Adelaja Adeoye's Blog

[City People] Meet the man @AdelajaAdeoye, Nigerias' fast rising Blogger.

2016-01-16T02:44:00.002-08:00

Editor's Note: Adelaja Adeoye to many who may not have had the opportunity to read his articles in most dailies, especially online news media such as Naij.Com, YNaija.Com, TheNation, Heraldng.com, Signalng.com, Nairaland.com, PremiumTimesng.com and others may be wondering why so much is being said about him on social media circle.
His educational and career background says much about this young and gentle erudite writer.
Unlike many other bloggers, Adelaja is a professional in Banking, Marketing and Entrepreneurship who does not rely on the crumbs from politician or government before making an Objective view on politics and Social happenings in Nigeria and around the world.

Let us take a look at the man's profile and biography.

BACKGROUND-Adelaja Adeoye was born into the family of Mr.& Mrs. Wasiri Adeoye in Ogun State on the 2^ndof May 1981
His Mother Mrs Olayinka Adeoye (Nee Titilayo) came from the famous family of Titilayo the saw miller billionaire from Ijebu-Ode .

EDUCATION-

Adelaja Adeoye holds a first degree in Mathematics (Ed) from University of Lagos Nigeria and Computer Science from Federal Polytechnic Bida. He is an alumni of Christ Ambassadors College in Kaduna State where he sat and obtained distinctions in SSCE in year 2002.

CAREER-

His working career started after obtaining National Diploma (OND) in Computer Science at Petroleum Products Marketing Company a subsidiary of NNPC, Kaduna in 2006 as an IT graduate. He joined United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) as a Fund Transfer officer between 2007 to 2009 under the leadership of Mr. Tony Elumelu, he later moved to Bank PHB a bank owned by Mr. Francis Atuche and a renowned Economist Prof. Pat Utomi, the Vice-Chairman (Now Keystone Bank) as a Relationship Officer from 2009, until joining Evergreen Limited in 2015 as the Head of Marketing and Communications. He has undergone various courses in Marketing, Leadership and Personal Effectiveness during his banking career days. He also served as the Director of New Media under the Jimi Agbaje campaign Organization called Eko-Initiative for Governorship race in 2015.

SOCIETY AND AFFLIATIONS-

He is a member of various bodies such as Nigerian Bankers Academy (Certified Member), Lagos Democrat, JCI, Jazz Leagues, Rotaract, Young Nigerian Leaders, Founder of The Patriots Unilag (2011), Co-Founder of The Progressives Unilag (2012), he served as an Assistant Secretary General at Federal Polytechnic Bida Student Union Government in 2004/2005 session. Social Media, he uses Facebook (Adelaja Adeoye), Twitter/Instagram (@AdelajaAadeoye) and LinkedIn Adelaja Adeoye

HUBBIES-

He is a Politician, blogger www.reportertimes.blogspot.com (Twitter @Reportertimes, and @DailyAlertNg) and motivational speaker; he enjoys reading books and has read the famous “who moved my Cheese”, “48 laws of power”, The rich dad, poor dad” and many more. He loved Physics, economics, finance, Computer programming and Geography. He won an award as the Mr. Keystone Bank in 2010 during a staff contest.

ASPIRATIONS-

His vision includes contesting for the highest political and elective post in Nigeria, to travel round the world to learn and be a world leader.

MENTORS-

His mentors include Former Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Muhammed Makarfi, Ijebu Billionaire Otunba Subomi Balogun Founder of First Continental Monument Bank (FCMB), Nigerias’ former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR) and Former Governor of Lagos State Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

BREAKING: Egypt military places travel ban on Morsi as NSA claims coup is underway

2013-07-03T13:50:00.003-07:00

A military coup is underway in Egypt, according to President Mohamed Morsi’s national security adviser. Security forces have placed a travel ban on President Morsi and a number of top Muslim Brotherhood officials, according to AFP sources.

The adviser stated that he expects army and police violence to remove pro-Mursi demonstrators from the streets of Cairo.
A Morsi presidential aide stated that “no military coup can succeed against popular resistance without considerable bloodshed.”
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has offered a consensus government as a way out of the country’s crisis, but offered no new compromises. The leader has refused to step down, and instructed the military not to “take sides.”
The proposed coalition government would include a Prime Minister elected by political powers, according to a presidential statement. The statement added that “the scenario that some parties are trying to impose is rejected by the people.”
The military ultimatum given to President Mohamed Morsi has come and gone, as hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets. Morsi previously rejected the deadline, which gave him 48 hours to meet the demands of the people before facing army intervention.
Just before the afternoon deadline imposed by the military expired, Morsi again rejected army intervention. The leader said that abiding by his electoral legitimacy was the only way to prevent violence. He criticized the military for “taking only one side.”
“One mistake that cannot be accepted, and I say this as president of all Egyptians, is to take sides,” Morsi said in a statement issued by his office. “Justice dictates that the voice of the masses from all squares should be heard.”
The meeting between Commander-In-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Abdul Fatah Khalil Al-Sisi, and political forces is still ongoing, Al Arabiya reports. The most important issue being discussed is reportedly that of sending reassuring messages to the Brotherhood’s leaders.
The two sides seem unwilling to budge, with protesters stating that Morsi and his Brotherhood party are pushing an Islamist agenda on Egypt.

Protesters on #tahrir are chanting “People and police are one hand” #egypt #egyptianrevolution2013
— PaulaSlier_RT (@PaulaSlier_RT) July 3, 2013

The Tamarod movement has called on Egyptians to take to the streets and squares immediately, and to listen to the army’s speech.
The Brotherhood says the army’s actions amount to a coup and says that its members are ready to become martyrs to defend the president.

