WHY THE CAREER IS DEAD

The Career is dead
Author: Jocelyn K. Glei
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Fact: A substantive portion of the working population now earns its livelihood doing a job that didn't exist 10 or 20 years ago.

We’re at an interesting crossroads in terms of careers. We still want them, but they don’t exist anymore. In the US, the typical job tenure is now 4 years, with most workers cycling through about 11 jobs in their lifetime.

If the 20th-century career was a ladder that we climbed from one predictable rung to the next, the 21st-century career is more like a broad rock face that we are all free climbing. There’s no defined route, and we must use our own ingenuity, training, and strength to rise to the top. We must make our own luck.

The lightning-fast evolution of technology means that jobs can now become indispensable or outmoded in a matter of years, or even months. Who knew what a “Community Manager” was ten years ago? What about an “iPad App Designer”? Or what about “Chief Scientist” (at LinkedIn)?

A substantive portion of the working population now earns its livelihood doing a job that didn’t exist 10 or 20 years ago. And if your job itself hasn’t changed, chances are you’re using new and unanticipated technology and/or skills to perform that job. (E.g. You’re a designer who blogs, a comedian who uses Twitter, or a branding consultant turned e-tailer.)

Ten years from now, we’ll probably all be doing some new type of work that we couldn’t even possibly imagine today. The thought is both exhilarating and frightening. How do we prepare for a future filled with uncertainty?

1. Explore, relentlessly. The tools you use today will not be the tools you use in the future.

You may have heard the term “life sport” before. It refers to sports—like golf, tennis, or swimming—that you can play from ages 7 to 70. The ever-brilliant Kevin Kelly recently expanded this concept to include technology as life sport, outlining a must-read list of “techno life skills” that we should all cultivate. As Kelly puts it: “If you are in school today the technologies you will use as an adult tomorrow have not been invented yet. Therefore, the life skill you need most is not the mastery of specific technologies, but mastery of the technium as a whole—how technology in general works.”

Whether it’s interviewing someone over Skype, developing an affable Twitter persona, learning how to publish an e-book, or experimenting with a new task management app, we must become adept at testing out new technologies that can benefit us in our personal and professional lives.

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LAGOS STATE DISCOVERS OIL!

Commercial City of Lagos is about to discover oil, and join the league of oil-producing States in Nigeria. There has been evidence of commercial quantities of crude oil along the coastal off shore Dahomey Basin of Lagos.

3 Global Icons & Their "Lagos Na Wa" Experiences

Mohammed Ali: The World Heavyweight Champ visited Lagos in June 1964 and treated himself to the Island’s hospitality. He’s pictured here in his agbada receiving love from some Lagos Island youngsters with attitude who trooped out to receive the “toughest man in the world”.

James Brown: The Godfather of Soul visited Lagos with his band in 1970 and were blown away when they witnessed Fela’s performance at the Afrika Shrine. Bootsy Collins, one of James Brown members had this to say -

"We were telling them they're the funkiest cats we ever heard in our life. I mean, this is the James Brown band, but we were totally wiped out! That was one trip I wouldn't trade for anything in the world.'" 

JB is pictured here with men of the Nigerian Airforce.

Sir Paul McCartney: He arrived in Nigeria in August 1972 to record an album with his band – Wings. He overlooked offers to record in “beaten paths” like Brazil and America and chose to record in Lagos because he felt that he would have a nice relaxing time lazing at the beach all day and recording music at night. He rented a comfortable crib in Ikeja, then about an hour’s drive from EMI Studios at Apapa, where he was to record the album. He got a rough Lagos welcome and was “obtained” at knife-point while taking a walk in some lonely neighbourhood as well as harassed by Fela when he tried to recruit some members of abami eda’s band members. After a while he toughened up and the album eventually became one of McCartney’s most successful projects. It was humorously titled “Band on the Run”.  

6 Songs You Probably Didnt Know OJB Jezreel Produced

OJB Jezreel, has already been acknowledged as one of the architects of the huge success of Nigerian urban music today. From his beat-making days in the backroom studios of Surulere to his influence extending to other parts of Lagos in the late nineties when he nurtured and produced upcoming acts like Plantashun Boyz, Ruggedman and so many others.

Over the years he's produced many hits and launched many careers. Many people know about African Queen but here are 6 songs you probably didn't know that OJB produced.

