FAYOSE: THE DONALD TRUMP OF NIGERIA

GovernorAyodele Fayose of Ekiti state is undoubtedly one of the most controversial and outspoken politicians in Nigeria. Almost every day he amazes or even shocks Nigerians by his statements and surprising actions.

Some people commend the governor as he is not afraid to speak his mind and raise his voice against any issue. However, there are those who think that Fayose’s frequent insults and vituperations against President Muhammadu Buhari  have crossed the boundary of free speech. Meanwhile, the governor, who often comes under attacks following his  statements, has finally explained why he criticizes the president. “My criticizing Buhari is to help the people have dividends of democracy‎. If nobody is talking because they are afraid, you will have a dictator in every leader‎. It is to keep people on their toes for the love of everybody‎,” he said.

On the other  hand, turning our focus to the other side of the globe, we can always rely on Donald Trump for providing us with the most ridiculous and outrageous quotes. So it’s no surprise that since announcing his candidacy for President of USA, we’ve been exposed to even more ridiculousness from the businessman and TV personality.

A look at this mirror shows us that these two politicians have some similarities.

Both are always ready to say ‘the truth’, or what they consider to be the truth, or what they suspect the mass considers the truth with reckless abandon—exaggerating, obfuscating, contradicting themselves along the way, but always speaking the truth.

Trump isn’t lying when he speaks of the collapse of America’s immigration, and he isn’t lying when he speaks of the fear it sparks in the minds of a large swath of the American population. He isn’t lying about the fear of China beating America, he isn’t lying about the fact that America wasn’t particularly safe under George W. Bush and he really isn’t lying when he says America isn’t winning at much anymore.

Our Fayose isn’t lying when he says Nigeria’s electricity and energy situation is now worse, he isn’t lying when he notices a pattern of parochialism in presidential appointments, he isn’t lying when he notices traces of military-style authoritarianism, and he isn’t lying when he notices a tenuous grip on the economy. Some say the problem, is how they speak these truths.

SURULEREWATCH has gathered 10 extracts from the most controversial politician Nigeria has seen.

1.     On the rerun elections in Rivers

“Power doesn’t come from anywhere. God rules in the affairs of men. Oppressing, bringing and cutting people down, taking their blood, God is angry. The way this government is taking people down, God is angry. God isn’t happy. “Go to Rivers, they kill people. Go to Akwa Ibom, they kill people. Go to Bayelsa, they kill people, incarcerate innocent people. God is angry with Buhari. You can’t continue to take the blood of the innocent.”

2. Plan to Islamize Nigeria

“They have started subtle moves to make Nigeria an Islamic nation, but God will stop them. This was done in 1984, it failed, it would fail again.” “Why did five of them go to Saudi Arabia to wait for our man there (referring to President Buhari and state governors), if they don’t have agenda. The agenda is coming small small, but we will resist it. Nigeria is a free nation where we proclaim the name of Jesus Christ freely, and we believe in Allah for those who are Muslims. This nation will not be taken for an Islamic nation.”

3. On the president’s foreign trips

“Travelling from one country to another won’t solve any of our problems because I have not seen where foreigners assist any nation to develop. “The president should know that Nigerians are suffering and they do not need their president to junket around the world, to alleviate their sufferings.”

4. On the 2016 budget

“I warned Nigerians of the consequences of electing an octogenarian as president and with the international embarrassment that this budget crisis has become, I have been vindicated. It is obvious that there is total disconnection between the President and his cabinet members as many of the ministers don’t even have access to him probably because the president spend most of his time resting as a result of his old age.”

“The reality is that the president is challenged by age, exposure and ability. He did not read the budget proposal that he presented to the National Assembly and this should be a lesson for those who clamoured for a Buhari’s presidency that no man can give what he does not have.”

5. On Buhari’s campaign promises

“Everything Buhari and his party promised Nigerians when they were looking for votes, they have denied and it won’t be a surprise if one day, Buhari comes out to even deny that he was elected on the platform of APC.” “Nigerians have now realised that they are inside a ‘One Chance Bus’ because Buhari and his APC have disowned their entire campaign promises by disowning their campaign document titled; ‘My Covenant with Nigerians’.”

 6. On 2019 presidential election

“Those promoting Buhari for 2019 should stop. I have told Nigerians that Buhari does not have the capacity now to govern Nigeria. What capacity will he display in seven years time?  Currently as it stands, the president is challenged by age.”

