Saturday, 14 March 2015

I Never Offered Tinubu The Position Of Vice President - Pres. Jonathan Says.




President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said that he never offered former Lagos State governor and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu the opportunity to serve as Vice President in a proposed Interim National Government Punch reports.



Jonathan, who spoke with State House correspondents in Abuja through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, described Tinubu’s claim as absurd and ridiculous.



Tinubu , in a statement by his media office on Thursday March 12, claimed that the recent attacks on his person were because he rejected the offer by Jonathan to serve as the Vice President in an Interim National Government.



He claimed that having refused the offer, the President was looking for ways to take him out either by killing him or getting him arrested based on trumped up charges.



Abati however insisted that the position of Jonathan on the idea of an Interim National Government had remained treasonable.



He said the President had made it clear that he had neither proposed the idea at any forum nor discussed it with anybody.



He added that as a democratically elected President, Jonathan’s ambition could never be to head an ING under whatever circumstances.



The presidential spokesman said Jonathan was going into the March 28 presidential election with the conviction that he had performed well and majority of Nigerians would vote for him massively.



He explained that the President therefore has no reason whatsoever to support such an unconstitutional proposition as ING which would amount to assault on democratic principles.



He said,“If you de-construct the statement that purportedly emanated from the office of Asiwaju Tinubu, you will see again the absurd nature of it.



“The absolutely ridiculous nature of it in the sense that given the configuration of Nigeria, it is not likely, totally impossible to have an ING arrangement in which you will have a southerner as the President and then another southerner as Vice President.



“It is absurd. It is not something that is likely to work given the nature of our politics.



“But the Tinubu camp, putting out that statement, were so much in a hurry to engage in their usual game of deceiving the public of propagandaism of the current electoral process, that the emptiness, the hollowness, the shallowness of their proposition escaped them.”


Did they really cut a woman's breast in Calabar because she stole? (graphic photo)


I can't verify the authenticity of this photo. Someone just sent this to me and claims it happened in Calabar. A female petty thief was allegedly attacked by a mob and then they cut off her left breast. If this really happened, then big shame to these people. And look at a fellow woman walking behind her. What a shame! See the full photo after the cut...(warning - graphic content)











Friday, 13 March 2015

Actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde – “I Used To Preach Inside ‘Molue”




We’ve heard the grass to grace stories of a lot of celebrities in Nigeria, but I bet you haven’t heard Omotola’s version.



The highly respected veteran actress made the cover of TW Magazine’s latest issue.



She talks about a lot of things and how she became a born again Christian at the tender age of 15.



Read excerpts from her interview below: –

On her dreams in Nollywood:We were coming from a place where it was disgraceful to be an actor. My first plan was to earn money to help my brothers.



When I achieved that, my dream was to make this job a success so much that people would respect me and I would be proud of myself. It was just to earn the respect of Nigerians.



On people seeing her as headstrong and arrogant:I realized I was different and it made me a target. A long time ago, when it was not popular to do so, I demanded that they pack my food on set. And they said I was proud. I tried to fit in, in the past, but after a while I feel I don’t have to be apologetic. I asked, ‘Why am I too fast?’ God told me, if that is how I made you, then don’t apologise for it.



I have always demanded high standards, I have realized that I have the grace and energy to do it. But people do not understand the whole purpose until I am done.



On her husband:I am favoured. He trusts my decisions. He knows I am not irresponsible even if I say so myself. I consider every decision carefully. He may have reservations but that is human, and that is not going to be a deal breaker.



On infidelity:Men cheat for different reasons and women cheat for different reasons. For women, it usually happens when the spouse does not show care and love. It is not really the money. I don’t lack care; how much can you possibly give me more than what I already have? Also, you have to think about what you are going to lose; your home, respect and integrity. When a woman cheats, then she really wants to cheat and it will be quite difficult to catch her at it because women are good planners.



On her religious beliefs:I gave my life to Christ when I was 15 years and I used to preach inside ‘molue’.



It is important that you find Christ and find him early. It is for your good. The fact that I found Christ early helped me to be focused. I always rely on God for direction (even when I wanted to get married), I just have to find peace with it and then go for it. I really did not indulge in those things that could have exposed me because I wasn’t interested. I don’t like clubbing. Even when I was single, you would have to pay me to go clubbing.



