Mr. Alex Anene is the Chief Accountant of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.

He was the Anambra Central Senatorial zone returning officer who declared the former Governor and Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) senatorial candidate, Dr. Chris Ngige winner of the National Assembly election for the zone held last week Saturday.

Since the result was announced Monday night at the Tourist Gardens Hotel in Awka amidst tight security, Anene has been making the headlines.
But who actually is the man? Prof. Emeka Ezeonu, a former Dean Student Affairs of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, described him thus: "he is a very strong and formidable character, he is stubborn and unyielding on matters of principle."
One of the senior staff of the institution who spoke in confidence said Anene is a hard working staff and no nonsense person in the institution and outside.
He described him as a focused person who has never been associated with any scandal in the institution.
An old lecturer in the institution, who spoke in confidence was emotional about the saga. "Why is everybody talking about this man, is it because we are in Nigeria where truth cannot be told?


"Why are people so myopic that they cannot differentiate between truth and falsehood? We are talking of a man who told the world nothing but the truth. Why do they want to kill him. All I know is that in no distant time, Nigerians and indeed the entire world will know the truth about the Anambra Central Senatorial election debacle

rance Bans Face-covering Islamic Veil

 
France’s new ban on Islamic face veils was met with a burst of defiance Monday, as several women appeared veiled in front of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral and two were detained for taking part in an unauthorized protest.
France on Monday became the world’s first country to ban the veils anywhere in public, from outdoor marketplaces to the sidewalks and boutiques of the Champs-Elysees.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy set the wheels in motion for the ban nearly two years ago, saying the veils imprison women and contradict this secular nation’s values of dignity and equality. The ban enjoyed wide public support when it was approved by parliament last year.
Though only a very small minority of France’s at least 5 million Muslims wear the veil, many Muslims see the ban as a stigma against the country’s No. 2 religion.
About a dozen people, including three women wearing niqab veils with just a slit for the eyes, staged a protest in front of Notre Dame on Monday, saying the ban is an affront to their freedom of expression and religion.
Much larger crowds of police, journalists and tourists filled the square.
One of the veiled women was seen taken away in a police van. A police officer on the site told The Associated Press that she was detained because the protest was not authorized and the woman refused to disperse when police asked her to. The officer was not authorized to be publicly named.
The Paris police administration said another woman was also detained for taking part in the unauthorized demonstration.
It was unclear whether the women were fined for wearing a veil. The law says veiled women risk a euro150 ($215) fine or special citizenship classes, though not jail.
People who force women to don a veil are subject to up to a year in prison and a euro30,000 fine ($43,000), and possibly twice that if the veiled person is a minor.
The law is worded to trip safely through legal minefields: The words “women,” “Muslim” and “veil” are not even mentioned. The law says it is illegal to hide the face in the public space.
Moderate Muslim leaders in France and elsewhere agree that Islam does not require women to cover their faces, but many are uncomfortable with banning the veil. Religious leaders have denounced the measure, and are struggling with what to advise the faithful.
The plans for a ban prompted protests in Pakistan last year and warnings from al-Qaida. It also has devout Muslim tourists skittish, since it applies to visitors as well as French citizens.
Authorities estimate at most 2,000 women in France wear the outlawed veils. France’s Muslims number at least 5 million, the largest such population in western Europe.
The ban affects women who wear the niqab, which has just a slit for the eyes, and the burqa, which has a mesh screen over the eyes.
Kenza Drider, who lives in Avignon and wears a niqab, calls the ban racist. She was planning to attend Monday’s protest.
Right before the ban came into effect, she said she would continue to go “shopping, to the post office and to city hall if necessary. I will under no circumstance stop wearing my veil.”
“If I am warned verbally and must appear before the local prosecutor…. I will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights,” she told AP Television News.

PRESS STATEMENT BY PRINCE TONY MOMOH, NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, CONGRESS FOR PROGRESSIVE CHANGE ON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF SATURDAY APRIL 16, 2011

Gentlemen of the Press

My party, the Congress for Progressive Change, would like to praise Nigerians who have shown more enthusiasm to pick the leaders of their choice than many involved in moderating the elections have exhibited. It will be most unfortunate if at this stage of so much craving for free, fair and transparent elections we have at this time those who have refused to accept that we need irreducible minimum standards of behaviour to persuade the world that we have indeed chosen the path of honour in obeying the rules that promote peace, order and discipline in any polity.

