Chanchit:
Only death, I mean sudden death would make our people here resign forcefully.

Not when they receive bogus salary and allowances for helping to steal, loot and smuggle our common national wealth/treasury in the name of politics or useless leadership they aren't

More foreign/local breaking news at: www.ngnblog.com (my favorite in breaking news )

Cc: lalasticlala

Theresa May’s government was hit by its first ministerial resignation today when a Treasury Minister who has been voicing fears over her policies dramatically walked out.

Lord O’Neill wrote a resignation letter that hinted strongly he did not trust her commitment to develop ties with China or maintain the Northern Powerhouse policy.

He was also said to be a critic of her decision to expand grammar schools and was known to have considered resigning when she delayed the massive £18 billion Hinkley Point nuclear power station deal with Chinese investment.

The former Goldman Sachs chief economist told Mrs May last night he would go. He also resigned from the Conservative party in the House of Lords, a move that gives himself freedom to speak out.

In a lukewarm endorsement, his resignation letter to Mrs May said the issues that concerned him “appear to be commanding your personal attention”, implying he doubted it.

Lord O’Neill was the economist who coined the term Bric for the booming economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China. He is close to Mr Osborne who championed the Northern Powerhouse agenda.

He wrote: “I primarily joined however for the specific purpose of helping deliver the Northern Powerhouse, and to help boost our economic ties with key growing economies around the world, especially China and India and other rapidly emerging economies.

“The case for both to be at the heart of British economic policy is even stronger following the referendum, and I am pleased that, despite speculation to the contrary, both appear to be commanding your personal attention.”

He made clear he would be speaking out in future. “I am leaving knowing that I can play some role supporting these critical initiatives as a non-governmental person.

“I look forward to moving to the cross benches of the Lords, and wish you every success with the exciting challenges and opportunities ahead, and thank you for allowing me the privilege to serve in government.”

A No 10 source declined to say whether or not Mrs May tried to persuade him to stay.

The FT last month reported him telling friends he would quit unless she persuaded him to stay.

Mrs May sent him a brief letter wishing him well. “I was sorry to receive your letter of resignation,” she said. “I would like to thank you for your service to the Government over these last two years, both as Commercial Secretary to the Treasury and as Chair of the Review on Anti-Microbial Resistance.”

As Jim O’Neill he worked for Goldman Sachs from 1995 until April 2013, spending most of his time there as Chief Economist. He chaired the Cities Growth Commission in the UK until October 2014 when it provided its final recommendations.


SOURCE: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/theresa-may-hit-by-first-ministerial-resignation-as-lord-oneill-quits-a3352526.html

gemale:
While it's easy 2 badmouth oda pple's religion, it isn't d ryt thing 2 do. It is d height of ignorance 2 state dt all muslims r bad or terrorists in disguise. Look around u, hw many muslims surround u? If indeed u were ryt, do u tnk u wld b alive? 4rm d Mai suya, Mai ruwa, Mai Shai, Mai guard, Okada riders, shoemaker, Bureau de change pple, police, soldiers etc. If all these pple hv decided 2 kill u as a non-Muslim, hw come u r still alive? @ least 1 of dem shld hv succeeded. D fact is dt dere r bad pple everywhere & in all religions. U can't use D actions of a minority 2 generalize d majority. We also hv evil pple saying dey r xtians too. All those pple dt carry out terrible & wicked acts using d name of christ; do we call dem xtians? R all xtians lyk dem? I hv frnds & family who r muslims & dey seem normal 2 me. We celebrate sallah wt dem; dey celebrate Xmas wt us. Fanaticism is d culprit here & nt Islam.

Thought-provoking words Too bad these terrorists always use the name of Islam to perpetrate their evil...I think some radical Islam teachers are responsible for the radicalization and abuse of Islam, sadly

ReddLabel:
What actually triggered the sudden extremism as witnessed across Islamic countries? Before now, even with their teachings, terrorism was not actually their thing? Who touched the nerves, who distorted the nucleus of peace?

This is a critical question that needs thorough examination to fathom. Something must have happened along the line....something is happening behind the scene of all these widespread islamic extremism

abokibuhari:
watch how they blame the Jews for their woes !!!!

