NIGERIAN GAYMAN STILL- ON -THE -RUN

A GAY ACTIVIST PROTESTING ALLEGED  DISCRIMINATION RECENTLY

NIGERIAN GAYMAN STILL- ON -THE -RUN

BY ABDULMUMINI ADEKU.

Three years after escaping from the cold hands of death around the Ugbowo Community in Benin Area, Nigeria ,investigations reveals that natives are still hunting for the live of Mr Augustine Inerhunwa for his involvement in homosexualism.

In a check by the News Office Desk of Paedia Express Multimedia in Lagos,Nigeria,an impeccable source told this reporter that any time they see the said gay enthusiast he will be sacrificed to the gods of their village in Bini land.

He went down to recall how the gay man and his mother were beaten mercilessly  and their house and personal property worth several millions of naira was burnt beyond any form of recognition by an irate crowd about three years ago due to the former’s involvement in the gay matter.

According to the source ,Mr Inerhunwa scratchily escaped death as he was beaten to stupor with dangerous materials such as clubs,planks of wood and were banished from the village and since then have not being seen by any one.

In Ugbowo area of Benin City,the practice of gay and homosexualism is said to be  a great taboo punishable by death as the local or native customs insists that those caught in the act should be made to pay the supreme price by death.

It is considered to be a sacrilege and that is why anybody caught in the act ,will have his entire family banished from the community into exile  hence Augustine Inerhunwa and  Christopher Unuigbe,who was a student of Okada University in Edo State who were both caught in the act will still have to be sacrificed to the gods in line with the dictates of the native customs..

Community leaders and their agents have since sent out information regarding the duo to every sons and daughters of Benin land especially from Ugbowo community insisting that the duo are the ready -made food for the gods of the land.

 The  house where the parents of Mr Augustine Inerhunwa were staying after being banished from their community have now been burnt again leading to a review of the case with the custodians of the village customs  insisting on the death of Mr Inerhunwa and his gay lover fueling speculations that the second fire incident was not an accident.

LE PEN’S FIGHTS POINTS WAY TO HOLLANDE’S DOWNFALL

JEAN MARIE LE PEN IS A KEY OPPOSITION LEADER IN FRENCH POLITICS FOR 40 YEARS

LE PEN’S FIGHTS POINTS WAY TO HOLLANDE’S DOWNFALL

Mr jean Marie Le Pen  waited over forty years to see his dreams on migration come through with his philosophy on politics since he created the National Front ,40 years ago in France.

Then the unexpected happened he started a bitter fight with daughter, Marine  who succeeded father as party leader in 2011 leading to a bitter spat with big daddy forming a new political party.

If what analysts are saying is anything to go by ,this family could produce the next French Presidency.

The crux of the matter is that in Nigeria where politics is ran on cash and carry basis with no clear cut programs ,can any of our politician learn something from Jean Marie Le Pen.

Immigration is now a front burner issue in European Politics and who ever identifies with the moment in electioneering will d etermine between a winner and loser

 Jean-Marie Le Pen, the expelled founder of France’s Front National (FN), has launched a new party, adding fuel to a family feud that has dogged his daughter Marine’s campaign to become president.
The announcement of the new party on Saturday, to be called “Blue-White-Red rally” after the colours of the French flag, overshadowed an annual gathering of Marine’s FN taking place in Marseille, three months before regional elections.
Jean-Marie, 87, who was kicked out of the FN last month, told supporters at a restaurant in the city: “You will not be orphans. We can act in a similar way to the FN, even if we are not part of it.”
In 1977, Le Pen inherited a fortune from Hubert Lambert, son of the cement industrialist of the same name. Hubert Lambert was a political supporter of Le Pen, as well as being a monarchist.^[4] Lambert's will provided 30 million francs (approximatively 5 million euros) to Le Pen, as well as his castle in Montretout, Saint-Cloud (the same castle had been owned by Madame de Pompadour until 1748).^[4]
In the early 1980s, Le Pen's personal security was assured by KO International Company, a subsidiary of VHP Security, a private security firm, and an alleged front organisation for SAC, the Service d'Action Civique (Civic Action Service), a Gaullist organisation. SAC allegedly employed figures with organized crime backgrounds and from the far-right movement.^{[13][14]
The news} office Desk of Paedia Express Multimedia watched the British Broadcasting Corporation’s  interview on its hardtalk program with Steven Sackur recently with the French Top Politician  

