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Tribute to an Insatiable Traveler(Okerinde Ayobami)

Where do I start from, where.....? It's difficult to pen few words for you my friend, perhaps that's an understatement, a brother, for family isn't by blood alone.... I do not like repeating words, especially when it's a family celebrating something once in so many days, anyway, let us raise a glass for the son of magic waters. At one time I had narrated how and where our routes crossed path, for we just like country boys, that passion had brought us together whether by mistake, nor by purpose, or even by MISTAKEPURPO....now that's my word am only waiting for licence to add it, that is OKERINDEs' marvelous product, with him, you will always have newer words in your tank, let us still not forget, it's a new year for the Abelejayan narrator..... Should there be a time when we son of the bold ones come in black companionship, I probably would be the first of the strong ones to remind us of how fulfilling your time here simply is going, however though it hasn...

IQlearners brings EdTech solution to Nigeria: Promises Funding in terms of scholarships.

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Adebola Adebayo and Abdulsemiu Monsuroh In this interview, Adebola Adebayo and Abdulsemiu Monsuroh met with two top officials of the IQlearners team, the CEO, Mr Okonma Victor and director of research and development Sir Chukwuma Ikeanyichukwu and alot was discussed about the initiative. The CEO and founder of the initiative Mr Okonma Victor stated that: "IQ learners is an edtech start up that I believe strongly is the solution nigeria needs in its educational sector" as said by the founder of the Educational Technology innovation. He furthet expantiated that "The idea behind iqlearners is understanding that many promising students in nigeria dont have access to funds to ensure they fulfil their educational aspiration. With expensive reading material and the soaring price of education in nigeria, we've created a platform that offers free tutorial videos to jamb students and made available past questions that are easily accessible and very affordable. We've also c...

LEAH: Celebrate Her!

Celebrate Her! Celebrate the courageous lioness, Leah is her name! Once in Nigeria, there was Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapping in 2018. Celebrate Her! Celebrate the courageous lioness, Leah is her name! It was on February 19, 2018 at 5:30 pm, 110 schoolgirls aged 11–19 years old were kidnapped by the Boko Haram terrorist group. Celebrate Her! Celebrate the courageous lioness, Leah is her name! The kidnapping was from the Government Girls' Science and Technical College (GGSTC). Dapchi is located in Bulabulin, Yunusari Local Government Area of Yobe State, in the Northeast part of Nigeria. Celebrate Her! Celebrate the courageous lioness, Leah is her name! The Federal Government of Nigeria claimed they had deployed the Nigerian Air Force and other security agencies to search for the missing schoolgirls and to hopefully enable their return, but all to no avail. Celebrate Her! Celebrate the courageous lioness, Leah is her name! The governor of Yobe State, Ibrahim Gaidam, blamed Nigerian Arm...

COVID-19 RESPONSE: LASU PRODUCES AUTOMATED SOLAR-POWERED HAND WASHING STATION MACHINE

The Lagos State University Faculty of Engineering Covid-19 Response Team, has elicited accolades and commendation from the University’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun, SAN, NPOM, on the ingenious production of an Automated Solar-Powered Hand Washing Station machine as part of contributions to the fight against the ravaging Covid-19 Pandemic in the country. Prof. Fagbohun, SAN appreciated the team, headed by Dr. Nurudeen Raji, during the presentation and demonstration of the machine which took place at the Vice Chancellor’s Conference Room, New Senate Building, Main Campus, Ojo on Monday, 15th June, 2020. The Professor of Environmental Law also lauded the Nigeria Society of Engineers Victoria Island branch, under the leadership of Engr. John Audu, for it’s willingness to partner the Faculty of Engineering in sponsoring the production of the machine. He further charged the Faculty of Engineering team to leverage on the support of the Chairman, Nigeria Society of Engineers...

The Wounded Soldier

See him, daring, The wounded soldier. His face is set as a flint, He is set, wild as a lion, He cannot be put to shame. He goes to the battlefield, All alone, unannounced, He goes with courage unalloyed. He goes to the battle front fierce unabated. So undaunted, watch him, The wounded soldier. Now, see the wounds, Of a wounded soldier, You can sight the scar. Now, we can see the Wounded soldier! See Him, daring, Moved with courage, Still on course, on site, See the wounded soldier's strength abounds. His scar is scary but, He is yet undisturbed, disquieted, and unperturbed. Even now, he is all alone, yet Moving with strength… Oh, I can see the grace and strength, Of a Nigerian Christian wounded soldier. As mighty kings, He took the spoil and prey to himself, As in the book of Deuteronomy 13:16. As king David and Jehoshaphat, He carried off the plunder back home… Thou wounded solder, you're not alone, And surely, so assuredly, You surely will finish your course, As the LION OF T...

THE PROBLEMS OF NIGERIA DEMOCRACY WRITTEN BY AMIDA OLUWATOSIN

According to professor Owuka Chike a renounced professor in the university of Ibadan, he says and I quote that ‘it is necessary to look at the past in other to see the present in their proper perspectives, we cannot understand the present except we understand the past in which the present is built in’ meaning that it is very crucial to look at the brief background of Nigeria democracy. According to Abraham Lincoln, democracy can be defined as the government of the people by the people and for the people.  Democracy is by far the most challenging form of government - both for politicians and for the people. The term democracy comes from the Greek language and means "rule by the (simple) people”. Democracy is far and away the foremost difficult type of government - each for politicians and for the individuals. According to Merriam Webster, democracy is a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of rep...

