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The one-day governors of Lagos state, chosen through the Spelling Bee competition, are doing well in their various disciplines
By Ademola Adegbamigbe
In 2001, wife of immediate past governor of Lagos State, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, initiated a Spelling Bee, under the umbrella of her New Era Foundation. Apart from the monetary reward, winner of the competition gets …
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Dele Olojede, Pulitzer Prize winning jounalist and former foreign editor of Newsday, recently returned to Nigeria from his United States base to publish Next, a new national daily. He spoke with SYLVESTER ASOYA and IDOWU OGUNLEYE on his dream and how Next will change the face of media business in Nigeria
Q: Nigerians both within and …
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Oba Victor Adesumbo Kiladejo Jilo III, a medical doctor, ascends the throne of his fathers and becomes the 44th Osemawe of Ondo
By Alex Akinyele /Ondo
On 29 December, 2008, Ondo town bristled with excitement. The source of the joy was the coronation of Dr. Victor Ademefun Kiladejo Jilo as the Osemawe, traditional ruler of Ondo Kingdom. …
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Chukwuebuka Anisiobi, 23, was “Governor” when he was a student of Maryland Comprehensive Secondary School, Lagos. In this interview, he spoke about the experience, its impact on him and how he and his “successors” are networking
Q: Tell us about your parents.
A: They are good parents, disciplined and strict. My mom is a school teacher at …
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Screen favourite, Nkem Owoh, aka Osuofia, easily stirs controversies. In 2004, he was banned by the Association of Movie Marketers and Producers. Two years later, he released a single, I Go Chop Your Dollar, a song about Advance Fee Fraud, which was banned by the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, NBC, on radio and television. Last year, …
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