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Following the legalization of gay marriage across America by the Supreme Court last week, Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, who is known for his extreme anti-gay views has been making headlines. Earlier this week was a marriage proposal to president Obama and yesterday, he allegedly said what you see below during another interview
“Even satan wasn’t Gay, he chose to approach naked Eve instead of naked Adam.” – President, Mugabe on homo sexuality.

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The Gulf Coast states and the United States Government have reached a tentative settlement with British oil company, BP, to pay about $18.7 billion over 18 years, to compensate for damages from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, state officials said Thursday.

“This is a landmark settlement,” Gov. Robert Bentley of Alabama said. “It is designed to compensate the state for all the damages, both environmental and economic.”

The Associated Press, AP, reported that the settlement covers suits filed by Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas as well as the federal government.

Furthermore, if accepted by a federal judge, the settlement would end a year’s long battle between BP and the U.S. Government over Clean Water Act penalties after a judge ruled that BP was grossly negligent in the nearly 134 million gallon spill.

BP oil spill

The settlement will also resolve the states’ natural resources damage claims and settle economic claims involving states and local governments in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, according to an outline filed in a federal court.

“If approved by the court, this settlement would be the largest settlement with a single entity in American history; it would help repair the damage done to the Gulf economy, fisheries, wetlands and wildlife; and it would bring lasting benefits to the Gulf region for generations to come,” U.S. Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, said in a statement.

Nigerians react, urge FG to strengthen institutions

Reacting immediately against the backdrop of numerous oil spill cases in the country, including the infamous Ogoni oil spill, some Nigerians Thursday urged the Federal Government to emulate the United States of America in strengthening institutions, so as to protect the citizenry.

Reacting to the judgment, Senator Lee Maeba, a former Senate Committee Chairman on Petroleum, said that it is a wakeup call for the federal government to strengthen our institutions.

“Government should strengthen our institutions; this is the key. We don’t have the institutions that can give us the benchmark. The Federal Environmental Protection Agency, FEPA, should not have been scrapped in the first place. It is the equivalent of the FEPA in the United States that calculated the damage that was awarded to BP.

“In Nigeria, Shell was billed to pay $1.5 billion for the damage done to the environment in Niger Delta communities. Till now, that money has not been paid. Our justice department is weak in Nigeria. Government should show commitment to the welfare of the people,” he added.

Also speaking, Mr. Ledun Mitee, Chairman of the Board of Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, argued that communities ravaged by oil spill should be compensated accordingly.

He said: “We have always made the point that lives of people are sacred no matter where they are. The system here is appalling and not encouraging. Nigeria should rise to the occasion

“It is a sad commentary on our system that people in authority – the courts, the executive and law enforcement agencies are not living up to their responsibilities.

“The agencies should be challenged so that those who suffer deprivations should be compensated commensurately because lives of people, whether in the US or Nigeria are the same,” he added.

Facts on Deepwater Horizon spill

The BP settlement in the US will likely mark the end of major litigation against BP, following the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history.

When the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in April 2010, it killed 11 people on board and spread miles of black oil across the Gulf Coast before the underwater well was capped a few months later.

Online social change activist, dosomething.org, identified 11 major facts surrounding the oil spill, which it posted on its website, as followed:

*More than 200 million gallons of crude oil was pumped into the Gulf of Mexico for a total of 87 days, making it the biggest oil spill in U.S. history.
*About 6,000 total miles of coastline have been affected, including the coasts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

* Even though the gushing well was capped in July 2010, oil is still washing up on shores, which might cause long-term damages to people living in the area.

* The initial oil rig explosion killed 11 people and injured 17 others.

*President Obama announced that his administration would create a $20 billion spill response fund.

* Responders used 5.5 million feet of boom, a barrier placed in water, to collect and absorb oil.

*Of the 400 miles of Louisiana coast, approximately 125 miles have been polluted by the oil spill.

*A method of treating the oil spill is “in-situ burning” or burning oil in a contained area on the surface of the water, which has negative effects on the environment.

*Over 8,000 animals (birds, turtles, mammals) were reported dead just 6 months after the spill, including many that were already on the endangered species list.

