Jonathan: It’s Fight to the Finish with Boko Haram-

Titanic Memorial Cruises: To mark the centennial of the Titanic ’s sinking, a British company is offering a chance to reconstruct the ship’s fateful journey by traveling to the location where the ship sank. Marketed towards relatives of those on board, as well as history buffs and those who are simply curious, Titanic Memorial Cruises has organized two voyages that will retrace the transatlantic journey. On April 8, 2012, the HMS Balmoral will depart from Southampton, England, en route to arrive at the spot near Nova Scotia where Titanic rests by April 14, the 100- year anniversary of the sinking. That night in 1912, the massive ship struck an iceberg and sank several hours later, claiming over 1500 lives. The wreckage still sits on the bottom of the ocean floor. A memorial ceremony will be held on board to commemorate the tragedy.A second ship, the Azamara Journey, will depart from New York, cruising to the same location. There are 1309 spaces on the Balmoral and they are already sold out, though some spots remain on the Azamara Journey. The managing director of Titanic Memorial Cruises, Miles Morgan, told the Independent, “The interest has come from all over the globe – we’ve had people from 24 different countries booking…There are so many stories associated with the ship, from its own tragic history to the stories of those that lost their lives, that people remain deeply fascinated by it.” The recreation of the voyage has been painstakingly planned, so that passengers can eat the same last meal as those who were on board in first class – oysters, chicken, and roast pigeon – and listen to a string quartet perform on the deck, in a nod to the musicians who played as the ship went down. According to the Independent, some passengers are commissioning period-specific costumes to wear. A wireless radio station in Newfoundland, which received the original Morse Code SOS message from the Titanic , is even planning to repeat it.Several other events are planned around the 2012 anniversary, from the predictable (a re-release of 1997’s Titanic in 3D ) to the wacky (a Russian submarine that will take passengers down to the wreckage ). Thankfully, modern engineering advances have dulled the potential dangers of icebergs since the early 20th century, making this voyage less treacherous. Passengers still might want to watch out for a rage-fueled Billy Zane , though.

Eedris Abdulkareem Beats Up Singer Jaywon Juwonlo Into Coma: Jaywon was beaten up by his label mate, though senior, Edris Abdulkareem yesterday at satellite town carnival. Though no one could actually tell what brought about the fight, but a lot of people who knows both parties say Edris has been beefing Jaywon because of his fast success. He alongside his thugs beat up the young singer (jaywon) , and since he couldn’t over power them, he was seriously injured.

Eedris Abdulkareem Beats Up Singer Jaywon Juwonlo Into Coma: Jaywon was beaten up by his label mate, though senior, Edris Abdulkareem yesterday at satellite town carnival. Though no one could actually tell what brought about the fight, but a lot of people who knows both parties say Edris has been beefing Jaywon because of his fast success. He alongside his thugs beat up the young singer (jaywon) , and since he couldn’t over power them, he was seriously injured.

Christian Man Disguises As Mallam To Go Burn Down Church: A deadly tribal war that could have led to series of counter attacks and avoidable loss of innocent lives almost started this week, if not for providence. According to what I gathered, a middle aged man (names withheld) disguised in kaftan and turban, was arrested while.. . attempting to set ablaze a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of Church (RCCG) in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. A senior official of the State Security Service (SSS) in Yenagoa confirmed the unfortunate incident. He however disclosed that upon interrogation, it was discovered that the suspect has no connection with the radical Boko Haram sect as he was a Christian from Edo State. The SSS official said: “There is nothing like bombing of a Church in Bayelsa State. What actually happened was that a man was arrested while attempting to burn down a Church. The man is said to have confessed to the Church of being an armed robber and the Church promised to rehabilitate him and paid his house rent for two years. “When his rent expired, he went back to the Church demanding for additional House rent and the Church said they only promised to pay his rent for two years for him to find a job and be on his own. So the man decided to go back to the Church, attempted to burn down the Church yesterday (Tuesday evening) and was arrested. We have handed him over to the police.” If this guy had succeeded with his wicked plan, he would have deceived many into believing that the attack on the Church was carried out by Boko Haram... May God save us from the enemy within!

