Higher Institutions Football League Kicks Off July 28

The stage is now set for the maiden edition of the Higher Institutions Football League (HIFL) scheduled to hold across university campuses in Nigeria. Games in the league are on track to begin on the 28^th of July, 2018 as planned.

President of the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA), Professor Stephen Hamafyel to who made the announcement in a statement recently, assured football lovers across the country of an interesting competition as the games kick off.

“We are happy we are finally kicking off the games. At the end of this maiden edition, we hope to have convinced our sponsors and indeed Nigerians that collegiate sports is ripe in Nigeria. Then, we may be thinking of expanding the fixtures as HiFL is a very good platform to achieve these objectives. With our level of preparation, we are sure of success”.

He added that “HiFL will complement the efforts of NUGA to bring back the good old days of competitive inter-school games with all the excitement therein. Although, we are starting with football, which may be described as the pivot of Nigerian sports, we hope to expand to other sports later. This is firmly in our plans”.

In a bid to grow collegiate sports in Nigeria, HIFL was launched in February 2018 by PACE Sports and Entertainment Marketing as an international event in Lagos.

Fuji Star, Saheed Osupa Empowers Polytechnic Students With Scholarship

Top and Fuji mega star, Alhaji Saheed Akorede Ayinla Moshood Okunola popularly called Saheed Osupa penultimate week awarded scholarship to three students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ogun State.

He awarded the scholarship to the recipients at an event tagged, ‘Students On The Runway’ organized by Wise Plus Concept, led by Mr. Oduyemi Temitope Wasiu. The event is aimed at training and to empower students in various institutions. The last edition held at school’s hall few weeks ago had the stylish musician, Saheed Osupa as one of the speakers where he awarded  the three students scholarship to enable the students enroll for a year training course at a fashion school, with the tuition fee sponsored by the talented and philosophical musician. The following students, Davies Ayomide Azizat of Science Laboratory Technology, Raju Basira Monisola of Mass Communication and Macarthy Oluwapelumi Ayomide of Mass Communication thanked Saheed Osupa for this rare opportunity to enable them reach their goal.

Meanwhile, the Ibadan Hip-Fuji creator will be holding his annual Ramadan lecture on Saturday, 9^th of June 2018 at Mauve 21 Event Centre, Ibadan, Oyo State. The event which is packaged by Islanders International Magazine will be having in attendance the following first class kings, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi (Alafin Oyo), Oba Saliu Adetunji (Olubadan of Ibadan), Oba Rasheed Adewale Akanbi (Oluwo of Iwo) and other top personalities in and out of the country to grace the event. Also, many top Islamic artistes are to perform at the event that will be anchor by seasoned broadcaster, Yomi Mate popularly known as Ifakalleluyah.

Nigerian Advertising Agency, X3m Ideas Berths In South Central Africa

Nigeria’s top advertising agency, X3m Ideas has spread its winning tentacles to Southern region of Africa.  

This big move was recently announced on the Social Media pages of the agency’s CEO, Steve Babaeko.  

According to Babaeko, “Part of our 5 year plan was to extend the frontier of our operation to other parts of Africa. It’s been a tough and challenging adventure, a big lesson in patience and perseverance. All said and done, it gives me immense pleasure to officially announce our operation in South Central Africa. X3M Ideas SA PTY is now the arrowhead of our enterprise that is currently driving our footprint across South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
"This operation is part of the X3M Group but it’s a wholly independent operation with a different Board.
"Like I always tell our team, we are the Marines of the Advertising Industry; we look challenges in the eyes and snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. We are X3M. Our dream is to leave indelible footprints across this great continent, this is only the beginning.”

Since opening shop some 5 years ago, it has been various success stories or another for the young agency which is already playing in the big league considering the juicy accounts the agency has in her kitty. The agency has also won many pitches and garners awards worldwide. 

American Wrongly Imprisoned For 25 Years Gets $10m Reward

An American, who was found innocent after serving 25 years in prison has received $10 million on Wednesday as compensation.

The settlement set a record for the city of Philadelphia, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, where Anthony Wright, who was 20 years old when the alleged crime occurred, was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for a 1991 rape and murder case.

