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Djtm: They are just pissing me off!!! Wtf? Our government is a very useless one for this sort of crap to be going on! What's their own concern about how much other specialists are paid? As long as you're paid what you're worth, you shouldn't care about what others earn. If a programmer has worked for a certain number of years, has so much experience under his belt, he has the right to become a consultant programmer. IMO, doctors are overhyped in Nigeria. Well, our leaders do not give a sh1t, so people can continue to die as long as they can afford to go abroad once they have a slight headache.

what load of crap!!! Do you know dat Nigerian government pay far less than d recommended world health organisation (WHO) minimum wage for doctors? when our poor neighbours such as Ghana pay far above it. But d average Nigerian doctor has far more patient load than his counter part in other part of the world. But wat do we know....

chegx: They dont want the government to interfere but they want the government to sponsor the football federation. Nigeria spent N900 million for the South Africa
2010 World Cup, and N2.2 billion for the
2012 London Olympics, which we made absolutely nothing out of those competitions. even if we win trophies and suceed in world competitions and tournament, it doesnt change the fact that we have paid heavily to get our athletes there and also the supporters club, it's nigeria - FIFA/Brasil/SA + . In a nutshell we are paying too much and spending extravagantly on entertainments(sports) as a poor and underdeveloped country.

Therefore i consider our suspension a good news and i wish it lasts forever. If Nigerians truly love football then we should develop and invest in our local leagues which can bring profit to us as a nation.

som comments are simply unfortunate. FIFA has a laid down rule on how FAs activity should be handle, if u tink maigari is corrupt why not wait till next month August dat d Congress will tek place and vote him out, but no we will rather break the rule and appeal to sentiment. Well the world doesn't run things like dat. And anybody dat tinks maigari was remove because of corruption is yet to know a tin abt Nigeria. This country is just fkup wit dirty politics. I pity our under 17, 20 and female teams dat have qualifiers coming up and tournaments. It will definitely affect there development. All those who think our money will be channel to more pressing issues will need to tell me whether our subsidy money has been channel to more pressing issues first. We leave in a pathetic country!!!

Nice development, we nid more of that to reduce unemployment in the north east.

Abuja – The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it introduced the use
of Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) machine to mark the scripts of
candidates to ensure that its recruitment process was thorough.
Over 200,000 candidates all over the country sat for the recruitment
examination on July 5.
Addressing a news conference in Abuja, the Chief of Administration
of the army, Maj-.Gen.Garuba Wahab, said they decided to use the
machine to ensure a hitch free recruitment.
Wahab said the system was to let Nigerians know that nobody was
cheated and that the recruitment would be based on merit.
He assured the candidates that it would be impossible to influence
the marking of the candidates’ scripts.
“That is why, during the exams, we used computerised answer
sheets.
“The marks are recorded as the machines are marking the scripts,
thereby making it difficult for anybody to influence.
“At the end, the machines bring out all candidates names in the
order of merit, and also inform the candidates how they have
performed and also invite them for interview.’’
Wahab said the systems were reliable and efficient, adding that, “if
those scripts were to be marked manually, it could take about 15
men to do.
“The machine started marking the scripts on Sunday July 6 and
hopefully by Thursday morning, the whole process would have been
over.
He said that the Nigerian Army would continue to improve on the
process for efficiency and reliability.
“We are bringing in psychiatrists and psychologists, apart from the
normal medical examination and we will provide this in all the
centres.
“Those things were there before, but we want to place more
emphasis on them.
“We are doing all these because we want the best for the army and
those determined to serve the nation, not those looking for
job.’’ (NAN)

www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/army-uses-optical-mark-recognition-score-candidates-recruitment/

