PDP crisis worsens

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ABUJA—CRACKS on the walls of the ruling
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday,
widened with the North-West chapter of the
party differing with the National Leadership
over the decision of the National Working
Committee, NWC, to suspend Governor of
Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko.
The North-West, which has seven states –
Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara,
Kebbi and Jigawa, is a strong PDP bloc.
While the North-West chapter said
Wamakko’s suspension was hasty and done
without consultation, the National leadership
countered that wide and exhaustive
consultations were carried out.
The North-West zone also faulted comments
of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees
(BoT), Chief Anthony Anenih that the
president and first term governors of the
party should get automatic return tickets.
This is coming amid strong indications that
the PDP National Leadership is poised to
suspend more governors and erring members
from its fold if they fail to abide with the
constitution of the party.
So far, PDP has suspended two governors
elected on its platform – Rotimi Amaechi
(Rivers) and Wamakko. And against the
backdrop of misgivings arising from the
recent Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF)
election, which Amaechi won contrary to
expectation of the PDP hierarchy that
favoured Governor David Jang of Plateau
State, who earlier cornered the endorsement
of the 19 governors of the North, more heads
may roll in the party ahead of the 2015 polls.
Wamakko’s suspension hasty – Kazaure
Dismissing Wamakko’s suspension as
“unfortunate” and “hasty”, the Chairman of
the PDP, North West Zone, Ambassador
Ibrahim Kazaure, told newsmen in Kaduna
shortly before the meeting of the Northern
States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) that wide
consultations should have been done.
His words: “The suspension is unfortunate,
very unfortunate. We should have done a
wide consultation because we have enemies
within. The PDP is a party not a social club. It
has its constitution. I am not saying they (PDP
NWC members) are wrong; I am not saying
what they have done is wrong; but all I am
saying is there should have been a wide
consultation before the action was taken. For
a governor of a state where we have 100 per
cent PDP supporters from the ward up to
national levels, this is sad. I don’t think his suspension will affect the
PDP, but it will affect the candidature of the
PDP in the future. PDP gets stronger day-by-
day. But the unfortunate thing is that when
you train a lion and it begins to eat this
person and that person, by the time
everybody is finished then what will happen
next?
….No automatic ticket for Jonathan in 2015
Kazaure also asked those canvassing
automatic ticket for the president and first
time governors to have a rethink because the
constitution of the PDP does not give room for
avoiding primary elections, insisting that at
the appropriate time, the PDP constitution
would decide. This is in contradiction to the
position of the Chairman, Board of Trustees of
the PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, who recently said
that the President and all Governors of the
PDP seeking re-election were to be given
automatic tickets to contest.
Said Kazaure: “Religious sentiment is out of
my dictionary. God has already ordained who
will be the next president. All these things we
are doing it is only God that knows who will
be the next president. Not you, not me not
even anybody in Nigeria knows that.
“The South-South that is talking should
understand that it was somebody that died
and somebody took over. Do you know what
will happen tomorrow? You don’t know. Only
God knows what will happen tomorrow. Even
if I said you will be the king of your town
tomorrow it is not possible, because we don’t
decide the future of this country. Whatever
God decides is what will happen.”
We’ve been betrayed – Sokoto PDP
Responding to the issues, the Sokoto State
chapter of the PDP described as betrayal, the
suspension of Governor Wamakko, stating
that the national secretariat violated section
21 of the PDP constitution.
A statement by the Commissioner for
Agriculture, Alhaji Arzika Tureta, said: “We the
PDP supporters in Sokoto felt betrayed by the
decision taken at the National level to
suspend the leader of the party without
recourse to procedure, justice and equity as
enshrined in Article 21 of the PDP
constitution.”
Positing that the Governor had always been
loyal and committed to the party by
achieving 100 per cent success in all
elections in the state, the party advised the
national secretariat to guard against rumour
mongering. “The PDP at the national level is
hereby advised to guard against rumour
mongering, hear-say and unsubstantiated
allegations by Abuja-based Sokoto politicians
who are bent on destroying the party at all
levels.”
Wamakko was lured into the PDP during the
2007 election when the party’s candidate,
now deputy governor, was dropped in
preference for him.
All elected officers must respect the party
or… —PDP
Meanwhile, the National Leadership of the PDP
has asked all officers on its platform to shape
up or face sanctions because the party was
greater and bigger than any member
irrespective of position.
The warning was conveyed through a
statement by PDP National Publicity
Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh. “We wish to
state that the leadership of the Party has
immense respect for all elected and
appointed political office holders and in the
same vein expects all political office holders to
reciprocate by respecting the constitution
and lawful organs of the Party upon which
platform they hold office.”
Why we suspended Wamakko – Metuh
Explaining why the party suspended
Wamakko, the PDP national scribe noted that
the governor shunned the National Chairman,
Alhaji Bamanga Tukur and the National
Working Committee, NWC when he was
invited to answer to some questions.
“The decision to suspend Wamakko came
after very wide and exhaustive consultations,
in accordance with the provisions of the
constitution of the PDP and in the overriding
interest of the party.“It is important to note
that the reason for the suspension of
Governor Wamakko predates the Nigeria
Governors’ Forum’s election. Sometime in
early April, the leadership of the party was
concerned with the statements and conduct
of the Governor whereupon the National
Chairman placed several calls to draw the
attention of the Governor to the matters
concerned.”

