Exclusive Interview By Vanguard with Kiki Mordi, BBC reporter Who Did the UNILAG Sex-for-grades Documentary

Why and how did you decide to embark on the sex for grades investigation?

It’s something that has always found me, not something that I set out to do. The stories always find me. After the last huge documentary was done in Nigeria, the Africa Eye team received tons of requests from young women from different parts of Africa, asking that an investigation be done into sexual harassment in universities.

It’s just like what we are receiving right now. More people are telling us “Come to this school, come to this school”. So it’s something that was a huge problem. Being someone who has gone through this before, it was something that I could connect and relate with. It was a no brainer. When the opportunity presented itself, I was very happy to be part of it.

You mentioned that you have gone through something like this before. Kindly share your experience in that regard…

People who have seen the documentary would have an idea of what I went through, which is not peculiar at all. Many people know what it feels like to be targeted and harassed by your lecturer in your place of learning, which is exactly what happened to me. It got so bad that I had to choose between enduring that and getting an education.

I decided that it wasn’t worth it and then I had to drop out of school. It wasn’t so much of my decision anyway, because for two consecutive semesters, I wasn’t seeing my results. At some point, I felt there was nothing left for me. At this point, I would rather not mention the name of the school, but that’s not to say that I won’t tell my story at some point. I just want it to be in my own time.

When you set out on this investigation, did you consider the risks? Did you have any reservations?

‘I Want to Use My Music to Teach Morals’ - Annie Cedric

Annie Cedric is an acoustic songwriter, guitarist and singer. At secondary school she was nicknamed Asa, when she didn’t know who Asa was. In this interview with Ugo Aliogo, she speaks about her music career and her desire to create a proper balance between soul and hip-pop

Why did you decide to go into Soul and Jazz music?
I didn’t decide to go into it on my own, I just found myself doing it and it became a habit. I enjoyed listening to soul and jazz music at the age of 15.

‘While Growing Up, I Wanted To Be Everything’

Isabella Akinseye, a 29-year-old award-winning essayist, writer, on-air-personality and host of a new arts and culture TV show ‘Africana Literati’, grew up aspiring to be everything her little mind could dream of. In this interview with Mary Ekah, she talks about her several endeavours and how she gave up a corporate communications job with a multibillion-naira company to focus on a calling, which hardly pays her bills

You just started a TV show ‘Africana Literati’, what is the inspiration behind it?

Unfinished Business

Chinze Ojobo, a 1985 University of Nigeria, Nsukka, graduate of Fine Art has been painting since she left school. But recently she staged a mind-blowing art and installation exhibition tagged “Unfinished Business” where she dwelt on the girl-child. She told Mary Ekah that the exhibition was the eventual manifestation of her thoughts on so many unresolved issues in the nation, especially as they relate to the girl-child

Why is your exhibition titled the ‘Unfinished Business’?

Interview :‘The Development of the Gas Sector Should be made a National Priority’- Alhaji Sadiq Adamu

Nigeria is ranked seventh among gas nations in the world and number one in Africa. Oil and gas experts believe that Nigeria could even earn more from full utilisation of gas resources with a sound investment policy. ExxonMobil one of Nigeria’s biggest oil and gas companies recently appointed Alhaji Sadiq Adamu as Executive Director and General Counsel. 

 

Alhaji Sadiq Adamu

In this interview with May Agbamuche-Mbu and Tobi Soniyi, the lawyer, author, poet and playwright expounded on a wide range of issues including Nigeria’s untapped gas potential, renewable energy resources, why the PIB is not the panacea to Nigeria’s oil and gas problems and ExxonMobil’s Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives and local content policy.

The Journey that Changed My Life- Remi Owadokun

Three years ago, Remi Owadokun weighed 110kg. But through dieting and a disciplined fitness regime, she lost 40kg and went on to become a certified health coach. She however is making headlines not for her weight loss, but as an author. Her book, ‘How I lost 40kg: The journey that changed My Life’, has just been named the number one bestseller on Amazon. The book is the only Nigerian book to attain the record on Amazon. In this interview with Mary Ekah, she talks about her book, her experience as a fat girl, and offers advise on how others can overcome their weight problems 

 

How do you feel about your book hitting the number one best seller on Amazon?

Want to land an interview? Job expert tells 3 things your résumé should say

Employers have high expectations when it comes to filling their vacant positions. Meanwhile many confident job seekers say, “If I could just get the interview, I could get the job.”

Landing that interview, though, is becoming increasingly difficult, particularly when most employers use applicant tracking systems to filter thousands of résumés quickly for job specific requirements.

