₦airaland Forum

my fear is just the spirit behind the Halloween. . . its a doorway for evil spirit. .

ikweremilitant:
d worst is the man speaks english like an old sec sch principal.

I thought you could not even comprehend a word

Our country is blessed with abundant, resourceful and dynamic human resources that can effectively harness numerous natural
resources that abound in all nooks and crannies of the country. However, lack of political will and committed leadership to make effective use of these resources militates against the growth and development of our economy. While our country languishes in the ignominy of
corruption and bad governance, women in Nigeria are the worst victims of these malaises. Women constitute the largest part of our
population, they make the greatest sacrifices and contributions yet they are always relegated, under-represented and marginalized. Most of the victims of insurgency, terrorism and the general insecurity are women. They get killed, they get widowed, they get orphaned, they get abducted, maimed, humiliated and abused and yet, they get no support from the central government. Let us have a government that will give priority and sincere attention to women and children. Let us have a government that will give high premium to the girl-child education. Let us have a government that will create policies to empower the Nigerian women to become competitive
players in every sector of our national life. Let us have a government that respect women and children and protect their lives and dignities. Let us have a Kwankwaso-led government that will actualize these for Nigeria. What we have achieved in Kano State in terms of girl-child
education, women empowerment, maternal health and wellbeing has made Kano one of the most women-friendly states in the country.
Nigerian women must come out to the polling stations in droves to vote for the APC in the next general election. Our government will be a
government for the Nigerian woman! A government for the Nigerian girl! A government for the Nigerian child! We must work hard to
enthrone that government. This can only be done by an APC Government under my leadership. We have done it in our State. And we
will do it for the whole country. Yes, we must.

Just as women and children are being neglected and discriminated upon by the thick-skinned government of the PDP, so are our elderly, the
pensioners and the physically challenged. Federal government pensioners suffer every unimaginable maltreatment and dehumanization.
They gave their all to the nation during their youthful ages and, today at the moment of their need, when they are weak and aged, when they need the support of the nation the most, they are being traumatized and betrayed. They are being abandoned and humiliated. Let us work together to cater for the need of our senior citizens. Let us build a government that will give Pensioners
a decent lease of life. Let us have the opportunity to bring smiles to the face of every Nigerian Pensioner as we have done in Kano
State. We have reformed the pension process in Kano. We have made it more efficient and more responsive. And we have increased the pension by more than 4000%. Distinguished Compatriots, we must have a policy that will index the pension of Nigerian retirees to the prevailing conditions of service of serving employees. We cannot afford to be paying our pensioners a ‘starvation pension’ thereby condemning them to poverty and destitution. We must give them a decent life. Yes we must!

Mr Chairman, our country has never had a coherent policy for the elderly and for citizens with special needs. Governments do nothing but
treat them as beggars and burdens. Their education, their health, their general welfare and wellbeing and their special needs are never
attended to or even factored into government plans and operations. We must change this. We must ratify all the relevant UN conventions
relating to the rights of persons with disabilities. We must put in place a clear policy and mechanism for implementing the provisions of
the convention. Let us have a government that will put in place and implement the equal opportunity policy for all Nigerians. Let us have
a government that will ensure that no one is discriminated upon because of their special needs. That is an APC Government! That will be
the Kwankwaso administration. The cheap money from oil and gas that our country is so dependent on is being threatened
by many factors: the diversification of energy sources by the major energy-consuming nations, the crashing of the price of oil in the international market, the organized oil bunkering and pipeline vandalisation, and the finiteness of the resource, etc. We must go beyond the politics of resource control and plan the future of this country carefully and intelligently. That future cannot be built around a finite resource. It must be built around resources that are limitless such as education and agriculture. Let us work together to harness these limitless resources to build a peaceful, united, prosperous and egalitarian society. Time and again, I listen to people accuse the Nigerian youth of being an ‘angry bunch’. Let me seize this opportunity to commend the Nigerian youth for being angry. Anger in today’s Nigeria is a virtue that every Patriot must imbue. We must be very angry with what is happening to our country. We must be very angry because an
inept government is killing our dreams, destroying our future, squandering our wealth, and shortening our lives. In Kano State, we are
giving hope to the youth through education and skills acquisition schemes. We have sponsored thousands of graduates to different universities all over the world to pursue various higher degrees. We have sponsored thousands of youth to many institutions all over the country to study for different courses and pursue the careers of their dreams. We have made education free in all public schools, from primary school to the university. We have established numerous skills incubation centres where youth and women get trained and
start-up capital given to them to commence their small enterprise. We are creating opportunities. We are creating jobs. We are also making the youth to be the creators of jobs. We are bringing meaning into their lives. These are the butterfly effects that must be created all over the country.

