SDMP Presidential Candidate : Utomi adopted unanimously
The Social Democratic Mega Party (SDMP) has adopted Prof. Pat Utomi as its presidential candidate in the 2011 polls.
Prof . Utomi who was unanimously adopted by the party promised to provide infrastructure and create jobs for the unemployed if voted in as the president.
Prof . Utomi who was unanimously adopted by the party promised to provide infrastructure and create jobs for the unemployed if voted in as the president.
He says that he will rehabilitate all the countries railway and airways system as well as effect a total transformation of all the structures if voted in as Nigeria President.
While appreciating the leadership of the party and the founding father, Chief Anthony Enahoro, Utomi noted that though Enahoro is no more, his spirit should ascend and lead Nigeria to a better place.
He noted that he is an unlikely candidate because Nigerian politics is in a time of politics of big men, politics of sharing money, a time where there is an anti-intellectual disposition in the polity and a war against Nigerians.
Utomi said he is the embodiment of what Nigeria should be and he is humbled by the fact that he has been trusted with the dreams of a better future for Nigerians.
JONATHAN WINS PDP PRIMARY
Nigeria incumbent president Dr . Goodluck Jonathan has won the Peoples Democratic Party presidential primaries at the Eagles Square in Abuja.
In an exciting poll which began yesterday, and spilled over to the early hours of today January, President Goodluck Jonathan polled 2,736 votes defeating former vice president Atiku Abubakar who scored 805 votes and Sarah Jubril who scored only one vote. while 61 votes were declared void.
DELE MOMODU NCP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Bashorun Dele Momodu emerged presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP) after a keenly contested primaries at the party's National Convention today Wednesday 12 January, 2011 in Lagos. Dele Momodu polled 169 votes to clinch the ticket ahead of co-aspirants Chief Martin Onovo and Atei Beredugo with 8 and 14 votes respectively.
Speaking shortly after accepting his nomination, Bashorun Dele Momodu said that the biggest task ahead of Nigerians is a total rejection of the People's Democratic Party (PDP); a party that has been in power for twelve years without achieving anything meaningful for the people of Nigeria. He admonished Nigerians to make it a critical part of their daily prayer points. According to him, "the end of PDP has come."
Speaking shortly after accepting his nomination, Bashorun Dele Momodu said that the biggest task ahead of Nigerians is a total rejection of the People's Democratic Party (PDP); a party that has been in power for twelve years without achieving anything meaningful for the people of Nigeria. He admonished Nigerians to make it a critical part of their daily prayer points. According to him, "the end of PDP has come."
NICKI MINAJ'S BADDEST PHOTO SHOOT.
Nicki Minaj Pushes the Boundary on her baddest photo shoot til date...
These pics were shot for V magazine...
These pics were shot for V magazine...
Whether Na One Naira!…Yeah Right!
Undoubtedly, the track “One Naira” off Nigerian rap sensation, MI’s sophomore album MI2 is easily a fan favourite. Coming off a much anticipated, yet not-quite-up-to-par with his hit debut album. The track dwells on the idyllic topic of romance with or without finance. Well, as nice and as well-meaning as it may sound, One Naira tries to sell us a lie – the lie that love (the true one as well as the fake one) does not require money.
Like any Nigerian who listened to music in the 80s, African American songstress Gwen Guthrie said it all in her 1986 hit, Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ on But the Rent: men have to have a J-O-B if they want to be with her or any woman for that matter. Money, excuse me, plenty money is certainly a sine qua non in matters of the heart for without it, like erstwhile rapper Freestyle said in his track Money, “Woman cannot gel!” Allow me to illustrate.
D’Banj & Don Jazzy film “Mr Endowed” Remix Video with Hip Hop Royalty, Snoop Dogg in Los Angeles
It is being anticipated as the hottest international collaboration between a Nigerian artiste and an international star in recent times. In October 2010, Mo’Hits Records CEO, Don Jazzy uploaded album art for the remix of D’Banj‘s track “Mr Endowed” onto social networking site, Twitter. Immediately, the news spread like wildfire as it depicted D’Banj alongside American Hip Hop legend Snoop Dogg.