On her music career:I finished my second album since 2010 but it is not yet out contrary to insinuations. I am not trying to be a Tiwa Savage. My career is like a Barbara Streisand kind of career. I said I would bring out an album every five years. The next step for me is to have my own entertainment place where you can listen to my music, watch my movies and experience everything about Omotola.



On the next 20 years:In the next 20 years, I am hoping that I will be alive and God will grant me good health. I hope to be a sexy grandmother as well.


Expose Your Breasts, Thighs, Wear Earrings, Get Expelled, – Polytechnic Ibadan Rector Warns.




The Polytechnic Ibadan has said it would expel students who wear clothes that expose their sensitive body parts as it joins other tertiary institutions in the war against indecent dressing.



Students ofThe Polytechnic, Ibadan have been warned to shun indecent dressing or risk outright expulsion from the institution.



The polytechnic’s Rector, Professor Olatunde Fawole, gave the warning at the institution’s 2014/2015 matriculation ceremony held at its New Conference Centre last Thursday, Tribune reports.



Fawole said any form of misconduct by the students will not be tolerated, harping on indecent dressing.



He told the newly matriculated students to observe the institution’s standard dress code for both male and female students.



The Rector said dresses that expose sensitive body parts like breasts and thighs are not allowed.



“As the institution frowns at negative mode of dressing by female students, it also disallows the male students from wearing earrings and wearing of hair or any suggestive dresses that could corrupt the system,” Fawole said.



He said the punishment for defaulting will be stern, including expulsion.



“If any of you flouts this dress code, you will be warned as a first-time offender, while subsequent defiance could fetch you a suspension for one or two semesters or even outright expulsion.”



The students were also advised to shun activities and associations that will tarnish their image and that of their families and the institution.



CaroVibes gathered that 6,000 candidates were offered admission, out of the total 60,000 the polytechnic received.



A recent trend has seen the management of institutions across the country going tough against cultism and indecent dressing amongst students.


MUST READ: Scientists Reveal How It Feels To Be Dead – And It’s Pretty Scary.




What does it feel like to die? It seems that scientists can finally give an answer to this question!



The biggest ever study dedicated to near-death experiences found some truly disturbing results from 2,000 people whose hearts have stopped. When seeing a light and a tunnel may be the popular perception of death, there are many other very different strange experiences.



*.Only 9% had any sort of near death experience;



*.Just 2% had visual ‘out of body’ experiences;



*.Nearly half of patients – 46% – remembered some of their experiences;



Dream-like or hallucinatory scenarios that the patients experienced were categorised into eight major themes:

*.Fear

*.Seeing animals or plants

*.Bright light

*.Violence and persecution

*.Deja-vu

*.Seeing family

*.Recalling events post-cardiac arrest

*.Feeling of peace or pleasantness

What concerns consciousness – it doesn’t stop 20 to 30 seconds after the heart does – instead, consciousness and awareness appeared to occur during a three-minute period when there was no heartbeat, thet means patients can recall real events when doctors have assumed they are dead. Sam Parnia, a critical care physician and director of resuscitation research says,

“While it is definitely clear that people do have experience at the time that they’re dead , how ndividuals actually choose to interpret those experiences depends entirely on their background and pre-existing beliefs.



Someone from India might return from the dead and say they saw Krishna, whereas someone from the Midwest of the US could experience the same thing but claim to have seen God.



All of these things – what’s the soul, what is heaven and hell – I have no idea what they mean, and there’s probably thousands and thousands of interpretations based on where you’re born and what your background is. It’s important to move this out of the realm of religious teaching and into objectivity.



Anyone with a relatively objective mind will agree that this is something that should be investigated further.We have the means and the technology. Now it’s time to do it.”



So far, the team of researchers has uncovered no predictor for who is most likely to remember something from their death, and explanations are lacking for why some people experience terrifying scenarios while others report euphoric ones. Parnia also points out that it’s very likely that more people have near-death experiences than the study numbers reflect.



