Renowned Journalist/Blogger CKN empowers 10 widows through his foundation in Lagos (See Pictures)

The 4th edition of the CKN Annual Widow's Foundation Empowerment Programme was held in Lagos yesterday .
Ten women were given cash donations to assist their families.
Among them is a 28 years old lady whose husband died recently leaving her to cater for a set of two twins (four children) .

This brings to a total of 45 widows empowered by the Foundation since inception according to the CEO of CKN Widows Foundation Chris Kehinde Nwandu

These are some of the pictures from the event.

Chris Kehinde Nwandu ,the President of Guild Of Professional Bloggers of Nigeria is the Coordinator of the FRSC Celebrity Marshals and Ambassador Of ActionAid Nigeria, Sheroes Ambassador and UN Ambassador for Peace among others

Celebrity blogger Linda Ikeji says she and Jeremi Sholaye are broken up.

Celebrity blogger Linda Ikeji announced on social media that  its over between her and the father of her son Jeremi Sholaye.

This was her post 

"Two days before my 38th birthday on September 17th, I welcomed my first child, my son, Jayce. I look at him and I wonder why I waited so long to have a child. I’ve never known love like this. I literally have tears in my eyes every time I look at him. I can’t believe he came out of me. He is by far my greatest blessing and I’m looking forward to navigating him through life!

Now to the reason why you are reading this. I argued with myself for a long time whether to put this out or not…and finally decided it was a story I wanted to share. I've always been open about my life but I'm sharing details about my personal life mostly because of the girls who look up to me. The girls I have mentored, mentoring right now and plan to mentor in the future. I’m very particular about our young girls and I have personally tried over the years to be an example in some way; tried to teach these girls how to fight for their dreams, how to live right and do right and then I go and have a child out of wedlock and that must be a little confusing to some of them and especially with so many untruthful stuff out there about me. The most hilarious is that I had a child for a married man. Lol. Here’s my answer to that! The married man that I will sleep with has not yet been born. If he’s been born, he will die, be buried, rise and die again before he will lay with me. I don’t do married men. The father of my child is a single man and his name is Sholaye Jeremi. To be honest, at some point I thought he was my final bus stop but you know how life happens...lol. Unfortunately he and I are a completely closed chapter. Sadly for our son Jayce, it’s the kind of chapter that can’t ever be opened again.

One of the things many people have asked me is how I met this man because we don’t run in the same circle. Well, I met him 3 years ago at Wheatbaker Restaurant in Ikoyi in December 2015 shortly after I moved to my home in Banana Island, Ikoyi. It was a day after Christmas and I was having dinner with friends when he walked in. He saw me and the rest is history. He claimed at the time that he had never heard of me which was seriously a turn-on for me because up until then I’d only been meeting men who behaved like fans. At the time we met, I was 35 and he was 37 and I’d been single for nearly 4 years. I was definitely searching and I fell in love almost immediately and so we became an item.

At the time I met him he lived in a 3-bedroom flat at what used to be 5 roundabout in Lekki after Mobil. I used to drive for almost two hours in traffic from my house to go see him. Most of the time, I carried my laptop to his home to enable me to work and at the same time spend the whole day with him.

It was a whirlwind romance. He was the funniest and most romantic guy I’d met up until that point, so it was easy to fall in love and I truly believed the feeling was mutual. A few weeks after we met, it seemed like we were planning a future together. This man was already calling me Linda Ikeji Jeremi and making all these plans but then just like that, it was over between us. I went from waking up every morning to love text messages from him to no more calls. I was just thanking God for finally sending me my own man when all of a sudden we were no longer talking to each other. Later he would tell me what scared him off. My public life. He claims he’s a private business man and didn’t want the attention being with me would bring to him and I told him I understood and we went our separate ways. We tried to get back together in 2016 but it didn't work out so much so we separated again but stayed in touch (mostly him to be honest), stayed friends and that was how our back and forth started.

