The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned food vendors and others against the use of paracetamol as tenderizer in cooking meat and beans.
Speaking at a sensitisation programme for fast food operators and food vendors on dangers of using the drug to cook, NAFDAC’s cordinator in Kwara State Mrs Roseline Ajayi stated that use of paracetamol in tenderizing meat and other foods can cause kidney and liver failure.
Ajayi said the drug which belongs to a class of drugs referred to as analgesic and anti-pyretics, is only used to treat pain and fever.
She said;
“The use of paracetamol to tenderise meat and beans while cooking may be considered as a way to cut cost, but with grevious and unprecedented health implications, which include liver and kidney failure.
“Foods are not drugs and it’s a necessity for life, while drug is indicated for or against ailment.
“When drug is used for cooking, it is hydrolyzed or broken down into components, which include 4-aminophenol, a highly toxic chemical to the kidney and liver.
“NAFDAC is compelled to respond to the emerging food safely issues, which is capable of consuming the health of several unsuspecting and innocent victims and citizens.”
Big Brother Naija reality star, Leo DaSilva, has unveiled his girlfriend who he described as “Love Of My Life” ahead of Valentine’s Day.
Leo, who was previously linked to his co-reality show star Cee-C, shared side by side photos of himself and his woman as he joined a Twitter trend ‘The face. The Val.’
When a fan questioned who the mystery lady was, Leo replied: ‘LOML’ (Love Of My Life)
Actress Toyin Abraham,her husband, Kola Ajeyemi and their son, Ire are all loved up and bonding together, as they vacation in London.
The couple who recently welcomed a bouncing baby boy, Ire are out of the country to have another version of their honeymoon, which is coming after their secret court wedding in Lagos.
She shared the loved up photo above on her Instagram page, reminding her haters that their union has come to stay.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two brothers and 13 others over their alleged involvement in internet-related fraud
The arrested suspects who are between the ages of 16 and 48 years were identified as Olanrewaju Olatunji, Femi Olatunji, Abiodun Ojo, Lawal Ahmed, Adedeji Olatunbosun, Adeniyi Ramon, Oladipupo Oluwatobilola, Ayomide Olawale, Elegbede Wale, Victor Adaramoye, Timileyin Adeniran, Kunmi Joshua, Tawfeeq Ibrahim, Funmbi Samuel and Adeyemo Yinka.
They were reportedly arrested in a raid carried out in Alafara area of Ibadan, Oyo State. Three cars, phones, laptops, international passports, Point of Sale (POS) machine and some incriminating documents were allegedly recovered from the suspects at the point of arrest.
Read EFCC’s statement below;
EFCC Nabs Two Brothers, 13 others Over Internet Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan zonal office on Thursday, February 13, 2020, arrested two siblings – Olanrewaju Olatunji (19) and Femi Olatunji (29) and thirteen others for alleged involvement in internet-related fraud.
The suspects were apprehended at Alafara area of Ibadan, Oyo State, following intelligence earlier received on their alleged illegal activities.
The thirteen others, whose ages range between 16 and 48 years, include: Abiodun Ojo, Lawal Ahmed, Adedeji Olatunbosun, Adeniyi Ramon, and Oladipupo Oluwatobilola.
Others are: Ayomide Olawale, Elegbede Wale, Victor Adaramoye, Timileyin Adeniran, Kunmi Joshua, Tawfeeq Ibrahim, Funmbi Samuel and Adeyemo Yinka.
The suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
Nigerian entertainer, Davido took to Twitter to hilariously react to the Supreme Court’s verdict in a series of tweets.
Recall, earlier today, the Supreme Court sacked the governor-elect of Bayelsa State, David Lyon, of APC and his Deputy, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieoyo, and declared Douye Diri of PDP as the winner of 2019 state governorship election. Read previous report here.
In one tweet, the singer revealed he was at a club in New York when the Supreme Court upheld Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s victory in the 2018 Osun governorship election, despite a tribunal ruling declaring his uncle, Ademola Adeleke, the winner of the election in March 2018.
