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 Celebrities › Jim Iyke Welcomes Baby Boy With Lithuanian Girlfriend (photos) by geesilver(op): 10:22pm On Sep 06, 2015 |
Story by Maryjane Ezeh Finally, the true love of Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke, has been discovered. According to reports from The African Eye magazine, Jim and his 23 year old Lithuanian girlfriend Dana Kinduryte welcomed a baby boy on September 1st at Grady Hospital, Atlanta. The child has since been named Harvis Chidubem Iyke. The Nollywood ‘bad boy’ had earlier been fingered to be responsible for the Nadia Buari’s twins, but he had since put the rumors to rest. It was also gathered that Jim met Dana, a law graduate in London over a year ago but she didn't even know he was a famous actor until three months after they started dating. Five months after the couple found out they were expecting a child, Jim moved Dana into his apartment in Atlanta where he cared for her. Jim was said to be present and assisted in the delivery of his first child. He has since joined the league of celebrity baby daddies which has stars like, Gideon Okeke, Timaya, Wande Coal, Oristefemi and lots others. Congrats. Iyke... www.nigeriafilms.com/news/35596/48/jim-iyke-welcomes-baby-boy-with-lithuanian-girlfri.html
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| Health › How I Survived Brain Surgery –julius Agwu, Comedian by geesilver(op): 7:22am On Sep 04, 2015 |
By Joy Umukoro Ace comedian, Julius Agwu, has expressed his appreciation to God Almighty for sparing his life after undergoing brain surgery about four months ago. In an interview with Channels Television last weekend, the comedian recounted the horrific experience that nearly took his life “Jumping all the hurdles and challenges of life, so many of us don’t really know what is going on inside. Nobody carries signboard of ill-health. So, I never realized what was happening, I just noticed that at some point, I was loosing weight. “Initially, I was working out trying to look shapely, because as soon as you clock 40 you begin to take some of those things seriously. I just noticed the over-work, stress and everything. In Nigeria, we really don’t rest, we hustle and hustle, we just keep working but oyinbo (white men) will work for vacation and settle, you know, rest. But our own, we hustle and even when we die, we’re still working as ancestors through consultations (Laughs).” The rib cracker further explained that he was very busy at that period shooting his new TV series, “but then I just realised that once in a while, I would have headache, take the normal pain relievers and it will go down until I had a seizure and was rushed to the hospital. That was the beginning of the story, when I eventually regained consciousness, I lost all my memory and I couldn’t walk properly. “My wife and I had to go to Houston (USA), because we had to find out what was really happening to me. That was how through an MRI, it was discovered that I had tumours in my brain and an emergency surgery was advised. So, I thank God it went well and God has been perfecting my healing. Since April till now, I’ve never really done anything as regards my career. I thank God. I am back and alive. God has been merciful, He gave me a second chance.” Agwu said the tumour was a big one at the back of his head that was already like the size of a golf ball, full-grown and very big. But the good thing is that after it was removed, the doctors had to scan it to find out whether it was cancerous. “But we thank God, it’s benign and now my medication is dropping it. By God’s grace, my memory is back. It’s not easy, it’s like a car knocking engine. I don’t pray that such thing should happen to my enemy,” he stressed. The comedian, however, enjoined entertainers including his colleagues in the industry to take their health issues more seriously by undertaking regular medical check-up and take things slow because “life has no duplicate”. Agwu is currently recuperating in the United States and would return to the country this month for his Crack Ya Ribs show coming up in Abuja in October. www.sunnewsonline.com/new/how-i-survived-brain-surgery-julius-agwu-comedian/
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| Politics › I’m Not Interested In Giving Stewardship On Newspapers Pages —fashola by geesilver(op): 7:09am On Sep 04, 2015 |
FORMER Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has declared that he is not interested in giving account of his stewardship on the pages of newspapers. Fashola, who spoke at the 16th Bishop Mike Okonkwo annual lecture in Lagos on Thursday made the declaration in his response to a question during the question and answer session, at the event held at Shell Hall, Muson Centre, Lagos. The former governor who was the guest lecturer, spoke on the lecture titled: “The Nigerian political class and the citizens quest for good governance,” made the declaration when he was asked by a reporter to break his silence over the allegations trailing his administration in Lagos State. “I wont give account of my administration on the pages of newspapers,” Fashola said. In his lecture, Fashola attributed the success in curtailing the menace of Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria, to the cremation law his administration has put in place in Lagos. “When we introduced the cremation law, there were lots of criticism. It got to a stage where I had to come out and explained to the people that it was necessary that everyone must cremate their dead. “But, I also let our people know that we have become a global city state, there are people from other parts of the world who are living with us and who cremation is not alien to as it is a way of life. They live here, work here, but when they die, they are taking out of here. Why? Why can”t they be buried here? Earlier, the chairman of the occasion, Professor George Obiozor, who was also a former Nigerian Ambassador to the US, said it is crucial that a cursory look be taken on Nigerian political evolution from time to time. “When we do this, we will know where we are coming from, where we are, and of course, where we are going,” Obiozor said. www.tribuneonlineng.com/im-not-interested-giving-stewardship-newspapers-pages-fashola |
| Art, Graphics & Video › 15 Colossal Facts About The Great Wall Of China by geesilver(op): 6:57am On Sep 04, 2015 |
The Great Wall of China is one of the oldest, largest, and most celebrated achievements of human ingenuity, but there are still a few things you might not have known about China’s ancient landmark. 1. BUILDING THE WALL TOOK MORE THAN 1800 YEARS. The Great Wall wasn’t the first fortification erected in Chinese territory to protect citizens from foreign invaders. As far back as the 8th century BCE, barriers were going up to repel nomadic armies. When Qin Shi Huang seized power of a collection of neighboring principalities in 221 BCE and kicked off the Qin Dynasty, he began construction on a 5000- kilometer wall to safeguard his territory. Later dynasties continued this work and added their own flourishes. While construction began under the Qin Dynasty, the recognizable segments that we think of when we visualize the Great Wall were largely the handiwork of the Ming Dynasty, which created these facets between the 14th and 17th centuries CE. 2. THE STRUCTURE ISN’T ONE CONSISTENT WALL, BUT A COLLECTION OF WALLS. There’s a pervasive misconception that the Great Wall of China is one long uninterrupted structure. In fact, the Wall is more accurately described as a 20,000- kilometer network of walls spanning the northern border of Ancient and Imperial Chinese territories. 3. A SURPRISING INGREDIENT CAN BE FOUND IN THE WALL. The Great Wall is largely crafted from unremarkable building materials like earth and stone. More interestingly, glutinous rice—known colloquially as “sticky rice”—was incorporated into the mortar recipe thanks to its cohesive properties. Modern studies have indicated that the amylopectin of the rice (the same substance that makes it sticky) helps explain the wall’s strength and endurance. 4. WALL CONSTRUCTION WAS A COMMON PUNISHMENT FOR CHINESE CONVICTS. In a particularly extreme version of modern community service, Great Wall construction, maintenance, and surveillance were regular duties of convicted criminals during the Qin Dynasty. To distinguish outlaw laborers from their civilian colleagues, authorities shaved working convicts’ heads, blackened their faces, and bound their limbs in chains. Transgressions ranging from homicide to tax evasion were all punishable with Wall duty. The work was dangerous—some estimates state that 400,000 workers perished while building the wall. 5. ROOSTERS WERE BROUGHT TO THE GREAT WALL TO HONOR THE DEAD. With so many lives lost during construction, grieving family members feared that the spirits of their loved ones would be forever trapped within the structure that cost them their lives. In an effort to grant deceased laborers spiritual emancipation, a mourner would cross over the Wall with a rooster in tow. This tradition was believed to help guide a soul away from the fortification. 