Thursday, 31 December 2015
Happy New Year...Its 2016
Saturday, 5 December 2015
Emir of Keffi dies after brief illness
Emir of Keffi, Mohammdu Chindo Yamusa II, is dead. The monarch, who is over 70 years was said to have died peacefully in the early hours of Friday morning in his palace in Keffi, Nasarawa state.
In a statement released by his brother, Abubakar Gada Mohammed, Dan Galadiman Keffi, it was disclosed that Yamusa II passed on around 3am after suffering from a brief illness. Mohammed described his death as shocking, disclosed that the final funeral rites and burial would take place after Juma’at prayer in Keffi. The monarch assumed the prestigious throne in 1978.
In a statement released by his brother, Abubakar Gada Mohammed, Dan Galadiman Keffi, it was disclosed that Yamusa II passed on around 3am after suffering from a brief illness. Mohammed described his death as shocking, disclosed that the final funeral rites and burial would take place after Juma’at prayer in Keffi. The monarch assumed the prestigious throne in 1978.
Tuesday, 17 November 2015
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
Earth Will Experience 15 Days Of Complete Darkness in November 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NEWSWATCH33) – NASA
has confirmed that the Earth will experience 15
days of total darkness between November 15 and
November 29, 2015. The event, according to
NASA, hasn’t occurred in over 1 Million years.
Astronomers from NASA have indicated that the
world will remain in complete darkness starting
on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 3 a.m. and will
end on Monday, November 30, 2015 at 4:15 p.m.
According to officials, the ” November Black Out”
event will be caused by another astronomical
event between Venus and Jupiter.
Charles Bolden, who was appointed to head of
NASA by President Obama, issued a 1000 page
document explaining the event to the White
House. According to the report, on October 26,
2015, Venus and Jupiter will engage in a close
parallelism, only being separated by 1 degree.
Venus will pass to the southwest of Jupiter,
causing Venus to shine 10 times brighter than
Jupiter. The light from Venus will heat up the
gases on Jupiter causing a reaction.
The gaseous reaction will release an
unprecedented amount of Hydrogen into Space.
The Hydrogen gas will make contact with Earth’s
sun at approximately 2:50 a.m. The amass
amount of Hydrogen making contact with the sun
will cause a massive explosion on the Sun’s
surface. The explosions will cause the Sun’s
surface temperature to increase to 9,000 degrees
Kelvin in an instant. The sun will then attempt to
cease the explosions by emitting heat from its
core.
The heat will cause the Sun to dim to a bluish
color. Once the sun reaches the bluish color, it
will take approximately 14 days to restore its
normal surface temperature, returning its normal
color to the Red Giant. While the sun is cooling
the surface, the light from the sun will be much
dimmer. Because it takes anywhere from 7 to 8
and a half minutes depending on the Earth’s
rotation for light from the sun to hit Earth, people
will not know the event has happened until 2:58
a.m. on November 15th. Some areas of the world
may experience brief moments of light for 7 to 8
minutes, but the Earth will then go back to
complete darkness until the Sun’s surface
temperature has been restored. Bolden held a
conference with the Obama Administration to
discuss further details of the “Black Out” event.
According to Bolden, “We do not expect any major
effects from the Black Out event. The only effect
this event will have on Earth is an increase of 6
to 8 degrees in temperature. The polar cap will
not be majorly affected by this. No one should
worry much. This event would be similar to what
Alaskans experience in the winter. ” Bolden further
added, “The only other effect it will have is
everyone will get to have a true Black Friday after
Thanksgiving.
With 15 days of darkness ahead, one can only
imagine what will happen on Earth. Despite
NASA’s attempt to keep the public calm regarding
the black out, with that many days of darkness,
something is bound to happen. What will you do
during the 15 Days of Darkness? Use the hashtag
#NovemberBlackOut on social media to discuss
your feelings and plans about this major event.
Friday, 6 November 2015
Lagos Light Rail Project To Be Completed By Dec 2016
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi ambode,
said on Thursday that the state’s light rail
project would be completed by December
2016 and would commence operation
immediately.
This is coming about six years after the
Blue Line rail project was awarded to China
Civil Engineering Construction Company. It
is a 27-kilometre line stretching from
Okokomaiko to Marina.
The President, Council for the Regulation of
Engineering in Nigeria, Kashim Ali, also said
that the $874m Abuja-Kaduna rail project
was at 70 per cent completion and should
be ready by the first quarter of 2016. He
spoke in Lagos on the sidelines of an event
organised by the International Project
Finance Association in collaboration with
the KPMG.
ambode said that the state government was
determined to complete the light rail project
by the end of next year because it would
ease the traffic situation in the Lagos
metropolis and improve the living standard
of the people.
The Blue line was initially slated for
completion in 2011 but has suffered delays
due to funding problems.
According to the implementing agency, the
Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport
Authority, the first phase of the project
from Mile 2 to the National Theatre (a
distance of seven kilometres) has been
completed; while work is ongoing on the
second phase from Mile 2 to Marina.
LAMATA said it was part the Lagos Urban
rail Network covering seven major corridors
of high commuter traffic demand within and
beyond metropolitan Lagos, extending to
border areas with states such as Ogun and
Oyo.
But ambode, who told Reuters on Thursday
that “by December 2016, the light rail
should be delivered,” had earlier said a new
funding arrangement was being worked out
to speed up work on the project and get it
ready next year.
“This project is driven by commercial loans
and bonds leaning on the state’s Internally
Generated Revenue. That arrangement
cannot be sustained. We are negotiating a
better package that will deliver the project
by the end of 2016,” he said.
