Google Set Out To Empower 50,000 Women In Nigeria And Other African Countries

Google held an empowerment event themed ‘Balance for better’ in Lagos on Friday, as part of celebrating International Women’s Day. Google announced its plan to initiate 18 new Womenwill chapters across sub-Saharan Africa to drive conversations that promote gender equality for the benefit of everyone.


Mojolaoluwa Akinremi-Makinde, Google Africa’s Brand and Reputation lead, talked about the purpose of Womenwill as a Google initiative to create economic opportunity for women everywhere so that they could realize their abilities and potentials.

She also stated that the programme  will help women to make the most of technology to build skills, get inspired, and connect with each other through training, events and advocacy.

“The gender gap can be solved if women have the same access to resources and skill acquisition sources as men. This is why we’re expanding the Womenwill chapters in SSA and continuing our focus on diversity and gender equality into 2019 and beyond,” Akinremi-Makinde said.

Akinremi also said that the new chapters were located across sub-Saharan Africa in cities including Accra, Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Lekki and Onitsha, bringing the total number of chapters in Africa to 25, with more to launch in the coming weeks.

According to her, the chapters are being launched simultaneously at events in Johannesburg, South Africa; Nairobi, Kenya; and Lagos, Nigeria following a week in which digital skills masterclasses held at various locations in these countries, involving some 5,000 women.

The Country Director, Google Nigeria, Juliet Ehimuan-Chaizor, said research had shown that a lot of women were employed in lower paid jobs in the informal sector, adding that a 2018 gender gap report indicated that it would take up to 165 years to close the gender gap.

According to her, the statistics are unacceptable because of the impact the gender inequality can have on society.

Ehimuan-Chaizor added that the Womenwill programme would empower African women with the right skills for them to grow appropriately.

Saraki shows dissatisfaction over low voters’ turn-out in Kwara

Senate President Bukola Saraki while casting his vote at his Ajikobi ward, Opobiyi polling units 005, on Saturday showed dissatisfaction with the low turn-out of voters in the state.

The Senate President who who lost his seat to the All Progressive Congress Candidate in the last election said the turn-out was not impressive compared to the presidential and national assembly elections on February 23.

He also emphasis on too many report of military deployment in the state which could have caused low turn-out of voters

Commenting on card readers, the senate president said he had not received any reports of malfunctioning of the gadgets.

He also commend the independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the improvement of card readers in this election.

Court Sentence Lekan Shonde To Death For Killing Wife

The Lagos State High Court on Friday sentenced 51-year-old Lekan Shonde to death by hanging for killing his wife, Ronke.

A News outlet had reported that Lekan who was a deport worker in Apapa, Lagos allegedly beat his wife to death at their home in the Egbeda-Idimu area of Lagos State

He was however found guilty of the murder of his wife

He was alleged to have locked the door on the corpse and their two children before the incident was discovered by a housekeeper and later reported to the police.

The marriage, which was blessed with two children, aged six and four, was said to have been marred with domestic violence.

He accused late Ronke of sleeping with one Kayode, the general manager of a publishing company.

2019 Election: INEC Office Burnt In Akwa Ibom

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ibesikpo Asuntan local government area of Akwa Ibom state has been gutted by fire.

This happened on the eve of the Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections.

A security guard who was on duty at the INEC office told a news outlet that the fire started around 2 a.m. on Friday.

“We heard an explosion inside the building, when we rushed to check what it was, we saw flames of fire coming from one of the rooms,” the guard said.

“We raised alarm for help, and then we started fighting the fire, using water and sand. But it was too much for us.”

Some electoral materials meant to be use for tomorrow's election were destroyed in the incident.

A witness said that the police were able to secure some electoral materials.

Mike Igini, resident electoral commissioner of the state, has visited the scene. It is unclear if the incident would affect Saturday’s election in the area.

How I originated “O To Ge’’ campaign slogan that overthrow Saraki – Alhaji Jimoh LAK

79 year old Alhaji LAK Jimoh, who is the originator of the three word campaign slogan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State “O to Ge” which means "Enough is Enough" in English has been described by election observers as an eloquent and effectively used to end decades of political supremacy of a dynasty in Kwara.

Alhaji LAK whose LAK acronyms stand for Lazeez Ayinla Kolawole a renowned politician in Kwara, in ilorin said “Every revolution like a seed, it grows to become an oak tree,’’ he also talked about how he came about the wild fire Campaign slogan for the All Progressive Congress(APC) in Kwara State.

The election observers saw the APC’s victory in the the Feb. 23 Presidential and National Assembly elections in the state as an upset and a final blow for the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara politics.

The PDP was massively defeated in the presidential election and the entire three Senatorial and six House of Representatives seats to the APC.

The defeat of the senate president in his stronghold, Kwara Central Senatorial zone by the APC candidate, Dr. Ibrahim Oloriegbe. Oloriegbe polled a total of 123,808 votes to defeat the Senate President who scored 68,994 votes in the four Local Governments Areas of Kwara Central Senatorial District was the main loss.

Alhaji LAK said the "O to Ge’’ movement actually started when he was an aspirant for the Kwara Central Senatorial seat under the PDP in 2010 preparatory to the 2011 general elections.

And that he had also used a similar slogan in 2003, “It Is Time For Change’’ when he lost the Kwara Governorship Primaries of the PDP to Bukola Saraki.

