FG declares tomorrow January 1st 2016 as public holiday.

FG declares tomorrow January 1st 2016 as public holiday...

The Federal Government has declared Tomorrow, Friday 1st of January 2016 as a public holiday. Minister of Interior, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd) made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. The minister enjoined Muslim and Christian faithfuls to use the unique occasion to‎ pray for the peace and unity of Nigeria..

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Boxing Night: Edo Boy Wins N1.5m, Light Welterweight Title | PHOTOS

Stanley ‘Edo Boy’ Eribo, on Saturday December 26, became the national light welterweight boxing champion when he defeated Sunday ‘Capo’ Olalekan by knockout at the GOtv Boxing Night V, which took place at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium in Lagos.‎

Cheered on by the capacity crowd at the venue and using his longer reach as well as superior guile, Edo Boy toyed with Capo. He effectively held off his opponent’s savage punches, while delivering his own with brutal efficiency that yielded a tenth-round knockout.

Edo Boy was adjudged the best boxer of the night, winning the cash prize of N1.5m and the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy. In another explosive title fight, Olaide “Fijaborn ” Fijabi dethroned Sadiq “Police Machine ” Ahmed as the national welterweight champion.

Fijabi, who made his professional debut last year at the GOtv Boxing Night, was not in the charitable mood of Christmas as he thumped the Police Machine into a daze.

The former champion became unsteady and unable to continue in the fifth round. In the night’s major bout, Nigeria’s Waidi “Skoro ” Usman lost the chance of becoming the African Boxing Union featherweight champion when he lost to Edward ” Ring Messiah” Kakembo of Uganda by a split decision.

The Ugandan, who boasted pre-match that beating Skoro would be his Christmas gift to his countrymen, was better on the night. He was lightning-fast in offence and clever in defence, evading Skoro’s punches.

In the national super middleweight challenge contest, Rasheed ‘Afonja Warrior’ Abolaji defeatedSunday ‘Golden Child’ Ajuwa by unanimous decision.

Summy Francis, a young Nigerian moves the entire African continent forward

Summy Francis, a young Nigerian moves the entire African continent forward

Africa is on a run to achieve big heights in terms of economy. A change in the African economy is a reflection of young innovators who have come up with successful business initiatives. Summy Smart Francis is one among such innovators.

A Nigerian popularly called SSF is the founder of Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs, a Non-Governmental Organization that seeks to mold young entrepreneurs across Africa, ultimately solving the greatest crisis in every economy, UNEMPLOYMENT.

According to World Bank research, 11 million young people will be entering the job market each year across sub-Saharan Africa, but a large percentage will face unemployment. In Nigeria for instance, a study by the British Council revealed that around 23% of fresh graduates would not find jobs, as the number of graduates far exceeds the job opportunities available.

Thus, the idea behind Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs (A.Y.E) was born, and SSF, alongside the Vice president of A.Y.E, Ibada Ahmed, officially launched the Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs Empowerment Programme (AYEEP) in Nigeria in 2014. With the title Africa’s young entrepreneurs empowerment Nigeria (AYEEN) that funded and developed entrepreneurs across Nigeria. This program has recorded several successes and its being embraced by other African countries and their respective government.

Today, Summy Smart Francis holds the title of the Most Innovative Personality of the year 2015 and he admits that growing A.Y.E did not come without challenges and lessons learnt. “The challenges that were surmountable are what gave birth to and continues to fuel the organization” he says.

He looks forward to the coming years and is confident that through the organizations’ initiatives and its newly launched platforms such as, Economic Development Team (EDT), A.Y.E Connect (an entrepreneurs APP), AFRICA 1800 and Business incubators; the mission of driving Africa into prosperity will be fulfilled!

Africa is on a run to achieve big heights in terms of economy. A change in the African economy is a reflection of young innovators who have come up with successful business initiatives. Summy Smart Francis is one among such innovators.

A Nigerian popularly called SSF is the founder of Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs, a Non-Governmental Organization that seeks to mold young entrepreneurs across Africa, ultimately solving the greatest crisis in every economy, UNEMPLOYMENT.

