#Michael Ayoola a

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NSCDC Arrests 3 Suspects For Various Crimes In Kwara

The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested three people allegedly involved in various criminal activities, including theft, burglary, and fraud. The suspects, according to a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, ASC 1 Ayoola Michael Shola, said one of the suspects, Ibrahim Wasiu, a 31-year-old resident of Eyenkorin, Kwara State, was arrested…

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There is a fabulous performance of Romeo and Juliet (2019) from Shakespeare's Globe steaming for free until March 31 2021. It is directed by Michael Oakley and has some wonderful dual roles.

Jeff Alexander plays both Friar Laurene and Lord Montague, strengthening his relationship to Romeo. Likewise Debbie Chazen plays Lady Montague and Juliet's nurse. Ayoola Smart plays both Tybalt and the apothecary. (However Lady Capulet's ominous declaration that she knows a person who will poison Romeo with "an unaccustomed dram that he shall soon keep Tybalt company" that would normally link Tybalt and the apothecary is strangely omitted from this performance.) Christopher Chung plays Abraham, Paris, Prince Escalus. Chung's whiplash transition from Abraham to the Prince feels like a kind of artificial sublimation. It is as though he is retreating from of his own prejudices and violent instincts into a position of authority only to chastise others for those same flaws. Chung's role as Paris also strengthens and clarifies his kinship with the Prince.

Lastly, as someone who first became obsessed with Shakespeare's plays because of Mercutio, I was obviously the most struck by Ned Derrington taking up the roles of Samson, Mercutio, and Friar John. The play's introductory fight with Samson, Tybalt, and Benvolio was particularly interesting since it foreshadows Mercutio's death, but with Samson having entirely different alliances from Mercutio. As Friar John, Derrington is prevented from delivering the pivotal message to Romeo that Juliet is alive when he is falsely believed to be coming from "a house where the infectious pestilence did reign" in heart-breaking fulfillment of the "plague o' both your houses" curse he delivered as Mercutio. Derrington also serves as a drummer in the production, playing with a brass band during the Capulet ball and curtain call while the actors dance, allowing the production to celebrate the youth and energy that dominate the play rather than ruminate in its gloomy conclusion.

[musicalhitchhiker]

2020 Yılında Yayınlanan Indie, Alternatif ve Psychedelic Müzik Örnekleri - 2. Kısım 2. Bölüm Şarkı Listesi (Ekim-Aralık 2020)