*BP is responsible for close to $40 billion in fines, cleanup costs, and settlements as a result of the oil spill in 2010, with an additional $16 billion due to the Clean Water Act.

*Over 30,000 people responded to the spill in the Gulf Coast working to collect oil, clean up beaches, take care of animals and perform various other duties. As of 2012, the Gulf was still polluted with oil.

Events and happenings over the last six years, including responses from the US Government, its agencies, and other governmental and non-governmental organisations are pointers to what is expected of the Nigerian government to protect life, property and the environment.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/oil-spill-bp-to-pay-18-7bn-in-18-years/#sthash.qin5ROhP.dpuf

OLAMIDE

Olamide is the undisputed reigning King of the streets, and he seems to be in a hurry to have an heir. But apparently, not in much of a rush to get married and settle down. He welcomed a baby boy with his long-time girlfriend, Oluwabunmi Okeowo, in January 2015.
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IK OGBONNA

The Baby Daddy Syndrome is by no way limited to music artistes alone; actors also suffer from it too. The most recent being IK Ogbonna. He is one of the hottest ‘things’ in the industry right now, and he, perhaps, needs someone to share the glory with. That’s why he quickly planted the seed of life in his Colombian girlfriend, Sonia Morales. She birthed a baby on Saturday, June 20th, 2015.

D’PRINCE

Fondly called Omoba, D’Prince recently welcomed a baby boy with his Cameroonian girlfriend, Inorie Fotso, earlier this month. Even though he is not married, the singer says the arrival of his son has added purpose to his life.

According to him, ‘There comes a time when a boy has to become a man. The love of my life just gave me a baby boy. To God be the glory. Now, I feel my life has a purpose. To live for my boy#NewDaddy’

Others in the Baby Daddy club include, but are not limited to: Ice Prince, Wande Coal, Joe El and Jesse Jagz.

After all has been said, the kernel of this story is that though celebrities are not Preachers or Imams, they have huge moral responsibilities to the people. Whatever a musician does goes a long way in influencing millions of other individuals, most especially youths.

If our entertainers aren’t ready for wives and families, then they should stop making babies. Apart from pregnancy, how about AIDS and the battalion of other sexually Transmitted Diseases out there?
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/nigerian-entertainers-and-the-baby-daddy-syndrome/#sthash.lgkciOzC.dpuf

P-SQUARE (PETER)

Following behind 2face is Peter of P-Square fame. This brother is a (proud?) father of two children, all delivered by one woman. When Peter Okoye first impregnated his long standing girl friend, Lola Omotayo, many thought it was a mistake. But then, after few years, another “mail” arrived and Peter was blessed with another baby boy in January 2013, through his Baby Mama, whom he has finally taken home as a wife as she now bears Lola Omotayo-Okoye. *I’m so happy for her* -

P-SQUARE (PAUL)

And just as if it’s a competition, or status symbol, Peter’s twin brother, Paul, also made sure that when they are calling carriers of BDS, his name wouldn’t be missing. And he was successful, as just a few months after Peter got his second child, he was also blessed with a son, Andre, through his BM, Anita, who he has also done the honorable thing with by marrying her last year. Now, that’s a good example set by the Okoye music dynasty, but fellas out there, you don’t necessarily have to put two buns in the oven before walking her down the aisle. -

MAY D

Another famous Baby Daddy (BD) is May D. The former Square Records signee didn’t stay too long with the label, but he was there long enough to imbibe the BD culture. He had a baby boy with his girlfriend, Debola, in January 2013. They separated recently, with Debola accusing the ‘Sound Track’ crooner of battering her ceaselessly in the course of their affair. May D’s camp has denied the allegations, claiming that Debola’s accusations are the rants of a scorned lover. -

TERRY G

Another important member of the BDS club is no other person than the Akpako master himself, Terrible Gabriel aka Terry G. Many have often wondered how Terry G would perform as a father (a mischievous fellow even said his baby will be born high). However, it turns out he is a good dad. The singer has been spotted shopping with his baby (whom he flaunts at every opportunity) and his baby mama. Terry has gushed that he would soon turn his woman to a Mrs., and we’re earnestly awaiting his Invitation Card (IV).

