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ramaju: The caption is misleading. Is it competition now to be richer than any other? If she actually beat her, what capital did the two start with and who is the umpire doing the actual observations ? Nairaland has become home for anything like "Davido defeats Usher in album sales, Jonathan trounces Obama in spoken English, Amaka's womanliness is bigger than Shade's. Too many thoughtless and childish posts.

old man dats is why a link is attached if u wanna poke ur long nose in deir lives u can always use google to satisfy ur silly thoughts ..OLODO!!

Awakullowo: I am sure, you are ibo. You can never be happy because she is a successful Yoruba woman.

God bless u my brother!!!

Starting her career as a secretary in a bank in
the mid 1970s, Alakija, 62, then studied
fashion in London and returned to Nigeria to
start a label, Supreme Stitches. But her
biggest break came in oil.
In 1993, her company, Famfa Oil, was
awarded an oil prospecting license, which
later became OML 127, one of the country’s
most prolific oil blocks, by then-president
Ibrahim Babangida.
The company owned a 60 per cent stake in
the block until 2000 when the Nigerian
government unconstitutionally acquired a 50
per cent interest without duly compensating
Alakija or Famda Oil.
In May 2012, Alakija, a married mother-of-
four, challenged the acquisition and the
Nigerian Supreme Court reinstated the 50 per
cent stake to her company.
She also has a charity called the Rose of
Sharon foundation that helps widows and
orphans by empowering them through
scholarships and business grants.
Forbes magazine had estimated Alakija’s
fortune at $600 million, as of November
2012, but the magazine’s editor-in-chief
Uzodinma Iweala said his researchers were
‘closer to the ground.’
They noted that Brazilian oil company,
Petrobas, was looking to sell its 8 per cent
stake in OML 127 for $1.5- $2.5 billion, and
extrapolated that if they managed to sell it
for $1 billion, Alakija’s 60 per cent stake
would be worth at least $7.3 billion.
Iweala claims this and other estimates
included in the report are actually ‘on the
conservative side’ and said the magazine
expect to unearth more African billionaires
shortly.
The overall richest African is Nigerian
manufacturer Aliko Dangote who is worth
$20.2 billion. Twenty Nigerians are listed in
total.
According to Forbes, Oprah Winfrey is worth
$2.9 billion.

www.informationng.com/2013/10/nigerian-female-billionaire-defeats-oprah-winfrey-to-become-richest-black-woman-in-the-world.html

marvel5star: How soon? These people should hasten up and do something asap, students are getting frustrated at home!!