The governor also said a tender for the
expansion had been opened, and that the
rail network would connect the northern and
the southern parts of Lagos.
The Red line will be 30km long, running
between Marina and Agbado, and will use
the existing Nigeria Railway Corporation
corridor.
Other lines as proposed by LAMATA are
Green, Yellow, Purple, Brown and Orange.
Meanwhile, the state Commissioner for
Transport, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has said
that the amount required to construct one
kilometre of railway line in Nigeria was
double that of other countries.
Mobereola, who was represented by the
Technical Adviser, LAMATA, Mr. Oladeinde
Frederick, said this was due to the wrong
costing of the project by international
investors who did not understand the
Nigerian environment.
While speaking at the IPFA West Africa
seminar themed, ‘Unlocking rapid
development of transport infrastructure in
Nigeria,’ in Lagos on Thursday, Mobereola
explained that other reasons for abandoned
infrastructural projects were delayed
approvals, changes in project managers and
lack of expertise.
For instance, he said Lagos has a different
soil texture from other regions, adding that
the cost of constructing one kilometre of
railway line in the state was $40m, and $
20m in other places.
Buhari Bars Incoming Ministers From Using Long Convoys, Appointing Excess Aides
President Muhammadu Buhari has told the
36 Ministers-Designate that they cannot
have long convoy of vehicles and retinue of
political aides.
The President gave the directive to the
appointees at the two-day retreat organized
for them at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
One of the appointees, Dr. Chris Ngige, a
former Governor of Anambra State, who
briefed state house correspondents after
the retreat Friday, said the directive
followed the dwindling finances of the
nation.
“We are going to block areas of leakages,
retinue of aides, protocol staff, large
convoys of cars are things that will not fly
in this administration.”
“So, we need to actually restructure the
political and social moment of the country
and that is what we are going to do. That
means poverty will reduce,” Ngige said.
President Buhari is yet to assign portfolios
to the appointees.
36 Ministers-Designate that they cannot
have long convoy of vehicles and retinue of
political aides.
The President gave the directive to the
appointees at the two-day retreat organized
for them at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
One of the appointees, Dr. Chris Ngige, a
former Governor of Anambra State, who
briefed state house correspondents after
the retreat Friday, said the directive
followed the dwindling finances of the
nation.
“We are going to block areas of leakages,
retinue of aides, protocol staff, large
convoys of cars are things that will not fly
in this administration.”
“So, we need to actually restructure the
political and social moment of the country
and that is what we are going to do. That
means poverty will reduce,” Ngige said.
President Buhari is yet to assign portfolios
to the appointees.
Thursday, 5 November 2015
All you need to know about BLACK FRIDAY
Here's everything you need to know about the biggest shopping day of the year. Some deals are already available so it's time to start getting prepared What is Black Friday? Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year, when retailers offer drastic deals and discount on their products to kick-start the Christmas shopping season. When is Black Friday? The sales bonanza takes place the day after Thanksgiving, which is the fourth Thursday in November. This year, Black Friday falls on November 27. Most sales kick off at midnight or at 8am, although the day is creeping earlier and earlier, with some retailers (particularly in the US) launching the deals the evening before. Last year, Amazon released flash deals every 10 minutes for the full week running up to Black Friday, and this year it seems to be running deals for the whole of November.Here’s how Mars looks like
Over 100 images from a collection of 350 acquired by the Mars Colour Camera on the spacecraft have been compiled in a form of a scientific atlas. In its most daring missions to date, India successfully sent a spacecraft to orbit around Mars, making it the fourth space agency in the world and the first Asian country, to successfully send a mission to the red planet. According to the ISRO, "the knowledge acquired by the analysis of the data suggests enhanced possibility of the presence of life on this now dry and dusty planet."
Confusion in Customs as newly retired officers stay put
THERE are indications that the newly retired officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) are still in the service of the agency following the absence a board that should rectify and approve their retirement.
The same reason has also been given for the newly promoted officers, who cannot take over their offices as there is no board to rectify the promotions.
Sources at the agency told Vanguard that the retired officers still come to work but not in their uniform.
It was gathered that the officers cannot leave the system because in the Customs And Excise Management Act (CEMA), the Comptroller-General of Customs does have the powers to retire or promote certain level of officers without recourse to the board.
While the retirees cannot leave their offices, the newly promoted officers cannot take over.
Meanwhile, the service spokesman, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, has denied the development, saying the new management of the Customs service has been inaugurated. He said at the inauguration, all the newly promoted officers were in attendance.
He said: “This cannot be true. The new management was inaugurated Wednesday with all the acting new Deputy Comptrollers-General of Customs, (DCGs) and Assistant Comptrollers-General (ACGs) zonal coordinators in attendance.”
Section 5 of the CEMA states that the board shall be subject to the control of the Minister of Finance in the exercise of powers and duties.
Other functions of the board includes the formulation of general policy guidelines for the service, administering the CEMA accordingly.
The board also has the power to promote, transfer and confirm appointments and dismiss persons and exercise other disciplinary action over person so appointed.
While the Minister of Finance chairs the board of the Customs service, other members of the board include the newly retired Deputy Comptrollers-General, a representative of the Ministry of Transport, representative of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Chairman of the Inland Revenue Service (IRS), Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA).
A source close to the service told Vanguard that the Comptroller-General of Customs can take certain decision and present them before the board when it is constituted.
Will the mystery of Egypts's #pyramid finally be uncovered
Will the mystery of Egypt's #Pyramid finally be uncovered?
