An alcohol-drinking contest has claimed one life and
hospitalized two others in a Benin hospital.
The deceased, Famous Ogbeide, 25, and three others
were drinking different brands of hot drinks at the
funeral of their friend’s father. TheNation reports that
he emerged winner in the first and second rounds of
the contest, but failed to collect his prize of N4,000 as
he died in the hospital.
Sources said the contest was initiated by one of the
youths at the party.
The victim allegedly collapsed by the roadside after
gulping the drink. It was also gathered that one of the
victims pulled out of the contest when he began to
cough and vomit.
The police have arrested the organiser of the funeral
party who was said to have arrived Nigeria from
Malaysia the day before.
The deceased’s mother said her son told her he was
attending a funeral of his friend’s father. She added
that his father died last December. Police
spokesperson DSP Joseph Edoigiawerie said the case
was being handled by the homicide department of the
state police command headquarters, Benin City.
Thursday 19 March 2015
Alcohol Contest Kill One, Others Hospitalized In Benin
Niger PDP Campaign Coordinator, Others Defect To APC
Niger: Nasko’s Campaign
Coordinator, Others Defect
To APC
Abu Nmodu
— Mar 19, 2015 | 1 Comment
Many members of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) in Niger State including the
coordinator of the party’s governorship
candidate, Alhaji Umar Nasko in Shiroro
local government of the state, Alhaji Akilu
Ishaku Kuta have defected to the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
They defected on Tuesday during the
campaign tour of the APC governorship
candidate, Alhaji Abu Sani Bello.
Kuta a former vice chairman of Shiroro local
government on the platform of PDP
announced that he was defecting to APC
with 1,500 of his supporters who were
hitherto in PDP.
He said the reason for dumping PDP was
because of the neglect of the rural areas
including Shiroro local government area.
Niger State deputy governor and leader of
APC in the state, Alhaji Ahmed Musa Ibeto
who received the defectors urged the people
to vote for all the candidates of APC in the
forthcoming general election.
According to Ibeto, APC will bring about true
development for the people hence any vote
for APC is a wise decision to ensure
development.
Ibeto admonished the youths to avoid
violence during and after the election,
urging them to be peaceful even if they are
deliberately provoked.
While also urging them not to be influenced
to vote by financial gains he advised the
youths to resist the temptation of selling
their permanent Voters Cards PVCs.
In his declaration Abu Sani Bello promised
to develop the state and therefore sought for
the people’s votes to mitigate poverty in the
state and clean the state of currupt
practices .
Charge Me To Court If I've Stolen, Tinubu Challenges PDP
Tinubu To PDP: Charge Me
To Court If I have Stolen
— Mar 19, 2015
The national leader of All Progressive
Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed
Tinubu, has challenged the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) to charge him to
court over its allegation that he embezzled
the state’s resources.
He disclosed this at the 14th Town Hall
meeting of Lagos central senatorial district
tagged: “Treading the Path To Prosperity,”
organised by Senator Oluremi Tinubu on
Wednesday.
According to him, if they were feeling the
pain of Bola Tinubu, they would not attack
me. This is eight years I left Alausa as
governor, they should go to court and
prosecute me if I have embezzled the
state’s fund.
“They said I acquire Lagos funds, this is my
stomach still flat. Afterall, I did not tell the
electorates that I did not have shoe before I
was voted in the office,” he said.
The former governor of Lagos State said
that this was time for PDP to leave the seat
of power, saying thousands of graduates
died in the name of fighting to secure job.
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Wednesday 18 March 2015
Soldiers Fire At Chairman Of Northern Elders Forum
The chairman of the Northern Elders Forum, Ango Abdullahi, narrowly escaped death Wednesday as soldiers opened fire on his vehicle in Bauchi.
Narrating what happened, Mr. Abdullahi said he was on his way to the Bauchi State University, Gadau, for an assignment when the soldiers attacked his car.
Mr. Abdullahi is the chairman of the Governing Council of the University.
“It was in the morning as I was traveling in my official car with my driver,” he said.
“I was going to Gad for a meeting. We had just passed the Awala Hotel roundabout when I saw a military convoy moving very slowly.
“I was trying to catch up for the meeting so my driver overtook the military convoy. The next thing I knew they opened fire at us.
“The bullets damaged the engine of the car, damaged the car that we had to park by the road side.
“The soldiers came out and were shouting angrily at us.
“They were demanding to know why we wanted to overtake them. Didn’t we know that the soldiers were exporting sensitive materials?
“That is how they just left us there and continued their movement,” Mr. Abdullahi said.
“I have never seen such a reckless act.
