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The Immediate past Registrar of Obafemi Awolowo University, Mr. Oladotun Awoyemi has started an annual Scholarship foundation to fresh undergraduates who are indigenes of Ile-Ife.

The former University Administrator took to his Facebook account to inform that general public of this philanthropic gesture.


He wrote..

“On the occasion of my 60th birthday, my children resolved to present to me, as my birthday gift, an endowment fund of two million naira, interest on which should be used as scholarship for Ife indigenes”

“This decision was made based on their observation of the way I had been assisting needy students over the years and they would love to see this continue in Perpetuity.”

“Applicants could visit the site below to participate in the first edition”.

The first edition is set to give N50,000 each to 3 categories of fresh undergraduates in 2020.

The three categories are; Student with Best/Highest Jamb Result in the last UTME who is an indigene of Ife, Best result in WAEC or NECO in 2019 SSCE and Best Essay Write up on the topic “Talent is equally distributed, Opportunity is not”.

To apply See Dotun and Funmi Awoyemi (DFA) Scholarships Site here for details.


Note: To qualify for any of the categories, you must submit your SSCE Results, Jamb Results and your Essay write up for each categories.. Failure to do so will render application incomplete.

Good luck..

Apply directly through this link

https://naijalocals.com.ng/ex-oau-registrar-dotun-awoyemi-set-to-give-scholarships-to-ife-indigenes/

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Joy83:
Thank you for this great business insight.
I will introduce them to my ex-olosho neighbor.

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dominique:
Nice points but competition is getting stiffer as everybody wants to go into those businesses. Now the traders/vendors for those items are so saturated that getting and retaining customers is getting harder. Still better than some white collar jobs though

There are still lots of spaces to conquer, especially new areas due to expansions..

Nigerians on social media have criticised the N100,000 prize awarded to Lawal Oluwafemi, the Best Graduating Student of the Obafemi Awolowo University for the 2017/2018 session.

Lawal was presented with his prize at the convocation of the university. He shared the news on Twitter on Saturday and users of the platform have been congratulating him.

Besides congratulating Lawal, Twitter users have also pointed out that the prize money was too small.

Critics of the prize money weighed Lawal’s prize against the N30 million that the winner of the last Big Brother Naija reality TV show went home with.

Lawal, who graduated with B.Sc Accounting from OAU, had tweeted, “Two days ago, I graduated from the Obafemi Awolowo University as the Best Graduating Student for the 2017/2018 session with a historic 4.98 CGPA out of a possible 5.0.”

He added that, for four consecutive times, he was also the overall best candidate in the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria’s professional exams.

In all, he had won 14 awards in ICAN, with another 22 academic awards, all within the space of four years.

“[It] can only be God!,” he concluded.

See reactions to his tweet:


Sources: https://naijalocals.com.ng/social-media-users-decry-n100k-prize-for-oau-best-graduating-student/

https://punchng.com/social-media-users-decry-n100k-prize-for-oau-best-graduating-student/

Finding exactly what to buy and sell is one of the first problems that many would-be entrepreneurs encounter in their quest to find a means to make money through trading..

A lot of people will say money is the first problem to start a business, but as much as money is key, getting the idea of the right thing that sells and would always sell is much more important.

There are lots of people with thousands of naira in their accounts today, who are constantly going online to see, what exactly they can do with the money, so getting the right product or service that is needed is the first hurdle to cross when searching for a good business.

By putting the environmental factors, the Political, and sociocultural norms in a business environment into consideration, here are 5 things that will always sell in Nigeria, come what may.

1. Food: As a student back then, once I withdraw my monthly stipends from banks, the very first thing I do is to head to the market to stock my food buckets, and there are thousands of people like me around the country, who do that weekly or monthly, once they get any money or collect Salaries.

Food is unarguably the no 1 basic necessity of life. It is the real fuel that drives existence and has become what no one can do without.
It doesn’t want to understand that there is recession in town or you’re broke. You either borrow to get food to eat or you beg.

There is no just anyway you will boycott buying foods except one who is ready to die of hunger, and as such, food remains world no 1 thing, that humans and animals think about each day.

Going into food related businesses is sure a right way to go. And you can never go wrong with one.


Just study your environment, know exactly what kind of food services you can provide and you will continue being relevant in the area.

Examples of food related services are as follows.

Raw foodstuff Retailing in Neighborhood or Market – Look for Farmers that are willing to sell their Agro products and take them to places where these food commodities are highly needed or scarce. E.g Buying Yam from Benue or Niger State and transporting them to Lagos to resell. No matter how small, you will see little gains.

Cooked food Vendor for schools, factories, or on streets. As long as people move around and population keep increasing, you may be in this business for decades, doing well. I have friends whose mothers are food vendors that were always first to pay school fees and enjoy better care than many. Others are Manufacturing of food and beverages, pure water factory, frozen foods, selling and grinding of pepper, selling vegetables, palmoil retailing, daily needs food grocery store, retailing packaged brand food items, selling of fruits and beverages etc.
The most interesting thing about all of the above food businesses is that you can start some with just N50,000 and others with N300,000. Think about this, do your research and go for it.

2. Health Related Products: Health they say, is wealth. It is wealth to the healthy and also to the one providing healthy services. Everyday, there are millions of people globally searching for the right drugs or health related products to put them back into shape or let them forget their health worries.


This put Healthcare industry one one of the most patronized industries after food.

We are in world where a lot of things are threatening our existence on this space called Earth, and many people wouldn’t mind spending their last kobo to ensure they get healed, hence health business is growing hugely.

From tablets to body fitness products, to cream for skin problems to tons of herbs products for sexual enhancements, people are making lots of thousands daily from the healthcare industry and you can be part of them too.

I know there are hundreds of people around us who will pay any amount to get the best weight reducing drug or tea, as I write.

Many have bought many that didn’t work. And If you know any one that works, then you are sure in money. Just keep advertising on social media and go to big places like campuses, religious centres, and show them testimonies from those who have used it and how they never stopped thanking you for being a life saver. You will sure have many willing to try yours.

Other products you can sell easily are those treatment herbs or drugs for Arthritis, Blood pressure – these are nightmare for many old folks.

Another is Pimples – oh this one can mess up your confidence and pretty face. As I write, some can spare N5000 to buy one cream that will heal every and they can become reseller.

Research today and know what works better and you will be rolling in money.

3. Clothes: The Fashion industry is a big one, world over and it generates over a million dollars revenues to operators of those in the sector.

I once advertised some chiffon tops for my cousin on nairaland in 2016, from the bale of Okrika she bought and we had callers from as far as Bayelsa states, PH, Abuja who we sent all the choices to, from Lagos and even after moving to a bigger business, we still get calls almost weekly if those clothes are still available.


People change Jobs, and get office works daily, they are always in need of office clothes in numbers, you can be providing this service.

New born mothers are always buying clothes for their babies as they grow in sizes, you can specialize in this kind of clothes. You can sell new or fairly used.

Above all, Nigerians love partying, there is almost no weekend especially on Saturdays where more than 1000 guests are not putting on clothes they are just wearing for the first time.

There are many party uniform wears like Ankara, Lace in what Yoruba calls “And-Co or Aso Egbejoda”. A single fabric seller can supply all.

So, clothing business is indeed a lucrative one especially if you are well located and connected. After all everyone wants to look good.

4. Gadgets: Since the communication industry has been liberalized in Nigeria, that gave everyone access to having a phone, to communicate with others, and as such mobile phones have become one of those most patronized Items in Nigeria.

