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Macho Man" Randy Savage is Dead: Famed pro wrestler "Macho Man" dies in crash

Posted by cozzy webtatafo on May 20, 2011 at 7:48pm

jpeg&STREAMOID=YEE6M0weoFJHUtNaRcz0vC6SYeqqxXXqBcOgKOfTXxQTJrn_AlZxwqqxGxZhrRBinW_PgxgftuECOcfJwS6Jtlp$r8Fy$6AAZ9zyPuHJ25T7a9GKDSxsGxtpmxP0VAUyHL6IDcZHtmM2t7xO$FHdJG95dFi6y2Uma3vSsvPpVyo-&width=234Professional wrestling great "Macho Man" Randy Savage died after a car crash on Friday near his home in Seminole, Florida, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The colorful champion -- known for his husky voice, gaudy costumes and "oooh, yeah!" catch phrase -- appeared to have lost control of his 2009 Jeep Wrangler on Friday morning, crash investigators said.

Savage, 58, drove over a concrete barrier into oncoming traffic lanes before crashing head-on into a tree. He died of his injuries at a nearby hospital, a crash report said.

Though some media outlets quoted his brother as saying the former wrestler suffered a heart attack while driving, the Florida Highway Patrol said that could not be confirmed until an autopsy is performed.

The crash was not alcohol-related, authorities said.

The wrestler, whose legal name was Randy Mario Poffo, and his wife Barbara, who was a passenger in the car, were both wearing seat belts. His wife suffered minor injuries.

Once a minor league baseball player, the wrestler rose to fame as "Macho Man" in the 1980s.

He was "an iconic figure," said hall of fame professional wrestler Dusty "The American Dream" Rhodes on Friday.

Under contract with the WWE from 1985 to 1993, he sparred against Hulk Hogan and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. He clinched two WWE Championships, two World Heavyweight Championships and held a 14-month reign as Intercontinental Champion.

His entrance music was "Pomp and Circumstance" and his signature accessories were sunglasses, bandannas and cowboy hats.

"WWE is saddened to learn of the passing of one of the greatest Superstars of his time," read a statement posted on the WWE site on Friday. "Our sincerest condolences go out to his family and friends."

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Kirk Franklin's new album- Hello Fear

Posted by Dan WebNutritionist/Motivator on May 20, 2011 at 4:49am

After all these years, there's still nothing quite like a new project from Kirk Franklin. It's hard to believe that he's been on the scene since 1993. Since Kirk Franklin and the Family debuted, Gospel and music in general have been turning their heads to see what this self-proclaimed church boy is all about.

True to previous projects, this new one, Hello Fear, isn't just about the soulful music and innovative beats. Rather, it's the combination of his melodies and grooves with his transparency, his honesty, and his accessible story that draws us in to Franklin's world.

CDThe project title references the fact that we all deal with fears of various sorts, and that for Kirk Franklin, the time for turning and facing fears is now. The transparency is palpable.

Joining Franklin on production is longtime collaborator and keys man,Shaun "Harold" Martin. VocalistsIsaac Carree, Anaysha Figueroa, Nikki Ross, Charmaine Swimpson and Eric Moore add their harmonies to nearly every cut.

Joining Franklin on the project are guests that include Marvin Sapp and Beverly Crawford (on the traditional, organ-infused slow burner, "The Altar"). 

Then there's a whole slew of names on the long time coming reprise of "Something About The Name Jesus Part 2". The original, appear on Franklin's Nu Nation Project from 1998, has been in repeat play mode for many since that it first came out. Back again for the reprise are Rance Allen and Isaac Carree (whose group Men of Standard was featured on the original), with Marvin Winans andJohn P. Kee also in the mix. 

Kirk FranklinNewcomer and fast riser Mali Music is tapped to join Franklin on "Give Me", adding his distinctive delivery to this soundtrack to prayer for God's strength and wisdom. Insistent snare percussion overlays high register keyboard stylings, making the sound stick.

Not many will sleep on the inspirational "Today", an infectious contemporary cut that combines beat with melody. Raise your hands in the air everybody!!

The mid tempo urban radio single "I Smile" is typical Kirk Franklin, his compositional imprint all over it. The song is "a declarative statement that I'm not going to live my life based on how I feel. I will live my life based on God's Word", says Franklin.

"I Give" is the other song making the radio rounds. The laid back ballad puts the focus on soft harmonies, with Franklin intoning declarations and promises from God's Word. "'I Am' is about exchanging all of my weaknesses for God's strength. This song is also about declaring what God says about me and not my situation. As we daily transform to God's image, we no longer identify with who we were, but who we are becoming", says Franklin. 

