Davido just bought a Rolex for $120k.
Omo Baba Olowo indeed! So Davido decided to go all out by spending a whooping $120k (about N30m) on a Rolex wristwatch? Wheew!
Even with the current rat race between Dollar and Naira, the HKN act decided to spend all of that hard currency on a wristwatch…money many Nigerians can use to better their lives in so many ways.
With that said, let’s show you some of the things that the sum could have bought a common Nigerian.
Well in case you don’t know, N30m can buy you an apartment in Lekki Gardens
You could afford to buy the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class which cost about N19m, but OBO has got one that costs much more than this so?
Okay let’s imagine you are a young Nigerian of Davido’s age, you can buy three 2015 Honda Accord sedans (which isn’t up to N8m anyways)…one for you, dad and mum.
Most ladies can open a good Supermarket with even N10m…imagine what they can do with N30m
Well for some high-flying ladies, you could afford to buy a couple of Hermes Birkin collection bags…and brag about it online.
But Whollup! Ever thought of how many plate of food could be bought for people without food at N500 per plate with such an amount? 60,000!
Record label executives will tell you of course they’ll sign another talented artiste
With 30m, you can buy a fully functioning poultry or fish farm in Ikorodu area of Lagos (and become a boss of your own)
You can as well afford to buy plots of land on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway…the start of your own estate
And just like Kunle Afolayan and his family, you too can travel with your family to Abu Dhabi – give them a memorable experience.
Kunle Afoloyan with his wife and kids in Abu Dhabi
Well, buy shares of course…
For the ladies, you could open up that classy hair salon you’ve always dreamt of
With that money, you could throw a LAVISH birthday party and have the likes of Wizkid and Davido perform all for you (What a night to live for).
That amount can buy a proper ‘Shut down Lagos’ kind of wedding many desire
Toolz and Tunde Demuren
With such an amount, you can afford to buy some of the world’s most expensive sneakers (Think about them J’s)
This is Nike Air Jordan 1. The most expensive Basketball sneaker and it’s sold for $25,000 (About N5m) for one pair
Well, as a typical Nigerian, what would you do with N30 million in your possession? Buy a wristwatch?
Choi....Davido buys a Rolex Wrist watch for $120k...(see details)
Top 5 artists Glo dropped as Ambassadors
Apparently Peter Okoye who just wrapped up the first season of his dance show ‘Dance With Peter’ sponsored by GLO was said to have exchanged words with a top executive of the telco.
When GLO signed Psquare in 2010 it was widely regarded as the most expensive endorsement deal in Nigeria. The deal was said to be worth over N100m.
Last year Peter and Paul Okoye renewed their deal » as they were given brand new cars. Peter Okoye was given a
Mercedes Benz G-Wagon and Paul Okoye took home a brand new Range Rover.
It seems this might be the end of the road for Psquare and GLO’s six-year partnership. If this is so some people are of the opinion that they should not be worried about losing their endorsement deal. It might just be a treat. Psquare is still listed as an ambassador of GLO on the telco’s official website.
Below is a list of four artistes who were dumped by GLO;
1) Naeto C
Rapper Naeto C signed an endorsement deal with Mike Adenuga’s telco when the company was on a signing spree. He was however dropped last year maybe because he had not been active for a while. Naeto C did not take to it kindly.
“Globacom is a top brand and I enjoyed the 2 years I spent with them. I didn’t expect to be a lifelong ambassador so it wasn't a big deal. I just hope they appreciated my services and commitment to their platform because when the media was saying I was “dumped” and people were throwing me under the bus, nobody at Globacom said anything.
“I didn’t really like that, I felt it could’ve been handled better. But nevertheless I’m grateful for the opportunity ” said Naeto C on Twitter when asked about GLO dropping him.
After leaving GLO Naeto C went ahead to drop two albums ‘Day 1’ and ‘Festival’ in 2015.
2. Lynxxx
The Syndik8 rapper joined GLO also in 2013, but his inactivity within the following years cost him his position as an ambassador of the brand. Lynxxx did not say anything about him being bounced. The rapper has not released new album since his debut album in 2010.
