I can make dollar come back to N200 in one month' - Ifeanyi Ubah

Billionaire business man and Chairman of Capital oil, Ifeanyi Ubah, says if given the chance, he can make the dollar return back to N200 within one month. Ubah said this during an Interview with Channels TV yesterday February 21st

"Look at the position of the Naira today. Some of us have ideas on how we can restore this. Do you know how many Bureau De Change people who food has been taken out of their families because of this?
If you say they are the ones causing it, then where are you today? It needs strategic management. It won’t take me one month, if you give me part of that consultancy, Naira would come back to 200. I can bet my life with it. Naira would come back to N200. If you call me for that consultancy, I would put Naira back to 200”he said.

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Scary looking Monkey dies in India after being attacked with acid

A monkey has died after suffering devastating injuries it got after being doused by acid. Despite efforts from vets to rescue the animal, it finally gave up the ghost after suffering from severe dehydration and infections gotten from the burn wounds.
 
‘The type of injuries the monkey had indicated that some sort of acid or chemical had been thrown on it as its chest was completely burnt,’ Veterinary doctor Deepa Katyal said. ‘Moreover, since the injury was old, maggots had eaten most of the flesh. It had burns on its face and hands as well, which were completely scabbed. The animal was completely dehydrated and in a lot of agony,’ Dr Katyal told local press

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Footballer Memphis Depay treats gf Lori Harvey to ride in £250k Rolls Royce (photos)

Man U attacker Memphis Depay who is currently earning £90,000 per week at the club over the weekend treated his girlfriend Lori Harvey, TV host Stevie Harvey's step daughte , to a ride in his new £250,000 Rolls Royce.Another photo after the cut...
 

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Wizkid featured on Vogue as Nigeria’s Best-Dressed pop-star

International Fashion and Lifestyle magazine, Vogue.com, did a feature on Wizkid today where they described him as Nigeria's Best Dressed and biggest Pop star. In an interview with the magazine, Wizkid says his style Icon is Pharell...


"I love Pharrell’s style. It inspires me. It’s not about the brands, you know, it’s how you put them together. Everything he rocks, he makes it look so good"he said

Excerpts from the Vogue.com Feature/Interview with Alex Frank

Do you wear a lot of traditional Nigerian clothes?

Wizkid: When I’m back home, all I wear is African fabric. All I really rock is the traditional stuff. That’s the in thing right now. That’s really coming back. Back in the day, our parents used to wear it every day, and they still do, but now it’s cool for wee young ones to wear it. It’s amazing. We’re doing it differently. We’re having it a little bit more fitted. We have styles on it, embroideries and stuff, by local people, made by hand, designed on it.

How would you describe Lagos style?

Wizkid: Lagos style is fresh and different. Even with the tailors, they get very innovative with their stuff, with the cuts. When my parents used to make the traditional wares, it was a little bit baggy. But now the tailors are able to infuse the European style, making it slim-fit. Lagos style is different, man. Innovative.

And tailors are everything in Nigeria.
One hundred percent. The clothes I make back home are proper—properly fitted. Proper, proper. Tailors are A1 back home.

What’s your process when you get something made for you?

Wizkid: I design everything myself, and I get them to make it. I do a little sketch; sometimes I just sit down with a tailor and describe what I want. Sometimes we go back and forth, like, for days, trying to get it right. Sometimes it’ll take a day to make it, sometimes three, four days. I have a lot of tailors. If I want something made in 12 hours, it will be made in 12 hours.

What kind of clothes did you love growing up?

Wizkid: Growing up in Lagos, I wasn’t fortunate enough to get the fresh stuff when it was new. There was this place we used to go to find stuff that had been shipped from America, like secondhand clothes. I used to rock a lot of Reebok, just a lot of sporty stuff.

Now you can get the expensive shit.

Wizkid: We thank God!

I notice that you’re almost never seen without a pair of sunglasses. How many do you own?

Wizkid: Oh, wow. That’s hard for me. I buy sunglasses every time I travel, just pick up a pair at the airport. Ray-Bans are my favorite. They’re ready to go. And I lose them every time. My friends take them away from me, but I love it.

Did I see on Instagram that you met Christian Louboutin?

Wizkid: Yeah! And I have a lot of his shoes. I rock everything from high-end fashion to skateboard stuff. We were just at the store getting some shoes, and he walked in. And I was like, That’s the guy! Like, Oh, you owe me some checks, boss.

What do you like about his shoes?

Wizkid: The shoes are comfortable and fashionable. I can rock them for my shows or just chilling.

