NYSC Introduces Self-Deployment For Prospective Corp Members

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has introduced a self-deployment system to enable prospective corps members choose where they wish to serve.This was part of resolutions at the end of the 2015 Batch ‘B’ pre-mobilisation workshop which held in Kaduna.
  Similarly, pregnant women, nursing mothers and students undergoing postgraduate studies have been banned from participating in the scheme until they are free to enlist for the service.The NYSC, in a communique issued at the end of the meeting, said the new system of self-deployment is aimed at addressing the fraudulent activities associated with the previous method of deploying prospective corps members.
   “In a bid to tackle the problem of deluge of concessional requests with which the NYSC is being inundated, prospective corps members will henceforth be given the opportunity to choose states of their choice outside their socio-cultural and linguisticareas, using ICT,” the communique said.It added: “Given the negative implications of assigning invalid or wrong Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) numbers to prospective corps members during the mobilisationprocess, corps-producing institutions have been advised toalways take advantage of the window of opportunity created by the JAMB and regularise the admission of their graduates andadvise the affected graduates to activate such numbers before presenting them for mobilisation.
   “For us to bring administration nearer to everybody, complaints and issues arising from the online registration from prospective corps members and corps producing institutions will henceforth be lodged with the Deployment and Relocation officers at the NYSC state secretariats for onward transmission to the ICT department for necessary action.“It was further resolved that pregnant women and nursing mothers and students engaged in postgraduate studies should not bother to enlist for service until they are free to participate effectively.
   ”The Director General of NYSC, Brig.- Gen. Johnson Olawumi, had on Wednesday at the opening of the workshop announced that henceforth, prospective corps members withFirst Class degrees and their counterparts who graduated withdistinction from the polytechnics, would be posted tothe universities for their primary assignments.The workshop was attended by directors and heads of units at the NYSC, as well as representatives of stakeholders in the education sector which include the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), JAMB, the Nigerian Army, universities, polytechnics, monotechnics and colleges of education.

Omotola Jalade Reveals Why She Doesnt Have Friends in Nollywood!

Many movie fans might be shocked to learn that, although she is quite popular among her colleagues, star actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has no friend in Nollywood. The actress revealed this much about her relationship with her fellow thespians in a new interview with entertainment reporter Chux Ohai. She said:I dont have close friends in Nollywood. Everybody is my colleague. Maybe it is because I livevery far way from so many people inthe industry. Secondly, I'm not verygood at visiting people. I dont have that kind of luxury.Omotola also counted herself as fortunate to have been married at a young age. And with a hint of sympathy for upwardly mobile Nigerian women who are still unable to walk down the aisle, especially some of her fellow female artistes, explained the reason why they are finding it difficult to get married.If I hadnt been married earlier, I probably would not be by now. I dont know if any other man would have been able to handle me the way my husband has done. It is not because I am a bad person. I am actually a very strong woman. At a point, you might become so confused and wonder if any man will ever love you for who you are. But, if you are not a very grounded person, you too can contribute to your own problems. I consider myself to be lucky to remain married.Asked if she had ever considered the fact that her daughter, who is now 18, could get married any time and she would end up becoming a grandmother before her 40th birthday, Omotola replied,dnt care much about it. I dont even want to think about that because I got married early. What I always tell people is that all fingers are not equal. The fact that I got married early does not mean that my own child will get married early. My mother didnt marry early. So it is not hereditary. But if my daughterwants to get married early and I like the guy and If I see that he is responsible enough, why not? Most people might be wrong to assume that the stunning pretty actress live in highbrow areas in Lagos, such as the Lekki Peninsular. But she lives in a simpleneighbourhood in the lowly Iyana-Oba area of the metropolis and she is proud of it.Revealing a lot more about her private life, she said:I love where I live and I like the wayI live. I come out to do my work and go back to my wonderful mansion. I am a cry-baby. I still cry a lot over the most unlikely subjects and for silly reasons.TWO months ago, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde was at the centre of a gathering storm on social media, after she posted a message on her Twitter page, allegedly criticising those trekking long distances in honour of some leading politicians in the country and addressing them as silly youths trekking their future away.. The tweet had gone viral on the internet and Omotola had immediately found herself at the receiving end of criticism from many users of the social media whofelt she had no business meddling in other peoples affair..Also recalling the episode, Omotola defended her comment by reminding her critics that it was her business, after all, to worry about the trekkers, since their actions were in the public domain.She said:It is not that I am against trekking. My POINT is that people should either do something for nothing or they do it for fun. Although some people have said it is not my business, now saying that it is my business. For crying out loud, if Isay that I am trekking to go and celebrate, maybe a boko haram person, everybody will pounce on me. They will see it as immoral. Considering the fact that many innocent Nigerians have lost their lives to the activities of the group.like most other artistes, Omotola hardly sees her own movies and her dream role in a movie the kind of role that she had always looked forward to having s to act the part of a super heroine.I have always wanted to be a superheroine. I need one desperately,she said.

Genevieve Nnaji and Oluchi Orlando on a Girls Night Out!

Spotting two beautiful women of great influence having fun together is worth mentioning.Super Nollywood actress Genevieve Nnaji, top/International model, Oluchi Orlandi and some of their friends were spotted in New York City savoring the yuletide season together.
   The fun went all night yesterday as the big girls and top celebrities had dinner together with so much excitement written all over their faces..
   They're sure having fun!!

An Assasination Attempt Was Made On My Life Says Alex Otti

Alex Otti, the All Progressive Grand Alliance candidate in the governorship election in Abia State, has alleged that he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on his life.Otti said the gunmen invaded  his private guest house at Maitama District in Abuja in the wee hours of this morning.The guber candidate made the disclosure at a news briefing on Friday, July 24 at his campaign office in Umuahia.He revealed that the gunmen invaded his home around 2am, but he had left for Umuahia on Thursdaymorning to attend the tribunal proceeding inhis petition against the election of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu.Otti said he was informed that the attackers gained access into his house through the back fence and shot and killed one of the policemen guarding the house.He said, “It was a purecase of assassination attempt on my life butthe God I serve did not allow them to succeed.“I have been in Abuja for one whole week and guess what couldhave happened if I didnot leave in the morning before the attack.”