ẸYỌ FESTIVAL

ẸYỌ FESTIVAL 

The Eyo Festival, otherwise known as the Adamu Orisha Play,
is a Yoruba festival unique to Lagos , Nigeria  In modern
times, it is presented by the people of Lagos as a tourist event
and, due to its history, is traditionally performed on Lagos
Island .

JAMB to set up more CBT centres as 1.7million candidates register

- JAMB has pledged to make sure the examination centres are
increased

- Only 1,561,443 candidates sat for the UTME in 2016

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
(JAMB), Ishaq Oloyede while speaking to journalists at the
Information and Communication Technology Retreat on Tuesday,
February 14 in Abeokuta, Ogun state revealed some facts.

According to the registrar, the board is planning to increase its
Computer Based Testing (CBT) Centres in order to the make
examination exercise far better.

President’s Indefinite Vacation - Fani-Kayode reacts

- Femi Fani-Kayode said the president has finally accepted that
he is sick

- Fani-Kayode also said since Nigeria is now on auto-pilot,
Nigerians should pray for the vice-president

- New report has however emerged that president Buhari might
need to remain in London for as long as four month to attend the
medical issues facing him

Following the new development that President Buhari will not be
returning to Nigeria as expected today January 5 due to some
required series of medical tests, former minister of Aviation, Femi
Fani-Kayode said that the country is “in trouble.”

Tweeting moments after the news broke, Fani-Kayode stated that
it is now obvious that Buhari is sick and Nigeria is in trouble.

“Buhari has finally acknowledged that he is sick and has extended
his stay abroad indefinately. It is now clear that Nigeria is in
trouble,” he wrote.

Fani- Kayode also said since Nigeria is now on auto-pilot,
Nigerians should pray for the vice president.

He said: "Nigeria is now on auto-pilot. Pray for Osinbajo. Pray for
Nigeria. Pray for the south and Middle Belt. An ill wind is about to
be unleashed."

Recall that the presidency in a letter written to the National
Assembly on Sunday said President Muhammadu Buhari has
extended his medical leave in London in order to complete his
treatment and await the results of his medical tests.

The statement issued by Mr. Adesina was silent on the exact
date of the president's return.

Meanwhile, Fani-Kayode speaks on the allegation of corruption against him by the Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

This allegation according to many observers is one of the reasons
the former minister dislike the Buhari led administration.

Naij

Facts About Whales

whale

Biggest whale

The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth; it
is larger than any of the giant dinosaurs were. The biggest
recorded blue whale was a female in the Antarctic Ocean
that was 30.5 m long (more than 3.5 times the length of a
double-decker bus and as long as a Boeing 737plane) with an
estimated weight of 144 tonnes (almost the same as 2,000
men!). The tongue alone of a blue whale can weigh as much as
an elephant and an entire football team could stand on it!

The heart of a blue whale is about the size of a VW Beetle car
and weighs up to 1000 pounds – that’s about as much as 1,111
cans of baked beans!The aorta, a major blood vessel for the
heart, is big enough for a human child to crawl through.

Babies

Blue whales are pregnant for 10-12 months. The newborn calf is
about 7.5 m long and weighs about 5.5 – 7.3 tonnes –nearly as
much as 100 men! A baby blue whale drinks about 225 litres
(about enough to fill a

12 Fascinating Facts about King Cobras…

The fear of snakes, known as ophidiophobia, is one of the most
common fears in the world, and any snake, big or small, is often
enough to send a lot of people scrambling and screaming. No
snake, however, has a reputation as fearsome as that of the king
cobra, which is easily recognized by its flaring hood, narrower and
longer than that of other cobras. (In fact, the king cobra is not
actually a true cobra, but belongs to a genus of its own.) But are
king cobras truly worth fearing? How much do you actually know
about them? Read on to learn some of the most important and
interesting facts about the king cobra.

1. Are King Cobras Poisonous?

One of the reasons the king cobra is so feared is because it is a
venomous snake. This means that it stores poison in glands
behind its mouth, and when it strikes, it delivers the poison
through its fangs, killing with a single bite.

Five NPC commissioners Sworn in

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has sworn in five commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC) who were earlier nominated by Muhammadu Buhari.

The searing in ceremony held on Wednesday, February 1, at the Council Chamber before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House, Abuja.

According to The Nation, those who took oath of office were Eyitayo Oyetunji, Benedict Ukpong, Haliru Bala, Patricia Iyanya and Gloria Izonfo.

83 Nigerians arrives Lagos from UK

83 Nigerians deported from UK arrive Lagos Airport

Just few days after the United States under the administration of Trump put a ban on immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries, the United Kingdom has also deported 83 Nigerians.

The deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, early morning of Wednesday, February 1. Among those deported are residents whose documents had expired and prisoners who have almost completed their prison term.

Go and confront God - Benue state Governor

Samuel Ortom

The Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom has called on those spreading rumours of President Buhari’s death to confront God.

Ortom said it was God who made Buhari to be President at this time in Nigeria’s history.

The Benue Governor said this when he paid a courtesy visit to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa on Monday, January 31, 30, 2017.

According to Punch, Ortom said he was at the Villa to show solidarity for Osinbajo and wish Buhari a safe return back to Nigeria.

He said “Those that are wishing Mr. President dead should go and confront God who