‘I was never detained’

 

Maj.-Gen. Airhiavbere (retd.)
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People’s Democratic Party’s candidate in the July 14 governorship election in Edo State, Maj.-Gen. Charles Airhiavbere (retd.), at the resumed sitting of the Election Petitions Tribunal, on Thursday, denied being forced to retire from service.

Responding to Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s counsel, Chief Adeniyi Akintola’s statement on the matter, Airhiavbere said he retired meritoriously from service.

He said, “I retired meritoriously from the Nigerian Army after serving for 37 years instead of 35 – from boy soldier to officer. I also served as a diplomat for this country in Washington DC. I have never been detained or found wanting throughout my duties in the army.”

Admitting he failed to win his polling unit or local government at the poll, the petitioner said it was part of the reasons he was challenging Oshiomhole’s re-election.

Ondo corps members face uncertainty over rejection

 

Scores of the Batch ‘C’ corps members, who concluded their orientation programme at the National Youth Service Corps Camp in Ikare Akoko, Ondo State, on Tuesday, are still roaming the streets of major towns in the state, following  their rejection in various places of primary assignment.

Our correspondent gathered that the corps members were posted to public and private schools across the state, strictly on the instructions from the NYSC headquarters.

However, the corps members in Batches ‘A’ and ‘B’ earlier posted to the state are still serving in most of those schools, hence, managements of the schools had to turn down new postings.

The situation forced many of the rejected corps members to seek employment in private nursery and primary schools.

The initial arrangement, according to sources, was that the management of the schools where they were posted, would arrange for their accommodation and pay them stipend, apart from their NYSC allowance, every month.

Nigeria’s Olympic basketball team member, Chinedu Onyeuku, shot dead in Texas

Chinedu Onyeuku

A former Nigerian national basketball player was shot dead in a botched burglary in Texas before Thanksgiving, it has been revealed.According to the Dallas News, Chinedu Onyeuku and another person allegedly tried to break into a residence on Rio Grande Street in Plano, Texas the night of November 21.The homeowner told Plano police that he saw ‘multiple people’ approaching the house.Onyeuku had played for the Nigerian team that qualified for this summer’s Olympic Games in London,The two apparently entered the residence by breaking a glass patio door.
The homeowner shot Onyeuku, killing him instantly. His accomplice ran away without injury. Police are still trying to track the second burglar.No one inside the home was injured in the burglary.Upon their arrival, EMT workers pronounced him dead at the scene.It is unclear why Onyeuku and his companion were trying to burglarize the residence.

FG probes alleged marginalisation in appointments

President Goodluck Jonathan has set up a committee to review the alleged marginalisation of some geo-political zones in political appointments.The Commissioner representing Ekiti State at the Federal Character Commission, Dr. Dele Afolabi, said this in an interview with journalists in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday.The FCC commissioner spoke after the inauguration of the new office of the commission on New Iyin Road in Ado-Ekiti.There has been outcry, especially from leaders of the South-West about perceived marginalisation of the zone in the distribution of appointments by the Jonathan administration.Afolabi said, “Let me tell you this, Mr. President recently set up a committee to examine the veracity or otherwise of this marginalisation thing. You journalists drew the attention of everybody to it and Mr. Preisdent has taken steps to address it.“Mr. President, being a listening leader, will address this when the report of the committee is out.”
The FCC commissioner, who said the commission had done a lot to correct lopsidedness in employment distribution among the federating units, said zones which were “over represented had started shedding weight while those, which were under-represented, were being given opportunities to increase their representation.”Afolabi, who thanked Governor Kayode Fayemi for his assistance to the commission, appealed to the governor to rehabilitate the road in front of the commission.Fayemi, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Ganiyu Owolabi, advised federal establishments in the state to stop looking towards the state government alone to sponsor their activities.
He urged them to be more creative in sourcing financial assistance.
Source:Punchng.com

Alake asks Seadogs to tackle cultism on campuses

 

The Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, has tasked the National Association of Seadogs, popularly called Pyrates Confraternity, to adopt more practical means of checking the worsening problems of cultism in the nation’s higher institutions of learning.

Oba Gbadebo said it had become imperative for the Pyrates Confraternity to urgently arrest the current trend where various amorphous groups now terrorise students on campuses.

The paramount ruler of Egbaland stated this on Thursday when the Chairman of the Abeokuta Branch of the Pyrates Confraternity, Mr. Yemi Akintunde, led other members including the Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Olaokun Soyinka, on a visit to his Ake Palace on the seventh anniversary of his coronation.

The Alake, who recalled that he joined the Pyrates Confraternity in October 1965 as a student at the University of Ibadan, stated that because of the lofty humanitarian ideals and discipline exhibited by all the members then, the group was the most liked of all clubs on the campus by both students and staff.

7 lies men tell women

  

  

He says he loves you in that dress, but should you believe him? Noted psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers reveals the topics most likely to make men fib — and uncovers the truth about what they are really thinking.

by Dr. Joyce Brothers from Reader’s Digest
The topic of trust is an important factor in all matters of the heart — and here’s why. Men lie to women. Women lie to men. And most people agree that some lying is even necessary — to avoid petty squabbles and to grease the wheels of a relationship.
But there are crucial differences in the lies women and men tell. A study by psychologist Bella M. DePaulo of the University of Virginia found that when women lie, they tend to focus on making others feel better — such as the woman who tells her hostess that dinner is “simply delicious” even as she cringes with every mouthful.
At the heart of many men’s lies, however, is the male ego. Men lie to build themselves up or to conceal something, DePaulo says. According to psychologist Michael Lewis in the book Lying and Deception in Everyday Life, men are more likely to lie to enhance themselves than women are.
But consistent lying — even about minor matters — can unglue a marriage. Women need to know what kind of lies to watch for, when to accept the lies and when to call a partner’s bluff. Here, from my own experience and surveys, are some of the most common lies men tell women:

