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BBOG KICK-STARTS GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO MARK 5 YEARS SINCE THE CHIBOK GIRLS’ ABDUCTION

The Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement has launched a 3-month Global Campaign starting on Sunday January 13th, 2019, 90 days to making it 5 years since the Chibok Girls
were last free citizens of Nigeria.

In a statement released on Monday, the BBOG said: “This 90-day campaign is to pressure our government to free our 112 Chibok Girls, Leah Sharibu, Alice Ngaddah and countless other abductees before the fifth anniversary of the abduction, which will come up on Sunday April 14, 2019.”

The statement continued:

As a movement made up of concerned Nigerians of all economic classes and provenance,
we demand that our government:

1. Bring back our girls NOW and ALIVE!
2. Equip and look after the welfare of our police and our troops
3. Give our children safe and secure schools
4. Properly rehabilitate those who have been victims of conflict or crisis
5. Respond QUICKLY whenever something bad happens to our citizens, and
6. Communicate about what they are doing to the victim’s families and the general public.

While we are aware of the efforts made so far, and commend the government for the
recovery of 107 Chibok girls, and 106 Dapchi girls, we will not relent in our advocacy and strident demands for the rescue of our school children and fellow citizens from captivity.

We also demand justice for the slain. We acknowledge and honour the sacrifice of our
military and express our thoughts and prayers to the families of our heroes in the armed
forces.

As concerned citizens of this country, the #BringBackOurGirls (#BBOG) advocacy group
has highlighted the plight of these innocent girls and other victims of the insurgency, both at global level, and at home through protest and through constructive engagement with the government and other agencies, to secure the rescue of the abducted girls. Our advocacy includes nearly 5 years of a daily sit-out in Abuja; weekly sit-outs in Lagos, Oshogbo, and Ibadan; visits to key local and international stakeholders; development of strategies and tools such as ‘Citizens Solutions to End Terrorism’ and the ‘Verification, Authentication and Reunification System (VARS)’ for missing persons.

While we remain hopeful and expectant that the rescue of ALL the girls is imminent, if this hope does not materialise before April 14, 2019, we will, with heavy hearts, mark the 5th year of captivity for 112 Chibok Girls by gathering with members of the Chibok community and members of BBOG from all over Lagos.

We empathise with the traumatised families and communities of all the victims of
insurgency, those missing, deceased, and forcibly removed from government schools where
their parents thought they would be safe. We pray that many more families will be able to share in the joy of their children coming back home and having a bright future.

We call on local, national, regional and global influencers and authorities to support
and pressure the Nigerian government to bring the nightmare of school abductions, violent extremism and insecurity to an end.

Signed:
For and on behalf of #BringBackOurGirls Lagos &Ejigbo Families
Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi
Adwoa Edun
Aisha Oyebode
Ayo Obe
Babasola Olalere
Deji Kolawole
F.T. Adebayo
Habiba Balogun
Jonathan Okanlawon
Monday Ojon
Ngozi Iwere
Yahi Bwata
‘Yemi Adamolekun
Yemisi Ransome-Kuti

 

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IVANKA TRUMP APPOINTED TO PICK CANDIDATE FOR THE POSITION OF THE PRESIDENT OF WORLD BANK

President Donald Trump’s daughter and Advisor Ivanka will help the United States choose its candidate to lead the World Bank but she will not be the one, the White House said on Monday, January 14, 2019.

Jim Yong Kim abruptly announced last week that he would cut short his tenure as President of the Washington-based global development lender more than three years before his second term was to end.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney “have asked Ivanka Trump to help manage the US nomination process as she’s worked closely with the World Bank’s leadership for the past two years,” said Jessica Ditto, the White House Deputy Director of Communications.

However, Ditto said reports that Ivanka Trump “is under consideration are false.”

London’s The Financial Times reported on Friday that both Ivanka Trump and Washington’s former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley were among possible US candidates to replace Kim.

Other names being floated include Treasury Undersecretary for International Affairs David Malpass and Mark Green, head of the US Agency for International Development, the newspaper reported.

Through an unwritten post-war agreement with Europe, the World Bank has always been led by an American while a European has always been in charge of the IMF.

Developing nations also have been increasing the pressure on the institutions to name a leader from an emerging market country.

Ivanka Trump in 2017 was the driving force behind a $1 billion, Saudi-supported World Bank fund to promote entrepreneurship by women.

The World Bank Board said on Thursday it would start accepting nominations for a new leader early next month and name a replacement for Kim by mid-April.

 

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8-YEAR-OLD NIGERIAN PHOTOGRAPHER, ARIYIKE OLUWASEUN GETS FEATURED IN REUTERS NEWS

Ariyike Moyinoluwa Oluwaseun is an 8-year old Nigerian photographer who was featured in Reuters News. She won the award for ‘Arts and Creative Personality of 2018’.

