IlekeHD:
Medical doctor could be first Nigerian to space



The young doctor could become the first black African in space.

The competition is “organized by London-based talent agency Kruger Cowne in partnership with One Young World and Xcor Space Expeditions… putting this person in the global spotlight to help lead and promote issues of global importance,” Quartz reported.

“If selected, I will be making Africa proud as the first black African to go to space thereby making history in the process,”

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/worldNews/Nigerian-doctor-makes-top-three-in-space-competition-388884

warris his name?

jstbeinhonest:

warris his name?

A Nigerian doctor, Freeman Osonuga has been named among top three young global leaders who could win a trip to space worth $100,000.

Nigerian art ambassador to UN speaks at Millwood

Ibiyinka Olufemi Alao, art ambassador for Nigeria to the United Nations, shared inspirational stories through artwork at Millwood Elementary School on Thursday. Alao is in Sumter for about two weeks, speaking to schools in the area and at a community event.


[I love stories like this, when Yorubas spread their cultural tentacles]



http://theitem.com/stories/nigerian-art-ambassador-to-un-speaks-at-millwood,256383

IlekeHD:

A Nigerian doctor, Freeman Osonuga has been named among top three young global leaders who could win a trip to space worth $100,000.

wow,thats awesome,u could create a topic on it.

jstbeinhonest:

wow,thats awesome,u could create a topic on it.

Aareonakakanfo, please create the topic

[size=14pt]Campus Safety chief receives award[/size]

His integrity impressed a U.S. Immigrations officer in 1995 and was granted another visa to return, immigrating in 1996. Leroy Neal, former Biola track and field coach, wished to recruit John.

“It took six years to get him from out of Nigeria,” Neal said. “I had heard about him from a friend at Azusa Pacific who gave me his name and number and I called him and I’d written to him and I decided I wanted to recruit him because he was a world class long jumper.”


http://chimes.biola.edu/story/2015/sep/23/campus-chief-receives-award/

This is kind of thread I am expecting from my people and not the one that lay emphasis on other tribes in this country.

UCLA Student Pushes City of Inglewood to Address Health Risks of Beauty Products for Blacks


UCLA Ph.D. student Teni Adewumi (left) talks to a hair stylist about the potential risk of some hair products. Adewumi is hoping to persuade the City of Inglewood to pilot a program promoting healthy hair salons.

The Nigerian-American student began shining light on the issue last summer when she started working for the L.A. nonprofit, Black Women for Wellness’ Healthy Hair Initiative project as part of a partnership between the Occupational Health Internship Program and the UCLA Labor Occupational Safety and Health program.

Before pursuing graduate studies at UCLA, Adewumi developed an interest in safe working environments. She won an occupational health and safety internship at Fortune 500 company, Medtronic. The internship turned into an 18-month gig.

http://atlantablackstar.com/2015/10/16/ucla-student-pushes-city-of-inglewood-to-address-health-risks-of-beauty-products-for-blacks/

7 Choice Residential Neighborhood To live in Ibadan



Ibadan, a city that pride itself as home to many ‘Firsts” in Nigeria – the first university (UI), the first TV Station (WNTV/WNBS), the First Teaching Hospital (UCH) , the first standard stadium (LIBERTY STADIUM), the first major Skyscraper (Cocoa House) e.t.c is gently and gradually pulling off the tag of a sleepy, dirty, unplanned, flood-prone Purely Civil-Servant town. With massive infrastructural upgrade presently going on in the city coupled with its Vast Land Mass, Fairly Large Population, Cheap Labour, Low-Crime Rate, Sane Traffic, proximity to Nation commercial nerve center (Lagos), a lot of investors are beginning to have a second look at Ibadan as probably the next investment destination of choice after Lagos especially in the South West. The issue of where to live in this ancient but pleasant and peaceful city thus comes up. We have tried to analyse some neigbourhoods which can endear inhabitant and investors alike. This list is in no way conclusive, it’s just to have an insight into Ibadan

Nle o omo oodua. .. Awon aalale ile Yoruba a gbewa o, edumare a siju anu WO wa o. Seeing some names on this Yoruba thread really surprise me....

Firefire , modath, coolitempa etc ...

1.IYAGANKU G.R.A: this probably the Ikoyi/Victoria Island of Ibadan.
It’s the exclusive abode of the Super Rich, the High and the Mighty.
A residential neigbourhood with mostly breath – taking owner occupier Country Homes usually set on large acreage of land spices with lush green lawns, swimming pool, car-lots e.t.c. Iyanganku G.R.A is the billionaire G.R.A with first grade infrastructural facilities including a first-rated neigbourhood police station armed to the teeth.