WIZKID

Of course, this list wouldn’t be complete if we don’t mention the Kid who has a kid. Yes, it’s none other than the ‘Pakurumo’ singer, Starboy Wizkid. When he sang, ‘I love my baby’ in 2011, we thought he was talking about his girlfriend, but now we know he was singing to his child. Even though the young millionaire and silky voiced singer had earlier denied the claims that he he’s a father, he later ‘came to his senses’ and has been celebrating God’s gift to him ever since.
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T rends are quick to catch on in Nigeria. Once somebody does a thing and it’s successful or enjoys a favourable response, a lot of people tend to follow suit. It happens in a business environment, religion,even in politics. And the story is not different either in the music industry. Years back, the music business wasn’t as attractive as what it is today. Then, those who were in the indsutry were seen as never-do-well people. This negative perception continued until ‘2face’ emerged on the scene.

That was when a lot of people started showing interest in music. The industry started booming, and many abroad based Nigerian musicians started returning home to identify with the new trend. The bandwagon effect. Today, the industry has become an all comers affairs with a lot of young people dropping out of school to pursue a career in music.Those who tried to go to school, have since dumped their certificates and embraced music.

But this is not the only bandwagon effect in the Nigerian music scene. There is the baby daddy culture that is becoming a new way of life among the present day musicians. In his report, we take a look at Baby Daddy Syndrome (BDS) as it is associated with male performers in Nigeria. The syndrome is ‘a new culture of impregnating a woman without marrying her before hand.

2FACE IDIBBIA
It was almost impossible not to link 2face to many women. The legendary singer who hit the limelight long before many of his contemporaries started upping the ante, is the first known ‘Baby Daddy’ as far as this generation is concerned. The African Queen” at man is such an addicted baby daddy that he had to do it six times.

Yes…you can close your mouth now. 2face Idibia actually put three different women in the family way six different times without being or getting married to any of them. Fortunately, he has finally settled down with one of them now, Anne Idibia (nee Macaulay), but that is not our Area Of Concentration.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, stated that the country lost crude oil and other petroleum products valued at N59.597 billion to pipeline vandalism in 2014.

The NNPC, in its Annual Statistical Bulletin for 2014 released yesterday, disclosed that pipeline vandalism increased by 4.54 per cent compared to the situation in 2013.

The NNPC noted that 355,690 metric tonnes of petroleum products valued at N44.75 billion was lost in the period under review, in addition to 1.08 million barrels of crude oil valued at about N14.847 billion.

It said, “A total of 3,732 line breaks was reported on NNPC pipelines out of which 3,700 was as a result of vandalism, while 32 cases were due to system deterioration resulting in a loss of 355.69 thousand metric tonnes of petroleum products worth about N44.75 billion.

“Also 1.08 million barrels of crude oil worth about N14.847 billion was lost in the same period. There were 32 cases of fire incidents during the year under review.”

Giving a breakdown of crude oil loss, the NNPC stated that the country lost 17,964 barrels of Bonny Light valued at N264.37 million, while 586,776 barrels of Escravos Light valued at N8.636 billion was lost to pipeline vandalism in the period under review.

In addition, the activities of the pipeline vandals led to the loss of 341,566 barrels of Ughelli Blend valued at N5.027 billion while 62,499 barrels of Seplat blend valued at N919 million was lost in 2014.

In the area of petroleum products loss, pipeline vandalism in the Port Harcourt network, led to the loss 7,460 metric tonnes of petroleum products valued at N958.72 million; Warri lost 14,290 metric tonnes valued at N2.312 billion, while Mosimi lost 332,850 metric tonnes valued at N41.279 billion.

Also, the vandalisation of the pipeline network in Kaduna led to the loss of 1,080 metric tonnes valued at N200.39 million.

Furthermore, the NNPC disclosed that the country recorded crude oil and condensate production of 798.542 million barrels in 2014, dropping by 0.24 per cent from 2013’s production. This, according to the NNPC, represented an average crude oil output of 2.19 million barrels per day.

In the gas sector, the NNPC noted that 28 companies produced 2.524 trillion Standard Cubic Feet (SCF) of natural gas in the period under review.

