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Sunday, March 31, 2013
In the spirit of Easter, Nigeria's past president and head of states to present. Which of them can we imotalise?
In the spirit of Easter, which of Nigeria' head of state or president past to present can we immortalise for something good which they did? I am not sure and I don't know....may be you can help out! See below
Celine Dion-in the spirit of easter remembering one of her all time best, it's all coming back to me now
There were nights when the wind was so coldThat my body froze in bedIf I just listened to it right outside the window
There were days when the sun was so cruelThat all the tears turned to dustAnd I just knew my eyes were drying up forever
I guess Tiger Woods trouble never really ended-his US weekly covers
In an exclusive interview, L.A. cocktail waitress Jaimee Grubbs revealed she began having an affair with the golfer in April 2007 -- and shared dozens of dirty details from their trysts. "He didn't use a condom," she told Us Weekly of Woods, who married model Elin Nordegren in 2004. "It wasn't even discussed. He just never used one."
How to make him fall in love -u bet this tips will win his heart
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Happy Easter to you all from Jo's blog
The most important part of Easter is not just the death of our Saviour, it's much more about His resurrection. On the basis of that resurrection, it is our prayers that the resurrection of Jesus will birth something new in your health, finance, business, family, and life as a whole in Jesus name...amen. Happy Easter to you and your family. Do have a wonderful celebration!
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Checkout the Most Expensive Auction Items Ever!
Can you believe someone paid $104.3 mil for #13? Read about more expensive auction items. bit.ly/WWwTtQ
Nelson Mandela begins third day in South Africa hospital
Nelson Mandela is spending a third day in a South African hospital for treatment of a lung infection, with no details yet on how long he will stay.
- 1918 Born in the Eastern Cape
- 1943 Joins African National Congress
- 1956 Charged with high treason, but charges dropped
- 1962 Arrested, convicted of sabotage, sentenced to five years in prison
- 1964 Charged again, sentenced to life
Vanguard-Waje speaks on ‘Nude picture’
By OPEOLUWANI OGUNJIMI
Following the controversy surrounding the release of her ‘half-nude picture’ online, Waje has explained that the said picture was not only an abstract, but also, part of her new video concept.
She offered this explanation when Showtime contacted her on her new video.
According to her, the picture is
Jim Iyke's erection during photo shoot ...what was he thinking?
Yes, what was he thinking? People don't just have erection you know! The bad thing is, celebrities issue never stay private....sorry Jim, we all saw this one.
E NEWS/Chris Brown Said He and Rihanna Are Off—but It's Not What You Think!
Yes, Chris Brown said "no" when asked if he was still dating Rihanna.
It's just that he said that months ago, not this morning as a tweet from L.A.'s Power 106 led many to believe. "Are you still w/Rihanna? @Chris Brown: 'Uh, no-that's the short answer," the station tweeted (and has since deleted).
Before Brown's new interview with the morning show Big Boy's Neighborhood, the station played a snippet of his last sit-down with them to drum up anticipation for what he would say today, hence the confusion.
"Chris Brown's comment of
Friday, March 29, 2013
The classy hotel where 2face and Annie spent their first night after the wedding!
According to daily post, this is the hotel where 2face and his wife enjoyed their First night after their wedding.The hotel is said to be 3-month-old hotel is called JW Mariott Marquis and is 75 stories high. It is recognized as the tallest hotel building in the world.
In that hotel, this is the room they stayed
Talk about a guy with a very tall bank account coupled with the backing of a full flesh governor...the wedding and honeymoon is possible even in the moon. We wish them the very best the anger of Nigerians not withstanding.
The Kim Kardashian tweet: Vimbai and Lawrence slight Nigeria with presentation style on star gist!
Talk about beef and stupidity. Or should I say they were dumb or simply playing dumb! How come its only Lawrence and Vimbai who failed to know that the tweet they presented was denied by kim Kardashian herself. How come they were the only ones who read half tweets and reported quater tweets? How come they were the only ones who failed to see the main tweet? May be you are wondering what am talking about!
