Kevin Abosi Updates

Tuesday, 16 June 2015

I dont know why people are anxious for ministers – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari explained, yesterday, that he was yet to appoint his ministers because his predecessor’s transition committee submitted its report on the previous administration to him late.

Buhari, who spoke to newsmen at the Summit of the African Union in Johannesburg, South Africa, said he was being careful in order not to make mistakes in appointing individuals especially to key positions such as in the finance and petroleum ministries.

German fashion brand under fire for racist slur on Chinese

Demonstrators collect signatures in protest against Philipp Plein's racist slur in Germanyback in 2007.[Photo/weibo]

German's fashion company Philipp Plein is under fire on the Internet in China for its racisthistory as the brand looks at expanding its business in the country.

A Fort Lauderdale woman found with flakka called 911 to say a man didn’t give her marijuana during a drug deal, police said.

According to a Broward County Sheriff’s Office report, Daneshia Heller, 19, told an officer than a man took $5 from her to buy pot, but left her empty-handed, WPLG-TV reported.
Heller then called 911, telling a dispatcher, “He got my money, and I want my drugs. Can you send an officer?” according to police. (Listen to the 911 call here.)

Analysis of ancient DNA may have revealed how Europeans ‘turned white’ after humans spread out of Africa.

Daniel Zadik of the University of Leicester says that analysis of ancient DNA shows that at one point, Europe may have seen populations of hunter gatherers with blue eyes and dark skin.

Europeans only developed lighter skins much later, and Zadik believes this may have been due to Middle Eastern immigrants during the Bronze Age.

New depression treatment discovered in UK

BRITISH scientists have created a potential new treatment for depression by combining a medication for pain relief with one for combating addiction.

CURRENT antidepressants, called SSRIs, increase the level of serotonin in the brain, although the exact mechanism by which they work is unclear.

Between 30 and 50 per cent of patients do not respond to the treatment, which can take several weeks to work and cause significant side effects, researchers say.

A team at the University of Bath have now combined buprenorphine, a painkiller used post-surgery, and naltrexone, a drug used for treating addiction.

Young At Heart: Kris Jenner Can’t Stop Stealing Daughters’ Style

Kris Jenner turned many heads and gained a lot of haters when she stepped out wearing a super low-cut mini dress — a dress that looked like something she stole right out of daughter Kim Kardashian‘s closet! Click through the gallery to see Kris’s attempts to stay forever young.

Falana to Challenge Legality of Sexual Offences Bill

A human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, Sunday said he would challenge the Sexual Offences Bill, which the Senate passed into law at the twilight of the seventh National Assembly, in the court of competent jurisdiction if the upper chamber refused to reverse itself.

However, the initiator of the bill, Senator Chris Anyanwu, disagreed with the Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, noting that there was nowhere in the bill that stated a girl of 11 years old can be defiled.

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana

Northern Group Warns Against Plot To Undermine Tinubu

A group under the aegis of the Patriotic Northern Coalition for Justice, Peace and Equity has called on the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to beware of some politicians and elements within the party plotting to undermine the party’s chieftain and former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu.

The national coordinator of the coalition, Alhaji Babangida Sule Jnr, told newsmen in Kaduna yesterday, that Tinubu is the bedrock of APC and still commands great respect in his region and in the party, adding that any plot against his interest will be counter-productive.

First Lady: don’t pay any money to see President

‘Tinubu insisted I should join Buhari’s campaign’

First Lady Aisha Buhari has warned influence peddlers never to collect money from people who want to see the President.

She spoke on Saturday night during “an appreciation dinner at the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in honour of All Progressives Congress (APC) women and youths who played a major role in President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the April 11 election.

The speaker, House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has said that his recent emergence as speaker of the 8th House was by “divine intervention”.

Dogara emerged House speaker last week Tuesday in a keenly contested election which saw him defeating the All Progressives Congress (APC) preferred candidate, former House Minority Leader, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila (Lagos/APC) by a slim eight-vote margin.

Paul Play Dairo speaks on reports that he relapsed after kidney issues

Contrary to reports that musician, Paul Play Dairo, relapsed after the kidney issues he had years ago. Addressing the claims, the singer rubbished the reports saying people only started spreading untruths afterhe went to a hospital for routine check-up and medical attention.

