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All of the Presidential Media Chat

Well if you missed  the 7th edition of the Presidential Media Chat or probably you want to read more about it... a lot of issues were been discussed by the way.

A burning issue discussed is the missing school girls. President Jonathan said wherever the girls are, the military would get them. He said security personnel are working round the clock to rescue the girls and also pleaded with parents and guardians of the missing girls to cooperate with them to get the girls freed. He said no negotiation has taken place because no one or group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.

The President I want' - By Chimamanda Adichie

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Award winning author Chimamanda Adichie writes about the current situation of the country and about the kinda president that is best for Nigeria. Read below..

Some of my relatives lived for decades in the North, in Kano and Bornu. They spoke fluent Hausa. (One relative taught me, at the age of eight, to count in Hausa.) They made planned visits to Anambra only a few times a year, at Christmas and to attend weddings and funerals. But sometimes, in the wake of violence, they made unplanned visits. I remember the word ‘Maitatsine’ – to my young ears, it had a striking lyricism – and I remember the influx of relatives who had packed a few bags and fled the killings. What struck me about those hasty returns to the East was that my relatives always went back to the North. Until two years ago when my uncle packed up his life of thirty years in Maiduguri and moved to Awka. He was not going back. This time, he felt, was different.

Wise Leaders Focus on the Greater Good - Daniel Goleman

Our times require leaders who are not only intelligent, but wise. Wise leaders develop strategies that target the greater good, not just an organization or individual. The more that companies, communities and the world-at-large appoint such leaders, the better off we will be. And the more skilled we become at spotting the potential for such influence in younger generations – and helping them cultivate these qualities – the better our future looks.

Exclusive: Learn How to Talk like TED

Ok guys, do you want to be a good speaker? they are just few ways of going about it, below is an article written by Guy Kawasaki on how to be a great and recognized speaker :::::::::::>>

Business: The 36 Most Valuable Start-ups on Earth

Career Post: How Can You Be Sure About Your Career Direction?

Let’s say that you want to reach the level of Director, or V.P. or maybe even get to a C-Level chair. As much as you say you want to follow this trajectory you have doubts. You question whether or not this is the right path and you look for evidence to prove, to yourself, you know what you want. You can lose confidence and berate yourself because you’re “supposed” to know what you want. After all you’re an adult. That’s what adults do, right?

Editorials: Why would i hire you?

Whenever I am interviewing candidates for a position, I have never been afraid to put them on the spot or test them. I don’t believe in embarrassing them but being thorough with my questions will inevitably add a little bit of pressure to the situation.

How to Be More Persuasive in 2014

What will make you more persuasive in 2014? Thinking less about what you want and more about what you deliver for others. Work with the principle of benefit exchange to win over your colleagues.

A benefit exchange is the heart of persuasion. It answers the question, "What's in it for me?" for the person you are seeking to influence. In other words, it's a benefit you promise in exchange for someone taking your desired action.

SUREGIFT NIGERIA

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ASUU Update: ASUU prospone meeting with FG indefinitely

This latest ASUU strike update is going viral on twitter about the confirmation of ASUU meeting with the FG which has been prosponed indefinitely

Photo: Iyanya Gets $25k Rolex watch from his manager, and world's most expensive perfume from Girlfriend

How a woman was caught with dead day old baby in sack in Lagos

A 40-year old widow named Mujidat was caught yesterday Wednesday October 30th with a dead day old baby she hid inside a sack around her residence at at the Iba area of Lagos, PM News reports.
It was gathered that a member of the community, High Chief Babatunde Balogun caught the mother of seven when she was  trying to dispose the baby at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday. When questioned on the content of the sack, she claimed she was coming from the market where she bought some household items.

Chris Brown Arrested For Felony Assault

Chris Brown is back in the spotlight. According to TMZ’ sources, the R&B singer was arrested this morning for felony assault after allegedly attacking a man outside a hotel  in Washington DC. The two apparently got into an argument around 4:30 AM, which ended with Brown punching the other man. The law enforcement sources tell TMZ that he wasn’t under the influence at the time of the incident. Brown is currently in custody, while the other person was reportedly evaluated at a DC hospital.

Breezy is still on probation in the Rihanna case. In the worst case, this could mean a violation of his terms and hence result in 4 years in prison

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Video: EL-Classico Update: Messi Laughs at C. Ronaldo

After the goal by Alexis Sánchez, Cristiano Ronaldo angrily protests to referee Undiano Mallenco for not giving a penalty for a foul on him by Javier Mascherano moments before. Messi listens to the complaint and seems to laugh.

Watch the video here:

VIDEO: Fela Never Wore Underpants on Stage, Seun Kuti confirms

Burna Boy‘s Felabration performance last Sunday stirred up debates/arguments on social media and the Nigerian music community in general. Did Fela perform with his Underpants? Should Burna Boy have gone that far?

Well, here’s confirmation. According to FELA’s son, Seun Kuti, Fela NEVER performed with his underwear on stage. Watch the Hip TV clip below:

Mark Zuckerberg Was Highest Paid U.S. CEO of 2012

Mark Zuckerberg was by far the highest paid public CEO in the United States last year, according to a new report.

The Facebook CEO's total compensation for 2012 was nearly $2.3 billion, more than twice that of the next-highest paid CEO, according to GMI Ratings, which analyzed compensation for more than 2,000 CEOs of publicly traded companies.

Almost all of Zuckerberg's compensation for the year comes from income related to Facebook's IPO. On the day Facebook went public, Zuckerberg exercised 60 million stock options worth nearly $2.3 billion (though much of it was used to cover his taxes). He also received a base salary of $500,000 for the year, though starting this year, his salary changed to the symbolic $1 a year.

Richard Kinder, CEO of energy company Kinder Morgan, was second on the list with a total compensation of $1.1 billion. Other tech execs cracked the top 10 list as well, including Apple CEO Tim Cook (with $143 million) and Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff (with $109 million).

This Man sha, I wonder how he would have done if he didn't drop out...

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Sir Alex Ferguson’s 7 Leadership Secrets

His autobiography is released today, so what lessons can we draw from this sporting icon?

When Manchester United boss Sir Alex – the most successful manager of a British soccer team in decades – announced his retirement back in May, it generated more than 1.4 million Twitter mentions within the first hour. This ranked as more significant than the death of Margaret Thatcher, if slightly less so than the announcement of the new Pope.

So here are Sir Alex's seven leadership lessons:

Android For BBM is out, Download it Here!!!

BlackBerry has announced that BlackBerry Messenger will be released today for Android and iOS. The company originally planned to release its messaging app late last month, but those plans were abruptly pushed back when an early version of the Android app publicly leaked ahead of schedule. The company says that "about 1 million" Android users were using the unreleased version of BBM for Android, and BlackBerry is also claiming that more than 1 million iOS users managed to "side load" the app onto iPhone. "In the next few hours, people will start seeing BBM in Google Play, the App Store and in select Samsung App Stores," the company says.

OMG! Redeemer's University is becoming something else

This is what a Redeemer's University student sent for publication, thought you might be interested:

It was reported that a student of Redeemer's University fell of the first floor of their hostel in school. The boy who's a student of History and International Relations and is currently in 200Level fell not while playing, but while trying to give his roommate on the other side the key to the room. According to sources and witnesses, it was said that has he bent over the railing to