The Mainichi Shimbun is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by The Mainichi Newspapers Co.
Ondo State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast for 45 km, Edo State to the east, Delta State to the southeast for 36 km, Ogun State to the southwest for 179 km, Osun State to the northwest for 77 km, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The state's capital is Akure, the former capital of the ancient Akure Kingdom. The State includes mangrove-swamp forest near the Bights of Benin.
Nigerian Pidgin, also known as Naija or Naijá in scholarship, is an English-based creole language spoken as a lingua franca across Nigeria. The language is sometimes referred to as Pijin, Brokun 'Ullu' or "Vernacular". It can be spoken as a pidgin, a creole, dialect or a decreolised acrolect by different speakers, who may switch between these forms depending on the social setting. In the 2010s, a common orthography was developed for Pidgin which has been gaining significant popularity in giving the language a harmonized writing system.
Edo, officially known as Edo State, is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of the federal republic of Nigeria. As of 2006 national population census, the state was ranked as the 24th most populous state (3,233,366) in Nigeria. The estimated state population is around 4,777,000 in 2022. Edo State is the 22nd largest State by landmass in Nigeria. The state's capital and largest city, Benin City, is the fourth largest city in Nigeria, and the centre of the country's rubber industry. Created in 1991 from the former Bendel State, it is also known as the heart beat of the nation. Edo State borders Kogi State to the north for 133 km and across the Niger River for 81 km to the northeast, Anambra State to the east for about four km across the Niger River, Delta State to the southeast and south for 350 km, and Ondo State to the west.
The Itsekiri are one of the Yoruboid subgroup of Nigeria's Niger Delta area, They speak a Yoruboid language and can be found in Delta State. The Itsekiris presently number 2.7 million people and live mainly in the Warri South, Warri North and Warri South West local government districts of Delta State on the Atlantic coast of Nigeria. Significant communities of Itsekiris can be found in parts of Edo and Ondo states and in various other Nigerian cities including Lagos, Benin City, Port Harcourt and Abuja. Many people of Itsekiri descent also reside in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. The Itsekiris are closely related to the Yoruba of South Western Nigeria and also close to the Okpe people and Edo peoples. The Itsekiris traditionally refer to their land as the Kingdom of Warri or 'Iwere' as its proper name – which is geographically contiguous to the area covered by the three Warri local government districts. The area is a key centre of Nigeria's crude oil and natural gas production and petroleum refining and the main town Warri forms the industrial and commercial nucleus of the Delta State region.
There are over 525 native languages spoken in Nigeria. The official language and most widely spoken lingua franca is English, which was the language of Colonial Nigeria. Nigerian Pidgin – an English-based creole – is spoken by 30 million people in Nigeria.
Akoko Edo is a Local Government Area in Edo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Igarra. It has an area of 1,371 km2 and a population of 262,110 at the 2006 census. The earliest settlers of Akoko Edo were the Benins who would have been there the same period the Etsako people moved from Benin during the reign of Oba Ozolua (1483-1504). Other migrating people, due to the fortunes of time, came into the area. Of the Igbirra and Idah from the North and East, the war which Oba Esigie fought in 1515-1516 with the Attah of Idah would have brought a lot of migration into the area.
Auchi is a city in Edo State, Nigeria.
Lego Legends of Chima Online was a massively multiplayer online role-playing video game based on the Lego Legends of Chima toy line, developed by WB Games Montréal, and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment; the game was released for Microsoft Windows and OS X on 11 October 2013, and for iOS on 10 March 2014. An Android version of the game was announced, but never released. The game was closed on 1 June 2015, due to a lack of updates causing the game to not generate enough revenue.
Mercy Nnenda Chinwo popularly known as Mercy Chinwo is a Nigerian gospel musician, singer, actress, comedian and songwriter. In 2018, she released the single "Excess Love".
BBC News Pidgin is an online news service in West African Pidgin English that was launched by the BBC World Service in 2017. It is based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata Jnr. also known as CFA is a Nigerian journalist and a former television presenter at Channels TV. He is into digital marketing and known as a technology entrepreneur with focus on business coaching and public speaking. He hosted the first virtual telehealth conference of Nigeria’s telemedicine company, CareClick with the theme ‘The Future Of Healthcare Today’ on 24 September 2020. He was involved in various ICT-related companies that contributed to the development of the Founder Institute. He is known as the founder of Pacer Venture and has links with Climate Action Africa. He is the MD/CEO of Anambra State ICT Agency.
Stanley Ebuka Nzediegwu known professionally as Stan Nze is a Nigerian actor known for his role in the 2020 remake of Amaka Igwe's Rattlesnake. Stan won the 2022 AMVCA Award under the 'Best Actor in Drama' category for his role played in Rattlesnake.
Ugo Ugochukwu Orlandi is an American racing driver of Nigerian and Italian descent. He currently competes in the Italian F4 Championship with Prema Racing, having previously finished third in the F4 British Championship racing for Carlin. He is a member of the McLaren Driver Development Programme connected to the McLaren F1 Team.
Ikechukwu Emmanuel Chima, also known as Emmyblaq, is a Nigerian singer, hype man and comedian.
Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, is a Nigerian chef, restaurateur, actress, and the former holder of the Guinness World Record for marathon cooking (cook-athon) with 93 hours 11 minutes in May 2023, which was surpassed later that year by Irish chef Alan Fisher with 119 hours, 57 minutes. In August 2021, she won the Jollof Faceoff competition.
Rhapsody of Realities is a Christian daily devotional publication by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome. It was first published January 2001 in English and by August 2022, it was reported to have been published in over 7,000 languages. In 2011, it distributed 2 million copies each month globally. During the celebration of its 20th year in print, the publishers reported the devotional has reached a global coverage of all 242 countries and territories of the world with over 3.6 billion copies circulated in 20 years.
The Muslim–Muslim ticket is a term used to describe the political arrangement where both the presidential and vice-presidential candidates of a major party are Muslims. In Nigerian politics, it refers to a distinctive phenomenon in the political landscape of Nigeria where both the presidential and vice-presidential candidates on a political ticket belong to the Muslim faith. This has been a controversial issue in Nigeria, a country with a roughly equal population of Muslims and Christians, and a history of ethno-religious conflicts. The Muslim–Muslim ticket has been seen by some as a threat to the religious balance and harmony of the country, and by others as a progressive move that transcends religious sentiments and focuses on competence and merit.
Aproko is a word in Nigerian Pidgin that means someone who pokes his/her nose into other people's affairs. It is also used to describe gossip and anyone that is found discussing affairs that has nothing to do with him/her. The word is often used in a pejorative sense, implying that the person is nosy, meddlesome, or intrusive. The word may have originated from the Igbo expression apụrụ okwu, which may mean "someone who talks too much" or "someone who likes trouble" or Yoruba expression àpárò, which may mean "a small bird".
The Edo State Public Procurement Agency (EDPPA) is a government agency in Edo State, Nigeria, that is responsible for regulating and overseeing the public procurement process in the state. The EDPPA was established in 2012 by the Edo State Public Procurement Law, which repealed the Edo State Tenders Board Law of 1976. The EDPPA aims to ensure transparency, accountability, efficiency, and value for money in public procurement, as well as to promote local content and participation.
