Friday, January 2, 2015

Forbes: Africa's Most Successful Women: Mo Abudu


Africa’s Most Successful Women introduces you to the most outstanding African women who are making giant strides in business, politics, technology, entrepreneurship and leadership on the continent and elsewhere around the world. Article below written by Mfonobong Nsehe for Forbes

Mo Abudu, a 50 year-old Nigerian media entrepreneur and talk show host, is the founder of Ebony Life TV, a fast-growing black African multi-broadcast entertainment network, which showcases informative and entertaining programmes that portray Africa at its best. Abudu, who has been described by international news outlets as ‘Africa’s Africa’, is keen in her resolve to rewrite Africa’s story. And it’s time you took notice. In a recent email interview, she recounts her entrepreneurial journey and reflects on the lessons she has learned along the way.

I’m coming up with anti-corruption plan - President Jonathan

Speaking during a special New Year service at the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, in Abuja yesterday January 1st, President Jonathan said his administration is coming up with plans and programmes to fight corruption in Nigeria. What he said below...

"There are two main problems confronting us as a nation: The issue of insecurity in the North where we have the Boko Haram terrorists and in the South where we have commercial kidnapping. The next thing that people worry about after security is the issue of corruption.We are coming out with programmes and plans to clean up. These are things that you don’t just use a magical wand to wave off, otherwise even before I became the President, there wouldn’t have been corruption in Nigeria.

Photos: 14 months Baby plays with massive python

34 year old snake handler, Jamie Guarino, recorded his 14 month old girl, Alyssa, playing with their family pet, a 10 year old 13ft Burmese python called Nay-Nay.
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This Python is one of the five biggest snakes on the planet. The snake handler said he taped the video with his child at their home in Michigan to teach individuals about snakes and how safe they can be.

See more pics bellow.






Photos: 14 months Baby plays with massive python

Video: Legendary Rockstar, Bono Said Very Interesting Things To Say About Jesus

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Bono is one of the wealthiest artists on earth, he is additionally the pioneer of the fanciful rock bunch – U2 (you must know this on the off chance that you ever possess an ipod or iphone, they all come preloaded with bono melodies) and is saying a few things in regards to Jesus thats becoming a web sensation – considering he is a rockstar, most shake significant others don’t generally recognize that there is a God or Jesus, see it bellow..




Video: Legendary Rockstar, Bono Said Very Interesting Things To Say About Jesus

Check out what a man did to his uncle after he found him raping his girlfriend

One of the Kardashians just upgraded her Milk Jugs ?

This is  what a few fans are saying on instagram however for real lets take  a second look at her age, an excessive amount of make up for a 17 year old
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…and the stances are excessively seductive..but she’s a wonderful young lady!


 


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One of the Kardashians just upgraded her Milk Jugs ?

Lady Gaga caught in video kissing boyfriend, Taylor Kinney

Gaga was caught in a Vine Video kissing her hot performing artist sweetheart Taylor Kinney at midnight on new year’s eve at an occasion in Las Vegas.
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The couple have been as one for a long time…



Lady Gaga caught in video kissing boyfriend, Taylor Kinney

Kelly Rowland shares a Photo from her wedding day

2014 was an great year for the artist. She got hitched, had an infant and lost her mum.
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Kelly imparted the pic above and composed –
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Kelly Rowland shares a Photo from her wedding day

Floyd mayweather flaunts his luxury filled wardrobe.

Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather demonstrates his lavish accumulation of Louboutins and sunglasses on instagram, asking his fans to help him pick the pair to wear.


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Show off unlimited.


 



Floyd mayweather flaunts his luxury filled wardrobe.

2 More Russian Journalists Attacked in Ukraine: Reports

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Lifenews TV channel reported Thursday that its correspondent Zhanna Karpenko and her cameraman have been assaulted while covering the torchlight walk in the Ukrainian capital.


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MOSCOW, January 1 (Ooduarere) — Russian Lifenews TV channel reported Thursday that two of its writers have been assaulted while covering the patriots rally in Kiev.


“LifeNews TV channel reporter Zhanna Karpenko and her cameraman have been attacked during the torchlight march in the Ukrainian capital. Unidentified persons, wearing masks, pushed the journalist and took her phone,” Lifenews said on its site, including that the assailants additionally broke the cameraman’s supplies.


