Mariah's reps also confirmed the births, saying the singer gave birth today at 12:07 p.m. EDT at an undisclosed hospital in Los Angeles. Big congrats to them!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
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| Isa Yuguda |
In an interview with journalists (Punch, Next Newspaper) after casting his vote in Thursday's rescheduled elections in Bauchi state, Bauchi State governor, Isa Yuguda had this to say about the Corps Members that were killed in his state,
"As far as I am concerned, these corps members were destined to experience what they experienced during the course of their service to their fatherland because every new day is a new experience to each and every one of us as human beings. You cannot hold Yuguda or Bauchi State (responsible) for what happened to those corps members, because it was the responsibility of INEC to take care of them."
What a mindless statement to make.
"At 84 years old, I am still sexually active and I am still having kids at my age. I don't have the feelings of an old man. I am still very strong when it comes to making babies. I still want to marry more wives and make more babies."
I think they should arrest any young woman who sleeps with any man above eighty years old. You wan kill am...? There should be a name for such women...oldmanphile or something...lol
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| Folly Asiko |
In the song, Asiko takes aim, particularly, at what he sees as the capitalistic exploitation of Fela's image on Broadway where the show Fela has distorted and simplified the hard work and ideology of Abami Eda. Foly explains that the Fela being presented on Broadway is not the Fela he knew and grew up with. The Fela on Broadway is not the image or representation of the fearless leader he so much admired, and learned a lot from.
According to him, his song takes listeners from the daily comfort of illusion back to the real world of Afrobeat, where truth is the code of existence and honesty is the modus operandi.
Some people have wahala sha...the video when you continue
Release Yorsef by Foly Asiko
I think he's the only entertainer to be elected. Not sure tho...
Friday, April 29, 2011
The 21 year-old Nigerian, Rafael Ikechuckwu, who killed the white guy at Goti Gate Hotel at FESTAC town I told y'all about. He says he killed the man in self defence but the hotel staff I spoke with said he had been leaving the hotel with the white guy's belongings when the security at the gate stopped him. Only God knows what really happened.
Read the full story here
They are: Teidi Tosin Olawale (from Osun State, BSc Computer Science); Nkwazema Anslem Chukwunonyerem (Imo State, HND Electrical Electronic Engineering), Okpokiri Obinna Michael (Abia State, BSc Environmental Management), Adowei Elliot (Bayelsa State, BSc Computer Science), Adewunmi Seun Paul (Ekiti State, BSc, Social Sciences), Adeniji Kehinde Jehleel (Osun State, BSc Banking & Finance), Gbenjo Ebenezer Ayotunde (Osun State, BSc, Education Economics), Ukeoma Ikechukwu Chibuzor (Imo State, BSc Medical Microbiology) and Akonyi Ibrahim Sule (Kogi State, HND Business Administration).
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) say the dead corps members will be given a national burial. And then what?
Bhoke
Age 26
Hometown Dar es Salaam
Occupation TV Broadcaster
Confidence
Age 37
Hometown Ghana
Occupation CEO of Multimedia Company/Owner of Afrodisiac Night Club
Hanni
Age 22
Hometown Addis Ababa
Occupation Singer and Student
Hermino
Age 32
Hometown Maputo
Occupation Rapper and Radio Host
Jossy
Age 28
Hometown Windhoek
Occupation Recording Artist / Marketing,Sales and Ad Manager
Lomwe
Age 27
Hometown Blantyre
Occupation Radio and Club DJ
Luclay
Age 28
Hometown Cape Town
Occupation Actor / Acting Coach
Millicent
Age 28
Hometown Nairobi
Occupation Actress
Mumba
Age 24
Hometown Lusaka
Occupation Radio DJ
Sharon
Age 25
Hometown Kampala
Occupation Artist / Musician
Vimbai
Age 24
Hometown Harare
Occupation Model
Vina
Age 26
Hometown Lagos
Occupation Radio Presenter
Weza
Age 26
Hometown Luanda
Occupation TV Presenter, Model
Zeus
Age 24
Hometown Gaborone
Occupation Entrepreneur, Artist, Marketer
For more, go here
Obinna Okpokiri (dead) and a female corps member that was badly beaten
We all know that at the moment, almost everyone is upset at the spate of avoidable deaths of youth corps members across the country. It did not start today – from natural disasters to rape and murder, ethno-religious crisis to post-elections violence, these young men and women serving their country find themselves easy targets to be killed and maimed – and not just in the north.
