APC In Troubled Waters As Buhari Refuses To Step Down For Younger Candidates

         

Former President, and one of the Presidential hopefuls under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, General Muhammadu Buhari has remained unyielding , despite pressure from different angles that he should give up the 2015 election in order to give younger people the opportunity to contest in an election the party has vowed to be ‘a do-or- die’ contest. This decision has not only manifested in Buhari’s recent comment and consultations with party stalwarts, but has been displayed even at several gatherings of the party’s caucus where he showed no sign of a politician willing to listen to the advice of others as it concerns the 2015. Recent events showed that the former Head of State is almost getting to the finish line of his presidential ambition, as he is now working to ensure that the October 8 formal declaration turns out successful. Buhari who undoubtedly has cult followers and loyalists across the country, especially in the North-eastern part of the country will be making a 4th attempt to govern the country. His several attempts have however become his greatest undoing as some of the APC members are of the views that it will be regrettable if the party opt for Buhari as the daunting criticism has always been that he is advanced in age and as such cannot be supported by majority of the country’s youth. Buhari has however not allowed those issues raised by most of his party members to bother him, as he believes he can rule the country at any age. This is apparently why he plans to address a collection of several youth support groups from various parts of Abuja today. Sources told DailyPost that the target of the Buhari group is to ensure that the youths are convinced that age does not really matter in governance and that those who are advanced in age and have gathered experience understand more the problems of the youth than those who are still within the youth circles. With this development, the North appears to have been divided over Buhari’s candidacy as one of the groups working towards the realization of Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s presidential bid, the Kwakwasiyya Forum, has continued to call on Buhari to rescind his decision to contest for the fourth time. The group has asked Buhari to leave power to the younger ones and continue to play advisory role in the polity. In their appeal to Buhari, they asked him to support a younger candidate like Kwankwaso. The group had cautioned the APC to carefully handle the struggle that appears to be imminent among Buhari, Kwankwaso and Atiku Abubakar, asking the party to ensure that such struggle for power does not destroy the party. Speaking to journalists in Abuja yesterday through its Edo State coordinator, Mr. Francis Ikonomwan, the pro-Kwankwaso group said it was working round the clock to reach out to the delegates and ensure that Kwankwaso emerges as APC’s presidential candidate for the highly coveted 2015 election. “We want a paradigm shift; we want a change from the old order and this is why people are clamouring for a realistic change. We have looked at the track record and Kwankwaso is the man that actually meets the demands of the people. “As for Alhaji Atiku, he has lost integrity, you may see people around him, they are hired crowds. Nigerians don’t want him. On General Buhari, he is a man we used to respect, he is a man Nigerians hold in high esteem, but we are surprised that he will be declaring Next week. “Remember he told us after the 2011 elections that he will not contest again and we expect him to stick to his words as a man of integrity. If he contests again, that shows that he is no longer a man of integrity. “I want to say that the ambitions of Atiku and General Buhari will tear APC apart. What is best for them is to come behind a younger person and no other person than Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso,” he said. A source in the fold of the APC has told DailyPost that, the party is currently in one of its trying times, and coming out of the current turbulent time without harm may mean a massive victory for the party even in the 2015 contest against the PDP. He said ‘’ I think we are in for a big trouble, considering that we have not been able to reach consensus yet, but all the same, if we scale through this one, then consider PDP defeated, ‘’ a sources who pleaded not to be mentioned in print said.

Headies 2014 Full Nomination List

The Headies annually celebrates deserving stars who have contributed a lot through good music during the year in review (July 2013 – June 2014), and this year promises to be bigger as some artistes would be honoured, and many others would be encouraged to step up their game.

THE HEADIES 2014 – NOMINEES LIST


(YEAR IN REVIEW: JULY 2013 – JUNE 2014)

1. BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

A non-voting category for the best single recording by an artiste or group in year under review.

IYAWO MI- TIMI DAKOLO
LET SOMEBODY LOVE YOU- 2FACE IDIBIA
ALWAYS ON MY MIND – NOSA
ORDINARY PEOPLE – COHBAMS ASUQUO

2. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.

DON JAZZY – DOROBUCCI
PHEELZ – ELEDA MI O
T SPIZE – AYE
LEGENDURY BEATZ – CARO
SHIZZY – SKELEWU
DEL B – PULL OVER

3. BEST MUSIC VIDEO

A voting category for the best conceptualist, best directed and most exciting video in the year under review. This award goes to the video director.

ADA ADA BY FLAVOUR – CLARENCE PETERS
TOH BAD BY NIYOLA – KEMI ADETIBA
JUST LIKE THAT BY RAYCE – AJE
OYA NOW BY JOE EL FT. ORITSE FEMI – UNLIMITED LA
PERSONALLY BY P-SQUARE – JUDE “ENGEES” OKOYE & CLARENCE PETERS

4. BEST R&B/POP ALBUM

A category for the best R&B/Pop Album in the year under review (by single individual or group).