Everyday people get tired of their old phones because of adverts of a new Iphone this or that, or Androids that they see.

Some want another smaller phone.


Some people are too careless, they spoil their phones easily or get it lost, and because they can’t risk being blank, getting urgent replacement is the next option.

An Igbo business man came to my phone repairer friend one day, he was getting unease and started asking if the phone is repairable or not, or he should go and buy another one because he is already loosing some business deals because of the faulty phone.

That’s how important phones are to many people, if not all.

Today, even a jobless graduate will buy N50,000 worth of mobile phone and when it gets damaged, he or she will find means to beg uncles or parents to get a replacement.

Like phones, there are other gadgets especially phone accessories that people buy daily, such as headphones, chargers, USB cables, earpiece, bluetooth, casein, desktop chargers, etc. You can try selling phone accessories too.

Another popular gadget people use alot is laptop. Oh, Laptop selling is another cool business. You can buy 5 laptops at N50,000 each and sell one at N60,000. Making ten thousand on a unit product is such a cool business. All you need is marketing to the right people, especially students and office people. You can grow steadily in this business.

5. Housing Items: Everyday we all come from a home and get dispersed into the street in search of our daily breads and at dusks we are all heading home to keep our head, or to get some rest.


Home is part of man and no matter where how comfortable outside might be, there is always something that will be telling you that it is time to go home.

So, making a good home is the business of many. Everything you see in a building from construction to finishing shows businesses of lots of people.

Few things you can sell for home builders are; planks, roofing sheets, iron rods, cements, curtains, rugs, carpets, plumbing materials, furniture, kitchen utensils, gardening tools, electronics, etc.

And because people move from homes to homes, cities to cities, the need for most of these items is becoming an everyday thing, hence you will always have new buyers..

You can easily research more on any of this and begin your journey into the business world.

I hope this is a bit helpful?

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Source: https://naijalocals.com.ng/5-profitable-things-that-will-always-sell-in-nigeria/

Cutehector:
Nice one op, another group of people that I find funny is those who ask, ok where is the capital to start a business..

Then I am like.....


But you have an iPhone ba? Iffa woze you slap you will have sense in 2020

Lol.. Exactly

I heard someone saying “Business is not for everybody abeg” and I laughed.

But when we loose our jobs and new jobs are not coming. Next is what good business can I do with 300k in Ibadan. Help me pls! It’s urgent.

Then suddenly business becomes something for you. Lol.

You want us to become online beggars or gets frustrated? Lol


The truth is that some people may not get new jobs until after a year when they are fired.

But if work stops, will bills stop? Lol

People retire and the next is searching for businesses to do.

As long as money making is tied to businesses and service rendering, the place of self employment will always be huge.

Like I used to say, If you don’t have any paid job and you sit down there joining them to believe business is not for everybody, I pray you don’t get depressed everyday..

If we all have people to be paying us, who has time for whala in business.

But in the absence of none.. It becomes the next thing to do. Employing yourself.

I laugh when people mock about the noise of self employment when the same people have nothing to offer you.

As long as there is an increasing decimal in unemployment statistics, the ceaseless noise about youths doing something for themselves will not stop.

An Idle hand is a devil’s workshop.

The reality of today world is even making everyone a part time entrepreneur even as Salary earner because of increasing bills.

The point is that some people will never pass Job Interviews or scale aptitude tests… Lol. No be curse o.

No be all of us head carry book like that now… Some just struggle commot school.

But it doesn’t mean they can’t do well in running their businesses..


Entrepreneurship is tough, yes.

But some people will still do well in it, because of innate charm that God deposited in them.

Sometimes business successes is about individuality not about belief and perception.

You can never know if it is meant for you or not until you try.

If you have not gotten a job, employ yourself o. Not all of us will work in offices, but all of us can make money.

I live among local folks, mostly farmers and Artisans, and many never stopped putting water storex in their house. And I’m always like Oga o, awon people ma n rowo ke..

Next week you will see them, buying new Okada. Another one small car..

And they don’t have any certificate or CV.. Lol

Then I realize, you can earn without CV if your CV is being thrown away.

It will be hard at first, but one can do it.

One man told me, sometimes I had to close eyes to my papers and search for skills.

With good skills, you can feed yourself.

Nothing is overrated about Entrepreneurship noise in Nigeria.

The environment is too scary..

Nothing is assured.

But still Small businesses still hold Nigerian Economy spell bound.

Everyone keeps trying something.


Source: https://naijalocals.com.ng/for-the-unemployed-entrepreneurship-is-worth-trying/

retouchfoods:
Very lengthy, but educating you have said it all. Thanks alot.

Thanks

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seemegold:
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Xavi2019:
A Big Thank You for this brilliant piece.

It is a pleasure sir. Glad you like it.

Ever wondered how possible is it for you to make money from spending quality time on Social Media? Yes, it is possible to make so much money on internet especially on social media if you have got everything that will make internet money to be looking for you.

Social Media today is a powerful tool worldwide where loads of activities take place everyday. From tons of Marketing Capabilities, to thousands of daily business transactions and every minute connectivity, you can’t but admire the enormous opportunities.

Today, SM affords everyone the opportunity to chat to an old friend in different places, say like US or UK from your bedside, in a place like Ogbomoso or Eket Nigeria, whom you probably might not have seen for decades.

It is also a great avenue to attract like-minds and suddenly pick a new friend easily who can thereon become the best things to happen to you in life.

In short, Social Media without gainsaying has become a virtual home for many, who have come to socialize, to do businesses and have nothing but fun, and it is fast becoming a must be place for many.

Even when you are broke today, not being online to know what’s up is like the fastest way to die before hunger kills you. Lol

A friend even once said that the more hunger wires you, the more you want to explore the internet to see if there is any free money any where, hence you keep digging. Lol

Only God knows how much of naira that most Nigerians particularly the youth spend on Data Subscription monthly. Not bad, and nothing is too much if there is value addition, especially making money online.

So, for a start, like all businesses, you may not make so much money but not too bad to keep you from being constantly broke and with time as you grow your reach and study the social landscape, you can begin to see where exactly the money lies and how to get it. So, to make money easily, come online with these 5 things, I’m gonna mention here.

1.Creativity: According to Torrie Assai, Creativity is nothing but a mind set free and to some, it is the act of being intelligent in a funny way that resonates.

The first big money I got on Facebook that I will never forget was a N10,000 from an elderly friend from overseas that I met online. I have developed flair for captioning pictures in interesting ways that he has enjoyed it so much that he tagged me to a picture of a white man dancing to Yoruba Bata drum one day, and he wanted me to imagine what could be happening in the picture…

And I didn’t disappoint him. He laughed so much and called me immediately to send my account. And under less than an hour, I got N10,000 that is almost like salary of some nursery school teachers in my village without stress.

I appreciated creativity more that day and I have made lots of other thousands from this stuff.

Go to Instagram today, there many people doing hundreds of creative stuffs to make money. There are people whose only native dialects will make you to keep watching their videos and people will start advertising with them with money because they have got millions of viewers. I can’t even start mentioning names here, you all know them.

You can mimic interesting characters like the Igbo Kastina guy acting like buhari and has become irresistible to show business makers.

In just 5 years in Nigeria, we have seen all kinds of interesting young Nigerians becoming superstars on social Media through creativity.. You can join them too by start searching online for that thing that you can do better. Lots of people are on social Media to get entertained, provide them one and get paid for that.

