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Friday, January 17, 2014

PHOTOS: Yoruba Actress Biodun Okeowo Lives Her Life to the Fullest

Popular actress in the Yoruba genre, Biodun Okeowo, a.k.a. Tolani Osirin, is living life to the fullest.

The light skinned single mother of two, has recently shared lots of pics displaying her fleet of expensive cars, her lovely home with collection of bags and shoe, her Blackberry Porsche design mobile phone, and of course her cute kids.

Check out the photos below:

Yoruba Actress Biodun Okeowo Lives Her Life to the Fullest

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Okonjo-Iweala Lied: Nigeria Lost Not $1 Billion But $9 Billion To Fraudulent Import Waivers - SaharaReporters

Nigeria has lost more than one trillion Naira in revenue in the last three years, which is the direct result of import concessions or waivers issued by the Ministry of Finance. Documents confirming this information have been gathered by Sahara Reporters from a source in the Nigeria Customs Service.

On December 19, the House of Representatives Committee on Finance gave the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, 50 questions on the state of national economy.

Question Number 15 on the list was "how much exactly has been the amount of money lost in government revenue as a result of import duty waivers in 2011, 2012 and 2013?"
The Committee wanted to know who benefitted, what was imported, and most importantly: why these waivers were granted.

The Committee is now conducting a review of the Okonjo-Iweala's responses.
In a release issued on January 15, the Minister pointed out that Nigeria gave out N170,727,078,336 billion Naira ($1,067,727,148 billion) in total from the waiver system between 2011 and 2013.
However, the documents obtained by SaharaReporters show that N1,435,980,495,810 trillion ($8,975,998,164 billion) is involved, which is nearly nine times what Okonjo-Iweala admitted to.
According to SaharaReporters, the over one trillion Naira lost in these agreements between the Federal Government and private enterprises favored hundreds of businesses.
Several Dangote Group subsidiaries benefitted to the tune of N26,222,605,864 last year, and were the biggest beneficiaries of the 2013 period.
It follows from the documents that in 2012 the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) benefitted the most, making about N77,979,042,860.
In 2011 first place was held by Sopon Nigeria Ltd, which cost Nigeria N32,773,467,146.
Coscharis Motors Limited, the company which supplied Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah with bulletproof BMW cars, has also benefited in the millions from the waiver scheme since 2011, costing the country N400, 099,570 million in 2011 and N698,427,424 in 2013, SaharaReporters says.
Records indicate the company imported a variety of items, including armored military vehicles. However, it is unclear why, and for whom it may have imported military vehicles, as the FG usually imports such supplies directly.
The list of other significant beneficiaries include:

The Ministry of Environment, Bauchi, which bled national revenue by N155,606,247 for window :air conditioners" in 2013;
The Office of the Executive Governor of Ondo State, for N146,852,981 in 2013 for generator sets;
Creation Commercial Ventures Limited, which imported "cigarettes containing tobacco" and received an exemption costing the country N70,187,029 in 2013;
The Ogun State Accountant General’s Office, which imported "motorized tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles" for N52,169,620 in 2013;
One Mr. Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ndianaefo and one Mr. Asimiyu Mohammed Salawudeen, for cast iron table, kitchen, and household articles costing N5,642,567 and N7,158,538 respectively in 2013;
The Rivers State Government, for N2,919,108 for "barbed wire and other fencing material" in 2013;
The Office of the Accountant General in 2013 for "wooden furniture" at a price of N2,098,553; and
One Mr. Ayotunde Aderoju, who imported a variety of "pot scourers", "polishing pads", and "gloves" costing Nigeria N2,035,569.

2015 Election Will Be Better Than 2011 - Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has given a firm commitment to the international community that the 2015 elections will be freer and fairer than the 2011 general elections.

Speaking at a reception for the diplomatic corps in Nigeria, President Jonathan called for international support for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to realize the goal of surpassing the benchmark attained in 2011.
The cocktail reception on the lawns of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, is an annual ritual during which the president interacts with the diplomatic corps in Nigeria.
The president used the occasion to intimate the diplomats on preparations towards the 2015 general elections and to assure them on his determination to set a benchmark for free and fair elections.
“The general elections will take place early next year but the processes that will lead to the elections will commence this year. Parties will select their candidates through primaries this year, campaigns will commence this year, so this year will be full of activities. And I know that there is some apprehension with the elections.
“Let me reassure you that the general election that will come up next year will be better than the elections you witnessed in 2011. As we progress into the year, some of these tensions will come down.
“At the beginning of the electoral processes in most countries, especially developing nations, tensions use to be quite high even in developed countries. That is what we are witnessing now, but all these will come down. We will make sure that we maintain peace and security and that elections are conducted in the manner that will be seen as free and fair by everybody”, he said.
He told the diplomats that “I am placing before you to communicate to your organisations and countries that we still need your assistance to make sure that the INEC conducts elections that are even better than the ones they did in 2011.”
On global terrorism, the President said national and global development was being hampered by the menace of terrorism, adding that in 2014, sustained efforts through dialogue and other means must be mounted against terrorism.
On the forthcoming national confab, Jonathan said it was imperative since Nigerians feel that the 1999 Constitution that was midwifed by the military and still in place today, was not properly and fully deliberated upon or screened by the people.

