OSUN STATE EDUCATION PALAVA... the 'before' story BY DON ABIODUN ODEDEYI

For four days running, tension continues to mount in Iwo, Osun state as situation at Baptist High School, Iwo remain explosive as they remain divided on religious lines.

HOW DID WE GET HERE?

It should be noted that under the present tussle lies a history of struggle for dominance by two predominant religions in the town – Islam and Christianity.

Iwo is well known for Arabic/Islamic education with several Arabic schools (Modrassah) established to foster the Muslim faith. Notable among them are Islahudeen Arabic School, Obatedo, founded by late Sheikh Abdulbaaqi Muhammad in the early 60s. Amin Trining Center established by late Sheikh Badrudeen Al-Amin in the 50s. Shariah College of Nigeria, which used to be in Ibadan before it was relocated to its permanent site at Oke-Afo, Iwo. Ansar-U-deen Primary School, Ansar-U-Deen Modern School which is now Ansa-U-deen Grammar School, and Anwar-ul-Islam Grammar School.

Make Yourself Sponsor-Worthy by SYLVIA ANN HEWLETT

"I've always given 110%," says Maggie. "Whoever I worked for, I gave them my all, every day, 10 hours a day, weekends and holidays, whatever it took. That endeared me to a lot of powerful men."
That dedication and loyalty should have made Maggie a star. Yet, although she rose in the organization, because she wasn't strategic about whom she gave her 110% to, she squandered her gifts on leaders who didn't invest in her. Without a sponsor to spotlight her attributes, offer her opportunities, and kick her career into high gear for years, she found herself stuck in what she calls "permanent lieutenant syndrome."
Maggie eventually was fortunate enough to find a sponsor and today is an executive at a global financial advisory firm with 22,000 people reporting to her. But there are thousands of Maggies out there - hard-working, devoted, consistent performers toiling in relative obscurity.

How can you break out of the pack and attract a sponsor?

RHETORICAL QUESTIONS OF CHANGE IN SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM BY WAEC AND MINISTRY OF EDUCATION by ODEDEYI Sunday

It is not news again that there is a change in secondary school curriculum by the ministry of education as this has been going on for about two years now but the latest development is the adoption of the new curriculum by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC).

Here are some questions running through my mind as someone who has been in the educational sector for some years now.
(1) What development has the change in 6-3-3-4 system to 9-3-4 system done to our educational system rather than the fall in our education repeating itself like a re-occurring decimal?
(2) Has our higher institution of learning syllabus updated to fit in, into this newly introduced curriculum?                  more and possible solutions after this cut...

POLICEMAN ON VIDEO ALLEGEDLY DEMANDING DOLLAR BRIBE ARRESTED, NOW IN POLICE CUSTODY

A hitherto unidentified policeman caught in a hidden camera allegedly demanding "dollar bribe" from a citizen has been identified and arrested.

He is F/No. 374171 Cpl Aniyem Chiyem attached to Isheri Division, Lagos State Police Command. His arrest was sequel to a matching order issued by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP MD Abubarkar, CFR, NPM, mni, psc to the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Umar Abubarkar Manko to ensure prompt arrest and investigation of the matter.

Following his arrest, the suspect who is now in police custody, is undergoing Orderly Room trials and if found guilty will face appropriate disciplinary actions.

TRANSACTION FREEZE: Matter arising in Zimbabwe by Don Abiodun Odedeyi

My prayer, this morning goes to the people of Zimbabwe as they usher in four, additional, foreign currencies as legal tender.

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) announced recently that the Chinese yuan, Japanese yen, Indian rupee and Australian dollar will be accepted, with Zimbabweans and exporters able to open accounts in the various currencies.

In 2009, the US dollar, South African rand, Botswana pula and British pound were approved as legal tender to override worthless local Zimbabwean dollar. 

Top 10 fastest and slowest Internet speed in the world

The internet phenomenon, the ups and downs.
The internet was made available to the world in the late 80s through dial up connections which was able to reach maximum speed of 56 kilobytes. A broadband connection now is easily able to reach a minimum speed of about 700 kilobytes per second quite easily.
There are different ways to connect to the internet, fiber optic cables are a popular choice and are now the fastest way access the internet. The electrical signals are converted to light and are transported through optical cables. Ordinary cables are still used in the back of the modern day modems; these use coaxial lines to connect to the internet. Wireless connections are used in short distances, typically a router helps send wireless signals that are caught and made use of by those nearby. In remote areas satellites are made use of to access the internet.

Still on Basketmouth's RAPE joke (Opinion) by Don Abiodun Odedeyi

We all went 'gaga' over a 'simple' rape joke when millions of young adult sits and enjoy musical videos only to be 'entertained' by 'naked' women. We see these day-in day-out on both public, private and pay television stations.

To make matter sour, music lyrics recently took a different dimension with 'Caro' and 'Ukwu' being the centre of some of these songs.
For clarity, 'Caro' is an abbreviation for Caroline, a  feminine name and 'Ukwu', I understand, is Igbo word for 'buttock' but when visuals for 'ukwu' are shown, they are always mammoth female buttocks. For 'Caro', ladies are displayed in various degrees of nakedness.


And we want rape to be a thing of the past?