7. On Buhari’s anti-corruption crusaide

“I support the fight against corruption but it has to be total. Buhari must be bold enough to probe how ex-presidents Obasanjo, Babangida and others spent their security votes. All the presidents that had come in Nigeria spent their security votes in the same pattern. So, Buhari must open the book and come out with facts.”

8. On Fulani-Agatu War & Buhari’s silence

“It is worrisome that the Fulani herdsmen that killed over 400 Agatus in Benue state, raped women and destroyed farmlands in the North Central, South West and South South zones of Nigeria are walking the streets free while Igbo people, who opted to defend their sources of livelihood are languishing in detention. “Are they saying that those Igbo villagers do not have rights to defend their farmlands from further destruction by the Fulani herdsmen when the president who should defend them is keeping silent?”

9. On invasion of Ekiti state House of Assembly

“If Buhari likes, let him relocate all DSS men in Nigeria with the entire ammunition in their armoury to Ekiti, the will of Ekiti people can never be broken. They will only try, and like they have always done, they will fail because dictatorship has never triumphed over the people. Even Buhari’s dictatorship between 1984 and 1985 ended one day and Nigerians will also outlive his present dictatorship.”

10. On Chibok girls

“The cries over missing girls were just a political strategy. What could Boko Haram have used to carry those girls? However, if truly missing, they should be recovered. One thing I know is that what is not missing you cannot get.”

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HAVE D'BANJ AND WANDE COAL DECLINED SINCE THEY PARTED WITH DON JAZZY?

There have been speculations from most music critics that these two music stars have declined in their respective careers since they left the legendary producer and musician, Don Jazzy who was their first boss in the entertainment industry. Have D'banj and Wande Coal not been giving out hit songs to their fans since they parted from Mo'Hit? Have they been retrogressing in their careers in terms of achievements since they became on their own. Well, at the end of this article which I wrote without any atom of sentiment, you shall produce the answers to those controversial questions.

Let us look at these artists respectively, their careers before and after they left Don Jazzy.

Wande Ojosipe, a.k.a Wande Coal, is one of the best vocalists we have in this country. The singer and songwriter who grew up in Mushin Lagos, has been in the Nigeria music scene since 2006. Off course, most of his colleagues who started with him have gone underground but Wande Coal has come to stay. Nevertheless, it is believable that his career started declining after he left Don Jazzy. It is good to note that the youngster who was instrumental to encouraging the likes of Davido and Wizkid to pursue their passion for music like most great musicians started singing in the teenage choir at his church. He got his break in the Nigerian entertainment industry as a dancer. He continued improving on his vocals skills and got signed officially to Don Jazzy's Mo'hits records in 2010. But he has been with them since 2006. He featured on D'banj's Rundown/Funk you up album, on singles such as "Loke", "tonosibe" and "why me". Being signed to Mo' Hits records, he was also a member of the Mo' Hits all-stars and played a major role in the released CV (Curriculum Vitae) album. His first single of the CV album, "Ololufe", has been described as one of the greatest love songs ever written by a Nigerian. Wande Coal later released his debut album 'Mushin to Mo'Hits which was widely received across Nigeria, UK and the USA.

In 2011, the label broke out of irreconcilable difference. D'banj went his way to establish his DB Records. Don Jazzy reorganised and started The Mavin Record. He was with Don Jazzy until 2013. He later came up with his own label which is known as Black Diamond. Fondly called ‘Black Diamond,’ He has done a lot of songs but his songs were no longer as trending as they used to when he was with Don Jazzy. The former Mo'hits artiste took six years to release another album. Out of the 18 track Album, the only songs that made wave are Wake Up which he featured Flavour and Ashimapayin. A lot of people have said that Wake Up was big because of Flavour who gave the song flavour. Wande Coal was in Patorankin's My Woman,My Everything. In an interview with a national daily he explained how he parted with Don Jazzy: "I was with Mohits and the company dissolved in 2011, then, I was left alone to choose where to go. Either to go with Dbanj or Don Jazzy. I just moved with Don  Jazzy  because we  had bonded, It’s not that I didn’t like Dbanj but I just had to move with Don Jazzy because he is a producer and I am a singer. I moved with Don Jazzy without contract. It was based on love and I had no contract. At some point I wanted to be in charge of my own creativity and have my own personal growth .I have been working with Don Jazzy for a while and I wanted to give other people the opportunity to produce my music. It takes time. I left Don Jazzy in 2013"

He got so many awards while still with Don Jazzy. Take a look at his awards:

NEXT RATED: HIP HOP WORLD AWARDS 2008.

