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Modupe Ojuolape Kuti wins the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature Flash Fiction Category for her short story titled Gone. She received £1,000 cash prize and an iPhone 6.
Two other Nigerians, John Chidi and Jacqueline Uche Agweh came second and third respectively for their stories “Invincible” and “Madness in Degrees”. They were rewarded with £500 each and iPhone 6 devices.
According to the Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat Nigeria, Matthew Willsher:
“We are delighted again to celebrate the richness and strength of African literature. The Etisalat Prize for Literature embodies this year’s theme, ‘Representing the Diversity of African Voices’. Diversity has always been a huge source of innovation. Africa’s cultural diversity is increasingly recognized as a central part of the African collective identity.”
Two Nigerians, Mr. Peter Hunnoho Moses and Ms. Odinaka Abel Favour, have won the top prizes at the ninth graduation congregation of the Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), a leading technology-focused private university in Ghana.
According to a statement released by the university, Moses, who graduated with a first class degree in Information Technology, was adjudged the overall best student with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.99 while Favour, who also had first degree in Business Administration with a CGPA of 3.90, emerged the overall best student in the female category.
President of the university, Prof. Clement Dzidonu, observed that it is a major achievement given that AIT has the toughest and the highest grading system within the university system in Ghana.
According to Prof. Dzidonu:
“To get an A grade in a subject at AIT you must score above 90 and to get a First Class with a CGPA close to the maximum of 4.2, means that a student must consistently get A grades across the board.”
While congratulating the duo for their feat, Deputy Minister for Education, (Tertiary) Mr. Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa, stated that Ghana is currently attracting over 7,000 foreign students from close to 60 countries to its private and public universities yearly.
The colonial lingua franca monopoly of the indigenous independent West African nations, or the Economic Communities of West African States (ECOWAS) did not only destabilize and destroy the socio-linguistic anthropology and industrial strategies of the countries; it raised questions which borders on the basis for cohesion, comprehension, industrial and technological revolution and unity in such diversity. Language plays a unifying role in the beginning, development, beliefs, and customs of any nation. There are about 400 different ethnic languages in Nigeria and about twice this number in other West African countries. The evolution of Guosa Language consist at least 120 of these diverse tongues, with developing rules for the evolution of other West African Languages, dialects and cultures. This conference will address the colonial lingua franca monopoly with a neutral yet indigenous common language “Guosa” for inter-ethnic and international communication needs. This is like the Swahili language for the East African bloc. Few examples of Guosa Language are:
ò chètó ájì ‘wá tí shìengá gídá ………….our class Monitor has gone home
ó tí shìhé kófà? …………………………..Have you opened the door?
báasì, mó tí shìhé kófà …………………..yes, I have opened the door.
NOTE: “shienga” meaning: (go/going/gone) is anthropological roots of words evolution from the Yoruba, Zingo and Igbo languages. Similarly, the word: “gida” (house) is from Hausa, Nupe, Kanuri, Fulfulde languages etc. Thus the Guosa is a language evolution from all the West African nations to foster linguistic and anthropological democracy, unity and international communication.
Guosa language will serve as the communication bridge between the United States of America, the ECOWAS and the rest of the world. The ultimate goal is to enhance faster, easier, united and politically stable international tourisms, culture, trade, industries etc. This conference will also focus on the various language roots which made up the Guosa language evolution, bringing about a sound academic platform for the studies and spread of the language. In other words, breaking a new ground in the anthropological science for long lasting solutions to a peaceful African Independent nations.
There comes a time in life when man must set the history aside to make history. Support and Donate for the Guosa Language Train-The-Trainers Program and set a new historical beginning for the unity, identity, political stability and African Industrial Revolution, AIR.
CONTACT:
Alex G. Igbineweka
Guosa Educational, Scientific & Cultural Inst., Inc.
Teliwaya: (510) 225-9172 Ext. 1 www.guosa-language-tv.com
Daniel Emeka-Ilozor, a 10-year-old pupil of Grace Children School, Gbagada, Lagos State wins the 2016 The Ultimate Mathematics Ambassador competition (TUMA).
Daniel Emeka-Ilozor, a grade five pupil, emerged winner after scoring 93.5 percent. He contested with 347 pupils from different private primary schools in Ogun and Lagos states. He went home with ₦125,000 and a plaque, while his mathematics teacher got ₦50,000 and a plaque and his school was given a laptop, printer, textbooks and a plaque.
The event was sponsored by The Ambassadors Schools, Ota, Ogun State, which also hosted the event that produced 10 winners in all.
National Universities Commission (NUC) declares University of Ibadan (UI) as the best university in Nigeria (2016).
The University governing body on academic and performance known as National University Commission NUC, has released (recently in 2016) the universities in Nigeria and rank the first 100 ranking of Nigerian universities.
The ranking who see the University of Ibadan (UI) topping the list and the University of Lagos emerging 2nd place and while the University of Benin UNIBEN came in 3rd place.
The bottom three universities are Federal University Lokoja, Lokoja at the 98th position and at 99th position is the Federal University Kashere, Kashere and the 100th position is Rhema University Obeama-Asa.
Daniel Dada Ayodele, a student in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences of University of Lagos (UNILAG), has emerged the best student with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.0 at the 2014/2015 convocation.