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According to O'Guin, Allen and Semenik in their book Advertising and Intergrated Brand Promotion, the new world of advertising is full of companies who are looking for new ways to get their brand across to audience and potential consumers. In this seemingly ad cluttered environment, small businesses are caught in the struggle between big corporation on how to make their brand visible and recognizable, send out culturally relevant in a refreshing way and become top-on-the-minds of audience and potential customers. How can new small businesses favorably compete considering the criteria listed above. Let us examine one of ResQ Records brand: The Omogo Reloaded Logo. The Omogo Reloaded logo is good because it is simple, representative and fresh.
Omogo Reloaded brand, Yahoo, Disney and Taco Bell brand all have something in common: Simplicity. When encountered, they are supposed to evoke some sort of feelings in the minds of audience. In comparison, the 4 brands have visual simplicity. These brands employ texts and sometimes an image (as seen in TACO BELL). In the music industry, ResQ Records is a new player with a relatively new genre of music called Afrofusion. The logo just spells the brand out in bold uncomplicated type-face, the smaller font well spaced to hold the weight of the larger ones on top. There are just two colors: Green and black plus the neutral white. The task is to clearly communicate the essence of the music to potential audience and customers and keeping the new logo simple will make recall and association easy for music enthusiasts, potential industry business partners and customers. Simplicity is synonymous to recall and easy recognizability and the Omogo Reloaded brand has that quality.
As Disney appeals to the fun-loving population and Yahoo to the instant messaging internet users, the Omogo Reloaded logo is packed with cultural appeal. The text is set in white background with green on either side. Green-White-Green is the flag of Nigeria, where Afrofusion originates evolving from Afrobeat. According to WorldFlags101.com, " The green stripes represent Nigeria's agriculture industry and its lush vegetation and the white stripe represents the desire for peace and unity within the country". In relation to Afrofusion blend of music, the green and white mean flourishing in harmony. Brand logos do not just represent names, they carry meanings. Here in North America, almost everyone is familiar with the recycle symbol. It is also used as part of the brand. Representation is what makes the Omogo Reloaded logo better. It is packed with meaning of cultural relevance that an African, American and global audience can relate to.
Notice that the "G" in Omogo has been slightly and intentionally rotated to imitate recycle symbol and the refresh button. This symbol is common on the internet and eye-catching. It represents giving vitality to something that may be worn out. Refreshing, starting afresh and new are the intended messages. At the same time, the rotated "G" also represent ResQ Records consciousness of the diminishing state of the world's resources and our support for the green revolution like encouraging dowloads and reading electronic copies instead of print-outs. The world craves new and refreshing ideas and the Omogo Reloaded brand represents just that. The word, "Reloaded" is implied in the rotated "G" and along the line of brand evolution, all other elements on the logo will be dropped. Like the NIKE swoosh, the slightly tilted G with a arrow head will come to identify Afrofusion music by Omogo Reloaded, percieve as something new/fresh and infigurating.
It's lunch time and you're driving on highway 33, when you spot a fast food restuarant sign. Almost immediately, you're feeling hungrier. Result and that's what an advertisers in that industry desire.
For the Omogo Reloaded brand, the composition is created to stimulate ones imagination by arousing one's curiousity. A look at top ranking national and international brands will reveal their simplicity, their struggle to be very represnetative and relavant in meaning transmission to audience and strive to stay fresh. The Omogo Reloaded brand possesses the above-mentioned qualities, making it very easy to recall. Upon immediate recognition and recollection, certain subtle cultural messages are conjured and a sense of affiliation with the brand is established. It is easy to support a brand that customers have a connection with. This connection is importnat to the survival of a brand.
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Former governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbinedion yesterday received a breather from his legal troubles as the Federal High Court sitting in Benin discharged him in the 66-count charge of money laundering and corruption brought against him and others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
It was, however, a different stroke for the other accused persons as the oral application for the bail of Michael Igbinedion and Patrick Eboigbodin was turned down by the judge, Adamu Hobon, who then proceeded to commit the two men to prison custody till June 8 and 13, when their written bail application would be taken.
Patrick Eboigbodin and Michael Igbinedion, - younger brother of the former governor - are 2nd and 3rd accused respondents in the 66-count charge brought against Mr. Igbinedion and six others by the EFCC
In the case of the former governor, Mr Hobon ruled that it would amount to double jeopardy and abuse of court process to try the former governor again as he had in 2008 entered into a plea bargain with the EFCC.
The judge held that counsel to the accused persons was able to show evidence that the former governor was tried and convicted of similar offence by the Court of Appeal, Enugu division in 2008 when he entered into the plea bargain.