Yes, we are angry now but 1) How much longer will that anger last before we all go back to our merry lives and forget all about this? 2) How will anger actually lead to any solutions unless we do something?
The government has promised compensation for the families of those like Ukeoma AikFavour and Obinna Okpokiri who lost their lives, but this is not enough. Their deaths should not be in vain – it should lead a fundamental change in the way that the youth corps scheme is implemented.
The Future Project (which runs The Future Awards), in partnership with the National Youth Council, AIESEC, SleevesUp Nigeria, Friends of Aik, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria and the EnoughisEnough Nigeria Coalition has decided to take up this cause.
We are aware that many initiatives have been undertaken in the past – but we believe it is time to move from anger and protest and to make this a broad-based national campaign. It is also a fine opportunity for us to put our hard won democracy to work – to move from protest and activism to advocacy and productive democratic lobby.
So, over the next nine-months, we are implementing a solution-oriented approach that involves 1) Engaging government on a policy level to restructure and reform the NYSC in order to protect corps members in the interim and then to completely overhaul the scheme in the long term so that it is actually useful to the nation. 2) Supporting this Policy Engagement with a wide-ranging public and media campaign to ensure pressure is sustained on the government.
Starting from tomorrow therefore, we are activating a #ProtectTheCorpers campaign that will involve both online and offline strategies to engage the authorities, the media and young people.
The strategy is simple –
1) We are gathering 100, 000 signatures for a petition that is going to the Presidency with a 7-point demand (see demand below) to restructure the scheme and protect the corps members.
2) Request an urgent meeting with the Minister of Youth and the Director-General of the NYSC to implement immediate action points.
3) Begin an aggressive lobby at the legislature, especially the Senate and House Committees on Youth, towards include the deletion of the programme from the section of the Constitution and placing it as an Act of Parliament with a revamped structure, as recommended by the Senate Spokesperson, Ike Ekweremadu.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
1) Read the demands below and sign the petition on www.thefuturenigeria.com/
2) If you have any direct influence with any legislator who can help with introducing and facilitating this bill, please get in touch with us at info@thefuturenigeria.com.
3) Use the #ProtectTheCorpers Hashtag on your Twitter and Facebook Accounts Daily, Use the Avatar/Display Picture on Your Facebook/Twitter/BBM Accounts and Send this Message To All Your Contacts.
4) Support this initiative with resources or donation to sustain the publicity and lobbying drive over the next 9 months (our working time-frame). Send a mail to info@thefuturenigeria.com titled SUPPORT.
5) Join the ProtectTheCorpers group on Facebook as well as the ProtectTheCorpers group on Yahoo.
6) Send us an e-mail on info@thefuturenigeria.com or call us on with any suggestions or how you can or want to help.
7) Visit www.thefuturenigeria.com/
7-POINT DEMAND TO #PROTECTTHECORPERS
1. Hotspots - Identify violence-prone “hot-spots” states and/or districts and ensure that corps member posting to these areas is voluntary. This voluntary posting must also come with an institutionalised incentive.
2. Emergency Fund – Institute an NYSC Contingency Fund that is easily accessible in pre-crisis and crisis situations.
3. Decentralisation – The command structure of the NYSC should be devolved in terms of accommodation, welfare, wages and security to avoid red tape during times of crisis. State governments should be primarily responsible for welfare as well as security – including immediate evacuation during conflict.
4. Compensation - Corps Members posted out of their states of residence should be beneficiaries of a comprehensive life insurance policy as a compensation structure in time of unavoidable loss.
5. Data Management – Digitise the database of corps member with location, contact information and total number per state. This is to ensure easy pre and post-crisis accessibility and tracking.
6. Representation – Institutionalise an alternate platform for corps members to interact with administration on welfare and security. This structure will interface directly with the Corps Commandants at state level and the Director-General at federal level.
7. Full-scale Reform – Constitute a National Youth Service Corps Reform Committee that will recommend full scale structural and policy reforms for the scheme and make binding recommendations to the Federal Government to be implemented into a National Youth Service Act.
WHY CORPERS?
1. Because they are in their locations compulsorily – they have no choice, they have to complete the programme to start off their lives. In essence, they are sitting ducks for violence.