In this weeks edition of
Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu turns 61
Bola Ahmed Tinubu was elected Senator for the Lagos West constituency in Lagos State, Nigeria in 1993, just before a military take-over in December 1993.
however he returned in 1999 to rule the city of Lagos for eight years before bowing out in 2007 as governor. Even as e turns 61 today, he has shown no sign of slowing down in his mission to ensure that PDP is thrown out of power in the west and in Nigeria as a whole.
As he turns 61 today, we wish him all that he desires for himself.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
President Jonathan will have to decide which God he wants to serve! Nigerians are groaning
By Joseph Ogundare
According to the CBN governor in today's newspaper report, house of rep members and senators collect five hundred thousand naira per night for local trip. Wow, am tripping. If this two category of people collect five hundred thousand a night, how much will the leadership of both houses be collecting? How much will the president be collecting? Little wonder Nigeria is where it is today.
From time to time, president Jonathan visit Redemption camp for prayers. He is not ashamed to allow the journalist take pictures of him, if only to show Nigerians that he desires to seek the face of God. It is not in my place to judge whether that action is sincere or not. But it will be a shame if all he does is, kneel before pastor Adeboye for prayers when his heart is far from God. It will amount to a curse if in his heart, during those prayers, he was laughing at the Man of God. I say this because, that is what his life and actions right now is telling us as Nigerians. Jonathan through his actions and that of those in government, is merely laughing at Nigerians. I proclaim this as the truth I know except he proofs otherwise
May be some where,
Newspaper report- Tiger Woods Back to no. 1
It has been a very long time since we were talking about Tiger Woods’ golf game being back to its best. But now, 870 long days since he lost his world number one spot, he is very close to reclaiming his position as the best in the business.
His career has been defined by major success, the youngest player to win all four majors, the biggest earner in golfing history, but along his journey to sporting greatness he lost it all over the space of a few months.
Since he collided with a fire hydrant in October 2010, and details of his sordid extra-curricular activities became known to the public, Tiger lost his flair, on the course at least.
His divorce, lost sponsorships and flailing fans left Woods in a terrible state. When he returned to the golf course, it was not the same Tiger the fans had come to know and look up to so much. He even dropped out of the top 50 in the world and he looked a man that would never find the form that had earned him so much in the past.
But Woods has
Newspaper report- Undergraduate, tricycle operator, three others killed in cult war.
At least five persons, among them, a final year Nigerian student who schools at the North American University Houdegbe, in Benin Republic, have been killed in a renewed cult war in Mushin area of Lagos.
The supremacy tussle also claimed the life of Chairman of Keke NAPEP operators in Ojuelegba, weekend, following the latter’s reported intervention during the fight which led to the undergraduate’s death.
Vanguard gathered that the student identified as Adeolu Otenaike, 26, left Benin Republic on March 18, 2013 to celebrate the purchase of a car with his friends, in the company of five other students.
Eye witnesses said
Newspaper report- US Army deserter opens up on why he killed his brother !
Nigerian US Army deserter,Allen Williams Abiodun,52, who was arrested on February 20, 2013, for allegedly killing his younger brother, a Merchant Navy personnel in Imude community, Oto Awori Local Government area of Lagos, has finally opened up on why he committed the dastardly act.
The six footer confessed to Crime Guard that he stabbed the deceased, Allen Olawale Ayetimi,24,to death, following continuous threat on his life by Olawale.
The late Olawale was reportedly sleeping when Williams allegedly stabbed him in the head, neck and jugular.
After allegedly committing the
Newspaper report- My experience with kidnappers unpleasant –NTA newscaster
A female journalist with the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in Akure, Olubunmi Oke, has described her experience in the hands of abductors as unpleasant. Oke, who regained her freedom from the kidnappers last Saturday, is the Assistant Manager (News) in NTA.
She said no ransom was paid for her freedom, adding that the kidnappers decided to release her when they discovered that she was a journalist and when the news of her abduction spread. Narrating her ordeal, Oke said: “The State Security Service (SSS) officials took charge of the situation.
So, we did not pay. The fact that
Newspaper report- Senators, Reps Collect N.5m Per Night For Local Trips Says CBN Gov.
senator collects half a million naira as night allowance when he or she makes a local trip, it has been disclosed.
