Hollywood's Most Fashionable Leading Ladies Love Gold At The 2013 Golden Globes

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14 Jan 2013 07:35 Africa/Lagos

Hollywood's Most Fashionable Leading Ladies Love Gold At The 2013 Golden Globes
Golden Globe winner Julianne Moore, Golden Globe winner Adele, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Amanda Seyfried all chose gold jewelry for the 2013 Golden Globes

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gold was the unique choice amongst a select cadre of well -- dressed stars at the Golden Globes. Yellow gold proved to be the perfect accompaniment for standout frocks, and both vintage and modern gold jewelry shined.

Vintage gold glowed on the red carpet. Julianne Moore was chic in the iconic Bulgari Serpenti gold bracelet and gold and diamond earrings paired with her Tom Ford black and white dress, while Adele wore demure black and a stunning pair of Van Cleef & Arpels 1971 18 Karat gold and diamond estate earrings. Nicole Kidman and Amanda Seyfried both chose ultimate vintage jeweler Fred Leighton. Kidman wore 19th Century gold and enamel earrings, snake bangle, locket bangle and ring, while Seyfried chose 19th Century pounded gold and chalcedony earrings to compliment her Givenchy gown.

Modern gold jewelry also played a supporting role for Golden Globe looks. Kate Hudson chose a stack of gold Jennifer Meyer rings and gold earrings -- modern jewelry to match her gold embellished Alexander McQueen dress. Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner both chose modern geometric gold hoop earrings and gold bracelets.

Celebrities that wore gold jewelry to the Golden Globes this year include:

ADELE -- Van Cleef & Arpels 1971 "Estate" earrings featuring diamonds set in 18K yellow gold – from the Heritage Collection

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HALLE BERRY -- Gold geometric hoop earrings and gold bracelets.
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MICHELLE DOCKERY -- Bulgari emerald and diamond earrings in yellow gold, emerald ring in yellow gold, and yellow gold cuff.

FRANCESCA EASTWOOD -- Neil Lane Diamond and gold drop cluster earrings, Opal ruby diamond and gold butterfly broach in her hair, Diamond and gold flower cuff bracelet and a Diamond and gold ring

JENNIFER GARNER -- Gold and diamond hoop earrings and gold bracelets

KATE HUDSON -- Jennifer Meyer gold earrings and gold rings

NICOLE KIDMAN -- Fred Leighton 19th Century blue enamel, pearl, and diamond gold earrings, Antique blue enamel and gold snake bangle

JULIANNE MOORE -- Bulgari diamond earrings in yellow gold, vintage snake cuff in yellow gold with emeralds and diamonds, and 18k yellow gold emerald ring.

AMANDA SEYFRIED -- Fred Leighton 19th Century pounded gold and white chalcedony pendant earrings

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Golden Moments @ the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards

There are always unforgettable golden moments at the Golden Globes and the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards show at the Beverly Hilton did not fail to bring out the best of Hollywood in glitz and razzmatazz. TALK OF THE TOWN presents the list of all the winners and the video of the golden moments.

Jennifer Lawrence

Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Silver Linings Playbook

MOTION PICTURES
Motion Picture, Drama: Argo
Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical: Les Misérables
Actor in Motion Picture, Drama: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
 Actress in Motion Picture, Drama: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Actor in Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical: Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables
Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained

Supporting Actress in Motion Picture: Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Director, Motion Picture: Ben Affleck, Argo
Screenplay, Motion Picture: Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

Foreign Language Film: Amour (Austria)
Animated Feature Film: Brave
Original Score, Motion Picture: Mychael Danna, Life of Pi
Original Song, Motion Picture: "Skyfall," Skyfall, Adele & Paul Epworth.


