Blessing Okoro Nkiruka, otherwise known as Blessing CEO seems to have the solution the hate-game as she drops a message via her IG to her fans and the public:
Do you ever wonder why it’s so easy to love comedians? Because it’s easy to laugh π.
But people hate people like us, teachers, lecturers, intellectual people even doctors because they have to think and reason and that is hard πππ.
Japan’s Princess Mako, the emperor’s niece, has married her commoner college sweetheart on Tuesday and left the royal family after a years-long engagement beset by scrutiny that has left the princess with post-traumatic stress disorder. This has generated a lot of comments from social media users.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law a bill banning transgender girls from participating in female sports at public schools, joining a wave of similar measures emerging from Republican-controlled statehouses across the country, Premium Times reports.
According to the report, supporters of the
bill, due to take effect on Jan. 18, say it is aimed at protecting fairness in
school sports by eliminating what they see as an inherent physical competitive
advantage of transgender athletes playing on female teams.
Equal rights advocates decry such
restrictions as discriminatory, “hate”-based measures whose real purpose is to
energize hard-core social conservatives, with little or no evidence that trans
women or girls are dominating sports, the report stated further.
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| Greg Abbott, Texas Governor |
SEB gathers that seven other states have passed similar laws this year, part of a Republican-led national campaign since Idaho in March 2020 barred athletes who were assigned a male gender at birth from competing on sports teams against those assigned as female in public schools or colleges.
Japanese Princess Mako quietly married a commoner, Kei Komuro, costing Mako her royal status. She has taken her husband's surname — the first time she has had a family name, according to media reports.
According to USA Today, Mako, 30, said the marriage — delayed three years and called unfit by some — "was a necessary choice to live while cherishing our hearts.”
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(L-R) Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt, Angelina
Jolie and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt attend the red carpet of the movie
"Eternals" during the 16th Rome Film Festival. Photo Credit: Getty / AFP |
Angelina Jolie proudly showed off two of her daughters on the red carpet for the Rome Film Fest premiere of Marvel’s "Eternals" on Sunday. It was Shiloh Jolie-Pitt's wild red carpet sneakers that stole the show, USA TODAY reports.
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Murray Last, author of The Sokoto Caliphate, was a graduate student at the prestigious Yale University when he first heard about the ‘Fulani Empire’ in northern Nigeria.
That was in 1959, the year Northern Region – the jurisdiction that succeeded the ‘Empire’ – became self-governing under the rules created by colonial British government.
The young Mr Last’s African History professor, Harry Rudin, a Cameroonian, also introduced him to the Qadiriyya movement in West Africa.
FROM THE IG DESK OF RENO OMOKRI
Do you know butterflies never see their
own wings. Yet, they fly. You dont have to see God. You just have to have faith
in Him and you will fly high. Seeing is not believing. You haven’t seen wind,
electricity and the Internet. But you believe in them. Believe in God! And
don’t just believe in God. Also, believe Him. Stop believing the chatter in
your head. Instead, start seeing yourself the way God sees you and talking to
yourself that way. When you meditate on God’s Words, God’s Words will elevate
you.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has officially launched e–Naira, the Nigerian digital currency in Abuja. [PHOTO CREDIT: Bashir Ahmad] |
At the launch of the eNaira Monday, Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari said his approval was “underpinned by the fact that the CBN has been a leading innovator in the form of money they produce, and in the payment services they deploy for efficient transactions.”
The president praises the Central Bank of Nigeria for creating eNaira which is Africa’s first Central Bank Digital Currency, adding that the country will reap many benefits from the initiative.
“They have invested heavily in creating a Payment System that is ranked in the top ten in the world and certainly the best in Africa,” the president said at the event in Abuja.
Watch the cutest dancing duo do their thing in this video, curtsey of Instagram | buzzfeed:
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| La Palma Volcano: Eruption |
In a story filled by Alexander Lerche for Aljazeera, on the devastating effect of the volcanic eruption on La Palma, it’s noted that the natural disaster has severely disrupted normal life on the idyllic Spanish Island.
