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Armed Forces Remembrance: Sanwo-Olu seeks support for widows of fallen heroes 

Armed Forces Remembrance: Sanwo-Olu seeks support for widows of fallen heroes 

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called for greater support for widows of the country’s fallen heroes. He admonished the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA) to also ensure that the widows are incorporated in their numerous empowerment programmes.  The governor spoke after a dedicated Jumaat

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The president’s son 

The president’s son 

They are trained to defend the territorial integrity of their nations and not to lead. No wonder they are always a failure. Military rule is an aberration and it will always remain so   Yoweri

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‘Govt must prioritise health funding, modernise hospitals’

‘Govt must prioritise health funding, modernise hospitals’

The Nigerian Thoracic Society (NTS) has called on the Federal Government to increase funding for the health, hospital infrastructure and regional medical facilities to boost respiratory care. A communiqué at the end of its 32nd

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What Nigeria needs 

What Nigeria needs 

'What the nation needs is partnership built on respect, not paternalistic force. Nigeria must chart its own path to stability, drawing strength from unity and reform, not from interventions that history has proved disastrous' .

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Shades of theft

Shades of theft

Even in a world scarred by displacement and misunderstanding, the possibility of healing endures.   Africa’s most recent Nobel laureate in Literature, Abdulrazak Gurnah, returns with another powerful work, Theft. True to his literary reputation, Gurnah

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Lagos reaffirms commitment to retirees’ welfare

Lagos reaffirms commitment to retirees’ welfare

The Lagos State government has restated its commitment to the welfare of retiring public servants. It promised prompt payment of their entitlements and a seamless transition into retirement. Head of Service Bode Agoro, who spoke

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History and Oyetayo’s book

History and Oyetayo’s book

Adeshina Oyetayo’s ‘Behind the Streets’ is more than a book; it is a journey through time that deserves a firm place in our History curriculum. Within its pages, students will not only rediscover the past,

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Can Baba Iyabo keep shut?

Can Baba Iyabo keep shut?

Can Baba Iyabo do us a favour and keep shut about his attempt for a third term? We have heard his denials, including his claim that he would have gotten it if he had wanted,

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Union warns private firms over minimum wage, casual labour

Union warns private firms over minimum wage, casual labour

The Employers Association for Private Employment Agencies of Nigeria (EAPEAN) has vowed to clamp down private companies that fail to comply with the national minimum wage and violate decent work standards.  At EAPEAN’s 14th Annual

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Why South Africa doesn’t excite me 

Why South Africa doesn’t excite me 

The good things I saw in South Africa, including the factory shops where we bought new clothes and shoes for next to nothing, were overshadowed by the treatment at the airport and the 'mess' at