“This movement did not just start in 2018. Every revolution starts like a seed and with time it grows to become an oak tree.

“When I foresaw the revolution that will end the era of bad governance in Kwara, majority of the people did not see it.

“People did not see it then and I was accused of being too revolutionary but I assured them that we will ultimately get there. “Gradually, the revolution assumed the spine and magnitude that we just saw in this year’s election, when the people used the power of vote to dethrone decades of political dynasty that had impoverished Kwara,’’ he said.

He explained: “Kwara is not an industrial state, it is an agrarian state but today we do not have even a Ministry of Agriculture. We do not have any thriving agricultural project at all.

"All the agric nurseries and training schools and even the land of the Ministry of Agriculture were sold out.’’

He said the media hyped multi-billion Naira Shonga Farm project by Bukola Saraki as governor of Kwara was a sham. “Billons of Naira were pumped into the project but till today no single farm product came out of the farm till it got Moribund.

"It is all fraud. What they called Zimbabwe farmers were just farm workers who did not bring a dime to the state for investment yet they called them investors. “It was the state government that borrowed billions of Naira from the defunct Intercontinental Bank and gave it to these people but we have nothing to show for it,’’ he said.

Jimoh also emphasis that Kwara inherited some employment creating establishments like the Jebba Paper Mill, Tate and Lyle Sugar manufacturing company in Bacita and the British Morris Tobacco Company, which had all collapsed because of hostile economic atmosphere.

He alleged that the state owned Trade Bank, was liquidated simply because the management was not cooperating with political authority to use the Bank for looting of resources. Jimoh said under the watchful eyes of the past administrations also, state owned Gateway Insurance Company, Kwara Express and Kwara Hotels folded up. He said the state had witnessed a total decay of infrastructure, ranging from bad roads, poor health delivery system, collapse of environmental sanitation and educational system.

"When I saw all these, I said we must not continue in that way and allow these people to destroy the state. “Then, I said, “O to Ge, Enough is Enough. We must rise against the misrule and slavery,’’ he said.

Ogbomosho Stands Still As Alao Akala Campaigns For Adelabu At Soun’s Palace

Former  Governor of Oyo State Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala appealed to the people of ogbomoso to support the Governorship candidate of All Progressive Congress, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, the statement was made during a visit to the palace of Soun of Ogbomosho, Oba Jimoh Oyewumi, who was happy to receive them.

Chief Adebayo Adelabu also received the support of 13 political parties

This is just as a former governor of the state, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala, appealed to the people of Ogbomoso to rally behind the APC governorship candidate to enhance the development the historic city of warriors.

The chairmen of the 13 political parties conveyed their decision to adopt the APC candidate in a joint March 6 letter addressed to the State Chairman of the APC, Chief Akin Oke.

The signatories include Mr Abimbola Azeez of the Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN; Otunba A. Fagbemi of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM; United Progressive Party, UPP, Hon. Sunday Badejo; Grassroots Development Party of Nigeria, GDPN, Mr Abass Oladimeji; and Young Democratic Party, YDP, Mr Chris Ayanniyi.

Others are the Northern Peoples Congress, NPC, Hon Akin Adelekan; Independent Democrats, ID, Chief Wasiu Are; Mr Bolaji Olugbode of the Freedom and Justice Party, FJP, as well as the chairmen of Mass Action Joint Alliance, MAJA, Nigeria Elements Progressive Party, NEPP, Peoples Democratic Movement, PDM, Re-Build Nigeria Party, RBNP, and Democratic People’s Party, DPP.

The ex-governor, who sacrificed his second term prospect under the Action Democratic Party to support Adelabu, had addressed a tumultuous crowd of party supporters at a mega rally held at the façade of Soun Ogunlola Hall, Ogbomoso, on Wednesday.

Also on the campaign trail were prominent leaders of Ogbomoso, including a former local government chairman, Chief Dayo Lawal and a Fourth Republic Senator, Gen Brimmo Yusuf (retd).

He had earlier visited the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Oyewumi, in company with Adelabu and his running mate, Hon Samuel Egunjobi, where he said that his alliance with the APC was in the best interest of the city.

After perusing the blueprint of the two governorship candidates jostling for his endorsement, Alao-Akala said that he settled for the APC candidate based on what he called his superior credentials, track record, pedigree and ability to deliver on electioneering promises.

Urging the people of Ogbomoso to cast their vote for Adelabu of the APC, the ex-governor assured them that they would not regret their alliance with the party if its candidate emerged victorious in Saturday’s election.

He said that the enormity of the task ahead had made it imperative for a coalition of interests and the coming together of political parties desirous of making appreciable impact at the governorship election.

Alao-Akala said, “You know we are not new in this game of politics. I have carefully assessed the credentials of the people seeking my support and I have no equivocation in settling for Bayo Adelabu of the APC. My alliance with the APC for the governorship election is in our best interest in Ogbomoso. I have never misled you and I will not mislead you on this. The alliance will be of tremendous benefit to us. I have told the APC leadership, up to the national level, what Ogbomoso wants.

“I told them that Ladoke Akintola University of Technology is our own heritage here. That the hospital needs attention and we want them to bring it up to the admirable standard we dreamt fpr it. Ilorin-Ogbomoso Road has suffered inexplicable neglect over the years and I have also secured assurances that it will receive the needed attention if the APC candidate wins. Therefore, I urge you to vote for Bayo Adelabu of the APC as governor on Saturday. We stand to gain a lot from an APC government at the state and national level. I’m not in this for myself, but in the interest of Ogbomoso”.