3. Waje
Unknown to many singer Waje who signed with GLO in 2013 was dropped last year. Lynxxx and Naeto C’s departure made the headlines but Waje’s contract wasn't renewed. For some reason her exit did not make the news. Waje is currently working on her second album.
4. Chee
Many wondered why and how the female singer Chee formerly known as
Chidynma came about to be a GLO ambassador. There were stories that she is close friends with Mike Adenuga’s daughter, and they went to the same school. Last year Chee’s deal with GLO was not renewed and she had to make way for the new ambassadors.
5. D'banj
The Koko Master was the first big contemporary artiste that was signed to be a GLO ambassador. Unfortunately in 2010 D'banj was dropped as an ambassador. It was alleged that he demanded for more money and Mike Adenuga wasn't accepting that. D'banj was replaced by Psquare.
Last year GLO reshuffled ambassadorial list by adding new celebrities including mega pop star Wizkid. The Star Boy act who was formerly with MTN left the South Africa telco to GLO for a deal worth over N100m » . Wizkid’s arrival led to GLO terminating contracts of some of their ambassadors.
If Psquare leaves GLO which Nigerian act will join the telecommunication company?
Must Read!!!!! Senator Shehu Sani says Chibok Girls Can be Rescued....See How
If recent reports are anything to go by, that over 200 secondary school girls kidnapped from Chibok over a year ago are still alive.
This much was disclosed by Shehu Sani, the senator representing Kaduna central senatorial district, who insisted that the missing Chibok girls will be found, on the grounds that the federal government negotiates with some persons to ‘extract’ the girls from danger.
Sani, who spoke in Akure, during a symposium held as part of the 40th anniversary celebration of Ondo state on Wednesday, February 24, noted happenings in the country right now reveal that the reign of bloodshed by Boko Haram in the last seven years was strengthened by a few greedy people who profited from the situation.
He said: “Something that has bothered some of us here in line with the insurgency is, when will the Chibok girls be freed.
“Someone said the Chibok girls will never be free, but I can tell you that they will be free and they are alive.
“There are two ways to get them: the first is to use force to free them and before you apply force, you have to know where they are. You also have to weigh the consequences of raiding the camp with such number of persons, because the insurgents have nothing to lose.
“The second option is to explore ways of extracting them out through negotiation and negotiation is still possible.”
Speaking further, Sani informed that the federal government needs to reach out to some people who may help with the negotiation.
According to him, “There are a few people, not a panel of eminent Nigerians or a panel, there are a few people who the government needs to reach out to.”
Sani stated however, that the issue of insurgency is beneficial to some Nigerians who have sabotaged initial efforts to negotiate with the terrorists with a view to resolving the impasse between them and the federal government.
He lamented that, “they said they were going to free the girls on the condition we freed their people. And when we came to the negotiating table, and the government said it cannot free the terrorists because they have done a lot of harm.
“For those who have been following events in the last six to seven years, we have seen how some of us from the north, particularly myself, I tried to find an alternative means of addressing the problem of the insurgency.
“I took the risk of reaching out to the insurgents and initiating a process of dialogue, about three to four times and it was sabotaged by those who were benefitting from the bloodshed and I think the unfolding events in the country clearly shows to all Nigerians that there were people who see that seven years of bloodshed, of mass murder, of genocide as an opportunity for them to amass wealth.
“It is not possible to say that an insurgent group or people not more than two to three thousand have proved so difficult for a nation of 175 million people to crush.
“A nation like ours with a reputable armed forces and have performed creditably well in peace keeping missions in Liberia and sierra Leone and Congo and other countries of the world.
“It was so clear that some see it as an opportunity, like the Chinese saying, some people see crisis as a struggle, others see it as an opportunity.
“That is why it dragged on for so long, but I hope with the present administration, at least progress has been made in terms of degrading the capacity and ability of Boko Haram to take up territories.”
