Congratulations: GT Bank Named 2013 African Bank Of The Year

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Guaranty Trust Bank PLC has been named the 2013 bank of the year by the African Banker magazine.

The award recognizes financial institutions that have emerged as industry leaders and continent trend setters, due to good corporate governance practices, exceptional service delivery within the financial services industry of their country and innovative products.  Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Bank PLC, Mr Segun Agbaje attributed the recognition to hard work, discipline and a well-defined operating strategy.

Last year, the bank was named the best bank in Nigeria by the Euro Money magazine for the fourth consecutive year while it earned the 2011 Best Bank in Nigeria award from EMEA finance.  Guaranty Trust Bank also emerged as the first Nigerian financial institution to cross the N100 billion profit before tax milestone from operations at both bank and group levels.

SAD: Father Of 3 Commits Suicide After He Loses His Job

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BENIN— A father of three, who was identified as Patrick Essien, was reported have committed suicide, yesterday, in Benin after he was allegedly sacked from the transport company where he worked.
His dangling body was found in the roof of the toilet at the residence at Imasabemwen Street, off Siluko Road.

AGAIN!! Two Drug Trafficking Nabbed at Lagos Airport

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Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) yesterday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos arrested two men in connection with unlawful exportation of narcotic drugs.

The first suspect was arrested with 3.700kg of narcotics hidden in a false bottom of luggage.

The drug, according to a statement by the Head, NDLEA Public Affairs, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, was detected during the outward clearance of Arik Air passengers to Monrovia.

The second suspect, Ifeanyi Okafor, was arrested with two kilogrammes of cannabis concealed in dried bitter leaf during the search of goods meant for export on board Qatar airline flight.

Terrible: Train derails in Lagos

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A section of a train returning from Ijoko in Lagos State to its base at Ebutte Metta, Lagos on Wednesday derailed at Agege.

The incident which occurred between 11.30pm and 12.30am was said to have been caused by defective tracks.

As of 11am on Wednesday, the scene of the accident had been cordoned off by policemen from the Railway police.

An employee of the National Railway Corporation told PUNCH Metro, on the condition of anonymity, that the driver of the locomotive also shared the blame in  the accident.

Black Democracy Day: 18 students die in Head On Collision Accident In Bayelsa

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It was a black Democracy Day celebration in Bayelsa State yesterday as no fewer than 18 students died in a head-on collision between two 18-seater commercial buses.

The incident occurred at about 8:03pm on Amassoma Road in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state.

The deceased’s bodies have been deposited at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital in Okolobiri.

Over 11 injured occupants of the buses are currently receiving medical treatments at a private hospital in Yenagoa, the state capital.

Syrian forces kill 3 Westerners believed to be fighting against forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad

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Syrian state-run television reported Thursday that forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed three Westerners, including an American woman and a British citizen, who they claim were fighting with the rebels and were found with weapons.

Syrian TV identified the woman, releasing what it claimed were images of her Michigan driver's license and U.S. passport. It also released what is said was the name and passport of a British citizen. It did not identify a third person who it claimed was a Westerner. The report said the three were ambushed in their car in the flashpoint province of Idlib in northwestern Syria, where government forces have been battling rebels for control. TV footage showed a bullet-riddled car and three bodies laid out. It also showed weapons, a computer, a hand-drawn map of a government military facility and a flag belonging to the al Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front.

Europe is falling to Pieces - Thilo Sarrazin ( Must Read)

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Thilo Sarrazin: Financial assistance not needed

The crisis is shaking Europe. According to the most pessimistic forecasts, in the near future the Eurozone is going to fall to pieces, and already now many agree that the adoption of the Euro was a mistake. "Europe doesn’t need Euro" - this is the second book by German politician Thilo Sarrazin.

The crisis is shaking Europe. According to the most pessimistic forecasts, in the near future the Eurozone is going to fall to pieces, and already now many agree that the adoption of the Euro was a mistake. "Europe doesn’t need Euro" - this is the second book by German politician Thilo Sarrazin. It was published in May and has already caused a sensation. Press-conference, at which the author presented his work, was accompanied by demonstrations of protest.

