Crisis delays Eagles N1.44bn World Cup money

The leadership tussle began soon after the country’s exit at the hands of France in Brazil 2014.

Amadu also said they are very much aware of the $3.8 million advanced to them by the federal government to offset the appearance fee for the players at Brazil and are obliged to refund it once they get the money.

Obasanjo frowns at insurance firm’s refusal to settle claims

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo

Obasanjo was reacting to the refusal by an insurance company to pay claims on the burnt property of one of his adopted daughters Mrs Morenike Oladunni-Omorodion.

The former president who refused to disclose the identity of the insurer also said that the company has been doing everything possible to avoid paying the claims.

Omorodion’s property got burnt in the month of July and up to the time of going to the press, nothing has been done to assuage the loss and inconvenience.

Speaking to Vanguard, Omorodion said that she has lost confidence in insurance in Nigeria adding that since the incident occurred, the insurance firm has been insensitive to her plight.

She said,

2015: Buhari raises funds on facebook

Former Head of State and All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirant, General Muhammadu Buhari, has gone to social media to raise funds for his presidential campaign.

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PLOT TO RIG 2015 ELECTIONS: Jega goes tough, arrests two INEC staff

Jega

Weekend Vanguard gathered that the arrest was carried out with the involvement of eagle-eyed operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS, and the Police in Kano, Kano State.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, for Kano State also confirmed the arrest yesterday.

The arrest was said to have been effected at a Polling Unit, PU, in the Kabo area of Kano.

The two arrested individuals have, however, been granted bail.

In fact, Weekend Vanguard gathered from a very competent source that when the Director General of the DSS, Ekpeyong Ita, got wind of the development, he was said to have alerted Jega.

The INEC. Chairman, in his response, confirmed the arrest.

He was also said to have assured that the replacement for the two staff involved was already on. He confirmed that the arrested persons were not of the National Youth Service Corp. Shockingly, the INEC Chairman disclosed that the individuals were students who were being used to complement the manpower shortage of corp members.

He insisted that the offenders would be prosecuted. Observers are however, of the view that INEC needn’t launch into its now moribund voyage of adding 30000 Polling Units which were controversially allocated, giving the North massive advantage over the South, when it was aware that it had a manpower challenge.

And whereas INEC suspended the allocation of the controversial additional PUs last Tuesday, inside sources disclosed to Weekend Vanguard that some Commissioners in the electoral body were still bent on carrying out an agenda that would accord the North massive voting advantage – read details of this new plot in Sunday Vanguard tomorrow

 

Rivers 2015: Advise Wike to withdraw, aspirant tells PDP leadership

Nyesom Wike

Addressing a press conference, in Abuja, Mr. Atamuno said that Mr. wike’s withdrawal would be the only thing that would save PDP and ensure victory in next year’s general election, in the state.

He insisted that the former minister’s participation would undermine the governorship primaries, a situation that would lead to protest votes against the PDP at the governorship election.

Permanent Voters’ Cards, PVC: How INEC failed Nigerians

It was the third phase of distribution of PVC and thirteen states were involved in the exercise which began on Friday, 7th November and ended on Sunday, 9th November 2014.

The states were Adamawa, Borno, Edo, Imo, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Plateau and Rivers.

This exercise had earlier been conducted in twenty one states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Phases I and II.

The exercise involved voters cross-checking their names in the displayed Voters’ Register and collecting permanent voters cards in exchange for the old ones.

When the exercise failed in Lagos, residents took to the streets to protest, storming the Lagos office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to vent their spleen. The Lagos exercise was scheduled to hold in Agege, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Ibeju-Lekki, Ifako- Ijaiye, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Kosofe, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Mushin and Ojo while it was postponed in Alimosho, Amuwo Odofin, Apapa, Badagry, Epe, Oshodi- Isolo, Somolu, Surulere and Eti-Osa from Nov. 28 to Nov. 30.

Tales of woe

Despite declaring a public holiday in Lagos to enable workers obtain the permanent voter’s cards in the areas INEC approved, tales of woe were everywhere as voters lamented their predicament.

Dame Jonathan’s visit: kid feared dead, another injured in stampede

Patience Jonathan

According to eyewitnesses, the kids were trampled on in a stampede caused by armed security men including men of the Joint Task Force code named Operation Pulo Shield.

The stampede, it was learnt, occurred at about 6.30pm Thursday at the jam-packed stadium in the aftermath of shooting of tear gas to wage the surging crowd of women and youths waiting to collect the commodities slated for distribution.

The programme was organized by the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on MDGs in collaboration with the Bayelsa State Government through the MDGs conditional grant scheme and office of the First Lady.

 

 

Why Tinubu dumped Buhari for Tambuwal

Reflective of the pressure which also came from some close associates of Asiwaju Tinubu, the political group has switched support towards the presidential aspiration of Speaker Aminu Tambuwal who with his entry this week, immediately turned into a major contender for the ticket.

He has Buhari and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as the main challengers for the party’s presidential ticket with Governor Rabiu Kwankwanso of Kano State and newspaper publisher, Sam Nda-Isaiah also contending.

Several other factors were taken into consideration by the Tinubu camp in switching support, close associates of the political leader disclosed to Saturday Vanguard. Among the other factors was the alleged overbearing influence of some close associates of Gen. Buhari, who they claimed were likely to fence out other political stakeholders in a possible Buhari presidency.

Three former heads of state, two from the north and one from the south and a very influential retired army chief from the northeast who has also held political appointments in the present dispensation were among those cited by sources as having prevailed on the Tinubu camp to drop support for Buhari.