Last week, there were obvious lapses we drew attention to in the elections we held to the national assembly. A lot of anomalies were recorded between the voting centres and the collating stations. The figures would just not add up. And as people have always been told, let them go to court. It is our view that elections must be won at polling centres through the people’s vote. The final outcome in other climes has been and should also here be that what happens at collation centres is the simple totalling of what the voters said through the ballot.

Reports reaching us from most polling stations from some zones of the country show clearly the trappings of freeness and fairness in the elections. Much as we concede to the INEC the obligation in law to announce results, we have access to the results posted at the various voting centres and we believe and insist that what we are given as results will be the totality of the votes cast.

We draw attention to the need for openness in the collation stage of the elections because of disturbing reports we have of massive infusion into our electoral process of the results of illegal ballot papers that have been discovered countrywide in the control of those who have no business having them. This is a clear breach of INEC directives which seemed to have been so very confidently obeyed in the breach than the observance.

Reports from the field show that there was a large turnout of voters in three geo political zones – North-East, North-West and North-Central. There was low turnout in the South-South, South-East and South-West. Free and fair on the face as the elections were in many places, they were characterised by large circulation of ballot papers/boxes and result sheets outside the approved polling stations before and during the elections.

There were violations of processes of the elections by INEC itself nationwide. These violations include the non-disclosure of the volume of electoral materials to political parties at national, state and local government levels; the absence of elections in many rural areas in places like Rivers. Akwa Ibom, Delta States, and most parts of the South East. There were also late commencement of elections in some places including Nanya and Lugbe in FCT, Jos North Local government, and Kashere in Gombe State. Most embarrassing was the non-release of results at polling stations, and where released, not pasting.

One area to which attention must also be drawn was the freighting and distribution of electoral material printed by identified presses of known party men. Sensitive materials of this nature should not only be carefully handled but should be seen to be so.

As we issue this statement, we are aware of intensive moves to mutilate results of the elections. The pattern of voting countrywide is being tracked and posted on the net. We plead most sincerely that no one should embarrass this country by manipulating results through imposing on the people what they did not say through the vote that represents the only power they have to show that in them and only in them does sovereignty reside.

Sgd

Prince Tony Momoh

National Chairman, Congress for Progressive Change

As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nigeria is conducting 2011 presidential elections today, Saturday, April 16, 2011, Huhuonline.com brings the situation reports and updates for Presidential Polls at the various polling booths across the country..

The presidential election kicks off across the country as accreditation of voters was reported to have started as early as 8:00 am.

BAYELSA:

In Otuoke, in Bayelsa, country home of President Goodluck Jonathan, reports say that the President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was accredited alongside his wife, Patience, his mother, Eunice and several other aides at about 8:15am at his Otuoke polling unit, in Bayelsa State.

It is also reported that there are more turn-out of people queuing up for accreditation and voting.

DELTA:

The turn-out of registered voters in Delta state is impressive as accreditation started as at 8:00 am. At Uzoigwe Primary School, Asaba, the state capital. A number of persons have been accredited waiting to vote as from 12 noon at the various polling stations visited.

Uniformed policemen had mounted check points at strategic places to curb unusual movement of persons and vehicles.

At Ugborikoko, in Warri, the situation today, has become tense as security operatives have taken over the place following, Friday’s near attack on Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan and his campaign train when some youths denied him entrance into the area suspected to be a stronghold of the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP).

Uduaghan was on a consultative visit to elders in the area when the crisis erupted. The chaos later resulted in the destruction of over 12 vehicles and scores of persons were reportedly injured at about 11:00 pm on Friday.

Reports also have it that Governor Uduaghan has been accredited at his home town, Abigborodo in Warri North local government area.

Drama, as Nollywood stars reject Jonathan’s biscuits By AZUH AMATUS 

A mild drama was witnessed recently at an interactive session between President Goodluck Jonathan and members of the entertainment, arts and creative industries.

