Africa’s largest Baptist University and one of Nigeria’s foremost
institutions of higher learning, Bowen University, has added another
feather to its cap by intensifying their fight against the ongoing
scourge of drug abuse and other social vices in our society which have
become rampant today. Dedicated to the primary goal of raising
God-fearing leaders and helping define their future, the university is
doing everything within its powers to safeguard its high academic
standards, shutout ungodliness, and discourage mediocrity in its
system.
Speaking
recently about the state of the Nigeria educational system and
delinquency amongst students, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Joshua Olalekan
Ogunwole said “Globally, governments are taking more responsibility
towards ensuring that quality education is available to everyone. As a
matter of fact, the fourth of the seventeen Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations (UN) in 2015 is to provide
Quality Education for all by the year 2030. While commitments like this
from the UN provide hope that someday we will have a society free of
disadvantaged kids who cannot afford to go to school, it also raises a
concern for nations like ours where good education is a scarce
commodity”. He further added “while it appears that the standard of
education is stagnating and in most parts of our country deteriorating,
it is the spread of social vices that is threatening our co-existence
and the future of our nation like never before. Hence we must come
together to put an end to it.”
Surprisingly,
recently on campus, during what should have been a routine test and
general evaluation of our students and their wellbeing, we were saddened
at a tip-off that a number of them had begun to deviate from the values
under which we have based all our teachings, as few of them tested
positive to substance abuse. “As an institution that is committed to
teaching Excellence and Godliness, we considered this development most
unacceptable and immediately engaged with parents of the affected
students to come pick up their children who had been suspended. Our
students are conversant with the rules and regulations governing
activities on campus, and the corresponding penalties for defaulters
hence, no one was surprised at the suspension.
Unfortunately,
a fire outbreak was reported on campus hours after the suspension and
we are aware that conspiracy enthusiasts have already begun spreading
rumours of students’ rampage due to this incident. Whilst a full-fledged
investigation is underway, preliminary reports indicate that the
incident was caused by a mattress that was set on fire, however, the
situation was brought under control, quickly” the Registrar, Dr. Kayode
A. Ogunleye said. At Bowen University, we are constantly striving to
create a conducive and dynamic teaching, learning and research
environment that will empower our graduates with Christ-like character,
positive attitudes and extraordinary leadership qualities. We are ever
proud of our students and alumni who are making progress in their
different corners and upholding the values they imbibed while at the
university. We encourage other students to emulate them and trust that
we will continue to support them till they become successful. While
students have been instructed to vacate the school premises on a break,
it will be sure to de-escalate any unruly tendencies and guarantee their
safety. We encourage everyone to be rest assured that Bowen University
will never compromise on its efforts to provide quality education
through hard work and uprightness. ABOUT BOWEN UNIVERSITY Bowen
University of the Nigerian Baptist Convention is the first and largest
Baptist University in Africa. The University has all its academic
programmes currently accredited by the NUC and produces graduates who
are not only technically sound but with undiluted Christian virtues.
These hallmarks of the University make it peculiar and unique and Bowen
products are potential agents of societal transformation. Bowen
University is listed in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), the
International Handbook of Universities and the International Association
of Baptists Colleges and Universities. The University is a center of
learning and research distinction, combining academic excellence with
love for humanity, borne out of a God-fearing attitude in accordance
with the Baptist tradition of ethical behavior, social responsibility
and democratic ethos. Established in 2001, Bowen University has over
4500 students in 6 Faculties and a College of Health Sciences –
altogether, the institution offers 54 degree programmes.
What a thrilling experience it was for Lagosians on Saturday,December
1st, 2018,as all roads led to the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos for
the final leg of the exciting Malta Guinness Maltavator Challenge
auditions!Excited consumers trooped in to register for the auditions and
spent a relaxing day with Malta Guinness. Before the games began, the
contestants were fueled with the goodness of Malta Guinness filled with
energy giving vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5 and B6 to fuel their greatness as
they prepared for the mentally and physically challenging games. Top
fitness enthusiasts in Lagos; Bunmi George, Seyi Olusore, The Fit
Lawyer, Regina Giwa, and Season 1 finalist, McAnthony Francis Osagie,
were on ground to prepare and motivate the contestants for the obstacle
games.