The decision of the Tinubu camp to drop support for Buhari, it was learnt, also followed reservations from some sections of the north notably, some Islamic leaders.

Why many Nigerian men are amateurs in bed

how to be man’- being bossy, taking care of the family by providing food and clothes, but not how to please their wives in the bedroom. As a result, when girls get into marriage, they find their men are more

Our dark days are over –Dunga

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I will prove my critics wrong–Aaron Samuel

Mikel is super fit, Enyeama, had a slight shoulder strain and he’s also in perfect shape now. Raheem Lawal had knock during our last training session and he has since bounced back,

All eyes on Uche as Eagles clash with Devils

the 52-year-old former Anderlecht defender was quoted as saying in a statement by the team’s Media officer Ben Alaiya.

When Nigeria walked a tightrope in the USA ’94 World Cup qualifiers, Keshi played a pivotal role in the Eagles’ 1-0 victory over the Red Devils in Pointe Noire on December 20, 1992.

Dutchman Clemens Westerhof opted for a defensive game with Keshi commanding Uche Okafor (late), Uche Okechukwu, Ben Iroha and Austin Eguavoen in the rear after Rashidi Yekini (late) hit the target in the 22nd minute.

Other players who featured in the crucial win, which revived Nigeria’s qualification hopes, were Mutiu Adepoju, Samson Siasia, Finidi George, Alloy Agu, Precious Monye, Friday Ekpo (came in for Finidi), and Taofik Malik (came in for Monye). Nigeria won the return leg fixture 2-0 in Lagos on February 7, 1993.

But Congo coach Claude Le Roy has vowed to lead his side to victory over Nigeria again.

The well-travelled Frenchman, who became the Red Devils manager in   2013, will face Keshi for the fourth time.

Keshi was 26-year-old when he captained Nigeria at the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Nigeria met Cameroon, with Le Roy their manager, in the group stages of the tournament and they settled for a 1-1 draw.

The Eagles shot into the lead in the second minute through Sam Okwaraji (late) but the Indomitable Lions   equalised after   21 minutes after Roger Milla beat Peter Rufai in goal.

Cameroon won the tournament after beating Nigeria   1-0 through Emmanuel Kunde’s 55th minute penalty to become champions for the second time at Nigeria’s expense. Cameroon had won the 1984 finals in Ivory Coast after defeating Nigeria 3-1 in the final.

Former Ghana coach Le Roy, who guided Congo to a 3-2 win against Nigeria in Calabar last September, is confident Congo will stop Nigeria this time around.

I was blind for 15 nights after birth — Chidinma

Chidinma

However the petite singer couldn’t hide her excitement over the whole thing as she took to her Instagram page to express her feelings:

AY: An inspiration to young

Ayo Richard Makun, popularly known as AY is outstanding in his profession as a comedian because he didn’t allow the hurddles he encountered earlier in life to deter him from his dreams; today he has a lot to show for it.

His University days were filled with tales that would make a block-buster movie if scripted. But that did not change his mind-set as he was determined to get to his God-given destination.

In this edition, we celebrate an icon who has affected so many young lives and whose shows have launched so many entertainers into spotlight, but whose greatest wish is for his parents to be alive to see what he has become.

How far has AY gone?

AY is a father and he is married to Mabel. He is multi-talented, a multi-award winning standup comedian, and one of the most successful comic acts Nigeria has produced.

AY gained fame through mimicking Rev. Chris Okotie in his hilarious jokes, and by 2006 he was called the Best Up-Coming Comedian in Nigeria.   He comes across easily, as Nigeria’s most creative comedian. He is also an established Compere, radio and TV presenter. He is a promoter, producer, actor, director, writer and an amazing event manager.

Ayo Makun is the host of one of Nigeria’s largest comedy shows known as the

We can never know the depth of their anguish

because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak for me.’’ Martin Niemoller (1892-1984).

A victim of the Boko Haram insurgency spoke of how her family was virtually wiped out in an interview with Vanguard last weekend. She spoke of how wives were forced to watch as their husbands and soul mates were tied to trees and killed.

Battle of Congo:Don’t wish Eagles bad because of Keshi — Amun

So much has happened to our football since the exit of Aminu Maigari as President of the Nigeria Football Federation. Is the change of guard good for our football development.

I want to put in on record that despite all the political troubles we had during his time in office that Maigari remains the most successful NFF leader that we have had. His record are there to see that under such an hostile environment he was still able to win the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013, as well as the Golden Eaglets triumph at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2013 as well as numerous other international and continental tournaments.

Maigari was a product of the crisis that took out Sani Lulu, who was also a product of crisis that swallowed Ibrahim Galadima, whose fall was orchestrated by some persons in the Sports Ministry.

s change in the leadership of the NFF as being allegedly masterminded by the Sports Ministry doing our football any good?

In the past, government’s interference was deemed not good for our nation’s football development, by those against government. It is curious to however note people are always quick to point at government’s interference when things don’t go their way, while those who benefit from the system say that it is not government’s interference. So the answer is always going to tilt to the divide to which you belong. The government is a stakeholder in football, so they have a right to jump into the fray.

At the last Elective Congress of the NFF in Warri on September 30, a credible Executive Committee was elected by the delegates and government has endorsed the board as being credible enough to take our football to the next level. This board led by Amaju Pinnick has come to stay. Age and wisdom are on the side of this board. In Pinnick, we have a king, who is young and has a longer lifespan to do well . Nobody can rubbish the tremendous works he has done in Delta State and what he will do in his new capacity in NFF.

