We Say NO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) Everywhere in the World

 

Today, February 6 is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

"On this Day of Zero Tolerance, I call for increased, concerted and global action to end female genital mutilation and fully uphold the human rights of all women and girls." 

— UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons and is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women.

US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo May Come To Nigeria Before the Presidential Election

US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo Urged To Come To Nigeria Before Presidential Election

"We the People of Nigeria" International Press Conference
"Spotlight on the February 2019 Nigerian Elections"

National Press Club, February 4th 2019 - WASHINGTON, D.C.

Key Purpose: Nigeria yearns for free and fair elections. This press conference aims to spotlight why the United States needs to support Nigerian democracy by sending the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, to Nigeria in advance of the elections, as well as election observers to Nigeria. The panel will talk about how and why the incumbent Mohammadu Buhari administration must ensure free and fair elections. Democracy and the rule of law must be upheld in the most populous nation in Africa.

Boko Haram: "No Other Possibility But To Leave"

‘No Other Possibility But To Leave': UN News Special Report from the Nigeria-Cameroon Border as 35,000 Newly-Displaced Seek Safety

NEW YORK, 01 February 2019 / PRN Africa / -- Hebibi Toudjum‘s shelter is so low to the ground she needs to crawl into it.

She arrived from the village of Rann 7km across the border in Nigeria six days ago after fleeing a killing spree perpetrated by the terrorist group Boko Haram.

“They came and killed many people and set the town alight,' she told UN News, which has a team on assignment in the region. ‘Everyone was scared, so we came here where it is safe,” she added.

Newgioco Completes Acquisition of Virtual Generation Limited

Accretive Acquisition Accelerates Global Expansion and Reinforces Portfolio of Market-Leading Gaming Technology Platforms

NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Newgioco Group, Inc. ("Newgioco" or the "Company") (OTCQB: NWGI), today announced that the Company has completed the acquisition of Virtual Generation Limited ("VG"), a leading developer of virtual gaming software, together with Naos Holding Limited, a private holding company (''Naos''), effective January 30, 2019 for approximately $4.5 million in a combination of cash and stock.

Transform Banking With Newgen's Easy-to-use BPM Platform at Makeathon 2019, Lagos

Transform Banking With Newgen's Easy-to-use BPM Platform at Makeathon 2019, Lagos

LAGOS, Nigeria, February 4, 2019  /PRNewswire/ --

Newgen Software, a global provider of banking software solutions, today announced Makeathon 2019, Lagos, Nigeria. The event will focus on creating powerful banking processes using easy-to-use low-code BPM platform - OmniFlow Intelligent Business Process Suite (iBPS).

The Political Warfare of the 2019 Presidential Election in Nigeria

With less than two weeks to the 2019 presidential election in Nigeria, the leading presidential candidates have intensified their political campaigns in every region of the country. But majority of Nigerians making noise on social networks online in support of the ruling party and the main opposition party are ignorant of the real warfare in the presidential election.

Video: "We Cannot Control Cryptocurrency." - Central Bank of Nigeria

"We Cannot Control Cryptocurrency." - Central Bank of Nigeria

Central Bank cannot control or regulate bitcoin. Central Bank cannot control or regulate blockchain. Just the same way no one is going to control or regulate the Internet. We don’t own it.

Musa Itopa-Jimoh,
The Deputy Director of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Banking and Payments System (CBN).
Bitcoin News.

41% of new users in 2018 came from Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa. However, Nigerians who use Paxful to buy Bitcoin, often pay at least 20% more for Bitcoin than international users.
- Ray Youssef, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Paxful.

What is Cryptocurrency? Simple Explanation for Non-Techies

Basically, a cryptocurrency is a digital asset that is represented by unalterable entries that are made in a distributed, shared database or a ledger which is spread out over a network of computers.

The Solution To the Crash of Bitcoin

The gold rush for #bitcoin is over. The solution to the heartbreaking crash of the overpriced cryptocurrency will not depend on the #chinesenewyear or any Astrology, but on the success of the Lightning Network and new dapps from blockchain technology. This is the big picture. pic.twitter.com/P2O5UIkMJF

— 247 Nigeria (@247nigeria) January 31, 2019

I actually predicted that the price of bitcoin will be on a download spiral a year ago on January 20, 2018 in my article on Nigerians Report Online: "Bitcoin Does Not Grow On Trees"; when I said, "Bitcoin does not grow on trees. It grows in your Blockchain wallet."
You can read the comprehensive article on Nigerians Report Online.

Sun Awards 2019: Lady Chukwudozie Celebrates Her Husband

SELFIE TIME!

See the Photo Gallery of 40 Photographs
on TALK OF THE TOWN By Orikinla

Non controversy: Behind every successfully man is indeed a dutiful, intelligent, loyal, beautiful, loving and hardworking woman. Lady Ada Chukwudozie, the amiable wife of industrialist, Sir (Dr.) Daniel Chukwudozie, Chairman of the Dozzy Group, fits the above bill. At the recent 16th annual Sun newspaper Award, the Okija, Anambra state born business mogul was conferred with the Sun’s Manufacturer of the year (2018) Award. On hand to receive the Award on behalf of her husband was Lady Ada Chukwudozie.

View the complete photo gallery on
https://totnaija.blogspot.com/2019/01/sun-award-lady-chukwudozie-eulogies.html.