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Monday, 22 December 2014

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New photos of alleged T72 tanks bought to fight Boko Haram

Last week, I shared a mail and photo of T72 tanks allegedly recently acquired by the federal govt to tackle Boko Haram. (read here). It was from a man claimed to be an officer but many of you doubted its authenticity. Well, he just sent me an update with new photos. Read below...

After reading the comments and most people are in doubt if the tanks are in Nigeria, here are more evidence to proof that the T72 computerized tanks are in Nigeria. And the real war has just begun, this administration will flush out BH now.

Please find attach pix of the T72 tanks with our boys to proof critics that the tanks are in Nigeria and are ready to flush BH for good. With the immense support from the administration, the boys morals are high and ready to maintain the army's integrity.

Another Fallen Hero

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We need to keep celebrating these soldiers so that their deaths are not in vain and people remember that they were here and died trying to keep the rest of us safe. His name was Ayo Oloruntoba, a native of Ilorin. He was among the last troops killed in Adamawa state a few weeks ago. Rest in peace, Ayo!

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History-Peek 2: Olufunmilayo Ransome Kuti

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Know more about your history and the great people who helped shape it. This is the story of Fela's mother...a woman whose story needs to be told over and over again. Read below...

Abigail Olufunmilayo Thomas was born on 25 October 1900, in Abeokuta. She attended the Abeokuta Grammar school for secondary education, and later went to England for further studies. She soon returned to Nigeria and became a teacher. On 20 January 1925, she married the Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome Kuti. He also defended the commoners of his country, and was one of the founders of both the Nigerian Union of Teachers and of the Nigerian Union of Students.

Ransome-Kuti received the national honor of membership in the Order of Nigeria in 1965. The University of Ibadan bestowed upon her the honorary doctorate of laws in 1968. She also held a seat in the Western House of Chiefs of Nigeria as an oloye of the Yoruba people.

Aside the fact that she is the first woman to ride a bicycle and then the first woman to drive a car in West Africa, Throughout her career, she was known as an educator and activist. She and Elizabeth Adekogbe provided dynamic leadership for women's rights in the '50s. She founded an organization for women in Abeokuta, with a membership tally of over 20 000 individuals spanning both literate and illiterate women.

Ransome-Kuti launched the organization into public consciousness when she rallied women against price controls which were hurting the female merchants of the Abeokuta markets. Trading was one of the major occupations of women in the Western Nigeria of the time. In 1949, she led a protest against Native Authorities, especially against the Alake of Egbaland. She presented documents alleging abuse of authority by the Alake, who had been granted the right to collect the taxes by his colonial suzerain, the Government of the United Kingdom. He subsequently relinquished his crown for a time due to the affair. She also oversaw the successful abolishing of separate tax rates for women. In 1953, she founded the Federation of Nigerian Women Societies which subsequently formed an alliance with the Women's International Democratic Federation.

Funmilayo Ransome Kuti campaigned for women's votes' She was for many years a member of the ruling National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroon party, but was later expelled when she was not elected to a federal parliamentary seat. At the NCNC, she was the treasurer and subsequent president of the Western NCNC women's Association. After her suspension her political voice was diminished due to the direction of national politics, as both of the more powerful members of the opposition, Awolowo and Adegbenro, had support close by. However, she never truly ended her activism. In the 1950s, she was one of the few women elected to the house of chiefs. At the time, this was one of her homeland's most influential bodies.

She founded the Egba or Abeokuta Women's Union along with Eniola Soyinka (her sister-in-law and the mother of the Noble Laureate Wole Soyinka). This organisation is said to have once had a membership of 20,000 women. Among other things, Fumilayo Ransom Kuti organised workshops for illiterate market women. She continued to campaign against taxes and price controls.

During the Cold War and before the independence of her country, Funmilayo Kuti travelled widely and angered the Nigerian as well as British and American Government by her contacts with the Eastern Bloc. This included her travel to the former USSR, Hungary and China where she met Mao Zedong. In 1956, her passport was not renewed by the government because it was said that "it can be assumed that it is her intention to influence … women with communist ideas and policies." She was also refused a U.S. visa because the American government alleged that she was a communist.

Prior to independence she founded the Commoners Peoples Party in an attempt to challenge the ruling NCNC, ultimately denying them victory in her area. She got 4,665 votes to NCNC's 9,755, thus allowing the opposition Action Group (which had 10,443 votes) to win. She was one of the delegates that negotiated Nigeria's independence with the British government.

In old age her activism was over-shadowed by that of her three sons, who provided effective opposition to various Nigerian military juntas. In 1978 Funmilayo was thrown from a third-floor window,from her son Fela's compound, a commune known as the Kalakuta Republic, was stormed by one thousand armed military personnel. She lapsed into a coma in February of that year, and died on 13 April 1978, as a result of her injuries.