6. AN ANCIENT POEM PREDICTS CONSTRUCTION OF THE GREAT WALL. The Shijing, a collection of Ancient Chinese poems written between the 11th and 7th centuries BCE, predicts proper construction of the Great Wall of China with an entry describing a king’s efforts to fend off military invaders via development of a defensive barrier. 7. THE WALL PAYS TRIBUTE TO MYTHICAL AND HISTORICAL FIGURES. Lining the Great Wall are shrines and tributes to figures from Chinese history. Guan Yu, a third- century general who served during the Han dynasty, is honored with temples built on the Wall. Additionally, various points on the Wall pay homage to Tinwáng, the Four Heavenly Kings of Buddhism. The Long China Wall 8. THE WALL WAS NOT THAT GREAT AT KEEPING OUT INVADING FORCES. Despite all the effort that went into making Great Wall the premiere component of China’s military defence system, many of the country’s varied enemies throughout history managed passage across the barrier. Manchurian invasion through the Wall in the 17th century resulted in the fall of the Ming dynasty. 9. HISTORICALLY, OTHER CULTURES HAVE BEEN FONDER OF THE GREAT WALL THAN CHINA HAS. China’s celebration of the Great Wall as a tourist draw and landmark is a relatively recent phenomenon, having only blossomed in the 20th century as a result of international interest. China first took note of the Wall’s wide appeal in the 19th century, following its engagement in relations with other Asian and European countries. Travellers and merchants returned to their home countries with stories they translated into art and print, creating an enchantment with the Great Wall that helped spark Chinese appreciation for the structure. 10. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXAGGERATING FOR CENTURIES ABOUT THE WALL’S VISIBILITY FROM SPACE. Despite numerous accounts to the contrary, the Great Wall of China’s reputation for extraterrestrial visibility stands strong to this day. One good sign that this claim is specious lies in the fact that it dates back two centuries before mankind mastered space travel. English scholar William Stukeley outlined the idea in his Family Memoirs, written in 1754. The myth got a boost from journalist Henry Norman’s 1895 book The Peoples and Politics of the Far East, as well as in a 1932 Ripley’s Believe It or Not! cartoon strip. More reliable sources—astronaut Neil Armstrong among them—assert that the Great Wall is by no means visible from space, much less the moon. At best, the Wall can be spotted from a low orbit, sunlight and weather permitting. 11. THOUSANDS OF MILES OF THE ORIGINAL GREAT WALL HAVE DISAPPEARED. Today, the surviving elements of the Great Wall of China stretch to a whopping 13,171 miles. Impressive though the measurement may be, it’s quite a decrease from what is believed to be the Wall’s peak length during the Ming dynasty. More than 1200 miles’ worth, or approximately one third, of the construction from this period no longer stands. 12. PIECES OF THE GREAT WALL WERE RECYCLED TO BUILD CIVILIAN HOMES IN THE 1960s AND 1970s. During the 20th century sociopolitical movement known as Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, the Chinese government did quite a bit of damage to the Great Wall. Mao Zedong and the Red Guard recognized the Wall as little more than a relic whose materials would better serve in the development of contemporaneous housing. Between 1966 and 1976, miles of the Wall were stripped of bricks and re- purposed to build civilian homes. 13. CERTAIN STANDING PORTIONS OF THE WALL MIGHT VANISH BEFORE 2040. Predictions about the Great Wall’s fortitude have grown increasingly dire during the 21st century. Natural weathering and human-imparted erosion may result in the disappearance of certain parts of the Wall before 2040. Portions of the Wall in the Gansu province are thought to be in particular jeopardy. 14. NEW SECTIONS OF THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA ARE STILL BEING DISCOVERED. Previously unknown stretches of the Great Wall have been discovered as recently as 2012. In the past decade, archaeologists have located some of the northernmost sections yet to be identified, standing in and on the border of present day Mongolia. 15. THE GREAT WALL GOES BY MANY NAMES AROUND THE WORLD. “The Great Wall of China” is a nickname commonly used by Americans, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, while other Western nations prefer a humbler designation: “The Chinese Wall.” Within China, the Wall has known a number of monikers, having been introduced in its inceptive days as “The 10,000-Li-Long Wall” (as in the first century BCE publication Records of the Grand Historian) and “The Long Wall of 10,000 Li” (as in Book of Song, published during the fifth century CE), a Li being about a third of a mile. Over time, the Wall earned some more ostentatious handles, including “The Purple Frontier” and “The Earth Dragon.” Ultimately, China christened its man made wonder with a simple but appropriate name: “The Long Wall.” —Provided by Mental Floss and culled from msn travel. www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/09/03/15-colossal-facts-about-the-great-wall-of-china/ 1 Like
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| Crime › Oil Theft: Army Uncovers Massive Bunkering Site by geesilver(op): 12:16pm On Sep 03, 2015 |
By Kingsley Omonobi, with agency reports ABUJA — The Nigerian Army said it has uncovered a massive illegal oil bunkering site at the Makoba Beach in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Ironically, the site is just a kilometre away from the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, and two kilometres away from the Rivers State Government House. Commander of 2 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Brig.-Gen. Stevenson Olabanji, told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, yesterday, in Port Harcourt that thousands of litres of illegally refined automotive gas oil, AGO, popularly called diesel were discovered at the site. The discovery came as the Nigerian Navy, yesterday, charged ship owners in the country to fish out economic saboteurs in their midst, and cooperate with security agencies in the fight against oil theft and other heinous crimes in the maritime industry. OIL THEFT —Commander, 2 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Brig.-Gen. Stevenson Olabanji (right) and other officers, during a raid on an illegal oil bunkering site discovered on Nigerian Ports Authority Road in Port Harcourt, Tuesday. : NAN. Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas, gave the charge when he received the chairman and executive members of the Nigerian Ship Owners Association, NSOA, in his office. Makoba Beach bunkering While the Makoba Beach operation came as a big surprise considering its closeness to government quarters, Gen. Olabanji disclosed that Army operatives were immediately deployed to the site on getting the information. He said: “About 16:40 hours on Monday, we got information that some illegal bunkering activities were going on along Makoba Beach. “On arrival, our personnel discovered illegal activities which involved bunkering of illegally refined petroleum products and lifting of diesel onto local boats. “At the site, we found more than 5,000 drums loaded with illegally refined diesel; four tanker trucks containing 132,000 litres of diesel combined, and a barge with 165,000 litres of stolen diesel. “This discovery is unprecedented because since we started our operations 10 days ago, this is about the biggest that we have uncovered.” Olabanji said that additional 150 drums loaded with about 3,150 litres of diesel, were also discovered in 21 ‘Cotonou boats’. He said that 13 suspects were arrested at the scene of the illegal activity, adding that the illegal bunkering dump had not yet been set ablaze, in line with the Joint Task Force, JTF, mandate because of its closeness to residential buildings and the NPA. Challenges of destroying bunkering site “Our mandate requires us to destroy the site in situ, but we cannot do this because it will degrade the environment and affect residents since it is situated in the heart of Port Harcourt. Our plan is to move them to a safe location for destruction.” The commander said that preliminary investigation had already begun to unravel sponsors of the activity, adding that the 13 suspects would be handed over to the relevant authorities for further