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'Shape Of You' By Ed Sheeran - A Stunning Cover By Wouter Kellerman And Ndlovu Youth Choir

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By Ulrich Janse van Vuuren: The Ndlovu Youth Choir and Grammy Award-winning South African flute player Wouter Kellerman have teamed up to record an unique isiZulu cover version of Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’. We absolutely love it! They filmed this really awesome music video at the Maropeng Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site in Gauteng, South Africa to accompany the hit song! Founded in 2009, the exuberant Ndlovu Youth Choir has toured southern Africa and Europe with their multi-sensorial performances to significant critical and audience acclaim. The members are selected by audition from the young people from the Ndlovu Care Group, a community program providing healthcare, early childhood education, after-school activities, and more to rural Moutse, Limpopo, South Africa. Program directors find that, because of the time commitment of the choir, as well as the values of self-discipline, self- confidence, and leadership that participation imbues, choristers have lower rates...
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Building The Youth For The Future Through Mentorship.

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By Azugbene Godson Solomon: 32nd U. S. President (1882) - (1945) Franklin D. Roosevelt once said "We cannot always build the future for our youths, but we can build our youths for the future". We can help building the youth for the future through mentorship. Mentoring them early in life will help them develop good character, and achieve success in the nearest future. According to Wikipedia, youth mentoring is the process of matching mentors with young people who need or want a caring, responsible adult in their lives. Adult mentors are usually unrelated to the child or teen and work as volunteers through a community school, or church based social service program. The goal of youth mentoring is to improve the well - being of the youth and support the youth academically, Socially or personally. A mentor is someone who sees more ability in a youth and willing to help him/she to recognize and unleashed the ability into potential, which can change the life of that y...
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Nigeria: President Buhari Said Youth Hurt Nation's Pride By Journeying Through Sahara, Mediterranean

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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the sheer desperation that makes Nigerian youth dare both the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea, all in the bid to take up menial jobs in Europe, is hurting the pride of the country. The president spoke Tuesday at State House, Abuja, during a farewell audience with the outgoing High Commissioner of the Republic of Namibia, His Excellency, Peingeondjabi Shipoh. Noting that there were vast opportunities for Nigeria and Namibia to cooperate in areas like agriculture and trade, President Buhari recalled the sacrifices made for the freedom of Namibia, particularly by the administrations of Generals Murtala Muhammed and Olusegun Obasanjo. With great potentials in Africa, the president decried illegal exodus to Europe, at grave risk to lives and limbs, and then pledged: "We will do our best to make our country live-able again." The outgoing High Commissioner, who spent four years and eleven months in Nigeria, said the country...
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Nigeria: Youths mob bus, kill four travellers in Adamawa

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By Wale Odunsi: Adamawa Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the killing of four travelers with four others hospitalized in an attack by some youths in Bali village of Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa. The Spokesman of the command, SP Othman Abubakar, who confirmed the incident, said investigation had begun to arrest the perpetrators. Abubakar who told NAN that no arrest had been made so far, called for calm and cautioned against reprisal attacks. “We are doing everything to bring the suspects to book, there is no need for reprisal attack as two wrongs do not make a right,” Abubakar said. Speaking on the incident, the driver of the affected truck, who identified himself as Adamu, said they left Numan on their way to Jalingo when some armed youths directed them to stop. “I refused to stop seeing that they were armed but they chased me using motor-cycles and caught up with us near Pasham. “I stopped and we tried to run but they caught up with me and others and start...
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Sports: 2018 Youth Olympic Games: Chukwuma, Akintola win medals for Nigeria

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By Adekunle  Chukwuma finished with a time of 11.17 secs to win the female category of the athletics 100m event. She won ahead of Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia (11.23 secs) and Gabriela Suarez of Ecuador (11.29 secs). Akintola also clocked a time of 10.24 secs to win a silver medal in the boys category of the same event. Luke Davids of South Africa won the event with a time of 10.15 secs, while Japan’s Seiryo Ikeda came third with 10.30 secs. Reacting to the race, some Athletics enthusiasts took to their social media handles to express their joy. Mary Onyali, a 1994 Commonwealth Games 100m gold medallist, wrote: “Congrats, Rose! I’m not surprised at all. Well deserved medal’’. Also reacting to Akintola’s feat, she wrote: “Great job, dear. Deserved win”. Saheed Akinpelu, an athletics coach, also wrote: “Congratulations. More win’’. Himah Charles wrote: “The festival’s sprints is getting a new look from the youth boys and girls. Rosemary from 12.03 secs to 11.17 se...
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How Many Young Kenyans Are Unemployed?

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Research: Youth unemployment in Kenya should be declared a national disaster, a lawmaker told Kenya National Assembly in August 2018. In a motion calling for a special fund to tackle the problem, Mathere MP Anthony Oluoch said, "overall unemployment among youth is 55%". The proposed fund would be at least 5% of annual national revenue collections. The legislator also said 70% of Kenyans population is younger than 35%. Various youth unemployment rates bestride public debate in Kenya. A 2017 study backed by the British government put it at a "staggering" 22% of those aged is to 24 in 2016. In a much - reported 2016 survey, two Aga Khan University scholars found the rate among those over 18 but under 35 to be 55%. Some publications have put youth unemployment at 90% of all unemployed Kenyans, while a September 2018 statistics update by the United Nations Development Programme placed Kenya's youth unemployment rate at 26.2% in 2017. This was for th...
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8 Success Tips For Young And Desiring Entrepreneur

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By Azugbene Godson Solomon: Success has to be something you can imagine yourself achieving. Being successful often means learning from those who have already achieved their goals. There's no better way to succeed than to follow those who are already successful in entrepreneur. If you don't have a mentor to Inspire you, we have few success tips that can help you achieve your business goals. Here are the tips to help you get started in entrepreneurship career: 1. Challenge Yourself: We can only see what we're really capable of if we make the effort to go over our perceived limits. You can challenge yourself by reading and learning. The more you keep your mind open to learn new things, the more skillful you become, and it will help you develop entrepreneurial skills such as being a leader, a visionary, and a salesman. 2. Have A Vision:  A vision is a picture of an idea you have in your mind of yourself, your business, or anything that is going to happen. A cle...
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