Does Your Vagina Smell? Here Are the Major Reasons Why You Have That Fishy Smell 

Here are 7 reasons why your vagina smells. 

Improper hygiene ranks first in the list of reasons causing vaginal odor. Not keeping your vagina clean and dry will result in bacterial infection and eventually result in the unbearable odor. 

Bacterial infection is one of most common reasons why your vagina smells. Yeast infection is again the outcome of improper hygiene. This can cause strong odor that is noticeable in public or when in company. 

Wearing tight panties that do not let in air are also known to cause the odor. Synthetic panties are known to hold on the smell making it even stronger. 

Many women are prone to excessive sweating. The sweat that gathers in and around the vagina can lead to an odor. Sweat also leads to the formation of vaginal infections which is another cause of the odor. Wearing sweat pads can solve the problem. .

Improper ph level in the vagina can also lead to the odor. Many women tend to wash their vagina with scented products that takes away the ph level. Imbalance in the ph level is another major cause of vaginal odor. 

Not changing the sanitary napkins and tampons frequently also leads to the foul smell. Not following high level of hygiene during the menstrual cycle leads to the fishy smell. 

Leaving your vagina wet after bath or after visiting the wash room causes foul smell. It also serves as the breeding ground for bacteria that can lead to yeast infection. 

So, henceforth make it a point to take care of your vagina just the way you take care of your face. Keep it clean and say goodbye to the odor. 

The management of financial institution, Equitorial Trust Bank are in a frenzy of worry.Julie Mowarin, a Regional Manager at the bank owned by business mogul, Otunba Mike Adenuga is presently in the hands of kidnappers.

She was abducted in the early morning of Sunday February 20 2011 in Warri, Delta state.Findings revealed that she was carted off at the entrance of her place of worship Christ Missionary Church Warri.According to a source, the kidnappers stormed the church, shooting into the air before forcefully dragging her out of her car and taking her away.Julie Mowarin drives a Mercedes Benz 750 Kompressor.

The abandoned car is presently with the Delta state police command.The victim is the elder sister of popular man about town Elkannah Mowarin.Sources divulged that the Kidnappers are yet to contact the family or Julie’s employer about their demand at press time..

The Delta state police command and Governor of the state, Emmanuel Uduaghan are said to be working hand in glove to unravel the victim’s whereabout...As a regional manager Julie oversees Benin, Warri and Asaba operational areas of the bank.Spokesperson for E.T.B Andy Chukwu Ijekwe claimed ignorance of the development

Actress Omotola

Jalade Ekeinde made history last Sunday being the first Nollywood actress to walk the red carpet at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. But her well-intentioned appearance was jeopardised by her black and white prom-like dress which dealt dastardly with her tummy, arms, over-sized butts, miniature breasts, doing absolutely nothing to flatter any part of her body.

From her hair down to underwear, fans criticised the otherwise gorgeous screen diva. Many felt badly represented by her fashion sense, comparing her to ‘rival’ Genevieve Nnaji, Rita Dominic and even Ini Edo. It’s obvious that more than 60 per cent of Nollywood fans expected a more ‘decent’ show off from the respectable wife and mother of four.

While many agree that she needs a gym membership urgently, a few others opine that patronising Ardyss Body Magic would have solved some of the problem apart from the bad dress pick. Below is an excerpt of some of the grievances and defense as posted by Omotola’s fans on the internet.

The budding singer was reportedly accompanied by her new international management team “Bishop Entertainment consult & Bungalow/Universal records.

Another Revelation was another Photo Same dress Same Pose But Spot the differences !

Fans & Foes Comment:

Note that the grammatical errors in the comments are deliberately retained

Pinapple

Is like this babe is pregnant cos she has added a lot, well you look good all the same

R*bb**h

I can’t believe Omotola wore dis r*bb**h (rubbish) 2 d grammys. like r u 4 real? is dat all she can afford? talk abt dressin 2 suit ur body…her tummy is protruding, her arms r thick…wat ever happened 2 a long gown 2 cover d legs, n did she hav 2 show her black bra like dat? c’mon omotola, i kn(o)w u cud hv (have) done better…u can afford a stylist girl…don’t b a scrooge…

Anonymous

That‘s not the real omotola. This is fake omotola That lady is not omotola. That‘s fake omotola right there.

bigossip

If na Geni or Rita Domnic walk this red carpet America go know say them come. See the prom gown she s wearing. Pls (please) actors guild should contribute money for her, she needs an emergency lipo- suction. See how ruff her front hair is. And who is this guy grabing her a**

Eye wey see

Bigossip na true u talk. She luk(looks) lik(e) just a house girl. Maybe her husband no allow her go initially but she managed 2 jump d fence wit dat gown. Guy as 4 d grabing a** dat one done pass a** na (sheet box) dem go call mu

Melford

This Omotola is looking so aweful (awful)… well, I think say na because she don dey age. I mean, nothing good about Omotola here at all. Wait a minute, why did that guy put his hand on her butt? Naija men, they can’t stop tresspassing.

Ugo

Where Omotola come throw way her marriage ring put abi she think say we no go see am? Wow, it means she didn’t want people around to know she’s married. I for descipline (discipline) am if to say I be her husband. You are a disgrace to womanhood….looser!!!

Onome-(Dublin Ireland)

Why should Omotola allow that American dude to place his hand on her huge buttocks? Secondly, the mimi (mini) gown she wore is too tight, revealing her shape. She suppose to have gone for a cute dinner gown, she also need to shade (shed) some weight, instead she is adding more flesh. Honestly, am not too impressed.

She look like any other lady on a casual date. Those belly fat needs to be lost. Is not only for her kind of job also for her health wise!!!!!!!!!

