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Nigeria naira at new record low against dollar

Nigeria naira at new record low against dollar

Nigeria’s naira fell 0.75 percent in volatile trades against the dollar shortly after the forex market opened as demand for the greenback su...

Forbes billionaire, Orji Kalu, set to launch hotel chain

<img src=" http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Orji-Uzor-Kalu1.jpg "> Founder of Slok Group and former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu, is expanding his business empire into hospitality. Kalu, who was recently rated by Forbes as the fourth richest Nigerian and one of the 50 richest Africans, is said to be working tirelessly to ensure the boutique hotels are completed on schedule. The brand named Sun Heavens Hotels and Resort with the motto: “Try our heaven, feel the difference” is of international standard. The hotel chain is being managed by a seasoned expert from Turkey, Ms. Elis Seval, among other award-winning professionals in the hospitality industry. According to Seval, the target market will include business visitors and tourists who appreciate topnotch hospitality services. Daily Sun learnt that the Victoria Island facility billed for inauguration at the end of this month will attract celebrities, top business executives, professionals and diplomats. Other locations including Lekki, Ikoyi, Asokoro, Gudu, Umuahia and Enugu will be completed soon.

Forbes billionaire, Orji Kalu, set to launch hotel chain

Founder of Slok Group and former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu, is expanding his business empire into hospitality. Kalu, who was rec...

Slok Air sues Obasanjo, Yuguda

<img src=" http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/yuguda-isa.jpg "> There seems to be no let in the air in the quest by the management of Slok Air to reclaim its Air Operators’ licence as the company yesterday dragged former President Olusegun Obasanjo, to court over the controversial revocation of its licence 12 years ago. The embattled company had on Monday dragged the Federal Ministry of Aviation, Minister of Aviation and the Attorney- General of the Federation before a Federal High Court, Abuja, demanding N20 billion compensation for the grounding of its operations. But as a follow-up to the suit, Slok Air, yesterday took the bull by the horn by suing Obasanjo and his then Minister of Aviation, Alhaji Isa Yuguda, demanding N10 billion as cost of damages arising from the controversial revocation of its licence. In a six-paragraph Writ of Summons filed by the company’s lawyers, Messrs Amobi Nzelu Esq and Gabriel Adenyuma Esq, Slok Air urged the court to declare that neither of the two defendants had right to revoke its operating licence without due process. The Federal Government had announced the revocation of Slok Air’s Air Operators licence on March 12, 2004, barely a year after it was licenced. No tangible reason was offered by the Obasanjo-led Federal Government then for the action. But in the fresh suit, Slok Air, which is being bankrolled by the former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, also urged the court to declare that political differences “should not and does not constitute a valid ground for revocation of the plain tiff’s licence.” The summons read in parts: “A declaration that the defen dants have no right whatsoever without complying with the due process to revoke the operating licence granted to the plaintiff. “A declaration that the operating licence granted to the plaintiff with reference No. FMA/ ATMD/802/S.648/1/140, dated the 22nd day of April, 2003 and duly signed by the then Minister of Aviation, Dr. (Mrs.) Kema Chikwe, cannot be revoked verbally through electronic or print media without complying with the laid down procedure as relates to revocation of licence. “A declaration that the defendants maliciously and without any justification revoked the operating licence issued to the plaintiff. “A declaration that the political differences in whatever form or guise should not and does not constitute a valid ground for revocation of the plaintiff’s licence. “The sum of N10 billion only being general and aggravated damages against the defendants jointly and severally arising from the unlawful and illegal revocation of the plaintiff’s operating licence.”

Slok Air sues Obasanjo, Yuguda

There seems to be no let in the air in the quest by the management of Slok Air to reclaim its Air Operators’ licence as the company yesterda...

SEC gives reasons for empowering trade groups

<img src=" http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Nigeria-SEC.jpg "> The Acting (Ag) Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mounir Gwarzo has said that one of the reasons it is empowering trade groups in the Nigerian Capital Market is to focus on its primary responsibilities of regulating and developing the market Gwarzo who said this when he received members of The As sociation of Assets Custodians of Nigeria (AACON) in Abuja, commended the custodians for coming together to form an as sociation saying one of the policy thrusts of the present management of the SEC was the empowerment of trade groups for greater and more effective role performance in the market. He said, “As long as people come together to form groups, we will support them. That is why we have reviewed our complaints management framework to enable trade groups handle complaints and resolve them and that is better for the market. We are leveraging on making it mandatory for every registered operator to belong to a trade group. Some may not want to do so but that is a way of strengthening the trade groups and we are going to come up with that directive” Gwarzo said the Commission has finalised the rules on com plaints management framework with one of the highlights being to allow complaints to be managed at the lower levels. He therefore urged the custodians to be ready for the responsibility to be able to manage complaints effectively. In her remarks, President of the AACON, Kemi Adewole restated the importance of creating conducive environment for foreign direct and portfolio investments with a view to deepening the Nigerian capital market. She commended the SEC on its regulatory role, adding that her association will continue to manage foreign investors’ impression of the Nigerian market. “Our clients are about 90 percent of foreign investors that come into the country, so we are the first point of call most times and we feel it is important we also keep abreast with what is happening around us and within the market”.

SEC gives reasons for empowering trade groups

The Acting (Ag) Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mounir Gwarzo has said that one of the reasons it is empowering ...

Africa Cup of Nations: Tunisia face ban after refusing toapologise

<img src=" http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/80796951_462581134.jpg "> Tunisia face being banned from the next Africa Cup of Nations after refusing to apologise for accusing the Confederation of African Football (Caf) of cheating. They made the allegations after conceding a controversial stoppage-time penalty in a 2-1 defeat by Equatorial Guinea in the quarter-finals. The game’s referee has been banned for six months for “poor performance”. Tunisia had until Thursday to say sorry or face a ban from the 2017 edition. After a meeting on Wednesday, the Tunisian FA refused to apologise with a spokesman saying the team had “suffered scandalous injustice from referees”. Caf, which fined Tunisia after players confronted referee Rajindraparsad Seechurn after the final whistle, had wanted the 2004 champions to apologise for “insinuations of bias and lack of ethics against Caf and its officials, or to present irrefutable evidence to substantiate the accusations”. African football’s governing body said it had been sent two letters by the Tunisian FA after the match, with the second asking for an investigation and suggesting Caf and its officials “were questionable and biased against Tunisia in general”. Caf fined Tunisia $50,000 (£33,000) for what it termed “the aggressive attitude of some supporters in the stands, invasion of the pitch after the final whistle by players and substitutes of the Tunisian team – insulting the referee of the match and trying to physically assault him – and the regrettable behaviour of the president of the Tunisian Football Federation, Wadie Jary”. The Tunisian federation was also ordered to pay for damages after their players broke a changing-room door and a fridge. The ugly scenes came after Mauritian referee Seechurn had awarded the penalty in stoppage time when Ali Maaloul was harshly ruled to have fouled Ivan Bolado when Tunisia were leading 1-0 and, after equalising from the spot through Javier Balboa, hosts Equatorial Guinea went on to win in extra time. Equatorial Guinea face Ghana on Thursday for a place in Sunday’s final against Ivory Coast. Qualifying for the 2017 tournament starts in June. ( BBC SPORT )

Africa Cup of Nations: Tunisia face ban after refusing toapologise

Tunisia face being banned from the next Africa Cup of Nations after refusing to apologise for accusing the Confederation of African Football...

