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‘How to unlock underutilised capital in real estate’

Ihesiulo Grace 3 September 2020 0

By Andrew Nevin Some economists have called for the unlocking and harnessing of dead and underutilised capital in real estate and agricultural land to improve the trajectory of the Nigerian economy. Dr Andrew Nevin, Partner, West Africa Financial Services made the call at a webinar organised by

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When Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu bounced back to life

Ihesiulo Grace 2 September 2020 0

By Sam Nzeh The people came from all over the region and swarmed on Enugu, the old capital of South Eastern Nigeria, like locusts. Mission: To witness the reopening of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport after a year of closure. Date: Sunday, August 30, 2020, Daily Times gathered. The Federal Government had on August 24, […]

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5 Things Coronavirus has done to 2020 Eid-El-Kabir celebration

Ihesiulo Grace 30 July 2020 0

Eid-El-Kabir is an Islamic festival to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (also known as Abraham) to follow Allah’s (God’s) command to sacrifice his son. Muslims around the world observe this event. This year’s celebration will be muted as lockdown remains in place for many countries and the risk of new waves of coronavirus remains high. […]

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Nigerian music and marijuana

Ihesiulo Grace 10 July 2020 0

Despite the fact that marijuana, otherwise known as Ganja, endangers life, musicians still seek solace in smoking what is believed to give them inspiration. A lot of them have died from this habit.. MUTIAT ALLI examines why Nigerian artistes take it and the consequences. Excerpts. Marijuana refers to any preparations made from the Cannabis plant […]

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Rape: The stark reality of being female in male-dominated society

Ihesiulo Grace 10 July 2020 0

Adolescents worldwide often face tremendous sexual violence; a growing problem and a leading reproductive health concern. The prevalence of this violence ranges between 11 and 55% in Nigeria. In this report, DOOSUUR IWAMBE x-rays the psychological and mental effects of rape. Esther Anu (not real name) was 13-years-old when her uncle raped her. According to […]

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78-year-old man, 4 others gang-rape woman in Yola

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2020 0

Yola – The Police Command in Adamawa said on Thursday it had arrested a 78-year-old man and four others suspected to have gang-raped a 33-year-old woman in Yola. Mr Sulaiman Nguroje, its Public Relations Officer, who announced the arrest in a statement in Yola, said that the five suspects, including the 78-year-old Muhammed Ali, were […]

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Sexual Violence: Buhari meets IGP, as Police records 717 rape incidents in 5 months

Ihesiulo Grace 15 June 2020 0

Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, at the State House, Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents after the closed door meeting, Adamu said he updated the president on sexual and gender-based violence across the country and the efforts of the Police towards addressing the menace. The […]

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Why People should embrace equal balance in life-Goni

Ihesiulo Grace 13 June 2020 0

Combining professionalism, entrepreneurship and offering humanitarian activities to the society have been Rahma Goni’s keen interest in life as she also reflect these in her book ‘’Prisons of our Realm.’‘ In this profile interview with Nneka Nwogwugwu, the Borno-born scholar explains the need to exercise balance in life.  You’ve written a book and created

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News Analysis: 27 years after, faces behind June 12 struggle

Ihesiulo Grace 12 June 2020 0

When Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, popularly called MKO Abiola decided in 1993 to throw his hat into the nation’s political ring to contest the presidential election, after many well-known frontline politicians were disqualified from running by the then Military President, Gen Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, no one would have thought that Abiola was on his way […]

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Just In: Court dismisses charge against Dikko, ex-Customs boss

Ihesiulo Grace 3 June 2020 0

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a charge of fraud brought against former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Inde Dikko and two others by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offenses Commission (ICPC). According to the Nation, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, in a ruling on Wednesday, dismissed the charge […]

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Is Female Genital Mutilation a panacea for promiscuity or violation of women’s right?

Ihesiulo Grace 31 May 2020 0

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons, classified by experts into four major types, namely:Type 1: This is the partial or total removal of the clitoral glans (the external and visible part of the clitoris, which […]

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Solution to petroleum industry quagmire remains reforms

Ihesiulo Grace 22 May 2020 0

  The crash of global.oil prices in the Advent of the coronavirus pandemic has on e again brought to the fore, the compelling need to update outdated and obsolete laws regulating the oil and gas in Nigeria by engaging a holistic reform of the sector if the nation’s economic lifewire is not to be denied […]

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Virtual Court Proceedings in the Nigerian Legal System: Constitutional Challenges and More

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2020 0

Introduction The outbreak of the Corona virus (more technically referred to as Covid-19) brought with it drastic implications in the activities of man the world over. No doubt, the pandemic hit the business of people everywhere in the world when the only generally acceptable means of preventing and treating the disease was isolation, with the […]

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Reno Omokri: How US exposed Gambari as an ‘Ineffective Embarrassment’

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2020 0

Reno Omokri has finally fulfilled his promise of exposing the activities of the new Chief of Staff to President Buhari, Prof Ibrahim Agboola Gambari. Omokri published a piece on Sunday, detailing the activities of Gambari during an assignment with the United Nations. Omokri announced last week on his twitter handle that he would soon expose […]

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COVID-19 could lead to 500,000 extra AIDS-related deaths in Africa – Report

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2020 0

Due to the impact of corona on healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa, half a million more people will die from the effects of AIDS in the coming year. This was calculated by scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS. Immediate action is required to continue HIV care. Many people in African countries such as […]

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Institutions Gambari served before becoming President Buhari’s Chief of Staff

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2020 0

Prof Ibrahim Agboola Gambari has been unveiled as the new taking after late Abba Kyari who died April 17 after battling the deadly coronavirus. Gambari, a Nigerian scholar-diplomat, was the first Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa (1999-2005). Video: My loyalty is to Buhari, says new Chief of Staff In that capacity, […]

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Shuaibu Ibrahim’s Twelve Month Innovative Strides in NYSC

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2020 0

The measure of a man and his relevance to society is not his affluence, but how much of himself he has given, or prepared to give to make life worthwhile to others, building people and institutions as well as engendering solid development for national growth. Shuaibu Ibrahim, a Brigadier General in the Nigerian Army and […]

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Non-Yoruba actresses making waves in Yoruba movies

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2020 0

With the growing of the Yoruba movie industry in terms of quality production and acting prowess of its superstars; a lot of people do not know that major of the actresses who have done extremely well in the industry are non-Yoruba’s who are passionate of what they do. No doubt the Yoruba film industry is […]

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NYSC and fight against COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 6 May 2020 0

As mankind struggles to contain the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic that have posed a threat to human existence, Daily Times correspondent, Ukpono Ukpong, writes on the support by members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who have been in the frontline of the national effort to stem the tide of the pandemic especially in rural […]

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How Strict Lockdown compliance relieved China from Covid -19

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2020 0

Coronavirus cases started from Wuhan City in China but today records no deaths from the pandemic that has affected all sectors of the world’s economy. A report on Monday by the Guardian said that Wuhan has discharged all of its coronavirus patients, as the nation reported only three new cases and no new deaths. According […]