Unemployed, Poor Nigerians To Get N5000 Monthly – FG

The Buhari Administration at the weekend declared that there are ongoing plans to implement one of its striking campaign promises that it will pay N5000 each to the poorest Nigerians across the country.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who gave the hint noted that government is “currently evaluating the best ways to collapse existing cash transfer and social welfare schemes to ensure consistency and alignment.

Five Habits That Cultivate a Lasting Love - Dr. Malinda Fasol

A good marriage takes talk, and talk takes time. If you need convincing, a television report just confirmed it: couples that communicate with each other at least 30 minutes a day are happier.

"Communicate" is a useful word, but my husband and I use the Latin communicare—meaning literally to come together because that's what we're learning to do in our conversation, our candor, and our marriage. Every couple forms its own habits, of course, but here are the "coming together" habits that work for us.

A 60 year old rapist and paedophile has admitted to raping his two step-daughters and deliberately infecting them with HIV. He originally denied the accusations but is now awaiting sentence after changing his plea to guilty on the second day of his trial this week. He has since developed full-blown AIDS.
One of the girls was about 11 when she contracted the potentially deadly virus. Her sister was 14.

Now one of the girls, now 22, tells how she only found she had been infected during a routine antenatal blood test when she got pregnant by her boyfriend. She said that moment of happiness turned to devastation when she found out. She knew immediately she had to try to save her younger sister, still only 12, from the same fate.
But tests after her sister was removed from the family home by social services showed that she, too, had been infected.

Shockingly, their mother stood by the man as he accused the girls of lying.
The daughter’s only relief has been that her diagnosis was early enough in her pregnancy for drugs to prevent the HIV being passed on in the womb, meaning her son was born free of the virus.

This is her story:

Sudan President Detained in South Africa Pending Court Order

The North Gauteng high court has ordered the South African government to prevent Sudan president Omar Al-Bashir from leaving the country pending the urgent application to compel SA to arrest him for war crimes.
The Southern African Litigation Centre brought the application for an order compelling SA to issue a warrant for Al-Bashir’s arrest on Sunday after the International Criminal Court called for Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir to be arrested on Sunday at a summit of African leaders in Johannesburg.

The Enugu State Police Command on Saturday raided a “baby factory” and arrested nine pregnant girls in the process.

The operation, carried out by the 9th Mile Division of the Nigeria Police Force, took the police to a baby factory located within Etiti Amankwo Ngwo of 9th mile, Udi local government Area of Enugu state.

The factory is allegedly being owned and operated by one Ikechukwu Onoh of Etiti Amakwo Ngwo.

The brilliant mathematician cum general overseer took his time to talk explain in both mathematical and biblical terms, the two linear equations to success. The general overseer during a programme organised for leaders and potential leaders at the RCCG national headquarters, Throne of Grace Parish, Ebute-Meta in Lagos spoke about how he turns to mathematics even when he does not understand a life situation, bible passages and all. He reiterated how mathematics can explain lots of things.

He used the biblical king Nebuchadnezzar as an example, urging all leaders to be always allow God in whatever they do. He also advised them that in all they do, they should let God, who put them in position of power, lead them. He recollected how he prophesied that members of the church will become presidents and vice presidents, how he said world leaders will come and worship in church and how lots of the members at that time didn’t believe but said amen to the prophecy.

New cargo train service between China, Europe opens

The first freight train linking Harbin and Hamburg prepares to depart from Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 13, 2015. The first freight train linking Harbin and Germany's Hamburg departed from Harbin on Saturday. It runs a course of 9,820 kilometers and is expected to return to Harbin on July 11. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

HARBIN, June 13 -- A freight train service between the northeastern China city of Harbin and Europe was launched on Saturday, opening a new trade route between China and Europe.

Prison Staff Arrested After 'Helping Shawshank Killers Escape'

A PRISON worker has been arrested after she allegedly helped two convicted murderers escape.

