“I'm OK & Perfectly Fine” Actor Baba Suwe Cries Out

Yesterday, October 5, 2016, actor Yomi Fabiyi in a post shared on his Instagram page called on his colleagues in the movie industry to come to the aid of veteran actor, Babatunde Omidina a.k.a Baba Suwe.

According to his post, the actor was critically ill and could no longer provide for his family.

Now, Baba Suwe told NetNg, “My health is perfectly fine, I don’t want anybody to worry about me,” he said. Adding, “a lot of people have been calling me about the issue all day what Yomi put out is a very old story. I don’t want to talk about the issue any more please ignore it.”

Yomi Fabiyi reported that the torture done to Baba Suwe by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is damaging the actor’s health as he can barely walk.
But now Baba Suwe has denied the story, telling fans to ignore Yomi Fabiyi.

Recall that back in 2011, Baba Suwe was arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Mohammed Airport on the suspicion of ingesting cocaine in his stomach.

He was detained for three weeks by NDLEA. A Lagos High Court ordered NDLEA to pay the sum of N25 million for unlawfully detaining him and also tender a public apology to him, both of which wasn’t done.

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65 Corpers Repeat Service Year As NYSC Observes ‘Low-Key Passing Out Ceremony Nationwide

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has carried out this year’s annual passing out and winding up ceremony for the 2015 outgoing Batch ‘B’ stream ‘I’ corps members nationwide.

A total of 7,298 corps members are expected to pass out of the service year in the 2015 Batch B. Out of that number, 4,080 corps members will be passing out as stream I, while the rest are stream II and will be passing out on November 4, 2016.

Speaking at a ‘passing out’ ceremony on Thursday at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Kubwa, Abuja, the Director-General, Brig.-Gen. Sule Kazaure, disclosed that about 65 of the corpers will not be passing out due to one reason or the other.

He said: “For now, only the 2015 Batch B stream I is passing out and they are 4,080. “The rest of them who are in the 2015 Batch B stream II will pass out on Nov. 4, 2016.
“About 65 of them will not be passing out due to one reason or the other. These corps members are likely to face an extension of their service year.

“One corps member died during the service year from an auto crash. Some corpers distinguished themselves by embarking on developmental projects during the service year; they will be honoured by the FCT Minister in November.’’
Represented by Mr Adewoye Omotayo, the NYSC FCT Coordinator, Kazaure added that the scheme held back the yearly ceremony due to current economic challenges facing the country.

“It was a decision made to ensure that all corps members remain safe. On a day like this there is usually a lot of movement of corps members and to prevent any problem from arising we decided to hold back any ceremony.

“The ceremony was also stepped down nationwide because the 2015 Batch B set of corps members were divided into streams I and II. We cannot hold double ceremonies for them just a few weeks apart,” Kazaure said.

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EFCC Arrests FUTA Vice CHancellor And Bursar Over Misappropriation Of Funds

Professor Adebiyi Daramola, Vice Chancellor Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State and the Bursar, Emmanuel Ademola Oresegun, were quizzed at the Iyaganku office of the EFCC in Ibadan yesterday in respect of an alleged case of Abuse of Office and misappropriation of funds reported against the duo.

According to the petition submitted to the Commission, it was alleged that the Vice Chancellor and the Bursar were involved in “Corruption, Fraud, Criminal Breach of Trust, Unlawful Enrichment and Conversion of Millions of Naira of the University.”

The Vice Chancellor allegedly drew Furniture Allowance annually instead of just once in 4 years as approved and he was paying himself Housing Allowance while residing in the University’s Vice Chancellor’s Quarters.

The petition further alleged that he diverted funds from various unrelated subheads to finance other projects without the appropriate approvals for such virement.
The VC and Bursar are still undergoing interrogation as at the time of this report.

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“I Consulted 65 Pastors Before I Married Foluke Daramola” – Husband

The activist c*m businessman gave some moments they shared in their three-and-a-half-year old union.

Was he skeptical when he wanted to marry a divorcee since he was also divorced at that time?

He said:

“I did not fancy Nigerian actresses. When I met Foluke, she never proved to me that she was the sterotypical actress. She is a very good cook, washes my underwear, she is homely and not outgoing. In fact, I now prod her to go out. She prefers to be at home with her husband and the children. She is very reasonable, mentally upright, focus and ambitious. She is godly and she can recite 25 psalms in the Bible off hand. She is not money conscious, fun to be with and till date, we still live as friends. We have many things in common. We are activists, we both believe in fighting for our rights.”

