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Vig86:
If you are a man that hates seeing your girlfriend having a close hug with men you have to marry an Nsukka girl for 100% fidelity.

This id how it works:

* Single ladies can flirt with any man they like both married and single men but once they(ladies) are married it is over. The very "car" can never go to any other mechanic except the family mechanic (husband).

* Married men can sleep with any single lady except married ones. Married people from Nsukka can not sleep with any married woman even if the woman is from Congo and married to French man.

* Single men can sleep with any girl all over the world since the girl is not married. Single men can never sleep with married women irrespective of where she is from.

* Married Women sleep with their husbands ONLY.
The punishment for offenders ranges from DEATH to MADNESS. It is our culture and I love that. Some people say it is harsh but why should you sleep with another man when you are married. I am a christian but I strictly believe in this culture.

I encourage every potential suitor that is looking for a happy home to come and get hold of our beautiful girls. If you are tired of suspecting your girl friend then it is time to let go and have a suspicion-free marriage.
IT IS NOT EVERY PART IN NSUKKA THAT PRACTISE THIS.

Also some part of Orlu in Imo state

deskossy:
yea i know,ccos of shooting of innocent civilians in baghdad..nice to kno we gat we versed fellows on nairaland

U are welcome.

deskossy:
How is it a problem ? ..American government used blackwater military contractors in fighting d war in iraq...as long as they get d job thats all that matters!

The have change the name from blackwater to ACADEMI. (But u try bros)

rab

With an estimate of around 41 million visitors
every day, adult content website Pornhub decided
it would put all that pent-up energy to good use
by developing an environmentally friendly product
to charge electrical devices while you masturbate.
Generates electricity via a valve
The nifty gadget, dubbed the "Wankband", is
strapped to the naughty user’s wrist and
generates electricity via a valve that generates
and stores energy when it’s moved up and down,
according to the X-rated website, which claims to
have the "Earth’s best interests in mind".
It also has a USB port on the side to charge
laptops, phone, cameras, tablets and other
appliances which can be fitted to the cable.
The energy is stored with an internal kinetic
charger.
“It’s well known how incredibly fast we run out of
our natural resources and, what’s worse, how
much they pollute in order to create energy,” a
promotional video on the porn site says.
Image: The wristband designed to create energy
during masturbation (Pornhub)
The video further explains: "At Pornhub, we
realise that by offering our users millions of hours
of adult content, we are part of the problem."
"That's why we're going to show men that they
can save the planet by doing what they do best."
Wankband still in its development stages
Although the Wankband is still in its development
stages, Pornhub says the device will adapt
"naturally to your routine, working during your
most relaxed and self-gratifying moment of the
day," and give users a way to "love the planet by
loving themselves."
Watch: The Wankband – new technology that
creates energy while you masturbate (Pornhub)
While the device is targeted primarily at men, it's
"100 percent unisex" and works just as well for
women.
According to a report in the NY Daily News, the
device has already quickly formed a fan base
although "it’s unclear when the band will hit the
shelves."
It’s still early days, but the company is looking
for “willing hands” to test it out when it’s
finished.
http://m.news24.com/nigeria/Lifestyle/Your-smartphone-can-now-run-on-masturbation-power-20150303-2

Shouldn't some of these pastors be
banned? There's one in South Africa
makes his congregation eat grass and
drink fuel. Another one nearly made
pregnant woman miscarry by hitting
belly several times. Now this one! He
washed the sins of his congregation wi
soap detergent, bleach and water. And
you see the people obediently going to
him for bleach to be poured on them.
See more pics and the video after the
cut...
http://www.naijanewstoday.net/2015/03/photos-pastor-washes-sins-of-his_1.html?m=1

Na jazz en go do for India?.

BeeBeeOoh:
FFK APC's nightmare..

GEJ boil in APC's nyash..

GEJ till 2019..

Let's join hands & send our cattle rearer baq to his 150cattles in Sokoto. They need him now more tha ever.




Iffi pain u, go chop bomb & dilute am concentrated tetraoxosulphate (vi) acid..

Mr Mbu, mosquito to APC.

I was driving down a street along Alausa, having
just finished answering a call, when a policeman,
suddenly, opened the passenger door, entered and
jam-locked it.
(The door lock is faulty)
As usual, he wanted 'something' from me for
calling while driving...
Suddenly, he saw the big Rothweiller dog, Jackie,
at the back seat of the car, with tongue stuck
out,
spittle dripping and fangs barring, staring fiercely
at him.
Policeman: (Shaking)
Ah! You carry dog?

Me: (I bone face) Yes, I carry dog. Dat one na
offense?

Policeman: (Feeling uncomfortable)
Na where una dey come from?

Me: From hospital.

Policeman: Ehen! you sick?

Me: No, na person wey the dog bite we go see.
The
person almost die sef.

Policeman: (Terribly shaken by now)
Ehen! But why the dog dey shake head like that?

Me: Na so im dey do if e wan bite person.

Policeman: The dog know you?

Me: Yes nah, no be my dog?

Policeman: (Sweating)
This your door, how you dey open am?

Me: How you take enter?

Policeman: Abeg! Na since I dey try open am, but
e no open.
(The dog was now getting impatient and gave a
small growl, its tongue almost touching the
policeman's left ear).

Policeman: (Now sliding forward)Oga, I take God
beg you, open the door for me make I comot. I no
go collect anythin from you.

Me: How much you go pay me?

Policeman: Ah! I neva hustle anythin since
morning. Na only N1,000 dey wit me.

Me: You neva ready.
(I looked back at the dog).

Policeman: Ok ok ok ok ok, e reach N2,000. The
oda N1,000 na my wife own, but I go give you
join.
(Now, close to tears as the dog was becoming
really impatient)
Oga, I be......g, Oga, sorry. Take the N2,000 make
you open the door plssssssse!

Me: Oya, bring am. (I collected the N2,000 &
allowed him out of the car)

Policeman: God punish you. , e no go ever
better for you and your yeye dog. Wicked man!!!

The man is from my villa, we all know he is a cult man.

I was driving down a street along Alausa, having
just finished answering a call, when a policeman,
suddenly, opened the passenger door, entered and
jam-locked it.
(The door lock is faulty)
As usual, he wanted 'something' from me for
calling while driving...
Suddenly, he saw the big Rothweiller dog, Jackie,
at the back seat of the car, with tongue stuck out,
spittle dripping and fangs barring, staring fiercely
at him.

