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President Jonathan Congratulates Malala And Co-winner Of Nobel Peace Prize

October 13, 2014, 5:01 am
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President Goodluck Jonathan; (right) welcoming Malala Yousafzai; during her visit to President Jonathan at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Monday.July 14, 2014.

 ABUJA, Nigeria, Oct. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan congratulates the joint-recipients of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Pakistani girl-child education activist, Malala Yousafzai and Indian children's rights campaigner, Kailash Satyarthi.

President Jonathan believes that Malala and her co-winner are very worthy recipients of the Noble Peace Prize in view of their globally-acclaimed and very courageous advocacy against bigotry, discrimination, oppression and extremism even in the most difficult of circumstances.

The President, who recalls his meeting with Malala earlier this year when she visited Nigeria, salutes her indomitable spirit, resilience, courage and conviction in promoting young girls' right to education.
President Jonathan similarly commends Ms. Satyarthi's peaceful campaign against human trafficking and abuse of children as slave labourers, urging others with grievances around the world to emulate her method of non-violent protests.

The President enjoins both Nobel laureates to draw greater strength from the global honour and recognition which the Nobel Peace Prize represents and carry on their brave advocacy for the rights of girls, women and oppressed persons with renewed vigour and impetus.

President Jonathan assures the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winners that he fully shares their belief and views on gender equity and the protection of the rights of young persons.

He further assures them that under his leadership, the Federal Government of Nigeria will continue to do all within its powers to promote safe education for all children and the empowerment of women, while vigorously protecting young children from forced labour and human trafficking.

Reuben Abati
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
October 11, 2014. 

These materials are distributed by LEVICK on behalf of the News Agency of Nigeria. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.
SOURCE News Agency of Nigeria
CONTACT: Philip Elwood, pelwood@levick.com , (202) 973-5310, Patrick Pannett, ppannett@levick.com , (202) 973-5319





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Wedding of the Year: Sir Tony Ezenna's Daughter Uchenna Cynthia and Chukueku Elurihuka Gboneme

October 15, 2014, 5:29 am
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The couple of the year, Uchenna Cynthia Ezenna and Chukueku Elurihuka Gboneme with the officiating Bishop.

The celebrity wedding of Orange Drugs boss Sir Tony Ezenna’s daughter Uchenna Cynthia and Chukueku Elurihuka Gboneme, a successful young business leader on Saturday, October 11, 2014 is still the talk of the town and called the wedding of the year.

The wedding at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church on Musa Yar’’Adua Street, Victoria Island attracted almost all the leading dignitaries in the mega city of Lagos, including icons of corporate Nigeria, Leo Stan Ekeh, the Chairman of the Zinox Group, Dr. Cosmas Maduka, the Chairman of Coscharis Group and Mr. Phillips Oduoza, GMD/CEO of UBA Group and Nollywood stars Kanayo O. Kanayo, Francis Duru and Lillian Bach who graced the colourful occasion with the reception at Grand Ball Room of the prestigious Oriental Hotel on Victoria Island. And the most sensational twin brothers in the music world, the duo of PSquare (Peter and Paul Okoye) entertained the over 1, 300 guests at the wedding..


The couple with the officiating minister and officiating Bishop and clergy.
The couple.
Sir and Lady Ezenna.
Sir and Lady Frank Gboneme.
Dr. Cosmas Maduka, Chairman of Coscharis Group and Chief Jim Ovia, Chairman, Board of Directors of Zenith Bank Plc.
Sir Frank Gboneme and Mr. Phillips Oduoza, GMD/CEO of UBA Group.
Senator Annie Okonkwo and wife with Mr. Philips Oduoza.
Sir Tony Ezenna and Dr. Cosmas Maduka.
Sir Tony Ezenna and Nollywood star Kanayo O. Kanayo (KOK).
Nicholas Okoye and wife with the groom.
Chidi Anyaegbu, Chris Uba and Sir Tony Ezenna.
Barrister Emeka Mgbudem, Chief Tony Chukwu and Senator Hope Uzodinma.
Benny Obaze and wife.
Chief and Lolo Augustine Nnabara.
Chief and Lolo Obijiaku.
Chief and Lolo Willie Obi and Lady Vickie Ejekam.
Chief and Mrs. John Adeyemi.
Chief Bonny Ohari, Emeka Opara and Hon. Mayor Ezeh.
Chief Captino Ayika and Lolo Ayika.
Chief Captino and Lolo Ayika with Mr. Ingram Osigwe.
Chief Chijioke Awalite, Lady Lizzy Ezenna and Sam Ihionu.
Chief Eze Duruiheoma, Sir Tony Ezenna and Chris Uba.
Chief Fidel Anujuo and Barrister Chijioke Nzekwe.
Chief Goddy Uwazuruike, Sir Tony Ezenna, Kanayo O. Kanayo and Adamu Musa.
Chief Innocent and Esther Oparadike.
Chief and Mrs. Omorodion.
Chief Tony Iju and Rev. Victor Mbanisi.
Chief Chris Uba, Sir Tony Ezenna and Lady Lizzy Ezenna.
Chief Chris Uba, Leo Stan Ekeh, Chairman, Zinox Group.
Chief Chris Uba, Philips Oduoza and Sir Tony Ezenna.
Dr. Cosmas Maduka with Chief Jim Ovia and wife.
Sir Emma Bishop Okonkwo and his wife Lolo Ngozi Okonkwo.
Ernest and Adaobi Nwapa.
Nollywood star Francis Duru and friend.
Hon. Ikechukwu Sunday Umeh, Hon. Obinna Okwara and Barrister Chijioke Nzekwe.
Chief Damian Emeka Obianigwe.
Hon. Jerry Alagbaoso, Mazi Clem Owunna and Sir Tony Ezenna.
Hon. Jerry Alagbaoso, Sir Frank Gboneme and Chidi Anyaegbu.
Hon. ThankGod Ezenna and Hon. Mayor Ezeh.
Igwe Gabosky with his wife and Kanayo O. Kanayo.
Igwe Nkume and Sir Tony Ezenna.
PSquare entertaining at the grand wedding.
Mr. Musa Mbitahson.
Reginald Ukaefu, Innocent Ebubeogu and Godwin Nosike.
Kingsley, Adaobi and Emu.
Lady Lizzy Ezenna.
Lady Cynthia Gboneme and Lady Lizzy Ezenna.
Lady Lizzy Ezenna and Sir Frank Gboneme.
Leo Stan Ekeh and Sir. Tony Ezenna.
Nollywood diva Lillian Bach.
Zina Anumudu and Nicole Chikwe.
Sir Tony Ezenna and Sir Frank Gboneme.
Mr. Tony Osahor and Ambassador Greg Mbadiwe.
Mrs. Uba, Mrs. Uju and Mrs. Ebere.
Nicholas Okoye and his wife with the groom.

Photographs from Full Page Communications Limited.
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UNCTAD's Empretec Women in Business Awards Announces Names of Finalists

October 15, 2014, 11:11 am
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GENEVA, 14 October 2014 / PRN Africa / -- The UNCTAD Empretec Women in Business Awards are given every two years and celebrate exceptional women entrepreneurs who have benefited from the UNCTAD' Empretec training programme. A maximum of three nominations are received from each of the 36 national Empretec centres across the world.

The three final winners will be announced at a gala event in room XX at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on the evening of 15 October (6.30–7.30 p.m.) during the UNCTAD World Investment Forum 2014, to be followed by a cocktail reception at the Bar Serpent.

The finalists are individuals who have overcome obstacles and persevered to establish and grow successful companies. They come from Africa, Latin America and the Middle East and work in a variety of sectors ranging from education, martial arts and security services.

