My personalities of the year

My #ManofTheYear >>>   Pastor David Ibiyeomie

Although I have never met him  before but those 30mins I spend to watch him preach on #AIT 7am every Sunday has positively affected my IQ. Am bigger, better and fully prepped up for the
new year. It got to a point during the year that I wondered how come David Ibiyeomie does not have a church in Abuja?? If I had found one I for don run comot for #NEBC *hope PastorG is not seeing this* (covers face). Hes usual slogan has got me going “it is not over until you win”

 

My #WomanofTheYear >>>> Dame Patience Jonathan (Mama Peace)
 

 I couldn't think for long before arriving at my Woman of The Year. Despite all the fiery darts of the enemy, this woman is standing. This woman literally went to hell and came back. God in His infinite mercies did not allow the enemies to triumph over her.

I can still remember clearly the incidents that surrounded her trip to early in the year. I also listened to her testimony during the thanksgiving service organized for her. Only God could have delivered her.  Mama Peace ,please dedicate the rest of your life to God.

 

My #EnterprenueroftheYear >>> Mr Tony Elumelu
 

I want to setup my own foundation just like Tony Elumelu.  He is a man driven by vision, who sees his home country and his continent not without hope, but as opportunities that are competitive,
flourishing, and viable—opportunities with the capacity to have quantitative positive change for the continent’s people—for the few who dare.

 The recent investment in the Ughelli power plant, will inject more power into the grid, getting the power plant to 65% of its 1000MW capacity by 2015. The juice processing plant in Benue, thanks to Teragro (a Transcorp subsidiary), could in time be a lifeline for fruit farmers in the middle belt, providing them with a buyer for fruit that would otherwise be left to rot on trees. He is a man who realises that time is short and there is a lot of work to do.

My #SportsmanoftheYear >>> Vincent Enyama

 

 Vincent Enyeama (born 29 August 1982) is a Nigerian football goalkeeper. Since 2002, he has played for the national team of Nigeria. He currently plays for Lille OSC who he signed for in June 2011. The Nigeria international goalie won the award ahead of the likes of PSG's Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edison Cavani, after raking in majority of the votes cast.  Enyeama raked in 71% of the votes, miles ahead of Ibrahimovic's 19% and Cavani's 10%. Enyeama has been impressive for Lille this season, since he was installed as the club's first choice goalkeeper by Rene Girard. The 31-year-old who has also been shortlisted for the Glo/CAF African footballer of the Year Award
has conceded in only two of the 13 games played this season.

He has great reflexes and is reliable when it comes to one-on-one situations.

 

My #Bloggerof theYear >>> Linda Ikeji

 

At a very tender age of 10 years, Linda began a hobby of writing. The fiction she wrote were
commended by her family and friends. As time went by she developed a passion for news.

Some few days back Linda posted a picture of a newly completed duplex she built for her dad in their village. I was so touched. I told God that I would love to do even something bigger for my parents.

 So far Linda Ikeji has purchased two brand new cars, her dream car, which is a 2008 Toyota Camry

that she bought about in 2011. She said: ‘‘I’ve been dreaming about this car ever since I saw it two years ago, and I was finally able to pay for it two days ago, after making savings for nearly four months. The most exciting part is that I have a blog to show it off. At least now some people go no say my ‘levels don change’.

She of late obtained an Infinity FX 35 SUV costing over N8 million. A very sweet child to her parents, she acquired a multi-million 5-bedroom duplex for her parents in Surulere, Lagos.

 

 

Succour for air travellers as air passenger’s rights bill passes second reading

The Air Passenger Rights Bill is presently on the floor of the House and it has passed second reading. If things go according to plan, then many Nigerians who constantly travel by air will soon heave a sigh of relief. All the agonizing stories of baggage loss or damage without proper compensation,flight cancellation with no prior notice, frequent delays, over booking etc all these will soon come to an end

We know that the airlines and the aviation ministry have turned a blind eye to these complaints over the years. Now the conversation is all over social media, as many aggrieved air passengers have lent their voices to the #AirPassengersRights campaign. Continue...



Let’s fight for our rights; Travelling by air in Nigeria has become a nightmare. The airlines do not care about customer service, it has been business as usual.