Gaiya probes non release of sports’ funds

<img src=" http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Godfrey-Gaiya.jpg "> House of Representatives’ Chairman, Committee on Sports, Honourable Godfrey Gaiya, has vowed to investigate the non release of funds appropriated by government to selected sporting federations since last year. Gaiya noted that he was shocked that the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF was yet to access funds allocated to it. “As the group charged with sports, we did our part by ensuring that 12 key sporting federations were identified after the sports retreat called by President Goodluck Jonathan. Bas ketball was one of them, but I must say that I’m shocked to learn that the federation is yet to get the money. “Giving our oversight functions, we’re going to ensure that this issue is properly investigated and the money recovered. It is one thing to get money appropriated, and another matter to get the fund released. Perhaps, what may have delayed it is the non availability of fund in the ministry of finance. Bas ketball is key to Nigerian sports and there’s a need to help the sport get better in terms of facilities. And we will do our best to get things done appropriately.” Meanwhile, the Nigeria Basketball Coaches Association had elected new officers following the resignation of the former president, coach Sani Ahmed of Kano Pillars. The new executive of the association is headed by Coach Scott Nnaji of the Nigeria Customs Services with Sani Turi of Kadda Stars as Vice President while Wilson Idanekhai of AHIP is the new secretary of the association. He will be assisted by Ochuko Okworogun of Dolphins. The office of Treasurer went to Coach Gloria Edwards of the Nigeria Customs’ women’s team, Coach Emmanuel Odah of FCT Rocks, PRO 1, while Coach Victor Okoro is PRO 2 with Peter Ahmedu as welfare officer.

Gaiya probes non release of sports’ funds

House of Representatives’ Chairman, Committee on Sports, Honourable Godfrey Gaiya, has vowed to investigate the non release of funds appropr...

Okoya-Thomas: Obisanya devastated

<img src=" http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Molade-Okoya-Thomas.jpg "> Former Team Nigeria table tennis coach, Babatunde Obisanya is in deep grief following the death of the Asoju-Oba of Lagos, Chief Molade Okoya- Thomas. Obisanya, champion of the first Asoju-Oba table tennis championship 46 years ago, was inconsolable that the man who gave him the platform to fame in sports passed on without saying goodbye. In a telephone chat with Daily Sunsports, Obisanya , described the late foremost sports philanthropist as a charitable and selfless personality that gave his all for the development of Nigerian sports men and women. “I am devastated and in shock that Chief Okoya -Thomas is no more. I took it for granted that he will still be with us in years to come. “He impacted positively on my life and the lives of so many other people both in the sports circle and outside. “I won the first Asoju- Oba table tennis competition 46 years ago and I will forever appreciate Chief Okoya -Thomas for the opportunity he gave me and other national athletes to showcase our talents in the sport. “He was first among equals, a man who meant well for Nigerian sports especially the game of table tennis. “I thought that he would have lived longer to enjoy, the fruits of his labour. This is a man who single handedly sponsored a table tennis tournament in this country for 46 years without relying on the Federal Government or the National Sports Commission. “Nigerian sports has lost an icon and it would be very difficult to get another Okoya -Thomas in our sports. “I pray to God to grant his soul a perfect rest and that his children will keep alive the great

Okoya-Thomas: Obisanya devastated

Former Team Nigeria table tennis coach, Babatunde Obisanya is in deep grief following the death of the Asoju-Oba of Lagos, Chief Molade Okoy...

Siasia begs Enyimba, Pillars for players

<img src=" http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/siasia-new2.jpg "> Coach of Dream Team VI, Samson Siasia, has raised an alarm over possible distraction of some of his players whose clubs will be engaged in continental engagements. This is coming barely 18 days to Nigeria’s duel with Gabon in an All Africa Games qualifier. “For now, that is one of our greatest challenges”, Siasia remarked in a press release issued by team’s media officer, Timi Ebikagboro. “But we have to strike a balance as we need these players, so also their club need their services in their first round of continental matches”, said Siasia. The former Super Eagles’ gaffer, therefore, pleaded with the clubs to show some level of understanding to avoid any conflict of interest. Meanwhile, Christian Obiozor of Kano Pillars and Kingsley Sokari of Enyimba Football Club of Aba have been invited to fortify the team as preparation for its first competitive game against Gabon hots up. According to Siasia, both players impressed him during the recently concluded Glo Super 4 invitational tournament in Abuja. “I have always said this team is work in progress, and as such any player who has shown that he can add value to the team will sure be invited; our intention is to build a team Nigerians will be proud of” Siasia explained.

Siasia begs Enyimba, Pillars for players

Coach of Dream Team VI, Samson Siasia, has raised an alarm over possible distraction of some of his players whose clubs will be engaged in c...

