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By John Abayomi ‘The King’s Speech’, an inspirational story about a speech impaired king , who later finds his voice to lead his people and nation became the toast at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held Sunday night. Colin Firth, best actor (left) and Tom Hooper Best Director for 'The King's Speech' at the Academy Awards 2011. Photo: REUTERS And despite the…

Years after his death, the legacy of violence entrenched in Oyo State by Lamidi Adedibu, acclaimed strongman of Ibadan politics, still subsists. The evidence reared its ugly head on Thursday when a violent clash erupted between members of the proscribed National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Oyo State and a contingent of the state government at the Olomi/Academy…

Lack of coordination between security agencies and the fact that there is no clear rule about which agency is in charge of crowd control are the main causes of stampedes, security experts have said. Last week, President Goodluck Jonathan ordered the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) to ensure special training on crowd control for security officers, to prevent…

BENJAMIN NJOKU He was as born Joseph Oguchi Jacobs, but his fans call him Saro-Wiwa.Saro-Wiwa’s  story reads like a novel. He started his music from the scratch without a mentor, and today he is a strong force to be reckoned with, when you talk of highlife especially in the South -eastern States where he holds sway. Saro-Wiwa In the  five…

By BENJAMIN NJOKU Singing and dancing sensation, the bedazzling 9 year old beauty, Soaleze, brought big band excitement back into the Nigerian music scene with a public presentation of her debut singles ‘The 5th Horseman’ and ‘Ballerina’ last weekend in Abuja. Soaleze Attracting the cream of Abuja’s fun loving high society and the international media to the Nanet Celebrities Arena,…

At last Tomi, the 27-year-old wife of afro pop/highlife singer, Shakomended, has a cause to laugh again after undergoing a successful kidney transplant a fortnight ago at the St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos with her husband as the live-donor. Lanre Fakeye and his wife The surgery was carried out by a team of expert nephrologists led by Dr. Shonibare, Consultant Surgeon/…

Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido said yesterday in Dutse, the state capital, that lack of trust between government and the electorate is the key challenge in leadership in the country. Mr Lamido made this statement while flagging-off his re-election campaign. He said his resolve to seek re-election was informed by calls by various segments of the society including traditional rulers,…

All activities, including vehicular movement along the Benin-Lagos road, were yesterday forced to a standstill for several hours as thousands of Bini youth took to the streets of Benin City to protest the inclusion of the University of Benin on the list of universities to receive Visitation Panels by the Federal Ministry of Education. The protesting youth, under the auspices…

The Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, yesterday said that his administration is thinking of creating local council development areas in the future to boost development at the grassroots. The governor who disclosed this while on a tour of Efon, Ekiti West and Ijero Local Government Areas said there is the need to follow due process in getting such council development…

Mrs Funmi Olayinka Beautiful Ekiti Deputy Governor, Mrs Funmi Olayinka, has lived all her life in Lagos and this fact does not escape anyone except some group of street urchins, called ‘Area Boys’ who found out the hard way. The alluring Ekiti number two citizen had come to grace the Seminar by Women in Management and Businness, WIMBIZ,at the Muson…

I know the question popping up in your mind right now is probably what could be up with Chidi Mokeme this time. So much gists, both unsavoury and a bit off-key have been peddled about the Nollywood hotshot who came off the Vanguard’s Sexiest in Nollywood as the Hunk of Nollywood 2011 that one begins to wonder if the guy…

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, yesterday sent its students home indefinitely after students disrupted school activities for more than two days, protesting the school's increased acceptance fee. Students prevented motorists from entering or departing via the school's two main entrances, forcing hundreds to walk at least two kilometres to get to the main campus. The protesters said they were…

A secondary school principal in Edo State has been suspended for allegedly hiring out some of the school's facilities for commercial purposes. The Principal, Patricia Boseh of Adesuwa Secondary School, Benin, was suspended following an unscheduled visit to the school by the commissioner for education in the state, Ngozi Osarenren and top officials of the ministry. Mrs Osarenren was said…

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Despite huge contributions of women, there yet remains a lot more to be done in giving women a more balanced access to opportunities and removing practices that harm and put women at disproportionate risks. Practices like female genital mutilation/cutting and other demeaning practices have over the years deprived women the joy of a balance access to equal opportunities in a…