Education sector:
Lorena María Eugenia Picasso, Somno, Argentina: Manufactures innovative educational games to stimulate the development of cognitive, motor, emotional and social abilities as well as therapeutic products which specialize in rehabilitation.

Lara Cookey, Contextplay Matrix Ltd., Nigeria: Designs educational toys and recreational tools for early child development, including learning materials, playground equipment and furniture.

Kelly Dantas de Vasconcelos, Universidad da Crianca, Brazil: Provides educational services for children, focusing on a teaching methodology which highlights innovation and technology.

Manufacturing and distribution sector:
Maya Sewnath, SSS Furniture, Mauritius: Manufactures tailor-made wooden furniture using local raw materials and specializes in the wedding and children's market.

Thiane Diagne, Jour J Couture, Senegal: Creates ready-to-wear luxury clothing lines which combine traditional Senegalese culture with innovative, high-quality designs.

Tracy Antoinette Green Douglas, Pandama Retreat, Guyana: Produces a range of fruit wines, fruit soaps and art products using all local resources. It is a place of retreat where the local community and tourists can connect with nature.

Angelica M. Runsey, Angel Bites Ltd., Zambia: Manages the packaging and trading of dried foods that are a delicacy in Zambia and focuses on high hygiene and quality standards.

Services sector:
Divine Ndhlukula, Securico Security Services, Zimbabwe: A leading supplier of security solutions in Zimbabwe, including electronic security system installation, guarding, cash management and private investigation services.

Renay van der Berg, Procomm, South Africa: Specializes in a range of integrated business services to allow enterprises to be sustainable, including brand management.

Lina Jalil Khalifeh, Shefighter, Jordan: Established the first defence studio for women and girls in the Middle East and has a mission to generate awareness and decrease violence towards women.
Special recognitions for social and green entrepreneurs:

In line with the UNCTAD World Investment Forum theme of investing in sustainable development, the following two entrepreneurs have been selected from among the Empretec nominations to receive a special award for their work in social and green entrepreneurship respectively:

Leena A. Irshaid (Jordan): Established the only pickling factory in Jordan that is founded, owned and managed by women. It brings unemployed female agricultural engineers back into the work force by training and hiring them.

Pabla Anabela Torres (Argentina): The start-up company researches, develops, produces and markets organic products designed for crop protection and pest control, including a biopesticide.

Empretec, a pioneering programme in the United Nations effort to develop entrepreneurship, teaches behavioural skills to a select group of promising entrepreneurs. The programme started in 1988 in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme. Under the leadership of UNCTAD and its public and private partners and donors, including the Governments of Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain, the Empretec programme has engaged more than 600 local certified trainers to train over 340,000 entrepreneurs in 36 developing countries and economies in transition.

Empretec provides a one-stop-shop for information and business training. By stimulating public–private sector partnerships and developing institutions with forward-looking advisory boards, Empretec plays a major role in connecting entrepreneurs with institutions. Wherever they are implemented, the training workshops create lifelong bonds that are essential to future business growth as they form a critical mass of successful, committed entrepreneurs who become the driving force of the project.
SOURCE United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)






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Africa - Nutrition: New Study Finds that Orange Maize Improves Vitamin A in Children

October 16, 2014, 3:00 am
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New Study Finds that Orange Maize Improves Vitamin A in Children



Vitamin A deficiency is widely prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa

LUSAKA, Zambia, October 16, 2014/ -- Just ahead of World Food Day, a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (http://goo.gl/AwrAkl) has established that ‘orange’ vitamin A maize increases vitamin A storage in the body. This maize has been conventionally bred (non-GMO) to have higher levels of beta-carotene, a naturally occurring plant pigment that the body then converts into vitamin A.




Lack of sufficient vitamin A blinds up to 500,000 children annually and increases the risk of death from disease (such as diarrhea in children). Vitamin A deficiency is widely prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa. Foods that are good sources of vitamin A, such as orange fruits, dark leafy vegetables, or meat, are not always available, or may be too expensive in some regions. In many African countries, people eat large amounts of staple foods like cassava or maize. For example, in Zambia, people eat up to a pound of white maize daily. However, this white maize provides no beta-carotene. Switching to orange maize, which is rich in beta-carotene, could potentially provide maize-dependent populations with up to half their daily vitamin A needs.

In this controlled efficacy study, children from the Eastern Province of Zambia were randomly assigned to three feeding groups and received either white maize, orange maize, or a daily vitamin A supplement. After three months, both groups that received either the orange maize or vitamin A supplements showed significant increases in their total body stores of vitamin A, with no changes observed in the group that received white maize.

Lead scientist Sherry Tanumihardjo said “we were surprised to find that most of the children in this study already had substantial stores of vitamin A. We attribute this to the success of fortifying sugar with vitamin A, the provision of vitamin A supplements to young children, and perhaps better diets.  Yet, despite having adequate vitamin A stores, we still saw this store increase in children as a result of eating the orange maize.  So, I'm confident that orange maize would be especially effective in increasing body stores of vitamin A in populations suffering from vitamin A deficiency.” Unlike the form of vitamin A found in supplements and fortified foods, the body regulates conversion of beta-carotene into vitamin A, and consuming high levels of beta-carotene is not harmful to health. 

Several orange maize varieties have been released by the governments of Zambia and Nigeria. In Zambia, HarvestPlus (http://www.harvestplus.org) has provided orange maize to more than 10,000 farming households and is now working with the private sector with the goal of reaching 100,000 famers by 2015. According to Eliab Simpungwe, HarvestPlus Country Manager for Zambia, “the orange maize has been embraced by consumers once they have had a chance to taste it. When they also understand the benefits of vitamin A in the diets they are all the more enthusiastic about orange maize.”  The orange maize varieties released are also high yielding, disease and virus resistant, and drought tolerant.

The Zambian Government has officially recognized biofortification, which it includes in the National Food and Nutrition Strategic Plan for Zambia 2011-2015. Musonda Mofu, Acting Executive Director of the National Food and Nutrition Commission in Zambia and who was also on the study team, said “there are still many pockets where vitamin A deficiency remains a problem in Zambia. Food-based approaches such as orange maize can provide people—especially women and children—with a good portion of their daily vitamin A needs through nshima or other traditional foods made from maize, that we Zambians eat every day. For us, this is cost-effective and a safe approach to improving nutrition."

HarvestPlus and its partners have developed and disseminated other conventionally bred crops to provide needed vitamins and minerals in the diet.  These are vitamin A cassava (Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria), vitamin A orange sweet potato (throughout Sub-Saharan Africa) and iron beans (Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda).  Zinc wheat and rice and iron pearl millet have been targeted to South Asia.

Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of HarvestPlus.


Media Contacts: 
Vidushi Sinha, HarvestPlus. Washington DC. v.s.vidushi@cgiar.org Tel: +1 703-505-7438
Eliab Simpungwe, HarvestPlus, Zambia e.simpungwe@cgiar.org  Tel: +260974214152

Journal Article Reference:
Biofortified orange maize is as efficacious as a vitamin A supplement in Zambian children even in the presence of high liver reserves of vitamin A: a community-based, randomized placebo-controlled trial (http://goo.gl/Kqj54y),
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition;  December 2014 ajcn.087379; First published online October 8, 2014. doi:10.3945/ajcn.114.08737.

