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New Music: Sarkodie - Ye Balle (Remix) feat. Yaw Siki

Ghanaian highflying rapper, Sarkodie drops a remix to one of his tracks.
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TRAGIC: Patience Jonathan’s Mother Dies In Car Crash

There was anxiety in Port Harcourt on Monday as news of the death of Mrs. Iwari-Oba, the mother of the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience,  spread in the Rivers State capital.

The mother of Mrs. Jonathan was said to have been involved in a ghastly motor accident along Elele Road in Rivers State.

It was gathered that the woman, who is from Okrika Local Government Area, was on her way to Bayelsa State when the accident happened.

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Lagbaja's Daughter Weds (PHOTO)

Masked Afrobeat musician, Abisade Ologunde popularly known as Lagbaja's first daughter, Moyosade recently married her longtime beau, Olamide Obilana at Motherland in Opebi.

Moyosade attended Pennsylvania State University School of Management where she bagged a Masters in business administration and now works as a change management specialist at a US firm. 

It was learnt that at the wedding guests were prevented from taking photos so as not to unmask the father of the bride, Lagbaja, who came without his mask.

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Timaya - Ekolomba Demba 

 Dem Mama Records presents Timaya`s official video for Ekolomba Demba, directed by Matt Max. The video features incredible dance routines by

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Wizboyy ft. Iyanya - Feel Alright  

Wizboyy’s album is finally out and on the street for the fans to get a copy .. Here is a single off the album ” Testimoney” Feel alright features the Kukere 

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Terry G – OGA

Terry G – OGA

 

Post by Sought Out,  July 16th, 2013

“TGP Entertainment presents a brand new music by Terry G titled OGA.
The Ginjah master in this track dedicates this track to THE Afrobeat originators  Fela and Femi Kuti, which phrased as ”His Oga At The Top”, along with other top personalities.
Listen and Enjoy!”

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Nelly's Back And More Tech Savvy Than Ever

REMINISCE – FaNTASi (Prod. SARZ)

REMINISCE – FaNTASi (Prod. SARZ)

The Reminisce-Sarz combination seems to do the trick everytime. FaNTASi is another potential smash single.
“Mon rap, Mon korin,  Mon Ragga man, Kos i eyi  ti mi o kin se, scope of work mi wide gan shiiiit, furo Kim K”
When REMINISCE dropped that line on his track “Government”, where he featured Olamide, he definitely knew what he was talking about.  He simply means he is very versatile with his music, and he proved it on this new song titled “FaNTASi”.  The joint is straight up for the streets,  a fuji song, produced by the monster himself SARZ.
Reminisce dropped the Intro (REMinisce) to his sophomore album “ALAGA IBILE” few weeks ago. This right here is way different from the Intro, “FaNTASi” is a fuji song, and it’s the first official single off his sophomore album.
Government video drops next, watch out!
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Wizkid - Gold Bricks (Snippet)

Wizkid - Gold Bricks (Snippet) 

 Meanwhile, here’s another snippet which dropped few days ago.. Gold Bricks is one of the tracks that will feature on Wizkid upcoming album. Produced and mastered by Maleek Berry. While we await the official release, here’s a 15seconds snippet on what to expect from the final cut.
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Nonso Diobi responds to Tonto Dikeh’s diss – You don’t have to trend in negative ways.

Nonso Diobi responds to Tonto Dikeh’s diss – You don’t have to trend in negative ways

Everyone seems to believe Tonto was referring to Mercy Johnson on her recent Twitter saga. First Lola Omotayo, now Nollywood actor Nonso Diobi has replied Tonto in a series of Tweets

Thursday, July 18, 2013 

Ex-Super Eagles Taiye Taiwo indicted in France on tax fraud 

 

According to reports, former Super Eagles player Taiye Taiwo has been indicted in France on tax fraud charges. The French authority say the 28 year old player is owing them €1,025,000 in back takes after failing to pay his income taxes in 2008, 2009 and his property taxes in 2011.

