Features Wizkid’s Greatest Achievements Will Surprise You By Fejiro Onohwosa and Akinwale Akinyoade One of Nigeria's top artiste Wizkid turns a year older today, 16th of July. Here's a list of Wizkid's greatest achievements: First African…One of Nigeria’s top artiste Wizkid turns a year older today, 16th of July. Here’s a list of Wizkid’s greatest achievements:First African Artiste to bag seven Billboard NominationsBillboard Chart, Photo: Africa ranking in the 2017 Billboard Music Awards which aired on May 21st. Nigerian Artiste with the most award nominations in NigeriaAs of 2017, Wizkid has received a total of 43 awards from 157 nominations. The award was given to Wizkid in recognition of his role in the writing of Drake’s chart-topping hit single “One Dance”.
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July 15, 2022 20:58 UTC
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July 15, 2022 11:15 UTC
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. ), on Thursday in Daura, congratulated Nigeria’s female football team, the Super Falcons, for qualifying for the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023 after their emphatic quarter-final victory at the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Buhari’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled ‘President Buhari hails Super Falcons’ qualification for 2023 Women’s World Cup’. Super Falcons, the record nine-time tile holder and defending champions of WAFCON, triumphed 1-0 over Cameroon on Thursday night. “He prays that the Super Falcons, who have produced some of the greatest African players in the history of the women’s game, will surpass their achievement in the last Women’s World Cup in 2019, where they advanced to the Round of 16, for the first time in 15 years.”President Buhari says he looks forward to the next generation of upcoming stars, who through hard work, discipline, resilience and determination, will one day win the World Cup for Nigeria.
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July 15, 2022 04:06 UTC
The Malian government on Thursday said it would suspend troop rotations by the UN peacekeeping mission, MINUSMA. The decision to suspend the UN mission also includes rotations that have already been scheduled, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. But the statement provided no date for the meeting to discuss the MINUSMA rotations. UN urges ‘urgent settlement’The UN responded to Mali’s announcement by calling for an “urgent settlement” to the dispute. UN mission spokesman Olivier Salgado confirmed that the soldiers were working for a German company contracted by MINUSMA.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
July 15, 2022 02:51 UTC
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared the Nigeria Twitter ban unlawful and has warned against another occurrence. Nigeria banned Twitter in July 2021 after a tweet that referenced civil war by President Muhammadu Buhari was deleted on the social media platform. The government also ordered broadcasters to discontinue any association with the platform, according to The Guardian Nigeria. “Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right and the full enjoyment of this right is central to achieving individual freedom and to developing democracy. By Zintle NkohlaFollow Zintle Nkohla on TwitterFollow IT News Africa on Twitter
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July 14, 2022 12:48 UTC
STAKEHOLDERS in Nigeria’s education sector have harped on the need for more investment in training of teachers on digital use as well as formulation of right policies and provision of digital infrastructure as a way to build a resilient educational system that could help mitigate learning losses occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic or any other disruptions. The stakeholders, who included the Chief Executive Officer, Solve Education, Oladimeji Ojo; Education Manager, UNICEF Nigeria, Rudra Sahoo, as well as Henry Ogundolire made this observation separately at a recent virtual roundtable tagged, ‘Edtech Monday,’ June edition. Speaking, on the theme, ‘Harnessing the Power of Technology to Create Resilient Education System,’ the UNICEF’s Nigeria Education Manager, Sahoo, said it was technology that helped many countries of the world including Nigeria to reduce learning losses during COVID-19 pandemic. ALSO READ FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNEHe stated that the UNICEF trained up to 59,000 teachers on ICT capacity skills which are now making them to be more effective in class. Speaking in the same vein, both Ojo and Ogundolire noted that aside from technology, “training of teachers, their motivation and provision of right digital infrastructure and tools are also important to build resilience and prevent learning losses in case of event like COVID- 19 pandemic.”They said that was why it would be necessary for both the government and private sector to invest more in this regard so as to move the sector forward appreciably.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
July 14, 2022 09:44 UTC
Thousands of people use affirmations daily to manifest their desires and obtain all that they’ve dreamed in life. Here are some things to keep in mind when using positive affirmations to attract your desires:1. Keep Them Positive and Present TenseWhen it comes to creating positive affirmations that are effective, you have to make sure that they focus on what you want to achieve, instead of what you don’t want. To make the most out of your positive affirmations, repeat them for five minutes, at least two to three times a day. ConclusionThe more you can infuse every part of your day with positive affirmations, the more they will become an automatic part of your thinking.
