Keshi to sign new contract in low key ceremony on Tuesday

Goal can authoritatively confirm that the much awaited signing of the contract to coach the Super Eagles by Stephen Keshi will finally hold on Tuesday at the Wuse Zone 7 Secretariat of the Nigeria Football Federation.

It was learnt that the ceremony would be low key since there has been too much noise and publicity as regards the contract and the leadership of the NFF sees no reason for a flamboyant unveiling.

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Photos: Man who promised to walk from Lagos to Abuja if Buhari wins, has arrived Abuja

Suleiman Hashimu aka ‘The traveler" who promised to trek from Lagos to Abuja if Gen. Buhari wins the 2015 Presidential election, arrived Abuja this evening after trekking for many weeks. Pictured above is Suleiman wearing the red shirt and carrying a strap bag. He was given a rousing welcome by Abuja residents.

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Xenophobia: South African writes a touching story about his friend from Congo

This South African man, Sbonelo Mbatha (left) took to his Facebook page to tell a heartwarming story about his friend from Democratic Republic of Congo who lives in South Africa. His post has over 38,000 likes and shared more than 10,000 times. Read what he wrote below...

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"Celebs not the Illuminati, they don't have that kind of power'- Kanye West

                                                                                                                                                                            In an essay he wrote for Paper magazine, the same magazine that helped Kim K break the internet, Kanye West said he's tired of the notion that celebs are controlling society as members of the secret group, The Illuminati. He said celebs don't have that kind of power.

"I heard a comment -- a joke -- about the Tidal press conference being an Illuminati moment. If there was actually an Illuminati, it would be more like the energy companies. Not celebrities that gave their life to music and who are pinpointed as decoys for people who really run the world. I'm tired of people pinpointing musicians as the Illuminati. That's ridiculous. We don't run anything; we're celebrities. We're the face of brands. We have to compromise what we say in lyrics so we don't lose money on a contract. Madonna is in her 50s and gave everything she had to go up on an award show and get choked by her cape. She's judged for who she adopts. F**k all of this sensationalism. We gave you our lives. We gave you our hearts. We gave you our opinions!"

See more photos and see his full write up after the cut... 

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Lopetegui: Porto are prepared for Bayern

Julen Lopetegui believes Porto will hold onto their lead over Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final second leg if they stick to the game plan they have practiced in training.

Porto shocked Pep Guardiola's men in the first leg, with two early goals from Ricardo Quaresma followed by a Jackson Martinez strike giving them the upper hand, however Thiago's away goal gives the Bundesliga side hope heading into Wednesday's match.

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Senator Uche Chukuwumerije dies at 75

Senator Uche Chukwumerije is dead.

The former Minister of Information died on the evening of Sunday, April 19, 2015, at the Turkish Hospital in Abuja.

His death was announced via a statement released by his son, Chidi. It reads:

“On the evening of Sunday, the 19th of April, 2015, surrounded by his family, Comrade Uche Chukwumerije passed into the open arms of history, and of our Lord Jesus Christ, after a long but gallant battle with lung cancer.”

“His life is many volumes, which can only be told with care and time, of dedication and focus, integrity and discipline, and an unbroken love for the highest ideals of our shared humanity.”

“Details of burial arrangements will be announced in due course. We ask only for your prayers and good wishes.”

Chukwumerije’s death was also confirmed by the Senate viaspokesperson, SenatorEnyinnaya Abaribe.

“The Senate will surely miss his erudite contributions on the floor of the chamber and his painstaking approach to committee work. Chukwumerije was indeed an embodiment of legislative tradition and consummate activists democrat who loved his people passionately”, Abaribe said.

Before his death, Chukwumerije was the representative for the Abia North Senatorial District.

He was 75 years old.

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Four men, six-month-old baby roasted to death

NAN reports that four men and a six-month old baby were burnt to death in a separate incident that occurred in Lagos State.

The fire incident on Friday and Saturday - April 17 and 18 respectively.

The Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Rasak Fadipe, told NAN on Sunday, April 19, that four of the victims were roasted to death in an accident that occurred at the Coastain area of the state, involving a commercial bus.

The bus, which was carrying nine passengers at the time of the accident, was coming from Lagos Island at a top speed and as he descended to Coastain the driver suddenly lost control and hit a pavement.

Fadipe added that the impact made the bus to summersault severally.

"The bus burst into flames, burning to death four men beyond recognition. Five others that sustained serious burnt were rescued and taken to the General Hospital, Marina, by the Lagos Emergency Ambulance Services.

