Young African Leaders Arrive in U.S., Fostering Connections with Americans

Young African Leaders Arrive in U.S., Fostering Connections with Americans

The Mandela Washington Fellowship creates stronger ties between Sub-Saharan Africa and the United States with the goal of strengthening democratic institutions, spurring economic growth, and enhancing peace and security on the continent.Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to welcome the 2018 cohort of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders to the United States. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered in partnership with IREX, a non-profit organization. The Mandela Washington Fellowship creates stronger ties between Sub-Saharan Africa and the United States with the goal of strengthening democratic institutions, spurring economic growth, and enhancing peace and security on the continent.

itel Debuts Three Smartphones on Android(TM) Oreo(TM) System (Go edition) in Africa

itel Debuts Three Smartphones on Android(TM) Oreo(TM) System (Go edition) in Africa 

LAGOS, Nigeria, June 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- itel, a mobile phone brand committed to providing budget-friendly, high quality products boasting excellent user experience under TRANSSION Holdings, has today announced to launch its first three smartphones which run on the Android™ Oreo™ operating system (Go edition) -- itel P32, A32F and A15, into the African market.

In Her Shoes 2018: New Profile Added to Raise Funds for Separated Immigrant Families

In Her Shoes 2018: New Profile Added to Raise Funds for Separated Immigrant Families

Maternal malnutrition awareness campaign asks participants to adopt the diet of a woman in a crisis setting

In Her Shoes profiles 5 women in crisis situations around the globe
AUSTIN, Texas, June 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Circle of Health International (COHI), an international humanitarian organization providing reproductive, maternal, and newborn health care in crisis settings around the world, today launches one of its most engaging campaigns, In Her Shoes. Intended to bring awareness to the devastating impact maternal malnutrition has on both mothers and babies, In Her Shoes asks participants to adopt the diet of a woman in a developing country for 24 hours. And in response to the current crisis at the Texas-Mexico border, a sixth challenge  has been added for a woman in the Rio Grande Valley.

U.S Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom in Nigeria

U.S Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom in Nigeria

U.S Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback is reported to be visiting Abuja, Kaduna, and Lagos, Nigeria from June 18-22.

Alongside Ambassador W. Stuart Symington, Ambassador Brownback is meeting with government officials, religious leaders, and civil society groups. The Ambassadors will also tour the National Mosque and visit a refugee camp.

For more information, please contact DRL-Press@state.gov. Follow the Office of International Religious Freedom on Twitter at @State_IRF and Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor's Twitter account: at @State_DRL @StateDRL on Facebook and Twitter.

SOURCE US Department of State



My Father Was One of the "Burma Boys" of World War 2

On every Father's Day and Victory over Japan Day, I celebrate it in memory of my great father, Sunday Eke, who was among the battalions of Nigerian soldiers of the Royal West African Frontier Force of the British Empire who fought against the Japanese Imperial Army, which had overrun large parts of Burma (now known as Myanmar in South-East Asia) during the WWII.
More than15,000 African soldiers died fighting for the British in WWII.

The Latest Methods of Movie and Music Piracy in Nigeria

The Latest Methods of Movie and Music Piracy in Nigeria

Piracy of Nigerian movies and music videos by illegal copying and selling of the DVDs and CDs is outdated and no longer in vogue in Nigeria.
Nigerian pirates are more educated and informed in new technologies in mass communications than Nigerian filmmakers and film distributors.

BBM Signs Eskimi as Exclusive Mobile Advertising Partner in Nigeria

BBM Signs Eskimi as Exclusive Mobile Advertising Partner in Nigeria

Nigeria – June 14, 2018 – BBM and Eskimi, a global programmatic platform, today announced an exclusive mobile advertising partnership in Nigeria. The combined market-leading, mobile first solutions of Eskimi and BBM enable brands and advertisers to reach and engage with mobile audiences on both Android and iOS across Nigeria.

“BBM works with best-in-breed partners globally, in a continuous effort to provide an enriched user experience, while delivering optimal results to brands and advertisers,” says Matthew Talbot, CEO of Creative Media Works, the company that operates and runs BBM Consumer globally. “Eskimi has an existing programmatic platform and operation in Nigeria that is growing from strength to strength. Their expertise in digital marketing and audience segmentation will help to yield better performance for BBM’s advertising partners.”

Crypto Sportz To Predict Winners of 2018 FIFA World Cup Matches

A new blockchain cryptocurrency sports betting startup Crypto Sportz has launched an entirely decentralized pool to predict the winners of the 2018 FIFA World Cup matches to the final match.

Crypto Sportz smart contract betting using Ethereum includes NBA playoffs and Champions League matches for sports and crypto fans all over the world.
The Founder of Crypto Sportz is Tomash Devenichek.
"Crypto Sportz is the first functioning decentralized platform powering wagers between sports fans using blockchain technology."

Simple Commonsense Political Facts and Realities Before the 2019 General Elections in Nigeria

Simple Commonsense Political Facts and Realities Before the 2019 General Elections in Nigeria

Majority of Nigerian voters are farmers and traders who are not on the internet. So, all the political comments on #Twitter, #Facebook , #Instagram, #Google  and #Nairaland  are for those online. And about 43% of them are under 18 teenagers in the south who cannot vote and are not swayed by online debates, except to post and share their ego tripping pictures and celebrity gossip. The rest are eligible voters of which the majority are members and supporters of the national ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC). The minority are members and supporters of the defeated former national ruling party, People's Democratic Party (PDP) and others largely from the south- south and southeast of Nigeria. The most vocal of them are on #Nairaland and they are mostly hired trolls who are not up to 300, because their sponsors cannot afford to pay more than that to launch and like anti-Buhari and anti-APC reports and debates. As much as they desperately try to spread their political campaigns of calumny, they are eventually deflated by the indisputable outstanding achievements of the APC state governments from Lagos to Kano and disappointed by the failures and shortcomings of the PDP state governments. The funny thing is the fact that majority of them left their own regions in the PDP states for the flourishing APC states of Lagos and Kano; especially the Igbos.

In Mali, Guterres Honours Dedication and Sacrifice of UN Peacekeepers

In Mali, Guterres Honours Dedication and Sacrifice of UN Peacekeepers

NEW YORK, 29 May 2018 / PRN Africa / -- The north-west African country is the most dangerous place in the world to be a UN ‘blue helmet', and last year, 21 troops serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) lost their lives, together with seven civilians.

UN News has a team in Mali to cover the special visit, and shortly after arriving in the capital, Bamako, the Secretary-General attended a poignant ceremony at MINUSMA's base in the capital, to pay tribute to fallen peacekeepers. He laid a wreath at the memorial inside the camp, engraved with the names of those killed in the service of peace.