I don’t mind being a second wife — Nkiru Silvanus

Nkiru Sylvanus

The dream of every woman is to find a man to spend her entire life with.  Even the Holy religious books have enjoined men and women, to seek each other out and cohabit as man and wife. But as beautiful and simple as this may sound, marriage has long gone from being a simple item on a menu, it has become a task, as finding a true life partner has become as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack. It is particularly more difficult for the womenfolks as they have to be proposed to.

As liberated as our society is now, it is hard to find a woman that would go out of her way to propose to a man. The norm is the other way round. So, for a woman, waiting to get a marriage proposal may me as certain as waiting for the proverbial hen to play a golden egg. It doesn’t have to do with beauty, wealth or status, or else all the Nollywood divas would have been long married before they hit their 30s. Why are these ladies still single in spite of their relative affluence and beauty? Meet some of Nollywood singles in their 30s, 40s still single and why:

Talented Nollywood actress, Nkiru Sylvanus is still single though not getting younger. The former aide to the Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has declared that she wouldn’t mind being a second wife if the need arises. While speaking on a TV programme, she said: “ If the situation and the person is good, I’ll go for it. I’ve said it before that if ladies don’t stop this nonsense they call ‘one-man-one-wife’, many of them will get to 40 and still remain single. There are more women than men. Go to churches, the number of single ladies in most cases is three times the number of single guys”.

2014/15 UEFA Champions League access list

The 2014/15 UEFA Champions League gets under way on 1 July 2014 and comes to a conclusion when the final takes place at Berlin's Olympiastadion on Saturday 6 June 2015.

A country's representation in the UEFA Champions League is determined by its UEFA coefficient ranking, which is calculated over a five-year basis.

2014/15 UEFA Champions League draw schedule Date Location Draw details 23/06/14 Nyon First and second qualifying round 18/07/14 Nyon Third qualifying round 08/08/14 Nyon Play-off round 28/08/14 Monaco Group stage 15/12/14 Nyon Round of 32 and round of 16 20/03/15 Nyon Quarter-finals 24/04/15 Nyon Semi-finals and final

2014/15 UEFA Champions League match calendar Stage Dates First qualifying round, first leg 01-02/07/14 First qualifying round, second leg 08-09/07/14 Second qualifying round, first leg 15-16/07/14 Second qualifying round, second leg 22-23/07/14 Third qualifying round, first leg 29-30/07/14 Third qualifying round, second leg 05-06/08/14 Play-off round, first leg 19-20/08/14 Play-off round, second leg 26-27/08/14 Group stage, matchday one 16-17/09/14 Group stage, matchday two 30/09-01/10/14 Group stage, matchday three 21-22/10/14 Group stage, matchday four 04-05/11/14 Group stage, matchday five 25-26/11/14 Group stage, matchday six 09-10/12/14 Round of 16, first leg 17-18/02/15 or 24-25/02/15 Round of 16, second leg 10-11/03/15 or 17-18/03/15 Quarter-finals, first leg 14-15/04/15 Quarter-finals, second leg 21-22/04/15 Semi-finals, first leg 05-06/05/15 Semi-finals, second leg 12-13/05/15 Final (Olympiastadion, Berlin) 06/06/15

Jonathan begs opposition, Nigerians "Only by a united action can we defeat terrorism"

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday reiterated his call on Nigerians to unite against insurgency, saying that bickering among selves only served as morale booster to terrorists/insurgents.

Jonathan made the call while accepting his nomination as the PDP candidate for the presidential election in 2015 at the party’s National Convention in Abuja.

He stressed that bickering among Nigerians sends a wrong signal to insurgents that the country was divided in the war against terror and could also demoralise the armed forces.

“For this reason, we must remain united. I believe that together as a people and with God on our side, we can defeat terrorism and emerge even stronger and more united as a country.

“Experience in many countries shows that there may be the tendency for the escalation of violence in an election year like this.

“We must all be vigilant, every one of us. Only by a united action can we defeat terrorism and unnecessary violence”, he said.

The President stated that the security of lives and property of Nigerians remained a priority of the Federal Government, assuring that election would hold in all states of the federation.

