Tag: People
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People who don’t learn from yesterday, endanger tomorrow – Owei Lakemfa
THE Buhari government shot itself in the foot by its ill-advised, speculative and presumptuous press conference on
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#EndSARSMemorial: Stop killing us – Mr Macaroni declares
Nigerian actor and comedian, Debo Adebayo a.k.a Mr Macaroni joined a memorial car procession to mark one year anniversary of the #EndSARS protest earlier today. He alongside entertainers like Falz, Chike, Deyemi Okanlawon and others . They were seen waving Nigerian flags from inside the vehicles and honking the horns while singing solidarity songs.
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Work-related accidents, illnesses kill close to 2m people annually – UN warns
Work-related illnesses and injuries kill nearly two million people annually, largely due to long working hours, the UN said Friday, warning that the pandemic was likely to worsen the situation.
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Conversation Nigeriana (7) – Hope Eghagha
Hope Eghagha Kalio: The threat letter from some faceless fellows to attack Delta State shows how bad the situation has become in the country! Emeka: Too bad! Yet the DSS did not spring into action to unravel the common criminals! Tunde: These are not common criminals o! They are a special breed of state-supported outlaws…
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Some Nigerians threatening to kill me for doing my job – EFCC chairman
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa on Tuesday said some persons have threatened to kill him since he assumed office. The anti-corruption agency boss stated this during a monitored interview on Channels Television. When he was asked to respond to President Muhammadu Buhari’s frequent “Corruption is fighting back” expression, Bawa said…
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Fashioning a People, Building the Nation: Who are your People? (Part II) – Stan Chu Ilo
“The first step toward becoming a community is to recognize our own tower of Babel—our ethnocentrism. Each cultural grouping has a tendency to make itself superior, believing that its tower is better and taller and can reach the heavens. In a multicultural community, we need to identify our tower of Babel and decide to consciously…
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48m people need safe water in 9 conflict countries – UNICEF
UN Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says no fewer than 48 million people are estimated to need safe water and sanitation services in the nine countries, where violence and conflict are prevalent. The countries are Central African Republic, Iraq, Libya, Palestine, Pakistan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, and Yemen. UNICEF in a report released on Tuesday said lack…
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The Strange ways of God – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala When we come to Christ, we must forsake not only our ways but also our thoughts. Isaiah says: “Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:7). We must also jettison the traditions of men. Jesus berated the Pharisees for teaching: “Man-made laws instead of those from…
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Why people with blood “Group O” may be less vulnerable to COVID-19 – Expert
People with Blood Group “O’’ may have a lower risk of contracting COVID-19. This assertion was made in Ibadan on Thursday by Prof. Temitope Alonge, Coordinator, Oyo State COVID-19 Isolation Centres. He said studies conducted on COVID-19 sufferers indicated that such people might not even suffer severe illnesses including organs complications. Prof. Alonge told the…
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Insecurity: Governors have no choice but to dialogue with bandits – Fayemi
Governors will fight insecurity with every fibre of their being, the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has said. The Chairman of the Forum and Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, spoke on Tuesday in Minna when he led a delegation to Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello over the kidnappings in the state. Fayemi said: “The agenda…