APC commiserates with Pres. Jonathan over the death of his sister

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSCN2l0I98pwPpydhTWPi7yNJ_pXkPmLPlDRH0TUXv_mq8Eg9eozS3Czu4_WYbzSC7blL9rQEyXdJm3LByhnyIuuhHZeOV5SBzkT5zfejHgyj-GXdp7QBqg1FRuNbX8bpR_S4Refhbiif/s1600/Goodluck-Jonathan.jpg" width="283" /><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivn_AlvZ9RNHuG30xS-VlxglYA97WEx0pFh_zrzervd9VTX3StprE4c3ogkwIx72vacFUMsnaciEEujv62s6rkItdrEAb0b72wvneOXjscNluQqEpoeC4SlthKP8fbIZKqFQLcGqaTC355/s1600/00.jpg" width="229" /></div>APC has released a statement commiserating with President Jonathan over the death of his younger sister, Mrs Nancy Jonathan-Olei who died at a private hospital in Bayelsa yesterday January 4th.<br /><br />In the statement signed by its National Secretary Lai Mohammed, the party prayed that God comforts President Jonathan and his family.<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">"We pray that God will grant repose to the soul of the departed, comfort the President and his entire family and give them the strength to bear their loss. We also wish the immediate family of the deceased God’s succour in their moment of darkness,” it said.</blockquote>

APC commiserates with Pres. Jonathan over the death of his sister

APC has released a statement commiserating with President Jonathan over the death of his younger sister, Mrs Nancy Jonathan-Olei who died a...

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Elections are here. This is a reminder from Esure

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3rSXcGQd_9in76ACvqxkYUBVNnodcBCS1fEtbMdpj6lL8WsOrpg7h9mTkW6R_7FXgSQtcV7skLIAr0_BSXQ1WqOF0I195Qr59Y3l7p3y-_UzttVLJuEdVFo1oz8G4aw-qGF0A1N00jSV/s1600/00.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3rSXcGQd_9in76ACvqxkYUBVNnodcBCS1fEtbMdpj6lL8WsOrpg7h9mTkW6R_7FXgSQtcV7skLIAr0_BSXQ1WqOF0I195Qr59Y3l7p3y-_UzttVLJuEdVFo1oz8G4aw-qGF0A1N00jSV/s1600/00.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">2014 has run its course and like years before it; gone into history. These years may be gone but the effects they left have shaped our lives as individuals and collectively as a nation, into whatever we can describe as... Good/Bad; Excellent/Poor; Rosy/Gloomy." - Esure</span></span></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">N<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">ow that we’re in a new year, the actions we take will further cement our status. This one is even more significant as we have elections coming up; Elections bring stagnancy or progress or change (etc.) depending on events before and after them. Therefore, here and now, we have another opportunity to rewrite our story and redefine ourselves... or stay the same. The choice is ours!”</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"></span></span></span></div><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This summarises the message in this new conscious single “IDIBO DE” by Corporate Executive/Label Owner/Music Producer/Exemplary Guitarist ESURE.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">IDIBO DE highlights the common happenstances on our political landscape in Nigeria where politicians only remember the masses they are voted in to serve when election time comes. It gives a reflective insight to the mind of an average Nigerian on lessons learnt from the past and mindset going forward... Do enjoy, perhaps you too might learn something.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">SONG LINK: </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="im"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/I7gw2ss" target="_blank">tinyurl.com/I7gw2ss</a></span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">TWITTER: @esure1</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">FACEBOOK: /esure1</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>

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Mercy Johnson Okojie sends new year message to fans

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZ4Lh6FCn1wiw0wVKzbRT0YbyqDG-CPyEA567DxZRowsdix0DNFSJS6pTwlpmCbT1VCRpwFVh3CwcN_XS2bdMj4Y7F6eRASeiEHWzstMcnnS7jNjZ_60dFQFmb8-s5kU4kjospYHTb4ex/s1600/00.jpg" width="265" /></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCzA5PAFXEexQhyC13lmKyzHPpnNPEiS9OkA1ju-yWVfoOESJDclDzwD8IEFfQp9_XSo521CKAxWvca9u4PoUyfQ62r367HV7zrYd7cQfL_S0MoexGuh1MEl29SeSVSTGNaBXG1NnIsFK/s1600/1.jpg" width="288" /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">'I Am Grateful' Mercy Johnson Okojie writes in her new year message to fans. Read below...</span></span><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: black;">One of the best feelings one can have is the feeling that some people who have never met you in person have your back. I have experienced love from unimaginable people; Ghana, Liberia, Paris, UK, USA, Seychelles and all over the world.</span></span></span></span></div></blockquote><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: black;">Some met me crying, gave me gifts, took pictures, asked questions, and some, not so pleasant. But in all of these, I have no complaint because being where I am is a gift and privilege by God. A privilege and a place I never thought I would be, a few years ago. </span></span></span></span></div><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a></blockquote><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: black;">This level has its own attendant consequence, as I take in the blessing; I appreciate the not-so-pleasant side as well. <span> </span>For this, I am grateful to God, my fans, and stakeholders in the industry who love me just the way I am.</span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: black;">I want to also say a very big thank you to my husband for giving me room to fly. Some men out there would probably have clipped my wings but Odi is not some kind of man. I want to say thank you for being so supportive and understanding.</span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: black;">I want to take this time to say thank you to everyone who made the journey of 2014 easier despite the attendant challenges. I am grateful to the marketers and my colleagues who stayed in touch with me even when I was pregnant, directors who were patient with me, fans who watched all the movies of 2014, those who took time out to search for me on Google, who corrected me in love and those who watched ‘30 Days in Atlanta’ (to make it biggest Nollywood movie in cinema history). I am also grateful to everyone who showed me one form of love or the other during the birth of our second son, Prince Henry: Nigerian Emabssy in the US, social media followers and my ever diligent media and management company, Bigsam Media. </span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: black;">I plan and hope that 2015 will be different from previous years. The jobs I will do will be slightly different from that of the past. I will take up more challenges. I will also have to balance things out because I still have to play the role of a wife and mother, but all in all, there should be a new Mercy Johnson of sort.</span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: black;">As per the style, I have received all your complaints and I will try and improve but please, do not forget I am just a down-to-earth-girl-next-door. Thank you. </span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: black;">And please, AMVCA is around the corner, let’s win again together this year, on how to vote, check @bigsammedia on Twitter.</span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: black;">As always I am grateful. I wish you the best this year has to offer. Happy New Year.</span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US"></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: black;">Bigsam Media</span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: black;">For: Mercy Johnson</span></span></span></span></div>

Mercy Johnson Okojie sends new year message to fans

'I Am Grateful' Mercy Johnson Okojie writes in her new year message to fans. Read below... One of the best feelings one can have is ...