Parnia and his colleagues are already planning follow-up studies to try to address some of these questions.



They also hope their work will help broaden the traditionally diametric conversation about death, breaking it free from the confines of either a religious or sceptical stance. Instead, they think, death should be treated as a scientific subject just like any other.


Osinbajo Suit To Stop Alleged Damaging Documentary Adjourned To 27th March

By Innocent Anaba



A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Friday, adjourned till March 27, to hear the suit by the Vice Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, challenging the legality of an alleged damaging documentary being aired by the African Independent Television, AIT and the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA.



Trial judge, Justice James Tsoho had earlier in the week, granted an interim order, restraining AIT and NTA from further broadcast of the said documentary pending the hearing and determination of the suit.



Osinbaja in the suit by his lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN,is contending that the airing of the said documentary was against his fundamental rights.



At the resumed hearing in the matter, yesterday, Falana told the court that the two defendants had been served, and that he was ready to come back for hearing.



AIT was not represented by any lawyer, while Anthony Okochu represented NTA.



Okochu confirmed that the processes had been served on his client and that he needed time to respond to same.



The matter was thereafter, adjourned till March 27 for hearing, after all the necessary processes must have been filed and served.



Osinbajo, in the suit is complaining that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, having adjudged him a threat, sponsored documentaries to cause him disaffection in the eye of the public.



He argued that the videos were being aired in violation of his fundamental human right to dignity of human person, right to privacy and family virtue and right to life and/or livelihood as protected by Sections 33, 34 and 37 of the 1999 Constitution.



He is praying the court restrain AIT, NTA and any other broadcast stations under the control of BON from further disseminating and broadcasting the damaging videos.



According to him, “Unless the respondents are restrained in the manner requested in this application, damages will be grossly inadequate to compensate or redress the unquantifiable, unwarranted and malicious damage to the applicant’ right to dignity of human person, right to livelihood and privacy guaranteed and protected under Sections 33, 34 and 37 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

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Atiku, Northern Leaders Have Withdrawn Supports For Buhari - Fayose

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, has said the alleged tactical withdrawal of support by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and leaders of thought in the North for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), were enough signals that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost the battle.



Fayose declared that the new development has deflated the ego of the opposition party to the extent that it has tactically conceded defeat few days to the March 28 presidential election.



In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Idowu Adelusi, in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, Fayose added that the sudden U-turn made by the northern leaders, which had realised that Buhari would be made to shortchange the North, had rattled the party.



The governor noted that Atiku and his supporters were already retracing their steps back to the PDP and that the North had seen the deceit in APC South-west leaders in pushing forward Buhari, even against the man’s interest.

Fayose also disclosed that the issue of health of the former general had become worrisome to the northern caucus which did not want to forget in hurry the Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua saga.



According to the governor, the APC was forced to cancel presidential rallies in Kaduna and Enugu because Buhari was not yet physically and mentally fit to go for any rally.



The governor said while Buhari was still recuperating in a London hospital, he had to come back home due to pressure mounted on him by certain leaders of his party who wanted to douse the growing apprehension by Nigerians over his state of health.



“We thank the APC for conceding defeat in the coming elections. At east, they, for the first time, appear realistic. Buhari’s insistence that he must be allowed to attend to his health is commendable.



“It is glaring that he needs to rest and not waste energy on a failed project. The man has been abandoned by those who claim to be his backers and Buhari’s people have told him the bitter truth. That they would prefer to wait for another four years than to get trapped by some selfish South-west leaders for eight years.



“The preoccupation of the APC now is how to retain the APC- controlled states and prevent the PDP from capturing them.



“The tactical withdrawal of people like Atiku, Kwakwanso and the battle for survival by Tinubu and Amaechi in Lagos and Rivers have woken up Buhari to the politics of deceit that some are luring him to.



“While PDP leaders are confidently traversing the country meeting Nigerians and getting their support, APC leaders are held up in their hideouts. Who among them is canvassing support for Buhari now?



“Tinubu, for instance, is only pre-occupied with his aim of maintaining his stranglehold on Lagos’ resources by putting another stooge in the Government House, Ikeja, but this time around, he has failed woefully.”





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