He also ruled that the preliminary application by the accused persons to strike out the 66-count charge was proper in case of the former governor, but failed in the case of the 2nd to the 7th accused respondents whom the court held did not prove that they had been tried and convicted before.
“However regrettably, none of the 2nd to 7th accused respondents have shown or adduced evidence to show they were earlier tried and convicted before.”
No double jeopardy
“The doctrine of double jeopardy and abuse of court process is not available to them. In fact, some of them escaped from jurisdiction while the trial was on. Their application has failed and is hereby dismissed for lack of merit, frivolities and wanting in evidence,” Mr Hobon ruled.
The 4th to 7th respondents, which include GAVA Corporation Limited, ROMRIG Nigeria Limited, PML Securities Company Limited and PML Nigeria Limited purportedly owned by the 1st to 3rd respondents were represented in court by the accused counsel.
Before making the remand order, charges against the 2nd to 7th accused respondents were read to them, following which they pleaded not guilty.
Hearing in the substantive case was adjourned to the 13th and 14th of July, 2011.
Nigeria Vs Argentina 2011 Friendly: 4 - 1
Nigeria were in superb form as they beat Argentina 4-1 in an international friendly at Abuja National Stadium in Lagos on Wednesday evening, claiming their first victory over the South American giants.
The Super Eagles produced a stunning first-half display to lead the Argentines 3-0 at halftime in this high-profile international game.
Right from the blast of the whistle, Nigeria’s resolve to beat the South Americans was obvious with Ikechukwu Uche getting the lead in the 11th minute off a shot that took a wicked deflection.
Uche, who had just made his return to competitive action after a long layoff due to injury, was a thorn in the flesh of the Argentines with his mesmerising runs, and played a part of the build-up that led to the push in the back of Victor Anichebe in the box resulting to penalty. While it looked a harsh decision, the spotkick was perfectly converted by Obinna Nsofor in the 26th minute.
A third goal was denied by good defensive work from the Argentines in the 33rd minute, but it did arrive soon after that as Uche headed home at the far post after a perfect cross from the left by Taye Taiwo.
Anichebe was then forced to leave the field before halftime with an injury, with Emmanuel Emenike taking his place.
Early in the second half, a simple opportunity was wasted by Emenike, but he made amends in the 53rd minute by lifting the ball over the Argentine keeper into the net for Nigeria’s fourth goal.
After that the Nigerian side seemed to relax and they decided to string passes together in their own half, a situation the Argentines tried to exploit by throwing more men forward.
In what looked like a game-plan to conserve energy ahead of Nigeria’s crucial 2012 Africa Nation’s Cup qualifier against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa on Sunday, coach Samson Siasia brought on Mohammed Yusuf Ayinla for Chibuzor Okonkwo, Ogwude Fegor for Joel Obi - who showed brilliance in the midfield with Mikel Obi - and Obinna Nsofor was pulled off for Peter Utaka.
A fifth goal was just missed when Ahmed Musa’s cross was just out of Uche's reach.
Argentina were gifted a consolation goal late on when Mauro Boselli converted a penalty in the eighth minute of stoppage time, awarded after the referee somehow spotted a handball in the box.
It was an excellent game in which Nigeria showed dominance and deservedly won.
SaharaReporters’ investigation of the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, has unearthed that he owns a startling $1 billion stashed away in a domiciliary account at the United Bank of Africa (UBA). Our investigations revealed that the account is being operated for Mr. Bankole by his Principal Officer, Maurice Ekpeyong.
The account was opened in 2009 and had since been operated on behalf of Bankole by Mr. Ekpeyong.
Our investigation confirms that the 41-year old outgoing Speaker had diverted funds into the account from budgetary allocations to the House of Representatives.
Sources at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) told SaharaReporters that their investigators were stunned by the massive scale of Mr. Bankole’s money laundering activities. Two officials of the anti-corruption agency as well as a source in the Presidency disclosed that President Goodluck Jonathan was standing in the way of the EFCC’s plan to arrest Mr. Bankole in response to his latest scandal financial scam as well as a spate of other money laundering activities in their docket.
The outgoing Speaker, who has made extensive real estate deals since he became Nigeria’s fourth most powerful man, is considered to be one of the most corrupt officials in public service today in Nigeria.
He has grown immensely rich as Speaker, routinely using a variety of proxies in his extensive deals. Through such willing individuals, he has bought several houses in South Africa and the US.
The outgoing Speaker, who was trounced in his reelection bid, also recently bought the 32-storey NITEL building in Lagos for N4 billion, and is the owner of a N7 billion hotel resort undergoing construction in the Akodo area of Lekki in Lagos.
