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Friday, January 17, 2014
Playboy Playmate Cassandra Lynn Hensley dies
President Goodluck Jonathan hates the Yoruba – Fani-Kayode ( What do you think ?)
President Goodluck Jonathan and those within his inner circle simply hate the yoruba. And we the yoruba did not resist, fight and defeat the hegemony of other nationalities in the last 100 years just for it to be replaced with Ijaw domination.
I have said it before and I will say it again, if we cannot have a level playing field for all tribes, all religions and all nationalities in Nigeria and if we cannot all be treated as equals then let Nigeria cease to exist.
Mike Murdock Gives Pastor Abiodun Of Coza A Rolls Royce & $1m
Popular American preacher, Mike Murdock was in Nigeria last week for a program tagged, “12 Days of Glory”. The program was an annual conference organized by the Commonwealth Of Zion Assembly- COZA.
While preaching on the 15th of January, the last day, he allegedly gave pastor Biodun a Royce rolls, $1millon dollars and further prayed for his family.
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Horrible: 16-year-old girl ra*ped to death in Bayelsa
Daily Trust reports:
A 23-year-old man is currently in police detention over an alleged r*ape which led to the death of a 16-year-old girl in Oporoma community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
According to sources, the victim was said to have visited the home of the suspect with her friend where they were offered drinks as guests. The deceased was said to have accepted the drink while her friend declined. It was gathered that after the victim’s friend had left earlier, the suspect was reported to have ra*ped the victim till she became unconscious.
Lagos Man kills barber during argument over generator
The Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigation into the murder of a 39-year-old barber, Azeez Solanke, who was allegedly stabbed to death by one Segun Daniel in the Ojo area of Lagos State, on Thursday last week.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the deceased was stabbed to death following an argument over his generator.
Our correspondent, who visited the area, learnt that the incident occurred around 10pm beside a jetty at the Ebute area of Ojo.
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Northerners Accuse Goodluck Jonathan Of Stockpiling Hands For 2015 Situation
Rising from their meeting in Kaduna with the Northern Traditional Rulers Council in Kaduna State, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) today raised the alarm that the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government is gathering arms for unknown motives ahead of the 2015 elections.
NEF also accused Jonathan of nursing a clandestine agenda in choosing to convoke a national conference. Their spokesman, Solomon Darlong told the Hausa Service of the Voice of America monitored by SaharaReporters in Abuja that they support only a Sovereign National Conference whose outcome will uphold and determine the corporate existence of Nigeria.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu Starts The World's First Homosexual Political Party
ARCHBISHOP Desmond Tutu has surprised South Africans by announcing the formation of a gay political party called the Democratic Religious Alliance Against Minority Antagonism (DRAAMA), which will take part in a general election later this year.
Last year Tutu outraged Christians when he declared: “I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven…No, I would say sorry, I mean I would much rather go to hell…I would not worship a God who is homophobic and that is how deeply I feel about this.”
House Finance Committee’s 50 Questions: Okonjo-Iweala presents detailed 102-page response.
Find a press statement below...
The Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has provided a detailed 102-page documented response to the 50 questions posed by the House of Representatives Committee on Finance. The document provides, in extensive detail, including tables and graphs, answers to the committee’s well publicized questions.
In her response, the Minister stressed that, in spite of many challenges which government has acknowledged, the Nigerian economy is showing real and measurable progress in many areas. This can be seen in the fact that more jobs are being created; roads, rail and other infrastructure are being improved; the country is saving for the future and planning better for the present. Continue...
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Uganda President refuses to sign anti-gay bill into law
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has refused to sign into law an anti-gay bill passed by the country's parliament, which is aimed at imprisoning not just homosexuals, but people who talk about it without condemning the lifestyle. The President in a letter to the Country's parliament speaker said homosexuals are 'abnormal' but could be 'rescued' by improving the economy.
"Even with legislation, they will simply go underground and continue practicing homosexuality or lesbianism for mercenary reasons. You cannot call an abnormality an alternative orientation. It could be that the Western societies, on account of random breeding, have generated many abnormal people." President Museveni saidIn December 2013, the Ugandan parliament passed its anti-gay bill going against the President's advice and now seeks his assent. The President had initially advised that the homosexuality situation in the country be studied deeply and carefully before any laws against the practice be enacted.
The Ugandan anti-gay bill seeks to make all form of homosexual activities a criminal offense to be punishable under law. Homosexuals can get as much as a life term imprisonment punishment. Also anyone who knows a homosexual and doesn't report such to police authorities would also face some sanctions if found wanting.
Russian President Putin names three qualities a politician needs.
During
a meeting between the president and volunteers taking part in the
preparations for the Sochi Olympics, which are scheduled to be held in
February, a Mongolian student of a Krasnodar Territory university asked
Putin what three strong qualities a politician should have.