FBI-issued wanted poster for Ahmad Khan Rahami.

FBI statement: 'Rahami is a 28-year-old United States citizen of Afghan descent born on January 23, 1988, in Afghanistan. His last known address was in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He is about 5' 6" tall and weighs approximately 200 pounds. Rahami has brown hair, brown eyes, and brown facial hair'

Culled from: http://www.ngnblog.com/2016/09/see-face-of-suspected-american.html

Cc: lalasticlala

kettle84:
Buhari confirmed in a statement that Jonathan succumbed to threats from America

really You can imagine

apriko:
Gaddafi anywhere you are i raised the flag for you.....we blacks don't know our real enemies.

Yes o, we really don't know who our true enemies are, too bad

kettle84:
Muama all Ghadafi meant well for Lybia and Africa but America disliked him because the wanted Africa to remain down.America hate Jonathan and love Buhari because they want Nigeria to be down and there you have it.Nigeria is down and they love Buhari for that.

That's the sad truth. But unfortunately, we Africans, especially Nigerians usually feel that the west wants us to be as wise and developed as them, lies

slimfit1:


The US is still not selling to Nigeria get your facts right Jonathan was a clueless man . He has a primary school PHD . No leadership skills at all, his gone forever get that right stop crying about it and sort your life out he has sort the lifes of his kids do that to yours.

Lies....US is no longer blocking Nigeria from buying military arms, in fact, US via US Secretary of State pledged to assist Buhari fight insurgency and insecurity in Nigeria.

It is you sirs that need to get his facts correct.

First time ever in the history of Nigeria vs US a sitting American President addressed Nigerians and the entire world a day to Nigeria's presidential election, warning that any suspicious move by the ruling party will be countered,which showed their full interest and support for Buhari/APC

nnachukz:
That is what the Western countries don't want. Every country they seem to have helped out in her leadership struggle are suffering immensely. They seem to have a mission to destroy Africans with their own people.

Just as US, UK, etc jointly helped to frustrate Goodluck's administration using insecurity to pave way for Buhari to become president.

Obama/US blocked Goodluck from being able to buy military arms and wares to fight Boko Haram just to make sure Goodluck failed in terms of insecurity....and they indirectly installed Buhari...and take a look at Nigeria now

"I will not go into exile to any foreign country. I was born here in Libya, and I will die here. This country was a dessert, and I turned it into a forest, where everything can grow.

No one Love this land more more than its citizens. If Europe and America tells you that they love you, be careful. They love the wealth of your land. The oil and not the people. They are helping you to fight against me but, it will be more wise for you to fight against them because they are fighting against your future and progress.

My message to you the people of Libya is, they are helping you to kill me but you will pay the price because you will suffer. And my message to you America and Europe is, you will kill me, but be ready to fight a never ending TERRORISM.

Before you realise your ignorance, terrorists will be hitting you at your doorstep."

GADDAFI once told the Nigerian and British governments to divide Nigeria into two, so that the Hausa/Fulani (Moslems), Yoruba (Christians) and Biafrans/Igbo, can live as neighbouring countries.

It's good we look at these 16 REAL REASONS WHY COL. GADDAFI WAS KILLED:

1. There is no electricity bill in Libya, electricity is free for all its citizens.

2. There is no interest on loans, banks in Libya are state-owned and loans given to all its citizens are at a 0% interest by law.

3. Home is considered a human right in Libya. Gaddafi vowed that his parents would not get a house until everyone in Libya had a
home.

4. All newlyweds in Libya receive $60,000 Dinars (US$50,000) from the government to buy their first apartment.

5. Education and medical treatments are free in Libya. Before Gaddafi, only 25% of Libyans were literates. Today, the figure stands at 83%.

6. Libyans taking up farming as a career, they received farm land, a farming house, equipment, seeds and livestock to kick- start their farms – all for free.

7. If Libyans cannot find the education or medical facilities they needed in Libya, the government funded them to go abroad for it.

