Against the Odds with Peace Hyde EP10 hosts Linda Ikeji

This episode of Against The Odds with Peace Hyde chronicles the journey of one of the most successful bloggers in West Africa, Linda Ikeji. From humble beginnings, Ikeji had to not only find ways to overcome poverty but also provide for her family. Catch her prolific rise from model to superstar blogger on this episode of Against The Odds with Peace Hyde.

"Our Marriage Is Worth Fighting For" Tope & Dipo Olagbegi on 5 Years After!

Dipo Olagbei proprosed under Ikorodu bridge.
5 Years After showcases couples who have been married for 5 years and over.
This episode highlights the Olagbegi's; Tope & Dipo as they share their marital journey.

NFF Motivates Falcons With $10,000 Win Bonus Against South Africa

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), will double the winning bonus of the Super Falcons as a big incentive ahead Saturday’s 11th Women Africa Cup of Nations Final against the Banyana Banyana of South Africa in Accra.
 Pinnick, assured this when he met with the players and officials at the AH Hotel, Accra on Thursday, as he delivered the good wishes of His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) and the football –loving populace of Nigeria to the Cup holders.

The Falcons had earned $3,000 for a win in the group phase but were earmarked for $5,000 each for victory in the Final.


“I want to let you know that the Government and the good and great people of Nigeria are happy with your performance in the championship so far. They are looking forwards to you retaining the trophy by beating South Africa on Saturday.

“Let me commend the lofty commitment, dedication and resilience that you have displayed so far in the championship, alongside that unique Nigerian spirit that was most in evidence against the Cameroonians in the semi final. You are indeed true champions, and we believe you will retain the Cup on Saturday. Go out there and win on Saturday and earn yourselves $10,000 each, as against the $5,000 that the NFF earlier promised.”

The two captains, Onome Ebi and Rita Chikwelu on behalf of the team expressed gratitude to His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR), the NFF, the Nigeria media and football –loving Nigerians at home and in the diaspora for their support to the team, and pledged that they will overcome the Banyana Banyana in Saturday’s final in order to return to Nigeria with the trophy.

Man Caught Attempting To Sell Human Eyeball For N250,000 In Niger State

The Niger State Police Command arrested Shuaibu Ibrahim,35, of Safiu village in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State with a human eyeball.
Northern City News gathered that one Ojo, now at large, reportedly gave the eyeball to the suspect to sell in Niger State for N250,000.

According to the police report, operatives attached to the Gawu Babangida Division in Gurara Local Government Area arrested Ibrahim.

It was learnt that the police operatives apprehended the suspect in the early hours of Thursday following a tip-off from a member of the public.

The eyeball was said to have been removed from a victim of a communal clash between the Igbira and Bassa people in Nasarawa State.



 Further checks revealed that the suspect had been involved in the illegal trafficking of human parts across the northern states for over five years.

The suspect said he was the intermediary between Ojo and his customers, who were buyers of human parts.

Ibrahim said, “My duty is to deliver human parts given to me by Ojo to his clients across the northern states. We make quick money in this business but I cannot tell what the buyers are using the parts for.

“A lot of people are interested in buying human parts but I don’t know what they use them for. My duty is to deliver as and when due to our clients and collect the money.

“I don’t even ask clients what they are using the human eyeballs for, but I guess it must be something serious.”

SHY AWAY FROM YOUR RESPONSIBILTIES AS A FATHER: Jamil Abubakar’s Alleged Babymama Calls Him Out!

Former IG's son/ Dangote's son in law, Jamil Abubakar is dragged by his alleged babymama Maureen Chiamaka. Chi who is now into beauty products (sells cream) says Jamil has not been responsible for the upkeep of 'their' son and yet he has the guts to mock her on snapchat for selling cream.

 Chi who obviously got upset because of this claim, took to her IG and called the former police boss' son out.... She said alot... read below.

Rashida Jones ,Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dr. Dre, singer Usher Raymond Attend Quincy Jones’ Hand and Footprint Ceremony

 

Quincy Jones’ had his Hand And Footprint ceremony at The TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on Tuesday, Nov. 27.

