Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie treated her family, friends, students, and
fans to a literary evening on the 30th Of November at Oriental Hotel
Lagos.The event was to mark the conclusion of her creative writing
workshop - the Purple Hibiscus Trust Creative Writing Workshop. The
event was organized in partnership with Trace TV and Venator Partners
Ltd. The event was hosted by Ozzy Agu and Oreka Godis. The evening
featured panellists; American novelist, David Eggers, Lola Shoneyin and
Dr Eghosa Imasuen all of whom were coaches at the workshop.
Also
present at the event were Chimamanda’s husband Ivara Esege, her
mother Mrs Grace Ifeoma Adichie, and sister. Rappers Phyno and Zoro also
gave exciting performances at the event.
Chimamanda
Adichie (centre), her sister (1st left), her mother (2nd left), her
husband (1st right) The graduating class were awarded certificates with
Chimamanda Adichie sharing her personal experiences at the workshop with
each of them.Adichie expressed her appreciation to her guest writers,
workshop participants and partners.
She
said:It’s been really heart-warming to watch them evolve in just 10
days. There’s nothing more humanizing and there’s nothing more
stereotype-challenging than to meet actual people from parts of the
country that you don’t really know very much about. It challenges you to
hear their stories and to realize that their stories are nothing like
the stereotypes you are carrying in your head. I feel very grateful for
this workshop for educating me.
Sam
Onyemelukwe, Managing Director of Trace TV and Venator Partners
Ltd stated that the organisation is very pleased to partner with
Chimamanda for changing the narratives about Nigeria and Africa in the
mainstream media as well as the stereotypes associated with women and
writing as a profession. He added that Trace’s core mission to
entertain, enlighten, and educate youths, informed their partnership
with the writer.
Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner's relationship was plagued with cheating
rumours after a photo of a man who looks so much like Travis was seen
nuzzling the neck of a woman who isn't Kylie. The photo quickly went
viral and Travis was forced to reply. He denied that that was him in the
photo but a lot of people still didn't believe because the resemblance
was striking.Later, the pranksters came clean and boasted about how they
staged the photo. 
Kylie's
sister, Kim Kardashian has blasted the pranksters for their actions.Kim
shared a video of the pranksters where they explained how they fooled
the world by staging the fake photo then she responded with a tweet of
her own.She tweeted:I hate that I am bringing attention to this but this
is absolutely disgusting that you would find this funny to mess with
Travis & Kylie who just started a family together. This is really
damaging to relationships, families and is just so wrong 
Khloe
Kardashian replied to Kim's tweet, writing:People are absolutely
disgusting!The mind games this would do to somebody… That is so
completely not OK! This person should be so ashamed of themselves! What
filth. 
Days after Jimmy Kimmel mocked our president on his show (read here),
Trevor Noah and a correspondent on the Daily Show, have also made fun
of President Buhari over this cloning allegation.Watch the video
below View this post on Instagram Jubril: Trevor Noah and
his correspondent mock President Buhari on the Daily Show
Researchers have revealed that a man's penis could be
significantly shorter and thinner because of non-stick frying
pans.Scientists recently made a link between the size of a man's penis
and cooking utensils used by their parents to prepare food which they
ate. They found that high levels of a chemical called
PFCs(perfluoroalkyl compounds) that are used in non-stick frying pans
can interfere with male hormones and make men's penises to be
"significantly" smaller. PFCs, which appear to reduce levels of
testosterone, are also found in greaseproof packaging and waterproof
clothes. The issue is also said to affect teenagers who are still
developing.The research, carried out at the University of Padua in Italy
and published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,
found men from areas with high levels of PFC pollution had penises that
were 12.5 per cent shorter and 6.3 per cent thinner. They measured 383
penises of men around the age of 16 to 22 who grew up in an affected
area of Italy near the University and 171 from elsewhere.A river was
polluted as a result of run-off from a chemical factory and water
treatment plant. Men in this area had significantly smaller penises than
men in areas with low levels of PFCPadua is one of four areas with high
levels of PFC pollution as well as West Virginia in the US, Dordrecht
in the Netherlands, and Shandong in China.It is believed that PFCs bind
to testosterone receptors, reducing the male sex hormone in the body.
But it’s not just the size of the penis that is affected. PFC also makes
sperm less healthy and mobile as well as creating a smaller distance
between the scrotum and anus.Lead researcher Dr Andrea Di Nisio said:As
the first report on water contamination of PFCs goes back to 1977, the
magnitude of the problem is alarming.It affects an entire generation of
young individuals, from 1978 onwards. Previous studies linked PFCs to
other health problems including early menopause and bladder cancer. They
are absorbed in the intestines from eating, drinking and breathing them
in and can be toxic to foetuses.Dr Di Nisio said the problem will
continue until PFCs are banned.Below are other products where PFC can be
found:Fast food packagingPaper platesStain-resistant carpetsWindshield
washing fluidFire-fighting foamWaterproof clothingSome
gluesCosmeticsMedicinesElectronicsCleaning productsPolishes and
waxesInsecticides and paints
American rapper and model, Kash Doll, shared these photos of herself in a
very risky latex strapless dress which couldn't contain her boobs.More
photos below.
