Saturday 31 January 2015
DOWNLOAD NEW MUSIC "GBOJU" BY @IAMTOBYGREY (WOJU COVER)
Toby Grey, the beautiful vocally gifted beauty has replied to Kiss Daniel‘s massive 2014 hit, Woju. She tiles this "Gboju"
Sampled on the same sound template and with lyrics altered here and there to befit a response, Toby’s cover version of Woju is just as impressive as the original track.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD.
SERENA WILLIAMS WIN 19TH GRAND SLAM TITLE.
She may have been ill but that didn't stop Serena Williams from claiming a 19th grand slam title Saturday.
The world No. 1 beat second-ranked Maria Sharapova 6-3 7-6 (5) in an absorbing Australian Open final to move into sole possession of second place in grand slams won in the Open Era behind Steffi Graf's 22.
Despite suffering from a fever and cough this week, Williams set the tone by breaking in the first game. She took control of the first set by winning six straight points following a 12-minute rain delay -- organizers then opted to use the roof at Rod Laver Arena -- for a 5-2 lead.
Thursday 29 January 2015
JIMI AGBAJE (PDP GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE) IS A TAX DEFRAUDER. - FASHOLA SPEAKS.
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The governor said this on Wednesday at the eighth Annual Lagos State Taxation Stakeholders’ Conference in the Ikeja area. Fashola urged the residents of the state to reject “a serial tax evader” in the forthcoming governorship election.
He added that it was irresponsible for any politician seeking public office to evade tax and still claim to be a law-abiding citizen.
ASARI DOKUBO'S WAR THREAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.
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Taking impunity to a new level, some ex-Niger Delta militants, joined by some intemperate public officials, gathered in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, last week to declare war against Nigeria in advance, should President Goodluck Jonathan lose next month’s presidential election. While disdain for law and order is not totally unexpected from pardoned ex-insurgents, the participation of Governor Seriake Dickson and a presidential adviser, Kingsley Kuku, in that provocative conclave is doubly unacceptable and should warrant a response from the government.
The bravado was shocking. According to news reports, the ex-militants, featuring some ex-warlords, vowed to take up arms against the country if Jonathan lost the February 14 presidential election. They also threatened reprisals for attacks on the President’s campaign team and vehicles in some northern states. Asari Dokubo, who has repeatedly trodden this path, urged attendees to get ready for war: “This action is calling the Niger Delta youths to war.”
APPLES POSTED BEST QUARTER IN CORPORATE HISTORY. SOLD 74.5 MILLION PHONES IN 3 MONTHS.
Apple posted the biggest profit in corporate history last quarter after selling a record number of iPhones. Apple (AAPL, Tech30) sold 74.5 million iPhones in the last three months. That helped Apple's profit soar more than 37% to $18 billion. That's larger than Gazprom's $16.2 billion profit during the first quarter of 2011 -- the previous profit record posted by a corporation.
Apple also posted a stunning $74.6 billion in sales, up nearly 30% from the same period last year. That's not close to a global corporate record, but it's the best quarterly revenue Apple ever posted.
"Interest in Apple products is at an all time high ... shattering our high expectations," said CEO Tim Cook on a conference call with analysts. "This volume is hard to comprehend."
FIGO SET TO CONTEST FOR FIFA PRESIDENCY.
Luis Figo has entered the race to become FIFA president determined to change an organization he describes as all too often associated with "scandal."
The former Real Madrid and Barcelona star revealed his intention to run against Sepp Blatter in an exclusive interview with CNN Wednesday.
The 42-year-old is renowned the world over after a distinguished 20-year playing career and arguably counts as the most credible threat yet to Blatter's 17-year stranglehold on soccer's top job.
Wednesday 28 January 2015
LATE MUNA OBIEKWE TO BE LAID TO REST ON THE 3RD OF FEBRUARY 2015.
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has released the programme of activities to honour the late Nollywood thespian, Muna Obiekwe, who died on Jan.18 from a kidney related ailment.
In a statement released and signed by AGN’s President, Ibinabo Fiberesima, it was disclosed that the remains of the light skinned actor would be laid to rest on Tuesday, Feb.3.
The programme would commence with a candlelight procession which will be held in Lagos on Feb.1.
The meeting point for the procession is the Marshall Roundabout in Suru lere at 4pm and would terminate at the popular O’jez Restaurant inside the premises of National Stadium Lagos.
He will be buried at Umudioka in Anambra State, and several celebrities from the showbiz circuit, are expected to be at the event to pay their last respects to their departed colleague.
Vanguard.