Quincy's supporters included his daughter Rashida Jones (pictured), NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, music producer Dr. Dre, singer Usher Raymond, and rapper Snoop Dogg, aka Snoop Lion and   Snoop's long-suffering wife Shante Broadus.
 

Usher,showed up at the ceremony wearing the same mid-length pea green coat that he wore to Kim Porter's funeral on Saturday in Georgia. 

 

Regina King with Glenn Close, Kathryn Hahn, Nicole Kidman, Rachel Weisz and pop singer Lady Gaga Covers The Hollywood Reporter Magazine

 

Actress Regina King is on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. King graces the cover with 4 leading ladies -- Glenn Close, Kathryn Hahn, Nicole Kidman, Rachel Weisz and pop singer Lady Gaga.



Regina's hard work paid off when she won an Emmy recently for her role in the film Seven Seconds.
Inside the mag, the ladies discussed how Hollywood has changed as a consequence of social media's focus on the gender wage gap.
Regina, 47, says she was aware of the growing pay gap between actors, but she didn't dwell on it because she wanted the work. She said she never discussed the gender pay gap with her agent.

"I was talking to [actress] Maggie Gyllenhaal -- just because we both have been acting for so long, and were young when we started — and I feel like I was very much aware of the pay differences between men and women," she said. "I knew it and I just said, 'Yeah, OK. That's there. But I'm focusing on the work.' So now it's like, 'Oh, shoot. I never had a conversation with any of my female peers that were experiencing the same thing.' 

51 Whales Die After Being Stranded On A Beach

 

Fifty-one pilot whales died after being stranded on a beach in the Chatham Islands of New Zealand.  The mass encorado means that more than 200 whales died in separate incidents during last week in the region.  The Conservation Department of New Zealand claims that between 80 and 90 whales were found in the Hanson Bay area on Thursday.  Several dozens managed to recover, but 50 were found dead and one had to be knocked down.  "There was no chance of being able to successfully save the remaining whale. Unfortunately, the decision was made for euthanasia. It was the most human thing to do," said Chatham Islands operations manager, Dave Carlton.

Tiffany Trump Dating Wealthy Nigerian Raised Michael Boulos

Tiffany Trump is dating a new billionaire construction heir from Nigeria - a country her father referred to as a 's**thole' .Boulos grew up in Lagos, Nigeria where he and his brother attended an elite international school. His brother is an actor and rapper who performs as Farastafari.
His mother is popular humanitarian and SPAN CEO, Sarah Boulous.

Boulos attended an elite international school in Nigeria, and his brother Fares is an actor and rapper who performs as Farastafari. Their family founded Boulos Enterprises and the publicly traded conglomerate SCOA Nigeria owned by Dr. Massad Fares Boulos. His wife Sarah Boulos, is the founder of Society for the Performing Arts in Nigeria.

Page Six reports that the youngest first daughter brought Michael Boulos, heir of multibillion dollar Nigerian conglomerate Boulos Enterprises, to Thanksgiving dinner at Trumps' Mar-a-Lago.
A source tells Page Six that Tiffany met Boulos while on vacation in Mykonos, Greece.


Tiffany and Boulos's relationship flourished and Tiffany invited Boulos to the Trumps' Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida for Thanksgiving.






Tiffany is President Trump's youngest daughter. Her mother is wealthy 55-year-old socialite Marla Maples, who was Trump's second wife. Trump and Maples divorced in 1999.

The lovers were spotted in September attending a Taoray Wang show during New York Fashion Week, while Tiffany wore a baby blue dress and sat alongside her new beau.

Despite their public appearance, a source tells Page Six Tiffany is 'happy she has so far been able to keep this with Michael under the radar'.


'She introduced him to her family at Thanksgiving, and he comes across as a very intelligent young man from a great family,' the source said.

'There was no mention of the president's unfortunate comment about African nations,' they added.

