Motherland 247: May 2013

Monday 20 May 2013

Top 5 Big Lies About Marriage

Marriage is often seen as fix-all - dreamy singles think it will make them happy, restless men and women think it will make them feel complete. We take apart the five most popular cons that mar marriage.

President of the Association of Nollywood Core Producers (ANCOP), Alex Eyengho has become the first African to occupy a high position in the world's film organisation; International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF).

Eyengho became the body's Vice-President through an election held during the General Assembly of FIAPF in Cannes, France on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

“My Marriage Crashed Because Of What I Found In My Wife’s Wardrobe”

THEY cut the image of two love birds who would live and be happy forever; but the once vibrant love between Super Eagles’ erstwhile midfielder, Yusuf Ayila, and Aishat Gbemisola is heading for the rocks amidst claims and counterclaims between the hitherto well known Romeo and Juliet of Aguda, Surulere in Lagos!

Last week, both serious newspapers and local tabloids were loaded with the stories of how Ayila allegedly abandoned Gbemisola and their two children in the cold weather region of Ukraine. He has also purportedly married another wife with whom he now resides in Turkey where he is on loan to Orduspor from Dynamo Kiev.

More than 2,000 Nigerians living in border villages in Borno State have reportedly fled as a result of the ongoing military operations targeted at routing insurgents from the area under the emergency rule.

The fleeing villagers were said to have headed to the neighbouring Niger Republic.

Ekiti Guber Tussle: Speaker Lavishes Millions on Spiritualists In Plot To Become Acting Gov

Less than 15 days to the much awaited judgment of the Supreme Court in the Appeal No. SC/221/2012 filed by former Governor of Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni, against the Appeal Court judgment of October 15, 2010 that removed him from office, Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin has in the last few weeks been moving from one spiritualist to another.

Democracy we were told was the government of the people, a practice where at prescribed period, the electorate decides who lead them, and have the power to recall the elected leader in case of a wrong choice, that one is left to wonder if it is the same democracy we have in Nigeria, where leadership produced from elections negates the agitation of the people?

An Ado Ekiti High Court has awarded the sum of N750 million damages against The Nation newspapers and an Akure, Ondo State based lawyer and activist, Morakinyo Ogele for libel and defamation published against Mr Segun Ilori, a lawyer, journalist and former Chief of staff to former Ekiti State Governor, Chief Segun Oni.

BULLETS DON’T KILL US —Spokesman of Ombatse (militants that killed about 100 policemen in Nasarawa)

Gov. Obi said that Anambra was ready to accord Prof. Chinua Achebe a befitting burial and that the Govt would not relent in honoring people like him, both dead or alive, but who contributed positively to the advancement of te society. The Governor said this yesterday during the inspection of St. Philip’s Anglican Church, where his burial service will take place on the 24th.

Kryztal Rejects N13m Car Gift From ‘Sugar Daddy’

Sensational singer Chinyere Aharanwa, a.k.a Kryztal, is one singer who believes more in hard work rather than selling her God-given beauty.

In a wide-ranging interview withSaharaReporters, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka paid tribute to Chinua Achebe, who died on March 21, 2013 at 82. Soyinka, who won the 1986 Nobel Prize for literature, also spoke on his personal relationship with Achebe and other Nigerian writers; his regrets about Achebe’s last book, There Was A Country: A Personal History of Biafra; and his attempt to talk the late Biafran leader, Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, out of fighting a war

Let us be sincere. Ufuoma Ejenabor – Mcdermott is one of the most beautiful actresses in Nigeria. Also endowed with a delicious shape, the delectable mother of one who speaks soothing English and refreshing French also knows when to stand up and fight for her right. Ebony-skinned and gap-toothed, dimpled – faced and sonorous-voiced, AZUH ARINZE encountered her weeks back at the departure lounge of Akwa Ibom Airport. They chatted for some minutes and below is the outcome…

Photo Of The Day! Saka Port From Mtn To JTF?

Saka Port From Mtn To JTF?..