Messi:World’s Best player(Ballon d’Or 2010)
Argentinian player Lionel Messi last night won the Fifa Ballon d’Or title for World’s best player. The winner of the award was decided by a poll in which the captains and head coaches of national teams as well as international media representatives were made to vote.
The event which took place at the FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala, Zurich was attended by retired and currently playing footballers, top personalities to mention but few. The event also saw the ‘FIFA World Player of the Year award‘ and the ‘Ballon d’Or prize‘ merged into one single title.
Even though Messi’s hands did not lift the Champions League Cup last season, winning the Spanish League with his club Barcelona was enough for him to outshine the other contestants Andrés Iniesta and Xavi who coincidentally happen to be his club team mates.
Similarly, Brazilian female player, Marta won the ‘Women’s World Player of the Year award’ for the fifth time in a row ahead of her German counterparts Birgit Prinz and Fatmire Bajramaj.
Coaches Jose Mourinho and Silvia Neid picked up the first ever awards for FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football and FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women’s Football awards, respectively.
Ajumoke Nwaeze, Loses Everything For Nigerian Idol
At last week’s result show, it was a shocker for many to see the talented singer Ajumoke Nwaeze, fondly known as AJ leave the competition.
“I’m excited about being in the competition, but if there was anyone I thought would have made it, it will be AJ and Godson. Godson, because he has real depth and AJ because she really has control”, Zoe the sixth contestant to make it to the top 10 phase said minutes after she was announced the contestant with the highest number of votes in group three.
Get Ready To Grove And Giggle With Yaw
After staging ‘PO‘, a two casts play which featured Yaw and Koffi and “Private Lies” written by Tyrone E. Terrence, Yaw9ja Entertainment presents ‘Grove and Giggle With Yaw‘.
The project is designed to tour Nigerian universities with Yaw as host. It’s a time out for the university community to meet their favorite radio presenters, artistes like Wiz-Kid, Wande Cole, Ice Prince, M.I, J-Martins, Durella and even comedians such as Basketmouth, Gordons and Mc Abbey.
The first university to be visited will be the University of Lagos on the 27th of January, 2011. Music, comedy and most importantly, maximum security is guarantied.
Yaw is the popular on-air personality at 95.1 Wazobia Fm, an actor, producer, presenter and compere.
Naeto C’s Mother Runs For Senate
Nigerian ambassador to Ireland and Iceland, Dr. Kema Chikwe who happens to be the mother of Storm Records rapper, Naeto C has joined the senatorial race of the OwerriImo State. Riding on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, the former Minister for Aviation doesn’t look like she will back down despite numerous text messages kicking against her intentions have circulated. zone in
Armed Robbers Attack Mr. Nigeria; Shoot Him 7 Times
It was a horrible day for Mr. Nigeria 2010, Kenneth Okolie on the dusk of Tuesday, January 4, 2010 while driving along Festac road in Lagos, as unknown gun men ambushed him, robbed him off his jewelry and accessories worth N350, 000; and upon taking off shot at him seven times – burying 7 bullets inside his body.
Survivor Okolie who was rushed to the hospital on time by good samaritans in the neighborhood recounted his ordeal to NET over the telephone; revealing that the doctors had already removed six bullets from his body.
Jeta Amata’s “Black Gold – Struggle for the Niger Delta”
They hope to tell the story from the perspective of people who have lived through it.
The people who have seen their land and rivers polluted by oil, the people that are struggling.
Jeta Amata Concepts/Wells Entertainment, Starkid Inc and Rock City Entertainment have just concluded shooting of “Black Gold – Struggle for the Niger Delta“.
The movie is described as a political suspense drama;
The people who have seen their land and rivers polluted by oil, the people that are struggling.
Jeta Amata Concepts/Wells Entertainment, Starkid Inc and Rock City Entertainment have just concluded shooting of “Black Gold – Struggle for the Niger Delta“.
The movie is described as a political suspense drama;
Obasanjo threatens to quit PDP
AFTER several months of absence from the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday stormed the place with a mission, asking the leadership of the party to either urgently resolve the crisis rocking the South West zone or be prepared to witness exodus of members including himself.