DNA evidence discovered later proved that Wright was innocent.
Innocence Project, an activist group promoting DNA evidence in criminal investigations, said in a statement that Wright was the victim of poor investigation procedures by the police, who allegedly threatened to beat Wright if he wouldn’t sign a confession written by the police.

The group said Wright now 44, is the 344th DNA exoneree in the nation.

The Philadelphia district attorney’s office had in 1991 indicted a 20-year-old black man named Anthony Wright on a charge of capital murder after describing the crime as “heinous”.

2018 Forbes Africa under 30 list, Wizkid, Davido, Falz others listed

Year after year, Forbes features some of the brightest young leaders, entrepreneurs and billionaires under the 30 Under 30 list across various continents.

This year, over 90 people make the Forbes Africa 2018 list spanning across Business, Technology and Creatives.

As such, 25 Nigerians make the list including Wizkid, Davido, Bidemi Zakariyau, Beverly Naya and Adebayo Oke-Lawal.

See the complete list below:

Business

Yannick Nzonde, 29, DRC
Co-founder ATI Groupe

Leroy Mwasaru, 20, Kenya
Founder, Greenpact

Ladipo Lawani, 29, Nigeria
Founder, L&L Foods

Emmanuel Ademola Ayilara, 29, Nigeria
Founder, LanaWey Investment Limited

Mwiya Musokotwane, 28, Zambia
Founder, Thebe Investment Management

Nomvula Mhambi, 29, Zimbabwe
Founder, Disruptive Innovation

Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed Falalu, 28, Nigeria
Founder, FalGates

Roger Boniface, 29, South Africa
Founder, EDISIM

Gilbert Eugene Peters, 29, Zimbabwe
Founder, Spidex Media

FASHION: How to Care for a Leather Belt

Leather belts are among men’s top accessories in their wardrobes. Not only do they keep drawers held in place, they add a stylish element to an ordinary pair of pants. Finding a trusty belt that’s fully adjustable to a man’s wavering waist size and one that will never fail during an awkward bend and lift is truly a treasure.
Because of their delicate material make-up, taking care of your leather belt is a must in ensuring its luster and durability. Take care of your belt and it will take care of you in return. Maintain your favorite leather belt by following a few tricks of the trade:
Make sure it fits: Buying a belt that is too large for your waist size is one sure-fire way to ruin it quickly. If too large, the belt will bend around itself which results in small lines and creases. To find the right sized belt, match it to your pants size or – at the most – go one size bigger. When wearing the belt, secure it at the proper strength and level. When shopping for a belt, go for a neutral color that will compliment pieces in your wardrobe.
Condition it: The best way to ensure a belt’s life expectancy is to treat it right after you buy it with leather conditioner. It’s a good investment because it can be used on leather shoes and jackets as well. The conditioner deters moisture and filth. To apply, squeeze a dime-sized amount on a cloth rag and rub it over the belt. Cover both sides. Let it air-dry for a couple of hours.

Falz Dares MURIC over ‘This Is Nigeria’ Video 7 Days Removal Ultimatum

Falz’s management team has said that they are not withdrawing the “This is Nigeria” video.

A tweet by Kayode Ogundamisi disclosed the statement by the rappers management.

The statement is a response to the seven-day ultimatum Muslims Rights Concern issued to the rapper, on Tuesday, asking him to take down his ‘This is Nigeria’ video or face legal actions from them.

However, Falz’s management team insisted that the video won’t be taken down and advised the group to head to court to address their grievances, noting that they are ready to meet them in court.

“If they (MURIC) have any grievance they can head to court and we will meet them”

Buhari Bestows On MKO Abiola, GCFR... Declares June 12 Democracy Day

Instead of May 29 every year, Democracy Day will now be celebrated in Nigerian on June 12, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday.

“I am delighted to announce that, after due consultations, the Federal Government has decided that henceforth, June 12 will be celebrated as Democracy Day,” Buhari said in a statement.

Nigeria had its, arguably, freest and fairest presidential elections on June 12, 1993. Deemed to have been won by late Moshood Abiola, the election was annulled by the then military ruler General Ibrahim Babangida.

Buhari also announced the conferment of Nigeria’s highest national honour on Abiola while his running mate, Babagana Kingibe and late lawyer and human rights activist Gani Fawehinmi were conferred with the second highest national honour.