Obasanjo and the extent of presidential powers
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Obasanjo and the extent of presidential powers
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Dice Ailes: Singer narrowly escapes being kidnapped
Dice Ailes is thanking God as he escaped by the whiskers from being kidnapped.
Dice Ailes is counting his lucky stars at the moment as he narrowly escaped being kidnapped.
The rising music star made this known via his Instastory on Monday, January 29, 2018. According to him, he almost got kidnapped at night, he also said he was thanking God for saving his life.
Reports have it that his car was ambushed by two cars, three gunmen were said to have alighted the cars and made an attempt to abduct him, but he luckily escaped.
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Pulse reached out to Dice Ailes to ascertain what really transpired but his business manager said they will get back to us to give a detailed account of what happened.
Dice Ailes is Nigerian singer who was based in Canada before he moved back to Nigeria. He has a number of hit songs to his credit including "Otedola" which has become a household tune.
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George Weah: Liberian president pledges salary cut as economy stutters
President will divert some of his wages to a development fund and seek to allow foreign ownership of property
President George Weah of Liberia pledged to cut his salary by 25 percent on Monday, in a nationwide address in which he warned of tough times ahead for a “broke” country.
This development comes after Liberia's revenue fell last year in the country's bid to recover from the worst outbreak of Ebola yet.
Mr. Weah says the government’s income dropped 13 percent to $489.1 million in 2017 from 2016.
Addressing lawmakers in his first state-of-the-nation address he pledged to reduce his pay and benefits by a quarter. The President of Liberia earns about $100,000 yearly, meaning that Weah will relinquish about $25,000.
“The state of the economy that my administration has inherited leaves a lot to be desired. This is plain for all to see. We’re all affected by it.“Our economy is broken; our government is broke. Our currency is in free fall; inflation is rising.” Unemployment is at an unprecedented high and our foreign reserves are at an all-time ”low,” Mr. Weah said.
After averaging economic growth of about 8 percent from 2006 to 2013, Liberia’s economic fortunes plummeted as a more than yearlong Ebola outbreak at its peak infected as many as 400 people a week and resulted in the deaths of more than 11,200 in the country and neighboring Sierra Leone and Guinea.
The West African nation’s gross domestic product contracted by 1.6 percent in 2016, according to World Bank data.
The government wants to implement a $3 billion infrastructure investment plan and will propose a constitutional amendment to allow the foreign ownership of land and property, Weah said.
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Morocco Presents Draft African Agenda On Migration To AU
Morocco on Monday introduced a draft African Agenda on Migration at the 30th Summit of AU in Addis Ababa.
According to the Moroccan official MAP news agency reported, the draft Agenda was laid out in a message from King Mohammed VI that was read out by the Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Othmani.
The king, who was appointed at the 28th AU Summit as Leader of the African Union on the Question of Migration, said in the message that the agenda was drawn up using an inclusive and participatory approach.
“It is a flexible, scalable and legally non-binding document. More than anything else, it should serve to inspire our future action regarding this question,” he stressed.
“The African Agenda on Migration is based on the idea that we need to know the full range of dimensions involved in the migration phenomenon in order to understand it properly,” he said.
In this regard, the king called for adopting a positive stance on the issue of migration by highlighting the humanistic rationale of shared responsibility and solidarity.
He noted that there is no massive influx of African migrants, since the latter account for only 3.4 per cent of the world population.
He added that African migration is essentially intra-African as 4 out of 5 African migrants remain in the Continent.
Othmani suggested the setting up of an African Migration Observatory to develop observation and the exchange of information between African countries in order to promote controlled management of migration flows.
The king also called for the creation of a post of AU Special Envoy for Migration, who would be tasked with coordinating AU policies in this area.
Since Morocco’s king was appointed Leader of the African Union on the Question of Migration, the north African kingdom had hosted several meeting on the elaboration of a shared African Agenda on migration.
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2019: No alternative to Buhari, says el-Rufai
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2019: No alternative to Buhari, says el-Rufai
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DSCYA commends youths for peaceful conduct in 2017
By Tare Youdeowei
The recently established Delta State Community Youths Association, DSCYA, has been inaugurated.