Karen O & Willie Nelson – Under Pressure (Queen & David Bowie Cover), Kevin Morby – US Mail, Khruangbin – Summer Madness (Kool & The Gang Cover), Cass McCombs – Don’t (Just) Vote (Feat. Angel Olsen, Bob Weir, And Noam Chomsky), This Is The Kit – Was Magician, Andrew Bird - Christmas In April, The Weather Station – Robber, Local Natives – Lemon (Feat. Sharon Van Etten), Quarter-Life Crisis – Waterfall (Feat. Hovvdy’s Charlie Martin), Routine - Cady Road, Benny Sings – Rolled Up (Feat. Mac DeMarco), EELS – Anything For Boo, Sharon Van Etten – Let Go, Edith Frost – Little Sign, Bright Eyes – Miracle Of Life (Feat. Phoebe Bridgers), HAERTS – For The Sky (Feat. Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste), Flyte - I've Got A Girl, Badge Époque Ensemble – Unity (It’s Up To You (Feat. James Baley), OHMME – Miasma, Elvis Costello – Newspaper Pane, Woods - Midnight Moment, Frànçois & The Atlas Mountains – Coucou, Jeff Tweedy – Gwendolyn, Crowded House - Whatever You Want, Small Black – Tampa, Helena Deland – Pale, Tori Handsley - What's In A Tune, Goat Girl – Sad Cowboy, Jake Bugg - All I Need, Maxband – Cut It Loose, Pynch – The Whole World’s Going Crazy (For Love), Mdou Moctar – Chismiten, Fuzz – Spit, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Automation, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Tally-Ho, Osees – Weird And Wasted Connection, Nilüfer Yanya – Crash, The Kills – Raise Me (Demo), Bleached – Stupid Boys, Wild Pink – The Shining But Tropical, RINSE – Back Into Your Arms (Feat. Hatchie), Alfie Templeman - Forever Isn't Long Enough, Duo - Don’t Judge, Jesse Kivel – Northside, Todd Rundgren & Rivers Cuomo - Down With The Ship, Portugal. The Man – Who’s Gonna Stop Me (Feat. “Weird Al” Yankovic), Myd – Moving Men (Feat. Mac DeMarco), Stranded – Post-Meridian, Working Men's Club – Valleys, Liam Gallagher – All You’re Dreaming Of, Phoebe Bridgers – If We Make It Through December (Merle Haggard Cover), Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Make Worry For Me, Fake Laugh & Tarquin - Meaningless Things, The Antlers – It Is What It Is, Teenage Fanclub – Home, Balthazar - You Won't Come Around, Babe Rainbow – Zeitgeist, Peter Bjorn And John – Season Of Defiance, Melin Melyn – Rebecca, Hey Elbow - Don't Speak (No Doubt Cover), Steady Holiday – Tangerine, Cloud Nothings – The Spirit Of, Wolfgang Van Halen (Mammoth WVH) – Distance, The Smashing Pumpkins – Ramona, Shame – Water In The Well, Yard Act – Peanuts, Speed Stick – Knots (Feat. Kelley Deal), Population II – Introspection, Mogwai – Dry Fantasy, Foo Fighters – Shame Shame, TV People – String, Kimono Drag Queens – Hunters, Oscar Lang - Antidote To Being Bored, The Notwist – Where You Find Me, Stranded – Cherry Fortune, Arab Strap – Compersion Pt. 1, Nation Of Language – A Different Kind Of Life, Kiwi Jr. – Cooler Returns, Wolf & Moon - While We Ride, Baio – What Do You Say When I’m Not There?, Alfie Templeman – Shady, KOKOROKO - Baba Ayoola, The Jungle Giants - In Her Eyes, Muzz - Fade Into You (Mazzy Star Cover), Anna Burch – Your Heart May Be Heavy, Sun June – Bad Girl, Babe Rainbow - The Wind, Cory Hanson – Paper Fog, Bill Callahan & Bonnie “Prince” Billy – I Love You (Jerry Jeff Walker Cover) (Feat. David Pajo), Another Sky - Sun Seeker, The Besnard Lakes – Feuds With Guns, Moontype – Ferry, Night Beats - That's All You Got (feat. Robert Levon Been), U.S. Girls – Santa Stay Home, Steve Earle – Champagne Corolla (Justin Townes Earle Cover), The Native – Frontline, Blanketman – Harold, Lande Hekt – December, Why Don’t We - Slow Down, Cherry Glazerr – Rabbit Hole, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – If Not Now, Then When?, Goat Girl – The Crack, Another Michael – I Know You’re Wrong, Lost Horizons – Every Beat That Passed (Feat. Kavi Kwai), Ringo Starr - Here’s To The Nights, The Chills – You’re Immortal, The Voidz – Alien Crime Lord, Elvis Costello & Iggy Pop – No Flag (En Français)

[dududara]

Africa-junior tennis: Oyinlomo Quadri out due to injury

Africa-junior tennis: Oyinlomo Quadri out due to injury

*Team departs for South Africa, hopeful

Team Nigeria at the weekend in Abuja opened camping for the 2017 ITF/CAT Africa Junior Championship holding from 25th March to 1st April in Pretoria, South Africa with five players. The Pretoria-bound players are Michael Osewa, Michael Ayoola a, Matthew Abamu, David Dawariye and Marylove Edward. Oyinlomo Quadri is out due to injury.

