The Wedding Party 2 (Destination Dubai) has made over 73 million Naira on it's opening weekend, breaking the N36 million record set by the first part of the same movie last year. Mo Abudu made the announcement on Instagram today.

View: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc2AI8mg3RW/

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/12/the-wedding-party-2-makes-record-breaking-n73-million-on-opening-weekend.html



lalasticlala mynd44 Fynestboi OAM4J MissyB3

The battle between Kiss Daniel and his record label G-Worldwide is far from being over. Earlier this week, reports say Kiss Daniel was on a N30,000 per month salary while he was with the record label. G-Worldwide has now released a lengthy public statement to address this issue and other issues. Read below:

G-WORLDWIDE HAS PAID KISS DANIEL OVER NGN 120 MILLION NAIRA & SINGER ACCUSED HIS FAMILY MEMBERS OF BEING FETISH.



There has been a lot of misinformation in the media as to the background of Kiss Daniel’s wrongful exit from G-Worldwide Entertainment. The management of G-Worldwide Entertainment wishes to state it had never been its intention to seek legal redress, nor join issues with an artiste who we fear is being given bad legal advice. However we feel it is important that we set the records straight for the benefit of the general public and others who are interested in knowing the truth.



Firstly, we would like to reiterate that our organization’s sole mission is to scout, develop and promote artistes till the point where both partners become profitable and the artiste can then decide to continue their creative journey as they deem fit. Contrary to widespread insinuations (and though we love a good joke) we are not a slave camp and we have no time whatsoever held any of the talents on our roster against their will.



The issue of restrictions on collaboration by our artistes is one which has been well flogged and one we will address immediately. Our management policy is unique in that we look for innovative ways to position our artistes to build and own their own sounds and brands before seeking to enter collaborations with artistes from other labels. To this end, we have trained and developed our artistes in a way that ensures that their first albums are well composed and delivered in way that gives them the platform to sell their art as strong individual brands. This strategy is not without its results as is evidenced from Kiss Daniel’s debut album “New Era” receiving much positive reviews and landing the 8th place on the Billboard’s World Album Chart within a week of release. The Nigerian music industry is very competitive, and as such it is pertinent that players in the market develop unique strategies to break in and remain relevant.



The New Era album of Kiss Daniel therefore only contained collaborative efforts with his label mate Sugarboy. However, on the soon to be released album ‘Evolution’ by Kiss Daniel, we have worked with other talents such as Phyno and Olamide. Sugarboy has also collaborated with Y-Cee on a song due to be released in January 2018.





There have also been issues raised that the company has not made available its books of accounts to Kiss Daniel, leading to him filing an action at the Lagos State High Court seeking an order granting him access to the books of the company. Whilst our lawyers have filed the necessary papers to strike out the suit, it is pertinent that we briefly note that at no time have we denied the artiste or his lawyers access to our books. With the facts we have, we believe that the suit was a ploy to misdirect the public away from his untimely and unlawful exit from the company.The label has records of email correspondence with Kiss Daniel where he and his representatives at different times requested for books of the company and same were supplied to them. All these have been placed before the court in response to the suit filed by the artiste at the Lagos State High Court. Until now they are yet to respond to papers filed challenging the competence of that suit. Sadly too, even though Kiss complained about access, in another breath he has admitted the audits held between his accountants and the label’s accountant.



Apart from the above, there have been rumors that Kiss Daniel was on a monthly stipend of (NGN 50,000). Everyone knows that such amount of money cannot get a decent apartment to live in Lagos. Kiss Daniel, contrary to that rumor, has received substantial allowances over the last two and half years. Kiss Daniel was offered a 360 deal in 2013, and the terms of his initial contract has been reviewed twice in his favor, whilst the company has had to bankroll obligations relating to advertisements, promotions, music production, videos, trips, wardrobe at different times, etc. Indeed, the company has been quite flexible with our remuneration policies with the belief that he will be able to build a solid financial base for himself. For the avoidance of doubt the following are some details of how the label catered for his financial needs as well as his personal welfare:



1. Contrary to rumors making the rounds that Kiss Daniel was only on a NGN 30,000 salary since he joined the label up until after the release of Woju and Laye singles, this is nothing but falsehood. Before the release of those singles in 2014, Kiss Daniel was put on a monthly allowance of NGN 30,000 whilst he was still in his father’s house in Kuto, Abeokuta, medical allowance of NGN 150,000 and other unrecorded stipends whilst no revenue was being generated by him. This remained the norm while the label invested in recording sessions, productions, transportation, and other costs associated with developing him as an artist.



2. Loans of up to NGN 550,000 was given to him within 2 weeks of hissigning onto the label for him to get a car for his mom to start a Taxi business. There are documents to back this. In addition following his request for financial support for his dad’s burial,G-Worldwide released the sum of NGN 200,000 which was exactly what Kiss Daniel requested for. As recent as October 2017, he again requested for a loan to run his account in order to acquire a house for himself under a mortgage, to this end the company released NGN13,000,000 (Thirteen Million Naira)to him though the company was not obligated under the contract to do so.



