23 Dec 2015

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Somalia bans Christmas and New Year celebrations, says they are contrary to Islamic culture

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Somalia's Federal government today Tuesday, December 22, banned the celebrations of Christmas and New Year in the capital Mogadishu. It says celebrating Christmas is against faith of Somali Muslims and won't allow it happen in the country.
Director General of Somalia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs, Sheikh Mohamed Khayrow announced the decision in a Press Conference held in Mogadishu along with the Vice Chairman of the Supreme Religious Council (SRC), Sheikh Nur Barud Gurhan.

All events related to Christmas and New Year celebrations are contrary to Islamic culture, which could damage aqidah (faith) of the Muslim community. He added:

"All security forces are advised to halt or dissolve any gatherings. There should be no activity at all."

Sheikh Nur Barud Gurhan, the deputy chairman of the Supreme Religious Council of Somalia said that such events might motivate extremist group al-Shabaab to launch attacks in the capital.

"We [Islamic Scholars] are warning against the celebration of such events which are not relevant to the principles of our religion. Such events give also al-Shabaab to carry out attacks."

Sources: Live From Mogadishu/Horseed Media
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Cossy Orjiakor shares a pic of herself 'climaxing'

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She shared this photo on her Facebook page and wrote "Hitting it right..climax". ‎
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FFK reacts to 2016 budget and Lai Mohammed's recent comment on Fuel Scarcity and GEJ

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He shared his thoughts on his Facebook page.
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Buhari Apologies To Nigerians Over Fuel Scarcity, Pump Price To Remain At N87

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday apologised to Nigerians over the continued fuel scarcity being experienced across the country, blaming the long queues that have returned to fuel stations on the activities of speculators and those resistant to change.

Buhari further promised Nigerians that there would be no increase in the pump price of petrol.

He made the pledge following fears by Nigerians that the Federal Government may scrap fuel subsidy which will result in an increase in the cost of the premium motor spirit, popularly called petrol.

Buhari, while addressing a joint session of the National Assembly during the presentation of the 2016 budget of N6.08 trillion, said the pump price of petrol will remain at N87 “for now”.

“Indeed tough decisions must be made but this does not mean that we would increase the level of pains being felt by Nigerians,” he added.
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10 Most Interesting Facts You Probably Dont Know About Christmas.

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We all love Christmas, but how much do any of us actually know about why Christmas is the way it is?

Christmas is the most beautiful holiday of the year. In fact, the entire month of December has a particular charm, meaning the end of one year, but also the start of another. Many people love this month due to the decorations that can be seen, as well as all around the cities(most especially the snowy cities). Most people enjoy decorating their homes, shops, offices, streets and seeing the Christmas spirit in everything, including decorations, clothing and accessories. Here we have some beautiful Christmas images, decoration from around the, and some facts we probably dont know about Christmas.

CHECK OUT THESE 10 FACTS ABOUT CHRISTMAS
1. Christmas supposedly marks the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25. But there is no mention of December 25 in the Bible and most historians actually believe he was born in the spring.

2. Though Santa Claus has worn blue and white and green in the past, his traditional red suit came from a 1930s ad by Coca Cola.


3. "Silent Night" is the most recorded Christmas song in history, with over 733 different versions copyrighted since 1978.


4. Two weeks before Christmas is a popular time for couples to break up.

According to data analyzed from Facebook posts, two weeks before Christmas is one of the two most popular times for couples to break up. However, Christmas Day is the least favorite day for breakups.



5. In Norway on Christmas Eve, visitors should know that after the family's big dinner and the opening of presents, all the brooms in the house are hidden. The Norwegians long ago believed that witches and mischievous spirits came out on Christmas Eve and would steal their brooms for riding.


6. The first Christmas card was created in England on December 9, 1842.


7. An average household in America will mail out 28 Christmas cards each year and see 28 eight cards return in their place.


8. Alabama was the first state to recognize Christmas as an official holiday in the 1836, while Oklahoma was the last to recognize.


9. According to the National Christmas Tree Association, Americans buy 37.1 million real Christmas trees each year; 25 percent of them are from the nation's 5,000 choose-and-cut farms.




10. Jesus Christ, son of Mary, was born in a cave, not in a wooden stable. Caves were used to keep animals in because of the intense heat. A large church is now built over the cave, and people can go down inside the cave. The carpenters of Jesus' day were really stone cutters. Wood was not used as widely as it is today. So whenever you see a Christmas nativity scene with a wooden stable that's the "American" version, not the Biblical one.




