Charly Boy poses with "his casket"

Could uncle Charly Boy’s ancestors be calling him soo soon? What’s with the display of himself in front of a coffin which he calls ‘his casket’ and captions it; “all my bright ideas come from my casket, very comfy”? Guess the idea for his reality TV Show also came from the same source. Bikonu (meaning “please” in igbo language) don’t be in a hurry charly! Your fans still want you very much around. Hmmmnnn……Na wa oo

Star Boy Wizzy to collabo with…….

The biggest boy in town, wizkid , is said to feature in Wale’s forthcoming album titled “The Gifted”. The album is scheduled for release on the 25th of June, 2013 said Wale, the Nigerian-born rapper. For all lovers of wizzy, watch out for this baddest collabo with wale!

Trinity House Dedicates Auditorium

Come 7th April 2013 by 12noon, Trinity House will be dedicating their Auditorium @ the Water Corporation Drive, off Ligali Ayorinde street, Victoria Island, Lagos. The auditorium is a state of the heart worship Centre, well air-conditioned and befitting a temple for God. Congratulations to the pastorate and all members of Trinity House.

Grey Velvet unveils New Store in Lekki, Lagos-Nigeria

It’s on from today, April 1st – 6th at the Lekki shopping Plaza, Admiralty way, Lekki phase 1. Grey Velvet unveils its new store with as much as 5% discount off every first purchase. No window shopping ooo, try and atleast buy one item!*wink*wink*

More pix from the Lagos Carnival

Finally Fooled!

Chaii, and so i got fooled by these 2 "church rats" i call aki and pawpaw. Guess how? out of boredom very well known to them, they told me to get dressed and we will be off to the beach to relax. "Mumu Me" rushed to have my bath, took time out to find something suitable for the beach and was set to be off. lo! one of them who is just my next door flat mate, asked me to come and zip up her top and right in my face, *aarrgggggghhh*, i was april fooled! Never happened to me in a long time though. nice one, you two tried but trust me, i'll get you guys in no time! *tongue out*

Lagos Carnival!

More pix from the Lagos carnival taking place today , Easter Monday, at the Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, Lagos.

Tekinologee: Newest 3D Ultra scan

Just when I thought science should take a little break after the creation of the Bionic man, Technology has decided to continue from that break. The innovation this time around, is a new software developed to enable expectant couples see a hi-tech 3D photos of their unborn child. “o ga o’ like we say in naija, ( an expression used when one is dazed or amazed). This software was recently developed in Monaco and it shows images by adding lighting, colour, shadows and skin texture to the ultrasound scans. Hmmmmnnn……….., great innovation but in my opinion, these developments cause more damage to humanity than good. Very soon they will create a remote control to wear our clothing!

Two Naija Women awarded the UNESCO L'Oreal Science Awards

Yes we have done it and Naija has been made proud by the women folks again in the field of science. Two Naija women have bagged the UNESCO L’Oreal “Women in Science Partnership” award. They were awarded for their contributions to the advancement of scientific knowledge. The awardees, Prof. Francisca Okeke, the first female head of department at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka was awarded for her outstanding contributions to the scientific study of climate change. She became the third Nigerian to get the award since the establishment of UNESCO L’Oreal in 1998 and the only recipient in Africa and the Arab nations. The second recipient is Dr. Eucharia Nwaichi, an environmental bio-chemist from UNIPORT! Congratulations but please try and encourage other women to go for their goals and dreams.

Eko o ni baje oo

Pictures from the Lagos Water Regatta as part of activities to mark the Lagos State Carnival.

Here and there...

Almost woke up fooled! I woke up this morning almost being fooled by the broadcast sent all over BBM about President Obama’s Resignation due to some health concerns. Luckily for me, as my early morning routine, I pick up my phone to check the time and see if I can still sleep for some 30minutes if not more before I get out of bed, but my phone tells me the date and month am in and that was how I got saved from being fooled! If you were fooled, sorry! Some people have to be while some will never be! Welcome to a new day and Happy New Month! …..On kim and kanye. What’s with the naming of their unborn child as “khrist”? Is there a god somewhere as the father? Well, some birds in the air said that kanye West has a new single coming out soon and it’s titled “I am a God”. Logically, this could be the reason for choosing the name “Khrist” Hmmmnnnn……………., Lobatan! (Another expression used when dazed).

Should Sex be the Main Reason for a Pre-marital Relationship?