As indicated by the Ukrainian news organization UNIAN, about 2,000 individuals, including the previous and current parts of the Ukrainian parliament, walked through the boulevards of Kiev on Thursday, convey lights to mark the birthday of Ukrainian patriot Stepan Bandera. The rally finished with the pioneers of Ukraine’s far-right Svoboda (Freedom) party and Pravy Sector (Right Sector) development tending to the demonstrators at Maidan Nezalezhnosti (freedom Square).


This is not the first time Lifenews columnists are consistently assaulted while working in Ukraine. Late in November the channel’s columnist Yevgeniya Zmanovskaya had been assaulted in Kiev while she was covering the issue amid the nearby football fans endeavor to give shut the show of a Ukrainian vocalist Ani Lora



2 More Russian Journalists Attacked in Ukraine: Reports

Space Station Crew Raised Toasts for New Year’s Eve 16 Times

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Zooming around the Earth at 17,500 miles every hour, the ISS will pass 16 times spots on the planet where it is midnight, despite the fact that the year 2015 begins authoritatively for the station at midnight by Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in London.


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LAGOS, January 1 (Ooduarere) — The team on board the International Space Station (ISS) will have a chance to raise their beverages 16 times as they circle the globe on New Year’s Eve, NASA said.


Zooming around the Earth at 17,500 miles every hour, the ISS will pass 16 times spots on the planet where it is midnight, in spite of the fact that the year 2015 begins formally for the station at midnight by Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in London.


Undertaking 42’s Commander Barry Wilmore and NASA’s Terry Virts, Russia’s Elena Serova, Alexander Samoukutyaev and Anton Shkaplerov, and European Space Agency’s Samantha Cristoforetti said they wanted to celebrate with products of the soil juice toasts, as per the US space organization.


The team is planned to be in its rest move on New Year’s Day, which is their vacation day, however they may choose to stay up late for the event, NASA recommended.


As per the organization, the space voyagers used the most recent day of 2014 chipping away at diverse examinations and planning for the landing of the following freight ship, which is due of touch base on January



Space Station Crew Raised Toasts for New Year’s Eve 16 Times

Russia Assumes Presidency of Emerging Economies Union BRICS

In his New Year’s Eve welcome to his South Africa’s partner Jacob Zuma, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to fortify the union’s position in the worldwide arena – BRICS


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ANUJA, January 1 (Ooduarere) Balogun Adesina — Starting on January 1, Russia will assume control over the pivoting administration of the BRICS gathering of five developing economies, which likewise incorporates Brazil, India, China and South Africa.


In his New Year’s Eve welcome to his South Africa’s partner Jacob Zuma, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to fortify the union’s position in the worldwide arena, as per the Kremlin.


The BRICS nations make up around one-third of the world’s populace and order a joined economy of about $13.6 trillion.


Taking after the June summit in Brazil’s Fortaleza and the production of a BRICS improvement bank, numerous masters have guessed that an arrangement between the five accomplice countries could give a stabilizer to the West’s impact.


The following summit is planned to occur in July in the southern Russian city of Ufa. It is required to fill the employment of the bank’s administrator, among other.



Russia Assumes Presidency of Emerging Economies Union BRICS

Company Truce in Ukraine Required for Mistral Delivery to Russia: Paris

A regarded truce and a political guide in Ukraine could break the impasse up the Russia-France Mistral arrangement.


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MOSCOW, January 1 (Ooduarere) Balogun Adesina — A stable truce and a political guide for emergency settlement in Ukraine are required for the conveyance of Mistral-class helicopter transporters to Russia, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Thursday.


“This [Mistral delivery] is not possible in view of the conflict, the difficulties encountered in Ukraine. There needs to be in this part of Europe… a respected ceasefire and a political roadmap,” Le Drian told Europe-1 radio station.


As indicated by the terms of the $1.5-billion agreement signed in June 2011, Paris was set to deliver the first of the two Mistral-class helicopter bearers, the Vladivostok, to the Russian Navy by November 14. In any case, French President Francois Hollande put the exchange on hold, refering to Russia’s claimed role in the ongoing Ukrainian crisis.


Moscow has over and over denied its inclusion in the Ukrainian clash and cautioned Paris that it would confront substantial punishments if it refuse to deliver on its contractual commitments.