The well –attended event, which held at the posh Expo Hall, Eko Hotel and Suites, was further amplified by the intimidating presence of several Nollywood stars and their musician counterparts. 

To the consternation of many, mid way into the gathering some people started sharing cartons of customized Goodluck Biscuits, from Deli Foods, with the smiling image of Mr. President boldly emblazoned on it. However, painfully for Jonathan and his team, several of the stars angrily turned down the embarrassing gift from Mr. President. And their reason was simple. Why would Mr. President give them biscuits at a corporate event like school children? 

“That was a very embarrassing gift my brother. Are cartons of biscuits our problem in the industry? We came here to rub minds and interact with Mr. President on how to move the industry forward and they were busy sharing biscuits to us as if we were school children. I and several other stars on our table rejected the biscuits; in fact, we did not bother to touch it where it was kept. We need ideas and supports on how to move the industry forward and not cartons of biscuits. 

They should have told us to come with our children since biscuit’ sharing was their main reason for conveying the meeting, sincerely, I and several of my colleagues felt insulted,” blasted this visibly angry star in Nollywood. 

Another stakeholder who spoke with us on the condition of anonymity maintained that the Goodluck Biscuits gifts, shows how unserious those at the corridors of power sees and treats Nollywood. “Mr. President consulted widely with other stakeholders and professional bodies in the country and didn’t insult them by sharing cartons of biscuits. But when it was our time they started sharing biscuits to us that goes to show how unserious they regard us despite all our efforts at helping to rebrand the nation with our movies. 

On a lighter note, I think they decided to use the so-called N200 million Dollar loan to buy biscuits for us, since in their own thinking we are very hungry, quite appalling.” 
We will definitely keep you darling readers posted as more reactions pour in.

FORMER Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, was yesterday extradited to the United Kingdom (UK) after the London Metropolitan Police reportedly foiled an alleged attempt by the former governor to flee from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) through a series of complex legal steps.

Ibori was re-arrested in his Dubai home and taken to an extradition processing centre from where he was later flown to the UK.

It was learnt from UAE government sources that the former governor was accompanied by officers of the UK Metropolitan Police Proceeds of Crimes Unit.

Ibori will face three separate trials in the UK relating to money laundering and theft. Some of his accomplices, including his wife, Theresa, his sister, Christine Ibie-Ibori and his friend Udoamaka-Okoronkwo (nee Onuigbo), are already spending various prison terms in the UK.

On April 1, his UK lawyer, Bhadresh Gohil, was given a 10-year sentence. The sentence will run concurrently with a previous seven-year conviction.

Jokes  to Tickle the Funny Bone.

                emeka owns a mechanic and repair shop somewhere in Akwaibom.  emeka has a pally named fidelis, and emeka and

fidelis like to get together from time to time and play kashi or cards.  Well, one day they were doing just that, and emeka

was not doing well - he was about N10,000 down.

                fidelis brought up an old argument.

                "I still don't think you know tuface," says fidelis.

                emeka replies, "I tell you say know tuface."

                Now emeka is the type that insists that he knows everyone, and he and fidelis argue back and forth for a

while as to whether or not emeka really knows tuface.  Finally, they agree to settle it once and for all.

                fidelis says "Okay, nna tell ya what.  I'll bet you, double or nothing, that you don't know tuface.

                emeka: "You have a deal."

                So, they run out back and hop on emeka's taxi and take off towards lagos.  As they are getting to lagos at

lekki, emeka points out dbanj's place and several others.  When they finally get to tuface's house, emeka rings the doorbell

and the butler answers.

                "Is 2baba in?" emeka asks.

                "Who may I say is calling" returns the butler.

                "Just tell him emeka is here," replies emeka.

                The Butler turns and closes the door.  In a few minutes, to fidelis's astonishment, tuface himself comes

barreling out the door and wraps himself around emeka.

                "emeka!!  How in the world are you?  How have you been?"

                They spend a good while laughing and catching up on old times, and then they take their leave.

                On the way back , fidelis turns to emeka.  "nna Okay, you win that one.  So you know tuface.  But I bet I can

come up with someone you don't know."

                "Okay, shoot."