"Raise the roof"(it's bubble)    - by Jazz Man Olofin Ft. Adewale Ayuba -

"Nfana Ibaga"                           - by Tuface Idibia

"Faze Alone"                             - by Faze
                  
"For Instance"                          -  by Tuface Idibia

"Ehen!"                                     -  by Ruggedman

"Kiss me again"                       -  by D'Banj Ft. Ruggedman


Please pray for OJB Jezreel and help him with what you have. He needs our help and its not too late, let's play our part.

Austerity blues? Not In Nigeria!

Author: Chioma Agwuegbo
http://futurechallenges.org/local/austerity-blues/

Nigeria has come a long way from 1974 when General Gowon said that the problem was not money itself but rather how to spend it. Sadly, the way since then has been been all downhill.

Back then we spent more on capital projects and infrastructure than on recurrent spending. These days almost 80% of our annual budget goes on salaries, allowances, and overheads (bureaucrat-speak for tea, biscuits, meals, banquets, travel expenses, etc.) We still remember Arunma Oteh’s N850, 000 (£3,437) famed lunch saga, and the N30, 000, 000 (£120,648) she allegedly spent on hotel accommodation in the first eight months of her stint as Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Of course she denied this, saying she spent only one-tenth of that amount on lunch, but surprisingly has kept mum on the accommodation costs.

Dr. Okonjo-Iweala Nigeria’s Finance Minister is obviously having sleepless nights thinking about ways to keep the country going without having to declare the need for dreaded austerity measures.

Ah, yes! Austerity; the word that rhymes with “recession”, “Greece”, “Spain”, “Tunisia” and “Portugal.” Austerity is the standard response in market economies when the inevitable cycle between boom and bust hits the downslope and governments look to “save costs” – lay off workers, cut expenses, freeze salaries and benefits, and print more money. All as prescribed by the potentates of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), most of whom have never managed even an off-license or a neighbourhood kiosk before, let alone a country.

The baby-faced assassins of the IMF do not understand that a country in which the government itself and its operating activities create most of GDP cannot get out of a recession by shrinking those selfsame activities. And that any attempt to do so only makes recession bite even harder. No, a recession-hit country should spend more than ever before  – but in a more focused manner – on those things that create jobs and increase productivity such as public works, infrastructure and small business incentives. Unfortunately most countries have taken the easy way out and abruptly strangled spending, sending themeselves spiraling deeper into the very recession they sought to avoid in the first place.

Thankfully this is not the case with Nigeria which seems to have avoided the route taken by Greece and Spain and struck out on a path of keeping the economy afloat by increasing productive spending and targeted social welfare. So civil works are still being engineered while funding for new ones has been approved such as the second Niger Bridge at Onitsha, the Mambilla hydro dam/electricity project in Taraba State and a similar dam project atZungeru, Niger State.

Misgivings aside, the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) headed by the greatly respected Dr. Christopher Kolade has successfully focused on the proper use of some of the extra income derived from excess crude oil. Unfortunately, the shameless ease with which state and federal governments have spent the rest of the excess crude revenue still leaves a lot to be desired – but that’s a matter for another day.

Essentially the truth is that the proverbial “common man or woman” has not really seen the kind of austerity measures that were introduced in Nigeria in 1982 or recently in places like Greece and Spain. However, the blessing that this ought to confered has been more than offset by the rampant profligacy and corruption that has been the bane of every Nigerian administration since 1st October 1960.

Just remember the case of James Onanefe Ibori – which is only one of many. The former governor of the oil-rich Delta State has recently lost his appeal to have his 13 year prison sentence reduced for embezzling fifty million pounds during his eight year tenure. Commenting on the trial, THISDAYLIVE newspaper writes:

During his trial, the London court was told how the proceeds of the fraud were used to buy six foreign properties and a fleet of cars, although the judge said the total amount stolen might in fact be “in excess of 200 million pounds”.

The biggest single fraud involved misappropriating $37 million in fees when under Ibori, Delta State’s stake in V-Mobile, the precursor to one of Nigeria’s telecoms companies, Airtel Nigeria Limited, was sold and the funds diverted.

(http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/ibori-loses-appeal-to-get-jail-term-reduced/146643/)

Money that should have been spent on infrastructure and developmental projects is been recklessly squandered while a justice system derailed by its own laws and rendered impotent by the loopholes they contain cannot act as an effective deterrent.

