The white wedding of Aminu, the son of former Vice
President Atiku Abubakar, to his Ghanaian bride, Nana
Akyaa, took place in Accra, Ghana yesterday.
Atiku couldn’t make it as he is in England delivering a
lecture at the London School of Economics. His wife and
mother of the groom, Titi, and other family members
were in attendance......
The United States has provided an insight into why the country did not help Nigeria to combat Boko Haram at the height of insurgency during the administration of Goodluck Jonathan.
Ambassador Samantha Power who is the US ambassador to the United Nations said that the country was not impressed with Nigeria’s political will and corruption tendencies.
Vanguard reports that Power made this revelation at the American University of Nigeria to round off her visit to IDPs camps in Adamawa state on Saturday, April 23.
The ambassador disclosed that although the US was investing in the security aspect of Nigeria, it was not involved in combating Boko Haram.
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She disclosed the U.S government was monitoring the political will of Nigeria then to tackle the insurgency but was not convinced of the country’ seriousness due to the corrupt tendencies that were associated with the issue of those fighting the insurgency.
“But, when the Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government came on board, the U.S recognizes his full commitment to stop the insurgency and the anti-corruption crusade, the U.S has no alternative than to back the present administration.”
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“The U.S, as part of our new resolve and commitment is now training a battalion of soldiers that will soon return home to face the insurgents headlong. The battalion will be a high performing one equipped with the American terrorism combat and techniques on their return.”
She commended Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger under auspices of Lake Chad Commission for their collaborative effort in combating the Boko Haram insurgents.
The United States acknowledged the seriousness of these countries in their combined efforts against terrorism and it is paying off now.”
She urged the soldiers to protect liberated tows so as to allow returnees start a fresh life.
Top military and security officials that served during the Jonathan administration are under investigation for the misuse of fund that was meant for the procurement of arms. Sambo Dasuki who was the former national security adviser has been in detention since November 2015 for his role in the misappropriation of $2.1 billion.
Fast rising model, Olajumoke Orisaguna shared a selfie
with Falz at the just concluded coke island event.
Cocacola launched it’s sensational new campaign tagged
” taste the feeling” over the weekend on ” coke Island”.
Nigeria’s finest artistes were also there to make the
place lively and interesting.
Davido took to social media to blast an unnamed family
member who he says is jealous of his new artist..
Many fans believe he is referring to either of his cousins,
B-red or Shina Rambo following the screenshots he
shared on snapchat…
Social media drama…
’m sure many of you have read that the police is now
involved in my issue with Wizkid. Yes, I reported his
public threat to me two Sundays ago to the Lagos State
Commissioner of Police and I want to explain why I did
it! Please pay attention and keep an open mind.
I’ve read a lot online from people saying I don’t like
Wizkid. Even Wizkid himself thinks I don’t like him. Why
he or anyone would think so is puzzling to me to be
honest. Apart from his achievements after he started
insulting me online a few weeks ago…everything else,
every success Wizkid has recorded in the last 3/4 years
is on LIB. All the awards, all the record breaking feats,
his sold out concerts, his foreign magazine features, and
collaborations, everything that has built him up to the
young man he is today is on LIB. Please verify! Search
my blog. Please continue…
I was a huge Wizkid fan. The only song I danced harder
to than his ‘Dance For Me’ track was Fuse ODG’s
‘Antenna and Kiss Daniel & DJ Shabzy’s Raba. So, no, I
had no dislike for Wizkid. But about a year ago, I noticed
his indirect snide remarks at me…and when some other
music star beefed with me, Wizkid showed his support
and made disrespectful comments. That was when I
noticed he had issues with me… but that didn’t stop me
from writing about him and celebrating him.
Now to the issue at hand. When I reported that he was
served quit notice at his Lekki home, I stated fact and I
didn’t write it out of malice. It’s not everyday you get
exclusive stories…and I’m sure any other blogger who
got the story first would also have published it. So, there
was no beef, I was just doing my job. A day or so after I
wrote this story, Wizkid went on my instagram page to
call me names and lied that I slept with some director of
his…which I have said before is 1000% lies! But the
insult and lies is not why the police is now involved.
Here’s the thing; You can insult me, insult my family., call
me any names you like, even lie that I slept with your
forefathers…but don’t threaten me. If you threaten me, I
will act!
I read people online saying that I reported to the police
because I am scared of Wizkid. No, my darlings, I am
not afraid of Wizkid. Though I do not take his threats
lightly. I went to the authorities for two reasons…and
please young boys of our generation, pay attention to
what I am about to write below...
You see, violence against women and threat of violence
against women is not okay. Threatening harm to
someone in a public space is a criminal act in every
country of the world, including Nigeria. I bet some of you
didn’t know that, yeah? You can not publicly threaten
someone with harm. You will only get away with it if your
victim doesn’t report to the authorities. If they do, you
will have a case with the police and I promise you, the
police take these things seriously.
I reported this case to the authorities because I want our
young men to know this is not okay. You should not
raise your hands on a woman. You shouldn’t even
threaten to raise your hands on a woman. Wizkid wrote
that he would send his 16 year old cousin to beat the shit
out of me. Letting Wizkid get away with it is basically
telling our young men that this is okay…and it’s not!
