By Levinus Nwabughiogu
ABUJA – For the second time since he exited office on May 29, former president Goodluck Jonathan Monday visited his successor, President Mohammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan (L) With President Muhammadu Buhari, After A Close Door Meeting At The Presidential Villa In Abuja On Monday (2/11/15).
Former President Goodluck Jonathan (L) With President Muhammadu Buhari, After A Close Door Meeting At The Presidential Villa In Abuja On Monday (2/11/15).
The meeting which held behind closed doors at the New Banquet Hall of the State House barely lasted for ten minutes.
Jonathan arrived at about 2.00 pm and left at 2.13pm after the meeting.
Though the reason for his visit was not disclosed, feelers said he may have visited to intimate president Buhari on the outcome of the election in Tanzania.
It would be recalled that the former President led the Commonwealth Election Observer Group to observe the conduct of the Tanzanian General election which held recently.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/jonathan-visits-buhari-at-aso-rock/
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Tuesday, 3 November 2015
Of Power probes and national interest
Going through the news streaming from various media on the activities of the Boko Haram sect, one is hit by a deja vu feeling, of history repeating itself and our hopelessness in the midst of glaring options. We are once again faced with the multiple ‘IF’ questions.
If we had handled the Boko Haram differently, if we had dealt more decisively with them at inception, if we had been more careful with the happenings in our surroundings, if we had connected more with the grassroots, if we had not seen it as a purely Christian problem initially, if we had not seen it as a Muslim problem, if we had not politicised it, if we had not seen it as a northern problem, if we had properly monitored the almajiris, if we had placed proper surveillance on our Mullahs and itinerant preachers, if we had truly allowed everyone to practice his/her own religion in all parts of the country without discrimination, if the government had maintained true secularity in matters of religion, if the people of the ravaged areas had collectively agreed to take the bull by the horn, if the communities had been more active and proactive to security issues – so many ifs.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/of-power-probes-and-national-interest-2/
If we had handled the Boko Haram differently, if we had dealt more decisively with them at inception, if we had been more careful with the happenings in our surroundings, if we had connected more with the grassroots, if we had not seen it as a purely Christian problem initially, if we had not seen it as a Muslim problem, if we had not politicised it, if we had not seen it as a northern problem, if we had properly monitored the almajiris, if we had placed proper surveillance on our Mullahs and itinerant preachers, if we had truly allowed everyone to practice his/her own religion in all parts of the country without discrimination, if the government had maintained true secularity in matters of religion, if the people of the ravaged areas had collectively agreed to take the bull by the horn, if the communities had been more active and proactive to security issues – so many ifs.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/of-power-probes-and-national-interest-2/
2015 Glo CAF Awards: No Nigerian player in Africa’s top ten
No Nigerian player made the top ten shortlisted for the 2015 African Player of the Year award. According to the list of the final ten released by the Confederation of African Football there is no Nigerian that made the cut.
CONGRATULATION: Enyeama (l) congratulates Yaya Toure at the Glo-CAF Award ceremony
CONGRATULATION: Enyeama (l) congratulates Yaya Toure at the Glo-CAF Award ceremony
The list, which initially comprised of 23 players have now been trimmed to 10 after the announcement on CAF’s website.
The duo of Ahmed Musa and Vincent Enyeama, who were finalists in the last edition have been ousted, while the current holder of the award, Yaya Toure made the top ten cut.
CAF also released the names of the best ten African players playing in Africa, and still, Nigeria is missing on that one too.
Winners for the two categories; African Player of the Year 2015 and African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) 2015 will be decided by votes of the Coaches or Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF.
The awards gala will be held on Thursday, 7 January 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria.
Vanguard
CONGRATULATION: Enyeama (l) congratulates Yaya Toure at the Glo-CAF Award ceremony
CONGRATULATION: Enyeama (l) congratulates Yaya Toure at the Glo-CAF Award ceremony
The list, which initially comprised of 23 players have now been trimmed to 10 after the announcement on CAF’s website.
The duo of Ahmed Musa and Vincent Enyeama, who were finalists in the last edition have been ousted, while the current holder of the award, Yaya Toure made the top ten cut.
CAF also released the names of the best ten African players playing in Africa, and still, Nigeria is missing on that one too.
Winners for the two categories; African Player of the Year 2015 and African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) 2015 will be decided by votes of the Coaches or Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF.
The awards gala will be held on Thursday, 7 January 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria.
Vanguard
Monday, 2 November 2015
Marriage Turned Sour
A happy wedding about to happen turned out to be an shocking unexpected tragedy for a Chinese family after the bride was left unconscious by a prank that went wrong. Here's what happened.
'The bride arrived at the hotel to meet the groom for the wedding banquet. Several groomsmen were sent to welcome her at the front gate. Wedding shenanigans are usually expected at this point according to Chinese traditions, so the groomsmen picked up the bride and threw her into the air, pretending to scare her.
The twist however was that they failed to catch the bride when she fell. She landed on the ground headfirst and was knocked into a coma. Her panic-stricken family members immediately called the police for help.'
She was treated in the hospital for a few days and is now in a stable condition.
http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2015/11/chinese-bride-left-in-coma-after.html?m=1
'The bride arrived at the hotel to meet the groom for the wedding banquet. Several groomsmen were sent to welcome her at the front gate. Wedding shenanigans are usually expected at this point according to Chinese traditions, so the groomsmen picked up the bride and threw her into the air, pretending to scare her.
The twist however was that they failed to catch the bride when she fell. She landed on the ground headfirst and was knocked into a coma. Her panic-stricken family members immediately called the police for help.'
She was treated in the hospital for a few days and is now in a stable condition.
http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2015/11/chinese-bride-left-in-coma-after.html?m=1
Trump revels in Rubio-Bush feud
Donald Trump reveled in the brewing feud between the two rival Republican candidates he often criticizes on Sunday.
Trump posted a half dozen tweets on Sunday morning calling out both Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush and seeming to take quite a bit of pleasure in their feud.
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/trump-revels-rubio-bush-feud
Trump posted a half dozen tweets on Sunday morning calling out both Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush and seeming to take quite a bit of pleasure in their feud.
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/trump-revels-rubio-bush-feud
I won’t stop talking of corruption during Jonathan’s govt—BUHARI
President’s statement on economy chasing away investors—PDP
Henry Umoru & Levinus Nwabughiogu
ABUJA—President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed not to shy away from telling Nigerians how the immediate past administration allegedly plundered the economy, irrespective of anyone’s feelings.
Responding to allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that he was demarketing the country and dissuading foreign investments, the President vowed that the relentless tackles of the opposition party would not in any way dissuade him from his obligations to the citizenry and the international community.
The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh had, yesterday, attacked the President’s claim in India that Nigeria was broke, saying that such claims at international fora tended to worsen the country’s investment climate.
President Muhammadu Buhari
Metuh had, in his statement, alleged that such claims by the President were essentially because of his lack of a viable economic plan.
Responding to PDP yesterday, presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, said that Metuh’s attempts to distract the President from focusing on his job would fail, maintaining that he was a broken record.
The statement read in part: “Our attention has been drawn to the latest statement by the PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh, alleging that President Muhammadu Buhari is ‘demarketing Nigeria’.
“We restate for the umpteenth time to Mr. Metuh and his ilk that their attempts to distract President Buhari from the job he has been elected to do will fail.
“President Buhari will remain true to the virtues of honesty, integrity, sincerity, incorruptibility and plain-speaking, which endeared him to Nigerians and made them prefer his leadership to that of a lying and deceptive PDP administration.
“The President will not, in the guise of ‘marketing’ the country, refrain from telling Nigerians and the world, the emerging truths about the abject state in which years of plundering by a PDP leadership has left the Nigerian treasury and economy.
“President Buhari will not in the name of ‘marketing’ or ‘attracting’ investors, follow in the footsteps of the ousted PDP administration and its discredited officials, who shamelessly lied to Nigerians and the world about the buoyancy and vibrancy of an economy they had bled dry for personal gain, when it was very obvious to the discerning, that the Nigerian economy was headed for serious trouble.”
PDP’s reaction
Earlier in his statement, Metuh had said: “Mr. President’s recent announcement to the world that the nation, with its abundant human and natural resources, is broke and cannot pay cabinet ministers, not only sends a discouraging signal to the domestic and international business community, but also exposes the ineptitude of the present administration to meaningfully and sincerely exert itself and work with industrious and innovative investors to create and manage wealth.
“We ask how can any reasonable investor still have the confidence to invest in a country where the President himself continues to alert that his country reeks of corrupt people and that the government is broke to the extent it cannot pay cabinet ministers?
“Is the President not directly advising investors against having confidence in Nigeria and the system, and that they risk not being paid for jobs awarded by government at any level?
“More worrisome is the fact that Mr. President makes his damaging comments in international fora with potential investors in attendance. It reminds one of the proverbial father who, in the presence of potential suitors, often portrays his daughters as wayward and yet constantly complain of their inability to find husbands.”
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/i-wont-stop-talking-of-corruption-during-jonathans-govt-buhari/
Henry Umoru & Levinus Nwabughiogu
ABUJA—President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed not to shy away from telling Nigerians how the immediate past administration allegedly plundered the economy, irrespective of anyone’s feelings.
Responding to allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that he was demarketing the country and dissuading foreign investments, the President vowed that the relentless tackles of the opposition party would not in any way dissuade him from his obligations to the citizenry and the international community.
The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh had, yesterday, attacked the President’s claim in India that Nigeria was broke, saying that such claims at international fora tended to worsen the country’s investment climate.
President Muhammadu Buhari
Metuh had, in his statement, alleged that such claims by the President were essentially because of his lack of a viable economic plan.
Responding to PDP yesterday, presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, said that Metuh’s attempts to distract the President from focusing on his job would fail, maintaining that he was a broken record.
The statement read in part: “Our attention has been drawn to the latest statement by the PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh, alleging that President Muhammadu Buhari is ‘demarketing Nigeria’.
“We restate for the umpteenth time to Mr. Metuh and his ilk that their attempts to distract President Buhari from the job he has been elected to do will fail.
“President Buhari will remain true to the virtues of honesty, integrity, sincerity, incorruptibility and plain-speaking, which endeared him to Nigerians and made them prefer his leadership to that of a lying and deceptive PDP administration.
“The President will not, in the guise of ‘marketing’ the country, refrain from telling Nigerians and the world, the emerging truths about the abject state in which years of plundering by a PDP leadership has left the Nigerian treasury and economy.
“President Buhari will not in the name of ‘marketing’ or ‘attracting’ investors, follow in the footsteps of the ousted PDP administration and its discredited officials, who shamelessly lied to Nigerians and the world about the buoyancy and vibrancy of an economy they had bled dry for personal gain, when it was very obvious to the discerning, that the Nigerian economy was headed for serious trouble.”
