Baby with Apple iPad Air

Baby with Apple iPad Air is beautiful David Chinonso Ezekiel Eke, nephew of popular Nigerian celebrity blogger Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, aka "Orikinla Osinachi". 

 

 The 2-month old baby is so cute and absolutely loves the iPad Air and I guess baby David is the first child model of iPad Air in Nigeria and even in Africa!

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St. Gregory’s College Versus Western College in GTBank Masters Cup Semi Finals Season 4

GTBANK LAGOS MASTERS CUP SEMIFINAL SEASON 4

The GTBank Masters Cup which is in its fourth season, is a football tournament for First Generation Heritage Colleges and Private Secondary Schools with pedigree in Lagos State, is currently in the semi-final round and 4 schools each in the male and female category will battle it at Onikan Stadium on the Friday 12th and Saturday 13th June 2015.

It will be an interesting encounter in the Male Category as St. Gregory’s College Obalende will play Western College Yaba. St. Gregory’s College will be riding on their memorable win against old rivals Kings College Lagos whom they defeated 4-1 at the round of 16 while Western College will hope to play at the finals for the first time in the history of the competition when they file out against the Gregorians.

Debutant Jibril Martins Grammar School Iponri will be playing for glory when they face St. Finbarr’s College Akoka on Saturday June 13. Jibril Martins will be playing against a very compact St. Finbarr’s team that is very defensive and sharp on the attack.

For the young ladies, Queens College Yaba will play Ansar Ud Deen College Isolo in a bid to successfully defend their title. The defending champions dominated their group which had the likes of Holy Child College Ikoyi, Methodist Girls High School Yaba in the preliminaries while debutant Federal Government College Ijanikin have a big task ahead of them when they play a very attack minded Ansar Ud Deen Girls High School Itire side.

Winners will be rewarded with the sum of N750,000.00, N500,000.00 and N350,000.00 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners respectively in both the male and female categories.

The semi-final promises to be thrilling as schools play to book their place in the finals. Onikan Stadium will be lit up with the display of extra ordinary skills from these young talents.

Will the debutants prove to be worthy opponents to the regulars? Or will the old timers experience give them the much needed edge that will inch them closer to glory? One thing is sure, answers to these questions will be determined this weekend at the Onikan Stadium.

Come, witness and support young talents as they bring to life unique and fresh dexterity enriched with history of grassroots football in Nigeria.

Players to Watch

1. Master Obi David – St. Gregory’s College Obalende

David is leads the attack for St. Gregory’s College. He is currently the highest goal scorer in the male category with 8 goals.

2. Master Ekene Jebefume – Western College Yaba

This young lad’s hat trick against C.M.S Grammar School, Bariga at the quarterfinals inspired his team to victory and gave them the semi-finals ticket. He also has 8 goals to his credit.

3. Miss Fatima Oyebanji – Ansar Ud Deen Itire

Fatima is proving to be a prolific goal scorer has she has 9 goals from 3 matches which makes her the overall highest goal scorer so far in this competition.

Semi-Finals Fixtures

Day 1 – Friday 12th  June				Time
Female Team	Queens College, Yaba	vs	Ansar Ud Deen College, Isolo	2.00 pm
Male Team	Western College, Yaba	vs	St. Gregory’s College, Obalende	3.30pm
Day 2 – Saturday 13th June
Female Team	Ansar Ud Deen Girls High School, Itire	vs	Federal Government College, Ijanikin	10.00 am
Male Team	Jibril Martins Grammar School, Iponri	vs	St. Finbarr’s College, Akoka	12.30 am

For more updates, visit www.gtbank.com/football .

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Tax Scam Costs Africa $15 Billion Each Year

Tax Scam Costs Africa $15 Billion Each Year
Which Could Save Hundreds Of Thousands of Lives

African countries are being robbed of $15 billion a year because of a tax revenue scam, according to a new report by Save the Children.

Saturday, 6 June 2015 - 5:18pm
Research by the charity into ‘trade misinvoicing’, where companies purposely lie about the worth of their goods, claims the tax shortfall could pay for 1.8 million more health workers across the continent – saving hundreds of thousands of children’s lives every  year.

The report, Making a Killing, is published as African leaders attend the G7 summit in Germany today where poverty and climate change are on the agenda.


Save the Children has looked at evidence into trade misinvoicing, which costs sub Saharan African $59 billion each year and has calculated that as a result countries are losing out on $15 billion tax a year.

- See more at: http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/2015-06/tax-scam-costs-africa-15-billion-each-year-which-could-save-hundreds-thousands-lives#sthash.LptUKTn4.dpuf


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The Best International Film Festivals in Nigeria

The Best International Film Festivals in Nigeria

Nigeria is famous for developing the phenomenal Nollywood, the largest film industry in Africa and producing more home videos than Hollywood and second only to Bollywood in the world. But there are currently only five credible international film festivals in Nigeria and none of them has a film market. They may not be in competition with Cairo, Durban and other notable international film festivals in Africa, but they are showing great prospects of becoming the best organized in the continent.

