Activities hot up ahead of Agila Carnival 2017

Preparations are already in top gears ahead of the 2017 edition of the annual Agila Carnival.



Speaking on the progress made so far ahead of the highly-sought event three-day event, President of the carnival, Prince Edwin Ochai described cultural carnival as the melting point of Nigerian hospitality and the beginning of Unity, Peace and development if properly invested on in Nigeria as it is been staged in the heart of Benue state (Otukpo).
Speaking with newsmen in Abuja during the week, Chief Ochayi said it was the beginning of a new dawn and growth for Nigeria at large with its consistent mission of Promoting Unity, Peace and development within the marginalized Idoma speaking communities spread across the north central and other parts of Nigeria.



The renowned philanthropist and orator said the 2017 edition is slated for the 22nd – 25th Decemberand has reeled out the four day activities to include face of Idoma beauty pageant, Cultural exhibition/Music Concert, Cultural carnival, Idoma Ambassadorial achievement and awards, Business expo/Symposium and many others to be hosted at the carnival village St. Marry secondary school (Otukpo) Benue state


Ochai Edwin also enjoined governments, private sectors as well as well meaning Nigerians to key into this opportunity of supporting the annual economy carnival within the state which is hoped to becoming a national carnival that attracts tourism investors and make it compete with other international communities.


He added that Agila Cultural Carnival is one of the most unifying events, cultural and creative extravaganza, which is celebrated among the Idoma communities that is spread across Idoma land, Agila cultural carnival as such should be giving due attention by the members of Benue States House Of Assembly to strengthen the continues existence of this creative idea.


“On the socio-economic level, Agila Cultural Carnival is capable of generating business opportunities for singers, song writers, choreographers, film makers, costume builders, designers, makeup artists, as well as growing natural talents to mention but a few and having the capacity to drive the growth and development of micro, small and medium enterprises many of which are skills-based services. These range from entertainment services related to cultural art forms such as dance, to the production of local crafts, cuisine” he said.


The working team of Agila Cultural Carnival can be contacted through its various social media platforms:


Facebook: agilacarnival


Website: www.agilacarnival.com


Email:info@agilacarnival.com


Blog: agilacarnival.blogspot.com


Tweeter@agilacarnival IG@agila_carnival Facebook/agilacarnival


Phone Number: 08111111171, 0803 328 8608  08035531083
Here are some memorable moments from last year's carnival.

Agila Cultural Carnival

The Agila Cultural carnival has been described as the melting point of Nigerian hospitality and the beginning of Unity, Peace and development if properly invested on in Nigeria as it is been staged in the heart of Benue state (otukpo).

The President of the carnival, Prince Edwin Ochai who made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja while speaking with journalists said it is the beginning of a new dawn and growth for Nigeria at large with its consistent mission of Promoting Unity, Peace and development within the marginalised idoma speaking communities spread across the north central and other parts of Nigeria. 

Prince Edwin Ochai who stressed on the fifty coming Agila cultural carnival said the 2017 edition is slated for the 22nd – 25th December and has reeled out the four day activities to include face of idoma beauty pageant, Cultural exhibition/Music Concert, Cultural carnival, Idoma Ambassadorial achievement and awards, Business expo/Symposium and many others to be hosted at the carnival village St. Marry secondary school (otukpo) Benue state. 

Ochai edwin also enjoined governments, private sectors as well as well meaning Nigerians to key into this opportunity of supporting the annual economy carnival within the state which is hoped to becoming a national carnival that attracts tourism investors and make it compete with other international communities.

He added that Agila  Cultural Carnival is one of the most unifying events, cultural and creative extravaganza, which is celebrated amongs the idoma communities that is spread across idoma land, Agila cultural carnival as such should be giving due attention by the members of benue states to strengthen the continues existence of this creative idea.  