While saluting the armed forces and security services for their loyalty and commitment to the nation, Jonathan said he would continue to ensure they had the best in equipment and training.

Jonathan reminded his fellow party members that the opposition would employ every means including intimidation and false accusation in their desperation for power.

He urged them not to descend to that level but to remain focussed on the mission at hand to secure the country’s future.

“Let me emphasise again that nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian.

“We must eschew violence even in the face of the most outrageous act of desperation.

“We must make sure our supporters have their voter card or get them motivated and eager to make their mark for our children, for a stronger economy and for the security of the country’s future.”

The President noted that in the course of the campaign ahead of the 2015 general elections, some office seekers would say it was time for change.

“But while they are changing from one name to another and from one party to another, we have already brought change to this country.

“Has change not come to our railway system? Has change not come to our airports? Has change not come to our road networks?

“Has change not come to our agricultural sector? Has change not come to our electoral process? Has change not come to ‘almajiri’ education?

“Is change not coming to the power sector? What we need today is to consolidate on our gains in order to secure our future.”

While acknowledging the economic challenges facing the country due to sliding oil prices, Jonathan reaffirmed the determination of his administration to address them.

He said the country faced similar challenges back in 2008 and 2009 arising from unstable oil prices, but it confronted and overcame them.

The President assured Nigerians that his administration had a capable economic team which had already mapped out strategies to manage the current oil price volatility and its threat to the nation.

Jonathan, who highlighted his various economic policies and programmes and their benefits to Nigerians, said his administration was working to revitalise the insurance industry.

According to him, the country’s insurance sector had not achieved its full potential when compared to other emerging economies.

“Today, only three million of our citizens are insurance policy holders, and overall insurance penetration is less than 0.5 per cent of our GDP.

“We want to transform this sector just as we have done for our banking sector and our pension system.

“Our goal is to grow the total insurance premium in our country from the present N300 billion to N1trillion in the next few years.

“We are also aiming to increase the number of direct jobs created in this sector from the present 30,000 to over 100,000 in the next few years”, he said.

To all those runs girls who follow guys to uncompleted buildings at night (Terrifying Photos Of Girl Beheaded By Ritualist In Osun State)

According to reports from an unswerving blogger, panic was the order of the day in the diminutive yet peaceful Adeke town in Osun state when a dead body was found in an uncompleted building.

As stated by the blogger from Bowen University, Iwo Town in Osun state who sent us these pictures. The corpse of a girl was found beheaded in an uncompleted building.

The aged man who found this body told the press today that he works in the building, so on his way to work that morning, he discovered the corpse and raised an alarm immediately.

The body was taken to Adeke Police station.

To all those runs girls who follow guys to uncompleted buildings at night, they are lot of desperate–to-get-wealth men out there… Be careful ooh!

IYANYA OFFERED NICKI MINAJ N50M FOR COLLABO

Iyanya Mbuk is offering Young Money Queen, Nicki Minaj $300,000 to feature her in his new song. 

According to theNet the secret was spilled by a top industry source who said the deal is at an advanced stage. 

The source also revealed that the Your Waist Crooner who just returned from United Kingdom where he went to perform at a high class wedding is due to go back to Los Angeles to finalize the deal.

Elumelu, Kalu join Africa’s top 50 richest persons

Two Nigerians, Tony Elumelu and Orji Uzor Kalu, with four other persons have joined Forbes list of 50 richest people in Africa.

According to Forbes, Elumelu, a Nigerian investor and founder of African investment firm, Heirs Holdings, joins the rich list with a net worth of $1 billion.

“Elumelu made his fortune when he bought into a struggling Nigerian commercial bank and transformed it into the United Bank for Africa, a leading commercial bank with a presence in 19 African countries,” Forbes said.

Forbes said Elumelu owns a controlling stake in Transcorp, a listed Nigerian conglomerate that has interests in insurance, healthcare, hotels, power production, energy and agriculture, adding that he is a proponent of Africapitalism, an economic philosophy that propagates that the African private sector has the power to transform the continent through long-term investments, creating both economic prosperity and social wealth.