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DYNAMIX YOUTH AWARDS : 2009-SONG OF THE YEAR.

BEST AFRO HIP HOP VIDEO :NIGERIAN MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS (NMVA) 2009

AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – GHANA MUSIC AWARDS 2010 [14]

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – 2010 HIP HOP WORLD AWARDS [15]

BEST R&B/POP SINGLE – 2010 HIP HOP WORLD AWARDS.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2010> HIP HOP WORLD AWARDS SONG OF THE YEAR 2010 HIP HOP WORLD AWARDS

HIP HOP REVELATION OF THE YEAR 2010 : HIP HOP WORLD AWARDS.

BEST RHYTHM AND BLUES SINGER OF THE YEAR 2009: CITY PEOPLE

ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2010 :CITY PEOPLE

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY 2010: CITY PEOPLE

ARTIST OF YEAR 2010:  CITY PEOPLE MAGAZINE

He also got many endorsements from popular brands like Glo.

But since he left Don Jazzy, he hasn't got any award or endorsement. The young Marvin artists are taking over everything he would have got. Practically all the Don Jazzy artists have one endorsement or the other, with awards here and there. This must be the main reason many people believe Wande Coal should have been bigger than he is now with Don Jazzy. Apart from Ashimapayin, he hasn't made any single that made wave. He couldn't even get a nomination in the 2015 Headies awards, but virtually all the Marvin Crew had nominations.

Now, let us look at the Koko Master, Dbanj

Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo (popularly known as D'banj, born 9 June 1981) is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and entrepreneur. He has won several music awards, including the awards for Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007, Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009, Best International Act: Africa at the 2011 BET Awards. A lot have argued that his career has declined after his brake up with Don Jazzy. Many are of the opinion that he has been doing well internationally even more than Don Jazzy. Most people have said that he is just a business man who couldn’t produce a hit song after he left Don Jazzy. Of course, after their parting in 2011, D'banji got so many achievements including award for Best-selling African Artist at the 2014 World Music Awards, and Evolution award at the 2015 MTV Africa Music awards. His show which marked his 10 years on stage was also a hit last year. Below are other achievements of Dbanj without Don Jazzy.

He Re-signed a better deal with Globacom

He won world music awards

His song "Top of the world was the AFCON theme" and was performed at the AFCON 2013 closing ceremony held in South Africa.

He also performed at the Hackney Weekend to celebrate the 2012 Summer Olympics, which was headlined by Jay-Z and Rihanna

He was also selected as the Ambassador of Bank of Industry)He was signed to Mercury Records

He became the ambassador for BEATS by dre.

His song "Bother you" was the official sound track of Half of the Yellow sun movie

He also went into partnership with Sony Music Entertainment

He also headlined Hennessy Artistry 2013 alone which also gave him the opportunity to travel to France to make his own brand of Hennesy(Legendary)

October 2015, he was endorsed by SLOT. Meanwhile, last year he featured Akon in his song titled Frosh. He also had Remenece and South African Singer, Casper on his song, The King. Apart from his single, Emergency, his collabo with Ice Prince, Salute came out well. But none of all these songs received massive audience hype like The Mavins crew songs like Dorobucci, Godwin and others.

Having said these, you can now agree or disagree that Dbanj and Wande Coal have declined in their respective careers since they left Don Jazzy.

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THE 5-STAR CAREER SECRETS: AFTER 8 HOURS OF WORK, WHAT NEXT?

TEGA EYOMI EMMANUEL

You finish work at 6 pm, go to bed at 12 midnight.

Within these six hours, how do you spend them?

Watching TV?

In fact, the activities you do between 6 am and 12 midnight,

the importance of it is beyond your imagination.

Too many people believe that,

your career is determined by the 8 hours of hard work and effort you put at work,

and your future and career progression depend on the boss and the company.

But the reality is that for most people, this thing, you are on your own…..

Read on…

“Cultivation”, it’s forever dependent by yourself.

If you found yourself not progressing in life,

you cannot blame and put the responsibility on your company for not grooming you.

1. What you do every night is important

My major in college was marketing, but I expect to become a designer.

So I practiced day and night,

picking up some freelance work to improve my design skills.