The pair met on vacation in Mykonos this summer just after the 25-year-old called it quits with ex-boyfriend Ross Mechanic in the spring, whom she met while attending University of Pennsylvania.

Boulos' family is of Lebanese decent and was raised in Lagos but is now based in London, Page Six reports.

hmmm......... Toyin Lawani is asking what is the difference between a runs girl and a prostitute

, Toyin Lawani, asked this question via her IG page today.

#SGIT5; Watch Skinny Girl in Transit Season 5 episode 4!

             

               Mide and Tiwa's big day is getting closer and Mama Tiwa is making preparations with Aunt Dupe. Derin and Chris have a run in and it all takes an interesting turn. Watch!

‘Wizard of OZ’ beats ‘Star Wars’ to become the Most Influential Film of All Times

        

Researchers at the University of Turin in Italy have named the most influential movie as ‘Wizard of OZ’ after studying more than 47,000 movies, according to Yahoo!
The movie wins after findings showed it had the most references made to it in other movies, and the most spin-offs.

According to the study, Oz beat Star Wars and Psycho, which came in second and third, as well as fourth and fifth place finishers King Kong and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The movie was released in 1939 and featured Judy Garland as Dorothy, a simple farm girl from Kansas who is transported to the land of Oz before ruby red slippers bring her back home.
Check out the top 20 below:

1. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
2. Star Wars (1977)
3. Psycho (1960)
4. King Kong (1933)
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
6. Metropolis (1927)
7. Citizen Kane (1941)
8. The Birth of a Nation (1915)
9. Frankenstein (1931)
10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
11. Casablanca (1942)
12. Dracula (1931)
13. The Godfather (1972)
14. Jaws (1975)
15. Nosferatu (1922)
16. The Searchers (1956)
17. Cabiria (1914)
18. Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb(1964)
19. Gone With the Wind (1939
20. Battleship Potemkin (1925)

EFCC catches Lebanese man with over $2million cash at Abuja Airport

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested  Abbas Lakis, a Lebanese for money laundering offence.

 

Lakis was apprehended at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, following intelligence report that he had on him, undeclared huge sums of monies aboard the Egypt Airline bringing him from the Kano Airport en route Lebanon.

At the point of arrest, a search on his luggage uncovered $2,104,936 (Two Million, One Hundred and Four Thousand, Nine Hundred and Thirty six Dollars), £163, 740 (One Hundred and Sixty Three Thousand, Seven Hundred and Forty Pounds), €144,680 (One Hundred and Forty Four Thousand, Six Hundred and Eighty Euros).

Other currencies found with Lakis include Riyal 391,838 (Three Hundred and Ninety One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Thirty Eight Riyals), CHF 3,420 (Three Thousand Four Hundred and Twenty Swiss Franc),Lira 435 (Four Hundred and Thirty five Lira), £109,000 (One Hundred and Nine Thousand Lebanese Pounds), Dirhams 10,135 (Ten Thousand One Hundred and Thirty Five UAE Dirhams) ¥10,000 (Ten Thousand Chinese Yuan) and Riyal10 (Ten Qatar riyal), in his possession.

He will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

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Jay Z aims at Kanye West on Meek Mill's new album

Jay-Z used his feature on Meek Mill's new studio album Championships to call out Kanye West.


Beyoncé hubby took aim at West on "What's Free", a collaboration with Rick Ross and Mill, which is a take on Notorious BIG's "What's Beef". In the track, Jay-Z mocks West over his support of Trump, rapping: "No red hat, don't Michael and Prince me and Ye / They separate you when you got Michael and Prince's DNA / I ain't one of these house n***as you bought / My house like a resort, my house bigger than yours."

Then he appears to almost-compare West's wife Kim Kardashian with his own wife, Beyonce: "My spo– c'mon man, my route better, of course."





Jay-Z and West's relationship has been tumultuous of late. During an interview in April with David Letterman, he spoke about his relationship with West and said: "That's my brother. We're beyond friends. Really, like literally, my little brother is Kanye, and like your little brother, things happen sometimes."