According to World Bank research, 11 million young people will be entering the job market each year across sub-Saharan Africa, but a large percentage will face unemployment. In Nigeria for instance, a study by the British Council revealed that around 23% of fresh graduates would not find jobs, as the number of graduates far exceeds the job opportunities available.

Thus, the idea behind Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs (A.Y.E) was born, and SSF, alongside the Vice president of A.Y.E, Ibada Ahmed, officially launched the Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs Empowerment Programme (AYEEP) in Nigeria in 2014. With the title Africa’s young entrepreneurs empowerment Nigeria (AYEEN) that funded and developed entrepreneurs across Nigeria. This program has recorded several successes and its being embraced by other African countries and their respective government.

Today, Summy Smart Francis holds the title of the Most Innovative Personality of the year 2015 and he admits that growing A.Y.E did not come without challenges and lessons learnt. “The challenges that were surmountable are what gave birth to and continues to fuel the organization” he says.

He looks forward to the coming years and is confident that through the organizations’ initiatives and its newly launched platforms such as, Economic Development Team (EDT), A.Y.E Connect (an entrepreneurs APP), AFRICA 1800 and Business incubators; the mission of driving Africa into prosperity will be fulfilled!

Lorry crashes into Police checkpoint in Anambra killing 2 policemen and a civilian

Lorry crashes into Police checkpoint in Anambra killing 2 policemen and a civilian

Not the actual accident

A mobile policeman was on Tuesday evening killed when a tipper driver allegedly lost control of his lorry as a result of brake failure and crashed into a police checkpoint at New Tarzan Junction, along Enugu/Onitsha Expressway in Anambra State

Divisional Police Officer at Ogidi, Hassan Musa, confirmed to newsmen yesterday that a policeman lost his life due to the accident, while two others were hospitalized, adding that the driver has been arrested.
According to reports, the driver lost control as he descended the hill towards the police checkpoint, and crashed into another lorry carrying a container  that fell on the policemen.
Some eye-witnesses at the scene of the incident blamed the tipper driver for reckless driving, while others blamed the policemen for always creating artificial traffic jam along the road in a bid to extort money from commercial motorists.

They said the roadblock was created after the recent protests by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and the police have since turned that checkpoint into an extortion point.


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Toke Makinwa's top 9 photos on IG garner over 3.3 million likes

Toke Makinwa's top 9 photos on IG garner over 3.3 million likes

Toke Makinwa joined the likes of American celebs who got several million likes on their top 9 photos. She's a fashionista!

'Chibok girls have not yet been located,' Buhari says

The President also said that Nigeria is working hand in hand with neighbouring countries to ensure it secures the release of the girls.

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President Buhari has revealed that there no reliable intelligence on the whereabout of the Chibok girls.

Buhari said this, while answering questions during his maiden media chat on Wednesday, December 30, 2015.

Channels Television reports that Mr. President said “There has been no firm intelligence where those girls are physical are and what condition they are in.

“What we believe from our intelligence, they kept on shifting them around so that they are not taken by surprise and get them (the Chibok girls) freed.”

The President also said that Nigeria is working hand in hand with neighbouring countries to ensure it secures the release of the girls.

Buhari said "We are looking for a credible Boko Haram leadership that will convince us that the girls are alive. If any Boko Haram just comes out and say he is a leader and that he knows where the Chibok girls are, we cannot automatically believe him.

“We are still keeping our option open that if a credible leadership of Boko Haram can be established and they tell us where those girls are, we are prepared to negotiate with them without any condition.”

Adding that “Some (perceived) leaders of Boko Haram wanted to make contact but we insisted on establishing the bonafide of the ‘so called Boko Haram leadership’ before we can agree to negotiate with them on what terms will they release the girls to us so that we can take them to their parents and back to their school.

“We want to be sure that they are complete (209 I think) and that they are safe and sound, but what we have so far by attacking some of the locations, no Chibok girl has been recovered. They must have dispersed them all over the place."

In April 2014, over 200 female students were kidnapped from the Government Secondary School in the town of Chibok in Borno State
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