Kuti was the mother of the activists Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, a musician, Beko Ransome-Kuti, a doctor, and Professor Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, a doctor and a former health minister of Nigeria. She was also grandmother to musicians Seun Kuti and Femi Kuti

Credits:

- Margaret Strobel, "Women agitating internationally for change". Journal of Women's History. Baltimore: Summer 2001. Vol.13, Issue 2; p. 190, 12 pp.

- Johnson-Odim, Cheryl; Mba, Emma (1997). For women and the nation: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti of Nigeria. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-06613-8.

- Joyce M Chadya, "MOTHER POLITICS: Anti-colonial Nationalism and the Woman Question in Africa".Journal of Women's History. Autumn 2003. Vol.15, Issue 3; p. 153.

- http://www.abiyamo.com/photo-funmilayo-ransome-kuti-young-woman/

Music Meets Runway 2014 unveils Face of MMR in 1st official campaign image

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The Music Meets Runway Foundation is proud to announce that Joanne Nneka “Nikki” Anyansi has been chosen as the Face of MMR 2014 after a rigorous search in August 2014, in which hundreds of potential models applied. As the winner of the Face of MMR 2014, she will be the primary model for all MMR 2014 campaign images, as seen in the 1^st official campaign image, and a MMR brand ambassador which will be accompanied by many other benefits.

Nikki was born and raised in Aba, Abia State and attended Imo State University, graduating with a BA in French. She has worked with a variety of different African designers and walked the runway at a range of prestigious events. On winning the Face of MMR 2014 – “I am grateful to God for getting me to this point in my career as a model.” said Nikki.

The Music Meets Runway Foundation was established in 2011 to support and empower emerging talent across the Arts, at critical stages in their creative lives. The mission is to use music and fashion to educate, motivate, inspire and change lives by providing assistance to the youth. By either supporting their growing business or by bringing Arts & Crafts into their educational system, thereby creating jobs.

The 4^th edition of the highly anticipated event of the year, Music Meets Runway 2014, will be taking place on Tuesday, 23^rd of December 2014 at the EKO HOTEL & SUITES at 8pm prompt. MMR 2014, tagged ‘The African Edition’, will feature prominent designers and artists from all over Africa.

Tickets are now on sale!

Ticket Outlets:

· Eko Hotel and Suites Reception - VI

· Genesis Deluxe Cinema - Oniru

· Ozone Cinema - E-Centre - Yaba

· Silverbird Cinemas - VI & Ikeja

· GET Arena - Oniru

Online Tickets:

· www.afritickets.com

· www.naijaticketshop.com

· www.dealdey.com

Ticket prices:

· Standard Tickets: N5, 000

· Standard Table Tickets: N30, 000 (N300,000 Table of 10)

· VIP Table Tickets: N100,000 (N1,000,000 Table of 10)

For Table Bookings and enquiries ONLY, please call +2348177777063.

Music Meets Runway 2014 is proudly supported by: Le Reve Pieces, G.H.MUMM Champagne, Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, Union Bank, Beat FM, Spice TV, MTV Base, Africa Magic, Style Vitae & Style Me Africa.

Campaign image credits:

Face of MMR 2014 Model: Joanne Nneka Anyansi "NIKKI"

Campaign Created By: Emeka Ihejirika

Styling: Jide Adedeji & Jennifer Olize

Dress Costumes: Modella

Makeup: Bayo Haastrup

Hair: Zhubby Definitions

Jewellery: Le Reve Pieces

Photography: Kelechi Amadi Obi

Male Models: Kingsley Eze & Kelvin Godson

For more information on sponsoring Music Meets Runway 2014 or partnering with the Music Meets Runway Foundation please contact sponsorship@musicmeetsrunway.com

For more information, please visit www.musicmeetsrunway.com

For Sponsorship: sponsorship@musicmeetsrunway.com

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Like the Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/musicmeetsrunway

For all updates and special announcements and to join the conversation, use the hashtag: #MMR2014.

About Music Meets Runway

Music Meets Runway is an annual fashion and music show event, which features fashions by the new era of fashion being presented by live performances by popular music acts, including international artists. Over the years, Fashion and Music has created a style storm around the globe. The innovation, ‘Music Meets Runway’ is intended to provide a platform for talented designers, especially those who normally are excluded from the highly competitive world of fashion to showcase their unique art works while talented music artists perform on stage.

Photos: The butt on actress Daniella Okeke though...

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She shared the pic on her instagram page this afternoon thanking God for blessing her with ample butt - "God was in a very Good mood when he created me.��#selfcrush" she wrote.

Photos: 41 year old Heidi Klum poses topless for new lingerie line

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Super model, TV presenter and mother of four Heidi Klum went topless as she posed for campaigns for her new lingerie line - HK Intimates. See more pics after the cut...

Photo credit: Rankin/UK Daily Mail

VIDEO: Olamide Ft. Don Jazzy – Skelemba (Teaser) | DOWNLOAD

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Yesterday we hinted you on Don Jazzy & Olamide’s collaboration. While we are expecting the official music video to drop tomorrow, here is the video teaser of ‘Skelemba’, check on it. ENJOY!