Any reaction from his family?

“I wasn’t expecting to marry a perfect woman. I have decided to be her father, her boss, her friend and a teacher. When I was getting married, I told everyone in my family to go all out and make inquiries if she is my wife. I consulted about 65 pastors before I made up my mind on her.”

Who apologises when there is a misunderstanding?

Foluke, the mother of two replied, “I was in a marriage before, so making amends when there is a wrong is no problem. Most of the time, I say, ‘I’m sorry,’ it does not cost anything to apologise. If not given, it can degenerate to anything. Fortunately, he does not suffer from inferiority complex. The kind of upbringing I have is contentment and love. I want to have my husband, children and run my home. When we were about getting married, my father-in-law was skeptical and some of his siblings. I made everybody realise that acting is a profession, which I happen to find myself.”

Kayode said, “Foluke is stubbornly reasonable but quick to accept her fault. She kneels down and apologises and sometimes, sheds tears to show she is indeed sorry. I love her very much, she is like my baby and I don’t fail to tell her when she is wrong. Our quarrel doesn’t last an hour. We are not in this marriage by accident but by the will of God.”

So, what makes a marriage successful?

Kayode proffered, “Maintain that channel of communication. Discuss it all because when you don’t tell her she might not know. Secondly, understand each other. Know your wife and who she is. You must also be friends. Also a man should learn to overlook especially if you are married to a celebrity. I read a book where a writer said nothing is a problem, only thinking makes it so. If you attach meanings to every issue, marriage heads for the rocks.

Not all the time should you overlook but when you want to make a complaint let it be in the confines of your bedroom. Let the man be mentally mature too and be confident in himself. Also, learn to share. A man should not allow his wife do all the chores and he wants to share her money with her, it fails. She is not your slave, she is a human being that deserves happiness.”

Foluke said:-

“The woman is motivated by what she hears and the man, what he sees. Women make the mistake of not spicing up their marriage. What are those things that attracted him to you? Then, don’t stop. He loves my legs and I wear short skirts at home for him. You have to put your man on his toes. Read books and know what excite your marriage. Also, men don’t tell their wives ‘I love you.’ Pay her compliments.

I wash his undies, cook special diet. In fact celebs go the extra mile to make marriage work. We try to pamper, make men feel special and want homes. We need confident men. Take care of your man. Say, ‘I love you’. My husband tells me every morning, ‘I love you.’

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Australia Awards Scholarships for 1,000 African Students 2017/2018 – with at least 3rd Class

Application Deadline: Application for this Scholarship closes 30th November 2016 | Application for Short Courses closes 18th December 2016 .

Brief description:

From 1st September, application opens for Australia Awards Scholarships 2017/2018. There are two categories of Award: Australian Awards Scholarships , to undertake higher degree studies in Australia at Masters level. And Australia Awards Short Courses , to undertake short-term, targeted professional training courses, in Australia and/or in Africa, in a range of development-focused sectors.

Priority Fields (varies by African country)

* Agriculture/Food Security
Education

* Health

* Public Policy (including public sector management, public sector reform, trade, international diplomacy)

* Environmental Management

* Natural Resource Management (including mining related subjects)

* Technical and Vocational Education & Training (available for Short Courses only)

* Energy (including Natural Gas and Oil Technology)

* Infrastructure

* Natural Resource  management

* Transport (including Ports, Roads and Airports Management)

About Scholarship:

 Australia Awards, a cornerstone of the Australian Government’s development assistance program for Africa, provide access to postgraduate education, training and professional development opportunities for suitably qualified Africans from eligible countries. On their return to the workplace, Australia Awards Alumni are expected to contribute actively to development in their home countries.

Scholarship Offered Since: 1980

Scholarship Type: Masters taught degrees and short courses

Eligibility: Varies by country (see link below for specific country eligibility criteria)
You must be at least 25 and not more than 50 years of age at the date of your application.

You must have at least three (3) years’ relevant post graduate work experience. This work experience must be in a role relevant to your proposed field of study and to your employment organisation type (e.g. public sector applicants should demonstrate public sector work experience, and so on). Preference will be given to candidates with greater periods of experience.