8. In Gaddafi's Libya, if a Libyan buys a car, the government subsidized 50% of the price.

9. The price of petrol in Libya is $0. 14 per liter.

10. Libya has no external debt and its reserves amount to $150 billion – now frozen globally.

11. If a Libyan is unable to get employment after graduation, the state would pay the average salary of the profession as if he or she is employed until employment is found.

12. A portion of Libyan oil sale is credited directly to the bank accounts of all Libyan citizens.

13. A mother who gave birth to a child under Gaddafi, received US $5,000 as child benefit upfront.

14. 40 loaves of bread in Libya costs $ 0.15

15. 25% of Libyans have a university degree

16. Gaddafi carried out the world’s largest irrigation project, known as the Great Man- Made River Project, to make water readily available throughout the desert country.

If this is called "Dictatorship", I wonder what type of Leadership Democrats have!!

Culled from: http://www.ngnblog.com/2016/09/leadership-style-african-leaders-must.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQQOiilJwJ0

See more here>>http://www.ngnblog.com/2016/09/emirate-other-airlines-ban-use-of.html

Cc: lalasticlala

Travellers who own Samsung’s fire-prone Note 7 smartphone will no longer be able to use or charge them while on board UAE airlines, officials said.

Etihad and Flydubai issued statements on Saturday barring in-flight use of the phone, which was recalled earlier this month by Samsung after reports of burning and exploding batteries. The statements come after aviation authorities in the UAE, Europe, the US, India and Singapore issued similar bans or advisories on the use of the phone on planes.



The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority banned the use of the device on board, Saif Mohammad Al Suwaidi, director-general, General Civil Aviation Authority, said on Saturday. The authority also banned the transport of Note 7 in luggage.

Emirates said it would “advise” customers not to turn the devices on while on the plane — or put them in checked baggage.

“Emirates can confirm that with immediate effect it will advise customers not to turn on or charge their Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones during flights or stow them in checked baggage due to concerns over the phone’s fire-prone batteries,” the airline said in a statement issued to Gulf News on Saturday.

Etihad also said that it “has, as a precautionary measure, enforced a temporary ban on the in-flight use and battery charging of these devices on all its flights until the issue is rectified by the manufacturer”.

Low-cost carrier Flydubai said: “We would like to request passengers that own these devices to not switch them on or charge them in flight. In addition, we are unable to accept this device in checked baggage. Thanks for your understanding.”

The low-cost carrier’s statement released on Facebook late on Friday.

Yet for regulators, airlines, the phone’s owners, and Samsung, the fiery glitch provides little occasion for joy.

In the UAE, Samsung on Friday launched a “voluntary exchange programme” for the Note 7 “in response to the recent announcement regarding battery cell issues”.

“We acknowledge the inconvenience this may cause,” said the statement, which was carried in coordination with the Ministry of Economy.

Worldwide, the voluntary recall applies to all 2.5 million Note 7 phones sold since its roll-out in August.

Samsung believes that the battery problem might affect 0.1 per cent of all the phones sold. At least 35 users reported that their Note 7 had caught fire or exploded — either when in use or being charged.

In the United States, the federal consumer safety watchdog on Friday issued a stark statement. All Note 7 users, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said, should power them down and stop charging or using the device.

Almost all CPSC recalls are done voluntarily in conjunction with a company and the scope of any action on the Note 7 may be identical to what Samsung has already suggested to consumers.

Consumers who have witnessed their gleaming new phones turn into a melted plastic brick have turned to news outlets and the internet to express their anger. A viral video released on YouTube late last month showed a melted and charred Note 7.

The user claimed the device had caught fire while being connected to a charger. Another user — this time a self-confessed Samsung smartphone fanboy — claimed that his Note 7 had exploded while being charged in his car.

Standing glumly by the burnt-out wreckage of his beloved Jeep Grand Cherokee, Florida resident Nathan Dornacher told local TV station FOX 13: “I don’t think I’m going to let another Samsung product into my house.”

The smouldering issue has left Samsung with a loss of face — and cash.

The recall will cost the manufacturer an estimated Dh3.67 billion, while its shares fell 3.9 per cent in trading on Friday in Korea, the biggest drop since the beginning of the year.