2. Because they are undergoing a special service for the country, and so deserve the country’s special attention.
3. Because they are young – and the future of the nation.
Let’s ensure that we put our government under pressure immediately after the elections. This is a good place to start making our democracy work! Those ‘corpers’ cannot die in vain.
#ProtectTheCorpers. #ProtectTheFuture.
Yours-for-change
The Future Project, Nigeria.
Source: Tade Asifat - Encomium mag
The Nollywood ultimate diva and sex symbol, award winning actress Omotola jalade Ekeinde known as the first go to for deep hard to crack characters has once again brought to bear, her acting skills in the most awaited African movie "Ties that bind". A compelling drama directed by Bafta award winning director Leila djansi.
Acting alongside Omotola is four time NAACP image award winner, Hollywood's Kimberly Elise and Amaa New Best actress AMA k aberese.
The stars who will be playing Theresa(Kimberly ellise), adobea (omotola j Ekeinde), bukin(AMA k) are three women from different walks of life bound together by a similar pain; the loss of a child. In a destined meeting in a small village in Kroboland, the women journey together to redemption, love, life and forgiveness as they renovate a dilapidated clinic for the villagers.
In the words of the writer and director of the movie, it is all excitement and thrills working with the stellar cast.
"I was looking for a cast that would carry the integrity of the work in performances and deliver bankability. Actors that will appeal to audiences across the globe! She said at the movie's World press conference in Ghana recently.
The UN ambassador and singer, Omotola who just became the first African to walk the prestigious Red carpet at the just concluded 53rd Grammy awards could not be reached as at press time as her management confirmed she had flown to London to start another Movie with British renowned actor and boxer Will Johnson an accomplished actor and entertainer known for his most memorable role in ‘Cold Cases’ and ‘Waking the Dead’.
Ete, 33, and his wife in 2006 had set up a drug trafficking ring for transporting drugs illegally through Vietnam. The smuggling racket sold and bought drugs for Nigerians in Malaysia, China, India and Pakistan.
The Ho Chi Minh City Peoples’ Court heard that Ete and wife - Phan Thi Thanh Le - were caught during a transaction in 2009. The Vietnamese Police found about 11.5 kilograms of heroin in their possession.
The Peoples Court gave Ete’s wife life in imprisonment.
On the same day, the court gave Chukwuma Obi Remy, Okapor Chuma and Nnamdi Aghaji, all Nigerians, jail terms ranging from 15 to 20 years for drug related offences.
Source
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Go2gurl Ltd (G2G) an event promotion and media firm, is excited to announce the debut of The Nigerian Event Awards 2011 – TNEA 2011. The Nigerian events industry is on the rise and what better time than now to take things to the next level. The awards will concentrate on all events which took place between till now; rewarding outstanding achievements during the duration. TNEA presents an ideal opportunity to enhance the key players involved in the decision making process for the Nigerian Events and Entertainment industry.
The NEA will:
— Reward outstanding achievements in the Nigerian events’ industry
— Encourage innovation, flair and professionalism in the event industry
— Encourage event organisers and suppliers to raise the standards of working practices in the event industry
— Act as a benchmark for all event professionals
The 1st edition of TNEA, will take place on May 8, 2011 at The Grandeur, Ikeja. The gala dinner will allow the event industry to come together and celebrate its achievements.
Voting commenced on Jan 2, 2011 at the Go2gurl website (www.go2gurl.com/tnea), and will ran for 30 days. The nominations will be collated by the audit arm of Sola Oyetayo & Co, and announced on at the Awards Gala.
