The United States government helped Boko Haram immensly by refusing to classify them as a terrorist organisation until 2014 and by refusing to sell us arms to fight them. Worst still, they imposed an international arms embargo on us so that we could not buy arms from anyone else in the international community. When asked why they are doing this to us they tell us that it is because of the Leahy Act which prohibits them from selling arms to governments that violate the human rights of their own citizens.
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Saturday 25 July 2015
Senator Patrick Leahy: With Friends Like This - By FFK
Article by former Nigerian minister, Femi Fani-Kayode..
"Drugs so not our style" Khloe K reacts to coke sniffing rumour at Kylie's graduation party
A video taken at Kylie’s party shows a man fiddling with a packet before rubbing a substance
in his mouth has ignited a rumour frenzy. Khloe was quick to squash the rumour in a series of tweets
in his mouth has ignited a rumour frenzy. Khloe was quick to squash the rumour in a series of tweets
Photos: 14 dead in a suicide attack in Cameroon. Perpetrator said to be a 12yr old girl
14 dead and over 20 injured in a suicide attack in Maroua, northern Cameroon today Saturday July 25th. The perpetrator is said to be a 12-year-old girl. This is happening barely three days after twin attacks there by suspected members of Boko Haram.
Photos: Scene of fatal accident involving Benue medical student
Today, I told y'all about a medical student from Benue State University who died in an accident after he was withdrawn from medical school after spending 10 years there. Just got photos from the scene of the accident that killed
him. The accident happened just a few kilometers from his house. He
got the news of his withdrawal from the medical school two days ago and
told his friends he no longer had any reason to live. He then drank a lot, drove at high speed
without wearing his seat belt, entered a sharp bend and straight to a curvet
and hit a passerby. He and the passerby died on the spot. More photos after the cut...
Genevieve Nnaji & her girls hang out at a resort in Lagos...(photos)
Genevieve Nnaji was out with some of her pals in Lagos
today. With no-makeup on, the actress and her friends including Veronica
Odeka, Oluchi Orlandi hung out at Inagbe Grand Resorts & Leisure,
Lagos. More photos after the cut...
TF? Imagine the kind of question someone asked on twitter...
How do you date a married man and ensure it does not affect his home? Lol. See question. How about not date him, and find yourself a single man?
Another beautiful example of love found on Social Media (photos)
Ladies, you really can get a ring from someone you meet on
Social Media - Love works in amazing ways. Here's another beautiful
example of how twitter led to an engagement.
Photos at Emmanuel Adefarasin & Yetunde Adeosun wed in Italy
Emmanuel Adefarasin, son of Pastor Wale Adefarasin who is the older brother of popular Lagos pastor, Paul Adefarasin, got married to his heartthrob, Yewande Adeosun (who is the daughter of a former Minister of Transport, Chief Oluwole Adeosun) in Florence, Italy today. Their traditional marriage took place at the Imperial, Lekki Lagos on May 23rd. More photos after the cut...
CNBC apologizes to Ezekwesili after erroneously stating that Oteh is the first African woman to be World Bank VP
CNBC Africa today acknowledged their mistake and apologized to the former minister on the error made yesterday where they had insisted that Arunma Oteh was World Bank first African woman VP. Mrs Ezekwesili has since accepted their apology. Excerpt of an apology posted in an article on their website below ...
"Oteh however is not the first African woman to be appointed to powerful positions at the World Bank. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was one of its managing directors (October 2007–July 2011) and Obiageli Ezekwesili, was vice president Africa Region (May 2007-May 2012)"
Tompolo's meeting with MEND members stopped as soldiers seal off meeting venue
The proposed MEND meeting which was scheduled to hold this morning did not hold as soldiers reportedly sealed off the Ijaw House, venue of the proposed meeting on the orders of the state governor, Dickson Seriake. Sources at the governors office say Seriake had sent a letter to MEND members proposing to meet with them at a later date to discuss their grievances. The group, through its spokesperson, Eric Omare, released a statement condemning the soldiers invasion of Ijaw House. Read the statement after the cut...
Photos: Obama dances to Kenyan music
President Obama learnt and danced to Kenyan music at the state banquet organized in his honor by the Kenyan government today July 25th. He was joined at the dance floor by President Kenyatta and his wife as well as his half sister, Auma Obama. More photos after the cut...
The phones no longer ring By Reuben Abati
A very interesting article by former President Jonathan's spokesman, Reuben Abati. Read below...first published on Sunday Vanguard
As spokesman to President Goodluck Jonathan, my phones rang endlessly and became more than personal navigators within the social space. They defined my entire life; dusk to dawn, all year-round. The phones buzzed non-stop, my email was permanently active; my twitter account received tons of messages per second.
