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President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered a probe into the case of a 34-year-old woman, Mrs. Alexandra Ossai, who accused her Lebanese boss, Kaveh Noine, of causing her to lose her seven-month pregnancy after he kicked her in the stomach.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, disclosed this in his Twitter handle as well as his Facebook page on Thursday.
PUNCH Metrohad on Tuesday published the story of Ossai, who until December 13, 2013, was a supervisor with a Lebanese owned firm, Toppan Printing Company. She had alleged that Noine assaulted her many times during her eight months stay at the company.
Currently at a private hospital in the Fagba area of Lagos State, Ossai was said to have undergone emergency surgery four days after the kick to save her life as her placenta was said to have been damaged.
Abati said Jonathan was shocked when he learnt of the development and had directed the Nigeria Police Force to investigate the matter.
He said the President had also directed four ministers – Mr. Aba Moro (Interior), Chief Emeka Wogu (Labour), Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu (Health) and Hajia Zaynab Maina (Women Affairs) – as well as the National Human Rights Commission, to probe the matter in order to recommend sanctions and remedial actions.
He said, “President Jonathan was shocked by reports of a pregnant Nigerian worker losing her baby after being beaten up by her Lebanese employer.
“The President has ordered the police, ministers of Interior, Labour, Women Affairs, Health and the NHRC to investigate for sanctions and remedial action.”


http://www.punchng.com/news/jonathan-orders-probe-into-battering-of-pregnant-woman/

I have refrained from commenting on the pact between the All Progressives Alliance and the “new PDP” because, to some extent, I am involved.
While the merger process of Nigeria’s main opposition parties – which led to the formation of the APC – lasted, I had reason to engage some of my comrades, colleagues and friends on whether the party was necessarily a progressive move in the quest to reclaim Nigeria.
Even with all the misgivings and the seemingly lack of direction of the proposed party, some of us held out hope, partly because of the pedigree of certain individuals in the party and the fact that it afforded a broad-based platform and an opportunity for many Nigerians who were looking for a formidable pan-Nigerian opposition party.
At the risk of being dismissed as opportunists, some of us took the stance that the APC should be given the benefit of the doubt; that within the context of bourgeois democracy, the APC looked like a minimum agenda for change and therefore should be supported by all, including left and radical elements; that as a minimal strategy, genuine democrats and progressives could actually work in the APC to break the stranglehold of the Peoples. Democratic Party on power and begin the urgent task of national reconstruction.
I am not sure I hold the same view today. This piece is not a repudiation of my former position but a review that has become necessary in the light of the current reality. The general direction of the APC has not been that of a party that understands the mood of the people and the anger in the country against a profligate ruling class that has used party politics as a channel to loot the national treasury and impoverish Nigerians. That anger manifests each time the APC leaders cozy up to the same people Nigerians hold responsible for the current crisis.
It started with visits to former military president, Ibrahim Babangida, and a former head of state, Abdulsalami Abubakar, but it didn’t stop there. Of course, we know Babangida and what he stands for. I have been asking myself, since the “pilgrimage” began, the purpose and the end result. Regrettably, the leadership of the APC has failed to explain the rationale for this unholy alliance and the benefit, if any, to its bewildered rank and file.
For me, the last straw was the image that made headlines during the week; the image of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, a man so violently consumed by self-interest, standing shoulder to shoulder with the leaders of the APC. Obasanjo needed that photo opportunity to save face after a scathing public rebuke by his daughter, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo. But for the APC, it was a new low for a party still struggling to make an impression on Nigerians. I believe every party worth its salt must have basic beliefs and values that it must uphold at all times.
It was bad enough that Nigerians expecting a change in the political landscape witnessed the APC leaders pandering to Obasanjo; the reasons adduced for the visit left a bad taste in people’s mouth. “You have come out of tribulation and held the highest position in this country. We are here because of your courage. Nobody can claim that he has information more than you,” Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the APC said of Obasanjo. “You have surmounted a number of crises. Nigeria is divided (now), more than before. To realise a stable Nigeria we want to encourage you to continue to speak the truth. We’re resolved and determined to rescue Nigeria. We want you as navigator.”
Tinubu noted that the visit was not necessarily to get Obasanjo to join the APC but “just to draw from the experience of an elder statesman.” What is Obasanjo’s experience? What readily come to mind are coups, a legacy of corruption, abuse of human rights, criminal impunity, undermining the rule of law and, of course, a dysfunctional family.
The inimitable Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, captured the popular sentiment in his terse statement on the APC visit to Obasanjo when he noted, in reference to Obasanjo’s new role as the “navigator” of the APC rescue ship. “If Gen. Sani Abacha were alive today, would he also have been on the ship’s complement? As Captain, perhaps?” Soyinka asked, while warning that the country might be headed for a shipwreck. He advised “families to begin the stockpiling of life-belts for the guaranteed crash.”
I think this is a warning we have to take seriously. Exactly two years ago, the same Tinubu had this to say about Obasanjo and his experience: “What integrity has Obasanjo in terms of his legacies for Nigeria to speak on elections? Apart from his aborted third term ambition, he brought about and left a legacy of electoral corruption in the country. What is Obasanjo talking about? He should go away and retire in shame politically. He should leave the political landscape of this country alone. He brought a whole salad of corruption, manipulation and failures.”
What a difference two years make! Nothing captures Obasanjo’s legacy better than the preceding paragraph. What will the former president bring to the APC? A mass following needed to defeat the PDP in 2015? While Obasanjo was lambasting President Jonathan in an 18-page open letter and explaining how he (Jonathan) was destroying the PDP, he was busy scheming – at least we learned that much from Iyabo Obasanjo’s letter – how his daughter will run for office on the platform of the APC.
I know in war, as in politics, there are no eternal allies or perpetual enemies, but eternal and perpetual interests, to paraphrase Henry John Temple, (Lord Palmerston), mid-19th century British prime minister. However, I couldn’t help but squirm when I saw the picture of Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), a three-time presidential candidate, beside Obasanjo in the APC train; the same Obasanjo he had alleged violated the sanctity of the electoral process twice and denied him the Presidency.
The APC is better served spending time strengthening the party in terms of an ideology and building a mass base rather than consorting with the likes of Obasanjo and Babangida. Without this mass base, the party will implode in no time. But it appears that is asking too much of a party focused on short-term political gains.
It is a lot easier to open the floodgate of defection for those who are disaffected within the PDP; and the defectors are coming like flies attracted to faeces. At the current rate, the “original” APC will soon be a minority in the new formation. Ordinarily, there is nothing wrong with people defecting from one party to another. But that is if you are talking of parties with “character” so that, in the case of the APC, the “newcomers” will have to play second fiddle and fall in line with party principles and positions.
I don’t want to sound sanctimonious or puritanical. A political party, we know, contains “the good, the bad and the ugly”. But when you have a party that claims to be progressive recruiting people who are not in the least interested in a genuine discussion about the interest of Nigerians and at the same time acting as if its survival depends on that recruitment then there is reason to be wary.
I know a few leaders of the APC who are not particularly thrilled by the visits to “yesterday’s men” and what appears to be an alliance of desperation between the APC and the “new PDP”. But clearly, they simply can’t resist the only thing that seems to bind them together – the removal from power of President Jonathan.
Is the APC a “progressive” party as the name implies, even in the limited sense of the word or just an association of those opposed to, not necessarily the PDP, but Jonathan? The APC and the “new PDP” may well win in 2015. And after that what next? What will be the dominant tendency in the party? I am offended to think that I’ll sit down, if that opportunity will ever come, with Obasanjo, Babangida, Kawu Baraje, Bukola Saraki, Ali Modu Sheriff, Ahmed Sani Yerima, etc., to discuss the welfare of Nigerians. If the prospect of that doesn’t scare the APC faithful, then nothing else can!
Is the APC agenda about removing Jonathan or rescuing Nigeria? If it is the former, then a revolutionary third force or in the minimum a coalition of small but progressive and mass-oriented parties is the only alternative!
The body language of the APC leadership is that this is our party, our business, and we can damn well do anything we want with it. If that is the case, then voters have little or no choice as we head into the election of 2015.