Dbanj Booed Off Stage At The Koko Concert 2011: It was not surprising that the Expo Hall of the Eko Hotel and Suites, the venue of the annual Koko Concert organized by the Mohits was filled to its capacity last night, Tuesday, December 27, 2011 leaving scores of people standing and many more denied entry for the sakes of suffocation. The main concert did not start until the late hours of the night owning to some technical problems that were being fixed inside the main auditorium. Though many seemed tired and angry with the delay, but the appearance of W4, the Wagba Kontrol crooner on the stage changed it all. It was followed by performance from Naeto C, Davido, Wizkid and UK based Nigerian artiste Dotstar who all wowed the audience before IK Osakioduwa who anchored the show introduced the Mo’hit family on stage. Democratic Republic of Congo super star, Cabo Snoop was another great performer of the night; he performed some of his best hit songs like Pratakatumba and Windeck to the delight of his teeming Nigerian fans. The audience, including celebrities went wild when the sexy and award winning sensational singer, Tiwa Savage came on stage clad in a shiny dark blue top and purple hot pants. She really brought the high expectations and excitement back; Tiwa intoxicated the audience with her first rendition, ‘Without My Heart’ which featured the Mohit head honcho, Don Jazzy. The crowd was on their feet all through before she sang another monster hit song – ‘‘Love me, Love me, Love me’ off her yet to be released album. In no time, both the young and old at the show lost decorum. Some trooped to the forefront of the stage while others stood on their seats, all in the name of getting a good glimpse of Tiwa Savage. She literally got the over 5,000 audience eating from her palm. Unfortunately for a concert as big as Koko Concert, all the performance from the artistes were lip- synched even with the presence of a live instrument which however looked more as a make-over for the stage. After 7 minutes of mini documentary of Dbanj on the big screen, some fans couldn’t wait to see the Koko-Master come on stage as they kept screaming his name in thousands. Without much ado, the camera was directed to the middle of the auditorium where Dbanj had been hiding for some time. Dbanj was decked in a gold colored shiny jacket over a T-shirt with a picture of his American label (G.O .O .D music) owner, Kanye West’s face on it, with black pants and brown shoes. While the crowd was still basking in the euphoria of Dbanj’s appearance, he thrilled them with his song, Suddenly, with the backup of a live band, and the crowd kept screaming just like the Libyans celebrated the fall of the late dictator, Muhammar Gaddafi. But the excitement was short-lived when Pop star Dbanj, who was the last headliner, unfortunately put up a disappointing performance. When Dbanj performance with the live band became obviously dull, the Deejay came back on stage once again and it was a mixture of drum set and his original recorded beats which he however continue to lip- synch to. Many anticipated more than what the Mo’Hits Vice President brought. As the crowd got more bored of his performance, the Koko Master continued to engage in pointless small-talks and complimenting his sexuality per time. In place of an enigmatic performance the audience had expected, Dbanj was too busy raining accolades on his brand, Genevieve, Kanye West, GT Bank and random ladies who she finds irresistible among the crowd. It got so annoying that some people began to leave. When he realized the crowd was gradually leaving the main auditorium, he performed ‘Fall in love’ and dedicated it to Don Jazzy’s parents who were celebrating their 30th marriage anniversary on the same day. The shocking news of the night was when Dbanj announced that people should not expect any ‘spectacular surprise’ as American rapstar, Rick Ross was not in Nigeria as earlier publicized due to the recent state of insecurity in the country. This triggered a massive exit from the hall as the crowd who were expectedly waiting for Rick Ross and possibly Kanye West to come on stage as a surprise package for the night felt highly disappointed. Dbanj was booed off stage after he made the announcement.

Monday, December 26 , 2011 Linda Ikeji at 5:16 PM Angry Nigerian Children Write Jonathan Over Christmas Day Blasts Written by Association of Conscious Nigerian Children (ACNC) Dear Mr. President: We should say Merry Christmas but we are not your government, we are not in the business of deception. After almost ten hours of gathering your thoughts to speak on the bomb blasts that rocked the nation yesterday, you still fell short of your own very low standards. What did you intend to say when you said Bomb Blasts are a burden we must live with? Why do you bother to budget over a trillion for security if we must live with the burden of insecurity? How come you are still a president? We do not blame you, we blame our older ones who were stupid enough to think that where you come from and your religion was all you needed to be a competent president. Continue reading...incredible stuff They are crying now. We all cried yesterday on the darkest Christmas day of our short lives. While we cried and left Christmas postponed for another year, we watched as you danced your life away like there was no tomorrow. Is it true that all you care about is the fact that you are the president so whatever can happen should happen. Last night we prayed for you. We prayed that the white men should be able to make common sense so that we can budget for it and then you will have it in abundance. As it is, it is obvious sir that you are grossly lacking in common sense. If you weren’t, you would never come out to tell a mourning nation that it should get ready to live with the burden of destruction and insecurity. That was utterly insensitive and even the dumbest of our mates, fellow Nigerian children would never descend that low to an unprecedented level of cluelessness. We understand this is not a sane country, if this was a sane country, your ilk will not be in a job. Your security chiefs, yourself and your cabinet would have been throwing resignation letters left right and centre. But then, here is a place where people are satisfied with just being in positions, that they are clueless about what to do in such positions does not matter. Mr. President, Boko Haram defeated you in 2011. What plans are you making for 2012? Do you realise they have since improved while your security tactics remain stop and search? Do you realise they are far more coordinated than ever before? Have you thought of engaging more intelligence in curbing this menace instead of just mere brute? Yes, you have issues with concentrating for long, why not budget for a concentrator? That way you are conditioned to at least focus on being the president of Nigeria instead of our national chief chef? You are wondering where that came from? It came from cassava bread sir. You chose the menu for 2012 but we hope you realise that Boko Haram certainly has a menu. Please Mr. President, they will look to attack again in the New Year, do what you have never done before, get your security chiefs to prevent that by all means. Contrary to your assertion, we are not prepared to live with the burden of bomb blasts. Get yourself to work and stop excusing your inability to deal with Boko Haram on the premise that they are a necessity. What is that? If you cannot lead and be a president, help yourself and resign. Please take your vice-president along. You are a twin set of incompetence. This letter has been written with kind words, not because we are in the mood to be nice to you but because we are children and respect is a value we want to live with but our lack of it sometimes is a burden you must live with as long as you force us to live with your Boko Haram burden. We wrote you a letter on subsidy yesterday but we figured it would be better to send this before you get our other letter. As long as your cluelessness reigns supreme in this country, we will always remind you of our angst and stake in this nation. It is not by force to live in Aso Rock. So if you must, do the right things, say the right things and learn to get the basic things right. The Bomb Blasts darkened our Christmas but your response dampened our mood even further. This is not the way to lead a people. If you need help, we will nominate one of us to offer you words of wisdom for free. As it is, you look overwhelmed by the mere job of providing security for Nigeria let alone the other duties you swore to carry out for Nigeria. Action point: Sack yourself sir, and take Arc. Namadi Sambo along. It is a good place to start.