Joyce Mitchell allegedly smuggled contraband into Clinton Correctional Facility, where Richard Matt and David Sweat escaped last weekend.
She gave the pair power tools and goggles with lights to aid their Shawshank Redemption-inspired plot, according to reports.
Mitchell, 51, could face seven years in prison if found guilty.
Charles Guess of New York State police said the arrest was "a large piece of the puzzle in our quest to find these two escaped murderers".

Nigerian Kimberly Anyadike, 15, Becomes Youngest African American Female To Pilot Plane Cross-Country

A Nigerian teen has become the youngest black female to ever fly from one end of America to the other known in aviation parlance as cross country flight. Kimberly Anyadike whose parents are Nigerians broke the U.S. record and entered into the record books when she flew flew a single-engine Cessna cross-country from her hometown of in California to Newport Virginia. Anyadike also became the youngest African American female pilot to complete the journey, which took 13 days.

Corporal Exposes the Terrible Working Conditions in the Army

Thirty two-year old Lawal Ahmed is a Corporal in 115 Battalion of the Nigerian Army. The Funtua, Katsina State-born soldier enlisted in the Nigerian Army on 27 August, 2003, and served in 6 Battalion, Akwa-Ibom State, 1 Brigade Garrison, Sokoto, as well as State Task Force (STF) Jos. His service number is 03/54/5867.

On 22 April, 2014, Lawal said he applied to the Chief of Army Staff for voluntary discharge to enable him contest a seat in the Katsina State House of Assembly, but that the army turned down the application. He claims the working conditions in the army is terrible, and has therefore decided to take his case to the media,

since, according to him, his employers won’t listen. He spoke with Chuks Akunna of ThisDay:

A background singer named Ahmad Lane filed a federal lawsuit last year against Knowles, her music company Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records, accusing Beyonce of stealing his music for her hit song “XO.” He claimed that he worked as a background singer with Knowles’ current background singer Chrissy Collins for another artist. During his time working with Collins he had given her a copy of his song “XOXO” to listen to and infers that she passed it along to Knowles.

Well, on June 4, 2015, Knowles fired back at the background singer’s lawsuit claiming his complaint is a “vague and cryptic.”

We Are Suffering, Abiola Family Begs FG To Come To Their Aide

Alhaji Muri Abiola, senior brother of the late business mogul, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola has appealed to the federal government to compensate the family having been treated badly after the death of the family breadwinner in July 1998.

Alhaji Abiola called on Governor Ibikunle Amosun to assist them in using his good offices to plead with President Muhammed Buhari to support the family as the exit of the breadwinner has created a lot of hardship into the family.

Bode George Explains Why PDP Voted For Saraki, Says Obanikoro Turning Lagos PDP Upside Down

PDP chieftain, Bode George in an interview with a Punch correspondent has explained why PDP voted for Saraki to emerge the senate president and also explained the crisis rocking PDP Lagos saying Obanikoro is the one behind it.

Speaking on Saraki, the reporter asked; When the election for the Senate President took place, the PDP had about 49 senators in the chamber while the APC had about eight. Why didn’t the PDP gun for the position of Senate President?

How oil barons, others hijacked Senate, House election

Tuesday elections of Dr. Bukola Saraki as Senate President and Mr. Yakubu Dogara as House of Representatives Speaker tipped in their favour on account of the intervention of top businessmen, high-profile investors, and some ex-Ministers in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, it was gathered yesterday.

The plots were hatched in Port Harcourt, Lagos, Abeokuta, Abuja and Ilishan, Ogun State by four serving governors and seven ex-governors in what a source described as a bid to “decimate APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.”

Three men, who trekked to Yola in honour of former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, are now stranded in Yola, according to reports from News Agency of Nigeria, NAN.

The men, Salihu Jibrin, Aliyu Adamu and Abubakar Suleiman, who spoke to newsmen yesterday in Yola, said since their arrival, they have been unable to see their mentor, Atiku.

Nigerian defender, David Faramola Oniya died yesterday, after collapsing on the pitch during a friendly match between his Malaysian club T-Team and Kelantan. He was aged 30.

Local media said the T-Team skipper collapsed three minutes into the match in Kota Bharu and was taken to hospital.

Emeka Ike Replies Wale Adenuga's Interview

Concerning a statement made by veteran actor Wale Adenuga in an interview last week, where he asserted that the Igbos have taken over Nollywood, Nollywood Actor Emeka Ike has fired back at him.

