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MEGHAN MARKLE LAUNCHES “TOGETHER: A COMMUNITY COOKBOOK

On Thursday, September 20, 2018, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, held a lunch on the grounds of Kensington Palace to launch a cookbook she helped create with women affected by the Grenfell fire.

Meghan Markle was accompanied by her husband Prince Harry, and her mom, Doria Ragland for the celebration.

Meghan joined the women from the Hubb Community Kitchen to prepare a meal of coconut chicken curry, aubergine masala, and chapatis from the recipes in the book.

The Hubb Community Kitchen (Hubb translates to love in Arabic) was founded in 2017 by a group of women as a place to cook for their families and neighbors affected by the Grenfell fire.

Funds gotten from the sale of the cookbook will help support the community kitchen.

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LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 20: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex helps to prepare food at an event to mark the launch of a cookbook with recipes from a group of women affected by the Grenfell Tower fire at Kensington Palace on September 20, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Ben Stansall – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE WINS THE 2019 EVERETT M. ROGERS AWARD

Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has been named the winner of the 2019 Everett M. Rogers Award.

The award has been presented every year since 2005 in honour of Everett M. Rogers, whose “Diffusion of Innovation” is the second-most cited book in the social sciences.

Willow Bay, Dean of USC Annenberg, who presents the award, said of the writer:

Her voice and her power to inspire made Chimamanda Adichie the unanimous choice for the 2019 Rogers Award.

She will receive her award at the school on February 7, 2019.

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GENEVIEVE NNAJI TALKS ABOUT HER NEW MOVIE ‘LION HEART’ IN AN INTERVIEW WITH CNN

Veteran actress and director, Genevieve Nnaji, spoke on CNN as a guest of Richard Quest on his Tuesday night show. She explained how difficult it was for her to get funding for the production of her directorial debut movie ‘Lion Heart’ which was acquired by Netflix.

 

She said:

“For money, we had to self-fund unfortunately, she says, we don’t have adequate funding for movies that we actually intend to go global, there isn’t that provision yet.”

She also mentioned the reason the movie made history as the first one to be acquired by Netflix.

In her words,

“I think the authenticity of the story, which is what I loved about it. It provided an environment which showcases things that makes me proud of our culture, talents, values and the story speaks for itself plus, we focused on the quality this time.”

Genevieve also shared her thought about Nollywood going global. She said,

“What I discovered was that everyone was able to relate to the story at the cinema. I”ve realized that language was the only barrier that we have. We can all identify with culture, pain and love. Our stories are very similar and I think its important that we stay true to ourselves. It was amazing. We had a very diverse crowd and everybody was able to relate to it. It was remarkable, the kind of accolades I got for the film.”

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BRAZIL ADOPTS YORUBA AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

The Federal Government of Brazil has decided to recognise Yoruba as an official (foreign) language spoken in the country.

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Last weekend, during the fourth edition of the National meetings of the African-Brazilian storytellers, Yoruba culture was celebrated at the region of Quilombola, where many of the early Yoruba victims of the slave trade and their descendants have been located since the 13th century.

The Brazilian Minister of Culture, Dr Sergio Sa Leitao, at the weekend said that the government has introduced the compulsory study of African History and Yoruba language into the primary and secondary schools curriculum.

The program tagged “AYO” featured prominent names in African literature, including Prof Wole Soyinka and the first female doctorate degree holder in Yoruba Philosophy, Dr Sophie Oluwole (aka Mamalawo of the University of Ibadan).

Dr. Sá Leitão made it clear at the event that the government will continue to promote the importance of African culture in Brazil, bringing back to Afro-descendants the culture and tradition of the African people.

 

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ACCORDING TO CBN, BANKS WILL NOW BE FINED IF THEY FAIL TO REVERSE FAILED ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS WITHIN 24 HOURS

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that it will begin fining banks ₦10,000 for failing to reverse failed electronic transactions within 24 hours.

The central bank stated this in a “Circular on the regulation on instant inter-bank electronic funds transfer services in Nigeria,” Punch reports.

Any failed Nigerian Instant Payment transaction not reversed into the customer’s account within 24 hours, based on complaint of the sender and/or beneficiary will attract a fine of N10,000, the Central Bank of Nigeria has said.