since oga jona don talk...dem go do sumtin

The teachers’ is over 90 days. Members of
the National Association of Resident Doctors
(NARD) are also on strike. The professionals
are blaming the government for failing to
meet up with the agreement reached with
them.
Jonathan promised to end the strike when he
received the leaders of the Nigerian Medical
Association (NMA), led by its President, Dr.
Osahon Enabulele.
Presidential spokesman Dr. Reuben Abati, in a
statement on the meeting which reporters
were prevented from covering, said the
President promised to do his all to resolve all
issues that caused disputes.
He said the government attached great
importance to the medical and educational
sectors.
He said: “I believe that we must manage both
sectors in such a way that nobody engaged in
them will think of going on strike again.
“We will continue to proactively evolve
measures that will help us to permanently
overcome the problems that lead to strikes
by health and education professionals,” he
added.
To facilitate rapid establishment of more
centres of medical excellence in the country,
President Jonathan pledged that the Federal
Government would fully explore the option of
creating a special intervention fund.
According to him, the recommendation of a
special fund that will give low interest loans
for the establishment of state-of-the-art
medical facilities is a creative idea that will
receive appropriate consideration from the
government.
He said: “We are committed to working with
professionals and the private sector to
establish better medical facilities in the
country and reduce the number of Nigerians
who have to go abroad annually for medical
reasons.”
Jonathan also assured the doctors that his
administration would create the right
conditions to enable doctors to stay at home
and avail Nigerians of their acknowledged
skills and expertise instead of migrating to
other countries.
He said his administration was determined to
correct the anomaly of Nigeria being so
strong in human capacity in medicine, with
about 25,000 Nigerian medical consultants
currently practising in the United States , as
confirmed to him by President Barack
Obama; and yet being unable to treat many of
its sick people in its own hospitals.
Jonathan said: “There is clearly a missing link
somewhere and we will do everything possible
to fix it. We will continue to work with
professional bodies and all stakeholders to
come up with more policies and actions that
will help us overcome current challenges in
our medical sector.
“We will work with the National Assembly to
ensure the quick passage of the National
Health Bill. We will take prompt action to
reconstitute the Medical and Dental Council
of Nigeria. We will also consider
recommendations for the establishment of
the Office of Surgeon-General of the
Federation.”
“I believe that we must always do what is
best for our country. We will review all the
other issues you have raised and act
accordingly. When things are done properly,
issues of welfare and remuneration in the
health sector will disappear,” the President
said.
Dr. Enabulele assured President Jonathan of
NMA’s support for his administration’s
agenda.
He called for urgent reconstitution of the
main regulatory body in the health sector,
the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria
which was dissolved in 2011.
The NMA President also called for faster
action on the passage of the National Health
Bill and other issues related to the creation
of a more conducive operating environment
for doctors and other healthcare
professionals such as remuneration, welfare
and training.
The President was decorated with the emblem
of the NMA by Prof. Umaru Shehu.
The NMA delegation included the Emir of
Tsonga, Dr. Haliru Yahaya, the NMA Second
Vice-President, Dr. Uche Ojinmah and the
NMA Secretary-General, Dr. Akpufuoma
Pemu.

www.informationng.com/2013/10/ASUU-strike-will-be-over-soon-jonathan-declares.html

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode,
yesterday, took a swipe at the incumbent
Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, describing
her as being unnecessarily petty in the
handling of issues relating to the industry.
Responding to remarks made by Oduah
against him, Fani-Kayode said that the
incumbent Aviation minister and not him was
the one who should bury her head in shame
over the shambolic handling of the industry
since her appointment.
Speaking yesterday at the opening ceremony
of the African Regional Conference of Civil
Aviation Navigation Organisation, CANSO, in
Abuja, Oduah had dismissed Fani-Kayode over
his ignorance, adding that his comments on
the aviation sector conveyed the impression
that he was under an unnatural influence.
She also stated that working with CANSO over
the years had been fulfilling and enriching.
“The nation has had its fair share of
challenges in the aviation sector but has
adopted an attitude of refusing to relent in
moving forward as a key strategy for
improvement in the sector.”
According to her, “Aviation which is one of
the drivers of the economy has ensured that
we achieve double digit economic growth.”
Fani-Kayode, however said that the remarks
by the minister against him were uncalled
for, malicious and petty.
“She reportedly said that I should bow my
head in shame, suggested that I was “speaking
out of context” in my essay where I called for
her resignation and that I spoke under some
“influence of something or other,”” he said.
“My advice and counsel to her is to grow up
and stop being petty. She is meant to talk like
someone who befits her office and not like a
market woman.
“I do not like joining issues with women
publicly which is why I was very gentle with
her in my essay though I made my point. But
this particular woman is endangering the lives
of our people with her incompetence and
insensitivity and we cannot just keep quiet.
“This is a woman under whose watch almost
200 people have been killed as Aviation
Minister and instead of focusing on how to
save lives her obsession has become smearing
and abusing Femi Fani-Kayode.
“This is a woman who only yesterday told
Nigerians that ‘accidents are inevitable’ and
that they were ‘acts of God.’ This is a woman
who thinks more about how her headscarf
looks, her jewellery and the jewellery of
others more than she does about protecting
Nigerian air travellers.
“If anyone should bury her head in shame it
is her and not me. After just under 200 of
our fellow citizens have been killed under her
watch instead of abusing her critics and those
of us that have expressed our concern and
offered our advise she should be seeking
repentance from God and tendering her
resignation.
“She should be attempting to encourage the
Nigerian people and assuage their fears
rather than indulging in petty and cheap
sideshots and a futile press war.
“Instead of comforting the families of those
that were lost she is opening her mouth and
abusing me. What a shame. Under her tenure
we have beautiful terminals but deadly and
blood-soaked skies. Our skies have become a
death trap because she really doesn’t care.
“My advice to her is to shut up, get serious
and focus on doing her job rather than
attempting to smear me with her filthy lies
and malicious innuendos.
“I raised some serious issues in that essay
that was clearly above her education level
and I avoided personal insults.
“That is what civilised people do. She should
learn from that and address the issues that
were raised rather than spend her time trying
to kill the messenger. When someone says
that God is the author of fatal crashes you
know that it is not the same God that we
worship as that person.
“It is the devil that causes accidents and kills
people and not God. You can say that a fatal
accident is an act of God only if the devil is
your god.
“When I speak and write I am under the
influence of one thing and one thing alone-
the Spirit of the Living God who sees through
her and who knows her for what she is.
“She is the one that is under the influence of
one thing or the other and not me. She is the
one whose hands are filled with blood. She is
the one that must bury her head in shame
and no-one else. I will pray for her because
she needs it and I will pray for Nigeria too.
May God deliver us from these people,” Fani-
Kayode added.

