Photos: Ivie Okujaiye, Uti, Timi Dakolo, Ireti Doyle, Rukky Sanda, others at Tinsel Charity Ball

Ivie Okujaiye, Timi Dakolo, Uti Nwachukwu, Iretiola Doyle, Iyabo Ojo, Rukky Sanda, Gideon Okeke, Beverly Naya, Matilda Obaseki and many more celebrities all came out looking stylish for the Tinsel Charity Ball that took place in Lagos this evening. Continue to see more photos...

Boko Haram Defeated, Arms Supplier (Top Politician) Arrested

Nigerian troops yesterday nabbed the top Nigerian politician who supplies arms and ammunition to Boko Haram terrorists.

The arrest was made in the Abuja residence of the politician after the Nigerian troops had stormed his house in Borno without apprehending him.

This will almost end the attacks of Boko Haram insurgence in Nigeria as top Boko Haram leaders are now powerless and can't pull anymore attacks following the capture of their main arms sponsor who has been arrested.

SARAKI, FASHOLA, ABATI, MO ABUDU, DELE MOMODU & OTHERS WILL MEET YOUTHS IN UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS ON AUGUST 31st.

 

RISE Networks, Nigeria's leading social enterprise with a deliberate interest and passion for Youth and Education Development is glad to announce the Nigerian Commemoration of the 2015 Edition of the United Nations International Youth Day with the theme as “Youth Civic Engagement: The Significant Role of Youth in Politics and Public Life”. The UN-endorsed event is aimed at promotion and emphasis on the importance of the Nigerian youth in political and civil participation. Youth inclusion in governance and the understanding of their civil responsibilities have been the main focus of both RISE Networks and the UN.

The event will hold on Monday, August 31st, 2015 at the Multi-purpose Hall, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos by 12:00 noon.

Keynote addresses will be delivered by the Senate President of Nigeria, Sen. (Dr.) Bukola Saraki (CON) and immediate past Executive Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola (SAN). Guest speakers at the Panel Discussion session will include Mo Abudu, MD/CEO Ebony Life TV; Moses Siasia, Chairman, Nigerian Young Professionals’ Forum (NYPF); Dr. Reuben Abati, Special Adviser on Media & Publicity to Former President Goodluck Jonathan; and Chief Dele Momodu, Publisher/CEO Ovation Magazine.

Panel discussion will be moderated by Renowned journalist and public commentator, Tolu Ogunlesi.
The event will feature a debate themed “My Political party’s Policy on Youth Inclusion in Governance and Politics is the best for Nigeria” with representatives from the two major political parties in Nigeria— Rinsola Abiola, Acting President, APC Young Women’s Forum and Member, APC Board of Trustees; and Anthony Ehilebo, Volunteer Secretary, RETHINK Nigeria, a PDP-affiliated Youth Group, taking opposing stands.

There will also be an inter-generational dialogue, art and photo exhibition and stage play as part of the Celebrations. First Bank PLC, Verve, Close-up are official sponsors of the event. The event is ably supported by the University of Lagos. Official media partners are The Sheet NG, For Campus, Ebony Life TV, City 105.1 FM and The Guardian Newspapers.

Speakers from last year's Event include Jimi Agbaje, the PDP Gubernatorial Candidate for Lagos 2015, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, CEO of Famfa Oil & Forbes rated Africa's Richest Woman, Popular Actress and Politician, Kate Henshaw, Lawyer and Human Rights Activist, Festus Keyamo, Patrick Obaighagbon, Ex-Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River & Dr. Joe Okei Odumakin
The event is free and open to the general public.
You can follow Rise Networks on Twitter via (@risenetworks) and on Facebook via (facebook/risegroup). Please contact: 07060545017, 07060545018 & 07067976667 or visit: www.risenetworks.org
This Event will be streamed LIVE online and you can watch and join with this link -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrjzhZ1hn3o

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Things are about to get interesting! Turn up with Jimmy Jatt, Timaya, Reminisce in Lagos & Enugu

Lagos will witness another epic party this Saturday, August 22 as Timaya and Cynthia Morgan, alongside indigenous rap king Reminisce take center stage at Road Runners Club, Yaba for Fine Champagne Cognac Remy Martin’s ‘At The Club With Remy Martin’.

Ensuring that the tempo is all the way up will be DJ Neptune and DJ Baggio; dealing incredible mixes with Shody on the hypes.

The #RemyMartinDanceoff will also take place that night as contestants slug it out for the ultimate prize of N2 Million and a trip to Abu Dhabi to see an international dance festival.

DATE: 22nd August, 2015

VENUE: ROAD RUNNERS CLUB, 25 Ibikunle Street, off University Road Yaba. 

TIME: 10 PM

Soyombo: Lagos State do not need teachers for now

                The Director of Lagos State Education Quality Assurance Unit, Mrs. Ronke Soyombo, described the various adverts on social media that Lagos State Ministry of Education are in need of teachers as scam. She made this known at the 2015 United Nations International Youth Day organized by Strategy Mentoring International for Leadership Empowerment (SMILE) in collaboration with United Nations Information Centre, Lagos recently.

                The event which took place at the Main Auditorium of the University of Lagos, Akoka was used to commemorate the 12^th of August picked by the United Nations Council of Ministers to celebrate and educate youth all around the world on their contribution to nation building.

