View image in fullscreen Larry Callies, founder of the Black Cowboy Museum, in Rosenberg on 20 May 2021. Photograph: Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Getty ImagesToday, it seems like modern Black cowboys and cowgirls are everywhere. Like a game of cultural Rashomon, every equestrian has a different perspective on what helped Black cowboy culture surface. Photograph: Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/Getty ImagesThe following year, Chicago-area folk musician Dom Flemons released Black Cowboys, a storytelling album of Black people who shaped the west. “And it’s such a refreshing, eye-opening shock value thing to see a Black cowboy.
Source:The Guardian
May 19, 2024 17:46 UTC
Held at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, the conference (hybrid and physical), was organised by the LAUTECH Nanotechnology Research Group (NANO+) and the Pan Africana Strategic and Policy Research Group (PANAFSTRAG), Lagos. In a communiqué jointly signed by the Head of Research Group, Prof. Agbeje Lateef and Chairman, Local Organising Committee, Prof. M.A. “This will address issues on kola breeding and utilisation on which research efforts are at low-ebb. “There is need for the creation of a research hub on kola to showcase and disseminate research outcomes related to kola in West Africa sub-region. “There is need for the conservation of the germplasm of cultivated and wild species of kola plants was stressed.
Source:The Guardian
May 19, 2024 16:09 UTC
A retired Police Superintendent, Chief Bayo Alugbin, shares with TEMITOPE ADETUNJI his career life and other experiencesWhat was turning 84 like? They are all over the world doing well, and I’m grateful to God for that. Who were some of your colleagues and friends you worked with during your time as a police officer? I’m grateful that I’m here, alive. I’m grateful for being a Nigerian, and I am grateful God gave me good health too.
Source:Punch
May 19, 2024 04:34 UTC
Muslim News reviews how Wednesday’s inaugural flight was reported on Thursday, May 16, in top 10 Nigerian newspapers with special focus on the cover story and the cover picture. The Guardian – No cover picture | A cover story, with headline, “Hajj 2024: FG subsidises Nigerian pilgrims with N90bn”3. Nigerian Tribune – No cover picture | A cover story, with headline, “Tinubu’s govt subsidised cost of 2024 Hajj with N90bn – Shettima”8. The Sun – No cover picture | A cover story, with headline, “FG subsidises 2024 hajj with N90bn – Shettima”9. Only one of the 10 newspapers used cover picture of the inaugural flight.
Source:The Guardian
May 18, 2024 16:37 UTC
The District Governor of Rotary International District 9110, Ifeyinwa Ejezie, has said that service to humanity has been the focus of her administration, stressing that Nigerians need to come together in the service to humanity . I have come to appreciate Rotary the more.”She recalled that the theme of the Rotary year 2023-2024 is Creating Hope in the World. “That is all that we have done by creating hope everywhere. But when the challenge came for mental health we felt that what better ways can we use to engage? “We also had an international Webna where people spoke on mental health and its benefits.
Source:The Guardian
May 18, 2024 15:26 UTC
The leadership of Labour Party on Friday announced that the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi; Abia State Governor, Alex Oti, and lawmakers elected on the platform of the party and influential members of the Obidient Movement will lead its governorship campaign in Akure, the Ondo State capital. This was disclosed in a statement jointly issued by the party’sNational Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh and the Chairman of LP governorship primaries in Ondo, Olusola Ayodele. He said, “To lead the Ondo National Campaign Committee is the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi and Governor of Abia State, Mr Alex Oti. There were however feelers from the party that the current LP governorship candidate in Ondo was temporarily handed the ticket as a placeholder and will give way to a more formidable flag bearer before November. The LP deputy state chairman, however, confirmed that some aggrieved governorship aspirants from the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party are currently in talks with the LP on the possibility of defecting to the Labour Party.
Source:Punch
May 18, 2024 06:08 UTC
Did personal experience play a role in helping you to interpret a role for a movie? I had a few people who had firsthand experience with cultism in school while producing the film. We were all young people who had just graduated from school and were hungry to make a difference in our lives. We had people who were coming from NTA and we were the young ones who had just graduated to join Nollywood. Everybody wants the best person to play the role in their film so there is nothing to be afraid of.
Source:Punch
May 18, 2024 05:31 UTC
The judges that will receive the warning letters are Justices Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, G. B. Brikins-Okolosi of Delta State High Court and Amina Shehu of Yobe High Court. Brikins-Okolosi of Delta State High Court was issued a warning for failure to deliver judgement within the stipulated period in Joseph Anene Okafor vs. Skye Bank, Suit No. The council also cautioned Justice Amina Shehu of Yobe State High Court for issuing a Writ of Possession Conferring Title on the Defendant in Suit No. A. Okeke, and D. E. Osiagor of the Federal High Court, S. B. Belgore, Bello Kawu both of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Justices O. The four judges for Kogi State High Court are Ajesola Joseph Sunday, Ojoma Rachael Haruna, Kadiri Badama and Ezema Beatrice Ada.