If you are lucky enough to get through this first filter, you have a very good chance of having your résumé reviewed by a corporate recruiter and making it to the hiring manager's inbox.

 

So what happens when your résumé gets reviewed?

In collaboration with Dr. Kenneth Levitt of Frostburg University School of Business, The WorkPlace Group examined 19 distinct résumé characteristics. Rather than speculate about what might drive interview decisions, this study based its conclusions on actual interview decisions made by hiring managers.

From a pool of more than 1,000 résumés, 200 were randomly selected and analyzed. All résumés selected met the basic qualifications for the job as described in employers' job advertisements, and all candidates were called in order to verify their qualifications.

These résumés were then presented to hiring managers. Our objective was to see which of 19 resume characteristics would predict who would receive an interview.

So what are recruiters and hiring managers looking for when it comes to your résumé? How do they decide who to invite to an interview?

Our results can be summarized into three primary résumé characteristics.

1. Relevant, current and continual work experience

Liverpool legend tells Jurgen Klopp: 'Stop protecting Daniel Sturridge and tell fans the truth'

Sturridge has been a virtual ever-present in the treatment room in recent years and has made just six appearances this season, the latest at the start of December.

 

Klopp was reluctant to discuss the 26-year-old’s fitness issues ahead of last weekend’s clash with Manchester United, with the Reds boss giving no indication of when he will return to action.

Barbara Walters' '10 Most Fascinating People' does not include interview with Caitlyn Jenner, the most fascinating person

So where was Barbara Walters' teary sit down interview with Caitlyn Jenner?

Walters dubbed Jenner 2015's most fascinating person of the year, but unlike the other nine people the newswoman honored, the transgender former Olympian did not talk to her.

 

                                Caitlyn Jenner was named Barbara Walters' most fascinating person.

Corruption: EFCC moves against Odili, others

ABUJA—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is set to reopen the trial of high profile politicians whose corruption cases had either been delayed or put in abeyance as a result of court injunctions.

 

A top management officer of the EFCC told Vanguard, yesterday, that the commission under the leadership of acting chairman, Ibrahim Magu, was bent on reopening all the corruption cases involving top politicians, who were shielded by the court through perpetual injunctions that had temporarily tied the hands of the commission from prosecuting them.

Why I stopped acting –Saint Obi

He is one of the best actors Nollywood can boast of. When he came into the industry many years ago, there was virtually no blockbuster movie that didn’t feature him. From Candle Light to Sakobi, Goodbye Tomorrow to Heart of Gold, Festival of Fire to Executive Crime and his own production, Take Me to Mama, Obinna Nwafor popularly known as Saint Obi has scored big with his A-class performance. In this interview with TS Weekend, the fair skinned actor, director and producer narrates how he found a new passion in music and what he intends doing with it. Excerpts.

 

What is your mission in music?

Singer Rita Ora storms "Hot Right Now" Book, speaks on her 'The Definitive Biography'

Rita Ora, interview

There’s a thin line between love and rape.

And singer Rita Ora walks on both sides of it when talking about a relationship she had with a 26-year-old man when she was just 14.

“It made me feel great, and I didn’t care what he did or how old he was,” Ora said in a 2013 TV interview, adding, “It’s child abuse, really, isn’t it?”

Ora’s revelation was unearthed by authors Douglas Wight and Jenn Wiley while researching their unauthorized bio, “Hot Right Now: The Definitive Biography of Rita Ora,” according to The Sun.

The book includes direct quotes from Ora’s 2013 appearance on the UK show “The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet.” 

The 24-year-old singer said her romance with an older man was her very first relationship, and occurred when she was a student at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London.

Interview: Miss. Nigeria International 2015 - Queen Mercy Atang

21 year old Queen Mercy Atang is the current Miss Nigeria International 2015 and in an interview with Chief Editor,  Endurance Robert  of  Bokissonthrone News, the beauty queen answers basic questions about her background, challenges, attention from men, dream for Akwa-ibom State and much more.

My name is Queen Mercy Atang I am 21 years old. I am the current Miss Nigeria International Supermodel 2015. I hail from Akwa-Ibom State. I am the first girl and Second child of my parents.

ACADEMY LIFE  ?

I had my secondary education in Port Harcourt, and got through diploma, I gained direct admission into University of  Nnamadi Azikiwe, where I applied to study business Administrative.

SUPPORT FROM PARENTS ?

I had the support of my parents. They were aware of the auditions, so I was got all their prays,  that scale me through to make it to the final.

DEFINE BEAUTY ?

Beauty is a combination of qualities, shapes, colour and forms that pleases the eyes. 

