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Folarin Falana
Folarin Falana (born 27 October 1990), better known by his stage name Falz, is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter, and actor. He began his career in secondary school after forming a group called The School Boys with a friend, before launching his professional music career as a music artist began in 2009. Falz gained wider recognition after releasing the song "Marry Me" featuring vocals from Poe and Yemi Alade. He currently owns an independent record label called Bahd Guys Records. He released his debut album ''Wazup Guy'' in 2014. His second album '' Stories That Touch'' was released in 2015. He released ''27'' in 2017, and his fourth studio album ''Moral Instruction'' in 2019. Early life and education Falz was born in the local government area of Mushin, Lagos State, to lawyers and human right activists Funmi and Femi Falana. He was called to the bar in 2012 after graduating from the Nigerian Law School in Abuja. Falz completed his basic and secondary school education at St. L ...
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NdaniTV
Ndani TV is a web-based channel owned by Guaranty Trust Bank, GTBank. History Ndani TV was established in 2012 by GTBank to offer both entertainment and informative content in order to attract a youthful customer base. It was the first online video content vehicle launched by a Nigerian bank and has grown into a media company. Since its launch, Ndani TV gained traction with productions such as Frank Donga's ''The Interview'', ''Skinny Girl in Transit'' and the ''Ndani TGIF show''. NdaniTV's YouTube channel has over 107 million views and over 519,000 subscribers as of January 2023. Ndani TV offers its audience an insider's look at the African continent, Hence the name 'Ndani' which is a Swahili language, Swahili word for 'Inside.' Productions TV shows *''37 Questions'' *''Afrocity'' *''Fashion Insider'' *''Game On'' * ''Gidi Up'' *''Lagos Big Boy'' *''Ndani Real Talk'' * ''Ndani Sessions'' * ''Ndani TGIF Show'' *''Phases'' * ''Ratings'' *''Rumor Has It'' ...
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Stories That Touch
''Stories That Touch'' is the second album by Nigerian rapper and actor Falz. It was released on 16 November 2015 through Bahd Guys Entertainment. The album features guest appearances from Show Dem Camp, Yemi Alade, Phyno, Reminisce, Simi, Sess, Poe, Shaydee, Chigul, M.I., Bez, Oyinkansola, Chyn and Reekado Banks. Production was primarily handled by Sess, with additional production from Tin Tin, Oscar Heman-Ackah and Spax. Background and listening party During a conversation with Showtime, Falz offered some insight into the project. "This is my second official album, and it will be released on November 16, 2015. With this album, I'm trying to do something different; I'm trying to showcase my artistic side and the musicality in me. Generally speaking, there is an impression that I'm a crazy, hilarious and an unserious person. The brand definitely reflects that, but I'm trying to get people to focus on my music and see the content in it. That's why I don't really have ski ...
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TooXclusive
tooXclusive is a Nigerian music and review website. Launched in 2010 by Olutayo "Tyler" Duncan Sotubo. This website is notable for organizing its yearly tooXclusive Online Music Awards. They pride their establishment as the number one source for pan-African music entertainment, reviews, trending news and celebrity updates. Overview tooXclusive was launched in 2010 by editor-in-chief Olutayo "Tyler" Duncan Sotubo. They provide a complete package of music/video downloads, reviews, industry news, top 10 charts, interviews and other music related editorials. tooXclusive in their over six-year stint have become known for stylized top 10 charts, music video downloads and editorial content. The top 10 chart is a countdown of Naija's finest in the music industry spanning different categories including Producers, Next Rated Acts, Hottest Artistes, and Banging Collaborations. The chart is put together by the TX team after much research and deliberation. Each chart features 10 Nigerian m ...
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England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It shares Anglo-Scottish border, a land border with Scotland to the north and England–Wales border, another land border with Wales to the west, and is otherwise surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and the Irish Sea to the west. Continental Europe lies to the south-east, and Ireland to the west. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the population was 56,490,048. London is both List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, the largest city and the Capital city, capital. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic. It takes its name from the Angles (tribe), Angles, a Germanic peoples, Germanic tribe who settled du ...
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University Of Reading
The University of Reading is a public research university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as the University Extension College, Reading, an extension college of Christchurch College, Oxford, and became University College, Reading in 1902. The institution became a university with the power to grant its own degrees in 1926 by royal charter from King George V, and was the only university to receive such a charter between the two world wars. The university is usually categorised as a red brick university, reflecting its original foundation in the 19th century. Reading has four major campuses. In the United Kingdom, the campuses on London Road Campus, London Road and Whiteknights Park, Whiteknights are based in the town of Reading itself, and Greenlands, Buckinghamshire, Greenlands is based on the banks of the River Thames in Buckinghamshire. It also has a campus in Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia. The university has been arranged into 16 academic schools since 2016. ...
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Alumnus
Alumni (: alumnus () or alumna ()) are former students or graduates of a school, college, or university. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for groups of women, and alums (: alum) or alumns (: alumn) as gender-neutral alternatives. The word comes from Latin, meaning nurslings, pupils or foster children, derived from "to nourish". The term is not synonymous with "graduates": people can be alumni without graduating, e.g. Burt Reynolds was an alumnus of Florida State University but did not graduate. The term is sometimes used to refer to former employees, former members of an organization, former contributors, or former inmates. Etymology The Latin noun means "foster son" or "pupil". It is derived from the Latin verb "to nourish". Separate, but from the same root, is the adjective "nourishing", found in the phrase '' alma mater'', a title for a person's home university. Usage in Roman law In Latin, is a legal term (Roman law) to describe a child placed in foste ...
