Tuesday 27 January 2015

Tanzania's albinos hacked apart by witchdoctors who believe their body parts 'bring luck'

Many albinos survive the attacks, but are left without arms or legs Limbs can sell for as much as $4,000, about £2,667
Tanzania's albinos are being 'hunted down like animals' as greed for money and influence drives families to turn on their own loved ones in a trade allegedly fuelled by some of the country's most powerful people.
It is believed albino body parts will bring a person wealth, or luck - and for that, people are willing to pay as much as $3,000 or $4,000 for a limb, or as much as $75,000 - about £50,000 - for the 'full set', a whole body.

People with albinism are regularly attacked by people who chop their limbs off - an act which either leaves them severely mutilated, or dead.  
Albinism, a hereditary genetic condition which causes a total absence of pigmentation in the skin, hair and eyes, affects one Tanzanian in 1,400, often as a result of inbreeding in remote and rural communities, experts say.

Soludo grades Jonathan “F” on economy

               Charles Soludo, Former Governor,  Central Bank of Nigeria
A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Chukwuma Soludo, has delivered a ruthless evaluation of the Nigerian economy under President Goodluck Jonathan, ranking the administration “F” on economic management, and suggesting the Jonathan government is Nigeria’s worst as far as the management of the economy is concerned.
Mr. Soludo said while Mr. Jonathan lacks achievements to point to, or clear future plans as he seeks re-election, his main challenger, the All Progressives Congress, APC’s presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, also lacks specific plans on how to salvage Nigeria’s economy should he win elections next month.

We Were Not Hacked, Zuckerberg Says After Facebook & Instagram Were Shut Down For One Hour


Hundreds of millions of people worldwide were unable to use Facebook and Instagram for around an hour today after an alleged cyber-attack. An online group Lizard Squad have however claimed they hacked the two social media sites at around 6am GMT. 

Both sites, which have a total of 1.5billion users, appeared with error messages in the United States, Europe and Asia for around an hour.

But Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook, which also owns Instagram denied they were ever hacked and blamed the outage on 'a change that affected our configuration systems'.


My Wife has dated broke black dudes-Kanye West


During the BET honours, Kanye West gave a moving speech ,giving tribute to his wife Kim Kardashian ..Talking about the stigma surrounding interracial relationships that he had encountered growing up.

 We have to focus on the idea of love and not the idea of separation,'At the barbershop... I used to hear people always talking about, "Man you know when an entertainer get on, of course you know he gon' go and get a white girl and blah blah blah and a white girl gon' get a rich black dude."'
'But I wanna say that my wife has dated broke black dudes. It got nothing to do with the money.'

Dr Sid Now a Student at New York Film Academy

                                   
Last year, Banky W spent three months in New York ,studying film production and cinematography.He also directed a music film titled "Mercy" .Now, Dr Sid has also gone over to study the same course ..

Other notable Nigerian celebs who have attended the prestigious film school include Osita Iheme,Kunle Afolayan, Stephanie Linus and Chika Ike, Kemi Adetiba..

It's a welcome development..Change is the only constant thing in life..Checkout the tweet by NYFA below

Monday 26 January 2015

GB JOBS: Vacancies in a Manufacturing Company

VACANCIES
We are an Indigenous Manufacturing Company that seeks the best in everything we do. We constantly develop and maintain the quality of our product and we are currently equipped with the most modern production equipment in the Food and Beverage Industry in Nigeria.

 As a result of our business expansion and capacity building initiative, unique career opportunities exist in our organization for highly competent and self motivated individuals in the following areas:

MANAGEMENT TRAINEE
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The management trainee's primary responsibility is to participate in training experiences, learn new skills, and to demonstrate increasing proficiency and expertise with managerial responsibilities. The management trainee program should prepare you for the decisions you will be making, and the actions you will be taking in the areas of people management, operations management, and merchandising management when you assume the role of store manager.

Friday 23 January 2015

Video: Vector – King Kong

Men can urinate while standing















 A man stands in front of a toilet in a Berlin flat - 22 January 2015
A court in Germany has ruled in favour of a man's right to urinate while standing up after his landlord demanded money for damage to the bathroom floor.

The landlord, who was seeking €1,900 (£1400; $2,200), claimed the marble floor had been damaged by urine.
But the Duesseldorf judge ruled that the man's method was within cultural norms, saying "urinating standing up is still common practice".

There is some debate in Germany about whether men should sit or stand to pee.
Some toilets have red traffic-style signs forbidding the standing position - but those who choose to sit are often referred to as a "Sitzpinkler", implying it is not masculine behaviour. 

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah dies aged 90

                                                 



Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has passed away, aged 90. The monarch died late last night January 22nd (Nigerian time) in his home. His death was announced in a statement broadcast on Saudi state TV. 

"His Highness Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and all members of the family and the nation mourn the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, who passed away at exactly 1am this morning (Friday - Saudi time)," the statement said.
Abdullah became king in 2005 after the death of his half-brother King Fahd. The late king's brother, Salman, 79, has been announced as the new ruler of the kingdom.