Our investigations revealed that one of Mr. Bankole’s key and most trusted money-laundering pals is Adenekan Gbadebo, the son of the Alake of Egbaland. Our sources disclosed that Mr. Gbadebo has helped Bankole move about $500 million through several bank accounts.
The Speaker and his father also recently completed seven duplexes after he tore down his father's old house in Abeokuta. Our investigations show that Mr. Bankole has built a huge mansion in Abeokuta that is completely hidden from the public through the use of tarps and construction covers.
In an investigative report in September 2010, Saharareporters had identified two ladies being used by Mr. Bankole in a N5 billion scam. The women, Angela Oselukwu and Uduak Akpan Israel, are now fugitives and have been declared wanted by the EFCC. They were involved in stealing N5 billion from the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).
Speaker Bankole and his siblings used the two fugitive women to open accounts at the UBA. Payments were then made into the accounts for the benefit of four companies belonging to the Bankoles: Vulysteke Metallic Construction Ltd, Parthenon Acropolis Nig. Ltd, Complete Trade Nig. Ltd, Zobra Global Services Ltd and F-Plus Concept Ltd.
As Speaker, Mr. Bankole was also notoriously embroiled in a N2.3 billion car scam as well as the misuse of the N9 billion capital budget of the House for 2008/2009.
Last year, the EFCC boss announced that the commission had concluded its investigation of the issue and sent its report to the presidency, but nothing further was heard from the presidency.
Mr. Bankole is also currently entrapped in another scandal in which he used the House of Representatives as collateral to obtain a personal loan of N10 billion from UBA. The loan is yet to be accounted for. The EFCC summoned Mr. Bankole to appear for interrogation last Thursday, but he did not show up. Instead, he sent a letter to the agency pleading that he was tied down by “inauguration” activities.
A baffling turn in the story is that the embattled Speaker has persuaded Mr. Goodluck Jonathan to order that the investigations against him be stopped. SaharaReporters learned today from different sources within the EFCC and the Presidency that Mr. Jonathan, who will be inaugurated tomorrow for a term of four years as President, assured the outgoing Speaker that he would prevail on the EFCC leadership to end the investigation against the speaker.
Mr. Jonathan’s intervention on behalf of the speaker contradicts pledges he made during his presidential election campaigns. Mr. Jonathan had vowed never to interfere with the work of any anti-corruption bodies.
Our Apologies It is his Junior Brother that was Arraigned for Visa Scam :
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Toyin Bankole, the younger brother of out-going Speaker House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole is now in troubled water over an alleged visa scam.
The man was today charged before an Abeokuta Chief Magistrate Court alongside another accomplice, identified as Segun Baruwa, accused of conspiring to defraud one Modinat Odunlami of N2.8million under the pretence that they would help her and her daughter secure overseas visa and admission, respectively
The police prosecutor, Paul Etusi, had on Jan. 15, 2009, told the court that Messrs Bankole and Baruwa conspired to commit fraud, by collecting money from Ms Odunlami with fake intent.
At the hearing yesterday, Mr Etusi called eight witnesses to support his claim, but only six of them were in court. He informed the court that he was ready to open the case for full trial.
The police inspector, who expressed regret that efforts by the complainant and the police to get the matter settled out of court had failed to yield result, said the accused were not ready to refund the money.
The prosecuting officer noted that the offence is contrary to and punishable under Sections 516, 419 and 390 (9) of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun, 2006.
Defense counsel, Adedotun Akinmade, represented by Carol Omobujo, pleaded for short adjournment., saying they were not ready for trial.
The Chief Magistrate, Kolawole Peters, granted the request and adjourned till July 13, for further hearing on the matter.
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A 15-year-old boy, Teslim Moshood, has said he made about N3,000 daily by dressing like a lady to deceive unsuspecting men.
He said, “I dress like a lady to attract sympathy from men. I always tell people, especially men, that I am stranded and I need transport fare to travel.
“Initially, I was doing that as a boy and used to realise about N1,000 per day. But when I started dressing like a lady, I realise between N1,500 and N3,000 per day.
“I have been doing this for eight months. There are men that will approach me that they want to date me. I usually collect their telephone numbers but I don’t normally call them.
“There was a time a man came to meet me at my hotel room. It was when he was romancing me that he discovered that I am a boy. He then told me that he was going to sleep with me through my anus but I declined.”
Moshood, who goes about with a lady name of Oyinda Alarape, was arrested on Friday in Ibadan, by the men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Oyo State Command, who had earlier suspected his movement.
He told PUNCH METRO in Alesinloye, Ibadan, on Saturday that he devised the method so that his targets, mostly men, could assist him financially.