After Wizkid made the threat to me, I saw a lot of teen
boys hailing and applauding him. To them, this was
okay. If their idol can threaten a woman with harm, and
use derogatory words, they also can do it…and that’s
how the circle of abuse of women continues. Women
being called ‘smelly pussy’ trended online for a day or
two! Little boys were happy to use the words. Sad!
It is appalling to me that anyone, especially women,
would cheer Wizkid on. When he wrote RIP Linda, I saw a
few young girls write same, laughing. This is not a
laughing matter. It doesn’t matter whether you like me or
not! This is not about Linda Ikeji. This is about abuse of
women which has eaten deep into our society, so deep
that it has now been accepted as normal. Men do it all
the time and get away with it. So many women are
battered by their husbands and they refuse to speak up
because of the stigma. They refuse to seek help because
they are afraid of what people will say. I am sorry, I am
not one of those women. I refuse to be victimized. And
as long as I have my voice and my platform, I will speak
up.
We women have to come together to lend a strong voice
to the plight of women in our continent. When we see a
woman being physically and mentally abused, let’s act.
Let’s speak up. Let’s not laugh and say she deserves it.
If we continue to keep quiet, the circle of abuse will
continue. And one day, You, yes You, will find yourself in
the receiving end of a thundering slap, followed by heavy
blows. If not you, then maybe your daughter? Let’s
condemn violence and threat of violence against women!
This is not acceptable!
Young men like Wizkid, a father of two young boys
himself, should never advocate violence against women.
One day, he will have a daughter, how would he feel if
another male threatens to put hands on her or even calls
her a hoe?
I can’t count how many times Wizkid called me a hoe in
his rant against me. That’s what boys do. When they get
into a fight with a woman, they try to slut-shame her.
Smelly pussy, hoe, ashawo etc. You call a woman, who
gave another young woman, whose real name she
doesn’t even know N500,000 just because she said she
would rather work by carrying cement than prostitute
herself (yes, Blessing Nicholas got N500k from me),
that’s the person you call a hoe? When your mind is so
warped you can’t differentiate between a woman and a
hoe, then this is what happens. Except you drive to
Sanusi Fanfuwa at 2am to pick up a prostitute, who
proudly describes herself as one, then you shouldn’t call
any woman a hoe.
Even Tupac who was a well known thug could
differentiate between the types of women he dealt with.
When asked in an interview why he called women
bitches, he said people shouldn’t confuse things, that he
wouldn’t address a mother or a sister the way he would
address a bitch, that the bitches were the ones he dealt
with in the clubs who behaved like one. He reiterated that
he respected women!
In more civilized countries, Wizkid would have lost his
endorsements and spent the next year or so apologizing
and being in the fore-front of promoting anti-violence
crusades against women. It took Chris Brown years to
get back on his feet after his assault on a woman. Up till
today, he doesn’t have any major endorsements and
some countries still deny him entrance into their country
i.e Australia for something he did 7 years ago. Yes,
violence against women is serious!
And there’s the case of incitement. When you have power
and influence, you have to be careful what you say in
public. Because you have such power, something you
say can influence your followers. A fan can commit acts
that even you may not support or might not even
condone. But because it came out of your mouth, they
think you mean it. So it is irresponsible to say things that
might be inciteful. In Law, you can be held responsible
when people act based on what you said in public. Tupac
was charged to court and indicted after some thugs killed
a police officer. The thugs went to court and mentioned
that their idol encouraged violence against LA police
officers in a song where he said ‘Drop a cop’. So, we
folks with some measure of influence should be more
careful with our utterances. People are watching and
listening!
The second reason I filed a police report is to encourage
other women in similar situations to do same. My dear
ladies, if a man threatens to puts hands on you, and you
feel the threat is real, report to the authorities. Don’t wait
until he does it. What if you don’t survive it? If he’s
picked up and may be charged to court (yes, you can be
charged to court for making threats…it’s a misdemeanor
with a prison sentence), then he will think twice before
making threats against you in the future or any other
woman for that matter.
I went as far as I did for me and for other women. This is
to pass a strong message to our young men that these
kinds of behaviour towards women will not be tolerated.
Should not be tolerated. If you assault or even threaten
to assault a woman, the law will come after you if she
chooses not to be silent. Women, don’t be silent. Let’s
break the circle. For your sake, for my sake, for the sake
of our daughters, grand daughters, great grand daughters
and all other women that will follow them.
And that’s really all I have to say in the matter. Thank
you guys for reading
And to Wizkid fans, please be rest assured that I wish
him all the best in life. He will continue to grow from
strength to strength (as long as he doesn’t endorse
violence against women) and his light will never diminish.
God brought him to this level and will continue to keep
him. I have nothing but love for his craft and hope that
one day, we will put this behind us.
God bless him, me, you and everyone else in the world
Cheers.
Oh and by the way, I’m starting my vlog series soon.
#excited!
