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I had no right to vote for Senator Barack Obama, but I have the right to congratulate him on his historic election as the next President of the United States of America on November 4, 2008. Senator Barack Obama has become the first ever African American to be elected as the President of the United States of America. His epic achievement means a lot to African Americans and all people of color and millions of humans who have been seen as minorities or less privileged, who are now inspired to follow in his giant strides to greater heights in the world. I was one of the conservative pundits who thought that Barack Obama would not be able to defeat John McCain in the presidential election, but he has proved us wrong and many factors were responsible for his historic victory last Tuesday. I blame the inefficiencies and inadequacies of the John McCain presidential campaign strategists. Their old fashioned political tactics were out of sync with the new wave social pop culture of the new ge...

John McCain Barack Obama URGENT PRAYER REQUEST ... If you love life ... please pray for the U.S. Presidential Election on Tuesday, November 4. Many are saying this could be the most critical U.S. election in our time. Either for better or for worse, what happens with U.S. politics affects much of life in the rest of the world. For U.S. Voters. Please see the AFA, American Family Association, Voter Issue Guide for the 2008 Presidential Race. Be sure to vote on November 4 and know for whom you are voting and for what each candidate stands. Be sure to pray for guidance and vote according to your conscience. Click HERE . From Richard (Dick) Innes ACTS International N.B: Nigerian Times is also on http://www.nigeriantimes.com.ng

In the October 13 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, October 6): "She's One of the Folks (And that's the problem)." Editor Jon Meacham writes an essay about how Sarah Palin's populist view of high office is risky for the country. Plus: the problems the next president will inherit; Biden opens up about the campaign; the fall of America Inc.; an interview with Irani Foreign Minister Mottaki; the Women & Leadership series and keeping kids healthy in cold-weather months. (PRNewsFoto/NEWSWEEK) |||DW_DOM_101308.tif NEW YORK UNITED STATES 10/05/2008 5 Oct 2008 16:56 Africa/Lagos NEWSWEEK Cover: She's One of the Folks (And That's the Problem) Editor Jon Meacham On Sarah Palin's Folksiness: 'Do We Want Leaders Who Are Everyday Folks ... Or Who Understand Everyday Folks?' Palin's Populist View Of High Office -- Hey, Vice President Six-Pack, What Should We Do About Pakistan? -- Is Dangerous NEW YORK, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Newsweek...

Happy 48th Independence Anniversary! I went on my knees early in the morning to say a prayer for a New Nigeria. A New Nigeria with God fearing leaders and God fearing people. I know that God will answer my prayer. I wish all my fellow citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria all the best things in the world. The Nigerian Fools Who Think They Can Fool God by Michael Chima Ekenyerengozi

1 Oct 2008 11:00 Africa/Lagos '101 Things You - and John McCain - Didn't Know About Sarah Palin' By Gregory Bergman BOSTON, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- www.101thingsaboutsarahpalin.com: Sarah Palin is living proof that politics does indeed make strange bedfellows. In "101 Things You -- and John McCain -- Didn't Know" about Sarah Palin (Adams Media/October 1, 2008) by comedian Greg Bergman, readers learn the (alleged) truth about the (reputed) Republican darling from Alaska who has taken the nation by (ice) storm. From hunter, to hockey mom, to live action figure, this book confirms America's latest instant-celebrity is indeed stranger -- and scarier -- than ever imagined. With the polls projecting a statistical dead-heat and the election nearly one month away, left-leaning voters are feeling the pressure -- and desperate for a laugh. For the 18 million-strong Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuits to the 72 million registered Democrats praying for a Palin...

Nigerian Internet Scammers Now Operate From Homes To escape from the long arms of the law, the notorious Nigerian Internet scammers, popularly known as ‘Yahoo -Yahoo!’ have moved from cyber cafes to the privacy of their homes. After an investigation by a reliable news reporter who visited Lagos in the last week of June, he found out that the “Yahoo -Yahoo!” boys have gone underground since the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) swooped on the cyber cafes frequented by the Internet scammers. They now use laptops to contact their ignorant targets in the United States and other developed countries. The successful “Yahoo -Yahoo!” guys are well known on the campus of the University of Lagos in South western Nigeria, where they cruise about with their fair-weather girlfriends in their flashy cars and bling bling fashion, while their admirers and hangers-on cheer them on. “There is always a greedy Maga online who will fall for any of their various methods of Internet s...