The proponent of this bill, Hon. Dayo Bush-Alebiosu will be live on ‘Rubbin Minds’ show on Channels TV tomorrow afternoon, Sunday December 29, 2013. So if you have complaints, questions as an air traveller or may be even an aggrieved air traveller, the join the conversation on twitter using the #AirPassengersRights or follow and tweet at @Dayobush.

Don’t forget to watch ‘Rubbin Minds’ show on Channels TV tomorrow afternoon, Sunday December 29, 2013. 

Governor Adams Oshiomhole Survives Road Accident

Press Statement from Edo State Government

Governor Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole survived a motor accident at Ewu Village along the ever-busy Benin-Auchi road in Edo State at about 9.45am Saturday, 28th December 2013 on his way back to Benin City from his Iyamho Village. The incident occurred at about 9.45am at Ewu, in Edo Central Senatorial District, when a Peugeot J5 Bus filled with tomatoes and plantains apparently lost control and rammed into the Governor’s Flag Car from the opposite direction before swerving into a roadside ditch.

Three vehicles in the Governor’s convoy were in front of the Governor’s Flag Car and had passed the Peugeot J5 Bus before it [J5 Bus] had direct impact with the Governor’s car, which had the Governor, his Aide-De-Camp [ADC] and his Driver as occupants. The Governor’s Car was badly affected but both occupants of the Peugeot J5 Bus and that of the Governor’s sustained no injuries.

 The Peugeot J5 Bus was following a truck that was descending the Ewu Slope when it suddenly veered off into the Governor’s lane from the opposite direction and directly impacted on the Governor’s vehicle, apparently because of brake failure. The good story is that nobody sustained injuries in both vehicles. The Comrade Governor is hale and hearty, his ADC and other occupants of the Peugeot J5 are also in good condition.

The incident has been reported to the Divisional Police Station at Ewu for further investigation. This is to assure all good people of Edo State that there is no cause for alarm. Their loving Comrade Governor is fine, hale and hearty as well as other occupants of the other affected vehicle. The Comrade Governor is wishing everyone a prosperous new year ahead.
Signed
Prince Kassim Afegbua
Special Adviser, Media & Public Affairs.

2013 Prophecies from Apostle Johnson Suleiman

It's from Apostle Johnson Suleiman, the founder and senior pastor of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide. See it below...

These are not prophecies given out of personal interest or animosity but are direct words from the Holy spirit. If prayers are made negative prophecies can be averted.

1.      House of Representative to lose some members to death, prayers needed

2.      Alhaji Bamanga Tukur will be the last united PDP Chairman, as there will be great in-fighting in PDP.

3.      There will be major boom and breakthrough in the agriculture this year

4.      CNN will lose major staff.

5.      Nollywood will keep losing people unless prayers are made and repentance; Many have gone fetish and there is high rate of immorality. I see three major stars dying this year unless prayers are made.

See more after the cut...

6.      Many barren women will become joyful mothers.

7.      Emir of Kano Alhaji (Dr) Ado Bayero to pray against attempt on his life. He will lose some men.

8.      Rapist will be on the prowl. Raping women little children and even pregnant women. watch where your kids go..

9.      A sec deadlier than Boko -Haram is being trained and prepared.

10.   South Africa to mourn a hero. They should pray for former South African president  Dr Nelson Mandela and Arc-Bishop  Desmond Tutu.

11.   I see a Governor dying.

12.   This year, the looting  of National treasury will be on a massive scale.

13.   President Goodluck Jonathan's own men from his place will fight him.

14.   Igbos should forget about presidency.

15.   In 2015, an opposition will lose, PDPD will fail.

16.   I see the crisis in PDP widening more and more.

17.   A yoruba movie actor to die surprisingly.

18.   A year judgment for politicians and wicked leaders.

19.   There will be scarcity of money in 2013, but food will be in abundance.

20.   Chief of Defence Staff to be retired.

21.   There is vacancy in Aso Rock.

22.   Prayers to be made because I see the National flag flying half  mask.

23.   I see NUJ lose notable member through accident.

24.   President Goodluck will lose someone precious to him either this year or next.

25.   Auchi my hometown to pray against serious flood disaster.

26.   A  member of the United State of America's senate house will die.

27.   President Barrack Obama's  life will be attempted.

28.   Alhaji Aliko Dangote will have issues.

29.   Central Bank of Nigeria's governor will be made an Emir, but he needs prayers.

30.   MTN needs prayers.

31.   Massive retrenchment in Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), but prayers needed to avert it.

32.   I see something happening in a foreign country ( natural disaster) and people could not fly in or out of that nation for days.

