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By Dapo Akande Thank God for cable or satellite television; depending on what you like to call it. Whenever you receive visitors at home, you're assured the variety of global news and other assorted programs will keep them entertained for a while. At least until you're ready to attend to...

Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has defeated Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to secure another four-year term as governor of Edo State. Obaseki was returned elected after scoring highest number of votes in the Saturday poll, said the Returning Officer for Edo State governorship...

By Dapo Akande Somebody I hold dear and admire greatly for his keen insight on life issues says something which never fails to strike me each time, because it's an obvious truth that very few people actually see. He says, an individual who doesn't have plans for his life runs...

By Dapo Akande I was watching a cookery program with my younger daughter and her elder brother, whose feigned interest was so easy to see through. He was far more concerned with getting the latest premiership team news on his phone but I chose to ignore this and dragged him...

By Dapo Akande The Aussies, known for their love of beer or the Amber Nectar, as they like to call it, are an interesting people. If you think you're a big beer drinker, then try challenging an Australian to a drinking contest. I can assure you, he'lI drink you under...

By Oladapo Akande I remember the mid 1990s Pirelli advert where the world famous Italian tyre brand introduced it's iconic slogan for the first time. The advert featured my school boy hero and one of the greatest Olympians of all time, the incomparable Carl Lewis. Not only did he sport...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have expressed sadness over the death of a member of the Governor's Advisory Council (GAC) of Lagos State APC, Lanre Razaq, who passed away on Saturday morning at the age of...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have expressed sadness over the death of a member of the Governor's Advisory Council (GAC) of Lagos State APC, Lanre Razaq, who passed away on Saturday morning at the age of...

Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday disclosed that the world's first vaccine against the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) would be registered in his country in a few days. Putin, who stated this on his Facebook page, explained that Russian scientists have passed necessary test stages and proved the safety and effectiveness of...

He's popularly described as the head of the kitchen cabinet of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government. He's not just Buhari's nephew. He recently spoke glowingly with passion how he grew up with the President, saying: "My father was their mother’s firstborn. Buhari is the last born.” That's the kind of...