This is possible. Let me call on all Nigerian youth to unleash their anger on their ballot papers by voting the PDP out of Aso Rock in
February, 2015. We must vote for the APC to bring change to our nation, to actualize hope, to remove despair and despondency. We must
mobilize our anger to make the PDP administration history. Yes, we must.

Mr. Chairman, Distinguished compatriots, let me conclude this address with a reflection on the sad slide of our country in international affairs
from grace to grass. Once upon a time, Nigeria stood out as the doyen of Africa’s diplomacy, and credible global Ambassadors of Peace and
Stability as reflected in our leadership of peace keeping operations around the Globe. Our neighbours in particular then looked to us for
leadership, support and at critical times for their existence. Regrettably, Mr. Chairman, today the reverse is the case. We are sadly on our knees looking for aid and cooperation from our neighbours and the international community to preserve our territorial integrity and wellbeing.
An APC administration under my stewardship will as a matter of priority overhaul our foreign policy initiative and harvest the dividends of our
interventions in the economy, security and other critical areas highlighted in this address, to revamp the image of Nigeria and place our
country in its right position as the Giant of Africa and a key global player in international relations. Mr. Chairman, this we must do. Yes, we must.

The success of this journey and clarion call by patriotic Nigerians from across the country motivated me to seek APC's Nomination as the
Party's Presidential Flag bearer for the February 2015 general election. I therefore, wish to accept this call and to formally declare my interest to seek for the Presidential ticket of our great party the APC in February 2015 general elections. I am offering myself and soliciting the support of all patriotic Nigerians to join Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on this difficult journey to reclaim our country from the clutches of incompetence and destruction and return it onto the pedestal of Peace and Progress. I have no doubt in my mind that this journey is difficult and ardours. I have no illusion about the enormity of the challenges. But to save our country, we must walk the journey, however difficult. And we must confront and defeat all the challenges, however, monstrous they are. Yes, we must.

Thank you for your kind attention and patience.
God bless you all. God bless the APC. God bless
the Federal Republic of Nigeria.


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ENGR. RABI’U MUSA KWANKWASO’S SPEECH ON THE OCCASSION OF HIS DECLARATION TO RUN FOR THE PRESIDENCY OF THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, UNDER THE BANNER OF THE APC IN THE 2015 GENEREAL ELECTIONS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2014

Protocol

Mr Chairman, permit me to begin by expressing my profound gratitude to the multitude of compatriots that have travelled from across the
length and breadth of this Great Country to attend this historic event. The size and composition of this august gathering has further
confirmed my conviction that a peaceful, united and more prosperous Nigeria is possible.The immense sacrifice made by this large throng of
Nigerians to come to Abuja, in spite of the scandalous conditions of our highways; in spite of the biting insecurity all over the country as
manifested in insurgency, armed robbery, kidnapping, and ethno-religious unrest; in spite of the very high risk of, and persistent
disappointments in our local aviation industry; and in spite of the general mood of unease deliberately created and being fuelled by the
incompetent PDP-led administration, is a testimony to what I have always believed about this country - Change, positive change, is
possible. Change, progressive change, is doable. And we are the agents of this Change. We are the Change! We should not only make it possible, we must make it achievable. Yes, we must. Mr Chairman distinguished Party Leaders, and Fellow APC members. It is only our Great Party, the All Progressive Congress, APC that has what it takes not only to stop this misrule of the PDP but also to reverse the stinking rot and decay that is suffocating our Country. Our Party is the only Party that is built with Nigeria and Nigerians in focus. This is expressed succinctly in the Ten Commitments of the APC and also encapsulated concisely in the Mission Statement of our Party.We are the only party that practice internal democracy that believes in equal rights that value our cultural diversities that respect our religious varieties that abides by the rule of law, and that believe in free and fair election as the only lifeline for sustaining democratic legitimacy.
Mr Chairman, we have a huge burden of responsibility to mobilize Nigerians to come out en-masse come February 2015 to sack the PDP
out of power and save our dear country. Yes we must!

Distinguished Compatriots, my crave to serve and save our country drove me, twenty four years ago, to resign from the Kano State Civil
Service as Principal Engineer in 1991 to join partisan politics and contested election as a member of the House of Representatives, where I
was also elected as Deputy Speaker. The detailed workings of our legislative assembly, the intricacies, complexities and delicate politicking
in our legislative chambers are experiences that I lived. Mr. Chairman and fellow APC members, the call to save our dear Country has never been louder, clearer and more unambiguous than now. Every facet of our national life is deteriorating: governance has been reduced to mediocrity;incompetence and impunity. I have no doubt in my mind that this journey is difficult and arduous. I have no illusion about the enormity of the challenges. But to save our country, we must walk the journey, however difficult. And we must confront and defeat all the challenges, however monstrous. Yes, we must!