Nikki Laoye and hubby, Alex Oturu part ways after 7 years

Gospel singer, Nikki Laoye and hubby, Alex Oturu have reportedly split and are heading for divorce, after been married for 7 years.

 

Nikki Laoye and Alex Oturu got married in a grand wedding ceremony which was held in Lagos on the 11th of December, 2011. They married as virgins.

Nikki said she and her hubby married as virgins and both of them had never had sex before marriage.
In her words: –

“My husband was not surprised that I was a virgin when we got married because he was also a virgin. Even though I was a virgin when I got married, I had equipped myself with information on sex education. I preach to Christian ladies that they should not think that because they are virgins, they should not find out how to get things done because when they get there, they have work to do. It has been fun and an adventure for us because we are finding out things about ourselves.”

“I decided to remain a virgin till I got married. I did not just want to be jumping from one man to another. It is often said that once you pop the cherry, you can’t stop and I did not want to deal with sexual issues while I was dealing with my life and education. I also did not want to get pregnant, so I told God to help me. I was tempted a lot but I was blessed to have wonderful relationships whereby the men respected my decision and even helped me to keep my promise. My husband also told me that he kept himself for a special woman. The truth is that now that I am having a lot of sex, I have come to realize that it is very emotional and it should be done with someone you will love to see the next day,”
The couple have been separated for about a year due to an alleged irreconcilable difference and reportedly don’t live together.
Nikki Laoye and Alex Oturu have also not been together in public for a while, and have also ditched their wedding bands in recent photos.

 

While the gospel singer and her husband don’t have a child together, a source close to the family disclosed that couple might have even begun divorce proceedings but have split on amicable terms and remain friends.




Pls ladies shine your eyes... marriage is a good thing.... pls marry a man that loves you.
Don't get carried away by the "feeling' watch and pray.
Pls men marry a woman that you love and she must respect you

Jide Kosoko talks about death and dying

Jide Kosoko has revealed his greatest fear in life and it revolves around life and death.

The icon actor who is popular in both Yoruba and English movies has said that he is scared of death. According to Prince Jide Kosoko in a quick chat with PulseTV, he does not want to die at all.

Prince Jide Kosoko who answered a number of questions in quick succession did not hesitate when asked his greatest fear in life, he replies: “I dont want to die at all”
Well, let’s hope the Prince lives for a very long time since he is so scared of death!

Travis Scott to invest his Astroworld in marijuana business

        

Scott recently filed paperwork to blaze a trail into the marijuana accessories market. He wants to slap “Astroworld” all over pipes, bongs and hookahs. And, lest you think this is some half-baked plan … it’s a savvy move to keep cashing in on the title of his hit album, music festival and tour.
According to document obtained by TMZ, the gear will be for use with tobacco.

It’s a small step for Travis, after his giant leaps to trademark “S.P.A.C.E” merch and “ASTROWORLD” jewelry.
It seems Travis has figured it out there are lots of money to be made off marijuana.

Chude Jideonwo Praises Kemi Adetiba For #KingOfBoys.

 ‎Ifechukwude Osanedum Jideonwo was named by Forbes as one of Africa's 30 best entrepreneurs under 30. He is Managing Partner of Red Media Africa .He praised prolific director for her blockbuster ...magine he watched it 3x.




THRICE.
That’s how many times I have now watched #KingOfBoys.
First on the day it opened.
Second, 3 days after.
And then, again, yesterday night.
I haven’t been this excited about a Nigerian story since... Diamond Ring.
You know, when Kemi Adetiba delivered the piece of genius called #TheWeddingParty, I was worried for two reasons.
A. That she would get no respect for what she just did. Lazy critics dismissed its success as the love of Nigerians for slap stick comedy, both showing they don’t know what slap stick is, and that their lazy derision of Nigerian storytelling has blinded them to the fact that this director just wove a million brilliant threads and tropes into a compelling mirror into what makes the culture throb in our country. TWP wasn’t an accident. TWP was craftsmanship, every frame deliberate and delicious. Kemi already made the point about her prodigiousness with it.
B. That we would all miss the point of Sola Sobowale. And we did. Many of those who gave her roles after showed themselves completely unaware that the magic she presented in TWP wasn’t comedic timing, it was the depth and range of her transcendent talent. Kemi got the essence of Sobowale and knew that we had just unwrapped the first layer. And there is more from that endless well of, yes, Viola Davis-esque gravitas. No hyperboles.