On Kalu, Forbes said, “He is better known in Nigeria as a politician. But the former governor of Abia state, located in Nigeria’s southeastern region, is also one of the country’s most successful businessmen.

“He made his first million at age 20 by trading agricultural commodities, and then found his way into the circles of influential military personnel who awarded him lucrative contracts to import and supply arms and ammunition to Nigeria’s defense forces.

He made a killing reinvesting his profits into expanding Slok Group, his privately-held trading and manufacturing empire.

“The Slok Group, a West African conglomerate in which he owns more than 90 per cent, has interests in shipping, banking, aviation, steel and manufacturing. 

His country home in Igbere, Abia State, has 400 rooms and is one of the largest private

Synagogue: Police witness identifies mystery aircraft, says collapse looked like controlled demolition

The proceeding  of the coroner court investigating the collapse of a guest house belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations continued yesterday with the police witness, DSP Olushola Agboyi, officially identifying the aircraft which allegedly hovered over the building as Hercules CH 130 belonging to the Nigerian Air Force.

The police investigator, who is of the Homicide Section, Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, also insisted that the incident could have been sabotage.

Led in evidence by police lawyer, Mr. Chukwu Agwu, Agboyi testified that the aircraft was on a circuit training mission and was flying very low.

The witness said he led the team that investigated the collapse and also a member of the Federal Government’s panel.

Agboyi disclosed: “I recorded statements from 34 witnesses who claimed the aircraft was flying very low and had caused panic among residents of the Ikotun area.”

However, the witness noted that the police had not completely ruled out the possibility of structural defects as being responsible for the collapse, as they are still waiting for the final report of the investigating team put up by the Federal Government.

To support his argument, he disclosed that his team wrote to the Lagos State Ministry of Works to analyse the materials used for the building, adding that they were still awaiting the report.

He maintained that the preliminary reports suggested that the collapse could have been caused by internal sabotage from lodgers or visitors to the church.

He said: “The saboteur, undetected, could have used explosives or chemical substances to bring down the building.”

He told the coroner led by Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe that the Bomb Disposal Unit of the Police visited the scene of the incident but was yet to present their report.

Agboyi disclosed he interviewed one of the survivors, Mr Taiwo Temitayo Taiwo, who claimed “he heard a thunderous noise and saw lightening moments before the building came crashing.”

He said after watching the footages of the incident, he was of the view that it was consistent with controlled demolitions.

“The building came down in seconds. From the analysis of experts, the collapse looked like controlled demolition. It should be subjected to the testing of experts outside the country,” the witness suggested.

He explained further that the Federal Government inter-agency panel investigating the incident had yet to conclude its findings.

David Mark padlocks down National Assembly

Nigerian security forces fired teargas on Thursday inside the parliament complex as opposition lawmakers, including the speaker of the lower house, arrived for a key vote on emergency rule in the northeast.

The leader of the Senate, David Mark, later ordered the immediate closure of both chambers until next week over the incident. This was as a result of the confusion that engulfed the complex earlier today.

Multiple reports, including from eye witnesses, indicated that security agents tried to block House of Representatives Speaker Aminu Tambuwal, who defected to the opposition last month, from entering the building.

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has tried to remove Tambuwal from the speaker’s chair since his defection and stripped him of his security detail.

Lawmakers had been scheduled to vote Thursday on President Goodluck Jonathan’s request to extend the state of emergency in the northeast region hit hardest by Boko Haram.

Man commits suicide after being tortured over N1,000 theft

A 32-year-old man, Mr. Simon Mbam, of Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has committed suicide after he was tortured by some villagers for allegedly stealing N1,000 from a shop in the market.

1000 naira notesThe victim, who jumped into a pond in the area last weekend, found himself in the mess when he left his house in the evening of the fateful day to buy drinks with his friends.

While late Simon and his friends were busy sipping their drinks, the owner of the shop raised an alarm over a missing N1,000 in his carton of drinks, but no customer admitted to haven taken the money.

The alarm raised by the shop owner attracted villagers who stormed the scene and gave the suspects till the following day to return the money or face the consequences.