Just recently, I listened to a radio show which prompted this article. The question asked was that; is it possible to have a relationship without sex and still sustain the relationship? Interestingly enough, there were four invited guests, two of which were sexually active, and the other two, not active. As the show began, one of the guests (male) was of the opinion that it was impossible to have such a relationship without having sex claiming that “body no be fire wood” and that the relationship exist between two people who have feelings for each other and would definitely want to proof it by engaging in sex. The question is, is sex the only way to proof your love for someone in a relationship? What ingredients define a relationship? Another female guest who is sexually inactive was of the opinion that sex is not the determinant of a relationship and that whatever goes on in a relationship should be agreed by the two parties involved as to what activities they should engage themselves and what they should not be found doing. She went on to say that everyone has a motive and plan for whoever they get involved with. Some people are against sex in a relationship for personal, religious and moral beliefs which is okay in a relationship as far as they are concerned. If two people are in a relationship and they have both agreed to have sex bearing the consequences in mind, why not? For crying out loud, we are talking about two adults who are responsible enough to take care of themselves. Sometimes, you never know when the urge for sex comes because you start indulging each other from hugging, kissing, until you get entangled. You just get into the mood and by the time you want to resist it, you are already enjoying it. For some reasons, some people just want to satisfy the urge for sex or they just can’t resist some cute looking guy who might be considered good in bed, said another guest. Along the line, one of the guests argued that you cannot be in a relationship and not have sex because men are moved by what they see and desire sex most times, uncontrollably. If a guy doesn’t get sex from his girlfriend, he goes out to another girl who is willing and ready to give it to him in no time. Besides, No one enjoys eating the same food all the time. There are many issues to discuss and argue about but as to whether the use of condom should be considered became another issues entirely but let us stick to the main issue here. I really would not want to go deep into the matter because am sure a lot of people would have their own views on whether sex is important in a pre-marital relationship or not. The chat room has been declared opened! Comments, opinions and disagreements are welcome and please note that if you are arguing from the religious point of view, be sure to get your point right and clear. Thank you.

My Easter Message

Today, Christ is risen from the grave and has won the battle over death. Alleluyaaaaaa!!!!!!. When he was hung on the cross, he said “it is finish!” That is, it is finished for every pain, sorrow, failure, limitation, lack, loneliness and all the things that are not of God. God has risen again to bring back life, goodness, mercy, grace, favour, prosperity, good health and all the good things that we desire. Therefore, I urge every one of us, that as we celebrate the reason for the season, let us do a check on our spiritual lives and desire a Christ-like life so that the death of Jesus Christ would not be in vain. Eat as much as you can, drink as much as you can but not to stupor, laugh as much as you can, dance as much as you can but remember that you’ve got only one more day to have all the fun because reality is just around the corner, you are returning back to those papers on your desk, and facing the traffic jam again in less than 36hours! *wink*wink* Happy Easter to Y’all!

......... and here comes BOMBOY!

Bomboy is the thought of an architect who travelled from Capetown in South Africa to be read in Patabah, a bookstore situated at Adeniran Ogunsanya Mall, Surulere, Lagos- Nigeria. The character Leke, a young troubled man living in Capetown, goes about stalking people , stealing from them and ends up at the doctors for companionship rather than a cure. He later finds out about a family curse which his unknown father tries to remove but failed. Unfortunately, Leke never met his father but got series of letters from him. What is this family curse? Who is Leke’s father? How does he get in-contact with his father? And what is the cure to this curse? To get answers to these questions, you’ve got to grab a copy of Bomboy! Yewande Omotosho is an architect and freelancer based in capetown, South-Africa. Bomboy is her debut novel and was shortlisted for the 2012 Sunday Times fiction Award.

Nigerian Ambassador to Ghana paid a courtesy visit to Nigerian Students and Lecturers at the University of Capecoast, UCC.

The Nigerian Ambassador to Ghana, Amb. Seyi Onafowokan together with his wife,paid a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Students at the University of Capecoast as part of his committment to ensure a good relationship between Nigerians and the Ghanaian community. The very amiable ambassador who had an interactive session with all the Nigerian Students and lecturers of UCC, assured his fellow compatriots that his office is open to all to ensure Nigerians have a peaceful stay in Ghana and a better living condition. He also stressed the need for every student to be an ambassador of Nigeria as their actions will portray the image of their country.