Nigeria’s non-oil exports are on the rise as official commodities
exported by end of 2013 rose to 117, from 106 reported by year-end
2012, data from the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has
shown. This indicates an addition of 11 products to the number
recorded in 2012.
Similarly, the NEPC in 2013 embarked on 13 export outings with 126
companies, mostly small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs).
Total orders generated by these companies within the period were
worth $3.716 billion, immediate sales totalled $627,108, while
executed orders reached $763,247.
The 11 new products include Robusta coffee exported to Spain,
educational books shipped to Sierra Leone, double folded dust
sheets exported to the United Kingdom, ice making machines bound
for Ghana, and Mica Muscovite exported to India, according to
information from Cobalt International Services, the Federal
Government-licensed agent that calculates non-oil exports outings.
Others are leather furniture to Benin Republic, reduced iron and iron
pellets to Bulgaria, India and Ghana, high density polyethylene to
several countries, cut flowers to the Netherlands, fresh produce to
the UK, and garments (T-shirts and boxers) to the United States of
America.
These commodities are additions to traditional export products
such as cocoa and cocoa preparations, copper, cashew nuts and
edible nuts, prawns, shrimps, fish and crustaceans, tobacco
products, plastics and rubber footwear, noodles and biscuits, poly
bags, milk products, iron and steel, insecticides, beverages, tomato
paste and fruit juice, among others.
“Made-in-Nigeria products elicit great demand as customers
marvelled at the quality and wondered if they were ever produced in
Nigeria,” said Olusegun Awolowo, CEO, NEPC, in a document made
available to BusinessDay.
Nigeria’s non-oil exports totalled $2.97 billion in 2013, recording 16
percent increase from $2.56 billion recorded in 2012. NEPC data
shows top export products and destinations as leather, rubber,
wood and articles of wood, charcoal, plastics and articles to Italy;
cocoa, wood and articles of wood, charcoal, prawns and fish to the
Netherlands; leather, cocoa, prawns and fish to Spain; and cashew
nuts, copper, aluminium and articles to India.
Others are cocoa and Gum Arabic to France; cocoa, cocoa products,
and rubber to the UK; cocoa, plastic, articles and rubber to Belgium;
cashew nuts and edible fruits to Vietnam; leather, aluminium,
articles, plastics, copper and rubber to China; and cocoa and Gum
Arabic to Germany.
Tunde Oyelola, chairman, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria
Export Group (MANEG), believes non-oil exports could do better if
the Federal Government reverses suspension on the Export
Expansion Grant (EEG), an instrument meant to assist non-oil
exporters so they can be competitive in the export market.
“Since 2005, the EEG scheme has been suspended eight times. The
situation has created uncertainty among non-oil exporters. Non-
acceptance of Negotiable Deposit Credit Certificates (NDCCs),
instruments used in the EEG scheme, prompts exporters to incur
cost for duties which NDCC is meant to cover,” Oyelola said.
Badaru Mohammed Abubakar, national president, Nigerian
Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and
Agriculture (NACCIMA), said to push the non-oil sector further
upwards, border markets must be developed, non-oil commodities
funded, and infrastructural developed.
He added that there must be logistics to support supply value added
chain, increase in dominance of primary commodities and high
productive capacity.
“We must empower SMEs through entrepreneurship; develop agro-
allied industries; package and label standards of made-in Nigeria
products; and focus on the comparative and competitive
advantages,” he stressed.

businessdayonline.com/2014/07/nigerias-non-oil-export-products-rise-to-117-as-orders-hit-3-72bn/

I tot this pple said "it's regionalism or noting else" . Whatever happen to dia threat of secession. Why clamouring for more state if u want regionalism.

