Dear Heavenly Father,I thank You for this day.I thank You for my being able to awake once again, to see, and to hear this morning.I'm blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God.You have done so much for me and You continue to blessme.Please forgive me every day for anything I have done, said or thought that was not pleasing to You, and I ask now for Your forgiveness.Please keep me safe from all danger and harm.Help me to start this day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude.Let me make the best of each and every day to clear my mind so that I can hear from You.Please broaden my mind that I can accept all things.Let me not whine and whimper over things I have nocontrol over.Let me continue to see sin through Your eyes and acknowledge it as evil.And when I sin, let me repent, and confess with my mouth my wrongdoing, and receive Your forgiveness.And when this world closes inon me, let me remember the example of Jesus -- to slip away and find a quiet place topray.It is the best response when I'm pushed beyond my limits.Continue to use me to do Your will.Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others.Keep me strong that I may help the weak.Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others.I pray for those who are lost and can't find their way.I pray for those who are misjudged and misunderstood.I pray for those who don't know You intimately.I pray for those who don't believe, and I thank you that You are in my heart and that I do believe and have true faith in You.I believe that You change people and You can change all things.I pray for all my sisters and brothers, and for each and every family member in their households.I pray for peace, love, and joy in their homes that they are out of debt and all their needsare met.I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no problem, circumstance, or situation greater than You.Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight.I pray that these words be received into the hearts of every eye that sees them and every mouth that confesses them willingly.This is my prayer... and I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior, Amen
Monday, 21 October 2013
morning reading
Thursday, 17 October 2013
For everybody
Saturday, 12 October 2013
Prayer
Praise him
Praise God
Morning food
Special
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Samsung Nigeria Wants BBM for Android Before Others
Samsung Nigeria really wants to
have the BBM for Android first
on their devices before any other
Samsung devices in the world
and of course other Android
devices.
To support the claim above,
Samsung Nigeria
(@samsungmobileng) made in a
tweet late yesterday that
Samsung would be getting the
BBM app for Android three
months ahead of other Android
devices when it gets released on
Friday 20th September as seen
in the image below.
This tweet quickly raised some
questions and got some folks
confused and even made it look
like BlackBerry is playing shady
games.
However, on contacting the folks
from BlackBerry, it was stated
that BBM is not going to be
released exclusively to any
brand of device but would be
available publicly to all Android
devices for download in the
Google Play Store.
Specifically in BlackBerry's
statement:
"The excitement around the
upcoming BBM launch on iPhone
and Android devices seems to
know no bounds. Although I’m a
big fan of this passion, I want to
clarify that no one will have an
exclusive on offering BBM. We’ll
be bringing the app to Android
and iPhone users across the
globe soon."
The New BlackBerry Z30 Smartphone Released Today
BlackBerry had been seriously at
work even though there had
been words of impending doom,
the Canadian company haven't
stopped surprising its loyal
customers with new and
improved BlackBerry 10 devices
of which BlackBerry Z30 is a
latest of such improved BB 10
devices.
Today, BlackBerry released
BlackBerry Z30 with out
standing features and
specifications. In fact, according
to BlackBerry, Z30 is the biggest,
fastest and most advanced
smartphone.
Quickly, I take you into the
specifications and features this
new BlackBerry Z30 have to
offer.
The new BlackBerry Z30
smartphone comes with
BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.2,
which includes hundreds of
refinements plus many new
features that help you be more
productive. Among key features
are:
BlackBerry Priority
Hub – BlackBerry Hub
is the one place to
manage all your
conversations and
notifications. The new
BlackBerry Priority Hub
can now learn what
conversations and what
people are important to
you making it fast and
easy to find the
messages and
information you need.
It collects priority
messages across your
email, social
networking and other
accounts and gives you
instant access to the
conversations most
important to you to
help you stay organized
and focused on the
most important tasks.
BBM Now in Any App
and Message Previews
Everywhere –
BlackBerry 10 OS
version 10.2 continues
to refine the unique
communications
experience of the
platform. You can now
get a preview of any
message as it arrives in
whatever app you’re in,
and immediately
dismiss it or tap it to
read the full content
and respond. If a BBM
message arrives, you
can instantly reply to
the message without
even leaving the app
you’re in. In addition, if
your phone is locked,
you can tap the various
icons on the Lock
Screen to see an instant
preview of your most
recent messages and
notifications.
5” Super AMOLED
Display – The
BlackBerry Z30
smartphone features the
latest in display
technology with a 5”
Super AMOLED display
that makes whatever
you’re running larger,
clearer and more vivid.