3. As per the contract between Kiss Daniel and G-Worldwide, the label was meant to recoup its investment before any royalty sharing was to commence; the only provision available for the artiste was allowances and loans which was at the discretion of the label. In June 2015 following his return from UK tour, the company amended the contract and immediately began the payment of royalties as agreed and from that time till the wrongful termination of his contract, G-Worldwide has paid Kiss Danielthe sum of NGN 117,233,318(One Hundred and Seventeen Million, Two Hundred Thirty Three Thousand and Three Hundred and Eighteen Naira) as royalties from performances alone, he has also received money from other incomes to the sum of NGN 3,296,826.40(Three Million, Two Hundred and Ninety Six Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty SixNairaand forty kobo)for the financial record of 2016 as opposed to the false allegations made by him and his lawyers(The company’sbooks of account support this)As it stands, Kiss Daniel owes G-Worldwide Entertainment quite a large sum of money for the financial year due to end in 2018.



4. Following the signing of the contract in 2013, Kiss Daniel moved into an apartment furnished by the label in April 2014 in Lekki Lagos and only moved out in October 2015. Despite the terrible picture painted by Kiss Daniel to the media, the label actually during that period undertook the payment of all the bills in the said apartment, including waste, power, service charges, feeding, etc.





5. We have also noted the falsehood that at the time of his father’s demise, the label barred him from attending the burial. Let it be on record that immediately the news of his father’s demise filtered in, Emperor Geezy, CEO of the label authorized that his own personal car be used to convey Kiss Daniel to Abeokuta to attend and be a part of his father’s burial and he only requested for a two days leave to spend time with his family and NGN 200,000 to send across to his family people who had to put the dad to the ground immediately and needed an urgent burial and he was bitterly angry and ranting that imagine none of his family members could come up with NGN 10,000 to support his dad’s burial. The company was open to giving him more money but he said the NGN 200,000 will be okay to take care of everything being the fact that the dad was a Muslim and much is not expected to be done. The label CEO’s brother even accompanied him on this trip back home, as well as one of the label’s staff. Interestingly on arriving at a hotel in Abeokuta which had been fully paid for by the label, he refused to attend his own father’s burial on the grounds that he believed that his family are fetish and is father death is not ordinary with the way he suddenly fell sick and died after going through a lot of pain, and he is scared and will not want to be exposed to any dangers. On the same night of his arrival at the hotel is younger brother was on his way to visit him, sadly we were informed that the brother just got involved in a car accident. The label took care of his brother medical bills in full up to NGN 300,000 and even assigned a staff of the company to stay with him at the hospital for about 8 days to take care of his needs until he was deem fit to bedischarged. Kiss Daniel left Abeokuta the next morning for Lagos without attending the burial insinuating the accident suffers by his brother was from familiar persons.



6. In response to the claim that Kiss Daniel was barred from supporting other artistes, especially those who supported him and the label at the New Era album launch, we would like to put it on record that at no time has the label barred him from performing at events where friends in the industry have asked for his support. We understand the importance of collaborative efforts in a fledging industry such as ours. Kiss Daniel however has made it a habit to turn up at events late or not at all, always blaming the label for his truancy. Clear examples include his failing to appear at theReekado Banksalbum listening party at Hard Rock Café and the recent 2Face’s (2Baba) Buckwyld 'n' Breathless Concert on 22nd of October, 2017 at Eko Hotel,. He did this even when 2Baba had provided two separate accommodations for him and his manager Louiza Williamsat Eko Hotels, and the label had covered other logistics costs. He stood up 2Baba and manager after claiming he was on his way from 6pm till 1am the next day. He repeated the same show of shame at the Chronicles of Ushebebe and Soundcity’s 2016 MVP Awards. His excuse always being that the label hasrestricted himfrom supporting other talents in the industry. Hisfavorite saying: “You know I’m signed to a label na, I’m not my own boss yet”. One should wonder why his manager would be at these venues to liaise with the event organizers before his arrival, if he wasn’t approved by the label to be at those events mentioned above. His usual play was to ask the manager if money is involved and once she says “no we are going to support” he will either not take his calls once she’s around his house for takeoff, or switch off his phones and later complain that he was not feeling too well or had an urgent meeting at Abeokuta.



Last year, many people wondered how we managed to pull off such a massive concert for his New Era album launch with no support from any organization. That event which included the lease of the prestigious Eko Hotels with over 20 superstars was one of the most expensive projects the company ever embarked upon.



Nevertheless, we understand that artistes grow with their songs and popularity, and may eventually seek an early exit. That being said, a contract between two parties is a legally binding arrangement and both parties having deployed resources to perform obligations thereunder, the contract has to be executed in line with its terms and conditions.



G-Worldwide’s contract with Kiss Daniel simply put, allows for the artiste to exit, but in so doing, he is duty bound to repay to the company all monies expended by the company in furtherance of the contract and all losses including losses suffered from cancellation of fixed events and shows by reason of the termination. The contract is also expressly clear on the fact that intellectual property rights to all the songs produced under the contract including the stage name of the artiste are properties of the company. We know that so far, Kiss Daniel has kept these facts away from the public; choosing to resort to cheap blackmail and whipping up emotions. We will not take this route as a responsible company and this is why we are in court.