Policeman: (Shaking)
Ah! You carry dog?

Me: (I bone face) Yes, I carry dog. Dat one na
offense?

Policeman: (Feeling uncomfortable)
Na where una dey come from?

Me: From hospital.

Policeman: Ehen! you sick?

Me: No, na person wey the dog bite we go see. The
person almost die sef.

Policeman: (Terribly shaken by now)
Ehen! But why the dog dey shake head like that?

Me: Na so im dey do if e wan bite person.

Policeman: The dog know you?

Me: Yes nah, no be my dog?

Policeman: (Sweating)
This your door, how you dey open am?

Me: How you take enter?

Policeman: Abeg! Na since I dey try open am, but
e no open.

(The dog was now getting impatient and gave a
small growl, its tongue almost touching the
policeman's left ear).
Policeman: (Now sliding forward)Oga, I take God
beg you, open the door for me make I comot. I no
go collect anythin from you.

Me: How much you go pay me?

Policeman: Ah! I neva hustle anythin since
morning. Na only N1,000 dey wit me.

Me: You neva ready.
(I looked back at the dog).

Policeman: Ok ok ok ok ok, e reach N2,000. The
oda N1,000 na my wife own, but I go give you join.
(Now, close to tears as the dog was becoming
really impatient)
Oga, I be......g, Oga, sorry. Take the N2,000 make
you open the door plssssssse!

Me: Oya, bring am. (I collected the N2,000 &
allowed him out of the car)

Policeman: God punish you. Idiot, e no go ever
better for you and your yeye dog. Wicked man!!!

The Christian Association of Nigeria, Borno State
chapter, has denied that it threatened to
sanction its members who declared support for
the All Progressives Congress Presidential
candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
Chairman of the chapter, Rev. Titus Pona, made
the denial in a statement issued on Sunday in
Maiduguri.
The statement was in reaction to some media
reports which accused the Borno CAN chapter of
issuing the threat to Christians in the state.
Pona described the allegation as, “baseless,
fictitious and unfounded.”
He also denied that N7 billion bribe was issued
to CAN by President Goodluck Jonathan to
support his re-election.
“The attention of the Borno Chapter of CAN has
been drawn to publication alleging that President
Jonathan bribed pastors in the nation with the
sum of N7 billion.
“And that the money was channelled through the
national CAN’s office, for pastors to help
campaign for his re-election in the next month’s
polls,” Pona said.
“Ordinarily, we would have ignored such wild
allegation but for the specific mention of Borno
State in the write-up.
“Such allegation can easily mislead well meaning
persons and perhaps vulnerable members of the
public.
“As a body, CAN is non-partisan and we
encourage everyone to belong to a party of his
or her choice since we have Christians in all
parties,” he added.
http://www.punchng.com/news/can-denies-threatening-members-over-support-for-buhari/

The President Jonathan Interview: How I felt
When Obasanjo Tore His PDP Membership Card
http://saharareporters.com/2015/02/22/president-jonathan-interview-how-i-felt-when-obasanjo-tore-his-pdp-membership-card

As the Nigerian military and government forces
of neighbouring countries continue to gain
momentum in an attempt to flush out Boko
Haram insurgents, the Ijaw Youth Council
Worldwide has cautioned against any ceasefire.
The Udengs Eradiri led IYC contended that any
idea of negotiation or peace move from the Boko
Haram insurgents or their sympathisers must be
resisted.
The group’s position is contained in a statement
issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, Mr. Eric
Omare.
The group said, “The IYC calls on the Federal
Government of Nigeria and the governments of
neighbouring Chad, Cameroun and Benin
Republic not to relent in the ongoing war without
flushing out all the Boko Haram insurgents.
“There must be no room for any sort of
negotiation. Any idea of negotiation or peace
move from the Boko Haram insurgents or their
sympathisers must be resisted as it is only a
bait to buy time to regroup to carry out more
deadly attacks on innocent Nigerians.”
It commended the efforts of the Nigerian Armed
Forces and the joint national forces for the
successes recorded so far in the ongoing war
against insurgency in the northeast of Nigeria.
The IYC, however, sympathised with the families
of those who had paid the ultimate price in the
crucial national assignment.
The group also called on the traditional, political
and religious leaders of the North including
youths to support the government and provide
the lead in the fight against Boko Haram.
The IYC added, “We urge them to borrow a leaf
from the Niger Delta experience where the
leaders of the region agreed and provided the
leadership that brought the armed resistance in
the region to an end.
“The war against Boko Haram insurgency cannot
be completely won without the total support of
the people and communities directly affected.”
http://www.punchng.com/news/reject-cease-fire-with-boko-haram-iyc-tells-military/

Tea is filled with antioxidants that repair virtually
any cellular damage.
So here are a few tea tips and tricks to deal with
some of those daily beauty issues:
1. Rashes, insect bites, warts and bruises
Apply a used teabag on the affected area for 10
minutes a couple of times in a day. It will heal so
quickly!
2. Smelly feet
Make a strong brew mini-tea bath and soak your
feet everyday for 20-minutes - try this for three
consecutive days.
The astringency in tea closes the pores that give
off the bacteria that make your feet smell.
3. Treat sunburns
Run yourself a tea bath and soak for half an hour
or more if you require instant relief from pain.
4. Facial toner
Don’t go in a panic when you’ve run out of that
fancy and very expensive toner mid-month, just
use your morning tea bag and blot it with a clean
dry towel.
5. Dark circles
Soak a tea bag in warm water; in its slightly
damp state, place it under your eyes for roughly
20-25 minutes for reduced dark circles and
puffiness.
6. Sore or bleeding gums
The tannins in the tea bag tightens the blood
vessels which helps stop the bleeding and reduce
swollen tissues. For effective results use a used
tea bag.
http://m.news24.com/nigeria/Lifestyle/6-incredible-beauty-hacks-to-try-with-a-teabag-20150220-2