2. Skills: A skill is another tool for personal development that online platform can help you project in many unimaginable ways. What is that skill you have, that you are really good at? Bring it on..
Almost everything sells on the Internet. Trust me.


I will share personal experience here. Because of my background, I developed the penchant to write things that come to my mind and often in my Yoruba native language, hence I discovered I can develop a write up, and can also easily translate English words to Yoruba and vice versa and I do that often on my social space.

Then, a day came. My younger sister tagged me to a post on Instagram for an Essay writing competition on Entrepreneurship as a panacea for Economic Development in Nigeria.

I decided to give it a trial.. Researched and sent my entry. Many days after, to my surprise, my article came first among 150 entries.

I got a call from the company’s Lagos office as the winner. The price is not so huge, just a N25,000 cash award and loads of books from the CEO. I was so happy and couldn’t contain my joy.

And ever since, I never stopped digging more. I know there is more online where that is coming from. I have done so many translation jobs online from my Facebook friends that earned md nothing less than N5, 000 for a 2hrs Job and many more I gave out to friends because of time constraint on my side.

Writing is one good way to make money online, just like there are many.. I know friends who bill people not less than N100,000 for developing solid business plans.

I have people who coach others to write IELTS exams and have become gurus.

I have plumbers, drivers, Educated Mechanics, Massage Therapist, Electricians, home tilers as friends who make a living mostly from patronage of their skills from Social Media.

What’s your own excuse? Go get that skill today and bring them online to make money for yourself. You can do it too.

3. Knowledge Sharing: Social Media platforms are rich places to acquire so much knowledge for free or almost for a peanut cost. It is the only place I know where you may have a surgeon, a Veteran Lawyer, or just any top professional from any field of human endeavor giving you free consultancy and advice, for what you could pay for.


So there is so much respect for expert opinion on SMedia, and as such, it is very easy to secure an online business niche for yourself.

You can write books on your field and get huge money from social space that you may not have gotten if you are not online, especially if no one knows you where you live.

But online, if there is sense in your information, people won’t stop wanting to read and hear from you. Remember if you don’t have social Media space to engage people, no one will buy your knowledge, if you just a nobody.

4. Create Good Relationship: With online familiarity people easily break offline barriers, hence you can do almost anything for just a random social friend who has suddenly become part of your social space.

It is much easier to rant online today that your problem is job finding and the next thing you hear in your DM is someone asking you if you don’t mind working in so so place. As such, you get job, and you make money.


I have seen lots of people using emotional appeal online to get sympathy and they make money that they can’t ever make easily offline.

I once rant online one day, that my fone is messing up my write ups and unsuspectingly, a lady friend called me a week after and asked me to send my account because she wished to replace my phone for me. I couldn’t believe it. I rejected the offer but she insisted. Sent the account. And I got a N20,000 transfer hours later . Unbelievable.

A brother online is doing Christmas give away on Facebook and selected few friends, and I didn’t know how he thought of me, and I became a beneficiary even as a Muslim..

The gift is a sum of N20,000. That’s something in this hard time, I think.

I can’t but imagine the power of good relationship on social media.

Become somebody of what by adding value and wait as rewards follow, including monetary gains.

5. Online Business: Bill Gate, the Microsoft Billionaire said in a popular quote of his that “If your business is not the internet, then your business will soon be out of business”. Very thoughtful quote if you think about it deeply.

Business worldwide today is going digital, hence everyone must embrace it in other not to be left behind.


Okada business today is witnessing large entrance of big investors that is fast pushing the traditional okada men away in bike hailing.

Online news platforms are fast sending traditional media houses out of business.
I can’t even imagine when last I bought a newspaper, yet I read almost every top news on Nigerian dailies.

Where am I getting at? It’s simple. Bring your business online.

I asked a friend one day if he is sick to have gone to get a shop in one corner of a shopping complex.

He smiled, and said, Elu, shops are far becoming warehouses and a place to refer customers to, and not necessarily for display, if you sell a lot online..

I reasoned with him..

He sells laptops and sometimes sell far better than those in choice places in town. He has created many social media platforms for his laptops sales and get calls every hour for enquiry, buying and delivery. That’s the power of the media.

What is your own business?

Honey sales? Push it online, there are people in hospitals or on sick beds at home who are busy researching quality honey for natural care, be available for them..

Is it clothes that you are selling? Bring it on.. Most people on Social Media today don’t want to be caught with selfies on same clothes twice. Be available for their social standard and wants, by displaying on your social accounts pictures of your good clothes that they may like, so that while sleeping in your shop inside Akesan market, someone is also checking out your display pictures online to see those fabrics that poke their eyes.

If your business makes 20 stocks sales offline, the possibility of selling much more on social Media is higher, don’t dull.

Let me stop here..

Source: https://naijalocals.com.ng/5-things-you-need-to-make-money-easily-on-social-media/

YungMillionaire:
So Niniola is from Ekiti not Ondo?

She's from both side.
Dad- Ilejemeje town, Ekiti State.
Mum - Ondo Town, Ondo State.

At the Ongoing 44th Convocation Ceremony which kick-started days ago at the Great Amphi theatre of the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun State – a young easy going Accounting graduate, by the name Oluwafemi Lawal Moses [/b]has been announced by the Institution as the overall Best graduating Student of his graduating Set.

Femi Lawal took home almost all the Academic Awards for leading the pack as the Best Graduating student of the year with CGPA of [b]4.98 of 5.00.


A total number of One hundred and twenty-four students of the institution graduated with first-class honours and Femi lawal leads all.

A breakdown of the data by the University’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede reveals that – out of the 7,209 graduands, 5,292 students were in the undergraduates’ category, while 1,917 were in the postgraduates category.

Further breakdown by the VC shows that 1,795 students have second class honours (Upper Division), 2256 have second class (Lower Division), while 542 and 39 are graduating with third class and pass respectively.

Celebrating this young Accounting wizard, a good friend of his, Alaba Hafeez Adegbuyi took to his facebook account to write an inspiring piece about this brilliant dude.

See here…

Meet my friend,

Oluwafemi Lawal Moses
Nick name: (The Oracle)


He was the Overall best in all stages of ICAN (14 honours).

He had gotten 9 honours in other events.

Today, he’s OAU’s best graduating student with 4.98 CGPA.

He took home 8 awards today which includes Best in the Dept of Management and Accounting, Best in the Faculty of Administration, Best in Finance related courses, and Best in Taxation.

Well, I have met a lot of intelligent and brilliant people but Femi is entirely different from them all, this guy is not just brilliant, but extremely brilliant and a genius at that.

Moral of this story is that – put your best into what you like doing, definitely one day it will yield a fruitful reward.

I wish you all the best in life Lawal – you are indeed an inspiration to us all.

Surprisingly that second best grade student with a CGPA of 4.94 of 5.00 Lateef Samson also comes from the same department according to our sources. And the have close Matric no. Interesting right?

Have a look


Naijalocals also celebrates with this young scholar as we wish him a bright future like his bright results.

We also say a big shout out to all other graduates of Great Ife convocating today in other remaining faculties. Let the Spirit of Ife guides you. Forward Ever, Backward Never.

Source: https://naijalocals.com.ng/meet-oaus-best-graduating-student-for-2017-2018-graduating-set-femi-lawal-moses/

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At the Ongoing 44th Convocation Ceremony which kick-started days ago at the Great Amphi theatre of the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun State – a young easy going Accounting graduate, by the name Oluwafemi Lawal Moses has been announced by the Institution as the overall Best graduating Student of his graduating Set.