www.informationng.com/2013/10/stop-talking-like-a-market-woman-fani-kayode-replies-oduah-as-war-of-words-continue.html

Tolutost: did u write d putme

i swear i no even knw say d skul dey exist

Tolutost: Ifo college of management and technology send me an admission letter,and i didnt choose it,i didnt write d postutme,oh boy admission nid me badly

Exactly!! bro they sent me d message too nt long ago about 7pm

;Dive been laffing since i read dis poo!! mehn very funny ....belle e dey pain me o

na wa o

TAKE NOTE GUYS!!!
Me :hi beautiful
Girl : hey u
Me : do u mind if i walk u out
Girl : no i dnt mind
Me : oh by de way im Paul from Pta n
im still new in this church
Girl : im Rita n this is my home
town
Me: ok no offence but Do you have a
boyfriend?
Girl: Nope. I don't want to have a
boyfriend.
Me: Gen. 2:18 The Lord God said, “It is
not good for the man to be alone. I will
make a helper suitable for him.”
... Girl: But I don't love you.
Me: 1 John 4:8 "Whoever does not love
does not know God, because God
is love."
Girl: And how do I know you mean those
words.
Me: Matthew 12:34b " For out of the
abundance of the heart the mouth
speaks."
Girl: But how can I be sure that you're
loyal and honest?
Me: Mark 13:31 "Heaven and earth
will pass away, but my words will never
pass away."
Girl: But why me? There are a lot of
girls out there.
Me: Proverbs 31:29 "Many women do
noble things, but you surpass them all."
Girl: But what is in me that you like?
Me: Song of Solomon 4:7 "You are
altogether beautiful, my darling; there
is no flaw in you."
Girl: But I'm not all that beautiful...you
're exaggerating.
Me: Proverbs 31:30 "Charm is deceptive,
and beauty is fleeting; but a
woman who fears the Lord is to be
praised."
Girl: What happens if I say yes.
Me: Genesis 2:24 "Therefore man
shall leave his father and his mother
and
hold fast to his wife, and they shall
become one flesh."
Girl: How come you know the scriptures
this much.
Me: Joshua 1:8 " This book of the
Law shall not depart from your mouth,
but you shall meditate on it day and
night, so that you may be careful to do
all that is written in it. For then you
will make your
way prosperous and you will have good
success."
Girl: wooow, I can see u really love God.
Me: Psalm 34:8 "Oh, taste and see
that the Lord is good! Blessed is the
man
who takes refuge in Him.
Girl: mmm. Ok please give me time to
think about it.
Me: Philippians 4:8 "Finally
brethren, whatever is true, whatever is
honorable, whatever is just, whatever is
pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is
commendable, if there is any
excellence, if there is anything worthy
of
praise, think about these things."
Girl: owwww I love you already
Me: Revelation 22:21 "Amen!

guonno: They will keep crashing in the west until they leave enugu international airport alone, period.

may u nor ur relatives not be involved for this shit u posted

guonno: They will keep crashing in the west until they leave enugu international airport alone, period.

na wa for sum mumus oh

Davo93: "double wahala for dead bodi" *in Fella's tone*

gbam!! i smell evil deeds...sudden death+plane crash...