An Open Letter To President Jonathan Over His Insensitive Comment On Boko Haram Here is an open letter on behalf of concerned Nigerians to President Goodluck Jonathan over his insensitive comment on Christmas Day Bombing by Boko Haram . If you miss this news, read the details here According to Jonathan, “The issue of bombing is one of the burdens we must live with until it fizzles out.” Several Nigerians have condemned the incident and here are the top 2 letter to him: www.naijagists .com LETTER 1 Police adjacent to the churches were most probably busy collecting bribes, passed the bomber through after he must have parted with a little bit more than usual. The northern leaders do not see anything wrong in this kind of attacks as long as mosques are left alone. They run their mouth calling for this and that summit with emptiness coming out of the summits. Arrest some of the sects sponsors and other northern leaders step into the sponsorship position. This sect serve the northern leaders ultimate goal that the introduction of sharia law (not that the leaders obey this laws) failed to achieve and that is to give the Muslim north dominance over the affairs of the country called Nigeria. They make it easy for recruits coming into the country from Niger, Chad and so on. Focus more on the foreigners in our midst and you would be towing the right path toward crushing this insurgency. Stop celebrating your little achievements in dealing with this insurgency and focus more on putting something consistent into place to crush same. Eliminate some and more come in through the absolutely porous thing called the Nigeria border line. The Lucifer anointed religious leaders should be monitored, the source of fund coming into their institutions should be monitored. If the military could organize the partial arm clean up they did recently, why not do that on a regular basis and extend same to the south west, south east and south south. Give this security strategy a bigger play and you would be doing national security a great good in the whole nation not just the northern region. Too many weapons available in the country, mostly those brought in by the treasury looters, sorry, politicians, during their campaign and by those who just profit from selling weapons. Clean this country of the arms on a consistent basis. Mr President talks tough, the citizens see him as weak in action. It is always “we are going to do this and that starting from today”, six months or a year after the talk, the story becomes “we would now start implementation because there were things that had to be put in place” . Another six months down the line, the talk becomes “now we are ready to go” and so forth. This has become the Nigeria Government way regarding everything (roads, power supply, security, and so on). This has gradually worked it way into becoming the people way of talks, no action. The big professors and money bags talk, they have the capacity to do something little (boreholes, roads, security) in their domains but do nothing unless they would be rewarded with national honors or contracts in million of folds. They wait until they become politicians and join the other “big talkers”. The citizens praise treasury looters, want to be their friends, hail their wives and mistresses, look with envy upon their children, relatives and friends. Some citizens do this because of the hunger in their belly, some are outright greedy for this affiliation to the treasury looters. How do you praise thieves, their children, their friends, their relatives and mistresses? Why not do it the right way and say “that is the son of that thief going over there, that is the wife of the thief, that is the father of that thief, mother of the thief, that is the the thief’s friend, that is the musician that love praising thieves” and so on. You can also go like this “na the barawo dey go so, na the barawo pikin be dat, na the barawo wife be dat, na the barawo friend dey go so, na the barawo praise singer be dat” and so on. Also this way, “na the ole dey go so, na the ole friend de dat, na the ole mama wear dat big head gear”, na the ole pikin det spray money for dat party so, na dat musician wey like to praise oles be dat” and so on. Add your Naija flavor to this praises but do not leave out the thieving part LETTER 2 Dear Mr. President, We should say Merry Christmas but we are not your government, we are not in the business of deception. After almost ten hours of gathering your thoughts to speak on the bomb blasts that rocked the nation yesterday, you still fell short of your own very low standards. What did you intend to say when you said Bomb Blasts are a burden we must live with? Why do you bother to budget over a trillion for security if we must live with the burden of insecurity? How come you are still a president? We do not blame you, we blame our older ones who were stupid enough to think that where you come from and your religion was all you needed to be a competent president. They are crying now. We all cried yesterday on the darkest Christmas day of our short lives. While we cried and left Christmas postponed for another year, we watched as you danced your life away like there was no tomorrow. Is it true that all you care about is the fact that you are the president so whatever can happen should happen. Last night we prayed for you. We prayed that the white men should be able to make common sense so that we can budget for it and then you will have it in abundance. As it is, it is obvious sir that you are grossly lacking in common sense. If you weren’t, you would never come out to tell a mourning nation that it should get ready to live with the burden of destruction and insecurity. That was utterly insensitive and even the dumbest of our mates, fellow Nigerian children would never descend that low to an unprecedented level of cluelessness. We understand this is not a sane country, if this was a sane country, your ilk will not be in a job. Your security chiefs, yourself and your cabinet would have been throwing resignation letters left right and centre. But then, here is a place where people are satisfied with just being in positions that they are clueless about what to do in such positions does not matter. Mr. President, Boko Haram defeated you in 2011 . What plans are you making for 2012? Do you realise they have since improved while your security tactics remain stop and search? Do you realise they are far more coordinated than ever before? Have you thought of engaging more intelligence in curbing this menace instead of just mere brute? Yes, you have issues with concentrating for long, why not budget for a concentrator? That way you are conditioned to at least focus on being the president of Nigeria instead of our national chief chef? You are wondering where that came from? It came from cassava bread sir. You chose the menu for 2012 but we hope you realise that Boko Haram certainly has a menu. Please Mr. President, they will look to attack again in the New Year, do what you have never done before, get your security chiefs to prevent that by all means. Contrary to your assertion, we are not prepared to live with the burden of bomb blasts. Get yourself to work and stop excusing your inability to deal with Boko Haram on the premise that they are a necessity. What is that? If you cannot lead and be a president, help yourself and resign. Please take your vice-president along. You are a twin set of incompetence. This letter has been written with kind words, not because we are in the mood to be nice to you but because we are children and respect is a value we want to live with but our lack of it sometimes is a burden you must live with as long as you force us to live with your Boko Haram burden. We wrote you a letter on subsidy yesterday but we figured it would be better to send this before you get our other letter. As long as your cluelessness reigns supreme in this country, we will always remind you of our angst and stake in this nation. It is not by force to live in Aso Rock. So if you must, do the right things, say the right things and learn to get the basic things right. The Bomb Blasts darkened our Christmas but your response dampened our mood even further. This is not the way to lead a people. If you need help, we will nominate one of us to offer you words of wisdom for free. As it is, you look overwhelmed by the mere job of providing security for Nigeria let alone the other duties you swore to carry out for Nigeria. Action point: Sack yourself sir, and take Arc. Namadi Sambo along. It is a good place to start .