Taiwo owns a €600,000 mansion in Allauch, Marseille and the French authority say they plan to seize the home and auction it. 
Taiwo, who currently plays for Turkish football club Bursaspor, played for French club, Olympique de Marseille from 2005 to 2011. He is yet to respond to the charges.

Sambo Lays Foundation For $1 Billion Manufacturing Plant In Calabar

Nigeria’s desire to become one of the world’s twenty largest economies by the year 2020, is gradually becoming a reality with the choice of a private company, General Electric to establish a $1 billion manufacturing and training facility at the free trade zone, in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital.
The company’s mandate is to encourage the creation of local employment, eliminating imports, thereby leading to a robust Nigerian Economy.
This was disclosed by the company’s President and CEO, GE Nigeria, Lazarus Angbazo at the foundation laying, ceremony which was laid by the representative of the president of Nigeria, Vice President, Nmadi Sambo, at the construction site in Calabar.
General Electric (GE’s) is a multi billion private company whose operations in Nigeria span more than four decades, with over one hundred thousand customers in both the public and private sectors.
Their portfolio of technology solutions is well aligned with Nigeria’s infrastructure needs, and is poised towards revitalizing the nation’s electricity, healthcare, rail transportation, water treatment and the aviation sectors.
The ceremony, according to Stakeholders in the GE, will further strengthen the improved confidence of Nigeria to boosting local and global business where other African Countries would be served.
For the GE and Nigeria, this milestone will go beyond buildings, as the company will recruit and train all their staff who will be mostly Nigerians on Engineering, Vocational crafts and management, comprehensive training programmes, technology among others for a period of six months to one year in Calabar for effective delivery.
Vice president, Nmadi Sambo, while laying the foundation, said the operations of GE in Calabar would not only give a boost to the Administrations Transformation Agenda, but would also further strengthen the administration’s policies to job creation and wealth generation.
Vice President Sambo noted that the groundbreaking ceremony would not only boost the administration’s transformation agenda, it would also further strengthen the confidence in the Nigerian business environment by both local and foreign investors.
He said it also confirmed the commitment of the federal government to revitalising the Nigerian economy within the lifetime of the current administration through policies and projects that would pave the way for increased production activities, job creation and wealth generation. In his remark, Aganga stated that the groundbreaking further demonstrated that the current administration was not just interested in investment commitments, but in monitoring the processes to the execution stage.
He noted that GE had, over the past 125 years, swiftly evolved to seize new opportunities created by changes in technology and the economy as a front line multi-business organisation.
“It is therefore not surprising that the company has moved smartly to explore the favourable investment opportunities that abound in Nigeria. Today, the company is building new platforms in industries and markets with GDP growth that provide opportunities to apply acquired technology and management expertise to accelerate development and growth in both developed and emerging economies.
“The decision made in recognising the potential of Nigeria becoming your base, where other African countries would be served, will give a greater opportunity to demonstrate your innovation capabilities and home grown solutions to other African countries’ problems,” he added.
For the Minister of State, Trade and Investment, Dr. Samuel Ortom the occasion is a materialization of a dream conceived between the federal government and GE on the 31^st of January this year, when  both parties sealed an investment deal of $I billion dollars (N158 billion) on the establishment of a best-in-class assembly in Calabar.
He added that “it is a demonstration that, the current administration was not just interested in investment commitments, but monitoring the processes to the execution stage”.
Governor Liyel Imoke in his speech noted that diversifying the nation’s economy from oil and gas and providing an enabling environment for private sector to thrive, is a sure way to boosting the nation’s economy.
The grand patriarch of the Efik Kingdom, His Eminence, Edidem Okon Abasi Otu IV assured the private investors to the state of total peace, and tranquility in the discharge of their duties, from the construction stage to the manufacturing.
When fully operational, GE promises its customers quality products from a complaint business environment.