We have done our best not to harp on the history of his recalcitrance. Nevertheless, we keep being harassed by different lawyers (his present lawyer is the fourth) with outrageous demands, but we have retained the opinion that some terms cannot be imposed on us. Most recently in October, he had demanded, going forward, a 100% of revenues from his performances and endorsements even while he understands his level of indebtedness to us and the terms of the contracts. When he was referred to the contract terms, his response was to serve us a termination notice without even following the stipulations for termination under the contract. He thereafter announced his personal record label in less than nine (9) days after the undue notice and has since been soliciting bookings and infringing on G-Worldwide intellectual property rights by performing songs from the ‘New Era’ album and the yet to be released ‘Evolution’ album. This is the reason for the restraining order of status quo issued by the Federal High Court on the 30th November 2017.


Law abiding organizations and business concerns have either contacted us for clarity, which we have provided through our solicitors, Calmhill Partners. Other well advised entities have in support of the rule of law and sanctity of contracts, terminated their engagement with him or removed him from performance schedules. The Nigerian musical industry we believe will learn and grow from this incidence.



We have put everyone who wishes to contract Kiss Daniel on notice and advise that you should not allow yourselves be misinformed about the subject matter or be swayed by his misrepresentations or lack of capacity to perform some of the songs that he has been contracted to perform. Whilst we look forward to a speedy dispensation of justice in the matter before the Court, we reiterate our advice that event organizers should consult their lawyers to avoid being complicit in the offence of acting in contempt of court.

It remains illegal to deal with Kiss Daniel directly instead of G-Worldwide Management pending the hearing of the suit in Court.

All inquiries about Kiss Daniel should be directed to: bookings@gworldwideent.com or call Louiza Williams on +234 817 540 3350.

Thank You.

For: G-Worldwide Entertainment

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/12/weve-paid-kiss-daniel-over-120-million-naira-g-worldwide-says-in-new-public-statement.html

cc MissyB3, Fynestboi lalasticlala mynd44 OAM4J

Paul Okoye has spoken about the decision to sell their mansion, Squareville stating that the building is owned by himself and Jude Okoye, his elder brother. This has raised lots of speculations as it was perceived as being owned by P-Square comprising Paul and Peter Okoye. Paul revealed in an interview with STV the reason for the decision to sell the house.

Video: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bct595glBcL/?taken-by=goldmynetv

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/12/video-i-and-jude-own-squareville-paul-okoye-speaks-on-decision-to-sell-mansion.html

hmm

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it is making plans with the Nigeria Prisons Service to ensure prisoners can vote in the forthcoming 2019 general elections.

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at a dialogue session tagged Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room Dialogue.
The dialogue session involved over 70 civil society organisations in Nigeria.

This development is coming three years after a Federal High Court in Benin, Edo State, ruled that prisoners in Nigeria have the right to vote in all elections conducted in the country.

Mr. Yakubu said the commission was considering creating polling units in Nigerian prisons to give some categories of prisoners the opportunity to vote.

He explained that only ”certain categories of prisoners” would be given such an opportunity depending on the nature of the crimes committed.
“We have already engaged the Comptroller-General of Prisons and we have statistics on the number of prisoners nationwide and the number of inmates registered.”

“We are looking at the possibility of creating polling units in the prisons and to enable some categories of prisoners to vote.
“Ghana does it but there are some categories of prisoners who by the nature of crimes committed lose the right to vote. Whatever we can do to open up the process to ensure that as much as possible Nigerians are given the opportunity to vote, will be done.”

Speaking on the forthcoming Anambra governorship election, he also said the commission would do everything to ensure that the election is not inconclusive or rigged.

Mr. Yakubu raised concerns on the wrong substitutions of names of governorship candidates by two political parties ahead of the governorship election but refused to disclose the names of these parties.

He however warned that if the act was challenged in court, the whole election could be voided because of that and the country will be made to bear the financial load of conducting a new election.

He said the high level of non-compliance to the Electoral Act by the political parties was threatening the electoral system.

Clement Nwankwo, the Executive Director, Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre, and convener of Situation Room, said the event was organised to know the commission’s preparations for the forthcoming Anambra State governorship poll as well as other elections.

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/10/prisoners-will-vote-in-2019-elections.html

World football governing body FIFA has reached an agreement which will help players when they do not get paid on time. The new agreement will make it much easier for a player who has not been paid his wages to leave a club, although it could not give precise details until the agreement is finalised, which is likely by March.

Head of FIFA's stakeholders committee Victor Montagliani said “It was an issue that was stewing for a long, long time and they couldn't come to an agreement but, because of our impetus, they've reached one. We all like to get paid. It's an employment labour issue and to me that's very important.”

Montagliani said the agreement also involved the European Club Association (ECA), the world players' union FIFPro and the World Leagues Forum, which represents major domestic soccer leagues.