Throughout 2016, a team of scientists, engineers and architects from Egypt, France and Japan will survey the famous Pyramids of Giza in search of hidden chambers inside the ancient structures. The Scan Pyramids Project is also looking to answer a question that has puzzled Egyptologists and engineers for centuries: how these huge structures were built without the aid of non-invasive technologies.
What's your guess in how the pyr
amids could have been built?
What's your guess in how the pyr
amids could have been built?
RCCG Not Repairing Lagos-Ibadan Expressway – Ogun State govt
The Ogun State Government has said the Redeemed Christian Church of God is not responsible for the palliative work being done on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
PUNCH Metro had reported that some workers employed by the church were seen filling some potholes on the road
However, the state government in a statement on Thursday by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Adejuwon Soyinka, stated that the state Ministry of Works and Infrastructure was already spending millions of naira in putting the road in a good condition for motorists.
He said, “The ongoing palliative work on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway is being handled by the Ogun State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure.
“Concerned about the plight of commuters on the ever busy Lagos-Ibadan expressway, the Ogun State Government, on Tuesday, embarked on palliative work on some bad portions of the expressway.
“Not minding the fact that it is a federal road, Governor Ibikunle Amosun, who was worried about the plight of commuters that spend hours in traffic gridlock on the road, directed the state Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to immediately fix the bad portions of the road and also construct drainages.
“In giving the directive, the governor was particularly concerned about the need to immediately bring relief to the road users especially as the Redeemed Christian Church of God and other churches on the ever busy road are also billed to hold events that will attract millions of worshippers this weekend.”
Soyinka quoted the state governor as saying that the efforts made at rehabilitating the road were to complement the work of the Federal Government.
Amosun was quoted to have said the state would not neglect federal highways in the state since all roads were being plied by Nigerians.
He said, “The intervention job on the ever busy expressway is an initiative of the Ogun State government to rescue millions of Nigerians who spend hours in the gridlock occasioned by some bad portions of the road.
“It is also on record that the Ogun State Government had carried out similar palliative measures on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Sagamu-Ogijo-Ikorodu road and other federal roads within the state because the state is strategically located in such a way that goods and passengers going to all other parts of the country have to pass through the Gateway state,” the statement added.
Boy who got missing at age 5 now found after 13years
A child missing in Alabama since 2002 has been found safe in Ohio with his father, who has been charged with abduction, authorities have said.The boy, Julian Hernandez, disappeared when he was five and is now 18, living with his father in Cleveland.
Bobby Hernandez, 53, was arrested and is being held at a jail in Ohio.
The FBI received a tip on 30 October that this teenager may be the long-missing child after problems he had applying for university.
Julian was having issues with his Social Security number as he applied to universities and approached a school counsellor for help.
The counsellor realised he was listed as a missing child by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
The agency worked with Alabama police and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to confirm the boy's identity.
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Julian Hernandez lived here with his father, a woman and two other children
Bobby Hernandez is being held on bail at an Ohio jail
His mother has been notified of his recovery and was very happy to hear he had been found, but also slightly sceptical because there had been many false leads in the search for him throughout the years.
His father is also charged with tampering with records in Ohio so he could obtain a driver's licence in 2012.
He is being held at the Cuyahoga County Jail in Ohio with a $250,000 (£164,100) bail.
Authorities suspected around the time of the boy's disappearance that his father was possibly the culprit.
A missing persons database shows that Mr Hernandez said he was taking his son to pre-school in August 2002 but then fled.
It is not known if Julian knew he was missing. He lived alongside a woman and two other children in his father's house.
"He is 18, he is an adult, so it's kind of up to him now as to whether he wants to come back," said Lt Johnny Evans of the Vestavia Hills, Alabama police.
RCCG repairs Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The Redeemed Christian Church of God has risen to the rescue of users of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as it undertook the repair of the Arepo and Warewa ends of the road on Wednesday.
According to PUNCH, it was observed that some trucks belonging to the church filling up bad portions of the road.
According to PUNCH, it was observed that some trucks belonging to the church filling up bad portions of the road.
Sierra Leone is expected to be declared Ebola free on Saturday,
Sierra Leone is expected to be declared Ebola free on Saturday, when the West African nation will have completed the required 42 days without any new infections.Excitement over this declaration is however muted with neighbouring Guinea still struggling to defeat the virus.
In mid-October, Ebola was found in a 25-year old pregnant woman and two of her children in Forecariah district, bear the Sierra Leone border.
The virus has killed almost 4,000 people in Sierra Leone since the first case was reported in the West African region in March 2014.
Wednesday, 4 November 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin again is the most powerful person in the world, according to Forbes.
Russian President Vladimir Putin again is the most powerful person in the world, according to Forbes.
Topping off a list that also includes the likes of President Barack Obama, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and Pope Francis, Putin took home the No. 1 ranking for the third year in a row. Obama, meanwhile, fell one spot to No. 3, edged out by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who climbed up three spots from last year's fifth-place ranking.
In order to create the list, Forbes editors evaluated individuals based on four factors.
Each potentially powerful person was considered based on the financial resources they control, their ability to exert power over large numbers of people, whether they have power in multiple spheres of life and their active use of the power they have.
After the editors made four separate rankings for those categories, Forbes pulled together an average to make composite scores.
While people like Putin and Obama rank highly on a yearly basis, billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump were both new inclusions on the Forbes list this year.