Catholic priest defends Fr Mbaka

<img src=" http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Ejike-Mbaka.jpg "> The spiritual wellness of Nigeria depends on our national culture. The late Pope St John Paul 11 once told a gathering of youths that “culture is a manifestation of the human spirit. It is a confirmation of their humanity. Man creates culture and through culture forms himself. Culture is the common good of the nation…” Hence, good Nigerians must rise to work for a better society based on promotion and protection of all our fundamental rights via all-inclusive political participation. Our politicians have kept God and his virtues in the national polity and that is why some great men of God are clamoring for democracy dividends and respect to divinocratic principles of governance. So what is important today is to claim with great courage the rights due to us as a nation, the right to God, to love, to freedom of conscience, to our culture and to our national heritage-our heroes past. We have really derailed from our good past due to bad leadership, unbridled corruption and near-total anarchy all over the nation. Hence, to ban Christian truths, which for centuries have formed an intimate part of our national life, from the presence of children is to begin the destruction of their national identity. We must speak out whenever our politicians derail from their sworn oath to uphold the sanctity of our culture. Our priests are challenged to question certain political madness of our power-drunken politicians who have caused us a lot of harm, yet do not want us to speak out. Cardinal Wyszynski of Poland once told the ruling oppressors, “woe unto you rulers who are trying to win over their people by fear and persecution. Whenever the rulers lord it over their subjects or whenever the masses are frightened into submission-they diminish their own authority. They cheapen the cultural life of the nation and erode the value of all working life”. It is therefore under the above stimulations that this writer wishes to clear some facts concerning the vocation of the priesthood, the prophetic outpourings of Fr Ejike Mbaka and the Nigerian political situation before this year’s polls. The Nigerian political situation has reached such a dangerous level that every right thinking person should sleep no more but begin to ask some salient political and spiritual questions as to where our country is heading. Our situation has reached a boiling point that our priests should stop sitting on the political fence thinking and praying only for miracles while our politicians in power continue to meddle without vision and purpose. It is therefore under this canopy that this work is written in support of the prophetic message of Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka of the Enugu Adoration Ministry regarding the call for social change in the country. If any Nigerian opens up his or her mouth to say that we really don’t need change, that person should be sent to the mental hospital for proper examination. Adding my voice in solidarity with Fr Mbaka on the call for change, let us look at God’s attitude and the Church’s mind on priests’ political participation. There is no doubt that the crucified God is really a God without a country, and without class. But he is the God of the poor, of the oppressed, of the humiliated. The Vatican 11 Council of 1962-65 has nice and progressive words for the prophetic evangelization of the priest, maintaining that the worries and hope of the Church are the worries and hope of the poor and the oppressed in society. Indeed, the Church’s relationship with the world was the subject especially of the Pastoral Constitution ( Gaudium et Spes). The watershed pastoral engagement of the Catholic bishops brought out hidden truths about the integral nature of evangelization proving that salvation is not an abstract category outside, as it were, of history and time, but that it comes from God and ought to permeate the whole of man and the whole history of men and lead them freely into the Kingdom of God, so that at last, “God may be all in all”. The Catholic Priesthood, which has its root in the priesthood of Jesus Christ, has many important roles to play in society ranging primarily from an evangelistic prophetism to a socio- political mandate for the liberation of the poor from the clutches of oppression and impoverishment. Representing the Church, the Catholic priest who enjoys the fullness of Christ’s priestly regalia must not abandon the masses in their hour of greatest need, but must show great interest in helping them reach a level of human, Christian dignity compatible with real citizenship. Hence, the priest should not pretend to be neutral in the cloud of the great social struggle that has reduced two- thirds of the world’s population to subhuman conditions. If a priest is not on the side of the poor as his Master, then he is on the side of the unrepentant oppressor and tyrant. Archbishop Camara sees a Church that had become so complacent that it left so much to be desired in terms of assuming the position of a nonviolent rebel in the face of oppression and injustice, and recalls the prophetic role of the Virgin Mary and her revolutionary hymn. He said: “I am quite sure that certain passages in the Gospel could be censored. For instance, the Magnificat is a revolutionary hymn; it is disturbing, it is serious, it is agitation! It speaks out against the established order, against the rich and powerful!” It is therefore under this canopy that this writer wants to let the world know that Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, a Catholic priest of Enugu as every other human being is a political animal as the great philosopher, Aristotle once said. Following some crabby and politically-minded venoms meted on the man of God for speaking his mind on the political misfiring in the country, this writer wants to teach with a strong conviction that Catholic priests are naturally called not only to preach the gospel, but have a divine mandate as prophets Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Isaiah and others to build and destroy, to plant and to uproot evil in society caused by political elite and their collaborators. Every priest should be put in the shoes of great prophets who carried out their prophetic evangelization beyond the pulpits or confines of their personages as Christ did. Prophets such as the late Pope John Paul 11, Rev Fr Popieluszko Jerzy of Poland, Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Rev Martin Luther King Jnr of the US, spent their time and energy fighting to enthrone justice, equality, equity, peace, harmony and an egalitarian society not as partisan politicians, but men of God with political consciousness. Therefore, for Fr Mbaka to have called for socio-political change in the country was not out of theological or moral sync. As a great prophet of our time who also knows the demands of our Lord Jesus who not only preached the Word of God, but worked assiduously for the integral development of the people, Fr Mbaka has not failed to repeat the political response of the Master to the politics of death perpetrated by Herod when he referred to him as wicked fox. The priest as a good shepherd who loves and cares for his flock must not simply sit on the political fence and watch his flocks’ chilling and emotional cries of despair, oppression, repression and poverty and for help in the midst of other savage social injustice end in vain. This is not the first time that Fr Mbaka has asked political rulers to lead well by providing security, food, shelter, jobs to their subjects. Who should blame Fr Mbaka for asking for the wellness of school children under the siege of monsters called Boko Haram? Who should blame a man of God who calls on a ruling national government to fix federal roads especially in the South East where innocent blood is shed on a daily basis due to avoidable accidents? If not by the grace and mercy of God, this writer would have been in the morgue due to a ghastly accident at the Onyeama Mine of the Enugu-Onitsha express road where people die every day due to fixable bad roads. How many Igbo people have died on the Enugu-Onitsha express road including priests and for too long nothing has happened? In fact things are not the way they ought to be politically in this nation, and woe betides that priest who does not rise in condemnation of the federal government’s lack of leadership purpose and visionary integration of democratic dividends. Besides, it is wrong for people to criticize active priests who play their prophetic role in society. It is never morally or spiritually wrong for priests to engage in national questions, which affect those they lead. Can there be a nation without priests and their flock? It is perfectly right for Fr Mbaka to call for change in Nigeria, a country that has been blessed by God, yet is on her knees for too long begging for progress. A country in the mould of El Salvador where once lived a politically conscious Catholic archbishop, Oscar Romero, who died in the defense of the poor masses. He tried to live his life as a Christian and as a chief shepherded of Christ’s flock in his country, El Salvador. In his book “Church and State”, another politically minded Catholic priest Fr John Odey captures the priest’s activism in a country which was darkened by the silent sorrow of the oppressed and persecuted peasantry; in a country which was soaked by the tears of widows and mothers whose husbands and sons disappeared for political reasons; in a country where hunger for food, land and shelter was the pervasive daily experience of the majority of the citizenry; in a country where labourers had neither rights nor the right to bargain for their rights; …in a country where the oligarchy wanted no social change and violently repressed any peaceful attempt for a change. In that country, Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero chose to make himself a sacrificial lamb by taking the identity of the poor, the tormented, the despised and the forgotten in order to raise them from the dungeon of oppression and despair and give them hope. Recently, The Sun Newspaper of January 22, 2015 reported how the Catholic Church of Congo backed anti-Kabila protests. It reported that the Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo threw its weight behind protests against President Joseph Kabila extending his rule. The Church called on people to peacefully oppose his move to delay presidential elections until a census is held. Cardinal Sinn galvanized the people of Philippines to overthrow the evil regime of President Ferdinand Marcos. Will Nigeria, therefore be different in the face of the same political despair, economic quagmire and social and religious unrest? Shall a man of God keep quiet while some militants from the South South openly threaten war if their son President Jonathan loses this year’s presidential elections, and nobody called anybody to order? But today, hundreds of Igbo youths are languishing inside prisons for agitating for freedom. For expressing his personal opinion, Fr Mbaka’s life has been put on the line, while trying to protect his suppressed flock by some political hawks in Coal City. The enemy has used both the media and political stooges to defame the good name and salvific work of Fr Mbaka and other priests, but their good works have continued to save and promote them. Fr Mbaka is a courageous young priest who has refused to be cowed by intimidation and callous victimization of the enemy of “this wicked generation, by political jobbers and cultic operators”. In spite of the persecution of the Church and his Adoration Ministry as well as the killing of his flock during the Adoration saga, he has continued to wax stronger and more powerful with the promptings of the Holy Spirit and support of even politicians who flock there to receive anointing for progress and success. His socio-political and economic agenda has influenced other priests who have learnt to live with the conviction that a religion which fails to address the social, economic, moral and political conditions which give all privileges to the few but reduced the generality of the people to subhuman conditions could only appeal to the rich and the powerful and not to the poor and the less privileged who are the special friends of Jesus. What about the emotional venoms of a columnist, Amanze Obi, who displayed his personal anger on Fr Mbaka for touching the tail of his former governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, who was ousted from office through the instrumentality of the Catholic Church in Imo State for daring a Catholic priest? I was saddened by Amanze’s article titled “Why are critics raging?” which I found