Responding, Adelabu expressed gratitude to Alao-Akala for deeming him worthy of alliance ahead of the governorship election.

Describing the ex-governor in glowing attributes, he said his closeness with him had revealed him to be a committed and principled elder statesman, who was not driven by self-aggrandizement but the larger interest of the state.

Noting that the Ilorin-Ogbomoso road was the gateway to the North, he promised to collaborate with the Federal Government to ensure its completion if he was elected as the governor of the state.

To celebrate Int’l Women’s Day Ethiopian Airlines to fly Addis Ababa to Oslo All-Women Flight

Ethiopian Airlines will be celebrating International Women's Day by having an all-women flight from Addis Ababa to Oslo on 8th of March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines' women professionals will be in charge of all aspects of the flight from flight deck crew, safety and security to air traffic control

The theme of the flight is “all women functioned flight to operate from the continent of Africa to meet their counterparts in Europe to show the power of women to the world.”

When it comes to making history within the aviation sector, Ethiopian Airlines had already being making history, in December 2017 when its first flight “operated by women in all roles” flew for the first time within Africa, from Addis Ababa to Lagos and also in 2018, to celebrate the International Women’s Day, Ethiopian Airlines had an all-female crew that flew from Addis Ababa to Buenos Aires.

The Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, said, “We are immensely honoured that we have women trailblazers in every aspect of our aviation field. Women are an integral part of our success story from the start and with this dedicated flight we honour and celebrate their indispensable contribution to our aviation Group and the broader aviation industry, our country and the continent at large. Although women are Africa’s greatest resource, gender inequality still persists in our continent. Therefore, we all need to ensure that women take their right position in all human endeavour by creating the right conditions and through all inclusive engagements models.”

An all-women functioned flight means that Ethiopian Airlines women professionals will be in charge of the flight deck, airport operations, flight dispatch, load control, ramp operation, on-board logistics, safety and security, catering as well as air traffic control.

Lady Narrates How Her Boyfriend Used Her Undies For Money Ritual

Rachael Godwin, is a 32-year-old physiotherapist who works at  National Orthopedic Hospital, Yaba, alleged that her boyfriend, one Olumide who claimed to be a fraudster plotted  with his partner-in-crime and forced her to wear the pants which he used for money ritual.

The lady who narrated her experience to newsmen at the police command headquarters, Ikeja, yesterday said she met and fell in love with the suspect in January 2018. According to her: “I met Olumide in a BRT bus going from Ikorodu to Ikeja. On the day, he directed me on how to get to the police headquarters during which we exchanged contact. We kept in touch for a while and he later told me he had Gonorrhea disease, which I treated him.

“We became close and then lovers. I guess he must have hypnotized me such that I really don’t know what I was doing then. I gave him my entire savings. He even lodged in a hotel for four months and I paid a bill of N185,000 at Ketu Kosofe.

“He later took me to his father at Ikosi. They live in a very unhealthy environment, which I pitied them and offered to help. I rented a house for myself in November 2018 and he visited me in the house that same month. On December 12, when he visited me, he said he wanted to buy a Venza, I asked him how much and when he googled it, he said it was N11.8 million. I asked him how would he raise the money and he said we should open a joint account. I took my house document to get a loan and even promised to gather all I had from my cooperative bank account.

“My trouble started on December 14, 2018, when he came to my house and gave me a pant to wear. I told him that I can’t wear the pant because I was not comfortable. He went to call one of my neighbour named Helen who helped him to force me to wear the pants. After which I ran mad and was taken to my mother’s house. They took me to Ibadan for treatment and I became better.

“I did not suspect him then. I kept relating with him. On December 31, I went to a church for Thanksgiving. I was given some prayers to follow up every midnight. He came back to me and was still living with me. While I was praying in January, Olumide started shouting, stop praying that he has received the money and its only $2,000 from USA.”

Confessing, Olumide said that he was shocked to discover that the $2,000 only amounted to N750,000. He alleged that he gave Helen N300,000 and gave another man some money.

Meanwhile the case is being investigated at the Command Headquarters, while the suspect is still in detention.

Police parade suspects over alleged possession of human skull and armed robbery

The Oyo State Police Command paraded 18 suspects of alleged armed robbery, impersonation, possession of human skull and hijacking a tanker loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).

 The Commissioner of Police, Shina Olukolu, at the Command’s Headquarters at Eleyele, Ibadan, speaking to Newsmen said the police also recovered 19 firearms, 24 tricycles, one human skull and a vehicle from the suspects.

The Police Commissioner also said that the command had not lost sight of its constitutional role of protecting lives and property in spite of the ongoing general elections.
“No society is free of crime and we will continue to deal with the situation as they arise and arrest those involved in crime.

”As we continue to ensure there is peaceful conduct of elections, we will not forget our constitutional role of protecting lives and property.

“We warn those committing crime to desist from such act and remember that crime does not pay,’’

According to the commissioner, the police is always ready to give the best and go after criminals as long as the public cooperate with it.

He promised to ensure a peaceful and violence-free Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state.

A News outlet reported that among the suspects paraded by the police was a notorious gang which specialised in hijacking truck conveying petroleum products.