Challenges of Democracy in Ghana

“At long last, the battle has ended and Ghana, our beloved country, is free for ever.” This was the famous statement by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the first president and architect of Ghana’s independence on March 6, 1957 as he declared the nation’s self-governance. Politically, the country has a chequered history. After going through political turmoil of five (5) military coup d’état, it is gratifying that since 1992, Ghana has been chalking tremendous successes by going through four (4) successful democratic elections. This successful transition might have been more beneficial to the people occupying the seats of power and majority of Ghanaians due to the pains of military regimes but unknown to them, every form of government comes with its good, bad and ugly. Democracy has been defined by many scholars in different ways but in simple term, it is a system of government that allow people’s participation in government from the lower to the highest level irrespective of their class, socio-economic background and educational status as long as they are citizens and have attained the age eighteen (18). This means that power resides in the hands of the people to impeach a non-performing government and to elect whoever they want to represent and rule them. thus, some features of democracy include; free and fair election, accountability and transparency, universal adult suffrage, rule of law, principle of separation of power, checks and balances and freedom of expression to mention but a few. Although, since 1992, some of these features might have been enjoyed one way or the other but the challenges of democracy seemed more than it benefits to Ghana and Ghanaians at large. It is in this regard that this essay will take a look at three major challenges of democracy in Ghana using news reports from “the Ghanaian Times” in the month of March, 2012. Some of these challenges include; manipulation during election and compilation of election results, mismanagement of funds and corruption, Lack of direction and focus. With the state of democracy in Ghana, one would ask, are elections truly free and fair? Were the votes of Ghanaians considered very important in the election process? Wasn’t there some form of manipulations somewhere to get power at all cost? And did majority of eligible Ghanaians actually participate in the election process? These and many other questions are left hanging and unanswered. The selection of candidate most times is based on how much money the candidate has to bribe and manipulate his way to getting in the seat of power. Political parties engaged the services of underage electorates to get more votes, electoral commission officers are bribed and used to manipulate the results of election and some political parties’ boost of getting all the votes even before the results are announced. All these, raise questions as to whether a candidate actually came into power through a free and fair election or otherwise. In “The Ghanaian Times” of Tuesday march 6, 2012, (pg. 10), the National Democratic Congress (NDC) claimed that they have won all the votes of the people of Zongo without waiting for the conduct of the election and the announcement of results. One would ask again, what gives this party the assurance that they would have all the votes of these people if they have not done some underground moves? Many political parties spend large sum of money on campaigns and advertisement declaring that they would do this and that in their manifestos just to win people's votes and after getting into the seats of power, they tend to regain and fill their personal pockets first, for all the money they had spent on campaign before they came into power. The welfare of the masses and majority of Ghanaians who voted these leaders into power now turn out to be the least on their agenda. The Government in power no longer gives account of how public funds is spent, when they manage to complete a project that their predecessors in power had been working on but unable to complete due to mismanagement of funds, they put up adverts all over the media claiming they have completed the project. Meanwhile, the amount of money spent in completing the project might not be anything close to the amount that will be declared spent. Some years down the lane, the same project will be calling for the attention of the government in power for repair and reconstruction. Funds are diverted to promote the needs of the political party in power and its members rather than the development of infrastructures, basic social amenities, people’s development and community growth. Citizens pay tax which in essence is meant for the development of their basic amenities but at the end, goes into the pocket of the people in power and no one is accountable for it. On the 9th of March, 2012, it was reported that Government made the sum of GHC 8.7bn on taxes and is still targeting an 18% increase. What has been done so far with this tax payer’s money in previous years and presently as we speak? When people in government are charged for looting and mismanagement of public fund, what is done to them and what happens to the money in situations where it was recovered? Leadership is about service to humanity but our present day politicians see leadership as service to their pockets. In Ghana today, because of the freedom of expression granted by democracy, politicians have seen the game of politics as an avenue to insult each other, personalities and parties rather than focus on the real issues (governance, the masses, community and economic growth, development, peace and stability, education and provision of basic amenities such as good roads, hospital, electricity, clean water etc.). Once a party is defeated, rather than divert their grievances through the appropriate quarters, they insult the parties and personalities. Even during campaigns, party members and contestant exchange abusive words and derogatory statements. What has insult got to do with politics? Any astute politician will appreciate constructive criticism; there is no need to heap insult. Government expects that they be commended for carrying out their basic responsibility to citizens who have voted them into power. In the Ghanaian times of Tuesday March 6, 2012, there was a report title “Government deserves commendation for development initiatives”. Why should the government be commended for carrying out a duty it owes the people who have the mandate to decide his fate in government? Another report in “The Ghanaian Times” of March 7, 2012 (pg.12) titled “NPP has no message” talks about the NDC addressing its party supporters and telling them that the NPP cannot achieve its manifesto and is not qualified to rule Ghanaians. What then makes the NDC qualified if it is condemning another party? Still in The Ghanaian Times of March 2nd, 2012, story titled “Drama in Parliament”, A member of parliament was accused of improper dressing when he stood up to raise a concern about the threats of Youth Unemployment to the country’s democracy, rather than address the major issue, another parliament member drew the attention of the speaker to his dressing. This lead to the drama in the parliament. When and where do we place our priorities? However, various issues of democracy are raised daily in the media and democracy has been viewed as strictly a game of politics and insult and the people who are governed seem to be out of the picture. Politicians take advantage of freedom of expression to abuse and insult political parties and personalities rather than the positions occupied, politicians deal with trivial issues rather than pressing ones. Democracy is limited to election when there are many other aspects of democracy that needs to be touched (March 9th, 2012, pg.12). Ghanaians are asking for credible voters registration (March 24th, 012, pg. 9), politicians are urged not to engage children in their politics of insults (March 2nd, 2012, pg. 22). Young people need good and quality leaders who will serve as role models and the nation needs credible, accountable leaders with integrity to move Ghana forward so the people can enjoy the real and true benefits of democracy. Tenny Endutimepre Tunkarimu