This combo image shows: Egyptian protesters calling for the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi (Top) and Egyptian supporters of President Mohamed Morsi (Bottom) (AFP Photo)

“There is only one thing we can do: we will stand in between the tanks and the president,” Gehad El-Haddad, the MB official spokesman, told Reuters on Wednesday.
“We will not allow the will of the Egyptian people to be bullied again by the military machine.”

Egypt’s army are discussing a new government with the prime minister until the next period of elections #egypt #egyptianrevolution2013
— PaulaSlier_RT (@PaulaSlier_RT) July 3, 2013

Morsi believes it would be better to die “standing like a tree,” defending the electoral legitimacy of his office, than to go down in history as having destroyed Egyptians’ hopes for democracy, presidential spokesperson Ayman Ali said, as quoted by Reuters.
Army sources had previously said the army would issue a statement after the deadline expires at about 5 p.m. (1500 GMT) but no time has yet been set for official statements, according to the Facebook page of Egyptian military spokesman Col. Ahmad Muhammad Ali.
At least 39 people have died since anti-Morsi protests began on Sunday. A night of deadly clashes in Cairo on Tuesday night claimed the lives of 23 people, most of whom died in a single incident near Cairo University

FG set to merge EFCC, ICPC, others; plan to restructure NYSC

2013-07-03T13:22:00.003-07:00

EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde and ICPC Chairman, Mr. Ekpo Nta
(Photo: Punch)

Anti-graft agencies, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices (ICP) and other related offences Commission will all merge under one umbrella, the Federal Government has announced.

The new convergence is part of the government’s decision to implement the recommendations of the Steve Oronsaye-led Presidential Committee on the rationalisation and Restructuring of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies.
Details of the merger were found in the report from the review committee on the White Paper chaired by President Goodluck Jonathan.
According to reports, the National Youth Service Corps is also to be “restructured with a view to developing a framework to cover critical areas of national socio-economic development to which corps members would be deployed for their primary assignments.”
[READ: N25.7 billion theft: Ex-Bank PHB MD, Francis Atuche, wife have a case to answer – EFCC ]
The Punch reports:

The EFCC was established in 2003 to investigate financial crimes such as Advance Fee Fraud (419) and money laundering. Its establishment by the ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration was seen to be an urgent response to pressure from the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, which had named Nigeria as one of the 23 countries non-cooperative in the international community’s efforts to fight money laundering.
The ICPC was also inaugurated by the Obasanjo administration to, among other functions, receive and investigate reports of corruption and prosecute the offender[s]; and to examine, review and enforce the correction of corruption-prone systems and procedures of public bodies with a view to eliminating corruption in public life.
Both agencies were set up by enabling laws.
Also the Federal Executive Council has ordered the scrapping of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, the National Poverty Eradication Programme and 218 other agencies established by it.
The names and number of federal agencies ordered to be scrapped or merged are included in a list already approved by the FEC, a copy of which was obtained by one of our correspondents on Monday.
Reuben Abati, spokesman for President Goodluck Jonathan, had disclosed on June 12, 2013 that the FEC was considering the scrapping of 220 out of 541 federal parastatals, commissions and agencies.
But the Presidency said on Monday that no final decision had been reached on the implementation of the Oronsaye committee report.
“The report is still at the FEC level and a committee was set up to review the White Paper. There is no final decision yet on the recommendations, anything outside this is mere speculation. Nigerians should wait until government releases the White Paper. They should not rely on speculation,” Abati told journalists in Abuja.
Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, had at the end of the FEC meeting last Wednesday told journalists that the council had concluded its three-week discussions on the draft White Paper on the report of the committee.
The FEC list also shows that the Fiscal Responsibility Commission has been abolished with its functions transferred to the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Responsibility, while BPE has been ordered “to conclude its assignment” and be wound up.
The Revenue Mobilisation and Allocation Commission will also assume the responsibilities of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, which has also been abolished by the Federal Government.
Also abolished is the Public Complaints Council, whose responsibilities are to be taken up by the National Human Rights Commission.
The development followed months of speculations about government’s plan to cut down cost of running the government and to re-invigorate federal ministries, departments and agencies for greater efficiency.
Among the recommendations of the Oronsaye-committee rejected by the FEC was the scrapping of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria.
“The government rejects the recommendation of the Presidential Committee that the NCPC and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria be abolished and their functions be transferred to a department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” President Jonathan’s review committee stated.
Affected by the mild shake-up recommended by the Oronsaye committee are two professional organisations, the Council for Registered Engineers and Surveyors Registration Council which the Federal Government had ordered would no longer receive budgetary allocation from the 2015 Fiscal Year.
Shake-ups which the Federal Government had also carried out on some of the parastatals, commissions and agencies include a recommendation that “the law establishing Police Service Commission be amended to make Hon. Minister of Police Affairs to head the commission”.
The Federal Government has also directed that “the withdrawal of the Military from the Contributory Pension Scheme be reversed,” while the enabling law of the Nigeria Football Association “will be amended to reflect the directive of International Federation of Association Football (otherwise known as FIFA) that the organisation should be renamed Federation”.
Among the agencies to be retained by the government are the Nigeria Police Council, Bureau of Public Procurement, Infrastructural Concessionary and Regulatory Commission, National Sports Commission, National Institute of Sports and Citizen Leadership Training Centre.
Also to be retained are the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, which is to incorporate the Federal Highways Department of the Federal Ministry of Works and transformed into an “extra-ministerial department”, National Boundary Commission, Border Communities Development Agency and National Merit Award.
Othes are the Debt Management Office, Niger Delta Power Holding Company, National Bureau of Statistics, Centre for Management Development and New Partnership for Africa’s Development and the National Agency for Control of HIV/AIDS.
Abati on Monday described as speculative reports that the government had resolved to scrap some of its agencies and merge others.
Maku had said that the FEC secretariat had been directed to tidy up the draft White Paper with a view to producing a clean copy that will be presented to Nigerians.
But the minister had given an insight into one of the areas where the changes expected might be more pronounced as the research institutes and centres under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Maku had said while some of the research institutes would be scrapped, some others would be placed under existing universities for improved efficiency.
He added that a committee chaired by the Minister of National Planning, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman, was set up to take another look at a section of the Oronsaye report that has to do with research agencies spread across the country.
The idea, according to him, is to bring a report that will rationalise the agencies and ensure that they become more effective and result-driven.
Maku had said, “From what we have done, it is very clear that major decisions will be taken in many of the key sectors to reduce the number of agencies, particularly those that are performing duplicating duties and whose functions overlap.