PDP’s reaction
Earlier in his statement, Metuh had said: “Mr. President’s recent announcement to the world that the nation, with its abundant human and natural resources, is broke and cannot pay cabinet ministers, not only sends a discouraging signal to the domestic and international business community, but also exposes the ineptitude of the present administration to meaningfully and sincerely exert itself and work with industrious and innovative investors to create and manage wealth.
“We ask how can any reasonable investor still have the confidence to invest in a country where the President himself continues to alert that his country reeks of corrupt people and that the government is broke to the extent it cannot pay cabinet ministers?
“Is the President not directly advising investors against having confidence in Nigeria and the system, and that they risk not being paid for jobs awarded by government at any level?
“More worrisome is the fact that Mr. President makes his damaging comments in international fora with potential investors in attendance. It reminds one of the proverbial father who, in the presence of potential suitors, often portrays his daughters as wayward and yet constantly complain of their inability to find husbands.”
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/i-wont-stop-talking-of-corruption-during-jonathans-govt-buhari/
Leadership And Sub-conscious Mind By Adefemi
On the long journey within the heart where understanding is key to human existence. We have lived a life of sustainable values when we decided to be very detailed about what we really want for ourselves. Leadership should always be by example not by complaining like an enstranged person. What do we really need to better our lives? If as a leader you have been entrusted with the mantle of leadership in order for you to lead then why the usual rantings? You go everywhere painting the name of your country in bad light and you keep saying you are saying the truth. What truth?
If I may ask you, what exactly is your plan for all your children because they will always look up to you? The best option has been given to you on a platter of gold just by riding
On the goodwill of leadership quality. People loves you and you can't afford to fail because they will all asked you questions. What is bothering you or challenging you about the whole system? Often time you make some disgusting remarks that belittle the high profile of your office. You need to watched what you say and how you say it matters most. There is greatness within us and we must act fast. It is all about collective responsibility and it begins with you and I.
Adefemi Pcfr
If I may ask you, what exactly is your plan for all your children because they will always look up to you? The best option has been given to you on a platter of gold just by riding
On the goodwill of leadership quality. People loves you and you can't afford to fail because they will all asked you questions. What is bothering you or challenging you about the whole system? Often time you make some disgusting remarks that belittle the high profile of your office. You need to watched what you say and how you say it matters most. There is greatness within us and we must act fast. It is all about collective responsibility and it begins with you and I.
Adefemi Pcfr
Ministerial portfolios: Presidency denies speculated list
By Levinus Nwabughiogu
ABUJA – Ahead of the swearing in of the ministerial nominees following their successful screening and confirmation by the senate last week, the Presidency has denied releasing any list that assigned portfolios to them.
The denial followed the speculated list of portfolios which made the rounds especially on social media on Sunday.
Responding to Vanguard on the issue, the Special Adviser to President Mohammadu Buhari, Mr. Femi Adesina said that the list did not emanate from the presidency as it was not officially signed.
“Any communication from the presidency must be officially singed. Was that list signed by me or Mr. Garba Shehu? Please, ignore it”, he said.
He also did not reveal when the inauguration ceremony of the Ministers would hold.
Meanwhile, the speculated portfolios go as follows:
Agric and Natural Resources Audu Ogbeh (Benue), Agriculture and Natural Resources, Geoffrey Onyema (Enugu), Attorney General, James Ocholi (Kogi), Aviation Sen Hadi Sirika (Katsina) ,Defense Abdulrahman Dambazau(Kano), Defence (State) Dan Ali (Zamfara), Education; Isaac Adewole (Osun) , FCT (State) Solomon Dalong (Plateau), Federal Capital Territory Abubakar Bawa Bwari (Niger), Finance; Okechukwu Enelamah (Abia) Finance (State) Kemi Adeosun (Ogun) , Foreign Affairs . Kayode Fayemi- (Ekiti), Foreign Affairs (State) Adamu Adamu
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/ministerial-portfolios-presidency-denies-speculated-list/
ABUJA – Ahead of the swearing in of the ministerial nominees following their successful screening and confirmation by the senate last week, the Presidency has denied releasing any list that assigned portfolios to them.
The denial followed the speculated list of portfolios which made the rounds especially on social media on Sunday.
Responding to Vanguard on the issue, the Special Adviser to President Mohammadu Buhari, Mr. Femi Adesina said that the list did not emanate from the presidency as it was not officially signed.
“Any communication from the presidency must be officially singed. Was that list signed by me or Mr. Garba Shehu? Please, ignore it”, he said.
He also did not reveal when the inauguration ceremony of the Ministers would hold.
Meanwhile, the speculated portfolios go as follows:
Agric and Natural Resources Audu Ogbeh (Benue), Agriculture and Natural Resources, Geoffrey Onyema (Enugu), Attorney General, James Ocholi (Kogi), Aviation Sen Hadi Sirika (Katsina) ,Defense Abdulrahman Dambazau(Kano), Defence (State) Dan Ali (Zamfara), Education; Isaac Adewole (Osun) , FCT (State) Solomon Dalong (Plateau), Federal Capital Territory Abubakar Bawa Bwari (Niger), Finance; Okechukwu Enelamah (Abia) Finance (State) Kemi Adeosun (Ogun) , Foreign Affairs . Kayode Fayemi- (Ekiti), Foreign Affairs (State) Adamu Adamu
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/ministerial-portfolios-presidency-denies-speculated-list/
Sunday, 1 November 2015
Cover of forthcoming Hillary Clinton book courts controversy
It’s not just Republicans who get riled by the thought of Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton ascending to the presidency. Some people on the left lock horns over Clinton often enough to suggest that Team Hillary still has a long way to go before she has shored up the traditional base of progressive voters.
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/cover-forthcoming-hillary-clinton-book-courts-controversy
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/cover-forthcoming-hillary-clinton-book-courts-controversy
Liverpool beats Chelsea
Not necessary a good time for the blues as Philippe Coutinho scored twice as Liverpool came from behind to beat Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge and pile pressure on under-fire manager Jose Mourinho.
The Blues have endured a torrid start to the season – winning just three times – and headed into the game with questions persisting over Mourinho’s future, though Ramires opened the scoring with a fourth minute header.
The Reds hit back, however, with Coutinho curling a brilliant effort past Asmir Begovic from the edge of the box to level the scores prior to half-time.
Coutinho then grabbed his second in the 74th minute, his effort deflecting off John Terry, before Christian Benteke completed the scoring with a low finish from just inside the box 10 minutes later.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/liverpool-beats-chelsea/
The Blues have endured a torrid start to the season – winning just three times – and headed into the game with questions persisting over Mourinho’s future, though Ramires opened the scoring with a fourth minute header.
The Reds hit back, however, with Coutinho curling a brilliant effort past Asmir Begovic from the edge of the box to level the scores prior to half-time.
Coutinho then grabbed his second in the 74th minute, his effort deflecting off John Terry, before Christian Benteke completed the scoring with a low finish from just inside the box 10 minutes later.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/liverpool-beats-chelsea/
Marriage is Key for me but I am afraid of divorce Says Genevieve
Despite probably being the most popular name in Nollywood, screen goddess Genevieve Nnaji, is yet to find a man to call her own.
genevieve-nnaji-new
One name that has been linked to the pretty actress is that of the self acclaimed ‘Koko master’, D’Banj.
The Imo State-born screen diva is a single-mother who revealed in an interview that she is still single because she is afraid of divorce.
“If I get married, I really want to stay married and staying married is not an easy thing. It means you are completely in tune with your partner.
It means you have found your soul-mate because you will have to be able to stand a lot of disappointments that would definitely come but then again you have to learn to forgive,” she said.
Vanguard
genevieve-nnaji-new
One name that has been linked to the pretty actress is that of the self acclaimed ‘Koko master’, D’Banj.
The Imo State-born screen diva is a single-mother who revealed in an interview that she is still single because she is afraid of divorce.
“If I get married, I really want to stay married and staying married is not an easy thing. It means you are completely in tune with your partner.
It means you have found your soul-mate because you will have to be able to stand a lot of disappointments that would definitely come but then again you have to learn to forgive,” she said.
Vanguard
HAPPY NEW MONTH TO MY ESTEEMED READERS
Life creates in us abundant knowledge in order to know what is left for us to be strong. I am using this platform to wish all Mc Lokkos Blog (MLB) readers happy new month and I pray that favour and mercy of God will never depart from us.
Thank you all
Adefemi
Thank you all
Adefemi
You must not equate excessive jealousy with love!
AT a recent funeral reception this male face tried catching my eye and when he did he would smile. I gave a tentative smile after a while and he sauntered over to my table. “Sunkanmi?”, I asked, the penny finally dropping! I’d known him for ages. I got to know him through a very dear friend and we were often going out in a group. His girlfriend, Dora, worked with an airline and was always travelling.
love
love
In spite of having a thriving business, Sunkanmi seemed to have all the time for Dora. He was virtually her shadow – you seldom saw one without the other. His attention was so stifling that Dora was getting fed up with his unfounded jealousy.
“His kind of love is turning into something sinister,” Dora confessed a few years into their being a couple. We were out to lunch, her treat, as she wanted my opinion
on how to handle this dark side of her man. “I know he loves me”, she continued, “and treats me like a princess. The only problem is his jealousy. I daren’t keep in touch with male friends and
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/you-must-not-equate-excessive-jealousy-with-love-2/
love
love
In spite of having a thriving business, Sunkanmi seemed to have all the time for Dora. He was virtually her shadow – you seldom saw one without the other. His attention was so stifling that Dora was getting fed up with his unfounded jealousy.
“His kind of love is turning into something sinister,” Dora confessed a few years into their being a couple. We were out to lunch, her treat, as she wanted my opinion
on how to handle this dark side of her man. “I know he loves me”, she continued, “and treats me like a princess. The only problem is his jealousy. I daren’t keep in touch with male friends and
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/you-must-not-equate-excessive-jealousy-with-love-2/
God has hand in Nigeria’s affairs—Pastor Adeboye
By Olayinka Latona
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has described mercy of God as one of the major reasons the country has not witnessed another civil war amid the challenges confronting Nigeria.
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, G.O, RCCG
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, G.O, RCCG
Adeboye, who spoke during a special programme for the country, held under the theme, ‘Free Indeed,’ at the national headquarters of the RCCG in Ebute-Metta, Lagos, said that despite the frustrating circumstances in Nigeria, the country is still united due to God’s grace.
The cleric said it was possible for a country to witness freedom while its citizens would still be in bondage.
His words: “It is possible for a country to be free, but its citizens are not. Nigeria has been free for 55 years, but many of us are not free. If not for God’s intervention, Nigeria would have been in another civil war. Without His intervention in this land, we would not be experiencing peace. We should keep praying for His peace to reign.
