How FG Should Fight Insecurity — Security Experts

 

Security experts have tasked President Muhammadu Buhari on the usage of drones and effective mapping system to fight insecurity, especially at the border areas.
Surveyors under the auspices of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS) and seasoned security experts, including Ade Abolurin, retired commandant-general, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps gave the advise.
The league of experts attended a symposium on security challenges organised by the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors, (NIS), Ogun State branch in honour of its former chairman, Adefemi Sanyaolu in Abeokuta on Thursday.
He noted that insecurity and insurgency could only be fought effectively with updated mapping system and the use of drones as surveillance.
Speaking on the topic: “Challenges in Defending Nigerian Territory Without Updated Maps”, Ade Abolurin, disclosed that increasing challenges arose from the porosity of Nigerian borders .
He called for urgent and improved collaboration between armed forces and office of surveyor-general on updated mapping system against insurgency.
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Google’s Practise Of Making Out-Of-Print Books Accessible Online Is Legal After all

U.S 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York yesterday, noted that, making out-of-print books (books no longer available from a publisher) accessible online is legal. This was made known when the Authors Guild and some other writers made cases on that front, claiming Internet giant Google, a company known for such practise in Google Books infringed on intellectual content laws.
Google Books over the years has repeatedly angered authors, publishers and even rival firms. This year, a copyright violation claim case was laid to the said Appeals court, which if won by the authors would cost the search company billions of dollars in damages, but yet again the claim was apparently rejected, with the legal establishment’s presiding Judge Denny Chin saying, Google’s public service of making such books accessible online definitely falls under “fair use,” making it not to advance beyond acceptable limits on laws covering intellectual property.
Following the decision made by the tribunal, favouring the search firm, it’s spokesman Aaron Stein said “this serves to underline what people who use the service tell us: Google Books gives them a useful and easy way to find books they want to read and buy, while at the same time benefiting copyright holders.”
It’s also worthy to note that just last year, the Authors Guild saw a close scanning books case against schools rejected by the Appeals Court in U.S.

Interest Free Loan To SME's

Akwa Ibom is poised for greater economic productivity, as the state government has concluded plans to give 1.000 operators of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) interest free loan for expansion. Unveiling the plans, Governor Udom Emmanuel explained that the initiative was to boost industrial activities and job creation.
He stressed that giving SMEs  access to fund for projects will stimulate economic activities capable of creating thousands of jobs for the people.
In a chat with Sunday Vanguard in Lagos, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Bascon Nigeria Limited/ Telecom Masters Limited, Mr. Bassey James,  commended the initiative of the governor in boosting the growth of SMEs. He said that SMEs can be used as a vibrant tool for job creation and industrial development in the country. “Udom’s efforts in growing SMEs shows that he is taking pragmatic steps to resuscitate industries that went under, in order to boost productive activities in the state. A good example is the paint industry that he is bringing back in the state. He has also set up a committee to ensure that Ibaka Seaport project is fast tracked. The airport is receiving serious attention, as work is on-going on the second run-way, which makes the state one of the biggest for international trade. Recently,  Udom sent some youths to Israel to learn modern practice of agriculture, in order to replicate it in the state,”James stated.

SInger/Rapper Mocheddah Celebrates Her 25th Birthday

Mocheddah

Can you believe singer Mo’Cheddah turned 25 yesterday?
She celebrated her birthday yesterday with close friends and family, and some of the faces you might recognize. Asa Asika, Gbemi, and few other notable faces joined her to celebrate reaching a quarter of a century landmark.
Check out photos of birthday after the cut...