Drake's alleged ghostwriter defends him
Earlier this week rapper Meek Mill ripped into Drake on social media, accusing him of not writing his own lyrics and outed a guy named Quentin Miller as Drake's "ghostwriter". Quentin, who is credited on Drake's album, speaks up in his defense. Below is what he wrote on his Tumblr page, (but note that Quentin mentioned he met Drake in 2014. Drake has been dropping hot lyrics longer than that)
Winter 2014… I was just another guy working a job he hated with a passion for music…. And somehow found myself on the phone with One of my idols. I told him I worked in a bakery and his exact words were “Fuck that, your destined for greatness"…
Hearing that from someone that I’ve been studying since 2009, bar for bar…. Theres no way to describe that.. Most of the project was done before i came in the picture.. i remember him playing it for me for the first time thinking "Why am I here?” like.. what does he need me for??
Photo: NYSC member who just passed out on July 2 goes missing
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Rapper Meek Mill gets petty (photos)
I'm not really a fan of Meek Mill so he annoys me easily...lol. Anyway, here's what happened. Two days ago, Nicki Minaj's ex-boyfriend Safaree posted a pic of his girlfriend Zashia
Santiago lovingly making him up for a video
shoot.
Meek must have seen the photos because he tried to upstage Safaree. See what he posted after the cut
Meek must have seen the photos because he tried to upstage Safaree. See what he posted after the cut
Why I can’t pay workers salaries - Rauf Aregbesola
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State says the drop in allocations to the state from the Federation Account is largely responsible for his inability to pay his state civil servants their salaries. Aregbesola said this after he received an award by the Voice of African Women for Human Dignity, an NGO at Abuja yesterday July 24th.
"I have found it hard to pay the wage bills owing to the declining federal allocation to the state. Federal allocation to the state has reduced by 40 per cent since 2013, thereby making it difficult for my government to meet its responsibilities,” he said.
Kenya rejects US gay rights agenda, what Obama said about it today
"The US believes in the principle of treating people equally under the law and that they are deserving of equal protection under the law.and that the state should not discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation and I say that recognizing that there may be people that have different religious or cultural beliefs but the issue is how does the state operate relative to people. You can look at the history of people around the world. When you start treating people differently not because of the harm they are doing to anybody but because they are different, that's the path whereby freedom is beginning to erode.
Photo: Nigerian soldier removes IED buried by Boko Haram in Dikwa town
This photo shows a Nigerian soldier removing an Improvised
Explosive Device buried underground in Dikwa town, Borno state
yesterday July 24th. The soldier was among troops who recaptured the
village from Boko Haram members yesterday. More photos after the cut...
Simply Rich Out with Boogie Down
Simply Rich releases "Boogie Down" a follow up single to his wave making single "Celebrate" , the new joint is a dancehall song, that will keep everybody dancing.
The dancehall song was produced by one of Deep End Entertainment's notable producer’s Pro-C, while the song was mixed and mastered by ZIK.
Simply Rich's ' Celebrate' made it to number one in many radio stations all over the country and fans requested for the song during radio shows.
Ebuka Obi-Uchendu says he met his fiancee on social media
See the cake a LIB reader ordered, see what she received (photos)
Argentinian politician praised after a photo of her breastfeeding her daughter during a parliamentary session went viral
Victoria Donda Perez's eight-month-old daughter was hungry while she was attending a meeting in Argentine National Congress earlier this month so she whipped out her breasts and fed her in the full glare of everyone. She is being hailed as a role-model for women and the picture had further opened up a conversation on public breastfeeding. What do you think? How many women would do same? Some women said that they would rather go into the car or restroom to breastfeed their children.
First photo from Duncan Mighty's wedding
Smirnoff storms Abuja with Spinall and Friends Tour
Last week Saturday, PH City got a taste of the much talked about Smirnoff Spinall and Friends Tour, that day will indeed go down in history as one of the most epic parties in PH till date.
It’s time for ABJ to experience the remarkable DJ Spinall on the wheels of steel, feel the fire of Zamani with Ice Prince, sing along to Sade with Adekunle Gold, dance along to Tiff by Simi and rock out to further performances by Illbliss and Sean Tizzle.
It’s time for ABJ to experience the remarkable DJ Spinall on the wheels of steel, feel the fire of Zamani with Ice Prince, sing along to Sade with Adekunle Gold, dance along to Tiff by Simi and rock out to further performances by Illbliss and Sean Tizzle.
Chief of Army Staff decorates officers, cadets, soldiers
What's in her bag? Woman on train platform becomes internet celeb for wrong reasons
This woman became an internet sensation this week after someone posted this photo of her on a train platform in London, on his Facebook page. The poster asked his followers what was the long pink object sticking from her bag and many believed it was a sex toy...a dildo. The photo was shared over 50,000 times but fortunately for her, nobody knows who she is. Is that really a sex toy, though?