                "I'll bet you don't know jim iyke ."

                "Man, jim and I are old buddies!"

                "No way.  Double or nothing you don't know jim iyke."

                "It's a deal.  I'll take you to his restaurant." " he get restaurant  ? i tink say na actor" ? said fidelis

emeka replied "jim likes to cook . "

                So, emeka and fidelis head for jim iyke's celebrity restaurant at ogba .  When they arrive, emeka grabs a

waiter and asks him if jim is in.

                'Who's asking'

                "Just tell him emeka's out here."

                The waiter disappears, but in a few seconds out comes jim, jumping tables and knocking people out of the way.

                "emeka!  HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?"

                They laugh and talk about old times over a free meal.  fidelis is simply dumbfounded.  Later, back in the

car, fidelis asks for one last chance.

                "Look, emeka, I'm about N30,000 in the red.  Give me one last shot, and I will think of someone I am CERTAIN

you cannot know."

                "Okay,pally.  I'm just making lots of money off of you.  One last chance."

                "Okay.  I know there is absolutely no way that you can know goodluck jonathan."

                emeka bursts into laughter.  "Man, ebele and I have known each other for years.  We be old paddy."

             "There is absolutely no way.  You cannot know GJ."

                So, emeka gets  plane tickets  and they head for abuja.  They arrive at asokoro it is election time , and

emeka stops fidelis. "Now, you will have to wait out here.  The security here is very high.  They know me, so they'll let me

in, but you will have to stay out here.  So, will it be good enough for you if GJ and I come walking out on the balcony arm

in arm, smiling and laughing, and we pick you out of the crowd and wave at you?"

                fidelis thinks a minute and replies, "Yeah, that will be great."

                "Okay, stand out here, right in the center of the crowd here , so we can find you."

                emeka enters aso rock, and presently he and the president appear out on the balcony, arms around one another,

smiling and laughing.  They search the crowd, and emeka points to fidelis, and they smile and wave.

                fidelis smiles and waves, but in the next instant he faints dead away.  emeka, alarmed, excuses himself from

the GJ and goes running down to fidelis.  As emeka approaches, he grabs fidelis and begins shaking him.  "fidelis, fidelis,

are you okay?"

                fidelis opens his eyes and says, "I bin dey kampe when you knew tuface.

                And I could even handle it when you knew jim iyke.

                But when I was standing there waving  and the guy standing next to me in the crowd asked
        

        "Who's that guy in the black cap with walking stick standing next to emeka ?', I just couldn't take it anymore!"

We pray by 2015 goodluck jonathan will not be this popular That is if he wins tomorrow  ! 

The gossip on board says Wizkid has dropped out of school in pursuit of his musical career.
Wizkid whose real name is Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, is a student of the Leedcity University.
The 200 level student of International Relations stated in a recent interview that he could not continue with his school studies as it gave him less concentration on his musical career. Though he promised to go back to school sometime in the future
He started off his singing career at the early age of 11(Eleven) in church under the name Lil Prinz before rebranding in 2006 from being an inspirational act to secular artiste and ever since then, his being able to carve a niche for himself in the industry.
Now we are beginning to see the real "Badt Guy". Money too large "we drop out of school gonn"

culled from nairaland and amebor website .

confirmation coming soon  ! 

Walter Breuning, the world's oldest man and second-oldest person, has died aged 114.

Breuning died of natural causes in a Montana hospital, said a spokeswoman for the Rainbow retirement home where he lived. Breuning was admitted to hospital at the beginning of April with an undisclosed illness.

Breuning was 26 days younger than Besse Cooper of Georgia, whom the Gerontology Research Group in Los Angeles lists as the world's oldest person.

In an interview last autumn, Breuning attributed his longevity to eating just two meals a day, working as long as he could and always embracing change, especially death.

"We're all going to die. Some people are scared of dying. Never be afraid to die. Because you're born to die," he said.

Breuning was born on 21 September 1896, in Minnesota and spent his early life in South Dakota. His family had no electricity or running water.

He lied about his age and got a job in Minnesota with the Great Northern Railway in 1913 at age 16. He moved to Montana two years later and worked on the railway for 50 years – the rest of his working life. He married his work colleague Agnes Twokey in 1922 and stayed with her until her death in 1957. The couple had no children and Breuning never remarried.

