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Politics / Re: Governors Have Refused To Declare Their Assets, Says Bureau Boss by ADEWEBS(m): 2:37pm On Jul 02, 2015
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Health / Re: Is it Possible for a AA genotype to give birth to SC.. Are They My Parents? by ADEWEBS(m): 4:33pm On Jun 26, 2015
Leem4:
[b]i was born in the mid 90s. At birth i am a very healthy child according to my mum and relatives. My mum said, she can count the number's of time she took to the hospital.

It all started, when i am six years old, i started having crises. Majorly rheumatic pains in my body.
When these become convesant, our doctor told my, parent to carry out genotype test on me. As per the result of the test, i am SC. Since i am young, i dont have the knowlegde nor understanding about these.

Some month ago, a program is being aired in regards to advice to youth, base on genotype.
Then i voiced out to my parent, that as an literate , WHY did they get married to each other when they knew they will give bith to SS. WHY did they give birth to me to make me suffer. WHY do i have to live my life like these always, (they dont allow me to get involve in many activities ). As the conversation ensued, my mum said, during her time, the awareness level is low, and people dont even mind it.

Six years ago, for rougly two years, i didnt go the hospital, talkless of having crises. Am very healthy, but since last year, the crises and many health issue erupt again.

We relocated, then we changed our hospital, the doc the said my parents and i should go for genotype test and blood group test.
THIS is where the problem lie's, my mum is AA and my dad is AC. Regarding to the bloog group test, all of us are A+. With my little, knowledge, about genetics, if AA and AC is cross breed, they will give rise to AA AC AA AA. And they are both A+ they will give birth to A+. When i showed my mum these mistake, he told my dad, then we went to another hospital to retake the test which is still the same.
Now my question is this possible,? Is there any scientific backing about these, or are the not my parent, but i have physical resemblance to my dad.
Please i need your answer's
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Mr man, am a biologist, is very possible, u shu b SC either as a result of extra chromosomal inheritance or d gene in ur fathers cell has somtin called imprinting to no more call
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Politics / Re: Protesters Storm N’assembly, Demand Death Penalty For Corruption by ADEWEBS(m): 9:34am On Jun 18, 2015
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Politics / Man Behind June 12, M.k.o Abiola The Philanthropist by ADEWEBS(m): 7:13am On Jun 12, 2015
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M.K.O AND JUNE 12 HISTORY