Review of the Book 'Chronicles of an Entrepreneur'

Author: DAREY WEALTH.O
Number of Pages: 118
Reviewer: Taiwo Tunkarimu

In an environment where job opportunities are scarce and the rate of unemployment high,one of the available options is to start your own business.
Chronicles of an entrepreneur is a well thought out idea,very inspiring and detailed for today's aspiring entrepreneur. The book gives a blow by blow account of how to be business conscious and inclined as an entrepreneur especially as the drive towards entrpreneurship is begining to develop.
It tells the story of how a young girl started her entrepreneurial journey from the age of 9 and today has accomplished that dream. This is one book that's not just useful for entrepreneurs or aspiring ones but very good for anyone who works in an organisation and is willing to contribute to the growth of that organisation. if you are looking for how to create wealth,manage your business finance, create a business plan and network,this is the book with the secret!and to uncover these secrets,you can't but read it!
Attitude and integrity,marketing and good customer relations are part of the topics treated in this book.

Darey Wealth.O is an Award winning Entrepreneur who is passionate about development and growth.
She is the CEO of Strides Media and has won several awards to her credit,One of which includes; the award for most outstanding entrepreneurial achievement in London(2009) amongst many others.
She's also the founder of Dovers Mastermind Network.

Unbelievable! The New Nigeria Immigration Service

It was like a dream! I woke up pretty early so I don’t blame myself for the delay. Just like every other applicant waiting to either pick up their passport or take pictures for their passport. I got to one of the immigrations office in Lagos at about 6.40am just so that I would be among the first set of people to take pictures for the day as I have to return to work. I was also told that if you do not arrive early and your name was called you would have to wait another round God knows when. Right at the main entrance of the immigration office, I met a lot of people already hanging around, seated close to the gate most definitely for one of the two purposes. I walked up to one of the people around to confirm if the gate was opened or not and this Ibotic guy dressed in a white suit and a black face cap with a kind of shoe I’ll classify as pointees, am sure you know what am talking about now said ‘it is not yet opened” obviously with the ibotic intonation, not that my people don’t have their own where we pronounce jump as shump! I leave you with the guess. While leaning on the wall, many of the immigration officers drove in all decked up in their uniforms, some tucked in and some had their tops flying out. No qualms, it’s their territory.
The crowd increased as the clock ticked tacked. At exactly 7.30am, the gate was opened and everyone was allowed in. This came as a shock to me because all my life getting a passport, it had never happened. We filed in orderly, trust Nigerians, if we don’t rush we never achieve some things but thank God we are changing our orientation and doing things right.
We sat down under a canopy tagged “Applicants in waiting” and two men came to conduct a brief prayer session which they referred to as a regular devotion the carry out every morning for everyone who came to do business there. Immediately after, two imams also prayed with the applicants the Islamic way. Thereafter at exactly 8a.m, the immigration officer started calling names and instructed applicants on what to do. I said to myself this is unbelievable because the process of calling names and giving instructions to applicants could take God knows how many hours some years before now. I mean you could be at the immigration office just to take your picture for the whole day before you prepare another 24hrs again to pick up your passport. I did not spend more than one hour from the time the immigration officer started calling names to the time I took my picture and within the one hour I waited, I almost froze to death, the waiting arena was “oye tight” and pumping, I mean well air conditioned with nice seats. Unlike few years ago when you will so sweat while waiting. Before you enter the immigrations office, you will have to push, scramble and find your way in somehow sha! Thank God things are getting better in Nigeria; it’s only a gradual process and we will get there, yes we can!
Meanwhile the immigrations officers came around to interact with us to know if we were fine and had any complains. I became afraid and wondered why they are giving us this attention and so much concern because it has never happened in their history but it only means things have taken a new shape. A lot of structures and organization have been put in place to ensure people get quality and good service which goes a long way to say we are determine to change and we will start it within so it can spread to the outside world.
Many thanks to those in that sector and above all the Government of Lagos State and may be the Federal Government of Nigeria for putting these things in place! And yes! I got my passport two days after! Although it was ready the next day but I couldn’t pick it up. U-N-B-E-L-I-E-V-A-B-L-E isn’t it?