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I’ll refund your money if you don’t enjoy my new Movie! Desmond Elliot dares fans

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I’ll refund your money if you don’t enjoy my new Movie! Desmond Elliot dares fans

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Desmond Elliot and Uche Jombo the place I’ll refund your money if you don’t enjoy my new Movie! Desmond Elliot dares fans

Giving a very rare money-back-guarantee, actor, Desmond Elliot has declared that he would refund people’s money if they find his new movie, The Place, wanting.
In a statement released from Desmond Elliot’s office, he said, ‘I know this is not the kind of things people say in Nollywood but I’m staking all on this movie, if you buy the DVD and its not ‘very funny’ to you, contact me, I will refund your money in full’ he said.
Hele+Paul I’ll refund your money if you don’t enjoy my new Movie! Desmond Elliot dares fans Bishop+and+Mr.+Patrick I’ll refund your money if you don’t enjoy my new Movie! Desmond Elliot dares fans
Continuing, the actor-director said without sounding immodest, The Place is his biggest movie project so far. ‘I know this will come across as chest-thumping to some people but it is not. I am 110% sure of this movie. This movie is my biggest project so far and so different from everything I have done. One, it is a comedy, two, the script is ‘lively and engaging’, you won’t be able to do any other thing while watching this movie. If the movie fall short of your expectation, I’ll refund your money. That is a promise. You can contact me on Twitter or through the store you purchase the DVD but it has to be the original DVD’ he stressed.
 The place, a comedy flick written by comedian, Mr. Patrick is the story of a book stolen from ‘The Place’ by an evil man. It needs to be retrieved before the evil man destroys the world. Who will save the world from destruction? Two unlikely heroes, Bishop Imeh and Mr Patrick decide to take the bull by the horn; the unfolding plots, dialogues and special effects form the basis for the ‘biggest comedy movie in recent times’ according to producer and director, Desmond Elliot.
Produced under joint production of Uche Jombo Studios and Denziot Production, The Place will be released directly to DVD on Monday, June 10, 2013 nationwide through Denziot Production.

 

Other acts in the movie are:  Uche Jombo, Gordons, Mr. Patrick Onyeka, Bishop Ime-Umoh, Jude Orhorha, Ruth Kadiri and Helen Paul.

Bollywood actress Jiah Khan commits suicide

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MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Jiah Khan committed
suicide at her Juhu residence on Monday night.
The 25-year-old actor is learnt to have hung
herself inside the house.
Jiah was brought up in England and had shifted
to Mumbai with her mother Rabiya recently.
“She had been depressed for some time due to
personal issues, but was keen on returning to
acting soon. She was also meeting filmmakers
regarding projects,” sources close to the actress
said.
Also known by the name Nafisa Khan, the actress
made her Hindi film debut in 2007 opposite
Amitabh Bachchan in the controversial Nishabd.
She also acted opposite Aamir Khan in Ghajini and
Akshay Kumar in Housefull.
Police sources said that the incident happened at
about 11pm and no suicide note was found. The
body has been sent to Cooper Hospital for
postmortem.
Tanuj Garg of Balaji telefilms and friend of Jiah
said, “We knew each other socially and often
discussed our London connection. She was a soft-
spoken, sweet and a pleasant individual. Truly
shocked at the news!”
Amitabh Bachchan, who heard of the news online
tweeted, “-WHAT …!!! Jiah Khan ??? what has
happened ? is this correct ? unbelievable !!!” Jiah
had a fortnight back tweeted, “So sorry I have
been off twitter! Took a bit of a break from twitter
verse.. sometimes u need a sabbatical to recollect
ur thoughts.”