By mid-2017, we were both still single and we started seeing each other again quietly. There were times it was very intense and we talked about a future together, and there were times that I couldn’t figure out what exactly I was doing with this guy. We were not suited for each other. Totally different lifestyles. And there was the problem of my fame. I walked away from this man a million times and he came after me a million and one times. No matter how much I pushed him away, he kept coming back and me, because I couldn’t find anyone else, I kept going back. Lol. So I was basically going back to my ex because I couldn’t find anyone else. *sigh*.

Then I fell pregnant. It wasn’t planned, it just happened; though we talked about having a child together just two months before I fell pregnant. He said something about putting a billionaire baby inside me and I remember jokingly telling him that I’m also a billionaire so our child was going to be a billionaire on both side...and we laughed. But after I fell pregnant, things became extremely weird between us. If I tried to explain what happened, I wouldn’t be able to because it was confusing to me. We went from talking about the pregnancy and being okay with it; he even suggested I go to Dubai for my pre-natals as he didn’t trust doctors in Nigeria, to literally not talking to each other anymore. Around when I was about three months pregnant, he did come to see my parents and actually became very cool with my dad. They were literally exchanging Whatsapp messages every day. He later agreed to a traditional wedding which he didn’t follow through and then he switched. He began to treat me with so much hate and aggression that I and my family had to cut him off completely.

To be honest if anybody had told me when we met three years ago, considering how deeply we cared for each other that I would fall pregnant two years later and he would completely turn his back on me for most part of my pregnancy, I never would have believed it but that’s what happened. I had to draw strength from myself, my family and close friends.

And Jayce...oh my son Jayce, he was my biggest strength. It was almost as if he knew his dad was acting up so he came through for his mum. He was gentle with me when I was carrying him. I had an extremely easy pregnancy. I pushed him out under 3 mins and was in the labour room for less than 30 minutes. And then my snapback was amazing. Three weeks later, it was almost as if I’d never been pregnant. Jayce was my soldier when his dad turned his back.

But still, I have absolutely no iota of regret meeting Sholaye. Gosh, have you seen Jayce? How can I regret that? God doesn’t make mistakes. If you believe that you’re always led by God like I believe then I have to believe that God led me to this man for whatever reasons best known to Him. I thought God sent him as my life partner but I guess He just used him as a vessel for my greatest blessing. Now his part in my story is over. I know when to put my hands up and surrender. That God brought someone significant into your life doesn’t mean they are supposed to follow you throughout your life’s journey. We should learn to know when people’s part in our story is over. Don’t fight for closure, don’t ask for explanations, don’t chase answers, just let them go and know that if God meant for you to have them in your life, He would have given them to you. Sometimes people just come to serve a purpose in your life and are not meant to stay and there’s no point holding on to them. This one is done and dusted. It’s just Jayce and I now moving forward and I know life will be beautiful for us.

Being a single mum wasn’t the dream I had for myself; I’d prayed for the kind of happy home my parents built for us (they’ve been together for 40 years). Nothing is more important to me than family. For years I’d hammered on how much I was looking forward to getting married, having children and building my own family and I believed God was going to come through for me on that one, but I have come to understand that we have no control over what life throws at us no matter how much we plan, pray, or work. And we also have no control over the actions of other people towards us. One of the things I have learnt in my life’s journey is that your idea of how life should go might be different from the way life actually goes. It’s called Life Happening. Sometimes it unfolds into something we never dreamed of but because we don’t recognize the route we find ourselves on our journey through life, doesn’t mean God won’t get us to our destination. Remember, an uncertain chapter doesn’t ruin the whole book. Life will happen whether we are ready or not. All we can do is keep our heads up and keep moving.

Family and close friends told me I owed no one any explanation about the circumstances that led to the birth of my son, but I knew without writing this, I could never stand in front of the young girls who look up to me and talk to them again. I could never go on my secondary school tour and speak with these girls again about living right and doing right. I would always feel like I have no moral right to do so. I went to 15 secondary schools in 2017 and talking to those young impressionable girls has been one of the highlights of my life. I cancelled this year’s tour because I was pregnant and I haven’t made any preparations for next year’s tour because I wanted to set things right first.