Meanwhile, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has urged South-South delegates to respect the zoning policy of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because of the zone’s demographic weakness and posterity.
Atiku accused President Goodluck Jonathan of wanting to bribe each delegate with N2 million if he had succeeded in the exclusion of local council chairmen, state lawmakers and party chairmen as delegates.
The former president, who arrived the PDP premises about 1:00p.m. dressed in sky blue outfit asked whether the national chairman was in the office and when told that he was, he walked straight to the second floor of Wadata Plaza where the chairman’s office is located.
Meanwhile, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has urged South-South delegates to respect the zoning policy of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because of the zone’s demographic weakness and posterity.
Atiku accused President Goodluck Jonathan of wanting to bribe each delegate with N2 million if he had succeeded in the exclusion of local council chairmen, state lawmakers and party chairmen as delegates.
The former president, who arrived the PDP premises about 1:00p.m. dressed in sky blue outfit asked whether the national chairman was in the office and when told that he was, he walked straight to the second floor of Wadata Plaza where the chairman’s office is located.
Nigerian Jailed in the US for gun-running
A federal judge in Greenbelt, Maryland, United States has sentenced a Nigerian to more than three years in prison for shipping guns and ammunition to Nigeria.
According to a report by the Associated Press, 50 years old Emenike Nwankwoala, a former state probation officer, was sentenced on Monday in U.S. District court in Greenbelt.
Prosecutors said Emenike told an undercover agent from Immigration and Customs Enforcement that he had been buying shotguns and shipping them to Nigeria for the past decade, turning a large profit. and he also told the agent that he hid the guns in shipping containers with vehicles.
Sanusi bags FT’s global awards
The awards are the Central Bank Governor of the Year for the entire world and that of the African continent. According to a release signed by the Country Representative, Nigeria, The Banker Magazine, Financial Times, London, United Kingdom, Mr. Kunle Ogedengbe, the magazine noted in its 2011 January edition, which will also be distributed at the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, that in the last 18 months that Sanusi has been in office, he has salvaged a crumbling Nigerian financial sector, including implementing reforms that have put Africa’s most promising market back on the map for investors globally.
Nigeria: Presidency dismisses N500m donations claim
Nigeria president Dr. Goodluck Jonathan yesterday dismissed N500m donations claim.
According to a statement signed by Dr. Akilu Sani Indabawa, the Special Adviser to the president on political matters , Akilu said the presidency strongly repudiate a report in sections of media on 05/01/11 alleging that six state governors have each contributed N500 million to the campaign of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, he said the false reports quoted a forged letter purportedly written by him to the six governors acknowledging receipt of their donations on behalf of the Jonathan/Sambo Presidential Campaign Organisation.
Tinubu Finally Backs Fashola for second term
Former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday, publicly endorsed the current Lagos State governor, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola, for a second term in office.
Announcing his endorsement at a stakeholders meeting held at the state secretariat of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), in Ikeja, Tinubu said the decision to endorse Fashola for a second term was taken after consultation with party leaders, who resolved that the governor should be allowed to complete the good works he had started.
Mr. Ibu’s Kidnapped Family Members Still At Large
As many are still basking in the euphoria of a brand new year, Nigerian actor and comedian John Okafor better known as Mr Ibu is on his toes, finding a way out of the kidnap pandemonium that struck his family late Tuesday (January 4, 2010) evening with kidnappers reportedly abducted his entire household, demanding a N50million ransom to release his wife, 14 month old baby, brother and sister-in-law in their custody.
NET sources say the victims were driving to their Enugu home when the abductors pulled their car and whisked them to an unknown destination.
When NET spoke to the Lagos State Police Spokesman Frank Mba on the telephone, he expectedly refused to give any information on the incident.
‘I don’t have any information and I am not competent to speak on that’, Mba tells us.
Efforts to reach both the actor (Mr Ibu) and the Enugu police command as at press time proved abortive but sources in the know have confirmed to NET that the victims have not been recovered.