THE JOURNEY – SEAN TIZZLE
TAKEOVER – KCEE
ONCE UPON A TIME – TIW SAVAGE
ME, MY MOUTH & EYE – SOUND SULTAN
L.I.F.E – BURNA BOY

5. BEST R&B SINGLE

A category for the best R&B single in year under review (by single individual or group).

LET SOMEBODY LOVE YOU- 2FACE IDIBIA
IYAWO MI- TIMI DAKOLO
PLAN B – WANDE COAL
DON GORDON – BURNA BOY

6. BEST POP SINGLE

A category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group)

DOROBUCCI – MAVIN CREW
AYE – DAVIDO
JOHNNY – YEMI ALADE
PULL OVER – KCEE
DOUBLE WAHALA – ORITSE FEMI
CARO – STAR BOY FEATURING WIZKID AND L.A.X
SURULERE – DR. SID

7. BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE

A category for the best Reggae/Dancehall single in year under review (by single individual or group).

GIRLIE O REMIX – PATORANKING
LEAD ME ON – CYNTHIA MORGAN
STINKING SH#T – CHOPSTIX FEATURING ICE PRINCE, YUNG L AND ENDIA.
ONLY YOU – JESSE JAGZ FT. WIZKID
MURDA – SEYI SHAY FT. PATORANKING & SHAYDEE

8. BEST RAP ALBUM

A Non-Voting Category for the Best Album By A Rap Artiste Or Group In Year Under Review.

NO GUTS NO GLORY – PHYNO
ALAGA IBILE- REMINISCE
BADDEST GUY EVER LIVETH – OLAMIDE
THY NATION COME – JESSE JAGZ

9. BEST COLLABO

A voting category for the best R&B, Pop or Hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos).

OYA NOW – JOE EL FT. ORITSE FEMI
EMERGENCY – WIZZY PRO FEATURING SKALES, PATORANKING AND RUNTOWN
SURULERE – DR. SID & DON JAZZY
PASS YOU BY – BLACK MAGIC FT. ORITSE FEMI
GIRLIE O REMIX – PATORANKING
DOROBUCCI – MAVINS

10. BEST RAP SINGLE

A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap song.

PARCEL- PHYNO
drugs MONEY – OLAMIDE FT. PHYNO
SHOTZ ON SHOTS – ICE PRINCE FT. SARKODIE
RAP IT UP – POSLY TD
DEAF – EVA ALORDIAH
WTF – ILL BLISS

11. BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)

A non-voting category for the single male artiste with the most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album.

IYAWO MI – TIMI DAKOLO
DOUBLE WAHALA – ORITSE FEMI
WHY YOU LOVE ME – NOSA
ORDINARY PEOPLE – COHBAMS

12. BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

A non-voting category for the single female artiste with most outstanding vocal performances on a single song or album.

LOVE TO LOVE YOU – NIYOLA FT. BANKYW
WANTED – TIWA SAVAGE
WINDOW – MONICA OGAH
GOOD MAN – RUBY

13. NEXT RATED

This category is a voting category for the most promising upcoming officially unreleased (or signed) act in the year under review.

PATORANKING
RUNTOWN
OREZI
SKALES
YEMI ALADE

14. HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION

A voting category for the best new artiste in the year under review.

TIWA SAVAGE – ONCE UPON A TIME
SEAN TIZZLE – THE JOURNEY
BURNA BOY – L.I.F.E
KCEE – TAKE OVER

15. LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

A non-voting category for the Rap Artiste with the best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album.

SHOTS ON SHOTS – ICE PRINCE
RAP IT UP – POSLY TD
GOD ON THE MIC – JESSE JAGZ
KPANSH – YUNG 6IX

16. BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

A voting category for the artiste whose songs are inspired by the streets. Such song should captain lingua, which may also be originated by the artiste and popular on the street.

DOUBLE WAHALA – ORITSE FEMI
SHOKI – LIL’ KESH FT. OLAMIDE & DAVIDO
DOROBUCCI – MAVIN
ALOBAM – PHYNO

17. BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

A voting category for the artiste whose songs reflect any form or style of music which falls outside the mainstream of recent or past popular musical trends.

BOLAJI – BOJ
BODY- BLACK MAGIC FEATURING BANKY W
GOOD MAN – RUBY
WHY YOU LOVE YOU – NOSA

18. ALBUM OF THE YEAR

A voting category for the best album (solo or group) in year under review, that meets judges requirements of excellence (in every realm: Songwriting, production, rendition and promotion) and acceptability (Sales and popularity).

THE JOURNEY – SEAN TIZZLE
L.I.F.E – BURNA BOY
BADDEST GUY EVER LIVETH – OAMIDE
NO GUTS NO GLORY – PHYNO

19. ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review. Overall most successful artiste for the year under review.

DAVIDO
WIZKID
KCEE
TIWA SAVAGE
OLAMIDE
PHYNO
FLAVOUR

20. SONG OF THE YEAR

A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review. This category is usually decided by voting.