The commissioner said that the command was alerted that the gang was sighted on the Ibadan/Lagos Expressway hijacking a tanker loaded with 33,000 litres of petrol (PMS) to their Soka area hideout in Ibadan on March 2 at about 7: 00 a.m.

“Sequel to this information, a team of operatives swung into action and in the process one member of the criminal gang was arrested.

“He confessed that one other member of the gang nicknamed “Action’’ who is still at large brought the product to him.

“The hijacked PMS had been siphoned into 16 drums and 12 kegs while the truck had been taken to an unknown destination,’’ Olukolu said.
He said that the products recovered from the hideout of the suspects had been transferred to Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) office at Dugbe, saying that all the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigation was concluded.

Ibadan Chiefs Question Tinubu’s Interest In Oyo Gubernatorial Election.

Ibadan Chiefs have questioned the interest of the former governor of Lagos State and the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s interest in the gubernatorial election of Oyo state.

The Chief’s spokesperson, Wale Oladoja in a statement issued on Wednesday in Ibadan, said they don’t want external forces to create division between the two leading governorship candidates in the state.

Otunba Alao Akala, who formed an alliance with the opposition parties, while addressing his supporters in a video, said Ladoja told him that he could not become a governor because he was not an Ibadan indigene but Ogbomoso.

The group also warned a former governor of the state, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala over his recent utterances against the Osi Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Rasidi Ladoja.

The chiefs also warned that they won’t allow anyone to abuse Olubadan and the High Chief Rasidi Ladoja for saying the truth to the authority.

The statement reads in part: “We believe that Ogbomoso and Ibadan are from the same mother, therefore, we don’t expect Akala to cause crisis between the two ancient cities.

“What is the interest of Tinubu in Oyo guber politics? It is open secret that he is instigating two brothers against each other and it is not acceptable to us. The candidates of PDP and APC are our sons and we don’t want external forces to create divisions among them.

“Both of them are gentlemen from Ibadan but we realised that Seyi Makinde is more of a grassroots than his younger brother. Therefore we appeal to our people especially the entire Ibadan indigenes, Ibarapa, Saki, iseyin, Oyo and the entire people of the state to consider the closeness of Seyi Makinde to the grassroots before voting. We implore Adelabu to wait till 2023 to actualise his ambition.”.

Pregnant US Women’s star Sydney Leroux returns to pre-season training

   

28-year-old Olympic gold medallist and World Cup winner, who is married to former Norwich City youngster Dom Dwyer, is expecting her second child.

She wrote on Instagram: “I didn’t think I’d be starting off preseason 5.5 months pregnant but here we are.”

The post immediately exploded with over 200,000 people liking and sharing across her social media channels.

Some fans said they were 'proud' of Leroux, while another referred to her as a 'legend'.

When asked about the medical science behind training, she said: 'I just do non contact stuff. Ball work. Getting touches in. I don't put myself in situations where the ball can ricochet or I can get hit.

'No high intensity running and I listen to my OB (who knows more than people on twitter telling me what I shouldn't be doing with MY body).'

Someone made comment saying: 'This is awesome on so many levels'.

BREAKING: Amaechi Supports AAC Governorship Candidate In Rivers

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The Minister of Transportation and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers Rotimi Amaechi in a statement this morning said  that ”the leadership of the party met and agreed that we would work with a party called African Action Congress (AAC), while we are still in court to reclaim our mandate,"

He urged APC supporters to vote for Awara Biokpomabo in the forthcoming governorship election slated for Saturday, March 9, 2019.

He stated this on Wednesday at a meeting with APC supporters in Rivers State.

According to the final list of governorship candidates released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the APC will not participate in the Saturday elections as a result of a Supreme Court ruling on the matter.

”So, on Saturday (March 9), we will vote for AAC. You must go home and vote for AAC. There should be no excuse not to vote, because there will be security for everybody. You must prepare and make sure you win the governorship election.

“The moment the governorship election is won by AAC’s candidate this Saturday and the new Governor is inaugurated on May 29, 2019, by June this year; there will be local government’s chairmanship and councillorship elections.

‘So, you should all go out and vote and make sure that you are not rigged out.”

AAC has, however, not indicated if it is in support of Amaechi’s position.

APC Chieftain In Edo Buys Two Lions To Serve As Security Guard

There's tension in Edo State as Tony Kabaka bought himself 2 lions as security guards, Tony who became a billionaire by being an agbero task collector, buys two Lions.

The former Chairman of Akugbe Ventures and member of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, on sharing the video, advised people to stay clear off his house and equally added he bought the wild animals for security reason.

Lagos State Govt Says No Public Holiday On Friday

The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Kehinde Bamigbetan in a statement made today advice all civil servants to be at their various duty posts because there's no holiday on Friday March 8.

Me Bamigbetan decried reports currently circulating on social media platforms suggesting that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode had declared Friday as a public holiday to enable residents to prepare for the March 9 Governorship and House of Assembly elections.

He restated that all public and private schools in the state were expected to proceed on the 2nd mid-term break on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 March, as earlier announced by the state’s Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule.

According to him, all public and private schools will resume academic activities on Monday, March 11, in accordance with the revised school calendar for the 2018/2019 academic year.

Nigeria's First Female to pilot Gigantic Boeing Dreamliner emerges

Nigeria's First Female to pilot Gigantic Boeing Dreamliner emerges*

The first female pilot in Africa emerged 1964 but for many years thereafter women did not rise to take on cockpit.

