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Gabon’s Aubameyang Breaks Arsenal Record as Player to Reach the 50 Goals Mark Fastest in PL

4Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Africa, English Premiership, Gabon, Sports, Youths

Gabon’s Aubameyang Breaks Arsenal Record as Player to Reach the 50 Goals Mark Fastest in PL

Prolific Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang set a new record at Premiership side Arsenal by becoming the fasted player to reach 50 the goal mark fastest for the Londoners. He achieved the feat after his brace in midweek against Norwich City in their first home game since the restart of the English topflight. Aubameyang took his tally to 51 in the 4-0 thrashing of relegation bound Norwich City. Aubameyang rose to sixth in the Premier League standings of fastest players to reach 50 goals. It took the Gabonese 79 league games to surpass the record initially held by Arsenal’s French legend Thierry Henry who took 83 games to reach 50 goals, closely followed by Ian Wright at third. Arsenal’s second all-time goal poacher, Wright congratulated Aubameyang on twitter for his milesto...

Rape Allegation: D’banj Sues Accuser Seyitan for N1.5B

4Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Crime, Justice, Music, News, Nigeria, Youths

Rape Allegation: D’banj Sues Accuser Seyitan for N1.5B

Popular Nigerian musician D’banj has lodged a libel suit of N1.5 billion on his rape accuser Ms. Seyitan through his counsel Mike Ezekhome (SAN) Ms. Seyitan had called D’banj out for sexually molesting her at a Glee Hotel, Victory Island, Lagos on December 31, 2018. which she said took Dbanj procured the services of controversial and foremost Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), to slam a libel suit of N1.5 billion naira on the Ms. Seyitan, a lady who had accused him of rape. Seyitan had alleged that the music star met her at a party where she declined his amorous advances at her. She said the singer drove to her hotel room in Victoria Island at 2:40 am from his Eko hotel lodge. She said D’banj got her spare key from receptionist at the hotel and repeatedly raped h...

South Africa: Student Union Threatens to Close Schools Across SA Over Covid-19 Fears

14Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, Education, News, South Africa, Youths

South Africa: Student Union Threatens to Close Schools Across SA Over Covid-19 Fears

The Congress of South African Students (Cosas) have said the body will be “shutting down all schools over SA” from Monday. The union said in a statement, “We want to put it on record that we are not giving anyone an option but we are taking a radical approach, we will save the lives of innocent scholars by hook or crook.” Cosas said it would mobilise at a school in Cape Town where it believed a Covid-19 case had been reported, “from there we will move to any other school that is operating”. This comes after recent reopening of schools in South Africa. Cosas is believed to be of the view that school reopening amid corona virus threat is undue. Source: TimesLive

Nigerian Born Boxer, Anthony Joshua not Ruled Out of Bout with Pulev – Hearn

12Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Sports, Youths

Nigerian Born Boxer, Anthony Joshua not Ruled Out of Bout with Pulev – Hearn

Eddie Hearn has allayed fears of any serious injury to the knee of Nigerian born boxer Anthony Joshua. Boxing promoter, Hearn has said that the fitness of Joshua would not be in question when he faces Kubrat Pulev. Joshua is speculated to have hurt his knee. Joshua, the WBA, WBO and IBF champion would be fit in time from the injury he picked up in training to fight Bulgarian Pulev for IBF title. Fears were expressed after Joshua attended the Black Lives Matter protest last week with a shield over his knee. Hearn has put speculation of a surgery to bed with this latest clarification. Hearn is quoted to have said, “When you’re on crutches with your leg in a brace it is never great, but it’s not something that will affect his 2020 career or his career at all,” “He will have ...

