AMBER ROSE TO RELEASE NEW TRACK FEATURING WIZ KHALIFA

WHAT IS THIS WORLD TURNING TO??

The popular Amber Rose is set to release a track titled; 'FAME'. The track is rumoured to feature her rapper-boo; wiz khalifa and she's singing seriously on it......let's hope it's worth our time! SMH!

NEW VIDEO ALERTS!!!!

ARA-BRYMO 

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SAUCE KID FT DAVIDO-CAROLINA

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LAGBAJA-KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

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PAKUROMO-WIZKID

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BEYONCE IS STILL VERY MUCH PREGNANT!! TIANNA MAY CARTER KO.......

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala SAYS THE FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL WAS A GOVERNMENTAL DECISION AND NOT A PERSONAL ONE!

 

The #OccupyNigeria movement rages on and the Nigerian workers are set to begin strike action on Monday 9th January 2012.
The #OccupyNigeria movement is driven by Nigerians who are fed up with government policies which do not favour the Nigerian masses. This includes the recent removal of the fuel subsidy which has let to a 100% increase in the pump price of petrol.
So far, there have been protests all around the country including commercial capital – Lagos and Federal Capital Territory – Abuja.
The country’s labour unions have agreed to go on strike. The strike action begins on Monday 9th January 2012.

The President of the Federal Republic – Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy – Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Minister of Petroleum Resources – Diezani Alison-Madueke and the Governor of the Central Bank – Sanusi Lamido Sanusi have been accused of championing the removal of the fuel subsidy.

Due to her absence at the Federal Executive Council meeting earlier this week, rumours that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala had resigned from her position began to circulate.

The Coordinating Minister for the Economy has released a statement refuting rumours and outlining her position on the matter.

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It has come to our notice that a well coordinated campaign of calumny against the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, founded on outright lies and despicable distortions is being executed by cowardly persons hiding behind the ongoing controversy over the government’s decision to deregulate the petroleum sector.

For obvious reasons, the faceless campaigners have elected to tell their lies online because the normal journalistic principles of facts and balanced reporting are generally absent there.

For instance, we have received numerous enquiries regarding an alleged threat by the Coordinating Minister to resign if the government goes back on its decision to end the fuel subsidies. The threat was supposedly made during the emergency Federal Executive Council meeting which held yesterday.

This speculation, like numerous others is absolutely false. DR OKONJO-IWEALA WAS NOT AT THE MEETING BECAUSE SHE WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY WHEN IT WAS GOING ON. In other words, they are saying that she made a threat at a meeting that she did not attend. She made no such threat physically or through any other means. She had no reason to.

The agenda behind the alleged threat and similar stories is obvious: to inspire public hatred and odium against her person by manipulating public opinion so that she is seen as the sole person pushing for the removal of subsidies.

Their calculation is that Nigerians are so angry and so gullible that they will believe anything if the lies are supported with manufactured “facts”. But we believe that fair minded Nigerians are not fools.

It is clear that governments and certainly the Jonathan administration do not work in the manner that the peddlers of falsehood are saying. It is not only naive but also highly disrespectful to the President and the government as a whole to suggest that the entire decision making machinery of government is the sole preserve of any official.

We urge the media and the Nigerian public to ignore the antics of people who obviously believe that Nigerians are fools.

For the avoidance of doubt, Dr Okonjo-Iweala supports the decision on fuel subsidy removal because she believes that ending the subsidies will drastically reduce corruption in the downstream sector.

Deregulation will also help to end the waivers enjoyed by powerful cabals at the expense of the Nigerian people. In addition, the vast majority of Nigerians will also gain as the proceeds will be redirected into safety nets, other identifiable social interventions as well as provision of sorely needed infrastructure projects nationwide.

Thank you.

Paul C Nwabuikwu
Senior Special Assistant to the Coordinating Minister for the Economy/Minister of Finance

CULLED FROM BELLA NAIJA!

WTH??-UN COMMENDS JONATHAN ON SUBSIDY REMOVAL.

ABUJA- United Nations, UN has commended President Jonathan for withdrawing the subsidy on petroleum products, describing it as “a bold and correct policy”.
Speaking during a visit to President Jonathan at the State House, Abuja, the Special Adviser to the United Nations’ Secretary General, Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, said the funds from the removal of subsidy would go a long way to rapid infrastructural development and the health sector.
Sachs also commended Nigeria’s president for his conditional grants to local governments for the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, describing it as “one of the most innovative schemes of using national resources for local government development”.

Special Adviser to the UNs' Sec Gen. Prof. Jeffrey Sachs and President Jonathan

Similarly, European Union, EU has said that it has confidence in Nigeria’s economic and political system.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Finland, Dr. Erkki Tuomoija, disclosed this while speaking to President Goodluck Jonathan during an audience at State House, Abuja. a
He stated that his country and most of Europe have confidence in Nigeria’s economy and political system.
“Your economy is doing very well, and many countries in Europe envy your growth figures”, he said, adding that “we have confidence in your democracy, and in your ability to deal with the terrorism and other challenges confronting you”.
Tuomoija described Nigeria as “a very important partner” and underlined the many similarities and views shared by the two countries on global issues in the United Nations and other multilateral for a, and assured President Jonathan of Finland’s continued cooperation.
Responding, President Jonathan said Nigeria was facing challenges, especially in the area of terrorism, and requested for technical assistance to check the menace.

