Konga celebrates 10,000 kids as it hits 1million fans on Facebook

Konga celebrates 10,000 kids as it hits 1million fans on Facebook

Last year, Nigeria’s online marketplace, Konga.com in collaboration with some other Nigerian companies celebrated 5000 children at Tafawa balewa square, Lagos, with gifts, games and other interesting things that truly put smiles on their faces. See pictures here

This year, Konga in collaboration with Triple X entertainment and other companies came together to host an event at Muri Okunola Park, VI today,  Tuesday, May 27^th, 2014. The event which comes just after Konga launched its special children’s day store saw special prizes given to kids that participated in spelling bee competitions, dancing competitions and other side attractions. Continue...

 

Today, Konga also celebrates reaching the 1 Million happy fans milestone on Facebook, making them the most liked e-commerce platform in Africa.

 Speaking about this, Gabriel Gab-Umoden, Head of Marketing at Konga.com says

“Today, May 27^th, 2014, we reached a new milestone as a company, a true testament to our hard work and dedication to serving our customers better. We will not rest on these oars but will continue to innovate and drive the adoption of e-commerce and its benefits, to all of Africa.

May 27^th is also a day dedicated to celebrating Children all around the world, and in our own little way with prizes such as tablets, desktop computers etc., we hope to empower these kids with the tools to help mold the bright future of Nigeria”

Parents looking to surprise their children with amazing but budget items like books, stationery, clothes, shoes and educational toys can still enjoy special discounts on the Konga Children’s day store which will be open till the end of the week.

Adults are also not left out of the celebration, with a special page created here for adults to enjoy discounts this end of the month

Bovi & Kcee “Raise the Roof” at Man on Fire Show in London – Snapshots

Yesterday Monday 26th May 2014, Bovi hosted his “Man on Fire” show at the indigO2, London, UK.

The Nigerian comedian thrilled guests with rib cracking jokes all night long. “Limpopo” master Kceewas also live on stage to perform his hit tracks.

Celebs and personalities spotted at the event include Dorcas Shola Fapson, Buchi who also delivered hilarious jokes,  Adesope Olajide, Adunni Ade.

Check it out!

'I can't deliver your letter to Boko Haram leader' - First Lady tells kids

Some Nigerian children who paid a courtesy visit to First Lady Patience Jonathan today in Abuja to mark the Children's Day celebration seized the opportunity to hand her letters they wrote to Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau protesting the abduction of the Chibok girls and asked the First Lady to pass the letter to him.

Mama Peace received the letter but immediately told the children that she doesn't know who Shekau is but would give their letters to the Chief of Defence Staff who would help deliver it accordingly..

"Let me thank the children that gave me letter to give Boko Haram. Well, I have received your letter, but I’m not the one to give it to Boko Haram because I don’t know Boko Haram and I have never seen Boko Haram. But I will give it to NSA or Chief of Defence Staff who will submit your letter accordingly. To my children parliament, thank you for your letter. Thank you for your deliberation. I have received what you gave to me. I will make sure I pass it to the president because it is addressed to him and the other one is addressed to Boko Haram. That is why the two are different.” she said

Mama Peace advised the children and Nigerians in general to desist from speaking evil or reigning abuses on the President, saying he is the head of the country as God has made him so. She drew her advice from the bible

"It is bad to abuse our country and the president because God has made him the head. The almighty God commands us to pray for our leaders. We therefore need to pray for the development of our country and the president.

Remember that a child that abuses his father and mother is disobeying God’s commandment because the bible says in Exodus 20:12 that you should honour your father and mother so that you may live long in the land that the Lord your God has given you. The holy Bible is not referring to only biological parents. Any one that is older than you even for a day must be respected. Let us therefore join hands and rebuild our country Nigeria” she advised

Boko Haram kills 20 in another village raid

Boko Haram leader: Abubakar Shekau

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen stormed a Christian village in northeastern Nigeria, killing 20 residents, a government spokesman said Monday.

The heavily armed gunmen stormed Waga village in Adamawa state on Sunday and opened fire, Ahmed Soji said.

“The gunmen believed to be Boko Haram insurgents in trucks and on motorcycles attacked the village where they killed 20 people and burnt several houses,” Soji said.

