American star Keri Hilson, says she absolutely loves Flavour’s ‘Ashawo’

More and more Nigerian artistes are gaining international recognition. And with that, comes the increasing popularity of some of their songs.
Yesterday, it was the turn of Knock you down singer, Keri Hilson, to drool over Flavour Nabania’s track, ‘Ashawo’
“Sawa Sawa Sawale, Sawa Sawa Sawale, ASSHHHHHH!! #nowplaying ‘Ashawo’ Remix by Flavour. love thisss sonnnnng!!!” she tweeted excitedly.
One of her followers, went on to interprete what the song meant. “Ashawo means whore u knw dat right hehehehe.”
But Miss Keri, was past caring, as she was so into the highlife tune. She simply replied: “LOL 4real? I have NO idea what’s he’s saying I just love the sound!”
The American star will be in Nigeria this month, to perform at the Face of Sofa pageant.

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CPC Describes ‘PDP as the Harbinger Of Nigeria’s Insecurity Travails’

Opposition Congress for Progressive Change ,CPC  has described the ruling PDP as the harbinger  of  insecurity in Nigeria.In coming to this conclusion CPC observed that “Nigeria’s spy agency, the State Security Services (SSS), recently testified (under oath) that Mr Mohammed Ali Ndume, a PDP senator representing Borno South senatorial district, passed the Telephone number of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to the dreaded Boko-Haram sect for the purpose of influencing the Borno  State Election Petition Tribunal for ruling in favour of the PDP.It would be recalled that in March 2012, Mr Ndume had informed a bewildered Nation that all his activities with the Boko-Haram sect were known to Vice-President Namadi Sambo. On this charge, there was a deafening silence (connoting acquiescence) from the Presidency.”
Read the full text of CPC statement below:
The PDP as the harbinger of Nigeria’s insecurity travails.
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has noted the trajectory of the insecurity travails of the Nigerian nation and the connection with the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Nigeria’s spy agency, the State Security Services (SSS), recently testified (under oath) that Mr Mohammed Ali Ndume, a PDP senator representing Borno South senatorial district, passed the Telephone number of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to the dreaded Boko-Haram sect for the purpose of
influencing the Borno  State Election Petition Tribunal for ruling in favour of the PDP.
It would be recalled that in March 2012, Mr Ndume had informed a bewildered Nation that all his activities with the Boko-Haram sect were known to Vice-President Namadi Sambo. On this charge, there was a deafening silence (connoting acquiescence) from the Presidency.
Meanwhile, the PDP continued to lay subterfuge on an unsuspecting citizenry in deliberate spins and large-scale propaganda (in the cyber space and Nation-space) against other Political Parties as the
sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria.
Truly, the chickens are coming home to roost. The lies and falsities of the immediate past have used up their expiry dates. The cases of the murderous termination of the lives of Nigerian youths and destruction of Christian worship sanctuaries, as a concealment strategy (in infamy) of the electoral heist in Northern Nigeria, shall continue to be the Achilles’ heels of this PDP-led regime. Characteristically, the PDP, being awash with slush funds for massive propaganda, was the first to lay the blame of the post-election violence on other parties.
As a Party, we believe the latest revelations have thrown up the widely held notion that Nigerian Judiciary is corruptible and malleable to the anti-democratic dictates of the PDP-led Executive. It
is also very deducible that the Boko-Haram insurgency is mainly actuated for achieving political ends rather than the much touted religious suzerainty. With about one trillion naira appropriated for
tackling insecurity in 2012 budget, this clearly explains why security challenges would remain as long as PDP is in power because more justifications would continue to be made for more slush funds!
Finally, as a Party, we hereby state unequivocally that the PDP remains the harbinger of the Nation’s security travails as a way to foster the vain-glorious desire to rule Nigeria in perpetuity. We hereby call on the Nigerian people to reject the over-used propaganda of the PDP-led regime to deflect the just demand of the Nigerian people for a safer, tranquil and prosperous polity.
God bless Nigeria.
Rotimi Fashakin (Engr).
National Publicity Secretary, CPC.
(Thursday, November 01, 2012).
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Governor Rochas Okorocha shuts down strip clubs in Owerri

