₦airaland Forum

Forbes lists Okonjo Iweala at # 87

http://www.forbes.com/wealth/power-women/list

LogicPower:
It so amazing how you put it almost exactly the way I wanted to do when I first saw the tittle of the thread. The response I formed in mind instantly was: I would rather have my state run broke on welfare than be looted crazy by a heartless, evil kleptomaniac of a politician.

There is no rather here. None of them is good for the people.

X-factoria:
Let Action Congress's Nairaland spokesperson - Gbawe come and defend this!!!!

Why? did he steal their money or the money belonging to Lagos people?

I knew the story was fake from beginning. Saharareports has lost all its credibility with its junk reporting.

What if he inherited the wealth from his family?.

[size=14pt]Driver of former Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, owned about 18 houses in Lagos[/size]
By staff 3 hours 40 minutes ago

On Saturday, July 30, 2011, Alhaji Mustapha Safiyu Oloyede popularly known as “Paddler”, who was a driver of former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was committed to mother earth at his residence in Lagos according to Muslim rites.

The late Paddler had died the night before at a hospital in Lagos from what doctors described as heart attack.

Insiders however informed us, that Alhaji Mustapha’s death may not be unconnected to a protracted kidney ailment which he had been battling for some time now.

According to them, Paddler returned from India a few months ago where he had gone for kidney transplant. Those in the know say the operation was successful and he had returned to the country healthy. “He had even started visiting his boss place at Bourdillon, according to our source, when he relapsed and had to be rushed to the hospital, where he died via heart attack.

Those insiders are also spreading the tales of the stupendous wealth of this driver who was practically a member of the Tinubu family, having served the top politician for over 20years.

According to them, Paddler who died at 48 years was a very wealthy man.

Those who spread the tale alleged that the late man owned about 18 houses all over Lagos. He is also said to own three Petrol Filling Stations and was erecting a massive shopping plaza in the Lekki area before death came calling.

The late Paddler, they said was a loyal and amiable fellow whom his boss held in trust and rewarded generously.

Since his death, those close to the Tinubu household, maintain that the statesman has remained in a state of shock over Paddlers demise.

http://news2.onlinenigeria.com/news/top-stories/108443-driver-of-former-lagos-state-governor-asiwaju-bola-ahmed-tinubu-owned-about-18-houses-in-lagos.html

[size=14pt]Gov Okorocha donates N1million to Sam Loco's family[/size]

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Gov Rochas Okorocha of Imo State donated N1million to the family of late legendary actor Sam Loco Efe through the Actor's Guild of Nigeria (AGN). The money was used for the actor's autopsy (which was done over the weekend) and other sundry expenses.

http://lindaikeji..com/2011/08/gov-okorocha-donates-n1million-to-sam.html

Wednesday, August 24, 2011
[size=14pt]Actor Kenneth Okonkwo now practicing Law[/size]

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Some of you probably don't know that the Enugu state born actor has several degrees, which includes a B.Sc in Management - University of Nigeria, Nsukka, a Bachelor in Technology - University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Masters in International Law and diplomacy - University of Lagos.

The news now is that he's practicing law,

http://lindaikeji..com/2011/08/actor-kenneth-okonkwo-now-practicing.html

Wednesday, August 24, 2011
[size=14pt]Dora Akunyili debunks erecting N150m home on NAFDAC land[/size]

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There were reports recently alleging that Former NAFDAC Boss, Mrs Dora Akunyili, built a N150million home on a portion of land the Agulu community of Anambra state gave to NAFDAC during her tenure. (Read it here if you missed it). Well Mrs Akunyili says it's not true. Here's what she told reporters
How can I tarnish my reputable image by snatching pieces of land that do not belong to me? Even if I want to steal, would it be land? That land was Agulu dump site three quarters away. And do you know that the Agulu land was given to NAFDAC because of me? NAFDAC did not pay a kobo. Why would I steal from it? If I'd wanted to steal $1million every day in NAFDAC, I would have made it without blinking an eye. How much does land cost that I would now acquire another man's own? And you know land to my people is like oil. You can't take their land because you are rich. They have to either willingly give it to you or you pay for it. You can't just grab it without their consent.

http://lindaikeji..com/2011/08/dora-akunyili-debunks-erecting-n150m.html

Whack; is it by force to sing or do flat comedy?