It
was a race against time for the contestants who competed in the
obstacle games. In the end, only the fastest, and smartest were crowned
the Regional Maltavators for Lagos. These were Rufai Olasunkanmi, Melvin
Enoch, Otobong Idoresit and Ogechukwu Eudora. They will join the
winners of the other auditions to battle it out for the final six (6)
spots on Team Nigeria at the grand finale scheduled to take place on the
8th of December, 2018 at the TeslimBalogun Stadium, Lagos.Senior Brand
Manager, Malta Guinness Premium Non Alcoholic Drinks, Ifeoma Agu who was
at the venue to cheer the contestants said We are thrilled about the
huge turnout of Lagosians for the Maltavator Challenge audition. The
auditions have been so exciting and Nigerian youths have turned out to
compete in the rigorous exercises and obstacle games. This speaks to the
character and personality of Malta Guinness as a brand that fuels the
greatness and can-do spirit of Nigerians, she added.
The
Grand finale Auditions for twenty (20) Regional Maltavators from the
different cities will take place on the 8th of December, 2018 at the
Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos where only Six (6) Maltavators would be
selected to represent Nigeria during the Pan-African TV show.The
Maltavator Challenge is a Pan African TV show which will have
contestants from Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroun, Cote DIvoire and Ethiopia
compete in mentally and physically challenging obstacle courses for a
chance to win $20,000 and other fantastic prizes. The show will be aired
on major TV stations across Nigeria and participating African
countries.
Comedian, Kevin Hart, who is constantly a target to online trolls was
asked by his kids why he doesn't get mad when people talk badly about
him on the internet.According to the father of three, he replied to
them, saying: '"I never see that stuff because I'm to busy being happy
& loving you 2"He then went on to explain to them saying'that it's
hard to know what angry things people are saying when you stay away from
the places that angry people love. I said angry people love the
internet... so use it only when necessary and spend the rest of ur time
enjoying life..'
Leading retail lender, Diamond bank is set to reward over 1000 customers
in the third DiamondXtra season 10 quarterly draw which will take place
on Friday, December 7, 2018 at its Mobolaji Bank- Anthony branch in
Ikeja, Lagos.Addressing newsmen at the bank’s Head Office in Lagos,
Osita Ede, Head, Consumer Liability Products said that DiamondXtra
Season 10 promises bigger and better rewards for the esteemed customers
of the Bank. He also stated that the third quarterly draws will reward a
total of 1,016 customers producing a star winner of a brand-new Hyundai
car, one winner of an education grant for five years (winner gets
N100,000 monthly for 5 years), three winners of rent for a year worth
N1, 000,000 each and other cash prizes. 
“The
DiamondXtra reward scheme is open to new and existing customers and all
you need to do is visit the nearest Diamond Bank branch, open a
DiamondXtra account and fund it with a minimum of N5,000. Every N5,000
in your account gives you a ticket in the draws so the more multiples of
N5,000 you save, the higher your chances of winning. The draws
scheduled for this season reaffirms Diamond Bank’s commitment to
financially empower more Nigerians by spreading the draws across the six
geopolitical zones throughout the four business quarters of the year,”
concluded Osita.Buttressing Osita’s point, Karimot Tukur, Head, Consumer
Banking, Diamond Bank Plc, told pressmen that DiamondXtra is aimed at
rewarding the Bank’s loyal customers, enabling them pay rent, school
fees and empowering more Nigerians. 
Over
15,000 Nigerians have been rewarded in the DiamondXtra Reward Scheme
which is currently at its 10th Season.To know more about the DiamondXtra
account and how to participate, please visit https://ift.tt/2Eb6GI5 and
start winning.
Mavin act, Reekado Banks turns 25 today and to celebrate him, his elder brother who also doubles as his manager got him 25 cakes.
Popular filmmaker, Kemi Adetiba showed off her cleavage in a recent
photo.The award-winning director left her shirt unbuttoned to reveal her
innerwear and give a glimpse of her cleavage. 
Cardi B and Offset have split after being married for 15 months. A text
message where Offset was organizing to have a threesome with two other
women has now leaked and it's reportedly the catalyst that led to the
end of the celebrity couple's marriage. The leaked text message was sent
by Offset to a woman who goes by Summer Bunni, the same woman who just
released a tearful video apologising for breaking Cardi's marriage (read
here). In the chat, Offset asked Summer to hook him up for a ménage Ã
trois with another female rapper named Cuban Doll. 
