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COME TO THE LAUNCH OF OUR NEW PAN AFRICAN MAGAZINE.

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BRITISH EXPERT ON TERRORIST GROUP BOKO HARAM TO OPEN ACHEBE SOUTH AFRICANS VOTE IN

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AFRICAWORLD & MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

The Editorial team at AfricaWorld would like to point out that it is aware of the Millennium Development Goals and seeks to

synergise its work in accordance with those aims wherever possible. Those goals are to improve issues of Education,

Health, HIV/AIDS, Gender Equal ity, Environmental Sustainability and Global Partnerships.

EditorUkachukwu Okorie

News DirectorAbdul Yusuf

Secretary / TV DirectorKoketso Mohotloane

Chief ReporterPaul Kelly

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“I have always had a penchant for a good idea especially when the idea is imbued with tremendous precision that ultimately serves the purpose of its intent. For me, the idea of good hospitality for artistes and event goers that is focused on their wellbeing is a very good idea”, Amb. Vickie Robert Okere.

The Vickie Robert Hospitality Outfit, a world class hospitality company based in Dublin, was established in 2011 by Amb. Victoria Okere, AfricaWorld talked to her after the investiture in Abuja as a Justice of Peace. Excerpt:

AFRICAWORLD NEWSPAPER: What is the full title of the recognition and can you enlighten our readers more?

AMB.VICKIE ROBERT OKERE: The full title of my recognition is Ambassador for Peace (AFP). The Ambassadors for Peace Initiative,has become the world’s largest and most diverse network of peace leaders. They come from all walks of life representing all races, religions, nationality and cultures, and commit themselves to: Stand on the common ground of universal moral principles, committed to promoting reconciliation, overcoming barriers, and building peace. Form a global network of leaders representing the religious, racial, and ethnic diversity of the human family, as well as all disciplines of human endeavor. Participate in peace initiatives and programs that promote reconciliation and cooperation beyond traditional boundaries of religion, race, ethnicity, and nationality. Promote and practice the ethic of “living for the sake of others” as the guiding principle for building world

peace and a global community.

AWN: What is the significance of the Ambassadorial Award?

AMB: The Ambassadorial award is an Ambassador for Peace award. The award is as significant as the need for peace is. The award came from an international NGO called the Universal Peace Federation, which has a special consultative status at the UN. I think that this award is a special calling to do more for a peaceful world and for my nation to become a nation of peace. As you know, everyone without exception is yearning for peace despite the situation of our troubled world. So, as an Ambassador for Peace, I have been “ordained” as a champion of peace.

AWN: How did they arrive at the choice of a top blogger in Ireland?

AMB: The award was a special feature of an event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Niger ia’s amalgamation. The organizers were looking out for exemplary Nigerians, preferably couples, who have shown commitment to national unity and peace. The Nigerian organizers identified my husband and I and we were contacted. They had their criteria and I think we met the criteria as it was not about money at all.

AWN: You combine your job as a nurse with blogging and celebrity hospitality service, how easy is that?

AMB: I must confess, I sometimes pause and ask myself on how I’ve been able to joggle all these things but I have come to realise that, when you are passionate about what you do, it then becomes easy! I bless God for

giving me an understanding family who believes in my dream.

AWN: You recently returned from Nigeria, how is the country in view of the Boko Haram onslaught?

AMB: The Boko Haram onslaught is a very terrible and unfortunate situation. I am hopeful that the Nigerian government with all of us shall eventually overcome their activities.

AWN: What are your plans now that you have moved up?

AMB: I want to use this new international recognition to create a positive image for Nigeria here in Ireland and work to support peace initiatives in Nigeria. I believe that we all need to work together to make Nigeria, a peaceful nation

AWN : Tell our readers more about you

AMB: Amb.Vickie is a wife, mother to two lovely boys, Self -motivated team player in the Hospitality Industry, Event Hospitality /PR Expert, Blogger, Head of Hospitality Nigeria Carnival Ireland, Ireland Correspondent for the Bisi Olatilo Show, Founder CEO of VickieRobert Foundation(NGO) and International Media Partner of Artiste Managers’ Association in Nigeria, (AMAN).Nursing Specialties: Dementia care, CPR, Infection Control, Wound management, Manual Handling, Care Planning, Massage, Community Health promotion, Community Drug Addiction, Colo-

Our new pan-African magazine called - THE AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL- will be unveiled on the 16th May at the Irish Writers Centre. The time starts at 3pm to 6pm. The South African Ambassador, H.E. Mr. Ahlangene Cyprian Sigcau, will Chair the formal launch.