33.   Nigerian Music entertainer Tuface Idibia will face blackmail and scandal.

34.   Hon. Aminu Tambuwal ( Speaker) should not contest for presidency. If he goes for governorship, he will win.

35.   Dame patience Jonathan will have health issues unless prayers are made.

36.   Kidnapping will start in South Africa.

37.   HID Awolowo, it is well.

38.   The governor of Ondo to pray against poison.

39.   President Robert Mugabe, I see death around him, he needs prayers.

40.   Abuja the Federal Capital City will experience high scale attacks this year.

41.   I see Traditional Rulers die.

42.   Omega Fire Ministries (OFM) will witness worldwide recognition that will shock everyone.

43.   Lots of Nigerians will be repatriated from African nations.

44.   Oil will be found in a state

45.   I see a new president.

Now tell me which of these prophecies did not come to pass?? God is great!!!!

My Dear Iyabo Obasanjo

First off, it is still unclear whether or not you wrote that open letter to your father – ex-President Olusegun Obansanjo – circulating in the media.You failure to come forward to affirm or refute the letter and its contents have forced many to believe that you indeed, penned that piece.

Personally, I’ve read the letter, and just can’t hide my disappointment. I’m particularly disappointed because everyone that has read it, and will ever read it must have had issues with their own dads at some point in their lives. Some even have more disastrous relationships with their fathers or parents. Some don’t even know their parents and earnestly pray to have somebody to call father, no matter how irresponsible he may be. I don’t know if you have ever been to the orphanages. Please do…You will understand.
To tell you the truth, throwing mud at your father’s white garment in the village square is the least effective way of redressing such complex family squabbles. What you have done is sacrilegious. It shows bad upbringing and want of character. It puts a big question mark on the academic background and intellectual quality of the author. By all known cultural, social and global standards, your open letter and its contents are very inappropriate.

I’m sure you are a mother, a busy mother for that matter. You have been a senator, commissioner, business woman et al. That shows how busy you must have been. That also shows you can’t  boast of having been a 100% effective mum to your kids. There must habe been times your professional work or political schedules clashed with your wifely/motherly routine. And as such, it will be wrong to claim that you have been there for your children and family EVERYTIME they needed you. But that doesn’t make you a bad mum. That doesn’t mean you have failed or neglected your motherly roles. That doesn’t also mean you love your family any less.

I’m sure you worked hard and made all these sacrifices for the sake of your children; your family.  How would you feel if they turn around and throw mud at you, like you are doing to your father? How would you react to a mail in the media tomorrow authored by your own son, accusing you of neglect, or prioritizing your political pursuits far above your motherly obligations? Would you rather rejoice? The same people you toiled for?

I won’t bother to go into the contents of your mail, simply because its purely a private family affair, which ought not to be in the public domain in the first place. But please be reminded that your political progress and achievements so far were enabled and powered by your surname – OBASANJO!  The plethora of lawsuits and trials you escaped during the Senate Health Committee scandals are thankfully attributable to your last name. You literally walked away from legal prosecution, and a highly-probable conviction. It wasn’t magic. So, the freedom you enjoy today, is just on borrowed time. It shouldn’t be.

Let me conclude by advising that family disputes should never be used to settle political scores and mundane differences. Its wrong!!! It is not the duty of a daughter to win more enemies for his father. In fact, it is a TABOO. Many of your father’s real and imagined enemies must have been amused by your letter. But in their minds, they tremble at the mere thought of having a child like you.  They would wish to be childless than to have a child that would bring them nothing but disgrace. Nobody wants that. And you too!
Let political scores be settled politically. But don’t allow yourself to be used as a willing smear tool in the hands of forces against your own father. This is wrong!!! You have elders, uncles, brothers, sisters, and a host of relatives to complain to. There are traditional and cultural institutions for redressing such family grievances. Use them!

