I Don’t Want Your Job! Oliseh Tells Keshi

A former captain of the Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh, has lashed back at Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi over comments he made against him at the weekend. Oliseh, who responded through his blog, asked Keshi to learn to accept constructive criticism.

Last Saturday in Kaduna, Keshi lashed out at Oliseh for saying that there were too many unexposed home-based players in the Confederations Cup team. Oliseh said it affected the team’s performance in the FIFA event.

Writing via his blog on Tuesday, the Belgium-based Atlanta ’96 Olympics gold medalist said, “Keshi is a good coach. In fact he is the most successful coach Nigeria has had in the past decade and by winning the Nations Cup 2013 he boarded the ship of achieving coaches.

“But one quality that successful and long lasting coaches have is that they have always had a nose to differentiate constructive criticisms from destructive ones and act on them even if they do not agree in public. Ever since our nation triumphed at the 2013 African Cup of Nations our Super Eagles have been struggling, relatively, and has failed to consolidate on this landmark success due to the fact that we do not have continuity and there has been this obsession to experiment and overpopulate the team with more home grown players.

“Ever since I expressed my personal disagreement at the huge number of local based players that represented Nigeria on Supersport thousands have clearly stated their understanding and agreement of the point of view just as some, Keshi included, have disagreed and made some regrettable comments. This I feel is quite unfortunate and personal.”

Oliseh argued that he remains one of those at the forefront to improve the Nigerian league while telling Keshi he does not want the Eagles post.

“My belief is not that we should not use home based players. If Sunday Mba was not at the Nations Cup I do not think we might have won it, at least like we did. He however was well surrounded by Victor Moses, Emmanuel Emeneke and made his contributions productive and easier. We saw how this poor boy struggled at the Confed Cup just four months after doing us proud in South Africa.

“I can understand that Keshi feels threatened by the possibility of sacking and back stabbing, but my comments  should not be seen as coming from a possible successor unless one is desperate, which  I thank God I am not. His job is the last thing that I or my family need.

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Nigeria: Lamido - PDP Ticket Won't Guarantee Jonathan Second Term

BY CHUKS OKOCHA, SHOLA OYEYIPO AND AISHA WAKASO

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Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, at the weekend said President Goodluck Jonathan had more hurdles to scale in realising his yet-to-be declared second term ambition than just clinching the presidential ticket of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Lamido, who is speculated to be nursing a presidential ambition, while fielding questions from journalists at the Jigawa State Government House, Dutse, said the president would have to win the 2015 presidential election to make his ambition a reality, irrespective of the posturing by his supporters who are threatening others over his re-election.

His counterpart in Niger State, Dr. Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu, has also said the North, which has indicated interest to reclaim the presidency in line with the PDP zoning policy, which was disrupted by the death of the late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, would negotiate well to protect its interest in the 2015 elections.

The scheming for the realisation of Jonathan's second term ambition is at the root of the multifaceted crises bedevilling the ruling party and is considered as the major factor responsible for the leadership crisis in the party, which has led to the resignation of some members of the party's National Working Committee (NWC).

Efforts to reconstitute the NWC, with the plan to hold a special national convention at which new NWC members will be elected, have been stalled by a crisis of confidence among the party leaders.

Already, the list of Adamawa State delegates for the convention is causing ripples as the name of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, who vied for the party's ticket along with Jonathan in 2011, is missing on the list.

On Jonathan's rumoured second term bid, the Jigawa State governor warned that the continued agitation by elder statesman and Niger Delta leader, Chief Edwin Clark, and ex-militant, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, that the president must serve a second term violates the electoral tenets of democracy.

He said: "If you are saying his party must give him the ticket, it is okay. They can say so. But it doesn't mean he is going to win the election. But when you say he must win the election, then what are you talking about?

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Affordable Malaria Treatment Still a Bitter Pill to Swallow

I ALMOST died of malaria," recounts Oluwadamilola Agbajo, Miss Nigeria 2010. "I was in school at the time, and was so … see more »

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100,000 Children Are Forced Into Prostitution Each Year

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At least 100,000 children are used as prostitutes each year as part of the $9.8 billion U.S. sex trafficking industry, according to a new report from anti-trafficking group Shared Hope International.