The new pan-African magazine hope to drive African view points around the globe. It intends to touch on issues that are often neglected by all. However, the magazine shall seek to sensitize all about the true state of things in the continent. Most importantly, the magazine will focus on politics and the socio-economic well-being of Africans and those interested in the continent.

Though it will be a brief function but we promise a lively one, including, mild cultural dance, banters and good wine. So come and be a witness to the unveiling of the first edition.

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NEWSBy Koketso Mohotloane

A l g e r i a ’ s P r e s i d e n t AbdelazizBouteflika has won a fourth term in office taking more

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than 81% of the vote, authorities have said. Coalition of Islamist and secular opposition parties had called for a boycott, describing the election as a sham.

The Fundo Soberano de Angola is starting investments in hotels and commercial infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa.The fund,

based in Luanda, may invest in 50 sub-Saharan African hotels over three years, including in its home country, Chairman Jose Filomeno dos Santos said.

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Supporters of Burkina Faso’s leader rallied to press for a referendum on removing limits to presidential terms. His

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supporters have said he wants to extend his rule, though he has not publicly stated his plans. Blaise Compaore has been in power since leading a coup in 1987.

The Netherlands wil l give Benin USD 67 mil l ion for water and sanitat ion projects through 2017, Ambassador Jos van Aggelen

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said. The assis tance is a imed to promote “sustainable social and economic access to water and sani ta t ion services ,” van Aggelen said.

A Botswana Police Service helicopter has gone missing in the North-west district of the country, the police hasconfirmed.Authorities

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said the helicopter had on board two pilots and an airborne law enforcement officer at the time of its disappearance.

Nigerian Muslim clerics living in the border towns of Cameroon and Nigeria are recruiting Boko Haram members in their mosques, the government of

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Cameroon has alleged. These allegations were published in a report made by US-based online military news agency, StrategyPage.

The United Nations refugee agency said that it was working with 14 other humanitarian relief groups to seek $274 million in

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donations to support the refugees in the Central African Republic. More than 600,000 people were displaced inside this country since the conflict began.

Paul Debbie, security chief at the UN office in Burundi, was ordered to leave the country after a report claimed the

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government was arming young supporters ahead of elections. The expulsion was in connection to a UN report containing “allegations of weapons distribution”, Foreign Minister, Laurent Kavakur, told the AFP news agency.

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Awards: Power List 100 most Influential Africans in Ireland (2012), AfricaWorld Newspaper Ireland: Un sung Heroine Recipient (2012/2013), NUBA 2013 Nominee for UK entrepreneur,Ankara Carnival Ireland 2012/2013 Recognition Award ,Nigerian Carnival Ireland 2012/2013 Recognition Award.

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about your celebrity hospitality service? AMB: VickieRobert Hospitality (VRH) is a full-service artiste hospitality management company offering a suite of personalized services for visiting artists and celebrities.Based in Ireland, the company offers a full range of services specifically-tailored to meet the unique needs of the visiting celebrity including:- Health and medical services – Clients complete confidential health questionnaires on arrival to alert the company of special medical needs- Massage and Reflexology – A certified Massage Therapist is attached to the Client during their stay in Ireland to provide much-needed therapeutic massage and reflexology services- Nutrition – An onsite professional Nutritionist caters to the client’s specific nutritional needs

- Professional Styling – Complimentary make-up and personal styling provided for clients while in Ireland- Touring – A dedicated tour guide is provided to take clients through the remarkable sights in the City of Dublin with an on-hand photographer/videographer to capture memorable moments. Captured footage can additionally be used in artiste’s music videos e.t.c- Artiste Promotion – Promotional interviews arranged for clients on some Irish Community Radio Stations with adequate prepping by VRH staff. Additionally, the client’s event(s) and profile will be promoted on the internationally-syndicated VRH blog.Contact: [email protected]



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G O S S I PIf We Always Feel Cheated in a Relationship

In a relationship, married or not… You should read this.

“When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn’t seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?

I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn’t talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn’t love her anymore. I just pitied her!