INSECURITY: FG govt is confused – CAN chief

By Caleb Ayansina

Since 2009, there have been bloodletting in the North on the grounds of Islamizing the country by Jama-’a Ahl al-sunnah li-da’wa wa al-jiha-d, also known as Boko Haram. In this interview, the Bishop, Diocese of Kubwa, Anglican Communion, and National Treasurer of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, the Right Reverend Duke Akamisoko, speaks on the national insecurity created by the activities of the group and other pertinent issues that need to be addressed if Nigeria is to move forward. Excerpts:

The African Union Commission, AUC, said 75 Heads of States and Governments from AU member state are expected to attend the 21st African Union Summit.

The summit is scheduled to hold from May 19 to 27 in Addis Ababa.

In the make-believe industry in Nigeria, intimidation is one thing that cannot be taken away. It is a common thing to see players in the game trying to outdo themselves to stay relevant. It becomes more serious, when a new and emerging star is playing a similar role with that of an established act.

Chinedu announced on BB that his dad died this evening. So sad. May his soul rest in peace.

How To Find Out If You Are Fertile In 12 Steps

Finding out if you are fertile is important so if there is a problem it can be addressed as soon as possible. Here is a quick 12-Step program to assess your fertility.

1.Check HIS sperm count first. Testing his sperm count should be the very first test done for fertility. Up to 50% of infertile couples have a male problem and the sperm count is easy and ensures him an orgasm too. When in doubt, the female may not be the one responsible for the fertility problems. The male sperm count should be tested before she gets tested to determine whether the problem lies with a lower sperm count.

2015: WILL THE ELECTORATE MATTER?

The above question was informed by an over bearing political god father, who long ago requested the total sum of a government’s income, after installing his god son in office, he supported this demand by saying. “The electorate does not matter”. Though nobody takes Him serious at the time, it sound like a big joke, but the political situation of the country tends to amplify this claim.

A federal high court in Abuja yesterday discharged two LEADERSHIP journalists who were arraigned by the federal government over alleged conspiracy and forgery of a presidential directive’s bromide.

Lagos gov jails 120 beggars, ejects 1,708 others

One hundred and twenty beggars and destitute have been convicted just as 1,708 of them were sent packing from Lagos State to their various states and countries by the government.

Special Adviser to the Governor on Youth and Social Development, Dr. Dolapo Badru, said this on Thursday during a press conference in Ikeja.

Reacting to the civil society organisations’s condemnation of the government’s clampdown on beggars, he said the present administration respected the rights of persons living with disabilities, adding that government would, however, not bend the law when such groups of persons fall foul of the law.

He said, “Nearly everyday when my men go on enforcement, this same set of people draw daggers and knives on my staff; they stab and bite them to evade arrest because they broke the law and when such a person is taken to court to be convicted, a person sits down in his air-conditioned office raining abuses on us for doing what is right.”

By Paul Ohia

President Barack Obama of the United States is billed to begin his second tour of Africa at the end of June with visits to South Africa, Tanzania and Rwanda.

He will however make a stopover in Nigeria, during which he will hold bilateral discussions with President Goodluck Jonathan and other top government officials.

The initial plan for the African tour was for Obama to spend two days in Nigeria, but owing to insecurity occasioned by the terrorist activities of the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram, the plan was reviewed and he is now expected to spend a few hours or one day in the country.

Sources from the presidency added that security situation during Obama’s visit would be paramount and if there is any reason to doubt Nigeria’s unpreparedness to host the US president, his visit to the country might be cancelled outright.

Explosion and sporadic gunshots rocked the quiet town of Daura, Katsina state, home town of opposition leader, Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday night.

The attack started at about 10 p.m. and was still ongoing one hour later. Witnesses said the attackers brought down a police station and robbed banks and homes.

As the paved roads of north-eastern Nigeria begin to melt into the sands of the Sahara desert, a cluster of picture-perfect mud-and-thatch homes marks the entrance into Boko Haram territory. Here, barely 30 minutes' drive from the neat government complexes flanked by fountains and tamarind trees in Borno state's capital, Maiduguri, power slips almost entirely into the hands of the group trying to carve an Islamist state inAfrica's most populous country.

"How Do You Get Traffic?"

As promised, I'm tackling more of your questions today.

