TrendscopeNews

Without moving his body, African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina, watlzed his tall frame in a dance last week. He danced to the rhythm of Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo of Gentleman Mike Ejeagha’s trending song track, Ka Esi Le Onye Isi Oche. A rhythmic refrain track from an album titled Akuko N'Egwu Vol. 1., Ka Esi… has a lot of similarities with A o m’erin j’oba, both taken from Igbo and Yoruba cosmologies respectively. Both are from rich traditional African folklores. While both also had Elephant and Trickster Tortoise animal totems as their major characters, these folklores teach the moral of how never to throw benefactors under a moving train. Released in 1983 by Ejeagha of Imezi Owa, Ezeagu in Enugu State, Ka Esi… recalibrated an ancient Igbo folklore of trickster Tortoise who sacrificed the huge and mountainous Elephant for his selfish desire to have the king’s daughter as wife. Elephant thought he was assisting a friend. Folklorist/writer, Joseph Odunjo, like Ejeagha,

All roads led to the Alumni Hall (Edith Okowa) of the University of Ibadan on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 when Inner Wheel Club of Bodija Inaugurated Dr. Wumi Abiola Okanlawon as its new President. Okanlawon, an expert in accounting, auditing and entrepreneurship, will alongside other members of the new Excos run the affairs of the club for the 2024/25 Inner Wheel Club year. The colourful ceremony was graced by the big names in the academic, business, traditional and political circles. Among top celebrities at the event was the Oyo Central senator, Dr. Yunus Akintunde, who doubled as chief guest of honor at the occasion. Akintunde not only graced but also made a donation of 3km solar-powered street lights and cash for bags for school children. The chief project launcher, Mogaji Joseph Tegbe couldn't make to the event but made an impressive donation through his representative. Also absent at the occasion but donated handsomely is the Olugbon of Ile-Igbon, Oba Dr. Francis Alao, the royal