It took me a long time.

When I became a boss, I no longer need to involve myself in design work,

So I went back to the Marketing field.

Every day, when my children are sleeping,

I began learning to gain more knowledge, this again took me a long time,

But I begin to realise my returns.

If I rely on my working hours to gain skills,

then I will never have become a creative director and a product manager,

or like today, teaching MBA students on Marketing.

What I rely on, is myself giving myself “lessons”.

And the most successful people I knew, walked the same path as I am.

I have a friend who is a History graduate,

but he is interested in technical sales,

In the day, he does telemarketing, at night he learns how to code,

Finally, he became the vice president of sales in a startup company.

Now, he’s a CTO.

I have another friend, he received a degree in political science.

But he’s very interested in entrepreneurship.

he learnt a lot of knowledge on how to start up a company,

eventually, he founded a company and sold it,

Now he has reaped the rewards.

For them, what they do between 6 pm till 12 midnight,

is what determined their future.

Clearly, we need to balance life and work.

If you have a wife and children, every night, you have to stay with them.

Even if you are single, you also need a reasonable allocation of time to go to the gym, to meet with friends, or be alone to meditate and so on.

Of course, watching movies, playing games is good.

But there are things you do not need to do.

For example, watching the new season of a Netflix drama,

14 hours per week watching television (This is the average amount of time watching television).

The time spent playing the game Candy Crush.

Or spending time stalking your high school alumni on Facebook,

it does not seem to be good.

So what should you do?

2. Read more, anything will do!

My college mentor was born in Alabama,

A poor African family.

He was admitted to West Point Military Academy, and he became the first person in the family to go college.

Before going to Havard for his MBA, he’s a trained officer.

When I met him, he has already developed his career in the city of Colorado Springs.

I asked him, what’s his biggest success?

He replied, because he kept the habit of reading,

and he never stopped.

He believed that if you want to get what you want in life,

knowledge is the key.

He often asked his interviewees what book are they reading now,

the excellent ones can give an answer immediately.

Reading can give you a good headstart,

this is often what your peers cannot obtain.

Compared to others,

you are more likely to know other industries strategies and tactics,

and that may be helpful to your company.

You can transfer your knowledge within the organization,

create new possibilities for your company.

Moreover, your conversation topics will become more interesting.

Anthony Robbins said:

“If you spend one hour a day to learn about a topic,

a year later, in this regard,

the knowledge you gain will be more than 99.999% of the world’s people.”

Even if you have 30 minutes every night,

each week you can easily read a book.

You may not be an expert, but I promise,

you’ll know more than what your peers know.

3. Do some projects

You can apply the knowledge learnt to real work scenario,

this is only an ideal state.

If your company did not give you this opportunity,

create opportunities for yourself.

You can do some volunteer projects. They can bring you fame.

Working with a team,

you’ll understand how things work.

In the practical application of the industry,

and how it ultimately affect actual customers.

You’ll learn how to perform the task and meet deadlines,

and get feedbacks on what you are doing,

and benefit from it.

When you are not strong enough, these experience may not have any value to you.

But you are still a novice.

these experiences are far more valuable than the miserable pay you are getting.

If you can really convince others of your pockets of fruits of labour,

Then go try it. But do not let these private jobs affect your work.

4. Actively build your connections

In your career path,

a strong network of connections will make everything accelerate.

If you have not set up your own personal connections,

you’ll need to divide a portion of your time to do this.

A strong network of relationships, can enable you:
•contact smart friends, and learn their opinions
•get information and knowledge that are difficult to obtain
•help the company look for more potential partners
•or income generating opportunities

Go get to know your work colleague or boss…..

If you are an entrepreneur,

your network connections will be your early customers,

your staffs are a source of capital

rather than go home, or going to a bar,

you should find some inner circles.

There are many small groups which are highly relevant to your career.

You should try to integrate into these circles.

Every week, you can drink coffee together with new friends,

go drinking or have breakfast.

You can also look into everyone’s career developments on LinkedIn.

And establish a network with mentors in those professional industries.

They may be your next job employer, who knows?

Your connections will be your most powerful asset in the workplace.

Since you have time to watch “The Voice of China”,

you have time to build a social network.

5. The CHANGE of your LIFE starts TONIGHT

6 pm to 12 am, you go home, though physically and mentally tired,

you are free to do anything and do not have to take orders from others.

