American singer Rihanna has been spotted canoodling on the beach in Barbados with her former teenage sweetheart.
The 21-year-old star used to go out with 24-year-old Negus Sealy before she she hit the big time.
Reports suggest the pair could now be rekindling their romance following Rihanna's split from Chris Brown, who allegedly assaulted her.
Back together? Rihanna was seen with her former teenager lover Negus Sealy in Barbados, lapping up the waters on a beach
Sealy is said to be mending the singer's broken heart after her difficult spell and being a shoulder to cry on.
A source told the News of the World: 'Negus was a shoulder to cry on. He's a really smart guy - clever, good looking, very cool.
'All the girls adore him and call him the Love God. He and Rihanna were seeing each other before she hit the big time.'
The pair were spotted lapping up the sun on the island as Rihanna slipped into a sexy black bikini and hat.
She is said to be so smitten with him that she has told friends and family that Brown, 19, is definitely history, according to the newspaper.
The source added: 'Rihanna and Negus both realised there was still a strong sexual attraction between them and became inseparable.
'Whenever Rihanna went to the beach or out partying, Negus was always there.
'They were very careful not to be seen too closely together though as they're trying to keep their relationship a secret.'
Chris Brown appeared in a Los Angeles court last month and denied assault. If convicted her could face a jail term of up to five years.
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Country Man Be careful as these 419ers have become more and more daring ! They now focus on 9gerians even more ! talk about Bringing it back home .I wish they could scam one of our top scammers . The politicians.Talk about Maradona(IBB) getting maradonnad by one small yahoo yahoo boy for ikeja ! .Now that will make my day !
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The uncertainty and protests that have trailed Saturday’s rerun governorship election in Ekiti State took another dimension on Wednesday, as a group of women clad in white attires protested round Ado-Ekiti, half-dressed. The protesters, who sang anti-Peoples Democratic Party’s songs and chorused “Eeye o” waved white handkerchiefs to onlookers who cheered them on.
Some of the placards hoisted by the women read, “VP Jonathan, stop your imposition on Ekiti rerun; Prof. Iwu, fear God; Fayemi won the election, INEC no magomago; Iwu be warned; Ayoka Adebayo, heroine of democracy.”
At the Oke-Iyinmi roundabout, 10 of the half-dressed women caused a stir when they formed a separate group to perform a rite, in which they were heard appeasing the gods of the land.
While the rite lasted, the women rained curses on all anti-democratic forces and those disrupting the peace of the state.
The convener of the rally, Okusanya, said that the women decided to add their voice to the ding-dong that had become the lot of the governorship rerun since Saturday when the election was held.
Okusanya, who is also the woman leader of the AC in the state, said that the women were AC members drawn across the state and concerned senior citizens who were fed up with the antics of INEC.
Having allegedly collated the results of the rerun, she said that the embattled Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs. Olusola Adebayo, should be allowed to complete the assignment by announcing the winner.
She said, “Non-release of the result is an ingredient for chaos and violence. The women of Ekiti are in full support of Adebayo to be allowed an unfettered atmosphere to do her job.”
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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says Rio Ferdinand has not cracked a rib and is hopeful the defender will be available for the Champions League semi-final second leg away to Arsenal on Tuesday.
The European champions go into next week’s second-leg with a one-goal advantage following John O’Shea’s first-half match-winner at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
United’s failure to convert a host of first-half chances prompted Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to claim Ferguson's team would live to regret their profligacy once the dust has settled at the Emirates, yet United remain bullish about their prospects of reaching a second successive final. On their three previous visits to the Emirates, United have managed four goals and each result to date - a 2-2 draw and two 2-1 defeats - would prove sufficient to earn a trip to Rome.
Just one goal next Tuesday for the Premier League leaders would leave Arsenal needing to score three times and Cristiano Ronaldo is confident that United have the firepower to progress.
Ronaldo said: “It’s going to be difficult against Arsenal but I’m dreaming of Rome and I am very confident. The Olympic Stadium is a great stadium. I believe we can go to Arsenal and score a goal or two.
“We should have scored more in the first game, but Manuel Almunia made some great saves – 1-0 is still a good result for us, though.” Had a dipping volley from Ronaldo not struck the crossbar late in the second half, United could have emerged from the first leg with a more commanding advantage.
But Wayne Rooney, who goes into the second leg knowing that a yellow card would rule him out of the final should United win through, echoed Ronaldo’s assertion that Ferguson’s team would up the ante by scoring in London.
Rooney said: “If we get a goal, Arsenal will need to score three so we’re in a good position. We have to go there and try to score. If we do that, it will give us a great opportunity to get to the final.
“I don’t know how Arsenal will be feeling but they know what a difficult game they’ll be in for next week. They know they can’t really afford to concede a goal. We limited Arsenal to very few chances at Old Trafford and, if we do that next week, we’ll fancy our chances.”
Rooney’s recent return to his best form was evident again against Arsenal, despite his deployment out of position on the left flank.
The tactical move by Ferguson enabled Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez to flourish in central roles and Ronaldo, whose 42 goals last season provided the foundations of United’s success, believes he is now hitting his best form at the perfect stage.
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MAN UNITED
Injury concerns: Rio Ferdinand (rib), Owen Hargreaves (knee), Gary Neville (ankle)
One booking from missing Champions League final: Wayne Rooney, Patrice Evra, Carlos Tevez
ARSENAL
Injury concerns: Gael Clichy (back), William Gallas (knee), Robin van Persie, Mikael Silvestre, Eduardo (all groin), Tomas Rosicky (hamstring)
One booking from missing final: Abou Diaby, Samir Nasri, Robin van Persie, Alex Song
CHELSEA
Injury concerns: Deco (hamstring), Joe Cole (knee), Ricardo Carvalho (hamstring), Paulo Ferreira (knee)
One booking from missing final: Michael Ballack, Alex, Nicolas Anelka
BARCELONA
Injury concerns: Gabriel Milito (knee), Martin Caceres (tonsillitis)
One booking from missing final: Daniel Alves, Sergio Busquets
Suspended for semi-final second leg: Carles Puyol
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ABUJA- Former Minister of foreign Affairs and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Major General Ike Omar Sanda Nwachukwu (rtd) has called for the arrest and prosecution of a member of the House of Representatives, Chief Albert Abiodun Adeogun over an alleged electoral fraud that produced him as PDP candidate in the 2007 National Assembly election in Ife federal constituency of Osun State.In a strongly worded letter to PDP National Chairman, Chief Vincent Eze Ogbulafor, Gen. Nwachukwu who was the Chairman, PDP National Electoral Panel that conducted the 2006 primary election in Osun State condemned in strong terms the fraudulent manner in which the winner of the primary elections for Ife Federal Constitution, Hon John Fasogbon, was substituted with someone that never took part in the party primary election.General Ike Nwachukwu’s angry reaction was provoked by a petition by a member of the House of Representative, Hon. Albert Adeogun (Ife federal constituency) dated February 13, 2009 to PDP National Chairman in which he alleged that the result sheet in possession of one Hon Fasogbon was forged and that he (Fasogbon) also stole the certificate of return from PDP National Secretariat Abuja.Hon. Adeogun and Fasogbon have been involved in legal battle in the past two years over the authentic candidate of PDP for Ife federal constituency during the 2007 general election.Adeogun had claimed before the court of appeal in Abuja that he was the PDP elected candidate for Ife Federal Constituency and that “the certificate of return in favour of Fasogbon could not have emanated from PDP headquarters in Abuja ”.The federal lawmaker literarily dug his own grave when he mustered the effrontery to write the PDP National Chairman on National Assembly letter headed paper personally signed by him and challenged PDP National Secretariat “to state in clear terms” the status of documents in possession of his opponent.However PDP National Chairman who considered the petition and the allegations therein as very serious ordered an immediate- in-house