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http://ift.tt/2qYabr8 Prof. Adedayo Fasakin Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji (FEDPOLEL) Prof. Adedayo Fasakin has urged all tiers of government to focus more on technical and vocational education to reduce unemployment and create national prosperity. Fasakin said this at the First Foundation Day Lecture of the institution with the theme: “Building Entrepreneurial and Self-Reliant Graduates Through Technical and Vocational Education.” He stressed that entrepreneurship education was the global drive for development and urged the government to make it mandatory for all institutions to salvage the scaring statistics of unemployed youths in the country. He said he was surprised to note that when the FEDPOLEL recently advertised 50 vacancies for employment opportunities over 12, 000 unemployed graduates applied for the jobs. “This trend is dangerous and must be reversed. This is why entrepreneurship education is mandatory and why it should be the concern of every foc...

http://ift.tt/2shJMbO Osun United players Unknown bandits yesterday morning robbed players and officials of the Osun United Football Club along the Ore/Ondo expressway, inflicting various degrees of injuries on the victims. The Guardian learnt that the team was travelling back to its base in Osogbo, Osun State from Calabar where it honored their Week 14 Bet9ja Nigeria National League match. According to sources, the vehicle conveying the team developed some fault few kilometers to Ondo town, where the armed men reportedly came out from the bush and attacked the footballers. The 32-seater coaster bus, which contained 28 people including 18 players and technical crew led by coach Duke Udi were reportedly ransacked by the hoodlums. According to a source, the attackers matcheted members of the team, particularly the driver of the bus, the team’s goalkeeper, Ayo Ojo and dispossessed them of their money, phones and other valuables. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO...

http://ift.tt/2qYx5ia Bitter melon Researchers have identified functional foods and phytonutrients that could be effectively used to manage diabetes.Top on the list, according to the report published in the book entitled, “Food as Medicine: Functional Food Plants of Africa,” and journal Current Pharmacology Reports, are: bitter melon; Aloe vera; bitter kola; bitter leaf; clove oil; coconut oil; garlic; ginger; black pepper (utazi in Ibo); guava leaves; velvet beans; bush mango; onion; okra; plantain; scent leaf; soursop; soybeans; tea leaves; and turmeric. Commonly called bitter melon, bitter gourd, African cucumber or balsam pear, Momordica charantia belongs to the plant family Cucurbitaceae. In Nigeria, bitter melon is called ndakdi in Dera; dagdaggi in Fula-Fulfulde; hashinashiap in Goemai; daddagu in Hausa; iliahia in Igala; akban ndene in Igbo (Ibuzo in Delta State); dagdagoo in Kanuri; akara aj, ejinrin nla, ejinrin weeri, ejirin-weewe or igbole aja in Yoruba. Black pepper ...

http://ift.tt/2rZSw2r Members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). PHOTO: NAN The Director General of the National Youth Service (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Suleiman Zakari Kazaure has charged corps members to create jobs for themselves rather than comb the streets in search of white-collar job after their mandatory service. He gave the charge while addressing corps members at the orientation camp in Taraba State, adding that corps members should take into consideration the four cardinal points of the scheme and go extra miles to acquaint themselves with relevant skills that would make them useful to themselves and the society after their service year. Certain that they were in a position to create wealth for themselves, he said, “Try as much as possible and create jobs and don’t wait for white-collar jobs.”Kazaure also advised them to respect the culture and traditions of their host communities to enable them integrate with members of the communities and avoid unnecessary crisis. ...

http://ift.tt/2qXZh4U Linus Okorie, Managing Consultant, New Vision Consults The Founder and President of Guardian of The Nation International (GOTNI), Linus Okorie has faulted the leadership of the country.He accused the leadership of lacking integrity and foresight in the 18 years of democratic rule. Okorie said this at the New Era Leadership Conference, which focused on youths held in Owerri, the Imo State and targeted at corrective strategy to the country’s leadership crisis. The summit titled: “The Real Change 2 Developing Leadership Systems for Personal National Transformation,” he said, would afford the youths the opportunity to sharpen their knowledge to enable them perform better when they take over the leadership of the country. His words: “Every idea is a body of knowledge. We want the youths to stand up out and be the best. This will prepare oneself for the transformation of the country. There is leadership deficit in this country. We don’t have the resources th...

http://ift.tt/2s0e2ow Children prepare to place flowers on the gravesite of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornel during his memorial service, May 26, 2017 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.Robyn Beck / AFP A host of celebrities turned out in Los Angeles on Friday for a private funeral service for grunge rock icon Chris Cornell, who was found dead in his hotel room last week. Among those who gathered at Hollywood Forever Cemetery to pay their respects as the singer’s ashes were buried were actors Brad Pitt and Josh Brolin, singer Pharrell Williams and Elvis Presley’s daughter Lisa Marie Presley. Billboard.com said the service included eulogies by guitarist Tom Morello and Brolin. Cornell, one of the most recognizable voices of Seattle’s grunge scene, was found hanging in his hotel room in Detroit on May 18 shortly after he finished a show with his main band Soundgarden. The coroner’s office has ruled the death a suicide but his wife said the 52-year-old ...