During this time,

you can switch off like switching off your computer at your workplace, switch off your brain.

But you can also do something,

make you smarter, stronger, have a wider network of people.

From the start tonight, take an hour a day to do these things,

I guarantee that after a year,

your career, and life will change.

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Tiwa Savage To Feature On E! VIP Mini-Documantary Series This Weekend

Tiwa Savage has been blazing with great achievements since her marriage went to pieces as it seems a couple of great lemonades must have been made out of that sour lemon.
The sultry star seems to be surpassing many achievements as she is the first Nigerian to be signed under Roc Nation as well as the first Nigerian to have her own docu-series on E!.
Tiwas Savage announced her excitement on Instagram with the caption, “I am so excited, HUGE platform. I watch E all the time and now I’ll be watching my own mini documentary … When God says YES nobody can say no 🙏🏿 E! VIP Airs on E! channel 124 on 12th June at 9pm CAT. ( this is 8 pm WAT)”
Meanwhile, it was earlier rumored about the sultry songstress getting on the Roc Nation label last month,  Tiwa Savage doused the flame of speculation after she shared an image of herself and Don Jazzy meeting with Jay Z at the Roc Nation office in New York.
Although details of the meet hasn’t been made public yet, sources close to the Mavin camp said the trio met to deliberate over the signing of a management and distribution deal for Tiwa Savage via Roc Nation’s mega-international platform.
In April 2015, the ever-cryptic Jay-Z shared on Twitter that his cousin had “just moved to Nigeria to discover new talent” and it seems Tiwa Savage got the nod.
Tiwa Savage is setting the bar high, literally.

Jay Z’s cousin discovered Tiwa Savage

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NIGER DELTA: A REGION BETRAYED BY ITSELF

My blessing, my curse, says Vex Darkly-the poet. This phrase clearly depicts the current predicament that has befallen the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. A gift purposed to be a blessing to all and sundry has now become a pain in the neck.

Gold they say is not mined in palaces but in caves and rocks so also is crude oil not found in Nigeria’s choice places but in swamps and slums.

The Niger Delta region spits out one of the very best crude oils in the world yet its current state cannot attest to that affirmation. The state of its states is nothing to write home about compared to its counterparts in the rest of the world.

It is also a palm oil rich region but this fact seems to have been swept under the rug. History tells of the Palm oil boom in the 1870s but all of that is now only studied in schools at theoretical level. There was a paradigm shift in the 1950s and 60s with the discovery of “the liquid gold”.

But now, fifty something years after the discovery, the mistaken main stay of Nigeria’s economy is being burnt down by its own heir. Year after year, dispensation after dispensation, the clamour for the development of this region have overshadowed every other outcry. Different governmental regimes from independence have in one way or the other listened to this cry and made attempts to at least extend its developmental strides to this region. Yes! so much have been stolen from this region without adequate compensation; but also so much have been given to this region and its people without proper utilisation and appropriation. Mistakes have been made by some former heads of states. Other mistakes have been made by the leaders chosen by the people of this region.

Do not dwell on the mistakes of others says the wise man but learn from them. Various groups have emerged advocating for the supposed emancipation and DE marginalisation of the Niger delta. But the truth is they all have one thing in common: Greed. Every one of them came to fight for his own pocket and not what they vocally emphasized. A popular musician and song writer from the Niger Delta wrote and I quote: “Tribal war, dem don dey take am dey make money; crises e don turn to business”. Let us call a spade a spade. Barrister Smooth as this singer is popularly called has said it all. The conflicts and crises in this region are all scripted and their purpose like every movie acted is to make money for themselves.

Everyone wants a share of the national cake. Thugs, traditional rulers, chiefs, ward councillors, Local government chairmen, Youth heads, Governors and others too numerous to mention are only there to get the money.

‘Thuggery’ is celebrated and even the educated elites are been influenced. Every fund disbursed for reasonable projects is first of all shared to these individuals before getting to the contractors. Then the final outcome is the ‘Abandoned projects’ that graces the ears of its population or better still projects executed with substandard materials that cannot stand the climatic condition of this region.

The Musa Yaradua administration made an applaudable move to putting an end to these calamities by granting the ‘Tools’ used by the ‘Big Bosses’ amnesty. Thanks to the influence of his vice-“The Son Of The Soil”. Everyone thought this would be the end to the said struggle but it was once again converted in to a money making scheme or rather agenda. I like calling it a script meant to fool us. Every project allocated to this region with the intention of speedily developing it met these big bosses who for their greed would not let go. Stomach infrastructure was used to win elections and the post-election tales cannot be told exhaustively by any journalist for fear of been tailed, maimed and eliminated. Those who know the truth would not dare say it. At the end of President Goodluck administration very little development could be written of.

