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sunky97:
As part of the BBC World Service’s further expansion in Africa, two Nigerian women have been appointed the heads of language services for East and West Africa respectively.

Based in Nairobi, Rachael Akidi Okwir, the Head of East Africa Languages, will be managing services in Afaan Oromo, Amharic, Somali, Swahili and Tigrinya.



While Toyosi Ogunseye, who is based in Lagos as the Head of West Africa Languages, will be managing Afrique, Hausa, Igbo, Pidgin and Yoruba.

Rachael was the Editor of the flagship radio programme Focus on Africa. She joined the BBC World Service as a producer in 2002 and has worked across various platforms and programmes including Network Africa, The World Today, Focus On Africa TV and the website, bbcafrica.com

In recognition of her leadership qualities and potential, Rachael was selected for the inaugural BBC News Leadership Programme. Born in Uganda, her career in journalism started as a freelance contributor to Ugandan newspapers and radio stations whilst a student at Makerere University.

Toyosi Ogunseye was the Editor of the Sunday Punch, one of Nigeria’s most widely read newspapers. She was the first female editor in the 45 year history of the company. An award winning journalist with a passion for investigative reporting, she has won over 30 awards and was the first Nigerian to win the prestigious Knight International Journalism award.



Toyosi is a fellow of President Barack Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative and currently sits on the board of the World Editors Forum. She holds an MSc in Media and Communication and is currently studying for a PhD in Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester.
http://woman.ng/2017/12/bbc-appoints-rachael-akidi-okwir-and-toyosi-ogunseye-as-heads-of-language-services-for-east-and-west-africa-respectively/

Toyosi again! She's simply a trailblazer

three:
And this guy is supposedly one of the smartest of the APC lot but clearly suffers from alternating bouts of emotional intelligence.

The purchasing power of the Naira has been grossly eroded due to tag team economic terrorism policies of the APC. Tag team between PYO and PMB. Due to this there's less value in one's pocket.

#EndSARS has been trending for a multitude of very adverse reasons and still not a word from the change agents.

Recovered loot is being relooted and new loot is being arranged. Further Suffering has been unleashed on Nigerians because his principal wanted to be VP at any cost.

And here he is doing 'motion' picture photoshoot while people are enmeshed in fuel queues for fuel they will burn in Traffic because of the fuel queues.

I don understand why you guys always direct your grievances to the wrong person. Buhari is your President not Osibanjo. Do you expect him to run a parallel government?

metroblogger:
resident Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore-in the remaining seven permanent Secretaries out of the 22 appointed earlier in the year.

The inauguration preceded the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting and had the cabinet members and serving permanent secretaries as well as some guests of the new officials in attendance.

The President did not deliver any inauguration address after the signing of the inauguration register as the FEC meeting progressed afterwards.

Those sworn in are: Mr Mustapha Suleiman (Kano); Mr Adekunle Adeyemi (Oyo); Mrs Comfort Ekaro (Rivers) Mr Adebayo Akpata (Ekiti).

Others are Dr Abdulkadir Muazu(Kaduna); Mr Marcelinus Osuji(Imo) and Mr Bitrus Nabasu (Plateau).

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 15 of the newly appointed permanent Secretaries had taken their oath of office in August.

http://www.metronaija.ng/buhari-swears-7-new-permanent-secretaries/

How can Adebayo Akpata be from Ekiti

tugrow:
This our first home make car company, government will turn their eye and look

Are you asking for Bail out again?

uyplus:
Most Rivers state indigenes are so lazy! All you hear them say "na our oyel money". They prefer to earn stipends than work to earn a salary! So sad, the south westerners are controlling the big positons in MNCs.

Please stop making divisive remarks. Edo and Delta states have the highest population in the oil industry if you take head count on a state by state basis.

Stingman:
The FG will only give 10% electricity to the SE. Many industries have folded up or they move to Lagos-Ogun axis...Agbara...where power is concentrated...and some people will be talking about having the biggest IGR...when the government is partial.

We want to take control of our roads, power, education etc, etc...

Which company moved from SE to Agbara? Is it P & G, Nestlé, GSK, Petrolex?

moscobabs:
They suppose shift FCT to from Abuja to Ileogbo in Osun state.

FCT supposed to be used to develop the underdevelop town in the country

It was used to develop Calabar...now a city

It was used to develop Lagos ..now a city

It has been using to develop a local village called Abuja and its now a City.

My opinion though

We should start by buying roofing sheet for Ileogbo before we start talking about moving the capital there

veekid:
Saraki will forget say e get case with the bereau now; juz misbehave and Tinubu will trigger the pending with the CCB

I don't understand why you are dragging Tinubu into Saraki's matter. Is Tinubu the President?

HeOrShe:
There is no madness in dis case
Naso afonja people Dey behave under their brown roof.

Cutting human head is like killing Xmas chicken

Thank God is not Ogun dis time

Joseph Mark?

politricks:
The way politics is played in this country as if there is no any other tribe apart from yoruba igbo and hausa.