Samsung’s strategy centred on rolling out the Note 7 last month to give it a head start on the launch of Apple’s seventh generation of iPhones.

But much like the stricken smartphone, the Korean firm’s hopes of stealing a march on the California-based giant have now gone up in smoke.

Culled from: http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/transport/uae-airlines-ban-use-of-note-7-on-aircraft-1.1894211

Cc: lalasticlala must hear this, let's show China people that we are amongst those that made them who they are today!

Watch this video and see how a Chinese detergent manufacturing company humiliated black people with their racist advert below:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq-I0JRhvt4

Air China warns travelers to watch out for “Indians, Pakistanis and black people” in London

Air China execs must not have noticed the international uproar sparked by a Chinese detergent company‘s racist ad earlier this year. In the September issue of its inflight magazine, the Chinese airline wholeheartedly embraced racial stereotypes, warning travelers to avoid areas of London inhabited by “Indians, Pakistanis and black people.”



“London is generally a safe place to travel, however precautions are needed when entering areas mainly populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people,” reads Wings of China in English, CNBC reports. “We advise tourists not to go out alone at night, and females always to be accompanied by another person when traveling.”

Wings of China is a bilingual publication. The Chinese-language version of the tip describes areas populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people as “relatively more chaotic.”

CNBC Beijing correspondent Haze Fan was flying with China’s state-owned airline, when she noticed the “Tips from Air China” section. Fan tweeted the picture to Sadiq Khan, London’s British-Pakistani mayor.


Culled from: http://www.ngnblog.com/2016/09/china-racism-see-what-china-air-advised.html

Were Nigerians ever proud of Nigeria When Nigerians have been applying for American visa lottery since the day America announced it and always give testimony in Church when they win, showing that Nigerians have never been proud of Nigeria due to wicked, heartless, corrupt same leaders like you

Women and fame, popularity and money

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Peks Ikeji, the younger brother of popular Nigerian female blogger, Linda Ikeji has been called out severally for being too proud and arrogant because of his sister's blogging success.

So Peks posted a picture (above) with the caption "My gold chain can pay your shop rent", but little did he know that this will lead to a serious bashing by his followers. See what they told him below after the pics, lol

Culled from: http://www.ngnblog.com/2016/09/linda-ikejis-younger-brother-attacked.html

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Seems Edo State rich men are allergic to Nigerian women, huh? Just a year after our honorable Governor Adams Oshiomhole imported a foreign wife from one of the African countries to Lord over Edo State women, it seems another Edo State would-be governor or someone from his family is about to import another wife from yet another African country, which left us wondering: why Edo State rich men hate Nigerian women so much, huh?

This import will be coming in from Kenya if things works out as planned, see proof below:

Culled from: http://www.ngnblog.com/2016/09/why-do-edo-state-rich-men-prefer.html

It is so shameful that while the Nigerian government keep giving excuses of fallen crude oil price at the international market as reason for Nigeria's present economy woes, which has led to the Nigerian Naira currency taking a free-fall since last year to the tune of $1 = NGN420 in the parallel market, leading to increase in not just food and comodity prices, but house rent and in fact, every other thing human needs to survive in Nigeria, including building materials....and shamefully, other nations that are fully dependent on crude oil for FOREX and their GDP growth like UAE are still witnessing a booming economy despite the fall in crude oil price.

This is indeed shameful, read the report from GNProperty below:

Sharjah’s residents haven’t got much of a rental respite compared with their counterparts in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. After a decline of 5.7 per cent through the first quarter, the rate of rental decline in the second slipped to only 2.5 per cent, according to data from Cluttons, the property services firm.



But the chances are that Sharjah rental market will remain soft for the time being. “We now expect rents to end the year 8-10 per cent down on 2015 as the market rebalances and we work out way through the bottom of the current market cycle,” the report notes.

Also, “with job creation rates slowing and residential rental values ebbing in Dubai, we have observed cases of reverse migration where tenants previously priced out of Dubai are once again relocating to the emirate.”