Another succinct point made by the veteran actor which irked Emeka Ike was this..." When somebody claims he founded Nollywood, Oga Bello, and of course I, cannot be part of that. When I produced my first film in 1983, Emeka Ike and his Nollywood people were still in school.
They started their own film-making in 1992 and they are claiming that 1992 was the beginning of film-making in Nigeria”

In a fresh interview with Vanguard, Emeka Ike bares his mind and reacts to the assertions made by Wale Adenuga.

Read excerpts below....

The pregnant star was out and about on Rodeo Drive,Beverly heels when she tripped over her shoes,nearly tumbling to the ground.

Remember the war over acronym between African Peoples Congress and All Progressives Congress? Remember how some politicians approached INEC to register another political party called African Peoples Congress, APC? I thought that was the beginning of the end of the All Progressives Congress. But the African Peoples Congress didn’t have the Lion of Bourdillon leading its charge, so it lost.

After winning the acronym war, APC was faced with another battle of selecting interim executives, with the merging political parties (Action Congress of Nigeria, All Nigeria Peoples Party, the Congress for ProgressiveChange, and a faction of the All Progressive Grand Alliance) insisting on holding the “juicy” leadership positions.

Going Sexless

The big trend today is to go “-less”. The grocery stores want us to go “bag-less” and bring our own totes. Companies ask us to go “paperless” and pay our bills online. Of course most of us have gone “wireless” long ago, but there is one area of married life people shouldn’t go “-less” in…and that’s sex. Yet, according to surveys, an estimated 20 million couples have done exactly that.

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

Sexless marriage is defined as having sex less than ten times a year. Some couples say it’s a lack of time. Others say they lack desire. Sex is very important in a marriage.

Toddler spends two days alone with his mother’s body after she died from ‘asthma attack’

A toddler spent two days alone with his mother’s body after she died at home, it has been reported.

Lydia Macdonald, 28, was found dead at the property in Lickley Court, Perth, on Wednesday evening. Her death is being treated as unexplained.

Sad! Firefighter who collapsed during rescue operation dies

A staff of the Lagos State Fire Service, Olumide Ogunnubi (pictured above), who collapsed while rescuing a victim that drowned in a well, has died.

To beat prostate cancer, have more sex

Sex is mostly seen as a pleasurable act, even though medical experts have said repeatedly that it is medicinal and a form of exercise.

Regardless, sexual intercourse is deemed to be one of the most enjoyable acts for both men and women. However, reaching orgasm, which is a climax of sexual excitement, characterised by feelings of pleasure centered in the genitals, has been found to reduce the likelihood of men having prostate cancer.

Buhari plans military shake-up, angry with DSS

There are indications that President Muhammadu Buhari may carry out a major shake-up in the top echelons of the military.

It was learnt that service chiefs and other senior officers across the various arms of the military might be relieved of their posts to pave way for new hands.

Journalist Seeks Justice Over Intimidation, Illegal Detention By Army General

A journalist with Abuja-based frequency modulation station, Aso FM, Jide Abdulazeez, has asked the Chief of Army Staff to intervene and get him justice, after he was illegally arrested, intimidated, detained and had his mobile devices seized by the junior officers attached to an army general, on June 1, 2015.
Abdulazeez, who visited the corporate headquarters of LEADERSHIP Newspapers Group yesterday to disclose his ordeal in the hands of the army officers, narrated that the incident occurred at about 8:30am of the said day.

Fashola, Segun Oni, Amaechi, Ezekwesili, Danbazzau may make Buhari’s cabinet

•Obasanjo, Danjuma, Tinubu, Atiku, Saraki nominate candidates •President may submit list to NASS next week

Immediate past governors of Lagos and Rivers states, Mr. Babatunde Fashola and Mr. Rotimi Amaechi respectively; a former governor of Ekiti State, Engineer Segun Oni and Education minister in the Obasanjo government, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, may be among the ministerial nominees being considered by President Muhammadu Buhari, The Nation has gathered.