Source:The Guardian
May 18, 2024 02:53 UTC
The Nigerian Hypertension Society has called for the need to raise awareness and promote prevention, early detection, and treatment of hypertension as one of every three adults in Nigeria has hypertension. World Hypertension Day is observed every May 17th to raise awareness and promote hypertension prevention, detection, and control. Hypertension (high blood pressure) is when the pressure in your blood vessels is too high (140/90 mmHg or higher). “I commend the Federal Government, her partners, and the Nigerian Hypertension Society for introducing new initiatives in the control of hypertension. every family, household, or home in Nigeria should have a blood pressure apparatus for regular blood pressure checks,” he added.
Source:Punch
May 17, 2024 23:06 UTC
Five years ago — when Billie Eilish dropped her groundbreaking, Grammy-winning debut album, “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” — there was a seismic shift in pop. 4 After winning the Song of the Year Grammy and Best Original Song Oscar, Billie Eilish is back with her third album. Now 22, Eilish is hot off of accomplishing that rare Grammy-Oscar double as she releases her third LP, “Hit Me Hard and Soft” — and she continues to go against the mainstream. 4 Billie Eilish’s third album “Hit Me Hard and Soft” features live strings and drums for the the first time. 4 Billie Eilish held a listening party for her new LP “Hit Me Hard and Soft” at Barclays Center on Wednesday.
Source:Punch
May 17, 2024 23:03 UTC
Indian police have arrested the owner of a huge billboard that collapsed on a petrol station and killed 16 people in the financial capital Mumbai, media reports said. Police opened a culpable homicide case against the billboard’s owner Bhavesh Bhinde who fled Mumbai in the aftermath of the collapse. He was arrested late Thursday in the tourist city of Udaipur, around 800 kilometres (497 miles) to the north, police joint commissioner Lakhmi Gautam told The Indian Express. “Bhinde has been nabbed from Udaipur where he was staying in a hotel under the name of his relative,” Gautam told the newspaper. Eknath Shinde, the chief minister of Maharashtra state, earlier this week ordered an audit of all billboards in Mumbai to prevent any repeat of the accident elsewhere.
Source:Punch
May 17, 2024 18:47 UTC
Abia Police say they are hunting for a motorcyclist who took away three siblings in the Amaoba Ime Oboro community in the Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State on Friday, May 10, 2024. “The motorcyclist absconded with the three children while conveying them home from school. The children are Gideon Osinachi, 8 years old (in primary two), Divine Osinachi, 6 years old (in nursery three), and 4-year-old Israel Osinachi (in nursery one). Narrating how it happened, their mother, Madam Glory Osinachi, said, “It happened on Friday at about 4 pm while returning from my mother-in-law’s house. She disclosed that her children’s school, the mother-in-law’s house, and their house are within walking distance.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
May 17, 2024 17:24 UTC
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola OlukoyedeThe Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that unbeknownst to young cryptocurrency traders in Nigeria, terrorists are using them to trade to fund terrorism in the country. The EFCC boss said some of the people who received money to trade in cryptocurrencies did not know that their financiers were sponsors of terrorism. He added that some of the 1,146 bank accounts recently frozen by the anti-graft agency were conduits for terrorism funding. “They are potential platforms to fund terrorism. The EFCC boss added that Nigeria must get to that stage where technology can be deployed to track naira notes used for terrorism funding.
Source:Punch
May 17, 2024 16:30 UTC
Let me assure you that Africa will never fail! Amidst past obstacles and challenges, Africa has stood the test of the aftereffects of the past eras and is currently dealing with the realities of economic challenges, but with you, we will triumph. Remember, the future of Africa depends on You!Be ready to be a driving force for progress and transformation. Together, let’s build an Africa that fosters innovation, cherishes its heritage, and champions justice and equality. And with you, Africa will never fail!
Source:Nigerian Tribune
May 17, 2024 12:41 UTC
The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Federal Government to suspend the introduction of new Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) crops in the country. While moving the motion, the Lawmaker explained that genetically modified crops, commonly referred to as GM Crops, were plants used for agricultural purposes whose DNA had been altered using genetic engineering methods. He pointed out that the recent introduction of genetically modified crops in Nigeria had raised serious questions mostly about safety. “The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has been accused of approving the introduction of GM crops into Nigeria without following due process and scientific protocols. The House also mandated the committee to assess the potential health and environmental risks associated with genetically modified crops and report back within four weeks and mandated the Committee on Legislative Compliance to ensure compliance.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
May 16, 2024 23:33 UTC