According to the report, authorities have evacuated nearly 8,000 people, placing them inside hotels and empty apartment buildings, and warn many more may be displaced in the coming weeks.
In the five weeks since the eruption began, lava flowing from Cumbre Vieja has reached more than 850 hectares (2,100 acres) of farmland and residential areas, the report stated further, adding that more than 2,100 homes and farms have been affected or destroyed and vital irrigation systems cut off.
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| Seyi Makinde, Governor of Oyo State |
Broadcast by His Excellency Seyi Makinde, the Executive Governor of Oyo State, After the Jail Break at Abolongo Correctional Centre, Oyo Town on Saturday, October 23, 2021
My Good People of Oyo State,
I am addressing you today to update you about recent happenings affecting the security of our state.
Last night, security operatives responded to a distress call about a jailbreak in the Abolongo Correctional Centre, Oyo Town. The correctional facility had been attacked with explosives, and some inmates were set free. Our security men were ambushed. As a result, we lost two of our security agents – A corporal of the Nigerian Army attached to Operation Burst, and an Operative of the Oyo State Amotekun Corps, Tijani Sadiq Babatunde.
Nigeria’s oldest and most reputable beauty pageant, Miss Nigeria is back this year for its 44th edition. Organized by Folio Group, the pageant has served as a great platform for empowering thousands of girls across the country since its inception in 1957.
This year’s winner will not only gain notable reputation worldwide, she will also receive a whopping sum of 10 million Naira, 1-year residence in a luxury apartment, a brand-new car, and lucrative ambassadorship deals with prestigious brands.
“This is not just a pageant. We emerged in response to the realization that given the right platform, young Nigerian women can drive positive change and inspire other young women across the continent. We remain committed to those values as we head into the 2021 pageant,” explained Chairman, Board of Directors at Folio Group, Fidelis Anosike.
The World Bank has blacklisted 18 Nigerian individuals and firms for engaging in corrupt practices, fraud and collusive practices in its 2021 fiscal year 2021, a new report has revealed.
A list of debarred individuals and firms was presented in a new annual report titled World Bank Group Sanctions System FY21.
The debarments were made by the World Bank Sanctions Board, World Bank Chief Suspension and Debarment Officer and the African Development Bank.
On Catch-Up this week we have our spotlight on the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), a pride of many when educational institutions are mentioned across the globe.
The spotlight is designed to feature the Institution’s history and of course, its mission and vision statements.
The greatness and popularity of the Obafemi Awolowo University is by no means an accident. Founded in 1962 as the University of Ife but rechristened by the Federal Military Government as the Obafemi Awolowo University on May 12, 1987, in honour of one of its most distinguished founding fathers and eminent nationalist, politician, lawyer, stateman and former chancellor, Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo.
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife is one of three Universities established in Nigeria between 1961 and 1962 as a result of the report submitted to the Federal Government in September, 1960, by a Commission it appointed in April 1959 under the Chairmanship of Sir Eric Ashby, Master of Clare College, Cambridge, to survey the needs of post-secondary and higher education in Nigeria over the next twenty years. On 8th June, 1961 the Law providing for the establishment of the Provisional Council of the University was formally inaugurated under the Chairmanship of Chief Rotimi Williams.
I’m a beautiful nubile girl and almost like taking everything after my grandma I believed it was time I had a place for someone special in my heart. Yea, you know what I mean.
So, I got married to this charming gentleman without the slightest doubt about doing the right thing. Suddenly, like magic we started having the pretty young ones of our own.
But when I later turned around to dekko at the world around me I immediately realized I had no sisters in it. Majority of those who should be my sisters naturally share my characteristics in every way except one thing for certain – they never have the slightest desire for marriage. So, what’s happening to my one big feminine family?
Reno Omokri sends a message to his followers via his IG: Before praying to God for prosperity, you need to demonstrate to Him that you have self control. Because, if God prospers you in your present state, without self control, you will just get money and excitedly buy something expensive that kills you. Always remember that the difference between who you are today and who you want to be tomorrow will be determined by what you do now. If you do the same things you did yesterday, tomorrow will come and meet you the same as today. No self development means no wealth development.