He said the state Commissioner for Higher Education and told him about the attack.
“The Commissioner for Higher Education called the security agencies chiefs to inform them of what happened.
“The army later sent one Captain who apologized and promised to investigate and know from which unit the soldiers are from,” he said.
When contacted, the State Commissioner for Higher Education, Ibrahim Mohammed, confirmed that Mr. Abdullahi was attacked.
The Commissioner said he was pleased with the quick response of senior military officiers, immediately he informed them of the incident.
“They all apologized to the professor and he was happy at their response but he was traumatised because his driver said a bullet nearly caught the professor, because the bullet penetrated the door where he sat.
“The car was riddled with bullets but thank God no one was hurt but the car was badly destroyed,” he said.
The Nigerian Army could not be immediately reached Wednesday.
POLITICS: Atiku Denies Defection To PDP , Denies Defected Group
Former Vice President and chieftain of the All progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar, has denied knowledge of the groups of politicians who announced their defection to the PDP from the APC.
Some groups which claimed to be Atiku support groups had defected to the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday
But in a statement by his media office on Wednesday, the former VP denied any relationship with the groups.
The former Vice President said in a statement by his media office in Abuja that he remains a committed member of the APC and urged that the purported defections of these groups be discountenanced.
Atiku was one of the APC presidential aspirants who lost to the eventual winner, Muhammadu Buhari.
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Buhari Suffers Setback As Atiku's Camp Joins Jonathan
Barely eleven days before Nigerians head to the polls, a total of 120 groups loyal to former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar have decamped to the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).
The decampees were received by Uche Secondius, deputy national chairman of PDP, The Cable reports.
A reception to welcome them to the camp of President Goodluck Jonathan was held for them at at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja.
Report of their planned defection had surfaced on Monday.
According to Nigerian Tribune report, Mr Peter Ogar, the national coordinator of Renaissance for Socio-political Transformation of Nigeria, who spoke on behalf of the group during a press conference at the weekend, said the groups were convinced that there was no viable alternative to President Goodluck Jonathan.
“Having understood the event of December 10, 2014, wherein our able leader, the Turakin Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was through a gang up denied us and indeed Nigerians the chance to have a true option in the forthcoming presidential election.
“Accordingly, we had to take time to analyse the inner workings of the current administration under President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and came to the conclusion that outside the Turaki, there is no better candidate within any opposition political party, hence the need for a rethink and strategic political repositioning for the sake of destiny of our great country, Nigeria.
“It is on this premise that we are today announcing our plans to declare in a grand style, the shift in allegiance and support from the old order to a more purposeful and result oriented leadership as a better alternative in the next civilian transition hence our wholehearted declaration of support for President Jonathan in the forthcoming presidential election in the country as we are deeply convinced that he has the expertise, patriotism and national zeal to move the country to the next level,” Ogar said.
Earlier, report had surfaced that Jonathan held a secret meeting with Atiku at his home in Yola, Adamawa state capital, in a bid to woo him and his supporters.
Rumours emerged last week that Atiku, who had previously dumped the PDP for the APC, was under pressure to return to the ruling party. He denied the rumour and reinstated his commitment to the opposition party.
Atiku has not been participating actively in the APC campaigns rallies. He has however continued to pledge his loyalty to the party.
The PDM, a political group formed by Atiku was said to have endorsed President Jonathan, the PDP presidential candidate. But in a swift reaction, the PDM debunked the report, saying they had already endorsed the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Gen Muhammadu Buhari.
Tuesday 17 March 2015
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Bukola Saraki Condemns Attack On Buhari's Wife Convoy
The convoy of Mrs Aisha Buhari, the wife of APC Presidential candidate was reportedly attacked by some hoodlums around a film house along Emir road in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital yesterday evening.
According to a statement by APC Chairman in Kwara state, Alhaji Balogun Fulani, 10 vehicles in her convoy were vandalized. Continue to read the statement posted on Bukola Saraki's Facebook wall. Meanwhile, Mrs Buhari and her women reached their destination in tact. They are pictured above with Bukola Saraki
OPC Factions Clashed Over Jega
Anti-Jega Protest
Following Monday’s protest by the Oodua Peoples’ Congress, OPC, factions within the group have risen up to dissociate themselves from the call for removal of Attahiru Jega, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Following Monday’s protest by the Oodua Peoples’ Congress, OPC, factions within the group have risen up to dissociate themselves from the call for removal of Attahiru Jega, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
OPC/PDP/Nollywood anti-Jega protests in Lagos yesterday
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The Gani Adams’ faction of the OPC, accompanied by members of the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organization, took to the streets in Lagos to demand the removal of the INEC boss ahead of the March 28 general elections.