[size=14pt]Say what Mr Obahiagbon?[/size]


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"The presidential imprimatur to the putrescent judicial makossa dance that has pestiferously and scabrously oozed out of the Salami/Alugate, indubitably suggests that all presidential posturings on the rule of law for a period of eon now, amounts to nothing but a mandibular skullduggery and vacuous shenanigan which should and must be pulverized." - Patrick Obahiagbon, ex-House of Rep Member

http://lindaikeji..com/2011/08/quote-of-day-say-what-mr-obahiagbon.html

redsun:
Because that word jesus is the key illusion that is stopping you from seeing and appreciating things the way they are around you.Technology comes out of intuition and the ability of the brain to function properly,it not a whiteman's gift neither it is jesus'

Since you obviously do not subscribe to the lordship of Jesus, what technological advancement have you achieved with your hyper intuition?. Can you make mention of anything you have discovered that will make our lives better in Nigeria?.

redsun:
Nnewi is not doing enough as a result of the rogue nigerian state and that is why nigeria is still a dependent nation.By now with a good government,nnewi would have gone nuclear and rest of africa will follow.

I never said that Nnewi is doing enough but the government has little or nothing to do with their stunted growth. May be they need electricity and roads from the government, but they can as well advance into providing alternative source of electricity for themselves. Necessity is the mother of invention.

redsun:
I bet you think jesus will miraculously cure africa of the above mentioned impediments.It can only be eradicated when africans start being technical,creative and productive like that boy,using all the abundant energies around,hands and brains to make things happen.

Is your intention for this discussion to abuse Jesus or what?. Can't you make a meaningful contribution without showing disrespect to my lord and the only savior of mankind there is?

redsun:
M[b]aking things out of nothing could as as well mean coupling things that means nothing on their own[/b] and putting them together to create useful force and motion .Coupling things is easier said said than done in situation like nigeria where the notion of creative technology is seen as white wizardry,while the poor old woman in the village that tend to understand the rhythm of nature around her9wise woman) is seen as the blackwitch who makes and flies super-fast jets in her troubled sleep.

Nigerians have been coupling things from time immemorial. Go to Nnewi, that is the bane of their business. So I don't know what is wonderful about coupling things that has been done over and over. Lets stop celebrating mediocrity.

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[size=14pt]48 hours in Benin Republic Reporter's odyssey of race, smuggling, history plus, Ketou: The French-Yoruba of Benin Republic[/size]
Written by EMMANUEL ADENIYI
Sunday, August 21, 2011

Nigeria and Benin are two neighbouring countries. The border of the two countries has always been in the news due to incessant smuggling activities there. EMMANUEL ADENIYI, who travelled to Benin Republic, recently, writes about his encounter with smugglers, the Ketu-speaking Yorubas in Benin Republic as well as the neglect of towns along Nigeria-Benin border by the Nigerian government.







TO refer to them as Yoruba in Diaspora may not be apposite. Yes, they are, but the expression to them appears discriminatory and they would have none of it. It offends their collective sensibilities and denigrates their age-long belief that their Yorubaness is not in anyway inferior to other tribes of Yoruba, especially those in Nigeria.


With pele and abaja tribal marks adorning their cheeks, good Yoruba dialect, though influenced by French, rich lore of their existence and arrays of cultural artefacts, the Beninese Yoruba are just like other Yoruba persons.

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Acting from the mindset that some Yoruba nations are scattered across the globe and may have lost their Yorubaness, this reporter went to Ketou in Benin Republic to engage the Ketu-speaking Yoruba people in the country in a cultural test thinking that the result of such an engagement would further fuel his belief that cultural gaps existed between the mainstream and "Diasporic" Yoruba.