 Instead women filled the ranks of flight attendants, leaving the men to dominate the role of pilot. However, with the number of educated and empowered women rising, so do their numbers in male-dominated fields. Here is a Nigerian woman who are breaking barriers in African skies.

Adeola Ogunmola Sowemimo is the first Nigerian woman to pilot the gigantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Qatar Airways and to fly the Boeing 767 Aircraft across the Atlantic. She joins Kenya’s Captain Irene Koki, Ethiopia’s Captain Amsale Gulau and a few other African women who fly the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

30-year-old Sowemimo is known as a whizz at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, in United States of America. She became the first black woman to get a doctorate degree in Aerospace Engineering.

 An indigene of Ogbomosho, Oyo state, Adeola the second child in a family of six.



*About Boeing 787*
1. Originally, the airliner was to be called the 7E7 (the “E” stood for efficiency), but Boeing decided to change the name to the 787 in order to stay with tradition. There were several reasons for the name change to the number sequence that the Boeing planes were famous for. The most obvious was that people are most familiar with the ascending numbers indicating when each Boeing jet was released (707 was the first one and the 777 was the previous before the 787). Another interesting theory (although mostly speculated) is that Boeing incorporated the number ‘8’ because it is considered good luck in China (as it translates to ‘money’). Chinese airlines bought a very large amount of the 787s, therefore seemingly backing up this reasoning.

2. Depending on the model and configuration, the plane sells for approximately $146 to $200 million dollars. According to sources, there have been about 1057 total orders for the 787 Dreamliner (this includes the 787-8, 787-9, and 787-10 models).

3. The Dreamliner contains approximately 2.3 million parts, which have been supplied from all over the world. The Boeing 737 had only 400 thousand parts.

4. The size of the windows on a 787 Dreamliner are the largest of any airplane to date, measuring at 47 by 28 centimeters (or 19 inches high). According to Boeing, this makes the 787’s windows 65% larger than any other aircraft window.

5. Let’s talk about green facts! The Dreamliner is Boeing’s most eco-friendly airliner for two reasons. First, this is Boeing’s most fuel-efficient airliner, designed to be 20% more efficient than the 767. Second, the 787 is the world’s first major airliner to incorporate primarily composite materials in the construction of its airframe.

6.The cabin is state of the art! Flight attendants and other crew members have the ability to customize the lighting in the cabin – they can simulate a bright daylight or a calm night sky. Even more interesting, the plane has no window shades! Instead, there is a dimming option for passengers. Want to see it in action? Check out a demo of the entire cabin experience here.
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7. An empty 787 weighs close to 117,617 kilograms. That’s the equivalent of about 29 adult elephants! The wing span measures at 197u feet (or 60 meters), the length is 186 feet (57 meters), and the height is a total of 56 feet (17 meters).

8. It flies at Mach 0.85, which translates to about 650 miles per hour.
9. Ever heard of Smooth Ride Technology? The 787 senses turbulence and automatically adjusts the wing control surfaces for a smoother ride. Many sensors that are located all around the aircraft constantly measure changes in angular velocity and pressure distribution. Controllers then take in the data, apply software algorithms and determine what actions should be taken next.


10. Aversan, an aerospace and defense company, was contracted via Honeywell to help develop embedded software.

Kylie Jenner Is Now The Youngest Self-Made Billoniare In History

Kylie Jenner the youngest of Kardashian family member is now worth $1 billions making her the youngest self-made billionaire ever, according to Forbes.

Jenner took the title from Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, who became a billionaire in 2008 at age 23, and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates held it in 1987 at age 31.

The 21-year-old founded and owns Kylie Cosmetics, the three-year-old beauty business that generated an estimated $360m in sales last year

"I didn't expect anything. I did not foresee the future.

Jenner says that she plans to work on the company "forever" and then pass it down to her daughter, Stormi, who recently celebrated her first birthday


"But [the recognition] feels really good. That's a nice pat on the back," Ms Jenner told Forbes.

Meanwhile, the list also shows Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, remains the world's richest man.

Nigeria Woman Arrested For Drug Trafficking In Kenya

A Nigerian woman identified as Princess Okoye arrested while preparing to take a flight to Italy at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, on Sunday for cocaine trafficking is due to appear in court today, Kenya’s Capital News reported.

It wasn't reported if Ms Okoye was travelling from Nigeria.

Kenya’s Daily Nation said that the country’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) reported the arrest via Twitter on Monday, saying Princess Okoye was a suspected drug trafficker.

The DCI said Ms Okoye, 25, was found with 77 pellets of suspected narcotics, in packets that had been hidden in two bottles of milk.

“Upon being placed under observation, she emitted an additional 15 pellets,” the tweet stated.

And will remain under observation as the DCI investigates her case.

British Museum To Return Ethiopian Emperor’s Hair 150 Years After

A museum Britain has decided to Ethiopia two locks of hair taken from the head of the widely revered Emperor Tewodros II in 19th century some 150 years ago.

The announcement comes at the end of a year-long commemorations marking 150 years since the Battle of Maqdala.

History had it that after  Tewodros was captured in 1868 of Maqdala, his mountain capital, in order to rescue some European captive. He chose to kill himself rather than give himself up to the British after the capture.

Hundreds of treasures were plundered by the British, including a gold crown and a wedding dress, which are in the collection of the V&A.

