Jens-Petter told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the agreement to digitise the literature books would be signed between the National Libraries of Norway and Nigeria, this month.
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Several persons were injured on Sunday in the Sabo area of Akure, the Ondo State capital, as Yoruba and Hausa…
Speaking to newsmen shortly after his arrival from Europe and United Kingdom on a 12- day visit, where he was received warmly by members of the group, Aare Adams said the group was inaugurated six years ago to unite Yoruba sons and daughters in the Diaspora for socio-economic integration, growth and networking of Nigerians abroad.
Aare Adams made this known in Ibadan, Oyo State during the 2018 edition of the Oke’badan Festival, held at the Cultural Centre, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Emeka Kalu, the South-East National Vice-President of RATTAWU, gave the commendation in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Onitsha, Anambra, on Monday.
This was contained in a statement by the spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Sani Usman
Emmanuel Agu, the Portfolio Manager, Mainstream Lager and Stout Brands, Nigerian Breweries Plc, said in addition to Goldberg’s commitment to culture and the tradition of the Yoruba people, it would use Isedowo to inspire entrepreneurship in the region thus impacting employment and income generation.
The aim of the tour is to sensitise stakeholders in the six Education Districts on the desirability of the law and the need to ensure its implementation.
“By next year, the jostle for political positions will begin, we need to come together to see how our collective interests will be projected and protected. Yorubas should stop pretending that all is well while our physical, structural and moral values continue to nose dive while the political class continue to protect their pocket and the people wallow in penury.”
We can achieve much if the huge sums wasted on creation of new universities are used to develop our primary and secondary schools. Tertiary institutions certainly have their place. But basic education comes before high level training
This followed a clash between the Hausa and Yoruba communities in the town
However, the Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, Dolapo Badmos, said no one died
The reality is that so long as there is poverty in our world, we are all indeed poor. The conditions of our environment talks of the reality of our soul. We are all as rich as the world we live in
“This is a symbolic rally to warn against the assault on Yoruba heritage. We are sick of people who trample on our heritage even though they make their millions on our territory,” a leader of the group, Araoye Akinwunmi, told the crowd that gathered at the entrance of Emzor Pharmaceuticals Limited, a major Igbo business outlet located on Aswani Road, Isolo area of Lagos
Even though we are still reaching out to like-minds, we already have in our fold top professionals, politicians, religious leaders who are tired of the self-marginalisation of our people and the deceits from our political class
The ACN said even if the PDP had not succeeded in giving the post of House Speaker to Yoruba in accordance with its so-called zoning formula, it could have rewarded them with known choice ministries or other top appointments, instead of totally relegating a whole people into irrelevance in its scheme of things