Emma Nyra, American-born Nigerian singer, formerly signed to MMMG label, has released stunning photos from her birthday photoshoot session as she celebrates her birthday today 18th july.

Here’s what she wrote;

“Happy Birthday to me!!! I want to say thank you to baba God for every single experience and exposure that He has allowed me to grow from. Thank you to every single person I have ever met along this journey that has supported me and shown me love!!! I will forever be grateful to my family for loving me and accepting me as I am! @nyranation we rise!!!! *NEW MUSIC IN MY BIO* #JAMINA #emmanyra#nyranation”

Omolabake Adenle is a 35-year-old Nigerian who founded Aja.la Studios, a company that builds natural language & speech processing applications for African languages.

She holds a PhD in Bayesian Signal Processing from Cambridge University where she was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and Tau Beta Pi Honors Fellow.

She had been shortlisted for the Innovation Prize for Africa for her voice recognition and speech synthesis software for African languages, a software that can understand and digitize spoken African languages.

Her software will not only help newer generations learn languages that are slowly dying, but will also afford those who speak only their local languages enjoy the benefits of the digital revolution – just imagine a voice assistant (Siri, Google Now) that can take instructions in and speak Yoruba.

Omolabake Adenle’s Aja.la Studios has already built SpeakYoruba, a Yoruba Language learning app (think Duolingo), and is looking to build more learning apps for African Languages under its SpeakAfricaApps project

While voice recognition and speech synthesis software have been developed for various Western and Asian languages, there has been very limited commercial application or academic research for African languages.

This innovation will open up opportunities for Africans with low literacy levels – or those that simply don’t speak English – to also enjoy the benefits of the digital revolution.

Janet Jackson was spotted stepping out of a mall in malibu yesterday. The glowing mum was all smiles as she excitedly waved at the paparazzi.

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Founder of the Malala Fund and girls’ education activist, Malala Yousafzai, pays a visit to the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, today at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, as part of activities to mark her visit to Nigeria which is the second in three years. She visisted Nigeria for the first time in 2014 shortly after theChibok school girls were abducted by Boko Haram members.

Leading a delegation of seven, Malala who is the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate, reiterated her goal to an end to the deprivation of education among the girl child. The meeting with Osinbajo started at about 6pm and was held behind closed doors.

”Tiwaoluwa Aviella Chidera Oluwademiladeola darling you are blessed!!! God’s protection is always going to be on you, who ever that is born of a woman or any form of evil spirit from d pit of hell that cursed you is forever caused and curse will they be even in death, who ever wish you death will die a sudden, horrible $ untimely death, the mention of ur name will constantly run them mad till they meet their death they will know no peace till they die, AMEN!!! you are covered with d precious blood of Jesus my dear, the bible says children are d heritage of God you are a royal priesthood a peculiar nation, a choose general an innocent soul and as many eyes that seek ur destruction Tiwa they will be destroyed, Nothing do u my princess Tiwa……….. you are God’s choosen the olowogbogbo has u under his cover $ protection, you will grow up to be great and happy in life, you will live very long in great health, you are a testimony of God’s great work, your enemies will forever be put to shame even in their death they will know no peace, bcos they will never life to see u progress, you are Gods child ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????God’s got you”

 

Nollywood actress, Bimbo Thomas, is overjoyed as her son, Jayden, clocked one on July 15, 2017. The proud mom shared adorable photos from his birthday shoot, on her IG page.

She wrote;

”Jayden Oluwatobilola Ajadi Eniolorundalola Toluwanimi Olanrewaju you re my world, my joy n happiness, my breakthrough, my inheritance, my son u re the reason I’m called Mum …….. I love you son . Happy 1st bday , may you count many more days on earth ijn , may God grant me grace to be that mother I wished for , and be by you always. #bdayboy #mysonmypride#liljayden #july15th my name change #unforgettableday #prettyboy #julybabies#motherandson #bimbothomas#motherhoodmypride #luvyouson#fashionkids #yorubaboys #yorubaangels#nollywoodbabies #swagbabies#celebritykids #myboyistoocute #thankful”

Singer/Fashion Designer, Mo’cheddah, admonishes youth to stop complaining about the government of the day and start doing something to make the country a better place. She said this through an instagram post.