Why do we always spoil the good things we do with so much bad behaviour? I just don’t know. What I do know, however, is that sometimes less isn’t more

10 Reasons Why Corn Is One of The Healthiest Foods You Can Eat

1. The high fibre content reduces risk of haemorrhoids and colorectal cancer:

2. Rich source of vitamins: It's extremely packed with all sorts of vitamins

3. Provides necessary minerals: Corn contains abundant phosphorus apart from magnesium, manganese, zinc, iron and copper.

4. Antioxidant properties: Cleanses the system and aggressively prevents cancer.

5. It Protects the Heart!: According to researchers, corn oil has been shown to anti-atherogenic effect on the cholesterol levels, thus preventing the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

6. Prevents anaemia: The vitamin B12 and folic acid present in corn prevent anaemia caused by the deficiency of these vitamins.

7. Lowers LDL cholesterol: According to Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, consumption of corn husk oil lowers plasma LDL cholesterol .

8. Controls diabetes and hypertension: Consumption of corn kernels assists the management of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

9. Cosmetic benefits: Corn starch is used in the manufacture of many cosmetics and may also be applied topically to soothe skin rashes and irritations.

10. Corn is a rich source of many essential nutrients and fibre. A meal rich in corn can go a long way in protecting against many diseases and ailments.

References: Cornell University and Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA: Nelson Mandela & The Redemption of David Cameron

Mandela on my mind.

In 1985, South Africa was red-hot and violence in the black townships was escalating in defiance of the apartheid system then under the regime of PW Botha. In Britain, the ruling  Conservative Party was sympathetic to the apartheid state on the lame "grounds" of it being a check on "Soviet backed radicals" it's label for the ANC and related groups. The Conservative party had a young fiery David Cameron who was a top member of the Federation of Conservative students. As common with students, this group pursued Party ideals to the extreme and became notorious for printing "Hang Mandela" posters and wearing similar badges on their clothes.

Federation of Conservative Students 1985 Poster
(Courtesy: P. Thomson)

By 1989 Cameron had risen in the ranks and was working for the Tory Policy Unit at it's Central Office. By that time Pressure was mounting for economic sanctions to be imposed on South Africa in addition to the cultural and sporting boycotts. Cameron was sent on an anti-apartheid fact finding mission to SA with a pro-apartheid lobby firm  Strategy Network International (SNI sponsored by Botha himself.

However in 2006, on invitation by the Honorable Nelson Mandela, Cameron visited SA and a week after his return to the UK, he denounced Thatcher's policy towards apartheid in a dramatic shift from his Party's general silence on its dark role in the matter. Cameron described Mandela as "one of the greatest men alive". The UK newspaper, Observer in it's edition dated September 10th 2006 quoted Cameron as follows -

'The mistakes my party made in the past with respect to relations with the ANC and sanctions on South Africa make it all the more important to listen now.

'The fact that there is so much to celebrate in the new South Africa is not in spite of Mandela and the ANC, it is because of them - and we Conservatives should say so clearly today.' 

Though one could be suspicious of his motives for the "volte face" especially as he may have needed something to put his party back in the reckoning ahead of a coming battle with former Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the general elections. Hmm.

Whether Mandela overwhelmed him with sheer strength of character and gentility or just shrewd political survival instinct at play, Cameron's career and ultimate story will definitely be a lot better for it.

The teacher and his convert

How J-Martins "Good or bad" Changed The Game

J Martins has come a long way. From playing instruments in church (he is still a choir member of Dominion City Church) to working in his brother's studio in Onitsha, he paid his dues for years in Enugu where he was known for making hip hop beats while he was studying in ESUT. He moved to Lagos and started producing for many people and crafted hits for the likes of Waje, P-Square and Bracket and then in 2008 he released his breakout single titled "Good or bad" featuring a very fired up and fresh Timaya & P-Square

The song became a smash hit that changed the game..These are four reasons why it was so special -

• It Featured Timaya in His Prime - The song featured a red-hot Timaya at a time when he was still fresh off the success of his first album and he totally flogged the beat with memorable lines like "dem dey call me Timaya, na me be Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa" and "na me be the toyo toyo, be like R Kelly paya paya". In my humble opinion, one of his greatest performances till this day.

• It Proved That High-Life Still Rocks: Though it came out sounding very urban and contemporary, it was a rich neo-highlife sound that even non-fans were very comfortable with. In a sense it reintroduced the younger generation to the music of their fathers and paved the way for other highlife performers like Flavour Nabania and Wiz Boy to enjoy mainstream success.

