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Kajiang02: You forget some things here.
The investigation and finding the Boston bomber was made possible cos someone identified the bomber and from there, cameras were called to action.
Before some of us here castigate GEJ in times like this, How many people will come out to point to where the Boko guys are? Or who they are and how they operate.

Everyone was involved in this and great it became a historic achievement.

Correct!

Footage shows conservative Muslim smiling as he reaches for Mrs Obama's hands; tells Twitter followers it was unintentional.


JAKARTA, Indonesia — A conservative Muslim government minister admits he shook hands with first lady Michelle Obama in welcoming her to Indonesia but says it wasn't his choice.

Footage on YouTube shows otherwise, sparking a debate that has lit up Facebook, Twitter and the rest of the blogosphere.


"I tried to prevent (being touched) with my hands but Mrs. Michelle held her hands too far toward me (so) we touched," Information Minister Tifatul Sembiring told tens of thousands of followers on Twitter.

While Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world, the vast majority practice a moderate form of the faith. But Sembiring has flaunted his conservatism and says he avoids contact with women who are not related to him.

The minister was among the dignitaries in a receiving line that greeted President Barack Obama and his wife as they arrived in Jakarta on Tuesday — a homecoming of sorts for the president who spent part of his childhood here.
Indonesians gathered around television sets across the country to watch the American president touch down. Children at the school he attended practiced a song dedicated to him just in case he visited.

In footage of the official welcome, Sembiring appeared to share his countrymen's enthusiasm. He smiled broadly as he shook the president's hand and then reached with both hands to grasp Michelle Obama's. But later he said she forced their contact.

His denial was in a response to tweets from Indonesians who noted the handshake and questioned his long-standing claims that, as a good Muslim, he restricts his contact with women.


Many posts had a "gotchya" quality to them.

One female journalist — who said the minister had refused to shake her hand — gleefully noted that now he would no longer be able to wriggle out of it.

Sembiring has often tweeted controversial comments, including blaming natural disasters on a lack of morality and joking about AIDS.


http://www.jpost.com/International/Minister-admits-reluctant-Michelle-Obama-handshake

Twitter users slam SABC Mandela footage

April 29 2013 at 07:59pm

South African Twitter users have condemned the footage of former president Nelson Mandela shown on SABC on Monday evening.


The SABC broadcast exclusive footage of ailing former president Nelson Mandela on Monday evening, showing him sitting impassively with a blanket over his legs.

Although the state broadcaster said he was in good health and good spirits, many viewers questioned this on Twitter.

President Jacob Zuma told the state broadcaster that Mandela was “up and about” but the former president showed little emotion while being filmed with Zuma seated next to him.

The ANC’s top leaders visited Mandela at his Houghton home in Johannesburg earlier on Monday.

The SABC accompanied the ANC on its visit, tweeting on social networking site Twitter about its exclusive from early afternoon.

“We had some conversation with him, shook hands, he was smiling,” Zuma told the SABC.

“He's really up and about, (and) stabilised. We are very happy, we think he is fine.”

SABC news had footage of Mandela sitting in a chair flanked by Zuma, ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa, party chairwoman Baleka Mbete and his medical team.

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate looked blankly at the camera while everyone around him stood chatting and laughing.

This was the first footage of him in many months.

A frail Mandela was seen closing his eyes as someone's camera flash light clearly affected his eyes.

Mandela is known to have sensitive eyes after years of working in a limestone quarry when he was imprisoned on Robben Island.

Some viewers took to Twitter voicing their displeasure at the footage of Mandela.

Ranjeni Munusamy said: “Who's the idiot who took a picture of Madiba with flash during the visit by ANC officials? Don't they know it hurts his eyes?!”.

Another Twitter user commented: “After everything the man has done for us this is how we treat him. Like an animal at the zoo. Shame on us.”

Another person said: “After months of attacking media for “invading” Mandela's privacy, ANC today released an invasive video of a clearly ailing and grim Mandela.”

“SABC claims Mandela looks “relaxed” and “in good spirits” but the new video contradicts that claim,” wrote another user.

"They need to stop saying Mandela is doing well. Look at him," another tweet said.

Another user wrote: "Mandela is not in a good shape, the government have the nerve to lie straight to our faces."

Mandela was discharged from hospital earlier this month after spending nine days receiving treatment for recurring lung problems.

Early in March, he was admitted to a Pretoria hospital for a scheduled check-up. He was discharged the following day.

In December last year, Mandela underwent an operation to remove gallstones and treat the lung infection. He was discharged after an 18-day stay and placed under home-based high care at his Houghton home.

In January, the presidency said Mandela had made a full recovery from the surgery and continued to improve. In February last year he was admitted to hospital for a stomach ailment.

At the time, the presidency said Mandela underwent a diagnostic procedure to investigate the cause of a long-standing abdominal complaint.

In January 2011, Mandela was taken to Milpark Hospital for routine tests relating to respiratory problems.

Mandela's last major public appearance was in July 2010, at the final of the Fifa World Cup at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg.