The first priority of this country at this moment is restoring peace and security in every corner of the land. Lives and properties of our citizens must be protected and secured. Boko Haram and all forms of insurgency must be defeated. As a government, we cannot afford to live in denial. Insecurity is escalating at an alarming rate. Little wonder rag-tag insurgents are taking over cities and towns in the Northeast. My experiences as Nigeria’s Defence Minister and as Special Adviser on war-torn Darfur and Somalia have shown me that securing a nation and fighting and defeating armed insurgents is only achievable if the forces are professionally mobilized, properly kitted and equipped, highly spirited, and correctly armed with intelligence and munitions. My experiences have shown me that technology must be deployed in addition to mobilizing and cultivating the support of local communities. Cross-border intelligence is a veritable ingredient necessary to defeat armed insurgents. Relegating the welfare of the Armed Forces and the Nigerian Police Force to the background only helps in compounding the phenomenon. And where low morals meet poor quality equipment and kits, no doubt the insurgents will have an edge. Any responsible government must take these issues seriously if protection of life and property of its citizens is its primary responsibility. These, we understand very well. We must work together, compatriots, in a new APC government to achieve this. Yes,
we must! Our journey to economic prosperity will always be imperilled if the peace and security of movements of persons and goods cannot be guaranteed. Stopping these menaces does not require rocket science. Good surveillance equipment deployed appropriately and manned
by well-groomed and well motivated enforcement agents will do the magic. Ensuring that the culprits are apprehended and brought to
justice is imperative. The second priority of this country, my compatriots, is killing the cancer of corruption that has eaten so deeply into the very fabric ofour value system. The impunity with which corruption is being perpetrated, promoted, andprotected by the present PDP administration leaves no patriotic Nigerian in doubt that the government is working deliberately and with determination to impoverish Nigerians.. We must stop them. We must save our country. Yes, we must.

Effective fight against corruption requires strong institutions, political will of the leadership,as well as cooperation of the citizenry. This, we
are determined to do. Our antecedent testifies that we have the capacity and political will to do so.The transparency with which we are running the affairs of Kano State and the results that the entire country is seeing are a testimony to our doggedness in fighting corruption. Corruption is one of the veritable nutrients of insecurity. The strategy of the present PDP administration to perpetuate itself in Power is divisive. It is most unfortunate that this administration uses religious, ethnic, sectional and other primordial Sentiments to cover protect and promote corruption in public life. These same sentiments are being used to polarise and divide the country in order to perpetually remain in Power. We must stand up together as one people to fight against corruption, impunity and division. Yes, we must.

The next priority Mr. Chairman is the economy. Nations do not build sound economies on insecurity, brigandage and mayhem. Nations do
not build responsive economies on a foundation of scandalous corruption and impunity. Nations do not build strong economies on lies and half- truths. We cannot be different. All sorts of colourful yet deceptive statistics are being churned out by the PDP administration to give
Nigeria’s economy a clean bill of health. They are all conjectures. The reality on the ground is at sharp contrast with the cooked up statistics.
The fiscal policy of the present administration is more than disastrous. Its micro and macroeconomic policies are as vacuous as they
are deceptive. Budget performance is more than qualified to be in the Guinness’ Book of World Records of fiscal indiscipline and poor
performance. How can we attain development when only a tiny percentage of our budget is allocated for Capital Project and even that is not
properly implemented? How can we grow when the wealth of the nation is being stolen by the very trustees to the wealth? Where on this planet do we have a nation so endowed and yet again so impoverished. That is why we must rally around and replace this present PDP
Government with a progressive and responsive APC administration under my stewardship. In Kano State, we have one of the best records of
fiscal discipline in the country. This has been acknowledged severally by reputable institutions and numerous credible professional bodies and civil society organizations, several of whom have honoured the State at different occasions. This is our vision for Nigeria. Our plan for Nigeria is to gradually achieve a budget Capital to Recurrent ratio of at least 70 to 30 per cent within our first three years in office. We will cut cost of running government and eliminate all forms of wastages like we have done in Kano. It is possible. It is achievable. With the support of all we can be there. Yes, we must.