Hello Fear is another step in the spiritual and musical journey of Kirk Franklin; it succeeds on both levels.

 

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Lagos battles illegal traditional medicine centres By Gbenro Adeoye

Posted by Dan WebNutritionist/Motivator on May 20, 2011 at 4:38am

12166311478?profile=originalThe Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board has identified financial and manpower constraints as some of the challenges facing its clampdown on the over 5,000 illegal traditional medical centres estimated to be operating in the state.

Bodunrin Oluwa, the Board Registrar, stated this at the graduation ceremony for 26 traditional medical practitioners, who had concluded a six-week periodic training programme for the certification of their practice. The Board is the only regulatory body for unorthodox medical practice in the state. 

5,000 illegal operators

According to Mr. Oluwa, there are less than 1,000 legal traditional medical centres currently operating in the state. He said ongoing efforts to sanitise the system and prevent the proliferation of illegal traditional treatment centres have been hampered by “financial, mobility, and manpower constraints.” Appealing for more government and public support, he said that the board has “one and a half vehicles because one is almost off the road and shortage of manpower to effectively monitor the activities of the practitioners.”

With a mandate to sanction illegal traditional medical centres, Mr Oluwa said there are over 5,000 of traditional medical practitioners operating illegally in the state, with about 4,000 registered ones. “However, we have less than 1,000 operating legally out of the 4,000 because many of them have not been coming for license renewal yearly, and so they are categorised as illegal,” he said. 

Dealing with fake drugs

In recent times, drugs produced by traditional medical practitioners and made from local herbs have flooded the market. However many of them are still in the board’s bad books, in spite of claims of having the endorsement of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. Mr Oluwa said it is the board’s duty to “verify” the value of the drugs produced by the traditional medical practitioners. “But it seems NAFDAC has been playing the role,” he said. “NAFDAC only checks that it is not poisonous or harmful to human consumption. We have been doing the job, but only for the few that come to us; however, most of the drugs in the market have not passed through the board.” 

Training the legit

Traditional medical practitioners are registered after a successful completion of the board’s periodic training programme, covering general healing, faith healing/spiritualism, traditional birth attending, bone setting, among others. According to Mr Oluwa, the training programme also includes the inspection of students’ facilities and presentation of seminars, all aimed at sanitising the traditional medical practice and sensitising the public. “We try to reduce the level of mortality by improving their knowledge and also allay public fear that traditional medicine is fetish and that the practitioners are all ‘babalawo’ (occultists),” he said.

Sarah Ajuwon, a traditional birth attendant, who said she had so far relied on “blessed water, prayer, and routine drugs like Folic Acid and Ferrous”, said she has learnt improved methods to deliver babies. “I’ve learnt how to arrange the labour room and produce herbs for safe delivery,” she said. “We’ve also been told not to give injection, and such cases should be referred to a general hospital.”

 

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Family finds $45,000 in new home — then returns it By CHI-CHI ZHANG, Associated Press.

Posted by Dan WebNutritionist/Motivator on May 20, 2011 at 4:25am

images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQApcK4B082NRItYIJyufpUOOwi93e5wekdBVRuBDvlGZ5imzOsn7ZZCgSALT LAKE CITY – When Josh Ferrin closed on his family's first home, he never thought he'd make the discovery of a lifetime — then give it back.

Ferrin picked up the keys earlier this week and decided to check out the house in the Salt Lake City suburb of Bountiful. He was excited to finally have a place his family could call their own.

As he walked into the garage, a piece of cloth that clung to an attic door caught his eye. He opened the hatch and climbed up the ladder, then pulled out a metal box that looked like a World War II ammunition case.

"I freaked out, locked it my car, and called my wife to tell her she wouldn't believe what I had found," said Ferrin, who works as an artist for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City.

Then he found seven more boxes, all stuffed full with tightly wound rolls of cash bundled together with twine — more than $40,000.

Ferrin quickly took the boxes to his parent's house to count. Along with his wife and children, they spread out thousands of bills on a table, separating the bundles one by one.

They stopped counting at $40,000, but estimated there was at least $5,000 more on the table.

Ferrin thought about how such a large sum of money could go a long way, pay bills, buy things he never thought he could afford.

"I'm not perfect, and I wish I could say there was never any doubt in my mind. We knew we had to give it back, but it doesn't mean I didn't think about our car in need of repairs, how we would love to adopt a child and aren't able to do that right now, or fix up our outdated house that we just bought," Ferrin said. "But the money wasn't ours to keep and I don't believe you get a chance very often to do something radically honest, to do something ridiculously awesome for someone else and that is a lesson I hope to teach to my children."

