Hype Awards winner, KLM (formally known as Korede) is indeed a promising star. His previous hooking hit singles “Omoele Kan and My Life” enjoyed massive rotations on major radio stations in Nigeria, as well as West African countries. Due to his lyrical prowess and delivery, he won the best artiste at the HYPE AWARDS 2014 for the Dancehall category. This good-looking Nigerian born artiste has won the heart of many followers of good music as he steps into the Nigerian music scene. This new single “PON KE by KLM” is definitely proving why he has been tagged one of the…
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Are you wondered if you could learn Software Testing and Automation in Yoruba Language? Here is an amazing A-to-Z Online Course for Software Testing and Automation with Real Life Projects in Yoruba language. The online course for software testing and automation is being provided by a seasoned Nigerian professional based in the UK. The tutorials are available Udemy while the previews can be watched on YouTube (embed later in the article). The tutor, Ola Francis is offering Lifetime access to the course for 50% off. Be sure to take advantage of this discount while it lasts (through Sunday, 30th July 2017)!…
The article titled ‘Biafra Restoration and the Social Contract Restructuring’ written by Omoshola Deji is a piece that theoretically dissects the subsistence of Nigeria as a social-contract, factors provoking the disintegration of Nigeria, the quest for Biafra and the aftereffect of restructuring or disintegration. The most embraced notion on the evolution of the state is the social-contract thought promulgated by Thomas Hobbes in the “Leviathan”, published in 1651. Hobbes posits that the state is a product of the society; each individual submits a portion of their rights to a consented authority in interchange for an assured protection of their other rights.…
The North Central leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday, August 4, showered their encomiums on the party National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun for being a focused politician. The leaders who met under the auspices of the North Central Political Leaders Forum (NCPLF) in Ilorin praised Oyegun for playing a leading role in the country’s democratic development, pushing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to near-irrelevancy and inspiring the grassroots. “The APC National Chairman is building the party and acting responsibly. We are with the National Working Committee of the APC. We support Chief John Odigie-Oyegun” the leaders said. They…
Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola mourns his Mother’s exit as as Kwara State Governor Fatai Ahmed pays him condolence visit. The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Friday described the death of his mother as a great blow to Aregbesola dynasty and womanhood. This was as the Kwara State Governor, AbdulFatai Ahmed described Aregbesola’s mother as a complete epitome of womanhood. Governor Aregbesola stated this while hosting the Kwara state Governor who came to pay a condolence visit to him over the death of his mother, Alhaja Saratu Aregbesola. Alhaja Saratu Aregbesola died at the age of 84 year…
Dignitaries from all walks of life on Thursday thronged Ilesa, the country home of Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state on the three day Fidau Prayer of the Governor’s mother, Alhaja Saratu Aregbesola who died last Tuesday. This was as the Osun state Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola described the death of his mother as an evidence that all mortal shall taste death. Governor Aregbesola’s mother died at the early hours of Tuesday at 84-year in her residence, Ilesa, Osun State. The ancient city of Ilesa was agog with mega stars in Nigeria’s socio-political space as personalities like the National Leaders…
Following the payment of over N5.1billion to workers by the state Government of Osun, pensioners under the aegis of Forum 2011/12 retired public servant in Osun has staged a well-planed protest demanding for more payment from the government. The protest which coincided with the 3rd day Fidua prayer of Alhaja Saratu Aregbesola, mother of the governor who died on Tuesday, was staged to press home more payment from the government of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. The pensioners who converged at the entrance of the state’s secretariat, Abere were seeing discussing with no placards to drive home reasons for their protest. Recall…
Nigeria’s Popular and leading artist, Alesh Akeem has once again lived up to his name releasing a portrait of Popular Nigerian singer Wizkid and a throwback picture of the singer’s father. In a life-size portrait, the Pencil artist translated images of Wizkid and his father into a drawing with a caption that reads: “Some People Don’t Believe in Super Heroes, But They Haven’t Met My Dad” “Why I’m doing this is because I believe everyone has a hero, we all have someone that forever inspires us one way or another. So it’s not a bad idea if we celebrate these…
Satisfied with his sustainable reintegration and peace building efforts in the Niger Delta region, the organizing committee of the 60th edition of the popular Odi Ogori Ba Uge International Festival has concluded plans to confer a peace award on the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta/Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier General Paul Boroh (Rtd) at the grand finale of the festival this Saturday at Odi in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Chairman, organizing committee of this year’s edition of Odi Ogori Ba Uge, Prince Iwefa Aganaba who gave reasons for the conferment of the…
Nigeria’s Postal Service (NIPOST) has disclosed that it will use what3words to increase the number of homes it can deliver to and improve delivery services in preparation for the take-off of Nigerian e-commerce Nigeria’s postal service, NIPOST, has just announced its adoption of the innovative global addressing system what3words (www.what3words.com). Nigeria is the seventh country to adopt what3words, and the third in Africa. The system is already being used for mail deliveries in Mongolia, Sint Maarten, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Tonga and Solomon Islands. Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and its most populous country with approximately 184 million inhabitants. It has…