2face, D’ banj clash with Femi Kuti, Sir Shina Peters

It will be an unusual atmosphere at the exquisite Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos this evening, as an unusual music concert,tagged, the mother of all shows, TOP10MICS holds in grand style.Organised by entertainment powerhouse, Koga, the concert has been generating heat in the past few weeks in respect of what to expect today as African queen crooner, Tuface Idibia, Kokomaster, Dbanj, Afrobeat Icon, Femi Kuti, Juju Star, Sir Shina Peters, Ace Humorist, BasketMouth, popular OAP, Yaw, DJs Jimmy Jatt and Neptune get set to thrill their fans.
The organisers have also confirmed that there would be 10% discount on tickets bought online
This year’s TOP10MICS has been described as the ‘ battle of the young and the old breed’ as two of Nigerian best music acts, Femi Kuti and Sir Shina Peters go head to head with the likes of 2face, D’banj and others.

Fashola arrests policeman riding Okada on restricted road

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, arrested a police officer who rode his 100 CC commercial motorcycle on the Agege Motor Road, Ikeja in defiance of the traffic law.
It would be recalled that the state governor, on August 2, signed into law the road traffic law which restricted the activities of Okada operators on 475 roads in the metropolis.
The officer, Mr. Ebahan Johnson, a Police Sergeant, who was accosted on the ever busy expressroad by the governor at the Airport Bus-stop, Ikeja, during an inspection tour of on-going projects in the Lagos-West Senatorial District of the state, was riding a red Bajaj motorcycle.
Johnson, who initially resisted arrest, succu- mbed when he realised that it was the governor that accosted him.

The Vow

 

I, Sarah Adams take Lawson Kuti as my lawful wedded husband, to love and to cherish, in sickness and in health, till death do us part” she smiled at him through her veil.
“You may now kiss your bride Mr. Lawson” The Pastor beckoned.
Lawson’s heart raced as he gently unveiled his bride’s face. She looked so beautiful. He gently bent over and placed a soft kiss on her lip. Sarah in turn embraced him tightly with tears of joy streaming down her face.
“Never leave me Sarah” He whispered in her ear.
“I will never leave you” she whispered and they slowly released themselves from the embrace.
“I present to you the latest couple!” The Pastor exclaimed excitedly
The church cheered and Sarah cried more in her husband’s arms
5 years Later

Atiku Abubakar clocks 66, thanks well wishers

  

    

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday thanked his friends and well-wishers who sent him greetings on his birthday.
The founder of American University of Nigeria (AUN) was born on November 25, 1946.
Atiku is a native of Adamawa State, and an influential member of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The former Vice President in a statement posted on Facebook page said: “I would like to use this medium to thank all of you who have sent in countless birthday greetings. It means so much to be a recipient to all of your commendations and well wishes. Words cannot expect how grateful I am. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. God bless you all.”
The former number two citizen attended Jada Primary School, (1954–1960); Adamawa Provinsional School, Yola, (1961-1965), with an Advanced Level studies in Economics, British Economic History; Government and Hausa Language, School of hygiene Kano, (1966–1967), graduating with Royal Society of Health Diploma; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1967), and also graduating with Diploma in Law in 1969.
He joined the Customs and Excise department in 1969, serving in Seme, Kano, Maiduguri, Kaduna, Ibadan and Lagos. He rose to the rank of Deputy Director before he retired to join politics.

‘In the cupboard’ by Desmond Elliot and Caroline Danjuma – The Nollywood movie everyone is buzzing about

     

Nollywood as an industry means different things to different people. Some say it’s a hotbed of substandard productions and talentless actors, others say it should be encouraged as a self-sufficient sector that keeps creating hundreds of thousands of jobs for an ever burgeoning socio-economic class. Does all of this sound a tad too serious? Probably! Bottom line is that, hate it or love it, Nollywood, in all its full resplendent glory has come to stay; with its caliber of actors, standard of production and choice of movies.

Chocolate City Signs US Born-Kenyan Sensation

   

Chocolate City Music Group have expanded their music frontiers to the East African country of Kenya where they have captured the signature of US born Kenyan artiste, Victoria Kimani.
Kimani is reported to have caught the attention of CEO, Audu Maikori in August 2011 when she uploaded her cover version of Ice Prince’s monster hit, ‘Oleku.’
Choc City already has MI Abaga, Jesse Jaggs, Ice Prince, Brymo, DJ Caise, Pryse and Nosa on its roll call

Ibrahimovic urges Beckham to join PSG

 

     

 

 

   Paris Saint-Germain striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, has asked David Beckham, to join him at the Ligue 1 side. The 37-year-old Beckham, has confirmed he will play his last game for MLS side, LA Galaxy this weekend, when they take on Houston Dynamo, in the MLS Cup final. He also asserted he will take up “one final challenge”.

Ibrahimovic, who himself joined the French team this summer from AC Milan, has asked the former England captain, to come over.

“I am sure there will be many offers for him from clubs all over the world, but it is a very exciting project here in Paris and if he still wants more trophies then this is the right club for him to join,” the 30-year-old Swede said.

“We can win the Champions League over the next two seasons with the team that is being built.

Rihanna is drenched on X Factor stage in nude lace dress (PHOTOS)

      

Rihanna stunned in barely-there black lace dress as water rained down on her on The X Factor on Sunday

She’s no stranger to flaunting her enviable figure.
And Rihanna, 24, didn’t disappoint during her performance on Sunday night’s X Factor results show.
She wore a revealing black lace dress while water rained down on her on the stage of the talent contest.
The singer wore a figure-hugging lace dress which left little to the imagination as her skin was clearly visible through the thin material.
The star added a splash of colour to her get-up by painting her lips a shocking pink shade and showed off her long blue nails.