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How To Burn Off The Calories Of Your Favorite Foods.

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Now that chain restaurant menus list how
many calories are in each dish, it’s harder to
justify eating certain foods anymore (we’re
talking to you, 460-calorie scone from
Starbucks). But a study, presented by Texas
Christian University researchers at the
Experimental Biology meeting in April 2013,
found that people make even healthier
choices if, instead of seeing the calorie count,
they’re shown how much exercise it takes to
burn off what they’re considering eating.
Maybe one day, menus will list how many
minutes you’ll need to log on the rowing
machine to erase that scone (48 minutes
with vigorous effort, for the record). Until
then, here’s a quick guide for you (all calorie
calculations are based on a 140-pound
woman):
Cheeseburger
One single cheeseburger at 343 calories = 30
minutes of vigorous freestyle laps in the pool
Bagel
One medium-sized bagel at 289 calories + 1
oz of cream cheese at 97 calories = 2 hours
and 15 minutes of yoga
Cheese Pizza
One slice of cheese pizza at 285 calories = 50
minutes of walking at a brisk pace (that
means 4 mph on the treadmill
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Two chocolate chip cookies at 155 calories =
15 minutes on the stair climber
Tostadas
Two tostadas with guacamole at 360 calories
= 2 hours of Pilates
Tuna Salad Sub
One tuna salad sub at 584 calories = 45
minutes of running at a 9-minute-mile pace
Soda
One 12-oz can of regular soda at 136 calories
= 20 minutes of cross-country (i.e.
backcountry) hiking
Oat Bran Muffin
One medium-size oat bran muffin (113
grams) at 305 calories = 30 minutes on the
elliptical trainer
Beer
One 12-oz light beer at 103 calories = 30
minutes of bowling

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How To Burn Off The Calories Of Your Favorite Foods.

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Now that chain restaurant menus list how
many calories are in each dish, it’s harder to
justify eating certain foods anymore (we’re
talking to you, 460-calorie scone from
Starbucks). But a study, presented by Texas
Christian University researchers at the
Experimental Biology meeting in April 2013,
found that people make even healthier
choices if, instead of seeing the calorie count,
they’re shown how much exercise it takes to
burn off what they’re considering eating.
Maybe one day, menus will list how many
minutes you’ll need to log on the rowing
machine to erase that scone (48 minutes
with vigorous effort, for the record). Until
then, here’s a quick guide for you (all calorie
calculations are based on a 140-pound
woman):
Cheeseburger
One single cheeseburger at 343 calories = 30
minutes of vigorous freestyle laps in the pool
Bagel
One medium-sized bagel at 289 calories + 1
oz of cream cheese at 97 calories = 2 hours
and 15 minutes of yoga
Cheese Pizza
One slice of cheese pizza at 285 calories = 50
minutes of walking at a brisk pace (that
means 4 mph on the treadmill
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Two chocolate chip cookies at 155 calories =
15 minutes on the stair climber
Tostadas
Two tostadas with guacamole at 360 calories
= 2 hours of Pilates
Tuna Salad Sub
One tuna salad sub at 584 calories = 45
minutes of running at a 9-minute-mile pace
Soda
One 12-oz can of regular soda at 136 calories
= 20 minutes of cross-country (i.e.
backcountry) hiking
Oat Bran Muffin
One medium-size oat bran muffin (113
grams) at 305 calories = 30 minutes on the
elliptical trainer
Beer
One 12-oz light beer at 103 calories = 30
minutes of bowling

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A simple understanding of how rich people think

