Wazobia Reporters: 2015-01-18

Saturday, January 24, 2015

What Jonathan told Sanusi, the Emir of Kano

Since the flag off the presidential Campaign by President Goodluck Jonathan in Lagos, the campaign train has been to different parts of the country to sell the Jonathan candidacy. After covering the South Eastern part of the country which is seen as the president’s stronghold, the campaign train moved to Sokoto which is seen as the religious capital of the Islamic faith in the country. Flagging off the north western campaign was significant in several ways. Apart from being the home of the Sultan of Sokoto, the leader of the Muslim faithful in the country, Sokoto is one of the states PDP cannot count on for the President’s re-election. SOKOTO President-Jonathan-campaignAt the palace of the sultan of Sokoto where the president made the first point of call, the president used the opportunity to assure the people of the state and the north in general that the assumption that he hates the north was fallacious and should be ignored in totality. According to the president, the fact that his administration decided to confront the challenge of the Almajaris by establishing the schools underscores the importance and interest he has for the people. He told the audience at the campaign rally that if voted into office again in February, the good things that his administration is doing for the country would not only be sustained but improved upon. But the visit of the President to the Sultan of Sokoto provided an opportunity for the foremost religious leader to tell the president, nay politicians some home truth. According to the Sultan, rather than place emphasis on religious sentiment in the course of their campaigns, politicians should leave religion aside and concentrate on how they intend to improve the welfare of the people of the country. “ I will say never in the history of this country have we faced the kind of very serious challenges as we are facing now. The whole politicking had been turned into religion of ethnic matters and this should not be so because we see what happens across the world. “We are worried because religion has been brought into it. We made it very clear in 2011, there was no way religion would be a part in the election campaigns or even the election itself. “As you have seen here, I think there are more Muslims in this room than Christians and coming here now for prayers for success of your campaigns goes a long way to show that as the leader of the Muslims, I have no choice but to pray for you” he told the president. KEBBI From Sokoto, the president moved to neighboring Kebbi where he emphasised the message that had been carried along through out his campaign so far: that his administration remains the best for the country. Appealing to the sentiment of the people, President Jonathan told the people that his choice of Professor Attahiru Jega to head the Independent National Electoral Commission underlines his confidence in Jega and indeed the state as a whole. “We appreciate the people of Kebbi State so much. We have confidence in you and that is why we are talking about elections. “We selected a son of Kebbi State, Prof. Jega, to be the number one umpire in this country. It is because of the confidence we have in him to be an unbiased umpire”. Although the president’s campaign rallies in Sokoto and Kebbi recorded a fair but not large crowd, what happened in Gusau, the Zamfara state capital was a pleasant surprise to the presidential team. Apart from the Mammoth crowd that welcomed the presidential team, the passion with which they expressed their acceptance of the candidacy of the president put a lie to the widely held view that the president would be thoroughly defeated in the election. KANO The campaign rally of the president in Kano provided an interesting scenario. It would be recalled that shortly before he was crowned as the Emir of Kano following the death of Alhaji Ado Bayero, the relationship between Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the erstwhile governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and President Goodluck Jonathan had irretrievably broken down. Sanusi had accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation of failing to remit some money that had accrued to nation from the sale of Petroleum products, into the federation account. The allegation which attracted wide publicity within and out side the country was interpreted by some persons as a veiled attack on the president. The climax of the cold war was when the president failed to congratulate Sanusi as the Emir of Kano following his emergence. For many people, the forgoing background would present a difficult scenario to the president who had made it a point of duty to visit prominent traditional rulers in all places that he had gone for campaign. But to underscore the relevance of interests in the affairs of politicians, President Jonathan put aside the ugly incidence of the recent past and paid the traditional homage to Emir Sanusi in his palace. In an ironic twist of fate, while the Emir of Kano was at the mercy of the president just some few months ago, the president was in Kano, at the palace of the emir as a favour seeker! He told the emir: : “I am here to seek your royal blessing and to reassure the people of Kano that PDP is totally committed to developing the country”. As if taking a cue from the ugly incidence that happened in Katsina, the president’s campaign rally in Bauchi received a less than warm welcome as security agents had a running battle with some urchins who pelted the president’s motorcade with pebbles on Thursday. The stoning of members of the VIP at the podium in Bauchi was the climax a foreboding development that needs to be nipped in the bud as quickly and swiftly as possible. It is not enough to mouth that we want a free, fair violence-free elections. We must consciously work to ensure that this is achieved. - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/01/jonathan-told-sanusi-emir-kano-%e2%80%a2as-sultan-urges-politicians-preach-welfare-not-religion/#sthash.fdWCV1Ax.dpuf

A CALL FOR POSTPONEMENT OF ELECTIONS, NSA DASUKI COMES UNDER VERBAL MISSILES

National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, (retd) came under verbal attack, yesterday, for his call on the Independent National Electoral Commission, to shit the conduct of the 2015 polls.