TV
TV Series, Drama: Homeland
TV Series, Comedy: Girls
TV Movie or Miniseries: Game Change
Actor in a TV Series, Drama: Damian Lewis, Homeland
Actress in a TV Series, Drama: Claire Danes, Homeland
Actor in a TV Series, Comedy: Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Actress in a TV Series, Comedy: Lena Dunham, Girls
Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie: Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie: Julianne Moore, Game Change
Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie: Ed Harris, Game Change
Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie: Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Cecil B. DeMille Award: Jodie Foster






Click here to see all the nominees and winners at the event as reported by E Online!.

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Eva Soap Treats Its Numerous Consumers to Free New Year Gifts

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EVA SOAP TREATS ITS NUMEROUS CONSUMERS TO FREE NEW YEAR GIFTS

Evans Industries ltd, manufacturers of Eva Complexion Care Soap, is splashing a vast bouquet of gifts on its numerous customers this New Year. Starting from December last year till February this year, every carton of the soap brand contains a free gift for the consumer. According to Engineer Dan Nwaiwu, General Manager of Evans industries Limited, the range and type of the gifts will remain a secret in order to create a pleasant surprise for the consumers.
Eva complexion care soap is a household name in Nigeria and obviously endeared to the teaming users because of its friendly price, superior quality and exiting variants. Perhaps one of the secrets of the success of the brand is the ability of its owners, to invest in research and determination to use top grade raw materials which makes her products not only to match but to match but to exceed consumers expectations.

Eva Soap was indigenously manufactured to fill the gap created by the absence of high grade beauty soap of international standard in the Nigerian market, occasioned by the ban on imported soap in the country.

The soap was manufactured with all the qualities to meet international standard and more. The soap comes in six exiting variants namely, Eva Classic, Eva Gold, Eva Ivory, Eva Herbal, Eva Pearl and Eva Forever.

Eva Classic is pink coloured, comes with Aquarelle perfume, and has vitamin E extract. It makes the skin look younger and helps it to heal faster. Eva Gold with silk protein moisturizes and conditions the skin. It is gold coloured, with lavender perfume and is enhanced with silk protein for smooth skin, Eva Ivory with milk and honey nourishes the skin and helps maintain elasticity. It is ash coloured with a customized ivory perfume and has milk and honey extracts, Eva Herbal with Aloe Vera helps reduce skin irritation and removes pimples. It is green coloured, with alpine perfume and has Aloe Vera extracts. Eva Pearl with sea minerals revitalizes the skin, by removing old cells. It is blue coloured, with white-gold perfume and comes with sea mineral extracts and Eva Forever with almonds is great treatment for dry skin. It is purple coloured, with pomegranate perfume and almond extract. For every woman, there’s Eva soap for her skin care and beauty to enhance her soft feminine laughter and allure. Pamper your family this season with the beautiful Eva Complexion Care Soap.


~ By Ingram Adichie Osigwe
MD/CEO Fullpage International Communications Limited.

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My Email To Deacon Ayo Ositelu Before Venus and Serena Williams Visited Nigeria

Deacon Ayo Ositelu.

Nigerians are still in shock over the sudden death of Deacon Ayo Ositelu, one of the greatest sports journalists in the world and the greatest sports writer on tennis in Nigeria. Ayo Ositelu, popularly known for his sports column "The Arena" passed on to eternal glory on Wednesday January 9, at 11p.m at Topaz Hospital in Surulere, Lagos. He was looking forward to his 7oth birthday in April.



I am one of his millions of fans who have been following his numerous masterpieces on sports in Nigeria, the rest of Africa and in the world. I sent Ayo Ositelu an email last September on his knowledge of the tennis history of the famous Venus and Serena Williams before their first visit to Nigeria in November 2012. I advised him to write a book on the unparallelled achievements of the phenomenal Serena Williams which only God can replicate. Ositelu was the compere of their celebrated exhibition game at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club on November 2, 2012.