He wrote: ‘I Dey club for New York when Supreme Court give us our own last year !! Casanova just Dey look me say wat happened ? Why u not turning up no more I say Baba wait first my chest. ‘
In another tweet, the singer added: ‘So wait? It’s not even about winning again.. u can actually win get sworn in all and then vamoos ! Chai’
A recent survey by NOIpolls has revealed that 66 percent of Nigerians do not use condoms while having sex with persons who are not their partners.
The result of the survey, which was carried out in partnership with the National Agency for the Control of AIDS and AIDS Healthcare Foundation, revealed that only 34 percent of Nigerians actually use protection during sexual intercourse.
Executive Director of NOIpolls, Chike Nwangwu, said despite the low usage, 92 percent have heard about condoms and know about its use.
The majority of Nigerians who use condoms revealed that they use it for family planning and to prevent unwanted pregnancy. Only 26 percent revealed that they use it for protection against STIs.
34% of Nigerians who don’t use condom stated that it is because it is against their religion. The South-East (58%) and South-South (55%) zones have the highest proportion of Nigerians who made this assertion.
Here’s a Twitter thread showing the result of the survey.
Let’s take a quick stroll down TECNO’s Valentine memory lane. We will start from 2018 to 2020 and not go too far.
For 2018 Valentine’s Day, TECNO called for entries from Nigerians to suggest who they would love to give a lovely, romantic surprise and why. Three entries were randomly picked, and here is how it played out;
TECNO teamed up with these three people to plan when and where will be perfect for their loved ones to be surprised on Valentine’s Day.
These loved ones were all at very different locations, but TECNO meticulously reached all three of them and serenaded them with lovely saxophone renditions.
TECNO also went along with gift bags and bottles of wine. We can’t even begin to describe how pleasantly surprised they all were. All thanks to TECNO, they will never forget the Valentine’s Day of 2018.
The year after, TECNO raised the bar several notches higher. Four couples were given a weekend romantic getaway. They were all lodged at the Radisson Hotel and through the weekend, they had the best experience of their lives.
They got a celebrity visit from Kunle Afolayan who brought with him his Kembe Trousers from his clothing line and gave to all 4 couples.
They went to watch a romantic movie from the VIP section of IMAX cinema Lekki.
Then they went on a boat cruise, played games and had lots to eat and drink. TECNO forged a channel for these couples to fall deeper in love with each other and that happened right in front of our faces.
For the Valentine’s Day of 2020, TECNO shattered the glass ceiling. You would naturally think that their Valentine’s Day track record was hard to top, but they not only topped it, things were also seamlessly taken to a new high.
TECNO focused on intending couples with a fixed wedding date who were asked to share their love story on the smartphone brand’s social media platforms. The aim was to sponsor a lucky couple’s wedding reception to the tune of 1.5 Million Naira.
Rather than just pick a winner straight off social media, TECNO chose 4 couples, lodged them in Radisson Hotel, and gave them different romantic experiences that pasted bright and permanent smiles on their faces for days.
They were transported to a Thai restaurant and to the cinemas with a lovely luxurious bus, courtesy Coscharis Motors.
The Spokes Person of Coscharis Motors, Mr. Abiona Babarinde, paid the couples a visit while they were having lunch on their first day around, and even gave them snippets of advice on the conjugal journey they are all about to embark on.
To decide who the winning couple will be, they had a session of games where the couples had so much fun, they literally forgot that they were playing for 1.5 Million Naira.
At the end, Tobi Odebode and Patrick Nwafor won by the points they amassed from the games, and deservedly so! These guys know each other so well.
At this point, a few things are clear; TECNO never does anything shabbily.
TECNO is big on grand gestures, and this year they went even grander. TECNO loves and appreciates their fans and would use every chance they get to prove it in as many ways as they can.
The Supreme Court has sacked the governor-elect of Bayelsa State, David Lyon, of APC and his Deputy, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieoyo.