What he got was more than what he bargained for.


Though the 1884/85 Berlin conference and the subsequent colonisation of Africa, where the entire continent was partitioned by the European super powers, still leaves a sour taste in the mouth, the Beninese believe that it was rather advantageous to them as it carves an identity for them as Yoruba in a different socio-political space. Rather than talking about a uniquely homogenous ethnic group of people within a geographical enclave, they believe the invasion of African states by Europeans has created sub groups of the same tribe that are scattered across the globe.


"What would have happened if all Yoruba-speaking people are all found in a country? Would that not affect them as a people and possibly limit their outlook? I think it is a beautiful thing that we have Yoruba around the world who speak French, English, Spanish and Portuguese alongside their mother tongue. The beauty of Yoruba is largely preserved and the sanctity of our religion and belief system remains untainted, despite our spatial or geographical separation," said Ahmed Olatounji, a middle-aged Beninese businessman.


Ahmed's Yoruba is flawless. His experience of the Yoruba people is vast and his dexterity in the use of Yoruba proverbs is phenomenal. He led this reporter to a shop in Ketou where a group of young men were seen watching a Yoruba Nollywood movie. All of them had tribal marks on their cheeks and their sense of humour was great. One of them, Abijo Babatunde, said he was proud to be a citizen of Ketou, adding that his dream was to see the town become one of the best developed in the country. Though a school drop out and presently rides okada to earn a living, the 28 years old Beninese said he had never cherished the idea of leaving the country, noting that life was comfortable for him in Benin Republic.

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Ketou town is really beautiful. With well-constructed trunk roads, neat environment and stable electricity supply, the town is in sharp contrast with Ilara, the Nigerian border town, that is home to some Ketu-speaking Yoruba people in Nigeria. Roads in Ilara are eyesores. Infrastructural facilities are non-existent there. Government presence is unrecognisable and life in the town appears to be at a standstill. Comparing the two Ketu-speaking towns, which are less than 32 miles apart from each other, is a difficult task as one is bound to heap mountains of blames on the Nigerian government that cares less about its towns and people whereas the Beninese government at least, does something about its own.

In Ketou, Nigeria's life appears to interface with the daily living of the people. They accept naira alongside their local currency. This reporter was baffled when one of the guides cornered him and asked for money before he could be taken round the historical sites in the town. Having told him he only had naira on him, his joy knew no bounds as he heard naira. Most of the people are on the network of glo Benin. Bill boards of the telecommunication network with pictures of Nollywood actors and actresses adorn strategic places in the town, giving one an impression that Ketou is an extension of Nigeria. The people hold on to their cultural belief as religious houses were hardly seen on the road. Though the FM radio in the town was busy blaring Islamic songs, Ketou people appeared impenetrable and did not allow alien religions to take over their indigenous religious beliefs from them.


Ketou Yoruba is slightly different from others spoken by many Yoruba tribes. Dialectical differences should be expected due to geographical distance between the speakers and other Yoruba speakers both in Benin Republic, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and parts of South America. Ketou Yoruba is interspersed with French words, the same way Yoruba spoken in Nigeria and South America is heavily influenced by English, Spanish, Arabic and Portuguese respectively. Of much interest is the orthography of some names in the dialect. The standard Yoruba, for instance, frowns at the use of double consonants in words while at the same time discourages the use of certain vowels together in words. Sounds like (u) and (o) are never combined in standard Yoruba language, but in Ketou Yoruba it is allowed.


Names like (Olatounji, Segoun, Oulou, Adetoutou) and many more are common. You could also come across names having a cluster of consonants like (Akpmampa) and others.In Ketou, Nigeria's life appears to interface with the daily living of the people. They accept naira alongside their local currency. This reporter was baffled when one of the guides cornered him and asked for money before he could be taken round the historical sites in the town. Having told him he only had naira on him, his joy knew no bounds as he heard naira. Most of the people are on the network of glo Benin. Bill boards of the telecommunication network with pictures of Nollywood actors and actresses adorn strategic places in the town, giving one an impression that Ketou is an extension of Nigeria. The people hold on to their cultural belief as religious houses were hardly seen on the road. Though the FM radio in the town was busy blaring Islamic songs, Ketou people appeared impenetrable and did not allow alien religions to take over their indigenous religious beliefs from them.