One Killed, Six Injured In Ogun Fuel Truck Explosion

 
A  driver,  identified as Wale Olaitan, lost his life while   a family of six, as well as a   motorcyclist, sustained burns in a  fuel truck  explosion which occured at Owode- Ijako,along Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway, yesterday.
An eye witness told our correspondent that two buildings, located on numbers 96 and 98 on Lagos-Abeokuta  Expressway, situated adjacent to the spot where the tanker fell, were affected by the fire.
The family of six, who lived inside house number 96, suffered some degrees of burns and were receiving treatment in hospital.
It was gathered that not less than three shops were also burnt.
According to the source, the tanker lost control, hit a median and  fell, prompting the content to spill and  caught fire.
According to an eyewitness, the accident occurred about 4:30pm.
The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence in Ogun State, Kareem Olanrewaju, confirmed the incident.
He said his men at Ota  Division  received a distressed call  after the incident, saying  men of   Fire   Service put out the fire.
According to him, property worth millions of naira, including three houses,two cars, generator  were destroyed.
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‘Ex-Minister’s Associates Tried To Return $250 Million To Me,’ - Governor El-Rufai says

Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has said that a former minister’s associates have approached him with an offer to return $250 million in obviously looted funds.

The offer is believed to have been made in a bid to avoid President Muhammadu Buhari’s sweeping anti-corruption war.

“When you say you want to refund, it means you are admitting that you took what was not yours,” El-Rufai said according to the New York Times.

“I said, ‘I am a governor, I am not involved in this. I will pass on your message,” he added.

Buhari has vowed to deal with corruption in Nigeria and is also seeking the help of foreign governments to recover the country’s looted funds.

NDLEA Arrests Man With 108 ATM Cards At International Airport

 

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday said it had arrested a 34-year-old man, (name withheld) suspected to be working for an international criminal organisation.

The agency said through a statement by its Head of Public Affairs, Ofoyeju Mitchell, that the suspect was in possession of 108 automatic teller machine (ATM) debit cards.

According to the agency, the arrest took place at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos while the suspect was attempting to board a Qatar Airline flight to China.

``The debit cards belong to five commercial banks,’’ the agency said.

It quoted its commander at the Lagos airport, Mr Ahmadu Garba, as saying that the suspect was arrested in connection with alleged money laundering.

The agency also added that the suspect was immediately transferred to the Assets and Financial Investigation Directorate of the Agency for investigation.

``First City Monument Bank (FCMB) had the highest number of cards with 58. Stanbic IBC Bank has 23 cards, Zenith Bank 19, Fidelity Bank 6 and Diamond Bank 2.

``Mrs Victoria Egbase, the Director of Assets and Financial Investigation, said that the Agency had established a prima facie case of financial crime against the suspect,’’ it said.

It said that the Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, had ordered the transfer of the case to the EFCC for further investigation.

The agency quoted the suspect as saying in his statement that he was asked to take the cards to China

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Mo Abudu Premiere Her Movie ‘Fifty’ In London

Media entrepreneur Mo Abudu‘s Ebony Life’s new movie is set to premiere at the London film festival tonight. Saturday, 17 October, 2015. at the Vue 7 Cinema, Leicester Square, London.

Earlier this year, 'Fifty' was selected under the ‘Love Category’ amongst a diverse selection of films and events on the BFI London Festival programme.

The movie tells a story of four Nigerian women who try getting their groove back despite being 50. They took inventory of their personal lives, while juggling careers and family against the sprawling backdrops of the upper middle-class neighbourhoods of Ikoyi and Victoria Island in Lagos.