Mr. Adams said the rally was not partisan, but a call for Mr. Jega to be removed from office.
“What we protested for was the removal of Jega over the poor distribution of PVCs in the south, registration of underage in the north and creation of additional 30,000 polling units in the north,” Mr. Adams told PREMIUM TIMES after the protest.
The OPC members, armed with guns, pocket-knives, machetes, and charms marched from the Lagos-Ibadan expressway through Ikorodu road chanting anti-Jega songs.
Some of protesters harassed motorists and passers-by while others vandalized campaign posters of political parties, particularly those of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Last Friday, the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, held similar protests across the South Eastern states of Anambra, Enugu, and Ebonyi where they accused Mr. Jega of incompetence.
On Sunday, the APC claimed it had uncovered a plot by the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, to use ethnic militias to protest for the removal of Mr. Jega.
But Mr. Adams accused the APC and Lai Mohammed, its National Publicity Secretary, of peddling falsehood, adding that Monday’s protest was peaceful.
“Nobody was attacked. Lai Muhammed should stop peddling lies against our members,” Mr. Adams said.
“Nobody touched their bill boards. It’s the most peaceful rally I have seen. Even they, APC, cannot hold a peaceful as successful rally as that. As a matter of fact, over 30 Nollywood stars took part in the rally including myself.”
“Against Yoruba interest”
Another faction of the OPC responded swiftly and angrily on Monday, accusing Mr. Adams of betraying the group and the Yoruba people.
“We, the members of the National Coordinating Council of the Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, the highest ruling body of the organization, wish to disassociate ourselves from the shameful, destructive, violent and reactionary activities of the Gani Adam-led team which occurred in Lagos today,” the group said in a statement.
“What was witnessed today in Lagos was the highest level of political violence sponsored and funded by certain elements in the Jonathan government.
“Gani Adams is on his own and does not enjoy the support of a large size of our membership spread across the country. He is working for the sponsors of violence against our people who want the March 28 elections not to hold. Unleashing terror on innocent citizens and killing them is not the way of democracy. It is not our idea of a people-oriented advocacy.”
In 2013, the Mr. Adams-led faction of the OPC secured a lucrative contract from the federal government to secure crude oil pipelines in the South West.
At the time, Mr. Adams justified the contract by claiming that President Jonathan had also awarded similar contracts to Niger Delta militants and that the OPC deserved its share.
“For a group that has been doing a lot of things for the society free of charge, it is not too much to apply for a security job,” Mr. Adams had said.
Monday’s meeting of the OPC faction was attended by Shina Akinpelu, Monsuru Akande, Sunday Adebayo, Kilanko Oladipupo, Kehinde Ogunyale, and Gbenga Eegunlusi.
In its statement, the faction accused Mr. Adams of being on “dubious project” and using the pipeline contract from the government as an excuse to recruit people to work for Mr. Jonathan and PDP in the South West.
“Gani Adams is acting against Yoruba interest. The compromises he has made amounts to selling the Yoruba to the present government for a piece of Pipeline contract to line his pockets,” the group said.
“OPC is not about pipeline contracts or any other contracts for that matter. The Yoruba interest is beyond contracts. We seek justice and fairness from the current government.”
The group called on Yoruba sons and daughters to join them in condemning Mr. Adams and his “anti-democratic tendencies.”
“We must renounce him and remind him he cannot sell the Yoruba race to Jonathan and PDP on the cheap. He also has no authority to speak on behalf of the Yoruba people,” they said.
“We pity those who rely on him to win votes. They will be sorely disappointed. Their investment is a bad one already. We reject today and always any attempt to use our organization and its members for narrow and selfish partisan purposes.
“We must remind them that the Yoruba people cannot be hoodwinked by sweeteners. No one should expect them to kow tow to an individual who is a Lilliputian in the political development and history of the Yoruba nation.”
While renouncing Mr. Adams and his activities, the group also renounced other Yoruba sons and daughters who are playing roles inimical to the welfare and interest of the South West.
“We call on our people to be vigilant politically at this time. Nigeria needs a new leadership, a new direction and a country that works.”
DECEIT! APC Supporter Dig Up 2011 Violent Protest Photo And pretend It Was Yesterday
Politics gone dirty , it was a funny one yesterday when an APC propagandist posted a photo of a violent protest in 2011 on twitter and pretending it was yesterday in Lagos......