                Mrs Soyombo admonishes the public not to heed to this advert because those doing it are swindlers. Furthermore, she congratulate the youth on their 17th International Youth Day celebration and told them that this is the best event she has attended this year. As an alumnus of University of Lagos, she counseled youth by saying “(your) Background have nothing to do with (your) success.” She continue with “Application of knowledge is the real way to acquire education. Some people are discouragers; lack of parental attention is not an excuse to be discourage.”

                With same mindset, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Mrs Idiat Oluranti Adebule represented by Mrs Yetunde Odeja, entrust the youth especially teenagers with nation building and integration and engage themselves in civic activities from now on to eliminate the popular saying that “youth are the leaders of tomorrow” which does not allow them to effect change from early age though some want to.

                Furthermore, Mrs Bimpe Bamgbose Martin, the Founder of SMILE, thanks United Nations for its supports as well as the Dean of Students’ Affair, University of Lagos for providing the venue for the event. Also in her admonitory remark said teenagers from secondary schools in the audience should emulate Miss Lanaire Aderemi, who is helping “bagless” school children through her Bag for the Bagless Initiave.

                Other dignitaries at the event are Ronald Kayanja, the Director of United Nations Information Centre, Lagos; Mrs Kemi Ajumobi, Head HBL BusinessDay; Praise Fowowe, CEO of Centre for Sex Education and Family Life; Mr Adebola Williams, co-founder and Partner at Red Media Africa; Mr Jimi Tewe, CEO Inspiro Consulting and many others.

Donald Trump axed from event over Megyn Kelly blood comment

Donald Trump said Fox News journalist Megan Kelly "had blood coming out of her"

• Five reaso

A major US conservative forum has dropped Donald Trump as a speaker, saying it was unacceptable for him to suggest that a journalist was tough on him because she was menstruating.

Mr Trump said Megyn Kelly of Fox News "had blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever".

Ms Kelly had challenged him on remarks he made about women during a TV debate.

Amid the controversy it emerged that Mr Trump's top political adviser had left his campaign.

Mr Trump said he had sacked Roger Stone. But Mr Stone later tweeted that the Republican contender "didn't fire me - I fired Trump", adding that he disagreed with the "diversion" created by the comments about Ms Kelly.

Mr Trump was one of 10 Republican presidential candidates in a TV debate co-hosted by Ms Kelly on Thursday, which was watched by a record 24 million people.

Early on in the debate, Ms Kelly asked him why voters should elect a man who has called women "fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals".

Mr Trump joked that he only said that about TV personality Rosie O'Donnell before adding: "I don't have time for total political correctness."

Ms Kelly is a star presenter on the conservative Fox News channel

Mike Huckabee called Ms Kelly "remarkable"

After the debate, he took to Twitter to say Ms Kelly had "really bombed" and thatshe hadn't been "very good or professional".

Speaking on CNN, he said Ms Kelly was "a lightweight" and that he "couldn't care less about her", before making the comment about blood.

Conservative group RedState said Mr Trump was implying she was hormonal. Mr Trump later denied this in a tweet.

"Re Megyn Kelly quote: 'you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever' (NOSE)," he wrote.

A later statement from his campaign said "only a deviant" would think Mr Trump meant anything else.

Analysis: Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Atlanta

Could this be the moment Donald Trump has finally gone too far?

The prediction has been made many times before, but his disinvitation from the RedState conference here in Atlanta shows that the grass-roots conservative movement may be joining the party establishment in turning against the real estate mogul.

On Friday morning RedState host Erick Erickson took the stage to explain his decision, saying he didn't want his daughter to be in the same room with Trump.

"It's not political correctness," he added, "it's common decency."

Talk in the hallways outside the conference echoed these concerns.

"It's a question whether he really was a Republican in the first place," said Casey Mattox, a lawyer from Washington, DC. "That, on top of the comments he's made that I think were really offensive, make it the right decision not to associate with him."

After his Saturday morning speech, presidential candidate Mike Huckabee defended Megyn Kelly, calling her a "remarkable woman" who shouldn't be tangled with.

There's an old saying that one ought not to pick fights with newspapers because they buy ink by the barrel.

A similar point could be made about challenging much-loved television news hosts who appear on air every day.

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In a statement, RedState chief and powerful conservative activist Erick Erickson said "there are even lines blunt talkers [...] should not cross".

"It is unfortunate to have to disinvite him. But I just don't want someone on stage who gets a hostile question from a lady and his first inclination is to imply it was hormonal," he added.

"There is no way to otherwise interpret Mr Trump's comment," he said.

Carly Fiorina, the only female Republican candidate, joined the criticism of Mr Trump, tweeting : "There. Is. No. Excuse" shortly after the CNN interview.

She then tweeted: "I stand with @megynkelly."

Mr Trump's campaign responded to RedState's move by saying it was "another example of weakness through being politically correct".

Mr Trump is ahead of the 16 other Republican candidates in several recent polls despite making several controversial remarks since launching his president campaign.