Osogbo - The All Progressive Congress
(APC) has given the leadership of Nigeria
Police Force and the Department of State
Service a two-week ultimatum to arrest
President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign
spokesperson,Femi Fani-Kayode, reports
The party wants Fani- Kayode arrested and
prosecuted for showing a fake video of how
the party allegedly rigged the August 26
governorship election in Osun State.
The party also threatened to institute a legal
action against Fani-Kayode, if he fails to
apologize for allegedly telling lies against it.
Also read: Buhari not in London hospital -
APC
Gboyega Famodun, the party’s state
Chairman in Osun State said the party would
not allow any individual or party to drag its
image in the mud.
He noted that should security agents fail to
prosecute Fani- Kayode, it would compel
Governor Rauf Aregbesola to set up an
independent panel to look into the matter.
http://www.news24.com.ng/Elections/News/APC-gives-police-DSS-two-weeks-to-prosecute-Jonathans-spokesperson-20150221

naijaboiy:
I thought as much

Ma Nigga

“Doya, doya, doya,” the dusty, flappy speaker
hanging precariously at the top of an electric
pole blasted. It was not a call to prayer for the
dozens of Muslim faithful around the area but a
familiar cry to lovers and patrons of one of
nature’s best edibles – yam. And as empty
sheds and spaces gave way to an army of
traders and buyers that swam on the spot in
vigorous attempts to strike the best deals, the
chant of “Doya,” the native Hausa name for the
crop, grew even louder. Time was 7:19am, Friday
morning, another day at the Mile 12 market, a
bustling grocery shop sitting on vast hectares of
land in the heart of Nigeria’s commercial power
house – Lagos.
Accommodating several sections where various
food items, vegetables, meat, fish, palm oil and
other cooking ingredients are displayed in large
quantity for prospective customers, the Mile 12
market is one of the oldest in its league.
Dominated by traders of the Hausa stock of
Northern Nigeria, the market feeds not just the
neighbourhood and surrounding communities – it
is the pot of more than half of Lagos and nearby
states like Ogun and Oyo as well.
“Our customers come from within and outside
Lagos. There is no day that at least 10 trucks of
yam don’t offload in this market,” Haruna Bala, a
merchant in the business boasted. He has been
trading in yams at Mile 12 for more than 14
years.
But walking deeper into this expansive market,
away from the yam sellers, a different sight and
atmosphere greets you. The combined smell of
fresh onion, pepper, tomato and ginger almost
knocks you off balance. Just when your nose
was about to betray you, the compelling aroma
of dried crayfish, stockfish and smoked Titus
offers a soothing relief amidst a noisy
background.
As sunset
gradually
sinks into
afternoon
and slowly
into early
evening
across
this huge
market,
the other
side of
Mile 12 –
the one
many
outside it
barely
know –
comes to
bear.
From
chalets to
makeshift drinking joints, film houses to ‘coded’
corners where drugs of all kinds are
experimented, there is space for every class and
tribe.
Young men and women of different ages help
themselves to local booze, marijuana and other
types of cheap drugs at a section of the market
known as Alaba. A wrap of ‘weed’ here is N50
while the more fortified one known as ‘skunk’
goes for N100 per mould. Call girls of varying
ages and sizes known in local parlance as
Olosho , dangle their wares, scavenging for
prospective patrons willing to ‘tango.’ For a
short-time fun, the price could be as low as
N700 while all night ‘entertainment’ attracts
nothing less than N2, 000 depending on the
bargaining prowess of the client.
But away from the assortment of illicit drugs
and cheap sex on display, it is the local boxing
ring in the heart of Mile 12 that makes the
market community truly interesting or incredible
if you like. Known as Jenjere Saida , the plot of
land barricaded with planks and rusty roofing
sheets is the arena where Dembe, traditional
Hausa boxing, is served the people. It is where
bones crush bones – where dreams turn into
reality or end up in flames.
Rooted in African culture and display of raw
energy and physical dexterity, boys as young as
seven and men as old as 55 take turns to thrill
an expectant crowd that swells by the minute in
this tiny boxing ring.
But while the boxers display mastery and
perseverance to tantalise the ecstatic crowd for
a reward as little as N500 and as much as a
house, land, motorcycle or a car for their
gallantry, depending on experience, reputation
and performance, the hazards related with the
job have left many of the practitioners with more
pains than gains. While a few have been lucky to
walk away as house owners, for several others,
the dream has often ended in disappointment.
“Dembe is a very risky game and that is why
without charm, one cannot go far or achieve
anything good from it,” Jamilu Alkali, 33, told
our correspondent. Starting out as a young
fighter in 1996 before bowing out in 2011 due to
constant injury and health challenges, Alkali told
Saturday PUNCH that the number of deaths he
has witnessed in the course of the sport was
among factors that forced him to quit. Now
managing one of the teams that perform
regularly at this tiny arena, Dembe is laced with
loads of uncertainties, he said.
“Though we make good money from the fights
and sometimes win houses, motorcycles and
even cars, it is nothing compared to the dangers
involved.
“Every day, I pay N2, 000 for the room the
fighters under my care sleep but if the person is
a star who wins big fights regularly, he gets an
entire room to himself because he brings in more
money than the others. A star in the team can
bring in around N15, 000 daily and even get gifts
from rich fans and gamblers who place bets on
him.
“But to become a star, you have to look for a
very strong medicine man that would fortify and
give you powerful charms to win fights. The
herbalist would give you a medicine that can last
you up to three months. Without doing this
important ritual, a fighter could die even before
winning a motorcycle. That is how dangerous
the game is,” he said.
Despite representing Delta State at the National
Sports Festival in 2006 and devoting more than
15 years of his life to Dembe , Alkali says he has
only little to show for his efforts.
“I did not make much from fighting,” he explains,
wearing a regretful look. “I did not marry or win
a car from it but thank God that I was able to
buy a land in Zamfara State before I quit.
“A lot of my fighters are battling different kinds
of injuries. Some have developed hearing
problem, while others are suffering poor eye
sight. Though I have not lost any fighter in my
team, boxers from other team have died in the
past as a result of terrible injuries. When it
happens like that there is nothing we can do, we
simply leave the matter to God. There is no form
of compensation to the family of the dead. This
is part of the reasons my parents begged me to
stop. They were afraid for my life,” he said.
On how they recruit new boxers into the team
and keep the place alive to the excitement of
spectators who come from far and near every
evening especially at weekends and festive
seasons to catch a glimpse of the action for only
N200 per show, Alkali told Saturday PUNCH that
some parents as a result of poverty and greed
willingly give up their boys into a life of
servitude.
“We arrange with the parents of the boys, pay
them some amount before bringing them down
to Lagos. Some of the parents collect up to
N100, 000 for a single boy because they know
we are also going to make money from them.
“Once in Lagos, we are responsible for the boys’
upkeep. That is not all; we are the ones who
also arrange charms for the boxers which could
be quite expensive and that is why apart from
fighting, we allow the boys to also work as
labourers inside the Mile 12 market during the
day. That way, we try to keep them busy and
also make more money ourselves,” he said.
Dogo Silolo, another former boxer but now team
manager for the Kudu group made up of fighters
from across South West states, began his
journey into Dembe in 1990 in Kano. Though, he
hardly performs these days due to injuries, Silolo
told our correspondent that he is still very fit to
spark some applause from the crowd.
“I have injuries but I am still agile because I
have charms that I trust and that have never
failed me. Even though, I have broken a tooth
and sustained wounds all over my body, I am
still very fit and able to defeat any opponent,” he
boasted.
Years of fatal punches from opponents have
taken its toll on him with the bruises all over his
body a huge testament to that fact.
Another fighter, Sago Alhaji says that though,
Dembe has turned his life around over the last
17 years, he decided to bow out because his
body could no longer respond to the demands of
daily bouts that mostly end in blood.
“I started this profession in Plateau State before
coming to Lagos in 1999. Since I started nobody
has ever defeated me but I stopped because I
could no longer bear the pains anymore.
“Dembe changed my life. Apart from a car which