Full Update: Delivery of S-300 hampers Syrian opposition’s victory

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The delivery of S-300 air defence systems to Syria will make the opposition’s victory more shadowy, editor-in-chief of the “Voenno-Promyshlenny Kurer” magazine Mikhail Khodarenok said in an interview with the Voice of Russia. According to him, even a supply of weapons to militants by the European Union will not help them.
It will be impossible to defeat the Bashar al-Assad regime without air support.
According to the expert, the supply of S-300 air defence systems under a contract signed earlier will cool those who demand for establishing a no-fly zone over Syria.
The expert believes that the supply of air defence systems to Syria is an obstacle for foreign interference in the Syrian conflict.

Syria's Assad vows retaliation for future Israeli strikes

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President Bashar Assad has said that Syria “will respond in kind” to any future Israeli airstrike on its territory and expressed confidence in the victory over the foes of the Syrian state. The Syrian government has been criticized for its muted response to recent Israeli airstrikes on several facilities in Syria in alleged attempts to stop shipments of missiles bound for Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group.
Assad said there was "popular pressure" to open a military front against Israel on the Golan Heights but such a move would require serious political, social and military deliberation.

Assad reiterated his support for an international conference on Syria, which Russia and the United States attempt to put together in Geneva, but stressed that any outcome of this or any other Syria-related discussions by the international community must be “subject to the approval of the Syrian people through a popular referendum.”
Asked about the the deliveries of Russian S-300 air defense systems to Syria, Assad simply said Russia is committed to honoring the existing defense contracts with Syria.
 VofR, RIA, Ọmọ Oódua news from Nigeria

Man Found Dead In House Full Of Snakes (Photos)

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Police looking for a missing man were shocked to find him dead in his home — surrounded by over forty giant snakes.

Many of the reptiles, including a 30ft anaconda and four 35ft pythons, were slithering free around the decomposing body when police entered snake fan Heiko Rieder's apartment in Straubing, Germany.

A fire service spokesman said: "At least one was as thick as a human thigh."

Worried colleagues alerted police after the 40-year-old caretaker failed to turn up to work for a week.

It is thought he died from a heart attack while feeding his pets.

Tipper crushes 16-year-old secondary school girl

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The Tipper

A tipper allegedly on top speed, on Thursday crushed to death a 16 year old girl, Moridiyat Abdullateef, in Ilorin, Kwara State.

The victim was said to be a Senior Secondary One student of Government Girls Day Secondary School, Oke Suna, Ilorin.  Our correspondent learnt that Moridiyat  had gone to fetch water for her grand-father before going to school.

The source said the girl, in an attempt to cross to the other side of the road at Taiwo Isale junction, was hit by the driver, who was allegedly drunk, and had lost control of the vehicle.

The source added that the truck crushed the girl and the efforts of residents and Good Samaritans to save her life was futile as she died almost instantly.  The truck was also said to have destroyed nearby kiosks and later fell into a pit near Asa River, while the driver escaped.

Our correspondent gathered that the truck with number plate XB 482 BDU fell directly in front of the deceased’s residence- a one-storey building beside Asa river.

The father of the girl, Mr. Abdullateef Mohammed, a teacher, said though the accident was sad, he had taken it as an act of God.

SourceL Punch Nigeria

Reps approve 14 years imprisonment for same s-ex marriage

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The House of Representatives yesterday Thursday May 29th approved 14 years imprisonment for persons who contracted same s-ex marriage in the country.  This was sequel to a clause-by-clause consideration of a Bill for an Act to prohibit marriage or union entered between persons of same s-ex, at the Committee of the Whole.

“Marriage or civil union entered between persons of same gender shall not be solemnised in any place of worship, either church or mosque or any place in Nigeria,” it said.