Related Research: 
- Vitamin A equivalence of the β-carotene in β-carotene–biofortified maize porridge consumed by women: http://goo.gl/pOI4jY
- Food-Based Approaches for Ensuring Adequate Vitamin A Nutrition:http://goo.gl/celuOr

Photos:  Orange vitamin A maize: http://goo.gl/LbswKD

More About Vitamin A Maize
Maize is the third most important cereal food in the world, and is a staple food for more than one billion people in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. It is high in carbohydrates but lacks essential micronutrients such as vitamin A. Maize exhibits tremendous genetic diversity, and there are many types with high levels of beta-carotene, a naturally occurring plant pigment that is converted by the body into vitamin A when the maize is eaten. This genetic diversity has been used to conventionally breed new varieties of maize that are high-yielding and also rich in vitamin A. HarvestPlus has partnered with many institutions to develop and test orange maize, including the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) (http://www.cimmyt.org/en), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) (http://www.iita.org), Zambia Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI) (http://goo.gl/NCgy4y) and Purdue University.

More about HarvestPlus
HarvestPlus (http://www.harvestplus.org) leads a global effort to improve nutrition and public health by developing and deploying staple food crops that are rich in vitamins and minerals. These are cassava, maize, and orange sweet potato that provide more vitamin A; beans and pearl millet that provide more iron; and rice and wheat that provide more zinc. We work with public and private sector partners in more than 40 countries. HarvestPlus is part of the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health. CGIAR is a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future. Its science is carried out by its 15 research centers in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations. The HarvestPlus program is coordinated by two of these centers – the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) (http://ciat.cgiar.org) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (http://www.ifpri.org). 

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HarvestPlus





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Africa will be Trading Predominantly with Partners From the South By 2020

October 16, 2014, 7:23 am
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 "I believe there is a deep sense that south-south should be the foundation for Africa."
~  Inyang Ebong-Harstrup, Deputy Director of UN Office for South-South Cooperation.

Africa will be Trading Predominantly with Partners From the South By 2020


MARRAKECH, Morocco, 16 October 2014, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Prior the economic crisis, Africa's share of trade with other emerging markets was a mere 30%. Today that has gone up to nearer 50%, and by 2020, on current trends that could be as much as 70%.

One of the themes at this year's African Development Forum, a UN ECA event, was new forms of partnership. The idea is to move away from development assistance and adapting to the realities of today. Global economic trends reflect the ongoing geopolitical and economic rebalancing in favour of developing and emerging economies, particularly Brazil, China and India, all of which call for stronger South-South partnerships.

At the opening the session, Inyang Ebong-Harstrup, Deputy Director of UN Office for South-South Cooperation said, "I believe there is a deep sense that south-south should be the foundation for Africa."

According to the ECA report, in Africa, for example, developing countries' exports and imports have increased in just 15 years from 26 to 43 per cent, and from 33 to 50 per cent respectively. Furthermore, foreign direct investment from the five emerging economies known as the BRICS countries - Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa - reached 25 per cent of total foreign direct investment in Africa in 2010 and continues to increase. There is, moreover, considerable scope to further strengthen Africa's engagement with its southern trade partners in ways that promote structural reform while avoiding the so-called "primary commodity trap" or a "race to the bottom" by countries seeking to attract foreign investment.

Dr. Nkosana Moyo, Founder and Executive Chair, Mandela Institute for Development Studies, South Africa, said, "We have to look within and act together. It is true that economic indicators show us that Africa is rising but it would be good to find correlation between indicators and activities. I believe, the world is excited about us because we have resources and we have our markets." He cautioned, "But we should not become a dumping ground for other peoples' goods"

Prof. Adebayo Olukoshi, Director of IDEP, seconded Dr Moyo's sentiments, "For too long our continent has been engaged in partnerships that are unfavourable to us. It's true that things are changing but we need to understand and learn to partner in such a manner that we do not lose out in our deals. I strongly believe that no one is going to come to Africa to develop us. We have to do it for ourselves."

On a positive note, Symerre Grey Johnson, NEPAD, pointed out that African countries were already coming together to form positive partnerships as in the case of Agricultural trust funds wherein the main contributions have come from Angola and Equatorial Guinea."

Speakers agreed that intra-trade among African countries is very low. Last year, it stood at 7 per cent. The level of intra-trade among African countries compares unfavorably with other regions of the world. Intra-trade among the EU-27 is around 70 per cent, 52 per cent for Asian countries, 50 per cent for North American countries and 26 per cent for South American countries.

Ebong-Harstrup stressed that for a strong foundation in partnerships it is essential to have constructive partnerships within the continent. She said, "We can't grow without trade between African countries? Why didn't the three African countries got together to deal with Ebola? We need to finance our development without looking to the North."

The ECA advises that new partnerships must also take into account the increasing complexity of development finance. New actors have emerged, including development partners from the global South and private philanthropic foundations, and innovative assistance modalities. While traditional donors still tend to allocate most of their aid budgets to initiatives promoting social development, southern development partners tend to focus on infrastructure projects and productive sectors.

Distributed by African Media Agency (AMA) on behalf of UNECA.

For further information or for any interviews, please email press@adf9.org

Notes to Editors

The ADF Forum is a flagship biennial event of the Economic Commission for Africa, and offers a multi-stakeholder platform for debating, discussing and initiating concrete strategies for Africa's development. The Forum looks to establishing an African-driven development agenda that reflects consensus and leads to specific programmes for implementation.

This year's theme is Innovative Financing for Africa's Transformation, focusing on the below topics.

(a) Domestic resource mobilization;

(b) Illicit financial flows;

(c) Private equity;

(d) New forms of partnerships;

(e) Issues in climate financing.



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What President Goodluck Jonathan Needs Most To Succeed

October 16, 2014, 12:42 pm
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The news of the seven federal ministers who have just resigned so that they can compete in the coming elections in 2015 in pursuit of their selfish political ambitions is not bad news for the cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan. And not a few people will even say good riddance to bad rubbish, because of the glaring incompetence of majority of these ministers who are political contractors and political opportunists.

The Ministers for Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, State Education, Nyesom Wike, Information, Labaran Maku, Labour, Emeka Wogu and State Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro have not impressed Nigerians. In fact, Mr. Maku is perhaps the most incompetent Minister of Information in the history of Nigeria and now he thinks he will make a good state governor?
See “Labaran Maku, Most Corrupt Federal Minister” – Presidency.
http://www.nairaland.com/1120803/labaran-maku-most-corrupt-federal

These incompetent ministers have been the problems of the cabinet of Mr. President. But if the President has incompetent ministers, that means his leadership is questionable.
"Leadership, not management, is the key to success", said Tom Hogan and Carol Broadbent at Crowded Ocean.

The failure of any administration is the failure of leadership.
The rest of the body moves in the direction of the head.

Paid PR agents, political sycophants and rented crowds of the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria are desperate to sing the praises of President Goodluck Jonathan, because it is their job and not for patriotism.
They are not doing so, because they love him or to give him two thumbs up for his impressive leadership. They are all advertising agents paid for the political promos and public relations for Mr. President.
They are in fact, also victims of the systemic failure of governance in Nigeria. But they will pretend and lie that President Jonathan has brought good luck to Nigeria. But heaven knows these are the worst years in Nigeria since Independence.
What Nigerians need is not good luck and patience, but outstanding leadership driven by competence and not the eye service or lip service of the rented crowds and trains of shameless sycophants.
The best public relations is the endorsement of your leadership by the majority of the citizens of Nigeria who can vouch for your stewardship.
Not the bottom power and brown envelopes rock and rule in the corridors of power.