He thought about the home's previous owner, Arnold Bangerter, who died in November and left the house to his children.

"I could imagine him in his workshop. From time to time, he would carefully bundle up $100 with twine, climb up into his attic and put it into a box to save. And he didn't do that for me," Ferrin said of the man who had worked as a biologist for the Utah Department of Fish and Game.

Bangerter purchased the home in 1966 and lived there with his wife, who died in 2005.

After most of the money was counted, Ferrin called one of Bangerter's sons with the news.

Kay Bangerter said he knew his father hid away money because he once found a bundle of cash taped beneath a drawer in their home, but he never considered his dad had stuffed away so much over the years.

"He grew up in hard times and people that survived that era didn't have anything when they came out of it unless they saved it themselves," Kay Bangerter, the oldest of the six children, told the Deseret News. "He was a saver, not a spender."

Bangerter called the money's return "a story that will outlast our generation and probably yours as well."

"I'm a father, and I worry about the future for my kids," Ferrin said. "I can see him putting that money away for a rainy day and it would have been wrong of me to deny him that thing he worked on for years. I felt like I got to write a chapter in his life, a chapter he wasn't able to finish and see it through to its conclusion."

 

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Court Overturn Ndi Okereke`s Removal…. Awards N500m Damages

Posted by cozzy webtatafo on May 20, 2011 at 1:41am
12166311465?profile=originalJustice Mohammed Idris this morning delivered his judgment in the case between Ndi Okereke-Onyuike and SEC/NSE at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi by describing the action of the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) as irrational, hasty, illegal, reckless and
in bad faith.

In his judgement delivered to a packed courtroom, he remarked that “Nigeria is a country of rule of law and not of rulers”.    Justice Idris said the purported removal is therefore null and void, and of no effect whatsoever and howsoever.    

 

He thereafter awarded Ndi Okereke-Onyuike the sum of N500m for the embarrassment arising from the action.  
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Robbers raid residence of youth corps members

Posted by 9jabook.com on May 19, 2011 at 10:11pm
Armed robbers on Monday night attacked some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Ogun State. The ugly incident occurred at the corps members’ residence at Oluwo in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the State. Many of them sustained various injuries in the course of the bandits’ strike, while property such as money, laptops and phones were equally carted away. Some of the corps members who had participated as adhoc staff during the general elections lost their allowances to the bandits.

It was gathered that the building known as the Nigerian Christian Corpers Fellowship (NCCF) lodge accommodates about 40 youth corps members.

Following the incident, many of the victims yesterday trooped out into the streets in Abeokuta, the state capital to register their protest, accusing the police of not promptly rescuing them in the hands of the night marauders.

Corps members protest

The victims, who did not want their names in print, lamented to journalists that they would not have lost their property if the police had heeded to their distressed calls on time.

“When we called the police to come and rescue us during the attack, they did not come to our rescue on time, until after we had been robbed and wounded by the robbers,” said one of the victims.

A female victim while narrating her experience said she was almost raped by the robbers but for the intervention of the gang leader who stopped one of the robbers from the attempt.

Contacted on the incident, the Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Muyiwa Adejobi confirmed the incident but quickly exonerated his men from allegation of not responding on time.

“The NYSC could not point accusing finger to the police because if they had told the police, we would have given them some policemen,” the police image-maker said while urging corps members to always participate in community policing.

On the corps members’ reaction, Mr Adejobi said “the protest was uncalled for. The police in Adigbe did not know the lodge. Nobody knows the place as corpers’ lodge. The DPO could not locate the place. They should have let the police know the place and they would have been given special security.” He said.
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Robbers raid residence of youth corps members

Posted by 9jabook.com on May 19, 2011 at 10:10pm
Armed robbers on Monday night attacked some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Ogun State. The ugly incident occurred at the corps members’ residence at Oluwo in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the State. Many of them sustained various injuries in the course of the bandits’ strike, while property such as money, laptops and phones were equally carted away. Some of the corps members who had participated as adhoc staff during the general elections lost their allowances to the bandits.

It was gathered that the building known as the Nigerian Christian Corpers Fellowship (NCCF) lodge accommodates about 40 youth corps members.

Following the incident, many of the victims yesterday trooped out into the streets in Abeokuta, the state capital to register their protest, accusing the police of not promptly rescuing them in the hands of the night marauders.

Corps members protest

The victims, who did not want their names in print, lamented to journalists that they would not have lost their property if the police had heeded to their distressed calls on time.

“When we called the police to come and rescue us during the attack, they did not come to our rescue on time, until after we had been robbed and wounded by the robbers,” said one of the victims.