DIFFERENT REASONS WHY PEOPLE GET MARRIED : In Today’s society, Marriage is an important issue and is something we all look forward to. By age 26, an average Nigerian as witnessed more than ten marriage ceremonies. It does not help also that society has a standard when it comes to what age a person should marry. In this opinion write up, our featured writer, Damola Aji delves into the reason why people. category A: PEER PRESSURE MARRIAGE I’m almost in my final year in the higher institution ( or even a graduate ), my next line of action is to find a man and settle down with and all my worries will become his and then I will be free. An extension to the above category are the ones that go into marriage simply because their friends got married immediately after graduation, and thus, she equally has to get married. Unfortunately, this has turned to a natural norm. Category B: AGE-TARGER MARRIAGE SEEKERS These ones give themselves a target to get married ( come what may ) at a certain age, and so, any man that comes their way within that set period is almost always pushed to the wall to make some form of commitment or they will take a walk……well, the very desperate ones go spiritual, more like traditional #feelme ? Those that decide to take a walk, often say to themselves, “I don’t have time for extensive courtship, I just want to get married”. OK! One question for you please……………After the wedding and you are declared married, WHAT NEXT? Category C: CLUELESS MARRIAGE SEEKERS These set don’t really have a clue as to why they want to get married or why they are even married……….YES O! They simply go back to their former ways of life, that is, life goes on as it used to be. The most appalling are the wayward ones, they simply continue in their waywardness, at least they are now married and can flaunt their ‘gold ring’ in people’s faces, plus…. their jumping from bed to bed skills freely giving to any man that’s appealing to them, be it he is single or married. Question: Why get married and incur the wrath for defiling the marital vows you took? You can stay single and freelance all you want.# Easy Category D: THE COMPETITOR The Independent woman………….hmmm! She is ambitious, goal oriented, in most cases comes tops in whatever she sets her mind to do, yep we can rightfully say she is focused and would definitely make a wonderful wife…………….But ? All her life, she sees everything as being a competition, that’s right, life to her is a competition and only the strongest or willed deserves to have it all……martially speaking, she’s too busy getting things done, acquiring one certificate of the other, overcoming one feat or the other and too busy to even give a thought to settling down……….an extremist one would say, but when it comes to the issue of settling down, her take is…”I don’t think I want to throw away all that I have worked so hard for, just so a man will lord over me, sorry, marriage isn’t for me”…. or so it would seem. Oh Well, such ladies almost always end up getting a young man of high stock, worthy of their high prestige to impregnate her, just so she can conceive, have a kid or two, with no connection whatsoever to the man. The kids bear her name, they don’t have a father……………….she probably paid him off, or he is ignorant of the kid(s )’ existence. Category E: THE FANTASIST These ones love weddings, they have been to lots, and thus have formed an opinion about how theirs should be… .elegant and a funfair of some sort, their drive is the one day of brouhaha, so the world can see that they did an elaborate wedding, with lots of frenzy and media coverage, that the entire world will get to see, read about and be green with envy, well, especially their friends and some family members. Afterwards, reality sets in and issues come up, give or take 2 – 3 years, marriage is gone…………. hmmmmmm, let’s just call this, ‘Heads in the clouds wedding’. Category F: THE ARRANGED MARRIAGE Parents self interest ‘arranged’ marriage…… .Need I say more? The sole aim for this union, both parents have collective reasons their kids have to marry, could be to strengthen their business relationship, show commitment to their evergreen friendship from childhood and it would be wonderful to keep both families tied forever. Guess we can say the kids have no say in this, they just have to do their parent’s biddings or they lose out of a mouth watering inheritance they would acquire if and only if they do what their parents demand. At this point, you probably are getting my drift and if not… . Marriages are hinged on different reasons, some we can influence, others we probably don’t have a strong say it, but in it all, ladies, don’t go into marriage with belief that once you are married all your worries and problems becomes your husband’s , NO MA, it doesn’t work that way, the success or not of your marriage depends on you. YES YOU! The Bible says, “HE that FINDETH a WIFE, FINDETH a GOOD THING, and OBTAINS FAVOR from the LORD”. So what can you see? It isn’t “she that findeth a husband…” So how do you take charge of your home? The woman is the HOME MAKER, and what do we refer to as the home, it isn’t the structure you dwell in, not your mansion or different apartments, NO MA… ..THE HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS! And if you want your home to be how you desire it to be, you are ‘that good thing’ in the man’s life, his heart will constantly be with you, wherever you may go, coupled with doing the things as ordained by God and keeping the marital vows sacred. You are that blessing in his life, you are that favor the bible talks about, you are his most treasured possession ( not as in property now ),and even Christ pointed out in Matthew 6:21 “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Be the change you want in your marriage, get on your kneels and proclaim good things for your marriage, guard it jealously, for whatever it becomes will be your hand doing, and not the man’s. Don’t get it twisted, I’m not saying he will just sit at home and watch you pray, all I’m saying is, your role as the wife, the crowned ‘good thing’ in the marriage is beyond sitting and waiting for him to do everything, you are that link that brings the difference to whatever he strives to achieve. Its given, man ( both Male and Female ) is nothing without Christ, no matter how hard he works or labours, the difference is only when God intervenes, so make sure you are in God’s camp too. So young ladies, I hope your mindsets are straightened as to what role you play in the union, and how you should approach marriage in all its totality, it isn’t just a day ( wedding ), it’s a life time. HOW WOULD YOU WANT TO SPEND FOREVER WITH YOUR MAN? BE WISE.