You possess, as a minimum, a Bachelors degree (or the equivalent) from a recognised Institution of at least 4 years in length with at least a 3rd Class Pass.
Public sector candidates must comply with Government of Nigeria regulations for government employees wishing to apply for scholarships.

Public sector, private sector and civil society candidates must provide evidence of completion of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) when they apply.
You must not already hold, or be studying for, a Masters degree.
You must be willing to make a formal commitment to return to your current employment following completion of the award.

You must meet the general minimum eligibility criteria for Australia Awards Scholarships – refer to the Australia Awards Scholarships policy handbook.
Target Group
You are a national of an African country. See country list below
You are an early or mid-career professional working in the Public Sector, the Private Sector or a Non-Government Organisation (Civil Society) in one of the listed priority fields of study.

You wish to undertake a Masters degree in Australia in one of the listed priority fields of study. You cannot study a Masters of Business Administration.
You have a clear vision for how you will use the knowledge gained through the Masters degree to improve policy, practice or education in the proposed field of study.

Gender Equality: 

Australia Awards target equal participation by women and men. Applications from women are strongly encouraged, and mechanisms are in place to support women applicants and Awardees.
Disability Inclusion: Australia Awards aim to ensure that people with a disability are given fair and equal opportunity to compete for and obtain a scholarship.

Applications from people with a disability are strongly encouraged. Mechanisms are in place to support applicants and Awardees requiring specific assistance.

Number of Scholarships: Up to 1,000

Duration of Scholarship: For the duration of the programme

Eligible Countries:

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroun, Cape Verde, Comoros, Congo(Republic of), Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia etc

In addition to the above, the following countries are eligible for Short Course Awards (SCAs)

Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Mauritania, Niger, North Sudan, Republic of Guinea, South Sudan
To be taken at: African or Australian Universities

How to Apply: Go to the following link: australiaawardsafrica.org/africa-map/

Select your country of origin. 
Follow the specific instruction on the page.

Sponsors:
 Australia Awards in Africa (AAA), an initiative of the Australian Government

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Super Eagles are going to Zambia to win, says Gernot Rohr

The tactician is optimistic his side will get maximum points when they face the Chipolopolo in Sunday's World Cup qualifier

Nigeria's senior national team coach Gernot Rohr has declared that picking all three points remains his side target in Sunday's 2018 World Cup qualifier clash with Zambia in Ndola.
Despite injuries concerns rocking the team, the 63-year-old assured that the Super Eagles have enough quality to secure victory and stressed his desires to try out the home based players.

"I'm happy with the preparation because most of the players have arrived and I'm happy we have good training condition," Rohr told media.
"I'm happy to work with a new and young team because we have a lot of younger players here with some local players here too.

"We are going to Zambia to win the game, though it would be very difficult.
"All the four teams in the group can hope to be the best. Of course we have a look on the Zambia team because they have good players; we focus on our team and have good preparation and hope everybody work well.
"We know that in Zambia, we are going to have a difficult pitch like we saw against Kenya.

"Unfortunately, we are missing some players due to injury, but I’m happy we have some local players and I think it is a good thing to show everybody that local players too could have their chance to come into the team.
"Well, we are missing Balogun, Ighalo and others, but we also still have others players in the team and they also have a chance to show their potentials and qualities," he concluded.

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Pires -Wenger Will Regret If He Takes England Job

Robert Pires has said that Arsene Wenger will be frustrated, if he takes the England job.

Wenger who has been in charge of the Gunners for 20 years now, has emerged as a favourite to take over the Three Lions, after Sam Allardyce was sacked.
His current deal at the Emirates expires in the summer.

Although Wenger has said he could manage the English team one day, Pires who played under his compatriot for six years, says he would be put off by the amount of time he would be without his players.
“Of course I see him and speak to him every morning but we don’t talk about this,” Pires said.

“A lot of people want to see Arsene Wenger as the manager of England but he has a contract with Arsenal, I don’t know what happens at the end of the season but I understand the fans in England, they need a manager like Arsene Wenger, he is a great person and a great manager.
“The situation is simple, Wenger is the manager for Arsenal. I know him, he wants to go to the pitch every morning.

“This is the most important [thing for him]. If he takes this job, it’s not the same. So, for the moment I cannot imagine Wenger working for England. This is my opinion.
“I see Arsene. He love the pitch every morning. This is like an obsession, it’s a passion. You know manager for the national team is not really the same because he loves football. This is my opinion.”