investigation and prosecution. Olabanji, while urging oil thieves to desist from sabotaging oil and gas installations, assured Nigerians that the JTF would not rest until it rids the state of illegal bunkering activities. “Let it be known that the Army will not and will never tolerate illegal bunkering in our area of responsibility,” he assured, and called on the public to provide the JTF with timely information which could lead to the arrest of oil thieves and pipeline vandals. War on illegal bunkering Admiral Ibas noted that as stakeholders in the nation’s maritime sector, which accounts for 85 per cent of the country’s international trade, ship owners’ cooperation and input will greatly help the war on illegal bunkering and maritime crimes. His words: “Let me say that the Nigerian Ship Owners Association has contributed immensely to the Nigerian Navy’s operations and successes in the past and are still doing so. During the ECOMOG intervention of the 1990’s, the association assisted the Navy with some logistic support. Any nation that is blessed with the seas must utilise its benefits. “As a littoral state, we need all stakeholders to come together to achieve a crime free and safe maritime environment because over 85% of our trade takes place in the high seas. If we develop our bulk trade business in line with international best practices, ship owners will not only benefit more, the nation will be better off. About 5,150 drums containing illegally refined diesel discovered during the raid. Photos: NAN. “As major stakeholders in the maritime sector, I want to acknowledge that you have done a lot but we need you to do more because you cover a lot of grounds in the sector since your ships go far and wide. With over 84, 000 nautical miles, the Navy alone with our assets cannot cover everywhere. But your members can give us information. “We, therefore, are soliciting your support through information from your members such that if we get timely information about oil theft and illegal bunkering activities, it will enable us act fast and save the nation from losing much needed resources. “In the alternative, we want to warn that activities of saboteurs in your midst and those who commit heinous crimes in the seas will be resisted, and if caught, made to face the consequences. We are also fully ready to collaborate with you because we’re aware of the enormous employment opportunities your association provides for the nation.” Earlier, President of the Ship Owners Association, Capt. BO Labinjo (rtd), disclosed that they were at the Naval Headquarters to pledge support for the new leadership with a view to checkmating oil theft and other maritime crimes in Nigeria. Capt. Labinjo said the association has 103 member companies, and 98 non-ship owner companies, adding that there is a need for collaboration between the Navy and the ship owners to ensure the fight against maritime crimes is successful. “The Navy and ship owners are like two wings of the same bird. Both of us are of the seas. You are the fighting Navy, and we are the merchant Navy. Without the fighting Navy, the seas will be overrun, and without merchant Navy, the nation’s economy will suffer as trading activities will be disrupted. So collaboration is the way forward,” he said. www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/oil-theft-army-uncovers-massive-bunkering-site/ |
| Health › International Bodies Partner Aisha Buhari On Maternal, Child Health by geesilver(op): 8:21am On Sep 03, 2015 |
By George Agba Sep 3, 2015 4:48 am The bid by the wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Muhammadu Buhari to salvage mothers and their children from health and nutritional hazards in the country has taken an an international dimension. The United Nations (UN) under Secretary General (USG) and Executive Director of UNFPA, Prof. Babatunde Osotomehin and a team of Development Partners are exploring opportunities through Mrs Buhari’s office to develop a support programme to complement the present administration’s efforts at improving health, nutrition and population outcomes in Nigeria. The Senior Special Assistant to the wife of the President, Dr. Hajo Sani, who disclosed this in a statement, noted that Mrs. Buhari is concerned about the plight of mothers in children in Nigeria. He quoted Osotomehin as saying that while the programme will target the poor and vulnerable in Nigeria, it was good practice globally with Kenya and Namibia as countries that have used similar programs to support health improvement efforts in their countries. Hajo also disclosed that Mrs Buhari is “determined to use her privileged position to become an advocacy champion for raising attention and resources necessary to make a difference in Maternal New born and Child Health outcomes in Nigeria”. He further hinted that the President’s wife has met with two country representatives of UNFPA, Mrs. Ratidzai Ndhlovu and UN Women, Dr. Grace Ongile. The media aide said at the meeting, they “discussed extensively about the collaborative efforts on rapid identification of the issues that have militated against good health outcomes especially in Reproductive, Maternal New-born Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH in Nigeria).” www.leadership.ng/news/458203/international-bodies-partner-aisha-buhari-on-maternal-child-health
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| Business › $15bn Oil Deal: Alison-madueke Slams Indian High Commissioner by geesilver(op): 10:00pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
Immediate past Minister for Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani K. Alison-Madueke, has dismissed allegations made by the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria to the effect that as former minister she ‘sat’ on a $15 billion oil deal. She described this as spurious, unfounded and libelous. Alison-Madueke who spoke through her lawyers, Messers Chike Amobi and Co., said the High commissioner, Mr. Ajjampur R. Ghanashyam’s acrimony towards her is due to the refusal of the Federal Government of Nigeria to allow the Indian company, Oil and Gas Commission Videsh Limited (OVL), default on its contractual obligation to provide a $6 billion investment, (around RS36, 600 crore) in an 180,000 barrels (bpd) Greenfield refinery and 2,000 megawatt power plant or railway line from East to West of Nigeria. In a release made to journalists in Abuja on behalf of the former minister, she said the publication by Mr. Ajjampur R. Ghanashyam to the effect that she delayed the approval of oil concession to twin Indian companies, Oil and Gas Commission Videsh Limited (OVL) and Mittal Energy International JV, OMEL (MITTAL) in 2006, after receiving a $25,000,000.00 signature bonus, is spurious, false and lacking in substance. Madueke clarified that she was not the Minister of Petroleum Resources in 2006 when the said Indian companies entered into contractual agreement with the Federal Government and as such wouldn’t have received any signature bonus either as citizen or minister of the Federal Republic. She also said she had no personal reason to sit on the contract just as she wondered why the High Commissioner would “choose to malign and attack her rather than commend her acting dispassionately in recommending for refund of the said signature bonus to the Indians when the matter was brought to her attention at the twilight of her tenure as minister.” “When the issue of the request for refund, made by OVL, was re-presented to me in May 2015, I immediately prepared and dispatched a letter dated 13th May, 2015, Ref #: PI.LM/3900/S.693/Vol.1/78b, to former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR), recommending for the refund of the said signature bonus in compliance with the relevant and extant laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which requires such approvals to be granted by the President, and implemented by the Federal Ministry of Finance.” Mrs. Madueke further explained that the Federal Government voided the contract with OVL because the company wanted the Federal Government of Nigeria to waive the commitments they made during the bidding process which included investing $6 billion (around RS 36,600 crore) in an 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) greenfield refinery, a 2000 megawatt power plant or a railway line from East to West of Nigeria, all of which were considered in granting the concession in the first place. On the allegation that the Indian High Commission to Nigeria suggested that contrary to global best practices in the industry, Mrs. Alison-Madueke used intermediaries to receive payment for crude oil transactions with India, clearly imputing a fraudulent ill-feeling to the former minister’s operation, she explained that the contract in question was a government