investigation into the petition.The in-house investigation by the office of the National Organising Secretary, however, revealed that the certificate of return for Ife Federal Constituency of Osun State signed by General Ike Nwachukwu was issued in favour of Hon. John O. Fasogbon as the winner neither did Hon Adeogun feature in the primary contest.Upon receipt of the in-house report, signed by the NOS, Prince Uche Secondus, Chief Ogbulafor ordered that a letter be dispatched to General Ike Nwachukwu to confirm or deny issuance of the certificate of return and to as well authenticate his signature on it.The PDP letter dated March 12, 2009 and signed by Chief Uche Secondus to General Nwachukwu asked him to urgently confirm the authenticity or otherwise of the document in dispute and his signature on it in view of the legal battle by the two contending PDP members.In a swift reaction to PDP letter General Nwachukwu in his reply dated March 27, 2009 and personally signed by him confirmed the genuineness of the result sheet and the certificate of return which contained his signature as the authentic documents his National Electoral panel issued in favour of Hon. Fasogbon.He confirmed that the result sheet was issued by Hon. Wahab Olaniyam and Prince Lere Laoye who were representatives of his panel at the venue of the election on 25th November, 2006 upon which the final certificate of return was also issued in favour of the winner.Apparently piqued by Adeogun’s petition and the fraudulent manner in which the winner of the primary election was substituted, General Nwachukwu demanded in his reply to the PDP National Chairman that Adeogun and others involved in the electoral fraud must be persecuted to a logical conclusion for a criminal offence to serve as deterrent to others who might wish to subvert the wish of the people in future.The letter dated 27th March, 2009 read in part ““I wish to confirm that that the result sheet that returns Hon. John O. Fasogun which contained my signature and dated 26 November, 2006 is the authentic result sheet submitted to the National Secretariat of the PDP.By- MIKE ODIAKOSE
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ABUJA - A housemaid, Lydia Elisha, has petitioned the House of Representatives over allegations of torture and humiliation meted out to her by the police on the orders of Rep. Henry Shawulu.The three-page petition, addressed to the Speaker of the House, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, was written through her counsel, Mr. Tom Metu of Peace Chambers, Abuja.In the petition, which was made available to newsmen in Abuja, Elisha said Shawulu accused her of stealing N40,000 from his residence at EFAB Estate, Abuja.Following the allegation, Elisha said the lawmaker took her initially to EFAB Estate police station where she was detained between April 5 and April 9.The petitioner said that she was transferred to Life Camp police station where she was almost tortured to death by the police.Narrating her ordeal, Elisha said: “I was handcuffed, tortured and taken to a hidden corner outside the police building in a container where I was asked to agree that I stole the money.”Elisha said that her refusal to agree to the police request earned her more torture and humiliation, as her boss directed and watched her being dehumanised.“The I.P.O implored me to agree that I stole the money to avoid further punishment. I refused. He therefore poured tear gas powder on me after soaking my body with water.‘’My body, breasts and private part were severely burnt such that I was unable to sit down for days,’’ she said.The housemaid said that a lawyer, Teslim Agboola, who came to assist in securing her release on bail, was equally assaulted by the police officers who threatened to beat him up.“I want to state categorically that I never stole any money from Shawulu’s home but I was no longer tolerating abuses, curses and insults from Shawulu’s wife and children,’’ she said.Elisha, a 22 year old girl from Kanke in Plateau, was engaged by Shawulu on November 14, 2008 on a monthly salary of N12,000 before it was increased to N15,000 due to her diligence and hardwork.The girl, through her counsel, had threatened to sue the lawmaker and claim damages for the brutality, humiliation and violation of her fundamental human rights.The maid told newsmen that she was still receiving treatment at a private clinic due to severe burns and injuries she sustained.According to her, she still has her mobile telephone, purse and a pair of shoes in the custody of the police station.Contacted on telephone, Shawulu, who represents Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency of Taraba, claimed ignorance of the matter.But he was quick to ask later, “where do you get that story.’’“I am not aware of what you are saying. Who are your witnesses? You have no evidence to prove what you are saying.’’Both the Divisional Crime officer at Life Camp Police Station and the I.P.O in charge of the case, had confirmed the incident but denied the alleged torture.An eyewitness, simply called Olatubosun, narrated how the girl was allegedly brutalised on the orders of Shawulu, who personally supervised the torture.Olatubosun told newsmen that all pleas by him and other sympathisers at the police station fell on deaf ears, as the lawmaker insisted he would force her to pay the alleged stolen money.The witness said that he heard the lawmaker saying that Lydia was very hard working, being the only maid who stayed beyond a month with his wife.
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Title: Enter The Place
Feature: Sound Sultan
Album: The Unstoppable
Producer: Jiggy Jegg
Video Director: Luke Biggins
Mixed By: Ozzie Tripple o and Wayne McNeish
Location: London
Enter the place is a feel good party dance track written by 2Face Idibia featuring Sound Sultan. The song is 2face’s way of inviting people to join him in the celebration of the good life. It directly translates as come join the fun. He depicts “The Place” as the party of the year which each listener can relate to in their own little way as maybe a birthday, house party or however they deem fit.
Sound Sultan featured alongside 2face on this track and was chosen due to their long term relationship and the rich lyrics, exuberance and energy that 2face knew he would bring to the song.
Once the song was completed the search was now on to find someone who could produce a video that would clearly convey 2face’s good life concept to all viewers. After a wide international search Luke Biggins a budding UK video director was chosen for the project, due to his impressive resume of 100 music videos, 18 television shows and directing coverage of Tsunami relief concert, all in a short space of time. The video was shot at various locations in London and was directed to show people in a party atmosphere. 2 face and Sound Sultan emitted vast amounts of energy on the video set showing the world their African version of the much loved “skanking dance”
“Whenever you are feeling down enter the place and give God the glory”.
NB: Don’t live on the fast lane, live life to the fullest, life is too short!!!!!!!!!
Title: Go Down There
Album: The Unstoppable
Video Director: Luke Biggins
Location: London
“Go down there” is a collaboration of 2face and Sway (a fellow MOBO award winner and a UK based artiste signed to Konvict records)
From being a humanitarian and selfless person 2face empathises on the world’s continuous suffering, he uses the song to convey how although grateful for good times, he is tired of the drama. He asks us all one question. If you had a chance to preview and review the world during the 9 months in your mother’s belly before u were born, if you were warned and informed of the Shooting and killings, the drug abuse, the terrorism and the wars that constantly go on, would you really come down here?
Sway also communicates that although life is not perfect, some others keep struggling through and try to make the most of the situation and where we have all found ourselves out here.
The video was shot at a ware house in London. It visually communicates some of the worries of the world. It shows the slums, death, knifes and guns, slaves in captivity, effects of the wars on the children. Showing things in the world that we sometimes don’t want to admit exist. Whether you have the peace of a dove or instinct of a leader we all coexist in this world, good alongside bad.
The question is what would you do? Would you really wanna go there?
NB: STOP THE VIOLENCE, STOP THE HATE MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE!!!!
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My issue with this is how come the US gets the 490Million dollars fine is it against the US people or the Nigerian people .
SUMMARY Of this Country Robbery :
RobberA(haliburton) bribes RobberB(probably yaradua & his boys) 490Millionusd to get contract of 2BillionUSD or more (this is from the law of bribing which states a typical bribe must be at least one quarter of the total payoff see http://www.9jageeks.com/lawsofmuguandguyman ) usd from MuguA(Nigerian people and dem say all of us na 419 ! )
RobberC (USA) then Fines RobberA about 490MUSD. RobberB(certainly yaradua & his boys) keeps loot does not get prosecuted by MuguA (me & you and the Nigerian people )!
