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  Kofi Annan, former UN secretary general, dies
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-18-2018, 04:19 PM - Replies (1)

Ghanaian who served as secretary general between 1997 and 2006, dies aged 80
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Kofi Annan was awarded the Nobel peace prize for his humanitarian work with the UN. Photograph: Allison Joyce/Reuters 
The former UN secretary general Kofi Annan, has died at the age of 80 after a short illness, his family and foundation announced on Saturday.
The Ghanaian was the seventh secretary general and served for two terms between 1997 and 2006. He was awarded the Nobel peace prize for his humanitarian work jointly with the UN as an organisation in 2001.
He died in hospital in Bern, Switzerland in the early hours of Saturday with his wife, Nane, and three children Ama, Kojo and Nina, by his side. He had retired to Geneva and later lived in a Swiss village.
Annan’s foundation issued a statement on his Twitter account on Saturday that described him as a “global statesman and deeply committed internationalist who fought throughout his life for a fairer and more peaceful world”.
The statement added that Annan, who succeeded Boutros Boutros-Ghali as UN leader, was a “son of Ghana and felt a special responsibility towards Africa”.
The current UN secretary general, António Guterres, whom Annan appointed to lead its refugee agency, said: “In many ways, Kofi Annan was the United Nations. He rose through the ranks to lead the organisation into the new millennium with matchless dignity and determination.”
 
Kofi Annan: 'Sometimes you don't have to pick a fight to get your way' 

The former UK prime minister Tony Blair said on Twitter that he was shocked and distressed by Annan’s death. “He was a good friend whom I saw only weeks ago. Kofi Annan was a great diplomat, a true statesman and a wonderful colleague who was widely respected and will be greatly missed. My deepest sympathy go to Nane and his family,” he said.
Theresa May, the UK prime minister, said on Twitter:

Theresa May (@theresa_may)

Sad to hear of the death of Kofi Annan. A great leader and reformer of the UN, he made a huge contribution to making the world he has left a better place than the one he was born into. My thoughts and condolences are with his family. pic.twitter.com/P0SWagShJM
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tweeted:

Annan was chair of The Elders, an independent group of global leaders working for peace and human rights founded by Nelson Mandela. Gro Harlem Brundtland, the former prime minister of Norway and the body’s deputy chair, said she and her colleagues were devastated by Annan’s death.
“Kofi was a strong and inspiring presence to us all, and The Elders would not be where it is today without his leadership. Throughout his life, Kofi worked unceasingly to improve the lives of millions of people around the world,” she said.
Kumi Naidoo, Amnesty International’s secretary general, said the world had lost a great leader: “Kofi’s dedication and drive for a more peaceful and just world, his lifelong championing of human rights, and the dignity and grace with which he led will be sorely missed in a world which needs these characteristics more than ever.”

Kofi Annan is awarded the Nobel peace prize in 2001

Born in Kumasi, Ghana, on 8 April 1938, Annan joined the UN system in 1962 as an administrative officer with the World Health Organization in Geneva. He later served with the Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa, the UN Emergency Force in Ismailia, the UN high commissioner for refugees in Geneva and in several senior posts at its headquarters in New York.
Before becoming secretary general, he was under-secretary general for peacekeeping and also served as special representative of the secretary general to the former Yugoslavia between 1995 and 1996.
The UN peacekeeping operation faced two of its most criticised incidents under Annan’s leadership for its conduct during the Rwanda genocide in 1994 and the massacre in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica in July 1995.
In both cases, the UN had deployed troops under Annan’s command, but they failed to save the lives of the civilians they were mandated to protect. After becoming secretary general, he ordered UN reports on both debacles that were highly critical of his management.
His tenure as secretary general, which began six years after the collapse of the Soviet Union and also covered the 11 September 2001 attacks and subsequent US-led war against Iraq, was one of the UN’s most turbulent periods since its founding in 1945. 
Annan used his final speech as secretary general in December 2006 to deliver a parting shot at the administration of George W Bush, accusing the US of committing human rights abuses in the name of fighting terrorism.
The Guardian concluded at the time that the speech amounted to a broad condemnation of the neoconservative ideology guiding US foreign policy under Bush and was a clear break with protocol for a departing UN chief. US forces invaded Iraq in March 2003 without the approval of the UN security council.
“When power, especially military force, is used, the world will consider it legitimate only when convinced that it is being used for the right purpose – for broadly shared aims in accordance with broadly accepted norms,” he said in the speech delivered at the Harry Truman presidential library in Independence, Missouri.
He acknowledged more recently that the UN still had its faults. “The UN can be improved, it is not perfect but if it didn’t exist you would have to create it,” he told the BBC during an interview for his 80th birthday in April. “I am a stubborn optimist, I was born an optimist and will remain an optimist.”

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  CCTV shows how a young Nigerian model was killed in UK over girlfriend
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-18-2018, 03:39 PM - No Replies

CCTV has showed a knife-wielding Louis Vuitton model, 24, chasing catwalk rival before stabbing him to death in fight over a girlfriend.
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The Louis Vuitton model faces a life jail sentence after being convicted of stabbing his rival to death in a row over a girlfriend.
George Koh was obsessed with catwalk rival Harry Uzoka’s success and had boasted in Instagram messages he had slept with the GQ star’s girlfriend Ruby Campbell.
Mr Uzoka was knifed in the heart, shoulder and back after a confrontation with Koh, 24, in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, in January this year.
The 25-year-old was chased and cornered around a parked car by Koh and three friends before his rival knifed him three times.
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Wounded, Mr Uzoka stumbled towards his Shepherd’s Bush home, but collapsed and died on the pavement outside.
Described in court as Britain’s ‘most famous black model’, Mr Uzoka and his music video editor pal Adrian Harper took dumbbell bars for extra protection.
But it turned out their rivals were armed with knives and what they thought was a gun during the stand-off.
He starred in a GQ photoshoot shortly before his death which saw him stand in front of a Mercedes Benz feature for the magazine.
Mr Uzoka also starred in campaigns for Zara and Mercedes and regularly modelled for clothing line Everlane.
He was signed up by world renowned agent Premiere Model Management, who helped launched the career of Naomi Campbell.
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Koh, a former Louis Vuitton and Paul Smith model, previously posted a photo on Instagram of David Beckham standing in front of his photo at London Fashion Week.
The defendant claimed he acted in self-defence and only wanted to meet face to face for him to apologise to his rival for thinking he had bedded Ms Campbell.
All three defendants, including Koh, and his two friends who were also at the scene, Jonathan Okigbo and Merse Dikanda, all denied murder.
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Koh had already pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of two knives, but Dikanda denied having an offensive weapon, a machete and knife.

At the Old Bailey today a jury found Koh and Dikanda guilty of murder after 18 hours of deliberation. Okigbo was found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter.
Dikanda was also found guilty of two counts of possessing a bladed weapon. None of the defendants reacted as the verdicts were returned.

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  14-year-old housemaid murders her madam
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-18-2018, 03:34 PM - No Replies

A 14 year old girl has been arrested for killing her septuagenarian madam in Edo state.
The Edo State Police Command on Friday, paraded a 14-year-old girl, for allegedly killing her boss by smashing her head with a stone.
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Anna Amos, a secondary school student was arrested by the police on Tuesday, for the murder of 71-year-old Hellen Adodo, whom she had lived with since March, 2018, as a house-maid.
Anna, from Abuja, gave the step-by-step description of how she committed the murder, when she was paraded alongside 101 other criminal suspects arrested by the police.
The teenager who was in tears all thorough the period, narrated how her victim had treated her fairly all the years she lived with her.
She however blamed her dastardly act on influence of unseen voodoo spirit which possessed her.
According to the suspect, in the morning of that fateful day, she boiled water for the deceased to bathe, after which she served her her meal, before she killed her.
“After that?, I packed the dirty plates outside to wash them. As I opened the door and stepped on the varanda, something just came into my body as if possessing me. I no longer know what I was doing and I abandoned the plates? I was supposed to wash. I stood on the stone, and later took it, went inside with it and hit it on her head,” she narrated.
“I do not know what entered my body. It was a spirit. It told me to go and kill her. She did not offend me.” she added.

The deceased was initially reported to have died after her head was smashed with a stone by unknown persons who allegedly sneaked into her residence on Guobadia Street, in Benin, at about 7am. The assailants suposedly blindfolded the teenage suspect before killing the septuagenarian.
When asked why she earlier said some people came into their house, gagged her mouth before smashing the head of the late woman, Anna blamed her dastardly act on influence of unseen voodoo spirit which possessed her.

“The thing that entered into me was controlling me, it told me that if I expose it, it will kill me.”

She later confessed her crime to the son of the deceased, who handed her to the police operatives.
A clip obtained by journalists on Wednesday showed the teenager confessing to the crime in the presence of some residents in the area.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Chidi Nwabuzor, had stated that the Command received a distress call over the matter at about 8:30 am.
Nwabuzor also disclosed that the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation.
“At about 8:30 am, the Divisional Police Officer of New Etete Police Station received a distress call that the woman in question was murdered. The DPO went there and found her lifeless body in her house in a pool of blood from the head region and a stone close to the body. The (distress) caller said that two men came into the residence, murdered the woman and went away. The DPO went there with operatives only to find the body on the ground in a pool of blood from the head region.

Then on investigation, it was revealed today that a girl who was staying with her, named Anna Amos, who came from the North with the help of the daughter of the late woman, was the one that killed the woman.
“Confession was made by this Anna Amos that she actually killed the woman. Anna Amos is 14 years old and by law, she is still a minor. But we will do all we can to see what we can do. We will not rely on the confession of that girl because she might not be the one responsible for the killing of that woman. According to investigation, the woman has been going through a lot of challenges with her health and before her death, she was down with a stroke. Perhaps somebody else did and asked this little girl to own up as the culprit. So, investigation in ongoing. We will try our best to unravel the situation and the report will be made public,” Nwabuzor said.


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  19 Nigerians arrested for fraud in Kenya
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-18-2018, 03:15 PM - Replies (1)

Detectives in Kenya, have arrested 19 Nigerians living in Umoja, Kasarani and Roysambu Estates within Nairobi for engaging in electronic fraud targeting Kenyans.
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The suspects who were arrested in the early hours of today, reportedly initiate their scam with a simple Facebook request. According to detectives,  after a target accepts the seemingly harmless request, the fraudsters then initiate a friendly chat promising the victim goodies to be sent through DHL at the airport.
The victim who receives a call from someone pretending to be an attendant at the DHL office the next day or thereafter, will then be asked for payment of clearance fees for the promised parcel. After the money is sent through M-Pesa, another call is made requesting for another payment for other documentation and taxes. Once the payments are done, the fraudsters never pick their victims calls again.
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Few months, two Nigerian nationals were also arrested in Kenya for using fake Facebook accounts of prominent Kenyans, among them First Lady Margaret Kenyatta, to swindle unsuspecting victims of millions of shillings.
Timothy Ogba Ebakole and Alex Olesugun Adebayo devised elaborate con games disguised as philanthropic ventures, preying on dozens of social media users, many of them poor job-seekers. They will be among the first to be tried under the recently enacted Cybercrimes Law.
Apart from the First Lady, other notable names used in the duo’s fraudulent schemes are Kilifi County Senator Stewart Madazyo and his Bomet counterpart Christopher Langat. Kilifi Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCIO) Christopher Chesoli said his officers tracked the mobile phone number the suspects were using to Kayole in Nairobi and locked them up.

Addressing the press at Mtwapa police station where the two are being held, Mr Madzayo said the two created a fake Facebook account in his name, and then used it to demand money from unsuspecting Kilifi residents. He said the Nigerians even placed calls to people while passing themselves off as the Senator and demanded money to process bursary forms and other funds from the government.


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  Pastor who preaches with snake rushed to the hospital after being bitten
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-18-2018, 03:11 PM - No Replies

Pastor Cody Coots of the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus’ Name church in Middlesboro, Kentucky – one of America’s last remaining snake-handling churches, was rushed to the hospital after he was bitten by a serpent.
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The Pastor whose father was killed by a snake, asked his congregation to take him to the mountaintop where God would judge whether he lives or dies after he was bitten by the snake, however a defiant follower took him to hospital instead where doctors told him the snake came close to severing the temporal artery, which would almost certainly kill him.
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During his sermon, Pastor Coots could be seen handling a snake as he preaches to his congregation. However the snake snapped its jaw at the preacher’s ear – causing blood to splatter down his light-blue shirt.

However Pastor Coots continued his sermon, telling the members attending the service to: ‘Keep playing’ and ‘I’m not worried at all. God’s a healer, I’m not worried’.

Big Cody, who took him to hospital, said: ‘Most people bit in the face are dead in five, ten minutes. I mean, his own daddy got bit in the hand and within seven minutes was dead. ‘
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His father Jamie Coots died at the age of 42 when he was bitten by a rattlesnake in 2014 at the same Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus’ Name church in Middlesboro, Kentucky. The church is inspired by the biblical verse Mark 16:18: ‘They will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them.’
Pastor Cody can be seen with blood all over his shirt before he is rushed to hospital. He’s now started to re-evaluate his life and faith in wake of his brush with death.
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Snake-handling churches started appearing in the Appalachian Mountains over a hundred years ago. The death of Cody’s father thrust him into the pastor’s role at the age of just 23 – making him the fourth generation to take up the snake-handling vocation.
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  No one could tell Sam Loco to quit smoking –Son
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-18-2018, 03:06 PM - Replies (1)

Few years after the demise of veteran actorSam Loco, his son who relived some fond memories he had of his father, stated that no one dared his father to stop smoking.
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Omoruyi who said his father, Sam Loco was planning his retirement by building a farm in Abakaliki before death took him away, told Saturday Beats;

“Nobody could tell him to stop smoking because he was a very strict person. You couldn’t tell him something like that, so we didn’t see it as our business. However, we really miss him in the house because he had a very good sense of humour but he was a very busy person.
“We all expected him to retire so that we would have enough time to spend with him. He was also planning towards his retirement by building a farm in Abakaliki but death took him away suddenly,” he said.

The late actor’s son further disclosed that he admired his father especially as an actor, and Sam Loco hoped he would follow in his footsteps.
“I admired my daddy as an actor. All through my primary school days, I was into acting. He wanted me to go into acting after my WAEC before I got admission into the university and I was enrolled into the acting academy for a while before I gained admission into the university. I am very sure if I go into acting full time now, my dad would be very proud of me but I don’t think I would go back to acting anytime soon,” the late veteran’s son said.

In 2011, the Nigerian entertainment was thrown into mourning after the death of popular comic actor, Sam Loco Efe was announced. The veteran actor died of cardiac arrest. Aside from being one of the funniest actors of his generation, Sam Loco was known to be a heavy smoker.

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  Police rescue kidnapped doctor in Abia, arrest one suspect
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-18-2018, 02:58 PM - No Replies

A Doctor,  Innocent Iwegbu, who was kidnapped while on his way to work on Monday, July 13, has been rescued by Police operatives attached to the World Bank Police Station in Umuahia, the Abia State capital.
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Confirming the release of the Kidnapped Doctor, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Anthony Ogbizi, said Iwegbu was rescued unhurt, adding that no ransom was paid for his release. The Police Boss disclosed that while the kidnap victim has been reunited with his family, the Police has also arrested one of the suspected kidnappers identified as Ogbonna Ikechukwu. He further disclosed that the doctor was released, through information given to the police by some residents of the area, where he was held hostage.
The arrested 28-year-old suspect, who claimed to be working as a labourer at the Timber market in Umuahia, said his friend identified only as Sunday was the person that introduced him to the six-man kidnap gang, adding that their last operation was the first time he was partaking in the crime.

“I moved into Sunday’s apartment because I was finding it difficult to pay my transport fare from my village to Umuahia every day. When I complained to him, he asked me to come over to his house. I travel to my village to see my wife and daughter every weekend.

“After staying with Sunday for some time, he introduced me to some of his friends and told me that there was another business they do and if I was interested, I could join them. That was how I joined the gang” he said.


The suspect who identified other members of his gang as Ogboni, Bad Dog, Moses and another boy also known as Sunday, said it was one elderly man who he could not identify that gave them information that the medical doctor could pay ransom if they could kidnap him.

“One man that we call Papa was the one giving us information about the doctor. The doctor and Papa are neighbours.
“On Monday, Sunday and the others went after the doctor. They kidnapped him and brought him to our house. I didn’t join them to kidnap him, but I was asked to look after him in the house” he said.

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  ‘Abroad na die, don’t allow people to exploit your desperation’ – Shan George
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-18-2018, 02:32 PM - No Replies

Nollywood veteran actressShan George, who shared a new video on her Instagram page from the streets of New York, has advised Nigerians desperate to travel abroad, to think twice about their decision.

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According to Shan George, the hustle abroad ‘na die’ and people who owe rent abroad are locked out within 4 days. She concluded her video by telling Nigerians to never leave their country, unless they are sure of where they are going.
The video from Shan George is coming shortly after Nigerian Comedian, Alibaba who shared the viral video of the American man who advised intelligent people to leave the country on his Instagram, supported the man’s view with past happenings.

The American man who stood for a street chat with a Nigerian man, said all he has heard about Nigeria is that ‘if you don’t open up your pocket and pay everyone from the lowest to the highest, you don’t get anything done’. He concluded his speech by stating that ‘ as an intelligent person, you need to get out of Nigeria if you want to get ahead, because the powers that be wants to hold everybody down; especially women and intelligent people’.

Supporting the man’s view, Alibaba recounted how some Nigerians who are now known in most parts of the world, were not appreciated here. According to him, the world is now a global village and people can now see things that happen in the country. He wrote;
And we are banning #thisisNigeria… The world is a global village now. People can see the things that happen here. Before you write this off, #WoleSoyinka was recognized outside Nigeria before we did 20 years after. Check out our sportsmen. #chimamandangoziadichie Is another point. Even our crude oil gets treated better and given value after it leaves our shores.
Aba made shoes only get respected when they carry a foreign label. Many of our girls only get noticed after they become white… @asaofficial was on my concert in Nigeria in the early 2000s… she had to go out to make us appreciate. A Nigerian drummer won a Grammy… We No even recognize am here. Fela was jailed here and hailed overseas. Halliburton guys were jailed in America for giving bribes… but the people who received the bribe are walking free. Someone gets jailed for things he runs to hide from in Nigeria…. The list is endless

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  Kim Kardashian sets internet on fire with racy bikini photos
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-18-2018, 02:27 PM - No Replies

Kim Kardashian is not slowing down on serving the ‘sexy’ body goals, and she has done so effortlessly in new photos which surfaced on the internet.
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The mother of three who has been quite open about her strict diet and work out routine, showed off the results of her painstaking fitness routine during a photoshoot in Miami, Florida, on Friday. Kim Kardashian set pulses racing, as she showed off her VERY pert posterior in eye-popping peach coloured bikini bottoms.
Here are the bikini photos below;
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The photos are surfacing shortly after the reality show star made headlines last month after sharing videos of her sisters, Kendall Jenner and Khloe Kardashian, gushing over her slimmed-down figure — while she squealed in delight.
In a series of Instagram stories posted, Kim Kardashian appeared both flattered and slightly embarrassed as sisters Kendall Jenner and Khloe Kardashian heap praise upon the current state of her body — with some good-natured questions about how such a figure is humanly possible, even. It all kicked off with Kendall, who launched into the compliments.

“You look so skinny,” Kendall says in one Instagram video captured by a fan account.
“What? Oh my god, thank you!” Kim responds, sounding surprised and flattered.

Khloe then weighed in questioning whether her body is even real.
“I’ve never seen a human being look as good. It’s like… you are a walking Facetune doll,” she says, referring to a photo touchup app.“My purse is as tiny as you,” Kendall adds.
Kim Kardashian hasn’t appeared to pay her haters any mind, however, as she’s continued to flaunt her toned bod in sexy looks during her trip to Miami. And she’s been all about neon looks lately, sporting an eye-catching pink ensemble on a boat trip, and long, highlighter green hair which matched her Lamborghini as she headed out to dinner on Thursday night.

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  KOWA YA GIGICE! !!!
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-18-2018, 01:46 PM - No Replies

KOWA YA GIGICE! !!!

wani mahaukaci a maiduguri ya dau wanka kawai ya shiga kasuwa. Yana shiga ya sheqa a guje yana ta fadan ihu wayyo jama'a wallahi ga su nan zuwa, sai gudu yake yana wallahi ga su nan zuwa. Haha jama'a najin haka kowa ya fara gudu. Ana neman taimako.. Kasuwa ta tarwatse kowa ya gigice can wasu gayu sun yi gudu sun gaji sai suka ga wannan mahaukacin yana ta yin haki shi ma ya gaji sai wani gaye ya matso kusa da shi yana nishi. ya ce masa wai su wane ne suka taho ne?? Sai mahaukacin ya ce wallahi YAN NEPA ne. Na gan su har da tsani sun nufo kasuwa za su yanke wuta.

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  Ladies, Let's learn some KITCHEN TIPS
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-18-2018, 01:45 PM - No Replies

Ladies, Let's learn some KITCHEN tips, your kitchen is
the most important room in your home. Alot
comes out from there, so let's learn some few
tricks. Works wonders.

1. If you happen to over-salt a pot of soup, just
drop in a peeled potato. The potato will absorb
the excess salt.

2. When boiling eggs, add a pinch of salt to keep
the shells from cracking.

3. Never put citrus fruits(Oranges,Lemons, limes,
etc) or tomatoes in the fridge. The low
temperatures degrade the aroma and flavor of
these fruits.(That's why our tomatoes don't last
in the fridge)

4. To clean iron cookl-ware, don’t use detergents.
Just scrub them with salt and a clean, dry paper
towel.

5. When storing empty airtight containers, throw
in a pinch of salt to keep them from getting
stinky.

6. If you are making (stew) and accidentally
burn it, just pour it into a clean pan and continue
cooking it. Add sugar a little at a time, tasting as
you go to avoid 'over-sugaring'it. The sugar will
cancel out the burned taste.

7. Burned a pot of rice? Just place a piece of
white bread on top of the rice for 5-10 minutes to
draw out the burned flavour. Be careful not to
scrape the burned pieces off of the bottom of the
pan when serving the rice.

8. Before you chop fresh red peppers, rub a little
vegetable oil into your hands and your skin won’t
absorb the spiciness.

9. If you aren’t sure how fresh your eggs are,
place them in about four inches of water. Eggs
that stay on the bottom are fresh. If only one end
tips up, the egg is less fresh and should be used
soon. If it floats, it’s past the fresh stage.

10. To banish ants from the kitchen, find out
where they are coming in and cover the hole with
petroleum jelly(Vaseline). Ants won’t trek through
the jelly. If they are coming under a door, draw a
line on the floor with chalk. The little bugs also
won’t cross a line of chalk.

11. Don’t store your bananas in a bunch or in a
fruit bowl with other fruits. Separate your
bananas and place each in a different location.
Bananas release gases which cause fruits
(including other bananas) to ripen quickly.
Separating them will keep them fresh longer.

12. To keep potatoes from budding in the bag,
put an apple in with them.

13. If you manage to have some leftover wine,
cocktail drinks at the end of the evening, freeze it
in ice cube trays for easy addition to sauces
(white wine works wonders in sauces, i don't joke
with them) in the future.
14. After boiling pasta or potatoes, cool the water
and use it to water your house plants. The water
contains nutrients that your plants will love.

15. When defrosting meat from the freezer, pour
some vinegar over it. Not only does it tenderize
the meat; it will also bring down the freezing
temperature of the meat and cause it to thaw
quicker. # Noteevery woman should have vinegar
in her kitchen.

16. Do you cry while peeling off onions, then try
this. After peeling off your onions, refrigerate the
onions for atleast 5minutes, then dice it. You will
be glad you did.

17. For aluminium pans that are looking dull, just
boil some apple peels in them. This will brighten
up the aluminum and make your house smell
yummy.

18. If your salt is becoming lumpy, put a few
grains of rice in with it to absorb excess
moisture.

19. Always keep an aloe vera plant in your
kitchen. It’s invaluable when you scrape your arm
or burn your finger. Just break off a leaf and rub
the gel from the inside on the injury.

20. When making a soup, sauce, that ends up too
fatty or greasy, drop in an ice cube. The ice will
attract the fat, which you can then scoop out.
This works wonders

21. To reuse cooking oil without tasting whatever
was cooked in the oil previously, cook a 1/4″
piece of ginger in the oil. It will remove any
remaining flavors and odors.

22. If your milk always goes bad before you can
finish it, try adding a pinch of salt to the carton
when you first open it. It will stay fresh days
longer.

23. If two drinking glasses become stuck together
after stacking, it’s not impossible to unstick
them. Just put ice in the inner glass and dunk the
outer glass in warm water. The warm glass will
expand and the cold glass will contract, making
the glasses separate easily.

24. For splinters under the fingernail, soaking the
affected finger in a bowl of milk with a piece of
bread in it, it will help.

Click share to educate your friends.Ladies, Let's learn some KITCHEN tips, your kitchen is
the most important room in your home. Alot
comes out from there, so let's learn some few
tricks. Works wonders.

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  KO KUN SAN AMFANIN SHAN LIPTON TEA?
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-18-2018, 01:19 PM - No Replies

KO KUN SAN AMFANIN SHAN LIPTON TEA?

Bincike ya tabbatar da cewar Sinawa su suka kirkiro shan  shayi  (tea) kuma sarkin kasar Sin SHENG NONG shi ne ya fara shan shayi  a matsayin wani abin sha tun shekaru 2,737 kafin haihuwaar  Annabi  Isa  A.S. Wannan shi ya sa Sinawa ke da shayi iri-iri a matsayin magunguna.
Yayin da kuma shayin da ya zama ruwan dare a duniya wato LIPTON wani  mai suna  THOMAS LIPTON dan kasar Scotland  ne wanda aka haife shi a 1850 ya kirkiro wannan brand  din kuma har yau ake aamfani da sunansa LIPTON.  A shekarar 1889  ne Mr LIPTON ya soma sayar da wannan shayi bayan da ya je kasar CEYLON wato wadda ake kira Srilanka a yanzu inda ya soma noman ganyen tea dinsa. Sai a shekarar 1906 Mr Lipton ya soma fitar da shayin LIPTON zuwa kasar japan.
To menenee amfanin shan ganyen shayen LIPTON ga lafiyar jama’a?
Masana kuma masu bincike kan ganyayen shayi sun tabbatar da cewar yawan shan ganyen shayin LIPTON na taimakawa.
1. Shan LIPTON kofi datya a kullun na rage saurin kamuwa da cutaar sankara wato cancer.
2. Shan kofin Lipton daya da safe na kara inganci da kare lafiyar zuciya da hanyoyin jini saboda yana dauke da wani sinadari da ake kira (Epigallocatechin gallate) da kuma sauran sinadarin da ke hana toshewar hanyoyin jini.
3.  Lipton tea na dauke da sinadarin Flavonoids  da ke taimakawa jiki samun kuzari.
4. Yawan shan Lipton na kawar da kwayoyin cuta na baki don haka na maganin cututtukan baki da warin baki.
5. Yana taimakawa wajen narkar da kitse a jikin mutum don haka yana rage kiba da nauyin jiki sosai in aka juri shansa. Idan ana sha duk safiya da zarar an tashi a gado  ba tare da an sanya masa suga ko wani abin zaki ba yana haifar da sakamako mai kyau na rage kiba.
6. Yana rage ciwon jiki da na gabobi  domin Lipton tea na daauke da sinadaran EGCG  wato Ephigallocatechin gallate.
7. Yawan shan ganyen tea na Lipton yana sa kullun mutum ya zama kamar saurayi ko budurwa domin yana gyara lafiya da ingancin fatar jiki. Mai yawan shan Lipton tea kullun fatarsa za ta rinka sheik da laushi.
8. yana rage yawan kitse a cikin jijiyoyin jini ( cholesterol) idan aka juri shan sa a kullun
9.  Shan Lipton tea a kai a kai na rage yoyuwar kamuwa da ciwon sugar musamman ma diabetes2.domin yana kunshe da sinadaran da ke rage karuwa sugar a cikin jini.
10. Yana rage wasu kananun kumburi a jikin mutum domin yana kunshe da abinda ake kira  ANTIOXIDANT.
11. Yawan shan Lipton kan kwantar da hankali kuma ya kawo natsuwa ga wanda ke cikin wani halin tashin hankali.
12. Shan Lipton tea na kara inganta grkuwar jiki saboda yana dauke da Vitamin C mai yawa. Don haka yana rage saurin kamuwa da cututtuka musamman  cutar mura.
13.  Bincike ya tabbatar dacewar shan Lipton tea na rage yiyuwar kamuwa da PROSTATE CANCER. Na kuma sanakarar nono na mata. Bincike ya tabbatar da cewar matan da ke yawan shan Lipton tea sun fi matan da bas u shansa rashin kamuwa da sankarar mama/nono
14. Yana  rage yiyuwar kamuwa da STROKE wato katsewar bugun zuciya nan take. Domin yana kunshe da sinadarin da ke hana kaurin jijiyoyin jini.
15. Shan Lipton akai akai na maganin mantuwa kuma na sanya ka ji garau a lokuta da dama.dattijai da tsofi da ke yawan shan Lipton tea sun fi wadanda bas u sha kaifin basira da rashin mantuwa kuma yana  hana yiyuwa kamuwa da cutar ALZHEIMER
16. Shan Lipton tea na maganin  hawan jini domin na kunshe da sinadaran daa ke daidaita karfin guddun jini a jiki.
17. A cikin Lipton tea akwai sinadarin IRON wanda ke maganin karancin jini a jiki don haka yana taimakawa wajen cutar ANEMIA. Wato karancin jini a jiki.
18. Shan Lipton yana kare lafiyar koda  da hanta sosai domin yana fitar da cututtuka daga koda da hanta kuma ya inganta ayyukansu ta yadda  ba za su iya rike cututtuka ba.
19. Shayin Lipton na rage karfin tari. Idan aka sha Lipton da ruwan zafi aka sa zuma yana amfani sosai. Kuma na maganin ciwo ko zafin cikin wuya. Ana shan Lipton ne da LEMONGRASS da ruwan dumi.
MATSALOLIN DA SHAN LIPTON KA IYA SAWA.
1. Hana barci cikin dare sabode caffeine da ke cikinsa. Amma bai kai na sauran tea yaw aba.
2. Masu ciwon koda kuma  saboda shan Lipton tea na sanya yawan fitsari, zai fi kyau ku tuntubi likitanku.
Lokacin shan Lipton da ya fi dacewa shi ne da sassafe sai kuma awa daya bayan cin abinci.
Allah sa mu dace.