to government crude oil sales transaction with established procedures which predates her tenure as minister. She also said that the established procedure stipulates that the buying country, in this case India, selects and presents a local company as its agent to transact on its behalf as it is never the responsibility of selling country to select or nominate a company for the buying country. She maintained that Nigeria never dictated nor suggested any intermediary or marketing company for India for the purposes of the said transaction. “Apparently, the Indian High Commission to Nigerian mischievously obfuscated these facts to malign the former Nigerian Petroleum Minister whilst not disclosing that it was a government to government crude sales transaction,” the statement said. The former Minister disclosed that what Mr. Ajjampur R. Ghanashyam neglected to inform Nigerians is that the oil concession was not granted to Oil and Gas Commission Videsh Limited (OVL) and Mittal Energy International JV, OMEL (MITTAL) due to inability of their subsidiary EMO Exploration and Production to meet cash obligation. According to the lawyers acting on behalf of the minister, “Mr. Ajjampur R. Ghanashyam’s acrimony towards our client is due to the refusal of the Federal Government of Nigeria to allow OVL default on its contractual obligation to Nigeria in the case of: A $ 6 billion investment, (around RS 36, 600 crore) in an 180,000 barrels (bpd) Greenfield refinery. 2,000 megawatt power plant or railway line from East to West of Nigeria.” Mrs. Alison-Madueke said as a diplomat, the Indian High Commissioner who should foster bilateral and multilateral relations between his country and Nigeria, belittled “such a lofty position by officiously spreading false and misleading information calculated to malign Nigerian public officials , a conduct unbecoming of a foreign diplomat. “We believe the conduct of Mr. Ajjampur R. Ghanashyam is aimed at damaging our client’s reputation for her insistence on protecting the interests of the people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and for not acceding to inappropriate requests of his country to be relieved of its contractual obligations to Nigeria. “Based on the falsity and unfounded allegations against our client, we firmly but humbly request an unequivocal apology and a complete retraction of the libelous statements from Mr. Ajjampur R. Ghanashyam against our client.” Mrs. Madueke advised Mr. Ajjampur R. Ghanashyam to govern his future conduct accordingly to prevent the possibility of reoccurrence of any other events that could potentially diminish the exalted office of a diplomat he represents. www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/09/02/15bn-oil-deal-alison-madueke-slams-indian-high-commissioner/
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| Celebrities › I Can Marry Divorcee With Kids—toni Payne by geesilver(op): 9:25pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
Former wife of popular singer, 9ice, Toni Payne, has
disclosed that if she would marry a man that has
been married before with children, then his former
marriage must have been dissolved by a court.
According to her, she would take care of his kids like
hers.
The artiste manager said if she is given an option to
choose between being a single mother or being in a
polygamous home, she would take the former.
In her words, “No matter how fake some women are,
don't be fooled, women are naturally jealous
creatures. We don't share with an open heart so why
pretend. If I met a man with children or a previous
wife, I will make sure he is 100% legally divorced
before accepting to date him.
“If we do decide to take it further, I'll make sure he
draws very clear lines so there is no confusion and
help raise his kids as mine.
“Some use religion as excuse, some use culture. It
doesn't change the fact that God created Adam and
Eve, not Adam, Eve, Silifa and Ngozi. My personal
belief is that polygamy is a selfish act carried out by
insecure men who don't know what they want and
wish to have their cake too.
“If I was given the option to choose single
parenthood or polygamy, I would easily choose
single parenthood. I love peace, no time for drama.
Anyhow, that's my way sha. I know who I am, I'm too
passionate to share husband legally but I can love a
man enough to love his kids 200%.
“iranu, abasha. Nothing in this life surpasses peace
of mind and genuine happiness. Absolutely nothing!!
When you are giving each other back rub, how does it
work sef? The other one goes in her room to wait her
turn? Or he hops house to house? At the end of the
day, you gotta know what you can or can't accept,
don't live an unhappy life just to please someone
who would ask you to share. Laughs, what happens
on special occasions? We will now be doing anko up
and down? ko jor, laughs.”
www.nigeriafilms.com/news/35519/27/i-can-marry-divorcee-with-kidstoni-payne.html
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| Politics › Why Obasanjo, Atiku, Amaechi Left PDP – Metuh by geesilver(op): 11:02am On Sep 02, 2015 |
• Party Marks 17th Anniversary • Says It Created Billionaires In Past 16 Yearshttp://www.dailyindependentnig.com/2015/09/why-obasanjo-atiku-amaechi-left-pdp-metuh/ 5 Likes 1 Share
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| Car Talk › National ID Requisite For Drivers’ Licence –FRSC by geesilver(op): 10:44am On Sep 02, 2015 |
Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of the Federal Road Safety Corps [FRSC], Boboye Oyeyemi, has said that possession of National Identity Card will be one major criterion before the issuance of driver’s licence to the motoring public. Oyeyemi stated this when the Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission [NIMC], Chris Onyemenam, paid him a working visit recently to fine-tune plans on the harmonisation of the data base of the two agencies of government. He, however, said the policy would take effect only after the harmonisation and integration of data base among relevant agencies of government. He also pointed out that National Identity Cards could be used in place of permanent voter cards during election when all relevant government agencies must have harmonised and integrated their data base in the NIMC. According to him, “When National Identity Card is in place, there is no need for permanent voter cards during elections.” “By the time we finish the whole process, it will serve a lot of purpose.” The FRSC boss, who underscored the need for the harmonisation of biometrics of Nigerians by relevant government agencies, said the exercise would reduce duplication of data bases as well as reduce multiple identification. He also pointed out that in the face of current dwindling revenue of government and scarce resources, the harmonisation would save huge resources on the part of government. Therefore, he pledged the FRSC’S unflinching support to the success of the project, adding that all relevant agencies of government must work together in compliance with the presidential directive on the harmonisation of data base. Earlier, the Director-General of NIMC, Chris Onyemenam, had enumerated the benefits of having harmonised and integrated data base among the agencies of government. He further pointed out that the exercise would eliminate falsification of age among Nigerians, adding that it would also achieve digital environment in Nigeria. Onyemenam revealed that he had already consulted with the management of Central Bank of Nigeria as well as the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] on the harmonisation of data base. He stressed the need for all government agencies involved in the registration of biometrics to col laborate to ensure the success of the exercise www.nationalmirroronline.net/new/national-id-requisite-for-drivers-licence-frsc/
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| Education › Muslim Students Tackle WAEC For Disrespecting Islam by geesilver(op): 9:53pm On Sep 01, 2015 |
Apex Nigerian Muslim students body, the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), has criticized the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) over the times fixed for some subjects in the 2015 November December General Certificate of Education (GCE) time tables. Speaking with newsmen in Abeokuta last week, MSSN accused the examination body of fixing examinations at times when most Muslims should be praying. According to the zonal coordinator of the group in the southern states, Alhaji Mushafau Alaran, the act takes Muslims for granted and disrespects Islam. “It should be noted that Jumat prayer is an obligation that all Muslims must observe," Alaran said. The affected subjects include Forestry 2 (Essay) scheduled for 1pm to 3pm on the 11th of October, Government 2 Essay scheduled for 1pm to 3pm on the 18th of October as well as Mathematics, Applied Electricity 2 and Applied Electricity 1. Alaran called for an adjustment of the timetable and an apology from the body. www.pulse.ng/student/2015-nov-dec-gce-muslim-students-tackle-waec-for-disrespecting-islam-id4122833.html
