Obasanjo is my best friend and my mugu -Eedris Abdulkareem

Eedris Abdulkareem has revealed he is strongly behind president Jonathan's second term bid and wants Buhari to pave way for the youth.He also opened up on his relationship with former president Obasanjo.Excerpts from his new interview with Encomium

What’s your current relationship with former President, Olusegun Obasanjo?

Obasanjo is my best friend and my mugu.

Can you expatiate more on what you meant by mugu?

What I’m saying is that when I came back from raising the Olympic touch, God inspired me to sing Nigeria JagaJaga. Luckily for me, the then president (Obasanjo) came on a national television, insulted my family and all sorts. Some people said the President might kill me, but I told them, “I’m not scared of anybody. I’m a muslim, I fear no one except Allah. I read my Quran.” So, I was happy that Obasanjo replied because his response brought food to my table. He made a superstar and elevated me above all my colleagues with his reactions to my song. That’s why I said he’s my mugu.

Why do you think Jonathan is the right choice?

First, everybody has a choice, but for me, Jonathan is my choice. For goodness sake, Buhari has ruled us before. He was the governor of North Eastern State (presently Yobe and Borno). He was also the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources when he was 32. He was also Chairman of NNPC at 36, and at 41, he became the head of state. What else does he want? We are tired of him. We want to move on. We want a young man like Jonathan. To me, the whole Boko Haram saga was created by some people to humiliate Jonathan so as to make him look like a fool. This propaganda doesn’t work anywhere. It’s only Jonathan that can save Nigeria if allowed for the second time.

There is speculation that you have collected huge sum of money from Jonathan to campaign for him, how true is it?

Collected? Do I need to collect money before showing support for president that meant good for this country? I didn’t collect any money, I have not even met the president. If I’m opportuned to meet him, I have one question to ask him, “Why did you say you don’t want to jail anybody, including the corrupt politicians?

Photo: Empress Njamah Shares Touching Tribute to Late Actor JT Tom West

It's been more than 8 years since Nollywood actor JT Tom-West lost his life in a fatal auto-accident. He was returning from a location after a late night film shooting with two of his colleagues when the sad incident happened. Actress Empress Njamah says she woke up with him on her mind this morning. So touching.

How many years would it take you to earn what Christian Ronaldo' makes in a year?

Get in here and compare how much you earn to what the current World footballer of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo earns. Ronaldo's contract at Real Madrid earns him around €350,000 (£265,000) each week and €18,200,000 per year. How much do you get paid compared with his annual salary? 

BBC released a calculator today - which is part of their A Richer World season - to help people find out. I went on there to calculate and below are some of the figures I got...

On a salary of N360,000 a year @30k a month, it would take you 6148 years to earn Cristiano Ronaldo's annual wage. It would take him less than a minute to earn your weekly salary. Continue...

On a salary of N600,000 a year @ 50k a month, it would take you 3689  years to earn Cristiano Ronaldo's annual wage. It would take him less than a minute to earn your weekly salary.

On a salary of N1.2m a year @ 100k a month, it would take you 1844  years to earn Cristiano Ronaldo's annual wage. It would take him less than 5 minute to earn your weekly salary.

On a salary of N1.8m a year @ N150k a month, it would take you 1230 years to earn Cristiano Ronaldo's annual wage. It would take him less than 8 minutes to earn your weekly salary.

On a salary of N3m a year @ N250k a month,  it would take you 738 years to earn Cristiano Ronaldo's annual wage. It would take him less than 14 minutes to earn your weekly salary.

On a salary of N6m a year @500k a month, it would take you 369 years to earn Cristiano Ronaldo's annual wage. It would take him 27 minutes to earn your weekly salary.
Lol.
Go HERE to see how long it would take you to earn Ronaldo's salary

Photos: Chadian and Nigerian airforce carry out airstrikes against Boko Haram

The Chadian army joined the Nigerian Airforce to carry out an airstrike against five Boko Haram technicals outside Monguno in Borno state today. More photos after the cut...

 Photo credit: Don Klericzio

UK students are seeking out 'sugar daddies' who can fund their degrees

Hundreds of students have reportedly signed up to a "dating" website that enables students to meet people willing to fund their degrees and lifestyles whilst at university.