I have so many plans for young girls next year and in the coming years with the Selfmade finance and mentorship projects with international collaborations, so this was important for me to do, to explain myself to the young girls who look up to me and feel disappointed that I got pregnant and had a baby out of wedlock. For years, I have preached decency, morality and uprightness and despite what happened to me, I mean it from the bottom of my heart. That should be the only way to live. That’s the only way I live. Don’t ever compromise your values. With this, I was led by my heart and my clock ticking and even though I have no regrets, I’m sorry if I let any of you ladies down by the decision I made, and I hope you learn from my experience. I hope you do better than I did. The ideal thing would be to find a man you love, who loves you back and gives you stability, get married, have kids and raise a family, not being a single mum or a baby mama. I was 37 years old at the time I conceived and if I want to be honest, my age played a role in me allowing myself to be pregnant out of wedlock. I don’t want to be having kids in my 40s or struggling with fertility later in life. This wasn’t the plan but like I said before, life happens. You just have to find a way to make the best of what life throws at you. And so for any young girl this means anything to, I am truly sorry. I am not sorry I had Jayce, I’m just sorry I didn’t go about it the right way.

But you know, despite this crazy love experience, I still believe in love and I believe in happy endings and I can’t wait to one day, God willing, have my fairy tale ending. The father of my child is the only man I’ve given a chance to in 6 years. Lol. I swear. I’m not really a relationship kind of girl. I’m more a career girl. I can go for years without a man. I’m one of those women who don’t need a man to validate their existence but biko, I’ve done the single life enough in the past…lol… going forward I’m looking forward to giving someone else a chance and try this love thing again. I was raised in a happy 2-parents’ home and that’s what I want for Jayce. So I hope I meet a great guy soon until then I’m enjoying motherhood. It rocks! Life has never been more beautiful!

I’d also like to address a few other issues. Number one is this celibacy issue. So many people have trolled me over it and I’d like to correct the misunderstanding. I have never ever in my life said people shouldn’t have sex before marriage. NEVER EVER have I said that. I have even argued with quite a few people that it is not feasible in this day and age. What I have always said and I maintain till today is; Do not ever sleep with men for money because any woman with a brain and determination can get her own money herself. And there’s nothing sweeter than your own money. I am 38 years old and I recently bought a N100million+ car; what the heck do you need to be sleeping with a man for? For designer bags, first class tickets and luxury holidays? GTFOH with sleeping with a man for rent money! You can give yourself all that and more if you apply yourself, fight for your dream and work your butt off. Men don’t have the exclusive right to create wealth; women can also create wealth. Money is not male. Wealth is not male. Success is not male. We women just need to believe in ourselves more and get off our butts and stop relying on our looks and charm instead of our brain, mind, will, and our God given talent/gift. We can be rich, we can be successful, we can break barriers, do what was formerly termed impossible, do what men can do, be CEOs of conglomerates and billionaires without ever having to lie on our backs. Please ladies, we are powerful beyond measure and can do anything and be anything we want to be.

The other thing I’ve always said is; do not sleep around with multiple men who just use your body for their pleasure; that is; too many one night stands, casual sex, many sex partners in a short period of time all in the name of relationships. Your body deserves better. I feel sex should only happen when you’re in a loving, committed relationship with someone you love. I was celibate for many years until I met my son’s father and fell in love. And instead of increasing my body count, I just went back to the same eggplant…lol. My mistake was I should have walked away when the relationship became a waste...lol... but then again, Jayce wouldn’t be here today if I had. So really, there’s nothing that I have preached that I didn’t practice. So you guys stop trolling me over this abeg! Lol.

Thank you for reading and thank you for your understanding.

