Boko haram leader Shekau died of gunshot wounds in Borno – JTF

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The men of the Joint Task Force (JTF), ‘Operation Restore Order’ in Maiduguri the Borno state capital has said that following intelligent report, the Leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau may have been shot and seriously wounded in an encounter with its troops in one of the sect’s camps in Sambisa Forests since June this year.


Spokesman of the JTF, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa in a press statement issued to Journalists in Maiduguri on Monday said, “Abubakar Shekau, the most dreaded and wanted Boko Haram Terrorists Leaders may have died of gunshots wound received in an encounter with JTF troops in one of their camps at Sambisa Game Reserve Forests on 30th June, 2013”.

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BBA 2013: Live Updates: Day 85 -August 19

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18:50 – The Top 5 toast to their achievement. "To Top 5!

18:30 – The Housemates are besides themselves and after sorting their alcohol on the kitchen counter, they bless it with dance.

18:15 – Big Brother surprises the Top 5 with alcohol for days and the excitement in the House is unmatched.

16:00 – The last shopping arrives in the House and Dillish is very excited, to the extent of composing a song or the shopping.

15:55 – Dillish says she will secretly compete with Melvin and shower every time he does. She says she wants to have fun doing this. She adds that winning The Chase would help her reunite her family and they would all live together under one roof.

15:45 – Melvin says he is not moved that he is in the Finale with fellow Nigerian Beverly as they both have their own fans out there. He says if he doesn't win, he sees Beverly taking the USD300 000 home.

15:30 – Beverly says she had a feeling that Angelo and Bimp would not return from the Rendezvous Room in last night's Evictions. She says this is the first time she's made it this far in any competition and hopes she makes it even further.

15:25 – Elikem urges Ghanaians to audition for the next Big Brother Africa Season because it exposes one to a lot of opportunities and great people.

15:10 – Cleo says her biggest challenge this week is trying to fit into her Sunday dress. She says Beverly wants to put on weight, Elikem wants to tone up and Melvin and Dillish have no wardrobe worries.

14:50 – Diary sessions commence with Cleo who is happy to have made it this far and how she can't wait to be reunited with family and friends.

14:34 – Dillish laments about her torn slipper and requests for a slipper from anyone that's coming to the Finale.

13:00 – Cleo decides to take a nap while Melvin is preparing some lunch and Beverly plays ball in the lounge.

12:15 – Following Bimp's Eviction, Melvin is the last HoH on The Chase. Melvin came second in the hot-dog eating competition on Friday. "In what am I good at?", Dillish queries.

12:00 – Big Brother calls the Chasemates to the lounge. Is there something wrong?

11:00 – The Chasemates are preparing breakfast in the kitchen.

10:45 – Beverly says the moment she heard that Angelo was up for Eviction, she knew he was leaving. "Something told me that he was going that's why I couldn't tell him that he was safe," she adds.

10:24 – Dillish asks Cleo who will help hold her down so they can tickle her now that Bimp is gone?

10:00 – Elikem cleans the kitchen floor while Dillish cleans their upstairs bedroom and Beverly moisturizes her hair.

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BBA 2013: Is it all about the cash?

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If there's one thing to take out of this afternoon's Diary Sessions with the Top 5 is that everything always works together for your good.

Besides detailing her Chase experience, Zambia's Cleo had her fellow Chasemates who fell by the wayside on her mind. "I think the universe has already decided who will win the money. I know a lot of people left and didn't make it to the final week. However, that doesn't mean they are not worthy. The lesson here is if it’s not yours, then it’s not. What is meant to happen will happen," the Zambian cutie said.

Namibia's Dillish, on the other hand, summed up her Chase in a unique way. "I was Chased by the boys. I was Chased by my fellow Housemates when they Nominated me. I was Chased by the HoH when I was Swapped. However, I'm still here! It goes to show that you don't really have to win the Head of House title to make it to the Top 5," Dillish said. Melvin forwarded his own candidate for a shot at the USD 300 000 prize, should he not win. "If it's not me, then I would really like Beverly to win," the Nigerian Chasemate said.

