I will run for president in 2019 reveals leadership coach Fela Durotoye

The 46-year-old declared his intentions this week, adding that he has researched all the national parties for a few months and has settled for the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN).

“In line with our Values one of which is to ‘be a role model worthy of emulation’, I had to decide to get involved in the political arena rather than staying on the sidelines and only challenging others to go in,” he said.

“It is my hope that as I step unto the political scene, many more of our brightest and best will arise to heed our nation’s clarion call to contest for elective offices, win the elections, and most importantly collectively deliver good governance to our nation.

He said the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot deliver a new Nigeria.

“Therefore, to be clear, I am aspiring to contest as a Presidential Candidate in the 2019 General Elections. A lot of people have asked me ‘FD, what party will you be running on? Is it APC or PDP?’

“Whilst it is true that these parties may have formidable grassroots structures, I strongly doubt that these old parties with their old ideology (of God-Fatherism also known as Selectocracy, Rulership, Money Politricks etc) would be able to deliver to us a New Nigeria.

“And so, over the last few months, I have researched into several political parties to determine if their ideologies, vision and values resonate with those we share together on this Network.

“I am glad to announce that one party has resonated more with me than any other; sharing common ideology, principles, and a truly democratic internal process, that is open for all to aspire.

“The party that provides a level playing field for the best candidate to emerge at all levels of legislature and executive office. That party, ladies and gentlemen is the alliance for new Nigeria.

So sad! Teacher flogs pupil to death in Zamfara State

A teacher at Government Day Secondary School Sankalawa in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State has allegedly flogged a student to death.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident was revealed  by Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar-Gummi, Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly.

The deputy speaker, who spoke under matters of urgent public importance during the assembly’s sitting in Gusau, said that the house had received several reports on the issue.

According to him, another incident at Government Female Day Secondary School, Kwatarkwashi, had led to the injury of a student in the school after the Vice Principal allegedly subjected her to heavy punishment.

Gummi said: “These problems apart from discouraging our children from acquiring education, also revealed poor attitude to work on the part of teachers in this state.”

He urged the House to invite the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology to explain steps taken to address the issues.

The Speaker, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji, described the actions of the teachers as unfortunate and vowed that the assembly would not allow the matter to pass.

“It is part of our responsibilities to ensure effective security and good learning atmosphere for our children for their future development, therefore, we cannot allow teachers to continue harassing our children from schools,” he said.

Wendy Williams goes under fire for suggesting Beyonce needs auto]tune

Wendy Williams picked on Beyoncé, alongside some other celebrities, on the ‘Hot Topics’ portion of her show, and of course the Beyhive have swam in on her in full force.

While discussing Fergie’s infamous rendition of the US Anthem at the NBA All Star Game, the TV host said that Beyonce needs auto-tune to sing unlike Celine Dione, Dionne Warwick, and Mariah Carey. In her words, “There are only a few people who can sing raw dog and Fergie is not one, she needs autotune… Jen Lopez needs autotune, Janet [Jackson] needs autotune, Beyoncé needs autotune. Adele, Aretha [Franklin], Celine [Dion], Dionne Warwick and Mariah [Carey], they need nothing. They sing raw dog.”

Ever since Wendy's comment Beyonce fans have come for her head, checkout comments below: 

WENDY WILLIAMS SAID BEYONCÉ NEEDS AUTO

           TUNE ITS OVER FOR THIS HOE

— Queen Mel 🇭🇹 (@BLVCKMATTERS) February 20, 2018

At this point I don’t care what Wendy Williams says she’s a Beyoncé fan with a troubled mind

— Sasha Stan (@BeyonceyBaby) February 20, 2018

Somebody said if Wendy Williams could stop focusing on Beyoncé and start focusing on the mistress her husband sleeping around with. pic.twitter.com/y6pdBzkLuM

Wendy Williams doesnt support SUCCESSFULL BLACK WOMEN because they dont pay her show any mind, she’s jealous beacuse artists like Nicki Minaj, Beyonce or Rihanna will go on a show like Ellen! But she’ll praise medicore or average white artist like Taylor Swirt or Adele 🙄 pic.twitter.com/C336Au7t4e

Did reality Tv star Kylie Jenner just kill Snapchat with just a tweet?

Kylie Jenner, a member of the Kardashian-Jenner family, tweeted to her 24.5 million followers: "sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me... ugh this is so sad"

"still love you tho snap ... my first love," she followed up in a second tweet. 

 Kylie Jenner is one of the most important people on social media and one of the original "influencers." She has 104 million followers on Instagram.

She's used Snapchat in the past to show off a new haircut, or give a peek into her family life with boyfriend Travis Scott. She's a power user, posting frequently to millions of people, and if she's seeing less engagement on the platform, that's a bad sign for Snap, Snapchat's parent company.

She's also been professionally connected with the company, as well. Last year, she partnered with Snap to broadcast exclusive video on Snapchat in a format called "Ask Kylie." 

Snapchat has historically had problems retaining "influencers," who have generally felt more supported by other platforms, like Instagram, which run special programs for people with lots of followers, and provide more data about their posts and followers. 

Donald Trump mourns evangelist Billy Graham says ''There was nobody like him''.