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Lol. Nigerians come for Reno Omokri after he says soldiers never flogged civilians under GEJ's govt

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitvb5mt6jv1KSXr4a49TeCvO6ANSPs1szkgUCOBNdZ7gTAIVgX0xY-4dmOJL2sfGjkWbt4JiszHbhItFCxtadHBqMmVZp5jcsrP9rSnVkjfWxyDq0kWFE5s4E22q4RwTEnc7GLs_0kGC_/s1600/Soldier-vs-Civilian.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitvb5mt6jv1KSXr4a49TeCvO6ANSPs1szkgUCOBNdZ7gTAIVgX0xY-4dmOJL2sfGjkWbt4JiszHbhItFCxtadHBqMmVZp5jcsrP9rSnVkjfWxyDq0kWFE5s4E22q4RwTEnc7GLs_0kGC_/s1600/Soldier-vs-Civilian.png" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw7kStHxAYq4iCSxKt46dXCmh7TZ9HsaVx5RsKPt4GiQ29nssYCxZCN2Xywxc97At5hMkztJd5kmr-bSKfbuFAbST768EUCvduNpgqg4OHoStLv1i9cPtNvbXPYw9vhTw3O_RaA1C0z-n/s1600/0.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw7kStHxAYq4iCSxKt46dXCmh7TZ9HsaVx5RsKPt4GiQ29nssYCxZCN2Xywxc97At5hMkztJd5kmr-bSKfbuFAbST768EUCvduNpgqg4OHoStLv1i9cPtNvbXPYw9vhTw3O_RaA1C0z-n/s1600/0.png" /></a></div>Nigerian twitter can draw blood sha when they mean you...lol. Presidential media aide Reno Omokri tweeted that soldiers never flogged innocent Nigerians under the present administration and the responses he got are both painful and hilarious! See them after the cut..<br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOSOqQlmhnaDqh9GxP-tAg3EWWWAnoKpqLLRgvcRcai07zVECjEFtFWeWOexWG_a_GI97Ve_omKz47x9uAkpXdHQs91HP2kGGtRyTlCvTvQ5Owj3W5K07F379BQn1FXdETyngkr1u5GEw/s1600/2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOSOqQlmhnaDqh9GxP-tAg3EWWWAnoKpqLLRgvcRcai07zVECjEFtFWeWOexWG_a_GI97Ve_omKz47x9uAkpXdHQs91HP2kGGtRyTlCvTvQ5Owj3W5K07F379BQn1FXdETyngkr1u5GEw/s1600/2.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1YGwdY7x_tPod6cblGd6E9fISIw8MIX-9lSsM2ps2Mak_FVIj5pTuskpQiPMSP-myQA3DQynnzJ-HLu-naVAfbrj4ltXJFzispjreR1p4r5DgvTLteD-SHOvLS6Omn6br43468Q0NLnp/s1600/3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1YGwdY7x_tPod6cblGd6E9fISIw8MIX-9lSsM2ps2Mak_FVIj5pTuskpQiPMSP-myQA3DQynnzJ-HLu-naVAfbrj4ltXJFzispjreR1p4r5DgvTLteD-SHOvLS6Omn6br43468Q0NLnp/s1600/3.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-74GXYMY1GHTc9pmcFL8ioVtQCu0wrjdm7VP_aCEQ61hDBg5jmB8l7f4004KA65zY3Q6JpKz_WLzpzmHupUAYRxcGwTtmRFYiibaIR1vz7Cm3WAqY0_7iw72HaMj3SVaD3yYM2Nk0_j1/s1600/4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-74GXYMY1GHTc9pmcFL8ioVtQCu0wrjdm7VP_aCEQ61hDBg5jmB8l7f4004KA65zY3Q6JpKz_WLzpzmHupUAYRxcGwTtmRFYiibaIR1vz7Cm3WAqY0_7iw72HaMj3SVaD3yYM2Nk0_j1/s1600/4.png" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DQpCDs3fIwUH18S3ONDnqBYxQoeTVysUYF_qXsTUaTLyerPnLI3HY2UP8Vb9b8X3Gjk4Hmrwmvb4ro6t_oS6XJDeKXYr-M_q4qSTO_uK7FeOKlTg-KvJcpH7ZkGjyVqNfuOzgoeh7PJQ/s1600/5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DQpCDs3fIwUH18S3ONDnqBYxQoeTVysUYF_qXsTUaTLyerPnLI3HY2UP8Vb9b8X3Gjk4Hmrwmvb4ro6t_oS6XJDeKXYr-M_q4qSTO_uK7FeOKlTg-KvJcpH7ZkGjyVqNfuOzgoeh7PJQ/s1600/5.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZMz_EnR0mKVm-AOW9zd1tOwyQCT_zlTm9wcMSkZiVsHKR1TmyrcA2BuORjqn3t-BHeJEeQkGYjFS3ApTHP5tzYZCnI32tG9f06ubeABJ8OhsGP2F1lWgF6HAsdAVIj5amAZaCmyS85XR/s1600/6.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZMz_EnR0mKVm-AOW9zd1tOwyQCT_zlTm9wcMSkZiVsHKR1TmyrcA2BuORjqn3t-BHeJEeQkGYjFS3ApTHP5tzYZCnI32tG9f06ubeABJ8OhsGP2F1lWgF6HAsdAVIj5amAZaCmyS85XR/s1600/6.png" /></a></div>

Lol. Nigerians come for Reno Omokri after he says soldiers never flogged civilians under GEJ's govt

Nigerian twitter can draw blood sha when they mean you...lol. Presidential media aide Reno Omokri tweeted that soldiers never flogged inno...

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Photo of President Jonathan's younger sister who died yesterday

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib02dZSOfkwiERpMKnIE1_-MzTZEmRVTY3CjImtmY3GSfW1TEMEur32zm_Q251Hm1L_gLX9QIG8f742SvG45hWXoCVrRfs6nY2NX985xsWdnvD2_E7d0U67UCEzNS6SxVUPl1ApNa6MUuc/s1600/00.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib02dZSOfkwiERpMKnIE1_-MzTZEmRVTY3CjImtmY3GSfW1TEMEur32zm_Q251Hm1L_gLX9QIG8f742SvG45hWXoCVrRfs6nY2NX985xsWdnvD2_E7d0U67UCEzNS6SxVUPl1ApNa6MUuc/s1600/00.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's a photo of President Jonathan's younger sister, Mrs <span style="color: #141823; line-height: 18px;">Nancy Jonathan-Olei who died yesterday January 4th at a Private hospital in Yenogoa, Bayelsa state. She was 52 years old. </span></span></span>

Photo of President Jonathan's younger sister who died yesterday

Here's a photo of President Jonathan's younger sister, Mrs  Nancy Jonathan-Olei who died yesterday January 4th at a Private hospital...

