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The 4th World Youth Congress will bring 600 of the world's most dynamic young activists in the field of sustainable development to Québec from 120 different countries.

The congress offers a unique opportunity to meet and work alongside young people who are really doing things and going places. This event sets a new standard for international youth events, and will be the largest and most inspirational gathering of its kind for young people taking place anywhere in the world in 2008.

There is a strong role at the Congress for young journalists, cultural performers (e.g. dancers / actors / film makers / musicians), as well as for those with an interest in sustainable development, but less personal experience in this area.

Delegates will join forces with young Canadians to undertake hands-on community action projects across Québec, and will help shape international policy by documenting and showing governments what young people are doing to achieve the MDGs.

The congress will be take place from the 10th to the 21 of August 2008

Check this site for further details
http://www.wyc2008.qc.ca

Wife of deceased comedian Abagana will only wish that fate will be fair to her.
Because the family of the deceased have told her to relocate to the village , already the family have taken possession of his 2 cars .

Reports have it that his comrades are planning something big for the wife.

Make una pls help the poor widow

It is still possible to enter a country with just a day to the expiration of your visa but not in some countries like canada.
There was a case of a friend who had two days left in his visa b4 travelling to canada , at the port of entry he was almost returned home if not he declared asylum.
Your personality will definitely determine your stay sometimes irrespective of your visa.
In countries where your visas are given at port of entry the bta on you determines the longevity of your stay as barbados, cyprus, qatar, jordan, latvia

Timaya was last week seen chasing a girl who came with her boy friend at the banquet reception for the vp's dad in yenagoa.
The girl i was told didn't know who he was, if not for a journalist guy from one TV3 in LAGOS WHO was the go between.
The girl later called the journalist guy asking if truly thats was timaya .but she made a confession to say that she will rather have a fling wit the journalist than flirting Nigerian musicians

Abagana was a very humble young man who started from zero, but made fame and fortune from comedy.

May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

I sympathise with the family, commitee of comedians and friends.

I do hope there wll be a kind of memorial by comedians in the country.

RIP

Undoubtedly Chelsea players at the nations cup have been outstanding.

King of the pack- Didier Drogba, following in that order is Ghana'a Michael ESSIEN ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

kaloue and MIKEL have been outstanding , all have scored
Up chelsea

Without aking anything away from your postion , the players of the super Eagles have been disappointing.

Mikel Obi is over rated, but the truth must be told, he's A first team player with Chelsea FC, who is toe blamed for the hype.
Ferguson and Mourinho, man u and chelsea for dragging who to sign him from norwegien club.
Berti vogts can't qualify Nigeria to South Africa 2010.
Prevention is better than cure

I am not calling for people to post there emails
When i post events it is expected you check yourself.
Do not send your emails to this thread again
Only check and contactr the event details if it suits you

Apam and Okonkwo have no business playing in the highest level for Nigeria.

I still believe Nigeria play in the finals irrespective of who plays outside this 2 guys.

What a way to lose to a team that you've lost to in closeto a decade.

Sad as it may be, Arsenal will suffer similar defeats in the coming days from Man u at Old traffod and Chelsea at Stamford bridge.

Arsenal fans please tell your captain Gallas to be more professional on the field of play, his bullyish style on some this young guns will be detrimental to all titleambitions this season.

Check this out

The African Youth Foundation (AYF) together with and the Ministry of Generation, Women, Family and Integration (MGFFI), as well as the JANERO Consultancy in Germany, will be holding an ECOWAS-German business roadshow on Trade and Investments from 3 - 7 June 2008, in Germany.



The Business-2-Business roadshow event will start from Berlin and end in Bonn.



The aim of the African Business and Entrepreneurship Network is to serve to connect the African Diaspora business community with other Professionals, investors, businesses, Entrepreneurs and students, to secure exposure and gain insight in business and investment opportunities in Europe and Africa.



The focus will be on:

Ø Renewable Energies,

Ø Water and Agriculture,

Ø Banking, Investments,

Ø Health and Education,

Ø Information Technologie,

Ø Entrepreneurship (Youth und Women) and Mineral Resources form Africa.



Companies, Organisations, Institutions and individuals interested in showcasing their products or successful business stories could contact the secretariat for further information at: coordination@ayf.de



Registration forms are available at: http://www.aben.ayf.de/index-Dateien/Events.htm



Further information will be available on websites at:



www.aben.ayf.de

www.ayf.de

www.janero.eu

I have a better reason for you to apply for a uk visa.
You want to know contact vikiviko2002@yahoo.com

Not in all cases, i have seen people who applied for studeny visas, even after paying 10,000 they still get appeals or refusals.