Speaking after the inauguration in Asaba, President-General of the association, Mr Ifeanyi Eboigbe, commended youths in the state for their peaceful conduct in 2017.
“There is no place like home. Some of the countries our youths travel to are not better than Nigeria. Nonetheless, I commend the youths in the state for being peaceful and law abiding in the year 2017, which helped investment and grew the state’s economy,” Eboigbe said.
Also speaking, the Director-General, DSCYA, Mr Innocent Esewezie, stressed the need for youths to prepare themselves for leadership, adding: “Shun violence, cultism, kidnapping, prostitution and other social vices that can truncate your future. Spend time improving yourselves and preparing for tomorrow’s leadership roles.
“The association will soon begin a tour of the state to sensitize youths on the need to be supportive of government and respect constituted authorities for the overall good of all.”
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January transfer news & rumours: Arsenal & Liverpool dealt Lemar blow
Goal takes a look at the biggest transfer rumours from the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and beyond as we head into the winter window
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Sports: Blake Griffin had a great reaction to hearing he had been traded to the Pistons
Blake Griffin took to Twitter to express his own shock at the blockbuster trade that sent him from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Detroit Pistons.
- The Los Angeles Clippers have reportedly agreed to trade superstar forward Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons.
- Griffin took to Twitter to react to the news, sharing much of the shock that NBA fans were also feeling.
- The Clippers and Pistons are set to play in less than two weeks, setting up for an awkward reunion.
The Los Angeles Clippers reportedly agreed to trade star forward Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons on Monday night in exchange for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, and Boban Marjanovic, as well as a first- and a second-round draft pick.
The Clippers are said to also be sending Brice Johnson and Willie Reed to Detroit as a part of the deal.
The deal came as a shock to NBA fans, as Blake Griffin had signed a five-year, $171 million extension with the Clippers just last year. Apparently, the news was quite shocking to Griffin as well, as the All-Star forward took to Twitter to seemingly express his reaction to the surprising news.
Around Twitter, NBA fans were sharing reactions of their own to the deal that marks the end of an era for the Clippers.
The Clippers are due to travel to Detroit to play the Pistons on February 9, meaning an awkward reunion could be in store very soon for the two sides of the deal.
Sports: Blake Griffin had a great reaction to hearing he had been traded to the Pistons
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Athletic close on Barca target Inigo Martinez to replace Man City-bound Laporte
The Spain international is set to become the most expensive Spanish defender in history after his €32 million release clause was activated
Athletic close on Barca target Inigo Martinez to replace Man City-bound Laporte
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Olivier Giroud could have big say in Arsenal deal
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Olivier Giroud could have big say in Arsenal deal
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Politics: Melania Trump was reportedly blindsided by reports a lawyer paid porn star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about an alleged encounter with Donald Trump
The first lady canceled plans to join Trump on a trip to Davos amid the reports, but she plans to appear by his side at his first State of the Union address.
- First Lady Melania Trump was reportedly blindsided by a bombshell report that a lawyer paid porn star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about an alleged encounter with Donald Trump.
- Melania was reportedly furious about the revelation, canceling plans to join the president on a trip to Davos.
- She is expected to appear by Trump's side at his first State of the Union address on Tuesday.
First Lady Melania Trump was reportedly blindsided by the bombshell report that President Donald Trump's lawyer previously arranged a payment to Stephanie Clifford, a porn star who goes by the stage name "Stormy Daniels," to keep her from publicly disclosing an alleged sexual encounter with Donald Trump.
Melania was furious at the president, two people close to the Trumps said in a New York Times report published on Monday.
The alleged sexual encounter, first reported in The Wall Street Journal, alleged that Michael Cohen, the president's longtime attorney, had arranged a payment of $130,000 to Daniels, a month before the 2016 US presidential election. Following the report, celebrity gossip magazine InTouch published a seven-year-old interview with Daniels, in which the former porn star described an alleged encounter with the president.
The Trump administration has denied the allegation. Cohen shared what he said was a letter from Daniels, dated January 10, 2018, denying she was paid to keep quiet about the alleged incident.
The first lady's communications director, Stephanie Grisham, criticized reports surrounding Melania Trump's behavior of late, calling it "salacious and flat-out false."