However, there was a big…

[accuratenewsng]

Lagos Rewards 13 Outstanding Teachers With New Cars

Lagos Rewards 13 Outstanding Teachers With New Cars

Thirteen teachers and school administrators were on Wednesday honoured with brand new cars and other prizes, as Lagos State marked the 2021 Annual Teachers’ Merit Award. The lucky winners were Adenike Ojo, Adeola Adefemi, Bolanle Alamu, Fausat Adegeye, Folashade Oyedeji, Lukman Agbabiaka and Michael Ayoola. Others were Olubukola Dosumu, Olusegun Muftau, Oluseyi Amao, Omolayo Fadayomi, Soji…

[zainabk-grad505]

Week 8: Essay Planning

SOURCES ↓

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Google Arts and Culture. (n.d.). Self Portrait Along the Border Line Between Mexico and the United States, 1932. https://artsandculture.google.com/story/self-portrait-on-the-borderline-between-mexico-and-the-united-states-1932/-QLCA772QViFIg

Ellie Violet Bramley. (2017, October 29). Frida Kahlo: feminist, selfie queen, queer icon and style muse of 2017. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2017/oct/29/frida-kahlo-style-muse-of-the-year

Ayoola Solarin. (2018, June 11). Frida Kahlo is not your symbol. Dazed. https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/40259/1/frida-kahlo-is-not-your-symbol

Henry Ford Hospital, 1932 by Frida Kahlo. (n.d.). Retrieved May 4th, 2022. https://www.fridakahlo.org/henry-ford-hospital.jsp

Michael Govan. (2018, March 28). Is art for pleasure or politics? CNN Style. https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/intelligence-squared-is-art-for-pleasure-or-politics/index.html

Marlen Komar. (2018, June 15). How Frida Kahlo’s fashions brought Mexican politics to the world stage. CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/frida-kahlo-mexican-fashion/index.html

Paul Trachtman. (2006, May). A Brief History of Dada. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/dada-115169154/

[the50x50s]

The 50X50’s Playlist: Week 13

Well well well. . . Week 13. This is yet another week where our heroes get open. Get wild and free and such. One song is different depending on what service you’re using. But as always, if you dig it please share.

1. Zoot Sims - Indiana (Apple Music) / Bucky Pizzarelli - Indiana (Spotify)

2. Kokoroko - Baba Ayoola

3. Skip Marley - No Love (dub mix) (feat. D Smoke)

4. Open Mike Eagle - The Edge of New Clothes

5. Eevee- Thoughts

6. Mr. Lif & Stu Bangas - No Hitter

7. Justin Lifshitz - 7tate of Mind

8. Fielded - The Closer

9. Homeboy Sandman - Don’t Look Down

10. Dr. John - Shoo Ra (feat. Mike Dawes)

11. Saint Mercedes - Hair/I Liked You

12. Tobe Nwigwe - Father Figure (feat. Black Thought and Royce da 5’9”

13. Michael Jordan Touchdown Pass - The Moment That I Met You

14. Steve Lacy - The Song

15. LT Headtrip - Throw Your Phone In The Ocean (feat. C Money Burns)

16. Deer Tick - Blood Moon

17. S.G. Carlson - In The Morning You Will Find It

18. Neutral Milk Hotel - The Fool

19. Black Thought - Steak Um (feat. Schoolboy Q)

20. Moses Rockwell - Snaggletooth

Apple Music Link:

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-50x50s-playlist-week-13/pl.232d8dee0521451f92e5b4810d12737b

Spotify link:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1tA4h5Px1YO9makmDah0fN?si=MWbW3egQS6OFb6DLvqhk-g

[newstrendingzone]

Author: BY MICHAEL LEVENSON - Publish Date: October 8, 2020 at 08:13AM

Under a plea deal, Ayoola A. Ajayi, 32, will avoid a possible death sentence and will be sentenced to life in prison without parole later this month, prosecutors said.