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/10/fifa-moves-to-provide-bailout-fund-for.html

honeric01 semid4lyfe

Some weeks ago, controversial rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, came all out on almost all Nigerian artistes, insulting them in a bid to advise them. Amongsts the artistes he threw shots at are: D'banj, Don Jazzy, Timaya, 2baba and a host of others. Rapper Skales has now come out to advise Eedris on how to advise people.

See video > https://www.instagram.com/p/Bab2WQxFwfw/

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/10/coming-out-in-public-insulting-people-shows-that-you-are-a-bitter-person-skales-blasts-eedris-abdulkareem.html


Fynestboi MissyB3 lalasticlala mynd44

The Lagos governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last 2015 election, Jimi Agbaje, on Wednesday visited the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, in pursuit of his ambition to become the national chairman of the party.

According to a statement by Mr. Fayose’s Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, Mr. Agbaje met Mr. Fayose in Lagos on Wednesday and informed him of his intention to contest the position.

“As the only PDP governor from the South-west, I have come to formally inform Your Excellency that I will be seeking election as the National Chairman of our great party, the PDP,” the statement quoted Mr. Agbaje as saying.

“I am of the opinion that it will be inappropriate for you to get to know about my aspiration in the media, hence, my decision to come here and tell you formally.”

He said he was the best man for the job, arguing that “if not for what happened at the August last year’s convention, I would have clinched the chairmanship position then and I am confident that I will emerge as the chairman this time around.”

Mr. Agbaje at the meeting with Mr. Fayose, promised to attend the next meeting with other aspirants from the South-west, adding that he was not desperate about his aspiration.

Mr. Fayose had earlier informed the aspirant that he would prefer that all the aspirants from the zone agree to present a single candidate for the position.

“It won’t be in the collective interest of the South-west zone to present six aspirants at the convention as we presently have,” the governor said.

“Chairmanship aspirants from the South-west must come together and allow one person to fly the flag. It will be like crashing before take-off if we take six aspirants to the convention.”

Mr. Fayose urged Mr. Agbaje to pursue his aspiration with decorum and make sure that the PDP and Nigeria remained his focus instead of personal interests.

“We held a meeting with other chairmanship aspirants on Monday, and it is expected that a follow up meeting will be held very soon,” Mr. Fayose said.

“I urge you to attend the meeting so that we can forge a common front together. This is because the South-west zone cannot go to the convention with this large number of aspirants as we now have and expect to win.
“Most importantly, as the only PDP governor in the South-west, I cannot be going round with all of you (aspirants) to solicit for support.”

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/10/jimi-agbaje-begs-fayose-for-support-to-become-pdp-national-chairman.html

cc: OAM4J Mynd44 Fynestboi lalasticlala

After the fallout between rapper Skales and music critic Osagie Alonge yesterday, the rapper has now revealed that he would be giving out N10,000 to 10 fans by 12pm today.

Yesterday, music critic Osagie Alonge accused Skales of always imitating Olamide in his videos. Osagie accused Skales of shooting a street music video for his single 'Agolo' because Olamide did with 'WO' and also wearing a waist purse because Olamide did.

Now Skales appears to be in the giving mood. If you haven't been a fan of Skales, now is the time to be a fan.

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/10/skales-vs-osagie-skales-will-be-giving-out-n10k-to-10-fans-today-by-12pm.html

cc lalasticlala mynd44 Fynestboi OAM4J MissyB3

The importance of personal finance knowledge to young adults cannot be overemphasized. It is important for young adults to equip themselves with essential personal finance knowledge to help secure their financial future. Here are 4 money tips for young adults.

Know Where Your Money Goes
One common thing with young adults is the complaint of not being able to account for how quickly their money 'disappears' from their bank accounts. A good solution to this is for young adults to pay more attention to exactly how they spend their money, or where their money goes. The best way to do this is to have a budget, and to be disciplined enough to ensure that the budget guides every single Naira that is spent. Once this is done, young adults will soon realize just how much of an impact small and seemingly 'manageable' changes in spending will have on their finances; it will then be easier to better manage expenses and keep recurring monthly expenses as low as possible.

Start Saving For Retirement Immediately
Because of the way compound interest works, the sooner a young adult starts saving for retirement, the less principal will be needed to be invested to end up with a reasonable retirement amount. This will make it easier for a young adult to be able to call working an 'option' rather than a 'necessity' much sooner than expected. Therefore, young adults should ensure they have a good retirement scheme going as early into their career as possible.

Understand How Income Taxes Work
As a young adult, even before you get your first paycheck, it is important you know how income taxes work. This is so that you will be able to properly calculate if whatever starting salary you are being offered by a company will be enough to meet your financial goals and obligations, after taxes and the like have been deducted. Thankfully, there are plenty of online calculators that can help with this if your math skills are not so great. Paycheck City is one of such online calculators.

