Christians and Muslims To Work Together in Nigeria

Christian and Muslim leaders hold talks in Nigeria. Photo Credit: JIHAD WATCH.
Christians and Muslims To Work Together in Nigeria

GENEVA, 29 September 2015 / PRN Africa / -- Key stakeholders in a new inter-religious centre in Nigeria have met to plan for the centre and its work, set to launch in March 2016.

The meeting was held at the Ecumenical Institute in Bossey, Switzerland, 27 to 28 September.

Institutions represented were the Jordanian Royal Aal Al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought (RABIIT), the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) and Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI).

The project has developed as a result of a high-level international inter-religious visit to Nigeria by representatives of the WCC and RABIIT in 2012.

Speaking about the significance of the project, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the WCC, said, “Muslims and Christians can, through this initiative, hear each other's stories, share each other's pain, and begin to heal. This centre is a significant common project for Muslims and Christian leaders in Nigeria and a pioneering work in inter-religious encounter.”

Attendees shared their vision for the work of the centre, which is intended to act as an impetus for healing and reconciliation in Nigeria, given the recent incidents of conflict in the country. The governance, management and programme of the centre are intended to model Nigerian Christians and Muslims working together on issues of concern to all Nigerians.

The evocative phrase “In the sandals of the other” was proposed as a descriptive title for the centre. In the first year of its operation, the centre will work on supporting victims of violence who are suffering from trauma, with a particular focus on women and young people. It will also share examples of people working together to support each other across religious boundaries, as well as beginning substantial data collection.

Participants of the meeting included Dr Khalid A Abubakar, Ms Lamya Al-Khraisha, Dr Clare Amos, Dr Usman Muhammad Bugaje, Mr Sulayman Hart, Dr Gina Lende, Rt Rev. Prof Emele Mba Uka, Rev. Dr Yusuf Ibrahim Wushishi, Dr Yakubu Joseph and Ms Marietta Ruhland.

SOURCE World Council of Churches (WCC)  

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Terrorism Most Immediate Problem for New Nigerian Government - President Buhari

Terrorism Most Immediate Problem for New Nigerian Government, President Buhari Tells UN

Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventieth session. UN Photo/Amanda Voisard.
 
YORK, 28 September 2015 / PRN Africa / -- The new Nigerian Government has many issues to contend with but none as important as defeating the terrorist threat posed by Boko Haram and bringing back the Chibok girls unharmed, the country's President declared at the United Nations General Assembly today.

“Boko Haram's war against the people of Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon may not attract as much worldwide attention as the wars in the Middle East but the suffering is just as great and the human cost is equally high,” Muhammadu Buhari said in his address to the Assembly's high-level debate.

Stating that Nigerians are on the front lines of the war on terror, he said the battle is between progress and chaos; between democracy and the rule of law.

“Boko Haram celebrates violence against the weak and the innocent and deplorably, they hide behind their perverted interpretation of Islam. Boko Haram is as far away from Islam as anyone can think of.”

Mr. Buhari, who was elected President in March, informed fellow world leaders that the new Government is attacking the problems it inherited head-on.

“We intend to tackle inequalities arising from massive unemployment and previous government policies favouring a few people to the detriment of the many. We intend to emphasize quality technological education for development and lay foundation for comprehensive care of the aged, the disadvantaged and the infirm.

“But for now, terrorism is the immediate problem,” he stressed.

The President outlined a number of steps being taken, adding that Nigeria and her neighbours Cameroon, Chad and Niger plus Benin are working together to face this common threat within the regional framework of the Lake Chad Basin Commission.

“We have established a multinational joint task force to confront, degrade and defeat Boko Haram. We have driven them away from many of their strongholds, killed or captured many of their operatives or commanders and freed several hundreds of hostages.

“One of our major aims is to rescue the Chibok girls alive and unharmed. We are working round the clock to ensure their safety and eventual reunion with their families. Chibok girls are constantly on our minds and in our plans,” he stated.

Some 276 girls were abducted by Boko Haram from their school in Chibok, located in Nigeria's restive north-eastern Borno state, in April 2014, as the militant group ramped up brutal attacks targeting the country's children. Some 200 of the girls were released from captivity in April of this year.