•  A Once In A Lifetime Beat: J Martins put together a delightful mish-mash of superb synthesizer play, a very encouraging drum roll backed up by delightful percussion and throbbing bass line to create an enduring sound that stretched the musical horizon. Suddenly everybody was making songs that sounded like it and many artistes sample it till this day. 

• A Good Producer Could Still Be a Good Performer - Though the likes of Paul "Play" Dairo mastered being able to balance success behind the console and on the microphone before him, J Martins became part of the amazing wave of producer/performers that cemented the idea. These culprits included a Terry G before the Ginjah, dreadlocks and general madness. 

Picture of Queen Elizabeth Firing SA80 Assault Rifle

Queen Elizabeth licking a few shots

Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of England, Constitutional monarch of the armed forces of 16 sovereign countries & Head of the 54 country Commonwealth of Nations, Supreme Governor of the Church of England & Defender of the Faith. aka Mama Charlie. The queen is pictured here test-firing a newly made UK made SA80 Assault Rifle at a shooting center.

This tough old lady has seen it all in 52 years on the throne as queen. The British Empire collapsing, Prime Ministers coming and going, juggernaut ideologies like Communism crumbling and even her children's challenges in their family lives.

All i know is any old lady that can fire a heavy assault rifle without ear-muffs is definitely bad-ass.

All hail the Queen!

MODE NINE: "Let It Go" Reminds Us All Who's Boss

Mode Nine is back!

To lots of hip-hop fans like myself, the return of Mode Nine in 2013 was one of the best things to happen to the Nigerian hip-hop scene in a while. Nuff respect to the loads of talent in Nigeria but "Nigel Benn" still represents the true hip-hop head in its fundamental form. A rap puritan who despises commercial bling-bling rap thats represented by the tight sagging pants, colourful sun shade wearing crew that currently dominate the game and do more singing than spitting lyrics. Some call it rap's evolution, I call it "losing the essence".

Off his latest album, a joint project with Lagos based producer XYZ titled "Alphabetic Order" is "Let it go". Contrary to what was rumored about Mode Nine going commercial to boost his sales, his verses are still packed with intelligent punchlines and menacing innuendos in perfect tandem with XYZ's beats.

Enjoy

BlackBerry DP & Joke of The Day

DP Of The Day (Thanks Komife!!!)


JOKE OF THE DAY:

A guy asked a girl in a library, "Do you mind if I sit beside you?"

The girl answered loudly, "DONT WASTE YOUR TIME, I AM NOT GOING TO SLEEP WITH YOU!!!!"

Of course all the students in the library were staring at the guy. Some disgusted and angry at him and some  feeling sorry for him. He was naturally very embarrassed.

After a couple of minutes, the girl walked quietly to the guy's study table and told him, "I study psychology and I can tell what a man is thinking. Let me guess, you were embarrassed right?"

The guy responded with a loud voice, "$200 FOR ONE NIGHT???!! THAT'S TOO MUCH, SORRY NO DEAL!!"

Everybody in the library looked at the girl in shock, the guy leaned over and whispered, "I study Law, and I know how to make people look guilty"

Maiduguri Vigilantes Apprehend 31 Terrorists In One Weekend

It was a torrid weekend for Boko Haram members within the Maiduguri metropolis as 31 members of the terrorist cult were nabbed at various locations in the city. These youths popularly called "Civilian JTF" are said to have their arms open wide at present to grab as many as can be found in the city. The unlucky boko haram thugs were said to be stragglers on the run from Nigerian troops that recently overran their camps in the Sambisa Forest Reserve and Kirenowa town.

The average age of vigilantes is 17-25 years and these courageous boys have found themselves the target of Boko Haram at times. Gunmen hid their assault rifles inside a coffin and opened fire on them in Maiduguri several weeks ago. At least 13 people were killed in that attack.

More grease to their elbows. Kids arresting Al-Qaeda trained insurgents with ordinary sticks and cutlasses is no piece of cake.

Good Neighbour Cameroon Grants Nigerian Refugees Unlimited Stay

The military operation in Borno state targeted at destroying Boko Haram have forced 1,500 Nigerians to flee into neighboring Cameroon for safety. The Nigerian Ambassador to Cameroon, Ambassador Hadiza Mustapha confirmed this to journalists at the summit for regional security, holding in Yaounde, Cameroon today. According to reports, she confirmed that the Nigerians taking refuge had been granted unlimited stay and commended the fruitful bi-lateral cooperation between both countries.

