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By Mary Odunola Okwudiba The delight of the sunIs to work at her paceFor she’s got for her workTo provide for the seaOf lives to surviveAnd she does at her paceFor with haste she’ll default. And the sun at a glanceCan achieve her delightFor her best is displayedAt the ease of her pace. Your delight you can getWhen you work at your paceAnd your best’ll be displayedAt the ease of your paceBut with haste you’ll default.

By Sola Ojewusi As part of efforts to help forge a great future for Nigerian youths, the President of African Children’s Talent Discovery Foundation, Engr. Noah Dallaji has waded into the ongoing face off between the youth organizers of the #EndSARS Protests and government at all levels in the country. On Monday, the world renowned philanthropist made a whistle stop visit to Lagos to rub minds with opinion leaders at various levels in order to forge a way forward as far as current impass between the youths and the authorities is concerned. During the visit, Engr. Noah, accompanied by one…

BY CYRIL ABAKU By every account, September was a historic month for the federal government and its lead agency in the Ogoni cleanup programme, the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project. At a highly publicised event that took place in Nkeleoken-Alode community, Eleme Local Government Area, a high powered delegation comprising the minister of the environment, leaders of Khana local government area, chiefs, elders, the youth, and state, as well as local government officials, gathered together to celebrate a feat that seemed destined to happen in some distant time. The said event was the Federal government’s handover of seven cleaned up lots…

By Sola Ojewusi Internationally renowned Prophet and televangelist, Prophet T.B Joshua of SCOAN has finally come out with his much-awaited prophesy on the US Elections. In a statement on the church’s Emmanuel TV channel and on various social media platforms, the Man of God predicted thus: “We Christians would have loved it to go the way we wanted. But the Bible says it is never proper to base our faith on our improvement after prayer. We should not worry. The joy is that the new Supreme Court Judge, Amy Coney Barrett, will be an instrument of check.” This portion of…

By Ismail Omipidan …give gov rousing welcome to office over new minimum wage, other welfare packages Following the approval of new welfare packages for all categories of workers in Osun State, the civil servants have a passed vote of confidence in Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, describing him as a promise keeper. The workers who went into jubilation over the new welfare packages also hailed the administration of Governor Oyetola for taking their welfare as topmost priority since assumption of office in 2018. It will be recalled that Governor Adegboyega Oyetola had on Friday announced the approval and immediate implementation of new…

By Tony Adams His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State, welcomes Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, to Yenagoa ahead of the 9th Annual Thanksgiving Day at Ecumenical Centre, Igbogene by 9am tomorrow, Monday, November 2nd, 2020. The Governor was joined by the immediate past Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson, and other top government functionaries to welcome Daddy G.O. Photo Credit: Moses Sule

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a second stay-at-home lockdown across England, stating the nation has no choice but to be “humble” in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Johnson’s words echo the prophecy given by Prophet TB Joshua on the eve of 2020 where he declared it “the year of humility” and stressed that God would “humble us with our challenges”. “This year will be a year of HUMILITY. This year, the Lord will humble us with our challenges. Challenges can be affliction.… Let us move closer to God,” he stated on December 28th 2019 after an extensive…

His Excellency, Zamfara State Executive Governor Hon Dr. Bello Mohammed MON (Matawallen Maradun) has announced his administration’s willingness to explore areas of cooperation with the African University of Science, Administration and Commercial Studies (IAEC), Lome, Republic of Togo. Matawalle made the announcement on Saturday at the institution’s place of event Agora Sengor in Lome shortly after he was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate Degree in LEADERSHIP and ADMINISTRATION by the prestigious University which was founded in 1986 as a field of training, learning and education in the Republic of Togo. Matawalle who was represented by his Deputy Chief of Staff, Dr.…

Sir Sean Connery has died at the age of 90, his family has said. The Scottish actor was best known for his portrayal of James Bond, being the first to bring the role to the big screen and appearing in seven of the spy thrillers. Sir Sean died peacefully in his sleep, while in the Bahamas, having been “unwell for some time”, his son said. SEAN “JAMES BOND” CONNERY OVER THE YEARS His acting career spanned decades and won an Oscar in 1988 for his role as an Irish cop in The Untouchables. Sir Sean’s other films included The Hunt…

By Ismail Omipidan … approves new minimum wage, lifts ban on promotions, conversions, annual salary increment …says govt remains resolute about workers’ general well-being The Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced the immediate implementation of welfare packages for all categories of workers in the State. The Governor also approved the immediate implementation of Minimum Wage, lifting of ban on Annual Salary Increment and embargo placed on promotions and conversions since 2012. The implementation of welfare packages will commence in November 1st, 2020. This was even as the Governor reaffirmed his Administration’s commitment to workers-oriented policies and…