STAKEHOLDERS WARN OF DANGERS IN HATE SPEECH

 STAKEHOLDERS WARN OF DANGERS IN HATE SPEECH

JOHN KERRY ,SECRETARY OF STATES,UNITED STATES WITH THE NIGERIAN PRESIDENT,MUHAMMADU BUHARI SEATED COMFORTABLY AS THE LATTER SEEMS TO HAVE FORGOTTEN YESTERDAY AS HIS RULING A.P.C.'S CULTURE OF IMPUNITY IS NOT DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF HIS PREDECESSOR
Rising from a one day media sensitization seminar, stakeholders have agreed fully that Nigerians should watch what they say in public as such could provoke others to act contrary to the dictates of the law.
Recently, a media sensitization program under the auspices of the National Broadcasting Commission, the National Security and Peace Reconciliation Committee and the Centre for Information  Technology and Development [CITAD]in conjunction with The International Press Centre[I..P.C]organized the thought provoking one day seminar.
In her submissions at the event, The Director, Lagos Zonal office of the National Broadcasting Commission, Mrs Olubunmi Cole lamented the issue of hate speeches in our polity.
She started by telling the audience of why it was vital that they imbibe  the culture of responsible journalism.
She assured that despite the fact that the N.B.C as presently constituted was a state agency they will never shirk from their responsibilities to the Nigerian people.
She Speaks:”We do not censor but we regulatory as our statutory function ,we have a lot of viral research bodies that monitor situations “
“Some sanctions could take up to six months ,it does  not matter how long ,there was a day somebody was doing a movie on lesbianism and homo-sexualism and we ordered that it be stopped”
“Broadcasting is a dynamic field ,we have said that between the hours of Seven O clock to ten o clock P.M. every day should reflect programmes of national heritage because we soon noticed that South American Soap Operas had taken over the entire space”
Miss Ijeoma Theo-Obodo,Assistant Director Monitoring of the National Broadcasting Commission also shared Mrs Cole’s sentiments even as she sat in the audience as a participant in the event.
In his own contributions,The Program Coordinator,Peace,Centre for Information Technology Development ,[CITAD],Mr Abdulganiyu Rufai Maidumbayya lamented the high rising cases of hate speeches in the Nigerian media.
In an hour long presentation, Maidumbayya enjoined the press to help stakeholders at curtailing the issue of hate speeches .
The Peace advocate   then defined hate speeches while insisting that the concept can help to catalyse violence.
According to him in his presentations, a powerful speaker with a high degree of influence over an audience can lead to a lot of problems in the society.
He  revealed that in Nigeria  based on their research study ,the major means of disseminating hate speeches was on face book where at least 66 percent of Nigerians have access to such information.
He affirmed that at least 92.6percent of hate speeches were recorded  in English language with 72 percent of speakers been identifiable .
He pointed out that the volumes of hate speeches disseminated  by politicians was found to be as low as 5.7 percent.
He noted that they discovered that elections were a key driver to hate speeches in Nigeria and shortly after the election and Dr Goodluck Jonathan accepted defeat the concept of hate speeches were reduced to the barest minimum”
The analyst told the gathering made up of a cross section of Nigeria’s leading news and information providers that 76percent of hate speeches disseminated in the local media was from the male sex gender.
In a related issue ,Dr Tunde Akanni ,a lecturer in the Department of Mass  Communications of the Lagos State University,Ojo,Lagos,Nigeria painted a grim picture of the local press as far as national discourse was concerned.
He said because of the perceived gaps created by the press,global bodies like U.N.E.S.C.O have tried to plug the gaps by using a multi-track  diplomatic approach.
He explained that it Was due to this format that stakeholders like researchers ,N.G.O.S were now willing to work with the press to aid dissemination of quality information to the public domain.
He told the gathering that the practice of journalism differed considerably from the art of mediation .
Akanni Speaks:”N.G.O.s who are supposed to be involved in this do ,do not seems to have a full understanding of the issues at stake,conflict sensitive journalism helps us to appreciate our places in the society but now the media is not what it used to be “
“since 2003,Oxford Advanced documented dictionary formed our usage of blogs but before then it was not known at all ,am surprised that Gani’s assignments did not include tracking of blogs though it can be stated that bloggers that are active today may not be active tomorrow”
He pleaded with the press to be supportive of all initiatives being undertaken by stakeholders towards peace and conflict resolutions at all times.
The Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists ,Lagos state Chapter,Mr Deji Elumoye said he had a lot of reservations on the conduct of the n.b.c during the last elections as the hate speeches went on for so long.
He used the event to brief the gathering of recent developments within the press which they were championing as  regards the welfare of workers.
Elumoye admonished practitioners to do their jobs without any fear as very soon they will smile thus raising the level of positive performance expected from them  by the public.
Elumoye was political editor at Thisday Newspapers before his current vocation
In a related issue,The Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists,Lagos State Chapter,Mr Jimoh Babatunde all stakeholders to adhere strictly to the ethics of the media profession while shunning religious and ethnic bigotry.
In his own presentations at the program,the Founder of Paedia Express Multimedia Group,Mr Abdulmumini Ireyi Adeku told the gathering that hate speeches will continue as long as the leadership do not see the need to address several cases of injustice in the polity as it is seen by the speakers as their only weapon after they had been long relegated to the background on account of their social status.
He took a swipe at the judiciary and the Nigerian Police ,saying even they have helped to increase the woes of Nigerians in time past.
Mr Adeku while taking a cursory look at Nigeria quickly summarized the nations Achilles heels as Boko Haram/ Sharia, Resource Control ,Biafra,June 12,Social Vices  like Armed Robbery, Prostitution, Human trafficking and kidnappings among others .
He urged officials of the N.B.C,CITAD among others to look for ways of engaging the vital targets of this problems in town hall meeting insisting that a regular interface with government officials and religious leaders will prevent hate speeches thus leading to crisis as we now witness in the North Eastern part of Nigeria today.
Mr Adeku also warned N.B.C to brace up to the new realities in broadcasting as a business entity  not given a license by the body to operate terrestrially can go on the web and satellite .
He cited the cases of Radio Biafra and Arise Satellite Television. Network……