The teenager, who claimed to be an indigene of Iwo in Osun State, said he dropped out of school when he was in Junior Secondary School II and absconded from his home in Iwo to Ibadan.
He claimed he was lodging in a hotel located in Iwo Road, Ibadan, where he paid N1,000 per night.
Moshood confessed that he had at a time put up with some female students of the University of Ibadan on the campus and they did not know his true sex before he left.
His pictures as a lady also dotted his Facebook page.
At the time of his arrest, his hair was braided and a lady’s handbag recovered from him was full of items such as powder, lady’s sandals, toiletries and condom among others.
The state commandant of the NSCDC, Mr. Bello Paiko, told our correspondent he would invite Moshood’s father and hand his son over to him.
Paiko added that if the father was not favourably disposed to the arrangement, he would hand him over to social workers with the aim of reforming him.
“But the first thing I am going to do is to take him to a barbing salon to cut that hair of his,” the NSCDC boss added.
According to the Bild News paper, (Mrs.Christy Schnudeck nee Omorodion, (39), was shot in her stomach at a close range by a German police woman at the job centre in Frankfurt. She collapsed and died afterward at the hospital. The bitter news spread like wild fire with shock and disbelief across African communities in the Diaspora.
The in-house security service alarmed the police at about 9am on the 19th of March 2011: "That a customer would not leave after a dispute with the staff at the Job Center and that she is rioting and disrupting the office operation. " A police spokesman said.
Upon the two police officers (woman and man) arrival at the scene, they asked the woman for her passport for the normal control which is obligatory in Germany. According to the unconfirmed report, instead of the ID card, she pulled up an eleven inch long knife blade from her pocket - and stabbed the police woman on her thigh. "Beware, she has a knife." The police alerted her partner.
Like in Nollywood films, the same officer grabbed her weapon (Pistol) and fire at her in the stomach. The 39 years old Nigerian – who relocated to Frankfurt since May 1st, 2011 from Aschaffenburg, collapsed and was confirmed dead an hour later from the injuries sustained from the gun short.
“The stabbed police woman`s condition is stable.” Said the police spoke person but no independent person has seen the police in question with bandage or otherwise.
Interestingly, the incident occurred in a designated Job Centre specifically met for groups of homeless people and those with addiction problems in the care of the Rhein-Main Area. In a nutshell, that means, the Police are expected to be extra-ordinarily careful due to the kind of persons such job centers are meant for. It simply means that, this couldn`t be the first time the Police are been alerted for such incident, but probably, the first time a black person is involved.
The general question in the lips of Africans in Germany is, why on earth will she carry a knife to job centre? The answer is simple considering the area it happened. It is well documented that she had a mental problem and by law, such people are treated with respect and absolute care. In a Country where one can escape judicial punishment when alcohol is found in Peoples blood system, one could imagine what happens to people with mental illness in Germany.
The state police in Wiesbaden have taken over the investigation. The question of necessity of firearms use "is being examined anyway.
Shock Amongst Nigerians In Germany.
If there is anything Germans are respected for, it`s certainly their respect for blood after the 2nd World War. Germany´s Highway roads for example, are well protected against wild animals. Killing of Birds or anything with blood even Trees are considered as crimes in German court of law. Sadly, the only blood that is not respected in Germany or protected by German Law in practical, is the blood of a black Person. It may sound funny but that is the bitter truth. German Police are well trained that defending themselves with Guns from fellow women with knives is totally unthinkable and a defeat to German grade “A” standard training Police enjoyed in this country.
Though this is not the first time a Nigerian or African will die in the hands of Police. All traced to racism within police against Africans in Germany. the obvious unanswered question is would the Police have reacted same way if the victim was a German or European or better still an American citizen with the possibility or consideration of mental imbalance as with the woman in question and the area the incident happened? Going back to memory lane, it might be right to conclude that German law protects especially, the police when a black person`s blood is shared.
Some of the known crimes committed against Africans in Germany;
In March 1996, M, a 29-year-old asylum-seeker from Uganda had gone to take a shower on the second floor of the asylum hostel where he lives when he was suddenly attacked by a number of masked men. M who was slammed against the wall several times by the masked men was struck in the face and on the body. He fell to the ground and was kicked on the ankle. M who offered no resistance during the assault witnessed several uniformed Police officers nearby. All refused to intervene.
John Anyanwu was killed in 1999 in Frankfurt by the police during control in an attempt to deport him and no Police was ever convicted.
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14. Juli 2000, N'deye Mareame Sarr – Senegalese, was shot dead by the Police while fighting for the right of her baby in her Ex-husband`s house in Aschaffenburg (Bayern State) and the police involved were never punished.