George Clooney, his wife Amal Clooney, and his parents stepped
out for the United Nations gala in New York and they all looked really
sophisticated, especially Amal who hasn't been photographed out in a
while.Amal looked totally stunning in a blue and white dress while
George looked dashing as always in a suit.George walked with his mum
Nina Bruce Warren, 79, while his father Nick Clooney, 84, looked really
dignified in a tux as he led Amal in. 
It
was reported that the Clooneys, who were attending Wednesday's U.N.
Correspondents Association Awards at Cipriani, stole the show. 
George Clooney, his wife Amal Clooney, and his parents stepped
out for the United Nations gala in New York and they all looked really
sophisticated, especially Amal who hasn't been photographed out in a
while.Amal looked totally stunning in a blue and white dress while
George looked dashing as always in a suit.George walked with his mum
Nina Bruce Warren, 79, while his father Nick Clooney, 84, looked really
dignified in a tux as he led Amal in. 
Two US Marine jets have collided off the coast of Japan during
refuelling, and search and rescue efforts are underway. The crash was
announced by the United States Marine Corps, which indicated that
Japanese search and rescue jets responded immediately to the incident.
The incident involved an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet made by McDonnell
Douglass, and a KC-130, a refuelling plane with propellers made by
Lockheed Martin. "Search and rescue operations continue for US Marine
aircraft that were involved in a mishap off of the coast of Japan around
2.00 am Dec 6," a Marine Corps news release said. It aslo added
that, “the aircraft involved in the mishap had launched from Marine
Corps Air Station Iwakuni and were conducting regularly scheduled
training when the mishap occurred. Japanese search and rescue aircraft
immediately responded to aid in recovery"
Goldcoast Development Foundation, a Bayelsa based nonprofit is set to
bury her patroness, Mrs. Goldcoast Dickson who passed away on the 8th of
August 2018 at the age of 72. Mrs. Goldcoast; fondly known as Mama
Gogo, was a visionary and selfless mother to many, in whose legacy the
foundation was founded to positively impact the lives of rural women and
children of communities within Bayelsa and the Niger-Delta
region.According to Moses Oruaze Dickson, one of the sons of the
deceased, who is also the founder of the Goldcoast foundation and
managing solicitor, TRIAX Solictors, the death of Mrs. Goldcoast is a
huge loss to the family but also a reminder that life is too short to
live without purpose and contribution to humanity. “My mother is an
inspiration to me, as she proved that hard work, determination, a
positive disposition to life and concern for people less privileged than
one is, is all life is about”, he said. 
In
October 2018, the foundation was involved in providing over 10,000
relief materials to women and children affected by the flood in the
Niger-Delta region and received a commendation from the Vice President,
Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, during his routine visits to flood-affected states.
This is a testament to the example laid by Mrs. Goldcoast, as she has
been a lifelong contributor to the lives of women and children in
Bayelsa state. “Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know Mrs.
Goldcoast have lost a dear mother and a true lover of humanity”, said
Mr. Authority Benson; the Coordinator of the Foundation.The burial
schedule for Mrs. Goldcoast Dickson as announced by the family would
begin with a service of songs on Thursday, 6th December 2018 at the
Bayelsa state Ecumenical Center, Igbogene, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. This
would be followed on Friday, 7th December, 2018 by a wake-keeping and a
commendation and thanksgiving service on 8th and 9th December, 2018.For
more details on the burial programmes, visit her personal website to
download The Goldcoast Dickson Burial Programme
A Nigerian man, Olumide Olaniyan, has raised alarm after
spotting another man believed to be a civilian, pictured above, roaming
the streets in Nyanya, Abuja with an AK47 hung on his body. Read what
Olumide wrote belowI was driving along Mararaba-Nyanya road this
morning. I saw this man with a gun that looks like AK-47 or an automatic
gun, I initially thought he is a security personnel, but, his dress,
shoes and overall shabby look suggests otherwise.I was tempted to go ask
him about his ID card and why he was such a psychological violence to
onlookers. Then, I remembered Maama Sunde's counsel those days I used to
do student activism at the University of Bariga, "ma se subolation si
oro oloro, [don't interfere in other people's matter, face yours]". I
felt that it is my business to ensure that there is safety and security
in the land. I felt like questioning this dangerous looking man, on
behalf of Nigeria. But, my sense talked to my brain, they both forced me
to drive on. I will never know if the man is a vigilante, or a state
security personnel. That certainly was not a Dane gun. That clothing was
not a security personnel uniform. An undercover agent won't expose
himself with an automatic gun in public. Our country is currently a
fragile state, no onewho isn't a security personnel, should be allowed
to move around with arms which may distress others.Could this man be one
of those so called Malian herdsmen that have flooded Tangaza LGA and
other areas in Sokoto state? Nigeria needs to protect its territories
from (possible) internal and external aggression. When people just walk
along, unbothered with this kind of an uninformed and ununiformed man in
their midst, it means we are drifting towards Hobbesian Democracy...
Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Imo State
Police Command have arrested alleged notorious armed robbery and kidnap
suspects said to be terrorising the Ndiuche/Arondizuogu axis of the
state. The state Commissioner of Police, Dasuki Galadanchi the
suspects, Chikwendu Udeoye, 4; Agafechukwu Ojukwu, 34; and Maxwell
Odenigbo, 45, were arrested by the F-SARS operatives led by its
commander, Geoffrey Victor, on November 23, 2018. The police boss
said the suspects were allegedly involved in armed robbery, murder and
kidnap activities.The CP stated, “The suspects were arrested at Ndiuche
Arondizuogu in the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo state by
F-SARS operatives coordinated by the commander, Victor Godfrey, and led
by ASP Banjoko Oluwemimo, following tip-off intelligence.The suspects
are Chikwendu Udeoye, 46, and Agafechukwu Ojukwu, 34, both of Ndiuche
Arondizuogu, ldeato North LGA, and Maxwell Odenigbo, 45, of Umuakam,
Ideato South LGA. The trio have been terrorising the axis with armed
robbery, murder and kidnapping in recent times. On interrogation, the
arrested suspects confessed to the crimes. Efforts are on to arrest
other fleeing suspects.” Galadanchi said that the suspects would be
prosecuted and asked criminals to leave the state. The CP added that as
the Christmas season approaches, his command would improve on the
community policing strategies of the Inspector-General of Police in
giving hoodlums a tough time.
The governorship candidate of National Interest Party and the second
female gubernatorial aspirant Oyo State has ever had, Bolanle
Sarumi-Aliyu has pledged her support for the DSIgate Skill for Free 2019
project.She made this known during the Oyo Governorship Debate
organized by Beat and Naija FM and supported by DSIgate where she
promised to sponsor the registration of 100,000 people for the
project.This she declared, is her own way of empowering the people of
Oyo state to achieve financial independence. According to her, the
matter of minimum wage is a non-issue in a state where most structures
are set to frustrate the efforts of hardworking Nigerians. 
DSIgate
has responded to this development by showing her readiness to train the
people of Oyo State by mid-January. DSIgate Skill for Free 2019 aims to
empower 5 million Nigerians Across the 36 States and the FCT.With our
headquarters situated in Oyo State, it is only fair we start making our
mark from the place we call home.You can register here www.dsigate.com
to benefit from DSIgate Vocational Skills. 
Regina Askia is a stunning 50 year old woman. She shared these photos of
herself rocking a denim bumshort and showing off her hot legs. See more
photos below
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has declared that it
would begin an indefinite strike starting from December 12, 2018. The
polytechnic lecturers will join their university colleagues who have
been on strike since November 4th to press home their demands with the
Federal Government. The National President of ASUP, Usman Dutse, in a
chat with Premium Times said the federal government had failed to meet
the demands of the polytechnic lecturers. Prior to this impending
strike, the union had on October 2 issued a 21-day ultimatum to the
government before it extended it to November. But even then, it did not
commence the strike. Mr Dutse said the proposed strike would be
“total and indefinite. This further emphasises the resolution of the
93rd National Executive Council meeting reached at the Yaba College of
Technology, Lagos last week. Government has failed to implement and
fulfil agreements it reached with the union as contained in the
memorandum of understanding signed,” he said. ASUP went on strike in
November 2017; but when the federal government reached an agreement to
implement the recommendations of the 2014 NEEDS assessment, the strike
was suspended 15 days after. The agreement particularly highlighted the
need for increased funding of polytechnics. Dutse also said the roles
of state government and the National Assembly is not encouraging when
it comes to funding the education sector. “The issue of the funding of
the institutions has always been a major concern. After the government
conducted the NEEDS assessment in 2014, it promised to implement it.
Years after, there is no designed roadmap to implement that”.
This Nass guy should just move to Nigeria and become one of us.
LolNaseer Al-Saadi, with the Twitter handle @NASS, has become quite
popular amongst Nigerians because most Nigerians mistakenly tweet at him
while trying to tweet at the National Assembly, NASS, and he replies
with the most hilarious tweets.Well, it seems years of reading tweets
from Nigerians has made him begin thinking and tweeting like us. He just
reacted to a tweet from one of his countrymen by writing in pidgin
English and Nigerians are going crazy over it.He tweeted:My guy no
matter how hot your tempa be,e no fit boil beans. 
His
countryman who he tweeted at may not understand his tweet but Nigerians
sure do and some have suggested that Naseer, who is from Qatar,
deserves to be made a citizen of Nigeria.See response from Nigerians
below. 