With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.

The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn’t have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane. When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.

In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn’t want anything from me, but needed a month’s notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month’s time and she didn’t want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.

This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day. She requested that every day for the month’s duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.

I told Jane about my wife’s divorce conditionsShe laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.

My wife and I hadn’t had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don’t tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn’t looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken

its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn’t tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.

She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.

Suddenly it hit me… she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.

Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it’s time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.

But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn’t noticed that our life lacked intimacy. I drove to office…. jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my

mind…I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.

She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won’t divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn’t value the details of our lives, not because we didn’t love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart. Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away. At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I’ll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.

That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed – dead. My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push through with the divorce.— At least, in the eyes of our son—- I’m a loving husband…

The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse’s friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!



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Djibouti is sending a gendarmerie contingent to the Central African Republic (CAR), Minister of Foreign

Affairs has announced after a meeting with the African Union. He added that the Djiboutian troops will “train and give guidance to the police and

NEWS

French troops in Mali have freed five aid workers who were kidnapped in the north of the

MALI

country in February. Four of them worked for the Red Cross. At the time, it was reported that they were kidnapped by the Mujao Islamist militant group.

Malawi: The first televised presidential debate in Malawi has been ignored

for the current President Joyce Banda who is running for a new term. In a statement, her party said that “she could not attend those debates. This is a campaign period and she is busy reaching out to the people.”

MALAWI

Kenya: Six dead in Nairobi explosions.

KENYA

Madagascar has launched an emergency operation to prevent a stricken tanker from unleashing 10,000 cubic metres of crude oil

into the postcard-perfect Emerald Sea off the country’s north coast.The 120-metre vessel has bust one of its two hulls, according to national authorities.

MADAGASCAR

By Asdrubad Santana

All immigrants should prepare forelections. It’s your right, it’s yourvote.

Nigeria has contributed the sum of $5,000,000 for the feasibility study to restore Lake Chad Basin,

CHAD

national authorities have said. The amount would be used for feasibility studies for Water Transfer from Central Africa Republic to the lake.

Congo is negotiating with the South African mining company, Exxaro, and other financial institutions for the

rehabilitation of 285 kilometres of a railway. This line is part and parcel of the Congo-Ocean railway system and is in a state of dilapidation that makes traffic difficult.

CONGO-BRAZZA-

DJIBOUTI

Egyptian politician Hamdeen Sabah i has o ff i c i a l ly submitted his candidacy for

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the presidential elections. Mr Sabahi, a left-winger, is so far the only challenger to former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Correspondents say he is likely to win the presidency, given his popularity.

An International gathering of scholars, artists, musicians, writers, and officials will gather at Brown University May 1-3, 2014, to discuss and celebrate the cultural contributions of Chinua Achebe, the late Nigerian novelist and the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and professor of Africana studies at Brown, who died in March 2013 at the age of 82. Achebe started the colloquium in 2009 to bring attention to issues affecting Africa.

On Thursday May 1, 2014, Elizabeth Donnelly, Assistant Head and Research Fellow, Africa Program, Chatham House, - The Royal Institute of International Affairs- London, Great Britain; will deliver the opening address at the Colloquium. Her talk will focus on Boko Haram -what is known, what is not known, and the implications and what can be done.” The event begins at 5:30 p.m.

According to the Washington Post “More than 1,500 people have been killed so far this year in attacks blamed on the Nigerian radical group Boko Haram, whose name means “Western education is forbidden” in the local Hausa language. The terrorist network’s mission is to force an Islamic state on Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation of some 170 million people divided almost equally between Muslims living mainly in the north and Christians in the south.”

Following Ms. Donnelly’s address, she will join a panel discussion Perspectives of Security: Networks, trafficking and Terrorism in Africa with Ambassador Walter Carrington, Former US Ambassador to Nigeria and Senegal; Ambassador John Campbell, Former US Ambassador to Nigeria and a U.S. State Department Representative

The Moderator, Professor Donna A. Patterson, is a scholar of Africana area studies at Wellesley College.

The evening will showcase performances by singers from the Sri Chinmoy Centre; Ohafia war dancers from Abia State; a poetry, music, and song collage by South Africa’s Sindiswa Seakhoa.

