AAAN, MIPAN, OAAN, others okay new Advertising Industry Standards of Practice guidelines

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.

A 7-foot statue is erected in front of New York city's Charging Bull

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?

Wao! Artist gets hundreds of models to pose naked next to Dead Sea, drawing attention to climate crisis

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.

DO YOU AGREE?

Credit: Instagram | Guardian

UK BLACK POWERLIST 2022

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:

Nigeria to Commence Local Production of Weapons, Buhari Says

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.

Vice President Urges Nigerians to Partner FG in Providing Care for Homeless Children

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.

Adele: Back On Track With A Hit Single

Photo Credit: Instagram | ADELE

Grammy-award winning singer, Adele has come back from her break to release a single, Easy On Me’, which has not only been trending on charts and social media but racked in over 19 million views on YouTube less than 12 hours after release, SEB gathered.

Credit: Instagram | Adele

Sky News reports that Adele's new album is the singer's way of explaining her divorce to her son but she says there won't be any 'raging parties' to celebrate.

‘NO TIME TO DIE’ TOPS US BOX OFFICE IN NO TIME

“No Time to Die,” the latest installment in the James Bond movie franchise, shot straight to number one in North America’s box office on its opening weekend, netting $55.5 million, according to industry watcher Exhibitor Relations, Channels Television reports.

According to the report, the United Artists film, the last to feature Daniel Craig as 007, sees Ian Fleming’s spy hero dragged out of retirement to face off against old foes Blofeld, the criminal network SPECTRE and Safin, played by Rami Malek.

Last week’s leader “Venom: Let there Be Carnage,” was knocked down to second place with a haul of $31.7 million, making a total of $141 million for its first two weeks, the report states, adding that the Sony film stars Tom Hardy as investigative journalist Eddie Brock whose symbiotic bond with an alien named Venom gives him superpowers. Brock must stop serial killer Cletus Kasady, played by Woody Harrelson, who has broken out of prison after merging with another alien.

Wao! ‘Unprecedented’ Hunger in Lebanon as Fuel Crisis Hikes Food Costs

Mohammad sat in the smaller grocery store where he worked and flipped through the pages of a notebook, filled with a long list of customers indebted to the shop, Arise News reports.

“More and more people are struggling with money and asking us to let them pay later,” the 30-year-old Syrian refugee from Deraa told Al Jazeera, as a growing fuel crunch has led food prices to skyrocket.

“We have to try to be patient with them. Things have become much worse with the fuel crisis over the summer.”

According to the report, the small shop is located in the heart of Beirut’s semi-industrial Karantina neighbourhood, a stone’s throw away from the destroyed port, adding that many of the shelves at the shop were packed, but that is because people are simply focusing on household necessities, Mohammad said.

SEX APPEAL

Jeremiah meets with Mercy and falls in-love with her. “A beautiful gem of a lady”, he sings her praises round the clock. He finally succeeds in taking her home for the first time to have a long awaited romantic night. Arriving his apartment Mercy dashes into the rest-room for a quick bath. But after her bath, according to Jeremiah, the all-time beautiful lady he had met suddenly turned ugly. So what actually happened? Your guess is as good as mine.

‘SEX APPEAL’ is what you either have or you don’t, and no amount of ‘make-up’ can give it to you.

Make-ups can either embellish or mask. But more often than not ladies use it for the former. Some ladies overdo it to the point of masquerading the face.

THE BIG MISTAKE

NEWMAN is an arrogant fellow. He’s wretched and so are his parents. But his arrogance makes LULU, a local champion believe he’s comfortable and well connected. Afraid of having a rival in the person of Newman, Lulu immediately hires a thug to torture him as way of warning and to prove supremacy. But then the thug accidentally murders him in the process. Lulu soon finds out about the tragic death but shows no feelings until the thug finds out that the deceased was poor and came from a very wretched background. Lulu then believes Newman’s death was a big mistake.