Denty

Nawa o I saw dat hand on her bum. Omosexy pls give urself (yourself) some respect ur (your) kidz are watching.

Lena

How could u? Hope u didn’t tell any body there that u from Nigeria. U look so trashy, ur dress is too short, ur bra is showing, ur hair is messed up, no class at all. Look at ur tummy, when are u going to start dressing according to ur size…I cant believe u did this. Stop calling urself Omosexy. There is nothing sexy about u.

Watsup with that dress? its too short, ur bra is showing, ur hair is messy, no wedding ring on ur finger, another man’s hand is on ur butt, ur tummy is all out, please start wearing clothes that suits ur body. U so classless, not the diva u claimed to be. Very soon Ini Edo will start teaching u how to dress, Hisssssssssssss

Sholey

How can a decent married and mother dress like this? And how indecent can it be for anoda man put his hand on ur butt like that? And again, u don’t av to wear a revealing dress like that to look sexy. Do you not see how Genevive and Rita dress{sexy and very very decent}.

And again, u avnt (haven’t) got the shape to flaunt for God’s sake. U could be pardoned wearing that kind of dress if ur well trimmed. Omotola God knows I love you to bits. but i get dissapointed with you sometimes. Ur well loved by people,so don’t take that love away pls.

Jaxin

Omotola looks like a big bag of garri. Gosh she looks terrible. Cant imagine how a star of this kind shud look like dis. No wonder nobody noticed her. She probably took the last picture with the guy holding her ass when all the stars had gone

Miala

Who invited her anyways and who advised her to wear this number? She looks like a sack of potatoes, Omo, americans white/black are all slim with flat stomach,, she looks terrible.

Amebo

I think she is pregnant,

Oma

Everything I wanted to say has been said. First omotola, pls go and buy ardyss body magic, biko. Secondly loose weight, i mean I’ve seen U slimmer. Thirdly, PLEASE stop embarassing ur husband. He loves U n respects ur chosen path. Don’t abuse it or make him feel s**p*d. U r married. Respect that and finally ,U can try being close friends with Rita D, I’m sure she’ll let U in on some secrets of dressing up.

BNF

I think omosexy went to the salon to make her hair and there were lots of people waiting so, she had to start goin cos she wz runing late…As for the cloth, the gown she wz meant to wear, got burnt while the dry cleaner wz getting it ready…so she had to go to a close by bend down boutique to get smthing… but on getting there, they had only size 10 dresses so she had to manage it dt way…Go on omosexy at least u tried..but it jus didn,t work out…hahahahaa

Tete

All u guys are just hating I mean omotola is better dan all des girl nd who said ini edo should have came plaease!!! omotola is da best nd i love all her movies so don’t put Ini Edo and Genieve and Rita Dominic omg (oh y God) they are going to ruin it!!! so Omotola was right cominh….

Mama G

This woman was up to something, cos she was wearing her wedding ring on thumb. About the man she was with, trust Nigerians very soon we go hear the story

Lolo

Very disappointed with Omotola’s dress. This is low class, unsophisticated, cheap, ugly, too tight, poor color coordination and a mis-representation of African movie stars. What was she thinking wearing that garbage of a dress at the Grammy awards, did she think she was attending one of the Nigerians or Gh***ian red carpets? ..Humm unbelievable.

Ngozi

Omotola, you said you used to preach in the bus? where are your christian virtues? you should have done better than dress in this unGodly manner, exposing your inner wear, then allowing another man touch your private part like that.

What example are you teaching your kids and other youths who look up to you as a role model? Please people repent for the kingdom of God is at hand. Fame, money, acting, music, beauty will fade away but your salvation in Christ Jesus is your assurance to eternal life.

Linn

Actually, this is not omosexy at her best at all. Her hair undergrowth is showing -look closely. She just was not up to her old usual beautiful self here. and she needs the gym now to shed that weight.

Del

1st she was trying 2 hard to get noticed behind d E! Cameras,but dressed lyk dat maybe dey thought she was smebody’s assistant. Wats wit naija celebs and international recognition? Na by force to be tuface or genevieve? get a life and get a gym membership!

Dare

u are a f**l Gene cant stand near omotola we all know dat she has only one child and was fat and ugly with her bum dropping on her legs, it took her years 2 dry out like an okporoko so darlin let gene get married and have three more and u will know omotola is d real deal.

Zino

When you put up a headline like Omotola at 2011 grammys it makes readers feel like she was in the grammy hall. Truth is she wasnt. She sat in a hall outside the main grammy award hall and wacthed the occasion like the rest of us on a large screen.

The awards are for a rated musicians, music execs, producers, and their family members etc. even American stars sit in the outside halls because they havent achieved world wide acclaim. This is just a pr thing that went wrong. She travelled to america to sit in the a hall outside the main grammy hall. No wonder she couldnt take any pics with one music star...

27 calibre (Ghana)

Omotola I have been your fun since thykingdom come, well you did not reveal yourself as the real omosexy I know and you are married with kids too ,please next time dress very ,well I hate when people insult you even though I 27 calibre i am a gh***in ,please stop calling her names.

The United States Department of Justice (USDOF) has said it has detained five Nigerians and one foreigner after it indicted them of billing the United States Government of nearly $30 million dollars in a fraudulent medicare scheme where they submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare, mostly for electric wheelchairs that were never delivered.

An announcement by the USDOJ said the arrests are part of a nationwide crackdown on Medicare fraud.

Three indictments charging six defendants were unsealed on Friday in a United States District Court in Los Angeles. The local charges are among cases filed in nine cities across the United States that charge a total of 111 defendants, who cumulatively are accused of being involved in nearly a quarter-billion dollars worth of false billings submitted to Medicare.