Bonny LGA Chairman Bans "Ogogoro Kai Kai" Hot Drinks and Declares War Against Filth

Bonny LGA Chairman Bans "Ogogoro  Kai Kai" Hot Drinks and Declares War Against Filth

The Chairman, Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State, Honourable Omuso Abbey, says a clean environment promotes public health and elongates our lifespan and as such we should all strive to ensure our environment is always clean.

Clearing the refuse.

Meeting with the task force.

Hon. Abbey said this during the week when he paid an unscheduled visit to the Bonny Health Centre at Market Road where he frowned at the sight of a refuse dump close to the health centre and the threat it posed to the patients' well being and ordered an immediate evacuation of the unsightly nuisance.

The LGA Chairman queried the staff of the health centre as to why they should  allow such a public health hazard to exist close to the centre knowing fully well its implication on the well being of their patients.

Meanwhile, in a swift response to the several deaths recorded across the LGA due to the consumption of a harmful type of local gin (kai kai) composed of methanol, the LGA Chairman, Hon. Omuso Abbey, has set up a task force to locate, confiscate and destroy drums and bottles of all brands of the local gin (kai-kai) which has claimed not less than 20 lives since Sunday, 31st May, 2015.

Drums of  local gin (kai-kai) .

Additionally, the task force will also monitor illegal and indiscriminate dumping of refuse by residents to curb further littering of the environment which is dangerous to health.

Moreso, the Chairman, who later inspected the cemetery, was highly displeased seeing the appalling state of the cemetery which has been overgrown with grass, noting that "our dead should be respected. Here, lies those who in one way or the other have contributed to the growth and development of this community and thus, should be respected by always keeping the place clean and grass-free for easy entrance for those who may want to go pay tribute to their loved ones once in a while".

He, therefore, set up another task force to commence immediate cleaning of the cemetery.

The LGA boss promised to supervise the activities of the various task forces by himself to ensure their effectiveness and speedy discharge of their assigned mandate, assuring the people of his commitment to improve their welfare and well being before the end of his tenure.


~ By Godswill Jumbo from Bonny Island, Rivers State, Nigeria.

BOOK OF THE MONTH

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Ecobank Names Ade Ayeyemi As New Group CEO

Mr. Ade Ayeyemi.

PRESS RELEASE

Ecobank names Ade Ayeyemi as new Group CEO

LOME, Togo, June 8, 2015/ -- Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (“Ecobank”) (http://www.ecobank.com), parent company of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African bank with operations in 36 countries across the continent, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ade Ayeyemi as its new Group Chief Executive Officer. His appointment is effective from 1 September 2015.

At least Four Journalists Attacked in Nigeria in One Week

ABUJA, Nigeria, 05 June 2015 / PRN Africa / -- At least four journalists have been attacked in Nigeria, and one forced to flee his state, in the past week, according to news reports and one of the journalists. The attacks occurred in the same week that the Committee to Protect Journalists wrote an open letter to new President Muhammadu Buhari, who took office on May 29, calling on him to take steps to ensure journalists are able to work freely without the fear of reprisal.

Poynter Selected as Partner for Fulbright Program

Poynter Selected as Partner for Fulbright Program 
Training will focus on honing digital storytelling and presentation skills

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 5, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Poynter announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Institute of International Education (IIE), to provide training in digital storytelling and other presentation skills for worldwide participants in the prestigious Fulbright Program.
The Fulbright Program grants more than 8,000 awards annually to students, scholars, researchers, teachers, artists, and professionals dedicated to responding to critical global issues. The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the U.S. State Department and is administered by IIE, an independent not-for-profit organization that facilitates educational exchange programs.

Congratulations Davido for Graduating from Babcock University With 2.1!

Photo Credit: NAIRALAND.

Congratulations To Davido for Graduating from Babcock University with a 2.1.

David Adedeji Adeleke (born November 21, 1992), better known by his stage name Davido, is an American-born Nigerian recording artist, performer and record producer. His 2011 single, "Dami Duro", was well-received throughout Nigerihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidoa.

Babcock University is a private Christian co-educational Nigerian university owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria

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The Family Friendly Photographs that Changed Public Image of Muhammadu Buhari

These presidential election campaign photographs changed the public image of President Muhammadu Buhari from the previous images of cold and stern looking personality to a family friendly father, grand father and more tolerant public friendly political leader.

These photographs of Buhari and grandson and grand daughter boosted his public relations and endeared him to the younger population.
Some of the photographs were inspired by President Barack Obama's interactions with children.

These photographs showed us that the retired General Muhammadu Buhari is now indeed a born again political leader from the former military dictator to a true democratic leader who should inspire millions of Nigerians in the fulfillment of the Nigerian Dream of a New Nigeria.

As the lyrics from "The Greatest Love of All" speak volumes for the expectations of Nigerian children who are indeed searching for a hero; someone to look up to after thousands of them have been traumatized by the nightmares of the horrors of the bloody Boko Haram terrorists in the middle belt and northern regions of Nigeria. And we hope President Muhammadu Buhari will not disappoint them.

"Greatest Love Of All"
I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be
Everybody's searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to.

PS: "The Greatest Love of All" is a song written by Michael Masser and Linda Creed and originally recorded by George Benson for the 1977 Muhammad Ali biopic The Greatest.

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