Tuesday 27 January 2015
WILFRED AGBONAVBARE, FORMER SUPER EAGLES GOALKEEPER LOSES BATTLE WITH CANCER.
48 year old former Nigerian goalkeeper, Wilfred Agbonavbare passed away this morning after losing his battle with Cancer.
Wilfred played for Rayo Vallecano from 1990 to 1996 and then one season for Écija Balompie. He also won the African Cup of Nations with Nigeria in 1994 and also participated in the World Cup held in the United states.
In recent times Wilfred was goalkeeping coach of Coslada in Madrid and also worked with a delivery service company and more recently at Madrid, Barajas airport. He spent his last few days at a hospital in Alcalá and his last wish was to see his three sons who live in Nigeria.
May his soul rest in peace.
Monday 26 January 2015
BADDO GIRL KILLS LOVER OVER UNFULFILLED PROMISES.
The social media space is useful for many obvious reasons but also dangerous if caution is not employed. The dangers people are exposed to is not tailored to the Nigerian society only.
Though many people have used the social network to connect positively, the story of Cynthia Osokogwu who was killed in Lagos State by her Facebook friend in July 2012 sent shivers down the spine of everyone who heard the sad story.
But it seems as if some users of social networks are yet to grasp the lessons of their usage, as another young man recently fell victim when a lady he connected with on Badoo network murdered him in cold blood over what she tagged “unfulfilled promises.”
PLEASE READ: BUHARI VS JONATHAN: BEYOND THE ELECTION BY CHARLES SOLUDO.
I need to preface this article with a few clarifications. I have taken a long sabbatical leave from partisan politics, and it is real fun watching the drama from the balcony. Having had my own share of public service (I do not need a job from government), I now devote my time and energy in pursuit of other passions, especially abroad.
A few days ago, I read an article in Thisday entitled “Where is Charles Soludo?”, and my answer is that I am still there, only that I have been too busy with extensive international travels to participate in or comment on our national politics and economy. But I occasionally follow events at home. Since the survival and prosperity of Nigeria are at stake, the least some of us (albeit, non-partisan) must do is to engage in public debate. As the elections approach, I owe a duty to share some of my concerns.
VIDEO (DOWNLOAD) - HOW DR. SID (@IAMDRSID) BROKE MO'HITS RECORDS - DBANJ (@IAMDBANJ)
Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo- D'Banj the entertainer. On this episode of The Truth, D'Banj the entertainer, opens up on how it all started, his journey to stardom, how he met Don Jazz and all that you want to know about the split of Mo'Hits Records.
D'Banj speaks about what transpired between Good Music Record Label and Mo'Hits Records, in addition, his relationship with Kanye West
Sunday 25 January 2015
PORTRAIT OF A GENERAL.
Is General Muhammadu Buhari driven by nationalist ideals or crass opportunism in his repeated quest to serve Nigeria as a civilian Head of State? That question has become imperative in view of the unique record he now holds as the only Nigerian to have contested the nation’s number one seat on four consecutive occasion, counting the forthcoming February 14 election. General Buhari challenged former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2003; contested against the late Umaru Yar’Adua in 2007, slugged it out with President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011 and is on the prowl again in 2015. He is 72.
On each of the three occasions Buhari had contested the presidency, he had lost, failing to make incursions into the Southern parts of the country, even when he maintained some level of popularity in the core North. In the 2015 experience so far, his supporters have been upbeat that with the alliance between the core Northern political parties and that of the party with strong showing in the South West, the coast could be clearer for the general. There is no doubt that things don’t work in that simplistic manner. But what are the qualities that recommend Buhari as a patriot, nationalist and a leader the people can trust.
MIDDLESBROUGH TEACHES MANCHESTER CITY A FATAL LESSON. #FACUP
Manchester City have been knocked out of the FA Cup. Middlesbrough inflicted the massive blow on Pellegrini's side in a two nil defeat.
The giants are falling as Chelsea also lost at home to Bradford.
BRADFORD HUMILIATES CHELSEA AT STAMFORD BRIDGE. (CHELSEA 2 BRADFORD 4). #FACUP
There are no words. How do you even begin to start reporting what happened at Stamford Bridge.
If you think the English FA Cup is dead, an after thought; you are wrong. Hugely wrong.
Two goals down against one of the most expensively-assembled squads in Europe, Bradford staged one of the biggest FA Cup giant-killings of all time, leaving Chelsea with a 4-2 win.
Jon Stead, Filipe Morais, Andy Halliday and Mark Yeates – Bradford's goalscorers – will be granted permanent membership into FA Cup folklore. But every player played their part. All heroes.