“For example, there are so many research agencies under the Ministry of Science and Technology and when you look at some of the agencies, some of the functions they perform could indeed be coordinated by universities.”

UNILAG VC ADDRESSES WORLD PRESS CONFERENCE AHEAD OF GOLDEN JUBILEE CONVOCATION CEREMONIES

2013-01-31T08:14:00.004-08:00

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Rahamon A. Bello, FAEng on Monday, January 28, 2013 addressed newsmen ahead of the Golden Jubilee Convocation Ceremonies of the University.

The Press Conference was attended by Principal Officers, staff and students of the University along with representatives of various media organisations.

Below is the full text of the Vice-Chancellor’s address at the World Press Conference:

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the most preferred University - the University of First Choice and the Nation’s Pride, University of Lagos.

This is my first official interaction with you gentlemen of the fourth estate of the realm since my appointment as the 11th Vice-Chancellor of the University on the 12th November, 2012. I will, therefore, seize this opportunity to thank you immensely for assisting to project the image of the University of Lagos to the outside world. I look forward to a stronger partnership between the media and the University of Lagos in the days ahead.

Gentlemen of the Press, today’s media briefing is principally designed to kick- start our Golden Jubilee Convocation, which is the crescendo of our 50th Anniversary Celebrations, that started earlier in 2012. The occasion of this Press Conference will afford us the opportunity of a face- to- face interaction, which we expect should assist in better understanding and more objective reporting by the media on issues concerning the University.
As you all know that the University of Lagos was established by the 1962 Act of Parliament with the mandate to:
•        encourage the advancement of learning and to hold out to all persons without
distinction of race, creed, sex or political conviction.
•        provide courses of instruction and other facilities for the pursuit of learning in all its branches, and to make those facilities available on proper terms to such persons as are equipped to benefit from them.
•        encourage, promote and conduct research in all fields of learning and human endeavour; and
•        undertake any other activities appropriate for a University of the highest standard.

I am happy to inform you today that by our reckoning the University of Lagos has lived up to the aspiration of the founding fathers to a large extent. The University began with a medical school and two other schools: Business & Social Studies, and Law. The Faculties of Arts, Education, Engineering and Science were added in 1964.

From this humble beginning and in spite of all challenges, the University of Lagos has metamorphosed into a “Centre of Excellence” having three campuses at Akoka, Idi-Araba and Yaba, with a College of Medicine, a Distance Learning Institute, a School of Postgraduate Studies and twelve (12) Faculties, namely: Arts, Business Administration, Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Dental Sciences, Education, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Law, Pharmacy, Social Sciences and Science. Today, the University of Lagos has been ranked as the first and best University in Nigeria and the 16th best in Africa.

As at the last Convocation, the University has produced one hundred and forty- seven thousand, eight hundred and thirty five (147, 835) graduates, many of whom are captains of industry and a large compliment of who can be found at the helm of affairs in both the public and private sectors, locally and internationally. I want to assure you that our University will continue to march along the path of excellence and with the help of the Almighty; we are already on course to become the number one and best University in Africa.

Golden Jubilee Convocation
Gentlemen of the fourth estate of the realm, I am happy to announce through you to the world that the Golden Jubilee Convocation will take place in the Multi-Purpose Halls of the University on Wednesday, February 6 and Thursday, February 7, 2013 and the Main Auditorium of the University on Friday, February 8, 2013.

Below is the programme of events for the Golden Jubilee Convocation Ceremonies:

INVESTITURE OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR/CONVOCATION LECTURE

Date:                Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Event A:         Investiture of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rahamon A. Bello, FAEng
Event B:        Convocation Lecture by Professor Munzali Jubril, Former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission
Chairman:        Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
Venue:        University of Lagos Main Auditorium, Main Campus, Akoka
Time:                2.00 p.m.

Event C:         Pre-Convocation Chancellor’s Cocktail
Venue:        Chancellor’s Lodge, Main Campus, Akoka
Time:                7.00 p.m.

•        CONVOCATION DAY ONE

Date:                Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Event A:        Congregation for the award of First Degrees, Diplomas, Certificates and Prizes of the Faculties of Arts, Education, Environmental Sciences, Science, Social Sciences and Distance Learning Institute.
Venue:        Multipurpose Hall Complex, University of Lagos, Main Campus, Akoka
Time:                10.00 a.m.

Event B:        Convocation Play
Title:                From Idi-Araba to Akoka: The Journey So Far
Venue:        University of Lagos Main Auditorium, Main Campus, Akoka
Time:                5.00 p.m.

•        CONVOCATION DAY TWO

Date:                Thursday, February 7, 2013

Event A:        Congregation for the award of Higher Degrees, Diplomas, Certificates and Prizes of the College of Medicine, Faculties of Basic Medical Sciences, Dental Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Law, Pharmacy and School of Postgraduate Studies.
Venue:        Multipurpose Hall Complex, University of Lagos, Main Campus, Akoka
Time:                10.00 a.m.

Event B:        Alumni Reception
Venue:        Guest Houses and Conference Centre Quadrangle, University of Lagos, Main Campus, Akoka
Time:                6.00 p.m.