The five-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili in its ruling delivered today Thursday February 13th, annuled the election on grounds that the deputy governor-elect, Degi-Eremieoyo, ran for the election with forged certificates.
The court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the certificate of Return issued to the All Progressives Congress’ candidates as the winners of the November 16th 2019 governorship election in the state and issue fresh certificates to the candidates of the PDP, Douye Diri who reportedly scored the next highest number of votes during the election.
This judgement comes barely a month after the Supreme court annulled the election of PDP’s Emeka Ihedioha in Imo state and instated Hope Uzodinma of the APC.
A church in Surulere, Lagos, organized a deliverance service for one month to cast out “The Marlian Spirit.”
A banner put up by The HOT Church in Surulere, Lagos, revealed that the deliverance service will hold every Sunday in the month of February.
The service is to tackle the “brand new virus” known as “the Marlian spirit.”
The banner also promised to provide solutions for people already possessed by the Marlian spirit.
The banner reads:
Are you a Marlian?
Here is:
what you must know How you must respond How to be free
Describing the Marlian spirit, the Church added on the banner: “It’s sweeping through the land, it’s creeping into our colleges and homes, it’s turning daughters against mothers and sons against fathers. Millions are hooked to this poison.”
This is not the first time men of God are demonizing Naira Marley and his fans, known as Marlians. Apostle Chris Omashola recently said God revealed to him that Naira Marley is a demon sent to derail the destiny of Nigerian youths.
Also, earlier this year, parents narrated how female secondary school students were suspended for allegedly being members of a Marlian cult in school.
Nigerian singer, Burns Boy has stated that compliments mean nothing to him because the same people that wish people the best to their faces are the same people that hope and pray they Fail so that they can feel better about themselves.
He made this known via a Twitter handle on Wednesday.
“The same people that wish you the best to your face are the same people that hope and pray you Fail so that they can feel better about themselves. That’s just Life. That’s why complements mean nothing to me cuz hate, Jealousy and “it shoul have been me” are sugar coated by them.”
Nigerian rapper Erigga has taken to social media to share his thoughts on the trending Burna Boy topic on Twitter.
Burna had taken to social media to tweet that he is the best Nigerian artist and that no one paved the way for him in the industry.
This has since gotten many dragging the Grammy-nominated act and many others sharing their thoughts about him.
One of those who commented his Warri rapper Erigga who tweeted that so many Nigerian acts were happy Burna did not win the Grammy award he was nominated for.
”Many Nigerian artistes were very happy Burna didn’t win the Grammy … e pain them say Na Burna dem nominate”
Nigerian Music legend, Tuface Idibia has reacted to the death of Veteran musician, Victor Olaiya, who passed on yesterday, aged 89.
Recall it was earlier reported that Veteran Nigerian musician Olaiya, who clocked 89 years on December 31, 2019, passed away at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Wednesday afternoon.
Bimbo Esho, Managing Director of Evergreen Music Company Ltd, confirmed his death in a statement on Wednesday.
Tuface, reacting, expressed sorrow over the death of Olaiya.
In a post on his Instagram page, the music legend who sang ‘Baby Mi Da’ with Olaiya in 2013 wrote:
“Devastated by the news of your passing. Dr. Victor Olaiya – maestro, mentor, legend.
“Thanks for the beautiful music. Thanks for the inspiration. Blessed for the honour of sharing a mic and stage with you. Rest in peace baba.”
Self Acclaimed ‘Love Doctor’ and Relationship Expert, Joro Olumofin is of the opinion that many marriages today are in trouble due to lack of orgasm.
Taking to his page, Joro stated that many marriages today are suffering because the women in it are not getting orgasms.
”A lot of marriages & relationships are suffering because women are not having orgasms. So many wives have written me because of this Orgasm issue. Husbands / Boyfriends are not paying attention. It’s a shame that a lot of wives have never had penetrative orgasm. They only have orgasms when they masturbate.
