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Juma’at Mubarak.....It’s another Friday. We’re happy to bring another super-packed and exciting edition of your favourite youth-friendly and Nigeria’s number 1 magazine YOUTHVILLE. This week we have Fatima Bombom Sani as our cover personality. The 26 year-old was the cynosure of all eyes at the recent call-to-bar ceremony for lawyers. What was the reason? Our REFLECTIONS page has the full details. Our SHOWTIME page has lots of beautiful stories today. One of such is the dangers of artificial nails fixing. Don’t miss the important points. Pretty Aisha Labo, the brain behind Diamond Taste is our BIZWIZ star of the week. We hope her beautiful story would be an inspiration to other young ones. On the sports scene, the NCC has called on corporate organizations to work with them in promoting a game in Nigeria. What game is that? Check out the full details in our SPORTS segment. The IDPs have continue to receive lots of help from private organizations. This time around, it’s Velcroz Nigeria. What was the reason behind their kind gesture? Our BACKPACK has all the information. This week’s edition is super-packed with informative, inspiring and interesting because we want you to get the best stories from the entertainment, fashion, health and business world. Don’t miss any copy of Daily Trust YOUTHVILLE. Always remember no one does it better than we do. It’s DAILY TRUST YOUTHVILLE for the young at heart. Stay connected with us by joining us on Facebook: DAILY TRUST YOUTHVILLE and be a part of our growing community. Follow us on Twitter : @DT_YouthVille Keep a date with us next week for another great edition.....The team wishes all her fans and readers across the country a splendid and superb W.E.E.K.E.N.D!!!
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he Inspector General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Peter Obi, chairman of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON), Abdullahi Mukhtar Mohammed and many others may lose their positions, reports have said. This followed the compilation, on the order of President Muhammadu Buhari, of all appointments made by former President Goodluck Jonathan between April 1 and May 28, 2015, the two months he spent in office after losing election on March 28. It was conveyed in a circular dated September 18, 2015,from Secretary to the
Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir David Lawal, asking Permanent Secretaries to submit list of appointments in all MDAs during the period. Some of the top appointments made have drawn the attention of netizens who are reacting in varied ways.
should not sack Solomon Arase, he’s an intelligent IGP. His proactive plans are changing the image of NPF for the best.”
Muhammad Isiaka Ibrahim commented on Facebook thus: “Let them go to pave for another good Nigerians. Arase has tried as a good fellow, he has done his best. Peter Obi has to go now our Economy is in crisis. As for Gwarzo, he has to go since our stock market is depreciating.”
However, netizen Mujahidu Halliru Umar backed their removal posting: “They have really done their best through the development of our noble country, Nigeria but let others contribute their own talents for the country.” “I am supporting this 100 per cent. PMB should sack them, don’t leave our bargain,” Hamdullah Salisu concurred.
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Adams Isa Moh’d also agreed about Arase: “He is a good man please, Buhari leave that man call Arase.”
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Awhum Waterfall, Enugu
Situated about 20 metres high, the waterfall developed from the granite rock and water is seen cascading over the top. On the floor is a stream formed from the falling waters. This is a haven for visitors.
Axari Hotel and Suites, Calabar Strategically located in the midst of the venues for events in Calabar, is the Axari hotels and suites. The food here is simply irresistible, and the service is exceptional. This is one hotel you can stay while in Calabar if you love affluence. This can also serve as one of the family hotels.
National Children’s Park and Zoo, Abuja
Kids would definitely love this place because of what they can see here. There are animals such as monkeys, zebra, cheetah, donkey, crocodile and many others. Everyone belongs here no matter the age. There are places where you can also relax.