Rihanna, singer tells Vanity Fair Magazine; Ex-NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal is my ‘Hero’

Rihanna has an opinion few have publicly expressed since a scandal brought down a NAACP leader accused of lying about her race.

 

The singer is supporting Rachel Dolezal for a wildfire of conversation she ignited about racial perceptions, she said in an interview for Vanity Fair’s latest cover.

I chose self-employment and decided on farming- environmental biologist

Temitope Matthew Adewole,  graduate of crop protection and environmental biology from the University of Ibadan speaks on his farming business in this interview with OLUYINKA ALAWODE

Business

My business is all about commercial farming which is fully mechanised. I started the business -Simeon Farms in 2012. I plant cassava, maize and water melon,. Like many in my age group, I had choices: either to join the bandwagon of white-collar job seekers or become self-employed. I chose to be self-employed and decided on farming, which many young people detest. But while many of my friends were still in search of jobs, within a year of planting five hectares of cassava, inter-cropped with corn and water melon, I was able to raise money to rent a two-bedroom apartment in an housing estate in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital. I have also bought a  car for the purpose of overcoming my mobility challenges. I have also been able to assist my younger sister with payment of school fees.

Starting out

Ireland can beat any team in the world', insists Rob Kearney

The Ireland spoke in an interview in the current edition of Sport magazine

The Rugby World Cup’s great underachievers: Ireland. Never once in the tournament’s history, stretching back seven renewals across 28 years, have the men in green reached the semi-finals. For every glorious failure – taking eventual winners Australia to the very wire in their 1991 quarter-final – there has been ignominious defeat. A supposedly golden generation failed to even make it out of an admittedly nightmare group in 2007, victims to hosts France and history making Argentina; four years later, in Brian O’Driscoll’s final World Cup, they beat Australia in the group stages but were dismantled by Wales in the last eight.

‘Integration of traditional, digital media platforms work best for advertisers’ -Sam Ajiboye

Sam Ajiboye is the Country Manager of Alpha & Jam, an innovative digital advertising company. In this interview with Edozie Ifebi, he explains how data is helping advertisers to maximize advertising budget and reduce waste spending. Excerpts:

 

How would you rate the impact of consumer data on advertising campaigns?

Advertisers want to know who is actually interested in their product and how to target this audience better. Providing the data to enable this true “audience-centric” approach enables online advertising to live up to its long-held promise of precision targeting, reducing wast spend by targeting only those consumers who promise to be the most valuable. We wouldn’t say the impact has been profound as there is a long way to go but it has to an extent, improved results and the confidence of advertisers in the effectiveness of their digital marketing and data. 

What does digital advertising entail, and how does it offer a more robust advertising solution?

In simple terms, digital marketing is the promotion of products, services or brands via one or more forms of electronic media. Digital marketing extends beyond internet marketing to include channels that do not necessarily require the use of the internet like mobile phones (both SMS and MMS). I believe that traditional marketing channels suffer from 2 major limitations – one-way communication and no real time feedback. Unfortunately, traditional marketing channels aren’t conductive to dialogue between the marketer and the customer. Secondly, the rapid explosion of Internet and social media has meant that ‘real time’ communication is key. While traditional marketing is all about impressions, digital marketing focuses on the more important aspect of creating an experience for users. This is not to discredit traditional media as integration of both media platforms work best.

In the area of cost, has there been a significant difference between digital and traditional?

I Can Act Nude For $1m- Princess Shyngle

Ghana based Gambian actress and model, Princess Shyngle, has revealed in a new interview some things that will interest you! Princess Shyngle,who has been nominated at this year’s City People Entertainment Awards 2015 as Most Promising Actress of the year, made the statement in an interview with Gh Links when she was asked if she would act nude for one million dollars.

“In response, she said: HELL YEAH I will but…

Kim Kardashian stuns on Rolling Stone cover July edition 2015

The reality superstar goes full bombshell on the cover of the latest issue of Rolling Stone, showing off her cleavage in a sexy, sailor-inspired look.

 

The 34-year-old revealed she was worried about Jenner walking her down the aisle at her 2014 weddingto Kanye West, because she was aware he was making major changes in his life.

Suleiman Yahyah, Speak on "Devaluation reduces our capacity to make investments’ -Interview

Suleiman Yahyah, a Cambridge University-trained economist, currently chairs the boards of NAHCO Plc, AshakaCem Plc, the Rosehill Group and Asokoro Island Limited. He is also a director of many other organisations. In this interview, Yahyah says Nigeria must enlarge its tax base and simultaneously cut the tax rate to remain competitive. He also tells how the companies he heads are faring.

 

The business environment in Nigeria last year was unfavourable to many investors. How did you manage to survive it