SOURCE UN News Centre  

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Dr. Mike Murdock Live In Port Harcourt On October 1

World famous American televangelist and Pastor of the Wisdom Center ministry based in Haltom City, Texas, Dr. Michael Dean Murdock will be in Port Harcourt on October 1, to join millions of Nigerians as we celebrate the 55th Independence Anniversary of Nigeria.
He will be ministering with Pastor David Ibiyeomie, the General Overseer of Salvation Ministries.  

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Nigerian Consumers Opinion Forum Will Launch Before Christmas

Nigerian Consumers Opinion Forum Will Launch Before Christmas 

The Nigerian Consumers Opinion Forum is an open public information discussion forum on the internet to rate companies, brands, products and services in Nigeria, the biggest and largest market for consumers in Africa and among the major markets in the world.

AMAA 2015: The Official Winners List

@TonyOElumelu was appointed Honorary Counsel for the Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA.
 The prestigious event was held last night at the Boardwalk International Convention Centre, Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth in South Africa. It is the first AMAA outside Nigeria and has attracted more attention than the previous editions hosted by Bayelsa State in the state capital of Yenagoa since the inaugural edition in May 2005, except for the 2008 edition of AMAA held in Abuja, federal capital of Nigeria and the 2012 edition held in Lagos.  

 Kunle Afolayan, Director of "October 1".

Samson Tadesse and director Ethiopian filmmaker Theodros Teshome Kebede of "Triangle - Going to America", a film based on issues of immigration.

 Ebele Okoye, Director of "The Legacy of Rubies". AMAA 2015   #AMAA2015 (@AMAAWARDS) | Twitter

EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
Twaaga – Burkina Faso

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION
The Legacies of Rubies – Nigeria

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
Egypt’s Modern Pharaohs  – Egypt

OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE
Timbuktu – Mauritania

MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD:
Fevers – Morocco

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT
Sound of Tears - Canada

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution – USA

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA FEATURE
Supremacy - USA

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
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AMAA 2015 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
October 1 – Nigeria

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
Njinga: Queen of Angola – Angola

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK
Triangle Going to America – Ethiopia

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT
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AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
Lobraz Kaan – Mauritius

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Lobraz Kaan – Mauritius

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
Timbuktu

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY
Le President

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY FILM
30 Days In Atlanta

AMAA 2015- BAYELSA STATE GOVERNMENT ENDOWED AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILMOctober 1

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST CHILD ACTOR
Layla Walet Mohammed and Mehdi A.G Mohammed – Timbuktu

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/ PROMISING ACTOR 
IT’S A JOINT AWARD AND THE AWARD GOES TO Kemi Lala Akindoju (DAZZLING MIRAGE) and Hassan Spike Insingoma – (BODA BODA THIEVES)

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
 Samson Tadesse - Triangle Going to America

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Hilda Dokubo - Stigma

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Sadiq Daba – October 1

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Lesliana Pereira - NJINGA: Queen of Angola

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR
Destiny Ekaragha - Gone Too Far

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Abderrahmane Sissako - Timbuktu

AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST FILM
 Timbuktu – Mauritania  

SPECIAL JURY
There are some occasions where the jury feels the need to acknowledge certain films for their forward vision. On this occasion, the jury would like to give special jury prizes to two films:
 Le President by Jean-Pierre Bekolo of Cameroun; and to Triangle: Going to America by Theodros Teshome Kebede of Ethiopia.

AMAA 2015 JURY STATEMENT DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE JURY FOR 2015 MR. KEITH SHIRI: Saturday September 26, 2015. Port Elizabeth    South Africa

On behalf of the jury members I welcome you to the AMAA 2015 Awards. Over the last 11 years, the AMAA Awards has set itself the challenging but rewarding task of celebrating the best of our continent and its Diaspora’s filmmaking.

To this end, our aim has always been to reward and encourage African originality in film production; to seek out and bring attention to the continent’s unique and distinctive talents; to champion her distinctive voices and to encourage and nurture that rare combination of ambition and originality that is the best of our movie making.

