Seventeen years after the pas-sage in 1997 of legendary afro beat king, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, disquiet is still making the rounds, contending health ministry’s claim at the time that the iconoclast died of the dreaded HIV AIDS. Determined to set the records straight, friends and colleagues of
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“Kpo-fire” is a slang used to describe illegal oil bunkering business thriving in the Niger Delta region. It is coined from the explosive sound produced when fuel is poured on fire. In several creek communities that feed the Escravos River, which opens into the Atlantic, there are illegal bunkering sites where sweaty young men and […]
An elegant exhibition celebrates relief sculptures inspired by two dimensional arts THOSE who are familiar with two dimensional art forms, also known as sculpted relief, would agree that it is a no go area for most practicing visual artists because of its highly technical nature. When producing a relief piece on a wall or on […]
Pirjo Suomela-Chowdhury is the 17th Ambassador of Republic of Finland to serve in Nigeria. In this interview with LARA ADEJORO, the 50-year-old woman says she would like to build on the economic and trade relations between the two countries. Having been here since September, what’s your impression about Nigeria? So far, I’m happy to […]
To the brand of men who can look into the womb of time and see which seeds will grow, the presidential poll tomorrow is already lost and won.The Founder and General Overseer of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Oke-Afa, Lagos, Primate Elijah Ayodele Babatunde belongs to that breed. He spoke to YEMI OGUNSOLA who now reports […]
G WARD The G Ward was the only hall where music was blaring from a mounted colour television behind the door of the hall in the otherwise quiet and deserted health community. Umoru, the first name Daily Times had picked up as the new acclaimed No. 1 landlord in Igbobi did not deny he was […]
On Christmas day, the National Orthopaedic Hospital (NOH), Igbobi, on Ikorodu Road was as quiet and deserted as a Northern village after a terror attack. Save for few security personnel at the entrance and a lone female security officer reading at the long hallway of the Women’s Ward on the last floor of Mobolaji House […]
With Boko Haram terrorising and sacking towns and villages in the North, some Islamic countries, like Sudan and Chad, are aiding them because of oil in Chad basin, and the Nigerian army is struggling with out of date arms, after years of producing millionaire generals. It would appear that the hand writing is on the […]
GBUBEMI GOD’S COVENANT SNR concludes his narrative on the Fulani herdsman’s wife in managing the family’s health, finances, her pregnancy and childbirth amongst others. Health emergency Although health emergency may be considered rare when you talk of a people whose life is surrounded by healing plants and herbs, Jubril is convinced if they had access […]
Nigerians will today (Saturday) go all out and vote for the fifth time since 1999 in an election many observers have described to be the closest in the nations’ history. Voters across the country will elect the President and Members of the House of Representatives and Senate. The elections were earlier scheduled to hold […]
If international human rights law is underplayed by governments across the globe, the child rights law suffers a worse fate, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. As minors by law, children do not have autonomy or the right to make decisions on their own for themselves in any known jurisdiction of the world. Instead, their adult custodians, […]
… The intrigues and lobbying No other bill has been more popular since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999 than the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) – maybe the Freedom of Information Bill comes near. The reason is not farfetched: anything petroleum in Nigeria generates passionate interest. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo set up […]
If the North’s problems would have been solved by having a Northerner in power, the North ought to have been a paradise by now. No. The problem of both North and South can only be solved by having the right people in power not once in a while, but all the time. Vision and discipline […]
As part of an initiative to give back to society, Miss Nigeria, Ezinne Akudo has floated a charity foundation she calls ‘The Eight Foundation’ tilted towards the girl-child. This was made known at a media parley held yesterday at the new operational office of the foundation in Lekki area of Lagos. Ezinne in her welcome address […]
Sequel to the stormy elections of March 28 and April 11, Anambra Central would not only witness the greatest heat ever, but also record pregnant with surprises. NKIRU ORJI reports from Agulu, Anambra State. The intimidating crowd that stormed the Anglican Church premises in Agulu town, in Anaocha Local Government area could pass […]
Fresh from a trip to Badagry, KINGSLEY NDIMELE reports a town full of scars and memories and a people in close affinity with nature. Agbadarigi was the native name, before white-skinned slave traders who could not pronounce the name renamed the West African coast town “Badagry”. Today, tourists may not need a tour-guide in Badagry. […]
Sequel to the elections of March 28 and April 11, Anambra Central would not only witness the greatest heat ever, but also record surprises. NKIRU ORJI reports from Agulu. The intimidating crowd that stormed the Anglican Church premises in Agulu town, in Anaocha Local Government area could pass for a political rally. With uniforms on […]
Fresh from a trip to Badagry, KINGSLEY NDIMELE reports a town full of scars and memories, and a people in affinity with nature’s abundance. Agbadarigi was the native name, before white skinned slave traders who could not tongue-twist the dialect renamed the West African coast town Badagry. Today, tourists may not need a tour-guide […]
The rescheduled 2015 general election in Nigeria is now at it’s peak. At the counts of days and hours from now, we are expected to have Presidential and National Assembly elections. To this end, though they have since rounded off their national campaign tours and therefore relaxed the tempo of their conventional rallies, it is […]
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