Friday 23 January 2015
DOWNLOAD VIDEO - MARRY ME - @FALZTHEBAHDGUY FT @YEMIALADEE
Falz, the lawyer turned rapper is fast becoming a fans favourite with his uniqueness and attractive style.
His hit single "MARRY ME", featuring Yemi Alade & Poe is a banger... The video is even more awesome as MEX interpreted the song professionally.It was shot in Lagos.
DOWNLOAD VIDEO - MAWOBE - BY @TILLA_OFFICIAL.
Tilla is back with a banger.......The Aquilla records artistes released the visuals of his single MAWOBE.
The video starring MTV Shuga’s Dorcas Shola Fapson and award-winning dance trio D3 Dancers was shot in London with cameo appearances from the likes of Eddie Kadi, BOJ (DRB LasGidi) and Kida Kudz.
DOWNLOAD FRESH VIDEO "ME & MY GUYZ" - ENDIA (@ENDIA_OFFICIAL)
If you love good music, no doubt Endia will rank amongst your favourites artistes in Nigeria.
He released this hit which gathered lots of airplay and of course still a regular on the airwaves in the last quarter of 2014. The song titled "Me & My Guys" was produced by one of the producers in the game, Chopstix of Grip Music.
UnlimitedLA the video director, did a fantastic job on the video.
WHAT IS NEXT AFTER BUHARI'S CERTIFICATE SAGA?????????????
Following the seeming resolution of the issues surrounding the educational qualification of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Maj-Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd), the prospect of redirecting the campaign to core issues remains a variable for the political gladiators.
Democarcy is all about freedom and any democracy without it is not democracy,” President Goodluck Jonathan said from the political podium last Wednesday in Dutse, Jigawa State as he sought to change the tune of the campaign after the certificate saga surrounding the man in hot pursuit for his job seemed to have cleared up.
The president’s words were apparently reflective of the fact that the credibility question which his campaign team had tried to stamp on Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC may have fallen flat.
Buhari and his close associates had derisively dismissed questions about his certificate after two newspapers had reported that he only submitted an affidavit in lieu of his secondary school certificate.
Campaign spokesman
Jonathan’s foot soldiers, notably his campaign spokesman, Femi Fani-Kayode had led the charge against Buhari questioning the qualification of the APC candidate to stand for the polls.
Buhari’s decision to ignore the allegation that he did not possess a secondary school certificate and the defence put up by some of his handlers including a member of the APC presidential screening committee that the constitution only required proof of a secondary school education, only lured Jonathan’s handlers to draw for blood.
And they were swift in moving in on with their seeming prey.
“It is disingenuous for Buhari to say that he contested previous elections and that the issue of his qualifications did not arise,” Fani-Kayode said in a statement last Monday.
“The fact that he got away with it in 2003, 2007 and 2011 does not make it right. The minimum that Nigerians require from Buhari is the presentation of his secondary school certificate which enabled him to gain admission into the Nigerian Military College in 1962 and on which basis he became a commissioned officer of the Nigerian Army.
“As long as he cannot produce that secondary school certificate, we believe that he is not qualified to run for the Presidency of Nigeria,” Fani-Kayode pressed on.
The matter for Buhari was further exacerbated when the outgoing director of army public relations, Brigadier-General Olajide Laleye addressed a press conference where he claimed that in response to public concerns that the army had decided to release all details of the credentials as concerning Buhari.
He disclosed that there was no evidence that Buhari ever submitted a certificate in the course of his admission noting almost derisively that what Buhari had was a notice from his principal in 1961 that the candidate was of good character and was in position to pass his papers.
“Neither the original copy, Certified True Copy, CTC, nor statement of result of Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s WASC result is in his personal file. What I have said here is what is contained in his service records’ personal file. We have not added or subtracted anything,” the army spokesman said.
Remarkably, his action was without the prompting of the affected officer, that is, Buhari, a development that raised concern in the polity that the army may have taken a partisan support against the former head of state. The APC was swift in responding to the assertion by the army as it noted that the institution was being manipulated for political ends.
If blood was bleeding, the action of the army spokesman turned the cut into a gush.
The army’s revelation came on the day that Buhari had a very successful rally that practically grounded Kano. The revelation was almost turning the success in Kano into a sour.
Many who had been following the issue, however, did not know that a few days before the army’s claim, Buhari had himself made an application to his former school for the statement of his result and the application which ordinarily should have been honoured within a day, however, took days to be approved.
Serious issue
For what reason, no one could say especially as Buhari’s old school, Katsina Provincial College, now Government Secondary School, Katsina is under the control of a PDP government.
By Tuesday evening after much effort had been put to get the statement of result from the present school, word emerged that Buhari was to speak on the matter the following day.
