Dumaknesset:
Wole Soyinka - Biographical
Wole Soyinka was born on 13 July 1934 at Abeokuta, near Ibadan in western Nigeria. After preparatory university studies in 1954 at Government College in Ibadan, he continued at the University of Leeds, where, later, in 1973, he took his doctorate. During the six years spent in England, he was a dramaturgist at the Royal Court Theatre in London 1958-1959. In 1960, he was awarded a Rockefeller bursary and returned to Nigeria to study African drama. At the same time, he taught drama and literature at various universities in Ibadan, Lagos, and Ife, where, since 1975, he has been professor of comparative literature. In 1960, he founded the theatre group, "The 1960 Masks" and in 1964, the "Orisun Theatre Company", in which he has produced his own plays and taken part as actor. He has periodically been visiting professor at the universities of Cambridge, Sheffield, and Yale.
During the civil war in Nigeria, Soyinka appealed in an article for cease-fire.

For this he was arrested in 1967, accused of conspiring with the Biafra rebels, and was held as a political prisoner for 22 months until 1969. Soyinka has published about 20 works: drama, novels and poetry. He writes in English and his literary language is marked by great scope and richness of words.


As dramatist, Soyinka has been influenced by, among others, the Irish writer, J.M. Synge, but links up with the traditional popular African theatre with its combination of dance, music, and action. He bases his writing on the mythology of his own tribe-the Yoruba-with Ogun, the god of iron and war, at the centre. He wrote his first plays during his time in London, The Swamp Dwellers and The Lion and the Jewel (a light comedy), which were performed at Ibadan in 1958 and 1959 and were published in 1963. Later, satirical comedies are The Trial of Brother Jero (performed in 1960, publ. 1963) with its sequel, Jero's Metamorphosis (performed 1974, publ. 1973), A Dance of the Forests (performed 1960, publ.1963),
Kongi's Harvest (performed 1965, publ. 1967) and Madmen and Specialists (performed 1970, publ. 1971). Among Soyinka's serious philosophic plays are (apart from " The Swamp Dwellers" The Strong Breed (performed 1966, publ. 1963),
The Road ( 1965) and Death and the King's Horseman (performed 1976, publ. 1975). In
The Bacchae of Euripides (1973), he has rewritten the Bacchae for the African stage and in Opera Wonyosi (performed 1977, publ. 1981), bases himself on John Gay's
Beggar's Opera and Brecht's The Threepenny Opera. Soyinka's latest dramatic works are
A Play of Giants (1984) and Requiem for a Futurologist (1985).


Soyinka has written two novels, The Interpreters (1965), narratively, a complicated work which has been compared to Joyce's and Faulkner's , in which six Nigerian intellectuals discuss and interpret their African experiences, and
Season of Anomy (1973) which is based on the writer's thoughts during his imprisonment and confronts the Orpheus and Euridice myth with the mythology of the Yoruba. Purely autobiographical are The Man Died: Prison Notes (1972) and the account of his childhood, Aké ( 1981), in which the parents' warmth and interest in their son are prominent. Literary essays are collected in, among others, Myth, Literature and the African World (1975).


Soyinka's poems, which show a close connection to his plays, are collected in
Idanre, and Other Poems (1967), Poems from Prison (1969), A Shuttle in the Crypt (1972) the long poem Ogun Abibiman (1976) and Mandela's Earth and Other Poems (1988).
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Omo Alata, the Yoruba name for spice seller is a budding food processing company that wants to simplify the way Nigerians cook their food. As a busy wife and computer science graduate Kasope Ladipo-Ajai no longer had the 2-3 hours it took to make a standard stew or soup after facing hours of traffic plus a full workday. Spending time abroad she saw how quick service and prepackaged meals made life easier for busy families, especially working moms. While busy urbanites are having trouble accessing and cooking fresh meals, millions of pounds of produce go to waste during long transit times to urban centers. Kasope and her husband Olatayo founded Omo Alata Foods to provide ready to cook pepper and stew products and tap into the rapidly growing middle class consumer and desire for high quality packaged foods.

mercyville:


pls,do not forget our second NOBEL LAUREATE...PROF ANTHONY ADEGBULUGBE.PLS,DO ONE FOR THIS GREAT OMOLUABI..

updatechange:
Moyinoluwa Adeyemi created a wrist watch that tells time in her language Yoruba

Funke Bucknor – Obruthe (FBO)
When FBO, as she is fondly called, started Zapphaire Events around 2002, there was really no events planning industry. Her creativity, tenacity and professionalism largely contributed to what is now one of Nigeria’s fastest growing industries. Initially seen by many as the Queen of Wedding Planning, FBO has expanded Zapphaire’s footprint to Corporate Events, having worked with clients like Fidelity Bank, UBA and Access Bank. She has been featured on CNN and also on the prestigious BBC 100 Women 2016 list.