Pires also added that he hopes Wenger continues at Arsenal for more years.
“If you ask me, I hope he continues with Arsenal because since 20 years he built something at Arsenal, he won a lot of titles. I think Arsenal need Arsene Wenger,” he continued.

“Arsene Wenger loves Arsenal and this is the last season because his contract finishes, I don’t know what happens but it would be a good opportunity for England, I don’t know [if it would be] for Arsene Wenger.

“It is not the same job when you are manager of one club like Arsenal or for the country, seriously I don’t know what he wants for the future.”

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[Music] Ice Prince Ft. Phyno – Trillions

Super Cool Cat C.E.O Ice Prince returns with a fresh new single titled “Trillions”, featuring Phyno, produced by TUC.
This may just be that one joint we all have been waiting for, listen up and find out why #EveryOneLovesIcePrince

Listen & Download Ice Prince Ft. Phyno – Trillions Below;

DOWNLOAD MP3

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Facebook Launches Market Place: Where You Can Buy & Sell Any Items

 Facebook has gone beyond just a social media where you chat and interact with like minded people but now, it has launched its own online market place where you can buy and sell any item to people within your community.

According to Facebook Project Manager Bowen Pan, up to 450 million people already use Facebook to buy and sell used goods every month, mainly through its groups feature.
With Marketplace, Facebook is now giving users a more formal process to conduct these exchanges.

Facebook Market place is a destination for people to find—and make offers for—items directly through Facebook’s mobile app. A button for Marketplace will replace the Messenger icon in the bottom center of the app.
In other words, what you can do on Jiji OLX etc you can now do on Facebook market place.

But it’s important to note that in terms of safety and financial security, Facebook does not have the same kinds of protections or guarantees as eBay. All sales are handled offline and by users themselves.
How Do I Sell Items on Facebook Market Place?

1. Take a photo of your item, or add it from your camera roll

2. Enter a product name, description and price

3. Confirm your location and select a
category

4. Post

Marketplace will be rolling out to everyone over 18 years old in the US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand on the Facebook app for iPhone and Android.
Subsequently, it will be expanded to other countries of the world

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Baba Suwe Is Ill & Can Hardly Walk – Actor Yomi Fabiyi Cries Out For Help

Actor Yomi Fabiyi has cried out for help saying Babatunde Omidina popularly known as Baba Suwe is sick and can hardly walk at the moment. According to him, this is due to the torture he got from the NDLEA when he was accused of ingesting drugs and was detained. Yomi says, the alleged pipe that was inserted in the actor through his anus is responsible for his health issues now.

He took to his IG to call on well meaning Nigerians and his colleagues to come to his aid as NDLEA is yet to pay him the N25m compensation awarded to him by the law court. What Yomi wrote below;

ON BABA SUWE: I am calling on all SENIOR COLLEAGUES in the entertainment world especially those close to Baba Suwe cos I don’t have everyone’s contact to please reachout to him asap. The torture done on him by NDLEA is vastly damaging his health at an alarming rate. He told me he no longer feel comfortable since that episode. Baba Suwe is a widower, he can hardly walk properly as I speak, let alone go to film. How will he feed and take care of the children aunty Moladun left behind?

This is an A-List Entertainer and this conspiracy of silence gives me MENTAL AGONY on my part, I don’t want to speak when it may be too late, I won’t forgive myself. He told me when I visited him that he is innocent of the accusations and yet a LONG PIPE was inserted through his anus, he was detained for too long amongst other things just because he was randomly suspected like every normal person.

 In my opinion, only lazy, ill-trained, unfit and uncivilised officers torture in the name of investigation. Torture is criminal and sinful. If this accusation is found to be true by independent investigators, it shouldn’t go unpunished.

The court asked NDLEA to pay him 25million for damages which is yet to be obeyed but to me an OPEN APOLOGY will placate him and illustrate some dignified and civil approach from a government agency that made him go through all that without coming up with a single proof after that prolonged detention and drama.

He who assert MUST prove! NDLEA needs to restore public confidence by doing the needful on this matter. And until individuals and government agency begin to respect fundamental HUMAN RIGHT and enhance duty of care, the essence of Nigeria’s FREEDOM is far from been realistic.