Michael Chima Ekenyerengozi
to: aositelu@yahoo.com
date: Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:42 AM
subject: Publish a Book on Serena Williams “Queen of Queens of Tennis”
mailed-by: nigeriansreport.com

to aositelu
Dear Ayo Ositelu,

Publish a Book on Serena Williams “Queen of Queens of Tennis”

I have been following and reading your reports on the awesome tennis career of Serena Williams and without doubt you know her very well enough to write a book on her achievements as one of the most outstanding tennis players in the history of the sport; a unique role model first for all young black women and for the young women of other races in the world.
From when she won her first US Open title at age 17 in 1999 to date, Serena Williams has accomplished what no other young woman has achieved in tennis history at 30. She is simply phenomenal.

The compilation of all your reports on Serena Williams are enough to make a sizable book that will be a collectors item for all tennis players, tennis lovers and followers in the world and especially for young women everywhere.


Faithfully,
Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima
Publisher/Editor
Nigerians Report

He was once the Editor of The Sunday Punch Newspapers, former Editor of the defunct Concord Newspaper and a former Group Sports Editor of The Punch Newspapers until he left in 1987 to become an independent publisher. Ositelu was a highly esteemed veteran journalist of over 30 years experience writing columns for many newspapers, including The Concord and The Guardian where he was a member of the Editorial Board until he passed away last Wednesday. Ositelu was the first Nigerian print journalist to receive the National Sports Merit Award. He became a politician in 2004 and was the first chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (LDCA) of Lagos State.

May his soul rest in peace.

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PR Newswire Highlights Noteworthy Content We Love

PR Newswire Highlights Noteworthy Press Releases of 2012 in New “Content We Love” Feature

New York, January 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — In 2012, PR Newswire saw no shortage of exciting and impactful content, captivating press releases and creative headlines; and with hundreds of press releases crossing our desks on a daily basis, some were sure to stand out and make us take notice.

In this week’s edition of Content We Love, the new weekly feature on PR Newswire’s blog, Beyond PR, PR Newswire is taking a look back at some of the most interesting and impressive releases of 2012. From insightful studies and poll results from sources such as Chemistry.com, U.S. News and Gazelle, to the announcement of commonly used terms officially added to our lexicon, the collection of releases covers a number of industries such as technology, entertainment, politics, sports and healthcare and had influence in both traditional and social media channels.

To see which headlines topped our list, and why, watch the accompanying video and read the full blog post here: http://wp.me/p16orh-1vr.

About PR Newswire
PR Newswire (www.prnewswire.com) is the premier global provider of multimedia platforms that enable marketers, corporate communicators, sustainability officers, public affairs and investor relations officers to leverage content to engage with all their key audiences. Having pioneered the commercial news distribution industry 58 years ago, PR Newswire today provides end-to-end solutions to produce, optimize and target content — from rich media to online video to multimedia — and then distribute content and measure results across traditional, digital, mobile and social channels. Combining the world’s largest multi-channel, multi-cultural content distribution and optimization network with comprehensive workflow tools and platforms, PR Newswire enables the world’s enterprises to engage opportunity everywhere it exists. PR Newswire serves tens of thousands of clients from offices in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region, and is a UBM plc company.

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Girl Rising! Millions of Girls Dream of One Thing

Girl Rising the first documentary acquired by CNN Films, will air in spring 2013. The film, which inspired a global action campaign to promote girls' education called 10吆, tells the extraordinary stories of several girls from around the globe, fighting to overcome impossible odds to realize their dreams. The film includes voice performances by Academy Award Winner Meryl Streep, Academy Award Nominee Anne Hathaway, Kerry Washington, and Selena Gomez. Girl Rising is directed by Academy Award Nominee Richard Robbins (Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience) and executive produced by Tom Yellin and Holly Gordon of the Documentary Group and Paul G. Allen of Vulcan Productions.



CNN Films has also signed development deals with Academy Award Winning Director and Producer Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Darkside, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, and Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer) and Director Andrew Rossi (Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times). Both will develop original documentaries to air on CNN. Here's what CNN Worldwide Managing Editor Mark Whitaker had to say about this new endeavor.