This technique In the video above allows you :
1️⃣Penetrate your lady with your Penis whilst also stimulating her Clitoris with your finger
2️⃣Allows you kiss her ear & bite her neck
3️⃣Lastly, allows you stimulate her nipples at the same time. Your woman deserve happiness. It’s not fair if you cum and she doesn’t.
This road to your lady “cumin” is a process.
If your man is not willing to learn. He is not a serious minded partner.”
A Nigerian man who claims he was denied a job opportunity due to nepotism, took to Facebook to narrate his unpleasant experience.
Facebook user, Olumide McAnelka Adebayo said he received a text inviting him for an interview, and had to drive from Ekiti to Lagos for the interview. However, when he got to the venue, he was told he had no business being there.
The man alleged that his name had been replaced with another candidate’s name “that was recommended by a notable political office holder”.
He said this act caused him “sleepless night”. He called for an end to nepotism and said he hopes for a time when employment will be based on merit.
Read his post below ;
You’re invited for Commissioners’ interview @ the Civil Serv. Comm. which will hold from Weds 12th February, 2020. Come for your Commissioners’ interview invitation and time table as from tmrw, 11th Feb. from 10am @ Appointment department.
I actually woke up to this above text on my phone yesterday morning , the 11th of Feb. and drove down to Ekiti from Lagos.
A journey that was supposed to take approximately 5hours drive, but i was able to cover up in not more than 3hours(you can imagine the risk right!) just to make sure i do every necessary thing required of me before the interview.
On getting to the commission, i realized my name wasn’t on the pasted list, so i decided to inquire from one of the Admin officers.
He checked from the master list and looked straight into my eyes in a displeasure manner, shake his head in a pity mood and told me “SORRY, THE TEXT YOU RECEIVED WAS BY ERROR”, you are not qualified.
Behold, my name had been replaced by another candidate that was recommended by a notable politician/political office holder.
The one and only political office holder that i know within the state wasn’t even picking up my calls, neither was he responding to my text
When will things like this stop in Nigeria? When will Nigeria start employing people on merit? Enough is enough!!!
If i didn’t receive the text, i wouldn’t have been bothered. I wouldn’t have wasted 12 thousand Naira to be in Ekiti. I wouldn’t have put my life on risk of high speed.
Anyways, i just think i should put this on facebook for future reference and to serve as a public notice that our government are only offering employment to people they know and not those who are merited.
Gospel singer Sinach and her husband Joe Egbu dedicated their daughter in church on Wednesday, February 12, 2020.
Joe Egbu took to Instagram to share photos from their child’s dedication.
He captioned the post ;
“I wish I can increase the Paternity Leave. Our baby was dedicated to JESUS CHRIST yesterday.”
Sinach, on her part, posted about her child’s dedication, writing: “I think happiness can sometimes overflow and you can only be grateful forever and just say thank You Lord! #mypreciousgirl Thank you to our friends and family that came out to celebrate with us.”
Scientists have warned people to avoid hugging and kissing ahead of Valentine’s Day in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Professor John Oxford, from Queen Mary University, said people could protect themselves from the deadly virus by employing a bit of ‘British standoffishness’.
Commenting ahead of Valentine’s Day, Professor Oxford described the illness as a ‘social virus’ that could infect people by close contact and want people cut contact off.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Professor Oxford said: ‘I think we have to galvanise ourselves in our social actions – how we interact with people I think that is extremely important; more so than wearing a mask. I think that’s a total diversion.
‘What we need to do is less of the handshaking, hugging, kissing, that sort of thing, because this virus looks like its spread by ordinary tidal breathing, not necessarily colds and coughing.’
Professor Neil Ferguson, from Imperial College London in a statement said that 60 percent of the entire population could become infected – around six million Britons.
He told The Telegraph: ‘Surveillance has started in hospitals across the UK of pneumonia cases, that will give us a proper picture.
‘Our best estimate is that transmission in the UK will get going in the next few weeks; unless we are very lucky probably peaking two to three months after that.