Beverly, like everyone else in the House, is hoping the money lands on her lap. "It would be such a great honour to achieve that feat at such a young age," she said. Elikem, on the other hand, revealed how the grand prize would be the icing on the proverbial cake.

"I would love to win. However, it’s all about the bigger picture for me. The show has given me a bigger platform to become a better person. With my Chase Tour concept, I will be able to bring my fellow Housemates together and travel across Africa meeting the people of our continent and showcasing our talents," Elikem said.

Beverly, Cleo and Dillish, Elikem and Melvin are The Chase Finalists. Vote here for the winner of the USD 300 000 grand prize.

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BBA 2013: ‘I’m a better person now’ – Elikem

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The last few Diary sessions were a combo of emotions as the remaining five Housemates spoke to Biggie about their predictions for the week, how they feel about the departure of Angelo and Bimp, and who they think will walk away with the prize money.

Elikem had been so proud of himself when he had his chat with Biggie. He’s been telling everyone willing to listen that he has made history as being the first Ghanaian to have made it this far on Big Brother Africa. When Biggie asked him what he would do if he doesn’t win the money, he simply said that the platform alone has paved so many avenues for him and he intends on venturing every one of them.

“Not everyone has made it to this level in the game and I’m grateful to Africa for having my back,” he said genuinely. Elikem told Biggie that he intends on getting his ex-Housemates together again so they can do things that matter together. He was grateful to have met the likes of Fatima, his girl Pokello and of course country mate Selly.

He further said that his stay in Biggie’s House was great from the first day and he is now looking forward to the end. “I’ll be happy that I was here for the rest of my life and I will motivate other people in my country to audition for BBA,” he said passionately. Elikem admitted that he is now a better person because of his experience on The Chase.

He ended his session by shouting out to his family and country and thanked all of them for having his back throughout his time in Biggie’s House.

Beverly, Cleo and Dillish, Elikem and Melvin are The Chase Finalists. Vote here for the winner of the USD 300 000 grand prize.

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BBA 2013: Melvin, the last leader leading to the finals

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Biggie issued a brief that Zambian beauty Cleo had to read out to her fellow Housemates. But before she could begin, she reiterated Biggie’s warning against Housemates for language infringement in the House and stressed that if they continue to do this, it could cost them the USD 300 000.

It seems like the Housemates have received quite a lot of warnings from Biggie this season, particularly warning them about the use of their home languages when they are in the House. Today Biggie called Cleo into the Diary Room and told her to warn the Housemates, yet again.

Due to the Eviction of this week’s HoH Bimp, a new Head of House had to be chosen. The runner up on last week’s HoH challenge Angelo would have been the fitting candidate but he too has been Evicted. So Biggie chose Melvin to be the leader of the pack in their final week, much to his delight. Melvin jokingly told his fellow Housemates that he will swap all of them as they also rejoiced in his promotion. Congratulations to Melvin, the last leader of The Chase.

Why do you think Biggie chose Melvin to be the last HoH?

Beverly, Cleo and Dillish, Elikem and Melvin are The Chase Finalists. Vote here for the winner of the USD 300 000 grand prize.

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BBA 2013: Beverly heard a voice telling her that her man would be leaving last night

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Having come to terms with the Eviction of her lover Angelo, Beverly spoke about how she heard a voice telling her that her man would be leaving last night. She told Elikem and Melvin about what she felt and how she could not tell Bimp that he was also going to be Evicted.

After crying her eyes out last night and sleeping till late this morning, Beverly came out saying that she would have been very sad if she didn’t make it to this level of the game because most Nigerians made it this far in past Seasons. She added that she was grateful that none of the people she had swapped had been Evicted, thanks to Africa.