President Muhammadu Buhari Defends December Deadline In Al Jazeera Interview

President Muhammadu Buhari

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, was interviewed on Al Jazeera last night on the program “Up Front”and talked about the recent terror attacks as well as his administration’s efforts to quell terrorism.
Terror attacks in the past week in North Eastern Nigeria have drawn focus on the President’s promise to end terrorism before the end of the year.
Mehdi Hasan asked President Buhari if the three month deadline handed to service chiefs was unrealistic. President Buhari answered, “when I gave the service chiefs a target of the end of December, it’s because I’m physically on the ground”.
He cited the organisation of the Multi regional joint task force to push and said it will lead to a “spontaneous move against Boko Haram in their area of operation”
President Buhari insisted that “on the ground, physically, things are getting better”. He cited the training and retraining of troops.
1,000 people have been killed in Boko Haram attacks since President Buhari took power in May 29. Asked if he would resign if Boko Haram isn’t defeated by December, he said “I’ll be determined to stay and fight it out”
He also spoke on the possibility of negotiating for the release of the Chibok girls and did not rule out the exchange of prisoners or money to get the girls back.
He was quizzed on the allegations of humans rights abuses trailing the Nigerian army as well as his administration’s failure to prosecute the people named in the Amnesty International report. President Buhari insisted he had not received any report and promised “If I get that report, I will take action”

Two Indian Girls Aged 5 And 2 Raped In Delhi

 

India has witnessed some of the most shocking rape incidents in the world in the past two years and despite the best efforts of authorities, the incident of rape doesn’t seem to be on the decline.
Police in India have reported that two girls, aged 5 and 2 were raped in India’s capital city, Delhi, in two separate incidents.
Three men are being questioned in connection to the incident. India had over 30,000 reported incidents of rape in 2014 alone and just last week, a four year old girl was raped, slashed and abandoned at a railway track.
Stringent rape laws have done little to end the rape culture in a country that is fast becoming a rape capital of the world.

Afro Pop Star D'banj Shortlists Contestants For 'The King Is Here' Rap Competition

Shortlisted Contestants For 'The King Is Here' Rap Competition

The stage is set and it is finally here, the Koko Master D’banj has short-listed his top 5 finalists from his “The King Is Here” rap competition.

In early August, D’banj announced that he would be running “The King Is Here” rap competition which has so far received a lot of followership, the competition is slowly running to a conclusion as the pop star gears up to announce the winner.

Months after announcing “The King Is Here” rap competition, D'banj has searched through over 8,000 entries and he has found the best of the best. After a gruelling task of listening and analysing to look for who would eventually emerge as the winner of “The King Is Here” rap competition, D’banj short-listed over eight thousand entries to five finalists and the eventual winner will be decided by popular opinion.

Here are the instagram accounts of the finalist; Officialbils, aonethalyricist, itsme_itse, ola_dips and tushkido.

[PHOTOS] FELABRATION 2015: Femi Kuti, Praiz, Simi, Salawa Abeni, Others Perform To Honor Late Fela Kuti

The annual international music festival – Felabration 2015 – has begun, as it showcases a variety of talents including musicians, and comedians from all corners of the globe who come to pay respect to the legend, and celebrate his defining sound, Afrobeat.

Felabration is the brainchild of Yeni Kuti, the legend’s eldest offspring, and is held every year in honour of the Afrobeat creator, and music icon.

Find below a list of performers for the first four days, and photos from their sets. All photos are courtesy of Olorisupergal.

Cynthia Morgan Called Caroline Danjuma Nobody, Says 'The Only Danjuma I know Is Daisy, Who Are You Again?'

In the early hours of today, Caroline Danjuma called out singer Cynthia Morgan for taking a photo of herself carrying a child with a ciga in her mouth for her song cover art... Cynthia then decided to reply Caroline. Check out her reply after the cut...

"There Might Be Petrol Scarcity Soon" - Oil Marketer

Some marketers on Thursday expressed concern over the shutdown of all loading depots of the Pipelines Products Marketing Company (PPMC) in the South West due to activities of vandals.

The marketers, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on condition of anonymity, expressed worry as over 2,000 trucks from various states in the South West now come to load at private depots in Apapa.

A NAN correspondent, who monitored the situation at Ejigbo Satellite Depot in Lagos and Mosinmi Depot in Ogun State, reported that loading was no longer going on at these places although trucks were parked there.

An executive member of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) at Ejigbo Satellite Depot, who preferred anonymity, told NAN that it had been a serious challenge to trucks coming from Kwara, Ilorin, Ekiti, and Kogi to load at Apapa.