Ethiopia lodged a formal request in 2008 at various British institutions for the return of the treasures worth millions of dollars taken from the site.

According to BBC, the National Army Museum on Monday said it had agreed to a formal request for the return of objects “considered to be of cultural sensitivity to Ethiopian citizens.’’

Terri Dendy, head of collections at the museum, said: “Our decision to repatriate is very much based on the desire to inter the hair within the tomb alongside the emperor.

“Having spent considerable time researching the provenance and cultural sensitivities around this matter, we believe the Ethiopian government claim to repatriate is reasonable and we are pleased to be able to assist.”

The historic Battle of Magdala, which resulted in the fall of Emperor Tewodros, was the conclusion of the British expedition to Abyssinia.

The expedition witnessed the battle between British and Abyssinian forces at Magdala in 1868.

In the mid-19th Century, Emperor Tewodros II had decided to modernise his empire, Abyssinia, by opening up relations with the British, but his letter to Queen Victoria requesting munitions and military experts was ignored.

In protest, the emperor detained the British consul and other missionaries, and Britain reacted by sending an army to the emperor’s fortress in Maqdala.

The Magdala invasion, often described as the largest military offensive by the British empire in Africa, saw 13,000 troops deployed to free the British hostages as well as capture and loot the emperor’s fortress.

The British were led by Robert Napier while the Abyssinians were led by Emperor Tewodros II.

As the British won the battle, Tewodros chose to take his life rather than give himself up to the British as prisoner of war.

Tewodros’s seven-year-old son, Prince Alemayehu, was also taken after the Battle of Maqdala and became a favourite of Queen Victoria.

The young prince, however, died of pleuritis at 18 and Queen Victoria requested he should be buried at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.

Woman Delivered Triplet After Her Two Children Were Kidnapped

The family of Mr Azeez has welcomed a set of triplets at their home on Aiyepe Avenue in the Okokomaiko area of Lagos State, it will be recalled that in November 2016 the couple lost two children to suspected kidnappers which has been a tough time for the family.

Well-wishers and residents have been trooping to their home on Monday, to catch a glimpse of the triplet,two girls and a boy, who were born on Thursday, February 28, 2019.

Suliat, who had a hairdressing salon in the Okokomaiko area, took a new apprentice who was asked to bring a guarantor the next day.

The apprentice whose real name was Gladys Austin but falsely gave her name as Grace, deceived Suliat’s two children, Kafayat (six) and Farouk (four), and allegedly disappeared with them that same day.

 Special Anti Robbery Squad later paraded a suspect in March 2017 for selling another child to a ring of syndicates in Abia, Anambra and Enugu states, Grace had been identified by Suliat and her neighbours during an identification parade by the police as the apprentice, who allegedly stole her children.

The suspect, however, denied abducting Suliat’s children, insisting that she did not know their whereabouts.

The family tried all means possible to locate their children but all effort proved futile

This baffled Suliat was said to have locked herself in the house and took a local insecticide, Sniper, she attempted sucide repeatedly because of depression.

She was however taken to her hometown in Oyo State for medical attention. But she still attempted another suicide in her hometown but was saved.

Suliat told a news outlet that she spent seven months in the village to recover from the shock of the missing kids before returning to Lagos.

Suliat said she burst into tears of joy when she was told that she had been delivered of the triplets.

She stated, “When the two children were kidnapped, we went to the SARS in Ikeja many times without any result. We also reported at the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan. We did everything we were asked to do. The police later asked us to return that they had found the suspect; we also identified her. They kept pushing us back and forth. They collected N50,000 from my husband. Later, they said the case file was missing. We spent a lot of money.

“I thought it was all over for me. I thought that I had no reason to live again since the children, who should be my future, were no more.

“That was why I took Sniper. But because God said it was not over for me and my time to die had not come, I did not die.

When I returned from the village in January, I was advised to go back to my shop to reduce my worry. But by the time I returned, the landlord started making trouble with me. He gave me quit notice and even beat me up.

“We were recovering from that when we got information that our landlord had sold the house we were staying and we had just renewed our rent. It appeared that we would be homeless until my husband got this small place we are now managing.

As you can see, everywhere is empty. We have sold all our property, including land, during this period. But God decided to surprise me.”

She also said she never knew she will deliver triplets until she got to the labour room.

She added, “After I was delivered of the first child, we expected the placenta to come out. But I was told that it was another baby. And while we expected another placenta, they told me that it was another baby again. When the nurses announced that I had had three children, tears of joy rolled down my cheeks. My husband also started crying.

“I still have the hope that God will complete my joy by returning my lost children. I solicit the prayers of Nigerians that wherever my children may be, they will be found.”

Suliat’s sister, Bilikisu Omokeji, who spoke amidst sobs, described God as ‘Alapadupe’ (the one who gives room for praise even in tragedy).

“When I got the news of her delivery around 6.30am, iI laughed and cried at the same time. How wonderful is this God! Over two years ago, people joined us in walking the streets as we cried around in search of our lost children. And now this year, he has turned our sorrow to joy. God took the two children and I know, Insha Allah, they will return home,” Bilikisu stated.

The children’s father, Fatai, said the family was in need of funds.

He appealed to Nigerians to support him and his wife.

“While I hope to be reunited with my missing children someday, I have accepted my fate. I believe nothing happens to any man without God’s knowledge. And He has vindicated me with these bundles of joy, which I never expected,” he said.