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Fatima, 26, clinches record 9 awards at Law School graduation Text by Adelanwa Bamgboye
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wenty six year old Fatima broke existing record by bagging nine awards flooring the seven awards ever recorded at the Call to Bar of the Nigerian Law School (NLS). These awards include the ‘Best Student of the Year (1st Prize)’ donated by Sir Adetokunbo Ademola, Dr. Taslim Elaias and Justice Atanda Fatayi – Williams; the ‘Council of Education Star’, ‘Corporate Law Practice’ donated by Chief Adegboyega Awomolo SAN, and the ‘Best overall female student of the year’ donated by the National Association of Women Judges. Others were ‘Best
female student in criminal litigation’ donated by Mrs. Oluwatoyin Doherty, ‘Best student in civil and criminal litigation’ donated by Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN; and the prize for ‘1st class students’ donated by the Director General of the NLS. Born to the family of Mr and Mrs Engr Abel .A. Sani 26 years ago, Fatima hails from Adavi-Ege in Adavi LGA of Kogi State and attended University of Abuja where she had her LLB with Second Class (Upper). Fatima told YOUTHVILLE more about her experience and plans in the law profession. My experience at Law
School The experience was a very challenging one, it was a tedious one and it was interesting. I got to meet a lot of people and it exposed me to a lot of situations and a lot of challenges but it was a generally very interesting one. Even as a fresh lawyer, I have no fear for the future Not really. I thank I’ve started out on the right path. I don’t really have any fears I’m just looking up to the future expectations but I don’t really fear, I’m not afraid of the future or of what the future holds. I’ve got plans for further studies I intend to further my
Fatima Bombom Sani
The practice of the law should be to develop the profession not really for the monetary aspects. It should be to improve the society studies to get my master’s degree then I will specialise in corporate law practices. That is a specialty I would love to work in. The practice of law is first develop the law I think the practice of the law should be to develop the profession, not really for the monetary aspects. It should be to improve the society because when you focus too much on the monetary aspect, the important ones of the profession will not be achieved at the end of the day. My challenges reading Law The environment for learning in the law school is not conducive enough for learning so that needs
improvement. There is no shortcut to success. Hard work pays. Once you are determined, disciplined and you have the right attitude, you will definitely achieve success. Students should use the internet but more for their studies There are instances were students can browse educative materials and does intelligent browsing but when you spend too much time on social media that is bad. Nowadays, the internet is more beneficial for educational materials, so if you are using it for the right purpose it is not bad. For others who haven’t passed the bar exams, be focused My advice is that it is not the end of the world, there’s still another opportunity to do better and to come out with a better result just to like concentrate and study hard and be focused. There’s still another chance to do better, it’s not the end of the world. Being the first lawyer in the family is God’s doing I attribute my success only to God because I wouldn’t have been able to achieve this by my power alone. It couldn’t have been my effort only but the grace of God has seen me through so I attribute my success wholly to God and I also thank my parents for believing in me and giving me the right foundation and supporting me all throughout the way.
Our SELF IMAGE, strongly held, essentially determines what we BECOME. – Maxwell Maltz
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19-year-old varsity student, Debbie is Abuja’s new beauty queen Text by Simon E. Sunday @SimonEchewofun n
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lthough she is a 300level Political Science student at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Miss Debbie Douglas hasn’t let the chance to star her name slip past her. The 19-year old Debbie won the 2015 edition of the Most Beautiful Girl in Abuja (MBGA) beauty pageant held last Sunday at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. The Cross River State beauty queen emerged best after contesting alongside 31 others. The pageant which started in 2001 by Dolce Entertainment Ltd also marked its 15 years of discovering beauty talents in the nation’s capital. Dolce’s Chief Executive, Mr Ejiro Okpihwo said the
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OTO NAN d MBGA has been used g to empower young e Nigerian ladies while serving to create jobss w for them in the show business. 0 “In the past 10 e years, we have 0 given out over 10 cars to winners consistently and empowered them to carry out pet projects that have impacted the community Beauty queen, Mi p o s i t i v e l y,” ss Debbie Doughlas (middle) and runners up at the even in Ab O k p h i h w o uja last Sunday. announced. office Debbie got a Pontiac tomorrow. I to preach peace and car and some cash award will work as an ambassador tolerance among Nigerians even as she was soaked in of peace and positive and will also be involved joyous tears as she reeled change agent in the life of in leadership mentoring out her one year manifesto. young people.” for teenagers, as leaders of She said, “I will use my