And when he spoke, he cleared the air on the issue saying that it was for him something he would ordinarily have ignored given what he claimed as the more serious issues affecting the country.
He said: “I only consented to address you this morning because of the genuine concern expressed by many supporters and other well-meaning Nigerians that the issue be addressed. Otherwise, I would have dismissed it for what it is—sheer mischief— and would not have considered it an issue worth the nation’s while.”
“I had assumed all along that all my records were in the custody of the Military Secretary of the Nigerian Army. Much to my surprise, we are now told that although a record of the result is available, there are no copies of the certificates in my personal file. This is why I formally requested my old school, the Provincial Secondary School, Katsina (which is now known as Government College, Katsina) to make available the school’s copy of the result of the Cambridge/West African School Certificate. This will be made available to the press the moment this is available.
“And although the ruling party may want to wish this away, the issue in this campaign cannot be my certificate which I obtained 53 years ago. The issues are the scandalous level of unemployment of millions of our young people, the state of insecurity, the pervasive official corruption which has impoverished our people and the lack of concern of the government for anything other than the retention of power at all costs.”
It was thus remarkable that after producing his certificate that the president who also campaigned in Kano the same day that Buhari spoke to the press in Kano sought to direct the campaign towards the issue of liberty which he insinuated would be better protected under him than Buhari.
Fani-Kayode was, however, unrelenting even after Buhari had produced the result. In a statement following the Kano press conference, Jonathan’s spokesman asked Buhari to withdraw from the presidential contest on the basis of alleged perjury saying that Buhari lied on oath when he earlier claimed that his certificate was with the military board.
That assertion has been dismissed by Buhari’s associates who infer monkey business saying that it was surprising that Buhari who was a former military secretary would have known if his records were not complete.
Critics of the APC presidential candidate were also looking for ways to pummel the APC candidate as they examined every detail of the statement issued by the school. Among issues being raised by these critics are that the first name in the result sheet is Mohammed and not Muhammadu as the presidential candidate is widely known as.
But Buhari and his associates were themselves dismissive of such as they urged the president and his campaign team to go back to what they referred to as the core issues of the campaign.
IRATE YOUTHS ATTACK PRESIDENT JONATHAN IN BAUCHI.
President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election campaign in Bauchi on Thursday turned violent when some thugs who converged at the Ibrahim Babangida Square, venue of the event, hurled shoes, plastic water bottles and other objects at the canopy where the president and members of his campaign team were delivering their speeches.
Although security operatives intervened to stop the thugs from disrupting the event, several vehicles coming out of the venue, belonging to the PDP presidential campaign team, were stoned while tyres were burnt.
The violent youth also clashed with security personnel deployed around Ran road and the Bauchi central market where a police patrol van was set ablaze by irate youths.
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER WANTS INEC TO POSTPONE THE ELECTIONS AS APC KICKS.
The National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki(retd.), has canvassed the postponement of next month’s elections to give the Independent National Electoral Commission time to distribute over 30 million outstanding Permanent Voter Cards to registered voters.
Dasuki, according to Reuters, said he had told the INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, that a postponement within the three months allowed by the law, would be a good idea.
But his advice was rejected by the electoral umpire and the opposition All Progressives Congress.
BUHARI FORGED HIS CERTIFICATE - FEMI FANI KAYODE
The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation alleged on Thursday that the school certificate presented by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was forged.
The Director of Media and Publicity of the organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, made the allegation at a press conference in Abuja.
He, however, added that the organisation had yet to contact the school that issued the certificate to either confirm or deny its authenticity.
SAUDI ARABIA'S KING IS DEAD.
Abdullah's designated successor is Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, his 79-year-old half-brother.
Abdullah had been in poor health in recent months. Reuters reports that the king had been admitted to a Riyadh hospital in December for medical tests. The royal court announced in January that Abdullah was suffering from pneumonia.
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz is believed to have been born in 1923 or 1924 as one of 37 sons of Saudi Arabia's founder, King Abdulaziz Al Saud. Abdullah’s mother was the eighth of the founder’s 16 wives and young Abdullah was brought up in a traditional setting, living long periods of time in the desert.
Wednesday 21 January 2015
I AM NOT SORRY FOR THE ADVERTORIAL - AYO FAYOSE.
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Peter Ayodele Fayose have reacted to certain negative comments that trailed the advertorial he caused to be published on the front pages of Punch and Sun newspapers of last Monday, saying that he has no apology over the advertorial as it contained facts.
Fayose who stated this through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday said that the truth can never be covered indefinitely, insisting that the All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, General Buhari was too old and sick to be president of this country.