Pinnick understudied great minds of Nigerian sports, like the late Patrick Okpomo and Solomon Ogba. He has the wealth of experience to transform our football and I see our football rising again to international prominence under this dispensation.

What is your disposition towards the Appeals Committee sitting on the NFF Elections?

It will be suicidal if anyone, knowingly or unknowingly will try to run back the hand of the clock. In any elections, people will always be angry. They will always cry wolf, blue murder but the thing is that there must be winners and losers in any election process.

It is instructive to note that the Appeals Committee is not bigger than the Executive Committee and that the only organ that can nullify the election in the Congress.

So let reason prevail and let us allow sleeping dogs to live in peace.

Today in Point Noire, Nigeria face the prospects of kissing bye to next year’s Nations Cup. The blame for this ugly scenario is being heaped on Coach Stephen Keshi, who somehow is still in charge of the team, despite massive outcry for his dismissal. Will Keshi not further jeopardize how AFCON chances?

All hell would not break out if we don’t qualify. Keshi is a human being, who has been successful during his time as Eagles coach. People should not wish the team bad because of Keshi. When you go into a match, you either lose, draw or win. Someone is supposed to win today’s match in Congo and my wish is for the Super Eagles to win.

How about the poor results that we have suffered in the last matches, which have made our chances bleak?

Keshi is in charge and part of his duties is to invite players who he feels can do well for Nigeria.

But that has been the issue all through this campaign

It is fair to say he should invite players who are doing well for now. But he will be judged by the results.

And the results have not been exactly favourable for us as we have wobbled and fumbled this far?

I don’t know what you are talking about because the process is not yet over.

As a grassroots coach, are you comfortable with Samson Siasia’s choice to coach the Olympic Eagles team?

He has always been in charge of our youth teams and it is only appropriate that he is in charge. The challenge for him is to produce stars who will form the bulk of the Super Eagles team to the 2018 World Cup in Russis. And he should also win the gold at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

 

Let govt fund parties – Umeh

I canvas that government appropriates money to political parties. Even representatives elected on the platform of parties should contribute to the running of political parties.

Protest over Delta Epz groundbreaking ceremony: Itsekiri accuse Jonathan of ethnic bigotry

President Goodluck Jonathan

In a briefing yesterday in Warri by Itsekiri Leaders of Thought, the ethnic group in Delta said they were ready to approach the United Nations to seek secession and opt for protection under the United Kingdom or United States in line with treaties signed with these foreign powers long before Nigeria’s independence which they claim have not been abrogated.

The decision read by Secretary to the ILT, Edward Ekpoko noted,

Internet revolution can destroy scholarship, says Soyinka

Delivering the 3rd Zik annual lecture at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Soyinka said the heavy reliance on internet for academic activities would soon witness the end of books as instrument for mind development and potential building.

According to him, there has been so much decline in writing and reading among the younger generation and urged them not to allow any primordial considerations to hinder them from developing their innate potentials.

He observed that certain traditional, religious and western teachings enslaved Africans from exploiting their environment and potentials, adding that the problems in Nigeria today such as Boko Haram, which could be attributed to poor mental development occasioned by wrong teaching.

Speaking on the theme;

Our statistics on development are deceitful — Amuta

In this interview with MOSES NOSIKE, he speaks on how lack of reading culture is dragging development in Nigeria into the mud, saying that statistics on development are not in consonant with reality on ground, and that deficiency on record-keeping is a huge setback. Excerpts:

You’ve been writing for many years now as captured in your new book, do you think some of your write-ups had influenced any government policies at any point in time?

I was speaking with some journalists recently, and the question was, you know so many leaders and politicians, why are you not in politics? and I answered

Boko Haram: Nasir El-Rufai ridicules President Jonathan using cartoon

 

Former minister mocked the Federal Government's handling of the Boko Haram crisis with this cartoon he posted on Twitter...you gotta admit,it is kinda funny! lol

OAP Toolz sends birthday shoutout to her man, Tunde Demuren

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Naira suffers biggest official depreciation in three years

Emefiele

This followed the continued decline in the nation’s external reserve, as the foreign exchange market defied all efforts of the apex bank to curtail foreign exchange demand and restore confidence in its ability to defend the Naira.

At the Bi-weekly Retail Dutch Auction System (RDAS) session conducted yesterday by the CBN, the official exchange rate rose to N156.39 to the dollar from N155.85 at the previous session conducted on Monday. This translated to 54 kobo depreciation of the Naira against the dollar, and the largest in three years.

Until last month the CBN had fiercely defended the Naira, maintaining the official exchange rate at the N155.75 since April 2013. But following increasing decline in the nation’s external reserves, rising demand for foreign exchange occasioned by foreign investors divesting from the country in response to decline in price of crude oil, the apex bank started depreciating the Naira at the official exchange market.

On October 15th, it depreciated the Naira by one kobo, and by two kobo on the 3rd and 5th of November. On Monday, November 10th, the CBN allowed the Naira to depreciate by five kobo and then yesterday by 54 kobo. The last time the CBN allowed the naira to depreciate more than 50 kobo at the official market was on 28th of November 2011.

But at the interbank foreign exchange market yesterday, the CBN intervened to halt the depreciation of the Naira, with the interbank exchange rate rising to N168.6 to the dollar on Tuesday from N165.8 last Friday. To halt this trend, the CBN conducted special dollar sales to banks, which caused the interbank exchange rate to fall to N167.6 to the dollar yesterday translating to N1 appreciation for the Naira.