Central Bank Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi who made this revelation today on his Facebook page, also revealed that the same applies to members of lower parliament, the House of Representatives.
Sanusi also disclosed that his own allowance for a local trip per night is N25,000.
In the post, Sanusi lamented how the lawmakers made trouble for him when he made a case for the downward review of their
Newspaper report- Bharti Airtel Chairman faces corruption charges.
INDIA'S Bharti Airtel, the parent company of one of Nigeria's leading telecommunication outfits, Airtel Nigeria Limited, is presently going through difficult times about the same time its indigenous arm is being pilloried by several unpalatable court rulings.
In what many experts considered as a further blow to the beleaguered Indian telecommunication industry, the 2G telecom trial court in New Delhi, a special court, last week issued summons to four accused persons; Shyamal Ghosh, Former DoT Secy; Sunil Mittal,
Chairman Bharti Airtel and Managing Director Bharti Cellular; Ravi Ruia Vice-Chairman, Essar Group, Ex-Chairman Hutch Essar and Asim Ghosh former MD, Hutchison Max Telecom. The three accused companies are Bharti Cellular, Hutch Max and Sterling Cellular, in an ongoing additional spectrum allocation case.
These men were summoned
Newspaper report-Easter Celebration: FG Declares Friday, Monday Public Holidays !
As Christians all over the world mark the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the federal government has declared Friday, March 29 and Monday, April 1, 2013, as public holidays to mark the celebration of Good Friday and Easter Monday respectively.
The Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro, who made the announcement on behalf of the government, in a statement by the Director, Citizen and Business, Mr. Adetayo Sode, congratulated all christians on the joyous occasion and enjoined them to remain committed to the exemplary attributes of love, tolerance
Newspaper report-PDP moves to appease aggrieved govs • Anenih embarks on fence-mending tour of states.
ALARMED by the possibility of disintegration, the Peoples Democratic Party leaders have decided to come down from their high horse and beg the aggrieved governors of the party, The PUNCHlearnt on Monday.
The governors’ mass boycott of the party’s peace meeting and celebration of the first anniversary of its National Working Committee, chaired by Alhaji Bamagar Tukur, on Sunday, had apparently sent jitters through the leadership hence the decision to appease the state chief executives.
Both the party’s new Chairman of Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih, and Tukur as well as other party members were said to have been shocked by the governors’ absence at the meeting already planned to showcase the success of the PDP’s peace tour across the country.
The mass boycott, curiously, came on the heels of speculations that many PDP governors were already making moves to defect to the yet-to-be-registered opposition coalition party, the All Progressives Congress.
The APC is an arrangement
Newspaper report-INEC denies APC registration …cites irregularities.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has denied the controversial African People’s Congress, APC, registration. This is on the account of irregularities in the addresses of its national officers which is one of the requirements of the electoral body for registering parties.
There have been controversies over the authentic owner of the acronym “APC” with two other groups laying claim to it. The opposition parties have floated the All Progressive Congress, APC, while the All Patriotic Citizens, APC, surfaced in the midst of the crisis. The commission stated its position in a letter, which is in possession of National Mirror, written by the INEC’s Secretary, Abdullahi A. Kaugama, with reference number INEC/DPPM&L/ APC/490/V.1/76 and addressed to the Chairman of the proposed African People’s Congress. The letter dated March 21, 2013 and received by the APC yesterday titled ‘Re-application for Registration as a political party’ states: “Your application for registration as a political party dated 28th February, 2013 refers.
“The Commission has observed that
Newspaper report-Proposed fuel price hike: NLC, TUC mobilise for mass protest !
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, alongside their affiliates will begin nationwide mass protests on April 10 over the planned increase in the prices of petroleum products. Both labour centres, and oil workers under the aegis of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD and Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers Senior Staff Association, PENGASSAN, as well as civil servants have also vowed to join the protests.
The protest could be a repeat of the mass action that paralysed the nation following the fuel price hike on January 1, 2012 and forced the government to back down. President Goodluck Jonathan had said last week in Lagos that the government would still remove fuel subsidy after due consultations with Nigerians while speaking at the Nigeria Summit organised by The Economist.