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  *Noorul Huda* by Khaleesat Haiydar*
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-18-2018, 01:15 PM - No Replies

? *Noorul Huda*?

24/25

Tana isa gate din ta turasa taji a rufe, kasa bubbugawa tayi sai haki take, hasken torchlight ta dinga hangowa daga nesa, ae bata san lkcn da ta fara buga gate din ba, Abuturrab dake xaune ya rike kai a parlor don ya rasa me ke damunsa tun bayan dawowarsa gida ya mike da sauri kamar dama jiran buga gate din yake ya fito ya karasa ya bude, yana ganinta kuwa ya jawota ya rufe gate din gam, sulalewa kasa tayi, ya bita da sauri hankali tashe yace "What Happened Samha?" Mikewa tayi da sauri ta shige parlor ya juya ya bi bayanta, xaune tayi parlon ta hade kai da gwiwa ta dinga rusa kuka, wani mugun tashi hankalinsa yayi, ya dagota yace "Don Allah ki min magana...." Bai rufe baki ba yaji ana bubbuga kofa kamar xa a cire, mikewa yayi da sauri ta rikosa cikin rawan murya tace "Plss kar kaje, Mumy ce..." Kallon mamaki ya dinga mata, lkci daya jikinsa yayi sanyi, su kuwa basu fasa buga gate din ba, ga haushin da karensa ke yi duk ya cika gidan, to bai son a ji a cikin gida, ya durkusa cikin kwantar da hankali yace "Look Samha, bari in je, nasan me xan yi, tashi ki shiga daki" cikin kuka tace "Don Allah kar kaje plsss" rike hannunta yayi yace "Noo, yanxu xa ki ga soldiers din cikin gidan nn sun yo nan, i don't want that, nace maki nasan abinda xan yi" kasa cewa komai tayi sae dai duk jikinta rawa yake, ya mike da sauri ya fita, ae ko sae ga soldiers har uku suna tahowa, ya d'an kallesu yace "No, it's nothing, kila emergency ne, kuyi wucewar ku kawai..." Juyawa suka yi gaba daya sae da suka sha corner, snn ya isa cage din karensa ya bude, karen ya fito kamar jira yake ya nufi gate din, Abuturrab ya bi bayansa, lkci daya ya bude gate din amma ya tare yanda karen baxae iya fita ba, yamutse fuska ya dinga yi kamar mai bacci yace "Any problem??" Bai gama rufe baki ba Mumy ta cakumosa tana haki tace "Ka fito kin da 'ya ta kar in cinna ma gidan nn wuta yanxun nn, fito min da 'ya ta nace!!" Wani kallo ya dinga yi mata yace "Ban gane ba" wani ihu tayi tace "Baka gane ba koh, to wllh yau sae na tara maka jama'a bring out my daughter oo" A fusace Sarah ta bankesa xata shiga gidan, ya hankada ta waje, daga haka ya matsa karensa ya fito ya dinga wani irin haushi yana tsalle duk suka koma baya da gudu sai dai fa hakan bae sa Mumy ta rufe baki ba, duk ta xama kamar wata xautatcciya, can ta fashe da matsanancin kuka tace "Yesu what have i done to deserve this, why my daughter, why rebecca..." Vivian ta dinga jan ta tana cewa "Sister Rachael mu je kawai gobe sae mu je station kinga karen nn sae ya iya cizan mu" da kyar suka ja ta tana kuka sosai ganin kare fa ya dage xae yi cixo don ma Abuturrab na kiransa, suna barin wajen karen ya dawo Abuturrab ya jawosa ciki snn ya rufe gate, ya shiga parlor ya sa key, duk jikinsa yayi sanyi ya karasa bedroom, xaune ya ganta a kasa ta hade kai da gwiwa tana rusa kuka, durkusawa yayi gabanta cikin sanyin murya yace "Am sorry samha, forgive me plss, i know i caused everything" k'in dago kanta tayi, yayi shiru ya ma rasa abinda xai ce, can ya mike duk jikinsa a mace ya shiga bathroom, ruwan dumi ya hada mata ya fito da towel ya durkusa gabanta yace "Plss ki tashi kiyi wanka sai ki kwanta, you will feel much more better" ganin ba kulasa xata yi ba ya dagota ta fashe da wani kuka mai ban tausayi, bai san lkcn da ya rungumeta ba yace "Noo plss samha, you re making me feel guilt inside me..." A hankali ta dinga kukan ya dagota ya cire mata dankwalin abayar kanta, snn ya daga Abayar ta sauke da sauri, murya can kasa yace "Toh tafi bayi ki cire..." Kamar iska xai hurata ta mike sae kuma ta bude tafin hannunta har lkcn xoben na nan, bata bari sun hada ido ba ta saka a finger dinta ta nufi bathroom din a sanyaye, bayan minti kusan ashirin ta fito daure da towel, gaba daya ta mance da ganinta kasan she's not her self, suna hada ido ta kalli towel din ta juya da sauri, bin ta yayi yace "Noo, kar ki maida kayan ki, i wil give you another..." Rigar Pyjama dinsa ya dauka ya kai mata snn ya fito, goge jikinta tayi ta saka rigar da ya sauko mata har kasan cinya snn ta fito, taga baya dakin, gashinta ta daura ta kwanta hade da lumshe ido. Rike da cup din tea ya shigo dakin, har ya karaso inda take bata bude ido ba, ya ajiye cup din murya can kasa yace "Samha!" A hankali ta bude rinannun idanuwanta ta kallesa, ya sakar mata lallausan murmushin kwantar da hankali yace "Tashi ki sha tea, it will help" shiru tayi bata ce komai ba kuma bata tashi ba, ya kamo hannunta yace "Kinji?" Mikewa xaune tayi ba tare da ta kallesa ba, ya dau tea din ya mika mata ta karba ta kai baki, da yake shayin bbu wani xafi rabin cup ta sha ta mika masa, yace "No, daure ki shanye don Allah" girgixa kai tayi cikin sarkewar murya tace "Na koshi" karba yayi ya ajiye, ya mike ya nufi gaban mirror ya dauko paracetamol biyu ya dau ruwan goran da ya rage ya dawo ya mika mata, ba musu ta karba ta bude ruwan ta sha maganin ya karbi ruwan ta koma ta kwanta ta lumshe, lullubeta yayi da duvet don Ac'n dakin a kunne yake, ya kusa awa daya xaune kafin ya mike ganin sha biyu ya wuce ya dau pray mata da blanket ya fita parlor. Washegari yana dawowa daga masallaci ya hadu da Mami dake kkrin shiga parlonsa, sosai gabansa ya fadi, ta tsaya ganinsa tace "Sai yanxu ka dawo daga masallacin?" Ya risina yace "Ina kwana Mami" tace "Lafiya lau, su wa ke buga gate jiya Aliyu?" Rasa abinda xai ce mata yayi, duk hankalinsa ya tashi har ta so gano hakan, ganin irin kallon da take masa ya dake yayi ta maza yace "Kiyi hakuri Mami, a nan anguwar suke, emergency ne daya daga yaran gidan basu da lafiya!" Tabe baki tayi cikin nuna rashin gamsuwa tace "Ae tun ba yau ba dama ka iya karya" shiru yayi bai ce komai ba tace "Naga alamar your staying here is doing you more harm than before, bari dae Abban ka ya dawo...." Daga haka ta juya ta bar wajen, ya bi ta da kallo a sanyaye, cikin rashin kuzari ya shiga parlor, ya karasa bedroom ya ganta durkushe jikin gado ta hade fuskarta da gadon, karasawa yayi kusa da gadon da sauri yace "me ya faru samha?" D'ago kai tayi tana kallonsa da idonta da suka tashi da gani kasan ta ci kuka kenan da daddare, ya durkusa kusa da ita da damuwa yace "Samha!" Sauke idonta tayi kasa tace "Addu'a nake" sae a snn hankalinsa ya d'an kwanta yace "Ohk, tashi kije kiyi wanka, but you have to hurry up before daybreak, xamu fita kafin su mum dinki su dawo...." Tana jin haka kuwa ta mike ta nufi bathroom, duk tausayinta ya cikasa, yanxu duk shi fa ya ja mata everything she's going through, kuma ko k'adan bata nuna tana jin haushinsa ba, cikin kankanin lkci tayi wanka ta wanke baki da mouth wash ta fito, taga bbu shi a dakin, ta rakube gefe daya don tasan gaskiyarsa su Mumy na iya xuwa yanxu, shi kam main house ya nufa yaji alamar Mami na kitchen da mai aiki, ya haura sama da sauri ya shige dakinsu Ilham duk sun koma bacci, a hankali ya bude press dinsu yana kare ma kayayyakinsu kallo, ganin kamar samantha ta fi son Abaya ya dau wani well ironed Abaya baki da veil dinsa ya rufe gun, rasa yanda xai fita da kayan yayi kar yaje ya ci karo da Mami, bathroom ya shiga ya dauko towel dinsu ya nannade kayan a ciki ya bude window a hankali ya jefar da kayan kasa, yana juyowa yayi ido hudu da Ramla da k'aran bude window yasa ta farkawa tunda basu dade da komawa ba bayan sun yi sllh, mikewa xaune tayi tana kallonsa ya hade rai yace "Ku baku da aiki sai na bacci ne a gidan nan? Oya duk ku tashi ku fita daga dakin nn, breakfast din ma sae Mami taje tana muku?" Yanda ya buda murya yasa duk sauran suka farka, yasan Ramla na iya leka window idan ya fita don haka sai da ya tabbatar duk sun fita suna turo baki snn shi ma ya fita, da sauri ya xaga ya dau kayan ya koma part dinsa, har lkcn tana xaune ya sameta, ya sakar mata murmushi ya ajiye mata kayan ya nuna mata gaban mirror yace "Ga lotion, body spray, perfumes, ki shirya kafin in fito" daga haka ya shiga bathroom don yin wankan shi ma, ko kafin ya fito har ta gama shiryawa tana xaune tayi jigum, mikewa tayi ganinsa da towel ta fice daga dakin, bai wani dau lkci ba ya fito sanye da kananun kaya hannunsa rike da makullin mota yana kallonta yace "Tashi mu je, idan mun fita sai kiyi breakfast" bata ce komai ba ta bi bayansa, ya nufi gun da motarsa ya ke ya bude mata snn ya xaga ya bude ya shiga driver seat, ya fara warming din motar, kamar wanda ya tuno abu yace mata yana xuwa ya koma cikin gidan, kayan ta na jiya ya dauka har da dankwalin ya saka a leda snn ya fito, ya bude bayan mota ya ajiye ya rufe motar, gate ya bude ya dawo ya fitar da motar, ya kuma fitowa ya kulle gate din snn ya shiga motar ya ja suka bar layin, sai da suka hau kan main road snn ya kamo hannunta yace "Samha!" Bata iya ta amsa ba hakan yasa ya kuma kiranta, ta juyo ta kallesa, yace "Gaya min me ya faru jiya" ganin ta ki cewa yasa bae takurata ba, har sai da suka yi nisa sannan yaji cikin sanyin murya tace "I told Mumy everything" kallonta yayi da sauri yace "Me kika ce mata" tsaf ta gaya masa yanda aka yi jiya bata boye masa komai ba, duk jikinsa yayi sanyi ba kadan ba ya kasa ce mata komai, kuka take a raunane wanda yake jin hakan har cikin xuciyarsa, kasa daurewa yayi, yayi parking ya kamo hannunta biyu cikin sanyin murya yace "forgive me samha, ni na janyo komai, kuma duk hakan ya faru ne ta dalilin son da nake maki, no matter what kar ki guje ni Samha, ban taba yi ma wata diya mace irin son da nake maki ba, baya ga mahaifiyata bbu wata a xuciya ta sai ke, ina son ki son da baxan iya kwatanta maki ba, ki yarda da ni, na maki alkawarin har abada baxan barki ba komin wuya da tsanani.... Kuma kin san alkawari kaya ne, i am not using a sugar quintet mouth on you, i mean all what am saying, it's coming from the bottom of my heart" hawaye kawae take, wanda hakan yasa yaji kamar shi ma yayi kukan, ya hade hannayensu yace "But kema ki min alkawarin baxa ki bar ni ba" bata iya ta bude baki ba banda kai da take gyada masa kawai, sun kusa minti goma a haka kafin yayi karfin halin ci gaba da driving din. Karfe bakwai da kusan rabi mota guda na 'yan sanda suka yi parking kofar gidansu Abuturrab, kusan 'yan sanda shidda suka diro, bude kofar wata bakar mota da yayi ma motar 'yan sandar jagora aka yi, Mumy da su Anty Sarah suka fito da wasu maza har uku, da ganin idanuwan Mumy kasan ba tayi bacci ba daren jiya, bubbuga gate yan sandan suka dinga yi da karfi, kwata kwata Mumy bata san main gate din na ta daya bangaren ba, irin bugun da yan sandan ke yi ya ja hankalin masu gadi a can gate din, suka karaso su biyu duk da kayan sojoji jikinsu, suka bude gate din, kallon kallo suka shiga yi tsakaninsu, wani  d'an sanda cikinsu ya fiddo id card dinsa yana nuna masu yace "Inspector Gbenga..." Tun kan sojojin su ce komai sae ga Mami da Ramla, duk suka bata hanya ta dinga bin 'yan sandan da su Mumy da kallo, duk da yanda gabanta ya fadi hakan bai hanata dakewa ba murmushi dauke fuskarta tace "Sannun ku da safiya, Allah dai yasa lafiya!" Mumy ta tabe baki tana girgixa kafa tace "Ae babu lafiya har sai dan ku ya fito min da 'ya ta yanxun nan wllh" da mugun mamaki Mami ke kallonta, inspector Gbenga yace "Muna son Hajiya a bamu dama xa mu shiga gidan nn yanxu...." Mami xuciyarta ke ta bugawa ta matsa da sauri tace "ohh bismillanku" daya daga sojan dake tsaye yace "Kiyi hakuri Hajiya sae mun kira Col mun sanar da shi..." Yan sandan suka ce "Sorry plss amma mu ma a bakin aikin mu muke ae" Sojan yace "Ehh gaskiya knn wnn, amma sai mun kira mai gidan" a hasale Mami tace "Toh me xae yi idan kun kirasa xae hanasu yin aikinsu ne?" Wani inspector yace "Alryt kirasa ku sanar da shi...." Cikin kankanin lkci sojojin suka kira mahaifin Abuturrab dake Port Harcourt a lkcn suka sanar da shi komai, mikewa tsaye yyi daga xaunen da yake yayi shirun kusan second talatin a xuciyarsa kuwa ya nanata Aliyu ya kai sau biyar, can ya gyada kai yace "Alryt su shiga..." Daga haka ya katse wayar yan sandan suka shiga gidan tare da su Mumy, iya bincike duk anyi a gaba daya gidan bbu samantha bbu alamar ta kuma, Mumy sae kuka take tana cewa "Yesu why me, ya gudu min da 'ya na shiga uku, wllh duk inda yake ku nemo sa ya fito min da ita, xan dauresa har sae inda karfi na ya kare, xae san da ni yake..." Mami dai na tsaye gefe duk jiki a mace, lkci daya hawaye ya cika idonta, Ramla da su ilham ma banda kuka bbu abinda suke. Dago kai Abuturrab yayi da sauri jin an dafa kafadarsa yaga Hajiya Mariya ce, da mamaki tace "Tunanin meye haka Aliyu, ga ni ga ka na kira ka ya fi sau uku amma shiru!" Ajiyar xuciya ya sauke ya lumshe ido yace "Mumy jikina na bani there is something happening at home, my heart is throbbing..." Cikin kwantar da murya Hajiya Mariya tace "Kayi addu'a Allah ya kawo komai da sauki ka ji son..." Kai kawai ya gyada mata, tun shigowarsu gidan ya kasa cin komai, samantha kuwa tilasta ta Hajiya Mariya tayi ta yi breakfast daga nan kuma ta kai ta bedroom dinta tasa ta kwanta, tana kwanciya kuwa bacci ya dauketa.

*Haske Writers asso*?✍?

? *Noorul Huda*?

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Karfe goma da kusan rabi Abuturrab na kofar gida zaune yana danna wayarsa kiran Abba ya shigo wayar, sosai gabansa ya fadi da kamar baxae dauka ba sae kuma ya daga ya kai kunne yyi shiru, daga daya bangaren Abba yace "Kana ji na, ka taho gida yanxun nan am waiting for you, i mean immediately!" kasa cewa komai yayi jikinsa yayi sanyi sosai, yayi karfin halin mikewa ya shiga gida, xaune ya samu Hajiya Mariya parlor hannunta rike da Hisnul muslim, ya isa gabanta ya durkusa yace "Mumy wai kin ji Abba in xo, ni nasan all is not well tunda har hankalina yaki kwanciya" ita kanta sae da taji hankalinta ya tashi, ya girgixa kai ya daura kansa a kafarta cikin sanyin murya yace "Mumy ni baxan iya rabuwa da ita, ban san irin son da nake mata ba..." Dago kansa tayi taga hawaye idonsa, wanda hakan ya bata mamaki sosai anya ma ita ta taba ganin hawayensa, ta girgixa masa kai tace "Be a man Aliyu, ko kaje yanxu just show you know nothing about her whereabout, ni kuma in'sha Allah i will take care of her a nan, baxan bari taje ko ina ba, tashi kaje tunda yace yana jiran ka" mikewa Abuturrab yayi jiki ba kwari ya fita, har ya isa gida gabansa bae daina faduwa ba, kallon motar yan sandan dake bakin gate har lkcn ya dinga yi, can ya dake ya fito ya rufe motarsa ya shiga gidan, ko kallon yan sandan dake tsaye tsakar gidan bai yi ba ya nufi inda ya hango Abbansa dake tsaye sanye da uniform da gani kasan saukansa knn, Mami na tsaye daga gefensa Ga Mumy da tawagarta da alama shi dae ake jira, yana isa kuwa Abba ya sauke masa lafiyayyen mari ya sunkuyar da kai ya kasa dagowa,  cikin tsananin fushi Abba yace "Ina ka kai yar mutane?" Da sauri ya dago yace "Yar mutane kuma Abba" komawa baya yayi ganin Abba xae kuma marinsa, ya xaro ido yace "Bbu wata yarinya dake gu na Abba, gun aiki na fita, i know nothing about any girl...." Cakumosa Mumy tayi cikin tsananin fushi tace "Karya kake munafuki algungumi, gashi har ka koya ma 'ya ta karya, na rantse maku yasan inda take, don haka ya fito mun da ita idan ba haka ba a tada Nigeria, bbu ruwana da waye ubanka, ku fito min da yarinya ta....." Cikin kuka sosai ta kare maganar ta sake sa ta daura hannu a ka tace "Na shiga uku na lalace" Abba ya dinga yi ma Abuturrab wani kallo, Mami kam banda hawaye bbu abinda take, kasa kallon inda Mr David ke tsaye rungume da hannunsa Abuturrab yayi, cikin sanyin murya yace "Abba sharri ake son min, i know nothing about all this, toh ina xan kai yar mutane, xa a iya shiga ciki a duba ko tana nan..." Turasa Mumy tayi tana huci tace "Yesu! Kai baka jin kunyan karya ne, ina ce jiya birthday ka ja ta ku ka je, ina ce jiya ka bata zobe wae zaka aureta, ka mance hanyar jirgi daban ta mota daban, meye ya hada warce ta fito from a very good Christian home da musulmi, bbu hadin ku don haka ka fito min da 'ya ta idan ba haka ba in kashe ka har lahira!" Wani kallo Abuturrab yyi mata yace "Ni xa ki kashe kuma?" Girgiza kai yayi yana kallon 'yan sandan dake tsatstsaye yace "Ko da maganar nan xae kai mu kotu ku xaku xame min shaida kashe ni tace xata yi." Abba ya kalli sojoji uku dake tsaye gun yace "Ku saka min shi a guard room, ko ba shi ya dauketa ba sai ya fadi inda take, idan kuma yaki ba sae ta kashe sa ba ni xan harbe sa...." Ta gefen ido Abuturrab ya kalle sojojin kawai ya tafi kai kansa Guard room din kafin ma su nufo sa, Cikin tsawa Abba yace "Ku bi sa ku sa shi nace" Daga haka ya nufi yan sandan dake gun, Mumy ta watsa ma Mami wani kallo tana hawaye tace "Amma kin haifa ma kanki jaraba, don wnn d'an naki annoba ne a gari...." Vivian ta ja hannunta suka yi waje tana rusa kuka.  Har bayan azahar Abuturrab na guardroom daga shi sae singlet da dogon wando, bai wani damu ba don sbda shi ma aka yi guard room din a gidan, don haka inda sabo yaci ace ya saba, ko d'an shekara 15 aka saka a gun sae yaji jiki tsabar k'ankantar gun ga uban zafi, ko kwakkwaran motsi bae iya yi, a takure yake waje daya kansa ma baya iya dagawa straight sae a duke, tun bai kai sha biyar ba Abba ke jefasa nn idan yayi laifi kuma sae yafi awa biyar a haka, rabonsa da guard room tun yana 27 yrs wato 3yrs back da ya dauko wani maganan, karfe uku yaji an bude kofa daga waje, ko ba a gaya masa ba yasan Mami ce don ita kadae ke xuwa idan aka kullesa, ae ko ita ce, ta durkusa ta bude karamin kofar da yake ciki da aka sa ma uban kwado, da ganinta kasan ta ci kuka, kamar jira yake tana budesa ya fito duk ya jike jagab da gumi, kasa kallon idonta yayi, ya dafa gwiwansa kansa a sunkuye don gaba daya jikinsa yayi tsami, ga wuyarsa da ya rike, muryarta yaji tace "Aliyu ina 'yar mutane" bai d'ago ba kuma bai ce komai ba, can dai ya dago da kyar jin tayi shiru, tausayinta yaji sosai shi dai yasan tun da kwakwalwarsa ta fara aiki irin na mutane rabon Mami da samun kwanciyar hankali, ko da yaushe cikin dauko magana yake ba babba ba ba karami ba kuma a kanta komai ke karewa don Abba cewa yake ita ta 6ata shi, kwanan nan ne ma abun ya lafa bayan ya fara aiki don ko lkcn yana sch hankalin iyayensa ba a kwance yake ba, kamar xae yi kuka yace "Mami ni fa ban san komai kan maganar nan ba sae xalina ake ci kawai!" Hawaye ya gani idonta ya xube nan kasa yace "Noo Mami don Allah kiyi hakuri...." Dakewa tayi tace "Ina yar mutane take Ali?" Shiru yayi kafin ya dago a hankali ya goge xufar dake fuskarsa yace "Mami...." Sai kuma yayi shiru, sauke idonsa kasa yayi yace "Tana nan!" Mami ta durkusa gabansa ta dago kansa tace "A ina?" Kallonta yayi murya can kasa yace "Mami.... Mami ita nake so and i want to convert her...." Komawa baya Mami tayi da mugun mamaki tana kallonsa kamar idanuwanta xa su fito, cikin rawar murya tace "Aliyuu!" Marairaice mata yayi yace "Mami ni idan ban aureta ba Allah xan iya mutuwa wllh, i will be nothing without her" hawaye ne ya cika idonsa, wanda rabon ta da ganin hakan tun yana d'an shekara goma, ko me xaka yi masa baxa ka taba ganin hawayensa ba sai dai idonsa yayi jajir kirjinsa yayi ta sama da kasa tsabar dacin rai da rashin ji irin nasa, ya daura kansa a jikinta muryarsa na rawa yace "First love support me plss, i love her, ni baxan iya rabuwa da ita ba, kuma Mami idan na musuluntar da ita lada xan samu fah..." Hawaye kawae Mami take duk jikinta yayi sanyi, ita kam tana ganin jarabawa tun da ta haifi Aliyu, ta saita kanta cikin sanyin murya tace "Toh tana ina?" Da kamar baxae ce komai ba sai kuma yace "Tana gidan Mumy!" Da mugun mamaki tace "Mariya?" Yayi shiru bai ce komai ba, ta sauke ajiyar xuciya a hankali, jin tayi shiru ya dago da sauri yace "Mami plss kar fa ki ce ma kowa haka, don Allah kar ki fadi Mami...." A rude ya kare maganar, cikin kwantar da murya tace "Ka gwammace kayi ta shan wahala knn, to ai shknn, shiru xan yi da baki na idan ma ya kashe ka kai ka ja ma kanka, tashi ka shiga ciki kafin a ganmu dama cewa yake ni ke supporting din ka" kallon d'an kurkukun yayi kafin ya marairaice yace "Mami k'ishi nake ji sosai wllh" mikewa tayi tace tana xuwa snn ta fita, ya fi kowa sanin halin Mami yasan wannan duk pretending take masa, ya kalli bunch of keys din da ta ajiye nan kasa bayan ta bude sa, ya dauka da sauri ya cire biyu ya tona kasa ya boye a cikin d'an room din, yana nan durkushe yana yi yana lekan sojoji biyun dake tsaye waje har ta dawo ya sunkuyar da kansa da sauri, Ruwan babban gora me sanyi ta kawo masa da Hollandia yoghurt, sae dambun nama cike a plate tace toh tashi ka shiga kafin ya yo nan, karban ruwan yayi ya sha kusan rabi, Key din dake ajiye kawae take kallo can ta dauka tana weighing dinsa ta kallesa strictly tace "Ka cire key a nan bani!" Da sauri yace "Key kuma Mami" wani kallo tayi masa tace "mike tsaye" yana tashi ta sa hannu aljihunsa ta dudduba taga babu, ta leka guard room din ma bata ga alamar key ba tace "Toh shiga ciki" ya ajiye ruwan hannunsa fuskar nan tasa kamar xae yi kuka ya durkusa ya shiga ta tura masa abubuwan da ta kawo snn ta rufe gun da kwado ta juya ta nufi kofa, ya bi ta da kallo yana murmushi har ta fita. Ko minti goma ba ayi da fitarta ba yasa key ya bude gun a hankali ya fito, ya dau shirt dinsa dake rataye gun ya kakkabe ya saka snn ya saka takalmansa ya nufi kofa da sauri, lkci daya ya banke kofar ya fice a dari da sittin kafin sojojin su ankara, ae ko suka bi sa da gudu, gudu yake kamar jirgi xae tashi sama, wani soldier ya ciro whistle a aljihunsa ya dinga hurawa, ae ko sae ga sojoji har uku sun fito, Abba ma ya fito balconynsa a sama ya rungume hannu da mugun mamaki yana kallon Abuturrab, komawa yayi don dauko bindigarsa amma kafin ya dawo tuni ya isa gate da karfi ya finciko mai gadin sojan dake bakin gate yana kkrin datse gate din ya wani wurgar da shi ya fixgo gate din ya fice, gudu kawai yake kamar xae tashi sama, wanda hakan ya tsorata mutane duk suka fara gudu su ma, ko kallonsu bai yi ba har ya iso titi ya tsayar da mai adai daita bai jira ya tsaya ba ya afka ciki yace "Mu je muje da sauri....." Mai adai daita ya ja machine dinsa da sauri don shi ma ya tsorata, Abuturrab ya sauke ajiyar xuciya ya share xufar fuskarsa ya bude button din riga.

*Haske writers asso*?✍?  It's Khaleesat Haiydar??

? *Noorul Huda*?