Introducing the bill, Rep. Albert Sam-Tsokwa ( PDP-Taraba) said that it sought to achieve a far reaching objective by outlawing same s-ex marriage and provide punishment for offenders.
It also set out a 10-year sentence for “any person who directly or indirectly makes public show of same-s-ex amorous relationships’’.

Meet the married couples who never have s-ex but insist they're happy

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 When married couples live like brother and sister. No s-ex for years and they insist they are happy. Are they deluded - or just honest? Read and tell us what you think...

Most evenings, with their little girl safely tucked up in bed, Charlotte and Chris Everiss (pictured right) enjoy a kiss and a cuddle on the sofa in front of the television.

Happily married for a decade, the couple cannot bear to even imagine their lives without one another. Yet, astonishingly, they haven’t made love for more than two years.

Both insist that their marriage, which followed a two-year courtship after meeting on a dating website, is stronger than most. It’s just that s-ex, they say, is not important to their happiness.

We Shall Kill Nigerians In Pakistan If… – Families Of Kidnap Victims

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Families of the five Pakistani nationals on board an oil vessel, Mt Matrix 1, abducted last Saturday at 40 nautical miles off the Bayelsa coast have told the management of the company, Matrix Energy, in Warri, Delta State, not to pay any ransom to the abductors to get them released.

They are promising to take revenge on Nigerians in their hundreds in Pakistan, if any of the victims was killed.

Another Nollywood Actor Hit With Stroke, Needs N6m To Walk Again

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The veteran actor, producer, filmmaker and architect of the distribution framework of the NFVCB, Yinka Ogundaisi is bedridden.

It was gathered that he has been on admission at the LUTH for spine injuries for over two months now. 

Some of his close friends told us that, it might be partial stroke that has hit him due to his emaciated state. A source said, “Uncle Yinka needs about 6million to undergo urgent treatment in India or the UK or else he will not walk again. We need to help this practitioner 'with ideas' get his groove back. No amount of assistance will be too small.” 

Dollar may lose status as the world’s currency

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Though the US dollar continues to reign as the foreign reserve currency of choice, a new International Monetary Fund analysis shows that the currency has slumped to a 15-year low, heightening concerns that it may lose that status.

While the dollar currently constitutes 62 percent of the $6 trillion in foreign holdings by the world’s central banks, when a historical view is taken into account, Dick Bove, vice president of equity research at Rafferty Capital Markets says the dollar’s actual percentage of total money supply worldwide has gone from 90 percent in 1952 to about 15 percent today.
Bove, like many other analysts, believes that the rise of the Chinese currency, the yuan, is at the expense of the US dollar’s dominance as a safe haven.

Seven firms shortlisted for Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction

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Seven construction firms have been shortlisted for the reconstruction/rehabilitation of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

This is coming at a time that the traffic situation at several bad portions of the road has worsened due to the advent of the rains. And as the condition of the road continues to deteriorate, gridlock has become a constant feature on both sides of the highway.

 

The names of the shortlisted firms, according a source at the Federal Ministry Works, have been sent to the Bureau of Public Procurement for ratification.

The source said the BPP was expected to issue a certificate of no objection, which would clear one or two of the construction companies for the project.

Nigeria Has Been Stagnant for So Long, It Is Time to Change – Obasanjo

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday tasked political leaders to adopt practical measures to accelerate effective utilisation of human and natural resources for sustainable development in the country.

Obasanjo gave the challenge while speaking at the maiden Jigawa Economic and Investment Summit in Dutse.

The summit was organised by the state as part of the activities to mark the 2013 Democracy Day celebration.

The major highlight of the summit was to encourage investment on agriculture, information and communication technology (ICT), solid minerals and small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs).

Obasanjo said that Nigeria was endowed with abundant natural and human resources, which could be transformed to the social and economic benefit of the people.

You Can't Go Anywhere! Chocolate City Says Brymo Must Pay Their Money

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The sensational 'porting' of Brymo, the ARA crooner, from Chocolate City is set to be the latest controversy in the entertainment in Nigeria. The guy said he's moving on but the record label said no way! 