The #BasicMath Campaign:
Educating girls is not just right, it's smart. The numbers add up, which is why we consider educating girls to be basic math.
· When the number of girls attending school increases by 10 percent, a country's GDP can increase by 3 percent
· When a girl attends school for seven or more years, she'll marry four years later and have two fewer children
· A girl is 50 percent more likely to immunize her children when she is educated
· A girl's wages increase up to 15 percent after receiving one more year of primary education
At Intel, I have the honor of traveling the world and everywhere I go I encounter girls whose biggest dream is getting an education. Now through 10x10's global social action campaign Girl Rising, we all can play a part in changing the world by educating girls.
If you have a Twitter account, please join me in tweeting: "Girls + Education = ______." What's your equals?
Today my statement is, "Girls + Education = Global Prosperity." It's #BasicMath #dayofthegirl @10x10act Join: http://10x10act.org/take-action/act-on-idg/

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African American Girl Quvenzhané Wallis Becomes Youngest Oscar Nominee for Best Actress

Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) and her father, Wink (Dwight Henry) in a scene from "Beasts of the Southern Wild".

Amazing Quvenzhané Wallis has become the youngest person to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in the 85 years history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Louisiana-born 9-year-old screen sensation has received critical acclaim for her unforgettable role of six-year-old Hushpuppy in Beasts of the Southern Wild. President Barack Obama described the film as "spectacular" and majority of leading film critics have named it one of the top best films of 2012.

Quvenzhané Wallis at the 85th Academy Awards Nominations Announcement on Thursday, January 10th, 2013.

The youngest actress previously nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role is Keisha Castle-Hughes who was nominated for "Whale Rider" at age 13. But can Wallis make history by also becoming the youngest actress to win it on Oscar night of February 24? Can she beat the other nominees, Jessica Chastain for "Zero Dark Thirty," Jennifer Lawrence for "Siver Linings Playbook," Naomi Watts for "The Impossible," and Emmanuelle Riva (the oldest nominee ever at 85) for "Amour"?
As we say in Africa, it is possible!

Blast of sheer, improbable joy, a boisterous, thrilling action movie with a protagonist who can hold her own... Hushpuppy, the 6-year-old heroine of 'Beasts of the Southern Wild,' has a smile to charm fish out of the water and a scowl so fierce it can stop monsters in their tracks.
~ A. O. Scott, in The New York Times.



"Beasts of the Southern Wild" has a total of four nominations including Wallis' for Best Actress, Best Picture, Best Director for Benh Zeitlin, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

The film won the Caméra d'Or award at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival where it had its world premiere, Grand Jury Prize at the Deauville American Film Festival, Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Los Angeles Film Festival, Golden Space Needle Award for Best Director at the Seattle International Film Festival and the Sutherland Trophy for Most Innovative Debut.

The 85th annual Academy Awards will take place on February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. And will be hosted by Seth MacFarlane.
Click here for the full list of Nominees for the 85th Academy Awards.

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American Bank Gives $15.7 Million Loan To Lagos State Government for 32 American Fire-Fighting Trucks

Ex-Im Approves $15.7 Million Direct Loan to Finance Export of American-made Fire Trucks to Nigeria more info...

10 Jan 2013 16:51 Africa/Lagos

Ex-Im Approves $15.7 Million Direct Loan to Finance Export of American-made Fire Trucks to Nigeria

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The board of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has authorized a $15.7 million direct loan to the state government of Lagos, Nigeria, to underwrite the purchase of 32 American fire-fighting vehicles manufactured by W.S. Darley & Co. (Darley) of Itasca, Ill.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110414/MM83673LOGO)

The loan, which is in line with the Administration's "Doing Business in Africa Campaign," will support approximately 100 U.S. jobs, according to bank estimates derived from Departments of Commerce and Labor data and methodology. Moreover, 65 percent of the financing is expected to support American small businesses.