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Gani yake kamar ba tafiya mai adai daitan yake ba duk da yasan yayi escaping don baxa ma su san inda ya bi ba, yayi tsaki yace "Malam ajiye ni nan dan Allah" Mai adai daitan yayi parking Abuturrab ya fito yace "Sae dai kayi hakuri bani da kudi" daga haka ya yi gaba da sauri, mai adai daitan ya bi sa da kallo, yanxu kawae so yake ya gansa gidan Hajiya Mariya yasan tun da ya fadi ma Mami kamar an je an dauko Samantha an ba iyayenta ne, makullin motarsa dama tun da aka sa shi guardroom Abba ya karbe da wayoyinsa, wani bike ya tsayar yana kallon mutumin dake kai yace "Ehrm Don Allah malam ka goya ni xuwa Kofar Nasarawa idan ba damuwa..." Mutumin yace "Ba can nayi ba, nama kawo gida ka ga inda xan shiga..." Abuturrab yace "Toh don Allah ara min bike din... Xan dawo maka da shi" wani kallo mutumin ke ma Abuturrab daga sama har kasa baki bude, Abuturrab ya dafa sa yace "Na maka kama da barawo???" Shi dai mutumin kallonsa kawai yake, Abuturrab ya fixge key din yace "Nafi karfin satan machine, kuma i think da wuya a ga barawo Aliyu Haiydar! Sauka ka ban machine malam" kamar soko haka mutumin ya sauka, Abuturrab ya hau ya tada machine din ya figa da gudu ya hau kan titin, alarm mutumin ya saki bayan Abuturrab ya bace masa yana cewa ya hadu da d'an rufa ido. Cikin kankanin lkci Abuturrab ya iso gidan Hajiya Mariya, a sanyaye ya sameta a parlor ya karasa ya xauna yace "Mumy!" Ta kallesa tace "Me kace ma Mami" shiru yayi sae kuma ya mike da sauri yace "Tana ina Mumy?" Hajiya Mariya tace "Kaga ka hada ni da Mami sae da nace kar kace tana nan, to in'sha Allahu nasan duk inda suke sun ma kusa gidan nan yanxu" Abuturrab ya xaro ido ya nufi bedroom dinta da sauri ya samu Samantha kwance amma idonta biyu, ya karasa ya durkusa kusa da ita yace "Xa mu tafi yanxu samha!" Mikewa xaune tayi ya mike ya fita ta bi bayansa, durkusawa yayi kusa da Hajiya Mariya yace "Mumy babu kudi hannu na...." Mikewa tayi cikin harshen fullanci tace ya sameta a daki, bin bayanta yayi ta xauna tace "to yanxu ina xa ku Aliyu?" Ya shafa kai yace "Anywhere mum, kawai ki ban kudi kafin su karaso" Mikewa tayi ta dau purse dinta ta bude tace "Dubu uku kadai ke garen yanxu amma ga atm card!" Duk biyun ta hada masa ya karba, tace "Toh ta ya xan same ka, na kira wayarka duk switch off" yace "Abba ya karbe wayar, ina da number ki a kai i will call you idan na samu waya Mum," Daga haka ya juya ya fice ta bi sa da kallo, can ta fita ita ma, tana kallon Samantha tace "Toh xan kira ku kin ji daughter" Samantha ta gyada mata kai cikin sanyin murya tace "Nagode Mum" daga haka ta bi bayansa, Hajiya Mariya ta bi su da kallo cike da tausayi, suna fita Abuturrab ya kalleta ya langwabar da kai yace "Samha Bike xa mu hau fa!" Ta kalli machine din snn ta girgixa masa kai tace "Ban iya hawa ba...." Dariya ta basa yace "Toh ba sai in daura ki ba" ta koma baya da sauri tace "No ni ban taba hawa ba, bana so" gani yayi lkci xa su bata yace "Toh follow me fast..." Ta bi sa da sauri suka fita, wata hanyar daban ya dauka har suka iso main road ya tsayar da adai daita suka hau, mai adai daitan ya tambayesa inda xa su yace "Mu je gaba kawai" samantha ta kallesa tace "Ina xa mu je" kasa ce mata komai yayi ganin yanda idonta ya fada, ya kamo hannunta a hankali yace "Am sorry for everything samha" bata ce komai ba, ya kalli mai adai daitan yace "Jan bulo xaka kai mu." Suna isa mai adai daitan yayi parking dai dai inda Abuturrab yace yayi, yana sauka ita ma ta fito, ya mika masa dubu dayan hannunsa ya basa canji ya kalleta yace "Mu je" bin bayansa tayi ya kwankwasa gate mai gadi ya bude, suna gaisawa ya shiga gidan ita ma haka, sai a snn a hankali tace "Doctor ina ne nan?" Ya kalleta yace "Gidansu frnd dina ne nan, bbu wayar da xan kirasa shi yasa mu ka xo" Farida kanwar Mujaheed na xaune karkashin umbrella tree da alamar assignment take, tana ganinsu ta mike tace "Lahh ya Aliyu daga ina?" Yace "Mujaheed na nan?" Tace "Ehh yana nan" yace "Kice ina jiransa" tace "Toh" snn ta kalli Samantha tace "Sannu da xuwa" Samantha ta sakar mata murmushi tace "Nagode" daga haka yarinyar ta wuce ciki, ya kalli samantha yace "Mu je ki xauna" bin bayansa tayi suka xauna karkashin bishiyar, ba a dau lkci ba Mujaheed ya fito, ya xaro ido yana kallon Abuturrab yace "Daga ina haka?" Abuturrab bai tanka sa ba har ya karaso ya ja kujera ya xauna yana kallon Samantha murmushi dauke fuskarsa yace "Sannu yan mata!" Samantha ta sunkuyar da kai tace "Ina yini" ya amsa da fara'arsa, Abuturrab yace "Kira farida su shiga ciki, xa mu d'an fita da kai ne yanxu" Mujaheed yace "Ohk" ya ciro waya ya kira kanwarsa ta fito, Abuturrab ya kalli Samantha yace "Samha ku shiga ciki am coming back soon" kallonsa kawae take lkci daya idonta ya kada, mikewa yayi da sauri yace "yanxu fa xan dawo Samha" dago ta yayi suka bar gun daga Mujaheed har kanwarsa suka bi su da kallo, jikin flowers ya tsaya ya daga kanta yana kallon kwayar idonta yace "Ko baki son nan din ne?" Ta girgixa kai bata ce komai ba, a hankali ya kai lips dinsa forehead dinta murya can kasa yace "am coming back soon dear" Daga haka ya kama hannunta suka dawo inda suke ya hada ta da farida suka shiga cikin gidan, A motar Mujaheed suka bar gidan, sun dan yi nisa Mujaheed yace "Kai malam wai ina xa mu" Abuturrab yace "Yi parking muyi magana" Mujaheed yayi yanda yace snn yace "Wnn ba yarinyar nan da ka taba kawowa clinic bace? Dama budurwarka ce?" Abuturrab yace "Ni dai ka saurareni ina son pls ka min wani favour" Mujaheed yace "Na me?" Abuturrab yace "Laifi na yi ma Abba, pls so nake kayi pretending baka san komai ba kaje can gidanmu da sunan kaje daukan ajiyar ka, sai ka duba briefcase a bedroom dina ka dauko min gaba daya Credentials dina, snn akwai atm cards dina har biyu a gaban mirror ka dauko min plss frnd" tun da ya fara magana Mujaheed ya bude baki yana kallonsa, can ya fashe da dariya yace "Me kayi kuma again?" Abuturrab ya tabe baki yace "Oho dai, kawai ni dai nasan tun safe ake cin xalina.... Kaje yanxu plss" mujaheed yace "Abban na gida ne?" Abuturrab yace "May be" Mujaheed ya girgixa kai yace "In dai yana nan baxan iya ba wllh" Abuturrab yace "Oh haka xaka min?" Mujaheed yace "No gaskiya kenan fa, to ita kuma yarinyar nan da kake yawo da fa?" Abuturrab ya shafa kansa yace "Kaga it's a long story yanxu kayi abinda nace idan ka dawo sai in baka labarin," Mujaheed yyi shiru snn yace "Ka fa san halin Dad dinka, xae iya gano hada baki muka yi, why not ka bari da daddare...." Abuturrab yayi tsaki yace "Kai dai kaje ynxu kawai, you have to pretend, sai kace kana ta kiran lines dina basa xuwa, but bani wayar ka daya in case of anything sai ka kira ni" Mujaheed  yace "No gaskiya ka bari da daddare?" Abuturrab yyi shiru sai kuma yace "Toh shknn" Mujaheed yace "Da motata xan je?" Abuturrab yace "A'a kawai ka dau tricycle kaga bbu wanda xae xargi komai, kana xuwa kuma ni xaka fara tambaya" Mujaheed yace "Ohk" gidan wani abokinsu suka tafi, suka tsaya har bayan magrib, Abuturrab dai gaba daya hankalinsa na kan Samantha duk da sun yi waya ya fi sau goma ta wayar farida, Bakwai da kusan rabi Abuturrab yace "Toh kaga kar dare yayi kuma Mujaheed ka tashi ka je" Mujaheed yace "Ni dai anya xan je kuwa..." Abuturrab ya marairaice masa, da kyar ya kuma lallaba sa har ya amince daga karshe yace "Toh ina xan sameka?" Abuturrab yace "Ina nan xan jira ka har ka dawo" daga haka Mujaheed ya fita ya dau adai daita ya wuce, Mujaheed na isa yaji gate a kulle wato sai ya xaga ta daya gate din bbu yanda ya iya haka ya xaga, yana shiga ya gaida sojojin dake wajen, sae da gabansa ya fadi ganin Abba a compound suna magana da wani sanye da khaki da alamar abokinsa ne, don compound din akwae haske sosai, yana ganinsu yayi kasa da kai har ya isa gabansu ya risina ya gaidasu, duk suka amsa, Abba yace "Daga ina haka?" Mujaheed yace "Daga gida nake Abba, gun Abuturrab na xo..." Abba yace "Ohk!" Abokin Abba yace "Abuturrab din bai nan ai" Mujaheed yace "Ohk kuma ina ta kiran wayarsa tun rana baya shiga, dama akwai ajiyar da na basa xan karba ne bari in duba ko kofar a bude yake" Abba yace "Ohk" Mujaheed ya sauke ajiyar xuciya ya nufi part din Abuturrab, a bude ya tadda gun ya shiga ya dauko duk abinda Abuturrab yace masa snn ya fito, yayi mamakin ganin sojoji biyu tsaye kusa da balcony sai dai bai ce masu komai ba ya wuce su, yana isa tsakiyar compound ya samu su Abba yanda ya bar su a tsaye ya karasa yace "Abba na dauka xan wuce" Abba na gyada kai yace "Ohk...." Ko rufe baki Abba bai yi ba, Mujaheed ya ji an cafkesa ta baya ya juya da sauri ya ga wani soja ne, sojan ya karbe envelope din hannunsa ya ajiye sa kasa sannan ya fara cajin aljuhun wandonsa ya ciro atm cards din ciki da wayarsa ya jefar kan envelope din, Abokin Abba ya durkusa ya dau Envelope din ya bude ya fiddo abubuwan ciki, banda xare ido babu abinda Mujaheed yake, Abba ya karbi takardun ya kalla snn ya maida dubansa kan Mujaheed, Gyada kai yayi yana wani murmushi ya jefar da takardun kan Envelope din yace "That's a brave play, yeah kun yi kokari daga kai har shi"  dukawa yayi ya dau wayar Mujaheed yace "Akwai waya hannunsa ko babu? Kuma kana min karya in sa a kai min kai barrack yanxun nan" Mujaheed da banda xufa bbu abinda ke karyo masa cikin dakiya yace "Ehh Abba akwae daya wayata a gun sa" Abokin Abba na gyada kai yace "Good, kirasa kasa a hands free kace ku hadu a filin polo yanxun nn ya karbi sakon" Da kyar Mujaheed yace "Toh" nn ya shiga kiran daya wayarsa dake gun Abuturrab, Abuturrab da ya fita yana jiransa a mota ya daga kiran da sauri yace "Yane Mujaheed ka dauko?" Mujaheed ya kalli Abba, Abba ya watsa masa wani firgitattcen kallo, da sauri yace "Ehh ehh wllh na dauko! Emm kana ji na mu hadu a filin polo yanxun nn ka karba" Abuturrab yyi shiru, murya can kasa yace "F**k you, ka bari an gano mu knn!" daga haka ya katse wayar ya jefar.

*Haske writers asso*?✍?

? *Noorul Huda*?

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Tada motar yyi da sauri tunawa da Samantha da yayi, yasan in dai mujaheed yaga haza to fa xae iya cewa tana gidansu ma, cikin kankanin lokaci ya isa gidansu Mujaheed gabansa na faduwa, kusan a tare suka shiga compound din da kanwar Mujaheed Aysha ta dawo daga makaranta, ya amsa gaisuwarta yace "Kice ma bakuwar da ke ciki ina jiran ta pls hurry" tare samantha suka fito da Farida ta raka su har gun mota ya sosa kai yace "Kice Umma tayi hakuri ina nan xuwa gaida ta, kunya nake ji shi sa ban shigo ba" dariya kawae Farida tayi tace "Ya Jaheed fa?" Abuturrab yace "Ehh yana nan dawowa..." Daga haka ya sa samantha ta shiga mota shi ma ya shiga da sauri, farida ta d'aga masu hannu ya ja motar ya bar layin, yana fita layin motar sojoji na shiga, xaro ido yyi don bai san ko sun gansa ba ya kara gudun tukinsa, sae da suka dan yi nisa ya kalli samantha yaga idonta na waje, wani tausayinta yaji sosai ya kamo hannunta a hankali yace "Samha!" Kallonsa tayi bata ce komai ba, yace "Kin ci abinci?" Kai kawae ta gyada masa, cikin sanyayyen murya yace "Ki kwantar da hankalin ki kar ki sa ma kanki damuwa plss am with you now and forever..." Hawaye ya ga idonta, yayi parking da damuwa yace "Baki yarda da ni ba kenan Samha..." Ta fashe da kuka tace "My parent...." Ya rike hannayenta duk biyun yace "Ni ma na bijire masu duk sbda ke, kinsan irin neman da ake min yanxu? A guardroom Abba na yasa aka kulle ni da safen nan amma sae da nasan yanda na fito, na tura Mujaheed can gidan ya dauko mun Atm cards dina shima yana can nasan an kullesa yanxu kuma nasan xae iya cewa kina gidansu shi yasa na dauke ki, am at risk Samha but i don't care in har ina tare da ke, i love you... I can do anything for your love" hannu yasa ya share hawayen da ke idonta yace "Kar ki damu Allah yana tare da mu!" Sunkuyar da kai tayi bata ce komai ba, ya ci gaba da tukin, a wani atm ya tsaya yace yana xuwa snn ya fita, sae da ya fara duba nawa ne a account din Small Mum din tasa snn yayi withdraw din dubu hamsin, kamar ance ya waiga yaga motar sojoji na kokarin shan cornern gun bank din, da sauri ya koma ya labe jikin Atm din, ta gefen ido yake kallon motan gabansa yayi mugun faduwa ganin abokin Abbansa da ya fito daga gaban motar, sojoji hudu ma suka sauka daga baya, kamar kiftawan ido ya taho a 160 ya shige cikin mota yayi wani reverse bae damu da harbin da suka fara ba, ko kallon titi bai yi ba ko mota na xuwa ya hau titin ya ja motar a guje, Samantha da duk ta gama rikicewa ta dinga kwala ihu a cikin motor, ta madubi ya ga sojojin sun biyo sa a tasu motar da gudu, ya yo waje da ido yace "Kan bala'i" sae ka rantse tashi sama xae yi tsabar yanda yake gudu don ma titin bbu wasu motoci, samantha dake ta rusa kuka sae cewa take don Allah doctor ka tsaya, don Allah ka tsaya, Bai ko kalleta ba bare ya san me take cewa, hankalinsa ya gama tashi ganin sun kusa tadda su a lokacin kuma suna wajajen court road, bai damu da traffic da ya nuna masa green ba ya wani sha kwana da gudu har ya kusa karo da wata mota ya kauce mata ya ci gaba da gudunsa, traffic din nan ne ya taimaka suka samu distance tsakaninsa da soldiers din, sosai ya ga karfin halin samantha don yasan da wata ce da tuni ta suma, har ya hau titin unguwa Uku bai sassauta gudun da yake ba, a can baya sosai yake hango motar soldiers din, bai son ya shiga wani layi su tadda traffic shi yasa ya gwammace yayi ta gudu a express, hankalinsa ya tashi ganin man motan yayi kasa sosai, yana fara fita outskirt din kano yaga da nisa fa sosai tsakaninsu ya ja ya tsaya ya cire makullin motar ya fito da sauri, har lkcn kudin da yayi withdraw da atm card na aljihunsa, ya xaga ya bude inda take ya fito da ita, wani hanya kamar gona ya ja ta suka bi da gudu, daji ya dinga gani sosai a gaba amma hakan bae sa ya dakata ba, ita ko sai kuka take tana cewa "Baxan iya ba Doctor ka tsaya plss" a haka ya ja ta suka shiga dajin, bai damu da thorns din ciki da dogayen ciyayi ba ga uban duhu suka dinga ratsawa a haka,  tafiya sosai suka yi a ciki ya ga kamar numfashinta na neman daukewa tsabar gajiya don jan ta kawae yake, rikota yayi da sauri ya nemi karkashin wani bishiya ya xaunar da ita yana kallonta bnda kyallin idonta bbu wani haske da yake gani a dajin, ta rike duk hannunsa biyu da kyar tace "Ruwa xan sha doctor!" Maida numfashi ya dinga yi yana kallonta, can ya runtse ido ya dinga maimaita innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un a xuciyarsa, bude idon yyi ya dafe kansa, ta xame hannunta daga nasa ta fashe da kuka, mikewa yayi yana dube duben inda xai samo mata ruwa yaji ya yi kick din abu, da sauri ya duk'a yana laluba meye wnn yaga kettle ne, da ruwa amma ba da yawa ba a ciki, dagawa yayi duk da bai san ruwan meye ba ya kai baki ya sha yaji dai ruwa ne sai dai da jin sa a baki kasan ba wani mai kyau bane, ya hadiya da kyar snn ya kai mata baki, karba tayi ta sha gaba daya, ya ajiye butan, ta rike hannunsa gam cikin rawan Murya tace "Am afraid doctor, tsoro nake ji" xaunawa yyi gefenta ya jawota jikinsa murya can kasa yace "Don't be, am here to protect you, am with you" shiru tayi tayi lamo a jikinsa wanda hakan yasa ya dinga jin bugun xuciyarta, sun kusan minti talatin a haka taji ya kankameta, ta d'ago da sauri, taga idonsa a runtse, a hankali ya bude yana kallon kasa murya can kasa taji yace "Ant, i think it's an ant" kalle kallen kasan ita ma take, xaro ido tayi tayi wani uban ihu da sai da ko ina ya amsa, sai a snn ya ga me ta gani, wato kunama shi ba babba ba shi ba karami ba, ya toshe bakinta ya sa kafa yayi smashing dinsa, ko ina na jikinta rawa yake ta dinga cewa it's a scorpion, ya kai bakinsa kunnenta yace "Shhhh na fa kashe shi..." Jin baxata yi shiru ba ya lumshe ido ya rungumeta gam, tayi lamo jikinsa, a hankali ya xame dankwalin kanta ya daura a gun da kunaman ya harbesa, ba a dau lkci ba bacci ya dauketa. 

*Haske writers assoasso*?✍?

? *Noorul Huda*?

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Daren ranan Abuturrab bai rintsa ba, har asuba yana rungume da ita, gari na fara haske ya kare ma dajin kallo, sai yaga ashe gona ce gun gaba daya, bishiyoyin mangoes da lemo ne yasa gun ya xama kamar daji da daddare, ya kalli wani tabarma dake can nesa da su a shimfide da wani sanda, da alamar dae mutane na xuwa gun, butoci har biyu ya gani bayan wanda ya samu ruwa a ciki jiya, kwance dankwalinta dake daure kafarsa yayi ya shimfida nan kasa snn ya kwantar da ita a hankali ya mike, wani mugun ciwon kai ya dinga ji ya taka a hankali har ya isa inda butan yake ya ga cike yake da ruwa ya dauka ya xaga ya daura alwala snn ya dawo, ya kalli gabas ya tada sllh, bai idar ba samantha ta farka, mikewa xaune tayi da sauri tana kare ma gun kallo, a hankali ta mike ta karasa gun butan da ya ajiye ta dauka, kallonta kawae yake bayan ya idar, ta juyo ya sakar mata murmushi cikin sanyin murya tace "I want to ease my self" yace "In raka ki?" Da sauri ta girgixa masa kai yana murmushi yace "Ohk" ya nuna mata inda xata tafi, ta juya ta wuce, ko da ta dawo bata gansa ba, ta fara kalle kalle da manyan idonta, muryarta na rawa tace "Doctorrr" tim taji fadowar mango a sama, ta koma baya a tsorace tana kallon sama ta gansa samar bishiyar yana tsinkar nunannun mangoes, ya kashe mata ido yace "Breakfast...." Daga haka ya ci gaba da tsinkar mangoes din masu kyau har ya tsinko fiye da ashirin, ji tayi ya diro kasa, ya karasa ya dauko dankwalinta ya dawo ya durkusa ya kwashesu, ta karasa inda yake ta durkusa gabansa a hankali ta shiga taya sa kwashewa, ya sakar mata murmushi yace "Bari toh in kara plucking din pawpaw ae kina so" bata ce komai ba ya mike ya isa inda sanda ke ajiye ya tafi gun bishiyoyin gwandan, can ya koma baya ita dae kallonsa kawae take, taku daya biyu yayi ya buga uban tsalle ya doki ripe pawpaw guda daya da sandar hannunsa ya fado, murmushi tayi ta dauke kanta ya dawo rike da pawpaw din yana murmushi ya ajiye mata, xaunawa yayi yace "Tunda bbu ruwa haka xa mu sha mangoes din..." Daga haka ya dau mango daya ya kai baki, dauka ita ma tayi ta kai baki a hankali, biyu kawae ta sha tace ta koshi, yace "Efizzy xa ki min" murmushi tayi ta girgixa kai kawai, duk yanda yayi da ita tasha kin sha tayi wai ta koshi, pawpaw din ma shi kadae ya sha kayansa wai bata sha, yana gamawa yace "We will leave yanxu...." Mikewa yayi ya dau sauran mangoes din da sanda yana rike da hannunta suka fara tafiya can gaba, da sandar ya dinga clearing masu daji don duk a tsorace take duk da kana ganin hanyar ma kasan ana bi sae dai ba sosai ba, tafiya kawae suke har kusan karfe tara ganin ta gaji sosai ya langwabar da kai yace "Ko in goya ki baby" kamar xata yi kuka tace "Doctor wae ina xa mu...."  Yace "In da Allah ya kai mu" bata kuma cewa komai ba suna ta tafiya ga uban rana me xafin gaske har sha daya tayi, ta durkusa tana haki tace "Wayyo doctor i can't go futher am very thirsty" durkusawa shi ma yayi cike da tausayinta, ta fada kansa hawaye cike idonta tace "Na gaji, yunwa nake ji" ya rungume ta yace "Kiyi hakuri plss, so nake mu fita dajin nan ne so i will find you something to eat..." murya suka ji bayansu, ta kankamesa a tsorace ya juya yaga wani tsohon bafullatani sanye da katon hat wanda hakan yasa ba sosai yake yake hango fuskarsa ba, hannunsa rike da sanda cikin hausan sa da bai fitowa irin ta fulani yace ma Abuturrab "yarinya me ya kawo ku nan" Abuturrab da yaji sanyi sosai a ransa yace "Mun yi 6atan hanya ne Baffa!" Bafulatanin yace "Subhanallahi.... Ina ne xa ku?" Abuturrab ya sake samantha ya mike yana kallon dattijon cikin harshen fillanci yace "Daga kano muke xa mu kaduna barayi suka biyo mu tun jiya da daddare shine muka yo dajin nan" tsohon ya washe hakoronsa da goro yayi masa destroying da fillanci yace "Dama ina ganin ka nasan kai namu ne, ashe d'an uwana ne, barka da arxiki da barayin basu cutar da ku ba" Abuturrab murmushi kawae yake yana gyada kai, dattijon ya kalli Samantha da yaren yace "Sannu yarinya ta barka da arxiki" Kanta a kasa tace masa sun gode da harshen fillanci ita ma wanda hakan yayi mugun daure ma Abuturrab kai ya tsaya kallonta kamar idanuwansa xasu fito, dattijon yace "Rigar mu na nan kusa ku taso mu je ku huta, tafiyar minti talatin ne xae kai mu can, na fito kiwo ne dama na hango ku nayi xaton barayin daji ne, ga can inda na boye shanaye na" dariya Abuturrab yayi tsohon ma yayi dariya yace "Toh muje..." Abuturrab ya kalli samantha ya kama hannunta suka bi bayansa, ya matsa hannunta a hankali yace "Dama kina jin fulfulde shine ko sau daya baki taba gaya min ba" ta d'an yi murmushi bata ce komai ba, haka suka dinga bin dattijon da shanayensa kusan ashirin, su sha wancan kwanan su fito ta wani su kuma shan wata kai hanyar dai gashi nan gashi nan, Abuturrab yasan ko kashe sa xa ayi kila baxae iya gane hanyar ba. Suna isa Rigar dattijon ya juya yana kallonsu da fulfulde yace "Ga 'yar rigar mu nan, da fatan xaku ji dadin xama a ciki na yau dai" murmushi kawai Abuturrab yayi, tafiyar minti goma suka yi suka iso wani gida dake xagaye da kara, Dattijon ya shiga hade da sallama suka bi bayansa, bukkoki hudu ne a xagaye a d'an karamin tsakar gidan, wata mata dake daka tsakar gidan tayi masa sannu da xuwa da yare tana kallonsu Abuturrab, ya amsa yace "Kin ganni da baki 'yan uwanmu koh?" Mikewa tayi ta dauko tabarma ta shimfida tana masu lale, Yace "debo masu nono kafin ki xauna Hansai" wani bukka ta shiga sae ga ta ta fito da kwarya cike da nono ta ajiye masu, Dattijon da ake kira da Alto yace "Ina yarinyar nan ta shiga?" Hansai tace "Taje kai fura gidan tuwaru nasan duk inda take ta kusa gida yanxu" Malam Alto yace "Toh akwae ruwa gidan koh? Allah ne yayi masu katanga da barayi suka afko daji shine fa muka hadu da su...." Girgixa kai Hansai ta dinga yi tana cewa "Allah yayi mana tsari" Wata yarinya da baxa wuce Samantha ba ta shigo gidan kanta dauke da icce, ta karaso ta durkusa ta sauke tace "Inna bak'i muka yi" Malam Alto yace "Ehh wllh gasu nan daga birni suke" ta kalli Samantha tace "Sannu da xuwa..." Hansai tace "Tashi ki shiga da ita ciki ki bata zani ta daura tayi wanka" Mikewa tayi samantha ta tashi ita ma suka shiga wani bukka, bbu komai ciki sae yar katifa da xani a kai, sae jakar gari yayi xafi guda biyu, cement din dakin duk ya farfashe,  Samantha ta xauna kasa yarinyar da hausarta na fulani tace "Ki xauna kan katifa" samantha tayi yanda tace, yarinyar ta bude jaka ta fito da wani xanin kayan fulani a linke ta ajiye mata tace "Gashi ki daura" Samantha ta kalleta a hankali tace "ina son in huta ne" yarinyar tace "Toh ki huta" daga haka ta fita, Hansai tace "Kin bata xanin Binta?" Binta tace "Eh ta kwanta wai tana son ta huta" Hansai tace "Toh shknn, maxa ki xo ki hura wuta in daura sanwa tunda mun yi bak'i" Wani sabulu babba me kamshi Alto ya dauko a dakinsa ya mika ma Abuturrab yace "Aminina Hammadu ne da yaje birni ya kawo mun sabulun nn har uku... Gashi ka shiga wanka da shi xaka fi jin dadinsa" Abuturrab ya mike yana murmushi ya karba yace "Toh nagode Baffa" daga haka ya nufi 'yar kewayan dake tsakar gidan don Baffa ya kai masa ruwa Binta ta bi sa da kallo, ko da ya fito Baffa ya kai sa Bukkarsa ya dauko masa wani tsaftatattcen rigarsa irin ta fulani ya basa, Abuturrab ya karba hade da godiya Alto ya juya ya fita, yana gama shiryawa ya fada d'an gadon dake bukkar lkci daya bacci ya daukesa. Burabisko da miyar taushe da k'ashi Hansae tayi ta ajiye masu cikin langar tuwo da miya, Baffa dake xaune da yar radio a hannunsa yace "Bayin Allah da alama sun wahala, a dajin ma suka kwana" ana kiran Azahar Baffa ya tada Abuturrab yayi sllh, Hansae tace "Tafi ki tada ta ita ma tayi wanka tayi sllh" binta ta shiga ta tada Samantha tace "Ki tashi kiyi wanka sai kiyi sllh, Azahar yayi" Samantha ta mike xaune tana mitsika ido, can ta mike ta cire kayan jikinta ta daura xanin, ta kalli binta tace "ki ban mayafi don Allah" Binta ta nemo mata wani dankwali ta bata tace "Mu je in raka ki kewayen na kai maki ruwa" Abuturrab na xaune a tabarma tare da Alto yana shan fura da nonon da Hansai ta dama masu Samantha ta fito da Binta, kallonta ya dinga yi ita ko kallo daya tayi masa ta dauke kai Binta ta rakata har bayin snn ta dawo, Samantha na fitowa daga wankan Hansai tace "Ga buta can ki dauka kiyi alwala" shiru Samantha tayi bata ce komai ba, can ta kalli Abuturrab da idonsa ke kanta, ta girgixa kai a hankali tace "Bana yi" daga haka ta shige Bukkar Binta, wata yar top da xani binta ta bata ta sa, tana gama shiryawa binta tace "Ki fito ku ci abinci wae ke yake jira" Samantha ta mike suka fita a tare, Alto ya mike yace ta taho ta xauna, ta karasa ta xauna kan tabarmar, Fura Abuturrab ya mika mata ta karba ta ajiye, bata bari sun hada ido ba duk da irin kallon da yake mata, shi ya fara sa hannu cikin langar dake dauke da Burabisko da miya yayi bismilla ya fara ci, kasa sakewa Samantha tayi taki cin abincin sai fura da take sha a hankali Hansai tace "Ko xa ku shiga daga ciki naga kamar a takure take" Kamar Abuturrab jira yake yace "Toh" Hansai tace "Binta kai masu abincin daki" Binta ta je ta dau abincin ta shiga da shi bukkarta, Abuturrab ya mike yana kallon Samantha ita ma ta mike ta bi bayansa suka shiga Bukkar, suna shiga ya nuna mata kusa da shi ta xauna, ya dau cup din furan ya mika mata ta sa hannu ta karba yace "Finish it immediately ki ban cup din" ta yi d'an murmushi ta kai baki, kadan ta sha tace "Na koshi" ya hade rai yace "Sae fa kin shanye" girgixa kai tayi ya kwace cup din hannunta ya matso kusa da ita ya rike kan ta ya kai cup din bakinta, bbu yanda ta iya haka ta dinga sha kamar xata yi kuka, sae da ya ga ya wuce rabi snn ya ajiye ya ce "oya sa hannu" lekan abinci tayi tace "What's that" Hannu yasa ya deba ya kai bakinta, ta bude bakin a hankali ya xuba mata, da kyar ta dinga taunawa tana kallonsa kmr me taunar magani, ya dake bai bari yayi dariyar dake cin sa ba, tana hadiyewa tace "Baxan iya ci ba Dr " Ya girgixa kai yace "No, but da dadi fah, there's no other food than this!" Ta fashe da kuka tace "Baxan iya ci ba..." Shiru yayi yana kallonta, can ya kamo hannunta cike da tausayi yace "Toh me xa ki ci" cikin rawar murya tace "Rice!"

*Haske writers asso*?✍?


? *Noorul Huda*?

