Careers: On Air Personality/Radio Presenter

Ace OAP on Nigeria Info FM 99.3, Zoe Chinaka tells
us what it takes to have her job 

Zoe Chinaka is a radio presenter on 99.3 Nigeria Info FM Station. Yeah, those people that many people now call On Air Personalities (OAP) but Zoe thinks that this appellation is misconceived. “I think it’s wrongly called OAP because the word was coined from people who have made a name from coming very frequently on air with presenters; more like friends of shows but here in Nigeria, it adds up for presenters with personalities,” she says.

The Threat of Ebola is Real, be Informed

The Ebola virus as seen through a microscope

The threat of the Ebola virus is real. It started in Guinea and has reportedly spread to some other West African countries such as Liberia. Now, health officials are investigating possible cases in Mali and Ghana. This Ebola outbreak is being described as the worst seen in years having left over 100 people dead already in its wake.

Marc Jacobs Wants to Make You a Model With Only a Selfie

Miley's Marc Jacob Ad.

Marc Jacobs is on the hunt for the star of his next AW14 campaign. And he's dying to see your selfies.

Move over Miley Cyrus, because the legendary designer is shunning celebrities and supermodels and turning to Instagram instead to unearth the most campaign-worthy pouts from members of the public.

Aspiring Marc Jacobs models are encouraged to upload pictures of themselves to the social networking site using the hashtag #CastMeMarc. How cool?

Ponder This...

6 mistakes people have made for centuries:

Former United States President, George W. Bush Exhibits his Paintings of World Leaders

Bush and his art teacher, Bonnie Flood

The exhibition features paintings of about 24 world leaders

Former United States President, George W. Bush will today open a public exhibit of his paintings of world leaders who he met when he was President.

The exhibition will be at his Dallas presidential library and will feature a self-portrait as well as other world leaders such as Tony Blair (former British prime Minister), Angela Merkel (German chancellor), as well as Vladimir Putin (Russian president) who’s painting Mr Bush or ‘43’ as he signs each canvass reckons is his finest work.

Turns out Mr Bush has been taking weekly art lesson and the whole world is now excited to see the works of the man who was long criticized for not being very good at expressing himself and only seeing things in black and white.

Here’s a sneak peek at the works.

Mama Konga, Nigeria's Female Well-Digger

Madam Ololade Rabiu aka Mama Konga, Nigeria's female well-digger

Have you heard of Mama Konga? Well, I stumbled upon her story today and thought it worth sharing.

Madam Ololade Rabiu is a female well-digger. Yes you read right – she’s a woman and she digs wells for a living. Her job has led her to dig as deep as 130 feet (40 metres) into the earth in search of drinking water in the Akute area of Ogun State.

A native of Ile Ife in Osun State, the 46 year old mother of 6 children has been practicing her trade since 1997. She was taught to dig wells by her Ghanaian 2^nd husband, Daniel Ajiraku.

History: Schools =>Out, THq=> In

L-R Chief Obafemi Awolow, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, and Alhaji Ahmadu Bello - Nationalist Leaders

So I still can’t wrap my head around why the Nigerian Government would remove History from the school curriculum. Of course, many reasons were given for the goof... err... move but the fact remains that as a people, even if they are not going to end up being Historians, our school students need to be introduced to History where they can learn about the past.

Girls Be Like Memes

One of my favorite memes is the "Girls be Like" meme. Enjoy.

Tech Vocab: What exactly is a Meme

You’ve seen hundreds of ‘em. You hold a few dear to your heart. You love seeing that Impact font. You laugh at those who pronounce it as meh-meh or mimi instead of mim (even though you once did). You think you know the internet, so you think you know what a meme is. But how did mems take over? Probably by being memes.

Prince George, Kate Middleton and Prince William Kill Us With Cuteness in New Royal Family Photo

Kate Middleton(Duchess of Cambridge), Prince William (Duke of Cambridge) and their son, the future King of England, George

How much is that baby in the window? In a new family photo released by Kensington Palace, the Royal Family poses for a sweet portrait which gives us the warm fuzzies.