For many Nigerians, this is different from the general sentiment that has prevailed for a decades over the Bakassi Peninsula. Cameroon and Nigeria seems to pulling together for the good of their sub-region. Just about time if you ask me.

Well done Mr. Paul Biya. Nothing like a good neighbor.

President Paul Biya

GEJ & TY Danjuma Hold Secret Meeting in Aso Rock

President Goodluck Jonathan and Gen. T.Y. Danjuma (Rtd.) met yesterday at the presidential villa in a meeting described by inside sources as very private. Incidentally 24 hours after the latter launched withering criticism at the nation's poor leadership over the years.

It's confirmed that Gen. Danjuma was the last person GEJ saw before boarding a jet to  summit of heads of states and governments of the Economic Community of Central African States, Economic Community of West African States and the Gulf of Guinea Commission taking place today in Yaounde, Cameroon.

The meeting, which a Presidency source described as one-on-one, came less than 24 hours after the media reported Danjuma to have said the country’s economy was in tatters.

Danjuma, while speaking on Saturday in Zaria, Kaduna State, after the Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris, conferred on him the title of Jarmai Zazzau, said the current situation in Nigeria was a clear indication of leadership failure over the years. He reportedly deplored the state of the economy, which he said was in tatters. He also said there was a widening gap between the rich and the poor.

He said the North lagged behind the rest of the country, pointing out Northern children were missing qualitative and functional education in the highly competitive world.

He said, “I have taken many risks in my life for the sake of Nigeria and at the age of 75, I thought I have paid my dues. I just wanted to spend the rest of my life in quiet retirement, leaving the public arena for a new generation of leaders to improve on the modest achievements of my generation.”

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COUNT MATCHUKI: Pioneer of Reggae Dancehall

Winston Cooper (c.1939–1995), better known as Count Matchuki or Count Machuki, was one of the first Jamaican deejays and was the first to introduce "talkovers" over beats. An art form that inspired what later came to be known as "Toasting" and eventually Hip-hop (15 years later). To the uninitiated his form of reggae was quite different from fundamental 'roots reggae' popularised by the likes of Bob Marley & the Wailers. He recruited singers more talented than himself to "toast" over his beats. The most popular of these upcoming singers being Ewart "U-Roy" Beckford. 

U-Roy went on to enjoy a stellar career as an artiste and was generally hailed as the father of Toasting with disciples like Mikey Dread and Yellow Man, Count Matchuki was indeed the grandfather and originator of a genre of reggae that grew into Dub and Dancehall.

SATURDAY SNACK: Banana Fritters

Background: The banana is known for being one of the most important foods in the world. Its good for the heart, strengthens your bones, has ridiculously generous amounts of vitamins and minerals that boost your immune system, good for eyesight and lots of other stuff. Most importantly it's delicious!

The banana fritter is my favourite snack and incidentally the first thing i learned how to cook. I watched my mother make it for years as a kid and liked it so much that i wanted to be able to eat some without dragging her to the kitchen every other day.

Its scrumptious, easy and quick to make and can be served for breakfast, dessert or as a snack.

Average Time: 10 mins
Ingredients: (To make about 12 or more large fritters)

• 6 ripe bananas
• 1 cup of regular kitchen flour
• 2 eggs

Directions:

• Blend or mash the bananas in a bowl and mix the eggs and flour into the banana mixture properly till it forms a paste  
• Heat up 2-3 tablespoons of cooking oil in a frying pan.
• Use an average sized serving spoon to place the banana mixture into the reasonably hot oil. (The recommended size per fritter should be 3/4 of the surface of the serving spoon)
• Fry the fritters until both sides are crisp and as brown as in the picture above.You may need to add more oil to complete the frying mind you.
• (Be careful not to turn the heat up too much or else the inside may not cook properly)

OJB JEZREEL BATTLING KIDNEY AILMENT: Needs $100,000 For Kidney Transplant

One of the architects of Nigeria's urban music rise to its current globally acclaimed success, Babatunde Jezreel Okungbowa aka OJB Jezreel is currently bedridden in a Lagos hospital with a kidney problem and needs a transplant.

OJB was responsible for most of the hit tracks in Tuface Idibia's smash debut solo album - "Grass to grace" and with his killer beats, drove the careers of many upcoming stars like Ruggedman, Jazzman Olofin, Plantashun Boiz and countless others.