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Some mind resetting articles are just too juicy
not to bring to your screen simply because
we believe it will help you through life. Please
do enjoy reading it.
21 Ways Rich People Think Differently
By Mandi Woodruff
World’s richest woman Gina Rinehart is
enduring a media firestorm over an article in
which she takes the “jealous” middle class to
task for “drinking, or smoking and socializing”
rather than working to earn their own
fortune.
What if she has a point?
Steve Siebold, author of “How Rich People
Think,” spent nearly three decades
interviewing millionaires around the world to
find out what separates them from everyone
else.
It had little to do with money itself, he told
Business Insider. It was about their mentality.
“[The middle class] tells people to be happy
with what they have,” he said. “And on the
whole, most people are steeped in fear when
it comes to money.”
1. Average people think MONEY is the
root of all evil. Rich people believe POVERTY
is the root of all evil.
“The average person has been brainwashed
to believe rich people are lucky or dishonest,”
Siebold writes.
That’s why there’s a certain shame that
comes along with “getting rich” in lower-
income communities.
“The world class knows that while having
money doesn’t guarantee happiness, it does
make your life easier and more enjoyable.”
2. Average people think selfishness is a
vice. Rich people think selfishness is a virtue.
“The rich go out there and try to make
themselves happy. They don’t try to pretend
to save the world,” Siebold told Business
Insider.
The problem is that middle class people see
that as a negative––and it’s keeping them
poor, he writes.
“If you’re not taking care of you, you’re not in
a position to help anyone else. You can’t give
what you don’t have.”
3. Average people have a lottery
mentality. Rich people have an action
mentality.
“While the masses are waiting to pick the
right numbers and praying for prosperity, the
great ones are solving problems,” Siebold
writes.
“The hero [middle class people] are waiting
for may be God, government, their boss or
their spouse. It’s the average person’s level of
thinking that breeds this approach to life and
living while the clock keeps ticking away.”
4. Average people think the road to
riches is paved with formal
education. Rich people believe in acquiring
specific knowledge.
“Many world-class performers have little
formal education, and have amassed their
wealth through the acquisition and
subsequent sale of specific knowledge,” he
writes.
“Meanwhile, the masses are convinced that
master’s degrees and doctorates are the way
to wealth, mostly because they are trapped
in the linear line of thought that holds them
back from higher levels of consciousness…
The wealthy aren’t interested in the means,
only the end.”
5. Average people long for the good old
days. Rich people dream of the future.
“Self-made millionaires get rich because
they’re willing to bet on themselves and
project their dreams, goals and ideas into an
unknown future,” Siebold writes.
“People who believe their best days are
behind them rarely get rich, and often
struggle with unhappiness and depression.”
6. Average people see money through
the eyes of emotion. Rich people think
about money logically.
“An ordinarily smart, well-educated and
otherwise successful person can be instantly
transformed into a fear-based, scarcity driven
thinker whose greatest financial aspiration is
to retire comfortably,” he writes.
“The world class sees money for what it is
and what it’s not, through the eyes of logic.
The great ones know money is a critical tool
that presents options and opportunities.”
7. Average people earn money doing
things they don’t love. Rich people follow
their passion.
“To the average person, it looks like the rich
are working all the time,” Siebold says. “But
one of the smartest strategies of the world
class is doing what they love and finding a
way to get paid for it.”
On the other hand, middle class take jobs
they don’t enjoy “because they need the
money and they’ve been trained in school
and conditioned by society to live in a linear
thinking world that equates earning money
with physical or mental effort.”
8. Average people set low expectations
so they’re never disappointed. Rich
people are up for the challenge.
“Psychologists and other mental health
experts often advise people to set low
expectations for their life to ensure they are
not disappointed,” Siebold writes.
“No one would ever strike it rich and live their
dreams without huge expectations.”
9. Average people believe you have to
DO something to get rich. Rich people
believe you have to BE something to get rich.
“That’s why people like Donald Trump go
from millionaire to nine billion dollars in debt
and come back richer than ever,” he writes.
“While the masses are fixated on the doing
and the immediate results of their actions,
the great ones are learning and growing from
every experience, whether it’s a success or a
failure, knowing their true reward is
becoming a human success machine that
eventually produces outstanding results.”
10. Average people believe you need
money to make money. Rich people use
other people’s money.
Linear thought might tell people to make
money in order to earn more, but Siebold
says the rich aren’t afraid to fund their future
from other people’s pockets.
“Rich people know not being solvent enough
to personally afford something is not relevant.
The real question is, ‘Is this worth buying,
