ORIMABUYAKU NIFEMI. The 14th day of November 2020 was a red lettered day in the field of journalism especially to the women in this field, as they made another deliberate and intentional choice in the running of the affairs of Nigeria Association Of Women Journalist (NAWOJ) for the next three years as this marked the 10th NAWOJ Triennial Delegates Conference This year Electioneering process had it's residence at Minna which is the capital of Niger state and it's a city in the middle belt of Nigeria which is also the power state of the federation and our chief host was Mrs Mary Noel-Berje ( NAWOJ chairperson Niger state and chief press to the governor) At the venue were present different female delegates from the 36 states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory and the 6 Geo political zones of the federation. It could be referred to as a confluence gathering because the rendezvous had an influx of women from different tribes, different languages and all walk...

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By Igbalaso Igbalewu A few days ago, some aggrieved members of Ekiti APC suddenly woke up to the realization that Ekiti APC Congresses of September 2018 were faulty and sought the help of the court for the dissolution of the Party executives produced through those Congresses. This development has suddenly and expectedly arose the interest of Ekiti PDP whose Party is already at the emergency center of the teaching hospital, gasping for the last breath! There is clear distinction between the two scenarios. The differences are ; 1. There is no factional crisis in APC as of today. No Parallel executives in any of the 177 wards of Ekiti State. No multiple Party Secretariats. The management of the Party in the State was not given to an undertaker and Ajeles from outside the State. The Party Structures are intact. The command and control system of the Party remains as structured. The upward and downward flows of information and activities are not disrupted. 2. There is nothin...

Fẹ́mi Akínṣọlá Ó dà bí ẹni pé orí tí yóó súpó, kìí jẹ́ kí ti ọlọ́kùnrùn ó yè  ni ọ̀rọ̀ fẹ́ dà báyìí fún asáájú ìgbìmọ̀ tó ń ṣe àkóso gárèjì ọkọ̀ ní ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀yọ́, Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi, tí ọ̀pọ̀ èèyàn mọ sí Auxiliary. Bí ìjọba ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀yọ́ ṣe ń pa á lówe fún un pé ata dùǹdú rẹ̀ ń fínmú, àti pé pọnlá pọnlá a bàtá rẹ̀ yìí lè ya lójijì. Nígbà tó ń fi ewé ọmọ mọ́ Auxiliary létí, Kọmísánà fún iṣẹ́ òde àti ìgbòkègbodò ọkọ̀ nípìńlẹ̀ Ọ̀yọ́, Ọ̀jọ̀gbọ́n Raphael Àfọ̀njá ní etí ìjọba ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀yọ́ ti kún, lórí àwọn ìwà ìdàlúrú tí asáájú ìgbìmọ̀ alákòóso gárèjì ọkọ̀ àti àwọn ìṣọǹgbè  tíí ṣe ọmọ lẹ́yìn rẹ ń hù nígboro. Afonja, lásìkò tó ń kópa lórí ètò orí rédíò kan nílù Ìbàdàn ní, kò sí ẹni tí ìjọba kò leè pààrọ̀, yóó sì dáa kí Auxiliary àti ìṣọǹgbè rẹ so èwe gbejẹ mọ́ wọ́. Ó ní àfojúsùn Ìjọba ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀yọ́ lábẹ́ àkóso Gómìnà Onímọ̀ ẹ̀rọ Ṣèyí Mákindé ní pé kí ìdẹ̀rùn bá ìlú, láì sí páà héè. "Etí ìjọba Ọyọ ti kún nípa ìwà ìpáǹle tí àwọn ọmọlẹ́yìn Auxiliary ń ṣe, mo wá...

Yes, two years just like yesterday. I was there, a long chain of activities at Ibadan Arts Theatre. By sheer providence, I have been part of Prof. Bode Sowande's landmark celebrations... I was the Secretary of Ogun ANA when the Chapter celebrated his 60th birthday in Abeokuta as one of our Patrons. I was also part of the Ogun team to honour him at Ibadan when he clocked 70 two years ago. I am looking forward to his 80th birthday. I will be there too.. Prof is just an amiable personality that anyone would love to meet. The first impression I had of him since I met him in his  Odu Theme office in January 1998 as an undergraduate hasn't left me. The humility with which such a giant in the literary world, the one I had read a lot about, made a last longing significant impression on me; with no prior notice, he gave me attention as he diligently answered all the questions that an undergraduate student in me was asking him for my research! Our relationship blossomed whe...