It said, “This shows an increase of 8.56 per cent when compared with 2013 production. Of the quantity produced, 2.233 trillion SCF, representing 88.53 per cent of total production was utilised, while 289.60 billion SCF, representing 11.47 per cent of total production was flared.”

In addition, the NNPC stated that the local refineries received a total of 25.839 million barrels (3.492 million metric tonnes) of (dry) crude oil, condensate and slops and processed 23.360 million barrels (3.157 million metric tonnes) into various petroleum products.

“The total production output by the refineries was 2.665 million metric tonnes of various petroleum products. The combined average refining capacity utilization for year 2014 was 14.4 per cent as against 22 per cent in the previous year,” the NNPC stated.


- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/nigeria-loses-n59-6bn-to-pipeline-vandalism-nnpc/#sthash.NTw5gEjO.dpuf

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bunmititi:
useless buhari soldiers! they are not strong. simple to match to asokoro, they use ambulance! wetin them go use if boko haram dey come?

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delishpot:
No two ways. You have to be persistent not to do it for 2 days and stop.
1 let him not drink much water before bed time
2 As soon as he heads for bed, let him go pee pee first
3 like 3 hours after he falls asleep, soneone should wake him up to pee pee
4 wake him up again like 4 hours after

Make sure he is fully awake o. So he registers the timming in his head.
Then cut down on the stress in his life or settle what ever is making him unhappy.

If all fails, go see a doctor, may be he has some underlying physical cause. He may have some problem with his bladder or the muscles or so. Let a doctor do some checks on him. Is he able to control his bladder while awake?
This life sef, the poor boy go don tire. Its well, I hope he finds cure soon.

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we did all this tricks several times but not working with him

Please advise us on what to do, my brother is 17years old and he is still Bedwetting.. The silly boy still bedwet this midnight.. your suggestions is needed

sanc2s:
Can Buhari's Regime ever bring anythn good?. Our boys lost yesterday, our girls are losing today, Bokoharam killing people in Bornu, no light, and ou Daura dollard busy flying private jets to one useless meeting to anoda. I weep for Nigeria.

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DON'T LAUGH MUCH O. NA JOB WAHALA O!!!A
graduate in Biology from University of Benin was
having difficulty in finding a job. He saw an
advert in one of the daily newspapers for a job
at a Zoo.In the interview, the manager told him
that their gorilla, which had been their major
tourists attraction has died so they needed
someone to dress up & pretend as gorilla.The
graduate was embarrassed, but since the salary
was OK, he accepted the job. The 1st day, he
put on the gorilla skin & entered the cage, he
started jumping up and down, beat hischest &
roared like gorilla.The next day, he put on a
gorilla skin & started moving around the zoo
again & mistakenly entered another cage and
foundhimself staring at a lion.The lion roared &
rushed towards him. The scared graduate
quickly forgot that he is a gorilla & started
shouting like human, "Help! Help!! Help!!!The
lion leaped onto him, knocked him to the ground
& whispered in his ear "Sodiq" it's me "Lekan",
ur course mate.Shut up or we'll both lose our
job.. Enjoy your week pls

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Despite moving two places up in the monthly Fifa
ranking released on Thursday, the Super Eagles
are ranked seventh in Africa


The Eagles remain the seventh ranked African side behind Algeria, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Tunisia, Cape Verde Island and Senegal.
Algeria continue to be the top-ranked African
side and are 21st in the world. Cote d’Ivoire are
in 24th position in the world and second in
Africa. They are followed by Tunisia, Ghana,
Senegal, Cape Verde Island, Nigeria, Guinea,
Congo DR and Cameroon.

The biggest climbers of the month are
Madagascar (113th), while Nigeria’s Africa Cup of
Nations qualifier opponents, Chad dropped 20
places to be placed 172 in the world.
Germany occupy the first position on the Fifa /
Coca-Cola World Ranking with Argentina and
Colombia third and fourth respectively while
Spain crawled back to the tenth position in the
world.
The next world ranking will be published on July
2, 2015.

If you were close enough & heard the suicide bomber shout "Sai buhari " before detonating the bomb, then you must be a spirit.