10 feared dead as gunmen attack three banks in Edo State

 

A gang of gunmen this evening invaded the town of Auchi in Edo state, attacking three major banks.
Sources say the banks, namely; First Bank, GuarantyTrust and Access bank, may have received huge deposits earlier in the day as they were specifically targeted.
The robbers it was learnt used large cache of dynamites to blow open the doors and strongrooms of the banks.
The country has literally been under seige since last week when the Nigerian military declared 19 leaders of the Boko Haram sect wanted.
Monday evening attack which seems like a well-planned robbery operation, saw free use of assorted rifles and various sophisticated weapons by the assailants.
Witnesses say at least 10 persons were killed when the bandits engaged security forces in a gun duel that lasted over an hour. It is still unkown which side recorded casualty, but some residents were reportedly hit by stray bullets.
The police however is yet to make any official statement on the incident.

Source:dailyPost

New Nigerian cardinal says 'nowhere is safe now'

 

A Nigerian church after a recent bomb attack
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Nigeria's new cardinal has spoken of his dismay following a deadly attack on a church inside a major military establishment, saying that after the incident nowhere is safe, reports the Independent Catholic News.

Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Archbishop of Abuja, described as “particularly worrisome” the explosion on Sunday at St Andrew’s Protestant Church, inside the Armed Forces Command and Staff College in Jaji, Kaduna state. At least 11 people are reported dead.
Nigerian military said two suspect vehicles entered the establishment, one a bus which was driven into the wall of the church causing an explosion but no casualties.
When people gathered to see what had happened, a second more serious explosion took place, killing 11 and injuring a further 30 people. This is the third successive Sunday that a church in Kaduna has been attacked. This time, Islamist group Boko Haram denied responsibility.
Speaking from Rome just two days after being made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI, the prelate told Aid to the Church in Need: “Once again, a great tragedy has taken place but in this case the circumstances are particularly worrisome.”

Many killed as suicide bombers hit military church in Jaji

 

KADUNA – Over 11 persons were feared dead, yesterday and several others seriously injured when a suicide bomber rammed into theSaint Andrews Protestant Church, inside the Army Cantonment, Jaji, inKaduna.
A military spokesman told the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC that two vehicles were driven into the barracks in Jaji in what he described as “surprising and an embarrassment”.
The unprovoked attack, according to witnesses, took place between 11:30am and midday when the first set of worshippers were about to depart after the first service.
The attacker, it was learnt, had aimed at killing most of the worshippers as they were coming out of the church.

Nigerian Muslim riot leaves 4 dead, church burnt: residents

KANO, Nigeria — A mispronunciation taken to be blasphemous in Nigeria's north sparked a riot by Muslim youths Thursday, leaving four people dead as well as a church and shops burnt, police and residents said.
"What happened in (the town of) Bichi was misinformation," Kano state police chief Ibrahim Idris told reporters. "Rumours went round that someone blasphemed the Prophet and there was a breakdown of law and order."
Residents reported four people dead along with the church and Christian-owned shops burnt. Soldiers and policemen deployed in the town.
The riot came on the same day that former British prime minister Tony Blair and the incoming spiritual head of the world's Anglicans Justin Welby launched an initiative in the Nigerian capital Abuja aimed at Muslim-Christian reconciliation.
According to Idris, a Christian tailor mispronounced the name of a dress while chatting with his Muslim neighbour in Hausa, the major language spoken in the north, changing the meaning to 'the Prophet has come to the market'.
Idris however denied anyone was killed, though residents spoke of the deaths. Bichi is located some 30 kilometres (18 miles) from Kano, the largest city in Nigeria's mainly Muslim north.
"Four Igbos were killed in the attacks. One of them was thrown into a ditch near my house," one resident said, referring to a mainly Christian ethnic group.
"Scores of shops owned by Christians and a church were burnt by a large mob of Muslim youth who set bonfires on the road and disrupted traffic."
Another resident said he saw four dead bodies "hacked with machetes by the rioters".
A nurse at the Bichi General Hospital said the tailor who was severely beaten by the mob had been evacuated to Kano for treatment.
Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation and largest oil producer. The 160 million population is roughly divided between a mainly Muslim north and predominately Christian south.
Religious and ethnic tensions in the country regularly lead to outbreaks of violence.
In 1995, a Christian trader in the city of Kano was forcefully taken from prison custody by a Muslim group and decapitated for allegedly desecrating the Koran. His head was placed on a spike and paraded around the city.
Riots in 2002 centred in the northern city of Kaduna linked to a Miss World pageant to be held in Nigeria left some 250 people dead.
A newspaper story at the time that suggested the Prophet Mohammed may have wanted to pick a wife from the contestants helped fuel the deadly rioting.

EFCC re-arraigns Fayose over N416 million scam

 

The Economic and Financial crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday November 22, 2012 re-arraigned a former governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose over a N416, 138, 360.75 ( Four Hundred and Sixteen Million, One Hundred and Thirty Eight Thousand, Three Hundred and Sixty Naira, Seventy-Five Kobo) scam.
He was docked on a 27 count amended charge before Justice Adamu Hobon of the Federal High Court, Ado Ekiti. He pleaded not guilty to the charges which border on conversion of public funds for personal use and abuse of office while he held sway as governor of Ekiti state. Fayose’s re-arraignment was sequel to the transfer of Justice Emmanuel Obile who had been the trial judge.

PHOTOS: Meet Miss Ghana 2012 Carranzer Naa Okailey Shooter

Miss Ghana 2012 – Carranzer Naa Okailey Shooter

22 year-old Carranzer Naa Okailey Shooter, has been crowned Miss Ghana 2012.

Shooter who is medical student of the University of Ghana beat 17 other gorgeous ladies to win the coveted title with Nadia Ntanhu and Jennifer Aku Annan coming in second and third respectively.

All three winners were given luxurious cars from Hyundai. While Shooter gets to keep her car, the two runners-up will only use theirs officially for a year.