Child sex trafficking has long been an acknowledged problem. According to the Department of Justice, forty percent of all human trafficking cases opened for investigation between January 2008 and June 2010 were for the sexual trafficking of a child. Victims on average are between the ages of 12 and 14, although some can be as young as nine, as estimated by ECPAT USA (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes), an anti-trafficking organization. But as the State Department recently condemned Russia and China for exceedingly high rates of human trafficking and harboring sex slaves, the report is a reminder that sex slavery and human trafficking is a domestic problem as well.

The report, presented during a hearing before the the Senate Caucus to End Human Trafficking and the Congressional Caucus for Victims’ Rights on Monday, flagged the varying and severe rehabilitation needs of these sex trafficking victims, who can be denied care for anything ranging from special health needs, drug addiction, to severe mental health diagnosis and/or suicidal symptoms. Sex trafficking victims can be particularly vulnerable, since traffickers tend to target those who already have a history of abuse.

Of particular concern are male and transgender victims. None of the 43 organizations surveyed by SHI provide services specifically for male victims:

None of the organizations that responded to the National Colloquium Provider Survey provide specialized services exclusively for male victims of DMST; 36% provide services for females only. Fifty-eight percent of responding organizations could provide services to males, females and transgender youth. Six percent stated they could provide services to male and female youth but did not indicate they serve transgender youth. The survey results did not reveal exactly how many programs offer residential services for males and transgender youth, but the clear majority of programs provide treatment specifically for female victims.

Panelists also discussed the importance of empowering survivors and instilling in them a sense of autonomy and personal freedom. Victims of sex slavery are subject to an immense amount of control and oppression, and sex traffickers “use violence, threats, lies, false promises, debt bondage, or other forms of control and manipulation to keep victims involved in the sex industry.”

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Nigerian Ex-Olympian denies killing S/African woman

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Форум вебмастеровA Nigerian, Ambrose Monye, insisted before a South African court that he did not give instructions for the killing of a South African woman, Chanelle Henning. Monye spoke on Monday as the State

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A Nigerian, Ambrose Monye, insisted before a South African court that he did not give instructions for the killing of a South African woman, Chanelle Henning. Monye spoke on Monday as the State

completed cross-examination of the former Nigerian Olympian, in alleged link in the murder of Henning.,

The state Prosecutor, Gerrie Nel, in final submissions in trial of Monye in the North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, said that he believed the accused was involved in Henning's murder.

Monye denied having any part in it.

"My Lord, I never gave instructions to anybody to carry out any illegal action," Monye said.

Henning, 26, died in a shooting in Faerie Glen on Nov. 8 2011, shortly after dropping her child at a crèche.

Monye and his co-accused, Andre Gouws, pleaded not guilty to the five-count charge of conspiracy to murder Henning.

The state alleged that Monye and Gouws conspired with former Policeman Gerhardus du- Plessis and Willem Pieterse in the murder of Henning.

Du Plessis and Pieterse are serving 18 years imprisonment after confessing their roles in the murder.

Nel said Gouws wanted someone killed and he asked Monye to assist him.

He narrated how Monye met Pieterse who agreed to carry out the killing.

Nel said Monye introduced Gouws to Pieterse and Du Plessis on Nov. 2, 2011.

He said Monye insisted that the two should follow Gouws to Henning's house and workplace.

Monye however, denied any involvement in the conspiracy and muder.

"They followed Gouws willingly," Monye told the court.

Nel also explained how Pieterse and Du Plessis failed to kill Henning days before she was murdered, and how Monye arranged a meeting at Romans Pizza in Sunnyside, Pretoria, to iron out the problem.

"My lord there was nothing like that. I never arranged a meeting for such things," Monye said.

Monye also denied threatening Du Plessis when he allegedly said that he was no longer taking part in the murder.

Nel referred to cell phone records showing calls between Monye and Pieterse and between Monye and Gouws on the day of the murder.

He said Monye demanded payment for the murder on Nov. 8, 2011, and Gouws withdrew R44.000 (about N 792,000) from his bank account on that same day.

He said few days later R31.500 (about N 558,000) was deposited into Monye's account.

Nel said this was payment for the murder.

"My lord, I never demanded any money from anybody," Monye said.