Since then he has spent his time between Johannesburg and his ancestral village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape. - Sapa

http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/twitter-users-slam-sabc-mandela-footage-1.1508158#.UX9-cWfNl8E

How could the Chinese guy be running at the same pace as the runner who eventually came second?

Did his own race start earlier?

Busoga youth grumble over Museveni’s Shs 250m

News
Wednesday, 24 April 2013 00:22
Written by TREVOR S BALEKE & ANDREW MULINDA

Even after President Museveni gave a sack containing Shs 250m to youth groups in Busoga, there are voices in the sub-region accusing him of betrayal. The president donated the money, a Fuso truck (UAS 372P), a mini bus (UAS 038P) and 15 motorcycles at the weekend. Museveni, who was in Kaliro to launch the Busoga Youth Forum (BYF), also set conditions for the money, insisting that each of the sub-counties in Busoga would get Shs 5m and the youth had to be disciplined and avoid alcohol.

“Today, I came to ‘kutongoza’ (launch) the new leadership of the Busoga Youth Forum ... I will support you if you are disciplined,” the president said, shortly before handing the sack of money to the Kaliro youth chairman, Sanon Bwiire.

But since the President left, many youths have complained about the money and outstanding presidential pledges. In Jinja, youth threatened to dump their NRM cards, saying it was regrettable for the president to emphasise a hatchery delivered 10 years ago. Fatuma Nairuba, a youth from Bugembe town council, said the president had discriminated against them in favour of rural youths, who were expected to support him in 2016.

“For how long will the president continue mentioning the hatchery he gave to youth [in 2003], he can take it back if it is the only ground upon which to give us new projects,” she said.

Sam Ibanda, the Luuka district youth councillor, was also unimpressed.

“When he invited us to State House in Entebbe, we went with proposals as per the districts and each district was given ample time to discuss … he approved all our proposals and pledged to fulfill them the day when he launched the youth forum. But we are saddened to see him giving out money, cars and motorcycles to just selected groups,” said Ibanda.

He explained that Luuka youths had asked for a poultry project worth Shs 192m for the 42 youth groups from the 42 parishes in the district. There were also angry comments from youth leaders in Bugiri and Namutumba, saying Museveni had only aided a small, selected group. But junior Youth Minister Ronald Kibuule urged the various groups to remain patient.

“You should appreciate the little you have so far, as we pave way for getting more support from government lest the president brands you as undisciplined youth and so sidelines you always,” he said.


http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24917&Itemid=114

22 April 2013 Last updated at 17:49 GMT
President Yoweri Museveni's sack of money sparks Uganda row

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has publicly handed a sack containing about $100,000 (£66,000) in cash to a youth group, raising questions about how the money will be spent.

The donation was broadcast on national television, with many social media comments condemning it.

"There should have been a system to make sure the youth spend the money properly," said analyst Peter Magelah.

A minister said giving the money in public would ensure transparency.

Mr Museveni pledged to help the group during the 2011 election campaign.

There were loud cheers as President Museveni held the white sack containing 250 million shillings aloft, before he handed it to a representative of the Busoga Youth Forum.

At the same meeting, he handed over a minibus, a truck and 15 motorcycles, reports Uganda's NTV.

The BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga in Kampala says Ugandans are used to seeing the president hand out money at public events.

But what has shocked many Ugandans is the amount and the image of their president holding a sack of money.

Many Ugandan Twitter users have been commenting using #sackofmoney.

Peter Magelah, a researcher at the think-tank Acode told the BBC: "This is just politicking by the president to gain popularity.

"Do we know how they money will be spent? There's no system of accountability to make sure we get it back if these youth mismanage it. It's a loss for the country."

But Minister for the Presidency Frank Tumwebaze defended the donation.

"Quite a few times people have requested the president for money and have stolen it. Giving it in broad day light means that the youth can see who has their money," he said.

"The president is not taking the money to Las Vegas, he's supporting income-generating schemes."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22245873

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Koreans Slap Bill Gates for 'Rude' Handshake
By Joohee Cho | ABC News Blogs – 13 hours ago


SEOUL, South Korea - The buzz in town today is this photograph of Microsoft founder Bill Gates' shaking hands with South Korea President Park Geun-hye.

Gates, 57, might have not realized it Monday, but a one-hand shake in Korean culture - and also in Asia - is notably casual, done only when the other party is a good friend, of the same or younger age. Using one hand with the other tucked in the pants pocket is considered rude here, done when one is expressing superiority to the other.

"Perhaps it was his all-American style but an open jacket with hand in pocket? That was way too casual. It was very regretful," said Chung Jin-suk, secretary general at the Korean National Assembly.

President Park's office has said nothing publicly about the incident and a spokesperson for Gates declined to comment.

But Internet chat rooms and social network sites are filled with views debating cultural differences and analyses of Gates' laid-back style.

"I don't know if that was ignorance or just plain disrespect," Cho Park, a Korean student studying in New York, said. "It was pretty rude of him. The thing is I'm not sure if it is rude in Western culture."

The controversy doesn't end there. Gates had met with two other previous South Korean presidents: Kim Dae-jung and Lee Myung-Bak. He apparently gave the proper handshake with both hands to the late Kim in 2002 but was spotted giving an improper shake to President Lee in 2008. That also became a subject of debate.