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Woman Walks Unclad After She Was Scammed By Relatives (PICS)

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Don't know how true this story is but this has gone viral since it was shared online by a Facebook user. According to the poster, this woman based in London had been sending money home (Ghana) to her relatives to build house for her ..only for her to return home and discover that no piece of land was bought for her talk more of building a house in her name. She immediately turned mad after the incident paraded herself Unclad on the streets of Ghana -as bystanders videoed the incident. This reportedly happened on Sunday, December 20, 2015....Here are screenshots gotten from the video posted online.




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Nicolas Cage returns stolen dinosaur skull he bought

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Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage has agreed to turn over a rare stolen dinosaur skull he bought for $276,000 to U.S. authorities so it can be returned to the Mongolian government.
The office of Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, filed a civil forfeiture complaint last week to take possession of the Tyrannosaurus bataar skull, which will be repatriated to Mongolia.
The lawsuit did not specifically name Cage as the owner, but Cage's publicist confirmed that the actor bought the skull in March 2007 from a Beverly Hills gallery, I.M. Chait.

The "National Treasure" actor is not accused of wrongdoing, and authorities said he voluntarily agreed to turn over the skull after learning of the circumstances.

Alex Schack, a publicist for Cage, said in an email that the actor received a certificate of authenticity from the gallery and was first contacted by U.S. authorities in July 2014, when the Department of Homeland Security informed him that the skull might have been stolen.

Following a determination by investigators that the skull in fact had been taken illegally from Mongolia, Cage agreed to hand it over, Schack said.

Cage outbid fellow movie star Leonardo DiCaprio for the skull, according to prior news reports.

The I.M. Chait gallery had previously purchased and sold an illegally smuggled dinosaur skeleton from convicted paleontologist Eric Prokopi, whom Bharara called a "one-man black market in prehistoric fossils."
The Chait gallery has not been accused of wrongdoing.

It was unclear whether the Nicolas Cage skull was specifically connected to Prokopi, who pleaded guilty in December 2012 to smuggling a Tyrannosaurus bataar skeleton out of Mongolia's Gobi desert and was later sentenced to three months in prison.

As part of his guilty plea, Prokopi helped prosecutors recover at least 17 other fossils.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Martin Bell, who prosecuted Prokopi, was also the lead government lawyer in the Cage case, according to court records.


Source: Reuters
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Poor Performance Of APC Giving PDP Hope Of Return In 2019

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 House of Representatives member, Hon. Beni Lar has said the unimpressive performances of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC government in the country has placed its opposition counterpart, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on a vantage position to bounce back in the 2019 poll.
This was even as she decried the continued defection of her party members to the ruling party, saying it was necessary for party men to remain loyal to the principles and ideologies of their parties, no matter the challenges being faced.
She, however, opined that such should be expected, in a situation where a particular party stayed firmed in office for a period of 16 years, insisting that it was not unusual.

Speaking to newsmen, Wednesday, in Abuja, during the annual traditional Christmas Ball & Carol, organised by the The Redeemed Christian Church of God, City of David, Lar insisted that APC has not performed as expected, saying the development had had improved the rating of the 16 years of PDP-led administration high.

Lar said it was only through politicians’ commitment and loyalty to their parties that the country’s democracy can grow even as she admitted that the PDP was at the moment passing through some challenges.

“The party is definitely going through some challenges. But every party has a time when after it grows so big, it is bound to fall and rise up again.
“If you look at America, the Republicans stayed in power for eight years and then, the Democrats take it for another eight years and it resolves like that.
“So, there is nothing wrong or unusual about what is happening, it’s just that PDP stayed in power for 16 good years which is a good achievement. I think we should be proud of ourselves that we were able to stay that long. However, we will bounce back, there is no fear about that”, she stressed.
On whether she would defect to the APC, Lar said: “I rule it out completely. I am not joining any other party apart from the PDP. We are the founding fathers of PDP and so, we will stay there and make it work.”

She disclosed that due to poor students’ enrolment in science courses, the House of Representatives had mandated the ministries of education and science and technology to urgently develop a new curriculum to check the unimpressive enrolment of students in the field.

