Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Filmmaker Tunde Kelani announces Saworoide part 2 Nigerian filmmaker, Tunde Kelani has announced that he is set to release the second part of his movie, Saworoide. He made this known on his Instagram page on Thursday. Kelani wrote, “When there is a cultural vacuum, moral and mental decay follows. SAWOROIDE 2 (New movie) COMING SOON!” Saworoide is a classic Nigerian film that was released in 1999. The movie tells the story of a small town called Jogbo, which is ruled by a powerful and corrupt king. The film explores themes of power, corruption, and the struggle for justice in a…

Unclaimed Monies In Dormant Accounts To Be Invested In T-Bills By Elegbede Abiodun Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has proposed that banks transfer funds in accounts that have been dormant for up to 10 years into a Trust Fund account which will ultimately be invested in Treasury Bills. This is contained in the just released exposure draft of guidelines on the Management of Dormant Accounts, Unclaimed Balances and Other Financial Assets in Banks and Other Financial Institutions In Nigeria. According to a circular accompanying the exposure draft, the guideline was in response to requests from banks and other stakeholders for…

United States’ Acceptance of Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies Excite Okonjo-Iweala The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has expressed delight over the United States’ formal acceptance of the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. According to a statement from the global trade body yesterday, the United States deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on April 11, making it the fourth WTO member, and the first among the large fishing nations, to do so. Okonjo-Iweala who received the instrument from US Trade Representative, Ambassador Katherine Tai, in Washington, DC, pointed out that…

United States’ Acceptance of Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies Excite Okonjo-Iweala The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has expressed delight over the United States’ formal acceptance of the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. According to a statement from the global trade body yesterday, the United States deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on April 11, making it the fourth WTO member, and the first among the large fishing nations, to do so. Okonjo-Iweala who received the instrument from US Trade Representative, Ambassador Katherine Tai, in Washington, DC, pointed out that…

United States’ Acceptance of Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies Excite Okonjo-Iweala The Director General of the World in Trade Organisation (WTO) has expressed delight over the United States’ formal acceptance of the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. According to a statement from the global trade body yesterday, the United States deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on April 11, making it the fourth WTO member, and the first among the large fishing nations, to do so. Okonjo-Iweala who received the instrument from US Trade Representative, Ambassador Katherine Tai, in Washington, DC, pointed…

When Impunity Is Expected & Endorsed …. Competence, character, capacity (the 3Cs) or competence, character, capacity, courage and compassion (the 5Cs) started gaining currency in 2019. By 2022, even incumbent politicians were using the words to describe themselves. Hmm …. However, it would seem that we want those things on one hand; but on the other hand, we say that politics is “dirty” and “dangerous” and we should just leave the space to “them”. Who are they? It would seem that they are those who run for political office but don’t understand the concept of servant leadership. They believe that…

Ogun East Senator-Elect Gbenga Daniel Applauds University of Medicine Approval Hails Amosun, Obadara, Tejuosho A former Governor of Ogun State, and Ogun East Senator-elect, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has described the approval for the establishment of the University of Medicine, Abeokuta, by President Muhammadu Buhari as a win for Ogun State in particular and Nigeria in general. While reacting to the news of the approval, Daniel said situating the specialist university in Ogun State will further cement the state’s status as a Gateway to qualitative education. He appreciated the unrelenting efforts of the lawmakers who worked assiduously to realise the dream;…

Abby Kesington: I Want My Poetry to Outlive Me For Houston-based poet Abby Kesington, some of her major literary influences are Noble Laureate, Wole Soyinka; global phenomenon, Maya Angelou; and Chilean poet -diplomat, Pablo Neruda. Widely regarded as one of Nigeria’s emerging poets in Houston, Texas, Kesington has featured at poetry events and is working on her first collection of poetry. Her poems usually focus on anxieties, freedom, women rights, poverty, and climate change. In this interview, she speaks about her literary influences, what poetry means to her, poetry of old and modern poetry and so on. Excerpts: There appears…

Alake Lauds Buhari for Establishing Federal University of Medicine in Abeokuta The Alake Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into law the establishment of the Federal University of Medicine and Medical Sciences in Abeokuta. In a letter personally signed by the paramount ruler, he, on behalf of the entire people of Egbaland at home and diaspora, expressed his profound gratitude to Buhari for his consent for the newly established university. The first-class monarch said that given the Egbas’ acclaimed penchant for education for centuries, the new medical university would further cement his domain as a…

THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON: ANOTHER GREAT BOOK TO CONSIDER The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason is a must-read for anyone interested in building wealth. Littered across its pages are real-time wealth principles that have transformed men and generations. This review is a highlight of the lessons in the book; however, you should take time to read it yourself. The good thing is the book is just 144 pages. That is 144 pages of ageless wisdom! Here are eight amazing lessons from the book. This should be as common as air – everywhere, however, many people like…