Detained Boko Haram Terrorists Attempt SSS Stronghold Take-over

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><p><a href="http://ift.tt/P6nqmg"><img alt="Nigerian_SSS" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-189898" height="200" src="http://ift.tt/1fBNI6g" width="300"/> </a> </p><br /><br/><br /><p>Boko Haram militants detained at the State Security Services facility in Abuja took over the complex for over six hours after disarming SSS agents guarding the facility.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>The audacious action of the detainees led to prolonged negotiations that later resulted to shootings at the complex for over 4 hours, SSS sources told Saharareporters.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>The gunfight at the complex known as “Yellow House” caused panic in Abuja as the complex sits close to the Presidential Villa and one of the most fortified areas in the national capital.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>Soldiers and their Air Force counterparts were drafted in some few hours later to bring the insurrection under control.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>Deaths or injuries as a result of the incident cannot be immediately confirmed. [SaharaReporters]</p><br /><br/><br />="left"><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/> </div><br /></div>

Detained Boko Haram Terrorists Attempt SSS Stronghold Take-over

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Gender equality - Blog Reader's response to Omotola

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div dir='ltr' style='text-align: left;' trbidi='on'><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> </div><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> </div><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1fOjlbB" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://ift.tt/1fOjlbB" width="473"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> </div><br /><br/><br />This is a blog reader's response to Omotola's interview where she said she does believe in gender equality and that men are the head of the family and the women are meant to be assistants<br/><br /><br/><br />Well a blog reader doesn't agree..Read her thoughts below<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />"Gender equality does not have to do with men being the heads of the family.<br/><br /><br/><br />Gender equality simply means no individual should be discriminated based on their gender. Which leads to gender inequality which is the discrimination of individuals because of their gender.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Some examples of gender inequality in some countries<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />- In some countries women are not allowed to vote.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />- In some countries women are not allowed to go to school<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />- In some work places man earns more than a woman though they are doing the same amount of work<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />- In Saudi Arabia women are not allowed to drive<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />- In some counties women are not allowed to go to<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />some places unless they are with a male companion<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />All these I listed above are some cases of gender inequality in some counties.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Gender equality will simply allow women to be able to do those things<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Some Organizations and governing bodies are fighting for gender equality in the world to ensure women are given fair treatment like the men and not to drag who heads the home.</div><br /><br/><br /><img height="1" src="http://ift.tt/1cACR0X" width="1"/><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/> </div><br /><div class='blogger-post-footer'><script type='text/javascript'><br />//<br /> <!--<br /> var _adynamo_client = "dd2b71bb-2f73-4b36-8439-5167d8bab6f4";<br /> var _adynamo_width = 300;<br /> var _adynamo_height = 250;<br /> //--><br />//<br /></script> <script src='http://ift.tt/16bRgrF' type='text/javascript'><br /></script> </div><br /></div>

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Spiritual Leader Of Tibet, Dalai Lama Backs Gay Marriage

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1iivPA7" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://ift.tt/1iivPA7" width="258"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br />The celibate Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, has thrown his considerable moral weight behind gay marriage, condemning homophobia and saying sex was fine as long as it was consensual.</div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'>The Buddhist monk offered his views on the hot-button social issue during his latest tour of the United States, where he was welcomed Thursday in Washington by top lawmakers and offered the customary prayer that opens each Senate session. The Dalai Lama, in an interview, said that gay marriage was up to each government and was ultimately “individual business.”</div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'>“If two people — a couple — really feel that way is more practical, more sort of satisfaction, both sides fully agree, then okay,” he told an online talk show by veteran radio and television host Larry King. The Dalai Lama said though that people should still follow their own religions’ rules on sexuality.</div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'>“But then for a non-believer, that is up to them. So there are different forms of sex — so long (as it is) safe, okay, and (if both people) fully agree, okay,” the Dalai Lama said in English. “Bully, abuse — that’s totally wrong. That’s a violation of human rights,” he said. The Dalai Lama is Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader and one of the most prominent leaders in Buddhism.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'>Gay marriage has won growing acceptance in the Western world and Latin America. But no predominantly Buddhist nation allows gay marriage, although several places with Buddhist influence including Nepal, Taiwan and Vietnam have increasingly debated the issue. The Dalai Lama, who fled his Chinese-ruled homeland for India in 1959 and later won the Nobel Peace Prize, has prided himself on progressive positions and described himself as a feminist.</div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'>But his past comments on gay rights have occasionally bothered some of his Western audiences. In one of his books, the Dalai Lama, while not explicitly criticizing homosexuality, said that sex should only involve “organs intended for sexual intercourse.”</div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'>- ‘The leading nation’ -</div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'>The Dalai Lama, whose meeting on February 21 with President Barack Obama was angrily condemned by China, separately told lawmakers that one of his main goals was “preservation of Tibetan culture.” Offering advice as a “longtime friend” of the United States, the Dalai Lama said that he considered the nation to be “really a champion of democracy, freedom.”</div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'>“These traditional values are, I think, very, very relevant in today’s world. After all, you are the leading nation in the free world, So, (show) self-confidence,” the Dalai Lama said.</div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'>The Dalai Lama sat between House Speaker John Boehner, who said he wanted to show bipartisan support for the Buddhist monk, and the Republican leader’s often bitter rival Nancy Pelosi, a longtime activist on the Tibetan cause. He later met top senators.</div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'>“What is happening in Tibet is a challenge to the conscience of the world,” said Pelosi, the leader of Obama’s Democratic Party in the House of Representatives.</div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'>More than 120 Tibetans have set themselves on fire in recent years to protest what they describe as a stifling Chinese control over their religious, cultural and political freedoms. Obama called for the protection of Tibetans’ rights in a statement after his meeting with the Dalai Lama.</div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><b><br/> </b> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><b>Culled from <a href="http://ift.tt/1fOkSOU"><span style='color: red;'>P.M.NEWS</span> </a> </b> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via alabamau2</div><br /><div class='blogger-post-footer'><script type='text/javascript'><br />//<br /> <!--<br /> var _adynamo_client = "dd2b71bb-2f73-4b36-8439-5167d8bab6f4";<br /> var _adynamo_width = 300;<br /> var _adynamo_height = 250;<br /> //--><br />//<br /></script> <script src='http://ift.tt/16bRgrF' type='text/javascript'><br /></script> </div><br /></div>

