PRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY OFFICE SPONSORS 186 NIGER DELTA YOUTHS TO UK & SA FOR TRAINING

No fewer than 186 former Niger Delta militants on Saturday departed Nigeria for the United Kingdom and South Africa for training sponsored by the Presidential Amnesty Office.

The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Matters, Kingsley Kuku, held a pre-departure briefing with the contingents at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, describing the benefitting batch as lucky, as they were the largest to be deployed for educational training in the UK.

21 RICHEST MEN IN NIGERIA

Full list of the richest 21 Nigerians.

1.  Aliko Dangote, founder of Dangote Group
2.  Mike Adenuga, Conoil, Equitorial Trust Bank, Globacom
3.  Femi Otedola, Zenon Oil and Gas
4.  Orji Uzor Kalu, Slok Group
5.  Cosmos Maduka, Coscharis Group;
6.  Jimoh Ibrahim, Nicon Insurance, Global Fleet

NIGERIA: TO BREAK OR NOT TO BREAK

Article by the outspoken and controversial  Politician - Fani Kayode.

Today a great protest  is taking place in the Catallan region of  Spain. According to the polls, 52 per cent of the people from that region wish to break off from Spain and to establish a new European sovereign state.

Later this year, the people of Scotland are having their own referendum to determine whether or not they will stay in the United Kingdom and, again, from the polls, it is very clear that the majority of Scots wish to have their own new sovereign state and that the Scottish Nationalist Party enjoys massive support. Nobody in either Spain or the United Kingdom has insulted those people or labelled them as ‘’ethnic jingoists’’ or ‘’primitive tribalists’’ for wanting to break off from the greater whole and establish their own country.

MAYWEATHER'S N6.6BILLION ($41M) WIN - BIGGEST IN BOXING HISTORY

I am tempted to pick my boxing gloves and start practicing again. How can a man earn the total budget of some countries in less than 2 hours of a boxing fight.... N6.6bn is a lot of money folks. 

Dear Parents, let your children express themselves and improve their inherent skills. You know what I mean... *Smiles*

Pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather stretched his unbeaten string to 45 straight fights with a 12-round majority decision over Mexican champ Saul Alvarez on Saturday.

The 36-year-old, who earned the biggest purse in boxing history at $41-million, managed to win the showdown between the two undefeated fighters and wrest Alvarez's World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association super welterweight belts.

"It is about skills," Mayweather said. "I came out tonight and showed my skills.

"I just took my time and took the opportunities when I got them. I can't say this is my best performance."

CHINA BACKS US-RUSSIA DEAL ON SYRIAN CHEMICAL WEAPONS

China, a veto-wielding member of the UN Security Council, today welcomed a US-Russia deal to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons, saying it will help ease tensions in the Middle East. 

"The Chinese side welcomes the framework agreement between the US and Russia. This agreement will enable tensions in Syria to be eased," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said after meeting his visiting French counterpart Laurent Fabius. 

BODO COMMUNITY REJECTS SHELL'S N7.5B COMPENSATION

Call them greedy people and I'll say it's just your personal opinion. The people of Bodo in Rivers State  certainly know the extent of damage the oil spillage of 2008 caused and so will not settle for a partly sum of money as compensation.

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IN SEARCH OF A REFRESHING NIGERIA - DELE MOMODU

I stumbled on this piece by the publisher of Ovations Magazine, Chief Dele Momodu, and I'm sure you'll have no regrets reading it. Enjoy it........

Fellow Nigerians, I’m happy to send you this letter from Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, where I’m attending the wedding of a young Nigerian journalist, Jide Agbeniyi and his Zimbabwean colleague and partner, Miss Josey Mahachi, the beautiful presenter of the popular Click Africa Show on Africa Magic. This piece was inspired by the manner of greetings I discovered here: “A refreshing noon or a refreshing evening to you”, are the commonest ways of salutation in this tranquil country. It is almost a mantra as everyone I met greeted me thus and it sounded so sonorous and genuinely welcoming that it then occurred to me that what human beings require in essence to enjoy life to the fullest is a refreshing existence. This is what has eluded most societies that are in deep turmoil such as ours.