Friday, the 7th of January, 2005, the 22 year-old Oury Jalloh was tied down with his hands and feets to a fireproof mattress located on top of a concrete base in a jail cell tiled from floor to ceiling. The supervising Police at the time ignored the fire alarm for quite some time. Oury Jalloh burned to death. An expert's report confirms: If the police had reacted immediately they could have saved his life.
Laye Konde, 35 was killed by Police in Bremen after they brutally administered an emetic. German officers who suspected Laye of ingesting drugs attempted to induce vomiting in order to secure evidence for his prosecution. When Laye resisted, Police officers bound him and a hose was pushed into his nose. The officers forcibly administered the drug alongside several liters of water Laye was forced to swallow.
The consulting emergency Doctor wrote to the Public prosecutor’s office stating that "the patient had suffered substantial, probably fatal brain damage due to oxygen deficiency, which resulted from water penetrating into the lungs.... The colleague as well as the two police officers gave the impression that this was a completely usual standard procedure."
It was reported; “After each spasm of vomiting, the stomach hose was refilled with water and reinserted. After about 20 minutes, the young man had virtually stopped breathing. Artificial respiration succeeded only “after a relatively long time” since “enormous amounts of water” spilled from the mouth and bronchial tubes, filling the throat with the liquid. Kondé lay in a coma for several days before the Bremen Public prosecutor’s office announced his death.”
John Achidi, 19 (Nigeria/Cameroon) who was suspected of ingesting drugs was killed in Hamburg after German officers forcibly administered Ipecacuanha syrup and 800 ml of water against his will by inserting a stomach probe through his nostril.
John, who suffered from a heart condition, was laid on his back with his hands bound behind him and pinned to the floor by five officers who sought evidence to prosecute him. They held his legs, upper body and also pressed his head down onto his chest. John desperately sought to resist the brutal treatment, crying out, “I will die!”. Tragically the overpowering force of the officers was too great and John urinated before eventually laying motionless on the floor.
On 14 April 2006, Dominik Kuomadio, 23 (Congo) was shot to death in the streets of Dortmund by the police.
African women in an expulsion detention centre in Bremen were found to have been raped by officers. None were convicted of their crimes.
Amnetsy international also reports;
Aliu B, a 16-year-old youth from Sierra Leone, alleged that he was slapped by police officers and by a Police Doctor following his arrest outside Bremen railway station.
Two Togolese women, Ramanou Muyibatou and Alietou Zato became paralysed after jumping from a building at a great height out of fear of Police brutality in Hamburg.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Africans in the Diaspora are united over the death of Late Mrs. Christy O. Schnudeck and are eager to see Justice over her death. Plans are on the way for a peaceful protest in Frankfurt before and during the upcoming FIFA Female World Cup in Frankfurt when Nigeria will be playing Germany, close to the scene of the incident and a straight match to Frankfurt Stadium just to send unprecedented message to outside world.
We, the Edo Community of Nigeria, Germany e.V (National Body), The NIDO and the Nigeria community in Germany are waiting anxiously to see what step the Nigerian Embassy in Berlin/ABUJA will take to avert a recurrence of this bloody experience that has become a tradition in Germany?
We there be another cover up? Time shall tell…
- PhotoMiami-born hip-hop singer Sean Kingston was rushed to Ryder Trauma Center on Sunday after he crashed his personal watercraft into a Miami Beach bridge, authorities said.
Kingston, 21, was driving the personal watercraft with a female passenger on board when the accident occurred, said Officer Jorge Pino, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
About 6 p.m., the hip-hop and reggae singer slammed into the Palm Island Bridge, which connects the MacArthur Causeway to Palm and Hibiscus islands. Both he and the passenger were thrown into the water, Pino said.
A passing boater saw the accident and took the two on board his vessel.
Miami-Beach Fire Rescue took Kingston to the hospital. His condition was not immediately known.
Scores of nationally known hip-hop artists converged on Miami Beach this weekend for Urban Beach Week.
Kingston’s first single, Beautiful Girls, topped the Billboard charts for three weeks in 2007. He recently toured with pop superstar Justin Bieber.
ABUJA (AFP) - Bomb blasts at a beer garden and eatery at a Nigerian military barracks killed at least 10 people hours after President Goodluck Jonathan was inaugurated, an emergency source said. Three bomb blasts hit a "mammy market" -- commonly found at Nigerian military barracks and open to civilians -- in the northern city of Bauchi, located in one of the states hard hit by post-poll riots last month. The attacks at the market were caused by "locally made devices", Bauchi state police commissioner Abdulkadir Indabawa said. Authorities gave varying death tolls as is often the case in Nigeria, with officials frequently seeking to downplay the number of victims. An emergency source who declined to be named said at least 10 people were killed, calling the incident "devastating," while Indabawa said four were dead and some 20 people wounded.
