Contrary to what the Governor of
Niger State, Babangida Aliyu said that President Goodluck Jonathan’s
failure at the polls was the price he had to pay for reneging on his
alleged agreement with the North to serve for only one term, an All
Progressive Congress (APC) House of Representatives- elect and a former
chief of staff to the Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Kayode Oladele has stated that “the defeat
of the outgoing President was because of the mass rejection of the PDP
by teeming majority of Nigerians after several years of broken promises,
arrogance of power and purposeless leadership which made the PDP part
of the problems instead of a solution. In a nutshell, there was a wide
disconnect between the people and the President’s party. Hence, when the
electorates were confronted with a credible alternative, they embraced
change and chose wisely”.Sunday, 19 April 2015
“We Will Justify Our Electoral Victory” – Oladele, APC Rep–Elect
Contrary to what the Governor of
Niger State, Babangida Aliyu said that President Goodluck Jonathan’s
failure at the polls was the price he had to pay for reneging on his
alleged agreement with the North to serve for only one term, an All
Progressive Congress (APC) House of Representatives- elect and a former
chief of staff to the Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Kayode Oladele has stated that “the defeat
of the outgoing President was because of the mass rejection of the PDP
by teeming majority of Nigerians after several years of broken promises,
arrogance of power and purposeless leadership which made the PDP part
of the problems instead of a solution. In a nutshell, there was a wide
disconnect between the people and the President’s party. Hence, when the
electorates were confronted with a credible alternative, they embraced
change and chose wisely”.Professor Tekena Nitonye Tamuno: The Sacred Canopy of Our Rainbow Coalition- A Tribute By Toyin Falola
"He who exalts himself will be humbled and he who humbles himself will be exalted" (Matthew 23:12) "Blessed are the meek" (Matthew 5: 5)
Professor Tekena Tamuno (1932-2015), a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, joined his ancestors on Saturday, April 11, 2015. He once used the metaphor of the “mother banana” and the “banana family” to illustrate the dynamics of the continuum and how our universe functions: that as the mother banana dies, it gives birth to a new one! In essence, Professor Tamuno was this “mother banana,” forever green, immortal, and transcendental.
Now That Buhari Is Born Again...By Prince Charles Dickson
Scientists have
finally found out what’s wrong with the politicians' brain. They
discovered that on the right side there's nothing left and on the left
side there's nothing right. Anonymous
"My cabinet would be completely
detached people who are patriotic Nigerians, who are knowledgeable and
experienced…" - Nigerian President-elect, Mr. Muhammadu Buhari.
Often people ask me why I write on certain topics and issues all the time, like bashing government, and seeing very little good in persons in government and government actions and my takes on education, health and power, conflict, politics of ethnicity and more.
World Health Organization Blames Pesticide For ‘Mysterious Deaths’ In Nigerian Town
Pesticide poisoning
was the likely cause of the mysterious deaths of at least 18 people in a
southwestern Nigerian town earlier this week, the World Health
Organization said Sunday.
The “current hypothesis is cause of the event is herbicides”, WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl said in a Tweet.I Am South African, One Day I Will Visit Africa By Pius Adesanmi
his speaker, a South African who had just flown in from Johannesburg, started her own plenary session by expressing joy and excitement at finally being able to visit Africa for the first time.
Dateline 1997
In 1997, I was a researcher and translator at the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA), a French government-owned research funder in the humanities and social sciences based at the University of Ibadan. One of our research streams was entitled, "Youth, Street Culture, and Urban Violence in Africa". For three years, more than fifty commissioned African and Western scholars worked on the theme, using case studies from Africa's capital cities. We decided to end that research cycle with a conference on the theme in Abidjan, Cote-d'Ivoire.
Nigeria’s Curious Security Services By Sonala Olumhense
My dear reader, please look very closely at this picture. I am going to tell you about it.
I saved a lot of pictures from Nigeria’s historic elections of March
and April 2015; most in memorable words, several of them in pictures.
This was one of them.Before I discuss this picture, I want to tell you about another one, which appeared…in laughter. It was of Nigeria’s then presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari at an interview in London when he visited to give a speech in Chatham House. As you might recall, that was a time that many of his critics were questioning his health.
[STORY for the gods] Strange: Teenager gives birth to baby boy after having sex with snake
IT sounds unbelievable, but from the account of 19-year-old Kehinde
Adegoke, it really happened. The teenager who is an indigene of Ogbomoso
in Oyo State, but whose parents live in Minna, Niger State, has told
Sunday Tribune how she had sex with a snake in her dream for four years
and eventually got pregnant without any physical relationship with any
man.
