Face of Peace Africa Pageant organisers extend sale of forms

The organisers of the Face of Peace Africa Pageant has extendedthe sale of forms for the highly talked about beauty pageant to Monday, November 12, 2012. Face of Peace Africa Pageant is a new beauty pageant from Blu-Moon Imaginationz, a media and film production outfit in Abuja. The company is owned andmanaged by Miss Ify Concepta, the current Miss Peace Nigeria andone-time runner up for Miss Imo and Miss Tourism. The auditions for the beauty pageant is scheduled to take place in three key cities; Abuja, Port Harcourt and Lagos. Every contestant at the Face of Peace Africa Pageant will win amazing prizes; the winner (Face of peace Africa 2012) will go home with $10,000, brand new car, 1 year movie contract with Blu-moon Imaginationz, 1 year Beauty routine with Bold & Beautiful, a tripto The Gambia. 1st runner up (Blu-moon model) will get $5,000,42 inches Plasma TV, one year movie contract with Blu-moon Imaginationz, one yearBeauty routine with Bold & Beautiful and a trip to Ghana. The 2nd runner up (Blu-moon Image) will get $,2000,27 inches Plasma TV, one year movie contract with Blu-moon Imaginationz, one yearBeauty routine with Bold & Beautiful , and trip to Obudu ranch. Consolation prizes will also be available for other contestants . Speaking on the beauty pageant, Ify Concepta shared her thoughts on the qualities she and her team are looking for at the pageant ‘’we are not only looking for females who are tall and very beautiful,we are even more concerned with the intellectual acumen they possess, we are looking for females who are very reservedand articulate, females who are good public speakers and can command respect wherever they find themselves’’. ‘’the Face of Peace Africa Pageant is one that seeks to empowerthe African girl child. We need ladies who have a passion for humanity. We all know that the average African girl child is bedevilled by many social vices, that is one of the reasons why at the Face of Peace, we are looking at making the girl childfamous and successful’’ the beauty queen enthused. To register for this competition, models are to buy forms at any branch of Zenith Bank PLC for N5, 000 or log on to www.blumoonimaginationzfopa. com to fill anddownload the form. For more enquiries, please call: 08130537539, 08035927275. BB: 2997B169, 290AD60D

Eight Nigerians to Celebrate Sallah Behind Bars after being Caught with 10.635kg of Drugs

As the citizens of the country are gearing up for this year’s Sallah celebrations, some eight Nigerians will most certainly not be joining in the celebrations. These Nigerians were apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday for allegedly smuggling about 10.635 kilogrammes of narcotics at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA)Lagos.
Amongst the drug suspects apprehended was one Mr. Tembo Gideon ,aka Benson Okechukwu, who was travelling to Thailand with about 2.522kilogrammes of methamphetamine tactically hidden inside local fabrics called Aso-Oke.
NDLEA commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr Hamza Umar, while speaking on the arrest, pointed out that the suspects were arrested with various kind of drugs ranging from cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin among others. According to Umar, the breakdown of drugs recovered included “4.460kilogrammes of methamphetamine, 4.030kilogrammes of heroin and 2.145kilogrammes of cocaine. Apart from one of the suspects caught attempting to smuggle 3.455kilogrammes of heroin from India, others were going outside the country with different quantities of drugs”

Meanwhile, chairman of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade in his Sallah message urged members of the public to desist from smuggling drugs and criminal acts capable of truncating their God ordained destinies: “It is sad that these suspected drug traffickers are behind bars when they ought to be with their families this festive season. Drug trafficking and other criminal acts will only lead to misery, shame and unfulfilled dreams.”  

My wife, a shining star – Jonathan

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Abuja described his wife, Patience, as a shining star in his life.

This came as Patience took a retrospective look at her life, especially in the last few weeks she was believed to have spent in hospital abroad and said whatever might have happened to her was God’s design.

Both spoke at an in-house ceremony held to mark Patience 55th birthday at the Presidential Villa.

In a short remark, the President said his wife was a “shining star” in his life.

He thanked God for granting her good health.

He later presented her with a birthday gift.

Patience, however, told the gathering that comprised her husband, other members of her family, top government officials and some close family friends that, “Whatever might have happened to me was God’s design for my life.”

The President’s wife returned to the country penultimate Wednesday after spending about seven weeks in a foreign country believed to be Germany.

At the birthday ceremony, she thanked God for sparing her life to mark another birthday this year.

She also thanked members of her family and all Nigerians for their prayers.

Highlights of the event comprised a session of thanksgiving prayers and presentation of gifts.

Her last birthday was marked in Perth, Australia where she and her husband were attending the 22nd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, CHOGM-2011.

Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State coordinated the cake-cutting session of the birthday, which was also attended by presidential aides.