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The Special Adviser to the Governor of Kogi State on Arts & Culture, Juwon Demas Olorunnipa, is one of the arrow heads of the Kogi International Carnival, slated for the first week of December. In this interview with JOSEPHINE AMAOLE, he speaks on the importance of the carnival and the uniqueness of Kogi State. Between December 1 and 7, Kogi State will be hosting millions of people from Nigeria and people in the Diaspora who will be participating in the Kogi State International carnival; what informed the carnival? Generally speaking, you will agree with me that Carnival is an important platform for a society to showcase its culture and allow an opportunity for tourists to be immersed in various traditions. The Kogi International Carnival is long overdue because Kogi State has a rich cultural heritage and a lot of potential to put Nigeria on a global map if well harnessed. All over the world, carnivals contribute a lot of cultural and economic derivatives to a nation. In line with the drive of the current Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Ododo, we see the need to organise the carnival and make it a yearly event to tell the world the untapped resources in Kogi. Historically, Kogi is one of the most relevant states to Nigeria’s political and social development but only a few people know this and the time to bring what we have to the fore is now. Growing up and till date, we hear, read and watch on television about Notting Hill Carnival, a yearly Caribbean Carnival that has taken place in London since 1966 on the streets of the Notting Hill of Kensington. It is led by members of the British Caribbean community and attracts around two million people yearly, making it one of the world’s largest street festivals, and a significant event in the British African Caribbean. In 2006, the UK public voted it onto a list of icons of England. In Nigeria, there is the popular Calabar Carnival that has become a popular platform for tourists all over the world to explore Nigeria during the yuletide period. In the last 10 to 15 years, the carnival had featured distinct themes and remains one of the best platforms for acquiring education and dissecting cultures across Nigeria and the world. What should participants be looking forward to? With the theme, “Come, Experience, Explore, and Invest in the Confluence State,” the Kogi International Carnival is designed to show to the world through a week-long celebration of culture, tourism, and community development, potential in the Confluence State. Scheduled to run from December 1 to December 7, 2024, the carnival will be held across four cities, namely Lokoja, Kabba, Okene, and Ayingba. In all the cities, visitors should be looking forward to new experiences and opportunities as we determine to use the carnival to promote unity, celebrate Kogi’s rich cultural heritage, and drive economic growth through tourism and entertainment. Succinctly speaking Kogi International Carnival (KIC) 2024 is more than just a celebration because it’s meant to fostering cultural exchange, community bonding, and global recognition of Kogi State’s unique offerings. It’s a celebration of our shared humanity, and showcasing Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage to the world. Visitors will have a unique experience that highlights our state’s beauty, talent, and investment potential. To this end, we invite everyone to join us for this unforgettable experience. Do you think Kogi State has the expected infrastructure and facilities to host such a huge crowd or what measures are the team putting in place to make sure attendees are secured and comfortable? Let me start by stating that Kogi’s geographical location is a blessing. It’s common to hear our people describing their state as a gateway to Nigeria because of its closeness to the Federal Capital Territory and by extension to Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport. From Abuja Airport to Kogi State is a journey of less than three hours and this will be a great advantage to people flying in through Abuja Airport and people who are resident in Abuja and want to participate in the carnival. In the area of security, Kogi is one of the safest states in Nigeria because the government has invested so much to tackle insecurity. Till date, Kogi remains the only state where kidnappers, regardless of their status in the society, are not pampered. Through the drastic intervention of the government in this regard, kidnapping has been reduced to the barest minimum and this is commendable. In the area of accommodation, Kogi has a lot of international standard hotels that are currently underutilised. From Lokoja, to Kabba, Ida to Ayingba, there are hotels that tourists will find attractive and comfortable. Can you speak on the economic benefits of this carnival to the people of the state? I just mentioned that we have many good hotels that are under utilised. With thousands of visitors around for the one week of the carnival, there will be a boost in the hospitality sector in the state. Naturally, there is always boost in business during festivities; given that the influx of people into the area tends to boost the local economy. This is so because there is increasing demand for accommodation; increasing demand for food; increasing demand for transportation and other facilities and businesses. From the feedback so far, can you say the carnival has got the buy-in of stakeholders? Surprisingly, yes. In fact, it’s like Kogi people within and outside were waiting for the whistle to be blown because since we muted the idea of the carnival, it has attracted huge support from Kogi indigenes all over the world. Don’t forget, Kogi is blessed with many successful men and women; in business, politics, entertainment and in other various endeavours. One of such people is our son, the immediate past President of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria, (AAAN), Steve Babaeko, who has identified with us fully and given us necessary support. Like him, many others are doing the same so that we can have a robust carnival. Today, we are all speaking with one voice; the Kogi International Festival must be held to showcase Kogi State to the world.As the investigation continues, residents and visitors in Zhengzhou are advised to remain vigilant and cautious when engaging in recreational activities at similar establishments. 