Only yesterday, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai secretly met with elders in Borno state.
He vowed to ensure that all the Chibok girls are rescued along with all other hostages held by the Boko Haram terrorists, with the freedom of the school girls to be treated as top priority.
The COAS also declared that the war against Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) in the northeast has now entered into the mop-up phase.
PDP will not kill us in this country....EFCC arrests another PDP official
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the immediate past Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus.
It was learnt on Wednesday that he was arrested by operatives of the commission in Abuja on Tuesday.
Investigations by one of our correspondents showed that Secondus was picked up as a result of the statements made by the Chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nigeria Limited, Mr. Jide Omokore.
Omokore was arrested by the commission last week over the investigation into fuel subsidy payments when Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke was the Minister of Petroleum Resources.
It was, gathered that Omokore, an ally of Alison-Madueke, mentioned Secondus name during his interrogation over the fuel subsidy payments and other oil deals.
An operative of the EFCC, said Secondus was being grilled over 23 cars worth N302m he and other persons collected from Omokore. The cars consisted of Mercedes G63 and Range Rover Autobiography.
It was also learnt that the names of some prominent members of the party, including a former national chairman during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan featured during the interrogation.
The source in the commission said Secondus ought to have been arrested long ago, but was left because he was piloting the affairs of the PDP.
“We ought to have arrested Secondus long ago, but we waited for him to hand over to the new chairman (Ali Modu Sheriff). If we had arrested him earlier, they would have said it was political.
“He’s involved in oil deals with the former minister of petroleum resources. His case has nothing to do with the arms deal.
“Also, a former chairman of the party, is also involved. Mohammed’s case is the arms deal. Secondus is with us and he’s cooperating with investigators.”
When one of our correspondents visited the head office of the EFCC, on Wednesday, the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, was seen leaving the office.
Metuh told one of our correspondents that Secondus was arrested for receiving buses from Omokore during the build-up to the last elections.
Metuh, when asked what he came to do at the commission, said, “We came to see Secondus, who is here at the EFCC. During the elections, Omokore was said to have donated buses to the party. The EFCC claims that the buses were not paid for.”
When asked if Secondus would be charged to court, Metuh said, “You will have to ask the EFCC.”
Omokore is also said to be an ally of Jonathan.
His firm was one of the companies that allegedly received multi-billion dollar public assets without due process by the Jonathan administration in 2011.
The company, which was established in 2010, was said not to have produced any oil as of the time it was curiously awarded controlling stakes in two lucrative oil blocks – OML 30 and 34 – for just over $50m each.
The deal, which was reportedly signed by Diezani, gave Atlantic Energy Limited a controlling 55 per cent stake in the oil blocks.
Ironically, Shell, which owned the remaining 45 per cent stake, was said to have fetched $1.3bn for a single field after an open and competitive bidding process.
The company was also accused of lifting crude oil, but only remitting a fraction of its worth to the government.
When contacted, the spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said, “The man (Secondus) is in our custody.”
But the PDP on Wednesday lamented what it described as oppressive and unfair treatment against its key leaders by the Federal Government.
The party, in a statement by its National Legal Adviser, Mr. Victor Kwom, alleged that the arrest and detention of Secondus by the EFCC was part of “the grand script by the All Progerssives Congress-led Federal Government to decimate the opposition.”
Kwom said, “We are also aware that plans have been perfected by the Federal Government to arrest and detain the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu; Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and other leaders of the party on imaginary charges.
“Indeed, intelligence available to the party shows that the Federal Government, using its various agencies, is bent on destroying any opposition to the ruling party as all indications show that the government is more interested in humiliating the PDP than fighting corruption.
“We state that this war on the PDP and its leaders has indeed gone too far. It has now become a mockery of democratic practice.”
Meanwhile, there were indications on Wednesday that the Publisher of
ThisDay Newspaper, Mr. Nduka Obaigbena, had returned the balance N200m out of the N550m he reportedly collected from the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.).
Obaigbena had, a few weeks ago, returned N350m.
