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I am a thirty four year old mother of three.

At the moment, I am gainfully self-employed. I have a B.Eng in Chemical engineering

Sick and tired of Nigeria, I want to travel abroad to give my kids, my family a better chance.

I have on my wishlist for 2019 a goal to gain admission to study a professional course in a developed country abroad.

Please I need your wisdom, Nairalanders.

1st question: Which country outside Africa, Asia, will give me peace of mind, security, comfort and lowest racism if I relocate there with my children? I’m looking for a country that will allow me to permanently live in with my kids after i’m done with my professional course.

2nd question: What professional course would you advise me to study in this country abroad to give me the best chances of living a very comfortable, very good life there.

Your replies will be deeply appreciated.

Source: LailasNews.com


The Missions of the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States observed the voting in Osun State September 22. We commend the people of Osun for voting peacefully, the Independent National Electoral Commission for the improved organisation of the election, and security services for their conduct.

We urge that all continue to support a peaceful, free, fair, and credible completion of the process as INEC re-runs the election in seven polling units where -- through no fault of their own -- voters were not able to cast their votes and have them counted last Saturday. We stress the importance that the re-run should take place without any violence, intimidation, or vote buying.

Whoever wins the election after Thursday's vote should be magnanimous in victory, and whoever loses should be gracious in defeat.

https://lailasnews.com/statement-from-missions-of-the-european-union-uk-us-on-osun-election/

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Checkout photos of Winner MBGN 2018 - "Anita Ukah"

Congrats to Her ... Read the Little i know about her below,

Anita, who was repping Imo State has emerged as the winner of the 2018 MBGN competition and has been crowned 2018 MBGN World.

- She’s used to be Miss Igbinedion University Okada 2014. She graduated in 2016.
Anita is 23 years old.

Source >> https://lailasnews.com/anita-ukah-see-throwback-pictures-of-miss-imo-mbgn-2018-winner/

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Worried Nigerians are complaining about Toke Makinwa's hips on social media

Toke is hosting the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, MBGN 2018 beauty pageant right now alongside IK Osakioduwa.

See photos >> https://lailasnews.com/something-isnt-right-with-toke-makinwas-hips-photos/

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A video went viral today that featured a man, apparently a Nigerian man, twerking at a party.

If you are one of those who thought that was Senator Ademola Adeleke aka the Dancing Senator, you may be wrong. Davido just said that isn't his uncle.

Here is Davido's reply when he was asked to confirm if that was his uncle.

Source - https://lailasnews.com/senator-ademola-adeleke-twerking-davido-says-man-in-viral-video-not-him/

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A lady, Kaka, whose name was mentioned by Samuel in the rape saga, says she was surprised when Emilia accused Ukpaa of rape.

Talking to Punch, Kaka said:

“Immediately after the Spice Girls competition, I left for Abuja, not Port Harcourt. From there, I went to Ghana. I wasn’t in touch with both of them for years, but I ran into Ukpaa at some point and I told him I needed his help for the things I do. He then gave me his number and we’ve done things together afterwards.

“Though I don’t really know what happened between Ukpaa and Samuel because I didn’t witness anything, I have never seen him as a rapist and he has never given me reasons to think so. When I saw the story, I was surprised too.”

Kaka said the last time she spoke to Samuel was when she was going to Ghana, adding that when she (Samuel) mentioned her name in the post, she couldn’t remember her face until she went through her photos on Instagram.

“Immediately after the competition, I left for Abuja. I cannot remember if she called me or not but I know I told her I was going to Ghana. Also, I am not sure we talked about a training as I didn’t attend any training after the show,” Kaka added.

https://lailasnews.com/theo-ukpaa-emilia-samuel-co-spice-girl-winner-kaka-finally-speaks/

Otunba (Dr.) Michael Olasubomi Balogun, founder of FCMB Group, has again been honoured by the University of Ibadan (UI), Nigeria’s premier tertiary institution who named its modern and multi-purpose conference centre after him.

On Thursday, September 6, 2018, the Center was unveiled and renamed Otunba Subomi Balogun Conference Centre.

According to the University, the decision is in recognition of Otunba Balogun’s numerous and significant contributions to the development of the institution, education and the country over the years.

Photos below

https://lailasnews.com/otunba-subomi-balogun-university-of-ibadan-names-conference-centre-after-him/

Serena Williams has beaten her older sister Venus Williams to reach the US Open fourth round in New York.