investing in, or pursuing?’” he writes.
11. Average people believe the markets
are driven by logic and strategy. Rich
people know they’re driven by emotion and
greed.
Investing successfully in the stock market
isn’t just about a fancy math formula.
“The rich know that the primary emotions
that drive financial markets are fear and
greed, and they factor this into all trades and
trends they observe,” Siebold writes.
“This knowledge of human nature and its
overlapping impact on trading give them
strategic advantage in building greater
wealth through leverage.”
12. Average people live beyond their
means. Rich people live below theirs.
“Here’s how to live below your means and tap
into the secret wealthy people have used for
centuries: Get rich so you can afford to,” he
writes.
“The rich live below their means, not because
they’re so savvy, but because they make so
much money that they can afford to live like
royalty while still having a king’s ransom
socked away for the future.”
13. Average people teach their children
how to survive. Rich people teach their kids
to get rich.
Rich parents teach their kids from an early
age about the world of “haves” and “have-
nots,” Siebold says. Even he admits many
people have argued that he’s supporting the
idea of elitism.
He disagrees.
“[People] say parents are teaching their kids
to look down on the masses because they’re
poor. This isn’t true,” he writes. “What
they’re teaching their kids is to see the world
through the eyes of objective reality––the way
society really is.”
If children understand wealth early on, they’ll
be more likely to strive for it later in life.
14. Average people let money stress
them out. Rich people find peace of mind in
wealth.
The reason wealthy people earn more wealth
is that they’re not afraid to admit that money
can solve most problems, Siebold says.
“[The middle class] sees money as a never-
ending necessary evil that must be endured
as part of life. The world class sees money as
the great liberator, and with enough of it,
they are able to purchase financial peace of
mind.”
15. Average people would rather be
entertained than educated. Rich people
would rather be educated than entertained.
While the rich don’t put much stock in
furthering wealth through formal education,
they appreciate the power of learning long
after college is over, Siebold says.
“Walk into a wealthy person’s home and one
of the first things you’ll see is an extensive
library of books they’ve used to educate
themselves on how to become more
successful,” he writes.
“The middle class reads novels, tabloids and
entertainment magazines.”
16. Average people think rich people are
snobs. Rich people just want to surround
themselves with like-minded people.
The negative money mentality poisoning the
middle class is what keeps the rich hanging
out with the rich, he says.
“[Rich people] can’t afford the messages of
doom and gloom,” he writes. “This is often
misinterpreted by the masses as snobbery.
Labeling the world class as snobs is another
way the middle class finds to feel better bout
themselves and their chosen path of
mediocrity.”
17. Average people focus on saving. Rich
people focus on earning.
Siebold theorizes that the wealthy focus on
what they’ll gain by taking risks, rather than
how to save what they have.
“The masses are so focused on clipping
coupons and living frugally they miss major
opportunities,” he writes.
“Even in the midst of a cash flow crisis, the
rich reject the nickle and dime thinking of the
masses. They are the masters of focusing
their mental energy where it belongs: on the
big money.”
18. Average people play it safe with
money . Rich people know when to take risks.
“Leverage is the watchword of the rich,”
Siebold writes.
“Every investor loses money on occasion, but
the world class knows no matter what
happens, they will aways be able to earn
more.”
19. Average people love to be
comfortable. Rich people find comfort in
uncertainty.
For the most part, it takes guts to take the
risks necessary to make it as a millionaire––a
challenge most middle class thinkers aren’t
comfortable living with.
“Physical, psychological, and emotional
comfort is the primary goal of the middle
class mindset,” Siebold writes.
World class thinkers learn early on that
becoming a millionaire isn’t easy and the
need for comfort can be devastating. They
learn to be comfortable while operating in a
state of ongoing uncertainty.”
20. Average people never make the
connection between money and
health. Rich people know money can save
your life.
While the middle class squabbles over the
virtues of Obamacare and their company’s
health plan, the super wealthy are enrolled in
a super elite “boutique medical care”
association, Siebold says.
“They pay a substantial yearly membership
fee that guarantees them 24-hour access to a
private physician who only serves a small
group of members,” he writes.
“Some wealthy neighborhoods have
implemented this strategy and even require
the physician to live in the neighborhood.”
21. Average people believe they must
choose between a great family and
being rich. Rich people know you can have
it all.
The idea that wealth must come at the
expense of family time is nothing but a “cop-
out”, Siebold says.
“The masses have been brainwashed to
believe it’s an either/or equation,” he writes.
“The rich know you can have anything you
want if you approach the challenge with a
mindset rooted in love and abundance.”
From Steve Siebold, author of “How Rich
People Think.”

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