A source in the EFCC on Wednesday said the publisher had paid the outstanding N200m.
The source added, “He had paid the remaining N200m. You will recall that he paid N350m out of the N550m he collected from the former NSA.”
When contacted, Uwujaren said he was not aware if the money had been returned.
The Special Task Force of the EFCC, investigating the issue of arms procurement under the Jonathan administration, had quizzed Obaigbena on January 29, 2016 for allegedly receiving N670m from Dasuki.
Out of the N670m, he was reported to have given N120m to some members of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria.
Must Read.....Robot Evolution...Latest Designs
Are you one of those people who believes the ultimate end of humans is going to come via the hands of machines, then we've got both bad news and good news. The bad news?
That's going to be a really terrible way to go, and robots only continue to get more and more advanced.
The good news?
If the latest iteration of Boston Dynamics' Atlas is any indication, cyborgs are still mostly namby-pamby fraidy cats.
Per the YouTube description:
[Atlas is] designed to operate outdoors and inside buildings. It is specialized for mobile manipulation. It is electrically powered and hydraulically actuated. It uses sensors in its body and legs to balance and LIDAR and stereo sensors in its head to avoid obstacles, assess the terrain, help with navigation and manipulate objects.
Which all sounds very intimidating and scary, and it is opening doors, walking around outdoors on its own, and deadlifting cardboard boxes. But on the flipside, it's 5'9", 180 lbs. When it moves, It looks like it's going to poop itself, The average human—or twentysomething writer—could still kick its ass.
And kick its ass is exactly what these science guys do: knocking Atlas over, taking its cardboard box out of its hands and pushing it around with a hockey stick, stealing its lunch money, and giving it swirlies off-camera. That might be reassuring for now. But it will probably seem like a bad idea when one morning in the not-so-distant future, Atlas your robot servant decides that instead of toasting your Eggo waffles to the perfect shade of golden brown, he's going to murder your whole family and wrap his metallic phalanges around your throat, squeezing the feeble life out of you before he joins his robotic brethren in The Revolution. Just saying.
Must Read!!!! PLANET the new Google made device that can tell were any picture was taken anywhere around the world
In case you didn’t already feel like Google was a creepy stalker, its artificial intelligence tools are rapidly crossing over into uncanny. The latest one is PlaNet, a new deep-learning machine that specializes in figuring out where a photo was taken—using nothing but the image’s pixels.
Today, MIT Tech Review reports on a new effort led by Tobias Weyand, a computer vision specialist at Google, to create a computer that sees a photo and can instantly figure out where in the world it’s from. The system was fed over 90 million geotagged images across the planet, and trained to spot patterns based on location.
In a trial run using 2.3 million geotagged images, PlaNet determined the country of origin with 28.4 percent accuracy and the continent of origin in 48 percent of cases. Now, those figures might not
sound so impressive, but as MIT Tech Review points out, PlaNet is already performing quite a bit better than humans, whose squishy organic brains have a lifetime of ecological and cultural cues to draw on. And with more image training, PlaNet has the potential to get even better.
“We think PlaNet has an advantage over humans because it has seen many more places than any human can ever visit and has learned subtle cues of different scenes that are even hard for a well-traveled human to distinguish,” Weyand told
MIT Tech Review.
If you’re a photography buff who sometimes forgets to geotag your images, tools like PlaNet could one day become your best friend. Then again, if you were already worried about Google watching your every move, it might be time to start avoiding cameras entirely.
(Unbelievable) priest turns hip hop Singer in delta state
You won't believe this UK-based Catholic priest, Fr. Albert Owie Ofere from Diocese of Warri, Delta State is on the way to write his name in gold, as he dives into music to further propagate the gospel of salvation to humanity.
Fr. Ofere's debut album, “Every Day of My Life”, which has a collection of six tracks: God Dey My Side, When I Think, Where Were You, Jesus Lamb of God, God You are Good and “Oghene me Do” is a fusion of Afro pop and gospel music.
He becomes the second catholic priest to dive into music after Fr. Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu.