NEW NIGERIAN AUTHOR LAUNCHES DEBUT CONTEMPORARY CRIME THRILLER NOVEL.
“After being ditched by Ace and abused by Jasper, she decides to make her own…she begins her own internet scam. She wears a steady loud look but beyond her façade is a world of fear, steady danger and uncertainty. She’s a fun lover, she's witty and a good home maker. She’s what you want but she’s trouble”.
LAGOS, NIGERIA, JAN. 24 — Local creative author and copywriter Deji Sowande , will debut his edgy thriller ‘The Queen’s Fiction’ online and in Nigerian bookstores on Jan 24 2015 as part of LargeHouse 1st published books . He is planning a book signing in February for his launch which will include the “who is who” of the Nigerian entertainment scene.
Thursday 15 January 2015
INDIA BEGINS TRIAL OF UBER TAXI RAPIST. #SAYNOTORAPE.
An Indian driver from the web-based taxi firm Uber has gone on trial in Delhi charged with the rape of a passenger last month.
Shiv Kumar Yadav has also been charged with "criminal intimidation" and kidnapping. He has pleaded not guilty.
A 26-year-old woman alleges she was taken to a secluded area and raped after booking a journey home with Uber.
Wednesday 14 January 2015
INEC PUBLISHES NAMES OF 14 PRESIDENTIAL & VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
The independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published names of 14 presidential candidates for the 2015 general elections.
Details of the names were released on the Commission’s website on Tuesday, showing that one presidential candidate and four vice presidential candidates are females.
The candidates are:
PDP LOSES NINE SENATORS TO APC.
The outcome of last month’s Peoples Democratic Party primary election across the country has further led to depletion in the membership strength of the party in the upper chamber. This week, additional nine members of the PDP have defected to the opposition parties.
The affected senators are Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi Central); Bassey Otu (Cross River South); Barnabas Gemade (Benue North East); Mohammed Magoro ( Kebbi South); Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman ( Kogi Central); Helen Esuene (Akwa Ibom); and Ita Enang (Akwa Ibom North East ). Others are Ahmed Zannah (Borno Central) and Saidu Alkali (Gombe North).
Enang told journalists in Abuja on Tuesday that he would campaign for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan but would work for the electoral victory of all candidates of his new party, the All Progressives Congress in the forthcoming elections in Akwa Ibom State.
I FOUND NOTHING AFTER PROBING BUHARI'S PTF - OLUSEGUN OBASANJO.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday said his administration probed the accounts of the Petroleum Trust Fund headed by the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and found nothing unpleasant.
Buhari headed the PTF, inaugurated in March 1995, under the regime of the late dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha. The PTF was established to manage the fund accruable from the increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise know as petrol, from N3.25 to N11.
The PTF was scrapped by Obasanjo on assumption of the Presidency in 1999. The ex-President also set up a committee to investigate the accounts of the PTF following allegations of N25bn fraud in the agency.
PRESIDENTIAL DECLARATION - MY TAKE AWAY BY BABATUNDE FASHOLA.
On Thursday 8th of January, 2015, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came to Lagos, warts and all, in furtherance of a presidential campaign flag-off. They had advertised this flag-off with a promise to show what they had done in Lagos. I anticipated this visit because I hoped it would provide an opportunity to discuss issues important to the people. When they left, they left nothing tangible behind except violence, attacks and robberies on citizens who had been trapped in the traffic they created. The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Convention had held in the same city of Lagos a few weeks ago without violence and robberies. But that is not my take away. My take away was the presidential speech.
Sunday 11 January 2015
"WHO PROVOKED OUR PRESIDENT" A MUST READ ARTICLE BY DELE MOMODU.
Fellow Nigerians, barely one month and some days to the start of our 2015 general elections, things are already falling apart. There was never a doubt in my mind that politicians would naturally heat up the polity to a boiling point before God rescues us as always from some wondrously amazing people.
The two leading parties of PDP and APC would do our country a great favour if they can eschew violence and stick to the basic tenets of Democracy. Their foot-soldiers in particular must be warned specifically about the inherent danger associated with deliberately causing mayhem aimlessly in one’s own country. Most times, it is the poor who would be used as political canon-fodder while the children of the rich would be far away from the theatre of war.
OBASANJO VS JONATHAN... THE UNENDING WAR.........
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been criticising President Goodluck Jonathan over his administration of Nigeria for the umpteenth time. He had written letters and books on issues bordering on the wrongs of the incumbent President.