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Shiru yayi ya rasa abinda xai ce mata, can ya sa hannu cikin aljihinsa yaga har lkcn kudin da yayi withdraw na nan, ya rufe burabiskon ya mike yace "To taso mu je" a hankali ta mike ta bi bayansa suka fita, yana kallon Hansai da Alto da yare yace "Baffa xa mu d'an xaga rigar nn...." Alto tace "Toh har kun cinye abincin ne?" Yace "A'a idan mun dawo xa mu ci, furan ya ishe mu" Alto tace "Toh bari Binta ta xaga da ku, sai dai fa ba wani girma ne da kauyan namu ba" tana dariya ta kare maganar shi ma yayi dariya yace "Ni kuma hakan ya burgeni sosai babu hayaniya" Alto ya kwalo ma Binta kira ta fito yace tayi masu jagora xa su xagaye Rigar garki, tace "Toh" snn ta koma ciki, dama shigar fulani tayi dogon gashinta da ke kai wa har kusan gadon bayanta an tufke mata shi gida uku, ta dau sandar kiwonsu tana kallonsu Abuturrab da fillanci tace "Mu je" Samantha dai ko kallonta bata yi ba har suka fita, tana tsakiyarsu suke tafiyar ko wani Bukka suka wuce sai ta fadi masu na wanene duk da fillanci, kai kawai Abuturrab ke kada mata, can ta kalli samantha da yaren tace "Ke bakya magana, ya sunan ki" Samantha bata ce komai ba, Abuturrab yace "Sunanta Fatima amma ana kiranta da Samha" kallonsa Samantha tayi ya wara mata ido, Binta tace "Lah ashe sunan mu daya, to me yasa kanwar taka bata magana?" Ya buda hannu yace "Haka take" tace "To kai ya sunanka?" Yace "Aliyu" ta xaro ido "Suna mai girma" Hira Binta ta dinga masa tun yana amsa mata da uhm da eh da A'a har dai ya fara magana, Samantha dai tafiyarta kawai take bata ko kallesu ba, Binta tace "Ina son wataran ni ma inje birni" kamar xata yi kuka ta kare maganar, yayi yar dariya yace "Kar ki damu xamu xo mu dauke ki wataran..." Tace "To a ina xan xauna ni da ban san kowa a birni ba" Yace "Gidanmu mana" tayi murmushi tace "Allah yasa kar ku mance da ni" yana murmushin shi ma yace "In'sha Allah" kallon Samantha yayi da fillanci yace "Are you okay?" Bata ce komai ba bata kuma kallesa ba, tsayawa yayi yana kallonta Binta ma ta tsaya, ita ko ta ci gaba da tafiyarta, ya jawota da damuwa yace "Samha tell me what's wrong?" Ta mayar masa da fillanci tace "Just want to be left alone" shiru yayi yana kallonta, ta kwace hannunta ta ci gaba da tafiya, Binta ta kallesa a hankali tace "Kilan so take ku je gun Ammin ku" Murmushi ya k'irkira bai ce komai ba suka ci gaba da tafiya, can ya kalli Binta yace "Akwai inda ake sai da abubuwan ci a Rigar nan" tace "Ehh mana akwae yar kasuwa, ana tsayar da warar fulani, hura da nono, gyada kai har da nama da...." Ya katse ta yace "Shinkafa fah?" Ta ce "Akwai mana" yace "Toh muje xan siya mata shinkafa xata ci" Binta ta kalli Samantha da tayi gaba can tana tafiya tace "Bata cin Burabisko?" Kai kawai ya gyada mata, ya karasa da sauri gun Samantha ya kamo hannunta da turanci yace "What's all this dear?" Bata ce komai ba, ya ci gaba yace "Did i offend you in anyway" Binta dake kallonsu ta gefen ido ta ci gaba da tafiya, ganin baxa ta kulasa ba ya ci gaba da tafiya yana rike da hannunta, shinkafar dari uku ya siya da wani miya da ke basa kyankyani, ita kanta Samantha da ganin yanda take kallon abincin kasan bbu yanda ta iya ne, suna gama siya yace su koma gida, wnn karan su biyu ya bari suka yi gaba yana biye da su a baya. Har suka isa gida bbu wanda yace komai cikinsu, Su Alto suka yi masu sannu da xuwa, ba laifi Samantha ta ci shinkafar sbda yunwar da take ji, ya tallabi cin dinsa yana kallonta har tace ta koshi, yayi murmushi yana gyada mata kai, murya can kasa yace "Kinsan me love?" Kallonsa tayi bata ce komai ba, a hankali yace "Idan ance ki tashi kiyi sllh ki dinga cewa toh" ta kafe sa da manyan idonta, can tace "Ban gane ba" ya lumshe ido ya bude cikin sanyin murya yace "I mean idan aka ce maki ga ruwan alwala ki ce to, ki dauka...." Wani kallo take masa tace "In yi me?" Yace "Kiyi alwalan ko baki iya ba!" Da mamaki ta dinga kallonsa, can ta girgixa kai tace "No!" Shiru yayi yana kallonta, can yace "Let me ask you, what's Good about Christianity?" Ta wani hade rai tace "What's Good about Islam?" Kamar jira yake yace "A lot, it's a religion of peace.... The true religion, Christianity is not a religion, it's just a way of life.... Ki bani inda aka ambaci Christianity a bible nima kuma xan baki inda aka ambaci Islam a bible...." Wani kallo ta dinga yi masa ya gigixa kai yace "If you know ur bible too well John 14;27 Jesus said 'Peace i leave with you, My peace i give to you, not as the world gives, and do not allow ur heart to trouble you' here Jesus made mentioned of the religion he practiced and let to his disciples (Followers) as (Shalom) and did you know the meaning of Shalom?" Har lkcn kallon tara saura qtr take masa, ya matso kusa da ita ya d'ago kanta yana kallon kwayar idonta yace "In kinsan Bible din ki sosai sanin ma'anar shalom baxai maki wahala ba... Ashe kawae ke 'yar muna Christian ce" kwace fuskarta tayi tace "Shalom means Peace!" Murmushin da ya baiyyana dimples dinsa yayi yana kallonta yace "Good, And that's the meaning of Islam (peace!), Jesus ya gargadi mabiyansa (disciples) kan cewar kada su bi son xuciya, kada su bi ra'ayinsu, but unfortunately they all followed their heart desire and got  their selves the name Christianity, a name not found in the bible, a name gotten from Paul the apostle, paul shine yayi naming dinsa Christianity for his selfish interest domin a da ai ba masoyin Jesus bane Paul, true or false? Jesus acted like we muslims do, he fall with his face to the ground, but never dance, clap, or beat drum as an act of worship, did he?" Ya tambaya yana kallonta, ya girgixa kai yana murmushi yace "He never, let me add a prove to this, Matthew 26:29 read thus 'Going a little further, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed......" Murmushi yayi yace "you see, ba ace he clapped his hands, beat drum or danced ba, even till date the Coptic Christians still pray the way Jesus PBUH did, the jews in the holy land still pray the same way also!" mikewa tayi ta bar masa wajen ta koma kan katifar dakin tayi kwanciyarta hade da lumshe ido, murmushi yyi ya mike ya fice waje.
Mami ce xaune parlor ta rafka uban tagumi, Hajiya Mariya ma na xaune gefen yayartata, sai Yakumbo dake tsaye kekam bakin nan uwa an taka teba a kan titi ta jefa ma Mami harara yayi sau ashirin a wajen, manyan 'ya yanta maza duk biyun na parlorn, sai Abba dake tsaye shima kamar dai the soldier he is, sojoji ne har biyu tsaye bakin kofa, ya juya ya kuma kallon Mami strictly yace "For the last time ki gaya min inda Aliyu yake...." buda baki tayi cike da bacin rai tace "Kai kana matsayin mahaifinsa baka san inda yake ba sae ni, ta ina xan san inda Aliyu ya tafi, haba a dinga adalci mana" a fusace yakumbo tace "Yo idan bai tambaye ki Aliyu ba uwar wa xae tambaya?? ba boyayyen abu bane kowa yasan bakin ku daya da d'an iskan, ni ko rantsuwa nayi baxan yi kaffara ba kinsan inda Aliyu yake...." Sae kuma ta fashe da kuka tace "Tur!! Mu dai duk xuri'ar mu daga farkonta har ixuwa yanxu bbu crista, ko tu6a66e, ban dai san a naku yanda abun yake ba...." Mariya tace "Mu ma haka, hasalima iyayen mu da kakannin mu duk malamai ne..." Yakumbo ta jefa mata wani matsiyacin kallo tace "keee kar ki min fitsara ban sako da ke ba daga tambaya?" Ko kallonta Mariya bata yi ba, Abba ya girgixa kai yana murmushin takaici yace "Hajarah duk abinda Aliyu ya xama kece sanadi, ke ce sila...". Mikewa Mami tayi tana murmushi tace "Sae yau ka sani kenan, ae tun da na nema masa karatu a Uk na biya, na kama masa gida mai tsada, na xuba masa abubuwan more rayuwa, naki sauraran shawarar kowa ni da 'yan uwana nace ae namiji ne shi ba mace ba, na rufe ido ban ji ban gani na hada masa kaya na kai sa Airport ya tafi can yayi rayuwarsa in a free way, bbu sa wa bbu hanawa shekaru d'aid'ai har takwas, What did you expect Col???" Daga haka ta nufi stairs Hajiya Mariya ta bi bayanta, kasa cewa komai Abba yayi ya bi ta da ido, yakumbo ta tafe hannu tana salati tace "Wato mu matar nan ke gaya ma magana koh?" 

*Haske writers asso*?✍?

? *Noorul Huda*?

By Khaleesat Haiydar ?✍?

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Alhaji Umar ya saci kallon Abba da uwarsa bai dai ce komai ba haka d'an uwansa Alhaji Jibril, juyawa Abba yayi kamar xae tashi ya fice daga parlon, Alhaji jibril ya ce "Toh Allah ya kyauta, Allah ya kawo mafita yasa ya gane abinda yake shirin yi" Yakumbo ta fashe da wani kuka tace "Ae ni Allah ya isa tsakaninmu da Aliyu, wnn abun kunyar da me yayi kama da wani ido xa mu kalli 'yan adawan mu, me ya burgesa game da crista arniya, ni dai ina ganin jarabawa, Aliyu ya cucemu, yaro kamar shaidan, duk artabun da aka dinga yi jiya ace ba a kamasa ba har ya gudu ko ina ya tafi..." A bangaren mumy kuwa tun daga jiya har yau kuka ne ya xamto abincin ta da ruwanta, tayi kukan tayi xage xagen, tayi iface ifacen, banda bata hakuri bbu abinda yan uwa da abokan arxiki suke, har cewa tayi da ta sani tun daren shekaranjiya ta kashe samantha tasan ba ita a duniyar ne kawai da ace ta bi musulmi sun gudu, gidan nasu cike yake da members din Church dinsu, mata da maxa, pastors har daga kaduna da Abuja sae da suka xo, masu addu'a nayi, masu xirga xirga da Abban samantha xuwa gidansu Abuturrab nayi, da ace Dad din Abuturrab ba babban soldier bane da ya shiga uku don ba abu me kyau bane xae biyo bayan irin sintirin da suke fiye da su ashirin har da matasa, daga karshe tsawa yayi masu yace "Su je duk inda xa su su nemi Aliyu su kashe sa ya basu go ahead, kada wanda ya kara d'aga masa hankali tunda basa ganin kokarinsa, bbu yanda suka iya ga gida cike da sojoji, haka suka juya sumui sumui suka fita. Abuturrab na xaune tsakar gida suna labari hira da Abba bayan la'asar, Alto bata kuma cewa a ta da Samantha tayi sllh ba a tunaninta bata da tsarki ne, Binta na xaune tana sirfa gero sai dai duk motsin da idonta xae yi a kan Abuturrab yake sauka, yana lura da irin kallon da take masa, sae abun ya basa dariya ya dai ci gaba da hirarsa da Alto, Samantha ce ta fito ta nufi bandaki da sauri ta fara amai tun kan ta isa, mikewa Abuturrab yayi haka Alto da Hansae dake wanke wanke suka dings cewa subhanallahi, Abuturrab ya d'agota a rikice yace "Meya faru?" Ta fashe masa da kuka tana rike da cikinta tace "Ciwo yake min" Hansae ta kawo ruwa a buta tace "Ikon Allah to bara in jika ma sa6ara" Abuturrab ya karbi ruwan ya wanke mata fuskarta snn ta shiga da ita ciki. Kwanciya tayi ya xauna gefenta yace "It's ur period right?" Juyawa tayi bata ce komai ba, ya mike ya fita, Tsaye ya ga Hansai har ta jika maganin da tace, yayi murmushi yace "Ae baxa ta sha ba Baaba, bbu gun sayar da magani nan ne?" Alto yace "Kai da tafiya sosai, Binta ta raka ka gun da xaka samu babur ka hau, sae kayi kamar xaka shiga Gombe...." Abuturrab ya durkusa yace "ohh daga kauyen nan sae gombe?" Alto yace "A'a akwai kauyuka har uku a gaba..." Abuturrab ya mike yace "Toh shknn bari in je..." Tuni Binta ta dauraye hannunta tace "Mu tafi..." Ya kalleta yace "Ae na gane hanya yanxu, da kin yi xaman ki" Tace "Yo ae baka san inda xaka samu babur ba" Hansae tace "Gaskiya ne, bari ta rakaka gun sai ta juyo" toh kawai yace suka fita gidan, tun da suka fita Binta ke xuba bai kalleta ba bare ya tanka ta ba, tafiyarsa kawai yake, har suka isa inda babur uku suke sbda masu fita kauyen, duk machine din sun rube, Binta tace "Bako ne daga birni wae wajen kauyen nan xaku fitar da shi xae siya magani" Bata rufe baki ba ko wanne ya dinga cewa ya hau, na gabansa ya hau mutumin ya tada machine din, ya d'an kalleta yace "Sae na dawo" daga haka yace ma mai machine din su tafi. Sae kusan karfe shidda Abuturrab ya dawo rike da leda, Alto dake kade shanayensa a waje yace "Ka dawo?" Abuturrab yace "Ehh na dawo Baffa sannu da aiki" Alto yace "Ka dai samo maganin koh?" Kai Abuturrab ya gyada masa yace "Na samo" daga haka ya shiga, Binta kadae ce tsakar gida tana kwasan tuwo, ta washe baki tace "Har ka dawo Aliyu?" Kallonta yayi don sae da tasa Mami ta fado masa, ta fi kowa kiransa da Aliyu, yace "Na dawo! Bbu kowa dakin?" Tace "Ehh ita kadai ce" ya duka ya shiga Bukkar, xaune ya ganta ta hade kai da gwiwa, ya karasa a sanyaye ya ajiye ledan hannunsa ya d'agota yace "Samha!" Ta kallesa da idanuwanta da suka yi ja, cikin sanyin murya yace "Kuka kike?" Sauke idonta tayi ya kamo hannunta yace "Am making you suffer koh, i know you re not use to all this Samha.... But for the sake of my love endure it for just a while..." Ta fashe da kuka tace "Am not complaining" gefenta ya dawo ya xauna ya jawota jikinsa yace "Bance kina complain ba, but you re not use to this such of life..." Bata ce komai ba yace "Kin fara period din ne?" Ta girgixa masa kai, yace "But it's on it way koh?" Shiru tayi bata ce komai ba, ya dago kanta yace "Shareni ma kika yi" kwace kanta tayi tace "How did you know?" Yayi murmushi ya daura kansa a kafadanta yace "I know because i am a doctor...." Tayi masa wani kallo ta gefen ido tace "Ko dai sa ido, kawai don ka ga na yi amai?" Kamar xata yi kuka ta kare maganar, dariya yayi ya kai bakinsa kunnenta yace "Ni din, toh shknn in ma ya xo ya fara wahalar min da ke ko kallonku baxan yi ba, ya gama wujijjiga ki ya xuba abinsa ya wuce" murmushi tayi ta boye fuskarta a jikinsa, lkci daya Binta ta fado dakin, da sauri ya saketa ita ma ta ja baya, Binta na ganin haka ita ma da sauri ta fita, Ya kalli Samantha yaga ta wani hade rai, bai ce komai ba ya dau ledan da ya kawo ya bude, pad leda biyu sae inner wears da allurori da drugs, perfume, Toothpaste, brush soap da sponge sai gown har biyu da veil ya xube mata su gabanta, ta dauke kai bata ce komai ba, Ya bude daya ledan ya fiddo ledojin kaji biyu ya ajiye mata daya ya ajiye dayan a gefe, sae kuma Bread biyu da Blue band daya da ya siyo da kayan tea sae table water babba, mikewa yayi ya dau ledan kaza da daya bread din ya fita don kai ma su Binta. Bayan Isha Abuturrab na xaune tare da Baffa Binta ta fito tace "Aliyu ina jin fa ciwon cikin ne ya dawo sae juye juye take" Hansai dake cin tuwo tace "Subhanallahi, ka bata magungunan kuwa?" mikewa yayi ya shiga dakin Binta ta bi bayansa, ya durkusa gabanta yace "Sannu dear, but are you flowing?" Ta girgixa masa kai hawaye na sakko mata, dagota yayi ya bude ledan da magani ke ciki ya ballan mata biyu ya bata da ruwan goran ta sha, sae da yaga ta d'an nutsu snn ya mike ya fita, Hansai ce kadai a tsakar gida sai Binta da ta gaji da tsayuwa tun daxu dakin ta fito, Hansai tace "Ta samu bacci ne?" Yace "A'a ya mata sauki ne" Hansai tace "Toh Allah dai ya sauwake, dama ashe matar ka ce?" Kallon Binta yayi don yasan ta yi mata wata magana kenan, ya gyada kai kawai, tace "Allah sarki, ae ni nayi xaton kanwar ka ce, ashe mai daki ce, to shiga ciki sai ka tsaya tare da ita tunda ma bata da lafiya" yace "Toh" Hansai tace "Binta xata kawo maku bargo" juyawa yayi ya koma dakin, ba a dau lkci ba Binta tayi sallama bakin kofa ya fita ya karbi bargon ya dawo dakin, xaunawa yayi yana kallon samantha yaga har ta fara bacci, ya shimfida 'dan bargon a kasa ya rage lamp din dakin sosai ya kwanta. Can cikin dare ta kusa fadowa kansa bayan ta sauka daga kan katifa, ya mike xaune ya rikota yace "Me ya faru?" Rikesa tayi tace "Amai nake ji" ya rungumeta yace "Amma cikin ya daina?" Kai ta gyada masa, ya fara shafa mata bayanta a hankali murya can kasa yace "Aman xai koma kin ji?" Bata ce komai ba sae rufe idonta da tayi, haka ya dinga yi mata har taji aman ya koma, ta xame jikinta ta koma kan gado ta kwanta, ya jima xaune ganin kamar tayi bacci ya koma ya kwanta. Washegari da asuba tun da ya idar da sllhn asuba a dakin yayi ta tunanin inda xa su gashi bai da enough cash a hannunsa, kudin account din Hajiya Mariya ma bbu yawa, mikewa Samantha tayi xaune ya juya yana kallonta, ganin yanda ta bata fuska ya dawo kusa da ita yace "What?" Kamar xata yi kuka ta nuna masa cikinta, yace "Ya fara ne?" Ta gyada masa kai ta mike ta nufi inda ya ajiye kayan jiya ta dau pad da brush da toothpaste yana kallonta yace "In raka ki?" Wani kallo tayi masa yayi murmushi yana shafa kai yace "Ohk sorry" ko da ta dawo tilasta ta yayi ta ci bread da butter sbda alluran da xae mata, da kyar tana juye juye ta ci kadan ta sha ruwa yayi mata alluran ta kwanta, sae da gari ya fara wayewa snn ta samu bacci ya dauketa ya mike ya fita, Binta dake shara ta gaishesa da fillanci ya amsa yana tambayar ta tashi lfya, tayi murmushi ta tafi ta dauko wani flask da cooler ta dawo ta mika masa tace "Gashi karin kumallon ku" karba yayi yace "Mun gode" ya koma daki ya ajiye, tayi sallama bakin Hut din tace "Ga kofi" fitowa yayi ya karbi cup din ya koma ya ajiye, Muryan Alto ya ji da fillanci yana cewa "Ali na tafi kiwo sae na dawo" Abuturrab ya fito ya gaida sa, Alto yace "Ya mai jikin?" Abuturrab yace "Taji sauki Baffa, kilan baxa ka dawo ka same mu ba anjima xa mu dau hanya" Baffa yace "Allah mai girma, shi yasa ba a sabo da bako, baxa ku jira hat in dawo da rana ba" Abuturrab yayi murmushi yace "So nake mu isa gida da wuri ne" Baffa yace "Toh Allah ya tsare, ni bani da komai da xan baku, amma Binta xata tatsar maku nonon shanu ku tafi da shi bamu da komai baya ga wannan" Abuturrab yace "Ayya ba komai Baffa mun gode da karramawar ma" Alto yace "Toh Allah ya tsare, ku gaida mutan gida Allah ya tsare gaba" Abuturrab ya fiddo dubu goma cikin kudin jikinsa ya mika masa yace "Ga wannan ba yawa Baffa, in shaa Allah wataran xamu kawo maku ziyara" Alto ya bude ido yace "A yi haka?" Abuturrab yace "Kai dai ka karba Baffa" Alto ya karba da hannu biyu ya dinga sa masa albarka yana masu Allah ya tsare hanya har ya fita, Wanka Abuturrab ya shiga kewayen gidan yayi ya fito ya shiga Bukka, har lkcn bacci samantha take, ya shirya cikin kayansa da ya wanke

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  No Northern governor can effortlessly allocate land for churches – Bishop Kukah
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-18-2018, 12:27 PM - No Replies

No Northern governor can effortlessly allocate land for churches – Bishop Kukah
August 18, 2018  NEW

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The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has accused Northern governors of marginalizing Christians in the region.


Kukah said no Northern governor will “effortlessly sign a certificate of occupancy for the building of a church” in the region.

He said this during the launch of books “Sect and social disorder” and “Quaranic Schools in Northern Nigeria”, in Abuja.


The cleric also alleged that some tertiary institutions in the Northern part of the country have over the years refused to allocate spaces within their premises for their Christian students to worship.

He said, “As I’m talking here now, whether it is Bayero University, Usman Dan Fodio University, most of the universities and tertiary institutions in northern Nigeria, Christians don’t have a place to worship after over 40 years of the existence of these universities and these are the areas where the intellectuals, those who are going to govern Nigeria, this is where they are.

“Up till today, as I’m talking to you, you can’t find a single governor in northern Nigeria that will effortlessly sign a certificate of occupancy for the building of a church. Nowhere.”


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  Aero set to return aircraft from France; to roll out second 737-5 after C-Check
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-18-2018, 12:22 PM - No Replies

Aero set to return aircraft from France; to roll out second 737-5 after C-Check

REPORTS are rife that Aero Contractors may be rolling out a second aircraft , its Boeing 737-400 with registration number 5N-BOC from its maintenance facility in a fourth night if all goes according to plan.

This is just as the airline is set to receive another of its aircraft, a Boeing 737-500, which was taken to France for C-checks about a year ago back into the country by this weekend.


The B737-500 aircraft, which was taken out forC-Check maintenance in France by previous management could not return as planned due to paucity of funds.
Sanusi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the airline, however, confirmed the developments on phone with our correspondent.
Nigerianflightdeck.com gathered from a highly placed source that the airline had paid about 30 staff declared redundant in late 2017 about N70m their outstanding salaries and severance packages in the last one month.


Aero Contractors currently has two aircraft; B737-500 and Dash 8 in its fleet, but with the impending arrival and maintenance of the two aircraft, its fleet would increase to four.
On the aircraft presently in its maintenance hangar facility at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos that would be rolled out in the next two weeks, it would be the second of its airplanes that would be maintained in its facility since January 2018 when it equally carried out a C-check in one of its aircraft at the same facility.


Sanusi, posited that the B737-500 aircraft would arrive the country by this weekend while the other B737-400 currently under its maintenance facility at the Lagos Airport would join its fleet in the next two weeks.


This is apart from another helicopter that is scheduled to arrive Nigeria from Malaysia on Thursday, thereby increasing its rotary wing fleet to three.
Commenting on the payment of severance packages and outstanding salaries to the staff declared redundant, Sanusi said the aim of the management was to disbursed about N50m monthly to the affected staff and assured that some of them would be recalled as its fleet of aircraft increases.


He said: “It is true that our aircraft, which went out for maintenance in France would be returning to the country by this weekend. Apart from this, we are currently carrying out maintenance on another B737-400 aircraft, hopefully would be out of maintenance yard in the next two to three weeks.


“Also, on the payment of some of the redundant workers, about 30 of them have been paid so far since the beginning of this month, but what we are doing is payment from bottom to top. Very soon, others would be paid. Our intention is to disburse at least N50m to the affected workers monthly.”



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  You Must Reconvene National Assembly Now – APC Tells PDP, Saraki
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-18-2018, 12:14 PM - No Replies

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The ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to urgently reconvene the National Assembly to enable the passage of the Electoral Amendment Act Bill.

The APC in a statement released by its acting national publicity secretary, Yekini Nabena, on Friday, August 17, said the Electoral Amendment Bill is alive and waiting assent.

Nabena also alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party is hiding under the “yet to be signed bill” to draw attention away from the treasonable actions of the Senate President for refusing to reconvene the National Assembly.

He said: “The Electoral Amendment Bill passed by the National Assembly is alive and awaiting assent. However, assent to Bills in all democratic governments reflects the prudence and discretion of the president in balancing the powers of key constitutional bodies and understanding the concerns of the executive.”

“While we strongly condemn the abuse of office by the Senate President backed by his PDP cohorts in sabotaging the executive, specifically INEC, all well-meaning Nigerians have a duty to speak up and ensure that the National Assembly performs its constitutional role and not serve an individual’s personal interest and sinister ends of the opposition PDP.

We call on all Nigerians, civil society and indeed the international community to resist the ongoing travesty and legislative rascality being perpetuated by the Senate President and the PDP.

The sanctity of our electoral system is being threatened by this orchestrated sabotage and deliberate attempt to weaken INEC as we prepare for General Elections in 2019. The National Assembly must be convened immediately,” Nasbena said.

The APC’s national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, has called on lawmakers of the ruling party to do all within their powers to ensure that the National Assembly reconvenes.

This call came after Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara adjourned plenary in July shortly after the police laid a siege to the residences of the nation’s number three citizen and Ike Ekweremadu, his deputy.

Oshiomhole, however, criticised the adjournment, adding that it is slowing down the progress of the current administration.

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  I make N100k per porn movie – Nigerian Porn Star, Savage Trap Queen
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-18-2018, 11:25 AM - No Replies

Nigerian Porn starSavage Trap Queen, who featured in a new documentary by BBCPidgin, disclosed that she makes 100K per porn movie she features in.
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According to Savage Trap Queen, when she started building a career in the porn industry, she was using a mask before she got over it. She further disclosed that she know she has a beautiful body, and is just making money off it.
This year alone, the porn star has featured in three adult movies; one lesbian sex shoot and two heterosexual sex shoot. Savage Trap Queen also disclosed that she might not be into the sex act, but her mom still loves her all the same. Here is the video below;
 Last year, in an insightful analysis, social media strategist and data analyst, Subomi Plumptre, revealed something we all suspected but never spoke of: Nigeria has overtaken the USA in terms of searches for porn – a nation twice our size and with deeper internet penetration.  A cursory internet search also revealed that Nigeria has the 3rd largest viewership of gay porn in the world, and it gets more specific, Enugu state has the highest viewership of gay porn in Nigeria, closely followed by Oyo, Ogun, Rivers, Lagos, Abia and Cross River.
Pornography is an industry that has grown really fast. From the US alone, the industry generates roughly $10-12 billion every year. This is pretty surprising when you realize that making a porno or acting in one is not legal in most states of the USA. The market in Nigeria is on an upwards trajectory. Newly launched porn sites in Nigeria (like Freethinkers, which recently had its Twitter account suspended) are averaging 16,000 to 20,000 views every day.
A small number of Nigerian producers are creating a home-grown industry by making and sharing sexually explicit content online. Many of the pornography movies in Nigeria right now feature far less acrobatic sex, fewer closeups of penetration and a lot more kissing and lighter touching than American porn.

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  ‘Dates for 2019 elections will not be shifted’ – INEC Chairman says
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-18-2018, 11:18 AM - No Replies

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, who addressed State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Friday, has disclosed that the electoral agency will not shift the date for the 2019 elections.
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According to the INEC Chairman, for the very first time in the history of our elections, citizens of Nigeria have known when election will take place, one year in advance.
“There are no conditions under which elections will be postponed under section 26 of the Electoral Act.
“The date is firm and fixed, February 16, 2019. We issued the timetable well in advance. For the very first time in the history of our elections, citizens of Nigeria know when elections will take place, one year in advance.”

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu also noted that there was no provision in the 2019 elections budget for international observers, except for their kits and materials that would be used during the elections.
“We have no provision in the budget for election observation. I have heard some people say that we (INEC) have earmarked budget for international observers, there is nothing like that. What we have provided for are the kits – the jacket, face cap, the publication and Identity cards that we will give international observers.
“Their accommodation, transportation, and all expenditure will be borne by different election observation teams and not by the Nigerian government,” he said.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday, also released the notice of activities for the 2019 elections.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday released the notice of activities for the 2019 general elections. Mrs Ndidi Okafor, Head of Voter Education and Publicity, Gender and Civil Society Liaison of INEC, FCT told NAN that the notice was in accordance with section 30 of the Electoral Act 2010.
According to the notice, collection of nomination forms for national and state elections by political parties is fixed between Aug 17 and Aug. 24. Collection of forms for FCT elections will take place between 3 Sept. and 10 Sept.
Okafor said INEC had announced Nov. 17 as the last date for the withdrawal or replacement of candidates for president and National Assembly elections, and Dec. 1 for governorship and state houses of assembly elections.
INEC would on Jan. 2, 2019 publish notice of the polls, and on Jan. 7, 2019 publish official register of voters for the election, which will begin with the presidential and National Assembly elections on 16 February.

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  Morning Devotional For Saturday, 18th August
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-18-2018, 09:32 AM - Replies (1)

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES


SATURDAY, 18TH AUGUST.

FULFIL YOUR CALLING IN THE GOSPEL.

And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18).

Some people live their lives pursuing their own selfish interests, not aligning themselves with God’s vision of world evangelism. God wants your dreams to be connected to His dream; that way, your motives will always reflect His vision of having all men saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth.

Soul winning should be the compelling motive and propelling force in your life. You’re first a Christian before being a politician, teacher, banker, student, etc.; therefore, fulfil your calling in the Gospel. Have the Gospel motive! Let your motivation in life be the expansion of God’s Kingdom, for therein lies true joy, fulfilment and all the blessings you could ever desire.

Matthew 24:14 says, “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” This was an instruction given by the Lord Jesus Christ, not just to pastors and evangelists, but to all who would believe on His Name. You’re a minister of the New Testament (2 Corinthians 3:6); a bearer and dispenser of the glad tidings of salvation. You’ve been commissioned to reach out to those living in darkness with the light of salvation.

Acts 13:47 says, “For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.” You’re a light in a dark world; therefore, be aglow with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Beam the Gospel with steady radiance to others so they can become lights as well.

Whenever you have the opportunity to preach the Gospel, do it without fear. Be bold and recognise that you’re God’s man for the hour, holding forth the word of life; opening the eyes of them that are lost, and turning them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God. What a calling! What a ministry!

PRAYER

Dear Father, thank you for the grace for salvation that’s at work even now, as your children all around the world proclaim the Gospel. Many are turned from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, as they hear and receive the Gospel today, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

Matthew 5:14-16 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

Matthew 28:19-20 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.

1-Year Bible Reading Plan
1 Corinthians 3 & Psalms 109-112

2-Year Bible Reading Plan
Philippians 4:8-13 & Jeremiah 3



#AFFIRMATIONTRAIN

18TH August

I affirm that my spirit is flooded with the light of God’s Word, and I see and apprehend what belongs to me in Christ. I am mightily blessed of the Lord and I am walking in His perfect will for my life.

Though I live in this world, I am not of the world. I am from above and my life is the supernatural life of God’s Word. Therefore, I think, talk and do the Word, and I receive the results of the Word in my life today and always! I am bold, strong and very courageous, for the Lord my God is at work in me.