SIGNS TO WATCH OUT IN MEN OF ABUSIVE TRAITS: 1. he will loose his temper at the slightest provocation 2. sharp/uncontrolled temperament in little things 3. threatens to slap or deal with you whenever you provoke him 4. drinks alcohol uncontrollably 5. addicted to tobacco/marijuana smoking 6. vent his anger on his personal properties when offended outside 7. easily fights others on a little provocation either for your sake or his 8. his gentleman-ship is tested when he's under stress and sees you not as a solution to his problem 9. nags at you whenever he's under duress 10. complains at everything you say or do with threats 11. use abusing words at you before his friends/ur friends and others 12. Insults your personality, your family members not left out 13. easily quarrels/fight with you or any other person he encounters.... 14. beats you when he suspects you are unfaithful/ stubborn or doesn't respect him 15. he seeks for forced loyalty, respect, submission etc 16. doesn't believe in your opinion as a partner 17. lives a BOSSY lifestyle 18. hardly tells you "am sorry" and mean it (some might do it as a formality) 19. frowns at every little mistake you make and doesn't try to correct it with love but shouts at you (he's the boss, you are the servant!) 20. criticizes all you do or say...call your opinions "RUBBISH" FROM THIS, shine your eyes..... better to break up now than in marriage!gbam

THIS IS A MUST STORY TO READ BY EVERYONE: MARRIAGE When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and Said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes. Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know What I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, Why? I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the Chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn't Talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what Had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory Answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn't love her anymore. I just Pitied her! With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated That she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent Ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for Her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I Had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front Of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually A kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several Weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now. The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something At the table. I didn't have supper but went straight to sleep and fell Asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane. When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not Care so I turned over and was asleep again. In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn't want Anything from me, but needed a month's notice before the divorce. She Requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a Life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month's time and she didn't want to disrupt him with our broken Marriage This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to Recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day. She requested that every day for the month's duration I carry her out of Our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going Crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd Request. I told Jane about my wife's divorce conditions.She laughed loudly and Thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to Face the divorce, she said scornfully. My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my divorce intention was Explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we Both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy In his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to The sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in My arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don't tell our son about The divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside The door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the Office. On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my Chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I Hadn't looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she Was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair Was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I Wondered what I had done to her. On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy Returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was Growing again. I didn't tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry Her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me Stronger. She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few Dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my Dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily. Suddenly it hit me... she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head. Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it's time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day. But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn't noticed that our life lacked intimacy. I drove to office.... jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind... I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore. She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won't divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn't value the details of our lives, not because we didn't love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart. Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away. At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I'll carry you out every morning until death do us apart. That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed - dead. My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push through with the divorce.- - At least, in the eyes of our son--- I'm a loving husband... . The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!

18 most wanted Nigerians in the USA: •Adebowale Shekoni (40) •Abiodun Bakare (37) •Rilwan Ayatonde Soetan (50) •Kenneth Eromosele Abulu (36) •Olselcita Folayan (41) •Musiliu Balogun (40) •Mutiat Titilola Olubi (51) •Ahiata Folashade Price (46) •Monsuratu Omoniyi Griggs(43) •Ayodele Soyan (51) •Ahuama Benjamin Okey (50) •Basiratu Mojisola Bakare-Giles (47) •Adegboyega Olukunle Odedina (36) •Alex Ahmed Ero (51) •Seye Richard Osinoiki(46) ARRESTED •Steve Adedeji •Apampa Olayinka •Olugbemiga Adebisi (a.k .a.) George Banks They are our compatriots. But they operate in other shores. Their activities are an embarrassment to all of us. They indulge in crimes for which all of us should flinch. Indeed, the United States Secret Service and narcotics agents have dubbed the 18 as some of the most wanted on their list. A manhunt is on to arrest 15 of them. Already, three others have been arrested by Interpol officers in Lagos. They are wanted for multi-million dollar bank frauds, identity theft, drug pushing and, in the case of one of them, the rape of an expectant mother. The Commissioner of Police in charge of Interpol, Mrs Atinuke Koyi confirmed the arrests of three of the suspects.

For friends, well wishers, and family members ofthe Chairman of multinational telecommunicationcompany Globacom, Otunba Mike Adenuga whohas been down for weeks now, owing to anundisclosed ailment, this is celebration time as thebillionaire has recovered from the ailment thatalmost claimed his life.Sources divulged that he returned back to thecountry a couple of days back.The wealthy Nigerian was spirited abroad weeksback on grounds of ill health.He was said to have slumped during a boardmeeting at his office a year ago.After the incident, his health was believed to havewaned- his prolonged journey abroad was meantto enable him to enjoy top rate health care facility-and return to good health.It is not clear whether he has achieved this onehundred percent- but sources claimed 'the talk isthat he appears better'.Informants divulged that since he returned- themoney man has stayed put at his Victoria IslandLagos resident.