"The police from Iponri Division removed the dead bodies to the same hospital. The incident happened on Saturday at about 12.12 p.m.,’’ he said.

The director also said a six-month old baby boy was burnt to death at about 9.30 p.m. on Saturday at CA Street, House 52, Shagari Estate, Mosan Okunola, Ipaja.

Fadipe said the fire was caused by a candlestick lit by the mother of the child, who claimed to be taking fresh air outside, when the incident happened.

He, however, advised members of the public against the use of the candle, stressing that many lives have been lost to it use.

Fadipe also called on parents to always keep an eye on their children while sleeping, advising them against locking up children at home and leaving for a far distance.

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  Representation image  (Nigerian Observers)

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3 weeks later, another INEC office razed by fire in same zone

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) area office in Katsina-Ala, Benue, was razed by fire in the early hours of Sunday, April 19, NAN reports.

No sensitive materials were lost to the inferno, according to the Commission.

INEC Public Relations Officer in Benue, Louis Ochai, said the commission had removed sensitive materials, such as card readers, from the building immediately after the elections.

In the past three weeks, two other INEC offices had been razed by in the senatorial zone, the April 19 incident makes it the third.

The office serves as the commission’s collation centre for the Benue North-East Senatorial District

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Win Big in the AFWN IRO AND BUBA photo competition

According to the Founder Ms Ronke Ademiluyi the Theme for AFWN2015 is “Showcasing our Cultural Heritage through Fashion“.

EVOLUTION OF IRO AND BUBA

“One of my favourite things to do whenever I get the chance to is to look through old family photos. It is the only real invitation you get to look at the lives of the people you know now & see who they were long before you came along. Through pictures, you can imagine who they were, their hopes, dreams, the shy and the Alan Poser.
Some pictures through clothes and attitude depict clues about the lives they lived, the government regime of that decade, socioeconomic position of the people and how they rebelled against conformity. Fashion is a part of who we are. Our evolving culture is woven in the fabric of everything we wear today and pictures beautifully show just how far that thread connects us to generations.

Every decade has its own defining statement piece. Hemlines go up and down over the years, prints and textures come and go but our flair for expression through the ages remains constant. Africa Fashion Week celebrates fashion through all the ages and we invite you to join us as we launch a competition that will end in an exhibition and spectacular display at our AFWN Gala Night on the 24th May 2015.

I will share some special pictures of my own with you now. These are some of my favourite family members rocking Iro and Buba their way. I hope you will do me the honour of sharing your special memories with me too.” – Oreka Godis
Brand Ambassador
Africa Fashion Week Nigeria 2015

Pictures of Oreka’s sister, aunts, mother and grandmother

WINNING PHOTOGRAPH

1. 2 VIP tickets to the Gala Night and After Show Party.
2. Tickets to all the show.
3. Fabrics Courtesy DaViva
4. A Designer Outfit.
5. Meet & Greet with our Brand Ambassador Oreka Godis.

20 of the best images will be exhibited at the ‘Evolution of Iro and Buba’ Exhibition and the selected image owners will be giving ticket to the show.

COMPETITION RULES

1. Follow @afwlandafwn on instagram
2. Follow @africafwnigeria on twitter.
3. Follow @Africafashionweeknigeria on facebook.
4. Use the hashtag #AfricaFashionWeekNigeria #AFWNContest to send your pictures and include a description of who is in the picture.
5. Your images will form has a time-scale exhibition of the ‘Evolution of Iro and Buba’ during the Africa Fashion Week Nigeria holding on 23rd & 24th of May2015.
6. Images should reference the date (era) it was taken and possibly location.
7. We welcome a variety of entries; black and white, monochrome, full coloured to represent each decade.
8. Damaged images would be automatically disqualified.
9. The sender must have the right/permission to submit such image (indemnifying us of any infringement).
10 The name of the person in the picture would be required and the year t
11. A short reference to a notable event around the time the particular ‘oleku’ was in vogue would be welcome not compulsory.
Below are some examples in pictures;

wearing Tabeeta fashion Affair and bag by Okiki Marinho

wearing Tabeeta Fashion Affair

wearing Jreason

wearing JReason

wearing Oleku by G321

Oreka wearing Ade Bakare, handbag by Okiki Marinho

Model: Oreka Godis (AFWN Brand Ambassador 2015)
Stylist: Olajide Adedeji
Make Up: Zaron Cosmetics
Hair Stylist: Dada’s Touch
Designers: Ade Bakare,
JReason, Tabeeta Fashion Affair,
Bags: Okiki Marinho
Accessories: Stylist’s Own
Assisted By: Ar’zu Okaro
Film Production: Arcadia digital network
Photo Artist: Twelve05 Photography
Creative Director: Yetty Ogunnubi