The smartphone also
houses many top of the
line components,
including a 1.7 GHz
processor with
quadcore graphics that
makes browsing web
pages faster and games
more detailed.
Stereo Audio and
BlackBerry Natural
Sound – The BlackBerry
Z30 smartphone comes
with stereo speakers
that immerse you in
your music, videos,
apps and games, and
makes conversations
sound like you’re face-
to-face. BlackBerry
Natural Sound is new
technology exclusive to
BlackBerry and part of
BlackBerry 10 OS
version 10.2 that makes
BBM Voice and BBM
Video chats sound more
natural and realistic.
BlackBerry Natural
Sound lets you hear
nuances and variations
in tone, making
conversations sound
like you’re in the same
room.
New Antenna
Technology – The
BlackBerry Z30
smartphone features
BlackBerry’s new
generation antenna
technology that
dynamically tunes
reception to give you
better connectivity in
low signal areas.
BlackBerry Paratek
Antenna is designed to
give you faster data
transfers and fewer
dropped calls in low
signal areas, keeping
you connected in more
places.
Longer Battery Life –
The BlackBerry Z30
smartphone includes a
2880 mAh battery, the
largest battery ever
built into a BlackBerry
smartphone. Combined
with the battery
enhancements in
BlackBerry 10 OS
version 10.2, you can
get up to 25 hours of
mixed use to keep you
moving from dawn ‘til
dawn.
Availability
The BlackBerry Z30
smartphone will roll out
from select carriers and
retailers around the
world beginning next
week in the UK and
Middle East, and all
other regions going into
the holiday season.
Specific pricing and
availability will be
announced by partners
at the time of their
respective launches. A
variety of accessories
including cases and
chargers will also be
available.
Subject to carrier
approvals, BlackBerry
10 OS version 10.2 is
expected to be available
for the BlackBerry Z10,
BlackBerry Q10 and
BlackBerry Q5
smartphones beginning
mid-October.
UPDATED PRICES OF TECNO SMARTPHONES IN NIGERIA
Tecno smartphones are now no doubt
very popular among Nigerians. They are
affordable considering what they are
capable of doing with their prices. Tecno
smartphones that run Android OS tends
to be half the price of other smartphones
in its category. Today, I want to share the
prices of Tecno latest smartphones in
Nigeria. Check the table below for the list
Tecno smartphones prices in Nigeria.
PHONES PRICES
Tecno Phantom A Plus N34,000
Tecno Phantom A II N35,500
Tecno Phantom N9 Pad N36,500
Tecno Q1 N18,000
Tecno B3 N11,500
Tecno M3 N14,000
Tecno D3 N14,000
Tecno D5 N14,500
Tecno N3 N13,000
Tecno P3 N12,500
Tecno L3 N14,000
Tecno N7 N28,500
Pls note; price may vary slightly
depending on your dealer, let's know
what tecno phone you've got n how much
u've got it
Obianuju Udeh, Dj Switch Wins Glo X Factor
Obianuju Catherine Udeh aka Dj Switch
is the winner of the first edition of Glo X
Factor.
She was crowned the winner after the
finale which held yesterday. Catherine
won the $150,000 prize money (₦24
million), an SUV and a recording
contract with SONY music.
Big congrats to her.
android VERSIONS
Following are the versions of Google's Android operating system, which comes with a variety of Google applications. Many fixes and features are added in each new version, and some of the notable ones are highlighted below. Unlike the iPhone, each Android device manufacturer can overlay its own user interface features, which means the same version of the OS may not function identically in different devices. In addition, OS versions are rolled out at different times, and not all Android devices qualify to receive every update. See Android.
Key Lime Pie 5.0 - 2013
Key Lime Pie is expected to have performance profiles that allow apps to behave differently such as causing notification apps to become dormant at night. Also expected are a guest mode for friends, a built-in video chat and more integration of social networks.
Jelly Bean 4.2 - November 2012
Major changes are support for multiple users on tablets (users have their own home screen and apps), a panoramic photo mode and direct wireless transfer to a TV set via Miracast (support in the TV or set-top box is required). Swiping gestures and predictive text were added to the keyboard.
Jelly Bean 4.1 - August 2012
Jelly Bean can provide the user with information automatically throughout the day (see Google Now). Also included are improved camera features and notifications. An internal "Project Butter" makes Android run a bit smoother, and the speech-to-text function (voice typing) works without an Internet connection, although not quite as accurately. Jelly Bean also includes an improved voice search, which is the counterpart to Apple's Siri.
Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 - October 2011
Introduced on Samsung's Galaxy Nexus, Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) combines Gingerbread and Honeycomb versions into one. ICS added a raft of new features, including facial recognition unlocking, resizable Widgets, Wi-Fi Direct and touch screen keys in lieu of hardware Home, Menu and Back buttons.
Honeycomb 3.0 - February 2011
Introduced on the Motorola Xoom, Honeycomb is a tablet-only version that takes advantage of larger screens. Touted as "3D Holographic," it adds toolbars at top and bottom and incorporates tabbed browsing and other desktop features. When plugging into a computer's USB port, Honeycomb uses Microsoft's Media Transfer Protocol (see MTP) for file transfer rather than connecting as a USB mass storage device.
Gingerbread 2.3 - December 2010
Introduced on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus S, support was added for VoIP, enhanced copy/paste, front-facing camera, AAC audio and near field communication (NFC). Gingerbread allowed for screens with WXGA and higher resolution.
Froyo 2.2 - May 2010
Support for Bluetooth hands free, push notifications, Wi-Fi hotspot functionality and greater screen resolution. Better Microsoft Exchange and Android Market integration.
Eclair 2.0/2.1 - October 2009
Support for Microsoft Exchange mail. Search expanded to include SMS and MMS messages, and HTML5 support in the browser. More camera features, including flash, zoom and white balance.
Donut 1.6 - September 2009
Search expanded to include bookmarks and history. More camera integration and features.
Cupcake 1.5 - April 2009
Support for Widgets, such as a search box into the app on the home screen, virtual keyboards, MPEG-4 video and YouTube/Picasa uploading.
Version 1.0/1.1 - September 2008
First version of Android released on the HTC G1. It included all the Google apps and synchronization (search, mail, contacts, calendar, etc.). In February 2009, Version 1.1 added the capability of saving attachments in messages.
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Iyanya and P-Square nominated for the 2013 Soul Train Awards
P-Square got nominated for the 2013
MTV EMA and now another nomination
at this year's Soul Train Awards. They
nominated alongside Iyanya for the
'Best International Performance'
category.
Best International Performance
(CentricTV.com)
Differentology - Bunji Garlin
The Fog - Machel Montano
Next To Me - Emeli Sande
Personally - P-Square
Ur Waist – Iyanya
Kendrick Lamar leads the Soul Train
Awards with six nominations, including
new artist and song and album of the
year; he's closely followed by Justin
Timberlake, Robin Thicke, Miguel, Chris
Brown and Tamar Braxton, with five
each. The award will be taped Nov. 8 at
the Orleans Arena.
Wednesday, 3 April 2013
GOVT TO TURN NATIONAL THEATRE INTO HOTEL
The 37-year-old National Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos Mainland is to be converted into a five-star hotel.
Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation Edem Duke has given a two-week quit notice to Federal Government agencies at the facility.
Some of the agencies are National Council for Arts and Culture; Nigeria Gallery of Arts; National Troupe of Nigeria and an unnamed agency.
But some stakeholders have rejected the plan, especially the sudden quit notice given to the agencies.
They are saying the Federal Executive Council did not approve the proposal and that a transaction advisor was appointed without due process.
Other stakeholders also see the plan as an attempt to short-change the Southwest.
The theatre was inaugurated on September 30, 1976 by the then Military Head of State, General Olusegun Obasanjo.
It was opened five months before the hosting of the 2nd World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC ’77) in January/February 1977.
The Federal Government unfolded its plan through a March 18 letter the Minister sent to some agencies, including those that had been directed to leave the edifice.
Prior to the letter, it was gathered that the minister did not brief chief executives of the parastatals under him on the government’s plan.
But the two-week quit notice aroused the stakeholders’ curiousity about the project.
7 Feared Dead As Aguleri, Kogi Communities Fight Over Oil Well
Kogi people have been laying claims to the oil wells in Aguleri –Otu in Anambra State shortly after President Goodluck Jonathan commissioned the Orient Ptetroleum Refinery in Anambra State last year.
A community leader in Enugu-Otu Aguleri, Chief Anekwe Arinze told reporters Monday that the people of Ashonwo/Odeke allegedly invaded their community at about 1:30am when they had all gone to bed.
He said: “We were sleeping when suddenly we started hearing gunshots everywhere and when some of us came out to know what was happening, we saw our houses on fire.
“Our children and women who tried to escape were shot and many were wounded. We heard them saying the land belongs to them and that we cannot take it. That was when we knew it was Kogi people.
“Some of our men who summoned the courage to pursue them could not get them because when they noticed our prompt response, they ran away. Already we have counted seven corpses. They also kidnapped three men.