NADIA BUARI AND HER ESCAPADE: Since last year when Nadia Buari was crowned the Face of Devon Soap,the new addition to the Tony Ezenna led Orange Drugs range of products,the mullato Ghanaian actress has really made a big inroad into the Nigerian movie industry called Nollywood.But beyond acting in Nollywood films,Nadia has become one of the celebrated African Film stars and this last year,gave her the N20 million deal as Face of Devon Soap. But information reaching us is that while Nigerians are busy reading about her alleged romance with music stars D’Banj and Fally Pupa among others,the babe who has been making noisy denials,is neck deep into wrecking homes and marriages. We exclusively scooped that Nadia as you read this,has become a live-in lover of Delta State big boy politician and oil and gas turk,Joseph Tomowu,the man who is married to the first ever Miss Delta Soap,Nora Anusionwu. According to tale bearers,Nora who won the Orange Drugs contest years back,lives in London with her husband,Tomowu and their three kids. Tomowu’s business in oil and gas and politics,means he moves in and out of Nigeria at will,sometimes spending up to one month either in their Asaba Delta State mansion or another house which they own in Lekki,Lagos. Unknown to many,Tomowu was said to have met Nadia in Asaba during the recording of a film and one thing led to another resulting in their becoming lovers.But things came to a head this year when the lovebirds started seeing each other too often. According to those in the know,Joseph Temowu is alleged to have come to Nigeria since the last two months and has refused to return to his London base and his family.Those who are in the know say he was having top fun with the top actress who is permanently lodged in his mansion in Asaba and often accompanies him to Lagos and Abuja on business. Very close persons to the couple told us,that the illicit affair came to the open when Nora allegedly informed her husband that she was coming home for Christmas with the kids,something they normally do each year,but was allegedly told by the husband that she should stay in the U.K pending his return. The tale bearers insist that it was the presence of Nadia,the top actress cum Orange Drugs Face of Devon Soap that has made Tomowu to stop his family from their traditional Christmas visit. As it is now,tale bearers we hear,have been inundating,ex, Miss Delta Soap,Nora of the illicit affair and a monumental war we gather,is about to take place.

NADIA BUARISince last year when Nadia Buari was crowned theFace of Devon Soap,the new addition to the TonyEzenna led Orange Drugs range of products,themullato Ghanaian actress has really made a biginroad into the Nigerian movie industry calledNollywood.But beyond acting in Nollywoodfilms,Nadia has become one of the celebratedAfrican Film stars and this last year,gave her theN20 million deal as Face of Devon Soap.But information reaching us is that while Nigeriansare busy reading about her alleged romance withmusic stars D’Banj and Fally Pupa amongothers,the babe who has been making noisydenials,is neck deep into wrecking homes andmarriages.We exclusively scooped that Nadia as you readthis,has become a live-in lover of Delta State bigboy politician and oil and gas turk,JosephTomowu,the man who is married to the first everMiss Delta Soap,Nora Anusionwu.According to tale bearers,Nora who won theOrange Drugs contest years back,lives in Londonwith her husband,Tomowu and their three kids.Tomowu’s business in oil and gas andpolitics,means he moves in and out of Nigeria atwill,sometimes spending up to one month either intheir Asaba Delta State mansion or another housewhich they own in Lekki,Lagos.Unknown to many,Tomowu was said to have metNadia in Asaba during the recording of a film andone thing led to another resulting in theirbecoming lovers.But things came to a head thisyear when the lovebirds started seeing each othertoo often.According to those in the know,Joseph Temowu isalleged to have come to Nigeria since the last twomonths and has refused to return to his Londonbase and his family.Those who are in the know sayhe was having top fun with the top actress who ispermanently lodged in his mansion in Asaba andoften accompanies him to Lagos and Abuja onbusiness.Very close persons to the couple told us,that theillicit affair came to the open when Nora allegedlyinformed her husband that she was coming homefor Christmas with the kids,something theynormally do each year,but was allegedly told bythe husband that she should stay in the U.Kpending his return.The tale bearers insist that it was the presence ofNadia,the top actress cum Orange Drugs Face ofDevon Soap that has made Tomowu to stop hisfamily from their traditional Christmas visit.As it is now,tale bearers we hear,have beeninundating,ex, Miss Delta Soap,Nora of the illicitaffair and a monumental war we gather,is about totake place.