Obasanjo had also featured on various interview programmes on local and international broadcast media, where he unapologetically expressed his grievances with the current administration. The ex-President seizes opportunities to criticise Jonathan on different issues at different occasions. Observers of his stance on Jonathan’s administration have said he is becoming the President’s biggest critic.
The last of such occasions was when women leaders in the South-Western part of the country visited him at his Hilltop residence in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, last Monday.
10 YEAR OLD FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS 20 IN MAIDUGURI MARKET.
Twenty persons, including a female suicide bomber were killed in a major market in Maiduguri, the capital of the troubled Borno State following an attack by the Boko Haram sect on Saturday
The female bomber was reportedly a 10-year-old girl. The incident also left 18 persons injured, the Police Public Relations officer of the Borno State Police Command, Gideon Jubrin, has confirmed.
He said the incident occurred at about 12:30pm at a section of the market.
Also, the spokesman of the National Emergency Management Authority, AbdulKadir Ibrahim, said workers from the agency were at the market to help those injured in the blast.
THE FALL OF JONATHAN'S MEN & ITS IMPERATIVES.
Ahead of next month’s general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP conducted its primaries last year to field candidates for the election based on the guidelines and timetable provided by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The PDP primaries may have come and gone, but their memories will linger for a very a long time especially against the backdrop of the performance of Jonathan’s men who resigned to contest. Many of them, at the end of the day, came out wounded, some humiliated, defeated while some won with the support of some powerful connection and influence.
One very interesting aspect of the primaries was the mass resignation of Ministers, Special Advisers and Special Assistants, those that could be described as the President’s men who left the cabinet to contest for the governorship position in their respective states. Following the tendering of letters of resignation, the Ministers decided to test their popularity in their various states, by contesting the governorship primaries on the platform of PDP.
THE CHARLIE HEBDO TERROR ATTACK THAT BROUGHT FRANCE TO ITS KNEES FOR 3 DAYS.
Blood-curdling, al-Qaida-inspired murder that tore at the heart of the nation which raised him wasn't ghoulish enough for Cherif Kouachi. His body, felled by elite soldiers' bullets and stun grenades, wasn't yet cold when he also came back from the dead.
Kouachi had picked up the phone when a reporter for news channel BFM rang the printing plant, his and his elder brother Said's final redoubt, where an army of soldiers, police officers, and helicopters cornered them after a 40-plus-hour manhunt through villages and woodlands of northern France.
BFM waited until after the brothers and another member of their terror cell, who killed four hostages in a kosher grocery in Paris, were dead before broadcasting its haunting audio. Sounding determined and so chillingly sure of himself and his extremist Islamic rhetoric, Kouachi's fluent French put words to France's worst nightmare: its own sons, heads filled with jihadi dreams of murder and martyrdom, coming home from foreign battlefields to wage war.
Saturday 10 January 2015
FIVE ARTISTES WHO NEED TO RELEASE AN ALBUM IN 2015. @Patorankingfire, @IamDbanj, @Iruntown, @NaetoC, @WandeCoal.
2014 is gone with its disappointment and 2015 is fresh, full of hope. Here are five Nigerian artistes who need to release an album in 2015 to continue their rise, end long droughts or make up for dismal efforts in 2014.
D’Banj
Eja Nla ended 2014 and kicked off 2015 on very good note with an electrifying performance at the New Year’s Eve Lagos Countdown. The DB Records frontman failed to release in 2014 the album which he told PREMIUM TIMES would commemorate his 10th year on the Nigerian music scene.
Wande Coal
Wande Coal
The former Mo’Hits and Mavin Records man tops the list of artistes for whom a new album is overdue. His critically acclaimed debut, Mushin to Mo’Hits was released six years ago and since then a string of singles.
After leaving Mavin Records in 2014, Coal launched his own Black Diamond label. Fans are hopeful that a sophomore album will follow.
The WKG head spent 2014 releasing a few barely acknowledged singles. His last album was in 2011.
Naeto C, who failed to sign on any artiste on his label seems not to have any chemistry with current producer, E-Kelly.
Probably time to return to TY Mix who helped with hits like Kini Big Deal and just maybe the rapper turned singer’s fans would get an album in 2015.
Probably time to return to TY Mix who helped with hits like Kini Big Deal and just maybe the rapper turned singer’s fans would get an album in 2015.
RunTown
One of 2014’s revelation was Runtown. Known for his songwriting, he featured on some of the year’s top singles such as WizzyPro Emergency. He was also rumored to have penned Davido’s Aye.
With a talent like his, an album would further establish him on the Nigerian music scene.
Patoranking
The dancehall artiste won 2014 with the remix of Girlie O featuring Tiwa Savage, his features on Seyi Shay’s Murda and WizzyPro’s Emergency. He has other singles rocking the airwaves.