•        CONVOCATION DAY THREE

Date:                Friday, February 8, 2013

Event A:        Commissioning of projects by the Visitor- President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, Ph.D, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria
Time:                9.00 a.m.
Venues:        HRDC Building (Second Gate),
DLI Classroom Block & e-Resource(Second Gate),,
Maternity Centre/Laboratory(Medical Centre),
Simulation Laboratory (Faculty of Business Administration), and
50th Anniversary Park (Lagoon Front).

Event B:        Special Convocation for the Award of Honorary Doctorate Degrees, Distinguished Professor and Emeriti Professors.
Venue:        University of Lagos Main Auditorium, Main Campus, Akoka
Time:                11.00 a.m.

Statistics of Graduating Students
Distinguished ladies and Gentlemen, a total of six thousand, nine hundred and thirty- two (6,932) students who have successfully completed their studies will be awarded various Diplomas, Certificates and Degrees in the College of Medicine, Distance Learning Institute, School of Postgraduate Studies and Faculties of Arts, Business Administration, Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Dental Sciences, Education, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Law, Pharmacy, Social Sciences and Science.
The breakdown of the statistics of our graduating students is as follows:
Faculty of Arts                                        315
Faculty of Business Administration                        467
Faculty of Education                                        354
Faculty of Engineering                                299
Faculty of Environmental Sciences                        218
Faculty of Law                                        194
Faculty of Pharmacy                                        98
Faculty of Social Sciences                                491
Faculty of Science                                        418
College of Medicine: Faculties of Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences and Dental Sciences                                        253
Distance Learning Institute                                557
School of Postgraduate Studies                        3,268

The breakdown of those being admitted to higher degrees is as follows:
Postgraduate Diploma                                38
Masters Degree                                        3182
Master of Philosophy                                1
Doctor of Philosophy                                        47

An overall total of ninety one graduating students finished in the First Class Division. Amazingly this year, our three best graduating students and the best doctoral candidate are women.
At this juncture, it is important to state that we are determined to continue our tradition of producing quality first class brains that can compete favourably with their counterparts in any part of the world.

Honorary Degree Award
Ladies and gentlemen, the University of Lagos Act 1962 permits the University to identify and honour eminent Nigerians who have contributed to the upliftment of humanity.
I am therefore, happy to announce that to mark the University’s golden jubilee, the following three great men of dignity who have contributed in no small measure to the development of Nigeria in particular and the world in general are being honoured with Doctorate Degrees of our University:

1.        Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, KBE
Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, KBE, was the only Prime Minister of an Independent Nigeria and he was one of the founding fathers of the University of Lagos in 1962. He was a great Nigerian who in fact laid the foundation stone of this University that has become a colossus in Nigerian University education.

2.        Chief Arthur Christopher Izuegbunam Mbanefo
Chief Arthur Christopher Izuegbunam Mbanefo was the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Lagos from 1984 to 1985. At different times, he was the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Councils of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United Nations in New York, USA. He is a promoter of qualitative education and has contributed immensely to the growth of University education in Nigeria. He has also donated an e-Resource Research Centre to the University.

3.        Chief Emmanuel Afe Babalola
Chief Emmanuel Afe Babalola was the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos between 2001 and 2008. He recorded several milestones such as the launch of UNILAG’s $500 million (N72 billion) endowment drive and the donation of the Afe Babalola Auditorium. His current efforts at the Afe Babalola University are laudable.

Appointment of Emeriti Professors
Gentlemen of the Press, the University will honour the following six world class scholars with Emeriti Professorship:
1.        Professor (Mrs) Yetunde Mercy Olumide, retired Professor of Medicine;
2.        Professor V.O.S. Olunloyo, NNOM, retired Professor of Systems Engineering;
3.        Professor A.A. Susu, NNOM, retired Professor of Chemical Engineering;
4.        Professor I.A. Adalemo, retired Professor of Geography and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University;
5.        Professor P.O. Adeniyi, retired Professor of Geography and former Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Akure; and
6.        Professor L.Oyebande, retired Professor of Geography and former Provost, College of Science and Technology, Abeokuta (COSTAB).

Appointment of Distinguished Professor
The University will appoint Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (2000-2007) and current Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Ndufe-Alike Igwo, Ebonyi State, as Distinguished Professor of this University.

Commissioning of Projects
Gentlemen of the press, we will seize the opportunity of our 2012 Golden Jubilee Convocation to commission important projects crucial to effective teaching and conduct of research in this University. The projects include the Laboratory Centre and Maternity donated by Chief Kesington Adebukunola Adebutu, Human Resources Development Centre (HRDC), Simulation Laboratory for the Faculty of Business Administration, Unilag 50th Anniversary Park and Distance Learning Institute (DLI) e-Resource Facilities.
As the concluding part of the 50th year anniversary celebrations, a book on the 50- year history of the University of Lagos will be presented to the public at a date to be announced later.

New Developments
Permit me to unveil some of the new developments in the pipeline. Necessary machinery has been put in place to ensure that this University becomes an e-University in terms of both teaching and administration in the next few months.

As part of the upgrading of teaching and infrastructure, each classroom will have an interactive ICT board and internet connectivity.

Also, the Nigerian Maritime Administrative and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is building a Maritime Institute worth one billion naira in our Faculty of Science. The University of Lagos was chosen for this project due to its pool of intellectuals, its contributions to national development, topography and location near the Lagoon.

Following on the heels of NIMASA is the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). It has commenced the construction of an ultra-modern “Centre of Excellence” project in the University. When completed, the project will have an academic facility and a five-star hostel.
Based on the foregoing, I want to assure you that in the next five years, the University of Lagos will be the best and number one in Africa.

As a policy, the University has adopted to change the skyline of the University to make it the urban University that it is. Henceforth, all new key buildings will have to be designed for minimally 12 floors, even if we are commencing with just 4 or 5 floors. This will ease expansion in the future.
A 25-year strategic plan had been approved for the University of Lagos. This will soon be published. It is the document that is being worked and will be worked to take the University of Lagos to the global arena; in line with the vision.

