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The Origin Of ‘Iyawo’, The Yoruba Word For Wife!!! It is unknown to many speakers of the Yoruba language that the original Yoruba word for wife is ‘aya’ and not the commonly used ‘Iyawo’. Back in the early years of the Yoruba people, the word Iyawo did not have a place in the Yoruba language not until an incident brought about its coinage and usage. OldNaija present you the origin of the Yoruba word Iyawo. Origin of the Yoruba word Iyawo: Long ago in Yoruba land, a beautiful princess and daughter of the first king of Iwo town named Wuraola was in the quest of getting herself a patient, tolerant and well mannered husband. Strong and good looking men, the likes of Sango, Ogun and others, had already traveled to Iwo town to seek the hand of Wuraola in marriage but left not with a wife but uncontrollable anger. Wurola had been rude to everyone of them. In fact, she hurled insults and curses at her suitors which made them all leave on the same day they arrived the town of Iwo because...

*BVP MEDIA STATION NEWS HEADLINES* Good Morning to our Cherished Readers. Saturday 27 April 2019. *NIGERIA** Three killed in fresh Kaduna attacks. There is no government in Nigeria- Secondus. Minimum Wage: Nlc reveal organizations exempted from paying workers N30,000. Army appoints new NYSC DG, others. Lagos rerun elections: Police restricts movements at Ifelodun/Ajeromi areas on Saturday. Piracy: Nigeria loses almost N1trn annually – Commission. Chinese road workers kidnapped in Nigeria. Nigerian authorities arrested 32 alleged Yahoo Boys in a sting operation. Buhari vs Atiku: Ex-Vice President threatens to jail INEC Chairman, Yakubu. Chevron lays claim to ownership of 5 burning oil wells in Ondo. Buhari donates $500,000 to G’Bissau for elections. Imo APGA Crisis: My suspension is nullity, says Ezeobi. Lagos pardons 14 inmates 20 years after incarceration. Sanitation exercise holds in Ekiti today. Bailout: Pay Directly To Workers Account to Avoid Diversion, Says Ko...

BREAKING: NYSC Gets New DG April 26, 2019 New DG, News Alert, NYSC The Nigerian army has appointed Brigadier General Shuiabu Ibrahim as the 18th Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Until his appointment, he was the Registrar of the Nigeria Army University (NAU), Biu, Borno State. The outgoing Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Major General SZ Kazaure has been moved to the Army Resource Centre, Abuja. A statement by Army spokesman on Friday, Col. Sagir Musa said the appointment is with immediate effect. The statement reads: “The Nigerian Army has approved the postings and appointments of some of its senior officers.” Those affected by this include, Major General SZ Kazaure who has been posted from National Youth Service Corps to Nigerian Army Resource Centre and appointed as Senior Resource Person, Brigadier General CA Bossman from Nigerian Army Achives to Command Schools Services and appointed as Director Command Schools ...

BREAKING: Buhari Donates $500,000 To Guinea Bissau’s Elections “President @MBuhari had in response to an urgent request for assistance by the Government of Guinea Bissau graciously approved support to the country's election process including 350 units of electoral kits, 10 motorcycles, 5 Hilux vans, 2 light trucks and US$500,000." BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKAPR 26, 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the donation of a sum of $500,000 to the elections that held in Guinea Bissau last month. According to a State House press statement released via the official Twitter account of the presidency, the donation, which was made in response to “an urgent request for assistance by the Government of Guinea Bissau”, also included 350 units of electoral kits, 10 motorcycles, five Hilux vans and two light trucks. “In his capacity as Chairman, ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State, Pres Buhari, this morning, directed Minister of Foreign Affairs, @GeoffreyOnyeama to undertake a...

Bayelsa Assembly Members Approve Monthly Life Pension For Themselves The controversial bill, sponsored by the leader of the House, Peter Akpe, which was passed on the floor of the House, approved N500,000 post-service monthly pension to the speakers of the assembly, while deputy speakers will receive N200,000. Members are to get N100,000.

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People Stop Traffic To Help Enormous Snake Safely Cross The Road unilad.co.uk giant snake crossing the road As I was walking across the road this morning, I saw an empty bag of crisps drift across the road. As Italo Nascimento Fernandes and his wife crossed the road near their home in Brazil earlier this week, they saw a massive anaconda crossing the road. The couple were travelling along the highway when they saw the giant snake trying to make it to the other side (maybe to eat the chicken?). But seeing it, they knew they had to help. Fernandes told The Dodo: We decided to stop the car and get out. There are no signs for the cars to wait so she can cross. I have seen snakes run over on the highway before, and think such thing is a crime. Fernandes and his partner started to signal to the other cars to slow down to avoid the reptile, though many people were quick to respond, as he said: ‘Many people quickly appeared and also helped’. It’s not everyone who protects animals like ...

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N52billion to monitor the country’s borders. Speaking to pressmen after a meeting in Abuja on Thursday, Abdulrahman Dambazau, Minister of Interior, said the contract would cover 86 border posts and all the 1,400 illegal routes being used for smuggling and other crimes. He said the pilot system has already been installed at two border posts, disclosing that the information would be available real-time, 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Dambazau said: “Council approved N52billion for e-border solution. This process started in 2012, but we picked it up to move forward when we came in. The project is to be completed within the next two years. “There is a pilot project already which has been very successful; it was installed to monitor two borders. “This project is going to cover 86 border posts in the country. We will be able to also monitor 1,400 illegal routes that are used for smuggling and all kinds of cross border cr...