50 first class traditional rulers, leaders, stakeholders, elders from
Osun State have written the Chairman, National Conference, Justice
Idris Kutigi and the leadership to demand the inclusion of Oduduwa
State as an additional state to those to be created from the South
West geo- political zone of the country.
Expressing dismay that Oduduwa State was not part of the 18
states proposed by the national conference committee on Political
Restructuring and Forms of Government, the Osun traditional rulers
and leaders said the demand for the new state had been a passion
for the people of the affected area since 1983.
Addressing journalists yesterday, stakeholders pushing for the new
state led by Prof. Muheed Opeloye, President, Ife Development
Board recalled that the request for state creation from the old Oyo
State in 1983 included among others, Oduduwa and Osun States,
adding that while the then proposed Osun State included Ede,
Ejigbo, Ifelodun, Ila, Irepodun, Osogbo, Iwo and Odo Otin areas, the
proposed Oduduwa State had Atakunmosa, Ayedaade, Ife Central,
Ife North, Ife South, Irewole, Isokan, Oriade and Obokun.
Prof. Opeloye was flanked by the Alayemore of Ido Osun, Oba
Aderemi Adedapo, Prof. Steve Adewusi, member Ife Development
Board, Alhaji Ajagbe Akewasola, member Ife Development Board,
Prince Gbenga Omiwole, General Secretary, Oduduwa State and
National Secretary, National Association of State Movement at the
briefing.
He said that after the eventual creation of Osun State, the clamour
for the creation of Oduduwa state never stopped.
According to him, in December 1995, the leaders from the proposed
Oduduwa State submitted a memorandum to the National
Conference holding at that time while the same was also done in
March 1996 when traditional rulers, chiefs and community leaders
from the area signed another memorandum requesting for the
creation of Oduduwa State. He added that in 2009, the Osun State
Council of Obas examined the agitation for the creation of a new
state out of the present Osun State and found it desirable and
justifiable.
He explained that the Council was satisfied that both the new and
what was left in the existing Osun State will be economically viable
and sustainable adding that the endorsement for the creation of
Oduduwa State was signed by 50 senior traditional rulers of Osun
State Council of Obas, just as he explained that the proposed state
covers a land area of 8,853,22 square kilometers with approximate
population of over 1.7 million people based on the 2006 census
figure.
“The historical significance of Oduduwa as the progenitor of the
Yoruba race and Ile-Ife as the cradle of Yoruba in Nigeria and the
Diaspora are some of the compelling reasons for the endorsement
by the Council’s call for the creation of Oduduwa State.
“From the foregoing, it is evident that creation of Oduduwa State will
bring benefit to all the communities in the new state in terms of
development, and also more beneficial to the remaining
Communities in Osun State in terms of more amenities. The job
opportunities for the citizens of the area in the wake of more
ministries and agencies cannot be overlooked.
“The efforts of our delegates in the National CONFAB to make this
dream realizable will be indelible in the minds of the people and be
an everlasting legacy for the present stakeholders in the struggle.
Wishing the CONFAB success in their deliberations.”
Oba Adedapo, who is secretary, Council of Yoruba Obas and also a
delegate to the ongoing National Conference is leading the intense
lobby for Oduduwa State to be included among the new states to be
so recommended for creation.

www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/18-new-states-50-osun-monarchs-write-kutigi/

oilykid: ode, use your brain for God's sake!! They were arrested by the Nigerian army which comprises the entire tribes and not Igbo.I wonder when you people will stop blaming the igbos for your problems.
The Nigerian army has been arresting and detaining many northerners in the west accussing them of being bokoharam members,nobody brought ethnicity into it neither did the northerners accuse the yorubas of unlawful detention of the northerners. The same Nigerian army did the same thing here in the east,all hell was let loosed.Everybody started blaming the Igbo and started accusing them of genocide.is that not hypocrisy ?? I just hope and pray one day that this country divides and let everybody go on his own to end all this nonsense.

meanwhile,here the link to the news of how northerners has been arrested and detained in by army in the west and no body tribalized the incident :m.premiumtimesng.com/news/141874-nigerian-army-arrest-42-boko-haram-suspects-in-lagos-ogun.html

well said

If there are concrete evidence against this arrested individuals, the should be immediately proscuted without delay, but if this by any chance happen to be a case of ethnic profiling, then its quiet unfortunate. The consequence would better be imagine. someone shouldnt start somtin he/she cant finish.

SLIDEwaxie: Lol.... Igbos. SMH. Truth be told, didn't they have a credible candidate they can bring forward?

I don't think the have a candidate that stands a chance of winning national elections presently, the closest is probably Rochas.