"This transaction reflects our continued commitment to increasing exports to sub-Saharan Africa while supporting American small-business jobs," said Ex-Im Bank Chairman and President Fred P. Hochberg. "Additionally, the financing, which targets one of our nine key markets, ensures the government of Lagos can respond efficiently and effectively to emergency situations."

The State of Lagos, which is home to Nigeria's commercial center and largest city of the same name, plans to upgrade its fleet of fire-fighting vehicles. The governor of Lagos has declared that the expansion and re-equipping of the fire service is an urgent matter of state security.

Darley is a family-owned small business founded in 1908. The company, which has exported its products to foreign markets since the 1940s, designs and manufactures firefighting trucks, equipment, pumping, and safety gear.

"Darley Company is excited to have the opportunity to work with the Lagos Nigeria Fire Service on this important contract," said Peter Darley, vice president of Darley. "This project was only possible because our customer was able to secure financing with the assistance of Ex-Im. As a small business, this type of support meant we were able to compete with other companies outside of the U.S. for this business. Darley, as well as some of our key partner suppliers, will need to hire new employees so we can fulfill this order."

Darley's Africa Representative, Trinity International Inc. of Potomac, Md., arranged the transaction.

In FY 2012, Ex-Im Bank authorized more than $1.5 billion to support U.S. exports to sub-Saharan Africa.

ABOUT EX-IM BANK:

Ex-Im Bank is an independent federal agency that creates and maintains U.S. jobs by filling gaps in private export financing at no cost to American taxpayers. In the past five years (from Fiscal Year 2008), Ex-Im Bank has earned for U.S. taxpayers nearly $1.6 billion above the cost of operations. The Bank provides a variety of financing mechanisms, including working capital guarantees, export-credit insurance and financing to help foreign buyers purchase U.S. goods and services.

Ex-Im Bank approved $35.8 billion in total authorizations in FY 2012 – an all-time Ex-Im record. This total includes more than $6.1 billion directly supporting small-business export sales – also an Ex-Im record. Ex-Im Bank's total authorizations are supporting an estimated $50 billion in U.S. export sales and approximately 255,000 American jobs in communities across the country. For more information, visit www.exim.gov.

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CONTACT: Lawton King, +1-202-565-3200

Web Site: http://www.exim.gov

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Commercial Airport Baggage Handling Systems Market Worth $30.66 Billion by 2017

Commercial Airport Baggage Handling Systems Market Worth $30.66 Billion by 2017

DALLAS, January 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

According to a new market research report, Global Commercial Airport Baggage Handling Systems Market, authored by MarketsandMarkets (http://www.marketsandmarkets.com), the total Baggage Handling Systems market is expected to $30.66 billion by 2017, at an estimated CAGR of 7.08% from 2012 to 2017.

Browse 7 7 market data tables with 7 8 figures spread through 194 pages and in-depth TOC on Global Commercial Airport Baggage Handling Systems Market.

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Baggage Handling Systems play an important role when it comes to airport safety and security with regards to Baggage screening from the time bags are checked in till they reach the departing aircraft; this can be the perfect back bone to the growing demands when it comes to effective baggage handling systems. It is time awareness among the airports is created so that they get to know the real facts on efficiency and effective working models that will be exposed too fluctuating traffic. It is again about instilling confidence in the minds of the airport authorities to invest on Baggage Handling Systems without any inhibitions.

Baggage Handling Systems use in-line screening which is the need of the hour due to constant threats and attacks that are being tried by various outfits to dismantle the peace and tranquility of our various nations. BHS are already in place in almost all parts of the world, due to fear of baggage's being stuck up together or to avert any mishandled baggage situation. This technology can help process the bags to their right destinations with the help of baggage tags which detect those using sensors.

The global Baggage Handling Systems market revenue is expected to grow from $21.78 billion in 2012 to $30.66 billion by 2017, at an estimated CAGR of 7.08% from 2012 to 2017.