Love and kisses to you and yours

Hugs

Linda"

71 Lawmakers Commence Process To Revert Nigeria To Parliamentary System

71 members of the House of Representatives on Thursday commenced a process to revert Nigeria to parliamentary system of government away from the current presidential system of government.
The lawmakers jointly sponsored a bill, which passed for first reading on the floor of the house, seeking to alter the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Briefing newsmen after plenary, the Deputy Chairman of the group of lawmakers, Hon. Nicholas Ossai, said that the position of the lawmakers in the legislation clearly pointed to the compelling advantages of parliamentary system of government.
According to him, studies have shown that countries run by presidential system of government consistently produce lower growth rate and higher inflation.
The lawmaker said that there was also a greater income inequality in economies under presidential system compared to the parliamentary system, as the rich got richer while the poor get poorer.
Ossai said records showed that output growth under presidential system were sub-zero, while those under parliamentary systems were from one point and above.
He added that in countries run under presidential systems inflation was on average six per cent point, higher than those under parliamentary systems.
According to him, this is due to the excessive powers domiciled in one man under the presidential system, as consensus building that was often required for economic decision was always lacking.
The legislator further stated that economies of nations were known to thrive on the confidence of investors in the system and character of the government.
He said: “The instability and volatility of presidential systems make it difficult to achieve these economic objectives.
“Over-centralisation of government decisions that are prevalent in presidential systems obstructs economic development when compared to the parliamentary or hybrid systems.”
He also said that the presidential system was often not conducive to consensus building, which is known to have favourable effects on the economy.
Ossai added that the parliamentary system helped in quick passage of economic bills, due to the fusion of power that it embodies.
He said: “The decentralisation of powers in parliamentary system helps to douse tensions in countries, including Nigeria, where ethnicity, race, religious differences and ideological divisions are prevalent.
“Thereby, promoting peace and unity, which are ingredients for economic growth and development.”
The lawmaker noted that 169 countries made 123 changes in the form of government they practised within the period 1950 and 2003.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that these countries include 10 post-Soviet Union countries, moving from presidential to parliamentary systems in the 1990s as well as 10 countries in North Africa and Middle East, switching in opposite directions since 1950s.
Ossai recalled that, more recently, France made changes to its constitution in the direction of parliamentary systems.
He said constitutional reforms had been on the agenda in a number of countries in the Middle-East since the 2011 Arab spring

Nigerian businessman, Dilly Umenyiora & his beautiful wife Fifi are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary

Dilly Umenyiora, a popular Nigerian businessman, and his pretty wife, Fifi, are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary today December 13th.

The couple who got married in 2008, now have three children between.

An excited Fifi shared new photos of herself and her hubby on Instagram to celebrate the anniversary.

She wrote: “10 Years!!!!!,3 Amazing Children…no long epistles but I Thank you Lord For your mercies,your Grace,I Thank God for wisdom,Protection,Love and guidance, it hasn’t been all strawberries and whipped cream trust me,being married to the world’s most stubborn man…But the Most Loving and Kind hearted Man

“My Rock..I Love you..We made it to 10!!!

“Cheers to another 40 years!!!

“Happy Anniversary to Me and Mine

“13/12/08”

See her post below:

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Lady hails man who constantly helps his wife with house chores & takes delight in it

A lady has taken to social media to hail a man who constantly helps his wife with the house chores and takes delight in it.

According to Victoria Danso who was thrilled by the unusual gesture, the man and father of three children who works night shift in a factory – collects his own share of house work from the wife who appreciates him and labelled him an angel in human form.

Read the full report below as shared by Victoria on Facebook;

“Meet bro Emma, the husband of a woman who sells foodstuff in my area. They have three children, the youngest is the one in the picture. His wife, Kabuki leaves home at 5 o’clock in the morning everyday, except Sundays, to go to Agbogbloshie to buy stuff to sell in their container shop.

Bro Emma works the night shift in a factory, he, gets home before his wife leaves, he bathes and feeds the children, takes the two older ones to school, comes back to open their shop and starts attending to customers while taking care of their baby.

He does this till his wife returns from town, around 11 o’clock he helps to bring the things down from the car, makes sure everything is set up well, helps in selling before he goes home to rest for another night shift.

