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Olakunle Fayiga The birth of a child is one of the sweetest experiences in life, and nothing is sweeter than when the child comes out without any complications or conditions, especially those considered congenital (present at birth). That wasn’t for me though. Head circumference is the measurement of a child’s head usually taken when a
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By Hon Femi Kehinde Murder is as old as mankind. Cain, because of a jealous rage, killed his brother Abel, according to the book of Genesis in the Bible. In exact similitude, Qabil and Habil, believed by Moslems, to have been the first two sons of Adam and Eve, just like Cain and Abel in
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How Nigerian states rank By Emmanuel Aziken The Coronavirus lockdown and the inability of Nigeria’s governors and ministers to travel abroad in search of foreign investments may have changed the narrative of Nigeria and its states surviving without the elusive foreign investments! Indeed, belying that claim for foreign resources to develop the country is the
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Says our father left home for two months, he has not returned By Ozioruva Aliu The family members of Awunor from Ubulu Uku in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State but resident in Benin City, Edo State have cried out to the police and security agencies to help find their breadwinner, Godspower Awunor
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By Joseph Erunke Within the one year that she has been on the saddle as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Hajia Sadiya Umar-Farouq has carried out her assigned task of touching lives positively in different parts of the country to the delight of many. The establishment of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and
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By Dirisu Yakubu Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo is the President, National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN; the umbrella body of all youth organisations in the country. In this exclusive interview with Saturday Vanguard, Sukubo speaks on the reconciliation efforts to unite factions of the council, the involvement of youths in politics, the industrial action embarked
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But maintains politics is not Bakare’s calling By Sam Eyoboka The aggrieved member of Latter Rain Assembly, now known as The Citadel Global Community Church, who had queried the rationale for committing a princely N18 billion for an ultra-modern Worship Centre in highbrow Kudirat Abiola Way in Oregun, Lagos and another N520 million to import
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A meteor is like a shooting star. It sparkles, it dazzles, it brightens up, but it is also a falling star. They are also like joy, that has a slender body, that breaks so soon- “Ayo abara bin tin,” as was depicted in Ola Rotimi’s epic play- “The gods are not to blame.”A meteor rises fast and disappears at the apogee (height) of its glory. Meteors are always messengers, usually in a hurry to deliver their messages and disappear.
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Popular Nollywood actor, Bishop Ukoh, a.k.a Okon Lagos, has come under fire for absolving policemen who rape prostitutes of rape charges.
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My Tribute to Late Professor Pius Adesanmi Oh pius, The son of Adesanmi, The son of Isanlu, A proud son of Okun land, The land of my birth. A patriot. A hero by all standards. Saved from bad Nigerian roads, Drowned in the skies. You didn’t experience oppression yourself, But you spoke against it
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