Oseyiza Oogbodo Blog

Theresa May, UK Prime Minister The UK Minister for the Armed Forces, Mark Lancaster, visited Nigeria this week, marking the strong defence relationship between the two nations. During the visit, Lancaster saw firsthand the support the UK is providing to the Nigerian armed forces leading the fight against Boko Haram in the north east of Nigeria.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has provided 1.2 million doses of antibiotics to control plague in Madagascar. "If detected in time, plague is a curable disease. Our teams ensure that all people at risk have access to safeguards and treatment," said Dr Charlotte Ndiaye, WHO Representative in Madagascar.

Zuma South Africa President, Jacob Zuma, will on Monday, October 9, 2017 officially open the 5th Ordinary Session of the 4th Pan African Parliament at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand in the Gauteng Province. The 5th Ordinary Session of the 4th Parliament will be held from October 6 to 20 October 2017 as delegates from all member states of the African Union deliberate on issues of continental interest.

The expert group meeting on ‘building research infrastructure capacity in Africa to achieve the sustainable development goals’ ended in Addis Ababa, Ethopia yesterday with participants agreeing that governments on the continent have no choice but to up expenditures on research infrastructures if Africa is to find solutions to its challenges. In his closing remarks to the meeting, Kasirim Nwuke, Chief of New Technologies and Innovation in the Economic Commission for Africa’s Special Initiatives Division, said, “The failure of our governments to allocate significant resources to STI institutions to procure research infrastructures is detrimental to our continent’s scientific and technological development without which innovation will be limited.”

UN Migration Agency Director General, William Lacy Swing, was this week honoured with an Officer of the National Order of 27th of June award by the East African nation of Djibouti. The award was presented by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Djibouti, Abdulkader Kamil. Swing accepted the prestigious award on behalf of 11,000 IOM colleagues in 500 sites and 170 countries around the world, saying, “We at IOM appreciate this symbol of recognition and support.”

Adinoyi Mursty Adinoyi, producer-presenter of the award-winning TV programme, Hitlist N Cruzin , has said that Nigeria’s problems shouldn’t prevent anyone from being successful. Using himself as an example, he said, “One of my challenges is air time. The weekly air time we use for HNC , we pay heavily for it on all the channels we are. So we have a lot of new ideas and innovations to add to HNC but we don’t have enough time to do so now.”

Peters Sensational juju musician, Yomi Peters, has revealed that the legendary musician, Fela, called him a stupid boy the last time they met.

Nasiru Bello Nasiru is the chief coach, Nigerian Table Tennis Federation, and he knows virtually all there is to know about it as a sport in Nigeria, being a former player himself and now coaching professionals, amateurs and emerging talents. So, when he says something about it, it has to be respected, and according to him, it is doing very well in Nigeria. Note: This is an excerpt of the Oseyiza Oogbodo bestseller, Earrings Are Meant For Slaves , which is available as an eBook on Amazon. Get your copy now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Earrings-Are-Meant-Slaves-Compelling-ebook/dp/B0CQ5JPG7F

Oyakhilome (middle), Ayeni (right) Charles Oyakhilome, CEO, Airopay, has disclosed why Airopay decided to sponsor the return of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Nigeria which returned to TV on Sunday, September 3, 2017. “Well, WWTBAM is an established brand that is viable to partner with. And it’s also a way of giving back to the society. Apparently, a winner would go home with a lot of money which would change the life of such an individual totally,” he explained.

Oshinibosi Football fans know a lot about football and Fanz Championship Africa is the perfect opportunity to translate that knowledge into cash in a competitive and entertaining TV game show. And so, CEO, Abelinis Ltd, Abiodun Oshinibosi, recently unveiled the fourth season of this new, exciting and totally locally developed football format which has multiple value points including giving football lovers a platform to express their knowledge; occupying youth with constructive engagement; developing selected host communities; and creating capital for young entrepreneurs.