Brazilian anti-corruption radio DJ shot dead live on air

 
Nothing you will not hear. Brazilian radio DJ Gleydson Carvalho (pictured above) was gunned down in a studio as he broadcast live yesterday. Two gunman burst into Radio Liberdade FM in Camocin, in north east Brazil, overpowered a receptionist and an engineer and stormed into the studio where Gleydson was talking to his listeners and shot him five times, three times in the head and twice in the chest. The killers left in a motorbike.

An hour before he was killed, the DJ had been campaigning against corruption. He was known for his long-standing campaign against government corruption. He'd even received death threats while on air

"They came to the station's facility and said that they had to make an announcement,“ Herbert Silva, a local police chief, said of the killers.

He added that the the culprits have been identified.

"We're going to find them soon because they don't have water, money, food and they are in a region with a lot of sun, rocks - almost a desert."

Check out the sweetest Pidgin Proverbs

It is well known that Africans love speaking in parables and proverbs. Moreso the most widely accepted lingual franca among the masses is the Pidgin. Therefore , we present you with the silliest and wisest proverbs in Pidgin.

Man wey naked no dey put hand for pocket

translation:You can’t do somethings if there are no certain conditions.

Chicken wey run way from borno go Ibadan go still end up inside pot of soup

translation:You Can’t Run Away From Your
Destiny

Today’s newspaper na tomorrow Suya wrap

translation:Keep calm! Nothing last forever

Cow wey dey in a hurry to go America go come
back as corn beef

translation:Just be patient. Let the game
come to you. Don’t rush!

Akara and moin moin get the same parent na
wetin dey pass tru make dem different

translation:How you start doesn’t matter,what matters is how you finish.

Wetin consign agbero with overload or malu
cow with face cap?

translation:Mind your business.

If life dey show you pepper,my guy make pepper soup from am

translation:Mind your business.

If life dey show you pepper,my guy make pepper soup from am

translation:Make something good out of a bad experience

I get am before No be property

translation: stop living in the past and start
living in the present.

If person too tey for party e go follow dem wash plate

translation:Don’t outstay your welcome
Rolling stone,ofcourse na person push am now!

translation:There is always a reason for
something

Craze no hard to form,na the trekking be wahala

translation:Easier said than done

No matter how hot your tempa be,e no fit boil beans.
translation:Calm down,your temper won’t solve the problem

Every mallam with em own kettle,every hausaman
with em own radio.

translation:Every man for himself

You no need cutlery to chop slap

translation:You don’t need my translation
to understand this,lol

Okpolo eye no be open eye
l translation: Having Big eyes doesn’t make
you civilised,lol

Leave matter for Mathias and Sabi for Sabinus.
translation:let d sleeping dog lie

Bring suya, bring suya,…….na cow body dey suffer am.

translation:Every action has a consequence..

No Resources to Win Trophies in the Past -Wenger

Arsene Wenger claims it has been "impossible" for Arsenal to win the Premier League in the past because of financial constraints.

The Gunners, who suffered their worst ever start to a season under Wenger last term, have not won the title since 2004 and have seen Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City all triumph over the last 11 years.

Wenger has had to contend with the financial impact of moving from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium, as well as the sale of numerous key players.

"Of course," he told The Telegraph. "When you lose your best players and see opponents strengthen their squad – and they are already stronger than you – it is impossible."

Robin van Persie, Samir Nasri, Emmanuel Adebayor, Kolo Toure and Cesc Fabregas all departed as the Gunners struggled to keep up with their big-spending rivals both on and off the pitch, but Wenger says the club's mentality has now changed.

Mesut Ozil arrived for a club record €60 million in 2013 and he was joined by €50m man Alexis Sanchez last summer, while Petr Cech has been prized from Chelsea ahead of the 2015-16 campaign.

"We have reduced the gap and I believe we are ready to go further," Wenger added. "We now have the stability that gives us strength. Before I was more exposed to ‘Who will go?' and now the question I get more is ‘Who will come?'

"The transfer market is not over. We can still buy but I don't think we will sell. Our potential in the market has changed."

He added: "It's our target [to close the gap] and we have a chance in a very competitive league. We finished third and won the FA Cup so that shows we're not far away. We have a good cohesive group with the ability to do better.

"Will we win the title this season? You cannot guarantee that in the Premier League. I just say we want to. I promise we will fight to win. A manager has to take the best potential out of the team he has.

"For example, the year we lost it at Birmingham [a 2-2 draw when Eduardo broke his leg in February, 2008], we could have. Last year, no, because after six games we were 11 points behind Chelsea. We feel we have a chance this year, all going well."

