Announcement!! Announcement!!! Announcement!!!

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The attention of the general public is drawn to the recent cases of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) that were detected in Lagos. As part of the Federal and State governments’ plan to protect its citizens from infection, a robust containment strategy has been developed to be implemented at all levels. To ensure the effectiveness of the response strategy, volunteers are being deployed to support several areas of work. While volunteering is usually done as a means of giving back to society, the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Lagos State Government have partnered to make available some compensation packages as a means of demonstrating our gratitude for your selfless services. The hazardous jobs will have hazard packages that include life insurance.

Kano reportedly on Fire after announcement of Sanusi as new Emir

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Going by the tweets of Jamil Abubakar, Son of Inspector General of Police, riot has broken out in Kano state after the announcement of former CBN governor Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the newest Emir of Kano. Based on his tweets, Jamil says the people of Kano aren't happy with the announcement and are causing trouble in the town. He however says the problem has been brought in check and no life was lost.

We also learnt that the four members of the kingmaker council selected their nominees for the consideration of the governor last night. A source however said “the governor asked them to go back and return with a single consensus candidate”.

Newborn 13-year-old: Adopted boy's birth announcement goes viral

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When professional photographer Kelly Higgins' 13-year-old adopted son mentioned he never had baby photos and wished he did, she ran with the idea, snapping some sweetly hilarious images that quickly went viral.

The pictures - a trio of images of a 13-year-old boy posed in classic "newborn portrait" style--went viral online after his adopted mother posted them to her Facebook page.

"Here's my sweet not so little Newborn! His name is Latrell and weighs 112lbs," Kelli Higgins wrote. Kelli Higgins and her husband adopted Latrell and his sister Chanya when they were 10 and 5 years old, adding the siblings to their family that already included five biological children with another on the way.

AfricaMagic hosts viewers’ awards

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AfricaMagic and MultiChoice Africa have presented their latest joint initiative, The Africamagic Viewers’ Choice Awards. The announcement was made during a special episode of the popular AfricaMagic magazine show Jara, which is screened to DStv sunscribers.

Created to celebrate African film and television talents, both in front of and behind the cameras, the awards will feature several categories in which viewers will decide the winners directly, alongside several professionally judged categories.

A total of 28 awards in 26 categories, ranging from acting and directing to script-writing and cinematography, will be awarded. Other fields which will be honored include editing, make-up, sound, lighting and costuming.

Awards will be handed out at two separate events to be held in March 2013 in Lagos. The first event will be dedicated to outstanding technical achievements, while the main event will be a glamourous gala night.

In order to ensure that the awards are transparent, fair and credible, AfricaMagic has recruited leading and respected movie veteran, Femi Odugbemi, to take on the role of executive judge and has confirmed that all the awards will be verified by an independent auditing company to be appointed shortly.

 M-Net Africa Managing Director, Biola Alabi, says she is confident that this is an opportunity to build a pan-African event that is both relevant to industry professionals and vastly entertaining to fans.

 

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