The announcement listed the defendants arrested Friday as:
• Camillus Ehigie, 50, of Woodland Hills;
• Evans Oniha, 48, of Rancho Palos Verdes, who self-surrendered this morning;
• Charles Achike Agbu, 56, of Carson;
• Obageli Brooke Agbu, who is Charles Agbu's daughter, 24, of Carson;
• Joseph Ofoegbu, 58, Gardena; and
• Sarah Hua, 64, of Monterey Par.

The six defendants were arraigned on the health care fraud charges on Friday in federal court in downtown Los Angeles, with the exception of Ehigie who is being treated for an undisclosed medical condition.

Over the course of nine years, the USDOJ said Camillus Ehige and Evans Oniha allegedly submitted more than $16 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare for durable medical equipment and in-home nursing services that typically were not provided to Medicare beneficiaries.

Ehige and Oniha were the owner/operators of Caravan Medical Supplies in Culver City and Prosperity Home Health Services in Lawndale. Ehige owned and operated Osbed Medical Supply in Woodland Hills. Ehige and Oniha were charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and several substantive counts of health care fraud for billing the Medicare program for durable medical equipment and home health services that were not medically necessary and, in many instances, not even provided. Ehige and Oniha allegedly paid "marketers" for access to Medicare beneficiary information or to have Medicare beneficiaries obtain fraudulent prescriptions for equipment or services. Ehigie and Oniha were also charged with making a false statement in a health care matter, and Ehigie was charged with obstructing an investigation into a healthcare offense for instructing a co-conspirator to lie to law enforcement agents about the scheme run out of Caravan, Osbed, and Prosperity.

In the second case, Charles Achike Agbu and his daughter, Obageli Brooke Agbu, were charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and several counts of health care fraud for submitting fraudulent claims for durable medical equipment through their Carson companies. Charles Agbu owned and operated Bonfee, Inc. and Obageli owned and operated Ibon, Inc. The indictment alleges that the Agbus billed Medicare for durable medical equipment, such as electric wheelchairs and orthotics, that was not needed, wanted, or even delivered to the Medicare beneficiaries for whom the bills were submitted. As part of the scheme, the Agbus allegedly obtained prescriptions from doctors for the medically unnecessary equipment and then used those prescriptions, along with the Medicare beneficiary information, to submit fraudulent claims to the Medicare program. Bonfee and Ibon allegedly submitted to Medicare a total of approximately $12 million in fraudulent bills for durable medical equipment.

Joseph Ofoegbu, the owner and operator of Iyke Associates in Torrance, and Sarah Hua, a marketer who procured beneficiaries for Ofoegbu, were charged with three counts of health care fraud for submitting fraudulent claims for reimbursement for motorized wheelchairs. The indictment alleges that Ofoegbu used marketers, including Hua, to recruit beneficiaries who were then seen by physicians who prescribed medically unnecessary durable medical equipment. The prescriptions were sent to Iyke Associates, which fraudulently billed Medicare using those prescriptions. According to the indictment, the beneficiaries either did not receive the equipment or they received less expensive equipment than the items Iyke billed to Medicare. Iyke billed a total of approximately $1.5 million in claims for DME it purported to provide to Medicare beneficiaries.

In announcing the nationwide crackdown on Medicare fraud today, Attorney General Eric Holder said: "With this takedown, we have identified and shut down large-scale fraud schemes operating throughout the country. We have safeguarded precious taxpayer dollars. And we have helped to protect our nation's most essential health care programs, Medicare and Medicaid. We are waging an aggressive fight against health care fraud."

This article was prompted by three objectives. First is to salute the wisdom of President Jonathan for redressing the injustice meted out to Malam Nuhu Ribadu. Second, to bring to Ribadu’s notice that although he did fairly well, the saintly posturing in which he has been portrayed is not quiet so. On the contrary, as Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), he perverted justice by the administration of selective treatment and turned the Commission into Obasanjo’s attack dog. Third, to establish the fact that the fight against corruption can only record severe reverses if agencies are headed by men or women from the Nigerian Police Force.

It is a settled principle that situations and circumstances can produce leaders, and history is replete with a huge array of such leaders. It is also settled that man is a creation of society, just as an organization begets the leadership it deserves. Every individual is a mirror image of the organization he/she serves. The police institution in Nigeria is one corrupt institution that has acquired universal notoriety. Since the visit of the U.S. secretary of state Mrs. Hilary Clinton and her scathing criticism of the anti-corruption, there has been  an urgent need for  reappraisal of the crusade...
 
When the EFCC was established, expectations were high due largely to the fact that corruption has eroded public confidence in most organizations. When Malam Nuhu Ribadu was appointed the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the initial steps taken by the EFCC crime buster were fair within the context of Nigeria. The major impediment was that the crusade was turned into a punic war well-orchestrated to settle political scores, especially against the anti-tenure elongation group. It was alleged (and there is sufficient proof) that the EFCC beamed its searchlight mostly on the political foes of former President Obasanjo and Ribadu could not hold his head above such executive fiat issued from Otta Farm. Rather than treat petitions to the Commission, he needed overwhelming facts before commencing investigations. Thus the clause “insufficient evidence” was used as safety valve for deliberately glossing over cases, and most corrupt public officers were shielded. The scores of petitions written against some corrupt officials in Federal Government parastatals were left unattended to.

