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May 15th, 2013 David Anson Brown Posts from other blogs
Updated: answering-islam.org – 'Isa, the Muslim Jesus
'Isa of Islam is not Jesus Christ of Christianity
It is interesting that Jesus' name Yehoshua' contains within it the proper Hebrew name for God, the first syllable Yeh- being short for YHWH 'the LORD'.
Yeshua of Nazareth was never called 'Isa, the name the Qur'an gives to him. Arab-speaking Christians refer to Jesus as Yasou' (from Yeshua) not 'Isa.
'Isa did not die on a cross, pay for our sins nor resurrect
'Isa not an historical figure
The Qur'an's 'Isa is not an historical figure. His identity and role as a prophet of Islam is based solely on supposed revelations to Muhammad over half a millennium after the Jesus of history lived and died.
Jesus' alleged foretelling of Muhammad's coming (As-Saff 61:6) appears to be based on a garbled reading of John 14:26, a passage which in fact refers to the [Holy] Spirit (not Muhammad).
He [Jesus Christ] did not call [Father] God Allah, which appears to have been the name or title of a pagan Arabian deity worshipped in Mecca before Muhammad. Muhammad's pagan father, who died before Muhammad was born, already bore the name 'Abd Allah 'slave of Allah', and his uncle was called Obeid Allah.
The Qur'an is not a credible source for Biblical history
The Qur'an, written in the 7th century AD [about 660 AD], cannot be regarded as having any authority whatsoever to inform us about Jesus of Nazareth. It offers no evidence for its claims about biblical history. Its numerous historical errors reflect a garbled understanding of the Bible.
'Isa the (Jesus) of the Qur'an is a product of fable, imagination and ignorance. When Muslims venerate this 'Isa, they have someone different in mind from the Yeshua or Jesus of the Bible and of history. The 'Isa of the Qur'an is based on no recognized form of historical evidence, but on fables current in seventh century Arabia.
For most faithful Muslims 'Isa is the only Jesus they know. But if one accepts this Muslim 'Jesus', then one also accepts the Qur'an: one accepts Islam. Belief in this 'Isa is won at the cost of the libel that Jews and Christians have corrupted their scriptures, a charge that is without historical support. Belief in this 'Isa implies that much of Christian and Jewish history is in fact Islamic history.
The Jesus of the gospels is the base upon which Christianity developed. By Islamicizing him, and making of him a Muslim prophet who preached the Qur'an, Islam destroys Christianity and takes over all its history. It does the same to Judaism.
In the end times as described by Muhammad, 'Isa becomes a warrior who will return with his sword and lance. He will destroy the Christian religion and make Islam the only religion in all the world. Finally at the last judgement he will condemn Christians to hell for believing in the crucifixion and the incarnation.
This final act of the Muslim 'Isa reflects Islam's apologetic strategy in relation to Christianity, which is to deny the Yeshua (Jesus) of history, and replace him with a facsimile of Muhammad, so that nothing remains but Islam.
"The Muslim supersessionist current claims that the whole biblical history of Israel and Christianity is Islamic history, that all the Prophets, Kings of Israel and Judea, and Jesus were Muslims. That the People of the Book should dare to challenge this statement is intolerable arrogance for an Islamic theologian. Jews and Christians are thus deprived of their Holy Scriptures and of their salvific value." — Bat Ye'or in Islam and Dhimmitude: where civilizations collide, p.370.
Source: http://www.answering-islam.org/authors/durie/islamic_jesus.html
Reblogged from: Christianity Today
Why 100 Former Muslims Converted to Christianity by Melissa Steffan
Survey offers insight into how gospel operates in Muslim contexts.
According to scholar Scot McKnight, conversion experiences are deeply impacted by the different contexts in which the gospel operates. What does that mean for Muslim conversion experiences?
As an answer, McKnight points to a survey of 100 former Muslims by Georges Houssney, founder and president of Horizons International, that attempts to understand the factors that led to their conversion to Christianity.
The vast majority of respondents—who were mostly moderate Muslims (40%) or nominal Muslims (40%) before their conversions (20% were self-described "fanatics")—said they viewed their relationship with Allah as based on fear or duty. Equal percentages (55%) said they viewed Islam primarily as a cultural system vs. a religious system. Today, 9 in 10 respondents say they believe they now are worshiping a different God than Allah.
So what do they think distinguishes God from Allah? Nearly 3 in 4 respondents emphasized love as the most meaningful characteristic of the Christian God. Meanwhile, 25 percent cited God's forgiveness.
