Saturday 31 January 2015

Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win her Sixth Australian Open

Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova to win her sixth Australian Open and 19th Grand Slam title.

The American world number one served superbly to win a pulsating final 6-3 7-6 (7-5) after Sharapova fought back in the second set.

Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been banned for three matches for stamping on Liverpool's Emre Can.

Savage: Chelsea to beat Man City & prove they are champions elect

At a speech on Wednesday at the Angola Hall of the Obafemi University, Ile-Ife, the Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, said that a majority of those that constitute the power blocs in the country are in support of All Progressives Congress pres‎idential candidate, Muhammad Buhari.

The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Chairman Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Mr Kingsley Kuku, on Thursday said northern leaders were key to ending insurgency.

AU calls for regional force to fight Boko Haram

The African Union has called for a regional five-nation force of 7,500 troops to defeat the “horrendous” rise of the Nigerian armed group Boko Haram, AU Commission Chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has said.

The Gombe State police Command has urged political parties in the state to caution their supporters on the need to conduct themselves in an orderly manner and avoid anything that will undermine or create unnecessary problems when the presidential candidates of both the Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress visit the state on February 2 and 3, respectively.

Sierra Leone must release 8 people arbitrarily detained after Ebola riot – Amnesty International

Sierra Leone must immediately release, or facilitate a review by a judicial authority, 8 people detained for over three months without charge following a riot related to the Ebola outbreak, Amnesty International said.

Minister of Interior, Abba Moro (You remember him?),

As controversy continues to surround the certificates and qualification of the All Progressives Congress' standard-bearer, Gen Muhammadu Buhari, the Public Relations Officer, APC-Diaspora, Canada Chapter, Mr. Jerry Solomon, said the certificate saga won't stop the General's ambition and mission come February 14.

Davido has declared himself ready to be the president of Nigeria. In an interview with MTV Base, the HKN Chief said he is ready.

Several reactions have trailed the article by ex-Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Charles Soludo, who wrote a critical review of the two front runners in the coming presidential election, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari and his counterpart in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Goodluck Jonathan. The latest of such is coming from the Minister of Finance and Coordinator of the economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, has promised to combat insecurity, corruption and unemployment head long, if elected as president in next month’s presidential election.

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We commend Professor Chukwuma Soludo for his insightful and incisive article published in the Vanguard Newspaper of January 26th under the above title. We agree with Professor Soludo that if the political parties, including ours, must justify the overwhelming enthusiasm of Nigerians about the 2015 elections we must remain focused on the issues that matter most to them, which is the progress of our country and the well being of our people. Indeed, this has been the driving sentiment of our party and our campaign all along.

Speaking on Tuesday at the People's Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign rally in Lafia, Nasarawa State Capital, the director-general of Jonathan's campaign organisation, Senator Ahmadu Ali, lambasted Maku for dumping the PDP for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

Christian Amoah, 2nd runner up of the recently concluded MTN sponsored reality show MTN Project Fame West Africa 7.0 has landed a multi million naira recording contract with

The refusal by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, to participate in the proposed presidential debate organised by the Nigeria Electoral Debate Group (NEDG), has been described as a sign of negative change that is not healthy for our democracy at all.

A group known as the Forum for the Protection of the Integrity of Northern Leaders, has advised Nigerians not to join issues with former Niger Delta militant leader, Alhaji Mujahideen Asari Dokubo and spokesman for the PDP Presidential Campaign, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode.

AIT Exposed!

The Ohanaeze Youth Wing, the youth arm of the pan-Igbo socio-political body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has expressed its displeasure with President Goodluck Jonathan and all Igbo sons and daughters in his administration.

President Goodluck Jonathan’s Peoples Democratic Party faces stiff opposition from Muhammadu Buhari’s All Progressives Congress in Nigeria’s upcoming election. Here is a rundown of the contenders and the issues that will influence the 14 February vote.

SHAME! PDP Using Kerosine As Campaign Bait In Impoverished Bayelsa Ahead Of Jonathan’s Campaign Feb 6

Several political support groups, including the Women for Change Initiative being sponsored by First Lady Patience Jonathan, on Thursday hijacked the Kero Correct Initiative of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for partisan political gain.

It goes back to the period even before a baby is born to a newly married African couple. In most African cultures, the birth of a boy child often marks an unforgettable highpoint in a traditional African home. He is an inheritor, a direct ‘extension’ of his father, the one who is going to continue the family legacy and take the family’s last name into future generations. This male child grows up with a clear understanding of his role in the family, which translates into his future relationships.

