Sharia Police On Beer Raid in Kano

                             

                                   Beer Destruction - Sharia Style.

If you are planning a trip to Kano – in the northern part of Nigeria for a bottle of beer to two, you may want to put that plan on a hold, news coming from the sleepy northern city indicated that beer drinkers are not really welcome.  Report said that Sharia police used an earth haulage truck to destroy over 240,000 bottles of beer that were seized from supply vehicles and shop owners. I guess Kano is not a place for the likes of Budweiser, Guinness and Heineken of this world.

Stella Oduah’s Armoured Cars Will Buy 51 Police Patrol Vehicles - Gov. Fashola

Gov. Fashola 

Aviation Minister. Stella Oduah.

My simple knowledge of mathematics showed me that spending over 250 million Naira on “official anything” was not only wrong but totally a waste of resources, now check this out. At a Town Hall Meeting on Security held in Lagos, Governor Fashola said the two BMW cars bought for Stella Oduah will purchase 51 patrol vehicles for the Nigerian Police…..Gbam..

“It is sad to know that the Federal Government that allocate three patrol vehicles for one state police command of 370, 000 police men, is unable to resolve how N255 million was used to purchase 2 saloon vehicles for one officer. It is a very grave irony. The cost of average vehicle needed to patrol the state is just N5 million. And with such fund, we will have put at least 51 patrol vehicles on the road, patrolling the streets of Lagos.” (PM News)

Jonathan Ordered Asari Dokubo Freed.

Asari Dokubo.

Contrary to all lies and denial from official quarters in Nigeria, Benin government confirmed that, it was forced to free Asari Dokubo, former militant leader from Nigeria's oil-rich Delta region. He was reportedly freed and flown on a Nigerian government aircraft on Friday after the Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan personally intervened. Like President Jonathan, Asari is also from the Ijaw ethnic group, and has repeatedly threaten war if Jonathan is not returned as president of Nigeria in 2015. 

409 Nigerians Are In Jail In South Africa.

Pix. courtesy of dailymail.co.uk

There is a growing tension between South Africans and Nigerians living in that country and as usual, Nigerian government is doing nothing about it. Reports coming from South Africa and Nigeria said that, there over 409 Nigerians were currently serving jail terms and many of them are innocent. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the House Committee on Diaspora disclosed the numbers and described the increasing number of Nigerians in foreign prisons as “ridiculously embarrassing.”

We've heard government officials said this before and nothing tangible came out of such statement except if one of the inmates is “their own”. We just hope that someone, somewhere will take some sort of action to help the innocents.

Ghana Ex-International Footballer Nii Odartey Lamptey Is Not The Father....

Odartey Lamptey. Pix. Courtesy of omgghana.com.

This news is really sad, imagine been married for over twenty years only to find out that the kids you thought were yours...are not really yours.....such is the fate of former Ghanaian ex- soccer star, Odartey Lamptey.

He recently realized that all three kids he has “fathered” all his life are not his biological children, he spent his entire marriage life without knowing all three kids he has been fathering are not his real children. After sensing marriage infidelity on the part of his wife, he conducted a DNA test only to realize the kids are not his biological children. He has suspected his wife of infidelity for several years but decided to stay in the marriage out of love and the chain of businesses they own together.

If you look at your kids, there has to be some resemblance and if you have any doubt….DNA is the way to go.

Update On Wale - In Nigeria

Wale

Answering question on a popular radio station - Beatfm in Lagos Nigeria, monitored in the US, Wale said that he has not been to Nigeria in the past due to his parent’s lack of money..He said…….

"I grew up poor. We lived in DC, in the projects. Getting a ticket to Nigeria on $20, 000 income yearly, to my family that wasn't really... you know...like I was a 15 year old with a decent job, I'm not going to save up to go to Nigeria. That wasn't what I was thinking when I was that age. And then I was in college and the money tight right then. And then I get this record deal when I dropped out of school, you're running around so much you don't even have time to see your own parents"

Black FRIDAY!

        

Pix. Courtesy of CNN.com

For many in this country and may be somewhere else in the world.., today is a day to do some serious shopping ahead of Christmas. it is the first Friday after Thanksgiving, it is yet to be recognized as an official holiday in the US but many offices are expected to be closed.

