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.

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."

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...

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.

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  27^th 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.

Sanusi bags FT’s global awards

THE renowned global financial intelliegence magazine- The Banker, a publication of the Financial Times of London, has conferred on the Governor ofCentral Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, double 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.

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.

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.

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.

Gunman snapped taking aim at photographer who is shot dead seconds later

This is the terrifying moment a murderer was caught on camera ... by the victim. A split-second after he pressed the shutter button, the Filipino politician was dead.

Eleweomo’s Murder: Senator Folarin Arrested

Teslim Folarin

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.

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.

Etisalat in talks to buy Multi-Links

South Africa’s Telkom is reportedly in talks with UAE based Etisalat over the sale of its Nigerian CDMA network, Multi-Links. Telkom previously stated that it was looking to sell the Nigerian subsidiary, and Etisalat already owns an existing GSM and 3G license in the country.

According to reports citing a report by the Communications Workers Union (CWU), an option to sell 80% of the company to Etisalat was initially rejected by Telkom, but that talks are still continuing.

According to company’s executive, in the interim, it is common knowledge to the entire company that Multi-Links acting Chief Executive and acting CSMO (chief sales and marketing officer) are involved in discussions with Etisalat regarding the merger/sale due to the absence of viability of the company. This absence of viability was totally created and is still being engineered by them.

Telkom SA brought a 75% stake in the Nigerian mobile network operator in 2007 for US$280 million, and took full ownership in 200 for US$130 million.

Multi-Links provide fixed, mobile, data and international communications services in Nigeria

Boko Haram Kills Three in Fresh Maiduguri Attack

 

Suspected members of Boko Haram are behind the killing of three more people at a hospital in Maiduguri, police said on Wednesday. The three victims, including a senior police officer, were killed Tuesday evening when some armed men fired shots into a teaching hospital in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. “An investigation has already commenced but I can tell you that we believe the killings must have been carried out by the Boko Haram since it was their mode of operations,” the Borno State police public relations officer said.