August 2009 Daily Books (84)

FEAR OF ARREST: Ex-Gov Odili Pays Back Debt

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Added by Politics X on August 31, 2009 at 6:00pm — 16 Comments

Stephanie Oforka’s hair and beauty routine

What is your everyday beauty regimen?

I make sure I drink lots of water as soon as I get up in the morning. I usually exfoliate at least twice a week, and I cleanse my face after every shower. I make it a habit to wear very light makeup during the day and keep my hair in an up-do as well.

What is your night-time look?

My night-time look is a bit heavier than my everyday look; my hair is usually down because I love to flaunt my hair, and… Continue

Added by 9jabook.com webmadam on August 31, 2009 at 10:46am — 3 Comments

Airline bonanza

Its good to be echoing it in their ears (politicians) every now and then maybe it will reduce their level of coruption.

Last week the minister of Aviation gave us primary school mathematics that the Airlines are running flights with great loses by doing bonanza. We know as lay men, those Airlines will never carry a fully booked flight on bonanza, after all 1 of the requirements for this bonanza is booking ahead in 2 weeks and there is no way the flight will carry only ( us ) the poor… Continue

Added by Austin Akaninyene on August 30, 2009 at 6:41pm — 10 Comments

Norbert Young :Indiscipline in Nollywood so bad that actors insist on what to wear----

Norbert Young is a household name in Nigeria. Television viewers will not forget his performance in the now rested soap opera, Checkmate, where he played the role of a university teacher. In that television series, he exposed some of the bad things lecturers do and he was good playing the role.

A core professional, Young said that the country would get more mileage if the government would use Nigerian movies, which, according to him, is a veritable vehicle for… Continue

Added by NollywoodMohits on August 30, 2009 at 4:02pm — 12 Comments

Sunday Opinion :RCCG's enstranged Pastor Ituah Ighodalo: 2004 Interview retrospect What exactly did he do wrong ?

Pastors Divided Over Sack Of Ighodalo

While the General Superintendent, Deeper Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi and the General Overseer, Four Square Gospel Church, Reverend Wilson Badejo, say that divorce is unscriptural and Christians who choose the path of divorce should not be pampered, other pastors say a man of God is free, according to a biblical injunction, to divorce his wife and remarry in the case of adultery.

“I don’t think it was… Continue

Added by frank adeche Mr Netchurch on August 30, 2009 at 11:30am — 8 Comments

Mysterious Yam Flour meal ‘Amala’ kills 5 in Lagos

Not fewer than 5 people were feared dead in Owode-Langbasa Aja area of Lagos State, after eating yam flower popularly known as Amala, in anticipation to begin their Ramadan fast in the early hours of Friday.

we gathered that one of the victims after consuming the toxic amala died on the spot while others gave up the ghost on the way when good Samaritans were trying to take them to the hospital for revival. Over 20 others were rushed to different hospitals, while some… Continue

Added by 9jabook.com on August 29, 2009 at 4:30pm — 18 Comments

Tragedy on the Lagoon - Husband died trying to save wife of 7 days - You killed our son’, hubby’s family tells survivor wife

The recent death of Lekan Benson Adelaja and others in boats mishap in a Lagos community, just seven days after his wedding, has generated many controversies between his family and his wife’s. Adewale Ajayi reports.

When the family of Benson Adelaja gathered on August 1 to consummate the marriage of their son, Lekan to Sunbo in Ikenne, Ogun State, they never knew that the joy of their son getting married would be short-lived .

The family never had any inkling that the… Continue

Added by cozzy webtatafo on August 28, 2009 at 9:13am — 20 Comments

EFCC set to arraign sacked bank chiefs

By Kingsley Ighowenghian, Wale Igbintade and Tunde Opeseitan, Lagos

* Arrests Intercontinental Bank Chairman, Obieri

* Court Orders Release Of Nwosu, Adigwe

* Grants Ibru Leave To Enforce Rights

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Farida Waziri, has disclosed that the detained bank executives will be arraigned soon, because "it is within the law for every Nigerian to seek legal redress against perceived wrong but we want to… Continue

Added by 9jabook.com on August 27, 2009 at 11:27am — No Comments

What I hate about breakups

Some hair-splitting wonk has just told me that nothing good can come out of a breakup.

“When you break up, your whole identity is shattered — you are no longer alive.”

As you can tell, gross exaggerations are the stepping-stones of her existence. Typical romantic. Of course no one is entirely pleased with breakups. They are probably the only things, except the naked shock of seeing Madonna’s new arms, that the whole world might ever have in common. Still, like… Continue

Added by 9jabook.com webmadam on August 27, 2009 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

Breaking News ! Cece Ibru "nabbed" by EFCC. in ikoyi office

Mrs. Cecilia Ibru is now in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after surrendering to Economic and Financial Crimes Commision officials at 3PM today

Rumours that Mrs. Ibru had fled the country like counterpart Erastus Akingbola of InterContinental bank. She had earlier been declared wanted by the EFCC, and had gone underground,where she began a lawsuit that legal sources said gave her enough confidence to meet officials at their Ikoyi Lagos… Continue

Added by 9jabook.com on August 26, 2009 at 4:32pm — 10 Comments

Microsoft in Racial BlackFace White Hand Photographic Racism

Software giant Microsoft has apologised for editing a photo to change a black man's head to that of a white man.