 

NSA wants Elections Postponed By Up To 3 Months



NSA Wants Elections Postponed By Up To 3 Months

Reuters reports that National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki during a talk at London think-tank Chatham House asked the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Jega to postpone next month’s elections.

He states his reasons as the slow distribution of biometric voter cards and said a delay within the time allowed by the law would be a good idea. He added that there was a 90-day window during which the election could legally take place. “It costs you nothing, it’s still within the law,” Dasuki said he told the INEC chairman. Dasuki said it was for INEC and not for him to decide. “What sense does it make to vote three months early when there are 30 million cards still with INEC? That’s my position,” Dasuki said.

Tuesday 13 January 2015

Burkina Faso’s Members of Parliament Agree to Cut their Salaries by Half Following Public Outrage

        Burkina
Members of Parliament in Burkina Faso have decided to cut their pay in half following public outrage about their monthly salaries. It was recently revealed that they earned over $3,000 a month, BBC reports. This revelation led to feelings of anger amongst the people of Burkina Faso. The average salary earned by the country’s citizens is approximately $150 a month.

Burkina Faso’s former national assembly was replaced by an interim parliament,  the Transitional National Council (CNT), following violent protests in Burkina Faso over President Blaise Compaore‘s attempt to extend his 27-year-rule in October 2014.



I honestly found this very funny when I saw this post but seriously this is by far the smartest cashless process ever. You no longer have to owe Waje just give her your card and it goes straight to her account. THE ERA OF I WILL PAY LATER HAS ENDED.....lol

ISIS Hacks US Central Command,leaks personal details of 4-star Generals



The social media accounts of the US military's Central Command in Florida was hacked by ISIS who posted threatening messages against troops, their families and the home addresses of 4-star US generals.The cyber attack began at around 12.30pm on Monday when a message was posted to CentCom's Twitter account reading,

 'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, the CyberCaliphate continues its CyberJihad.' 
The hackers also changed the photograph used on the the Twitter cover page to a masked jihadi with an underline that said 'i love you isis.'
The security breach, occurred while President Obama was giving a speech on 
cyber security..
One of the posts on the Twitter feed read '

GB JOBS: Career Opportunity at JDR Cable Systems

JDR is a leading provider of technology connecting the global offshoreenergy industry. Our products and
services enable vital control and power delivery to offshore oil, gas andrenewable energy systems.

The world’s major
 energy companies and subsea service providers depend on high performance subsea control umbilicals and subsea power cablesthat operate in the world’s harshest offshore environments. JDR invests in state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, technology and people to deliver these world-class subsea products.

We have a proven track record of delivering client
 expectations and are totally committed to lifecycle customer service. We achieve this through our specialist engineering teams, experienced project management, integrated safety systems and a global service network that ensures 24/7 aftermarket support.

GB JOBS:Employment Offer at ECB Custom Cars

ECB Custom Cars - Operating out of a 100,000 sq ft state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, ECB currently
produces about 600 limousines per year. With headquarters located in Springfield, Missouri, ECB provides luxury stretch limousines worldwide. Known as a manufacturer of luxury limousines from, Ford, Lincoln, Cadillac, Mercedes, Rolls Royce, Bentley, BMW and Hummer chassis', ECB takes great pride in delivering a quality product. As the second largest limousine manufacturer in the world, ECB manufactures about 15% of the world's limousines.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

GB JOBS: Vacancy at IFC - International Finance Corporation

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, is one of 
the leading investors and lenders in emerging markets. The mission of IFC is to promote sustainable private sector in developing countries, helping to reduce poverty and improve people's lives. IFC invests in companies on its own account as well as mobilizes capital in the international financial markets, helps clients improve social and environmental practices and also provides technical assistance and advice to governments and businesses.

IFC's Africa Telecom, Media & Technology Group (CTTAL) within Telecom, Media, Technology & Venture Investing Department (CTT) invests in private sector businesses in various TMT sub-sectors across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The Group has a successful track record of debt and equity transactions in mobile telephony companies, submarine cables, satellite operators, broadband networks, independent tower companies, data centers as well as
 information technology (IT) enabled services and FinTech companies.

GB JOBS: United States Mission Nigeria Vacancy

United States Mission Nigeria Vacancy Announcement .
The U.S. Embassy in Abuja is seeking to employ a suitable and qualified candidate for the position of IT Assistant in the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Abuja Office.


No. 2015-002
Date: January 8, 2015
Ref: A96097
Subject: IT ASSISTANT
Location: ABUJA – CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) Applicability: ALL INTERESTED CANDIDATES
OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates
POSITION TITLE: IT Assistant, FSN-07/FP-07

GB JOBS: New Job Position at RTI International

RTI International is one of the world's leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by
turning knowledge into practice. Our staff of more than 3,700 provides research and technical services to governments and businesses in more than 75 countries in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, international development, economic and social policy, energy and the environment, and laboratory testing and chemical analysis.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

GB JOBS: Latest Job Vacancy at Airtel

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunicationservices provider in Nigeria and
a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting,affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development. The company made history on August 5, 2001 by becoming the first telecoms operator to launch commercial GSM services in Nigeria and has scored a series of many "firsts" in the highly competitive Nigerian telecommunications market including the first to introduce toll-free 24-hour customer care; first to launch service in all the six geo-political zones in the country; first to introduce affordable recharge denominations; first to introduce monthly free SMS and first to introduce monthly airtime bonus.

