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.
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