We cannot have a functional economy without the active participation of the private sector and the collaboration of our international partners and friends. Cutting cost of business is one of the instruments we must use to provide a conducive environment for both local and foreign investors. Our import and export policies shall be re-examined to make business easier and less expensive. several other issues that make private sector operation difficult and expensive will be reviewed. The gains achieved in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors will be improved. We cannot build a formidable economy without a sustainable energy source. Our country’s investments in power and the corresponding output is, to say the least, embarrassing. The independent power project we initiated in Kano State which is expected to be completed in March 2015 will be generating 35 Megawatts of electricity. This volume of energy will re-launch Kano to its position as a leading industrial and commercial centre. The strength of any economy, distinguished compatriots, depends on the quality, competence, fitness and morale of the available human resources that drive it. Nigeria’s education and health sectors are facing multi- throng crises of quality, quantity, infrastructure, equipment, and brain drain. At the heart of these crises are policy and sincerity. We must remake our National Education and Health Policies to provide for sustainable lifeline of funding for these very critical sectors of our national life. Toying with the education of our children and youth is akin to passing a death sentence to an entire generation. A generation killed, a future mortgaged, and a country destroyed. That is the result of playing insincere politics with education. We cannot afford to sacrifice the future of Nigeria. I want to thank the people who worked with me to revitalize the education system in Kano State. We have constructed more and more physical infrastructure for teaching and learning, distributed more learning
resources including electronic teaching facilities, increased primary school enrolment and expanded access to education at all levels. We
have improved the teachers’ conditions of service and welfare, and pursued a vigorous high-level manpower development policy including the training of all categories of professionals locally and abroad.. We have established numerous vocational institutes and training schools to give our youth skills and training that will make them more useful contributors to the growth of our economy. In pursuance of our belief that knowledge is Power and knowledge is Wealth we have made education free at all levels in Kano State. Mr Chairman, we cannot brag of having a sound economy when our universities are sick. A strong, competitive economy is only possible in countries with strong and world class universities. We have no excuse for keeping our universities and other tertiary institutions in the present sorry state. We must rebuild our universities and make them the world class institutions that they once were. The capital flight out of Nigeria from citizens who travel to other climes to seek medical attention is alarming. This is the consequence of government’s failure to put in place a functional national health policy and to provide even the minimum health infrastructures. The direct correlation between the strength of our economy and the health of our citizens is very clear in my mind. A sick population can never be productive. A sick population cannot drive a robust economy. We must provide the necessary health infrastructures to support the wellbeing of our nation. We must create the conditions that will make medical and associated practices attractive and rewarding in our country. In this regard government must provide and encourage a conducive atmosphere for research and development in the Health Sector.

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.... you simply get the real taste of your stew and the one from the crushing metals...

Pastors are not infallible

The last 72 hours were probably the most intense in my life. The love, kind words and support I’ve received in that period from, mostly, total strangers have been overwhelming. I want to thank everybody who saw the good in what I did. Though, to be honest, I think it was a little stupid. What was I thinking putting my life and probably my career on the line in an attempt to change something so entrenched it seems unchangeable? But really I’m not fazed by the trash talk from those allergic to the truth.

It’s a long time coming and someone has to put the Big Ben on the fat cat, I guess.

During the same period I’ve also been insulted like never before. I’ve been called the most uncomplimentary names and all the curses in Deuteronomy hurled towards me. They should be ashamed that the brushed ego of their spiritual Godfather meant more to them than the over 90 lives that perished under the rubble.

I can deal with the trash talk and name-calling. But I’m also not naïve. I’ve made plans to evacuate my family to safety at the shortest notice in case things escalate. I hope they don’t. But one can never be so sure with these fundamentalists.

They said I’m an attention freak; that I published the audio clip because I yearned to be a social media celebrity (whatever that means). Well, I won’t lie; I enjoyed the 15 minutes of fame. I loved the thrill of being in the eye of the storm. In case my accusers are reading this, I got over 2,000 followers on twitter within the period. I don’t know what to make of that yet. I’m not so sure about this Twitter thing but if there’s a way I can convert that to money, that would be something. Gbenga Olorunpomi, how much does one twitter follower exchange for a dollar these days?

So why did I publish the audio?

I had recorded the audio six days before posting it on Twitter. To be sincere, I didn’t think much of it until Saturday morning (I’d explain later). I was intently watching the way the collapsed building was being played out in the media after the rather disappointing way Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, dodged reporters through a back door after his private meeting with TB Joshua on September 14. I observed that Nigerian media were being too gentle on TB Joshua despite the glaring irregularities surrounding the collapse. I read more reports about the “hovering craft” and how Boko Haram could’ve sabotaged the building and other poppycock the televangelist wanted the world to believe.

Very little was reported about the structural defects of the building. Not much was written about the fact that the building originally had 2 floors and was being illegally refurbished with 4 additional floors when it collapsed. We didn’t come hard on the Synagogue Church goons who attacked first responders. We didn’t highlight the fact that many of those that perished could have been saved if NEMA officials weren’t barred from the site for almost three days! We didn’t make an issue of the fact that our colleagues who had gone to report the collapsed building were molested on Saturday.