Here are 5 reasons why African men make good spouses:

The first priority is security - Osinbajo

VP candidate of the APC, Prof Yemi Osinbajo says if elected into government, Buhari would lead the Nigerian military in the fight against members of Boko Haram.

REMINISCENCE: 13 years after Ikeja cantonment bomb blasts, the tears have not dried up

Chindindu Innocent is a JSS 2 student of Bolade Grammar School, Oshodi, Lagos. The teenager came by his first name, which means God is alive, for coming into the world on January 27, 2002, a day that goes into the record books as one of the most devastating since the creation of Lagos. Hours after he was born, unused ammunition at the Armour Transit Depot (ATD) of the Ikeja army cantonment exploded; and out of ignorance, people began running helter skelter thinking they had been caught in the midst of a sudden war.

27 Jan 2015

QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK YOURSELF (2)

'Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.' Mark 10:43

Two more questions you should constantly ask yourself are: 1) Am I willing to serve others? You say you want to be a leader? Why? Until you answer that question with the right motives, God won't promote you. Sometimes we just want to be in control. Other times we don't want to pay the price for success. We just want the perks that come with it: a corner office, a higher salary, a respected title, and the admiration of others. Jesus said, 'Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.' Leadership puts you in a position to take care of your own needs first--to set yourself up--before helping others. That's always a temptation and it's always wrong! You must genuinely care about people and help them to reach their potential. When you do that you're honouring God and He will honour you. 2) Am I doing what I'm called to do? 'We have different gifts, according to the grace given us' (Romans 12:6 NIV). Samuel Johnson said, 'Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess... and gain applause which he cannot keep.' If you're harbouring a mental image of the qualities talented people are supposed to have and you don't possess, you'll have a hard time finding your true strengths. Henry Ford remarked, 'The question, "Who ought to be the boss?" is like asking, "Who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?" Obviously, the man who can sing tenor.' To succeed in life, you must know what God gifted you to do.

Bible in a Year: Ex 7-8; Matt 15:1-20;

The Word For Today is written by Bob and Debby Gass.

Buhari vs Jonathan: Beyond The Election By Chukwuma Charles Soludo

The United States has advised Nigeria against postponing the February general elections.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu: The chance of prosperity versus poverty of austerity

This serves as a companion to my recent commentary on slumping oil prices. As hoped, that prior intervention helped stir discussion on the critical issue of our economic wellbeing and the best policy direction to take in order to ensure that well-being. I would like to expand the discussion from the recessionary effects of decreasing oil prices to a more general discourse on macroeconomic policy and the main objectives of said policy. Several reasons spur me in this direction.

Members of the European Union election monitoring team met with the presidential candidate of the APC, Gen. Buhari, over next month's general election.

The ink had barely dried on my article, “Jonathan as hostage”, last week when undiscerning newspapers published a scandalous piece of trash authored and sponsored by Ayodele Fayose, the stomach-infrastructural political technician who occupies the Government House in Ekiti State.

Founder and General Overseer of Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has said that God has revealed the winner of next month’s presidential election to him.

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Senator Bala Mohammed has slammed Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda as a “mole” over his recent comment that the attack on President Goodluck Jonathan’s convoy in Bauchi State was perpetrated by youths hired by the minister.

The Presidential Campaign Organisation (PCO) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Monday described former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Charles Soludo as a confused Nigerian and one who has lost touch with reality. This came following a critical review of the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan by the former CBN governor.

Popular Actress known as Jenifa, Ms. Funke Akindele has asked Ms. Ikeji to withdraw and apologize within 24 hours for a post on Ms. Ikeji’s blog published on January 25, titled, Did Funke Akindele shade Toyin Aimakhu last night?

Lawyer Sues Over Buhari’s Certificate

With the various uproar about the result of the All Progressives Congress’ presidential canadidate, Rtd. Gen Mohammad Buhari, there is a new turn of event

Punch reports that a legal practitioner, Mr. Chukwunweike Okafor, has sought the face of the Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday. This he did in order to apply for suit, saying that the APC presidential candidate does not have the necessary educational qualification required to be part of the presidential candidates for the February 14 presidential election.

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, who recently came under fire for paying for adverts published in some national dailies, which warned Nigerians not to vote for Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), whom he said was closer to his grave, has launched another attack on the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate over the recent stoning of President Goodluck Jonathan’s convoy in Katsina State.

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, on Friday, agreed with the National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki on the need for Nigeria to postpone the February general elections.

Jonathan still plotting election postponement- APC

The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday in Lagos said President Goodluck Jonathan and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are terrified at the prospect of losing the general elections slated for February 14 and 28.