‘They have not been found but the police officers are combing the city to fast-track their recovery’, our source quipped.
Source: www.thenetng.com
A 94-YEAR-OLD Indian farmer is world’s oldest dad
A 94-YEAR-OLD Indian farmer is claiming to be the world’s oldest dad. Ramajit Raghav claims his wife Shakuntala, 59, gave birth to their son Karamjit just last month. The couple have described the boy as “god’s gift” — and aren’t ruling out having more. Ramajit said: “It is great that I have become the world’s oldest dad. “I am a strong follower of Lord Shiva. I wanted to have an offspring and prayed for him. This child is god’s gift to me.” The proud father, who was a wrestler in his youth, puts his virility down to his high-calorie diet. He added: “My daily diet comprises of three litres of milk, half a kilo of almonds and half a kilo ghee (clarified butter).
“I had visited a quack in the village and he gave me some tablets but I didn’t take them and threw them away.” When asked whether he was worried about his child’s future, Ramajit said he would still be playing with his son in a decade. He added: “Nothing will happen to my child as I will die only if a black snake bites me and that is very far.
IBB WITHDRAWS FROM 2011PDP PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION
Former military president, Ibrahim Babangida, has written the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Okwwesilieze Nwodo, to formally announce his withdrawal from the 2011 party’s presidential primaries scheduled for January 13.
In the letter, which he personally signed, Mr. Babangida said though he obtained the nomination form last September, he is voluntarily withdrawing from the race because of the consensus arrangement which he had with three other presidential aspirants.
The letter is titled ‘Withdrawal of Participation in the 2011 PDP Presidential Primary Election.’
The Power Behind Getting What You Want In Life.
The Power to get what we want out of life, lies in our hands.To have the greatest achievers of all state is by Choice and not by Force. If we look at this two words that merely rhyme in pronunciation, the power to do all things also lies in the state of our Mind towards what we are intending to achieve. Life is not how hold you are into the work or practice you are doing, but what life is interested is what you have achieved doing that Job. The wayward attitude towards achieving ones goal is a major concern about having wealth,because the uncontrol attitude we have formed cannot made us what we want.Am going to take you through the Step of Acquiring Wealth.
Step 1: Know What You Want
The first and most important part of the process is KNOWING what you want. It‘s amazing how many people live their lives without setting any clear, specific goals.
If you‘re unclear on this part of the process, re-read lesson three.
Once you have a clear, definite idea of the type of life you want to build, you‘re ready for.
Exclusive Pictures From Barrister’s Burial
Fuji maestro Dr Sikiru Ayinde Barrister’s death at a London hospital on December 17, 2010.
And, after weeks of delays and multiple confusions, his corpse was finally flown into the country aboard Air France at 7. 55pm on Thursday December 30, 2010.
Expectedly, Barrister’s remains was received by a huge crowd including his colleagues (Kollington, Obesere, Kwam 1, Saheed Osupa, Pasuma amongst others) at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport; and was committed to mother-earth at his Isolo home later that night…Here are a few pictures from the burial:
EUCHARIA ANUNOBI – ‘I’ll Soon Find Mr. Right’
Actress Eucharia Anunobi opens up to NET in this short conversation…
Nollywood seems to be taking a revolution with ‘IJE’, ‘ANCHOR BABY’ and some other movies that are rebranding Nollywood. In the movies you have participated in do you think they are worthy of rebranding Nigeria?
Yes Absolutely, I’ve always said that whether we like it or not the stories we tell in our movies since we actually started has always been our story in different forms; the stories of ritual, people who are non-conformist, kidnappers. So definitely, we’re rebranding Nigeria but first of all, we cannot rebrand if we don’t appraise the things that we have on ground and know we got a lot of dirt and to sweep it out we got to showcase them to tell people that this things are not good. So obviously, when we’re done with this and people have come to realize them like all this internet fraud is not right, we start rebranding.
Presidency to spend N1.57m on food daily
Emerging details of this year’s budget proposals indicate that the Presidency has proposed to spend N574m on food in 2011. When this total is spread over the 365 days in 2011, the average amount that the Presidency will spend on food per day is a little over N1.57m.