 

Brymo even confirmed his exit from Chocolate city on Twitter but an inside source told OluFamous.Com the singer can't go anywhere. He must deliver the money that was spent on him...

My source said Brymo must deliver two solid albums in the next three years for Chocolate City otherwise he will be slammed with a heavy law suit with would cost a lot as a 'struggling' artiste.

 

The reason for their quarrel leading to his decision to dump the record label is still been kept under the raps but My source said it has to do with money. He wanted more money but he has not justified it.

See Bromy's Tweet below confirming he has left Chocolate City:

Jonathan to critics - ''Develop your marking scheme and mark us''

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President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday challenged observers and critics of the administration to develop a marking scheme to appropriately grade the performance of his administration. At the same time the Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the Minister of National Planning, Shamsudeen Usman, highlighted the performance of the Jonathan administration.

The president said this at the presentation of his midterm scorecard to Nigerians and the global community.

Mr. Jonathan said his two years performance should be compared with those of previous Nigerian leaders and other African leaders.

Nine Nigerians Arrested For Fraud In Malaysia

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Police in Malaysia have arrested nine Nigerians suspected of having cheated a beautician of an estimated $427,000, Borneo Post online has reported.

According to Commercial Crime Investigation Department head Supt Mohd Firdaus Abdullah, all suspects stationed at the country’s capital were arrested last Wednesday, after two local suspects in Kuching were released on bail following an interrogation.

“We traced these foreigners through the Internet Protocol Address provided by one of the local suspects,” he said when contacted yesterday.

Touch And Follow: Female Student Ra-péd By Heavy Guys After Touching Her With Ring

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There is a boy who was not my boy friend. He was a student in that school about two years ago. His name is Biola. He had wanted to date me several times which I politely turned down. Just last Wednesday, when I closed from school, Biola came to me in company of two unidentified boys and said his mum wanted to see me. I asked him what led to the invitation by his mum.

"I then told him I would not go. Then, one of the two other guys who had a ring on his hand hit me on the chest and I was unconscious. They took me to the residence of one of the boys and rap-éd me...

“Before ráping me, they gave me alcoholic drink and after the crime had been committed, they gave me ‘covenant water’ threatening me that I would die if I told anybody of the act,” the girl revealed.

Ex-minister’s relation accused of killing live-in lover

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A relation of a former Minister of Interior, Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho (retd.), has been accused of killing his live-in lover.

The suspect, George Iheanacho, allegedly killed his 32-year-old partner, Regina James (pictured above), the mother of his three children – two boys and a girl.

George was said to have killed Regina in their residence at 3, Calvary Street, Iyana Isasi, Lagos-Badagry Expressway in late April, 2013.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the accused, who worked in the ex-minister’s company, Genesis Worldwide Shipping Company, Apapa, on the fateful day, accused Regina, who had lived with him for six years, of unfaithfulness.

It was further learnt that subsequent argument over the accusation led to the suspect beating up Regina and in the process, she fell into a coma.

Sad: Two crushed to death as trailer falls on car on Airport road

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This sad incident occurred on Monday night May 27th along Airport road in Mafoluku, Lagos. A trailer carrying heavy duty rods lost control and fell on a car with three people inside.  The three occupants of the car, two men and a woman, were staff of Zenith Pension, Victoria Island. The two men, Ovie and Sir Kay, lost their lives, while the lady survived with a deep cut on her head.

 

Rescuers managed to bring the lady out of the car that night after they heard her shouting she was still alive, but the two dead men were left in the car wreckage until the following morning when their colleagues showed up at the accident scene. Sad! May their souls rest in peace, amen.