“We should also keep praying for the President and the Vice President so that
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/god-has-hand-in-nigerias-affairs-pastor-adeboye/
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has described mercy of God as one of the major reasons the country has not witnessed another civil war amid the challenges confronting Nigeria.
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, G.O, RCCG
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, G.O, RCCG
Adeboye, who spoke during a special programme for the country, held under the theme, ‘Free Indeed,’ at the national headquarters of the RCCG in Ebute-Metta, Lagos, said that despite the frustrating circumstances in Nigeria, the country is still united due to God’s grace.
The cleric said it was possible for a country to witness freedom while its citizens would still be in bondage.
His words: “It is possible for a country to be free, but its citizens are not. Nigeria has been free for 55 years, but many of us are not free. If not for God’s intervention, Nigeria would have been in another civil war. Without His intervention in this land, we would not be experiencing peace. We should keep praying for His peace to reign.
“We should also keep praying for the President and the Vice President so that
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/god-has-hand-in-nigerias-affairs-pastor-adeboye/
On running after one’s hat by Chesterton G.K
after one’s hat
I feel an almost savage envy on hearing that London has been flooded in my absence, while I am in the mere country. My own Battersea has been, I understand, particularly favoured as a meeting of the waters. Battersea was already, as I need hardly say, the most beautiful of human localities. Now that it has the additional splendour of great sheets of water, there must be something quite incomparable in the landscape (or waterscape) of my own romantic town. Battersea must be a vision of Venice. The boat that brought the meat from the butcher’s must have shot along those lanes of rippling silver with the strange smoothness of the gondola. The greengrocer who brought cabbages to the corner of the Latchmere Road must have leant upon the oar with the unearthly grace of the gondolier. There is nothing so perfectly poetical as an island; and when a district is flooded it becomes an archipelago.
Some consider such romantic views of flood or fire slightly lacking in reality. But really this romantic view of such inconveniences is quite as practical as the other. The true optimist who sees in such things an opportunity for enjoyment is quite as logical and much more sensible than the ordinary “Indignant Ratepayer” who sees in them an opportunity for grumbling. Real pain, as in the case of being burnt at Smithfield or having a toothache, is a positive thing; it can be supported, but scarcely enjoyed. But, after all, our toothaches are the exception, and as for being burnt at Smithfield, it only happens to us at the very longest intervals. And most of the inconveniences that make men swear or women cry are really sentimental or imaginative inconveniences—things altogether of the mind. For instance, we often hear grown-up people complaining of having to hang about a railway station and wait for a train. Did you ever hear a small boy complain of having to hang about a railway station and wait for a train? No; for to him to be inside a railway station is to be inside a cavern of wonder and a palace of poetical pleasures. Because to him the red light and the green light on the signal are like a new sun and a new moon. Because to him when the wooden arm of the signal falls down suddenly, it is as if a great king had thrown down his staff as a signal and started a shrieking tournament of trains. I myself am of little boys’ habit in this matter. They also serve who only stand and wait for the two fifteen. Their meditations may be full of rich and fruitful things. Many of the most purple hours of my life have been passed at Clapham Junction, which is now, I suppose, under water. I have been there in many moods so fixed and mystical that the water might well have come up to my waist before I noticed it particularly. But in the case of all such annoyances, as I have said, everything depends upon the emotional point of view. You can safely apply the test to almost every one of the things that are currently talked of as the typical nuisance of daily life.
For instance, there is a current impression that it is unpleasant to have to run after one’s hat. Why should it be unpleasant to the well-ordered and pious mind? Not merely because it is running, and running exhausts one. The same people run much faster in games and sports. The same people run much more eagerly after an uninteresting, little leather ball than they will after a nice silk hat. There is an idea that it is humiliating to run after one’s hat; and when people say it is humiliating they mean that it is comic. It certainly is comic; but man is a very comic creature, and most of the things he does are comic—eating, for instance. And the most comic things of all are exactly the things that are most worth doing—such as making love. A man running after a hat is not half so ridiculous as a man running after a wife.
Now a man could, if he felt rightly in the matter, run after his hat with the manliest ardour and the most sacred joy. He might regard himself as a jolly huntsman pursuing a wild animal, for certainly no animal could be wilder. In fact, I am inclined to believe that hat-hunting on windy days will be the sport of the upper classes in the future. There will be a meet of ladies and gentlemen on some high ground on a gusty morning. They will be told that the professional attendants have started a hat in such-and-such a thicket, or whatever be the technical term. Notice that this employment will in the fullest degree combine sport with humanitarianism. The hunters would feel that they were not inflicting pain. Nay, they would feel that they were inflicting pleasure, rich, almost riotous pleasure, upon the people who were looking on. When last I saw an old gentleman running after his hat in Hyde Park, I told him that a heart so benevolent as his ought to be filled with peace and thanks at the thought of how much unaffected pleasure his every gesture and bodily attitude were at that moment giving to the crowd.
The same principle can be applied to every other typical domestic worry. A gentleman trying to get a fly out of the milk or a piece of cork out of his glass of wine often imagines himself to be irritated. Let him think for a moment of the patience of anglers sitting by dark pools, and let his soul be immediately irradiated with gratification and repose. Again, I have known some people of very modern views driven by their distress to the use of theological terms to which they attached no doctrinal significance, merely because a drawer was jammed tight and they could not pull it out. A friend of mine was particularly afflicted in this way. Every day his drawer was jammed, and every day in consequence it was something else that rhymes to it. But I pointed out to him that this sense of wrong was really subjective and relative; it rested entirely upon the assumption that the drawer could, should, and would come out easily. “But if,” I said, “you picture to yourself that you are pulling against some powerful and oppressive enemy, the struggle will become merely exciting and not exasperating. Imagine that you are tugging up a lifeboat out of the sea. Imagine that you are roping up a fellow-creature out of an Alpine crevass. Imagine even that you are a boy again and engaged in a tug-of-war between French and English.” Shortly after saying this I left him; but I have no doubt at all that my words bore the best possible fruit. I have no doubt that every day of his life he hangs on to the handle of that drawer with a flushed face and eyes bright with battle, uttering encouraging shouts to himself, and seeming to hear all round him the roar of an applauding ring.
So I do not think that it is altogether fanciful or incredible to suppose that even the floods in London may be accepted and enjoyed poetically. Nothing beyond inconvenience seems really to have been caused by them; and inconvenience, as I have said, is only one aspect, and that the most unimaginative and accidental aspect of a really romantic situation. An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered. The water that girdled the houses and shops of London must, if anything, have only increased their previous witchery and wonder. For as the Roman Catholic priest in the story said: “Wine is good with everything except water,” and on a similar principle, water is good with everything except wine.
I feel an almost savage envy on hearing that London has been flooded in my absence, while I am in the mere country. My own Battersea has been, I understand, particularly favoured as a meeting of the waters. Battersea was already, as I need hardly say, the most beautiful of human localities. Now that it has the additional splendour of great sheets of water, there must be something quite incomparable in the landscape (or waterscape) of my own romantic town. Battersea must be a vision of Venice. The boat that brought the meat from the butcher’s must have shot along those lanes of rippling silver with the strange smoothness of the gondola. The greengrocer who brought cabbages to the corner of the Latchmere Road must have leant upon the oar with the unearthly grace of the gondolier. There is nothing so perfectly poetical as an island; and when a district is flooded it becomes an archipelago.
Some consider such romantic views of flood or fire slightly lacking in reality. But really this romantic view of such inconveniences is quite as practical as the other. The true optimist who sees in such things an opportunity for enjoyment is quite as logical and much more sensible than the ordinary “Indignant Ratepayer” who sees in them an opportunity for grumbling. Real pain, as in the case of being burnt at Smithfield or having a toothache, is a positive thing; it can be supported, but scarcely enjoyed. But, after all, our toothaches are the exception, and as for being burnt at Smithfield, it only happens to us at the very longest intervals. And most of the inconveniences that make men swear or women cry are really sentimental or imaginative inconveniences—things altogether of the mind. For instance, we often hear grown-up people complaining of having to hang about a railway station and wait for a train. Did you ever hear a small boy complain of having to hang about a railway station and wait for a train? No; for to him to be inside a railway station is to be inside a cavern of wonder and a palace of poetical pleasures. Because to him the red light and the green light on the signal are like a new sun and a new moon. Because to him when the wooden arm of the signal falls down suddenly, it is as if a great king had thrown down his staff as a signal and started a shrieking tournament of trains. I myself am of little boys’ habit in this matter. They also serve who only stand and wait for the two fifteen. Their meditations may be full of rich and fruitful things. Many of the most purple hours of my life have been passed at Clapham Junction, which is now, I suppose, under water. I have been there in many moods so fixed and mystical that the water might well have come up to my waist before I noticed it particularly. But in the case of all such annoyances, as I have said, everything depends upon the emotional point of view. You can safely apply the test to almost every one of the things that are currently talked of as the typical nuisance of daily life.
For instance, there is a current impression that it is unpleasant to have to run after one’s hat. Why should it be unpleasant to the well-ordered and pious mind? Not merely because it is running, and running exhausts one. The same people run much faster in games and sports. The same people run much more eagerly after an uninteresting, little leather ball than they will after a nice silk hat. There is an idea that it is humiliating to run after one’s hat; and when people say it is humiliating they mean that it is comic. It certainly is comic; but man is a very comic creature, and most of the things he does are comic—eating, for instance. And the most comic things of all are exactly the things that are most worth doing—such as making love. A man running after a hat is not half so ridiculous as a man running after a wife.
Now a man could, if he felt rightly in the matter, run after his hat with the manliest ardour and the most sacred joy. He might regard himself as a jolly huntsman pursuing a wild animal, for certainly no animal could be wilder. In fact, I am inclined to believe that hat-hunting on windy days will be the sport of the upper classes in the future. There will be a meet of ladies and gentlemen on some high ground on a gusty morning. They will be told that the professional attendants have started a hat in such-and-such a thicket, or whatever be the technical term. Notice that this employment will in the fullest degree combine sport with humanitarianism. The hunters would feel that they were not inflicting pain. Nay, they would feel that they were inflicting pleasure, rich, almost riotous pleasure, upon the people who were looking on. When last I saw an old gentleman running after his hat in Hyde Park, I told him that a heart so benevolent as his ought to be filled with peace and thanks at the thought of how much unaffected pleasure his every gesture and bodily attitude were at that moment giving to the crowd.