The 23-time Grand Slam champion beat her big sister, Venus Williams, 6-1, 6-2 in their highly-anticipated matchup on Friday at the U.S. Open in Queens.

The American siblings, aged 38 and 36, were playing for the 30th time since they first competed against each other 20 years ago.
"This was my best match since I have returned. It’s not easy,” Serena said of beating her big sister Venus in an interview after the match.

“She’s my best friend, she means the world to me. She’s so supportive of my career and I’m extremely supportive of her career and every time she loses I feel like I do.

So yeah, it’s not very easy, but it’s a tournament and we all know that there’s more to life than just playing each other and playing tennis.”

Venus said she thought it was her sister's best performance in their matches, because she did not "even get to really touch any balls".

Source >> https://lailasnews.com/us-open-2018-serena-williams-beats-sister-venus-to-reach-fourth-round/

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One man was shot dead during a broad daylight armed robbery attack yesterday in South Africa.

The robbery happened on Baker street, outside Standard Bank in Rosebank, Johannesburg.

Police have confirmed the man killed was an on-duty security officer who was responding to an armed robbery.

Officers say four suspects attempted to rob a man of his watch when the security officer responded, resulting in a shootout between him and the suspects.

The security guard was sadly killed while attempting to help the victim being attacked by the gang of at least four suspects.

Police spokesperson Lungelo Dlamini said one of the suspects was wounded but his accomplices managed to get him into an escape vehicle. They found one of the suspects’ firearms on the scene.

Watch video of the daylight armed robbery here >> https://lailasnews.com/rosebank-shooting-man-murdered-during-daylight-robbery/

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congratssss my lovely actress

See photos of Queen Nwokoye's baby daughter here >> https://lailasnews.com/actress-queen-nwokoye-and-husband-welcome-baby-girl-photos/

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Toye Arulogun (Toyin Arulogun), the Oyo State Commissioner for Information, has reacted after Yinka Ayefele called him out in a statement and accused him of being the mastermind behind the demolition of his Music House.

Mr Ayefele’s music house was controversially demolished by the Oyo state government on Sunday. And in an official statement, Yinka alleged that TOYIN ARULOGUN (correct name for Oyo State Commissioner for Information is Toye Arulogun) suggested the demolition.

According to Yinka, Toyin Arulogun was the one who started the demolition case and the one who finished it.

In a telephone interview with Premium Times, Mr Arulogun, however, says he was not responsible for the demolition. Rather, that the action was taken by the Oyo state government and town planning authorities.

“The question is, can I influence the decision of the executive, that of government agencies and that of the state government as a whole?''

Mr Arulogun added that the state government would formally address journalists on its stance on the demolition on Monday.

Source : https://lailasnews.com/toye-arulogun-reacts-after-yinka-ayefele-accused-him/

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Nigerian IndecentStar Savage Trap Queen recently revealed in a viral video that she earns between N80,000 to N100,000 from every porn movie.

Speaking with BBC Pidgin, Savage Trap Queen said:

‘Person way get fine body dey take am do shakara. I know say my body fine so I take am do shakara.’

Check out her makeup photos.

Source: https://lailasnews.com/see-makeup-photos-of-nigerian-p0rnstar-savage-trap-queen/

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Leading financial services provider, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has once again demonstrated its commitment towards the empowerment of youths in entrepreneurship by sponsoring a capacity building programme for almost 1,000 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Abuja on July 30th, 2018.

Tagged ‘’Youth Entrepreneurship and Empowerment Programme’’, it was in partnership with Activate Success Foundation. The highly engaging, interactive and exciting session provided a platform for the youth corpers to look inward, develop and deploy their business skills through practical trainings facilitated by experts and successful business owners.

According to the Bank, the development will go a long way to empower them with the requisite resources to start and grow successful businesses during and after their service year in order to become financially independent and contribute significantly to national development.

Commenting on the initiative, the Executive Director, Retail Banking of FCMB, Mr. Olu Akanmu, said it is in line with the commitment of the Bank to provide multiple opportunities that would inspire and enable youths to be actively engaged and eventually become successful business owners.

According to him, ‘’FCMB Flexx account empowers Nigerian youths with the entrepreneurial and employability skills they need. Many youths set up their own businesses from their campuses. FCMB will be there with them to provide the necessary entrepreneurial and business skills they need to make great successes out of their businesses. FCMB will also provide great support for the youth businesses and work with them to nurture and grow the youth entrepreneurial ventures’’.