I got as a gift for my performance, I also got a
house and married through it. Everyday, whether
I fight or not, I still get N2, 500 from the
organisers of the show here at Mile 12. But my
time has passed, I cannot afford to take such
risk again,” he said.
But in spite of the glaring dangers and
uncertainties connected with Dembe , many young
boys across this vast market community
continue to shun formal education in favour of a
sport they believe guarantees a more prosperous
future. Michael Olayemi, now 17, joined the trade
when he was seven. Though, originally from Ijebu
Ode in Ogun State, living in the midst of the
Hausa community at Mile 12 has brought about
a new him – in appearance and accent, Olayemi
now betrays his origin. His dream of becoming
an engineer as a little boy ended the day he
found Dembe . His life has not remained the
same ever since.
“As a little boy, my dream was to become an
engineer but after I came across Dembe when I
was seven, everything changed. My parents are
poor so they supported anything that could bring
money into the family. That was how I stopped
school and turned to fighting full time. I don’t
know if I will ever go back to school because
this is what I really love doing. Sometimes I
make up to N3, 000 daily and my parents like it.
So, I don’t think I can stop,” he said.
Condemned to thrill a waiting crowd at the
expense of their lives at this tiny boxing ring in
one of Lagos most densely populated
neighbourhoods, many of the fighters had varying
degrees of scars all over their bodies when our
correspondent visited the place recently. Barely
able to communicate in Pidgin English, majority
of the boxers disclosed to Saturday PUNCH that
they were lured into the game back home in the
North as a result of poverty. But for many of
them, the promises of instant wealth have turned
out an illusion that they have continued to chase
with every drop of their blood.
The boxing arena lacks a first aid box or any
other medical item to treat minor or major
injuries when our correspondent visited. As a
result, the injured sprinkle local gin on open cuts
before tying with clothe pieces that could best
pass for rags. Such cuts develop into festering
sores in no time, exposing the injured to an
excruciating season of pain and agony. But even
with such pitiable condition, the boxers must
fight to enrich their masters and also free
themselves from eternal servitude by striving
through their prowess to win something tangible
– a motorcycle, car, land or house.
Those, whose team managers can afford the bill,
bring in native doctors from the North once in a
month to administer treatment on their fighters
through herbal concoctions and special body
massages to straighten the bones and muscles.
It is a painful therapy many of Mile 12’s Dembe
practitioners dread so much but which holds the
key to how long they could be in the game.
The rooms many of the fighters sleep lack
windows or fans, forcing the doors to be
perpetually open. Up to 10 men sleep in a single
room with mats and worn-out mattresses. There
are no toilets or bathrooms in the quarters.
Alternatively, the boxers like others who live in
the vicinity, turn to public bathrooms and toilets
that charge a paltry N50 per visit. It is a really
tough life for the Dembe artistes here who either
make it big or die trying to chase a prize that
looks so close yet so far from reach.
Historically, Dembe included some bit of
wrestling; however, today it is a mixture of
ferocious punching and merciless kicking.
According to organisers of the show here at Mile
who refused to disclose to Saturday PUNCH how
much they make per show on gate takings, the
art was practised as a way for men to get ready
for war in ancient times.
During bouts where opponents are fairly
matched to avoid anyone enjoying undue
advantage over the other, drumming and singing
never cease, provide inspiration for boxers and
added entertainment for spectators.
Fighters wrap their strongest hand with cloth
pieces tightly knotted to form a glove. In the
past, they were allowed to dip that hand into a
sticky mixture which had bits of broken glass in
it. That aspect has since been stopped because
of the damage it caused many of the players.
Charms tied around the body or worn on the
neck are often used as forms of supernatural
protection while smoking of Hemp and Marijuana
also serves as sources of strength for the
fighters. But despite all these armour, many of
Mile 12 Dembe warriors continue to spill blood
rather than hit gold within the tiny boxing arena.
Psychologist, Buchi Anyamaele, describes the
situation as the function of a depleted ego.
According to him, individuals who have lost
confidence to succeed through other endeavours
in life believe that their destiny lies in a particular
route. They are so willing to pay the ultimate
price trying to achieve success on the path they
believe holds the key to their survival.
“It is simply the function of the ego,” he says.
“Once you have your ego dented especially from
a tender age, you stand the risk of believing for
the rest of your life that only a particular act or
way of life can fetch you success.
“The young men who risk their lives trying to find
their ways out of poverty know that they could
lose their lives in the process. But because they
have a configured mentality already, they would
continue to put their lives on the line regardless
of the inherent dangers.
“The best way is to educate people like this and
make them see reasons why no monetary or
material reward is worth their lives. A lot of
them are ignorant of some of these dangers and
so must be properly orientated,” he said.
A sociologist, Dr. Obiageli Ukatu, told Saturday
PUNCH that apart from the quest to come out
successful in this deadly Lagos boxing ring, the
cultural background of many of the fighters also
plays a crucial role in their continued involvement
in the art.
“This form of boxing is mostly common among
the people of Northern Nigeria and other parts of
Africa where you have the Hausa or Fulfulde
speaking tribe. It is mostly a form of
entertainment and also an avenue for men to
show their physical superiority over their
contemporaries. So, it is a sport fully entrenched
in the cultural beliefs of people from such
backgrounds
“However, poverty and illiteracy also plays a part
here. You would realise that the bulk of the
young men who are involved in this dangerous
game are from poor backgrounds, hoping that
this could offer some form of succour at the end.
“But sadly, it is the fight organisers who feed fat
off the blood of the boxers who are promised all
sorts of rewards. It is the gifts like cars and
houses that motivate these young men to want
to stake their lives. By the time one or two
actually get a motorcycle or a quarter plot of
land with two mud rooms on it in a remote part
of the North, the others get unnecessarily
charged and willing to do anything to enjoy the
same luck.
“If we had a system that was working properly
where poverty is not as pronounced as it is
today across the country, I believe that some of
these young men who risk their lives for a paltry
reward daily in that boxing ring would do better
things with their lives and time,” she said.
One of the leaders of the Hausa community in
Mile 12, Aminu Wusasa, says though he would
not encourage anyone to risk their lives for a
reward of any kind, Dembe was a part of their
culture and so must not be allowed to go
extinct.
A medical doctor, James Etang, told Saturday
PUNCH that constant punches to the head and
other parts of the body could lead to brain
damage and other severe health implications.
“A game where you constantly endure punches
on your head and other parts of your body could
lead to nervous breakdown and brain damage in
the long haul.
“But constant check-up and proper therapy could
save such persons a lot of damage. It is not
encouraging to risk your health in such a way for
a paltry reward,” he said.
As our correspondent further interacted with the
young men and women, trying to find out the
motivation behind risking their lives for monetary
and material rewards that may never be
achieved, a cranky voice blared Allahamdullilai
from the medium-sized speakers positioned at
strategic points within the boxing arena. Time
was 7:30pm, end of the day’s show.
And as spectators file out of the packed arena
with early evening bowing to the full shade of
darkness, a different kind of atmosphere sweeps
across Mile 12. Music jamming at full throttle,
sex workers desperately searching for customers,
stimulant peddlers advertising cheap, illicit
concoctions of all kinds, it was time for another
set of young men and women to rock the show.
For this category of individuals, Mile 12 never
sleeps. From Kosofe to Owode-Elede, Ajelogo to
parts of Agiliti, the night is theirs for the taking.
While the yam sellers and warriors lay claim
to daytime in this vast market community, drug
peddlers and prostitutes rule the night. Together
they provide a bizarre attraction for scores of
individuals right within the bowels of one of
Africa’s largest grocery shops – Mile 12.
http://www.punchng.com/feature/inside-lagos-boxing-ring-where-you-can-win-a-house-or-die-trying/