Following the reports of the alleged sexual encounters, Melania unexpectedly dropped out of a two-day trip with the president to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum, where he met with, and addressed world leaders.
The first lady made an unexpected trip to the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington instead, ahead of the International Day of Holocaust Remembrance.
Despite her recent absence from the public spotlight, the first lady is expected to attend the president's first State of the Union address on Tuesday, where Trump will deliver a speech on "building a safe, strong and proud America."
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The tank farm fires
A recent tank farm explosion in the Navy Town area of Ijegun, Lagos State, the third in recent history, left residents of the neighbourhood scurrying to safety. The Ijegun depot reportedly burst into flames after […]
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Pogrom, ranching and colony
RANCOLONITIS is a new word you will understand as you read along. Sometimes some experiences come to pass which we lack words to describe but which we love to give a name in order to […]
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Monday 29 January 2018
Politics: CIA Director Pompeo: 'I have every expectation' Russia will try to meddle in the 2018 midterm election
“I haven’t seen a significant decrease in [Russian] activity,” Pompeo added.
- CIA Director Mike Pompeo was interviewed by the BBC on Monday and answered questions about Russia's possible interference in the 2018 midterm elections.
- Pompeo said he expects Russia to try to meddle in the midterm elections and that he hasn't seen any diminishing attempts on their part.
- Pompeo also discussed the conflict with North Korea, Trump's tough rhetoric, and Michael Wolff's book "Fire and Fury."
CIA Director Mike Pompeo said in an interview with the BBC on Monday that he expects Russia to try to meddle in the 2018 midterm elections.
"I have every expectation that they will continue to try and do that," Pompeo told BBC reporter Gordon Corera. "But I'm confident that America will be able to have a free and fair election (and) that we will push back in a way that is sufficiently robust that the impact they have on our election won't be great."
Pompeo also told the BBC that, despite some cooperation on anti-terrorism efforts, he views Russia as an adversary, stressing that they are still trying to influence the US and Europe.
The CIA director also answered questions about the conflict with North Korea, President Donald Trump's rhetoric, and Michael Wolff's book "Fire and Fury."
"We talk about [Kim Jong Un] having the ability to deliver a nuclear weapon to the United States in a matter of a handful of months," Pompeo told the BBC. The CIA director said his job is to provide Trump with intelligence that will deliver "a set of options that continue to take down that risk by non-diplomatic means."
Pompeo said there are many "possible” ways to remove Kim from power, and, concerning Trump's tough rhetoric, that North Korea's leader "understands the message that America is serious."
When asked about Wolff's book "Fire and Fury," Pompeo called it "absurd."
"I haven't read the book. I don't intend to," Pompeo said, adding that the "claim that the president isn't engaged and doesn't have a grasp on these important issues is dangerous and false and it saddens me that someone would have taken the time to write such drivel."
"He is very focused in the sense that he is curious about the facts that we present. He is curious in the sense he wants to understand why we believe them," Pompeo said.
Wolff's book allegedly quotes a number of Trump's advisers and cabinet members who questioned the president's intelligence.
For example, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson allegedly called him a "f—ing idiot" and National Economics Council Director Gary Cohn called him "dumb as s—."
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Fayose: God directed me to pick my deputy as successor – Governor
Fayose, who spoke at the rally held at Okesa area, said that he was not rattled by the negative utterances hurled at him by the anti-Olusola aspirants.
Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose, at a PDP rally on Monday in Ado Ekiti, declared that God directed him to support his Deputy, Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, to succeed him.
“Olusola never said he wanted to be deputy governor, but God instructed me to pick him. I said we will go together after our tenure, but God said I should allow him to stay; that what I said was my own opinion,” Fayose told the huge crowd.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that former minister of state for works, Dayo Adeyeye, a serving senator, Mrs. Biodun Olujimi, and Nigeria’s former envoy in Canada, Dare Bejide, had indicated interest in the PDP’s ticket for the July 14 governorship poll.
The trio, along with a former Fayose aide and justice commissioner, Owoseeni Ajayi, had jointly rejected the adoption of Olusola as the PDP’s sole candidate and described the step as “pedestrian and undemocratic”.
But Fayose, who spoke at the rally held at Okesa area, said that he was not rattled by the negative utterances hurled at him by the anti-Olusola aspirants.