Also speaking, the Founder of Activate Success Founder, Love Idoko, said, ‘’I have a penchant for motivating people. There are business-minded youths out there that are just looking for mentorship or business ideas as well as funds to start their businesses. The purpose is not just to give grants, it is to also empower and motivate as many youths as possible”.

Among the facilitators at the programme were a Member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Desmond Elliot; Chief Executive Officer, Vodi Tailors, Mr. Seyi Adekunle and Executive Director, YIAGA Africa, Mr. Samson Itodo, of the #NotTooYoungToRun fame. At the end of the programme the sum of N2.7million was given as grant to some of the youth corpers with excellent business ideas to enable them start-up.

FCMB has over the years developed various engagement programmes focused on empowering young Nigerians such as #FlexxYourCreativity, #FCMBFlexxtern and the Flexx Youth Entrepreneurship Masterclass. Through these initiatives, FCMB has given young entrepreneurs and students access to training, funding, mentorship, networking opportunities and jobs. The Bank’s Flexxzone (http://flexxzone.fcmb.com/) also provides useful resources to help young Nigerians build their business and career, while keeping up with latest trends in fashion, lifestyle and entertainment.

The Bank’s youth product, Flexx, is one of its innovations to simplify and make banking services exciting. The Flexx proposition has continued to meet the overall financial and other socio-economic needs of young people from the age range of 16 to 30years. This is summarised in the description of Flexx as, “An app, a card, an account”. These features give account holders the freedom to bank on the go, using the Flexx Mobile App and also the Bank’s USSD code, *329#.

With a clear understanding of its market and environment, FCMB is well positioned to continue to create value by delivering exceptional services, while enhancing the growth and achievement of the personal and business aspirations of its customers.

A quite pretty Nigerian lady who has been battling depression for a while and was finally getting over it was supposedly struck with another tragic event that has made her even suicidal this time.

@Mss_Nessa on Twitter has had friends and family worried after she sent in tweets saying that she wants to end her life because she doesn’t think she can continue fighting depression.

In Nessa’s own words,

I have tried so hard to fight depression because of how tough life has been for me. I have been progressing now this wants to take me in again. Lord, I’m not sure I’m strong enough this time. I can’t deal with this

Her tweet drew the attention of many who consoled her and asked that she could still fight on and would have a better life sooner. Following her tweets, efforts are currently being made to find her whereabouts so she could receive proper counselling.

https://metronewsng.com/pretty-nigerian-lady-scares-friends-and-family-with-suicidal-tweets/

In February, South African pastor and general overseer of Alleluia Ministries International, Alph Lukau, was said to be the richest pastor in the world, with an estimated net worth of $1billion.

According to a report by MTO, his church has tens of thousands of members in many branches in several countries like South Africa, Zambia, Namibia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Europe and even in South America.

Pastor Alph Lukau who has a private jet, and luxury cars, including a Rolls-Royce, Range Rover, Bentley, Mercedes Benz and many others, loves flaunting his luxurious lifestyle on social media.

https://metronewsng.com/see-the-private-jet-luxury-cars-and-designer-wrist-watches-of-pastor-worth-1-billion-dollars/

Check out some of his expensive cars and Private Jet below.

From: Lailasnews.com

Apple's iPhone X had a price tag of $999 (about N365,000) on launch day in November 2017 making it the most expensive version of the device ever manufactured. It was even more expensive outside the U.S. most of the time due to sales and import taxes.
Swiss Bank UBS conducted an analysis of the device's price for someone on an average wage in 15 different professions in major cities.

It found out that in Zurich which is incredibly affluent, anybody hoping to buy an iPhone X on an average wage would have to work almost 5 days straight to get their hands on the iPhone X.

For an average New Yorker, 6.7 days would be required.

If that sounds like a lot, spare a thought for people in Africa dreaming of buying Apple's flagship smartphone. In Lagos Nigeria, one of the world's fastest growing cities and the most populous city in Africa, anybody hoping to buy an iPhone X on an average wage would have to work for 133 days. This is because wages are still extremely low here.

In the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, all you need is 72 days of work on an average wage to purchase the handset.

The numbers reflect that labour is cheaper in African cities than their European and American counterparts. It also signifies the purchasing power of the citizens of these cities.

Please note that 1 working day here = 8 working hours.