WIN WIN situation for all except us the Mugus !
Pls Read on !
That Nigeria has a serious corruption problem is no surprise to even the most casual observer of Nigerian issues. As such, there was little shock when international conglomerates Siemens AG (Germany) and Halliburton (USA) were both exposed for collaborating with various Nigerian officials in corrupt practices to the combined tune of at least $436 million. Siemens AG and Halliburton have been punished by their home countries, Nigerians are yet to see the punishment or even legitimate identification of a single Nigerian individual tied to these corporate corruption scandals. Although the Nigerian public is demanding the identification of Nigerians involved in these and other corruption matters, it might take a lot longer for the guilty to be brought to justice.
HALLIBURTON BRIBERY SCANDAL
Earlier this year, Halliburton admitted guilt in bribing Nigerian officials and agreed to pay $492 million dollars in fines to the United States government.
There has been growing discontent amongst the Nigerian people with calls for those involved in the most recent Halliburton scandal to be exposed. Yar'Adua cautioned that although the US government conducted a thorough investigation into the matter, Nigeria must also review the sealed American court documents to determine who will face punishment in Nigeria. Speaking through his spokesman, Yar'Adua said,
"You cannot charge anybody on the basis of speculations. We need the actual facts and that is what we are waiting for and once those facts are available to government then we will prosecute all the people involved."
ANOTHER INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE
Consequently, Nigeria's Attorney General/Minister of Justice, Micheal Aondoakaa (the 'Nigerian Curiosity of 2007'), created a committee to look into the scandal over a 6 week period. This new Committee is led by Nigeria's Chief Inspector of Police, Mike Okiro, and consists of the heads of other agencies, such as the EFCC Chairwoman who replaced Nuhu Ribadu, Farida Waziri, the head of the State Security Services (SSS), A.A. Gadzama, and a few others.
According to Aondoakaa, the Nigerian government requested many relevant court records from the United States through the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty and will use those documents to conduct an investigation.
A CREDIBILITY PROBLEM
When it comes to anti-corruption, Nigeria unfortunately has a serious credibility problem. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), charged with waging Nigeria's war against corruption, has failed to successfully try and convict any high ranking Nigerians on corruption charges. Additionally, many of the individuals on this new investigative Committee face credibility issues themselves. The new EFCC head, Waziri, is seen by many to be a pawn unwilling and/or unable to bring those who stole from public coffers to justice. Mike Okiro is seen as having played a significant role in removing Ribadu from the EFCC and as noted a few weeks ago, failed to respond or react to recent unsupported suggestions of a possible attack on the American Embassy in Lagos. The SSS is the security outfit which arrested and unlawfully detained Nigerian political bloggers Emmanuel Emeka Asiwe and Elendu and has a reputation of questionable tactics. Michael Aondoakaa, who created the investigative Committee, is apparently linked to a corruption scandal involving an Indian company that allegedly wants monies paid as bribes to be returned.
Even more important than the credibility issues faced by the various individuals tied to the Halliburton scandal Committee is the credibility problem faced by President Yar'Adua himself. Specifically with regard to corporate corruption and Nigerian officials, in 2007, Yar'Adua's spokesperson discussed the then-scandal of the day - Siemens AG,
"The President ... wishes to assure all Nigerians that in the new nation that we seek to build under his watch, any public official found to have abused his or her oath of office will not go unpunished. The President further assures that in this Siemens scandal, as in all cases that border on good governance and transparency, there will neither be sacred cows nor a cover up for anybody found culpable of breaching the law.”
This very public promise, like many others made by this administration, begs the question - what progress has been made? Although the ICPC was 'ordered' to investigate that scandal in 2007, it has been 2 years since Yar'Adua made that commitment and there continues to be no indication of any charges against the various Nigerians that were fingered in German courts, specifically, Major General Tajudeen Olanrewaju, Dr. Bello Haliru Mohamed, Chief Cornelius Adebayo, Alhaji Haruna Elegí, and Senator Jibril Aminu.
THE QUESTIONABLE TIME LIMIT
Credibility is not the only issue that forces a curious mind to view this new Committee and those associated with it critically. Apart from the obvious issue of the Committee representing another bureaucratic stalling tactic that has been used as nauseam in Nigerian politics, the 6 week limit imposed on the committee leads one to wonder whether that is enough time to 'investigate' and release the names of the culprits as promised. Although $150 million of the $180 million Halliburton bribe money has been traced to Switzerland, the investigation will hinge on legal documents that must be released by the U.S. Department of Justice. Nigeria sent at least one request on March 30th and has sent a total of 2 to expedite the process. Being that the Department of Justice is now focused on investigating alleged torture techniques used in that country's war against terror, plus the fact that bureaucracies are slow everywhere, it would take the direct act of God himself, though President Obama might suffice, to have those documents released within a reasonable period of time. That 6 week time limit appears unrealistic and might be an indication that this Committee and indeed this administration has little intention of adequately addressing the Halliburton scandal.
THAT RE-BRANDING ISSUE
That Nigeria is trying to rebuild its reputation abroad is a factor that cannot be ignored as well. While it is crucial to present to not just Nigerians but the world in general, that Nigeria will be tough on corruption, previous failures to adequately address corruption and punish the guilty speak louder than any P.R. attempt to focus attention on this new anti-corruption move. It must be reiterated that "success is key" to the re-branding effort and as such, the investigation of Nigerians involved in this scandal will not be enough. In fact, the public naming of those individuals will also not suffice. Nigerians who accepted bribes from Halliburton, Siemens AG and all other corporations must not only be exposed but they must return the monies they gained illegally, and serve jail time without any possibility of the 'plea bargain justice' many other Nigerians fingered in corruption scandals have received. When this happens, Nigeria will be able to shed its reputation as one of the world's most corrupt countries and that will in turn encourage more foreign investment, but most importantly, a belief amongst the average Nigerian that the rules apply to everyone, not just the poor.
NIGERIAN CRIME AND NONEXISTENT PUNISHMENT
The 2008 Power Probe conducted by the National Assembly is another reminder that the crimes of the well connected go unpunished in Nigeria. After months exposing the failures and deep corruption of Nigeria's power sector, the House of Representatives refused to debate the Power probe report, and till this date, not only have culpable individuals and companies not been brought to justice, but Nigerians continue to suffer from little to no electricity supply without the aid of diesel powered generators. President Yar'Adua has said little about punishing those responsible for this unfortunate reality suffered by the majority of Nigeria's people.
If Yar'Adua could not compel the punishment of those responsible for the abysmal state of power in Nigeria, what assurance is there that his administration will indeed investigate and punish those involved in a bribery scandal that amounts to a drop compared to the stolen monies that directly resulted in the ability of all Nigerians to have reliable power supply?
This Halliburton scandal definitely presents an opportunity for the administration to be tough on corruption, but its track record with other similar situations leads to little confidence that this time will be any different. Nigeria definitely has a punihment problem and is unable to take the obvious steps necessary to discipline those who clearly took advantage of their position to fatten their pockets at the expense of Nigeria's children, men and women who now lack the basics that they rightly deserve.
adapted from nigeriancuriosity.com
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The word spam means " " Before I wrote this , it meant unwanted or
unsolicited mail or literally speaking, Stuff that you see in your email inbox from someone you don�t know and you are not very keen on knowing, electronic garbage to put it digitally, that you have to dispose off with your own money and time .
Imagine waking up every day and meeting tons of garbage out side your doorstep that you have to take out else the Sanitation authorities will penalize you and the smell is awful too!
Now that is a graphic description of Spam, that means the stammer is the original web lowlife, bottom of the chain in Digital Ethics ,morals etc
Well sorry to say .I fess up and say proudly. I am a "SPAMMER". It is a funny confession, I bug peoples mailboxes with Christian articles etc and you trust humans they bug me back with replies and requests, some nice, others plain dumb, some very expletively REMOVE ME FOM YOUR MAILING LIST!