I notice you love a bright, colorful shoe.
Well, I’m actually doing white right now. But I like colorful shoes because most of the time I wear black, so I want it to be where my shoes are popping. I’m wearing Harrods shoes right now.
Everything is super-clean with you.
Fresh, fresh, fresh. That’s how I like to keep it. It’s hard for me to wear the same thing twice.

You’re also not afraid to wear really skinny jeans.

Wizkid: No, I’m not afraid to wear skinny jeans! Yeah, I don’t care, man. I rock skinny jeans!

What’s your closet situation like?
 Wizkid: It’s mad. I have my little cousins in my house all the time taking my stuff.

Would you ever do your own clothing line?

Wizkid: I’m hoping to release a clothing line after my EP, planned for April. It’s going to be tracksuits, T-shirts, hats, and African attire as well. I’ll have a special line for traditional [clothes] with my tailors. Taking Africa to the world.

It’s important to you to do this for Africa.
Yeah, it’s a lot of responsibility. Even for my T-shirts, I’m having the real African prints used as the design on them. I’m getting them locally made in the villages in Nigeria. The proper, proper materials.

Ojuelegba is the name of a neighborhood, right? Why is it important to you to shout out where you’re from?
 Wizkid: Ojuelegba is where I grew up. It’s crazy, rough, tough. That’s what built me into what I am today. The streets of Lagos are definitely different from anywhere else in the world. Making it out of there is just madness. You have to experience it. You have kids on the street hawking, just the hustle and bustle. If you stay in the car and drive past Ojuelegba, you will feel the vibe and you will feel the hustle. It’s a very, very, very, very important place to me, because it’s where one of the studios I started recording is [located]. I was there every day of my life for like three, four, five years.

Where do you live now? Are you clubbing? Is Lagos the place to be?

Wizkid: I live in Lekki now. There are new clubs popping up every day. We go to places like Escape, Sip, and it’s madness. December is the craziest time to be in Lagos. I just left there, so I’m pretty exhausted from going hard. Africa is the next thing right now. Talking fashion, music, anything—Africa is on top of all that.

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Davido paid $200,000 for his feature with Meek Mill...?

This was revealed in Davido's Interview for Fader's February/March 2016 Issue. Davido featured American rapper Meek Mill in his hit single, “Fans Mi” .

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Huawei launches the G-Power smartphone into the market - the new power of sharing

Huawei recently launched its mid range phone the G-Power into the Nigerian market in partnership with Jumia having stunning displays in select high traffic location within Lagos State. The new smartphone features a truly big battery with its 4000-mAh battery combining performance, simplicity, convenience and beauty, which supports reverse charge to other electronics.

According to the Country Manager, Huawei Consumer Business Group Nigeria, Mr. Leo Jiang, “The Huawei G-Power is a mid range smartphone that is the best life and work partner for consumers all day long. The G-Power smartphone provides about 90 hours of light usage, 48 hours of heavy usage, 39 hours of call time and 15 hours of web surfing.”

The Huawei G-Power is the ideal and affordable smartphone which helps strike a perfect balance between simplicity and usability and represents the on-the-go lifestyle, youthful spirit and positive attitude of consumers.

Speaking further he added, “Through a deeper understanding of smartphones and the consumer’s needs, Huawei G-Power is created with a power saving technologies 3.0.  Its 5-megapixel front-facing camera creates a fun-filled ‘selfie’ experience and the 13-megapixel rear-facing camera makes its possible to take crystal clear, professional quality, beautiful photos during the day and night. Its 1.3 GHz quad-core processor gives higher processing speed to enable consumers achieve faster while multi-tasking. This new device also reflects Huawei’s continued dedication to bringing the latest innovation and style to our consumers at all levels.’’

The G-Power features a sleek, simple and elegant design, dual sim compatible with a stunning 5” HD IPS touch screen display with 296 PPI to give users a clear and comfortable experience. The smartphone is available in white, black and gold colors and shaped in Bezier curve to offer users the most comfortable grip while handling. Its exquisite carving technique on the back cover creates a ripple grain with 5176 different facets forming light and shadow effects at any angle. The BOX integrated sound chamber and bottom speaker design increases volume to 150% and is equipped with the special LDS antenna technology to ensure high signal sensitivity.

The Huawei G-Power’s ultra snapshot function helps users capture spontaneous moments before it is too late and a 10 minutes charge supports 3-hours of talk time for consumers. The new Huawei G-Power smartphone will be available in Huawei retail partner stores in February 2016.

Huawei made a second consecutive appearance among the top 100 Best Global Brands analyzed by Interbrand. Being the first Mainland Chinese brand to be included in the list in 2014 where it ranked 94^th was a proud achievement, but Huawei proved to be one of the fastest rising brands in the technology sector by climbing from #94 to #88 in ranking. The October 2015 release shows Huawei proudly at number 88 with an impressive increase of 15% in brand value (approximately 5 billion US dollars) within 12 months. This places the company ahead of top global players such as Smirnoff and PayPal. Huawei is truly committed to constant improvement.