Asaba - Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in
Delta State has expelled the immediate past
Speaker of the state House of Assembly,
Victor Ochei and a former Secretary to the
State Government (SSG), Obarisi Ovie Omo-
Agege,, reports Vanguard.
They were expelled for for leaving the party
to contest elections on the platforms of other
political parties.
The duo contested the December 8, 2014
governorship primary election and lost to
Senator Ifeanyi Okowa.
Also read: Crack in Delta PDP as members
storm national secretariat
The party also expelled a former member of
the House of Representatives, Doris Uboh
and Ngozi Okolie.
Edwin Uzor, Chairman of the party in Delta
State, who announced the explosion of the
defectors on Thursday, said the party
leadership in Abuja has approved their
expulsion. http://www.news24.com.ng/Elections/News/PDP-expels-ex-Speaker-others-20150220

Dogs may not seem terribly bright when they're
chasing their own tails, but in many ways they
are clever creatures. In particular, they are very
socially aware, both of humans and of each
other.
Many studies have reported that they can sense
human emotions. Recent research has found
that they can tell the difference between happy
and angry faces, and even show jealousy .
It now seems that they can sense when a
person is untrustworthy. Once a dog has
decided a person is unreliable, it stops following
the cues they give.
It's been known for years that dogs understand
what it means when a human points at
something. If a dog's owner points to the
location of a ball, stick or food, the dog will run
and explore the location the person is pointing
to.
The latest research shows they are quick to
figure out if these gestures are misleading.
In a study published in the journal Animal
Cognition , a team led by Akiko Takaoka of
Kyoto University in Japan presented 34 dogs
with three rounds of pointing.
In the first round, the experimenters accurately
pointed to where food was hidden in a
container. But in the second round, they pointed
to an empty container.
In the third round, the same experimenter again
pointed to the container with food.
But now the dog did not respond to the
experimenter's cue. That suggests, says
Takaoka, that the dogs could use their
experience of the experimenter to assess
whether they were a reliable guide.
After these rounds a new experimenter
replicated the first round. Once again, the dogs
followed this new person with interest.
Takaoka says she was surprised that the dogs
"devalued the reliability of a human" so quickly.
"Dogs have more sophisticated social
intelligence than we thought. This social
intelligence evolved selectively in their long life
history with humans."
The next step, she adds, will be to test closely
related species such as wolves. This would then
reveal the "profound effects of domestication"
on the social intelligence of dogs.
The study highlights that dogs like things to be
predictable, says John Bradshaw of the
University of Bristol in the UK, who was not
involved with the research.
As soon as events in their lives become
irregular they will look for alternative things to
do.
And if they consistently don't know what's
going to happen next they can get stressed,
aggressive or fearful, he adds. "Dogs whose
owners are inconsistent to them often have
behavioural disorders."
This last part of the experiment can be
explained by the fascination dogs have with
anything new: "Dogs are almost information
junkies", says Bradshaw, so a new experimenter
is "trusted" once more.
The finding comes as no surprise to dog owner
Victoria Standen. She owns a collie (pictured),
which is considered to be among the most
intelligent breeds.
When out for a walk, the collie will sit at the
point of a junction and wait to see which way to
go. "I've taken to pointing which direction and
after she looks that way, she looks back to me
to check it's okay to run off," says Standen.
What's more, if a stranger has proven to be
unreliable (and not a food source) her dog is
less likely to trust them.
It has become increasingly clear that dogs are
more intelligent than was once believed, but
their intelligence is very different to ours, says
Bradshaw.
"Dogs are very sensitive to human behaviour
but they have fewer preconceptions," he says.
"They live in the present, they don't reflect back
on the past in an abstract way, or plan for the
future."
And when they encounter a situation, he adds,
they will react to what's there "rather than
thinking deeply about what that entails".
Dogs then, are clearly not mindlessly listening
to us when we gesture which this study
provides more evidence for, says Brian Hare
who is chief scientific officer at Dognition.
"They evaluate the information we give them
based in part on how reliable it is in helping
them accomplish their goals. Many family dogs,
for instance, will ignore your gesture when you
point incorrectly and use their memory to find a
hidden treat,” adds Hare.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150220-dogs-know-if-youre-untrustworthy