GB JOBS: Wazobia TV

Wazobia TV, a new sister company of Cool FM, Wazobia FM and Nigeria Info FM is recruiting for its long awaited Family Entertainment format television in the following categories:
Available Positions

1.       Heavy bodied persons to be trained as puppet
2.       Video Editors
3.       Producers
4.      

GB JOBS: Graduate Recruitment at Oracle Nigeria


With more than 380,000 customers—including 100 of the Fortune 100—and with deployments across a wide variety of
industries in more than 145 countries around the globe, Oracle offers an optimized and fully integrated stack of business hardware and software systems.

Oracle engineers hardware and software to work together in the cloud and in your data center–from servers and storage, to database and middleware, through applications. Oracle systems:

- Provide better performance, reliability, security, and flexibility
- Lower the cost and complexity of IT implementation and management
- Deliver greater productivity, agility, and better business intelligence

GB JOBS: Direct Sales Agent at Wakanow.com

Wakanow.com is Nigeria’s leading online travel company that provides customers with everything they need to research, plan and purchase a trip locally and globally.


Job Title: 
 Direct Sales Agent 

Job Descriptions

·         ◦Always present at all of our retail hubs to assist and sell various travel solutions for the
·         ◦organization, also to ensure optimal level of customer satisfaction on every purchase and inquiry, willingness to comply with all sales objectives and directives.
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GB JOBS: Electrical/Mechanical Engineers

AIM Consultants Ltd a subsidiary of AIM Group is a leading Consultancy Company in Nigeria that represents the entire spectrum of professional skills and experience related to the built environment. Formed in 1979, AIM represents an assembly of professionals who have been involved with major projects on the international scene for over thirty four years.


We provide Urban Planning, Architectural and Engineering Consultancy Services in the Building Engineering, Infrastructural Development, Aviation, Runways & Terminals Dredging, Ports and Marine Engineering, Dams, Water Supply and Treatment, Irrigation, Agriculture and Water Resources Engineering, Power Transmission & Transformer Substation and Transportation Engineering.


GB JOBS: Jobs at FJAJobs Associates Limited

FindaJobinAfrica was founded to provide a platform that facilitates the connection between recruitment 
agencies, employers and jobseekers irrespective of geographical location. FindaJobinAfrica has changed the manner adopted by candidates looking for jobs as well as recruiters who seek to source the most suitable candidate from a larger pool of talent across African others parts of the globe, this instant global access is the uniqueness of FindaJobinafrica.

Seun Kuti denies saying people shouldn't vote for Buhari

Buhari Forgets Osinbajo’s Name During APC Owerri Rally

MUST SEE! Buhari Forgets Osinbajo’s Name During APC Owerri Rally (video)
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and his party faithfuls were in Owerri for their campaign yesterday when this happened. During his speech, Gen Buhari forgot his Vice Presidential candidate  Prof Yemi Osinbajo’s name and instead called him Osinbade. See the video and photos from the campaign

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Family of murdered Charlie Hebdo editor disowns girlfriend,forbids her from attending his funeral


Jeannette Bougrab will not attend the funeral of her lover Charb – the slain editor of Charlie Hebdo.Her decision comes after an extraordinary intervention by his family who denied the couple had any committed relationship and demanded she ceased speaking about him.
According to Mailonline,Charb’s brother, Laurent, issued the ‘one-off’ statement from the family on Saturday, following a series of emotional interviews given by the former minister of State. Now Miss Bougrab – mother of an adopted three year old daughter May – says:

 ‘In the morning I was with his parents at the Forensic Institute to see the body of my companion.But now I’ve agreed to remove myself and I will not go to his funeral. I do not have the strength to fight for that. I am bruised and defeated.But they won’t take away my fight for secularism.“The family have deprived me of a last reunion with my love.By doing that they’ve killed him a second time.

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Monday 12 January 2015

Cristiano Ronaldo named world footballer of the year for the second year in a row

Cristiano Ronaldo wins 2014 Fifa Ballon d'Or


Cristiano Ronaldo has been named world footballer of the year after winning the Ballon d'Or for the second year in a row. The Portugal captain beat Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to the award. 
 
Wolfsburg and Germany midfielder Nadine Kessler was named women's player of the year, while Colombia's James Rodriguez won goal of the year. Germany's World Cup winner Joachim Low won men's coach of the year. Wolfsburg boss Ralf Kellermann was named women's football coach of the year after a successful defence of the Champions League.

The three candidates for the Ballon d'Or were all picked in the team of the year, along with defenders Philipp Lahm, David Luiz, Thiago Silva and Sergio Ramos, midfielders Andres Iniesta, Toni Kroos and Angel Di Maria and forward Arjen Robben. 

Source: BBC