Learn To Be Responsible With Your Money Early On
There is a popular saying that goes along the lines of 'if you don't learn to manage your own money, others will mismanage it for you'. There is no financial tip more important than this one. You simply need to learn to be responsible with money and take better control of your financial future. Learn to read a few basic financial books to better understand how money works, and use that knowledge to make money work for you. If you understand how money works and know what you are doing with money early on in your life, you will be able to avoid having to lament unnecessary 'stories that touch' to friends and family when things inevitably go awry with your finances.

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/10/4-money-tips-for-young-adults.html

cc FOD, dominique, naijacutee, puskin

Davido has now come out to reveal what happened that night he was pictured with his deceased friend Tagbo. Davido, in a statement released on his Instagram page, revealed that he had left the deceased before he heard about the incidence. Read Davido's press release below:

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/10/davido-releases-press-statement-and-cctv-footage-from-the-night-tagbo-died.html

cc MissyB3 Fynestboi lalasticlala mynd44

Many of us rely heavily on passwords to secure our different online accounts. So, to prevent hackers from accessing your accounts and ensure that you always remember your password, it is very important to keep it. In line with this, here are ways to keep your password safe.

Use a different password for every website you visit
This may seem like password overload but it is safer because it lessens the chances of your account being hacked. So, for every website you visit, use a different password and ensure you have a password book where you write all your passwords.

Set up two-step log-ins
Two-step authentication asks you to sign in with your password, and then add a second sign-in which is a numeric code sent via text or e-mail. Think of it as a double password.

Use a password manager.
Some free password managers include Dashlane, Password Box and LastPass. Password Managers are an essential tool to keep your passwords safer. This is important because you probably cannot remember all your passwords.

Use a combination of uppercase, lowercase, numbers and symbols
Even before you sign up to open an account, the instruction is to use a combination of uppercase, lowercase and symbols. Do not ignore this instruction and never use passwords like 123456, qwerty, 111111 and monkey.

Change your passwords every three months
To guard against illegitimate access to your account and ensure its integrity, you should change your password every three months.

Make sure your computer has an anti-virus
Having antivirus on your computer will prevent hackers from stealing your password or hijacking your account. Some antivirus to use include Avast, Bitdefender, Norton, Webroot, McAfee and Kaspersky etc.

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/10/6-rules-to-keep-your-password-safe.html

cc Slyr0x adewasco2k lalasticlala mynd44 Fynestboi

Liverpool under 18’s coach Steven Gerrard has come out to praise Tottenham striker Harry Kane and admitted he would be happier if the England striker plays for Liverpool. Kane scored 13 goals for club and country in September following a typically barren August.

He will look to help guide England across the line as they attempt to secure World Cup qualification when they face Slovenia on Thursday, with Gareth Southgate's side knowing victory at Wembley will secure their place at the finals in Russia next year.

He said “He is the in-form player in world football, in terms of goals scored and how he is playing, I love the player and I love the character. I watch his interviews a lot and I have also met him on a couple of occasions. I think he is a perfect role model and an ambassador for the game. I love the way he goes about his work. I've also spoken to people who know him better than myself and I've heard he is obsessed and relentless on the training ground. I am sure he is getting the rewards now for all that hard work. I am glad he is English, I wish he was a Red! I am really happy for him with the form he is in and I am really enjoying watching him at the moment.”

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/10/i-wish-harry-kane-was-liverpool-player.html

honeric01, semid4lyfe lalasticlala Fynestboi

More photos at > http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/10/man-wears-his-girlfriends-high-heels-in.html

A dedicated boyfriend has been applauded by women around the world after pictures of him wearing his girlfriend’s pink high heels went viral.

The photographs were taken in a hospital in south-western China, where the girlfriend had been waiting to see a doctor and have since been liked over 25,000 times on social media, and commented on more than 10,000 times, MirrorUK learnt.

They show the boyfriend standing in baby pink heeled sandals, while his girlfriend takes a seat wearing his comfortable looking sandals.

The woman who took the pictures, who has has the surname Xie, said the couple had already swapped shoes when they arrived at the Xinqiao Hospital in Chongqing Municipality’s Shapingba District.

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/10/man-wears-his-girlfriends-high-heels-in.html

cc farano Rocktation lalasticlala mynd44 Fynestboi

Any service business that intends to be successful and sustainable needs to know these four things and get them right. Here are 4 things a service business should get right.

Its Offering
This is a very important aspect that service businesses need to get right. A service business can't last long with a flawed service offering. The service offering of a service business should effectively meet the needs and desires of target customers, and should also be able to support the longevity of the business, not cripple it. In other words, a service business should be able to find a balance between getting its service offerings to satisfy consumers and sustain the business at the same time.

Its Funding
A good funding mechanism is needed to sustain a service business. One great thing about a service business is that it's not particularly capital intensive, however to sustain the business you can't afford to have a weak funding mechanism. Pay attention to how you charge your customers and have a basis on which you charge them for your services. For example, will it be based on quality like Starbucks, for which you can decide to charge a premium on your competitive advantage like Starbucks does etc. Also, you should find ways to enhance customer experience while spending less.