Universities are allowed to go higher than the 180 Cut off mark- JAMB

Following the rancour at the University of Lagos on Wednesday morning over admission scores, the spokesperson of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, Fabian Benjamin, has said universities are allowed to go above the National admission examination cut off mark.
JAMB had announced 180 as the cut off score for admission into degree programmes and 150 for national certificate in education, national diploma and national innovation diplomas.
But explaining to PREMIUM TIMES, Mr. Benjamin said a university, depending on its peculiarities , can raise its cut off mark above the national recommendation of 180.
In the early hours of Wednesday, hundreds of Unified Matriculation Examination candidates stormed the University of Lagos to protest the decision of the institution to stop candidates from writing the forthcoming post UTME.
Many candidates with their parents gathered at the university gates as early as 7 a.m. chanting solidarity songs, demanding the removal of the JAMB registrar, Dibu Ojerinde.
Fred Enejo, a candidate, told PREMIUM TIMES that students were prevented from writing the examination to secure admission into the university.
“We were stopped at the gate simply because we got below 250 which they claim is the schools cut-off mark,” he said.
But Mr. Benjamin, explained that the University of Lagos decided that their cut off point should be 250 as a means of getting the best candidates.
“If the University of Lagos has over 25,000 students applying and they have a carrying capacity of less than 7,000 and has over 15,000 candidates that scored over 250, why will they take less than 250. It simply means the university is trying to see how they can get the best,” Mr. Benjamin said.
He said there was nothing wrong with what the universitydid as there will come a time when schools will fix cut off scores at 300.
Mr. Benjamin added that JAMB will not take anything less than what was officially announced as the cut-off score.

Okey Emordi sacked as Kano Pillars coach

Okey Emordi has been fired as Kano Pillars coach after his side played a 3-3 draw against Lobi Stars in Makurdi. The reigning league champions gave up a three-goal lead to let the hosts snatch a point in the keenly contested affair at the Aper Aku Stadium.

The former Enyimba boss replaced Baba Ganaru at the helm of the Pyramid Boys following his exit in January 2014 – and under his care, the team were sent packing in the preliminary stage of the Caf Champions League.

The General Manager of the team has also been shown the exit door with governor Abdullahi Umar appointing Alhaji Kabiru Baitu as new club chairman with the following members: Alhaji Abba Dambazau, Alhaji Naziru Aminu Wapa, Alhaji Garba Mohammed  (Nawamba) and  Alhaji Hassan Abdullahi Garo while Representative of Kano State Sports Council will serve as Secretary.

Pillars are ninth on the Nigeria Professional Football League log with 27 points from 19 games with eight victory and eight defeats.

Iheanacho assists Sterling, hopes to break into Manchester City first team

Unilag release information on 2015/16 Post Jamb cut off

NOTICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON
REGISTRATION FOR 2015/2016 SESSION
SCREENING OF JOINT ADMISSIONS AND
MATRICULATION BOARD (JAMB) UNIFIED
TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATIONS
(UTME) CANDIDATES
The University of Lagos Post-UTME
online registration for the Screening
Exercise for Admission into ALL
COURSES/PROGRAMMES for the
2015/2016 Academic session will
commence on Tuesday, 21st July 2015
and end on Friday 7th August, 2015.
The Computer Based Test (CBT) Screening
Exercise is in Use of English,
Mathematics and General Paper.
ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: Only candidates
whose details have been forwarded to
the University by Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board (JAMB) and
published on the link provided below are
eligible for the screening.
Candidates, who will not be sixteen (16)
years of age by 31 st October, 2015 are
not eligible and need not apply.
REGISTRATION: Candidates are to pay at
any branch of the following designated
banks: ACCESS BANK, ECOBANK, FIRST
BANK, GTBANK, UBA, UNION BANK,
WEMA BANK AND ZENITH BANK.
DATE OF POST-UTME SCREENING
EXERCISE : The Post UTME screening
exercise will hold on Wednesday, 12 th
August and Thursday 13 th August, 2015.
FEES PAYABLE
Application Fee: N 1,
000.00
Screening fee: N 1, 000.00
Online Practice (Optional): N 2, 000.00
PROCEDURE
Log on UNILAG website
www.unilag.edu.ng
Go to Prospective Students
Click on Full Time Undergraduate
Admission
Click on POST-UTME APPLICATION
ENQUIRIES: Further clarification is
available by e-mail:
admissions@unilag.edu.ng and the
following phone 07046537158,
08182716045, 07046283240,
07046537158 and 07043359831.
Candidates are advised to adhere strictly
to the guidelines and seek clarification if
needed.
Dr. (Mrs.) Taiwo F. Ipaye, MNIM
Registrar and Secretary to Council.

Unilag release information on 2015/16 Post Jamb cut off

NOTICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON
REGISTRATION FOR 2015/2016 SESSION
SCREENING OF JOINT ADMISSIONS AND
MATRICULATION BOARD (JAMB) UNIFIED
TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATIONS
(UTME) CANDIDATES
The University of Lagos Post-UTME
online registration for the Screening
Exercise for Admission into ALL
COURSES/PROGRAMMES for the
2015/2016 Academic session will
commence on Tuesday, 21st July 2015
and end on Friday 7th August, 2015.
The Computer Based Test (CBT) Screening
Exercise is in Use of English,
Mathematics and General Paper.
ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: Only candidates
whose details have been forwarded to
the University by Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board (JAMB) and
published on the link provided below are
eligible for the screening.
Candidates, who will not be sixteen (16)
years of age by 31 st October, 2015 are
not eligible and need not apply.
REGISTRATION: Candidates are to pay at
any branch of the following designated
banks: ACCESS BANK, ECOBANK, FIRST
BANK, GTBANK, UBA, UNION BANK,
WEMA BANK AND ZENITH BANK.
DATE OF POST-UTME SCREENING
EXERCISE : The Post UTME screening
exercise will hold on Wednesday, 12 th
August and Thursday 13 th August, 2015.
FEES PAYABLE
Application Fee: N 1,
000.00
Screening fee: N 1, 000.00
Online Practice (Optional): N 2, 000.00
PROCEDURE
Log on UNILAG website
www.unilag.edu.ng
Go to Prospective Students
Click on Full Time Undergraduate
Admission
Click on POST-UTME APPLICATION
ENQUIRIES: Further clarification is
available by e-mail:
admissions@unilag.edu.ng and the
following phone 07046537158,
08182716045, 07046283240,
07046537158 and 07043359831.
Candidates are advised to adhere strictly
to the guidelines and seek clarification if
needed.
Dr. (Mrs.) Taiwo F. Ipaye, MNIM
Registrar and Secretary to Council.