Here's the Top 10:
1. Vladimir Putin – Russian president
2. Angela Merkel – German chancellor
3. Barack Obama – U.S. president
4. Pope Francis
5. Xi Jinping – Chinese president
6. Bill Gates – co-founder of Microsoft, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
7. Janet Yellen – Federal Reserve chair
8. David Cameron – U.K. prime minister
9. Narendra Modi – Indian prime minister
10. Larry Page – Alphabet CEO
Topping off a list that also includes the likes of President Barack Obama, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and Pope Francis, Putin took home the No. 1 ranking for the third year in a row. Obama, meanwhile, fell one spot to No. 3, edged out by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who climbed up three spots from last year's fifth-place ranking.
In order to create the list, Forbes editors evaluated individuals based on four factors.
Each potentially powerful person was considered based on the financial resources they control, their ability to exert power over large numbers of people, whether they have power in multiple spheres of life and their active use of the power they have.
After the editors made four separate rankings for those categories, Forbes pulled together an average to make composite scores.
While people like Putin and Obama rank highly on a yearly basis, billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump were both new inclusions on the Forbes list this year.
Here's the Top 10:
1. Vladimir Putin – Russian president
2. Angela Merkel – German chancellor
3. Barack Obama – U.S. president
4. Pope Francis
5. Xi Jinping – Chinese president
6. Bill Gates – co-founder of Microsoft, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
7. Janet Yellen – Federal Reserve chair
8. David Cameron – U.K. prime minister
9. Narendra Modi – Indian prime minister
10. Larry Page – Alphabet CEO
Copyright 2015 U.S. News & World Report
True life story;one of KUB reader sent it in
Neil Nitin Mukesh to star in ‘Game of Thrones’, trends on Twitter#HBO
Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh, who will soon be seen in Sooraj Barjatya’s forthcoming Diwali release, ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’, has reportedly bagged a role in HBO’s hit fantasy series, ‘Game of Thrones’. Neil told Mumbai Mirror in an interview that since he plays a royal character in the Salman Khan-starrer, he has a number of sword-fighting sequences, which were directed by Greg Powell, who is also the action director for ‘Game of Thrones.
(Photo)See what Chris brown posted on instagram,i think we know who he's referring to...
Chris shared this message on instagram, we all know who he is trying to reach with those mean words. Take it easy bro, we love you
President Buhari Declares Open 2 Day Retreats For Ministerial-Designates In Abuja Today
President Mohammadu Buhari is expected to declare open a two day retreat for the confirmed ministerial nominees later this morning.
The retreat which would run from today through Friday would hold at the presidential villa in Abuja.
Presidential spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina confirmed the development to Vanguard late last night.
“The retreat would open to moor in the villa”, he said.
It is believed that the exercise would herald the inauguration of the ministers
www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/buhari-declares-opens-3-day-retreats-for-ministerial-designates-in-abuja-today/
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
Chelsea billionaire owner Abramovich reportedly rejects £35m bid from Monaco for Jose Mourinho
The Portuguese is under immense pressure having lost over 60% of games played this season and is a target for the French principality club, but Abramovich has reportedly rejected a mammoth bid for his coach's services and wants Mourinho to stay on for a while despite the poor run.
The Ligue 1 side, largely bankrolled by businessman Dmitry Rybolovlev, offered to buy out the remainder of Mourinho's contract. However, Blues owner Abramovich has offered him support and has told Monaco's middlemen he won't sell Mourinho for that price, although it is believed Mourinho could be got if the fee is doubled to £71m.
According to Sportsmail, Alessandro Proto, a Chelsea shareholder claims he met Roman Abramovich in London in a bid to prise away Chelsea's beleaguered manager.
The Russian billionaire rejected the £35m offer on a day his manager insisted he would remain in London until 2019.
It represents a strong show of faith from Abramovich, who had been urged to dispense of Mourinho after six League defeats with the champions lying 15th.
A statement was released by Proto's company, Proto Enterprises, to a Spanish news agency stating the meeting had taken place in London earlier in the day.
Proto Enterprises confirmed its authenticity to Sportsmail on Tuesday night and alleged Abramovich could be interested in accepting should they double the offer to £71m.
Peterpsquare bags New endorsement deal with Addidas(photo)
Peter bags new endorsement deal with addidas
Trubunal upholds Election of Abia state governor
The Abia state governorship election petition
tribunal has upheld the April 11th election of Abia
state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu. The tribunal
dismissed the petition of the All Progressives
Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate in the election,
Alex Otti, for lack of merit.
All the ministers will get portfolio-presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari will assign portfolios to all his 36 ministers, the Presidency told Daily Trust yesterday.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, stated this in a telephone interview with our correspondent yesterday.
The president had reportedly said Friday that not all the 36 nominees would be ministers as some of them would only sit in the cabinet in order to meet the constitutional provision which stipulates that each state of the federation must have a representative in the cabinet.
Buhari was reported to have disclosed this during an interview he granted the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Channels Television shortly before he left New Delhi where he participated in the third summit of the India-Africa Forum.
But the presidential aide stated that all the 36 ministerial nominees that had been screened by the Senate would be assigned portfolios.
Shehu clarified that what President Buhari meant was that not all the ministers would have full control of the ministries.
He said the president would retain the structure in which there are substantive ministers and ministers of state.
According to the presidential aide, it is not possible to have a more ministries than the number of ministers.
Shehu said: “You know we have a structure of government in place in this country whereby there are substantive ministers and ministers of state.
“What the president meant (in the interview granted) was that not all the ministers in his cabinet will have the full control of the ministries. You know it is not possible to have the number of ministries more than the number of ministers. Even former President Goodluck Jonathan had 28 ministries and 42 ministers.
“So, what the president meant was that some of his cabinet members would be ministers of state.”