The use of fake documents sometimes cannot be expantiated by the Ecos, how can they reconcile a case where someone presents a bank statement from a Community bank and its said to be fake.

As i know some of this community banks are not on the website.
So the issue of verifying is deemed to be impossible, whereas they have fonenumbers and addresses that the embassy never checks.

For info on various travel documents, contact vikiviko2002@yahoo.com

Nigerian journalists are invited to apply for a three-day training
event held by the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award, in
conjunction with the British High Commission and the Canadian
International Development Agency. The program will take place in
February. The deadline is 21 January 2008.

To apply, journalists should submit two writing samples published in
the last year and a letter that answers the following questions: How
can the media help reduce corruption and foster democracy in Nigeria?
What do you hope to learn from the training? How will you incorporate
what you learn from the training into your daily work as a journalist?

What obstacle do you expect to face in applying what you learn into
your daily work? The letter should also include one pitch for a story
idea on how to expose or prevent corruption in the public or private
sector of Nigeria.

The training program focuses on accountability in public policy, budget

tracking, capital market operations, the parliamentary process and
general anti-corruption reporting. For more information, contact Steve

Aborisade at steve@wsira.org or visit www.wsira.org. Submit
applications to 1 Akin Oshiyemi Street Ikeja, Lagos or to 11 Niafounke

Street, Wuse zone 2, (by Access Bank), Abuja.

In the spirit of reconciliation and the' No Victor No vanquish' slogan , he should be addressed as a General.

Deservedly

With the success of the various conventions by various churches in December,don't you think the Church is a viable platform to transform Nigeria's tourism potentials.

If you were at any church convention last december ,please share your experiences with the forum.
I attended the EXPERIENCE, and it was a great success considering the mammoth crowd, quality music, personalities that attended and security.
Will tell you more about the last Experience.
Later

i didnt change myself, even the technician can't explain.
I need a better technician

When i make posts on events, the idea is to check yourself and possibly register with or without me.

To qualify under a Visitor Visa category there are basic requirements which must be met. You must only visit the UK for a maximum of 6 months, show that you will be able to financially support yourself (if necessary with the support of friends and family) and meet the cost of your onward journey. You must not take up paid or unpaid employment in the UK.

When renewing you will have to provide updated doucuments as used previously.
Since your family is traveklking, show family ties and prove with pictures.

IT was a big Christmas surprise as the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) released its executive summary of tourism events during the Christmas period.

The big evangelical churches pulled over 15 million people to their retreat grounds and kept them there for seven days generating N90 billion (about $890 million).

For a country just launching its Tourism Master plan, it's a welcome news that for once there were figures to show there was active domestic tourism even though it was of religious kind.

Outside oil and the movies that have made Nigeria popular worldwide, the Nigerian Evangelical Churches are the fastest growing Christian organisation in the world.

They are popular all over Africa and in the West. One of the churches, the Redeemed Christians Church of God just opened a new headquarters in Floyd, Texas.

These churches are so popular worldwide that they have branches even in countries without Nigerian Embassies.

According to Director General NTDC Otunba Segun Runsewe the "Holy Ghost Congress" at Ibafon near Lagos of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) attracted over three million people from 34 countries, 14 African and 20 non African Countries spending over $10 million on accommodation and feeding in seven days, by the foreign delegates and about N22 billion (about $200 million) by the domestic delegates on accommodation, feeding, souvenirs, olive oil, cassettes etc and transportation.

Runsewe also said that the "SHILOH" by the Winners Chapel another evangelical church attracted 4.5 million people for its annual congress at Otta near Lagos in Nigeria's southwest.

Winners Chapel has the largest church building in the world, which seats over 50,000 adherents. It also has a very modern Covenant University and its leader Dr. David Oyedepo flies around in a private jet.

"Shiloh" attracted delegates from 35 countries 12 African and 23 non African countries that spent eight days.

The foreign delegates spent just $1.5 million on accommodation, while the Nigerian delegates spent about $630 million on accommodation, transportation, souvenirs, olive oil and so on in over eight days.

Figures from the retreat of another mega church The Deeper Life Bible Church and Christ Embassy were not made available by the agency.

Another Christian organisation though not accepted by the Evangelicals as one of their own" The Synagogue Church" attracts about 60,000 foreigners every year from Korea, South Africa, and The Scandinavian countries to its Lagos based centre.

Also The House on the Rock with its mega Musical concert called , THE EXPERIENCE attracted over 10,000 foreigners.The capacity at the TBS was over 300,000. Foreigners fROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES GRACED THE OCCASION.Notably renowned American preacher TD Jakes.