'NTA, AIT Rejected My Campaign Adverts' - President Buhari Recounts

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has recounted how the Jonathan administration frustrated his Presidential bid by turning the media against him.

According to the President's Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, who represented him at the The Red Media Summit in Lagos on Thursday, October 15, the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the African Independent Television (AIT) refused to run their adverts.

“I remember on a particular night I called NTA, they had 16 slots of one minute ads and I said I wanted to buy one minute for the Buhari campaign, they said all 16 had been sold," Shehu said.

He noted that AIT  also rejected Buhari's campaign advertisement as the station returned their money.

He added, “Some other instances that exposed the partisan nature of the NTA: money was returned to us, and from AIT money was returned to us. They simply won’t advertise for us.”

[PHOTOS] Blogger Linda Ikeji Acquires Mansion In Banana Island

Linda Ikeji Acquires Mansion in Banana Island

  

Blogger Linda Ikeji who has been in the blogging business for the past 5 - 8 years smiles her way to fortune with her blog. It's so glaring the hustle paid her real good as she gets keys to her house in Banana Island Lagos. She's the new neighbour to Mike Adenuga of Glo and Alhaji Dantata.

I'm sure she won't carry this news, but maybe after seeing it here, she may decide to carry it since Arik Raymond's Blog [ARB] had let the cat outta the bag. Remember you heard it here first.

How I Intend Solving Lagos State Traffic - Governor Akinwunmi Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has revealed his plans for easing the traffic situation in the state.

Residents of the state have been complaining about frequent gridlocks with some attributing the situation to laxity on Ambode’s part.

The governor has however said that he is concerned about the issue and that actions to resolve it have commenced.

“I'm concerned about recent feedback on traffic gridlock in the state, actions to decongest traffic has commenced,” Ambode said via Twitter on October 15, 2015.

“Apart from new traffic management initiatives, we’ve put in place inter agency collaboration to unlock traffic across the State. Public Works Corporation & contractors handling road projects have been issued directives to expedite actions to project completion," he added.

The governor also expressed optimism that Lagosians would soon "feel the positive impact" of his administration's projects.

Lamar Odom On Life Support For Second Day As Friends, Family Rally

 Former pro basketball player and reality TV star Lamar Odom was reportedly on life support for a second day on Thursday after falling unconscious at a Nevada brothel, as friends and family rushed to his bedside and asked fans to pray for his recovery.

Odom, 35, the estranged husband of reality TV star Khloe Kardashian, on Tuesday was found unresponsive at Love Ranch, a legal brothel in Crystal, Nevada, by employees who said he had used cocaine and a sexual performance-enhancing supplement, according to the Nye County sheriff.

Odom was rushed to the Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center in Las Vegas, which has declined to comment his condition, citing patient confidentiality.

Lamar Odom's Life Is In The Hands Of Khloe Kardashian

Lamar Odom's $50m fortune in the hands of Khloe Kardashian

At the moment, Lamar is in a thin line between life and death. The former basketballer whose divorce with Khloe Kardashian wasn't finalized is said to have no will. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? This simply means his $50 million dollar and his life is in the hands of Khloe Kardashian.
If you weare to be Khloe, would you let the doctors pull off his life support plug?
Tell us your own opinion in the comment box below and remember you readit on Arik Raymond's Blog [ARB] first.

‘I Derive Pleasure In Insults’ - Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo Says

Obasanjo

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo who was Nigeria’s president from 1999 to 2007, said he derives pleasure from insults spoken against him when he was in office.

Obasanjo made the statement on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, while presenting an address at a conference of the African Studies Association of Africa in Ibadan, Oyo State.

“If you visit the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, you will find thousands of archived newspaper comics and columns meant to spite and insult my person even as a sitting President,” Obasanjo said.

“No individual or group of people was ever queried or jailed or repressed for expressing this freedom. Rather, I encouraged them because I derived fun and pleasure from the humour as I know who I am and nobody needs to tell me who and what I am not,” he added.