So when I woke up last Saturday morning and saw the picture of Jonathan shaking hands with a grinning TB Joshua with headlines like “Jonathan consoles TB Joshua,” I said damn it! I couldn’t stomach this blatant impunity.

TB Joshua is perhaps the most powerful preacher in Africa and politicians all over the continent fawn at him. But as watchdogs, journalists must hold entrenched powers to account. If Nigerian politicians didn’t realise that more than 90 lives had just perished underneath a building without requisite permit and that those responsible should be held accountable, then the responsibility falls on journalists to force them to do the right thing.

Journalists shouldn’t be seen or heard telling the prime suspect they would write “just like you said” after he offered to buy their consciences with N50,000.

Some of the reporters who collected the N50,000 have called me after the audio went viral to complain. They told me they have been getting calls from colleagues and family members who recognised their voices in the recording. One even accused me of a breach of trust. I told him I didn’t sign a pact of silence with anybody. For me the decision was between covering the ethical shortcomings of my colleagues or doing that which is right to make sure those who died and their families get justice. The decision was easy.

Why didn’t I publish the audio the same day I recorded it? Nigerian journalists habitually ask for gratification at press conferences and corporate events that it has unfortunately become a norm. Reporters actually think you’re a fool if you turned down what they call “brown envelope”. There are several excuses to justify it: “We’re poorly paid,” “We have not been paid for months,” etc. Honestly, it’s hard to dismiss some of these excuses sometimes. Nigerian Journalists are perhaps among the worst paid in the world. This is where the Nigerian Union of Journalist should do more. Its officials should stop paying courtesy calls to politicians (of course, we know what exchanges hands during these visits) and do more to force Jet-flying owners of media organisations to pay reporters more and on time. We deserve it.

Journalists should also explore other related and legitimate means of making money like researching, writing and editing reports for NGOs, writing and editing of brochures and reports, working as fixers to foreign journalists, blogging (I recently met a Nigerian television reporter that make quite some money monthly from his blog), etc.

Like everything in Nigeria, this “brown envelope” thing has been stretched beyond the limit of ridiculousness. I’d give some examples: On August 15, 2010 a truck belonging to Dangote Sugar Refinery caused an inferno at the Ojodu Bridge outside Otedola Estate in Lagos. More that 50 lives perished in the fire. An inquest was initiated by a non-governmental organisation, Access to Justice and Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana. Please take a deep breath before reading the next sentence. During the inquest, officials of Dangote Industries distributed cartons of Spaghetti (and some money, probably to buy ingredients) to court reporters at the Ikeja High Court to probably skew their account of the hearing. In case you missed it let me repeat. Some Nigerian Journalists collected packs of Spaghetti as bribes! Are we that hungry? Some reporters got as little as 12 packs of spaghetti. My friend, Ben Ezeamalu, was almost beaten up for speaking against it.
In fact, they erected a wall of hostility around themselves whenever he came around. According to him, a very senior journalist pulled him aside and told him it was easy for him to turn down the brown envelope because he wasn’t married and had no school fees to pay.

Ben said his curiosity was aroused while he was researching for material on the internet for an article he was writing days before the coroner’s verdict on the inquest. To his surprise, there was very little material for an inquest that involved Africa’s richest man and had lasted 19 months! After the coroner delivered his verdict, in which he indicted Dangote’s company as well as the Nigeria Police, the (short) article was tucked away in a remote corner in almost all the newspapers the next day. The fact that the coroner indicted Dangote was also carefully left out in the articles.

Other journalists have tagged Ben “a spy” for consistently refusing to collect “brown envelopes”.

Nigerian journalists no longer know where to draw the line. A father that lost his son during last Dana plane crash was forced to pay journalists during his son’s wake-keep before it was reported. There are more puke-inducing instances but I’d stop here.

For those of you saying N50,000 ($300) was too little to entice Nigerian reporters, I’ve seen reporters scuffle over N2,000 ($12) during a press conference.

During last year’s gubernatorial election in Ondo State, reporters literally came to blows at Governor Mimiko’s home after the latter released “appreciation money” for journalists who covered his polling unit. The sharing formula was N10,000 per head, until the cash ran low and the formula switched to N7,000. Cue bedlam. The governor’s PA, looking on with contempt, threatened to evict them from his employer’s residence if they failed to conduct themselves with decorum. One fellow even started arranging for another group of journalists to go meet the governor for another “appreciation money.”

Editors should also monitor their reporters too, but we all know that some editors get theirs through subtler manner (Bank transfers). I’m a Nigerian journalist I want to change things the only way I know how to – going public with it. I’m not saying anything new here, everybody who has one thing or the other to do with journalists knows that these things happen. Maybe I’m the first journalist to go public with it in such a manner.