Obasanjo Confesses He Found a Job For Sule Lamido (Video)

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday congratulated himself for selecting Sule Lamido to be the governor of Jigawa state insisting that his choice has paid off.
Mr Obasanjo, speaking as a guest at the Jigawa State Economic Summit, said Governor Lamido has shown by his achievements in office that he was the right person to lead the state.
He said, "You people of Jigawa, once again, I congratulate you and I congratulate myself; because if you can say, yes, Obasanjo forced this one (Governor Lamido) on us, it is a good forcing.
"It comes to one thing that you will say, you can help anybody to find a job but you cannot help anybody to do the job. In this case, we found a job for Sule Lamido. Sule Lamido was ready, willing, able and competent to do the job."

Don’t pay ransom to pirates, kidnappers – Naval chief

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The  Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Dele Ezeoba, has urged members of the Nigerian Trawlers Owners Association not to pay ransom to pirates and kidnappers, who attack their trawlers.

Paying of ransom to the kidnappers, Ezeoba said, would perpetuate the vice in the country.

According to him, the country has a responsibility to adopt the measures to discourage the crime.

The Navy Chief spoke while receiving the National Executive of the Nigerian Trawlers Owners Association led by its President, Mr. Joseph Overo, in Abuja on Tuesday.

China baby’s toilet fall accidental – Police

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This frame grab taken from AFPTV footage received on May 28, 2013
 shows rescue workers breaking away bits of a pipe to remove a
newborn baby boy stuck inside in the city of Jinhua, in the
eastern province of Zhejiang. The newborn baby boy was
rescued from a sewage pipe in a Chinese apartment building
after being flushed down a toilet, state media said, provoking
 online outrage on May 28. AFP PHOTO

BEIJING (AFP) 

The fall of a newborn baby into a toilet pipe in China was accidental and his mother will not be prosecuted, local officials said Wednesday, adding the boy is healthy.

The mother, 22 and unmarried, had kept her pregnancy secret and gave birth unexpectedly when she went to the lavatory on Saturday.

BBA Update: Beverly battles tears at diary session

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The Chase Housemates’ first Diary sessions were filled with a mix of emotions ranging from joy, to guilt to indifference.

Ruby Head of House, Nigeria’s Beverly was the most visibly emotional Housemate of all the Rubies. She got choked up when Biggie asked about her decision to save Bassey from the Eviction gallows and replace him with Natasha. “It’s not that I don’t like her, I have nothing against her,” the Nigerian dame insisted.

Bassey, who has no idea that he has been replaced in the list of Eviction Nominees by Natasha, dished to Biggie about how he feels about the Malawian. “Natasha is a control freak. She is most likely to have clashes in the House,” he declared. But he was quick to clarify to Biggie that despite her mother hen ways, he has bears no ill feelings towards her and that he does get along with her and all of the other Housemates.

Africa plans emergency force, but can it deliver?

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NAIROBI  (AFP)

Aware that they have failed to get a fully-fledged peacekeeping force up and running, African leaders now plan a rapid-deployment emergency force, but analysts question whether it can deliver.

The African Union’s “African Standby Brigade”, meant to intervene swiftly in regional crises, has made little headway since preparations for a proposed force of 32,500 troops and civilians drawn from the continent’s five regions started a decade ago.

Only two of five regional sections are close to becoming operational.

A new emergency force announced this week is intended to bridge the gap pending the full coming into operation of that brigade, AU security chief Ramtane Lamamra said at the organisation’s headquarters in the Ethiopian capital.

OPEC to maintain crude production ceiling

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LONDON (AFP) – 

OPEC meets on Friday in Vienna and is expected to maintain its crude production ceiling, with Brent oil prices steady above $100 a barrel, analysts said, with angst over weaker demand particularly from China.

Ministers from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will convene in the Austrian capital amid demand worries linked to poor global economic growth, and with one eye on the prospect of booming US shale output.

PHOTOS: 19-Year-Old Girl Jumps From Third Floor Window After Finding Out Her Boyfriend Is Married

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A Chinese teenager who jumped from a third-floor window in a suicide bid after learning that her boyfriend is married was saved by a giant pillow.

The 19-year-old Chinese woman threatened to launch herself from the building after discovering her partner had a wife and a ten year old child.