He earned $90 a month – working seven days a week – at the beginning of his career. He said this amount was "a lot of money at that time".

In 1919, he bought his first car, a $150 secondhand Ford, which Breuning remembered spooking the horses when he drove around the streets of Great Falls.

He and his wife bought property for $15 and hoped to build a house, but their plans never came to fruition because of the Great Depression.

"Everybody got laid off in the 30s," Breuning said. "Nobody had any money at all. In 1933, they built the civic centre over here. Sixty-five cents an hour, you know. That was the wage, big wage."

Breuning remained in his job until 1963 – the year the Beatles released their first album – when he decided to retire at the age of 67. But he kept working, becoming the manager and secretary for the local Shriners, a group similar to the Freemasons, a position he held until he was 99.

He moved into the Rainbow retirement community in 1980, calling home a spare studio apartment with bare walls.

Breuning would spent his days in an armchair outside the retirement home director's office in a suit and tie, sitting near a framed Guinness certificate proclaiming him the world's oldest man.

He would eat breakfast and lunch and then retire to his room in the early afternoon. He would visit the doctor twice a year for check-ups and the only medication he would take was aspirin, director Tina Bundtrock said.

With most of his relatives gone, Breuning said his real family was there in the Rainbow. He received letters from admirers from around the world, and he kept up with world events.

"Everybody says your mind is the most important thing about your body. Your mind and your body. You keep both busy, and by God you'll be here a long time," Breuning said.

Gaddafi's daughter whips supporters into a frenzy with speech in Tripoli

Aisha Gaddafi addresses a crowd of her father's supporters at the Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli. Photograph: Pier Paolo Cito/AP

I treated this topic sometime in 2009, after which I received endless comments and questions on sex and the woman’s body. The sad thing is that a good number of these comments are from the male folk; they are either talking about their girlfriend or their wives.

I believe that men don’t always like to discuss such issues and for a man to be the one worried about these problems, it is either of two things: the woman has refused to do something about it or the man is too timid to say it out.

I remember getting a message from a woman who was in pain and on the verge of losing her relationship due to this very problem. I gave my own solutions to it, but sadly I didn’t get any feedback from her.

From the numerous conferences I have held and from my counselling meetings with women, I have concluded that the major problems our women are faced with are Vaginal Odour and Slacked Vaginal Muscles. I will start with the problem of vaginal muscles.

It is a natural thing for a woman to lose her vaginal muscles at a certain stage of her life. But there are cases where we have young and vibrant women having weak vaginal muscles. This is a very serious issue that calls for concern.

I am not a medical doctor, but from my meetings with people and secret interviews with girls who are faced with this problem, this is caused by some reasons:

Lack of vaginal exercise

Inactive lifestyle

Promiscuity

Like I said last week, a lady who was in a relationship with a former VP of Nigeria confessed to this. She spent her life allowing such a dirty man to have sex with her from the anus. Any man who finds pleasure in veering off the natural path and wants to enjoy himself through a woman’s anus is devilish and dirty.

This lady now lives in pain as even the money she made from this evil man cannot help her out. She has gone through series of surgeries and now her pride is gone and every young man who loves her look and wants to get into something serious with her runs away the moment he sleeps with her.

Talking about inactive lifestyle, I see women destroying their lives simply because the money is there. These ones sit in front of the television watching Africa Magic from morning till night. When you don’t move your body the way you should, your muscles slack with time.

There is a particular exercise for the vaginals called the Kegel exercise. If you are one of those who believe exercise is just for weight loss, you are wrong. Exercise does a lot when it comes to your sex life. The best exercise to improve sex is the Kegel squeeze-basically strength training for your PC muscles which hold up your vagina, uterus, anus, bladder, and urethra. The stronger the muscles are, the more intense your orgasms will be.

Many people talk about Kegel without even knowing what it is, and this makes them do it the wrong way. Some women squeeze their pelvic area while standing or sitting believing that is Kegel. It is a part of it, but definitely not all of it. To do Kegel the right way, try stopping the urine flow when you pee. Hold the squeeze for five seconds, then release. Continue with your other forms of pelvic squeezes while you cook, stand, and sit.