Some South Korean media have been speculating that perhaps it was intentional, showing his political preference; respect for the opposition leader Kim but disrespect for the ruling party leaders Lee and Park, 61.

"Cultural difference or bad manners?" the Joongang Ilbo newspaper wrote.

"A disrespectful handshake or a casual friendly handshake?" DongAh Ilbo newspaper said in its photo caption.

"It's a head of state we're talking about," said Rick Yoon, a brand retailer in Seoul. "And she's a lady. This is not just a Korean thing. It's an international protocol.

"Maybe it was intentional. Otherwise, he has a very strange habit."

Gates was in South Korea on a three-day visit to promote his start-up TerraPower, which is developing next-generation nuclear reactors.

ABC News' Joanne Kim contributed to this report.

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/koreans-slap-bill-gates-rude-handshake-113610749--abc-news-topstories.html

Dubai Police Add $450,000 Lamborghini Aventador To Fleet Of Vehicles

By Carey Vanderborg | April 11 2013 9:53 AM

Lamborghini Aventador Photo: Dubai Police Department Dubai Police Department adds £360,000 Lamborghini Aventador to fleet

If you’re going to keep a city safe, why not do it in style? That is seemingly the mentality of the Dubai Police Department as the Arabian crime stoppers have just added a £360,000 ($554,000) Lamborghini Aventador to their fleet of vehicles.

The Aventador, a two-door, two-seater sports car with speeds capable of up to 217 mph, can be seen in the above picture as it has been painted in the green-and-white colors of the Dubai police force. Fair warning to all who choose to go up against this beast of a vehicle: The Aventador can go from 0 to 62 mph in 2.9 seconds.

While it unclear how many of the supercars have been added to the Dubai Police Department, local media reports said the Italian-made Lamborghini Aventador is the crown jewel of a wider upgrade in Dubai police wheels.

The force is also reportedly adding some American muscle to its fleet with considerably less expensive Chevy Camaros.

https://www.nairaland.com/1224347/only-naija/1#15281653

Dubai Police Add $450,000 Lamborghini Aventador To Fleet Of Vehicles

By Carey Vanderborg | April 11 2013 9:53 AM

Lamborghini Aventador Photo: Dubai Police Department Dubai Police Department adds £360,000 Lamborghini Aventador to fleet

If you’re going to keep a city safe, why not do it in style? That is seemingly the mentality of the Dubai Police Department as the Arabian crime stoppers have just added a £360,000 ($554,000) Lamborghini Aventador to their fleet of vehicles.

The Aventador, a two-door, two-seater sports car with speeds capable of up to 217 mph, can be seen in the above picture as it has been painted in the green-and-white colors of the Dubai police force. Fair warning to all who choose to go up against this beast of a vehicle: The Aventador can go from 0 to 62 mph in 2.9 seconds.

While it unclear how many of the supercars have been added to the Dubai Police Department, local media reports said the Italian-made Lamborghini Aventador is the crown jewel of a wider upgrade in Dubai police wheels.

The force is also reportedly adding some American muscle to its fleet with considerably less expensive Chevy Camaros.

http://www.ibtimes.com/dubai-police-add-450000-lamborghini-aventador-fleet-vehicles-photo-1186165#

Kenyan politicians get more VIP protection
Africa
Tuesday 16 April 2013 - 7:39 PM


KENYA - Times are changing in Kenya. The country has a new constitution and after successful elections a new president, vice president and many more elected government officials, including senators and governors across the country.

All of them have been assigned protection. Even the average member of parliament will have five police officers guarding them.

The number of officers assigned to VIP protection is to be more than doubled. The plan has upset many ordinary Kenyans.

It means around five thousand officers will be on VIP duty and that is five percent of the entire police force.

The expanded VIP protection plan has raised eyebrows.

Many Kenyans fear there are already too few officers on the beat. Mob justice is common, even in the capital.

Kenya is supposed to be on high alert, thanks to threats from Somali militants, Al-Shabaab.

Police say recruits due out of the academies later this year will plug the gap. They will also monitor how the politicians use their guards.

There have been reports some (politicians) have been deploying them (VIP protection) to fetch their shopping.

http://www.enca.com/africa/police-guard-politicians

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Madonna’s PR guy Trevor Neilson (who doesn’t seem to be too great at his job judging by the way in which a routine baby-hugging photo-op has descended into a hilarious international shitshow) hit back, giving quotes to The Globe and Mail reporter Geoffrey York. I like to think that by this time Neilson had googled “David James” and was aware that Joyce Banda just compared his client to a veteran English goalkeeper.

[Neilson] said Ms. Banda is “using her office to pursue her sister’s financial interests.” He also rejected the government’s claim that Madonna’s charity had merely built 10 classrooms, rather than 10 schools.

The communities that received the school buildings “are simply overjoyed to have them,” Mr. Neilson said in an e-mail to The Globe and Mail. “In many of these communities, students were previously learning under trees. … The schools were built in the model of schools all across the country and around the world.”