AYE – DAVIDO
PULL OVER – KCEE
DOUBLE WAHALA – ORITSEFEMI
SURULERE – DR. SID
DOROBUCCI – MAVINS
JOHNNY – YEMI ALADE

21. BEST AFRICAN ARTISTE

A non-Nigerian award category for an individual African artiste with the most outstanding single/album and astonishing achievements and infiltration into Nigeria in year under review.

MAFIKIZOLO
SARKODIE
DIAMOND
R2BEES

22. HALL OF FAME

Special recognition for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.

SIR (DR.) VICTOR UWAIFO

DJCHALICHIN BLOGSPOT CHANGED TO CAMPUS FLOW BLOGSPOT

    Djchalichin Blog has been changed to Campus Flow Blogspot,this change was made so  the blog can concerntrate more on the Campus activities.

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  The Blog is also coming up with THE FACE OF THE DEPT contest,has all students who are intrested will send their photos,and a Face will be selected for the different departments.This and more on the Number One University Blog.

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Kano Emirate member, Galadinma Kano dies at 79

A prominent member of the Kano Emirate Council, the Galadima Kano, Tijjani Hashim, is dead. Hashim died at the age of 79. Premium Times reports that, the Galadima died in the early hours of today (Monday) in Abuja. The report says the source who disclosed the news pleaded not to be mentioned since the emirate council is yet to make an official pronouncement on the development,. He disclosed further that arrangements were already in progress to fly Mr. Hashim’s remains from Abuja for burial at about 2 p.m. in Kano. The source also disclosed that the emirate council is yet to get the official cause of the death of the deceased because all they knew prior to his death was that he travelled to Abuja. Dan Maje Kano, Munir Sanusi has equally confirmed Mr. Hashim’s death. He said, “Yes, it is true,” he said. “I’m at the Kano airport expecting his remains because his burial has been scheduled for 2. p.m.” Mr. Hashim is said to be one of the most powerful members of the Kano Emirate Council and was close to virtually all presidents and head of state of northern origin.

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King Sunny Ade: ”Nigeria’s Music Industry Needs Surgery

King Sunny Ade, Juju music legend, recently clocked 68 and had a small reception for close family and friends in his palatial country home in Ondo, western Nigeria. In a recent interview, he talks about his life, music and state of the Nigerian music industry. 

Q: How do you feel turning 68? 

   I feel great and I thank God for making me see another year. It gives me an awesome feeling that between my last birthday and now, I had no cause to visit hospital to complain of any ailment. Also the music has not stopped for a bit. I thank and appreciate Almighty 

 

In spite of your busy schedule, you still look very fit 

I have no choice than to be very fit. Performing on stage for hours back-to-back almost every day is an exercise on its own. Besides, in my home here, I have a swimming pool, squash court, basketball court and tennis court. I also play golf. We now have a golf course very close to us, in Idanre. The golf course in Akure has been taken over by the Army. All these keep me fit and trim.

 Do you go on holiday at all?

 I do ask for it but you people would not allow me to have one. But I am planning to have one soon. 

What about medical check-up? 

I normally go for medical check-up abroad twice in a year. But in the last one year I have not done that. But any time I feel funny, I always put a call to my doctor over there. You will be 70 in two years. [We] learnt you are planning something grand to celebrate that landmark. First and foremost, we need to commit our lives into God’s hands to spare us beyond that time. I am used to planning my things very well and always ensuring that everything is put in a right perspective. Definitely, I will celebrate when the time comes, but to tell you the plans now will not be appropriate. 

How has it been since you moved to Ondo?

 Let me correct that; I spend more time in Lagos than Ondo. My businesses and immediate family are in Lagos. What I told you last year was that I would be moving back home gradually. I plan to be spending more time in Ondo and this will be gradual.

Lately, you are being seen more with many of these new generation artistes. Are we expecting any major collaboration between you and some of them?

 I cannot tell you about [collaborations] for now. But I must confess that I find their company very stimulating. Just recently, I was with some of these boys, including Olamide and Wizkid, at Mo Abudu’s 50th birthday. We were like a family. If any of them I willing to have collaboration with me, they are welcome. I love all of them and that’s why they all call me their father.

Many were stunned with your perfect combination with D’Banj at the last Glo Evergreen Series in Lagos.Did you rehearse that gig or was it happenstance? 

  To tell you the truth, we never rehearsed that D’Banj’s song, Mobomowonlowo. In fact, I knew little about the song prior to that night. But when he came to meet me behind the stage, we both listened to the song and I told him where I would come in during the performance. We thank God that everything went well that day. But what actually happened that we could not meet to rehearse was that days leading to that event, I was busy with some projects in Abuja, while D’Banj, I learnt, was in South Africa and also came in a few days to the event. 

Last year you were part of the first season of Coke Studio Africa but looking at the roll call of artistes involved in the second season this year, your name is missing. What happened? 