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| Politics › Nigerian Lawyer Sues Buhari For Not Giving Appointment To The Igbos by geesilver(op): 9:21pm On Sep 01, 2015 |
An Ndigbo lawyer based in Abuja has dragged President Buhari to Abuja High Court over his 25 appointments that excluded the Igbos. Mr Marcel Udebuani asked a court in Abuja to nullify Buhari’s appointment for breach of principle of the federal character enshrined in the section 14 (3) of 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria . The case with file # FHC/ABJ/CS/732/2015 was filed yesterday in Abuja. He challenged Buhari for not appointing people from the South East zone into his administration. www.naijagists.com/nigerian-lawyer-sues-buhari-for-not-giving-appointment-to-the-igbos/
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| Crime › Pipeline Vandals Kill 4 Lagos Policemen In Ikorodu Lagos by geesilver(op): 9:11pm On Sep 01, 2015 |
Tragedy struck on Monday on Ishawo Road, Ikorodu, Lagos State, after some Ijaw youths, suspected to be pipeline vandals, opened fire on policemen in the area, killing four. We learnt that while three of the deceased were attached to the Owutu Police Division, one was from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad. Residents said the Ijaw youths took away the corpses of three of their victims. Our correspondent observed during a visit to the area that there was apprehension in the community, while there were still bloodstains at the scene of the shooting. A resident, who asked not to be named, said he started hearing gunshots on Sunday. He told our correspondent petrol was generally referred to as ‘water’, or ‘pure water’. He said, “We started hearing gunshots in the evening of Sunday. But it was between 3am and 4am on Monday that the gunshots intensified. “We did not know what transpired between the ‘pure water’ sellers and the police, who have a patrol team by the roadside, until we woke up to see blood and later learnt that some policemen had been killed.” Another member of the community explained that the killing was due to a disagreement between the policemen and the suspected vandals. He said the vandals had paid the policemen some money after they intercepted four tankers of fuel in the community, but the SARS officers later came to make a separate demand. “After the policemen from Owutu had been settled, SARS operatives came and said they had not been given their own share. “The vandals asked them to meet their colleagues who had already been paid. They told the SARS men that they were not making much money from the business and that their demand was excessive. “The SARS officers became angry and seized the tankers.” We learnt from a police source that the vandals left the trucks and returned to their commander in the creek. The source said the commander, one OC, was the one coordinating the vandals in the creek. The source said, “After SARS officials took over their trucks, they threatened to take them to their station if their demands were not met. The vandals went to mobilise themselves and returned with their boss, OC. “OC then ordered them to open fire on the policemen and that was how three of them died.” The source identified the deceased cops attached to the Owutu division as Inspector Yerima and Corporal Adakuro, adding that one Sergeant Endurance was rescued from the scene and taken to the Ikorodu General Hospital, from where he was referred to the Lagos Island General Hospital. He said the station immediately received a call from two other officers, who escaped unhurt, warning of the possibility of an attack on the station. A source told us that one of the slain cops, Adakuro, was of Ijaw descent, and knew many of the vandals. It was learnt that the police corporal had called the bluff of the vandals, which aggravated the matter. His handset, which had the phone numbers of the vandals, was said to have been taken away after the incident. It was gathered that the Divisional Police Officer of the Owutu station had reported the case at the command headquarters. The two policemen, who escaped unhurt, were also asked to report at the command. A senior police source said, “The DPO reported to the CP this morning (Monday). The community has always been peaceful, but the SARS men came to cause trouble. And now, some of our men are unaccounted for.” The General Secretary of Igbo-Olomu Central Working Committee, Obatungashe Adebayo, blamed the government for the rising insecurity in the community. Adebayo, who stated that 60 litres of petrol was being sold for N2,500 and 30litres for N1,500 in the community, said the government had refused to address the problem of the Ijaw militants in the area. He said, “The question is how did they manage to get this sophisticated weapons? We don’t have peace in this community, because at times, we could just be hearing continuous gunshots, as if we are in a war zone. Successive governments have ignored our cries.” www.naijagists.com/ijaw-militants-pipeline-vandals-kill-4-lagos-policemen-in-ikorodu-lagos-escape-with-corpses/
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| Food › 10 Cool Tricks And Illusions You Can Do With Liquids by geesilver(op): 8:21am On Aug 28, 2015 |
You can do so much with just water and other liquids. Like glycerin can make bottles disappear, water can start fires, honey does a good job at real life slow motion, a glass of water can reverse arrow signs and so forth. Brusspup, the YouTube illusionist extraordinaire, shows us 10 fun things you can do with liquids and some of them will make you question the secret powers of water. 1. Slow motion ball 2. Water fire starter 3. No leak magic bag 4. Liquid stacking 5. Invisible bottle 6. Dancing liquid 7. Magic water barrier 8. Leidenfrost effect 9. Reverse illusion 10. Reversing liquid Click the youtube link below to view the video of these amazing tricks about liquid. m.youtube.com/watch?v=HQx5Be9g16U www.sploid.gizmodo.com/10-cool-tricks-and-illusions-you-can-do-with-liquids-1726902152?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29 1 Like
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| Celebrities › Chiwetalu Agu Flirts With Anita Joseph On Set by geesilver(op): 8:16pm On Aug 27, 2015*. Modified: 8:34pm On Aug 27, 2015 |
Apia Nigerian Movie Behind The Scene Chiwetalu Agu Grabs Anita Joseph’s Butt On Production Set Veteran Nollywood actor was recently caught flirting around with Anita Joseph on the set of an upcoming movie titled “Apia”. Shy-looking Chiwetalu Agu was seen touching Anita Joseph’s waist but from the look on Anita’s face, there is nothing bad in it. Anita make u no put daddy Agu in trouble ooo. www.naijagists.com/apia-nollywood-movie-bts-photos-chiwetalu-agu-flirts-with-anita-joseph-on-set/
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| Crime › My Ordeal In Pipeline Vandals’ Den by geesilver(op): 8:33am On Aug 27, 2015 |
By Ola Kehinde-Balogun MONTHS after he was kidnapped and tortured at Arepo, Ogun State by pipeline vandals, Omoniyi Ayedun has finally opened up on his experiences. He said he saw hell, disclosing that the vandals who held him and his colleague captive were simply formidable. Ayedun, a photojournalist working with Daily Sun and Solomon Adeola of The Nation newspaper, were, abducted, terribly mal-handled and held hostage for several hours by pipeline vandals operating at Arepo in the area. Even when they identified themselves as journalists, their abductors maintained the journalists wanted to expose their illegal business. Arepo pipeline vandals, our correspondent was told are called “Lords of Waters.” On the day the photojournalists were abducted, this reporter and three others had hitherto, escaped being kidnapped and molested. As they alighted from two motorcycles that took them to Ebute, a part of the community, one of the main river banks where the illegal dealing in petroleum products goes on freely, some customers were seen making brisk businesses. Quickly, some of the suspected vandals made an approach. They asked in a pidgin English if the unidentified guests had come to purchase fuel. Hear them: “Una wan buy water (fuel).” When the mission of the reporters could not quickly be ascertained, they suspected they were agents of government. Moments later, Omoniyi Ayedun and Solomon Adeola were abducted. That was shortly after this reporter and his colleague had made a quick getaway, in order to escape the wrath of the vandals some of whom were believed to be residents of the same