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Photos: Actress Ruth Kadiri sexy in a Tiannah Styling outfit

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiyhffeUdJtCk5jGXkLYV79ZZ7AudcLGkdfaolGesd0W2COoYMOjQP8VfuJ6jv-mGXo71DpwjtHlpc36SMNhooWP0SrK0q5-SbPSZuBm0FDlApXvfPxmgrMBuOVlRsLQJeYSu85TA52Du/s1600/ruth+7.jpg" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxcG6TaPTQLK2jcvEBAHZmuV8KlLsTpBos1CFHVVWLwPkYXhQvAXFXD4zA1sKYzHInMMSUY_JUns7NejyxLeVArhBgn3OtoVPxVmZjh1mkEU0EzOpEuI_DgGfKvwMl8SZfXpxRNkStFsc/s1600/ruth+10.jpg" /></div>The actress, producer and writer who had an amazing 2014 with great starring roles, the release of her own movie, Matters Arising, the launch of her own clothing line, K&R and the acquisition of a Range Rover SUV, is sexy in these photos styled by Tiannah styling. More pics after the cut...<br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFhVRF3Bgo6Uqx1D7-W12FUB94LJLasiNJ7H1ezRdCkVY7U665fkAgqwULbZh-0eM5XN3O5DONZGkqNMXgmJ6m-5MDoLZFpxq2w0vcGYcmjeCeP_-uZto2dfpxwchnAXQnlzsejAYhgw3/s1600/ruth+4.+.jpg" width="260" /><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5yW5UHLO_rL2ITfcg4cOGck7xaej7ABwqH4_STR2oYBznTz0uk7hiFBjaQv24FoqXt7txWbdAb1OJzb2B2eZ4g5YEKJie2pkAaOffwuCo7_dPwWhf0gvOcMAzmCRaXNKJLyKCNo7UMMG/s1600/00.jpg" width="266" /></div>

Photos: Actress Ruth Kadiri sexy in a Tiannah Styling outfit

The actress, producer and writer who had an amazing 2014 with great starring roles, the release of her own movie, Matters Arising, the lau...

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The Palms Shopping Mall: 25 days to Xmas promo: Grand Prize winner emerges

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrze64LH_cyyfM1thyR8chkDalJyaK7qNH3xH2jL9UJza1CYamu3gwzj7D7AP4lFrXNsrBNkD5f7bOPIpjMVcysYqtfJeTDbeIOHX1tiWnqC53VD0y3GRu9ukLMKCQp8gCbkUCX7H66e4/s1600/00.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">T<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">his festive season will always be a memorable one for shoppers at The Palms shopping malls across the country as they were rewarded big time in The Palms 25 Days to Christmas promo which came to an end on the 24th of December with the grand finale draw at The Palms Shopping Mall Lekki.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">It was an awesome event with The Palms Shopping Mall putting smiles on their customer’s faces by fulfilling their promise of appreciating numerous customers for shopping with them especially during this 25 Days to Christmas promo. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></div><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqImZRFFzA5KSfd8xPpE9W_M1UppCTcw_gKRckObTWt6bzpN1zrIpiPTO5szRAS55UACPG_ekrR3J-hogWDdUNgZmM2crpVHa-dexzTDYA-RI5kvMvwaMceo6TftLreNUsRKG_I8PrWKa/s1600/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqImZRFFzA5KSfd8xPpE9W_M1UppCTcw_gKRckObTWt6bzpN1zrIpiPTO5szRAS55UACPG_ekrR3J-hogWDdUNgZmM2crpVHa-dexzTDYA-RI5kvMvwaMceo6TftLreNUsRKG_I8PrWKa/s1600/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><br /> <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">According to the head of Marketing</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Palms Shopping Mall, Mr.Tunji Folayan who explained the process of picking winners. “</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> <span lang="EN-GB">It certainly has been a very exciting period for shoppers of The Palms Shopping Mall all over the country this December as loads of prizes have been won since the </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">start</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">of </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">it's </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">25 days to Christmas promo.” Daily goodie bags worth N100,000 were won everyday, weekend bundle prizes worth N200,000 were also won at the weekends and at the last week of the promo final draw winners emerged from The Palms Shopping Malls in Ibadan, Ilorin and Enugu who were flown to Lagos to contest for the grand prize of a Kia Rio with the Lagos final draw winner.”</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">He further stated that, “We at </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">The Palms Shopping Mall are</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">truly excited at having our customers pleasantly surprised with this promo and again, it is our way of saying thank you to our customers in a special way because we believe they deserve to have their wishes come true this season and  is proud to have brought smiles to the faces of Nigerians this yuletide season.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">Chukwuma Emekume a student who was the final draw winner from Enugu emerged as winner of the grand prize; a Kia Rio.  Head of Marketing The</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Palms Shopping Mall, Mr.Tunji Folayan and Chief Operations Officer Broll, Mr. Daniel Eze  presented the keys to Chukwuma Emekume. Chukwuma who could not contain his happiness and excitement thanked The Palms for making this season a Joyous one for him and one he would not forget anytime soon.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">2^nd and 3^rdplace winners also went away with loads of fantastic prizes and m</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">ost winners at the draw were excited on their win and expressed their joy to The Palms Shopping Mall for creating the 25 Days to Christmas promo as a way of rewarding its customers.  </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpg-5ljqNgfh8xhhVzLlHET33f5ZPzKiO8UBIa6mljah8AOYGn5czVyLWwckWfqWDysdgiDtQrKNddS5RDsHYnq6gIW_Wjgqeb1cH-lNLix4goLULHLHvTjOOygHRHJdBPjaNAh4grfRrk/s1600/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<img src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqvmFWqKhDLtoM5PDjZldUuXkPnPVXUvIF5qmNz9YIme7xoEJfkgqzJse05YP5QxDdUhLri_LRqDcTBsVa52_4tErVmjoz8KNtSnachsIEqvGmdumO_ByDs48pwNmE2c18c_A32K8xCA/s1600/00000.jpg "><br />Speaking during a special New Year<br />service at the Dunamis International<br />Gospel Centre, in Abuja yesterday<br />January 1st, President Jonathan said his<br />administration is coming up with plans<br />and programmes to fight corruption in<br />Nigeria. What he said below...<br />"There are two main problems<br />confronting us as a nation: The issue of<br />insecurity in the North where we have the<br />Boko Haram terrorists and in the South<br />where we have commercial kidnapping.<br />The next thing that people worry about<br />after security is the issue of corruption.We<br />are coming out with programmes and<br />plans to clean up. These are things that<br />you don’t just use a magical wand to<br />wave off, otherwise even before I became<br />the President, there wouldn’t have been<br />corruption in Nigeria.<br />“It is not just about shouting corruption.<br />It is not about looking at one person,<br />arrest the person and show him on<br />television. It is about strengthening<br />institutions and coming up with credible<br />plans to make sure that anybody who<br />gets involved with corruption, the system<br />must have a way of detecting him and<br />punishing him.<br />“Until you put such a system on ground,<br />you cannot talk about eradicating<br />corruption, you will just be celebrating<br />corruption. You would have noticed that<br />from Christmas to New Year, at least, it<br />has been calm. It did not happen by<br />accident.<br />“It happened because you have been<br />praying for this country and the<br />government has also been doing<br />something. We do not need to announce<br />what we are doing. With your prayers, we<br />will surely get there. We will continue to<br />come up with programmes that will help<br />the ordinary people.<br />“The same way we won the war against<br />Ebola, we shall win the terror war. 2015 is<br />a turning point because of the elections.<br />Some people will not mind if half of the<br />country get burnt because of their<br />ambition.<br />“I always say that we must have a<br />country first, we must have a people first<br />before talking about ambition. We must<br />pray that God should give us the wisdom<br />to do things with some decorum and we<br />should not compromise the lives of the<br />people for ambition.<br />“I always say that my ambition and the<br />ambition of any politician for that matter,<br />is not worth the blood of the smallest<br />Nigerian.”<br />“For you to achieve anything, you must<br />have a clear vision. Even if you look at<br />what we have been doing as a nation,<br />you will really see that before this time<br />when the country used to have this 25<br />years plan, the budget was based on 25<br />years clear plan for the country. So you<br />know where you are going for 25 years.<br />“Then it was broken down into five years<br />plan and annual budget and we knew<br />where we were going. But after some<br />time, things collapsed and we run<br />government on emergency basis and you<br />see government start wobbling.<br />“We are going back to those good days<br />when we had vision. We have plan for<br />agriculture, we have plan for industry, we<br />have plan for automobile and many other<br />areas. If you have a vision, any proposal<br />that comes in, no matter how good they<br />are, must fall into your vision for it to go<br />through. With your prayers, surely as a<br />nation, we will get to where our vision will<br />take us to.<br />“Having passed through school and being<br />in government for quite some time, I have<br />realised that for you to achieve anything,<br />you must have a clear vision. If you have<br />a clear vision, even if you don’t get the<br />exact target, you will get something close<br />to the target."<br />Source: Punch

