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BY OLOYE LEKAN ALABI For the records: IBADAN – 25 years ago, on 12th March,1997, I composed and read the poem below, at the 50th birthday celebration of renowned poet, teacher, writer and humanist, Professor Niyi Osundare. The venue was the Theatre Arts Department of the University of Ibadan. Having …

LAGOS – With the sight of more tall buildings in Nigeria and recent fire incidents the Chief Executive Officer of Surveillant Fire Limited, Mr. Adejola Jumade has asked the government to pay attention to fire safety measures to forestall disasters.  Speaking during a 2-days Tall Building Fire Safety Conference in Lagos, Jumade …

LAGOS – Airtel Nigeria has raised alarm over its inability to access its Instagram account. This was confirmed by the telecommunication company on Saturday, April 8, 2022 via a message shared on its Twitter handle. Though the telco did not confirm if the development was an attack by hackers or …

Opinion: BY OLOYE LEKAN ALABI IBADAN – A Chinese sage, centuries ago, postulated that people, not necessarily blood relations,are bound to relate closely if they share similar philosophies, ideas,interests etc Such is the great bond between my humble self and the following seven ‘sisters’ of mine,with whom  I share deep, …

IDOGO-YEWA – The Onidogo of Idogoland, Oba Saheed Olubiyi, has described the Yewa South Local Government Chairman of the All Progressives Congress  (APC ), Hon. (Chief) Mukaila Adetunji Idowu and his amiable wife – Mrs. Mary Aderele Idowu as self-disciplined, humble and God-fearing couple. Oba Olubiyi stated this on Saturday, …

KANO – Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group, recently, promised to enter into agreement with governments, local governments and local producers of Nutri-K’s Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) to guarantee adequate supply directly to primary healthcare centres that treat severe an acute malnutrition (SAM) on sustainable bases. He stated this …

ABEOKUTA – Concerned by the dangerous turn of events among primary and secondary school pupils in Ogun State, the State House of Assembly has said that plans are underway for the convocation of a school security summit as part of its efforts towards evolving strategies for crime control and preventions …

ABUJA – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that the safe return of Nigerians displaced by the insurgency in the North-East from Cameroon, Niger and Chad will be treated as an emergency assignment, according to. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l & online – www.startrendinternational.com by …

…Says, Nigeria Set For Great Heights With Resilience, Potential Of Its People ABUJA – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that Federal Government understands the critical role the private sector plays in delivering value to the Nigerian economy, and is, therefore, focused on leveraging collaboration opportunities to usher Nigeria …

…Promotes Town & Gown Partnership, Attends 20th Convocation Of FPI In Grand Style ILARO-YEWA – The Olu of Ilaro & Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle MFR, on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 graced the 20th Convocation of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro with his royal presence. Oba Olugbenle …