By Tayo Aluko A tribute to T.M ALUKO, the engineer turned novelist, author of "One Man, One Wife"; "One Man, One Matcher" among others and a pioneer member/Trustee of Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA written by his son, the Liverpool based playwright and thespian, Tayo Aluko 10 years on. On May 1, 2010, Timothy Mofolorunso Aluko went to join the ancestors, and/or as he himself believed, to take his seat at the feet of Jesus. Anybody who knew him will know that he certainly earned that place. Writing this in Liverpool during lockdown, I am mindful of the fact that when he was born in June 1918 in a little village near Ilesha, World War I was still raging, and the Spanish Flu pandemic was six months old. It apparently infected about a third of the world’s population over a two-year period, with approximately a tenth of the infected dying. We therefore know that Covid-19 will pass, and that given the right combination of luck, hard work and opportunity, ...

The Police Command in Ekiti on Friday confirmed the release of a woman kidnapped on April 26, along with the state Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Olabode Folorunsho. The Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti Command, ASP Sunday Abutu, told newsmen, in Ado Ekiti that whereas that the woman (name withheld) was freed on Thursday, the commissioner was still in captivity. According to Abutu,  the woman was released in a forest somewhere in Kwara. "The only information we have for now is that the woman kidnapped with the commissioner has been released. "She was released inside a forest in Kwara and was said to have found her way to the main road, where she got help. "As of now, the commissioner is still with the kidnappers while the police and other security agencies are doing their best to bring him home safe and sound,” he said. He assured that efforts were being intensified to ensure the release of the commissioner. NAN reports that the woman was the t...

By Fẹ́mi Akínṣọlá Àwọn àgbà bọ̀ wọ́n ní bí iná ò bá tán láṣọ, ó seése kí ẹjẹ wọ̀rù wọ̀rù ṣẹ́kù lórí èékánná. À ti pé, ogun tí yóó bá wọ lé kóni,  ọ̀nà la tií pàdé rẹ̀. Ìjọba ìpínlẹ̀ Kàdúná ti kéde àfikún iye ọjọ́ kónílégbélé f’oṣù kàn sí i . Gómìnà Nasir El-Rufai tó kéde ọ̀rọ̀ yìí ní ìgbésẹ náà jẹ́ ọnà àti dẹkùn àjàkálẹ̀ apinni léèmí "Covid 19" náà. Lójú òpó abẹ́yefò Twitter rẹ ló ti sàlàyé pé níse ni òun tẹ̀lé amọran tí ìgbìmọ̀ tó n gbógun ti àrùn náà, eléyìí tí igbákejì òun ń darí fi léde. Ní báyìí àṣẹ yìí tí f'ẹṣẹ̀ múlẹ̀ láti ọjọ́ Àìkú tí ṣe ọjọ́ kẹẹ̀ẹ́dọ́gbọ̀n oṣù kẹrin. Ní ọjọ́ kẹẹ̀ẹ́dọ́gbọ̀n oṣù kẹta ní ìjọba tí ṣaájú fi Ìṣéde àkọ́kọ́ lé'lẹ̀ ni ìpínlẹ̀ ọ̀hún. Àwọn ilé ẹjọ́ alágbèéká yóò wà níta láti dájọ́ fáwọn tó bá tasẹ̀ àgẹ̀rẹ̀ sí òfin yí . Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni El Rufai ní àwọn yóò gbẹ́sẹ̀ lé ọkọ̀ tó bá rìn níta láì ní ìyọ̀ǹda ìjọba.

The Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has announced a temporary suspension of the ongoing recruitment of teachers into public primary schools in the state. This followed the huge crowd of job seekers that thronged the headquarters of the board in Ado-Ekiti on Monday. A good percentage of the applicants do not fall into the category of personnel advertised by the board. The Chairman of the Board, Prof. Francisca Aladejana disclosed the postponement in an interview with journalists in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday,, hours after the commencement of the exercise. She said the recruitment process was put on hold in order to prevent stampede among the thousands of applicants that  thronged the SUBEB office to collect the application forms. Aladejana who said that the Board is re-strategizing to make the employment forms easily accessible to applicants, stated that SUBEB may opt for the use of electronic application process so that applicants can download their forms wi...

Book Title:  Diary of A Detained Journalist Author : Gbade Ademola.  Year of Publication : 2018 Publisher : SAN Fountain Ventures No of Pages:  192 Cover Price : N2500 Reviewer : Gani Salau INTRODUCTION The book which is made of Fifteen chapters in One Hundred and Ninety Two pages with Twenty Eight references is written by Gbade Ademola, an administrator by training and a Journalist by practice. It was forwarded by Sina Odugbemi, a  Human Rights Activist,  Public Analyst and Critic, who  describes it as instructive and engaging.  Diary of a Detained Journalist  was first published in 2018 targeting aspiring and practicing journalists and everyone who has an obsession for the journalism profession. Just like the title suggests, the book tells us about the author's experiences as a practicing journalist during the military government of General Sani Abacha, his rough encounter with Late human rights la...