“But we cannot fold our hands while they kill our people. They must release them to us hale and hearty.”
However, the Transition Committee Chairman of Anambra East Council area, Comrade Chinedu Obidigwe who could not confirm the number of casualties lamented the level of destruction in the community by the people suspected to be from Kogi State, saying that it was unfortunate that they took laws into their hands by not going to court to prove their case.
Obidigwe further urged both communities to exercise restraints and avoid taking the laws into their hands.
Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Emeka Chukwuemeka told Vanguard that he he heard of the clash informally, adding that he did not have the details yet.
It was gathered Tuesday that some soldiers had been deployed to the area to maintain law and order.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/04/7-feared-dead-52-houses-torched-as-anambra-kogi-communities-fight-over-oil-wells/
7 Feared Dead As Aguleri, Kogi Communities Fight Over Oil Well
Kogi people have been laying claims to the oil wells in Aguleri –Otu in Anambra State shortly after President Goodluck Jonathan commissioned the Orient Ptetroleum Refinery in Anambra State last year.
A community leader in Enugu-Otu Aguleri, Chief Anekwe Arinze told reporters Monday that the people of Ashonwo/Odeke allegedly invaded their community at about 1:30am when they had all gone to bed.
He said: “We were sleeping when suddenly we started hearing gunshots everywhere and when some of us came out to know what was happening, we saw our houses on fire.
“Our children and women who tried to escape were shot and many were wounded. We heard them saying the land belongs to them and that we cannot take it. That was when we knew it was Kogi people.
“Some of our men who summoned the courage to pursue them could not get them because when they noticed our prompt response, they ran away. Already we have counted seven corpses. They also kidnapped three men.
“But we cannot fold our hands while they kill our people. They must release them to us hale and hearty.”
However, the Transition Committee Chairman of Anambra East Council area, Comrade Chinedu Obidigwe who could not confirm the number of casualties lamented the level of destruction in the community by the people suspected to be from Kogi State, saying that it was unfortunate that they took laws into their hands by not going to court to prove their case.
Obidigwe further urged both communities to exercise restraints and avoid taking the laws into their hands.
Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Emeka Chukwuemeka told Vanguard that he he heard of the clash informally, adding that he did not have the details yet.
It was gathered Tuesday that some soldiers had been deployed to the area to maintain law and order.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/04/7-feared-dead-52-houses-torched-as-anambra-kogi-communities-fight-over-oil-wells/
Two Nigerians And A Filipino Kidnap A Japanese Engineer In Malaysia
Okwara Victor Emeka, 40, Kalu Okoro Okeke, 31, and Divina Gu-tierrez Matias, 34, from the Philippines allegedly abduct-ed Shunsuke Kobayakawa, 50, in Jalan Lebuh Pudu, and confined him in a condominium unit at Venice Hill, Cheras, at 11.30pm on March 13.
No plea was recorded from the three accused, who were charged under Section 3 of the Kidnapping Act, which carries the death penalty, or life imprisonment, if found guilty.
The two Nigerian men are said to be studying in Malaysia, while Divina worked as a maid.
Deputy public prosecutor S. Malini Anne prosecuted while the three accused were represented by counsel L.A. Gomes. Magistrate Erry Shahriman Nor Aripin presided.
It was earlier reported that the victim had come to Malaysia on March 12 to meet a woman, whom he had communicated through "Skype" about marriage.
After kidnapping the victim, the trio had allegedly demanded a ransom of US$50,000 (RM155,000) from his family in Japan, which was to be credited into a bank account in the Philippines.
Read more: Trio charged with kidnapping Japanese engineer - http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/trio-charged-with-kidnapping-japanese-engineer-1.246206
FG to scrap JAMB exam, NECO, NAPEP
Federal Government has concluded arrangements to scrap the National Examination Council.
Plans have also been concluded to cancel the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination being conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board for applicants into the nation’s tertiary institutions. JAMB will however not be scrapped.
The government’s decisions, which would be made public soon via a White Paper, are based on the recommendations of the Stephen Oronsaye-led Presidential Committee on the Rationalisation and Restructuring of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies.
A government source told our correspondent that the decisions were part of the recommendations made by a White Paper Committee set up by the government on the Oronsaye report.
The source added that upon receipt of the latest report, President Goodluck Jonathan has been meeting with Vice-President Namadi Sambo and a few top government officials to take final decisions on it. It was in one of such meetings held on Tuesday that the final decision was taken.
Under the new arrangement, the source said in place of UTME, authorities of all tertiary institutions would now be at liberty to conduct their entrance examinations as they had been doing for post-UTME.