There is no problem. Last year I was invited to Kenya to be part of the first season of that wonderful project and we all had a wonderful experience. But this new season, maybe the organisers wanted to give other artistes opportunity to share in the experience. You know there are many talented artistes in Africa and they may want to spread the opportunity round. Maybe next time they can still bring me back; you can never tell. 

What is your general view of the present state of Nigerian music industry? 

Firstly, I thank God that we have been able to make our own brand of music acceptable to our people. Gone are those days when our people showed preference to foreign music; things are changing fast. Also the young musicians themselves have evolved their own styles and no longer copy their foreign counterparts. Most of our musicians are now picking from either Juju or Fuji music to create their individual music style. This means Nigerian musicians are working very hard. Secondly, many parents now allow and support their children to play music, unlike when we started. This shows there is a positive progression in the industry. 

What are the challenges running a big band like the Golden Mercury of Africa? 

Well, let me explain what a big band is. A big band starts from five. But I have a 50-member band. At every point in time on stage, we have about 23 members plus two engineers, making it 25. Sometimes we could have like five dancers, making 30. We have about 10 roadies, and if we are going to use the stage, the lights and those with the two trucks that we normally use, we would be going to 50. It depends on the venue of our shows. If it is a hall, we have a smaller band. But if you put us outside, like a stadium, we use our complete band. So, I will say it is not easy to move a big band. The economy is not so friendly and this affects us also. I have been so used to a big band and it is very difficult to adjust to something smaller so that it won’t affect the qualities of music that we give to our people. 

What about when you travel to play at foreign gigs, do you still travel with such large numbers of band members?

   In the 1980s and 1990s, I used to travel abroad with about 27 to 28 members. But now, we have had to cut down the numbers of our band members travelling abroad for shows to below 20. 

During some of your musical tours abroad, have you had the experience of some of your band members absconding? 

Yes, I have. But I usually tell my band members that if you are travelling with a band to go and perform abroad, and you are planning to escape, if care is not taken you will be a loser. The moment you are there and your visa expires, the police will be after you. And once they catch you, you are deported home. And once you are back home, you can never join the band again. Most of the people who absconded in the past are now home.

 Doing what? 

I don’t know. I never bother to find out. I have warned most of them before. I told them that it is better to be at home and live with what we get here. There is no place like home. A lot of things that we take for granted here, you can’t try it overseas. We can do a lot of things with the little that we have here. In fact, it pays them more because for a musician like me, once I travel, I play nearly every day except on Monday. It is by God’s grace. The moment promoters abroad are aware that we are coming abroad on tour, they engage us for more shows and that is extra something for them. 

What is your take on the sliding relevance of Juju music in Nigeria? 

  Let me say that it is not only Juju music that is confronted with that challenge but other traditional genres too. I believe generally, Nigerian music industry needs surgery. Nevertheless, there are some challenges facing our genre. Running a band is a very expensive venture. Look at it this way: given the Nigerian economy, how many musicians can afford to buy musical instruments for their bands? It is just few, because to buy a very good guitar will cost you nothing less than N60,000, except you just need an anyhow guitar. Most of the instruments do not come cheap. In fact, most of us rent some of the instruments; and they also don’t come cheap as well. They come in different categories and rental prices range from N500,000 to N1 million.

 You are a Juju music maestro but in the global music scene, your brand of music is categorised as ‘World Beats’. Why did you agree to that categorisation? 

     When I was given that title as the King of World Beats, I did explain this question. When African music started gaining recognition at the international level, it was very difficult for them to categorise our kind of music. And essentially, because of my own music they now created World Beats. They noticed that if there is a Jazz festival, I would be there and perform very well. Rhythm and Blues or Soul concerts, I will be there. At Reggae festival, I will be there. In fact, I was the first Nigerian musician to play at the Reggae Sunsplash. So this sort of confounded them. They initially categorised me into the Cross Over but it didn’t sit well until they came up with World Beats; and World Beats fits well. 

As a master guitarist, have you ever been inspired to fashion out your own guitar as many other prominent guitarist the world over do?

 Yes, it’s true that I have my own style of playing the guitar. I have my special line. If I place my guitar here and if you are a guitarist, you can’t play it because of the way I tuned it. You have to study it to be able to play it. I have my own special line of guitar. I have my own creation of guitar. That was why some years ago I was recognised as number 68 master guitarist in the whole world.

 

There was a time you and famous Carlos Santana were described in the same line.

  Yes, that is true. 

     Have you both met?

 Yes. We are friends.

Can both of you play each other’s guitar?

    PIf I drop mine, when he picks it he will see how I tuned it. He plays zone on regular and mine is open chord. 

Are you planning to work together?

     Yes, but he has just been inducted into the Music Hall of Fame and we are still celebrating that achievement. Maybe later we will still get down to think of future collaboration. 

You Won’t Believe How Much Kunle Afolayan Spent On His ”October 1st” Movie!