Gentlemen of the Press, let me thank you once again for being here today. On behalf of staff and students of this University, I wish you all a happy and blissful new year.

God bless the University of Lagos. God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

See Photos and Latest Additions to the New BB 10

2013-01-31T07:18:00.003-08:00

Some folks are saying it's kind of copy of Nokia Lumia but hey, it's BlackBerry and you get the pinging thing! Also, for the first time, the new BB 10 is designed for touch devices.

There is also a new camera that offers features such as composite photos that snap several images in quick succession so you can merge them into one idealized photo.

Sexy stars, Lynxxx and Oge Okoye cover Red Sheet Magazine

2013-01-30T01:30:00.005-08:00

Special Advice for Single Ladies (A MUST READ)

2013-01-30T01:26:00.002-08:00

A loyal reader forwarded this interesting piece to Olufamous.com. Enjoy:

1. Guys love to marry an Independent and Matured lady... So instead of sitting there and waiting to be bluffed by a guy, focus on getting a career that would take you out of the house wife category...

2. Never let the sweet talks of MOST guys deceive you, sometimes all they just want is to have easy access between your legs and run off thereafter.

3. Remove the mentality from your mind that guys will keep springing up to approach you. The older you get by the day, the less toasters you will have.

4. Playing 'too' hard to get is the worst thing you should ever start, remember, Nothing lasts forever. If you still doubt, check out the number of matured single ladies looking up to GOD FOR A MIRACLE (Husband).

5. Never extort things from a guy you don't love, guys always have ways of paying a girl back, either through their FRIENDS or total 'PAID' STRANGERS....BE CAREFUL.

6. Never be deceived you can trap a guy through sex. A man will also return to his wife who sex starves him for years once he loves and trust her. You can never win a man over with your body.

7. If all you take to the relationship is the mind set to EXTRACT MONEY from him, don't complain if all he ask from you is your body. He has seen you have nothing else to offer...

8. Don't be fooled when Guys tell you they have never met a prettier girl, they will say that same thing to an 80year old woman they want to get intimate with.

9. A guy always taking you to the SILVER-BIRD, FAST FOOD (pizza in or galitos), MALL AND EVENTS AT CONFERENCE CENTER/NATIONAL THEATRE is no sign that he loves you, if he doesn't care to ask and PLAN YOUR FUTURE TOGETHER then you are just his 'SOCIAL MATE' and nothing else....

10. If the only time he invites you over is when he needs to cook, clean the house and do his laundry, then just know you are his "executive house help".

11. If he avoids meeting your family and close friends then it is an obvious sign he is just playing games with you.

12. Don't always change the tv station from NTV to CHANNEL O, MTV and Fashion TV. Take time to find out what is bothering him and how you can help out.

13. If the only places he doesn't frown when you enter are his bedroom and kitchen then know you aren't welcome (only being used).

Have you noticed that most of the ladies that end up being emotionally abused are the ones at the receiving end... Always with open arms, requesting for something and ready to receive... The more you widen your arms, the more he widens your legs.

A grown up guy who gives the excuse about his parents being wild when he brings female visitors to the house is a sign that HE HAS A SERIOUS GIRL AND HAS INTRODUCED HER TO HIS PARENTS ALREADY... ADVISE YOURSELF...

FINALLY, I ALWAYS SAY THIS AND WILL REPEAT IT AGAIN... It's better to be sitting in a taxi smiling happily than to be in your husband’s fresh air conditioned BMW x6 with bruised eyes wearing a fresh Gucci shades alongside a Burberry scarf....

JUST REMEMBER, THAT DATING A RICH MAN DOESN'T GUARANTEE HAPPINESS IN MARRIAGE... MONEY IS
NOT EVERYTHING..... MAKING RIGHT CHOICES IN LIFE IS WHAT MATTERS MOST!

Sexual pleasure points for adults!

2013-01-28T23:55:00.000-08:00

One major factor that causes fights between couples, and which is hardly voiced out but often drives either of them away from home into the waiting hands of extra marital affairs, is sex. A lot of beautiful marriages have been ruined just because partners were not sexually satisfied and they found it difficult or unholy to speak out. Most of those who do not have extra marital affairs suffer in silence and die slowly of emotional trauma.

This is one reason that has driven me to go the extra mile to discover how such people can be helped. The most guilty are the religious ones who are highly inexperienced and ignorant of what sex is and does in marriage. This group of people are the most at risk when confronted with sexual harassment. Have you wondered why many religious leaders are involved in sexual scandals today? Don’t go too far seeking for an answer; I can bet it’s due to lack of sexual satisfaction.

Please read this piece I stumbled on as I searched for the way forward vis-a-vis sexual satisfaction:

“I’ve been married for 12 years, but my husband behaves like he’s 90 years old and we haven’t had sex in a long time. Now, I’ve found someone better than him in bed and I want more. Am I to blame?”

Now the question is not who to blame or who not to blame, but what went wrong. And the answer is sexual dissatisfaction.

This is why today, I am giving a piece on how to give your spouse sexual satisfaction through stimulating multiple pleasure points on his or her body, but especially her, because she is the one who needs that extra touch for sexual pleasure (this is not debatable; it’s a fact of life). What you are about to read was received from Jack Grave, a female pleasure guru. But, I have tried to edit it in order to make it acceptable as much as possible, to the conservative or the religious ones who may find the unedited version offensive. I hope it will be worth the effort and produce the desired result- sexual satisfaction per excellence.

Men and women have multiple pleasure points that produce great sexual pleasure in them. For men, it pretty much begins and ends with the penis. Sure, you could argue that there’s a male G-spot, buttocks, and other stimulating points in a man. But even so, these pale in significance to the many ways a woman can be pleasured.

