Ondo Guber: Mimiko to declare intent on July 25th

 Ondo Guber: Mimiko to declare intent on July 25^th

-          As Igala community pledges support for his re-election bid

Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has disclosed that he will declare his intent whether to run for governor for the second term on Wednesday 25^th July, 2012.

The Governor stated this on Wednesday, while addressing members of the Igala Community in the state who trooped his office to declare their support for his re-election bid.

He said his administration has been running an all inclusive government in the past three and a half years devoid of any discrimination to religious or ethnic groups in the state.

Mimiko while expressing his appreciation to members of Igala Communities for commiserating with him on the death of some leaders of the Students Union in the state, said that his government would continue to run an egalitarian government that will be fair to all residents of Ondo State.

The Governor also thanked the Igala people for giving the assurance of their supports to him and his administration in Ondo State.

The leader of the Igala Community (a tribe from Kogi State) in Ondo state, Mrs Blessing Imajiede, in her address told the Governor that members of her Community had been watching with keen interest the various developmental programmes of the State Government.

She also stated that they are in total support of Dr Mimiko for the second term in office, having been direct beneficiaries of the various empowerment programmes of the present administration in the state.

Imajiede promised her people’s continuous cooperation with the government and the people of Ondo State to ensure more development in the state.

   

Black|Up 1st International Store Coming To Ikeja City Mall, Alausa, Lagos Sunday on The July 22nd 2012

black|Up Paris Set To Launch It’s First international Stand-Alone Store In Lagos, Nigeria

 

The Makeup Artist Brand With A Unique Concept
Montaigne Place Exclusive Retailers and partners with black|Up Paris in Nigeria is set to bring the first black|Up stand-alone shop outside Paris to Lagos. The store will be formally launched on the 22nd July 2012 at the Ikeja City Mall, Alausa, Lagos, Nigeria.

The Launch event will take place at the new black|Up store and will gather together special guests and celebrities. This unique event will feature live makeup demonstrations by a team of make-up artists headed by international Celebrity Makeup Artist and Creative Ambassador of black|Up, David Coranson, and presentations by professional models.

Founded in Paris in 1999 by a professional makeup artist of African ancestry, this is the first premium brand to enhance the look of black women and all women of colour. It offers luxurious skin care and makeup focused on modernity, elegance and innovation.
The black|Up woman
Since its creation in 1999, the brand has created products for a free and modern woman. A woman of colour who is proud of her roots and absolutely anchored in her era. Stylish and triumphant, a symbol of elegance, she accepts who she is and cultivates her beauty as well as her personality.

 black|Up develops products that pair professional quality and pleasure of use: velvet textures, magical pigments, intense colours, as well as perfect coverage. Offering a wide choice of textures and shades adapted to the specific needs of black and golden skin.
Every black|Up product is developed and formulated to answer the specific needs of women of colour and to enhance their natural beauty. Give in to the addiction of the black|Up range of products that include:
Foundations are oil free and provide a perfect matte finish. They are designed to offer a high coverage and provide an even complexion while giving a natural makeup result. They are also enriched with luminous red, orange and yellow pigments which instantly light up golden and copper undertones contrary to mainstream brands which favour beige and pink undertones predominant in Caucasian skins. These light-reflecting pigments deliver an incredible radiance and instantly light up the skin from the first application.

 

Say goodbye to a dull complexion, a veil of powder to beautify the skin’s natural radiance. The popular ones are the Two Way Cake and Cream to Powder foundation, star product of blackUp Cosmetics, is your best friend for this season. You can build as much coverage as you want with this 2-in 1 compact powder and foundation, giving a light finish and shine-free result.
Eyeshadows in vibrant tones are the ideal make-up in a chic and glamorous version, customised for women of colour. Get the glowy touch and shape the facial features and brighten the complexion in the blink of an eye, no need to reach for the peachy pink or peach blush which fades on a golden or ebony skin. Colour can be enhanced thanks to a clever blend of shades.
Get the glamorous touch with a variety of Eye liners that are bound to set off any look you choose to go for.
This ultra-fine, silky textured Blush in a full range of warm, sparkling and sophisticated colors help accentuate and highlight cheekbones, finishing your complexion with a fresh, bright and radiant look.
Smile to bring out cheekbones, then gently sweep brush over cheeks with upward movements towards temple.

 

Lipsticks that come in candy pink, vibrant coral, poppy red or flashy plum and matte. Thanks to their smooth texture, the lipsticks glide on the lips to offer perfect coverage and radiant colour. Infused with wild mango butter, with moisturizing and healing properties, the lips stay ultra-comfortable. Shades are fine-tuned to show on dark lips.
Our superb collection of Lip glosses that leave lips with a high shine vinyl finish and a delectable fruity scent. The non sticky moisturizing formula contains Hyaluronic Spheres combined with Marine Collagen to keep lips soft and luscious. With this fabulous collection of shades, your lips will truly be pout-perfect and irresistible. Non-sticky, smooth and moisturizing texture nourishes lips subtly delectable fruity fragrance with ultimate comfort.
Get a flawless complexion with Perfect Matifying Primer, already a best seller thanks to its ultra matifying action and velvety finish. It is enriched with a new powerful active called Evermat, this new matifying gel is a 4 in 1 product which prepares the skin and sublimates makeup but also helps to minimize the look of pores and control excess sebum production.