‘If it truly establishes itself in terms of true person to person transmission it will behave like a flu pandemic may be up to 60 percent of the population being affected but most of those people having very mild symptoms.’
The Coronavirus which is officially now known as SARS-CoV-2 spreads via droplets in someone’s breath and it has killed more than 1,100 people with almost 46,000 cases confirmed worldwide.
A Nigerian man identified as Daniel, has reportedly been stabbed to death by his wife, at about 2:26 A.M, on Thursday, February 13th 2020.
Facebook user, Iykechukwu Ikechukwu shared videos from the scene of the incident, and has claimed the man never cheated on his wife and only preached “repentance” to her.
He wrote; “My neighbor was stabbed by his wife, Rest in peace, best man…we do crack jokes everyday if we come back from work….chioo I will see you no more..”
“Nobody should say anything about best man cheating, he is not a cheating type, yesterday he was preaching to his wife to repent but rather than repenting she killed him in the middle of the night…”
A Nigerian lady recently acquired for her mother a brand new Mercedes Benz SUV as her Valentine’s gift.
Taking to her Instagram page, the lady identified as Grety Riverson wrote that her mum deserves the gift and she is using the moment to celebrate and appreciate her for all she has done for her.
Sharing the photos, she wrote ;
Mom are the cutest? A time for mama. Valentine gift for mom ? Appreciating my lovely mom with a GLE. She deserve the world. A mother is someone to shelter and guide us, to love us whatever we do with a warm understanding and infinite patience.
It’s take a mom to understand what mothers go through! Shout to my strong mom? Love you endlessly.
Big Brother Naija 2017 star, Tboss has shared new photos with her daughter as she opened up about breastfeeding.
The proud mother, taking to Instagram to share beautiful photos of herself breastfeeding her daughter, recalled how she almost got depressed when she couldn’t lactate for weeks until one ‘Beautiful Day’ she discovered she had milk.
Read her full post below ;
“Let’s talk Breastfeeding.
When I was pregnant I read a lot. I was glued to Google & all the mommy blogs, pages, books. I even finally braved watching a couple of birthing clips. That was a hard one. But what Genuinely Freaked the heck outta me was Breastfeeding. The thought of it alone gave me sleepless nights. No Jokes.
After having my daughter I didn’t lactate until a couple of weeks afterwards. I almost got depressed. I did EVERYTHING. I ate everything & drank everything they advised until one Beautiful Day I had milk. Words cannot explain how Happy I was & now! Well, Now my Mother calls me “Vacuta Vesela”.
I LOVE to Breastfeed my child, It’s my favorite Mommie & Baby time. It creates a form of Bonding that’s nothing short of Spiritually Magical if such a thing even exists. The way she holds unto me, looks into my eyes whilst she suckles & smiles at me ??. I feel the Most Powerful when I’m breastfeeding. I honestly dread the day that I would have to stop.”
Just few hours to Valentine, actress, Inem Peter has taken to social media to lament about her inability to get a date for the special day.
The talented and well endowed actress, who once admitted that her heart yearns for marriage, but no man has made a move towards that direction, has lamented about the rate at which married men ask her for a relationship, but she however made it clear that she’s not ready to date married men.
” Valentine Is Here And I Don’t Have A Lover or Boyfriend? If All This Married Women Know How I Turned Their Husband Down On A Daily Base They Will Start Paying Me Salary ?♀️?♀️?? ,
Odion Ighalo has been banned from Manchester United’s training ground over fears of a potential coronavirus risk.
Recall the Nigerian international traveled from China, though not from Wuhan where the virus originated, to the UK to seal his move from Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua until the end of the season.
The former Watford striker who has been working with a personal trainer at a separate location in Manchester was instructed to train away from United’s AON Training Complex for health and safety issues.
The 30-year-old did not also travel with the United squad to a warm-weather training camp in Spain, which was down to concerns border restrictions as it would have affected his re-entry to the UK from Spain.