Jamb Announces UTME Cut-off Marks

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced 180 points as cut-off marks for admission into Nigerian Universities for the 2013/2014 academic session.
The Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayattu Rufai who announced this at the end of a policy meeting with administrators of tertiary institutions in Abuja also announced 150 marks as cut-off point for students seeking admission into polytechnics and colleges of education.
Professor Rufai says the reduction in the cut-off marks for polytechnics and colleges of education is aimed at encouraging students to seek admission into those educational institutions.
Vice Chancellors, Registrars and Administrators of Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education as well as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board attended the policy meeting to determine cut-off marks into tertiary institutions for the 2013/2014 academic session.
The Minister of Education stressed the need for students to be encouraged to seek admission into polytechnics and colleges of education.
On his part, the Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike, advocated the complete computerisation of JAMB examinations while the Senate committee chairman on Education, Senator Uche Chukwumerije, appealed for greater funding for the examination body.

Gov. Aregbesola Swears In Justice Oyebola Ojo As Chief Judge

The Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola has sworn in Justice Oyebola Adepele Ojo as the Chief Judge of the state.
Governor Rauf Aregbesola at the swearing-in of Justice Ojo who until his new appointment was acting Chief Judge, described the judiciary as a vital guarantor of human freedom, often under threat from power.
The governor also stressed that justice and the rule of law are of such great significance in the heart of a responsive administration, which discourages the abuse of power in the dispensation of civic duty.
He, however, charged Justice Ojo to carry out her duty truthfully, ensuring that justice is dispensed accurately without bias.
In her response, the new Chief Judge promised to uphold the rule of law in the discharge of her statutory duty

Confederations Cup 2013 Photos – Day 3: Nigeria vs Tahiti

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Jonathan Tehau of Tahiti celebrates with his team-mates after scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Group B match between Tahiti and Nigeria at Governador Magalhaes Pinto Estadio Mineirao on June 17, 2013 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

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NIGERIA VS TAHITI 6-1
Group B, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Tahiti, present at the Confederations Cup as Oceania Football Confederation champions, may have lost a lopsided encounter with African champions Nigeria, but they probably won’t mind too much.
In fact, Jonathan Tehau’s second half strike for the Polynesians, may well be the most significant moment’s in the tiny nations football history – not many would have given Tahiti a chance of getting a goal this summer.
Nigeria will feel they can improve their play, having squandered a few opportunities to build up their goal difference in Belo Horizonte, in southeastern Brazil.

How would you describe Tahiti's inclusion in the Confederations Cup?

Well deserved - they won the Oceania champioships and deserve their place.Fun but unfair - Good for them, but it lowers the quality of the tournament.Embarrassing - Oceania teams shouldn't have a place at this tournament.

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Jonathan Tehau of Tahiti scores his team’s first goal during the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Group B match between Tahiti and Nigeria at Governador Magalhaes Pinto Estadio Mineirao on June 17, 2013 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Jonathan Tehau of Tahiti celebrates with his team-mates after scoring his team’s first goal during the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Group B match between Tahiti and Nigeria at Governador Magalhaes Pinto Estadio Mineirao on June 17, 2013 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

How many goals will Spain beat Tahiti by, when they meet on Thursday?

More than 8 - it will be sad.Between 5 and 8 - it won't be sad, but it won't be fun.Less than 5 - Tahiti will do themselves proud.0 - Tahiti will stun the world and earn a draw or more.

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Nigeria’s defender Uwa Echijile after scoring against Tahiti during their FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Group B football match, at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 17, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EITAN ABRAMOVICH

Nigeria’s forward Nnamdi Oduamadi (R) shoots to score next to Tahiti’s midfielder Jonathan Tehau during their FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Group B football match, at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 17, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EITAN ABRAMOVICH

Nigeria’s midfielder John Obi Mikel (R) is challenged by Tahiti’s defender Nicolas Vallar during their FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Group B football match, at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 17, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EITAN ABRAMOVICH

Nigeria’s forward Nnamdi Oduamadi (C in white) scores past Tahiti’s goalkeeper Xavier Samin during their FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Group B football match, at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 17, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EITAN ABRAMOVICH