According to him, “We cannot continue to
Nasir El-Rufai: Nigeria’s budget and the dance of masquerades
By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai on March 26, 2013
Traditional masquerades have one enduring commonality: they run backwards and forwards; jump up and down and generality create an atmosphere of chaos. At the end of their exertions, though, not much would have changed because both the masquerade and the spectators know one thing: it is all drama.
If any scenario can be used to describe the imbroglio surrounding Nigeria’s budget this year, it must be that of the dance of the masquerade – from the Presidency to the National Assembly and back again, with little substance by way of policies and programmes to create jobs, stimulate economic activity and reduce poverty. If anything, the Nigerian public who are little more than befuddled spectators are left with nothing but the dust from the meaningless exertions for which they would be charged about 5 trillion naira.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Newspaper report-Mourinho signals Chelsea’s return.
Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has hinted he could return to Chelsea this summer.
The 50-year-old, who guided Chelsea to two Premier League titles before leaving the club in September 2007, has been linked with a move back to Stamford Bridge at the end of the season to succeed Rafael Benitez.
Speculation has grown over Mourinho’s future in Spain after reports suggested that several senior figures in Real Madrid’s squad were unhappy with their manager, while the Portuguese has also endured a mixed relationship with the club’s fans this term.
Mourinho,
Operation save baby miracle
I know the mother of his child personally and I know her joy will be to see the life of her baby saved. Let your desire be to help and not to question this. The
Newspaper report-Daughter of Akure chief kidnapped.
A four-man kidnap gang has abducted a woman, Ms Kehinde Olusanya in her home at Ayedun Akure, barely two days after a nursing mother and a reporter with the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Olubunmi Oke was abducted in Akure.
Though the kidnapped NTA reporter was released on Sunday, Kehinde was reportedly kidnapped last Saturday at about 1.00am in the presence of her twin sister Taye, after her captors had gained entrance into their apartment. Kehinde is one of the twin sisters of the late Chief Josiah Olusanya, the Asamo of Akure.
Her twin sister, Taiwo is
Newspaper report-Biochemistry graduate impersonates doctor, opens pharmacy.
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a jobless graduate of Biochemistry for allegedly operating a pharmacy as well as administering medical treatment to patients.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect, Kenneth Ogbonna, was arrested by policemen attached to the Area E Command, FESTAC.
According to police authorities, the suspect, who goes by the pseudonym, doctor, is a third-class graduate of Uthman Danfodio University, Sokoto.
The police also alleged that the suspect ownedan illegal pharmacy at 4C, Marwa Road, Ijegun Market, Satellite Town.
It was learnt that
Newspaper report-Passengers demand N100m compensation from Aero Contractors
Forty passengers of Aero Contractors, whose flights were abruptly cancelled on March 13, have demanded N100 million as compensation for paid tickets.
The passengers, who expressed disappointment over what they termed as lackadaisical attitude of the aviation firm, also demanded a public apology.
In a letter of March 22, signed by the passengers’ solicitor, Miss Abigail Somoye, and addressed to the Managing Director, Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria Limited, the passengers said the compensation was for the irreparable loss which they suffered.
Besides, the passengers
Newspaper report-NCC Gets FG’s Nod, Begins Number Portability Today.
Amid poor service quality that has continued to bedevil the telecoms sector, the federal government has backed the initiative of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to commence number porting across the GSM networks today.
The Minister of Communications Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, told THISDAY that Mobile Number Portability (MNP) would give subscribers the choice to select networks that offer best telecoms services, insisting that Nigerians have to embrace it, since it was the best option in a bad situation.
“We are going ahead with MNP because it will increase competition in the industry. It, however, does not stop the service quality issue because we have a nationwide service quality issue, which cuts across networks. We are doing a lot of other things to improve telecoms service, by creating an enabling environment for network
Newspaper report-Police Arrests Soldier, Others For Armed Robbery.
Police in Aba, Abia state have arrested a soldier Abdulkarim Salawudeen and an 18 year old girl, Ogechi Chibuike for alleged armed robbery at the Osisioma Ngwa section of the Enugu “ Port Harcourt Expressway.