Skincare products offer the ideal range of products to address the concerns of this skin type such as excessive sebum, hyperpigmentation and uneven skin tone, dull patchy skin and lack of radiance.
Also available are Fragrances that were developed around noble and precious ingredients, as if crafted by a goldsmith. black|Up teamed up with Firmenich to create its first fragrance, constructed around spicy accords and a beautiful and sensual musk. A breeze of exotic lands and sun-ripened fruit for this amber-coloured essence that evokes women.

 

black|Up Boutique
black|Up is also available in 18 stores throughout Nigeria and in all Montaigne Place outlets.
For more information on black|Up, visit: www.blackup.com
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About Montaigne Place

Montaigne Place is the trading name of Montaigne AH Ltd, the luxury cosmetics, fragrance and well-being company that brought many exclusive and leading brands to Nigeria such as Clarins, Creed, Lalique, Dr Murad, Chanel, Christian Dior and many more.
Montaigne Place, Exclusive partners of the black|Up brand, launched the brand into the Nigerian market a few years ago; today this young brand known for innovation, style and modernity is a leader in the Nigerian premium cosmetics segment. Montaigne Place spearheaded by Alali H. Hart, who holds an MBA from Insead, France, has consistently broken grounds in the beauty and well-being industry.
Montaigne Place has consistently been recognized for its outstanding professionalism, innovation and contribution to the development of the Nigerian   beauty and well being industry and as a result, the black|Up brand was chosen as the Exclusive make-up brand for the Inaugural Arise Magazine Fashion Week, Lagos 2011 and was responsible for all the exquisite and stunning make-up looks seen on the runways. A team of 30 black|Up makeup artists worked tirelessly behind the scenes to create looks for 50 different shows in the three days of the fashion week.
Montaigne Place and black|Up have also been the exclusive makeup partners for the Yearly international Elite Model Look Competition, currently in its fifth year.
The company currently has Fifteen stores located in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, with plans to roll out three more outlets in 2012.
For more information on Montaigne Place, visit: www.montaigneplace.com

Nigeria may appear before ICC , says Falana Nigeria may appear before ICC , says Falana

. Lagos lawyer Mr Femi Falana (SAN) yesterday said Nigeria may appear before the International  Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity.
In a statement in Lagos yesterday, the rights’ activist accused the government of serial negligience and “criming breach of duty,” which caused the death of many.
He mentioned the killing of legislators in Plateau State and the death of villagers in Rivers State tanker fire.
The statement said Nigeria may be made to appear before the ICC for crimes against humanity.
It said: ‘’Not too long ago, Governor Jonah Jang claimed that he alerted the military authorities to an impending attack from some armed persons.As no precautionary steps were taken, there was a  clash between two communities, which led to the killing of scores of people...  
“On Thursday, July 2, 2012,  there was an accident in Port Harcourt involving a tanker. Among the people scooping fuel from the tanker, about 200 persons were roasted in the inferno. While it is convenient to blame the tragic incident on greed and poverty, the Nigeria Police Force, Federal Road Safety Corps and others failed to cordon off the scene and carry out rescue operation. The officials, whose criminal neglect led to the unfortunate incident were not sanctioned. 
‘’Many citizens are killed daily on roads that are in states of disrepair due to the failure of governments to fix them.
‘’On Saturday, July 14, 2012, two policemen and an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) died when the rickety boat hired by the INEC to convey electoral materials to the riverine area in Edo State capsized... 
‘’Following the disloyalty of the JTF in Plateau State and the criminal negligence of the Police, FRSC etc. in Rivers State and the corrupt practices of INEC, the Federal Government must go beyond the ritual of sending condolence messages... 
‘’The government must pay compensation to the families of those who were killed as a result of gross official negligence... 
‘’If the Federal Government lacks the political will to  prosecute the public officers engaged  in the extra-judicial killing of unarmed  Nigerian citizens  we shall invite the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.’’

SENDFORTH FOR TOP LAGOS CLUB MANAGER,JIBOLA OLUBIYI

 
Sure by now you must have heard the news that Jibola Olubiyi the beautiful manager at Swe Bar has resigned.She got loads of love for her dedication to work as the chief executive of the hangout.Making things work at Swe bar for 6 years was no small feat.She was hosted on 16 June 2012 to a send forth.The latest news is that the hot chic who is well connected in the social circuit has started her own company.The brand known as 'Ayana' is an event planning company, according to what dream-naija.blogspot.com gathered, Ayana would rise in no time as one Nigeria's biggest and most sought after companies.
Congrats!