I think they can do better by not going that dirty
Monday 16 March 2015
Tinubu Confesses He Betrayed Nuhu Ribadu To Help Jonathan In 2011
frontline leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at the weekend confessed he betrayed his own candidate for President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2011 presidential contest.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
In that contest, Mr. Jonathan was in competition with General Muhammadu Buhari of the Congress for Political Change, but also with Nuhu Ribadu, the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, who was the flagbearer of Tinubu’s Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).
Curiously, while the candidates of the ACN did very well in the legislative and gubernatorial elections, Ribadu was trounced in all but one of the ACN States by Mr. Jonathan. Observers have always suspected that Tinubu, who was known to have flown to Abuja to meet with the president just before the election, was bought off to give victory to Jonathan in the area.
Speaking at Onikan Stadium during an Ndigbo APC governorship rally on Saturday, Tinubu appeared to confirm those suspicions.
"In 2011, I helped Jonathan become President because he made us believe he was a breath of fresh air,” the APC boss said. “I didn't say because he was from Bayelsa that I would not help him. We voted for him because he promised to make our lives better. But now, he has failed us."
In the speech, Tinubu appeared to have forgotten he did not belong to Jonathan’s Peoples Democratic Party in 2011, and that he had a candidate in the race that was not told ACN was voting for Jonathan. Ribadu campaigned on the ACN platform until the end.
On Saturday, Tinubu urged the Igbo in Lagos not to permit the politics of tribe and religion to influence their vote, and that they should support the APC so as to continue to reap the dividends of democracy.
"Igbo have lived here for years, and nobody has discriminated against them,” he said. “No one would fight them because they are based in their land. No one can determine the tribe or family where he is born; it is only God that can do
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Ordered Out Of France
Calls mounted Monday for action against Paris Saint-Germain’s temperamental star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic over comments he made about his host country which one French minister called “insulting”.
Far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen said that Ibrahimovic, who apologised within hours of his outburst after Paris lost 3-2 at Bordeaux, should leave France
The Swedish striker, who was controversially sent off in the Champions League game against Chelsea last week, had scored twice to twice level the game.
But he stormed off the pitch and said in front of television cameras: “In 15 years, I have never seen such a referee. In this shit country, this country does not deserve PSG. We are too good for this country.”
Ibrahimovic
The 33-year-old Swedish international backed down after France’s Sports Minister Patrick Jenner called the remarks “insulting.” Jenner later welcomed Ibrahimovic’s apology however.
“I would like to apologise if anyone felt offended. I want to make it clear that my remarks were not directed at France or the French. I was talking about football, I lost the match and I accept that but I don’t accept when the referee does not follow the rules.
“I expressed myself when I was upset and everyone knows that in these moments, the words surpass the meaning.” Ibrahimovic said in a statement.
Jenner said it was the statement of “a great champion” but the apology did not calm the controversy.
“Those who consider that France is a shit country can leave it,” Le Pen told the France Info radio station.
Jerome Guedj, a leading Socialist party politician, called the remarks “unacceptable”. “Let him play football and shut up, or at least be respectful of this country, the football supporters who were also insulted.”
Ibrahimovic, who has just returned from one two match suspension and will be suspended for the Champions league quarter final for his sending off last week is likely to face sanctions from the French league.
Sloppy defending inflicted the defeat which left Paris two points behind leaders Lyon and two ahead of third place Marseille.
Ibrahimovic had equalised twice for Laurent Blanc’s side, who remain in the hunt for four trophies, but Diego Rolan popped up in the 89th minute to steer the ball home when the central defence collapsed.
Blanc meanwhile said his side had struggled for fitness and motivation after their victory in London.
“We did something special on Wednesday and everyone is talking about it which is normal but to play 10 against 11 for 90 minutes against a team like Chelsea leaves its mark,” said the coach.
BREAKING: Gunmen Attacks APC Leaders
Addressing a press conference in the aftermath of the crisis on Sunday, APC leader in Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Mrs Dupe-Ajayi Gbadebo told journalists that the attack was carried out on the order of the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party for Osun East Senatorial seat, Prince Francis Fadahunsi
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An ardent supporter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Agunbiade Bukola, was shot by gunmen this weekend during its campaign rally at Ilase in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State. The victim, we gathered, is currently on a danger list at the Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa.
Daily Sun also gathered that the attack was reportedly carried out by members of the opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), when APC organized a campaign rally in Ilase and Ibokun towns to be attended by Governor Rauf Aregbesola.
An eyewitness account also revealed that Aregbesola and his entourage had gone to pay homage to the Ilase monarch when the crisis started, adding that several APC members were also injured, while posters of contestants, APC flags and the podium on which the governor was to address the gathering were also damaged.
