WapTV Tops Nigerian TV Channel ratings

WAPTV, the Family Entertainment Channel, has been rated as the most watched TV channel on Startimes, Nigeria’s Foremost DTT Cable Platform; as reported by the January Media Diary by MPS Limited which ranked all TV Channels across Nigeria according to Viewership/Popularity.

According to Wole Adenuga, Managing Director of WAPTV, “We are always pleased whenever we hear good news about WAPTV.

The Heart and Soul of any Media House is its Content and our Team works very hard at providing viewers with the right amount of Information and Education in a very Entertaining and Interactive package. We are honoured that our daily-increasing viewers enjoy our efforts thus far and we assure them that we have a lot more to come.”

MPS (Media Planning Services) Limited is an independent organisation made up of professional media research consultants who provide reliable data, software and associated consultancy training for media planning, buying and control. MPS is the go-to source for all Data regarding Nigerian Media Audience including Newspaper Houses, Radio Stations and both Terrestrial and Cable Television Channels.

Since WAPTV began transmission on 1^st October, 2012, it has become a favourite of Viewers and Advertisers alike; and the Channel, as well as its OAPs, has won several awards including:

v 2013 – ‘CABLE TV CHANNEL OF THE YEAR’ by Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards (NBMA).

v 2013 – ‘SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ENTERTAINMENT IN NIGERIA’ presented to SABONGARI by Gbedu Awards.

v 2013 – ‘STUDENT CHOICE TV CHANNEL OF THE YEAR’ by English Students Association of Redeemer’s University.

v 2013 – ‘BEST COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR’ Presented to SABONGARI by FLEET Foundation.

v 2014 – ‘COMICAL CABLE TV PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR’ Presented to OMONLA by G.O.C.

v 2014 – ‘OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT TV PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR’ presented to wapTV’s KOOKOOROOKOO MORNING SHOW by Classic Africa Merit Award.

v 2014 – ‘BEST TELEVISION PERSONALITY’ presented to OMONLA by Xplosion Africa Award.

v 2014 – ‘STUDENT CHOICE TV CHANNEL OF THE YEAR’ by English Students Association of Redeemer’s University.

v 2014 – ‘BEST BRANDS/BUSINESS/FOOD/TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME ’ Presented to FOODIES & SPICE by Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards (NBMA).

WAPTV (Wale Adenuga Productions Television) is Nigeria’s First pidgin TV Channel and it is available to millions of viewers on STARTIMES Channel 116, STARSAT Channel 189, CONSAT Channel 812 and MYTV (STRONG Decoders).

For More Information on WAPTV, Opportunities to Win Fantastic Prizes, Updates on Programme Schedule, Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Footage and lots more, kindly follow these links:

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WAPTV (Wale Adenuga Productions Television) is Nigeria’s First pidgin TV Channel and it is available to millions of viewers on STARTIMES Channel 116, STARSAT Channel 189, CONSAT Channel 812 and MYTV (STRONG Decoders).

For More Information on WAPTV, Opportunities to Win Fantastic Prizes, Updates on Programme Schedule, Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Footage and lots more, kindly follow these links:

LIKE http://ift.tt/1mO5YQz

SUBSCRIBE TO http://ift.tt/1mO61fg

FOLLOW http://ift.tt/1ozfnsl

VISIT www.thewaptv.net

Historic audio of President Jonathan calling to congratulate Buhari (listen)

GEJ is my hero! Every time they called me to come meet him at the Villa, I blatantly refused. Now, one of my life's ambition is to meet President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and shake his hands. Listen to him calling Buhari to congratulate him the day the election results were announced. History will forever remember this man.

Another Nigerian sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking

A district court sitting in Tangerang, Jakartar in Indonesia has sentenced a Nigerian man, Simon Ezeaputa, to death following charges of drug trafficking.



According to Indonesian media, Simon, who is currently serving a 20 year jail term for offenses bothering on drug trafficking, was found guilty of running a drug cartel while in prison. He is accused to have recently engaged in a drug transaction that involved 350 grams of crystal methamphetamine.