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has ordered the immediate closure of nudity clubs in the state, describing their existence as “strange and devilish”. Okorocha, who gave the order in Owerri on Wednesday at the end of the meeting of the state Security Council, said that the operation of nudity clubs debased Igbo culture.
He said that such clubs had compounded the eroding morality of the youths and warned that the government would no longer condone their destructive activities. Many nudity clubs are operating in the state capital.
The governor also banned under-age persons from attending night clubs in the state and warned that any club found admitting such persons or selling alcoholic drinks to them would be closed down permanently.
The governor also ordered the demolition of a house in Oru East Local Government Area and a filling station in Mbaitoli Local Government Area allegedly owned by kidnappers.
Okorocha warned that government was determined to stamp out kidnapping in the state.
He also warned owners of uncompleted buildings in the state to clean and secure them to prevent criminals from using them as hideouts.
The governor decried the upsurge of secret cults in some secondary schools in the state and warned student cult members that government was poised to deal with them.
He expressed concern over the increase in child trafficking in the state and said that government had taken steps with the security agencies to check the trend.
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President Jonathan Congratulates Obasanjo On New Appointment

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been congratulated by President Goodluck Jonathan on his appointment as the Country Representative for Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust.

This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Dr Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity.
Abati said that the President in a congratulatory letter, expressed confidence in Obasanjo on the “new honorific position”.
The President said that Obasanjo would ensure that the trust generated the resources required to fund legacy projects in the name of Queen Elizabeth through his wide network of contacts across the Commonwealth.
Jonathan said he considered the appointment, not only a personal honour to the former President, but also to Nigeria as a country.
He wished the former President success in his new endeavours
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“We will cease fire if government arrests Sheriff and compensate us” – Boko Haram

Members of Jama’atul Ahlis Sunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad also known as Boko Haram have said they are now willing to cease fire and stop all atrocities being perpetrated by their group and work against other existing groups if the State and Federal Government will truly heed to their demands.
The acclaimed spokesman of the group, Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulazeez, who doubles as the second-in-command (Amir) to their leader Imam Abubakar Shekau revealed this in a tele-conference with journalists in Maiduguri on Thursday stating that if the state and the federal government want the group to seize fire completely, then former Borno state governo,r Ali Modu Sheriff must be arrested and prosecuted according to the law of the land.
He also said that apart from the arrest of Senator Ali Sheriff, government should compensate the group and rebuild their places of worship which were destroyed during 2009 uprising.
Abu Abdulazeez further stressed that, all their members who were arrested and are under the custody of security agencies must be released with immediate effect, and all their wives who were displaced following the crises as well as their children must be rehabilitated into the society to create room for a fruitful dialogue with the Federal Government.
He pointed out that for a dialogue to take place, it must be through the following elders namely: Dr. Shettima Ali Monguno, Former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari, former Yobe State Governor, Bukar Abba Ibrahim, Ambassador Gaji Galtimari and Barr Aisha Alkali Wakil and her husband, Barr, Alkali Wakil, insisting that the dialogue must not take place in Nigeria but Saudi Arabia, as according to him, the government of Nigeria is not sincere for dialogue due to its betrayal in the past.
Abu Abdulazeez also said that the group has mandated five members who are to mediate on their behalf; they include himself (Abu Mohammed Abdulazeez), Abu Abbas, Sheikh Ibrahim Yusuf, Sheikh Sani Kontogora and Mamman Nur
While speaking on the series of killings and unwantom destruction of property that took over Maiduguri recently, Abu Abdulazeez disassociated the group from such act, pointing out that such attacks were politically motivated by those seeking for power in the Borno Emirate council, government or otherwise, but not in line with the ideology of the sect who are fighting for the cause of Allah.
He also said that,the burning of old and newly constructed primary schools witnessed across the state were not masterminded by the sect, insisting that the burning of such places were carried out by aggrieved politicians who were denied contracts from the state government.
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BREAKING NEWS: Boko Haram sets conditions for peace talk *Insists on Buhari and Saudi Arabia