Mum Locked Up Mentally Challenged (Killer) Son In A Cage For 11 Years (SEE PHOTOS)

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A 74-year-old woman, Wang Muxiang, was forced to cage and shackle her mentally ill son in a homemade cage for 11 years has emerged from China. The cage was made after her son Wu Yuanhong murdered a teenager in his village in Ruichang, Jiangxi Province, while reportedly suffering an episode of 'psychosis'.

Wu also beat a 13-year-old boy to death in the same village in 2001. He was released home a year later because he suffered from mental illness.The woman built the cage when no one else agreed to help her out for fear of being attacked by Wu. Wang said: 'I wielded the cage while crying heavily. Although he suffers from mental illness and killed a person, he still is my son. Thinking I was making a cage to lock him in, my heart was broken.'

Jonathan Gives Order For Amaechi's Impeachment Immediately

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The next phase of the total war declared against Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, by the Presidency is for him to be impeached unconstitutional "immediately" by just 5 members of the of the House of Assembly which is populated by over 20 members.

 

The five House members are known to be loyal to President Goodluck Jonathan's camp in Rivers State, that is headed by the Minister of State for Education, Amaechi's former boy, Nyesom Wike.

 

See details of the unfolding wicked plan...

According to Sahara Reports, President Jonathan’s political witch-hunt of Rivers State governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has reached a dramatic stage, with the Presidency approving and funding a plan to impeach the governor with the help of only five state lawmakers.

6 Ways To Tell If A Woman Does Not Want To Sléep With You

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The saying about s-éx and women goes something like this: A woman knows within 5 minutes of meeting a man whether or not she would ever have s-éx with him. Now the approximation of time might not be an exact five minutes but generally speaking, women do have an inclinatión after a short time as to whether or not the man in front of them is someone they would ever give a taste of the honey pot. This does not include if he later does something that turns her off for eternity.  With that being said, fellas take out your note pads and listen carefully. Here are a few clues to assist you in distinguishing that the woman you are dating does not desire you.

1. She never touchés you or initiatés afféction

If you have been dating this woman for several months let’s say, and she never once has initiatéd any afféction of any kind then brother leave the condóms at home. You are not one of the privileged. When a woman is attracted to you on any level then after some time she will not be able to contain it. It will slip out in spurts of her gently rubbing your face, putting her hand on your knee, or even boldly grabbing your hand and placing it on her body in some way. She will initiaté some form of physical contact in some regard if she has even ever thought of letting you get close to the honey pot.

Why Prem-áture E-jáculation Isn't Really A Bad Thing ( Do You Agree ?)

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Don't be disappointed when a man finishes really early in bed -- it's a compliment to you, claims Tyrese Gibson.

When the actor and model appeared on Chelsea Lately on May 22nd to promote his upcoming film "Fast & Furious 6," the conversation turned to what constitutés good séx. He told host Chelsea Handler:

 “Well, see, [women] got this thing about minute mén. And so, when you’re a minuté man, women get mad. But it’s actually a compliment because if you’re in the béd for like 45 minutes and nothing is happening, you should get your life together.”

Do you agree?

After the Nigerian Civil War, Why is the State Allergic to the Name Biafra?

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The month of May marks the anniversary of the declaration of independence by Eastern Nigerians from Nigeria, and called their new born nation, Biafra.

Easterners did so following the obvious state-sponsored murder of the people of the East, as they were all branded Igbo: Ijaw, Ibibio, Efik, Ogoja, others. By the count of that period, the population of Nigeria was 60 million and 50,000 Igbo were killed in cold blood.

For those who were alive at this time, it was blood-chilling, inhuman, barbaric, reprobate and harrowing, never to be forgotten period in the life of this fumbling and wobbling country still held together not by common good and mutual love but by a strange and uncommon phenomenon, nameless, but akin to uncivilization. Also unforgettable because it marks the beginning of a shadow Nigeria.