Simon's death sentence brings to 13 the number of Nigerians currently on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking offenses.



Nigerian government has constantly appealed to the Indonesian government for clemency and prisoner exchange so that those who are on death row in Indonesia can come back home to serve jail terms rather than be executed, a request the Indonesian government has failed to answer, maintaining that the Nigerians are adult enough to bear the consequences of their actions as they are aware that drug related offences in Indonesia comes with death sentences when caught.

Is it right for a doctor to post a selfie with a patient's image in the background on social media?

This photo of a medical doctor taking a selfie with his patient in the background caused some kind of argument on Facebook today. Some felt his action was unprofessional and asked him if it was ethical to do such. His response was more of self-defense and counter criticism. See that after the cut...

Now the question is…with regard to professionalism and the Hippocratic oath sworn by medical doctors, can the doctors action be justified? The photo he posted below...

BBOG sadly marks 1 year of 219 Chibok girls abduction + seeks schoolgirls to volunteer as CG ambassadors

Bring Back Our Girls campaign group sadly mark one year commemoration of the abduction of our Chibok Girls. The group plans one week of global action and are searching for 219 #ChibokGirlsAmbassadors who will be presented to the world on the 14th April as they join BBOG all around the world in the #GlobalSchoolGirlsMarch to march for the missing girls. Read the press statement below..

In exactly two weeks from today it will be one year since 276 schoolgirls of GSS Chibok, Borno state were abducted. 57 escaped but 219 are still missing.

We are all saddened as the One Year of this heinous abduction approaches on April 14, 2015. We are hopeful and still expect the rescue of our 219 Girls before that date. However, we are organizing to commemorate this sad event if they aren’t back by then.

Effective from Wednesday, April 8th, 2015, we shall begin a Global Week of Action with the theme: #ChibokGirls ‪#‎NeverToBeForgot ten‬. This shall terminate on the Tuesday 14th, 2015.

Find below on our website the Program of Action and how you can participate:



http://www.bringbackourgirls.ng/commemoration-form/



There is also the Chibok Girls Ambassadors. Schoolgirls aged 10 -18 who would volunteer to stand for our missing Chibok girls. Details are available at this link:



http://www.bringbackourgirls.ng/fuel-the-movement/ambassadors-form/



Schools would also be able to participate by organizing marches called the Global School Girl March. Details are available at this link:



http://bringbackourgirls.us/school-girl-march/



During our Special Global Week Of Action commemorating our #ChibokGirls’ abduction, we shall like to have all our friends across Nigeria and the world to join in and support our activities in their different communities, cities and countries.



The essence of this Special Commemoration is not for entertainment. We find the continued captivity of our girls unacceptable. And, we wish to demand expeditious global campaign to accelerate all efforts being coordinated by the Nigerian Government and her allies towards their rescue.



The effort of every man and woman, far and near, in this particular period will be critical in driving the required renewed demand and pressure to find our girls and bring them home to their parents.



Wherever you are, we call on you today to join in; to rally afresh and to mobilize resources to bring our #ChibokGirls back on the front burner. A day in the captivity of terrorists is agonizingly dreadful enough. One year is too much and too difficult to imagine. Our #ChibokGirls are innocent global citizens that the world must ensure are #NeverToBeForgo

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Conclusion

From this weekend up to today, Nigeria has been involved in a presidential and national assembly electoral cycle that was generally accepted as successful. This is victory for Nigeria and Nigerians. The success of the entire of process was largely because Nigerians placed a demand on the electoral system, and with concerted effort, coupled with true commitment and sincerity of purpose from all involved.



This should be a lesson for all. With this same commitment and sincerity of purpose, we can have our girls back soonest.



While congratulating both the current president and incoming one, the president-elect, we demand that both prioritise the rescue of our missing 219 #ChibokGirls as a topmost agenda during this transition period, and to work together in assiduously in unison to see that our missing girls return before the handover date of 29 May 2015.



However, if our girls are not back by that date, we will continue demanding #BringBackOurGirls, and won't stop, not until they are back and alive!