Artificial nails: The good you know, how about the bad? Text by Eseohe Ebhota @sleek_diva88
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rtificial nail fixing is a common trend with ladies who want be seen as classy, gorgeous, trendy and fashionable. Infact there are some who don’t feel comfortable if they don’t fix the nails. Also known as nail extensions, false nails or nail enhancements, artificial nails are coverings placed over the fingernails as fashion accessories. Some attempt to imitate the appearance of real fingernails as closely as possible, while other designs may deliberately stray in appearance from real fingernails. Artificial nails are made from a wide variety of materials. It is known that artificial nails add to the beauty of a lady’s nails. I fix artificial nails because I also love them. But what we ladies forget is
that there are dangers associated with fixing these nails. Some of these nails applied to the natural nail surface, minor types of trauma to the artificial nails
which can happen from something as harmless as scraping a nail against a firm surface can cause separation of the nail from its nail bed. This allows bacteria and fungus to potentially enter the separated area setting up an infection. Sticking the artificial nail to our natural nail always leaves a gap in between both surfaces. This gap between them provides a moist, warm environment in which an infection can thrive. These infections might also occur if the acrylic nails are too long or rigid, or the nails are applied with unsanitary tools. Caution: Before fixing any artificial nail, ensure that your natural nails are in good condition and they can stand the pressure of the artificial nail and force applied when fixing it. (I am not saying fixing these nails are bad but they should be done with caution)
Hearing impaired young face dangers Text by Nathaniel Bivan
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he Deaf Women Association of Nigeria has raised concern about hearing-impaired young people who are exposed to street dangers because of their impairment. Chairperson of the association, Helen Beyioku Alase, said deaf young people in particular have fallen victim to human trafficking because “there is no one to speak to them” to help them get a tip of what would befall them. She wrote her comments at a seminar for students at Government Secondary School, Kuje, Abuja recently to help students develop paths and avoid street begging and constant exposure to street life. Alase said young people are being victimised out of communication barrier, hence the need to build them up to face the challenges ahead. A student of the school, Stephen Emmanuel said he was worried about those beggars on the streets who could have done better things if they do not have any impairment. Another student said her dream is to become a teacher and hopes to draw from her experience at the seminar to achieve the goal.
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Smoothies: Getting the best out of your fruits Text by Eseohe Ebhota @sleek_diva88
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moothies are thick drinks whose main ingredients are either fruits or vegetables and other nutrient dense ingredients. They are wonderful options for a meal or a snack when made with natural items. Experts say that a truly healthy smoothie should have some dietary fat for the body to use in assimilating the vitamins. For example, blending a banana with ice and skim milk does provide a great deal of benefits or nutrients. Sometimes we tend to skip breakfast but drink fluids like coffee, water. But since our body pulls water from
many foods in order to stay hydrated, you won’t have to drink water when you’re sipping on a smoothie (especially a homemade one without sugar). Milk and yogurt contain a large amount of water, so if your smoothie is dairy-based, it’ll reduce your thirst. The when the weather is hot, you can add some ice cubes to the blender for extra water. Other benefit of smoothies is that they provide calcium for the body, they help in weight reduction, and they help in keeping an individual fit. While hanging out with friends today and throughout the weekend, make sure a smoothie (whether homemade or professionally made) is part of your diet. Chocolate smoothie and strawberry smoothie
It’s kind of fun to do the impossible. – Walt Disney
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Successful bakery owners are persistent – Aisha Text by Latifat Opoola @LatifatOpoola
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on someone to keep footing my bills, and that’s how it started” she said. The 21 year old told DT_ Youthville the decision to take up pastry was an easy one because she loves cooking and combining different recepies in the kitchen.
