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Ogbeni Tope Awe: From State House Correspondent to pioneering tourism reporting
Vanguard started as a Sunday newspaper. I joined as the first reporter after it was established in 1984. Frank Aigbogun
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For Akpabio, a teachable moment, by Olusegun Adeniyi
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio is renown for his arrogance and hubris. So, when he tendered a public apology to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on the floor
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LASPA: Not churches and mosques alone…
By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193, 0705 263 1058 Last week, Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) stirred
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Nigeria’s foreign policy and the challenge of the AES Sub-region: The dilemma of what future? By Prof Bola Akinterinwa
Regional integration is being promoted by sub-regional integration with the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the Economic
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Biden’s exit and America’s November blues, by Reuben Abati
What a difference a debate can make! It just made a big difference in the United States in the lead
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The Future of Public Relations in Nigeria in a changing world: The journey in the Nigerian Federal Civil Service
By Otunba the Venerable Olufemi Oyawale, retired, FNIPR The Future of Public Relations in Nigeria in a changing world: The
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Seven signs you’re not drinking enough water
You may think you’re drinking enough water, but if you spend most of the day with a cup of coffee by your
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Why your friends make you live longer, by David Robson
Your social network may influence your health as much as your exercise routine. David Robson, the author of a new
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“I talked to 70 parents who raised highly successful adults: 4 things they always did when their kids were young”
The summer is a good time to take stock of how your kids are faring. Are they doing something that
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Why Financial Autonomy for LGAs is Not Enough, by Waziri Adio
Postscript by Waziri Adio It is difficult to marshal a credible and persuasive argument against local government areas (LGAs) getting
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A Sunday with Aliko Dangote, by Etim Etim
I was one of the 102 senior journalists invited from all over the country to tour the Dangote Fertilizer and
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Time to grab opportunities in Livestock, by Martins Oloja
The age-long challenge of ‘information overload’ is beginning to affect us in this part of the world and our leaders
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Shock therapy alone will not cure Nigeria’s economic ills – Financial Times
In the nearly 15 months since Bola Tinubu became president, he has forced his 220mn fellow Nigerians to swallow some
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Why Governors should align with President Tinubu on LG autonomy
By Tunde Rahman Governors have been acting tongue-in-cheek in their reactions to last Thursday’s verdict of the Supreme Court, which
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The illusion of Local Government autonomy, by Olusegun Adeniyi
The controversy began in April 2004 following the creation of 37 Local Government Areas (LGAs) by then Lagos State Governor,
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What rules govern the public space?
By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 In “Finding long-lasting solutions to Nigeria’s woes”published on 11 June, 2024, I commented
From judgment to joy: How to embrace self-compassion
n a world teeming with labels, it’s easy to overlook their profound impact on our lives. From the playground to
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Men who are friendly on the surface but manipulative underneath often display these 9 specific behaviors
We’ve all met them – men who seem friendly and charming at first, but soon reveal a more manipulative side.
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Productive Playfulness: A key to workplace innovation
Work, we are often told, is the opposite of play. As Harold Geneen, the CEO of ITT (1959-1977) put it
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Supreme Court got it wrong on LG autonomy – Punch Editorial
FEDERALISM is the imaginary bedrock of Nigeria’s constitutional democracy, designed to balance power between the centre and the sub-nationals. However,
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