Cultural Ambassador Isaac Izoya loses dad,,..my head lost network he says

*Late Pa Izoya

Africa's most celebrated cultural ambassador in Europe Isaac Izoya is in deep mourning as you are reading this.

This is because of the passing of his dear father and closest companion Pa Izoya David Amhanroboyi.

In his shock Izoya who is founder of Nollywood Europe Golden Awards(NEGA) and Nollywood film Festival Germany (NFFG) told ECD that his "head has lost network."

He however consoles himself quickly describing his father  as "his hero whose life's melodies still linger and will forever linger" in his mind and soul.

Pa Izoya died after a brief illness at his home at Emu, Esan South East LGA of Edo state at the age of 82 years.

In his hey days, Pa Izoya was a renowned woodworker and carpenter in his community.  He was also a farmer who dedicated his entire life as a Jehovah Witness.

Pa Izoya was born November 12, 1938 and died 19 September 2020.

He is survived by Isaac Izoya his only child and his grandchildren namely; Linda, Christian, Isaac Jnr, Ehizoya and Laura.

His funeral plans yet to be announced, 

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Bread crisis looms…Tension, outrage as cost of bread to rise soon unless

*Bread

 Palpable tension has gripped the nation since the threat of increment in the cost of bread, Nigeria’s most staple food was given by stakeholders of the confectionaries industry. 

To many, this alarm is pointer that a bread crisis looms.

 Reports from streets of major cities in Nigeria like Lagos, P.H, Enugu, Benin and Ibadan etc, say there is scarcity and epileptic supply already. 

Barely a week ago, the Premium BreadMakers Association of Nigeria(PBAN) and the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN) in a joint briefing alerted the nation on the looming crisis leaving Nigerians in unending lamentation and outrage.

 The bakers threatened to react to rising cost of baking ingredients by increasing the prices of bread unless President Buhari wades into their plight. 

PBAN President, Tosan Jemide, lamented the slow pace of business lately because of uncontrollable increase in the prices of baking ingredients. He noted that in the last six months, the prices of flour, sugar and other baking ingredients had skyrocketed without a corresponding increase in the prices of bread by bakers.

 According to PUNCH report Jemide said, “We have been busy helping them remain profitable while our businesses suffer, because we are more in tune with the purchasing power of the consumer and are deeply concerned about food security.

 “PBAN and AMBCN shall no longer take seat and watch such blatant increases in prices going forward. We shall react with equal price increases or stiff resistance.” 

Jemide appealed to government to intervene in the rising cost by prevailing on millers to stop the incessant increment of the prices of commodities. 

He also called on the President Muhammadu Buhari  to help the industry by reining in on the millers or supporting them in whatever way they could to help the stakeholders. 

However reports of a systemic reduction in the size of bread are rife across the states.

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NO MUSIC DAY CELEBRATIONS; COSON PLEADS FOR PARDON OF CONDEMNED KANO MUSICIAN

 

*Okoroji

Copyright Society of Nigeria COSON has joined the world in calling for the pardon of Yahaya Sharif Aminu, the Kano based musician condemned to death recently for blasphemy.

Speaking earlier today at COSON House during the commemoration of the 2020 edition of the No Music Day, the yearly event that calls attention to the pains and gains of Nigerian music industry, Chairman of COSON Chief Tony Okoroji called on the Kano state government to pardon the 22 year old  Yahaya Sharif Aminu on compassionate grounds.

Said Okoroji, “as we mark the No Music Day 2020, we wish to humbly appeal for the pardon of Yahaya Sharif Aminu, who was recently sentenced to death for blasphemy in Kano.

“We wish to state that we are an organization representing the interest of Nigerian musicians as well as others in the music industry.

“Our organization is neither religious, political nor tribal. We have members from every state in Nigeria belonging to different religions and different political parties and we respect the beliefs of each of them.

We make our appeal to Government of Kano state for the pardon of Yahaya based on compassionate grounds and hope that other organizations and individuals will join us in pleading that the life of this young Nigerian is spared”

Yahaya Sharif was arrested in March after protesters burnt down his family home and led a procession to the Kano Hisbah command’s headquarters demanding for his arrest and prosecution. He was prosecuted and sentenced to death. 

No Music Day is traceable to September 1, 2009 when Nigerian artistes of different persuasions led by Okoroji embarked on a weeklong hunger strike in front of the National Theatre to call attention t the many frustrations of Nigerian musicians with the devastating level of intellectual property theft in Nigeria. That remarkable event was a prelude to what has become known as No music Day.

On that day September 1, 2009, all music practitioners and musicians in one voice asked the over 400 licensed broadcast stations in the country not to broadcast music for a significant period of the day. And they complied.