Thursday’s opening event will usher in high level intellectual

discourse on contemporary issues facing the African continent while examining the impact of the late Chinua Achebe’s writings on modern African literature and world literature as a whole. The deliberations will take place in List Art Center auditorium, 64 College St, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. The event is free and open to the public, but space is limited and registration is required.

Speakers at this year’s colloquium include Lynn Innes, professor emerita of English at the University of Kent and author of an analysis of Achebe’s works; Simon Gikandi, professor of English at Princeton University; Bernth Lindfors, professor emeritus of English at the University of Texas–Austin and a leading scholar of African literature; Zimbabwean writer Tsitsi Dangaremgba; Giyatri Spivak, literary theorist and professor at Columbia University; David Palumbo-Liu, professor of comparative literature at Stanford University; Michael Thelwell, Jamaican novelist and author of The Harder They Come; and Vijay Kumar, professor of English at Osmania University in India.

Brown President Christina Paxson will deliver a welcome address and Alhaji Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, executive governor of the Kano State in Nigeria, will give Saturday’s closing keynote address. Abena P.A. Busia, associate professor of English and co-director of the Women Writing Africa Project at Rutgers University, will serve as Mistress of Ceremony throughout the colloquium.

Sessions include a roundtable

reflection on Achebe’s life by his close friends and colleagues, the impact of Achebe’s writing on the world; the conflict between poet and emperor as reflected in Achebe’s writings, Achebe as a crusader of social justice and a panel discussion on Achebe’s influence on hip hop music.

Over the three day event other significant performances from Nigerian playwright Tess Onwueme; Afro roots musical group Eme and Heteru; and power poetry by Ikeogu Oke with instrumentalist Osuji Ngozi Michael will be featured.

This will be Brown’s fifth Achebe Colloquium on Africa. The 2012 colloquium focused on governance, security and solutions to peace in Africa. The 2011 colloquium explored several challenges facing the region, including the Arab Spring and the crisis in Darfur. The 2010 colloquium focused attention on three African nations — Rwanda, Congo, and Nigeria — and the crucial issues impacting the countries, the continent, and the world. The inaugural 2009 colloquium addressed the problems and prospects of the 2010 Nigerian elections.

This year’s colloquium schedule and other details are available online at www.brown.edu/conference/achebe-colloquium/.

Editors: Brown University has a fiber link television studio available for domestic and international live and taped interviews, and maintains an ISDN line for radio interviews. For more information, call (401) 863-2476.

Media Contact: Courtney Coelho | 401-863-7287

British Expert on Terrorist Group Boko Haram to Open Achebe Colloquium 2014



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Senegal’s former president Abdoulaye Wade made a controversial return to his

SENEGAL

homeland after his plane was held up in Morocco, with supporters claiming foul play by his political rivals. Wade moved to France after a bitter defeat to arch rival and current leader MackySall.

MAURITANIAMauritania’s president, who initially took power in a coup, announced that he will run again in upcoming

elections. Mauritanians will go to the polls on 21st of June..

MOZAMBIQUE

Mozambique: Mozambique has increasingly become a hub for moving illegal drugs from Latin America

to Europe, the international police agency Interpol warned. Ronald Noble, Interpol secretary-general, said that they would help Mozambique fight the narcotics trade during his visit to the country.

Parliamentary committee research into the abuse of alcohol in Namibia has revealed widespread misuse of money by pensioners on liquor and called for controls

on traditional alcohol brews. The situation was said to be worse at Kayirayira and Ekoka villages, the

NAMIBIA

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The BBC reported that 223 Nigerian schoolgirls remain missing after being abducted last week, according to a source that they interviewed. This

number is far from the official figures. Islamist group Boko Haram is suspected to be behind the kidnapping.

NIGERIA

: The diplomat who was president of the U.N. Security Counci l in Apri l 1994 apologized recently for the council’s refusal to recognize

that genocide was taking place in Rwanda and for doing nothing to halt the slaughter of more than one million people

RWANDA

SIERRA LEONE A woman from Sierra Leone who finished 20th in Sunday’s London Marathon has gone missing following the race, police said. MamiKonneh Lahun, 24, was due to fly home on 14

of April but did not return to her accommodation after the race. Police said she had no known links to the UK.

Mr Shatter stepped down after a series of scandals related to complaints from a Garda whistleblower dogged his last few months in office.

