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ABEOKUTA – All is set for the 40th Founder’s Day Celebration of St. John’s Anglican High School, Kuto Abeokuta as old students, as well as current students will roll out drums amidst pomp and pageantry to mark four decades of existence of their alma mater. St. John’s Anglican High School, …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABUJA – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that the idea of a partnership between the Federal Government and technology companies to develop an eco-system of competent Nigerians working in the service sector and even outsourcing their expertise abroad is a welcome development and a step …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga   IBADAN – The Oyo State House of Assembly has reiterated its determination to work with the Executive arm of Government, Ministries Departments and Agencies, MDAs as well as other stakeholders in the State for the successful implementation of the proposed 2021 budget brought before it by …

The decision of the US Supreme Court to block further coronavirus restrictions in New-York State places of worship – established after a deciding vote by new Supreme Court Judge, Amy Coney Barrett – correlates with Nigerian Prophet TB Joshua’s viral prophecy on the American elections. In his prophecy aired on …

ABEOKUTA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has assured of his commitment to run a comprehensive health insurance scheme that would serve as model for other States in the country. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l & online – www.startrendinternational.com by Dolapo Jinaid, Press …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – The celebrated ace gospel singer, Damilare Odunuga, a.k.a Dare Melody, has narrated how he and his band members narrowly escaped death on the early hours of Saturday November 21, 2020. Dare Melody quips, “I’m simply short of words to explain how it all happened, but …

Opinion: By Ayomide Oriade When Philadelphia law enforcement officers used the term Black Friday to describe the chaos that ensued after suburban shoppers and tourists flooded the city on the day after Thanksgiving in the 1950s, little did they know that it will become a global phenomenon that will transcend …

By Raymomd Osho ABEOKUTA – To prevent the outbreak of cholera and other diseases in Ogun State, the state’s House of Assembly on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 appealed to the State Water Corporation to resuscitate the old water stations across the state to have potable water supply. The Assembly, in …

ABUJA – In order to reduce the impact of inflation on Nigerians, the Buhari administration through the 2020 Finance Bill is proposing the exemption of minimum wage earners from the Personal Income Tax. And when coupled with other items in the proposed Bill, and various economic policies of the Federal …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – Ambassador Olamide Talabi, the President, Women In Shelter and Environment has identified poverty as the major cause of marriage crashes in Nigeria. She made this declaration while addressing journalists in a courtesy visit to the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Comrade Ademola Babalola at …