Tension in CBN over appointments, promotions

CBN Gov Lamido Sanusi

ABUJA — ALLEGED favouritism and politicization of appointments and promotion of staff by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, are reportedly causing tension and disaffection in the nation’s apex banking institution.

Vanguard reliably gathered that majority of the 1,861 senior and junior employees hired by the bank in the last three years were recruited largely through the influence of top bank officials and political actors in the administration, who see the apex bank as a goldmine reserved for their kith and kin.

Similarly, no fewer than 18 directors, assistant and deputy directors, were hired by influential and powerful persons into its executive management cadre within the period though the bank claims that there are no vacancies in the top cadre to warrant the promotion of overdue principal managers into such positions.

Bad blood

Several appointments made by the new management are said to be causing bad blood in the apex bank including some made at the director level of the apex bank. In one instance a director was said to have been ‘smuggled’ from outside by a powerful clique into the bank recently even at a time the bank claimed there was no vacancy for qualified senior bank staff to fill at the director level.

Some judges take bribe to grant bail – CJN

ABUJA — The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, yesterday, cried out that allegation of judges collecting bribes before granting bail to accused persons had become rampant, and vowed to fish out such judges and administer appropriate sanctions on them.

The CJN who spoke while flagging off the 2012 Biennial Conference of All Nigeria Judges of the lower courts, organised by the National Judicial Council, NJI, said: “There have also been complaints regarding some of you on laziness in the discharge of judicial duties, lateness in sitting and non-sitting at all and so on.

Administrator, National Judicial Institute, Justice Umaru Eri (left) and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloma Mukhtar, at the Conference of All Nigeria Judges of the lower courts, in Abuja, yesterday.

“Distinguished participants, as you are probably aware, I rose from being one of you to my present position. Going down the memory lane, I recall with pride that some decades ago I was a judge of the lower court and a magistrate to be precise. I recall with nostalgia our commitment, loyalty and dedication to our adjudicatory duties at the time. I also recall that the current luxuries of the courtrooms (inadequate as they may be now), the perks of office and the glamour with which your offices are now associated were not available to us then.

Bola Tinubu and wife bestowed with the highest chieftaincy title in Abeokuta

 

Drums were rolled out yesterday (Monday) in the ancient city of Abeokuta in celebration with the National leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who was conferred with one of the highest chieftaincy titles in Egbaland, the Aare- Ago (Field Marshal of Egbaland) while his wife Senator Oluremi Tinubu was installed Erelu Aare-Ago.
The highest chieftaincy title was bestowed upon Tinubu and his wife by the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo Okukenu IV.
The Paramount ruler,Oba Adedotun Gbadebo used the occasion of his 7th year coronation anniversary to confer the titles on Tinubu and his wife.
DailyPost gathered that despite the assassination of Gov. Fashola’s former aide and former Ikeja Local Government Chairman, Toyin Hamzat, on Sunday evening, the ceremony went smoothly without any tension.

Source:DailyPost

Lagos Makes 20 Global Cities List Alongside London, Paris

The efforts of Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos state to transform the city of Lagos to world class standards was recognized yesterday when the state was listed among the 20 global cities in the world. Cities that made the list would be committed to implementing innovation to help improve the lives of 121 million citizens.
The announcement, which was contained in a survey released by LLGA|Cities Pilot, noted that the programme was aimed at discovering and implementing the most promising solutions that meet pressing social and urban challenges.
A statement by the Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr. Adebiyi Mabadeje, said over the coming 18 months, the initiative would evaluate about 1,000 submissions and implement real-life pilots in all partner cities to improve the quality of life in the cities.
Participating cities vary in population size from less than 100,000 to 21 million. The cities that made to top lists include,

T.B Joshua Pays N26m Tuition Fees For Nigerian Student To Study In Oxford

Yinka Oduwole Telling Her Story At The SCOAN

Nigerian pastors have been in the news recently for almost all the wrong reasons but today, one man is diverting all that negative publicity away by showing that  not all ‘men of God’ are the same.
Yesterday, Sunday 18th November 2012 at the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), prophet T.B. Joshua announced that he had  taken up the responsibility of sponsoring a Nigerian student to complete her PhD programme at the University of Oxford to the tune of £100,000, approximately N26 million.

According to T.B Joshua’s Facebook page, the beneficiary, Yinka Oduwole, has been a youth worker in the church for many years. She  is a first-class graduate from the University of Lagos and was sponsored by Prophet T.B. Joshua for her Masters Degree in Broadband Communications at The University College London. She recently graduated with a distinction and was the best graduating student in her class.
Yinka explained that after gaining admission to Oxford University, her tuition fees are 100,000 British pounds, which is an equivalent to N26 million. Prophet T.B. Joshua said that he is ready to sponsor her for her PhD in Engineering Science knowing that he is sponsoring a leader of tomorrow.
The young lady who has been a youth worker for many years at the church said “My advice to youth all over the world is that they should pray as if everything depends on God and work as if everything depends on them.” She also urged them to study hard and also rest in the precious arms of God and God would mark their work.

5 ways to tell she’s the one

by Brett & Kate McKay

But if there is something truly significant about your girlfriend that you wish she would change, then that is a red flag.

When we wrote 14 Ways to Affair Proof Your Marriage, several people rightly pointed out that the best way to obtain a happy and faithful marriage is to marry the right person. But how do you know when you’ve found the right woman to settle down with?
When it is comes to getting hitched, guys get cold feet for two reasons. Some guys are uber-picky.
They have a list in their minds of their perfect wife characteristics: hot but not slutty, smart but not nerdy, skinny but a good cook, etc. Unfortunately, no real woman can live up to the fantasy, and these guys stay perpetually single. The second type of guy looks at others’ failed marriages, particularly his own parents, and won’t get married because of the fear of choosing the wrong woman.
The truth is that knowing you’ve found the right woman to marry is not rocket science. The decision to marry my wife was the easiest decision I’ve ever made in my life. Here are five guidelines that guided me on deciding my wife was the one for me:

9 ways to flatten your tummy in 7 days

A lot of women will start weighing themselves daily-it’ll drive them crazy and could be discouraging. Go by how your clothes feel rather than letting the scale rule your week.