Femi Lawal took home almost all the Academic Awards for leading the pack as the Best Graduating student of the year with a CGPA of 4.98 of 5.00 from the department of Accounting.


A total number of One hundred and twenty-four students of the institution graduated with first-class honours and Femi lawal leads all.

A breakdown of the data by the University’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede reveals that – out of the 7,209 graduands, 5,292 students were in the undergraduates’ category, while 1,917 were in the postgraduates category.

Further breakdown by the VC shows that 1,795 students have second class honours (Upper Division), 2256 have second class (Lower Division), while 542 and 39 are graduating with third class and pass respectively.

Celebrating this young Accounting wizard, a good friend of his, Alaba Hafeez Adegbuyi took to his facebook account to write an inspiring piece about this brilliant dude.

See here…

Meet my friend,

Oluwafemi Lawal Moses
Nick name: (The Oracle)


He was the Overall best in all stages of ICAN (14 honours).

He had gotten 9 honours in other events.

Today, he’s OAU’s best graduating student with 4.98 CGPA.

He took home 8 awards today which includes Best in the Dept of Management and Accounting, Best in the Faculty of Administration, Best in Finance related courses, and Best in Taxation.

Well, I have met a lot of intelligent and brilliant people but Femi is entirely different from them all, this guy is not just brilliant, but extremely brilliant and a genius at that.

Moral of this story is that – put your best into what you like doing, definitely one day it will yield a fruitful reward.

I wish you all the best in life Lawal – you are indeed an inspiration to us all.

Surprisingly that second best grade student with a CGPA of 4.94 of 5.00 Lateef Samson [/b]also comes from the same department according to our sources. And the have close Matric no. Interesting right?


[b]Naijalocals also celebrates with this young scholar as we wish him a bright future like his bright results.

We also say a big shout out to all other graduates of Great Ife convocating today in other remaining faculties. Let the Spirit of Ife guides you. Forward Ever, Backward Never.


Source: https://naijalocals.com.ng/meet-oaus-best-graduating-student-for-2017-2018-graduating-set-femi-lawal-moses/

KingBaba1:
what a nice and funny write up, but something caught my attention about this your write up and it's the location of the UBA bank which is on campus....So I will like to know if you reside in Ile ife, couple with the fact of every Thursday's environmental sanitation, u are likely a resident of osun state/ ife

Yes. I reside at Ife.

Mac2016:
We still do have great and intelligent Nigerian youths out there.. You gave a new flicker of hope in Nigerian system/youth

Thanks I appreciate

MusaDanladi1:
micronut nice narration; a bit of comedy in-between, I am glad the wereypey atm didn't swallow your card.

Thanks Mallam Musa

Iranoladun:
Nice writing except for some errors.
Do you own a blog?

Thanks...Yeah.. I own naijalocals.

SEGLIZ:
........... a funny way to start the day, motivated though.

Lol.. Glad you like it.

I remembered while going to farm back then as a young boy and my laps will mistakenly touch parts of this leaf, when on short trousers, the flaring up in stinging is often undescribable. Smile.

No wonder the Yoruba Elders say “Ewe Esinsin ki jo omo lemeji” (The Stinging leave doesn’t sting a child twice, because he or she will be looking for it not to repeat its action)

Beyond inflicting pain, there are surprising scientific researches backed up by facts that stinging nettle possesses an anti stinging or itching properties and as such it is an effective treatment for rashes, serious body itching, hives, redness on body, arthritis, swelling, cramps, allergic reactions and many more.

Biologically called Urtica Dioca , – there are more than 50 species of nettle worldwide, and many are harvested for food or medicine. This medicinal plant is often overlooked and mistaken for a weed.

Young shoots are a great source of vitamins and minerals. Use blanched in salads, in tea and boiled as a vegetable. Good source of iron.

History

Beneficial uses for stinging nettle date to
ancient times. Before its medicinal use, extracts of the plant were used for fabric weaving as early as the Bronze Age.

Nettle fibers were used to make paper.
Similarly, this plant has long been consumed as food. Leaves, especially young ones, may be cooked (never eaten raw to avoid irritation) and eaten as a fresh leaf, a soup additive or in tea, beer and wine.

Nettle is a source of iron and other minerals, vitamin C, carotenoids and essential amino and fatty acids.

Nettle leaves and stems are covered with sharp spines that sting when touched. Individuals wishing to handle nettle plants for cooking must take care to avoid direct skin contact by wearing protective gloves and long sleeves.


The sting is caused by histamine, small amounts of formic acid and other compounds. These are deactivated when the plant is dried or cooked. So, it is advised to only eat or take dried or cooked one.

Here are beneficial ways that Nettles can help take care of your health in a natural way.


The anti-inflammatory compounds within nettle has shown promise for helping with osteoarthritis, gout, and, forms of body itching, joint pain caused by inflammation.

Many studies showed that applying a stinging nettle cream to an area of the body affected by osteoarthritis was significantly more effective than the placebo.


Nettle also can also work fine against inflammation and pain when taken internally.

A supplement containing nettle, fish oil, and vitamin E significantly reduced arthritis pain, and participants felt like they could reduce their dosages of pain relievers.

Usage

Making a nettle tea is simple. Collect the fresh leaves as many as you want, sun dry and dried to powder.

You can brew one tablespoon of this dry leaf to one cup of steaming water for at least twenty minutes. The tea can be sweetened as you wish.

Prepared Nettles can also be added to pap. It works so fine.

Note: Never take it fresh and don’t use with OTC – Over the counter drugs especially antihistamine drugs, like piritin etc.

A pregnancy woman should also avoid this.

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The number one reason is security as far as I'm concerned,..I just relocated from a house now 5 months being there because we were robbed to a well secured area

Wow.. Well it depends.. But security is so important.

Houses are no doubt one of the basic necessities of life, just like food and clothing. One who has gotten a house to stay put and cover over his or her head, has succeeded in fighting homelessness.
Everyone needs a home, whether on rentage for years or for days, or even as owner, as a lifetime property.

A home is a shelter, an habitat where everyone dwells at one point or the other, and because of movement and migration of people from one place to another, for businesses, ceremony, Education etc, renting has become one service that almost every one will always subscribe to.

So, if you are considering, renting a home possibly because you just moved to a new city for work, businesses or education, here are five key things you should consider before agreeing to pay for that rent.

1. Environmental Needs : A popular environmental quote says[i] “If you think the economy is more important than the environment, try holding your breath while counting your money.” — Guy McPherson, School of Natural Resources, University of Arizona[/i]

The above clearly shows that as much as the economy is important, friendly environment that satisfies your personal needs is more important, especially when they affect your total wellbeing, business or life generally.

While growing up, our neighborhood was always lively, with constant electricity but there was one big problem, noise. There were sawmills around that were almost working round the clock and ended up giving people sleepless nights, so in the end, they made every available good sides almost irrelevant for many, so people started relocating to a new area, especially when there were sudden rise in their influence.

As small as noise may be, some hate it like Mad, especially when you have gone for days, hoping to get home and sleep, only to be welcomed by noises from religious centres, clubs, and factories generators. It can be excruciatingly annoying.

Apart from noise being a disturbance for your sound sleep, it can also cause distraction for studying.


There are also many other environmental needs, that one should seriously consider when deciding to rent a house.