South Africans celebrate Mandela’s 94th birthday

South Africa’s school children sang happy birthday to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela who turned 94 on Wednesday, joining in the global praise for the much-loved statesman.

Mandela, whose 1990 release from an apartheid prison put South Africa on the path to democracy and reconciliation, spent a quiet day with his close family in his home village of Qunu, where he has retired from public life.

The nation’s 12 million schoolchildren began their day with a special birthday song for the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, ringing with the line: “We love you father”.

“As we celebrate his birthday, we remember that he fought for us in the struggle. The struggle was to fight apartheid,” 12-year-old Kgaugelo Masunhloane at Batsogile primary school in Soweto said.

“He spent 27 years in prison. We would want to say thank you Madiba, and we wish you happy birthday, and many more years to come.”

Mandela, known fondly by his clan name Madiba, has not appeared in public since the World Cup in 2010. But his relatives said he was doing fine, for a man of 94.

Chief Mandla Mandela, the family’s head, said he was “relaxing at home and doing fine” at his Qunu home.

“Generally, he’s looking good and he’s joking, he’s his old self,” his granddaughter Tukwini Mandela told CNN from the family compound.

Images of Mandela have become rare since he retired to Qunu.

But he retains the ability to inspire, and for many South Africans remains a symbol of the best of themselves, for leading the nation away from civil war and to a non-racial democracy.

Former US president Bill Clinton met Mandela at his village home on Tuesday. A photograph released after the meeting showed Mandela seated in an armchair, his lap covered by a blanket, as he held Clinton’s hand.

A couple of buses and a few dozen cars were parked outside his home where entry was restricted to his close family members.

Villagers at his birthplace in nearby Mvezo were showered with gifts, including wheechairs donated to the only clinic in the village.

But fellow Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu warned that South Africa was not living up to Mandela’s ideals, saying he would be shocked at the shambolic state of public schools.

“If he (Mandela) knew what was happening he would be crying… it’s totally unacceptable,” Tutu told a leadership summit in the central Free State province.

He was angry at the failure by education officials to deliver textbooks to some rural schools, noting that some children were still learning under trees because of a lack of classrooms, 18 years after Mandela became South Africa’s first black president.

At the request of his charitable foundation, July 18 is observed as Mandela Day, recognised by the United Nations as a global call to volunteer for good causes for 67 minutes — representing each year of Mandela’s life in active politics.

At the Tour de France, children unfurled a banner to wish the icon happy birthday at the start of the daily stage.

 And the science world added an unusual tribute, naming a prehistoric woodpecker — the oldest type ever found in Africa — after Mandela.

President Jacob Zuma pledged to uphold Mandela’s legacy of promoting forgiveness, unity and a non-racial society.

“We make a commitment to continue where Madiba left off. We will continue the long walk to confront poverty, unemployment and inequality,” he said in a statement.

At 94, Mandela is just six years younger than the ruling ANC party, which has been rocked by bitter in-fighting for the last five years.

His ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela said: “We cannot pretend all is well in the African National Congress,” as she marked the birthday at an orphanage.

“That is not the ANC he gave up his life for and that is not the ANC we all wanted it to be. Especially on his birthday.”

Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in a Thembu royal family in Mvezo village southeastern South Africa

Why Jonathan has not signed bills – Presidency

 

The Presidency on Wednesday said President Goodluck Jonathan had not signed some bills passed by the National Assembly because he was still consulting on reservations made by stakeholders on some of the bills.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, gave the explanation while featuring on a current affairs programme of a private radio station, Raypower 100.5 FM.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwwal, had during a symposium, marking the last Democracy Day at the Presidential Villa, said it was disturbing to note that the executive had shied away from its responsibility by not assenting to bills passed by the National Assembly.

Tambuwwal said the situation had made legislative process cumbersome because some of the bills had to be re-introduced de novo.

Also on Monday, Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, for the second time, criticised the executive for failing to sign certain bills passed by the National Assembly aimed at deepening good governance and democracy.

Speaking at a National Conference on Law Reform and Law Making Process organised by the National Institute for Legislative Studies, Ekweremadu expressed concerns that too many bills were still awaiting presidential assent.

While admitting the existence of unsigned bills, Abati said discussions were already ongoing between the executive and the legislature on issues arising from the content of the affected bills.

He however insisted that notwithstanding the situation, there was no conflict between the two arms of government on the matter.

He said, “There are indeed pending unsigned bills but these are very few. Those bills are already being discussed both by the Executive and the Legislature because there are certain issues arising from the content of those bills.

“Because there is ongoing dialogue, the legislature has not found itself under any pressure to exercise any veto powers. There is some kind of understanding that there are issues that need to be addressed.”