Middlesbrough's prize for beating Manchester City is a trip to Arsenal while Bradford will host Sunderland or Fulham.

YOU’RE STILL ON CERTIFICATES, EH? YOU HAVE NO EFFIN’ CLUE! by ayosogunro

If you think the availability or not of General Buhari’s certificates are the main issue in Nigeria’s electoral process, then you need to get your head out of that placard-carrying ass.
There are graver issues at stake, with terrible possibilities for Nigeria’s future. Now is the time for us—as citizens—to start scrutinising the serious issues, instead of waiting to react when the reality of these issues begin to manifest.

For example, can a presidential election be delivered freely and fairly while Boko-Haram runs riot in the North-East? If not, then how do we handle the constitutional requirements of territorial votes from “all the States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory”? Will Goodluck Jonathan be foolhardy enough to take advantage of the wartime tenure extension provisions in the Constitution? If he does so, how should we react to the exercise of such a constitutional power? Does the opposition APC have a sensible proposition to avoid misunderstanding, or a consensus policy on all of this? Does PDP have a party statement to guide the president’s actions? Does anyone even care?
The looming scenario is not difficult to imagine. INEC has the power to keep postponing the elections under the Electoral Act. The legislature has the constitutional power to extend Goodluck Jonathan’s tenure for up to six months at a time for as long as Boko Haram controls territories in the North-East.

So what is public opinion on these? What is government policy on these? Or should we ignore these questions and their attendant scenarios and just play it by ear—and then beat the shit out of one another when things fall apart?

Those are the real issues facing the conduct of the 2015 elections. But because a number of us Nigerians have a retarded sort of attitude, we tend to think that what happens in the North-East is unimportant if we are not directly affected by it.

Yet, inescapably, a presidential election is not a piecemeal process—all the states in Nigeria (Northeast inclusive) have to participate as one single constituency. And astonishingly, we continue to act as though, nope, the North-East is foreign territory.
That is a very false approach, and I have analysed here some constitutional provisions that could screw up the entire election process.

Now that the National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has recommended to INEC that the elections should be postponed, the time for analysis may be fast closing on us, giving way to a floodgate of reactionary behaviour.

And most reactionary behaviour are dumb ones—particularly in politics

Credit: PontificalPapers

Jonathan vs. Buhari: Between the devil and the deep blue sea by Bomi Ehimony

The voracity with which Nigerians supported the incumbent president in 2011 was nothing short of phenomenal. Everyone on every street was shouting Goodluck, people were naming their newborn babies Goodluck. His story was spread around, it was stuff of miracles:

Buhari certificate saga: Daughter, Zahra, speaks out on twitter

The APC presidential candidate's daughter took to twitter to defend her dad admist the controversy surrounding his school certificate.

THE WORD FOR TODAY - 26/JAN/2015

26 Jan 2015

QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK YOURSELF (1)

'Though it cost you all you have, get understanding.' Proverbs 4:7

Like any good parent, God wants His children to succeed. But to succeed in life, you must periodically ask yourself two questions: 1) Am I committed to personal growth? 'Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.' Keep reading, keep learning, keep asking questions. A Chinese proverb says, 'He who asks is a fool for five minutes; he who doesn't ask remains a fool forever.' Some of us are like the little girl who thought she'd exhausted the subject of mathematics once she learned her twelve-times tables. When her grandfather asked with a twinkle, 'What's 13 times 13?' she scoffed, 'Don't be silly, Grandpa, there's no such thing!' Your hunger for wisdom and knowledge determines your future. In order to keep giving out, you must keep taking in. 2) Am I enjoying what I do? You'll never fulfil your destiny doing something you despise. Passion lies at the core of true success and fulfilment; it's the spark for your fuse. It energises you when those around you grow tired. It helps you come up with answers when others cease to have creative ideas and strengthens you when they drop out. It gives you courage to take risks while others crave security. When you lose your passion, two things happen: first, you fail to pursue excellence; second, you jeopardise your integrity, because you're tempted to take shortcuts and compromise by settling for less than God intended. One leader says, 'What generates passion in you is a clue to your destiny. What you love is often a clue to something you can achieve.'

Bible in a Year: Ex 4-6; Matt 14:22-36;

The Word For Today is written by Bob and Debby Gass.

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VP candidate of the APC, Prof Yemi Osinbajo says if elected into government, Buhari would lead the Nigerian military in the fight against members of Boko Haram.

Members of the European Union election monitoring team met with the presidential candidate of the APC, Gen. Buhari, over next month's general election.

Monday 26 January 2015

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