The same principle can be applied to every other typical domestic worry. A gentleman trying to get a fly out of the milk or a piece of cork out of his glass of wine often imagines himself to be irritated. Let him think for a moment of the patience of anglers sitting by dark pools, and let his soul be immediately irradiated with gratification and repose. Again, I have known some people of very modern views driven by their distress to the use of theological terms to which they attached no doctrinal significance, merely because a drawer was jammed tight and they could not pull it out. A friend of mine was particularly afflicted in this way. Every day his drawer was jammed, and every day in consequence it was something else that rhymes to it. But I pointed out to him that this sense of wrong was really subjective and relative; it rested entirely upon the assumption that the drawer could, should, and would come out easily. “But if,” I said, “you picture to yourself that you are pulling against some powerful and oppressive enemy, the struggle will become merely exciting and not exasperating. Imagine that you are tugging up a lifeboat out of the sea. Imagine that you are roping up a fellow-creature out of an Alpine crevass. Imagine even that you are a boy again and engaged in a tug-of-war between French and English.” Shortly after saying this I left him; but I have no doubt at all that my words bore the best possible fruit. I have no doubt that every day of his life he hangs on to the handle of that drawer with a flushed face and eyes bright with battle, uttering encouraging shouts to himself, and seeming to hear all round him the roar of an applauding ring.
So I do not think that it is altogether fanciful or incredible to suppose that even the floods in London may be accepted and enjoyed poetically. Nothing beyond inconvenience seems really to have been caused by them; and inconvenience, as I have said, is only one aspect, and that the most unimaginative and accidental aspect of a really romantic situation. An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered. The water that girdled the houses and shops of London must, if anything, have only increased their previous witchery and wonder. For as the Roman Catholic priest in the story said: “Wine is good with everything except water,” and on a similar principle, water is good with everything except wine.
Saturday, 31 October 2015
WHAT IS THIS LIFE AFTERALL?
A man is born today, Tomorrow he is dead.
A man lives in a mansion today, Tomorrow he lives in 6ft below apartment (underground).
A man drives a car today, Tomorrow an ambulance drives him.
A man reads biology today, Tomorrow a biography is been read for him.
A man eats whatever he wants today,Tomorrow he becomes food for insects.
A man is always early for work today,Tomorrow he is termed late Mr/Mrs.
A man is seen resting in his house today, Tomorrow he is resting in a coffin.
A man wants to be a hero and goes to war for his country but in return, he is termed FALLEN HERO.
A man eats all kinds of fruits in his house today, Tomorrow he becomes manure to those trees.
A man is on suit today, Tomorrow he is on white garment.
A man is known today as the richest man ever, Tomorrow he doesn't even know where or what will happen to his riches.
What is life after all?
Plan your life because of tomorrow.
But when your life is well planned you won't be afraid of any thing.
THINK ABOUT THESE WORDS AND LIVE GODLY FOR A BETTER ETERNAL FUTURE.
Good morning.
#Serah
Alleged false declaration of assets: Saraki loses appeal, goes to S-Court
•Appeal Court Justices disagree over legality of charge
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
Legal dispute over the propriety of the13-count criminal charge pending against the Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, has shifted to the Supreme Court.
This was even as Justices of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, yesterday, disagreed on whether or not the charge which was preferred against Saraki by the Federal Ministry of Justice, ought to be quashed.
Saraki
Saraki
Whereas two of the appellate court Justices that heard Saraki’s appeal, Justices Moore Adumein and M. Mustapha, were of the view that the criminal case was properly instituted, a third member of the panel, Justice Joseph Ekanem , in his dissenting verdict yesterday, not only declared the charge before the CCT as incompetent and legally defective, he went ahead and discharged the accused person.
Meantime, before he dismissed Saraki’s appeal, Justice Adumein
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/alleged-false-declaration-of-assets-saraki-loses-appeal-goes-to-s-court/
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
Legal dispute over the propriety of the13-count criminal charge pending against the Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, has shifted to the Supreme Court.
This was even as Justices of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, yesterday, disagreed on whether or not the charge which was preferred against Saraki by the Federal Ministry of Justice, ought to be quashed.
Saraki
Saraki
Whereas two of the appellate court Justices that heard Saraki’s appeal, Justices Moore Adumein and M. Mustapha, were of the view that the criminal case was properly instituted, a third member of the panel, Justice Joseph Ekanem , in his dissenting verdict yesterday, not only declared the charge before the CCT as incompetent and legally defective, he went ahead and discharged the accused person.
Meantime, before he dismissed Saraki’s appeal, Justice Adumein
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/alleged-false-declaration-of-assets-saraki-loses-appeal-goes-to-s-court/
Orubebe for arraignment at CCT Nov 9 over alleged N70m bribery
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA – The Federal Government has instituted a four-count criminal charge against the erstwhile Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Peter Orubebe, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja.
Already, the Justice Danladi Umar-led tribunal has fixed November 9 to take the plea of the former Minister who is facing charges bordering on false declaration of assets and his alleged acceptance of bribe to the tune of about N70million.
Orubebe was okayed for trial by the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, through the office of the Attorney General of the Federation.
The charge against him which is dated October 8, was signed by a senior legal officer at the CCB, Mr. Peter Danladi.
Specifically, Orubebe was in the charge pending against him before the CCT, accused of failing to declare his ownership of two choice properties in Abuja.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/orubebe-for-arraignment-at-cct-nov-9-over-alleged-n70m-bribery/
ABUJA – The Federal Government has instituted a four-count criminal charge against the erstwhile Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Peter Orubebe, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja.
Already, the Justice Danladi Umar-led tribunal has fixed November 9 to take the plea of the former Minister who is facing charges bordering on false declaration of assets and his alleged acceptance of bribe to the tune of about N70million.
Orubebe was okayed for trial by the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, through the office of the Attorney General of the Federation.
The charge against him which is dated October 8, was signed by a senior legal officer at the CCB, Mr. Peter Danladi.
Specifically, Orubebe was in the charge pending against him before the CCT, accused of failing to declare his ownership of two choice properties in Abuja.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/orubebe-for-arraignment-at-cct-nov-9-over-alleged-n70m-bribery/
Friday, 30 October 2015
Kyle Jenner Admits That Fame Is Hard To Cope With
Kylie Jenner has faced public scrutiny ever since she was a little girl.
When Keeping Up With the Kardashians started filming, Kylie was just nine-years-old which drastically interrupted her "normal" lifestyle growing up in Calabasas.r3
Related: Kylie Steals Kim Kardashian's Style For Date Night With Tyga
Now that Jenner is older, she's able to reflect on what she has lost AND what she has gained from her fame. The reality star admitted:r1
"All the time. I dream about it. I never wish to have somebody else's life—I was meant to have this life for a reason, and I'm going to make the best out of it. But I have normal friends. I sit at my house, and they practically live with me, and I watch them get ready to go to a high school party, hang out with their friends, go to concerts."
Hmm, we find that kind of statement pretty sad considering Kyles never had a choice in whether or not she wanted to be famous.
Despite the occasional daydreaming, the 18-year-old realizes her blessings, saying:
"I can't just get up and go to a concert. I've never been to a concert like that with my friends. So there's a lot of stuff I've missed out on, but there's a lot of experiences that I've had that they were never able to experience."
http://mobi.perezhilton.com/2015-10-29-kylie-jenner-miss-out-experiences-dream-concert-friends-sad-high-school
When Keeping Up With the Kardashians started filming, Kylie was just nine-years-old which drastically interrupted her "normal" lifestyle growing up in Calabasas.r3
Related: Kylie Steals Kim Kardashian's Style For Date Night With Tyga
Now that Jenner is older, she's able to reflect on what she has lost AND what she has gained from her fame. The reality star admitted:r1
"All the time. I dream about it. I never wish to have somebody else's life—I was meant to have this life for a reason, and I'm going to make the best out of it. But I have normal friends. I sit at my house, and they practically live with me, and I watch them get ready to go to a high school party, hang out with their friends, go to concerts."
Hmm, we find that kind of statement pretty sad considering Kyles never had a choice in whether or not she wanted to be famous.
Despite the occasional daydreaming, the 18-year-old realizes her blessings, saying:
"I can't just get up and go to a concert. I've never been to a concert like that with my friends. So there's a lot of stuff I've missed out on, but there's a lot of experiences that I've had that they were never able to experience."
http://mobi.perezhilton.com/2015-10-29-kylie-jenner-miss-out-experiences-dream-concert-friends-sad-high-school
PDP senators walk out as Amaechi is confirmed
By Henry Umoru and Joseph Erunke
ABUJA — The intrigues that shadowed the confirmation hearing of the 36 ministerial nominees reached an anti-climax yesterday when all but one senator in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP caucus walked out to protest the confirmation of former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, as minister.
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WALK-OUT—PDP Senators, led by Senate Minority Leader and ex-Akwa Ibom governor, Godswill Akpabio (left), walking out of the Senate Chamber to register their opposition to confirmation of ex-Governor Rotimi Amaechi as minister by the Senate, yesterday. Photo: Gbemiga Olamikan.
In their absence, Amaechi was unanimously confirmed after the Senate had summarily dismissed the report of its Committee on Ethics and Privileges that had recommended that the nomination be put on hold.
Besides Amaechi, 17 other ministerial nominees were also confirmed by the Senate in a session that was dramatically sketched in partisan political hues.
Responding to the spirit of unanimity APC senators brought to bear in the confirmation of Amaechi, one of the drivers of the party’s victorious
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/pdp-senators-walk-out-as-amaechi-is-confirmed/
ABUJA — The intrigues that shadowed the confirmation hearing of the 36 ministerial nominees reached an anti-climax yesterday when all but one senator in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP caucus walked out to protest the confirmation of former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, as minister.
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WALK-OUT—PDP Senators, led by Senate Minority Leader and ex-Akwa Ibom governor, Godswill Akpabio (left), walking out of the Senate Chamber to register their opposition to confirmation of ex-Governor Rotimi Amaechi as minister by the Senate, yesterday. Photo: Gbemiga Olamikan.
In their absence, Amaechi was unanimously confirmed after the Senate had summarily dismissed the report of its Committee on Ethics and Privileges that had recommended that the nomination be put on hold.
Besides Amaechi, 17 other ministerial nominees were also confirmed by the Senate in a session that was dramatically sketched in partisan political hues.
Responding to the spirit of unanimity APC senators brought to bear in the confirmation of Amaechi, one of the drivers of the party’s victorious
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/pdp-senators-walk-out-as-amaechi-is-confirmed/
Thursday, 29 October 2015
Popular MTV Star Sam Sarpong Dead At 40
This is so incredibly sad.
Sam Sarpong, who hosted MTV's reality show Yo Momma, has passed away.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the model's publicist said:
"It is with great sadness that the family of Samuel ‘Sam' Sarpong, Jr. must share the news that Sam has passed away… The family appreciates the thoughts prayers and other expressions of sympathy, and request their privacy be respected at this extremely difficult time."
According to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner, the actor reportedly committed suicide by jumping off a bridge in Pasadena.
An autopsy is currently pending.