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BLOODSHED IN NASARAWA AS 30 PEOPLE ARE FEARED DEAD

WHEN WILL BLOODSHED CEASE IN OUR LAND? This is the big question as blood flowed freely in Nasarawa State, North Central, Nigeria.

No fewer than 30 persons were feared killed in a renewed skirmish between Eggon and Alago ethnic groups in Obi, headquarters of Obi local government of Nasarawa State on Saturday.

It was gathered that a number of villages had been razed and the government had to deploy troops to the area when the police could not contain the situation.Tension had gripped the communities in Obi LGA and many residents were said to have deserted their homes for fear of being killed.Some women and children were seen with their bags and farm produce on their heads as they fled their communities to escape being attacked by the outlawed Ombatse militia group.

LATE AGAGU WAS DIABETIC AND HYPERTENSIVE

The son of late Agagu, Mr. Feyi Agagu, the first son of the late Dr. Olusegun Agagu, a former governor of Ondo State, on Saturday said his father was hypertensive.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Agagu, who returned from United States on Thursday, slumped in Ikoyi, Lagos, where he was having a meeting with Ondo indigenes on Friday evening.“He just had a medical examination, which showed that he had a little cholesterol, and was hypertensive. “There is diabetes in our family, but it’s nothing major; it was just something he had been dealing with for the past 10 to 15 years. So, there was no inkling that something was about to happen,” Agagu said.

ANGLICAN BISHOP RELEASED BY KIDNAPPERS AFTER NINE DAYS

Kidnappers held  the Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger Delta, (Anglican Communion), Most Reverend Ignatius Kattey for Nine days spending about nine days before his release on Saturday.

Sources said Archbishop Kattey walked home alone after he regained his freedom from the unknown gunmen who abducted him last week Friday.It was gathered that the cleric, who is also the Dean, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, was in good health condition when he reunited with members of his family.

MISS UZBEKISTAN IS AN IMPOSTOR - NO SUCH CONTEST WAS HELD IN THE MUSLIM COUNTRY

Rakhima Ganieva(18) claims to be Miss Uzbekistan 2013 hence eligible to contest in the 2013 Miss World Finals. Authorities in Uzbekistan deny ever holding any such beauty competition and Uzbek media have been unable to find out who she is. She also claim to be in a University which has no record of her at all.

Rakhima is pretty, sporty, loves to travel, has musical talent and has brains to boot (she says she likes to read Chekhov, Dostoevsky and Tolstoy). And after she’s competed at the Miss World final in Indonesia later this month, 18-year-old Rakhima Ganieva wants to graduate from university and become a lawyer.

But there is a glaring omission from her perfect CV – Uzbekistan has no idea who she is. The predominantly Muslim country doesn’t even hold a Miss Uzbekistan contest.

FANTASTIC DEBUT FOR OZIL AS ARSENAL BEAT SUNDERLAND (3-1)

Mesut Ozil marked his Gunners’ debut with a performance of singular brilliance and superb vision and the German international midfielder will definitely justify the club record £42million transfer fee that took him from Real Madrid on deadline day.

Like the team, he had an outstanding first half and dropped physically in the second.’ Theo Walcott should have gorged himself with a feast of first-half goals principally provided by Ozil’s service. Kieren Westwood denied him with two great point-blank saves in the 15th and 28th minutes and was off target with a  close-range header in the 43rd minute from Jack Wilshere’s cross.By this time, the German had announced his arrival by setting up Arsenal’s 11th-minute opener with skills that underlined his polished individuality.

GARETH BALE SCORES DEBUT GOAL FOR REAL MADRID

Gareth Bale got off to the best of starts in his Real Madrid career after the winger netted in the 2-2 draw against Villarreal on Saturday.

The €100 million arrival was handed his first start for his new club and immediately repaid Ancelotti's faith with a GOAL when he slid in Daniel Carvajal's cross.