very repugnant and irreligious of a disclaimer who claims to be a Catholic. Obi said that he is embarrassed by Fr Mbaka’s truth and clarion call, lamenting that; “In the Catholic Church, we do not know our priests to be frivolous and worldly. The laity know and see them, as their spiritual guide.” In the same vein, Ngwu Emeka writing inspirationally in The Sun of Tuesday, January 20, 2015 logically diffused the illogicalities and emotionally personalized anger of a disappointed government apologist thus: “I know it with good authority that Amanze Obi served as commissioner under one of the worst regimes in Imo State recently. To be precise, he served the regime of Ikedi Ohakim, which was roundly rejected by the good people of Imo State in the last general elections. One was, therefore, not surprised the way and manner Amanze Obi reacted to Mbaka’s prophetic message…The question, therefore is how has Mbaka become frivolous and worldly because he delivered a prophetic message packed and delivered with truth and reality for which most Nigerians are aware and appreciate?” I have been following Amanze’s political commentaries and no doubt he is more PDP than a Catholic that he claims to be, and that is why he threw all reason and spiritual excellence to the blues trying to protect his parochial insipidity to the detriment of the glories of heaven. This writer is greatly worried by dirty comments of some political sycophants who in the cause of defending political madness of their masters as well as securing the source of their livelihood have sold their precious souls to the demon. Besides, Fr Mbaka is not a- man-alone-social crusader among the clerics in the urgent call for a change in our polity. Another fiery Catholic priest, the Spiritual Director of Canaanland Adoration Ministry a.k.a E-Dey Work Catholic Centre, Nnobi of Anambra State, Rev Fr Magnus Ebere SDV recently added his voice on the hard biting national debate. Writing on the priest in The Sun of January 25, 2015 David Onwuchekwa quotes the reasons for the priest’s call for President Jonathan not to run for another tenure. He said that President Jonathan had failed and would have no moral justification to ask Nigerians to renew his mandate when the Chibok girls are still in the forest crying out their eyes for freedom from Boko Haram insurgents for the past nine months. Commenting on the non-partisanship of Catholic priests, Fr Magnus insists on the socio-political duties of the priest, claiming that “but as a priest, we are the voice of the voiceless, the voice of the widows, the voice of the poor and the voice of the downtrodden. And we must say the truth no matter whose ox is gored.” The priest is angry with Jonathan that thousands of Igbo are killed in the north without the president protecting them. He is also embittered as most of us that President Jonathan had done nothing for the neglected Igbo nation, pointing out too many bad roads and the politics of second River Niger, etc. Finally, many observers of this man of God rightly inform us of the worthy life of Fr Mbaka, a prophet who does what he says unlike many pharisaic pastors who preach one thing and do the opposite in order to curry monetary gratifications. Fr Mbaka is not like those commercialized prophets and pastors whose pontifical gyrations end only at the different government quarters with bursting financial pockets. It is a public knowledge that Fr Mbaka’s generous spirit has no equal among his colleagues and even among moneybags. He is known for his unquantifiable philanthropic, charitable heart of gold and amiable grace of compassion to millions of poor and needy masses in the like of Jesus and Mother Theresa of Calcutta. In fact, Fr Mbaka’s lifestyle has become a gospel to many people who have come across him. He gives without looking back. God uses him miraculously to touch many dejected souls across the globe. His preaching resembles those of the Master who travels everywhere looking out for both the poor in spirit and poor in body too. Fr Mbaka single- handedly sponsors indigent students’ education, pays hospital bills for thousands of poor families, and provides essentials of life to millions of less privileged, which our different governments could not do in spite of billions and trillions of funds in their coffers. It is, therefore, an utmost and sheer jealousy and callous mindedness of the Anglican bishop of Enugu, Chukwuma to have accused the morally robust Fr Mbaka of being financially induced by the opposition to tell the world the truth about the present visionless government at the national centre. It was Bishop Chukwuma of the Anglican bishop who sold his soul to the devil during the adoration saga when he defended the supposed murderers of the worshippers. We know him as “bishop-governor” for his selfish and greedy political gerrymandering in and outside the ecclesiastical enclave. Frankly speaking, Fr Mbaka’s integral pastoral engagement is a clarion call on all priests especially the much respected Catholic priests to be politically and economically conscious of their vocation, which should be spread beyond the enclave of the sanctuary to the temporal via the provision of physical, emotional and socio-economic wellness of their flock as explicitly underscored by the Second Vatican Council. For instance, in Section 7 of the Synod of Bishops number 7, the wise clerics had this wisdom to express vividly for our priests to truly understand their mission on earth: “The proper missions entrusted by Christ to the priest, as to the Church, is not of the political, economic or social order, but of the religious order (cf. GS 42); yet, in the pursuit of his ministry, the priest can contribute greatly to the establishment of a more just secular order, especially in places where the human problems of injustice and oppression are more serious.” Is Nigeria not a place where countless injustice, marginalization, victimization, corruption, electoral thievery, assassinations and all forms of atrocities do not breathe frustrations, hopelessness, doom and deaths? Are priests not justified when they speak out against such social and moral anomies perpetrated by our conscienceless and greedy politicians? Should priests keep mum while politicians steal our heritage and public funds to the detriment of those who pay their tithes and give offerings in the Church? Hence, Fr Mbaka and a few other prophetic priests ought to be given a pat on the back for rising up to the biddings of Christ and the Vatican 11 Council with regard to the protection and promotion of the Faithful’s fundamental human rights which our Lord defended even with his own dignity and life. The Vatican Fathers’ words are justifying elements for priests to go into the world of the poor and dejected in society. They also said that the word of the Gospel, which he proclaims in the name of Christ and the Church, and the effective grace of sacramental life, which he administers should free man from his personal and social egoism and foster among men conditions of justice, which would be a sign of the love of Christ present among us” (cf. GS 58). Who will therefore blame priests who rebuke like Jesus did those politicians who are putting the fire of executive rascality that melts to the blues legislative vitality and judicial independence and steadfastness? Who will tell our politicians that automatic tickets, consensus candidacy, imposition of candidates and love for power elongation are from the devil? Who will tell the Inspector General of Police that it is wrong to ambush our national legislators in their hallowed chambers and illegally remove police details of a sitting Speaker? Is Nigeria not a banana state where life has become so short, brutish and frustrating? What is happening to our youths who are now dying in their numbers in search for the golden egg in foreign lands? Who is frustrating them? Who will tell them that Nigerian children need free and qualitative education? Who will tell them to give us steady power supply, security and employment? Who will save us from the rampaging Boko Haram, heartless kidnappers, callous armed robbers and other criminalities? Who will tame our enemies on our roads-the police, the custom and the likes? Who will teach our politicians the need to get more Mandelas in our political field? Who will encourage and spur on our electorate to protect their votes as well as ensure that the ruling party and its allies in INEC, Police, Army and other para-military agencies do not rig the 2015 elections? Finally, who will save us from the impending danger of 2015? Do you not sense any serious danger in the post 2015 elections especially if they are rigged or if Jonathan wins again? If we have hundreds of priests in the form of Fr Mbaka in all the states of the country, will it not be possible to bring the much needed justice and peace in the country? So we are dire in need of more Fr Mbakas and serious prayers in the country if we really want to remain one and united country where justice and peace, truth, fairness, tolerance, equity and equality shall reign supreme. We have so many silent priests who are not happy with the way things are moving on in this country, but cannot come out beyond their confines of their pulpits and ecclesiastical fiefdom. Therefore, no sane person has the moral right to blame a prophet who warns us of impending danger. This is a priest who has the stamp of divinity to inform Nigerians the will of God as it concerns our politics. For instance, in the on- going debate on Mbaka’s oracle, one of our greatest journalists of all time had this to say: “The recanting is too drastic to have been done by his own will. I believe a higher power worked on him. It can only be God”. This is a great journalist who does not give a damn in saying the truth and does not believe in pecuniary reasons for his journalistic work, whereas a great many dance the tune of selfish and greedy steps of death. So, the time for social and political revolution is now. Let us ensure that the elections are not only free, fair and credible, but seen to be so, because we are sitting on a dangerous keg of fire, which the Boko Haram has started. This is the time for us Christians and people of good conscience to repeat what Martin Luther King did. As he went out to the streets singing, “We shall overcome” or as Puerto Rican Christians represented the via crucis on Good Friday, the spirituality or the Christology of liberation emerges. This is because; the positive relation between God’s Kingdom and man’s historical undertaking justifies us in understanding the former as a call to engage ourselves actively in the latter. The gospel invites and drives us to make concrete historical options and assures them eschatological permanence in so far as they represent the quality of human existence, which corresponds to the Kingdom. We can, therefore, within human history, engage with others in action, which is significant in terms of God’s redemptive purpose, of his announced and promised future Kingdom. May God bless a marriage put together by dishonest and human trafficking goaldiggers. We commend to your care oh Mother of our Saviour all the wrongs inflicted upon us by the ruling PDP after the return of our so-called home grown democracy and particularly during the last three years of exceptionally cruel insurgency, kidnapping, hostage taking and youth abandonment. These wrongs demand reparation especially the moral wrongs, which have been frequently mentioned during our daily Holy Masses and prayers for the Fatherland in distress and not second term bids. Finally, according to Rev Fr Populieszko who was murdered by the Polish Police, he advised Polish people in the midst of political oppression and official manipulations not to “let the indisputable truth that a nation dies when it lacks valour, when it deceives itself, when it says that all is fine whilst tasting the opposite, when it shuts its eyes and is satisfied with half truths, be a warning to us.” So, Fr Ejike Mbaka, the indefatigable warrior of truth and justice wants only the best for the country. He is an impeccable man of integrity who cannot be tempted with filthy lucre of mammon like some mouthy and fake men of God. As a hero of the countless masses, he cannot be bought over directly or indirectly with things of like, rather he is the immeasurable giver of good things to humanity with a heart of gold and diamondic charity. One thing clear about him is that he is not afraid to look at those in power and tell them the truth– bitter as it may sound. Therefore, we must not throw away his prophetic call for change if we really love this country and want its progress based on peace and harmony. *Rev Fr Offor Evaristus is of St Dominic’s, Obinagu Udi, Enugu offor4mary@yahoo.com