APAC commanded the largest share of the Baggage Handling Systems market revenue in 2012 at $6.32 billion; and is expected to reach $9.06 billion by 2017, at a CAGR of 7.48% from 2012 to 2017.

Scope of the Report

This report analyzes the Global Commercial Airport Baggage Handling Systems market based on:

This report segments the baggage handling systems market by:

1) North America,
2) South America,
3) Europe (including Russia),
4) Africa and
5) APAC

In addition to market sizes and forecasts, the report also provides a detailed analysis of the market trends and factors influencing market growth, offering in-depth geographic analyses of the Baggage Handling Systems market in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Africa. The report draws the competitive landscape of the Baggage Handling Systems market, providing an in-depth comparative analysis of the mishandled baggage ' s and passenger forecasts in order to gain an edge over the competitors.

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Please, Stop Seeing and Using Our Girls As Sex Objects

It is really disheartening to see how Nigerian girls are allowing themselves to be displayed and portrayed as sex objects and sex by shameless and wicked Nigerian single guys and married men.

The main selfish motive of a Nigerian guy or daddy asking a Nigerian girl out is SEX and nothing more.
Not to help her to excel in her studies or career, but to take intimate advantage of her in the guise of "girlfriend".
The definition of a "girlfriend" to a Nigerian guy or daddy is the girl he is having sex with on a regular basis in exchange for gifts in cash and kind and that makes every Nigerian girl a sort of prostitute and sex toy of every randy Nigerian guy or randy sugar daddy. That is why you see our intellectually retarded hip hop artistes exploiting these impressionable and vulnerable Nigerian girls as sex objects in their pornographic music videos.

Nigerian Girls Snorting Cocaine In School. Photo Credit: Gist Mania

But in most cases, these girls have accepted it as their fate to be the sex objects and toys of Nigerian boys and men who gloat over their so called romantic and Intimate exploitation and manipulation of these poor debased girls.

A concerned young woman in Nigeria Kemi Filani addressed this evil sexual exploitation of Nigerian girls in "Nudity in Nigerian Music Videos" on her It's Kemi Filani's blog where I got the photographs showing Nigerian girls debasing themselves in music videos.

These evil and wicked Nigerian boys and men come to the girls posing and posturing as "boyfriends", but they are only s*e*x hounds on the prowl. in fact they even label and tag these girls with derogatory names like "Eran" in Yorùbá language which means animal or game to hunted for food and "bush meat" in Pidgin English and other debasing terms.
"You don chop am?" they would ask in their vulgar Pidgin English whenever they see a guy with a girl, meaning have you eaten her; meaning have you laid her.

I know it is not easy for majority of our girls in poor communities to make ends meet where there are no safety nets for the poor.
Imagine a poor girl from a family living in the civilian barracks tenement popularly known as “Face Me, Face You” compounds where whole families of tenants squeeze into 7-by-11-foot rooms along a narrow corridor and up to 50 people share a kitchen, toilet and sink. Of course she would be vulnerable to all the temptations to use her sexuality to make ends meet. But such a desperate resignation of her fate to become the s*e*x object or toy of the boys and men who can pay or provide the money she wants is not the answer to her social predicament. There are better and safer options of survival and good welfare even in the poorest place on earth.



10 million Nigerian children of primary school age are not enrolled in primary schools and 6.2 million girls are out of school in Nigeria according to the Minister of State for Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike. And they represent 62 per cent of school age girls nationwide.

To stop the widespread abuse and misuse of our impressionable and vulnerable girls and young women in the most challenged communities, the United Nations is promoting the Girl Up campaign and 10x10 has launched the Girl Rising campaign.

Please, join us in spreading the word by phone, social network sites and other mediums for the social mobilization and sensitization of our girls to stop their abuse and misuse as s*e*x objects by boys and men in every community on and off campus.

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