Every year, hundreds of films from across the continent and its Diaspora arrive at the AMAA offices.  This year we received close to 800 movie entries from over 60 countries, mostly within Africa and also from around the world. This unprecedented number of entries, in all categories and from many African diaspora countries and communities. can lead only to this conclusion: AMAA is indeed, a truly Pan-African event and a global brand.

It is significant that this year for the first time in AMAA’s history, the nominations event was held in the African Diaspora, in Los Angeles:  and that the Awards themselves are held outside of Nigeria, here in South Africa.

And after our several weeks and months of consultations, we commend to you tonight, our roll call of the best for 2015.
Thank you and have a wonderful evening.

Keith Shiri, London based programme advisor BFI London Film Festival, Artistic Director of the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), President of the AMAA 2015 Jury.
Ambassador Filippe Savadogo, Former Secretary General FESPACO   Burkina Faso
John Akomfrah, OBE, London based Ghanaian filmmaker
Prof. Hyginus Ekwuazi, Professor of Broadcasting and Film, University of Ibadan
Former Managing director of the Nigerian Film Corporation, and until recently Head of the Department of Theatre Arts at the University of Ibadan,  Founding Director National Film Institute and former Director General Nigerian Film Corporation Jos, Nigeria.
Steve Ayorinde, Journalist and former MD of “National Mirror” newspaper, Nigeria
Dorothee Wenner, filmmaker and curator at the Berlin International Film Festival
Asantewa Olatunji, Programming Director of PAFF, Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles and Atlanta,
June Givanni,  International film curator based in UK,  Artistic Director of the Colours of the Nile Film Festival, Addis Abeba; and director of the June Givanni Pan African Cinema Archive  
Shaibu Husseini, film journalist and critic at Lagos based The Guardian newspapers, Nigeria
Berni Goldblat, filmmaker and producer based in Burkina Faso
Ayuko Babu, Executive Director of PAFF, Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles and Atlanta
Charles Burnett, filmmaker Los Angeles USA

SOURCE: Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA. 
 
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WHO Removes Nigeria from Polio-Endemic List

WHO Removes Nigeria from Polio-Endemic List

GENEVA, 25 September 2015 / PRN Africa / -- The World Health Organization announced today that polio is no longer endemic in Nigeria. This is the first time that Nigeria has interrupted transmission of wild poliovirus, bringing the country and the African region closer than ever to being certified polio-free.

Félix et Meira is Canada's Selection for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 2016

 

Telefilm Canada announces that Félix et Meira is Canada's selection for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 2016 

MONTREAL, Sept. 25, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Telefilm Canada, which chairs the pan-Canadian Oscar selection committee, is pleased to announce that the feature film Félix et Meira, directed by Maxime Giroux, has been selected to represent Canada for consideration as a possible nominee in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 88th Academy Awards, to be held in Hollywood on February 28, 2016.

A President Addressing the UN Is Not An Achievement

H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE 70TH UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY UNITED NATIONS HEADQUATERS, NEW YORK ON 25TH, SEPTEMBER 2015.  

A President addressing the UN is not an achievement.
Even the worst presidents have done so.
What will be an achievement is when President Muhammadu Buhari fulfills his oath of office as the Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces to guaranty our national security, that is the security and welfare of every citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. But if he fails to do so, the National Assembly should IMPEACH HIM. 
Former President of Nigeria, Mr. Goodluck Jonathan, PhD, addressing the UN before he lost the 2015 presidential election.

Nigerians should no longer be patient with any incompetent President as they were with the last one who failed to guaranty the security of lives and properties and lived in denial of his corrupt and incompetent government for more than six years until he lost his desperate bid for a second term. And one political idiot is comparing him to our LORD and MESSIAH Jesus Christ and other idiots are commending him even though they know that he only won his gubernatorial election by bribery and corruption and in a civilized country, he would have been jailed.  

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New iPhone 6 Coming Soon To Nigeria

New iPhone 6 coming soon to Nigeria......

Why you should Buy the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus From an authorized re-seller.
If you are itching to get your hands on the latest iPhone from Apple, the good news is you will be able to do so sooner than you think.