The figure from NTDC confirms what has been an unofficial belief that the mega churches annual congresses attract more people to the Lagos Area in December than any other gathering in the world. Scary figures you may say.

HOW do you wear perfume to get the most from it. Where do you apply perfumes? Experts say you should dab or sprits it at pulse points such as the bends of elbows, behind the ears, base of the throat, bossom, inside wrists, back of knees, palms and ankles.

You can also sprits perfume on accessories such as gloves, wallets and purses, to intensify personal impact.

The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) calls for submissions for environmental reporting awards. All journalists, from any country, may enter the competition. The deadline to apply is 1 April 2008.

SEJ will offer awards in nine different categories, and each winner will receive US$1,000. Submissions must have been published or aired between 1 March 2007 and 29 February 2008, with the exception of book submissions. Books must have been published between 1 January and 1 December 2007.

Journalists who regularly cover beats other than the environment are welcome to apply, as long as entries focus on environmental topics. For more information or to download an application, visit http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266,

Newspapers around the world are encouraged to enter the Society for News Design’s Best of Newspaper Design Creative Competition. The deadline to enter is 23 January.

The competition is open to any newspaper format: daily, non-daily, broadsheet, tabloid, traditional or alternative. An entry fee of US$15 is required for newspapers with a circulation of 50,000 or more. The fee is US$12 for newspapers with a circulation of 49,999 and below. Awards will be given in 19 categories.

For more information about the Society for News Design, visit http://www.snd.org/. To download entry forms and read more about the competition categories, visit http://www.snd.org/pdf

Journalists who cover issues of hunger and economic poverty are invited to apply to the Harry Chapin Media Awards (HCMA). Last day to apply is 1 February 2008.

The submitted work should cover issues such as economic inequality and insecurity, unemployment, homelessness, domestic empowerment, sustainable development, food production, agriculture, nutrition and the struggle for land.

Awards will be cash prizes of US$1,000 - $2,500, and the competition is open to journalists working in various fields.

All entries for the 2008 HCMAs must have appeared in the media between 1 January and 31 December 2007. International entries must be submitted in English.

The fees for taking part in the competition are as follows: One Entry - US$25 Two Entries - US$40 Three to Five Entries - US$50.

For more information and to apply click here http://www.comminit.com/es/node/266,

The Committee to Protect Journalists’
(CPJ) year-end analysis indicates that it has been the most deadly one
for journalists over the past decade. With eight more deaths than last

year, 64 journalists were killed in connection to their work and a
further 22 are being investigated. Deaths rose across Africa as well;
last year two lives were claimed while ten were during the course of
2007.

Behind Iraq, the second highest number of journalist murders (7 deaths)

took place in Somalia. CPJ Executive Director, Joel Simon remarked on
the country’s “increasingly deteriorating environment” and that
“journalists in Somalia face great risks every day.”

In one case, prominent journalist, Mahad Ahmed Elmi, director of
Capital Voice radio in Mogadishu, died after being shot four times in
the head. Mounting to this incident was the death of HornAfrik Media
co-owner Ali Iman Sharmarke. A remotely detonated landmine took his
life upon leaving Elmi's funeral.

Two journalists also died in Eritrea and one in Zimbabwe in 2007.

A final list of journalists killed in 2007 will be released by CPJ on 2







- Nadjikimo Benoudjita, editor of the private weekly Notre Temps, in
Chad, who was arrested and charged with "inciting tribal and religious
hatred" last week, was released on 17 December until further summoned.

Alongside the editor’s pending troubles with the court, the paper is
also facing a dim future: the police officers informed Nguémadki
Dkimasngar, the weekly's editor-in-chief, of the information and public

security minister's decision to order the "pure and simple closure of
the newspaper."

-Two Egyptian citizens were sentenced to a six-month custodial sentence

in Sudan on 16 December 2007 for insulting the Islamic religion. The
charges are rooted in the book, The Prophet's Wife Eats Her Children
Up, (referring to Al-Sayeda Aisha, the prophet Mohammed’s wife) which

was distributed by the journalists, Abdel Fattah El-Sadany and Mahrous
Mohammed Abdel-Azim, during an international book fair. The trial and
sentencing were executed quickly with the absence of defendant lawyer.

-The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) reports that the
Zimbabwean government’s proposed amendments to the Access to
Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA), the Public Order and

Security Act (POSA) and the Broadcasting Services Act (BSA) on 14
December 2007 will not augment the right to freedom of expression or of

a free media. Despite reconstituting the Media Commission of the
country, journalists still need to be fully accredited by the state and

must also have a clear criminal history and the right to information
held by public officials remains absent in the country.