Corporate organisations and individuals should also stop offering these bribes (I still insist that they are bribes and nothing else). Journalist will report your events whether they like it or not. They want to stay in business. My heart skips anytime I get a call from my editor or receive that email with a subject that reads: “Pending stories”. I know I’m required to deliver. I don’t need that “brown envelope” to turn around that copy. I know in the Punch for instance, reporters are required to fill a certain number of pages every week. They can’t sit around waiting for “money to fuel your cars” to write stories to fill those pages. The threat of losing one of the most lucrative jobs in the industry is enough “inducement”. But the truth is most pressers aren’t news worthy so PR officials feel they need to induce reporters to write about them.

And for the fundamentalist followers of TB Joshua, this isn’t about your spiritual Godfather. I would still have gone public with this if the Pope was involved. I can’t say I’m sorry that his ego was bruised. He clearly meant for the money to influence the reporting of the event. “So what are you going to write?” He had asked. That makes it a bribe. Simple. I can’t help you if you couldn’t decipher that. I’m a reporter not a brain surgeon.

This is the last I’m going to say on this issue unless something drastic happens. Let the personal attacks continue.

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Just days after losing the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a brutal beatdown at the hands of Brock Lesnar, John Cena invoked his automatic rematch clause and will get his chance at a 16th World Title at Night of Champions.

The decision, announced by WWE COO Triple H exclusively on WWE Network during WWE Main Event, shocked the WWE Universe, still reeling after witnessing the pummeling Cena took from The Beast Incarnate at SummerSlam. The sadistic grin that spread across Lesnar’s usually stoic face — growing wider with every punch that connected with Cena’s head and body — is burned into the minds of fans around the world. The thought of Cena demanding another showdown with the vicious, seemingly unstoppable Lesnar may leave those who watched SummerSlam feeling more than a little uneasy.


Lesnar, no doubt, is happy to step in the squared circle with the Cenation leader once again. At SummerSlam, he toyed with Cena, showing the world what it takes to put the unbelievably resilient Superstar down. The One in 21-1 rained down a barrage of fists on the Cenation leader, pulverizing his insides. Lesnar tossed Cena around the ring with ease, dropping him on his head and neck with 16 German suplexes. Two F-5s — one at the start of the match and one at the end — brought Cena’s reign as champion to an end with a sickening exclamation point.

No one can question Cena’s heart. After all, he did last 20 minutes against the most devastating force to ever step foot in the ring. But heart only got Cena so far at SummerSlam. How far can it get him when he steps foot in the ring with The Beast Incarnate again at Night of Champions?

Can Cena reverse his fortunes? Or will Brock Lesnar give the WWE Universe a repeat performance of his championship victory? Find out at WWE Night of Champions, available live on WWE Network and pay-per-view Sunday Sept. 21, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Zikdik: Roman Reigns.

Roman Reigns is coming up but he cannot square up with Brocks... Brocks is mean and a beast of a kind ... he ll crush Roman Reigns

If I am not mistaken this guy is the current WWE Heavy Weight Champion? He nearly killed John Cena... Who can square up with this guy?

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*Lost is my favorite.. (although l became lost but never the less l watched it till the end)

*24 (If you have not watched it, l don't think you are on this planet)

*The Event ( Intriguing/Thrilling)

*Prison Break (Love/thrilling)

* Scandals (Na real Scandal.. )

Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Governor of Kano State is my preferred candidate.. I was in Kano few days ago and l am really encouraged by his giant strides... For the record l neither Pro APC nor PDP...

Looking so naive and innocent... very soon she will go bra-less and pant-less..... God have mercy....

I wished the chibok girls were on Chadian soil. . . My thoughts are always with you and your families. . . The God of Abraham, Jacob and Isaac will free you from the hands of those devil incarnates. .

Obi Patrick Simon build and furnished a Library with modern facilities in Ketti Community of Abuja Municipal Area Council.

I really commend him for his effort but where are the modern facilities?

1. Waiting for the Prince, Mount Zion Production
2. Passion of.Christ
3. Son of God

Many are feared dead in a bomb explosion
that occurred in less than ten minutes ago
at NNPC Mega Station at Hotoro area of
Kano State.
Details shortly.


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Just received three reports from friends in Kano that the popular Sabon gari motor park situtated along New road was hit again by another bomb blast... details later.

It reminds me of the series "Lost". . . lots of time travel in that movie.

Even the richest men in world are still working bro...

The Kano State Police Command on Thursday uncovered 13 high caliber Improvised Explosive Devices, known as IEDs, at Sauna Fafunga in the Dakata area of Nasarawa Local Government Area.