Not only that, Kehinde was delivered of a baby boy in the early hours of March 28, 2015. The baby, however, was not brought strangeness with it as it had two teeth protruding from the gum in its lower jaw. It however died on Sunday, March 29 without any ill health pinned to it.
Not only that, Kehinde was delivered of a baby boy in the early hours of March 28, 2015. The baby, however, was not brought strangeness with it as it had two teeth protruding from the gum in its lower jaw. It however died on Sunday, March 29 without any ill health pinned to it.
FINALLY! Ondo govt reveals the real source strange disease in the state
ONDO state government weekend says it suspects ethanol poisoning as responsible for the death of over 20 persons in Irele area of the state last week.
It dismissed insinuation that the alleged strange disease was contagious and put death tool at 18.
Conflicting reports emanated from the remote community last week over the outbreak of strange disease.
While the natives people in the community alleged that the death was caused by some unknown persons who committed sacrilege by breaking into the Malokun Shrine and stoling sacred objects, government insist such is unknown to science.
PHOTOSPEAK: Xenophobic South Africa I cry: Stalked, stabbed, killed in Alexandra for being from Mozambique. RIP Emmanuel Sithole… This is what they doing…
I cry: Stalked, stabbed, killed in Alexandra for being from Mozambique. RIP Emmanuel Sithole.FRESH TROUBLE For Jonathan!!! Governors Move To Hijack PDP From Jonathan: •Rivers, Delta, Akwa Ibom, may now finance partyFresh woes may be …
Rivers, Delta, Akwa Ibom, may now finance party
Fresh woes may be on the way for President Goodluck Jonathan following his ill fated re-election bid.
Most of the governors elected on the platform of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), are understood to be plotting to sideline him in their plan to rebuild the party.
The governors, outgoing and surviving, want to chart a new course for the party with them in the driving seat.
But they are also disposed to bringing in as many of those frustrated out by President Jonathan as possible, sources familiar with the development told The Nation in Abuja yesterday.
Barring any alteration of their plan, the governors are expected to go full blast from May 29, hijacking the party’s affairs from President Jonathan whose tenure terminates on that day.
Fresh woes may be on the way for President Goodluck Jonathan following his ill fated re-election bid.
Most of the governors elected on the platform of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), are understood to be plotting to sideline him in their plan to rebuild the party.
The governors, outgoing and surviving, want to chart a new course for the party with them in the driving seat.
But they are also disposed to bringing in as many of those frustrated out by President Jonathan as possible, sources familiar with the development told The Nation in Abuja yesterday.
Barring any alteration of their plan, the governors are expected to go full blast from May 29, hijacking the party’s affairs from President Jonathan whose tenure terminates on that day.
LEAKED!!! Plot To Poison Buhari Exposed – OPEN SECRETS [A MUST READ]
ATTENTION ALL APC FAITHFULS!!
THERE ARE PLANS TO POISON GMB!!
Dear Uncle, the news today that President Goodluck Jonathan will hand
over power to the President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.),
on May 28, at a dinner and a vision by Dr. Moshood Fayemiwo relayed
since April 2, 2015 from Chicago about possible food poisoning of Buhari
if he visits Aso Rock, looks and sounds too coincidental for comfort.Nasarawa federal constituency re-run election: APC wins
Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission for the election, Mr. Uji Francis, announced the results in Lafia on Sunday.He said, “Abubakar Sarki Dahiru of APC, having satisfied the requirement of the law and scoring the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.”
EXPOSED!!! Gulak reveals how Mu’azu orchestrated the downfall of PDP… Shocking details… Jonathan will lot like this
Former Senior Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on
Political Affairs, Mr. Ahmed Gulak, tells TOBI AWORINDE that those
defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives
Congress lack focus, sincerity and loyalty
What are your thoughts on the mass exodus of members from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress?
What are your thoughts on the mass exodus of members from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress?
BOMBSHELL!!! Heavy Tension In Aso Rock Over Jonathan’s Demand For Audit and Refund Of His N2trn Election Funds … Govs, Ministers Now… In Aso rock [Read More]
Jonathan, credible sources said, has also set up a committee of five to get those with the funds to return them.
Nigerian troops entered Sambisa Forest yesterday in search of missing Chibok girls
Omotola celebrates her youngest child as he turns 13 today
Snoop Dogg reposts his pic with Timi Dakolo on his instagram page
23 year old female arrested for stabbing colleague to death during an argument
Yusuf Monsurat (23), a student of D.S. Adegbenro Polytechnic,
Itori,
Ogun State pictured above has been arrested by the Ogun state Police
command for stabbing her colleague, Eric Moses, to death in their school
hostel following an argument on March 17th.