The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has confirmed it in the Dáil saying he had resigned after getting the report of Seán Guerin into Sergeant Maurice McCabe’s allegations.

The 300-page independent review of allegations of wrongdoing and

malpractice in the force has found inadequate investigation and analysis of the issues raised by serving Sergeant Maurice McCabe.

Mr Shatter has taken responsibility for it since the report is critical of the Department of Justice as well as a number of other agencies.

In his resignation letter (below) Mr Shatter said: “I am anxious that any controversy that may arise on publication of the report does not distract from the important work of the Government or create any difficulties for the Fine Gael or Labour parties in the period leading in the European and local government elections.

“It is my judgment that the only

way in which such controversy can be avoided is by my offering you my resignation.”

The report on the McCabe affair is to be published on Friday morning.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny said Mr Shatter resigned after the report found him to be “inadequate” in his obligation to be independent in his investigation of the whistleblower allegations.

“The Minister having read the

report and considered its implications has sent me his resignation which I have accepted with regret,” he said.

Mr Kenny said he did not demand Mr Shatter’s resignation and added that he was not expecting anyone else to stand down over the controversy.

The Government is now expected to set up a full-scale State inquiry into the affair.

Mr Kenny says he will announce Mr Shatter’s replacement in Cabinet later this evening or tomorrow morning.

He explained why Mr Shatter decided to go after reading the Guerin report into Garda misconduct from

the Maurice McCabe dossier.It comes as Mick Wallace considers

legal action against Mr Shatter after the Data Protection Commissioner last night found that the former Justice Minister broke the law last year with comments about the independent TD.

Mr Wallace had called for Mr Shatter to stand down and said the Taoiseach and Labour’s continuing defence of Mr Shatter was undermining their own support among the public.

Deputy Wallace had said he wants to know if what the Minister did is

acceptable.

“Is it ok if the Minister for Justice of the day is allowed to break the law, be it a civil law, and remain in office?” he said.

“If anyone had put it to the Taoiseach five or six years ago when he was in opposition he would have laughed and said ‘Why in God’s name are you asking me that? Fine Gael are the party of law and order’.”

The Da ta Protection Commissioner’s ruling relates to a RTÉ Prime Time programme last year, when Mr Shatter and Mr Wallace appeared alongside each other to debate the penalty points issue.

Mr Shatter revealed information which he said he received verbally from the then garda commissioner, Martin Callinan.

The data protection commissioner found that Mr Callinan did not breach the act, but that the minister was bound by “obligations of non-disclosure” of “personal data”.

A spokesman for the Taoiseach had last night said Enda Kenny has confidence in Mr Shatter.

Shatter Resigns: Taoiseach to Announce Replacement Withing 24 Hours

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NEWSPOLITICS

“I am running for People Before Profit candidate for Dublin in the Euro elections in order to fight against the injustice being inflicted on the Irish people.

The EU is a very elitist institution dominated by politicians who serve the interests of the big corporations, the banks and the rich. Since 2008 it has inflicted huge injustice on the ordinary people in this country in order to bail out the Irish and European banks. Prompted by the EU Commission and the European Central Bank, along with the IMF, we have had six years of cutbacks and austerity culminating in the unfair water charges

If am elected I will be a voice standing challenging these policies, priorities and standing up for interests of the ordinary people of Ireland.

But when I say the people of Ireland I mean all the people living here, regardless of race, colour or nationality.

Combating racism

As a Dublin City Councillor for five years I have encountered racism – against Africans, Eastern Europeans, Muslims, Travellers and so on – in many forms. I have always made it my business to fight against racism and will continue to do so in the EU parliament.

I reject completely the idea that Ireland’s many economic and social problems, for example our lack of jobs and affordable housing, are caused by the presence here of ‘foreigners’. Some politicians and newspapers encourage this prejudice and you hear it out there on the streets, but it is totally wrong.

Ireland had even higher unemployment in the 1930s and 1980s when there was no immigration and for the same reason we have it now– economic recession in which businesses lay people off or don’t hire them because they won’t invest.

There is no real shortage of houses in Ireland, large numbers of houses stand empty, just a shortage of houses people can afford. This is not caused by there being too many people – black or white, Irish or ‘foreign’ - but by poverty and government policies.