No malice is intended against NDLEA with this outcry, I just hope the leadership see this as a clarion call for getting it right and save the agency from sending an innocent person to an early grave whereby leaving his children to suffer unjustly. My humble take. Thank you. Yomi

Fabiyi#JUSTICEFORBABASUWE#SAVEBABASUWE#SAYNOTOTORTURE

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“Our Parents Are Really Suffering” – Students Beg Ajimobi

Daily Post reports that the president of federation of Oyo state students’ union, University of Abuja chapter, Adebimpe Peter Babatunde has cried out to Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi to pay outstanding salaries to their workers.

Babatunde urged him to prioritize payment of workers’ salary arrears as their parents are suffering.
However, he recognized the efforts Ajimobi has taken to make Oyo state a better place like the recent creation of local council development areas aimed at bringing government closer to the people,
“Governor Ajimobi should make payment of workers salary as one of the cardinal agenda of his government,” the leader noted.

“Our parents are suffering. The government should not do as if all is well in the state; we suffer in our various schools as students from Oyo State because our parents have no money to cater for our needs.

“We have several cases of self withdrawal from higher institutions because of inability to meet up with the financial obligations required. This is not good enough for a state that is noted for playing leading roles in the nation.

“Oyo state as we all know is a pace setter, we make good records not bad records for other states to emulate. We appeal to the governor to sustain the good names of the state right from the days of the late sage, Papa Obafemi Awolowo,” he said.

Adebimpe further urged Ajimobi to increase the state’s internally generated revenue instead of total dependence on the monthly sharing of the federal allocation.
“The era of banking on the monthly sharing of money from the Federation Account is over due to the collapsing of the crude oil prices in the international market.

“Governors should think out of the box to justify the mandate given to them by the voters,” the statement concluded,” he said.
The war between the government and Oyo workers over unpaid salaries have been lingering for a while.

However, last year, The Oyo state chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has blasted Governor Abiola Ajimobi for failing to pay the balance of April salaries to staff of local government including Primary School teachers in Oyo state.

The NLC described Ajimobi’s refusal to pay salaries as a rejection of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) mutually singed in the wake of the salary crisis that bedeviled the state.

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You Won’t Believe What FG Plans To Do With Buhari’s “Change Begins With Me”

The federal government has mapped out plans to sell the just launched “change begins with me” campaign.

In a statement signed by the Segun Adeyemi, the special assistant to the minister of information, the new campaign will be unveiled to the private business owners in Nigeria.

Adeyemi in the statement said the minister of information Lai Mohammed will perform the unveiling ceremony on Thursday, October 6 to the private sector.

The minister said the plan to unveil the campaign to this sector of Nigeria’s economy is in line with the pronouncement by President Muhammadu Buhari that the private sector is a major stakeholder at the launch of the initiative.

He said: “The unveiling will not only deepen the private sector’s understanding of the campaign, but will also make it possible for that critical sector to know how they can key in to it.”

He also noted that the unveiling ceremony will take place by 11 am at the Abora Hall of the Eko Hotel and suites on Thursday, October 6.
The “change begins with me” campaign was launched by President Buhari on September 8, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The campaign is aimed at changing the attitude of Nigerians towards positive behaviour that could improve on the country’s quest for a sustainable development.

Meanwhile, the campaign has also been marred with various scandals like the pronouncement made by two media consultants that the idea was stolen by the present administration.

Similarly, some days after the “change begins with me” campaign it was observed that the speech given by the president was plagiarized from another speech by the president of the United States of America Barack Obama.
The presidency have also claimed that the presidential media aide has been sacked over the incident.

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IMF - Good News, Nigeria Will Be Out Of Recession In 2017

As economic recession bite harder on Nigerians, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Nigeria’s economy will be out of recession in 2017.

According to IMF, the economy will grow by 0.6 percent next year adding that it is projected that the recession will outlast 2016 with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contraction of 1.7 percent.

“Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest economies continue to struggle with lower commodity revenues, weighing on growth in the region,” IMF said in its World Economic Outlook (WEO) report released in Washington
“Nigeria’s economy is forecast to shrink 1.7 percent in 2016 and South Africa’s will barely expand. By contrast, several of the region’s non resource exporters, including Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Senegal are expected to continue to grow at a robust pace of more than five percent this year.”
IMF also forecasted a GDP contraction and subsequent recession for Russia and Brazil throughout 2016.

