Lai Mohammed - With $30 Oil Price, We Have to Downsize Our Promises

Contrary to Lai Mohammed's new comments, it has now been revealed that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) kicked of its full presidential campaign in November 2014, when oil sold at $79 per barrel and later $54 a barrel in February 2015.

Lai Mohammed

 

Speaking during a Channels TV programme, 'Politics Today', Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign promises were based on $100 per barrel oil, adding that current realities will make the government fall short of its promises. 

 

Contrary to Lai Mohammed’s claims, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) kicked of its full presidential campaign in November 2014, when oil is sold at $79 per barrel, while in February 2015 when APC was still campaigning, oil was sold for $54 a barrel. 

 

The minister said, "We are in a completely different situation from that which we envisaged. We did not in our wildest dreams think that the price of crude will crash from about $100 to $30.

"This is only a challenge; we have faced similar things before. One of the major economic focus is to ensure that by the end of this year, we would have achieved import substitution in many sectors. 

"When you campaign, you say you’ll do A, B, C, but when you win elections, you’ll prioritize. We were elected for a four-year period, not for one year. Things, we hope, will not be bad all through these four years. 

"We are still faithful to those promises, but when we were campaigning, the price of crude was $100 a barrel. Today, its $30 a barrel, so definitely, we would have to downsize some of the things we intended to do, or prioritize them." 

 

The minister, who claimed he does not speak for the All Progressives Congress but for the government of the day, said Buhari’s anti-graft war has not been one-sided. He said corruption exists in every party. 

 

"It would be wrong of me to start mentioning names of members of party A or party B that have been accused of corruption. But if you pay more attention, and see those who are coming and going out of court, you will know which parties they belong to. 

"One thing is clear, corruption in Nigeria cuts across religion, cuts across ethnicity; cuts across political parties. Having said this, we do not micromanage anti-graft agencies. I am government and I can tell you authoritatively that this government does not tell EFCC who to arrest and who not," Mohammed said.

Godmother of Prostitutes Retires After Bedding Over 4000 Men in 30 Years

A notorious prostitute claims to have bedded more than 4000 men during her 30-year s*x work life and she has now decided to retire. Below is how she talks about her enterprising career.

Sylvia Kandeya

 

The New Zimbabwe.com has reported that a popular 55-year-old prostitute identified as Sylvia Kandeya, also known as SK, who in her 30 years years long career as a service worker, has bedded more than 4,000 men. 

 

It was gathered that during her legendary career, SK who has decided to go on retirement, used to sleep with more than 7 men per day, but now things have changed as she is retiring, and it’s now one or two men per month.

 

It was also learnt that SK who is considered the godmother of all sex workers in and around the Madondo shopping centre of the MT Darwin Township, has a register of all sex workers in the area and they all pay homage to her before plying their trade there.

 

She has now managed to buy a stand in Mt Darwin Township, built a house and also sent her children to school. She told the New Zimbabwe news in an interview that she has sub-divided her house into several rooms where she now allows other prostitutes stay and pay her rentals. 

 

SK and her fellow workers

 

Below is her interview with New Zimbabwe News;

 

Word has it that you are the godmother of all sex workers and they bow before you; how far true is that?

All sex workers that come and trade here in Mt Darwin and especially here at Madondo Shopping centre pass through me and my register has more than 20 of them.

 

But how did you end up being so popular?

The only work that I have done in my life is to sell sex services for close to three decades; I am 55 years now and I don’t remember the exact number of men that I have offered services but kana kuma 4 000 vanosvika (the number may be as high as 4000).

 

On average, how many men per day or a week did you sleep with?

(laughs) I used to sleep with more than 7 men per day but now things have changed; I going into retirement, it’s now one or two men per month.

 

Did they pay you well?

Oh yes! Very well, I remember years back when men used to have lots of money to spare before mari ye Zimbabwe yadyiwa nemujuru (before the record breaking inflation).

 

And where did all that money go?

I managed to buy a stand here in Mt Darwin Township, built a house and I also sent my children to school.

 

You said you have more than 20 sex workers under you; do they pay to be registered or…?

No no no, they don’t pay me anything, but kana zviri ku fire (if business is good) they usual pay a token of appreciation.

 

Remember, I have sub-divided my house into several rooms where they stay and pay me rentals, that’s the arrangement. Sometimes when business is low, I give them time to make money and pay later.

 

With the coming of young and energetic sex workers, are you able to compete with them?

I don’t compete with them; I assist them whenever its necessary and I have opened a register to know which sex worker is at Madondo shopping centre in case something happens to them.

 

How active are you now in your work these days?

With age, I now have very few clients that I serve personally and two permanent one who come for the ‘good service’.

 

With the current economic challenges facing the country, is sex work still paying well?