Now, this is not a true life story. But if you were to do a resolution for this story what would it be? Yes, rack your brain on it guys.

CATCH-UP - Lipton Tea

On Catch-Up this week we are spotlighting on Lipton. Yes, that all-time-available pleasant tea most of us can’t do without.

Lipton is a British brand of tea, owned by Unilever. Lipton was also a supermarket chain in the United Kingdom, later sold to Argyll Foods, after which the company sold only tea. The company is named after its founder Sir Thomas Lipton. The Lipton ready-to-drink beverages are sold by "Pepsi Lipton International", a company jointly owned by Unilever and PepsiCo.

In 1871 Thomas Lipton (1848–1931) of Glasgow, Scotland used his small savings to open his own shop, and by the 1880s the business had grown to more than 200 shops. In 1929, the Lipton grocery retail business was one of the companies that merged with Home and Colonial Stores, Maypole Dairy Company, Vyes & Boroughs, Templetons, Galbraiths & Pearks to form a food group with more than 3,000 shops. The group traded in the high street under various names, but was registered on the UK stock market as Allied Suppliers. Lipton's became a supermarket chain focused on small towns. Allied was acquired by Argyll Foods in 1982; the supermarket business was rebranded as Presto during the 1980s.

Lipton produces instant soup mixes. In the 1950s in the United States, Lipton ran an advertisement campaign promoting French onion dip prepared at home using Lipton's French onion soup mix, thus helping to popularize chips and dip. Hundreds of new commercially produced varieties of dips were later introduced in the U.S.

XCLUSIVE INTERACTIVE: Professor Kingsley Moghalu

Professor Kingsley Moghalu, Presidential Aspirant 2023

The "Third Force" is about Nigeria and Nigerians who feel that on the evidence the old established political order of the APC and PDP over the past 20 years has failed - Moghalu

On Xclusive Interactive this week, and curtesy of Arise News, we bring you the interview of Kingsley Moghalu, as he discusses his defection to a new political party and his take and stand on the 2023 forth coming elections.

Also, the same guest is featured on Focus Nigeria where he attempts to proffer solutions to the multiplicity of challenges facing Nigeria.

South-South Governors meet in Port Harcourt

Yesterday, I presided over a meeting of the South-South Governor’s Forum, where we declared our unequivocal support for the state’s to collect value added taxes (VAT).

The message was posted by Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa via his social media handle.

Share your experiences

Honestly, what did you do while Whatsapp, Facebook and Instagram temporary remained inactive a few days ago? Share your experiences, guys.

Where do you belong?

Perhaps, the only way to determine the way forward for this country is to stage TWO plays, one about 'Paradise' and the other about 'Hell'. From the experiences of both certainly, we should know good from bad and successfully, define our stand on this planet earth. What do you think?

Man throws paint on George Floyd statue

NPR reports that the New York Police Department has released footage and appealed for information after a newly installed statue of George Floyd in Union Square was defaced by paint on October 3.

The footage shows a man on a skateboard throwing the paint as he passes.

According to the report, Nearby busts of late Congressman John Lewis and Breonna Taylor, the Louisville, Kentucky, woman shot and killed by police in 2020, did not appear to be defaced.

Broken pipeline leads to an estimated 126,000 gallons of oil leakage

A broken pipeline has led to an estimated 126,000 gallons of oil leaked into the Ocean waters near Orange County, prompting Southern California officials to rapidly race to contain the damage in one of the largest oil spills in recent memory, reports USA Today.

You woke up for a reason - Reno

FROM THE IG DESK OF RENO OMOKRI

When you wake prematurely at night and can’t go back to sleep, dont stress. God allowed you to wake for a reason. There may be things coming in your future that need intervention. You are in a theta state. The environment is quiet. Don’t waste the opportunity. Pray! You did not just wake up. You woke up for a reason. Apple Inc can remotely wake your iPhone from California, no matter where you are on Earth. And God can remotely wake your spirit man from the Ancient Heavens no matter where you are in the Universe. Pray so you don’t fall prey!