The lawmakers said they were deeply concerned that more people were graduating in Humanities and the Arts than the Sciences, adding that the trend must be reversed through development of a new curricular.

Lar said: “We have already discussed with the Ministry of Science and Technology on the need to encourage enrollment in sciences. The ministry would sit down with the Ministry of Education to propose a new curricular to encourage children from when they are very young to take an interest in Mathematics and Sciences, so that when they grow up, they can improve on research and development in the science field.

“This is because research and development is the key to any innovation and success in any country. We don’t have a strong research and development base in this country and we need to have that. Hopefully, we will strengthen that.”

According to her, Nigerian universities were not functioning in line which the aim for which they were established because they were not placing emphasis on research and development.

She suggested that Nigerian universities should strive to be like research institutes, where science and technology should be developed at that stage while breakthrough should also be done through these universities.

Lar said, “The global trend in the world now is the emergence of new trends in science and technology. Many countries, especially in Asia which are not endowed with any natural resource, are doing well technologically. Nigeria of course, has an abundance of natural resources-oil and gas, agriculture, good weather, climatic conditions and the rest.

“In Asia, they don’t have these but they use purely science and technology, research and development to transform the entire economy of the countries. We have seen that innovation is the way of the 21st century and because of the innovation, we have seen that for instance, Taiwan is the biggest manufacturer of computer chips in the world.
“The only way for this country to trully move forward is to embrace the emerging trend in science and technology. Nigeria is yet to appreciate this fully. I must say that in communication, we have done well; in banking, we have also done quite well. But we need to do more in agriculture, so we can be self sustaining.

“Nigeria has mass abundance of land, mass abundance of human resources of animals, poultry and crops. We have favourable climatic conditions, but we don’t produce enough food to feed this nation and 80 per cent of Nigerians live below the poverty line, that is unacceptable.”

Lar added: “So, we are collaborating with the various agencies, we have been having interractive sessions with stakeholders. In fact, we will finish next year, when each agency has shown us their capacity.

“We have even seen the capacity to build weapon here. So many agencies have capacity to even produce nuclear power here, but we have not utilised it. This year, I am happy to say that there would be an increase in the budget of Science and Technology, a very significant increase.”
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Boko Haram victim ostracized by community for having rapist's baby

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Aisha Musa was kidnapped by Boko Haram militants who killed her family, and forced her at gunpoint to become a jihadi bride.
"They show you a gun, and then whatever they say you have to follow their command," Musa said.
She told CBS News her captor would lock her in during the day. At night, he would rape her.
"He would go on operations and kill people, and then come home and force me to be with him."
Musa was rescued by the Cameroon military, but the worst of her ordeal was finding out she was pregnant by her rapist.
"I am not enjoying that I have a baby from a Boko Haram man," she said. But she is resigned and there are moments of tenderness between her and her young child.
Musa never saw the Chibok girls but often heard the fighters speak of them. Like many of the other girls, they too were forced to marry the militants.

In a double injustice, many are now stigmatized by their community. Girls like Musa are regarded as spoiled goods, her baby a very public reminder of a cruel and unfair shame.

Aisha Musa has been living in the crowded Minawao refugee camp for seven months. She survives by selling corn meal at the local market.


Source: CBS
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Afrocandy reveals sexy Christmas photos (18+)

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Mother of 2 and business entrepreneur, Afrocandy, released her Christmas photos and they are really...see for yourself. More photos after the cut...





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Goodluck Jonathan Named Person Of The Year 2015 By The Trent

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One of Nigeria's most influential online newspapers, The Trent has named former President Goodluck Jonathan Person of the Year 2015.
"We are delighted to launch our Person of the Year Award with such a deserving statesman," the newspaper's, President and Executive Editor, Ms. Aziza Uko told journalists in Lagos, Monday. "This marks our second anniversary and our Editorial Board decided to launch this award to celebrate the best among us, to present to the country, especially, the young generation, real symbols of hope."



According to Ms. Uko, “More than any Nigerian alive, we believe that Jonathan represents the spirit of a united Nigeria governed under democratic ideals and principles. By honoring him, we are simply re-kindling faith in the possibility of a new Nigeria.”
Earlier, in an editorial to celebrate the former president as Person of the Year 2015, The Trent noted that by leaving the stage when the ovation was loudest, “Jonathan opened a golden page in the chapters of democracy’s history, showing clearly to the world that Africa was not a continent of incompetent leaders and despotic rulers who sit tight in office at the expense of their nations’ future.” 
Meanwhile, former President Goodluck Jonathan has described the Person of the Year Award 2015 conferred on him by The Trent online newspaper as a “pleasant surprise.”