Muhammed Buhari

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — An alleged member of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram has set conditions for peace talks with Nigeria’s government.
The man, who identified himself as Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulaziz, spoke to journalists via a telephone conference call Thursday in Maiduguri, the spiritual home of Boko Haram. He said the dialogue must be in Saudi Arabia and include negotiators like former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari.
The call came through the channels that Boko Haram usually communicates with journalists. However, Abdulaziz spoke entirely in English, which is unusual for the sect. Also, journalists ordinarily hear from a spokesman who uses the nom de guerre Abul Qaqa in such calls.
Boko Haram is blamed for killing more than 720 people this year alone in its bloody guerrilla fight with Nigeria’s weak central government.
LibertyReporter

Mimiko’s Victory and Lessons For Specious Progressives

By Emmanuel Ajibulu

As expected with every victory, the landslide success of Governor Olusegun Mimiko at the October 20, gubernatorial poll, triggered uncontrollable jubilation amongst the great people of Ondo State and even beyond. In the euphoria of jubilation, the number one citizen was swarmed with congratulatory messages from every part of the world for a victory well deserved. Records showed that on Sunday, (Oct 21) the four walls of Ondo State virtually stood still, as thousands of supporters of the Labour Party defied the scorching sun to embark on a victory procession around the state in celebration of the victory, a testimony to the fact that he is the people’s choice.