This surulere boy has been battling this sickness for a while in dignified silence but now it's come out, OJB needs our help. Please give what you can to save his life. A donor has been found, all that's left is the money to operate.

You can make a donation to his UBA account - BABATUNDE OKUNGBOWA (Account number: 1015075120)

Please help him.

Tuface Spotted Chilling With Evander Holyfield in Atlanta

Our own Tuface Idibia tweeted this picture he took with Evander Holyfield, former world heavyweight boxing champion in Atlanta. Remember Holyfield's 1997 fight with Mike Tyson where Iron Mike bit off a chunk Holyfield's left ear?. Tuface risked a knockout while they were chilling by asking him - "hows your ear?"

2 Face tweeted - “Me and Evander Holyfield.ATL chilling.I ask am say how your ear”. I guess no 'lele', at least up till when this picture was taken.

FLASHBACK: Tera Kota, Nigeria's First Reggae Star

1984 was an amazing year for music the world over. Foreign artistes like Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, Cyndi Lauper and Michael Jackson were at the peak of success. 

In Nigeria it was the beginning of an era and the year that a Nigerian record label called Twilight Records released a single called "Lamentation for Sodom" by an artiste called Tera Kota. 

It was produced and recorded in Lagos by Lemmy Jackson, Nigeria's greatest ever music producer (sorry Don Jazzy) in his prime and supported in the studio by the finest session players in the land. Finishing touches were done in the UK to complete the making of a single that was purely world class. The single was a commercial and critically acclaimed smash hit that paved the way for khaki and boot wearing reggae henchmen like Majek Fashek, Amos McRoy Jegg and Ras Kimono to enjoy mainstream success before the infiltration of dancehall and the absolute takeover of hip-hop in the early nineties.

BREAKFAST RECIPE FOR BACHELORS (1): Noodle Pie

Background: Everybody knows how to make the regular old noodles available in the market be it Indomie, Chiki or Honeywell. I had a particularly deep romance with noodles throughout my university days and by the time i graduated I looked for other ways to excite my palate. Mainly because I was bored with the usual and partly because I am connoisseur of simple but   delicious dishes (if i may blow my own trumpet).

There are lots of variations to this recipe but this is the basic guide to making a decent pie.
Average Time: 8 mins
Ingredients: (For 1 Person with a decent appetite)

• 2 Packets of noodles with spices contained 
• 2 Eggs 
• a pinch of salt 
• a small amount of sliced onions  
• tin of sardines or it's equivalent in quantity of fish (if you want it extra rich)

Directions:

• Crush the noodles while still inside the packet. Make sure they are well crushed before you open the packet. 
• Empty the noodles into a bowl or pan of very hot water and place a cover over it to trap the heat for 2 minutes. This is to soften the noodles.
• Crack the eggs into a medium sized bowl and add a pinch of salt, empty the can of sardines or equivalent of 125 grams of fish into the eggs and salt, add the sliced onions. Use a fork to turn the mixture thoroughly.
• Remove the softened noodles from the water and mix it thoroughly with the egg mixture.
• Heat 3-4 Table spoons of cooking oil in a frying pan.
• Pour the well mixed contents of eggs, noodles and fish into the heated  frying pan, spread it as evenly as possible and fry until crisp and golden-brown on both sides. (Be careful not to turn the heat up too much or else the inside may not cook properly)

Note:- The beauty of the pie is flipping it over to fry the other side without it breaking. Enjoy!

DIRTY HARRY: THE BADDEST COP IN MOVIE HISTORY

In 1971 Clint Eastwood starred in a gritty crime thriller called "Dirty Harry" as Inspector Harry Callahan. A very very streetwise and unorthodox policeman. 

The movie was a breakout role for Clint Eastwood who had made a name for himself as the star of spaghetti western classics like "For  a few dollars more" and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The part of Callahan had been rejected by John Wayne, Paul Newman and Steve McQueen before Eastwood grabbed the role. He transferred his character from the western movies to the urban San Francisco environment and the rest is history. The movie made on a budget of $4 million went to gross $35 million at the box office and spawned the sequels - Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact and Dead Pool.

The character was noted for using "excessive force," ruthless methods, and "the end justifies the means" principle without much regard for the rules and legal regulations of his profession. Often, his methods are as vicious, taunting, sadistic and violent as the behavior of the criminals he opposes. 