Another reason to hate Mondays? Tight post-weekend waistbands. Unless you spent the past 2 days living like a monk, the cocktails, movie snacks, and dinners out can all add up to one thing: belly bloat.
“If you wake up bloated on Monday morning, your weekend food choices are likely to blame,” explains Keri Gans, RD, author of The Small Change Diet. “In fact, overindulging for two days straight can easily cause a gain of three pounds. Fortunately, this weight gain is usually temporary and easy to get rid of in less than a week.”
Feel flat again by Friday with these nine easy tips:

Israel launches scores of airstrikes into Gaza

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   Explosion and smoke rise following an Israeli strike in Gaza, seen from the Israel Gaza Border, southern Israel, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza  

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with nearly 200 airstrikes early Saturday, the military said, widening a blistering assault on Gaza rocket operations to include the prime minister's headquarters, a police compound and a vast network of smuggling tunnels.

The new attacks, which Gaza officials say left 10 dead, followed an unprecedented rocket strike aimed at the contested holy city of Jerusalem that raised the stakes in Israel's violent confrontation with Palestinian militants and extended the battlefield.

I was a virgin till my father raped me: Harrowing story of an 18-year-old as her father heads to jail

  
 

Photo: Daily Mail

18-year-old Emily stood up in court yesterday and disclosed the heart wrenching tale of how her father loaded her with wine at his Derbyshire home before putting her to bed and then climbing in with her.
She recounted how Robert Hawksworth, 54, her father raped her in a sickening attack when she visited him for the weekend.
It was not the first time such sexual attack had occurred, the teenager had been sexually abused by Hawksworth since the age of 14, but remained silent until the rape which took away her virginity last year, it was then she reported the crime to the police.

Man injects penis with olive oil for enlargement… it goes horribly wrong

 

 

His “coconut sized” genitalia was just the beginning.
A man was admitted to a Bangkok hospital after an unlicensed olive oil injection meant to enlarge his penis caused an infection so horrible his testicles swelled to the size of the medium size fruit, the Bangkok Post reports.
Six months ago, the 50 -year-old man, who is unnamed in reports, reportedly suffered a cut to his penis, but he refused to go the doctor until it became infected. When he finally went to the hospital, doctors discovered the man had cancer that required his penis to be amputated, the Post reported.
“He was ashamed to visit a doctor, but the pain and the infection grew so he had no choice,” doctor Surat Kittisup-porn told the Post.
Some, including Barstool Sports, are not so sure the olive oil injection is to blame for the man’s tragic condition:
But olive oil penis injections have caused dire consequences before. In 1995, the American College of Chest Physicians published a report on a man who suffered respiratory failure after the procedure left him with legions on his lungs and genitalia.
In 2005, one of Bangkok’s daily papers, the Nation, reported that many men in Ayutthaya, Thailand underwent the procedure, which caused swelling, inflammation and abscesses.

Source:Ynaija

C-A-U-G-H-T I-N T-H-E A-C-T : Lagos couple that head kidnap gang

*The suspects

 

When the management of Blueprint Business Technology, an ICT solution company, secured the service of Victor Sunday as an automobile engineer some years back, it didn’t occur to them that he was up to something more sinister than they could ever imagine.  The 34-year-old man, in connivance with his wife, Eno, and a friend, Idom Essong, staged and kidnapped one of the company’s directors simply identified as Adebayo, squeezing a ransom of N36 million from his family.

The money which was shared between Sunday and his wife and others that took part in the operation, afforded him two automobiles, a jeep and a bus, while part of it was spent on a building project.  While this was going on, Sunday didn’t quit working for the ICT company, he held on to his position, going about his duties as if nothing happened.   But some of his colleagues at the office who noticed a sudden change,an expensive life style got suspicious, and alerted the management who brought in the police from the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, and they arrested him and his wife.

The new employment tax reliefs: Matters arising

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the apex tax administrative body, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), recently published what it called ‘Companies Income Tax Exemption Order 2012’, through which it introduced three new tax exemptions, namely, the Employment Tax Relief, the Work Experience Acquisition Programme Relief, and the Infrastructure Tax Relief. This fits into the sweeping reforms in Nigeria’s tax system that started during the Olusegun Obasanjo era and sustained by subsequent administrations.

Until recently, taxation was hardly an issue of serious concern to both the governments and taxpayers in Nigeria. This is an issue that makes or mars governments in advanced climes. Enormous attention is paid to proposed tax policy in the campaign manifestoes of presidential aspirants. Every John and Joe looks at the tax implication of everything.

However, the situation has been changing for better in Nigeria in the last one decade, credit to the erstwhile boss of the FIRS, Ifueko Omoigui, who spearheaded the reforms and sensitisation. The various tax laws have been undergoing amendments in light of changing realities of our society. The Personal Income Tax (Amendment) Act (PITAM) 2011, the self-assessment regulation, even if it leaves a couple of loopholes, the robust attention given to fiscal framework in the Petroleum Industry Bill, and now the introduction of new tax reliefs, all sit well into the bigger picture of improved tax regulation and administration in Nigeria.

JAY-Z NAMED SECRETARY OF STATE

 

By Frank

 

President Obama named Jay-Z his new Secretary of State. He will replace Hillary Clinton in January of 2013.
Everyone inside the Beltway predicted that President Obama would name Susan Rice as his new Secretary of State, but President Obama had another candidate in mind all along.