5 THINGS NIGERIAN MEN FIND UNATTRACTIVE ABOUT WOMEN: 1. Desperados! These are the sort of girls that you find at every party, in every bar or night club. And if you’re confused; here are some pointers. They are wearing thick make up, chewing violently on fake gums and standing ALONE clutching unto their little purses! So we can already tell that they either don’t have cars or they didn’t come with anybody they could trust enough to hold their bags. Desperados don’t want to dance of course; except you have a striking age resemblance with their dads back in the village or if you’ve got a tommy to remind them of theirs’ before they got an abortion. But not dancing doesn’t mean they don’t appreciate drinks! ‘Can I buy you a drink?’ “Of course”. And while you do; she pretends to receive a call in front of a loud speaker! Listen I’m not saying there’s anything wrong in being bought a drink for; but women who act as though they are entitled to a man’s wallet have got to go! It’ s unattractive and it’s downright classless! 2. Blackberry Beggars. How a classy lady can turn from her ‘whatever’ attitude before you got her PIN to posting sad and teary icons on her blackberry profile, beats me. I mean come on girls; whatever happened to your pride? I know you’re broke- but must the world know? Do you have to post all your problems to the new dude? But I trust my Naija guys to say- ‘Eeyaa! It shall be well!’ Jokes apart; one thing is certain; if he helps you with some money, he does so out of pity- which is not something you want a man dating you to feel for you. He should feel respect for you; so please respect yourselves. If a man starts giving you money immediately after meeting you, please don’t go running to your gossipy friends 6 months later to tell them how wicked men are. He’s just recouped his investment dividends for 6 months! And if you must tell them; please start such stories with how greedy you were. Gbabe 3. Gbabes: Granted that most of us want girls who have Indian blood running in their veins; but we’re not stupid enough to know that we can’t all have that. Gbabes are girls whose hairs remind me of the psychiatric hospital opposite my church! I know you can’ t all afford to wear the expensive lace wigs and Brazilian hair that Omotola or Patience Jonathan wears- but why not thank God for the Aba boys? They have made some extension braids and ‘Brazilian hair’ affordable for peanuts… 4. Unkempt Private Areas: *Hums* “Sometimes I shave my legs sometimes I don’t’. That’s cool and all but I’m going to need you to shave under your arms and the other place (you know where.) I am not scared of using the P word but this is a family friendly website- and I’m sure you get the gist. We may be bush men here in Nigeria, but please give yourself an edge up by keeping it like a well-manicured lawn rather than like a jungle safari in the middle of Niger Delta! 5. Loud Mouths: Some girls know all the lyrics of all the tracks in Terry G’s or Wizkid’s Album. I once danced with a girl who took me through Timaya’s discography while wearing a smile. She even knew what the upcoming tracks were! Now, don’t get me wrong. It’s all good. But what’s not good is that the Naija guy, you’re dancing with or rapping at, has already formed an opinion of you! You’re a loudmouth in his head. And you seriously can’t fault him for this assumption. What the average Nigerian who wants to have something serious with you- thinks about is; “what will my people say about this girl?” Truth is; if I can’t bring you home to momma we can’t roll. I can’t stand a woman whose every word is a curse; mothereffer this, son of a —– that et cetera. Kindly have at least; an ounce of class and act like a lady not an Obalende conductor! Peace out and love to Nigerian ladies, I think you’re all beautiful. These observations are not meant to offend any of you; but a little dose of ‘keeping it real’ is always healthy.

This advice was passed along to me from acounselor; it was great to hear so I wanted toshare it.If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away.If he doesn’t want you, nothing can make him stay.Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior.Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you fromheartache.Stop trying to change yourselves for a relationshipthat’s not meant to be.Slower is better.Never live your life for a man before you find whatmakes you truly happy.If a relationship ends because the man was nottreating you as you deservethen heck no, you can’t "be friends."A friend wouldn’t mistreat a friend.Don’t settle. If you feel like he is stringing youalong, then he probably is.Don’t stay because you think "it will get better."You’ll be mad at yourselfa year later for staying when things are not better.The only person you can control in a relationshipis you.Avoid men who’ve got a bunch of children by abunch of different women.He didn’t marry them when he got them pregnant,Why would he treat you any differently?Always have your own set of friends separate fromhis.Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you.If something bothers you, speak up.Never let a man know everything. He will use itagainst you later.You cannot change a man’s behavior. Changecomes from within.Don’t EVER make him feel he is more importantthan you are... even if he hasmore education or in a better job. Do not makehim into a quasi-god.He is a man, nothing more nothing less.Never let a man define who you are.Never borrow someone else’s man.Oh Lord! If he cheated with you, he’ll cheat onyou.A man will only treat you the way you allow him totreat you.All men are not dogs.You should not be the one doing all thebending...compromise is a two-way street.You need time to heal betweenrelationships..

Ade and cynthia have been dating for like 12yrsthey actually started up as friends from childhoodand upgraded to full romance during seniorsecondary level and together they nutured thebeautiful relationship all through their universitydays...their love was like romeo and julieth... sopure so smooth and so strong. Ade proposed tocynthia around dec 2010 and kick off date formarriage rites was fixed for dec 2011... this month.On april 1st this year, Ade decided to you knowpull the normal April fool stunt on his fianceecynthia. What did he do? He invited Bukki, his USbased cousin who just returned from the US foreaster holiday and whom cynthia has never met.Ade knew fully well that cynthia definitely wouldcome straight from work over to his apartment thatevening and just when cynthia stepped into thecompound, Ade quickly dragged his cousin into hisbedroom and begged her to pretend to be somegirlfriend but bukki didnt like the idea at first butafter few minutes of persuation, bukki reluctantlystepped onto the bed with her cloths and shoesstill on and laid beside Ade on the same bed.Cynthia walked into the sitting room and sighted afemale hand bag that Ade strategically planted atthe centre table and without wasting a secondmore, she went straight to the bedroom, openedthe door and saw Ade right there on the bed withanother lady (so she thought) and right there withher eyes soaked in tears, she told Ade to hisface...'' It's over!'' and ran out of the house noteven giving Ade a chance to scream April fool andbefore Ade and his cousin could catch up with her,she was long gone. Ever since that April 1st 2011,Ade, his cousin, entire family and friends havebeen doing the peace talk but Cynthia wouldn'tlend anyone a listening ear and right now, dec isalmost gone and the marriage isn't holding. Allthrough their dating session, they never madelove...they both agreed to only sink the titanic aftermarriage and even at that, Cynthia has never foundAde wanting in anyway and so...do you thinkCynthia's action is justifiable? Don't you think Adedeserves a fair hearing from Cynthia even thoughthe april fool thing was a bit extreme? Do you inanyway think that Cynthia, on the side, have beenlooking for some sort of slip- off from Ade as anexcuse to ending the relationship?