Thank you and GOD bless Nigeria.



For and on behalf of #BringBackOurGirls



Oby Ezekwesili

Hadiza Bala Usman

Autopsy confirms FB lover, Kemi Faboro died of natural causes

An autopsy carried out on Kemi Faboro, the young lady who died after meeting with her married Facebook lover, Christopher Ezekiel, at her home in Ogba Lagos on March 14th, confirms that she died of natural causes, ruling out any foul play.

A police officer who is in charge of murder cases at the Criminal Investigative Department (SCID) in Lagos disclosed to Encomium magazine that Kemi suffered a heart attack which resulted in her death. The police officer who spoke on the condition of anonymity said Mr Ezekiel who has been in police custody since Faboro's death will soon be released.

Actresses can have a happy home, I'm an example - Mercy Johnson

Actresses can have a happy home, mother of two Mercy Johnson Okojie says in a new interview with Leadership. She also talked about what causes high rate of divorce among celebs. Read below...

There is a general notion that actresses do not make good wives. Do you agree with this submission?

Well, I can only speak from my own perspective and when I say my perspective, I mean from my personal experiences, marriage and relationship with my husband. One of the biggest lies anyone can tell himself/herself is using one or more random experiences to judge and stereotype others. We all have our different stories to tell. I have two children for my husband today and he has not stopped talking about how down-to-earth I was yet I am an actress; not just any actresses. I had a large following at that time yet I did not go around pouting my lips or playing the snub.

My husband later confessed to me that for him, it was love at first sight but that did not stop him from asking me to cook for him the first day I set foot in his house. At first, I was stunned that a Nigerian man was asking me to enter his kitchen to cook him a meal. A part of me whispered to me that perhaps, he was not aware of who I was and when I said to him: ‘You must be joking. My name is Mercy Johnson’. What shocked me even more was his response when he said: ‘I know’. Rather than take offence, I was drawn closer to him. We have been married since 2011 and we love each other to bits till date and have consciously decided to spend the rest of our lives together. As I said earlier, I am an actress who is correcting the rigid stand that actresses cannot have happy homes when they get married. Also, bear in mind that there are several Nigerian actresses like me who are happily married. Having a happy marriage is a choice a woman has to make. When you decide to have a happy marriage, you focus your thoughts, actions, words, work and everything else around protecting that happiness.

What do you think is responsible for the high divorce rate among celebrities?

In marriage, you must have trust and you must also have love. The moment you lose these two, then it is just a matter of time before you embark on a calamitous countdown towards the end of your marriage. My relationship with my husband has been very special. He is not just my husband or father of my children. He is my friend.



Apart from love and trust, what other secrets would you attribute to the stability of your marriage?

I don’t even have to think about it. It is honesty. I remember the words of my pastor to me even before we got married. He advised me never to have a marriage built on lies and I listened. I don’t lie to my husband. We have agreed to tell the truth to each other regardless of how painful or scary it might be. I remember one instance when I found myself crying when I had to tell him the truth. That day, I had attended an event wearing a lovely dress that had a slit but unfortunately, at that event, the paparazzi captured a wrong image of me. I picked up my phone and I don’t think I have to tell you who I called first. My husband, of course, and guess what? I was crying and sobbing even before I started talking to him because I felt really bad about it. Rather than lie to him, I told him the complete truth and it helped in no small measure. I remember him asking how bad it was and I remember telling him that it was really bad. I sent him the photo and he consoled me. That is what a husband who is also a friend does. He did not rub it in my face, insult me, make me feel bad or dent my self-esteem. He was there for me when I needed him and he has not stopped till date. This is one of the reasons I do not hide anything from him. He loves me just as passionately and as fiercely as I love him and I have no doubt in my mind that our marriage was ordained. God had a hand in it and that is why everything just works out between us. That is the only thing I can consider the secret of our love story, which continues to blossom. I have two children, an amazing husband and millions of fans who have held my back over the years and of course, God who has watched over my affairs from the very first day I arrived in this world till this moment.