US AND RUSSIA IN LANDMARK DEAL ON SYRIA

 

The drumbell of war over Syria's possession and use of chemical weapon has finally faded as the main gladiators; US and Russia have both agreed to disarm the Assad led government.  

Both countries have agreed on an ambitious plan to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons by the middle of next year and left the door open to sanctions if Damascus failed to comply.

The landmark deal on Saturday was hailed by the West, but rejected by rebels who warn that it would not halt the bloodshed in the conflict which has killed more than 110,000 people and displaced millions in two and a half years.

AMAZING WHITE GIRL'S SKELEWU DANCE VIDEO

This Britico girl sang Ekuro so well like BASIRA and danced to Davido's SKELEWU so well..............

TACKLING BODY ODOUR, SMELLY FEET AND EXCESS SWEAT

Although many people shy away from attempts to discuss issues relating to body odour and personal hygiene, it causes even greater embarrassment if not dealt with appropriately. The piece below culled from ThisDay is very helpful and informative. Please read and share. 

Commonly, most people who have passed puberty produce body odour. It can be assumed as one of the secondary sexual characteristics in the grown-ups at puberty. Puberty usually occurs between 12-16 years in girls, and 13-17 years in boys.

Although, human sweat is mostly odourless, micro-organism like the bacteria that live on the skin can break down the sweat into acids, which produces an unpleasant odour. Medically, this condition is known as bromhidrosis, apocrine bromhidrosis, fetid sweat or malodorous sweating.

Body odour can be made worse by the following conditions/situations: Obesity, Eating a diet that is high in spicy foods and having certain medical conditions, such as diabetes. Also of relevance here is the fact that body odour is commoner in men, since men tend to sweat more than women.

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NBA KICKS AGAINST AMNESTY FOR KIDNAPPERS

Some prominent lawyers in Lagos and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Friday frowned at a call to grant amnesty to kidnappers.

In interviews  the lawyers said that the call would encourage young Nigerians to take to crime.

The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome, who regained freedom from his abductors on Thursday, said that the Federal Government should grant amnesty to kidnappers. Ozekhome said that initiating amnesty programmes for kidnappers would reduce crimes in the country.

KANYE WEST CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL BATTERY AND ATTEMPTED GRAND THEFT

Kanye West has been charged over his attack on a paparazzo at LAX in July.

The 36-year-old singer will face prosecution for criminal battery and attempted grand theft after he lashed out at a photographer who was peppering him with questions upon his arrival at Los Angeles International Airport, according to TMZ. Both charges are misdemeanours but Kanye – who recently welcomed his first child with girlfriend Kim Kardashian - could face a year in jail if found guilty.

Kanye must learn to cope with fame as it is almost impossible to separate this from PAPARAZZI WAHALA.

INDIA GANG RAPE CONVICTION

As an Indian court handed down death sentences to those accused in the brutal gang rape and murder of the 23-year-old physiotherapy student in New Delhi last December, people distributed sweets on the street and tweeted “justice served.” The appeals will drag on for a while, but in a country where a typical rape case takes nine years, the model speed with which this case was settled has elicited jubilation. Yet, if anything, this case highlights the problems with India’s criminal justice system, not its strengths.

The main — if not the only — reason why the wheels of justice moved so swiftly this time was the domestic outrage and the international headlines this case generated. This episode got the attention of India’s middle classes because they couldn’t hide behind any special biographical detail about the victim or her behavior to tell themselves that this couldn’t happen to them. She wasn’t some brazen hussy from the village traipsing around town alone late at night. No, she came from a “respectable” family, was appropriately dressed and had a male friend escorting her back from the mall where they had gone to catch The Life of Pi.

OLUSEGUN AGAGU IS DEAD

Former governor of Ondo state, Dr. Olusegun Agagu is dead. He was 65.

He died on Friday at about 8 pm in his Bodija, Ibadan residence 24 hours after returning from a foreign trip, family sources confirmed last night.

The former governor was said to have been hale and hearty as he showed no sign of sickness before he suddenly slumped and died. It was gathered that Agagu had travelled to the United States of America (USA) for over three weeks. He returned to the country on Thursday.