JAMB will however serve as a clearing house.
“JAMB will now be a clearing house like Universities and Colleges Admissions Service in the UK. If somebody gains admission into three universities and holds down space, immediately such person picks his first choice, JAMB’s system will automatically free the remaining two slots for other applicants.
“JAMB will no longer conduct examinations but it will be setting the standard alongside the schools authorities,” the source said.
UCAS, which was established in 1993, is the British admission service for students applying to university and college, including post-16 education as of 2012. UCAS is primarily funded by students who pay a fee when they apply and a capitation fee from universities for each student they accept.
On NECO, the source said in arriving at the decision to scrap the examination body, the committee took into cognizance its huge facilities across the country.
But it was resolved that the West African Examination Council would absorb NECO’s members of staff and its facilities.
WAEC will also be empowered to conduct two Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations per year, one in January and the other probably in December.
Hitherto, only one November/December SSCE Examination is being conducted.
The May/June Senior Secondary Certificate Examination being organised by the examination body once in a year still stands.
The government source also said arrangements had been concluded to scrap the Public Complaint Commission, the National Poverty Eradication Programme and the Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution among others.
Read more
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/04/fg-to-scrap-jamb-exam-neco-napep/
Tuesday, 2 April 2013
Airtel Named Nigeria’s Telecoms Company Of The Year 2012
The award was given by City People magazine.
Airtel Nigeria Limited was on Sunday named Nigeria’s telecoms company of the year, 2012 by the celebrity magazine, City People.
The telecoms company was selected for “its consistency in pioneering innovation in the telecoms industry and in recognition of its efforts at building a pan Nigeria 3.75G Internet Network coverage.”
In addition, its newly appointed Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Segun Ogunsanya, was named the CEO of the Year, “for his inspirational leadership and past achievements at leading multinational organizations to attaining business success.”
The honours were bestowed on Airtel in Lagos, “for blazing the trail and for revolutionizing the telecommunications sector in Nigeria with groundbreaking value offerings, innovative services and for covering Nigeria with the widest and largest 3.75G Network.”
In its citation, City People Magazine was happy with Airtel for implementing a robust Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, initiative aimed at uplifting underprivileged children in Nigeria.
The Chief Operating Officer/Executive Director of Airtel Nigeria, Deepak Srivastava, received the award on behalf of Airtel, saying the magazine was creating a highly respected awards’ platforms in honour of outstanding achievements in the Nigerian society.
Mr. Srivastava assured telecoms consumers in Nigeria of Airtel’s commitment to maintaining its position as true innovation pioneers in the Nigerian Telecoms Industry.
“At Airtel, we value our customers and this premium we place on customers has influenced most of our big decisions,” he said.
The Vice President, Corporate Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility of Airtel Nigeria, Emeka Oparah, received the CEO of the Year Award on behalf of the Company’s CEO, Segun Ogunsanya.
He described Mr. Ogunsanya’s leadership style as “transformational and inspiring,” adding that Airtel is committed to empowering exceptional Nigerian talent as evident in the company’s appointment of a Nigerian MD & CEO.
“Airtel is in Nigeria for the long haul and it is committed in empowering highly talented Nigerian professionals as the only major telecoms services provider in Nigeria with a Nigerian CEO and a very high representation of Nigerian professionals at the company’s Executive Committee,” he said.
Mr. Opara said the award not only demonstrates Airtel’s commitment to Nigeria, but also an illustration of the company’s confidence in local professionals.