One of the things that make women especially unique is that they have many different ways in which they can be sexually pleasured. Such pleasure points on a woman include the vagina, clitoris, G-spot, nipples and anus. Stimulating one or more of these points gives your spouse great pleasure in bed. But what makes you a god in the bedroom is when you learn to master stimulating more than one of these pleasure points at the same time.

Stimulating certain combinations can be more complex than others, but let me give you a few easy ones to try out:

Reverse cow-girl with manual clitoris stimulation
Cowgirl is a sex position where the man lies on his back and the woman straddles him. Reverse cowgirl is very similar except that the woman faces away from the man. Once in this position, the man can then sit up and with his hands can reach around the front of her and stimulate her clitoris manually, therefore stimulating both her vagina and clitoris at the same time.

Doggy style while she arches her back
Doggy style, as you probably know, is a sex position where the man enters the woman from behind, while she positions herself on her hands and the knees. Once in this position, you get your partner to arch her back. This forces her G-spot onto your penis, and therefore in this position, you are stimulating both her vagina and the G-spot. Extra tip: as the man, try leaning back while in this position for extra G-spot stimulation.

Missionary while orally stimulating her nipples
Some women love to have their nipples pleasured. If your partner is one of these women, this simple approach alone can give her intense orgasm. The missionary position is when the woman lies on her back with the man on top. Once in this position, lick her nipples while having sex and she will be in for a world of pleasure.

Stated above are just three ways in which you can use the technique of multiple stimulations to achieve a great effect. As you can imagine, there are a lot more, but giving just the three above will take you a long way.

On a final note, the key is to try out different approaches because every woman is different. As you go on, observe how she reacts carefully. If she starts to wriggle, squirm and moan (in a positive way), it probably means she’s liking what you’re doing to her, so keep doing it. Keep doing what is working until you bring her to orgasm.

Timaya turns his G-Wagon to a taxi for video shoot

2013-01-28T23:51:00.002-08:00

That's a Mercedes Benz G Wagon Timaya turned to a taxi for the video shoot of his song, Manogede ft Terry G. The music video which they shot yesterday and today around Obanikoro and Gbagada area of Lagos, was directed by Gini.

Rick Ross crashes Rolls Royce into building after shoot out

2013-01-28T23:42:00.002-08:00

American rapper Rick Ross smashed his Rolls-Royce into an apartment building in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida early this morning while attempting to flee from a drive-by shooting. TMZ is reporting he was the intended target.

According to reports, around 5am Rick Ross and a female companion were leaving a party on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale when a car pulled up along side Rick's dark colored Rolls and opened fire.

Rick swerved to avoid being hit and crashed into an apartment building at SE 15 Avenue.

Neither Rick nor his passenger were hit. Security cameras at a building across the street from the crash were rolling during the incident and cops are hoping the footage will either reveal the identity of the shooter or at least show the vehicle.

See How a Big Thief is Walking Away from Justice

2013-01-28T23:22:00.004-08:00

Just imagine a man who stole billions of naira (about N23.3 billion) leading to the death of very senior Nigerian citizens (aged pensioners), walking away from the law after paying a paltry N250,000.

My ex husband didn't love me this way

2013-01-28T23:20:00.002-08:00

From a AAB reader:

My marriage ended in 2008 after 9 years and four kids because my ex and I just couldn't make it work. The best part of it all was that we managed to remain friends after we parted ways. We see each other often because of our kids and over the years we've become quite close. If you see us together you would never guess we were divorced. I never thought exes could be friends but my relationship with mine has proven me wrong. But there's a problem now. My ex husband met a lady 8 months ago and his attitude totally changed after then. He doesn't come to the house as often as he used to, doesn't see his kids as often as he used to, doesn't call me anymore..and when he eventually shows up at my house all he talks about is her. He's moved her into his home, bought her a Mercedes and taken her on two romantic trips abroad, all in 8 months.

What am I complaining about, you may wonder? Well I was with him for 13 years and gave him four children and he never ever for once took me on a romantic trip abroad. Not once in 13 years.

Just two nights ago, he told me that he's never loved anyone as much as he loves this woman and is planning to pop the question this valentine.

I was with him for 13 years, 4 years dating and 9 years married and he's never loved anyone as much as he loves this woman he met 8 months ago? I know you read this blog occasionally J, thank you!

Oh dear!

Police pension boss jailed 2yrs for stealing N23.3bn freed on N250k fine

2013-01-28T22:53:00.002-08:00

An Abuja High Court today sentenced a former head of the Police Pension Board, Mr Yakubu Yusuf, to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to embezzling N2billion of police pension fund.

But guess what? Mr Yusuf was given an option of N250 thousand to avoid the jail sentence. He was also asked to forfeit property valued at N325 million.

The former assistant director in the federal civil service was one of the six people tried for stealing N32.8 billion of police pension fund. Naija, we hail thee!!!

N10.6 trillion wasted fund: FG takes on former minister, Ezekwesili

2013-01-28T06:38:00.003-08:00

The Federal Government, yesterday, reacted to comments by the former Minister of Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, alleging that the governments of presidents Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan, squandered $67 billion in foreign reserve, describing the allegation as “outlandish and clearly fictitious”.

Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku who addressed a press conference in response to some of the allegations raised by the former Vice President (African Region) of the World Bank said the damning verdict passed on the education sector by Mrs Ezekwesili was a self-indictment as she presided over the sector without making any positive impact on it.

Why I Started Sleeping with Another Man; Married Lady Confesses

2013-01-22T00:38:00.003-08:00

I’ve been married 10 years but my husband behaves like he’s 90 years old and we haven’t had sex in a long time. Now I’ve found someone better than him and want more. Am I to be blame?

I’m 36 and a primary school teacher. My husband is 38 and works in IT. We’ve got two girls aged 11 and nine and have been married for nearly 12 years.

