Ondo 2016: Over 800 PDP Delegates To Pick Party’s Standard Bearer In Akure
Ahead of the November 26 Governorship election in Ondo State, no fewer than 840 delegates are to vote at the Peoples Democratic Party's primary election to pick the party's standard bearer in Akure, the Ondo State Capital.
According to a press release by PDP Publicity Secretary, Mr Banji Okunomo, the party is to conduct the primary at the State Congress...
Meet the Amfibus, The Bus That Moves On Water
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Pictured is one of the wonders of the world. It was made in Scotland to correct incessant flood that always ravage the city thereby hampering movement.
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With the invention, commuters now find it easy to move from one place to the other even when there is flooding caused by heavy rain.
Ode To The Radio By Olawoyin Oladeinde Olamide
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Sometimes, memories step into the human mind unannounced, like marauding thieves in the middle of the night. At other times, they arrest our consciousness like a cop’s handcuffs, then lurk around the verandah of the mind for days, or months even, unperturbed by the chaos of happenings during those periods. Like memories of my radio...
8 Nigerian Journalists make 2016 CNN MultiChoice African Journalists Award Final
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Finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2016 Competition have been announced by Ferial Haffajee, Chair of the independent judging panel.
This year, the competition received over 1,600 entries - a record number - from 38 countries across the continent, including French and Portuguese-speaking Africa.
In this year's award, eight Nigerian Journalists have been nominated for...
Religious Malpractices and Implication for National Security By Kolawole Anthony
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I always struggle to keep a smirk off my face each time I
ruminate over how we often as a people focus on basic things while glossing
over the crucial ones. Security, climate change, economy and a host of other
hot issues are important but they become basic when viewed from the perspective
of crucial issues like religion and...
Of Adeboye’s Word, His Church And The Youths By Henry Osinimu Tawose
Overtime, the quest and the inordinate zeal to fit into the western way of life have ravaged our worldviews as Africans and have continued to stand our existence on its head.
Though, a dumping ground for western irrelevances and a dependent on the west in various fronts , the African state is still towering high in maintaining some of its...
Eyitayo Jegede and the Cacaphony of Akure Agenda By Richard Adura-Ilesanmi
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For the past 5 years, I have been having encounter with the former Ondo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Eyitayo Jegede, SAN through interviews or at official gatherings.
There is no doubt that his gentlemanly but brilliant, cerebral, intelligent and of course, his power of articulation are something to behold. In fact, he has endeared himself to many with...
Corruption Between Nigerians And The People Of Lot By Olusegun Hakeem-Adebumiti
Josephine Agwu is a cleaner who works at the Murtala Muhammed airport in Lagos. At sighting a cash of $12,000 within the airport, all that comes to her mind was, "this is not mine, I must return it to the authority." She did exactly what her mind told her and what followed her action was absurd and appalling.
"Was she...
Dissecting The 2013 Egypt Coup and Turkey Failed Coup By Olusegun Hakeem-Adebumiti
Friday in the Muslim world is a very sacrosanct day that affords the faithful opportunity to congregate and share thoughts.
As for the Friday 15th of July, 2016 it was indeed a dark one as some elements within the Turkish military forces planned to topple the democratically elected government in the country.
The reality was that the coup hit a brick...
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...