He is my extraordinary strategist and I know what to do at all times. Failure is not a part of me! I can’t think failure, I can’t think fear, I can’t reason like a victim, I can’t think defeat; because my mind has been renewed by God’s Word. I can only think thoughts of success, victory, and progress because I’ve been programmed by the Word of God.

I am the seed of Abraham; the world belongs to me.
Hallelujah! It doesn’t matter the nation or territory that I live, my voice and influence will be felt by the nations of the world. I am not just a face in the crowd; I am the voice of God. I am a burning and a shining light, a person of influence, born to influence my world for Jesus. Blessed be God. Hallelujah!

SPEAK IN OTHER TONGUES NOW

• Be bold to say the same things that God has said concerning you in His Word. That is what takes you beyond salvation, to enjoy the benefits of salvation ~ Pastor Chris Oyakhilome.

God bless you

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  Nigeria’s Constitution Must Be Rewritten – Sowore Vows as He Declare Presidency
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Posted by: trustangel - 08-17-2018, 05:07 PM - No Replies

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Latest report as Omoyele Sowore, a Presidential aspirant and Publisher of SaharaReporters, an online newspaper, has formally declared his intention to run for the office of President of Nigeria under the platform of the Africa Action Congress (AAC).
He made the declaration in Abuja, on Wednesday, at the National Secretariat of the party.  AAC is one of the 23 political parties announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday.
He stressed that AAC is the only political party that has global reach, adding that Nigerians, both at home and abroad, have keyed in into the values and ideology of the party for revolutionary development of the country.
Sowore said with determination and will, Nigerian youths must take the country back from “greedy politicians”, noting that the TakeItBack movement has organised more than 60 events across the length and breadth of the country and visited more than 23 states.
According to him, he is the only Presidential Aspirant, who has organised the highest number of town hall meetings and travelled to villages within six months.
He said: “We have travelled to nooks and crannies of this country and the world. We have been to places like Benin, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Jalingo, Kano, Port Harcourt, Abia and others. We have been to a village on the bank of the Benue river and they said they had never seen government there before we went there to talk to them.”
He pointed out that he is in support of the clamour for the restructuring of Nigeria, as well as the creation of state police, noting that this would address and reduce the crime rate in the country.
Speaking on why he supported the calls for state policing, he said: “They will also engage in community policing, because they are part of the community. So, I totally support state policing, but I am worried, because what they are asking for is not the one we are asking for. An average governor in Nigeria is protected by more than 200 policemen and you have not added the Department of State Services, Civil Defence, Army and the Navy. An average governor probably has 500 armed security agents around them.”
Sowore stated that he would not create state police where governors would not pay salary, noting that “You are going to be more endangered with state police when the governors do not pay their salaries in seven months, and they have arms. There will be open day robbery by people in uniform.”


He also spoke on the 1999 Constitution, stating that it had not met the aspirations of Nigerians and proposed the need to change the constitution.
His words: “We need to change our Constitution because this Constitution is a fraud. We did not write the Nigerian Constitution and we have no input there. It was written by the Nigerian Military and they inserted the most fraudulent and insulting words: ‘We The People of Nigeria’. Our Constitution needs to be rewritten.”
The Presidential aspirant assured that when voted into power, he would abrogate some government agencies and parastatals, which have become a liability at the expense of Nigerians, adding that such exercise would be carried out in accordance with the law.
He maintained that the present government led by President Muhammadu Buhari cannot carry out any meaningful restructuring that will serve the interest of the common man, noting that “there is no reason for an 80-year-old politician to tell Nigerians that he wants to restructure the country.” He urged them to stay where they belong, stating that AAC will wrestle power from them come 2019.
“Everybody who is asking for restructuring is also asking for the Constitution to be changed. Without us being in power, they cannot change the Constitution in our own interest.

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  NFF crisis: Giwa’s counsel blows hot, tackles FIFA over ban threat
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Posted by: trustangel - 08-17-2018, 05:00 PM - No Replies

The Counsel for Chris Giwa, an NFF factional President, Barrister Ardzard Habilla, has said FIFA cannot ban Nigeria over the lingering leadership crisis in the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

FIFA had on Tuesday threatened to suspend Nigeria and Ghana football federations over government interference.
“In line with art. 16 par. 1 of the FIFA Statutes, the Bureau of the FIFA Council decided that if by Monday, 20 August 2018, at 12:00 (CET), the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) offices are not handed back to the legitimate NFF executive committee under President Amaju Melvin Pinnick, who was duly elected on 30 September 2014, the NFF will be suspended with immediate effect for contravening art. 14 par. 1 i) and art. 19, as well as art. 14 par. 1 a) of the FIFA Statutes,” a FIFA statement warned.

Habilla said this in Abuja on Thursday while addressing newsmen on the threat by FIFA to suspend Nigeria from all football activities.
“Do we take it that FIFA laws are superior to the judgment of the highest court in our land — the Supreme Court, and has FIFA elevated itself before the constitution of Nigeria?,” Habilla said.
“When we went to the Court of Arbitration for Sports, it said the issue before it was not the validity of the election, and that it was the domestic law of Nigeria that should determine the validity of an election or elections.

“FIFA is bound by the decision of CAS and that is why the Giwa board went to court to determine the validity of those elections.
“So, if CAS gave this judgment that domestic laws of a country should determine the validity of its elections, why should FIFA threaten Nigeria, when this is the decision of CAS and FIFA is bound by the decision of CAS?
“If FIFA is aggrieved with the decision of CAS, it has the right to go to the Swiss court to seek judicial review, so, FIFA cannot continue to play double standards.
“As we speak, FIFA has never for one day heard from Giwa on this matter rather it prefers to go by the tactics of the Pinnick board.”
Meanwhile, the Minister of Sport, Solomon Dalung has denied reports that acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has ‘stamped’ the Amaju Pinnick NFF board following FIFA’s threat to suspend Nigeria from its activities on Monday.[Image: US-requests-extradition-of-7-FIFA-officials.jpg]

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  Aretha Franklin Dead: 7 Things You Should Know About The Legendary Singer
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-17-2018, 12:34 PM - Replies (1)

Aretha Franklin Dead: 7 Things You Should Know About The Legendary Singer
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7 Things You Should Know About The Legendary Singer
Legendary American soul singer, Aretha Franklin is dead, and here are the top 7 things you should know about her.
She was admitted into the hospital on Monday after being in a critical state.
Franklin died at 9:50 a.m. at her home in Detroit, surrounded by family and friends, according to a statement on behalf of Franklin’s family from her longtime publicist Gwendolyn Quinn.

Dubbed the Queen of Soul, her death marks the end of an era in music and has been mourned across the entertainment world.

One of the industry’s best-selling artists, she sold in excess of 75 million records over six decades.

Top 7 things you should know about Aretha Franklin

  1. Aretha Franklin taught herself to play the piano without knowing how to read music.
  2. She got her start in Detroit as a child performing in her father's church choir.
  3. As a teenager she traveled with Reverened Martin Luther King Jr, she later gave a soul-stirring performance at his funeral in 1968.
  4. She was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame in 1987.
  5. Her rare four-octave vocal range was the magic behind her power house presence.
  6. In 2005, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of freedom, an honor she received for her lifetime achievements in the arts.
  7. She has performed at three US presidential inaugurations.

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  Eko University Of Medicine & Health Sciences Massive Recruitment (53 Positions)
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-17-2018, 12:28 PM - Replies (1)

Eko University of Medicine and Health Sciences (Eko UNIMED) is a Premier Private Medical University in Nigeria licensed by the Federal Government of Nigeria. At Eko UNIMED we are obligated to perfection in Medical and Health Sciences.

Eko University of Medicine and Health Sciences (Eko UNIMED) has Memorandum of Understanding (M.O.U) with the Lagos State Government for the prospective medical students to use the facilities of some General Hospitals in the state for their Clinical Attachments.

Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates for the vacant non-academic positions below:



1. Professor (Human Anatomy)

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2. Professor (Pharmacology & Therapeutics)

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3. Professor (Medical Biochemistry)

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4. Professor (Haematology & Immunology)

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5. Professor (Physiology)

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6. Associate Professor (Pharmacology & Therapeutics)

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7. Associate Professor (Haematology & Immunology)

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8. Associate Professor (Human Anatomy)

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9. Associate Professor (Physiology)

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10. Senior Lecturer (Pharmacology & Therapeutics) 

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11. Senior Lecturer (Haematology & Immunology)

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12. Associate Professor (Medical Biochemistry)

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13. Lecturer I (Haematology & Immunology)

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14. Senior Lecturer (Human Anatomy)

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15. Lecturer I (Pharmacology & Therapeutics)

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16. Lecturer I (Human Anatomy)

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18. Lecturer I (Medical Microbiology & Parasitology)

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19. Senior Lecturer (Physiology)

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21. Professor (Histopathology & Forensic Medicine)

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22. Professor (Community Medicine)

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24. Associate Professor (Chemical Pathology)

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25. Associate Professor (Community Medicine)

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26. Lecturer I (Physiology)

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29. Lecturer I (Community Medicine)

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31. Senior Lecturer (Histopathology & Forensic Medicine)

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32. Principal Engineer

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33. Accountant I

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34. Senior Laboratory Scientist/Technologist (Anatomy)

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39. Senior Laboratory Scientist/ Technologist (Pharmacology)

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40. Senior System Analyst

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41. Assistant Registrar

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47. Laboratory Scientist/Technologist I (Anatomy)

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52. Generator Maintenance Officer

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Application Closing Date: August 29, 2018

Method of Application 

Interested and qualified candidates should submit Fifteen (15) copies which should include photocopies of candidates credentials (O'level result inclusive), Fifteen (15) copies signed Curriculum Vitae. Fifteen (15) copies to be presented in the following order:

Name in Full with Surname first (Boldly Written)
Place and date of Birth
State of Origin
Permanent Address
Current Postal Address
Nationality
Marital Status
Number and Ages of Children
Academic/Professional Qualifications (with dates and institution)
Statement of experience including full details of former and present position
Current Research
List of Publications
Other activities outside current employment
Name, Address and Telephone Numbers of Three (3) referees
Telephone and E-mail Address (SELF)
Proposed date of Availability for duty if appointed
Candidates should please include Three (3) self-addressed envelopes with Fifty Naira Only (N50:00) stamp on each. All applications with credentials should be addressed to:

The Registrar,
Eko University of Medicine and Health Sciences,
Cele Bus Stop, Ijanikin,
Eko University Road, Ijanikin,
P.M.B. 2009, Ijanikin,
Lagos State.

Note: Candidates would be welcome for Sabbatical and Contract Appointment in the University.

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  Nothing about me right now is perfect – Serena Williams
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-17-2018, 12:28 PM - No Replies

Tennis star, Serena Williams has opened up about her complicated comeback, also stating that nothing about her is perfect at the moment.

Serena is the cover star of this month’s Time magazine and she spoke at length to writer Sean Gregory about her struggles on the court and also about her motherhood fears.
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The 36-year-old, who welcomed a child only a few months ago and soon went back to begin playing professionally, also admitted that she was surprised she fell in love with a white man.
On the Time cover, Serena, who nearly died after complications from an emergency C-section while delivering her daughter Alexis Olympia, is seen clad in a black crop top that exposed her midriff. A thin scar can be seen on her abdomen, with the coverline reading;
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“Nothing about me right now is perfect. But I’m perfectly Serena.”

Speaking about her marriage to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, Serena said she always assumed she would marry a black guy but she and Alexis just clicked when they met. She said;
“I always assumed I’d marry a black guy. I always felt that I could relate more with a black guy, that we’d have more struggles in common, you know?”

Serena’s need to return to tennis and also her need to never leave her daughter collided when her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, told her that unless she stopped breastfeeding Olympia, she would not return to the top of the tennis ranks. But Serena refused and nursed Olympia for the first eight months of her life.
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Serena believes breastfeeding her daughter made it harder for her to get back into playing shape but said that was her utmost priority.
Speaking to Time, Serena said: “You have the power to sustain the life that God gave her. You have the power to make her happy, to calm her. At any other time in your life, you don’t have this magical superpower.”
Speaking about Mouratoglou telling her to stop nursing, she said: “It’s absolutely hard to take from a guy. He’s not a woman, he doesn’t understand that connection, that the best time of the day for me was when I tried to feed her.”
Serena says she wants Olympia to have a sibling. She’s learning on the job, like all parents. She still gets down, and has moments when she doesn’t want to hang out with Olympia and then feels terrible for it. And then there’s all the time she can’t bear to pry herself away, despite knowing that her game will suffer for it. But mostly, Serena is learning to recognize the swings, tell herself they’re normal and fight the urge to beat herself up.
“Nothing about me right now is perfect,” she says. “But I’m perfectly Serena.”

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  My husband introduced his concubine to me as his aunt – Wife
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-17-2018, 12:25 PM - Replies (4)

woman has made shocking revelations that her husband introduced his concubine to her as his aunt.

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The wife, Temilade Oyeyemi , 28, narrating her ordeal, said that her husband deceived her by presenting his concubine to her as his aunt. She said;

“After I had pledged my future in marriage with Ayo three years ago, he completely deceived me that his concubine was his aunt.
“During the wedding, he introduced the same woman to my family as the only person that could stand in place of his late mother; and my family, unknowingly, accepted his deception.
“Ayo then took me to his mistress’s apartment to live,’’

Temilade said that the lady gave her all that she needed and she was happy living with the two secret lovers.
“However, I noticed that at around 1 a.m. on most days, Ayo would leave my side on our matrimonial bed.
“He would move to the floor where his secret lover he referred to as his aunt was sleeping to romance and have sex with her.
“He often would blame the hot weather for his usually reason for leaving my side to sleep on the floor.
“It then became clear to me that Ayo and that lady were never related but that they were, in fact, secret lovers.’’

An Oke-Ogbere Customary Court in Ibadan has now dissolved the three- year marriage between one Temilade Oyeyemi and Ayo Oyeyemi, over deception and adultery.
Court president, Mr. Sulaiman Olaniyi, said;

“In the interest of peaceful living, the union between Temilade and Ayo has ceased to be.
“Temilade shall take custody of the two-and-a-half-year-old child produced by the union while Ayo shall pay a monthly allowance of N3,000 for the child’s upkeep in addition to being responsible for his welfare.”

The respondent, Ayo, 38, conceded to the dissolution of the marriage after he had denied some of the allegations leveled against him by Temilade.
Ayo, who claimed to be a building engineer, contended that his wife was a good-for-nothing and lazy woman.
Some of Temilade’s family members in their separate testimonies presented evidence of how Ayo maltreated the petitioner and prayed the court to terminate the union.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Temilade resides in Agbeni area while Ayo lives in Monatan area of Ibadan.

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  Nigerian Equities Drop To One-year Low After 1.29% Loss Thursday
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-17-2018, 12:24 PM - No Replies

By Dipo Olowookere

For the first time in nearly a year, the All-Share Index (ASI) of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) dropped below the 35,000 mark on Thursday after losing 457.70 points to close at 34,618.43 points, the lowest point it has closed in more than one year.

Business Post reports that the last time the index slipped below 35,000 was on September 19, 2017 when it ended at 34,846.82 points, while it finished below today’s point on July 21, 2017 at 34,020.37 points.

It was observed that the market breadth remained negative despite the increase in market activities today on the trading floor of the exchange.

At the close of business, a total of 29 stocks depreciated in value, while only 16 equities managed to record price appreciation.

While the volume of shares transacted today rose by 13.49 percent to 237.8 million from 209.5 million, the value appreciated by 6.5 percent to N3.1 billion from N3 billion recorded yesterday.

Dangote Cement emerged as the day’s highest price loser after shedding N8 of its share value to settle at N206 per share. The stock has lost 10.43 percent this year alone with a 52-week low of N204.52k and 52-week high of N278.

Total Nigeria lost N7 today to close at N183 per share, while United Bank for Africa went down by 55 kobo to finish at N8.35k per share.

Newrest ASL Nigeria fell by 45 kobo to end at N4.05k per share, while NASCON depreciated by 30 kobo to close at N20 per share.

At the other side, Okomu Oil topped the gainers’ chart today after increasing by N1.45k to finish at N74.55k per share.

It was followed by Oando, which gained 40 kobo to close at N4.95k per share, and GTBank, which rose by 30 kobo to settle at N38.05k per share.

Portland Paints appreciated by 22 kobo today to end at N2.47k per share, while Axa Mansard garnered 15 kobo to close at N2.53k per share.

A look at the activity chart showed that the buying interest in the stock of United Bank for Africa continued today with a total of 36.5 million units worth N319.4 million transacted.

GTBank exchanged 23.5 million equities valued at N892.4 million, while FBN Holdings traded 21 million units of its stocks for N203.3 million.

Zenith Bank transacted 17.4 million shares worth N398.4 million, while International Breweries sold 13.1 million equities for N461.8 million.

Business Post reports that the equity capitalisation today recorded a loss of N167 billion to settle at N12.639 trillion.

With the huge loss recorded today, analysts at Business Post expect bargain-hunting to commence tomorrow because of the low prices stocks have fallen into.

https://www.businesspost.ng/2018/08/16/nigerian-equities-drop-to-one-year-low-after-1-29-loss-thursday

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  Simonne Kerr, Britain’s Got Talent finalist found stabbed to death
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-17-2018, 12:22 PM - No Replies

Britain’s Got Talent singer Simonne Kerr has been found stabbed to death in Battersea flat.
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The 31 year old mother of two Simonne Kerr, was part of the NHS’s B Positive choir and had lost one of her children, a son called Kavele, to sickle cell anaemia in 2015.
She was stabbed to death in a flat in Grayshott Road in the affluent ‘Nappy Valley’ area of southwest London.
Police were called at 12.38pm and she was pronounced dead at 1.40pm.
A 40-year-old man who was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder, remains in police custody.
A Metropolitan Police statement said;

“Police were called on Wednesday, 15 August at 12:38hrs to a report of a stabbing at a residential address in Grayshott Road, SW11.
“Officers attended along with the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance.

“A woman, aged 31, was found with a stab injury. She was pronounced dead at the scene at 13:41hrs.
“While formal identification awaits, police are confident that the deceased is 31-year-old Simonne Samantha Kerr, originally from Wembley.
“Her next-of-kin have been informed, and a post-mortem is due to take place today.
“A 40-year-old man who was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder, remains in police custody.
“The Met’s Homicide and Major Crime Command are leading the investigation.
“At this stage, police are not looking for anyone else in connection with this investigation.
“Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call police on 101 quoting CAD 3183/15Aug or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”

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  Trump, Obama, Clinton, others pay tribute to Aretha Franklin
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-17-2018, 12:18 PM - No Replies

American President Donald Trump and two past Presidents of the United States Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, have paid tribute to Aretha Franklin.
The late Aretha Franklin died on Thursday aged 76 after a prolonged battle with cancer.
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US President Donald Trump paid tribute to music icon Aretha Franklin upon her death Thursday as “a great woman, with a wonderful gift from God, her voice.”

“She will be missed!” he tweeted of the legendary singer, who died at home in Detroit at age 76.
Barack Obama on Thursday paid tribute to the late “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin, praising her “unmatched musicianship” that he said “helped define the American experience.”
“Every time she sang, we were all graced with a glimpse of the divine,” the former US president said in a statement. “In her voice, we could feel our history, all of it and in every shade — our power and our pain, our darkness and our light, our quest for redemption and our hard-won respect. She helped us feel more connected to each other, more hopeful, more human.”
“And sometimes she helped us just forget about everything else and dance.”
Bill and Hillary Clinton wrote,

“Hillary and I mourn the loss of our friend Aretha Franklin, one of America’s greatest national treasures,” said the former US president in a joint statement with his wife, the former secretary of state. “For more than 50 years, she stirred our souls. She was elegant, graceful, and utterly uncompromising in her artistry.”
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Tribute to Aretha Franklin
Here are other top tributes to the “Queen of Soul”:
Barbra Streisand

“It’s difficult to conceive of a world without her. Not only was she a uniquely brilliant singer, but her commitment to civil rights made an indelible impact on the world,” the singer and actress tweeted.
Patti LaBelle
“I am deeply saddened about the passing of the Queen of Soul and my sister in song, Aretha Franklin,” the singer who also gained fame in the golden era of soul, disco and R&B. “Today the world has experienced a tremendous loss. Aretha was a rare treasure whose unmatched musical genius helped craft the soundtrack to the lives of so many.”
Diana Ross
“I’m sitting in prayer for the wonderful golden spirit Aretha Franklin,” the acclaimed singer tweeted.

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  Why we arrested Samuel Ogundipe – Nigeria Police
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-17-2018, 10:41 AM - No Replies

The Nigeria Police Force today issued an official statement on the arrest and ongoing prosecution of Premium Times journalist Samuel Ogundipe.
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According to Jimoh Moshood, the force PRO, Samuel Ogundipe is being investigated and prosecuted for theft.
‘The Force is categorically stating that One Samuel Ogundipe is being investigated and prosecuted for the offences of “theft and unlawful possession of restricted and classified documents” inimical to State/National Security that can jeopardize peace, breakdown of law and order capable of precipitating crisis in the Country’.
Samuel Ogundipe is also being investigated and prosecuted under other offences which violate Official Secret Act, Cyber Crime Act, and the Penal Code Law for which he has volunteered statements and is standing trial.
It is factual to state that Mr. Samuel Ogundipe was arrested on the 14th of August, 2018 and on completion of Preliminary Investigation, he was arraigned in a court of competent jurisdiction in the FCT in less than Twenty Four (24) Hours of his arrest. He was remanded to Police custody and the case was adjourned to Monday, 20th August, 2018.
The Nigeria Police Force as a law abiding organization will continue to ensure that the Rule of Law and its supremacy which are essentials of democracy prevails at all times.
However, individual(s) or group(s) who violates the law must be brought to justice, the Force will also ensure that all Nigerians irrespective of profession, practice or carrier are subject to the same Law, and therefore wishes to impress it on the Media to encourage prosecution of all offenders upon whom a prima facie case has been established. Every concerned group(s) or interested person(s) should be aware that the matter is in court and the due process of law is being followed.
The Nigeria Police Force and the media are veritable partners in ensuring peace, law and order in the country, but the Force will not compromise or allow an offender to go scot free or pervert the end of justice.
The Force is hereby assuring all law abiding Nigerians, respected media practitioners and other members of the public of a guaranteed freedom of expression and other rights as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution as amended, and will continue to hold in high esteem with utmost respect, the views of prominent and notable media unions, practitioners associations and other stakeholders. However, the Force is constrained by the Law to allow justice to take its course and rule of law to prevail in this case.
Consequently, members of the public are implored to disregard every sentiment being peddled to cast aspersions on the investigation and the ongoing prosecution of the offender in court.

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  Blackface sues Wizkid and Banky W for copyright infringement
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-17-2018, 10:39 AM - No Replies

Nigerian singer Blackface sues Wizkid and Banky W over what he regarded as a grad theft of his intellectual property.
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The singer, who took to his Instagram page to make the announcement mentioned that he has kept quiet since 2011 and it was all because he felt music should not involve lawyers since he considers it as just an art.

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But surprisingly, same people that stole his songs turned against him to sue him and so he is also ready to take actions
Read his post below:
I have remained quiet while my name has been dragged in the mud the past few years. Some of Nigeria’s biggest artists have infringed on my copyrights but I always restricted myself to speaking out against this in the media.
Maybe because I always felt that music is an art and not really a business where you bring in lawyers and all that.That’s why I couldn’t believe when I was sued for N50m by the same people who stole my intellectual property.
I have nothing personal against Wizkid & Banky, in fact I can say I groove to both their music, but the fact is that they stole my song in 2011 and there’s clear evidence to prove it. We’ll allow the Court to decide.


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  Gun manufacturers arrested by Police in Kano, weapons recovered
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-17-2018, 10:36 AM - No Replies

The Nigeria Police in Kano State has apprehended two men identified as Rabiu Suleman and Yahaya Abdulkadir for illegally manufacturing locally made Pistol, rifle guns and ammunition in Tudun Wada Local Government Area of the state.

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Gun manufacturers arrested by Police in Kano, weapons recovered
According to a statement on Thursday by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Magaji Majia, 11 Pistols and 53 locally made live ammunition were recovered from the suspects.

“In compliance with the Inspector General of Police directives on the mopping-up of prohibited and illegal firearms and ammunition, it could be recalled that Kano Police Command had on 4th April, 2018 paraded a large cache of arms and ammunition confiscated from the public.
“In our continued effort to rid the State of Armed Robbers and Kidnappers, the exercise is made to be a continues one and on 3/8/2018 a team of Policemen while on surveillance in Tudun Wada LGA arrested Rabiu Suleman of Fadan Gaya Village and Yahaya Abdulkadir of Yalwan Rugu-Rugu Village all in Tudun Wada LGA.
“The duo specializes in the manufacturing of locally made Pistol/rifle guns and ammunition. 11 Pistols and 53 locally made live ammunition were recovered from them,” the statement read in part

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  #FreeSamuelOgundipe: Nigeria police releases statement
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-17-2018, 10:33 AM - No Replies

The Nigeria Police Force has released a statement on the arrest and ongoing prosecution of Premium Times journalist, Samuel Ogundipe.

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In a press release signed by the force Public Relations Officer, DCP Jimoh Moshooh, the force confirmed the arrest of Samuel Ogundipe on the 14th of August, 2018, saying he was arraigned to court in less than 24 hours.
The Police Force also made it known that the journalist is being investigated and prosecuted for the offences of “theft and unlawful possession of restricted and classified documents” inimical to State/National Security that can jeopardize peace, breakdown of law and order capable of precipitating crisis in the Country.
See full press release below;

RE- ARREST AND ONGOING PROSECUTION OF ONE SAMUEL OGUNDIPE OF PREMIUM TIMES ONLINE PUBLICATION
· FOR OFFENCES OF THEFT AND UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF CLASSIFIED AND RESTRICTED DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER SUNDRY OFFENCES IN VIOLATION OF THE OFFICIAL SECRETS AND CYBER CRIME ACTS AND PENAL CODE LAW
The Nigeria Police Force’s attention was drawn to the innuendos and misinformation in the media about the arrest and ongoing prosecution of one Samuel Ogundipe of Premium Times online publication by Police Investigation Unit.
2. The Force is categorically stating that One Samuel Ogundipe is being investigated and prosecuted for the offences of “theft and unlawful possession of restricted and classified documents” inimical to State/National Security that can jeopardize peace, breakdown of law and order capable of precipitating crisis in the Country.
3. Mr. Samuel Ogundipe is also being investigated and prosecuted under other offences which violate Official Secret Act, Cyber Crime Act, and the Penal Code Law for which he has volunteered statements and is standing trial.
4. It is factual to state that Mr. Samuel Ogundipe was arrested on the 14th of August, 2018 and on completion of Preliminary Investigation, he was arraigned in a court of competent jurisdiction in the FCT in less than Twenty Four (24) Hours of his arrest. He was remanded to Police custody and the case was adjourned to Monday, 20th August, 2018.
5. The Nigeria Police Force as a law abiding organization will continue to ensure that the Rule of Law and its supremacy which are essentials of democracy prevails at all times.
6. However, individual(s) or group(s) who violates the law must be brought to justice, the Force will also ensure that all Nigerians irrespective of profession, practice or carrier are subject to the same Law, and therefore wishes to impress it on the Media to encourage prosecution of all offenders upon whom a prima facie case has been established. Every concerned group(s) or interested person(s) should be aware that the matter is in court and the due process of law is being followed.
7. The Nigeria Police Force and the media are veritable partners in ensuring peace, law and order in the country, but the Force will not compromise or allow an offender to go scot free or pervert the end of justice.
8. The Force is hereby assuring all law abiding Nigerians, respected media practitioners and other members of the public of a guaranteed freedom of expression and other rights as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution as amended, and will continue to hold in high esteem with utmost respect, the views of prominent and notable media unions, practitioners associations and other stakeholders. However, the Force is constrained by the Law to allow justice to take its course and rule of law to prevail in this case.
9. Consequently, members of the public are implored to disregard every sentiment being peddled to cast aspersions on the investigation and the ongoing prosecution of the offender in court.
Ag. DCP JIMOH MOSHOOD
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA

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  Stop asking me for money, it is beginning to piss me off – Annie Idibia
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-17-2018, 10:31 AM - No Replies

Annie Idibia has told social media beggars to stop asking her for money as it is beginning to piss her off.
The actress, who must have been bugged several times by fans begging for money, said she can’t satisfy everyone who begs her for money.
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She begs to be considered because she is also a human being with challenges. Annie Idibia however said she can help support anyone of them who has a work or business.
See her post below;
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Annie Idibia who is the wife of popular Nigerian singer, 2face Idibia, recently, she spoke on loving the singer and confessed what it was like dating other men.
According to her, dating other men was just her way of taking her mind off the trauma and agony of watching the love of her life with other women.

The mother of two made this confession while responding to questions from her fans.
According to Annie who is obviously obsessed and totally in love with her husband, if given the opportunity, there is still no man she would rather be with, every other man was just a distraction.
She spelt it out that 2face is the only man she ever loved and will ever love in all her life.
She vividly recalled their first meeting and how strong the attraction was even before they spoke a word.