FG bans paramilitary agencies from use of camouflage uniforms; restricts use to only the military

Press statement from Defence Headquarters

The use of camouflage uniforms by various security agencies other than the Armed Forces namely; Army, Navy and the Air Force has been banned. The Nigerian Police will however use the uniform when in Joint Operation with the military or on special operation such as specific anti-riot missions. This followed the directive of the National Security Council, as it approved the recommendations of a committee on measures to streamline the use of camouflage uniforms, in view of the security implications and concerns raised on the clamour, duplicity and proliferation of camouflage uniforms in the country.

A South African man who made headlines in March for having the world's first successful p*nis transplant is to become a father, his surgeon has said.

The man’s girlfriend is four months pregnant, Professor Andre van der Merwe said, proving that without a doubt “the transplant worked”.

Lamar Odom reportedly received a offer to return to KUWTK, presumably to mend things with his Khloe, but turned it down. Why??? Because the Kardashians “ruined his life.”
RadarOnline reports: No matter the deal, Lamar Odom won’t take any Kardashian bait!
According to In Touch, Khloe Kardashian’s estranged husband was offered $1 million to return to the hit reality series Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
But unfortunately for the family empire, Odom reportedly turned the deal down, no questions asked.

Empire Mates Entertainment and Niyola is thrilled to announce the release of the ‘Last Bus Stop’video by Niyola.

The pop friendly wedding anthem ‘Last Bus Stop’ was released last year. The song was produced by Oscar Herman-Ackah and it has since enjoyed massive airplay and rave reviews.

The video was shot at multiple locations in Lagos, Nigeria by the award winning Video Director, Kemi Adetiba who also directed Niyola's ‘Toh Bad’ and ‘Love To Love You Remix’.

Dealing with Disappointment

Life's not always a bed of roses, but there are ways of turning the downside around.

We all experience disappointment at some point in our lives. For example, we may not be successful at a particular job interview, we may not achieve specific health goals as quickly as we had hoped, or we may not complete a task that is important to us (such as writing a book) within our allotted time frame.

Legendary Nollywood actor Ramsey Nouah has spoken up about what holds his marriage together.

Nouah who has been married for 14 years, in a rare interview that the secret of his marriage's success can be attributed to him avoiding the media.

"It is the Press! I might just say hello to a girl and the next thing is, Ramsey Nouah is toasting one girl. The media almost destroyed my marriage. But thank God they failed and my marriage is 14 years now blessed with four children" he said.

My favorite actress Halima Abubakar has released some cute pics to wow her numerous fans online.

SA, Nigeria top of the African pops

Last night the nominees for the 2015 MTV Africa Music Awards were revealed and, as predicted, South African and Nigerian acts got the highest number of nominations across the 13 categories. This will see industry favourites like South Africa's AKA, Bucie, K.O and Mi Casa vying for bragging rights against Nigeria's Davido, Wizkid, Seyi Shay, P-Square and Flavour.

Brody Jenner takes a shot at Tyga over his sister Kylie Jenner

17year old Kylie Jenner has 3 big brothers but it doesn't really seem like it because everyone is sitting quietly as she dates a rapper way older than her. But one of her big brothers, Brody Jenner kinda made his feelings about the relationship known on instagram today. He shared the pic above, which he has since taken down, which shows a young woman with dark hair like Kylie being molested by a tiger. See how TMZ is reporting it.

Port Harcourt refinery to commence operation by end June - NNPC

The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr Joseph Dawha today said the refinery in Port Harcourt will start refining petroleum products by the end of this month. Dr Dawha made the announcement while inspecting some petrol stations in Abuja today. He said;

Growing Together in Marriage

Have you ever found yourself worrying that you and your spouse were growing apart? I think everyone has this fear at some point in their marriage. Maybe you feel like you aren’t talking enough or maybe it just feels like you are becoming far too different to continue being a couple.

China to launch its first electric satellite around 2020

China plans to launch its first electric propulsion communication satellite into orbitaround the year 2020, indicating that China has squeezed into the international electricpropulsion communication satellite market following the United States, Russia, Europeand Japan.

The Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday approved a loan of N10 billion requested by the State Governor, Nyesom Wike. The state governor had sent a letter to the House of Assembly asking that he should be granted approval to secure the loan that would be used to fund some major projects in the state.

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