Presently the “son of the soil” is no more at the helm of affairs. Quite a pity though. He too was tired of the influences of the Big Bosses of Nigeria and its oil rich Niger delta. The price of crude oil is declining.

At this point in time when power has changed hands rose another of the big Bosses Grand Tool. With a name that sounds like it has come from the pages of a superhero comic book, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) is the latest militant group to emerge in Nigeria - attacking oil installations in a campaign which threatens the economy of Africa's most populous state.

 

"We are a group of educated and well-travelled individuals that are poised to take the Niger Delta struggle to new heights that has never been seen in this nation before," the NDA proclaimed in one of their first statement's on their website in April.

"We have well-equipped human resources to meet this goal."

It was not an idle threat. The NDA has carried out a barrage of attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta region, causing a huge decline in oil production, which is the mainstay of the West African state's economy.

"The renewed activities of the militants in the Niger Delta is seriously affecting our oil production," Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun admitted on state-owned NTA television.

My question is when will these young become wise and know its real enemies?

For how long will they continue like this? Even if all the money in Nigeria is given to you, Niger Delta will still remain the way it is until the big bosses are eliminated and a grand funeral for Mr Greed is conducted.

Look at Akwa Ibom and Calabar who have manage to successfully deal with most of its internal problems but not all. Check them oh Niger Delta.

In GOD I TRUST

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Welcome To McKayz Blog: IF YOU WERE TO GIVE ONE IDEA TO MR.PRESIDENT, WHA...

Welcome To McKayz Blog: IF YOU WERE TO GIVE ONE IDEA TO MR.PRESIDENT, WHA...: TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP This July, the Federal Government will set the stage for the unveiling of "50 mos...

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IF YOU WERE TO GIVE ONE IDEA TO MR.PRESIDENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

This July, the Federal Government will set the stage for the unveiling
of "50 most innovative startups" in Nigeria, at the first ever AsoVilla Demo Day.

President Muhammadu Buhari will host the brightest startups from
across the country as they pitch to a wide range of investors and
decision-makers in the public and private sector.

Aso Villa Demo Day is aimed at promoting entrepreneurship, innovation,
job creation and economic growth through the use of new and emerging
technologies. This event will celebrate some of the best Nigerians in
technology innovation and creativity and also feature inspiring talks
from thought leaders and experts from different economic sectors in
Nigeria.

AVDD2016 will give 100 startups the stage to pitch their ideas before
a dedicated panel of Judges, Investors and Sponsors

THE PITCH | Thursday, June 23rd | Landmark Event Center, Lagos.

THE UNVEILING | Thursday, July 28th | State House Conference Center, Abuja.

President Buhari and Vice President Osinbajo invite you to pitch your
ideas for a chance to get funding at AVDD 2016 here >>> www.avdd.gov.ng

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At LAST!! NYSC Batch ‘A’ 2016 (Stream II) Orientation Course To Begin On June 13

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that the 2016 Batch A Stream II Orientation course will commence from Monday 13th June to Wednesday 29th June 2016 Nationwide.

READ ALSO: NYSC Pleads With ‘Protesting’ Nigerian Graduates To Be Patient

This announcement was made known via series of tweets on its official Twitter handle on Monday evening.

The NYSC Management wishes to inform all prospective Corps members that President Buhari has approved and released funds to the Scheme to hold its planned Orientation course.
Consequently, Management of the Scheme has scheduled the 2016 Batch A Stream II Orientation course to commence from Monday 13th June to Wednesday 29th June 2016 Nationwide.
Prospective Corps members are expected to log on to d NYSC Portal to commence printing of their Call-up letters from TUESDAY (7/6/16) by 12noon as the Call-up letters printed earlier are now invalid.

READ ALSO: Lack Of Money? NYSC May Shelve Batch ‘A’ Stream ‘2’ Corps Members’ Mobilisation To Camp

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Seun Kuti calls for Obasanjo to be tried for corruption

The youngest son of legendary Afrobeat singer, Fela Kuti, Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti, commonly known as Seun Kuti has questioned President Muhammadu Buhari’s ongoing fight against corruption.