Indeed, the UAE residential rental market is turning into a two-tier marketplace — at the premium end, there continues to be marked declines in lease rates, while in the mid-market, rents have either held the line or have shot up further.

At Dubai’s freehold locations — and particularly within the premium clusters — estate agents are reporting properties remaining vacant for far longer than the norm. They have been evoking the situation that persisted between 2009-11 to explain the current market’s predicament.

Ample new supply of standalone homes and town houses in key locations of Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim also meant that rental demands remained subdued. (But such rental softening has not materialised in Dubai’s traditional residential hubs of Deira and Karama, or the emergent locations in Al Ghusais and Al Rashidiya.)

So, where did rentals drop the most in Dubai in the first-half of the year? The Cluttons report cites the villa rents on the Palm and Jumeirah Islands as taking a bit of a hit, while the Hattan clusters at The Lakes and Arabian Ranches also experienced “big drops”. Three-, four- and five-bedroom properties were down 11.8, 16.7 and 7.7 per cent, respectively.

“The performance at the top end of the villa spectrum in Dubai mirrors the Abu Dhabi market as demand for more expensive property wanes in the face of a slower rate of job creation,” the report says.

In Abu Dhabi, where much of the real estate dynamic is linked to what happens to the oil industry, there was a bit of a fluid situation at the top end of the rental spectrum. After refusing to lower their realistic expectations all through the second-half of 2015 and Q1-16, Abu Dhabi’s landlords now seem to have turned more realistic.

“Q2 marked a significant turning point with apartment (down 0.8 per cent) and villa (13.7 per cent) rental rates falling in most locations,” Cluttons reports. “The majority of rent declines have occurred during the second quarter of 2016.”

Culled from: GNProperty.com and published by: http://www.ngnblog.com/2016/09/shameful-while-house-rent-is-increasing.html

nairaland mods

NigeriaKitchen was there live for the goodies

MrWhaley:

So it's no longer #LindaIkejiMustMarry2016??


Yaff now moved it to 2017??

Not shifting it, but on a more serious note, 2016 is not going to be realistic you know considering the fact that we are in "ember" month already, because she and her beau will need to plan the wedding now, remember

Maybe there lies the reason why she is still single, so all you nairaland guys that got the money, over to you....Linda is ready, and I am sure Oga Seun is over qualified, so I hereby nominate Seun for #LindaIkejiMustMarry2017


More details here>>>http://www.ngnblog.com/2016/09/i-want-to-marry-rich-man-who-has-his.html

Cc: lalasticlala

Nigerian female celebrity blogger and ex fashion model, Linda Ikeji is a success story no doubt. For one who started the blogging business out of passion some decade ago, it’s worth celebrating her successes. But one thing has remained a mistery to her fans; why is Linda Ikeji not married despite her success and good looks? Maybe, this short interview by success story NG will answer that question, so sit back and read below:


In this short interview, Linda talks about her job, how she started from nothing, embraced her passion and preserved till she got to the peak.

A good success story for any willing learner, especially on her passion which finds expression in the rate at which stories are posted on her blog.

Then the interviewer asks about her single status.

Linda, who confessed that she no longer has staff doing the job for her said she does it all alone and if she is on holiday, the blog would suffer.

Then she says, “I do the blogging all by myself, If I had a boyfriend the blog will suffer.”


Boyfriend? She goes on to explain, “I don’t talk about my personal life anymore. I was doing that in 2008/2009. But now, I am getting a lot of attention from men now for whatever reason.”

On being single she says, “Unfortunately, I am single, I don’t know what it is. Definitely, I am looking, I just haven’t seen anyone I want to settle with. I hope it happens soon.”


What she wants in a man?

“A man who supports what I do. The most important thing is a man who supports what I do. If he doesn’t support it, there is no Linda Ikeji and the person. That cannot happen. A man who respects women, who is kind-hearted, has his own money, has a job,” she says


Culled from: http://www.ngnblog.com/2016/09/i-want-to-marry-rich-man-who-has-his.html

Buhari and Osinbade should do fast and come and be going self

Read more details here>>>http://www.ngnblog.com/2016/09/ap-news-predicts-that-deadly-zika-virus.html

Cc: Sissy3, dominique, lalasticlala

This publication may seem unserious to Nigerians and other countries mentioned, but if I were the Nigerian government, especially, the Nigerian Minister of Health, I will start now to put things in place to checkmate the deadly Zika virus from entering Nigeria as predicted by some scientists in this exclusive AP news article.