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  Queen's physician, Dr Peter Fisher, killed in crash with lorry while cycling
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-17-2018, 10:28 AM - No Replies

The Queen’s doctor has been killed by a lorry while cycling in a notorious Central London accident hotspot.
Dr Peter Fisher, one of three official Physicians to The Queen and a renowned homeopathist, was crushed by the vehicle on Wednesday morning in High Holborn, near to the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine where he had practised for 35 years.
The 67-year-old is understood to have taken up cycling to work only in the last two years and was killed on “Cycle To Work Day”, a national campaign to champion pedal power over cars.
Last night campaigners said his death highlighted the deficiency of safety measures protecting cyclists from lorries.
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Dr Peter Fisher, pictured with the Queen in 1999, was a member of the royal medical household Credit: David Sandison/REX/Shutterstock
In the last five years, four have been killed near the same spot in Holborn alone.
The collision with a CCF lorry, a sub-brand of Travis Perkins, took place at about 9.30am.
One eyewitness, Angei Bozianu, manager of the nearby Princess Louise pub, told the Evening Standard: “I heard a woman screaming and I looked out of the window and he was under wheel.”
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Dr Peter Fisher, pictured in 2016, was a leading expert in homeopathy
The Metropolitan Police said the lorry driver had stopped at the scene, was not under arrest and was assisting with their enquiries.
But they also appealed for witnesses to come forward.
Buckingham Palace confirmed the Queen had been informed.
Greg white, chief executive of the Faculty of Homeopathy, said: “We have lost a leader, not just for the faculty but for homeopathy in the UK and worldwide.
“It’s no exaggeration to say Peter is an irreplaceable talent.
“He truly was a giant in all his fields of endeavour, which included clinician, research and academic.”
A sometimes controversial figure, Dr Fisher believed passionately in the power of homeopathy, a belief that highly diluted substances can induce the body to heal itself.
The practice is regarded as no better than a placebo by most of the medical profession and has now been all but banished from the NHS.
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Evidence markers beneath a lorry at the scene of the fatality Credit: Rob Pinney/LNP 
His advocacy alongside his position in the royal household attracted some criticism, but he always pointed out that homeopathists have been treating the Royal Family since the reign of Queen Victoria.
However, he revealed in an interview with The Daily Telegraph in January that, three years after taking up his position in 2001, he received a “serious dressing down” from the head of the medical household, Sir Richard Thompson, for mentioning his Royal connection during a public argument about homeopathy.
Sir Richard last night confirmed the incident took place but added Dr Fisher was “a very nice man” and “absolutely passionate about homeopathy”.
It is understood Dr Fisher has grown-up children.
Meanwhile a colleague told The Daily Telegraph: “He had a marriage behind him and was moving forward in life with a new partner.
“It’s such a tragedy and a terrible irony it happened on national cycle to work day.”
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Emergency services at the scene of the crash in High Holborn on Wednesday morning Credit: Rob Pinney/LNP
Dr Gill Gaskin, medical director for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the umbrella body for Dr Fisher’s hospital, where he served as Director of Research, said he was: “A highly regarded colleague and friend”.
Duncan Dollimore, head of campaigns at charity Cycling UK, said Dr Fisher’s death highlights why there must be greater efforts to protect riders from lorries.
"That's why more needs to be done to separate cyclists from lorries in areas like Holborn, the scene of four cyclists' deaths in the last five years, and to ensure that only the safest lorries, which eliminate vehicle blind spots, are allowed into London," he said.
The London Cycling Campaign intends to hold a protest in Holborn next Monday.
Source:the telegraph

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  Aretha Franklin dies of cancer aged 76
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-17-2018, 10:19 AM - No Replies

American soul singer, Aretha Franklin has died of cancer at the age of 76.

The legendary singer whose gospel-rooted singing and bluesy yet expansive delivery earned her the title “the Queen of Soul,” was diagnosed with cancer in 2010 and announced last year she was retiring from music.
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She was admitted into the hospital on Monday after being in a critical state.
Franklin died at 9:50 a.m. at her home in Detroit, surrounded by family and friends, according to a statement on behalf of Franklin’s family from her longtime publicist Gwendolyn Quinn. The family statement said;

“The official cause of death was due to advance pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type, which was confirmed by Franklin’s oncologist, Dr. Philip Phillips of Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit.”
Her death comes three days after a source close to Franklin told CNN’s Don Lemon that the singer was in hospice care.
“In one of the darkest moments of our lives, we are not able to find the appropriate words to express the pain in our heart. We have lost the matriarch and rock of our family. The love she had for her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins knew no bounds,” Franklin’s family said.


Dubbed the Queen of Soul, her death marks the end of an era in music and has been mourned across the entertainment world.
One of the industry’s best-selling artists, she sold in excess of 75 million records over six decades.

The singer had been reported to be in failing health for years and appeared frail in recent photos, but she kept her struggles private.
Her final public performance was last November, when she sang at an Elton John AIDS Foundation gala in New York.

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  Federal Govt declares public holidays to celebrate 2018 Eid-El-Kabir
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-17-2018, 10:15 AM - No Replies

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, Aug. 21, and Wednesday, Aug. 22 as public holidays to celebrate the 2018 Eid-el-Kabir.
The Minister of Interior, Retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on Thursday in Abuja in a statement issued by Dr Mohammed Umar, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry.

While wishing Nigerians a happy Eid-el-Kabir celebration, Dambazau enjoined the citizens to use the period to embrace the virtues of love and sacrifice for the unity and development of the country.
He urged Nigerians both at home and abroad to support the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in its determination to foster a peaceful and united Nigeria.
While it is mostly known as Eid or Id el Kabir in Nigeria, you might also see the celebration being called Eid al-Adha.

Either way, it means ‘Feast of Sacrifice’, as a reference to Ibrahim’s sacrifice of Ishmael on Mount Moriah. On this day (or shall we say days), devoted Muslims travel to the Saudi Arabian Mecca on pilgrimage to re-enact Ibrahim’s sacrifice.
However, those that do not have the means to travel have their own ways to celebrate. They gather in outdoor areas and local mosques for sermons and prayers, dressing up in their finest clothes.
In addition to the prayer ceremonies, people also have festive meals on Eid el Kabir. Usually, an animal sacrifice is required, where the animal represents Ishmael who was almost sacrificed by Ibrahim. Some of the meat is to be eaten by people who made the sacrifice, while the rest is to be given out to the poor.
Some local governments even give out animals and other food to the poor, so that they too could have a happy Eid.

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  Ariana Grande says she knew she’d marry Pete Davidson years before they started datin
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-17-2018, 10:09 AM - No Replies

Ariana Grande has revealed that she knew she’d marry Pete Davidson years before they started dating, so it has always been on cards from the first time they met.

The singer sat down with Jimmy Fallon on Thursday’s The Tonight Show, where she opened up about the a track in her new album named “pete davidson.”
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According to Grande, she wrote the song for her now-fiance whom she refers to as her “soulmate” on the track just a week after they started dating.
She recalled, referring to the track’s original title. However, naming it after her boyfriend was actually the less overt choice. She said;

“I just made it and I sent it to him, and I didn’t know what to call it. So I just called it ‘Pete,'”
“It was either going to be that, or ‘This Is About Pete Davidson,’”
“I was like, ‘Why not?’ You know? You should be direct.”

Reflecting on the beginning of her relationship with the Saturday Night Live cast member, Grande said that, despite meeting for the first time when she hosted SNL in 2016, they didn’t really connect until years later.
While Davidson might not have realized how much she liked him at the time, Grande certainly understood the level of her infatuation, and she even predicted their eventual engagement.

“I left his writers’ room when we were writing skits and stuff for the show, and my tour manager was in the hallway, and I’m not a crushy person, like I don’t have crushes on people I don’t know, but I left and I like jokingly said to my tour manager, ‘I’m marrying him. 100 percent. I’m literally marrying him,'” Grande recalled. “And we weren’t even friends [at that time].”
Grande and Davidson began dating this past May, following the singer’s split from long-time boyfriend Mac Miller, and less than a month later they announced that they were engaged.
While their relationship is admittedly moving fast, Grande said her family already loves the comic including her beloved grandmother, Nonna.


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  Kim Kardashian flaunts stunning figure on boat with North West
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-17-2018, 10:06 AM - Replies (1)

Kim Kardashian flaunted her slender frame as she took photos of herself on a sleek whiter speed boat while off the coast of Miami with North West.
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It was all about the pink when Kim Kardashain took to the waters this week, the KKW Beauty entrepreneur was wearing a skintight salmon colored Chanel suit that seemed to be a tank top with leggings.
The star also had her raven hair pulled back and had on plenty of makeup and wore no jewelry except a thin gold band.
Though it appeared to be a private family outing, the Selfish author took snap after snap of herself and those with her even though in December she wowed to ditch her phone. She said at the time;

‘My New Year’s resolution is to be on my phone less and be more in the moment.’
Kim Kardashian who has said she is in the best shape of her life thanks to personal trainer Melissa Alcantara was also seen with several pals on the boat.
One was longtime friend Jonathan Cheban, who also goes by FoodGod. He wore an olive green T-shirt with a long, thick gold chain and pink shorts that had a palm tree design.
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  Morning Devotional For Friday 17th August
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-17-2018, 09:57 AM - Replies (2)

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES


FRIDAY, 17TH AUGUST.

CHRIST—YOUR WISDOM.

I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee (Daniel 5:14).

In the Old Testament, Daniel was celebrated as one who had an excellent spirit; he was blessed with excellent wisdom. Another example is King Solomon, who was esteemed as the wisest man that ever lived, until Jesus.

However, as much as we may admire the excellence and wisdom of Daniel and Solomon, we have something in the New Testament that they both didn’t have—Christ! He’s our wisdom.

Colossians 2:3 says in Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. In other words, He’s the embodiment of all wisdom and knowledge. This same Christ, according to 1 Corinthians 1:30, has been made unto you wisdom: “But of him (God) are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom….” Therefore, in Christ, you have access to all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

This is greater and better than what Solomon had. The One that gave Solomon wisdom, who is Himself wisdom, lives in you. When you made Jesus the Lord of your life, and He took up His abode in the quarters of your heart, Wisdom took up His abode in you.

Thus, not only has Jesus become your Saviour and Lord, He’s also your wisdom, meaning you’re sound, wise, sagacious, and perspicacious. Affirm it! Say, “Christ is my wisdom; therefore, I talk and deal wisely always; He directs my thinking. He has anointed my mind to receive sanctified thoughts; wisdom is seen and heard in me always!”

Live victoriously every day by taking advantage of the wisdom of God available to you in Christ Jesus. Through wisdom, you’ll know how to manage your home, your family, your business, finances, and everything about your life. Keep learning God’s Word, and avail yourself of the privileges and advantages of divine wisdom.

PRAYER

Dear heavenly Father, thank you for the divine wisdom that’s been made available to me in Christ. My thoughts, words, and actions are anointed to produce excellence. I’m catapulted to a place of honour and promotion, through your wisdom that’s at work in me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

Proverbs 4:7-8 Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. 8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

Ephesians 1:17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

1 Corinthians 1:30 NIV It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.

1-Year Bible Reading Plan
1 Corinthians 2 & Psalms 107-108

2-Year Bible Reading Plan
Philippians 4:1-7 & Jeremiah 2




#AFFIRMATIONTRAIN

17TH AUGUST.

I affirm that I am overwhelmed by the power of the Spirit as the Word of God comes forth through me in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs unto the Lord. The Word gains root in my heart and gains the dominion over my thoughts and actions today, as I make joyful melodies of the Word in my heart unto my Lord.

There’s a higher calling on my life; I am blessing to my world, ordained and chosen of God to manifest His glory, wisdom, and excellence to my world. I function today as a burning and shining light! I am making the Name of Lord known, and turning men and women from wickedness unto righteousness; this is my purpose, which I live daily to fulfill. Hallelujah. In the Name of Jesus, I am strengthened with divine enablement in my inner man by the Holy Ghost.

I refuse to be moved by any seemingly impossible situation or be distracted by the immensity of any challenging circumstances. Rather, my attention is fixed on God’s eternal Word and the power of the Holy Spirit as I walk through life with confidence, gamboling over adversities as the victor that I am. Glory to God. Hallelujah!

SPEAK IN OTHER TONGUES NOW

• Be bold to say the same things that God has said concerning you in His Word. That is what takes you beyond salvation, to enjoy the benefits of salvation ~ Pastor Chris Oyakhilome.


God bless you.

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  Psychopathic serial killer and lover found soaked in blood after trying to kill thems
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-17-2018, 09:56 AM - No Replies

Psychopathic serial killer Joanna Dennehy and lover were found covered in blood after trying to kill themselves in jail.

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35 years old Joanna Dennehy, is believed to have attempted suicide in prison after allegedly making a suicide pact with her prison girlfriend.
The psychopathic serial killer, is understood to have been discovered with her throat cut open, while her partner had sliced her wrists.
Joanna Dennehy, from Peterborough, Cambs, is serving a life sentence for murdering three men “just for fun”. She is one of only two female prisoners serving a whole life sentences in the UK.
A source told The Sun;

“When the guards found them they were entwined on the floor, which was covered in blood.
“They think they need splitting up now to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”

Both the women were taken to hospital where their injuries were treated. Then they were taken back to to HMP Bronzefield in Surrey.
However once back inside, Joanna Dennehy made a second suicide attempt, which failed again.

She had stabbed Lukasz Slaboszewski, Kevin Lee and John Chapman over a 10-day period in March 2013.
While a nationwide police search went on for her, after the bodies were found in remote ditches in Cambridgeshire, she went on to drive 140 miles to Hereford where she repeatedly stabbed another two dog walkers Robin Bereza and John Rogers – who miraculously survived – entirely at random.

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  Prophetess arrested over sale of day-old baby
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-17-2018, 09:54 AM - No Replies

A Prophetess, Amarachi Chinedu, has been arrested by the Police Command in Abia has over her alleged involvement in the sale of a one-day-old baby boy in Aba.
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The Commissioner of Police, Mr Anthony Ogbizi, revealed that the woman was arrested with two others for their alleged involvement in the deal.

The suspect, was arrested with the 17-year-old mother of the baby, Chinanu Monday, and the man who allegedly impregnated her, Promise Lazarus.
Chinanu Monday told newsmen in an interview that she was delivered of her baby in the home of the prophetess and after the delivery “they took the baby away and sold him.”
She said that she was not involved in the deal as she was not given any money and did not know the buyer and whereabouts of her baby. She said;
“When I was pregnant, Lazarus took me to the woman and she took delivery of the baby in her home.
“After the baby was delivered, they took him away and sold him,”
She said that she took in for Lazarus in December when they both met.
Lazarus and the prophetess, however, denied the allegation and described the girl’s story as baseless.
Lazarus said that he met the girl in March, contrary to her claim that they met in December. Lazarus said;
“She told me in April that she was pregnant and I told her that I would come to her parents for introduction with drinks and kola nuts.
“Surprisingly, while I was making plans to visit her parents, policemen came to my house and arrested me, accusing me of child trafficking,”
The prophetess described the allegation as unfounded, saying that the girl was never pregnant and could not have given birth to a baby.
 Also, the command paraded six gay suspects, arrested at a hotel in Aba, following a tip-off from the hotel manager, Mr Peter Okeke.
Okeke told newsmen that two of the suspects checked into the hotel on Sunday and paid for one room.

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  Journalists barred from covering Atiku’s visit to Govt. House
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Posted by: trustangel - 08-16-2018, 06:52 PM - No Replies

Journalists were on Thursday shut out from covering the visit of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku to the Government House, Enugu.
The journalists had accompanied the convoy of the presidential aspirant from the state secretariat of the party after meeting and addressing party stalwarts on his ambition.
On arrival at the Government House gate, Atiku and his entourage were allowed to drive in while all the journalists including Atiku’s media aide, Paul Ibe were stopped from entering.
It took prolonged entreaties from the correspondents before one of the journalists was allowed to drive in Atiku’s media aide.
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The stern looking security men, although polite, explained to the journalists that they were acting on instructions from above.

At the party secretariat, Atiku described President Muhammadu Buhari’s government as one replete with lies.

This is as different support groups canvasing for the former Vice President defied control by security agents.

The support groups had in the morning taken over roads leading to Akanu Ibiam International airport Enugu and practically congested traffic from Emene to GRA state office of the PDP where Abubakar addressed party members amid uncontrollable crowd.
Atiku said: “This government is a government of liars. They promised three million Jobs per annum but Nigeria has been losing three million Jobs every year. This job loss has brought the worst form of insecurity in the country.
“We are facing challenging times in Nigeria. Today, economy is at its lowerst ebb and the greatest challenge is unemployment.”



The former Vice President stated that the 2019 general elections would be Nigeria’s most crucial poll which citizens must ensure their votes count.

“This is the most crucial election. Make sure you vote and when you vote, stand to protect your votes,” he urged.

Atiku also stated that experience stands him out from the crowd, noting that he was the only former Vice President running for 2019 Presidency.

He said: “No other government has surpassed our strides in governance. So if you are looking for an experienced person, I am here; if you are looking for a politician that can create jobs and unite Nigeria, I am here.”

Former National Chairman of PDP, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo said Abubakar was the only candidate who would implement restructuring, improve Nigeria’s economy and education standards, create jobs and solve poverty and killing issues in the country.

“Atiku loves Christians same as Muslims. He has the capacity to stop killings and bloodshed. He will turn us round on the path of development. He is the man who will rescue PDP and Nigeria,” Nwodo said.

Responding on behalf of the state party structure, state PDP Vice Chairman, Chief Innocent Ezeoha said Abubakar as an in-law to Ndigbo was at home in Enugu state.
“You’ve seen the crowd starting from the airport which confirms that you are a son of the soil and we will continue to pray for you in Jesus name.”

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  Lai Mohammed Lied, FG Paid ‘Large Ransom’ To Free Dapchi Girls – UN Report
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-16-2018, 06:38 PM - No Replies

Quote:Contrary to the claim by the Nigerian government through the Information Minister Lai Mohammed, the government paid a “large ransom” to free scores of female students kidnapped by the Boko Haram from their school in Dapchi, Yobe State, earlier this year, the United Nations has said.

Over 100 girls were kidnapped from the Dapchi school by a Boko Haram faction in February this year with about 105 of them later released by the terrorists. One of them, Leah Sharibu, who reportedly refused to denounce her Christian faith, is still with the abductors.

Following the release of the girls, about a month after they were kidnapped, Mr Mohammed told journalists that it was not true ransom was paid for their release.

‘’It is not true that we paid ransom for the release of the Dapchi girls, neither was there a prisoner swap to secure their release,” Mr. Mohammed told journalists in Maiduguri with his statement circulated by his office to media organisations including PREMIUM TIMES.

“What happened was that the abduction itself was a breach of the ceasefire talks between the insurgents and the government; hence it became a moral burden on the abductors. Any report that we paid ransom or engaged in prisoner swap is false.”

A UN report has now shown Mr Mohammed’s claim to be false.

The report recently submitted to the UN Security Council on Boko Haram and related terrorist organisations, said such ransom and the predominance of cash economy was providing oxygen for the insurgency around the Lake Chad region.

The UN report is titled “22nd Report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team”, related to Resolution 2368 (2017) regarding “Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant – ISIL – (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities.”

“In Nigeria, 111 schoolgirls from the town of Dapchi were kidnapped on 18 February 2018 and released by ISWAP on 21 March 2018 in exchange for a large ransom payment,” the report stated.

The UN report negating the Nigerian government’s stance reflects the manner of propaganda the Nigerian government and its military have been using to fight the war against Boko Haram.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how the Nigerian military has repeatedly lied about military casualty in the war and, along with the government, claimed the Boko Haram sect was already defeated.

The government’s stance appears to be that suppressing information, or as in this case lying about it, would reduce the efficacy of the insurgents and thus limit their ability to carry out their terrorist acts.

The Dapchi girl’s ransom would not be the first by the Nigerian government to free victims held by Boko Haram. Huge ransom was also paid by the Buhari administration to free many of released Chibok girls kidnapped in 2014, senators including the leader of ruling party in the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, said. Although the move is largely welcomed by many Nigerians as it ensures freedom for the victims, experts fear it has helped fuel the insurgency by ensuring the Boko Haram has access to funds to buy more weapons and sustain themselves; a stance shared in the UN report.

OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING

Apart from ransom, the UN also listed other ways the Boko Haram group is being funded.

“…extortion, charitable donations, smuggling, remittances and kidnapping as parts of ways Boko Haram is funded,” the report stated as quoted by the News Agency of Nigeria.

The report also stated how some “doctrinally based non-governmental organisations” were funding Boko Haram and other terror groups.”

“The number of doctrinally based non-governmental organisations sending funds to local terrorist groups was growing, and Member States were concerned that radicalisation was increasing the threat level in the Sahel.

“Meanwhile, Boko Haram (QDe.138) and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have had a similar impact in their areas of control, including the Lake Chad basin.

“The predominance in the region of the cash economy, without controls, is conducive to terrorist groups funded by extortion, charitable donations, smuggling, remittances and kidnapping.”

According to NAN, “the report was signed by Edmund Fitton-Brown, Coordinator, Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, who said the report was “comprehensive and independent”, and Kairat Umarov, Chair, Security Council Committee.

SANCTIONS ON BOKO HARAM

The UN Security Council committee on al Qaeda sanctions blacklisted and imposed sanctions on the Boko Haram in 2014 after the insurgents kidnapped more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls.

The designation, which came into effect after no objections were raised by the Security Council’s 15 members, subjected Boko Haram to UN sanctions, including an arms embargo, asset freeze and travel ban.

The UN Security Council had last week said it remained concerned over the security and humanitarian situation caused by the Boko Haram terrorists and other armed groups in Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad.

In a presidential statement, the 15-member body regretted that Central African countries were beset by terrorist activity, instability and the effects of climate change, and asked Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to review the work of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), and recommend areas for improvement.

The presidential statement read: “The Security Council strongly condemns all terrorist attacks carried out in the region, including those perpetrated by Boko Haram and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as Daesh).

“These attacks have caused large-scale and devastating losses, have had a devastating humanitarian impact including through the displacement of a large number of civilians in Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad, and represent a threat to the stability and peace of West and Central Africa.

“The Council notes with particular concern the continuing use by Boko Haram of women and girls as suicide bombers, which has created an atmosphere of suspicion towards them and made them targets of harassment and stigmatisation in affected communities, and of arbitrary arrests by security forces.

“The Council emphasises the need for affected States to counter-terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including by addressing the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism, in accordance with obligations under international law, in particular international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian law”.

The Security Council welcomed the support provided by UNOCA and the UN Office for West Africa and Sahel (UNOWAS) for the development of a joint regional strategy to address the root causes of the Lake Chad Basin crisis through regular contact with regional leaders.

The Council encouraged partners to increase security assistance to Lake Chad Basin Commission countries, and humanitarian and development support across the region for those affected by Boko Haram activities.

“The Security Council remains deeply concerned at the grave security situation and related violations and abuses of human rights in parts of Central Africa, in particular, the continuing terrorist activities of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in the Lake Chad Basin,” it said.

“The Security Council expresses its ongoing concern at continued tensions linked to disputed electoral processes, social and economic difficulties, and conflicts between farmers and herders,” the statement added.

The 15-member Council noted that UNOCA’s priorities would include to work closely with UNOWAS to address trans-regional issues such as maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, conflict between farmers and herders, and combating Boko Haram.



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  Sowore Protests Over Detention Of Samuel Ogundipe
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-16-2018, 06:35 PM - No Replies

Sahara Reporters owner,Sowore, and others staged a protest at Police HQ in Abuja over illegal detention of Premiumtimes reporter Samuel Ogundipe.He was alleged detailed for disclosing a copy of letter sent to VP Osinbajo by IGP Idris over siege on NASS complex by Daura's DSS. 


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  "Buhari Will Exceed His 2015 Vote Tally" - Buhari's Aides
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-16-2018, 06:31 PM - No Replies


The presidency, yesterday, explained why there is pressure from within and outside the country on President Muhammadu Buhari to seek a second term in office, even as it decried the cocktails of fake and hate news against the president.

Spokespersons of the Presidency, Mr. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity and Mallam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, informed journalists that the president would contest and win next year’s election by a wider margin.

On why much pressure is on President Buhari to seek a second term, Shehu said: “President Buhari will run in 2019 and he will win. The pressure is even coming from outside the country for him to run, because they belief is that there is the need for Buhari’s firm hands to stabilize the country,”


They stated that irrespective of the high level of hatred and fake news being circulated on the social media, what will be in 2019 will be, and “what will happen is that President Muhammadu Buhari would win with a wider margin of ballots than he polled in 2015.” While decrying the deleterious import of fake news and hate news, Adesina traced what happened in Rwanda and Kenya to fake news, stressing that journalists on the traditional media should take utmost care in balancing reports and ensuring the veracity of their reports.

He said facts on the ground reveal that President Buhari has recorded monumental achievements in the past three years, particularly in infrastructure, security and fight against corruption such that greater percentage of Nigerians want him back in office for a second term.

Referring to feedback from a radio programme, Adesina added: “Those speaking against the President are a vocal minority, but they have voice and when they speak, there is a cacophony and you will think that it is Nigerians that are speaking. If it is just for the rail projects alone, some people say they will vote for Buhari.

“Others say that if it is just for the honour done to Chief MKO Abiola, they will vote for Buhari, while there are those who say that if it is that people can now sleep with their eyes closed in the Northeast, they will vote for the President.“Different people have different reasons why they will vote for President Buhari. All those making noise should not forget that democracy is a game of numbers, so let’s wait and see,” he stated.


Adesina disclosed that instead of focusing on the realities, the vocal minority decided to create alternative facts in a cacophony of voices to create the erroneous impression that theirs represent the voices of Nigerians.

While dismissing claims that Nigerian youth are disenchanted over the President’s performance, the Presidency said: “There was a time so much noise about the youth saying that the President called them lazy youths. The impression then in the social media was that all the youths of this country are against Buhari. In fact, some people spoke as if the youth have gathered their votes somewhere and will carry them against Buhari on election day, but a week after that hullaballoo, we went to Bauchi, the crowd that came out had more than 75 per cent of youths, and I have seen such a crowd in my life.

“The impression was that youths were angry, but what is the President working for? To secure the country! Who will inherit the country? The youth! When you fight corruption; there is more revenue for development. Who will the development favour? Youths! If the economy booms, who will enjoy the country? Youths!”.The Presidency said although the Boko Haram has actually been defeated what looks like resurgence of the insurgency revolves around the criminality adding that as obtains all over the world, time is needed to counter the ideology through deradicalisation. 

http://guardian.ng/politics/buhari-will-exceed-his-2015-vote-tally-say-aides/


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  Uche Secondus Meeting With Ibrahim Babangida At His Hill Top Mansion In Minna
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-16-2018, 06:29 PM - No Replies

PDP National Chairman Prince Uche Secondus meeting with Fmr President Ibrahim Babaginda at his Hill Top Mansion in Minna.

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  MORE STORIES Sea turns blood red as entire village including young children rou
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-16-2018, 06:27 PM - No Replies


Sea turns blood red as entire village including young children round up and slaughter 180 whales in preparation for the harsh winter months on the remote Faroe Islands

By Sara Malm For Mailonline11:34 16 Aug 2018, updated 13:18 16 Aug 2018
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  • [b]Images show pod of whales being rounded up for annual slaughter on Faroe Islands in the Atlantic[/b]
  • [b]Meat and blubber from whales used to feed population of Danish archipelago for the rest of the year[/b]
  • [b]Traditional method of killing whales turns bay in village of Sandavágur on Vágar island red[/b]
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These images show dozens of villagers on a remote Atlantic island hunting down and slaughtering a pod of whales, colouring the water red with blood.  
The practice, known as whale driving, saw children as young as five take part in the hunt of some 180 whales in the village of Sandavágur on Vágar island last month.
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Every summer, hundreds of pilot and beaked whales are killed across the Faroe Islands, a Danish archipelago located hundreds of miles off the Scottish coast between Norway and Iceland.  
[Image: 4F216A3A00000578-6066735-image-a-31_1534417105576.jpg]Hunting season: Dozens of villagers on Vágar, Faroe Islands, gather to help out in the hunting and butchering of a pod of some 180 whales [Image: 4F216A2E00000578-6066735-image-a-33_1534417109887.jpg]Learning early: Both adults and children take part in the slaughtering of the whale pod in village of Sandavágur on Vágar [Image: 4F216A2A00000578-6066735-image-a-36_1534417275465.jpg]Butchers: The carcass of a whale is dragged through the water before it is cut up on land by the locals 


Whale driving on the Faroe Islands date back to the late 16th century and involve residents herding pods of whales into shallow waters.
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While locals have been carrying out the annual hunts ahead of the sparse winter months for centuries, with the meat served salted or cut into steaks and the blubber sliced up and eaten raw, the practice often come off as shocking and gruesome to outsiders.
Cambridge University student Alastair Ward, 22, was visiting the archipelago last month to celebrate his graduation when he and a friend stumbled across the whale hunt. 
Tradition: Whale herding looks brutal, but the local government has hit back at critics saying the hunt is sustainable and each whale provides several hundreds of kilos of food for the locals throughout the harsh winter monthsThe local government says the annual whale hunts ensures that those living on the Faroe Islands, which offers limited opportunities for farming, are able to import less food from abroadPull them in: Locals use ropes to pull in the whales' bodies in order to butcher them for meat and blubberBloody tradition: Several dead whales lay in the shallows, their blood colouring the sea water redAll in this together: When a pod of whales is herded into the bay, it is time for the whole village to get to work 
He said: 'We were walking round this bay when this family of locals ran over and said 'you're lucky, there's a whale coming'.
'We thought it would just be one being dragged in but more and more boats kept appearing on the horizon.
'I couldn't believe how many whales there were. They were driving them into the bay, prodding them with their oars.
'Once they got close enough, the whole town sprinted in and started hacking at them. Even the children were getting involved, pulling on the ropes and jumping on the carcasses.
'We were just sat there speechless and a bit upset but you couldn't really pull yourself away.'  He added: 'The squealing from the whales was horrible.
So it begins: Fishing boats are seen out at sea, herding the pod of whales into the bay of the villageTeam effort: As the whales reach the shore, dozens of villagers run out into the water to take part in the huntHunted: The whales have been driven into the shallows where locals then jump in and kill them using a 'spinal lance'Two young Faroe men have killed a whale  which is now bleeding out into the waterAftermath: The bay on a Faroe Island is red with whale blood after the hunt is overRemote location: The islands, which are a part of Denmark, are located in the Atlantic - between Norway and Iceland
'They were putting hooks on ropes in their blowholes to pull them in and then hacking at them with knives. They didn't die in a very humane way.
'A lot of the locals were all saying how it's the same as farming but I couldn't really agree with that.
'Children were jumping on top of them. They just have such a different attitude to us because they're brought up on it.'
The hunt has been criticised by animal rights campaigners in the past, who say the ritual is cruel and unnecessary. 
However, the local government says the hunting is not only sustainable, but ensures that the islands, which has a limited opportunities for farming, are as self-sufficient as possible.




Each whale provides several hundreds of kilos of meat and blubber, food which would otherwise have to be imported from abroad to the islands at a cost to the locals and the environment. 
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  Why is everyone afraid of an Independent Woman?
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Posted by: Gimbiya - 08-16-2018, 05:36 PM - Replies (2)

It baffles me how we dutifully teach a young girl the importance of thinking for herself and making her own money, yet when she emerges into the real world as strong, powerful, freethinking force, we instantly alienate her.

Our culture quickly lets her know opinionated girls are simply not welcome in this world.

We’re instructing them to be self-assured, We’re encouraging them to speak their minds unhindered and when they do, we tell them how radical and unlovable they are. 

So what’s with this society's unwillingness to truly embrace the independent woman in a real and honest way?

Why is everyone so threatened by a girl who is independent?

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  hot air balloons
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Posted by: andrea94 - 08-16-2018, 12:14 PM - Replies (1)

Hi friends,

Which gas is used in hot air balloons?