All is not well, sex workers here are even paid $1 for a quickie and $5 for the rest of the night, but long ago they used to charge between $10 and $20 a night.

 

This may be very sensitive it’s up to you to answer it or not, word around says you are ‘retiring’ for health reasons, how far true is that?

Gone are the days when people would be ashamed to come out in open; it’s not a secret, yes I am HIV positive but that’s not the reason for retirement, it has to do with age.

When did you discover that you were HIV positive?

I got tested in 2005, that’s when I discovered that I am HIV positive and since then I have been living positively and now l also educate the young sex workers the use of condoms.

 

Thank you very much for your time; we wish you a restful retirement.

Thank you very much and travel well

 

INCREDIBLE!: Dead Body Found on Abandoned Ship Which Has Drifted Around the World for Years

A yacht which has been drifting around the world for several years has been found with the dead body of the adventurer siting right in front of his desk.

 

Manfred Fritz Bajorat was recovered inside a drifting yacht in the seas off Surigao del Sur province, Philippines

 

The mummified body of a German adventurer has been discovered on his abandoned yacht which silently drifted around the world for years.

 

According to Mirror Online, the adventurer, Manfred Fritz Bajorat, 59, was found by two fishermen at the weekend off the coast of the Philippines. His body was discovered near the radio telephone on the 40ft yacht called Sayo, as if he was trying one last desperate mayday call.

 

It is not clear how long he had been dead and for how many years his yacht had been drifting, but no reported sightings of him have been mentioned since 2009.

 

Inside the cabin were found photo albums, clothes and tins of food strewn all over the interior.

 

He was floating nearly 40 miles from the coast of the Philippines in the Pacific Ocean when the fishermen spotted the drifting vessel and boarded it.

 

The mast was broken and much of the cabin was underwater, but what killed the skipper is unclear.

 

Dry ocean winds, hot temperatures and the salty air helped preserve his body. He was identified by paperwork found on the vessel.

 

Manfred Fritz Bajorat

 

It is unclear how long he has been dead. Police are trying to retrace his last voyages and find the last people to speak with him.

 

He broke up with his wife in 2008, who had been on his travels with him, and she later died from cancer.

 

In 2009 in Mallorca he met another world sailer called Dieter who told Germany's BILD newspaper: "He was a very experienced sailor. I don't believe he would have sailed into a storm. I believe the mast broke after Manfred was already dead."

 

His body was taken for an autopsy in Butuan City, the yacht was towed for a police inspection into the port of Barobo.

 

Police spokeswoman Goldie Lou Siega in the Philippines said; "We have no evidence of a second person aboard and no weapon was found on the yacht."

 

Dr Mark Benecke, a forensic criminologist in the city of Cologne, told BILD: "The way he is sitting seems to indicate that death was unexpected, perhaps from a heart attack."

 

The German embassy in Manila is working with local officials to trace his family in Germany.

 

It is believed he has a daughter called Nina who works as the captain of a freight vessel.

Incredible! Everyone is Talking About This Living Jewelry That Grows While the Owner Wears It

A floral designer has made unbelievable designs of jewelry made from living plants which meant to grown while the owner wears them

 

 

Designer Susan McLeary is taking the jewelry world by storm with her incredibly stunning accessories made from living plants. She uses real succulents hand-picked from her family-owned greenhouse to craft intricate headpieces, necklaces, rings, bracelets, and other pieces of  bio-jewelry that literally grow on you.

 

 

 

Each piece from McLeary’s ‘Passionflower’ collection can be worn for two to four weeks before the plants begin to grow off their metal base. When this happens, wearers can simply remove the succulents from their metal base and re-pot them to keep in their homes.

 

The brass jewelry bases can still be worn on their own. If the pieces are worn for special occasions like weddings, the potted succulents become all the more significant.

 

 

 

McLeary, who has worked with leading floral designers across the US, has spent years combining her two loves – plants and jewelry – and refining her style.

 

“Before I was a florist, I made jewelry for friends,” she revealed. “When one such friend got married, she asked me to design her wedding flowers in addition to her jewelry. As I had her flowers in my hands, I knew I’d found my medium. One wedding turned into many more, and before I knew it I was working as an event florist. I still adore designing for weddings, but have found that I enjoy creating floral wearable and (not surprisingly) floral jewelry even more.”

 

 

 

“I make each piece by hand, paying careful attention to composition and color,” she added. “Each jewelry piece is made with locally sourced plants from a family owned greenhouse and jewelry bases sourced from other small businesses.

 

"The jewelry is intended for special occasion wear, but if treated gently, the jewelry can be enjoyed for a few weeks. These pieces are perfect for weddings, as bridesmaids gifts, birthday or anniversary gifts, or as the perfect complement to an amazing party outfit.”