Meanwhile, experts have predicted further depreciation for the Naira, saying a sharp devaluation is inevitable.

Automatic ticket for PDP senators risky, says former S’South scribe

It will not stand the test of time because it is the will of the people that will prevail. It is the electorate that will decide who will go back to the National Assembly. It is going to be based on your performance and not by arrangement with anybody.

We doubt Jega on free and fair elections- CNPP

The group made this known in a press statement signed by the Chairman, Lagos State CNPP, Hon. Akionla Obadia, following an assessment of the first batch in 11 Local Governments council in the states.

Mysterious fire razes100 houses in Bauchi

This fire is quite mysterious because it was not caused by an electrical fault or bush burning. We just noticed that fire from nowhere started burning and before we knew it, it had started destroying houses.

Edo governor’s convoy accident survivors seek help

Comrade Adams Oshomole

The affected victims, who are now retired from the services of Edo State government, are Mr. Eddy Amakhu, cameraman; Gabriel Asika, photographer; David Acha, photographer; Henry Odeh, sound man; and Samson Enobemhe, driver.

Counsel to the survivors, Ebosele Okhifoh, in an open letter to the governor, recalled that on April 28, 2012, they were among the press crew of the governor that were involved in a ghastly accident in Owan East Local Government Area, during his campaign, in which George Okosun and Olatunji Jacobs, both of ITV and Fidelis Okhai of AIT died.

They explained to the governor that the accident had taken a heavy toll on their lives, as Eddy Amakhu now has a broken waist and fractured legs and cannot walk.

He said Gabriel Asika has knee and ribs problems, while David Acha has issues with his brain due to head injuries.

Similarly, the counsel said Henry Odeh remains maimed and cannot walk, while Samson Enobemhe was maimed and presently languishing on his sick bed at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, Benin.

 

PDP chieftain submitted fake certificates to LASIEC, witness insists

LASIEC requires candidates to submit all documents before an election, I do not know if he submitted it, but it is the job of LASIEC to verify a claim when raised by an opponent.

Fayose, Assembly Face -off: Group accuses APC lawmakers of demanding N135m bribe

But the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Idowu Adelusi dismissed the allegation, saying Governor Fayose did not order the account of the House to be frozen nor instigated assault on any member of the House.

I can do without Eagles job, says Keshi

is not tied to the Super Eagles job.

The African champions face their Congolese counterparts, the Red Devils, at the Stade Municipal in Pointe-Noire in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match this Saturday which Nigeria must win by a two-goal margin to put life back into their hopes of defending their title.

Gov Akpabio submits form for Senate

Akpabio

Speaking with Journalists yesterday at PDP Secretariat after submitting his forms, Akpabio who doubles as Chairman of  PDP governors’ forum, said the ambition of some state governors to seek election to the senate was not a threat to the re-election bid of serving senators.

Akpabio who assured that the grievances of the PDP senators over last Saturday ward congress would soon be resolved, said only nine governors wanted to go to the senate and should not affect the senate which has 109 members, saying

Falling reserves: CBN ousts importation of generators, others from official forex

Recall that the CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele had two weeks ago promised that the CBN would soon introduce measures to protect the economy and the Naira from declining crude oil prices.

He said,

PDP congresses: You are starving us of funds, lawmakers accuse presidency

The meeting with the president is upon protests from PDP stakeholders, mostly members of the National Assembly that PDP incumbent governors manipulated the ward congresses to their favour and against the interest of the legislators.

Exception to the influence of the governors was the development in Cross River and Enugu States, where the governors were said to be under pressure. Governor Liyel Imoke was at the national secretariat of the PDP with key political associates yesterday to lodge a complaint over the alleged manipulation of the delegates list which was allegedly doctored after the congress in Abuja.

It was learnt that the outcome of the delegate election in Cross River State was doctored in a way that put the governor at a disadvantage, a development that forced Imoke to meet with key party officials at the national secretariat.

Governor Sullivan Chime on his part had himself been embedded in the federal capital after those aligned with him stayed away from the ward congresses conducted by the David Aja-led state executive of the party in the state. Mr. Chime who met with key stakeholders on Tuesday night, it was learnt, was mounting pressure for the cancellation of the ward congresses but his efforts were as at press time not yielding fruits given the assertion by the party that he should channel his complaints through the appeals committee.

Protests against the congress were also said to be strong from party stakeholders in Rivers and Akwa Ibom States.

A source privy to the development said yesterday

Boko Haram renames occupied Mubi town-new photos of the controlled town

The pic above is a screen grab taken from a new purported Boko Haram video released by the sect and obtained exclusively by AFP. It shows Boko Haram fighters parading with about three tanks in an unidentified town they had apparently taken over.

We haven't seen the video but it looks like the guys at PM News have. Below is how they reported it...

It was not possible to tell whether the footage was staged for propaganda purposes, especially scenes of residents cheering Islamist fighters. The message appeared to be aimed at reinforcing Shekau’s claim that he has created a caliphate within Nigeria.

In the 44-minute video, Boko Haram voices support for other so-called caliphates, including the one proclaimed in Iraq and Syria by the Islamic State (IS) group.

Shekau, who is pictured in close-up shots with rare clarity, again dismisses government claims about ceasefire talks and threatens to kill the man who has presented himself as Boko Haram’s negotiator.

The video, which was delivered through the same channels as past messages, shows armed men lined along a well-paved road, with three pick-up trucks equipped with heavy weapons also visible.

Black, crested flags associated with the Islamist group are also shown.