[omokoshaban]

Four Bag Jail Terms for Internet Fraud In Abeokuta

Four Bag Jail Terms for Internet Fraud In Abeokuta

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 convicted four internet fraudsters. The convicts persons are: Olatunji Samod Oladimeji (a.k.a Theresa), Stephen Ayoola Ogunmefun (a.k.a Michael Schwarz), Adekanmbi Abdulazeez and Tella Adefemi Ibrahim.

The anti-graft commission had dragged them before Justices Ibrahim Watilat and Mohammed Abubakar…

[rasaqaoguntade]

Summary of my Past three weeks engagement as a corp member of Lagos but camped at NYSC Permanent Orientation camp Ede Osun State... While there I met new friends who studied outside Nigeria (Birmingham, Ghana and Ivory coast) and many others who studied within the country... While there I missed my family, my gee @lidds_creative (I celebrate and cherish you) and of course DOXA @doxagospel (being under the covenant and anointing of the ministry and that of the set man @apostlephilipilor is a blessing oooo)... I remembered joining the prayer service on mixlr (@doxagospel) before leaving Camp... Omoh I was spiritually reenergized again..... Come see as Apostle dey give us back to back, sharing his experience and also opening our eyes to secrets of taking charge in our territory. Omoh e choke ooooooo I can't forget him saying he prayed overnight before settling in an apartment during his undergraduate days and the vision he shared with us...... Iroyin ooo to afojuba oooo..... If you're in Abeokuta and it's environs join us tomorrow at our permanent site behind Ayomide Filling Station, Iyana mortuary, Abeokuta Ogun State..... And if there's anything I enjoyed and missed after leaving Camp that would be my roommates (Block G Room 6 corp members)... Barrister Damola, Lawrence, Pasta, Stanley, Victor Joel, Abiola, Francis, Prosper, Chuks, Biggie Emmanuel, Michael, Agboje Immanuel, Ayoola and Akanni Opeyemiiii. Those guys are really wonderful.... Yeah I can't forget Oyindamola @oyin_dawodu of God.... Omoh Ologo Oyindamola is a wonderful lady with great vision... I celebrate the friendship... I'm honored to be call your friend Let's keep doing more..... #nyscdiary NB: If you see SADEK @sadek_creative_fruits , Sis Wunmi, Sis Ruqoyah, Sis Funmi, Lekan, Iyanuoluwa, Alimat, Usman, Zainab Akins and Zainab Babs, help them I love them all oooooo.... (at Dagenham, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQBpiI5gz4L/?utm_medium=tumblr

[usuallywisestarlight]

JULIET AL DESNUDO (Desnudarse para empezar de nuevo)

JULIET AL DESNUDO (Desnudarse para empezar de nuevo)

Juliet, Naked

Año: 2018

Duración: 105 min.

País; Estados Unidos

Dirección: Jesse Peretz

Guion: Tamara Jenkins, Evgenia Peretz, Jim Taylor (Novela: Nick Hornby)

Música: Nathan Larson

Fotografía: Remi Adefarasin

Reparto

Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke, Chris O’Dowd, Megan Dodds, Jimmy O. Yang,Lily Newmark, Lily Brazier, Ayoola Smart, Johanna Thea, Azhy Robertson,Georgina Bevan, Laura Camberley, Michael…

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  CBN Junior Tennis: Abdul-Ganiyu frustrate Kushimo brothers as top seeds cruise on

  CBN Junior Tennis: Abdul-Ganiyu frustrate Kushimo brothers as top seeds cruise on

Top seeds in all the categories, except one, cruised into the semi-finals as the CBN Junior Tennis championships approaches the end.

