Representative for Ikorodu Constituency Lagos State, Honourable Abike Dabiri-Erewa  was crowned with "International African Woman of the Year" at the 2nd annual Women4Africa Award which held in the UK on Saturday May 18th.


The 2nd edition of the women4Africa Awards held the Great Hall, Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London.

The award was presented to Honourable Abike Dabiri-Erewa  by the anchor of the occasion, Princess ‘Deun.
The ‘Women For Africa Awards which had its inaugural ceremony in 2012 seek to honour and award African women by celebrating and encouraging them.

 

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US President Barack Obama and the First lady Michelle Obama are scheduled to visit some selected African nations from the 26th of June on a second trip to the black continent since Obama’s election as President of the United States of America.

Barack Obama

It has been noticed however that the President has once again boycott Nigeria which should have been among the president’s point of contact as Africa’s most populous state with one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania from June 26 – July 3.

The White House has been silent on why the US President snubbed Nigeria but it is an open secret how the Jonathan government has come under severe criticism from the US over its violation of human rights as security forces combat the terrorist group Boko Haram.

“President Obama and the First Lady look forward to traveling to Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania from June 26 - July 3.  The President will reinforce the importance that the United States places on our deep and growing ties with countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including through expanding economic growth, investment, and trade; strengthening democratic institutions; and investing in the next generation of African leaders,” part of the White House statement reads.

Source:
The Will

 

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The Lagos State Government has finally started a preliminary work on the Fourth Mainland Bridge.


The 26-kilometre infrastructure would be designed to link Ikorodu to the state’s economic hub in Eti-Osa Local Government Area.

The state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, disclosed that there was no problem on the development of the project contrary to speculations that it had been abandoned.



Hamzat, who once served as the state Commissioner for Science and Technology, explained why full work had not commenced on the proposed bridge linking it to a good number of buildings, which he said, would be affected if the old alignment was the state’s preferred option for the right of way.

He explained that the old alignment “is becoming a bit cumbersome because of the number of buildings on the right of way. It might be extremely destructive if we want to follow the old alignment. We might probably need to destroy a lot of good buildings. This option is not fanciful to us. So, we have to look at another right of way.”


The commissioner, however, declined to give timeline for the completion of the project which has been said will gulp about N160bn.

The Fourth Mainland Bridge will provide access from the hinterland to Victoria Island, which will reduce traffic on the ever-busy Third Mainland Bridge and other bridges linking the mainland to the island.

Source:
Thisday

 

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Nigerian, Founder of Pop Africana magazine, Oroma Elewa is the model muse in the video for Theophilus London’s “Rio.” directed by himself along with Tim Cruz. Oroma Elewa in a Maki Oh Creation is perfect in this video by Theophilus London – a Trinidadian-born American rapper from Brooklyn, New York City.Being a muse comes easy for Oroma Elewa as she was the muse for Nigerian Designer, Maki Oh’s Autumn/Winter 2011 Collection.

Oroma Elewa, who is a multi-talented blogger, DJ, and fashionista is a promoter of all things Nigerian and African so it comes as no surprise that the video showed her wearing a creation by Maki Oh from the Autumn/Winter 2011 Collection.

Check Out The Video Here:

 

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