His co-host Wilmer Valderrama released the following statement
:
"I am so sad and so confused.. Sam did it all, believed in dreaming bigger than anyone around him.. We made memories together that will last us forever, thank you for sharing your talent with me and the world.. Find your peace my brother! And to everyone in a dark place.. PLEASE, please talk to someone.. Anyone.. Trust me that we WILL listen. My prayers and heart are with family and friends that were blessed to know his beautiful soul."
Our prayers go out to Sam's family during this difficult time.
source: PerezHilton
Sam Sarpong, who hosted MTV's reality show Yo Momma, has passed away.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the model's publicist said:
"It is with great sadness that the family of Samuel ‘Sam' Sarpong, Jr. must share the news that Sam has passed away… The family appreciates the thoughts prayers and other expressions of sympathy, and request their privacy be respected at this extremely difficult time."
According to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner, the actor reportedly committed suicide by jumping off a bridge in Pasadena.
An autopsy is currently pending.
His co-host Wilmer Valderrama released the following statement
:
"I am so sad and so confused.. Sam did it all, believed in dreaming bigger than anyone around him.. We made memories together that will last us forever, thank you for sharing your talent with me and the world.. Find your peace my brother! And to everyone in a dark place.. PLEASE, please talk to someone.. Anyone.. Trust me that we WILL listen. My prayers and heart are with family and friends that were blessed to know his beautiful soul."
Our prayers go out to Sam's family during this difficult time.
source: PerezHilton
Serena Williams Pregnant With Drake’s Baby?
Love they say is a beautiful thing! Could it be true that Serena Williams is pregnant with Drake’s baby? It all depends on which media outlet you believe.
If you believe Media Take Out, then the answer is yes, Williams is absolutely pregnant. The rumor website insists emphatically that Serena is going to be a mother. The website cites a “snitch close to Serena” and a photo of Serena, which the website claims shows a baby bump.
“Serena Williams is going to be a mom and Drake is going to be a father. This is not rumor y’all… it’s fact. MediaTakeOut.come spoke with a snitch close to Serena who told us that Serena was actually pregnant during the US Open. The child, we’re told, is Drake’s… but the couple is not together.”
Media Take Out is just about the only gossip site that believes the Serena Williams pregnancy report to be true. In fact, Gossip Cop slammed the report from Media Take Out, saying that perhaps MTO needs a better source.
“MediaFakeOut might want to work on finding better ‘snitches,’ because Williams is absolutely NOT pregnant with Drake’s baby. In fact, she’s not expecting anyone’s baby, period. Gossip Cop is exclusively told by Williams’ rep that the webloid’s “fact” is actually just a false ‘rumor.'”
Gossip Cop goes on to report that MTO has falsely reported many other celebrities to be pregnant in the past, including Rihanna, Gabrielle Union, Karrueche Tran, and Khloe Kardashian.
Hollywood Life also is reporting the Serena Williams-Drake-pregnancy rumor to be false, writing that Serena Williams wouldn’t even consider having a child out of wedlock.
“[Serena’s] definitely not [pregnant]. She took a break from tennis because she needed to unwind and be stress free for a few months. She is not ready to have a child with anyone, especially with it being out of wedlock. She is not having Drake’s child.”
http://www.inquisitr.com/2525024/serena-williams-pregnant-with-drakes-baby-conflicting-reports-question-if-the-tennis-player-is-expecting/
If you believe Media Take Out, then the answer is yes, Williams is absolutely pregnant. The rumor website insists emphatically that Serena is going to be a mother. The website cites a “snitch close to Serena” and a photo of Serena, which the website claims shows a baby bump.
“Serena Williams is going to be a mom and Drake is going to be a father. This is not rumor y’all… it’s fact. MediaTakeOut.come spoke with a snitch close to Serena who told us that Serena was actually pregnant during the US Open. The child, we’re told, is Drake’s… but the couple is not together.”
Media Take Out is just about the only gossip site that believes the Serena Williams pregnancy report to be true. In fact, Gossip Cop slammed the report from Media Take Out, saying that perhaps MTO needs a better source.
“MediaFakeOut might want to work on finding better ‘snitches,’ because Williams is absolutely NOT pregnant with Drake’s baby. In fact, she’s not expecting anyone’s baby, period. Gossip Cop is exclusively told by Williams’ rep that the webloid’s “fact” is actually just a false ‘rumor.'”
Gossip Cop goes on to report that MTO has falsely reported many other celebrities to be pregnant in the past, including Rihanna, Gabrielle Union, Karrueche Tran, and Khloe Kardashian.
Hollywood Life also is reporting the Serena Williams-Drake-pregnancy rumor to be false, writing that Serena Williams wouldn’t even consider having a child out of wedlock.
“[Serena’s] definitely not [pregnant]. She took a break from tennis because she needed to unwind and be stress free for a few months. She is not ready to have a child with anyone, especially with it being out of wedlock. She is not having Drake’s child.”
http://www.inquisitr.com/2525024/serena-williams-pregnant-with-drakes-baby-conflicting-reports-question-if-the-tennis-player-is-expecting/
Good Development As UCH, USA varsities discover cure for sickle cell anaemia
By Ola Ajayi
Ibadan — OVER five million sickle cell patients in Nigeria and other African countries can now heave a sigh of relief as the University of Ibadan in partnership with the University of Illinois, Chicago, USA and University of Loyola, Chicago have discovered a permanent cure for the terminal disease.
The cure of the deadly disease, according to the Professor of Medicine, Victor Gordeuk, who is the Director, Sickle Cell Centre, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA and his colleagues, Prof. Damiano Rondelli, also from the same university and Prof. Bamidele Tayo, University of Loyola, Chicago this new treatment is done through bone marrow transplant and that it is less risky.
This was revealed yesterday at the University College Hospital, Ibadan after a three-day brainstorming session with other experts in the teaching hospital.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/uch-usa-varsities-discover-cure-for-sickle-cell-anaemia/
Ibadan — OVER five million sickle cell patients in Nigeria and other African countries can now heave a sigh of relief as the University of Ibadan in partnership with the University of Illinois, Chicago, USA and University of Loyola, Chicago have discovered a permanent cure for the terminal disease.
The cure of the deadly disease, according to the Professor of Medicine, Victor Gordeuk, who is the Director, Sickle Cell Centre, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA and his colleagues, Prof. Damiano Rondelli, also from the same university and Prof. Bamidele Tayo, University of Loyola, Chicago this new treatment is done through bone marrow transplant and that it is less risky.
This was revealed yesterday at the University College Hospital, Ibadan after a three-day brainstorming session with other experts in the teaching hospital.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/uch-usa-varsities-discover-cure-for-sickle-cell-anaemia/
FIFA U-17 World Cup: Eaglets beat Australia 6 – 0
The Nigerian Golden Eaglets beat their counterpart from Australia 6 0 thereby advancing to the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 quarter-finals.
They are to play Brazil who edged past New Zealand by one goal in Vina Del Mar.
The match which will be played on Sunday will be a battle between world’s number one in the U-17 category which is Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets and Brazil the number two.
VINA DEL MAR, CHILE - OCTOBER 28: Udochukwu Anumudu (R) of Nigeria and Joshua Laws of Australia battle for the ball during the FIFA U-17 Men's World Cup 2015 round of 16 match between Nigeria and Australia at Estadio Sausalito on October 28, 2015 in Vina del Mar, Chile. FIFA
VINA DEL MAR, CHILE – OCTOBER 28: Udochukwu Anumudu (R) of Nigeria and Joshua Laws of Australia battle for the ball during the FIFA U-17 Men’s World Cup 2015 round of 16 match between Nigeria and Australia at Estadio Sausalito on October 28, 2015 in Vina del Mar, Chile. FIFA
Reigning FIFA U-17 World Cup champions Nigeria advanced to a quarter-final meeting against Brazil on the back of a hat-trick from the impressive Victor Osimhen, ending Australia’s run with a one-sided 6-0 victory in Vina Del Mar.
The tale of the first half was compacted into a three-minute period as Nigeria scored twice sandwiched either side of a gilt-edged opening for Australia.
It was 2-0 at the interval, and the game
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/nigeria-beat-australia-6-0/
They are to play Brazil who edged past New Zealand by one goal in Vina Del Mar.
The match which will be played on Sunday will be a battle between world’s number one in the U-17 category which is Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets and Brazil the number two.
VINA DEL MAR, CHILE - OCTOBER 28: Udochukwu Anumudu (R) of Nigeria and Joshua Laws of Australia battle for the ball during the FIFA U-17 Men's World Cup 2015 round of 16 match between Nigeria and Australia at Estadio Sausalito on October 28, 2015 in Vina del Mar, Chile. FIFA
VINA DEL MAR, CHILE – OCTOBER 28: Udochukwu Anumudu (R) of Nigeria and Joshua Laws of Australia battle for the ball during the FIFA U-17 Men’s World Cup 2015 round of 16 match between Nigeria and Australia at Estadio Sausalito on October 28, 2015 in Vina del Mar, Chile. FIFA
Reigning FIFA U-17 World Cup champions Nigeria advanced to a quarter-final meeting against Brazil on the back of a hat-trick from the impressive Victor Osimhen, ending Australia’s run with a one-sided 6-0 victory in Vina Del Mar.
The tale of the first half was compacted into a three-minute period as Nigeria scored twice sandwiched either side of a gilt-edged opening for Australia.
It was 2-0 at the interval, and the game
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/nigeria-beat-australia-6-0/
Wednesday, 28 October 2015
American Politics: Hillary Clinton on Colbert: I would let the big banks fail
New York (CNN)—Hillary Clinton told Stephen Colbert on Tuesday that, as president, she would let the big banks fail if they were to get into trouble.
That's a departure from what her former boss, President Barack Obama, did in 2009.
"If you're president and the banks are failing, do we let them fail?" asked Colbert, host of CBS' "The Late Show."
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes," Clinton said emphatically. "First of all, under Dodd-Frank, that is what will happen because we now have stress tests and I'm going to impose a risk fee on the big bank if they engage in risky behavior but they have to know, their shareholders have to know that yes, they will fail and if they're too big to fail. Then under my plan and others that have been proposed, they may have to be broken up."
The answer is the most direct Clinton has given on what would happen if the nation's biggest financial institutions were to get into trouble if she were in the White House. Clinton has embraced Dodd-Frank, a financial regulation reform law passed in the wake of the 2007-8 financial crisis, and has proposed increasing accountability on Wall Street by punishing criminal behavior and instituting a fee on excessive leverage and short-term borrowing.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/27/politics/hillary-clinton-colbert-big-banks-fail/index.html?sr=fbpol102815hillary-clinton-colbert-big-banks-fail/1229AMStoryLink&linkId=18303867
Three Palestinians shot dead after knife attacks: Israeli army
Israeli stun grenades scatter Palestinian protesters
By Jeffrey Heller
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Three Palestinians were shot dead after attacking Israeli soldiers with knives in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the military said, and an American-Israeli wounded in an attack two weeks ago died of his injuries, an Israeli hospital said.