Read post below;

“Let’s stop being hypocritical, we live in SAD times, with bad leaders and uninterested youths, what have you done for your country? Do you clean the outside of your gates on Thursdays as the Lagos state government suggests? You live in million Naira homes driving million Naira cars and you can not make drainage in your Own estate? You are waiting on “the GOVERNMENT “(COUGH) LOL… Yes I will laugh! Because that is all I can do!! I’m tired of crying for this country ! I’m tired of getting my heart broken by her over and over!! When we are told to gather and use our voices we don’t.majority of the people that do go for this awareness walks are either doing it for their own selfish interest or going for the music (please we need to stop with the concerts). When they invited you to go for TOP 100 Nigerian youths , pls what did you talk about??? You stood there, drank champagne and took pictures for us to see .. So please move along!!! Stop twitting and Instagraming and do something!!!! Those that are quick to say it’s not funny will jump at any opportunity given by the government to come appear or perform, they will gladly smile and take pictures??? When was the last time you had a serious conversation about OUR COUNTRY with someone in power??? But no you pose for a selfie and come cry wolf on Instagram. Why can’t we let a new Nigeria trend!! When TUface suddenly pulled out from going for a protest we sat back and said nothing!! When Audu Maikori was arrested we sat back and said nothing!!! We dint let that trend!! We didn’t use our voices we stayed mute!!! But if we need a MEME to trend it will!! WAKE UP NIGERIA!!! …. it will remain the SAME if WE the So called MILLENNIALS sit back and make memes all day!!!if you ask any youth of today who and who is having a twitter feud they will tell you, but I bet they don’t know who their local government chairman is.. our leaders just laugh at us because they know WE “tomorrows leaders” are not ready!!! You have no right to complain.. do you pay taxes?As you lay your bed.. we cannot keep depending on oil revenue, we need a tax culture… the government needs to be decentralized, power has to come from the states. Power needs to be decentralized in order to empower the state. we need to grow from the bottom , the state should be contributing to the center not the other way round !! I love my country I can die for my country but I can’t do it alone!!! We all need to wake UP!! The power is in our OWN HANDS!!! WAKE UP! READ UP! GET INVOLVED #FIGHTFORNIGERIA #ISTANDWITHNIGERIA #SAVENIGERIA #IWILLDOSOMETHING.”

Actress, Tonto Dikeh, who stopped acting after her marriage to estranged husband, Churchill, has gone back back to acting. She shared pictures of her and other actors from the set of a new movie. The movie features Tonto herself, Jackie Appiah, Kanayo Kanyo, Mercy Johnson, etc.

Welcome back, Tonto!

Singer, Jodie, who gave birth in April 2016, took to her Instagram page to write an emotional post about her son with ‘special needs’.

See post below;

“Lately I’ve been pondering on how my life turned around since God “shocked” me into *Godsciousness* through events in my life – especially by giving me a special son.

My boy is special – not because of what the medical system thinks, but because he actually IS special indeed.

Dear special parent, sometimes, God wraps gifts in cases we may not understand at first, but as the gift unfolds, we are struck by the awesomeness and mercy of God.

I used to ask “Why me?” (in sorrow) months ago, but now, I ask “Why me?” out of deep gratitude.

I don’t care what you think may have happened to cause your child to be the way he/she is at the moment – you may say it’s the hospital that caused it; or the doctors may have said it’s genetic; or maybe a sickness shortly after he/she was born… whether it was avoidable or unavoidable: whatever the case you think it is, remember this, “God has ALLOWED it to happen”. Please submit to Him… the PURPOSE will be accomplished.

Follow Him one day at a time – that is what I am doing o! As you go through, things will be clearer. That child is God’s child FIRST and be assured God loves him/her more than you do. He laid down His life for that child and we are all meant for Him. (Rev 4:11)

This text is not for everyone, but if it is meant for you, please take it to heart.“