What we need is not racist discrimination or scapegoating but government action to create more jobs and social housing for all. Far from being a threat to Irish society I believe immigrants enrich it with their knowledge, skills, labour and vibrant different cultures.

The EU with its policy of ‘Fortress Europe’ designed particularly to keep out immigrants from Africa contributes to the spread of racist attitudes. If elected I will oppose this policy and work on the principle that immigrants should be welcome here in Ireland and throughout Europe – which, after all, grew rich out of the exploitation of Africa and the rest of the Third World.

Asylum seekers, refugees and direct provision

A particular injustice that flows from this fortress Europe attitude is Ireland’s (and Europe’s) shameful treatment of asylum seekers. Anyone who comes here as a refugee is immediately treated with suspicion and hostility and far too many applications are turned down. Approximately 95% of asylum seekers get their applications rejected, the highest rate of rejection of any EU member. Between 2005 and 2012, 2,259 people were deported from Ireland, including 973 Nigerians. This is shameful.

Also unfair and oppressive is the system of direct provision which prevents asylum seekers working while waiting for their applications to be processed and condemns them to the extreme poverty of living on only €19.10 a week, with only €9.60 per child, in wretched hostel-type accommodation. Many families are kept on Direct Provision for appallingly long periods, many years in some cases, so that children grow up in these dreadful conditions.

I am opposed to Direct Provision and call for asylum seekers to be allowed to work and live in the community. Like immigrants as a whole they are not a threat but a potential benefit to our society.

Racist attacks.

Another vicious feature of racism in our society are physical and verbal racist attacks and abuse in the streets, on people’s homes and on their businesses. African taxi drivers are particularly subject to abuse and discrimination. These should be properly dealt with by the police but People Before Profit believes that more than just a police response is required. We also need a collective response from people in the local community to show solidarity with the victims of racist attacks and to make clear to the racists that their behaviour is unacceptable.

I and my party, People Before Profit, have often been involved in helping to organise such anti-racist actions, for example against a racist attack on a shop in Tallaght and the racist threatening letter sent to the Mosques

earlier this year.

People power and resistance.

I see fighting racism as an integral part of the overall struggle against an unjust system. At the start of this article I spoke of ‘standing up for the interests of the ordinary people’. If elected I will do this to the best of my ability in the European Parliament and I will aim to be voice for working people and all the downtrodden and oppressed.

But challenging any of the many injustices in this society involves more than just having a strong voice in the European Parliament, the Daíl or the council chamber. It needs ordinary people to take action themselves, to come out on to the streets in protest, to let the council, the government and the European Commission and Parliament see the meaning of real people power.

This is why I say to the readers of Africa World, in the words of the great Bob Marley, ‘Stand up! Stand up for your Rights!’.”

A Pledge

If elected I pledge to take only the average workers wage and to donate the rest of the huge MEP salary to campaigning for the rights of the people.

Bríd SmithPeople Before Profit AllianceCandidate for MEP for Dublin

CLLR BRÍD SMITHI S S U E S W I T H R AC I S M

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PHOTONEWS

NEW SOUTH AFRICAN AMBASSADOR HOST DIGNITARIES ON FREEDOM DAY

H.E . Mr. Ah langene Cypr ian S igcau , Ambassador o f the Republ ic o f South Af r ica , accompanied by h is w i fe , Mrs . Vuyokaz i S igcau , Embassy Sta f f ,

South Af r icans l iv ing in I re land hosted d ign i ta r ies in Dubl in .



NEWS

Gender and Child Development Minister, Inonge Wina, has implored Southern African Developing Community member

countries to adopt more women candidates in view of the next elections. She also said women were less-represented in Zambia and that inequality was at the centre of the marginalisation of women.

ZAMBIA

TUNISIA Tunisia’s elected

assembly accepted a petition to question the tourism minister over a decision allowing

Israelis to use their passports to enter the country for an annual religious pilgrimage. Tunisia does not have diplomatic relations with Israel.

ZIMBABWE

A U . S . - d r a f t e d resolution that would renew the U.N. peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara

urges all sides to respect human rights. However,

WESTERN SAHARA

according to a text obtained by Reuters news agency, the draft does not ask the United Nations to monitor abuses.

