Wednesday, 1 July 2015

One month in office: APC rates Buhari high







The All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday x-rayed President Muhammadu Buhari’s one month in office and concluded that he had hit the ground running with what he achieved.
MUHAMMADU BUHARI
MUHAMMADU BUHARI
National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who spoke at a parley with newsmen in Lagos argued that contrary to what was being peddled in some quarters, there had been motion and movement in President Buhari’s first month in office and urged Nigerians to prepare for events that would unfold in the days ahead in the anti-corruption fight of the President Buhari administration.
Said he: “Nigerians should grab a front row seat so they can watch clearly as events unfold in the ring of anti-corruption fight in the days ahead. It will no longer be business as usual as the Buhari administration seeks to make sure that every kobo of national funds is spent for the benefit of Nigerians, not to fill the deep pockets of a few fat cats.
“The rot met by the Buhari administration is sickening, and the President is working hard to plug all loopholes for siphoning public funds, in addition to recovering looted public funds.”
Buhari’s  achievements
He said thanks to the painstaking efforts of President Buhari, Nigerians now know that out of N8.1 trillion generated by the NNPC in three years, N3.8 trillion was not remitted to the Federation Account.
“Nigerians now know that the cash in the Excess Crude Account has been depleted by $2 billion without explanation. A panel of four governors has been set up to investigate what happened to the money that was not remitted to the Federation Account,” Mohammed said.
He said it was noteworthy that some Western nations had also assured the Buhari administration of all possible assistance in its efforts to recover the billions of Naira spirited away from the public till by public officers in the past.
The APC spokesman said that this was just the beginning of the fight against corruption, urging Nigerians to await more unfolding events.
On insecurity and terrorism
He argued that President Buhari, in the last one month, had also hit the ground running in tackling insecurity and fighting terrorism.
He said: “The President travelled to Chad and Niger, and then hosted a summit of the Lake Chad Basin Commission that comprised Cameroon, Chad and Niger, with Benin also invited.
“The result is the decision to deploy the Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), with headquarters in N’Djamena, Chad, on July 30 to pep up the fight against Boko Haram.
“President Buhari has also rallied the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) to work with Nigeria in battling the Boko Haram insurgency.
“A joint summit of leaders of both economic blocs is to be held shortly to concretise these efforts that will complement the one by Nigeria and its neighbours.
“President Buhari also travelled to Germany to meet with G7 leaders to present to them a wish list that included getting their support for the battle against Boko Haram. The leaders of the countries affected by the Boko Haram insurgency have compiled their requirements which are being forwarded to the G7 for appropriate action.
“While waiting for that, the US has announced a $5 million assistance for the fight against insurgency and the relocation by the Nigerian military of the command centre to Maiduguri. These are no mean achievements.”

Nigeria back to comity of respected nations
Mohammed also said that the Buhari administration had availed itself creditably within one month of assuming office by bringing Nigeria back to the comity of respected nations.
He said that some leaders who once shunned Nigeria had been inviting President Buhari to visit their countries.
He said: “The latest is the US President Barack Obama, who will play host to our President at the White House on July 20. There is no better indication of how much Nigeria is regaining its lost glory than the recent election of former Agriculture Minister, Mr Akinwumi Adesina as the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB).”
Seeks a little more  patience
Mohammed noted that in spite of the laudable achievements of the Buhari administration in the last one month, Nigerians were right to demand even a faster pace.
He said: “Nigerians are right and justified in their expectations. All we ask for is a little more patience, a little more understanding and continuous support for the Buhari administration.
“We in the APC hereby assure our compatriots, who have expressed their concerns in recent times, that there is no cause for alarm. The Buhari administration is willing, determined and able to effect the change that Nigerians voted for, despite the initial challenges.”

Lady Gaga mistakes a Mexican music festival for Chicago Pride parade... as she posts snaps from her hotel balcony


Confused: Lady Gaga, 29, took to Instagram on Sunday to share a photo of herself in a bra with the words 'gay pride' written on her chest and stomach... but didn't realise it was actually a Mariachi festival below




Everybody should have the right to marry whomever they love - even Mariachis.
A confused Lady Gaga shared a photo of herself on Sunday on her hotel balcony declaring her support for the gay pride march below... except it wasn't a gay pride march.
The 29-year-old singer opened her jacket to reveal just a bra underneath and the words 'Gay Pride' scrawled across her chest and stomach... but didn't realise it was in fact the Chicago Mariachi and Folklórico Festival in the background.