Moshood Abiola
Moshood Abiola
Born
24 August 1937
Abeokuta
Died
7 July 1998 (aged 60)
Abuja
Nationality
Nigerian
Other names
M.K.O Abiola
Occupation
tycoon
Known for
Philanthropy
Children
Abdulateef Kola Abiola Dupsy Abiola Hafsat
Abiola
Mustapha Abiola
Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola (24
August 1937 – 7 July 1998), often referred to as
M. K. O. Abiola , was a popular Nigerian Yoruba
businessman, publisher, politician and aristocrat
of the Yoruba Egba clan. He ran for the
presidency in 1993, and is widely regarded as the
presumed winner of the inconclusive election
since no official final results were announced. He
died in 1998, after being denied victory when the
entire election results were dubiously annulled by
the preceding military president Ibrahim
Babangida because of alleged evidence that they
were corrupt and unfair.
Early life
Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola was born in
Abeokuta , Ogun State .His name, Kashimawo,
means " Let us wait and see ". Moshood Abiola
was his father's twenty-third child but the first of
his father's children to survive infancy, hence the
name 'Kashimawo'. It was not until he was 15
years old that he was properly named Moshood,
by his parents.
MKO showed entrepreneurial talents at a very
young age, at the age of nine he started his first
business selling firewood. He would wake up at
dawn to go to the forest and gather firewood,
which he would then cart back to town and sell
before going to school, to support his old father
and his siblings. He later founded a band at age
fifteen where he would perform at various
ceremonies in exchange for food. He eventually
became famous enough to start demanding
payment for his performances and used the
money to support his family and his secondary
education at the Baptist Boys High School
Abeokuta, where he excelled. He was the editor of
the school magazine The Trumpeter, Olusegun
Obasanjo was deputy editor. At the age of 19 he
joined the National Council of Nigeria and the
Cameroons ostensibly because of its stronger
pan-Nigerian origin compared with the Obafemi
Awolowo -led Action Group .
Career
In 1956 Moshood Abiola started his professional
life as bank clerk with Barclays Bank plc in
Ibadan , South-West Nigeria. After two years he
joined the Western Region Finance Corporation as
an executive accounts officer before leaving for
Glasgow , Scotland to pursue his higher education.
From Glasgow University he received a first class
degree in accountancy.He also received a
distinction from the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Scotland . On his return to Nigeria,
he worked as a senior accountant at the
University of Lagos Teaching Hospital, then went
on to Pfizer , before joining the ITT Corporation,
where he later rose to the position of Vice-
President, Africa and Middle-East of the entire
corporation, which was headquartered in the
United States. As a result, Moshood Abiola spent
a lot of his time and made most of his money in
the United States, whilst retaining the post of
chairman of the corporation's Nigerian subsidiary.
In addition to his duties throughout the Middle-
East and Africa, Moshood Abiola invested heavily
in Nigeria and West Africa. He set up Abiola
Farms, Abiola bookshops, Radio Communications
Nigeria, Wonder bakeries, Concord Press, Concord
Airlines, Summit oil international ltd, Africa Ocean
lines, Habib Bank, Decca W.A. ltd, and Abiola
football club. In addition to these, he also
managed to perform his duties as Chairman of
the G15 business council, President of the
Nigerian Stock Exchange , Patron of the Kwame
Nkrumah Foundation, Patron of the WEB Du Bois
foundation, trustee of the Martin Luther King
foundation and director of the International Press
Institute .
Philanthropy
Moshood Abiola with H.E. Pankratiy, Metropolitan
of Stara Zagora and head of the Department for
Ecumenical relations of the Bulgarian Orthodox
church
Moshood Abiola sprang to national and
international prominence as a result of his
philanthropic activities. The Congressional Black
Caucus of the United States of America issued
the following tribute to Moshood Abiola:

Because of this man, there is both cause for
hope and certainty that the agony and
protests of those who suffer injustice shall
give way to peace and human dignity. The
children of the world shall know the great
work of this extraordinary leader and his
fervent mission to right wrong, to do justice,
and to serve mankind. The enemies which
imperil the future of generations to come:
poverty, ignorance, disease, hunger, and
racism have each seen effects of the valiant
work of Chief Abiola. Through him and
others like him, never again will freedom rest
in the domain of the few. We, the members
of the Congressional Black Caucus salute
him this day as a hero in the global pursuit
to preserve the history and the legacy of the
African diaspora.

From 1972 until his death Moshood Abiola had
been conferred with 197 traditional titles by 68
different communities in Nigeria, in response to
the fact that his financial assistance resulted in
the construction of 63 secondary schools, 121
mosques and churches, 41 libraries, 21 water
projects in 24 states of Nigeria, and was grand
patron to 149 societies or associations in Nigeria.
In this way Abiola reached out and won
admiration across the multifarious ethnic and
religious divides in Nigeria. In addition to his work
in Nigeria, Moshood Abiola was a dedicated
supporter of the Southern African Liberation
movements from the 1970s and he sponsored the
campaign to win reparations for slavery and
colonialism in Africa and the diaspora. Chief
Abiola, personally rallied every African head of
state, and every head of state in the black
diaspora to ensure that Africans would speak
with one voice on the issues.
Remembrance of M.K.O. Abiola
Chief MKO Abiola's memory is celebrated in
Nigeria and internationally.12 June remains a
public holiday in Lagos and Ogun states.
There
are also remembrance events arranged across
Nigeria.MKO Abiola was known for his
charisma and for being a man of the people.