It’s tempting to get it before it’s in Nigeria, but the early bird might not be getting the best worm. Asking family or friends to buy it abroad might not work in your favour. Last year iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus landed on our shores within 8 weeks of the launch in the US. Those who bought the new iPhone when it was officially launched most likely got it sooner than those waiting for family and friends to bring it from abroad.

What’s more, if you buy from iStore Ikeja you will not only have an official iPhone, but reap the benefits of these offerings. Here are five good reasons why you should wait for the official release and buy from iStore:

1) You won't need to pay a premium for what is already a premium product.

2) You'll get the peace of mind of a full manufacturer's warranty – a full 1 year.

3) Buying your iPhone from iStore, Ikeja entitles you to expert technical support and advice, along with free training workshops.

4) One of iPhone’s most stunning features is FaceTime, which allows you to make video calls over WiFi or cellular networks. Did you know that iPhones that come from Dubai don’t have FaceTime?

5) You'll have the confidence of knowing that your brand-new iPhone is the real, genuine deal, direct from Apple.

If that’s not enough, there is one more reason. As promised by iStore Ikeja last year, you will be able to trade-in your current iPhone for the new iPhone when it launches at iStore Ikeja. You can get up to 50% of the current value.

Go to www.myistore.com.ng to sign-up to be the first to know, and you could soon be holding the iPhone of your dreams in your hands. It will be here sooner than you think.  

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Nollywood Needs An Insurance Policy

Nollywood Needs An Insurance Policy

The Nigerian film industry popularly called Nollywood may be the largest in Africa and third largest in the world for the production of home videos, but it is not the biggest film industry in Africa. South Africa has the biggest film industry in Africa.
http://nfvf.co.za/home/22/files/Baseline%20study.pdf
http://www.gov.za/sites/www.gov.za/files/mso1a2_0.pdf
The Nigerian film industry is not as organized as the South African film industry that has functional professional bodies with insurance policies.
From Kannywood to Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry does not have any insurance policy.

"King" Sunny Adé is Thanking God for His Birthday!

Happy Birthday "King" Sunny Adé!  
We wish you many happier returns of the day with all the glory and thanksgivings to Almighty God JEHOVAH. 
   
"King" Sunny Adé is a living legend and one of the greatest icons of African music as a highly gifted singer, master guitarist, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and choreographer who has been twice nominated for the coveted Grammy Awards.  

See more on his achievements on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Sunny_Ad%C3%A9  

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Malala Yousafzai, Aliko Dangote and other World Leaders Appointed To New Commission On Global Education

Administrator Shah with Malala Yousafzai; Alhaji Aliko Dangote, founder of the Dangote Group (far left); Christie Vilsack, USAID Senior Advisor for International Education; and Malala’s father (far right) at the Global Business Coalition for Education event. Photo credit: USAID.

The youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate, Malala Yousafzai, the acclaimed Pakistani human rights activist and champion of equal education for girls and billionaire Aliko Dangote, CEO, Dangote Group of Nigeria who is the richest black man in the world are among the world leaders, including five former presidents appointed to a new International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity. 

Trial of Senator Bukola Saraki is A Political Comedy of Errors

The political trial of  Senator Bukola Saraki, the new President of the Senate of Federal Republic of Nigeria is a political comedy of errors.
The Code of Conduct Tribunal has a faulty foundation and the 13-count charge against Senator Saraki by the Code of Conduct Bureau for falsification of assets he declared are trumped up allegations plotted for his embarrassment and impeachment. 
It has nothing to do with the fight against corruption.

This is what I call Political Battle Royale of Nigerian political leaders and it is nothing new, because we have seen these political dramas before. From the removal of first President of the Senate of the fourth republic, Senator Evan Enwerem of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) on November 18, 1999 and his rival, Senator Chuba Okadigbo took over as President of the Nigerian Senate. But he was also removed on August 8, 2000 and Senator Adolphus Ndaneweh Wabara of the same PDP became the President of the Senate from 2003 to 2005 before he was forced to resign in April 2005 and was succeeded by Senator Ken Ugwu Nnamani from 2005 to 2007. 