Video: Gov Rochas Okorocha Opens Up On Governors Forum Saga

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The Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has expressed displeasure over the crisis that erupted after the Nigeria Governors Forum election that returned the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Ameachi as the Chairman of the Forum for the next two years.

Lambasting the PDP for their desperation to bring Amaechi down, Okorocha said:

“I can’t imagine it in my life that anybody will come up and say we did not conduct an election. There was a free and fair election and the winner of that election was Amaechi... If you [PDP] don't want Amaechi for some reasons please say so and stop telling lies.”

Warning that the lingering crisis could snowball into something that could consume Nigeria's democracy if not well managed, Governor Okorocha insisted that all Governors must come together and sue for peace and unity for the sake of the nations future.

The governor made the call while speaking at an event in Owerri, the Imo State capital.

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Governors Forum Election Was Credible, Amaechi Won It - Okorocha

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IG orders aerial patrol of Abuja, borders, others

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Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has put all police formations in the country on the alert in readiness for a peaceful celebration of the Democracy Day anniversary in the country.

A statement on Tuesday by the Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, stated that Abubakar had issued a directive to all Zonal Assistant Inspector Generals and the Commissioners of Police to ensure full deployment of their men and resources in line with the objective to have a hitch-free Democracy Day anniversary celebration.

The IGP was also quoted as having directed the AIG in charge of the Air-Wing to ensure aerial patrol of the Federal Capital Territory and other states of the federation.

TB Joshua banned from hosting revival in Ghana after stampede that killed 4

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Ghanaian authorities have temporarily banned the Ghana branch of TB Joshua's Synagogue Church of All Nation from hosting revivals, days after four people were killed and 13 more injured in a stampede during a church service on Sunday May 19th. 

Thousands of people flocked to the church after church officials announced that holy water would be distributed. During the rush for the anointed water, three women and one man lost their lives after being trampled over.
Ghanaian authorities said the stampede could have been avoided if the church had used a bigger venue. The church is no longer allowed to hold revivals at their Spintex Auditorium in Accra. 

Video: How Nigerian governors voted at Nigerian Governors' forum

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Raw video obtained by SaharaReporters shows the real voting and counting of votes by Nigerian governors at the recently concluded Nigerian Governors Forum in Abuja. Please watch...

R.I.P: Nigeria JCI president, deputy die in fatal auto crash

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The national president of the Nigerian chapter of Junior Chamber International, Oyebanjo Okunuga (pictured left) and his deputy, Agaptus Nnadiekwe (pictured right), died on Sunday May 26th in a fatal auto accident while returning to Lagos after attending a collegiate conference at Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo state.

The vehicle they were traveling in crashed, killing Oyebanjo and Agaptus, while the executive secretary survived. He's currently receiving treatment at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital.  Apart from being Nigeria JCI president, Oyebanjo was the CEO of Kubacle Clothing, - a clothing company and also CEO of Business Craft Solution, - an entrepreneurship development organization He was 32 years old. May their souls rest in peace. Ase !!

EFCC Arrests Nigerian Football Federation VP Mike Umeh...!!!

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Mike Umeh
Sahara Reporters
May 27, 2013
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested the Vice President of the Nigerian Football Federation, Mr. Mike Umeh. He was picked up by operatives of the Commission today in Lagos following a warrant by a Sokoto High Court. He will tomorrow, May 28, 2013 appear before Justice Bello Abass of the Sokoto High Court.  Umeh is an accomplice in the case of money laundering and misappropriation of public funds to the tune of N15billion for which former Governor Attahiru Bafarawa of Sokoto State is standing trial.

Bauchi Assembly to make law on compulsory HIV test before marriage (What Do You Think ?)

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The Bauchi State House of Assembly is working on a Bill that will make it mandatory for intending couples to undergo HIV screening.

The sponsor of the Bill, Ilyasu Zwall, representing Lere/Bula Constituency, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Bauchi, that the bill had already gone through First and Second reading.

He said that the bill, when passed, would require intending couples to be tested for HIV in any government recognised hospital “at a time not earlier than one week to the day of the wedding”.