5 lies women always tell men

    

by Charu Amar

It’s not that women cannot take true criticism from their man or expect praises all the time. But what they actually expect is that criticism should come in a softer and suggestive manner,

Better not take it as the last verdict, for irrespective of how much you trust and adore your little angel, women do lie to their significant others at times.
Sometimes to carry off a situation without hurting his feelings or to save herself from trouble, while on occasions to contain her emotions and pose as Ms. Goody…popping casual, white lies is no big deal for women when it comes to playing it safe in the relationship.
White lies are no big blunders or massive betrayals, but small lies or ‘truth manipulated’ to handle a situation. At times she might fib to make her man feel better, to avoid a fight, or an embarrassing situation.
Here’s a little help so that men can figure out when their adorable darling is not speaking her heart out and help them handle the situation with care…

Domestic (Family) Violence, Civil or Criminal?

There is a disease in our society, the hidden epidemic that is Domestic Violence and what is our system doing about it? Oh sure every state and territory now has specific Domestic (Family) Violence legislation but what does it do? Let me tell you, NOTHING!
Only Tasmania and the ACT have enacted legislation that "criminalises" acts constituting Family Violence. No other state or territory has empowered judicial officers to impose criminal sanction on perpetrators. Laws exist in our criminal codes which can be applied in certain situations but they seldom are and they don't cover the full range of acts that perpetrators can commit against their victims and that constitute Family Violence.
There is little understanding and even less protection and justice for victims of what I see as being one of the most heinous crimes in society today. It's well time that we blew the lid off this hidden horror; its victims have suffered in silence for long enough.
Domestic or Family Violence has until recently been practically un-responded to by the Criminal Justice System, why? Because it has long been considered to be a "family" matter, the law ought not to be involved in matters between a husband and a wife that occur behind closed doors. Talk about ignorance! Only now is the law beginning to understand the true nature of Family Violence and just how badly it has been failing it's victims for... well forever.
So what is Family Violence?

2nd Niger Bridge To Commence In 2013 – Minister

 

The construction of the second Niger Bridge as well as issues bordering on erosion and deplorable state of federal roads in the South East, were on the front burner of discussions at the meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and governors from the South East states, as well as leaders from the region, held at the Presidential Villa till midnight of Wednesday.
Also tabled for discussion were political issues and the recent security threat in the region. The Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, said the construction of the second Niger bridge and road infrastructure in the region were discussed.
” We actually came to see the president to brief him on the situation of the South East and also mention one or two issues that are of concern to us and we had a very useful meeting. Some of the issues are personal to us, but the issue that is of main concern to us is the issue of second Niger bridge, which the minister of works has been working very hard and has promised to deliver,” he said. Obi further said the issue of roads, especially the Enugu – Port-Harcourt Road and the Enugu Onitsha Road came up for discussion.

Justice Kayode Eso dies in London hospital

 

Eminent jurist, Kayode Eso is dead.
In a statement released by his family, Justice Eso died earlier today in London, United Kingdom.
The statement partly reads, “With Glory to Almighty God we wish to announce the peaceful passing on of our husband, father, grandfather, and brother Justice Kayode Eso JSC CON CFR on Friday 16 November 2012 at Hammersmith Hospital London United Kingdom.”
Justice Eso is survived by his wife Helen Aina Eso, his children, Funmilayo Eso-Williams and Olumide Eso, as well as his grandchildren

Source: Ynaija

JTF: Boko Haram Commander, Lieutenants Killed

Jose Mujica: The world’s ‘poorest’ president Added by Johnson white on November 16, 2012. Saved under World News Tags: President Jose Mujica, Uruguay, Uruguay president, World Thanks for Sharing Share This inShare4 digg Email Tell A Friend Facebook President Jose Mujica It’s a common grumble that politicians’ lifestyles are far removed from those of their electorate. Not so in Uruguay. Meet the president – who lives on a ramshackle farm and gives away most of his pay. Laundry is strung outside the house. The water comes from a well in a yard, overgrown with weeds. Only two police officers and Manuela, a three-legged dog, keep watch outside. This is the residence of the president of Uruguay, Jose Mujica, whose lifestyle clearly differs sharply from that of most other world leaders. President Mujica has shunned the luxurious house that the Uruguayan state provides for its leaders and opted to stay at his wife’s farmhouse, off a dirt road outside the capital, Montevideo. The president and his wife work the land themselves, growing flowers. This austere lifestyle – and the fact that Mujica donates about 90% of his monthly salary, equivalent to $12,000 (£7,500), to charity – has led him to be labelled the poorest president in the world. “I may appear to be an eccentric old man … But this is a free choice.” “I’ve lived like this most of my life,” he says, sitting on an old chair in his garden, using a cushion favoured by Manuela the dog. “I can live well with what I have.” His charitable donations – which benefit poor people and small entrepreneurs – mean his salary is roughly in line with the average Uruguayan income of $775 (£485) a month. All the president’s wealth is a 1987 VW Beetle. In 2010, his annual personal wealth declaration – mandatory for officials in Uruguay – was $1,800 (£1,100), the value of his 1987 Volkswagen Beetle. This year, he added half of his wife’s assets – land, tractors and a house – reaching $215,000 (£135,000). That’s still only about two-thirds of Vice-President Danilo Astori’s declared wealth, and a third of the figure declared by Mujica’s predecessor as president, Tabare Vasquez. Elected in 2009, Mujica spent the 1960s and 1970s as part of the Uruguayan guerrilla Tupamaros, a leftist armed group inspired by the Cuban revolution. He was shot six times and spent 14 years in jail. Most of his detention was spent in harsh conditions and isolation, until he was freed in 1985 when Uruguay returned to democracy. Those years in jail, Mujica says, helped shape his outlook on life. “I’m called ‘the poorest president’, but I don’t feel poor. Poor people are those who only work to try to keep an expensive lifestyle, and always want more and more,” he says. “This is a matter of freedom. If you don’t have many possessions then you don’t need to work all your life like a slave to sustain them, and therefore you have more time for yourself,” he says. “I may appear to be an eccentric old man. But this is a free choice.” The Uruguayan leader made a similar point when he addressed the Rio+20 summit in June this year: “We’ve been talking all afternoon about sustainable development. To get the masses out of poverty. “But what are we thinking? Do we want the model of development and consumption of the rich countries? I ask you now: what would happen to this planet if Indians would have the same proportion of cars per household than Germans? How much oxygen would we have left? “Does this planet have enough resources so seven or eight billion can have the same level of consumption and waste that today is seen in rich societies? It is this level of hyper-consumption that is harming our planet.”

