Category: Events & Lifestyle

Gov Jibrilla Bindow Expresses Shock Over the Death of Dr Alex Ekwueme

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Adamawa State Governor, Senator Mohammed Umar Jibrilla Bindow, has expressed shock over the death of former Vice President, Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme, who died in a London clinic on Sunday 19th November, 2017. He described the sad event as a great loss not only to Ndigbo, but to Nigeria and Africa in general. In a statement by the Special Assistant, Media and publicity to the governor, Macauley Hunohashi, the Governor was deeply saddened by the death of Dr Ekwueme. He said “it came at a time when his experience, wisdom…

Another Season Of Hate And Severance: World War III, Here We Come! By Niyi Osundare

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The journey from hate to holocaust Is perilously short…. (from ‘Ode to Hate’) Trail of Tears The two-line snippet above came to me (or was it I who walked up to it?) in my poem “Ode to Hate”, written in the mid-nineties, provoked by the wrenching crises of the Bosnia-Herzegovina conflicts. As I watched throngs of displaced human beings, harried, traumatized, and dispossessed, being loaded on those long trains to refugee camps and other wildernesses of agony and misery, my mind went forcibly back to similar scenes between 1939 and…

Save The Consumers Initiative To Mark World Toilet Day in Rural Communities

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A Non Governmental Organisation, Save The Consumers has said that it will mark this year World Toilet Day in some selected Communities in Niger State and Federal Capital Territory. In a statement released in Abuja by the Executive Director of Save The Consumers, Dr Aliyu Ilias, the NGO would mark the 2017 World Toilet Day with Government Girls Arabic School, Dikko, Gurara Local Government, Maje Central Market, Suleja Local government both of Niger state,and People with Disabilities ,at Agwan-Guragu ,Karamajii , FCT, Abuja, Ilias said ” the practice of defecating in…

Google Doodle Honours Chinua Achebe

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Google has resolved to change its logo to a doodle in honor of the late Chinua Achebe, who is considered to be one of Africa’s greatest storyteller. He would have been 87 on Thursday. Born in Ogidi to an Igbo family of Nigeria, West Africa in 1930, Achebe was the son of an evangelical priest. In love with reading and writing, he completed English studies at the University of Ibadan in just four years instead of five, which was the standard. Achebe was disappointed in the European interpretation of African…

NUJ FCT Council Mourns Funke Adebimpe

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Funke Adebimpe

The FCT council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists mourn the passing of one of her members Alhaja Kafilat Funke Taiwo Adebimpe,who suddenly passed on Saturday 7 November 2017.Alhaja Kafilat who sudden death occurred a few hours after complaining of ill health,was an Abuja based correspondent of The Herald newspaper. The Secretary of NUJ Rafat Salami,in a press statement,described late Funke as a devout Muslim,peaceful,warm and calm woman who illuminated her surrounding with her warmth’.”I met her for the first time in 2014 when she introduced herself to me in…

Ihezue Ugochi Wins 2017 MBGN Beauty Pageant

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Ihezue Ugochi Mitchel, has emerged as winner of the 2017 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria MBGN pageant. Ugochi who represented Kebbi State defeated thirty-five other contestants to become the 30th MBGN pageant. Organized by the Silverbird Group, the event held at the Eko Hotels & Suites on Friday night had live musical performances by Harrysong, Olamide and soul diva, Asa. Miss Plateau, Oyo and Bayelsa emerged as first, second and third runners-up respectively. Miss Yobe won the amity award, model of the year went to Miss Kebbi and best traditional…

Annie Idibia Empowers 1000 Youths To Mark Birthday

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Mrs Annie Idibia, wife to Nigeria’s music icon, 2baba, says she is celebrating her birthday with the commencement of an empowerment training programme for 1000 youths from across the country. She said this during a press conference recently in Abuja to mark the commencement of the training programme for 1000 youths. “This is Annie Idibia Care Foundation, also known as Aicare Foundation’s free empowerment training for 1000 youths in Abuja. “We have 15 skills and over 20 facilitators who are professionals. This training will last for six days from 8.30am…

Amb. Ginika Grabs Double Honours

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Magic Lens International Unity Ambassador of the year award 2017 by MAFAA Awards owned/organized by Chalse Awurum at NAF Conference Centre Abuja and Nigerian Women Role Model by MBGA at Hilton Hotel Abuja. Amb. Ginika Tor William who recently had an impressive award night at Atlanta Georgia USA that played host to high profile personalities from all over the world was welcomed with double honour. It’s no doubt that Amb. Ginika deserves these great honours considering her unflinching support to women and youth as well as her immense contribution to…

2017 Arise ‘O’ Nigeria Humanitarian Ambassador Pageant & Award Night…

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Be part of the 2017 Arise ‘O’ Nigeria Humanitarian Ambassador Pageant & Award Night… “Beauty on a Mission” is established to inspire young Nigerian Ladies to get involved in charitable acts & provided with a strong platform to have their voice heard locally, Nationally & Globally. CRITERIAS… Age within 18- 25, Poise, Passion for humanity, Good communication skills, good looks. The 2017 Nigeria Ambassador for Humanity Awards & Dinner Night will be hosted by The Delta State Government with attendance of Top Dignitaries frm different part of the country &…

Zenith Bank,Total Nigeria, Healthplus, Others Bag 2017 Nigeria Customer Service Awards.

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2017 Nigerian Customer Experience Management Conference

As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark and celebrate excellent customer service, Abuja played host to a plethora of professionals in various sectors of service at the 2017 Nigerian Customer Experience Management Conference, the fifth edition The Conference with theme: Customer Experience Management in Nigeria, had as key speakers Chiamaka Ugo-Obide, Miriam Jackson-Alero, Ijeoma Okeke and Victor Oshadare,Aliyu Ilias. The Speakers emphasized on the importance of customer journey mapping and touchpoint, customer engagement, the 21st century drivers of Contact centres and the use of data in promoting…