A female victim while narrating her experience said she was almost raped by the robbers but for the intervention of the gang leader who stopped one of the robbers from the attempt.

Contacted on the incident, the Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Muyiwa Adejobi confirmed the incident but quickly exonerated his men from allegation of not responding on time.

“The NYSC could not point accusing finger to the police because if they had told the police, we would have given them some policemen,” the police image-maker said while urging corps members to always participate in community policing.

On the corps members’ reaction, Mr Adejobi said “the protest was uncalled for. The police in Adigbe did not know the lodge. Nobody knows the place as corpers’ lodge. The DPO could not locate the place. They should have let the police know the place and they would have been given special security.” He said.
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Businessman stabs female student in the eye …Victim risks blindness, cries for justice

Posted by 9jabook.com webmadam on May 19, 2011 at 9:58pm

Businessman stabs female student in the eye …Victim risks blindness, cries for justice 
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Miss Goodness Moses has just finished the Ordinary National Diploma (OND) at the Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Enugu and came to Lagos for her one year Industrial Training (IT). The 26-year-old lady had actually approached Nestle Foods Plc for the training and was hopeful of being given the opportunity to serve in the multinational company, for her practical experience, before going back for her Higher National Diploma (HND).

Miss Goodness Moses


Miss Goodness Moses has just finished the Ordinary National Diploma (OND) at the Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Enugu and came to Lagos for her one year Industrial Training (IT). The 26-year-old lady had actually approached Nestle Foods Plc for the training and was hopeful of being given the opportunity to serve in the multinational company, for her practical experience, before going back for her Higher National Diploma (HND).

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Presently, verifications are going on in the school to know those who qualify for the HND. But the Marketing student may not have the opportunity again, at least, not for now. She is battling to ensure she doesn’t go blind, after she was allegedly hit and stabbed in the eyes by a businessman, Uzoma Nwezie. The incident occurred on Sunday, March 13, 2011, at 6, Ajayi Street, Catholic Road, Ipaye, Iba Town, Ojo, Lagos.


Trouble started for Goodness, when she was trekking to Ipaye bus-stop that fateful day alongside one of her sisters. According to her, Nwezie, who was driving, almost ran over her if not that she ran into the bush where she fell flat.

The victim, who said it was the fall inside the bush that saved her from being crushed by Nwezie’s car told Daily Sun how she got up, cleaned herself and they continued their journey, only for him to reverse and challenged her for allegedly calling him devil.


“I didn’t call him devil, I only said, ‘it would not be well with the devil’. I even apologized to him and he still used sharp object to hit me in the jaw and I started seeing stars. My eyes later went blank and I started screaming for help. People tried to stop him from further torturing me but he refused. He tore my clothes and bra. The incident occurred between 7.30 and 8 pm. I lost my purse, money and the torn dress,” she said.


According to her, the businessman, his wife and group of boys stormed their compound, fuming with rage.

“He resumed the attack on me and even extended it to my father. That was the time he stabbed me in one of my eyes. Because of the hitting and the stab, I started vomiting blood and was quickly rushed to the El-Shaddai Hospital, Iba Town, but the doctors referred me to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). At LUTH, I was referred to St. Edmund Clinic and Eye Hospital, which later referred me to Eye Foundation, Ikeja, where they performed Rectinal detachment.”


After the operation, Goodness said she couldn’t see with one of the eyes, while the other one is getting worse.

“Pus is also gushing out from one of my ears,” she lamented. She was supposed to be going for medical check-ups and further treatment, but her alleged attackers have refused to take responsibility for that and refuse to show up.

“The condition of my eyes are deteriorating daily, and my parents do not have money to treat me. We have tried to compel Nwezie to take me to the hospitals, but he said the money he spent so far, was all he could spend and that the court would decide the case.”


After the incident, Nwezie was arrested by the Ojo police division and detained, before charging the matter to Ojo Magistrate’s Court. The accused is facing on a three-count charge. The first count charge reads: “That you Uzoma Nwezie ‘M’, Ogwuchukwu Okoye ‘M’ and others at large, on the 13th day of March, 2011 at about 7 pm, at No 6, Ajayi Street, Catholic Road, Ipaye Iba Town, in Ojo Magistrate District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to wit assault occasional harm and thereby, committed an offence punishable under section 54(a) of the Criminal Code Cap. C. 17 Vol. II Lagos State of Nigeria, 2003.


The second charge reads: “That you Uzoma Nwezie ‘M’ on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District did unlawfully assaulted one Goodness Moses ‘F’, Aged 26, by giving her first blow on her eyes, which caused her harm and thereby, committed an offence punishable under section 355 of the Criminal Code Cap C. 17 Vol. II Lagos State of Nigeria, 2003.