The fail was spotted by the festival organisers shortly after Mother Monster Instagrammed: 'Watching over Chicago Pride from my apartment and smiling so big. So many happy people. Happy pride!! #lovewins'.
'This is just about the coolest things I ever saw. It feels good to know how many of my friends and loved ones are out celebrating and feeling valued. #lovewins,' she wrote in a second post.
But the city's pride parade was actually taking place in the city's Uptown and Lakeview neighborhoods, nowhere near her hotel.
Bad romance, worse eyesight: 'This is just about the coolest things I ever saw. It feels good to know how many of my friends and loved ones are out celebrating and feeling valued. #lovewins', she wrote
Instead her balcony was overlooking the Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park... and she was overlooking the fact that everyone down there was wearing a sombrero.
'Lady Gaga shares a photo yesterday overlooking the Mariachi & Folklorico Festival at Millennium Park from her hotel room, thinking it was Chicago's Pride Fest! "So many people" she says! Thank you again for helping us make history!,' the Mariachi Heritage Foundation wrote on its Facebook account.
It didn't take one of the followers long to photoshop a sombrero of her own onto her head, and changing her lipstick message to 'Mariachi Pride'.
Meanwhile, the trumpet tattoo on her right bicep never looked more apt. 
Ay-yay-yay! It didn't take one of the followers long to photoshop a sombrero of her own onto her head, and changing her lipstick message to 'Mariachi Pride'.
Ay-yay-yay! It didn't take one of the followers long to photoshop a sombrero of her own onto her head, and changing her lipstick message to 'Mariachi Pride'.
The Born This Way star is an ardent supporter of gay rights, and also shared a TBT photo from when she posted a similar pic in London - where presumably got the location correct.
'Throwback for London Pride,' she wrote in the snap, in which she wears nothing but a pick PVC bra on top and 'PRIDE' written across her midriff. 'I think this was taken in 2009. I can tell by the lack of tattoos!!'
On Monday Gaga posted another selfie, and in the caption revealed why she might not have received all the emails telling her of her blunder. 
'Hyaluronic Mask Check. Double Espresso Check. Cellphone with emails I wish not to read check,' she wrote in the close-up. 'MONDAY I AM READY FOR YOU.' 
Artsy: On Friday, the Born This Way singer took to Instagram again to share a photo of her dancing and creating a gay pride t-shirt complete with a rainbow design. She kept this caption short and sweet: '#lovewins'
And just a few days before, when the news of the decision broke, the singer was in New York showing her pride again.
Gaga created her own custom t-shirt for the celebrations that were happening in Central Park.
She shared an Instagram of herself dancing in a Nirvana t-shirt while she created the rainbow design with the caption: '#lovewins'
In another snap, the songstress poses behind a rainbow flag with the words 'Little Monster Pride' on it.
Peace: Gaga was seen wearing her creation as she walked her dog Asia in New York and wore a pair of ripped jeans and clunky platform shoes
The singer was seen out and about in New York wearing her LBGT pride shirt as she walked her dog Asia.
Teaming the statement top with some ripped boyfriend jeans and chunky platform shoes, the singer looked overjoyed about the landmark ruling.
She also wore round-rimmed glasses as she threw up a peace sign.

Club hound! Rihanna discovers a puppy in the bathroom at a Hollywood bar and decides to bring it home with her