The fund added: “Growth in emerging Asia and especially India continues to be resilient.
“India’s gross domestic product is projected to expand 7.6 percent this year and next, the fastest pace among the world’s major economies.”

Maurice Obstfeld, IMF chief economist and economic counsellor, who spoke on the outlook, said global economic growth would remain subdued in 2016 following a slowdown in the United States of America and Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.

Obstfeld also stated that the fund forecasted a slight pickup in 2017 and beyond, driven mainly by emerging market strength.
“Taken as a whole, the world economy has moved sideways. We have slightly marked down 2016 growth prospects for advanced economies while marking up those in the rest of the world.”

Nigeria’s economy was earlier projected to contract by 1.8 percent in 2016, but the October version of the WEO has seen that reviewed positively to a contraction of only 1.7 percent.
The country has recorded a 0.36 and 2.06 percent contraction in the first and second quarter of 2016 respectively, plunging into its worst recession in 29 years.

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Suspended Hausa Actress Rahama Releases Open Letter

Top Kannywood actress, Rahama Sadau, who was suspended/expelled recently has released an open letter over the issue and apologized to her fans. She got into trouble for featuring in a romantic musical video.

Read the letter by Rahama below:

Following the events of the last few days and MOPPAN’s unilateral decision to exclude me from the Hausa indigenous film industry, known
as Kannywood, I would like to use this medium to address my fans, friends, those who have been affected and all who have shown concern.

To those who I have offended in any way, shape or form and who I have caused any anxiety by featuring in the said music video, I sincerely apologise. It was a job and I was carrying out my role in my profession, as I would in any other production, be it a Hausa language film or a Nollywood production.

However, innocuous touching with other people in my line of work is inevitable.
I have lines that I would never cross and indeed I live and stand by the tenets, “actions are judged according to intentions”. The outcome of the events that have taken place has come as a surprise to us all.

I may have fallen short of some people’s expectations, but it was never my intention. I make no excuses for my actions and I take full responsibility.
Thank you to all those who have reached out at this time and to everyone in general for your unwavering support.

Your passion and loyalty hasn’t gone unnoticed and I am privileged to have your support. This, I do not take for granted and I want nothing more than to continue making you all proud.

I implore us all to be more tolerant and forgiving towards one another and to cease all the senseless abuse, name-calling and backbiting.

This achieves nothing other than to cause a huge divide amongst us. May we all continue to benefit from the Almighty’s mercy and may He protect and guide us all as we go about our daily lives.

Rahama Sadau 

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Chelsea Star Finally Returns To Barcelona, (Guess Who)?

The Chelsea and Spain international has joined his national team to prepare to face Italy and Albania over the next five days.

The star hinted: “I was looking forward to coming, to see the people I left behind and see how things are going. I always wish them the best and I hope they can stay on top.”

The 29-year-old was signed by Chelsea from Barcelona in August 2015 in a deal worth around £20 million.

Previously, Chelsea player has revealed that he wants to join Barcelona: “Hopefully [I can return to Barcelona], I know it’s difficult, I spoke with the president when we saw each other at the Cup final and I also spoke with all the people who love me there. It’s complicated, but I’ve always said I would like to retire at Barca”.

Last year Pedro explained that money was not the cause of the transfer, but the need to play competitive football.

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Actress Eniola Badmus Escapes Fire Outbreak In Her Home

Actress Eniola Badmus revealed via Snapchat that there was a fire outbreak in her home yesterday night.

However it was put out. Badmus thanked God and her neighbours for saving her life.

See Photos below:-

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Olamide Gave Me Complete Free Will In The Production Of “GOLD” Album – Adekunle Gold Reveals

Adekunle Gold has been excellent so far with his debut album “GOLD” receiving rave reviews at the moment. The YBNL star now speaks to Guardian Life on his music, Gold album and other issues lingering around especially his controversial single “Ariwo Ko“, which makes believe that the single was crafted for certain people.

Its no lie that the Gold album is exceptional and Adekunle Gold is also surprised at the reception the album got.

Adekunle said;

“I expected success, but what I didn’t expect was a huge outpouring of love and it’s been amazing, ever since I dropped the album, it’s been love all the way, I’ve travelled out of the country and the reception has been equally amazing.”

When rising acts sign to record labels, not much room is given to them to use their discretion, their always under strict supervision but with Adekunle and his YBNL boss, Olamide, that was totally different as he got all the space to spice up his album with his own creativity.

