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http://ift.tt/2risyqk Kokori • Legislature, A serious Drawback Former General Secretary of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), and a prominent figure in the struggle to re-validate the June 12, 1993 presidential election, which was annulled by Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, Chief Frank Kokori, in this interview speaks on the country’s democratic sojourn. He spoke to SEYE OLUMIDE. It does appear that Nigerians are not getting their fair share of democratic dividends. Do you think otherwise? WHAT can we do? Most of us who participated in the June 12, 1993 struggle that led to the enthronement of democracy, and the exit of the military from government are already disillusioned with the way things are going. Nevertheless, we still give thanks to God that we saw an end to military dictatorship in Nigeria, which from my point of view is a big gain. What else can we point to apart from that? The country is not running, as it should principally because of corrupt...

http://ift.tt/2rNLzV0 Greg Mbajiorgu Greg Mbajiorgu (a.k.a Wota na Wota), exponent of solo/ecological theatre, is the first African to publish a monodrama. He is also the first to launch in print a seminal drama on climate change. His eco-drama, Wake Up Everyone, won the first prize for Arts and Humanities Research at the 2012 Inter-Universities Research and Development competition, organised by the National Universities Commission (NUC). From 1991 to 2000, during his self-sponsored historic national tour with his one-man show (The Prime Minister’s Son), Mbajiorgu recorded over 600 successful performances in universities, secondary schools, army barracks, cultural centres and other educational institutions within and outside the country. The senior lecturer in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies, University of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka, in this interview with OMIKO AWA, sheds light on issues relating to drama, climate change and theatre of extreme minimalism, popularly referred ...

http://ift.tt/2rim0Ys Architectural painting by Lekan Onabanjo When art leaves its Lagos Island’s hub onto the mainland part of the city, there comes a rare synergy with design space. Taking up that challenge of giving the mainland, specifically Ikeja, a taste of collectible art in the home of design are master printmaker, Dr. Bruce Onobrakpeya, Kolade Oshinowo, Raqib Bashorun, Lekan Onabanjo, Tola Wewe, Duke Asidere, Alex Nwokolo, Zinno Orara and Fidelis Odogwu. From June 18 through July 10, 2017, the artists, under the title The Content, are showing that their decades of practice are indeed masterly. They are showing at luxury design space, Adam&Eve, GRA, Ikeja. Whatever the texture of exclusivity that art enjoys can be found not just only in the two existing hubs of Lagos, but also in axis as crucial like Ikeja, a central business and residential mixed district. In expanding the value of 21st century art appreciation, Ikeja could boast of the additional flavour, just as th...

http://ift.tt/2rO08b7 Oba Ewuare II Oba of Benin has assured the people that problems of herdsmen in the state would be brought to the attention of relevant authorities for solution. Oba Ewuare II, who gave the assurance at Ekpoma, during his post coronation thank-you visit to the traditional rulers and people of Esan Land, also promised to join forces with Edo State government to call on the Federal Government for the reconstruction of the Benin-Ekpoma-Auchi highway, which is in a very deplorable condition. On the deposed Enogie of Uromi, the Benin monarch said he is looking forward to receiving a delegation of traditional rulers from Esan Land in his palace, where the matter would be discussed on the possible ways to resolve the matter amicably. The Oba assured the people that through him, powers of the ancestors will continue to guide and protect Benin Kingdom and its people. He thanked Esan people for their enthusiasm, unprecedented and resounding welcome to his reign as Oba ...

http://ift.tt/2qOPb5F Alabi Williams Ikorodu, Lagos has become a regular source of bad news. First, it was the story of riverine militias, who feasted on stolen petrol, courtesy of rusty and unmanned oil pipelines and infrastructure that transport fuel through the communities. For many years, these oil thieves built colonies around places like Arepo and Ibafo, down through the creeks of Ogun, Ondo, Delta and so on. They used the Ikorodu axis as hub to offload stolen fuel and it became booming business. But later, other dimensions of criminality, such as kidnapping were added. Matters came to a head on June 23, 2016, when communities of Ishawo, Elepete, Muti, Magbon, Ereko, Igbo Olomu and Imushin, which are spread in Lagos and Ogun State, were ransacked in a vicious onslaught by mindless militias, as they were referred to, to the extent that between 20 and 50 persons were reported killed in one attack. A week before that, 15 were killed at Imushin. It became a weekly and weekend at...

http://ift.tt/2risyqk Kokori • Legislature, A serious Drawback Former General Secretary of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), and a prominent figure in the struggle to re-validate the June 12, 1993 presidential election, which was annulled by Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, Chief Frank Kokori, in this interview speaks on the country’s democratic sojourn. He spoke to SEYE OLUMIDE. It does appear that Nigerians are not getting their fair share of democratic dividends. Do you think otherwise? WHAT can we do? Most of us who participated in the June 12, 1993 struggle that led to the enthronement of democracy, and the exit of the military from government are already disillusioned with the way things are going. Nevertheless, we still give thanks to God that we saw an end to military dictatorship in Nigeria, which from my point of view is a big gain. What else can we point to apart from that? The country is not running, as it should principally because of corrupt...

http://ift.tt/2rNLzV0 Greg Mbajiorgu Greg Mbajiorgu (a.k.a Wota na Wota), exponent of solo/ecological theatre, is the first African to publish a monodrama. He is also the first to launch in print a seminal drama on climate change. His eco-drama, Wake Up Everyone, won the first prize for Arts and Humanities Research at the 2012 Inter-Universities Research and Development competition, organised by the National Universities Commission (NUC). From 1991 to 2000, during his self-sponsored historic national tour with his one-man show (The Prime Minister’s Son), Mbajiorgu recorded over 600 successful performances in universities, secondary schools, army barracks, cultural centres and other educational institutions within and outside the country. The senior lecturer in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies, University of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka, in this interview with OMIKO AWA, sheds light on issues relating to drama, climate change and theatre of extreme minimalism, popularly referred ...

