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Timonaira:
The biggest seaport in Nigeria named the Apapa seaport terminal is actually sited on Ijaw land. Just like Ijawra (Ijora), Idumuagbo, Kirikiri (which means land in Ijaw) and other coastal communities in Lagos. Apapa is also owed by the earliest Ijaw settlers in Lagos. Matter of fact Apapa means groundnut in Ijaw language
It was named by the minority natives who were fishing there when the seaport was built to export ground nut from kano . The sea port became known as groundnut port which is apapa port.

cardoctor:
I remember he celebrated his 60th birthday in 2010. Do the maths.

Wikipedia locks Tinubu’s page for ‘persistent vandalism’ after age is edited 84 times

March 30 2021. 17:10

 by Mayowa Tijani

Wikipedia editors have locked the profile page showing details about the life of Bola Tinubu, a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for “persistent vandalism”.


Tinubu celebrated his birthday on March 29, 2021, and as it is his custom, a colloquium was hosted to mark the day. According to his public records, Tinubu turned 69.

Many Nigerians believe he is older, and there have been numerous reports in the media that the Jagaban of Borgu is much older than he claims. There is an article online attributed to Yinka Odumakin, the spokesperson for Yoruba group known as Afenifere, which claims that Tinubu could not be as young as he claims.

In 2018, Odumakin wrote a three-part series titled “portrait of the tiger Ambode rode,” detailing his knowledge of  Tinubu. The three parts were published by the Vanguard, but a fourth part with questionable origin was shared across other blogs attributing strong claims to Odumakin.

Following doubts about Tinubu’s age, numerous accounts took to Wikipedia to edit Tinubu’s age from 69 to 79. When the tweet below was made, there had been at least 18 edits to

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As many tweets continued to go viral about Tinubu’s age, many attempts were made to correct the “error” on Wikipedia, leading to multiple conflicting edits.

TheCable followed the activities on the page and found that there were about 84 edits done on the page on Tinubu’s birthday and most of them were to alter or correct his age.

WIKIPEDIA STEPS LOCKS TINUBU’S PAGE

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Tinubu’s page now has a padlock sign and cannot be edited by the public

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A typical Wikipedia page with the edit button


Following these multiple attempts to change Tinubu’s age on Wikipedia, some top editors working with the web platform stepped in to lock the page and make it impossible for the public to edit.


Based on the page history, the protection level on Tinubu’s page was raised by Girth Summit, a Scottish Wikipedia editor, who has worked on articles from more than 20 countries. Summit’s reason for blocking edit from the page is “persistent vandalism”.

Vandalism is not new to Wikipedia; many accounts have been vandalised over the years, leading the platform to have a dedicated page on what vandalism on Wikipedia entails and how it can be controlled.

Vandalism for Wikipedia is “editing (or other behavior) deliberately intended to obstruct or defeat the project’s purpose”.

WHO CHANGED TINUBU’S AGE?

Tinubu’s official age is known to be 69. No one has been able to conclusively prove otherwise. All speculations are within the limits of possibility.

However, for the purpose of this situation, we checked to see the people changing Tinubu’s age on Wikipedia from 69 to 79 or 79 to 69.

TheCable traced the IP address responsible for the first edit to a location in Lagos Island. The edit was done via using the Airtel network. More information about the person can also be traced as the person in question did not mask his/her IP.

The next set of edits were done from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, and a few other countries around the world.

The last edit before Summit stepped in was done by an account that has now been blocked by Wikipedia.

zinodizt:
No need to argue with you are actually ignoring details. the daughter was interviewed last year and confirmed she'd 59 yrs. So no need longing this mata.

zinodizt:
Lolz check Wikipedia uncle i no get time for useless argument. wife is 70yrs, daughter is 60yrs and father is 69 wonderful. Nah ppl like una go dey argue blindly even when truth dey una front.

wingmanIII:
Remi is not the first wife or Baby mama.

Rapper Lil Nas X takes heat for launching 666 custom Nike human blood "Satan" trainers range


Lil Nas X is spotted wearing the shoes in his music video, and will now release a limited run of them in collaboration with MSCHF

Chris Robertson

Entertainment reporter @ChrisSkyNews

Monday 29 March 2021 17:30, UK

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Rapper Lil Nas X is facing criticism after he launched a limited edition "Satan shoes" range, with each one containing a drop of human blood.

The musician, best known for his 2019 breakout hit Old Town Road, revealed the controversial kicks off the back of his new song Montero (Call Me By Your Name).

Lil Nas X, real name Montero Lamar Hill, is spotted wearing the trainers in the video, and will now release a limited run of them in collaboration with MSCHF, which is know for its quirky art drops.

The black and red Nike Air Max 97s feature a pentagram on top, with a reference to the bible verse "Luke 10:18" on the side - which says: "He replied, 'I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven'."

The run of 666 shoes each contains "one drop" of human blood, and were priced at $1,018 when they went sale on Monday.