As a priest, Fr. Ofere said, “ I love singing and listening to music”, adding “while working in the UK as the Chaplain to the Nigerian Catholics in England and Wales, my love for music developed even more. I like to sing, music is part of the family, it's always been in the genes.”
Explaining why he decided to do Afro pop, Ofere said, “It's because many people like to dance to Afro pop music and using it to glorify God would help to win more souls for Him.”
Singing was something Fr. Ofere started doing when he "was a child" He admits that music runs in their family. “My dad was once a choirmaster. His younger brother, Fr. Richard Ofere who is now a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Benin sings a lot too. In fact, he was a choirmaster in the seminary. I never joined the choir but I was occasionally invited to lead some songs or choruses in my seminary choir. As a deacon, I sang a lot in Sacred Heart Cathedral Warri.”
Ofere who was ordained in 2001, as a priest, said, he's not doing music because of what he would gain from it. Rather, “It's something I love doing.” He also revealed that his priesthood would ever come first before his love for music.
Ofere has enlisted the services of award – winning director, Obi Emelonye and renowned comedian, Nkem Owoh who collaborated for a musical video that is currently trending on You Tube.
The video which captures the essence of the sing-along tune was shot on locations in London, UK.” The songs are currently available online at iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby
Ordained in 2001, as a priest, Fr Ofere is currently pastoring in a parish in London. He was the former Chaplain to the Nigerian Catholics in England & Wales.
Must read!!! How to add multiple instagram accounts on Android or iOS
HOW TO ADD MULTIPLE ACC ON INSTAGRAM
Open the Instagram app and tap the profile tab at the bottom right. On your profile tab, tap the cog wheel icon at the top right to go to the Options screen. Scroll down and tap ‘Add Account’ button. You will be asked to enter the username and password for the account you want to add.
With more than one account added to Instagram, the profile icon at the bottom will change to the profile image of whichever account is currently active. Tap the profile icon to switch to a different account.
Switching profiles is pretty easy which means managing multiple accounts is going to be easy in itself. For anyone with an Instagram account to manage, this feature is going to be very useful. The app doesn’t allow you to add an unlimited number of accounts. The number is capped off at five so no more than five accounts on one device. You can sign out of accounts individually, or at once
[MUST READ] How To DIsable Notifications On A Particular App On Android
Turn the ‘Block all’ option On, you will no longer receive notifications from that particular app. All other apps will continue to send you notifications like they did before.
Sunderland 2 - 1 Man Utd : United humiliated at stadium of light after a futile effort
Goal from Wahbi khazri's strike was later cancelled by Anthony Martial's equalizer.
The black cats later saw breakthrough after Lamine Kone crashed in a lower header from a corner into the net,which saw them the victory
Economic Update :Naira Now 338 as Dollar scarcity continues
The Naira has unfortunately declined once again at the parallel market based on the persistent of dollar scarcity and now sells for N338 to a dollar. The local currency (Naira) had been at 335,318,313.5 and 310 on Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday and Monday respectively.
The CBN has left the official exchange rate unchanged at N197 to the dollar on it's official interbank window.
Man United has betrayed me -says Van Gaal
Manchester United manager,Louis Van Gal has addressed as betrayal and a disappointment to him if reports of the appointment of ''his friend'' Jose Mourinho were true.The former Barcelona manager was quoted by Daily mail UK on Saturday as saying that his relationship and mode of interaction with the board of united should have atleast earned him the position of someone deserving explanations.
Van Gal said he would feel betrayed if Manchester United have talked to Jose Mourinho behind his back,he also aborted other ideas of seeking assurances from Old Trafford executive vice chairman Ed Woodward over the issue
He believes his relationship with Woodward and club owners the Glazer family is strong enough that they would disclose to him if mourinho had been contacted about taking over in summer.
The united boss is well capable in football politics, but admits he would feel let down if the united board of directors were already negotiating with mourinho his friend and assistant back in Camp Nou.