Banks may take sometimes take as long as 5 working days in the current system, but the apex bank has said this is no longer allowed.

“The sanctions above and any other prescribed in the Nigeria Bankers’ Clearing System rules or any amendment thereto, shall apply,” the CBN said.

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GET FAMILIAR WITH ‘AN NISA’, AN ONLINE TAXI-HAILING SERVICE IN KENYA RUN BY WOMEN FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN ONLY

An Nisais an online taxi-hailing service in Kenya run by women that serves female passengers and young children only.

Mehnaz Sarwar (Photo: An Nisa)

An Nisa was founded by Mehnaz Sarwar and she inspired by how she and many women who used cabs in Nairobi were uncomfortable getting into vehicles with unfamiliar men. She said:

“I was always uncomfortable being in a car with someone I didn’t know, especially if it was a male. So I was always in search of a female driver. I realized that a lot of ladies are still in that position.”

Mehnaz started An Nisa to cater to women not just as passengers, but also behind the wheel. Susan Cherotich, one of over 50 female drivers who has signed up on the platform, says it is different from other platforms she has worked for:

“It is long overdue. Now that we have our own app, we run it and especially for us, it is more empowering.”

(Photo: An-Nisa)

And it is, because An Nisa only takes a 10% commission, compared to the 15% to 25% taken by other platforms like Uber and Taxify.

Susan adds:

“Now that the commissions are lower, we’ll be able to earn a bit more. And because most of the riders are ladies, should they all embrace this app, we’ll be able to earn more out of it.”

 

(Photo: An Nisa)

 

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ICPC PUTS A STOP TO INVESTIGATION INTO KEMI ADEOSUN’S CERTIFICATE FORGERY

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission said on Monday that it had stopped investigations into the use of a forged exemption certificate of the National Youth Service Corps by the former Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun.

The ICPC stated this just as the NYSC said it had concluded its investigative report on the matter and submitted it to the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, its supervising ministry.

The former minister, who resigned on Friday, admitted that the NYSC exemption certificate was not genuine.

The ICPC’s spokesperson, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, in a response to The PUNCH’s enquiry on the matter on Saturday, promised to contact the ICPC authorities and get back on Monday for an official position.

On Monday, Okoduwa in a text message, said, “We stepped down the investigation into the matter so as not to duplicate the efforts of another agency which had taken it up.”

The ICPC did not specify the agency in follow-up enquiries.

Recall that the NYSC authorities in July said it “had begun its own investigations to unravel the source of the purported Exemption Certificate” obtained by the ex-finance minister.

The NYSC after over two months did not make the results of its investigations public.

The NYSC Director of Press and Public Relations, Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, on Monday, said the scheme had submitted its investigation to the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development for any further action.

“The report has been submitted to the Ministry of Youths and Sports Development and you can direct all your questions to them,” she said.

There had been reports in July 2018 that Mrs Kemi Adeosun did not participate in the one-year national youth service, but allegedly forged an Exemption Certificate several years after her graduation.

It had also been reported that the certificate, which is dated September 2009, was reportedly signed by an NYSC Director-General, Yusuf Bomoi, who already left the scheme in January 2009.

The minister had thereafter come under fire with several Nigerians, particularly on the social media, demanding investigations from the Federal Government into the allegations and calling for Adeosun’s resignation.

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KELLOGG’S CHANGES COCO POPS’ SLOGAN AFTER 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL COMPLAINS

According to TCS, Kellogg’s has changed it’s Coco Pops’ slogan after a 10-year-old girl Hannah-Marie Clayton, wrote to the company to say she found the slogan to be ‘sexist’.

Hannah-Marie, who is often served breakfast by her dad James while her mum Anne-Marie leaves home early for work, thought the Coco Pops slogan “Loved by kids, approved by mums” a little odd.

So she wrote to the cereal company letting them know she found their slogan ‘sexist.’

Kellogg’s wrote back, letting her know that they would be changing their boxes, and the boxes will now read “Approved by parents.”

The 10-year-old told Metro:

My mum was away so I was just with my dad when I saw it on the cereal box.

It made me think that dads should be included as well because they are important too.

Also some people don’t have a mum and they might find it upsetting.

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