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Now that they have hung the jungle boots and folded
there khaki away, life has just begun as a Nigerian
graduate. You know all the dreams and ideas, they had
while in school and waiting to hit the ground running with
after NYSC, well, the time has come to make it happen.
Your destiny is in your hands now and you have o make
the best of your time – And because life doesn’t always
go through the pattern we dream of it,
Below are 6 things most of these ex corp members will
definitely go through…
Getting ready to trek: We all know the jobs in Nigeria are
fewer than the available number of graduates hence the
struggle to grab the few available ones are too real for
those people who have no ‘oga at he top’. This isn’t the
endurance trek -NO! This is the one where you deck up in
your best shirt, skirt/trousers and the traditional brown
envelope, head out early to make that appointment for
your first interview and subsequent ones or to submit our
cv anywhere and everywhere just in case there is an
opening.
Parents don’t care anymore: Now you are going to
realize that your parents who provided for your every
single need back in the university, will no longer do. they
are either focusing on your siblings in school or easing
off the stress of child rearing. So, all they do now is pray
and hope you get a job, so you too can come and take
care of them.
Nigeria as a student is different from Nigeria as a
graduate: Now you are going to realize that life is not a
bed of roses. Things have changed and you are now your
own boss. Life is going to step on your toes, there will be
times when it looks like your dreams will never come true
or that God doesn’t answer prayers anymore but you are
going to gave to keep moving.
Uncles don’t really care: Sadly, you are going to find that,
that uncle who ave you a pat on the back and said ‘send
me your cv when you graduate so I place you
somewhere’, would now tell you that he has very little
power to do anything for you. The sadder part, their child
who also just passed out of NYSC the same time like
you, wouldn’t have a problem getting a job.
Bills won’t pay themselves: Now you are now an adult.
Like your parents say ‘we won’t always be there for you,
a time will come when you have to stand upon your own
too feet.” Now that time has come, and you are standing
on your own two feet without a job in a sight and bills o
pay but keep strong, there is God.
No more allowee: This is the moment where you realize
that the constant N19k which you were paid as a corper
and took for granted, will no longer come your way. This
won’t matter to you, if you get a job immediately (which
we hope you do) but would start to look like the whole
world is against you, when you check your account
balance and the little you saved up is about to finish.
In an effort to boost security in the state, MTN
Foundation (MTNF), the Corporate Social Investment arm
of MTN Nigeria, has donated 10 security patrol vehicles
to the Lagos State Government.
The donation is in line with MTN’s commitment, to
complement the objective of state governments across
the country to secure lives and properties.
His Excellency, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, while
receiving the patrol vehicles on behalf of the Lagos State
Security Trust Fund (LSTF) thanked the Foundation for
the gesture, stating that a safer Lagos is a more
productive Lagos.
MTN, through its foundation has so far donated over 185
fully equipped security patrol vehicles to 30 states and
the Federal Capital Territory,Nigeria.
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MTN Group Ltd. Executive Chairman
Phuthuma Nhleko, who returned to lead the
African wireless company’s negotiations over
a record $3.9 billion fine in Nigeria, is moving
forward with plans to step down next month,
according to a person familiar with the matter,
a sign he’s confident a resolution will be
reached by then.
Nhleko won’t return to a non-executive role
before he comes to an agreement with the
Nigerian Attorney General, said the person,
who asked not to be identified because the
plans are private. The chairman took the
executive position on a six-month basis in
November in order to “proactively deal” with
the Nigerian authorities after Chief Executive
Officer Sifiso Dabengwa resigned, Nhleko said
at the time.
The plan for an on-time departure provides a
ray of clarity, however thin, into a murky,
months-long crisis that’s gutted the share
value of Johannesburg-based MTN by one-
third. Getting it solved has been the top
priority of Nhleko, who ran MTN as CEO for
almost nine years until 2011. The company
proposed a $1.5 billion package last month
that included 150 billion naira ($754 million)
in cash alongside other incentives. The
Nigerian government hasn’t formally
responded, though some lawmakers have
called for even bigger fines.
MTN spokesman Chris Maroleng didn’t
immediately respond to a phone call seeking
comment and asked for e-mailed questions. A
spokesman for the Nigerian Attorney General
said he was preparing a statement, without
saying what it would contain.
Unregistered Subscribers
MTN was hit by the penalty in October for
missing a government-imposed deadline to
disconnect 5.1 million subscribers who had
been declared unregistered in the country
following a crackdown on security. The fine
was later reduced by 25 percent from an
original $5.2 billion. While the lower amount
equates to almost three times MTN’s 2015 net
income, a spokesman for the West African
country’s House of Representatives said last
month the original levy should be doubled to
$10 billion.
MTN shares have declined 33 percent since the
penalty was made public on Oct. 26, valuing
the company at 236 billion rand ($16 billion).
The shares declined 0.6 percent to 127.99 rand
as of 3:41 p.m. in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
Nigeria has been fighting an Islamist
insurgency led by the Boko Haram group, who
have killed at least 20,000 people in their
campaign to bring Sharia law to Africa’s
largest economy. MTN is Nigeria’s largest
mobile-phone company with more than 61
million subscribers, about a third of the
population.