He said Ms. Banda appointed her sister to a senior position in the Education Ministry, where she is using her office “to pursue her grudge” against Madonna’s charity. “I have been contacted by other foreign donors to Malawi who are interested in why the government is behaving this way.”

It’s (another) very serious allegation against Joyce Banda (and her sister), and it’s hard to believe there’s much substance to it.

It’s worth reading what Wayne Barrett, one of the finest New York City journalists, reported about that audit of Banda’s sister. In a piece published in The Daily Beast in April 2011 on Raising Malawi and Madonna’s devotion to Kaballa, Barrett deals specifically with the charges against Oponyo:

More recently, (Mark) Fabiani (who did damage control for Bill Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky scandal) and Neilson have successfully diverted attention from Madonna and the (Kaballa) center by announcing that Neilson’s group has completed a report pinning much of the blame on Raising Malawi academy director Anjimile Oponyo, the sister of Malawi’s first female vice president. The report accused her of “outlandish expenditures,” including a high salary, a car, housing, and a golf-club membership. Putting aside the fact that these items were included in her contract by Madonna aides, the actual expenditures seem trivial in the face of the $3.8 million lost on the school project. The golf membership cost a mere $461.27 a year and was offered as an aid to networking with government officials and potential donors. The car that was bought for her was a reconditioned 1996 Toyota. Her salary, $96,000, was actually a pay cut from previous positions she had held at the World Bank and the United Nations. Oponyo, who was interviewed by Madonna herself, agreed to move to the impoverished country with four of her six children. (If she had been posted in Malawi by the U.S. State Department, she would have received cost-of-living and hardship allowances, and educational and living-quarters benefits that would have added $150,000 to her salary.)

Also, two long pieces in The New Yorker and New York Magazine on Raising Malawi’s failures basically conclude that Nielsen may have planted a smear story about Oponyo in The New York Times that popularized all the accusations of “outlandish expenditures” against Oponyo.

Interestingly, while Malawi’s opposition parties have aggressively tried to smear Banda — everything from saying she goes on too many expensive trips abroad to coming up with misogynist nicknames for her — even they haven’t sought to exploit the “scandal” Madonna and her people have cooked up over Anjimile Oponyo.

Banda’s predecessor Bingu wa Mutharika made himself the country’s biggest landowner, built a vast mansion with suitcases of cash stashed under the bed, went on two-week-long holidays to Macau and appointed his brother as foreign minister. Joyce Banda isn’t perfect (we wish she’d directed some of that ire at IMF boss Christine Lagarde, who also visited Malawi this year, did get the red-carpet treatment and is doing a lot more damage to the country right now) but she’s not in this for the money. Little wonder that Madonna’s attempt to save face after her scolding by rehashing the stereotype of the corrupt African leader rings hollow, and a bit desperate.

Btw, Joyce Banda isn’t necessarily averse to hanging out with pop stars. Here she is chilling with Nigerian R&B duo P-Square last month. That’s one photo-op Madonna can forget about.

http://africasacountry.com/2013/04/11/madonna-vs-joyce-banda-celebrity-deathmatch-philanthropy-edition/

[size=14pt]Madonna Calls Malawi President Joyce Banda A Liar After Blackmail Claims[/size]
By Jill Heller | April 11 2013 2:42 PM

The rift between Madonna and Malawi President Joyce Banda deepened on Thursday, when the pop star issued a statement responding to Banda’s criticisms of her behavior on a recent trip to Malawi, calling Banda a liar and claiming that the condemnation was retribution for firing Banda's sister from her charity.

According to the BBC , the spat between Madonna and Banda began when the “Material Girl” allegedly complained about treatment she received on a goodwill trip to the southeast African nation. In spite of the 54-year-old singer’s charitable contributions to the country, the Malawian government issued a statement earlier this week, alleging that Madonna’s demands for special treatment had been out of line, and that she had entered the country expecting that “poor people dance for her.”

Madonna, who has two adopted children from the country, has sponsored a number of charity projects in the nation including Raising Malawi and the documentary, “I Am Because We Are,” both of which President Banda's sister, Anjimile Mtila-Oponyo, worked on before being fired on suspicion of theft. Oponyo later sued Raising Malawi for wrongful termination, and currently holds a senior post in the Ministry of Education.


"Granted, Madonna is a famed international musician. But that does not impose an injunction of obligation on any government under whose territory Madonna finds herself, including Malawi, to give her state treatment,” President Banda wrote in the statement on Wednesday. “Such treatment, even if she deserved it, is discretionary not obligatory.”

Banda also described the singer as "a musician who desperately thinks she must generate recognition by bullying state officials instead of playing decent music on the stage,” and added that "among the many things that Madonna needs to learn as a matter of urgency is the decency of telling the truth.”

Not one to take such criticisms lying down, Madonna responded to the attack, calling Banda’s allegations “lies” and saying that she would not be deterred by his comments or the negative press. “I’m saddened that Malawi’s President Joyce Banda has chosen to release lies about what we’ve accomplished, my intentions, how I personally conducted myself while visiting Malawi and other untruths,” Madonna said in a statement shared on Raising Malawi’s blog. “I have no intentions of being distracted by these ridiculous allegations.”