It was learned that the said missing money was found at the door step of the shop, but when the villagers who were determined to get to the root of the matter gathered, the owner of the shop insisted on knowing the person behind the act.

Vanguard further gathered that the suspect, who later confessed to the crime, was allegedly beaten by the irate villagers until he started bleeding and losing consciousness.

They demanded that he should be treated like a thief, even as he was fined two goats, two crates of beer and N5,000, which were immediately provided by the suspect’s mother (names withheld).

It was gathered that the village head rejected what the suspect’s mother brought, insisting that an additional N5,000 should be provided so that the matter would be completely resolved without involving the police.

This second demand by the villagers made the suspect, who felt humiliated by the entire process, escape from his captors and jumped into Aku Pond, which was not far from the market square.

All efforts to rescue him on time proved abortive as he drowned before his body was retrieved by the villagers.

Meanwhile, four persons including the village head, had been arrested by the police after the mother of the victim reported the matter.

NFF Folk Tale: Amodu Out As Stephen Keshi Returns As Super Eagles Head Coach

Sacked coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi has returned to the team ahead of next month’s Nations Cup qualifiers.

Toyin Ibitoye, the media officer of the Super Eagles, made the announcement on Thursday morning via Twitter.

The move was reportedly orchestrated by President Goodluck Jonathan, who doesn’t want the nation to get banned by FIFA.

President Jonathan is also said to have asked the faction of Chris Giwa to withdraw its case from court.

Keshi was relieved of his job on October 16, a day after the Super Eagles defeated Sudan 3-1 in Abuja, by the Amaju Pinnick-led board of the NFF who re-called former coach Shaibu Amodu in an interim capacity.

The African champions had struggled to win just one in four qualifying matches and fans had begun to call for the coach’s sack.

Nigeria Records First Lesbian Wedding

We were made to understand that the ‘groom’ who is believed to always behave like a man is a pretty, fair skinned, well built actress from the Southern part of the country.

Further investigation by source that preferred anonymity revealed that the actress has been a lesbian all her life. “Oh, she didn’t just start now. She’s been into the act for like almost all her life.

From secondary to university, we all knew her to be one. The only shocking thing is this one they said she just wedded a follow lesbian. And you won’t believe this: She is a married woman o! But Lesbi has obviously entered her blood. Only God knows whether her husband still touches her. These small-small girls who are her partners practically live in her house.

She tells her husband that they are her colleagues, who have accommodation problem. But it is a big fat lie. The man, maybe, would have protested or even kicked them out since. But being that he is currently out of job and now depends on her to do practically everything, there’s almost nothing he could do”.

The unlawful wedding took place at the pool side of a popular hotel in Ogudu, Lagos. And in attendance were said to be other known lesbians like Sola, Rita, Elizabeth, Bunmi, Victoria and Sandra.

Speaking on the significance of the wedding, a source told correspondent, that all other lesbians will henceforth steer clear of the ‘couple’. “You know that lesbians are usually very jealous. So, with this wedding, the other members of their club will now leave them alone. Although they could still tango with whoever they fancy, among their other members. But certainly not these two. Like fidelity is preached and expected in marriage, that is also what is expected here. No more ‘cutting shows’ outside. No more sleeping with multiple partners. Both of them must stick to themselves and no one else”.

We also learnt that an elderly member of the group, also married and who resides in Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, united them in ‘Holy Matrimony’ and thereafter massive fun commenced with foods and drinks in excess.

The bride, lest we forget, is young, very pretty and also fair-complexioned.

Viewers what are your opinions on this abominable act, should this couple be wished well or thrown to jail?

APC will fix Nigeria, say Tambuwal, Oyegun, Buhari, others

National Chairman of All Progressive Congress, APC, Mr. John Oyegun yesterday re-echoed the determination of the party to relaunch Nigeria onto the path speedy development and greatness.

This was even as the Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, former Head of State and presidential aspirant, Gen. Mohammdu Buhari, Governor Rabiu Kwamkwaso of Kano State amongst others said that APC was a party to beat in forthcoming 2015 General elections.

The APC chieftains spoke at the extra-ordinary non elective national convention of the party held at the Old Parade Ground, Abuja.