Terry G Beaten Up By Angry Fans In Benin: Gabriel Oche Amanyi aka Terry G is presently nursing the wounds he sustained from his fans in Benin, Edo State last Sunday, December 18, 2011. The self acclaimed Lucifer performed at the Star Lager Beer Show held last Sunday where he saw the other side of his fans. Naijapals gathered that Terry G was begged to perform more of his songs after he did two of his new songs on stage, but he refused and rushed back to the backstage where other artistes were relaxing. After so many pleas from the organizers of the show, Terry G remained adamant and before the twinkle of an eye, some angry fans went backstage, punched and bruised him severally before he was thrown back on stage. ‘He thinks he can come to Benin and mess with us, he can only do that for them in Lagos and go scot free. We don’t take shits here, he was paid over a million naira and he performed 2 songs from his CD and not a live band. We won’t take that from him’, one of the fans fumed. We learnt the show was nearly disrupted by Terry G’s attitude, but it was eventually put in order by security operatives who later guarded the Ginjah Ur Swagga master off stage and led him back to his hotel room, with only his boxers short on his body.

OKADA MAN CHARGED FOR DEFILING DAUGHTERS: A 51-year-old Okada rider, Collins Oleka, has been charged before the Family Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, for allegedly harassing, sexually assaulting and having carnal knowledge of his daughters, aged 15 and 18 years old respectively. According to the eldest of the girls: “He has been sleeping with me since I was 12 years old and when I reported him to my mother, she warned me not to tell anybody because it will bring shame to our family. ”Now, I am 18 and I can’t continue to bear it, so I told my friend, who informed a non- governmental organisation about it. He also sleeps with my younger sister.” The alleged offence, which was reported to the police by a Lagos-based NGO, was said to have been committed on September 17, 2011, and contrary to and punishable under sections 262 and 259 laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2011. However, the girls’ father (Collins) , a native of Mbano, Imo State, denied the charge and pleaded not guilty, when he was asked to enter his plea. Magistrate Oshoniyi admitted him to bail in the sum of N200 ,000 and a surety, whose address must be verified. Collins was later ordered to be remanded in Kirikiri Prison, when nobody indicated interest in standing as surety for him, while the matter was adjourned till February 13.

Lagos – Public Relations Officer,PRO, of Lagos State University Student Union,LASUSU, Mr. Olateju Azeez, yesterday, denied reports that he urged fresh students to pay the new fee regime proposed by the Lagos State Government. Azeez said: “ I have been at the forefront of this three-month struggle against the outrageous and unjustifiable fee hike proposed by authorities of the state; I was last week arrested alongside other union leaders and some students for this same cause,” and “there was no way I could have advised new students to pay the tuition fees ranging between N193, 750 and N348 ,750 .” Azeez clarified that he had only advised old students to pay their fees ranging between N25,000 and N33,250 , to meet the December 30 deadline given by the management.

The controversial Nollywood actress got some expensive jewelries from her boo and decided to show them off. If youre old dont hate, its turn by turn, its her turn now. Lol

Top 10 grammatical blunders by Patience Jonathan: 1. My Husband and Sambo is a good people 2. The President was once a Child and the Senators were once a Children 3. My Fellow Widows 4. A Good Mother takes care of his Children 5. The people sitting before you here were once a Children 6. Yes we are all happy for the effort,it is not easy to carry second in an international competition like this one – Addressing Press men after Female Under 19 Fifa World Cup 7. The Bombers who born them? wasn’t it not a woman? They were once a Children now a adult now they are bombing women and children making some children a widow 8. My Heart feels sorry for these Children who have become Widows by losing their Parents for one reason or another 9. We should have love for our fellow Nigerians irrespective of their NATIONALITY? 10. vote UMBLERRA and press your finger for UMBLERRA .

Stella Damasus' 9-Month Old Marriage Dissolves, Her Dirtiest Secrets Exposed

Here’s what she had to say: Well, while some hv decided to allow thr curiosity gt d better part of dem and be gullible to jst abt anything, some people however still do as dey pls and nt give in to pressure of any kind. My daughter.. like everything else dat is personal to me, is a prvt matter and as such wld be treated a bit more delicately dan dis when “WE” r good and ready and not a day earlier. The girl in d photo is a fan of mine and a pretty one at dat. Shikina! Pls tweEVEs!! U really need to stop believing everything u read so no one succeeds in making a fool of us. Deal?

The African film industry, especially the Nigerian film industry called Nollywood, has shot Africa to the rest of the world. It is no surprise that another West African neighbor of Nigeria, Ghana, which her film industry is called Ghollywood, is making efforts to surpass Nollywood. To achieve this big feat, Ghanaian producers have been capitalizing on the decay in moral value system in West Africa in doing soft-p órn movies. How would one describe the film "DoggyStyle"? Is this now the best way to make relevance in African film industry? How far can the Ghanaian producers go to surpass Nollywood. Is this the best way to sell Africa to the rest of the world?

Governor Fashola paid Toll fees in Lekki: The concessionaire of the Lekki-Epe expressway, Lekki Concession Company (LCC), made good its promise to start the collection of toll on the highway on Sunday. But it came at a heavy cost to the public - serious vehicular traffic on both sides of the expressway.

Michael Jackson's daughter to star in movie:

Britney Spears is engaged....US pop entertainer Britney Spears is engaged to her boyfriend Jason Trawick. she personally made it public via spears' twitter. Trawick spears former manager confirmed the news via text message "yes we are engaged" he said.

Akon signs Wizkid, 2face and Psquare 2 konvict music.

Monica wins 2011 Project Fame