Best 100 Global Brands: http://interbrand.com/best-brands/best-global-brands/2015/ranking/.

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Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has warned John Mikel Obi that he risks losing his Super Eagles playing spot if he refuses playing as a defensive midfielder for Nigeria. Mikel Obi has had a resurgence this season while playing as a defensive midfielder at Chelsea but opts to play offensive midfield when donning colours of the Super Eagles, a trend Oliseh wants to end. Defensive midfield was also the same role Mikel played when he broke out internationally under coach Samson Siasia at the 2005 FIFA U20 World Cup in the Netherlands.

Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has warned John Mikel Obi that he risks losing his Super Eagles playing spot if he refuses playing as a defensive midfielder for Nigeria. Mikel Obi has had a resurgence this season while playing as a defensive midfielder at Chelsea but opts to play offensive midfield when donning colours of the Super Eagles, a trend Oliseh wants to end.

Defensive midfield was also the same role Mikel played when he broke out internationally under coach Samson Siasia at the 2005 FIFA U20 World Cup in the Netherlands.
 

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Kanye West raps about Ray J 'hitting' his wife, Kim K first

This guy is doing anything and everything to hype up the sales of this new album. First, he dissed Taylor and now, he's rapped about his wife's sex tape with Ray J. Below is a report from TMZ

Kanye West mocked Ray J during his album release concert Thursday - about both of them having sex with Kim Kardashian -- but we've learned Kanye called Ray ahead of time to squash any beef.

In one of the tracks, Kanye rapped, "Me and Ray J would probably be friends if we wasn't in love with the same bitch ... you might have hit it first, but I'm rich, though."


The kinder, gentler Kanye must have realized Ray could have taken it badly and launched an attack, so Kim's hubby launched his preemptive strike.

We're told Kanye ran into Brandy and they talked face-to-face, he asked her to tell her brother he meant no harm or disrespect by the lyrics ... he said is was pure fun and he was not talking trash about Ray J's bank account.

In addition, Kanye's rep contacted Ray J's manager, David Weintraub, to reaffirm the message.
As for how Ray J received it, we're told he's cool with both Kanye and Kim and appreciates Kanye reaching out.

Our Ray J sources say he also wants to make something very clear ... he's also very rich and currently has 4 TV shows on the air.

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As spotted in Uwani, Enugu (photos)

Look at what the painters are doing...taking major risk to paint the top floor of a 3-storey building. They are not supported by anything. See upclose photos after the cut...

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Photo: President Buhari appoints SA on Youth and Student Affairs

President Buhari yesterday appointed Nasir Adhama as his Special Assistant on Youths and Students affair. Nasir announced this on his facebook wall. He wrote;

"I am officially appointed by the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, as SA Youth and Students Affairs. I pray to Almighty Allah for Guidance, Blessings and Protection throughout this challenging period. I thank the President for the confidence he bestowed on me as well as friends and wellwishers. God bless Nigeria".

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Photo of Floyd Mayweather & his bodyguards so hilarious

Floyd Mayweather and his 'Egbon, e kapa le' bodyguards..lol...is just funny to look at. The small statued boxer who is worth about $300million, surrounds himself with four heavy set bodyguards who dwarf him. His security squad was pictured accompany the 5'6' multimillionaire on a luxury shopping spree in London on this week. See more photos after the cut...

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Nigerians deserve to know the truth about President Buhari’s sudden vacation - Fayose

Read the press statement below..

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said that the statement issued by the Presidency on President Mohammadu Buhari’s sudden vacation was vague, saying; “Nigerians deserve to know the truth about their President because the President is an open book that every Nigerians should be free to read.”

The governor, who said he was aware of the high-wire plot to use the Supreme Court to upturn his electoral victory, insisted that nothing will stop him from speaking the truth concerning issues in the country.

 He said it was suspicious that a president, who told Nigerians that he was embarking on official visit to France and Britain, last Tuesday, would suddenly commence a five-day vacation while still in the United Kingdom.

According to a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor, who prayed for safe return of the President, said “Nigerians deserve to know where exactly their president is spending his vacation.”

He however commended the President for handing over to the Vice President as stipulated by the Constitution of the country.

