Controversial Senator, Dino Melaye has said that it is only compound fools and people with degree in stupidity who will leave the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Melaye boasts that APC will certainly be defeated in the November 2019 governorship election.
“Only compound fools and people with degree in stupidity will leave PDP for APC. APC will be defeated in Kogi state,” he wrote on his Twitter page.
Melaye also likened himself to Daniel in the Bible and said he could not be stopped.
“I am Daniel, Lions can’t stop me,” he said.
Only compound fools and people with degree in stupidity will leave PDP for APC. APC will be defeated in Kogi state.
Few days ago, Melaye had turned down an appointment by the Kogi State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to become its Director-General in its quest to reclaim the State in November’s governorship election.
Melaye was defeated at the Kogi PDP primary election by Musa Wada, who emerged governorship flagbearer of the party.
“Let me state categorically that I have turned down the position of Director-General of the PDP Kogi State Governorship Campaign Council. I wish PDP all the best. When truth is a casualty there is chaos,” he wrote on his Twitter page.
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Mr. Akpevwe Eghubare, TheNewsGuru pidgin newscaster on Wednesday graduated from the prestigious Lagos State University (LASU) even as Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has promised to sponsor the best graduating student in his post-graduate programme.
Akpevwe, who graduated with an honour degree in public administration, has anchored the TheNewsGuru pidgin news with an unflinching panache that leaves his audience wowed.
TheNewsGuru publisher, Mr. Mideno Bayagbon, and his amiable wife, Mrs. Christie-Mideno Bayagbon, graced the convocation ceremony of the vibrant public administrator and newscaster that held today at the LASU premises.
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TheNewsGuru Publisher, Mideno Bayagbon and wife, Christie with Akpevwe EghubareTheNewsGuru Publisher, Mideno Bayagbon and Akpevwe EghubareChristie-Mideno Bayagbon and Akpevwe Eghubare
Best graduating student… WAEC and NECO results dotted with F9s
In his speech, Governor Ambode promised to sponsor in his post-graduate programme, and also gifted the sum of N5 million to, Mr. Adetoro Ogunsanya, who emerged the best graduating student from the 2016/2017 session with a Cumulative Grade Point Aggregate (CGPA) of 4.7 from the Department of Business Administration.
Ambode, who said he was impressed by Ogunsanya’s performance at the 22nd Convocation and Award of degrees by the university to its graduating students, noted that the state government had stopped offering scholarships to students, but was only giving them bursaries.
He enthused that his coming to the university on the first day of the convocation was divine.
“There is a divine side to the story of the best graduating student, maybe I choose to come today because of the best graduating student.
“The visitor to the university usually attends the higher degree ceremony of the convocations.
“But I will adopt the best graduating student because his story is too compelling and reflect on my story,” Ambode said.
Governor Ambode with graduating students and officials of LASU
Ogunsanya, the best graduating student, narrated his first WAEC and NECO examination results were dotted with F9s due to health challenges.
According to him, the health challenge, cataract he inherited from his father, greatly affected his performance in the final examination in secondary school.
He said the cataract, which initially affected one eye, later spread to the other and this affected his academic performance.
“My Parents helped me to seek medical help but the first operation I had was not successful.
“When my first WAEC and NECO came out, it was dotted with F9s, so I left home and went to stay with my uncle and his wife.
“My uncle and his wife also helped me to seek medical treatment at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan and the operation was successful,” he said.
Ogunsanya said following the treatment, he went back to secondary school to rewrite his WAEC and JAMB, after three years of staying at home.
“I was able to make four A’s and three B’s and scored 215 in JAMB to gain admission to LASU,: Ogunsanya recalled.
According to him, he had applied for Accounting at LASU but opted for business administration giving reasons Accounting was not accredited at the time.
Ogunsanya noted that his academic journey was rigorous and herculean, even as he lost his father in 2015.
“But my doggedness and tenacity yielded a good result,” he added, while also requesting that he should be given scholarship for his master’s programme in the United Kingdom.