First day i saw him in the container, he was cutting okro for a customer who said she was too busy to do it at home. I walked over and started him in a convo, he told me he didn’t find anything wrong with helping the woman he had married and the children God had given them.

His wife, didn’t let him finish his sentence, she walked right up to me and said. “Sis Vicky, this man you see here is an angel in human form, he does all these things without complaining, sometimes i ask God what i did to deserve this blessing, Please, thank him for me wai”

At this point, i had tears in my eyes. I prayed for him,showered him with lots of accolades and went on my way.

If you’re a man and you don’t help your wife at home, but you always want to do distin, even when she’s bone tired, learn from bro Emma and change your ways. Remember, we’ll not tolerate that character in 2019.”

It is better to have sex with your daughter than a stranger rape her – Ghanaian man says

A Ghanaian man identified as Yaw Nuamah has sparked major outrage on social media after saying it is better for a man to sleep with his daughter than have a stranger rape her.

The young man was reacting to a post, when he said some parents have sex with their children as part of sex education.

Stating further that such act with help the child handle their sex life better in future.

When he was slammed by other users of the platform, he went further to ask a distasteful question that;

Which is worse: sleeping with your own daughter or a stranger raping her

See the conversation below;

Diego Maradona reportedly kicked out by his girlfriend from the same house he bought her

Diego Maradona is said to have split up with his young girlfriend… and she’s even booted him out of the house he bought for her.

The Argentina legend, 58, has broken up with Rocio Oliva – 30 years his junior – after series of blazing rows, claim reports in South America.

Maradona – who is currently managing in Mexico – is thought to be hurting after the split, with 28-year-old Oliva calling time on the relationship.

Argentine journalist Lio Pecoraro broke the news on the Todas Las Tardes programme on the El Nueve channel.

Pecoraro said: “The ex-footballer was thrown out of the house he gifted to Rocio in Bella Vista.

“The ex-No10 doesn’t want to leave. The relationship between them is finished.”

Oliva is said to have been kicked Maradona out of the house he bought for her in the exclusive Bella Vista area of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires.

Recently, Oliva even described herself as single on TV show ESPN Redes, which Pecoraro says “fired Diego up”

The pair are then said to have argued at their home for a whole weekend following the stunt.

Another host of the programme said: “She doesn’t want to go to Mexico under any circumstances. She wants to stay in Argentina.”

Maradona is currently the manager of Mexican second-tier side Doradoas de Sinaloa and spends much of his time in the country.

The 58-year-old met Oliva in 2012 after divorcing he first wife Claudia Villafane in 2003 after 17 years of marriage.

Oliva is an ex-professional footballer who played for several clubs in the couple’s native Argentina.

Davido’s Girlfriend, Chioma Avril shines in new stunning photos

In new photos released by Davido’s girlfriend, Chioma, the chef has been praised by fans for taking good care of herself.

Chioma Avril, the girlfriend of Nigerian musician, Davido has left her fans with something to cheer after releasing stunning new photos.

Chioma in the new photos could be seen wearing a native crop top and a matching skirt.

Davido’s Assurance is a beauty to behold and you already know we don’t lie. Check it out!

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Woman who disguises as a blind person to beg by the roadside with her child in Warri, Delta State nabbed by the police

A woman who disguises as a blind person to beg by the roadside with her child in Warri, Delta State, was arrested today after she was reported to the police by a concerned citizen.

According to the president of Nigerian Child Welfare Fund, Joshua Omorere, he had been warning the fake blind beggars who stay at Jakpa junction especially the arrested woman, to desist from deceiving the public with their trade.

Earlier today, he led a team of police officers who raided their spot and arrested the fake blind beggar who was with her daughter as others fled on sighting the security agents.

It was gathered that the police officers were convinced the woman was blind after she and her daughter broke down in tears while being arrested.

On getting to the police station, the officers threatened to put tear gas in her eyes, that was when the woman identified as Ada Nwachukwu admitted she is not blind and disclosed that she came all the way from Orlu in Imo state to Warri just to hustle.