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The United States Secretary of State, John
Kerry, on Friday, described President
Muhammadu Buhari’s inaugural speech as
laying out “a powerful agenda.”
Kerry, who gave assurance that the United
States would support the new administration to
tackle insurgency and the economic challenges
bedevilling the country, was accosted by
journalists within the venue of the inauguration
immediately after the event.
He said, “The inauguration is historic and very
promising. The President made a very important
speech, laid out a very powerful agenda and
the United States is prepared to work very
closely to help to do and everything we can on
the economy, Boko Haram and other issues.
The President did a very great job today.”
Others who also spoke with our correspondent
at the venue of the event on Friday were
former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, an All
Progressives Congress chieftain and former
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Party, Chief Audu Ogbeh; former Anambra State
governor, Chimwoke Mbadunuju; and a
member of the House of Representatives,
Opeyemi Bamidele.
They hailed the agenda set out by Buhari in his
inaugural speech.
Atiku, who described the inauguration as
historic, said the President’s inaugural speech
was a reflection of the APC manifesto.
He said, “It is a very historic day for our
democratic process and for Africa. His promises
are based on the party’s manifesto and I
believe we will all work towards achieving the
objectives.”
Bamidele said the speech reflected seriousness,
focus and “demonstrated the resolve of a man
who is determined to really make a difference.”
He added, “And going by the antecedent of the
Vice-President, I have no doubt that the
administration will hit the ground running. I
also have no doubt that this should mark the
true beginning in the kind of the transformation
that we need in the area of building our
economy, strengthening our democracy and
ensuring good governance in this country.”
Mbadunuju also expressed confidence that
Buhari would deliver on his promises.

http://www.punchng.com/news/buharis-inaugural-speech-powerful-agenda-for-nigeria-john-kerry/

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Apparently excited by the emergence of
Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s new President,
United Kingdom has openly declared its
readiness to work closely with Nigeria to end its
security and economic challenges. To start with,
Britain says it is going to spearhead the group of
seven developed nations (G-7 nations) to rally
necessary support for Buhari to crush
insurgency in Nigeria without further delay.

British Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond,
announced the new posture of his country
towards Nigeria while speaking with Vanguard in
Abuja on Friday shortly after attending Buhari’s
inauguration as Nigeria’s 5th civilian president.
Hammond led British delegation to witness the
swearing in of Buhari, who only returned to
Nigeria on the eve of his inauguration, where he
had gone to rub minds with Prime Minister,
David Cameron, at Number 10 Downing Street.
The foreign secretary said that apart from
discussing Boko Haram challenges in G7 meeting
coming up later, Britain was ready to provide
the Nigerian armed forces with needed technical
and surveillance equipment and training to be
able to combat the menace of insurgency.
According to him, it is imperative that Boko
Haram must be crushed in order to give the
new administration the opportunity to settle
down and tackle the economic development of
Nigeria and give succour to the citizens.
Hammond said: “The emergence of Buhari has
given us a new opportunity to help Nigeria with
both technical and surveillance support to tackle
the problems of Boko Haram. “But we can only
do that if the Nigerian armed forces comply with
human rights requirements. Happily BUhari has
given us that assurance and we are going to
help Nigeria in any way possible to tackle its
problems.
The foreign secretary announced that with
Nigeria/British trade volume peaking at £7 billion
per year, Britain was ready to drive more
investments into Nigeria to help boost its
economy and stabilise the country, using
Nigerian businessmen in the UK as the vehicle.
Hammond said that Britain was excited about
what he called “Buhari’s realistic agenda” to
tackle the economic and socio-economic
challenges so as to give hope to the masses.
Saturday Vanguard learnt that the dispatch of
Hammond by David Cameron to attend Buhari’s
inauguration marked the beginning of fresh level
of cooperation between Nigeria and Britain in
recent years. The relationship between the two
countries hit the rocks following the alleged
refusal by the European nation to sell military
hardwares to Nigeria to tackle insurgency on the
allegation that Nigerian troops could use them to
commit human rights abuses.
Before Hammond’s visit on Thursday, the last
British Foreign Secretary to visit Nigeria was Jack
Straw about nine years ago.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/britain-announces-fresh-support-for-buhari-to-end-boko-haram/

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