Reacting to The Trent Person of the Year 2015 Award on Monday, December 21, 2015 the former President said he felt deeply touched by the kind gesture and honour coming months after he has left office.

 “This is a pleasant surprise. I feel extremely humbled. I couldn’t have imagined that a group of young people would consider me worthy of this great honour months after I left office as President. 
"Usually, people like us receive awards when we are in office because of the position and power that we have. It is moments like this that you actually realize the people who are truly your friends.
"I see this award as an encouragement not just for me but the upcoming generations of Nigerians. I see it also as a celebration of how far Nigeria has come as a democracy. I commend the Editorial Board of The Trent and wish them the very best in their journalistic endeavors,” he  said.
Since his exit from office in May 2015, former President Jonathan’s profile has risen globally. He has been extolled by local and foreign media, as well as foreign governments for saving Nigeria from what observers say could have been a bloody social-political crisis in the world’s largest black democracy.
Below is the full Editorial Announcing the Award By The Trent
The Trent Unveils Goodluck Jonathan As Person Of The Year 2015 
On May 29, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan left office as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He did so after the embarrassment of being the first elected incumbent president who ran for, but lost, re-election—losing to a candidate of the runner-up opposition party. President Jonathan conceded defeat and called to congratulate his opponent even before the end of the electoral process.
Since he left office, former President Jonathan’s profile has risen sharply in the global community. He has been lauded by local and foreign media, as well as the foreign government for that historic phone call that conceded defeat and averted a much expected bloodshed that would have ensued had he won the election. To many, Jonathan has become an icon of peace, hero of democracy, and a beacon of hope for a better future, not only for Nigeria, but also for Africa as a whole.
A dispassionate appraisal of his administration shows that in many respects, Goodluck Jonathan was not only a sterling democrat, but also an exceptional president that Nigeria has ever had based on his  achievements. These qualities are the reason why our Editorial Board has named former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan The Trent’s PERSON OF THE YEAR 2015.
On the domestic front, former President Jonathan had done a great service to Nigeria’s economy to the extent that six months after he left office, his successor’s flagship ministers shocked Nigerians by publicly admitting that rather than embark on new projects in 2016, they would only endeavour to build on Jonathan’s achievements. What are the facts?
For a country that had witnessed a rot in infrastructure, President Jonathan’s silent revamping mission, through his Transformation Agenda, had been constructing roads and bridges, building dams for electricity and agriculture, resuscitating the railway, revamping the airports and equipping them, equipping hospitals, creating new schools and universities, especially the almajiri schools in the north, among others. In addition, Jonathan’s government had started the diversification of Nigeria’s economy away from its mono focus on oil. For example, during Jonathan’s administration, services contributed 52 per cent to the economy, while oil’s contribution to the GDP declined to 14 per cent from over 33 per cent.
Agriculture, which used to be the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy before the discovery of oil, was given a big boost by Jonathan’s government. He dealt a blow on the racketeering in the fertiliser distribution, ending the N50 billion per annum fraud in less than 3 months. Jonathan’s government introduced e-wallet system to bypass corrupt middlemen and deliver fertiliser and seedlings to 12 million farmers is an innovation that has attracted the attention of the world. The United Nations, World Bank, the African Union, India, China, Argentina, and other countries are all adopting the pioneering initiative of Jonathan’s government.
Jonathan’s government gave strong encouragement to local production of food, which increased food production in Nigeria in all fields: rice, cocoa, palm oil, cassava, sorghum, etc. Nigeria is now 85 percent food sufficient. Our export bill on food had dropped from N1.4 trillion per annum to below N700 million. This had created a new crop of young farmer millionaires. That the 2012 flood disaster did not cause any food shortage in Nigeria was a testimony to President Jonathan’s boost in agriculture. Furthermore, that the global downturn and devaluation of the Naira did not affect food prices in Nigeria confirms that there was surplus food in the market. These did not happen by accident.
During the Jonathan administration, manufacturing sector’s share of the GDP had climbed from 4 per cent to about 7 per cent. What is particularly significant is that his administration’s automotive policy had given a fillip to local vehicle manufacture and assembly. In addition to Innoson Motors that had started local manufacture of vehicles in Nnewi, Anambra State, other big auto companies like Nissan, Toyota, Honda, etc, which hitherto were importing fully assembled cars into the country for sale, have changed their policy by setting up plants in Nigeria. Automobile imports have dropped by 20%, even as 20 other auto makers had either begun exploration or indicated an interest to set up plants in Nigeria. This had boosted the economy by creating jobs and reducing capital flight.
Furthermore, Jonathan’s government policies and practice had placed Nigeria as the number one destination in foreign direct investment in Africa as Nigeria’s economy was placed as the 26th in the world and the biggest in Africa, surpassing South Africa.
Since he left office, the former president has been summoned for several high profile international assignments, not because he conceded defeat after serving only one term but based on his democratic credentials while serving the one term. The most important of these credentials is his passionate belief in the transparency of elections, which he executed since he came to power.
Through a deliberate policy of granting autonomy to Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and non-interference in the judiciary process, the “Jonathan effect” had taken power away from incumbent political office holders (including, ironically, President Jonathan himself), political god fathers, and electoral officers and returned it to the electorate. The trust the President fostered in the electoral system had encouraged more trustworthy and visionary people to venture into politics, to contest and win in the last (2015) general elections, as attested to by the improved quality of men and women who presently sit in the 8th National Assembly and among the state governors as well.. The trust in the electoral system also makes elected officials to concentrate on satisfying the electorate with superior performance to be returned.
On the foreign scene, several months after he left office, former President Jonathan was appointed leader of the 33-nation Commonwealth International observer mission to monitor the Tanzanian general elections held in October 2015. The Daily News of Tanzania reported that Tanzanians were happy that the former Nigerian leader, whom they described as “a hero of free and fair election in Africa” would lead the observer mission believing that Jonathan’s presence would bring credibility to the polls.
Yet, another of former President Jonathan’s democratic credential, which has raised his stature within the international community, was his commitment to the multiparty democracy; there were no political assassinations, no political prisoners, and no harassment of opponents or critics of his administration as were obtainable before President Jonathan came to power—and after he was voted out of office. Compared to his predecessors and successor, Goodluck Jonathan’s respect for the rule of law, individual liberty, and freedom of expression had raised the bar as the reference point in the political and social climate of our country.