I’m coming up with anti-corruption plan -President Jonathan says

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Usher gets into a fight in the club overfiancee, gets punched in the eye

<img src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcySfaBiKYHyO1sbwaKpaw7aqdzs18ZPe5eIrC5owh40RnCp2xnytlf8Hp87A9aT5Gj4jWVKJ0m8lp-EgOQnOdnb4Zr904euzvr5bHMp7iXlq1hFbVJLW1L1e5NjFUI2Jdr17p2ZD1Xs/s280/1.png "><br /><img src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVuqqJWnedFVwIiZY-K41y8D1Qz7H6tc-MQ_6XVAXKTpY7qhyVlwJJ3lB2h6zjpclZ70IOJ3C2G9wu8wovCfn7PNf4UwHBvpNIEydb_F1wIgBKMYhltTIrlFlpZbYCNN-m66wMyPt0Aw/s280/0.png "><br />The singer got into a fight on New Year's<br />eve inside Miami's hotspot E11even<br />and shared a pic of his bloody red eye on<br />his instagram page, writing that the guy<br />he fought with came out worse. Well, a<br />source told MTO what happened...<br />Usher was in VIP with his girlfriend, and<br />some drunk white guy was screaming<br />disrespectful things towards Usher, trying<br />to get his attention. When that didn't work,<br />he started saying nasty things about his<br />[fiancee Grace]. The guy called her ugly.<br />To Usher's credit, he didn't act like a<br />b*tch. He broke through security and<br />started fighting the guy. Usher f*cked him<br />up. It was like a four piece - Usher must<br />be a boxer or something because the<br />punches were very fast. I don't know how<br />Usher's eye got like that because I didn't<br />see White dude even tough Usher.

Usher gets into a fight in the club overfiancee, gets punched in the eye

The singer got into a fight on New Year's eve inside Miami's hotspot E11even and shared a pic of his bloody red eye on his instagram...

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Boko Haram attack travelers, kill many,others missing

<img src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvbyWDl0LOXfHq6wLFQSg10hD_gMUSMV4gLBlIS_Q2UxxjeIJJ9fK5ib5QCASb5fhstU8r9Fa2EuDKGtLInIyUCInn-atbAinR-ZyTNb_S2W4HllOBP7o3X-3euibNzUqxN3DSKFg2RY/s1600/k.png "><br />Some Cameroonian travelers were killed<br />after the bus they were traveling in was<br />ambushed and attacked by members of<br />Boko Haram yesterday January 1st.<br />Cameroonian investigative journalist Chief<br />Bisong shared the information on twitter.<br />Meanwhile Cameroonian authorities say<br />they will be recruiting 20,000 military<br />officers as part of measures to prevent<br />further attacks by members of the sect<br />even as information emerged that Boko<br />Haram members are working to enlist<br />young Cameroonians into their group.<br />A lawmaker in Cameroon's parliament,<br />Senator Haman Paul told Voice Of<br />America<br />"There was something that we witnessed<br />in Maroua (in northern Cameroon).<br />People told us that they found people in<br />town that were not actually people they<br />were used to. When we found that one<br />part of the country is in a very delicate<br />situation, it is better to manage<br />prevention instead of consequences,”

Boko Haram attack travelers, kill many,others missing

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Suicide bomber dies after failed attemptto attack church in Gombe state