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“The PDP has taken a position which we think is in the best interest of the state; we shall not be distracted by those opposed to this step,” he said.
He expressed confidence that the PDP would win the July 14 election “by God’s grace”.Fayose said that the large turn out of people for the rally was a testimony of PDP’s popularity in Ekiti, and warned those thinking of rigging the election to perish that thought as the people would resist that.
He said that his administration had achieved a lot in the areas of infrastructure.
“We have improved on infrastructural development. We built a flyover at Oja Oba market and also built a new governor’s office. We have executed many projects,” he said.
He dismissed allegations that his government had borrowed N56 billion, and declared that he had not borrowed “even a dime” since he came into office.
“Let my opponents know that the elections are not won by propaganda. If they are sure of what they are saying, let them tell us the bank that gave the loan and also produce the papers leading to the transactions,” he said.
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Chelsea January transfer news LIVE: Musonda completes Celtic loan
Goal brings you all the latest news, rumours and deals related to the Blues as the January transfer window heats up
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APC, Buhari for second term
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Boko Haram: NAF bombs terrorists, gun trucks in Sambisa forest
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God directed me to pick my deputy as successor —Fayose
Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose, at a PDP rally on Monday in Ado Ekiti, declared that God directed him to support his Deputy, Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, to succeed him. “Olusola never said he wanted to be […]
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Osinbajo, Saraki, Dogara attend parade of honour for Ekwueme
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, joined by Senate President Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to receive the remains of former Vice-President Alex Ekwueme at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International […]
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Tech: The best thing to eat before and after you exercise, according to the fitness guru behind the viral ‘Insanity’ workout
Shaun T. prefers to exercise first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, but sometimes needs a snack to keep him fueled before and after a workout.
- Shaun T. is the mind behind the viral "Insanity" workout.
- In his new book, "T is for Transformation," Shaun talks about what motivates him to exercise and what he does when he's feeling low on fuel.
- Shaun told Business Insider that his favorite "powerhouse" food is the sweet potato.
Getting ready to work out is often the hardest part of exercising. You need a plan, a place to do it, the right kind of clothes, good shoes, and enough energy.
Caffeine can help you feel more energetic — but so can certain foods.
Shaun T. is the fitness guru who came up with the viral "Insanity" target="_blank" workout, a grueling 60-day fitness plan that uses interval training — an equipment-free workout approach that involves breaking up quick bursts of sweaty movement with short rest periods. Shaun told Business Insider that while he prefers to exercise first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, he sometimes needs a little something extra to keep him fueled before and after a workout.
His favorite food for a pre- or post-workout snack is sweet potato, or what he calls a "powerhouse food." On days when he's feeling low-energy, he eats half of one about 45 minutes before exercising.
"A half a sweet potato is my best friend," Shaun said. "I call it the powerhouse food. It’s an amazing carb, and you don’t need to add sugar or anything like that. Just bake it and eat it just like that."
Sweet potatoes might be a healthy pre- and post-workout food for many reasons, but one of them is that they're a great source of carbohydrates — the most easily accessible form of fuel for your muscles.
After a heart-pounding, leg-shaking workout, carbs can speedily nourish the parts of your body that need it most.
Plus, despite packing a high dose of carbs, sweet potatoes are also rich in several other nutrients which can help balance out their impact on your energy levels — meaning you won't get a spike in energy and then crash a few hours later. Half of a baked sweet potato gives you 3 grams of fiber, 2 grams of protein, more than three times your daily requirement of vitamin A, and a third of your daily dose of vitamin C. It's also only about 80 to 90 calories, fewer than you'd get from eating a piece of toast.
But don't take my word for it — try it next time you work out.
"Just eat that and you'll be like, 'Oh my goodness,'" Shaun said.
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Politics: A Russian military jet flew within 5 feet of a US Navy plane
A Russian military SU-27 jet intercepted a US Navy P-3 Orion maritime surveillance aircraft over the Black Sea Monday, coming within five feet of the aircraft.
- A Russian fighter jet intercepted a US Navy maritime surveillance aircraft over the Black Sea, coming as close as five feet to the US plane.
- This is just the latest in a number of aggressive air intercepts between the US and Russia.