For example, it is on record that while he was the Commander-in-Chief, former President Goodluck Jonathan was attacked by miscreants twice during his re-electioneering campaign in Katsina and Bauchi. The miscreants went beyond barricading his convoy to actually stoning him. Yet, no single shot was fired at the attackers; nobody was injured other than some of the President’s security details who were wounded by the attackers and hospitalised. President Jonathan did not order his security details to open fire on the miscreants on the spot. Neither did he ask that their leadership be fished out in their various homes and be shot - because President Jonathan believed that his political ambition was not worth the blood of any Nigerian citizen, including those miscreants who attacked his convoy and stoned him in Katsina and Bauchi.

It is instructive to note that no Nigerian politician alive commands the enormous goodwill, followership and dignity that Jonathan attained in a moment of history bestowed upon him by destiny and fate. By leaving the stage when the ovation was loudest, Jonathan opened a golden page in the chapters of democracy’s history, showing clearly to the world that Africa was not a continent of incompetent leaders and despotic rulers who sit tight in office at the expense of their nations’ future. Jonathan demonstrated rare leadership where others failed to lead, putting him in the class of greatness where leaders only in the mold of Kwame Nkrumah, Nelson Mandela, Theodore Roosevelt, Mahatma Gandhi and Winston Churchill belong.
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Seyi Shay Marks Her 30th Birthday With Some Sexy Braless Photos

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The sultry singer who turned a year older yesterday shared sexy photos of her rocking a jacket and short jeans ..
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Ex Miss world, Agbani Darego turns 33

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First native Sub-Saharan African to win the Miss World pageant Agbani Darego, MFR, is a year older  Happy birthday to her!
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Flavour releases his Christmas Card...

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The Singer shared his Sexy Christmas Card on his Instagram Page 
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Buhari presented N6.08trillion 2016 Budget to the National Assembly

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President Buhari tyesterdauy presented the N6.08 trillion 2016 budget to the National Assembly members. During his speech, President Buhari said Nigeria remains committed to diversification to build and reflate the economy. On the current fuel scarcity, Buhari apologized to Nigerians & blamed it on some stakeholders who have refused to embrace change. He said fuel pump price will remain at N87 for now.