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Osun State
Osun (; ), is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states for 84 km and for 78 km respectively, to the north by Kwara State for 73 km, to the south by Ogun State for 84 km and to the west by Oyo State, mostly across the River Osun. Named for the River Osun—a vital river which flows through the state—the state was formed from the southeast of Oyo State on 27 August 1991 and has its capital as the city of Osogbo. Of the 36 states of Nigeria, Osun is the ninth smallest in area and 25th most populous state with an estimated population of about 4.7 million as of 2016. Geographically, the state is divided between the Nigerian lowland forests in most of the state and the drier Guinean forest–savanna mosaic in the north. The major geographical features are rivers including the state's namesake, the River Osun which bisects the state's interior before forming much of the state's southwestern border with Oyo State and f ...
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Olashore International School
Olashore International school is a private co-educational boarding secondary school located in Osun State, Nigeria. The School was founded by the late Oba Olashore in 1994. History Olashore International School became operational on January 9, 1994, and started with 100 year 7 students. The school was founded by Oba Oladele Olashore CON in his hometown of Iloko, Nigeria and named after himself. Together with the founding Principal, Dr. D. F. Burgess they influenced the early years of the school greatly. See also * British International School Lagos British International School Lagos (BIS) is a British international school in Oniru Private Estate in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Opening in 2001, the school provides a British curriculum to day and boarding students aged 11–18. A broad ran ... References Secondary schools in Osun State 1994 establishments in Nigeria Educational institutions established in 1994 {{Nigeria-school-stub ...
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Ikeja
Ikeja is the List of capitals of states of Nigeria, capital city of Lagos State in southwestern Nigeria. Its population, as of the 2006 census, is 313,196. Prior to the emergence of military rule in the early 1980s, Ikeja was a well planned, clean and quiet residential and commercial town with shopping malls, pharmacies and government reservation areas. It lies 17 km northwest of Lagos, Lagos city. The Murtala Muhammed International Airport is located in the city. Ikeja is also home to Femi Kuti's Africa Shrine and Lagbaja's Motherland, both venues for live music. Its Ikeja City Mall is the largest shopping mall on the Lagos State mainland. Ikeja also has its own radio station, broadcasting both in English (Eko FM) and in Yoruba (Radio Lagos). History Ikeja, which was formally called "Akeja", was named after a deity of the Awori tribe, Awori people of Ota. It was originally settled by the Awori people, and the area was raided for slaves until the mid-19th century. Early i ...
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Abuja
Abuja (; , ) is the capital city of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, strategically situated at the geographic midpoint of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Federal Capital Territory (FCT). As the seat of the Federal Government of Nigeria, it hosts key national institutions, landmarks, and buildings spread across its over 50 districts. It replaced Lagos (the most populous city in Nigeria) as the capital on 12 December 1991. Abuja's geography is defined by Aso Rock, a monolith left by water erosion. The Nigerian Presidential Complex, Presidential Complex, Nigerian National Assembly, National Assembly, Nigerian Supreme Court, Supreme Court and much of the city extends to the south of the rock. Zuma Rock, a monolith, lies just north of the city on the Controlled-access highway, expressway to Kaduna (city), Kaduna. At the 2006 census, the city of Abuja had a population of 776,298 and 179,674 households making it one of the List of Nigerian cities by popu ...
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Nigeria Law School
The Nigerian Law School is an educational institution set up to provide professional certification to graduates of law. The school was established in Lagos under the Legal Education Act 1962, now Legal Education (Consolidation Etc) Act Cap. L10, Laws of the Federation, 2004. Until the school was established, legal practitioners in Nigeria had received the requisite training in England and had been called to the English Bar. Curriculum The Law School offers course in criminal and civil litigation, property and corporate law, as well as a course in ethics. Over 70,000 students have graduated from the Nigerian Law School since its inception in 1962. Anyone who has obtained a university degree in law and wants to practice as a lawyer in Nigeria, must attend the Nigerian Law School. The Council of Legal Education gives certificates to students who pass the Bar Part II examinations, and these students are then called to the Bar. Locations Its campus in Lagos was set up in 1962, mov ...
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Femi Falana
Femi Falana, (born 20 May 1958) is a Nigerian lawyer and human right activist. He is the father of a Nigerian rapper Folarin Falana popularly known as Falz. Falana is a welll-known activist for human rights, always trying to show empathy to people who are oppressed. He is well known for opposing oppression, from successive military authorities. Early life and education Femi Falana was born in Ilawe-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. He completed his primary education at St. Michael’s School and later attended Sacred Heart Catholic Seminary from 1971 to 1975. He obtained his law degree from Obafemi Awolowo University (formerly University of Ife) in 1981 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1982,After finishing his law practice in 2012, Femi Falana became a Senior Advocate in Nigeria. Legal and Activist Career He is a Principal Partner at Falana and Falana Chambers which he runs with his wife, Funmi Falana. He contested and lost the governorship election of Ekiti State ...
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