By Koketso Mohotloane

Sudan has denounced the killing of Sudanese nationals after South Sudanese rebels took control of the Unity

state capital of Bentiu earlier this month. Khartoum further accused Juba of using Sudanese rebel groups in its fight against

SUDAN

: Zimbabwe is weighing the reintroduction of the national currency in favor of the U.S. dollar, three members of the

ruling party’s decision-making body have said. Zimbabwe abolished its national currency in 2009 after inflation surged to 500

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The publisher of Esabod blog is one blogger you cannot afford to ignore. Blunt, contentious, Esther makes you think, and AfricaWorld TV spoke to her. Here is part of the interview:

Can you tell us a bit about your background?

My Name is Esther Tokunbo Abodern, I am 53 years old and I live in Co. Kildare with my Children. I am the Editor & Publisher of Esabod blog. I love working as a writer, I am presently writing a book titled “Husband From Hell” Actually, it will be my first novel to be published. My Family owns the Punch newspaper company in Nigeria. I studied IT and Mass Communication at CMI

You are one of the top bloggers in Ireland, how did you arrive at the scene?

My idea of blogging is so weird and amazing. I am an outspoken and bold person that love to share my feelings to others. As a humanitarian activist, I want my voice to be heard within Africans in Ireland. I dislike dishonest people. I love straightforward people, and people who are down-to-earth. I love open-minded people because I can proudly say I am one. If someone offends me, I walk up to that person and tell him how I feel and I forget it immediately. But some individuals would harbor grudges in their minds. Honestly, I am like a book; one can read me in just five

minutes. I am very transparent. Blogging is just a way of letting go of whatever is on your mind, just blurting your thoughts out onto a web page when you feel the need.

What do you blog about?

I am a Global news blogger and blogs African lifestyle in Disapora.

Are you a professional blogger or you do combine it with another profession?

I am a professional blogger and a web designer

What is the difference between being an Ireland based top blogger and Nigeria?

There really should not be a difference, and at the same time, a difference. Blogging is a matter of what topic or issue you want to blog about - politics, gossips, academics, football, sports, celebrities, etc In Nigeria, all these types of blogs exist, as they do in Ireland. In fact, since the Internet is a world-wide, global medium, then that means there really should not be any difference. But in Nigeria, due to our underdevelopment, the difference is ACCESS to the Internet to read or write blogs.

Where do you go from here?

I did not stumble into Blogging by accident.

It is something I wanted to do and I have realised it. I want to take it to the level where access to my blogs and the information I give will be transmuted into a media component, that is either as a magazine, newspaper or television or radio program which will be known, appreciated and respected worldwide for the quality and professionalism of their products and services to humanity in general and Nigeria, my country, in particular, without prejudice to religion, political leanings and ethnicity.

What are your hobbies?

I love watching movies, reading and swimming.

Any other information about yourself and blog for our readers?

Never change who you are in order to make others comfortable with who they are.

Never ever give anybody in this world the power to make you hate yourself or the power to make you feel you’re not good enough, deserving enough, and make you believe you won’t amount to anything. The only Being that has the right to judge you is God. Anyone else can try but don’t pay them any attention.

There’s absolutely nothing you can’t achieve. All you need is will, drive, incredible courage and a lot of faith

CONTROVERSIAL BLOGGER ESTHER TOKUNBO ABODERIN SPITS FIRE



Click the “Log” tab button right next to the Time Limits and they you can view all the activities and application used for an hour, week, month and even year.Note: This is process is just to control their stay on the Mac computer and does not restrict the pages viewed online, that is another option altogether.

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IT

We always concentrate on Windows because of its popularity and user friendly nature. Many downloads will always be standard for Windows but in recent times, websites and software developers have incorporated the Apple brand to further standardise the industry. Having said so, there still some software that cannot be integrated into the Apple environment or platform.

In one of Tech_Pilot’s editions, parental control and Internet monitoring was treated to guide what our children or under age do online, because, they are the most vulnerable when it comes to the concept of the Internet. Today’s topic, will consider the Mac (Apple) users and how the children can be protected as well as monitored. The Apple Mac is designed differently from the Windows platform even though some similarities exist, any Windows user switching to Apple devices will definitely need time to adapt. Some smart users can install windows alongside the on the Mac OS (Operating System), a task that require some level of expertise.

