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BON Winners Children's day WReading: Omoni Oboli, OC Ukeje, Rita Dominic, others to motivate 5,000 children in Rivers State.

Past winners of the Best of Nollywood awards (BON); Rita Dominic, Omoni Oboli, OC Ukeje, others will on May 27th meet, motivate and read to about 5, 000 children chosen from different primary and secondary schools across Rivers state. This according to the organizers is part of activities lined up to herald the 2014 edition of the Best of Nollywood.
The BON Children’s Day event which would be chaired by the First Lady of Rivers State, Mrs Judith Amaechi, promises to be a memorable day for the kids as it would afford them opportunity to meet, take photos and have lunch with their favourite movie stars; to participate in question and answer session and so on.
According to Seun Oloketuyi, Executive Director of the awards “May 27th is recognized across Nigeria as a day set aside to honour children. Therefore, since we have kid actors who win our awards, we thought it fit to incorporate a children-centred event in our pre-awards activities. More so, being an actor is one thing, winning awards and honours for acting is another thing entirely.
The actors we are taking to Port Harcourt are role models who enjoy huge following among children of various ages and races. Essentially, BON Winners Children’s Day Reading will see some of our past winners who inspire adulation among kids to meet with some of these kids, read to them and inspire and motivate them to reach for their dreams.”
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Copa del Rey: C Ronaldo spotted consoling Messi after Barca defeat

Lol! Doesn’t even look a tot like Ronaldo. Someone sent the picture to me last night and was wondering what sort of giant was beside Messi. Is it my eyes or Ronaldo looks taller. Anyways the current world best was spotted consoling his rival after barca’sCopa del rey defeat lastnight. Well, indirect mockery or “straight from the heart”? The most important thing is Madrid won.lol

According to hereisthecity.com, Jose Mourinho has been at the centre of a broken relationship between the world best players. He reportedly told Real Madrid to portray the role of ‘The Bad Guys’ because “friendships with Barcelona do not exist”. This doesn’t make them friends though!

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School refuses to personalise boy's Easter egg because he bears Wayne Rooney

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His mother being a huge fan of Manchester United deemed it a good idea to name her son after her hero, Wayne Rooney. But unfortunately, this has been causing a lot of ripples in the boy’s school. 3 year-old Wayne wasn’t allowed to personalise his Easter Egg for copyright issues.

But Jo-anne Scholes, his 43 year-old was bewildered after learning about the school’s decision, “I can’t imagine Wayne Rooney would care less. It’s just nonsense anyway. Rooney is his name, does that mean he’s not allowed to have his name on anything because he shares it with a famous footballer? It’s really annoying because it turned what was meant to be a nice, personal gift into something which looked really impersonal and just a bit silly really. He’s been my favourite player for years just because of his style of play and the way he carries the team. I had a couple of nervy moments when it looked like Wayne might be off to Chelsea in the summer but thankfully he stayed where he belongs.”

 
 
 
 
Credit: Express.co.uk
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Music, Opinion

Opinion: Timaya is right, education is not meant for everyone | By: Kehinde Ajose

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” -Albert Einstein

At the recently held third leg of Star Music Trek, held in Uyo the dancehall sensation Timaya made a statement that got me thinking. This statement has somehow gotten a life of its own as it has practically gone viral and various young Nigerians have been reacting to it calling him a dullard. Timaya puts it this way: “Education is not for me, it is important, yes, but not for me. I scored 17 in JAMB, that’s when I gave up. I don’t have the brain for education but for those of you who do, please do it, its good.” he said.

Despite not being a university graduate, he has been able to discover what he is wired to do and inspiring other young Nigerians to do so. One of the greatest discoveries you can ever decipher in life is to know what God has created you for and walk the path. According to Ken Robinson: ‘Many highly talented, brilliant, creative people think they’re not — because the thing they were good at school wasn’t valued, was actually stigmatized.’ Many parents have ‘Talked’ their children out of pursuing their true talents because they believe it’s not a normal thing to do (they prefer them running the rat race) .