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Don’t postpone the elections

<img src=" http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Prof-Jega-new-INEC-Chair-1.jpg-osun-defender.jpg "> Without prejudice to Section 26 of the Electoral Act which empowers the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone scheduled elections under certain conditions, we urge the electoral agency to press ahead with the presidential and gubernatorial elections as scheduled. The calls for postponement have come from several sources, one of the most remarkable being that of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki, at a forum in Chatham House, London. He urged INEC to postpone the elections to enable the commission distribute the remaining permanent voter cards (PVCs). At first, many had thought he spoke for the government, but the ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its presidential candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan, have since argued against a postponement. Other calls for a shift had emanated from Nigerians who are justifiably perturbed by the tone of the campaigns, the lack of civility and the occasional outbreaks of violence. Much as these call for concern, we do not think they are enough to justify a post ponement of the polls. All the parties have been campaigning without let or hindrance. They have been spending colossal sums of money and they all are geared for the elections. A postponement, unless all the parties agree to it, would seem like a plot to deprive some parties of their real or imagined momentum. The nation can be spared further controversy by going ahead with the elections as scheduled while at the same time working hard on the outstanding issues that are of concern to Nigerians. The PVC issue is causing millions of Nigerians sleepless nights because it has the potentiality of disenfranchising millions of voters, especially if the INEC insists, as it has done so far, that nobody will be allowed to vote without it. The figures concerning the PVCs are rather disturbing. The INEC recorded 68.8 million registered voters for the elections. Of this figure, only about 44 million voters have reportedly collected their PVCs. In other words, if elections were to be held today, about 24 million registered voters would be disenfranchised. Now, the issue bothering many Nigerians is the fear that between now and February 14, 2015 when the first election will hold, INEC would not have successfully fully distributed the PVCs. The geographical spread of the distribution of the cards is also so lopsided that it has led to suspicions that some regions have already been disenfranchised. We urge INEC to pull out all the stops and make every effort to get the PVCs into the hands of registered voters. Millions have gone to INEC offices and returned frustrated, unable to pick their cards and not knowing what next to do. It is good that the commission has extended the deadline for collection of PVCs to February 8. It should make further special arrangements to ensure that a lot more people collect their cards before that date. Registered voters should also now make extra effort to collect their PVCs before the deadline because, ultimately, the responsibility for collecting these cards rests solely on them. The duty of INEC is only to make sure that the cards are available at the designated places. The Federal Government should also consider declaring tomorrow and Saturday work- free days nationwide to give those who have not collected their cards the opportunity to do so. We are truly disappointed that at this last minute, INEC is still bogged down with the collection of PVCs when it had a four- year notice on these elections. The electoral agency owes Nigeria clean elections after what happened in 2011, and in previous elections. Otherwise, it would have failed its ultimate test. We hope this does not happen. The National Council of State is widely expected to deliberate on the postponement, or otherwise, of the polls at a meeting reportedly called by President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja today. Our advice is that the elections be allowed to go on as scheduled. Any decision to the contrary may lay the nation open to a crisis with dire consequences for our democracy.

Don’t postpone the elections

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Boko Haram kills 90 civilians and wounds 500 in Cameroonattacks

<img src=" http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/A-picture-taken-on-Februa-008.jpg "> Boko Haram fighters have shot or burned to death about 90 civilians and wounded 500 in ongoing fighting in a border town near Nigeria, officials in Cameroon have said. Some 800 Islamic extremists attacking the town of Fotokol “burned churches, mosques and villages and slaughtered youth who resisted joining them to fight Cameroonian forces”, the information minister, Issa Tchiroma Bakari, said on Thursday. The Nigerian insurgents also looted livestock and food in the fighting that began on Wednesday. Boko Haram has been using civilians as shields, making it difficult to confront them, although reinforcements have arrived in Fotokol, according to a military spokesman. Hundreds of insurgents were killed on Wednesday along with 13 Chadian and six Cameroonian troops, the defence minister, Edgard Alain Mebe Ngo, said. At least 91 civilians have been killed and most of the more than 500 who have been wounded cannot be taken quickly to hospital, he said. There was no way immediately to confirm the account independently. The fighters are believed to have crossed into Cameroon from nearby Gambaru, a Nigerian border town that had been an extremist stronghold since November but that was retaken this week. The fighters were driven out by Chadian and Nigerian air strikes supported by Chadian ground troops. African Union officials were finalising plans on Thursday for a multinational force to fight the spreading Boko Haram uprising, though there are questions about funding. Last week the AU authorised a 7,500-strong force from Nigeria and its four neighbours, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin. Senior officers from the UN peacekeeping department were attending the meeting in Yaounde, Cameroon’s capital, a UN official said. The Africans want UN security council approval and money to fund the mission, added the official, who spoke on Wednesday at the UN and requested anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the press about the meeting. President François Hollande said France was providing support with weapons, logistics and operations for the multinational effort. At a news conference in Paris, he stopped short of saying whether France was involved in military action. The country has a large air base at N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, which will lead the multinational force. International concern has grown as Boko Haram has increased the tempo and ferocity of its attacks, just as Nigeria is preparing for presidential and legislative elections on 14 February. An estimated 10,000 people were killed in Boko Haram violence last year compared with 2,000 in the first four years of Nigeria’s Islamic uprising, according to the Council on Foreign Relations. ( THE GUARDIAN)

Boko Haram kills 90 civilians and wounds 500 in Cameroonattacks

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Isis

<img src=" http://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ZeroRatedMobileAccess&from=Isis&to=/wiki/File:Isis.svg "> The goddess Isis portrayed as a woman , wearing a headdress shaped like a throne and with an Ankh in her hand you like? Major cult center Philae, Abydos Symbol the throne, the sun disk with cow's horns, sparrow, cobra, vulture, sycamore tree Consort Osiris Parents Geb and Nut Siblings Osiris , Set , Nephthys and Haroeris Offspring Horus Isis ( /ˈaɪsɪs/ ; Ancient Greek : Ἶσις; original Egyptian pronunciation more likely "Aset" or "Iset" [1] ) is a goddess from the polytheistic pantheon of Egypt . She was first worshiped in Ancient Egyptian religion , and later her worship spread throughout the Roman empire and the greater Greco- Roman world . Isis is still widely worshiped by many pagans today in diverse religious contexts; including a number of distinct pagan religions, the modern Goddess movement , and interfaith organizations such as the Fellowship of Isis . Isis was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patroness of nature and magic. She was the friend of slaves, sinners, artisans and the downtrodden, but she also listened to the prayers of the wealthy, maidens, aristocrats and rulers. [2] Isis is often depicted as the mother of Horus , the falcon-headed deity associated with king and kingship (although in some traditions Horus's mother was Hathor ). Isis is also known as protector of the dead and goddess of children. The name Isis means "Throne". [3] Her headdress is a throne. As the personification of the throne, she was an important representation of the pharaoh's power. The pharaoh was depicted as her child, who sat on the throne she provided. Her cult was popular throughout Egypt, but her most important temples were at Behbeit El-Hagar in the Nile delta , and, beginning in the reign with Nectanebo I (380–362 BCE), on the island of Philae in Upper Egypt. In the typical form of her myth, Isis was the first daughter of Geb , god of the Earth, and Nut, goddess of the Sky, and she was born on the fourth intercalary day. She married her brother, Osiris , and she conceived Horus with him. Isis was instrumental in the resurrection of Osiris when he was murdered by Set . Using her magical skills, she restored his body to life after having gathered the body parts that had been strewn about the earth by Set. [4] This myth became very important during the Greco-Roman period. For example it was believed that the Nile River flooded every year because of the tears of sorrow which Isis wept for Osiris. Osiris's death and rebirth was relived each year through rituals. The worship of Isis eventually spread throughout the Greco-Roman world, continuing until the suppression of paganism in the Christian era. [5] The popular motif of Isis suckling her son Horus, however, lived on in a Christianized context as the popular image of Mary suckling her infant son Jesus from the fifth century onward. [6]