17 cars were recovered from the gang.
The Nigerian Police on Monday said it has busted an armed robbery
syndicate that specialises in stealing state of the art cars.
In a statement, the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, said
police detectives attached to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery
Squad, FSARS, Force CID Annex, Lagos, smashed the syndicate.
Mr. Mba said the operation followed a “discreet, sustained and
painstaking investigation,” resulting in the arrest of key members of
the gang and the recovery of 17 exotic cars. Two locally-made
single barrel pistols and assorted ammunition were also recovered.
The spokesperson said the police commenced its investigations into
the gang’s activities following a petition by one of the victims of the
gang. The victim was robbed of two vehicles and other valuables on
June 27, 2013 at his Ile-Ife home.
The petition led to the arrest of Omoniyi Ajewole, a 28-year-old man
from Ilesha, Osun State, whose evidence upon interrogation led to
the arrest of other gang members.
The other gang members include 20 year-old Oluseye Jacob, who is
also from Ilesha, Oluwadamilare Rasaki, Ajisafe Olawale, Ogunniyi
Sunday, Tolani Babatunde aka Biggy, Abubakar Umar aka Barry,
Odeyemi Itunnu aka Gomina and Ayodeji Olumudi.
Mr. Mba said that all the suspects connected with the crime would
soon be arraigned before a competent court of law for criminal
charges proffered against them.
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, called on
citizens to support the police with relevant information on the case.
He asked those who had lost their vehicles in the recent past to
come forward with their proof of ownership so as to reclaim them.
Below is the list of vehicles recovered from the gang
- Toyota Highlander Jeep Model 2008 with Reg. No. GWA-489-BC
- One Toyota Matrix car Model 2007, Reg. No. RSH-196-DA and
other personal effects belonging to the said victim
- One Toyota RAV-4 Jeep with Reg. No. EPE-477-AC
- Two unregistered Toyota Highlander Jeeps
- Two unregistered Toyota Saloon Cars, 2012 model
- One unregistered Toyota Camry 2009 model
- One Toyota Avensis Saloon Car with Reg. No. EKY-989-AX
- One M/Benz E-Class 350 Series with Reg. No. LND-919-EC
- One Honda Accord Coupe with Reg. No. EKY-857-CH
- One Toyota Camry car with Reg. No. YEN-902-SY
- One Toyota Highlander with Reg. No. GWA-489-BC
- One Toyota Camry with Reg. No. AKD-882-AC
- One unregistered Sienna Bus
- One unregistered Toyota RAV-4 2009 model.

m.premiumtimesng.com/news/164532-nigeria-police-bust-robbery-syndicate-release-list-of-recovered-vehicles.html

Rossikki: Thanks for the information. If one were to listen to Nigerians one would think the coverage was only 2%. Disgruntled idio.ts.

Nigerians hardly appreciate the gradual but steady progress this country has being recording since the onset of this present administration. It will take awhile but we will surely get there.

Ceasar1: Parents besieging schools to take their children back home in anticipation of the attack.
This is the part that got you busted. Schools had been shut down for the past two weeks.

I don't know abt skul been close for the past 2 weeks. But if true, u shld be directing dat to Thisday newspaper not me. And mind you Borno state has distorted calender periods due to interruptions in there academics by BH attacks.

More emigration to down south coming in d next few days and months.

Maiduguri, the Borno state capital was on Monday thrown into apprehension and palpable fear as news filtered in that members of the outlawed Boko Haram sect were approaching the town to lay a major siege.


Many residents of the town were forced to return to their homes early with some parents besieging schools to take their children back home in anticipation of the attack.


There were fewer vehicles on the road as many motorists stayed off in order not to fall victims of the anticipated crossfire between the insurgents and the military.


Many local hunters were also seen moving towards the area to engage the insurgents who were believed to be making an inroad into the fortified city from road leading into it from Damboa.


It would be recalled that Damboa was on Friday under the siege of the insurgents and over 70 persons were killed.
Details to follow

www.thisdaylive.com/articles/panic-over-movement-of-boko-haram-towards-maiduguri/182939/

