By Babatunde Ajose DCOB. In 2017, Farhad Manjoo, New York Times Tech Columnist warned that Tech companies are becoming more powerful than Government and might spell doom if nothing is done to curtail their activities . The Nigerian Government just banned the operation of Twitter indefinitely and compatriots are complaining bitterly. Those complaining don't want their freedom of speech trampled upon, I share their position and acknowledged that the Nigerian Government took an extreme position on Twitter no doubt but these Nigerians should also remember that there can only be a citizenship rights if there's a country . Looking at the activities of these Tech Giants around the world, various governments will have no choice than to take unpopular position on their activities regardless of their benefits especially in Nigeria where Twitter was openly soliciting for funds for the Anti-Government movement called #EndSars , where the President's Obituary was published and nothing...

The management of Kwara State Polytechnic Ilorin has debunked the rumour going round that some  Student of the institution died while struggling to enter CBT examination  hall earlier today . The authority of the institution says the rumour is baseless and untrue, as no one was reported died during the hour of the examination. The attached statement read thus; "Student scheduled for morning papers are supposed to be in school for the examination, however, those scheduled for afternoon and evening also came at the time Which made it rowdy. This led to stampede and some Students were injured. The CBT examination was stopped immediately and the medical team of the polytechnic responded in good time, Student affected were taken to the school medical centre. Eight of the student have been discharged from the clinic. The remaining four Student are in stable condition and will be discharged soon. The Polytechnic Management want to put it on record that the situation has been put unde...

The Management of Osun State Polytechnic Iree has declared that it has not delayed its final year students in their mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as erroneously published by an online blog, captioned "JAMB: OSPOLY students may experience NYSC delay".  A statement by the Institution's Registrar, Mr Busari Salawu stated that "the Institution  did not delay the mobilisation of the  graduating students of the Institution in any form." Mr. Salawu added that "the final year results of the graduating students had been approved and  released by the school authorities." He explained that "all qualified students who had fully regularized their studentship on the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) website with the new JAMB guidelines would be mobilized by the Institution." He asserted that all hands are on deck for any student who had duly registered with JAMB to be mobilized. "The issue of mobilisation is  be...

  Nigerian troops raid IPOB camp in Agbochia forest, kill 7, arrest 5 Troops of 6 Division, Nigeria Army, in a joint security operation have killed seven IPOB militants after raiding their camp in Agbochia Forest in Eleme and Oyigbo LGA of Rivers state. Sources said the troops, led by Brig Gen MD Danja also arrested five other armed IPOB militants. During the clearance operation, the joint security team comprising men of the Nigeria Police, operatives of the Department of State Security Service (DSS) and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) engaged the IPOB members in a gun battle. An intelligence officer involved in the operation disclosed that the troops did not record any casualty on their side. The source said: “Items recovered during the clearance/raid Operations on IPOB/ESN camp included AK 47 rifles, G3 rifles, locally made machine gun and G3 magazine. Also, recovered were several rounds of ammunition, Baofeng hand-held radios with chargers, Black Barrett’s, NAF ...

 Budding Yoruba actress and model, Funsho Zarumi aka Iya Iya Ereko from Kwara State has a combination of beauty and talent going for her in the industry which she has displayed in some movies. She’s one of the generation of glamour girls who are redefining the landscape with glamour, attitude and extraordinary skills. Funsho Zarumi has featured in Rukayat by Mama Ereko, Damilola Dagogo by Mimiano, Enimi by Mama Ereko, Jaiye Ola Ni Monje By Jaiye Kuti, Yeye Oge Akanke by Mimiano, Awolu Goes To Skool by Kunle Afod, Curb It by Late Gbenga Ajumoko (AJU), Ale Ojo Kan by Mama Ereko and a lot more. In this interview she opens up to Potpourri on her acting, private life and more. Acting as a career I can’t figure out why I chose acting really, all I can say is, I’ve loved acting since I was a child, like when we watched movies back then, I imagined myself on the screen. I even joined my primary school cultural group and proceeded in my high school too before I officially joined the Yoruba ...

On Wednesday, rumours of Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, aka Hushpuppi’s release went viral on social media, accompanied with screenshots of the Bureau of Prisons website. According to the details on the website, Hushpuppi was released on July 20. However, DAILY POST has ascertained that the 37-year-old was only moved to California. On July 4, DAILY POST reported that the United States Department for Justice had said Hushpuppi was facing a 20-year maximum sentence in prison. The DOJ confirmed his arrival in Chicago, but noted that “he is expected to be “transferred to Los Angeles in the coming weeks”. FBI’s Special Agent, Andrew John Innocenti, said in a criminal complaint filed before the United States District Court for the Central District of California that “beginning no later than October 15, 2019, and continuing through at least October 17, 2019, in the county of Los Angeles, in the Central District of California, and elsewhere, the defendant conspired to launder proceeds fraudulent...

  Foremost skin therapist and aesthetician, Mimi Whyte-Femi who runs Skin Therapy Beauty and Spa is a popular figure in the entertainment sphere known primarily for making people beautiful. Her business is all about beauty. And when she talks about “beauty” many listen. In a chat with Potpourri the delectable entrepreneur speaks on beauty and style and how they relate. “ Beauty and style go hand in hand but they are not essentially the same. Beauty compliments style. Of course, you can be beautiful without style. Beauty to me, is of the heart and an“even glowing skin.” Style on the other hand, is your preferred expression of your appearance or how you do things. There’s just this added glow and sparkle when your skin is flawless and you have got a good style sense. Style is the basis of acceptability in the society. It is style that maintains beauty. Beauty vanishes and becomes ordinary when there is no style. Style is elegance, style is grace, style is sophistication and style is ...