The third and last count charge reads: :That you Uzoma Nwezie ‘M’, Ogwuchukwu Okoye ‘M’ and others at large, on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District did unlawfully assaulted one Goodness Moses ‘F’ by giving her first blows all over her body, dragging her on the ground and in the process strip her naked and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 351 of the Criminal Code Cap. C. 17 Vol. II Lagos State of Nigeria, 2003.


The embittered father of the victim, Moses Onyike, who spoke to Daily Sun is worried that his daughter might go blind, if she is not given adequate treatment. The man, who worked in the National Theatre before he retired, said Goodness is his only child in higher institution, adding that her condition now is capable of discouraging him from training others.


The case has been adjourned till June 1, 2011.



















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Osama Buried at Sea John Togo Niger Delta Militant General allegedly buried in forest

Posted by 9jabook.com webmadam on May 19, 2011 at 9:35pm
LEADER of the Niger Delta Liberation Force, ‘General’ John Togo, suspected to have died of gunshot wounds he sustained in an encounter with the Joint Task Force, JTF, on the Niger Delta, was reportedly buried in the forest by his boys at the outskirt of a riverine community in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State. 




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A source, who maintained that the militant leader was dead contrary to the claim of the NDLF spokesman, ‘Captain’ Mark Anthony, that he was alive and hearty, said, "only the boys who took him to the secret place for burial can identify the location." 
He said most of John Togo's boys, who also sustained gunshot wounds ran to Efanna, Ezebiri and Ogodobiri communities for treatment but they usually disappear once they hear that the JTF had come to any of the communities. 
According to the source "I was told that some of the boys have been arrested by soldiers, so they should interrogate them to know where they buried John Togo. Anybody telling you he is alive is not telling you the truth. I challenge them to bring him out to speak to the world if he is still alive." 
He commended the soldiers, saying, "it was not easy but they were able to cut off the boys with the way they cordoned Ogodobiri, Ezebiri and Efanna. With more hard work, they will get at the truth because I believe some of the boys know where John Togo was buried." 
Following recent reports in the media, JTF said, "the claim of "surrender" by John Togo, the allegation by Ekpein Appah that John Togo is a guest of the Bayelsa state government and the purported death and secret burial of John Togo, are all intricate web of lies engineered by John Togo and his managers to deceive the public, attract sympathy and escape justice". 
"The JTF as a professional military outfit cannot fall victim of this elaborate deception plan, consequently, the JTF warns media and public to be mindful of the new tricks by Togo", he stated.
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CPC Expels Some State Chairmen

Posted by Dan WebNutritionist/Motivator on May 19, 2011 at 3:41pm

he Congress for Progressive Change [CPC] had expelled its members from the south-south, south east, and south-west zones who oppose the party’s decision to petition the conduct of the presidential election.

A press release issued by the CPC national public secretary, Mr Torimi Fashakin says its Kano north-west chairman, the Sokoto state north-west chairman, the Sokoto state, north-west secretary have been placed on indefinite suspension.

The statement adds that this is part of its on-going exercise geared at ensuring that the party’s authority is respected.

The statement listed the affected individuals as:

Sylvester Igwillo – Anambra South-East

Emeka Okafor – Enugu South-East

Nnoli Amaechi – South-East

Azunna Obiegis – South-East

Edward E. Ofomona – Delta South-South

Austin Asuquo – Cross River South-South

Williams Bareji- Bayelsa South-South

Ben Anuebunwa – Imo South-East

Effiong B. Obotynyah – Akwa Ibom South-South

Adewale Adeleke- Oyo South-West

The party also revealed that Graceman Iheanacho contended that his name was added by the core renegades without his knowledge, and stated that a committee has been set up to authenticate his culpability or otherwise.

Also, the party said that in its bid to enforce discipline as lucidly enshrined in the party’s constitution, the National Executive Committee (NEC) has also decided to place the following party men on indefinite suspension pending the investigation of their cases by the empanelled disciplinary committee.

Alhaji Danazumi Gwarzo, State Chairman Kano North-West

Alhaji Kasim Chika-Ainu State, Chairman Sokoto North-West

Alhaji Mohammed Mustafa, State Secretary Sokoto North-West

 

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Give us Health or We Go Naked ! Women protesters threaten to go nude at National Assembly gate

Posted by 9jabook.com webmadam on May 18, 2011 at 7:30pm
jpeg&STREAMOID=8R0qFM0h6OAmhsMaD5Tj5y6SYeqqxXXqBcOgKOfTXxSorY_ihV_nfAn$YFyQT4pAnW_PgxgftuECOcfJwS6Jtlp$r8Fy$6AAZ9zyPuHJ25T7a9GKDSxsGxtpmxP0VAUyHL6IDcZHtmM2t7xO$FHdJG95dFi6y2Uma3vSsvPpVyo-&width=234Thousands of women protesting the delay in the passage of the National Health Bill were prevented from carrying their protest to the National Assembly protest grounds until they threatened to go nude at the assembly gate.