Addressing a press conference in the aftermath of the crisis on Sunday, APC leader in Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Mrs Dupe-Ajayi Gbadebo told journalists that the attack was carried out on the order of the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party for Osun East Senatorial seat, Prince Francis Fadahunsi.
The APC chieftain, however, disclosed that members of the party (APC) had been able to identify the attackers and gave their names as Oguntade Blessing, Semiu Lamidi, Abiodun Fayawo and one Kazeem.
Mrs Gbadebo also said that during the attack, hoodlums reportedly shot into the air sporadically to scare the waiting APC crowd before freely destroying the flags, posters and the campaign podium.
In the melee, she added, people had to scamper to safety as the PDP thugs had a field day unleashing mayhem on innocent people.
According to her, the APC had petitioned the Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Morafa. The petitioned signed by its lawyer, Barrister Abdul Rasaq Adeoye, urged the police to investigate the matter.
She added: “We had set up our beautifully decorated podium for the campaign and we had moved to the streets to welcome the governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, when the PDP thugs stormed the venue, shot our members and disrupted the event. The thugs were sponsored by Prince Francis Fadahunsi who wants to be a senator by all means.”: “Prince Fadahunsi had earlier issued an ultimatum to our people that anybody that would not vote for him must vacate this town. We need protection and that is why we are calling on the police and other security agencies to do their job,” she added.
However, Prince Fadahunsi has debunked the allegation and accused APC thugs of using the covering of the governor to unleash violence on PDP members in the area.
Fadahunsi who spoke through his campaign organization spokesman, Mr. Sola Olowoye, insisted that he did not sponsor the attack on APC members. He added that the APC was rather seeking to cause trouble in the town because they are aware that their party is not popular in the area.
Police Burst Ruggedman's Show In China, Arrest Fans
Ruggedman is currently on a tour of China, However the tour suffered a setback as the rapper’s first show in China was invaded by Chinese police while Ruggedman was performing at a club in Guangzhou.
His management said that Ruggedman’s show was going smoothly and the turn up was loud. As a matter of fact, Super Eagles player. Aaron Samuel and B2Ks Demarion were there with Ruggedman, and all of a sudden the police just came in to stop the show. We later found out that it was a competing show promoter in China that called the police because they felt jealous. His other shows in other cities are still on course.’...
Many Nigerians who have expired visas were arrested and in detention
Nigerian Military Reclaims Goniri Town From Boko Haram , DHQ
According to the defence headquarters in a tweet , Nigerian troops fighting the Boko Haram terrorist group in the nation’s north-east have taken over Goniri town in Yobe State, clearing terrorists from the location. The troops reclaimed the town on Monday morning after clearing the terrorists from the town that it had taken over some months back
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Employer: Primus Group
Primus Group - Our Client provides Engineering offerings related to onshore/offshore facilities, Greenfield and Brownfield projects to operators in Nigeria.
This is a great opportunity to join a well established business with a diverse range of engineering projects from conceptual, feasibility, detailed engineering design, front end engineering design through to construction management.
To ensure Health, Safety and Environment has the highest priority in all activities undertaken by Engineering and Design personnel.
To supervise the work of the discipline engineers and designers.
To allocate engineering resources in order to complete all deliverables for the discipline within the allocated staff hour budget and schedule.
To provide all necessary input to the project control and reporting system, including attending review meetings, maintaining the progress report for the discipline, liaising with the project planning engineer for discipline progress planning, and preparing the discipline section of the monthly report.
To prepare the discipline project design criteria prior to the commencement of any engineering or design activities.
To arrange for the preparation of all discipline design deliverables including layout drawings, detail drawings, schedules, specifications, datasheets, calculations requisitions and technical tender evaluations in accordance with the project requirements and the company procedures and standards.
To specify and select appropriate equipment to allow the project to develop a practical and economic design
To ensure technical integrity of design deliverables for the discipline
To ensure that all document checking and design verification tasks have been, completed in accordance with the company and project procedures before formal document issue.
To review and approve the design documentation prepared by the discipline
To ensure conformance with customer requirement
To liaise with other design groups, and to coordinate the discipline activities with other groups to achieve the overall project design objectives in the most efficient manner
To provide discipline input to the project key documentation during squad checking, or by the issue of key documentation change requests immediately the discipline activities create or identify the need for a change to those documents
To foster a culture of continuous improvement
Candidate Requirements
Bachelor of Science in Civil or Structural Engineering (or related field) and 5 years of related work experience, including supervisory/managerial experience within a large Engineering firm is required.
Professional registration with COREN and/or NSE is also required.
