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New story: ESCAPE ROUTE

By Wínlàdé Their friendship with the corridor of power is the curse that drives us towards the escape route, which leads to any land behind the ocean.  -WOBB In our place, we heard the story of how our forefathers fell in love with Westerners and adopted their faith and education. The epic narration of how they fought the fight of faith and brought down the altar of Babel at the expense of sojourning in the heart of the forest far away from the sight of their fathers and relatives’ wrath remains the pride of those who have acknowledged the call of God over their life. We grew up with a sense of belonging to education. In our schools with perforated roof and doorless entrance, we exuded pride in the euphoria of the world of intellectualism our scholarly fathers’ exploits painted in our memory. The tale of how professor Lapade and emeritus professor Gbenro played football with Barrister Akinwumi on the pitch in the compound of Baptist Primary School in the year 1935 was  our inspir

HISTORY: MARKET (ỌJÀ)

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WHY YORUBA CALL MARKET 'ỌJÀ' ? The Yoruba ethnic group is a vast tribe with many brave historical achievements, culture & traditions, places, things of huge values which are well respected in the world. One of these things of great esteem in the Yoruba is its language which has many importance. The Yoruba language has always been influential in different part of the world aside Nigeria, Benin republic, Togo, it is well appreciated in Brazil, USA, Cuba and many other nations. One of the important, famous, daily used word by the Yoruba speakers is the word 'Ọjà' which means 'market'. According to the Yoruba tribe, 'Ọjà' means a place where day to day activities take place. It is a place where people buy, sell, resell or even re-buy and distribute services in acquisition of funds or something lucrative in return. Historically, It was gathered that native Yoruba do call a place that seek much people's attention whenever there is a publi

ELGASA WRITES TO CONCERNED AUTHORITIES ON PROPOSED FCE IN OSUN STATE

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EJIGBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION (ELGASA) Motto : Towards the Progress, Unity And Development Of Our Fatherland National Secretariat : Local Government Annex, Igbo-Owa, Ejigbo, Osun State Contacts : +234 814 733 3255, +234 703 620 6525, +234 705 535 9517 E-mail : elgasanationalbody@gmail.com OPEN LETTER TO CONCERNED STAKEHOLDERS ON THE NEED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IN EJIGBO, EJIGBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OSUN STATE Dear Sir/Ma, EJIGBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT DESERVES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF EDUCATION We bring warm greetings to you all and wish you Compliments of the Season! The sole purpose of this letter is to make a case for the siting of a new Federal College of Education in Ejigbo, Ejigbo Local Government,  Osun State. The Federal Government of Nigeria under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari recently gave approval for the establishment of six new federal colleges of education to be spread across the

GbemilekeART is at its peak in painting et al.

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SILENCED!

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In the name of love I tore my chargers leading to you. Oh! A beauty to have, You, a device to always woo. What should I have done? Your simple care, got lost. What should I have said? Your face is never what is said. It deepens the soul When plugged but not charging. It cracks the bones When ON but still not LOADING My device, I hope for change. Many good devices are out there... Yeah, all want to be bought in view of CHANGE. Wholesalers and Retailers know that easiness is not seen out THERE.