Nearly 2,000 women students in the UK are said to be registered on SeekingArrangement.com, which promises to match "sugar babies" with "sugar daddies". Seeking Arrangement boasts 3.6 million active members, with 2.6 million "sugar babies" to 1 million "sugar daddies and mommas".

According to the website, over a third of their total users are students.

A statement from Brandon Wade, founder of the service, reads: "Every successful relationship is an arrangement between two parties.
"In business, partners sign business agreements that outline their objectives and expectations. Likewise, romantic relationships can only work if two people agree on what they expect and receive from each other."

The entrepreneur told student website The Tab: "Love is a concept made up by poor people.
"At a time when graduates are guaranteed debt rather than a well-paying job, or even employment for that matter, Sugar Daddies are sought out for opportunity and not just financial stability."

He went on to claim that "sugaring" would improve the prospects of men and women using the service, perhaps even enabling them to find employment upon graduation.
Recent statistics showed that the cost to the UK of paying for student debt will rise to billions of pounds per year over the next three decades.

University fees are likely to feature strongly during the general election campaign. In January, Labour leader Ed Miliband hinted that his party would bring forward a package to reduce fees.
New figures have also revealed that a third of graduates are failing to find graduate-level employment five years after leaving university. The number in lower-level jobs has increased by 4 per cent since 2010 and, at 34 per cent, is at its highest in more than a decade.

Reported amount of student 'sugar babies' sign ups in 2014:
1) University of Westminster: 180
2) University of Kent: 134
3) University of Cambridge: 127
4) University of Nottingham: 116
5) University of Exeter: 106
6) University of Leeds: 96
7) University of Manchester: 94
8) University of St. Andrews: 88
9) London School of Economics: 85
10) Queens University of Belfast: 84
11) Goldsmith University of London: 79
12) Glasgow Caledonian University: 76
13) University of Central Lancashire: 71
14) King's College London: 70
15) Middlesex University: 68
16) University of Bristol: 67
17) University of Arts London: 57
18) University of Portsmouth: 54
19) University of Essex: 52
20) University of South Wales: 51

Culled from Independent.co.uk

Skales, Emma Nyra, ILLBliss, others thrill fans at Afromusic PopTV #PopParty

International music & Lifestyle channel, AfroMusicPop TV, DSTV channel 326 had its first Pop Party on Thursday, January 29, at Club Ntyce. The Artiste of the Month Initiative called #PopParty served as the channel’s official launch after it underwent rebranding.

The party brought together Music lovers, Media Moguls, Music promoters, Record label executives and artistes such as Skales ,Emma Nyra, Omo Akin,CDQ,Tunde Ednut who thrilled everyone with their great performances.

The event which was hosted by OgaBoss Illbliss also had the likes of  Orezi, Jaywon, Reekado Banks,Samklef, Kel, Blackface,Praiz, Saeon and a lot more in attendance.

DJ Sose who was The official party DJ stopped at nothing to engage everyone with great music.

The next edition of the Pop party which is a monthly gig will hold February 26,2015.

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Photos: Tanker explosion at Police HQ in Port Harcourt

A tanker exploded behind the Nigerian police divisional headquarters along Agree road in Port harcourt, Rivers state this evening. People in the area say the Fire Service is yet to come to the scene of the explosion. More photos after the cut...

 Photo credit - Tweetest Boi

FG bans foreign trips for officials using government funds

The Federal government has banned all public officials from embarking on international travels and foreign training using government funds. The ban was contained in a circular released today February 5th by the office of the head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Danladi Kifasi.

The circular, titled ‘Restrictions on Foreign Trainings and International Travels by Public Servants, stated that the move is part of the Federal governments measure to manage its funds in the face of the current slide in oil price in the international market.

"Government has embarked on a number of measures to help manage the situation. One of such measures is an embargo on foreign trainings and international travels by public servants in all ministries, departments and agencies, including all parastatals, beginning from January 2015.” the statement said The statement went further to add that “proposals for participation or attendance of international conferences, seminars, workshops, study tours, trainings, presentations of papers, negotiating/signing of memoranda of understating (MOU) abroad at government expense, shall no longer be allowed except those that are fully funded by sponsoring /invitation organisations. Public servants invited for foreign trainings/study tour, conferences by any organisation, government or other bilateral/multilateral organisation will be allowed to travel provided that no travel cost, estacode application or any other cost on government is involved. Local training will continue and, where necessary, foreign experts may be invited to conduct trainings for which there are no local experts and requests for international travels is essential and strategic cases must be strictly justified with evidence of sources of funding.”.