He said; “We were told last Tuesday, that Mr President was travelling to France and from there to London to attend the Syria Donor Conference, and that he would return to Nigeria this weekend.
“All of a sudden, we were told that the President was embarking on a five-day vacation. Where and why? We were not told.
“Curiously, it was at this same period, last year that President Buhari, who was at that time the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, disappeared from public, with lies told about him granting interviews in London.
“It is therefore important that in future, the presidency should be more explicit in communicating with Nigerians on issues regarding the President because a nation’s president is an open book that can be read by anyone.”
Source: Linda Ikeji

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Baby rescued after 30 hours in rubble of collapsed building following Taiwan earthquake

Rescuers in Taiwan raced on Sunday to save more than 120 people still trapped under the rubble of a building after it collapsed during a powerful earthquake.

Emergency workers worked around the clock to comb the ruins of the 17-storey building in southern Tainan city following a 6.4 magnitude earthquake in the early hours of Saturday.

As rescue operations continued, the death toll from the earthquake rose to 28, with most victims - including a ten-day-old baby girl - killed in the ill-fated Wei-guan Golden Dragon Building.

 

Among those rescued from the collapsed building, which was home to 256 residents, was a six-month-old baby girl who was reportedly rushed to hospital after more than 30 hours under rubble.

Anxious relatives gathering near the rescue operations included a woman who called herself Chang, 42, who described how she was waiting to hear from her 24-year-old daughter who lived on the fifth floor.

“She's not answering my phone calls,” she said. “I am trying to hold my emotions and stay strong. I'll do that until I find her.”

“I’ve contacted judicial units and prosecutors have formally launched an investigation,” said William Lai, the mayor of Tainan, Taiwan’s oldest city.

“We’ve also commissioned three independent bodies to preserve evidence during the rescue so we can assist the residents if they want to file lawsuits in the future. We will hold the builder responsible if they have broken the law.”

Yueh Chin-sen, whose mother-in-law’s family of eight was still trapped, described how residents had long complained of defects in the building.

“They complained that the building wasn’t well constructed as there were cracks in the walls and tiles fell off after several quakes in recent years,” he told AFP.

“I hope the government will prosecute the builder on criminal charges as people lost their lives.”

Taiwan, which is located in a seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire zone, was hit by a major 7.7 magnitude earthquake in 1999 which claimed more than 2,400 lives.

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See what a YabaTech student made as his final year project

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Lions and lionesses, where una dey??? Eluagu Williams, a graduate of Yaba College of Technology, designed this fascinating artwork, titled "Your Destiny Is In Your Hand' as his final year project. Amazing talent, don't you think so???

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Kanu Nwankwo named world football legend

Kanu Nwankwo is officially a football legend. The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) have named Nigeria’s Nwankwo Kanu in the list of top 48 legends of football worldwide. The body released the first phase of the list which also includes Brazilian greats Pele and Ronaldo da Lima.
Other notable Africans who made the list are former World player of the year George Oppong Weah, Roger Milla, Rabah Medjer, Muhammed Aboutrika, Mohmud El-Khatub and former Bafana Bafana captain Lucas Radebe. 

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We’ll locate Chibok girls, others – Chief of Air Staff says

Few days after former President Obasanjo said that the missing Chibok girls will not be found again, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar, has expressed optimism that they will be rescued alongside other Nigerians kidnapped by Boko Haram. The Chief of Air Staff said this when he inspected various on-going projects of the Nigerian Air Force at its Tactical Air Command (TAC) in Makurdi, Benue State over the weekend.

“What I can tell you is that we are doing everything humanly possible to deal with all the challenges that there are in the current insurgency going on, that of course involves our trying to locate not only the Chibok girls but every Nigerian that is kidnapped. We are working day and night through intelligence gathering and surveillance. We are expending a lot of flying hours to make sure we are able to locate Chibok girls and every Nigerian that is kidnapped,” he said Obasanjo at a function in Ile-Ife on Friday February 5th, said searching for the missing girls would be in vain "Searching for the Cbibok girls would be in vain because nobody can bring back the girls for they are nowhere to be found. Nigerian leaders should stop deceiving the populace as Chibok girls cannot return again. The disappearance of the Chibok girls is as a result of non-challant attitude of the previous leaders who did not switch to action immediately, which constituted impediment to their return."he said

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Man who was beaten by Military cadet in Abuja, speaks on Channels TV

Amari Sunday, the young man that was tortured by a group of army cadets in Abuja in 2014, was a guest on Channels TV this morning, where he narrated what happened. Amari was a staff of Abuja Park "N" Pay. He was working under SureP and was designed to the Jabi Lake where the incident happened. He said his initial offence was his inability to get to an army officer who called him from a distance within 5 seconds. He claimed that it was while they were beating him that the lady asked him if he was beautiful...and when he answered in the affirmative, another round of beating started. He said he sustained various degrees of injuries from the assault. The cadets that did this are yet to be punished...

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