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Ilé-ìkàwé MTN – MTN to withdraw multi-million digital library donated to UNILAG

Ilé-ìkàwé gẹ́gẹ́ bi orúkọ yi ti jẹ ni èdè Yorùbá, jẹ ibi ti wọn kó oriṣiriṣi iwé si, fún ọmọ ilé-iwé àti èrò lati wọlé yá iwé fún ki kà. Ilẹ̀ Aláwọ̀dúdú ni Ilé-ìkàwé ti bẹ̀rẹ̀ ni Alexandria, Egypt. Ni ayé òde òni, ki ṣe iwé nikan ni wọn nkó si Ilé-ìkàwé, wọn a tún pèsè ẹ̀rọ ayélujára fún ẹni ti ó bá fẹ́ ka iwé lóri ayélujára àti lati wá idi ohun ti ó nlọ ni àgbáyé.

Ilé́-iwé kò pé lai si Ilé-ìkàwé. Ki ṣe ilé-iwé nikan ló ni Ilé-ìkàwé, nitori àdúgbò, agbègbè àti ilú na a ma nni Ilé-ìkàwé fún ọmọ ilé-iwé àti èrò ti ó ni ìfẹ́ lati ni ìmọ̀. Lati igbà ti Ìjọba-àpapọ̀ ti gba gbogbo ilé-iwé lọ́wọ́ àwọn Olùdásílẹ̀, ni ilé-iwé ti bàjẹ́ pàtàki àwọn ilé-iwé ti Ìjọba gba.

Yorùbá fẹ́ràn ẹni ti ó bá kàwé, ṣùgbọ́n ni ayé òde òni, ìfẹ́ owó àti ìgbádùn ti dipò ìfẹ́ ẹ̀kọ́, nitori eyi Ilé-àpèjẹ pọ ni ilú ju Ilé-ìkàwé lọ. Eyi ti ó burú jù ni pé, kò si Ilé-ìkàwé tuntun, eyi ti ó wà kò ri àtúnṣe. Ìròyìn gbe jade pé, Ilé-iṣẹ ẹ̀rọ ìbánisọ̀rọ̀ ti ṣe tán lati gbé Ilé-ìkàwé ti wọn kọ́ ni ọdún mẹwa sẹhin fún lilò ni ilé-iwé giga ti ó wà ni Àkokà, ilú Èkó, kúrò nitori wọn ti i pa lati ọdún marun lai lò. Eleyi yẹ kó ti ará ilú àti Òṣèlú lójú nitori, Ilé-ìkàwé ti wọn ti kọ́ ni ọgọrun ọdún sẹhin tàbi jù bẹ ẹ lọ ṣi wà ni Òkè-Òkun.

Ilú kò lè ni ìlọsíwájú lai si ẹ̀kọ́ àti ìmọ̀ nitori “Ìgbádùn tàbi Eré ṣi ṣe lai ṣi iṣẹ́, ló nfa Ìṣẹ́”.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Library as the name literarily suggested in Yoruba, is place where various kinds of books are kept, for Students and the public, where they can borrow books to read. The oldest Library started in Alexandria, Egypt in 300 BC. Nowadays, not only books are kept in the Library, Computers with internet are provided for those who want to read or carry out research on happenings around the world. Continue reading →

Originally posted 2015-06-05 10:00:23. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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“A kì dàgbà jẹ Òjó”: “Natural birth names not appropriate at old age”

Òjó, Dàda, Àìná, Táíwò, Kẹhinde ati bebe lo je orúkọ amu tọrun wa. Pípa orúkọ Ilé-ìwé gíga ni Akoka, ilu Eko da lẹhin aadọta ọdún dàbí ìgbà ti a sọ arúgbó lorukọ àmú tọrun wa. Apẹrẹ: ẹni ti ki ṣe ibeji ko le pa orúkọ da si orúkọ àmú tọrun wa.

A dupẹ lọwọ Olórí Ìlú Goodluck Jonathan to gbọ igbe awọn ènìyàn lati da orúkọ Ilé-ìwé Gíga ti o wa ni Akoko ti Ilu Eko pada gẹgẹbi Olukọagba Jerry Gana, ti kọ si ìwé ìròyìn ni ọjọ Ẹti, oṣù keji ẹgbaa le mẹtala.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Òjó, Dàda, Àìná, Táíwò, Kẹhinde etc, all these names in Yoruba are given at birth as a result of natural circumstances observed at birth. Continue reading →

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Ewu ifi Ilé-àpèjẹ dipò Ilé-ìkàwé, MTN fẹ́ gbé Ilé-ìkàwé kúrò ni Ilé-iwé Giga ti Àkokà – The danger of replacing the Library with Event Place, as Donor MTN announced intent to relocate Digital Library from UNILAG

A kì dàgbà jẹ Òjó: Natural birth names not apt at old age — ÌDÁRÚKỌ PADÀ UNILAG – THE UNILAG NAME CHANGE

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