By Abasi Femi Oguntayo The Paramount Ruler of Okemesi Ekiti, His Royal Majesty Oba Michael Gbadebo Adedeji, the Owa Oye of Okemesi has described Okemesi as a community that can boost the Internally Generated Revenue of the State. He made this revelation while addressing newsmen yesterday Monday, May 6, 2019 at a press briefing in His Palace in Okemesi Ekiti. He thereby call on the government at all levels to utilize the tourism potentials in the town for the benefit of mankind. "Most world class events and festival have not been able to stand the test of time because they are either not sponsor's friendly or lack the contents that attract sponsorship. But this crowd-pulling Oladunwo cultural festival in Okemesi is worth celebrating because of it's uniqueness", he said. Oba Adedeji who lammented that despite its glorious past, the town had not attracted necessary attention from the government in terms of socio-economic development,  mentioned that, the sit...

Law graduates of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) have eventually won the battle to attend the mandatory law school as President Muhammad Buhari has signed to law the amendment bill sent to him by the National Assembly. The Senior Special Assistant to President on National Assembly (Senate), Sen Dr Ita Enang made this known today, Friday December 7 in Abuja. The President's aide disclosed this in a press release which he signed, titled: "Remission on Transmitted Bills Upon Presidential Decision Re: (1) Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2018 & (2) National Open University of Nigeria (Amendment) Act 2018". The statement reads in part; " the President  has in the same vein assented to the National Open University (Amendment) Act. By this the university shall be known as the National Open University of Nigeria. This brings the operation and course if study including all administrative and legal processes in accord with all other existing univers...

A lot of WhatsApp Users have been using the news whatsapp status feature, in fact, many users now update their WhatsApp status more than they update on Facebook. While many view their friends and families' whatsapp status, they do not know how to save those statuses after watching them. Even though, whatsApp has not updated the application to one that saves statuses except for GB WhatsApp which was created by some tech guys, i am glad to teach you now in 2 minutes, how you can save WhatsApp statuses after viewing, especially videos. Follow the Steps Below. If You use an Andriod Phone 1. After viewing A photo/video on your contact's Status 2. Minimize your WhatsApp 3. Go to your MENU BAR 4. Open your FILE MANAGER 5. Under your file manager, go to  INTERNAL STORAGE if you do not use a Memory Card 6. Open Your WHATSAPP FOLDER 7. Open MEDIA 8. Now, after opening MEDIA, you will see list of folders like, WhatsApp Animated Gifs, WhatsApp Audio, WhatsAp...

Whether you are a President, a Governor or a Local Government Chairman, who is interested in job creation and poverty reduction, Smallholder Farmers Agricultural Commercialisation(SAC) is the answer. Agriculture is a proven engine for poverty reduction. In countries like India, Malaysia, China etc,  GDP growth generated by agriculture is more effective in reducing poverty than growth in any other sector. Our fathers, who were subsistence farmers did quite a lot in their time, to make food available for their immediate families by doing arable crops farming on one hand, and on the other hand producing cash crops to be able to earn money to maintain social status, send their children to school and also contribute to community or societal development. Our fathers often married more wives, not because they were promiscuous, but to have many children that could help on their farms. More hands on the farm guaranteed more output, more food and more money. This was the practice ...

Kayode Fayemi Labour union leaders in Ekiti State have expressed confidence in the government of Dr Kayode Fayemi to implement the N30,000 new national minimum wage when signed into law by the Federal Government. The labour leaders stated this at the Governor’s Office, Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday during a peaceful rally organised by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) around Ado-Ekiti, the State capital, to drum support for the new minimum wage. Labour leaders who spoke on behalf of the workers during the protest recalled that Fayemi was the only governor to review workers’ salaries and emoluments three different times during his first tenure. They pointed out that the Fayemi-led Government also paid a little above the minimum wage for its workers. They said through the Governor’s antecedence, they were convinced that Ekiti State government would effect the N30,000 minimum wage. The Ekiti State  NLC Chairman, Prince Ade Adesanmi said: “We know Governor Faye...

  Position: Resident Engineer (3 positions - 1 per State) Category: Senior Non-Key Expert (SNKE) Location : Adamawa, Ekiti and Plateau States Duration: 1 Year (renewable) Submission date : 2 weeks from date of publication     1.    Background The Federal Republic of Nigeria entered into an Agreement with the European Union for a project, Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Reform Programme III (WSSSRP III) This project aims to address the issue of poor access to safe water supply and basic sanitation services in urban areas and small towns in the three participating States of Adamawa, Ekiti and Plateau. It focuses on improving water governance (water policies, laws and institutional framework) and access to service delivery in these States. The Technical Assistance Team (TAT) led by Hulla& Co Human Dynamics KG has been contracted to provide technical support to the National Authorizing Officer (NAO) and European Union Delegati...