<img src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjE_jEuqY4dqINDtcnpKX0po5FvUYsNX3bklOJNEQN9_IZcD4aZ2KNBRQiU2m9OrTsw3MXQKveElt2BWgAk4esdOuMcSG7tLhaAj8xNwwGk1oLDpD6Mba5wIDF4UdNWXv8Q_Dp6XwJbtA/s1600/1.jpg "><br />A suicide bomber was the only one to die<br />in a failed attempt to attack the<br />Evangelical Church of West Africa, ECWA<br />(pictured above), at Tudunwada in Gombe<br />state yesterday January 1st.<br />According to reports, the suicide bomber<br />arrived the church at about 8am in a<br />motorcycle and attempted to forcefully<br />drive into the premises which was parked<br />full of worshipers as the church was<br />holding its new year celebration service.<br />As he made to enter, the suicide bomber<br />was stopped by members of the church's<br />Boys Brigade stationed at the entrance of<br />the church for security purpose. The<br />bomb on him immediately exploded,<br />killing him and injuring 8 others who were<br />immediately rushed to the hospital for<br />medical attention.<br />This attack came barely 24hours after<br />two suicide bombers attempted to attack<br />the Army barracks in Gombe state on<br />New years eve. Reports say the suicide<br />bombers arrived the military check point<br />leading to the barracks at about 8pm and<br />in the course of waiting to be searched,<br />the bomb which was in a bag carried by<br />one of the suicide bombers blew up, killing<br />both of them instantly.

Suicide bomber dies after failed attemptto attack church in Gombe state

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Kumuyi predicts glorious 2015

<img src=" http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Kumuyi1.jpg "><br />The country is being buffeted by a myriad<br />of challenges. For instance, there are the<br />prevailing security challenges in the<br />country, economic/financial issues,<br />family, social challenges and other life-<br />threatening situations. All these appear to<br />have defied human solutions. As if these<br />are not enough, there is growing<br />apprehension, all over the place, as the<br />country approaches the 2015 general<br />election.<br />In fact, there had been predictions, in<br />certain quarters, that the unity of the<br />country could be threatened in the New<br />Year. It was against this backdrop that<br />the leadership of the Deeper Life Bible<br />Church organised a twin religious event/<br />gathering “2014 December National<br />Retreat and Miracle/Revival,” programme<br />last weekend. The retreat which has its<br />theme as: “Lifted up to Higher Ground<br />and Enrichment Through God’s Visitation”<br />was aimed, according to a press state­<br />ment, issued by the church management<br />later, at “getting the faithful to know their<br />position in Christ and their inheritance in<br />God.” Preacher after preacher drove home<br />the point that to survive in a sin-scarred<br />world, believers must constantly look up<br />to Jesus the Author and Finisher of their<br />faith.<br />Addressing the mammoth crowd, Pastor<br />William Folorunsho Kumuyi, declared that<br />2015 was the year of God’s visitation. He<br />said God would give His people a cause to<br />celebrate in the New Year. “God will visit<br />you in the New Year. Everything holding<br />you down, the Lord will break it. You will<br />step into your Promised Land,” he said.<br />“Things will turn around in your life.<br />Metaphorically speaking, it is not as it<br />was, so it is and so will it be world<br />without end. It is not what you saw<br />yesterday and what you are seeing today<br />that will determine what you will see in<br />the New Year. A brighter day is coming;<br />the coming days for you will be better<br />than the good old days. The things of the<br />past may have been wonderful, things<br />will be more wonderful in the New Year.”<br />The cleric urged Nigerians not to behave<br />like the murmuring, complaining, critical<br />Israelites of the Bible days who magnified<br />their past problems and fears to the point<br />of disbelieving the report about the<br />Promised Land brought by Caleb and<br />Joshua and attempted selecting another<br />captain/ leader to lead them back into<br />Egypt, into bondage. “For you to know<br />that God has come to visit His people…<br />nothing will stop your onward journey,”<br />he charged. The congregation chorused a<br />loud Amen. “God has not written you off.<br />God has not forgotten you. There is a<br />glorious day awaiting you; things will turn<br />around… the bright future is starting<br />today.”<br />He strongly advised the audience to take<br />a sober reflective look at their lives as<br />they prepared for the second coming of<br />the Lord which he said might be<br />imminent. Subsequently, he admonished<br />them not to seek powers outside the<br />confines of the word of God, saying that<br />we do not need to kill nor oppress others<br />in order to make progress and to prosper<br />in life. He warned that worldly attainments<br />would fade away, but he who lives by the<br />dictates of God’s word has eternal life<br />awaiting him at the end of this life. This<br />fact should necessitate constant feeding<br />on that Word, he added, in order to<br />prepare our souls for the heavenly<br />journey ahead.<br />He condemned the inordinate crave for<br />material wealth, at the expense of living<br />an unblemished life before God and men,<br />which will, in turn, attract both material<br />and spiritual blessings, while noting that<br />the things of this life are temporal. While<br />blessing the people, he urged them to be<br />satisfied with the goodness and kindness<br />of God which are more than sufficient to<br />take care of them here and hereafter,<br />stressing that God must be seen as their<br />pillar of strength and abiding refuge in<br />every situation.<br />The programme also featured seminars<br />made up of the following topics: “Giving<br />thanks, preceding request for great<br />things”; “Miracles following a session of<br />praise in the enemy’s camp”; “Gratitude<br />and praise that are pleasing to God”;<br />“Praising God after a great victory” and<br />“The place of thanksgiving in receiving<br />answers to prayers.” Others were: “God’s<br />provisions from an unusual source”; “All<br />round success for the righteous”;<br />“Irrevocable promises for steadfast and<br />faithful believers”; “Succeeding through<br />trusting God’s promises” and “Bringing<br />hope and help in unlikely ways.”<br />While the retreat messages were tailored<br />towards challenging believers to live a<br />holy life and becoming agents of change<br />in their society through the propagation of<br />the gospel, the miracle/ revival segment<br />featured powerful ministrations by Pastor<br />Kumuyi.<br />In this session, many people who had<br />been under the bondage of Satan by<br />suffering mysterious sicknesses in their<br />minds, bodies and souls were ministered<br />to through powerful prayers said by the<br />man of God. And there were many testimo­<br />nies that proved that God is at work in the<br />lives of His people both in the last retreat<br />and in previous ones. For instance, a<br />woman, going by the name, Mrs. Toyin<br />Adeyemi, from Orile-Iganmu, set the<br />congregation agog when she told a story<br />of how her reproach of 19-years-old<br />infertility was taken away, and a healthy-<br />looking boy given to her instead, after the<br />man of God prayed and broke the yoke in<br />the 2013 December retreat.<br />Samuel Olubiyi from Isolo, Lagos, testified<br />that he and his wife were blessed with a<br />baby girl after four consecutive years of<br />miscarriages suffered by his wife. He also<br />testified to his divine promotion after<br />seven years of working without<br />recognition. Mr. and Mrs. Chijioke Okoro<br />from Agege also shared their testimony.<br />According to them, after years of<br />miscarriages, the woman conceived, and<br />they were happy to look forward to<br />welcoming the cry of a baby in their<br />home. But panic rather set in when it was<br />time to be delivered of the baby and the<br />woman laboured for more than 13 hours<br />after being wheeled into the labour room.<br />At long last, she was taken to the theatre<br />and delivered of the baby through a<br />caesarian section. But few days after the<br />operation, her tummy began to swell up<br />necessitating a second visit to the<br />hospital. It was there that it was revealed<br />that an object was forgotten inside her<br />tummy during the CS carried out on her.<br />The woman who took over the narration<br />at some point said that her husband was<br />asked to sign an undertaking to have her<br />operated upon the second time after<br />doctors had said her chance of survival<br />was 50-50. But to the glory of God, she<br />survived and lives to tell the tale.<br />Others who testified to being touched by<br />the blowing wind of the miraculous<br />included Samson Anene, from Festac who<br />said he had been down with a strange<br />and excruciating pain in his left leg which<br />he feared might eventually lead to<br />paralysis. But according to his testimony,<br />while he was at the retreat, he fell into<br />something like a trance and saw a hand<br />digging into his knee and pulling out an<br />object that looked like a calabash, and<br />instantly the pain ceased and since then<br />he’s been walking very well without<br />further trace of the pain. Beside the<br />messages and testimonies, there were<br />song ministrations by the choristers.<br />These helped to prepare the hearts of<br />participants to receive from the Lord<br />before each message. There were also<br />orchestra performances particularly<br />during congregational songs.