Since I started my �SPAMMING� career this last group got me thinking, and they actually got me worried and harassed as I was new to this business of sending out Jesus mails to people I never knew before .Like the proverbial Nigerian 419(con or scam artist) funny Spam and scam go together, see! They actually rhyme (it is a �p� and �c� that distinguish, short for PC some coincidence huh)
Well, back to the gist. I used to think, this is really bad, sending out Christian articles to people that don�t want them esp. to those that scream bloody murder (forgive my French) when they hear the "J" word (J is for Jesus, say it loud, �JESUS LOVES YOU!�) .
It amazed and bothered me initially, that I was getting really, really bad replies from folk about my SPAM cum �SCAM� tactics.
Well, then I used to unsubscribe them at their request thinking to my poor capitalist self, we are in a "CHOICE" world. �FREE WILL� is what got us here in the first place and as the Blessed Lord said Mark 6:11
11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the Day of Judgment, than for that city.
KJV Well that was what I just did then I quickly shook them off my Subscribe list just like that, UNTIL now.
You might be getting bored or better still gearing up for what adeche has to say ...."dis guy no dey tire sef " (sorry, non pidgin readers best phrase i could come up with )
Everyday recently I have noticed a new kind of Spam (yes I get spammed too) in my mailbox .It is "THE SCAM SPAM OF FREE PORNOGRAPHY) all sorts mails from fictitious email addresses that have pseudo gobbledok like jhfldkfg56938@jenny.com etc.. and they just land inside my mail box with all the audacity of the internet .
Well initially, I used to bother meself and reply back with emails telling them about Jesus etc but I got even more mail from these folk so I stopped doing that.
It was pretty funny and amazing the kinds of stuff advertised out there, FOR FREE, I sometimes imagine what teenagers are facing now with the ease of the Internet to distribute corrupting wares, It must be quite overwhelming, in those days in boarding school old bad boys had to get a hold of a playboy or a penthouse magazine and those didn�t come easy or cheap. Now, just go to the google search engine and type in the words you want and append "free" and I bet you the list of sites out there will amaze you!
For some time it got me really angry, etc but then I thought to myself don�t get mad, get even! So, I stopped throwing my digital tantrums because I simply just delete them (porn and get rich quick schemes) off my inbox/bulk folder whenever I can and thank God yahoo now gives 100mb free! God bless yahoo. (I, like a lot of folk I know LOVE free STUFF).
I just trash them off and don�t even bother to find out where they came from obviously from some poorly configured email relay server somewhere in China or Timbuktu!.
(See attached spamming manual or better yet send in a request for one)
Ok guys, on to the rest of this short gist. Well, it got me going cos the more I responded to these unsubscribe requests the more I felt bad at the language proffered by my angry readers in making them.
Also, my readers list got smaller (sigh congregation numbers low not good for netchurch "purse" incidentally we are a free site)
UNTIL I read somewhere in that same wonderful Book the HOLY bible that: Matt 24:14
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. KJV
And then "eureka!" enlightment came in. I reckoned to my self, well who wants out should get out as long as the gospel has been preached ,Apollos planted, Paul watered but the Holy Spirit is the one that giveth the increase amen !
I began to unsubscribe those that did not want to hear and to thank God for those that didn�t esp. the ones that replied with kind words of encouragement , and yes, maybe the others did not just give a damn about netchurch and our "junk mail" eeeyah, (funny word my Pastor says when he feels really, really sorry for you) Well now on to the main topic
The theory of SPAM
All around us today there is Spam everywhere , from when you wake up in the morning till you lay you down to sleep ,you are being spammed and in most cases scammed. Even in your dreams, so there seems like no escape from this, except us Christians have a reply. Peculiar huh?
Well �we are a peculiar people� 1Pet2:9 and O yes, I agree we get spammed too but no sir we aren�t supposed to get scammed for �GREATER is he that is in us ... We have the mind of Christ.�
You might not notice, all around you, from whenever you do your free willy thingy (nice movie it was too, boy and fish) there is either a Spam or scam going on or a combination .
As Spam means unsolicited messages, scam means a conception of deceptions from the adechefranksters dictionary.
From the time you wake up or your alarm clock does the job and look at yourself in the mirror in your bathroom (if you have the time unlike me) and lets assume you got spammed while you were dreaming (nightmare !) and somehow you know "it is gonna be a bad day. WHAM! SCAM done!
BUT: those are them days when the Son or Daughter of God El Shaddai says
Lam 3:22-23 22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, For his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; Great is your faithfulness. NIV
From then on the great SPAM/SCAM continues. How you dress depends on what Gucci, Calvin Klein etc have spammed and scammed you 300dollars for a Shirt! Because you want to be part of the in crowd. How you choose your breakfast depends on what Cadbury, Nestle or Sainsbury has spammed you with.
You drive (BMW, Benz, Toyota, and Honda Spam) to work and see variations of "britney spears" and �R.kellys� with or without any clothes SPAM again!
You notice the cute blonde dressed just like britney and you stare with your wife riding shotgun, SCAMMED too!
You get to work and one look at your boss and you know it is gonna be a bad day SPAM. (He got spammed too!)All through the day it is work, work and some kinds of work is like spam, plain backbreaking ugly monotonous job that you have no desire or skill for, but it sure pays well, so you do it to pay for the BMW,Gucci,Bel Air mansion (SCAM done again).
And so it goes on and on until you get home and switch on the Mother Ship of Spam the ubiquitousTelevision Set, which you watch until you go to bed that day and you say it out aloud. "What a day!� When it is clear that it should have been �What a Scam!�
Oh yes, the scam/scam game will continue until Christ returns but God still calls us all to:
James 4:7-8 NIV �submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
1 Cor 2:14-16 14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. 16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
KJV
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Please watch your kissing also lol !
As a precaution to an outbreak of swine flu in
Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Health has issued an alert but assured
Nigerians that measures had been put in place to tackle the epidemic.
The alert issued by the Minister of Health, Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, came on a day the worldwide death toll rose to 149.
Osotimehin
said that surveillance had been strengthened at all ports of entry into
the country – airports, seaports and all land borders.
“We have
our surveillance officers present and fully ready in all local
government areas, states and at the Federal level,” the minister said,
adding that so far, no suspected case of the flu had been reported in
Nigeria.
The minister also said the Federal Government was fully
prepared to contain any outbreak of the flu in the country with
adequate stockpile of Tamiflu, the drug of choice for treatment.
“We
wish to by this inform all clinicians and health workers to report any
suspected case of Swine flu to the Epidemiology Division, Department of
Public Health, Federal Ministry of Health,” Osotimehin stated.
The
ministry gave the phone details of contact persons, in the event of any
concern, as Dr. J.Y. Jiya (08034030212) , Dr. A. Nasidi (08037006349) ,
Dr. Henry Akpan (08037626718) and Mr. John Kehinde (08023210923) .
Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has described it as a "public health emergency of international concern".
According to current projections, a pandemic today could result in up to 7.4 million deaths worldwide, the WHO says.
CNN reported yesterday that Mexico's government is ordering closure schools nationwide as the suspected death toll rose.
Health
Secretary Jose Angel Cordova said only 20 of the deaths had been
confirmed to be from swine flu and the government was awaiting test
results on the rest.
He said 1,995 people had been hospitalised with
serious cases of pneumonia since the first case of swine flu was
reported on April 13. The government does not yet know how many were
swine flu.Of those hospitalized, 1,070 have been released.
He
said schools at all levels nationwide are suspended until May 6.
Schools had already been suspended in Mexico City and five of Mexico's
32 states.
