Let us not get distracted by a tiny segment of our population that still sees things through the prisms of politics, ethnicity, region, and religion… To achieve our national goals …
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Russia shoots five Ukrainian soldiers dead
Kyiv said on Tuesday that Russian forces had shot dead five Ukrainian servicemen who had surrendered in the eastern Donetsk region, building on previous war crimes allegations levied against Moscow. …
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World reaches $300b climate finance deal at COP29
The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters …
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Climate change: EU raises $300b annual cash offer to poor nations
by AFPby AFPTHE European Union today raised an offer by rich nations to help poor countries worst hit by climate change to $300 billion a year in a bid to salvage talks …
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INDIA: Man awakes on funeral pyre
by Toby Princeby Toby PrinceAn Indian man awoke on a funeral pyre moments before it was to be set on fire after a doctor skipped a postmortem, medical officials said Saturday. Rohitash Kumar, 25, …
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‘What to do to pull Nigeria back from the precipice…’
Nigeria’s GDP has declined from $510 billion – after it was rebased in July, 2014, by then Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and colleagues – to the recent revision downwards by …
The challenges of the moment must always make us believe in ourselves. We are Nigerians—resilient and tenacious. We always prevail and rise above our circumstances FELLOW Nigerians, as I address …
Time and information intersect like twins. We even need information to know time and time to secure information. Hence, the historian is the most important tool to the social scientist. …
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Speech delivered by the Special Adviser on Education at the installation of Club President/Fundraising and Investiture Ceremony of Rotarian George Esther Ijeoma on Sunday, 22nd September, 2024 at Westwood Hotel.
Protocols, It is with great honor and privilege that we gather here today for this epoch event where we are celebrating one of us who is currently being sworn in …
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Revising the Past: The power of counter-narratives in Yoruba history
by Toyin Falolaby Toyin FalolaIn Yoruba history, the adoption of revisionist and counter-hegemonic narratives ultimately moulds, most importantly, a more inclusive picture of the past. This approach not only clarifies our historical knowledge but …