There was no indication of who was behind the blasts. "There were lots of people since it's a Sunday evening," Indabawa said. "People were relaxing, eating and drinking. The market is inside the barracks." The barracks commander told reporters that the three bombs went off at "exactly 8:00 pm when people were relaxing." He said two people were killed and seven wounded. "All victims were civilians," said Brigadier General Agbo Robinson. Civilians are allowed into such markets at military barracks. Bauchi is located several hundred kilometres away from the capital Abuja, where Jonathan was sworn in. In a separate incident in Zuba on the outskirts of Abuja, an explosion hit a beer parlour, causing minor injuries, according to a spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). "NEMA officials report that there was no serious casualty at the beer parlour where it occurred as the three victims took themselves to hospital," said Yushau Shuaib.
Jonathan was sworn in on Sunday following an election seen as the fairest in nearly two decades in Africa's most populous nation, pledging in his inaugural address to transform a divided country hit by deadly post-poll riots. He took the oath amid extremely tight security, with some 10,000 security personnel deployed, mobile phone services cut and helicopters flying overhead. The 53-year-old southern Christian comfortably beat his main opponent, ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari from the mainly Muslim north, in the April 16 vote, but three days of rioting followed which killed more than 800 people. The rioting and massacres spread across the north, with victims hacked, burned or shot to death. Mobs torched churches and mosques, beat people after pulling them from cars and attacked shops. Some two dozen African heads of state attended the inauguration at Abuja's Eagle Square. Twin car bombs occurred near the same venue during October's independence day celebrations, killing at least 12 people. "Together we'll unite our nation and improve the living standard of all our peoples, whether in the north or in the south, in the east or in the west," Jonathan said in his inaugural address. "We will not allow anyone to exploit differences in creed or tongue, and set us one against another," he added later, drawing applause from the crowd of several thousand. Jonathan also spoke of improving Nigeria's woeful electricity supply and unleashing the economic potential of the continent's largest oil producer, but suspicion remains in the north, poorer and less educated than the south.
Bauchi State governor, Isa Yuguda has announced a compensation package of N20 million to the families of ten National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members killed during the post-presidential election violence in Bauchi state.
He also announced that the state has given 30 Hajj/Jerusalem seats to members of their families, as well as scholarship to two of the younger siblings of the slain corps members from secondary School to tertiary institutions in any university of their choice in Nigeria.
Mr Yuguda, while addressing a tumultuous crowd that converged at the IBB Square to witness his swearing-in ceremony, gave the NYSC director in the state the cheques for the money for onward transmission to the families of the deceased on behalf of the state government.
The occasion, which was low-keyed as a mark of honour to the slain youths and six others who were killed in the post-presidential election violence in the state, was done amidst tight security.
Participants were subjected to thorough search by security agents at the gate of the venue.
Mr Yuguda, who was re-elected as the state governor on April 28, 2011, added that 600 suspected perpetrators of what he described as ‘dastard and animalistic and barbaric act,’ have been charged to court and will be prosecuted accordingly.
Bauchi State Chief Judge, Ibrahim Mohammed Zango, who headed Yuguda’s Commission of Inquiry into the administration of former governor, Adamu Mu’azu swore in Mr Yuguda and his deputy, Sagir Aminu Saleh at a solemn ceremony.
Patience of electorate
The six emirs in Bauchi State, other traditional and religious leaders, civil servants, politicians and traders who abandoned their businesses were among the thousands who witnessed the ceremony.
Mr Yuguda who also commended traditional rulers in the state said his government has approved the creation of various districts, wards and hamlets and there will be a law to give them sufficient powers, to checkmate the growing insecurity in Bauchi State.
The governor expressed gratitude to the electorate for their confidence in him and the trust bestowed on him, “having gone through a rigorous process of patiently queuing under the hot sun to cast their votes to re-elect me as the governor of the state for a second term in office.”
The governor declared that he will continue to employ consensus-building methods in his dialogue with various communities before embarking any project to make it demand driven for the people’s benefit.
The police in Akwa Ibom are keeping two brothers in custody for the kidnap and sale of their three-year-old nephew even.
The uncle of the child, Israel Nkereuwem Asuquo, who lived with the child and his parents in the same house was said to have abducted the child and alongside his accomplice, Emmanuel Edet Morgan and sold him to one Peter Ekanem for N200,000.
Afterwards, Ebere Peter Ekanem, wife of Mr Ekanem who is currently on the run, allegedly sold the child in Aba, Abia State to Godson Echedi for N400,000.
