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“Serve me Breakfast!” Part 1

December 25, 2022

By Toyin Falola When my friend, Dr Yemi Ijaola, Cardiologist at UCH, Ibadan, visited me some weeks ago in November, I offered to “serve her breakfast” and asked what

President Buhari’s Christmas Message 2022

December 25, 2022

I heartily rejoice with our Christian brothers and sisters on the occasion of this year’s Christmas. Many of us look forward to this festive season as a time to travel,

Shell Accepts To Pay €15m Compensation For Oil Spills In Niger Delta Communities

December 23, 2022

Four Nigerian farmers and their fellow villagers are to receive 15 million euros from the Nigerian subsidy of Shell as compensation for oil pollution in their villages. A leak detection

NPC recruitment portal for ad-hoc staff closes Dec 28 – Commissioner

December 20, 2022

The National Population Commission (NPC) says that its e-recruitment portal for ad hoc staff for the 2023 Population and Housing Census would close on Dec. 28. Mr Chidi Ezeoke,

IG vows to arrest, prosecute vote-buying politicians

December 20, 2022

The Nigeria Police has devised new strategies to arrest and prosecute politicians who are into vote buying ahead of the 2023 general elections, according to the Inspector-General of Police, Usman

Petrol defies regulated pricing, rises 30% in one year

December 20, 2022

The average retail price paid by Nigerians for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, increased by 29.81 percent in the 12 months to November 2022, making a mockery

Do not back down on SSB tax, CAPPA tells govt

December 20, 2022

*Cautions against excessive consumption of carbonated drinks The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has asked the federal government not to back down on the N10/litre excise tax introduced

Epe community demand access to potable water

December 19, 2022

*Rejects privatization plan The people of Epe have called on the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to ensure the community gets safe, clean and affordable potable water. In

Court Convicts Peter Obi’s Campaign DG, Okupe For Money Laundering

December 19, 2022

The federal high court sitting in Abuja on Monday has convicted Doyin Okupe, former Senior Special Assistant on Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and current Director General of Presidential Campaign

FROM PRESIDENTS TO SOLDIERS TO NATIONS

December 19, 2022

Musikilu Mojeed, The Letterman (A Review, Part 2) BY TOYIN FALOLA The second part of the review of The Letterman focuses on the series of letters written by

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