The Parental control gives an

opportunity to control the time limits online and disable some unwanted sites. It is possible to specify how many hours a day each person is allowed on the Mac, and declare certain hours (like sleeping hours) off limits.

Anyway, if you have the Mac and intend to keep an eye on your under aged children and their activities online, these are the steps to follow:

Click Open Parental Controls at the bottom of the Users & Groups pane. Click Enable Parental Controls, if necessary.

In the screen, there are option to select the tab (Apps, Web, People, Time Limits, Other). The “App” is the default and will restrict Applications downloading.

Let’s concentrate on the Time limits so, select the “Time Limit”: With three Options, you can select how much time they need for Weekdays, Weekends & Bedtimes. By the checking the box for “Limit Computer use to”, you drag to

suit the amount of time required, do the same for Weekend time Limits and check the box for “School nights & Weekend” to select the bed and wake up time for your kids. When all these are selected, you have completed the time limits for your children for the Mac computer use.

An interesting feature with this time limit control is as follows: When time limits have been applied, the user can check to see how much time they have left to go off on the Mac before your digital iron fist slams

down. When they click the menu-bar clock (where it now says the current time), a menu appears, complete with a readout that says, for example, “Parental Controls: Time Remaining 1:25.”

One final tip, it is possible to track the computer usage of your child, view the site they have visited, who they have been chatting with and other information of their activities on the Internet.

By UCHENNA ONYENAGUBO

Control the usage limit for your kid on Apple Mac platform Control the usage

POEMS



Poetry Lovers' Page is the page where we will publish your poemsSend your poem to: [email protected]

Anglican Church for the International Community St.George and St. Thomas Church Parish. Cathal Brugha Street - City

Centre - Dublin 1Sundays 11am The Revd. Obinna

Ulogwara.

POEMS

Poetry cornerTHE HOOD It’s all about where you belongNot just the thing on the headBut the stuff in the headAnd the grabbing in the heartHe claims it belongs to himShe wants to be in the confraternityClicking the fellangesAnd jamming the side shoulderWe are all in itBecause man is different in thoughtPeople look same but notHood is all but not CROCK PARK Shrine of HistoryBeing part of the struggleTo emancipate a peopleTurf lashed with bloodSpilled that freedom may comeYou shelter generationsMen and women alikeThat relishes their energiesThrone of Sam MaguireA nation shed tearsBut you comfortedPerching in Atta CliathAnd overlooking Eireann FAITHFUL OF THE PINT In nomine patriSeeing the draught nozzleA crucifix pulls itAlter kitchens mealsTabernacle sits on edgeBrandy and whiskey stuffedA modern churchFor faithful of liquorBlessed are the drunksFor their heritage in pubs

IZZARAPAP Bees from the combChase me like the enemyThat trespass the waspSomething to lick Like the uninvited sunYou venture into livesHarmlessly lightening up facesStealing the show at showsExposes deeds that glowYou salt up the realmFlirting with the lightAnd stealing like thief REMEMBERING ARMAGGEDON Sapped of energyClad in black sashBound in a servitude steelHardship on the great oneIn the fonts of SepulcherRecession they saidThe bully wore a goggleFlaunting a fetish trench coatWalks like a serial killerPiercing a sword through the chestA journey of high hopesEnding on a cremator’s table

However it may beThere must be a new beginning

Ukachukwu OkorieEditor in Chief

MY BELOVETH Oh NigeriaDespite your many travailsStill the ‘best’ among them allBlessed with best humans and materialsI longed for theeYou are the air I breathe Oh NigeriaMy belovedBoko Haram a phase

Corruption a phaseHuman greed a phaseYou shall stand tall for ever Oh NigeriaStill the best in the worldNever worried for you one bitCos every country had a phaseYours not extraordinarilyYou shall overcome Oh NigeriaLove you till deathLove you to marrowYou the blood in my veinsAnd air I breathe.

My dear NigeriaIntention and will I haveTo take thee to placesAnd make thee the bestYou ought to beAnd envy of all With me a presidentBoko Haram no moreKidnappers no moreArmed Robbers no moreCorruption no moreCos I love thee to bits. Oh NigeriaWith me presidentWelfare benefits to allFree healthcare to allFree education to allCos I love thee Oh NigeriaMy belovethLoving thee till deathCos thee the best. AmikedeAdede Steven Sam AkpanLondon----------------------------

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