Enjoy the political drama of the political fallacy and hypocrisy of Nigerian political leaders.
While they are busy with their useless political drama, Boko Haram is on a killing spree in Maiduguri and they don't care, because Boko Haram terrorists cannot reach them and their own families who are well protected and secure.
While Boko Haram terrorists are attacking, killing and raping the daughters and wives of the poor and powerless, the daughters and wives of Nigerian political leaders are busy doing makeup and going shopping for designers collections for their next social rendezvous and red carpet events in Lagos, Abuja, Dubai, London, Paris, Milan and New York.
They have turned Nigeria into a political comedy of errors and a tragedy of horrors.
They have no conscience and they have no shame.
Nigerian democracy is the monopoly of political opportunists applauded by political idiots.  

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Nigerian Born Hollywood Sci-Fi Director Osunsanmi Tackles the Science Behind the Fiction

Sci-Fi Director Olatunde Osunsanmi Tackles the Science Behind the Fiction With Hollywood TV & Film Successes 

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Olatunde Osunsanmi has always had a penchant for the paranormal. His directorial debut in 2009, "The Fourth Kind," starring Milla Jovovich ("Resident Evil"), was a Universal Pictures theatrical release based on his original screenplay  about the alien abduction phenomenon. A cult classic, the film's success established him as a true industry prodigy and a rising young director. Osunsanmi has since quietly built a list of horror movie and science fiction credits that denote some of the genre's best work. His skill for being able to juxtapose emotion, existential angst, special effects and aliens has garnered him esteemed recognition amongst his sci-fi peers as one of Hollywood's top science fiction directors.  He is also one of the youngest!

Smile Partners Samsung to Launch First LTE Voice Service on Smartphone in Nigeria

LAGOS, September 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

Smile Communications Nigeria Limited, the first authentic 4G LTE provider in Nigeria, in partnership with Samsung Electronics West Africa, has launched the first LTE voice over broadband service on smartphone, first in West Africa. Today is another proof point that the LTE ecosystem is set to become the global standard for delivering voice over LTE networks, revolutionizing the way mobile communication is enabled in Nigeria and West Africa.

Part of the promise of the new technology is high quality and improved voice and video communications, enabling faster, better video calls, faster music, video streaming and conferencing, faster downloads and more pictures. A bonus for consumers to do more and an end to the frustration of drop calls. The 4G LTE mobile network will also allow faster Internet on the S6 Edge.

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21 Reasons to Love Emirates' Dubai....Anytime

21 Reasons to Love Emirates' Dubai....anytime

Nigerians love for Dubai is certainly growing stronger and stronger. Nigerians love Dubai both as a shopping and trade destination as well as a leisure and hospitality hotspot! It is also the hub of Emirates Airlines, the world's fastest growing airline and probably the world's most admired.

There are many famous fun places and tourist attractions in Dubai. But there are so many others that are not so well known, but can offer both business class travellers and holiday seekers an unforgettable experience.

Though the summer is over, Dubai is still magnetic. What's On Dubai highlighted some great attractions. Here are 40 fresh reasons to love Dubai and discover it again.

1. Swim with Penguins.
You can get close to these lovely birds and swim with them in a swimming session. The experience also includes access to the snow park. And it is open till midnight on some days.
This is at the Ski Dubai, Mall of the Emirates. ( The Emirates.skidxb.com)

2. Do full moon yoga.
Talise Spa Madinat Dubai holds nightly yoga sessions on the sand, as you listen to the waves and gaze at the moon.

3. Get Frozen!
For the adventurous, you can brave the cryotherapy chamber- a cubicle cooled to minus 140 degrees! This freezing treatment at Cyro Health at Sports City's FitRepublik is said to speed up your metabolism and soothe aching muscles after an intense work out.

4. Bike Ride at night.
Biking is becoming a cool thing in Nigeria especially in the island and Lekki.
Dubai's Cycling Track on Al Qudra Road, is only a short drive from the city centre, but feels like a world away, as you pedal away under a blanket of stars.

5. Tour Dubai on an 'Okada'!
Ignore the tour buses. For a more adventurous way to see the city, check out Flybike, a tour company that takes you around Dubai on the back of a Honda Gold Wing motorcycle or a three-wheeled trike. There are also night tours.

