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Friday, August 5, 2016 08078068532

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‘Why youth must be given the chance to lead’ Otunba Kabir Olamilekan Rahman, also called SELETO was born in n the 80’s at Ogba in Lagos state. He is the youngest among the aspirants contesting ng for Ojodu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in the state. As a Science Laboratory aboratory Technology graduate, member of the World Association of Young Scientists and a certified event planner and manager, Rahman said his bringing ging his entrepreneurial experience to bear on youth in his immediate society. ety. He spoke more about the need for youth to lead in this interview. Text from Abdullateef Aliyu, Lagos

hy are you aspiring to be chairman of a local council? I am aspiring for the post because of the yearnings of the ordinary man on the streets, and because of the yearnings of the youth. What gives you the confidence that you would pick the party’s ticket? Among the aspirants in Ojodu LCDA, I believe I am the youngest candidate among all and with my attitude to make sure that we have a very good youth movement, and my antecedent in bringing about unity and stability among them, I have an edge over others. Why do you believe that youth should be given the chance? I believe the youth constitute 75 per cent of the total votes in Nigeria and if I can defend this country at age 18, why can’t I rule the country at that age? I’m not streamlining it to the local government alone and that our elders cannot do it, but they

unity. should give us an opportunity. Since I was a kid, I wass told eaders that the youth are the leaders elm of of tomorrow, but at the helm eople affairs, you realize that people of 50-year-old and above rship. take charge of leadership. Today’s government is giving e any us the chance to assume tance, post in Nigeria. For instance, a 28-year- old is the sole administrator in Agege Local Government. major What are the ackle if challenges you would tackle elected? The first challenge is poverty because it is nationwide. If we can reduce the level of poverty at the grassroots, I believe we would have better leaders and we would have a better environment. There should be a kind of human developmental approach, to empower our youth, widows, and retirees. We should also have a well-structured empowerment programme. I am looking at a SIWES programme whereby you send

Brexit won’t affect Nigerian students in UK – Educationist Text from Nurudeen Oyewole, Lagos

he Sales Director (Africa), Abbey DLD Group of Colleges in the United Kingdom, Mr. Charles Johnson has allayed the fears of young Nigerians on studying in the country over the recent decision of leaving the European Union. He said the recent Britain exit ‘Brexit’ referendum would not affect their studies. At a briefing, Johnson whose organization represents independent colleges in Birmingham, Cambridge, London and Manchester, said both old and new students should not be afraid. “Rather than being a disadvantage, the referendum stands the chance of making Britain focuses more attention on African students. Students have nothing to fear because there won’t be a drop in quality of education being rendered. Nothing has changed,” Johnson said. The Student Admission Manager (Africa), Muazu Jalaluddeen said Nigerian students in UK could benefit from performance based scholarships like other colleagues. He said the group is consulting school managements so Nigerian students could pay their fees in Naira at the Pound equivalence due to foreign exchange scarcity.

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth. –Benjamin Disraeli

Osun Centre to support job seekers T from Sunday Michael Ogwu, Lagos @sunText ddaymichaelog

unskilled labourers to skilled labourers for them to learn probably for a year, and giving them stipend to start up a business with support. There are many manufacturing industries, we would liaise with them and have a private/public partnership in resolving the problem of unemployment. The public health sector is so poor; it is not ideal and hygienic. With my experience, we need to revitalize the PHCs as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).

he Osun State government has established the ‘Osun Job Centre’ to provide training that would help rreduce unemployment in the state. Former commissioner for human resource and lead consultant to the centre, Ms Mobolaji Akande in a briefing in Lagos said it would provide guidance ffor people who need help. The centre which is slated for launch n next Tuesday by the state Governor, R Rauf Aregbesola, targets the citizens a and residents. The training that would b be provided have no age bracket or e exception and at no cost to the job sseeker. She said: “We came on board to attend tto the re-orientation of job seekers. We n need to match individual’s skill with job requirement; therefore we provide information and basic needs for a job search.” Mobolaji said centre would provide job service support like employability skills, training in curriculum vitae writing, Interview skills, skills on Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and dress code. “Everybody wants to start high, but without the experience, you cannot start at the top of the ladder, our youth must stop looking at the salary and start something,” she said.

Empowerment: ‘We target youth, widows for skills acquisition’ Text by Latifat Opoola, (@LatifatOpoola)

ntrepreneurship is trending around the globe, as experts have observed that mobilizing entrepreneurs to start up their own businesses is the most impacting gift so far. The Hands for Life Enterprise in Abuja has trailed this path so far. The Senior Partner of the firm, Bashirat Abdulwahab in an interview said being an entrepreneur is not for the light hearted but that persistence, vision, drives, resiliency, and flexibility are the core of a successful entrepreneur. The enterprise, which is a skills consulting firm is interested in making skills available to youth and vulnerable women. She said her vision was to find ways to support minority groups and marginalized populations so they can actively participate in this entrepreneurship and economic opportunities. The firm also organizes entrepreneurship fairs where various young business owners come to showcase their products and share ideas. The mother of two, who is a widow herself, said she doesn’t see being a widow or an orphan a reason to be a beggar or live a miserable life. “The driving force for me is using the story of my life to encourage young girls and widows that they can be whatever they want to be. Being a widow or an orphan may be a minor setback but it shouldn’t be the reason why they shouldn’t make it in life,” she said. With five graduates presently, Bashirat tries to give hope to those who have lost hope adding that it is never too late to start something.