But before we get to that, I want to start today's issue with a small disclaimer.

Why PDP Chairman, Tukur, Sacked All His Aides

The PDP national chairman was reportedly embarrassed by the action of his aides who is becoming uncontrollable.

The recent sack by the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bamanga Tukur, of all his aides is linked to the involvement of one of the senior ones in the crisis in the Adamawa State chapter of the party.

Jose Mourinho has fired back at Andres Iniesta, stating that Barcelona’s humiliation in the hands of Bayern Munich, proves that the Catalans are weaker without Lionel Messi.

The Enugu State police command has recorded another breakthrough in its battle against criminal elements who specializes in raping old women at Opi, Nsukka community in the state.

This followed the arrest of one Nnanna Osondu, who had confessed to being among the perpetrators of the evil act.

The Lagos State House of Assembly has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against making inciting statements that could best be described as an attempt to witch-hunt the administration of Governor Babatunde Fashola.

The House made this point while condemning the call by the Lagos State Chairman of the PDP, Chief Tunji Shelle, on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe Governor Fashola.

Chief Shelle was reported to have called on the anti-graft agency to probe the governor over some of his activities in office. He made the call recently after a church service to mark his birthday.

On 3 May, the social media was awash with the death rumour of Daniel Ademinokan, a filmmaker. The rumour went virile after a purported tweet from Stella Damasus. The tweet read: “OMG (Oh My God) R.I.P. Daniel.”

Governor Of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), will officially unveil the adopted athletes of the State’s Adopt- A-Talent Sports Program on Thursday, 30 May.

The athletes, 40 out of 170, who are currently under the care of the Management Committee of the programme, will be presented to the public by Governor Fashola during an elaborate ceremony at Alausa, Ikeja.

Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn are official! Oh, wait, that was a couple months ago, and it was on Facebook. Well, now they're official in a way that only your first time walking the red carpet together can make you official.

Woods and Vonn were at the Met Ball in New York on Monday night as guests of Vogue. The Met Ball is the type of hoity-toity affair usually frequented by athletes such as Tom Brady (he's there), Roger Federer, and Cristiano Ronaldo. Maybe Adam Scott, too, as he's been known to be an interested fashionista.

NMA deplores low budget, others for health sector

DOCTORS under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have identified low budgetary allocation for health, shortage of human resource, lack of provision for health in the country’s constitution and non-existence of functional primary health care services as the major low points in President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration even as they recommended electronic health (e-health) to improve service delivery.

LAST Thursday’s ruling of an Abuja High Court in the suit between the Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) and Women and Youth Empowerment Foundation (WAYEF), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) belonging to Hajia Turai, widow of former President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua, has elicited protests from various segments of society.

They include the FCT Ministry itself, Kasuwa Da Kasuwa (an Abuja-based association of market women and men) and a scholar, Omoba Kenneth Aigbegbele.

THE military Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno State Monday arrested three suspected Boko Haram terrorists who allegedly killed Maj-Gen. Mohammed Shuwa (rtd) at his Gwange residence.

The task force also rescued Alhaji Ummara Sanda Sheriff (85) and his wife, Maryam, from Boko Haram abductors at Zabarmari Ward of Jere Local Council yesterday by 9.a.m.

The Sheriffs were abducted at Ngamdu, a border village, 100 kilometres west of Maiduguri, the state capital. They are parents of Mohammed Sanda, a member representing Kaga/Magumeri/Gubio Federal Constituency at the National Assembly.

The Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Monday, dismissed as an empty outburst, the threat by former Niger Delta warlord, Asari Dokubo, that there would be no peace in Nigeria if President Goodluck Jonathan was not returned for a second term in 2015.

The party asked Nigerians to ignore the selfish campaign by the controversial ex-militant to remain relevant in the political arena, when he is not in any way working for the collective interest and well being of the generality of Nigerians, who are looking for genuine change and leadership come 2015.

This was disclosed by the spokesman for the Defence Headquarters, Chris Olukolade, on Monday.

In a statement today, JTF spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa, said that a preliminary investigation into the incident identified two key Boko Haram terrorists, Mohammed Ibn Saleh and Abdulkareem Ibrahim, as the masterminds of the killing.