-The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is calling for the
immediate release of French journalist, Gwenlaoen Le Gouil, who was
kidnapped on 15 December 2007 by two unknown men in Puntland, northern
Somalia. It is reported that they are demanding a ransom of US$
70,000. In the backdrop of a particularly dangerous year in the
country, Gabriel Baglo, Director of IFJ Africa office said “this
abduction underscores the threats facing journalists in Somalia, which
have reached an intolerable level.”

- On 13 December 2007, the Ministry of Justice of Liberia briefly
closed down Stone FM, a local Harbel community radio station for two
days. All reporters, including a child broadcaster who was on-air at
the time, were ordered to leave the premises after a squad of officers
of the Liberian National Police engulfed it.

The station was charged with broadcasting “hit messages” against
the
government and authorities of the Firestone Rubber Plantation in an
alleged effort to spread employee involvement in a recent Firestone
strike. Broadcasting resumed following the intervention of freedom of
expression advocates.

-Tunisian journalist Slim Boukdhir is responding to the poor conditions

he is being held in following a recently issued one-year jail sentence
with a hunger strike. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said, "The speed

of the trial and the journalist's prison conditions are all evidence of

hounding by the regime to silence its opponents. We call on the
international press to campaign for Slim Boukhdir.”

- The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services (MIBS) has
banned Radio Lyambai in Mongu, Zambia, from broadcasting call-in
programmes and thus, as Henry Kabwe, chairperson of the Media Institute

of Southern Africa said, preventing "listeners from expressing their
views on critical social, economic and developmental issues in Western
Province. It is, therefore, an unforgivable attack on the Zambian
Constitution's guarantee of freedom of expression.”

The closure dates to 30 November 2007, when Juliana Mwila, the
ministry's director of press and planning, ordered for the programmes
to stop while the station was under investigation for allegedly having
failed to handle calls professionally, "becoming a platform for
confrontation, controversies and a channel of insults and
misinformation," as Mwila phrased.

- Resonating with the increased international focus on rescinding
insult and defamation laws, six lawsuits for insult and defamation were

brought against journalist Wael El Ibrashi, chief editor of Sawt
El-Omma, an independent newspaper in Egypt on 10 December 2007 by
businessmen and managers of several companies. Hearings will take
place on 28 January 2008 and 11 February 2008.

- On 11 December 2007, managing editor and founder, Ibrahim Souley and
Soumana Idrissa Maiga, of the bi-monthly L'Enquêteur in Niger were
released on bail following 72 hours of detention after a libel
complaint was filed against them by the Minister of Finance and
Economic Planning.

A Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) correspondent said
L'Enquêteur published a series of articles in its 19 November issue
that referred to mismanagement occurring at the Ministry of Finance and

Economic Planning. In reaction, the Finance Minister filed a complaint
against the newspaper.

Free Event to Attend In January

24 January, 12.30 - 13.30
This is a lunchseminar. Please bring your own lunch.
Melle Leenstra, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Beyond the Facade. A study of the Zambian health bureaucracy in its socio-political environment


31 January, 15.00 - 17.00
Caroline Elkins, Harvard University
British colonial violence in the twentieth century: Confronting the horrors, understanding the legacies
Ms Elkins will also talk about the recent events in Kenya.


Venue: Afrika-Studiecentrum, Wassenaarseweg 52, Leiden, a 5-minute walk from Leiden CS
Cost: Free of charge
Information and registration: http://www.ascleiden.nl/Events/Seminars.aspx


You are all welcome!

I am looking for a Mobile Fone repairer who can fix a Nokia 9500 Fone.

The problem is the flex. I just changed the flex and suddenly the keypads does not work again.
If you call , the fone rings but none of the keypads work to press.

Pls assist

What is it about Festac 77 that remains in the Nigerian memory? Or, what is the legacy of Festac that the Nigerian nation has internalized and made its own? Limited as this view of Festac is, it is still a subject of great significance for the nation, and indeed, of universal interest. Because of its complexity, we plan to trim the subject down even further,

Prior to the staging of Festac, there was a lively press discourse on the huge sums of money estimated to be spent on structures and facilities. It was the view of many, that Festac would exhibit, in the main, half nude dancers, a show devoid of meaning in an age of science and technology. Once the performances took off, there was, definitely, no such complaint of the selection of events presented at the fringe Festac at Unilag.

We should remember also, that some effort was made to take Festac out of Lagos to the rest of Nigeria. The Durbar event at Kano in Northern Nigeria was, of course, one of the central attractions of Festac. But even the small minority cultural communities were encouraged to organize fringe Festac activities through the state councils of arts and culture.



Please share your memories of Festac, send in pictures if available.