Fortune Joseph the No.2 seed in the Boys U-14 was beaten by fellow Lagosian Kehinde Abdul-Ganiyu 8-6. The unseeded player also ensured that a possible semi-final clash between the Kushimo brothers from Ogun State did not happen by beating Sadiq Kushimo 8-6.…

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Twitter lynch mob descends on Kim Kardashian after falling for fake racist tweet

New Post has been published on https://kidsviral.info/twitter-lynch-mob-descends-on-kim-kardashian-after-falling-for-fake-racist-tweet/

Twitter lynch mob descends on Kim Kardashian after falling for fake racist tweet

http://twitter.com/#!/KingLah1/status/316623460220694528

Earlier this year, Kardashian visited Nigeria for a concert. And yesterday afternoon, she purportedly sent out this racist tweet:

“Nigeria is such a disgusting country. I couldn’t wait to leave. lol Scott said their women look like apes and I agree.”

Twitterers were shocked that she could say something so vile:

@kimkardashian why would u come 2 our beautiful country,NIGERIA..Act all nice and then go back home and compare us to apes,that’s so unfair

— Jacintha Zigz (@MizzZigz) March 27, 2013

Beyonce came to Nigeria and learnt how to sing our Anthem, @kimkardashian came to Nigeria and think we disgusting.. But we paid you? Smh..

— ΔHRHΔ Princess PYT♛ (@IKushBarbie) March 26, 2013

@kimkardashian To think we really appreciated you in Nigeria, I am so disappointed

— Proverbs 31 Woman (@Annie_Tweety) March 27, 2013

So #KimKardashian maybe have insulted all of #nigeria and its women on twitter last night. This is an issue !!!

— Adaeze (@prncessweetness) March 27, 2013

@kimkardashian you are a disgrace to all women! you aren’t even better than the people that labour hard for money in nigeria #whitetrash

— Dr.wuraola williams (@wuraolawilliams) March 26, 2013

And it didn’t take long for the lynch mob to set their sights on her:

I heard @ Kim kardashian is saying that Nigeria is disgusting l, girl you have not seen disgusting. U are the word DISGUSTING

— Kehinde Adedoyin (@iamkehindealuko) March 27, 2013

@kimkardashian since Nigeria women look like apes, u have breathed our air, be assured that that ur baby will look like an ape.

— Nenny nwachukwu (@maryannwachukwu) March 27, 2013

Stupid pig @sassydame: Imagine what @kimkardashian said about Nigeria, after they paid millions for her to stay for 45mins, they brought

— iˡᶤᶬᶤᵗᵉᵈᵉᵈᶤᵗᶤᵒᶰ® (@Lady_Deelicious) March 26, 2013

@kimkardashian and I actually thought you were cool? Insulting Nigeria, how dare you?pls look in the mirror.You look like a whale. Biatch

— Anu (@Anuu_A) March 27, 2013

Fuck “@barrecy: @kimkardashian do u knw u very stupid to make such statement about nigeria…a prostitute like u..u nt even beautiful..hoe”

— Kim Kardashian Hate (@KimHatersTweets) March 27, 2013

@kimkardashian,u said nigeria girls are lyk apes,but u can’t compare ur beauty wif my maid in nigeria,ur such a bitch,and u suck,fuck off.

— Lizzy michael (@Lizzymichael1) March 27, 2013

@kimkardashian I thought u had a brain but your tweet about Nigeria now make it clear that you an Opportunist, low life porn star.

— baddest barry (@barry4life) March 27, 2013

Fuck you @kimkardashian and Scott for saying that about Nigeria Women..

— IamRuby (@SoSwyt) March 27, 2013

@kimkardashian#disgusting,you were seen sucking a black man’s dick,you bitch.the richest black man and woman in the world are from nigeria

— chez rokauzi (@chezmoola) March 27, 2013

Kim kardashian said Nigeria is a disgusting country??! Lool! She’s gonna give birth to an ape.

— Lizabeth.E† (@MzBouqui) March 27, 2013

How’s kim Kardashian gunna say Nigeria’s disgusting?your disgusting you dick sucking hoe

— YungGunz (@nathan_sturgess) March 27, 2013

I can’t believe Kim k tweet this about Nigeria after collecting 1million dollars. The whole family of Kim Kardashian’s are Apes.