The United States and the European Union (EU) have urged
travellers to Mexico to exercise caution, amid concerns over the spread
of the flu virus.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the US - which has 40 confirmed cases - was taking the issue "very seriously".
Earlier,
the WHO said there were 40 laboratory-confirme d cases of swine flu in
the US, 26 in Mexico, six in Canada and one in Spain.
Tests are
also being carried out on individuals or groups in New Zealand,
Australia, Brazil, Britain and Israel who fell ill following travel to
Mexico.
In most cases outside Mexico, people have been mildly ill and have made full recovery.
Concerns
arose over the health of US President Barack Obama weekend as one of
the people he shook hands with on his recent trip to Mexico reportedly
died suddenly of a lethal pork flu pandemic that has claimed 149 lives
worldwide.
Obama had shaken hands with an archaeologist, Felipe Solis, who died of the disease soon after the encounter.
The
White House, however, said Obama’s health had not been endangered by
his trip to Mexico City last week, in spite of reports in the Mexican
press that an archaeologist who met the US leader, died soon after from
“flu-like symptoms”.
All the pork eaters be careful of the swine you chop !
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THE Joint Task Force (JTF) in Niger Delta has confirmed the killing of two militants and arrest of three others in a clash in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers.A spokesman for the taskforce, Col. Rabe Abubakar, said in an electronic-mail to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourtthat suspected militants engaged a JTF patrol in Degema in the early hours of the day.“In the ensuing battle, they were over-powered and forced to retreat and in the process, two militants were killed and three arrested,’’ Abubakar said.He named the arrested militants as Dasobobo Dawan, Pekribo Georgewill and Emi Alaibo.Abubakar said on interrogation, the militants confessed that they were sent to carry out attacks on prominent personalities and taskforce personnel.“Similarly, in the militants’ efforts to avenge their colleagues’ misfortune and probably to rescue the arrested ones from JTF custody, an unprovoked reprisal attack was carried out by the same group of militants from the same camp in three speed boats.“The attack was successfully thwarted by the brave troops of the security out-fit and the militants fled with various degrees of injuries. During this reprisal attack, no soldier was injured or killed,” he said.The spokesman said the taskforce would continue to defend itself and would not kill or maim innocent persons with no cause.“Therefore, those who might have been victims of our own action or in-action must have been the aggressors, as we always act in self defence and not on the offensive,” Abubakar said.He said the taskforce had the responsibility to provide security and protectthe citizens of Nigeria and expatriates resident in the oil rich region against intimidation from criminals.“We will keep on doing our job in securing the region and we won’t be intimidated by anybody or group in the conduct of our duty.“We are not in any way engaged in press war, but the fact of the mattermust be stated for the interest of our admirers and for the records to be put straight,’’ the spokesman said.
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At least The suitors are getting beautiful wives cant say if OBJs daughters ... shuo make i shut up b4 SSS come carry me o !The Yar’Adua girls have simply become the hottest merchandise for most of Nigeria’s opportunistic, treasure-hunting elites and some wealthy but failed husbands. Next on the betrothal line is Aisha Yar`Adua, the beautiful 22-year old daughter of President Umaru Musa Yar`Adua , who in a couple of months will tie her nuptial.Though diamonds are described as a girl`s best friend, nuptial dates are certainly a girl`s happiest day and the dream of every father. President Yar`Adua’s giving away of his seven daughters, 9jabook.com learnt may after all be his seven-point agenda for his family.President Musa Yar`duaThe question now is, who will she be joined to? Recently she was sighted in social circles with an oil dealer, whom she introduced as her fiancé to a 9jabook.com source. However, emerging feelers suggest that there are subterranean moves by a certain Governor, with very close ties to the Yar`Adua, family, to join the race to land beautiful Aisha.Tagged third-point agenda, Aisha `s nuptial race will certainly be an exciting one to watch as there are indication that the list of contenders are getting longer than the list of pretenders.9jabook.com checks reveals that the traditional route to financial success in Nigeria are hard work, risk-taking and maybe building one’s own business, but lately, marrying money has become the latest trend in the path to acquiring wealth that isn't talked about quite as much these days.Even after people acquire wealth, their insatiable appetite still want more. They want more money and ultimately they want power. The desperate quest for power in Nigeria`s political circles has made politician, of northern extract to fall over themselves in the bid to marry one of President Yar’Adua`s girl who have literally become a prized trophy in elite circles.Yar’dua`s first daughter married the Governor of Kebbi state. Since the marriage, life has not been the same for Kebbi state governor and his cronies, as things drastically became better. Our checks reveal that the incumbent minister of FCT, got his plump job because of the union.Could be recalled that in May 2007, Adamu Aliero, anointed, the present governor of Kebbi state to succeed him. As an act of appreciation, the godfather was elevated to the FCT ministry, after Zainab’s marriage. Impeccable sources confided in 9jabook.com that Adamu Aliero was made minister by Zainab. In the spirit of keeping it in the family, it was Adamu Aliero who told Nigerians that President Umaru Yar`Adua will seek a second term in office.Recently, the governor of Bauchi state, Isah Yaguda also married Nafisa, Yar’dua`s second daughter, since then he has become a major player in Nigeria’s power circles, though he belonged to the opposition party, he has since crossed to the PDP. As a result of this union, Yuguda has been tipped to replace the Central Bank Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo when his tenure elapses. However, sources reveal that his young wife Nafisa, like her mom, Turai has keen interest in being first lady. Though she is wife number four, she is scheming to supplant the three older wives, but, the reigning first lady of Bauchi state, is not giving up her position without a fight, but sources within government circles in Bauchi state, said, “considering the fact that Isa Yuguda is a very ambitious man, she is likely to lose to Nafisa.”
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CALABAR ––Dr. Magnus Kpakol, National Coordinator of the National Poverty Eradication Programme(NAPEP), has said 74 million Nigerians are poor.He said the figure, which was as at December 2008, dropped by one million from the 75 million in 2007.He made this known in a paper titled, “NAPEP Programmes As Enabler For Rapid Economic Development In The South South Region,” presented at the just-concluded South South Economic Summit in Calabar.He said the population of the country’s poor was 80 million in 1999.Kpakol, a Senior Special Assistant to the President on Poverty Alleviation, said that the poverty prevalence was more in the northern part of the country.According to him, the poverty rate in North West geo-political zone was 72.2 per cent of its population while in North East, it is 71.2 per cent of the population.“The percentage is 67 of the population in North Central,” he added and disclosed that the South East has the lowest poor population of 26.7 per cent.“The zone is followed by South South where the poor constitutes 35.1 per cent of its population and South West with 43.1 per cent,’’ he said.The NAPEP Coordinator attributed the poverty index in the country to weak local economy and said that the poverty rate would reduce “when we have rule of law and good governance.”Other factors that would also elevate people from the poverty stratum include, “strong and high quality development growth and mass participation in economic development,” he added.He challenged local government councils to commit N1 million into micro lending in each community in their areas.Kpakol stated that the reduction of the size of the poor population from 80 million in 1999 to 74 million in 2009 was due to various poverty alleviation programmes embarked by various governments.He charged states and local governments in the South South to evolve a common poverty reduction programme.
