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Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has said the abducted students of Government Science College Kagara were still with the bandits. He said this when, at about 11:15 pm on Sunday, he received some 53 persons abducted by bandits. The persons included some underaged children, young boys, women and few old men. They were received at the main hall of the Government House, Minna where the governor’s cabinet members and journalists were also awaiting them.
The kidnapped victims who were brought in three 18-seater Toyota Hiace buses looked exhausted, malnourished, and were struggling to walk while some of the nursing mother’s held tightly to their little children as they came out one after the other. They were ushered into the hall amidst very tight security involving the police and Civil Defence personnel.
It has been confirmed that four corpses have been recovered by the police while 16 persons have been arrested out of which 15 will be arraigned before a
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On sighting the headline of her piece entitled Nigerian Media: Let’s Stop Ethnic Profiling!, I initially thought well-respected media mogul, Kadaria Ahmed, was set to confront a media orthodoxy. Though it was plain, unambiguous and self-explanatory, in a moment, I imagined that piece was about to collapse ancient established theses about Nigerian media dominance and vain hold on power. This is because I love anyone who audaciously perforates the majesty of principalities and powers, persons, objects or places. It was what carved a special place of regards in my heart for late Egba-born bard, Sakara music exponent and poet, Kelani Yesufu. Before his very unorthodox thinking, packaged into a line of poetry in his album entitled Atosi, at least among the Yoruba-speaking people of the then Western State, gonorrhea was an ailment that was believed to afflict only society’s greats. It was why the euphemistic acronym for it was arun gbajumo, translated: disease of the notable.
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Going through a life-changing experience can be intense for many people, and Nigerian artiste, Tobiloba Abimbola Banjó is no different. Having survived a fatal accident seven years ago, he found his new path through music and that is what he reveals in this interview with SEGUN ADEBAYO.
When did you discover your love for music?
I first discovered my love for music at my primary school events in Nigeria. They had shows where each grade or class would do a music performance for parents. While I never shied away from a chance to dance for the guests, I envied those kids that took the courage to do a singing performance. In 2005, my parent relocated to Canada and my music instrument was one of the valuables I took with me. I’ve always kept my singing private until now and sometimes, I like to think there was a part of ‘Banjó’ that was anxiously waiting to be let out of the cage to roar, or in my case, sing.