Photos: Pres. GEJ launches 2 in1 Brand new national e-ID card in Abuja

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 President Jonathan today August 28th launched the brand new national e-ID card at the Villa in Abuja. The newest e-ID card that will be powered by MasterCard is made to also be properly used to transact and receive payments. So it's two in one, ID card and ATM.

The first phase of the project will see 13million Nigerians issued the card while the following phase will target 100 million Nigerians. The project is a partnership with MasterCard, the Nigerian National Identity Management Commission and Access bank. See more photos after the break....

Oge Okoye Launches Makeup Line

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 Oge Okoye today opened her Make-up studio and also launched her makeup line, Crystal Glam in Lagos. See still another image after the break. Congrats to her.

Prince William & Kate release family snapshots of baby George and Pet

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Prince William and Kate today Tuesday August 20th  released two informal family snapshots as the first official photos of their son, Prince George. The photos were taken in early August by Kate's dad at their family home in Berkshire. Another photo after the Break.

#GoodPeopleThings: Ice Prince Launches Foundation For Orphans

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Newly-crowned BET Best Africa Act, Ice Prince has announced he will be launching a foundation to cater for orphans in Ngieria

The rapper explained that he’s started ‘The Zamani Foundation’ for orphans because he too is an orphan – Ice Prince lost his mother on May 5, 2013, 11 years after he lost his father.

‘I want to do this for all the orphans out there‘, Ice Prince said while premiering his ‘VIP’ video on June 20 at Protea Hotel, Ikoyi. He also called out on every other celebrity for their support.

‘The Zamani Foundation’ will be launched with a concert right after the rapper releases his second album ‘Fire of Zamani’ on September 7, coinciding with the anniversary of the first Jos crisis.

Source: Thenetng

14-Year-Old Boy Launches Website For Social Networking

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A 14 year-old boy, Terkura Unongo, has launched a website, www.theimongo.com, for social networking. Though the website might not be as sophisticated as the likes of Facebook, seems as a good invention coming from a young Nigerian.

The early exposure that Terkura, an eighth Grade Student of Hillcrest Middle School, Jos, Plateau State, had to the Internet seems to have paid off.

Airtel Launches BlackBerry Z10

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Wole Abu, General Manager, Acquisitions, Airtel Nigeria (M) presenting the newly launched BB Z10 from Airtel Nigeria to Mr Richard Giwa-Osagie, Chairman of Ikoyi Club (L) while Tunji Okesola, Entertainment Chairman, Ikoyi Club 1938 (R) looks on atIkoyi Club

Leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, has become the first mobile operator in the country to announce the availability of latest BlackBerry Z10 Smartphones in its show rooms across the country.

Airtel Customers who had pre-ordered for the device online and through its retail outlets across the country can now take delivery of the Smartphones at their preferred locations. 

RIM Launches Blackberry 10

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BlackBerry 10 is the first version of RIM’s smartphone platform designed for touch devices. Previous versions, such as BlackBerry 7, were optimized for non-touch handsets with physical keyboards.

Other nice additions to it includes an adaptive software keyboard that adjusts to your typing style over time and a predictive word suggestion feature that can add words to your messages with a quick gesture. There is also a new camera that offers features such as composite photos that snap several images in quick succession so you can merge them into one idealized photo.

Cossy Orjiakor Officially Launches Debut Album

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The controversial actress is in the news again but this time around is for her album launch.

The album launch took place on 15th Dec, on a yacht somewhere on the Island. The above photo is Cossy performing at the album launch.