WSWIRE FRIENDS OF THE GLOBAL FIGHT LOGO FRIENDS OF THE GLOBAL FIGHT LOGOFriends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's Logo. (PRNewsFoto/Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria) NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES 09/25/2008 25 Sep 2008 18:02 Africa/Lagos Friends of the Global Fight Lauds Large-scale Actions Outlined at Today's 2008 MDG Malaria Summit The Global Fund Requests Approval of $1.62 Billion for Malaria Programs - If Granted, Universal Access to Bed Nets Achievable by 2010 NEW YORK, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Friends of the Global Fight applauds commitments made at the 2008 MDG Malaria Summit, held in tandem with the annual United Nations assembly of world leaders in New York, which this year is discussing the Millennium Development Goals. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080925/DC35212LOGO ) Of the announcements made, the largest came from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, w...

President Thabo Mbeki and ANC Chieftain Jacob Zuma when they were jolly good fellows before their political cookie crumbled. Dear Mbeki Brother, I have been excited and impressed by President Thabo Mbeki's successful resolution of the political crisis in Zimbabwe with the peaceful power sharing between the shameless dictator Robert Mugabe and the never-say-die opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) on September 15, 2008. But I am shocked by the wishy-washy way the African National Congress (ANC) harassed and embarrassed President Thabo Mbeki out of office! Is this how you honour and reward your heroes? Or is Thabo Mbeki not worthy of your honour? The mass resignations of his notable ministers should be enough to show that they are not happy with the political conspiracy that eventually resulted in the unceremonious resignation of President Thabo Mbeki. When deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Local Government Minister Sydney Mufamadi an...

Oil Prices Dip Below $100... Briefly September 12, 2008 09/12/08 Continued worries over a weakening global economy leading to a decrease in demand finally sent oil prices just below the $100 per barrel mark this past trading session.

President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua of Nigeria I have decided to support the decision of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to put an end to illegal oil bunkering in Nigeria and stop the loss of over $20 million illegal crude stolen from Nigeria each day. But the Alhaji Umaru Yar'Adua must be ready to prosecute the trial of the criminals who are engaged in the blood oil trade from the Niger Delta to Abuja. Oil Rig in Nigeria We know the oligarchy that is responsible for this oilgate. They are both in the public sector and private sector. Many of them are in the Nigerian Armed Forces and the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and many of them are on the Boards of Directors of the leading banks in Nigeria. I am ready to expose them, but Let him be ready to sack them and arrest them for public trial. Enough is enough!

All thumbs up to Senator John McCain For he has a lot to gain By his wise choice of Governor Sarah Palin The Politics Of Palin September 05, 2008 Gov. Sarah Palin stepped into the spotlight and reignited an age-old debate: can working women can have it all? Harry Smith poses that question to a roundtable of three women. Special GOP Convention Issue: The Happiest Convention by Newt Gingrich (more by this author) Posted 09/05/2008 ETUpdated 09/05/2008 ET This was the happiest convention I have attended. In seven conventions going back to 1984, I have never seen delegates as happy. I have seen them eager, energized, committed, determined but the underlying mood last night was sheer joy. There was joy that Senator McCain had had the courage to pick Governor Palin. There was joy that she and her family had come through the week of attacks smiling and eager to campaign. There was joy that Governor Palin's Wednesday night speech completely vindicated Senator McCain's choice. There wa...

23 Aug 2008 04:55 Africa/Lagos Democratic National Committee 2008 Convention: Public Schedule Last Revised: Friday, August 22, 2:00 pm MT/4:00 pm ET DENVER, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Democratic National Committee: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080519/DNCLOGO ) SATURDAY, AUGUST 23rd 10:00 am INVESCO FIELD AT MILE HIGH AVAIL & PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH COLORADO GOVERNOR BILL RITTER, COLORADO SENATOR KEN SALAZAR AND DENVER MAYOR JOHN HICKENLOOPER Availability and stadium b-roll opportunity. Location: INVESCO Field at Mile High. Media Parking Lot J - Enter at Gate 4. Contact: Convention Joint Press Office, (720) 362-2006 11:30 am RULES COMMITTEE MEETING One of three "Standing Committees" of the 2008 Convention, the Rules Committee is responsible for the "Permanent Rules of Procedure," Conventi...