President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed
poverty as responsible for the spate of terror
attacks that has bedeviled some sections of
the Northern part of the country.
Speaking in an interview on Arise Television
on the sidelines of the United Nations
General Assembly in New York last week,
Jonathan disagreed with the notion that
terrorism is driven by poverty.
According to him, the surface-to-air missiles
and other sophisticated deadly weapons used
in the terror attacks in the country were not
weapons poor people have the capacity to
acquire.
To further buttress his position, the president
cited the instance of the first Nigerian
involved in an attempted suicide on an
American jetliner in 2010, Umar Farouk
Abdulmutallab, whom the president said came
from one of the richest families in the north.
He also cited the case of the 9/11 attacks on
the World Trade Centre in New York and the
Pentagon in Washington DC, which were
masterminded by Osama bin Laden who also
came from a very wealthy family.
He admitted that members of terrorist cells
could take advantage of poverty to attract
recruits, but insisted that poverty was not the
root cause of terrorism in Nigeria and other
parts of the world.
“Petty crimes can be blamed on poverty, but
definitely not terrorism. I do not agree with
anyone who says that is the cause of
terrorism,” he said.
The president also said incidents such as
armed robberies, kidnappings and other
forms of petty crimes were familiar types of
crimes known to Nigerians in the past, adding
that it was Nigeria’s lack of experience in
dealing with terrorism that had robbed it of
developing a security architecture to combat
terrorism.
“However, we have been forced to develop
our security architecture to deal with the
menace we find in our midst today and are
doing everything to stem the spread and
capacity of terrorists to target innocent
Nigerians.
“In this drive, we are getting some assistance
from the US, France and other countries,”
Jonathan said.
Just like he committed himself to a statement
that has remained a talking point ever since
he said the Islamist sect Boko Haram had
infiltrated his government, Jonathan accused
some unnamed wealthy people of being
behind the current attacks in some parts of
the north.
However, he assured Nigerians that his
government was building the capacity of the
armed forces through the gathering of
intelligence to stabilise the country because
military confrontation would not stop the
attacks and called for the support of the rest
of the world, adding; “A terror attack
anywhere in the world is an attack on all of
us.”

www.informationng.com/2013/10/poverty-not-responsible-for-terrorism-president-jonathan.html

The criticism just keeps pouring in, i’m so
feeling sorry for Jim Iyke right now. Even
fellow actors and actresses in the industry
have openly blasted the actor.
Up to the extent that even Nigerian soft
P0*n actress, Afrocandy took to her
Facebook page to voice out her opinion about
the matter.
“Na waah for our actors, Jym Ike took his
stunt to the alter. I wonder how much he got
paid for this ‘movie’. Nevertheless, he is a
very good actor tho”
I have a very strong feeling that Jim Iyke has
had about enough and will soon clap back at
all his critics, i’m patiently sitting and waiting
for the cup to overflow.

Following the killing of 40 students in a
terrorist attack on College of Agriculture,
Gujba, Yobe State, where students were shot
dead in their dormitory, authorities are
taking measures to improve security around
schools, including stepping up patrols and
putting armed soldiers outside them and
guarding school buses.
The move, according to government sources
on Monday, is aimed at restoring confidence
in the Western style schools that have seen
scenes of bloody massacres by Boko Haram
militants who say western education is sin.
According to a presidency source, President
Goodluck Jonathan met senior security aides,
Sunday, to discuss how to respond to the
latest deadly shift in tactics by the
insurgents.
“At the meeting, they decided to provide
special security cover for schools in the
North-East and some other places prone to
possible attacks.
“The president is not happy. He directed
security chiefs to work out a new strategy so
this doesn’t happen again,” the source said.
Mohammed Lamin, Yobe State Commissioner
for Lower Education, speaking on the security
measures noted; “For now, the state
government has directed all round security
surveillance on all schools across the state”.
He added that “the security agencies need to
step up their operations to protect lives and
property.”