http://www.punchng.com/opinion/is-apc-the-new-pdp/

Baby mama: I advise you take that IV down immediately
I na awi ala?
Don't you know there are criminals,killers and kidnappers in this place?
Do you assume everyone here is a decent citizen and a friend
Strangers you don't know?
In today's Nigeria you put up directions to your father's compound on a forum
If you are naive enough to believe that everyone here has good intentions ,please don't put the life of an innocent man and his family at risk if you don't love your own life

If this were my brother's marriage ,wallahi this marriage will be canceled
What an immature girl that is putting the whole family at risk

Obviously, she's very happy but as well innocent and has free mind.

@op, this is faceless forum, consisting of various types of people, the good, the bad and the ugly.
A wedding day is a sensitive and sacred day, which must be entered into with a lot of prayers and carefulness.
I pray that your day of joy shall not turn otherwise o. I will advise that you take away that IV completely, and use NL PM to reach out to your selected/chosen people, even, if you want the whole over 1million people here to attend your wedding, still make use of the PM.
It is well with your, your hubby-to-be, your wedding and your marriage. Amen.

What is yur REAL intention of getting them the gift, is it for them to approve/accept you or because it's part of you to give gifts. If it's the former, don't bother buying it, because it will definitely backfire later in the future, but if it's part of you, it means the gesture will continue after your marriage without any stringe attached, then, it's ok.


Season's Greetings.

Hubby invents. I taste and see, then give approval or disapproval..

Temismith: Train a child d way he shud go, and wen he is old, he will not depart from it!

Lol........ So that he will not depart from smoking

ifedun2: Wunmi may not appear beautiful to many,but I can see she has some beautiful character if I may say.
I have always had one thing or the other to learn from their interviews.A wonderful couple.

That's good to hear!