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It is one of the rich traditional soup of Cross River State in the South East region. It is very expensive soup to prepare. There are two different ways that edikaikong soup can be prepared, is either prepared with palm oil without water or mixed water with palm oil. But for this weekend let us use only palm oil. Edikaikong ingredients1. ugu leaves(2 heads) or 2 standard packages of spinach.2. water leaves (2 heads)3. crayfish (1 cup)4. dried fish5. snails6. goat meat or beef(assorted meats including beef intestines)7. kpomo8. palm oil9. onions10. fresh pepper11. salt12. magi13. periwinkleHow to prepare Edikaikong soup After plucking the leaves from the stem, discard the stems. Collate the leaves and chop into thin slices, do likewise to water leaves. Use electric grinder to blend the crayfish into coarse powder, rub the lemon on the snails until slime is gone and becomes gritty to the touch. Break up the dried fish in a bowl, pour in boiling water add two spoon of salt wash the fish in the hot salt water to remove dirt and sand. Grind pepper to a paste. Method A medium sized cover pot. The assorted meats including the intestines, kpomo, sliced onions, salt and maggi without water cover the pot till meats are tender for about 20 mins.Then you can add water leaves and coarse powder crayfish, until the liquid in the pot evaporates. Add palm oil. When the snails are over cooked it becomes leathery. But it becomes crunchy and Easy to chew when you are putting the snails towards the end of the cooking. Add pepper and stir. Add ugu or spinach, stir and allow it to boil for 3mins. The food is ready to serve with fufu or pounded yam .
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By TOYOSI OGUNSEYE
A 30-year-old Nigerian has emerged as one of United States of America's most wanted men. Tobechi Enyima Onwuhara shares the same poster with Osama bin Laden on the website of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the secret service agency of the USA.
The FBI declared him wanted on August 1, 2008.
To emphasise the importance of the suspect and the threat he is posing to the American economy, the FBI placed his picture under that of bin Laden on the agency's identification orders posted on the Internet.
Last year, ex-president George W. Bush ordered the security agents not to leave Onwuhara's trail until he was arrested.
Bush gave the order following an allegation that Onwuhara had allegedly stolen over $44m (about N5.28bn) from American citizens and banks, including a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeal, who was appointed by the ex-president.
The judge was once a Chief of Staff to the late American Senator, Strom Thurmond, who defected from the Democratic Party to the Republican and made history then as the longest-serving and oldest senator in US history.
By the time he was 100 years, he had served 48 years as a lawmaker.
According to the FBI, Onwuhara alias 'T,' 'Tobe,' 'Xavier,' 'Enyinna' and some of his co-conspirators used online Internet databases to steal victims' identities to the tune of $44m.
Investigations by the intelligence bureau revealed that Onwuhara hacked into his victims' personal information through a database, in a bid to access their Home Equity Line of Credit accounts.
Once inside, he would allegedly wire the money to accounts mainly located overseas, but some inside the US.
Onwuhara, who was called a 'fugitive' on the website, has been accused of causing tens of millions of dollars in losses to banks and home-owners.
The suspect was described by the agents as "a very smart and crafty fraudster," who had painstakingly perfected the scam, after lots of research, followed by several tests.
Also described as "The Consummate Con-man" with a seemingly-bottomless bag of tricks, Onwuhara was found to have been spending his money on wine, women and songs.
Among his traits and habits noted by the FBI are: gambling at the casino, flashing money, driving luxury cars and hanging out at strip clubs.
Investigators believe that Onwuhara first entered the US in 1999 or 2000 on a student visa.
"Onwuhara had high aspirations for himself, but his thirst for knowledge extended beyond the university's halls of learning - and they didn't involve getting a degree from a prestigious school," the agency said.
A statement signed by the FBI Director, Robert S. Mueller, reads in part: "Tobechi Enyinna Onwuhara, a convicted felon is wanted for his alleged involvement in an elaborate scheme that defrauded the financial industry out of tens of millions of dollars.
"Onwuhara is a key member of a group of Nigerians, which allegedly has been conducting fraudulent banking activities from Florida and Texas, since 2005. It is alleged that the group has been using online Internet databases to steal victims' identities.
"Once acquired, they allegedly use the victims' information to gain access to the victims' Home Equity Line of credit accounts and wire transfer the money to accounts mainly located overseas, some in the United States.
"Some of Onwuhara's alleged co-conspirators have been arrested, inside and outside of the United States.
"However, Onwuhara remains at large. Onwuhara was charged federally with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and a federal warrant was issued for his arrest by the United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, on August 1, 2008."
The statement carries a caution, boldly printed in red ink: "Should be considered an escape risk."
Mueller pleaded that those who have information concerning the case should contact the local FBI office or the nearest American embassy or consulate.
Investigators said Onwuhara had once moved from Seattle in Washington, where he lived for a short time, then Houston in Texas. Later, he was found to have set up homes in Miami and Dallas.
The Miami home is said to cost $600,000, and the Dallas base was described as a playground, where he lived the life of a multimillionaire playboy and businessman, renting a condo for $4,000 a month.
Although FBI agents describe Onwuhara as a quiet guy, they also say he craves the spotlight and let his money do his talking for him.
Dennis Michael Wagner, who works with the "American Most Wanted," reveals that Onwuhara loves "making it rain."
He usually throws fistfuls of cash up in the air, at one of his favourite spots, a local strip club. They say he easily drops $50,000, when he and his associates wanted a "thunderstorm."
According to Wagner, Onwuhara's desires didn't stop with cash and women.
Investigators say he loves luxury cars. He has a Maserati, a Bentley, a Rolls-Royce Phantom and he had been working as a car salesman to indulge his passion.
Once in his possession, agents say Onwuhara would ship the cars to Nigeria to be sold.
According to them, he was so confident in his skills and scams that he never believed they could be traced directly back to him.
The only paper trail Onwuhara left behind led directly back to close associates. Discreet investigations later unravelled his alleged scams in precise detail.
With the money he generated from his illegal activities, they say Onwuhara started his own hip-hop label, called S.W.A.T. Up Entertainment.
He even signed two artistes to the label. It was gathered that Onwuhara owned a recording studio at one point.
Investigators have now spread their dragnet across Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, New Jersey and Canada, looking for the suspect with the security label: W054871136.
Onwuhara's poster says he has access to fake driving licences and passports and millions of dollars in overseas accounts.
The FBI said it won't stop tracking him until he is in handcuffs. He is suspected to be hiding in Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, New Jersey, or Canada.
Born on July 24, 1979 in Nigeria, the suspect has black hair, brown eyes and is slightly built. He weighs 185 pounds and he is 5'10" tall. He does not have any known scar or mark.
The spokesman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Femi Babafemi, said he was not aware of Onwuhara's case with the FBI. "But we will look through our files and see whether there was anything on the man in the past," Babafemi said.
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By CHINYERE FRED-ADEGBULUGBE
A SUB-plot was acted out recently at a party when a young lady started distributing her business card. A cursory glance at the card to know her kind of services revealed the supply of choice sex toys as one of the things in her repertoire.
While a number of those present raised their eyebrows, those in the know believed the use of sex toys is a phenomenon that is fast gaining some ground in the country presently.
And though there are no statistics yet, sex and sexuality analysts are pointing fingers at women as the more frequent users of the erotic toys. What is more? They also believe that the trend shouldn't really be a surprise.
Princess Sola Oladimeji is the chief executive officer of Oju-Oge's World. Some of her services have one thing or the other to do with sex enhancement. She says many women resort to the use of sex toys when they don't get satisfaction from their spouses.
"There are a lot of women who keep several lovers before marriage and you know these men would come with various penis sizes. So when such a woman gets married, she might end up with a man who may not satisfy her in bed. But in order not to commit adultery, she would resort to sex toys. It will satisfy her and also save her marriage. So it is the married women that we reach out to," she said.
A sex and marriage therapist, Mrs. Funmi Akingbade, also toes Oladimeji's line. And she should know, having spent the last two decades counselling couples on sex and sexuality issues. "Many Nigerian women are sex-starved, even pastors' wives," she declared.
While she fingers the absentee husband factor as one of the causes, she insists that many women who stay with their husbands are usually deprived of good sex for several reasons. "Sometimes the man will have other women, especially the young girls outside and he won't have time for his wife.