The N574m is N168.7m more than the N405.3m spent by the same office on ‘food stuff supplies’ in 2010. However, the 2010 figure is exclusive of the sum expended on foods eaten during summits. A separate sub-head for “meals/entertainment” for summits held at the State House last year totalled N73m.
The N574m is N168.7m more than the N405.3m spent by the same office on ‘food stuff supplies’ in 2010. However, the 2010 figure is exclusive of the sum expended on foods eaten during summits. A separate sub-head for “meals/entertainment” for summits held at the State House last year totalled N73m.
COMEDIANS 'I GO DYE' & 'I GO SAVE' BEATEN TO A "PLEASE" AT PDP RALLY.
Comedians 'I go dye' and his colleague 'I go save' were yesterday beaten by Soldiers at a PDP rally in Warri, Delta State.
IS 21ST MAY 2011 JUDGEMENT DAY???
The Extremist have started again.
The internet is buzzing with claims that the World is going to experience rapture or Judgement day exactly on 21st May 2011...This have, of course thrown the cyberspace into a frenzy with claims and counter claims,hot debates and discussions on the subject matter...
What is most amazing is that some people actually do believe this thing, Follow the link to see wats up...21st MAY 2011
The internet is buzzing with claims that the World is going to experience rapture or Judgement day exactly on 21st May 2011...This have, of course thrown the cyberspace into a frenzy with claims and counter claims,hot debates and discussions on the subject matter...
What is most amazing is that some people actually do believe this thing, Follow the link to see wats up...21st MAY 2011
Nigerian "Prostitutes" Languish In Mali After Failed Rescue Mission
A senior Nigerian official says plans to rescue thousands of victims of sex trafficking have failed. Investigators went to Mali earlier this year and estimated that at least 20,000 Nigerian teenagers and women had been smuggled there and forced into prostitution.
A joint operation was then launched with Malian authorities to rescue the women. But Nigerian officials say they have not had enough co-operation from Mali.
Eleweomo’s Murder: Senator Folarin Arrested
Senator Teslim Folarin was yesterday quizzed for hours at the Oyo State Police Command, Eleyele and detained, in connection with the last Thursday’s killing of the factional leader of the Oyo State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Lateef Eleweomo.
Folarin who showed up at the police command at about 9.00 a.m. on Monday was accompanied by other prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) factional leaders in the state including: Senator Lekan Balogun,Elder Wole Oyelese,Chief Yekini Adeojo, Ayo Adeseun and former chief of staff in the state, Barrister Sarafadeen Alli.
They were immediately led into Bolanta’s office where a high-powered team of investigators led by the police commissioner himself, grilled the senator.
After about three hours meeting with the commissioner of police, the Senator Folarin was moved to the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further interrogation.
But as at press time, Senator Folarin was yet to be released by the police at the SCID, Iyaganku.
Shania Twain marries husband of the woman who took her own husband.
Shania and Frederic on wedding day |
In a real-life-wife swap story, Canadian country singer Shania Twain 45 (worth $450m), married businessman Frederic Thiebaud, 40, on January 1, 2011. Their marriage comes two and a half years after they discovered their respective ex-spouses were having an affair. Twain was devastated to discover her first husband Robert Lange, was having an affair with her best friend, Marie-Anne Thiebaud, then wife of Twain's new husband, Frederic.
Facebook's $500m Goldman Sachs deal makes Mark Zuckerberg worth $14bn
Facebook has raised $500million in a deal that values the company at $50billion, making 26-year-old founder Mark Zuckerberg worth almost $14billion.
If you're worth $14billion at 26, how much will you be worth at 50? Wow!!!
Goldman Sachs invested $450million and Russian investment firm Digital Sky Technologies invested $50million, the New York Times reported, citing people involved that it did not name.
The new cash will let Facebook lure and retain employees, develop more products and possibly pursue acquisitions without being publicly traded.
The $50billion valuation would make Facebook worth more than Yahoo!, eBay and Time Warner.