Kumuyi predicts glorious 2015

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Awww, Tiwa and Teebillz are expectingtheir first child!

<img src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqMjdaTPK-akTtMR9eeoAmsiDJi8OPV592sp-JsgrjDrjX15jE17sitkoHfv4LzvD-3zb7g093CjxF6BSFQeccA08pXP233LY1972cBA-eSopjfcZj1XhIv01pohiUegoGO1Q9zjCYHM/s1600/02.png "><br />Amazing news! Tiwa and Teebillz are<br />expecting their first child together. Tiwa<br />posted the pics above on her instagram<br />and wrote "2015....Just the 3 of US...❤️ #<br />AllGloryToGod". Big big congrats to them

Awww, Tiwa and Teebillz are expectingtheir first child!

Amazing news! Tiwa and Teebillz are expecting their first child together. Tiwa posted the pics above on her instagram and wrote "2015.....

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Tunisia election: Beji Caid Essebsi to besworn in as president

<img src=" http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/79994356_79994355-624x336.jpg "><br />Tunisian President-elect Beji Caid Essebsi<br />is to take his oath of office after winning<br />the country’s first free presidential poll.<br />He secured victory last week over<br />incumbent Moncef Marzouki.<br />His triumph means Tunisia – where the<br />Arab Spring began – remains the only<br />Arab country to move from authoritarian<br />rule to democracy in that period.<br />On Monday, electoral authorities<br />confirmed that Mr Essebsi had won a<br />run-off vote against Mr Marzouki.<br />The new president will be sworn in at a<br />ceremony in the newly elected parliament<br />– where his party Nidaa Tounes also<br />holds the largest number of seats.<br />The swearing in takes place on the<br />anniversary four years ago of protests<br />that eventually toppled President Zine al-<br />Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011.<br />The BBC’s Naveena Kottoor in Tunis says<br />that while this is the latest democratic<br />milestone for Tunisia, many in the<br />country are arguing that political<br />transition will only succeed if newly-<br />elected politicians usher in social and<br />economic changes.<br />Mr Essebsi, 88, has urged all Tunisians to<br />“work together” for stability but critics say<br />his win marks the return of a discredited<br />establishment, pointing out that he served<br />under President Ben Ali.<br />This month’s vote was the first time<br />Tunisians have been able to vote freely<br />for their president since independence<br />from France in 1956.<br />The new president will have restricted<br />powers under a constitution passed<br />earlier this year.<br />He will be commander-in-chief of the<br />armed forces but can appoint or sack<br />senior officers only in consultation with<br />the prime minister.<br />( BBC )

Tunisia election: Beji Caid Essebsi to besworn in as president

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Nigerian, Not Cameroon Airforce BombedBoko Haram Terrorists in North-East – –DHQ

<img src=" http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/maj-gen-chris-olukolade-702x336.jpg "><br />Following reports Tuesday, that<br />Cameroonian air force jets on Monday<br />launched air strikes on scores of Boko<br />Haram terrorists who occupied a military<br />base in Northern Cameroon and bombed<br />them on the Nigerian side, the Defence<br />Headquarters said yesterday that no<br />foreign air force aircraft launched any<br />airstrike on Nigeria’s territory.<br />Rather, DHQ in a post on its twitter<br />handle, disclosed that the air strikes that<br />killed Boko Haram terrorists in the said<br />confrontation at the Nigerian divide of the<br />border town with Cameroon was carried<br />out by Nigerian Airforce fighter aircraft.<br />It said it will investigate the source of the<br />information claiming that the air strikes<br />were carried out by a foreign air force.<br />Cameroon’s minister of information, Issa<br />Tchiroma had in a statement, said the<br />coordinated assaults on five towns and<br />villages showed a change in tactics by<br />Boko Haram fighters, adding that the<br />group’s campaign to carve out an Islamic<br />Caliphate has spread from North East<br />Nigeria to neighbouring Cameroon.<br />He added that President Paul Biya<br />ordered air strikes to flush out Boko<br />Haram terrorists’ from Northern<br />Cameroon.<br />However, Defence Spokesman, Major<br />General Chris Olukolade said, “Ongoing<br />highly Coordinated Air operation is being<br />conducted by the Nigeria Air force. No<br />indication of any Foreign Force engaging<br />in any part of Nigeria. We will investigate<br />claims of Airstrikes by a Foreign Force on<br />our Soil. This serves to satisfy peddlers of<br />strange claims and stories”<br />Continuing, Olukolade asked, “What could<br />be the motive of Foreign Media outfits<br />peddling false/exaggerated claims of a<br />neighboring Army’s exploits on Nigerian<br />soil?”

