Month: August 2022

135 Yrs After UK Returns 72 Stolen Benin Bronze Artefacts

ADEOLA YUSUF

Horniman Museum and Gardens in South East London has agreed to return 72 Benin Bronzes looted from the former British colony now known as Nigeria. This comes amid pressure on European institutions to return artefacts stolen during the colonial era. Also, Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments had, earlier this year, asked for the looted items to be returned. READ ALSO: Sebiotimo Elewa Sapon: Life And Times of The Abeokuta Famous Beans Seller Athlete Comes Last In Race As Penis Constantly Falls Out of His Shorts Meet Oluwafunmibi Babalola,…

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Sebiotimo Elewa Sapon: Life And Times of The Abeokuta Famous Beans Seller

ADEOLA YUSUF

Madam Janet Odesola was initially hawking dry fishes, before she forayed into cooked beans (ewa pekule) in 1951. Here is her story in less than two hundred and fifty words Sapon was extracted and coined from the word “Saponloore”. “Se Apon loore” meaning “help the bachelors”. Sapon was the meeting place where people, especially men who had not married used to go and eat delicious foods and drink in those days in Abeokuta. Sapon connects Ijaiye, Ago-Oba, Itoku, Lafenwa, Isale Igbein and Ake roads. Many people were unaware of what…

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Brighton Defeat Manchester United 2-1 At Old Trafford

ADEOLA YUSUF

How Erik ten Hag suffered a woeful first defeat in his first match as Man U manager in Brighton famous first-ever win at Old Trafford Erik ten Hag suffered a woeful defeat in his first match in charge at Old Trafford. Brighton claimed a famous first-ever win at Old Trafford as Manchester United suffered a nightmare defeat in Erik ten Hag’s first Premier League match in charge. READ ALSO: FIFA Approves Use Of Offside Tech Football For Qatar World Cup Thomas Tuchel Confirms Marcos Alonso Wishes To Leave Chelsea Thomas…

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Nigerian Final-Year Varsity Student Commits Suicide

ADEOLA YUSUF

How the 500-level student of the Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU, Abia State, forcefully took his life – Report A 500-level student of the Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU, Abia State, identified as Modestus Hyacinth Egbulefu,has committed suicide after taking hard drug in Ikwuano council area, Abia State. READ ALSO: Betrayal Of Kwame Nkrumah: Drama, Pains of Coup, Death of Ghana’s Leader School Proprietor Sentenced To Death For Kidnapping, Killing Pupil Herdsmen Stab Bus Conductor To Death in Lagos Over Cow’s Death Egbulefu, who is a…

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Athlete Comes Last In Race As Penis Constantly Falls Out of His Shorts

ADEOLA YUSUF

18 year-old Alberto Nonino reacts to viral video says “you don’t need to send me the links to the blogs out there”   “I’m trying to laugh about it now but immediately afterwards I felt terrible and I’m thankful to my friends and family for helping me get over what happened a few hours later,” an Italian athlete, Alberto Nonino, who suffered an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction at the World Athletics U20 Championship has said. Alberto Nonino’s penis kept falling out of his shorts during the 400m event. READ ALSO: Meet…

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Meet Oluwafunmibi Babalola, University of Ibadan Student Who Speaks 24 Languages

ADEOLA YUSUF

  ONE TONGUE, 24 LANGUAGES: The hyperpolyglot 400-level student of veterinary medicine opens up to Campus Reporter Tijani Abdulkabeer about her journey into multilingualism, and how Hausa, out of the 24 languages, has been so rewarding for her.     How did you become multilingual? I think it’s just interest that keeps me going. There is no explanation for it. It’s my life. I love languages. I am passionate about it. It just happens. I hear a language, and I pick it up. How long did it take you to learn…

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JUST IN: Nigeria Female Relay Team Wins Gold, Men Bronze

ADEOLA YUSUF

How Tobi Amusan was drafted into the female team that set African Record In Commonwealth Games 100m Relay The Nigeria’s female 4×100m relay team has won the Gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. Platforms Africa reports that this feat recorded on Sunday, 7 August, 202, came as the female team continues its blistering form at the ongoing Commonwealth Games. READ ALSO: Twitter Announces New Features For Kenyan Election AMAZON AMUSAN: TALE OF TOBI, A RECORD-TRASHER IN TEARS, BY ADEOLA YUSUF JUST IN: Adekuoroye Wins Sixth Gold For Nigeria Nigeria drafted…

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Twitter Announces New Features For Kenyan Election

ADEOLA YUSUF

Twitter has announced the rollout of new features for the Kenyan elections which is set for August. This is as different countries across Africa gear up for their general elections. According to the firm, it serves as a centralised hub for real-time political conversation and commentary, electoral resources, journalistic reports live from the campaign trail as well as a tool for people to hear directly from political representatives themselves. According to the firm, this is in a bid to amplify credible information to Kenyan voters on its platform. It stated…

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FIRE-FOR-FIRE: Amosun, Abiodun in War of Words Over Ogun Politics

ADEOLA YUSUF

  ▪️ Abiodun A Monumental Failure Was Rigged-In In 2019, He Must Be Voted Out – Amosun ▪️ I Won’t Be Distracted with Self Delusioned Person Who Wants To Play God – Abiodun Fires Back   A former governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, has broken his silence over the 2019 governorship election, saying the incumbent, Governor Dapo Abiodun, must be removed from office through the ballot. Amosun said the 2019 election was rigged in favour of the governor, adding that those who rigged the election had apologised to him.…

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When Will You Congratulate Adeleke?’ — Davido Taunts oyetola

ADEOLA YUSUF

Davido has taken a swipe at Gboyega Oyetola, governor of Osun, for challenging the outcome of the July 16 guber election in the state. Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared the winner of the keenly-contested election. Adeleke secured 403,371 votes to defeat Oyetola of the All Progressive Congress (APC), who got 375,027 votes. READ ALSO: Atiku Is A liar, Wike Bombs PDP Presidential Candidate How PDP’ll defeat Sanwo-Olu With My 20m instagram Followers -Funke Akindele BREAKING: Popular PDP Politician, Godsday Orubebe, Dumps Party But…

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