British To Help Grow Nigeria’s Economy

The British Deputy High Commissioner in Nigeria, Mr. Ray Kyles, has unfolded plans on how to help Nigeria grow her economy, adding that attention should be placed on the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). He stated that the SMEs are essential to the rapid growth of the country’s economic development.
He promised that the British Government would collaborate with business communities in Nigeria to grow the economy. Kyles, said in an interactive session in Lagos at the weekend during the British Airways on Business Launch Programme, said that the British Commission would encourage its consulate to open more businesses in Nigeria. He further assured that the UK government would collaborate with President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to fight corruption and other social vices in the country that were not favourable to the growth of the economy, stressing that for the economy to grow, SMEs required access to finance as is the practise in other climes.

Elites Collide To Steal Nigeria’s Resources – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday lampooned the Nigerian elite, saying irrespective of where they came from, they were united in stealing government resources.

Osinbajo, who spoke at the Nigerian Economic Summit, which opened in Abuja on Tuesday, said the elite only cared about where government officials were appointed from whenever they wanted to use ethnic or regional platform to further their selfish interests.

He said, “You find out that the elite, whether from the South-West, North-West or wherever are willing to collaborate in stealing the resources of the state.

“It is important to point out that the idea of where a person appointed into government comes from is meant to divert attention.”

Power Firms Propose 49% Increase In Tariffs

 

Electricity distribution companies in the country have submitted various proposals to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to increase tariffs by an average of 49.4 per cent.

They, however, agreed to reduce the amount paid as fixed charge by electricity consumers across the country.

According to NERC, the distribution companies have also adopted different measures to carry out the reduction of the fixed charge.

NERC on Tuesday stated that it would critically review the submissions before approving the rates proposed by the power firms.

It further stated that the rates so approved might be released by the end of this month.

Nigeria's Telecoms To Increase To $42 billion

NCC

Nigeria’s telecoms investment profile is poised to increase to $42 billion in the next four years as the Nigerian Communications Commission continues to woo foreign investors to the country’s broadband sector, New Telegraph has learnt. This was the highlight of a critical Nigeria Day session held with existing and potential investors by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) at the on-going International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World 2015 at Budapest, Hungary.
With over $32 billion investment already recorded in the sector, government officials say that Nigeria’s telecoms industry provides huge investment opportunities for local and particularly foreign investors with adequate protection for their investments. Broadband has been identified as the next growth frontier for Nigeria’s telecoms market, currently rated as the fastestgrowing in the world.
Already, both Chinese and European telecoms investors are coming to Nigeria for the purpose of participating in the next phase of telecoms investment in the country, according to the Secretary General of ITU, Mr. Houlin Zhao, in his remarks at the Nigeria Day event. “Nigeria and other African nations today are not looking for charity; they are looking for partnership and investment opportunities to grow their telecoms sector.
“Chinese and European companies are coming to Nigeria, as my discussions recently with some investors have indicated. I would encourage Nigeria to work harder to lure these potential investors into your country, which is the largest African country. ITU can also be of assistance to you in facilitatin this partnership with foreign investors,” he said. Zhao also noted that the fact that Nigeria is now championing 4G broadband when most developed countries still grapple with 2G is an indication of penchant for increased investment inflow by the country’s regulator. He noted that Nigeria is rich in talents and expertise. Speaking earlier, the Executive Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said that with over 150 million subscribers, over 107 per cent teledensity, over 90 million Internet users and an increase in telecoms investment from $50 million to $32 billion between 2001 and 2015, “getting more investment into the industry is a very vital area for the industry.”

FESTAC BANK ROBBERY: Robbers In Military Uniforms Killed Mother & Baby

FESTAC BANK ROBBERY:

Gunshots and dynamite explosions rent the air on Tuesday as armed robbers invaded the 4th Avenue, FESTAC Town area of Lagos State.

The robbers, who were in different military uniforms, shot sporadically into houses, as they raided the FESTAC branches of Diamond and Access banks.