The only minister who has proved his competence above board is Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Adesina Akinwumi who was named Forbes African of the Year in 2013 for his outstanding agricultural reforms in Nigeria. The guy is a genius.
The other outstanding minister is Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and like Dr. Akinwumi, her world class résumé is proof of her competence and she has been doing her best in the most challenging government in the history of Nigeria since the Nigerian civil war. Using these two examples as role models, President Goodluck Jonathan can appoint new competent ministers and not incompetent loyalists of the ruling party.

With the right ministers in his cabinet, President Goodluck Jonathan can correct all the mistakes made by the incompetent ministers and he can succeed without excuses. Moreover, he must make honesty his best policy and he should never say he doesn't given a damn. Saying so was an insult to the electorate whose mandate can still determine the leadership of Nigerian government even if you think you can rig to win elections.
The masses can out-rig you if they want to either by ballot or by riot.
The masses can always change the government by election or by popular revolution.


~ By  Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, Author of Children of Heaven, Scarlet Tears of London,The Language of True Love, Bye, Bye Zimbabwe, In the House of Dogs, The Prophet Lied, Diary of the Memory Keeper, NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® and other books in print and electronic versions distributed by Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Lulu, Tower Books and other booksellers worldwide. He has been a former aide in the publicity department of the Alhaji Bamanga Tukur's Presidential Campaign in 1990 and now coordinating the Transform Nigeria Network in the social media.

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Ibinabo Fiberesima Re-elected As President Of Actors Guild Of Nigeria

October 17, 2014, 6:09 am
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 Ms. Ibinabo Fiberesima, the first female President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) and President and National Director of Miss Earth Nigeria has been re-elected for a second term as the President of the AGN.
She won by a landslide at the election held yesterday Thursday October 16, 2014.
The ex-beauty queen was returned for a second term in office after she was voted for by majority of the state chapters according to Nigeria Films.
http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/29580/12/breaking-ibinabo-wins-agn-presidential-election-pi.html

She told me to pray for her victory Thursday morning and I did and when I asked her for the result, she gave me the good news.
"Won. Landslide victory," she said in her text message last night.

Congratulations to her and her team.
Ibinabo Fiberesima has big plans for Nigerian actors and the Nigerian film industry.
The IMAX Corporation is already expecting to welcome her in London where she is going to meet with Giovanni Dolci, Vice President, Theatre Development. Dolci is a digital cinema expert and was in Nigeria in July 2013 on the interests of IMAX to establish mega cinemas in the most populous country in Africa and home of Nollywood, the largest film industry in the continent.
See the report on http://www.nairaland.com/1348553/coming-giovanni-dolci-vice-president
She will visit the IMAX cinemas in London during her visit.
IMAX theater network has more than 837 theatres (IMAX, IMAX 3D and IMAX Dome) in more than 57 countries.

President Goodluck Jonathan is committed to the global film distribution of Nollywood movies, because of the popularity of Nigerian home videos in the world. He is the Grand Patron of the Actors Guild of Nigeria and has been lauded for his government's US$200 million Entertainment Industry Intervention Fund and with an extra N3 billion grant given to the Project Nollywood scheme to boost the Nigerian film industry. The fund has co-financed the production of Tony Abulu's "Doctor Bello" and Biyi Bandele's "Half of a Yellow Sun" and several filmmakers and others have benefited from the Project Nollywood grant.



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Fashola and other APC Governors Top Nominations for 30th Newswatch Person of the Year Awards

October 17, 2014, 11:25 am
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Fashola and other APC Governors Top Nominations for 30th Newswatch Person of the Year Awards

Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, the executive governor of Lagos State is leading the nominations for the Governor of the Year in the 30th Newswatch Person of the Year Awards with four nominations in four of the seven different categories. He is nominated for Governor of the Year ( Infrastructural Development ), Governor of the Year ( Internal Revenue ), Governor of the Year ( Health ) and Governor of the Year ( Internal Security ).

Most of the nominees are governors in the All Progressives Congress (APC) confirming their claim that they have been more efficient than the governors in the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Only five PDP governors made the final list of 15 nominees.



Gov. Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano)
Gov. Ibikunle Amo¬sun (Ogun)
Gov. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom)
Gov. Abdu¬laziz Yari (Zamfara)
Gov. Abdul¬fa¬tah Ahmed (Kwara)
Gov. Oluse¬gun Mimiko (Ondo)
Gov. Adams Osh¬iomole (Edo)
Gov. Kashim Shet¬tima (Borno)
Gov. Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto)
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola (Osun)
Gov. Ibrahim Shema (Katsina)
Gov. Ibrahim Has¬san Dankwambo (Gombe)
Gov. Rochas Oko¬rocha (Imo)
Gov. Sule Lamido (Jigawa)

See the complete list of nominees and categories on http://www.newswatchdirect.com/personoftheyear



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THE AFRICANS A TRIPLE HERITAGE :Ali Mazrui

October 17, 2014, 1:02 pm
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Ali Al'amin Mazrui (24 February 1933 – 13 October 2014). The Africans: A Triple Heritage, which was jointly produced by the BBC and the Public Broadcasting Service (WETA, Washington) in association with the Nigerian Television Authority, and funded by the Annenberg/CPB Project. A book by the same title was jointly published by BBC Publications and Little, Brown and Company.
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Google Ads Are Getting Cheaper

October 19, 2014, 6:06 am
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IFC Helps HealthPlus Extend Reliable Pharmaceutical Services for Nigerians

October 20, 2014, 8:35 am
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 WASHINGTON, 17 October 2014 / PRN Africa / -- IFC a member of the World Bank Group, today announced an agreement with HealthPlus Limited and CasaBella International Limited to provide a $5million loan facility that will help the Companies expand pharmaceutical and personal care services in Nigeria.

 Bukky George at her HealthPlus pharmacy in Nigeria.


The project will support Nigeria's drive for delivery of quality

pharmaceutical and personal care products, create more jobs, and contribute towards the improvement of health and wellbeing in the Country.

Under the agreement, IFC will assist HealthPlus and CasaBella to establish a central distribution center in Lagos and expand their combined retail business network from 38 to 120 stores across Nigeria within the next 3 – 4 years.

Olubukunola (Bukky) George, Chief Executive Officer of HealthPlus Limited and CasaBella said, “At HealthPlus and CasaBella, our strongest drive is to help people achieve optimum health and vitality by providing quality

pharmaceutical and personal care products. Partnering with IFC will help us expand our reach and will give us access to global industry best practices.

With support from IFC and our other stakeholders, we will be able to achieve our vision of bringing quality health and wellbeing to more Nigerians.”

According to a World Bank health report, African health expenditure will keep growing rapidly, with the private sector playing a key role. The private sector will be the key player in the delivery of quality health and personal care services to the urban poor and rural dwellers.

German Vegarra, IFC Regional Industry Head said “As a partner to HealthPlus, IFC hopes to increase access to affordable quality health and personal care products, and foster industry best practices that will boost investor confidence in Nigeria's pharmaceutical and personal care sector.

By supporting HealthPlus and CasaBella, IFC is promoting a medium-sized enterprise that was founded by a woman entrepreneur and has become a household name in the country.

IFC supports the health sector to improve access to high quality healthcare services for people at lower and middle-income levels. By working with partners who are willing and able to bring best practices to health care and life sciences, IFC is promoting the growth of efficient and effective companies to generate an important public good in a sustainable way.