The
leaked chat also included a photo of a FaceTime conversation with
Offset. It was leaked by another woman who had a falling out with
Cuban. 
Cuban
doll (left), Summer Bunni (right) Offset has cheated on Cardi B
multiple times and she has always forgiven him though she makes sure to
fight the women he's cheating with. So when she announced that she was
splitting from him, it came as a surprise and people wondered why since
it was clear that infidelity was not a deal breaker for Cardi. There are
speculations that Cardi called it quits because the texts appear to be
from June 28, just two weeks before Cardi gave birth to their daughter,
Kulture.While announcing the split, Cardi explained that she and Offset
have been trying to work things out for a long time but decided to call
it quits. She added that they remain friends.
Freeze has reacted to Bishop David Oyedepo's claim of being dangerously
wealth. Reacting via his Instagram page, Freeze wroteI can’t wait to
watch a video of this screeching sorry I meant preaching..-How can a man
who claims he is from God brag like this? If people stopped giving him
their money his bragging will end, but the problem is they can never
stop giving him out of the little they have.-Also why does he resurrect
Shiloh each year? Does he now know better than God? Or is he serving
another god?- Jeremiah 7 New International Version[12]“ ‘Go now to the
place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for my Name, and see what I
did to it because of the wickedness of my people Israel. [13] While you
were doing all these things, declares the Lord, I spoke to you again
and again, but you did not listen; I called you, but you did not answer.
[14] Therefore, what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that
bears my Name, the temple you trust in, the place I gave to you and your
ancestors. [15] I will thrust you from my presence, just as I did all
your fellow Israelites, the people of Ephraim.’-How can you claim to be
so dangerously rich teaching about a kind God in a country so
dangerously poor?-NIGERIA, ACCORDING TO THE WORLD POVERTY REPORT, IS THE
POVERTY CAPITAL OF THE WORLD
Teen Nollywood actress Regina Daniels is celebrating her brother as he
adds a year to his age.The 18-year-old actress shared photos of her
hugging her brother and she revealed that she would have loved to get
married to him had he not been her brother. She went on to ask God to
bless her with a husband like him. 
See her birthday message to him below.
Founder and Senior Pastor of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, aka
Winners’ Chapel, David Oyedepo has said that he has never received or
shared any money from any government in Nigeria and that as a matter of
fact, he is a ''dangerously wealthy man''. Speaking at the opening
session of Shiloh 2018, the annual gathering of the members of the
church at its International Headquarters, Canaan Land, Ota in Ogun
State, Oyedepo who has been named as one of the richest pastors in the
world, said this while reacting to speculations that he receives kicks
from unnamed government officials.“I don’t share any booty from any
government. I have a clear conscience. I am dangerously wealthy. I am
rich, whatever I want, comes. That’s what they call wealth,” the Bishop
said.While delivering his sermon titled “Heralding the Dominion Era of
the Church,”, Oyedepo emphasized that the church is a powerful body in
any nation and it can decide the fate of anyone or anything. According
to him, the authority that enthroned the church was from heaven and not
man-made.“It is not something that we organise; it is by the hand of
God. You can be upset, it won’t change anything,” he said
A man proposed to his girlfriend by hiding the ring "in his penis" and
people are confused.The woman only discovered the ring after the man
asked her to perform oral sex on him and she obliged. The story was
shared on a Facebook group named, "That's It. I'm Wedding
Shaming". Someone posted a screenshot of a woman’s engagement
announcement, which, alongside a photo of her ring, read:Last night he
asked me to blow him.I put my hands on his cock and this is what I
pulled out. He is truly a blessing in my life. I wouldn’t ask for
anything else.In a perfect relationship, don’t date a broke f*** and if
you give him the best head he’ll ever get, cook him food, and don’t be a
c***. You might get a 1.6c e diamond too. 
Research
shows that this post was first shared on Instagram in 2015 but is just
now going viral after it was shared on the Facebook group named above.