- The last aerial intercept involved US and Russian jets over Syria last December.
A Russian SU-27 jet intercepted a US Navy P-3 Orion maritime surveillance aircraft over the Black Sea on Monday, coming within five feet of the aircraft, US Naval Forces Europe confirmed.
"A US EP-3 Aries aircraft flying in international airspace over the Black Sea was intercepted by a Russian SU-27," according to the Navy statement.
"This interaction was determined to be unsafe due to the SU-27 closing to within five feet and crossing directly through the EP-3's flight path, causing the EP-3 to fly through the SU-27's jet wash."
The incident reportedly forced the crew of the aircraft to prematurely end its mission and was first reported by CNN. Monday's intercept is the latest in a string of "unsafe" intercepts that the Russian military has conducted.
In November, a Russian Su-30 fighter flew as close as 50 feet before turning on its afterburners while intercepting a US Navy P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine warfare aircraft over the same area.
The maneuver forced the plane to enter its jet wash and caused it to undergo a 15-degree roll, Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza, a Pentagon spokeswoman, said at the time.
The US Navy has been conducting reconnaissance missions over the Black Sea at a high rate since the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014.
There have been a number of aerial intercept incidents between US and Russian aircraft over the past year, even outside of Europe.
The most recent intercept occurred over Syria in December, and saw two US Air Force F-22s be intercepted by Russian Su-25 and Su-35. The US Aircraft had to fire flares as warnings to the Russian jets, one of which "had to aggressively maneuver to avoid a midair collision."
Russia has denied the incident in Syria took place.
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I was not slapped nor did I ask anybody to slap anyone, Senator Olujimi
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I was not slapped nor did I ask anybody to slap anyone, Senator Olujimi
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Chelsea January transfer news LIVE: Emerson nears £17.5m move from Roma
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Klopp reveals why he didn't hijack Arsenal's bid to sign Aubameyang
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NFF: Nigerian Football body secure new sponsors
Pinnick promised that the federation would abide by every letter of the contract.
Nigerian Breweries PLC have partnered with the Nigeria Football Federation, both parties will official present the pagreed partnership to the public in in Lagos on Friday, 9th February 2018.
The partnership comes just after the NFF unveiled a beverage sponsor in January as well as plans for the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup.
NFF President Amaju Pinnick told Federations website that the Football body was “excited and fulfilled” to seal the agreements with Sponsors.
The President described the sponsors as, “an organization that has been a torch –bearer of excellence and corporate social responsibility for the several decades it has operated in Nigeria.”
Pinnick promised that the federation would abide by every letter of the contract.
Mike Itemuagbor who is the Chief Executive of Pamodzi Sports Marketing Company, told the Federation's website that the initial contract is for a period of five years, with an option for renewal.
“This is a very good deal for the NFF and the National Teams. Nigerian Breweries PLC is committing a huge sum to this sponsorship agreement, but the more important aspect is the activation of the contract, which the company has an unrivalled pedigree in doing and which it is committed to doing with this contract as well.
“Pamodzi is happy to be the sponsorship agency to this worthy alliance. Nigerian Football is on the upswing and Nigerian Breweries PLC remains a formidable establishment always looking to improve on the satisfaction it gives its customers while remaining committed to lofty corporate social responsibility initiatives.”
The Nigerian Football Federation have secured several sponsors this World Cup year, and will on Wednesday, February 7 unveil the Super Eagles World Cup kit.
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Badagry Festival: Celebrating the story of a common history
There are other peoples from far away countries that are brought by the organizers to add colours to the festival by displaying their cultural heritage.
Badagry has succeeded in engraving her name on the history books of mankind; and to commemorate this achievement, the Badagry Festival is held.
Popularly known for the role it played during the slave trade period, the name Badagry is believed to have been culled from the means of livelihood of the indigenes of the city which include fishing, farming, and salt making.
Nevertheless, there are other people who believe the city was named after Agbedeh a popular farmer, whose farm was named Agbadarigi, but it was later rephrased Badagry by the Europeans.
This town, which later became a city, was one of the few places across the Atlantic that served as a route for the Europeans to transport slaves to various destinations around the world. Badagry was also the auction point for slaves captured during inter-village warfare.