AHMED JODA's exit and the northern autumn - Matthew Hassan Kukah

Ahmed Joda

A TRIBUTE BY:  Matthew Hassan Kukah

"... With Ahmed Joda gone, the north is at best now a huge graveyard. Its children are now largely orphans."

The death of Ahmed Joda marks the drop of the final leaves of the northern autumn. Ordinarily, in spring, the first drops of the rains and moisture breathe life into the foliage and in turn, a long process begins to ensure that fresh leaves return to the trees.

However, with the bandits and kidnappers having taken over the region, Northern Nigeria is faced with a prospect of self- immolation that is almost impossible to contemplate.

The region’s internal tensions commenced long ago with the death of the Gamji himself on January 15th, 1966. His rarified personage had dwarfed all around him and there were hardly any pretending deputies in sight. Everyone around the Sardauna was merely an altar server; no co-celebrants as such.

EDITORIAL: Electronic voting and transmission of results – the imperative to safeguard democracy

Our top editorial this moment comes from the Premium Times with a message in view of the seemingly much awaited Nigeria’s 2023 Elections and a deserving voting pattern. The story reads:

 As the Conference Committee of the National Assembly begins harmonising the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, PREMIUM TIMES deems it necessary to reiterate the need to pass an electoral law that would fully accommodate both electronic voting and the electronic transmission of results. We are firmly convinced that such step would safeguard Nigeria’s democracy.

The main purpose of the Conference Committee is to reconcile the two versions of the Amendment Bill as respectively passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Wao! The largest house in the country is for sale, but no one is buying it.

Meet "The One Bel Air" – a Los Angeles megamansion that is believed to be the largest modern home in the United States, USA Today, reports.

According to Architectural Digest, the record-breaking estate has 105,000 square feet of living space, including 42 bathrooms, 21 bedrooms and a 5,500-square-foot master suite, the report states, adding that the property is also adorned with jaw-dropping features and amenities — including a sky deck, night club, several swimming pools, 10,000 bottle wine cellar, a 50-seat theater, a four-lane bowling alley.

Nigeria's Former Vice President Holidays With His Family at Children Park

Nigeria's former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar takes his family out on a holiday as he flashes a few photos via his IG with the message "Out and about on holiday with my children and grandchildren at the National Children Park & Zoo" 

A MESSAGE TO NIGERIAN CHRISTIANS – Femi Emmanuel

-          We have prayed enough and God has answered our prayers.

-          God answered our prayers by giving us large followership.

-          Mega churches in Nigeria are not available anywhere in the world.

-          No church like Redeem … in the world.

-          No church like Winners … in the world.

-          No church like Mountain of Fire … in the world.

-          No church like Chosen … in the world.

-          No church like Christ Embassy … in the world.

-          No church like Deeper Life … in the world.

-          Redeem alone has over 40,000 parishes.

-          Winners alone has over 30,000 parishes.

We have prayed enough and God has answered! The church should wake up, rise up and start playing their part in building a better Nigeria. We have the number, we have the resources, we have everything we need to repair Nigeria from the grassroots. The time to start is now!

This message was delivered by Pastor Femi Emmanuel, Presiding Pastor of Livingspring Chapel International while addressing his congregation as Nigeria marks her 61^st Independence Anniversary.

Calling on Nigerian Christians to partake in politics from the grassroots, Pastor Femi has equally asked them to change their prayer modes.

“So, it’s not just ‘deliver Nigeria, Deliver Nigeria’, he said. “It should be called ‘Wake up your church’.

“Talk to your General Overseers. The church community is an imprisoned community. Our General Overseers have imprisoned us. They must release us, mobilize us, encourage us to go to the grass root. Politics is in the grassroots”, he added.