SOURCE International Finance Corporation (IFC)




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Nigeria Would Have Collapsed Long Ago Without the Power Bloc of the Yorubas

October 22, 2014, 4:44 am
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 Chief Ọbáfẹ́mi Jeremiah Awólọ́wọ̀, GCFR (March 6, 1909 – May 9, 1987) remains the greatest Nigerian political leader since the Amalgamation of Northern Nigeria and Southern Nigeria in January 1914 and no wonder the Lion of Biafra, the great Ikemba Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (November 4, 1933 – November 26, 2011) called him the best President Nigeria never had. He knew that Nigeria would have become a greater nation if Chief Awólọ́wọ̀ had been head of state even for only four years. Awó as most people call him remains the first individual in the modern era to be named "Asiwaju Omo Oodua", Leader of the Yoruba race. He remains also the most prolific erudite political leader of Nigeria as the author of over 12 books and laid the foundation for the contemporary Yoruba nation. Scholars say he was Nigeria's foremost federalist and his "Path to Nigerian Freedom (1947) is the first systematic federalist manifesto by a Nigerian politician. President Goodluck would fare better if he takes time to read it.

If not for Awó's leadership of the Yorubas during the bloody internecine civil war, Nigeria would have lost to Biafra and in fact, Nigeria lost more soldiers in combat than Biafra. But thanks to the political leadership of Awó, he marshaled the country out of the economic and political imbroglio as Federal Commissioner for Finance and Vice-President of the Federal Executive Council of the Nigerian government. And he continued his heroic service to Nigeria even though he lost in presidential elections, because of political betrayal and corruption of the ruling oligarchy and western powers who were afraid of his socialist philosophy. The foundation of the economic and political leadership of Awó has made the Yorubas the most powerful political power bloc in the history of modern Nigeria.

The Yorubas have remained more faithful to the sovereignty of the Federal Republic of Nigeria than the other tribes whose allegiance to the nation is for their selfish interests in the mineral resources and not in the unity of the federation. And the Hausa-Fulanis have always exploited the rivalry between the Yorubas and Igbos in the political leadership of Nigeria. They used the Yoruas against the Igbos during the civil war and then used the Igbos against the Yorubas during the transition to civil rule in 1979 when Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, Turakin Sakkwato was elected as the President of Nigeria’s Second Republic (1979–1983) with thanks to Gen. Olusẹgun Mathew Okikiọla Arẹmu Ọbasanjọ, GCFR who never wanted Awó to become President of Nigeria. And in return, the Hausa Fulanis rewarded him by helping him to become President of Nigeria on May 29, 1999. But Obasanjo will never become the "Asiwaju Omo Oodua" of the Yorubas.

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Without the Yourbas political power bloc, President Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, GCFR, BNER, GCON, would not have won the presidential election on April 16, 2011, with 59% of the votes. Look at the picture of the final result, showing the states won by Gooodluck Jonathan (in green), Muhammad Buhari (red), and Nuhu Ribadu (blue). You can see that if the Yoruba states did not vote for President Jonathan, he would have lost to Buhari. And he won, because the ruling party and oligarchy made a deal with the new "Asiwaju" of the Yorubas, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).


 And as we approach the date for the next presidential election in 2015, the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) is more scared than in 2011, because of the political metamorphosis of the political leadership of the Yorubas that led to the alliance of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), and a fraction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to form the All Progressives Congress (APC) on February 6, 2013, the biggest and largest opposition party in the political history of Nigeria and Africa. And made Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the most powerful opposition leader in Nigeria. And if he will not betray the APC, the party will win the presidential election in 2015. That is why the ruling party has been using all Machiavellian political tactics and tricks to sabotage the allegiance of the Yorubas to the APC, by using notable Yoruba leaders in the PDP and luring others from opposing parties to join forces with the PDP. And these political chameleons without conscience and without shame are willing tools and will sell their votes to the highest bidders in political bribery.

What of the Igbo political power bloc?
The Igbos don't have any credible political power bloc, because of their failure in the political leadership of Nigeria since the end of the civil war.
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, P.C. (November 16, 1904 – May 11, 1996), the head of state of Nigeria from 1963 to 1966, the second and last Governor-General from 1960 to 1963 and the first President of Nigeria from 1963 to 1966, holding the presidency throughout the Nigerian First Republic was the political leader of the Igbos before the military coup on January 15, 1966 led by Major Patrick Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu, (1937–1967). But he lost the leadership to Ikemba Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu who led the Igbo Republic of Biafra during the civil war. And both great men never liked each other. And since the transition of the great Lion of Biafra, Odumegwu Ojukwu, the Igbo political bloc is now fragmented due to political elite polarization and popular polarization of Igbos in contemporary political leadership in Nigeria with the collapse of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). And the widow of Ikemba Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu has failed to maintain the leadership of their party. Therefore, politically the Igbos are like a sheep without a shepherd and will flock to wherever they can find greener pastures. The Igbos are their own worst enemies, because they have betrayed themselves more than any other tribe in the political leadership of Nigeria and that was why they lost the civil war and also lost to the Yorubas and are not even sure of ever winning a presidential election in Nigeria until when both the Hausas and Yorubas decide to permit them. Moreover, the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan has been using them in his political chess against both the Yorubas and Hausas and will do so again in the next presidential election in 2015.



~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, aka "Orikinla Osinachi",  Publisher/Editor of Nigerians Report Online, author of Children of Heaven, Scarlet Tears of London,The Language of True Love, Bye, Bye Zimbabwe, In the House of Dogs, The Prophet Lied, Diary of the Memory Keeper, NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® and other books in print and electronic versions distributed by Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Lulu, Tower Books and other booksellers worldwide. He has been a former aide in the publicity department of the Alhaji Bamanga Tukur's Presidential Campaign in 1990 and now coordinating the Transform Nigeria Network in the social media.
Bestselling Books by Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, aka "Orikinla Osinachi"


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Your Excellency, God Brought You Here and Not Good Luck

October 23, 2014, 5:54 am
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If I Were President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria

I will rather do a single term of four years and leave the state house a hero than do a second term that will worsen the predicaments of majority of Nigerians.

He should not gamble with his luck. God brought him here and not any good luck.
God has done His best for him by bringing him all the way from the village of Otuoke, Bayelsa State, when he even had no shoes to become deputy governor and then governor of Bayelsa State and miraculously lifted higher to become Vice President and then head of state and President of the most powerful black nation on earth within 15 years. The first time anyone has ever achieved these feats in the history of both ancient and modern Nigeria.
God has done the best for him. Anything else will be sheer greed for power and vanity.

~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, aka "Orikinla Osinachi",  Publisher/Editor of Nigerians Report Online, author of Children of Heaven, Scarlet Tears of London,The Language of True Love, Bye, Bye Zimbabwe, In the House of Dogs, The Prophet Lied, Diary of the Memory Keeper, NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® and other books in print and electronic versions distributed by Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Lulu, Tower Books and other booksellers worldwide. He has been a former aide in the publicity department of the Alhaji Bamanga Tukur's Presidential Campaign in 1990 and now coordinating the Transform Nigeria Network in the social media.

Bestselling Books by Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, aka "Orikinla Osinachi"




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Nigeria Fuels Socio-Economic Development By Modernizing Railway System

October 24, 2014, 10:28 am
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 A Chinese funded standard gauge railway construction project that connects the Nigerian federal capital Abuja with the country's central commercial hub Kaduna, is nearing completion and is expected to reduce road congestion and the time it takes to travel between the two points. The Abuja Kaduna line, scheduled to be completed by December 2014, is co-funded by the China Exim bank and the government of Nigeria. And as CCTV's Peter Wakaba reports this project is just one of many that are transforming lives in Nigeria.



Nigeria Fuels Socio-Economic Development By Modernizing Railway System  
Government contract will fund two standard gauge locomotives  

ABUJA, Nigeria, Oct. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Nigeria has intensified its efforts to drive the country's socio-economic transformation via the revitalization of the nation's railway system.