As a person, Malam Nuhu Ribadu could have resisted the temptation of acting out the script of his paymaster, but as EFCC Chairman, he could not live above board. It was his ability to act the choreographed scripts that might have prompted Aso Rock to give him double promotion, without regard to the Police Service rules. For instance, the EFCC confessed that 30 Governors were being investigated, but until he left office, not up to four of them were actually investigated, and only two were actually prosecuted. But there were very reported cases of corrupt Governors who were deliberately ignored by the anti-graft agency. Ribadu only brandished his Interim Report on Governor Peter Odili a few days to the PDP Convention, ostensibly to disqualify him from aspiring to the Presidency. He was left off the hook as soon as the contest was over. 

The Senate Ad Hoc Committee on the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) started the probe of allegations of corruption in the PTDF, the Campaign for Accountable Governance through Elections (CAGE) had asked the Committee to uphold transparency, accountability and fairness in undertaking this important constitutional task. The Senate Committee was established following reports that out of about $700 million realized during the 2002/2003 bidding rounds only about $145 is known to have been transferred to the PTDF account. Cases like this are legion, but the EFCC under Ribadu did not investigate these cases of corruption.

In the words of Femi Falana “It robs citizens of their potential and aspirations for a brighter future, as well as fuels transnational crimes and threatens a nation’s collective security. Dishonest, corrupt, and unethical behaviour among public officials undermines the trust and confidence of the people that government can do "good" and advance the public interest”. To these lines could be added the inherently destructive tendency of corruption of democracy and the rule of law. The picture is worse in a nation like Nigeria, which is struggling to break the cycle of poverty, corruption and pave the way for accountability and good governance.

It is evident that the political leadership in Abuja lacks the political will to advance democratic reforms and implement anti-corruption laws consistently and impartially. The lack of political will, coupled with double standard, is mostly evident in the government deliberate policy of relying on a diluted and politically motivated notion of the rule of law to justify many of its actions. What is needed therefore is for the government to do what it preaches by ensuring that no one is above the law, and by demonstrating a faithful commitment to the anti-corruption fight.

The appointment of Mrs. Farida Waziri as the head of the anti-corruption apparatus following Mallam Nuhu Ribadu’s demotion and subsequent dismissal was greeted with approval by Nigerians. This is understandable following series of compromises witnessed under the latter’s leadership; Ribadu became a handy tool of vendetta in the filthy hands OBJ during his era of ‘democratic dictatorship’. The Ribadu led war on corruption lost public acceptance when his EFCC started prosecuting OBJ’s political foes in what best passes as witch-hunt reminiscent of medieval Europe. The flagrant disregard of court orders is one of the trademarks of Ribadu’s EFCC. A member of the House of Representatives – Hon. Morris Ibekwe died under EFCC detention despite a court order that granted him access to medical treatment.

Towards the end of the Obasanjo administration phrases like “soft landing” and “plea bargain” were introduced as patchworks into the lexicon of the anti-corruption outfit. There was deep-seated suspicion the ex-President OBJ was using EFCC to protect those he loved and to persecute those who had fallen out of favour with him. Such fears were confirmed by the behaviour of the then EFCC Chairman. The alacrity with which the EFCC pursued the cases of Governors Joshua Dariye and DSP Alamieyeseigha portrayed him as a man waging a war of vendetta of some sort. It was the same “holy war” he waged against the succession bid of Atiku – his Vice-President. As long as the battle against Atiku lasted, the then EFCC Tzar was never known to be an impartial umpire.

Another case Ribadu treated with levity was the case involving Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello. When the bribery scandal of Senator Wagbara, Professor Fabian Osuji came up, the EFCC swooped on Prof Adenike Grange and she and the junior Minister of Health were promptly sacked but Senator Iyabo  Obasanjo-Bello was not touched because she is the President’s daughter. Ex-President OBJ has retired into stupendous wealth and albeit even clerics have been calling for his probe, EFCC has ignored such calls.  The case of Olabode George was prosecuted by EFCC to save its face in a matter that was bad from the onset. It will be recalled that Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Belo was involved in a N3.5bilion contract scam, which was not investigated by Ribadu, but Waziri has since commenced investigations into allegation of fraud levelled against some members of the Senate Committee on power.

The extremists’ traits manifested in Mallam Nuhu’s EFCC, contributed grossly to the lack of sympathy visited on him when the table turned. Till date the Ribadu debacle concerning the sales of ex-governor Alamiesegha’s confiscated assets to fraudulent and unregistered companies is yet to be resolved. The continued appointment of police officers and those with police credentials maybe slowing down the fight against corruption, following their (police) antecedents we may well consider the thieving tendencies of their ranks on our roads to be manifest following allegations and counter-allegations of extortion by Farida’s deputies from corrupt individuals and public officials. In Nigeria, corruption seems to exist in the DNA of every policeman. This is not to say that there are not a few who do policing with dignity and honour. 

Although Ribadu is not a saint, he fought a patriotic battle but deliberately covered-up some corrupt people who are either Obasanjo’s cronies or PDP apologists. That was why the Pentascope saga; the yet to be resolved PTDF scandal; the financial malfeasance of the ex-inspector General Sunday Ehindero; the corruption earthquake in the Siemens and Halliburton have not been thoroughly investigated. But in the case of the Former Inspector General Tafa Balogun, he was not only arraigned but also maltreated like a common criminal, maybe because he fell out of favour with former President Obasanjo.

Malam Ribadu also played a less than edifying role in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC,. Several Civil Society Organizations petitioned the activities of the Commission, especially the nearly N45 billion the NDDC spent on the 259 page Master Plan. Ribadu never wanted to examine such petitions, fuelling rumours that so much water might have passed under the bridge and the bridge might have been broken.