Zuckerberg, who owns about a quarter of Facebook's shares, is one of the world's youngest billionaires and now one of the wealthiest of any age.
I Am Not Dead – Obasanjo
Nigeria former President , Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday declared that he would not die before his due time, saying that the incident in Ekiti State on Wednesday in which he was speculated to have fainted and subsequently died yesterday was the seventh time his death would be rumoured.
Obasanjo was rumoured to have slumped during the 70th Birthday thanksgiving service organised by Chief Olu Bajowa in Ekiti State.
My words to Nigerians are that wishes are not horses, if people wish and God does not make it happen, there is nothing that can be done to make it happen by any mortals. I think people take delight in speculation and rumours, Obasanjo said.
General Election: Dr. Olusola Saraki Dumps PDP
The godfather of kwara state politics and Chairman of the Northern Union, Dr. Olusola Saraki has dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for All Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN).
Speaking to his supporters on Sunday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, Dr. Saraki says the move became necessary because some forces have taken over the PDP in Kwara State, leading to the assault and intimidation of his supporters.
Futhermore, he described as unfortunate the situation where those not involved in the building of PDP capitalize on inexperience of leadership to perpetuate themselves into tin gods.
We Have No Hand in Abuja Bombing – Mend
Nigerian Militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta ( MEND) has denied having any involvement in the attack that killed people in Abuja the federal capital Territory, on New Year’s eve.
In a statement signed Gbomo Jomo, MEND revealed that bombings and attacks carried out by them are always preceded by a warning in order to prevent casualties and followed by a statement of claim.
Nigeria Bombings: Dont Blackmail Me – Babangida
Former Nigerian military Leader, General Ibrahim Gbadamosi Babangida (rtd) has condemned the attempt to link him with the spate of bomb blasts in parts of the country, describing it as cheap blackmail.
According to a statement signed by Babangida’s spokesman, Kassim Afegbua, the former leader was seriously concerned with the bombings that had claimed several lives and wanted the government to squarely address the problems through convocation of summit of stakeholders on security to identify new methods of tackling the problem.
While urging the government not to play politics with the dangerous trend, he noted that the development should be attributed to failure of governance rather than engaging in buck passing. The retired general, while commiserating with the families of those who lost their lives in the dastardly acts, prayed that God would grant the souls of the departed ones eternal rest.
Bomb Blast in Abacha Barracks Abuja
A woman surrounded by relatives, mourns the death of her husband at Asokoro Hospital, after a bomb explosion near a military barracks in Nigeria's capital Abuja December 31, 2010. At least 11 people were killed in an explosion at a crowded market in Nigeria's capital Abuja late on Friday, military and medical sources said. The blast occurred at Mammy market, within the grounds of the Sani Abacha barracks, a busy area where people congregate to socialise.
OLUMIDE AKANDE & DAKORE EGBUSON PICKS JANUARY 16 DATE
MR & MRS AKANDE |
Finally after about 4 years plus of dating, the first son of billionaire business man (CHIEF HARRY AKANDE)-Olumide Akande and notable thespian and dreadlock wearing Dakore Egbuson have decided to cement their relationship, and the D-day is January 16,2011,and the way its been planned, without an invitation card, it would be impossible to get in, most of the plans are been kept to heart.
NAETO C FT ASA---SHARE MY BLESSINGS
Naeto is counting down to the release of his sophomore cd...#SuperCseason.....
This is the third single of the album scheduled to drop anytime soon and Naeto C is making it available for download for the next 7 days, so get ur download on...
NAETO C FEAT ASA ---SHARE MY BLESSINGS
Very butiful n soulful tune to kick start the year
This is the third single of the album scheduled to drop anytime soon and Naeto C is making it available for download for the next 7 days, so get ur download on...
NAETO C FEAT ASA ---SHARE MY BLESSINGS
Very butiful n soulful tune to kick start the year
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Happy new year to you all our esteemed readers from Next Online Info Crew.... Wishing you all a beautiful and prosperous year. Thanks for sticking to us since our launch in November. We promise to serve you better this new year as we are getting two new writers to enable us serve you quality content. Once again, Happy new year.
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