Day: May 22, 2023

Iam Tongi Wins American Idol Season 21

Ganiyu Amodu

+ What to know about the 18 year old singer who lost his dad few months before his audition On Sunday’s season finale of the singing competition series, Iam Tongi, 18, was crowned the winner following a stunning performance of his original song “I’ll Be Seeing You. He was up against Megan Danielle and Colin Stough, who placed second and third, respectively. READ ALSO: Dangote Arrived Lagos With Nothing 45 years Ago, Says Sanwo-Olu Tribunal Dismisses Atiku, Obi Live Broadcast Application ASUU Re-Elects Osodeke As National President After host Ryan…

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Dangote Arrived Lagos With Nothing 45 years Ago, Says Sanwo-Olu

Abibat Babalola

Mr Sanwo-Olu said, while giving a speech at the commissioning, that Dangote came to Lagos from Kano with nothing 45 years ago. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday praised the chairman and chief executive officer of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, for his multi-billion dollar refinery in Lagos. Mr Sanwo-Olu said, while giving a speech at the commissioning, that Dangote came to Lagos from Kano with nothing 45 years ago. READ ALSO: Tribunal Dismisses Atiku, Obi Live Broadcast Application ASUU Re-Elects Osodeke As National President Why Women With Larger Breasts…

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Tribunal Dismisses Atiku, Obi Live Broadcast Application

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Presidential Election Petition Court has rejected the application seeking to broadcast the court proceedings live. In its ruling on Monday, the court dismissed the application citing security concerns and the need to maintain order and decorum in the courtroom as the reasons for the dismissal of the application. The application was made by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party.

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ASUU Re-Elects Osodeke As National President

Abibat Babalola

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in the early hours of Monday re-elected Professor Emmanuel Osodeke unopposed as their National President to pilot the affairs of the union for another two years. It was learnt that apart from Osodeke of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, the union members also re-elected Chris Piwuna, a Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate Professor in the College of Medicine, University of Jos, as Vice President. They were re-elected during their 22nd National Delegates Conference of ASUU which was hosted by…

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JUST IN: Veteran Yoruba Actor, Adewale Adeyemo, Is Dead

Abibat Babalola

“He is the fifth Nollywood actor to have died in the last few days.”   Veteran Yoruba actor, Prince Adewale Adeyemo, died on Monday morning after a brief illness The news was announced by fellow actor, Kunle Afod, on his Instagram page. Sharing a picture of the deceased, Afod wrote, “Hmmmm God you know best RIP Prince Adewale Adeyemo. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Tragedy Hits Nollywood Again, Actor Chikezie Uwazie Dies Nollywood Veteran Actor, Mukail Adedigba Alaafin Oro, Is Dead BREAKING: Popular Actor, Murphy Afolabi, Is Dead How Apostle Suleman Impregnated…

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Platforms Africa’s Adeola Yusuf Delivers Crescent Varsity’s MACOSA Lecture

Gbenga Adeoti

Why we invited the Award-winning African journalist to share new media knowledge with us – student-journalists   The Crescent University Abeokuta’s (CUAB) Mass Communication Students Association (MACOSA) has invited the Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, as guest lecturer for its departmental week programme. Yusuf, an Award-winning African journalist, was invited, according to a letter from MACOSA, having carefully considered his pedigree and rising profile as a development and new media journalist to “share with us knowledge on Building A Career In The World Of Content Creation.” READ ALSO:…

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Why Women With Larger Breasts Are Less Satisfied With Them – Study

Damilola Olonade

“What misinformation, erroneous beauty standards, lower well-being have to do with this”   Many people view having bigger breasts as fitting the female beauty standard, but does having them make individuals happier with their bodies? A study published in Women’s Health suggests that women with larger breasts may be less satisfied with them and report lower well-being and less physical activity. The study, “Women with larger breasts are less satisfied with their breasts: Implications for quality of life and physical activity participation“, was authored by Isobel H. Oon, Jocelyn K.…

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Court Releases Self-Acclaimed Jesus As Police “Fail To Produce Original”

Aoko Benjamin

Kenyan Police earlier arrested and arraigned Eliud Wekesa, founder and leader of the New Jerusalem Church, for calling himself the Jesus of Tongaren   A Kenyan preacher who claims to be Jesus Christ and was arrested last week was released from police custody on Tuesday, 16 May, reported Kenyans. Bungoma Principal Magistrate Tom Olando ordered the Police to release Yesu wa Tongaren, whose real name is Eliud Wekesa after the prosecution stated that findings by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) did not offer any grounds to implicate him. The…

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Buhari In Eight Years, By Lasisi Olagunju

ADEOLA YUSUF

“History has no friend and no fixed address. Its judgement comes now, maybe later. Just as I write this, a BBC report popped up online. And the report’s conclusion: “The fact is that Nigerians were safer, better off and less in debt before Mr Buhari took over, and many will remember him for presiding over the toughest eight years they might ever face.”   Exactly one week from today, Muhammadu Buhari will stop being our president; his place another shall take. But what kind of leader has he been? The…

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Two Eko Electricity Distribution Company Staff Electrocuted

ADEOLA YUSUF

How Umaru, 51, Sunday Awaruwa, 48, died in line of duty, Colleague opens up to Police   The Police Command in Lagos State on Sunday confirmed the electrocution of two members of staff of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) in Lagos State. Platforms Africa repoets that the incident took place in the Obalande area of Lagos Island. READ ALSO: 12 Persons killed, 8 Injured In Osun Auto Crash Minister Buhari Sacked For Inefficiency Arrested Over N22bn Fraud I Am Angry With State of Nigeria’s Power Sector – Buhari UK…

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