“On the socio-economic level, Agila Cultural Carnival is capable of generating business opportunities for singers, song writers, choreographers, film makers, costume builders, designers, makeup artists, as well as growing natural talents to mention but a few and having the capacity to drive the growth and development of micro, small and medium enterprises many of which are skills-based services. These range from entertainment services related to cultural art forms such as dance, to the production of local crafts, cuisine” he said 

The working team of Agila  Cultural Carnival can be contacted through its various social media platforms: 

Facebook: agilacarnival

Website: Click here 

Email:carnival a gulag  info@agilacarnival.com 

Blog: Click here 

Tweeter: @agilacarnival

IG: @agilacarnival

Facebook/agilacarnival

Phone Number: 2348035531083, 

 0803 3288608. 

Nigeria Singers, Timi Dakolo and Mr Eazi Bag Important Appointments from Federal Government

The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has given two popular Nigerian musicians, Timi Dakolo and Mr Eazi, as well as Saadatu Aliyu important appointments.



Timi Dakolo and Mr Eazi

According to a statement released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday in Abuja, the Federal Government has appointed two popular musicians, Timi Dakolo and Mr Eazi, as well as Saadatu Aliyu of the World Economic Forum’s Abuja Global Shapers Hub as anti-tobacco ambassadors.

Premium Times reports that the appointment which was part of the announcement by the ministry of a planned launch on June 15 in Abuja of a six months national tobacco control communications campaign, was to leverage on the musician's influence with young Nigerians.

The campaign is a follow up to the Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole’s announcement on zero tolerance to Tobacco in the country who had during the World No Tobacco Day, announced nine regulations in the Nigeria Tobacco Control Act 2015 to be enforced by the Federal Government.

The National Tobacco Control Act was signed into law in 2015 by former President Goodluck Jonathan.

A part of the mministry’s statement read, "'The Tobacco-Free Nigeria' campaign, aims to educate Nigerians on the NTC Act 2015 and raise awareness on the dangers of tobacco smoke.


“The campaign will leverage on social media and offline interactions to reach young Nigerians, especially second-hand smokers who need to be aware of the ban of smoking in public places and protect themselves.”

Very Important: Checkout How to Safeguard Your Android Phone From Hackers

If you have been bothered about how to safeguard your android phone from hackers, then this is the note you should go through.




Of all the operating systems currently in the market, Android operating system has a record of being the most purchased and sadly, the most hacked.

Applying this to Nigeria, any smart phone that is not Nokia, Apple or Blackberry, is running an Android Operating System, AOS. Yes, if you are not using any of the listed phone makers that run different operating systems, you are in risk of being hacked.

Fortunately, there are solutions or safety measures as AOS being susceptible to being hacked does not take away its flexibility and ease of use. Another consoling fact is that AOS users need not be tech experts to carry out these safety measures.


Be wary of everything on the internet: This is the very first step. Read mail headings and words and be sure you know and trust the sender before clicking or following links in emails. Roughly 99 percent of emails, even those that the sender’s name and surname are in full, that offer fast money making schemes, are scams that have links that lead you to being hacked. Clicking links in untrustworthy emails can also get your phone infected with a virus that copies all your data and hands it over to hackers.

Registered phone dealers: You also need to ensure that you do not expose your phone to sites and apps which can have a negative influence on your privacy. No matter how trivial some apps seem, always research on how secure they are. Even upon installing or updating apps, read all the things that the app has access to before clicking on allow.

Gather information about hacks: Do well to gather information about hack. You can top cap it by seeking advice from professionals in android mobile phones or registered phone dealers, on steps to take to prevent hacking. They can also guide you on what to do in case your phone gets hacked. Visiting forums is also a good source of information because you can encounter people with similar problems and find out how they deal with them.

Password strength: You know how some email platforms tell you to improve password strength? They have very good reason to, and you should borrow a leave from their book. Ensure you have strong passwords that have letters, numbers and if possible, symbols; for example; tare123@7 or in reverse order. It is of note that using the same password or the same system to generate passwords is not advisable, if you want to be safe from attacks on your phone, your personal details or business data.


Make sure you enable screen lock. When you do this, use all that you have at your disposal in your Android settings, from passwords, patterns, pins, fingerprint to face unlocking, to enhance the safety.

Lock applications: Another thing you can do is to password sensitive applications like emails, mobile banking applications, text messages (particularly for those who do mobile banking), by using Android application, AppLock. This is recommended because screen lock is not a magical protection and it can be bypassed, so it is best to have a second layer of protection.

