DailyPost Nigeria » Life & Style http://dailypost.com.ng Nigeria Internet Newspaper Fri, 24 May 2013 13:05:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Presidential aide, Reuben Abati loses mother http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/24/presidential-aide-reuben-abati-loses-mother/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=presidential-aide-reuben-abati-loses-mother http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/24/presidential-aide-reuben-abati-loses-mother/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 06:48:11 +0000 Wale Odunsi http://dailypost.com.ng/?p=82811 The mother of Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, is dead. Maria Taiwo Abati, 81, was born on 7th August 1931 into the family of late Samuel Jobo Arowotadina and Late Elizabeth Efundunke Arowotadina of Ijemo, Abeokuta. She was a trader at Kuto Market for many years and was popularly [...]

Presidential aide, Reuben Abati loses mother

]]> http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/24/presidential-aide-reuben-abati-loses-mother/feed/ 0 Full text of UNN’s VC Address at special session of Senate in honour of Chinua Achebe http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/22/full-text-of-vc-address-at-special-session-of-senate-in-honour-of-chinua-achebe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=full-text-of-vc-address-at-special-session-of-senate-in-honour-of-chinua-achebe http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/22/full-text-of-vc-address-at-special-session-of-senate-in-honour-of-chinua-achebe/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:32 +0000 Daily Post Staff http://dailypost.com.ng/?p=82469 An Address by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Bartho N. Okolo on the occasion of a special senate in honour of late Emeritus Professor Chinua Achebe, Emeritus Professor of English Literature of the University of Nigeria ……..Dear Colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, it is quite unlike Emeritus Professor Chinua Achebe, our revered man of letters, the literary giant, [...]

Full text of UNN’s VC Address at special session of Senate in honour of Chinua Achebe

]]> http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/22/full-text-of-vc-address-at-special-session-of-senate-in-honour-of-chinua-achebe/feed/ 0 Achebe begins final journey, UNN holds special senate http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/22/achebe-begins-final-journey-unn-holds-special-senate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=achebe-begins-final-journey-unn-holds-special-senate http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/22/achebe-begins-final-journey-unn-holds-special-senate/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 06:12:03 +0000 Emmanuel Uzodinma http://dailypost.com.ng/?p=82352 Late literary giant, Professor Chinua Achebe began his final journey to his country home of Ogidi in Anambra State on Tuesday. The remains of the world acclaimed literary icon arrived at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, at exactly 12:25 p.m on board a chattered aircraft with the number FNBPE. Upon arrival at the Airport, [...]

Achebe begins final journey, UNN holds special senate

]]> http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/22/achebe-begins-final-journey-unn-holds-special-senate/feed/ 1 Chinua Achebe’s body arrives in Nigeria( Photos ) http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/21/chinua-achebes-body-arrives-in-nigeria-photos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chinua-achebes-body-arrives-in-nigeria-photos http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/21/chinua-achebes-body-arrives-in-nigeria-photos/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 15:11:58 +0000 Feyi Afisunlu http://dailypost.com.ng/?p=82287 The remains of Literary Icon, Prof Chinua Achebe on Tuesday morning arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, DailyPost can confirm. The body of the late genius was received by government officials, writers, cultural organisations and other associate bodies. Some of the dignitaries present to receive the remains of the celebrated writer at the local [...]

Chinua Achebe’s body arrives in Nigeria( Photos )

]]> http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/21/chinua-achebes-body-arrives-in-nigeria-photos/feed/ 1 “We’re all delighted!” – Wayne Rooney welcomes second son http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/21/were-all-delighted-wayne-rooney-welcomes-second-son/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=were-all-delighted-wayne-rooney-welcomes-second-son http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/21/were-all-delighted-wayne-rooney-welcomes-second-son/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 07:28:39 +0000 Phillip Eta http://dailypost.com.ng/?p=82191 Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, on Tuesday morning welcomed his second child, Klay. His wife Coleen, went into labour on Saturday night and it meant that Rooney had to miss Sir Alex Ferguson’s farewell game at the Hawthorns against West Brom. “Our Beautiful Son Klay Anthony Rooney was born at 2.11am, Weighing 7Ib 11.1/2 oz. [...]

“We’re all delighted!” – Wayne Rooney welcomes second son

]]> http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/21/were-all-delighted-wayne-rooney-welcomes-second-son/feed/ 1 Anambra is ready for Achebe’s burial – Governor Obi; he was denied a Nobel prize – Maku http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/21/anambra-is-ready-for-achebes-burial-governor-obi-he-was-denied-a-nobel-prize-maku/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anambra-is-ready-for-achebes-burial-governor-obi-he-was-denied-a-nobel-prize-maku http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/21/anambra-is-ready-for-achebes-burial-governor-obi-he-was-denied-a-nobel-prize-maku/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 06:24:47 +0000 Wale Odunsi http://dailypost.com.ng/?p=82148 Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has stated that the state was ready to give the late literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe a befitting state burial. The Governor who made the statement on Sunday while inspecting St. Philip’s Anglican Church, Ogidi, where the funeral will take place on Thursday, said government will continue to honour people [...]