This is what blackfriday.com said about the origin of the day in case you are wondering…

“The term “Black Friday” was coined in the 1960s to mark the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. “Black” refers to stores moving from the “red” to the “black,” back when accounting records were kept by hand, and red ink indicated a loss, and black a profit. Ever since the start of the modern Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924, the Friday after Thanksgiving has been known as the unofficial start to a bustling holiday shopping season.

In the 1960's, police in Philadelphia griped about the congested streets, clogged with motorists and pedestrians, calling it “Black Friday.” In a non-retail sense, it also describes a financial crisis of 1869: a stock market catastrophe set off by gold spectators who tried and failed to corner the gold market, causing the market to collapse and stocks to plummet.”

Now you know, so go out and shop….

Kanye Lost it!!

Radio Host Sway and Kanye West.

For some reason, I saw this today and thought that you guys need to see it too. Kanye West went “gaga” again when asked a simple question by radio host Sway. He criticized big corporations including Nike for not giving him much backing for his Nike Air Yeezy sneaker collaboration project. He said: "I am standing up and I'm telling you I am Warhol. I am the number one most impactful artist of our generation. I am Shakespeare in the flesh, Walt Disney. And who's going to be the Medici family and stand up and let me create more? Or do you want to marginalize me till I'm out of my moment."

Asked why he won't empower himself instead of asking other companies to back him, Kanye went crazy. Check out the video.

APC Protest Anambra Poll

Former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu, former military head of state, Muhammadu Buhari, and Chief Bisi Akande and others..

Newly merged All Progressives Congress (APC) protested the recently “concluded” Anambra State election at Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC HQ, Abuja. The party says the protest is to register its disapproval of the Commission’s failures in conducting recent elections, especially the Anambra Governorship poll, asking for outright cancellation of the said poll. Out in full force are detachment of heavily armed policemen who prevented the protesters from reaching the INEC offices.

French Hostage Tell Story of His Escape From Katsina.

Mr. Francis Collomp. Pix Courtesy of bbc.com

Report by BBC.com documented how one French engineer kidnapped by Islamist militants in northern Nigeria managed to escape two weeks ago. Mr. Francis Collomp, 63, was said to have studied the daily routine of his captors, “and locked one in a bathroom as he was preparing to pray.

He explained that, “he then flagged down a motorcycle taxi and asked the driver to take him to a police station. Mr. Collomp was seized by the Ansaru group while working on a power project in the northern part of Nigeria.”. He was kidnapped on 19 December 2012 by group of armed kidnappers “who attacked the residence of his employer, Vergnet, in Katsina state.

Happy Thanksgiving To All My Readers

Typical Thanksgiving Table.

I want to use this opportunity to wish all my readers a very Happy Thanksgiving, may you continue to have reasons to be thankful..I want to know how you celebrate Thanksgiving wherever you are, send me a picture at yemnov@gmail.com. If you go out shopping tomorrow, be safe..

'Housewives of Atlanta' Star Porsha Stewart - Accused of Robbing Fans And Pocketing Thousands.



Porsha Stewart of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta"

                                  

TMZ is reporting that Ms. Porsha Stewart of the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" TV show is been accused of scamming fans several thousand dollars, by showing up hours late for a scheduled event. Tanika Olivier told TMZ that “she hired Stewart to make a 4-hour appearance in Ocoee, Florida. Thursday night.  She wasn't just an hour late but showed up 20 minutes before they folded up tent.”

Oliver also alleged that “Porsha had a bunch of lame excuses -- her flight was delayed ... the driver took her to the wrong hotel ... and they had to make a stop to change into fresh clothes.  She claimed that, Porsha was paid $2K up front, and she had the nerve to demand the $2K balance.”

 I know she is going through a lot but common……

RGIII - To Play or Not To Play?



Washington Redskins QB, Robert Griffin III. Picture, courtesy of USA today



If you follow the National Football League (NFL) - that is American football, as I do, you know who this person is and if not…..I will help you… Robert Griffith III plays quarterback for Washington Redskins in the NFL, he came back from a major knee surgery last year and has started all games this year. You can tell that by him playing, he is hurting the team more than he is helping them and I think for his health and most importantly for the overall “REDSKINS” nation, he should be benched…..just for few games. 