Mark Glenn, writer and co-founder of the Crescent
and Cross Solidarity Movement, an interfaith
forum dedicated to uniting Muslims and
Christians against Zionists, made the remarks in
a phone interview with Press TV on Thursday.
On Wednesday, the Obama administration said
Israel is issuing false information about America’s
position in nuclear negotiations with Iran.
“There's no question that some of the things that
the Israelis have said in characterizing our
negotiating position have not been accurate.
There's no question about that,” said White
House spokesman Josh Earnest.
He accused Israel of "cherry-picking" intelligence
information that distorts the US position.
Glenn said the development is “unprecedented”
since “the United States and Israel basically are in
bed together on so many intelligence issues.”
“What is more interesting about this is that it
indicates really how serious the situation is. The
Obama administration, and more importantly the
pro-Zionist interests who are responsible for
getting him elected to that office, are absolutely
intent upon preventing Benjamin Netanyahu from
getting an overt war against Iran, that he clearly
is demanding, and has been demanding now for
many years,” he said.
“The same pro-Zionist interests who are
responsible for Obama becoming the president,
they have something different in mind with
regards to Iran,” he added.
“I think they understand that an overt war against
Iran in the same fashion that has been waged
against Iraq, this could be very damaging to
American interests, and also to Israel’s interests
as well,” he noted.
“What we see is taking place here is that we have
this… war between two pro-Israel factions that
has now entered this new stage where they are
actually refusing to release information to Israel
related to the Obama administration’s
negotiations with Iran over the nuclear issue,”
Glenn said.
“Also interesting is that they are basically calling
Netanyahu a liar here. They are saying that we
can’t trust him with this information because
what he does is that he takes it and he twists it
in such a way to as to create a picture that does
not exist,” he stated.
“In my memory, I have never seen that an
American administration has done this, where
they actually called for the credibility of the Israeli
government and basically in very diplomatic
language said that they were liars,” he pointed
out.
The already tense relations between the Obama
administration and the regime in Tel Aviv began
to unravel on January 21 when US House Speaker
John Boehner invited Netanyahu to address a
joint session of Congress about the alleged threat
of Iran’s nuclear program.
The invitation was extended hours after Obama
threatened to veto any sanctions legislation
against Iran.
Netanyahu’s speech to Congress is scheduled for
March 3. The White House has denounced the
speech as a “breach of protocol” that could derail
the nuclear talks with Iran.
Netanyahu has said he would go ahead with his
planned address to Congress to “prevent
dangerous agreement” with Iran.
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/02/20/398358/US-tells-Israelis-theyre-liars---

