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14Jan

By Ndidi UwechueNo Comments

You – A Platform For Social Change

14th January 2020 Most people want to be commended, or valued, or “blessed” after they have done a good deed. Most of us want to be recognised after we have done something helpful. This is perfectly normal, and it is us being human. Other people though, live at a higher level. One of them was Kaspar Nützel. Very few have heard of him, but millions know about his champion the monk Professor Martin Luther who officially started off the Protestant Reformation in Europe when in 1517 he reportedly nailed his Ninety-five Theses, a theological argument to the door of Wittenburg Church. Kaspar Nützel was a nobleman from Nuremberg in Germany. Luther's Ninety-five Theses had been written in Latin, a language that only scholars and not the ordinary citizen could understand. Without be...

Opinion: Are You A Marlian? – Bayo Adeyinka

10Jan

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Life, Lifestyle

Opinion: Are You A Marlian? – Bayo Adeyinka

It looks harmless- just ordinary dancing steps. Great legwork and body movements. Very rhythmic and colourful. It's just a fad. And like all other fads, it will come, be around for a while and then expire. Ar least, we've had other fads and none lasted forever. Fads come and fads go. Another one will soon replace this Marlian Fad. Inside life. Right? I'm not willing to accept this Marlian craze as just a fad. It's not only banal but it actually plays down social vices such as fraud and debauchery. It goes beyond some seemingly harmless dancing steps. There is a very subliminal but subtle indoctrination going on that encourages rebellion and makes a fraudulent lifestyle acceptable. Just listen to the lyrics of Am I A Yahoo Boy and lines like "Maga to fun mi lowo steady se Karin wa ko...

Nigerian Culture or Alternative Culture?

2Jan

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Africa, Lifestyle

Nigerian Culture or Alternative Culture?

1st January 2020 Living in Nigeria, it is tiring to hear the usual response of, "This is Nigeria" or "This is not the UK" or "Are you not a Nigerian?", in the face of obvious wrongdoing that I have challenged. In any country the predominant culture is the one that characterises the country, and is the one that citizens are known for, and labelled by. For instance consider two foreign travellers arriving at London’s Heathrow airport. Both are males of the same age and social class, both are attended to by the same Immigration Officer, but one carries a Japanese passport, and the other carries a Nigerian passport. Japanese are renown for being law-abiding and having a tidy, productive little country. The Immigration Officer knowing facts about the cultures of the two countries where th...

Kwanzaa – Our Tool to Push Away the Looming Darkness

24Dec

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Africa, Celebration, Lifestyle, News, Nigeria, Religion

Kwanzaa – Our Tool to Push Away the Looming Darkness

24th December 2019 When explorers, missionaries and historians described Africa as the “Dark Continent” we condemned them as being antinubianists (Antinubianism is racism specifically against Black people). However, now in the 21st century many concerned voices, from Africa, from Europe and from Asia are talking about the looming threat of darkness hanging over Sub-Saharan Africa. Some say we have already entered the darkness. Others say we are on the very verge of it. What seems to be agreed upon is that this darkness WILL BE PERMANENT IF INTERVENTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN UP. Let us first define this darkness. Reports, analyses and statistics abound pointing to a resources-rich Continent yet with an inability to govern its people well, or feed its people well, or generally cater for even ...

Lagos Govt. to Create One-Stop Shop for Filmmakers

17Sep

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Employment, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Youths

Lagos Govt. to Create One-Stop Shop for Filmmakers

As part of efforts to boost the film and entertainment industry, the Lagos State government is set to create a one-stop-shop of conceptualisation to finality for filmmakers in the State. The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Shuli Adebolu, disclosed this at the graduation ceremony of the Pioneer MultiChoice Talent Factory Scholars drawn from across West Africa, which was held at the Lagos Business School, Ajah, Lagos. Mrs. Adebolu noted that the State is blessed with beautiful locations for film production and efforts are being considered to ensure the State has a one-stop Centre that would ensure quality and timely production of films that meet domestic and international standards. While reiterating that the vision of the present administration is to gr...