According to eyewitnesses, the operation, which lasted for about one hour, went unchallenged, as frightened residents were forced to take refuge in their homes.

After the dust had settled, a 39-year-old woman, Jane Peter, and her one-year-and-two-month-old baby, Nmesoma, who were on the fourth floor of a house near the robbery scene, were discovered to have been shot dead.

2 Chainz Rapper Welcomes Baby Boy, Halo

It's a good news for rapper, 2 Chainz as he welcomed his third child, and first son, Halo into the world in the early hours of Thursday, October 14.

The proud dad shared a photo of the baby in his arms in the hospital with the caption: “He’s here and I’m thankful 10/14/15.”

Halo is 2 Chainz’ third child as he has two young daughters, Heaven and Harmony.

His son has only just arrived but is already inspiring his dad's music.

He recorded a song called “Halo,” which was told from the perspective of his unborn baby, on his latest mixtape 'Trapavelli Tre'.1

Congrat to the tripple H father 2Chainz.

[PHOTOS] Actress Juliet Ibrahim Shattered Romance Ongoing Movie Premiere

Juliet Ibahim's Shattered Romance movie premiere

 Ghallywood actress/movie producer Juliet Ibrahim Shattered Romance movie premiere ongoing in Lagos Nigeria. Juliet is appreciated by some friends and colleagues who turned up for the event. Part of those who turned up are Derenle Edun,  Bryan Okwara, Sexy Steel, Mercy Aigbe etc.
Check out  photos of the event after the cut...

Rapper 50 Cent Blasts Rick Ross Over Broke State

50 Cent diss Rick Ross

Rapper, 50 Cent who is supposedly bankrupt has replied Rapper, Rick Ross's taunts about his broke state with the most epic photos.

Since 50 Cent avoided paying the legal fees demanded by the court after he was sued for releasing the sextape of Ross's babymama by claiming bankruptcy, Rick Ross has had it out for 50 Cent.

Rick Ross spent the better part of last week throwing shots at 50 Cent in various interviews, and at one point even said, Get rich or die trying, and now you bankrupt," while talking about 50's current financial problems.

Actress Juliet Ibrahim Reveals Biggest Risk Ever Taken As A Filmmaker

Juliet Ibrahim

“The biggest risk I have taken Is deciding to be a filmmaker. Because, I had to take my own personal fund to shoot a movie," she said.

"That alone is a risk, especially in our industry where we don’t have the support of our very own people.

“The biggest risk I have taken Is deciding to be a filmmaker. Because, I had to take my own personal fund to shoot a movie," she said.

"That alone is a risk, especially in our industry where we don’t have the support of our very own people.

"We have people that you meet on a daily basis, and you tell them you have a movie coming up for a premiere, and they tell you “I don’t watch African movies.

"You have to take your time to convince these kind of people to support African movies."

BET Channel To Introduce Fresh Content To Programmes Schedule

Alex Okosi, Colette Otusheso, Darey Art Alade

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa has announced the launch of new programmes on BET (DStv channel 129).

Over the next few months, locally produced content will come to the fore on the channel. The channel introduces "BET Buzz", which is an entertainment news show (comprising of local and international stories) airing daily. Also coming soon is a brand new series of Top Actor tagged “Top Actor Africa”. The show currently in production is set to air in early 2016.

Next month a 2-part documentary about South African designer David Tlale will be aired.

Korede Bello To Perform At GIAMA 2015 Edition

Korede Bello To Perform At GIAMA 2015 Edition

The 4th edition of the GIAMA Awards is set to hold on October 17, 2015 in Houston Texas.

The event will feature an exclusive performance by the industry’s highly-acclaimed singer, Korede Bello.

A comprehensive list of nominees was recently released, with Moses Inwang's movie 'Stalker,' bagging 12 nominations.

Other nominees include the talented Stella Damasus, Jim Iyke, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Joseph Benjamin, Oge Okoye and more.