"Such men are always giving one excuse or the other to their wives when they get home. Then another thing is that many of our men are always in a rush when they want to have sex with their wives. They don't have time for foreplay at all and therefore they hardly ever satisfy their wives. Many times many of these women have approached us to assist them in purchasing sex toys for them," she explained.
She even gave the instance of a woman who claimed that her husband encouraged her to buy the sex toys. "He told her to think of him while using them," she said.
But hate them or love them, sex toys, which are primarily used to enhance human sexual pleasure, seem to mean a great deal to some people. And this is because of the functions they purportedly perform.
According to the managing director, Zee Virtual Media (a company that sells sex toys), Mr. Uche Edochie, sex toys serve a variety of purposes.
Such purposes, he says, include not only enabling adults achieve sexual gratification, but also to achieve this gratification whenever they want, wherever they are and as often as they want it. "Sex with a human is never this generous," he said.
Furthermore, he opines that they are educational as well. "A careful study of certain toys like the vibrator for instance, enables us to figure out the erogenous parts of the female body that require the most stimulation for the best results," he states.
But he warns that they can never replace the real thing. He said, "Sex toys weren't designed to replace real sex and can never replace real sex. For a start, real sex takes place between two people who care for each other and can live together, bear children together and forge a life together. A toy cannot provide a human being with any of the above; neither can it provide companionship for single people."
Edochie, whose organisation has been credited with popularising sex toys and other adult products (he has an online shop which stocks and sells sex toys), believes more women than men embrace the use of sex toys in Nigeria
"Men masturbate more than women, but women invest more in sex toys than men do and toys for women sell a lot more than toys for men," he says. He reveals that a lot of young people tend to use and enjoy the use of sex toys. "Young people are more adventurous and more sexual therefore they tend to use toys more often than the older generation," he adds.
Sex toys come in different types: Vibrators, dildos, dongs, strap-on and clitoral stimulators for women; the men also have theirs.
Obviously because of cultural considerations, many people who use sex toys prefer to operate discreetly. "Many of my customers patronise me in secret," Oladimeji reveals. Even Edochie's outfit doesn't have a physical shop where people can walk in, look at those displayed and perhaps order. Rather they take orders online or on the phone and then deliver to their clients.
But are sex toys also completely harmless? While there is a general belief that there are really no side effects (Oladimeji claims that even people with hypertension can use them), the fact that they are addictive in nature is one factor that concerned observers believe should not be just glanced over. "Many women get addicted to it and won't even notice their spouses anymore and that is not good for the marriage," Akingbade said.
Edochie agrees that sex toys can be addictive, but insists that the advantages of acquiring and using them shouldn't be dismissed. "They prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS by limiting promiscuity amongst adults. They also serve as aids to our regular sexual routines by enabling us make up for areas in which our partners are lacking, such as 'staying power,'" he insisted.
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ReBrAnding Nigeria is an issue that has taken over the air wave of the country but, I strongly believe that this can’t be achievable except the name of Jesus Christ is implored in this great task. Believe me Nigeria our country could be likened to the biblical Saul who persecuted Christians but later got converted by Jesus Christ on his way to Damascus to arrest followers of Christ. (Acts 9:1-9).Thereafter his name changed from Saul to Paul when he started preaching Christ and winning souls for the Kingdom of God.If only we can understand that Nigeria is suffering from demonic attacks and manipulations of all sorts, then we will know whom to turn to in the issue of rebranding Nigeria. When you travel round the country from East to West, North and South you will discover that Nigeria is richly blessed with natural resources and individual talents of all kinds, but what happens when these resources and talents are not working well for our industrialization and technological advancement.I know quite well that the Hon. Minister of Information and Communication Prof. Dora Akunyili, is prepared for this great task, but one thing is sure that all things are possible through Christ. Personally, I’m in support of this programme but she equally needs the assistance of fellow Nigerians in achieving this dream.Trust most Nigerians, they will never support her as far as the credit goes to her, but she could avert this notion by imploying the name and power of Jesus Christ in this task. All credit and glory must go to Jesus Christ, or else nothing works.Though it is easily said than one but, many decisions must be taken. Firstly, Nigerians must resolve to repent from their sinful ways and turn to Jesus Christ. Because Jesus Christ is the way the truth and the life (John 14:6-7). We must be our brother’s keeper, Love the Lord with all our hears with all our soul and with all our mind. If we deeply love God we will do exatly as he requires of us, we will preach his ways and as well as lover our neighbours as ourselves.The next vital decision that will be taken is a declaration that all Nigerians must embark on a forty days fasting and prayers for the rebranding of Nigeria. Also, the spirit of God will be called upon to empower everyone in this great task so that it will not be seen as a joke.At the end of the forty days fasting and prayers, weekly meeting will be organized and Christ will continuously be preached. Political office holders must be enjoined to contribute part of their salaries to the less privilege ones in our society. The orphans and widows must be cared for at all times.Job opportunities must be created and provided for the unemployed persons in our society. People must be empowered by teaching them modern trade and skills that will continuously put food on their tables. Also, credit facilities must be made open and easy to access by interested persons. The news must spread to other counties that Nigerians have turned a new leaf.Better still, affordable and qualitative health care must be provided for the sick, people must be able to gain access to medical practitioners without health facilities. Quality service delivering must be ensured by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) they must be made to respond promptly to distress calls from customers.Finally, security of lives and properties must be guaranteed at all times. Crime prevention and fighting equipments must be purchased by government and multinational companies to assist the police and other security agencies in the country.Until these steps are taken and implemented, rebranding Nigeria remains a mirage and a mere talk by some intellectual Fraudsters playing on the Professional ignorance of the honourable minister. Prepare to experience how Nigeria’s billions of Naira will go down the drain
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The people of Nembe, Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa have been fleeing from the area following the killing of two naval ratings and the abduction of four others by militants.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the people were relocatingfrom Nembe due to fears about retaliatory attacks by soldiers deployed by the Military Joint Taskforce (JTF) in the Niger Delta to the area to fish out those behind the act.A military source told NAN that militants often used the Nembe creeks as a launch pad for their attacks.The source said that the authorities had commenced the deployment of troops to the Nembe creeks to apprehend the three suspected militant leaders responsible for the killing and abduction.However, the JTFís Spokesman, Col. Rabe Abubakar, advised law-abiding citizens not be afraid because of the development, saying that the soldiers were only deployed to the area to maintain law and order.Abubakar on Monday confirmed that there were two attacks at Tebidaba flow station, belonging to the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC), and at the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) facility in the Nembe creeks.He, however, said that the attacks were allegedly carried out by three militants, Ogunbus, Kitikata in Bayelsa and Fara Dagogo in Rivers.
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FEUDING BILLIONAIRES,AND THEIR AFFECT ON YOU
Nigerians love a good fight. Even better if it's the variety that pits one moneybag against the other. It is said money-making skills usually come with a personality that exudes discipline and calm; but we are often happy to see the richest among us occasionally let down their guards and reveal they are just as passionate and temperamental as the rest of us. Yes, ready to mix it up.
Such public scrapes let us know those in the monied class also have their moments of anger, that certain things make them mad and which they just won't take anymore. At those moments, the feuding rich among us are more like the touts and "agberos" of the numerous motorparks and less than the high-flying Croesus whose unfathomable wealth hold the rest of us in thrall.
But big money men (and women) do not quite fight like motor park touts and "agberos". No, it is much more serious. Others will even say "deadly". One can often hang around to see how a shouting match or brawl between two or more touts in a motor park will end. If you're unfortunate, you might probably get cut by a shard of broken glass or other objects inadvertently thrown your way by one of the urchin-like gladiators.
What happens when two billionaires fight? For one, you might not even know there is a major altercation underway. That is, until your life savings---and even your life---start melting away before your very eyes. This is the spectacle being inflicted on ordinary Nigerians caught in the middle of the on-going battle of wits---and wills---between billionaires Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola.
