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Fuel queues which resurfaced across the country on Monday grew longer yesterday, as panic buying by motorists and hoarding by marketers shot the price of ....
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday ordered that six men be remanded in a correction centre for alleged kidnapping of Former Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics), University of Ibadan, Prof Adigun Agbaje. ....
Taiwo Ajai-Lycett, Prof. Wole Soyinka and Bimbo ManuelIn recent times, the word ‘anthropocene’ has gained a certain fame in my cache of words – an occurrence that has stirred my curiosity. I concede that ‘anthropocene’ was not uttered on a memorable evening I reflect upon. It was a cool evening, convened at the Abora-Mazonia Hall of Eko Hotel & Suites, in Victoria Island, Lagos, by Providus Bank – a leading financial institution in Nigeria. Tagged ProvidusBank Poetry Café, the programme united poets of varied convictions and modes in one capsule and gave them a veritable platform to cross-dialogue on a vital global theme –environment and climate change. However, I felt that all the activities at the literary event were centred on the captivating word ‘anthropocene.’ It remarks the present era, human activities being the dominant influence on climate and the environment since the industrial revolution of 1760. ....