The terrorists who had parked a starlet car, ox-blood in colour, at about 2 P.M. near a Juma’at Mosque, had primed the IEDs waiting for the Juma’at prayer to commence before carrying out their act.

It was later learned that a 10-year old boy had notified the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Dakata, Superintendent Sani Ahmed, that he became suspicious and suspected a rickety car parked by the side of the Mosque.

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On getting the information, the DPO immediately contacted the Bompai police headquarters for a prompt response. The local police arrived shortly equipped with the Anti-bomb squad personnel which came on time to save what could have been a nasty situation.


This near miss comes barely five days after a bomb had exploded at the School of Hygiene within the metropolis. An explosion that killed seven people and injuring 20.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Adenrele Shinaba, while speaking to reporters at the Bompai Headquarters of the police Command had said that the terrorists had planned to detonate the bomb by remote control just immediately after the Juma’at prayers.

Shinaba described the IEDs as ‘high profile caliber’ ones and noted that, “if they had succeeded, the whole area would have gone down, and the sound alone would have shook the foundation of Kano.”

According to Shinaba, the explosion would have been “devastating,” and many people many lives would have been lost.

“Today, being Friday, at a place called Sauna Fafunga in Dakata area, we got information that we should come and see a vehicle that was parked within the vicinity of a Juma’at Mosque. Our anti-bomb team responded promptly. On searching the vehicle, we discovered high caliber IEDs, about 13 in number, which can rein a whole village.

“We asked people to leave the area and when we detonated one of them, it shook the majority of the buildings around the area; and in fact, one of the buildings had a big crack as a result of that. The IEDs had the capacity to pull down all the structures around that area. We also discovered ammunitions; and their intention was to stay around and shoot people who could escape the explosion.

“I am an advocate of community policing; and I appreciate the support we have been receiving from members of the public. We appreciate the people of Kano and we urge them to continue to support us with useful information. We promise never to disclose the identity of anyone who bring information to us and we also urge residents to remain security conscious at all times,” Shinaba stated.


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In 2001 the world began talking about the Bric countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China - as potential powerhouses of the world economy. The term was coined by economist Jim O'Neill, who has now identified the "Mint" countries - Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey - as emerging economic giants. Here he explains why.

So what is it about the so-called Mint countries that makes them so special? Why these four countries?

A friend who has followed the Bric story noted sardonically that they are probably "fresher" than the Brics. What they really share beyond having a lot of people, is that at least for the next 20 years, they have really good "inner" demographics - they are all going to see a rise in the number of people eligible to work relative to those not working.

This is the envy of many developed countries but also two of the Bric countries, China and Russia. So, if Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey get their act together, some of them could match China's style double-digit rates between 2003 and 2008.




Something else three of them share, which Mexican Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade Kuribrena pointed out to me, is that they all have geographical positions that should be an advantage as patterns of world trade change.

For example, Mexico is next door to the US, but also Latin America. Indonesia is in the heart of South-east Asia but also has deep connections with China.

And as we all know, Turkey is in both the West and East. Nigeria is not really similar in this regard for now, partly because of Africa's lack of development, but it could be in the future if African countries stop fighting and trade with each other.

This might in fact be the basis for the Mint countries developing their own economic-political club just as the Bric countries did - one of the biggest surprises of the whole Bric thing for me. I can smell the possibility of a Mint club already.

What I also realised after talking to Meade Kuribrena, is that the creation of the Mint acronym could spur pressure for Nigeria to become a member of the G20, as the other Mints already are.

This was something the charismatic Nigerian finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was keen to talk about: "We know our time will come," she said. "We think they are missing something by not having us."

Meade Kuribrena went so far as to suggest that, as a group of four countries, the Mints have more in common than the Brics. I am not sure about that, but it is an interesting idea.

Economically three of them - Mexico, Indonesia and Nigeria - are commodity producers and only Turkey isn't. This contrasts with the Bric countries where two - Brazil and Russia - are commodity producers and the other two - China and India - aren't.

In terms of wealth, Mexico and Turkey are at about the same level, earning annually about $10,000 (£6,100) per head. This compares with $3,500 (£2,100) per head in Indonesia and $1,500 (£900) per head in Nigeria, which is on a par with India. They are a bit behind Russia - $14,000 (£8,500) per head - and Brazil on $11,300 (£6,800), but still a bit ahead of China - $6,000 (£3,600).

The condition of Israel's former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon - who has been in a coma since 2006 - is now critical, "with some danger to life", his doctors have said.

Mr Sharon, 85, is suffering from a malfunction of several organs including the kidneys, they said.

He became prime minister in 2001 and suffered a mild stroke in 2005.

After a second, major stroke in 2006, he went into a coma and has been in a persistent vegetative state ever since.