The convention which attracted APC stalwarts from across the country was particularly held to amend some sections of the party’s constitution to conform with the provisions of the Electoral Act.

About 10 sections of the constitution were affected.

Essentially, Article 31.3 was entirely deleted from the constitution to allow new entrants to the party to subject themselves to the nomination process subject to the waiver provision.

The implication of this was that aspirants defecting to APC from other political parties would not be constitutionally encumbered by virtue of their short stay before aspiring to contest election on the party’s platform.

Welcoming the delegates, national chairman of the party, Mr. John Oyegun said that APC owed it as a duty to right the wrong of the past apparently caused by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and restore the country back to greatness.

“Let me say unequivocally that these are very trying times for our country. The times become even more challenging as the 2015 elections approach. Therefore, we all owe it a duty to our country, a duty to ourselves and a duty to the generations of Nigerians yet unborn to put our country first, and put it back on the path of development and the path of greatness.

“Let me encapsulate what I have said in a quote by Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States: ”This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in, unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.”

“But how can we make our dear country, Nigeria, a good place for all of us to live in when a few desperate politicians are exploiting all the nation’s fault lines? Today, our people are more divided along ethnic and religious lines than at any other time in her history. Just because they want to win elections at all cost, they have pitched Christians against Muslims, Southerners against Northerners, and one ethnic group against the other.”

Oyegun also accused the PDP of using religion to divide the peoples of Nigeria.

“In particular, the use of religion to divide our people portends great danger. No nation has ever developed using religion as a divisive or campaign tool. And ours will not be different. The problems we face, be it insecurity, corruption, poverty, lack of infrastructure or economic growth without development, will not be solved by a religionist but by patriotic and competent leadership.

“What our long-suffering people want to know is who will provide them with security, improved welfare, uninterrupted power supply, jobs, modern health care, world class education and modern infrastructure, just to name a few.

“Now, the only reason the PDP has resorted to dangerous, divisive politics is because they have nothing to showcase to Nigerians to convince them to return the PDP to power at the centre come next year”, he said.

He noted that corruption was at its peak in the country.

“In the area of corruption, Nigeria has never had it so bad! Organized stealing of our crude oil has become a thriving business, and corruption has never been so institutionalized. Where do we start?

“There is also impunity, unprecedented impunity, which has in turn fuelled unparalleled lawlessness. Now, they simply deploy security personnel to lock up the courts just to prevent justice from being served. They organize to beat up judges just to have their way. Litigants and lawyers are fair game in their misplaced strategy to pervert the course of justice.

“To them, the doctrine of the separation of powers is a mere fancy. They don’t give a damn. In their perverted reasoning, might is right! Their violation of this doctrine flies in the face of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This undemocratic encroachment and erosion portend great danger for our nation and constitute a threat to our democracy. But they don’t really give a damn.”

Also speaking, General Buhari expressed optimism that APC would record landslide victory at the polls in 2015.

Kano state governor, Kwankwaso, while speaking concurred with the remarks earlier made by the party’s national chairman.

The Speaker of House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal who marked his first APC public outing after formally defecting to the party from the ruling PDP also described APC as a party for progressives.

His words: “I hereby rededicate myself to the task of building and growing our Party, and helping our party achieve its mission of lifting Nigeria to glorious heights and restoring hope to the citizens of our great country. In this regard, I hereby call on all other like minded Nigerians to join this movement to deliver on the promise of a new Nigeria.

“The APC is the party where the progressive ideals of good governance to which I subscribe are wholeheartedly embraced and applied for the betterment of Nigeria.

“I have embraced the APC platform as a veritable instrument for genuine change and enduring national development. We must constantly remind ourselves that Nigerians yearn for true change and APC represents the hope for this change, and a promise of a brighter tomorrow.

“The work may appear tedious and the road ahead may appear long and hard, but our party is amply endowed with all the key ingredients of success. We need unity and solidarity in our ranks in order to face the challenges ahead.

“In the weeks ahead, we will engage party men and women and Nigerians on the future direction of our nation and means of rescuing her from the malaise of youth unemployment, insecurity, institutionalized corruption, poverty, socio-economic decline and infrastructural decay.”