And love appears to be extremely influential when it comes to evangelism as well. More than 8 in 10 respondents cited "the love of Christians as one major factor" in their conversion, and 6 in 10 cited it as the only factor. Only 30 percent cited "disappointment with Islam." Meanwhile, 25 percent say they were drawn to Christ by dreams or visions.
CT reported extensively on Muslim conversion in our January/February issue, which featured a cover story on what it's like to follow Christ while embedded in Muslim culture. The reports detailed why evangelicals should be thankful for insider Muslims, and debated how much Muslim context is too much for the gospel.
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Home / Head Of Secondary's Blog / The project of ICHK, in a nutshell.
Cambridge Strategies, a research body associated with Cambridge University, recently included us in their Innovation 800 project, which celebrates 800 years of academic excellence at Cambridge and which identifies global leaders in the field of educational change, in schools, universities and business.
ICHK was included in the list of 100 most innovative schools worldwide in recognition of a series of initiatives we have established in order best to support our students' development as learners and well-rounded human beings.
Telling our story in a few words for inclusion in the project was not a simple matter. There is no one thing that makes us the school we are. Rather, there is a range of factors. Taken together they combine to create a vision and culture uniquely supportive of our ambition to properly equip young people for lives in a rapidly changing world.
The Innovation 800 feature catalogued these factors. From a pastoral perspective, the 5+1 Model fosters an environment of growth, mutual understanding and shared respect, and safety. In terms of curriculum, Human Technologies introduces a perspective on life and learning that is unique in its capacity to encourage critical thinking and responsibility for one's own decisions. And imaginative timetabling allows for Deep Learning, with its more authentic, immersive and memorable school experiences, and for Free Learning and the chance to pursue personal interest while nurturing self-governance and self-regulation.
Each of these elements is worthy of lengthy examination in its own right, let alone as a part of a complex whole. And here lies an essential challenge for innovators in the early 21st century.
The truth is we don't do careful analysis especially well nowadays. We live in an era of short attention spans – a sound bite culture in which, we are told, people have run out of patience with 'experts' and their know-how. Ours is a culture where politics is conducted by Twitter and corporate interests are sustained by Instagram; a culture of kneejerk reactions, filter bubbles and groupthink. We're cash rich, time poor, or so we are told.
This is a big problem for innovators, especially when innovating in areas pigeonholed by long-established convention and orthodoxy. Why so? Because it requires space and time to explain why innovation is needed, and still more time to explain how it will make things better. And the time and space are not available. Plus, when it's undermining deeply held beliefs, innovation is, for many, an unsettling, if not upsetting, prospect. So, people being people and, on the whole, disinclined to being unsettled, they listen selectively or not at all. Which leaves innovators with a tough nut to crack, especially in an area as resistant to change as education.
This is why I am always looking for devices or strategies (at ICHK, we would call them technologies) for telling the ICHK story as concisely, compellingly and clearly as possible. Quite apart from making our school's project more immediately accessible to prospective students, parents and teachers, it also helps to clarify in our own minds what we are hoping to achieve.
At a recent Open Day, I found myself with the task of explaining to a room of interested but uninitiated parents why they should be giving serious consideration to ICHK as the preferred destination for their children's education. I knew that the story I was telling was one of innovation and transformation – and that some of them might find it unsettling. The technology I relied on to clarify the message was a Venn diagram, but a Venn diagram with a twist. In this blog, I will briefly sketch my argument and dig a little into its significance. In a later blog, I will examine what it means for school more broadly.
My starting point was to ask parents what it was they wanted from secondary school. What should the seven years spent at school, and therefore available for little else, mean for their children? It's a substantial investment of time, energy and relinquished alternatives and it needs to be justified. For it to be worthwhile, there are four areas in which we would want and expect to see clear development and achievement in the teenage years: personal growth; social skills and confidence; understanding of the way that the world works; and attaining the qualifications that open the door to the next stage of life, whether that be university or employment.
However, neat though it is, this is an inadequate answer to the question, "What do you want and expect of school?" In real life, while the Venn diagram might do a valuable job of reminding us of how categories of thought and action are similar and dissimilar, mutually implicated and separate, overlapping and discrete, it does a poor job of examining the dynamics and intersections at the heart of these relationships unless pushed to do so. Pushing the technology, then, is the next step – and the more revealing one.