The Nigerian Government recently approved a N1.1billion contract to develop two electric diesel engines. The 10-month commissioned project—awarded to Nigeria's Messrs CNR Darling Locomotives, Rolling Stock Limited and CCECC Nigeria Limited—comes on the heels of the country's 25-year plan to modernize the Nigerian railway system facilitating the creation of new jobs and implementing routine training for Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) employees.

The N1.1 billion contract will fund locomotives equipped with 2,800 kilowatts for use on standard gauge tracks, a modern rail type standard in roughly 60 percent of lines around the world. Future projects will work to update Nigeria's existing—however older narrow gauge lines.

"The survival and indeed the extent of development of any economy depends very significantly on the extent of development and efficiency of its transportation system," Minister of Transport Sen. Idris Umar said in a statement this summer. "Our intention is to improve on the infrastructure of the NRC to ensure it increases passengers and freight movements."

Senator Idris Umar, Minister of Transport.

Nationwide rail projects, including revamping the Lagos-Jebba line and Lagos-Maiduguri standard gauge, promise to drive drown transport costs and time. An ongoing initiative to connect the capital city of Abuja to Kaduna, the state capital of the northwestern Kaduna State, is slated for completion by early 2015. In July 2014, the Nigerian Government additionally attained 25 General Electric engines and refurbished 366 coaches and wagons.

The federal government's 25-year plan targets the country's economic revival—both in-country and across borders. As Vice President Namadi Sambo said at a press conference, "The execution requires resources... The federal government has articulated a broad platform to facilitate beneficial private sector participation... which will in turn boost foreign investment."

Through joined private and federal support, the Nigerian Government remains positioned to modernize Nigeria's rail transport, drive economic development, fuel job creation and speed up the transport of the country's goods and the nation's people.

These materials are distributed by LEVICK on behalf of the News Agency of Nigeria. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.

SOURCE News Agency of Nigeria

 CONTACT: Philip Elwood, pelwood@levick.com, (202) 973-5310, Patrick Pannett, ppannett@levick.com, (202) 973-5319





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Mobile Changes the World, Intelligence Defines the Future

October 25, 2014, 11:32 am
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Mobile Changes the World, Intelligence Defines the Future -- Grand Opening of 2014 AndroidWorld Global Developers Conference (AGDC)  


SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2014 AndroidWorld Global Developers Conference (AGDC) sponsored by IDG (International Data Group) is being held fromOctober 23 to October 24, 2014 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Futian District, Shenzhen. With the theme of "Mobile Changes the World, Intelligence Defines the Future", the conference consists of 2 prepared speeches and 11 parallel forums involving global APP originality competition, new product launching, leaders and guests presentation, Android developers salon, blind date of investment and financing, etc., which has highlighted the interaction between mobile innovative applications and audiences. More than 100 industry leaders from Internet giants, terminal manufacturers, telecom operators, game developers, etc. at every link of the mobile Internet industrial chain delivered excellent speeches, and the conference attracted nearly 6,000 developers and entrepreneurs and over 200 media from both home and abroad.

Gathering of Industry Leaders to Share Innovative Thinking
On the morning of October 23, the opening ceremony officially raised its curtain in the main venue. Gao Lin, vice-president of Shenzhen Economy, Trade and Information Commission, first delivered the opening address, in which he said, "In the past year, mobile Internet has brought rapid growth again on its huge scale and has developed to be the largest information consumption market, the most active field of innovation, and the strongest ICT driving power. Shenzhen is developing very rapidly on the terminal layer and application layer of mobile Internet by virtue of its complete infrastructure and associated industries and can provide equal opportunity to everyone and all the enterprises."Xu Zhou, Vice-president of IDG (Asia), expressed in his speech that mobile Internet has gathered a great number of investors, funds, technologies, talents, and other resources and only through more communications and collisions of ideas, can the practitioners make better use of these superiorities and give full play to the values of these resources, which are the reasons why we come together here. And young developers may use this conference, an open cooperation platform, to exchange with others on technologies and design, etc. and look for partners.

The prepared speeches in the morning were all presented around the theme of "Android industrial chain in the mobile Internet mode". Delivering speeches were:Shen Jin, Vice-president of Qualcomm and General Manager of the Venture Capital Department (China); Hou Xiaonan, Vice General Manager of Tencent's Open Platform & Mobile Application Platform; Xiong Gengchao, General Manager of Haier Smart Home Innovation Center;Su Liang, Director of Baidu Mobile Distribution Division & Eco-product Distribution; Hu Xuewei, Industrial Sales Vice-president of Domob, Director of Ding Jichang, Pea Pod Application Open Platform & Shenzhen Branch, etc. They had deeply discussed and shared their opinions with the guests on the revolution of the mobile Internet, Android development ideas and capacity, and how to help developers break through bottlenecks in business establishing from different perspectives.

After the prepared speeches, a grand release and signing ceremony of Future Family Fun jointly sponsored by more than 40 enterprises including IDG, Unicom, CMGE, etc. was held. Future Family Fun was launched jointly by China Unicom WoStore together with IDG and CMGE, covering 40 enterprises in the family fun industrial chain, including channel home appliance manufacturers like TCL and ChangHong and content platform distributors like Gameloft, Chukong, and LeTV. Alliance can use superior advantages of the industry to build up a digital entertainment center with family as the unit and accelerate the development of Internet TV games.

As one of the most significant events of AGDC, AndroidWorld Year Award Ceremony was held as scheduled in the first evening. Under the witness of many senior business leaders in the industry, the final results of AndroidWorld Year Awards were revealed, and all the awarding enterprises or the platforms who enjoy lasting influences on the mobile industry are as follows:
  • Annual Best Mobile Reading Experience--Shanda Literature
  • Annual Best Mobile Platform--Tencent
  • Annual Best Cloud Service Provider--LeanCloud
  • Annual Best Cloud Service Provider--Qiniu Cloud Storage
  • Annual Best Application Platform--Baidu 91
  • Annual Best Application Store--myapp.com (Tencent)
  • Annual Best Phone Game Publisher--CMGE
  • Annual Best Smart Home Innovation Award--U+Smart Living OS& Open Platform (Haier)
  • Annual Best Breakthrough Award--chengxiang.com
  • Annual Best Ad Platform--Domob
  • Annual Most Valuable Brand--guohead.com
  • Annual Best Media Application Award--Netease News Client
  • Annual Platform with Most Potentiality--Marshmallow
  • Annual Most Effective Mobile Marketing Platform--Yijifen
On October 24, Martti, Vice-president of MYGAMEZ, Jiang Bo, General Manager of Senior Product Department of Qualcomm, Hong Wenjia, CEO of Marshmallow TV Game, Guo Lie, founder and CEO of MYOTee, Jin Naili, Assistant Dean of iResearch Institute, etc. gave splendid speeches around the theme of "Mobile Internet Change and Development" in the main venue, and they also took part in the summit forum hosted by He Yifan, Chief Reviewing Editor of Chinese Entrepreneurs and shared their opinions on how to define innovation and the development prospect of the Android platform and innovative applications in the mobile Internet era. The collision of their ideas and views benefited participants a lot.