Successful bakery owners are persistent and not easily deterred. They recognize success isn’t always immediate and know that things won’t go well the first day in a bakery; it is either the recipe that doesn’t come outright the product won’t sell well initially. But it doesn’t mean those things are wrong they just need a little time to develop and a persistent owner to see them through to success”- Aisha Labo, the CEO of Diamond Taste said. The final year Law student of Baze University started Diamond Taste about two years ago after several attempts by her mum at getting her interested in entrepreneurship. “The motivation came when I was pressured to start something. In my house there is this unspoken rule for everyone to be entrepreneurial; my elder sister always does some Aisha Labo things to support herself. So when I graduated from secondary A i s h a who started the school, it was expected of me to business in 2013 with about start something but I didn’t. Then N10000, first enrolled in a few I got into higher institution and baking schools in London and mum reduced my allowance, and Dubai where she learnt the many she explained that if I don’t start tricks of baking and importance of something that would fetch me customer service before starting income now, I will always depend the business fully.
The undergraduate who has 2 staff working for her said her products are different and unique because of the extra attention she gives to them. “Asides the taste, the facts that they are fresh, because I make them strictly on orders, my products are Unique because of the way it is packaged. You know when a food is displayed in a colorful and creative manner, even when you are not hungry you are tempted to want to taste” she said. Aisha whose major challenge as with other students is combining school work and the business said she intends to surmount those challenges adding “that most people have surmounted it so why can’t I”. The young entrepreneur who hopes to practice full time said her products are very affordable adding that she makes a minimum profit of about N50000 in a month. Her advice youth with the passion for cooking is to try the business as it is a lucrative one. She also calls on ladies to be independent adding “that no matter the quality of number of degrees one has, there are limited white collar jobs out there, so being entrepreneurial, having a trade, something genuine that fetches income, no matter how little pays.
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Moses Michael of Tambin Team (2nd left) celebrating his victory with his supporters after the event in Abuja
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Senate rejects N5,000 monthly stipend for unemployed youths Text by Simon E. Sunday @SimonEchewofun
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he Senate yesterday rejected a motion for the payment of N5,000 monthly allowance to unemployed youths in Nigeria. The local news agency reported that the motion was sponsored by Sen. Philip Aduda (PDP FCT) but was greeted with shouts of ‘’no, no’’ while he was explaining it. Attempts by the Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, to second the motion were disrupted by the rowdiness created by the ‘’no’’ shouting of some senators opposed to it. Intervening, President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, posed the question but the senators responded along party lines. While Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members yelled ‘’aye’’ in favour of the motion, All Progressives Congress (APC) senators, who were in majority, rejected it. However, a motion calling for the probe of the utilisation of Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) funds by the immediate past administration was adopted by the senators. Mover of the motion, Sen. Babajide Omoworare, prayed that every naira spent by the past government on SURE-P and other poverty alleviation programmes should be accounted for. In his remarks, Saraki urged the senators to take the issue of unemployment very seriously and not play politics with it. He said, “We should stay above party line on this issue that is so important. We have seen growth in the last years but this has not translated to employment. Government alone cannot do it; the private sector has a role to play and the enabling environment must be created.”
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NCC seeks more support to develop local tennis Text by Simon E. Sunday @SimonEchewofun
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he acting Executive Vice Chairman at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has called on corporate organisations to collaborate with the commission to promote the game of tennis in the country. Danbatta made the call last weekend in Abuja at the end of the second semi-final match of the NCC sponsored tennis championship at the National Stadium. The league which began in April, would end in
December in Lagos, with the winners going home with N5million, while the runners-up will grab N3million, local news agency reported. “As you may be aware, this is the maiden edition of this tournament; we are happy the way the commission’s gesture has been received since this tennis league was launched on May 23, 2015,” he said. Danbatta said the prize money for winners of the tournament would be reviewed to encourage more participation in the next edition. The Tambin team was one of the few teams to qualify at the semi-finals of the tournament and would prepare for the finals in Lagos next month.
Youth protest unemployment in Delta State recently.
Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life. - Confucius
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High school head seeks more discipline, parental actions for students
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he Principal of Government Day Secondary School Gauraka in Tafa local Government, Niger State, Hon. Larai Saliyu has called on parents to instil discipline and take more actions on their children. She made the call at the Parent, Teachers Association (P.T.A) and school board management committee meeting recently. She said, “I noticed with dismay the nonchalant attitude of students toward quest for education, students hanging and wandering about for no course during their lecture period.”