Popular Comedian and OAP 'De-Don's car vandalized yesterday

Popular comedian and OAP of Rainbow fm De-Don's car was vandalized yesterday around the Ojodu Berger, Grammer school B/stop area of Lagos. Below is how his publicist tells what happened..

"De-Don went out with his car to the area to see a friend around 8pm yesterday. He parked his car a few meters away from his friend's place to avoid the traffic. On returning to the spot where he parked his car, he found out that the driver side glass had been smashed by some unknown hoodlums. They made away with his hard-disk, his spare phone and some documents." See more photos after the cut...

Timaya Was My Boy – Eedris Abdulkareem

In November 2005, Eedris Abdulkareem launched his own record label, ‎La Kreem Entertainment along with the release of his 4th album, Letter to Mr. President, and although he didn’t officially sign any artiste, but he used the brand to help promote new acts and in a chat recently, Eedris revealed that he showed Timaya how to be successful…here is how Eedris puts it:

According to Eedris:

‘Wisdom is everything in life, and as La Kreem Entertainment, we did everything possible to push acts like Timaya and others. Timaya was my boy, he was brought from the street and I showed him how to be successful, I asked him to go back to Bayelsa read about the history and do a song for his people which he did, even though he praises himself in most of his songs now.
‘Whether he likes it or not, he’s a social crusader because he learnt from me even though he never told the press that he worked for me before and that’s why he’s successful because for you to pass through my entertainment company, it simply means you must be super good,’

How come Timaya never mentioned it???

Strange or Crazy? Man Cuts Off his ‘Thing’ Says Witch Commanded Him

I don’t know if this should be classified as spiritual or insanity but a 35-year-old man, Wahab Sa’adu cut off his penis with a razor blade in a bush close to his house on Monday, January 26, 2015

According to a member of his family who spoke to the Trent, on the basis of anonymity:

“We were at home preparing for the day’s work when Sa’adu came in with part of his manhood in his hand with blood stain all over his trouser.
“His (Wahab) loud cry drew the attention of people in the neighbourhood to our house and everyone was shocked to see what had happened, ”

Speaking in excruciating pains from the hospital bed, the victim said his action was the “handiwork of witches”, who attacked and controlled him through the dream.

“Prior to the incident, I had a dream in which three unidentified women appeared to me and ordered that I drink battery acid, which I did the following morning without the knowledge of anyone.”
“Three days after, I had another dream where the same women ordered me to wake up and cut off my penis. It was after cutting it off that I regained consciousness. So I rushed home for immediate remedy.”

Na wa o… witch ke?

It Looks Like Kim Kardashian’s Step Dad is Becoming a Woman After all

There were reports a little while ago that Bruce Jenner, Kim Kardashian’s step dad is transitioning into a woman, although his ex wife, Kris Jenner(Kim’s mom) said it was a lie and simply ridiculous, it looks like it may be true after all…In an interview with Radar Online, Bruce Jenner’s mum confirmed that he is truly transitioning into a woman.

According to Radar:

After months of speculation, RadarOnline.com can confirm that the rumors are true: Bruce Jenner is transitioning to become a woman! In a world exclusive interview, his mother, Esther Jenner, confirmed the news and revealed that she is so proud of her son.
“I just learned about [his transition],” she told Radar exclusively. “Bruce filled me in, and we had a very long, long, long talk about it.”
Confirming the news that he’ll share his journey on a documentary TV show, Esther said, “I have never been more proud of Bruce for who he is, himself as a father, as an Olympian, a wonderful public speaker. He instills enthusiasm in people. He’s gifted.”

Esther admitted she “did not know of his” inner struggle until recently. But she insisted, “Right now I am more proud of him for what he’s allowing himself to do. I am more proud of him now than when he stood on that podium and put the gold medal around his neck. He deserves all the respect.”
As Radar reported, Bruce hasn’t found much support from his ex, Kris Jenner, or her daughter Kim Kardashian. But his mom is solidly in his corner.
“I support him whole-heartedly,” she continued. “I just love him like I always have.”
How do you wake up after being a man for 65years that you now want to be a woman???