Religious and political tensions over a Jerusalem site sacred to both Muslims and Jews have fuelled the worst wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence since the 2014 Gaza war.
The Israeli military said that soldiers had approached two Palestinians they found acting suspiciously at a junction near a Jewish settlement. When the suspects stabbed and wounded one of the soldiers, they were shot, the army said in a statement.
A military spokesman said they had been killed. Their families said they were 17 and 22 years old.
Hours later, the army said it had shot dead another Palestinian who tried to stab a soldier in the Palestinian city of Hebron.
Since Oct. 1, at least 59 Palestinians, 32 of whom Israel has said were armed assailants, have been shot dead by Israelis at the scene of attacks or during protests in the West Bank and in Gaza. Many of the attackers have been teenagers.
Many Palestinians say Israeli police and soldiers are using excessive force, while Israel says lethal force is justified against deadly threats.
Amnesty International said on Tuesday that it had found some of the killings of Palestinians had been unjustified, and that Israeli forces were using "extreme and unlawful measures".
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0SL1QY20151027
Goodluck Jonathan’s rise to statesmanship
By Rotimi Fasan
SINCE his ouster from power via the March 28 presidential election, President Goodluck Jonathan has maintained a rather low profile. He has minded his business and has said little that could even been vaguely interpreted as political. This should not be surprising for a man who must have been at the end of his tether by the time the results of the March polls were announced. Not only had he been trounced by his opponent but his party was more or less like a sinking ship that was being deserted by its inmates.
PRESIDENT JONATHAN INAUGURATES ARMED FORCES RADIO STATION IN ABUJA
JONATHAN
It was in such tatters that it’s yet to find its bearing six months since it was sent into the opposition corner of Nigerian politics. But in spite of the travails of the Peoples Democratic Party, not least the in-fighting that has brought it to the brink of disintegration, Jonathan has so far maintained the stance of a bystander.
He has been content to watch from the sideline as his erstwhile supporters in the PDP fight one another dirty over control of the carcass that their party has since become.
Some of these remnant warlords in the PDP who still pretend to be keeping faith with the party are alleged to have set Jonathan’s re-election ambition on the rocks by their pilfering of campaign funds and barely concealed backstabbing antics. Now they’ve succeeded in showing themselves for the common thieves that they are by making it relatively easy to push both Jonathan and their discredited party out of power, they are with one hand trying to hold together at the seams the torn garments of their party, while using the other hand to battle their opponents both within and outside the PDP.
Even as this drama unfolds, Jonathan has yet said nothing. It is easy to imagine him contemplating from the detached remove of his political sabbatical the unending treachery of the same people who propped him up as the candidate to beat even when they knew he was already a stale presidential product.
The scales must have fallen from Jonathan’s eyes immediately the results of the March presidential polls came in. He must have realised he had been defeated in spite of the intimidating war chest of both local and foreign currencies he had set up among party stalwarts to ensure his return to Abuja. But rather than allowing himself to be further taken for a ride by contesting the result of the election as the likes of Godsday Orubebe would have wanted, Jonathan took the honourable path of conceding defeat and thereafter got down to the task of ensuring a smooth handover of power, not minding the contrary advice of both family and party members. Jonathan looked truly tired and worn after the election. He did well to take what he himself described as a deserved vacation during which he stayed far from politics.
He was rarely seen in public and had virtually no word for the press, not even when some of his ardent supporters were being shown to have bankrupted the national treasury under his watch. He has only just started making his comeback to the public space and not even the damning verdict of his self-confessed number one supporter and adoptive political father, Chief Edwin Clark, that he watched while corruption took on a life of its own under his administration- not even this denial by his own ‘father’ would chafe him. Silence has since been the word from his end. But when he finally chose to make his entry, it was in deliberately measured steps. What better way to do this than by announcing the establishment of his foundation, coming along with his selection as the head of a Commonwealth monitoring group to the Tanzanian elections that tool place four days ago? By‘re-launching’ himself in this manner Jonathan is taking his destiny in his own hand. He must henceforth determine for himself and by his own effort what would be his legacy after serving as president.
Had Jonathan chosen to contest the outcome of the last presidential election, not many Nigerians would have thought it odd. He would only be following the beaten path of Nigerian politicians. He would not have been short of supporters either, including his political father who now considers him too soft on corruption.
The odd thing he did was not to have travelled down the winding path of the electoral tribunal and called into question everything connected to the election. He disappointed many, if not all, of his ardent party and ethnic supporters on this score. He denied them the opportunity to further milk him dry while pretending to be fighting a patriotic cause.
But had Jonathan taken the advice of those who wanted him to reject the result of the election, his name would by now be anathema outside Nigeria and in many parts of the country. It would have led to a calamity of unimaginable proportion, throwing the entire country into chaos.
It was evidently in recognition of his ‘sacrifice’ that he was appointed to lead the Commonwealth observer group to the Tanzanian election. He has taken that role seriously and has rightly warned the Tanzanians to learn from his experience in the Nigerian election. An incumbent that could relinquish power is the perfect ambassador against African sit-tight syndrome. He would be less amenable to condone electoral fraud and more likely to urge acceptance on a defeated candidate particularly an incumbent bent on retaining power. Goodluck Jonathan sure earned the recognition that befits his acceptance of defeat in the March election.
This one ‘dividend’ of his democratic posture is well deserved and should not be denied him. If we would have condemned him had he chosen to reject the result of the last election, we ought also to commend and celebrate him for the positive outcome of the choice he made not to reject the result.
His estranged godfather, Olusegun Obasanjo who was head of the ECOWAS observer group that monitored the Ivorian presidential election that held same day as the Tanzanian election, did no more than Jonathan (that is ensured a free and peaceful transition of power) before he became the celebrated leader that is today feted around the world.
Obasanjo built his international profile and launched his career as a writer on this singular act. He was, thereafter, well on his way to becoming an international statesman with more international clout today than any other Nigerian leader living and, arguably, dead. President Goodluck Jonathan could also begin the gradual process of ensuring a positive legacy for himself even after the massive corruption that marked the end of his administration. He might serve Nigeria and the world better in retirement than when in power. Now is his time to become a statesman.
SINCE his ouster from power via the March 28 presidential election, President Goodluck Jonathan has maintained a rather low profile. He has minded his business and has said little that could even been vaguely interpreted as political. This should not be surprising for a man who must have been at the end of his tether by the time the results of the March polls were announced. Not only had he been trounced by his opponent but his party was more or less like a sinking ship that was being deserted by its inmates.
PRESIDENT JONATHAN INAUGURATES ARMED FORCES RADIO STATION IN ABUJA
JONATHAN
It was in such tatters that it’s yet to find its bearing six months since it was sent into the opposition corner of Nigerian politics. But in spite of the travails of the Peoples Democratic Party, not least the in-fighting that has brought it to the brink of disintegration, Jonathan has so far maintained the stance of a bystander.
He has been content to watch from the sideline as his erstwhile supporters in the PDP fight one another dirty over control of the carcass that their party has since become.
Some of these remnant warlords in the PDP who still pretend to be keeping faith with the party are alleged to have set Jonathan’s re-election ambition on the rocks by their pilfering of campaign funds and barely concealed backstabbing antics. Now they’ve succeeded in showing themselves for the common thieves that they are by making it relatively easy to push both Jonathan and their discredited party out of power, they are with one hand trying to hold together at the seams the torn garments of their party, while using the other hand to battle their opponents both within and outside the PDP.
Even as this drama unfolds, Jonathan has yet said nothing. It is easy to imagine him contemplating from the detached remove of his political sabbatical the unending treachery of the same people who propped him up as the candidate to beat even when they knew he was already a stale presidential product.
The scales must have fallen from Jonathan’s eyes immediately the results of the March presidential polls came in. He must have realised he had been defeated in spite of the intimidating war chest of both local and foreign currencies he had set up among party stalwarts to ensure his return to Abuja. But rather than allowing himself to be further taken for a ride by contesting the result of the election as the likes of Godsday Orubebe would have wanted, Jonathan took the honourable path of conceding defeat and thereafter got down to the task of ensuring a smooth handover of power, not minding the contrary advice of both family and party members. Jonathan looked truly tired and worn after the election. He did well to take what he himself described as a deserved vacation during which he stayed far from politics.
He was rarely seen in public and had virtually no word for the press, not even when some of his ardent supporters were being shown to have bankrupted the national treasury under his watch. He has only just started making his comeback to the public space and not even the damning verdict of his self-confessed number one supporter and adoptive political father, Chief Edwin Clark, that he watched while corruption took on a life of its own under his administration- not even this denial by his own ‘father’ would chafe him. Silence has since been the word from his end. But when he finally chose to make his entry, it was in deliberately measured steps. What better way to do this than by announcing the establishment of his foundation, coming along with his selection as the head of a Commonwealth monitoring group to the Tanzanian elections that tool place four days ago? By‘re-launching’ himself in this manner Jonathan is taking his destiny in his own hand. He must henceforth determine for himself and by his own effort what would be his legacy after serving as president.
Had Jonathan chosen to contest the outcome of the last presidential election, not many Nigerians would have thought it odd. He would only be following the beaten path of Nigerian politicians. He would not have been short of supporters either, including his political father who now considers him too soft on corruption.
The odd thing he did was not to have travelled down the winding path of the electoral tribunal and called into question everything connected to the election. He disappointed many, if not all, of his ardent party and ethnic supporters on this score. He denied them the opportunity to further milk him dry while pretending to be fighting a patriotic cause.
But had Jonathan taken the advice of those who wanted him to reject the result of the election, his name would by now be anathema outside Nigeria and in many parts of the country. It would have led to a calamity of unimaginable proportion, throwing the entire country into chaos.
It was evidently in recognition of his ‘sacrifice’ that he was appointed to lead the Commonwealth observer group to the Tanzanian election. He has taken that role seriously and has rightly warned the Tanzanians to learn from his experience in the Nigerian election. An incumbent that could relinquish power is the perfect ambassador against African sit-tight syndrome. He would be less amenable to condone electoral fraud and more likely to urge acceptance on a defeated candidate particularly an incumbent bent on retaining power. Goodluck Jonathan sure earned the recognition that befits his acceptance of defeat in the March election.
This one ‘dividend’ of his democratic posture is well deserved and should not be denied him. If we would have condemned him had he chosen to reject the result of the last election, we ought also to commend and celebrate him for the positive outcome of the choice he made not to reject the result.
His estranged godfather, Olusegun Obasanjo who was head of the ECOWAS observer group that monitored the Ivorian presidential election that held same day as the Tanzanian election, did no more than Jonathan (that is ensured a free and peaceful transition of power) before he became the celebrated leader that is today feted around the world.
