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Are our leaders aware of how Canada’s founding fathers used the railroad to forge unity across the country

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Canada's grand railway hotels are a series of hotels across the country. Each is a local and national landmark and are icons of Canadian history and architecture

(2) Each hotel was originally built by the Canadian railway companies, or the railways acted as a catalyst for the hotel's construction

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South-South Governors Forum agrees to launch regional security outfit similar to Amotekun

GOVERNORS of the six states in Nigeria's south-south geo-political zone have agreed to launch a regional security outfit similar to the one their colleagues in the southwest floated named the Amotekun Corps.

 

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Our National Assembly needs to pass a bill making it compulsory for every local government area to instal at least 100 Archimedes Screws

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) This is the screw pump, known as the Archimedes Screw. It is the oldest displacement pump in the world and records of its use dates back to Ancient Egypt before the 3rd century BC. Back then, Egyptians used it to lift water from the Nile

(2) Later introduced from Egypt to Greece, some researchers have postulated that the Archimedes Screw was the device used to irrigate the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

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UK's Aston University seeks Nigerian students willing to enrol in its rigorous academic programmes

BRITAIN'S Aston University has asked Nigerian institutions of higher learning to enter into partnership with it as part of an exchange programme that will lead to the enhancement of academic programmes and research.

 

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Oshiomhole asks Court of Appeal to vacate judgement suspending him as AC chairman

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) chairman Adams Oshiomhole has filed a suit with the Nigerian Court of Appeal asking it to set aside the injunction passed yesterday suspending him from office pending the hearing of a case against him.

 

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Governor Akeredolu signs Amotekun bill into law making Ondo the first to legalise the outfit

GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has become the first chief executive across the southwest geo-political zone to sign the bill creating the  regional security outfit known as the Amotekun Corps into law.

 

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Solskjaer reveals that he might consider making Ighalo's signing permanent in the summer

MANCHESTER United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed that there is a possibility of the club retaining the services of Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo when his six month contract with the side ends at the end of the season.

 

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Guests at Obasanjo's 83rd birthday being screened for coronavirus before they are allowed into the hall

GUESTS attending former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo's 83rd birthday ceremony in Abeokuta today are being screened for the dreaded coronavirus by health officials before they are allowed into the event hall.

 

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What has happened to the African tradition of one pharaoh wanting to outdo the other when it comes to leaving legacies?

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Egypt’s Giza Pyramid contains a bust of Pharaoh Khufu, the second monarch of the Fourth Dynasty. He built the most lasting legacy in Ancient Egypt. In Nigeria, monuments built by Tafawa Balewa have collapsed by Pharaoh Khufu’s legacy has lasted nearly 50,000 years

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Rohr calls up 24 for Nations Cup double header against Sierra Leone later this month

SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has invited 24 players to camp for the forthcoming African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone taking place later this month with a surprise recall for Wigan Athletic defender Leon Balogun.

 

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