The caption on the original Instagram post has now been changed to a
simple "Je t’aime".The couple (who foreign websites refused to name out
of respect for their privacy) have since got married and are living a
very happy life together.But their story is just now going viral and
social media users are responding with wonderment and they have a lot
of questions."I’m really confused. Is he uncut with a foreskin the size
of Canada that he fit a ring inside? Did he put the ring around his
penis? I MUST KNOW," wrote one commenter. ‘Another comment reads: "Where
was it? If it was ON his body, then this is going to be a very
unsatisfying marriage. If it was IN his body, I’d get that ring cleaned
before taking photos."One commenter wrote: "OK I saw this before and I
was confused like where was it? In his hole? But now as I was scrolling
by and saw it again I realized she probably touched his penis through
his pants and felt it? And unzipped his pants and found the ring box?She
said pulled OUT, not OFF. So I’ll take it that in the process of
getting his under clothes off, she felt the ring and pulled it out."As
the story kept trending, Metro UK got in touch with the woman asking for
explanations. She explains that the ring was not inside his penis as
implied, but was instead in a box inside his underwear.She told Metro:We
actually got married in Las Vegas four years ago and got cheap
rings.When we got back to Montreal I had no clue he already had a
gorgeous diamond ring.He put in his boxers in a box and made a joke and
said: wanna blow me? so as i put my hand on his penis I felt the box and
laughed so hard cause I didn’t even know he got me that gorgeous ring.
Obviously after that we got down to business.[It was] in a box in his
boxers.The woman, who’d prefer to remain anonymous, was asked if she
finds it strange that people are talking about her proposal years later
and she responds: "hahahahaha yes". 
Political activist, Deji Adeyanju, who was rearraigned before a Wuse
magistrate court on Tuesday December 4th, has been granted
bail.Adeyanju, who was arrested on November 28th while leading a protest
in Abuja, was released on Monday December 3rd from the federal prison
in Keffi after meeting his bail condition but was re-arrested by a
police team waiting around the prison.He was rearraigned in court by the
police on Tuesday December 4th for Cyber Stalking, Inciting
Disturbance, and Criminal Defamation.This morning, the court granted him
bail.
Everyone should agree with this..
A lecturer of Anambra State University, now known as Chukwuemeka
Odumegwu Ojukwu University, in Uli, Anambra state, transformed into
Spiderman to teach his students during the ongoing ASUU
Strike. Lecturers who belong to the Academic Staff Union of
Universities, ASUU, are forbidden from teaching while the strike action
is going on. But the lecturer wanted to carry on with his lecturers so
he disguised as Spiderman.He was photographed coming out of his car and
walking into class on Wednesday. December 5, 2018, for a lecture with
his masters students. 
As
a lecturer who is a member of ASUU, the lecturer cannot teach his
students, but as Spiderman, he can. LolIt was gathered that when the
lecturer entered his class, he was greeted by students and they called
his name but he ignored them and pretended to be Spiderman, not their
lecturer. 
According
to reports, he had earlier told his students who wanted to have a final
discussion with him ahead of their project defence, that they should
await the coming of Spiderman to assist them in their final
preparations.
Pastor John Gray of Relentless Church in Greenville, South
Carolina, left his congregation stunned when he called out war veterans,
widows, single mothers and fathers in need and ordered them to take any
amount from the offering baskets.In a late November sermon, Pastor Gray
told his congregation: "But God told me after we collected offering to
leave it at the altar. And then let those who had needs get what they
needed from the offering baskets.""There's some money in these baskets,
for you and the kids to eat. And get some gas, Pastor Gray said to the
people as they came forward.Watch the video below. View this post on
Instagram US pastor John Gray of Relentless Church called out
veterans, widows, single mothers and fathers to the front of his church
and ordered them to take any amount from the offering basketsA post
shared by LIB - Linda Ikeji Blog (@lindaikejiblog) on Dec 6, 2018 at
2:02am PST
A man walked straight into a canal while operating his phone.Security
cameras outside a pub in Nottingham, England, show the man engrossed in
his phone while walking down the path. There was a canal covered in
leaves in front of him and he walked straight into it.People who were
near The Navigation Inn at the time of his fall helped pull him out of
the canal. 
Annmarie
Gardener, the landlady of the pub, warned people about using phones
near water. She said:It is not usually a problem – most people know it
is a canal. When you watch it he thought because the leaves were on it
the canal disappeared and became a path.He was on his phone. We do put
warnings out in the pub and tell people to be careful. I think we have
had one other person who slipped on the edge but he came back out.Watch
the video below
TVC presenter, Morayo Afolabi-Brown has responded to clarify things
after her stance on preventing child abuse went viral and earned her
criticisms. Morayo, while speaking on her breakfast show, Your View,
said she doesn't allow her husband to bathe their daughter due to the
increasing rate at which fathers now sexually abuse their children.