Onlinebizexpert: benin people will know better

no be small tin...lolz

Sixty-eight per cent of urban dwellers in Nigeria have access to potable water supply with 40 per cent
coverage in the rural areas, the World Bank said in a report on Monday.
The report titled: “World Bank Group-Nigeria’s Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) 2014 to 2017’’ released by
the bank in Abuja on Monday, noted that Nigeria has invested heavily in water supply and sanitation sector.
It said significant challenges remained and water provision or service is intermittent in the country.
“Currently, service coverage for potable water in urban areas is approximately 68 per cent and rural
coverage is estimated to be 40 per cent of actual demand for water supply.
“The water supply is still characterised by low level of coverage and access rate, low capacity with a poor
and disorganised funding arrangement.
“A recent analysis of the utility performance also indicates that there is lack of reliable management
information system, low capacity utilisation of the water treatment plants and high unaccounted for non-
revenue water,’’ it stated.
The report explained that the World Bank’s CPS programme was aimed at supporting efforts aimed to
improve governance in the water sector and increase access to improved water supply.
“Building on the lessons learnt and the ongoing Urban Water 2 project, the Water 3, will address governance
aspects such as institutional strengthening, policy and regulatory reform.
“It will also track system for access to potable water, service standards for state Water Boards and the
involvement of civil society in sector dialogue to increase transparency and accountability.
“The CPS support will be anchored at the federal and state levels in order to promote synergies between
state level reforms and federal awards of investment support,’’ the report stated.
It further explained that the CPS programme intended to increase the number of people with access to
water supply by four million.
“It is also expected to gain a 45 per cent average increase in cost recovery for operation and maintenance,’’
it stated.
The report stated that the Nigeria government through its water policy aimed to improve public health and
economic well-being of the urban populace.
“It will achieve these through provision of adequate, safe and sustainable water for domestic, commercial
and industrial purposes in a planned and coordinated manner at reasonable cost to enable water operators’
break even.
“Government agencies, state water boards and water utilities will benefit from the investment, capacity
building and advisory support to strengthen the water sector management and improve its financial
sustainability,’’ it added.

businessdayonline.com/2014/07/68-per-cent-of-nigeria-urban-dwellers-have-access-to-water-world-bank/

quid: Meanwhile others are bowing to boko supporters, and visiting the god-fathers of terrorism

actions of one man, not 2000 batallion

quid: Meanwhile others are bowing to boko supporters, and visiting the god-fathers of terrorism

action of one man, not 2000 batallion

GPA5: WHAT'S THE FATE OF INNOSON ? THIS MARGINALISATION OF INNOSON

Innonso is his own worse enemy, the guy has a first mover advantage, but rather than take advantage of that and carry out aggressive marketing strategy, he is just contented wit government patronage and politics. He nids to change is marketing strategy or soon he will be out of business when competition from Nissan, peougeot and others set in.

Former Chief of General Staff, Commodore Ebute Ukiwe, and former governors of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife and former governor of old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo would lead not less than 2,000 Igbo sons and daughters on a thank you visit to President Goodluck Jonathan.

The three personalities were selected by the South/South–south/East Development – Group (SSSEDG), a group that has been calling for the coming together of the people of South-south and South-east geo political zones for economic, political and youth development in the past 18 years.

A statement made available to THISDAY by the group disclosed that “the visit is very important to the Igbos because the only currency used in paying back love is love.”

According to the group, “we cannot thank President Jonathan enough because he has shown us multiple love by removing marginalisation that used to be Igbo middle name through the lopsidedness of our past leader in appointment and in development.
“He removed marginalisation in our name by the following appointment and developmental project in South-east, i.e. appointed General Onyeabo Azubike Ihejirika as Chief of Army Staff, the first of its kind after the war in 1970; appointed Admiral Dele Ezeoba Chief of Naval Staff; and appointed Prof. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the first Coordinating Minister of Finance and Economy.

“He also appointed Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke as the first female Petroleum Minister, Ayim Pius Ayim as Secretary of the Government of the Federation, Eze Festus Odimegwu and later Eze Duruihioma SAN as the Chairmen of the National Population Commission (NPC), respectively.”

The group however, stressed that it’s also important to commend the President who commenced the construction of second Niger Bridge, completed the Akanu Ibiam Airport and made it International airport, remodeled Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport Owerri, returned, rehabilitated and reopened the Ohafia Barrack.

www.thisdaylive.com/articles/ukiwe-ezeife-nwobodo-to-lead-2000-igbos-to-jonathan/182819/

