WE NEVER had it so good. 1975 was one of the best years ever for black people. No, it really was. Not just because Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon that year, but that victory in London SW19 was one of the
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Ibiyemi Fakande: ONE REMARKABLE NIGERIAN WOMEN’S FIGHT AGAINST HIV
July 3, 2015 Comment Off 414 ViewsFor twenty years Ibiyemi Fakande has eaten just one meal a day. She does so not out of her own poverty but out of solidarity with the hardships and deprivation she sees in her South West Nigerian
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The Untold Story of Social Media and the 2015 Nigerian Elections
June 24, 2015 Comment Off 284 ViewsPalpable hope swept across the continent following the inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s president on May 29, 2015. President Buhari defeated the incumbent, Goodluck Jonathan. Not
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Ololade Sowemimo, A Wonderful Princess of Lagos
May 28, 2015 Comment Off 734 ViewsIN every situation of life it is good to give thanks to God who is the ultimate authority over everything. Omo Oba Ololade Sowemimo (nee Akitoye) quietly slipped away from this mortal world on
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X-raying General Buhari’s certificate scandal
February 4, 2015 Comment Off 88 ViewsOnyiorah Paschal Chiduluemije The recent media report credited to Alhaji Lia Mohammed, the publicity secretary of All Progressive Congress, to the effect that the ongoing efforts being
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Rosa Parks artefacts sold for $4.5 million
September 2, 2014 Comment Off 42 ViewsImage Text: SOLD: Rosa Park's belongings have reportedly been sold for $4.5 million (approx £2.5 million) ROSA PARK'S family lawyer has claimed that the purchase price for hundreds of
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Bacardi Breezes into Nigeria with Colours
August 24, 2014 Comment Off 106 ViewsThere have been some colourful happenings going on across Lagos for the past few weeks and now we know why! Last night, the world’s most colourful alcoholic drink, Bacardi Breezer, was
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Séx Business Is Now Bad Business in Lagos Because of Ebola
August 18, 2014 Comment Off 53 ViewsFor many in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, the fear of Ebola has become the beginning of wisdom. Even when it involves matters related to séx and intimacy. On a dark Wednesday night,
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Ndlovu: It is Necessary to Harness Nigeria’s Demographic Dividend
July 17, 2014 Comment Off 62 ViewsIn commemoration of the World Population Day, the Resident Representative of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), Ms. Ratidzai Ndlovu, spoke with Damilola Oyedele on the efforts of the agency to reduce
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FG Seek More Nigerian Investment in Power
July 12, 2014 Comment Off 61 ViewsThe federal government yesterday called on more Nigerians to invest in the power industry to address the protracted electricity problems in the country.Speaking during the ground breaking ceremony of
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