http://ift.tt/2rim0Ys Architectural painting by Lekan Onabanjo When art leaves its Lagos Island’s hub onto the mainland part of the city, there comes a rare synergy with design space. Taking up that challenge of giving the mainland, specifically Ikeja, a taste of collectible art in the home of design are master printmaker, Dr. Bruce Onobrakpeya, Kolade Oshinowo, Raqib Bashorun, Lekan Onabanjo, Tola Wewe, Duke Asidere, Alex Nwokolo, Zinno Orara and Fidelis Odogwu. From June 18 through July 10, 2017, the artists, under the title The Content, are showing that their decades of practice are indeed masterly. They are showing at luxury design space, Adam&Eve, GRA, Ikeja. Whatever the texture of exclusivity that art enjoys can be found not just only in the two existing hubs of Lagos, but also in axis as crucial like Ikeja, a central business and residential mixed district. In expanding the value of 21st century art appreciation, Ikeja could boast of the additional flavour, just as th...

http://ift.tt/2rO08b7 Oba Ewuare II Oba of Benin has assured the people that problems of herdsmen in the state would be brought to the attention of relevant authorities for solution. Oba Ewuare II, who gave the assurance at Ekpoma, during his post coronation thank-you visit to the traditional rulers and people of Esan Land, also promised to join forces with Edo State government to call on the Federal Government for the reconstruction of the Benin-Ekpoma-Auchi highway, which is in a very deplorable condition. On the deposed Enogie of Uromi, the Benin monarch said he is looking forward to receiving a delegation of traditional rulers from Esan Land in his palace, where the matter would be discussed on the possible ways to resolve the matter amicably. The Oba assured the people that through him, powers of the ancestors will continue to guide and protect Benin Kingdom and its people. He thanked Esan people for their enthusiasm, unprecedented and resounding welcome to his reign as Oba ...

http://ift.tt/2qOPb5F Alabi Williams Ikorodu, Lagos has become a regular source of bad news. First, it was the story of riverine militias, who feasted on stolen petrol, courtesy of rusty and unmanned oil pipelines and infrastructure that transport fuel through the communities. For many years, these oil thieves built colonies around places like Arepo and Ibafo, down through the creeks of Ogun, Ondo, Delta and so on. They used the Ikorodu axis as hub to offload stolen fuel and it became booming business. But later, other dimensions of criminality, such as kidnapping were added. Matters came to a head on June 23, 2016, when communities of Ishawo, Elepete, Muti, Magbon, Ereko, Igbo Olomu and Imushin, which are spread in Lagos and Ogun State, were ransacked in a vicious onslaught by mindless militias, as they were referred to, to the extent that between 20 and 50 persons were reported killed in one attack. A week before that, 15 were killed at Imushin. It became a weekly and weekend at...

http://ift.tt/2oGJV46 According to Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the Eagles will play just one tune up match, against Corsica on June 26 and leave for Uyo two days later to complete preparations for the game in the Akwa Ibom State capital. The Super Eagles will no longer camp in France to prepare for their Cameroun 2019 African Nations Cup qualifier against South Africa on June 10, team officials have revealed. The senior national team was expected to camp in France and play friendly games against Corsica and Togo before hitting Uyo for the AFCON qualifier against the Bafana Bafana, but that won’t happen as the team is now expected to return to Nigeria on May 28. According to Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the Eagles will play just one tune up match, against Corsica on June 26 and leave for Uyo two days later to complete preparations for the game in the Akwa Ibom State capital. Super Eagles’ Coach, Gernot Rohr recently called up some players for a training camp in ...

http://ift.tt/2pN9ZP6 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The black race has produced giants who have transformed the world in all spheres of life. Dr. Martin Luther King Jnr, Frederick Douglass, Shaka – the Zulu King whose tactics in warfare is still being studied in military academies worldwide, Wole Soyinka, Chinua Achebe, Muhammed Ali, Pele, Nelson Mandela, Kwame Nkrumah etc. But why the beggarly antics of the black man leading to insults by Donald Trump and others? Have Africans forgotten so soon about the ancient great empires in Africa? So great that Ham one of the sons of Noah who survived the devastating flood which the almighty creator used to wipe out the then world represented the black race in Egypt. Remember how Jacob and his family went to settle in Egypt the land of Ham (Psalm 105-23)? ‬ Despite the earlier, we have failed to consciously move into civilisation. In Nigeria either we maim people to win elections, sit tight on governmental positions or cashier government mon...

http://ift.tt/2qy9fKT Have you ever thought that your food choices and lifestyle influences the population of bacteria in your body system, as well as your overall health status? Now it’s right about time to rethink the importance of a healthy gut. What is your gut? Your gut is your intestinal tract and what goes on there plays an important role in your overall health and wellness. Poor digestive health can lead to mood disorders and other neurological and physiological disorders. Other than the gut being important to one’s mental and emotional health, gut digestion actually plays a key role in one’s natural immunity to diseases. The reason is this – the gut naturally isn’t sterile. It is an entire ecosystem of bacteria and yeast, some are beneficial while others are toxic. Around 100 billion bacteria cells are found present in the human body. Only 10% of the cells in the human body are human, the rest are microbial. The totality of microorganisms that populate humans or other livi...