The women, some of whom were visibly angry, were not happy with what they said was the tardiness of the lawmakers over the passage of the Bill with days to the end of the session of the assembly, but they were stopped at the gates of the national assembly by police officers.

The women, though armed with only placards, were only let into the premises of the national assembly to use the protest ground after they threatened to go nude.

The protesting women, mostly members of the Federal Capital Territory Market Women Association and several other health pressure groups, said the lawmakers were dilly-dallying over the bill, whose passage would strengthen the primary healthcare system and reduce cost of medical care for rural dwellers.

Delay on variables

The protesters were later addressed at the protest ground by the Senate chairman on Health, Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello (PDP Ogun State) and Gyan Dantong (PDP Plateau State). They soothed the protesters with an assurance that work on the bill was in progress.

Mrs Obasanjo-Bello said the delay in passing the National Health Bill was due to the need to ensure that all necessary variables that will make it people oriented and especially beneficial to women and children, were added.

“We have worked on this bill night and day so that healthcare in Nigeria can be adequately funded; the conference committee of the National Assembly has met over the bill and by tomorrow the work would have been done, leaving the rest for bureaucracy and executive,” Mrs Obasanjo-Bello said.

Felicia Sani, chairperson of the FCT Market Women Association, however, rejected Mrs Obasanjo-Bello’s assurances.

In her response on behalf of the protesters, she threatened they would stage a repeat protest if, by next week, the harmonised bill has not been passed.

Mrs Sani told the senators that the National Health Bill confers key benefits on the weak Nigerian Health System and will contribute towards accelerating the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

She added that the bill will be most beneficial to women and children who cannot afford to travel overseas for medical checkups and treatment, unlike the families of the lawmakers.
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D’BANJ’S DAD: I’m Not Aware Of My Son’s Wedding To Genevieve

Posted by cozzy webtatafo on May 18, 2011 at 7:03pm

Contrary to the news making the rounds that Nollywood star Genevieve Nnaji and Dapo Oyebanjo a.k.a. D’banj are getting married, P.M. Entertainment can reveal that the marriage rumour is a ruse.

Dbanj-and-Genevieve1.jpgInvestigations revealed that D’banj’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oyebanjo, his producer, Don Jazzy and Sunday Are, his manager, are not aware of the so-called wedding plan reported by a weekly soft sell magazine.

P.M. Entertainment learnt that the hip hop singer who was in London at that time, attended Genevieve’s birthday party as a guest and not as a would-be husband or lover.

A source close to D’banj’s family told P.M. Entertainment that he is yet to present the star actress to them according to the Yoruba tradition, wondering how he will pick a wedding date without the family’s consent and that of his best pal and business associate, Don Jazzy.

Speaking about the wedding plan, D’banj’s manager, Sunday Are, said: “although I cannot chose a wife for my son or husband for my daughter, Dapo and Genevieve are adults, they can get married if they wish. But as far as I’m concerned, I have not been briefed about such plans. All I know is that D’banj attended Genevieve’s birthday party held in London on 3 May, 2011 as a friend.”

All attempts to get the artiste’s comments on the issue were to no avail, but in a recent interview with a soft sell magazine, Genevieve denied dating D’banj.

She acknowledged the fact that both of them are friends, but added that it is just on a platonic level.

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Nominees For 2011 Bet Awards ,tuface ,d Banj Nominated

Posted by cozzy webtatafo on May 18, 2011 at 6:55pm
Nominees have been announced for the 2011 BET Awards .Our own Tuface Idibia and D banj have been nominated for Best International act (Africa) category They were nominated alongside D black from ghana,fally ipupa from congo ,tear gas from south africa,and angelique kidjo from benin , The awards ceremony will be hosted by US comedian ,kevin hart on 26th June ,2011 in Los Angeles. Best International Act (Africa) 2Face Idibia (Nigeria) D' Banj (Nigeria) D-Black (Ghana) Fally Ipupa (DR Congo) Angelique Kidjo (Benin) Teargas (South Africa)
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Yaradua Died Poor,Africa’s Richest Women no 9ja, Schwarzenegger has illegitimate Child