Once upon a time, there lived a very poor couple who had a son. When the boy was born, a relative sent some expensive and elegant clothing as a present. The mother made a beautiful robe from the cloth and said, “When my son is a man, I will send him into the world with this beautiful robe.” The boy grew up and one day a rich merchant invited all the townspeople to a feast. The son came in his usual tattered clothing and no one made room for him at the table. Brokenhearted at the rejection, he went home and told his mother what had happened. To console him, she gave him the beautiful robe stored away all these years that she had made from the elegant cloth. The son returned to the feast dressed in his new finery. The rich man saw him, rushed over and bowed, and asked him to sit beside him. The son took off his elegant rob, held it over the food, and said “Eat robe, eat all you want.”

“Why are you talking to your coat?” asked the rich man. “Because when I was here before in poor clothing,” the boy replied, “no one paid attention to me. But now I come in a fancy robe and you treat me royally. It is clearly not me you invited to eat beside you, but my robe.”

The lesson of this story is clear: If you love me for my robe, you rob me of my true self. Our education system is structured in such a way that it is alien to one’s true self .How can you discover your true self while our education system is plagued with several irregularities like prolonged strike actions, lecturers who are not born to lecture but only do it to put body and soul together, an education system that cannot create opportunities for the unemployed.

Joy Bewaji puts it this way in her Facebook post: “If there’s anything I have to share with students of higher learning in this sad country, it would be- Self Development. Run your own government. Build your own institution. Schools with no laboratories, no studios, no air, no dreams. They don’t care about you.”

Imagine if Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie didn’t pursue her true talent – Writing

Imagine if Donjazzy ignored his knack to produce good music, and instead decides to be a school teacher?

– Imagine if Tara Durotoye didn’t stay true to her ability to beautify people… what would have happened to the thousands of young women who have been inspired by her giant strides, and have dared to pursue their dreams as a result of the inspiration and mentorship they draw from her ?

The education that doesn’t make you lead a productive life and create wealth for not just you, but for others should be questioned. According to Kiyosaki (1993), “the current education system is fraught with many problems. First, educators undermine the development of creative and independent thinking in students with their emphasis on the right answer. Essentially, students are discouraged from exploring complex issues when their journey for knowledge is abruptly terminated with their discovery of the one right answer.”

Consequently, the students who thrive in the school system are typically skilled in rote memorization. However, they are ill-equipped to deal with the dynamic and complex realities of our society. Instead of preparing our young people to apply their thinking to changing situations, the education system has essentially produced graduates who are dependent on their superiors and limited by their lack of creativity.

Now let’s come back to Timaya… if his music aptitude has been nurtured right from his childhood, let’s say his parents enrolled him in a music school instead of making him ‘Battle’ with JAMB, he will probably be one of the greatest musicians of our time….(not just an artiste). The crux of the matter is that it’s imperative to find your true gifting , get an education that is in harmony with it, and make a difference in your world through it.

‘Be yourself – not your idea of what you think somebody else’s idea of yourself should be. — ‘Henry David Thoreau


Credit: ynaija.com

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Kehinde Ajose is the lead publicist at M.O.V.E MEDIA, a talent development strategist and a blogger.


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Website: www.kehindeajose.com
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"How our friend was kidnapped, forced to make withdrawals from the ATM and later killed". Blog reader wants us to be more careful.

 
Please  let’s all be careful especially those who are always interested in buying parcels of land, following strange agents to unknown places to check out apartments or cars for sale. This is a great eye opener !!! Always ensure you transact business through a known and registered office, it’s safer. God help us all.

In memory of our friend and colleague.
On the night of Friday, the 7th of March 2014, our friend and colleague disappeared. He was with a friend in his rented apartment in Port Harcourt on that night when he received a call. After answering the call at about 8pm, he told his guest he had to dash out to meet some colleague and that he would be back shortly. That was the last time anyone saw him alive, he met with the persons but never returned. He had planned to travel to home to his family in Warri on Saturday but sadly, their expectation to see him alive and well was cut short. He never came home.
By Monday his family was fully panicked.  They checked and confirmed that there were no accidents on the PHC-WAR road and that his name was not on any manifest of the more popular transport companies. Further enquiries revealed that there had been several withdrawals from his account via his ATM card along the Eleme/Onne axis of Port Harcourt.
It was then assumed that he had been kidnapped, though there was never any call or demand for ransom.

THIRD PARTY INFORMATION

 

Fast forward three weeks to Friday 28th of March, when a guy flew in to Port Harcourt from Lagos. Apparently, he came to close a business deal. On arrival, he checked into a hotel and got in contact with a driver/mechanic whom he was familiar with and arranged for the guy to take him somewhere for a business meeting with some persons. Upon arriving at the location, they were attacked, but luckily the mechanic/driver escaped. He returned to the location a while later with police men and met the corpse of his client (the man from Lagos). Per protocol, the police searched the area and discovered the now de-composing corpse of our colleague.