“The whereabouts of several other people are still unknown but it is assumed they fled into the bush to escape the attack and are yet to return,” he said.

A second attack by the marauding gunmen on nearby Gublak village was repelled by soldiers in the area, Soji said without saying if there were casualties in the shootout.

Adamawa state, which is one of three states under emergency law along with Borno and Yobe, has seen a string of deadly Boko Haram attacks.

In February, the group killed 34 people and burnt scores of homes in coordinated bombing and shooting attacks on Michika, Kirchiga and Shuwa towns near the border with Borno state.

At least 24 people were killed on Sunday when Boko Haram gunmen raided Kumuta village in Borno State, where the Islamists have stepped up deadly attacks on villages in recent months.

According to residents, dozens of motorcycle-riding gunmen stormed the village after sunrise as locals were heading to the weekly market, opening fire on residents.

The militants, who have claimed the abduction of more than 200 girls from their school in Chibok, Borno state six weeks ago, have recently intensified their attacks in the state’s countryside, raiding villages where they kill residents, loot food supplies and set fire to homes.

Supreme Court orders lawyer to pay N8m fine to Delta state governor

The Supreme Court today Monday May 26th ordered Dr Dickson Osuala to pay N8million fine to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta and 3 others for abuse of court process, PM News reports.

Osuala was counsel to Chief Great Ogboru, candidate of the Democratic People’s Party in the 2011 Delta governorship election. Other parties in the N8 million cost are the PDP, INEC, and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) who are to get N2million each.

Osuala‎ had, on behalf of his client, applied for a review of the court’s judgement which in 2013 upheld the election of Uduaghan of the PDP. He had claimed in his application that, Section 285 (7) of the 1999 Constitution which the Supreme Court relied on to dismiss the case, was “fraudulently inserted by the National Assembly”.

He argued that due process was not followed by the National Assembly on the section.
The counsel, therefore, submitted that it was wrong for the apex court to have relied on it to dismiss his client’s case in 2013.

Delivering his ruling, Justice Walter Onoghen blamed Osuala for not advising his client rightly and embarking on a clear case of gross abuse of the court process.
“The said N8 million is awarded as cost against the person of Dr. Dickson Osuala and is to be paid from his pocket to the respondents.
“The plaintiff, through his counsel, wants to resurrect a dead and buried horse.
“The plaintiff’s counsel should advise his client to take his case to heaven if he is not satisfied with the court’s ruling,” he said.
Onoghen said it was not the business of the court to amend the constitution, but that of the national assembly.

He advised him to go to the National Assembly or the Federal High Court to challenge the section of the constitution which he considered defective.

Osuala rejected the advice, adding that nobody should be allowed to benefit from a defective law.
NAN reports that Ogboru had twice applied for a review of the judgement but the Supreme Court had turned down his prayer on both occasions.

Source: PM News 

We know where Chibok girls are, but won't use force to rescue them - Military

Nigeria's Chief of Defense Staff Air Marshall Alex Badeh today said that the Nigeria military has been able to locate the 200+ girls abducted in Chibok on April 14th but will not use force to rescue them because that could put the girls in great danger as the insurgents could kill them. 

He revealed this today while addressing a group of protesters, the Citizens Initiative for Security Awareness, outside the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. He said the military knows what they are doing and should be allowed to continue their work

"We want our girls back. The military can do it, but where they are held, can we go with force? The good news for the girls is that we know where they are but we can't tell you. Just leave us alone. We are working. We will bring the girls back" He said

Solange's music sales increases by 230% after Jay Z elevator attack

You would think if you did something like this, fans and the general public will find a way to punish you - by like not buying your music or not attending your concerts. But that's not what's happening in Solange's case, instead she's experiencing an increase in music sales.

According to Nielsen Soundscan, the week after video footage leaked of Solange punching, kicking and spitting on her sister's husband, Jay Z, her digital music sales jumped 233%!

The week prior to the fight footage becoming public, Solange's music sales hovered around 600 downloads but the week after the video leak, it surged to over 2000. Now it's nearing 3000 downloads

You know what they say, no publicity is bad publicity. Look at Kim K for instance, she became an international superstar after a leaked sex video.