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  Nigeria: Army Explains Shootings By Troops At Maiduguri Airport
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Posted by: trustangel - 08-16-2018, 11:03 AM - No Replies

Military authorities have confirmed the protests and indiscriminate shootings at Maiduguri International Airport by some soldiers deployed to Marte Local Government Area of Borno State to fight Boko Haram terrorists.
The aggrieved soldiers had kicked against the deployment, asking why they were not sent back to their families after over three years in Borno State.
Marte is about 120 kilometres from Maiduguri that shares border with Chad Republic and is one of the areas under Boko Haram's control.
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A statement, yesterday, by spokesman of Operation Lafiya Dole and Deputy Director, Public Relations, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, said: "The Theatre Command on Sunday night witnessed a riotous reaction from a few unscrupulous troops, while conducting a redeployment of troops who are currently deployed at the Maiduguri Airport, following a directive to review troops' deployment in Maiduguri metropolis in a bid to reinvigorate the security architecture of the city.
"The redeployment became expedient after a recent assessment of the security situation by the Theatre Command. Regrettably however, a few of the troops who had misunderstood the development and erroneously assumed it was going to negatively affect their rotation from the theatre of operation, became agitated and reacted by firing into the air.
"Calm has been restored, as the Theatre Commander, Major General Abba Dikko, has taken charge of the situation after admonishing the troops."

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  UBA, Brymo, students honored at Nigerian Universities Merit Awards
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Posted by: trustangel - 08-16-2018, 10:57 AM - No Replies

The United Bank for Africa, Brymo and over thirty students have emerged winners of the 2018 Nigerian Universities Merit Award.
The second edition of the award was held on August 11 in Ile Ife, Osun State with many dignitaries in attendance.
The winners of the various categories are as follows:
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1) Dele Momodu Best Writer in Nigerian Universities
Imran Abdullahi (Bayero University Kano )


2) Most Active Departmental /Faculty Association (Faculty of LAW, OAU)
3)Most Infleuntial Nigerian University Student
(Ajiboye Adekanmi)

4)most active students union (LAUTECH)
5) Best Nigerian University rated artist
(Tobiano ace)

6)Best Nigerian varsity (Adeleke University )
7) Most Promising Nigerian University student (Imran Abdullahi)

8)Best Nigerian University news editor (Olufemi Alfred)
9) Most Beautiful Nigerian University student
Oluchi Justina
(Chicorrola)

10) Best Nigerian University On-air-personality (RadioSultan)
11)Lekan Otufodunrin Best Nigerian University Journalist(Adejumo kabir)
12)Best Editorial comment in Nigerian Universities (Union of Campus Journalists ,Ilorin)
13) Oustanding faculty of Nigerian Universities
(Faculty of sciences)

14 ) Event of the year
Deydam intro party

15) Students Political Icon (Fawole Isreal)
16) Students choice department of the year
(English department OAU)

17) Most Student Friendly Bank of the Year
United Bank For Africa (UBA PLC)

18)Nigerian University Students Music Icon of the Year,
Music legend Brymo (Olawale Ashimi)

19) Award of certificate Meritorious service
(United Bank For Africa)


20)Man of peace- adegboye funsho (assistant commissioner of police ile ife)
21)Perfect gentleman- ukrakpor michael
22)Most sophisticated- ajibola evelyn
23)Most expensive- alabi moses oluwabusayo
24)Rich kid- alabi moses oluwabusayo
25)Money bag- ibezimuoh simon femi
26)Best recording studio- xzibition recording studio ile ife
27)Most influential entertainment brand- alola empire OUI
According to the head of the organising team, Olanrewaju Oyedeji, the purpose of the event is to celebrate Nigerian students, organizations and firms who have worked tirelessly in contributing on various aspects across all campuses.
While speaking at the event, Professor Remi Sonaiya, a former presidential aspirant in 2015, stated that the country is endowed with young talents.
The ex-presidential candidate cited examples of how Nigerian youths have made the country proud including the recent victory of students of a secondary school in Anambra who won a competition in Scotland.
Also speaking at the event, the Dean of the Division of Student Affairs, Professor Aransi, who also represented the Vice Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University, Prof Eyitope Ogunbodede, advised Nigerian youths to work hard in everything they lay their hand upon.
The event was attended dignitaries including Mr Dele Momodu who was represented by the General Manager of Ovation International, Mr Segun Adebowale, Dean of Students Affairs Obafemi Awolowo university Ile ife, Prof Isiaka Aransi, Prof Remi Sonaiya the Female Presidential Aspirant in 2015 under the Umbrella of KOWA and Music legend Brymo (Olawale Ashimi) among others.

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  Tambuwal To Buhari: "You Are Too Old To Govern Nigeria"
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-16-2018, 10:51 AM - No Replies

..Says he is under pressure to run

...Says cabal running buhari's govt


Quote:Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, wednesday stated that President Muhammadu Buhari is a man of integrity and impeccable character, but too old to steer the affairs of Nigeria.

Addressing the various associations, students and youths, who paid him solidarity visit in Sokoto, the state capital, the governor admitted that pressure is being mounted on him to declare for presidency.

He, however, debunked reports that he is one of the enemies of President Buhari.

“We love President Buhari and that was why we supported him in 2015 unconditionally, and while doing that, we are too sure that he will seek re-election after his first term, but when things are wrong we have to tell him.

“We still believe in his integrity, patriotism and courage but these are not enough for a leader.

“We all know that there is a vacuum in the government occasioned by his disposition probably because of his old age or health condition. That is why Nigerians are yearning for younger ones to lead this country,” he said.

The governor alleged that some cabals have hijacked the government and are now discharging the functions and responsibilities of the president.

According to him, the country needs somebody who will respect the rule of law and would not be selective in fighting corruption.

The governor admitted that pressure is being mounted on him to declare for presidency in 2019.

“I have been receiving support and encouragement from our leaders and people across the country, and even from abroad to contest for president, and this pressure is there.

“It is not my making but there’s quantum of pressure from everywhere because of leadership gap in the country. In the next few days, I will make my position public on the matter,” he added.

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  PDP senators ‘keeping vigil at National Assembly over Saraki’
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Posted by: trustangel - 08-16-2018, 10:48 AM - No Replies

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators are taking turns to sleep over at the National Assembly Complex to prevent a noctunal removal of Senate President Bukola Saraki by their All Progressives Congress (APC) colleagues, a senator said yesterday.
Senator Philip Gyunka (PDP Nasarawa North) spoke in Lafia, the state capital, yesterday when he presented his letter of intent to contest for Nasarawa State governor, to the leadership of the PDP in the state..
He said: “I woke up this morning from my night shift and I will still be going back to my night shift. That is to say we are keeping vigil.
“We are rotating the shift among ourselves. As regards what they are saying about impeachment (removal), it is not possible because the international community is aware of their plot.
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“Don’t be discouraged. They will intimidate you as they do to us. Like myself, I don’t know how many times they have been calling me. We didn’t know they have come to truncate democracy. But the Senate president, being a product of PDP, has come to the rescue of the the situation.
“We are keeping watch on their plans.
“If they want the Senate President removed, which is impossible they must have two third majorities.
“They have been attempting and failing. I know they will still make attempts but they will not succeed because I know Nigerians will not allow them to make mockery of the nation’s democracy.
“If you hear a lawmaker speaking, he is speaking the minds of thousands of people.
“How then should someone, who was appointed and has neither gone to the rural areas to feel the pulse of the people, nor held town hall meeting be insisting that a man that was duly chosen by his colleagues be removed at all course.

“Oshiomhole (Adams) should be educated that this is not unionism. This is an issue that has to do with the Constitution and we will not allow him to violate it,” he said.
The senator told PDP supporters that he would bring to the office of the governor the heart of a servant who had known hard times, tasted poverty and acquired requisite discipline to govern.
“I shall bring the benefit of my vast experience as an economist, banker, and a legislator at both the state and federal levels to reform and transform the state.
“ I will bring a new vision and new direction to governance that will be truly democratic, representative and professional to deliver and redeem the state from its downward descent,” Gyunka said.
State PDP Chairman Francis Orogu said the state chapter of the party was proud of its representatives at the National Assembly and would encourage them to maintain the tempo of their loyalty to the PDP.

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  PDP, CUPP Demand Release Of Premium Times Reporter
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-16-2018, 10:46 AM - No Replies

PDP, CUPP Demand Release Of Premium Times Reporter

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Abuja – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) on Wednesday demanded for immediate release of Premium Times Newspapers reporter, Mr. Samuel Ogundipe, who was arrested and detained by the police over a report.
While PDP condemned the alleged denial of personal freedom and manhandling of the newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief, Musikilu Mojeed, and its education correspondent, Azeezat Adedigba by the police, CUPP described the detention as a mockery of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo’s Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) reform.

PDP, in a statement by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the party holds that the continued detention of Mr. Ogundipe is against his fundamental right to freedom as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

The party insisted that the incessant clampdown on journalists and media houses by the Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration is completely unacceptable in a democracy and only reminiscent of military Decree 4 of 1984 that empowers the then dictatorial regime to arrest and detain journalists over reports considered to be against its interest.
PDP, therefore, called on the media houses and all lovers of democracy and free speech in the country to speak out against the unabating assault on the media by the APC administration as such poses a huge threat to “our democracy and the rights of citizens in our country.”


CUPP, on its party, said that it received with rude shock the disturbing news of the arrest and detention of Premium times reporter, Mr. Ogundipe by the Nigeria Police for the sole reason he performed his constitutional duty as a journalist.
CUPP, in a statement by its spokesman, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, noted that the news came on a day Ag. President Osinbajo directed the Inspector General of Police to overhaul the SARS.

“Nigerians, especially the youths have for months persistently campaigned for the end of SARS and also a general reform of the Police based on incessant abuse of human lives, deaths of innocent citizens and extortion. However, the news arrest of Mr. Samuel Ogundipe drowns the anticipated goodwill the directive to overhaul SARS would have earned the government.
“We are also compelled to view the SARS directive as a facade, a smoke screen to douse the tension of the mockery of democracy by the arrest of Journalist Samuel Ogundipe. The coincidence of both actions cannot be overlooked.
“As the same Inspector General who carried out the overhaul directive is the same Inspector General who ordered for the arrest and detention of the innocent journalist.

“This arrest buttresses the allegations of the unsafe conditions journalists work in President Buhari’s APC led government. Citizen Jones Abiri is still in captivity more than two years after.
“It is on this premise that we call for the immediate release of Mr. Samuel Ogundipe and the removal of the freeze order on his salary account. We call for disciplinary actions against all officers who participated in this arrest and torture of an innocent citizen.
“We generally call on the Muhammadu Buhari led federal government and the All Progressive Congress to desist from further politicizing the Police and other security agencies. The Police is gradually turning into an arm of the ruling,” he said.

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  Buhari fully committed to use of PVCs, card readers, says Presidency
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-16-2018, 10:44 AM - No Replies

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The Presidency yesterday said President Muhammadu Buhari is fully committed to the use of Permanent Voters Card (PVCs) and card readers for the 2019 general elections.

A statement by Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity, Garba Shehu reads: “Our attention has been drawn to incorrect and misleading reporting in newspapers regarding the status of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2018.
“The Presidency would like to set out the true status of the Bill. The Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2018 was sent by the National Assembly to the Presidency at the end of June 2018, for assent.
“Following extensive consideration, the Presidency engaged with the National Assembly to raise concerns regarding errors and inconsistencies found in the submitted version. Following this, the National Assembly, on July 24, 2018, met to review and correct the Bill.


“The Bill was given, on July 24, 2018, a “clause by clause consideration” by the Senate. The Votes and Proceedings from the Senate on July 24, 2018, attest to this.
“The Senate resolved to rescind its decision on a number of clauses included in the version they had earlier sent for consideration by the President, and to reconsider these clauses.
“According to the Senate Votes and Proceedings of Tuesday July 24, 2018: “The Senate: … notes that in the course of final cleaning of the Bill as passed, some provisions were found to negate the essence of the amendment; [and] Resolves to: Rescind its decision on Clauses 3,5,8,11(2), 13(b), 14 (4), 15(3), 18,21,23,24,28,32 and 38 of the Bill as passed, and recommit same to Committee of the whole for reconsideration and passage.”
According to him, the re-considered Bill was passed by the Senate on July 24, 2018 the same day that plenary was adjourned to September 25, 2018.
He said that the revised Version of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2018, with corrections by the National Assembly, and dated the 2nd of August, 2018, was received by the Presidency on the 3rd of August, 2018.
The President, he said, has 30 days from the date of receipt, to assent to or decline the Bill.

The Bill, according to him, is therefore still under consideration by the Presidency.
He added “The allegations that the President declined assent to the Bill because of objections to the use of card readers are wild and baseless.  President Buhari did not and has never raised any objections to the use of Card Readers for elections in Nigeria. On the contrary he has always been a passionate advocate for the use of PVCs and Card Readers in elections in Nigeria, mindful of the role that Card Readers and PVCs played in the election that brought him into office. And he has repeatedly made this clear, and praised these technologies.

Quoting the President while speaking at the State House on May 28, 2018, while hosting the Judiciary to the customary breaking of the Ramadan Fast, he said: “I tried running for President] three times, and ended up in court three times. The fourth time, I eventually made it, thanks to God and thanks to technology. These Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) and Card Readers, they’re fantastic.
“Those who went to their polling booths in their constituencies, and put in their votes, their votes counted. Before, votes were disregarded, [results] were just written, and there was nothing you could do before the [Judiciary] to prove your case. But now with technology, it has been made easy.
“That is why I keep on appealing to the Governors, to please do voter education. Tell the people that their Voters Card is their national card, so to speak. Let them vote anybody they want across ethnicity and religion. I’m begging the Governors to please continue to do voter education, so that people will take their Permanent Voters Cards seriously, and make sure they don’t lose them.”
None of these clauses reviewed and revised by the National Assembly in the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2018, he said, related to the issue of electronic voting or to the use of Card Readers.

“The President also did not raise any objections whatsoever to the use of Card Readers, contrary to the stories being maliciously peddled by sections of the media and on the Internet.” he stated


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  MTN seals N200b deal with 12 lenders
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Posted by: trustangel - 08-16-2018, 10:44 AM - No Replies

Mobile giant MTN Nigeria yesterday in Lagos  signed a seven-year medium term loan agreement of N200 billion  with a consortium of 12 local lenders.
The deal was sealed at a brief ceremony  at the law office of Alike & Purpose in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The facility will allow the carrier, the largest in the country, to fund its capital expenditure on network expansion, along with evolving business opportunities.
MTN Nigeria  Chairman Pascal Dozie said the telco has operated in the country for about two decades,  adding that the experience has been great with various innovations from the company.

Represented by Mr. Gbenga Oyebode, the MTN chair said the telco wouldn’t have been what it is today were it not for the support of the banks.
MTN Chief Executive Officer Ferdi Moolman was delighted by the deal, saying it signposts the company’s commitment to and confidence in the economy. Moolman said the strategic collaboration between MTN Nigeria and local lenders would deepen and broaden the provision of ICT infrastructure services across the country.
He said: “The signing of this loan facility is a major landmark in our expansion programme  in which we are making significant investments. The facility will enable us evolve the network to deliver convergent and superior quality, drive voice capacity expansion  and data service penetration, maintain optimal capital structure and funding level that support growth and expansion.
“Making it possible for people to connect to each other and world,  find and share information and ideas,  create and access new digital services and reimagine old services.  This partnership puts in place infrastructure  that empowers commerce,  industry and provision of public  services.”
He lauded the participating financial institutions for their commitment  to  the telco, adding that the loan syndication showcased the strength of the Nigerian financial  institutions  and their confidence in MTN’s vision, as well as both parties’ ability to stimulate significant economic growth.
The facility is structured with a two-year moratorium and a repayment plan of five years and is denominated in  the naira.

Citibank Nigeria, Diamond Bank, Ecobank, Fidelity Bank Plc First Bank, FCMB, FSDH Merchant Bank,  Rand Merchant Bank,  Standard Chartered Bank,  Stanbic IBTC, UBA and Union Bank are providing the cash for MTN.
The step will assist MTN to provide optimum services and product for its over 55 million and ever growing  subscriber base in the country.

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  Lawmakers consider INEC’s N189.2b elections budget
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Posted by: trustangel - 08-16-2018, 10:41 AM - No Replies

Work has begun on the budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2019 elections.
INEC Chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu yesterday defended the commission’s N189.2 billion budget at separate sessions with the Senate’s and House of Representatives’ committees on INEC.
Yakubu, who gave a breakdown of the various components of the budget, told the lawmakers that preparations for the poll ought to have started by August 15 (yesterday).
Documents submitted to the lawmakers by INEC indicated that election operational cost will cost N134.4bn; technology -N27.5bn; administrative cost -N22.6bn; and miscellaneous -N4.6bn.

The INEC chair spoke of significant increase in the variables and logistics for the 2019 elections as against the 2015 polls that cost N120 billion.
According to him, the commission will be conducting elections with about 91 political parties on the ballot. There are over 82 million registered voters.
The voter population in 2015 was about 70 million, with about 40 political parties on the ballot.
Yakubu said the figures could rise in the months ahead, as the commission still had 140 applications for party registration still pending; the voter registration has been extended by two weeks to end August 30.
INEC will conduct the presidential and National Assembly elections in February. They will be followed by governorship elections in 29 states, alongside state assembly election in the 36 states.
Also included in the budget is the cost of conducting elections into the six area councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as the expiration of the tenure of the elected officials coincides with the general elections.

Also captured in the INEC budget is the Osun State governorship election coming up on September 22. The INEC chair said 48 political parties will participate in the Osun election.
The Total cost for 2019 polls is N242, 445b, made up as follows: INEC to receive N189.207b, ONSA to get N4.2b, DSS to receive N12.213 b, NSCDC to get N3.573 b, NIS to get N2.628 b, Police to get N30.541 b.
A breakdown of the police budget is: Police dogs N166,315m, Dogs’ medical/ general expenses N143,782m and 50 Polie horses’ feeding N7,719.4m.
The chairman of the Senate committee, Suleiman Nazif, assured INEC of the legislature’s desire to expedite action on the budget, considering the time constraint.
Nazif said the committee members will meet again today through Friday to fast track the process and refer the documents to the Appropriation Committee of the Senate.
The chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on INEC, Mrs. Aisha Dukku, stressed the need for the parliament to approach the budget proposal from both process and content perspectives.
Dukku told Yakubu: “It is only by so doing that one can begin to unravel the intricacies of the entire range of issues involved and their interconnectedness.
“You will agree with me that for a government that promised change for its people, the foundation of this change ought to be evident in the way we plan our elections and electoral processes.
“The estimates should represent a true picture of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA).”
She expressed concern over INEC’s previous budgets, saying they were neither productive nor effective because of poor planning.”
“It is my prayer and hope that the present administration would address the issues with budgeting, especially as regards funding; unlike the previous budgets that were not productive in the entire planning of elections,” Dukku added.

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  Nigeria loses $3bn to call masking
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-16-2018, 10:41 AM - No Replies

Nigeria loses $3bn to call masking
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Telecom operators and the government of Nigeria have lost $3 billion in revenue to the prevalence of call masking activities, New Telegraph has learnt. The illegal activities of disguising international calls as local calls has been a major challenge confronting the telecom sector even as recent regulatory measures failed to address the problem.
 

According to the Executive Commissioner, Stakeholders Management at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr Sunday Dare, said the regulator had rolled out a number of regulatory, technical and other actions to tackle the menace, yet the activities persist.
He noted that call masking through what is known as Sim Boxing is now prevalent in the country.
 
“Simbox or Interconnect Bypass Fraud is one of the most prevalent frauds in the telecom industry today,” he said. “This fraud costs the industry about USD3 billion in loss revenue. It happens when calls made via the Internet are sent to Simboxes (machines that house SIM cards), which redirect this illegal VoIP traffic onto mobile networks.”
 

Apart from its national security implications, call masking affects the licensed telecom operators in the country, as they lose revenue from international calls, since such are being being manipulated as local calls while the government is also losing tax revenue on those calls. A recent report by Pricewaterhouse Cooper (PwC) Nigerian revealed that Nigerian telcos experienced 59 per cent drop in volume of international call from October 2016 until early this year due to increased call masking activities.
 
The Executive Commissioner noted that the regulator was aware of the menace and it considered even a single case of call masking as too many because of the grave implications it has on social, economic, security and communications wellbeing of Nigerians.

 
Explaining the scenarios under, which call masking occur, Mr Dare said in the first scenario, the perpetrator is somewhere between the two networks. “Telecoms is a game of volumes, and some players have positioned themselves as middlemen who aggregate huge volumes of traffic bound for the country from several operators around the world,” he explained.
“To make their margins, they compress the calls and strip them of their original numbers before terminating them on local networks.

“In another scenario, the calls reach Nigeria in their original form (i.e. with Calling Line Identity), but are masked or disguised by a local player who presents it to the terminating network as a local call. Thus disguised, the perpetrator pays the local player the lower domestic interconnection rate and pockets the differential between this and the higher amount he collected in foreign exchange. It is important to appreciate that call masking is both complicated and widespread.”
The NCC Commissioner added that just like Nigeria, other countries are fighting the menace, deploying several regulatory, economic and technology tools.
Besides, he said masking and SIM boxing are a bit like virus attacks and the perpetrators continue to devise complicated strategies.
“As regulators and other stakeholders deploy ‘anti-masking’ ‘anti-virus’ solutions, they try to up their game. The NCC is nonetheless up to the task” he said.

Highlighting some of the efforts  of the regulator in tackling the problem, he said the NCC took an unprecedented step of suspending a major operating license last February. In addition, he said very strong censure was visited on other clearinghouses, and some licenses were disconnected from the national network pending compliance with necessary regulatory requirements. The regulator also barred 750,000 numbers assigned to 13 operators from the national network
“All of these measures were taken after painstaking investigations with the participation of security experts from the Office of the National Security Adviser and the Department of State Services,” he said.
“Another regulatory measure is the tightening of SIM registration processes across all networks. You may recall that a broad-based Task Force to deal with SIM registration failings was established in October 2017. The Task Force has made far-reaching recommendations, which are now being implemented. A few of the actions the industry will activate in the days to come may cause inconvenience to some, but, it is in our national best interest that we show forbearance and see this process to its logical conclusion. Tightening up the SIM registration process would not only reduce the availability of SIMs for SIM-boxing, it would also help address the security issues around the availability of pre-registered or fraudulently registered SIMs”.

Meanwhile, the NCC said it has just completed a painstaking solutions evaluation process and is rolling out a sophisticated SIM-box hunting technology, which will enable the regulator to track perpetrators anywhere they may be in-country.

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  Nigeria: 5,000 Teachers Undergo Training in Edo
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Posted by: trustangel - 08-16-2018, 10:38 AM - No Replies

As part of efforts to improve basic education, teachers in Edo State are said to be attending training courses to update their skills and meet the learning and teaching needs of pupils.
A total of 5,000 primary school teachers are undergoing the training sessions under the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (Edo-BEST) initiative, started by Governor Godwin Obaseki.
The teachers, drawn from select schools across the state, are being trained in groups.
The initiative, Daily Trust gathered would be an opportunity for primary education to get quality training using correct methods and practice.
The training exercise came on the heels of the success recorded in a previous programme where 2,000 teachers were trained on the use of handheld digital devices for teaching.
Daily Trust learnt that at the end of this exercise, the government would have equipped 7,000 teachers with digital devices including smart phones for head teachers for greater effectiveness.
One of the teachers, Ojeifo Grace in Orele Primary School, said the training exposed her to new teaching methods and how to adjust to bring out the best in students.

"We have been trained on how to teach children adequately and track their assimilation; how to ask questions to get quick response from students; how to commend them in areas they did well and how to make them do better when they go wrong.
"I have come to realize that it is not by bully or shouting at students that they will perform well. Also, I have learnt that leadership by example can ignite pupils' interest in learning. I was employed in 1998 and this is my first professional training and it has exposed us to things we didn't know before."
She called on the governor to make the training a continuous one as teachers who are yet to be trained see themselves as underdeveloped.
On his part, Ibrahim Lasisi said the beneficiaries were equipped with innovative teaching methods that bring dull concepts to life with practical experience.
Lasisi, who teaches at Ugbobo Primary School, Igarra, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, said the exercise would enhance teachers' ability to deliver qualitative education to pupils.
"We have been given devices that we can use to teach the pupils while government has moved further by providing modern text books for the pupils," he said.

Mrs. Tomo Elizabeth said though she had attended professional skills development trainings in the past, this exercise was different for the fact that she acquired child-centered teaching approaches. She said newest methods of teaching would improve the quality of education in the state.
She said the training would make public schools the best choice for children because new digital methods of teaching adopted would certainly yield positive results.
"I was trained five years ago but it wasn't like this. This is actually a training that will benefit the teachers and the students. In the past, we attended trainings just for the financial benefits but in this one, we are gaining knowledge."
Another teacher, Precious Omoghibo from Ujelu Primary School, Igueben Local Government Area, said the exercise came when education in the state needed total overhaul.
"The modern ways of teaching acquired, will bring total change in the education sector.
"The training will benefit the students in the area of learning because teachers have learned new ways of making classrooms conducive for them to learn," he said.


According to him, teachers are in high spirits and called on the government to organize similar exercises at least once or twice a year.
Meanwhile, the Acting Chairman, Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and Special Adviser to the Governor on Basic Education, Dr. Joan Osa Oviawe, said the training brings to 7,000, the number of primary school teachers trained on modern techniques.
She said, "With the training, we would have successfully migrated about 190,000 pupils onto a new teaching method that is learner-centered, nurturing and teaching without corporal punishment.
"By September 2018, 62% of the 1,200 public primary schools would be in the Edo-BEST Programme. We are also striving to renovate and construct of over 230 primary schools across the state."
She explained that the programme would be expanded to cover kindergarten to primary six teachers.
Dr. Oviawe said in addition to teacher training, head teachers would also be trained on school management with a view to instilling a strong maintenance culture in public schools.

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  2019: N242.9b For INEC Is Ridiculous – Doherty
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-16-2018, 10:37 AM - No Replies

2019: N242.9b For INEC Is Ridiculous – Doherty

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Engr Adedeji Doherty is a governorship aspirant in Lagos State on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview with JOY ANIGBOGU, he speaks about his party’s readiness to take over the governorship seat in Lagos State and other issues. Excerpts:

The fortune of your party is soaring across the country with most of the defections in favour of your party but it looks like the party in Lagos is in disarray. What can you say about that?
I don’t think that we are in disarray but I agree that there are misinformation, dissatisfaction between some individuals but the issues are been handled within the party in a family way. Definitely there is always dissenting voices wherever you have a vibrant democracy going on within a political space like a political party like we have in Lagos. It does not mean that we are not worried about it. Our leaders are looking into it to see how they can resolve it amicably. I am sure that within the next one or two weeks there will be an end to whatever is going on now.


Do you think that your aspiration to the position of a governor is going to be easy considering the hold of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State?
There is nothing in life that is easy. It is strategy and not noise making that will make an aspirant win an election, commitment to the people and to God. Our strategy is good and we are putting up a team that is committed up to the polling units. We are going to rely on the votes of our people. We are going to also rely on the dissatisfaction that Lagosians have from this APC government.  I think that is what is going to propel us towards winning position that we want. The religious bodies, organised private sector and the low income earners are aware of what they were not getting. The non – indigenes, the Ijaws, the Igbo people, the Hausa people and the Fulani people are all aware of what they are not getting. The youth, the women, the low income earners, the physically challenged are aware of what they are not getting or what should come to them in a State where the internally generated revenue and the money they get from federation account is close to N50 billion on a monthly basis. People are aware of the dilapidation in our educational system. People are not comfortable with the state of the transportation system, the roads that are in sorry state and even the health care system. The debt profile of Lagos State is close to N2 trillion. We are looking at a government that has promised so much but delivered little that is why we are very hopeful that when we come on board in 2019 we will change the narrative of governance in Lagos State.

The president of the Senate is under fire at the moment from APC as a result of his defection to PDP. What can you say about that?
The president of the Senate has the right to be in any party that he wishes to be in. There has already been precedent laid when the governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal was the speaker of House of Representatives, he dumped our party in 2015 and moved to APC. It was seen as a glorious day for the APC not knowing that he same thing would come back to haunt them. What is good for the goose is sauce for the gander. I believe that if APC knows what it is doing it should put its acts together and say the correct thing. Put diplomacy in place rather than autocracy that Oshiomhole is following. It should have a human face and accept that Nigeria is bigger than any party or anybody and I am sure that will get APC and Oshiomhole on the right track.

How prepared is your party to maximise from the benefit of this defections?

Defections do not just come like that. The benefit of defection has been ongoing for a while. It is a plan that has been ongoing. It is work that has been going tirelessly for a long time. Tolerance is our watch word for today. For our party PDP it has been tolerance and acceptability. We are ready to share for the common good of the country and the party. People are ready to listen. It is in sharing that you support due process. I must tell you that 2019 general elections for us have been won 50 percent.

Do you think that the coalition of 34 parties is still relevant to PDP having gotten so many influential politicians already joined your party?

The big names that have joined us are as a result of the coalition. We have some people from APC, some from All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and different political parties; it does not make much difference. The political parties that are joining us if they cannot get a place at the national level they can get a place in the State. If they cannot get a space in the senate, they can get a place in the House of Representatives or House of assembly and that is what we call a government of national unity and that is what PDP is doing right now.

We got information that some members of your party in Kwara State defected to APC, the moment Bukola Saraki joined your party. Can you react to that?

I think that information is only in the social media. The party discussed with the chairman of the party in Kwara State, if he has some misgivings it was not made public. Usually a lot of people do not like someone that would leave to come back and you give him a formidable position. Like I said earlier we are very tolerant now. What we want to achieve now is for us to win and we are doing everything possible to achieve that even if that means sacrificing different ambitions.


Do you agree with the view in some quarters that the N242.9 billion budgeted for the 2019 election is too huge?
That amount of money is indeed too much. We thought that this was included in the 2018 budget only for this government to come back and say they want to make a supplementary budget for it. It is ridiculous especially where you have the same government collecting Abacha’s loot of $316 million saying that they want to share it in cash to the poor. Who are the poor? How do you identify the poor? They are playing on the intelligence of the Nigerian people and they forgot that Nigerian people are very smart. They could be very patient but when they spark, they spark hard. They have continued to be deceptive in their presentations to the populace. What they are trying to do now is deception of the highest order.

Do you think that INEC can deliver in 2019?

I don’t know so much about the chairman. I am still trying to study him but those under him definitely cannot lead us to the Promised Land. The president is going to run against somebody in the PDP and how can you take it if you are that person and you are going to run against someone whose cousin is working in INEC?. It means that you are putting the entire country in jeopardy. It means that you are not following the rule of law. It means that you are for somebody and not for the whole country.