Later, an armoured vehicle is driven down the road lined with both fighters and individuals who appear to be residents of the town.

Boko Haram has released a series of videos showing similar military hardware, equipment it says was stolen from the Nigerian military. Such claims have been impossible to verify.

No women or girls are seen on the street or anywhere else in the footage.

Most of the message is taken up by a sermon from Shekau, delivered indoors but apparently played on a speaker to locals assembled outside.

"We have indeed established an Islamic caliphate,” he said, restating a call he first made in August.

The images of the sermon include unusually clear close-ups of Shekau, who in past videos has often been shown at a distance, sometimes in grainy footage.

– ‘Support for Islamic brethren’ –

Shekau has previously expressed solidarity with other jihadi groups and leaders, including the IS militants.

In the latest video, he seemed to associate territory under his control with a wider, global caliphate, but did not submit to the authority of any other jihadi leader.

To everyone living in Islamic Caliphate, we convey our greetings,” he said, specifically mentioning “brethren” in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Shishan (an Islamist term for Chechnya), Yemen, Somalia and “the Caliphate in Iraq and Syria.”

A graphic shown later includes a picture the IS group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as well as a portion of the message his group issued on July 1 proclaiming a caliphate in Iraq and Syria.

photos of Tosin Coker -photos A Multiple Award Winning Nigerian-American Filmmaker

When we think motion pictures, we often imagine the red carpet, lights, camera and glitterati of the glamorous industry, but its not often we get to meet the creative minds behind the outstanding performances we see on the silver screen.

Films offer us escapism, closure, educate, stimulate our imagination but most importantly offer us the much needed entertainment though the vicissitude of our lives.

Catering to these diverse functions are what award winning Filmmaker Tosin Coker is tasked with when working on a film project. 

Today, we are celebrating a rare gem in the movie industry. Meet Tosin Coker is a Nigerian-American filmmaker based out of Los Angeles, California and the CEO of Skylar Pictures. He has over with 10+ years experience in Film Directing and Media Arts.

Born in San Francisco, California, Coker now 32 years old is from Abeokuta in Ogun State, Nigeria. He did his elementary school in Nigeria before leaving for the United States at the Age of 14 in 1996. He was educated at the Art Institute of California in Los Angeles for Bachelors Degree and attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco for his Masters Degree.

Coker started his career in computer animation. His first experience with directing came when he had the opportunity to direct a music video- a move that led changing the path of his entire career and brought about his passion in filmmaking- a path that had been previously threaded by his father.

Many years down the line, Coker has Produced, Directed and Edited music videos for international talents, documentaries, silent narratives and short films.

Coker has featured many talented and award winning actors in his projects including Emmy Award Winner Diahnna Nicole Baxter (“Scandal” and “True Blood”) and Elimu Nelson (“House of Lies”, “Things Never Said” and “Private Practice”) in his short film ‘Doorways’. 

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FAQs on DStv and GOtv Sales Rep recruitment drive

3.     How do interested people contact you?Interested people should sms YES to 08141380848.
4.     What does being a sales rep entail?The sales reps will be responsible for selling DStv and GOtv decoders. Hewill then receive payment based on an agreed percentage of decoder sales. It isvery straightforward.
5.     How much can sales rep make everymonth?A rep can make up to N60,000 or more every month, depending on how manydecoders he is able to sell.
6.     Is there an opportunity for growthfor the sales rep?Yes there is an opportunity for growth. The sales rep can grow to becomevendors and have even more flexibility in their businesses.
7.     Describe the opportunities that existThere are various steps in the value chain and beyond being a vendor; thereps can rise to become major dealers.
8.     Can these sales reps quit wheneverthey want to?Yes the reps can pull out of the scheme when they wish to.
9.     What does this mean to you as anorganisation?For us it is a way of celebrating Nigeria’s independence by providing aplatform the Nigerian youth to be gainfully employed. It will keep them off thestreets and focus them on the importance of working for money, especially as itis a flexible venture that will enable them chase other dreams.

Photos: King Sunny Ade's seven beautiful wives...no be small thing shaa

 
Nigerian music legend King Sunny Ade, KSA, has many wives...some say they are more than seven, but these are the officials ones...and they all have children for him. He said recently that he doesn't even know how many children he has but has decided to stop having them.

Photo of the woman whose face was eaten by a man in hotel room

Shina Shinesaid...

ugly incident.
I wish this man is alive so that he can be torture to death

BORN TO SHINE!!!

November 7, 2014 at 3:24 PM

I fear Boko Haram will overrun Adamawa; Gov Ngilari

Governor James Ngilari of Adamawa State, yesterday, cried out to President Goodluck Jonathan to save his state from being overrun by Boko Haram insurgents who have already taken over five local governments and are advancing to other towns.
Governor Ngilari took his case to the Presidential Villa, Abuja on a day Boko Haram renamed another town it captured as part of its Islamic caliphate. It also commenced full enforcement of Sharia law in its areas of control.

Resignation: Presidency lambasts Tinubu

President Goodluck Jonathan

A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, said it was clear that Tinubu and other leaders in the APC who made the statement were merely seeking to enthrone anarchy in the country.

The statement read in parts:

Head Gone - Africa’s biggest star studded comedy film set to premiere in November in Nigeria

It's rare to find a movie as satisfying on so many levels. Set to premiere on the 22^nd of November at the Muson center, Lagos. Head Gone will open across cinemas nationwide on the 12^th of December.

A little advice for all the rabid fan base eager for new content; If you don't get to the nearest cinema to watch this film when it  starts showing;  then your credibility as a film buff is in serious jeopardy until you do.