2. AGODI G.R.A:- Agodi G.R.A is known for many things. Apart from being a First Class low industry residential neigbourhood, it also prides itself as the seat of power and home of power. The Oyo State secretariat which houses the Governor’s Office is in Agodi G.R.A— the government house, the deputy governor’s house and the first’s lady office are all domicialled in this G.R.A. A quiet, posh, clear-green neighborhood, Agodi G.R.A has to a large extent remained purely residential with little or no physical planning contradictions.


3. ONIREKE G.R.A:- A fully developed high brow/low density residential hub, Onireke G.R.A has always being the Lebanese colony of Ibadan— close to 2/3 of its inhabitants are of Lebanese decent, some to the third generation. A small sized prime residential neigbourhood, Onireke G.R.A has continued to be an investor’s, delight because of its proximity to Dugbe (the CBD), the Ibadan Recreation Club, Golf Club and Magazine Road, of which the Lebanese have substantial warehouses.

4. BODIJA (OLD & NEW): No doubt a First Class neigbourhood (especially Old Bodija), but a neigbourhood with too much “hype” Infrastructural facilities are okay and security consciousness is high. Mostly streets, crescents, avenues, close in this neigbouhood are gated and sometimes manned.

5. OLUYOLE ESTATE: This is the most popular mixed user Estate in Ibadan. The well-laid out middle and upper class Estate in located at the heart of the city on Ring Road, a few minutes drive from the Legendary Liberty Stadium. This Estate has endeared itself to a lot of people because of its central location, fairly good road network, and it mixed user nature with the residential zone structured at the front, and industrial zone at its tail end.

6. SAMONDA GRA: (Old Airport): This beautifully crafted and well structured Estate was concised sometimes in 2003 as a purely site and service scheme. The site in which this Estate is now sited was formerly the Old Airport with its landing strip now converted and laid out into residential plots with complimentary high-grade infrastructural facilities. This first-class Estate has continued to draw the upper-class mobile market, mainly because of its beautiful layout and array of Stunning Architectural master-pieces littering its length and breath.

7.ALALUBOSA GRA: A nice, decent, serene and compact low density residential neigbourhood close to the Popular Alesinloye Market. A very security conscious and gated neigbourhood, Alalubosa GRA which is home to be dreaded SSS state office and the National Museum Center is still partly developed with a sizeable undeveloped plots and uncompleted structures. However its location close to the city center (Dugbe CBD) and nearness to the prestigious Iyanganku G.R.A continues to endear it to investors.

Ogbomosho Baptist Seminary

I'd suggest that someone saves the contents on this thread. Remember what happened to the beautiful Ibadan thread after NL got hacked? Up till today, it still pisses me off.

[size=14pt]How three students created Nigeria's online jobs giant[/size]

Instead of slacking off, Ayodeji Adewunmi, Olalekan Olude and Opeyemi Awoyemi started an online job search company.

Five years later their start-up, Jobberman, has got a multi-million dollar valuation, employs 125 people, and is still growing.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29013286

@OP

Change the title to "Yoruba and South West" related news cos I want to post news about Yorubas in the new world (diaspora). And we need pictures of Ibadan.

Missy89,

Come post pictures of ya Ibadan that will shock me on here.

Aareonakakanfo:
Chief Kola Daisi,Chief Raymond Zard, and Mike Adenuga of Globacom own houses in Iyaganku

could we get pictures of the area?.

Prestige Luxury Apartments, Ibadan

Currently busy, won't probably be able to post more later today. I'll see what I can do tomorrow.

I agree with Shymmex, we need Ibadan pixs. I think django was the main contributor on the previously hacked Ibadan thread.

Aareonakakanfo:
Shymm3x and Ilekeh I've changed the title.I have a lot of Ibadan pictures too but i don't want to decieve people into thinking Ibadan is Nigeria's Dubai or something.All these pictures are not a true reflection of what exactly these places look like generally

I think you should still post those pictures. No city is perfect, but while we speak of its bad side, we mustn't neglect its positivity.

Aareonakakanfo:
Chief Kola Daisi,Chief Raymond Zard, and Mike Adenuga of Globacom own houses in Iyaganku

You ain't lying bro. The picture attached below is of a mini-estate in Iyanganku. Trying to get my hands on better pix. Will be in Oyo for a month on business in about a week's time. Won't miss the opportunity to take lots of pix.

I am really worried about the state of education in the sw,tho i knw its a national thing.It hurts seeing kids playing ps2 wen dey are supposed to be in school.
I have a cousin who is in pry 5,yet it wud take her 1hr to read one page,she cant solve pry 4 maths,yet she comes first in her class.
Without education a nation would fail!.