He said the trust in govt is at an all time low but that his govt will not betray the trust put in them. He said his government has the will, resources and commitment to deliver to the Nigerian people.

He announced that a Conditional Cash Transfers to the poor will be created and that it will be managed by the Vice President's office. On the educational sector, Buhari said 500, 000 teachers will be recruited.

On the diversification of the economy, Buhari said young farmers and miners will be encouraged. He added that N1.884 Trillion shall be borrowed to fund the budget.

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Jonathan is not to Blame - By Reno Omokri

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Former presidential aide Reno Omokri writes open letter to the minister of Information. Read below
Dear Honourable Minister Lai Mohammed, Greetings and congratulations on your recent and well deserved appointment as Nigeria's Minister of Information. You may recall that we met on the set of 'Politics Today' in May of 2011 soon after I was interviewed by Deji Bademosi and just before you were interviewed.
The purpose of my letter to you today is in response to your statement made on Monday the 21st of December, 2015 in which you accused former President Goodluck Jonathan, whom I served as one of three spokesmen, of being responsible for the current excruciating fuel scarcity now subsisting in Nigeria.

Your exact words were "What I will be telling Nigerians is that what we met on ground is such that we are paying for the sins of the last administration.....One of the reasons for the fuel scarcity was the inability of the last government to make adequate provision for fuel subsidy". My candid take on your message to Nigerians is that it is an abdication of responsibility on your part and does not project you and the government you represent as being responsible. Government, as you very well know, is a continuum. One government takes over from where the other stopped and to say that an action in December of 2015 (six months after ex President Jonathan handed over to the incumbent on May 29th, 2015, ) is the fault of the last President, is to confer super human powers on Jonathan.

To prove to you that it is wrong to blame the former President, I will quote the words of the incumbent President. A month ago, President Buhari, while speaking to the Nigerian community in the Iranian capital, Tehran, said “I believe if you are in touch back at home, you would have been told that already there is some improvement in power". Those were the words of President Muhammadu Buhari in Tehran on November 25th, 2015. You, Honourable Minister, also boasted about the improvement in power back in August 2015, when you attributed the improvement to the 'body language' of the 'new sheriff' in town. You may recall that you said "I say it anywhere I go that even though we have not added one single megawatt to power, there has been improvement.

My colleagues in the PDP will say no; that’s not true. But I maintain that this improvement is as a result of the kind of integrity that President Buhari has brought to leadership." Now, you and I know that despite what you said about the President's "body language", there is absolutely no way that any action or inaction of President Muhammadu Buhari could have led to an improvement in power.

All the new power stations that have come on stream this year were either built or completed by Jonathan. Absolutely all of them were conceived, funded, built and commissioned by Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidents, the same party that you said had destroyed Nigeria. On October 19th, 2013, then President Jonathan completed and commissioned the 530 Megawatts Omotosho Power station Phase 2 begun by his predecessor.

On February 20th, 2015, he commissioned the 750 MW Olorunsogo II Power Station in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. On March 24th, 2015, Jonathan also commissioned the Phase I 504MW (Simple Cycle Gas) Alaoji Power Plant at Umuobasi-Ukwu, Abia State. Former President Jonathan was also the leader who successfully privatized major chunks of our power generation and distribution infrastructure. He also created the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading PLC.

So concerned was President Jonathan to know the state of electricity provision that I had to do regular, sometimes weekly, polls and surveys on Twitter to get the public's feedback on the state of power in their locales. Yet, despite all these, President Buhari and you, Honourable Minister, were not shy at taking credit for the improvement in electricity in far away Tehran and Lagos at various times this year. One wonders why the same "integrity" you credited for automatically improving power cannot provide fuel?

Don't you think it is a bit rich to blame ex President Jonathan for the current fuel subsidy especially given the fact that leading lights of your party resisted and rejected the ex President's move to do away with fuel subsidy by deregulating the down stream sector of the petroleum sector? Indeed Honourable Minister, you may recall that as the National Publicity Secretary of the then Action Congress of Nigeria, you released a statement condemning the then government's plans to deregulate the petroleum industry and remove fuel subsidy and also said that the removal of fuel subsidy was "a threat to Nigeria's unity".