Doing fifty to hundred Kegel squeezes thrice weekly will help keep those muscles in good shape. Don’t make this a daily habit as it could lead to urinary tract and bladder infections.

To take care of your vaginals, I am sure you will find the following tips helpful:

Choice of underwears:

That a particular under wear is beautiful doesn’t make it good for you. Avoid panties made from synthetic as these inhibit the free flow of air around the vaginal area, creating the ideal damp, warm condition for bacterial growth.

Cotton is by far the best fabric to wear and if you enjoy wearing silky underwear, save it for occasional rather than everyday use. Also avoid the regular wearing of tight fitting trousers, girdle, and panty hose.

Poor Hygiene:

Another thing that makes you have vaginal odour and infections is poor hygiene. I see women go to bed without having a night bath. What on earth will make a woman go to bed without properly cleaning up? I see celebrities and young girls publicly confess to this. They talk and care about their face more than their private part.

You go to the bathroom just to wash off make-up and apply your night cream, but you are too tired to get into the bath and wash properly. We see your beautiful and groomed face, but your man sees the private area and that is what pushes him away and makes him lose interest in love making. Smelling good outside doesn’t mean neatness inside.

I keep saying this, that we pray unnecessary prayers most times. We keep disturbing God when we should be doing something reasonable to help ourselves. This is why I always tell our Pastors and Imams to tell us the truth. A woman comes to you for prayers against her husband’s girlfriend and for her husband to return home.

You know her look and carriage are part of the problem. You have never seen her house properly arranged. If you really care about her, you should please tell her to go do something about her looks because you can’t help wondering what some women look like down there just by the condition of their hair and body.

Douching:

It would do you a lot of good if you can stay off those douching products in the market. Douching happens to be one of the major causes of vaginal itching. Your vagina doesn’t require excessive cleansing. Repetitive douching disrupts the normal organisms in the vagina and can actually increase the risk of vaginal infection. Drop that mentality which makes you believe that douching helps clear up vaginal infections.

Scented and Harsh Soaps:

Avoid those scented or harsh soaps such as those with deodorants and anti bacterial action. There are several ranges of feminine wash in the market and they are soap free and gentle for your vagina.There are very common ones like Sebamed, Femfresh, Summers Eve, Beauty Formula. It is very sad that women who should know better are the most guilty of this. Please avoid using Lactacid in your vaginal area.

Also avoid scented tampons and sanitary pads. I know you want to use spray all over your body to impress the guy, but please keep it away from your vaginals. If you wash and keep your vaginals in good state, there won’t be need for anything artificial as that takes away the natural, God-given smell.

Coloured toilet paper and bubble bath should also be avoided. White toilet tissue is the best for you. I know you enjoy having a bubble bath, but it could be one of the reasons for your constant application of Canesten. I can authoritatively tell you that if you live a very healthy lifestyle and use the right products, you won’t need Canesten and those antibiotics that weaken your immune system.

Public Toilet:

Reduce and if possible, stop the use of public toilets. I have maintained that as a policy to stay away from public toilets and if I go into someone’s house, I must check out your environment before deciding on what next to do.

Too much of fried and spicy foods are not good for your vaginals. Also make it a habit to take yogurt regularly. If you have the problem of this foul odour emanating from the vaginal area each time your man sleeps with you, you really have to do something before it wrecks your relationship.

Learn to wash your vagina well with tepid water using feminine wash. Insert your finger properly into your vagina and clean up. This is all you need to keep clean. Some ladies, especially young girls, use alum and other very harsh products for cleansing; please put an end to this.

Eat the right foods with enough fruits and vegetables. Take your milk and yogurt regularly. If you have the itching, try applying fresh, natural yoghurt to your vagina like thrice daily. Keep your vaginal skin dry always.

Sex is very necessary for a good love life with your spouse.Vaginal odour is there to stop your happiness and you must deal with it before it deals with you. If you have this problem of vaginal odour and constant itching, no amount of prayer can help you. Please help yourself by doing something to enable the man breath effectively during love-making.