Ketou Yoruba is slightly different from others spoken by many Yoruba tribes. Dialectical differences should be expected due to geographical distance between the speakers and other Yoruba speakers both in Benin Republic, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and parts of South America. Ketou Yoruba is interspersed with French words, the same way Yoruba spoken in Nigeria and South America is heavily influenced by English, Spanish, Arabic and Portuguese respectively. Of much interest is the orthography of some names in the dialect. The standard Yoruba, for instance, frowns at the use of double consonants in words while at the same time discourages the use of certain vowels together in words. Sounds like (u) and (o) are never combined in standard Yoruba language, but in Ketou Yoruba it is allowed.


Names like (Olatounji, Segoun, Oulou, Adetoutou) and many more are common. You could also come across names having a cluster of consonants like (Akpmampa) and others.

http://www.tribune.com.ng/sun/features/4837-48-hours-in-benin-republic-reporters-odyssey-of-race-smuggling-history-plus-ketou-the-french-yoruba-of-benin-republic

[size=14pt]Nigerian appointed into global Internet registering body[/size]
By Everest Amaefule
Sunday, 21 Aug 2011


A former President of the Nigeria Internet Group and Chief Executive Officer of PiNet Informatics, Mr. Lanre Ajayi, has been appointed into the Generic Names Supporting Organisation council of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.


ICANN, with headquarters in California, United States, is responsible for managing the Internet Protocol address spaces and assignment of address blocks to regional Internet registries worldwide.


It also maintains registries of Internet protocol identifiers and manages the top-level domain name space, which includes the operation of root name servers. It has a responsibility for full management of the Internet’s system of centrally-coordinated identifiers through the multi-stakeholder model of consultation


GNSO is one of the three supporting organisations of ICANN that help in promoting the development of Internet policy and encouraging diverse and international participation in the technical management of the Internet.


Ajayi’s nomination, alongside seven other personalities around the world, was announced by the chairman of the ICANN’s 2011 Nominating Committee (NomCom), Mr. Adam Peake, last week.


An electronic engineer, Ajayi had his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering at the University of Lagos and worked for the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited for 11 years before setting up PiNet Informatics, a foremost Internet Service Providers in the country.


He has served the Nigerian ICT community in several capacities including serving as the vice-president of the Internet Service Providers Association of Nigeria and as the Vice-Chairman of African ISP Association.


Ajayi was a founding member of Africa Network Information Center as well as founding member of Nigeria Internet Registration Association, the registry for the Nigeria Top Level Domain (.ng).


http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201108211212978

[size=14pt]My tenant is a devil incarnate -Landlady *She stole my N50,000 -Tenant[/size]
Written by IDOWU ADELUSI
Sunday, August 21, 2011


The usual cat and mouse relationship between landlords and tenants was recently played out between a widow and her tenant in Oyo State as captured by IDOWU ADELUSI in this piece.





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Mrs Idayat Olapade (landlady) and Mrs Jemila Isiaka (Tenant)

AS a widow, I have been facing vicissitudes of life with calmness, but my tenant who I will describe as a devil incarnate, has tried to multiply my sorrow."


These were the words of Mrs Idayat Olapade, a landlady who is currently facing some problems with one of her tenants, Mrs Jemila Isiaka.


Aside telling her landlady that she would not pack out of her house until she has built her own house, the tenant got the landlady detained in police custody for 24 hours.


The landlady's predicament has however attracted the attention of the Oyo State chapter of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), more so that the woman is a widow.


The house in question is a four-room unpainted apartment built from the sweat of Mrs Olapade at Elekuru village, Ibadan in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State.