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AFRICA MAGIC SUPPORTS AFRICA FASHION WEEK NIGERIA 2015

Africa Fashion Week, the leading platform for showcasing emerging and exciting fashion talent in the country, has announced Africa Magic as its Media Partner for the 2015 edition of the Fashion Week in Nigeria. The annual African Fashion Week Nigeria provides aspiring Nigerian designers with an opportunity to showcase their works to the continent and the rest of the world. AFWN 2015 will take place on the 23rd and 24th of May 2015 at the Eko Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos.

Speaking on the partnership, Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu, Director, M-Net (West) said: “At Africa Magic, we take pride in not only being the continent’s leading provider of world class entertainment content, but also in our role as stakeholders in the development of the entertainment industry. Fashion remains an integral part of this industry, and also features prominently on our Africa Magic channels particularly on our magazine shows. We are thus extremely delighted to support the Africa Fashion Week which symbolizes what the Africa Magic brand stands for – providing entertainment for Africa by Africa.”

Africa Magic is the continent’s leading provider of world class entertainment content. The first Africa Magic channel was launched in 2003; over the years the brand continues to grow as it now offers eight channels providing a blend of movies, music, drama series and magazine shows.

“The Africa Fashion Week is a bold move to positively portray Africa and the exciting talents on the continent. The platform that the show presents is invaluable to not just the various designers, tailors models and others involved, but also in its very existence as a major cultural export. It is in this light that Africa Magic is supporting the Africa Fashion Week for the second consecutive year,” added Mba-Uzoukwu.

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Topic: N2Trillion Campaign Fund: Mischievous, False, Embarrassing – Abati

Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity has described a report by a national newspaper that claimed President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered a probe on how N2trillion was spent on its 2015 re-election campaign as mischievous, false and embarrassing.

Below is the full statement by Abati.

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The front-page story of the Sunday Punch of April 19 alleging that the Presidency spent a whopping N2 trillion on the 2015 General elections, and that a Committee of Five has been set up by President Jonathan to conduct an audit of how the funds were disbursed by party members and state officials is mischievous, false and embarrassing.

The President has not set up any committee as alleged in that story. It is also not true that the Presidency and the Peoples Democratic Party used state funds, or spent N2 trillion during the campaigns. The innuendoes are wrong-headed; the motives behind the story are suspicious.

The story alleges, for example, that the Presidency spent N2trillion on elections and embarked on a money-sharing spree to party members, support groups and state officials. The authors of the story and their self-appointed megaphones further insinuate that public funds were deployed in this regard. Their allegation of a theft of public funds is extremely malicious.

How much is the budget of the Federal Government of Nigeria? The annual budget of the Federal Government is a little over N4 trillion. The story is practically suggesting that half of the federal budget was spent on elections. This kind of reckless insinuation is meant to incite the public and instigate national crisis.
With FAAC having to do everything possible every month to ensure disbursements and with the Federal Government heavily committed to the war against terror in the North East, where is the alleged N2 trillion from the Federal purse? President Jonathan and the People’s Democratic Party conducted the 2015 elections in strict accordance with the rule of law. The suggestion of any unlawful conduct cannot be sustained under any circumstances.

President Jonathan has done his best to protect and strengthen democracy and promote peace. He justly deserves all the accolades that he has received from both Nigerians and the international community for this. Certain persons and interest groups may not be happy that his profile has further risen and that his legacy is assured; but they do their country gross disservice when they act so unpatriotic.

Anyone who is engaged in imposing a crisis on the country by any means is not being fair to Nigeria. We can only appeal to the public to be wary of such reckless tactics now on display, which form the substance of an odd, malicious campaign after the elections.

We are particularly worried that since the March 28 and April 11 elections, some persons have continued to work very hard to diminish the Jonathan Presidency. They need to be reminded that the time for politics is over; it is now time to focus on the in-coming government, with emphasis on national development and moving the country forward.

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23 year old female arrested for stabbing colleague to death during an argument

Yusuf Monsurat (23), a student of D.S. Adegbenro Polytechnic, Itori, Ogun State pictured above has been arrested by the Ogun state Police command for stabbing her colleague, Eric Moses, to death in their school hostel following an argument on March 17th. 