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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. His threat was directed at countries in the so-called BRIC alliance, which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Turkey, Azerbaijan and Malaysia have applied to become members and several other countries have expressed interest in joining. While the U.S. dollar is by far the most-used currency in global business and has survived past challenges to its preeminence, members of the alliance and other developing nations say they are fed up with America’s dominance of the global financial system. Trump, in a Truth Social post, said: “We require a commitment from these Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mighty U.S. Dollar or, they will face 100% Tariffs, and should expect to say goodbye to selling into the wonderful U.S. Economy.” At a summit of BRIC nations in October, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. of “weaponizing” the dollar and described it as a “big mistake.” “It’s not us who refuse to use the dollar,” Putin said at the time. “But if they don’t let us work, what can we do? We are forced to search for alternatives.” Russia has specifically pushed for the creation of a new payment system that would offer an alternative to the global bank messaging network, SWIFT, and allow Moscow to dodge Western sanctions and trade with partners. Trump said there is “no chance” BRIC will replace the U.S. dollar in global trade and any country that tries to make that happen “should wave goodbye to America.” Copyright © 2024 The Washington Times, LLC. Click to Read More and View Comments Click to Hide

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Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine US dollarEAST LANSING, Mich. — The sight was a common one for Andrew Kolpacki. For many a Sunday, he would watch NFL games on TV and see quarterbacks putting their hands on their helmets, desperately trying to hear the play call from the sideline or booth as tens of thousands of fans screamed at the tops of their lungs. When the NCAA's playing rules oversight committee this past spring approved the use of coach-to-player helmet communications in games for the 2024 season, Kolpacki, Michigan State's head football equipment manager, knew the Spartans' QBs and linebackers were going to have a problem. "There had to be some sort of solution," he said. As it turns out, there was. And it was right across the street. Kolpacki reached out to Tamara Reid Bush, a mechanical engineering professor who not only heads the school's Biomechanical Design Research Laboratory but also is a football season ticket-holder. Kolpacki "showed me some photos and said that other teams had just put duct tape inside the (earhole), and he asked me, 'Do you think we can do anything better than duct tape,?" Bush said. "And I said, 'Oh, absolutely.'" Bush and Rylie DuBois, a sophomore biosystems engineering major and undergraduate research assistant at the lab, set out to produce earhole inserts made from polylactic acid, a bio-based plastic, using a 3D printer. Part of the challenge was accounting for the earhole sizes and shapes that vary depending on helmet style. Once the season got underway with a Friday night home game against Florida Atlantic on Aug. 30, the helmets of starting quarterback Aidan Chiles and linebacker Jordan Turner were outfitted with the inserts, which helped mitigate crowd noise. DuBois attended the game, sitting in the student section. "I felt such a strong sense of accomplishment and pride," DuBois said. "And I told all my friends around me about how I designed what they were wearing on the field." All told, Bush and DuBois have produced around 180 sets of the inserts, a number that grew in part due to the variety of helmet designs and colors that are available to be worn by Spartan players any given Saturday. Plus, the engineering folks have been fine-tuning their design throughout the season. Dozens of Bowl Subdivision programs are doing something similar. In many cases, they're getting 3D-printed earhole covers from XO Armor Technologies, which provides on-site, on-demand 3D printing of athletic wearables. The Auburn, Alabama-based company has donated its version of the earhole covers to the equipment managers of programs ranging from Georgia and Clemson to Boise State and Arizona State in the hope the schools would consider doing business with XO Armor in the future, said Jeff Klosterman, vice president of business development. XO Armor first was approached by the Houston Texans at the end of last season about creating something to assist quarterback C.J. Stroud in better hearing play calls delivered to his helmet during road games. XO Armor worked on a solution and had completed one when it received another inquiry: Ohio State, which had heard Michigan State was moving forward with helmet inserts, wondered if XO Armor had anything in the works. "We kind of just did this as a one-off favor to the Texans and honestly didn't forecast it becoming our viral moment in college football," Klosterman said. "We've now got about 60 teams across college football and the NFL wearing our sound-deadening earhole covers every weekend." The rules state that only one player for each team is permitted to be in communication with coaches while on the field. For the Spartans, it's typically Chiles on offense and Turner on defense. Turner prefers to have an insert in both earholes, but Chiles has asked that the insert be used in only one on his helmet. Chiles "likes to be able to feel like he has some sort of outward exposure," Kolpacki said. Exposure is something the sophomore signal-caller from Long Beach, California, had in away games against Michigan and Oregon this season. Michigan Stadium welcomed 110,000-plus fans for the Oct. 26 matchup between the in-state rivals. And while just under 60,000 packed Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, for the Ducks' 31-10 win over Michigan State three weeks earlier, it was plenty loud. "The Big Ten has some pretty impressive venues," Kolpacki said. "It can be just deafening," he said. "That's what those fans are there for is to create havoc and make it difficult for coaches to get a play call off." Something that is a bit easier to handle thanks to Bush and her team. She called the inserts a "win-win-win" for everyone. "It's exciting for me to work with athletics and the football team," she said. "I think it's really exciting for our students as well to take what they've learned and develop and design something and see it being used and executed." Get local news delivered to your inbox!

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