Ebute community. Omoniyi who narrated his ordeal in the dungeon of death recalled: “Those people were heavily armed; and there was no trace of security around to checkmate them. I doubt if anyone could overpower them. “Look at my body; all these bruises were as a result of the wounds I sustained after being rough-handled. They (vandals) told us that we could not endure their beatings because their considered ‘mates,’ those who could match them were the army, Navy and the police, but not mere ‘termites’ like us. “Initially, some of their boys had wanted to kill us, having blindfolded us, but for the insistence of their ‘commander,’ who had directed the boys when he was contacted on phone that he must see us alive to ascertain if we were really spies or not save us from death. “Eventually, they blindfolded us and took us inside a boat and sped off through the creek. Soon, we arrived at a place where scores of the hoodlums were waiting. By the time they removed the cloth with which we were blindfolded, I nearly collapsed and we began to beg them for mercy. Not until they knew we carried no arms or had incisions on our bodies, having stripped us naked, that they set us free. They also considered us too small to fight with.” Just like it is in Arepo, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipelines get vandalised daily in several parts of the country. Thieves, in their desperation to steal oil products being transported through the pipelines often attempt to burst them. They always set fire to the pipelines destroying them and wasting products worth millions of naira. They even kill local people and securitymen who dared to stop them. For many who follow this trend, it is no longer news. Residents of the communities the pipelines traverse are tired of the nefarious actions of the vandals. They have all resigned to fate; some of them hang on the hope that the vandals would one after the other, lose their lives as they tamper with combustible pipelines daily. However, there is a growing concern by residents of NNPC pipeline host communities. Arepo, a sprawling settlement in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State is the chief. The community is daily at risk of annihilation because it ceaselessly bears the brunt of onslaughts by pipeline vandals. And so far, very many innocent lives have been lot in the area. The vandals, Daily Sun learnt, are capable of engaging security men matter however formidable. They carry out their actions in order to desperately protect their ‘means of livelihood.’ They are ever armed to the teeth and always battle ready. When our correspondent visited Arepo a short while after the last pipeline vandalism and the resultant fire that reportedly claimed scores of lives, he discovered that government security officials were manifestly absent at strategic positions in the area. Daily Sun findings also revealed a community at risk. Even as the area is always in the news, because of the enormous dangers posed by the vandals, the sleepy community has ostensibly been left to its fate. Many innocent lives have been cut short by stray bullets which fly about during exchange of gun fire among factions of the criminals on one hand and the security operatives of Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), who were watching over the place at a time, on the other, and security agencies. Daily Sun gathered that residents of Arepo community, particularly those living around Ebute (river bank) are at risk the most. They always scamper for safety once the battle begins. When the bullets begin to fly, the residents simply lie flat on the floor of their homes. It starts whenever the staccato sounds of gunshots reverberate in the area; those of them who love their lives: men, women and children all go flat on the floor to avoid being hit by stray bullets. The case of the 24-year-old, pregnant Damilola Fajana is still fresh in the minds of many. The lady was killed on her way home from a visit to her hospitalised husband. She met her untimely death when a bullet shattered the windshield of a Toyota Camry she was riding in. It was reported that the bullet, which came from an AK-47 rifle, hit Damilola’s neck killing her instantly. She was discovered in a pool of her blood. Damilola was killed in her neighbourhood, close to the gate of Beachland Estate, Arepo, where a gun battle was going on between vandals and members of the OPC. She simply ran into the crossfire. On July 22, scores of people were burnt to death when the operation of the vandals led to an explosion. On several occasions crucial pipelines have been impaired at Arepo. Two years ago, Arepo was also in the news after the vandals shot dead three NNPC engineers who had gone there to repair vandalised pipes. Since the alleged termination of the OPC’s contract, NNPC pipelines running through Arepo community have continued to face disruption. Some other communities are also suffering similar fate. There, stealing of petroleum products is the order of the day. Once the vandals are through, the locals move in to scoop free fuel gushing out from the vandalised pipes. In those areas, vandalisation of oil pipelines has become an elevated trade which the high and mighty are surprisingly involved in. A resident of Arepo who did not want his name mentioned told our correspondent in low tone that “only a genuine political will and government effort to fight the menace would curtail the vandals’ activities.” A resident of Journalist Estate, Arepo, who also craved anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, lamented that since the OPC men were withdrawn from the sites, the vandals had raised the tempo of their activities. According to him, the ethnic militias were doing a good job but in an unprofessional way. He called on President Muhammadu Buhari to set up a special task force comprising mainly officials of the Navy who to tackle the vandals and reclaim their territories. He said: “I believe these vandals have the backing of certain powerful forces, otherwise, their activities would have been checkmated long ago. Even people who were once in government or still serving are benefiting immensely from the vandalism. It is their major means of making money. If Buhari’s government would look into it, let him set up a special task force to tackle it. Let adequate punitive measures be meted to anyone who sabotages government’s efforts.” He noted that only concerted efforts of government security agents would curtail the incessant cases of bunkering in most parts of the country, adding that “In the meantime, Arepo community where so much illegal activities are taking place is at the mercy of the vandals.” www.sunnewsonline.com/new/my-ordeal-in-pipeline-vandals-den/
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| Agriculture › Nigeria Records $4bn Investment In Agric Sector by geesilver(op): 8:10am On Aug 27, 2015 |
From Theresa Egba, Abuja THE Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agri culture and Rural Development, Mr. Sunny Echono, yesterday stated that international and local investors have committed to making investments of about US$4 billion in the nation’s agricultural sector. Echono, who was represented by Director Special Duties, Mrs Ademola Abiri, stated this in Abuja on the occasion of the validation workshop on the new alliance report said, key development partners such as the EU, UK, Japan, France, Germany, and the US also committed to funding equivalent of about US$ 500 million for Nigeria’s agricultural sector between 2013 and 2016. According to him, in Nigeria’s new alliance agree ment, the government is committed to 13 major policy actions in the areas of seed and fertilizer, Bank of Agriculture, agricultural insurance, nutritions, land tilting, staple crops processing zones, commodity exchange, enterprise registration and power availability. “The Nigerian government made policy reform commitment while the private sector made commit ments on the level of agricultural investments in the medium term. Development partners on their part committed to funding levels for the medium term. The civil society is to ensure that the commitments reflect the views of the intended beneficiaries.” www.sunnewsonline.com/new/nigeria-records-4bn-investment-in-agric-sector/
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| Politics › Probe Of Controversies by geesilver(op): 6:48am On Aug 27, 2015*. Modified: 8:06am On Aug 27, 2015 |