As a prominent social activist, democratic
freedom fighter, and successful business figure,
the continuing support for MKO Abiola is part of
his legacy. MKO Abiola Stadium was named in
his honour. There were also calls for posthumous
presidential recognition.
Despite his popularity or because of it, MKO
Abiola occasionally attracted criticism from
political activists and detractors. Controversy was
caused by a song by Nigerian musician, Fela Kuti .
Kuti was a charismatic multi-instrumentalist
musician, composer and human rights activist –
famed for being the pioneer of Afrobeat music as
well as a controversial figure, due to his unusual
lifestyle and apparent drug use. It is believed
that Kuti had entered into an acrimonious dispute
relating to a contract with MKO Abiola's record
label [ citation needed ] . He used the abbreviation of
International Telephone & Telegraph (IT&T) in a
song criticising big multinational corporations.
The song, ITT accuses such companies of
draining Africa's resources and makes specific
reference to MKO Abiola ("they start to steal
money Like Obasanjo and Abiola"wink.
Awards and honours
Moshood Abiola was twice voted international
businessman of the year[ citation needed ] , and
received numerous honorary doctorates from
universities all over the world. In 1987 he was
bestowed with the golden key to the city of
Washington D.C., and he was bestowed with
awards from the NAACP and the King center in
the USA, as well as the International Committee
on Education for Teaching in Paris, amongst many
others. In Nigeria, the Oloye Abiola was made the
Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland. It is the highest
chieftaincy title available to commoners amongst
the Yoruba, and has only been conferred by the
tribe 14 times in its history. This in effect
rendered Abiola the ceremonial War Viceroy of all
of his tribespeople. According to the folklore of
the tribe as recounted by the Yoruba elders, the
Aare Ona Kakanfo is expected to die a warrior in
the defence of his nation to prove himself in the
eyes of both the divine and the mortal as having
been worthy of his title.
Involvement in politics
Abiola's involvement in politics started early on in
life when he joined the National Council of Nigeria
and the Cameroons (NCNC) at age 19. In 1979,
the military government kept its word and handed
over power to the civilian. As Abiola was already
involved in politics, he joined the ruling National
Party of Nigeria (NPN) in 1980 and was elected
the chairman of his party. Re-election was done
in 1983 and everything looked promising since the
re-elected president was from Abiola's party and
based on the true transition to power in 1979;
Abiola was eligible to go for the post of
presidential candidate after the tenure of the re-
elected president. However, his hope to become
the president was shortly dashed away for the
first time in 1983 when a military coup d'état
swept away the re-elected president of his party
and ended civilian rule in the country. After a
decade of military rule, General Ibrahim
Babangida came under pressure to return
democratic rule to Nigeria. After an aborted initial
primary, Abiola stood for the presidential
nomination of the Social Democratic Party (SDP)
and beat Ambassador Baba Gana Kingibe and
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to secure the presidential
nomination of the SDP ahead of the 12 June 1993
presidential elections. Abiola had managed to
work his way out of poverty through hard work
and symbolised the aspirations of many
downtrodden Nigerians. His commitment to the
plight of ordinary Nigerians included establishing
Abiola bookshops to provide affordable, locally
produced textbooks in the 1980s when imported
textbooks became out of the reach of ordinary
Nigerians as the naira was devalued. He also
made available daily necessities such as rice and
soap at affordable prices in the market.
Presidential elections
Moshood Abiola's Hope '93 political manifesto
For the 12 June 1993 presidential elections ,
Abiola's running mate was Baba Gana Kingibe .
He overwhelmingly defeated his rival, Bashir Tofa
of the National Republican Convention . The
election was declared Nigeria's freest and fairest
presidential election by national and international
observers, with Abiola even winning in his
Northern opponent's home state. Abiola won at
the national capital, Abuja, the military polling
stations, and over two-thirds of Nigerian states.
The reason why the election was so historic, was
because men of Northern descent had largely
dominated Nigeria's political landscape since
independence. The fact that Moshood Abiola (a
Southern Muslim) was able to secure a national
mandate freely and fairly remains unprecedented
in Nigeria's history. However, the election was
annulled by Ibrahim Babangida , a political crisis
that ensued which led to General Sani Abacha
seizing power later that year.During
preparations for the 2011 Nigerian Presidential
elections there were calls from several quarters to
remember MKO Abiola .
The famed Nigerian Pastor T.B. Joshua is said to
have predicted the annulment to Abiola and
warned him against contesting.
Imprisonment
Moshood Abiola leaving a Black Maria van under
heavy armed guard
In 1994 Moshood Abiola declared himself the
lawful president of Nigeria in the Epetedo area of
Lagos island, an area mainly populated by
(Yoruba) Lagos Indigenes. He had recently
returned from a trip to win the support of the
international community for his mandate. After
declaring himself president he was declared
wanted and was accused of treason and arrested
on the orders of military President General Sani
Abacha, who sent 200 police vehicles to bring
him into custody. MKO Abiola has been referred
to as Nigeria's greatest statesman.
Moshood Abiola was detained for four years,
largely in solitary confinement with a Bible,
Qur'an , and fourteen guards as companions.
During that time, Pope John Paul II , Archbishop
Desmond Tutu and human rights activists from all
over the world lobbied the Nigerian government
for his release. The sole condition attached to the
release of Chief Abiola was that he renounce his
mandate, something that he refused to do,
although the military government offered to
compensate him and refund his extensive election
expenses. For this reason Chief Abiola became
extremely troubled when Kofi Annan and Emeka
Anyaoku reported to the world that he had agreed
to renounce his mandate after they met with him
to tell him that the world would not recognise a
five-year-old election.
Death
Abiola died under suspicious circumstances
shortly after the death of General Abacha.
Moshood Abiola died on the day that he was due
to be released, on 7 July 1998.While the
official autopsy stated that Abiola died of natural
causes, Abacha's Chief Security Officer, al-
Mustapha has alleged that Moshood Abiola was
in fact beaten to death. al-Mustapha, who was
detained by the Nigerian government, but later
released, claims to have video and audiotapes
showing how Abiola was beaten to death. The
final autopsy report, which was produced by a
group of international coroners has never been
publicly released. Irrespective of the exact
circumstances of his death, it is clear that Chief
Abiola received insufficient medical attention for
his existing health conditions.
As recounted at the time in a BBC interview with
special envoy Thomas R. Pickering , an American
delegation, which included Susan Rice , visited
Abiola and during their meeting with him, Abiola
fell ill, with what was presumed to be a heart
attack which caused his death.