— Ayoola Okunnu (@msheyo) March 27, 2013

@kimkardashian lady, if u really wrote dat abt nigeria n our women,u r d LARGEST FOOL who ever walked d earth wit ur bastard baby

— Ruth Anyanwu (@RuthAnyanwu) March 27, 2013

.@kimkardashian thinks women in Nigeria look like apes? Funny. That’s what I think she looks like without makeup.

— Nate Dogg 2.0 (@DaHawksFan1913) March 26, 2013

@kimkardashian Nigeria is disgusting&their woman look like apes?!Blk dick got u famous;Black bby inside u.. Ur lost kim k #prey4kim

— Carmelittaa!! (@Carmelitta_x) March 27, 2013

@kimkardashian u are a big fool bitch U white fool! Why did u come 2 nigeria! MayBe u can go fuck ur sissters or blow rayj in public u slut

— WHAT!!!??? (@hutease) March 27, 2013

Oii you fucking prostitue @kimkardashian collecting 7 dicks at once fucking J bag about Nigeria is a disgusting country cunt

— Papi Chulo (@SmallzAfeez) March 27, 2013

@kimkardashian your a disgusting hoe bitch about Nigeria is a disgusting country who forced you to go

— IThinkIt; ITweetIt (@YcMuzick) March 27, 2013

@kimkardashian you bitch. Insult Nigeria again and you will see the grave from inside. I promise you”fuck you

— @OLALEYE™ (@olaleyemicheal2) March 27, 2013

@kimkardashian you rotten and gold digging pregnant for a gay shity mother fucker. #Nigeria

— MBANUWA (@stigerhearts) March 27, 2013

Fuck Kim Kardashian’s Free Willy in the faceass.I will never respect that ho.I hope she chokes & dies on Ye’s dick. 9jaolofofo.com.ng/kim-kardashian…

— ღ cee cee & Markus ღ (@CeeGotSole) March 27, 2013

As it turns out, the tweet was a fake.

I see there’s a photo shopped tweet floating around, supposedly something I said about Nigeria. That was NOT me, or my feelings.

— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) March 27, 2013

Kardashian has a verified Twitter account. Had the tweet been authentic, a blue checkmark would appear next to her name, as it does in this tweet:

❤Morning NY❤ instagram.com/p/XXLtmsOS1l/

— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) March 27, 2013

The tweet in question has no such checkmark. A search for the tweet in Kardashian’s feed also yields no positive results on automated Twitter aggregator Topsy.

Folks getting mad at @kimkardashian over her “Nigeria is disgusting..their women look like apes” tweet when in fact that tweet nevr happened

— @TechDeji (@DJMightyMike) March 27, 2013

To all fellow Nigerians, @kimkardashian did not tweet anything bad about Nigeria Women. It was a false nd an edited tweet. DO NOT BELIEVE!

— Akon Fanatics (@AkKonvict) March 26, 2013

That fake tweet is very disturbing & I would NEVER EVER tweet something like that

— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) March 27, 2013

***

Related:

Kim Kardashian tweets support for Israel; backtracks after haters hate; Update: Death wishes pour in; Update: Tweet has been deleted; Update: Kardashian apologizes

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/03/27/twitter-lynch-mob-descends-on-kim-kardashian-after-falling-for-fake-racist-tweet/

[newssplashy]

Town Hall Meeting Calls for LG Autonomy

Participants at a town hall meeting of the 24 communities composing Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti state have stridently called for autonomy of the LGs to enable them respond to the yearnings of the people at the grassroots. The gathering observed that autonomy would ensure that the Local Governments are strong enough financially to work for the people. They also called for a more responsive leadership that would be in synch with the interest of the people.