Its Employee Management
The wealth of a service business is its employees. This is because a service business depends heavily on the knowledge and skills of its workforce. It is therefore important for service businesses to ensure that employee management activities like recruiting, selection, training, job design etc., are good enough to empower employees to deliver excellently and efficiently on your service offerings. This will help you build a great image for your business, help with word-of-mouth (since customers will hardly be able to stop talking about your great services), and can be the basis on which you charge a premium on your competitive advantage of excellent and efficient service offerings.

Its Customer Management
This involves tailoring your service offerings to meet the specific needs of your target customers. When your service offerings cater adequately to the needs and desires of your target customers, you'll be able to get the most value for your services. Customer management can be done by setting up an efficient and effective customer service department to cater to the requests and needs of customers. It can also be done by setting up efficient self-service options to clients, and basically making your customers feel safe every step of the way in their business and financial transactions with your company.

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/09/4-things-service-business-should-get.html

FOD naijacutee dominique puskin lalasticlala

Whether you're a student or working a 9-5 job, there are many ways to make some more money on the side. You just need to know them and be ready to give the required effort and commitment to making them work for you. Here are 6 tips to earn some more money on the side.

Consulting/Coaching
If you have a specific skill-set with adequate knowledge and experience, you can leverage on it and build a lucrative side business on consulting/coaching that's quite easy and affordable to start. It can involve giving advice to a start-ups on how to build their public image, assisting start-ups with social media marketing and SEO work etc. The best part of this business is that you can build it to fit your schedule and free time.

Freelance Work
This is another flexible side business that doesn't need long-term commitments. You can also adapt this kind of business to fit your schedule and free time. Becoming a freelancer can involve writing content for businesses, doing content marketing for start-ups and doing design work for businesses, which can include graphic designs, web designs, logo designs etc. It really depends on your talent, skill-set and interests. The best part of this is that there is a reasonably high demand for freelancers especially in the area of content marketing, social media marketing and design work.

Leverage On Your Vehicle
If you have a vehicle, you can cash in on it by registering with Uber or Taxify or both. The best part about this is that you can keep your keys by becoming a driver on the platform or hire someone to drive the car on the platform for you. However, when considering this option as a means to making some extra money, you should be sure that you are satisfied with the rate of depreciation of your car (because it will definitely be higher). You also have to consider the cost of financing the car and other maintenance costs.

Produce Crafts
If you're good with your hands, are creative and love to create crafts and design work, you can use the talent to create jewelry, clothing, furniture or accessories, and can sell them to make some decent money on the side. The advent of social media has made marketing your craft work and designs much easier, as you can take advantage of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and online shopping platforms like Jumia mall, to put your work out there and get it sold.

Photography
If you have good photography skills, you can purchase a camera and start doing photography jobs on the side. Photography is now big business, if you know how to exploit it, and you can start a very decent side business from it. However, in the photography business, it is best to carve a niche for yourself. Don't be a jack-of-all-trades and master of none, you are unlikely to get positive recognition and referrals that way. You can specialize in weddings, capturing landscapes, taking fashion pictures etc. You can also sell some of your pictures to sites like Shutterstock.

Modeling or Voice-Over Work
Modeling is not all about having the perfect body and walking on the runway, there are different aspects of modeling. You can be a body model, hand model, leg model or even a face model, and earn some decent money from it. If you are really good at it, there is a chance that you get more recognition, and even attain a kind of 'celebrity status' from it, which of course means more money for you.
For the voice-over work, if you have a voice that's great for voice-overs and you have some broadcast experience, you can earn some extra money by doing voice-over work for ad agencies, broadcasting houses etc.

Via: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/09/6-tips-to-multiply-your-stream-of.html

cc dominique FOD puskin naijacutee

Playboy founder Hugh Hefner will be buried in a plot next to Marilyn Monroe, it's been announced.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Hef reserved the plot at the Westwood Memorial Park in LA in 1992, years after her death, for $75,000 (£56,000).

Hef died of natural causes aged 91, according to a statement from Playboy Enterprises, which read: "Hugh M. Hefner, the American icon who in 1953 introduced the world to Playboy magazine and built the company into one of the most recognisable American global brands in history, peacefully passed away today from natural causes at his home, The Playboy Mansion, surrounded by loved ones. He was 91 years old."

Marilyn Monroe was the first ever cover for the first edition of Playboy magazine in 1953, after Hef published a nude photograph of her which he'd bought for $200 (£149).

Monroe was one of the world's biggest stars in 1953, when the magazine was launched, and the photo helped to shift 50,000 copies in just a few weeks. Within a few years, Playboy would have seven million subscribers and Playboy would become much more than just a magazine.

Hef's son, Cooper Hefner, who is the chief creative officer of Playboy Enterprises, said: "My father lived an exceptional and impactful life as a media and cultural pioneer and a leading voice behind some of the most significant social and cultural movements of our time in advocating free speech, civil rights and sexual freedom.

"He defined a lifestyle and ethos that lie at the heart of the Playboy brand, one of the most recognizable and enduring in history.

"He will be greatly missed by many, including his wife Crystal, my sister Christie and my brothers David and Marston, and all of us at Playboy Enterprises."