23 Aug 2008 17:37 Africa/Lagos Dean Statement on Selection of Senator Joe Biden as America's Next Vice President from the Democratic National Committee DENVER, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement on the selection of Senator Joe Biden as Barack Obama's running mate: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080519/DNCLOGO ) "Senator Obama has made an outstanding selection in Joe Biden. Joe Biden is a strong leader, fierce advocate, and devoted family man with values rooted in the best of what America stands for. He will be a strong partner with Barack Obama in bringing the change America wants and needs. "Delegates here in Denver are already buzzing with strong enthusiasm for the Obama-Biden ticket. "Senator Obama's selection shows that unlike the Bush-McCain way of doing politics, Obama is not afraid to have strong people around him helping to lead our great country. "Tog...

Prof. Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke "Africa for Obama" is Another Nigerian 419 « on: Today at 03:51:19 AM » It does not take long to uncover the facade of a greedy Nigerian, irrespective of the academic, professional or social status. The organisers of "Africa for Obama" are daylight criminals who think they are smart enough to fool the foolish Nigerians and others they have swindled under the cover of mobilizing support for the election of Senator Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election in the United States of America. Who told them that Africans in America need socio-political mobilization and sensitization to vote for Barack Obama? What a childish and foolish excuse to swindle the ignorant and miseducated elites and money bags in Nigeria. These fools who have not even thought of donating money for the renovation of classrooms, libraries and laboratories of the neglected government polytechnics , colleges of education and universities have rushed like fools to dona...

Every year, millions of people suffer as a result of the irresponsible arms trade. Two years ago, 153 governments voted at the United Nations to start work on developing an international Arms Trade Treaty. We want as many people as possible to take action to control the arms trade. Play "Catch the Bomb" and spread the word Throughout 2008, a group of experts from 28 countries has been meeting to discuss the content of the treaty. Now is the time to turn words into action and deliver an Arms Trade Treaty strong enough to save lives and stop irresponsible arms deals. A small minority of governments opposes international controls on the arms trade and is determined to block, derail and delay any further progress on the treaty. They must not be allowed to succeed. Tell your government that the world is watching, it’s time for an Arms Trade Treaty. Thank you for supporting us, The Control Arms Team

21 Aug 2008 17:23 Africa/Lagos Dr. Ayo Ajayi Appointed Vice President For Field Programs SEATTLE, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- PATH today announced the appointment of Ayo Ajayi, MD, MPH, as vice president of field programs, effective September 1, 2008. Dr. Ajayi is an internationally recognized expert with more than 25 years of experience in global health, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. His areas of expertise include building health service capacity and developing culturally appropriate service-delivery models in low-resource settings. Ajayi will lead strategy development and implementation for PATH's country programs in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Latin America and the Caribbean. He will represent the organization internationally, nationally, and locally and serve as the primary liaison between PATH headquarters and field offices. Ajayi replaces Harriet Stanley, PhD, who has left PATH to return to her home community in British Columbia, Canada. "We are thrilled to have Dr...

New book by Joseph Farah calls on Americans to vote 'None of the Above' in 2008. (PRNewsFoto/WND Books) WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES 08/13/2008 20 Aug 2008 17:17 Africa/Lagos New Zogby Poll Results Bad News for McCain, Obama Nearly 2 in 3 voters want someone else: 62.4% of Americans say they would like to see better choices of candidates, parties in future WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new Zogby poll commissioned by Joseph Farah, WorldNetDaily founder and author of the new book: "None of the Above: Why 2008 is the Year to Cast the Ultimate Protest Vote" indicates a large percentage are ready to throw in the towel rather than vote for either of the two candidates in Nov. 2008. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080813/DC30373 ) Unlike any other scientific poll conducted in 2008, this survey asked randomly selected respondents about their level of enthusiasm for presidential candidates and offered the actual alternatives to the ma...