Ondo Governor Olusegun Mimiko

The Governor, who participated in the victory jubilation, assured the people of the state that with his re-election, more development would come to every part of the state. He said: “God has blessed our project, it is finished. Now is the time to give thanks to God, that today, a Holy Sunday, the people of Ondo State have spoken across Ondo South, across Ondo Central, across Ondo North. Our people are united by a common desire to build a new Ondo State for a greater future. I thank you for standing on your feet. On our feet, we shall fight for freedom; we shall never go on our knees. You young ones must remember that this fight was and is for your tomorrow.”
Mimiko convincingly won at the polls no doubt, however one cannot forget so soon the various campaigns of calumny which pervaded the pre-Ondo guber polls against the incumbent ‘Iroko’ especially from PDP and ACN. Although, the People’s Democratic Party was slightly fair in its guber campaigns. But, it sometimes attacked the personality of Labour party standard bearer; most of the campaigns were based on denying the good works of Mimiko which were his qualification certificates before the people. Since the people of Ondo State despise deceptions, sadly the party failed to win the hearts of a majority of the principled Ondo people.
On the part of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) which its candidate came third in the contest, the first miscalculation of the party was the alleged imposition of Rotimi Akeredolu as its candidate by the party’s leadership. This, to indigenes of Ondo State meant that there was no internally democratic mechanisms that were fair to all in the party; the people also saw the party as cheating against those candidates who were not given equal treatments. Akeredolu could be a very good candidate but the way he was selected was annoying and those who know the people of the state would not be surprised if a kinsman of Akeredolu opposed him for cheating others in the race.
In another token, it was obvious that the ACN did not take its time to study the people. Since they had been succeeding in the other South-West states, the leaders of the party concluded that the same tactics, strategies and weapons used in those states were enough to “capture” Ondo State. At the time the ACN was campaigning, Mimiko was the governor of the state and the people would have wanted him to be treated as such. The people did not like some derogatory and uncomplimentary languages used and also the sheer arrogance and pride displayed against their incumbent Governor. It was therefore true that some of those who had vowed to vote for the ACN actually changed their minds when they heard those disparaging words used against him by the party leaders. Even if money and materials were distributed, the people’s hearts had been fixed against the party.
Also another factor which was identified that worked against the ACN was the perception of Senator Bola Tinubu by the people of Ondo state who saw him as pillar and godfather of all the party’s appointed and elected men and women including the six state governors under ACN platform. The truth is that an average indigene of Ondo State detastes godfatherism and dictatorship. The people will rather like a governor whose administration cannot be hijacked by external interests.
Be it as it may, many political observers still find the Ondo gubernatorial race interesting as a result of the intrigues, upsets and revelations that have trailed past governorship elections in the state. The 1983 election is one that is still very potent in the memories of the people. Unprecedented violence followed the announcement of the result by Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO), the then electoral body. The orgy of violence only subsided when amends were made by the Court of Appeal and Chief Adekunle Ajasin was announced as the winner of the election before his former Deputy, Akin Omoboriowo could be sworn in. Omoboriowo had left the UPN after his boss allegedly reneged on an agreement that he would not seek a second term.
For Governor Olusegun Rahman Mimiko, the journey to the Alagbaka Government House started long before the 2007 elections. Having cut his teeth as the Publicity Secretary of the Ondo Local Government chapter of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) in 1983, he ran for electoral office in 1990 when he vied for the Chairmanship of Ondo Local Government on the platform of the Social Democratic Party. His zeal as a party man did not go unnoticed, as he was appointed as a member of the campaign organization of Evangelist Bamidele Olumilua who contested for governorship then. By 1992, he was appointed as the Commissioner for Health by Governor Olumilua. As Commissioner, he facilitated the “Pharmacy Shop” system which ensured 24-hour pharmacy services in the major hospitals in the state then.
Moreover, Dr. Mimiko had already become a major political force by the time the Fourth Republic commenced. In view of his immense contributions to the electoral victory of the Alliance for Democracy in the 1999 governorship election in Ondo State, he was again appointed as the Commissioner for Health by Chief Adebayo Adefarati. He however resigned precisely on the 7^th of November 2002. After quitting as Commissioner, he heeded calls to join the governorship race. He however left the Alliance for Democracy when the party failed to hold primary elections in order to select the party’s flag bearer. He thereafter pitched his tent with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Even as a new member of the PDP, Mimiko was not irrelevant in the scheme of the party. Again in recognition of his being instrumental to his new party’s success at the governorship polls in 2003, he was appointed as the Secretary to the State Government by Governor Olusegun Agagu.
He was SSG till July 2005 when the then President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo appointed him as Minister for Housing and Urban Development. Again, Dr. Mimiko heeded calls to contribute more to the development of his state and he resigned his appointment in December, 2006 to participate in the 2007 governorship election. While many were still wondering how he planned to defeat a sitting Governor at the primaries, Dr. Mimiko presented the Labour Party to the people of Ondo State on December 14, 2006 at the City Hall, Akure and he contested for the election on the party’s platform. Though the electoral commission announced Dr. Agagu as the winner, after a legal tussle which ended with the appellate court, it was affirmed that the election was indeed won by Dr. Mimiko. He became the Ondo State Governor on February 23, 2012.
It was a great joy for the good people of Ondo that the state did not experience the ‘Armageddon’ that actually hung in the air in the Oct 20 polls. In place of doom, the state witnessed bliss, courtesy of a globally-acclaimed free and fair election. In fact, many  individuals and institutions that had, on account of the palpable fear occasioned by pre-election tension in Ondo, been at alert to outdo one another in sympathising with the state, in the event of the undesirable expected, were disappointed. And now that elections are over, we have a re-elected Governor that is competent, progressive, trusted, tested and reliable.
The resounding victory of Mimiko in the election is a product of good governance of his administration, Mimiko stood by the people all through the period, by embarking on various developmental projects that have direct bearing on them. Mimiko’s victory was not bought, but laboured for, and amazingly the governor would not let the people down even in his second term in office. The applause that greeted the victory of Mimiko across the country, shortly after the announcement, especially from the president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan; leadership of both chambers of the National Assembly, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), state governors, including the Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and a host of others was an indication that he was the popular choice of the people.
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