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/?p=127834
Femi Kuti: An Exclusive Interview
Fela Anikulapo’s son, Femi, tells OLUFEMI ATOYEBI and GBENGA ADENIJI what people didn’t know about the late Afrobeat musician
Why did your father choose a controversial lifestyle? It was because he was too honest about his way of life. He liked women and he did not hide it. He liked to smoke marijuana and he did it in the open. Many people like women but they do it secretly. There are so many brothels all around the world but Fela never patronised them, many people go there to pay for sex. You will be shocked to know the number of people that smoke marijuana in Nigeria and all over the world. I hope you know that some countries are legalising the smoking of marijuana now. He was truthful about his way of life while many of us are hypocritical about ours. Many people were envious that he was too honest and bold and that was why there were so many controversies about his life. Most of his friends who are highly-placed admire women even girls young enough to be their daughters. They leave their matrimonial homes to meet them secretly. Some of them hide in hotels to do what they cannot do in the open. Many of them smoke but they are not brave enough to say they smoke. All the call girls you see on Allen Avenue, who picks them? Fela never did. How was he able to manage his many wives? It was very stressful for him. Do not forget that he divorced all of them. They were not faithful to him. When he decided to marry them, he did so for a reason. He said they had been with him in difficult times. They endured police harassment and beating. But they never left. Though they were very loyal to him, they still had a bad image in the public because people were calling them prostitutes. He felt that the best way to protect them was to marry them. They became Fela’s queens, so the society had to respect them. I believe he loved them and he was already sleeping with them before he married them. It was not really a big deal to anybody that knew them. For instance, my mother knew this was happening so it was not a hidden thing. The big deal was how he was able to convince the 27 of them to marry him same day. Did Fela talk you into music? He did not influence me as such. I always knew I would go into music. It was just a question of how and when. He was however a big motivation in my life because every child wants to be like his or her father. The son of a plumber will want to be like his father, especially if he is learning the trade early. If the son loves the father, he will want to emulate him. I am not a different son. I love my father and wanted to do what he was doing. The only question hanging over that ambition was whether I could fulfil that ambition perfectly. How did he punish any of his children who misbehaved? He beat us. In fact, I was the one who got the most beating in the house when we were young. Can you remember things you did that made him beat you? I stole my mother’s £1 to buy chewing gum one day. You can imagine how many wraps of chewing gum that money would buy. They were not less than 100. My friend convinced me to go and steal the money but we were caught while chewing the gum. When my father asked me where I got the money from, I was speechless. I was still thinking of what to say when he started beating me with his hand. He then warned me never to steal again. He also beat me when he caught me with cigarette in 1969. My mother used to smoke and he saw me put the cigarette in my mouth. I did not really smoke the cigarette because it was not lit, I only put it in my mouth but it angered him when he saw what I did. He beat me again and warned me not to touch cigarette again. Why do you think it has been difficult to replicate Fela’s style of music? It is so because the foundation of the band was truthful. He was not pretentious. He really believed in what he was saying. Despite all the police harassment, he was not moved. Many people would have gone to seek political asylum in another country but Fela did not do that. He had so many opportunities outside Nigeria and he would have taken advantage of them to run away from his enemies. These are the things that every generation admires in him. What are those things you imbibed from your father? I may not be able to mention them. In the way I deal with people, I am very truthful. If I say I am going to do something, I would do it. But I am more of my mother than my father. My elder sister has more of my father than I do. I am more of a practical person. If I plan to do something, I will think of the consequences. My father would never weigh any decision before executing it. If he planned to go to Dodan Barracks, he would just go there. As for me, I make plans before I do anything. My father would not write a Will. But because I know that I could get killed, I had written my Will a long ago. I know that in a divorce case, my wife could claim one third of my property, so I would not go into wedlock. The most important thing to me right now are my children. Now, I will not play to the gallery. I will not say because people love me, they must come first before my family. Who are my family? My children of course. So, whether you love me or not, I will let you know that my children come before you, take it or leave it. I live this way because I learnt from my father’s life, the decisions he took and the consequences. When you learn from someone, you don’t have to do what he did. Fela did what he did for his own reasons. I cannot criticise why he did what he did. Also, we must remember the stardom. Nobody was as big as my father. He had over 100 people around him daily when he became a star. I cannot live like that because I don’t want too many people around me. I saw what people did to him. It was too much. I can keep the Afrika Shrine open to everybody but not my house. If you come to my home, you will only see me, my kids and may be my girlfriend. Sometimes, my friends visit but I don’t keep a crowd around for any reason, my father did. I like women but I saw the harassment he went through with 27 wives. It is not that I don’t want 27 wives but I know what will happen because of what happened to my father. I can’t tell a woman that I will be faithful in our relationship. That was part of the problem of my marriage. I cannot be faithful. I will not lie about that. It is not that I cannot be faithful, but I cannot start my relationship by saying I am going to be faithful till death do us part. There are possibilities that if another woman comes and I like her, I cannot give the assurance that I will not have an affair with her. I have no