If the title of this movie doesn’t get you thinking; then the array of Nigeria’s A-List entertainers it parades should prick your attention. This is definitely a movie worth the wait!

Coming from the renowned entertainment outfit, Naija Ninja Production; Head Gone is produced by Dare Fasasi (Baba Dee) and his brother Olanrewaju Fasasi (soundsultan). 

The keen stance of the Director ‘Dare Fasasi (Baba Dee)’ and the special mix of sculpted dialogue, scrupulously-framed cinematography, A-plus performance and character interpretation; tailored along a realistic story is what set this film aside from the rest.

Head Gone is an exciting comedy of error featuring the travails of a group of tagged men on transfer to another center. By a stroke of misadventure, some of the tagged men escaped into the larger society, there by opening a vista of mistaken identities.

The star studded comedy film, beyond the risible quality of the hilarious comedy is the socio-political realism of the plot binding several stands of sub themes like maladministration, corruption, professional misconduct, bad leadership amongst others.

King of Nigerian comedy Ali Baba, the Grand Master Basorge Tariah Jnr., Pop Icon 2face Idibia, crazy comedian BasketMouth, IK Osakioduwa(OAP & Big Brother Africa Host), Hafeez ‘Saka’ Ayetoro, Zack Orji, Sunday Omobolanle (PapiLuwe), Eniola Badmus, Sound Sultan, Akpororo, Baba Dee, Wale Ojo, Peter Fatomilola, Tunji Shotimirin, Yomi Obileye, Segun Adefila, Yinka Akinlawon, Gbenga Windapo, Sunkanmi Omobolanle amongst others are set to astonish fans with scintillating performances in Nigeria’s biggest star studded comedy film ever.

Head Gone is a reflection of the globally accepted truism that a thin line separates sanity and insanity.

Now this is not just another star studded movie where celebrities only make guest appearances in other to hype the movie. Headgone will never disappoint on repeat viewings, the first act is carefully sprinkle with well-crafted setups that will genuinely appeal to fans of all genres.
For more information, kindly visit the official website: www.theheadgonefilm.com

Boko Haram casts shadow over Chad's economy in one night

We must have heard news on how Chad has so far been spared from an attack by Boko Haram, the fact the Islamist militants are so close and so dangerous has been bad for business in this landlocked country.
Closed borders, security force patrols and the constant fear of violence spilling over its frontier has sent prices soaring and left business owners with one more worry.
“Prices for commodities have spiked,” Moussa Oumar, the owner of several auto parts stores in Chad’s capital city N’Djamena told AFP. “Customers complain, but I have no choice.”
The armed militants of Boko Haram operate in the extreme north of Cameroon which borders their Nigerian stronghold of Borno State — a mere 50 kilometres (30 miles) from N’Djamena.
“Boko Haram is just over there, on the other side,” taxi driver Dounama Boukar said pointing across the Chari River that delineates the border with Cameroon.
For now Chad has been spared a direct attack by Boko Haram, whose bloody five-year campaign to carve out a hardline Islamic state in northern Nigeria has left 10,000 people dead.
Yet the threat posed by the Islamists is ever present — with bloodshed continuing despite government claims the group had agreed to a ceasefire last month.
In an effort to protect its borders, Chad has outlawed all vessel traffic on the Chari, its tributary the Logone River as well as its section of Lake Chad.
River and shoreline patrols enforce the ban, leaving the waterways that were once thronged with commercial traffic nearly deserted. Not surprisingly, the drop in movement is bad for business.
“There are far fewer people,” Boukar, the taxi driver, said as he waited for clients in the baking sun at a border crossing from Chad to Cameroon.
– Isolated from partners –
Security forces are frequently in the area, checking vehicles for any contraband and weapons headed for Boko Haram fighters.
Many manufactured products like telecom equipment and auto parts come from neighbouring countries and Chad’s cattle exports to Nigeria form a crucial trade link.
Yet most of these products must make a dangerous journey through the Nigerian border town of Gambaru, which has been hit by numerous Boko Haram attacks. The disruption has hurt trade.
“The spare parts I sell, I order them from Nigeria,” auto parts store owner Oumar said. “Since the closure of the Cameroon-Nigeria border, my stores are no longer supplied.”
He continued: “Still, I have resupplied a bit through a friend who had some stock in Kousseri (Cameroon), but not at the same price. That’s why I have had to raise the price of spare parts.”
Boko Haram’s raids have also disrupted road traffic, including to the key central African port of Douala in Cameroon, disastrous for a landlocked country seeking to get its products to market.
The Islamists are “a destabilising element” for Chad because their attacks isolate the country from trading partners, a French military source in N’Djamena told AFP.
MAY GOD HELP US ALL...

List of True Nigerians - From History;names and full information

The true Nigerian List is a list of notable Nigerian people. It includes some but not all notable overseas Nigerians.

This is an incomplete list that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it by leaving a comment with entries that are reliably sourced.