“I told Angelo I had a bad feeling that something bad is going to happen,” Beverly said. Then yesterday Angelo asked her why she is so worried and she told him that when she prays, there’s a response she gets but yesterday she didn’t hear that voice. “I just said let God’s will be done,” she added.

Beverly went on to tell the boys that she’s always getting signs and yesterday she heard the original voice telling her that her man Angelo would be Evicted. “But I cannot deny the voice, I just said it’s fine,” she said.

Beverly, Cleo and Dillish, Elikem and Melvin are The Chase Finalists. Vote here for the winner of the USD 300 000 grand prize.

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BBA 2013: A brand new day after eviction

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The morning after the Eviction of Ethiopia’s Bimp and South Africa’s Angelo was an energetic one that had the remaining Housemates exercising to the sounds of electro beats. The sadness of the two Evicted Housemates was thrown into the hectic exercise routine where they sweated their tears away.

Today the four Housemates engaged fully into the routine and none of them were found sleeping, clearly the four is determined to make the most of what remains for them this week. Beverly couldn’t get herself out of bed, probably still licking her wounds on her lover’s departure.

The trainer had them stretching, dancing and going from left to right in an attempt to keep them up to speed in the fitness department. They also used different exercise balls to work out their lower and upper bodies, moving them from one Housemate to the next.

When the exercise was done, the Housemates got up to the usual cleaning process and started chatting among themselves. None of them bothered to wake Beverly up as they understood what she was probably going through. Stay strong Bev, it’s a brand new day and your Chase in not over yet.

Do you think Beverly is feeling motivated to carry on with her Chase now that Angelo is gone?

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Great news guys! Konga.com is hiring! We are getting bigger and we love it!

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?Great news guys! Konga.com is hiring! We are getting bigger and we love it!
We are always looking for great people. Not only do you need to be passionate and good at what you do, but we’re also looking for folks who have got the Konga Kulture — that is, who fit into our company culture.
Have you got what it takes to be a Konga.com team member?
We are currently expanding our operations and are looking for candidates to be considered for the following roles:

    •    Inventory Manager
    •    HR Manager
    •    Executive Assistant
    •    Facilities Manager
    •    Stylist/Merchandiser
    •    Fashion Photographer
    •    Content Uploader
    •    Customer Representative
    •    Senior Returns Officer
    •    Senior Replacement Officer
    •    Purchasing Analyst (x2)
    •    Business Process Analyst
    •    Finance Analyst
    •    SAP Core Developer
    •    IT Programme Manager
    •    IT Database Administrator (expert at using MySQL Databases)

What you need to do
To be a part of the Konga.com team,
    •    Simply follow Konga.com on Linkedin—–> http://bit.ly/ShopKonga
    •    Visit our website at www.konga.com, Facebook: www.facebook.com/shopkonga and twitter at www.twitter.com/shopkonga.
    •    Send your CV and covering letter briefly highlighting your skills and experience by email to: careers@konga.com.
    •    Please ensure you state the role you are applying for in the subject header.
    •    Check out these videos to catch a glimpse of how life at Konga.com is — Working at Konga.com

 

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GE highlights importance of public and private sector partnerships in energy sector at EAPIC in September

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GE highlights importance of public and private sector partnerships in energy sector at EAPIC in September
“Platform for likeminded power professionals to connect and find solutions”

“GE is committed to working with public and private sector stakeholders to address the region’s current and future energy challenges. EAPIC offers a platform to engage industry stakeholders on this topic.”  This is according to Mr Jay Ireland, GE President and CEO for Africa.  GE is the diamond sponsor for the 15th annual East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC) in Nairobi from 10-11 September.
 
More than 500 power professionals will attend the event which will address the various challenges in the region’s power industry, including unstable and unreliable electricity supply which is hindering economic growth, as well as the high demands being put on already aged infrastructure, causing frequent black outs.  

Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum Hon. Minister Davis Chirchir and Uganda’s Minister of Energy, Hon. Minister Irene Muloni, are heading up a top level government and industry contingent who will address and participate at the event.  They will join other regional ministerial dignitaries in a panel discussion about East Africa’s new energy roadmap during the opening session.

GE excited about doing business in Africa
GE’s Jay Ireland says the company is excited about doing business in Africa because “the East Africa region is experiencing steady economic growth thereby increasing the need for an improved infrastructure and access to world class technological solutions.  These needs can be partially and in some instances fully met by GE’s diverse technologies, services and solutions in key sectors.”  

He continues:  “last year, we signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement with Kenya to develop projects in key sectors such as power, rail, healthcare, aviation and training & capacity building to deliver on the country’s Vision 2030 plan. These sectors are well positioned to propel the East Africa Region and in particular Kenya to be a top 30 global economy by the year 2030. We are therefore excited to be an integral part of contributing towards supporting the region to attain the projected positive economic growth.”
 
In Tanzania, GE recently signed a 400MW Joint Development Agreement with Symbion Power Tanzania for the development of a natural gas-fired power plant for Tanzania Electricity Supply Company (TANESCO). This partnership is part of USA President Obama’s recently announced “Power Africa” initiative aimed at combining $7 billion in U.S. support with more than $9 billion in commitments from the private sector to help U.S. companies build independent power plants in the region.

Successful track record in Tanzania
According to the GE President and CEO for Africa the company has a successful track record in Tanzania with our Aero- derivative gas turbine technology which is running in the Symbion plant in Ubungo (112MW) and Songas (140MW) respectively.  He continues:  “we also have a great waste to energy project here in Kenya at the Biojule Farm which is using two of GE’s Jenbacher biogas engines to generate 2.8 MW of electricity from vegetable waste.  The project, owned by Tropical Power, marks the first biogas engine project in sub-Saharan Africa for Clarke Energy, GE’s authorized Jenbacher gas engine distributor in the region.”

Achieving stable power supply
Other regional projects that GE is excited about include the recent partnering with the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) to launch and co-fund the Power Africa Off-Grid Energy Challenge (the Power Africa Challenge), a three-year, USD $2 million challenge. The funding will award 20 or more grants of up to $100,000 each to indigenous African organizations providing off-grid solutions that deploy renewable resources and power economic activities.

Says Jay Ireland:  “we are also supplying Safaricom with GE Durathon batteries which will capacitate the Safaricom network to run efficiently during power outages. The battery provides reliable and cost-effective power at reduced fuel costs and is one of the first batteries in the world to be designed specifically for Charge Discharge Cycling (CDC) telecom applications.”

EAPIC:  likeminded power professionals
EAPIC’s programme director, Christa Robijn says “the East African Power Industry Convention is the platform for likeminded power professionals to connect and find solutions to the region’s pressing energy challenges.  GE’s participation as diamond sponsor is complementary to what we want to achieve:  stable power supply that will drive the economy in East Africa.  Their message of the importance of public and private sector partnerships in the energy sector dovetails nicely with our event theme, namely:  “Security East Africa’s energy future through private sector participation”.

Event dates and location:
Conference days:  10-11 September 2013
Pre-conference workshop:  9 September 2013
Site visit:  12 September 2013

Location:  Safari Park Hotel, Kasarani Off Thika Road, Nairobi, Kenya

Event website:  www.eapicforum.com

Information:
Communications manager:  Annemarie Roodbol
Telephone: +27 21 7003558
Mobile:  +27 82 5627844
Email:  annemarie.roodbol@clarionevents.com

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Spark Secures $2Mn Investment

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African Internet Group Owned by Internet Entrepreneur Jason Njoku of iROKOtv Attracts International Interest

19 August 2013. London. SPARK, the Lagos-based Internet Group that invests in Nigerian start-ups, has raised a $2Mn investment from a syndicate of 17 international high net individual investors, based on a $10Mn valuation for the three month old company. The investment comes swiftly after Internet entrepreneurs Jason Njoku, Bastian Gotter and Mary Remmy-Njoku of Nollywood VOD start-up iROKOtv fame, officially launched the company, when they announced a $1Mn fund to revolutionize Nigeria’s angel investment eco-system, focusing solely on the country’s Internet startup scene. 