With #KingOfBoys, Kemi finally made sure you didn’t miss the point.
With this, she also made it clear that, in that industry, today, she has no peer.

The sheer audacity of giving us a 3-hour film and daring us to leave (Surulere cinema is the harshest - and we stayed till the end, and gave a standing and clapping ovation). The chutzpah of giving us so many delightful characters without worrying that we would follow the threads.
The sheer confidence in allowing this film speak for and sell itself, no gimmicks needed.

I am a lover of Nigerian stories. Crazy about them.
Our stories truly, deeply matter - and they are often told with a hammer rather than pestle.
So I am both deeply grateful to and in awe of those who get the essence, the beauty, the magic of the multiple Nigerian narratives that dimmer eyes often sadly miss.

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Nicki Minaj Brings Out Li'l Wayne Ex Lauren London , Brooke Bailey ...mother and daughter Evelyn Lozada and Shaniece for #GOODFORM video

 For #Goodform video,Nicki Minaj brings out Li'l Wayne Ex Lauren London , Brooke Bailey ...mother and daughter Evelyn Lozada and Shaniece


Nicki Minaj hails the "ATL" actress.....
Yo hold up, hold up, hold up, okay, hold up
You see a bad bitch coming, tell yo ass to hold up
I'm in that new new meeting Nunu when I roll up
I told the valet, "Park the Benz and bring the Rolls up"
Yo hold up, hold up, hold up, okay, hold up
He see me lookin' pretty every time he scroll up
Might gotta let the blicky hit you if you stroll up
Now put your hands up, it's a hold up
Run me the money

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Cece Yara Foundation, HelpMum, and Project Enable Africa : Winners emerge in Google Impact Challenge

       

 Google announced twelve non-profits and social enterprises as  winners and they were each awarded a share of $2 million in grant funding.
The Cece Yara Foundation, HelpMum, and Project Enable Africa while the final winner, chosen by the general public, was V k.

All four winners will receive $250 000 each, while the eight runners up will each receive $125 000.
The funding will be allocated in tranches, to be assigned to each enterprise as they reach a set of predefined milestones specific to each venture.
In addition to the funding, Google said in a statement, the winners and runners up will also receive support from Google to reach their goals and meet those milestones.
Google Impact Challenge Africa, a competition to find the most innovative African non-profits and social enterprises using technology to solve societal problems, opened in May.
More than 5,000 entries were received in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.
Judging to narrow down the 12 finalists was conducted by a team of Googlers and Google partners with expertise in the sector.
Voting was then opened to the public from 8 to 26 November. On the night, each entrant pitched their enterprise to a judging panel, which voted on the winners. The results of the public vote determined the people’s choice winner.
Judges on the night included John Momoh, Chairman/CEO Channels media group; Parminder Vir, Chief Executive Officer, Tony Elumelu Foundation; Rapper, CEO of Chocolate City Music Group, MI Abaga; Philanthropist and Executive Director of Nigeria Network of NGOs, Oluseyi Oyebisi; Managing General Partner, EchoVC Partners, Eghosa Omoigui; and Google Nigeria’s Country Director, Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor.
In her address, Google Country Director in Nigeria, Mrs Ehimuan-Chiazor, said “Many African innovators are doing great work with real impact and Google is keen to shine a light on their work, and also give a financial boost to their projects and ideas.
“We believe technology can help local and national organisations to better reach their goals and solve some of the continent’s most pressing challenges, and Google is eager to provide support to individuals and organisations using technology in new ways to make a positive difference.”
Vetsark, in its bid, says it plans to launch Alpha Prime Disease Surveillance Technology to predict, prevent, and control pests and disease outbreaks in Nigeria to protect crops and livestock while The Cece Yara Foundation established the first toll-free child helpline and child advocacy centre in Nigeria and aims to connect victims with professional services through the web, SMS, and mobile apps.
HelpMum uses mobile technology to provide clean birth kits to ensure that pregnant women are given the best possible care during delivery, irrespective of where they live while Project Enable Africa project promotes the access of people with disabilities and their caregivers to ICT skills and opportunities.
The eight runners up that emerged include BudgiT Foundation, Bunmi Adedayo Foundation, Junior Achievement Nigeria, LearnFactory Nigeria, Rural Development and Reformation Foundation, Seed Tracker, Solar Sister and The Roothub Tech 101.