While condemning the present practice of locating projects without their inputs, they want political leaders to be forthright and deliver meaningful development projects with the people’s consent. They are not particularly happy that the LGs have been subverted by governors who dictate not just who is elected chairman but what the LGs do with their funds. “The LGs are in shreds because they are now in the pockets of governors”, they maintained.

Both the Senate and the House of Representatives had in their amendment to the 1999 Constitution, endorsed LG autonomy and its direct funding as part of the process of strengthening the third tier of government but the powerful lobby of the governors, who had been accused of fiddling with LG funds ensured that their respective houses of assembly voted down the amendment.

Organised under the aegis of Community Life Project (CLP) with support from Open Society Institute of West Africa (OSIWA), the gathering also demanded for constant engagement between LG officials and the people, particularly on the location of projects in the area. They decried a situation where the political elite take flight and are no longer accessible after elections are over.

“During electioneering campaigns, you see these leaders virtually prostrating all over the place. Once we elect them, we don’t see them again. The people we do not see, how do we discuss with them?”, queries Mrs. Adebusola Tosin Adebanjo, a fashion designer “No money to spend for housing, food and clothes and our conditions are getting poorer. We need to talk to the chairman and the other officials to know our needs but we can’t see them. After elections, it’s very difficult to see them, talk less of getting them to work for us”, quips Mrs. Bola Adedeji who is the Iyaloja Ikole.

Miffed at the near isolation of the LG officials from the community, Mr. Olumide Michael Funso, a community leader at Ikoyi Ekiti said, “They are not involving the community in the affairs of the local government. It’s what the governor wants that they do. They’ve been told what they should do without our input. That’s why it’s important we should all support the campaign for autonomy of the LGs so that things can be better”.

Speaking in the same vein, Mr. Afolabi Ganiyu, community leader in Igbonna said, “When we had autonomy, we had everything.” He believes that “Without autonomy, nothing can work”.

What is perhaps intriguing to Chief Samuel Taiwo Ojo, one of the community leaders is that when most of the officials of the LG were illiterates, they had almost everything but the opposite is the case now that officials are highly educated. “In the 70s, our councillors were not literate but we had infrastructure, we had power, water, good roads and everything was working. Now that we have educated people manning the LG, we have nothing”.

Former speaker of the Legislative Council, Mr. Ayoposi Ayoola, counselled that future candidates should be properly grilled on the basis of their manifestoes. “We have to ensure we properly vet the candidates and their manifestoes so that councillors who are not likely to deliver are not elected”.

But Mr. Akin Ajayi, a youth leader in Orin-Odo Ekiti was of the view that interrogating the candidates and their manifestoes was not a guarantee against the emergence of irresponsible leaders. “Even if they have manifestoes, how does that impact on the people? We all know that the chairmanship of the LG is dependent on who the governor wants and not who the people want”, he said. Director of Community Development, Ekiti state, Mr. Olusegun Ajayi, who moderated the town hall meeting admonished the people not to give up on their push for responsible leaders that would do their bidding. He said after elections, the community must ensure they present their needs assessment to the elected leaders. “After elections, it’s now our responsibility to work on our needs assessment and push it through”.

“It’s not for the community leaders or the Kabiyesi to chose for the community but the responsibility of all members, elders, youth, women and opinion leaders. You have to be able to collate the different needs of every community in your environment”, he said. Ajayi also asked the people to be interested in the process of budget preparation. “It’s important we know what’s going on and how our funds are managed”.

CLP Programme Officer, Mr. Francis Onahor while responding to the worries of the people said, “We know we are going to face challenges but we have to persevere and forge ahead in spite of the challenges. Once you forge ahead with a shared vision, others will follow”. Explaining what led to the muting of the community master plan by CLP, Onahor said “We were part of the campaign for LG autonomy but it was voted down by the state houses of assembly at the instigation of governors. So we had to come up with a community master plan. Part of our project is to identify resources and also the necessary capacity building methods to drive the process”.