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/09/late-playboy-magazine-founder-hugh.html

cc lalasticlala mynd44 Fynestboi OAM4J dominique MissyB3

Nigeria’s president is under no obligation to disclose his medical condition even if the state is the one paying for his medical bills, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said.

Muhammadu Buhari has spent the larger part of this year in London sparking speculation about his fitness to govern — and also questions about who was footing the bill.

Claims from political opponents that he had prostate cancer have been denied but civil society groups still want to know whether tax-payers’ money was used for the private treatment.

Buhari’s information minister suggested the silence was not unusual, just hours after the president returned to Abuja from another round of check-ups in the British capital.

“It’s not strange at all for a sitting president to be ill and it’s not strange either for the state to take care of his medical bill,” Lai Mohammed told AFP in an interview, without elaborating.

“I think there’s so much speculation as to what he’s been treated for.

“I think we would rather respect his privacy. If Mr President feels like telling the world his ailment, so be it. I don’t think he’s under an obligation to tell anyone.”

The government last week formally proscribed the main separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), after repeated clashes with the security services.

IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu is currently on bail pending the resumption of his trial in Abuja next month on charges of treasonable felony.
Kanu’s supporters say he has not been seen since the unrest.

Mohammed, who said the group had been banned because it had “crossed a line” from legal protest, said he suspected the separatist leader was “in hiding”.

He added: “He’s not being held by government at all.”

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/09/buhari-is-under-no-obligation-to-tell.html

cc OAM4J Mynd44 lalasticlala Fynestboi

Knowing Instagram’s position on explicit photos, Nicki Minaj decided to give the social media site something to worry about. She posted a photo revealing her 'front point' on Instagram. See below:

See more: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/09/nicki-minaj-shares-explicit-photo-on.html

cc MissyB3 Fynestboi lalasticlala

A LinkedIn company page is a great way for a business to promote its products and services, and engage with followers to leverage on word of mouth and direct consumer/customer engagement. However, to get the best of out of a company's LinkedIn page, there are some tips to consider. Here are 5 tips for creating a LinkedIn company page.


Write a Great Summary
Take time to write out a great and detailed description about your company in the 'About Us' section, with all the necessary information that people should know about your company. Let your 'About Us' sections be written in such a way that anyone who reads it, leaves with a very good idea of what your company represents and the products/services your company offers. Also, ensure you use keywords in your description so your company page can easily be found through relevant or related searches.

Add Images
To stand out and avoid having a bland company page, it is best to add images to your company page. This primarily includes your company's logo and a cover image. LinkedIn research has shown that company pages with logo images get six times more traffic to their pages. Also, adding a logo image to your company page increases your credibility and makes it easier for your company to be identified or referred to.

Optimize Your Page For Searches
LinkedIn company pages are SEO-friendly mainly because Google previews up to 156 characters of a LinkedIn page text. It is, therefore, important to ensure that your descriptions and texts are led with powerful, keyword-rich copy. The best way to do this is to include words and phrases in your text that accurately describe your business, expertise and industry focus. This will make it easier for your company page to be seen in keyword searches.

Ensure Your Content is Engaging
Try to create good content that will drive conversations and word of mouth, and that will also help to create a platform for you to directly engage with your target audience. You can share company news, articles or leadership pieces as content, and you can also encourage your followers to share their views of hot topics, as well as ask them thoughtful and interesting questions to promote engagement. In addition, be sure to share rich content daily and try to avoid posting overly promotional messages; ensure that your messages (whether promotional or not) deliver some kind of benefit to your followers, no matter how little.

Set Engagement Targets
This will help keep you on feet and help to significantly grow your LinkedIn page in a relatively short while. Set ambitious but realistic targets for acquiring followers who match your 'ideal customer profile' and set engagement targets for engaging these followers you are able to acquire. LinkedIn has helpful analytics for tracking the changes in the size and composition of your followers, and for also displaying monthly engagement metrics for your posts. This can help you better optimize your updates and posts to suit individual performances.

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/09/5-tips-for-creating-linkedin-company.html

cc adewasco2k Slyr0x lalasticlala mynd44 Fynestboi OAM4J

There is in fact such a thing as a free website builder (i.e. tools that help create websites), and thankfully it has over time become easier to use these free website builders to create personal or professional websites. These free website builders are great tools that start-ups and other small businesses can take advantage of to create decent websites for their businesses. Here are 5 interesting ways to create a website for free.

Weebly
With this tool, you can build a website in at least 15 minutes. Weebly is a do-it-yourself free website builder with a reasonable variety of attractive and decent website designs to explore. However, it's designs are quite simple and streamlined, but that's fine if you intend to build a website to use for such simple and streamlined activities, as opposed to robust e-commerce work.

Freewebs.com
This offers a free version and a pro version, but with the free version you can still set up a decent and great looking website. The free version doesn't offer a wide variety of features like the pro version, but it provides you with the basics for building a decent website.