(CNN)— NFL legend Mike Ditka was giving a
news conference one day after being fired as the
coach of the Chicago Bears when he decided to
quote the Bible.
"Scripture tells you that all things shall pass," a
choked-up Ditka said after leading his team to
only five wins during the previous season. "This,
too, shall pass."
Ditka fumbled his biblical citation, though. The
phrase "This, too, shall pass" doesn't appear in
the Bible. Ditka was quoting a phantom scripture
that sounds like it belongs in the Bible, but look
closer and it's not there.
Ditka's biblical blunder is as common as
preachers delivering long-winded public prayers.
The Bible may be the most revered book in
America, but it's also one of the most
misquoted. Politicians, motivational speakers,
coaches - all types of people - quote passages
that actually have no place in the Bible, religious
scholars say.
These phantom passages include:
"God helps those who help themselves."
"Spare the rod, spoil the child."
And there is this often-cited paraphrase: Satan
tempted Eve to eat the forbidden apple in the
Garden of Eden.
None of those passages appear in the Bible, and
one is actually anti-biblical, scholars say.
But people rarely challenge them because
biblical ignorance is so pervasive that it even
reaches groups of people who should know
better, says Steve Bouma-Prediger, a religion
professor at Hope College in Holland, Michigan.
"In my college religion classes, I sometimes
quote 2 Hesitations 4:3 ('There are no internal
combustion engines in heaven')," Bouma-
Prediger says. "I wait to see if anyone realizes
that there is no such book in the Bible and
therefore no such verse.
"Only a few catch on."
Few catch on because they don't want to -
people prefer knowing biblical passages that
reinforce their pre-existing beliefs, a Bible
professor says.
"Most people who profess a deep love of the
Bible have never actually read the book," says
Rabbi Rami Shapiro, who once had to persuade
a student in his Bible class at Middle Tennessee
State University that the saying "this dog won't
hunt" doesn't appear in the Book of Proverbs.
"They have memorized parts of texts that they
can string together to prove the biblical basis for
whatever it is they believe in," he says, "but they
ignore the vast majority of the text."
Phantom biblical passages work in mysterious
ways
Ignorance isn't the only cause for phantom Bible
verses. Confusion is another.
Some of the most popular faux verses are pithy
paraphrases of biblical concepts or bits of folk
wisdom.
Consider these two:
"God works in mysterious ways."
"Cleanliness is next to Godliness."
Both sound as if they are taken from the Bible,
but they're not. The first is a paraphrase of a
19th century hymn by the English poet William
Cowper ("God moves in a mysterious way, His
wonders to perform).
The "cleanliness" passage was coined by John
Wesley, the 18th century evangelist who founded
Methodism, says Thomas Kidd, a history
professor at Baylor University in Texas.
"No matter if John Wesley or someone else came
up with a wise saying - if it sounds proverbish,
people figure it must come from the Bible," Kidd
says.
Our fondness for the short and tweet-worthy
may also explain our fondness for phantom
biblical phrases. The pseudo-verses function like
theological tweets: They're pithy summarizations
of biblical concepts.
"Spare the rod, spoil the child" falls into that
category. It's a popular verse - and painful for
many kids. Could some enterprising kid avoid the
rod by pointing out to his mother that it's not in
the Bible?
It's doubtful. Her possible retort: The popular
saying is a distillation of Proverbs 13:24: "The
one who withholds [or spares] the rod is one
who hates his son."
Another saying that sounds Bible-worthy: "Pride
goes before a fall." But its approximation,
Proverbs 16:18, is actually written: "Pride goeth
before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall."
There are some phantom biblical verses for
which no excuse can be offered. The speaker
goofed.
That's what Bruce Wells, a theology professor,
thinks happened to Ditka, the former NFL coach,
when he strayed from the gridiron to biblical
commentary during his 1993 press conference in
Chicago.
Wells watched Ditka's biblical blunder on local
television when he lived in Chicago. After Ditka
cited the mysterious passage, reporters
scrambled unsuccessfully the next day to find
the biblical source.
They should have consulted Wells, who is now
director of the ancient studies program at Saint
Joseph's University in Pennsylvania. Wells says
Ditka's error probably came from a peculiar
feature of the King James Bible.
"My hunch on the Ditka quote is that it comes
from a quirk of the King James translation,"
Wells says. "Ancient Hebrew had a particular
way of saying things like, 'and the next thing
that happened was...' The King James
translators of the Old Testament consistently
rendered this as 'and it came to pass.' ''
When phantom Bible passages turn dangerous
People may get verses wrong, but they also
mangle plenty of well-known biblical stories as
well.
Two examples: The scripture never says a whale
swallowed Jonah, the Old Testament prophet,
nor did any New Testament passages say that
three wise men visited baby Jesus, scholars say.
Those details may seem minor, but scholars say
one popular phantom Bible story stands above
the rest: The Genesis story about the fall of
humanity.
Most people know the popular version - Satan in
the guise of a serpent tempts Eve to pick the
forbidden apple from the Tree of Life. It's been
downhill ever since.
But the story in the book of Genesis never places
Satan in the Garden of Eden.
"Genesis mentions nothing but a serpent," says
Kevin Dunn, chair of the department of religion at
Tufts University in Massachusetts.
"Not only does the text not mention Satan, the
very idea of Satan as a devilish tempter
postdates the composition of the Garden of Eden
story by at least 500 years," Dunn says.
Getting biblical scriptures and stories wrong may
not seem significant, but it can become
dangerous, one scholar says.
Most people have heard this one: "God helps
those that help themselves." It's another
phantom scripture that appears nowhere in the
Bible, but many people think it does. It's
actually attributed to Benjamin Franklin, one of
the nation's founding fathers.
The passage is popular in part because it is a
reflection of cherished American values:
individual liberty and self-reliance, says Sidnie
White Crawford, a religious studies scholar at the
University of Nebraska.
Yet that passage contradicts the biblical
definition of goodness: defining one's worth by
what one does for others, like the poor and the
outcast, Crawford says.
Crawford cites a scripture from Leviticus that
tells people that when they harvest the land,
they should leave some "for the poor and the
alien" (Leviticus 19:9-10), and another passage
from Deuteronomy that declares that people
should not be "tight-fisted toward your needy
neighbor."
"We often infect the Bible with our own values
and morals, not asking what the Bible's values
and morals really are," Crawford says.
Where do these phantom passages come from?
It's easy to blame the spread of phantom
biblical passages on pervasive biblical illiteracy.
But the causes are varied and go back centuries.
Some of the guilty parties are anonymous, lost
to history. They are artists and storytellers who
over the years embellished biblical stories and
passages with their own twists.
If, say, you were an anonymous artist painting
the Garden of Eden during the Renaissance, why
not portray the serpent as the devil to give some
punch to your creation? And if you're a preacher
telling a story about Jonah, doesn't it just sound
better to say that Jonah was swallowed by a
whale, not a "great fish"?
Others blame the spread of phantom Bible
passages on King James, or more specifically
the declining popularity of the King James
translation of the Bible.
That translation, which marks 400 years of
existence this year, had a near monopoly on the
Bible market as recently as 50 years ago, says
Douglas Jacobsen, a professor of church history
and theology at Messiah College in
Pennsylvania.
"If you quoted the Bible and got it wrong then,
people were more likely to notice because there
was only one text," he says. "Today, so many
different translations are used that almost no
one can tell for sure if something supposedly
from the Bible is being quoted accurately or
not."
Others blame the spread of phantom biblical
verses on Martin Luther, the German monk who
ignited the Protestant Reformation, the massive
"protest" against the excesses of the Roman
Catholic Church that led to the formation of
Protestant church denominations.
"It is a great Protestant tradition for anyone -
milkmaid, cobbler, or innkeeper - to be able to
pick up the Bible and read for herself. No need
for a highly trained scholar or cleric to walk a lay
person through the text," says Craig Hazen,
director of the Christian Apologetics program at
Biola University in Southern California.
But often the milkmaid, the cobbler - and the
NFL coach - start creating biblical passages
without the guidance of biblical experts, he says.
"You can see this manifest today in living room
Bible studies across North America where lovely
Christian people, with no training whatsoever,
drink decaf, eat brownies and ask each other,
'What does this text mean to you?''' Hazen says.
"Not only do they get the interpretation wrong,
but very often end up quoting verses that really
aren't there."
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/19/living/bible-not-jesus/index.html