Malam Nuhu Ribadu made most Nigerians believe that Nigeria is George Orwells Animal Farm, but the divine standard of judgment is not crooked. As human mortals our standard of judgment should be a reflection and approximation of God’s divine standard of justice.  But unfortunately Ribadu’s behaviour was most of the time inconsistent with his role as an impartial umpire. Plus or minus Malam Nuhu Ribadu increased the momentum of the anti-corruption war which is now being sustained by his successor. Beatifying Ribadu is giving him too much accolades for a crusade he started well but twisted to the megalomania of his paymasters. Most often he consulted with the gods of Ota Farm before taking crucial decisions- an indication that Ribadu was bent more on satiating OBJ than pursue the crusade with zeal and according to the rule of Law. Mallam Ribadu was never and is never a saint.

While this writer expresses gratitude to President Goodluck Jonathan for undoing the injustice meted out to Ribadu – who is a product of a corrupt establishment - the Nigerian Police Force. No Nigerian policeman or politician for that matter can be a saint at least not now. Ribadu cannot be a saint because he was a police officer who worked under the preponderant influence of a civilian dictator-OBJ. It is the wish of this writer that EFCC investigations be conducted with fairness and in such a manner that is not persecutory, sensational or political. When Mrs Farida’s tenure expires, a replacement should not come from the NPF but from other institutions. In any architecture, there is equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function. The anti-graft agencies in Nigeria should place premium on the pragmatic rather than the symbolic, for there is but one law for all, namely the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice and equity.

Idumange John, wrote the article when he was replaced by Mrs Farida Waziri. iduagreen@uahoo.com

It is only in the dream that a rat will fall in love with a cat.

Nigeria is a great country, despite all our short and long comings. A nation of great people, in all ramifications, it is a collection and conglomeration of the good, bad and extremely ugly. Trust me; it has extremely wonderful persons, great citizens and somewhat indescribable leaders.

The nation's production line is non-stop in terms of human resources, wonderful writers, doctors that can hold their own anywhere, lawyers that are law personified, computer whiz kids and witches, fathers of the internet and children of yahoo-yahoo, in all fields of human endeavour we compete we do very well.

What then is the problem, some call it the Nigerian myth, others say its 'our way' to others it's a problem deeply rooted in bad leadership. Some say and correctly that we are a victims of our own self-destruct nature. After all these leaders do not fall from the sky, they are Nigerians too, products of the system one must admit. So what then is the problem?

We are a nation of amazing contradiction. We produce a Maitama Sule and compliment him with a Sani Abacha, we get Wole Soyinka and tag him with an Alao Akala, for every one genius we are blessed with a collection of rascals... (Apologies to Jonathan).

We all know the problem or at least have a version of what the problem is, many a reports and submissions lie in archives of possible solutions but we are just content being where we are.

Irrespective of how one feels, we are trail-blazers, record breakers. If we are not the happiest, we are the most religious and yet we engage in some of the most sadistic religious conflicts, sociologists and psychologists are still short of the most appropriate classification of human species that we fit into.

We are blessed with leadership that build bridges where there are no rivers. Give motorcycles to underage boys and label them as miscreants.

In the above paragraphs I have deliberately strayed from what was supposedly my topic for discuss on purpose but for the discerning mind I have only highlighted the discrepancies we find ourselves as a nation as highlighted by the title of this discuss.

Some five years ago I was priviledged to interview General Muhammed Buhari, then he was a 'fundamentalist' for what now I really could not tell, the interaction was sequel to my backpage comment in Leadership Newspapers, I titled it 'the president Nigeria cannot have'.

Five years on, he has become a pastor, now we all know his driver is a Christian, his cook knows the pope, and his current wife is ECWA, COCIN, or OFN, whichever? This is besides his newly found love with Idiaghbon's lost son, Tunde Bakare. However the fact remains that some of the reasons I stated then, why he could not be president are still relevant today.

The pair Buhari/Bakare make the new BB, a force sweeping many parts, take it or leave it, on a good day...with emphasis on the term ‘good day’, without the Ribadus, Shekeraus, Utomis, Momodus it would be like imagining that Arsenal would beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp by 4-0 if it were a straight call between Buhari and Jonathan.

Buhari is old...how old, Buhari is strict, how strict. He is an Islamic fundamentalist, of the Shiite order or simply Al-Qaeda. Ordinarily in a failed coup, (without all that military history of how he became head of state), he committed treason and should have been hanged.

I do not know whether it’s me, but the truth is that he is not erudite, scholarly or possess the Obama feel. But for one, I like his scary old school principal look that tells you "dare come to school late".  Are these answers, certainly not...

But beyond Buhari, for those hailing Jonathan...is he the answer?

No matter the provocation, no president should use uncouth language, calling governors rascals is not right; however how many of those governors are really not rascally in one of their behaviours or the other. Yet that does not give you right to address them as such.

Not that I sincerely care about what they call themselves, but then for the opposition to refer to a sitting president as a drunken sailor fisherman, makes ridicule of the system, and we can all thank God that it is a democracy, imagine calling Abacha, an apple eating frolicking president during his lifetime. A visit from Rogers would have put some senses into the commentator.

The above highlights the disdain that many have of the Jonathan presidency; it’s not so much about Jonathan but the PDP as a political group that is overwhelmed by itself. I mean whichever way; with an Obasanjo by one's side you can call anyone an idiot. Besides for our elite, it’s a case of bastards and bigger bastards.

Besides all the theories we know on Goodluck, apart from facebook, and how many children he has and does not have, and if Patience is older and her own sweet way of speaking English, who is this Jonathan?

What does these amiable fisherman bring, for once can we look beyond the incumbency and the money to throw around, what really has Jonathan done to impact on lives, how did Buhari impact on lives in his short reign?

