Akpororo storms the US for ELOGAIR 2015 Concert

Riding on his numerous successes back home and his popularity which has soared in recent times, fast rising comedian and one Nigeria’s most sought after Stand-up comic, Jephta Bowoto; popularly known Akpororo is set to thrill audience at the forth coming premiere edition of ELOGAIR 2015, a gospel themed praise night of music, comedy and lots of entertainment.

Scheduled to hold at Monte Sinai, 1 Micrometrics Drive, Norcross GA 30093, USA, the show will also feature the charismatic and highly entertaining gospel music sensation, Faith Band.

 

The show is primarily designed to give praise to God and also create an evening of networking.

Speaking on the show, popular movie producer and the show’s organiser Mr. Neville Sajere, CEO, Nevada Bridge Productions said the show was borne out of the need to give everyone an opportunity to come out and have a high level entertainment devoid of vulgarity and other negative vices.

“ELOGAIR 2015 like we have said over and over is designed to exalt and praise our most high God along with good clean comedy.  The concert will bring together creativity and cultural diversity with a great line up of artistes for a night of music and comedy. The good thing about this is that parents can actually come with their children and not be worried about any negative happening or any vulgar jokes or music on the night. It is also a night designed to discover talents whose creativity have over the years yearned for a platform such as this”

Sajere added that it is a night that guarantees unbridled fun. “Our vision is to bring people of different races and tribes together to praise God and our mission is to provide a platform for gospel artistes to showcase their talents in comedy and music”

On the choice of Akpororo as the show’s headliner, Nevada as he is fondly called said the comedian’s acts over the years has been one that has been nothing more than amazing and his testimony is one that is not only encouraging but inspiring”

Said he “Akpororogrew up in the church and he has over the years shown that a comedian can still perform in a church environment without actually provoking the sensibilities of those averse to secular or vulgar jokes. His choice is not all that surprising given the fact he is one of the funniest and most dynamic comedians in Nigeria right now. We have promised the people solid entertainment and one sure way to keep our promise is by bringing the best in the trade”

The show which begins by 5 pm with a red carpet event hosted by Atlanta Gist, a popular entertainment outfit in Atlanta Georgia will also have AMC and Omodada Production reporting live from the red carpet.

ELOGAIR 2015 starts at 6 pm is already generating massive buzz in Atalanta Georgia, USA.

Nigerian presidents must use only made in Nigeria Peugeot as official cars- Ben Murray Bruce

Chairman of Silvergroup and Senator-elect, Ben Murray-Bruce says if he had his way, Public servants including Presidents must only use made in Nigeria Peugeot cars as official vehicles. He said this in a series of tweet this evening.

Omotola headlines "poverty is sexist" global campaign

Omotola has just returned from Johannesburg where she shot the campaign for ONE campaign's "poverty is sexist".

This campaign will see Omotola be on the frontline for women empowerment globally. The African Union has declared 2015 as the year of women empowerment (ywe).

Speaking on the choice of Omotola as the ambassador for poverty is sexist, the Executive Director for ONE in Africa, Dr. Sipho S. Moyo has said they couldn't be happier to have the highly respected actress lead this campaign.

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Biu town in Borno currently under attack

Madthaw Village in Miringa District of Biu Local Government Area in Borno state is currently under attacks by men suspected to be of the Boko Haram sect. Sporadic gunshots are being heard while villagers are running for safety. More details later.

Photo: Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi pays Nasir El Rufai congratulatory visit

 

Emir of Kano, Mahammadu Sanusi II paid a congratulatory visit to Kaduna state governor elect, Nasir El Rufai in Kaduna earlier today

Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak sentenced To 3 years in prison in retrial on corruption charges

An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak to 3 years in prison on corruption charges after a retrial in Cairo. It was not clear whether the sentence will include the time Mubarak has already served, the Associated Press reported.
According to the court order, which also includes a 125 million Egyptian pound ($16.3 million) fine, Mubarak's sons Gamal and Alaa were given 4 years of imprisonment each in the same case, which centers on the embezzlement of millions of dollars over the course of a decade. The court's decision can be appealed, a lawyer for Mubarak reportedly said.

The funds, which were meant to pay for renovation of presidential palaces, were allegedly spent by Mubarak and his sons on maintaining their private residences, AP reported, adding that several supporters of the 87-year-old autocrat shouted in anger as the judge announced his verdict.

In January, an Egyptian court had ordered a retrial in the $17 million embezzlement case dropping the only remaining charge against him. The court had also overturned the convictions of his two sons, reportedly noting that legal procedures had not been followed properly.

China orders Muslim shopkeepers to sell alcohol, cigarettes, to ‘weaken’ Islam

Muslim shops and restaurants in a Chinese village have been ordered to sell alcohol and cigarettes in an effort to weaken Islam’s hold on residents in China’s Xinjiang region. Shop owners who refuse face closure and prosecution, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported Monday. It is the latest in a series of anti-Muslim campaigns by Chinese authorities in the name of fighting religious extremism to undermine Islam influence in northwestern China.
Chinese authorities in Laskuy township issued a notice to residents in Aktash village last week saying in part, “all restaurants and supermarkets in our village should place five different brands of alcohol and cigarettes in their shops before (May 1, 2015).” Shopkeepers were also instructed to promote the products in “eye-catching displays.” Authorities warned that “anybody who neglects this notice and fails to act will see their shops sealed off, their business suspended, and legal action pursued against them.” The notice also said the order was handed down from the top ranks of China’s ruling Communist Party.

“We have a campaign to weaken religion here and this is part of that campaign,” Adil Sulayman, Aktash village party committee secretary. “Since 2012, people have stopped selling alcohol and cigarettes through their businesses. Even those who benefited financially from the practice have given it up because they fear public scorn. That is why (the order was issued).”

Many locals in Aktash and other parts of Laskuy who practice Islam have decided to abstain from drinking and smoking, and selling the products was considered taboo for religious reasons. Sulayman told RFA that authorities in Xinjian viewed nonsmoking Muslims as “a form of religious extremism.” The Quran refers to the use of alcohol and any intoxicants or self-destructive practices as a sin.

Government officials and children in the predominately Muslim Xinjiang province have been banned from attending mosques or observing the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which begins June 17.

The notice, obtained by RFA and posted on Twitter, ordered all restaurants and supermarkets in Aktash to sell five different brands of alcohol and cigarettes and display them prominently.

“Anybody who neglects this notice and fails to act will see their shops sealed off, their businesses suspended, and legal action pursued against them,” the notice said.

Radio Free Asia, which provides some of the only coverage of events in Xinjiang to escape strict Chinese government controls, said Hotan prefecture, where Aktash is located, had become “a hotbed of violent stabbing and shooting incidents between ethnic Uighurs and Chinese security forces.”

China says Uighur militant groups based abroad are using the Internet to inspire local Muslims to take up violent jihad against the state. Critics say China’s long repression of Uighur rights and nationalist sentiment has pushed people toward Islam as the only permitted assertion of their community’s identity, and pushed a minority toward a violent form of Islam. Clumsy attempts to promote alcohol or forbid beards and veils may prove counterproductive, they warn.

In January, Legislators in China's far-western Xinjiang province passed a law to prohibit residents from wearing burqas in public, in a continued campaign against what authorities view as religious extremism.

The Karamay city authorities targeted veils, large beards, as well as three types of Islamic dresses -- including those with the star and crescent symbol. Dozens of bus stations in the city were said to be manned by security personnel to conduct checks and report violators to the police.

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