Njoku and Gotter will use the $2Mn to expand the company’s offices, initially in Lagos, before opening Spark hubs across Nigeria. The investment will also provide further follow-on rounds of seed-investments for Spark companies.

Spark companies currently employ 130 people across the nine launched companies, three of which have already secured second-round seed investments totaling an additional $700k from Njoku and Gotter, primarily to build upon their current market leading positions, compete more effectively and enable them to expand fast enough to meet consumer demand. Spark companies collectively generate $50,000 turnover a month and this figure is expected to increase significantly as the companies begin to really build traction. To-date, Spark has invested in some of Nigeria’s most exciting Internet startups including hotel room booking site, hotels.ng the undisputed leader in hotel room booking service in Nigeria; bus.com.ng; Nigeria's number one bus ticketing website and ToLet.com.ng, who are revolutionising the customer facing lettings space in Nigeria.

Jason Njoku, Spark Managing partner says: “We set out to grow the Spark companies to be market leaders. This requires capital. Our companies are laser focused, totally exceeding our initial expectations and showing increasingly strong metrics. Every Spark company focuses and generates revenue which we feel is essential to the survival of any Internet startup in Nigeria. Bastian and I were impressed with their output, as were our investors, hence we have been able to raise the sum of $2Mn in nine days from high network individuals, a mere three months after the official Spark launch. We expect to raise more money in the coming months to cement Spark as one of the preeminent Internet groups in Nigeria and Africa."

Bastian Gotter, Spark Managing partner adds: “Capital here in Nigeria is prohibitively expensive for most, so start-ups tend not to be able to grow at the rate that is required to become a mature and profitable business. Spark companies now have the capital behind them to invest in technology, good staff, building out their inventory – whatever is required to make them into a stronger long-term business. Jason and I have previously been vocal on the shortcomings of Nigeria’s business eco-system and how investment does not reach the right people. With this additional investment of $2Mn, we are now able to channel even more funds to the companies who will one day lead the continent’s Internet space.”   

Following the launch of Spark in May 2013, a number of high net worth individuals from Lagos, Singapore and London approached Njoku and Gotter to discuss the potential of investing their private capital into Africa. Their direct approach and the fact that Spark opened and closed the round in nine days demonstrates how international investors’ interest in Nigeria’s Internet industry is growing, revealing the huge potential the continent holds in terms of building an exciting and profitable Internet marketplace. Currently, the Internet sector in Nigeria is valued at $250Mn, but industry experts have calculated that this will increase to $1Bn by 2016. Spark companies are positioned to take on and be front-runners in the race for Nigeria’s top Internet start-ups.

SPARK is a company that builds companies and invests time, money and expertise into some of the country’s most promising tech entrepreneurs – www.spark.ng

-ENDS-

For further information or media interviews with Jason Njoku or Bastian Gotter contact Jessica Hope, Spark Head of Communications – jess@spark.ng| +44 (0) 207 401 2802
 
Notes to editors:
 
Visit www.spark.ng for further information
SPARK is headed by Jason Njoku, Bastian Gotter and Mary Remmy-Njoku. The company was officially launched in May 2013 and is located in Lagos, Nigeria
SPARK has seed-funded nine companies in Lagos: Hotels.ng, Christians.com.ng, Bus.ng, Giddimint.com.ng, Borro.com.ng, Insured.ng,  ToLet.com.ng, Foto.com.ng,  and Drinks.ng
Jason Njoku and Bastian Gotter are co-founders of iROKOtv, the world’s largest online catalogue of Nollywood movies. Launched in 2011, the company is VC backed by US-based hedge fund Tiger Global.
 

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