Nigeria’s midfielder John Obi Mikel (front) and Tahiti’s forward Alvin Tehau jump for the ball during their FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Group B football match, at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 17, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EITAN ABRAMOVICH

Nigeria’s midfielder John Obi Mikel (top) drives the ball past Tahiti’s defender Nicolas Vallar during their FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Group B football match, at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 17, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EITAN ABRAMOVICH

Nigeria’s forward Nnamdi Oduamadi scores past Tahiti’s goalkeeper Xavier Samin (23) during their FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Group B football match, at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 17, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EITAN ABRAMOVICH

Nigeria’s forward Brown Ideye (L) is marked by Tahiti’s defender Edson Lemaire during their FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Group B football match, at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 17, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EITAN ABRAMOVICH

Tahiti’s goalkeeper Xavier Samin (R) prevents Nigeria’s forward Brown Ideye from scoring during their FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Group B football match, at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 17, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EITAN ABRAMOVICH

Nigeria’s forward Brown Ideye (R) and Tahiti’s defender Stephane Faatiarau vie during their FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Group B football match, at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 17, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EITAN ABRAMOVICH

During the two-week long tournament I’ll be posting wire photos sent out from Brazil from the comfort of Calgary and will also be posing questions related to this tournament and next year’s World Cup.

Corrupt politicians must pay for their sins – Rawlings

By Henry Umoru

…Fundamentalism, corruption threaten democracy — Shonekan
ABUJA — FORMER President of Ghana, Flt. Lt. Jerry Rawlings, Monday said if Nigeria and other parts of Africa must get it right and strengthen democracy, corrupt politicians must not be allowed to go scot-free.

This came as former Interim Head of State, Chief Ernest Shonekan, declared that religious fundamentalism poses a serious threat to the  nation’s democracy, including other parts of Africa.

According to Rawlings, Nigeria must not continue to pay lip service to eradicating corruption, especially against the backdrop that poor, petty thieves get imprisoned for several years, while businessmen evade taxes in millions of dollars and politicians embezzle state funds and go unpunished.

Rawlings

Speaking yesterday at a conference on Emerging Democracies in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities, organized by the National Institute for Legislative Studies, Abuja, Rawlings said: ‘’We cannot continue to pay lip service to the strengthening, empowerment and independent management of our multiple anti-corruption institutions.

“We live in countries where poor, petty thieves get imprisoned for several years, while businessmen who evade taxes in millions of dollars or a politician who misappropriates millions of state funds escape punishment.

“These inequalities are recipes for the retrogression of our democracies and we cannot allow the negative tide to continue. A democracy that cannot provide socio-economic justice cannot be a healthy democracy and will remain vulnerable and fragile.”

He noted that the primary challenge for emerging democracies in Africa was the failure of Western democracy to acknowledge its inherent flaws and encourage a system of democracy that was dynamic, home grown and imbued with the socio-cultural backgrounds of individual African states.

Rawlings, who noted that a practicing democracy that could not create the climate to correct economic ills and corruption, could not and would not be a democracy, adding that a democracy that could protect the sanctity of its electoral process was engaging in a fraudulent electoral coup d’etat.

According to him, equally destructive is the unfortunate practice of using money to buy the conscience of the electorate.

“Democratic institutions across the continent are poorly equipped to offer the best support to governments. As a capacity building institution dedicated to provide professional research, advice, training and advocacy for members of the legislature, your organization is in a unique position to be a pacesetter in empowering our senators and parliamentarians to better serve the interests of their constituents,” Rawlings said.

Speaking at the event which took place at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, former Interim Head of State, Chief Ernest Shonekan, stressed the need for Africa and Nigeria, in particular, to deepen democracy by ensuring that there was internal democracy in political parties.

He said:  “Religious fundamentalism is posing serious threat to democracy in parts of the continent, particularly in West Africa, North Africa and in the Horn of Africa. There is, therefore, an urgent need for  the countries concerned to constitutionally separate the state and religion and also enforce the provisions of the constitution in this regard.