As a one time facility manager, I was showing a guy a spacious nice self contain room one day, telling him, how he will enjoy the tiled floor, the kitchen, the toilet facilities and constant electricity.

Then I noticed he was just pressing phone, moving to every corner of the house.

It later occurred to me that he was only actually looking for Internet networks or services to see if the room has one.

After watching him for like 2minutes, he raised his head up and smiled.

He said, Egbon I like the room, it has all internet services. I do most of my stuff online and I can cope with everything else including erratic power supply because I have a generator but without internet, It will be hell of a home for me.

Then we both smiled.. I understand.

This is an example of personal special need that is important for different individual. Don’t just assume..

I have lived in a house during my masters day, that I had to go out every time to access internet. As a student, you can imagine how unbearable that would be for anyone.

That the landlord or Agent feels a house is just perfect or manageable, because someone like you just used and enjoyed the home may not be same experience for you..

Some people hate heat, and they only got to know that there is no single fresh air from anywhere to get into their room, once electricity is off, because buildings are almost everywhere, yet they didn’t think of that from onset.

So when next you want to rent that house, consider your personal needs that the environment has to offer.

2. Basic Facilities: A friend rented a room in a town, only to discover that there are thousands of naira of unpaid electricity bills from the last occupant and for months, he was incessantly being harassed by NEPA staff until he placed pressure on the landlord to clear the bill.


The truth is that there are many things you may not know about your new house on inspection. But, to avert this, do your due diligence, either by asking tenants around the area. They may have useful information that can tell you if you are getting a good service for your rent.

Many people are often desperate to get a place as soon as possible, because of time constraints from main engagement probably due to busy work schedule or academic rigour that leaves little or no time to pay attention to details, hence they jump up as soon they see house for rent or vacant room available.

Be sure the rent has facilities you need before paying, it’s important.

3. Mobility & Proximity: My experience while leaving in Lagos has revealed that more than an anything else, proximity to workplace, school, personal business shop or office, market and place of worship are far more important when considering a rent than the actual rent cost.

If your work place is at Sabo Yaba and your Church is at Adekunle, paying for house rent around Unilag side, Onike-Iwaya, Ebute-Metta is lot sense-making , even with higher cost than going to get a cheap place at Oworonshoki or Oshodi, because of obvious traffic problems that is now part of Lagos life.


Again, how close the house is to the main road or easy of movement is also part of proximity that one should consider.

I have seen a house that is located far-far inside an area that it will take you 10 mins to get to a major junction on bike. And if you will have to trek, it will take you far more – like 30mins. So, it doesn’t make sense if ease of mobility is a problem and you have to rent a house where you labor hard to move around. This should seriously be considered.

4. Financial Stability: Affordability of the cost of rent, shouldn’t just be based on your present financial capabilities, rather on abilities to continue to pay such fee.


Research has shown that many people often have problems to pay the next rent after first, because of little financial strength.

When they want to rent a new place, and they say the rent is 300k for example, they would run here and there, but once the time of renewal comes, problem arises.

Before you take that new home, be double sure that it isn’t out of your means.

One good useful approach that it is generally advised and which many principled salary earners apply is that your 2-3months salaries in a year should be able to pay your rent comfortably. Going beyond that is overkilling.

If you are earning N100,000 in Lagos, your annual rent shouldn’t be more than N300,000 (3months salary). Look before you reap, especially if your finance is not stable and ofcourse because of unforseen circumstances that may eat your savings. It happens. Be wise.

5. Security: One last very important factor to consider when deciding a rent of choice is security.

A house should give you protection and be safe to live in.

Getting an unsecured apartment is like careless exposure of lives and properties to danger.

A student once unknowingly rented a newly built self-contain apartment in choice place in a town because she’s looking for comfort only to discover that her most of co-tenants are Internet scammers disguising as students, and they commit lots of atrocities like forcing to sleep with innocent girls, smoking Indian hemp heavily and stealing of other people’s items when they are broke.

Then SARS officials started parading the house. Friends were scared of visiting her because the house as they say in street slang has been “casted” or bookmarked.


She ended forfeiting her paid rent for peace and security, by looking for a new place, conducive for learning.

When you want to rent a place, be bothered about who you want to be living with. It matters a lot. Be security conscious.

I hope you learn something

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Prof. Owosekun Osun State

Which town is he heading?

6. OLOTA OF OTA, OGUN STATE – OBA PROF ABDUL-KABIR ADEYEMI OBALANLEGE – Oba (Prof) Adeyemi Obalanlege was born in Mushin, Lagos State on 28 of August, 1966. His parents were Prince Hassan Taiwo Obalanlege of Ijemo Compound and Mrs Mutiat Afolake Obalanlege (Nee Anjorin) of Isoloshi Compound, Ota. Prof Adeyemi attended Ansar-Ud-Deen Primary School, Isolo, Lagos State for his first school leaving certificate and Iganmode Grammar School, Ota for his secondary school education. He proceeded to the Ogun State Polytechnic (now Moshood Abiola Polytechnic) from where he obtained his National and Higher National Diplomas in Mass Communication respectively. During his spell at the Polytechnic, he was an active member of the Students Union Government and served in the capacity of the Public Relations Officer.


At the successful completion of his studies at the Ogun State Polytechnic, he was called up for his National Youth Service in 1992.After his service year, Prof Yemi joined Lagos State Polytechnic as Public Relations Officer, and later moved to Thisday newspapers as Travel Editor. Prof. Obalanlege decided to further his studies abroad thus jetting out to the United Kingdom. While in the UK, Prof AbduKabir attended University of Leicester where he bagged the degree of Master of Art (M.A) in Mass Communications in October, 2002. Prof. Adeyemi also attended the University of Greenwich, United Kingdom where he cornered a Post Graduate Diploma in Food Safety and Quality Management in 2005. Having met the professional requirements and standards laid down by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, London. Prince Obalanlege was admitted to membership of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, London (CIPR). In May, 2004. A member of National Union of Journalist, United Kingdom, Prof Adeyemi is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK, a status he attained in 2010.

Prof .Yemi Obalanlege joined University of East London, England in October, 2008 as Lecturer in Journalism and moved on to University of Lincoln, England in the same capacity in January 2009 till August, 2012, when he decided to focus more on his PhD programme. In order to further excel academically, Prof AbduKabir enrolled at the University of Antwerp for a Doctor of Social Sciences in Communications Studies (PhD) in February, 2010. Finally, Prof. Obalanlege successfully defended his thesis and was awarded a PhD in Communications Studies in May, 2014, after which he packed bags and baggage and returned to Nigeria. He was employed by (Crescent University Abeokuta) where he serves as a Senior Lecturer then later Prof in charge of Post Graduate Studies at the Department of Mass Communication. A widely travelled and distinguished communication professional, Prof AbduKabir Adeyemi Obalanlege has visited virtually all continents of the world. After meeting the stipulated criteria, Prof Obalanlege was registered into the membership of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria in September, 1995.

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7. TOR TIV, BENUE STATE HRH PROF JAMES ORTESE AYATSE

His Royal Majesty, Begha u Tiv, Orcivirigh Professor James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse, Tor Tiv V (born 12 May 1956) from Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State in central Nigeria is a Nigerian Academic who is the Paramount Ruler of Tiv Nation and President, Tiv Area Traditional Council and Chairman, Benue State council of Chiefs. He previously served as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi and the pioneer Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma respectively before succeeding His Royal Highness, Orchivirigh Late Dr. Alfred Akawe Torkula, Tor Tiv IV who ruled between 1991 and 2015 until his demise on 22 November 2015.