The Federal Government has concluded
arrangements to make university first degree the
minimum teaching qualification in Nigeria,
according to the Minister of Education, Ibrahim
Shekarau.
Shekarau said this while receiving visiting Finns
ambassador to Nigeria, Pirjo Suomela-
Chowdhury.
The envoy had told the minister that all teachers
in Finland had a minimum of Masters Degree
because “teaching is a highly competitive
profession due to huge interest by too many
qualified people.”
Shekarau said the Federal Government would
explore all measures to restore the respect,
dignity and status of teachers in the country,
adding that the target of the Federal Government
was “to make First Degree as minimum teaching
qualification.”
He said the minimum teaching qualification in
Nigerian schools, since 1980, had been the
National Certificate in Education.
The minister said that there were currently a
number of graduates teaching in primary schools
in the country.
Shekarau recalled that the country was able to
get over the practice in the past where primary
school leavers were engaged in teaching, saying
“the level was raised to Teacher Grade III in the
1960s and later on in the early 70s, it was
minimum of Grade II, this was later phased out
in early 80s to minimum of NCE.”
“Gradually we will get there. We hope that a day
will come when all our schools, including pre-
primary will be handled by university graduates,”
he added.
He said that apart from the general agenda of
government to improve access to quality
education, he said he was particularly concerned
as the education minister to improve the quality
of teachers.
“We must continuously increase the number of
teachers, improve the quality of teachers,
improve the condition of teacher training
institutions and continuously review the
curriculum of teacher education to make sure it
catches up with the challenges, address that
issues of teachers’ welfare and job security”, the
minister stated.
http://www.punchng.com/news/fg-to-make-degree-minimum-teaching-qualification/

1. Obasanjo’s government spent $16bn for power,
and only achieved to change the name of NEPA to
PHCN, yet some people and Obasanjo says
Jonathan’s Government is corrupt.
2. Obasanjo’s government, Olusegun Obasanjo and
Atiku Abubakar were involved in a $180m
Hallibuton bribery scam that made world news, Yet
Obasanjo says Jonathan’s Government is corrupt.
3. Obasanjo’s government, Obasanjo and Atiku
spent about N1tn with Siemens for the production
of National ID Card, with a N34bn bribery scam. I
am yet to get mine, Yet Obasanjo says Jonathan is
corrupt.
4. Bola Ahmed Tinubu used Babatunde Fashola to
build 1 kilometer of road for N1.2bn, while Akpabio
builds same for N120m. Yet Tinubu and Fashola
says Jonathan is corrupt.
5. Bola Tinubu and Fashola spent $460 million
(N55 billion at 2009 exchange rate of N118/$1) of
tax payer’s money in the name of Lekki-Epe
Concession Company (LCC) to build a toll gate,
and yet taxed Lagosians even after claiming to buy
back the concession, for using the road with no
records, Yet Tinubu, Fashola and Obasanjo says
Jonathan is corrupt.
6. Buhari delegated all powers to Afri-Project
Consortium (APC), a consulting firm owned by his
Wife’s brother, which allowed his Inlaw’s firm to
Initiate all projects for the PTF, Approve all
projects for the PTF and Execute all projects for
the PTF. APC was able to make away with
N25,758,532,444 (Twenty-five billion, seven
hundred and fifty-eight million, five hundred and
thirty-two thousand, four hundred and fourty-four
Naira). Buhari says he did not know.. Yet Buhari,
Tinubu claims Jonathan is corrupt.
7. Rotimi Ameachi spent N50bn to build a
2kilometer monorail that is yet to be completed.
And Ameachi, Tinubu, Buhari says Jonathan is
corrupt.
8. 56,000 ghost workers were discovered and
terminated, So former President called President
Jonathan to leave the 56,000 ghost workers to
remain in status quo, When President Jonathan
ignored, Obasanjo claimed that Jonathan is
corrupt. Nigeria was rated the 2nd must corrupt
Nation in the world as at 1999 – 2007 when
Obasanjo was president, then rated 3rd from 2007
till 2011. In 2014, Nigeria is rated 37th in the
world, with a four months review that will place
Nigeria at 46th. Yet Obasanjo says Jonathan is
corrupt...even the PDP refugees that are now APC
are saying Jonathan is corrupt...
NIGERIANS judge for yourselves!!!!!! PLEASE READ
AND SHARE.

The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba,
has cautioned police personnel against misuse of
firearms during the forthcoming elections in the
country.
Abba stated that arms would be used only in
extreme circumstances, stressing that all police
officers must protect the rights of citizens at all
times.
Apparently refuting a statement credited to AIG
Joseph Mbu, who said “If one of my men is
killed, I shall kill 20 of them but don’t shoot
first,” the police boss reassured the public that
“the Nigeria Police has a mandate to save and
protect lives, and not to kill, contrary to recent
statements in the media.”
The IG said this during a meeting with senior
policemen at the Force headquarters, Abuja,
according to a statement by Force Public
Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, on
Saturday.
“IG Suleiman Abba, advised all officers of the
imperative necessity to apply caution in the use
of firearms, warning that except in extreme
circumstances, arms shall not be used during
the forthcoming elections,” the statement read.
While admitting that there were circumstances
under which an officer might be provoked in the
course of duty, the IG stressed that the attributes
of a police officer as contained in the Police
Regulations, required him to exercise “tact,
patience and tolerance and the control of his
temper in trying situations.”
He observed that the rule of law is the
underpinning tenet of democracy, which he noted
would guide police officers in the discharge of
their roles during the polls.
Abba restated his commitment to observance of
the rule of law and the respect of the
fundamental rights of citizens and residents alike
by all police officers.
He cautioned officers to avoid excesses, pointing
out the dire consequences of abuse of human
rights as contained in the recently released
Human Rights Practice Manual.
He also restated the preparedness of the Force
to provide the requisite security before, during
and after the elections.
http://www.punchng.com/news/ig-counters-mbu-police-will-use-arms-with-caution/

Regiblinkz:
the best comment of all time

And it will come to past.

dammytosh:
You are not entitled to stup1d and senseless opinions except you admit to having the monopoly to be dumb.

Who be this one?.

OREMUSSANCTUS:
lol, am already supporting d ruling party. We going to win again, I guess ya shld be d one angry cos soon and I mean soon, depression of buhari loss will affect skull. Lol, up pdp up transformation!

Brother pls i beg of u, stop exchanging words with that/those fool(s).

theV0ice:
all things are lawful but not all things are expedient. If you're a christian, you'll know that verse in scripture. Your right to free speech doesn't mean you abuse it to denigrate, insult and whip up sentiments against a whole tribe of people. You might have your differences but you're spreading hate by what you're doing. There are SW people who support gej like there are SE people who support gmb.

I can't stop you but i need to point it out to you

If ye call your self a christian, then behave like one.

coogar:
it's a village in nigeria.
they are responsible for 95% of all the slaves taken abroad in the dark era.

This no joke it is for real.