Wix
This is a website builder that provides you with practically all you need to create a fully personalized and high quality website for free. It also provides a platform to create a decent professional web presence. Wix is one of the best and most popular website builders that's user friendly and has a wide variety of professional looking website templates and template categories. The best part about this website builder is that it offers an SEO guide to help increase your website's online visibility.

Website Builder
This is another user friendly, free website builder. It's unique for its provision of smart options for both established businesses and startups to build mobile-friendly websites. It has a wide selection of template combinations, analytics tools, social media integration features and one-click launch processes that makes it one of the best website builder options for both professionals and amateurs. As a plus, it also offers e-commerce solutions, SEO improvement tools and CRM features. It's starter plan is free but you would have pay to access its other packages that offer free ad credits, hosting and domain services.

SiteBuilder
This website builder is a great platform that people, especially entrepreneurs, can take advantage of to build websites and stores for their businesses in just a matter of minutes. SiteBuilder is such a great website builder because its free package comprises free web hosting and domain registration. It has a user-friendly canvas editor with a wide variety of templates and customizable layouts and attractive images. It also has SEO tools, e-commerce functions and smart CRM solutions that can assist you in creating mobile friendly websites and help enhances the visibility of your site. SiteBuilder also allows users create blogs, stores, portfolios and custom-made forms.

View source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/09/5-interesting-ways-to-create-website.html

cc adewasco2k Slyr0x lalasticlala mynd44 Fynestboi OAM4J

In addition to the job vacancy above, there is job vacancies for HR Managers, Web Developers, Auditors, Teachers, Project Managers and Fresh Graduates.

MPLOY is a recruitment platform that connect employers to job seekers for direct employment. If you have the above listed qualifications please goto > https://www.mploy.com.ng/jobseekers/login

In the link page, register as a new user and fill in all your details and qualifications and you will begin to receive job vacancies that match the qualifications you have filled in.

Please ONLY register if you are ready for employment. Individuals still in school or awaiting NYSC should not register.

Also check the image below to enter for our video CV competition. Winners will be rewarded also with immediate employment that match their qualifications.

Yesterday, Eedris Adbulkareem criticized Mr Eazi and Davido heavily calling the duo all sort of names. He criticized Eazi for claiming he made Nigerian music stars imbibe Ghanaian sounds in their songs and criticized Davido for the Davido/Dele Momodu beef some years ago. Davido has now given a response to Eedris but a funny response. See below:

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/09/henjoying-davido-points-out-grammatical.html

cc lalasticlala mynd44 Fynestboi OAM4J MissyB3

It's almost impossible these days to keep a small business running with money from your own pocket. To meet up with financial commitments, entrepreneurs usually approach their banks for loans and it is rejected. As such, here are reasons you may not be granted your business loan request.

Lack of consistent cash flow
Banks tend to favour small and medium-scale businesses that have a steady flow of revenue coming in every month. If your business can't demonstrate this consistency, your loan request will be denied.

Insufficient collateral
To get a loan, you need a commensurate collateral. This may not be a problem for large businesses that own large assets, but it can very difficult for small businesses.

Personal guarantees
Your bank needs personal guarantees that you won't default when it comes to servicing your loan. This is a very risky position for enterprises struggling to stay on top of their monthly expenses.

Not enough operating history
Banks give preference to businesses with a track record of good performance. The truth is they don't want to fund a business that has been operating for a short time and hasn't sustained a certain amount of success and credibility.

Weakening industry
Operating a small business or startup in an industry that your bank perceives as weak or in fast decline will limit your chances of getting loans from your bank.

Economic concerns
Banks will not lend money to a business if they feel that the current economic conditions are unfavourable for getting the money back in a timely manner. This is simply because they do not want bad debts.

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/09/6-simple-reasons-banks-wont-grant-your.html

cc: naijacutee puskin FOD dominique lalasticlala

The Naira lost N2 to the dollar at the parallel market on Thursday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

It exchanged for N369 to the dollar, weaker than N367 posted on Wednesday, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed to the naira at N478 and N437, respectively.

At the Bureau De Change (BDC), the naira was sold at N363 to the dollar, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N478 and N437, respectively.

Trading at the investors’ window saw the naira closing at N360.50 to the dollar, while it exchanged at N306 to the dollar at the CBN window.
Traders said demand for dollar far outstripped supply as usual.

Source: http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/09/naira-depreciates-against-dollar.html

cc: OAM4J Mynd44 lalasticlala

In addition to the job vacancy above, there is job vacancies for HR Managers, Web Developers, Auditors, Teachers, Project Managers and Fresh Graduates.

MPLOY is a recruitment platform that connect employers to job seekers for direct employment. If you have the above listed qualifications please goto > https://www.mploy.com.ng/jobseekers/login

In the link page, register as a new user and fill in all your details and qualifications and you will begin to receive job vacancies that match the qualifications you have filled in.

Please ONLY register if you are ready for employment. Individuals still in school or awaiting NYSC should not register.

Also check the image below to enter for our video CV competition. Winners will be rewarded also with immediate employment that match their qualifications.

See all photos at > http://www.absolutehearts.com/2017/09/multi-coloured-eyed-girl-peace-omana-is.html