Olapade, 38, and mother of three told Sunday Tribune that she built the house in 2005. The woman who is a third wife explained that prior to 2005, she had lived at Moniya, Ibadan, in order to avoid the wranglings associated with polygamous homes. Her husband and the other two wives were living at Adio village, also in same local government area, until the man died in 2008.


On how she knew her tenant, Mrs Omowumi Jemila Isiaka, Olapade said, "I rented out the room to Jemila in May 2009 at N200 per month. I told her to pay one year rent but she pleaded that I should reduce it to six months.


"Jemila gave me three months' rent of N600, promising to pay the balance later which she paid. I knew her when she used to bring plastic buckets to Elekuru Market to sell.

http://www.tribune.com.ng/sun/crime-features/4815-my-tenant-is-a-devil-incarnate-landlady-she-stole-my-n50000-tenant-

lagos2NYC:
@ Okada_Man, Yes I noticed that they deleted my expose on Beaf. Hes in cahoots with Seun Osewa so its no surprise. This is not about being powerful. Beaf is a bonafide bas*tard. You just have to meet him in person to understand what I'm talking about. He has always been like this from childhood. Deceiving people to commit wrong then fleeing into the dark while everyone else gets in trouble.

What I dont understand is that he's from a fairly financially okay family so why he does this is beyond me. I'm in Louisiana right now, and when I get back, if he's still running around like a rabid dog, then I have a thing or two in store for him. He knows who I am, we know each other on a personal basis and we've had confrontations like this in the past where I (indirectly, and directly) asked him to check his conscience. He dare not challenge me in person, I go beat am to coma.

You all should beware of the owner of this site too, Seun is also on their payroll. I didnt have enough time to add more yesterday because the free wireless connection I was using got blocked (lol) and I was racing against time for the airport. I will be doing a lot of traveling and I might not be permitted to post often but If and when I do, you best believe it will be juicy and meaningful.

Maybe I should even call Bemigho and insult him a little bit more.

Are you related to Musiwa?

marcus1234:
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Shouldn't you be asking "how safe is it?.

Nigeria is a shameless country. What is 500 euros worth for that matter?.

redsun:
Did you really say that?No wonder you think jesus is your saviour.Are you trying to say whiteman has the perquisite right for technology?Nigerian engineers haven't even explored the technology of common wheelbarrow,talkless of cars,trains and airplanes.

The reason why we are backward as a people is because we don't apply mathematics in our everyday life and that is what that boy just did,he made something out of nothing and with a bit of encouragement and support,he will do greater because the fact remains that he understands the formula.

Are you sure he made that thing out of nothing?. All he did was couple things already made by oyibo abi na you discover generator?, gasoline, tire, steering, etc?. Get real. May be if we expend our time in finding alternative/better source of energy or eradicate hunger, HIV and malaria that are threatening to wipe us out in Africa.

auwal87:
So annoying

What is annoying?. Can you refine crude oil that is enough to stop the short supply?.

Hunger looms everywhere in Nigeria even in the North that produces the food.

NJ GOP lawmaker quit over wife's Carl Lewis email

BY ANGELA DELLI SANTI; ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 08/22/11 2:12 pm | Updated: 08/22/11 4:02 pm


A freshman Republican lawmaker resigned because his wife sent "an offensive and racist" email to the Democratic state Senate campaign of nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis, a GOP official acknowledged Monday.


Pat Delany stepped down from the state Assembly this month and said he wouldn't seek a full term in November because of his wife's missive to Lewis' campaign, Burlington County Republican Chairman Bill Layton said. Delany originally cited an unspecified family issue as the reason for his abrupt resignation.
Delany and his wife, Jennifer Delany, are white. Lewis, a political novice who's among the greatest athletes of all time, is black.
Jennifer Delany's email to Lewis' campaign said, in part, "Imagine having dark skin and name recognition and the nerve to think that equaled knowing something about politics."
Layton said Pat Delany decided to leave office to shield his three children from "a hurtful and embarrassing public spectacle involving their mother."
"Former Assemblyman Pat Delany's wife inexplicably sent an offensive and racist email in response to a routine email from Carl Lewis' campaign; her actions were inexcusable," Layton said.