SINCE the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari, one word that has literally remained a recurring decimal is ‘Probe’. From the inception of his administration, he did not hide his determination to make those who had shortchanged Nigerians to account for their misdeeds. For many, it did not come as a surprise when President Buhari said he would probe the admin istration of his predecessor, Dr Gooduck Jonathan. During the 2015 electioneering campaign, President Buhari had assured that his government would be interested in looking at the past administration and immediately after the March 28 presidential election, there were calls in several quarters for him to probe Jonathan’s five-year tenure. So, given the anti-corruption stance of the President, many are in agreement on the need for him to beam his searchlight on previous administrations in the country. The thinking of those in this school of thought is for the government to have a holistic approach in the fight against corruption. However, in all of these, what came as a surprise to many was the declaration by the federal government that the probe will be restricted only to the immediate past administration headed by Dr Jonathan. The Presidency had in a statement issued by presidential spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina stated that the new administration will only probe its predecessor. Adesina, who is the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity had stated that: “If you recall, that was already settled before he got inaugurated as president. He has said he will not waste time digging into the far past. “The far past includes Obasanjo and others. But the president has said he will not waste time to go that far.” Since the government declared its stance on the probe of Jonathan’s administration, there have been a flurry of reactions, with various stakeholders taking divergent stands on the issues. While a school of thought, especially members of the ruing All Progressives Congress (APC) think there is nothing wrong in probing only the Jonathan administration, another school of thought says the government must be able to draw a line between a probe and a witch-hunt. Those in this school of thought believe that limiting the probe to Jonathan will be nothing but a witch hunt and Dr Jonathan corroborated their position in one of his speeches after the election. Many insist that Buhari should extend the probe as far back as 1985, when he was ousted by General Ibrahim Babangida in a coup d’etat or at least begin his probe from the inception of the current democratic dispensation in 1999. Since 1984 when the Buhari military junta was toppled, seven persons have ruled Nigeria. They include: Babangida, Ernest Shonekan, Sani Abacha, Abdusalami Abubakar, Olusegun Obasanjo, Musa Yar’Adua and Jonathan. Obasanjo, Yar’Adua and Jonathan governed the country from 1999 to May 29, 2015. It is almost a national consensus that those who piloted the affairs of previous governments in the country have lots of questions to answer about the way and manner they managed the nation’s resources. That being the case, many wonder why President Buhari would be interested in probing five years of Jonathan and leave out eight years of Obasanjo and barely three years of late Yar’Adua. Some people also wonder why President Buhari would ignore the military regimes which succeeded him as head of state, especially as those periods have been variously described as the years of the locust. www.sunnewsonline.com/new/probe-of-controversies/
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| Career › Boy, 12, Trip, Accidentally Rips Hole Into $1.5m by geesilver(op): 10:34pm On Aug 26, 2015 |
A 12-year-old boy in Taiwan accidentally ripped a hole into a 350-year-old painting by Baroque artist Paolo Porpora that's worth over $1.5 million, according to the exhibition's organizers showcasing the painting. The boy was caught on security footage this past Sunday at "The Face of Leonardo, Images of a Genius" exhibition in Taipei, according to the exhibition's Facebook page. The video shows the 12-year-old tripping over a rope barrier and trying to catch his balance on the 17th- century oil painting titled "Flowers." He accidentally punches a hole the size of a fist into the painting and looks around, apparently in shock, when he gets up. The painting, 6.5 feet tall, was being restored on Monday by a Taiwanese art restorer before it was shipped back to Italy, according to Sun Chi-hsuan, the head of exhibition co-organizer TST Art of Discovery Co., Taiwanese news network Central News Agency (CNA) reported. The exhibition was also temporarily closed Monday morning but reopened in the afternoon, during which an 80-centimeter distance was maintained between each painting and visitors, Sun said. The boy who accidentally damaged the painting was very nervous, but curator Andrea Rossi asked that the boy not be blamed and that the family not be asked to pay for the cost of the restoration, CNA reported. The station added that an insurance company would cover restoration costs and compensate the owner of the painting. "All 55 paintings in the venue are authentic pieces and they are very rare and precious," read a post on the exhibition's official Facebook page. "Once these works are damaged, they are permanently damaged... We hope that everyone can protect these precious artworks with us." "The Face of Leonardo, Images of a Genius" exhibition is showcasing 50 original paintings by prominent artists from the Italian Renaissance period to the 20th century, according to the exhibition's website. www.lindaikeji..co.ke/2015/08/12-year-old-boy-trips-accidentally-rips.html?m=1
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| Events › Nigeria Will Host The 2015 Remit Africa Conference In November by geesilver(op): 7:01pm On Aug 26, 2015 |
Register for the 2015 Remittance Africa conference scheduled to hold between November 4 and 5, 2015 at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria. The event is organised by MobileMoneyAfrica, owned by mobile financial services company, GoMobile. Theme for this year is ‘Enabling Low Cost Remittances in Africa”. The objective of the conference is to bring top executives from different sectors of the money transfer operators ecosystem together. Some of these include card processors, banks, switch providers and mobile network operators – MobileMoneyAfrica The organizer says that speakers from Ecobank, TransferTo, Xpressmoney, Ericsson, sendcashglobal and MoneyGram amongst others will be available at the event. www.techcabal.com/2015/08/25/nigeria-will-host-the-2015-remit-africa-conference-in-november-register/ |
| Politics › Re: Fashola Dined With The Devil With A Short Spoon by geesilver(m): 11:36pm On Aug 25, 2015 |
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| Health › Teenager Is Retrieved From Coffin After Family Hear Screams (photo) by geesilver(op): 11:03pm On Aug 25, 2015 |
Newly married 16-year-old Neysi Perez reportedly suffered panic attack after waking up at night to use the latrine toilet outside her home in La Entrada Honduras. It was believed she collapsed after hearing a burst of gunfire. But hours later when the teenager started foaming at the mouth her religious parents called the local priest believing she had become possessed by an evil spirit. Relatives told how the priest tried to exorcise her, but she later became lifeless and was rushed to hospital, where three hours later doctors declared her dead She was buried in her wedding dress. A day after her burial, her hubby Rudy Gonzales visited her grave side only to hear banging and muffled screams from the concrete tomb. Family members gathered to rescue her. She was brought out alive and died of exhaustion few hours Later. Watch a clip from the rescue operation below www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyZlllNNdvM www.naijagists.com/photos-newly-married-pregnant-girl-mistakenly-buried-alive-dies-after-family-rescues-her/ 1 Share
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| Celebrities › Ibinabo Fiberesima’s Seven Year Old Daughter Makes Her Nollywood Debut (photo) by geesilver(op): 10:21pm On Aug 25, 2015 |
Ibinabo and Fred Amata’s seven year old daughter, Zino is following her parents footsteps as she made her debut into Nollywood, acting alongside her mother in her first directorial movie titled “Gifted”. www.stargist.com/photos/photos-ibinabo-fiberesimas-seven-year-old-daughter-with-fred-amata-makes-her-nollywood-debut/
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| Celebrities › Re: Toyin Aimakhu Moves Out Of Matrimonial Home, Whereabouts Unknown by geesilver(op): 10:06pm On Aug 25, 2015 |
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| Fashion › I Find It Hard To Live My Real Life—funke Akindele Laments by geesilver(op): 10:00pm On Aug 25, 2015 |
Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, has disclosed since playing the comic Jenifa character in her self- produced movie some years ago, she has found it very difficult to be her real self in life away from the set. According to Funke, she finds it hard to live her life as Funke Akindele rather than as Jenifa, which she is well known for. She disclosed her bitterness in fighting within herself to separate her comic character from her real person. “Well, it’s beginning to affect me now, though it wasn’t like that before because it used to be just a movie. "When you give me a script for a role in a movie, I get into it and it takes me like three months to get out of it; it’s that bad because I go really deep into it. "For example, it took me about six months to get out of character in ‘Maami,’ and for ‘Omo Ghetto,’ it took me almost a year to get out of it. For Jenifa, it’s been difficult and no thanks to my fans who always want to see the Jenifa character and not Funke,” she told E-247. www.nigeriafilms.com/news/35344/6/i-find-it-hard-to-live-my-real-lifefunke-akindele-.html |
| Celebrities › Toyin Aimakhu Moves Out Of Matrimonial Home, Whereabouts Unknown by geesilver(op): 9:52pm On Aug 25, 2015 |
According to information whispered to Nigeriafilms.com, Toyin Aimakhu has packed out of her matrimonial home and her husband is trying to locate her to at least sort things out before they finally call it quit to the union. A source, who begged not to be named for ‘special reason known to me’, told us that Toyin has also put her family into a state of confusion. We were informed that her siblings and parent are getting more worried that the marriage is heading towards the rocks. “Her family members are not happy about this whole drama especially with the way the media is reporting the saga. Though she was warned by her family members to keep her home away from the media, but Toyin is just too stubborn. “Everyone is not happy that she wants to quit the marriage. She left her matrimonial home for like two weeks now and she has shut every means of communication with her husband, who is really troubled,” the source told Nigeriafilms.com. As it is now, no one knows what Toyin is up to, we were told, but it was learnt that she is really frustrated and just wants to be left alone. As at 11:34am on Tuesday when Nigeriafilms.com dialled Toyin Aimakhu’s phone number, it was still switched off. We promise to bring you more exclusive juicy details shortly. www.nigeriafilms.com/news/35338/9/exclusive-toyin-aimakhu-moves-out-of-matrimonial-h.html
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| Career › German Woman Living In A Train To Avoid High Rent Payment (photo) by geesilver(op): 10:18am On Aug 25, 2015 |
In a desperate to avoid paying huge house rent, the lady pictured has packed her belongings into a fast- moving train. The 23-year-old German student identified as Leonie Muller from Stuttgart gave up her $450 apartment and packed her entire wardrobe, laptop, wash bag and textbooks into a travel bag and moved into a fast-moving train that costs her $380 monthly. Hear what she told Washington Post recently: “It all started with a dispute I had with my landlord,I instantly decided I didn’t want to live there anymore and then I realized: Actually, I didn’t want to live anywhere anymore.”I want to inspire people to question their habits and the things they consider to be normal, “I really feel at home on trains, and can visit so many more friends and cities. It’s like being on vacation all the time,” . Her $380 subscription fee will allow her to board every train in Germany for free. The college student now takes her shower in the train bathroom and write her college exams as the train travels at 190 miles per her. Leonie Muller says that she enjoys the freedom she has experienced since she gave up her apartment. www.naijagists.com/photos-meet-leonie-muller-german-woman-living-in-a-train-to-avoid-high-rent-payment/
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| Sports › 13 Incredible Incident That Occurred During A Sport Game. by geesilver(op): 7:00am On Aug 24, 2015 |
13. Rogue Masseur Keeper Prevents Goal What about this for a cracker eh? Aparecidense team masseur entered the field during a fourth-division game in Brazil with Tupi to prevent them from scoring. Funny enough, the masseur actually looked like a fairly decent keeper, saving two shots before making off. A sports tribunal ultimately decided to remove the club from the league. Bizarre incident. 12. Lightning Only Strikes Once, But it Hurts! This is horrific. Joao Contreras was struck by lightning during a cup match in Peru. The lightning also struck the linesman but both recovered soon after in hospital. Understandably, the match was abandoned. Something you really don't hope to see ever again - 11. The Strangest Corner-Kick Ever Taken Ever heard of unplayable conditions? Clearly the referee of this match in Kazakhstan never has. Just look at the state of the pitch! When he tries to throw it to an area where the ball isn't at risk of floating away, he is ordered by the referee to replace it in the corner. 10. Faubert Dozes Off on the Bench Julien Faubert's loan spell at Real Madrid was so underwhelming for everyone involved that the Frenchman appeared to fight some heavy eyelids during a league match as he got a bit too comfortable on the bench. Madrid were playing Villarreal, losing 3-2 to a last- minute goal that confirmed bitter rivals Barcelona as champions. 9. Criticism That Bites: Fan Hurls Dentures at Manager Managers can expect a few objects thrown at them from time to time from dissenting fans, but one particular Argentine supporter had a unique object to invade the touchline with - his dentures! An Argentinos Juniors supporter Ricardo Caruso Lombardi after the home side collapsed to a fifth straight league defeat against Belgrano and slumped closer to the relegation zone. Refrain from all dental 8. If You Invade the Pitch, Do it Naked... Qatar and Scotland played each other in a friendly, with the Scots winning 1-0, but nobody is going to remember this match for the scoreline or the countries involved. The man, who had perhaps had a few too many tins of Stella, strolled nonchalantly across the pitch, with security apparently on their lunch break. He then shook the hand off a player. Finally, he was escorted from the field, but it was too late - nobody could unsee this. 7. "Piojo" Herrera Goes Super Saiyan Former Mexico boss "Piojo" Herrera is hardly known for being a sanguine character on the touchline, but his antics here are even slightly erratic for his standards. Of course, he didn't ACTUALLY go Super Saiyan, like in Dragonball Z - but he certainly risked an aneurysm with his arm-flailing antics. 6. The Gravesinha When Thomas Gravesen entered the field of play for Real Madrid here, he was clearly attempting to channel his inner-Raging Bull. Absolutely rampaging into challenges and screaming at his team-mates, Gravesen confirmed what would happen if you ever overcooked his Sunday Roast... 5. A Rather Unfortunate Wardrobe Malfunction The following video is exactly why you see footballers wearing those skin-tight shorts under their actual kit shorts. Not suitable for children! The hilarious thing is that the player stands up tall and looks down at his manhood, not seeming to care that it was exposed to thousands of fans and TV cameras. 4. Footballer Chancing His Arm With Female Ref Hertha Berlin defender Peter Niemeyer was caught on camera touching Steinhaus’ left breast during the match against Alemania Aachen. But before the big sexism in football debate ensues, it was clearly an accident. Luckily for Niemeyer, the 31-year-old official laughed off the incident after initially raising her eyebrow at the player. According to the player, the ref was standing further away than he thought as he was going to pat her on the back. 3. Acrobatic Throw-In (Try That Rory Delap) Because sometimes a long run-up is simply not enough. This Brazilian woman footballer felt it wasnecessary to launch her set-piece using a bit of acrobatics. Undoubtedly impressive, it did seem to add significant power and range to her throws. Hmmm, have you ever seen Rory Delap trying that? Didn't think so. 2. World Cup Final Pitch Invader prank Some people just want to watch the world burn. At least, Russian prankster and YouTuber Vitaly Zdorovetskiy tried to anyway during the World Cup final last summer between Germany and Argentina. Cameras broadcasting the match cut away from Zdorovetskiy to German coach Joachim Loew looking disapprovingly at the pitch invader, and then to a helicopter shot of the stadium. The invader had the words 'Natural Born Prankster' written on his body. 1. Football on Wheels There's not much to say about this other than it's a player being transported from one end of the 'pitch' to the other on a motorbike. I mean, how mazy can you be!? The pitch is about twenty yards long. Well, there you have it - now we've seen everything!
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