“You can always start small from soap-making, shoemaking, fashion designing, and cosmetology. Besides, these skills do not require too much technicality,” she quipped.

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Abuja Poetry slam holds today Text by Bamas Victoria @Sinach360

he Abuja Literary (ALS) society is set to hold its quarterly poetry competition today. The contestants in the 2016 poetry slam will be competing for a cash prize of N100,000, and for the privilege of being referred to as an ALS Slam Champion said the official press statement from the association. It also stated that the competition which is open to everyone requires interested contestants to send an email indicating interest for the competition on or before today. “If interested, all you have to

do to enter for the competition is send an email indicating your interest.” Contestants are also enjoined to familiarize themselves with the rule “Before entering for the completion, make sure you familiarize yourself with the ALS slam rules.” Others who are not interested in contesting are encouraged to participate in the ALS Slam “as a judge or a time-keeper, or a score-keeper,” the statement said. The ALS Slam consists of three rounds where Contestants are expected to perform an original poems on any subjects for each round.

Google unveils new Android notification channels

Are African prints transforming into style in vogue? Text by Eseohe Ebhota @sleek_diva88

rowing up, African prints (Ankara) was considered more traditional clothing. When young ladies especially were asked to use the ‘normal’ wrappers to sew skirt and blouse or even gowns, they would frown. My friends and I were not left out of the murmurings. Now, it seems that these same ‘wrapper materials’ have found their way back to the fashion scene but in newer and trendier styles – short jackets, stylish gowns, jumpsuits, ball gowns etc.

Besides using them to make trendy and classy wears, they are used to make jewelleries such as bangles, earrings, necklaces, and even shoes, bags as well as furniture covers for furniture, throw pillows etc. Ankara also adds beauty to whatever you transform it into and wherever you use it and what you use it as – be it as a furniture cover or something you carry with you. Why not try something Ankara- ish this weekend as you step out either for an occasion or just casual outings.

Anti-crime war: FCT youth rally support for police

Text by Simon E. Sunday @SimonEchewofun

oogle has unveiled its new Android notification channels, moving some of its security-related prompts to Smartphone and letting off traditional channels like the email and the Short Message Service (SMS). A statement from the firm said Android users should expect a notification on their Smartphones while receiving an email alert when a new device has been used to log into Google’s account. It said that the native notification would ask whether the users have just tried to sign in. The users could then tap it to review account activity

Text by Kamardeen A. Ismail & Opeyemi Muhaimin

ome youths in the Federal Capital Territory under the auspices of Buhari Youth Organization (BYO) have rallied support for the Nigerian police in its fight against the spate of criminal activities in the country. Speaking during the rally tagged, ‘Nigerian Police is my friend’, the coordinator of the group, Murtala Mohammed Garba said it was necessary to sensitize the general public on the ills of crime in the society and the need to support Nigerian police in its quest to flush out criminals. The group later marched to the Police headquarters to felicitate with the new Acting Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on his new appointment and reiterate its support to assist the Nigerian police in its

and take action to secure their accounts, if necessary, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported. “The purpose of login email alerts were to offer accounts owners a real-time view of access to an account, allowing for a faster reaction in the event of a hijacking attempt. “People are four times more likely to review alerts in mobile notifications than in email,” it said justifying the upgrade. If users choose to review their account activity, they can see the device model that was used to access the account, when the account was accessed, what browser was used, and the device’s IP address.

onslaught against crime in the society. Welcoming the youths at the force headquarters, the Acting Inspector General of Police, represented by the Assistant Inspector General of Police, DIG, Habila Joshak, lauded the immense support and firm confidence in the force to curb criminal vices. He said police would embark on community policing in all academic institutions to educating the future leaders on the dangers of crimes in the society. “We are working towards establishing community policing in all our schools from primary to tertiary institutions to educate the future leaders on the ills of crime in our society,” he said. Earlier, the coordinator Mr. Mohammed assured the police boss of their continuous partnership with the police to get rid of crime in the society.

MOVIE REVIEW Title: Burning Bridges Cast: Ken Erics, Ivie Okujaye, Esther Audu, Ultra Suzuki Genre: Romantic drama Year: 2014 Director: Okechukwu Oku Reviewed by: Eseohe Ebhota

ouis (Ken Erics) and Rose (Ivie Okujaye) were in love and about to be married. Their relationship hadn’t been on for too long before he popped the big question to her. However, as the two looked forward to their special day, Louis thought it was time for Rose to meet his best

friend, Terry (Esther Audu). Rose had no issue with the fact that her fiancé’s best friend was a woman but what upset her was the fact that Terry knew him better than she did… The movie wasn’t up to expectations with the lapses that are just too little to bat an eyelid about.

The lighting wasn’t good, and the background noise was over the voices as the utterances of the characters were barely audible.so if you are looking for a movie to watch that would just ensure time passes by quickly, then ‘Burning bushes’ might just be the one.

What does beauty means to you – Bold, Exciting, Authentic, Unique, Talented and Youthful – Ungenita Prevost