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Sickle cell, ageing and quality of life
Categories: ColumnsContinue Reading: Sickle cell, ageing and quality of lifeSickle cell, ageing and quality of life Tola Dehinde Some time ago, I was having a conversation with my cousin about the small changes that could improve the quality of life for people living with Sickle Cell Disease. Living with a lifelong illness
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What Is The Meaning Of Independence? – Independent Newspaper Nigeria
Categories: ColumnsContinue Reading: What Is The Meaning Of Independence? – Independent Newspaper NigeriaI must begin by confessing that the title of the present discourse is not my invention. It was what I thought was an innocent question from Isio, my eight-year-old daughter….
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Thank God Tinubu knows
Categories: ColumnsContinue Reading: Thank God Tinubu knowsThank God Tinubu knows Fola Ojo Bola Ahmed Tinubu is presently cruising at a high altitude as Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the President of the Giant of Africa. By the horns, he is holding the bull. With audacity, he is enfor
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As Nigeria Clocks 64:Narratives On Her Second Economic Independence (2) – Independent Newspaper Nigeria
Categories: ColumnsContinue Reading: As Nigeria Clocks 64:Narratives On Her Second Economic Independence (2) – Independent Newspaper NigeriaAs Nigeria Clocks 64: Narratives On Her Second Economic Independence (2)Contrary to the claims made by the naysayers attempting to tarnish the country’s reputation through misinformation, there has not been…
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Killer Doctors And Nurses In Our Hospitals – Independent Newspaper Nigeria
Categories: ColumnsContinue Reading: Killer Doctors And Nurses In Our Hospitals – Independent Newspaper NigeriaWriting about the deceased colleague and lecturer, Jossy Achilike, in The NEWS, 17th February, 2003, Akinyemi Onigbinde of the Department of Philosophy, Olabisi Onabanjo University, said plaintively: ‘Jossy is no…
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Time To Revive The Economy – Independent Newspaper Nigeria
Categories: ColumnsContinue Reading: Time To Revive The Economy – Independent Newspaper NigeriaIn the midst of Nigeria’s complex economic and political landscape, meaningful conversations become crucial catalysts for change. My recent discussion with Bolade Agbola, a distinguished Agricultural Economist, stockbroker, banker and…
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Nigeria Deserves A Permanent Seat On UN Security Council – Independent Newspaper Nigeria
Categories: ColumnsContinue Reading: Nigeria Deserves A Permanent Seat On UN Security Council – Independent Newspaper NigeriaTwenty-two years ago, precisely the 20th of August, 2002, I laid out an argument published in the Vanguard Newspapers on why Nigeria should be admitted into permanent membership of the…
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How not to hike electricity tariff
Categories: ColumnsContinue Reading: How not to hike electricity tariffHow not to hike electricity tariff Lekan Sote In April 2024, Musiliu Oseni, Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, announced that “the commission has approved a rate review of 225 naira per kilowatt hour, from a minimum
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64 Years Of Chasing Elusive Golden Fleece – Independent Newspaper Nigeria
Categories: ColumnsContinue Reading: 64 Years Of Chasing Elusive Golden Fleece – Independent Newspaper NigeriaTo date, there is no conclusive evidence that the Golden Fleece, a symbol of power, wealth and royalty, was ever found by Jason and the Argonauts, or that it even…
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Narratives On Her Second Economic Independence (1) – Independent Newspaper Nigeria
Categories: ColumnsContinue Reading: Narratives On Her Second Economic Independence (1) – Independent Newspaper NigeriaNigeria is experiencing a renewed wave of independence from colonial influences, this time achieving it through energy independence via the domestic refining of its rich crude oil resources. This transformation…