Nigerian, Not Cameroon Airforce BombedBoko Haram Terrorists in North-East – –DHQ

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Chelsea, Man United title chanceshampered by draws

<img src=" http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/man-united-622x336.jpg "><br />Leaders, Chelsea could only pick up a<br />point as they were held by a resilient<br />Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium. Sadio<br />Mane gave the Saints the lead when he<br />pounced on John Terry’s hesitancy in<br />defence before lifting his shot past<br />Thibaut Courtois. Eden Hazard equalised<br />seconds before the interval when he<br />drifted in from the left before firing in low.<br />Saints finished with 10 men when Morgan<br />Schneiderlin was shown a second yellow<br />card for a foul on Cesc Fabregas.<br />However, Manchester United’s pursuit of<br />Chelsea and Manchester City in the<br />Premier League title race was hampered<br />by a frustrating draw at Tottenham.<br />United created several good chances in<br />the first half, with Juan Mata’s deflected<br />free-kick hitting the post. Home keeper<br />Hugo Lloris also denied Radamel Falcao,<br />Robin van Persie and Ashley Young as<br />Spurs offered little. Spurs’s Andros<br />Townsend saw two shots easily saved,<br />but the hosts rallied late on with Ryan<br />Mason firing over. Mauricio Pochettino’s<br />team had scored late winners against<br />Swansea and Leicester recently but,<br />despite enjoying almost 65 percent of<br />possession in the final 15 minutes, could<br />not create any last-gasp drama against<br />third-placed United. United boss Louis<br />van Gaal grimaced as he disappeared<br />down the White Hart Lane tunnel,<br />probably wondering how his side did not<br />close the gap on leaders, Chelsea, who<br />also dropped points at Southampton. The<br />Dutchman had been critical of the Pre­<br />mier League’s busy Christmas schedule,<br />but decided to name an unchanged XI<br />from the 3-1 home win against Newcastle<br />less than 48 hours earlier. Despite the<br />short turnaround, his players looked full<br />of energy as they dominated the first half,<br />moving the ball quickly – and with<br />purpose – as they picked holes in the<br />Spurs defence. Mata’s free-kick clipped<br />the home wall and deflected on to Lloris’s<br />left-hand post before only Vlad<br />Chiriches’s desperate lunge prevented<br />Falcao scrambling in the rebound.<br />Seconds later, Phil Jones thought his<br />close-range header had crossed the<br />Spurs line before Jan Vertonghen’s<br />acrobatic clearance, and although the<br />United defender was proved right by<br />goal-line technology, he was denied by an<br />offside flag. W hile t he p ossession and<br />territorial statistics were evenly matched,<br />United continued to create the goalscoring<br />opportunities. Falcao shot tamely at<br />Lloris, Van Persie could not convert when<br />clean through and the France keeper<br />brilliantly tipped away Young’s curling<br />shot. But United appeared tired after the<br />break, failing to have a shot on target, as<br />Spurs improved. Knowing they would<br />move into the top four with their fourth<br />straight win, Spurs pressed higher up the<br />pitch as the visitors were not allowed the<br />time or space that they enjoyed in the first<br />half.

Chelsea, Man United title chanceshampered by draws

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Eaglets cry out over Kano house giftsagain

<img src=" http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/golden-eaglet-702x336.jpg "><br />World Cup-winning Golden Eaglets stars,<br />Musa Muhammed and Zaharadeen Bello<br />have again cried out that they are yet to<br />receive the houses promised them by the<br />Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa<br />Kwankwaso a year ago.<br />Musa Muhammed, who led the Eaglets to<br />win the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the<br />UAE, was promised a house along with<br />fellow Kano State native, Bello by<br />Kwankwaso but a year later they are yet<br />to get allocations of the houses.<br />“We were informed that our houses are at<br />Amana Estate, but I have made countless<br />visits to the Kano State Investment and<br />Properties Limited and what they are still<br />telling me is that they are yet to allocate<br />houses there,” said a frustrated<br />Muhammed.<br />“I have met with the managing director of<br />the investment company and have been<br />in constant touch with Dauda Sheshe, the<br />principal manager PID of the company.<br />But still no hope in sight.<br />“We can’t reach the governor to alert him<br />of our situation, we don’t even know what<br />to do now.”<br />It was reliably gathered that a Chinese<br />group, who bought hundreds of units at<br />the Amana Estate had since been<br />allocated their houses.

Eaglets cry out over Kano house giftsagain

World Cup-winning Golden Eaglets stars, Musa Muhammed and Zaharadeen Bello have again cried out that they are yet to receive the houses prom...

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The changing face of Anambra

