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AJALA TRAVELS: The First Popular Nigerian Travellers Who Toured The World On a Vespa By Teslim Opemipo Omipidan

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His Biography   Africa’s most legendary traveller.   Moshood Adisa Olabisi Ajala popularly known in Nigeria and across the globe as Ajala the traveler was the man who toured the United States of America on a bicycle, and the world, on a motor scooter better known as Vespa.   The name, Olabisi Ajala doesn’t really rings a bell to the younger generation of Nigerians, but the older generation would certainly know all about Ajala. A man of many parts who created fame for himself through his workaholic achievements in the…

Saraki Pays Tribute to Baba Sala

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President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has expressed sadness over the death of ace comedian and actor, Moses Olaiya Adejumo, popularly known as Baba Sala. Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, described the late comedian as a prolific artiste who contributed immensely to the development of the nation’s movie industry in particular and arts and culture in general, during his lifetime. Saraki said: “Baba Sala was a legend who through dint of hard work, tenacity and creative inventiveness,…

Tony Ojobo: The Clinical Brand Oxygenator Exits NCC By Omoniyi Ibietan

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The Public Affairs Department (PAD) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has benefited from the superintendence of two great and wonderful men that I know and worked with. The first is Dave Imoko, UgwuAro, avuncular and thoroughbred public servant who retired from NCC some years ago. Imoko’s defining and unique selling power was the rare creative ability to make meaning of and effortlessly live with two contradictions – the essentially anachronistic, often counterproductive and frequently sickening civil service rules, and the dynamic, competitive and strategy-oriented principles of contemporary public relations…

25TH ANNIVERSARY: GOV SANI-BELLO FELICITATES EMIR ZAZZAU SULEJA …Says He Is A Dependable Bridge Builder

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Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has commended the Emir of Zazzau Suleja, Malam Mohammed Awwal Ibrahim for his immense contributions and support towards ensuring good governance in the three tiers of government in the last 25 years of his reign .     The Governor in a congratulatory message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Malam Jibrin Baba Ndace, described the 25 years of the enthronment of the Emir of Suleja as remarkable. He also applauded the royal father for ensuring that law and order prevail in the emirate.…

Linda Ikeji gives birth to baby boy

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Popular blogger, Linda Ikeji has given birth to a baby boy on Monday in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. The elated new mother shared the news of her delivery through her Instagram page on Monday with a post delivery picture. She wrote, “Oh dear Lord, I am a mum. Baby J is here. He was born today 17th September. This is so surreal. “Thank you guys so much for the love through this journey and thanks for all the well wishes. Love you guys!,” she wrote.     Ikeji’s…

Gov Sani-Bello Felicitates Etsu Nupe at 15 ….. Commends his Role in Engendering Peaceful Coexistence, Monumental Success in Bida Emirate

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Niger Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello has applauded the Etsu Nupe and Chairman of the State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar for his significant contributions to the unity, peace, progress and development of the Bida Emirate, the State and country as a whole. In a congratulatory message to the monarch, Governor Sani-Bello described the fifteen years reign of the Etsu as filled with immeasurable activities and overwhelming success that has brought rapid transformation to Nupe Kingdom. The Governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Malam Jibrin Baba Ndace,…

How the phones transmit virus, Germs

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A Public Health Physician, Dr Michael Oguntoye, has warned that mobile phones could transmit diseases and infections if it comes in contact with body fluids of an infected person. Oguntoye told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that phones are “fomites” which could serve as medium of transmitting viral organism, causing diseases and infections on people. He described fomites as any non-living object or substance capable of carrying infectious organisms, such as viruses or bacteria. “Taking a cell phone into the bathroom and then leaving with it, can carry diseases…

Modakeke Monarch Passes On

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THE ancient city of Modakeke, in Osun State, was thrown into mourning following the demise of the Ogunsua of Modakeke, Oba Francis Olatunji Adedoyin, who joined his ancestors at the age of 96. The traditional ruler reportedly passed on Tuesday, the official announcement of his passage was delayed till today to observe necessary traditional rites. The monarch was said to have died at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Hospital, Jaleyemi, Osogbo. While announcing the death of Ogunsua, the Modakeke Traditional Council in a statement endorsed by Oosa of Modakeke, Chief…

Slain Prisons Controller-General Buried Amidst Tears

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The Assistant Controller-General of Prisons, Nanvyat Wuyep Gwali who was gruesomely murdered by yet to be identified gunmen in his farmstead along Keffi – Nasarawa road in Nasarawa State was finally laid to rest on Friday in his home town, Simchor in Kanamycin LGA of Plateau State. The body which arrived at his village at about 1145hrs was greeted by a wailing crowd amidst curses that the perpetrators of the dastardly act be unmasked and brought to book soonest. In a condolence message to the diseased family, the Controller-General of…

Ilorin is an Ethnogenesis: Response to Kawu’s Anti-Saraki Ilorin Purism By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi

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This is a difficult column to write because Malam Ishaq Modibbo Kawu, director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission whom Premium Times of August 5, 2018 reported to have questioned Senator Bukola Saraki’s claim to Ilorin origins, is my friend and brother for whom I have the profoundest respect. It hurts to publicly call him out.   At the same time, I entirely align with the angst that inspired his tirade against Saraki. Like Kawu, I’m from Kwara State and find Saraki’s arrogance and suffocating control of the state insufferable. In…