Nigerian Youth Need An Alternative Culture

18May

By Ndidi Uwechue1 Comment

Africa, Inspirational, Lifestyle, Youths

Nigerian Youth Need An Alternative Culture

18th May 2020 Starting by stating the obvious: that a good culture creates a good country; and a bad culture creates a bad country. So, by the culture lived out, citizens establish the kind of country they prefer, not only for themselves but also for their children. Before going any further, culture here is the social behaviour and ideas of society, while tradition would be the ancient way of doing things say, dancing, dressing, cooking, music making etc. Thus, “Nigerian Culture” has created the Nigeria we see. Structurally, it is a culture of INDIVIDUAL-MINDEDNESS which is basically self-preservation and self-profit, plus added to that is a SADISTIC tendency. The cultural focus on self and selfishness hardly any Nigerian or observer of Nigerians would disagree wi...

The Educational System In Nigeria Does Not Prepare the Youth for Life Outside – Personal Development Expert

9Mar

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Youths

The Educational System In Nigeria Does Not Prepare the Youth for Life Outside – Personal Development Expert

OLUSAYO ADELEYE is a lawyer, Public Speaker, Personal Development and Leadership Trainer and Coach and the Executive Director, STAND FOUNDATION. She was called to bar on 4th July, 2003 but never practised law full time and chose to be a leading etiquette and personal development consultant. She spoke to AFRICAN NEWS TODAY CORRESPONDENT, DEBO OMILANI on issues of social pressures, personal development as well as acquiring leadership skills among Nigerian Youths, among other issues. QUESTION : Your journey so far as a personal development coach. Can you also be called a motivational speaker? Well I think the word, ‘motivational speaker’ has been abused, that’s why I don’t refer to myself as one. I motivate people and spur them to take positive action t...

GENCED, NED Trains Young Women on Political Leadership

12Feb

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Youths

GENCED, NED Trains Young Women on Political Leadership

The Gender Centre for Empowering Development (GenCED) collaborated National Endowment for Democracy (NED), USA on Wednesday trained young Women aspirants contesting for seats in Ghana's upcoming 2020 general election on political leadership and public life. The 3 Days training organised by GenCED entitled "Young Women Political Leadership School" held at the Miklin Hotel, East Legon, Ghana, aimed to share inter-generational experience between older and younger women in politics and to increased women participation in politics. Honorable Mrs. Sophia Karen Ackuaku, Member of Parliament for Domeabra- Obom in a lecture delivered recounted the sleepless nights and excessive spending that had to be done in order to satisfy constituents so an aspirant can win votes. She urged young...

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 Flags Off Skills Acquisition Program To Train 10,000 Girls In Furniture Upholstery

29Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Employment, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Youths

Lagos Flags Off Skills Acquisition Program To Train 10,000 Girls In Furniture Upholstery

...Reiterates Sanwo-Olu's Commitment To Empower Women, Youths The Lagos State Government on Thursday reiterated the unwavering commitment of the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to continually implement initiatives targeted at empowering women and youths to become useful and responsible citizens. Speaking while flagging off the Girls' Skill Up Program of Jaebee Furniture designed to train 10,000 girls in furniture upholstery, the State's Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Hon (Mrs) Cecelia Dada said the present administration would spare no effort to equip women and young persons with the requisite skills aimed at transforming them into wealth creators and key contributors to national development. According to her, "Empowering women and young person...

Lagos Sports Summer Camp Holds from August 31

29Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Sports, Youths

Lagos Sports Summer Camp Holds from August 31

The Lagos State maiden multi-sports camp for children between ages 9 and 16, tagged "Lagos Sports Summer Camp", will kick-off at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos on Saturday, 31st August 2019. According to the Director-General, Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr. Oluwatoyin Gafaar, the Sports Summer Camp will be an avenue to train students across the five divisions of Lagos State. The six-day sporting event, holding from 31st August to 5th September 2019, is aimed at exposing the participants to some sports which include Athletics, Table-Tennis, Basketball, Taekwondo, Judo, Swimming, Squash and Volleyball. He further disclosed that the objective is to introduce the chosen sports to interested students and to enable them commence the training to represent Lagos, and also...