Asked whether this implies that all Buhari’s ministers will have portfolios, Shehu answered in the affirmative, saying: “Yes, that is what it means. But not all of them (the ministers) will have the full command of the ministries”.
Meanwhile, the president was reported to have disclosed in the interview that the country would be lucky if his administration is able to have half the number of the 42 ministers that operated under the last administration.
“There was no reduction of ministers to 36. What the constitution says, and we cannot work outside the constitution, is that there must be a cabinet representative from each state. Yes, there used to be 42 ministers, I think we will be lucky if we can have half of that now because we cannot afford it. Others may not be substantive ministers, but they will sit in the cabinet because that is what the constitution says and we cannot operate outside the constitution,” Buhari was reported to have said.
A source in the presidency told Daily Trust last week that the president may assign portfolios and swear in his ministers on Wednesday.
But the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said the president could communicate when to inaugurate his cabinet.
10 "Men Aliko Dangote Cannot Do Without'' (Photos)
By KIKELOMO IWAJOMO
That billionaire businessman Alhaji Aliko Dangote runs one of the most successful conglomerates in the world is not in doubt. Dangote, who is the President/Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, has a powerful management team of managers who ensure the smooth running of his billion-dollar conglomerate.. Below, Dawn-To-Dusk News unveils 10 powerful men the Kano-born billionaire businessman can't do without.
SANI DANGOTE
Alhaji Sani Dangote is Aliko Dangote's brother. An established businessman with investments in key sectors of the economy including manufacturing, agriculture and oil services, he is the Group Vice President of Dangote Group. Alhaji Sani Dangote also sits on the Board of several other companies including Nigerian Textile Mills Plc, Nutra Sweet Limited, Gum Arabic Limited, Dangote Textile Mills Limited, and others.
ABDU DANTATA
Alhaji Abdu Garba Dantata, Aliko Dangote's cousin, is the Group Executive Director(GED) in charge of Logistics and Distribution. Before he was appointed GED, he was the Executive Director, Sales & Marketing. As Group Executive Director(GED) in charge of Logistics and Distribution in the Dangote Group, he is responsible for coordinating the sales and marketing of all products manufactured or imported by the Group.
JOSEPH MAKOJU
Engr. Joseph Makoju is the Honorary Adviser to Alhaji Aliko Dangote. He has held this position from 2009 to date. Makoju holds a BSc (1st Class) honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom and an M.Phil. in Mechanical Engineering from the same university. Before his current position, Engr. Makoju was Chief Operating Officer, Dangote Cement.
OLAKUNLE ALAKE
Mr. Olakunle Alake is the Chief Operating Officer of the Dangote Group, a position he has held since January 2007. He holds a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (1983) and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.
KNUT ULVMOEN
A Norwegian, Mr. Knut Ulvmoen is the Group Managing Director, Dangote Cement Plc in charge of Sales and Marketing and International Trade in the African continent. He holds a Masters of Science degree in Business and is a member of the Norwegian Association of Authorised Accountants.
SADAN BAKI
Alhaji Sada Ladan-Baki has about 30 years experience in public service and fund administration. He is a graduate of Economics from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, and holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration. He sits on the board of several companies and belongs to many professional associations.
DEVAKUMAR EDWIN
Mr. D.V.G. Edwin is the Group Managing Director / CEO of Dangote Cement Plc. He holds a Graduate and Masters Degree in Engineering from the Madras University in India and he is also a Chartered Engineer. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IITM, Holland. Mr. Edwin joined the Dangote Group in 1992 as a General Manager.
TAJUDEEN SIJUADE
Alhaji Tajudeen Sijuade, the Chief Financial Officer of Dangote Group, is a qualified Chartered Accountant (1984) with experience spanning 38 years. He joined the Dangote Group in October 1989 as a Chief Accountant. Before then, he had worked for Nestle Nigeria Plc and Akintola Williams-Chartered Accountants. He became General Manager in the Dangote Group in January 1998.
USEN UDOH
Mr. Usen Udoh is the Group Chief Human Resources Officer of the Dangote Group. Mr. Udoh is an alumnus of the prestigious Harvard Business School and holds an MBA from the University of Leicester School of Management, his first degree being of Bachelors of Engineering (with Hons). Prior to joining Dangote on May 2, 2014, Usen worked across several industries leading major industry change programmes.
KUZHYIL RAVINDRAN
Kuzhyil Ravindran is the Chief Financial Officer of Dangote Group. A qualified Chartered Accountant, he is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has over 36 years exp
Monday, 2 November 2015
I Started Dating 2face When I Was Just 15 Years Old – Annie Idibia Tells Her Love Story
This is probly the best love story ever, afterall the ups and downs, the break- ups, cheating
and all, they still ended up as ONE!
How They Met
Annie first met 2face Idibia at Even Ezra Music
Studio when she was just fifteen and in her
words, “I think there was some electricity that
second”.
They were friends first but had started dating
officially by the time they shot the “African
Queen” video in 2004. That was when 2Face
announced that they were together during an
interview. Mehn, they don tey oh…
I remember my 16th birthday at Alpha Beach,
with me and my friends. When we were going
home, we all walked to the bus stop with him
and his cousin. Plantashun Boiz had just
recorded “Knock Me Off” at the time so he
wasn’t a star yet.