Dumaknesset:



Some one has posted him in one of the pages up there.

deomello:


Kasope Ladipo-Ajai

CEO, Omo Alata Foods





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When Saudat Salami, a certified Microsoft trainer with background in web programming, started her online grocery shopping business “EasyShop EasyCook” 11 years ago, she had no one to look up to and learn from in the industry. Today, her business has continued to wax in strength, defying all odds, including the rough time the eCommerce industry is currently going through in Nigeria.


Like I said I was a website developer for a few years. I’m also a certified Microsoft trainer so IT has always been a core aspect of me. A few years ago — about 10 – 12 years ago — I wanted to change my line of business, settle down, get married and I was thinking of challenges in the home front that normal working women face every day.

I was brainstorming with a friend about the challenges of the working women and with my IT background, I just thought to set up an online shop where working women could access shopping services and still pursue their career. So everything we do in EasyShop EasyCook is about the working woman; all our services and how we run our business is about trying to make it easy for you to be a working woman, to pursue your career, to travel, go for conferences, and still have food at

deedeedee1:
Yoruba women are really hardworking and intelligent. I respect them no be small

deomello:



I second that and my own mother is a great example.

These drivers are full-time employees (on salary) of FindADriver247 and are deployed to clients who live closest to them. There are a number of packages prospective clients can choose from. Hence there’s no one-size-fits-all solution. However, you must own a vehicle or have access to one before you can use our service. Please note that we’re not a driver recruitment agency.

In the bid to deliver on their value proposition, the startup takes responsibility for major damages caused by drivers to customers’ vehicles — either by fixing the damages or paying for the repairs.

In addition, their replacement policy allows customers to request a change if the services of a deployed driver proves unsatisfactory. With a competitor like DriversNG, the founders are quite certain that their approach will gain them an upper hand in the field of play.

naturalman:
Igbo's are posting...
Igbo made G wagoon
Igbo made beast and luxury cars
Igbo made fighter jet maintenance spareparts
Igbo made motorcycles
Igbo made tricycles
Igbo made phones
Igbo made tablets and iPads
Igbo made cements
Igbo made automotive spare parts
Igbo made shoes, clothes, belts ,etc
Igbo made military boots, and wears
Igbo made fridge and refrigerator
Igbo made chairs , tables and furniture's
Igbo fabricated components...
Igbo made rice and foods
Igbo made wines and juice
Igbo made perfumes and cosmetics
Igbo made cable wires
Igbo made power generating sets and device.
Igbo made aluminum zincs and roofing
Igbo made military armoured cars
Igbo made sanitary trucks
Igbo made beverages
Igbo made ceramics and glass wares
Igbo made solar powered tricycles ETC
Igbo's have produced virtually everytin except few....
This is what is called technological innovations.....
YORUBA.... what do you produce...... YORUBA are still posting sweet and chewing gums.. YORUBA on 140 pages but still posting stories and pictures of people...
FOR THE LAST TIME....yoruba wat do you produce.... What landmark technological innovations have Yoruba done..

updatechange:
Here are photos of 'Made in Nigeria' security vehicles produced by two brothers from Ijero Ekiti, Ekiti state, these vehicles are very strong and durable. See photos below;

Origamist:
Laudate,bro,no vex,Alistair Soyode ,Yemi Osunkoya - if possible, Ola Rosiji of Atlantic Allied Distilleries Ltd.

CeterisXVII:

kindly check page 129 of this thread. A short write-up on Alistair Soyode has been done by Laudate, I believe. And someone confirmed that Soyode is from Kogi State.

Some of the awards Adetiba's works have won, include Best Female Video for the song "Ekundayo" by TY Bello at the Soundcity TV Music Video Awards, Best Female Video for the song "Today na Today" by Omawumi at the 2010 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.

Adetiba's most recent works are music video direction of Waje’s "Onye" which features Tiwa Savage, Olamide's "Anifowose", "Sitting on the Throne" and Bez's R&B single "Say".

Kemi was nominated for Best Music Video Director of the Year at The Headies 2014. She won the City People Entertainment Award for Best Music Video Director Of The Year (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemi_Adetiba

The Future Nigeria Awards have taken notice, nominating Kemi for the On-Air Personality of the Year award five years in a row (including 2011, where she became the first double-nominee in the ceremony's history with a nod for Screen Producer/Director of the Year).

Kemi has also hosted numerous events including Silverbird Entertainment's 25th Anniversary Gala, the Dance Theatre of Harlem's Year-End Celebration show (alongside DTH founder, the great Arthur Michelle), the launch of HAUTE fashion magazine in New York, the 2008 Future Nigeria Awards (with Nollywood actor Raz Adoti), the 2009 Hip-Hop World Awards, and MADE Magazine’s “Celebrities on the Runway” show. The Future Nigeria Awards have taken notice, nominating Kemi for the On-Air Personality of the Year award five years in a row (including 2011, where she became the first double-nominee in the ceremony's history with a nod for Screen Producer/Director of the Year). http://www.kemiadetiba.com/bio.php

deedeedee1:
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LOOSER!!