"Honesty, professionalism, and - that probably applies more to healthcare workers - a feeling of compassion and involvement in the life of an ordinary citizen. It's extremely important," Putin said.
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Russia doesn't prohibit homosexual relations, only propaganda among minors is banned - Putin
The maradona: France's Hollande visits First Lady Trierweiler in hospital.
Hollande visited Trierweiler at a Paris hospital on Thursday evening, six days after she was admitted, a spokesman said.
Obama Set to announce end of NSA telephone metadata collection program - official
"In his speech, the President will say that he is ordering a transition that will end the Section 215 telephone metadata program as it currently exists," the official said, as Obama prepares to unveil long awaited reforms of NSA surveillance techniques.
WHITECIOUS: Vanity Fair accused of lightening Lupita Nyong'o's skin
Vanity Fair yesterday announced that 30 year old Oscar nominee Lupita
Nyong'o was among the faces photographed for the Vanities section of
its February issue and tweeted the pic on the right. And as the Kenyan
beauty looks great in the pic, everyone was quick to point out that
she looks way lighter in the pic than she really is. Compare and
contrast the pics above. African is beautiful Vanity Fair!
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
Senate President's Younger sister Dies During Child labour
A statement by David Mark's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, on Thursday, confirmed the develoment and quoted the late Onma-Adakole's younger brother, Mr. Igoche Mark, saying that the deceased would be buried in her home town, Otukpo, Benue State, on Friday.
Mark described his late sister "as a straight forward, hardworking and benevolent person with plenty of vision and hope for a greater tomorrow" adding that the death was a huge loss to the Mark's family.
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R.I.P: 3-Year-Old Nigerian Boy Crushed To Death By Lift In Ireland
A Nigerian boy, Solomon Soremekun, was crushed to death by a lift after getting out of his pushchair and walking into the shaft, Irish media reported on Wednesday. According to reports, Soremekun was in the company of his mother and three siblings at the time of the incident. He reportedly got out of his pushchair after he became separated from his family on the first floor and went through open lift doors into the shaft. Unfortunately, the lift came down and crushed him.
Fashola, APC Governors, Leaders converge to honour Bisi Akande at 75
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday joined several notable Nigerians like Governors Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo, Tanko Al-Makura of Nassarawa, Dr Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, Owelle Rochas Okorocha of Imo, Senator Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State and several others in celebrating the National Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande as he turned 75.
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Damascus officially confirms its participation in Geneva-2 - UN
"Yes, they will participate," Farhan Haq said and added that Damascus had formally informed about this in a letter to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. "As far as I understand, the delegation of the SAR government will be headed by Foreign Minister Walid Muallem ", said the UN representative.
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu slams EU 'hypocrisy' on settlements.
"This is hypocrisy. The EU calls our ambassadors in because of the construction of a few houses? When did the EU call in the Palestinian ambassadors about incitement that calls for Israel's destruction?" Netanyahu asked foreign correspondents at his annual new year reception.
"It's time to stop this hypocrisy," he said. "This imbalance... doesn't advance peace, I think it pushes peace further away."
Oby Ezekwesili got great questions for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Twitter
Ex-Vice President of World Bank's Africa division & former Nigerian minister Oby Ezekwesili is seeking to understand what happened to the $10billion missing from the NNPC account. She tweeted at the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala a few minutes ago. See more tweets following the break.
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President Jonathan, Please end the tragic farce in Rivers State now!
DEAR President Goodluck Jonathan , I never thought I would join in the letter writing orgy that has seized all of Nigeria by the wrist! Certainly, not given the self-serving purposes of the Epistle of Saint Matthew of Otta to the people of Nigeria through you and the many replies to it.
8 People Shot As Ogun APC Crisis Turns Violent
The crisis in the Ogun State All Progressives Congress, APC, turned violent on Thursday with some members sustaining gunshot injuries.
Eight people were reportedly shot during the clash at Wasimi Market Square, Ewekoro Local Government Area. They are said to be currently receiving treatment at a hospital.
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For real ? Woman Gives Birth To Tortoise In Lagos
Weird: Hindu worshipers drink fresh cow urine to prevent cancer (Phot'd)
It might seem absurd but its true and the is practice carried out by some Hindu worshipers in India.
An increasing cult of Hindu worshipers in India nest a strong belief that cow's urine help prevent cancer.
Hindus feel that cows are sacred creatures, hence its divine healing powers which comes from the animals urine.