Ayatse was elected on Tuesday, 20 December 2016 and crowned on 4 March 2017 by the Kingmakers of his subjects after a meeting of the Tiv Supreme Council known as Ijir Tamen, held at the chambers of the Tiv Traditional Council at Gboko – a town recognized as the Traditional Headquarters of the Tiv people who are believed to be the 4th largest ethnic group in Nigeria.[3][2] [4]Prior to becoming Tor Tiv V, Ayatse, a famed academic became a professor of Biochemistry in his late thirties and would later serve as the Vice Chancellor in two separate Federal universities between 2001 – 2006 and 2011 – 2016 respectively, making him only the first Tiv man to do so. As Tor Tiv V, Ayatse is also the first Tiv man to ever rule his subjects as a Professor.

In contrast with his predecessors who took Oath of Office for the Tor Tiv Throne swearing by the ancestral “Swem”, Ayatse swore by the Christian Bible, becoming the first Tor Tiv to take Oath of Office using the Bible. President Mohammadu Buhari congratulated the Monarch, stating that Prof. Ayatse’s emergence as the paramount ruler of the Tiv people, is an affirmation of his strength of character, integrity, and moral authority, garnered over the years as a lecturer, erudite scholar and administrator.

His Royal Highness, James Ayatse was born to Late Iorzua Ayatse and Mrs Adeior Iorzua (Nee Achaa, Mbarumun, Nanev) in Mbakaan, Shangev-Ya, Kwande Local Government Area in the North-East province of Benue State. He received elementary schooling at LGEA School, Orbiam, Ikov, Ushongo Local Government Area and later, LGEA School, Mbagbegba, Shangev-Ya and St Anne’s Primary School Adikpo where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate. He attended and passed out with a West African School Certificate (WASC) – a division one certificate at Government Secondary School, Gboko that qualified him foruniversity education. HRH James Ayatse then proceeded to the University of Ibadan where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry, distinguishing himself academically as the best graduating student of his department.

He went on to obtain his Masters of Science at the University of Calabar, repeating the same feat of graduating as the best student of the department before moving to the University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom as a commonwealth student for further studies that culminated in a doctorate in Biochemistry. The Tor Tiv then returned to one of his alma-maters – the University of Calabar for his MBA and rose to become a Professor of Biochemistry, making him the first and only Tiv man to achieve this feat, a record that is yet to be matched.

HRH James Ayatse started his career in 1980 as a graduate assistant in the University of Calabar and progressed rapidly and steadily to attain the rank of a Professor of Biochemistry in 1993, aged only 37. His career spans teaching to education management. He has taught at the University of Calabar, University of Uyo, Benue State University, Makurdi, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, University of Abuja and the Federal university, Dutisn-Ma. He has taught Biochemistry, Business Managementand Public Administration to different groups of students and has bred several B.Sc., M.Sc., MBA, MPA and PhD holders in an over 35 year working career. Because of his multidisciplinary teaching career, the Paramount Ruler was dubbed a “controversial Professor” in reference to his versatility, especially during his time at the Benue State University and the University of Agriculture, Makurdi where he worked concurrently. Additionally, Ayatse has served as External Assessor for Professional appointments/Promotions and External Examiner to a large number of Universities; he chaired the National Universities Committees on performance indicators and minimum benchmark for science programmes in Nigerian Universities. He also chaired several panels for the accreditation of science programmes in Nigerian Universities. He served in the capacity of Chairman or member of several communities or governing boards at international, national and state levels. The Paramount Ruler also was involved on three separate occasions in formulation of the vision and blueprint for the development of his own state of Benue.

In the year 2001, Professor James Ayatse was appointed the Vice Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi succeeding Prof. Erastus Gyang. Reflecting on this in an interview preceding his emergence as Tor Tiv V, Ayatse stated that he inherited a student population of about 2000 and fluctuating cases of violent students’ demonstrations as well as staff union strikes, all of which he helped resolved amicably as the Vice Chancellor of the School. This earned him the reputation as the most peace loving Vice Chancellor of the Institution as there was no student demonstrations arising from internal problems throughout his tenure. He expanded the University by establishing several new departments and colleges that yielded students’ population of about 7000 before the end of his five-year tenure as the Vice Chancellor.[3]

In 2011, Professor James Ayatse was appointed as the Pioneer Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma – one of the nine newly established Federal Universities by President Goodluck Jonathan’s Administration. Ayatse went on to become the 1st Vice Chancellor out of the nine Federal Universities established at the time to graduate students and Mobilize them for Mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). He also conducted the first ever convocation of the University before completing his 5-year tenure. He laid the foundation for an ICT-driven University with computerized and online services, prompting Webometrics to rate the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma as the 14th Best University in January 2015 and 2016 ahead of many older universities in Nigeria.

After successful tenure of office as the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Prof. James Ayatse was elected on Tuesday, 20 December 2016 in a keen contest with three other contenders. He polled 39 votes out of the possible 46 to defeat fellow contestants – Prof. Daniel Saror, a former Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University,Zaria who scored three votes, Prof. Benedict Shinku, who also got three votes and Andrew Wombo, a reputed lawyer who scored one vote. After his emergence as the Tor Tiv V, there were wider jubilations among his subjects who hailed the decision as credible. His Royal Highness, Professor James Ayatse was crowned as Tor Tiv V on 4 March 2017. His Excellency, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State presented him with Staff of Office.

8. KALASUWE OF APOILAND IN ESE-ODO ONDO STATE, PROF. SUNDAY ADEJIMOLA AMUSEGHAN.

Oba Prof. Sunday Adejimola Amuseghan has over twenty two years experience of teaching, conducting research and contributing to community development at university level in Nigeria. Sunday holds a Ph.D degree in English from Adekunle Ajasin University, M.A. degree in English from University of Lagos, B.Ed (Hons.) and PG-Diploma (Financial Management) degrees from Ondo State University, Ado-Ekiti.


His research interests focus on the applications of English Linguistics to curriculum planning, implementation and evaluation, Science and Technology and Entrepreneurship. He has extensive administrative experience as Director of General Studies and Entrepreneurship centre, Head of Department, Dean of Faculty of Education, and member of the University Council. He is highly skilled in soliciting research grants, university administration, students’ recruitment for admission, and English Linguistics.

9. EMIR OF ILESHA BARUBA, KWARA STATE – EMERITUS PROF. HALIDU ABUBAKAR SABI DEKUREKU IV


Prof. Abubakar born January 14th 1948 in Ilesha Baruba of baruteen local government of Kwara state is an Emeritus professor of public finance at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, is the Board Chairman of Kwara Harmony Holdings Ltd. He became the 28th Emir after the demise of the late Emir Bio Uthman Abubakar in 2015. Prof. Halidu is also a member of the Governing Council, Kwara State University (KWASU), Molete.

10. EZE OGBA-UKWU, PROF. ANELE UZONDU NWOKOMA EZE EGI III

A reigning King of the Oil & Gas rich Egiland (Eze Egi III of Ogbaland) and a Professor of Computer Science at AUN. Nwokoma joined American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, Adamawa State, in January, 2007 from USA. He has over 24 years’ experience in Information Systems. Prior to joining AUN, he was Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Technology at Delgado College, New Orleans, USA (2005 – 2007). He was also an Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems at Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco (2001 – 2003). From 2003 to 2005, he was a Corporate Information Technology Trainer at High-Tech, Irving, USA.