According to report, the beggars make a minimum of five thousand naira daily and as at Mrs. Nwachukwu was arrested she had already made N3,270.

Breaking: President Buhari appoints new Environment Minister

This development was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Malam Garba Shehu, on Thursday

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Surveyor Suleiman Hassan as the Minister of the Environment.
This development was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Malam Garba Shehu, on Thursday.
The new appointment follows the resignation of the Minister of State for the Environment, Ibrahim Usman Jibril, who left the Federal Executive Council to ascend the throne of his forefathers as the Emir of Nasarawa in Nasarawa State.
The President, according to Shehu, announced the succession at the Ministry of the Environment at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday.

The Kardashians are OVER! Thank God nobody wants to keep up with greedy, dumb, nudity-loving Kardashians anymore -PIERS MORGAN:

 RIP The Kardashians.

It is with great lack of even a molecule of sadness that I have to report the demise of the world’s most vacuous, grasping, sleazy, stupid and annoying family.
Ratings for the season finale of Keeping Up With The Kardashians on Sunday night crashed to just 851,000 viewers.

That’s a staggering 37% fall from the 1.3 million who watched the premiere episode in August.

I'm thrilled that ratings for the season 15 finale of Keeping Up With The Kardashians crashed to just 851,000 viewers -a  37% fall from the 1.3 million who watched the premiere episode

This wasn’t just any season either.

The family pulled out all the headline-grabbing self-intrusion stops to try to drive up interest including the birth of two babies, Kanye West’s slavery controversy, Khloe's boyfriend cheating on her days before the birth of her child, and Kim meeting President Trump to seek a pardon for Alice Marie Johnson.

Yet it seems nobody cared, about any of it.

And to cement the ladies’ humiliation, the Real Housewives of Orange County, which pulled in 1.7 million viewers, thrashed them.

In fact, the Kardashians finished last among all TV shows aired nationally in America at 9pm on Sunday.

After 11 long, tortuous years, it appears America’s finally grown sick and tired of watching this tiresome freak-show.

And that surely spells the long overdue beginning of the end for the Kardashian brand too?

The family pulled out all the headline-grabbing self-intrusion stops to try to drive up interest like Kim meeting President Trump, and multiple babies were born to the many offspring

Despite all these babies and self intrusions the Kardashians finished last among all TV shows aired nationally in America at 9pm on Sunday

God I hope so.

The Kardashians have grown to represent everything that’s wrong about modern life.

They’re a bunch of spoiled whiny brats who preach one relentlessly depressing message: that you can succeed in life by being completely and utterly devoid of any talent other than stripping naked and shameless self-promotion.

And week after week on their unutterably tedious TV show they prove they don’t have a single intellectual brain cell between them.

Daniel ‘007’ Craig told British GQ perfectly summed up the conundrum of their success: ‘Look at the Kardashians, they’re worth millions,’ he said. ‘You see that and you think, “What, you mean all I have to do is behave like a f*cking idiot on television and then you’ll pay me million?”’

Well, yes, Mr Bond.

And how did they get to this extraordinary, exulted place?

That’s a much simpler question to answer.

As Amber Rose, Kanye’s ex, revealed to ET: ‘The only reason these girls have careers is because their older sister had a little fun on tape, let’s be realistic.’

Yet, let’s…because it’s the truth.

The Kardashians have become a billion dollar brand because Kim made a sex tape.

Without it, they would be nothing.

With it, they are everywhere, permeating every pore of our waking life with their tweets, Instagram posts, fashion lines, perfumes, makeup lines and topless selfies.

The Kardashians have become a billion dollar brand. They permeate every pore of our waking life with their tweets, Instagram posts, fashion lines, perfumes, makeup and topless selfies

Because the reality of the self-styled ‘reality television royalty’ is their very existence at the epicenter of popular culture is a malevolent, poisonous boil that until now has shown itself to be impervious to any lance.

The Kardashians stand for nothing but themselves, and their boundless egos and ravenous thirst for publicity ensures there is no escape from them – on television, radio and the internet.