CULLED FROM DANIEL IDONOR'S ARTICLE ON THE VANGAURD

JK SPEAKS BOKO HARAM!

For the faithful JK readers, I'm sure you would remember the article that was put up mid-last year, concerning young upcoming artistes speaking about Boko Haram. Well to be sincere, we at JK did not expect the situation to be as inflamed as it is now. Boko Haram has in a series of a few months turned Nigeria to a scare-spot. I remember speaking to a few youths last year and they did not know who or what Boko Haram was and now we all do, even little kids in their own little way know what Boko Haram is.

As we all know, Boko Haram are People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad. They evidently are prepared to kill anybody that gets in the way of that. Listed below are some of thier actions from the onset to christmas day, 2011.

7 September, 2010	On that day Boko Haram frees over 700 inmates from a prison in Bauchi State.
December, 2010	Boko Haram is blamed for a market bombing, following which 92 of its members are arrested by the police.
28 January, 2011	The Borno state candidate of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) for the April 2011 gubernatorial elections is assassinated, along with his brother, four police officers and a 12-year old boy. Boko Haram is blamed for these killings, other commentators note that the assasination of the ANPP governorship candidate Mr. Modu Fannami Gubio is politically motivated. No evidence is offered for Boko Haram's involvement.
8 February, 2011	Boko Haram offer conditions for peace. The radicals demand that the Borno State Governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, step down from office with immediate effect and also allow members to reclaim their mosque in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. On 9th May 2011 Boko Haram rejects an offer for amnesty made by the governor-elect of Borno state, Kashim Shettima
29 March, 2011	The police “thwarts a plot to bomb an [ANPP] election rally” in Maiduguri, Borno State (map). The threat is blamed on Boko Haram.
1 April, 2011	On the day before the original date of Nigeria’s legislative elections, suspected Boko Haram members attack a police station in Bauchi (map).
9 April, 2011	A polling center in Maiduguri is destroyed.
15 April, 2011	The Maiduguri office of the Independent National Electoral Commission is bombed, and several people are shot in a separate incident on the same day. Authorities suspect Boko Haram.
20 April, 2011	Boko Haram kills a Muslim cleric and ambushes several police officers in Maiduguri.
22 April, 2011	Boko Haram frees 14 prisoners during a jailbreak in Yola, Adamawa State
29 May, 2011	Boko Haram is blamed for a series of bombings in northern Nigeria that leave 15 dead
17 June, 2011	The group claims responsibility for a bombing attack on the police force headquarters in Abuja that occurred the previous day. Officials believe that the attack is the first suicide bombing in Nigeria's history and that it specifically targeted Police Inspector-General Hafiz Ringim.
26 June, 2011	The sect carries out a bombing attack on a beer garden in Maiduguri, according to officials and witnesses. Militants on motorcycles throw explosives into the drinking spot, killing about 25 people.
27 June, 2011	Another bombing in Maiduguri is attributed to the group. It kills at least two girls and wounds three customs officials.
03 July, 2011	A bombing in a beer garden in Maiduguri is attributed to the group. It results in the death of at least twenty people.
10 July, 2011	A bombing at the All Christian Fellowship Church in Suleja, Niger State.
11 July, 2011	The University of Maiduguri temperory closes down its campus citing security concerns.
12 August, 2011	Prominent Muslim Cleric Liman Bana is shot dead by Boko Haram. He dies after sustaining gunshot wounds. He walking home after conducting prayers at the main mosque in Ngala.
26 August, 2011	The UN headquarters in Abuja are blown up by a suicide car bomber, leaving at least 21 dead and dozens more injured. A Boko Haram spokesman later claimes responsibility.						Four men are produced in an Abuja magistrates' court, they are charged with organising the bombing and are remanded in custody for a federal high court hearing.
16 October, 2011	Police suspect that members of Boko Haram have shot and killed politician Modu Bintube outside of his home in Maiduguri.
22 October, 2011	Spokesman Abu Qaqa indicats that the militant group has slain Alhaji Zakariya Isa, a Nigerian Television Authority journalist, claiming that he was a government informant.
5 November, 2011	A series of coordinated attacks in Borno and Yobe states, primarily around Damaturu, kill at least 67 people, leaving a new police headquarters in ruins, and government offices burned. A Boko Haram spokesman tells The Daily Trust newspaper that it is responsible for the attacks and promises more.
25 December, 2011	Boko Haram claims responsibility for bomb attacks on churches across Nigeria.

FROM THE EYES OF A NIGERIAN TEENAGER 2012!!!

 I know its been a while since i've written anything under this column, but damn, your girl's been really busy!! I was minding my own business a few weeks back when something dawned on me; when a girl marries is she leaving her family behind to follow,obey and love her husband? What happens when a battle line is drawn between her husband and her family??

I'm sure you're wondering, what is this girl on about.... why don't you just chill to find out?

-POOKIE!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!

I know towards the end of 2011 I was not frequent with updates, but as life is, everybody has theIr ups and downs. But I promise that this new year; 2012, will bring about new changes and a brand new attitude towards blogging from yours truly!!!
I wish you all a Happy New Year, enjoy the rest of your holiday and please resume school early, because I know for some of us, exams are already knocking!
Thank you for always reading JK!!
-POOKIE!!