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Mahatma Ghandi of India once posited that the press is a great power for social transformation.
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Indian envoy harps on democratic ties with Nigeria

Mr Abhay Thakur, the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria has said that unity in diversity is critical to sustain democracy in diverse and populous countries like India and Nigeria.

Thakur made this known on Saturday in Abuja in an event to commemorate the National Unity Day of India and the 145^th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel, who was instrumental to India’s independence.

According to Thakur, Oct. 31 has been a special day for India since it was set aside by the government of India in 2018 to honor Patel , a day also acknowledged by the United Nations.

He said that Patel’s philosophies, thinking and ideas hold a lesson for all large countries particularly large democratic counties in the world including Nigeria.

Thakur also said that Patel’s philosophies have been instrumental to the unity enjoyed in India today despite diverse religions, ethnicity and culture which is key in every populous nations.

“Today is a very special day for India because for the last several years it has been marked as the national unity

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Adedeji Adetayo: Yoruba Odyssey

Adedeji Adetayois a prolific singer, guitarist and composer, born and raised in the vibrant city of Lagos, Nigeria (West Africa). Adedeji’s music is an infusion of Traditional African music with a progressive attitude and modern sound of jazz, funk and soul music, creating music that is rhythmically and technically sophisticated, harmonically rich, and melodically compelling. Among his evident influences are George Benson, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Parker, King Sunny Ade, and Fela Kuti. Adedeji’s 3rd studio album “Yoruba Odyssey” (One World Records, 2022) is a project that goes back to the core of his roots, the album was recorded at the legendary Afrodisia/Decca Studio in Lagos, that housed the likes of Fela Kuti and King Sunny Ade. The lyrics sung in the groovy Languages of Yoruba and Pidgin English are reigniti