Former Defence Minister Musliu Obanikoro, former Kwara State Governor, Bukola Saraki, the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, spokesman of the House of Representatives were among the numerous Nigerians and bodies that condemned Dasuki’s call for election postponement. As the attacks on Dasuki continued, the Chairman of the INEC, Prof Attahiru Jega, on yesterday assured Nigerians that there was no going back on the conduct of the elections next month.

BACK TO ROOTS: OPEYEMI BAMIDELE MEETS WITH TINUBU, TO SUPPORT BUHARI

The estranged godson of the Leader of Nigerian opposition party, APC and governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the last election in Ekiti State, Opeyemi Bamidele, is alleged to have agreed to work with the leadership of the All Progressives Congress to ensure victory for the party’s presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, in next month election.

Major key to female sexual pleasure

The truth still remains that wholesome sexual intercourse is a normal and healthy activity between couples, which they engage in for utmost satisfaction. And during the act, lot of incredible things happen in human body. One of the major things that make it interesting is the act of orgasm in which the heart pumps faster while the individual involved breathes heavily to fuel the muscles.

Then, hormones such as endorphins and oxytocin send instant messages about this sexual activity to the brain and other sensitive parts of the body, and in a jiffy, blood is pumped into the genital regions to create high voltage tension that ultimately triggers a reflex (that is, a muscular spasm of the genitals). The immediate reflex results in the pelvic-floor muscles contracting between five and 15 times at 0.8-second intervals. This in one word is the wonder of orgasm which has been defined as an explosive discharge of neuromuscular tension experienced by the two sexual lovers!

Revealed: Why Men want S*x in the morning & Ladies at night

It appears there is never a bad time to have s*x, be it in the morning, afternoon or night, and being one of the most pleasurable obligations in marriage, couples have had it at such times some people may consider ‘ungodly.’

In as much as s*x has no definite time or venue before it can be enjoyed, findings have shown that men want it regularly in the morning, while women crave for it at night.

The question then is, why is it that men want s*x and are good to go for it first thing in the morning while the women often want to get in the mood late in the evening?

Edwin Clark, Jonathan’s kins man and biggest supporter attacks PDP Chairman Mu’azu

Chief Edwin Clark is at it again, he has accused the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, of misinforming President Goodluck Jonathan on issues relating to the party.

Clark was particularly unhappy with Mu’azu, who he alleged of imposing a former Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, as the governorship candidate of the PDP in Adamawa State.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party at the federal level has reduced Nigeria to a laughing stock in the comity of nations with its ineptitude to provide basic amenities and, most importantly, fight the raging insurgency.

APC presidential candidate and his vice, Gen. Buhari and Prof Osinbajo, APC chieftain Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi paid a courtesy visit to IBB at his Minna, Niger state home this afternoon. More pics after the cut...

Nigerian Government Condemns Execution Of Two Nigerians In Indonesia For Drug Trafficking

ABUJA -- The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed disappointment over the execution by firing squad of two Nigerians, Solomon Okafor and Daniels Enemuo, by the Government of Indonesia despite its pleas.

The Nigerians were executed for drug related offences at the Island of Nusakambangu in Cilacap, Central Java Province. Also executed with them were two women, one each from Indonesia and Vietnam, two Brazilians, and one Dutch national (The Netherlands).

Don't ask me how I got the photos jor...it's my job...hehe. Star actress Ini Edo has found love again after ending her marriage to Philip Ehiagwina. She's seeing actor Mike Godson...and I have some intimate pics of the love birds. More pics after the cut...

Meanwhile despite all his protest in the media, Ini's ex-husband Philip is in a serious relationship and is planning to re-marry soon.