According to XXL Magazine, all 666 pairs sold out in less than a minute.

Nike has already distanced itself from the shoes, saying in a statement: "We do not have a relationship with Little Nas X or MSCHF. Nike did not design or release these shoes and we do not endorse them."

Religious figures in the US have criticised Lil Nas X for the shoes, including Donald Trump's pastor Mark Burns, who tweeted: "These #SatanShoes by #Nike & #LilNasX with 666 and a drop of human blood in the sole is a reason why we Christians must be prayed up ready to battle in the spirit with the Voice of the Holy Spirit.

"This is evil & heresy and I pray that Christians rise up against this."

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem added her voice to the criticism, saying: "Our kids are being told that this kind of product is, not only okay, it's 'exclusive'. But do you know what's more exclusive? Their God-given eternal soul.

"We are in a fight for the soul of our nation. We need to fight hard. And we need to fight smart. We have to win."

In a later tweet on her personal account, Ms Noem added that Lil Nas X should be cancelled.

In response to the criticism, the rapper put up a YouTube video where he begins to apologise about the shoes - but it cuts to his music video after a few seconds.

Nike sues over 'Satan Shoes' with human blood

30 March 2021

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Nike is suing Brooklyn art collective MSCHF over a controversial pair of "Satan Shoes" that contain a drop of real human blood in the soles.

The $1,018 (£740) trainers, which feature an inverted cross, a pentagram and the words "Luke 10:18", were made using modified Nike Air Max 97s.

MSCHF released 666 pairs of the shoes on Monday in collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X and says they sold out in less than a minute.

Nike claims trademark infringement.

The black and red shoes were "dropped" by MSCHF on Monday, coinciding with the launch of Lil Nas X's latest song Montero (Call Me By Your Name), which debuted on YouTube last Friday.

In the music video, the rapper is seen sliding down a stripper pole from heaven to hell, wearing a pair of the trainers.

The imagery and the shoes reference the Bible verse Luke 10:18 - "So He told them, 'I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven'."

Each shoe features a signature Nike air bubble cushioning sole, containing 60 cubic centimetres (2.03 fluid ounces) of red ink and a single drop of human blood, donated by members of the art collective.

The sports shoe giant says in a filing with the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York that it does not approve or authorise the customised Satan Shoes.

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Lil Nas X and MSCHF's Satan Shoes sold out in less than a minute on Monday

Nike is asking the court to stop MSCHF from selling the shoes and prevent them from using its famous Swoosh design mark.

"MSCHF and its unauthorised Satan Shoes are likely to cause confusion and dilution and create an erroneous association between MSCHF's products and Nike," the sports shoe giant says in the lawsuit.

"In fact, there is already evidence of significant confusion and dilution occurring in the marketplace, including calls to boycott Nike in response to the launch of MSCHF's Satan Shoes, based on the mistaken belief that Nike has authorised or approved this product."

The lawsuit cites a tweet by popular shoe influencer @Saint from last Friday, which teased the upcoming release of the shoes and drummed up publicity over the weekend on social media and in the media in the US.

Some Conservatives, including South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, and some religious followers, took offence at the controversial design of the shoes and criticised Lil Nas X and MSCHF on Twitter.

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Lil Nas X hit back at the governor and other critics on Twitter, and on Monday was tweeting several memes on his profile in response to news of the Nike lawsuit.

jumobi1:
Surrogacy birth.

naptu2:
But is this madness or what?


There's this crazy thing that's circulating on social media. I initially thought that it was a joke, but they are actually serious. They say that Bola Tinubu is 69 years old and that his first daughter is 60 years old.


Obviously this is craziness. The female relative of Bola Tinubu that is 60 years old is Oluremi Tinubu (https://www.nairaland.com/6135021/60th-birthday-messages-oluremi-tinubu

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oluremi_Tinubu). Oluremi Tinubu is his wife!


Bola Tinubu's first daughter is Folashade Tinubu-Ojo and she is in her 40s. http://maestromedia..com/2019/05/shade-tinubu-ojo-gets-set-for-humonguos.html?m=1

zinodizt:
E no concern me tho. But somehow he's right. Tinubu is 69 and the daughter is 60. the average African do reduce age in the older generation

naptu2:
But is this madness or what?


There's this crazy thing that's circulating on social media. I initially thought that it was a joke, but they are actually serious. They say that Bola Tinubu is 69 years old and that his first daughter is 60 years old.


Obviously this is craziness. The female relative of Bola Tinubu that is 60 years old is Oluremi Tinubu (https://www.nairaland.com/6135021/60th-birthday-messages-oluremi-tinubu

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oluremi_Tinubu). Oluremi Tinubu is his wife!


Bola Tinubu's first daughter is Folashade Tinubu-Ojo and she is in her 40s. http://maestromedia..com/2019/05/shade-tinubu-ojo-gets-set-for-humonguos.html?m=1

gnykelly:
i will check on this new "fact".

but she is the head of the church in England