http://ift.tt/2pXOMC6 Archbishop (Dr.) Olanrewaju OBEMBE 1Samuel 1: 6-7 “And HER ADVERSARY ALSO PROVOKED HER SORE, for to make HER FRET, because the LORD, had shut up her womb. And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she PROVOKED her, therefore SHE WEPT and did not eat.” One of the challenges of living here on earth is facing THE ACTIVITIES OF MOCKERS and those who position themselves to deride and make us fret. Once you carry God’s Prophetic mandate, you will face those whose ministry is to mock, deride and provoke you. Mockers are always excited about un-answered prayers in our lives. They always come with a verdict that there is no way we would get out of our ugly situation and as such, they are all about town carrying negative stories about us. Psalm 3:2 “MANY THERE BE WHICH SAY of my soul, THERE IS NO HELP FOR HIM IN GOD.” It is necessary to note some characters in the Bible who persecuted men and women who were destined to be great. You h...

http://ift.tt/2oANyHk Olugbo of Ugboland, Oba Frederick Obateru Akinruntan • As Ultimatum For His Recant Expires An epic battle is in the offing among Yoruba Obas that may shake many palaces and kingdoms. It is the lingering supremacy battle and efforts to revisit the place of Oduduwa, widely believed to be the progenitor of Yoruba race. The tone for the royal rumble was set anew by the Olugbo of Ugbo, Oba Frederick Obateru Akinruntan, who has been consistent in his claim that his stool predates that of Ooni of Ile-Ife, thereby claiming to be the leading monarch in Yoruba land and the response by the Secretary General, Council of Yoruba Obas and Olojudo of Ido Osun, Oba Aderemi Adedapo, that gave Olugbo 94 hours to tender “unreserved apology or damn the dire consequence.” The four-day ultimatum given to Oba Akinruntan expired on Friday and the oil magnate has not recanted his utterances. Indeed, there seems no hope of doing so, according to feelers from his palace. Palace Wa...

http://ift.tt/2pXSMT1 ATM queue With the introduction of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), bank customers heaved a sigh of relief, thinking this will ease the difficulties faced in withdrawing money and reducing the long queues and waiting experienced in banks. This innovation was lauded in the sector, especially as various banks stopped attending to customers whose withdrawals fall below N100,000 across the counter; thus mandating them to use the machine. This introduction led to the mad rush for ATM cards. This enabled withdrawals at odd times, like at night when banks would have closed shop for the day or at weekends and on Sundays. The machines, to a large extent, really eased challenges customers face as they dispense money faster. While Nigerians are carried away in the euphoria so created, some banks, especially those in semi-urban areas begin to put up poor services, their networks going off-and-on, making customers to spend long man hours at ATM centres, especially at wee...

http://ift.tt/2pXqwjA Drummers on duty at the festival It was a week the African drums rumbled and throbbed amid the rocky plains of Abeokuta, as the world celebrated African Drums Festival in its second year running. The Guardian spoke to some of the leading drummers on their experiences and what the future holds for the business of drumming on the African continent. Immediate Past Master Drummer of National Troupe of Nigeria, Mr. Hunpe Hunga, who led the Gbenopo Theatre Troupe from Badagry said, “I am happy that Ogun State is hosting this big programme. Last year, it was Nigeria Drums Festival and this year it is African Drums Festival. “This festival is an opportunity for drummers and dancers to showcase themselves and their talents. It is also important for us as drummers to ensure that all our efforts in practices and training are not in vain. I thank God that Ogun is hosting this festival and all of Africa is here. “Its significant is that it will promote tourism and ...

http://ift.tt/2poDjr9 Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye Memory Verse: “… let everyone…love his wife… as himself; and the wife … reverence her husband.” – Ephesians 5:33 Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-23A Introduction Family is everything: the crucible of character formation and development of the total man. The body of Christ is one big universal spiritual family. At the heart of the family is the mysterious union between man and wife and the resultant ageless institution of marriage, the foundation of the home. Every Christian is the bride of the Lord Jesus. Submission Arguably, this is one of the most contentious and divisive (often along gender lines) issues in pre-marital counselling and Christian marriages. The husband is, of course, the head of the family. The word of God cannot be clearer, 1Pet.3: 1; Col.3: 18; 1 Tim.2: 11-14. The wife’s submission is really unto the Word and Lord Jesus. The essence of submission include obedience, 1 Pet.3: 1, reverence, Eph.5: 33; 1 Pet.3: 5, hu...