Nicki Minaj shouts out #TheShadeRoom in Good Form

Nicki Minaj shouts out The Shade Roomin Good Form .She writes


See a bitch got more coins than a game room
So we ain't ever hatin' in TheShadeRoom
See I keep my sons in a playroom
So me and you ain't ever in the same room

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Nicki Minaj comes for Cardi B , hires for her video strip bartenders, Baddie Gi and Jade fighting with her 😍😍😍👅👅🦄🦄💕💕💕

        

Nicki Minaj  rekindled her beef with Cardi B … despite the fact both superstar rappers they have reconciled.Nicki shared a photo from the set with Cardi’s foes in front of her.

Nicki picked hired the 2 strip club bartenders,  Baddie Gi and Jade who is Tekashi sixtynine girl friend , who are preparing to sue Cardi. The women appear in the video for “Good Form”,  which features Lil Wayne.The bartender sisters appear, shaking their asses next to Nicki around the 40-second mark.

 

Nigerian power firm to sell electricity to Burkina Faso

         

 Nigeria isallegedly preparing to sell its “stranded electricity” to Burkina Faso, as the nation’s power industry continues to battle challenges.
The planned energy export is being put in place by the concessionaire of Kainji and Jebba hydro power stations, Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited, MESL.

The company said it had been approached by the West African nation and it was ready for a deal.
“I am complaining that I have energy that cannot be utilised,” said the managing director of the company, Lamu Audu, on Thursday. “And some of us are actually looking beyond the borders of Nigeria to sell our power if the Nigerian market cannot take it because we have to remain in business—-we have responsibilities to our shareholders.
“Investments have been made, and that is why we are looking into the West African market. Honestly, we are already talking to Burkina Faso. They approached us and we are willing to have deals with them to sell power to them. They are willing to buy.”
Mr Audu said this at the PwC’s Annual Power and Utilities Roundtable in Lagos.
The company acquired Kainji and Jebba power plants through a concession agreement in November 2013, following the privatisation of the power sector.
Speaking during a panel session at the event, Mr Audu said when the firm took over in 2013, it had not a single generating unit in operation although it had an installed capacity of 760 MW.
He explained that Jebba had an installed capacity of 578 .4 MW, with six generating units.
However, he said, the company took over five generating units that had not been overhauled in 30 years.
“As we speak today, we generate 20 to 25 per cent of the energy going into the grid,” Mr Audu said.
“We have ramped up our capacity at Kainji from zero to 440 MW. At Jebba, what we concentrated on is the reliability of the existing units. We utilised the capacity of our staff to recover some of the units.
“Currently, we have a capacity of 922 MW but, on the average, it is only 600 MW to 650 MW that is utilised. So, we have stranded energy, which is seriously impacting on our ability to attract more funding for capacity recovery and capacity expansion.”
Issues of blackout and perennial power failure have impeded on the nation’s growth and development for decades. A number of public officials who promised to deliver when appointed into the power ministry end up failing to actualise their dreams.
The minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has however said at different fora that the nation’s power situation has improved.
Mr Audu said some stakeholders are looking beyond the shores of Nigeria to attract investment and optimise underutilised power.
He also explained that the challenges in the Nigerian power industry are complex, adding that they nation may not experience uninterrupted power supply until the next two decades.

