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Enoch Adegoke and Grace Nwokocha claimed the men and women’s 100m titles respectively at the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Evaluation Competition held at the Federal University of Technology, Akure on Saturday.
The event, which had the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, in attendance, was organised by the Olamide George-led faction of the AFN.
Adegoke, who also won the AFN All Comers event at the same venue with a World Lead time in January, claimed a second victory with a time of 10.36s ahead of Fakorede Adekalu and Jerry Jakpa in second and third places respectively, with a time of 10.51s and 10.57s.
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National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Saturday spoke on the farmer-herder crisis, urging state governments to convert unoccupied public lands to ranches for herdsmen.
He also enjoined the Federal Government to convene a meeting of all state governors, security officials, traditional and religious leaders, including representatives of herders and farmers, to find solutions to the lingering conflict.
In recent times, nomadic herders have been accused of trespassing on farms and destroying crops with their cows in several parts of the country, particularly in the South-West.
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A non-Governmental organization, Living Home Ventures, has launched an online family forum called Familylifers.com, aimed at empowering young people and families.
Speaking at the launch, the founders, Bisi and Yomi Adewale explained that Family lifers was a multifaceted platform that provided an opportunity for empowerment, employment, acquisition of skills, advertisement of businesses for SMEs/entrepreneurs, among others.
They said it was created to help the Nigerian youth engage in meaningful ventures and ultimately help in nation building.
According to Yomi Adewale, the COVID-19 pandemic brought about increased challenges faced by families, especially the youths with unemployment.