Armed soldiers have taken over the residence of the Acting Chief Judge of Adamawa State, Justice Ambrose Mammadi, as the plot to impeach Governor Murtala Nyako and his deputy, Bala Ngillari, thickens.
This came amid the allegation that the Acting Chief Judge made the list of the seven-man committee to investigate the governor and his deputy at gun point.
When Sunday Vanguard visited the private residence of Mammadi, located at Masakare area of Jimeta, Yola, Adamawa State capital, yesterday, armed soldiers were seen patrolling the street.
The soldiers kept away strangers, vehicles and pedestrians from plying the street.
Our findings also showed that the seven-man investigation panel was selected and sent to the Acting Chief Judge by the House of Assembly for ratification and announcement.
The other issue over the impeachment is the composition of the panel members.
It was alleged that the panel is composed of five Christians and two Muslims, ostensibly to clear the deputy governor and cage the governor.
Meanwhile, the tenure of the Acting Chief Judge expires today just as it was alleged that the process of the impeachment which is the inauguration of the investigation panel is scheduled for tomorrow.
A source said: “The acting CJ had no choice but to carry out the ‘order from above’ and save himself from persistent intimidation and harassment from a Brigade Commander.
”What is happening is that they have made up their mind to strangulate everyone to ensure that Gov Nyako is thrown out and be arrested and treated as a common criminal for leaving PDP and joining APC and having the courage to speak out when it mattered.”
It was learnt that the Adamawa governor was left with no option than to go on appeal against the decision of the CJ to raise the panel to probe him without being served as required by the law.
Vanguard

247nigerianewsupdate.co/adamawa-impeachment-soldiers-take-over-acting-cjs-house/

source: www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/nollywood-damsels-scandals-drove-mad/

POSING NUDE SCANDAL: It was shocking to my parents —
HALIMA ABUBAKAR
Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar, is not one to take things lying down. She is one actress that airs her opinions at every opportunity without minding whose ox is gored. Hate her or love her, Halima is down-to-earth and she is probably one of the nicest persons in the Nigerian showbiz. Little wonder, the curvy actress has had some controversies trailing her career but she would tell you the most annoying one to her is the one where she was alleged to have posed nude during her modelling days.
“I reiterated that I didn’t pose nude. I was modelling and to some people, the pictures were a little bit revealing and so they made a huge celebration out of it. I am glad everything has died down and people have moved on” she said in her own defence at the height of the brouhaha.
She said the scandal nearly destroyed her career and shattered her family. “ A lot of producers didn’t want to work with me. They used to see me as a very decent quiet girl. To see those pictures, it was very shocking to them. It took me some years to convince them that I can act very well. I have built relationships again. It was simply shocking to my parents. My dad still does not like reading about me in the papers. My mum knows I love what I do so she advises me most times. Anyway, they are okay now unlike when they read those things years ago” she added.

BOSOM ENHANCEMENT STORY: I have always been myself-
YONNE JEGEDE
Ebony beauty and sexy Yvonne Jegede, who rode to fame after her cameo appearance in Tuface Idibia’s African Queen, is a woman blessed with mammary many women would do anything to have. After her long absence from the entertainment world occasioned by a need to get a degree in Cyprus, the sexy-lip actress decided to announce her return by posting some luscious photos of herself on the Internet.
Instead of her desired reaction of great welcome, what she got in return was a response that soon developed into a scandal. Pronto, the story was everywhere that she had done a breast enlargement surgery.
But Yvonne fired back: “My features have always been the same from time immemorial. The thing is a lot of people have always seen me as that naïve, vulnerable girl who likes to cry a lot because those are the kind of roles I used to get before I left. The roles I got were roles I have to be a nice girl in the village, a girl who is begging to be loved, a girl who has made a mistake and who desperately wants to repent, a girl who people will feel sorry for, a girl who is from a poor home. So, I have my own personal life. What you see on TV has absolutely nothing to do with me. I will not cry for a man and grovel and be on the floor in tears”
She said she has always been herself and never did any breast surgery. “I’m very surprised people judge me by my pictures. It was my birthday so I just went to the studio, trying to feel nice and I took pictures and that is all me, no surgery or implant” she added

COMPROMISING VIDEO SAGA: I was alarmed at the speed the story spread
— LYDIA FORSON
Buxom Ghanaian actress, writer and producer, Lydia Forson, who was the first Ghanaian winner of the prestigious African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2010 has kept her name off any form of controversy for a while. But she still has a painful recollection of one that nearly tore her world apart.
“It was a sex scandal, I have never spoken about it on any platform. It happened years ago. It revolved around a non- existent sex tape, which never was. The first time, I read about the story I actually laughed because it was a very funny story. But it was no longer funny when it got to the hearing of my family. My father, a reverend, suffered, his faith and health was shaken to the roots. I was alarmed at the speed the story spread and it got to a point where some of my fans and most Ghanaians vowed to throw stones at me” she recounted.
“Some days I read some stuffs about myself in the newspapers, and I feel like crying. Sometimes, I would ask myself what I could do to avert such negative publicity. I can’t attack everybody that writes negative stories about me. I think, it’s part of the occupational hazards on the job” she observed.