Obasanjo built his international profile and launched his career as a writer on this singular act. He was, thereafter, well on his way to becoming an international statesman with more international clout today than any other Nigerian leader living and, arguably, dead. President Goodluck Jonathan could also begin the gradual process of ensuring a positive legacy for himself even after the massive corruption that marked the end of his administration. He might serve Nigeria and the world better in retirement than when in power. Now is his time to become a statesman.
Another Blow As Supreme court dismisses Wike’s suit against tribunal
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, dismissed the suit filed by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, challenging the jurisdiction of the Rivers governorship election petition tribunal to hear a petition by candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dakuku Peterside.
Wike and Peterside
Wike and Peterside
In his argument, Wike had argued that the tribunal sitting in Abuja had no jurisdiction over matters that transpired in the state, contending however, that the tribunal should have sat in Rivers State and not Abuja.
However, the tribunal was moved to Abuja on the ground of security concerns, like those of Akwa Ibom, Yobe, Adamawa and Borno.
The appeal court had earlier ruled that the tribunal could sit in Abuja to handle Rivers election petitions.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/breaking-supreme-court-dismisses-wikes-suit-against-tribunal/
Wike and Peterside
Wike and Peterside
In his argument, Wike had argued that the tribunal sitting in Abuja had no jurisdiction over matters that transpired in the state, contending however, that the tribunal should have sat in Rivers State and not Abuja.
However, the tribunal was moved to Abuja on the ground of security concerns, like those of Akwa Ibom, Yobe, Adamawa and Borno.
The appeal court had earlier ruled that the tribunal could sit in Abuja to handle Rivers election petitions.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/breaking-supreme-court-dismisses-wikes-suit-against-tribunal/
Jubilation in Ife as 41-yr old Ogunwusi named Ooni-elect
ILE-IFE—The Ooni of Ife-designate, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, will officially arrive the ancient town of Ile-Ife either today or latest tomorrow. He will be arriving in company of his family members, friends and well-wishers.Ooni of Ife-designate, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi
According to his itinerary revealed to Vanguard, yesterday, he will storm his traditional base to thank the king-makers after which the coronation rites as enshrined in the customs of the Ife people will be expected to start.
When Vanguard got across to his Lagos home in Lekki area, yesterday, preparations for his trip were in top gear with his aides putting finishing touches, while he was on hand to issue instructions.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/jubilation-in-ife-as-41-yr-old-ogunwusi-named-ooni-elect/
Lamar Odom kidney transplant: Star’s organs not functioning; surgery surgery may be the next action
Though embattled former NBA star Lamar Odom’s health has stabilized and he’s no longer near death, Lamar Odom kidney transplant rumors have begun to swirl in light of recent reports highlighting damage to Odom’s organs. According to those reports, Odom’s kidneys and lungs are in bad shape, and doctors are exploring the likelihood of a quick transplant.
People cites “a source close to the Kardashian family” in its report of the possibility of a Lamar Odom kidney transplant; according to that source, “It’s two steps forward, then a step back.” Though Odom’s condition continues to fluctuate, “it does feel like some progress is being made,” says that source, who, it’s believed, has been sitting with the family at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
“There’s still a black cloud, like, ‘Okay, what’s next,'” the insider continued. “The pneumonia was a huge setback, and now there’s worry about permanent scarring of the lungs. His kidneys are still not functioning correctly, but he’s nowhere near strong enough to even think of a transplant, so he’s on dialysis.”
http://starcasm.net/archives/332803#dsq-add-new-comment
People cites “a source close to the Kardashian family” in its report of the possibility of a Lamar Odom kidney transplant; according to that source, “It’s two steps forward, then a step back.” Though Odom’s condition continues to fluctuate, “it does feel like some progress is being made,” says that source, who, it’s believed, has been sitting with the family at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
“There’s still a black cloud, like, ‘Okay, what’s next,'” the insider continued. “The pneumonia was a huge setback, and now there’s worry about permanent scarring of the lungs. His kidneys are still not functioning correctly, but he’s nowhere near strong enough to even think of a transplant, so he’s on dialysis.”
http://starcasm.net/archives/332803#dsq-add-new-comment
Sunday, 25 October 2015
Election Tribunal annuls Wike’s election
The River State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja has annulled the election of Chief Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the April 11, 2015 governorship poll in the State.
Justice Mahmud Mohammed CJN and Wike
Justice Mahmud Mohammed CJN and Wike
The tribunal ordered that elections should be conducted within ninety day in the state.
The three-member tribunal, presided over by Justice Suleiman Ambursa, gave the orders in its judgment in a petition filed against the election of Wike by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the April 11 election in the state, Dr Dakuku Peterside.
In the judgment, which was read by Ambursa for about three hours, the tribunal held that the petitioners successfully proved their case that the election was conducted in total disregard to electoral guidelines.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/breaking-news-election-tribunal-annuls-wikes-election/
Justice Mahmud Mohammed CJN and Wike
Justice Mahmud Mohammed CJN and Wike
The tribunal ordered that elections should be conducted within ninety day in the state.
The three-member tribunal, presided over by Justice Suleiman Ambursa, gave the orders in its judgment in a petition filed against the election of Wike by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the April 11 election in the state, Dr Dakuku Peterside.
In the judgment, which was read by Ambursa for about three hours, the tribunal held that the petitioners successfully proved their case that the election was conducted in total disregard to electoral guidelines.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/breaking-news-election-tribunal-annuls-wikes-election/
HUMANITY AND SELF DETERMINATION By Adefemi
When asked what surprised him most about humanity the Dalai Lamar answered. Man sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived. As my great country focus on deviating from the norms that can bring equality to the life of every citizens, I am of the opinion that they should make it an enviable place for people to live their dream rather than living without impact. There is greatness in us and it begins with you and I that we must be steadfast and devoid our thinking away from things that can never contribute to our progress. The most adorable talents have been buried in the graveyard and I pray that our talents will not be buried. We must wake up from our subconscious mind in order to achieve our set goals and objectives. No doubt we have tried but we need to do more by depending on our intellectual capacity as been guided by God's wisdom. Let's change the way we think and never dwell much of our energy on negativity. It is well with us. With inner strength kindly speak out that I can, I must and I will achieve greatness coupled with excellent favour. Amen
Adefemi Pcfr
Adefemi Pcfr
Friday, 23 October 2015
Ndigbo in Akure eats humble pie, begs Deji over misconduct of Eze
The leadership of the Igbo community in Akure, Ondo State, on Friday swallowed its pride and begged for pardon from the Deji of Akure, Aladetoyinbo Adelusi, following two weeks of hostilities between the Igbo community and the palace.
The Deji had vowed to obliterate the position of the Eze Ndigbo of Akure, after the title holder, Gregory Iloehika, allegedly insulted the traditional ruler.
Mr. Iloehika, was accused of rude behaviour at the Deji’s palace, an action which angered the Chiefs and resulted in a war of wits between the palace chiefs and Igbo traders.
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/191989-ndigbo-in-akure-eats-humble-pie-begs-deji-over-misconduct-of-eze.html
The Deji had vowed to obliterate the position of the Eze Ndigbo of Akure, after the title holder, Gregory Iloehika, allegedly insulted the traditional ruler.
Mr. Iloehika, was accused of rude behaviour at the Deji’s palace, an action which angered the Chiefs and resulted in a war of wits between the palace chiefs and Igbo traders.
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/191989-ndigbo-in-akure-eats-humble-pie-begs-deji-over-misconduct-of-eze.html
What's A Skoliosexual?
Miley Cyrus made headlines over the summer when she came out as pansexual, thereby introducing many people to a term that they may have heard before but don't entirely understand.
But pansexual is just one of many sexual and romantic identities that exist beyond more commonly known and discussed orientations like heterosexual, homosexual and bisexual. In fact, some people may not even know that a person can be romantically, as well as sexually, oriented. According to Asexuality.org, romantic attraction "is an emotional response that most people often feel that results in a desire for a romantic relationship with the person that the attraction is felt towards." The site notes that "many asexual people experience romantic attraction even though they do not feel sexual attraction" and though romantic and sexual orientations often "match," "it is common to find mixed combinations of romantic and sexual orientations" in the asexual community.
"A lot of people feel broken before they find a label and a community to go with it," Michael, a team member affiliated with the Asexual Visibility & Education Network (AVEN), which works to inform people about sexuality and identities which may fall under the asexuality umbrella. "Many asexual people feel they can't live up to the expectations of their friends, family and society, and are hugely relieved at finding out they're not alone," he added. "We hold that no-one can tell anyone else whom they are sexually attracted too, if any. Telling an asexual person they are not asexual is like telling a straight person they are gay or bi, or vice versa. Ultimately only the person in question is in a good position to know either way."
To help shed some more light on this subject matter, here are 12 terms related to sexual and romantic identities that are beginning to receive more attention in the media but that are still regularly absent or erased from conversations currently taking place in popular culture.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/561bf841e4b0082030a35f80
But pansexual is just one of many sexual and romantic identities that exist beyond more commonly known and discussed orientations like heterosexual, homosexual and bisexual. In fact, some people may not even know that a person can be romantically, as well as sexually, oriented. According to Asexuality.org, romantic attraction "is an emotional response that most people often feel that results in a desire for a romantic relationship with the person that the attraction is felt towards." The site notes that "many asexual people experience romantic attraction even though they do not feel sexual attraction" and though romantic and sexual orientations often "match," "it is common to find mixed combinations of romantic and sexual orientations" in the asexual community.
"A lot of people feel broken before they find a label and a community to go with it," Michael, a team member affiliated with the Asexual Visibility & Education Network (AVEN), which works to inform people about sexuality and identities which may fall under the asexuality umbrella. "Many asexual people feel they can't live up to the expectations of their friends, family and society, and are hugely relieved at finding out they're not alone," he added. "We hold that no-one can tell anyone else whom they are sexually attracted too, if any. Telling an asexual person they are not asexual is like telling a straight person they are gay or bi, or vice versa. Ultimately only the person in question is in a good position to know either way."
To help shed some more light on this subject matter, here are 12 terms related to sexual and romantic identities that are beginning to receive more attention in the media but that are still regularly absent or erased from conversations currently taking place in popular culture.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/561bf841e4b0082030a35f80
Elijah Cummings: Benghazi Panel Is An 'Abusive Effort To Derail' Hillary Clinton's Campaign
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the ranking member of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, criticized his Republican colleagues for using the panel to attempt to "derail" former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, characterizing the committee as a "fishing expedition."
