All is set for the fourth edition of the Idije Ayo Olopon as
Dignitaries; personalities, including the number 1 Player of the game in
Nigeria, are prepared to storm the city
of Abeokuta in Ogun state for the much anticipated grand finale of this edition
taking place at the June 12 cultural center, Kuto on Thursday, 8th
Of August, 2019.
The competition which is an initiative of the Lanre Laoshe Foundation
will be hosting 12 contestants from the south west region of the country. Two
Ayo Olopon champions each have been selected from Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Lagos, Ondo,
Ekiti, to be part of the contest tagged ‘Oga Ota’.
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It will be noted that some of the African culture are
gradually going into extinction and a game like Ayo Olopon has been replaced
with Chess game despite the fact that both games requires the application of
intellect and calculations, hence, this competition is a way of reviving the
precious culture of Africa, most especially, the Yoruba traditional culture.
While speaking with the coordinator of the competition, Mr
Kehinde Oladehinde, he made it known that Idije Ayo Olopon started in Abeokuta
before spreading out to the whole South West region of the country which shows
how wide the competition has gone over the years.
He made it known that the convener of the competition, Lanra
Laoshe Foundation has done a lot for the culture as regards the competition,
stating that it has cost a fortune but the motive is not allowing the culture
to die. He also posits that Ayo Olopon can be compared to Chess game and with
the emergence of the competition, not less than a million are playing it
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‘’It is an initiative of lanre laoshe foundation, he has
been able to do so much, it has cost a fortune, one thing about it is we don’t
want our culture to die, it’s a game u can compare with the chess game, it is
tasking, your brain must be alert all the time to play it, it is a game that
naturally put people’s brain into work, the fourth edition have exposed us to
the fact that not less than a million people have been playing it in south
west’’
He revealed that the vision of Idije Ayo Olopon is to become
a league and have a wide acceptance and recognition by Africans and the
government.
‘’We are looking out to a day when we will have the Ayo Olopon
league, our last one had BBC to cover it surprisingly. Some of the rules are
not there but we are working that out. We have done a new counter which was
made from local materials, we will be unveiling it at the final.’’
Furthermore , he adviced Nigerian Youths to embrace that
which is their own as it is the only thing they can be the best in.
‘’You can’t play football better than the creator, we won’t
play basketball like the Americans, youth of Nigeria, the white won’t play Ayo
Olopon than you, if we promote the game, we can also get into the Guinness book
of record’
Nigeria Launches New Fiscal Incentives to Revitalise Oil & Gas Sector, Aiming to Attract $10 Billion Investment
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… as FG endorses consolidated guidelines
Sahara Weekly Reports That Today, in a move to further revitalise the oil and gas industry’s contribution to the Nigerian Economy, Wale Edun, OFR, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, presided over a signing ceremony at the Federal Ministry of Finance headquarters in Abuja endorsing the Consolidated Guidelines for the implementation of Fiscal Incentives for the Oil & Gas Sector – a cornerstone of the Presidential Directive aimed at enhancing the Nigerian oil & gas sector’s global competitiveness whilst stimulating economic growth.
As disclosed during the signing, the Presidential Directives were developed and coordinated by the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Mrs. Olu Verheijen to ensure a competitive framework for the Nigerian oil & gas industry. These Consolidated guidelines for the fiscal incentives are based on extensive collaboration across Finance and Petroleum Ministries and involved several key regulatory bodies including the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
According to Mrs. Verheijen, these new measures have been designed to deliver a competitive Internal Rate of Return (IRR) for Oil & Gas Projects and attract over $10 billion in new investments within the next 12-18 months. They also underscore Nigeria’s commitment to reaching its long term oil production target of 4 million barrels per day whilst enhancing the reliability of gas supply for to boost export earnings and fuel Nigeria’s industrialization.
Mrs. Verheijen disclosed that among the guidelines signed were the NUPRC Guideline on Hydrocarbon Liquids Content in a Non-Associated Gas (NAG) Field, essential for accurately categorising and quantifying the hydrocarbon liquid content in these fields. Additional guidelines focused on the applicability of tax credits and allowances for Non-Associated Gas Greenfield Development and the Midstream Capital and Gas Utilization Allowance, providing taxpayers with clarity on the computation of these benefits.
HM Edun, in his remarks, thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for signing the directive in February 2024 to engender growth in the Nigerian oil and gas sector, which had stagnated for over the last decade. He also emphasised the potential of the guidelines, saying, “The idea is to create an atmosphere conducive to international competitiveness such that investment comes in. And in this case, we know it’s foreign direct investment”.
The signing ceremony was attended by various stakeholders, including NNPC Limited, Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) and the Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG), further highlighting Nigeria’s unified approach toward reinvigorating its oil and gas sector.
JUST IN: Government Shuts Down Lead British School Over Student’s Bully (VIDEO)
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Sahara Weekly Reports That The Federal Government has reportedly shut down Lead British School following the bully of a student named Namitira in the Abuja-based institution.
Two videos showing the student reportedly named Namtira being manhandled went viral on social media on Tuesday.
In one of the videos, the victim was seen being slapped repeatedly by another female student while asking “Who broke my heart?”
In another video, the victim was seen sitting next to a male classmate who was heard saying “I spoilt her relationship”.
Furthermore, the minister of women affairs has visited the school to address the situation. In a follow up video recorded this morning, the culprit was seen being slapped by a woman who is said to be the victim’s aunty.
This is the face of the bully, she was brought to the school just now by her parent, the lady who slapped her is the Aunt to the bullied girl, the school has also been shut down for three days and minister of women affairs is there to address the issue,
The prophetic Hall of Fame, prophet Godwin Ikuru of Jehovah Eye Salvation Ministry, Lagos has established himself as a global prophet, giving accurate and precise prophecies to nations, individuals,continents and organisations.
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Nigerians will never forget how he enunciated that Tinubu was going to rule Nigeria,a lot of people and prophets made him their enemies and even threatened to him because of that,but God will always fulfil the words of his prophets as Tinubu finally emerged the president despite all the antagonism.
On the 31st of December when this great prophet was dishing out his prophecies for the year 2024,he said categorically and emphatically that the Asian countries will experience a lot of climatic disasters this year.Oman had a very heavy rain that killed 18 people,it included at least nine schoolchildren and their drivers whose vehicle was washed away by the floodwaters.
UAE witnessed the heaviest recorded rainfall in history,this is really alarming as the rainfall caused a lot of havoc.Only the prophetic Hall of fame, prophet Godwin Ikuru saw all these coming.
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