Wellcome to graceomama blog: November 2014

Thursday 27 November 2014

Industry giants, business moguls troop out for MTN co-sponsored Corporate Elite Nite

It was a worthwhile experience for top business men and women, which included Chief Executive Officers of national and multi-national companies, high-value business executives, top government functionaries, football icons, media executives, regulatory agencies, and notable business and opinion leaders, who graced the Corporate Elite Nite Concert as top music stars, from around the world, thrilled guests at the 8th edition of the event, co-sponsored by MTN.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, today Nov. 26th rubbished the National Assembly, saying it is an Assembly of looters and thieves. He said this while speaking at the public presentation of the autobiography of Justice Mustapha Akanbi, in Abuja. Some of what he said below...

"Apart from shrouding the remunerations of the National Assembly in opaqueness and without transparency, they indulge in extorting money from departments, contractors and ministries in two ways"

"They do so during visits to their projects and programmes and in the process of budget approval when they build up budgets for ministries and departments, who agree to give it back to them in contracts that they do not execute. They do similar things during their inquiries.”

"Corruption in the National Assembly also includes what they call constituency projects which they give to their agents to execute but invariably, full payment is made with little or no job done. In all this, if the executive is not absolutely above board, the offending members of the National Assembly resort to subtle or open threat, intimidation and blackmail. When the executive pay the huge money, normally in millions of dollars, all is quiet in form of whitewashed reports that fail to deal effectively with the issues investigated.”

"When the guard is the thief, only God can keep the house safe and secure. But I am optimistic that sooner than later, we will overcome. God will give us guards of integrity and honesty with the fear of God and genuine love of their people and their country.

“Today, there is no institution of government that is not riddled with corruption, not even the military. As the people cry out, where then is the salvation.” Obasanjo said

Source: Premium Times

Monday 17 November 2014

Photos: Blue Ivy's well groomed afro hair at Solange's wedding

Beautiful Blue Ivy unveiled her cute Afro hair at Solange's wedding yesterday...

Nicki Minaj sexy hot on set of her new video with Drake & Lil Wayne

The rapper just shared photos from the set of the video for her new single, Only, featuring Lil Wayne and Drake. See more photos after the cut...

Omotola, Genevieve, Asa, lead Future Awards Africa campaign to #StopEbola

The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has announced the leading influencers for its global campaign to pool 1 million young Africans to act against Ebola in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. The #StopEbola campaign will be led by TFAA Young Person of the Year 2013, Ashish Thakkar and Africa’s leading creative icons - Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Paris-based Asa Elemide.

CAF drops Morocco as host of 2015 African Cup of Nations, throws out Morrocan team

The Confederation of African Football CAF today dropped Morocco as host of the 2015 African Cup of Nations which is billed to start from Jan 17th-Feb 9th 2015. At an executive committee meeting which held this morning in Cairo Egypt, CAF's leadership said the decision to drop Morocco was as a result of the Moroccan authority's request to postpone the competition due to Ebola fears.

CAF leadership says they cannot postpone the competition and have withdrawn the rights of Morroco to host it. The Morrocan national team was also flung out of the competition. Find the statement from CAF as posted on their website after the cut...

Stand up Kano & Kaduna! Jumia is coming to you on the 12th & 14th of November

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Sunday 9 November 2014

Vogue Talent for Africa comes to Nigeria

Vogue Talents in collaboration with International Business Consortium Nigeria limited organisers of Africa's biggest model search and owners of Ecowas Fashion week and Africa International fashion week in partnership with Studio 24 launches 'Scouting for Africa', sponsored by Access Bank together with Baileys.

This is a new international scouting project aimed at emerging women swear, menswear, accessories designers of African nationality (they have to be born in one the African continent countries, even if they are currently based elsewhere) or at designers of any nationality but based in Africa.

Here are a few photos from the African International Film Festival, AFRIFF opening night happening in Calabar tonight.

Friday 7 November 2014

Beyonce shares hand pic of Kelly Rowland's new born son

The greatest gift of all...

Saturday 1 November 2014

Check out these celeb Halloween costumes...and tell us which is your favourite

These oyibo people take this Halloween celebration very seriously...and they go all out with their parties and costumes. Above is supermodel Heidi Klum and Kim Kardashian's Halloween costumes. Continue to see more from Beyonce, Jay Z, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Adele and many more tell us which costume rocked the best. I'm going with Heidi's. It's bad ass!