Season's Greetings to everyone, especially my family-landers, i don't want to mention names, so that i won't miss out anybody's name, but one thing is certain..........I LOVE YOU ALL, WITH ALL SINCERITY........ The Lord who in is infinite mercy have given us the grace to witness the end of this year will give us more grace and privilege to witness more and more in Jesus name.

To all physically challenged people, i love you all, the Lord is your strenght!

To all waiters on the Lord for one good thing or the other, year 2014 is your year of abundant testimonies.


Merry Christmas and prosperous new year in advance to everybody.

LOVE YOU ALL.

@baby mama, u na welidone o, you really tried today, cooking and posting pictures, but why can't we see the picture of when you and baby papa are feeding each other this delicious of yours?



I'm so tired, not easy being a woman.....chai.


Happy jolification to everybarry o............i chop tire, chai, too much food can kill person o

Acidosis:



@greatgod, me I want to see you

send me your e-mail, then i will send it there.

bisiopinion: He needs to ask himself, why is he attracting these women. Not all women are checking for a man's wallet. I more interested in how much money I can make. I surround myself with grounded people, not shallow minded bimbos.

God bless you!
Like attracts like, if all the ladies they come across are only interested in the fatness of their wallet, then, something is actually wrong with the skills with which they get the type of women that are attracted to them.

[quote author=nairacoded.com]Lol...let me get my dictionary.[/quote]get your dictionary at your own risk.............

dayokanu: Oya Tobi post ya own pishurre

let me see your own first, abi you no get pishure

Where is Abali1?

Your urgent attention in needed here!





@op, why did you wait for your love to grow this long before befre checking your genotype compatibility? Romantic love is gradual, before it grows to something difficult to break, you should have considered your blood genotype.
I am also AS by genotype, during my single days, i wouldn't even give any guy the chance of "toasting" without asking about his genotype.


My advice............you might or might not be lucky, and i wouldn't want you to place your marriage/family on egg shell.
Goodluck!

You look good, infact chopable!!!




Merry Chrismas to you and yurs!

Compliment of the season to the whole house!

May the reason for the season be permanent in our lives and families in Jesus name.

MERRY CHRISMAS!!!

Ignore them!

Just like we do here!

Double celebrations!

Congrats, my good brother!


Regards to mum and your cutie!

Awwwwwwww, I'm moved!
That's a dog being well taken care of and recognized by it's owner........................but what do you see here..........human beings being maltreated, relegated to nothing, probably because they aint opportuned to be privileged as we are. God will have mercy on us.

Tolexander: Did he remember to tell us what he did and why he had to cross-dress from UK to nigeria?

Help me ask o




Season of open letters!

c0llynz02: If this happened in Enugu, it would have been on frontpage.
Na only God go punish Mukinotu.

Relax, my dear brother, it will definitely still make FP.
Merry Xmas to you and yours.

"Afefe to fe, to gbe aso inu iyara, ki eni to sa tie sita ma sun asunpara"


If something like this can happen to a clergy, then, everyone need to be watchful.


I pray he's found alive. Amen.

ireneidiva: Op you are obviously tired of talking about it. Let the matter go and leave it for God. Take good care of your kids. Forget se.x for now by doing plenty workouts. Be happy! Get a new hobby or distraction.

Easier said than done!

yellowpawpaw: This is the is used to know!
EOD!

Merry xmas ma'am and wonderful new year to u and urs.


, I'm like mysticgal o!
Even after marriage he wanna become one,that means wahala go dey be that.
I no fit.

Season Greetings to you and yours, my dear sister, may the joy of the season continually be with you and yours.

Whatever can make me sue my spouse will be the same reason for me to divorce him.

A kii ti court pada wa se omo iya.

If that is what makes the parent happy, there is no amount too much to spend on what makes someone happy, especially, if they can afford it.

decasey: only a nigeria can insult a nigeria!.

My dear brother, if you don't understand what I mean with my previous post on this thread, ask other posters to break it down for you.
Thank you.

donphilopus: Are you talking of past tense, or future tense??

My dear brother, pick the one that you think I'm talking about.
Thank you.

Smh....
Two national elders behaving like kids.
Im just dissapointed in two of them, as if they're doing open letters competition.

The problem with us as Nigerians is that our hypcrisy level is very high.
Now, we will be shouting, "no work for our youth", "govt doesn't provide jobs for our youths", etc, but,............. Imagine, someone has spent 35 years in service and does not want to leave, somene get to the age of 60 in an active service and does not want to leave, when such people refuse to leave the job, how can a youth replace the said job.
Personally, i'm not against what Oshiomole did, i'm only against the timing, he shouldn't have done it during this celebration season, i think he should have done it earlier before this, afterall, he's not just discovering it.

I'm not interested in any party that wins, what i'm interested in is best performance. If it is PDP that will perform favourably, i pray they win, if it is APC that will perform favourably, i pray they win.
That's my own take.

Cute pessy: nt matter of misleadin... These are shortcuts dat leads to hell..

so, using abbreviations also leads one to hell.



Na wa o!
God save us from fanatism!