Avoid WiFi: Hackers can access you while you are using WiFi, particularly public WiFi. Nonetheless, WiFI cannot be completely avoided so the key is not use WiFi for banking transaction. If you must use WiFi try installing some apps for encryption of your outgoing connection and enhancing the security, like WiFi Protector or SecDroid.

After all said and done, don’t let yourself lag behind in technological changes, try to keep up with security improvements that are happening and ensure your smart phone is safe by regularly updating safety protocols.

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Via Vanguard

Win 100,000 Cash in The AGILA Carnival Market Women Reward

One of the main goals of Agila Carnival is to better the lives of the ordinary Idoma folk and Benue at large. In this light Agila Carnival presents the Agila Carnival Market woman 100,000naira Reward Raffle Draw…

To Participate 

Buy Agila Carnival Voucher for N500 to qualify for a raffle draw. Remember the more you buy the batter your chances of wining the money. 

For more information call 08033288608

COUNT DOWN TO AGILA CARNIVAL 2016

Count down to Agila Carnival 2016, 53 days to go! Get ready for all the fun you can have in Benue State. Please endeavor to get your Face Of Idoma (#FOI) pageant forms,

visit Agilacarnival.org for details... REMEMBER IT IS FOR ALL NIGERIANS!!!

Be the next FACE OF IDOMA

Be the next FACE OF IDOMA (#FOI). The first prize is a brand new car.

CRITERIA 

• Any Idoma youth (female) between the age brackets of 18 & 25 years.

• Must have at least Secondary school level of education & have a good command of English language.

• Must have the personality and ability to convey the Idoma brand (physical specifications is secondary).

• Must have in-depth knowledge of Idoma culture and tradition.

• Must be able to speak Idoma at least conversationally.

• Must be an Idoma indigenes residing at home or abroad. 

Visit - agilacarnival.org for more info and how to register

AGILA CARNIVAL 2016

AGILA CARNIVAL 2016 TEASER.... BIGGER, BETTER AND MORE FUN! DONT MISS IT!!

Queen Precious Ogidi embarks on a Cancer Campaign

From the heart that was almost a victim - @meprecyme Queen Precious Ogidi (Face Of Idoma 2015)
#surviver #cancer #fightagainstcancer #pinkribbon #TeamAgila #FaceOfIdoma2016 #AgilaCarnival2016
www.agilacarnival.com

QUEEN ASHLEY VISITS MAROPENG CAVES & MUSEUM IN S.A

Face of Idoma (Carnival) Queen Ashley Yusuf visited the Maropeng Caves and Meseum in South where she had a brief tour and research on the historic beginning of man while on her vacation and project tour.

QUEEN ASHLEY YUSUF ARRIVES S.A

LIVE IN SOUTH AFRICA: Queen Ashley Face Of Idoma (Carnival) 2015/16 arrives South Africa for a vacation after recovering from a ghastly road accident that almost claimed her life. The vibrant and hardworking queen will also be attending pageant seminars, workshops and major events in S.A during her visit in a bid to promote the Face Of Idoma Beauty Pageant, Agila Carnival as well as the Idoma cultural heritage. She will be hosted by top S.A dignitaries, tourism boards, humanitarian agencies and Nigerians in diaspora and will also pay a courtesy visit to the Nigeria High Commission in Pretoria.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY QUEEN PRECIOUS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Queen Precious @meprecyme We Wish You Long Life And Prosperity!!! #GGMUB
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[Profile] The Face Of Idoma 2015/16 Queen Precious Ogidi, @meprecyme is a passionate Model with great zeal to stamp her name in the hallmark of Pageant Industry, was born 2nd of July to a family of 8, she hails from Ogbadibo Local Government in Benue state.
Started a career in Modeling in 2010 and was crowned Miss Fed. University of Agriculture in 2014. In 2015 she joined the quest for the prestigious Face Of Idoma Beauty Pageant Show powered by Agila Carnival and was crowned the official Queen for the 2015/16 Edition.
She is simple, honest, loyal and
a fan of justice.
She dislikes greed and desperation.
She loves football, scrabble, singing and also aspires to be renowned entrepreneur in the nearest future.