Celebrated exegete and polyglot, octogenarian Modupe Adedoyin Oduyoye, in this interview with GBUBEMI GOD’S COVENANT SNR comments on some mysteries of life, including blood transfusion, death, reincarnation, etc. A conflict between sense and reason, Oduyoye is the first to admit that his
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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
The 15th Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade at the weekend transferred a controversial criminal case before a Magistrate (names withheld) to another magistrate in the same jurisdiction. The Chief Judge stated that the case has to be transferred after “thorough investigation.” On April 13, 2015 when the case came up in […]
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 […]
If Bob Marley was to be alive, he would have composed a hit song on the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa. He fought for the emancipation of the black race. He committed his phenomenal artistic talent and energy to global Blackman’s unity. He advocated a world where skin colour, tongue or race should constitute […]
In spite of the International Child Rights Law of which Nigeria is a signatory, and constant campaigns against child abuse by some State Governments, child street hawking persists nationally. RUTH IJERE talked to some of the children in Lagos and reports. Everywhere you go in cities, towns and some villages, child street hawking is […]
Celebrated exegete and polyglot, octogenarian Modupe Adedoyin Oduyoye, in this interview with GBUBEMI GOD’S COVENANT SNR comments on some mysteries of life, including blood transfusion, death, reincarnation, etc. A conflict between sense and reason, Oduyoye is the first to admit that his findings may be largely debatable. He recalled the partition that separated his
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 […]
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 […]
GBUBEMI GOD’S COVENANT SNR visited the home of foundries recently and reports a skill inherent in the ancestry of Nnewi indigenes. As one enters Nnewi from Nnobi town you will not need any introduction to know this is the home of metal fabricators and skilled technical craftsmen; from welders, aluminium technicians, refrigeration repair shops, bolts […]
Fourteen years after the Federal Government granted traders who lost their goods to the 2001 inferno at the New Market, Central Area, Abuja, in 2001, AUGUSTINE AMINU reports that the traders are now caught in a legal crossfire with the FCT claim their allocation of shops promised them as compensation. His report. Hope […]
There’s nothing odd if a Nigerian or African being is found to be a Hindu worshipper, but when you see a Born Again, tongue-speaking and Holy Ghost filled Indian national, something out of the ordinary certainly must have taken place. OVIE DANIEL spoke with one recently and filed in this report. Dr Ambuja Eberendu […]
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 […]
At one time the lifeline of people of the South-Eastern Nigeria, fortunes of the coal mining industry, along with other precious stones, dimmed drastically after the discovery of oil in early 1960. Miners made redundant by the oil boom that displaced the coal business, many of whom are in their 80s and 90s lament the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Super International Market located on the Lagos-Abeokuta Express road is acclaimed the biggest vehicular parts market in Africa, boasting of clients from all over the Continent. GUBEMI GOD’S COVENENT SNR visited the mega auto parts mall and discovered a massive market of manifold dimensions. His report. Our correspondent pushed through a massive explosion of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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