Hon. Saliyu revealed that school Identity card, badge and sweater dress will be given to each student free as part of the school’s gesture while it will maintain punitive measures to curb cases of indiscipline in the school. Taking the measures to teachers, the head teacher said class prefects now keep attendance for teachers who come for lessons warning that she will not hesitate to deduct salary of those who abscond. Responding, the chairman of PTA, Hon. Ya’u Ahmed pointed out areas where the committees have
positively touched under his leadership. “The State Government through our request put down three big classrooms structures as well as the committee has also made provisions of school desk to enable the students to sit conveniently,” he said. The Principal also dissolved the committees and reconstituted seven men interim committee, headed by the village head Alhaji Jibrin Zakari. Student Reporter: Enock John D. is a HND II student of Mass Communication, Federal Polytechnic, Bida.
Youth protest nomination of Education Secretary in Kaduna Text by Dickson S. Adama, Kaduna
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outh from Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have protested the screening process and nomination of candidates for the position of Education Secretary in the council. The youths’ leader, Comrade Joshua C. Magaji, who spoke to newsmen in Kaduna said the outcome of the interview raises more questions than answers, adding that the person that topped in the written exams
didn’t even come close to making it in the oral test. “We are concerned over the recent screening of the twenty-three candidates who applied for the position of the Education Secretary which took place on the 15th October 2015 at the council chambers of Kauru local government secretariat in Kauru. The exercise raises more questions than supplies answers as the outcome of the screening interview left much to be desired. Many citizens of Kauru
local government area, question the rationale behind the nomination of the three candidates. “The problem and question here is that all the three short listed candidates come from one chiefdom. It is not possible for the screening committee to say that no candidate from both Chawai and Kumana chiefdom met the criteria. “Moreover, it is shocking to note that the person that topped in the written exams didn’t even come close to making it in the oral test. How
could that be possible?” he said Magaji said in the spirit of equity, fairness and justice, they are calling for the cancellation of the exercise in order for a new one to be conducted, adding that a new committee should be set up this time with seasoned educationist and administrators. He called on the youths to be law abiding and to pursue their grievances peacefully and without any chaos. He added that in this era of change and purposeful leadership, they will get justice for their course.
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Velcroz organizes fundraiser for IDPs Text by Latifat Opoola @ LatifatOpoola
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elcroz Nigeria, a company owned by a 25year old Nigerian is organizing a fundraiser to support the plight of the Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria. During a recent visit to Daily Trust, the CEO of the company, Abdulhameed Usman and his Creative Director Ahmed Kabir Aliyu said their firsthand experience of the religious and political crises in Kaduna in the early 2000s was motivation for the fundraiser. They said the effects of crisis like these are devastating not just to businesses and economic activities that get shattered but also the people directly affected noting that they sometimes lose all purpose to life. “In the Kaduna crisis, we were the lucky few who were not affected; we saw our immediate neighbours who were well to do and had everything, lose it in the blink of an eye. Their lives were suddenly changed. I could remember my mum telling
us to go inside get our clothes and other belongings including food to help them out. “These were even people with 5pairs of school Uniform and would wear one on everyday of the week and if Kaduna’s crisis which
I experienced was this bloody now imagine Maiduguri,” Aliyu narrated. “And then Maiduguri became unstable, and when you compare the Kaduna events and that of Maiduguri you see the similarities
but this is more devastating. You see kids who have lost parents, siblings’ friends and all purpose to live. We want to help uplift their spirit so they can begin to have a purpose to life again,” Usman stated. The fundraising which will hold by November 21 and 22 will include fun activities like football match to engage the kids in the IDPS camps, while food items, clothes, toiletries will be donated to them. The CEO also noted that the company which has a customer base of 1200 intends to start giving back to the community as its corporate social responsibility because it isn’t about always making money, but also putting a smile on a child’s face. “Give a child food, and he will find play for himself. The moment we stop helping each other that is when we lose all humanity. These children can be our siblings, and it doesn’t matter if we are from different parts of the country, it is our individual and collective duty to start helping them because you never know what tomorrow holds for them” Usman concluded.
In three words, I can sum up what I have learnt about life – It Goes On! – Robert Frost