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Police begin clampdown on gay people as 38 homosexuals are arrested in Bauchi
POLICE across Nigeria have begun arresting lesbians and gays following President Goodluck Jonathan's recent signing into law of a new Draconian bill that makes being homosexual an offence punishable for 14 years in jail. Earlier this month, President Jonathan put his signature to the controversial Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Bill into law. Condemned internationally as a fundamental breach of human rights, the law stipulates that anyone convicted of engaging in a same sex marriage is liable to serve 14 years in prison, while anyone aiding or abetting such relationships faces a 10 year jail term.
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Jonathan announces Tukur’s resignation, produces letter from pocket
The National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has just accepted the resignation of the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur. President Goodluck Jonathan announced to the members of NEC that Tukur has resigned from his job. Jonathan, who brought out Tukur’s letter of resignation from his pocket, handed it over to the National Secretary of the party, Prof. Wale Oladipo. As soon as he announced the resignation, the audience clapped in acceptance. President Jonathan therefore directed the Governor of Cross Rivers State, Mr. Liyel Imoke to move the motion for the acceptance of Tukur’s resignation. Imoke appealed to Tukur not to abandon the party despite his resignation.
Nigeria anti-gay law ’ll fuel violence –UN Secretary General
United Nations’ Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon expressed deep concern on Wednesday at a new Nigerian law that
criminalises same-sex relationships, which he fears could fuel prejudice
and violence and risks obstructing an effective HIV/AIDS response.
The bill, which contains penalties of up
to 14 years in prison and bans gay marriage, same-sex “amorous
relationships” and membership of gay rights groups, was passed by the
National Assembly last May and signed into law by President Goodluck
Jonathan on Monday.
“The Secretary-General fears that the law may fuel prejudice and violence, and notes with alarm reports that police in northern Nigeria have arrested individuals believed by the authorities to be homosexuals, and may even have tortured them,” Ban’s press office said in a statement quoted by Reuters.
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We’ll change House leadership, APC Reps insist
Members of the House of Representatives,
particularly those of the All Progressives Congress caucus are bent on
changing the leadership of the House as lawmakers resume sitting on
Tuesday next week. The APC gained a slim numerical
advantage over the Peoples Democratic Party before the lawmakers
proceeded on the Christmas/New Year break on December 19. Thirty-seven former PDP members had
defected to the APC on the floor of the House, citing “division” in the
PDP as the reason for their action.
Why did Jonathan sign the gay law?
In 2013, an iconic picture of two ladies
kissing before anti-gay marriage protesters in Marseille, France, went
viral. That act of defiance before an assembly of mostly old ladies was
to demonstrate an inviolable right to private life and choice. It was
largely the fear of this sort of freedom that spurred the Nigerian
Senate to embark on pushing a bill to criminalise activities relating to
homosexuality with draconian measures.
The climax of the saga occurred on
Monday, January 13 when the Special Adviser to President Goodluck
Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, announced that the
President had signed the bill into law.
Corruption worsened under OBJ–Bakare
Convener of Save Nigeria Group, Pastor
Tunde Bakare, on Wednesday said former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s
administration raised the bar of corruption in the country,
notwithstanding the ex-President’s “supposed achievements” in office. Bakare spoke in Lagos as the guest
lecturer at the 10th Chief Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture/Symposium,
organised by the Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association. The event, with the theme, ‘Nigeria at
centenary: A nation still in bondage?,’ was chaired by former President
of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami (retd.).
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Check out ways to prevent kidney Failure
How can you prevent kidney disease? This is one question making the rounds following the 1st successful kidney transplant surgery at the Delta State University Teaching Hospital, DELSUTH, Oghara, Delta State.
Now, more than ever, Nigerians are becoming more conscious about protecting and preserving their kidneys. Every year, several Nigerians suffer kidney problems and thousands die or require regual dialysis or kidney transplants. Factors ranging from bad diet choices and habits like smoking and obesity, among others are linked to an increased risk for kidney disease.
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The Man who hasn't had a bath in over 6 decades.
This Iranian man you see above hasn't had a shower for 60 years. Daily Mail reports that 80 year old Iranian Amou Haji hasn't washed for 60 years because he believes being clean will make him sick, and his favourite food is rotten porcupine.
To relax he likes to sit down and have a smoke, from a pipe packed with animal faeces. Mr Haji says he chose this way of life after going through some emotional setbacks in his youth and since then - perhaps unsurprisingly - he has become a bit isolated. His home is in Dejgah village in the southern province of Fars in Iran where, once, a group of young men offered to give him a shower - but luckily he managed to escape. At night he either sleeps in a hole in the ground, which is quite like a grave, or in an open brick shack which concerned locals built for him. Continue after the break
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NSA implanted software on thousands of computers to spy on Russia, Mexico, other US allies Read
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Nigerians Broke My Relationship With Angelo - Beverly Osu
In a new interview with HipHopWorld Magazine, dear Beverly Osu said Nigerians didn’t let her last in the arms of the only prize she took out of the BBA house – Angelo.