So we got into the bus, he sat in front with his
cousin so when we wanted to pay the
conductor, he said, “no, he done pay already” I
was feeling like a babe. “Hey! My boyfriend
paid everybody’s bus fare.” And that time, bus
was like N2.50k or N3 per person for about 14
people. But he told me recently that he didn’t
eat that night because he paid for everyone.”
awwwwwww
Soon Annie’s entertainment career became a
lot more difficult as a result of being known as
’2Face’s girl’ and then they had their first
breakup, came back, broke up again…
She was hurt when word got out that, in quick
succession, 2Face had gotten two different
women pregnant – Pero Adeniyi and Sumbo
Ajala. At that point, the couple broke up.
When Pero and Sumbo yet again got pregnant
for 2Face once again, that was when 2Face and
Annie had their longest break-up which lasted
almost a year and a half. But as they say, love
will always find a way, they made up again and
Annie gave birth to 2Face’s fifth child Isabel and
then in 2012, Pero gave birth to his sixth child in
the US. Well, Pero couldn’t prevent them from
being together…smiles!
In 2012, 2Face proposed to Annie on
Valentine’s Day at Jay Jay Okocha’s Club 10 in
Victoria Island, Lagos. And, they weren’t even
dating then, although were still on talking terms
after he had called her out of the blue a few
weeks before, visited her at home and asked
for her forgiveness and friendship.
According TO eye-witness reports, 2Face took
Annie to a quiet section of the club, he knelt
down and told her “I KNOW WE have had OUR
ups and downs but it will be MY heart’s desire
for YOU to marry ME” and then presented the
dazzling ring and Annie began screaming “YES,
YES, YES” after crying her eyes out!
Shortly after 2Face‘s concert when he brought
out then-fiancee, Annie during his performance
of“African Queen”, the two secretly legalized
their union in a Lagos registry on Tuesday, May
1 2012.
…hmmn, their super expensive traditional
wedding sha sha sha took place on Friday 8th
March 2013, equipped with two big wedding
parties before & after. The wedding shook akwa
ibom…
And now their big white wedding is going down
live tomorrow in DUBAI from the Jumeirah
Beach Hotel to a private island and more!…aint
that just amazing! I heard Dubai is already filled
with all the Nigerian celebrities sef…#okbye
Senate may delay swear-in of Ministers
The much anticipated swearing in of new ministers scheduled for Wednesday may not hold after all, reports Punch. This is because the Senate is yet to officially communicate President Muhammadu Buhari on the list of ministerial nominees screened and confirmed by the red chamber. Although, the Senate had announced the confirmation of 36 nominees as minister-designates, the presidency was yet to receive the list, a pre-condition for allotting portfolios and onward swearing-in of the ministers-designate. The inability of the Senate to communicate President Buhari may further delay the inauguration of his cabinet. President Buhari had sent the list in two batches, with the Senate on Thursday lvoting to confirm the second batch of 18 ministerial nominees, including the former governors
Singer Tiwa Savage Confronts Photographer Over Her Baby’s Pictures, Seizes Camera
Foremost Nigerian newspaper, The Nation, broke
the news. According to them, Tiwa Savage is
avoiding the paparazzi-focus on her new born
child. In the early hours of today, Tiwa perfectly
ducked the capturing lens of a photographer as
she attended the opening of Oriki products range.
The event took place on Victoria Island, Lagos.
Not satisfied, Tiwa, who clutched her new born
baby, scrolled through the photographer’s camera
to confirm he did not take pictures of her and her
baby. It took several minutes before the
photographer was left to go.
BVN Scam: Even The Most Cautious Person May Fall For This One
One of our readers sent this in and i think its very
important that you all go through it so that you
don't fall victim too because this is to real for
someone not to fall victim. Kindly read below:
“From a friend……..Good morning
Please read this carefully, it may save you a few
hundred, or a few thousand, or may be a few
million bucks. It’s a personal experience, a true
event that happened this afternoon. I am Sunday
Adewole, I just fell victim of fraudsters a few
hours ago. I am an account holder with
StanbicIBTC bank, I am trying to put fund
together to pay for my daughter’s tuition fee in
CU in which case the institution already resumed
last week. Yesterday afternoon, I got a call from
somebody purportedly from StanbicIBTC who said
“Am I speaking with Dr. Adewole” (called out my
other names) to which I answered in the
affirmative. He said he called in respect of my
BVN which I was observed not to have done, I
replied that I already had it done with Skye bank
and he said the bank will send me a link so that
my account with Stanbic will be linked with the
BVN. True to our conversation, I receive a
message from StanbicIBTC in which an OTP was
sent to my phone. A few minutes later, he called
to ask if I got the the SMS, I told him yes but I
can’t do anything about it cos I was driving. He
said no problem I should call out the numbers
which I did and he thanked me for my
cooperation in a customer service manner. I heard
nothing since then till this afternoon at precisely
13:00 hrs when I received a SMS from
StanbicIBTC informing me of a debit transaction
which cleared my account to the lowest thousand,
i.e. I was left with a paltry N685 (six hundred and
eighty five naira). I called my account officer who
confirmed to me that I have fallen victim of
fraudsters and he checked up on my account and
saw that the recipient acct is in First Bank. My
puzzle is how did they get my account details?
How were they able to generate an OTP to my
phone. I am waiting to see what my bank would
do on it. In the mean time, please be aware of
what the 419 people can do. I’ll keep you posted
on any new development.”
http://www.onlineleaks247.com/
index.php/2015/11/02/on-going-bvn-scam-even-
the-most-cautious-person-will-fall-for-this-one/
CC: lalasticlala
lala, kindly put this out there to keep people
informed. Thanks
Man creates own ‘sovereign nation’ in the US(photo)
Sunday, 1 November 2015
Lmao!!! See this Chinese competition where they eat noodles
This is a competition of speed, skill, and how much you can eat – the all-you-can-eat for free contest is only for the brave and gluttonous. 