 

According to Tribune, Monsurat who claims not to know how the incident happened, was a close friend of the deceased until she began to suspect him of being a cult member. This made her withdraw from him and even withdrew more after Eric confessed to her that he was indeed a cult member.

Monsurat says she had a dream on the day of the incident and in the dream, she saw Moses and herself engaged in a quarrel, and Moses slapped her in the dream. She said as soon as she woke up, she approached one of her friends who she narrated her dream to. As she was narrating her story, she said Moses overheard, approached her and picked a quarrel with her. An argument ensued and before she knew it, Moses began beating her. She claims Moses then picked up a knife to stab her but she defended herself and the knife pierced his neck, leading to his death.

"I am from Kwara State. I am in my second year studying Business Administration. I can’t really remember what happened. Only God knows. He was my hostel mate. Sincerely, speaking, I can’t really remember anything. God knows. I have not been feeling fine. It is just like a dream. We had a normal argument that could come up between students that day. I sat in front of my room when he came. All I remember was that he wanted to stab me with a knife. We started struggling with the knife and in the process of defending myself, the knife pierced his chest. He later fell. I don’t know what came over him that made him take a knife to want to stab me.”she said

Ogun state Police command spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi confirmed the incident and said she will be charged to court soon.

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Ranking List Of Top 100 Universities In Africa (Check If Your School Made It)

Acquiring knowledge is pertinent, but what preeminently prevails is the source and quality of the information you obtain which in-turn defines your learnedness.

The world university ranking (4icu.org) is a renowned authorized site that rates most of the major higher institutions across the globe. African Universities just like others aren’t an exception.



Below is the list of top 100 universities in Africa (2015).

1 University of Cape: Town South Africa
2 University of Pretoria: South Africa
3 Universiteit Stellenbosch: South Africa
4 University of the Witwatersrand: South Africa
5 University of South Africa: South Africa
6 The American University in Cairo: Egypt
7 Cairo University: Egypt
8 Mansoura University: Egypt
9 Alexandria University: Egypt
10 University of Dar es Salaam: Tanzania
11 University of KwaZulu-Natal: South Africa
12 Rhodes University: South Africa
13 Ain Shams University: Egypt
14 Assiut University: Egypt
15 University of the Western Cape: South Africa
16 Université Mohammed V – Agdal: Morocco
17 University of Johannesburg: South Africa
18 Université de Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso
19 University of Nairobi: Kenya
20 University of Lagos: Nigeria
21 Makerere University: Uganda
22 Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University: South Africa
23 Obafemi Awolowo University: Nigeria
24 University of Ghana: Ghana
25 Universidade Eduardo Mondlane: Mozambique
26 Misurata University: Libya
27 The German University in Cairo: Egypt
28 North-West University: South Africa
29 Benha University: Egypt
30 Zagazig University: Egypt
31 Université de la Reunion: Reunion
32 University of Botswana: Botswana
33 Al Akhawayn University: Morocco
34 University of Namibia: Namibia
35 Université Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen: Algeria
36 Université Cheikh Anta Diop: Senegal
37 University of Khartoum: Sudan
38 University of Ibadan: Nigeria
39 Helwan University: Egypt
40 Sudan University of Science and Technology: Sudan
41 University of Ilorin: Nigeria
42 Université Mentouri de Constantine: Algeria
43 Covenant University: Nigeria
44 Université Mouloud Maameri de Tizi Ouzou: Algeria
45 University of Swaziland: Swaziland
46 Université de Batna: Algeria
47 Université d’Alger: Algeria
48 University of Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe
49 Université Mohammed V – Souissi: Morocco
50 South Valley University: Egypt
51 Tanta University: Egypt
52 Moi University: Kenya
53 Université Kasdi Merbah de Ouargla: Algeria
54 Université Abdelmalek Essadi: Morocco
55 Minoufiya University: Egypt
56 Université Cadi Ayyad: Morocco
57 Federal University of Technology, Minna: Nigeria
58 Minia University: Egypt
59 University of Zambia: Zambia
60 Université d’Oran: Algeria
61 Addis Ababa University: Ethiopia
62 Université Djillali Liabes: Algeria
63 Université Abdelhamid Ibn Badis Mostaganem: Algeria
64 Al-Azhar University: Egypt
65 Kenyatta University: Kenya
66 Université Hassan II – Casablanca: Morocco
67 Suez Canal University: Egypt
68 Kafr el-Sheikh University: Egypt
69 Universiteit van die Vrystaat: South Africa
70 Cape Peninsula University of Technology: South Africa
71 Université M’hamed Bouguerra de Boumerdes: Algeria
72 Université Ibn Tofail: Morocco
73 Université Hassan II Mohammedia – Casablanca: Morocco
74 University of Nigeria: Nigeria
75 Université d’Antananarivo: Madagascar
76 University of Malawi: Malawi
77 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology: Ghana
78 Universidade de Cabo Verde: Cape Verde
79 Polytechnic of Namibia: Namibia
80 Tshwane University of Technology: South Africa
81 University of Benin: Nigeria
82 Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediène: Algeria
83 Mbarara University of Science & Technology: Uganda
84 Strathmore University: Kenya
85 University of Port Harcourt: Nigeria
86 Ahmadu Bello University: Nigeria
87 Al Jabal Al Gharbi University: Libya
88 University of Agriculture, Abeokuta: Nigeria
89 Université Mohamed Khider de Biskra: Algeria
90 University of Shendi: Sudan
91 University of Mauritius: Mauritius
92 Durban University of Technology: South Africa
93 Université de Tunis El Manar: Tunisia
94 Université de la Manouba: Tunisia
95 Landmark University: Nigeria
96 Fayoum University: Egypt
97 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology: Kenya
98 Vaal University of Technology: South Africa
99 Université Ferhat Abbas Sétif: Algeria
100 Université Hassiba Ben Bouali de Chlef: Algeria

