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Music  is found in every known culture, past and present, varying widely between times and places. Since all people of the world, including the most isolated tribal groups, have a form of music, it may be concluded that music is likely to have been present in the ancestral population prior to the dispersal of humans around the world. Consequently, the first music may have been invented in Africa and then evolved to become a fundamental constituent of human life. [1] [2] A culture's music is influenced by all other aspects of that culture, including social and economic organization and experience, climate, and access to technology. The emotions and ideas that music expresses, the situations in which music is played and listened to, and the attitudes toward music players and composers all vary between regions and periods. " Music history " is the distinct subfield of  musicology  and history which studies music (particularly  Western art music ) from a chronological...

WARRI— IJAW Female Graduate Association of Nigeria, has called on leaders of Ijaw nation to encourage educational pursuit of the Ijaw girl child. President of the body, Mrs Ebiakpo Obanyedo, made the call, when members of the group paid a courtesy visit on the Chairman of Burutu Local Government Area of the state, Mr Godknows Angele. She said “The lack of adequate campaign and advocacy for the protection and promotion of the Ijaw Girl-child’s right to education over the years has brought about the decline in the educational participation of more Ijaw Girl-child across the creeks of the Niger Delta Region, that has affected the non-enrolment, early drop out from school among other social vices which has deprived a lot of them their place of value in the family, and society.

Abuja, July 24, 2019(NAN) Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, a ministerial nominee from Ebonyi, says Nigeria has made giant strides in science and technology innovation development in the last four years of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Onu said this on Wednesday in Abuja while responding to questions from senators at the ongoing screening of ministerial nominees by the Senate. Onu He said that the Ministry of Science and Technology in the last four years had been able to increase awareness of Nigerians on the importance of technology to nation building. He said that the Federal Government was moving the economy from a commodity based economy to a science based knowledge economy. Onu said this had resulted in the increase of patent rights from 16 in 2015 to 50 in 2018. Onu also said thaat the ministry under his watch promoted commercialisation of research in the country. He said thatvthe ministry, via the support of the Federal Government had championed the Executive...

ASABA​ —Special Assistant, Media, to the Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Prof Charles Dokubo,   Mr Murphy Ganagana, has said that 458 beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme are currently undergoing vocational training in various skills. In a statement, yesterday, he said “The training conducted by specialised partners in Lagos, Bayelsa, Delta, Ondo, Imo and Rivers states, will last between six to nine months. Beneficiaries are being trained in tailoring and fashion design; installation and maintenance of tricycles, transformer repairs and maintenance, shoe making, as well as fish farming. “Among them are 200 beneficiaries who commenced nine-month training in transformer repairs and maintenance July 3, 2019, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and are expected to graduate April, next year. A breakdown of the trade areas of the 458 beneficiaries showed that 44 are training in installation and maintenance of tricycles; 62 in tailoring and fashion ...

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, on behalf of the National Executive Committee and teeming members of the PDP congratulates the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mr. Boris Johnson, as he assumes office. Boris Johnson As we look forward to the days ahead, the PDP is confident of a more proactive Britain, in her relationship with Nigeria in critical sectors of our national life. We look forward to an enhanced synergy that would boost democracy and good governance within Commonwealth States as well as reinvigorate trade and economic activities, free press, increase access to education and transfer of technology; greater cooperation in security and military needs, among many other areas of mutual interests between Nigeria and the United Kingdom. The PDP also congratulates the Government of United Kingdom on the successful election of a new Prime Minister. of a new Prime Minister.

A new world record for a pair of sneakers was set at auction on Tuesday when an avid collector splashed out $437,500 on Nike’s 1972 “Moon Shoe,” Sotheby’s said. HyperAdapt 1.0, By Nike The sale smashed the previous record of $190,373 spent in 2017 on a pair of signed Converse worn by Michael Jordan in the 1984 Olympic basketball final, the New York-headquartered auction house said in a statement. It was also well above the pre-sale estimate of $160,000, Sotheby’s added. Canadian collector Miles Nadal was the successful bidder in the online action, adding to the 99 pairs of other hard-to-find shoes that he bought in a private sale last week. “I am thrilled to acquire the iconic Nike ‘Moon Shoes,’ one of the rarest pairs of sneakers ever produced, and a true historical artifact in sports history and pop culture,” Nadal said. Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman designed the flat racing ‘Moon Shoe’ which was made for runners at the 1972 Olympic trials. Sotheby’s sa...