She went on to cite the strides her charities have made in the region, saying that over 4,800 children were attending primary school in facilities that she and her charities had helped to build. She closed the open letter by saying that she had made a commitment to Malawian children, and that she would continue to honor it.

“I did not ever ask or demand special treatment at the airport or elsewhere during my visit. I will not be distracted or discouraged by other people’s political agendas,” Madonna said. “I made a promise to the children of Malawi and I am keeping that promise.”

Madonna’s philanthropic advisor, Trevor Neilson, called the remarks retribution for Oponyo's firing. “Madonna is the largest individual philanthropist in Malawi,” Neilson told the BBC. “We will continue to fund programs that support children in Malawi.”

Madonna previously generated controversy when she was accused of "fast-tracking" her adoption of son David Banda, and later when Banda's biological father said that he thought the child might be better off in Malawi.

http://www.ibtimes.com/madonna-calls-malawi-president-joyce-banda-liar-after-blackmail-claims-1187443

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Thanks for your response.

Is it possible to register a company with CAC without appointing a company secretary?

From your response, it seems as if I don't need the initial secretary to effect the change.

johnie: And how do you get your username is you have forgotten it.

Yahoo and other such services assist you to get your username if you have your e-amil address.

Seun, can you help?

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otokx: Because Hausa is more widely spoken in Western Africa and indeed Africa second only to Swahili.

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How does on go about changing the lawyer who registered one's company with CAC?

The lawyer who registers the company is by default the company's secretary? What process is required to effect this change?

How do you get your username if you have forgotten it?

Yahoo and other such services assist you to get your username if you have your e-amil address.

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Dancing on Maggie's grave: How the Left 'celebrated' Baroness Thatcher's death with smashed shops and anarchy in the streets

Two women arrested for burglary after being found inside a shop
Barnardos shop front smashed in Brixton, south London
One policeman seriously injured after being pelted with bottles in Bristol
Death could propel Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead into the top 40
Glasgow, Liverpool and Derry were also the scene of celebrations
Petrol bombs were thrown at police in Derry amid celebrations
More parties are being planned for funeral date of Wednesday 17 April

By Jill Reilly

PUBLISHED: 07:58 GMT, 9 April 2013 | UPDATED: 15:47 GMT, 9 April 2013

Hundreds took to the streets as macabre ‘Thatcher death parties’ were held late across the country last night, organised by critics of the 'Iron Lady.'

In Bristol, seven police officers were injured - one seriously - as violence erupted at a street party of 200 people and officers were pelted with bottles, cans and rubbish.

Riot police were deployed in Brixton, south London, as the crowds, which had been drinking since 5pm, started to become more aggressive, while in Liverpool flares and fireworks were set off outside Lime Street Station.
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Macabre:

The late former Prime Minister divided opinion and while many have mourned, some have seen her death as a cause for celebration.

In Bristol police were called to Chelsea Road in the Easton area of the city during the early hours of today after violence erupted at a street party.

Trouble flared after midnight when a rowdy 200-strong crowd refused police requests to disperse.

Dozens of officers donned riot gear and used shields and batons as they were pelted with bottles, cans and rubbish.


Wheelie bins were set on fire by the mob and a police car was damaged by the flying missiles.

Some of the injured police needed hospital treatment and one male officer was still detained today with a neck injury.

One man was arrested for violent disorder and it took police more than two hours to restore calm.

It was not until 3am that most of the police units sent to the scene were stood down.

The party had started outside the Chelsea Inn in Easton, which is one of Bristol's poorest and multi-cultural neighbourhoods.

The air was thick with cannabis smoke as revellers toasted the death of the Iron Lady, chanting;

'Maggie Thatcher, Maggie Thatcher, she's not living anymore. She's not living anymore.'

Some people drank champagne while others walked around in Thatcher masks and one man dressed up as the former PM.

Sound systems were set up in the street to fuel the party atmosphere and the trouble broke out when police tried to stop the music.

Unemployed Julian Styles, 58, who was made redundant from his factory job in 1984, said: 'I've been waiting for that witch to die for 30 years.

'Tonight is party time. I'm drinking one drink for every year I've been out of work.'


In Brixton, south London, two women were arrested on suspicion of looting a store and riot police were deployed as the crowds which had been drinking since 5pm started to become more aggressive, refusing to let buses through the streets.

More than 300 people, including the young and old partied until late at night on the streets of London, clutching cans of cider and cartons of milk as they danced along to reggae and 1980s music.

Many children also attended the impromptu event with their parents some wearing fancy dress, fairy wings and clutching balloons.

The carnival-like celebrations also drew crowds who had no knowledge or interest in at Thatcher, but who wanted to join in with the revelry.

Brixton was the scene of intense rioting during her time as Prime Minster - the unrest was blamed on deep social divisions, racial tensions and unemployment.

At 11pm last night, party-goers climbed the Ritzy Cinema to replace the billboard of films to say ‘Margaret Thatchers dead’ .