www.informationng.com/2013/10/yobe-massacre-were-ready-to-assist-fg-bring-boko-haram-scourge-to-an-end-says-tinubu.html

Former Lagos State governor and frontline
opposition figure, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
yesterday decried the deadly attacks on
hapless Nigerians following the gruesome
murder of over 60 students of the College of
Agriculture, Gujba, in Yobe State by suspected
Boko Haram elements on Sunday.
In a statement from his media office, the All
Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain
lamented that “Nigeria is under attack.”
The statement, which is a sequel to a letter
he personally wrote to Yobe State Governor,
Ibrahim Gaidam, said:
“As a father and leader, I am deeply saddened
by the senseless killings of innocent students.
It is unacceptable and indefensible under any
guise. It is an act that must be punished.
“The recent carnage in Borno State and now
at the College of Agriculture in Yobe reminds
us of the sinister nature of the enemy our
nation now faces.
“There should be no mistake at this sombre
moment. Those who launched these attacks
did not launch them at the people they
killed. They knew not the names of their
victims or who they were.
“The dead were just unfortunate souls who
happened to be close enough to murder. The
real targets of these massacres were our
nation, society and any semblance of
civilized, modern life. Nigeria is under attack
and the earlier those in charge realised this,
the quicker the situation can be arrested. In
terms of security, the present is not safe,
neither is the future secured.
“The killings at the College of Agriculture were
particularly jarring. Under cover of darkness,
evil crept unto a campus of higher learning,
turning it into a place of slaughter.
“These murderers snatched the lives of young
people who were just entering the fullness of
life. The attackers fell upon them so early
that many of the students were still in bed.
“These young people only wanted an
education to improve their future and that of
the nation. They were armed only with this
desire and with the tools of students. They
had done no one any harm.
“Yet, their attackers executed them in the
cruelest fashion. This is terror in its basest
form. By this act, the crazed and armed
menace we face tells us that attending school,
attempting to get an education, is now a
capital offence. Those guilty of seeking to
learn are to be executed.
“This is a dire affront to fundamental
humanity. It is also a frontal attack on our
quest for economic development and social
progress. Those that did this seek to cast a
veil of fear and ignorance over Nigeria. We
must remain steadfast in the belief that
enlightenment and progress is best for our
people.
“These killers want us to hide in the shadow
of fear and live in the cave of ignorance. We
must be brave enough to tell them “no.” No
matter how they try to frighten us, we shall
walk in the light of learning, justice, hope
and tolerance, unity and progress.
“What we face is nothing less than a contest
for the soul of the nation. We dare not lose
the contest. These young people died just
because they wanted to learn and live better.
We can’t allow their deaths to be in vain.
“Thus, we must rededicate ourselves that all
of our children shall learn and live better
because of the education they shall receive.
“We must look beyond the deaths and spilled
blood of these innocent children. In times
like these, it is easy to give up and recede
into our fears. Yet, we must be of good
courage. We must not give way to sorrow or
despair. We must forge ahead with our best
plans and preparations for the people.”
Tinubu, who called on the FG to focus on
making society better, said the advice was not
to score political points, adding that the
attackers ultimate aim is to cripple the
educational system in the north and if they
are not stopped they will succeed.
“They intend to make Nigeria desolate” he
said, noting that “In their warped minds, this
will be paradise. Paradise for them will be
purgatory for the rest of us.”
Brimming with optimism that the country will
overcome what he termed as “this
pestilence”, Tinubu added that justice shall
prevail just as every Nigerian must put hands
on deck to build the nation.
“We must be of good courage. We cannot
allow their violence to dictate the path that
we must go.
They see a nation they want to destroy. I see
a nation we should build. We shall win.
“They may have guns and terror. But they
lack the moral force to stop us from building
the nation we seek. We have justice and
right. We shall win”, he maintained.
Wondering how long the senseless killings will
last and how many lives would have been lost
before this evil is halted, Tinubu challenged
the federal government to become more
proactive in developing a comprehensive law
enforcement, intelligence-gathering and
economic incentives strategy to checkmate
the plague.
“On such a grave matter of national security,
there is no partisanship. We are all
Nigerians. We stand ready to help in this
fight. We await the call of the Federal
Government to do so,” the former governor
said.
He extended his condolences to the
government and people of Yobe State
especially families, who lost loved ones in the
attack.
“Your grief is heavy and thick because of the
senselessness of this tragedy. But you don’t
carry this grief alone. All Nigeria grieves with
you. Those were our children, too” Tinubu
said.