Delany said in a statement that he and his wife don't share the same racial views. He said he was sorry.
"On behalf of my family, we sincerely apologize to Mr. Lewis for any pain this caused him," he said.
Neither the Delanys nor Lewis could be reached by telephone for comment Monday.
Lewis is running for state Senate in New Jersey's 8th Legislative District. Delany was part of the opposing GOP Assembly slate in the district.


Read more: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/08/22/1791567/nj-gop-lawmaker-quit-over-wifes.html#ixzz1VoTBxH4j

[size=14pt]Nigeria Embassy In Germany Corruptly Collects €500 On Each Deported Nigerian:Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru Take Note[/size]
Posted: August 15, 2011 - 11:34
By Uzoma Ahamefule

This news from Germany is really disturbing. Why is it that our leaders make us laughing objects before the international community and they will turn around to accuse us the poor and voiceless masses? This accusation from “The Voice Baden Württemberg” in Germany that most Nigerian refugees are deported without proper identification or procedure is a severe one especially the indictment that the Nigerian Embassy officials have been taking €500 to facilitate the deportation of a Nigerian refugee.

According to “The Voice Baden Württemberg” for the lucrative deportation business to flourish the Nigerian officials can identify their victims in their wisdom with special reference to their facial marks or looks that could be attributed to Nigerians. Furthermore, the embassy’s machine making money (the refugees) could as well be identified based on their languages or accents according to this known source. When did language speaking or facial marks etc. become a standard yardstick of knowing where one comes from? If the same Nigerians go to the embassy for help as Nigerians without proper identity like passport, driver’s license or birth certificate etc. will the embassy recognize them as Nigerians? If the answer is no, why then issue documents to deport people to Nigeria even when the host authorities have not been able to prove beyond reasonable doubt that they are Nigerians? Who told you that those people that may have claimed to be Nigerians or the almighty embassy officers have identified as Nigerians may not come from other African countries? Even when somebody identifies him- or herself under this circumstance as a Nigerian or speaks any of the Nigerian languages it still does not make that person a Nigerian without any document to back it up. Can the Nigerian government take anybody from Western Europe with white skin to the German Embassy in Nigeria without proper identification and they entertain that person as a German and give the Nigerian authority the needed signatory to deport the person to Germany? No European country will accept such uncivilized way of doing things. But why is my country doing it? And painfully it is not that they do not know that it is wrong. Please tell me why? Why do Nigerian officials in Germany or Austria go to interview asylum seekers outside the official buildings of the embassies? According to a fellow comrade Mr Rex Osa who is a coordinator of “The Voice Baden Württemberg” (Germany) “For each candidate interviewed the Nigerian embassy gets €250 and another €250 for issued travelling certificate.” So, it means that the deportation of Nigerians now has become another money making business? Could this be one of the reasons Nigerian refugees are molested, abused and most times killed in foreign lands without the federal government of Nigeria through their ambassadors wanting a redress as they ought to.

http://saharareporters.com/letter/nigeria-embassy-germany-corruptly-collects-%E2%82%AC500-each-deported-nigerianambassador-olugbenga-as

tpia@:
oh dear, another one sobbing over babangida's love life.

lol.

What do I care about his love life?. The man has released pictures of his family when they were living at Umuahia for long and also pictures of his retirement days at Minna but there is no second woman in the picture. If his son who married 2 wives is on the news, what makes you think his dad's concubines will remain a top secret. Unless you are one of his concubines, do tell us where and how IBB got his 2nd wife.

tpia@:
maryam wasnt the only wife, so who is the jobless reporter asking senseless questions?

Maryam was his only wife. Must every Northerner be polygamous?. IBB had given various interviews and he maintained that Maryam is his only wife. Why are you trying to force a woman up his throat?. He is not a Hot pig like Obasanjo.