Lagos Continues Sale of Lake Rice Despite End of the Eid Celebrations

15Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Agriculture, Celebration, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Lagos Continues Sale of Lake Rice Despite End of the Eid Celebrations

The Lagos State Government has said the sales of its popular brand, Lake Rice, will continue at all designated centres across the State despite the end of the Eid celebrations. While speaking on the reason for the continuous sales of the rice, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Olayiwole Onasanya affirmed that the products are available at various centres across the State including the Agricultural Development Authority Complex, Oko-Oba; Lagos State Agriculture Inputs Supply Authority (LAISA), Ojo and the Blue Roof at LTV Complex, Agidingbi, Ikeja. The Permanent Secretary added that the product is also available at the Lake Rice Sales Center at Temu Farm Service Center, Epe; Odogunyan Farm Service Center, Ikorodu; Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere; Ministry of Agricul...

Sallah: Sustain the Tempo of Peace, says Kwara State Gov

11Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Celebration, News, Nigeria, Religion

Sallah: Sustain the Tempo of Peace, says Kwara State Gov

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appealed to Kwarans to sustain the tempo of peace existing in the state for overall development. Speaking at the Ilorin praying on Sunday, the governor said the prevailing peace would attract investment and socioeconomic development. AbdulRazaq, who was represented by his Chief of Staff Adisa Logun, urged residents of the state to guide the existing peace jealously. "If you notice Kwara was so calm before this sallah. It has never been so calm and we will work hard to sustain it," he added. Logun appealed to Kwarans to remain peaceful and support the state government in its quest to provide the dividends of democracy to the people. The Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi later led the State Government delegation to pay sallah homage...

Eid el Kabir : Coleman’s MD Calls For Self Sacrifice, Total Submission To Allah

11Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Celebration, News, Nigeria, Religion

Eid el Kabir : Coleman’s MD Calls For Self Sacrifice, Total Submission To Allah

The Managing Director of Coleman Wires and Cables, Mr. George Onafowokan has called on Muslims faithful across the country to submit to will of Almighty Allah with true Obedience and self sacrifice. He stated this in his Eid el Kabir message made available to newsmen on Sunday. According to him, True Obedience is self sacrifice and total submission to Allah's will, would bring peaceful coexistence and development to our country. Onafowokan posited that submission to Allah's tenets would go along way to curb all manners of social vices in the country. "I want to also appeal to parents to teach their children the tenets of Islam,saying this would prevent them from joining bad groups. He appealed to Nigerians to stand for the truth, as Almighty Allah (SAW). He however wishes all ...

Eid el-Kabir: Remember The Needy, As You Celebrate, Lawmaker Charges Well Meaning Nigerians

11Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Lagos News, Legislature, Lifestyle, News, Nigeria, Religion

Eid el-Kabir: Remember The Needy, As You Celebrate, Lawmaker Charges Well Meaning Nigerians

As Muslims faithful celebrate this year's Eid el Kabir, a member of Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu representing Eti-Osa constituency 02 has called on well meaning Nigerians to share with the needy. He stated this in a statement made available by his media office to felicitate with Muslims faithful on Eid al Adha celebration. While celebrating with Muslims faithful in his constituency and Lagosians, Yishawu said this period should not be for wining and dining alone, insisting that those who could not afford to eat three square meals should be provided for. Yishawu, who is also the chairman ad-hoc committee on Budget appealed to Nigerians to seek the face of Almighty God on the issue of insecurity in the name. "As Nigerians, we must pray for our unity and ag...

10Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Celebration, Life, Lifestyle, News, Nigeria

Kwara Gov Greets Olofa of Offa at 56

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Saturday felicitated with the Olofa of Offa Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi (Esuwoye II) on his 56th birthday. This contained in a statement signed by Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor. "On the occasion of another birthday of His Royal Highness, I commend him for his focused and mature leadership of the people of Offa and his commitment to their welfare," AbdulRazaq said in a statement in Ilorin, the state capital. The Governor prayed the Almighty God to grant the Olofa many rewarding and successful years on the throne of his forefathers.