Senate/Presidency face-off: Nigeria in a state of anomy – Mimiko

A frontline educationist and Chancellor of Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Prince (Dr) Ramon Adegoke Adedoyin has called on the federal government to stop further approval of licenses to private universities and because many of them are of poor standard.

Musician Yinka Ayefele’s multi-million naira studio came under the bulldozers today, as the Oyo state government made good its threat to demolish the building for violating town planning rules.

“The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart.” – Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart

It was language, the number one tool in effective communication, more than any other factor, that gave human beings victory in the primordial war between them and man-devouring beasts. Without accurate language for accurate orders, instructions and information, man would have been completely wiped out long ago from planet earth.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the 16-member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to focus on developing skills in agro-processing, mineral beneficiation, energy and pharmaceuticals.

Sahara reporters boss and one of the presidential hopefuls in the upcoming election in Nigeria, Omoyele Sowore has reiterated his stand in making sure minimum wage becomes N100,000.

Mobile phone operator,  9mobile, has reiterated its commitment to the development and empowerment of the girl-child by partnering with Girl Effect, a not-for-profit, and iSON Group, an IT company, to facilitate delivery of a unique service that enables girls to listen to pre-recorded inspiring stories on their mobile phones and then connect to a specially trained role model who provides answers to their questions.

In an obvious move to improve on its entertainment offerings for its growing number of subscribers, StarTimes says it is adding 4 new channels at no extra cost to its classic bouquet.

The U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Samuel Brownback, has urged Nigerian political office holders, representatives of civil society and religious leaders to avoid amplifying ethno-religious tension in the country and to focus on peacebuilding.