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There is no part of the story that suggests she is a fake physician. According to her, she has been running private clinics for years in Ondo state before moving to Ibadan. Did she become fake simply because someone died from the surgery. Is she the 1st doctor who lost someone inn his/her hands?

[size=14pt]Mirror Boy rakes in over N12m in one week[/size]
By Samuel Olatunji
Sunday, August 21, 2011


The movie, Mirror Boy, prior to its arrival in Nigeria, was premiered at the prestigious Empire Leicester Square in London, making it the first African movie to be premiere in such venue. This earned it a lot of praises and achievements, placing the Nigerian movie industry on the world stage.

In Ghana, Mirror Boy reigned to become the highest selling movie ever in Ghanaian cinemas. Having succeeded abroad, nobody doubted that Mirror Boy would succeed in Nigeria, but not at the rate the movie is impacting on Nigerian cinemas in so short a time. Only in its second week, Mirror Boy has garnered over N10 million in ticket sales from cinemas across Nigeria.

However, earning such amount would not come as a surprise, because the movie, since its remarkable premiere at the Silverbird Galleria on August 5, 2011, has garnered a lot of accoldes from movie industry stakeholders and lovers in general.
When asked to comment on the success of Mirror Boy, producer, Obi Emelonye said, “I am extremely glad. It is my desire that Mirror Boy’s success in Nigeria surpasses the movie’s earlier successes, because this is the homecoming of the movie. With Mirror Boy, I think we can further show the world that Nigeria is capable of making good movies.”


https://www.sunnewsonline.com/images/nnaji-genevive.jpg

The film, which was written, produced and directed by Obi Emelonye, is made up of a multi-talented cast with the likes of Nigeria’s Genevieve Nnaji and Osita Iheme, The Gambia’s Fatima Jabbe, and Uganda’s Edward Kagutuzi. The movie revolves around the life of a 12-year-old London-born African boy, Tijani, who was sent back to his country of origin by his mother when he was involved in a street fight.

Things take a dramatic turn when he gets lost in a crowded market in The Gambia after witnessing an apparition in the mirror, which leads him on a journey of self-discovery through the forest and later re-emerges with a greater appreciation of his homeland and a better understanding of his relationship with the father he never met.

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/showbiz/2011/aug/21/showbiz-21-08-2011-002.html

[size=14pt]NNPC faults Kwara’s claim on oil discovery[/size]
By Sunday Ojeme
Sunday, 21 Aug 2011


The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has picked holes in the claim by the Kwara State Government that crude oil has been discovered in one of the villages in the state.


The corporation said it was funny for the state government to have come out publicly to make such pronouncement when the Department of Petroleum Resources that should verify such a claim was yet to be contacted.


Speaking with our correspondent on the telephone on Friday, a source at the Public Affairs unit of the corporation said it was not the duty of government officials or individuals to make pronouncements on oil discovery when no sample had been analysed.

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Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mr. Austen Oniwon

The source said, “Even if oil was actually discovered there it is not their duty to go public with such information. It is the DPR that should be contacted and then experts will be sent there to analyse the soil sample.”


Last week, the Kwara State Government announced that crude oil had been discovered in Aran Orin town in Irepodun Local Government Area of the state by a farmer.


In a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Dr. Muyideen Akorede, the state Governor, Mr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, said the farmer discovered crude oil on his farm and seven other adjoining sites and subsequently alerted the state government.


He said geologists from the State Ministry of Industry and Solid Minerals were directed to confirm whether the substance was indeed crude oil, and if so identify the blend, which they later confirmed to be Bonny Light, the highly sought after blend by refiners.


As at Thursday, the state government had commenced the process of ascertaining the quantity of the deposit even when experts from DPR were yet to confirm the substance to be crude oil.


The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Tunji Moronfoye, said on Thursday that the government had contacted the DPR of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to carry out the processes to determine if the discovery was of commercial quantity.

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