For the last year or two it’s been grim. My husband bores and irritates me half to death. I’m sick of the tedious grind of the classroom and the even worse grind back at home.

I was so uptight I almost exploded with rage when the head teacher said we had an extra staff meeting after school to talk about our OFSTED inspection. I moaned to a colleague at break time. He’s the only man on the staff and he teaches the children PE.

He’s gorgeous and sexy and we always got on well, but I thought out of bounds to a mother like me.

I phoned my husband to say I’d be late, he said ok. In the end the head teacher had to deal with an emergency with a student with family problems so the meeting was off after all. I looked at my colleague and to my surprise he just smiled and said, “Fancy a drink?”

I didn’t think twice. We went to a pub down the road and I felt almost sick with excitement. I think we both knew that we both wanted more than a drink.

We chatted over a glass of wine and he told me his marriage was pretty much dead. He’s got two little boys and he loves them to bits, but he’s bored with his wife and is desperate for change.

We finished our drinks and had sex in his car before heading for home. No one suspected a thing. We’re in the same boat but we’ve found a way out of the boring routine.

We meet up for sex once a week but the problem now is I’ve fallen in love.

Please what do I do? Should I just call it quits with my husband and move in with my teacher boyfriend?

Rukky Sanda shares holiday photos

2013-01-21T06:02:00.004-08:00

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Henry Okah found guilty of 2010 Independence Day bomb attacks

2013-01-21T05:58:00.002-08:00

A South African court this morning convicted the leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah, of masterminding twin car bombings during Nigeria's 50th independence celebrations in October 2010 that killed twelve people and injured several others.

He was also found guilty of masterminding the two explosions in Warri in March 2010.

Henry Okah was found guilty on all counts and faces a minimum sentence of life in prison.

I found shameful hubby fondling niece on sofa

2013-01-21T05:56:00.002-08:00

I CAUGHT my husband and his niece with their hands all over one another on the settee and it turned out they’d had sex. I can’t get over the sight of them together.

We’re both 55 and our two children are grown up. We worked hard at our own business and our life was very comfortable. We were very close and in love.

Then my husband’s niece suddenly became homeless with two children when her partner left. We invited her to stay with us while she sorted her life out.

It was a grim time but then she started to turn a corner. Around the time of her birthday I decided to cook a celebration dinner for us.

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I was dog-tired afterwards and said I was going to bed. I could hear them chatting then suddenly it went very quiet. I thought they had fallen asleep and went to see.

I can’t tell you my utter shock and disgust when I saw them half undressed and all over each other. I screamed and they jumped apart. We all went to bed after a lot of tears and shouting.

I quizzed them next day and it turned out that they’d had sex the day before. She came to apologise the next day but finally admitted her real issue was she was terrified what would happen if I told anyone.

I kept quiet, she moved out and now has a new partner. We have a large, close family and she now floats around like a saint at family gatherings showing him off. Sometimes I feel like throwing a bombshell into her smugness and telling everyone, but that won’t change what happened.

My husband is sorry and ashamed but he won’t talk about it, which is difficult because we work together. We’re like robots. It’s six months on and I still can’t get over it.

See Why Most Men Fall Asleep After Having Sex

2013-01-21T05:48:00.001-08:00

It’s a problem that leaves many women, especially house wives, frustrated most nights. But scientists have given men an excuse for sleeping immediately after sex.

Men cannot help but fall asleep straight after indulging in sexual activity because their brains are ordering them to do so, a new study has revealed.

In the research, scientists have claimed the male brain is programmed to switch off after Orgasm. In contrast, women stay alert so are more likely to be left staring at the ceiling in frustration.

Men were scanned during and after climax and it was found that the entire cerebral cortex, the brain’s “thinking” part, shut down during orgasm.

Then two other areas, the cingulate cortex and amygdala, triggered the deactivation of all sexual desire.

“These experiments give us the first hints as to what happens in the brain during orgasm,” the Mirror quoted Serge Stoleru, a French government -scientist, as saying.

“For women it seems to be different,” he said. Stoleru said that women do not have such a strong refractory period – which is a recovery phase when the body calms down.

That leaves them wondering why their partners have lost all interest when they want more of it.

Jonathan appoints Vanguard GM UNILAG’s Governing Council member

2013-01-18T05:14:00.003-08:00

They include the University of Lagos, UNILAG; Federal University of Agriculture, Umuduike; University of Benin, Benin and the Obafemi Awolowo, Ile Ife.

Those appointed for UNIBEN include Senator Effiong Dickson Bob, Chairman; Jamila Fakik, member; J.K.A Gazama, SAN, member; Chief Samuel Edohoeket, member and Arch Shettima Mohammed Sale, also member.

Those appointed for the University of Lagos are Prof Jerry Gana, Chairman; Dr. Monday Ohoni, member; Igwe Chris Onyekwuluje, member; Dr. Garba Usman Tetenji, SAN, member; and the General Manager/ Editor- in- Chief of Vanguard Newspaper, Mr Gbenga Adefaye, member.
Members of the council for the University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State include Prof. Anya O. Anya, chairman; Chief Chris Iroegbe, member; Rasheed Kola Ojikutu, Ph.D, member; and Mr Akinboro Muyiwa, member. The Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has Prof. Rowland Ndoma-Egba, chairman; Moses Otazi, member; Omoyele Daniel, member; Hon Tijjani Goni Guzamala, member and Sunday Ibrahim Ameh, SAN, member.
According to a statement signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim; each university governing council shall also include the Vice Chancellor, Deputy Vice Chancellors; one person selected from the Federal Ministry of Education; four persons appointed by the Senate from its members, two persons appointed by the Congregation among its members and one person appointed by Convocation among its members.

Shameful: See inside the Nigerian Police College, Lagos

2013-01-17T22:55:00.004-08:00

I have no words to describe this, but thankfully they say pictures tell a thousand words. This is the deplorable state of the Nigeria Police College, Ikeja, Lagos...the first police college in the country, built in 1940.