Puppy love: Rihanna, 27, found a dog in the bathroom while she was partying at 1OAK and decided to bring it home with her
Rihanna's friends took to Snapchat to share videos of the singer and her fuzzy new friend.
One video shows the Pour It Up singer holding the dog and explaining the incident: 'Well, I found him in the bathroom somewhere, and he ran up to me.'
It was Love In This Club at first sight as Ri Ri apparently couldn't part with the little fella.
Meant to be: In a SnapChat video recorded by a friend, Rihanna explains, 'Well, I found him in the bathroom somewhere, and he ran up to me'
It's possible that the songstress has dubbed the dog Pepe, as another Snapchat video shows her friend addressing the dog by the traditionally Hispanic name.
And another video articulates the disbelief of Rihanna's friends as they came home to the witness what had happened.
'Where the f**k did this b*tch find a dog?' wonders one of the singer's companions 'She literally just went to the club, came back with a cage, wee wee pads, food and a f***ing dog!' 
Racy: The following day, Rihanna appeared at the BET Awards where she went braless in a racy gold number
But Rihanna didn't let the puppy problem hold her back as she appeared the following day at the BET Awards.
The Disturbia singer went braless to the awards show as she donned a shiny gold number.
The outfit - complete with matching shorts and a blazer - showed gratuitous cleavage.
Tease: Rihanna premiered a short trailer for her latest video B*tch Better Have My Money while at the show
Tease: Rihanna premiered a short trailer for her latest video B*tch Better Have My Money while at the show
At the awards, Chris Brown's ex premiered a short preview of her latest, B*tch Better Have My Money.
The singer is not seen very much in the short video, but instead a rich blonde woman who was getting ready for a night out.
Rihanna could be seen in short bursts, smoking and getting a large luggage out oft the back of her car.
Eventually the two women share an elevator together as the blonde woman carries along her small puppy, when the elevator opens the woman is gone as Rihanna is the one carrying the prized pooch instead.

TINUBU VS AIT: Court adjourns 150bn libel suit till Sept

National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu

LAGOS—Justice Iyabo Akinkugbe of an Ikeja High Court yesterday fixed September 30 for further direction on the court processes served by counsel in a N150 billion libel suit filed by former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, against African Independent Television (AIT).
Tinubu had instituted the suit against Daar Communications Plc, owners of AIT, for airing  a documentary titled “Lion of Bourdilion”.
According to him, the documentary which aired on the television station was libellous and aimed at tarnishing his image.
During yesterday’s proceeding, counsel to AIT, Mr Jeffrey Kadiri, told the court that he had filed all the necessary pleadings in the matter.
National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu
National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu
Responding, Tinubu’s counsel, Mr Ademola Adesiyun, asked the court in a motion dated June 26 for extension of time in which to file a reply to AIT’s statement of defence and counterclaim.
In the counter-claim, AIT listed its Chairman emeritus, Chief Raymond Dokpesi and seven others as witnesses to testify against Tinubu.
Others listed to testify were Namure Edoimioya, Chief Medan Tenke, Ajibola Adewusi, Olumide Idowu, Chief Stanley Odidi, Engr. Nwabueze and Dr Stanley Bassey.
The broadcast outfit also denied each and every allegation of facts as contained in the claimant’s amended statement of claim.
Meanwhile, Dokpesi, in his statement on oath, averred that Tinubu’s claim was founded on a non-existent ground because the said documentary was not titled “The Lion of Bourdilon”, but “Unmasking the Real Tinubu”.
He also averred that the documentary, in his honest opinion, was not false and was not aired out of malice to the person of the claimant.
Dokpesi said AIT, as a member of the Fourth Estate of the Realm, was empowered by Section 22 of the Constitution to at all times, hold those in government accountable and responsible to the people of Nigeria.
He further averred that the content of the documentary were facts which had been in the public domain for over two decades.

I lost hope and thought that we’ll get divorced soon…But then I decided to act on it- Brad Pitt writes a sweet love letter to Angelina Jolie

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“My wife got sick.  She was constantly nervous because of problems at work, personal life, her failures and problems with children.  She has lost 30 pounds and weighed about 90 pounds in her 35 years. She got very skinny, and was constantly crying. She was not a happy woman. She had suffered from continuing headaches, heart pain and jammed nerves in her back and ribs.
She did not sleep well, falling asleep only in the morning and got tired very quickly during the day. Our relationship was on the verge of break up. 
Her beauty was leaving her somewhere, she had bags under her eyes, she was poking her head, and stopped taking care of herself. She refused to shoot the films and rejected any role. 
I lost hope and thought that we’ll get divorced soon…But then I decided to act on it. 
After all I’ve got the most beautiful woman on the earth. 
She is the idol of more than half of men and women on earth, and I was the one allowed to fall asleep next to her and to hug her shoulders.
I began to pamper her with flowers, kisses and compliments. I surprised her and pleased her every minute. I gave her lots of gifts and lived just for her. I spoke in public only about her. I incorporated all themes in her direction. I praised her in front of her own and our mutual friends.
You won’t believe it, but she blossomed. She became even better than before. She gained weight, was no longer nervous and she loved me even more than ever. I had no clue that she CAN love that much. And then I realized one thing: The woman is the reflection of her man. If you love her to the point of madness, she will become it.“           
– Brad Pitt
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