Competencies Required
Integrity & Trust, Action orientation, Drive for Results, Zero Harm, Technical & Functional Skill, Customer Focus, Dealing with Change.
Building Business Relationships, Presentation Skills, Time Management, Problem Solving, Timely Decision Making, Organising, Work /Life Balance, Planning, Business Acumen, Managing and Measuring work, Negotiating Skills, Conflict Management, Developing Team Members and Building Effective Teams.
Job Specific Knowledge:
Working knowledge of the latest applicable engineering codes and standards, design practices and design quality standards. FPSO and Subsea engineering experience will be added advantage.
IT Skills:
Proficiency in STAADPro, SACS, Mathcad, et.c to complete engineering assignments
People Skills:
Proven capability for managing a large number of personnel and/or complex technical situations is required, as well as familiarity with industry practices and current technology.
Requires communication skills to be able to successfully work in a team environment and communicate effectively with other disciplines.
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Vacancy: Apply Here For Graduate Digital & Social Media Officer Job
Graduate Digital & Social Media Officer
Lagos, Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Advertising, Design Services, General, Media, Graduate
Posted by Box & Cedar on Monday, March 16, 2015
Reference: 63411
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Employer: Box & Cedar
Box & Cedar
is an HR Consulting Firm. We believe in the power of people and exploiting it to the maximum because we know that people are the greatest assets of any organisation.
We have distilled our products into what we call the 3S- Sourcing, Sieving and Stimulating.
The candidate will be responsible for maintaining, monitoring and growing the organisation’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram site daily, sending links from the site to our followers and engaging with them online.
You will be asked to post regular updates via the organisation’s social media platforms
Attending events and productions in order to provide coverage to our followers on social media:
Working with the team on Social Media strategies and execution.
Managing all social media accounts.
Engages social media audience actively with stories, discussions and competition giveaways.
Ensures all social media platforms are updated frequently.Tracks trends across social media platforms.
Builds social media following through concrete deliverables (ratings, followers, likes etc;).
Candidate Requirements
University degree in any discipline
A minimum of 1 - 3 years experience
Applicants should have a strong background and interest in digital and social media, content management systems (CMS).
Excellent word, PowerPoint and Excel skills
Photoshop/Indesign/photography skills preferred but not essential
Proven experience working in the fashion industry and with different social media platforms
excellent verbal and written communication skills.
pro-active and creative
Extremely and demonstrably well organized.
Efficient with a can do attitude
Ability to work well within a fast paced team
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JOB: Apply Here For Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist (Anticipated Vacancies)
Deadline: 31 Mar 2015
Job Purpose
Lead the planning, development, and execution of new initiatives in the water supply and sanitation and urban/municipal infrastructure development and management, and relevant sector governance reforms across the Developing Member Countries (DMCs) of ADB. Lead, formulate, and engage in dialogue with the governments and stakeholders concerning water supply and sanitation, and provision of municipal services, urban development issue, including urban planning, urban and municipal infrastructure development and management, and urban environmental management. Lead in identifying, developing, processing, implementing and administering loans, technical assistance (TAs) projects and non-lending products and services (NLPS) in the assigned sector. Work within general policies, principles and goals, working directly with clients.
Education Requirements
Master's Degree or post-graduate degree in Engineering, Science, Finance, Economics, Management or related disciplines. A university degree in water resources, hydrology, or civil engineering, preferably with complementary training/work experience in other subject areas in water supply and sanitation or other related fields.
Relevant Experience
• Suitability to undertake the responsibilities mentioned above at the required level. • At least 8 years of relevant professional experience in urban development, urban sector development issues, or related areas of urban water supply, sanitation and wastewater projects with strong focus on operational and technical matters and in project administration, and relevant experience in design of multi-sector projects, practical knowledge and experience in integration of financial, economic, social, institutional and safeguard requirements and issues in project design. • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. • International experience working in development in several countries, preferably in the Asia Pacific region.