Channels TV exposed the deplorable conditions of the dormitories at the training college where recruits spend months to get training to become police officers. The condition of the hostels, the bathrooms, and even the way they feed is so shameful. N150 daily meal allowance. There has been no major development at the college since it was built in the 40's except for a few renovations. They even still use type-writer. The College was built for 700 students, but now has 2,554 trainees. See for yourself after the cut...

Ex-Miss Nigeria Ene Lawani gets brand new BMW 5series as birthday present from partner, John Obayuwana

2013-01-14T07:59:00.002-08:00

For her 28th birthday on Saturday January 12th, ex-miss Nigeria, Ene Lawani, got a brand new BMW 5 Series saloon car, 2013 model, from her boyfriend of over six years, Polo Boss, John Obayuwana. A close source to the couple told me that Mr Obayuwana called Ene at 12.03 early Saturday morning and told her to go outside her home to see her surprise birthday present. A driver was waiting outside Ene's home holding the key to a brand new BMW car.

Ene also drives a G-Wagon Benz 550, also a gift from her man.

Jonathan Wife's Jets to Spain for Medical Reasons

2013-01-14T06:30:00.004-08:00

Nigerian First Lady, Patience Jonathan, is travelling out of the country again for medical reasons according to reports coming from Abuja. She is scheduled to check into a hospital in Spain in a few days.

It was revealed that the First Lady has been struggling with a variety of ailments that have refused to go away, some of them being complications relating to the "treatment" she embarked upon during her medical trip abroad.

Since her tumultuous return from her extended trip abroad in 2012, Mrs. Jonathan has remained largely marooned inside the Presidential villa only attending few public events and church services in Abuja.

Concerning Mrs. Jonathan’s trip to Spain, OMG reports that it is known she had previously attended “health farms” in the Malaga area of the European country.

Mrs. Jonathan, who returned to Nigeria last year after a prolonged stay at a German hospital, is officially headed for Spain but our source said she is scheduled for medical treatment in Germany in order to certify her fit so she could attend an African First ladies event scheduled for Addis Ababa later in the month.

Enugu State Govenor in London Hospital with Heart Disease

2013-01-14T01:42:00.005-08:00

Governor Sullivan Chime, who has been missing from Enugu State since September 2012 when he applied accumulated leave that ought to have lasted only one and a half months, is battling heart disease in London’s Cromwell Hospital, sources have told SaharaReporters.

Despite efforts to ferry him home to quell public restlessness in the State, the condition of the governor, whose medical sojourn started in India, has remained dire.

The prolonged absence of the Governor has left the state under the complete control of his Chief of Staff, Mrs. Ifeoma Nwobodo. Deputy Governor Sunday Onyebuchi, who is a neophyte, is limited to monetary spending limit of not more than N500,000k at a time.

Before becoming governor, Mr. Chime was Enugu state's Attorney General in the government of now-indicted former Governor Chimaroke Nnamani. During Chimaroke's reign in the state and for eight years, several assassinations, including that of Victor Nwankwo, the business manager of the vocal activist Arthur Nwankwo, helped to chill public dissent.

Following the disappearance from public view of Governor Chime in 2012, several assassinations have also been experienced in the state. Emeka Agwu, a man described as vocal and fearless, was assassinated in December 2012. He hailed from Udi, the same local government area as the governor.

Other assassinations, including those of Ogbo Edoda and Ikeckucku Alagwu, a coordinator of MDG projects in two LGAs, have sent fear throughout the state and chilled notable voices. So far, there are no investigations into those murders.

Enugu indigenes are fearful about what lies ahead for the State, and many prominent church leaders who hail from the same area as the governor have gone silent. The state assembly is also in the pockets of the governor.

A few days ago, a pro-democracy association of Enugu State citizens which calls itself the Save Enugu Group, called on Acting Governor Onyebuchi to make a “categorical explanation” on the condition and whereabouts of Governor Chime.

The Acting Governor has yet to respond.

Pastors Are Taking Corrupt Money from Politicians ––Pastor Bakare

2013-01-14T00:15:00.002-08:00

Convener, Save Nigeria Group, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has accused some church leaders in the country of aiding and abetting corruption.

“The church has failed the nation. Worst oppression is going on in the churches today. Most churches encourage corrupt leaders by failing to tell them the truth and collecting their money.”

The Serving Overseer of The Latter Rain Assembly also said some churches not only encourage and harbour corrupt individuals, but also receive ill-gotten money from them.

Pastor Bakare said this while delivering a speech in preparation for the first anniversary of the Occupy Nigeria Protest in Lagos on Sunday.

Speaking on the theme, ‘Corruption and the Soul of the Nation’, the lawyer turned Pastor regretted that corruption had robbed the country of the chance to realise its potential.

He said, “It cripples a nation’s character and drains her of substance. We are confronted daily with news and reports of executive corruption in high places, assaulted with a legal system that has long lost respect for the sacredness of justice.

“We have resorted to worshipping and preserving certain sacred cows and even their sires. We have a social system that makes a mockery of a country and her feeble efforts at self-reclamation to the end that even her entire existence becomes a running joke.

“This is not mere alarmism. Our country has long been distorted by corruption and it has progressively eroded her strength and undermined her potential.”

Recalling the protest against the fuel subsidy removal in January last year, Pastor Bakare said it was a collective resolve by Nigerians to fight against injustice and oppression.

“The protest was unprecedented that Nigerians across the country, irrespective of religion and ethnic identification, resisted the subsidy removal on such a scale.

“From a little band of people who began to protest and clamour that Nigeria must be occupied, it steadily grew into a mammoth movement as each one told his neighbour that this was a chance to snatch our country back. While it lasted, people were energised. They wanted to question the answers they already had on the state of affairs in the country,” he said.