Author: Adekunle

The Rivers governor has exhibited strained ties with both the party and its 2023 standard-bearer over the outcome of the May 28 national convention and presidential primary. Governor Nyesom Wike has filed a lawsuit against Atiku Abubakar over the 2023 presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party. Mr Wike filed the lawsuit alongside another PDP member Michael Ekamon, according to filings entered before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court. The applicants also joined the PDP, Governor Aminu Tambuwal and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the matter. The parties were served on July 1, and a…

Masquerade and masquerading are rooted in the culture and traditions of the different tribes in Nigeria and they are all different from each other in terms of functions and festivals. In Yoruba land, they are known to appear during festivals, rituals, ceremonies, or funerals. Masquerades are a huge part of our tradition as it is passed down from one generation to another. In Nigeria, some families are known to be masqueraders. These masquerades are mostly youths in these families. Masquerades are believed to have spiritual powers and the mask and clothes are seen as totem objects which shouldn’t be…

The value of metaverse-related market activity could hit $2 trillion in global revenues by2030, but there is a risk of developers missing out on lucrative opportunities if the ecosystem fails to implement standards, encourage interoperability and educate consumers. This is according to a new report from analyst company ABI Research. Speaking on the findings, ABI Principal Analyst, Michael Inouye, told TelecomTV that metaverse-related developments in the streaming video, social media, gaming and digital advertising sectors will be the bedrock of the total addressable market(TAM) for the consumer metaverse, playing a key role in the development of the immersive…

Stakeholders in the education sector in the North-East have said that continuous lowering of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) cut-off mark would encourage competition and educational development in the country. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of tertiary institutions of learning and other stakeholders on July 21, adopted 140 cut-off mark for admissions in the 2022/2023 academic session. The board adopted 140 as the minimum cut-off mark for admission into universities and 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education, respectively. Some of the stakehokders who spoke in Bauchi, Damaturu, Dutse, Gombe, Maiduguri and Yola, described the move…

The Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL), yesterday, announced the NWFL Club Owners Association an illegal body, saying it is not a statutory recognised body by the statutes governing the game. NWFL Chief Operating Officer, Modupe Shabi, in a letter to the clubs, said the Club Owners were earlier accepted as a valuable link between the NWFL secretariat and the clubs. The letter referred to an earlier mail by the Club Owners, which informed the NWFL of elections of officers of the association. It added: “While the Club Owners Association is not a statutorily recognised body, by the Statutes governing the…

By Peter Adeshina The main challenger in the Osun Governorship election, PDP’s Ademola Adeleke, parades himself as the harbinger of light, his campaign slogan being “imole de”, a Yoruba phrase that translates to the light is here. But his plans and vision for the state lack clarity and illumination. At campaign stumps and during media rounds, he has stuttered and floundered, failing to articulate any real point as to why he deserves a shot as Governor, not even with the support of prepared notes, an almost clownish feature of his media appearances that all but reveal his astonishing inability to…

The global impact of technology ever since its inception have brought about positive impact though coupled with some negative effects but we can’t downplay how it have facilitated developments across all sectors of the economy.The issue of virtual market navigation particularly in an African context is as a result of Technological impact in our current disposition today. There is need to understand what virtual market entails, it is marketplace with the aid of internet connectivity where numerous companies execute economic transactions to facilitate sales enablement . The virtual market is an advanced development of the traditional way of marketing, although…

The yoruba race is apparently one of the major in Nigeria and Africa. Going by what was taught at the primary and secondary school by history teachers respectively. History have it that oduduwa who is the founder of yoruba preclinical administration. He had seven sons who later founded the first seven kingdoms of the yoruba land and these kingdoms were united under a universal leader referred to as Alaafin of Oyo Although, ile_ife was the spiritual capital of the yoruba kingdom however Oyo is known to be the political capital.The yoruba political administration is based on the ultimate principles of…

Senate spokesperson and Senator,representing Osun Central Senatorial District,Dr Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on the new feat of becoming the standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress in next year’s presidential election. In a congratulatory message signed by Senator Basiru,the lawmaker describes Asiwaju Tinubu’s phenomenal success at the party’s convention as a pay back time for a man who stands as the rock of Gibraltar,living not only for himself but largely for others. “Your emergence as the presidential standard bearer of our great party is a reflection of the love people have for you,having served as a…

Extols President Buhari, Delegates The Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (ABAT) New Media Centre has congratulated the National leader, Bola Ahmed for his emergence as the presidential candidate of the All progressive congress. In a statement issued in Abuja by the convener of the organization, DADA Olusegun; described the process that led to Tinubu emergence as one of the most transparent in the history of internal democracy in the country. According to him, “First, let me congratulate the flag bearer of the party, a highly disciplined, tested and trusted leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu through this refined, transparent and credible process…