I don't get it. PDP has had 2 Chairmen from Idoma, Gemade and Audu Ogbe. The Party has been led by Ahmadu Ali, an Igala man and Uche Secondus from Andoni in Rivers State

Mowunmiaf:
Popular Abuja Club Owner, Uyi shares romantic pre wedding pictures. He announced his engagement news himself but his hashtag does not indicate when the wedding would hold....I wish them all the best. This is what we call cute babies alert.

Uyi Ogbebor

GistMoreTV:
@GISTMORE

After their traditional wedding, Oritse Femi and Nabila Fash had their white wedding where he was pictured with his bestman, Small Doctor.

https://www.gistmore.com/oritse-femi-bestman-small-doctor-pictured

The picture was even photoshoped. Did small Doctor best in absential

father01:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/249232-exclusive-buhari-others-101-presidential-aides-buhari-24-osinbajo-52-full-list.html?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

But Ayoleke Adu is late now

Eillyeillz:
Good for both ya!
sha hope say una no dey in2 credit card scamming?!


since every musician don dey run G, 2 keep up wif the lifestyle...

Ubi Franklin works really "hard". He won a huge contract like E-money.

ladyF:
Nice...

It's LadyF again.

You don come again

Berlyn1:
Lalasticlala get in here pls. .. are you coming for the party just wanna know I promise not to tell anyone

Party in Fire? Lady Shedrack

Berlyn1:
Lalasticlala get in here pls. .. are you coming for the party just wanna know I promise not to tell anyone

Party in Fire? Lady Shedrack

dominique:
The late Prof Dora had a PhD in pharmacy and has a worked with past governments, wasn't Kachukwu a member of the board of directors of NNPC prior to his appointment? What has this senator's wife done to merit an role as sensitive as NAFDAC DG? All these mumbo jumbo political appointments is part of what is killing this country

Kahikwu on the board of NNPC? This children can make someone laugh. Kachikwu was a Lawyer with Exxon, with zero experience in core E and P. Was Dora not a Lecturer in UNN?

eberetos:
You can see on news or love blog or headline, about a yoruba guy about to wed an igbo lady, or an igbo lady set to wed a yoruba guy, but it hardly happens for igbo guys seen to wed a yoruba lady.....Why is it so?

The poor ones among them marry Yoruba gals

enemyofprogress:
I doesn't know why this Dangote did not marry my mother for him to burn me instead of adopting that boy

I doesn't know why he did nor burn you. You would have been completely burnt by now

falcon01:
he just wasted it! i thought he was gonna come out in style thats why he's been prolonging it. well now according to Nigeria you are an offender and you will be punished accordingly.

I don't think so. I think the law is actually against gay marriages.

yarimo:
I swap the ever dormant FAYOSE of ekiti state for YAHAYA BELLO of kogi state

Change Fayose for that clueless Governor? I don hear

alexistaiwo:
How can Obafemi be 33 years
Do footballers and those in the entertainment industry also use the 365 days calendar or is there another calendar comprising of 5000 days in a year.


I am not understanding at all

It may not be far from the truth. From information at my disposal, the guy can not be more than 36years. He did not play club football at all in Nigeria.

tooth4tooth:
hajlat2 is right . There is no miracle there . It is a simple grafting in agriculture.

The method is simple. Get a very young orange plant with more than one stem. Carefully cut off one of the stems with a very sharp knife, throw the stem away . Then get another young tagering plant about the same size, carefully cut the tangering the way you cut the orange. Then take the tangering stem to the orange plant and tie the tangering stem to the orange plant ,fix them together with a piece of rope mostly made from rags.

After few days, the tangering stem will become attached to the orange and grow together. When they become mature and start to bear fruits, the tangering stem only bears tangering fruit and the orange stem bears orange

God bless you. This post is embarrassing

Aminat508:
Source: http://www.amiloaded.com/2017/10/mystery-as-orange-tree-bears-tangerines.html

This is embarrassing, I'm ashamed of these Osun people. Something my Father had 30 years ago. Simple budding that I learnt in my Junior secondary days. What is wrong with Yoruba people?

Paperwhite:
Give it to Prof.Adeniran.

Prof Adeniran is too clean for PDP

prince2blinks:
Regina askia that was popular then, indomie generation

As in! This no be even Indomie, na Bobo drink generation

dahreyM:
Iyanuoluwa Osewa & Kolawole Bello Of The Ambassadors CollegeEmerge Cowbellpedia Mathematics Teachers Of Year 2017 (Video)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh9ed4hg5fw

Iyanuoluwa Osewa. He is good in maths.

One of our own

Protein0:
Me sef wonder O. Is demotion not a form of discipline?
Meanwhile, PSC should tell us what Edgal's offense was. An offense that warranted the demotion of a senior officer. Such offense must be heavier than his achievements that earned him promotion few weeks ago.

I don't think he was demoted. The PSC did not approve his "special" promotion in the first place

GoggleB:
What was his offense for PSC to demote him too

He wasn't demoted, I think PSC did not approve his promotion in the first place.