In all the failed Buhari attempts, what is the guiding philosophy, what did Jonathan do in Bayelsa?

Are Nigerians asking the real questions, are we content the way Nigeria is presently structured, do we continue with the senseless killings up country, and the thuggery, robbery, arson, down south? All the stereotyping and labelling does it suit us, rascal South Westerners,  drunken Ijaw fishermen, murderous Hausa men, kidnapping Ibo men and many more?

Are we permanently confined to men that call god or the ones God calls, why should we still in 2011 be required to pray and fast while others share the money and break the fast for us? Why is governance still not a planned effort but one that is cemented to luck...so when it’s good we take and when it’s bad we simply nod?

Which of these men that want our mandate in April has a spreadsheet of how, when, where, which...they all do not have a timeline on deliverables. Ribadu talks of a million houses like it’s a Dangote bag of rice. Jonathan talks power, forgetting how that sector has become a cash cow.

The Momodus and Utomis just make up the number, if its change we should believe in and it’s all about selfless service what stopped the all mega alliance at least for now?

The old man that has not won councillorship in Yobe says it must be a Northern, why don’t you support Buhari, or Ribadu, or Shekarau. Maybe these are not convenient Northerners.

Of the men vying for the abused seat of Nigerian presidency why are we again faced with the burden of picking from a basket that has question marks written all over? Again it is business as usual; the preferable is not available, so the available has become preferred.

Buhari is strict but every crook and harry is queuing behind CPC, Jonathan is finding his feet and our money is just disappearing. Despite my largely pessimistic view, I believe that change is possible, how; I really do not seem to know these days, when...I am beginning to fear, not in our lifetime.

I therefore end this discuss challenging, the Pastor and the fisherman and other allied co-travellers to go on national television in words that the market woman, the economist, professor, and spare parts dealer can understand and tell us what they want to and can do for these slumbering giant. Let us all say enough of empty promises and film-tricking of gullible citizenry.

Between Buhari, and Jonathan they are still far away from the issues and substances of what Nigerians in normal circumstances deserve as a reward to sustained democratic practice. Seems we are content living the dream than facing reality.

1) We didnt Vote for him, because we didnt know.

2) We didnt know that he supervised and birthed our only existing refineries.

3)We didnt know that what he did in road construction while in the PTF hasnt beenmatched by 12yrs of the PDP, even though we claimed they were lopsided.

4)We didnt know that in his time ashead of state he reduced inflation from 23% to 4%, by fiscal discipline and a homegrown economic team (not achieved under any other era, even military).

5)We didnt know that there wasno religious crisis while he led.

6)We didnt know that JJ Rawlings ofGhana took over 2yrs before him, and killed all the corrupt leaders, while GMB merely gave his own, long term jail sentences.

7)We didnt know that the hospitals and universities around the country neverwitnessed as much benefits they got from the PTF from any government after or before his time.

8)We did not know, that this man had been in all the oil sectors in Nigeria, has No Petrol Station, much less a refinery or an oil rig like so many of our leaders..

We never voted him, because we did not know.
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We didn't know that he supervised and birthed our only existing refineries. 

But now we know,  We know that he has followership in the north that money can't buy. We know that those who follow him are poor, and follow him out of hope and belief in his values. I have met old men who know him, who have said,  "All I need from Buhari is his word, I can take it to the bank". Now we know that here is someone that has been in everything to make him a Dan-Something, but didn't take the road. We feared he was an Islamic fundamentalist, but he challenged us to provide any human being who can point at anything he did to show the same. His Cook and Drivers,  two roles that can be influenced to have your life are Christians. In his passion for discipline, he has pulled down mosques, punished emirs, and followed principles over the respect of people. Then this year, to the utter shock of the world, he picks the most radically outspoken no nonsense Christian Preacher in Nigeria to be his vice. Now we know, that it's about the values, not religion and certainly not the fact that he becomes the first (correct me if I'm wrong) Nigerian president without multiple wives or an array of concubines.

Now We know that what he did in road construction while in the PTF hasn't been matched by 12yrs of the PDP, even though we claimed they were lopsided. 
Now We know that in his time as head of state he reduced inflation from 23% to 4%, by fiscal discipline and a homegrown economic team (not achieved under any other era, even military). 
Now We know that there was no religious crisis while he led. 
Now We know that JJ Rawlings of Ghana took over 2yrs before him, and killed all the corrupt leaders, while GMB merely gave his own, long-term jail sentences. 
Now We know that the hospitals and universities around the country never witnessed as much benefits they got from the PTF from any government after or before his time. Now We know, that this man has been in all the oil sectors in Nigeria, has no petrol station, much less a refinery or an oil rig like so many of our leaders. We never voted him, because we did not know.

What We Know About the Others:

Business mogul Aliko Dangote, telecoms magnate Mike Adenuga and Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki, among others, yesterday made the campaign team of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Former Director-General of the Jonathan/Sambo campaign organisation heads the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), which will be inaugurated by acting National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dr Bello Haliru Mohammed in Abuja today.

Also on board are loyalists of former presidential aspirants Ibrahim Babangida and Abubakar Atiku. Atiku lost the party’s ticket to Jonathan at the January 13 convention after Babangida, Saraki and Aliyu Gusau stepped down for him following his emergence as North’s consensus candidate.

He was picked by the Northern Political Leaders Forum (NPLF) headed by  Mallam Adamu Ciroma.

Babangida’s and Atiku’s loyalists may have been appointed in line with Jonathan’s promise to accommodate his opponents in his campaign.

Former Director-General of the Babangida Campaign organisation, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, is a member of the PCC Publicity Committee. He will also serve as one of the resource persons for the presidential campaign.