 

OUR THOUGHTS

It appears there is a syndicate or gang of criminals who are using a ‘honey trap’ to lure unsuspecting people to an untimely and gruesome death. We believe based on the little facts we have that they are parading an item for sale for an unbelievable bargain price. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS OR HOW THE INITIAL CONTACT IS MADE (MOST LIKELY ONLINE), it could be anything from a high end vehicle or heavy duty equipment to real estate property, though it’s more likely to be a car/vehicle because it is unlikely our colleague would go out at night to inspect a piece of land and the fact that their last victim contacted a mechanic/driver indicates that he was likely looking for his input/opinion on the state of item he wanted to buy. AGAIN, WE DON’T KNOW THE DETAILS OF THE ‘DEAL’ BECAUSE NONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO STARTED THE DEAL SURVIVED TO TELL THE TALE.

 

Whatever it is, we believe that they are offering it at a substantial below market price, hence the interest from would be victims. After price negotiations (presumably on phone), they would arrange to meet up with their customer for inspection only to accost the person, beat and torture him/her until the person divulges the pin code to his/her ATM card(s) which they would have already taken.
They proceed to confirm the code they have forced the victim to divulge is correct by using it in any nearby ATM machine (also definitely check the balance), after which they kill the person and set-up another deal for the next weekend while they continue withdrawing from their victims account(s).
It seems logical because in the build up to the deal, it’s logical that the person would have started accumulating money in his/her account towards the purchase.

This scenario fits our colleague’s case.
They called him on Friday night of 7th March, 2014 to meet-up with them, he went, they beat him and tortured him till he gave them his pin, they confirmed it and killed him. The same scenario played out again three weeks later only this time, one of the two people escaped to raise an alarm.
Please we all need to be careful not to fall for this or any other ‘honey trap’ be it via online or any other media.
SPREAD THE WORD – THEIR NEXT WOULD BE VICTIM COULD BE SAVED BY YOUR ACTIONS!!


Lessons

 
1. Stop receiving bank alerts on your phone (Kidnappers check phones for account balances and make withdrawals from accounts after obtaining the PIN from the kidnapped individual)

 

2. If possible, maintain a separate account for ATM use (separate your salary or main account from the account that has an ATM card. Someone says she has an account she transfers funds too for weekend use. Never a lot of money in that account so the loss of the card / account would not be an issue)

 

3. Have only one ATM card on you at any point in time (especially for ladies, do not put all your “cards” in one “bag”

4. ALWAYS let people know what you are up to (or where you are going to)

5. Be very wary of “deals” that seem too good to be true
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Manchester United designs state-of-the-art sleep facility to monitor Wayne Rooney's sleep pattern.

Dunno if this same privilege will be extended to other players. Red Devils’ bosses believe, Wayne Rooney’s devotion to his kids has really affected his sleep pattern and performance on pitch. In view of that, a specially designed state-of-the art sleep facility at the Aon Training Complex has been prepared for him.
He also has a “monitoring officer”; a certain Tony Strudwick has been assigned to monitor his sleep pattern. The sleep facility has a 8 rooms, a cinema, a lounge and an extensive monitoring and recording process is also in place.
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Pat Attah and Victoria Inyama share new pictures.

Who doesn’t miss these Nollywood sweethearts? Well, I do. Pat Attah who has been pursuing his music career in Hamburg, Germany for some time now shared these new photos. Victoria Inyama-Okri on the other hand is as sweet as ever. She and her three beautiful kids reside in the Uk.
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#AbujaBombBlast: "May the souls of those fans who have died haunt every entertainer." Etcetera

 

Singer Pascal Ejikeme, fondly called Etcetera, strongly believes Nigerian entertainers are partly to blame for the recent bomb explosion in Nyanya motor pack, Abuja, which killed over 70 people. Read his piece below.