However, since 1999, the Badagry Festival has become an annual event held in Badagry, Lagos State, to reflect and commemorate the significance of the ancient town during the slave trade era to highlight the diversity of African cultures.
The festival which is organised by African Renaissance Foundation (AREFO), a non-governmental organisation founded for the preservation and resuscitation of tangible and intangible cultural and natural heritage of the African people, can be said to be a convergence of culture and a display of African royalty.
Like most festivals celebrated within and outside the state, indigene and faithfuls of Africans culture are attracted from the rounded corners of the world to celebrate the Badagry Festival.
There are other peoples from far away countries that are brought by the organizers to add colours to the festival by displaying their cultural heritage.
And counted among the major highlights of the festival includes the Liberation Day Celebration, Football Competition (Oba Akran Cup), Arts & Crafts Festival, Nature/Water Sport Activities, Vothun Henwhe Festival, Zangbeto Exotheric Masquerade Festival, Gbenepo Royal Carnival, International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and Its Abolition, Carnival Day and more.
Unarguably, the Badagry Festival cannot be compared to the New Yam Festival in terms of popularity; nor can it find common ground with the Eyo Festival when it comes to acknowledgment.
But it is highly remarkable as it presents a unique opportunity for Diasporans and locals to celebrate the beauty of our common history in a peculiar way.
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Ekwueme's burial; Enugu township wears new look
Ekwueme's burial; Enugu township wears new look
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Ondo bans street blocking, parties
ONDO state government on Monday banned the blocking of roads or streets across the state for any form of social or commercial activities in any part of the state. To this effect, all the Council […]
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January transfer news & rumours: Madrid to pay Neymar €50m per season
Goal takes a look at the biggest transfer rumours from the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and beyond as we head into the winter window
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ITF trains 300 FCT youths, provides tools for business take off
THE Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has trained 300 youths in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in welding and fabrication, plumbing, tailoring and fashion design and pipe fitting in another phase of National Industrial Skills Development […]
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Betting Preview: Swansea City v Arsenal: Back the Gunners to concede
The Swans pulled off a big win in their last top-flight outing which Arsene Wenger must put into consideration
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Kano APC Crisis: Presidency Summons Ganduje, Kwankwaso
Ahead of the controversial visit to Kano by Sen. Rabi’u Kwankwaso on Tuesday, the Presidency on Monday summoned Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje and the Senator to avert breakdown of law and order in Kano State. The governor, accompanied by two serving senators and two members of the House of Representatives from the state, met with the […]
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FADAMA III AF trains farmers in Kogi in new farming technology
The FADAMA III Additional Financing (AFII) programme has started training farmers in Kogi on how to use simple farming technology to boost agriculture. Ms Josephine Unekwu, FADAMA III Communication Officer in Kogi, made this known […]
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NAUS Plans Indefinite Protests Until FG, Varsity Staff Unions Reach Agreement, Call Off Strike
The National Association of University Students, NAUS, has vowed to embark on a protest should the Joint force of NASU, SSANU, NAAT and the Federal Government fail to reach a compromise and call off the ongoing strike.
Speaking on Sunday in Abuja, NAUS National Secretary General, Comrade Ogochukwu Isioma, said after due consultations with concerned stakeholders and union leaders, the Association agreed to embark on a protest.
He said: “When we commence the protest, we will not stop until the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of NASU, SSANU, NAAT and the Federal Government resolve the issue and call off the strike.
“We have agreed that all NAUS leaders, Students’ Union leaders in the various institutions, concerned stakeholders, as well as well meaning comrades would join forces to begin the protest, if by the end of the three weeks ultimatum given them, the Federal Government fails to reach a compromise with the leadership of NASU, SSANU and NAAT.”
According to him, the Union leaders would kick-start the protest at the Eagle Square, Abuja.
He said further: “We are resolute in our quest to secure and protect our future from being ruined. There is no going back in our struggle to emancipate Nigerian University students from the shackles of oppressions.”
He described the Federal Government’s attitude towards the education sector as sardonic and satanic.
“NAUS has reaffirmed its commitment in collaborating with other Civil Society Organisations to ensure that public education at the university level occupies utmost priority in governments’ policies, budgeting and implementation,” Isioma said.
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