He crowned it all by winning the much coverted Next-Rated award at the 2014 Headies. If any one needs an album to continue his reign, it is defeinitely Patoranking.
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BOKO HARAM MASSACRES OVER 2000 KILLED IN BAGA, BORNO STATE.
The Amnesty International has described the January 3 attack on Baga community in Borno State as the deadliest in the history of Boko Haram’s over five-year reign of terror in the North-East of Nigeria, saying about 2,000 people may have been killed in the incident.
AI, in a statement on Friday, said it had reports of the town being razed to the ground, leaving around 2,000 people dead in the process.
A researcher for Amnesty International in Nigeria, Daniel Eyre, said, “The attack on Baga and surrounding towns looks as if it could be Boko Haram’s deadliest act in a catalogue of increasingly heinous attacks carried out by the group.
Friday 9 January 2015
NIGERIA'S 2015 BUDGET IS DEAD ON ARRIVAL....
In spite of being caught in the maelstrom of plummeting oil revenues, the Federal Government has still not come to terms with the imperative of preparing a realistic national budget. Even by Nigeria’s dismal standards, the 2015 budget proposals laid before the National Assembly by the Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is a sorry joke. So unrealistic is it that the key pillars of the budget were collapsing while the minister was still pontificating before the federal legislators. The Federal Government should be bold enough to admit that it has goofed yet again and withdraw the woolly document at once.
Just how low public service has sunk here is evident in the derailment of the key assumptions of the N4.46 trillion spending plan. Oil prices continued their headlong plunge by dipping to $51.6 per barrel on Wednesday, effectively upturning the budget that was rashly predicated on an assumed average oil price of $65 pb. With oil revenues providing 75 per cent of all public earnings and 90 per cent of the national budget, it is obvious that the plan is a non-starter.
POPULAR SAUDI ACTIVIST TO BE FLOGGED IN PUBLIC.
Prominent Saudi online activist Raif Badawi will be flogged for the first time in public on Friday following prayers in front of a mosque in Jeddah, according to Amnesty International.
Badawi was sentenced to 10 years in prison, 1,000 lashes and a fine of 1 million Saudi Arabian riyals (approximately $267,000) in May 2014 by a Saudi court accusing him of insulting Islam, said his wife and a source who followed the case closely.
A respected rights activist in Saudi Arabia, Badawi first got into legal trouble with the Saudi government after he started the Free Saudi Liberals website in 2008, which included a forum for users to discuss religion.
JACKIE CHAN'S SON SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT FOR DRUG OFFENCES.
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| JAYCEE (RIGHT) AND HIS FATHER JACKIE CHAN |
The son of kung fu movie star Jackie Chan was convicted on a drug charge and sentenced to six months in prison in a Beijing court on Friday.
Jaycee Chan, who pleaded guilty to "hosting others to take drugs," was also fined 2,000 yuan ($320), announced the Dongcheng District People's Court.
Wearing a black sweatshirt and blue pants, the 32-year-old Chan -- who is an actor like his father -- bowed to the judge and prosecutor after the 90-minute trial.
I CAN DIE FOR NIGERIA - OBASANJO SPEAKS
A former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said he can sacrifice his life in the interest of Nigeria. However, he said he would not do the same for any political party.
He said this on Thursday during a visit to his Hilltop residence in Abeokuta by the presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party, Dr. Martins Onovo.
He said since he left office his pre-occupation had been the promotion of the country’s interest, adding that it would be foolish for anyone to say Nigeria did not belong to anybody.
HOW JONATHAN KILLED HIS GOODLUCK.
With a tension soaked atmosphere, the Nigeria general election hits a countdown of days as various political parties and contenders continue to rally round for the sympathy and votes of the electorates. Apart from the federating states with rainbow like contending parties, the presidential election which seems to have gained more international interest and attention is arguably between the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
YAYA TOURE WINS THE CAF AFRICAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR THE 4TH TIME AS OSHOALA EMERGES BEST FEMALE PLAYER.
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| YAYA TOURE WINS FOR THE 4TH TIME IN A ROW |
The Ivory Coast and Manchester City player became the first African to win the award in four straight years.
Nigerians who were full of expectations were compensated with the Woman Player of the Year award which went expectedly to Asisat Oshoala. She was the Highest Goal Scorer and Most Valuable Player at the 2014 FIFA U20 championship held in Canada. The Rivers Angels player was also the MVP of the African Women Championship in Namibia last year.
Thursday 8 January 2015
FLUSHING OUT BOKO HARAM THE CAMEROONIAN WAY..... NIGERIA MUST LEARN.