When The Work Load Is More Than You Can Handle, Just G-O-S-S-I-P!

Sometimes you are occupied with so much work lying on your table and at some point you lose concentration especially when your mind isn’t at work anymore, but when you think of deadlines, you just want to be done with the work! Rather than take a quick break and get back to it for a perfect finish, many people just want do a shady job and at the end of the day, the job comes back to their tables again! Some people are good at getting their jobs done in the mornings, while some are at their best in the afternoons and when it’s closing time, you see another category of people glued to their computers like there’s no tomorrow. It’s okay because everyone has their time of concentration and assimilation which helps them to be more productive and efficient. Whenever you feel the workload is more than you can handle, here are some tips to play around with to help you get back to the point you lost concentration. Check this out!
Gist with a friend on the phone so you can have a good laugh and forget the stress or challenge in front of you at the moment. Talk about the buzz in town, fashion, politics and latest joint/restaurant or event in town.
Observe some minutes of quiet to get your brain settled!
Stand for a while by the window and view the outside world.
Sing your favorite songs or Share a new recipe with a co-worker or a secret you just uncovered!
Invite a colleague to your corner to help you out but don’t forget to tell him/her how good they look before they leave or rather say something nice to them before they leave and deliver it with a SMILE!
Prepare to get back to some serious work! But while you prepare, try out this exercise.
The Right foot challenge
HOW SMART IS YOUR RIGHT FOOT?

It takes only 2 seconds, check it out!

1. While sitting at your desk in front of your computer, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles

2. Now, while doing this, draw the number '6' in the air with your right hand. You’ll notice your foot will change direction.
Amazing the programming in the brain yeah! (Anonymous)
Taiye Tunkarimu

When The Work Load Is More Than You Can Handle, Just G-O-S-S-I-P!

Sometimes you are occupied with so much work lying on your table and at some point you lose concentration especially when your mind isn’t at work anymore, but when you think of deadlines, you just want to be done with the work! Rather than take a quick break and get back to it for a perfect finish, many people just want do a shady job and at the end of the day, the job comes back to their tables again! Some people are good at getting their jobs done in the mornings, while some are at their best in the afternoons and when it’s closing time, you see another category of people glued to their computers like there’s no tomorrow. It’s okay because everyone has their time of concentration and assimilation which helps them to be more productive and efficient. Whenever you feel the workload is more than you can handle, here are some tips to play around with to help you get back to the point you lost concentration. Check this out!
Gist with a friend on the phone so you can have a good laugh and forget the stress or challenge in front of you at the moment. Talk about the buzz in town, fashion, politics and latest joint/restaurant or event in town.
Observe some minutes of quiet to get your brain settled!
Stand for a while by the window and view the outside world.
Sing your favorite songs or Share a new recipe with a co-worker or a secret you just uncovered!
Invite a colleague to your corner to help you out but don’t forget to tell him/her how good they look before they leave or rather say something nice to them before they leave and deliver it with a SMILE!
Prepare to get back to some serious work! But while you prepare, try out this exercise.
The Right foot challenge
HOW SMART IS YOUR RIGHT FOOT?

It takes only 2 seconds, check it out!

1. While sitting at your desk in front of your computer, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles

2. Now, while doing this, draw the number '6' in the air with your right hand. You’ll notice your foot will change direction.
Amazing the programming in the brain yeah! (Anonymous)
Taiye Tunkarimu