They received cheers and applause from fellow revellers as they did so.

Later they added the words ‘LOL’, meaning ‘laugh out loud’, followed by ‘Oh Aye’.

The two hooded men who covered their faces as they replaced the words on the Picture House cinema also attached a sign reading ‘the bitch is dead’.

The Ritzy Cinema said it had nothing to do with masked people and later tweeted its thanks to those who helped clean up broken letters and damage.

Pictures of anti-Thatcher graffiti scrawled on walls in Brixton also appeared on Twitter, with one reading: 'You snatched my milk! & our hope.'

Banners were held stating ‘Rejoice Thatcher is dead’ by drunken crowds, many of whom were too young to remember her as prime minister.

Sickening messages also began flooding the internet minutes after the official announcement.

Revellers danced the conga, drank champagne and chanted: ‘Maggie, Maggie, Maggie – Dead, Dead, Dead.

Barnados charity shop was a casualty of the celebrations and this morning the store front had been left with a gaping hole in the glass.

Alex Bigham, a councillor in Lambeth representing Stockwell condemned the celebrations and said 'Even if you detested her policies, many of which I did, it is tasteless posturing.'

The Metropolitan Police said: 'Police dealt with a group of approximately 100 people in Brixton who caused low level disorder including throwing missiles at officers.'

They confirmed that two women were arrested on suspicion of burglary after being found inside a shop in Brixton. The shop front had been smashed.

Meanwhile, in Glasgow, more than 300 people gathered in the city centre for street party, organised on Twitter.

Members of organisations including the Anti-Bedroom Tax Federation, the Communist party, the Socialist party, the Socialist Workers party and the International Socialist Group, were joined by members of the public in the city’s George Square.

A chorus of ‘so long, the witch is dead’, along with chants of ‘Maggie Maggie Maggie, dead dead dead,’ could be heard among the popping of champagne bottles.

In Leeds, people cheered and even handed out ‘Maggie death cake’ at another of several street parties across the UK last night.



In west Belfast, a crowd assembled on the streets outside the Sinn Féin office in the Lower Falls road where music was played as people danced and passing motorists sounded their horns.

People were seen huddling in a crowd as they drank and sang to celebrate the 86-year-old's death.

Petrol bombs were thrown at police near Free Derry corner amid celebrations and missiles were also used against the officers.

[b]Baroness Thatcher's death could propel The Wizard Of Oz track Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead into the top 40 of the singles chart.

The late former Prime Minister divided opinion and while many have mourned, some have seen her death as a cause for celebration prompting a download surge for the track.

In the space of less than 12 hours Judy Garland's version had made it to number 54 according to the latest sales figures collated for the Official Charts Company. It is expected to climb higher as a result of a Facebook campaign being set up to encourage sales.

There has been some speculation that it may be too short to qualify at just 51 seconds, but chart bosses say it is eligible. In 2007 the track The Ladies Bras by Wisbey made the chart despite lasting just 36 seconds.

The death has also led to a burst of sales for Elvis Costello's track about Baroness Thatcher - Tramp The Dirt Down - although to a more modest degree.

The song, from his 1989 album Spike, was at number 79 in the iTunes chart this afternoon.

[/b]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2306165/Margaret-Thatcher-death-parties-The-Lefts-sick-celebration-Brixtons-streets.html#ixzz2Pz8KP4NB

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I wonder if he is the same man that was tried for treason under Shagari and then deported.

Top Borno elder, Bukar Mandara, is dead
Premium Times
Published: April 8,2013

The Shehu of Borno announced the death of the businessman.

A renowned politician and businessman in Borno State, Bukar Zannna Mandara, who reigned as the Zanna-Dujima of Borno Emirate, died on Sunday at the age of 81.

The controversial Borno elder and philanthropist had been sick for about two years before his death at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital around 6 p.m.

Being a top ranking member of the Borno State Emirate Council, the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Elkanemi, announced his death as custom demands.

A statement by the Shehu’s palace said the deceased, who was survived by two wives and 18 children, would be buried at 2 p.m. on Monday.

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Welcome death of a Great African Dictator

Abacha was different. Immediately it became apparent that he was a sadist, a psychopath and a control freak

Donu Kogbara
Wednesday, 10 June 1998
MOST NIGERIANS are overjoyed. All over the world, we are celebrating the sudden death on Monday of our president, General Sani Abacha.

He died young, in his prime. He was 54 and looked 45. Many of us gloomily assumed that he'd be around, making our lives a complete misery, for another decade at least. Many of those who actively opposed Abacha were regarded as heroes. But it was widely believed that they didn't stand a chance of getting rid of him.

And then a heart attack struck the Great African Dictator, out of the blue. Sure, there had been rumours about his health for ages. But nobody seriously believed that he'd croak this side of the millennium. And we simply cannot believe our luck.

Depressions have lifted. Champagne corks have been opened. Parties have been thrown. More are planned. If I was Mrs Abacha, I'd conceal the exact whereabouts of the grave - because there is a possibility that pilgrims will dance or spit on it.

Yes, it is unseemly and ghoulish - shameful and evil, even - to rejoice when any man dies. But, hell, we're only human. And, as Abacha himself proved, there is a dark side to human nature.