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Joint Task Force, JTF, in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, on Wednesday said it killed a Boko Haram Commander for the North-East and North-West of Maiduguri and his lieutenants, who allegedly killed General Mamman Shuwa three weeks ago.
The name of the Commander was given as Ibn Saleh Ibrahim.
In a statement by JTF spokesman, Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa, he said troops from the JTF, 333 Air Defence Regiment, the Department of State Security, SSS, with the support of a helicopter, conducted major offensive operations against some suspected terrorists in Nganaram, Bulabulin and Bayan Quarters in Maiduguri metropolis.
Sagir said the operation was still ongoing, but pointed out that the late Ibn Saleh was confirmed to be responsible for the recent killing of the Nigerian Civil War hero, Gen. Mamman Shuwa through the orders of the sect’s leader Abubakar Shekau.

Source: InformationNigeria.org

Doctors leave bullet in banker’s body, extract four

An employee of Access Bank, Femi Badejo, who was allegedly shot alongside a security guard, Joshua Musa, by policemen on Saturday at Ikota, Lagos, still has a bullet lodged in his wrist.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the bullet could not be removed at the moment.

“I’m still in pain from the bullet wounds. I was shot five times. Four of the bullets have been removed but the fifth one is still lodged in my wrist and because of fear of complications, doctors can’t touch it for now,” he said.

6 things men do to get ladies in bed that actually turn them off

 

Unfortunately, it turns out there are just as many things you’re doing to repel women, again without even knowing it. Don’t blame us; it’s science.

As we mentioned in this article, attracting a woman can be so easy you don’t even realize you’re doing it. Of course, most of the methods are totally outside of your control and can only be done on accident.Unfortunately, it turns out there are just as many things you’re doing to repel women, again without even knowing it. Don’t blame us; it’s science.Common turn-offs include:

Horrific: Sisters sexually assaulted disabled man at gunpoint, then share photos of abuse on their BlackBerry

 

Two young sisters subjected a 22-year-old man with learning difficulties to a degrading 90-minute gunpoint sex assault and then sent photos of the abuse to their friends on BlackBerry Messenger.
Yasmine, 19, and Whitney Notice, 20, lured him back to their flat in the Nechells area of Birmingham, threatened him with a replica handgun, forced him to strip and demanded he performed sex acts.
The pair – who were jailed for more than seven years and five years respectively – sexually humiliated the man for their own amusement after plying him with cider, Birmingham Crown Court was told.
Jailed: Yasmine (left), 19, and Whitney (right) Notice, 20, lured the 22-year-old man back to their flat in Nechells, Birmingham, threatened him with a replica handgun, forced him to strip and demanded he perform sex acts.

World’s Most Modified Man, ‘Tiger Man’ Found Dead

 

The worlds most modified man, 54 year-old Dennis Avner was discovered dead at his Tonopah home in Nevada. Avner was deemed the worlds most modified human by the Guinness Book of World Records back in 2008.
He said after speaking with a native American chief he became inspired to ‘follow the ways of the tiger.’ He held the record for the most permanent transformations to look like an animal.
He underwent 14 surgical procedures to transform his face, ears and teeth into feline features.The computer technician by trade, and former Navy Veteran made himself look like a female cat, with whiskers and ears to a mechanical tail.
The cause of death has not yet been revealed, but some are speculating that Avner may have killed himself.

Source: InformationNigeria.org

Grandfather Graduates First Class From UI

Do you feel like you are too old to acquire education? This story should motivate you to achieve your goals, not only in education but every endeavour of life you set out to achieve.

Mr. Aderemi Alli, a grandfather, was the oldest among the 21 First Class degree graduands of the University of Ibadan (UI) when it held its convocation Thursday, in the ancient south west city of Ibadan. The university graduated a total of 1,582 students for the 2011/2012 academic session with 243 graduating in Second Class (Upper Division) and 920, Second Class (Lower Division). A total of 135 of the students graduated with Third Class and 203 earned a Pass.
Alli, 57, was among the three first class graduates produced by the institution’s Faculty of Law.
Alli, who had a first degree in economics education 31 years ago and whose last child is studying electrical engineering in UI, told journalists at the ceremony that many of his schoolmates who had become Senior Advocates of Nigeria were his motivation to go back to school to study law.
“I feel I can still participate in the society in spite of my age. I am using this medium to advise others that they can do it, If I can do it,” he said.

Source: InformatioNigeria.org

5 signs he is the right one for you

 

Wish as we might-and despite what romantic comedies would have you believe-there is no magic answer to finding the perfect mate. Discovering if someone is the right one for you usually takes some time.

Although we may wish to act solely on instinct-which can be helpful in determining if he is the right one-it is important to give it time before reaching that final decision.
While there is no set-in-stone policy for finding love, there are 5 signs you can use to determine if he is the one.

60 Nigerians Deported From UK Over Marriage, Visa Scams

 At least 60 Nigerians resident in the United Kingdom have been deported because of various criminal offences.

P.M.NEWS learnt that some of the deportees had contravened immigration rules.
While some were deported for their involvement in crimes such as rape, stealing, smoking and selling of hard drugs, others used fake visa or engaged in fake marriages.
Some of the deportees told P. M NEWS  at the airport that they had lived in the UK for long but could not get residence permit.
Narrating his experience, one of the deportees, Bathlomew Sunday, an indigene of Anambra State,  southeast Nigeria, told our reporter that he lived in UK for nine years but could not get residence permit.