Reuters reports:

“A young photographer won ‘Arts and Creative Personality of the Year 2018’ at the Nigerian Child Summit Awards and she’s just 8 years old”

Ariyike started her career at the age of 5, and she inspires young creatives with her passion for photography as she says in an interview:

“When I grow up, I don’t want to be an Engineer or Doctor, I just want to be a photographer. I won’t like anyone stop me from what I’m doing”

Her parents who are also photographers help her in editing the pictures that she takes, and they are in full support of her ambition.

For the full interview, watch the video below:

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CHINESE WOMAN DEVELOPS MEDICAL CONDITION THAT MAKES HER UNABLE TO HEAR MEN’S VOICES BUT HEARS WOMEN’S VOICES

A Chinese woman developed a sudden hearing loss that makes her unable to hear the voice of men.

The patient, who has only been identified by her surname, Chen, went to sleep with nausea and ringing in her ears but woke up to find she was unable to hear her boyfriend. Ms Chen, from the city Xiamen, on the east coast of China, went straight to the hospital when she woke up and her condition left doctors confused.

Doctors tried to figure out her bizarre symptoms, which were the opposite to more common forms of hearing loss, according to local reports. What was more surprising was that she could hear the voice of women, but not that of men.

A specialist diagnosed her with reverse-slope hearing loss, in which she could only hear high frequencies.

The condition is believed to affect only one in nearly 13,000 patients with hearing problems, according to figures.

It was possible that stress may have contributed to the condition, the doctors said.

 

Huh? Woman develops a condition that makes her unable to hear the voice of men but she can hear the voice of women

 

Reports state she was able to hear every word the female ENT who treated her spoke to her.

Dr Xiaoqing, who treated Ms Chen said: ‘She was able to hear me when I spoke to her, but when a young male patient walked in, she couldn’t hear him at all.’

She diagnosed her with ‘low-frequency hearing loss’, or reverse-slope hearing loss, explaining why she was unable to hear deeper sounds.

This condition is normally difficult to diagnose because both medics and patients may be unaware it exists. It can be caused by genetics, meaning people have never been able to hear lower sounds – such as the hum of a fridge.

The patient revealed she had been working late recently, putting her body under a lot of stress and not getting enough sleep.

Dr Xiaoqing believes fatigue and the added stress of long days may have contributed to the condition. The ENT specialist revealed it is important to treat such symptoms quickly, and said that she expected Ms Chen to make a full recovery.

 

 

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OAP CHINONSO OPARA TO REPRESENT NIGERIA AT THE 47TH MISS INTERCONTINENTAL WORLD PAGEANT

On-Air personality and Beauty Queen, Chinonso Ibinabo Opara, popularly known as @KimOprah is set to represent Nigeria, alongside other contestants from 90 countries across the globe, at the 47th edition of the Miss Intercontinental World Pageant taking place from the 7th to the 27th of January, 2019 at Prestigious Mall of Asia, Manila, Philippines.

Chinonso was born in Lagos, Nigeria and holds a degree in psychology from the University of Port Harcourt in Rivers state.

According to her team, Chinonso has always loved beauty pageants and has partaken in four competitions both locally and internationally, representing Nigeria in Malaysia as Miss Tourism World in which she has come out as the first runner up in three of these and also as a Winner in one.

The 22-year-old Chinonso currently works for Spice TV as the host for Red Carpet special and All Access TV shows.

See her photos below.

Photo Credit: Anuel Modebe @anuelmodebe

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TENNIS STAR, NAOMI OSAKA COVERS TIME MAGAZINE

Tennis star Naomi Osaka is on the cover of the latest issue of TIME magazine and she’s dishing on her journey so far, her match against Serena Williams, her aversion to attention and more.

On facing her idol Serena Williams, she says “Serena is Serena. I didn’t experience her life. I can’t tell her what she’s supposed to do, because there are things that she’s gone through. I have nothing against her or anything. I actually still really love her.”

Read her feature here.

 

 

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ARESE UGWU SIGNS DEAL WITH FIRST BANK TO TURN HER BOOK ‘THE SMART MONEY WOMAN’ INTO A TV SERIES

Financial Expert, Arese Ugwu has announced that her book “The Smart Money Woman” is going to be made into a television series.

The financial expert shared the news on her Instagram, revealing the project has been in the works for 8 months.