"Forgive Me, It's My First Time" - Man, 62, Pleads After Molesting 7-Yr-Old Girl
A man in Taraba who was arrested by the police on suspicion of rape has been found guilty of the charges against him. Boniface Ankwuli, 62, was sentenced yesterday before an Upper Area Court in Jalingo, the state capital and he is to spend 6 years in prison for his crime.
Mr. Ankwuli admitted that he had molested the 7-year-old victim and he pleaded with the court to be lenient with him as it was his first offence.
TB Joshua Talks about Same-Sex Marriage Ban
As news of the controversial law banning same-sex marriage continues to create headlines worldwide after it was signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan, the renowned spiritual head of the Synagogue church in Lagos, Prophet TB Joshua has spoken out on the contentious issue.
“Judge not, so that you will not be judged,” Joshua began, citing Matthew 7:1 for Scriptural backing. “We should talk to people to be saved and not to die. I mean, we should talk salvation, not condemnation. The Bible is my standard.”
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Asian anti-Black racism at an embassy in Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria 2007 (Photo: Paolo Woods)
Anti-Black racism from Arabs is nothing new, but anti-Black racism from East and South-East Asians is not what most Nigerians expect. For an Asian to call us "monkeys" is beyond preposterous. For Asians to shout and yell at us, even to the point of physically assaulting a woman in her 40s is unbelievable. As you may be aware, Nigerians thrive on respect, as do Asians. Older people, Asian and African, command respect, yet to my non-Nigerian colleagues this does not translate across nationalities. I see that they have respect for each other, but literally zero, zilch, none, for older Nigerian staff. I know a bit of the language, so I can understand when they are insulting us in our presence, calling us "bastards."
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Action Speaks: 168 arrested for just being gay in north Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Human rights activists say dozens of gay men are being arrested in northern Nigeria.
They say such persecution will increase since President Goodluck Jonathan signed legislation banning same-sex marriage and criminalizing gay clubs and associations. Dorothy Aken'Ova is executive director of Nigeria's International Center for Reproductive Health and Sexual Rights. She said Tuesday the new law, already being dubbed the "Jail the Gays" law, will endanger and even criminalize programs fighting HIV-AIDS in the gay community.
More lives will undoubtedly be missing if Jonathan continues ruling Nigeria – Tinubu
Tinubu, while reacting to the recent disruption of a rally organized by Save Rivers Movement on Sunday, said it was a coup successfully planned by Jonathan. He said instead of encouraging democracy, the Jonathan administration was now engaged in a fight against the rights of Nigerians.
The statement, released on Monday by Tinubu’s media aide, Sunday Dare, reads in full:
Woman sets herself, hubby to death to prevent him from picking new wife
Sorrow engulfed the Umuodo community of Itu in Ezinihitte LGA of Imo State last weekend when a man and his wife were burnt to death under very controversial circumstances. Mr Ngozi Chilekezi and his wife Patience alias Oil, had lived together as husband and wife for about 12 years before the tragedy.
“On entering the room, his wife poured fuel on him, lit a match and held him tightly to ensure that he did no escape from the evil plot,” a villager recounted.
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US Condemns Nigeria's Same-sex Marriage Ban
The United States on Monday criticized Nigeria for approving a law that punishes same-sex marriage with prison, saying the move would curtail basic human rights.
Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States was “deeply concerned” by Nigeria’s new law which “dangerously restricts freedom of assembly, association and expression for all Nigerians.”
Kerry said the act “is inconsistent with Nigeria’s international legal obligations and undermines the democratic reforms and human rights protections enshrined in its 1999 constitution.”
Ex president OBJ calls for prayers over 2015 elections
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on
Tuesday urged Nigerians to keep fasting and praying ahead of the 2015
elections, saying that only God has power to appoint leaders. Obasanjo said this when the National
President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Dr. Felix Omobude,
paid him a courtesy visit in his Abeokuta, Ogun State, home.
According to him, Nigeria is God’s
project and as such the nation will overcome all its challenges no
matter how insurmountable they can be.
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Gunmen shoot Pres. Jonathan’s official photographer
President Goodluck Jonathan’s official photographer, Mr. Callistus Ewelike, was on Monday night shot by unknown gunmen in Abuja.
Ewelike, a photojournalist with the News Agency of Nigeria is attached to the State House, Abuja, and he is currently acting as the President’s official photographer.
The father of two was reportedly shot at
a close range in front of his house in Nyanya in the outskirts of the
Federal Capital Territory, between 10pm and 11pm.
He was said to be returning to his house
after filing the photographs he took during Jonathan’s visit to Shape
Community in the FCT, where the President inaugurated the Operation
Light Up Rural Nigeria Project when the incident happened.
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