Husband and Daddy duty: President Obama spotted shopping for wife and daughters

Imagine a whole President walking into a fashion store to pick few items for his loved ones? That’s almost unbelievable. Shop attendants and the General store manager at Gap, New York City couldn’t believe their eyes yesterday when America’s President Obama walked into their store to pick few fashion items for his wife, Michelle Obama, and daughters Sasha and Malia.

Humberto Anaya, the store’s general manager told Hollywoodlife that he was quite nice and very personable, (what was he expecting? Hostility?). “As nervous as I was– with all the activity coming up to the event—the second I shook his hand, that all went away. “One of my associates complimented him on his looks and he said ‘Did you get that on camera?’ It was really cute. He had great conversation with my associate around what the right items were to buy for his daughters and his wife.”

“Mr. Obama was very meticulous in his choices. For his wife, he bought a blue gapfit train jacket which retails for $64.95. For his bubbly teenage daughters, he bought two luxlight crewneck cardigans, (one in rose bush and the other in pink cameo). Both sweaters cost $44.95.”

Humberto also revealed that he was particular about the sizes of the items he picked. “He preferred to keep them in sweaters and tops and he didn’t want to buy anyone bottoms in the wrong size. He was more nervous that he’d get the wrong size in the bottom selection than anything else. I think he knows their taste well enough that they’d like the colors he picked.”

Sad: Rashidi Yekini's sister dies in fatal accident

Such a tragic news! May God comfort the Yekinis! 21 months after Super Eagles forward and football legend, Rashidi Yekini died after a brief illness, his younger sister, Rofiat Yekini has also passed on; Barrister Mohammed Jubril, the Nigeria’s highest goal-scorer of all time’s lawyer confirmed via a statement.

According to him, the mother of three was heading to Offa after a business trip when an 18-seater vehicle she was in rammed into a lorry, leaving three occupants dead and others injured. The accident occurred along Okuku-Osogbo road on Wednesday 27th February 2013 at about 1pm.

May her soul find repose! Amen

CNN’s African Start-Up features founder of first online Nigerian Grocery store, Olumide Olusanya

Retired doctor and founder of the first online Nigerian grocery store, Gloo.ng, Olumide Olusanya, was featured on CNN’s ‘African Start-Up’ series, which highlights Africa’s SME entrepreneurs.
The programme profiles entrepreneurs in Africa on their effort in making their dreams a reality. In the interview on CNN’s African Start-up programme, Olumide Olusanya said the idea of starting an online grocery store came to him when he saw his wife juggling the tasks of raising three small kids while managing a full time job. He was motivated to make grocery shopping easier for all especially working mothers.
Olusanya says, “I saw the stress she was going through, to have a happy home and family, the pressure of a busy job and having to care for the home, so this for me was a way to relieve her of that stress and make shopping generally easier for busy Nigerians”.
This start-up whose operation is just a little over a year is aimed at becoming Nigeria’s largest supermarket with a focus of relieving people of the stress of everyday visits to the supermarket and the bottleneck of long queues and hassles encountered during such visits.
“Gloo.ng will change the standard of shopping in Nigeria, whereby customer can visit our site from the comfort of their offices and homes and place their orders by just clicking on products they need and have it delivered to them”.
The site was formally known has BuyCommonThings.com, but later had its name change to Gloo.ng with the objective of offering the best delivery services to customers at every point in time.
For more information, viewers visit http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/AFRICA/african-start-up

Seasoned actor, Jide Kosoko escapes death in auto crash

Seasoned actor, Jide Kosoko yesterday 26th February, 2014 escaped death in motor accident involving his car around. Shop rite, Ikeja, Lagos. Thankfully, LASTMA officials who witnessed the incident alerted nearby medics of the Emergency Unit who attended to him immediately. No serious injuries but his car is badly damaged.
 
” We can confirm truly that our leader Prince Jide Kosoko who was driving himself yesterday morning had an accident around Shop Rite in Ikeja where his car lost control owing to break failure leaving the car write-off. He was immediately given medical attention by the medics of d Emergency Unit by 7up with the kind support of LASTMA OFFICIALS and he is now safe and sound. The situation is under control and we want to thank all that expressed concerns. No serious injury, no casualties”. Actor, Yomi Fabiyi confirmed.

AGN President, Ibinabo Fiberesima gets new appointment.

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Actors Guild of Nigeria President, (AGN) Ibinabo Fiberesima as a member of the board of the National Council For Arts and Culture (NCAC). The inauguration was done yesterday in Abuja.
The appointment is coming less than one week after the fair-skinned actress led other thespians on a courtesy visit to Aso-rock, Abuja.