Mr Echedi, in turn allegedly sold the child to another woman, Ethel Chika for N480,000 before the this sorry trade was ended by the police.
The child, who was kidnapped on April 29, 2011 was recovered on the 25th of May, 2011 in Umuahia where he was moved to from Aba.
He had been adopted by a childless couple, who had applied to the child welfare centre there since 2009 for a child.
The 20-year-old hair dresser and mother of the child, Ime Nkereuwem Asuquo, said the loss of the child was an unkind cut from relatives she was taking care of.
“I left for work and kept the child in company of my two brothers. When I returned and asked for the child, my junior brother, Edet told me that Israel took the child away.
“When I asked Israel, he said he took the child out to buy him biscuit. But when he could not produce the boy I raised an alarm.”
However, in an attempt to scuttle investigations into the case of the missing boy, Israel and Emmanuel sought the services of a self-proclaimed prophet, Evans Dick Eshiet, who was paid N20,000 out of the proceeds of the sale of the boy to ensure they were not caught.
Profiteer from crime
His intervention proved useless, however when his clients were arrested by the police.
Commissioner of police, Felix Uyanna, who revealed that investigations were on to verify if the couple who finally adopted the child are culpable in the crime, noted that the female suspects were in the employ of the orphanage and child welfare department of the state women ministry. He said they use the cover of their work to engage in child theft and kidnapping.
“We are witnessing another version of kidnapping,” the police boss said. “Meanwhile, the mother and father of the boy were in distress looking for their son who was kidnapped by the very uncle living with them in the same house and the same building, feeding from the same soup pot.
“You could see the profiteering. As he moved from one hand to another, the price and the value kept going up. We thank God we are on top of the game and we have been able to get all of them.”
Written in queens English with a touch of naija pidgin and occasional kokomaster Dbanj lyrics .. Oshe ! Hmmmmmm.
What does God want A writers impression of what God might want .
ps not everyone will understand this Story Retell .. Thanks !
Ok here it is :
We know what we want from God but what does he want. We want good Jobs ,wives and husbands ,protection power , fame ,good health .
Haba someone please tell me what does Jehovah want at least what does he want from us !
No Chop Fruit !
Baba God but Fruit is good for the body o !
Lets Start from the first man Adam . All baba God wanted from Adam was a simple amendment to his regular diet . Beware of Apples ! The forbidding fruit of knowledge of good and evil. But we know the rest of the story .Eve chop am Adam join am Devil laugh last or did he ?
I want a boat !
Next person to show up as we will select from the list of people that God wanted something from was Noah . God needed a ship large enough to carry him and his family and two of every animal on earth then, some say this is where the dinosaurs got left behind in that end of the world prophecy that came true no thanks to Harold Camping and the rest of his may 2011 the world is ending congregation.
Back to old man Noah and his large canoe..
Somehow a special ship name was given to it . Ark ! Not hark the angels sing , not even ark of the covenant but Noahs Ark ! You see how ark is one word God likes .
Well God got what he wanted this time from a man, saved him and his family and all the wonderful animals we see now on earth and killed d all the bad guys maybe some dinosaurs too .
Ok, but then he wanted more !
Then comes honest Abe aka abram aka Father of many Nations .You see God wanted a people . A people called out to be a priesthood of nations from every tribe and he had looked up and down the world and was about to hiss mchew like some naija babes do when they look a man up and down ! But then gbosa !
"Abraham dey there ? He dey o he dey he dey he dey !" (una know dat church song ? I hope so o ! ) "Alleluia Amen Amen Amen ....." ok Ozugo to dis praise and worship !
meaning He wants a Father of many nations ! See Angels running up and down the world looking for Abraham dem no see na im one sharp ogbonge Angel come think well . Abram dey for Haran o ! Abram means High Father or in todays parlance you can call him Big daddy ! and him come put two and two together because abram and abraham no mean the same thing but him come make one psyhchological angelical calculation wey Baba God sabi dey call things which be not as though they were and vice versa . na him the Angel shout o !
Angel: Oga kpatakpata of all the Oga kpatakpata The Ancient of Days I See am for Haran !
Baba God bolted to haran. O yes God sabi run where you think say Usaini Bolton get him name from and of course God no dey carry last ! .
Looks like God is getting what he wants abi ?
Abraham obviously had wanted something maybe long before he got his new name and by now must have given up !
Ok ok no long tin as Dbanj dey talk . he wanted a son ! he had given up on this heir business sotay Sarah his very very ogbonofelifeli wife am hotter than hagar according to Dbanjs koko way of calling fine woman fine ! She begin to dey laugh for her belle ! Like you dey laff by now at this tori wey I dey yarn for 9jabookuru !