In response Governor Ambode said “I will personally sponsor him to any university of his choice in the world and as the best graduating student, I am giving him a gift of N5million”.
LASU VC’s remarks
In his remarks, Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun, the Vice-Chancellor, said the graduating students had been well tutored and certified to succeed in the corporate world.
The VC, however, urged the students to be good ambassadors of the institution and give back to their Alma Mata.
Fagbohun said the university graduated 29,710 students for the session, out of which 26 students made First Class division.
He said 21,481 students graduated with first degrees, 201 with diplomas, 7,982 in the Post-graduate cadre and 46 PhDs.
In keeping with the Commission’s standards of being transparent with all stakeholders including the media, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) held an elaborate meeting with media houses in which publisher of TheNewsGuru, Mideno Bayagbon was present.
laughter-time as Nigerian Comm Comm, NCC, big shots: Prof Dambata, Tony Ojobo, and the Human Resource Director and I met in Lagos today pic.twitter.com/mCx2myqFWB
TheNewsGuru reports the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta spoke with media chiefs and news editors from both traditional and online media organisations.
Issues discussed by the NCC EVC at the event, which also hosted TheNewsGuru Group Managing Editor, Jewell Dafinone, bothers on the current strides, activities and challenges of the Commission towards improving telecom services and broadband deployment in the country.
In this opening speech, Prof. Danbatta expressed his appreciation for the quality and quantity of media coverage in the telecom industry which has helped highlight Nigeria as a prime location for investment in Telecoms services.
Danbatta spoke on the milestone achievement the NCC had reached by licensing four Infrastructure Service Providers (Infracos) and noted that a report by the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) showed that Nigeria’s broadband penetration had reached 22% with 30% being the target set by the National Broadband Plan by 2018.
He added that a World Bank study had concluded that a 10% point increase in fixed broadband penetration would increase GDP growth by 1.21% in developed economies and 1.38% in developing ones.
Also speaking at the event was the NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Tony Ojobo, who thanked participants for their continuous and accurate coverage of the Commission’s activities and empathized the importance the Commission lays on its relationship with media practitioners who continuously help promote the activities of the NCC to the general public and International Community.
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TheNewsGuru.com, Africa’s number one news portal will on Friday, [September 15, 2017] holds its inaugural webinar entitled “Digital Media Gurus Speak: How to monetise online media opportunities online”
The event which will commence live on TheNewsGuru’s Facebook page and other social media outlets from 10:00 am – 11:30 am will be hosted by the Publisher, TheNewsGuru.com, Mr. Mideno Bayagbon.
Special guests include an array of media gurus – Vice President Corporate Communications/CSR Director Airtel Nigeria and founder of Ethelberts, Mr. Emeka Oparah; renowned Editor, Online and Special Publication, The Nations Newspaper, Mr. Lekan Otufodunrin; President, Guild of Professional Bloggers, Mr Chris Kehinde Nwadu, CKN and veteran showbiz journalist/publisher Media Room Hub, Azuka Ogujiuba.
One of the primary goals of the hangout is to provide an avenue for young media investors to learn from the wealth of experience of some of the carefully selected media entrepreneurs who are invited as guests on the #TNGhangout.
The 60-minute webinar will look at the criteria needed by online media investors to be able to maximize available opportunities and stay profitable while ensuring that the necessary journalistic integrity is not sacrificed in the process.
During this webinar, attendees will learn the current online media business model; discover tips needed by online investors to stay ahead of their competition and also get the opportunity to ask the guest speakers questions on key areas.
You can join the conversations on the TNGhangout by following the dedicated Hashtags for the event on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, #TheNewsGuru #TNGhangout #TheGurusSpeak.
The executive team of Powerlight Communications on Tuesday paid a working visit to TheNewsGuru.com, Africa’s No.1 online portal.
The delegation led by the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Kayode Akinyemi visited TheNewsGuru to harness partnership grounds that will put both organisations at a vantage point to mutually enjoy greater business height especially at a time TheNewsGuru.com is set to mark its 1st year anniversary.