Prof. Nwokoma holds a BSC Management, from University of Louisiana, Lafayette, USA; MBA Computer Information Systems, Grambling State University, Grambling, USA; and completed Ph.D. course work in Information Systems & Policy Analysis, Mississippi State University, USA

His dissertation work is on “The Effects of Computer and Biometric Devices on Law Enforcement Agencies’ Crime Rate.” Nwokoma has multiple/interdisciplinary skills including Strategic Information Systems Applications, Policy/Program/Project Evaluation, Technology Policy Analysis and Development, Information Systems/Technology Curriculum Development, Distance Education, E-Commerce, Data Base Design and Development, Database Security and Auditing, Information System/Technology Project Management, Systems Analysis and Design, Object Oriented Analysis and Programming, Web Database Design and Context Analysis, and Computer Forensic Investigation.

11. Igwe Oko, Anambra State, Igwe Professor Lazarus Edward Nnanyelu Ekwueme, ‘Eze Ijikala II – Born on January 28, 1936 in Oko, Anambra State . He attended Government College, Umuahia for secondary education and the Royal College of Music, London, where he majored in composition and was under the direction of Gordon Jacob. In London, he earned a total of 10 diplomas in music, Speech and Drama and he also obtained a bachelor’s degree from the University of Durham. In 1962, he obtained the professional teaching diploma, Licentiate of the Guildhall School of Music.

From 1960-1964, while in Britain, he embraced the theatre, and was an active actor in African films produced by the African Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. He left Britain in 1964, and returned to Nigeria, where he took up a faculty position at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. As a lecturer of Music composition, Theory, History, Singing and Conducting, he was an important member in the pioneering Nigerian music department at Nsukka, which was the first to award music degrees in the country. He also gave considerable attention to choral music, organizing the University of Nigeria Choral Society, a group of foreign and local students who performed regularly in Nsukka.

In 1966, he went abroad to obtain a post graduate degree in Music Theory from Yale University. He also taught at the college and a few other colleges in America. While at Yale, he founded the New Haven International Chorus. In 1974, he returned to Nigeria, this time, he was given a position by Jacob Ade Ajayi at the newly created department of music, at the University of Lagos, and also as a research fellow at the Center for Cultural Studies. It was while in Lagos, he formed the Laz Ekwueme National Chorale. A highly respected African choral group. Overtime with experience in musical experimentation, he became one of the few early Nigerian composers to produce a successful musical syncretism of African choral works using western forms and techniques with the result generating wide appeal among Africans, and little difficulties or distortion in conveying meaning of the words being song. For his effort in music composition and conducting, he was made the coordinator of the Nigerian National Choir at the Black Arts Festival, Festac 77.

As a music scholar, he explored distinctive indigenous African rhythm and melody in some songs of the New world and American music, a theme that was one of the vocal points of his research efforts. As a researcher, he spent time studying musical patterns of Africans, Caribbeans and African Americans. He noticed the similarities in ways in which African Americans in Louisiana sing songs and Africans in Dahomey. Also, the importance and employment of music in cardinal events in the lives of Africans and those in diaspora is a theme prevalent in many of his research efforts.
His Masters Degree Project Work Missa Africana still remains a very difficult work for Nigerian Choirs to perform. Only few have been brave enough to dare. He is also has black belt in Karate. A musicologist, Thespian, Composer, Singer, Performer and writer of numerous books and articles.

Prof. is the first Professor of Music in Nigeria.

Source: https://koraltimes./2016/02/01/celebrating-nigerian-classical-music-greats-hrh-igwe-prof-laz-ekwueme/

Also worth mentioning are also two eminent Professor-Kings – the Alayede of Ayede-Ogbese Ondo state, Late Oba Prof. Peter Oluyede who joined his ancestors in 2015 and Prof. Chukwuka Okonjo (father of former finance Minister, Okonjo Iweala). Okonjo was the traditional ruler of Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State and author of over 100 articles and books including “University Tertiary Education for All”, a 2017 publication by Safari Books. He passed on Sept 13th, 2019 at 91.

If you have any other account of a Professor sitting on a traditional throne and not listed above, kindly give us the name and details, we will surely update the list after verification.

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4. ALAPA OF OKIN-APA TOWN OYO STATE, HRH OBA JOHN AKINOLA AKINTOLA.

A Professor at the Ladoke Akintola University Ogbomoso, was installed as a paramount ruler on March 10, 2016. Kabiyesi started his education at Are Ago District School. From there, he attended Ogbomoso Baptist Modern School and later Anglican Grammar School. Thereafter, he was at the Ogbomoso Grammar School for HSC (Higher School Certificate). He became the senior boy at OGS between 1985 and 1987 and later gained admission into the University of Ilorin where he bagged a BSc in Botany. He returned to the school for his Masters in Crop Production, specialising in Entomology. Still in Unilorin, he had his PhD in Zoology. He has since become a Professor in LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, where he still teaches till date.


Oba Prof. Akintola coronation and presentation of staff of office was held on August 4, 2017 and in an occasion that drew the crème-de-la-crème of the society to Okin-Apa. There were traditional rulers from different towns also in attendance. The LAUTECH community was led by the immediate past Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sulaiman Gbadegesin. Members of academic and non-academic staff came in large numbers to celebrate with him.

Revealing what he has been able to do for his communities so far, Oba Akintola said this in an interview, ‘God has been faithful since I became the Alapa, and I am very positive that He will not forsake me in turning my dream to reality. The truth is that I did not meet the town in good shape, in terms of development. My father was on the throne for 15 years but he could not do much because he spent 10 out of the 15 years on sick bed. This is a challenge to me to ensure that the lost grounds are recovered. I guess you saw a mast outside to facilate reception. I have also built our secondary school. Already we have eight standard classrooms and one hall which is under construction. There are a principal, teachers and non-teaching staff in the school. Our primary school, opposite the palace, has also just been rehabilitated by the effort of Honourable Segun Odebunmi. We also have N10 million ultra modern Central Mosque built by an illustrious son, Alhaji Isiaka Hamzat. I have also built 20 lock up shops to boost commercial activities. Apart from that, I have instituted an interest-free credit facility to our women. This is an empowerment of sorts to ensure that their welfare improves. The women have formed a cooperative through which they access the loan. I can only advise them to make good use of the loan. In the area of security, I have also built a police station, which is going to be inaugurated when the Oyo State Police Command is ready.

Source: https://tribuneonlineng.com/being-a-professor-on-the-throne-is-added-advantage-oba-akintola/

5. Eburu of Iba Osun State, Oba (Prof) Adekunle Adeogun-Okunoye, Oyedeji II


HRM Oba (Prof.) Adekunle Adeogun-Okunoye, Oyedeji II was born on 29th April, 1968 to Prince Joseph Adeboye Okunoye of Oyedeji-Alamu Ruling House, a retired teacher, private school proprietor and former chairman of Ifelodun Local Government Area and Late Mrs. Francisca Adeogun Okunoye of Ojomu’s compound, Iba, a retired elementary school principal and community leader. Adekunle is a great grandson of Oba Oyedeji Alamu of Alamu Ruling House, Iba, Ifelodun local government area of the Ifelodun/Boripe/Odo-Otin Federal constituency in State of Osun.