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Cheating Stories: Ex Spray Paints 'Cheater' On Alleged Two-Timer's Truck (PHOTOS)

We thought having your car keyed by an angry ex was the one of the worst things that could happen after a bad breakup. We were wrong.

On Tuesday, Redditor MT20 posted the image below showing the damage done to a poor unsuspecting Dodge Ram 2500 after its owner presumably cheated. Take a look:

Looks like someone got a little too carried away while listening to Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats."

This isn't the first time in recent memory a cheater has been called out in a very public way. In June, an alleged cheater was greeted with a not-so-welcoming signupon returning to his or her Washington state home: "Welcome home cheater," the sign read.

Click through the slideshow below for five more stories of exes who acted out post-split.

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Transformational Madness: Pro-Jonathan Assembly members in Rivers in coup-esque take over (VIDEO)

You are likely to watch this video with our your mouth open all through. It is beyond believable. The face of impunity in the Jonathan administration has taken a new dimension. If you thought 16 being greater than 19 was bizarre with respect to the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, this video courtesy TVC will shock you further. You don’t need any TB to tell you these ones are backed up by higher powers in Abuja to even contemplate something like this let alone carry it out.

Honourable (writing this feels awkward) Bipi fighting here with Mace recently had a wedding with Mrs Patience Jonathan as a Special Guest of Honour/Mother of the Day. If you need anyone to tell you where these rogue-esque lawmakers got their guts from then you should go find that someone. Only individuals assured of presidential protection would dare this. The Jonathan soldiers will soon be here to defend it. Shame!

This is apparently in line with the transformation agenda of President Jonathan with respect to the kind of elections we should expect in 2015.

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I Made Mistakes As President, But They Were “Successful Mistakes” – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday admitted making mistakes as Military Head of State and civilian president, but he took responsibility for all his mistakes. He however declared that the mistakes he made were “successful” mistakes.

Speaking during the 50th anniversary lecture in Ibadan, Oyo State, in commemoration of the call to the Bar of Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), Obasanjo, who had been criticised by many and recently accused by a civil war veteran and former Chief of Staff of the 3rd Marine Commando Division, Nigeria Army, Gen. Alabi Isama (retd), of committing numerous blunders during his reign in government, spoke proudly of his mistakes.

Obasanjo said, “One mistake I made that turned out to be successful was when I was looking for somebody to give leadership of the University of Lagos to and I chose Babalola. Some people said I made a mistake but it turned out to be a successful mistake.

“My mistakes as people say were mostly in appointments. I appointed the UNILAG Pro-Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor and the university became the best. The Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor that I appointed were acknowledged as the best at the time.

“The mother of all the mistakes was that the exposure and involvement of Babalola in the affairs of UNILAG led to the establishment of the Afe Babalola University in Ado-Ekiti.

“If you have not seen ‘instant wonder’, go to ABUAD. Babalola used his experience as the Pro-Chancellor of UNILAG to build what today is the best and fast growing private university in the country.”

Obasanjo spoke highly of the revered lawyer as he inaugurated the extension of Babalola’s Emmanuel Chambers on the occasion.

“There are many Nigerians,” he said, “but, there are not many good Nigerians of Babalola’s sterling qualities.”

President Goodluck Jonathan also spoke reverently of the senior advocate. Represented by Solicitor-General of the Federation, Ahmed Abdulahi, Jonathan described Babalola as a product of courage, perseverance, determination and humility.

The Guest Speaker at the occasion, retired Justice Emmanuel Ayoola, while delivering a lecture entitled, ‘The future of Law in Nigeria’, stressed the need to improve legal education in the country.

He said, “Our legal education should be re-invigorated and made more robust. For instance, we should begin to encourage inclusion of Comparative Law in every aspect of our legal education.

“We can only neglect the history of the principles of the common law at a disadvantage. Our law faculties should be fully equipped with the access to jurisprudence and decisions of other jurisdiction to protect our laws.

“We delude ourselves in this country if we believe that, we can be a great nation without a great legal system. The path to the greatness of our nation is through a reliable, efficient, trustworthy and value-driven legal system.”

Former Pro-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Chief Wole Olanipekun, (SAN) described Babalola as a reformer, revolutionary and educationist who contributed to national and legal development.

Dignitaries present at the occasion include Governors Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo); Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti); Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo) and a former Ekiti State Governor Segun Oni among others.

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