Amended Articles

Some of the amended articles as read and explained by the party’s Legal Adviser included the following:

*Article 20 which introduced a new 3rd paragraph to provide essentially a platform on which nomination process goes through indirect system.

*Article 15(a) which makes all officers of the party accountable to the chairman at the levels.

*Article 9.5 was essentially to extend the scope of what will lead to cessation of membership and acceptance of appointment from opposition government and the membership of opposition government. For this to happen, approval must be gotten from the national office.

*Article 13.2b was to reduce the tenure of the members of Board of Trustees. Presently, it is fixed 5 years tenure but now reviewed to 4 years tenure to be consistent with the electoral Acts.

*Article 9.4 modified the process for the recognition of electoral offices of the party.

*Article12.5 focused on the number of people that will constitute the national caucus of the party as well as the Board of Trustees of the party.

*Article 31.3 was entirely deleted to allow new entrants to the party to be able to subject themselves to the nomination process subject to the waiver provision.

*Article 13.4 introduced a new paragraph which is XV, empowering the national executive council to set up the relevant caretaker committee and also determine the tenure of such caretaker committee.

The articles which were eventually subjected to vote by the party’s national organizing secretary, Senator Osita Izunaso after a motion was moved by Senator Lawal Shuibu from Zamfara state and seconded by Hon. A bike Dabire form Lagos State received overwhelming endorsement by the 5287 delegates that made it to the venue.

Dangote to support Liberia, Sierra Leone in fight against Ebola

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has promised to assist Liberia and Sierra Leone in their fight against the scourge of Ebola virus ravaging the West African countries.

Dangote, according to BBC News report, called Presidents of the two countries and assured them of the determination of Dangote foundation to assist their countries.

'I spoke to the two Presidents today. First to the President of  Sierra-Leone and Liberia, sympathising with them on what has actually been going on in their countries and also to inform them that that they didn't hear from me all these while because I didn't want to call them without any form of support. .. In fact, what the two presidents told me they needed the most are well trained people who know exactly how to handle Ebola and luckily for us, we have 590 volunteers in the country who are well trained and ready to go to these countries as volunteers to assist them in training.'

Dangote said, though Nigeria has been certified free of Ebola, the country will not rest on its oars until the virus is permanently contained in the region. 'I think we have escaped the worst but we have to be very vigilant so that we don't become complacent, we are not going to really relax about it until our sister countries, Sierra Leone and Liberia are totally free of Ebola', he stressed.

Besides assisting the government financially, he said Dangote Foundation also bought 12 infrared machines to be fixed at all the airports aside other efforts in winning the war against Ebola.

He urged other wealthy Africans to be part of the struggle to free the region of Ebola.

Dangote said: 'Everybody should put hands on deck because we should not fold our arms and wait for the western world to come and take us out of our problems.  We have been saying that we don't want them to be giving us handouts… if we are busy making money here, when there are issues, we shouldn't run away from the issues, we should try to take part of our profits and ensure that we resolve the issues.'

Meanwhile, a statement issued by Liberia's' Executive Mansion, revealed that Dangote Foundation, would work closely with the Liberian Government to determine what assistance can be provided ranging from medical personnel other professional healthcare workers. The statement revealed that President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf thanked the billionaire for his promised assistance and praised him for reaching out to the government and people of Liberia.

Liberia is among the countries worst hit by Ebola virus, along with Sierra Leone and Guinea. The country accounts for more than half of all the official Ebola deaths, estimated at more than 2,400.

Dangote Foundation and Wellcome Trust recently entered into a £40m investment in African research partnership with the Dangote Foundation, an African-based international philanthropic organisation, for Ebola research.

Dangote said: 'We are pleased to partner with a leading research organisation like the Wellcome Trust in tackling the deadly Ebola virus. The current Ebola crisis underlines the importance for institutions like ours to get involved in supporting medical research.'

The emergency Ebola initiative, which includes contributions from partner funders, will support research that can swiftly begin to investigate new approaches to treating, preventing and containing the disease, during the current epidemic in West Africa. It will also support research into the ethical challenges of testing experimental medicines during epidemics. Agency report