BREAKING: PDP Confirms Arrest of Atiku Campaign Deputy DG

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy Director General (Admin) Presidential Campaign Organization, Tanimu Turaki SAN, has been reportedly arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for no apparent reason. 

The Spokesman  for the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, said Turaki’s arrest and detention was part of the grand plot by the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to use state apparatus of power to intimidate PDP leaders and scuttle the party’s determination to reclaim its February 23 presidential election victory in court.

Challenging the Buhari’s Government he demand the immediate and unconditional release of Turaki.

The statement said, “Since the people’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar and the PDP expressed our unwavering determination to reclaim our victory at the tribunal, being armed with overwhelming evidence, our leaders have been subjected to escalated harassments, constant threats, blackmails, cajoling and contrivances by the APC to drop our legal option.

“It is instructive to state that Tanimu Turaki was arrested and detained upon invitation by the EFCC to endorse a bail document for the Finance Director of Atiku Abubakar’s company, Babalele Abdullahi, who was arrested earlier by the commission over flimsy allegations.

“The PDP, however, states in clear terms that the APC and the Buhari Presidency are fighting a lost battle as no amount of harassment and threats will ever make the party to buckle in its determination to take back the mandate, in line with the wishes and aspirations of Nigerians.

“Nigerians are resolute on this struggle to reclaim the mandate freely given to Atiku Abubakar at the polls and the PDP will pursue this decision to its logical end and secure justice for the Nigerian people”.

'yellow vest’ protest: French police hit with poo bombs

The ”yellow vests” protesting fuel tax hike which the government later abandoned due to the protest. But “yellow vests” still want further concessions from the government.

Their demands include a redistribution of wealth as well as the increase of salaries, pensions, social security payments and minimum wage. Some say they will not settle for anything less than the president’s resignation.

On Saturday "bags filled with faeces were thrown at police and exploded. 

Some policemen were soaked through with it," Rudy Manna from the Alliance police trade union in the southern port city of Marseille told AFP.

One policeman also suffered an elbow injury when hit by "a poop-filled projectile", Marseille police headquarters said.

   

Similar incidents took place in the southern city of Montpellier, police trade union representatives said.

   

Police said there had been calls on social media ahead of Saturday's demonstrations for demonstrators to arm themselves with 'Caca-tovs' -- after Molotov cocktails but filled with "caca", the French term for poo. 

   

"The policemen were deeply humiliated," Manna said, adding that none of the perpetrators, hidden in a crowd of about 1,000 demonstrators in Marseille, had 

been identified.

   

Saturday marked the 16th straight weekend of "yellow vest" demonstrations in France since November, which have often seen security forces targeted with stones and other projectiles. 

   

Authorities said nearly 40,000 people took part.

A total of 11 people have died during the demonstrations which began over fuel taxes but mushroomed into a revolt by people in rural and small-town France against French President Emmanuel Macron.

BREAKING: 40 Killed In Zamfara Fresh Attack

Zamfara State Governor Abdul Aziz Yari swore to deal with bandits ordering security agencies to deal with them mercilessly, again 40 persons have been killed by bandits in two communities of Shinkafi and Anka local governments just in some hours after he made the statement.

The bandits, who move in high number on motorcycles, were said have attacked the community and Danjibga in the local government areas.

Police Public Relations officer in Zamfara, SP Muhammad Shehu, couldn’t confirm or deny the casualty figure in the latest attack when contacted by our correspondent.

When contacted on phone, Army spokesman of Operation Sharar Daji confirmed the two incidents.

He said the casualties and extent of damage in the attacks will be released later, stating the Commander- in- Charge of the operations has arrived the area to provide security and get on- the- spot assessment.

Nigeria Now The Largest Producer Of Rice In Africa

Nigeria is now the largest producer of rice in Africa, Director-General,Africa Rice Center, Benin Republic, Dr Harold Roy-Macauley said Nigeria outstrip Egypt to become number 1   rice producer at 4 million tonnes a year.

Egypt was producing 4.3 tonnes annually but production has reduction by almost 40 percent this year, attributed to the Egyptian government decision to limit cultivated to preserve water resources.

Egypt rice cultivation requires about 1.8 billion metres of water in evaporation, transpiration and irrigation each year.

Africa produces an average of 14.6 million tonnes of rough rice annually.

He also said effort has been made to reduce rice importation in Africa by producing enough rice to meet expectation but he's not certain if this can work out because of increase in population.

In order to achieve this,?he said his centre is ready to partner with Nigeria and other governments in Africa to train farmers, extension officers and exporters on best practice’s in cultivation and post- harvest care and to understand market requirements.

Roy- Macauley stressed the African rice value chain needs to be better integrated and be capable of competing with imported rice in terms of quality.

He added that the goal to achieving rice self- sufficiency is not just about on farm assistance but also involves introducing rice varieties that fit the diverse African agro-ecologies, improve irrigation facilities and disseminate rice growing techniques to farmers.

Baby Grasp Doctor’s Shirt After Delivery.

This is the beautiful moment a newborn baby hold firmly a doctor's gown and refuses to let go just seconds after he was born.

The photo which captured the heart of web users was posted by a Hospital in Vietnam. 

It was said that the doctor was about to leave and get changed when the baby suddenly grasp his shirt, the doctor was confused as he watched the baby crying.

