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Friday 7 November 2008

Obama's Victory + Kouture Afrika + Duke of Eastern Nigeria

This is just for fun. Please no one should take this serious and no insult meant at all. Just for laughs.
Someone sent this to my email, I found it hilarious and thought to share...
Obama's Victory
If USA was Nigeria, today's papers Headlines would read something’s like:·
Don't celebrate yet, McCain tells Obama (TELL magazine)
Concede defeat, Obama urges McCain (Punch newspaper)
20 opposition cadres riot (The Sun newspaper)
McCain Demands Vote Recount (Vanguard newspaper)

Elections rigged (Guardian newspaper)·

No evidence of manipulation (NTA news)

The Church declares elections free and fair (News Line)

There will be violence if we lose; McCain declares (LTV 8 news)

Election results for Arizona awaited (Channels news)

Trucks with suspected ballot papers crosses into USA from Mexico (Tribune newspaper)
McCain is an opportunist - Go back to your farm (AIT news)

I will not accept results, McCain tells Obama (STV news)
LOL
Let's laugh about this...but you and I know it's true

Duke of Eastern Nigeria


Edgar Chima. C. Ononuju, an undergraduate of Imo State University is the winner of Duke of Eastern Nigeria 2008 and he is representing Nigeria in Mister International World contest in Taipei Taiwan on Nov 23 2008. Please to vote for him, http://www.mistersingapore.org/. Click on international and vote on the contestants.

Kouture Afrika

Celebrating style from the beautiful continent.

Kouture Afrika is an exciting extravaganza that celebrates African culture through fashion and provides a well-deserved platform for African inspired designs.

The event takes place on the 29th of November 2008 at The Barbican in London and we are expecting a capacity of 1,000 people. There will be a spectacular fashion show with music, comedy and live performances as well as an exhibition with a market place and the audience will have a chance to enter a prestigious raffle prize.

The theme for this year is 'Transitions' which looks at African design from its traditional beginnings to the more contemporary times. We take you through the transformation through the times, changes, staples, and adaptations. We also celebrate the beauty from the continent as seen through the eyes of her fashion designers.

Kouture Afrika is produced by Ra! Productions in association with Afrikan Image Ltd and one of their aims is to improve Africa 's image by tackling the constant negative media attention and showcasing the beauty, style and talent inspired from the beautiful continent.Lekia Lee, director of Kouture Afrika says, "Kouture Afrika was formed to bring together African designers in the UK and Africa, in recognition of their creative genius and to give Africans, (people of African descent) and all lovers of African culture, a place to absorb and celebrate African style.


The event is also about introducing a fresh twist to fashion in the capital which will add a new, exciting, unique and different dimension to the London fashion scene."Sponsors for this year's show include Pride magazine, BEN TV, Nollywood Movie Channel and Eclipse restaurant and bar. Kouture Afrika takes place on Saturday 29th November between 1pm and 6pm at The Barbican, Exhibition Hall 2, Golden Lane, London EC2.
Tickets can be booked online at http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/

For images or more information please contact Ronke Adeyemi on 07957 696664 or marketing@kouture-afrika.com.http://www.kouture-afrika.com/
www.myspace.com/koutureafrica


Photo of the day
THE HIGHEST POSITION IN THE WORLD
Do you know who is sitting in the Highest Position in the World?
U.S President, George Bush? NO
Osama Bin Laden? NO
UN General Secretary? NO
That is Babu from India.
The crane operator of the top most floor of Burj Dubai, the tallest building in the world
(Pls click to enlarge picture)

See y'all later.
Muah

Thursday 6 November 2008

13 year old girl stoned to death + Other news

How many of you have read or heard this story?

13 year old Somali girl stoned to death after being raped by three men


A 13-year-old girl who said she had been raped was stoned to death in Somalia after being accused of adultery by Islamic militants, a human rights group said. Dozens of men stoned Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow to death Oct. 27 in a stadium packed with 1,000 spectators in the southern port city of Kismayo, Amnesty International and Somali media reported, citing witnesses. The Islamic militia in charge of Kismayo had accused her of adultery after she reported that three men had raped her, the rights group said. Initial local media reports said Duhulow was 23, but her father told Amnesty International she was 13. Some of the Somali journalists who first reported the killing later told Amnesty International that they had reported she was 23 based upon her physical appearance.


How the hell can we stone a 13 year old girl to death...while 1,000 people watch? My God, why are we like this?

Here's another one that happened in Lagos on Monday
Female motorist beaten by armed navy men in Lagos
On the third of november 2008 on Muhri Okunola Street, victoria Island Lagos, the traffic was chaotic. A young lady (Uzoma Okere) driving home from work didn't move her vehicle out of the way of a millitary convoy on time, resulting to severe beatings by armed Nigerian Navy men. The convoy consisted of a Rear Admiral's personal Navy saloon car and his pilot truck, consisting of 6 armed bodyguards. The body guards in the process physically beat up several Price WaterHouse Coopers staff and destroyed cameras that were filming the event as it unfolded. The video clip was recorded from the PricewaterHouseCoopers office on a personal camera.

What is wrong with us people???
While you're thinking about that, here's another story. I don't know if this is insane or funny...
Police break up wedding of 4-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy in Karachi, Pakistan


World's Tallest man has a son


Manuel Uribe, once heaviest man in the world, gets married


So I ask again...what is wrong with Africa?

Wednesday 5 November 2008

Barrack Obama...what his win means to me..



Woke up around 3am this morning to watch the US election. And I can't begin to express how I felt when Obama was announced the winner.

I know in the days, months and even years to come, articles will be written, opinions will be voiced, views will be aired about such an extraordinary and defining moment in the history of America and indeed the world. I'm looking forward to reading and hearing all these.
But for now I will tell you guys what an Obama win means to me...What it tells me...

An Obama win tells me that 'anything is possible'
It tells me that if we work hard enough, believe well enough, we can achieve anything.
It tells me that if Obama can beat 'race', a phenomenon that has held us back as a people for many years, then you and I can beat anything.
If Obama can do the 'impossible', you and I can do same.
We can effect change
We can begin a revolution
We can take a place in history
We can inspire


An obama win tells me that we can be as great as we want to be
We can reach as far as we want to reach
We can go anywhere we want to go
BUT above all, an Obama win tells me
...that MIRACLES do happen.
God bless America, Nigeria and everywhere else.

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