Posted by 9jabook.com on May 17, 2011 at 11:29pm

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Yar’Adua died poor, without building a house of his own: Last week, when the Federal Government and, indeed, Nig...
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Edo Lawmaker on the run…after impregnating 15-yr-old relative
 

Schwarzenegger had a child with a member of his household staff living in his home for ten Years and wife did not know
 
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Yar’Adua died poor, without building a house of his own

Posted by 9jabook.com webmadam on May 17, 2011 at 9:36pm
Last week, when the Federal Government and, indeed, Nigerians marked the first anniversary of the death of the late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua, not many knew that for the family, there was not much to cheer about the former number one citizen of the country. This is so because he did not leave anything, in terms of material acquisitions. Uncompleted building in his name advertisement For many, this will appear shocking, going by the positions Yar’Adua held. But it’s true. Yes, between 1999 and 2007, Yar’Adua was the governor of Katsina State. While in office, he was hardly in the news. The reason being that apart from his health challenges, he was not given to rabble-rousing or attention seeking. After his eight years as governor, Yar’Adua became president in 2007. Even as president, he still maintained a low profile and austere lifestyle. All these are common knowledge. But what many may not know is that despite all the years he was in high public offices, controlling enormous public resources, Yar’Adua did not build or buy even a single house. While his colleagues were acquiring magnificent mansions all over the world, he was contented with the family inheritance. Saturday Sun investigation in Katsina revealed that the late president had only one house when he was alive. The house, it was gathered, was a gift from his late elder brother, General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua. It is located in the Government Reserved Area (GRA), Katsina, near the Customs and Excise office. Checks revealed, however, that while Yar’Adua did not build a house, his wife, Turai, acquired one when the former president was governor. The property, a white bungalow, located on Queen Amina Road, Katsina, is where the former First Lady and her children now live. Sources revealed that before Yar’Adua died, some friends and associates, apparently scandalised that the president of the country did not have a befitting house, was building one for him behind Katsina Government House. The project, an elegant duplex, which is only waiting for fittings, was abandoned shortly after his death last year. Those close to Yar’Adua told Saturday Sun that the late president’s simple lifestyle was legendary. Particularly, they say that he was not infested with the theft syndrome. They linked this to his background, having grown up in a family, where his grandfather and father, though comfortable, did not believe in excessive wealth. It was gathered that when Yar’Adua was governor, he could hardly be distinguished from ordinary folks. Top government officials in the state, who worked with him when he was governor, revealed that the late president used to stroll out of the Government House to maitaba (cigarette shop) to buy Benson and Hedges cigarette. They said that he would light the cigarette and smoke leisurely, as he returned to his office or residence. Offering insightful perspectives into Yar’Adua’s life, a former aide, who wished to be identified simply as Alhaji Bako, said: “When he was governor, he used to send his caps for re-treading, due to old age. Rather than buying caps all the time, which he considered a waste, he used to send his worn caps to be refurbished. He was that sort of person.” Bako also said: “At the time Yar’Adua started to campaign for the office of president, he did not have more than 10 pairs of babanriga. It was a Katsina businessman, who sewed dozens of babanriga and gave to him. Even things as ordinary as clothes meant nothing to him.”
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Edo Lawmaker on the run…after impregnating 15-yr-old relative

Posted by 9jabook.com webmadam on May 17, 2011 at 9:20pm
BENIN CITY – A lawmaker in the Edo state House of Assembly representing one of the constituencies in Edo North senatorial district of the state, (names withheld), is currently on the run after he allegedly impregnated a 15 year-old girl said to be the younger sister to his wife.

 
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 The girl identified as Ozi, an indigene of Lampese, in Akoko Edo Local Government Council of the state, is said to be a studentin a junior secondary school in the area.
Vanguard learnt that the lawmaker, who just won re-election into the state House of Assembly, had impregnated the in-law twice before the latest incident that the girl refused to abort.
Vanguard was reliably informed that before now, the lawmaker had earlier impregnated the elder sister to Ozi, identified as Iyabo and kicked her out of the legislative quarters in Benin City, after the girl threatened to let the cat out of the bag.
Vanguard learnt that Ozi resides in Okene, Kogi State with the lawmaker's wife but also visits Benin to see the lawmaker without the knowledge of hersister.
However, trouble was said to have started when the victim refused to abort the pregnancy despitepersuasion by her family members todo so.
Following the pressure, the victim ran away from the village to an unknown destination.
Vanguard observed that the lawmaker stopped attending House proceedings since the news of the scandal went round his constituency and had even abandoned his legislative quarters.
Vanguard was reliably informed by some leaders of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) that they would soon commence the processes to recall him from the House following his latest act of sleeping with an under-age girl.
The lawmaker's election victory is also being contested in court by another aspirant inhis party.
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Schwarzenegger had a child with House "Maid" that was living in his house without Wife Knowing for Ten Years !