Nollywood actor/producer/director, Kunle Afolayan has revealed that his new movie, October 1 which was premiered yesterday at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos cost nothing less than$2million. He said: ‘It’s a $2million budget film’. That’s the way to go. To produce an excellent movie, money must be spent. Kudos to Kunle Afolayan who is helping the Nollywood movie industry close the gap between it and Hollywood movie production style.

Bill Gate impressed by two bright student's invention

AN EYE FOR INNOVATION 

From Idea to Reality

BY BILL GATES 

ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

There are two reasons I want to tell you about the pair of bright young people I met earlier this month. First, because they’re working on a project that could be a real life-saver in the developing world. And second, because the way they’re going about it is a great example for anyone who’s trying to turn an idea into reality.

Jarrel Seah and Jennifer Tang are medical students at Monash University in Australia who share a passion for technology. The 22-year-olds teamed up late last year to create an app calledEyenaemia, which lets people use their cell phone to screen for anemia. As the winners of this year’s Imagine Cup, a competition run by Microsoft, they visited the Seattle area and stopped by my office to talk about their work.

Anemia affects some 2 billion people around the world, and more than 290 million children. It’s an awful condition—you’re exhausted, your heart beats erratically, you get dizzy—and while it’s often caused by a lack of iron in your diet, it can also be a symptom of serious illnesses like malaria and bowel cancer. Jarrel told me, “In Australia’s aboriginal indigenous communities, over half of young children are anemic. And a large percentage of that is actually due to helminth infections—hookworms.”

Diagnosing anemia isn’t always easy. One method requires drawing blood and running lab tests, which simply isn’t possible in a lot of poor areas. And the cheapest test is very imprecise: A doctor pulls down your eyelid and checks the underside to see if it looks pale.

Eyenaemia is designed to take out both the expense and the guesswork. It lets you take a photo of the underside of your eyelid and then, judging by the color, tries to tell whether you’re anemic. “What's different about this is it’s noninvasive,” Jennifer said. “You don't need all that sterile equipment, and an untrained user can use it.” (Their idea is part of a promising trend: Researchers are studying whether cell phones can reduce the need for lab tests by detecting pneumonia, HIV, TB, and other conditions.)

It’s exciting to see bright young people like Jennifer and Jarrel applying their talents to problems that disproportionately affect the poor. As I told them, I could see a future version of Eyenaemia being used in developing countries, especially with pregnant women, since anemia contributes to nearly 20 percent of deaths during pregnancy.

So the tool has real promise. But Jennifer and Jarrel aren’t under any illusions. They know that having a great idea—“screen for anemia with a cell phone”—was only the beginning. In the early stages, they had a lot to learn: They went online to read up on design and cloud computing, which they didn’t know much about. Now the challenge is different. They have to keep improving their work.

We spent a lot of time talking about how they want to do that. For example, “We still have a high false positive rate,” Jarrel said. They’re looking at ways to bring it down by adding in factors like the patient’s age and gender, which they suspect affect the results by changing the color of the eyelid.

The idea that you have to keep refining your work might seem like old hat to a scientist who has spent decades perfecting a vaccine. Or to a software developer: When I was at Microsoft, we were maniacal about constantly learning from our customers and improving our products. But Jennifer and Jarrel’s efforts serve as a good reminder, especially for young people who are just getting started. Although  innovation begins with a great idea, it certainly doesn’t end there.

Resembling Kim Kardashian Has Ruined My Career! – Model,Milana Aslan

Kim Kardashian lookalike Milana Aslani believes that resembling the reality TV star has killed her career. The model claims she would be more successful if she didn’t look like ”talentless kim”. Milana, 27, an aspiring reality TV star herself, looks like Kim, 33, and has a similar background – Armenian roots and wealthy parents in Los Angeles. Milana said: “I do a lot fashion shoots, but I believe resembling Kim Kardashian has ruined my modeling and reality TV career“A lot of people in the public just generally look at her and think she doesn’t have any talent and she just sits there and looks pretty “She has a lot of fans, they love her style, they love her make-up, however there’s no talent behind her work and what she does and why she is who she is.” Spookily, Milana was also pals with Kim’s sex-tape ex Ray-J around the same time the tape leaked online and many people thought she was the one in the video.

Read full article here: http://stargist.com/2014/09/29/resembling-kim-kardashian-has-ruined-my-career-modelmilana-aslani/ | NIGERIA CELEBRITY NEWS, NOLLYWOOD ENTERTAINMENT GIST, GOSSIP, PHOTOS & BIOGRAPHY

Bizarre! Meet The 16 Year Old Who Sheds His Skin Every Two Days Like a Snake {See Photos}

A teenager has been dubbed ‘Snake Boy’ for having an unusual condition that means he sheds his skin every two days.

Ari Wibowo, 16, from Indonesia must soak his body in water every hour and smear himself with lotion to prevent his skin – which he sheds every 41 days – from hardening and leaving him unable to move.