According to Mirror, United decided to take the precautionary decision to make Ighalo train away from the club’s Carrington base over his mandated 14-day incubation period.
Explaining Ighalo’s absence from the warm-weather training camp, Solskjaer said: “Odion will stay in Manchester, because since he has come from China in the last 14 days, the news of the virus there means we’re not sure if he’s going to be allowed back into England if he leaves the country again.
“So he’s staying here working with a personal coach on an individual programme and his family then can settle in England as well. That’s a plus.
“Of course, he might have liked to have come with the players and got to know them, but we don’t want to take that risk [of potential border restrictions tightening].”
The United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already confirmed that Ighalo will travel with the squad to Stamford Bridge and is expected to make his debut against Chelsea next week.
A newly married man has said it is a sin for a man or woman to moan during sexual intercourse. He added that the first time his wife tried it, he took her for deliverance and now all she does is ”hum hymns” during sex.
Facebook user, Uzor Obinna Marvelous, who got married in January this year, said it is “wrong and ungodly” for Christian couples to moan during sex.
He said men do not like it when women do it. He added that moaning shows how “depraved” a woman is. As for the men who moan, he said it’s a sign they’ve been visiting sex workers.
He added that any woman who calls the name of God or Jesus during sex or speaks in tongues should be sent to jail.
Read his post below ;
Moaning During S*xual intercourse is Bad For Christian Couples. This article is strictly for Christian women who moan during conjugation. This is very wrong and ungodly.
Godly women don’t moan during sexual intercourse. Most men don’t like it, especially when it is so loud. And some detest even the mildest of it. It shows how depraved the woman is. It is a very clear symptom of carnality and a sign of lack of self-control.
About a decade ago during one of John Hagee sermons, he concluded by saying that women who call the name of God during such an act should be sent to jail. Some even scream the name of Jesus and speak in tongues. Too bad.
I heard of a story about how a woman and her granddaughter spent the first wedding night with a newly married couple. The screaming was so loud and disgusting in the dead of the night.
The little girl of seven woke up and asked grandma why aunty was crying and making so much noise. The grandma was very polite with her response. “They are making babies,” she told her and asked her to go back to sleep.
The first time my wife did that I was shocked. I had to take her for deliverance from the spirit of lust and moaning. Since then she reduced the tempo of the moaning but hummed hymns silently. Amazing Grace is her favourite.
There was another scenario that happened where I lived about 2 years ago at Ajegunle. This couple had five children.
The midnight moaning usually starts with a loud shout in Ibibio language. Then singing follows almost immediately. The next thing you will hear is the man thick baritone voice shouting What! in English.
She will then reply with curses and the man will be replying Amen. She will be raining curses on whoever will take away honey from her mouth.
What honey my brethren? It got to a point that the landlord had to intervene. He had been awake from 2 am to 4 am. The weather was very hot too and the mosquitoes had a party.
The old man knocked their door in their one-room apartment and there was silence. Then the man appears in wrapper and topless with heavy sweat drops cascading his face and chest.
They both stared at each other for a while before the old man broke the silence. He pleaded that the man should get another apartment before the end of the month that his house is not a brothel. How can a woman with five children be behaving like that?
The man replied that he was not owing and that he was enjoying his money.
The remaining tenants threatened to call in the police any time this couple keeps them awake at night.
They had to induce their children with drugs so that they will not know what was happening in the night.
Men don’t moan. Even when they woman is at the top you cannot hear it. Any man who moans loudly must have been visiting prostitutes who taught him. It is sinful for men to moan during sexual activities. It’s a sign of weakness and carnality.
What does a couple stand to gain by moaning during s*xual intercourse? One medical lady was addressing a group of women in a church. She encouraged them to moan loudly during s*xual intercourse with their spouse. She told them that it assists the man to reach the mountain top.
Secondly, is the quality of babies that would be produced. They will be normal children and endowed with high intelligent quotient (IQ).she said and I almost cursed her that women who don’t moan give birth to imbeciles. What arrant nonsense. In a sane society, she ought to be arrested.