Source - https://lailasnews.com/heres-how-long-you-have-to-work-to-afford-an-iphone-x-in-lagos-rest-of-the-world/

Khensani Maseko, a 23-year-old South African student who killed herself two months after she was raped has been laid to rest in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Khensani Maseko, a student at the Rhodes University in Grahamstown battled with depression after she was raped, allegedly by a boyfriend who is also a Rhodes student in May 2018.

On August 3 2018, she took her own life at her Johannesburg home. Not before posting a cryptic message on Instagram that read: "No one deserves to be raped," along with a picture showing what is believed to be her date of birth and that day's date.

Khensani Maseko's Instagram account has since been removed from the social media platform.

Khensani Maseko's funeral held in Nasrec, Johannesburg on Thursday. See photos below.

The man accused of the rape has been suspended, Rhodes university said in the statement posted on its website, adding that it was working with South Africa's police and the National Prosecuting Authority to launch an inquest into Maseko's death.

Police have not released the suspect's name.

https://lailasnews.com/photos-from-khensani-masekos-funeral-sa-student-who-killed-herself-after-rape/

Nicholas Bett, world Championship 400m hurdles gold medallist, has died in a car crash.

The 28-year-old was killed in his home country Kenya near Nandi a day after returning from the Continental Championships in Nigeria.

Bett made history in China after becoming the first Kenyan to win a gold medal in a short distance race on the world stage.

He is a also two-time African Championship medallist, whose twin brother is also a 400 metres hurdler.

His family and county police commander Patrick Wambani confirmed the tragic news.

Nicholas Bett died in a road accident in Nandi County, Kenya.

Mr Bett died on the spot after the car he was driving hit a bump before losing control of his car at Sochoi near Lessos. The car veered off the road and landed in a ditch near Lessos along Eldoret-Kapsabet road on Wednesday morning.

Nandi Police Commander Patrick Wambani confirmed the death, saying preparations were being made to take Nicholas Bett's body to a nearby mortuary.

Bett - who was part of Team Kenya that competed at the just-concluded African Athletics Championships in Asaba, Nigeria - was travelling back home from Nairobi.

May his soul rest in perfect peace.

https://lailasnews.com/nicholas-bett-dead-400m-hurdles-gold-medallist-dies-in-road-accident-nicholasbett/

ItsofficialYomi:
Please be aware of fake news and people spreading them... True Journalism in Nigeria is dying as people are more concerned in demarketing brands than actually reporting on the real and actual facts... Don't let social media noise and wrong Journalism convince you or make you blacklist a strong brand

Who doesn't know that these fake journalists sometimes purposely write these upsetting posts about big brands just to extort money from the brands?

The Worrisome Trend of Sensational Social Media “Journalism” and the Impact On Legitimate Business Concerns: Recent Travails of FCMB, GTBank and First Bank.

On June 25, 2018 I woke up to yet another social media trend – a news story with the bold and quite salacious headline “How Safe Are Customer Deposits At FCMB?” had taken over the digital airwaves. Between the shares and likes and comments, a storm in a cup had brewed to great proportions in a matter of hours. Yet again, a demonstration that the basic ethics of responsible journalism and ethical reporting have been thrown away in business and, indeed, everyday life.

In writing the article, the author had made detailed reference to alleged cases of fraud involving staff of FCMB and went ahead to imply that perhaps the bank’s depositors funds are unsafe.

It is quite of great concern to see so-called professionals go to town with such alarming headlines, with the full knowledge that most Nigerians will not bother to read the actual details. It is indeed of greater concern that this sort of material was released in the way it was, when by his own admission, the author had received specific information from the bank about its financial performance and ability to remain a growth driven and existentially sustainable institution.

I do not have an account with FCMB, neither am I in any way connected to the bank or its principals. I, however, do have the simple capacity to read between the lines and remove chaff from substance.

In the first place, for FCMB to have increased its shares in Legacy Pension to make it a full-fledged subsidiary as reported in this article, it means the bank is forward-thinking and focused on both diversifying and improving its service offerings and earnings. That’s a bold move, when you consider that the Pensions industry in Nigeria has the potential to be bigger than the banking industry in another decade or so.

But even more interesting is the fact that by his very own article, the author admitted that FCMB’s deposits grew to N689.9billion as at the end of December 2017, an increase of 5%, from N657.6billion in the corresponding year. Do customers increase their deposit in a bank they have fears over or which is on the brink? Is it not only logical that customers are only likely to increase deposits in a bank where they enjoy good service and feel at home? For a fact, I know that the KPMG Banking Industry Customer Satisfaction Survey 2017 placed FCMB in 5th position in the entire Nigerian banking industry in Retail Banking, SME Banking and Wholesale Banking. That’s no mean feat when you take into account the number of operators in the industry.