The current Ukrainian emergency heightened in April 2014 when Kiev propelled a military operation to stifle the freedom supporters of Luhansk and Donetsk Regions who declined to accept the coup-imposed central government.


A highly anticipated truce understanding, handled by Russia and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, was signed between the clashing sides in September. Emulating the usage of the truce, both Kiev and the DPR and LPR powers have over and again blamed one another for disregarding the ceasefire.



Company Truce in Ukraine Required for Mistral Delivery to Russia: Paris

Kiev Violates Ceasefire 15 Instances on New Year's Eve: Donetsk

As per the self-proclaimed people’s republic of Donetsk, a few mischances including the utilization of little arms happened close to the airplane terminal. Earlier, the Donetsk city hall said in an announcement that there were no dangers in Donetsk on the New Year’s Eve.
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DONETSK, January 1 (Ooduarere)  Balogun Adesina — Kiev forces have broken the truce concurrence with the freedom supporters of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) for around 15 times amid the New Year’s Eve, the representative for the DPR Ministry of Defense told RIA Novosti Thursday.


“We recorded about 15 violations [of the ceasefire agreement] with the use of small arms. These incidents occurred near the Donetsk airport and the village of Peski, but we expected even more [violations],” the representative said.


Earlier on Thursday, the Donetsk city hall said in an announcement that there were no dangers in Donetsk on the New Year’s Eve.


In April 2014, Kiev dispatched a military operation against autonomous supporters in the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions, who declined to accept the authenticity of the new government that came to power after the February coup.


The clashing gatherings arrived at a truce assention amid a September 5 gathering of the Contact Group in the Belarus capital of Minsk, however both have in this manner blamed one another for breaking it.


On December 9, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko announced a purported “quiet administration” in Donbas to resume peace arrangement.


 



Kiev Violates Ceasefire 15 Instances on New Year's Eve: Donetsk

Over 76,000 Died in Syrian War in 2014: NGO

ABUJA, January 1 (Ooduarere) Balogun Adesina – 76,021 individuals passed on in Syrian war in 2014, Reuters reports, refering to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.


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Of those, 33,278 were regular citizens, said the UK-based NGO, which has been observing the circumstances in Syria.


The delayed clash has asserted in excess of 191,000 lives in its initial three years, as indicated by the appraisals, gave by the United Nations in August 2014.


“Tragically, it is probably an underestimate of the real total number of people killed during the first three years of this murderous conflict,” Navi Pillay, the then UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in an announcement.


Wild battling between the Syrian armed force and Islamist aggressors, including outside hired soldiers and al-Qaeda-subsidiary gatherings, have been progressing in Syria since March 2011. In excess of 2.3 million Syrian natives have been compelled to leave the nation; and in the ballpark of 6.5 million Syrians have been relocated inside Syria



Over 76,000 Died in Syrian War in 2014: NGO

Man Dressed in Female Clothes arrested in Bauchi State (Pic)

Photos: Back in the day pics of Wole Soyinka !

I guess you have not seen any of these photographs of Wole Soyinka..oh, I said they will leave your mouth totally open, well I said it in light of the fact that they cleared out mine. Here’s something fascinating thing he said in regards to his childhood:


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soy0-010 The Soyinka Family, 1938. S.A. (Essay) and Eniola (the Wild Christian) with Wole, Tinu and Femi.


soy0-012 Wole Soyinka and his sister Tinu in 1940.


soy0-009 The Soyinka children in 1945. In the front row, Tinu, Kayode and Yeside. In the back row, Wole and Femi – See more at:


soy0-015 Wole Soyinka, age 18, a college freshman


soy0-019 Wole Soyinka with his daughter Moremi in 1963


soy0-006 Wole Soyinka, age nine (middle, front row) plays the lead role in the operetta The Magician at St. Peters School, 1945



Photos: Back in the day pics of Wole Soyinka !

What's Wrong with this Photo? (Wig version)

IB Kids nervous about using Escalator

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haha I guess they are scared it will take them back. lol.



IB Kids nervous about using Escalator

What is wrong with this Photo (Nigerian home movie version)

Photos from New Year Weekend at Club “57” Awolowo Road Ikoyi

This New Year Weekend is going to be frantic as we turn it up from Wednesday New Year eve through to Saturday at “57 “the most current and most exclusive club in Lagos”.
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Photos from New Year Weekend at Club “57” Awolowo Road Ikoyi