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AIB

<img src=" http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/All_India_Bakchod.jpg/qlow-220px-All_India_Bakchod.jpg "> Today i will be writing about All India Bakchod usually abbreviated and referred to as the AIB. AIB is an Indian comedy group,yes you heard me Comedy group The group runs and maintains a YouTube channel that displays their comedy sketches and parodies on topics like politics and the Indian film industry, and much of their fame was initiated through their online presence. History The group was formed initially by Tanmay Bhatt and Gursimran Khamba , who were later joined by stand-up comedians Rohan Joshi and Ashish Shakya. [1] Initially, the group produced podcasts prior to using YouTube in 2013 as a means to share their comedic work. [1] Joshi had noted that the reason for their use of YouTube was that the group simply did not have funds for advertisements and other promotional materials, and instead relied upon social media to promote their work. [2] Current work As of September 2014, the group has posted 52 videos and has amassed about 45 million views of their videos. [1] The group also has multiple employees for script writing, brand consulting, and coordinating student and corporate workshops.[3] In December 2014, AIB organized a roast show, All India Bakchod Knockout Championship featuring Karan Johar, Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor . [4][5] The event is claimed to have raised over Rs 40 lakh for various charity organisations such as Being Human. [6] Controversy Akhilesh Tiwari who is president of Brahman Ekta Sanstha in Mumbai, filed a written complaint at Sakinaka police station on 2nd February 2015 for using filthy and absuive language in the AIB Knockout. Police initiated an inquiry into a complaint against the participants from Bollywood film-maker Karan Johar, actor Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh . The video was uploaded on You Tube on 28th January 2015 and programme was organised in south Mumbai on December 20. [7] Maharashtra government also ordered an inquiry against event organizers and participants. [8]

AIB

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Langston Hughes

<h1>Langston Hughes </h1>This young man was known as James Mercer Langston Hughes born on February 1, 1902 at Joplin, Missouri , United States. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry. Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. if he had been alive February 1 2015 would had been his 113th year birthday. honor of the man whose work includes poetry, novels, essays, children’s books and political writings that spotlighted black life and culture, here are 8 quotes from life of Langston Hughes. 1. “Books -where if people suffered, they suffered in beautiful language, not in monosyllables, as we did in Kansas” - I Wonder as I Wander: An Autobiographical Journey, 1956 2. “My soul has grown deep like the rivers.” -The Negro Speaks of Rivers, 1920 3. “Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.” -”April Rain Song” 4. “Hold fast to your dreams, for without them life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.” - Montage of a Dream Deferred, 1951. And so on

Langston Hughes

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Seun Kuti goes ballistic on a fan on his instagram page

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-shMMM-ZG_Vvm4rM3Jemc_l1v5I7plcfp3ZZgg2nNrQulB_GNrvcY-d5_chb4aICkEJKMdJZ1HtQOgUAQW124eKTaaghmwPcrc1x1_hu-BjMGsHUav7RIHPM0ppBo4sVvcpGwqMr1kiW/s1600/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-shMMM-ZG_Vvm4rM3Jemc_l1v5I7plcfp3ZZgg2nNrQulB_GNrvcY-d5_chb4aICkEJKMdJZ1HtQOgUAQW124eKTaaghmwPcrc1x1_hu-BjMGsHUav7RIHPM0ppBo4sVvcpGwqMr1kiW/s1600/1.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirnQwcT8FvJ0GnlI0evBopy1PmF0TxYpAqpBakvc5QBZ55iJwYzFJa2Yw5nZpTIgqSom57cStMY6u4c_zd1J6UIgpSM5Hje8J0CUbQaR_npwiGFx2hxYllCdQwvTcPOol3YL29F4CfJyi/s1600/2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirnQwcT8FvJ0GnlI0evBopy1PmF0TxYpAqpBakvc5QBZ55iJwYzFJa2Yw5nZpTIgqSom57cStMY6u4c_zd1J6UIgpSM5Hje8J0CUbQaR_npwiGFx2hxYllCdQwvTcPOol3YL29F4CfJyi/s1600/2.png" width="400" /></a></div>Seun Kuti posted this photo on his instagram page this morning and asked fans if they would come to a concert with himself and Femi Kuti if he told them it was happening soon. Many followers replied yes that they would, but trust Naija people, some didn't have anything good to say. But trust Seun Kuti more, he replied them by dragging them by their bald head on a dirt road. See it after the cut... <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhat_Rg6usCP7ZGME0VLxqANOmtmLRG_oL1TYh58Qy0aQxIakpPxLLwyGCN0dsVTAIPBlsmnMTNmC-KbbsTZ4qlp5B0Y0k6O7xCineGH1IYHC8UH6mdel3Zz2EF5hTvEqfT0i3QPBCEEPZU/s1600/IMG_2919.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhat_Rg6usCP7ZGME0VLxqANOmtmLRG_oL1TYh58Qy0aQxIakpPxLLwyGCN0dsVTAIPBlsmnMTNmC-KbbsTZ4qlp5B0Y0k6O7xCineGH1IYHC8UH6mdel3Zz2EF5hTvEqfT0i3QPBCEEPZU/s1600/IMG_2919.PNG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHN-Pwl0CL5zItbtTJa1oaTNeA8EPyf0kkAjpPfbK4NvyvWai75Hd5KglDSkfxw0uHBwOIVArBwQKQ-yvgOQrwSc7dRfJ1KJimfTSxnw3SeoZJ4Oxbb0FRXJx2M8_bddMVWVKADGpTAN9m/s1600/IMG_2920.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHN-Pwl0CL5zItbtTJa1oaTNeA8EPyf0kkAjpPfbK4NvyvWai75Hd5KglDSkfxw0uHBwOIVArBwQKQ-yvgOQrwSc7dRfJ1KJimfTSxnw3SeoZJ4Oxbb0FRXJx2M8_bddMVWVKADGpTAN9m/s1600/IMG_2920.PNG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJiTQKNF526YsQFT6g7Le3ZGZC1IGTjdpGugzE0COL8jIlcuDYaBUkerT5FDua6IVFaCk9sUNYbebxXWE3mHwF655fPUmIfeFwYQsEldr5pP-xXNPXa9nMRuD40OmIRDs4s4gSbh_4BG5E/s1600/3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJiTQKNF526YsQFT6g7Le3ZGZC1IGTjdpGugzE0COL8jIlcuDYaBUkerT5FDua6IVFaCk9sUNYbebxXWE3mHwF655fPUmIfeFwYQsEldr5pP-xXNPXa9nMRuD40OmIRDs4s4gSbh_4BG5E/s1600/3.png" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_DLM7Fx1I_Kwk3oWh8xz979WgHiitxwbtCKMCWrKeeRwgJ07ff2J-azAtTixbnpk0Nw7sdIRzA6JX1xmtUaqhkqsh_l-LtnU7fGCRjaGHHcMUi3d8Q6WFSh8kuEc7MyJl2245k7NzWYK/s1600/4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_DLM7Fx1I_Kwk3oWh8xz979WgHiitxwbtCKMCWrKeeRwgJ07ff2J-azAtTixbnpk0Nw7sdIRzA6JX1xmtUaqhkqsh_l-LtnU7fGCRjaGHHcMUi3d8Q6WFSh8kuEc7MyJl2245k7NzWYK/s1600/4.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PQHg5trme9etcG6c7LpbCeaTqgDUahUx-pdBJw7fGoV9f8jpNjK2PcU7p8jf-dBDUURzVRSWULKwhHYf8A23ntlXrr7CRCRQXemVc6gYye9MmC_8rwLUiBrUU-BOutWREJlssND6M8-B/s1600/5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PQHg5trme9etcG6c7LpbCeaTqgDUahUx-pdBJw7fGoV9f8jpNjK2PcU7p8jf-dBDUURzVRSWULKwhHYf8A23ntlXrr7CRCRQXemVc6gYye9MmC_8rwLUiBrUU-BOutWREJlssND6M8-B/s1600/5.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4rNzoVQg_U4zP2WMCGs3tkUnayLzPp5rG-xNwB-bQe2TNUxcMhsoJpEJlkbJmN0Ue5plyQhKyQIGPVYLoaFH4UgET51l026k2ypkQL6y5SiBMgN3a3TrlFO6-R5QAJdzOlXPBR2RomIt/s1600/66.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4rNzoVQg_U4zP2WMCGs3tkUnayLzPp5rG-xNwB-bQe2TNUxcMhsoJpEJlkbJmN0Ue5plyQhKyQIGPVYLoaFH4UgET51l026k2ypkQL6y5SiBMgN3a3TrlFO6-R5QAJdzOlXPBR2RomIt/s1600/66.png" /></a></div>