The new monarch is well accepted and loved by the majority of the people in Iba town. Despite being accomplished academic, Adekunle is a great socialite and philanthropist. Through the activities of Francisca Adeogun Foundation (foundation in memory of his late mother), Adekunle is sponsoring merit based scholarship for Iba indigenes at primary school level. He is a generous donor at several Iba day programs and he has always responded to development fund drive in the community. His development effort transcends his immediate community to the state level. In 2008, Adekunle donated books worth tens of thousands dollar to Osun state University.

His experiences as a younger man and the close knowledge of the struggles of his people in the face of inadequate governance birthed an all-consuming desire to contribute positively to the realization of a better life for Iba, its environs and Nigeria in general. Born into nobility and raised by respected leaders in his community, Adekunle grew up gaining invaluable insight into the role of selfless service as a catalyst to the actualization of a better community.

Living in several western countries and visiting as many as 24 countries only serves to stoke Adekunle’s yearning for the speedy development of his homeland and the alleviation of the struggles of his people. His professional activities are always geared towards this end. Adekunle sees the results of adequate governance on a daily basis in his privileged position in the USA but cannot rest easy until he has brought his skills and knowledge to work for his people in particular and Nigeria in general. He believes that the benefits of his wealth of experience, international connections, academic excellence and distinguished career will not be fully utilized until it leads his people. These amongst many other reasons drive him to take on the challenge to help make his town a better place by leading his people

After his primary school education at CAC primary School in Ibadan, he returned home to attend Akinorun Grammar School, Ikirun under the guardianship of his great uncle and aunt, Alhaji and Alhaja Olarinde. After his secondary education, he proceeded to Oyo State College of Education, Ila-Orangun where he graduated with distinction in Mathematics at the age of 19. Upon graduation, Adekunle accepted a teaching position as a Mathematics teacher in Akinorun Grammar School, Ikirun, Osun State, Nigeria. After a brief period, he enrolled at Nigeria’s oldest university – the University of Ibadan, where he completed his first degree in Computer Science with Second Class Honors (Upper Division). He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria with second class honor, Upper division) in 1991, an M.Sc. in Computer Science (Group Technology) from University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland with Eximia Cum Laude Approabatur in 2001, an M.Ed in Educational Administration from Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio USA with 3.80/4.00 GPA in 2007 and Ph.D in Computer Science/Information Systems from University of Turku, Turku, Finland in 2003.

Adekunle began his career at Bytech Consulting, an Information Technology Consulting, and later moved to the banking sector as an IT supervisor at now defunct Credite Bank. After several years of working in the Nigeria banking sector, Adekunle relocated to the Gambia where he worked as a Project Manager with Quantum Associates, one of the then best IT consulting firms in West Africa. At Quantum, Adekunle led the development and implementation of one of the few indigenous Islamic Banking package. He later moved to work as a data manager at the UK Medical Research Council laboratories (MRC) in Fajara Gambia. At MRC, Adekunle participated in many clinical trials and research work that were published in top medical journals.

His insatiable thirst for self-development led him to enroll in graduate school in Finland where he obtained a Masters (M.Sc) in Computer Science at University of Jyvaskyla in Central Finland. Upon Completion, Adekunle was offered and accepted the prestigious Turku Center for Computer Science (TUCS) academic scholarship to pursue a doctoral degree (PhD) in Computer Science and Information Systems at University of Turku, Turku, Finland. Adekunle directed his doctoral research to issues plaguing information technology in developing countries with the intentions of eventually bringing this knowledge and his newly acquired skills to bear on the sub-Sahara Africa scenario in general and the Nigerian context in particular. Traces of Adekunle’s passion for rural and national development are evident in his dissertation and early publications. His PhD dissertation focuses on Knowledge Management and Global Diversity. Adekunle has added a Masters in Educational Administration (M.Ed) from Xavier University to his bag of laurels in order for him to pursue his secondary interests that include educational financing, education reforms and networked learning environment in developing countries;

Upon completion of his PhD at TUCS, Adekunle received job offers from universities and financial institutions around the globe and eventually, he accepted an Assistant Professor position at the prestigious graduate school of the Williams College of Business, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. Adekunle is a prolific publisher whose research continues to enjoy broad international acclaim. He is the proud winner of various international awards in ICT and currently holds the very competitive Fulbright Scholar Fellowship and O’Connor Fellowship for his work on ICT and Global Climate Change. He is regularly invited to speak at international conferences and is an avid promoter of ICT conferences and think tanks on the African continent. By dint of hard work, honesty and integrity, Adekunle was promoted and became a tenured Associate professor at Xavier University in February 2009. Xavier University is always ranked among the top five universities in Mid-West USA.

In 2015, Adekunle was awarded a highly competitive Fulbright fellowship by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of US Department of State to further his research on ICT and climate change in developing countries. Adekunle is the pioneer executive secretary of the African Society for Information and Communication Technology (ASICT) and the executive director, training and international scholar program at the International Center for Information Technology and Development (ICITD), Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, USA. Adekunle is a visiting professor of Computer Science at Kwararafa University, Wukari, Taraba State, Extraordinary Professor of ICT at Tshwane University, Pretoria, South Africa and a Reader at Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti.

Adekunle is the founder of Interquilon Solutions, an Information Technology (IT) and Education consulting firm in Cincinnati, Ohio USA and an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) consultant with various governmental and private agencies. His extensive work experience spans over 25 years in IT consulting and practice and in higher education, medical research and banking. Adekunle serves on the board of Iba Microfinance Bank, Iba. Osun State Nigeria.

Adekunle is a chartered information technology practitioner (CITP) and member of the British Computer Society. He is also a member of Association for Information Systems (AIS), International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 9.4 and the Information Resources Management Association (IRMA). Adekunle serves on the editorial board of The African Journal of Information Systems (AJIS) and Journal of Information and Communication Technology & Human Development (JICTHD). Adekunle is a frequent speaker to regional, national and international conferences and a major promoter of ICT conference in Africa. As an active member of International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), he served as a co-chair at the 3rd World IT Forum in Gaborone, Botswana. Adekunle chairs the annual International Conference for ICT in Africa.

His research focuses on ICT and climate change, knowledge management, new information and communication technologies, organizational implementation of IT and the resultant changes in organization, and IT & globalization. With about 50 academic publications, Dr. Okunoye has authored one book and his research on Impact of Information and Communication Technology on Organizations and in developing countries has appeared (or are forthcoming) in several peer reviewed journals, book chapters and in many national and international conference publications. Adekunle gave a keynote address to the 53rd Annual Delegates Meeting & Scientific Conference (ADM/SC) of the Nigerian Medical Association in 2013 and he has presented to the annual e-Nigeria conference of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).

Adekunle briefly ventured into partisan politics to address what he perceived as poor and under representation of his people at the Federal House of Representatives. He lost at the primaries but his involvement changed the outlook of the perception of people in his constituency in politics. Unlike many of his predecessors in similar situation, he remains in constant touch with his people, especially in his community. He lost in the primaries in January 2011 and he was selected to ascend the throne in August 2011. He has since then stopped all partisan politics and supports the policies and programs of the local and state government.

Adekunle lives with his family in Pleasant Run Farm, Cinicnnati Ohio. Adekunle is happily married to Princess Abidemi Tadese Okunoye, the last daughter of late Oba Ashiru Olatubosun Tadese, the immediate past Oluwo of Iwo Kingdom.

Adekunle has internationally traveled to / lived in: Australia, Benin Republic, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Ecuador, England, Finland, The Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Kuwait, Nigeria, Norway, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Sweden, Uganda, United States, and Zimbabwe.

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