intention whatsoever tobring all of them under one roof. My intention now is to cater for my children and do my job to the best of my ability. Did Fela have any special food? He ate any food. He liked cakes and ice cream too. I don’t like cakes. I can eat ice cream and chocolate once in a while but my father loved them all. If somebody is celebrating and there is a cake, I can take a little piece not to offend my host. My father could die for cakes. If you visited him and looked inside his refrigerator, you would see lots of cake in it. Your father did not hide his hatred for western medicine. Is it the same with you? I grew up not liking tablets too. I grew up to be a traditionalist like my dad. But I later realised that there are too many fake traditional medicine in our society. The government must understand that many of these herbs are claiming the lives of our people. We must ask ourselves which of the herbs has been scientifically proven to cure malaria and the ailment they claim to cure. I once had malaria and I drank herbs but I was not cured. I felt very uncomfortable. I will not say that herb does not work because Africa believes in it. It is a fact that we did survive before orthodox medicine came. There was African traditional medicine, but where is it today? Everywhere, you will see people hawking herbs, saying it work for this and that. People buy them and mix with hot drinks. Really, when you are mixing alcohol with herbs, you are damaging your liver. While you think you are curing one thing, if it does work, you are damaging another thing in your body. Until we have concrete fact to say something works for the body, we will be deceiving ourselves. Why do you think Fela hated former President Olusegun Obasanjo? Olusegun Obasanjo was a bad leader. He did not do well for Nigeria. He ruled this country three times but has nothing to show for it. They called the soldiers that burnt Kalakuta Republic and killed my grandmother unknown soldiers. The Federal Government is yet to apologise for their action against the Kuti family. Whether they like it or not, Fela was one of the biggest stars from Africa. As the days go by, people are beginning to understand the importance of his music. The Lagos State Government is building a museum in his honour. The family does not have that kind of money to build a museum. It is not the governor’s money but the state government money. But the governor took the decision on behalf of the people. Another museum is also being built Ogun State. Governors are beginning to understand that Kuti’s name cannot be swept under the carpet. The family has done so much for Nigeria and the world. Many people are playing afrobeat style of music today because Fela invented it. Some people are saying he did not start it. But the question is: Who started it and stood firm using the music creatively? Fela stood for many great things and his contribution to the society cannot be pushed aside. Did he have time to take the family out for leisure? In 1967, I remember that he took us to Onikan swimming pool and also Federal Palace Hotel. That was the first and last outing for fun with us. He always made it clear that he was not a conventional father. He did not want us to go to school not because he did not like education, but because he believed that education was colonial. He believed that it was structured to show that Europe is supreme and Africa is not good. Even when he took me out of school in my fourth year in secondary school, I had acquired vast knowledge about the outside world through the books I read at home. I was known as a professor in the Kalakuta Republic. I read books such as Blackman and Walter Rodney’s How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. I read so much that I even found there was a Pharaoh Kuti in Egypt. I wondered if this Egyptian Pharaoh Kuti was in any way related to the Kuti family in Nigeria. My father said we are probably related. Which school were you attending before Fela made that decision? I was studying at Baptist Academy and he withdrew me from there when Obasanjo deployed soldiers to the school. I later went to Igbobi College and spent a year. He advised me to leave the school in form four. Many believed I would become a nonentity because of his action. There was disagreement within the family, my mother was against it, but my dad stood his ground. She wondered why my dad took me out of school when he went to one of the best schools in the UK. She also said since he did not teach me music how then would I be great in life? My father told her not to worry that I would be great. I was not happy too and did not speak to him for six years. He told me that he was confident that I would be great. I did not know what he saw in me. The day my album, Wonder Wonder, became popular and I was becoming a household name in Nigeria, he called our family members and told them that the same boy he withdrew from school had become a successful musician. At that time, it was only my father and King Sunny Ade that were travelling abroad frequently for musical concerts. But I suddenly started travelling abroad more than the two of them because I was becoming known more outside the country. Will I do the same for my son? No. He will get a good education. I will let him understand street life which I grew up to know so that he will have a feel of it, but he must be formally educated. Where were you when soldiers invaded Kalakuta Republic? I was coming back from the school when I saw the soldiers. They wanted to arrest me. But I managed to escape through a place called Alagbole behind Kalakuta. I ran and went to pick my younger sister at Mary Magdalene Primary School. We then crossed over the railway and went home. Is there anything you miss about Fela? I miss his being a grandfather. I think he would have been a fantastic grandfather. He had already been showing the signs with my sister’s daughter and my son. He died in 1997 and my son was born in 1995. I know that what he was not able to do for us, he would have done for our children if he were still alive. Rea d interview on his decisions about women I will never get married again says FEMI KUTI « – The Nigerian News + Entertainment gist http:///2013/04/01/i-will-never-get-married-again-says-femi-kuti/ |
Monday, 1 April 2013
Woman Delivers ‘Stone Baby’ After 60 Year Pregnancy
Huang Yijun, aged 92, is from southern China and she recently made news after delivering a baby known as a lithopedion, aka ‘Stone Baby’.
Huang Yijun told the press she didn’t have the money to have her fetus removed after doctors told her it had died inside her in 1948.
So she simply did nothing at all about it.