Woman Caught After Snatching a Baby 17-years Ago Weeps and Begs in Court

A woman who was caught after nearly 18-years since she stole a baby from the hospital has wept profusely in court over the incident that brought her national embarrassment.

 

A woman accused of kidnapping a newborn baby and raising her as her own child for 17 years wept in a South African court Monday as she described her arrest. It was the first time the 50-year-old woman, who has pleaded not guilty, had shown emotion in the week-long trial in the Western Cape High Court. She was arrested on February 26 last year after DNA tests had shown that she was not the baby’s biological mother, and she was barred from seeing the girl again.

 

“That was the last time I saw her,” she said, before her face crumpled and she sobbed.

 

Outside the court, the kidnapped girl’s biological father, Morne Nurse, told reporters: “The emotion she is feeling now, we’ve been feeling for 18 years.”

 

The accused woman cannot be named to protect the identity of the kidnapped girl, who requested protection from the international media over the sensational case.

 

Last week, the girl’s mother, Celeste Nurse, 36, told how she woke up in the maternity ward to find her three-day-old baby had vanished from the cot by her side on March 30 1997.

 

The Nurse family was reunited with their daughter — whom they had named Zephany — in February last year after an astonishing coincidence.

 

When a younger daughter of the Nurses began attending high school, pupils pointed out her remarkable likeness to a final year student.

 

The younger girl told her parents, who met the older girl and immediately believed she was their long-lost baby. They called the police, and DNA tests confirmed that the girl was indeed Zephany. Local reports suggest that the trauma of the case led the girl to drop out of her final year of school and that the 18-year-old is now living with her boyfriend.

 

Morne Nurse told AFP outside the court that her biological parents had “a bit of contact still” with Zephany, but would not comment further.

 

The accused kidnapper told the court that after a miscarriage in December 1996 she paid a woman who promised to find her a child to adopt. In early April 1997 she was handed a baby wrapped in a blanket at a train station in Cape Town, she said.

 

She had not told her husband of her miscarriage, so presented the baby to him as their own child, she said. She was not cross-examined on her evidence as the prosecutor was unavailable, and the case was postponed by Judge John Hlophe until next Monday. She faces a minimum of five years in jail if convicted of kidnapping.

 

Must Read: Ten Interesting Things You Didn't Know About the Igbo People

Here are 10 interesting things you may not have known about the Igbo speaking people of Nigeria in the South East.

 

The Igbos are an ethnic group of Southeastern Nigeria who constitute a significant portion of the Nigerian population. Their language, traditions, and culture are immensely influential in Nigerian society and across Africa. Here are 10 things you didn’t know about the Igbo people.

 

THE YAM IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CROP OF THE IGBO PEOPLE

 

Though cassava and taro are also key crops, the yam is the lifeblood of the Igbo people; for  those who live in rural areas and work as farmers. Annual celebrations are even held to celebrate the yam harvest such as the New Yam Festival (called “Iwaji” in Igbo), where people show off their yam tubers as a sign of success and wealth.

 

POLITICALLY FRAGMENTED

 

The Igbo were politically fragmented before British colonialism: Colonial powers often overlook cultural distinctions between groups, and the nature of the Igbo people changed drastically during the time of British imperialism. Before that, however, there were starker differences between groups with regard to art styles, clothing, religious practices, and dialect. British colonialism introduced “Eze,” or kings, into most local communities, centralizing political authority.

 

ACHEBE

 

Chinua Achebe, author of “Things Fall Apart,” says Igbo should be classified as a nation, not tribe. Claiming that this distinction promotes negative connotations and inaccurate facts, Achebe maintains that the Igbo should be defined as a nation, such as the Native American Cherokee nation or Japanese, rather than a tribe. Though they do not have a homeland of their own, he asserts that this classification is more in line with the actuality of the Igbo people, and their vast diversity.

 

SLAVE TRADE

 

The transatlantic slave trade had an enormous impact on the Igbo: Up to the late 19th century, the transatlantic slave trade meant thousands of young Igbo slaves were taken, mainly from the Bight of Biafra, and sold to Europeans. Young people were the biggest target, and warfare increased as slave traders offered high prices to kidnappers.

 

IMMIGRATION

 

There’s been Igbo immigration out of Nigeria, since the Nigerian-Biafran War. After the Nigerian - Biafra War (1966-1967), Igbo land was devastated. Fighting destroyed much of the region’s infrastructure including hospitals, schools, and homes. Many Nigerian Igbos chose to leave the country in favour of neighboring countries in Africa, as well as areas of Europe and the Americas. While many stayed and helped to rebuild the area, there was a significant diaspora of the Igbo people.