For God’s sake, can Somebody please call Dbanj, Don Jazzy, Onyeka Onwenu, Duncan Mighty, Stephanie Okereke, Genevieve Nnaji, Funke Akindele, Omotola, Rita Dominic, Aki and Pawpaw, Sammy Okposo, Sunny Neji, Maleke, Okey Bakassi, Jay Jay Okocha, Kanu Nwankwo, Daddy Showkey, Richard Mofe Damijo, Kwam 1 and other entertainers that have at one time or the other been seen dining with politicians?

Can you please tell them that there has been a bomb blast in Nyanya? Can you include pictures of the mutilated bodies? Please don’t forget to tell them that most of the dead might have been lovers of their music and movies and cheered them in every concert and football matches they played both at club level and the national team. Tell them that their CDs and Movies were bought by those dead fans for inspiration and because they wanted to feel alive and ease off the daily tensions faced everyday in this country.

That the Jingles done by Dbanj, Don Jazzy, Sammy Okposo, Onyeka Onwenu and other entertainers might have convinced some of those who have died in different Boko Haram raids or bad roads or lack of proper healthcare facilities to vote for politicians who have failed them in all ramifications? The same politicians that failed to protect the lives of those shredded bodies in Nyanya?

That some of the dead fans in Nyanya might have even spent their little earnings to attend their concerts in Abuja and environs? Have you as an entertainer ever sat down to reflect on the fact that each time we give our voices to enhance the career of these politicians knowing they mean no good for this country that we are bringing more hardship and even death to our fans?

Why devote precious hours in the studio composing songs asking your fans to vote for politicians whose past stinks more than the dustbin at Ojota? How do you feel listening to those songs today knowing that Mr Politician failed you and your die-hard fans? Can you give back those millions to bring back the lives of those dead fans in Nyanya, Jos, Maiduguri, Agatu in Benue? I guess not, because frolicking with the devil makes u perpetually his.

2015 is around the corner. Many of us entertainers will be called upon to do jingles, attend rallies wearing branded T-shirts in support of these same politicians. Millions of naira will be paid to your bank accounts. Thousands of bottles of MOET will be popped for you to feel good at different rally points while you convince your fans to join the bandwagon as part of the special few who voted for change. Right now, some of us entertainers must be licking our lips in anticipation of the naira windfall come 2015. Let your conscience be your pilot. That is if you have one. May the souls of those fans who have died because of insecurity and corruption haunt every entertainer who refuses to repent from selling his or her talent for money at the expense of a better Nigeria.

 
 
And may the souls of all our faithfully departed fans REST IN PEACE. Amen!
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Style: How to rock the Fitted Black Blazer (FBB)

Just like the ladies have their LBD (Little Black Dress) we also have the legendary FBB. The Fitted Black Blazer has in recent times, become the most “must have” in a stylish man’s wardrobe, its usefulness cannot be over emphasised as it is played into different tones,modes and fashion scenery. Here are a few good ways you can rock your FBB.

(1.) OFFICIAL:- The FBB can go all official and dapper-corporate quite effortlessly, with a few of these; a well tailored black pant, a suede or patent dress shoe and a tailored long sleeve shirt and tie; putting these together to the office or business meeting would not just get heads turning, but would boost your confidence as a 21st century gentleman.

(2.) DINNER:- The FBB can swift into the evening very graciously as you would want to consider these items in playing the “evening crooner”, A pair of matching tailored pants, a crisp white or well tailored long sleeve, a sweetheart bow tie (or slim tie), a great pair of loafer (colour must contrast with the shirt), and for the extremist; a pair coloured stockings (for some pop of colour). With such an ensemble, the night is ready whenever you are…
(3.) PARTY – Now this is where the FBB’s versatility is highly admired, from a deccolatage t-shirt underneath, to a nice print or graphic shirt underneath and a pair of good jean and great sneakers, loafers or even dress shoes can do you no wrong. At this point; one will want to allow his inner DIVO shine through, I personally would wear a clean white Mango Tank-top under my FBB,with a statement neck piece (chain or bead).


(4.) EVENT;- At this state, the FBB can obey all your rules, you can make him a corporate, semi-formal, informal or edgy ally. Depending on the event you are attending; the FBB can bend to your tune! Eg: I’d wear an FBB, a fitted grey pant, a red loafer and a red/white polka dot shirt..(And for the very extreme fashionistas; a Grey MURSE).
Whatever you do and wherever you go, fill free to explore the versatility of the FITTED BLACK BLAZER

Written by;

DANIEL TEINYE BOYLE
(Fashion stylist and Designer)
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