Saraki is the chairman of the Reconciliation Committee with pro-Atiku campaigner and former Senate President Ken Nnamani as member.

The wife of the leader of the NPLF and PDP’s National Woman Leader, Hajia Ina Ciroma, is also a member of the Reconciliation Committee. Former Governor of Ondo State Olusegun Agagu and former Minister of Information Prof. Jerry Gana are also members. 

Others in the committee are Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, Alabo Graham Douglas, Senator Ladan Shunni and Ambassador Aminu Wali.

The Publicity Committee also has some prominent publishers including Comfort Obi of the Source Magazine and Dennis Sami of Nigeria Pilot as members.  

Names of some aides of the President feature on the list, but former Director of Media of the Jonathan/Sambo Campaign organisation, Sully Abu is missing on the list.

Dangote, Adenuga, Femi Otedola, Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, Tony Elumelu, Alhaji Kashim Bukar; Chief Emeka Offor; Alhaji Sayyu Dantata; Jim Ovia; Dahiru Manga and Kola Salako are on the donor’s list.

Former Chairman of PDP’s Board of Trustees (BOT) Chief Tony Anenih will serve as the Campaign Adviser. Former PDP national secretary Chief Ojo Maduekwe is Secretary.

The six geo-political zones will be co-ordinated by governors that did the same job for Jonathan before the January 13 convention.

They are Governors Liyel Imoke of Cross River State (Southsouth), Martin Elechi, Ebonyi (Southeast), Gbenga Daniel, Ogun (Southwest), Gabriel Suswam, Benue (Northcentral), Isa Yuguda, Bauchi (Northeast) and Ibrahim Shema, Katsina (Northwest).

Senate President David Mark, Speaker Dimeji Bankole, Deputy Senate President Ike Ekwerenmadu and the Deputy Speaker Usman Nafada are all expected to co-ordinate the National Assembly for the PCC.

Former Inspector-General of Police Mike Okiro heads the security committee; leading industrialist Oba Otudeko chairs the Finance and Fund Raising Committee.  

The Inter-Party Relations Committee to handle affairs concerning parties that adopted Jonathan as their standard-bearer is headed by Chief Ebenezer Babatope.

Yes Minister to Women ! 

Rwanda Youth And Sports Minister Joseph Habineza Resigns After Photo Scandal-BBC

Posted: February 18, 2011 - 01:12

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Joseph Habineza

Minister Habineza pinned to the wall by university student

The minister of youth with Rwandese youth at his apartment

Habineza ministering unto the youth

Minsiterial squeeze

Haba! minister Habineza

The minister, the youth and no sport!

BBC News

Rwanda's youth and sports minister, Joseph Habineza, has resigned following allegations of improper behaviour.

The announcement came after photos began circulating on the internet showing Mr Habineza in intimate poses with several women.

Mr Habineza told Rwanda's The New Times newspaper that he had resigned for personal reasons.

"But when you see people publishing pictures and all that, it is not good for your image as a minister," he said.

The photos, which Mr Habineza says were taken in 2008, were published on Sunday on an opposition website called Le Prophete.

Most of the 11 photos show the minister dancing or cuddling with one woman in particular in a well-furnished room.

The person who posted them said he was a university student and wanted to show how the government was spending lavishly.

The BBC's Geoffrey Mutagoma in the capital, Kigali, says the affair has become the talk of the town.

He says it is the first time a minister has tendered his resignation in such circumstances.

Fola Adeola , Ex-MD,GTBank Plc

By Olawale Olaleye

Barring any last minute changes, Mr. Afolabi Tajudeen Adeola, former Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc,  former chairman of the National Pension Commission (Pencom), and former member on the (Tony) Blair Commission on Africa, may have been named the running mate of the fledgling candidacy of the anti-corruption czar, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.

Ribadu is the presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). If this happens, it would follow on the heels of the Chief MKO

Abiola-Alhaji Babagana Kingibe Muslim-Muslim ticket, which was widely accepted by Nigerians across regional and ethnic lines in the annulled 1993 presidential election.

Analysts believe it may work again because both Ribadu and Adeola are not known to be religious champions, practising their faith privately and quietly. They are equally known to work across religious and tribal lines.

Party sources confirmed that discussions and consultations are still on-going on the choice of Adeola, and it is expected that matters relating to the pairing of duo will be concluded later today in the evening to beat the INEC deadline tomorrow (February 21) for the substitution of presidential candidates and their running mates.

When contacted last night, Adeola confirmed that he had been approached by the leadership of the ACN but that they were yet to conclude discussions.

The former banker, who likened the decision to a marriage between two people, also admitted that issues relating to the development must be concluded today.

“By the grace of God, everything will be resolved by this time tomorrow (today, Sunday).”

Adeola added that all related issues have to be carefully looked into before a final decision is taken. He said the offer is not what he is taking lightly.

Also confirming the story, one of the ACN governors said the choice of Adeola as Ribadu’s running mate is one of the intelligent decisions the party has taken at this time of the year.

He described Adeola as a detailed person who would naturally pair with a Ribadu, an administrative hand.

The governor said there is the need for a running mate, who would take up all the detailed assignments that the presidential job demands, especially in the quest for a better Nigeria.

He said the Ribadu-Adeola ticket would go down in history as one of the best ever produced in the country by any political party, adding, “We are in this to win and not to consider what some class of people would think about a Muslim-Muslim ticket.

“Even the political class is waiting to break away from the old order. They don’t just know how to go about it.”

The governor, who sounded excited about the development said Adeola is a respectable young man who has paid his dues in the development, of the country.

As co-founder and ex-managing director of GTBank, he said Adeola walked away when the ovation was loudest. He posited that Adeola had also handled many sensitive and vital assignments in the country and beyond...

