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Colonial Past: The sad story of Sarah Baartman of South Africa who had an unusual massive backside.

  “As a young woman, Saartjie Baartman was taken from her home by a British ship’s doctor, William Dunlop, who promised her work as a servant in Cape Town. However, instead of being employed as a servant, Baartman was taken to England and exhibited as a sideshow attraction under the name “Hottentot Venus.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 ...

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Fashion & Style: Why do so many African women wear wigs?

  “The first documented use of hair extensions and wigs is around 3400 BC, in Ancient Egypt. According to the National Institute of Health, archaeologists found the earliest specimen of a wig in a female burial at Hierakonpolis, dating from c. 3400 BC.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 Though it might sound like stereotyping, it is a well-known ...

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Edo 2024: All eyes on INEC, Police amidst PDP, APC bickering – By Ehichioya Ezomon

  “Hence all eyes are on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) – and the Police – to ensure a “free, fair and credible election,” as the commission’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, promised on August 10, during a mock accreditation and uploading of the results in Benin City” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 Robert Frost (1874-1963), an American ...

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Edo 2024: Senator Monday Okpebholo, a man of impeccable character – Hon. Atafo O. Gold

  “Senator Okpebholo’s philosophy is centered around human and infrastructural development. He is driven by an altruistic love and desire to transform education, healthcare, agriculture, and security in Edo State. His commitment to the people has earned him the nickname “Akpakomiza,” which reflects his unwavering dedication to serving humanity” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 Senator Monday Okpebholo is ...

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CONSTRUCTION: Borno Dam Collapse was Inevitable: The Fault is in Us; Not the Stars!

  “The RDI boss pointed out that someone or some people must be held to account for the failure in acting to prevent the collapse of the dam and the monumental losses that the state has recorded and would incur in the days ahead” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 Maiduguri inhabitants have been displaced; thousands are in agony ...

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Aside on WhatsApp: Etim Esin; the times and travails of “Africa Maradona” who lost it all!

  “Etim Esin is still alive and should be 52 this year, but the major lesson in his story is there for us to see and learn from. A good attitude is very important to success. Without it, even the best of talents can waste away. Village people are not always behind your troubles, your greatest enemy might just be ...

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Throwback: Ritual, Blood, & Death; the Spiritual Side of Aso Rock Villa – Reuben Abati

  “Should I become President of Nigeria tomorrow, I will build a new Presidential Villa: A Villa that will be dedicated to the all-conquering Almighty, and where powers and principalities cannot hold sway. But it is not about buildings and space, not so? It is about the people who go to the highest levels in Nigeria. I don’t quite believe ...

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Asides on WhatsApp: “There is absolutely no justification for the current value of the Naira”! – Chukwuemeka Ojielo

  “No doubt revaluing the Naira would affect Government revenue, but it will give the Government the needed justification to enforce price control and see so many things corrected including the craving to convert one’s savings to the USD” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 It is not that worthless. Naira worths much more than we have valued it. ...

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Nigerians are Asking: What was Bill Gates interests in NEC meeting on Wednesday?

  “Now Nigerians are asking in the face of suspicion of the roles of the US billionaire in the production and distribution of GMO foods, suspicious vaccines and the Globalist Agenda to reduce the world population through scientific atrocities; what was his interest in the NEC meeting?” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 Chairman of Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote ...

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‘I’m not running’ – British national wanted over alleged move to overthrow Tinubu speaks from UK

  Denying the allegation, the British national declared that he could not have been scheming to destabilise the leadership of the Nigerian government, stating that he has been visiting the nation for over 25 years. He expressed his readiness to meet with officials from the Nigerian High Commission in London for conversation on the allegations. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | SEPTEMBER ...

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