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BATN Awards Smallholder Farmers in Iseyin

GBUBEMI GOD’S COVENANT SNR files in report of the 10th anniversary of BATN’s productivity interventions awards ceremony for smallholder farmers which took place in Iseyin, Oyo State last week. The people of Iseyin in Oyo State  last week witnessed another agro-boosting/empowerment programme as the British American Tobacco Iseyin Agronomy (BATIA) held its 10th year
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Climbing the Olumo Rock

OGUN, the Gateway State came into existence in February 1976 following the creation of new states by the late General Murtala Ramat Mohammed. In terms of culture and tourism  the Ogun State Government, through its tourism potential, has continuously guaranteed self-sufficiency  Major tourist attractions in the State are Olumo rock, the Birikisu sungbo shrine, Suna […]
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The Computer Village Squeeze

One of the reasons that the average Igbo man would sell just about anything, anywhere, came to light at the Computer Village when our correspondent talked with some innovative young men in the software/hardware hub in the heart of Ikeja, Lagos. To start with, 48-year old Joe Nwabueze, a relation of a feared native doctor […]
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You Can’t Beat the Nigerian Spirit

They are a people plundered by successive regimes of the ruling class. Though denied of every right to good living, the true Nigerian never gives up. In these photographs, GBUBEMI GOD’S COVENANT’S SNR captures the tenacity of the Nigerian citizen no matter how thin or lean, and invites you to doff your hat for the […]
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in Lagos, It’S Rain, Rain. Go Away…

GBUBEMI GOD’S COVE­NANT SNR moved around the flood prone areas of Lagos and reports that Lago­sians at worst hit zones are bracing themselves for the worst. Apprehension is building up again among residents of flood prone areas in Lagos, as the rainy season gathers storm for its 2015 reign of terror over the state. In […]
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Tension in Benue over First Class Chieftains

Last minute moves by outgoing Governor of Benue State to impose First Class Chiefs before leaving office on May 29th is causing a stir in government house. FREDDIE ADAMGBE reports from Makurdi.   Palpable tension has enveloped Benue State over the planned imposition of First Class Chiefs in the state by the outgoing administration of […]
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South Africa and the End of Ubuntu

If you grew up in my generation in Nigeria, you could not fail to know about apartheid South Africa. At school we learnt about Nelson and Winnie Mandela, Amandla, Oliver Tambo, the 1976 Soweto killings of fellow school children and the brutal effects of the apartheid regime. Our parents were asked – and many did […]
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We All Cannot Be Selling Motor Parts

It is not strange to see a man peeling orange and selling pine apple in the northern part of the country, but a young and healthy Ibo man peeling and selling pine apple for a living in Lagos would raise eyebrows. OVIE DANIEL spotted one recently and talked with him. His report. In the Southern […]
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Experiencing the Dream Life

The Dream Maker is a motivational book with characters. Described as a fable by the author, Sammy Sage Hassan, it is the story of a Sage (Baba) and his favourite student (Da), as the former imparts wisdom into the latter. Set in the fictional Saga City, it brings to mind messages hidden in old and […]
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Tompolo: Evolution of an Ex Niger Delta Warlord

Reclusive. Covert. Self-effacing. These words aptly describe ex-Niger Delta warlord, Mr. Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, who has of recent evolved into one of the most influential kingmakers in Delta State and indeed in the Niger Delta. He’s seldom seen, rarely heard, yet the Ijaw traditional title holder’s hold on the happenings in the Niger Delta […]