The Afrobeat star has of recent been vocal in the social media in criticizing the current All Progressives Congress, APC-led administration.

Just last week, he had lambasted the President via his Facebook account, saying he (Buhari) never cancels foreign trips, writing that, “Na only local trips our pressido dey cancel.”

Seun,via his twitter handle @Realseunkuti, on Tuesday queried “Wat about d other presidents? Abi Obj is not worth investigating or is dis govt scare of investigating Obj govt ni?”

He wrote in reaction to a recent interview by the immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan, where he was quoted as saying that the current administration is probing his government.

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Why FG did not name looters in asset recovery list—VP Osinbajo

 Government adopting twin strategy in dealing with oil installation attacks wants average Nigerians in Niger Delta to benefit from resources.
Releasing the names of persons from whom the federal government has recovered looted funds and assets may jeopardize on-going investigations, the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said.
While the government released a list of sums of monies and assets already recovered in the last one year, names of individuals involved were not included.

"We have released the list of recovered loot, we know people are are asking for the names, but releasing the names may jeopardize ongoing investigations," the Vice President said today at the Presidential Villa during a meeting with a delegation of the European Union led by the EU Ambassador in Nigeria, Mr. Michel Arrion. 

The Vice President also explained that the federal government is engaging leaders and people of the Niger Delta regarding the spate of attacks on oil installations in the area, an act he stated amounts to economic sabotage. But besides reaching out to the people in the area, government is also beefing up security he assured.

According to him, the focus of the Buhari presidency "is to ensure that the man on the street in the Niger Delta receives the benefit from all that is available there," while calling on the leaders in the region to be accountable to the people.

Prof. Osinbajo added that government is working round the clock to minimize the losses arising from the attacks, adding that "we are talking, we are ensuring that we minimize losses and we are stepping up security. We are also engaging the international oil companies, IOCs, to see what options exists."

On economic issues, the Vice President restated government's commitment to drive its diversification policy and encouraged investors from European countries to take advantage of the situation especially in the agro-allied/processing industry. 

He restated the determination of the administration to ensure that the ease of doing business ranking in Nigeria goes up by at least 20 steps in the World Bank rating. To this end, he said the President has approved the composition of a Presidential Commission on the matter to be chaired by himself, the VP, and Industry, Trade & Investment Minister, Dr. Okey Enelamah as Vice Chairman. "In the next few months, we should be seeing some changes," he promised.

Earlier Ambassador Arrion said he came to hold consultations with the Vice President as a follow-up on President Buhari's meeting with EU leaders during his visit to the continent, adding that "Nigeria has a huge market we can invest in. It is also a place we can export from." 

Both the Vice President and the European Union Envoy also discussed the EU trade deal with ECOWAS, the Economic Partnership Agreement, EPA, which was also one of the main issues tabled at the meeting of West African leaders over the weekend in Dakar.

Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant-Media & Publicity
In the Office of the Vice President
June 6, 2016

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Paul Pogba – “I Want To Be Zidane And Ronaldinho Combined”

Paul Pogba – “I Want To Be Zidane And Ronaldinho Combined” – Juventus’ star midfielder Paul Pogba has spoken of his desire to become what he calls the “new midfielder.”

Paul Pogba – “I Want To Be Zidane And Ronaldinho Combined”

In an interview with ESPN, the former Manchester United star revealed that he wanted to be a combination of all the great midfielders: Zidane, Ronaldinho, Iniesta and more. Pogba also spoke about learning from two great midfielders in Paul Scholes and Andrea Pirlo, and adjusting to a tougher Serie A.
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Excerpts from the interview below.
ESPN: You’ve said you want to create, or be, the new midfielder. What does “the new midfielder” mean?
PP: Doing everything: defend, attack, score, give assists, tackle, win back the ball. Be a leader on the field.
ESPN: A box-to-box midfielder, with a bit of Zidane added?
PP: [laughs] Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Messi, everyone. Iniesta.
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ESPN: Really? You’re serious?
PP: I’m serious. All players rolled into one: from defensive midfielder to attacking midfielder to attacker. I want to take the qualities from everyone. I’d like to get to the level where I have everything: Vieira, Deschamps, Zidane, Ronaldinho, Henry, Ronaldo. It wouldn’t be bad, that. I’ve already scored goals, given decisive passes, won back balls. It’s really just about raising the level.

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