The crying baby boy shows a strong grip as he holds onto a string that's attached to the doctor's gown and would not let go. It was a strong bonding between the doctor and the baby

Nearly 1,000 people have reacted to the pictures as they were shared on the hospital's facebook page.

Some others joked that the baby was hungry and asked for food.

Although there were no information of the baby disclosed, the baby was nicknamed as 'Baby Strong', 'Boss Baby' by netizens.

”Social media warriors, move further if you want war,” says wife of a slain IAF Pilot

The wife of an Air Force officer Vijeta Mandavgane who was among the seven killed when an Mi-17 chopper crashed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam last week sent out a powerful message to those who are using social media to pour out their anger over the India-Pakistan tension. Vijeta Mandavgane’s husband, Squadron Leader Ninad Mandavgane, was cremated with full military honours in Maharashtra’s Nashik on Friday.

She said “There is a lot happening on social media and on TV. Media acts responsible and sometimes don’t. You shout slogans. Instead of that, if you truly want to bring about change, for my Ninad, for WC Abhinandan and the martyrs, do a small thing. Either join the forces or make your family members join the forces. If you can’t, then at least bring about small changes around you to help the nation. You can keep your surroundings clean, not litter the roads, not urinate in the public, not harassing girls,” Ms Mandavgane told reporters. The message was widely shared online. 

Squadron Leader Ninad Mandavgane was among the six Air Force officers killed after a Russian made Mi-17 crashed in an open field near Garend Kalaan village in Budgam on Wednesday. A civilian too was killed.

“We don’t want a war. You don’t know the damages of war. We don’t want more Ninads to go. Social media warriors, please stop. If you want war, go to the front,” Vijeta Mandavgane was quoted as saying by a media outlet.

Aisha Buhari Organised A Colourful Victory Dinner

As President Muhammadu Buhari emerge victorious in the February 23 Presidential election. The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, on Saturday organised a Victory Dinner at the State House, Abuja for women and youths who worked for President Buhari’s re-election.

The Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad in a tweet, @BashirAhmaad, said the dinner was in recognition of the “significant role women and youths played during the President’s Next Level campaign and the election proper.”

One-Chance Robbery Gang Arrested In Ogun state

The Ogun State Police have arrested three – man robbery gang , Aisu Anago(30), Muritala Alubarika(42) and Noah Joel (34) who in Atan-Ota area of Ado-Odo Ota Local Government area of the State engage in luring unsuspecting passengers into a vehicle only to rob them on isolated areas on the way later.

They were arrested at Atan motor park following a tip – off by one Mrs Taye Olotu,  who had earlier being their  victim, she reported   to a Police patrol team led by a Divisional Police Officer, Atan-Ota Division, a Superintendent of Police, Abiodun Salau, that she boarded a vehicle going  to Idiroko earlier in February but was robbed by the gang on the way  before pushed her out of the vehicle.

Ssaw said when she wanted to board a bus again at the same park, she now saw the  suspect who had earlier robbed her calling passengers into their vehicle, this prompt her to call the police.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who made this known in a statement on Sunday, stated that upon the information received, the patrol team quickly followed the woman to the motor park, met the suspects and arrested three of them.

Abimbola, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), stated further that a search  on them led to the discovery of a cutlass and rope which they often use to tie victims before dispossessing them of their properties.

The Police Spokesman in the state, also noted that the suspects had revealed their mode of operation.

“They have made confessional statements that their mode of operation is for one of them to act as a driver of the car, while the two others will pretend to be passengers already in the car and they will sit in such a way that will ensure their victim is sandwiched between them.

“Once they got to an isolated area, one of them will bring out the  cutlass and the other one will use the rope to tie the hands of the victim to make it easy for them to search and dispossess such person of whatever valuables with him or her.

“They admitted been the gang that robbed the complainant earlier in the month, of the sum of N100, 000.”

He explained that  the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, has directed that  the suspects should be transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery  Squad for discreet investigation.  

Saraki Assured Of Victory On Governorship Election

Senate President Bukola Saraki speaking with his supporters at the Charity House at his Iloffa GRA residence in Ilorin, confident of victory for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s governorship candidate Razak Atunwa and other candidates in March 9th governorship and House of Assembly election despite his defeat in the last National Assembly election.

He urge his supporters not to be discouraged by the result of the last presidential and National Assembly elections that PDP has the credibility to win this upcoming election , telling them to troop out en masse to vote for the PDP governorship and House of Assembly candidates election  which will be held on March 9. 

Senator Saraki appealed to his supporters and other aggrieved stakeholders to overlook wherever the system might have erred in the overall interest of Kwara state.

Saraki reminded them that “those you voted for in anger are not your people and cannot attend to your needs as we, who are your brothers will do.”

He Said he appreciate the people of Kwara statefor their support and that he would always be around to cater for their needs.

He added “I can’t run away. My covenant with my people transcends politics. I will never abandon my people. We should not fight. I leave everything to God. I will not fight even with those they declared winnners of the last weekend’s elections. We must cooperate for the governorship election. Once we do this, we shall win the election.”

He charged his followers to be more committed like the opposition’s supporters.

“We should stop internal wrangling. We shall emerge victorious in the remaining election. I’m here to assure you that I shall never abandon you, my people. The people you have voted for are not known to you. We should forgive ourselves and move forward in the interest of our state, ” he stated.