It is very obvious to the blind that something is indeed wrong within the Nigeria Security System due to its inability to flush out the dreaded Boko Haram sect, a direct opposite of events in Cameroon. Maybe our security chiefs need to go on sabbatical leave to understudy the Army in Cameroon. Here is an insightful piece culled from Punch regarding this subject.
FACES OF THE KILLERS WHO CARRIED OUT THE CHARLIE HABDO MASSACRE & DETAILS OF THE ATTACK
Seven people have been arrested over the Charlie Hebdo massacre as two 'armed and dangerous' brothers with links to terrorist groups going back at least a decade today remained on the run.
As the manhunt for Cherif and Said Kouachi continued, their alleged getaway driver Hamyd Mourad, 18, turned himself into police in Charleville-Mezieres in northern France.
All three French-Algerian Muslims escaped yesterday following the bloodbath at the offices of the notoriously anti-Islamist satirical magazine in Paris.
STATE SECURITY SERVICE (SSS) ACCUSES APC OF PLOTTING TO HACK INEC'S DATA BASE.
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| SSS SPOKESPERSON, MARYLYN OGAR |
The spokesperson of SSS, Marilyn Ogar, disclosed this on Wednesday at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. Ms. Ogar also said that a video with tutorial for hacking was also uncovered when the service raided a building in Lagos. She displayed the lists and other items recovered from the building to newsmen.
She also alleged that SSS recovered forms completed by the APC without passport photographs, alongside books containing names of people with phone numbers and many envelopes containing passport photographs of people.
Wednesday 7 January 2015
CHARLIE HABDO TERROR ATTACK IN FRANCE - 12 DEAD & 11 INJURED.
A major manhunt was underway for suspected Al Qaeda militants who massacred 12 people at the offices of a notoriously anti-Islamist newspaper in Paris - including a police officer who was executed as he begged for mercy.
Masked attackers brandishing Kalashnikovs burst into the Charlie Hebdo headquarters, opening fire on staff after seeking out journalists by name in France's deadliest post-war terrorist.
Clad all in black with hoods and speaking flawless French, the militants forced one of the cartoonists - who was at the office with her young daughter - to open the door.
LITTLE GIRL NARRATES HOW 25-YR-OLD NEIGHBOR RAPED HER. #SAYNOTORAPE
Little Chinansa (pseudonym) lost her innocence to a neighbour, who stole her virginity under the pretext of being a friend.
Though in kindergarten class two, Chinansa vividly recalled how she was allegedly defiled by 25-year-old Hamzat Afeez, a painter who lived in her parents’ house.
During a visit to the residence on Remi Ogunjimi Street, in the Egbeda area of Lagos State, the minor told PUNCH Metro how Afeez raped her and afterwards washed her pants to get rid of blood stains that came out of her private parts.
BRUTALIZED COUPLE SUE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE FOR N100M DAMAGES. (@POLICENG)
The officers of the Nigeria Police Force will not desist from using force against harmless civilians until they are taught very bitter lessons.
The matter of a Lagos couple tortured by a policeman, Dada Ogunsanya, who is attached to the Ikoyi Police Division, has finally taken a legal dimension as the couple has sued the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, for N100m damages.
Also joined in the suit are the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Cornelius Aderanti, and the power-drunk police corporal, Ogunsanya.
Ejeh Smith and his wife, Grace, in a suit filed by their counsel, Austin Audu, before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State, also wanted the police to publish a public apology in a national newspaper. Audu, a lawyer with the Femi Falana Chamber, said that the case was ready.
Tuesday 6 January 2015
PRESIDENT JONATHAN SQUANDERED OIL MONEY - OLUSEGUN OBASANJO.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again launched a public attack on President Goodluck Jonathan, accusing him of squandering $25billion crude oil savings left behind by his administration.
Mr. Obasanjo made the allegation while hosting the South-West women leaders at his residence in Abeokuta Monday.
He said his administration left over $25 billion to his successor, Musa Yar’adua, who raised the sum to $35 billion. Mr. Obasanjo said he also left $40billion in Nigeria’s foreign reserve account after paying the outstanding debt at the time.
He said former President Yar’adua also raised the reserves to $60billion. Under President Jonathan, the reserves has plummeted to $40billion, Mr. Obasanjo said.
(VIDEO) - OJUELEGBA - WIZKID (@WIZKIDAYO)
"Ojuelegba" is the 5th track off Wizkid's "Ayo" album and was inspired by his experiences and sojourn in and around this part of Lagos, Nigeria (Ojuelegba). It was directed by Clarence Peters and produced by Legendury Beatz.
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