When asked if he will speak to the board over the matter, he replied: ''No, I don't think that I have to tell them ''
SHOCKING!!!! Premier league star sentenced for drug trafficking
Former premier league footballer Marcus bent has been given a suspend 12 months prison sentence for drug trafficking.
He faced charges after an incident in which he was tasered by police.
Bent was also given two months curfew and two hours of compulsory work by the judge.
Previously bent denied having possession of drugs but changed his plea.
Police found cocaine in bent's apartment which bent accepted that he took 2 or 3 lines and said he is deeply sorry for that.
Judge told bent that he had lost his good character and his self respect.
Bent must also pay each of the officers £500 compensation..
MARCUS BENT'S CAREER
1. The former striker played 574 games and scored 113 goals for 14 different clubs.
2. During his time of soccer he made £10m in transfer fees.
3. Bent made 215 appearance in England
4. He began his career at Brentford in 1995, before signing with crystal palace in 1998.
5. He played for Ipswich town, Leicester city, Everton, Charlton athletic, Wigan athletic and Birmingham city.
Shocking!!! Photo sells for $1.08m
The 46-year-old Irish visual artist -- who
typically charges up to $500,000 for portraits of
famous figures -- revealed earlier this month
that the sale, brokered over a few glasses of
wine, was the biggest of his career.
Spud you like
In 2010, Abosch made three prints of the now-
famous tuber: one hangs in his private collection,
the other was donated to a museum in Serbia,
and the third was sold.
But why shoot the humble spud?
"I see commonalities between humans and
potatoes that speak to our relationship as
individuals within a collective species," says
Abosch.
"Generally, the life of a harvested potato is
violent and taken for granted. I use the potato as
a proxy for the ontological study of the human
experience."
In 2014, photographer Peter Lik claimed that his
"Phantom" had surpassed that record, "officially
making art history" by selling for US$6.5 million.
That record, however, was not verified, and the
alleged buyer was never named.
[MUST READ] An easy way to get your name on IMSU first or second list without paying a dime to anyone
To gain admission into IMSU is quite easy,in this article I'll show you a few tricks on how to gain admission within the first and second list easily without sorting any lecturer...
STEPS
1. have a good WAEC result with at least 6 credits...
2. When registering for jamb make sure IMSU is your first choice
3. This is the main trick.. Make sure any course you want to read you register education..
For example you want to go for accountancy instead of putting accountancy just put education accountancy
REASONS
Well, why I said that is because nowadays in IMSU most courses have an educational department and they are hardly chosen by candidates... Well lemme tell you there's just little difference between any course and their educational counterparts...
You can even go for educational courses of your desired course and after your year one you can get a change of course form and change it to your desired course...
For example let's say you wanted to go for economics but for you to gain easy admission you have to put education economics, by the time you gain admission you after your year one you can just easily change it back to economics....
Well that's all I can say to you aspirants of IMSU...
Take note that this trick was originated from a lecturer in IMSU and it has been working for people for years now so yours can't be a different story...
If you have any questions please just comment it below and I'll answer your questions...
Thanks and goodluck
SHOCKING!!!!! See why students don't gain admission into universities
This article is to show you why students usually don't gain admission...
Yes, I know of some people who has tried a particular University for more than 3 years without gaining admission that's why I wrote this article to tell you why most students usually don't get admitted into universities...
Reasons why most student don't get admitted
1. Most student usually go for schools they don't even fit.... They just apply for that school because of its name.... Schools like UNILAG, UNIBEN UNILORIN e.t. c
Well apply for schools like that gives you 30% chance of you Gaining admission there... So why not apply for schools that will give you like 70% chance of you gaining admission, schools like IMSU, LASU, ABSU etc.
2. Students tend to go for courses with high standards courses they don't really like, courses like LAW, COMPUTER SCIENCE, BANKING AND FINANCE etc.
It's not a bad idea choosing those courses oo.... But you have low chances of being admitted...
In conclusion I would advice you to follow your heart but don't follow friends because those friends might have people who would sort their admission for them but you might not, so be wise