Anambra is ready for Achebe’s burial – Governor Obi; he was denied a Nobel prize – Maku

]]> http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/21/anambra-is-ready-for-achebes-burial-governor-obi-he-was-denied-a-nobel-prize-maku/feed/ 0 Catholic Church set to rejoin CAN http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/13/catholic-church-set-to-rejoin-can/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=catholic-church-set-to-rejoin-can http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/13/catholic-church-set-to-rejoin-can/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 13:09:09 +0000 Emmanuel Uzodinma http://dailypost.com.ng/?p=80487 Plans have reached an advanced stage to reconcile the Catholic Church in Nigeria and the Christian Association of Nigeria,CAN. The Catholic Church in Nigeria pulled out as a member of the Association few months ago due to some irreconcilable differences between it and CAN. The Director of communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Rev Fr Tom [...]

Catholic Church set to rejoin CAN

]]> http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/13/catholic-church-set-to-rejoin-can/feed/ 3 Tinubu’s youngest daughter graduates from Berklee College of Music in USA http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/13/tinubus-youngest-daughter-graduates-from-berklee-college-of-music-in-usa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tinubus-youngest-daughter-graduates-from-berklee-college-of-music-in-usa http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/13/tinubus-youngest-daughter-graduates-from-berklee-college-of-music-in-usa/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 08:24:17 +0000 Feyi Afisunlu http://dailypost.com.ng/?p=80451 The youngest daughter of the National leader of Action Congress of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, achieved a feat on Saturday as she officially graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Abibat Tinubu’s graduation was marked with a great ceremony. The ceremony was attended by her parents, and her elder [...]

Tinubu’s youngest daughter graduates from Berklee College of Music in USA

]]> http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/13/tinubus-youngest-daughter-graduates-from-berklee-college-of-music-in-usa/feed/ 2 Preserve animals from extinction – DG NCMM says, as two chimpanzees clock 50 http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/11/preserve-animals-from-extinction-dg-ncmm-says-as-two-chimpanzees-clock-50-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preserve-animals-from-extinction-dg-ncmm-says-as-two-chimpanzees-clock-50-2 http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/11/preserve-animals-from-extinction-dg-ncmm-says-as-two-chimpanzees-clock-50-2/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 16:29:20 +0000 Agabus Pwanagba http://dailypost.com.ng/?p=80160 The Director General of National Commissions for Museums and Monuments has called on Nigerians to preserve Chimpanzees and other animals from going into extinction. Mallam Yusuf Abdallah, made the call at the National Zoological Garden in Jos, on Saturday, 11th May, 2013 during the 50th birthday party of two Chimpanzees,Bobby and Paulina. According to the [...]

Preserve animals from extinction – DG NCMM says, as two chimpanzees clock 50

]]> http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/11/preserve-animals-from-extinction-dg-ncmm-says-as-two-chimpanzees-clock-50-2/feed/ 0 2011 post-election violence: 46 branches of Redeemed Christian Church of God were destroyed – Pastor Adeboye http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/08/2011-post-election-violence-46-branches-of-redeemed-christian-church-of-god-were-destroyed-pastor-adeboye/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2011-post-election-violence-46-branches-of-redeemed-christian-church-of-god-were-destroyed-pastor-adeboye http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/08/2011-post-election-violence-46-branches-of-redeemed-christian-church-of-god-were-destroyed-pastor-adeboye/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 16:49:10 +0000 Agabus Pwanagba http://dailypost.com.ng/?p=79514 The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has said that following the violence that accompanied the 2011 general elections in the Northern part of the country, over 46 its branches were destroyed. The General Overseer of the Church, Pastor Enoch Adeboye made the disclosure in Jos, on Wednesday, May 8 2013, while dedicating the Maranatha [...]