MSSN LAGOS STATE AREA UNIT DONATES FACE MASKS TO LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT

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Today Wednesday 10th of June 2020 Muslim student's Society of Nigeria Lagos state Area Unit under the Leadership of Mallam NURUDEEN Babatunde YOUSUPH Made a Formal Donation to Lagos state Government through the Ministry of Homes Affairs Under the leadership of Honourable Prince Anofiu olanrewaju Elegushi who appreciated the Support of MSSN Lagos state Area unit . The Special Adviser on Islamic Affairs Alhaji Jebe Abdullah also Commended MSSN Lagos state area unit for it's Support and assured that, the state government will continue to create conducive atmosphere for students in the state to thrive. Amir MSSN LSAU Mallam NURUDEEN YOUSUPH Handing over a Face Mask to Honourable Commissioner Homes Affair Prince Anofiu Elegushi …… The Amir MSSN Lagos while presenting the Face Mask noted that the presentation is part of the First Tranche of 10,000 Face masks to be distributed amongst members of MSSN across the state and the general public The Amir also stated that the Donation is to ...

Hold On To Life

Hold on to life For if breath is gone A man is dead and done Life is a mist That appears for a while. Hold on to life For when breath is gone Life is ended Life is a shadow That is gone forever. Hold on to your vision For when mission is gone A man is done and dead Life is a mist That for a while appears. Hold on to your vision For when mission is gone Life is ended Life is a shadow That is forever gone. © Mercy Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies (…With inspiration from “Dreams” by Langston Hughes. Dedicated to Visionaries.)

Corruption In the Nigerian Educational Sector Amida Oluwatosin

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Corruption is dishonest behavior by those in positions of power, such as managers or government officials. Corruption can also include giving or accepting bribes to teachers, lectures, security agency, managers, etc… corruption has become normal routine in our educational sector. So many schools in Nigeria cannot be proud of their student because they have bribed the invigilator for their student to have good result. Because of money, some schools will go ahead to renamed their schools as special center. Let me give an example, I was going to buy something in the market and I saw school poster that A1 guarantee. When I saw the poster I was amazed that how can a school be advertising corruption? Corruption has made Nigeria student to be lazy and this made wrong student to be admitted into higher institutions. A lot of Nigeria student have diverted of been a student to be criminal. It is very necessary for Nigeria government to vividly look into Nigeria educational sector in other to hav...

RAPE: PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES BY AMIDA OLUWATOSIN

Rape, act of sexual intercourse with an individual without his or her consent, through force or the threat of force. In many jurisdictions, the crime of rape has been subsumed under that of sexual assault, which also encompasses acts that fall short of intercourse. Rape was long considered to be caused by unbridled sexual desire, but it is now understood as a pathological assertion of power over a victim. rape has become a norms in our society where we see different people raping their opposite sex. Our society is now unsave for our young girls and ladys to live because of the behaviour of our young men. The question is those people that rape, didn't they know that raping is not good. this is more reason why rape should be look at it in a psychological perspective. Rape has been viewed in different ideas but it is necessary to look at it in psychological perspective. Psychology deals with the study of human and animal behaviour. According to Sigmund Freud who was a juwish doctor, h...

THE INCURABLE MOMENT OF GLOBAL HULLABALOO: The Case of NigeriaWritten by Hontonnu Moses

The rising trend of hullabaloo sweating out myriads of social menaces in modern society has become one of the highly threatening moment of social vices gravitating entanglements within the four corners of the world which is absolutely outrageous and disgusting. The trauma that has befallen on myriads of people today especially during this pandemic mystery is nothing but has come to erect brouhaha around the world and to toil with the social norms that have been set in accordance to the traditional ethos to promote morality or ethics. It’s not a play or an issue to handle slightly or with levity but with serious steps towards addressing these issues before they grow wings, if not, some policy makers that believe they are less concern, would soon be victimized in one way or the other before realizing the implication of their nonchalant attitude towards serious and detrimental issues. For several scores of years, the world was perceived to be a well-cultured society where the traditional ...

School after COVID-19

COVID-19 forward match: Teachers face masked mouth covered, School after COVID-19. COVID-19 forward match: Mouth covered speaking tutors, School after COVID-19. In the ivory towers: Lecturers mouth covered speaking, COVID-19 forward match. School after COVID-19: Talking through facemasks, In the school classrooms. School after COVID-19: In lecture auditoriums, COVID-19 forward match. © Mercy Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies (A dedication to ALL the TEACHERS.) Coronavirus-society • pain • sad • rhyme

MSSN LAGOS STATE AREA UNIT URGES GOVERNMENT TO GRADUALLY RE-OPEN SCHOOLS IN PHASES AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC

It is a known fact that the novel COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world has not only locked down megacities around the globe including our dear city - Lagos, it has also dealt a blow to the educational sector in particular. This is because schools were among the first institutions to be shut down at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic ever before lockdowns were announced and they still remain closed even now after the commencement of the eased lockdowns. Meanwhile, according to UNESCO, about 70% of the world’s student population are already affected as they could neither attend school nor have access to quality (online) education due to the temporary shutdown of educational institutions by most governments around the world in an attempt to curtail and contain the spread of the COVID-19. The importance of continuous learning to a student body like ours cannot be over emphasized. So we think there is need to guard against the impending future negative consequences on students especially th...