This goes to show how carnal and depraved some Christians can be. Report your spouse to your pastor for prayers if he or she moans during s*xual intercourse……To Be Continue #AdminUzor.
Unswerving in its quest to create a veritable platform for building an entrepreneurial spirit in the country’s teeming youths, Fidelity Bank Plc has expanded the scope of the Fidelity Youth Empowerment Academy (YEA) in a bid to accommodate new areas of vocational training.
On February 10, 2020, the bank in strategic partnership with Gazelle Academy commenced the seventh edition of the highly successful YEA at the Sokoto State University (SSU), Sokoto. Apart from the typical training on tailoring and make-up, participants will also be provided with requisite skills and first-hand knowledge in Fashion Designing, Cloth Embellishment, Cocktail and Phone Engineering among others.
Over 200 undergraduates of Sokoto State University (SSU) will benefit from this programme. So, why does the bank invest in young people? When the Fidelity Bank says, “turn your passion into a pay cheque”, that’s a message of empowerment. As a bank, it recognises that the youth look at the world with fresh eyes and such lively determination, and create much-needed change by throwing convention out the window.
That’s why the bank, through its laudable interventions, continues to develop innovative programmes that unleash the creative energies of Nigerian youths which in turn represents formidable new frontiers for sustainable national development, says Fidelity Bank MD, Nnamdi Okonkwo.
YEA is a skills acquisition, training and productivity improvement scheme targeted at youths, especially undergraduates in Nigeria’s higher institutions. This empowerment programme, which is part of the Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, is primarily targeted at creating a new breed of entrepreneurs amongst Nigeria’s boisterous youth population.
Over 3,000 students have benefited from YEA programs at University of Nigeria, Nsukka; Waziri Umar Federal Polytechnic, Birnin-Kebbi; Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra State; Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt; Bayero University, Kano and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
Some beneficiaries who have since started their own businesses were recognized at the event. Fidelity Bank has also provided students with high-quality sewing machines, pressing irons and make-up kits to make sure that undergraduates utilise the skills and experiences garnered at the youth empowerment workshop to improve their lives before and after graduation.
In essence, the Bank has succeeded in making entrepreneurs out of students who will be financially responsible and independent. Through this programme, the Bank has earned a significant measure of goodwill with state and local governments that have in some cases translated to a business relationships and have contributed to the Bank’s bottom line.
You can follow the @FidelityBankPlc on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for more updates on this programme and other unique initiatives.
Lami, boyfriend of Jackye Madu has also swiped aim at Omashola hours after his girlfriend dragged her co-reality show star on Twitter.
Jackye had fired back at Omashola after he shared a tweet she felt was meant for her. She alleged that Omashola is yet to make half of the profit she has made in 2019 alone since they left BBNaija house, and might end up as a 40-year-old man with no wealth. (Read Here)
Lami on his part, described Omashola as a “loud mouthed” person. He added that his girlfriend won the battle by spilling the bitter truth.
Olakunle Churchill, the ex-husband of Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, recently took to his Instagram page to drop an important word of advice for those who are single and actively searching for love.
The self-acclaimed ‘Ambassador of Goodwill’, in his short note of advice urged people in such category to stop looking for a partner.
Instead, he urged them to focus their time on goals and rebuilding their lives.
Sharing a photo of himself, he wrote ;
Stop looking for partner. Focus on your goals and rebuilding your life. The right person will eventually find their way to you
Game of Thrones actress, Sophie Turner, 23, and her husband, singer Joe Jonas, 30, are reportedly expecting their first child together.
According to Just Jared: ‘The couple is keeping things very hush hush but their friends and family are super excited for them.’
A further source revealed: ‘Sophie has decidedly been choosing outfits to wear on and off the carpet to accommodate her changing body.’
The pregnancy news comes almost one year after Sophie (who played Sansa Stark) and Joe got married legally in Las Vegas in May 2019, before holding a formal second wedding later in that summer in France.