Indonesian doctors said they do not have the resources to treat Ari’s Erythroderma, or ‘red man syndrome’, which has given him his extraordinary appearance.

Photographer Nurcholis Anhari Lubis, 35, has been documenting the condition and says the boy is ‘scaly like a snake’.

‘It’s really sad because he was not born normally and has scaly skin all over his body, similar to being severely burnt, from the sole of his feet up to his head,’ he told Daily Mail Australia.

‘If the boy doesn’t moisturise or soak his skin in water, his body would shrivel and harden up like a sculpture and he won’t be able to move.’

In spite of his condition, Ari and his family are determined to make life as normal as possible – but the ignorance of others in the village has made it hard.

According to Mr Lubis, Ari has had trouble making friends and schools won’t accept him because they fear his illness is contagious.

Ari’s mother has also been accused of torturing lizards while pregnant, as Indonesian superstition says mistreatment of an animal during pregnancy causes the child to resemble the animal.

     See photos below:

Geoffrey Oji Wins The Project Fame Season 7

Geoffrey Oji is the winner of the newest season of MTN Project Fame. Oji beats other contestants to emerge top of the Season 7 after an outstanding performance of Asa’s ‘Beautiful’. He walks away with a N5million, a car and a recording contract for one year. Ruky, the first runner-up,won N2million and a car, while Christian also got N2million and a car. Clement was the 3rd runner up and also got the sum of N2million. Past winners of themusic show include including Iyanya, Myke, Chidinma, Monica, AYO and Olawale.

 Watch recap 7:30 on Soundcity

 

What to know about Unilorin Remedial Programme 2014/2015

Admission Requirements

(a) Qualifications:

1. 1.   Arts Education:

(i) Applicant Must pass five subjects at

credit level at not more than two sittings in SSCE/

GCE organized by WEAC,NECO, NABTEB and should

include the major subject of study.

(ii) Two of the five subjects must be from

Arts while the third may be from the Social

Sciences.

Note : There is no Remedial programme in B.A.

(Hons.) English

1. 2.   Agriculture, Engineering and Technology,

Science and Science Education

Applicants must pass the following subjects at

credit level;

English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics

and Physics at not more than to sittings in the

SSCE/GCE organized by WAEC, NECO and NABTEB

(b) Specific Requirements :

Faculty of Agriculture will accept credit

grade in Agricultural Science in lieu of credit grade

in Biology.

(c) Duration of Programme:

The programme is for duration of two semesters

(one academic session)

(d) Eligibility:

The remedial programme is primarily opened to

applicants from the catchment areas of the

University of Ilorin, Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nassarawa,

Niger Plateau, Sokoto and Zamfara States.

(e) General Conditions:

(i) Applicants from educationally disadvantaged

Local Government Areas of Kwara State e.g. Edu,

Baruten, Moro and Kaima may be considered for

admission with three credits provided an F9 grade

is not obtained in any of the five subjects. Such

candidates must however redeem their ‘O’ level

deficiencies latest by the end of their 100 level

programme.

(ii) Candidates who want to study Engineering

must obtain credit grades in Chemistry,

Mathematics and Physics and take Chemistry,

Mathematics and Physics at 2015 UTME.

(iii)           Candidates who write the 2014/2015

JAMB/UME with relevant subject combination to

any programme in either Arts or Sciences and must

obtain the minimum pass mark approved by the

Federal Government.

(iv)    Applicants are to note that the programme is

non-residential.

(f) Venue of Programme:

The venue of the programme shall be at the School

of Preliminary Studies, Fufu, Ilorin South Local

Government Headquarters, Kwara State.

(g) Method of Application:

Candidates are to visit University of Ilorin website

www.unilorin.edu.ng and follow the link on

2014/2015 SPS Application.  Application forms to be

completed online after a payment of N10,000.00

(Ten Thousand Naira only) application fee using

interswitch enabled ATM card either master or

verve card. After the completion of the forms, each

candidate MUST

Download a Local Government Confirmation Form

which must be endorsed by the Chairman/Secretary

of the local Government Areas.  A candidate who is

offered admission will be expected to bring the form

and SSCE/GCE certificates/result slips during

registration.

Closing date for submission is 10 th December,

2014.

Unilorin School fees increases by #5000

     

  Unilorin has decided to add an addition #5000 to the normal school fees which was payed last year.

       We are still yet to get replies from student on what they think about the change.

Check the increase here:http://uilugportal.unilorin.edu.ng/charges.php

        Leave a comment what you think

Read Fela's Biography and his Life History

Early life
Fela was born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti (what a mouthful! )on October 15th, 1938 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, into an upper-middle-class family. His mother, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was a feminist activist in the anti-colonial movement; his father, Reverend Isreal Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, a protestant  minister and school principal, was the first president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers. Fela was a first cousin to the Nigerian writer and Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, the first African to win a Nobel Prize for Literature.