Akinyemi, on his visit, opened business talks and expressed willingness to partner with TheNewsGuru having explored some of the unique media products designed by the news portal for its teeming readers.
From Left: Chief Executive Officer, Powerlight Communications, Kayode Akinyemi; Publisher, TheNewsGuru.com, Mr. Mideno Bayagbon and Associate Director, Powerlight Communications, Mr. Adekunle Oladele.From Left: Chief Executive Officer, Powerlight Communications, Kayode Akinyemi; Publisher, TheNewsGuru.com, Mr. Mideno Bayagbon and Associate Director, Powerlight Communications, Mr. Adekunle Oladele.
In bid to provide a pathway to ensure steady growth of Nigeria’s digital media space, Africa’s number one news portal, TheNewsGuru.com will hold its first social media hangout on the 15th of September, 2017.
The event themed “Digital Media Gurus Speak: How to monetise opportunities online…” is a virtual forum for speakers and participants to brainstorm on how online investors best harness digital media gains in Nigeria.
The event which will commence from 10:00 am – 11:30 am will be hosted by the Publisher, TheNewsGuru.com, Mr. Mideno Bayagbon.
Special guests include an array of media gurus – Vice President Corporate Communications/CSR Director Airtel Nigeria and founder of Ethelberts, Mr. Emeka Oparah; renowned Editor, Online and Special Publication, The Nations Newspaper, Mr. Lekan Otufodunrin; President, Professional bloggers, Mr Chris Kehinde Nwadu, CKN and veteran showbiz journalist/publisher Media Room Hub, Azuka Ogujiuba.
As a fact, the digital media industry in Nigeria has witnessed more entrants of investors, but many of them are still struggling to keep up with the market expectations due to lack of experience needed to see their ideas to fruition.
The primary goal of the hangout, is to provide an avenue for young media investors to learn from the wealth of experience of some of the carefully selected media entrepreneurs who are invited as guests on the #TNGhangout.
Warri born rapper, Efe Ejeba became the center of attention when he recently emerged the winner of Big Brother Naija 2017. The down- to- earth reality TV star who was recently crowned the Prince of Okpe kingdom,in an exclusive interview with TheNewsGuru revealed he didn’t expect to win Big Brother Naija, saying he only wanted to maximize the platform to promote his music.
“Everybody goes into the Big Brother Naija house with the optimism and hope that they would win. At first, I didn’t think I was going to win, I saw it as a platform to promote my music. I and my brother agreed that If I can spend three weeks in the Big Brother House I have tried” he said.
He further added that Big Brother Naija afforded him the opportunity to fly in an aeroplane for the first time in his life
Hear him:”Yes that was my first time of flying in an airplane. My flight was from Lagos and then to Abuja before flying to South Africa. I experienced the local before the international”.
Everyone was shocked when Warri born rapper, Efe Ejeba emerged the winner of Big Brother Naija 2017. The down- to- earth reality TV star who visited TheNewsGuruoffice on Wednesday 3rd of May in Lagos , talks about his BBNaija experience, criticisms trailing his music, mentioned music legend 2face as an inspiration and reflected on the TBoss-Kemen saga .
Decked in black jeans upon jacket, black boot and white tee-shirt, Efe was brimming with excitement as he shares his journey to stardom and plans for the prize money.
When asked about his love for music he said:” I have been doing music for 7 years. At a time, I won the best rapper in a competition held years back in Jos. I have a deep love for music and nothing can kill my passion for music”.
On being criticized for over his rap style, he said: “I am used to the criticism and the will not stop me from doing what I love. I pick some constructive feedbacks and leave the ones I cannot benefit from” he told TheNewsGuru .
Efe Ejeba, Big Brother Naija 2017 winner has been getting both rave reviews and hard knocks for his music.
The talented rapper who told TheNewsGuru he is unperturbed by the criticisms trailing his music , recently paid a visit to TheNewsGuru where he did an enthusiastic rap freestyle that is fast generating diverse opinions from his fans.