Core Competencies
Application of Technical Knowledge and Skills• Regularly shares knowledge on new international best practice trends in comparator situations• Proactively applies relevant international best practices to own work• Convinces others to adopt international best practice by explaining the situational relevance and benefits
Client Orientation• Helps colleagues work effectively with clients in different contexts and from diverse backgrounds and country situations • Adapts own approach and style when interacting with clients, as opposed to requiring them to adapt• Draws upon international best practice in exploring solutions with clients• Confirms the clients’ understanding and agreement before progressing
Achieving Results and Problem Solving• Draws on own and others’ multi-country experience to identify viable courses of action when conducting analyses• Helps internal and external clients achieve quality results beyond presenting problems and precedent• Highlights possible solutions for project issues based on relevant multi-country and/or multi-client experience• Regularly contributes insights and experiences to colleagues in the Division to help them achieve quality results• Overcomes unexpected difficulties and challenges to produce desired outcomes
Working Together• Maintains collaborative relationships within the Department• Works effectively with diverse colleagues in own and other Divisions and Departments• Flexibly alters positions and adjusts previously stated points of view to support the group consensus• Follows through on team priorities in the absence of a team leader
Communication and Knowledge Sharing• Checks the audience’s level of understanding and awareness of required follow-up actions• Consistently seeks and addresses feedback on own performance• Creates knowledge products endorsed for wider distribution based on lessons and multi-country experience• Independently amends and clarifies messages and documents
Innovation and Change• Actively supports work improvement and/or organizational change by work and deed • Develops and adopts change plans to support Division initiatives on which one works• Considers current and future client needs in proposing ideas• Vocalizes early support for change• Recommends inputs to new policies, systems and processes in immediate work area
POLITICS: Tinubu Is Treacherous , Fayose Warns North
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has accused a former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, of treachery , saying, “The North should know that Tinubu’s support for (Muhammadu) Buhari is a Greek gift.”
Mr. Fayose described the former governor as a politician who would sell out anyone to achieve political gains. He said Mr. Tinubu was not honest in his support for the Mr. Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
“Knowing Buhari’s age, state of health and mental capability, Tinubu is only using him to achieve his target of high-jacking power from the North,” the controversial Ekiti governor said
Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Saturday, Mr. Fayose said, “A man who could sell out his own party candidates can sell out anyone given the right prize and political gains.
“Tinubu said with his own mouth at Onikan Stadium, Lagos on Saturday that he was instrumental to the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2011 general elections.
“He said: “In 2011, I helped Jonathan become President because he made us believe he was a breath of fresh air.”
The governor added that the implication of Mr. Tinubu’s statement was that he sold out the Action Congress of Nigeria, presidential candidate, Nuhu Ribadu, in 2011.
Mr. Fayose said Mr. Tinubu did the same thing to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar under the Action Congress in 2007.
“That to me is treachery and on this issue of Buhari and the March 28 presidential election, I am saying again that the North should beware!” Mr. Fayose said. “The North should know that Tinubu’s support for Buhari is a Greek gift. Tinubu only wants to corner the economy of Nigeria, using Buhari because he knows that he (Buhari) is weak and even at 41, his military government was ran by his deputy, Tunde Idiagbon.
“Therefore, now that the Almighty Allah has made Tinubu to confess that he traded off Ribadu in 2011, I am calling on our brothers and sisters from the North to beware of this political mercenary.”
Femi Fani- Kayode Attacks Governor Fasola on Lagos Robbery Comment
Femi fani- kayode took to the twitter on the 14th of march to attack Governor fasola for saying the Lagos robbery success was caused by president Goodluck Jonathan.
Fani kayode however stated that the statement made by the governor is unintelligent.
Sunday 15 March 2015
2015 Polls: Fayose's Plan To Arrest Ekiti APC Leaders Exposed
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has raised the alarm over alleged plan by Governor Ayodele Fayose to arrest the party leaders before presidential election slated for March 28, 2015.
A statement by Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatubosun, said the party had discovered that the governor’s plot to use trumped-up charges to incarcerate the leaders to take them out of circulation in order to cripple the party’s mobilization efforts for victory.
He said to achieve the plan, thugs in police uniforms would be unleashed on the opposition to cripple mobilization of voters and create fears in the minds of APC members to enable PDP have a field day during the elections.
“After it became clear that soldiers would not be allowed to be deployed for the polls, PDP leaders in Ekiti State have opted for the police. They have discovered that the fake army uniforms they sewed would be useless and they have started sewing police uniforms for their operation,” Olatubosun explained.
He added that the young men in six 18-seater buses imported into the state at night about three weeks ago with military uniforms in their luggage were still the same personnel PDP wanted to use for the operation, including invading the polling booths to destroy results not favourable to PDP.
Reminding the governor that he does not have monopoly of violence, the APC spokesman said party members would use all legal means, including civil actions, to defend their votes against any invaders on election day.
“We want to send a strong warning to Fayose that it is not going to be business as usual this time around. He did his worst during the last governorship election when the Nigerian Army personnel deployed to Ekiti State helped him to supervise election rigging. Details of the criminal conspiracy are being heard around the world over that despicable act. We have learnt our lessons and he should be told that APC members are prepared for the worst of his plans.