Benue State University student dies after he's withdrawn from medical school after spending 10yrs
His name is Idoko Nicholas Inalegwu and he was a medical student of Benue State University, Makurdi. He died recently in an unexplained accident. His friends think he committed suicide because he had fallen into heavy depression after receiving news of his withdrawal from medical school after spending 10 years.
According to Benue.com, after the student died, medical students of the school took his coffin and deposited it at the office of the vice chancellor in protest, blaming the school's action for his death. See the photos after the cut...
According to Benue.com, after the student died, medical students of the school took his coffin and deposited it at the office of the vice chancellor in protest, blaming the school's action for his death. See the photos after the cut...
They told his parents to prepare for his burial when he was born, look at him today (photos)
Timaya denies rape, says US-based accuser is blackmailing him
He said the girl, who he has been talking to for about a year, contacted him when she found out he was in the US for his tour and bugged him to see him. He told her where he was and she came to see him. He said from the minute she entered the room, she started filming him.
Photos of Barack Obama in Kenya in 1988, 1992, 2006
President Barack Obama has visited his father's homeland a few times in the past; in 1988, 1992, 2006 before his visit yesterday. His first visit was in 1988. He was on a
journey of self-discovery to know more about his heritage and his
father, who split from his mum 2 years after he was born.
On his second trip in 1992, he traveled with Michelle, who was his fiancee at the time. They married a few months after that visit. He wanted Michelle to meet his paternal grandmother & other extended family members.
He then visited in 2006 as a US senator. He moved around relatively freely and visited his father’s grave and his grandmother’s tin-roof house. Two years later, he became the president of the United States of America. (he's pictured with his grandmother above). More photos after the cut...
On his second trip in 1992, he traveled with Michelle, who was his fiancee at the time. They married a few months after that visit. He wanted Michelle to meet his paternal grandmother & other extended family members.
He then visited in 2006 as a US senator. He moved around relatively freely and visited his father’s grave and his grandmother’s tin-roof house. Two years later, he became the president of the United States of America. (he's pictured with his grandmother above). More photos after the cut...
Photos: Plus size styling & fashion agency debuts its first collection
This collection is a vibrant representation of the Tobi Ogundipe woman, it includes prints and cuts that flatter your curves, pieces that will transition seamlessly from day to night and party wear.
Why I allowed Abacha arrest me - Obasanjo
Former President Obasanjo has disclosed reasons why he
allowed former head of state, Sani Abacha to arrest him in March 1995 for allegedly conspiring abroad against the Abacha regime, despite many
opportunities to escape and accept an offer of political asylum by the US.
Leadership reports
Leadership reports
Obasanjo was among the opposition lights that were against the regime of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, who ordered their arrest, trials and sentences but spared their lives due to international pressure. Abacha was the most senior military officer in the illegal contraption called Interim National Government led by Chief Ernest Shonekan after the military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, was forced to resign over the historic annulment of the June 12 June, 1993 election won by Moshood Abiola, who later died in the military gulag.
Photos: Caitlyn Jenner steps out in sexy outfit for her first MC gig
Singer Boy George sang at Caitlyn Jenner's transgender religious naming ceremony on Thursday and she returned the favour by taking to the stage at Culture Club's performance at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles yesterday night to introduce Boy George's band to the crowd. For her appearance, she wore a chic sleeveless outfit with leather jacket and boots. More photos after the cut...
What Jidenna actually means when he says he's a Classic Man
An interesting interview with the Nigerian-American singer about the substance behind his style. Interview by Deidre Dyer for the thefader.com. Enjoy below...
Have you always been keen on suits?
There have been different moments in my life when I was really into them. Some of the earliest pictures I have are of me in a suit in Nigeria, when I was like five or six years old, with my father. He used to wear three-piece suits and walk with a cane.
US-based lady accuses Timaya of rape, shares voice recordings and chats
My attention was just drawn to an instagram page opened yesterday by an Atlanta based lady, who is accusing popular Nigerian singer Timaya of rape. The anonymous lady shared chats between herself and a person she claims is Timaya, she also shared voice recordings from their phone conversations. The last thing I want to do is ruin a career but if a lady cries rape, the media has a duty to at least hear her out but bear in mind that these are all allegations. Before posting the voice recordings, I played it to a few entertainers who confirmed that it's truly Timaya's voice, but at no point did he directly admit to rape...though he was begging the lady for forgiveness.
I will definitely reach out to Timaya for his own side of the story. For now, read the chats and listen to the voice recordings after the cut...
I will definitely reach out to Timaya for his own side of the story. For now, read the chats and listen to the voice recordings after the cut...
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