 

DIALECTS

 

There are hundreds of different Igbo dialects: Though Igbo is considered a language in itself, there are hundreds of different Igbo dialects and Igboid languages. “Igbo” often refers to Central Igbo, the standard Igbo dialect that includes the Owerri and Umuahia groups, as well as the Ohuhu dialect.

 

HIGHLIFE

 

Highlife is a widely popular musical genre in Igbo communities: High-life is a unique musical genre that combines a fusion of jazz and traditional music. It has become extremely popular in Igbo communities, and has been popularized by the works of Dr. Sir Warrior, Oliver De Coque, Bright Chimezie, Osadebe and others. It often uses traditional Igbo percussion instrument such as the udu, the ekwe, and the ogene.

 

JEWISH

 

The majority of Igbo people are Christians, but there’s a small continent of Igbo Jews: While the majority of the Igbo people are Christians, and predominantly Roman Catholics at that, there is also a small population of igbo jews. They claim to descend from ancient Jewish traders who came to the region and married local women; creating a unique Jewish community in Nigeria.

 

POPULATION

 

The Igbo population estimated at approximately 40 million: The 2013 CIA World Factbook estimated the Nigerian population at about 170million; and  the Igbo population at 23.5 percent of that – making the Igbo population approximately 40 million people. They live predominantly in Southeastern Nigeria, the most densely populated area of the country.

 

MARRIAGE

 

Igbo marriage is a process that takes several years: Before a marriage, the woman must give her consent, negotiations must be made through a middleman, her character must be tested, and the groom must pay something known as bride wealth. The process is rarely accomplished in less than two or three years, at which point the ceremony may take place.

Breaking News: CAFON Declares Tomorrow as 'No Banking Day' to Protest Extortion

The Consumer Advocacy Foundation of Nigeria has called on Nigerians to boycott all banking activities tomorrow (Tuesday) to protest excessive and unwarranted charges by Nigerian banks who are extorting customers.

 

The Consumer Advocacy Foundation of Nigeria (CAFON), a consumer advocacy group in Nigeria has declared Tuesday March 1st as #NoBankingDay, to protest excessive bank charges which include N65 charge on every 3rd withdrawal from other banks.

 

This was made public in a statement release on its site which reads:

 

 

"March 1 is " No Banking Day" Protest against excessive bank charges.

"Dear Nigerian Banks Consumers For many years now, consumers of banking services have been subject to series of poor and unsatisfactory transaction and relationship terms. 

"We have endured excessive charges, illegal fees and unfair contracts that only protects the bank but does not protect the consumers. Banks debit our accounts at will for charges we never agreed to or were not aware of; they charge us for every little service; we pay for getting our statements; introduction letters; and now, some banks are charging N200 for the use of deposit and transfer forms! 

 

 

"Under the current CBN management, abolished fees are being reintroduced. ATM withdrawals that was free now cost N65 on 3rd withdrawals. We pay N1000 for debit card issuance and renewals; we pay N105 for every online transfer; and they still charge N105 as Annual Debit Card Maintenance and now, a new Stamp Duty charge of N50 on every credit of over N1000 has just been introduced. COT that was supposed to end finally in 2016 is now being reintroduced as 1% of every withdrawal purportedly as Monthly Current Account Maintenance Fees! This is unacceptable! 

"The fact is, Consumers are being exploited by all the banks and CBN is aiding and encouraging these exploitations. We cannot continue to endure this exploitations! That is why Consumer Advocacy Foundation of Nigeria CAFON, a consumer rights NGO is calling consumers to join us in protest of Banking Exploitation by declaring Tuesday, March 1 2016 as NO BANKING DAY! Our Demands a) we want bank charges reviewed downwards b) banks must clear fees with consumers BEFORE debiting our accounts c) bank forms and contracts must be reviewed to include more protection for consumers d) Consumer complaints must be resolved promptly and satisfactorily d) CBN must review the new Stamp Duty Charge, Account Maintenance Charge AND Debit Card Maintenance Fees.

 

 

"We urge ALL consumers to boycott ALL banking services in protest of these excessive charges and policies. That means on Tuesday March 1, 1. Don't visit any bank or branches to transact any business 2. Don't use your ATM from 12a.m -12 midnight on March 1 3. Don't log in to any of your accounts online and don't do any transfers from 12am-12 midnight 4. Don't make any online payments from 12am- 12 midnight 5. Don't issue any cheques or banking instruments dated March 1, 2016 6. Avoid doing any financial transactions on March 1 but if you must, avoid the banks! We can all commit to observe a No Banking Day Protest to press home our demands. 

 

 

"After all, if we don't patronize them, they can't be in business. Please sign this petition if you agree to join the protest and share with your friends and family until we have mass awareness so everyone can observe the No Banking Day Protest. It is not right, so let's use our Rights!

 

Signed Sola Salako President CAFON"