2015/16 Unilag Post utme form is out

The University of Lagos releases their post utme form for candidates who choose the school and score above 200 points in Jamb to apply.

Candidates should click
http://applications.unilag.edu.ng/PostUtme/ to print their payment advice so as to be able to pay the form fees at any bank located inside the school. The form is approximately 5000 naira and bank charges inclusive.

Unilag Postutme website was launched Friday 17th of July ,Sales commence Tuesday. 21st July 2015. Exam start 6th-11th of Aug....Goodluck to  all candidates..inform those u know

Mrs Ambode counsels mothers over upbringing of children

—Wife of the governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode yesterday called on mothers to raise  their children with the fear of God, irrespective of gender.
She made the call during a visit to a set of triplets delivered by Mrs Abbey Augustine and a set of twins delivered by Mrs Nosiru Onibon, both at the Epe General Hospital, Epe.
Mrs Ambode, who was accompanied by the wife of the Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Mrs Fausat Obasa, said the upbringing of a child goes a long way in determining his or her future, reminding mothers of the  role they play in shaping the future of their children.
According to her, “Children are wonderful gifts from God, therefore, mothers must cherish, nurture and raise them in the fear of God, so that they will grow to become good role models and be useful not just to themselves but their parents and society at large”.
She seized the occasion to present gift items to the mothers of the babies.
Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Mustapha Bamidele who received Mrs. Ambode and her entourage, expressed joy at the visit, saying such was quite unusual.
“It shows kindness and meekness on the part of her Excellency”, Bamidele said.
He expressed appreciation on behalf of the management and staff of the hospital for the visit and presentation of gifts to the newly born, expressing optimism that the hospital will witness such visits in future.
Responding, the elated parents of the newly born expressed joy for the kindness shown to them by Mrs. Ambode just as they prayed for the peace and progress of the Governor’s family and the State at large.
It is worthy to note that Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and his wife, Bolanle, were both delivered at the Epe General Hospital many years back.

Airtel partner Samsung, Singtel for Continental app challenge

Bharti Airtel has introduced an application challenge for start-up developers as it seeks to attract the next big app developers into the Airtel group of companies.

The company is the world’s third largest telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Africa and Asia.

The challenge, a partnership between Bharti Airtel; Singaporean Telecommunications Company, Singtel; and smartphone company, Samsung, seeks to attract developers in Africa and Asia, who will collaborate with the companies to launch applications on the two continents.

Announcing the partnership, the Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Africa, Mr. Christian de Faria, said that the challenge was part of the company’s commitment to empowering the youth to realise their potential in various sectors, including Information and Communications Technology.

De Faria said, “This initiative is a great opportunity for developers in Africa to come up with innovative mobile apps that directly touch individual consumer’s needs. We hope to collaborate with like-minded individuals who will come forward and work together with us to come up with apps that will help us deliver the best smartphone experience for customers.

“Under the partnership, Airtel Africa will provide all operational support by running the campaign promotions, while Singtel and Samsung will organise a two-day mentorship programme for the regional winners and the finale in November 2015.

“The five-month app challenge will see participants develop consumer-centric mobile applications that will leverage on mobile network services – mobile, data, carrier billing, location and SMS.”

He added, “The deadline for applications submission is September 5, 2015 after which two African winners will be selected to participate in a start-up mentorship programme in October 2015 in Singapore.

“The overall winners will be announced in November 2015 and expected to commence assignment with Airtel/Singtel group of companies in 2016.”

According to a 2014 Flurry Analytics study, mobile applications command 86 per cent of the time that the average mobile consumer spends on his or her smartphone, while smartphone users spend an average of two hours and 42 minutes on mobile devices with app usage accounting for two hours and 19 minutes of this time.

Falcon drew Equatorial Guinea in 2016 Olympic Qualifier, face tough second leg

Super Falcons’ interim coach Musa Danjuma faces a big task to lead the team to the 2016 Olympic Games after his side drew 1-1 with Equatorial Guinea in Abuja on Saturday.

Halimat Ayinde’s 28th minute opener only proved false hope for the African champions as Nigeria-born Gloria Chinasa Okoro got the equalizer for the visitors in the second half.

The Nigerian girls went into the game without two key players – Asisat Oshoala and Onome Ebi – and were also dealing with the shock death of the team’s media officer Gracious Akujobi on Thursday morning.

It was Danjuma’s first game in charge after the sacking of Edwin Okon, following the team’s poor showing at the Fifa Women’s World Cup in Canada.

Having failed to make the home advantage count against their toughest rivals, Danjuma’s team would head to Malabo in a fortnight with much to play for.