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Crime / Re: Reagent Of Akungba Akoko Kidnapped! by ADEWEBS(m): 8:38am On Jun 03, 2015
SENATE PRESIDENT

Solidarity greetings to students off and on campus of AAUA
On the rumoured abduction of the Regent of Akungba community by unknown kidnappers while on her way to FUTA to attend the Inaugural lecture of the AAUA VC yesterday, the indigene of the community had commenced a provoking physical and traditional protest to register their displeasure over the whereabout of their traditional ruler.
We the innocent students are targetted to be victims of this specific circumstance;

Therefore, I hereby urge and implore our students currently off campus to remain calm and avoid any verbal or physical retaliation with the idigenes so as to avoid further provokations, those who can't make it to school should please remain at home as the school management does not have plans to shut down the university.
We are currently working to ensure peace in the community

I pray our academic journey in Akungba would never be in vain.

Signed:
Senator. Akinkuotu Joseph (JOSAKIN)
SENATE PRESIDENT, AAUASU SRC
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Crime / Reagent Of Akungba Akoko Kidnapped! by ADEWEBS(m): 8:08am On Jun 03, 2015
Breaking news. It of no news that the regent of akungba akoko has been kidnapped,it nw a confirmed one... She was kidnapped on her way to akure to grace the inaugural lecture of the federal university of technology akure, being delivered by Prof.igbekele ajibefun, the vice chancellor of adekunle ajasin university akungba akoko. early this morning all the indigens of akungba land gather together at the palace shouting,raising curse n different strange performance(charm).......... there faces was not friendly.. They were saying the v.c should provide there regent within 24hrs.. They'v blocked the way that lead to permanent site wth burning tyres...there is no movement along permanent site nw... The elder of the land are having there meeting @ the palace nw for a way out(solution). Student living around permanent site are advice to pass through the school field big gate.......... pls let be watchful.

SENATOR ADEWEBS
PUBLICITY SECETARY

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Politics / Re: And Finally, There Is Light! by ADEWEBS(m): 8:07am On May 26, 2015
is not a new thing here in akungba, wi barely av light throughout a month, jxt passing by

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