More details later…

The Lagos State government has presented retirement bond worth N3.5 billion to 780 retirees of the state. Also, the state government said, so far, 2,604 retirees have been paid N14.5 billion under the state’s Contributory Pension Scheme.

FEMI FANI KAYODE: NO BRUTAL CHANGE NEEDED IN NIGERIA

Top 32 Quotes Every Entrepreneur Should Live By

The nature of being an entrepreneur means that you fully embrace ambiguity and are comfortable with being challenged regularly. Choosing this career path is completely irrational because the odds of succeeding are dismal, but most succeed because of their unwavering belief, laser focus on delivering and persistence.

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Boko Haram: Fear of kidnap grips governors

The fear of being kidnapped by the fundamentalist Boko Haram sect has gripped governors in some of the states across the federation forcing them to beef up security in government houses and their homes, SUNDAY PUNCH reports.

From left: Mr Paul Obazele, Nollywod actor; Mr Bolaji Abdullahi, Minister of Sports and Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State at the first IAAF certified 10km road race in Nigeria held in Okpekpe, Etsako East Local Government area, yesterday.

Chief Obafemi Awolowo during the Biafra-Nigeria war orchestrated an old maxim-All Is Fair In War And Love – adding the hardy Awolowo blend – Starvation is a legitimate weapon of warfare! What Chief Awolowo meant was that in war, no weapon is considered dangerous. The title of this article and what follows immediately have been chosen to put the whirling controversy in proper perspective and advert the minds of Dr. (Mrs.) Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu, Femi Fani Kayode, Ebenezer Babatope, the renegade/inconsistent Awoist, Dr. Fasheun and other Awolowo apologists, to the background of the reference Prof. Chinua Achebe made to Chief Awolowo in his new book: There was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra

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(Reuters) - President Barack Obama
said on Friday he does not foresee a scenario in which he would send U.S. ground troops to Syriaand outlined a deliberate approach to determining whether the Syrian government had used chemical weapons in a 2-year civil war.

Over 1m Nigerians live in London – Lord Mayor of London

Mayor of Brent, London, Micheal Adeyeye, has disclosed that the population of Nigerian immigrants in London has hit over 1 million people.

WHAT IS YOUR EXCUSE?

WHAT IS YOUR EXCUSE? THIS LADY WAS BORN WITHOUT HANDS AND LEGS, YET SHE WORSHIP AND PRAISE THE LORD WITH HER VOICE.

BEYONCÉ sprawls out in a yellow bikini in a scorching new shot to promote high street store H&M’s summer designs.

SUN-- The Manchester United boss has a long and bitter history with Benitez and was last month accused of refusing to shake the interim Blues manager's hand after an FA Cup quarter-final clash.

Tell the Truth

Some of us could state our credo as, “you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you squirm.”

Our dislike for the truth began at age three when mom walked in our rooms and asked, “Did you hit your little brother?” We knew then and there that honesty had its consequences. “Did I hit baby brother? Well, that all depends on how you interpret the word hit.”

We want our bosses to like us, so we flatter. God calls it a lie. We want people to admire us, so we exaggerate. God calls it a lie. We want people to respect us, so we live in houses we can’t afford and charge bills we can’t pay. God calls it living a lie.

The cure for deceit is simply this: face the music. The ripple of today’s lie is tomorrow’s wave and next year’s flood.

Be just like Jesus. Tell the truth! from Just Like Jesus

95% Of Nigerian Police Officers Fail Intelligence Test

Jose Mourinho will not be the only significant departure from Real Madrid this summer.

Jose Mourinho will not be the only significant departure from Real Madrid this summer.

When the outspoken coach finally leaves for Chelsea in the summer, he is likely to be followed out of the Bernabeu by five high-profile players, all of whom have close links to him personally or his agent Jorge Mendes.

Following his "maybe not" comment this week when asked about staying on for another season, it is now a given in Real Madrid circles that Mourinho will leave the club at the end of the season.

His relationship with heavyweights in the dressing room has deteriorated to the extent that they would be unlikely to be able to work together for another season in any case.

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