Sir, you would agree with me that it is only honourable to take the bitter with the sweet. I am reminded of my 10 year old daughter's comments to me every time I accuse her of watching too much television. She quotes a line from the Disney movie, 'A Bug's Life' in which Hopper says to Atta "First rule of leadership: Everything is your fault". If my daughter at 10 is aware of this rule, shouldn't a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who also happens to be over 60 years of age, and who also happens to be the official spokesperson of the current administration know this rule?

A bad workman may blame his tools, but it takes an irresponsible workman to blame his predecessor! When Jonathan became President on May 6th, 2010, he met a comatose railway network. He did not blame his predecessors. Rather, he went to work. Within two years, he successfully rehabilitated a significant portion of our national railway infrastructure and had restored intra and inter city routes for the first time decades.

He made it possible for Nigerians to travel from Lagos to Kano for less than $10 (₦1600). There were services from Port Harcourt to Enugu, Makurdi to Port Harcourt and Gombe-Kafanchan-Kaduna to mention but a few. For the first time in decades, there was a direct rail transport from Tin Can Island Port in Lagos all the way to Kano with stops along the way. Jonathan successfully built the brand new standard gauge 187 kilometer Abuja-Kaduna railway which will make it possible to live in Kaduna and work in Abuja.

Within Lagos, he introduced air conditioned fast Diesel Multiple Unit trains, the first of its type in Nigeria. I quite remember that when I wrote about these accomplishments, members and sympathizes of your party publicly labeled me a liar. I remained a liar in the eyes of the Nigerian public until my recent surprise vindication by the new Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, who said while on a familiarization tour of the Nigerian Railway Corporation as follows “in fact, I think we have a problem; most people don’t believe that the railway transport is functioning in Nigeria. I didn’t even know, until I started this tour, I never knew that the railway was functioning, it was even from his (MD’s) speech that I learnt that there are some coaches or services that go to Kano or Port Harcourt or elsewhere. So we need to make people become more aware that the narrow gauge is working, and that people can still use it to travel around that country."

Now, Honourable Minister Lai Mohammed, who do we blame for this remarkable progress in our rail sector? Let me end this letter to you with a quote from best selling author, Dr. Steve Maraboli: "It’s time to care; it’s time to take responsibility; it’s time to lead; it’s time for a change; it’s time to be true to our greatest self; it’s time to stop blaming others."

Thank you and be assured of my continued loyalty and support to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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'My children know they are lucky to have the life they have' - David Beckham

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David Beckham feels his children know how lucky they are to have the kind of life they have. The Former Manchester United, Real Madrid, Ac Milan and PSG player is a UNICEF ambassador and recently undertook a task of playing in all 7 continents of the world while returning to Old Trafford in October to stage a charity match for UNICEF.



The former England football captain said his children are aware of the good work he has done over the years for charities such as Unicef, and that he sits down with them following a trip and discusses every detail with them. He said:

"My kids have been asking to come on these trips with me for years so at some point they will, obviously the priority is their schooling, but they are interested in these trips. My children always understand how important and how lucky they are to have the life they have."
He said the focus of the BBC One documentary he was shooting titled 'For The Love Of The Game' was to showcase the good work done by Unicef and to highlight the "power of the game and what the game means to so many people around the world" and not just to show off his wife Victoria Beckham or his family.
"If we had wanted Victoria to be a part of this she was more than happy to be part of it," he said. "But I think this was something separate that we wanted to... use this documentary to highlight the game and what it's meant to me and what it's meant to so many people. Like I said, Victoria would have done something in it, but I don't think we needed her to. We don't sit down and discuss about keeping things separate but I think we both have our own things that we focus on. We both have things we do individually and together. I wouldn't walk into her studio and try and tell her how to make a dress ... it might be interesting if I did but we definitely have our own individual things."
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The Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) has from yesterday commence supply of an additional 1.5 million liters of fuel to the domestic market. This additional litres of Fuel means about 50 trucks will be released into the northern part of the country. Production at the refinery was disrupted in September due to pipeline vandalization.
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Desmond Elliot dresses in Santa outfit & shares gifts to children (photos)

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The actor turned politician is putting smiles on the faces of so many kids in Surulere by knocking from door to door and giving out Christmas gifts. So nice of him. More photos after the cut...





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