ABORTION SAGA: I still curse the person till tomorrow

—UCHE JOMBO
A-list Nollywood star, Uche Jombo isn’t exactly known for controversies or blowing her top over issues. It seems the beautiful, prolific movie maker is too busy making movies, her 14th now, to be concerned with wallowing in little waters of gossips and rumours.
But recently, a scandal emerged out of nowhere that she aborted a six-month-old pregnancy and it got the ‘Damaged’ superstar so infuriated, she said she could have had the head of the reporter, who, according to her, fabricated the story. “You know how emotional I am. I have cried for smaller things but this one, I still curse the person, till tomorrow. It will only take God for me to see the person and not harm him”
“For me, that was my biggest scandal ever. It was really damaging and I won’t stop fighting till I get justice”, said the soon-to-be mother.
She continued: “Well, I went to court with the soft-sell magazine, for writing what I have come to consider the worst media story in my entire life and career, which was completely false and malicious. During the world premiere of my second movie, Holding Hope, I lost so much weight deliberately based on my character, in the movie, as a cancer patient only for this paper to write on their front page that I aborted a pregnancy at six months, hence the loss of weight,” she recollects with tears in her eyes.

DATING THE SENATE PRESIDENT:
I don’t know David Mark personally
—CHIKA IKE
Long before now, it was as if Chika Ike were immuned to controversies and scandals because of her status as a married woman. No sooner had her marriage gone up in flames than messy stories began to emerge about her.
She got married early at the age of 20 and had a long spell of scandal-free life until she dumped her husband and started seeing the other side of life. The first nasty story that crept up to haunt her was her dating the Senate President, David Mark. The story alleged the Senate President even bought her a car and got an Abuja shop for her.
“I made this particular issue clear in several interviews. I don’t know David Mark personally. I only know him as the Senate President. David Mark did not buy me a car, neither did he help me with my shop in Abuja. All I’m thinking about right now is my divorce as I am officially separated”, Chika Ike said at the time.
But she is beginning to learn that marriage has certain privileges as more and more nasty stories are coming her way. But Chika seems to be well oiled to ride this new development in her life. “Honestly, I have learnt to cope with them. I have developed a rhino skin. Initially, they used to get to me but now I’ve realized it comes with the job and part of growing up”, she said.
Abortion saga:I still curse the person till tomorrow

They say, a golden fish has no hiding place. This is a mantra most celebrities have found out the very hard way. At one time or the other, most celebrities, especially those in the make-believe world, have had to grapple with one scandal or the other.
While not all scandals about them are true, some scandals are actually courted inadvertently or deliberately by the stars for reasons best known to them.
But do scandals, make or mar, stars?
This is a question that would continue to attract diverse answers but the reality on ground is that different scandals affect different stars differently. Just as different stars would react differently to different scandals.
Here, are some scandals some Nollywood stars found either distasteful, unbelievable, or false.

FASTING FOR A MAN? I FELT LIKE GOING CRAZY
—EBUBE NWAGBO
Even though Ebube Nwagbo has told people times without number that she is just the girl next door, people have not ceased to see her as a trouble-maker, controversial and anything but the girl next door. She is probably the most scandalised Nollywood actress, but that doesn’t seem to have taken anything off the ‘Smile Again’ producer, who is rising in the trade day after day.
Beautiful, sexy and curvaceous, Ebube has seen it all as far as scandals are concerned. The most recent is the story that she moved in with her old flame, the Limpopo crooner, Kcee. She was also said to have gotten in a fight with another actress, Anita Joseph,whom she claimed she had never met as at then. But the one that hit the base with her was the story that she went to church, praying and fasting for a man to marry.
“Sometimes when I hear and read things about me, I feel like going crazy. But I have learnt to always put on a smile and take them with a pinch of salt. It is not easy for people to appreciate you and admire what you do. Take for instance, the story of how I went to church to pray and fast because of a man. I was born into a very strict Christian home, those who know me can attest to this. So I was brought up to go to church and do the things of God. I went to church on a Sunday, like every other person, and offered to do something for God. But some people blew it up into a silly story. It is a thing of the past now and it has not stopped me from helping or giving to the church or to the needy” she said, concerning the scandal.