Career
Ironically, Fela was sent to London in 1958 by his parents to study medicine, but he changed his mind and decided to study music instead at the Trinity College of Music. While there, he formed the band “Koola Lobitos”, playing a fusion of jazz and highlife. In 1963, Fela moved back to Nigeria, re-formed “Koola Lobitos” and trained as a radio producer for the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation. He played for some time with Victor Olaiya and his All Stars.

In 1967, he travelled on to Ghana to think up a new musical direction. That was when Fela first called his music “Afrobeat”. In 1969, Fela took the band to the United States where they spent 10 months in Los Angeles. While there, Fela discovered the Black Power movement through Sandra Smith (now Sandra Izsadore), a partisan of the Black Panther Party. (The experience would heavily influence his music and political views). After which, the band released “ The ’69 Los Angeles Session”.

After Fela and his band returned to Nigeria, the band was renamed The Afrika ’70, as lyrical themes changed from love to social issues. He then formed the “Kalakuta Republic”, which was seen as a commune, a recording studio, and a home for the many people connected to the band that he later declared independent from the Nigerian state. Fela set up a nightclub in the Empire Hotel, initially called the “Afro-Spot” and then later named the “Afrika Shrine”, where he both performed regularly and officiated at personalized Yoruba traditional ceremonies in honor of his nation’s ancestral faith. He also changed his middle name to Anikulapo (meaning “He who carries death in his pouch”), stating that his original middle name of Ransome was a slave name.

Fela’s music became popular among the Nigerian public and Africans in general. In fact, he made the decision to sing in ‘pidgin english” so that his music could be enjoyed by individuals all over Africa, where the local languages spoken are very diverse and numerous. During 1972, Ginger Baker recorded Stratavarious with Fela appearing alongside Bobby Gass.

In 1977, Fela and the Afrika ’70 released the album “Zombie”, a scathing attack on Nigerian soldiers by using the zombie metaphor to describe the methods of the Nigerian military. The album was a smash hit and infuriated the government, setting off a vicious attack against the Kalakuta Republic, during which one thousand soldiers attacked the commune. Fela was severely beaten, and his elderly mother was thrown from a window, causing fatal injuries. The Kalakuta Republic was burned, and Fela’s studio, instruments, and master tapes were destroyed. Fela’s response to the attack was to deliver his mother’s coffin to General Olusegun Obasanjo’s residence in the Dodan Barracks, Lagos, and to write two songs tittled, “Coffin for Head of State” and “Unknown Soldier”.
Fela and his band then took residence in Crossroads Hotel after the destruction of the Shrine. In 1978, Fela married twenty-seven more women, many of whom were his dancers, composers, and singers to mark the anniversary of the attack on the Kalakuta Republic.In 1960, Fela had already married his first wife, Remilekun (Remi) Taylor, with whom he would have three children (Femi, Yeni, and Sola). Later, he was to adopt a rotation system of keeping only twelve simultaneous wives. The year was also marked by two notorious concerts, the first in Accra, Ghana in which riots broke out during the song “Zombie”, which led to Fela being banned from entering Ghana. The second was at the Berlin Jazz Festival after which most of Fela’s musicians deserted him, due to rumors that Fela was planning to use the entire proceeds to fund his presidential campaign.

Despite the massive setbacks, Fela was determined to come back. He formed his own political party, which he called Movement of the People. In 1979, he put himself forward for President in Nigeria’s first elections for more than a decade, but his candidature was refused. At this time, Fela created a new band called “Egypt ’80″ with which he continued to record albums and tour the country. He further infuriated the political establishment by dropping the names of the the vice-president Moshood Abiola and then General Olusegun Obasanjo at the end of a hot-selling 25-minute political screed titled “I.T.T. (International Thief-Thief)”.

In 1984, Muhammadu Buhari‘s government, of which Kuti was a vocal opponent, jailed him on a charge ofcurrency smuggling which Amnesty International and others denounced as politically motivated. Amnesty designated him a prisoner of conscience, and his case was also taken up by other human rights groups. After his release 20 months later by General Ibrahim Babangida, he divorced his twelve remaining wivese

Once again, Fela continued to release albums with Egypt ’80, made a number of successful tours of the United States and Europe and also continued to be politically active. In 1986, Fela performed in Giants Stadium in New Jersey as part of theAmnesty International A Conspiracy of Hope concert, sharing the bill withBono, Carlos Santana, and The Neville Brothers. In 1989, Fela and Egypt ’80 released the anti-apartheid Beasts of No Nation album that depicts on its cover U.S. President Ronald Reagan, UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcherand South African Prime MinisterPieter Willem Botha.

His album output slowed in the 1990s, and eventually he stopped releasing albums altogether. In 1993, he and four members of the Afrika ’70 organization were arrested for murder. The battle against military corruption in Nigeria was taking its toll, especially during the rise of dictator Sani Abacha. Rumors were also spreading that he was suffering from an illness for which he was refusing treatment.