Lets not forget that the character popularized the Magnum handgun! In a scene in "Magnum Force" he's creeping towards the hideout of some baddies and is spotted by one of them. The thug who sees him says to his men - "he can't be a cop, his gun is too big"

My Favourite Quote - "Nothing wrong with shooting as long as the right people get shot"

One More Day Till World War Z

It's been in the making for half a decade but finally the movie i have been waiting for years to see is coming out at the cinemas tomorrow the 21st of June. Yippee!! Based on the eerily convincing novel of the same title by Max Brooks, son of comedic actor Mel Brooks, Brad Pitt plays a UN counter-terrorist agent given the minor task of saving the world from zombies. This movie is a landmark as Hollywood gives the Zombie franchise it's biggest film ever.

24 hours more to wait... 

Iyanya's latest single "Jobolo" Featuring Flavour Nabania

Latest track from the repertoire of Iyanya Mbuk. 'Jobolo' is Something of a dream come true for the ladies. You have two of the best "waist winders" in the game without shirts on in ONE video!

Directed by maestro, Sesan Ogunro. Iyanya and Flavour have very similar genres of music and performance styles with the latter tending towards more traditional highlife. Its comforting to see they are not a bad duo at all.

Enjoy the video below.

TYLER PERRY'S - "GOOD PEEPLES"

Lover boy Wade battles to impress his in-laws to be with hilarious results

Tyler Perry produced movie re-tells the awkward story of meeting your intended in-laws for the first time.

In "Good Peeples", Craig Robinson plays the role of Wade Walker, a loveable underachiever who shows up unannounced at the home of his gorgeous girlfriend, Grace Peeples played by Kerry Washington  to ask for her hand in marriage. Our guileless lover boy has his work cut out for him as the upper class Peeples family are having their annual family reunion and he has to struggle to fit in order to win their acceptance. Expect funny man Robinson to make a jackass of himself in the process.

A really funny movie that the cast had a great time making and the chemistry is evident when you watch it. The actors reportedly had so much fun singing and goofing in between filming that Tyler Perry had to make sure that the piano on the set was locked during breaks.

Unfortunately for the film it's shackled into the box of being the black version of “Meet the Parents”. Originality is indeed not a strong point of this movie but it makes up for this fundamental flaw with the comic stylings and huge talent of its amazing cast.

IYANYA SIGNS A ONE YEAR ENDORSEMENT DEAL WITH MTN FOR N60 MILLION

Iyanya and his Manager Ubi-Franklin beaming with joy as they sign the dotted lines for a one year contract with MTN. The N60M deal is said to cover the Kukere master's sign-on fee, performance and appearances for a period of one year.

A pretty shrewd piece of business if you ask me. Who says hard work doesn't pay.

Nice one guys.

4 REASONS WHY SEAN TIZZLE IS GOING TO BE HUGE STAR:

"Sho lee" - This outrageously catchy single is in the words of R.Kelly, "another one for the steppers". The sort of song that you can “bust a move” to and look good, whether you dance like P-Square or Vice-President Namadi Sambo. It’s even got the Yemi Sax treatment. ST's smooth delivery and ace producer DTunes slick beats on the track forged a hit and endeared him to a growing army of fans he's got eating out of his hands.

He's got DTunes in his corner - Sean Tizzle's label boss and producer DTunes is one of the hottest producers in Nigeria at the moment. Highly respected for helping Iyanya's comeback in 2012 with his production of monster hits like "Kukere", "Your waist" and "Flavour". He recently loosened ties to Iyanya and seems to be concentrating on producing bangers for ST who i guess he would like to fancy as the next big thing.

The boy knows his craft - ST has some defining features of a competent artiste with staying power. He's confident, has got a good range to his voice, solid stage presence and is a really good songwriter who is eager to entertain.

He's Fresh! - The average observer may be tempted to typecast him as a swag/bling poster-child in the mould of Wizkid or Davido. A criminal error because blingy image notwithstanding his effervescent and intelligent vocal delivery and style is like no else's.

SO THE PRESIDENT PLAYS THE GUITAR

Goodluck Jonathan is probably one of the most dissed presidents on earth. I personally thought he was a boring guy. I never dreamed the man had what we guitar fans call a "hot lick" or two up his sleeves. I wonder if he's really playing well or the chaps around him are clapping for oga at the top's brave effort.