“For my album “Gold”, I pretty much wrote the music myself. During production, I was the one telling the producer which direction I wanted everything to go. Olamide really entrusted everything to me, and was always there to remind me that he knows I can do it.

He’d say “Just see it as your business, I’m only here to guide you.” So based on all this, it really just made sense to put me as the executive producer. And of course, I got the approval from my oga (Olamide).”

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TECNO Forays Into The International Stage With Global Launch Of Its Flagship Smartphones In Dubai

Aims at becoming the most competitive mobile brand in the world…

Taking its first official step into the international scene, mobile technology giant, TECNO Telecoms launched its flagship devices the Phantom 6 and Phantom 6 Plus, on the 25 of September 2016, in one of the most beautiful venues in the world – the prestigious Armani Hotel located in the Burj Khalifa, Dubai.

There were over 80 local and international media present at the launch to witness the growth of TECNO Telecoms.

Among the prominent international media which were present and broadcasted the launch live include the Al Khaleej, Emirates News, Dubai One TV, the Gulf News, Deutsche Presse-Agentur DPA (German News Agency), Xinhua News Agency and the Dubai Bureau. Other notable guests at the event included Chidi Okonkwo, General Manager TECNO Mobile (Transsion Holdings); Kimura Makoto, General Manager of SONY; Jeremy Doutte, CEO of Jumia; Arthur Wang, Senior Director Corporate Sales International of MediaTek; Martin Kariithi, Manager Android Partnerships for Google (West Africa) and other business partners of TECNO Telecoms. Interestingly also, popular TV personalities Mercy Aigbe and VJ Adams were also present at the event. 

 

Some global partners of TECNO Mobile

The dynamic mobile multinational has done well for itself and mobile phone consumers in Africa over the last ten years. In 2006, TECNO entered the Africa mobile market sphere and since then, has been delivering quality mobile devices – smartphones, smart-bands and tablets, with the aim of making high-end mobile devices readily available to consumers.
Their customized product lines focus on how to meet the needs of the African consumers and how to effectively serve them. After only 10 years of operations in Africa, TECNO has become one of the leading mobile phone manufacturers across the world.

From L-R – Chidi Okonkwo, Mercy Aigbe and VJ Adams

Over the past decade, mobile phone penetration rate in Africa has risen from 6% to 80% and TECNO Mobile being a major driver of this development, is already servicing over 35 African countries while currently retaining the largest market share of 41.1% and 31.1% in Tanzania and Nigeria respectively.

Mr. Vane Ni, Deputy General Manager and Global marketing lead at TECNO Mobile said, “we are proud of what we have been able to achieve in Africa so far and we are confident the time is right for us to duplicate the same success across other emerging markets. When we arrived Africa 10 years ago, very few people would have thought that we would grow so fast to control the largest market share of 25.3% across six major African markets – Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Cameroon and Ethiopia”.

Today, TECNO has extended its web to more than 48 countries across the Middle East, South East Asia and South America, serving about 2.5 billion consumers which is about 35% of the world’s population. This feat clearly makes the brand a force to reckon with, not just in Africa but also globally.

TECNO’s market share all over the world

“Never say it, show it.

TECNO Mobile customizes its devices based on different consumers’ preferences and the Phantom Series, which embodies the best of technological advances yearly is expected to impress smartphone consumers across different emerging markets. The customized Phantom 6 and Phantom 6 Plus is sure to be appreciated by both local and international consumers.

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Rice Smuggled Into The Country Not Fit For Consumption – Customs Warns Nigerians

Mr Hameed Ali, the Comptroller-General of Customs, has said 99 per cent of rice smuggled through the land borders into the country are not fit for human consumption.

He said this at a joint news conference on illegal rice importation to Nigeria yesterday in Abuja.
He said samples of some of the rice seizures made over a period were referred to NAFDAC to ascertain their condition.

He said the test reports certified that smuggled rice through the borders was unfit for human consumption and so Nigerians should desist from it.

“Importation of rice into the country is not banned but restricted on the point of entry to seaports only. We remain firm in our resolve to enforce the restriction of rice imports only to our seaports.

We have re-organised our anti-smuggling patrols to provide additional capability and bite,” Mr. Ali said while speaking on how to stop them from coming into the country.

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