Wetin God want o ! odikwa risky as iboman dey talk .
God now said Sarah will give birth to a child of promise. His name will be Isaac . To cut tory short Dem come born isaac eh !
Get bingo ?
After some odd years God seemingly wanted something else, he wanted blood ! Blood of Jesus ? No ! Blood of ewu,ram,nama or nkita like some calabar and ondo peeps ? Kai ! Him come want am for Isaac death shikena !
Did Abraham want this too ?
Of course not ! but dis na baba God bring dis pickin o and me sef i believe say he fit bring am back to life ....
Abraham:ISAAC o ! make we go make sacrifice to Baba God .
Isaac: Popsie we no go take sacrifice ? ( poor boy JJC )
Abraham:Baba God go provide o ! ( na im give you to us anyway ! )
Isaac the dutiful son: I trust baba God !
Are you getting the idea now ... Of what God wants from you ?
He wanted Abrahams dream that he waited for many long years for ,he wanted him to turn it into a nightmare!
Na which kind God be dis owey eh eh eh eh !
pls forgive our language on this article it is one of the Things that God wants too !
To be continued if Jesus Tarries ..
"I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you may love the LORD your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life"
Luke 10:27 He answered: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"
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(CNN) -- One woman was killed and another injured after they fell from a 10th-floor window at an Atlanta hotel, authorities said Saturday.
According to Atlanta Police, witnesses said the two were attending a birthday party early Saturday at the W Atlanta-Midtown.
The pair were "play fighting" when they accidentally crashed through the window around 3:15 a.m., according to a preliminary investigation, said department spokesman Officer John Chafee. It was unclear Saturday where they landed.
The Fulton County medical examiner identified the woman who died at the scene as LaShawna M. Threatt of Atlanta. The cause of death is pending. The other woman, who was unidentified, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
Hotel manager Michael O'Donohue said information on the investigation must come from authorities.
"The incident at the W Atlanta early Saturday is very tragic and our thoughts and prayers are with the woman who was injured and the family and friends of the woman who died in the fall," he said in a statement.
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to provide good governance being an obligation he owes Nigerians to atone for the loss of lives and property in the post election crisis which followed his overwhelming victory in the April presidential election.
He made the solemn pledge during the thanksgiving service at the National Christian Centre Abuja organised as part of activities for his inauguration today for a fresh term in office urging religious leaders to continue to pray for his success.
He also urged Nigerians to pray for him.
He observed that “We and the government I would lead owe Nigerians good governance based on the fear of God. That is the only thing we can do to atone for the great loss this country witnessed. I therefore appeal to our religious leaders to continue to pray for us because no matter how committed you are as an individual if God does not touch all of us who are to run the affairs of the country then we cannot go anywhere.”
He said his election was in answer to the prayers some of which were said at the venue of the thanksgiving before the election.
According to him, “We were here in this centre last year September to place our supplication before the almighty God. Most of you here today were there that day. I thank God we are here today to thank God for answering our prayers.”
President Jonathan noted that the elections had solidified democracy in the country, hopeful that the country was already on its way to transformation.
According to the president, “That everything is working is a clear indication that transformation has started. Let us use this opportunity to ask ourselves what we should do as individuals, as Nigerians for this transformation to be consolidated.
“I plead with you to pray for me as I said before, pray for all of us who the Lord has given the privilege to run the affairs of the country both at the executive, legislature and judiciary because I on my own cannot manage the affairs of this country, only God can make it possible.”
He thanked the Church of God and religious leaders for praying for the country and Nigerians for their support and sacrifice especially during the last elections.
Also speaking, the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oristejafor, chastised politicians for resorting to diabolical power in their bid to capture political positions saying that the end of such politicians was near.
The religious leader, who noted that the cost of running the country was too high, appealed to members of the National Assembly to do something about it even as he observed that the controversy over N18, 000 minimum was unnecessary as the amount was meagre.
He urged President Jonathan not to depend on human beings but God in his assignment of providing leadership for the country saying that God would be with him.
“Some leaders depend on men others depend on God. That is the difference between leaders. Any God fearing leader at any level, God is with you.
When you face challenges, the Lord is with you. When you are surrounded by evil men, the Lord is with you. When your friends become your enemy, the Lord is with you,” he declared.
Among those present at the church service were Vice President of Kenya Stephen Musyoka representing his country’s President, Senate President David Mark, former Nigerian leaders General Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ernest Shonekan, and former Vice President Alex Ekwueme.
Meanwhile, all is now set for the inauguration the president with security beefed up in the Federal Capital with the deployment of military and paramilitary personnel to strategic parts of the city in apparent bid to ensure that no ugly incident occurred in today’s event.