Salawudeen, who claimed to be a Lance Corporal with Army number, 98NA/ 47/3484, was alleged to have conspired with Ogechi and others still at large to rob unsuspecting members of the public at odd hours of the day.
The girl, Ogechi would stand by the road side at odds hours crying for assistance from road users particularly from 7pm to 11pm and when people stop to assist her, the soldier, Salawudeen and other members of his gang would come out from their hiding in nearby bush with their guns and rob them. Through this strategy, the gang was alleged to have robbed people of their vehicles and other property
The Police, who have received several
Newspaper report-How Raid Disrupted Plot to Bomb Lagos !
A raid carried out by security agents last Thursday on Ijora Badia, a Lagos neighbourhood, may have saved the nation’s commercial capital from possible multiple attacks by terrorists, THISDAY investigations revealed Sunday.
The raid, carried out by both operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) and Operation Mesa (OP Mesa), a combined security outfit comprising the police and the armed forces, led to the arrest of some suspects.
New details obtained by THISDAY showed that contrary to the initial information from security agencies that only two suspected Boko Haram members were arrested during the raid, over 14 persons were nabbed and are currently in custody undergoing interrogation.
A top security source confided in this newspaper that it was during interrogation that the security operatives obtained details of the planned attacks on Lagos, which include the simultaneous bombing of 16 landmarks, including public utilities that would have exacted maximum casualties in the city.
The main target of the terrorists, the source added, were tank farms, which contain highly inflammable petroleum products and when bombed would aid the intensity of the explosions to increase the death toll.
This is the
Newspaper report-Akpabio Defends Self, Says Criticisms over Donations Political.
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State has said his donations and hospitality to individuals, churches and organisations which had been a subject of criticism, fall within the ambit of the law as captured by the yearly state budget passed by the state House of Assembly.
However, the governor attributed the attack on his person and donations to the handiwork of politicians who are afraid of his recent emergence as the Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum.
“The reality is that having become the chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, people are frightened. Looking at it from the political angle, everything I do now is being politicised. Akwa Ibom people need to be aware of this.
“They may also
Newspaper report-This is our first state pardon, says Diya
A FRESH dimension has been added to the controversy over the state pardon granted by President Goodluck Jonathan on March 12, 2013 to the former Chief of General Staff (CGS), Gen. Oladipo Diya (rtd). Diya also served as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in 1993.
Contrary to insinuations that Diya and others who were implicated in the phantom coup of 1997 during the regime of Gen. Sani Abacha were granted pardon by the Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar-led administration, the former CDS said he was only given clemency.
During a press conference in
Newspaper report-Why We’re Seeking Immunity – Reps
The chairman, House of Representatives committee on information, Hon Zakari Mohammed, has cleared the air on the immunity being canvassed for the federal lawmakers.
The immunity being sought for the legislators, he clarified “ is not a blanket immunity but against speeches made on the floor of the House”.
Mohammed spoke with newsmen shortly after delivering a paper, titled, “Visionary Leadership for Nigeria: Fastening The Seatbelt From School” , at a seminar organised by political science students, University of Ilorin, at the weekend. He noted that some countries are using speeches made by legislators in hallowed chamber against them in courts of law.
He disclosed that some legislators in Malawi were undergoing treason trials over what was said on the floor of the House, adding that, “we cannot wait until what is happening there gets here”.
Mohammed added, “I think people are getting it very wrong. We are
Newspaper report-Achebe family set to announce burial plan.
PROF. Chinua Achebe’s burial plan may be announced this week by his family in Ogidi, Idemili North, Anambra State.
And as at Sunday, The Guardian observed that the gate to the family home of the literary icon at Ikenga Ogidi remained locked.
Despite several knocks at the huge entrance of the family residence located along the Ogidi-Abatete-Ezi Owelle highway, there was no response.
But Rev. Emmanuel Obianagha, a cousin to the Achebe who spoke with The Guardian disclosed that the late novelist’s family was preparing for the announcement of his death officially in line with the Ogidi tradition.
According to him,
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