She, however, added that she trusts her husband completely but she
wasn't taking chances. Her statement blew up and led to a debate. Some
criticized her saying she has indirectly disrespected her husband and
called him a paedophile, others reminded her that her daughter was her
husband's child too so he should be allowed to care for her. Some told
her that if she wouldn't let her husband bathe their daughter, then she
shouldn't be allowed to bathe their son. But there were those who
defended Morayo by pointing out that there are fathers who rape their
daughters and those fathers are usually trusted by their wives which is
why they were willing to leave the father alone with the daughter. They
added that abusers usually seem innocent and no woman ever wants to
believe that her husband is the type of man who would abuse their
daughters, yet it happens all the time. In the midst of the furore her
statement created, Morayo has responded to set things straight.She
started by saying:My husband is not a pedophile, he's a highly
responsible, decent man. He can never do anything to hurt any of his
children.She proceeded to add that her statement isn't about her husband
specifically but about those women whose husbands abuse their daughters
yet they bury their heads in the sand because they do not want to be
associated with the stigma.She added that children need to be taught
boundaries and how to demand that their bodies and personal spaces be
respected. She explained:Psychology has told us to teach children to
respect their personal spaces and ensure that family members don't come
too close.We need to define what is too close as a child.So, I'm glad
the conversation has started, I'm glad we're talking about it. Let us
understand that these are real life issues that are happening.Morayo
shared the video with a caption that further served to give clarity to
her point. 
Listen
to Morayo's explanation in the video below. I will normally not do
this but I feel I should respond. It’s painful that people think I would
in anyway suggest that my husband is a “potential abuser”. Sad. The
truth is that the show allows us to state varied views which should be
respected and understood. So understand this, there are women who have
used their life to vouch that their husbands would never abuse their
daughters yet we see it happen. Let’s make it easy for those women to
speak up. Let’s make it easy for girls to speak up about their abusers,
even if it’s their father! @tvcconnect @kemiolunloyo @tmospeaks
@opes_world @lindaikejiblog @mariamlonge @beeceeugboh @yenikuti
@mobolajiolawuyi @omokheowa @tmospeaks @akashatnymat @yourviewtvc
@oluwaloninyo @dammyolaiyaA post shared by Morayo Afolabi-Brown
(@morayobrown) on Dec 5, 2018 at 8:05am PST
Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Genevieve Nnaji, stepped out on
Wednesday rocking a stunning black dress for the screening of her new
movie ‘Lion Heart’. The screening was held at the ongoing Marrakech Film
Festival in Morocco.See another photo below.
A former Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation, NNPC, Andrew Yakubu, is seeking to quash money laundering
charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, as he files a “no-case” submission before Justice A.R.
Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja. In the no-case submission
dated November 6th 2018, and filed through his counsel, Anone Usman,
Yakubu aked the court to strike out the charges against him, and
discharge and acquit him, arguing that “the evidence led by the
prosecution’s seven witnesses did not establish a case” against him,
necessitating him to defend himself. Recall that a special operation
conducted by EFCC operatives on 3rd February, 2017 on a building
belonging to Yakubu in Kaduna state, yielded the recovery of a
staggering sum of $9,772,800 (Nine Million, Seven Hundred and Seven Two
Thousand, Eight Hundred United States Dollars) and another sum of
£74,000 (Seventy Four Thousand Pound Sterling) cash that was hidden in a
fire proof safe.
EFCC
closed its case against him on October 17th 2018, after calling the
seventh witness Suleiman Mohammed, an operative with the Commission, who
testified as to how operatives on February 3, 2017 recovered $9,772,000
and £74,000 stashed in a huge fire proof safe in a building belonging
to him located at Sabon Tasha area of Kaduna State. The Court also that
day admitted in evidence, a 32GB memory card and two mini discs, which
contained the recording of the raid. ..Yakubu who is facing a six-count
charge bordering on money laundering and false declaration of assets,
was expected to open his defence on December 5. .Usman while asking the
court for a date to argue its no-case submission said, “We urge the
Court to grant us a date for parties to adopt the processes in respect
of the application”.There was no representation from the prosecution
during proceedings.Justice Mohammed, thereafter, adjourned the matter to
January 17, 2019 for “adoption of processes and hearing” and directed
that “hearing notice be issued on the prosecution”.
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.