She wrote:

8 months!!! Eight months of meetings, phone calls, back and forth with lawyers, tears, frustration.. I wanted to give up many times but this moment was everything!!! .
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My book The Smart Money Woman is officially being turned into a Tv series and First Bank is the Lead sponsor… 💃💃💃 Im super grateful to F.A.M, Abimbola and the First bank Team for believing in this project .
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Super excited to begin this journey, bringing my characters to life..I already know its going to be tough 😂but I’m grateful to God for the small wins in between… My watch words for 2019 Execution and resilience!!! No matter how hard it gets…We Move… @firstbanknigeria

Abeg! Spin me make e sweet😂

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8 months!!! Eight months of meetings, phone calls, back and forth with lawyers, tears, frustration.. I wanted to give up many times but this moment was everything!!! . . My book The Smart Money Woman is officially being turned into a Tv series and First Bank is the Lead sponsor… 💃💃💃 Im super grateful to F.A.M, Abimbola and the First bank Team for believing in this project . . Super excited to begin this journey, bringing my characters to life..I already know its going to be tough 😂but I’m grateful to God for the small wins in between… My watch words for 2019 Execution and resilience!!! No matter how hard it gets…We Move… @firstbanknigeria Abeg! Spin me make e sweet😂

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#SURVIVINGRKELLY: R. KELLY’S DAUGHTER SPEAKS OUT, SAYS “I KNOW WHO AND WHAT HE IS. I GREW UP IN THAT HOUSE”

R. Kelly’s estranged daughter has broken her silence about the controversy surrounding her father.

Joann Kelly, who goes by the name Buku Abi, posted a lengthy statement on her Instagram stories Thursday which began “Buku here. I just want to say a few things…”
“Before I start I just want it to be known that I am speaking from the heart, nothing I say or do not say is to hurt ANY party reading this or affected by this,” the statement read.
“To the people that feel I should be speaking up/against everything that is going on right now. I just want you all to understand that devastated is an understatement for all that I feel currently.”
R. Kelly has come under fire in the wake of the recent Lifetime docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly” which chronicles allegations of abuse, predatory behavior and pedophilia against the singer.
Kelly has consistently denied the allegations and has never been convicted of any crime tied to them.
Abi is one of three children born to Kelly and his ex-wife, Andrea Kelly, who also appeared in the docuseries and shared her allegations of having been abused by him.
Abi apologized, saying:
“if my silence to all that is happening comes off as careless.”
“That is my last intention,” she wrote.
“I pray for all the families & women who have been affected by my father’s actions. Trust, I have been deeply affected by all of this.”
She said she’s been struggling to process it all and find the right words to say.
According to Abi, she has been estranged from her father for a while.
“Anyone that knows me personally or has been following me throughout the years knows that I do not have a relationship with my father,” Abi said in her statement.
“Nor do I speak on him or on his behalf. I also am not fond of dealing with my personal issues or personal life through social media but, I feel things are starting to get out of hand.”
She then went on to discuss how “Reminders of how terrible my father is, and how we should be speaking up against him, rude comments about my family, fabricating me, my siblings & our mothers ‘part’ etc. Does not help my family (Me, my sister, my brother, and my mother) in our healing process.”
“The same monster you all confronting me about is my father,” Abi wrote.
“I am well aware of who and what he is. I grew up in that house.”
She ended her statement by thanking her family’s supporters for helping them through what she said has been a difficult time.
“Family, friends, followers, fans, etc… I love you guys to pieces,” Abi wrote. “Your love is appreciated & always will be.”
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“I WAS UNDER PRESSURE TO MARRY”….VETERAN ACTRESS, NGOZI NWOSU TALKS ABOUT HER FAILED MARRIAGE

Veteran actress, Ngozi Nwosu has blamed Nigerian parents for increase in marriage crash and high divorce rate in the nation.

She advised parents to stop putting pressure on their kids when it comes to getting married to reduce the high rate of divorce in the nation.

According to her, such pressure might end up making the kids choose the wrong partner and then eventually having them split when things don’t work out.

Citing her failed marriage as an example, the 55-year-old beautiful actress in an exclusive interview with Plus TV Africa, said

“No Parent should put pressure on their kids to marry, it is better to be late than to marry early and choose wrong. That was part of what happened to me, I was under pressure to marry and things eventually didn’t turn out right”

The actress who admits being single and searching for the right man further said

“When you rush to do things because you are ageing or because your mates are doing it, it might be your doom so just live your life and wait till it is the right time. I am waiting on God’s time before I get married again, to avoid making another mistake”

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GENEVIEVE NNAJI BECOMES FIRST NOLLYWOOD BILLIONAIRE

Veteran Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji has become Nollywood’s first billionaire as Netflix buys Lionheart for N1,385,100,000($3.8 million).

The Nigerian actress, film producer and director took to Instagram to appreciate the support for Lion Heart :

Lion Heart movie is Genevieve Nnaji’s directorial debut. Stars like Phyno, Nkem Owoh, Peter Okoye(Psquare), Pete Edochie and Onyeka Onwenu featured in the acclaimed movie.

 

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