Mercy Aigbe Debut Pixie Cut for Uche Jombo ‘Heaven on My Mind’ premiere

 

 Mercy Aigbe wore this maroon dress and slayed this pixie cut.She wowed her 4,075,107 followers on Instagram.

She captioned;

Premiere Ready!!!!!
It’s the movie HEAVENONMYMIND @heavenonmymindthemovie 🎥🎥🎥🎥
Hair @ayochicandstyle
Make up @beyondglams

Shaffy Bello,Kate Henshaw, Ini Edo, Mercy Aigbe, Alex Ekubo, others step out for Uche Jombo ‘Heaven on My Mind’ premiere

         

Uche Jombo premiered her new film, ‘Heaven on My Mind’, on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at IMAX Cinemas, Lekki, Lagos state.


 Kate Henshaw, Ini Edo, Mercy Aigbe, Alex Ekubo,  Adunni Ade and many others attended.

 

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By-election: LASIEC assures stakeholders of credible elections

        

 Hon. Justice Ayotunde Phillips has assured stakeholders that the Commission would live up to expectation as an unbiased electoral umpire in the conduct of the Councillorship by-election into Ward C (Owode Orile) in Bariga Local Council Development Area of the State.
She affirmed that the Commission had no “preferred political party or candidate for the by-election”.

Justice Phillips gave the assurance in an address delivered on her behalf by Chief (Mrs) Toyin Ibrahim-Famakinwa at a stakeholders’ forum organised by the Commission towards the conduct of a by-election to fill the vacant Councillorship seat in Bariga LCDA.
The Chairman  stressed that the Commission would ensure that the votes cast by eligible voters in the affected Ward would determine the winner of the election, adding that eligible voters in the area should, therefore, actively participate in the process to vote for the candidate who would best represent them in government at the grassroots level.




While commiserating with the family, the people of Bariga Local Council Development Area and political associates of Mr. Solomon Awokoya, the deceased who represented the Ward, Justice Phillips said that the Commission was obliged by law to conduct the by-election to fill the vacuum arising from the demise of the Councillor.


She commented that the stakeholders’ forum was organised by the Commission to enable interaction and exchange ideas with a view to ensuring the success of the electoral process that would culminate in the election of a new Councillor for the Ward.


 Commission has also disclosed that collection of nomination forms by political parties would commence on Thursday, 29th November 2018 while the closing date for the submission of nomination forms is Wednesday, 5th December 2018.


Leaders of political parties, traditional rulers, community leaders, law enforcement personnel and other key stakeholders also attended the meeting.

360,000 adolescents expected to die of AIDS by 2030, says UNICEF

        

Some 360,000 adolescents are expected to die of AIDS by 2030 if investment in HIV prevention is not ramped up, according to a UNICEF report released on Thursday.
The figures show the world is “off track’’ in its goal to end AIDS among children by 2030, UNICEF’s executive director, Henrietta Fore, said.

Projections show there will be a decline in the number of children and young people infected with HIV and dying from AIDS-related causes.
But the UN children’s fund warned progress is notably slower among adolescents – defined by the UN as those between ages 10 and 19.
For example, AIDS-related deaths are projected to decrease by 57 per cent among children below the age of 14 by 2030, compared with 35 per cent among those aged 15 to 19 years.
“Programmes to prevent HIV transmission from mothers to babies are paying off but haven’t gone far enough.
“Programmes to treat the virus and prevent it from spreading among older children are nowhere near where they should be,’’ Ms Fore said.
The report blames slow progress in preventing HIV among young children, along with a failure to address structural and behavioural drivers of the epidemic.
For example, many young people do not know they have HIV, and those who do often fail to stick to their treatment plans.
UNICEF is pushing for more family-centred testing and diagnostic technologies, as well as targeted outreach programmes and a greater use of digital platforms to improve knowledge of HIV among adolescents.
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