The Renowned Human Right Activist, popular known as Sunday Igboho has thrown weight behind the secession of the Yorubas from Nigeria and establish a new country that would be called Oduduwa Republic. Sunday Igboho made his stand known on Yoruba Secession during a stakeholders’ meeting with leaders of the Yoruba race in the Southwest region. According to the right activist, a mega rally will be staged across Ibadan, the political headquarters of the Southwest region on October 1st, 2020 to demand and create awareness on the secession of the Yorubas and the establishment of the Oduduwa Republic. He added that…
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A centre, has expressed concern over the low awareness of dyslexia among teachers in Kaduna, pointing out that about 98 per cent of them do not know about the condirion, which makes it difficult for children to read and spell. Ms Anita Kevin, the Director of Operations, Amina Dyslexia Centre, Kaduna, made this known in an interview in Kaduna. Kevin explained that the condition makes it difficult for the brain to process information, adding that a key sign of dyslexia was difficulty in matching letters to their sounds. Kevin explained that it involves how the brain processes information and the…
American computer technology giant, Oracle Corporation has reportedly won the bidding for TikTok’s US operations after the Chinese app rejected Microsoft. According to Bloomberg, a Wall Street Journal reported that Oracle would be announced as TikTok’s trusted tech partner in the United States. The Journal also added that the eventual deal would not be structured as an outright sale. A statement from Redmond reads, “ByteDance let us know today they would not be selling TikTok’s US operations to Microsoft.” This comes after ByteDance disclosed that they would not be selling TikTok’s US operations to Microsoft. According to a source, Microsoft, which…
No fewer than 25,000 youths from Ekiti state would be empowered inagribusiness by a private organization, known as Private SectorAgribusiness Initiative, otherwise known as Agbetuntun, an initiativefounded by the former President of Ekiti State Chamber of Commerce andIndustry, Chief Kola Akosile.Chief Akosile, who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of theorganization, during a courtesy visit to the Commissioner forAgriculture and Food Security, Dr Olabode Adetoyi, disclosed thatAgbetuntun has concluded plans to empower 5000 youths annually in thestate under Ekiti Youths Connect for a period of 5 years consecutivelyin all areas of agricultural value chain, covering production,processing, warehousing, branding and marketing.The…
The Police on confirmed the arrest of a Nigerian porn star, Tobiloba Isaac Jolaosho, popularly known as Kingtblakhoc, for reportedly shooting a porn movie inside the Osun Osogbo grove. The development was confirmed by the Osun State Police Command. In the porn video, Kingtblakhoc was seen dressed like an Osun adherent with a woman who went completely naked as the movie continued. The spokesperson of the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, said Kingtblakhoc was arrested following a complaint filed by a member of the Traditional Religion Worshippers Association in Osun State, Amoo Awosunwon. According to Opalola, the porn star…
Odu’a Investments Ltd has rolled out a new five-year growth plan to reposition the conglomerate for improved performance and profitability. The ambitious new plan was developed at a just concluded two-day brainstorming retreat facilitated by KPMG for the company’s directors, Chairmen of the Board of Subsidiaries and Chief executive officers of its subsidiary companies and the management team of the conglomerate at the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. Also in attendance at the retreat were entrepreneurs, subject matter experts, business leaders, technocrats, and academics. A statement by the Head, Corporate Affairs Unit of the company, Mr Victor Ayetoro, said the…
Suspected kidnappers have killed two operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps and abducted yet-to-be-confirmed number. The incident, which occurred on Monday morning, was confirmed by the Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem. According to available information, the FRSC operatives, travelling to the South East in two buses, were attacked in Nasarawa State. Kazeem said efforts were on to free the abducted operatives.
Ekiti is the first state in Nigeria to partner @Microsoft to provide access to the Global Skilling Initiative for its unemployed population as part of Governor Kayode Fayemi’s @kfayemi strategic actions to mitigate the economic impact of the #COVID19 Pandemic. The Government of Ekiti State has partnered @MicrosoftNG to train thousands of unemployed & underemployed youths across the state on new digital skills through the Global Skilling Initiative. The State Government has also committed to pay for certification examinations of up to 2000 residents in various skills of their choice through the programme to improve their credentials. The programme, designed…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has taken a legal action against Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila. SERAP is accusing them of failing to publish reports of all completed public hearings and corruption probes by the National Assembly since 1999. The legislature recently held investigative hearings on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) including the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1065/2020 filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, SERAP is seeking an order of mandamus to compel Lawal and Gbajabiamila to release the…
A human rights activist and Kaduna-based businessman, Muhammad Mahdi Shehu, who exposed a N52bn security votes fraud in Kastina State, has been summoned by the Department of State Services. It was gathered that the invitation comes few hours after a closed-door meeting between the Director-General of the DSS, Magaji Bichi, and Secretary to the Government of Katsina State, Mustapha Inuwa. The anti-corruption activist is scheduled to appear at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday. It would be recalled that Shehu had in July petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State for…