U.S. President Donald Trump is mourning Billy Graham as “a very special man,” after the famed preacher’s death at 99.


“The GREAT Billy Graham is dead. There was nobody like him! He will be missed by Christians and all religions,” Trump tweeted.

Vice President Mike Pence offered condolences to the Graham family, saying that the evangelist’s “matchless voice changed the lives of millions.”

“We mourn his passing but I know with absolute certainty that today he heard those words, ‘well done, good and faithful servant,’” Pence tweeted.

Graham was nicknamed “God’s machine gun,” and he did not find it offensive at all.

On the contrary, the U.S. televangelist with a rapid-fire delivery and booming voice always wanted to be considered a fighter, a soul-catcher.

With his so-called “crusades” alone, the former Baptist pastor reached a worldwide audience of 215 million people in person, and countless found their faith through him.

In spite of his conservative positions on morals, he was considered for decades the “pope” of US protestants and was by far the leading mass evangelist of the 20th century.

His “matchless voice changed the lives of millions,” U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said in remembrance.

When he bid farewell to his supporters in 2005, in a three-day mass show in New York with a cumulative audience of over 230,000 people, he said he was happy to be seeing God’s face soon.

Graham’s impact rests on a simple message delivered to the public for six decades: “Jesus loves you. Let him into your life and your sins will be forgiven.”

People are furious with Anna Wintour for not taking off her glasses when she sat next to the Queen

The Queen of England made her first visit to London Fashion Week Tuesday afternoon, where she sat in the front row at designer Richard Quinn's runway show, next to Conde Nast's artistic director, Anna Wintour.

Wintour famously always wears her sunglasses to runway shows, and Tuesday was no exception.

This has sent the internet into a frenzy as people claim this showed a total lack of respect for the Queen.

"Anna Wintour looking ridiculous as usual sunglasses indoors?! At least the Queen knows how to dress properly for any occasion," one commenter wrote on Twitter.

But according to Wintour, these glasses serve a purpose.

"They are seriously useful. I can sit in a show and if I am bored out of my mind, nobody will notice … At this point, they have become, really, armor," she said in an interview on 60 Minutes in 2009, as was reported by The Cut.

Guess what happened when a millionaire pretended to be broke and homeless

A popular YouTube star brought new meaning to the saying 'don't judge a book by its cover' with a shocking social media experiment that saw him dressing like a homeless person in order to see if staff at a restaurant would treat him any differently.

In an attempt to prove that appearances can always be deceiving, New York-based Coby Persin tested staff at a Florida eatery to see how they would react to someone based purely on what they looked like, before stunning them with the revelation that they were in fact dealing with a millionaire.

In a three-minute video, the 23-year-old can be seen approaching a restaurant while dressed in an assortment of scruffy clothing and carrying a large garbage bag, before asking to be seated by a staff member who is standing at the entrance.  

Wasting no time, Coby approaches the man, who appears to be acting as a host, to ask for a table for himself and his friend Ronaldo.

Ensuring that he remains polite and courteous throughout their conversation, he also asks whether it would be possible to see a menu.

'Hi how are you? I would like to get a table for me and my friend Ronaldo - to see the menu maybe,' he says. 

But the host, whose faced has been blurred out to maintain his privacy, says that he is unable to seat Coby because he believes the restaurant is 'too expensive' for him to afford.

'I'm sorry. We're not going to be able to do it sir,' he says, while blocking Coby's access to the eatery. 'This place is a little too expensive for you.'

Clearly put off by the interaction, Coby decides to give the restaurant host a chance to redeem himself and asks again if there is a menu he can see.

'Nope,' the host replies bluntly. 'We can't serve you, we're not going to serve you today. I'm sorry about that.'

And even when Coby tries to tell him he has a lot of money, the host still refuses to serve him and says: 'Can you please get away? Go eat at McDonald's - some other options but not here.'

Coby then backs away from the restaurant and is heard uttering a 'wow' as he dials his driver Ronaldo. 

But as he starts dialing, the host asks if he can make the call off the restaurant's property. 

'Can you please get away,' the host asks again. 'Stand over there.'  

But the host is in for quite the surprise because Ronaldo drives up to the restaurant in a Rolls Royce with a suitcase of cash in the trunk.

Ronaldo then hands the suitcase to Coby who shows it to the host. 

Coby says: 'I told you I had money. What's crazy is the way you judged people just by there appearance. I might buy this spot just (so) I can fire you - you're lucky.'

Ronaldo and Coby then go to the 'steak spot down the street' leaving the host speechless and ashamed. 

This isn't the first social experiment video, Coby has done. One of his most recent ones involved the vlogger planting trees in New York City pot holes. 

He came up with the green-thumbed idea after he himself hit a pot hole and ruined the tire of his car. 

He said: 'When I was driving around New York City, I hit a pot hole and my tire popped and I had to buy a new one.'

'So I was thinking to myself, how as New Yorkers can we avoid these pot holes? Had I seen a plant inside the pot hole, I would have drove around the plant and not hit the pot hole.'

He added: 'So I'm going around with different sized plants and putting them in different sized pot holes so New Yorkers avoid them.'

Source: Olufamous