Award Categories & Nominees:
1) Event Manager of the Year:
- Tsoule Events
- Zapphaire Events
- No Surprise Events
- Sara O
- Elizabeth R
- On and One Events
2) Best Events’ Coverage of the year (Magazine)
- City People
- National Encomium
- Ovation
- Genevieve Magazine
3) Best Events’ Coverage of the year (TV)
- Silverbird Television
- AIT
- Biscon TV
- Sound City
4) Best Events’ Coverage of the year (Online)
- Bellanaija.com
- Niyiayibiti/Gistmaster.com
- 360nobs.com
- Lindaikeji.blogspot.com
- Ladybrillenigeria.com
5) Best Charity/Cause Related Event
- Pink Ball (Breast Cancer)
- Jeans for Genes II (Sickle Cell Awareness)
- Fashion for Jos (Jos Victims)
- Eden Charity Auction (Genesis House)
6) Best Hotel/Events’ Venue
- Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos
- Federal Palace Hotel
- Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
- Oriental Hotel, Lagos
- AICC, Abuja
7) Best Purpose Built Venue
- Landmark, V/I
- J-Ville, Oniru, Lagos
- This Day Dome, Abuja
- KFA Events Place, Lekki, Lagos
8) Nigerian Event of the Year
- Hip Hop World Awards 2010
- Future Awards 2010
- Hennessey Artistry 2010
- This day (Nigeria @ 50) Awards 2010
- Elite Model Look 2010
- MAMA 2010
- Face of Africa 2010
9) Professional of the Year
- To be awarded by ASSOCIATION
10) Best Marketing Campaign for an Event
- The Experience 2009
- Ovation Red Carol 2009
- Lagos Carnival 2010
- MTN/FIFA World Cup
- The Future Awards 2010
11) Best Creative Use of Event Lighting
- Celebrity Takes Two
- Okpocha (BasketMouth)/Uzoma Wedding
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12) Best Event achiever in Catering
- Wine & Gold
- Astoria caterers
- Osho Celebrations
- Kemabom Caterers
- De Tastee Fried Chicken/TFC
13) Best Meeting/Conference
- Nigerian Computer Society (NCS) Annual Conference - RESDEMIT, 2010
- Nigerian Economic Society (NES) Annual Conference 2010
- Women in Management & Business (Wimbiz), 2010
- Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Conference 2010
- Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) 2010
- Dare to be Different (Rise), Abuja 2009
14) Best Comedy Event
- AY Live, Implication 2010
- Crack Ya Ribs 2009 (Julius Agwu)
- Lord of the Ribs, London 2010 (Basket mouth)
- Jedi Live, in LWKMD 2010
- Nite of 1000 Laughs, 2010 (Ali Baba)
15) Vendor of the Year
- Eko Hotel & Suites (Venue)
- TY Bello (Photography)
- House of Tara (Make-Overs)
- Ade Bakare Couture (Fashion)
- African Exhibition Services (Exhibition)
- Linensville (Decor/Rentals)
- Acabado Cakes (Cakes)
16) Best Innovative Idea
- Mushin Makeovers
- MTN 50s Festival (Music of yester years)
- LPMs’ Grand Marche (Grand sales)
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17) Best Corporate Product/Service Launch
- GT Bank Postage Stamp Launch (20th Anniversary)
- MTN/Nokia DSTV Launch
- Peak (More than just Milk)
- Coca-cola (Open for Happiness Promo)
18) Best Resources Website
- Namywedding.com
- Oakendirectory.com
- Nigerianweddings.net
- Kilonshele.com
- Sugarweddings.com
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19) Outstanding Contribution to the Events’ Industry
- Newton & David (Mrs Majekodunmi)
- Eventful Ltd (Mrs Yewande Zaccheus)
- Zapphaire (Mrs Funke Bucknor-Obruthe)
- Wine & Gold (Mrs Deola Fadase)
- Wedding Centre (Mrs Odusola)
- The Wedding Store (Mrs Koya)
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20) Young Achiever of the Year
- Morsi PR
- Fruitopia
- 9 Yards Juices & Cocktails
- Babasola (Aso-Ebi)
- Dash
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21) Best Trade Exhibition
- Water Africa & West African Building & Construction Expo
- NAICE 2010
- Interior Design Show 2010
- Lagos Motor Fair 2010
- Abuja International Motor Show 2010
- Nigeria Oil & Gas Exhibition 2010
- Kaduna International Trade Fair, 2010
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22) Best Music event
- Asa Live @ The Palms 2009
- Tuface live 2010
- PSquare 2010
- Star Mega Jam 2010
- The Green Concert, 2010
- MAMA 2010
- Sound City Music Awards
23) International Vendor of the Year
- Ade Plumptre
- Segun Gele
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24) Best Event Designer
- Newton & David
- Oaken
- Victoria Green
- Sara O
- Open Hands
- Rare-flowers
- Dunamis
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25) Best Government Event of the Year
- Lagos Festival 2010
- Calabar Festival 2010
- Lagos State (Nigeria @ 50) Photo Exhibition
- Eyo Festival Celebrations
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