African Heads of State and business leaders have set to gather once again in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt for Africa 2017. At the three-day forum, over 1,000 delegates are expected to discuss and collaborate on African trade and investment The Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation of Egypt and COMESA Regional Investment Agency announced today the holding of Africa 2017, a high-level forum offering participants an unparalleled platform for promoting trade and investment within Africa. The Forum will be held under the High Patronage of H.E. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt on 7-9 December 2017,…
Leaders of the South-West geo-political zone on Monday lauded the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun for the sanity, direction, purpose and unity in the party. “Chief John Odigie-Oyegun is a shining example of honesty, simplicity and humility. He is also a thoroughbred administrator and an extra-ordinary organizer of men.” At a gathering of eminent South-West politicians in Lagos State, the leaders praised the APC National Working Committee for not throwing its reputation to the dogs for the sake of expediency or the selfish desires of some individuals. They said the National Leadership of the…
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has released list of successful candidates for the just concluded Local Government congresses in the state. The party in the state has read several reactions based on the conduct and outcome of her just concluded non elective Wards/LG Congress held on 29th July, 2017 in all the 23 Local Government Areas of the State. The party observed with misgiving some of the reactions which were calculated attempts by external forces to discredit an exercise that was held not only with the best democratic practices but an exercise that was done…
The Wellbeing Foundation Africa’s MamaCare Birth Preparedness Education improves Breastfeeding Rates among Nigerian Mothers; announces Plans to achieve Scale. The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), an organization that mainly works through advocacy; healthcare provision and health promotion; awareness-creation; strategic policy advisory; community and social mobilisation; and philanthropy has highlighted its preliminary findings from its midwifery-centred MamaCare Antenatal and Postnatal Education Program for mothers across Nigeria, as it released its Global and National Policy Call, ahead of World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) 2017. The importance of breastfeeding in preventing deaths of children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is well recognised and documented. …
Mozilla-backed research recently conducted with the aims to understand, from a comparative perspective, how the citizens use the Internet when data is subsidised and when it is not has revealed the main barriers encountered in African countries. Compelling Mozilla-backed research, carried out by Research ICT Africa, finds that significant barriers to internet access remains in four African countries – Rwanda, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. The research aims to understand, from a comparative perspective, how the citizens use the internet when data is subsidised and when it is not. Knowing that affordability is one of the primary barriers to Internet access…
Nigerian Economic Recovery through Industrialization and Diversification by Public and Private Sector Synergy – Ehiedu Iweriebor The current economic crisis and recession in Nigeria has brought to the fore what is already known: that the existent Nigerian national economy is not organized for internal self-propulsion and autonomous economic and business activities. The Nigerian economy, since independence, has been operated by the maintenance of the neo-colonial system of development incapacitation, primary commodity export, dependency and poverty generation. Its basic and long-standing focus has been on the expanded production and export of primary commodities, such as agricultural products like palm oil, groundnut, cotton,…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has called on Dangote to complete its refinery before 2019. The call was made by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, who visited the Dangote Oil Refinery site at Lekki Free Trade Zone, in Lagos, said the government is ready to play its part as a responsible government to assist in making sure the project is completed before the scheduled date The Federal Government has said it relies heavily on the Dangote refinery (www.Dangote.com) to fulfill its promise to Nigerians to end fuel importation by December 2019. To this end, the…
Discovery Channel today in JOHANNESBURG, South Africa announced its top 10 finalists for the “Don’t Stop Wondering” Award at the Jozi Film Festival. The search for the winner of Discovery Channel’s brand new award category at the sixth annual Jozi Film Festival has heated up. After receiving over 200 entries from across the continent, Discovery Channel is proud to announce the Top 10 finalists for the Discovery Channel ‘Don’t Stop Wondering’ Award. From today and throughout August, each film will be broadcast on Discovery Channel and it will be up to viewers to decide which film should be chosen as…
La Sauce’s latest video ‘I Do’ which features Amanda Black and stares Priddy Ugly and Bontle Modiselle has hit over 100,000 views and currently trending at #3. After the release of La Sauce’s visuals for her latest single titled “I Do” which features South Africa’s leading female artist, Amanda Black, the video already reached over 100,000 views in just two days and is trending at #3 worldwide. Shot and directed by Ambitiouz Visuals, the music video illustrates their imperfect love story with the cast in lead roles being multi-talented rapper Priddy Ugly and fierce choreographer, actress and Club808 Presenter Bontle…
In GENEVA, Switzerland, Nigerian Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah was on July 31, 2017 elected the Vice-Chairperson representing Africa, for the 11th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference. Enelamah was elected as the Vice Chairperson, Africa, WTO Ministerial Conference based on the following reasons: Nigeria’s election was decided at the meeting of the WTO General Council on July 26th. The General Council acts on behalf of the Ministerial Conference on all WTO affairs. It meets as the Dispute Settlement and Trade Policy Review Body to oversee procedures for settling disputes between members and to analyse members’…