General Sani Abacha was, by far, the worst president Nigeria ever had, and that's saying something in a country which has been dominated by a series of military bootboys since it broke away from British colonial rule in 1960.

When Abacha grabbed the reins of power in 1993, some Nigerians were delighted because he had toppled a despised regime and was making altruistic noises. He said that he wouldn't stick around for long. He would just keep the throne warm until the country had prepared itself for the transition to democracy.

Supporters of MKO Abiola - a sociable, kind, clever millionaire whose presidential election victory had been annulled by Abacha's predecessors - felt that they had cause for optimism.

I was, in 1993 - and still am, in 1998 - a supporter of Abiola. And I'd have liked to believe that Abacha was capable of giving Abiola his due. But since Abiola was a taciturn, tight-lipped soldier with chilling, unsmiling eyes and access to lots and lots of tanks and truckloads of guns, I couldn't understand why so many people took his democratic promises seriously.

Abacha didn't strike me as the pluralistic type who would care about popularity and willingly step down for anybody. I expected him to cling to power for as long as he could.

He turned out to be much, much worse. I hate to sound as if fascism is remotely acceptable. But you have to put things into perspective, and, if the truth be told, until Abacha came along, Nigerian dictators had never been quite so thorough.

Sure, they were allergic to elections and the rule of law. Sure, they harassed their enemies. Sure, they weren't intellectuals with a firm grasp of economic theory. Sure, they looted the Treasury and enriched their relatives and strumpets. Sure, they were so amazingly vulgar that it was hard to believe that many of them had been trained at Sandhurst.

But, during the pre-Abacha era, most Nigerians never felt truly oppressed. Nigeria never felt like Chile under General Pinochet or Uganda under General Idi Amin. Government critics didn't mysteriously disappear in the middle of the night. Journalists generally got away with whinging. And it was fine to make rude remarks about the authorities over a few beers in your favourite bar.

Until Abacha, Nigerian dictators were more laid-back than their counterparts in other countries, and some attracted genuine affection and respect.

Murtala Muhammed is remembered as a reformer. Gowon and Babangida were frequently described as nice guys, because they rarely resorted to cruelty, and tried hard to be genial and were almost democratic in their desire to be liked.

Abacha was different.

Almost immediately, it became apparent that he was a sadist, psychopath and control freak. He took pleasure in humiliating, hurting and killing people. He had no conscience and never expressed remorse or guilt. He never listened to advice or reason. He had no real friends and hardly ever left his presidential fortress.

When he sentenced Ken Saro-Wiwa - the Ogoni writer and activist - to death after a kangaroo court hearing, the world was shocked. Africans often (unreasonably, in my opinion) resent "imperialistic" and "sanctimonious" interventions from Europeans.

But this wasn't just a case of a whole bunch of patronising white folk telling Abacha what to do. Other African leaders condemned him. Nelson Mandela - a black icon - begged him to reconsider the terrible fate he planned for Ken.

Abacha was unmoved. While Mandela and other leaders were debating the issue at the Commonwealth Conference in New Zealand, Abacha hanged Ken, who had not been allowed to appeal against his sentence.

Abacha also ignored the Pope's request for the release of political prisoners. No wonder some people see his demise as his punishment from the Almighty.

Abacha did something no other Nigerian dictator has ever wanted to do. He frightened the hell out of Nigerians, who are notoriously noisy, irreverent, arrogant and uncrushable. He made us wear badges with his nasty little face on it.

When I went home at Christmas, everybody was talking about him in hushed tones. Critics looked over their shoulders nervously. Many gushed about the Great Leader's magnificence, refusing to meet your eye as they lied through their teeth.

It was like living in Big Brotherland. Now that he's dead, we are like delirious victims of post-dictator syndrome. Street vendors are giving away food for nothing. We have been holding our breaths for too long. Now we can exhale, with enormous relief, and echo the words of Martin Luther King: "Free at last, free at last, thank God we are free at last."

At long last, we've got our country back. Of course, utter chaos may ensue. And maybe Abacha's successor will not be a barrel of laughs.

But I stubbornly maintain, nobody could be as bad as Abacha. And I look forward to a brighter future for Nigeria.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/welcome-death-of-a-great-african-dictator-1163931.html#

Special Report

Abacha dies at 54


Nigeria's military strongman, General Sani Abacha, has died at the age of 54 after reportedly suffering a heart attack.


Nigerian radio announces death of Abacha
A special announcement on Nigerian radio said that "the head of state, General Sani Abacha, passed away in the early hours of Monday morning".

The general's body has been taken to his home state of Kano for burial according to Muslim rites, Nigerian TV reported, quoting an official statement.


The BBC's former West Africa correspondent Liz Blunt: "We should watch the army"
A uniformed officer stood before the State House in Abuja to announce the general's death to the public. Martial music filled the state-controlled radio airwaves, officially marking his passing.

[size=14pt]Some of Abacha's myriad critics and opponents celebrated on the streets of Lagos, Nigeria's biggest city.[/size]


Government leaders are reported to have convened an emergency meeting.