“Another major challenge to democracy is corruption. Corruption debars progress and discourages foreign investors. It is encouraging that many African countries have established agencies to investigate and prosecute cases of corruption.”

Culled: Vanguard

More Nigerian girls pose nude to trend on Twitter

Nude pictures are beginning to dominate the Nigerian Twitter space as the act is fast becoming fashionable among young ladies.

One of the objectives ladieswho engage in this act seek to achieve is to break into trending topics on thesocial service and ultimately build a huge Twitter following and gain cheap popularity.

Ladies who have made this act a hobby employ hashtags to string together these obscene pictures to get them easily noticeable by other Twitter users. For instance, some of them use hashtags such as #boobsmonday, #boobsfriday and post their nude photographs.

Other girls equally interested are lured into posting their own nude pictureson the social site by employing the use of the hashtags for the day — such as #boobstuesday on a Tuesday, which make their nude pictures travel fast and go viral.

One of the typical Twitter female users of the social network who engage in this act is one with the name, Pretty Osaro. Osaro posted three nude picturesof herself on May 15, each showing her in different positions.  On her handle she says, ‘’I wanna be famous, doesn’t matter how many guys…’’

She went on to lament that her previous Twitter account was suspended and lashed out at those who reported her via the Twitter Help Center for posting offensive contents. ‘’My previous account was suspended, if you don’t like what I do kindly unfollow or f..k out of my timeline,’’ she says.

In the usual manner in which desperate girls seeking fame on social media do, Osaro has at one time or the other reached out to celebrities who make use of Twitter to retweet her to the hundreds of thousands of their fans.

The day Osaro posted her nude pictures on the social service, she tweeted the same picture to Nigerian music artistes  — Wizkid and Davido with — a view to getting them retweet the pictures.

She has also sought the help of American socialite and TV personality, Kim Kardashian who has over 17 million Twitter followers. Tweeting at Kardashian, she says, “Am I not hotter than @Kimkardashian? @KimKardashian, I love you so much please retweet me.’’

Other Twitter users with the names Bayelsa Queen and Ha Royal Sexcellency regularly trend on Twitter, posting their nude pictures. Besides, there is a nude picture being credited to one Adefope Temilola,  which has been circulating on Twitter for over two months.

A new media enthusiast, Tunji Lardner, describes the development as a “really bad behaviour’’, adding that typical youthful aspirations are now being amplified globally by social media. He adds that with the current level of under-development in the country, Nigerian youths — both male and female, should redirect their youthful vigour to hold political leaders accountable for their misdeeds with the new media technologies.

He says, “These are invariably young and immature people grappling with the need for popularity and acclaim from their peers. This is just another manifestation of the ongoing breakdown of our social order and the loss of parental control and oversight of our digital children with analog parents.’’

Lardner who is the Executive Director, West Africa NGO Network, warns that those engaged in the act risk the negative consequences and urges them to move towards changing the content and quality of their online discourse.

He says, “Everything lives forever on the Internet. Those pictures posted will be archived and someday retrieved, and can most certainly come back to haunt you, perhaps when you are looking for a job or even when you want to get married.’’

“Those involved can start by changing the quality and contents of their online discourse. Use these powerful technologies to interrogate the political system, ask the tough questions, find the tough answers and hold their leaders accountable for their misdeeds.’’

Speaking on the ways of stemming the tide in the country, he observes that it is difficult to legislate morality on a global and virtual platform like the Internet. According to him, the responsibility for the moral tone and content of youth participation in social media still rests with society at large.

“Their engagement on these platforms and the quality of their discourse is a direct reflection of the society’s prevailing norms. But there should be an understood code of conduct that is widely disseminated, spelling out the pitfalls of the dark side of social media.

“Perhaps the traditional media can help evolve this standard, and there is no need to reinvent the wheel. There is a considerable body of work that deal with youth and the use of social media,’’ he adds.

Culled: Vanguard