Read the full article below:

Scientists trying to predict the future path of Zika say that 2.6 billion people living in parts of Asia and Africa could be at risk of infection, based on a new analysis of travel, climate and mosquito patterns in those regions.

Some of the most vulnerable countries include India, China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Nigeria, Vietnam, Pakistan and Bangladesh, according to the research.

Experts caution that the study could overestimate the number of people at risk because they don't know whether Zika had already landed in some of these countries in the past and allowed people to develop immunity. More than two-thirds of people infected with Zika never get sick, and symptoms are mild for those who do, so surveillance systems may have missed cases.

Although Zika was first identified in 1947, the virus wasn't considered a major health threat until a major outbreak in Brazil last year revealed that Zika can lead to severe birth defects when pregnant women are infected.

In February, the World Health Organization declared the spread of Zika a global emergency, and epidemics have been sparked in at least 70 countries. In the last few weeks, it has sickened more than 100 people in Singapore and started spreading in Florida. Zika is mostly spread by a specific species of tropical mosquito, but it can also be spread by sex and through blood transfusions.

Researchers hope their new study will help officials plan ahead to possibly avoid some of the worst effects of Zika.

"For countries with a finite amount of resources, this may help them use those resources as efficiently as possible," said Dr. Kamran Khan, an infectious diseases physician and scientist at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, the study's senior author.

To figure out where Zika might gain a future foothold, researchers examined patterns of people traveling from infected regions in the Americas to Africa and Asia and combined that with an assessment of local conditions, including mosquito populations. They used the spread of a related virus, dengue, as a model for Zika since the same mosquito species transmits both diseases. Dengue is not spread by sex, like Zika, but mosquitoes are responsible for the vast majority of Zika cases globally.

The study was published online Thursday in the journal, Lancet.

Some experts pointed out that the expected impact of Zika will depend largely on whether people have any previous exposure to the virus — and that is unknown.

"No one has ever looked, so we don't know if there is any pre-existing immunity to the virus," said Dr. Abraham Goorhuis of the University of Amsterdam, an author of a commentary that accompanies the Lancet study. The virus in the Americas is an Asian strain that was responsible for a large outbreak in French Polynesia and other Pacific Islands in 2013 and 2014.

"If there was broad circulation of this virus in Asia, then it could be that the risk of Zika spreading to Asia won't be as bad as we think," Goorhuis said. He said another big unknown was whether people who might have been exposed to the African strain of Zika might be protected once the slightly different Asian version arrives. It's unclear how widely the original 1947 strain found in Africa may have spread.

Goorhuis also noted it was possible Zika might eventually burn itself out after about a year or so of circulation, the way a related virus, chikungunya, recently did.

Others said scientists should seize the chance now to prevent Zika from becoming entrenched elsewhere.

Ben Neuman, a virology professor at the University of Reading, said that once the virus has started to spread by mosquitoes locally, and not just by travelers, it can become entrenched in animals as well as people and be extremely difficult to eradicate. "We have the opportunity right now to prevent (Zika's) spread and by doing so, halting the spread of unnecessary suffering," he said.

Culled from: https://www.yahoo.com/news/wheres-zika-going-next-maybe-china-india-nigeria-223649324.html

Keneking:
But where is lalasticlala sef

You need to rescue this story from travel section fast

I hope that APC government led by Buhari would not drive us so hard to board this kind of boat to Europe.

Useless government

The moderators here only move threads belonging to their friends and crush to the front page.....this is same reason Nigeria will hardly move forward; everything in Nigeria is based on "who you know" too bad Seun is watching stuff like that happen shaa

metalDETECTED:
Buhari is NEXT!

We have a highly corrupt, highly tribalized, and highly religionized (lol) senate, so it won't work here