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IJEBULAND: Inside story of the Awujale succession crisis

IJEBULAND: Inside story of the Awujale succession crisis

For Ijebuland, the wait for a new Awujale has become much more than a traditional succession exercise. It has evolved into a complex contest involving custom, law, family interests, institutional authority and allegations of political influence.
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Flooding will increase incidence of malaria, vermins – Dr. Onojole

Flooding will increase incidence of malaria, vermins – Dr. Onojole

It is no longer news that inhabitants of several communities across the country have been displaced by flood in recent times. The consequence of this being the separation of children from their parents and loved ones. This unhealthy and disturbing development has also resulted in destruction of properties worth several millions of Naira.
Experts have, however, blamed the problem on some environmental factors, dam management and lack of adequate awareness.

Nigeria’s foreign debt:The good, bad and bizzare

Nigeria’s foreign debt:The good, bad and bizzare

THE Presidency and the National Assembly are at each other’s jugular over President Goodluck Jonathan’s presentation of a request for legislative approval to take an external loan of $4.9 billion, which the President said will be used to jump start the economy, create jobs, tackle HIV scourge and development of the infrastructure nationwide.

Debt repayment process

Debt repayment process

THE process of repayment of the foreign loans and debts to international creditors had resulted in the Federal Government taking on the role of a guarantor of the various debt contracted by state governments which became insolvent at a time and were failing in their obligations to repay their debts.

Reviving an ailing education sector

Reviving an ailing education sector

EDUCATIONAL reforms are geared towards development, coming from the basic conviction that meaningful changes can be made in a nation through meticulous engineering of the educational process.