Giving the first official medical statement on the current situation, Professor Zeev Rotstein of Tel Hashomer hospital, said: "I am no prophet, but the feeling of his doctors and his sons... is that there has been a change for the worse.

"We are defining his condition as critical, and there is definitely a threat to his life. The feeling of everyone... is that this decline is very serious."

Mr Sharon's family is at his bedside.

One of his sons, Omri, told the Jerusalem Post: "We have hope, we always have hope."

US Secretary of State John Kerry said the thoughts of the American people were with Mr Sharon's family.

"We remember his contributions, the sacrifices he made to ensure the survival and the wellbeing of Israel," he said.

Mr Kerry arrived in Jerusalem on Thursday as part of a four-day visit to the Middle East to push Israeli-Palestinian peace talks forward.

At a joint press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr Kerry said achieving peace was tough but not "mission impossible".

Mr Netanyahu expressed "growing doubt" over the Palestinian leadership's commitment to peace, accusing it of inciting attacks on Israel.

'Security and peace'
Having fought in four Israeli wars since the state's founding in 1948, Mr Sharon is admired by many Israelis as a great military leader, but is reviled by Palestinians.



In both the 1967 and 1973 wars, Mr Sharon led divisions that played a key role in Israeli successes.

While serving as defence minister in 1982, he masterminded Israel's invasion of Lebanon in the wake of shelling of Israel by the Palestine Liberation Organisation which was based there.

During the invasion, Lebanese Christian militiamen allied to Israel massacred hundreds of Palestinians in two Beirut refugee camps under Israeli control.

The following year an Israeli commission of inquiry ruled that he had carried personal responsibility for allowing the massacres to take place.

He was nevertheless elected prime minister 18 years later, pledging to achieve "security and true peace", and served until his second stroke.

Mr Sharon was a keen promoter of the construction of Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. He also initiated the construction of the controversial West Bank barrier following a wave of deadly attacks by Palestinian militants who were able to get into Israel.

But in 2005, despite fierce opposition in Israel, he ordered the unilateral withdrawal of Israeli troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip.

In that year, he left his Likud Party to establish the centrist Kadima Party and appeared headed for re-election when he suffered the major stroke in 2006.

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Doctors at the Lagos Island General Hospital are battling to save the life of a 34-year-old man, identified only as Owuye, whose stomach was ripped open on New Year’s Eve.

According to eyewitnesses, the victim and an elderly man, identified simply as Baba, were involved in a fight over a married woman.

Our correspondent, who visited Tafawa Balewa Square, where the incident took place, learnt that Owuye’s intestines popped out, causing him to lose a lot of blood.

An eyewitness, who identified himself as Soji, said Owuye was the first to attack the elderly man.

He said both the victim and the elderly man were both jobless people who usually sleep in buses at TBS.

He said, “In the afternoon, we were arranging chairs at TBS for a church, which was planning to hold a watch night service, when we saw the both of them fighting.

“Apparently Baba was smooching a woman said to be around 50 years when Owuye caught them. Owuye was the first to attack the man. We pleaded with Owuye to leave Baba alone but he refused.

“Owuye broke a bottle on Baba’s head and the man began to bleed profusely. When baba had recovered from Owuye’s initial assault, he, in turn, stabbed him (Owuye) with a broken bottle in the stomach and his intestines fell out. Both victims held each other by the waistband as they bled.”

PUNCH Metro learnt that in the ensuing pandemonium, the woman, whom the duo was fighting over, fled the scene.

It was learnt that the matter was immediately reported to a police post at the old National Assembly Complex at TBS and the elderly man was arrested and taken to the Lion Building Police Station.

A recharge card vendor at the scene said, “We pleaded with the duo to go to the General Hospital, Marina, Lagos, for medical attention but they continued to fight.

“When Owuye collapsed, a tricycle was used in moving both of them to the hospital. A few hours later, we bought blood for Owuye. We have also been told to donate money for his treatment.

“I wonder why two grown men would be fighting over a married woman. Baba is even married with children. Owuye is a violent man and he wanted to have her all to himself.”

Our correspondent, who visited the General Hospital on Wednesday, learnt that Owuye was still in critical condition.

A friend of Owuye, who spoke to our correspondent outside the hospital said, “Many people think he died but he is still alive. If not that the General Hospital is a few metres away from where he was stabbed, he would not have survived.”

When contacted on the telephone, Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, confirmed the incident adding that investigations were ongoing.

“We had a case of grievous harm. It involved two suspects that fought at TBS. Both were injured but one was stabbed in the stomach. They were rushed to the hospital where the stabbed suspect was admitted.

“However, the other suspect (Baba) is being detained at the Lion Building Police Station. Investigations are ongoing.”


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