Seun Kuti goes ballistic on a fan on his instagram page

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Iran offers to help Nigeria fight Boko Haram

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyQb8EfofQvXjbA7wtCz1x8P2Z2_124FxlK29gE0LO7WCtzLnMW1KWUzqVsce3nRZaggNbs8zd-GQa8CQiBFUTHqu1tbZkVsUB6M1Cd76hSyrK5IP3nigZyI5I4WKeyQsV9dbgJSdyiXL/s1600/a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyQb8EfofQvXjbA7wtCz1x8P2Z2_124FxlK29gE0LO7WCtzLnMW1KWUzqVsce3nRZaggNbs8zd-GQa8CQiBFUTHqu1tbZkVsUB6M1Cd76hSyrK5IP3nigZyI5I4WKeyQsV9dbgJSdyiXL/s1600/a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Iranian government has announced its willingness to use its expertise and experience in fighting  terror groups, ISIS and Al-Qaeda in their country to help fight Nigeria's terror group, Boko Haram. Speaking at the ongoing 4th Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today Jan. 31st, the Iranian Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Amir Hossein Abdollohian their country is willing to help Nigeria and Somalia in combating terrorism. <blockquote class="tr_bq">“Boko Haram in Nigeria and Al-Shabaab in the Horn of Africa are similar with Al-Qaeda and ISIS in parts of the Middle East using similar methods of operations to cause havoc to the people of the two regions. Iran is therefore willing to use its experience in dealing with terror groups to assist in combatting these groups in Africa." he said</blockquote>

Iran offers to help Nigeria fight Boko Haram

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Chadian aircraft 'bomb Borno town in anti-Boko Haram raid'

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8tD5yyknUsIKgB42syeDWquxSbJUuGYRh2GJ8ylwqm1HYxJH2YOLR00rR8y7OqY3IhC72j9tgk8ItHGgv_xOhbytzIVSsTBCCiAqsPeK3onsXxRgbKC6j-VAHnzuWFMcfZwt5Xd6rdT_/s1600/924dfc557a07a47ee3f443329814172eda4bc314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8tD5yyknUsIKgB42syeDWquxSbJUuGYRh2GJ8ylwqm1HYxJH2YOLR00rR8y7OqY3IhC72j9tgk8ItHGgv_xOhbytzIVSsTBCCiAqsPeK3onsXxRgbKC6j-VAHnzuWFMcfZwt5Xd6rdT_/s1600/924dfc557a07a47ee3f443329814172eda4bc314.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422742586702_1908">Chadian aircraft today Saturday Jan. 23rd bombed the town of Gamboru in Borno state in a raid targeting  Boko Haram, security sources told AFP. The AFP report below...</div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422742586702_1908">An initial raid was carried out around midday by two fighter jets on the town in Nigeria's far northeast along the Cameroon border, sources from Chad and Cameroon said on condition of anonymity.</div></blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422742586702_1950">It was followed by further bombings of areas around the town, Chadian sources said. The raids were aimed at "allowing Chadian soldiers to enter Gamboru," a Cameroon security source told AFP.</div><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a></blockquote><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422742586702_1940">Details on damage or casualties were not immediately clear.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422742586702_1938">Boko Haram overran the town several months ago as part of its campaign to seize territory in the region and create an Islamic state.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422742586702_1938"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422742586702_1932">"Senior officers from the Cameroon army are located in Fotokol," the Cameroon source said. "The Cameroon and Chadian armies met for the Gamboru operation."</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422742586702_1932"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422742586702_1953">The Cameroon town of Fotokol and its surroundings, just across the border from Gamboru, saw fighting between Chadian soldiers and Boko Haram extremists on Thursday and Friday.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422742586702_1953"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422742586702_1953">Chad's military said three of its soldiers and 123 militants were killed in the two days of fighting in the area.</div>

Chadian aircraft 'bomb Borno town in anti-Boko Haram raid'

Chadian aircraft today Saturday Jan. 23rd bombed the town of Gamboru in Borno state in a raid targeting Boko Haram, security sources told ...

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Photos: Bisi Alimi and his partner 'being daddies'

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Photos: Bisi Alimi and his partner 'being daddies'

He posted the pic and wrote "Being daddies." May or may not be their child. Looks like a family gathering, with another baby in t...