www.informationng.com/2013/10/yobe-massacre-were-ready-to-assist-fg-bring-boko-haram-scourge-to-an-end-says-tinubu.html

Nigeria Sixth Worst Country To Grow Old,
Says UN Report
On the day that Nigeria celebrated its
53rd anniversary as an independent
nation, a new study released today by the
UN backed Help Age International
advocacy group ranked Nigeria among the
worst countries in the world that least
care about their old population.
The Global AgeWatch Index ranked 91
countries, with Nigeria ranked 85th, the sixth
worst, with a poor record of catering for the
well-being of the elderly, people older than
60.
Though Nigeria has the highest GDP among
the African Index countries, it ranks third
lowest for income security, the report said.
“This reflects its limited pension coverage, at
5 per cent. It ranks 84th in the health
domain and, with Rwanda, has the lowest life
expectancy at age 60 – 16 years.
“For employment and education, Nigeria
ranks 70 with the fourth highest proportion
of older people, 17.4%, with secondary or
higher education among its African Index
counterparts.
“Nigeria ranks second lowest regionally, at
76, in the enabling environment domain, with
only 53% of older Nigerians enjoying civic
freedom. The report indicated that older
Nigerians are taking part in the Age Demands
Action campaign for the first time this year.
The best and worst countries to grow old: the
UN rankings The index was compiled by the
HelpAge International advocacy group and
funded by the UN Population Fund Top 10
1. Sweden
2. Norway
3. Germany
4. Netherlands
5. Canada
6. Switzerland
7. New Zealand
8. USA
9. Iceland
10. Japan
Britain came in at 13, ahead of Australia (14)
and France (18).
Lower down in the rankings were the
emerging economies of Brazil (31), China
(35), South Africa (65), India (73) and Russia
(78). Bottom 10: 82. Honduras 83.
Montenegro 84. West Bank and Gaza 85.
Nigeria 86. Malawi 87. Rwanda 88. Jordan 89.
Pakistan 90. Tanzania 91. Afghanistan
www.informationng.com/2013/10/nigeria-sixth-worst-country-to-grow-old-says-un-report.html

beshiman: Good Morning Aspirants, happy new month and independence day in arrears.
Though, it is being a while I comment, it is as a result of my tight schedules nowadays.
Well, with the arguments on ground; nowadays, school don't accept commerce and econmoics as different subjects but as one... Mind you, for those whose course under FBCS-Faculty of Business and Comm. Studies, my candid advice is that you should have a complete O'leve result including government, please because there would be a lot of uncommon techniques to disqualify applicants this year. He who has hear should...
Concerning the first batch admission list-ND 2013/2014, it would be released this month-'if all things being equal' because the school is resuming soon and wants to meet up with the lost months during the first semester break.
More over, I 'll still repeat this: be mindful of whom you call for assistance. There are a lot of scammers out there... Beshiman won't be responsible for any 'dupe act'. Don't be a victim!
I wish you all God's Best.
Meet you on campus for the needful assistance. Remember: this is a selfless service. My contact remain: 0806 227 6280(also on whatsapp), 0708 160 0029 and 0805 045 9548(2go) or email: bashiru.adeitan@yahoo.com.
I remain my humble self: Adeitan B. 'Gbenga-Beshiman

tnkz so mach bruv...Jah bless u plenty