“We will never get ourselves involved in criminalities but we will defend our votes by all means legal and civil. Let Fayose know that as he is planning for his rigging, we are also planning to defend our votes. If he believes he can’t survive without bending the law, we will show him that upholding the law by defending our votes remains the only way to make democracy work,” Olatubosun said.
He urged the police authorities not to be compromised, saying that siding with a party in political contest was a recipe for the break down of law and order.
“The filthy activities of the Nigerian Army in the last election have incensed Nigerians to take their fates in their own hands on matters of electoral contests. If anybody feels he can use the police to manipulate these elections, that person should be prepared to confront the anger of the masses.
“We therefore warn the governor against any plan to rob Ekiti people at the polls. We call on the security agencies to rein in the governor against any nefarious activities while we call on our members to be vigilant and be ready to defend their votes during election.
“We also say in clear terms that APC members will resist illegal arrests being planned by PDP leaders. Ekiti State is not a jungle for all illegal plans by PDP. For the first time since Fayose has been riding rough-shod on the APC members and Ekiti people in general, our people armed with the law of Nigeria will vehemently resist any plan to constrict their voting right to elect leaders of their choice,” Olatubosun said.
2015 Polls: Why we dumped Jonathan for Buhari —Itsekiri leader
Ideh said this was because President Jonathan had failed the Itsekiri nation and other ethnic groups across the country.
He added that Nigerians would vote enmasse for Gen Muhammau Buhari.
Ideh, in a statement made available to Punch on Saturday, said the recent return of Buhari from the United Kingdom had put an end to the lull in the political space and served as a reassurance of the candidate’s ability to garner Itsekiri votes for the APC in Delta State.
He said, “The outcome of the election will affirm the Itsekiri’s massive support for a Buhari presidency. Jonathan has failed the Itsekiri people through denial of economic empowerment and demonstration of ethnic jingoism.
“The President, in November last year, was supposed to have come to perform the groundbreaking of the $16bn Export Processing Zone at Ogidigben, which is an Itsekiri community, but refused to do so 48 hours to the event, because of protests from the Ijaw community led by an ex-militant, Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo), who told the President that his security could not be guaranteed if he
dared to come.
“Nobody from the presidency thought it fit to come and give any explanation. It is now that elections are around the corner and the tempo seems to be favouring Buhari that the President thought he could quickly come and visit Olu of Warri and give explanations. We feel he is giving too much credence to ethnic considerations because the instigated protest was coming from his people.”
Job Application: Apply Here For FAO Project Officer Job
Deadline: 24 Mar 2015
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) is seeking a Project Officer (Rural youth migration, P4) with duty station in Tunis, Tunisia. The project officer will support the implementation of a project on “Youth migration, food security and rural poverty reduction: Fostering rural diversification through enhanced youth employment and better labour mobility”.
Click here to check out the vacancy announcement.
Potential candidates should follow the FAO guidelines to applicants and respective forms.
JOB: Apply Here For Landscape Modelling, Hamburg/Germany
Deadline: 31 Mar 2015
Open position at the Thünen Institute of International Forestry and Forest Economics, Hamburg, Germany.
The Thünen Institute of International Forestry and Forest Economics, one of 14 specialized institutes of the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries, invites applications, for a fixed duration of four years, for a Specialist in Landscape Modelling.
The position is available within the project “LaForeT - Landscape Forestry in the Tropics: Towards Policy Approaches for Improving Livelihoods, Conservation and Sustainable Management of Forest
Landscapes in the Tropics“
Tasks:
Multi-temporal analysis of deforestation and reforestation patterns based on Landsat, NDVI or other data sources for selected countries of Africa, Asia and South America;
Classification of different (agro-) forestry-and agricultural land use types based on high resolution satellite imagery (e.g. RapidEye, Quickbird);
Landscape modelling based on land-use simulation models (e.g. Dinamica EGO, CLUE-S or others), and incorporation of policy scenarios;
Contributions to the development of a database management system for integrated management of geo-data and interdisciplinary field-data sets;
Scientific analyses and publication in international scientific journals;
Collaboration in the research project, including supervision of student workers, advising of PhD students and development of complementary research projects.
Requirements:
Advanced university degree (Diploma/M.Sc.) in geography, forestry sciences; landscape ecology, or related disciplines, Doctoral degree is an asset;
Profound knowledge and work experience related to the tasks described above;
Experience in multivariate statistics;
Publications in international scientific journals;
Excellent knowledge of English;
Ability to work in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams and to work independently;
Willingness and ability to travel in the tropics;
Basic knowledge and willingness to learn German.
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