In a noodle-eating contest in northwest China’s Xi’an city last Friday, participants gobbled more than 300 bowls of minced meat noodles. But apparently they had no time to enjoy the delicacy, for they had to finish eating the bowls within one minute. https://m.facebook.com/cctvnewschina/photos/pcb.1068684716505681/1068684503172369/?type=3&source=49&refid=17 One man, surnamed Zhao, won the first prize by wolfing down 43 bowls of noodles. He was awarded the title “miandada”, which literally means “the greatest noodle eater” in Chinese.
76 year old Woman Murders 78 year old Man and accused him of cheating
Boko Haram Rocket Making Factory Photos Not Real,Military
Says terrorists are surrendering, starved of
funding
By Senator Iroegbu in Abuja
The Nigerian military has debunked pictures
of the rocket-making factory being
displayed by the Boko Haram terrorists as
fake, saying the intention is to deceive
members of the public on the insurgents’
potency.
Some photographs purported to be sites of
the insurgents’ bomb-making factories in
the North-east region allegedly released by
Boko Haram were displayed on some online
platforms last week.
However, a top military chief has dismissed
the pictures as a propaganda strategy of “a
desperate and defeated terrorist group”,
saying that the unveiled photos of its
rocket-making factory, was that of Bama in
Borno State, which has long been destroyed
by the military.
The source insisted that “what the Boko
Haram is displaying with the images
allegedly being their rocket-making factory
is deceptive. What you should ask is why
didn’t they put it on video as they would
normally do?
“Secondly, they do not currently possess the
capacity to do such a thing because they
are cash-starved and have lost their safe
havens. I can tell you that this is an old
picture of their Bama factory, which was
destroyed a long time ago. These photos
are just part of their political and
psychological warfare to pretend as if they
have the capacity to do those kinds of
things”, the source added.
The source also noted that Boko Haram
terrorists are currently cash-starved, lacked
the manpower and as well as territory to
manufacture such rockets.
Investigations also revealed that the
expected flow of cash, resources and
intelligence from the Islamic State in Iraq
and Syria (ISIS) has been truncated by the
recent developments in the Middle East.
“The point is that right now, Boko Haram
lacks such capacity to manufacture the
rockets in display because the ISIS they are
depending on for cash are under immense
pressure from the American and Russians
bombardment in Syria and Iraq. So funding
right now is difficult for them,” the source
said.
Also, THISDAY findings further revealed that
there is massive desertion by Boko Haram
fighters, who are currently testifying and
identifying key members of the sect.
According to intelligence sources, the recent
display of 100 key Boko Haram figures, was
helped by the information supplied by the
surrendering terrorists.
One of the reliable sources stated: “I can tell
you authoritatively that what you are seeing
in terms of Improvised Explosive Devices
(IEDs) and the causing of panic within the
Metropolitan areas is that the enemy are
being dislodged from Sambisa forest. The
terrorists are in distress, and running up and
down without a safe haven. They are
surrendering in droves and the number of
the surrendering we have been having
recently made it clear that the people they
conscripted have all along been looking for
a way of escape.
“You know that Federal Government recently
launched ‘Operation Safe Corridor’ upon
which a lot of the terrorists have
surrendered with more coming out to lay
down their arms and we are still profiling
them. The Committee that the President set
up with the Defence Intelligence Agency
(DIA) and the three state governors of
Adamawa, Borno and Yobe is working
towards this goal.
“The next phase now is that we are
engaged in psychological operations; a lot
of leaflets are being dropped from the sky
over the Sambisa forest, which is giving the
terrorists a lot of hope that if they
surrender, they won’t be victimised. So we
have given them ‘Safe Corridor’ to surrender
and warning those that have failed to do so
that if at the expiration of this Amnesty,
they will be arrested,” the source added.
Meanwhile, the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS),
Lt-Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai, in
continuation of his operational visits to
formations and units particularly those
within the Area of Responsibility of
Operation Lafiya Dole, yesterday visited
troops of 21 Brigade at Bama, Borno State.
In his address to the troops, Buratai
reminded them of their mandate and
deadline to clear the pockets of Boko
Haram terrorists within their area of
responsibility before the end of December
which he strongly believes is possible
looking at their high spirit.
He recalled that “the gallant troops librated
Bama from the criminal Boko Haram
terrorists on 16 March 2015”, and urged
them to always be alert.
The highlight of the visit was on the spot
promotion and decoration of two soldiers of
the Brigade by the COAS for their gallantry,
dedication and loyalty from the rank of
Lance Corporal to Corporal, an event that
further lifted the morale of not only the
beneficiaries but the whole Brigade. The
elevated soldiers include Corporal Thomas
Orim of 202 Battalion and Corporal
Abubakar Usman of 150 Task Force
Battalion.
Buratai also visited other locations of the
Brigade at Konduga, Awulari and Kwanar
Banki on the fringes of Sambisa Forest
where he met troops in high spirit and
enjoined them to continue to do their best
in order to defeat the Boko Haram
terrorists.
Source:Nairaland
Saturday, 31 October 2015
Amber Rose Slams GQ Magazine
Amber Rose is not on good terms with GQ magazine for calling her Wiz Khalifa ‘s baby mama and Kanye West‘s ex girlfriend.
Amber called out the magazine on Instagram over their offensive post.
