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In Ten Years, The Best Waec Result Is Out

The West African Examination Council, WAEC has released the results of the 2016 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE which turned out to be the best in ten years, as more than half of the candidates who sat for the exam passed.  The Head, Nigeria National Office, WAEC, Mr. Olu Adenipekun, who announced the result said 878,040 candidates, representing...

Edo 2016: What Is At Stake For The Masses By Olusegun Hakeem-Adebumiti

Barring any unforeseen circumstances the governorship election in Edo state will hold on the 10th of September, 2016. Meanwhile, the main political parties in state, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have started planning in preparation for the governorship election. One thing is certain a successor to Governor Adams Oshiomhole must emerge after...

Like Every Other Month, This June Shall Pass By Olusegun Hakeem-Adebumiti

It is the middle of the year and also the last month in the second quarter of 2016. Thus, the month provides us with the opportunity to reviewing our achievements so far in the ongoing year in order to know where we are when compared to where we are coming from since the start of the year. At the global...

Behold! Unto Us A Varsity Is Born By Olusegun Hakeem-Adebumiti

On Saturday March 12, 2016, a new Ivory Tower named University of Medical Sciences was birthed in the city of Ondo, Ondo State. The two events that shaped the historical day were the official inauguration of the school and the matriculation of over 200 students that were admitted for the 2015/2016 academic session. The adventure of the new university, whose...

Redefining Mo Ibrahim’s Prize For African Leaders By Olusegun Hakeem-Adebumiti

The Mo Ibrahim's prize for achievement in African leadership was announced few weeks ago and for the umpteenth time there was no clear cut winner for the coveted prize among past African leaders. After reading the news, I remembered a discussion with a colleague at work recently on the personality of Mo himself and how best he could channel his...

Panama Papers, Social Media And The Fourth Estate Of The Realm By Olusegun Hakeem-Adebumiti

Revelations from the panama papers is the main issue across the globe at the moment. Apparently this explains the situation we are in the world today, as with the click of the mouse or the press of a button, the world is brought to our doorsteps without stress. The panama papers revelation took the team of investigative journalists who unraveled...

IDPs, Chibok Girls And The Insensitivity Of Everyone Of Us By Olusegun Hakeem-Adebumiti

Internally Displaced Persons In Nigeria Love for ones neighbour was one of the messages preached and emphasised by all the prophets of God sent to mankind from time immemorial. This message had since been transferred from generations to generations and its often used diplomatically to sue for peace and to also find a common ground of interest among warring nations. Love for...

The Laxity Of A State By Olusegun Hakeem-Adebumiti

<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MVqsi7OhmDY/VzyFV0no-TI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/qUhn5EiAuZs7u5Z35X9EGF0gzRdH54l8gCK4B/s1600/immigration%2Brecruit.jpg" imageanchor="1" The recent "I don’t care" attitude of governments at all levels in Nigeria drew my attention to an incident that occurred when growing up. News had it then that a cabinet member of a state had lost his family members to a car crash due to bad condition of roads within the state. That was about 20 years ago. The...

Before We Cast The First Stone On A Kidnapper By Olusegun Hakeem-Adebumiti

The Nigerian Senate has been shrouded in controversies of late which has resorted to Nigerians believing that nothing good can come out of the hallowed chamber. From the purported purchase of SUV jeeps at an over bloated price, to the proposed amendment and hitherto stoppage of the CCT, CCB and ACJ Acts, and to the handling of the "padded" and...

X-raying Buhari’s Policy Direction By Olusegun Hakeem-Adebumiti

Nigeria is passing through a hard time at the moment. The economy is dwindling and the market is not smiling. Poverty and unemployment rate is on the high side and sky rocketing. Fuel scarcity has become a reoccurring decimal and the dollar is continuously putting pressure on the Naira, while the sale from crude oil is no more enough...
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