<img src=" http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Mr.-Willie-Obiano-700x336.jpg "><br />The end may have come for the dismal<br />look of Awka and Onitsha. Both cities<br />suffered near total neglect in the past,<br />and were almost given up or abandoned.<br />Neither the administrative status of Awka<br />nor the commercial strength of Onitsha<br />could earn them gubernatorial attention.<br />Past governments seemed obsessed with<br />other aspects of governance to bother<br />with their rustic state. An out of humour<br />critic of those administrations once called<br />Awka a bucolic town, mismanaged by a<br />line of do-nothing governors who wished<br />to change its looks by standing still.<br />The failure to transform both cities,<br />though inexcusable, might be as a result<br />of either of two things. One is the lack of<br />political will to embark on a capital<br />intensive venture such as building a new<br />capital city. Two is that past governments<br />were too conservative and blind to notice<br />the unbefitting status of Awka as a state<br />capital, and might have cared less about<br />the sprawling condition in which Onitsha<br />has lapsed. Accordingly, the long neglect<br />blotted the otherwise beautiful landscape,<br />and rendered incomplete whatever<br />achievements those governments posted.<br />Awka contrasts brutally to the least devel­<br />oped state capital in Nigeria. Its rustic<br />state very easily magnifies in<br />juxtaposition to the beautifully laid out<br />streets of Enugu while Onitsha is greatly<br />diminished by the emerging attraction<br />which Asaba has become in recent time.<br />A visitor to Awka or Onitsha from either of<br />the two adjoining state capitals would feel<br />a whiffling air of rustic neglect on arrival.<br />A certain columnist once described his<br />journey from Enugu to Awka as a descent<br />from light to darkness. All too often, the<br />neglect questioned the Anambra spirit of<br />enterprise, and pioneering streak, which<br />has seen to her people being in the<br />vanguard of developing cities outside of<br />the state.<br />The decrepit infrastructure was not helped<br />by the fractious nature of her politics.<br />Needless to retell the dreary story here,<br />but suffice it to say that it conspired with<br />the failed infrastructure to rob the state a<br />measure of respect in the comity of other<br />states. It is important to mention that the<br />lacuna in infrastructural development was<br />not because the state could not stump up<br />bills in transforming itself, but more for<br />the lack of vision and political will by past<br />governments to do so. The poor state of<br />infrastructure inevitably encumbered<br />development in other areas. In time, the<br />condition conduced to criminal activities.<br />The burgeoning commercial activities of<br />Onitsha very easily exposed it to tidal<br />surges in criminality. Awka, on its part,<br />held no better promise as it lacked the<br />enablers for transformation and stifled<br />growth in social interaction. Both repelled<br />rather than attracted visitors. Investors<br />whose activities should have driven<br />development, nibbled at the thought of<br />coming to the state. Those who did<br />refused to take up residence in it. Perhaps<br />only fly-by-night contractors and<br />wheeler-dealer business men could brave<br />the odds. A section of her citizens was no<br />less enamoured by the desolate<br />infrastructure and prefers to work from<br />the comfort of either Enugu or Asaba.<br />However, since no condition abides<br />forever something fortunate has come<br />swift upon the state. The Obiano<br />government has, since coming on the po­<br />litical stage, kept its nose to the<br />grindstone to change the old order. Today<br />Awka, the state capital, billows in dust of<br />reconstruction. The decrepit infrastructure<br />is now caving in to the menacing strides<br />of the contractor’s bulldozers. By the time<br />the dust settles, three flyovers at Arroma,<br />Kwatta, and Amawbia bypass would<br />stand firm to mark Awka distinctly out.<br />This is a precursor to building an entirely<br />new capital city in the ancient town. The<br />huge constructions (the flyovers), though<br />a prerogative of the federal government,<br />when completed, will achieve two things.<br />First, it will decongest the town and allow<br />for free flow of traffic that is fast forming<br />a tailback in the town. Secondly, it will<br />enliven Awka and make it attractive for<br />residents. No longer will the state capital<br />be passed unnoticed as was earlier the<br />case. Already a body (Awka Capital<br />Development Authority) has been<br />constituted and charged with drawing up<br />a befitting capital for the state. It was<br />also instructed to be as eclectic as pos­<br />sible in harnessing ideas in order to give<br />the state one of the best. Nothing could be<br />more compensatory, given the wasted<br />years.<br />In line with the transformation, an estate<br />developer, Rockland Builders, has been<br />commissioned to build over a thousand<br />housing units for the state civil servants.<br />This will help reduce exposure to risk by<br />some of the civil servants who shuttle<br />from Enugu and Asaba to work. A lot of<br />renovation work is also going on at the<br />State House in much the same way as<br />Onitsha is being renovated and lit up. The<br />Upper Iweka/ Bridgehead area has since<br />exploded in resplendent colours. What<br />makes the Onitsha case most gratifying is<br />that the transformation was not shabbily<br />wrought. It first dealt with the foundation<br />by routing criminals in the town. This has<br />not only allowed for luxury of<br />transformation, but also sane commercial<br />activities and a good repose. No longer<br />are people in breathless haste to escape<br />the menace of muggers who skulked in<br />shacks that abutted the expressway. Night<br />life is gradually returning to the town just<br />as parks, hitherto dens of robbers and<br />alcoholics are being renovated and new<br />ones built. All these are adorned with<br />flowers and lit up for aesthetic effect. One<br />good thing about the effort of the<br />government in the whole transformation<br />is that work is going on speedily at all the<br />sites. At the Zik roundabout, for example,<br />the park is nearing completion. Ditto for<br />all the others where the governor either in­<br />herited projects or is doing new ones.<br />It may not be presumptuous to say that<br />before four years of this administration<br />Awka, and indeed the state, will be greatly<br />transformed.<br />.Anyaduba writes from Abatete, Anambra.

The changing face of Anambra

The end may have come for the dismal look of Awka and Onitsha. Both cities suffered near total neglect in the past, and were almost given up...

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Anambra attracts $1.65bn investments as Oduah heads Anambra airport project

<img src=" http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Stella-Oduah-e1390929647783-380x336.jpg "><br />In keeping with his avowed commitment<br />to achieve increased investment inflow to<br />the state, Anambra State Governor, Chief<br />Willie Obiano, said the state has attracted<br />about $1.65 billion investment from<br />investors since March 17, 2014 when the<br />new administration was inaugurated.<br />These investments, he said, were<br />attracted to key areas covering<br />agriculture, hospitality and tourism<br />industry, power generation, trade and<br />commerce, among others.<br />Obiano, who addressed journalists on the<br />various programmes and achievements<br />as well as challenges facing his<br />government, also disclosed that he had<br />appointed former Aviation Minister, Prin­<br />cess Stella Oduah, as head of Anambra<br />State Airport Development Agency based<br />on her wealth of experience and track<br />record of turning around the country’s<br />aviation industry, noting that his<br />administration had distributed high-<br />yielding seedlings to farmers and en­<br />couraged the formation of cooperative<br />societies for easy access to farm inputs<br />and credits.<br />The governor stated that through the<br />Anambra State Investment Promotion<br />and Protection Agency<br />(ANSIPPA), investments had flowed in<br />from the Coched Farms $175 million,<br />Ekcel Farms Limited ($150 million) and<br />Grains and Silos Llimited ($11 million).<br />Others are Delfarm Limited and Songhai<br />Regional Centre from Benin Republic with<br />$200 million investment, West Africa<br />Inter-continental Trade Centre ($320<br />million) and Cardinal Developers and<br />Trust which took over the completion of<br />Anambra’s four-star luxury hotel in<br />Onitsha, among others.<br />He stated that the investment feat<br />recorded by his administration in a few<br />months in office was made possible by<br />well-deserved appointment of competent<br />professionals, especially in the areas of<br />financial investment and banking as<br />board members of the Anambra State<br />investment Promotion and Protection<br />Agency (ANSIPPA), led by Cyril Enweze,<br />traditional ruler of Umuoji and an accom­<br />plished professional of international<br />repute.<br />The governor pointed out that<br />consideration was being given to an idea<br />of expanding Onitsha Main Market to the<br />River Niger, stressing that four other<br />urban markets had been proposed for<br />urban settlements of the state.

Anambra attracts $1.65bn investments as Oduah heads Anambra airport project

In keeping with his avowed commitment to achieve increased investment inflow to the state, Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, said...

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