THE FULL REPORT
Recommend creation of 18 new states
•Reject 100% resource control
.Approve rotational presidency
.Change of national anthem
.Approve state merger

Delegates to the National Conference yesterday rejected the recommendation for a single tenure of six years for the office of the president, but recommended that there shall be rotational presidency among the six geo-political zones of the federation.

They also recommended that upon the death of the president, the vice-president shall only act for 90 days, following which an election would be held to chose the substantive president. The delegates also recommended the creation of additional 18 states and that there shall be a parity of states within the zones

The delegates recommended that states wishing to create or reduce local government depending on the dictates of each state are free to do so, while rejecting the present zonal structure of Nigeria’s federation. All issues relating to local government councils were transferred to the states.

The conference also approved the recommendation that joint state and local government should be scrapped and a state revenue mobilisation committee be set up. It rejected the adoption of a parliamentary system of government and a bicameral legislature. It also rejected adoption of the French system of government which has both prime minister and president.

The delegates approved the recommendations that the office of the president shall rotate between north and south and among the zones. The office of the governor shall rotate among the three senatorial districts of the state.

Also, the office of the chairman of local government shall rotate among the component parts of the local government and the INEC shall divide the local government for the purposes of this.

It was agreed that the ministers should brief the National Assembly on a quarterly basis. The delegates rejected unicameral legislature and approved that the functions of local governments to the state Houses of Assembly

On forms and content of government, it was agreed that a candidate for presidential election should run with a vice-presidential candidate as a ticket.

The delegates rejected that the president shall exercise full responsibility for his or her government by appointing only 18 ministers from the legislature and six geo-political zones.

It approved the recommendation that there shall be a referendum for states wishing to merge to be based on 75 per cent approval of affirmation and also that the National Assembly shall approve the merger of states with a simple majority, but the merged states shall not exist as a region. It further recommended that states that decide to demerge should follow the same process.

The delegates approved that incase of death of the president that the vice-president shall only act for 90 days. This is against the status that brought President Goodluck Jonathan to office.

On state creation, the conference voted almost unanimously in support of the new state to be created for the South-east as a way of assuaging the acknowledged injustice meted to the people of Igbo extraction.

Similarly, the conference endorsed the recommendation that subsequently any new state shall have a minimum of one million population and the viability of the new states must be ascertained in order to put undue pressure on the existing ones.
Following the clamour by various sections of the country for the creation of more states to balance up the current structural imbalance, the conference approved a proposal for the creation of 18 new states from the existing ones.

The recommended states to be created include: Apa, Kainji, Katagum, Amana, Gorara, Ghari, Etiti, Savanna, Aba, Adada, Njaba-Anim, Anioma, Ogoja, Ijebu and New Oyo State.

The new state to be created from the South-south would be named later. It further recommended that creation of state should be less tedious. This is apart from the additional state from the South-east zone. It rejected the recommendation for a modified presidential system.

However, the Lagos based-lawyer, Femi Falana condemned the request for state creation. He said, "Having regard to the several resolutions of the national conference on the need to reduce the costs of governance, I found the recommendation for the creation of additional 18 states rather contradictory", Falana said.

It recommended that government should set up a committee to address the settlement of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) indigenes, but rejected that FCT should be delineated into two senatorial districts.

The delegates recommended that the Nigeria revert to the old national anthem, which they also sang, but rejected that Nigeria revert to the old national flag designed by Akinwumi Michael Taiwo.

As soon as delegates voted that Nigeria reverts to its old national anthem, the plenary erupted in frenzy with delegates all rising up on their feet and singing the old national anthem to the admiration of the conference leadership.

It recommended that the armed forces should be recognised along the geo political zones, but ruled that states should be allowed to have their own constitution.

It recommended fiscal federalism for the purpose of creating wealth as well as the need to enshrine the modalities for referendum and financial autonomy for State Houses of Assembly. It recommended that the vehicles in any government officials’ custody be reduced by 80 per cent.

Though deliberations on resource control would commence next week, the delegates rejected the 100 per cent control of resource.

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