ORTEGA NOW A THREAT TO BILL GATES

Spanish Billionaire Amancio Ortega Briefly Overtakes Bill Gates on World’s Richest Man

Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega briefly became the richest man in the world before he was relegated back to second place by Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

According to Forbes real-time, he overtook Gates as the world’s richest man on Friday with an estimated real time net worth of $78.7 billion. Gates over took him less than half a day later, and was back at the top spot with an estimated net worth of $79.5 by Friday afternoon.

Ortega, who founded the Inditex Group that owns fashion brands such as Zara, has, like Gates, also branched out into the world of philanthropy. He announced the donation of $17m to public health in the Spanish region of Galicia, on the same day he became the richest man in the world.
The millions are to be invested in 16 centres to combat breast cancer. The early detection services are expected to help more than 220,000 patients, local media reported.

Working through the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, Bill Gates has, more visibly than any of his contemporaries, channelled his billions into good causes, particularly with a view to reducing global poverty.

Ortega rose from humble origins to make his vast personal wealth. He was born to working class parents in 1936 in Busdongo de Arbás. He began making clothes at the age of 14, taking an apprenticeship with a local shirt maker. In 1972, Ortega founded his first clothing company, Goa, which sold quilted bath robes. He opened his first Zara shop in 1975.

He reportedly lives a modest life despite his vast wealth, eats lunch with his employees in the staff canteen everyday, buys his coffee from the same cafe he frequented while growing up and often dresses in the same blazer-t-shirt combination, neither of which are from Zara. Mr Gaona is fiercely private and rarely gives interviews to the press.

He holds a 59.29 percent stake in Intidex, which owns Zara and Massimo Dutti among other brands and has more than 92,000 employees.

Nestlé Nigeria and Chefs Gathering collaborate to promote good nutrition on World Chefs Day

Nestlé Nigeria  and Chefs Gathering collaborate to promote good nutrition on World Chefs Day

 

Nestlé Nigeria, a leading Nutrition, Health and Wellness company collaborated with Chefs Gathering Nigeria, a professional organisation associated with the World Association of Chefs Societies,to organise a Kids Healthy Cooking Workshop. The event marked World Chefs Day, which theme this year is Healthy Kids - Healthy Future.This forms part of a global partnership between Nestlé and the World Association of Chefs Societies to promote healthy diet and lifestyle.

The cooking workshop took place at the Ilupeju Primary School, one of the Nestlé Healthy Kids schools in Nigeria. The Nestlé Healthy Kids programme is a global programme that promotes nutrition education and physical activity among school children. The programme is being implemented in Nigeria since 2011 in partnership with the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and Centre for Health Education, Population and Nutrition (CHEPON), a non-governmental organisation. To date it has reached over 62,000 children in 112 schools in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo and Ondo States.

As part of the day’s event, the President of Chefs Gathering Nigeria, Mark Punshak, shared his professional experience as a Chef with the children and helped them cook vegetable fried rice with mixed vegetable sauce from locally grown and affordable vegetables.

Speaking at the event, Nestlé Nigeria Managing Director and Chief Executive, Chief Dharnesh Gordhonremarked“Nestlé believes that healthy eating habits should begin from childhood and we are committed to empowering children to make healthy dietary decisions through the Healthy Kids programme. Our mission is to become the family’s nutritional partner, through proactive involvement of family members, professional associations such as Chef Gathering Nigeria, and the community in supporting and reinforcing nutrition education.”

ChefMark Punshak stated that “Cooking and having the pleasure to cook are important part of nutrition education. Nestlé and Chefs Gathering Nigeria share the same ambition to raise awareness of healthier lifestyles and healthy cooking among school-age children”.

At the end of the lesson, the children sent home recipe cards for their parents encouraging them to ensure a healthy nutrition and diet for them at home and at school.

Nestlé Professional, Nestlé’s business that supplies the food service out-of-home industry, works closely with chefs associations in the hospitality and food industry to promote healthy meal options for consumers.