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Source: Vanguard
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REVEALED: Why Jonathan Fired Nigeria's Army Chiefs

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday, sent packing his service chiefs and appointed new ones in their place.
Investigation conducted by a national daily revealed that the President's became necessary because of the cold war going on among the service chiefs, which has affected the counter-insurgency war in the Northeast against the Boko Haram sect. There were reports that the then chief of defence staff, Admiral Ibrahim and some of the service chiefs were having issues. This had led to the then chief of army staff, Lt. Gen. Ihejirika’s (who had been after his job) scheming against him and in the process, hijacking the prosecution of the war against terrorism.
According to a reliable source, when President Jonathan declared a state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, the CDS was mandated to preside over the prosecution. “But since it is the army that constituted most of the Joint Task Force operation team, the Army Council wanted to be in charge and this was allowed by the Presidency. The JTF was sacked; the army chief took over the war and set up the 7 Division of the army in Maiduguri. Although Ihejirika claimed setting up the 7 Division would bring the war to an end, it has not.”
Another source said whenever there was a victory over the insurgents, the army, through the 7 Division claimed the victory and this did not go down well with other security agencies like the Nigerian Air Force who are also deeply involved in the operations.
Another security source also disclosed that Ezeoba, though relatively new on the seat, was removed as a result of the seemingly endless oil theft in the Niger Delta where he hails from.
On why the president did not wait for NASS approval of the new service chiefs as directed by the Federal High Court in Abuja, a source said that it was due to the sensitivity of security and for political expediency.
The special adviser on media however said that Jonathan had briefed the leadership of the National Assembly before appointing the service chiefs.
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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Some Pastors Are Deceiving You - Pastor Adeboye

Pastor E.A Adeboye has slammed pastors who are misdirecting their congregation into believing that there is a free pass to heaven.

After his teachings about prayer at the International conference centre, Pastor E.A. Adeboye called for souls that want to be saved.
He also added "if you were once holy, and you fallen please come to Christ." "Some popular pastors have been preaching that once you are saved,you are holy."
He said, 'Tell me if you are involved in adultery are you holy?"
"My preaching might not be popular because I must preach holiness which is the only visa to heaven."
"And to those of you that follow my teaching we will meet at Heaven on the last day."
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FIFA Rankings Update: Super Eagles in a Free Fall

Mali and Cape Verde overtook Nigeria in the fresh edition of FIFA rankings published on January 16, 2014, Thursday.

The Super Eagles lost four places, go down 37th to 41st position.

The African Champions are now only the seventh team on the African continent. Aside Ivory Coast, Ghana and Algeria who were previously ranked above Nigeria, Mali in 40th position, Cape Verde 35th and Egypt in 30th have now all overtaken the Super Eagles.

The ‘freefall’ for the Super Eagles started in November 2013 when they dropped from 33rdposition to 36th. They further went a step down to 37th spot in December 2013, before tumbling to 41st in the January 2014 rankings just released.

Overall, there have been very few changes to the first edition of the rankings in 2014, with football having come to a halt in many places over the New Year period.

Only 18 friendly matches were considered since December’s edition, five of which took place in 2013, with the remaining 13 in the first half of January 2014.

There was no movement in the top 25, with Spain still holding a comfortable lead over Germany and Argentina.

Next time the ranking will be updated on February 13, 2014, after CHAN 2014 is over.

SO CUTE: SEE kids Dressed Up In The Same Outfits As Popular Celebs At The 2014 Golden Globe Awards (PHOTOS)

Kids have shown its not just the adults that knows fashion and have swag too as they look so cute and adorable on the red carpet.
Every year, Toddlewood (Toddlers in Hollywood) channel some of the best looks on the red carpet during the awards season.

The first one for the year – the 2014 Golden Globe Awards.

Check out miniature looks of Lupita, Chiwetel, Jennifer and Sofia Vergara.

What do you think? Which is your best?
RELATED ARTICLE: SEE the Most Revealing Dress of 2014 Golden Globe Awards, Plus the FULL List of Winners (PHOTO)
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