Asari-Dokubo Arrested in Benin Republic..

                                             

Latest news according to Sahara Reporters is that, leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, was yesterday arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic. A statement by his lawyer, Festus Keyamo, said Dokubo was picked up by the police between 1:00pm and 2:00pm around the Lubeleyi roundabout, and taken to an unknown destination.

The wealthy former militant reportedly opened a private university in the Benin Republic, the King Amachree African University that is preparing to start degree-awarding programmes in 2014. “We want to emphasise that Alhaji Dokubo-Asari carries on legitimate business and has been living partly in Benin Republic for many years now,” Keyamo said in his statement.  “In fact, he owns houses, schools and an academy in that country. All these places have been searched as at this evening and nothing incriminating was found.”

He suggested that Dokubo’s arrest and detention may be a ploy by “certain forces in Nigeria in unholy alliance with the Beninoise government” to keep his client away as 2015 approaches.

“We call on the Nigerian government to immediately intervene and ensure that no harm befalls Alhaji Dokubo-Asari and to use all diplomatic means to secure his immediate release and safe return to Nigeria,” he said. Dokubo has in recent times vowed that unless Mr. President Jonathan retains the presidency in 2015, Nigeria would break up.

What is Prostration?




Whiz Kid Displaying the Ultimate Respect to King Sunny Ade.

 

                  

Yesterday at work, a co-worker (African American) asked me to explain some of the African cultures that have been modified by African migrants in the US. The one that I could easily remember, been a Yoruba man is "prostration".

I told him that it is part of Yoruba culture as a sign of respect to prostrate for our elders, regardless of how short the gap in age is or how rich/poor the elder is. 

I thought that this will be a great way to explain to him not only in writing but also in picture. I told him that, it i s deeply ingrained among Yoruba people of West Africa as a way of greeting elders and especially, the Oba (King) by the males.

He was amazed that, such posture involves falling flat on one’s face as a sign of respect and not doing so is considered as very disrespectful as well as lacking in character and morals. 

I pointed the fact that due to western education, the reason/practice has being watered down and in many cases replaced by handshake but that in itself should not be taken lightly as a younger person should not be the initiator of a handshake.

For me, I consider handshakes to be a good candidate but should be follow by a respectful bow.

What do you guys think?

picture courtesy of https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images 

At Long Last, Wale in Nigeria

Wale Arriving At The Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos

Olubowale Victor Akitimehin aka Wale

At Long last, Rapper,  Wale is in Nigeria, he arrived this afternoon at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos for the Johnnie Walker event on Saturday in Lagos Nigeria.

Adaobi Obih Killer Apprehended in Texas

Ryan Allen Klug, 36, has been identified as the prime suspect in a killing of a 26 year old Nigerian Adaobi Obih which took place on Tuesday, November 19th 2013 in Columbus, Indiana. Ryan fled Columbus shortly after the incident but has been caught by US Marshalls near Galveston, Texas.

According to authorities he had recently gone through a bankruptcy and was having financial problems. He was also having problems with a former girlfriend.

I am monitoring this news…

Nigerians Can No Longer Trade in Zimbabwe!!

To many of you this is no longer new anymore and unless Nigerian government put its house in order, we will continue to be insulted by other African countries. I guess when the house is not in order; anyone can trample upon your house. News from Zimbabwe stated that from January 2014, Nigerians trading in Zimbabwe will no longer be allowed free access any longer. integrity Reporters is reporting that "only Zimbabweans had the right to run shops that have sprung up across the country and are termed foreign businesses targeted under the nation’s black empowerment laws, the state-controlled Herald newspaper reported Friday. Those laws, passed in 2007, demand foreign businesses to cede 51 percent control to local blacks. The foreign shop owners have been criticized for taking retail trade opportunities from Zimbabwean traders by selling cheap imports. Poor townships and city flea markets have in recent years been inundated by shops run by foreigners. According to state media, shop owners who fail to comply will be arrested” What do you think?

Few days to Thanksgiving.

In the next few days, it will be Thanksgiving here in the US, as most of you know, it is a day set aside to give thanks to the almighty - lets go down the memory lane. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn't until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November. This is wishing you if yo are reading this blog, a very Happy Thanksgiving and many more reasons to be thankful.