So, what's your take on this?
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Colin Powell has died of COVID-19 related complications.
The first Black secretary of state was 84.
Colin rose through the ranks of the armed
forces in a decades-long career that culminated in his service as the 12th
chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the highest-ranking military appointment
in the Defense Department.
Powell died Monday at Walter Reed National
Medical Center despite being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, family said.
Colin Powel rose from a humble background to one of the most powerful positions in US government.
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A resident carries a dog from his destroyed
house after flashfloods in Thodupuzha in India's Kerala state on Saturday [Appu
S Narayanan/AFP] |
SEB learnt that at press-time, at least 25 people have died and more than 2,000 have been evacuated after days of heavy rainfall brought flash floods and landslides in the state of Kerala in southern India, sweeping away houses, cars and bridges.
The state’s disaster management authority said the deaths bring the number of monsoon-related deaths in one week to 35, Washington Post reports.
The Heads of Advertising Sectoral Groups (HASG) have endorsed the full implementation of the new Advertising Industry Standards of Practice (AISOP) guidelines, Punch Newspapers reports.
*Excerpts from press statement*
▪️New guidelines will not affect contracts signed before the effective implementation date, but explained that new contracts between advertising agencies, media houses and advertisers will be based on the new guidelines.
▪️Advertisers have the freedom to start the agency selection process
with a large number of agencies and are at liberty to carry this out in stages.
▪️Payment of the pitch fee will apply from the final strategy stage of
the selection process and limited to a few agencies depending on the
advertisers’ capacity to pay.
▪️Media establishments are encouraged to engage stakeholders before
any rate increase, taking into account that advertisers and agencies have
numerous options of media channels.
▪️In the event of a post-engagement rate increase, the guidelines recommend the communication of a 30-day notice to clients/advertisers before implementation.
ABC NEWS reports a 7-foot tall statue of #Harambe erected in front of New York City's Charging Bull by a social media platform under development. The company says the statue "represents the millions of everyday people who struggle under a system that enriches wealthy elites." What do you think?
Hundreds of people wearing only white body paint have walked across a stark desert expanse near the Dead Sea, part of the latest photography project of American artist Spencer Tunick, Guardian reports.
Seb learnt that over 200 people covered
only in white body paint modelled for Tunick as volunteers of ages between 18
and 70. They had lined up across the desert near the Dead Sea in rows of 10 on
Sunday and awaited instructions from the artist, who was perched on a ladder
with a megaphone and a camera.
The 54-year-old photographer visited the spot in southern Israel as a guest of the tourism ministry to portray for the third time the shrinking Dead Sea via nude subjects.
Jacky Wright, the London-born corporate vice-president and chief digital officer at Microsoft US, was given this year’s top spot on 14 October by the Powerlist 2022, the annual list of the UK’s most powerful people of African, African-Caribbean and African American heritage, Guardian reports.
According to the report, Marcus Rashford, the footballer and campaigner, came in second place while Anne Mensah, vice-president of Content UK at Netflix, was third. The Oscar-winning actor Daniel Kaluuya is a new entrant to the list, in fourth.
Read more from the report below:
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| Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari |
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, stressed the readiness of the federal government to de-emphasise dependence on foreign supply of military weapons to fight security challenges facing the nation by commencing local productions.
To this end, he has instructed the Ministry
of Defense to create a modest military industrial complex for the local
production of weapons to meet some of the requirements of the country’s armed
forces.
The President made this disclosure in his
opening remarks at a two-day Mid-Term Ministerial Performance Review Retreat,
organised to assess progress made towards the achievement of the nine key
priorities of his Administration.
According to him, the establishment of the industrial complex would address Nigeria’s over-dependence on other countries for military equipment and logistics.
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| Nigeria's Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo |
Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo has called on well-meaning Nigerians to join hands with the government to provide adequate care for homeless children saying government alone cannot do it.
According to him, the provision of adequate welfare for vulnerable women and Children in the Society should be collectively shouldered by government and spirited individuals.