Stimulate Technological Innovation to Realize Entrepreneurial Dreams
The sponsor had scheduled 11 parallel forums with different forms and scales in the two-day conference agenda as one part of the conference, which were respectively described as follows:
  • Entrepreneurship Win-win--Tencent Developer Forum (Shenzhen Station)
  • Haier Developer Session: U+ Smart Living
  • Distribution to Realize Values--Baidu 91 Developer Session
  • Chexiang.com Developer Session
  • Marshmallow TV Game Session: Dig Gold on Billion-level Market
  • Could Service in the Mobile Era--LeanCloud Developer Session
  • Mobile Internet and Cloud Calculation
  • Android Platform and Mobile Marketing
  • Game Developer Forum
  • Global APP Creative Development Competition (Shenzhen Station)
  • Global APP Creative Development Championship & Mobile Internet Investment and Financing Branch
At present, more and more Android developers prefer to distribute their APPs through third-party APP platforms. In many developer sessions with different themes, technical personnel of senior products from LeanCloud, Microsoft, Tencent, chexiang.com, Haier U+, Baidu, and Marshmallow, etc. had introduced the advantages of their platforms to guests, presented their excellent APP development achievements, and announced their supporting plans to developers in order to attract more developers. For young start-ups, the developer sessions would open a door to success and they not only can draw lessons from the innovative design ideas and successful experiences of seniors but also can show their strength on this platform to get favor from the capital market and the user market. This year's conference had specially added the link of "Global APP Creative Development Championship" full of passion, on which the top 13 projects standing out nationwide would come together for the championship. The sponsor had invited Shen Jin (Vice-president of Qualcomm and General Manager of the Venture Capital Department (China)), Xu Zhou (Vice-president of IDG (Asia)), Zhu Jianhuan (investment partner of IDG Capital Partners), Lian Meng (Vice-president of IDG Capital Partners), Ding Baoyu (Managing Director& Partner of Cowin Capital), Wei Xin (China Unicom WoStore Operation Center), William Bao Bean (Partner of SOS Ventures), Zhu Pengwei (investment performance partner of Zhongtoubang/Guofuyuan ), Liu Xing (Investment Director of Wuyue Tianxia), etc. as judges to attend the activity to judge these APPs, communicate with the winners face to face, and help them win financing opportunities to realize their entrepreneurial dreams.

On the AGDC scene, development elites not only fully expressed their views on technologies and products, opened their mind, and sought development opportunities, but got chances to stay close to "Android Goddess" who actually were "Miss World" and "Miss Tourism International". Then they can enjoy fashion and beauty at the same time in the rigorous high-tech atmosphere. Let's look forward to a more spectacular AndroidWorld in 2015.

Please visit the official website of AGDC (http://androidworld.net.cn/) and official Micro-blog (http://weibo.com/androworld) for more details.

SOURCE IDG China
CONTACT: Beverly Yang, IDG - SZ China, +86-755-2399-4009, Beverly_Yang@idg.com.cn
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2ace Idibia is the Most Liked Nigerian Musician with the Highest Fan Base

October 28, 2014, 3:45 am
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PRESS RELEASE: 2FACE; MOST LIKED NIGERIAN MUSICIAN WITH THE HIGHEST FAN BASE

Abuja, Nigeria. October 28th, 2014 – Latest Weekly Poll results released by NOIPolls has revealed that Tuface Idibia, popularly called "Tu Baba", is the most liked Nigerian Musician(13%). The next top three musicians liked by Nigerians are ‘Davido’ (7%), ‘Frank Edwards’ (6%)and ‘Wizkid’ (5%) among others. An assessment of trends in the Nigerian music industry revealed that the vast majority of adult Nigerians (80%) have the culture of listening to the Nigerian music, irrespective of age and geo-political zones. Although Nigerian music has evolved over time, the culture of Nigerian music listenership has been greatly preserved given the fact that the younger generation aged 18-21 years has the highest listenership (83%) to Nigerian music. Further findings revealed that Nigerians are more inclined to listen to Religious music (50%), followed by Hip-Hop (33%), Highlife (21%) and R&B (21%).

An evaluation of how Nigerians access their music revealed that most Nigerians get their music either from supermarkets (29%), hawkers (27%) or from dealers (22%); at times not necessarily licensed music distributors. A considerable proportion of Nigerians admitted to accessing their favorite Nigerian tunes or music library by downloading through mobile devices from family and friends (17%) or from online sources (19%), which may likely be a contributing factor to Nigerian music piracy. More findings revealed that a higher proportion of Nigerians aged 18-21 years get their music free through online downloads (40%) and downloads from the devices of family and friends (29%), thus this age-group is most likely to promote piracy in the industry. These were some of the key findings from the Nigerian Music Industry Poll conducted in the week ofOctober 20th 2014.

Brief Background 
The Nigerian music industry is regarded as the heart of African music; it has produced global stars ranging from Fela Kuti in the 1970’s to D-banj in the early 2000’s. Dating back to the 1920’s, the Nigerian music industry has been an integral part of the society which represents the many divergent cultures and religions of the people.  The music in that era consisted of palm-wine and highlife music.  Palm wine music birthed the famously known Juju music which has been popular throughout the 20th century. Following palm-wine and juju music, Apala emerged in the late 1930’s as a means of rousing worshippers after the fasting of Ramadan.[1]

With the introduction of modernism, recording technology became more advanced, the gangan talking drum, electric guitar and accordion were incorporated into juju. During this time, Nigerian music started to take on new instruments and techniques introducing the popular Rhythm and blues (RnB), Soul and Funk. Highlife was prominent amongst the Igbo people in the 1950’s. Fuji music made its first appearance in the late 1960s, named after Mount Fuji in Japan. In the 90’s and early 2000’s, the nation was dominated by foreign music; radio stations and night clubs played a miniscule percentage of Nigerian music. Today in Nigeria and across the continent, the music industry has spread beyond its borders into the African region and African diaspora markets in the UK and the US.[2]

Irrespective of its tremendous achievements and popularity, the industry has been plagued with a number of obstacles that have hindered its progress such as rampant music piracy.  Piracy is a major issue across the entire Nigerian entertainment industry. As of 2008, pirated music sales were estimated to be at 30million. This has ruined the careers of many of Nigeria’s greatest creative minds and led to significant divestment of many multinational companies.[3]

Against this background, NOIPolls conducted it recent poll on the Nigerian Music Industry to assess current trends in the Music industry and the accessibility of its products. To achieve this, respondents were asked 4 specific questions and findings are illustrated in the charts below.

Key Findings 
To estimate the proportion of Nigerians that listen to Nigerian music, respondents were asked:Do you listen to Nigerian Music? Findings revealed that the vast majority of adult Nigerians(80%) listen to Nigerian music, irrespective of age and geo-political zones. This finding points out that the culture of Nigerian music listenership has been greatly preserved, though Nigerian music has evolved over time. This is supported by the fact that the younger generation aged 18-21 years has the highest level of listenership (83%) to Nigerian music. 

On the other hand, 20% of Nigerians do not listen to Nigerian music. A variety of reasons could be responsible for this low interest in music generally or specifically Nigerian music. Furthermore, the highest proportion of Nigerians that do not listen to Nigerian music are resident in the North-West (35%).

SEE THE FULL REPORTS WITH CHARTS AND OTHER DIAGRAMS ON http://www.noi-polls.com/index.php?s_id=3&p_id=355&p_pt=1&parent=11
 




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Wedding of the Week: Okezie Ikejiaku and Cynthia Onuigbo

October 28, 2014, 9:53 am
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Wedding of the Week: Okezie Ikejiaku and Cynthia Onuigbo

Mr. Okezie Ikejiaku on Saturday 25th October walked down the aisle with Pharm Cynthia Onuigbo, The wedding took place at ECWA Church Surulere, while the reception took place @ De Dove Multi-Purpose Event Centre, Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos. The groom is the younger brother of Chief Ifeanyi Ikejiaku, chairman CEO of Mega Maritime Services Limited.