According to Tribune, Monsurat who claims not to know how the incident
happened, was a close friend of the deceased until she began to suspect
him of being a cult member. This made her withdraw from him and even
withdrew more after Eric confessed to her that he was indeed a cult
member.
Monsurat says she had a dream on the day of the
incident and in the dream, she saw Moses and herself engaged in a
quarrel, and Moses slapped her in the dream. She said as soon as she
woke up, she approached one of her friends who she narrated her dream
to. As she was narrating her story, she said Moses overheard, approached
her and picked a quarrel with her. An argument ensued and before she
knew it, Moses began beating her. She claims Moses then picked up a
knife to
stab her but she defended herself and the knife pierced his
neck, leading to his death.
London Business Woman Kemi Laniyan set to launch new fashion label, Ilorin Fashion
Successful
and amiable business woman Kemi, who owns London Flats, a luxury apartment
rental service agency for city professionals in London, is branching out into
the field of fashion with her new Label ‘Ilorin Fashion’ which is set to Launch
soon.
The fashion label which is to be based in London will focus on ready to
wear designs by indigenous designers from across the African continent and will
be available in select clothing stores and boutiques on the high streets and
online.
Kemi
says her motivation for the label is to makedesignsby African fashion designers
more visible in the mainstream and in everyday life,especially in board rooms
and business meetings -. “We already look fabulous and chicin the
designs we wear to weddings and celebratory occasions, and I want to bring that
same level of chicness into casual pieces for everyday women of every race and
creed, especially in the west. The idea is to marry African and Western designs
into everyday casual clothing that can be worn by every woman, anywhere,
anytime.”.
700 migrants feared dead in deadliest Mediterranean ship capsize
The Xenophobia Syndrome - by Charly Boy
I am not feeling good today. Perhaps I got up on the wrong side of the bed. But the bad news from my telephone conversation with my granddaughter who is an undergraduate in Mauritius last week could be a factor. She expressed her deep concerns regarding safety in her country of study, highlighting strings of attacks on foreigners.I have been most worried about the too much bickering and guarding of territory stories making the rounds. It appears Xenophobia is becoming the mass ideology of the century.
Photos: Kim Kardashian buys herself $400K Rolls Royce luxury car
The reality star and mother of one was spotted in LA yesterday driving in a
brand-new 2015 Rolls Royce Phantom, the latest model which starts at $407,000. That would be about N80m in Nigerian currency. See more photos after the cut...
Palace Chief explains the mystery behind Ondo strange disease, says love of money is the root of disease outbreak
According to Chief Moses Enimade, the Oyewoga of Ode Irele in Ondo State and the second in Command to the Oba of Irele community, the disease is a punishment for the sacrilege committed against a local diety, Molokun, by some youths who wanted to use some stolen items from the dieties shrine for money ritual. What he said after the cut...(above are photos of people in the community)
Architizer 2015 A+ Awards: What are the world's coolest new buildings?
Architecture
website Architizer has just announced the winners of its 3rd annual A+
Awards, highlighting the best new building designs from around the
world.
This year's awards cover more
than 90 categories, including everything from residential and commercial
properties to cultural architecture such as museums and religious
buildings.
A collection of 300
judges, made up of industry experts have chosen five finalists from
entries in each category. They've also selected one winner from these
for their "Jury" prize.
There's also a "Popular Choice" winner in each category, which is determined by the public through online voting.
What's behind xenophobic attacks in South Africa?
As
attacks against foreigners and their businesses rage on, killing at
least six people this week, other nations in the continent are
scrambling to evacuate their citizens from South Africa. But this is
not the first time xenophobic violence has exploded in a country that tries to portray itself as a diverse "rainbow" nation.
Car babes banned? China wants eyes on cars not models at auto show
When China's biggest auto show opens in Shanghai this week, the only models on display will be the ones with four wheels.
Gone, show organizers hope, will be the scantily-clad "car babes"
that in previous years have posed provocatively on car hoods and
sashayed through the aisles to draw crowds to the 9-day event.
The
focus, instead, will be the latest offerings from an array of global
car manufacturers, which -- models or not -- are pulling out all the
stops to compete for Chinese customers in what since 2009 has been the
world's largest car market.
Does more money make you happier at work?
It's not every day that a CEO voluntarily slashes his salary by 90% after reading an academic article.
Yet in the case of Dan Price, founder of Gravity Payments, that's exactly how it happened. After reading a study showing
that for workers earning under $75,000 there's a strong connection
between income and happiness, he made a decision. Within the next three
years, he announced Monday, every employee at his company would earn at
least $70,000. And he was going to shrink his million-dollar salary to
make that happen.
Ron Friedman