“We are not people that give excuses but when you deal with women emotions is not a thing to be written off,” said Danjuma after the game.

“Like I said I am not making excuses here but sincerely speaking if Asisat Oshoala and Onome Ebi had been here we would have won the game. But since the Olympics qualifiers is not in FIFA’s calendar overseas countries are not forced to release their players unless such clubs are willing to do so.

“But we will work very hard before the return leg and I am very sure with God on our side we will beat Equatorial Guinea to pick the Olympics ticket.”

His opposite number Miguel Angel Pozanco, the Argentine coach of the Equatorial Guinea team, vowed to beat Nigeria in Malabo to qualify for the 2016 Olympics Women Football event.

“Playing the African best team was not easy at all. It was a difficult game. Playing a 1-1 score draw is a very good result for us since we would be playing the return leg at home in the front of our fans,” Pozanco said.

“In Malabo our performance would be better than today’s own. But honestly speaking it won’t be easy playing Nigeria in the return leg because they are a powerful football nation in the continent.”

Osun residents storm Winners Chapel for Oyedepo’s foodstuffs

Hundreds of public servants, retirees and other categories of residents of Osun State trooped to the Winners Chapel, Osogbo, on Sunday to partake of the foodstuffs sent to the state by the Presiding Bishop of the church, Bishop David Oyedepo.

The Osun State Pastor of the church, Olumuyiwa Emmanuel, had on Wednesday announced during a midweek service that truckloads of foodstuffs had arrived for distribution.

He directed members of the church to invite their friends and neighbours, irrespective of their religious affiliations.

Emmanuel said the foodstuffs were sent to assist workers and others cope with the hardship caused by the non-payment of salaries.

The pastor said, “The church has been blessed to be a blessing to others. Irrespective of their religious affiliations, we are blessed to affect the lives of others positively.

“That is the reason the church has been giving to the less privileged ones. We have been distributing food items to members and non-members. The church also distributed foodstuffs last month.

“God does not bless people so that they can be containers, he blesses people so that they can bless others and all of us must be doing that.

“Rather than acquisition of wealth, we should cultivate the habit of giving to those around us, and in return, we would receive more blessings from God.”

Emmanuel announced after the second service that anyone interested in being a partaker of the largesse should wait.

The pastor also announced that there would be free medical treatments for all kinds of ailments next Sunday even as he urged members to invite anyone that needs medical attention to come and benefit from the free services.

Few minutes after the announcement, there was a long queue of intending beneficiaries waiting patiently for the distribution of the foodstuffs.

Those on the queues were given rice, packets of tomato paste and vegetable oil. Some parents and their children queued separately in order to increase their rations.

Some of the beneficiaries expressed gratitude to the church for the largesse, saying the nation would be a better place if religious organisations, corporate organisations and individuals started considering the less privileged ones.

It will be recalled that the church had on June 14, 2015 doled out foodstuffs and financial aid to workers and others in need.

The Chairman, Osun State chapter, Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Elisha Ogundiya, had advised churches in the state to begin to donate foodstuffs to workers to assist them to cope with the hardship caused by the non-payment of their salaries.

The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Osun State, Mr. Jacob Adekomi, also said in June that labour unions in the state would soon approach wealthy Nigerians to ask them to donate food to their members.

Rundown of Winners at 2015 MAMA Night

Song of the year
Mavins: “Dorobucci” (Nigeria) – Winner

Best Collabo
AKA, Burna Boy, Da LES & JR: “All Eyes On Me” (SA/Nigeria) – Winner

Best Male
Davido (Nigeria) – Winner

Video of the year
“Nafukwa” – Riky Rick; Director: Adriaan Louw

Best Female
Yemi Alade (Nigeria) – Winner

Best Hip Hop
Cassper Nyovest (South Africa) – Winner

Evolution Award
Dbanj (Nigeria) – Winner

Best New Act
Patoranking (Nigeria) – Winner

Best Live Act
Diamond (Tanzania) – Winner

Best Group
P-Square (Nigeria) – Winner

Best Pop & Alternative
Jimmy Nevis (South Africa) – Winner

Best Francophone
DJ ARAFAT OFFICIEL (Ivory Coast) -Winner

Best Lusophone
Ary (Angola) – Winner

Personality Of The Year
Trevor Noah – Winner

10 Types Of Boyfriends Kept By Babe’s In Higher Institutions

Here Are The Different Types Of BoyFriends Kept By Babes in higher institutions

1. Academic BoyFriend: This One Takes Them To Night Classes, Help Them Do Assignment And They Always Stay Together During Exams.

2. Financial BoyFriend: This Guy Is Usually In A Different City ( PH, Lagos, Warri etc) He Takes Care Of Their House Rent, School Fees, Text Books, Feeding Allowance..

3. Asst Financial BoyFriend: This One Is Always In Imsu And He Takes Care Of Their Hair, Pedicure, Manicure And Makeup. He Buys Them Yogurt, Jollof Rice, Pop Corn Or Shawama After School.

4. Moral BoyFriend: This One Is The Religious BoyFriend ( Church Mate ) They Come In The Name Of Advice To Tap Current From The Babe. They Give Moral Instructions From The Church Premises To The Girls Bed.

