Month: November 2021

How Popular Actor, Baba Suwe, Suffered Partial Stroke for 10 Years, Begged for Money, Died

ADEOLA YUSUF

Colleagues, relatives speak about last moments of the comic star, Babatunde Omidina, who suffered a partial stroke since his ordeal with the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA) ten years ago   Veteran Nollywood comic actor, Babatunde Omidina, fondly called Baba Suwe, died on Monday after a decade of pains from partial stroke. Platforms Africa reports that Omidina, who passed on early Monday (today) at the age of 63, suffered the partial stroke since his ordeal with the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA) ten years ago. His…

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“Be Aware, Prepare, Your Supervisor Is a Course You Should Study,” UI Scholar Opens Up on Secret of PhD Attainment

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Number of years it takes to start and finish a PhD programme. Difference between M.Phil/PhD and PhD. And, reasons your Supervisor is a stand-alone course you should study. Lillian Omolara Shoroye, in this tribute to her supervisor, Senayon Olaoluwa, PhD, attempts these posers. The fresh PhD holder at the pretigious University of Ibadan, opens up on secret of her PhD attainment, in the article originally entitled; “My Supervisor Said.”   MY SUPERVISOR SAID With the convocation ceremony over, I made my way to PG College and went straight to the…

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Nigerian Teenager, Tomisin Ogunnubi, beats Others From 170 Nations to Emerge $1bn Tech Champion

ADEOLA YUSUF

Here are the details of how the 16-year-old coding star and tech prodigy beat 49,900 other tech whiz kids from 170 countries to emerge one of the 100 Global Winners in the $1bn Rise Initiative.   Nigerian teenage tech prodigy, Tomisin Ogunnubi, has emerged one of the champions at a global tech competition. The 16-year-old coding star beat 49,900 other tech whiz kids from 170 countries to emerge one of the 100 Global Winners in the $1bn Rise Initiative. READ ALSO: How My Student Beat Me Up, Tried To Kill…

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How My Student Beat Me Up, Tried To Kill Me – UNILORIN Female Lecturer

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Dr. Rahmat Zakariya, a lecturer at the Department of Microbiology, University of Ilorin, made national and international headlines this week when her story went viral after a student, Waliyullah Salaudeen, attacked her following alleged disagreement over SIWES programme. In this exclusive interview, she narrated her side of the story which has been missing from the dominant narrative out there about the incident. She also clarified what she termed misconceptions about the whole issue. Excerpts:-   There have been several reports out there about the incident, what is your own side…

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Group Demands Probe as Student, Teacher’s Murder Rocks Epe, Lagos Community

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The gruesome killings of a teacher and a student in Epe has continue to be trailed by condemnation with an association, Club Seventies Epe (CSE), demanding probe of the ugly incident. Platforms Africa reports that Razak Bakare, a student of Michael Otedola College of Primary Education (MOCPED), Epe was shot dead on campus last week Wednesday, while Ahmed Saheed, a teacher in Army Children High School Epe also in Epe area, was killed on Friday. The Club Seventies Epe, in a reaction to thr killings, appealed to the Lagos State…

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TotalEnergies, InTouch and partners take open banking to service stations, rural areas

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TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc in conjunction with InTouch and other partners, has deployed “Touch Point” to over 385 stations. Touch point is a mobile payment financial-inclusion solution which TotalEnergies offers to capture the banked and unbanked populations in rural, sub-urban and urban communities nationwide including Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano, and Kaduna. There are currently five (5) service bouquets being offered at the stations – Airtime, Data, Bills Payment, Cash Deposit and Cash Withdrawal. TotalEnergies journey as a company has, over the years, evolved beyond a fuelling station to a…

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Continuous Oil Spillage on Aiteo Facility in Bayelsa Hits Two Weeks -Report

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Oil has been spilling from a well owned by Nigeria’s Aiteo Eastern E&P and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC for two weeks in southern Nigeria, Reuters has reported, quoting local residents and politicians, who are now saying it threatened the environment and local economy. Aiteo said on November 9 an “extremely high order” oil spill had started on Nov. 5 and that the pressure on the wellhead meant it was impossible to halt it immediately. It had no immediate comment on Friday but said a new statement was being…

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Oil Industry key to Africa Free Trade Agreement-Exec Sec NCDMB

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Technological advancements in the African oil and gas industry and proceeds from operations will play significant roles in industrializing the continent and actualizing the goals of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA), the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote has said. Platforms Africa reports that Wabote said this in Lagos at the Real News Magazine 9th Anniversary Lecture, hinting that Africa’s industrialization agenda is at the heart of AFCFTA and oil and gas remains a key part of the energy…

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NCC Alerts Of Hacking Group, Lyceum, Targeting Telcos, ISPs

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For the second time in one week,the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has once again, notified the public of the existence of another hacking group orchestrating cyber espionage in the African telecoms space. In a statement by Ikechukwu Adinde on Monday, the NCC said the Iranian hacking group known as Lyceum (also known as Hexane, Siamesekitten, or Spirlin) has been reported to be targeting telecoms, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Africa with upgraded malware in a recent politically motivated attacks oriented in cyberespionage. It stated…

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Olu Jacobs Suffering Dementia With Lewy Bodies for Over 2 Years – Wife

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  Veteran actress, Joke Silva has opened up concerning the health condition of her husband and fellow actor, Olu Jacobs. The actor has been off the movie screens but recently he was seen publicly at Africa International Film Festival Awards (AFRIFF) in Lagos, looking frail. The actress in an interview with Chude Jideonwo aired on Channels Television on Saturday revealed that her husband has been battling with Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) for a couple of years. READ ALSO: 64-Year Old Music Star, Wasiu Ayinde KWAM 1, Marries New Wife…

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