6. Jog along the Jumeirah Beach.
If you are bored of the treadmill, take advantage of the cooler evening temperatures in Dubai by heading to this 14 kilometre spongy, purpose built track that runs parallel to Jumeirah beach. The ocean view is also breathtaking.

7. Camp at the Lakes
If you want to spend tad night under the stars, but don't want to risk getting stranded under the sand dunes, Al Qudra Lakes on the south has dozens of perfect desert camping spots.

8. Ride the World's longest slip and slide
Kids and families will love this. The world's longest slip and slide is heading for Dubai Motor City. Measuring an amazing 1,000 feet, you will be able to slide the length of the chute on a rubber ring.

9. New Ladies Night
There is new special ladies night as well as unlimited signature cocktails on Wednesday nights at the Media City haunt Crab Tavern, Media One Hotel in Dubai.

10. Enjoy a Butterfly Garden
A colourful butterfly could easily land on your nose in the enormous air conditioned domes in the Dubai Miracle Garden, Dubailand.

11. Eat like a caveman
For dinning with a difference, you can start your day with a protein packed brekki at The Cycle Bistro, Dubai's first fully paleo restaurant. It is at at the Dubai Autodrome, Motor City.

12. Sit in a cat Cafe
Ailuromania Cafe has 20 rescue cats lining inside the cafe so customers can enjoy a cuddle with their coffee and cake.
It is located next to the Jumeirah Beach Hotel.

13. Experience the largest Vox cinema
The new immersive cinema experience launching at the Vox Mall of the Emirates is a movie haven with the largest 4DX cinema in the region and the only IMAX laser cinema in the Middle East.

14. Enjoy the movie Scene Club
Pop along the UAE's only film club where you can watch the best independent movies. It is located at the Knowledge Village.

15. Experience a 360-degree cinema
Check out the Dome Box, a new 360-degree cinema theatre. It is at the Box Park on Al Wasl Road.

16. Browse old books
Get lost in some lovely second hand books at House of Prose. Once you read a book from there, you can bring it back for half what you paid for it.
It is located at the Dubai Garden Centre on Sheikh Zayad Road.

17. Meet Albino alligators
The Lost Chambers Aquarium at Atlantis, The Palm Dubai, is home to albino alligators. They have alabaster skin and red eyes. Quite fascinating.

18. Learn to play polo
Anyone can try the sport for kings at the Dubai polo academy. The expert instructors and well behaved horses will make the 90 minute lesson a great experience.
So one day you may start playing polo with the rich and famous!
The Dubai Polo Academy & Equestrian Club is at the Studio City, Dubai.

19. Shop at the biggest sports shop in the world
Dubai is on the brink of breaking another record with the opening of a new sports shop. Go Sport opening at the Mall of the Emirates hopes to be the biggest sports shop in the world.

20. Hang out with dolphins
Join the most lovable creatures of the ocean at Dolphin Planet, Dubai Dolphinarium.
From poolside dolphin interactions to deep water adventures, swimmers get a unique experience to meet these incredible mammals under the supervision of expert trainers.

21. Enjoy a dinner cruise

For newly weds or married couples who want a memorable dinner experience, you can try some of the Dubai dinner cruises

The Bateaux Dubai cruise has been rated as one of Dubai's top 10 experiences.
Located close to Maktoun bridge, Bateaux Dubai is moored in front of the iconic Emirates NBD Headquarters.

Emirates Airlines takes you direct to Dubai. But there are also many other airlines that fly to Dubai. Whether for business or pleasure, there are many reasons to fall in love with Dubai. So get up and go!  

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Nigeria Was Better When Obasanjo Was the Military Head Of State

I was a child in class one at the famous St. Gregory's College on the Lagos Island when former President, Chief Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́ became the first Yoruba military Head of State of Nigeria in 1976 after the assassination of the military Head of State, Gen. Muritala Muhammad in a failed military coup led by Col. Dimka from the Middle Belt in February 1976. Gen.Ọbásanjọ́ took over the leadership of Nigeria from 1976 to 1979. And he was the best military Head of State after Gen. Yakubu Gowon.