The climax of the town hall meeting was the break out session in which the participants listed the needs assessment of the different communities in Ikole LGA. The listed needs include water supply, building of a youth centre, electricity, roads and ecological control, amongst others.

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source https://www.newssplashy.com/2018/04/town-hall-meeting-calls-for-lg-autonomy.html

[wrrpoetry]

The Words Rhymes & Rhythm (WRR) family is pleased to announce that the annual WRR Literary Festival – ‘FEAST OF WORDS’ will hold on the 3rd of December 2016 in the ancient city of Ibadan.

For the second year running, Ibadan will host writers, performers, thinkers, artists, book lovers and lovers of literature for the one-day festival taking place at the INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES, University of Ibadan (UI), Ibadan, Oyo State.

This year’s edition is themed ‘WORDS IN A SEASON OF CHANGE’. Poet, linguist, lecturer, Emmanuel Inedu, will present a paper exploring the place of writers in the prevailing political atmosphere. Inedu is the author of COCKCROW AT NOON. He will be joined in discussion by Sickle Cell awareness campaigner, Awodiya Funke, who will also be reading from her book ‘THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER’, and Goodness Olanrewaju Ayoola, teacher and author of the acclaimed collection of poems, ‘MEDITATIONS’.

Discussion session at the WRR LITERARY FESTIVAL 2015

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FESTIVAL

The festival will feature stimulating discussions, awards, book unveiling, readings musical performances, a play by the University of Ibadan Theatre Arts Students, and an African Night of words, music, and palm wine.

Two books will be unveiled at the festival – ‘RAINBOWS & FIREFLIES’, co-authored by the winners of the N300,000 WRR GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE (GAP) 2016; ‘LOOPS OF HOPE’, the Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC) 2016 anthology which will be distributed free to all attendees. The winner of the 2016 ALBERT JUNGERS POETRY PRIZE (AJPP) will also be unveiled at the event.

Awards will be given to over a 100 recipients for the WRR-GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE (GAP) 2016; the BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (BPPC) 2016; the ERIATA ORIBHABOR POETRY PRIZE (EOPP) 2016 and the ALBERT JUNGERS POETRY PRIZE (AJPP) 2016.

Winner of the AJPP 2015, Showunmi Olawale Michael collecting his prize, a brand new laptop

The African night will feature a play, music and presentations by the best performance poets in Nigeria, including Graciano Enwerem, Paul Word, Olayinka Samson Aremu, Kemi Bakare, Adedayo Adeyemi Agarau, James Ademuyiwa, Valentine ‘Brainbox’ Ogunaka, Onwuasoanya Chika Jones, Igbor Clemency Green, and many others.

We hope to have the pleasure of your attendance, even as we expect other amazing stakeholders in the Nigerian literary space. FEAST OF WORDS 2016 promises to be loads of fun.

Winners of the 2016 Green Author Prize and c-author of VERSES FROM THE NIGER, Vanger Fater, Ayomide Festus, Chika Jones Onwuasoanya.

DATE: Saturday December 3rd, 2016

VENUE: INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES, UI, Ibadan

TIME: 10am – 8pm

The FEAST OF WORDS is one of the most anticipated literary festivals among young Nigerian writers. It is organized by Words Rhymes & Rhythm (WRR Ltd), a foremost Nigerian publishing and educational institution which actively promotes Nigerian writing and supports the development of young Nigerian writers through several interventionist programmes. The 2015 edition had in attendance major stakeholders from all over the country.

Some participants at WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM LITERARY FESTIVAL 2015

Authors and Publishers who wish to display books at the event should reach out to us before Wednesday 30th of November, 2016. There will be no fee charged for displaying books. Also, guests arriving from outside Ibadan should call 07034847164 if they wish to reserve hotel accommodation in advance.

For more information on participation or sponsorship, please call/SMS 08060109295; 07034847164 or 08160179151. Inquiries can also be mailed to info@wrr.ng.

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