Both men are the only two Nigerians among a handful of others from the African continent who have managed to make it to the authoritative Forbes magazine's list of dollar-denominated billionaires in the world. While Dangote's rating improved from 334 in 2008 to 261 this year, Otedola is a new entrant to the list. Dangote, 51, is now reportedly worth $2.5 billion, while Otedola, 42, is worth $1.2 billion.
Aside from the Forbes connection, Otedola and Dangote have, until recently, enjoyed a close personal bond, which makes their present feud all the more unfathomable. Only a few years ago, it is said, the two men operated like inseparable twins. They also suckled and were extensively nurtured under the generous governmental and financial patronage of erstwhile president, Olusegun Obasanjo.
Even before Obasanjo's second coming, Dangote was widely known as the scion of a rich trading family from Kano who had for decades maintained a near-monopoly on the supply of rice, sugar and cement into the vast, domestic Nigerian market. The Obasanjo Presidency and its privatization exercise brought even more opportunities for the Dangote brand. The man is now believed to have a stranglehold on the supply of these and other commodities in the Nigerian market. Those vast, new opportunities garnered during the Obasanjo dispensation surely helped a great deal to earn Dangote the honour of being named to Forbes' magazine's list of the world's richest men.
But did that particular distinction also lay the groundwork for Dangote's feud with his former "BFF", Otedola?
Not too long after Dangote's first Forbes appearance, a cryptic announcement came from his bosom friend, Femi Otedola, to the effect that his holding company planned to start making massive investments in companies engaged in sugar and cement production, starting with the Dangote Group. But one would have expected that Otedola, a diesel magnate, would direct his investment efforts to the Nigerian oil and gas sector, especially the profitable but capital-intensive upstream sector monopolized by multinational corporations.
It has been said that Otedola started buying shares in Dangote's publicly-traded sugar company in revenge for the latter's action in preventing Otedola-owned Zenon Oil's bid to buy Chevron's local Nigerian subsidiary. However, one fears this is simply a fight ignited by a much-hyped billionaires list; a fight spurred by over-sized egos pandering to entrance and retention in the big-bucks cult of Forbes.
When the announcement of Dangote's first appearance on the billionaires list was made, many must have thought the immediate danger was the opportunity created for influence-peddling by potential "Forbes brokers", both foreign and domestic, who would promise lobbying on behalf of Nigeria's tribe of billionaires to make their name appear on the list, in exchange for hefty "consultation fees".
Among the billionaires themselves, the infamous Nigerian factor now appears to have crept in. Thus, an appearance on the Forbes list has now become a title to be chased and celebrated by the billionaires and their supporters alike, much like the chieftaincy and honourary doctorate titles that have become a staple of Nigeria's monied ranks in the recent past. Even the brief description of Otedola in the current Forbes list mentioned his feud with Dangote, a distinction reserved for only the two Nigerian entrants on the list!
It is within this context that one locates the controversy regarding the alleged manipulation of Otedola-owned African Petroleum shares on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange by Nova Securities and Finance Limited, stockbrokers to the Dangote Group.
AP had alleged that NOVA, acting on Dangote's instructions, manipulated its share's value through incessant buy and sell transactions, a situation that caused its (AP) share price to fall steeply from around N293 per share to just N50 per share within the space of eight weeks, an 82% drop and with losses to AP and its investors in the tens of billions of naira. It was further learnt during the investigation that Chairman of Nova, one Eugene Anenih, was said to have confessed his company carried out the alleged manipulation of AP shares on instructions from certain principals within the Dangote Group.
Upon subsequent investigations, officials of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) suspended Nova Finance and Securities Limited from all capital market activities for breaching the rules of the Exchange in relation to the shares of AP. The Nigerian Stock Exchange further said Nova had failed to act with utmost regard to market integrity and the ethics of the stockbroking profession. It said its investigations and findings revealed Nova's dealings in that regard breached Articles 103 and 107 of the SEC's rules and regulations. These preclude the Exchange's Dealing Members from creating a false market on a specific security in order to effect a change in its price.
But, should we really believe Dangote or those acting on his behalf allegedly spent so much money to manipulate shares in Otedola's flagship company and dilute its value as a payback for Otedola's bid to become a sugar and cement baron overnight? One doesn't think so. The answer, to put it simply, lies in an expensive---and extensive--- bout of ego-tripping engendered by access to the giddy world of Forbes.
Think about it: if stock valuations of public companies figure so much in estimating an individual's net worth for the purpose of appearing on the Forbes' List, what better way to adversely affect that person's continued presence on the list than to manipulate the stock prices of the companies in which the (upstart) billionaire has an interest? This is probably the first time that stock manipulation and other forms of malfeances on a stock exchange will be driven not by greed and an insatiable quest for material wealth but by ego and self-aggrandizement, coupled with the need to clip someone else's "wings".
Another Nigerian first!
But this bout in ego-tripping comes at a very steep price. For Dangote, it is those shareholders of his publicly-held companies who will see the values of their shares plummet if the NSE and other authorities come up with further sanctions in response to the misguided onslaught allegedly launched against AP on the floor of the stock exchange. In more well-ordered climes, even the mere exposure of the manipulation allegedly orchestrated by Dangote would cause the shares of companies in the group to plummet, since sanctions against such acts usually run in the millions (or billions).
Even more, this strange fight between two rather mis-matched billionaires throw up certain issues regarding shareholders' rights. One is specifically referring to the ability of shareholders in publicly-quoted companies to file shareholder derivative lawsuits under the relevant securities laws, to target mismanagement by those in control of their company.
An obvious target in that regard will be owner-billionaires inclined to sacrifice the value of their companies' publicly-quoted shares in a fight over another person's net worth or appearance on the Forbes' billionaires list. When such a misguided fight ultimately and surely proves costly, either through litigation brought against the initiator-company by its adversary or sanctions imposed by authorities, then the shareholders should be empowered to recover against the "gladiator-owner or director" on behalf of the company, by pleading a breach of the duty of care.
Such a duty would also run to the owner/director of the company which stock was so allegedly targeted, in this case, Otedola's AP. That is, it is not just enough for him to enter into a truce with Dangote; he must also ensure, if he has not already initiated moves to do so, that whatever settlement is arrived at between him and his erstwhile friend leads to the recovery of the value in shares lost to the alleged manipulation, and restitution for his shareholders. Failure to do this justifiably leaves Otedola open to charges of breaching the duty of care owed his shareholders, who can then seek redress by filing a derivative lawsuit on behalf of the publicly-held company.
Beyond the potential reliefs to be obtained from courts, however, one feels strongly inclined to caution Nigerians who are on the Forbes list or eyeing same (or scheming to keep others off it) to check their egos when such come in conflict with the interests of shareholders in their publicly-quoted companies. Afterall, shareholders essentially "loaned" them the money raised from the capital market.
Granted that these massive capital market funds have swelled some of our billionaires' coffers well enough for them to be considered worthy of mention in the prestigious Forbes List. But didn't one of these home-grown billionaires say sometime ago that you're not really a billionaire if you owe equally massive amounts of money to someone else?
Like shareholders…
ok conclusion if Otedola lost half a billion how do you think he would get it back,1.Increase the price of Diesel etc and other products he controls.2.The NSE if and when they pay him will have to get that money from somewhere .3.If you bought shares in AP lets just also assume you have lost big time .4.If you own any Dangote Stock Please shine your eyes . The grass effect is the worst thing that can happen in this period of economic uncertaintys.Culled and Recut from nigeria World .comments are required . Thanks
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“Mourinho has launched him into the great football at Chelsea and the Portuguese coach likes him.
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Meanwhile, Obafemi has also joined the chorus of Magpies players singing the praises of Alan Shearer.
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