General Abacha made few public appearances since greeting Pope John Paul on his visit to Nigeria in March, and recently failed to attend a special function in Lagos.

But a report by Nigerian radio on Sunday said visiting Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, had met General Abacha for two hours of talks.

Accompanied by General Abacha, Mr Arafat also inspected a guard of honour and heard a 21-gun salute before being seen off by the president at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.

It is not immediately clear who will succeed General Abacha.

Nigeria under Abacha

The general seized power in 1993 after cancelling presidential elections.

He steadily consolidated his grip on power, with purges of the army and restrictions on political activity.

After the execution in 1995 of nine opposition activists, including Ken Saro-Wiwa, and with the presumed winner of the 1993 elections, Chief Moshood Abiola, still in jail, Nigeria was suspended from the Commonwealth and became diplomatically isolated.

Yet it spearheaded the African military intervention that restored Sierra Leone to civilian rule in March 1998.

Government members portrayed General Abacha as the only man who could unite such a diverse nation.

But his opponents in Nigeria saw him as part of a military elite desperate to hang on to power.

While repeatedly promising to oversee the country's return to democratic civilian rule, in April he became the only nominated candidate for the presidency and was expected to keep hold of power.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/109265.stm

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Someone asked why do Nigerians celebrate when leaders die? It happens not only in Naija!

https://www.nairaland.com/1136892/why-nigerians-celebrate-whenever-leader#13451333

Hundreds 'celebrated' death of Margaret Thatcher

By Agencies. Edited by Hayley Dixon

9:19AM BST 09 Apr 2013

A crowd of 300 people assembled in Glasgow's George Square where in 1989 protests to the introduction of the former prime minister's poll tax took place.

Some wore party hats and launched streamers into the air while a bottle of champagne was opened with a toast to the demise of Baroness Thatcher.

Members of various organisations including the Anti-Bedroom Tax Federation, the Communist Party, the Socialist Party, the Socialist Working Party, the International Socialist Group, were joined by members of the public to mark the occasion.

Meanwhile, more than 100 people gathered in Brixton, south London - the scene of fierce riots in 1981 just two years into her first time in office.

Local councillor Alex Bigham condemned the celebrations as "disgraceful", adding: "Even if you detested her policies, many of which I did, it is tasteless posturing."

In Glasgow anti-capitalist campaigners shouted from loudspeakers, "Maggie, Maggie, Maggie" as the crowd replied "dead, dead, dead".

Crowds gathered from 5pm yesterday despite a statement from Glasgow City Council discouraging anyone from attending the event which was organised over social media.

Within minutes of the announcement of the death of the former prime minister a call was made for a demo in Glasgow's city centre.

Bryan Simpson, 24, who is a member of executive council for Unite the Union created the Facebook event page, Thatcher's Deed - Party in George Square - Tonight!

More than 1,000 people said they would attend via the social networking site, with a number of people referring to the stroke that killed her as "a stroke of good luck".

There were four other similar event pages created via Facebook calling people to attend the "death party".

There has been preparation for the day Margaret Thatcher died for many years. Martin Chomsky, the lead singer of Chomsky Allstars, penned the song So Long Margaret Thatcher a number of years ago.

He performed the song in George Square last night. He said: "There are mixed emotions. I was never brought up to celebrate anyone's death but the pain she brought to Latin America, Europe and around the world should be remembered.

"I would rather that Thatcherism was dead because she is mostly to blame for what is going on today. She is responsible, but not solely, for the massive gap between the rich and the poor."

In Brixton, some were carrying banners, with one saying: "Rejoice, Thatcher is dead."

They also opened champagne and cheered, shouting: "Maggie, Maggie, Maggie, dead, dead, dead." One shouted: "Free milk for all."

During the "party" a green smoke bomb was held in the air by one member of the crowd and a firework was set off but the event was peaceful and no arrests were made, according to police.

There were performances by musicians including a rendition of the tune dubbed the Bedroom Tax Song called You Cannae Have A Spare Room In A Pokey Cooncil Flat by Alan Smart which has received more than 130,000 views on YouTube.

Angela McCormick, a socialist from Glasgow, said: "I'm here for a generation that didn't have a future when they left school and didn't have jobs. I'm here for the members of my family who have been devastated by the economic policies or the economic crimes of Margaret Thatcher in the 80s in Glasgow.

"She started with saying 'it's all about individuals there's no such thing as society' and now Cameron is saying there's no such thing as welfare. This isn't nostalgia, this is a fight for our lives and many of us feel fortunate to have survived Thatcherism and we're telling David Cameron right now, we'll survive him just like we put an end to Thatcher."

When asked if she thought it was appropriate to celebrate Baroness Thatcher's death, Ms McCormick said: "It's not right and appropriate to wage war on the poor, to channel thousands and millions of pounds into making the rich richer and expect ordinary people to lie down and roll over and put up with it. She was inappropriate, her killing and murder has put blood on her hands and that's why it's appropriate to be here today."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/9980814/Hundreds-celebrated-death-of-Margaret-Thatcher.html#mm_hash