If you Google them, up springs an hourly torrent of headlines.

Today’s include:

‘KIM CALLS KOURTNEY BORING’

‘KOURTNEY CALLS KIM A PORN STAR’

‘KYLIE HITS BACK AT MOCK CHEATING PHOTO’

‘KHLOE FINALLY ADDRESSES TRISTAN’

On and on rages the tidal wave of inconsequential bullsh*t spewing from the mouths, actions and social media feeds of this vainglorious collection of stupendously self-aggrandising dimwits.

And with each headline that steals valuable news space from famine, war and political upheaval, a little piece of all of us dies.

Seriously, who gives a monkey’s cuss about what these ridiculous creatures do or say any more?

The Kardashians prostitute every aspect of their lives.

There’s nothing they won’t commercialise – births, deaths, marriages, affairs, feuds, sex change operations.

The Kardashians  have and will prostitute every aspect of their lives. There’s nothing they won’t commercialise – births (Kourtney was the first of many to birth on the show) , deaths, marriages, affairs, feuds - even Caitlyn's sex change 

You name, they’ll flog it - all under the direction of the ruthless matriarch Kris Jenner, a woman who delights in setting record new lows for her family’s tasteless, shameless, shocking antics.

They’re all very rich, but at what cost to their pride, dignity and soul?

And at what thought to the damage they’re doing to the tens of millions of impressionable young girls who follow them so fervently?

Now, just when I’d almost given up all hope of ever seeing the back of them, a beaming light of ratings-catastrophe light shines out from the depraved darkness.

Make no mistake; Sunday’s finale viewing figures are a disaster for the Kardashians.

For such an established long-running show to lose nearly half its audience during a season is the kind of indefensible fiasco that leads to cancellation.

And there’s no hiding from the bigger picture behind those numbers: people no longer want to keep up with the Kardashians.

There may be many reasons for this; boredom at the never-ending fake drama, cynicism at the increasingly aggressive and unedifying commercialisation of myriad products, or perhaps the original fantasy Kardashian image has been irreparably dimmed by the arrival of older age, husbands and babies?

Perhaps the original fantasy Kardashian image has been irreparably dimmed by the arrival of older age, husbands and babies. It’s pathetic to see Kim, a mother of three, still frenziedly posting naked photos in a desperate bid to try to be the sex tape object of desire she once was

It’s frankly pathetic to see Kim, a mother of three, still frenziedly posting naked photos in a desperate bid to try to be the sex tape object of pervy global desire that she once was.

But to be honest, I don’t really care why their ratings have suddenly tanked. I just feel ecstatic that Santa has started his gift delivery a little earlier than normal this year.

As the world continues to reel from a year of shrieking partisan hysteria, there is finally something that can bring us all together to unite as one in jubilant celebration at this special time.

Merry Christmas everyone – 

Source DailyMailUk

I’m fulfilled for saving the lives of over 270 people— Abdul-Mutallib Says: Release my son, his incarceration painful •Human rights lawyer, Banire wants case revisited

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Farouk Abdul-Mutallab’s father, Alhaji Umaru Abdul-Mutallab has urged the authorities in the United State and Nigeria to revisit the life sentences handed unto his son.

Having spent a decade in solitary confinement, Abdul Mutallab, who is the chairman of Jaiz Bank, believes his son who has been kept incommunicado would have been remorseful.

Faruk known as the “Underwear Bomber”, convicted and  handed multiple life sentences in the US. for attempting to detonate plastic explosives hidden in his underwear while on board Northwest Airlines Flight 253, en route  Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan, on Christmas Day, 2009. He was sentenced to four life terms plus 50 years without parole and incarcerated at ADX Florence, the Supermax Federal Prison in Colorado, United States.

His father, Abdul-Mutallab spoke at the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Yaba, Lagos office during an event to commemorate the World Human Rights Day organised by the Human Rights Monitor Agenda (HURMA), where he was honoured with People’s Friendly Personality Award for his philanthropy gesture.