5. NEPA BoyFriend: This One Is Neither Cold Nor Hot, He Is Always called To Come And fix The Bulb And Switch In The Room Then afterwards He His Given A French Kiss Plus 360 Degree Hug.

6. Party BoyFriend: This One Takes Them To Fresher’s Night, Award’s Night, Orange Groove, 40 40 etc.

7. Security BoyFriend: This One Help Them Get Back Their Phone When They Are Being Obtained By Cultist.

8. SwagTutor BoyFriend: This One Tells Them How To Combine Colurs While Dressing For School In The Morning.

9. Hostel BoyFriend: This One They Always HangOut At The Balcony, At Evening Time. Then She Always Sleeps Over In Guys Room And They Consume A lot Of Food From The Girls.

10. Original BoyFriend: This One Is The Boss. The Babe Visits Him Alot During Weekend. Cooks For Him, Do House Chores And They Share Emotional Feelings. Ceteris Paribus This BoyFriend Is Constant…..so guys were do you fall in…? Don’t lie oo

D’Banj Lands Bonang Matheba a Hot Kiss After Winning “The Evolutionary Award”

A lot went down in the MAMA’s one to remember is D’Banj and Bonang Matheba have finally confirmed that they are a couple after denying in several interviews.

D’Banj kissed her after he was announced as the winner of one of the biggest awards of the MTV Africa Music Awards 2015 – “The Evolutionary Award”.

Bonang was definitely not expecting the kiss but yeah it’s Banga Lee you can’t deny. It follows the kiss Cassper Nyovest landed Amanda Du Pont kiss at last year’s edition. The two dated for about three months before calling off their affair. We hope D’Banj and Bonang last longer.

Davido to feature Wizkid on a track next Month

Davido took to twitter some minutes ago after he won the best male act award at the just concluded MTV MAMA AWARDS 2015, he announced the long awaited collaboration with Star Boy, Wizkid.

So many fans have speculated this cannot happen, however the superstars have proven to us that their collaboration can come to reality.

Davido has won the best male act at the MAMAs twice in a row and he also defeated Wizkid this night at the MAMA 2015.

UNILAG Lecturer Slaps And Tears Woman’s Cloth At Petrol Station

A lecturer with the University of Lagos, Mr Arthur Avwokeni Joseph, was recently detained at Alade Police Station, Somolu, Lagos State, western Nigeria, after he allegedly fought a lady at petrol station and tore her clothes.

P.M.NEWS gathered that Joseph, 47, who works at the Business Administration Department of the university, went to a filling station along Fola Agoro Road, Somolu to buy fuel when there was an altercation between him and 28-year old Adeparusi Yetunde over who should buy the product first.

Joseph was alleged to have alighted from his car and told Yetunde that if she were one of his students he would have dealt with her.
After the threat and further exchange of words between them, Joseph allegedly slapped Yetunde and in the ensuing scuffle her clothes were also torn.

P.M.NEWS also learnt that Joseph seized Yetunde’s cell phone while Yetunde also seized some of his books.

Investigations by our correspondent revealed that after the incident, Joseph went to Alade police station and reported the incident.
When asked of the whereabouts of Yetunde, he said he did not know.

He was then asked to write a statement and while writing the statement, Yetunde’s phone that was with Joseph rang and when the police picked the call and asked if she was the owner, she said yes and she was asked to come to Alade Police station where it was discovered that her clothes were torn.

According to a source at the station, Joseph and Yetunde were both detained after they wrote their statements but were later granted bail.

APC Senators reject equal sharing of panel chairmanship seats among zones

Some All Progressives Congress (APC) Senators on yesterday rejected the principle of sharing the 57 ‎Senate Committees chairmanship positions evenly among the six geo-political zones in the country.

Spokesman for the Unity Forum,  a group of APC Senators opposed to the election of Senator Bukola Saraki as President of the Senate, Senator Kabiru Marafa, told journalists yesterday ‎in Abuja that it was unrealistic to have the committees shared equally among the zones.

Marafa, speaking on behalf of the APC Senators, rejected the new rule which distributes 57 standing committees equally among the six geo-political zones of the country, irrespective of political party affiliation.

He described the new Senate rules that introduced the equal sharing formula as a fraud and illegal because, according to him, the rules were not amended during the life of the Seventh Senate in accordance with the rules as stipulated in the Constitution and the chamber’s Standing Orders.

“The problem is that the Senate was inaugurated using a forged document; who forged that document? We can’t gloss over or sweep that criminality under the carpet; Nigeria is not a banana Republic!

“Remember the standing order is an offshoot of the Constitution; it spelt out clearly in Order 110 (1-5) how it can be amended just like the Constitution spelt out how it can be amended in section 9 (1-4)

“The insertion of Order 3 (2 iv) & 3 (3e i-iiii) in the 2015 edition is a deliberate act perpetrated by fifth columnists operating within the National Assembly to sabotage the government of President Muhammadu Buhari; it’s done to cause friction, disaffection and generate bad blood among Senators from different zones and confusion in the Senate with the sole aim of stagnating government business to give them time to perfect their agenda!,” he said.