Please remember that even the people you write and complain to, may have worse family problems. Look at all the great men in history: Prince of Wales, Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton, MKO Abiola, Fela Anikulapo Kuti … name them…they all had family problems…You are not the first, and won’t be the last. Please my dear sister, don’t invite curses upon your innocent head.
And finally, of all the commandments in the Bible, there is only one with a promise: Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days may be long. So says the holy scripture. She who hath ears, let her hear.
May God help you to do the right thing…
Goodbye sister,
VIO
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Satellite unveils coldest place on earth

SCIENTISTS recently recorded the lowest temperatures on Earth at a desolate and remote ice plateau in East Antarctica, trumping a record set in 1983 and uncovering a new puzzle about the ice-covered continent. Ted Scambos, lead scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), and his team found temperatures from −92 to −94 degrees Celsius (−134 to −137 degrees Fahrenheit) in a 1,000-kilometer long swath on the highest section of the East Antarctic ice divide.

 The measurements were made between 2003 and 2013 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor on board NASA’s Aqua satellite and during the 2013 Southern Hemisphere winter by Landsat 8, a new satellite launched early this year by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey.

 “I’ve never been in conditions that cold and I hope I never am,” Scambos said. “I am told that every breath is painful and you have to be extremely careful not to freeze part of your throat or lungs when inhaling.” The record temperatures are several degrees colder than the previous record of −89.2 degrees Celsius (−128.6 degrees Fahrenheit) measured on July 21, 1983 at the Vostok Research Station in East Antarctica.

They are far colder than the lowest recorded temperature in the United States, measured at −62 degrees Celsius (−79.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Alaska, in northern Asia at -68 degrees Celsius (−90.4 degrees Fahrenheit), or even at the summit of the Greenland Ice Sheet at -75 degrees Celsius (−103 degrees Fahrenheit).

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Food, Your Defence Against Diseases

Aside the running battle against sub-standard and adulterated drugs by the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), it cannot be said with all certainty that the curative and preventive attributes of these medicines in our drug stores would always be assured.

Even the economic challenges facing people have led to poorer feeding and nutrition. However, the food sources of nutrients that serve as medicine to the body can be largely relied on to help proper body metabolism.

Knowing the food to eat in place of drugs is as good as extending one’s life span, even if temporarily. Whether in normal course of ill health or in severe cases of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) virus infection, nutrients from fruits and vegetables have proved to be sources of reliable prophylactics. Where there is an already weakened immune system by HIV or other diseases, nutritionists agree that a nutritious diet can help maintain a proper functioning of the body.

 Find below a list of disease conditions that can be handled by food nutrients:

Anaemia Eat more iron-rich foods such as animal products (eggs, fish, meat and liver), green leafy vegetables (collard green, spinach), legumes (beans, lentils, groundnuts) nuts, oil seeds and fortified cereals Take iron supplements Fever Eat soups rich in foods that give energy and nutrients like maize, potato and carrot; drink plenty of liquid Drink teas from lemon, guava and gum tree Drink more than usual, beyond thirst Eat small, frequent meals as tolerated Nausea and Vomiting Eat small and frequent meals

Eat food such as soup, unsweetened porridge, and fruit such as bananas Eat slightly salted and dry foods such as crackers to calm the stomach Drink herbal teas lemon juice in hot water Avoid spicy and fatty foods Avoid alcohol Drink plenty of liquids- cleaned boiled water Thrush (disease of the mouth) Eat soft, mashed foods such as carrots, scrambled eggs, mashed potato, banana, soups and porridge Eat cold or room-temperature foods Avoid spicy, salty or sticky foods; these may initiate mouth sores

Avoid alcohol and drink plenty of liquids Anorexia (loss of appetite) Stimulate appetite by eating favourite foods Eat small amounts of food more often Select foods that are more energy dense Avoid strong-smelling foods Diarrhoea Drink a lot of fluids (soups, diluted fruit juices, boiled water and light herbal teas) to avoid dehydration Avoid strong citrus fruits (orange, lemon) because they may irritate the stomach

Consume foods rich in soluble fibre (millet, banana, peas, lentils) to help retain fluids Consume fermented foods such as yoghurt and porridges Consume easily digestible foods such as rice, millet, maize, potato, sweet potato and crackers