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  Nigeria: Osinbajo Orders Overhaul of Police Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS
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Posted by: trustangel - 08-16-2018, 10:34 AM - No Replies

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has directed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris to immediately overhaul the management and activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

The security outfit has been widely accused of highhandedness and extra-judicial killings.
It was the subject of #EndSARS, an intense online campaign that called for its dissolution and morphed into street protests in different parts of the country. There were also counter demonstrations.

The acting president's action came a week after he sacked the director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS) for an unauthorised deployment of masked personnel to the National Assembly complex.

President Muhammadu Buhari is in London on vacation.

Osinbajo, in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, yesterday, asked the IGP to ensure any unit that would emerge from the process, would be intelligence-driven and restricted to the prevention and detection of armed robbery and kidnapping as well as apprehension of offenders linked to stated offences, and nothing more.



The acting president directed the police boss to ensure that all operatives in the emerging unit conduct their operations in strict adherence to the rule of law and with due regard to international human rights law and constitutionally guaranteed rights of suspects.

The operatives would also bear proper identification whenever they are on duty.

Osinbajo further directed the National Human Rights Commission to set up a panel to investigate the alleged unlawful activities of the squad.

This would give members of the public the opportunity to present their grievances with a view to getting redress, he said.

The development, meanwhile, has continued to generate reactions from members of the public.









"Thank you Prof. This is a very big relief for Nigerians," tweeted Onyia Chinyere.





"In jubilation and celebration of #EndSARS triumph.

It's celebration of liberty. More to come! Nigeria shall rise again!" said Rossonero Oladapo Olawole.

But Jèfé Juān Jọsé had a warning: "Dear Kings and Queens, as you all celebrate Osinbajo's 'SARS overhaul' directive, bear in mind that SARS will, out of anger, in the coming days, rain terror on innocent youths before the overhaul is effected.

I pray for your safety and do be careful as you go out."

Convener of the #EndSARS initiative, Segun Awosanya, in a chat with The Guardian, yesterday, said: "We know the commander's intent.

We know what led to the pronouncement but we don't want it to just be a political pronouncement.

We need to monitor it and ensure it does what we, the people, have demanded.





"The experience and feedback from people must not be that of pain and anguish ever again," he said, urging government to rein in the police so "they won't be tempted to abuse the citizenry anymore."

Also, in a statement yesterday, the Nigeria Police Force announced that Inspector General Ibrahim Idris has ordered all formations to comply with Osinbajo's directive.

A special squad has been charged with monitoring observance and apprehending erring officers.
Among other reviews, personnel of the reformed squad would abolish stop and search duties except in response to distress calls, robberies or kidnappings.

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  N22tn debt: Buhari, APC have wrecked Nigeria, says PDP
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-16-2018, 10:30 AM - No Replies

N22tn debt: Buhari, APC have wrecked Nigeria, says PDP
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The Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari’s poor understanding of current global economic dynamics and humongous corruption in his Presidency have completely wrecked Nigeria.
It said the limit of the economic knowledge of the President and the APC was also directly responsible for the accumulated N22tn national debt burden on the country.


The party said had President Buhari heeded wise counsel from it (the PDP) to allow competent hands to manage the nation’s economy and had he not continued to provide official cover for corruption in his Presidency, the nation would not have been in this current embarrassing economic situation.
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, said in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, that since President Buhari assumed office and took control of what he called “our once robust economy”, his administration had allegedly not been able to articulate any germane policy to sustain, let alone, grow the economy”.
Instead, Ologbondiyan said Buhari’s  administration resorted to borrowing, while allegedly allowing his cronies and APC leaders to fritter away trillions of naira earned by the nation in the last three years.
He said, “Why would the Buhari administration not accumulate debts when it has continued to cover up corrupt practices under its watch, including the alleged stealing of N9tn, through underhand oil contracts in the NNPC and Ministry of Petroleum Resources as well as the alleged illegal lifting of crude oil worth N1.1tn by 18 unregistered companies to service APC’s interests, among others.
“Moreover, the Buhari Presidency has refused to explain the whereabouts of trillions of naira unremitted oil revenue, resulting in the deadlock at the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee.
“If  the money was properly accounted for and utilised, Nigeria will not be in this dire economic situation which has brought hunger and starvation on Nigerians and rendered millions of compatriots jobless, while President Buhari and his officials live in affluence.


“The PDP recalls various red flags by international agencies, including Transparency International and the World Bank on the poor management of our economy. Besides, the Presidency has been concealing the fact that the petroleum sector under President Buhari has been inducted into the FOI Hall of Shame by the Media Rights Agenda following government’s relentless secrecy and violation of rules in the sector.”
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  Dano Milk, Officially a Guinness World Records Certificate Holder
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Posted by: trustangel - 08-16-2018, 10:30 AM - Replies (3)

After successfully setting a new benchmark in the longest drinks-pouring category of Guinness World Records, Arla Dano has been conferred with the global record holder title in the category by the awarding institution.
The recognition is premised on the engagement of over 650 participants to achieve the longest drinks-pouring relay using Dano UHT Milk held on June 1 this year in commemoration of World Milk Day. Government and non-government representatives threw their weight behind the programme which intensified conversations on nutrition, healthy living and the dairy industry in Nigeria.
Despite a barrage of initial challenges to the project, the team behind the brand was able to achieve the feat. Marketing Manager, Ifunanya Obiakor linked the feat to determination, focus & resilience to surmount obstacles.
She notes: "It is said that every great achievement seems impossible at first, until it is done. This saying reflects our journey to obtaining the Guinness World Records certificate for organizing the longest drinks-pouring relay. Achieving this feat in the face of obvious obstacles is a testament to the possibilities that abound when the will to win drives exceptional performance and when inner strength is deployed towards tackling and overcoming challenges".[Image: 00490463:351c73d24df8af71033bbfe94ce2927...85:us1.png]

According to Managing Director, Mads Burmester, "We believe this award speaks to the fact that the human mind can achieve whatever it conceives. All that is required is the inner strength to follow through with the vision despite hard times. This is what the Arla Dano brand aims to represent in Nigeria and this is why we will continue to provide Nigerian consumers with high quality dairy products to nourish them well enough to take on their day and life in general"
"We hope to positively influence our consumers and make them believe in themselves. Beyond the nutritional products that we offer in the dairy sector, we consider the importance to appeal to the mind and consciousness of our consumers."
With the new feat, Dano further intensifies its presence and impact in the dairy sector of Nigeria's economy with quality products for the young and old.

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  We lost 73 people in one month, say Taraba Christians
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-16-2018, 10:28 AM - No Replies

We lost 73 people in one month, say Taraba Christians
Published August 16, 2018

Justin Tyopuusu, Jalingo

The Christian Association of Nigeria in Taraba on Wednesday said 73 of their members were killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen between June and July in the Lau and Ardo-Kola local government areas of the state.

This is even as they said over 15,000 people were displaced across 49 communities in the affected local government areas.

The state Acting Chairman of CAN, Apostle John Aina, who gave the figure  at a press briefing in Jalingo, called on the Federal Government to extend the Army’s Operation Whirl Stroke to Taraba to tackle killings in the state.

“CAN Taraba State is saddened by the unfortunate recurring crisis in the state and we call on the Federal Government to extend the Army’s Operation Whirl Stroke currently going on in Benue to some flashpoints in Taraba to help to restore peace to the affected communities.

“We condemn in strong terms the unabating killings in some Christian communities by Fulani herdsmen, where 73 people were killed in the Lau and Ardo-Kola local government areas of the state across 49 villages last month.

“These attacks have led to the displacement of over 15,000 people who are now living as IDPs at various locations in the state in dehumanising circumstances,” he said.

While extending their condolences to families of the victims of the crisis, CAN called on the international community, civil society groups and other Nigerians to rise against the killings.

Aina noted that if the killings in Taraba and other parts of the country were not quickly checked, they might affect the 2019 elections.

Reacting to the CAN claims, the Commissioner of Police in Taraba, Mr David Akinremi, said there were killings in Lau but the situation had since been brought under control.

“The situation in Lau is not as bad as what CAN is portraying. There were some killings in Lau, but the situation has been brought under control.

“We have deployed personnel to strategic points in the area to restore peace and to enable IDPs return to their homes.

“People have to understand that security agents cannot be in every village, but we are trying our best to ensure safety of lives and property,” he said.



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  Is Buhari Under Foreign Pressure Not to Seek Re-Election?
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Posted by: trustangel - 08-16-2018, 10:27 AM - No Replies

The presidency yesterday deplored a report that some foreign powers are mounting pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019.
A national daily (not THISDAY) had reported that notable countries like the United States, United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia had been mounting pressure on the president to shelve his re-election ambition.But in a swift reaction, the President's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, described the story as a fiction, insisting that those countries are democratic nations that would never interfere in the operations of another country.

Adesina argued that it is only those who fear that his reappearance at the poll would mean bad business for them that were urging him not to run.

According to him, contrary to the report, it is rather such mentioned countries that have thrown their weight behind Buhari in appreciation of the leadership he has provided in Nigeria.
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According to him, the fiction parading as news claims that foreign powers, including the European Union, United States of America, United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia, are putting pressure on President Buhari not to seek re-election, due to some concocted reasons.





"We thought fake news was the sole preserve of the social media in this season. Alas, a traditional medium has caught the bug. Obviously, the author of the story just got a brain wave or got procured by anti-democratic elements, and then penned the mischief.

"If there are quarters in which President Buhari is held in very high esteem, the work he is doing for Nigeria is highly lauded in the countries mentioned.

"Some of them are equally bastions of democracy, and will not interfere in the democratic affairs of a sovereign country.

"President Buhari is not a flippant or frivolous individual. He gave deep thought to the prospect before announcing his bid for a second term in office.
"It is only those who fear that their goose would be cooked if they meet him at the polls that are trying to dissuade him from running by all means, including sponsored newspaper stories

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  2019 Elections: Buhari A Captive Of Cabal- Aminu Tambuwal
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-16-2018, 10:12 AM - No Replies

2019 Elections: Buhari A Captive Of Cabal- Aminu Tambuwal

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The Governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has stated that President Buhari is not of good health and that he’s also not in control of the nation.
Tambuwal who only recently defected from the APC to the PDP, also noted that he has been under tremendous pressure to run for Presidency.
Speaking to youths and students who came to see him in appreciation of his efforts to involve them in his running of the government, he said that while Buhari is a man of integrity, he is unable to run the nation.
He said: “We supported Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 to become President unconditionally and we admit that Buhari has integrity but that’s not the only requirement for leadership.


“We are aware that the President is affected by serious challenges of health and is being held captive by a cabal that runs Nigeria for their personal interests.”
Buhari has had a well-documented battle with health issues, including a 104-day absence last year after he initially went to the UK over an alleged ear infection.
Tambuwal also stated that he was mulling over whether he should run for Presidency, stating that he believes such a decision has to be made with the knowledge that leadership is a collective responsibility.
He said:  “I have been under intense pressure from various quarters in Nigeria including leaders of the country and friends of Nigeria outside the country to contest the presidency.
“But leadership is a collective decision and I have never asked to be made a leader at any time in my life. So, my aspiration will be determined by my people and after that, I will make my political decision known in a matter of days.”
He went on to add that the youth were the leaders of tomorrow and that he has fully aligned himself with the youths of the nation in the hopes of creating a better nation for all.

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  I May Run For President – Al-mustapha, Ex-abacha CSO
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-16-2018, 10:07 AM - No Replies

Quote:Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, says he will join the presidential race if prevailed upon by Nigerians to do so.

Mr Al-Mustapha, a retired major, gave the indication Wednesday in Kaduna in an interview shortly after a meeting with United Christian Leaders Eagle Eye Forum which backed him to join the 2019 presidential race.

“I am not going to announce myself contesting for a presidential seat, but if people say so that, is the wishes of the people.

”I am not a power tasty person, if I am, I would have lost my personality long before now, but when people gather to speak and the decision is by them, then it is a call to serve,” he said.

Mr Al-Mustapha, a retired major, gave the indication Wednesday in Kaduna in an interview shortly after a meeting with United Christian Leaders Eagle Eye Forum which backed him to join the 2019 presidential race.

“I am not going to announce myself contesting for a presidential seat, but if people say so that, is the wishes of the people.

”I am not a power tasty person, if I am, I would have lost my personality long before now, but when people gather to speak and the decision is by them, then it is a call to serve,” he said.

According to him, his focus is the protection of the right of Nigerians as provided under the law.

Mr Al-Mustapha also spoke on the security situation in the country and called for the reintroduction of toll gates, which he described as an effective buffer of uncovering illegal weapons and movement of criminals.

He also called for the overhaul of the Police Act to strengthen policing at the local level in the country.

Mr Al-Mustapha particularly said local government councils must be allowed to work effectively, so as to tackle local challenges including security.

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  9 Important Things Saraki Revealed As He Considers Running Against Buhari
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-16-2018, 10:04 AM - No Replies

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Senate president, Bukola Saraki has revealed that he is considering running for the presidency in 2019 against the likely candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Saraki who recently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) expressed confidence that he can make the change the country needs.

Below are nine important things he said during the interview:

1. I believe I can make the change

2. If a government can go and lock up an arm of government — and it’s never happened in our history — we should all be very concerned; We should not be surprised that they would use security agencies for elections

3. Most of the inflows that have come in are merely hot money, and that is because the oil price has gone up. Investment in the real sector is not seen. The private sector, in my view, has probably taken a position that the confidence is not there in the government. The country requires a government that is truly pro-business, and a president that sees himself as a chief marketing officer

4. There has been a persistent disregard for due process and a lack of neutrality for some of these issues. For you to have credible elections, you must have safe elections. Security agencies are actively getting involved in the politics.

5. The fundamentals of whatever we are going to develop is going to be based on sound democracy, credible elections, freedom of choice of Nigerians. If we don’t have that as a foundation, then everything else cannot happen

6. If we are going to have a subsidy, we should have a budget for it. Because once we have a budget for it, the private sector can also play a role in the importation of petroleum products. And if the private sector plays a role, definitely the cost of the subsidy will go down and there will be more efficiency in the delivery of products. But in the environment we are in today, where it’s only the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. that’s doing that, it’s going to be inefficient, it’s not going to be transparent

7. The PDP has learnt its lesson from the loss in 2015, and I think unfortunately the APC did not learn from their victory

8. While negotiating with the PDP “we listed a number of issues. We talked about how to sustain and improve the fight against corruption; the issue of providing more powers to the states; inclusion and having a more nationalistic approach on things we do; to continue to improve the environment that will ensure investments. We listed a number of items during the discussions with the PDP, and there is a written agreement to that. We trust that we can hold them to that

9. We would ensure that the party is strong on security. The APC too have not done well on the issue of security. We have the opportunity with the right kind of presidential candidate and president to provide the leadership for the party. The party has a good opportunity to lead the country in the right direction

It had been reported that Senate president, Bukola Saraki, is said to be considering to run against President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 general elections.

According to Bloomberg, Saraki said in an interview at his residence in Abuja: “I am consulting and actively considering it. I believe I can make the change.

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  Eze Exposes ‘Evil Pact’ Between Wike, Abe for 2023 Governorship
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Posted by: Edoman - 08-16-2018, 09:58 AM - No Replies

Eze Exposes ‘Evil Pact’ Between Wike, Abe for 2023 Governorship

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has revealed evil pact between Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and the Senator representing Rivers South East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Abe.[/size][/color][/font][/size][/color][/align]

Eze, who was responding to recent media attacks against him by thesocial media team of Sen. Abe, said the pact is to make Abe a governorship candidate in 2023 but by first weakening the Rivers State lchapter of APC and reducing the influence and powers of Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, erstwhile governor of Rivers State and incumbent Minster of Transportation.

“In my recent press statements which resulted in the media attack against my person and personality by the Magnus Governorship Campaign Organisation Social Media Team, I exposed how Distinguished Senator Magnus Abe connived with some influential All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftains to sabotage the electoral fortunes of the party and its candidate, Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, in the 2015 governorship election.

“Instead of Abe's Social Media Team addressing the salient issues that I raised, they came after my person and integrity. What was my ‘sin’? In my press statements, I posited that Peterside emerged to fly the flag of APC during the 2015 general elections based on the exigency of the upland and riverine dichotomy and the injustice visited on the riverine section of Rivers State by denying them the topmost seat in
Rivers State these past twenty years. I explained that it was to assuage the fact of neglect of the riverine area as the upland had consistently governed Rivers State for 20 years through Dr. PeterOdili, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi and Nyesom Wike, that APC elected lPeterside to fly her flag.

“According to their flimsy reaction against my person, "By behaving like a bull in a China shop and savagely attacking Abe, Eze keeps his own credit line open from his sponsors. And there is nobody in Rivers State who do(sic) not know who those sponsors are and who Eze is".

This assumption, though very false, as I am not under anybody’s payroll, only showed my attackers as persons not after justice, equity and fairness but pretenders whose sole aim in the politics of Rivers State is pursuance of their wicked plot to cause disunity and disharmony among APC members.

“I reiterate that Senator Magnus Abe is my personal friend and associate and whom I have in the past, promoted in various ways, his political aspiration. I have nothing against his political aspiration but committed to correcting the prodigious, devious and erroneous impression being peddled on daily basis against the Rivers State APC and its leader, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi.

Eze maintained that despite unwarranted abuses over his stand on justice and equity in Rivers politics, he would not be intimidated or frustrated out of his chosen task of stating the facts.

Eze, who restated that Senator Abe is entitled to pursue his ambition, however, said that doing so by running down the very institution that he intends to use to actualize his aspiration was most unfortunate and sad.

“The fact remains that every effort was made to accommodate Abe and his supporters in the conduct of the Congresses in Rivers State but that Senator Abe and his Team were not interested in the party holding a peaceful congress. Abe has shown sufficient reason to question his loyalty to APC. Today Abe has dragged the party to court without first exploring every internal conflict resolution mechanism as contained in the party’s constitution. Today Abe has set up a parallel state secretariat when there is no factional state party executive. How else can someone show disloyalty and disrespect to a group he claims to belong?

“According to Abe and those promoting him, he is the only one who can bring governorship victory in Rivers State for APC, a party he shall have destroyed. What an ambition!

Eze reasoned that Abe has shown sufficient evidence that he is working in tandem and in liaison with Governor Nyesom Wike's to ruin APC and possibly prevent the party from presenting a governorship candidate in the 2019 election. Wike understands that an APC governorship will sack him from the Brick House in 2019.

To add to that, Abe already parades himself as the “next governor of Rivers State” even when he knows that his pact with Wike is for him (Abe) to run in 2023 with Wike’s support.

Eze noted that the goal is to humiliate Amaechi but God will never pallow the evil pact to make Governor Wike to continue with his shameless and purposeless administration till 2023 to materialise when he intends to relinquish power to Senator Abe.

“While others working with Abe and Wike in the evil plot have joined the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abe is still in APC to play the spoiler’s role.

“Today, Wike has gone further from all he has done to destroy APC to procure a building complex situated at Waterlines in Port Harcourt to serve as APC State Secretariat for Senator Abe and his team. Yet Wike and Abe are aware that the party has a functional State Secretariat in Port Harcourt from where duly elected members of the State Working Committee serve the party.

He reiterated that despite the evil collaboration between Abe and his sponsors, Wike will not stay a day longer after May 29, 2019 as RiversState Governor.

Eze asks Nigerians to ignore the current propaganda being peddled in the social media by Abe's Team of his nomination to fly the flag of APC in Rivers State during the 2019.general elections describing such nomination as the imagination of those peddling such a non existence approval as the National Leadership of APC under the watch of Comrade Adams Oshimhole can't be involved in such an illegailty and undemocratic act of imposing a candidate that has become a tool in decimation of the party in Rivers State. 

Eze accused Abe and his social media team of being the masterminds of the negative press against Amaechi recently which presented him as being at loggerheads with Adams Oshiomhole, APC National Chairman, and Senator Bola Tinubu, an APC national leader. He said it was part of Abe and his team’s grand plan to possibly bring down Amaechi.

Eze, however, appealed to President Muhamnadu Buhari not to allow those who have eyes on the Presidency in 2023 to destroy all that APC has achieved in Rivers State.

He encouraged all APC supporters to keep faith in Amaechi and that God will not allow the enemies of the party to succeed in their plots to destroy or ruin APC against its desire to rescue Rivers state from the hands of misguided leaders.

Eze finally pleads with his good friend, Senator Abe to stop deceiving the public as he is aware that his pranks and tricks are before the public purview and no serious minded politician in Rivers State takes him serious anymore.

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  My father, the very rotten Apple: Steve Jobs's iPhone giant
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Posted by: trustangel - 08-16-2018, 09:34 AM - No Replies

Lisa Brennan-Jobs was just a toddler when her father visited her at the miserable rented studio flat in Menlo Park, California, where she lived. It was 1980 and it was only the second time he had seen her.
Her mother, Chrisann Brennan, couldn't afford to pay the heating bills and Lisa had to sleep wearing a parka. A single mother, Miss Brennan worked as a cleaner and waitress, but survived by topping up her wages with welfare benefits as she struggled on the measly $500 a month that Steve Jobs — her ex-boyfriend and Lisa's father — gave them.
For his part, Jobs was worth $200 million as the creator of Apple, the technology company that has now become the first U.S. company to have a market value of $1 trillion.
Jobs had to be forced by the courts to pay anything at all to Miss Brennan, his first girlfriend, after insisting that Lisa wasn't his child, and falsely claiming both that he was sterile and that his ex-partner slept around.
A court-ordered DNA test, however, proved Jobs was the father — and yet he still insisted for years to come that Lisa was not his child.
His monstrous arrogance and narcissism was on display during their brief reunion in Menlo Park.

' 'You know who I am?' he asked,' writes Lisa in her forthcoming memoir, Small Fry. 'He flipped his hair out of his eyes. I was three years old; I didn't.

'I'm your father.' ('Like he was Darth Vader,' my mother said later, when she told me the story.) 'I'm one of the most important people you will ever know,' he said.'

Ridiculous as it sounds, he would have been entirely serious.

In an extract of the book published in Vanity Fair, Lisa piles on damning accusations against the father of the iPhone, the iMac and the iPod.

She describes how Jobs was livid when, believing her mother's story that the arch-perfectionist discarded his Porsches when they got so much as a scratch, she casually asked one day if she could have the one they were driving in after he was done with it.

'For a long time, I hoped that if I played ... the beloved daughter, he would be the indulgent father,' she writes.

'If I had observed him as he was, or admitted to myself what I saw, I would have known that he would not do this, and that a game of pretend would disgust him.'

Even as he lay dying of cancer and Lisa came to visit, he told her: 'You smell like a toilet.' In fairness, she had just sprayed herself with a face mist that was beginning to turn pungent. But it was classic Jobs — technically accurate but completely lacking in tact and warmth.
Lisa's revelations about her cold and miserly father come just as his company's shattering of the $1 trillion ceiling has let loose another tsunami of rhapsodising about his 'genius'.
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Yet seven years after he died aged 56 of pancreatic cancer, Jobs's reputation is still being fought over by those who knew him.

Lisa, now 40, and her mother are pitted against not only Apple executives who hero-worship their old boss but also Steve Jobs's widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, who has battled to preserve her husband's saint-like status.

The reclusive billionairess, who is considered to be the richest woman in the tech world, must be mortified by her step-daughter's decision to write an unflattering memoir about her tortuous relationship with Jobs.

It's hardly a revelation now that Steve Jobs was not a 'nice guy', but coming from the daughter he refused to acknowledge for years, it carries a special potency.

Lisa's mother Chrisann Brennan was Steve Jobs's high school sweetheart in Cupertino, California — meeting when both 17 and sharing a hippy world view.

They had an on-off relationship for the next five years, during which they lived with each other at various times. He got her pregnant when she was 18 and, by mutual agreement, she had an abortion.
When she fell pregnant again five years later, in 1978, she kept the baby but their relationship ended.
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Jobs arrived at the commune in Oregon where Lisa was born, telling everyone 'It's not my kid,' she says in her book. Others who saw that the baby had Jobs's prominent nose and black hair knew how unconvincing he sounded.

Jobs stayed just long enough to help Chrisann choose a name for the baby then left.

Lisa reveals she invested enormous importance in her mother's assurance that Jobs named an early Apple computer 'Lisa' after her. It was, after all, concrete evidence that she meant something to him.

However, Jobs cruelly told her it was mere coincidence.

It wasn't until she was 27 and — by then accepted as his daughter — holidaying with him and his new family on his yacht in the Mediterranean that she learned he had been lying to her.

They stopped for lunch at the French villa of the U2 singer Bono. When Bono asked if he named the computer after Lisa, Jobs paused and eventually said yes.

In Jobs's eyes, she writes, she was a 'blot on a spectacular ascent, as our story did not fit with the narrative of greatness and virtue he might have wanted for himself.'

By the time she was seven, she and her mother had had to move 13 times, sometimes living in a friend's spare bedroom. Jobs started visiting once a month in a black convertible Porsche, and the trio would go out on roller-skates.

Jobs would leave a trail of leaves behind them as he casually ripped them off plants in neighbours' gardens they passed.

Lisa admits that when she one day asked him if she might inherit his car, she already knew 'he was not generous with money, or food, or words' and so wasn't surprised when he said no.
But she was taken aback by his ferocity. 'You're not getting anything,' he told her. 'You understand? Nothing. You're getting nothing.' She realised she'd 'made a terrible mistake'.
It isn't the first time we've heard Lisa's side of the story. She was an important character in the British director Danny Boyle's 2015 feature film, Steve Jobs, starring Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet. The film revealed the huge divisions in Jobs's family.

While Lisa — who had remained publicly silent about her father until he was dead — spent many hours talking to the film's screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs's widow Laurene did her utmost to sink the movie.

According to Hollywood sources, she rang Leonardo diCaprio and Christian Bale — both of whom had been approached to play Jobs — and begged them not to get involved.

Laurene, who married Jobs in 1991, also reportedly lobbied each major film studio to not finance the project. Apple chief executive Tim Cook also reportedly tried to hinder the film-makers. 'They haven't helped,' said director Danny Boyle. 'There's been some tough moments. I'm not going to go into them.'

In the event, the film could have been far harder on Jobs. It portrayed him as a driven genius who admitted that having been adopted as a child instilled a feeling of powerlessness that made him determined to bend others to his will.

His teenage sweetheart Chrisann Brennan wasn't spared — described by her daughter Lisa in the film as 'troubled', she has to admit to Jobs on screen that she spent $1,500 of his money having her house blessed.

Laurene and Apple executives also refused to co-operate with a 2015 documentary film, Steve Jobs: The Man In The Machine. It was far more critical of him and was influenced by Miss Brennan's own withering memoir, published two years earlier.
In it, she claimed she had been 'an object of his cruelty', which increased after Apple took off and, she claimed, he became too grand even to do the washing up.
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She also described the moment she had told him she was pregnant with Lisa. 'Steve's jaw clenched and there was this searing anger,' she said. 'He runs out the door kind of like a teenager, and slams it.'

He subsequently showed he was willing to 'drag me through court with the little baby to prove I was a whore and that anyone could have been the father of that baby'.

Miss Brennan admits Jobs later apologised to her and Lisa for his behaviour.

He gradually increased his financial support, eventually giving them $4,000 a month, and bought her a $400,000 house and two cars.

However, Chrisann complained that getting it out of him was 'like pulling teeth', and that his generosity could be withdrawn instantly, such as when he stopped paying for Lisa to attend Harvard University after they had a row.

Miss Brennan — now working as a painter — was struggling financially, as she had all her adult life, when she wrote to Jobs in 2005 and again in 2009. She said she would abandon writing a memoir in return for $25 million 'net' to her, and $5 million to their daughter Lisa in compensation for their suffering.

'All the years that I have lost, as a sort of theft, from dishonourable behaviour can heal and be forgiven,' she wrote. Their hardship, she added, was 'all the more confusing and difficult because you had so much money'.

Of her memoirs, she wrote: 'No one is going to be impressed with either of us in this book, and it will hurt Lisa, who never deserved any of this. The choice is yours.'

Jobs wrote back after the 2009 letter saying: 'I don't react well to blackmail. I will have no part in any of this.'

Given that much of what Lisa knows about her father was filtered through her mother, it's entirely possible that if Jobs had paid up, he might have been spared both Chrisann's memoir and the forthcoming one from Lisa.
It's also not unreasonable to conclude Chrisann's resentment was sharpened by the very different fate of the woman who became Mrs Jobs.
Jobs met Laurene Powell — eight years his junior — in 1989 when he gave a lecture at Stanford Business School in California, where the pretty blonde was a student.

In her memoir, Chrisann cited rumours that Laurene went out to snare Jobs. She said Jobs told her how Laurene 'sat in the front row [of the lecture] and then waited for him until after everyone had left, leaning back on a chair and looking intently at him'. They had dinner together that night.

Jobs married Laurene a year and a half after they met and they had three children together — Reed, Erin and Eve.

An authorised 2011 biography of Jobs suggested he wasn't exactly a great father to them either.

'Jobs developed a strong relationship with Reed, but with his daughters he was more distant,' it said. 'He would often completely ignore them when he had other things on his mind.' All three offspring, now in their 20s, have kept a low profile although his daughter Eve is a successful international equestrian.

Like their mother, none of them has so far risked rocking the Apple boat by criticising their father. But, then, they have rather more to lose. Mrs Powell Jobs, 54, was the main beneficiary in his will. She and her children are estimated to be worth $21.4 billion in Forbes magazine's annual list.
She remains a reclusive figure, and although she will promote some worthy liberal cause or other on Twitter, she hides her charity donations by setting up her main philanthropic organisation as a private company so it doesn't have to report its finances publicly.
However, she's been unable to hide when cruising the world in Venus — the $100 million, 256ft yacht her husband designed, but never lived to enjoy. Paparazzi shots of her on board revealed she has a boyfriend, Adrian Fenty, an ex-mayor of Washington DC and seven years her junior.

In his will, Steve Jobs left nothing to his former lover Chrisann Brennan, although he gave a 'multi-million-dollar' settlement (the precise figure is unclear) to their daughter Lisa.

In a move that would hardly have endeared her to his grieving widow, Chrisann wrote an essay in Rolling Stone magazine, within days of Jobs' death, in which she described the 'all-too-often despotic jerk Steve turned into as he rose to meet the world'.
With her daughter Lisa about to fire off a new broadside against the tech king, it seems the toxic family legacy of Steve Jobs's early life will continue to cast a shadow over his trillion-dollar Apple behemoth.

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