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Tinubu and his incredible ministers, by Azu Ishiekwene

Tinubu and his incredible ministers, by Azu Ishiekwene

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has failed to keep his promise to provide a constant electricity supply. He said at a business lunch in December 2022 that he shouldn’t be voted for a second term if he didn’t fix the electricity supply problem and end estimated billing in his first term. Although he modified that pledge […]
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Are you dead or alive?

Are you dead or alive?

I was sitting beside a girl on a plane to New York and we were chatting. Then a man came along and she started talking to him in a language I could not understand. When he left, the girl turned to me and said: “Wow, I’m so glad I talked to him. I wanted to speak Hebrew so bad.”

Senate’s hard road to travel

Senate’s hard road to travel

The Chaplain of the United States Senate, Dr. Barry C. Black, is a retired Real Admiral and former United States Chief of Navy Chaplains. On June 28, 2008 he offered the following prayer on whether it was sense that the Senate debates the motion to concur in the House amendment to an act to provide needed housing reform to be brought to a close.

Eastern Region in One Nigeria

Eastern Region in One Nigeria

Events are unfolding fast, truth is, Nigeria as we see it today may not stay in one piece unless certain issues are addressed before the end of the Muhammadu Buhari era. Echoes of freedom, separation and restructuring are booming.

The path of an arrow

The path of an arrow

A cruise ship offers its guests (passengers) two main choices. They can either immerse themselves in the many frenetic activities the ship offers or opt for tranquility and solitude. In my first outing, the younger me opted for the former—shows, exhibitions, fattening cuisine followed by gym, and capped, in the late evenings, by jazz clubbing. Now, an older, more reflective me chooses the latter.

I had no airs as the governor’s daughter

I had no airs as the governor’s daughter

Jumoke Anifowoshe is the forth child of Chief Adekunle Ajasin. Despite the fact that her father was an astute politician and a one time governor of Ondo state, she has lived a simple life. Read on as she gives Weekend Woman an insight into her formative years.