I think what stumped me the most is the fact that by his own article, the author let us in on key financial metrics of FCMB, including the fact that FCMB reported a gross revenue of N169.9 billion and a profit before tax (PBT) of N11.5billion, while profit after tax (PAT) was N9.4billion.

At face value, it seems to me that the author for reasons best known to him or her was determined to demarket FCMB and portray it in the most negative light possible. I do not dispute the possibility that there were some fraudulent activities – afterall, there is no smoke without fire and that tends to ring through more in Nigeria than elsewhere. However, this is an industry challenge – the Managing Director of the Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) Adebisi Shonubi (who a few weeks ago was nominated a Deputy Governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank) recently shared some startling statistics on fraud in Nigeria’s banking industry, revealing the number of reported fraud cases in Nigerian Banks had steadily risen from 1,461 in 2014 to 10,743 in 2015, 19,531 in 2016 and 25,043 in 2017. It has been argued that frauds in the Banks are not alien. In the United States of America it has been said, with compromised credit cards and data breaches often in the news in the past couple of years, fraud is top of mind with many people.

This deliberate attempt to demarket FCMB for reasons best known to the author also brings to mind the most recent attack on GTBank over the Innoson case.

It is not to be forgotten how earlier this month, social media went agog with news that a court had directed GTBank to pay 12 billion naira to Innoson Group, one of its clients with whom it has had a long-standing court battle. The misleading reports on social media had extremely sensational headlines such as “Court Orders GTBank To Pay 14bn To Innoson”; “GTBank Must Pay Innoson 14Bn Within 14 Days”; “GTBank In Trouble As Court Orders Payment of 14bn to Innoson”.

It was such a terrible jamboree on social media that there were certain broadcasts sent across Whatsapp and other social media asking people to withdraw their funds from GTBank immediately, on the premise that the bank would go bankrupt after payment of N14bn to Innoson. Of course, Nigerians will not pause to ask whether paying N14bn in settlement can actually cripple a bank that is widely considered Nigeria’s biggest bank brand and clearly, one of the most solid financial behemoths within the African continent. Nobody stops to ponder. The fact that this latest melee was a result of seemingly deliberate attempts to smear the GTBank brand raises more suspicion about the recent publication on the same online platforms questioning the safety of depositors funds with FCMB.

The GTBank vs Innoson saga has so terribly deteriorated on the account of sensational journalism and reportage, that it has taken an ugly ethnic dimension amongst the unlearned. Thus, on various online communities and platforms in Nigeria, you see Nigerians taking sides on the basis of GTBank being a “Yoruba company” and Innoson being an “Igbo company”. What a sad reality for a nation!

First Bank of Nigeria also witnessed the harsh and merciless bite of sensational reporting when recently there was commotion over the contempt judgement against the Bank and some of its key officials in the case Chief Isaac Osaro Agbara & 9 Ors. v. Shell Petroleum Development Ltd, Shell International Petroleum Ltd and Shell International Exploration and Production BV. Before fact could be removed from fiction, so many broadcasts and “breaking news” articles had surfaced online, all leading with headlines that were designed to damage and not just state the facts.

To make progress as a country and support businesses to thrive, this approach must be arrested. Must we sensationalize everything just so we can earn readership and our 5 minutes of fame, to the detriment of businesses and companies that provide livelihood for thousands of families across Nigeria? I think not.

Even where we need to address real matters arising, surely, the reporting can be more facts-based and less about blackmail and demarketing. As my Yoruba friends have a saying in their language “Even if they sent you on the errand as a slave, deliver the message as a free born”. Crying wolf falsely too many times has serious downsides. Social media credibility is extremely important for the dissemination of relevant, topical, up to date and authentic information. Using it constantly as a vehicle to settle scores, blackmail and seek for attention will ultimately harm the reputation of not only the charlatans in that field but also the real professionals. The fake news toga will be cast on all. That will be a big shame. Freedom presupposes responsibility. Freedom devoid of responsibility is excessive liberty.

These institutions need protection and we really need to stop portraying ourselves to the rest of the world as people always thinking of fraud and sleight of hand strategies to make ill-gotten wealth. There are many honest and hardworking people all over Nigeria. We deserve better than these constant sensational but fake so called 'investigative' write ups.

Written by Emefulenwanne Ibeayoka, a public analyst writing from Abuja

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