Represented by the Chief Executive Officer of Jaiz Charity and Development Foundation, Imam Abdullahi Shuaib, the renowned philanthropist, said he felt fulfilled that his decision to call attention of the US and Nigerian authorities to the strange behaviours of his son saved the lives of over 270 people.

He, however, admitted that as a father, his son’s incarceration is a pain he would bear till eternity.

Shuaib said: “He (Abdul Mutallab) is a man that has zero-tolerance for religious extremism. He was the one that alerted the Nigerian and American security agencies when he observed strange behaviours in his son, urging them to profile him and monitor his activities. At that time, he saw some behaviours that were completely contrary from what he knew about his son. The 2009 event vindicated him that the boy was threading a dangerous path. Each time I discussed with him (Abdul Mutallab), he tells me that Imam, ‘I have done my own as a Nigerian; I have been able to save the lives of over 270 people because if that bomb had exploded, we are talking about 279 lives that would have been lost. He said he was fulfilled that he was able to save those lives.

“At the same time it is also a pain for one’s son to be incarcerated, given three life sentences concurrently. He said he wouldn’t know if it would be possible in his life time for him to see his son but if it is the wish of God that the son is not released and he leaves this world, so be it.

“But deep down in him, he wants to see a situation where perhaps the powers that be can revisit the issue especially now that the son is very remorseful. For almost 12 years or so, the son is kept in a solitary confinement where he doesn’t interact with any human being even at the point that if he is to be given food, it is through an automatic system that would provide the food. For a son who cannot even say whether it is morning, afternoon or night, you can really imagine the kind of trauma it is for the father. It is because the man (Alhaji Mutallab) is very strong in faith and character, otherwise many parents in similar situation would have collapsed. I think the boy is more matured now having seen the evil of the dastardly act of terrorism. It was very unfortunate that Farouk’s situation was a case of total brainwash. He was brainwashed; he was indoctrinated with evil doctrines. Over the decade, he has shown remorseful. The authority that be should revisit his case, reintegrate him back to the society and use him as an ambassador of peace, preaching against act of terrorism. That is the only way through which the world can begin to make the best use of those who have fallen into that path erroneously to re-orientate others still living in that kind of situation.”

Also, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Dr Muiz Banire called on the United States (US) government to revisit the case.

Banire expressed optimism that the American judiciary could revisit Abdul-Mutallab’s case.

“My message to the US government is to have a review of the situation borne out of exuberance. It is something that may need review and reorientation as a personality,” he said.

Saraki attends Trump's strategy for Africa which focuses on predatory China and Russia.Photos

Today, Senate President Bukola Saraki attends the unveiling of Donald Trump's strategy for Africa.

Saraki is joined at the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC by the Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce; Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, Senator Monsurat Sunmonu; and Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Honourable Nnenna Ukeje.

Trump's strategy for Africa appears to be more focused on checking the influence of China and Russia in the continent.

Both countries have began to foster partnerships with African governments by rendering economic assistance. In Kenya, China has improved infrastructure through railway construction.

A Chinese-built railway inaugurated in the year 2017, is reportedly the east African country's biggest project since its independence in 1963.

In a speech delivered on Thursday, the U.S National Security Advisor John Bolton says the presence of China and Russia in Africa is hindering his country's access to the continent.

"The predatory practices pursued by China and Russia stunt economic growth in Africa, threaten the financial independence of African nations, inhibit opportunities for US investment, interfere with US military operations and pose a significant threat to US national security interests," the Daily Mail UK confirms Boton's statement at the Heritage Foundation.

A senior analyst at the Center for American Progress, Blaine Johnsonhas urged the U.S to focus on promoting American values on human rights and strengthening democracy rather than on its rivals.

"In our engagement in Africa, we need to provide a contrast with China and Russia, based on who we are and what we value.

"The U.S. should compete in Africa by doing what's consistent with American values and not engaging in some realpolitik," Johnson is quoted in a report published by NBC News on Monday.

Here are photos of Bukola Saraki and his colleagues at the event below;