Politicians

• Nnamdi Azikiwe – first president of Nigeria
• Sani Abacha
• Moshood Abiola
• Abdulsalami Abubakar
• Atiku Abubakar
• Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
• Adebayo Alao Akala
• Samuel Akintola
• Dora Akunyili
• Anyim Pius Anyim
• Iyorchia Ayu
• Obafemi Awolowo
• Ibrahim Babangida
• Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, prime minister of Nigeria
• Dimeji Bankole
• Ahmadu Bello
• Muhammadu Buhari
• Sullivan Chime
• Oyedijo Joel Olasumbo
• Gbenga Daniel
• Oladipo Diya
• Philip Effiong
• Margaret Ekpo
• Ike Ekweremadu
• Alex Ekwueme
• Joy Emodi
• Evan Enwerem
• Patricia Etteh
• Babatunde Raji Fashola
• Florence Ita Giwa
• Yakubu Gowon
• Akanu Ibiam
• Tunde Idiagbon
• Alvan Ikoku
• Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (Currently President)
• Herbert Macaulay
• K.O. Mbadiwe
• David Mark (senate president)
• Murtala Mohammed
• Ghali Umar Na'Abba
• Ken Nnamani
• Olusegun Obasanjo
• Chike Obi
• Peter Obi
• Peter Odili
• Odumegwu Ojukwu
• Chuba Okadigbo
• Bukola Saraki
• Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
• Rochas Okorocha
• Festus Okotie-Eboh
• Michael Okpara
• Reno Omokri
• Ogbonaya Onu
• Nwafor Orizu – Nigeria's second head of state (1965–1966)
• Dennis Osadebay
• Namadi Sambo
• Shehu Shagari
• Ernest Shonekan
• Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
• Bola Tinubu
• Fela Ransome Kuti
• Adolphus Wabara
• Jaja Wachuku
• Joseph Wayas
• Umaru Musa Yar'Adua 
• Human-rights activists 
• Olisa Agbakoba
• Ayodele Awojobi 
• Femi Falana
• Gani Fawehinmi 
• Dele Giwa
• Aminu Kano 
• Sonny Okosun
• Fela Kuti 
• Beko Ransome-Kuti
• Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti 
• Olikoye Ransome-Kuti
• Oyedijo Oluwasegun 
• Olokunboro Akinrinlola.W
• Wole soyinka
• Military 
• Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
• Sani Abacha 
• Martin Luther Agwai
• Chris Alli 
• Owoye Andrew Azazi
• Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida 
• Muhammadu Buhari
• Theophilus Danjuma 
• Oladipo Diya
• Yakubu Gowon 
• Aliyu Mohammed Gusau
• Salihu Ibrahim 
• Tunde Idiagbon
• Alwali Kazir 
• Victor Malu
• Murtala Mohammed 
• Ike Nwachukwu
• Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu 
• Olusegun Obasanjo
• Alexander Ogomudia 
• C. Odumegwu Ojukwu
• Paul Omu 
• Mohammed Sani Sami
• Dangiwa Umar 
•  Musicians
• Olamide (baddo)
• Jesse jagz 
• Solid Star
• Tekno
• Ice prince
• Eva
• Muna
• 9ice
• Tunde Adebimpe – of TV on the Radio
• King Sunny Adé
• Ebenezer Obey
• Sikiru Adepoju – percussionist
• Sade Adu – singer of Sade
• Davido (David Adeleke)
• Dr. Alban – Sweden-based musician and producer
• Duncan Mighty – musician and record producer^[1]
• Aṣa – singer-songwriter
• Tunde Baiyewu – former member Lighthouse Family; now solo musician
• Adé Bantu
• Shirley Bassey
• Patti Boulaye
• Banky W.
• Taio Cruz – Nigerian-British singer
• I.K. Dairo
• Timi Dakolo – singer-songwriter and record producer; winner Idols West Africa, 2007
• D'banj-koko master
• Edoheart – singer, poet, butoh dancer, visual artist and performance artist
• Muma Gee  – singer and actress^[2]
• 2face Idibia
• Timaya – singer and songwriter^[3]
• Fela Kuti (1938–1997) – pioneer of Afrobeat music and political activist
• JME – Nigerian-British rapper
• Femi Kuti
• Lagbaja – Afrobeat singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, producer; multi-award winner
• M.I (born Jude Abaga)
• M-Trill – hip hop artist and rapper^[4]
• Naeto C – Stormz Rekords
• Nneka – Nigerian-German hip hop/soul singer-songwriter
• Lemar Obika – Nigerian-British R&B singer-songwriter
•  Ezebuiro Obinna – leader of Oriental Brothers 
• Kele Okereke – of Bloc Party
• Ogbogu Okonji
• Onyeka Onwenu
• Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe
• Orlando Owoh
• P-Square
• Ruggedman
• Seal  – English-Nigerian soul singer; two-time Grammy Award winner
• Skepta – Nigerian-British rapper
• Tinie Tempah – Nigerian-British rapper
• Tyler, The Creator – Nigerian-American rapper
• Wale – Nigerian-American rapper
• Da_Grin
• Wizkid
• Wunmi – Nigerian-British singer; former dancer with Soul II Soul
• Victor Uwaifo
• Brymo
• Yung6ix – rapper and hip hop artist^[5]     
•  Artists
• Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy, MBE – Nigerian-born royal portrait artist and public speaker; recipient, honorary doctorate of letters from the University of East Anglia
• Ndidi Dike – female artist 
• Ben Enwonwu, MBE – royal sculpture artist; professor of fine arts; government advisor 
• Marcia Kure – female artist 
• Chris Ofili – painter; winner, Turner Prize; creator of some controversial work; studied at the Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art
• Yinka Shonibare, MBE – work includes sculpture, painting, photography and installation art 
• Media 
• Ikechi Uko – Publisher, Akwaaba African Travel Market, ATQnews.com; author; travel and tourism media consultant 