Photos: Nicki Minaj wears see-through jumpsuit for TV performance

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9pvcGPZ2Wbms8s4CgrwJ02BqDPdAmByF4K-NxnHTtPMzYMryLqDNpSBzyHm9VQxFTo8fE3oqYKc2bi8VXsAJUaGZ9nSUBL8CQC4keAE2rmC_TDMu8SogMkqQT1jVnUqFd9RCaWZZFcJw/s1600/4.png" width="266" /><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxJN5txqvuJYVCkeHtJf5Rvp89L9u1UHqHmbp168MPCpgrTQKI2SBh8rTqGynLMtGAy9El0aZSmcjwgCOoqszOPw97HOo5q46iiGwcm5P6ncmeQ7s3rbXwsRMLkmJAy0koNp_a8ogcRP2/s1600/7.png" width="263" /></div>Nicki Minaj wore this Roberto Cavalli mesh jumpsuit and Giuseppe Zanotti shoes to perform at  last night and was later interviewed by Craig Melvin for Today Show. See the photos after the cut... <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZV_UjWThBcs7K-kJffePK0ecaz64dRFXCvbqjzRIrWcmNhDYBKeBkdPMXqpTzs1efs45MXVwYJKXJrE4ISq88fNmXzFoyFxVv2yDD5qmaNkp3i_Jnhh_aTSLG5evpDNTVG43i6iJ-t2PA/s1600/3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZV_UjWThBcs7K-kJffePK0ecaz64dRFXCvbqjzRIrWcmNhDYBKeBkdPMXqpTzs1efs45MXVwYJKXJrE4ISq88fNmXzFoyFxVv2yDD5qmaNkp3i_Jnhh_aTSLG5evpDNTVG43i6iJ-t2PA/s1600/3.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXW9GsGm1PxWHZU7ZXt9gOV_nr3lxg_pz_m3RaYY4gBB_lFvc_RZDzvpWWUlv4TC0CF5cvLubd9GNHPvOXTrb9nwi9Zq29tqyeXJ__-nxj1sPnlagwvwvVVNd9xbJ8jOw8YVft697AtRAd/s1600/2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXW9GsGm1PxWHZU7ZXt9gOV_nr3lxg_pz_m3RaYY4gBB_lFvc_RZDzvpWWUlv4TC0CF5cvLubd9GNHPvOXTrb9nwi9Zq29tqyeXJ__-nxj1sPnlagwvwvVVNd9xbJ8jOw8YVft697AtRAd/s1600/2.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMM0DF3-So6btNsvpjetEF2_XEVkRqOZKTJCGbDg7IM8hCinNEX3FAmyQLGghz3Zdf6b7daAH-dFJa4c5p33vpt0-goWKFTW0DyR5O3I8PpFyh4uwNIlqepz-oH_oa95A-valZZDh8tAZb/s1600/5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMM0DF3-So6btNsvpjetEF2_XEVkRqOZKTJCGbDg7IM8hCinNEX3FAmyQLGghz3Zdf6b7daAH-dFJa4c5p33vpt0-goWKFTW0DyR5O3I8PpFyh4uwNIlqepz-oH_oa95A-valZZDh8tAZb/s1600/5.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDJfgIhrooG1F110Lbn0s0TnTydli7W6UFzvS0fYHdiCWBdw4p21Tw8r94fIB0J4JqOLxPrPwAv2U68W-1a_l72Dqn6aBPtXFhXZCCbSF6MYqJ-e1FTUQd0LOguEH8VX9Cr0KJGigfyb9/s1600/8.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDJfgIhrooG1F110Lbn0s0TnTydli7W6UFzvS0fYHdiCWBdw4p21Tw8r94fIB0J4JqOLxPrPwAv2U68W-1a_l72Dqn6aBPtXFhXZCCbSF6MYqJ-e1FTUQd0LOguEH8VX9Cr0KJGigfyb9/s1600/8.png" /></a></div>

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Photos: Amber Rose in Lagos for D'banj's show

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgMVgY1cNttCJYmvvpZPRpMEDQ7O3LxcE716z6iGsaIyilKiriabzdD_UpngGjj8f_UkQsbvJ1sN-kIyE5cXtQkkrjTbj8RWdv53inrqdqXvGrAzpjlUN6ZpGyrhZTymPlIQeOaWO59iU/s1600/3.png" width="275" /><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYWa4K-SBYRYMr2K8ckCh2MIZ7CLPYnPHEZOrpwHhEQfvZMvck75rwnz8qClcGfbhzPpz7IQzmf2ktG0Onnbov9vD04IrzwmxZWthoG5txT_xShNdsEMgisQ_5-isySTBPwuDXLS231cS/s1600/5.png" width="252" /></div><div dir="ltr">Amber Rose arrived Lagos this evening. She's in town to host D'banj's show happening tonight at Oceanview. See more pics after the cut...</div><div dir="ltr"></div><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidx00ib99OCCmVaBv3tNOP5RAeyVBXo7PUlOkhsZXGv23UEUoeKL_xZFGUy7obQaIyMLPFi_WAF_BiloNYf6MneuI1YevGCmLCQQiukEF6HFkPWAxX5MLsht9kdbXwDjb7HyJf1StOw0kt/s1600/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidx00ib99OCCmVaBv3tNOP5RAeyVBXo7PUlOkhsZXGv23UEUoeKL_xZFGUy7obQaIyMLPFi_WAF_BiloNYf6MneuI1YevGCmLCQQiukEF6HFkPWAxX5MLsht9kdbXwDjb7HyJf1StOw0kt/s1600/2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMpK5MpvoIf9wvKLtLPuLlNFC5LMeynpKWtTp24LvK4KiSS7X1nUaMGnUA1dTEf8Yq3dHYzVTc-tmKcEHxGOR4s7JEJ6mpigb6t-6Tf4fyVU48ATWkout7lXs_QO8LBT7XocxdnR4nyZE/s1600/Screenshot_2015-01-31-21-44-50.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMpK5MpvoIf9wvKLtLPuLlNFC5LMeynpKWtTp24LvK4KiSS7X1nUaMGnUA1dTEf8Yq3dHYzVTc-tmKcEHxGOR4s7JEJ6mpigb6t-6Tf4fyVU48ATWkout7lXs_QO8LBT7XocxdnR4nyZE/s1600/Screenshot_2015-01-31-21-44-50.png" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMI0ZEZe_VpMyuxr1ZLuJwvkhvvownXOwhdn6oYbwhoKrR7q1ELumBrt3xkB10OT1ObVlAHA5sCDfoTNvd551FhWvDJYNQJ3DDX4H8XVP-VS6e__ndMRq0BdX3uHtEEomGJ6aAfxXIp3WD/s1600/Screenshot_2015-01-31-21-47-06.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMI0ZEZe_VpMyuxr1ZLuJwvkhvvownXOwhdn6oYbwhoKrR7q1ELumBrt3xkB10OT1ObVlAHA5sCDfoTNvd551FhWvDJYNQJ3DDX4H8XVP-VS6e__ndMRq0BdX3uHtEEomGJ6aAfxXIp3WD/s1600/Screenshot_2015-01-31-21-47-06.png" /></a></div>

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Photos: Bobbi Kristina found unconscious in bathtub - revived & breathing again

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wxGdtd-1hwCYuFE2Fw0XpsoiwCydLxgZSYmSHTCwZN8TL-y17Jkf9RiaouQ2uKTcEMs76oByPGgZqzvESzCDU7JgX5EQF6qq3dfbcMLup__6FDYaF6lM70n_6TL9g2uQxg7CiIy5O1Vg/s1600/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wxGdtd-1hwCYuFE2Fw0XpsoiwCydLxgZSYmSHTCwZN8TL-y17Jkf9RiaouQ2uKTcEMs76oByPGgZqzvESzCDU7JgX5EQF6qq3dfbcMLup__6FDYaF6lM70n_6TL9g2uQxg7CiIy5O1Vg/s1600/1.jpg" /></a></div>Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's daughter was found unconscious in a bathtub in her home today and and taken to a hospital. <a href="http://www.tmz.com/" target="_blank">TMZ</a> reports <blockquote class="tr_bq">Bobbi Kristina Brown's husband Nick Gordon and a friend found her in the tub ... according to police in Roswell, GA. We're told her husband and friend immediately started CPR on her ... until police and paramedics arrived.</blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">We're told police took over life-saving measures on the scene -- and then she was taken by ambulance to a hospital. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwPsgm-kltPRzQ6TRu37Jl5sxqo3gXPq-NorWKfaM-9_quseKVANVmYAcSathmyZxH1k5TLTw28U48oNqE6xPfWPHLR09tmStCWHbp5pwqrevsJNH3K3flmvlrvLu_5SdyzAvNip9_Rzb/s1600/01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwPsgm-kltPRzQ6TRu37Jl5sxqo3gXPq-NorWKfaM-9_quseKVANVmYAcSathmyZxH1k5TLTw28U48oNqE6xPfWPHLR09tmStCWHbp5pwqrevsJNH3K3flmvlrvLu_5SdyzAvNip9_Rzb/s1600/01.jpg" /></a></div> Doctors have now stabilized her breathing, and we're told she is in ICU. Still unclear why Bobbi fell unconscious. We're told a friend made the call to 911 from Bobbi's house. The circumstances are especially eerie -- Whitney died in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton on February

Photos: Bobbi Kristina found unconscious in bathtub - revived & breathing again

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