Wedding ring boy.
The couple and the choir.
The couple, bridesmaids and others.
The couple dance.
Full Page Communications boss Mr. Ingram Osigwe and his wife Laura Osigwe.
Barrister Okey Muomalu, CEO, Mega Maritime Limited, Chief Ifeanyi Ikejiaku, Mr. Okey Nzekwe and Mr. Ingram Osigwe.
Chief Mike Orji and Chief Ifeanyi Ikejiaku.
Chairman of the occasion and Chairman of Chimec Resources Limited, Chief Peter Anyaoha and Wife Chizoba.
Chief Eddy Ajero and Chief Felix Ogbukaku (Olopa).
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ikejiaku.
Mr. Kenneth Ikejiaku and Chief Ifenayi Ikejiaku and Zion Train. 
Chief Joseph Umezugha (Agbara Aguata).
Officers of Nigerian Customs Service, CSC Suleiman and CSC Akinyele.
Nwaba and Chidon.
Parents of the bride, Chief (Sir)Godwin Onuigbo and Lady Onuigbo.
Parents of the groom, Elder and Mrs. Silvanus Ikejiaku and first son Chief Ogbonna Ikejiaku.
Royal Father of the Day, HRH Eze (Sir) M.A. Ohia Eze Udo VI of Uzii, Ideato North Local Government Area.


 
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MTN, Airtel, and MTS Ranked #1, #2 and #3 Tier-0 Carriers in the World

October 29, 2014, 10:45 am
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 Analyst Firm Announces the World's First Comprehensive Ranking of Over 700 Mobile Carriers
MTN (Nigeria), Bharti Airtel (India), and MTS (Russia) Ranked #1, #2 and #3 Tier-0 Carriers in the World

TOKYO, Oct. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IE Market Research Corporation (IEMR), the global provider of market research and business strategy services in the telecommunications space, announced today the release of its latest Global Mobile Operator Forecast, 2013 – 2017 and related Global Mobile Operator Ranking. "With over 2.1 million data points, IEMR's global mobile operator forecast has long been the largest database on mobile operator metrics in the world," said Koichi Miyazawa, President & CEO at IEMR. "Now, IEMR's new Global Mobile Operator Ranking provides the most objective ranking of mobile carriers in the world."

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IEMR's Global Mobile Operator Ranking is based on ten objective metrics that we have found to be relevant for predicting operator developments. These include subscriber growth, monthly churn, service revenue growth, free cash flow, and EBITDA growth among others.
The following are the Top-3 carriers among various carrier classes in IEMR's Global Mobile Operator Ranking:


Rank
Mobile Carrier
Tier 0 (30+ million subscribers)
#1
MTN (Nigeria)
#2
Bharti Airtel (India)
#3
Mobile TeleSystems (Russia)
Tier 1 (10 – 30 million subscribers)                                                             
#1
Orange (Mali)
#2
Unitel Uzbekistan
#3
NCell Nepal
#3
Movistar (Venezuela)
Tier 2 (5 – 10 million subscribers)
#1
MTN Cote d'Ivoire
#2
MTN Cameroon
#3
Nepal Telecom
Tier 3 (2.5 – 5 million subscribers)
#1
Zain Malawi
#2
MTN Zambia
#2
MTN Benin
#3
TeleYemen
Tier 4 (less than 2.5 million subscribers)
#1
Tigo (Rwanda)
#1
Vodafone (Qatar)
#2
Kuwait Telecom Company
#2
T+ Telecomunicacoes (Cape Verde)
#3
Companhia Santomense de Telecomunicacoes (Sao Tome and Principe)

At the regional level, our analysis of operator performance reveals the following rankings: 

Rank
Mobile Carrier
North America
#1
Verizon Wireless (USA)                                                                       
#2
AT&T Mobility (USA)
#3
Bell Mobility (Canada)
Western Europe
#1
Tele2 (Sweden)
#2
E-Plus (Germany)
#3
Drei (Hutchison Austria)
Asia Pacific
#1
NCell Nepal
#2
Nepal Telecom
#3
CSL (Hong Kong)
Africa
#1
Bharti Airtel (Malawi)
#2
Orange (Mali)
#3
MTN Zambia
#3
MTN Benin
Eastern Europe
#1
Unitel Uzbekistan
#2
Velcom (Belarus)
#3
Vivacom (Bulgaria)
Latin America
#1
Movistar Venezuela
#2
Movil de Entel (Bolivia)
#3
Tigo Colombia
Middle East
#1
TeleYemen
#2
Du (UAE)
#3
Zain (Kuwait)

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Aminu Waziri Tambuwal Will Connect APC to the Majority of Nigerian Youths

October 30, 2014, 4:19 am
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The defection of Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (born January 10, 1966), Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) has left President Gooodluck Jonathan panicking as he summoned all the leaders of the PDP to an emergency meeting yesterday.

Tambuwal representing the Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency of Sokoto State is one of the most charismatic young political leaders of the new generation and is more liked than President Jonathan, because he has a cross over appeal across all the tribes and religions in Nigeria. The majority of the youths see him as one of the fearless leaders of the vanguard for the nation building of a New Nigeria and actually will fill the wide gap between the leadership the APC and Nigerian youths. He will certainly connect with them as the countdown to the next presidential election begins.

Once the APC can connect with Nigerian youths, the largest voting bloc, then PDP may lose the political leadership of Nigeria in 2015.





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Paul Kagame, Africa's Most Popular President on Twitter

October 30, 2014, 9:45 am
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 Meet Rwanda's Paul Kagame, Africa's Most 'Tweep' President KT Press reports on the president's unmatched popularity on social media KIGALI, Rwanda, Oct. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- According to KT Press, he is a tweep, and a tech addict! Rwanda's President Paul Kagame is described by the International Telecommunications Union as the "Digital President." Social media analysts say Kagame is Africa's most conversational president. Kagame has the biggest following on Twitter than any other African leader.

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By mid-June, his verified handle @PaulKagame, had 456,000 followers. On Wednesday, October 22, Kagame's account had hit 590,782 followers. On the following day, when he celebrated his 57th Birthday, his account jammed with thousands of best wishes. Kagame tweeted back promptly, "Very much appreciated; [all] those who made my [day] by the [good wishes] sent to me!" Five days later, he attracted 37,900 new followers, hitting 628,684 total followers.

Twiplomacy, a study by Burson-Marsteller, a global public relations and communications firm, said Kagame was trailing Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, in June with more than 50,000 followers. The tide has suddenly changed, with Kagame toppling Kenyatta with 32,000 more followers.
Back home in Rwanda, the "Digital President" has invested over $100 million in broadband internet with over 50% of the population using mobile phones.

In the real world, Kagame is the most conversational leader, who often gets into memorable Twitter exchanges. He usually hits back hard. Make a comment and you certainly will be put on spot to defend.  Twiplomacy's Burson-Marsteller reviewed 643 official accounts in 161 countries and 77% of African governments on social media. He found out Pope Francis (@Pontifex) is the most influential world leader on Twitter, with his tweets mostly in Spanish, being re-tweeted an average of more than 10,000 times each. US President Barack Obama is the most followed leader globally.

In the east and central African region, Tanzania's leader Jakaya Kikwete, with @jmkikwete account, has 203,301 followers. Uganda's Yoweri Museveni @KagutaMuseveni has 65,600 followers.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are exponentially larger countries than Rwanda, with a massive presence on Twitter, but their leaders are way behind Kagame in the tech world.

Not even South Africa's President Jacob Zuma with @SAPresident (338,900 followers), comes close, despite being leader of Africa's most advanced economy and a tech savvy population. Nigeria's Good luck Jonathan, at the helm of Africa's most populous nation, has about 80,000 followers.

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