Clinton, who was secretary of state during the 2012 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, faced hours of questioning Thursday from the committee, which Democrats have accused of being a blatantly political endeavor. Cummings continued with that line of criticism during his opening remarks, criticizing Republicans for using the panel and Thursday's hearing to hurt Clinton's 2016 presidential bid.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/562912b5e4b0ec0a38938a6b
Clinton, who was secretary of state during the 2012 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, faced hours of questioning Thursday from the committee, which Democrats have accused of being a blatantly political endeavor. Cummings continued with that line of criticism during his opening remarks, criticizing Republicans for using the panel and Thursday's hearing to hurt Clinton's 2016 presidential bid.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/562912b5e4b0ec0a38938a6b
Edo 2016: How Buhari is altering Oshiomhole’s permutations
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor & Joseph Erunke
Buhari’s choice of a long loyal political associate as his minister from Edo State could alter permutations as regard the emergence of governorship candidates in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.
THE body language of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and his associates in the All Progressives Congress, APC had indicated that the battle for his succession would be narrowed down to the Edo South Senatorial district.
It was as such not surprising that Oshiomhole’s leading political traducer in the state, Chief Tony Anenih, the leader as he is called by his associates, moved with caution to nudge the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to narrow the party’s ticket to the dominant Edo South senatorial district.
The reason the two major parties in the state narrowed the choice to Edo South was because the district with more than 50% of the total voting population could easily determine the outcome of the main election in the event of the election taking an ethnic divide.
The decision of the two major parties was not without consideration of the fact that the Edo Central Senatorial district it would have been the turn of Edo Central, the only zone that is yet to have a full four-year term at the governorship. The zone’s only hold on the governorship was the 17 months or so Senator Osehreinmen Osunbor from the zone was governor before he was removed by the
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/edo-2016-how-buhari-is-altering-oshiomholes-permutations/
Buhari’s choice of a long loyal political associate as his minister from Edo State could alter permutations as regard the emergence of governorship candidates in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.
THE body language of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and his associates in the All Progressives Congress, APC had indicated that the battle for his succession would be narrowed down to the Edo South Senatorial district.
It was as such not surprising that Oshiomhole’s leading political traducer in the state, Chief Tony Anenih, the leader as he is called by his associates, moved with caution to nudge the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to narrow the party’s ticket to the dominant Edo South senatorial district.
The reason the two major parties in the state narrowed the choice to Edo South was because the district with more than 50% of the total voting population could easily determine the outcome of the main election in the event of the election taking an ethnic divide.
The decision of the two major parties was not without consideration of the fact that the Edo Central Senatorial district it would have been the turn of Edo Central, the only zone that is yet to have a full four-year term at the governorship. The zone’s only hold on the governorship was the 17 months or so Senator Osehreinmen Osunbor from the zone was governor before he was removed by the
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/edo-2016-how-buhari-is-altering-oshiomholes-permutations/
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
PDP, APC senators poise for war over Amaechi ’s confirmation
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor, Henry Umoru & Joseph Erunke
ABUJA—The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP senators were yesterday pitched in a war of intrigues over the ministerial screening of Mr. Rotimi Amaechi even as the constitutional deadline for his clearance narrowed down to four days.
Unless the Senate confirms or formally rejects him by Thursday, October 29, Amaechi would automatically be sworn in as a minister upon the expiration of the 21-day constitutional deadline allowed the Senate to confirm or reject a ministerial nominee.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/pdp-apc-senators-poise-for-war-over-amaechi/
ABUJA—The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP senators were yesterday pitched in a war of intrigues over the ministerial screening of Mr. Rotimi Amaechi even as the constitutional deadline for his clearance narrowed down to four days.
Unless the Senate confirms or formally rejects him by Thursday, October 29, Amaechi would automatically be sworn in as a minister upon the expiration of the 21-day constitutional deadline allowed the Senate to confirm or reject a ministerial nominee.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/pdp-apc-senators-poise-for-war-over-amaechi/
Can Nigeria's president defeat oil industry corruption?
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari took power promising to tackle the "mind-boggling" level of corruption in his country's oil industry. But can he succeed?
Although oil is said to account for 75% of the Nigerian economy, no-one knows how much the country actually produces or refines because hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil are stolen every day, at each level of the supply chain.
President Buhari has taken personal control of the oil ministry and split the state-owned NNPC oil company into two entities in a move aimed at reducing corruption.
Four experts talk to the BBC World Service Inquiry programme about the challenge he faces.
Kolawole Banwo: Oil theft 'at industrial scale'
Kolawole Banwo is a senior programme officer at Nigeria's Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre.
"We do not have an independent metering facility to measure the quantity of oil that is extracted.
"We are not able to know the figures, [but] as at 2014, Nigeria could have been losing 300,000 barrels a day; about $12bn (£8bn) annually. That's a sizeable part of our budget.
"We can hardly afford to pay basic salaries and fund our budget because oil is being stolen. Considering we have the highest number of out-of-school children all over the world; the highest risk of maternal mortality; decaying infrastructure, and about 60% of our population live in poverty, it's very shocking indeed.
"Some of these pipelines were built in the 60s and 70s, so they are not strong. They are on the surface, they are rusted.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34580862
Although oil is said to account for 75% of the Nigerian economy, no-one knows how much the country actually produces or refines because hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil are stolen every day, at each level of the supply chain.
President Buhari has taken personal control of the oil ministry and split the state-owned NNPC oil company into two entities in a move aimed at reducing corruption.
Four experts talk to the BBC World Service Inquiry programme about the challenge he faces.
Kolawole Banwo: Oil theft 'at industrial scale'
Kolawole Banwo is a senior programme officer at Nigeria's Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre.
"We do not have an independent metering facility to measure the quantity of oil that is extracted.
"We are not able to know the figures, [but] as at 2014, Nigeria could have been losing 300,000 barrels a day; about $12bn (£8bn) annually. That's a sizeable part of our budget.
"We can hardly afford to pay basic salaries and fund our budget because oil is being stolen. Considering we have the highest number of out-of-school children all over the world; the highest risk of maternal mortality; decaying infrastructure, and about 60% of our population live in poverty, it's very shocking indeed.
"Some of these pipelines were built in the 60s and 70s, so they are not strong. They are on the surface, they are rusted.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34580862
Tuesday, 20 October 2015
Ministerial Screening of Amaechi: The moral burden
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The fate of Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, arguably, one of the best performing governors in the last dispensation hangs as a moral burden on the All Progressives Congress, APC Senate caucus. After deferring the screening on two occasions, the Senate would be hard put to justify another deferment today.
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor
IT is not surprising that Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi’s ministerial confirmation hearing has generated the most contentious debate among stakeholders. Controversy was imprinted at his naming ceremony even as an infant. Though he is neither Yoruba nor Igbo, Amaechi bears two of the most popular names among the mutually suspicious Yoruba and Igbo.
His schooling was also not without controversy peaking with his activism on the platform of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS in the mid-80s.
Politically, Amaechi’s footprints are also laced with much controversy underpinned by his revolutionary emergence as governor in 2007 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, despite having a ‘K-leg’ problem as perceived by the former leader of the party and then President Olusegun Obasanjo.
However, his most controversial political landmark was his role in marshalling the successful campaign of the APC in the 2015 presidential election. That was despite the fact that just four years before, Amaechi, was perhaps the closest confidant of President Goodluck Jonathan
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/ministerial-screening-of-amaechi-the-moral-burden/
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Monday, 19 October 2015
Popular blogger Linda Ikeji’s splash N600M on new mansion
One of the recent news making the rounds on the social media is the N600 million mansion bought by popular blogger, Linda Ikeji at one of the choicest location in Lagos state- Banana Island.
One of the recent news making the rounds on the social media is the N600 million mansion bought by popular blogger, Linda Ikeji at one of the choicest location in Lagos state- Banana Island.
linda Ikeji's Mansion
linda Ikeji’s Mansion
The house which is on 3 floors consisting of 6 en-suite bedrooms, a master suite with a separate walk-in closet/dressing room and a massive bathroom suite; it also contains 2 living rooms, media room, cinema room, gym room, laundry room, a fully fitted kitchen, with a large pantry.
Also it has a two room boys-quarters, a gatehouse, swimming pool, waterfall wall, changing room, cabana, and amazing water-view. “Absolutely, my dream home.
To Linda the newly bought mansion is a dream come true.
Yes, dreams do come true. And yet, so many people have preferred to keep sleeping, snoring way deep into the world of doubts and indecision.
But the salient questions here are: What do you make of the house as shown in pictures below? Are you inspired by Linda’s success to make your dreams come true and how many men have such kinds of mansions in Nigeria?
The house which is on 3 floors consisting of 6 en-suite bedrooms, a master suite with a separate walk-in closet/dressing room and a massive bathroom suite; it also contains 2 living rooms, media room, cinema room, gym room, laundry room, a fully fitted kitchen, with a large pantry.
Also it has a two room boys-quarters, a gatehouse, swimming pool, waterfall wall, changing room, cabana, and amazing water-view. “Absolutely, my dream home.
To Linda the newly bought mansion is a dream come true.
Yes, dreams do come true. And yet, so many people have preferred to keep sleeping, snoring way deep into the world of doubts and indecision.
But the salient questions here are: What do you make of the house as shown in pictures below? Are you inspired by Linda’s success to make your dreams come true and how many men have such kinds of mansions in Nigeria?
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/what-do-you-make-of-linda-ikejis-n600m-mansion/
One of the recent news making the rounds on the social media is the N600 million mansion bought by popular blogger, Linda Ikeji at one of the choicest location in Lagos state- Banana Island.
linda Ikeji's Mansion
linda Ikeji’s Mansion
The house which is on 3 floors consisting of 6 en-suite bedrooms, a master suite with a separate walk-in closet/dressing room and a massive bathroom suite; it also contains 2 living rooms, media room, cinema room, gym room, laundry room, a fully fitted kitchen, with a large pantry.
Also it has a two room boys-quarters, a gatehouse, swimming pool, waterfall wall, changing room, cabana, and amazing water-view. “Absolutely, my dream home.
To Linda the newly bought mansion is a dream come true.
Yes, dreams do come true. And yet, so many people have preferred to keep sleeping, snoring way deep into the world of doubts and indecision.
But the salient questions here are: What do you make of the house as shown in pictures below? Are you inspired by Linda’s success to make your dreams come true and how many men have such kinds of mansions in Nigeria?
The house which is on 3 floors consisting of 6 en-suite bedrooms, a master suite with a separate walk-in closet/dressing room and a massive bathroom suite; it also contains 2 living rooms, media room, cinema room, gym room, laundry room, a fully fitted kitchen, with a large pantry.
Also it has a two room boys-quarters, a gatehouse, swimming pool, waterfall wall, changing room, cabana, and amazing water-view. “Absolutely, my dream home.
To Linda the newly bought mansion is a dream come true.
Yes, dreams do come true. And yet, so many people have preferred to keep sleeping, snoring way deep into the world of doubts and indecision.
But the salient questions here are: What do you make of the house as shown in pictures below? Are you inspired by Linda’s success to make your dreams come true and how many men have such kinds of mansions in Nigeria?
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/what-do-you-make-of-linda-ikejis-n600m-mansion/
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