The picture, showing employees sitting around a desk, appeared unaltered on the firm's US website.

But on the website of its Polish business unit the black man's head was replaced with a white face, although the colour of his hands was unchanged.

Microsoft said it had pulled the image and would be investigating who made the… Continue

Added by 9jabook.com on August 26, 2009 at 4:08pm — 10 Comments

The 12 most annoying types of Facebookers and 9jabookers ! We hope not !

Facebook, for better or worse, is like being at a big party with all your friends, family, acquaintances and co-workers.There are lots of fun, interesting people you're happy to talk to when they stroll up. Then there are the other people, the ones who make you cringe when you see them coming. This article is about those people.

Sure, Facebook can be a great tool for keeping up with folks who are important to you. Take the status update, the… Continue

Added by 9jabook.com webmadam on August 26, 2009 at 2:51pm — 1 Comment

US Senator Edward Kennedy, Heir of Powerful Family, Dies

U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, the elder statesman of America's most famous political family, is dead at the age of 77 (born 2/22/32) after a battle with brain cancer. He was the youngest brother of slain President John Kennedy. The life of the Massachusetts' Democrat was marked by both achievement and controversy.

Senator Kennedy was a champion of liberal causes, and over the course of his Senate career sponsored legislation that fundamentally altered worker rights,… Continue

Added by 9jabook.com on August 26, 2009 at 11:12am — No Comments

3 Great Tips for Overcoming Procrastination

If you constantly find yourself avoiding getting your work done, even when it is due the next day, you are probably procrastinating. If you find yourself doing so consistently for more than a month, congratulations, you are a chronic procrastinator.

Procrastinating is a bad habit to fall into, and once you're in a habit it is quite difficult to break out of it.

Fortunately, it is possible to stop procrastinating with a lot of determination and perseverance. If you have already… Continue

Added by nurudeen olukayode orikeye on August 26, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON BARRACKS RENOVATION. (PCBR)

I want to use this medium to ask good people on Naijabook who truly believe in Rebranding to please ask the government of President Yaradua what has suddenly halt the Barracks Renovation Project,which has been halted since Dec, 2008.

The commision was given the mandate to renovate all the Barracks in the Nation. This project kicked off last year , so far the first phase was just a flash in a pan, The second phase kicked off around August last year.

I am using the NAF BASE Kaduna as my… Continue

Added by KING AYO.1 on August 26, 2009 at 9:42am — No Comments

Weboga Alert GTbank email: New Sc.a.m or Bank Goof ? Collect Mas.terca.rd at ikoyi lagos branch,

I recieved this today in my email box maybe it was in error or a brand spanking new type of f.ra.ud. by the ever versatile youths in Naija's ASUU Strike Summer School.

After reading, either the banks policy on initial funding varies as i know from the details in the mastecard i have from GTBank that a minimum of $200 USD is required to fund your Master Card at inception.In this email it says $100

Or is this some way to kidnap or lure (you never… Continue

Added by 9jabook.com on August 26, 2009 at 9:11am — 1 Comment

Chris Brown has been sentenced to five years probation

American singer Chris Brown has been sentenced to five years probation and six months hard labour.

Reading the verdict in Los Angeles , Judge Patricia Schnegg said Brown is to perform the hard labour at the Commonwealth Catholic Charities in Richmond, Virginia where he must also take a 52-week domestic violence course.

Brown who pleaded guilty to the charge of assault must stay 100 yards away from Rihanna, except under an entertainment plat form.

The… Continue

Added by NollywoodMohits on August 26, 2009 at 8:21am — No Comments

Court orders EFCC to release Adigwe, Nwosu

LAGOS— For two weeks running, the dust raised in the nation’s banking sector refused to settle with events happening in quick succession.

Only yesterday, the former Managing Directors of Afribank Plc and Fin Bank Plc, Mr Sebastian Adigwe and Mr Okey Nwosu, respectively, also removed two weeks ago by the CBN Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, were yesterday ordered to be released on bail by the EFCC by the same court, eight days after their arrest.…

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Added by chuks ezeh on August 26, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

I want to empower women through music, says Ashionye

She is the voice we once heard on radio. Then she hit the music scene in the all girl group Emete. The group split in 2005 with the three members going their separate ways. She thereafter cut out to do her thing. With her new album, Michelle Ugbo Christened herself Ashionye.

She has been a brand in the Nigerian music scene since then. In 2007, she gave birth to the Girlpower concert. An initiative aimed at empowering female musicians.… Continue

Added by chuks ezeh on August 26, 2009 at 7:19am — 4 Comments

STEPHANIE OKEREKE PREMIERS THROUGH THE GLASS IN NIGERIA

The leggy queen of beauty who is one of the relevant faces in Nollywood today has perfected all plans to have the Nigeria's premier of her award-winning movie, Through the Glass.

The multi-million naira movie where she's the only African featured in is slated to be premiered on 13th of September at the Silverbird Galleria, Lagos.

After the premier, the movie will now be released for public consumption from the 16th of September, 2009. While a lot of Lagosians… Continue

Added by NollywoodMohits on August 25, 2009 at 9:27am — 10 Comments