Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Watch #GEJMediaChat + Some Quotes from President Goodluck
The focus of the #Presidentialmediachat this evening was on the upcoming elections and the security issues surrounding postponing the elections. He said it was not only security that cause the shift in date, he referred to Lagos where he said only 38% have their PVCs, maeaning that many will not be able to vote.
On Boko Haram, he said he had meetings with the President of Chad and he said before he can send troops to Nigeria, the AU have to be involved. He also said Boko Haram doesn't necessarily have to be completely wiped out before elections are conducted. He also said taking over the territories captured by Boko Haram does not mean that the group have been wiped out. Watch the video below and some quotes from the president.
Buhari Interviewed By CNN's Christiane Amanpour [Video]
After the #GEJMediaChat or #PresidentialMediaChat on Nigerian national TV stations [you can read social media reactions here], CNN aired its live interview between Christiane Amanpour and APC presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari.
The network has now posted the interview on Youtube where Buhari talks to Amanpour about Boko Haram, corruption and his own controversial past. Watch below...
Nigerians React To #GEJMediaChat With Adesuwa Onyenokwe
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The #PresidentialMediaChat with Adesuwa Onyenokwe held earlier and Christine Amanpour of CNN will later speak with APC candidate Buhari ahead of the March elections. Nigerians who listened to the president's chat are not so impressed. Below are some of the reactions by social media commentators.
Mother Says 2 Month-Old Brutally Killed By 11-Year-Old Was 'Most Perfect Baby Ever'
The mother of a 2-month-old baby girl who police suspect was beaten to death over the weekend by a friend's 11-year-old daughter said Tuesday it was the girl who asked that the baby stay overnight with her and her mother.
Trina Whitehead, 31, of Cleveland, told The Associated Press that she and the girl's mother were best friends and that she never saw anything in the girl's behavior that concerned her. Whitehead said her two daughters, who are 8 and 7 years old, previously stayed the night at the friend's home in suburban Wickliffe without any reported problems.
Pink Goes Nude For PETA - Shows Off Her Tattoos
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Over the years, one of the high profile pubicity campaigns for PETA - the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - has been the use of celebrities to advocate against animal cruelty. Most times, the celebs go naked to campaign against wearing fur as their former colleagues used to do in the decades before the 70s and 80s when PETA came to prominence.
The advocacy group has now introduced Pink as the latest celebrity for the campaign against the wearing of fur/maltreatment of animals. The singer is photographed tastefully naked and showing off her myriad of tattoos.
6 Things To Do On Valentine's Day If You Are Single
Bonang Matheba came to my attention as Dbanj's rumored girlfriend but it later turned out they just met up and shared the photos for publicity. The South African TV presenter is single and the above picture she shared recently and the caption she put on it makes for a good idea for what you can do for Valentine's day if you're single. Bonang wrote that she had bought herself the white Mercedes, ‘….bought myself a Valentine’s Day gift. Single girl problems’.
If you're single, giving yourself a gift is just one way of pampering yourself this February 14th, and even if you're married, the following tips will also be useful for ideas on how to celebrate the day of love...
Catfishing Lands Woman In Hospital After Online Boyfriend Spends $7000 To Visit Her
You're a catfish when your online profile picture is different from who you really are or what you look like. Usually things don't work out well for catfishes, and it gets worse when you use those fake or enhanced profile pictures for online dating.
32-year old Xianojin Tuan learnt this the hard way after she landed in hospital with a broken arm and loads of aches, pains and bruises, as well as maybe a beating to her heart and self esteem. You see, she had just met face to face with online boo Huang Mao who was expecting to see someone completely different.
Cheeky! Cinema Buys Plastic Seat Covers For '50 Shades of Grey' Movie Screenings
A cinema chain in America is reportedly taking measures to safeguard the upholstery of the seats in their screens in anticipation of Friday's release of 50 Shades Of Grey ahead of Valentine's day. The management of each cinema have begun fitting wipeable plastic covers to theatre seating where the raunchy new movie will be shown. This they say is in a bid to curb an expensive cleanup following each screening.
The 50 Shades Of Grey movie is based on the best-selling book of the same name by British author E.L. James. The x-rated novel tells the story of a young woman’s journey into the world of kinky sex after she begins dating bondage master Christian Grey. The book sold billions of copies worldwide.
Women Are Banned From Driving in Saudi Arabia To Prevent Rape - Male Historian
A Saudi Arabian historian has tried to defend the ban on women driving in the country by saying the ban prevents women from getting raped. In a recent interview on Saudi Rotana Khalijiyya TV, historian Saleh al-Saadoon said that a Saudi Arabian woman could get raped if her car were to break down along the road.
According to the transcript from the TV show as obtained by HuffPo, the historian then went on to say that in countries where women are allowed to drive that the women in those countries 'don't care' if they are raped by the roadside.
Valentines Day, Postponed Elections and Your Wedding, What Is God Saying?
Nothing else to add. OK, maybe just to say that God is probably telling you something, but I don't know whether it is good or bad. You decide, hehehe...
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