Death
On August 2rd, 1997, Fela Kuti died from “Kaposi’s sarcoma”, which could be brought on, in more virulent form by AIDS. Fela’s death was announced the next day by his younger brotherOlikoye Ransome-Kuti,who was  already a prominent AIDS activist and former Minister of Health. More than a million people attended Fela’s funeral at the site of the old Shrine compound. A new Africa Shrine has opened since Fela’s death in a different section of Lagos under the supervision of his son Femi Kuti.

Video: Sean Tizzle’s Loke Loke OFFICIAL VIDEO Feat 9ice

Difference Entertainment in-conjunction with Uprooted Media present: [New Flick] – Sean Tizzle featuring 9ice – Loke Loke {Official video} In just a couple of weeks after he dropped his long awaited Perfect Gentleman video and his most anticipated UK tour dates gets closer, Sean Tizzle hits again with Loke Loke. In the quest for more, Sean Tizzle perfectly delivers as an actor in his new flick Loke Loke ft multiple award winning superstar 9ice. This is the first video the star act would feat anyone since he emerged in feb 2013. The video portrays the hustle and challenges of an upcoming artiste and what he faces before fame/stardom. Directed by the most sought after young cinematographer {MSAYC} Unlimited LA Shot in the heart of Ramburg, South Africa. Styled by Jekwu D stylist 

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Panic in Liberia as two Ebola victims ‘rise from the dead’

Panic is spreading across an African community after reports that two Ebola victims have risen from the dead. The victims, both females in their 40s and 60s, died of the deadly virus in separate communities in Nimba County, Liberia. But according to reports in a local newspaper, the pair have reportedly been resurrected and are now walking among the living, causing panic and fear among locals. The New Dawn Nimba County said the late Dorris Quoi of Hope Village Community and the second victim identified as Ma Kebeh, in her late 60s, were about to be taken for burial when they rose from the dead. Ma Kebeh had been indoors for two nights without food and medication before her alleged death. Nimba County has recently reported unusual news of Ebola cases, including one about a native doctor from the county, who claimed that he could cure infected victims, dying of the virus himself last week. Since the Ebola outbreak in Nimba County, this is the first incident of dead victims resurrecting, the paper said. The Ebola outbreak has already killed around 2,800 people in five West African countries this year while an estimated 5,800 people have been infected with the virus, which has no known cure.

Headies Awards 2014 is Here!!!

   

    Headies 2014 is here! You can say that again. The organizers of the awards have made a big announcement about the much anticipated Headies 2014 nominees’ list, which many have been clamouring for.

To this regards, the full nominees’ list will be communicated on Monday September 29^th2014 by 12 noon. The categories that generate a lot of deliberations and discussions include Album Of The Year, The Next Rated, Artist Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Rap Single.

This year’s edition promises to be more scintillating and intriguing as ever with all preparation in top gear. Every other process leading to the prestigious awards has already being communicated to the populace.

The consideration for this year’s review will be from (July2013 – June 2014) The categories for this year’s edition will include, The best recording of the year, Producer of the year, Best music video, Best R&B/POP album, Best R&B Single, Best Pop Single, Best Raggae/Dancehall Single, Best Rap Album, Best Collabo, Best Rap Single, Best Vocal Performance (Male), Best Vocal Performance (Female),Hip Hop World Revelation, Lyricist On The Roll, Best Street – Hop Artist, Best Alternative Song, Best African Artiste and Hall Of Fame.

See the list of the most win in the Headies:

Number of awards	Artist
9	Mode 9	Lyricist on the Roll(7), Best Rap Album, Best Rap Single
6	P-Square	Best R&B/Pop Album (2), Album of the Year (2), Song of the Year, Artiste of the Year
6	Wande Coal	Next Rated, Album of the Year, Artiste of the Year, Best R&B/Pop Album,Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year, Best Vocal Performance (Male)
6	2 Face Idibia	Best R&B/Pop Album (2), Album of the Year, Artiste of the Year, Best Pop Single, Special Recognition Award
5	M.I	Best Rap Album (2),Best Rap Single,Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year, Best Collaboration
5	9ice	Best Vocal Performance (Male),Artiste of the Year,Album of the Year,Song of the Year,Best R&B/Pop Album
5	Jude Okoye	Best Music Video Director (5)
4	D'banj	Song of the Year(2), Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year, Artiste of the Year
4	Aṣa	Next Rated, Best Recording of the Year, Best Female Vocal Performance,Album of the Year
4	Darey	Best R&B Single (2),Best Vocal Performance (Male),Best Recording of the Year
3	Wizkid	Artiste of the Year,Next Rated, Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year
3	Ice Prince	Best Rap Album,Song of the Year,Best Rap Single
3	Olamide	Best Street Hop Artiste, Best Rap Album, Album of the Year
3	Davido	Next Rated, Best R&B/Pop Album,Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year
3	Timaya	Best Reggae/Dancehall Album (2), Best Collaboration (with Kefee)