Passports Now Available at the Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa Canada

By Seyi Oduyela
Published: July 31, 2011
Passports Now Available at the Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa Canada  | read this item

Nigerians living in Canada who have submitted their passports for renewal over a year ago and those who have applied for new ones can now go to the High Commission for their passports.

Professional Responsibility in the Nigerian News Media

By Seyi Oduyela
Published: July 17, 2011
Professional Responsibility in the Nigerian News Media   | read this item

The role of the media is no doubt critical in promoting good governance and curbing corruption. The role of the media is not only to raise public awareness about corruption, cause consequences and possible remedies but also to investigate and report incidences of corruption aiding other over sight bodies.

Coventry University Student Missing After Jumping into Amazonian Lake in Brazil

By Adebayo Somuyiwa
Published: July 16, 2011
Coventry University Student Missing After Jumping into Amazonian Lake in Brazil  | read this item

The 20-year-old, who was studying to be a youth worker, has been missing since he went into the Acajatuba Lake in Brazil on Tuesday while working as a missionary in the country.

Educational Imbalance: Its Extent, History, Dangers and Correction in Nigeria

By Seyi Oduyela
Published: July 16, 2011
Educational Imbalance: Its Extent, History, Dangers and Correction in Nigeria   | read this item

The problem in higher education in Nigeria today has its roots in the philosophy of deliberate underdevelopment of the Yoruba and other southern states articulated below by a leading member of the Fulani hegemony – Jubril Aminu.

The Troubled House of Oodua II: Chief Obafemi Awolowo (1909-1987)

By Seyi Oduyela
Published: July 4, 2011
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Chief Obafemi Awolowo  | read this item

Obafemi Awolowo was a Nigerian nationalist, a political leader, and a principal participant in the struggle for Nigerian independence. He started his career as a regional political leader like most of his pre-independence contemporaries and was responsible for much of the progressive social legislations that made Nigeria a modern nation.