Centenary Celebrations: FG to honour Sani Abacha, Queen Elizabeth, Patience Ozokwor, Aliko Dangote and 96 others. (See Full List)

It is such an interesting list. Some names would almost make your jaw drop! The Federal Government yesterday, February 23, 2014 released a list of 100 persons that have been named as winners of Nigeria’s Centenary Honours Award. The Centenary Award Ceremony will hold on Friday, 28th February, 2014 at 7.00 p.m. at the Banquet Hall, State House, Abuja.
RECIPIENTS
A. CONTRIBUTORS TO THE MAKING OF NIGERIA
1. Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
2. Frederick John Dealtry Lugard
3. Dame Flora Louise Shaw, Lady Lugard
B. HEROES OF THE STRUGGLE FOR NIGERIA’S INDEPENDENCE/PIONEER POLITICAL LEADERS
4. Herbert Samuel Heelas Macaulay
5. Rt. Hon. Dr. Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe, GCFR
6. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, KBE
7. Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo, GCFR
8. Sir Ahmadu Bello, KBE
9. Professor Eyo Ita
10. Jaja Anucha Wachuku
11. Pa Michael Imoudu
12. Chief Anthony Enahoro
13. Chief Joseph Sarwan Tarka
14. Mallam Aminu Kano
15. Margaret Udo Ekpo
16. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
17. Hajiya Gambo Sawaba
C. PIONEERS IN PROFESSIONAL CALLINGS/CAREERS
18. Christopher Sapara Williams
19. Chief Frederick Rotimi Alade Williams, SAN
20. Chief Akintola Williams
21. Major-General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi Ironsi
22. Vice Admiral Joseph Edet Akinwale Wey
23. Brigadier General George Tamunoiyowunam Kurubo
24. Louis Orok Edet
25. Major-General Abdullahi Mohammed
26. Professor Thomas Adeoye Lambo
27. Professor Kenneth Onwuka Dike
28. Capt. Chinyere Kalu
29. Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Oviemo Ovadje
30. Professor Grace Alele-Williams
D. PIONEERS IN COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
31. Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu
32. Alhaji Alhassan Dantata
33. Chief Adeola Odutola
E. PROMOTERS OF DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION IN NIGERIA
34. Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, GCFR
35. Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola
36. General Shehu Musa Yar’adua, GCON
37. General Abdulsalami Alhaji Abubakar, GCFR
F. HEROES IN GLOBAL SPORTS COMPETITIONS
38. Madam Chioma Ajunwa
39. Nwankwo Kanu
40. Richard Ihetu (Dick Tiger)
41. Chief Michael Okpala (Power Mike), MON
42. Monday Ochuko Emoghawve
G. ACCOMPLISHED PIONEER PUBLIC SERVANTS
43. Chief Stanley Olabode Wey
44. Justice Egbert Udo Udoma
45. Chief Emeka Anyaoku
46. Sir Adetokunbo Adegboyega Ademola
47. Dr. Taslim Oluwale Elias
48. Dr. Rilwan Lukman
49. Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki
50. Alhaji Aliyu Mai Bornu
H. ACCOMPLISHED CONTEMPORARY ENTREPRENEURS
51. Alhaji Aliko Mohammed Dangote
52. Chief Mike Adenuga
53. Chief (Dr.) Innocent Chukwuma
I. DISTINGUISHED ACADEMICS
54. Professor Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun
55. Professor Kelsey Harrison
56. Professor Chike Obi
57. Professor Dagogo Fubara
58. Professor Jacob Festus Ade Ajayi
59. Professor Claude Ake
60. Professor Aliu Babatunde Fafunwa
61. Professor Godwin Olu Patrick Obasi
62. Professor Umaru Shehu
J. INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ARTISTS, LITERARY ICONS AND JOURNALISTS
63. Michael Taiwo Akinkumi
64. Professor Wole Soyinka
65. Professor Chinua Achebe
66. Prof John Pepper Clark
67. Cyprian Odiatu Duaka Ekwensi
68. Alhaji Abubakar Imam
69. Daniel O. Fagunwa
70. Ernest Sesei Ikoli
71. Alhaji Ismail Babatunde Jose
72. Kenneth Nnebue
73. Patience Ozokwor
74. Alhaji (Dr) Mamman Shata Katsina
75. Hubert Adedeji Ogunde
76. Fela Anikulapo Kuti
77. Stephen Osita Osadebe
78. (Dr.) Ladi Dosei Kwali
79. Ben Enwonwu
80. Oludotun Jacobs
K. OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC SERVANTS
81. Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule
82. Professor Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje, NNOM
83. Dr. Barnabas Sanyaolu Oloruntoba, OFR
84. Honourable Justice Maryam Aloma Mukhtar, GCON
L. OUTSTANDING BRAVERY AND PUBLIC SPIRITEDNESS
85. Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN
86. Michael Chukwugekwu Ihuka
M. OUTSTANDING PROMOTERS OF UNITY, PATRIOTISM AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
87. General Yakubu Gowon, GCFR
88. General Murtala Ramat Mohammed
89. General Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo, GCFR
90. General Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR
91. General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, GCFR
92. Chief Ernest Shonekan, GCFR
93. General Sani Abacha, GCFR
94. Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’adua, GCFR
95. General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, GCON, fss
N. EXEMPLARY SERVICE IN THE PROMOTION OF PEACE AND MORAL EXCELLENCE
96. Sir Abubakar Sadiq III
97. Sheikh Abubakar Mahmud Gumi
98. Blessed Cyprian Michael Tansi
99. Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye
100. Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi

Photo: Nollywood stars visit President Goodluck Jonathan, names him Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Grand Patron

Over 50 Nollywood stars under the aegis of the Ibinabo Fiberesima-led Actors Guild of Nigeria(AGN) paid a courtesy visit to President Goodluck Jonathan at the presidential villa, Aso rock, Abuja today. The President also became the first and only person to be named the Grand Patron of the Actors Guild.
Movie stars who registered their presence include Stephanie Okereke, Ramsey Nouah, Omoni Oboli, Monalisa Chinda, ini Edo, Chidi Mokeme, Funke Akindele, Desmond Elliot, Segun Arinze, Dan Ibro, Funke Akindele, Joseph Benjamin, Aneke twins, Fidelis Duker, Mercy Aigbe, Fred Amata, Uche Ogbodo, Keppy Ekpeyoung, Ifeanyi Dike,
Dieweight Ikpechukwu and many more.

FORBES' 20 YOUNG POWER WOMEN IN AFRICA 2013: 3 NIGERIANS MAKE THE LIST

Tara Fela-Durotoye
3 distinguished Nigerian female entrepreneurs (Tara Fela-Durotoye, Folake Folarin Coker and Ola Orekunrin) have made Forbes’ 2013 list of 20 young power women in Africa. These 20 female game changers have been described as “the most innovative, courageous, daring and successful young women aged 45 and under, the continent’s emerging power brokers, the Amazons to watch, and the custodians of tomorrow.”
20 YOUNG POWER WOMEN IN AFRICA 2013
(1) Folake Folarin Coker, Fashion Designer, Founder and CEO, Tiffany Amber Beauty (Nigeria)
(2) Tara Fela Durotoye, Beauty Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO, House of Tara International (Nigeria)
(3) Ola Orekunrin, Medical Doctor, Founder, The Flying Doctors. (Nigeria)
Others
(4) Isabel Dos Santos, Investor. (Angola)
(5) Mimi Alemayehou, Executive Vice
President, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) (Ethiopia)
(6) Vera Songwe, Country Director,
World Bank, Senegal (Cameroon)
(7) Rapelang Rabana, Entrepreneur, CEO and Founder, Yeigo Communications (South Africa)
(8) Claire Akamanzi, Chief Operating Officer, Rwanda Development Board (Rwanda)
(9) Valentina da Luz Guebuza, Investor (Mozambique)
(10) Hadeel Ibrahim, Executive Director, Mo Ibrahim Foundation (Sudan)
(11) Alengot Oromait, Member Of Parliament (Uganda)
(12) Monica Musonda, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Java Foods (Zambia)
(13) Lindiwe Mazibuko, Politician &
Parliamentary Leader, Democratic Alliance (DA) (South Africa)
(14) Minoush Abdel-Meguid, Private Equity Investor, Entrepreneur, Investment Banker (Egypt)
(15) Sibongile Sambo, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of SRS Aviation (South Africa)
(16) Lupita Nyong’o, Actress and Filmmaker (Kenya)
(17) Amini Kajunju, President & CEO, Africa-America Institute, (Democratic Republic of Congo)
(18) NoViolet Bulawayo, Author (Zimbabwe)
(19) Wangechi Mutu, Artist and Sculptor (Kenya)
(20) Angellah Kariuki, Politician (Tanzania)
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