The upcoming prestigious award will be headlined by award winning entertainer, AY Makun.

Past hosts include Jim Iyke,  Ramsey Nouah and Julius Agwu.

Former Minister Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Husband, Attend Son's Movie Premiere In Hollywood

Former Minister for Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and her husband, Dr. Ikemba Iweala joined their son, Uzodinma Iweala at the premiere of a movie based on his book in Hollywood.

The movie is based on his book 'Beast of No Nation', which held at Beverly Hills, West Hollywood yesterday October 13th.

The former minister was pictured along her husband and son at the event as well as well wishers.

The proud parents practically glowed at their son's achievement.

Check photos after the cut...

The Satellite Link That Promises To Improve Nigeria’s Computer Literacy

As far back as 2006 Nigeria had started getting increasingly worried about how modern services could be taken to rural and remotest areas of the country that have no commercial attraction for service providers.
Besides telecommunications, which the country as at then discovered to be a money spinner and obviously strong economic booster, e-learning was also part of the services that needed to be transported to rural areas, particularly as this would improve the country’s computer literacy level.
Accordingly, government later that year created a Universal Services Provision Fund, USPF, which duty was to facilitate the achievement of national policy goals for universal access and universal service information and communication technologies (ICTs) in rural, unserved and underserved areas of Nigeria.
However, even with that, total connection or coverage of the country was still far off. For instance, the USPF, recently did a study of the unconnected rural Nigeria, after dividing the country across 207 clusters from the six geo-political zones and discovered that an estimated 36.8million people living in those clusters are cut off from whatever transformation technology has brought to their urban counterparts.

Buhari Ministerial List: Babatunde Fashola, Lai Mohammed, 16 Others Confirmed By Senate As Ministers

The Nigerian Senate has confirmed former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Fashola was confirmed today, October 14, 2015, after being screened by the upper legislative chamber.

Also confirmed as ministers are All Progressives Congress (APC) spokesperson, Lai Mohammed, former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi and Senator Chris Ngige among others.

The Senate was however unable to screen former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi who was scheduled to be interviewed today.

Amaechi couldn’t be screened due to the inability of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to submit its report on the petition against him.

The former governor’s nomination was challenged by three Senators from his state who cited the allegations of corruption levelled against him.

The committee however decided that the charges couldn’t serve as grounds to prevent Amaechi’s confirmation as minister as the case was still pending in court.

Astounding £2.9m Mansion Bought By A 23 Year-Old Video Gamer Who Plays Minecraft For A Living

23 Year old who bought a $4.5 million playing game for a living

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The swanky house boasts an infinity pool, outdoor fireplace and a view over the City of Angels. 

Check photos below...

Pepsi SMARTPHONE Will Have A Bigger Camera Than The iPhone 6s

 

Pepsi Android snartphone

The likes of Apple, Samsung and HTC have been turning out new smartphones for years. But an unlikely company is generating plenty of fizz online with rumours surrounding a new mobile.
Pepsi (yes, as in the cola) is planning to create a phone of its own.
Several websites reported a leaked screenshot of a potential smartphone covered with the Pepsi branding.This leaked screenshot showing the Pepsi phone has been circulating around Chinese social media
Several websites reported a leaked screenshot of a potential smartphone covered with the Pepsi branding.

[PHOTOS] World's Smallest Bride Marries Love Of Her Life

Amanda Fyfe and Steve after they tied the knot
(Mirror UK)

Amanda Fyfe had a slim chance of dating a man, talkless of getting married and having children as a result of being diagnosed with Osteogenesis Imperfecta when she was born.

Osteogenesis Imperfecta, a severe form of brittle bone disease had stunted 31-yr-old Fyfe's growth at 2ft 8in.

Then she met Steven who was towering above her at 6ft 1in and fell in-love with him after a few dates.

After exchanging vows, Steven carried Fyfe to the dancefloor as their favorite song came on.

“It sounds cheesy but I really have found Heaven with Steven.