Posted by 9jabook.com webmadam on May 17, 2011 at 8:17pm
Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger admits he had a child 10 years ago with a member of his household staff while married to Maria Shriver, reports the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday. The revelation comes one week after he and Shriver announced a separation after 25 years of marriage.
Schwarzenegger told his wife about the child after his term ended in January, according to the paper. The unnamed staffer had worked with the couple and their four children for over 20 years and recently retired. Before this news broke and in an apparent cover-up, she told the paper that her then-husband had been the father.
“I understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family,” Schwarzenegger said in a statement to The Times. “There are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused. I have apologized to Maria, my children and my family. I am truly sorry.”
On Twitter on Friday, Shriver wrote: “Thank you for all the kindness, support and compassion. I am humbled by the love. Thank you.”
UPDATE: Shriver commented on the news in a statement on Tuesday, saying, “This is a painful and heartbreaking time. As a mother my concern is for the children. I ask for compassion, respect and privacy as my children and I try to rebuild our lives and heal. I will have no further comment.”
Considered by Forbes one of the most powerful women in the world, Shriver decided to leave her job as a correspondent for NBC when her husband took the governor’s seat to maintain her journalistic integrity. After his term finished in January, Schwarzenegger announced that he would be returning to the silver screen. Shriver, however, has not publicized a career move.
Paul Talbert, a partner at matrimonial and family law firm Chemtob Moss Forman & Talbert, says the scandal will complicate the couple’s likely divorce. “Maria sacrificed her own successful career and identity for the sake of Arnold’s political ambitions, as well as her family, only to be betrayed and now, publicly humiliated by him,” says Talbert. “Although I believe that this divorce will be negotiated and resolved outside of the glare of the public spotlight, Arnold will likely have to pay a form of premium to Maria to keep this private and minimize any excessive damage to his reputation and good will with the public.”
Talbert also brings up several questions still unanswered, like: Does the child know Schwarzenegger is the father? Does he pay any support for the child? What was their relationship as they all resided in the same home?
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Forbes: Wealthy Nigerians, Pastors Spend $225 million on Private Jets

Posted by 9jabook.com webmadam on May 17, 2011 at 7:33pm

David Oyedepo

Nigerian pastor and private jet owner David Oyedepo. (Image via Wikipedia)

A few wealthy Nigerians spent at least $225 million acquiring private jets between March 2010 and March 2011, a Nigerian newspaper reported on Monday.

According to the reportpublished by the Punch Newspaper, a couple of the acquisitions were made by billionaires Aliko Dangote and Mike Adenuga. Last year, Dangote acquired a US$45 million Bombardier jet as a gift to himself on his 53rd birthday, while Mike Adenuga purchased a Bombardier Global Express XRS. Both Dangote and Adenuga own at least two private planes each.

Apart from wealthy business tycoons, Nigerian clergymen and spiritual leaders are also joining the very elite league of jet owners.

In March this year, David Oyedepo, a Nigerian cleric generally believed to be Africa’s wealthiest gospel preacher, acquired a Gulfstream V jet for US$30 million. Oyedepo, who presides over the Winners Chapel, one of Africa’s largest churches, now owns a private collection of four aircraft. In addition to his latest acquisition, he previously owned two Gulfstream planes and a Bombardier Challenger Aircraft. He is also reportedly creating a private hanger to accommodate his flying toys.

Oyedepo is not the only Nigerian clergyman to own a jet. Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the revered overseer of Nigeria’s largest congregation, The Redeemed Christian Church of God, is also a proud jet owner. In March 2009, the great man of God spent $30 million on a Gulfstream jet amidst widespread criticism. Pastor Sam Adeyemi, another cleric and founder of the Daystar Christian center, a flourishing Pentecostal congregation which repeatedly preaches financial prosperity, is also a jet owner.

It’s not cheap to own a private jet. On average, it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars annually to maintain a personal plane. The majority of Nigerians frown at such flagrant displays of opulence, particularly on the path of their clergymen, given that 60% of Nigerians still live below the poverty line.

Paradoxically, the same people who complain about the extravagant lifestyles of their spiritual leaders are the same ones who finance it. Every Sunday, swarms of worshipers rush to the church to give away their hard-earned money to the pastors’ coffers in the form of tithes, offerings and special gifts with the deluded hope of multiplied financial blessings in return. For many, this is but a pipe dream. Deep down, the pastors smile; they’ve got just the perfect suckers.

 

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