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July 14, 2022 03:11 UTC
While some individuals have a low self worth some others have a high self worth. We discuss in this article are ways you can improve your self worth. Stop comparing yourself with others and see your self worth improve drastically. You are the sole determiner of your self worth and the earlier you begin to see the need to improve your self worth the better for you. You can read up books on how to improve self esteem, self worth and self imageIN CASE YOU MISSED THESE FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
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July 14, 2022 02:56 UTC
A non-profit organization, Akin Fadeyi Foundation, is set to launch a competition for women to stimulate gender inclusive leadership conversation in Nigeria. For instance, despite women contesting as aspirants during the recently concluded presidential primaries of political parties, none emerged as a candidate. Also, data from a 2021 Global Gender Gap Index by the World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked Nigeria in 139th position out of 153 countries, the worst ranking since 2006. App for election monitoringMr Fadeyi also informed that the foundation will deploy its FlagIt app for election observation, monitoring and reporting. This, according to him, will deepen the work on political and social accountability as the 2023 general elections draw near.
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July 13, 2022 21:34 UTC
Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote has become the 63rd richest billionaire in the world, according to the latest ranking by Bloomberg. In the ranking released on Wednesday, the Chief Executive Officer of Tesla, Elon Musk, is listed as the richest billionaire. Dangote, who moved up 37 places on the recent Bloomberg billionaire list, is worth $20.2 billion as of Monday, July 13, 2022. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world’s richest people. Dangote Cement has the capacity to produce 48.6 million metric tons annually and has operations in 10 countries across Africa.
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July 13, 2022 19:52 UTC
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has been appointed acting president after the president fled the country amidst ongoing protests, the speaker of parliament announced on Wednesday. This is coming on the day outgoing President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to tender his resignation. The prime minister had also said he would leave office when a new government is in place. Sri Lanka is nearly bankrupt and has suspended repayment of its foreign loans with foreign reserves near empty. It announced in April that it was suspending repayment of foreign loans due to a foreign currency shortage.
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July 13, 2022 18:47 UTC
Starting this November, WhatsApp will no longer support devices running anything older than Android 4.1. It pointed out that as long as users can update their phone to at least Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (which Google released in 2021), they can keep using WhatsApp for now. Apple rolled out iOS 10 alongside the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The good news is that Apple supports its devices for far longer than many of its rivals. Here’s a list of every iPhone that can be upgraded to at least iOS 10: iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone SE (1st-gen), iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd-gen).
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July 13, 2022 18:18 UTC
Dr Omar Touray, on Wednesday assumed office as the new President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission alongside. Touray assumed the new office along with other equally new statutory appointees of the commission. Touray in his inaugural remark pledged to build on the legacies and successes of the outgoing President, Jean-Claude Brou and his team to ensure a more sustainable and secure West African sub-region. He spoke of the need for institutional reforms, payment of community levies by ECOWAS member states, and the collaboration of citizens to address the challenges confronting the region. He also called for the collaboration and partnership between ECOWAS institutions and governments to lift community citizens out of abject poverty.
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July 13, 2022 18:14 UTC
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and ex-Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, were noticeably absent at a mega rally urganised for the re-election of the state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, in Osogbo on Tuesday. Speaking at the rally, APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, declared that the party is not leaving anything to chance with Osun election. He said, “Go out with your PVCs and vote massively for APC and Governor Oyetola on Saturday. Think about your children and vote for Oyetola for a better future for them. “You must all go out in large crowd on Saturday to re-elect Governor Oyetola.
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July 13, 2022 16:48 UTC
Low self-esteem is lack of confidence in what you are or what you are capable of doing. In this article, we will be shedding more light on the signs and evidence of low self-esteem in order to help ourselves and our loved ones. People with low self-esteem believe they have to keep working to be perfect and that taking out time to enjoy themselves is not an option for them. People with low self-esteem worry so much after making decisions, thinking they have made a wrong decision. People with low self-esteem hide their vision to follow other’s vision.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
July 13, 2022 11:14 UTC