“He has what it takes to rebuild this country. This country needs rebuilding and not rebranding like the PDP is doing. Nigeria needs root and branch reformation.

“So, we can’t have people who are part of the problem as part of the solution. It would not work. That is the difference between the PDP candidate who is though a nice guy, but is clueless,” he said.

People have a funny idea of what Jesus looked like. Jesus of Nazareth was not white-skinned. Jesus was not European. Jesus was a Jew. Jesus lived in the land of Israel, in the Middle East. The Bible tells us that Jesus walked wherever He went, so we can easily imagine that His olive skin would have been darkened by the sun.

Jesus would not have had a neat, trimmed beard, because a command (Leviticus 19:27) in the Law of Moses , which the Bible says Jesus observed, required Jewish males to “not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.”

Hundreds of years after Jesus’ life on earth, Renaissance artists painted pictures that made Jesus look handsome. They were not accurate representations of Jesus’ likeness. The painters were following Italian traditions and the culture of Europe, rather than what the Bible says, and they certainly had never met Jesus. Sadly, their artworks continue to influence thinking to this day.

The only verse in the Bible about Jesus’ physical form, before His death and resurrection, is found in Isaiah 53:2. It says:

In other words, the only biblical description of Jesus during His time on earth says that He was not physically attractive.

Beauty, in God’s eyes, comes from within [1 Peter 3:3-4].

On the other hand, in contrast to the horned cartoon character that we are accustomed to seeing, the Bible tells us that the devil is handsome [Ezekiel 28:14-17] and he portrays himself as being full of goodness [2 Corinthians 11:14-15].

The gospel rings true in my heart because it is the opposite of the way man normally thinks.

What man would have conceived a philosophy where salvation would come through believing that God would come to earth as a helpless baby, born in a stinking stable, a peasant among a despised, subjugated people in an obscure land, and would later be nailed up to die like the worst of criminals.

The natural mind is more attracted to youth and beauty, success and acclaim.

But, God’s thoughts are the opposite of man’s thoughts [Isaiah 55:8-9].

Of course, in one sense, it hardly matters what Jesus looked like. It is what He accomplished for us on the cross of Calvary – in paying the price for our sins – that truly counts.

However, it certainly goes to show that there is much to do with Christian belief and living that is influenced more by tradition, and even by the culture and ways of thinking surrounding us, than by what the Bible actually says.

Many Bible truths are confronting. They challenge our normal patterns of thought. However, God, in His perfect wisdom, presents us with Truth – not to tickle our ears but to work for our ultimate good.

In The Name of Allah: 

On Saturday, the 8^th of January 2011, a Luxury bus departed Maiduguri en route to Lagos.  As the bus approached The City of Jos from Bauchi, the bus was stopped at roadblock.  Gunmen entered the bus and ordered all Muslims off the bus.  These gunmen proceeded to set the bus ablaze with all remaining passengers inside.  Most of the victims in the bus were from the Middle Belt and Southern Nigeria, both The East and The West all heading south. 

What was their crime?  None!  Did they deserve this?  In the name of Allah they did!  An open declaration of war was made by Jama’ atu ahlus on the 28^th of December 2010 after four bombs were exploded in The City of Jos, along with bombs going off in The City of Kano and The City of Maiduguri.  Abu Muhammad, Abubakar bin Mohammad Shekau stated, 

“I want to tell the Muslims in this country and the whole world that they need to know this is a war between Muslims and non-Muslims… this is not a tribal war, nor is it similar to the wars of the pre-Islamic era, it is nor a war for financial gains, it is solely a religious war.  We did not start this war so it would end in one week, or one month or one year.  Only when we are completely annihilated and nobody chooses to continue with our struggle may be that could be the end. Or we establish a system where religion has the final say or religion determines everything, that will be the end of this war… “We are ready for anyone willing to face us, whether it is a group of people or even the government because we know who supports us, God the Creator of the universe, Allahu Akbar.  Therefore, we are warning every Muslim who believes in the religion of Islam that he should never help a non-Muslim in this war. If he helps any non-Muslim and in so doing, a fellow Muslim suffers due to that, he should know that he is a dead person.”

Since Jama’atu Ahlus made this declaration of war, a bomb was exploded in Abuja followed by another in Jos.  This most recent atrocity is only affirmation of the stated objective and implementation of the war. 

In all of these atrocities, our government has done its best to suppress all this information.  Most Nigerians are unaware that this bus burning incident sparked off more fighting in The City of Jos since Saturday and continued into Monday.  The predominantly Igbo neighborhoods and business in Jos were attacked in conjunction with the bus burning, leaving the city in chaos.  Have you heard this information anywhere in the media?  I guess not! 

This image speaks to the continued suppression of the truth from Nigerians by the state.  Many atrocities, such as this have taken place, but the state has confiscated the cameras, which have documented such atrocities.  Most of the witnesses to these events from our presidents, governors, state security, NGOs’, and a few others are never allowed to divulge these secrets in the name of holding Nigeria together as one nation.

 The real casualties are never reported.  When the numbers are given, the government always disputes the numbers because we have no documentary evidence.  Apparently, they must fear if we really know the extent of the atrocities, people would begin addressing the battle we are already in.

There comes a time when a nation and it’s people must decide and determine what their destiny and legacy to their posterity and the rest of the world shall be.  Nigeria has found itself at that cross roads.  We must decide if we are willing to accept and allow genocide to continue, terrorism to continue, oppression of the masses by use of the state apparatus to continue, suppression of the truth by government to continue, and destruction of the hope of Nigeria’s heart and soul, it’s people, to continue.