Lithopedion is a very rare medical phenomenon, which occurs when a pregnancy fails and the fetus actually calcifies while still in the mother’s body.
Medically speaking, what often happens is the implanted fetus gets to an advanced stage before it dies. Too large to be absorbed by the body, the remains of the child or its surrounding amniotic sac slowly calcify, turning to stone as a way to protect the woman’s body from infection from the decomposing tissue.
If no complications occur, believe it or not, the mother can basically just go on with her life.
According to the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, only 290 cases of lithopedions have ever been documented by medical literature.
Read http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/05/02/weirder-weird-chinese-stone-pregnancy/
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kanye and kim again
Kanye and Kim to name their child Khrist? As in Christ with a K?
A new report claims that a different frontrunner for the Kimye baby has emerged — Khrist. As in, “Christ with a K,” according to Naughty But Nice Rob.“Kanye likes the name Khrist,” an insider says. The source is also smart to point out that Kanye has a new single coming out titled, “I Am a God,” so blasphemy isn’t really an obstacle for him: “I know it is shocking, but let’s remember that this is a guy that is naming his new CD, ‘I Am A God.’ So it makes perfect sense that the child of a god would be named Christ with a K.”There's only one big G - God, mr West. He should have used the small letter g, as in god. And Khrist West? LMAO...let's pray for the sake of the child that this is another rumour...:-)
Key Specifications of the TECNO N7
Key Specifications of the N7 Network - 2G/3G Operating System - Android 4.0 ICS Band - GSM900/DCS1800MHz/WCDMA2100 Processor - 1GHz Dual core CPU Dimension - 148*79*10.3mm Display - 5.0″ Capacitive Touch Screen. Resolution - 480*800 (WVGA) Camera – 0.3MP Front Camera / 5.0MP back Camera with Flash Audio - AMR, WAV, AAC, MP3, MIDI, OGG…. VIDEO - MP4, 3GP, MPEG-4… Memory - 4GB ROM + 512MB RAM – MicroSD, expandable up to 32GB Messaging & SNS – Gmail Connectivity - WiFi, Bluetooth3.0, USB Battery Capacity - BL-4M (2300mAh) Sensor - G-Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor Other Features - FM Radio, Torch, Voice Recording, Alarm, Memo… The Tecno N7 being a key rival to Gionee’s Infinity has failed to impress with less important specs to packed. The only cool (I guess) feature on the phone is the Android 4.0 ICS (Not Jelly Bean) OS it packed and the dual core (which is not quite impressive in this day of Samsung high end smartphones). The Tecno N7 also failed to bring a better RAM (at least a 1GB RAM would not have been a bad idea). The Tecno N7 as stated earlier isn’t available for purchase yet and no date has slated for the launch. Market estimates put the price of the N7 as 27,000NGN to rival Gionne’s infinity of 30,000NGN. http://techinfomania.com/2013/02/tecno-n7-hands-on/   |
Glo with another poweful Android phone
Globacom Limited is currently selling one Android phone called Genius in their Gloworld shops across Nigeria.
Although the manufacturers of the phone is unknown, it is not for 'public consumption'. According to Glo, should you buy the phone, you will be entitled to 18k/sec to all network, 2k/sec to one special number, 200MB Internet data every month for 12 months, upon the recharge of N500 done monthly. The price of the Glo Genius phone is N22,000 available from any Gloworld shops in Nigeria. The phone's specifications according to Glo are:- - Android OS 2.3 Gingerbread - 1GHz Processor - 3.5 HVGA Capacitive Display - 512MB RAM - 512MB ROM - WiFi b/g/n - WiFi Direct - 3MP Rear Camera - 0.3MP Front Camera - 1400 mAh Battery - Dual Sim The phone specifications is not available on their website anyway but, what I posted was a tweet Glo sent me. Check it on a their website here http://www.gloworld.com/genius.asp Nairalanders, does this Genius phone worth the price that Glo tagged it? Let's hear your views. Thank you. |
| Re: Genius Android Phone From Glo by petaling: 5:23pm |
This phone shouldn't be more than 12k.
Single core 3MP |
Sunday, 31 March 2013
Another bomb explodes in kano
A resident of the area said the Joint Task Force, JTF, has already arrived the area and cordoned off the explosion site thereby blocking the ever busy highway.
He also said casualty figures, if any, cannot be ascertained now because of the restriction of access to the area.
Another explosion is also reported around the restive Eastern Bye pass area.
Premium Times is unable to confirm the incidents at the moment.
Efforts to reach the spokesperson of the JTF, Lazarus Eli, were unsuccessful as his lines were continuously busy.
More details later.