Saraki, The Godfather Goes Home

 

The sun set for Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki, the Kwara State political godfather, whose political career spanned over four decades, on Wednesday in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, Northcentral Nigeria.
His remains were committed to mother earth later in the day during which dignitaries across political divides paid their last respects.

The casket bearing the remains of the late Saraki being taken for burial in Ilorin, yesterday.

The Second Republic Senate Leader who was instrumental to the enthronement of five Kwara State governors, several senators and House of Representatives members, ministers among others, died in Lagos early Wednesday and his body was flown to Ilorin in the afternoon for burial according to Islamic rites.
A medical practitioner, politician and businessman, the late Saraki was said to have battled cancer for five years before he finally bowed to death at about 6 a.m. on Wednesday.
Ilorin literarily stood still for ‘Oloye’ when the state government announced a work-free day to enable civil servants and others gather at his Iloffa road, GRA residence to witness his interment at about 6.30 p.m.

Red Wine, Grapes Great Armours Against Prostate Cancer

 

Prostate cancer is becoming more prevalent in our society and it is being seen as one of the most common types of cancer affecting men globally. One of the world’s richest men, Warren Buffett just concluded his prostate cancer treatment in September. Many more people are already diagnosed with the ailment.
The good news is there is now hope for men against prostate cancer as scientists have discovered that ‘resveratrol’, a compound found commonly in grape skins and red wine, can effectively ward off the disease.
Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system.
The cancer cells may spread from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly the bones and lymph nodes causing pain, difficulty in urinating, problems during sexual intercourse, or erectile dysfunction, and ultimately, death.
The discovery that solutions to the ailment could be found in grape and red wine, is already causing excitement in the world including among health experts.

“No word to describe what I feel right now”: Student who won aeroplane, as MTN defends credibility of promo process

 

 

Essien-Garricks

A 27-year-old student is the winner of a Cessna 182T aircraft in the MTN Ultimate Wonder promo.
Ebube Essien-Garricks of College of Health Science and Technology, Rivers State won after a draw at the MTN headquarters in Lagos on Tuesday.
Garricks was informed via a phone call and without further ado she opted for the N64m cash value of the plane. “I am short of words, there is no word to describe what I feel right now, it is almost as if it is a dream but I know that nothing can be more real than what I am feeling right now. This must be the best Christmas gift ever. It is truly wonderful,” she said.
Chief marketing officer, MTN, Larry Annetts, said the draw leading to the winner was interesting, credible and transparent. “When we came out with the promo, many doubted us but today we have an Ultimate winner who will go home with the promised Cessna 182T aeroplane. The take-home for us here is that MTN is committed towards enriching the lives of its consumers,” he said.
“When we say we will do something, you can be sure that we don’t renege on our promises. The can-do- spirit is forever guiding our paths in offering utmost satisfaction to our consumers and we are glad that today a Nigerian has been enriched and empowered with an aeroplane.”
Speaking on the process leading to the selection of winners for the promo, the assistant director, Lagos zone of the NLRC, Obi Iriegbu, said had been transparent and credible.
“We started this journey together, ensuring that the consumers’ interests are protected and that the brand fulfills its promises. So far so good, it has been a credible and transparent process leading to the Ultimate winner of the aeroplane promised, from the beginning of the promo,” he stated.

Source Ynaija.com

A Nigerian Man Arrested For Hacking Into Dead British Engineer’s Bank Account

 

Abiodun David John, pictured left, denies any involvement in attempts to get into the bank accounts of murdered Saad Al-Hilli, right

A Nigerian man has been arrested on suspicion of trying to get into the bank accounts of a British engineer murdered in the Alps alongside family members.Abiodun David John, 33, is said to have tried to access money belonging to Saad Al-Hilli, 50, who was shot dead close to Lake Annecy, in eastern France, on September 5.The wife and mother-in-law of Mr Al-Hilli, of Claygate, Surrey, died alongside side him, while a French cyclist was gunned down nearby.
Abiodun David John who was arrested by police probing the French Alps massacre. Fraud Squad detectives are investigating claims that attempts were made to access victim Saad al-Hilli’s bank account

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NCC bans promos, lotteries by GSM companies, others

Eugene Ikemefuna Juwah, the Executive Vice Chairman, NCC

The Nigerian Communication Commission has banned all promotions and lotteries being run by telecommunications network operators in the country.

The commission, in a statement on Monday, cited overwhelming consumer complaints as the main reason for its action.

The ban, which takes immediate effect, affects Globacom, MTN, Intercellular Nigeria Plc, Visafone, Etisalat, Airtel Networks Limited and MultiLinks Telecoms Limited.

The Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Mr. Tony Ojobo, confirmed that the commission had, in recent times, been inundated with several complaints from consumers and industry stakeholders against the various promotions being offered by the operators.

PHOTOS: Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor’s private jet?

 

 

  

     

That Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor recently got a gift of a private jet from his church members on the occasion of his birthday/40th anniversary celebration is no more news. Observers are, however, curious to know the type and specification of the much talked about private jet.
An online news media has released pictures of an aircraft purported to be that belonging to the president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Oritsejafor.
According to reports, the jet is a Canadian-made Bombardier jet with US registration number N431CB. The jet was manufactured in 1994 and previously belonged to two different owners in the US, according to available records.
The private jet was last used in New Jersey by C R BARD IN of Murray Hill, New Jersey.
It was learnt that the jet was flown out of the US from Morristown, New Jersey two months ago ostensibly to be retrofitted and serviced before getting delivered to Oritsejafor.
The data also showed that the jet had once been upgraded to give it more engine power. The jet’s interior is furnished with gold accents in the toilet and bathroom area.
See photos below, you would agree with us that the jet has an interior fit for a… pastor.