Marafa reiterated his call for an investigation of the new Senate Rule Book which he said is unacceptable. “Look at the hypocrisy of inserting Order 3 (2 iv )? For 16 years of PDP leadership, the presiding officers and committee headship was skewed in favour of the zones that produced more PDP Senators, but suddenly, they introduced equality of zones in the distribution of these offices because they lost out; this is unacceptable by APC senators!

“Let me use this medium to call on all well-meaning Nigerians to, as a matter of urgency, call on all the concerned authorities to commence investigation into this illegality before it overwhelm us as a nation!”

In the 2015 Senate Rule Book, each zone is said to be expected to get at least nine committee chairmanship seats out of the total 57 Senate committees.

This new tradition is in compliance with Order 3 (4) of the Senate Standing Orders 2015 as amended. The new Standing Order states that “The appointment of Senators as chairmen and members of committees shall be carried out in such a manner as to reflect the six geo-political zones of the country and there shall be no predominance of Senators from a few geo-political zones”.

It was not contained in the 2011 version of the Senate Rule which was used by the David Mark-led 7th Senate.

Institute targets three million entrepreneurs in new deal

The Institute of Empowerment and Strategy (IES) is hoping to train and empower about three million Nigerians through various economic activities it hopes to execute within the next two years.

To achieve this target, the Institute said it has undertaken to conduct a National Empowerment Registration in Nigeria, a registration exercise expected to generate reliable statistical data that which would aid economic planning at federal and state levels.

Director-General of the Institute, Dr. Boniface Afiafia-Oru, told newsmen in Abuja that the National Empowerment Registration would be an automated demographic registration process.

His words: “The Institute of Empowerment and Strategy is an international organization established to intervene in the economic development and empowerment of Nigerians.  The Institute is on a rescue mission to complement the efforts of the Federal Government to change the tide of impoverishment to empowerment, joblessness to wealth creation, unequal status to strategic position.

While we hail Nigeria’s emergence as the biggest economy in Africa with the yearly growth rate of 7.6% as well as becoming the 26th largest growing economy in the world, these feats have not brought any significant change in the lives of Nigerians in terms of an increase in the per capital income.

“This is where the Institute wishes to step in to fulfill one of the objects of its establishment as enshrined in the memo and articles of association”.

He added: “The full implementation of these programs will no doubt create over two million direct jobs which will make a significant impact on the growth of the economy, as well as empowering three million Nigerian entrepreneurs in their various economic activities within the next 24 months.”

His words: “The purpose of the project is to obtain and store electronically a comprehensive verifiable date of Nigerians desiring economic empowerment and emancipation in all areas of discipline, especially the unemployed, or underemployed persons an all those involved or wish to be involved in any economic activity whether in the productive sector or in the distributive trade and commence or industrial and social sectors.

“The registration will form the data case for our strategic economic planning and empowerment, a baseline towards achieving our goal of creating 2 million direct jobs and empowerment of three million small businesses in Nigeria. Anybody desiring to receive any form of economic empowerment through our programs must first register in our national empowerment registration, This will give us proper idea of the people we are called to serve in all the states and local governments in Nigeria.”

Samsung engineering academy graduates 53 technicians

Samsung Engineering Academy, a public private partnership initiative involving Samsung Electronics and the Lagos State government through the World Bank-supported Lagos Eko Secondary School Education Project has graduated no fewer than 53 technicians

Speaking at the ceremony, Head, Lagos State Eko Secondary School Project, Mrs Folasade Fasehun, while addressing the graduands during graduation ceremony held in Lagos over the weekend said that, “It is heart-warming to see the graduation of the set of students from the academy.

These graduates have been equipped with the world-class skills to build a better future for themselves and to play an integral part in driving the economy of the state forward. The partnership between Lagos Eko Secondary School Education Project and Samsung Electronics is one of

She observed that more qualified technicians are critical to the country’s development noting that Nigeria is faced with an urgent need to fill the supply and demand gap that has emerged in the industry for technical skills and the number of students that enter the job market each year possessing these skills.

The Managing Director, Samsung Electronics West Africa, Brovo Kim said: “As Samsung expand into Africa we are striving to not only act ethically, but to positively impact the communities where our consumers live. We believe we will have the greatest impact by connecting our CSR initiatives to our history and core business.

Skilled graduates are key to helping us reach our business goals, providing us with a workforce of technicians and exclusive service experts needed to differentiate Samsung as a quality service-oriented company. With the goal to grow our business on the continent, we also know that we have to sustain our level of innovation.

This can only be achieved if we invest in education to facilitate thought-leadership in Africa.”

The new graduates are well poised to work in the electronics industry either as employees in repair centres, assembly lines or as independent entrepreneurs.

Samsung Engineering Academy is a part of the global Samsung Hope for Children Outreach programme, a one-year free training course, which is aimed at improving the quality of technical education in public secondary schools as part of its goal to train10,000 electronics engineers across Africa by 2015.

The pilot phase of Samsung Engineering Academy programmes, which had started in South Africa in 2011 is also running in Ethiopia and Kenya with plans to extend the initiative to more African countries by 2015.

The graduating students drawn from Government Technical College, Agidingbi, Ikeja, have successfully completed one year specialized training at the academy.

Accordingly, the students were trained to repair and service modern digital electronic devices such as LCD TV’s, Smartphones, refrigerators, air conditioners and laptops among other appliances.