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Kareena Kapoor Found A Friend In Anurag Kashyap, After A Solid Advice

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1mbISVu" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://ift.tt/1mbISVu" width="300"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'>According to <a href="http://ift.tt/1mbISVA"><span style='color: red;'>NDTV</span> </a> : Kareena Kapoor Khan, truly the brand queen, was in the capital for her association with a spa brand. Glowing and looking svelte in a leather skirt and lace top, the actress said her USP was her ability to be natural, be it towards her craft, her associations or in her personal relationships.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Though her last release may have tanked at the box office, the actress says she is not the kind to ever regret her decisions of doing a project, but with filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's recent jibe that Kareena should focus not on who is in the film but rather on what's in the film, the actress took it in the right spirit, saying "Anurag is absolutely right and I should pay heed to this, my sister Karisma and husband Saif follow this norm but I am the kind who does a movie driven by impulse. But here after I will focus on the story, and I wish this advice had come from a friend than someone who does not know me too well, but am glad I found a friend without having to seek one."<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Disappointed with Hrithik walking out of Shuddhi, the actress said she will not wait till the time the makers find another replacement. She said, "It was made with Hrithik in mind. People were so keen to see us together and with Hrithik not in it am sure people are disappointed but am sure we will come back soon in some film."<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><a href="http://ift.tt/1mbISVD" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://ift.tt/1mbISVD" width="300"/> </a> Looking forward to Singham 2, the actress plays a Maharashtrian girl and says she would have to learn the language. Flattered that Shyam Benegal feels she would be the ideal choice to play the spy princess Noor Enayat, the actress will soon start work on Bombay Samurai.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Putting to rest rumours about pregnancy. Kareena said, "Saif and me are very clear that there will be no news on that front for the next three years. So well mum's the word on that from the Begum of Pataudi. <b><a href="http://ift.tt/1iRvsJF"><span style='color: red;'>CLICK HERE</span> </a> </b> to watch video.</div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><span style='color: #f9cb9c;'>Love you Bebo ... God is definitely on your side!</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via alabamau2</div><br /><div class='blogger-post-footer'><script type='text/javascript'><br />//<br /> <!--<br /> var _adynamo_client = "dd2b71bb-2f73-4b36-8439-5167d8bab6f4";<br /> var _adynamo_width = 300;<br /> var _adynamo_height = 250;<br /> //--><br />//<br /></script> <script src='http://ift.tt/16bRgrF' type='text/javascript'><br /></script> </div><br /></div>

Kareena Kapoor Found A Friend In Anurag Kashyap, After A Solid Advice

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Funke Akindele On Why She Has Been Silent.

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1iVVquQ" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1iVVquQ"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'>Young talented Nollywood superstar actress who rose to fame in “I Need To Know”, a TV series that highlighted the effect of HIV/AIDS amongst young people, Funke Akindele, popularly known as Jenifa or Suliya Kan Ayetoro Kan, has revealed on why she has not been entertaining interviews and reacting to issues pertaining to her career of late, saying that it was a deliberate decision and her management made to stay out of media glare for the time being.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“I am working on new projects now and I don’t want to be in the media for the wrong reasons or for the fun of it. When I am done with the projects, I will talk about them and probably hold a press conference to clear the air on some issues,” the movie producer and law graduate from the University of Lagos, who recently had a messy separation from her husband, Kehinde Oloyede after one year, revealed in a brief chat with <a href="http://ift.tt/1iVVs5S"><span style='color: magenta;'>Nigerian Tribune</span> </a> .</div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via alabamau2</div><br /><div class='blogger-post-footer'><script type='text/javascript'><br />//<br /> <!--<br /> var _adynamo_client = "dd2b71bb-2f73-4b36-8439-5167d8bab6f4";<br /> var _adynamo_width = 300;<br /> var _adynamo_height = 250;<br /> //--><br />//<br /></script> <script src='http://ift.tt/16bRgrF' type='text/javascript'><br /></script> </div><br /></div>

Funke Akindele On Why She Has Been Silent.

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Nailed it? Funke Akindele transformed into an old woman

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div dir='ltr' style='text-align: left;' trbidi='on'><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> </div><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: left;'> </div><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1fEyN0v" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1fEyN0v"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: left;'>You know actresses take on all roles..This time Funke is an old woman " #gabazzinikoncept just turned me into an old frustrated woman. #workmode #ilovemyjob #filming</div><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: left;'>Does she really look like an old woman..lol...</div><br /><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><img height="1" src="http://ift.tt/Leo7HP" width="1"/><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/> </div><br /><div class='blogger-post-footer'><script type='text/javascript'><br />//<br /> <!--<br /> var _adynamo_client = "dd2b71bb-2f73-4b36-8439-5167d8bab6f4";<br /> var _adynamo_width = 300;<br /> var _adynamo_height = 250;<br /> //--><br />//<br /></script> <script src='http://ift.tt/16bRgrF' type='text/javascript'><br /></script> </div><br /></div>

Nailed it? Funke Akindele transformed into an old woman

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