2011 post-election violence: 46 branches of Redeemed Christian Church of God were destroyed – Pastor Adeboye

]]> http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/08/2011-post-election-violence-46-branches-of-redeemed-christian-church-of-god-were-destroyed-pastor-adeboye/feed/ 0 “Esther and I have decided to seek prayer solution” – Bishop David Benenoch withdraws divorce petition http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/06/esther-and-i-have-decided-to-seek-prayer-solution-bishop-david-benenoch-withdraws-divorce-petition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=esther-and-i-have-decided-to-seek-prayer-solution-bishop-david-benenoch-withdraws-divorce-petition http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/06/esther-and-i-have-decided-to-seek-prayer-solution-bishop-david-benenoch-withdraws-divorce-petition/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 14:27:31 +0000 Feyi Afisunlu http://dailypost.com.ng/?p=78923 Almost eight months after the Founding Pastor, President and Bishop of Communion Church Worldwide, Bishop David Benenoch filed to divorce his wife of twenty years, Esther Benenoch, the pastor has again announced that he has withdrawn his divorce petition. The Presiding Bishop disclosed to his congregation last year, September 15 at a church service that [...]

“Esther and I have decided to seek prayer solution” – Bishop David Benenoch withdraws divorce petition

]]> http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/06/esther-and-i-have-decided-to-seek-prayer-solution-bishop-david-benenoch-withdraws-divorce-petition/feed/ 0 60 bishops to attend installation of new Nsukka Catholic bishop http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/06/60-bishops-to-attend-installation-of-new-nsukka-catholic-bishop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=60-bishops-to-attend-installation-of-new-nsukka-catholic-bishop http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/06/60-bishops-to-attend-installation-of-new-nsukka-catholic-bishop/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 13:45:14 +0000 Emmanuel Uzodinma http://dailypost.com.ng/?p=78913 Not less than sixty Catholic bishops are expected to attend the installation of Prof. Monsignor Godfrey Onah who will assume the position of the catholic bishop of Nsukka Diocese, Enugu State on July 4. The Director of Social Communication in the diocese, Fr Chuma Nnamene, who disclosed this on Monday, said that the bishops would [...]

60 bishops to attend installation of new Nsukka Catholic bishop

]]> http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/06/60-bishops-to-attend-installation-of-new-nsukka-catholic-bishop/feed/ 0 Same sex prohibition: Group slams government on anti-citizen laws and abuse of human rights http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/05/same-sex-prohibition-group-slams-government-on-anti-citizen-laws-and-abuse-of-human-rights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=same-sex-prohibition-group-slams-government-on-anti-citizen-laws-and-abuse-of-human-rights http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/05/same-sex-prohibition-group-slams-government-on-anti-citizen-laws-and-abuse-of-human-rights/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 14:34:35 +0000 Daily Post Staff http://dailypost.com.ng/?p=78812 A social group known to be one of the civil right defense platform recently in Ibadan, southwest Nigeria, again voiced out and maintained its position on the undemocratic attack fetched on its members and anti-oppressors against Nigerian people. In a press statement released and signed by its members; Salawu K., Anisere A., kehinde A., Orilonise [...]

Same sex prohibition: Group slams government on anti-citizen laws and abuse of human rights

]]> http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/05/same-sex-prohibition-group-slams-government-on-anti-citizen-laws-and-abuse-of-human-rights/feed/ 2 The Nigerian Lawyer Awards berths, nominations open May 6 http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/01/the-nigerian-lawyer-awards-berth-nominations-open-may-6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-nigerian-lawyer-awards-berth-nominations-open-may-6 http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/01/the-nigerian-lawyer-awards-berth-nominations-open-may-6/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 08:41:40 +0000 DailyPost Staff http://dailypost.com.ng/?p=77998 The Nigerian Lawyer Awards, will be holding its first award ceremony this year. Being the first-of-its-kind, the event will be unquestionably the biggest night of the year for the legal profession. Made possible by Noetico Repertum Inc. (a Law publishing firm based in Lagos), it is billed to be an annual acknowledgement and celebration of [...]

The Nigerian Lawyer Awards berths, nominations open May 6

]]> http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/05/01/the-nigerian-lawyer-awards-berth-nominations-open-may-6/feed/ 1 President Jonathan commends Adenuga’s exemplary enterpreneurship as he clocks 60 http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/04/28/president-jonathan-commends-adenugas-exemplary-enterpreneurship-as-he-clocks-60/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=president-jonathan-commends-adenugas-exemplary-enterpreneurship-as-he-clocks-60 http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/04/28/president-jonathan-commends-adenugas-exemplary-enterpreneurship-as-he-clocks-60/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:44:31 +0000 Daily Post Staff http://dailypost.com.ng/?p=77342 President Goodluck Jonathan has written to congratulate one of Nigeria’s most successful and renowned businessmen, Otunba Michael Adenuga as he celebrates his 60th birthday, tomorrow, Monday, April 29, 2013. Felicitating with him on the occasion, President Jonathan noted that Otunba Adenuga who was recently conferred with Nigeria’s second highest National Honour of Grand Commander of [...]

President Jonathan commends Adenuga’s exemplary enterpreneurship as he clocks 60

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