She wrote, “Really [GQ], I’m so much more then Kanye’s Ex or Wiz’s baby’s mama. Damn, why the fuck did u guys reach out to me for this article and photo shoot? To dumb me down? I talked about feminism and my Slutwalk…”Wtf nice title smh I expected so much more from u guys and I’m so disappointed. I was so excited to be featured in GQ not realizing I was shooting for a tabloid. My slutwalk was for ignorant shit like this. Oh “Her beautiful dark twisted journey to the top”? Nice pun. Negative af. Thx for nothing"
Will Smith Shares A Touching Birthday Message For Daughter Willow
Will Smith took to Facebook to share a loving message for his daughter Willow to celebrate her 15th birthday.
Will’s message to Willow follows the adorable message he sent his wife Jada on her birthday as well as the equally-as-adorable one she sent Will in return.
Aba Made!! Tiger Battery Powered Stove Spotted In Aba
#AbaMade!! It’s a battery-powered stove which was spotted in Aba.
“The owner said that the stove servers better and the battery lasts compared to the amount of money we waste on kerosene/gas” #NoSmoke
I think this is a welcome development and a new invention, and the government should look into this and encourage him.
So what do you guys think?
Do you wear skinny jeans? Here is what study says about you
Skinny jeans wearers are 9 percent more likely to report high levels of happiness. Because jeans make you happy? Because happy people make gutsy fashion choices? Who knows, but also, who cares? Nothing's bringing down your good vibe. People who rock skinny jeans are 12 percent more likely to identify themselves as either extremely or very confident. Which probably explains why you dare to wear clothing that anyone with flaws runs screaming from.
Facebook shuns iPhones for employees, directs them to use Android devices instead
A large number of Facebook employees are shunning their iPhones and switching to Android devices. And they are doing it – not necessarily willingly – under strict instructions from chief product officer Chris Cox! “I am mandating a switch of a whole bunch of my team over to Android, just because people, when left up to their own devices, will often prefer an iPhone,” Cox was reported as telling mediapersons by Wired.com on Friday. If you thought Facebook has suddenly developed some sort of vendetta against Apple, it is not the case. Nor is there a new bonhomie with Google. This is a practical decision, according to Cox. Actually, a large chunk of Facebook’s expanding user base in emerging markets in the developing world access the social network on Android devices, and not iPhones. As Facebook seeks to reach more people around the world, Cox said he wanted his team to switch to the world’s most popular mobile platform “so that they can be reporting bugs and living in the same experience that most Facebook users experience today”. The directive shows just how much attention Facebook is paying to the emerging markets, crucial as they are for the social networking giant’s further expansion. Facebook’s focus are the people who are just coming online, or have yet to come online. And Cox is ensuring his men understand the clients’ needs first hand
Russian plane carrying 224 passenger crashes in Egypt (VIDEO)
Pastor in #Zimbabwe Sells Anointed Pens That Help Students Pass Exams without Studying
Hilarious battle between Kenyans and Nigerians on Twitter
Nigerian version of an i phone pic.twitter.com/BH542n5OCs — collins bomett (@collins_bomett) October 31, 2015 RT @Ke_Diplomat: #KenyansVsNigerians this is our public transport not those mediocre things of yours pic.twitter.com/OHSxts92Yo — Randy Kimali (@Kimali254) October 31, 2015 When you tell a Kenyan to dress for office #KenyansVsNigerians pic.twitter.com/3YFmMjaUpt — Le Jefe (@JefeOfLagos) October 31, 2015 #KenyansVsNigerians When you tell a Nigerian to make a shopping list pic.twitter.com/3LKyiKYTun — Adam Maina (@AdamMaina_) October 30, 2015 Kenyan army ready to run down to Nigeria to negotiate a peace treaty #KenyansVsNigerians pic.twitter.com/ZZ3puH0SOe — PereZ (@perezbashir_) October 30, 2015 Kenyans pretending to be okay right now #KenyansVsNigerians pic.twitter.com/tB2NqIv7Dz — IG:Talk2_Lowell (@Wizblinky) October 30, 2015 KENYAN RUGBY TEAM vs NIGERIAN RUGBY TEAM!!!! #KenyansVsNigerians pic.twitter.com/UOFhAPJWup — Deejay Jim™ (@DeejayJimkenya) October 30, 2015
South Africa to release Nigeria’s $9.3m, arms dealer spared, more deals expected (DETAILS)
According to a South African news website, its government will return the $9.34m seized arms-deal money, to the Nigerian government on November 30. South African authorities seized the money from an Israeli arms dealer, Eyal Mesika, of ESD International, when he landed in Lanseria Airport, on September 5, 2014. The Israeli dealer, Mesika, whose company is based in Cyprus, was acting at the behest of the Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government, purportedly to purchase arms for the Boko Haram war. The report by beta.iol.co.za, stated that apart from releasing the money to Nigeria, the South African government would also free Mesika without prosecution. “That is the result of a quiet deal finalising a year-long international wrangle after South African Customs officials and police stopped a man who flew into Lanseria Airport from Nigeria carrying bags stuffed with $9.34m cash for a ‘humanitarian’ arms deal.” Furthermore, the report said that the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa, had agreed to release the funds to the Defence Adviser at the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria. “The high court in Pretoria order technically declares the money forfeited to the state, but also refers to the Nigerian government as “the innocent victim” and excludes its interests from the forfeiture order, which means Nigeria gets the money. The handover is on November 30 if there is no further legal challenge.” It was also revealed by the website’s report that the fiasco, has paved the way for future arms deals between Nigeria and South Africa.
Buhari arrives Nigeria branches Sudan
President Buhari arrived Nigeria last night after his four day visit to India. On his way back home, he made a brief stopover in Sudan where he met with Sudan president, Omar al-Bashir. See more photos after the cut... 
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