By Oludare Mayowa Recently, I drove through the popular Oba Akran Road in Ikeja but what I discovered was quite shocking. The former warehouse which used to accommodate Dunlop Nigeria Plc has been turned into a worship center. The same scenario presented itself in other locations along the industrial area of the state capital....
Read MoreAfter a long lockdown, civil servant Esther Brooke is heading out for dinner in Nigeria’s capital Abuja – in a cave. Well, a cave-themed restaurant at least – complete with an indoor waterfall, masked waiters and even a couple of gorillas. After months of construction, Kapadoccia launched in March – one of a number...
Read MoreWhat would be your reaction after being handed a bar of chocolate and you are told that it was not made from natural raw material of cocoa but a product of laboratory experiment? Soon, the world will be confronted with the result of laboratory grown chocolate from the heart of Zurich University of Applied...
Read MoreBy Oludare Mayowa Last Sunday, the whole world rolled out the drum to celebrate fathers in a unique way. Father’s day was a significant day that the world set aside to celebrate the significance of fathers in both society and the home. Many of us sure remember our father with fond memories? Why is...
Read MoreThis is for the records as another June 12 is here… ABIOLA’S LETTER TO GANI FAWEHINMI (written on 05/07/98 and given to Lola Edewor, his daughter & Bisi, Abiola’s 3rd wife, during their visit with Abiola 2 days before he was killed) My dear Gani, Praise be to God for your life and the...
Read MoreBy Eniola Mayowa I love PR! I know a number of people misunderstand what PR is. It is not that spent that cannot be accounted for or disburse on entertainment in a project. It is not money spent in order to influence decisions or curry favour. While many have no idea of what...
Read MoreFor more than four decades, Nigeria ran its state refineries into the ground, putting the country in the unusual position of being one of the world’s biggest oil exporters and a major gasoline importer. Now that private investors, most significantly Aliko Dangote — Africa’s richest man — are rushing to open their own plants, the state has stepped in...
Read MoreBy Oludare Mayowa It may not be deliberate or intentional but many people ministering from the pulpit or broadcasting messages on television and other channels to the world often sound arrogant in their communications and the choice of words in their dissemination. Inadvertently, this attitude has continued to erode the intended purpose...
Read MoreBy Oludare Mayowa In the past few weeks the central government and its agents, including the Department of State Service (DSS), the Army and the special advisers on media to the president have been echoing one thing; ‘threat from some religious and ex-political leaders to destabilize the government and the country.” Their statements are...
Read MoreBy Awazie Emmanuel The recently suspended Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman was celebrated by supporters of President Mohammadu Buhari for her role in forcing ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar to divest his interest in INTELS. But today, the same Usman is being accused of fraud of over N165 billion by...
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