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Government debunks claims of new cases of Ebola in Lagos, Nigeria

The government of Lagos State has described as untrue reports that there are new cases of Ebola virus disease in the state.

It is urging Nigerians to discountenance the rumour claiming that three people, who just returned from Liberia, died of the disease and infected 12 other persons.

PUNCH reported the government confirmed that two Nigerian volunteers, returning from Liberia, were taken to the Mainland Hospital in Yaba and had remained negative to the EVD for more than two weeks.

Speaking at an inter-ministerial press briefing on Tuesday, state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, said the state government had traced the sources of the rumour to a website and a twitter account.

According to the commissioner, the claims emanated from www.mercyjblog.com/2015/04/breaking-ebola-returns-to-nigeria-after.html and @iChexo on the 9th and 12th of April respectively.

He added that the state government believed that the authors, whom he said would be made to face the music, “simply wanted to generate traffic to their websites, which would appear successfully achieved.’’

Faulting the claims, Idris said the outcome of verification efforts by the state government had shown that the alerts from the sources were false.

Idris said, “On the April 9, 2015, there was a rumour in the social media on the return of Ebola Virus Disease to Nigeria, killing three and infecting 12 other persons. According to the rumour, the deceased were returnees from Liberia, and one of them was reportedly taken to an undisclosed hospital in Lagos.

“The propagator of the EVD rumour failed to give information on the date of arrival of the victims in Nigeria, the port(s) of entry as well as the name of the health facility/laboratory in Lagos where the confirmatory diagnosis of EVD was made.

“The second rumour, concerning two Chinese visitors from Sierra Leone was posted on Twitter (@iChexo) on April 12, 2015, claiming that the two Chinese died of EVD at LUTH same day.

“Investigation carried out at LUTH confirmed that to be completely untrue.”

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Photo: Woman (or witch) caught defecating in a pastor's home

Weird story I just received. This woman is supposed to a witch or something. I don't understand the story so I'll just let you read from the horse's handwriting. Find below...

A woman who can only be identified by her surname, Mahlalela, from Ebatsakatsini near Komatipoort in South Africa was caught red handed by a child in the wee hours of this morning, in the kitchen, defecating in a bucket inside the house of the Word of God Church Pastor, Pastor Nsingwane. 

The man of the cloth says the way the woman got into his house remains a mystery as the doors and windows in the house were all shut and locked. When asked by the police what she was doing in the house, Mahlela told the police officer she was at the house to perform evil deeds on the family but she was caught, changing her earlier statement in which she’d claimed to be part of a team which works for a certain  master and that she fell off the rope she was holding on to when she and her 15 collegues were flying.

"We use a rope to fly and I was sitting at the back when I fell off,” she said.

The village of Ebatsakatsini is a place created for people evicted from any of the 54 villages around Nkomazi after being accused of witchcraft

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