Month: August 2023

Obafemi Awolowo Varsity Bans Hugging, Sitting on laps, Others On Campus

Gbenga Adeoti

“Sexually-provocative dresses would no longer be allowed in the school.”   The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has launched battle against immorality and indecent dressing on campus by placing ban on public kissing and hugging by opposite sex, any skimpy dress, making of tinted hair, tattoos and others. It also asked the students to desist from wearing any dress or items that cover their faces and also banned opposite sex students from sitting on each other’s laps. READ ALSO: We’re Tired of Sucking D*ck: Nigerian Varsity Female Law Students Protest…

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Scientists Develop Tool To Speed Up Programming Language Python

Abibat Babalola

A team of computer scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, led by Emery Berger, recently unveiled a prize-winning Python profiler called Scalene. Programs written with Python are notoriously slow—up to 60,000 times slower than code written in other programming languages—and Scalene works to efficiently identify exactly where Python is lagging, allowing programmers to troubleshoot and streamline their code for higher performance. There are many different programming languages—C++, Fortran and Java are some of the more well-known ones—but, in recent years, one language has become nearly ubiquitous: Python. READ ALSO: 2…

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2 Fun-Seekers From Lagos Drown In Ogun River

Abibat Babalola

Abeokuta —Two fun-seekers from Lagos State have drowned in a river at Itori, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State while swimming after a church programme in the town. The two persons identified as Femi Akinola, male, 32 years of Odo Eran Itire in Lagos and Tunde Falade, male, 35 years, of Kola Alagbado, also in Lagos, were swept away on Monday evening by a heavy tidal wave. The victims, who were members of Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Onikoko via Itori had attended the inauguration of the church in Itori…

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Urgent Need for Climate Action in Nigeria: Dr. Ishaq Kunle Salako’s Appointment as Minister, By Jamiu Folarin

ADEOLA YUSUF

As the global threat of climate change continues to cast its shadow, countries find themselves grappling with an array of challenges stemming from this environmental crisis. Nigeria, in particular, has not been spared from the far-reaching consequences of climate change that have impacted Africa and the world at large. The implications of this phenomenon are extensive, ranging from food insecurity and water scarcity to floods, pollution, health concerns, deforestation, desertification, economic instability, displacement, and infrastructure damage. READ ALSO: Ekpo Pledges Increased Gas Investments for Improved Power Supplies JUST IN: Coup…

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LG Fund Controversy: Ogun Council Chairmen Recount, Prostrate, Beg Abiodun

Gbenga Adeoti

“If you don’t forgive us, who do we run to,” Full details of ALGON Chairman, Babatunde Emilola-Gazaw’s speech + allegation of financial impropriety and withholding of LGs’ allocations, which Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government Area, Wale Adedayo, levelled against the governor   There was a mild drama on Tuesday when Council Chairmen in Ogun State prostrated and begged Governor Dapo Abiodun for forgiveness over a petition written by one of them. Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government Area, Wale Adedayo, it will be recalled had accused Abiodun of withholding…

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Ekpo Pledges Increased Gas Investments for Improved Power Supplies

ADEOLA YUSUF

Details of the agenda the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) unveiled during a meeting with staff of the ministry in Abuja Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has pledged to work towards attracting investments into the gas sector to unlock its full potential for national development. He stated this during the inaugural meeting with staff of the ministry jointly held with the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, in Abuja. He said his vision was to grow gas supplies to…

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JUST IN: Coup Rocks Gabon After Ali Bongo’s 3rd Term Re-Election

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Why we struck,” Army officers in latest African country to fall under the boot of a junta give reasons     Army officers have appeared on national television to say they have seized power in Gabon, after President Ali Bongo was re-elected to a third term in office in the Central African nation. According to the BBC, the officers said they were annulling the results of Saturday’s election which the opposition had denounced as “fraudulent”. Twelve soldiers reportedly appeared on television to announce that they were cancelling the results of…

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Police Bust Gay Wedding In Delta, Arrest Over 100 Suspects

Abibat Babalola

“Delta State Police Command has arrested over a hundred gay suspects in a hotel carrying out a gay wedding ceremony. We will be going live shortly on Facebook to parade the said suspects.” The Delta State Police Command, on Tuesday, announced that it arrested over 100 gay suspects carrying out a gay wedding ceremony. The suspects were allegedly carrying out the gay wedding ceremony in a hotel in Delta State. READ ALSO: Olabisi Onabanjo Varsity Appoints Semiu Bello As Associate Prof BREAKING: Dr. Goke Raufu Is Rector, D. S Adegbenro…

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Olabisi Onabanjo Varsity Appoints Semiu Bello As Associate Prof

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, has appointed Dr. Semiu Bello to Professorial Rank as he was pronounced Reader /Associate Professor of Mass Communication. Platforms Africa reports that Bello was, until his appointment, the HOD, Department of Mass CommunicatioHODKwara State University (KWASU). READ ALSO: BREAKING: Dr. Goke Raufu Is Rector, D. S Adegbenro ICT Poly Chicago State University Locks X Account After Multiple Queries, Attacks Over Tinubu’s Certificate Warehouse Where Palliatives Are Stored Since 2022 Uncovered In Nigeria Warehouse Where Palliatives Are Stored Since 2022 Uncovered In Nigeria a…

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BREAKING: Dr. Goke Raufu Is Rector, D. S Adegbenro ICT Poly

ADEOLA YUSUF

What to know about the mass communication scholar and NBTE resource person who will be steering the wheel of Ogun state-owned institution   The Governor of Ogun State, Prince (Dr) Dapo Abiodun, CON, has approved the appointment of Dr. Raufu, Adegoke Akeem as the substantive Rector of D. S Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, Itori-Ewekoro, Ogun State, Platforms Africa reports. According to a statement released by the Chairman of the Institution’s Governing Council, Ambassador Toye Okanlawon, Dr. Goke Rauf’s appointment is effective from 28th August, 2023. He takes over from Mr. Kehinde…

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