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Professor Attahiru Mohammed Jega, OFR, is Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria. Nigeria, Kenya, others for Electoral Reforms Workshop in South Africa Nigeria, Kenya, Cameroun, Botswana and Malawi are participating in the Five – Nation BRIDGE TtF Workshop for Electoral commissions. The electoral training workshop will train staff of selected EMBs as BRIDGE Facilitators. It is organized by the Democracy and Electoral Assistance Unit (DEAU) of the Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC). Journalists are welcome to the workshop. See the following press release for the details. 30 Aug 2012 13:07 Africa/Lagos African Union Commission to organize BRIDGE Train the Facilitator (TfF) Workshop for Five Countries in Pretoria South Africa 10 – 21 September 2012. PRETORIA, August 30, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA When: Monday 10 – Friday 21 September, 201...

31 Aug 2012 13:11 Africa/Lagos TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF LATE MELES ZENAWI ADDIS ABABA, August 31, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF LATE MELES ZENAWI ASRE, PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA, CHAIRPERSON OF THE HEADS OF STATES AND GOVERNEMENT ORIENTATION COMMITTEE NEPAD AND PRESIDENT OF CAHOSC, WHO DIED ON 21 AUGUST 2012, BY H.E. MR. PING, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION New Conference Centre of the African Union, Addis Ababa 31 AUGUST 2012 The Honourable Speaker of the Parliament of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Members of the Ethiopian Government Commissioners, The Chairperson of the PRC, Ambassadors and Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Members of the Staff of AU Commission, Dear Friends, “I am proud to be an Ethiopian. I am proud to be a part of that History.” I deliberately chose to start my tribute today with these eloquent words spoken by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi...

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Celebrated Lagos comedian and host of the popular Teju Babyface Show , Teju Oyelakin, aka Teju Babyface yesterday left the most eligible bachelors club in Nigeria, because he is now officially married to Tobi Banjoko, a former model and the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) 2011 Miss Photogenic, after their beautiful and colourful traditional wedding ceremony at Ten Degrees Centre, Billingsway in Lagos city. TALK OF THE TOWN wishes the couple a happy married life. Tweet

"2016: Obama's America" Box Office Grows By 341% As It Expands To More Movie Screens —Rentrak Provides Exclusive Information about the Documentary's Performance Across Markets— PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in multi-screen media measurement serving the advertising, television and entertainment industries, today reported box office information for the documentary, "2016: Obama's America," which is based on conservative author Dinesh D'Souza's book, "The Roots of Obama's Rage." Initially opening in only one theater in Houston, TX, the documentary has expanded to 1,091 theaters and will increase to almost 1,800 theaters by the weekend. Generating $10.6 million since its release seven weeks ago, "2016: Obama's America" has grown its cumulative box office by 341% since it took in more than $31,000 from its opening weekend in a singular Houston theater location. Texa...

Marilyn Ogar, the Deputy Director, Public Relations of the SSS. What is buzzing in newsrooms in New York, London and other places overseas is the Nigeria Secret Police Details Leaked as reported by the Associated Press . But the Nigerian government and Nigerians don’t seem bothered at all since what might be top secret to the American Press, AP or the BBC is common knowledge on the streets of Lagos, Kano and Abuja, except you are what we call a JJC, Johnny Just Come . Are we sure that Pfc. Bradley Manning and Julian Paul Assange and company don’t already have this information in the files of WikiLeaks even before the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihadl, popularly called Boko Haram posted the personnel records of former and current members of Nigeria's State Security Service (SSS), including home addresses and names of immediate family members on the Internet? But Ms. Marilyn Ogar, the Deputy Director, Public Relations of the SSS should tell us how the dreaded Boko Haram...

Ogbonna Amadi. For Ogbonna Amadi: What is Going On? When Hope Obioma Opara woke me up early this morning with the heartrending news of what suddenly happened to Mr. Ogbonna Amadi yesterday, time stood still as I gasped in shock. How could this happen to the charismatic Entertainment Editor of Vanguard Newspaper of Nigeria? Yes, people die. But sudden and untimely deaths make us to raise eyebrows of shock, because God does not wish anyone to suddenly pass away when He created and wired us to live beyond 70 years as He said His wishes for us are of good and not evil. So, we don’t expect, pray or wish for the worst when God our maker has made us for the best. That is why the news of sudden death of Ogbonna Amadi has left me angry and sad, because such unfortunate occurrences would have been prevented if we have well equipped and well staffed healthcare centres, clinics and hospitals in every community in Nigeria and if the evil and wicked rogues in government have not misappropri...

29 Aug 2012 18:00 Africa/Lagos Fantastic Fest Announces The 2012 AMD Next Wave Filmmaker Spotlight AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fantastic Fest, the largest genre film festival in the U.S., is pleased to announce the 2012 AMD Next Wave competition, which recognizes outstanding new talent in genre film directing. Eight films from seven different countries have been selected to compete in the latest installment of this annual international competition. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120629/DA33206LOGO) These up-and-coming filmmakers are at the beginning of their movie careers and may well become the next generation of talent to shape the film industry for decades to come. The AMD Next Wave competition films will debut at Fantastic Fest, many in world and U.S. premiere screenings and compete for the highest honor of the festival. The winning filmmaker will be awarded a $1,000 cash prize and AMD-based computer hardware featuring their latest Acce...

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A Moët & Chandon for President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria on Monday said he is the most criticized president in the world and the following day his honourable Minister of Power, Prof. Bart Nnaji resigned over airy-fairy tales of corruption in the privatization of dysfunctional Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) and the government cannot tell the anxious and curious citizens the TRUTH in a democracy? The president says they are dialoguing with the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic terrorist sect, but the sect denies such a dialogue. So, who is fooling whom? The president gives a regular largess of billions of dollars to their so called ex-militants who have records of armed robbery and murder in the Niger Delta and committed crimes they should have been prosecuted for. How many people have they liberated in their creeks destroyed by their illegal refining and stealing of crude oil? Freedom fighters cruising in expensive SUVs and regaling their wiv...

The Most Criticized President in the World Dear Guinness Book of World Records , Is there a Guinness Book of World Records for The Most Criticized President in the World? If there is none as I presume, please note that our dear President, the first Nigerian Izon Head of State and first Nigerian President from the Niger Delta of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan has just claimed it by his public declaration on Monday August 27, 2012, at the National Conference of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) in the federal capital of Abuja, Nigeria. May I ask the Guinness Book of World Records to make the public announcement so that President Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan can have the world press conference for being the official record holder of The Most Criticized President in the World and to receive the official Guinness Book of World Records certificate for his historical feat that even the most vilified African ruler, President Robert Mugabe is yet to...

Office Gossip. Photo Credit: Work Relationships . Unlike many bloggers who cannot tell the difference between gossip and news, we can separate the wheat from the chaff. We have a NO GOSSIP policy, but Psst ... Have You Heard the News About Office Politics ? Do you believe this? Read news release. Majority of Workers Surveyed Cite Gossip as Most Common Form of Office Politics TORONTO, Aug. 28, 2012 /CNW/ - Politics may be better left outside of the office, a new Robert Half survey suggests. Four in 10 (40 per cent) workers interviewed characterized themselves as "occasional voters" when participating in office politics, limiting their involvement to issues that affect them directly. Another 39 per cent said they are "neutral parties" who stay completely out of the fray. Although most employees report not being heavily involved in office politics, 56 per cent have observed political maneuverings on the job. Chief among these activities is gossiping, cited b...