• Babatunde Jose (1925–2008) – journalist and newspaper editor; considered the "grandfather of Nigerian journalism" 
• Femi Oke – journalist and television presenter; former CNN International television anchor 
• Bobby Ologun – television personality in Japan and martial artist 
• Actors 
• Chiwetel Ejiofor
• Pete Edochie 
• Nkem Owoh
• Richard Mofe Damijo 
• Mike Ezuruonye
• Osita Iheme 
• Chinedu Ikedieze
• Olu Jacobs 
• Hakeem Kae-Kazim
• Ramsey Nouah 
• Saint Obi
• O. C. Ukeje 
• Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
• Okey Uzoeshi 
• Ekpeyong Bassey-Inyang 
• Actresses 
• Regina Askia
• Liz Benson 
• Monalisa Chinda
• Chioma Chukwuka 
• Tonto Dikeh
• Rita Dominic 
• Megalyn Echikunwoke
• Ini Edo 
• Carmen Ejogo
• Omotola Jalade Ekeinde 
• Tamara Eteimo
• Muma Gee 
• Kate Henshaw
• Chika Ike 
• Mercy Johnson
• Carol King^[1] 
• Genevieve Nnaji
• Stephanie Okereke 
• Sophie Okonedo
• Chioma Okoye 
• Oge Okoye
• Kiki Omeili 
• Patience Ozokwor
• Helen Paul 
• Mary Uranta 
• Writers 
• Chinua Achebe – winner 2007 Man Booker International Prize, with citation by Nadine Gordimer as "Father of Modern African Literature
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – winner 2007 Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction
• Elechi Amadi 
• Abdulkareem Baba Aminu
• Nana Asma'u (1793–1864) – memoirist and pioneer of women's education in the Sokoto Caliphate 
• Cyprian Ekwensi
• Daniel O. Fagunwa 
• Dan Fulani
• Abubakar Imam 
• Uzodinma Iweala
• Okey Ndibe
  Gabriel Okara
• Ben Okri (born 1959) – poet and novelist; winner 1995 Booker Prize 
• Ola Rotimi
• Ken Saro-Wiwa 
• Wole Soyinka (born 1934) – poet, playwright and novelist; awarded 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature
• Amos Tutuola (1920–1997) 
• Businesspeople and entrepreneurs 
• M. K. O. Abiola
• Mike Adenuga 
• Ganiyu Akanbi Bello
• Aliko Dangote – chairman, Dangote Group 
• Francis Edo-Osagie
• Shafi Edu 
• Henry Fajemirokun
• Samuel Fawehinmi 
• Cletus Ibeto
• Michael Ibru 
• Anastasios George Leventis
• Adeola Odutola 
• Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu
• Festus Okotie-Eboh 
• Omu Okwei
• Lawrence Omole 
• C. T. Onyekwelu
• Isyaku Rabiu – commodities trader 
• Bisoye Tejuoso
• Bamanga Tukur 
• Ade Tuyo
• Mathias Ugochukwu 
• Religion 
• Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi – beatified by Pope John Paul II
• Wande Abimbola – academician; Ifá priest 
• Enoch Adeboye – pastor; general overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God
• Sheikh Abu-Abdullah Adelabu – academician; Muslim scholar; writer; academic; publisher; cleric;
• founder and first president, AWQAF Africa; founder and first president, AWQAF Africa Muslim
• Open College (London, England) 
• Peter Akinola – Anglican emeritus primate, Church of Nigeria
• Francis Arinze – Catholic cardinal 
• Matthew Ashimolowo – senior pastor, Kingsway International Christian Centre (London, England) 
• Joseph Ayo Babalola – founder, Christ Apostolic Church
• Samuel Ajayi Crowther 
• Dominic Ekandem
• Sheikh Abubakar Gumi 
• Benson Idahosa – Charismatic Pentecostal preacher; founder, Church of God Mission International
• T. B. Joshua – Christian minister; televangelist and faith healer; founder, The Synagogue, Church of All Nations; founder, Christian television station Emmanuel TV 
• William Kumuyi – pastor, televangelist; writer; founder and general superintendent, Deeper Life Bible Church
• David Obadiah Lot – pastor, Church of Christ 
• Bimbo Odukoya – pastor; televangelist; wife of Taiwo Odukoya (founder, Fountain of Life Church) 
• Anthony Olubunmi Okogie – Roman Catholic Archbishop of Lagos
• Chris Okotie 
• Chris Oyakhilome – televangelist; founding president, Believers LoveWorld Incorporated (also known as Christ Embassy)
• Bishop David Oyedepo – preacher; writer; founder and presiding bishop, Winners' Chapel (also known as Living Faith Church Worldwide); chancellor, Covenant University
• Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky 
• Taiwo Odukoya - Senior Pastor, The Fountain Of Life Church 
• Sportspeople 
• Main article:http://www.true9jastory.blogspot.com/2014/11/full-list-of-nigerian-americansyoull-be.html 
• International models 
• Agbani Darego – winner, Miss World 2001
• Oluchi Onweagba – winner, M-Net Face of Africa competition 1998 
• ICT professionals 
• Philip Emeagwali – 1989 Gordon Bell Prize winner 
• Gbenga Sesan – Nigeria's first Information Technology Youth Ambassador
•  Medicine and science
• Olumbe Bassir – biochemist and nutritionist
• Adeoye Lambo – psychiatrist
• Olufunmilayo Olopade – oncologist
• Eyitayo Lambo – health economist and technocrat
• Abiola Oladeji
• Prince Arugbajoye Oluwamayowa O. Davidson – Public Health Specialist  
• If you know you should be or you know anyone who was exempted from the True Nigeria list,please leave a comment below with the name and category...it'll be immediately reviewed :D                        reference: www.wikipedia.org