At our school, I explained, personal growth absolutely comes first. We principally design our students' encounter with school in such ways that they can 'produce' themselves. We give them many and diverse occasions on which to explore and discover who they are, drawing forth from themselves the latent qualities that lie within, reflecting on these qualities, building on them, practicing and rehearsing them.
More than anything, we encourage students to apprehend who, what, how and why they want to be. We deliver them a wide range of opportunities that take personal development, in all its dimensions, as their common focus. Consequently, all our students act in public drama performances; two thirds of them represent the school at sport, while every one of them understands what it is to engage in physical exercise that stretches the mind and body; they work in teams across different years in Deep Learning, self-selecting topics to immerse and engross their creative imaginations; in Free Learning and Enrichment & Flow, they take direct responsibility for their studies in carefully scaffolded sessions that extend and deepen with their experience; in Human Technologies they reflect on the part culture plays in their lives and what it means for their opportunities as people; and they participate in and contribute to an accepting community that welcomes a wide range of children, with many different learning and living profiles, a microcosm of the world that awaits.
And, we firmly believe that, within this extended, ongoing, challenging but secure project of self-growth, ICHK students learn how to be socially adept, develop their confidence and compassion, get an authentic feel for how the world works and, precisely because of this wider project, surpass their own expectations at public examinations. It is for this reason that the diagram suggests that the bulk of the three other circles are nested within that of 'personal growth'. Comprehensive, multi-dimensional personal growth comes first. Good habits, good strategies, good regulation and great qualifications follow.
What of those segments that lie outside of the predominant circle? It is worth spending a moment exploring these outlying regions. Here we begin to reveal some of oft-ignored features of life and of schooling.
(1) One part of the Human Technologies curriculum is looking into social scripts and strategies that might be thought of as 'technologies of false sincerity' or 'technologies of manipulation'. We examine the ways in which people knowingly attempt to persuade others through 'mind-tricks' and cynical impression management. We learn how the techniques of selling work and how we are liable to be irrationally swayed by devices that tug at our unconscious impulses. We look at the media, at how, in all their forms, they encourage ways of interpersonal communication that are concerned more with appearance than with authenticity. All this offers important insights, lessons and warnings … but not, we trust, skills that our students would want to internalize and draw on themselves. We can think of this knowledge as something to be viewed – and eschewed – objectively, and not to be incorporated within the self.
(2) An unfortunate truth of school is that not everything that one learns there about the world and its workings is of genuine interest. Nor does it always contribute to one's sense of who one is or what one might become. Merely think back to your own experience of school as proof of that. At ICHK we acknowledge this, but place our trust in two mitigating factors: firstly, we endeavor to make even those moments in the curriculum that do not appeal (and, of course, they will be different for every student) as engaging as possible. In this way, while they may not add to an individual's growth, nor should they detract from her overall enjoyment in learning. And, secondly, through building genuine choice into the curriculum, we hope these moments are encountered as infrequently as possible.
(3) Finally, we come to perhaps the most inconvenient truth of all: that despite schools placing so much emphasis on the examinations that lead to qualifications, they represent, for many students at least, the feeblest opportunity for personal growth in their secondary careers.
This is true in two senses. First, they add little to students' understanding of the ways in which the world works. Second, they contribute little of value to the students' sense of confidence and self-worth.
Yes, of course, some of what is 'covered' in exams is relevant and true – and remains relevant, even in a rapidly changing world. And, yes, of course, attaining well in public examinations and receiving top marks briefly offers reassurance and the sense of a job well done. But the nature of education is rather like the predicament of a striker in football: you are only as good as the last goal you scored … and the goalposts keep moving.
So it is that, as a student, before you know it, the knowledge you learned is out of date, the next programme of learning and examinations looms and you are back on the well-documented qualifications treadmill! In any case, and more dangerously perhaps, as Carol Dweck points out, the downside of measuring oneself against standardized qualifications is the risk of believing that they are a 'true' and 'timeless' reflection of your 'ability', thus leading to a fixed mindset. At some point, as Dweck makes clear, a fixed mindset is likely to be your undoing.
Ironically, then, the aspect of schools that examination league tables capture and on which they encourage us to fixate is, or should be, the least area of concern for students and parents. The truth is that, if the culture of the school is right, if it promotes personal growth, if it fosters confident and socially minded learners, if it encourages an open and energetic curiosity about how the world works, and if it inculcates habits of determination and diligence, the examination results will follow. And, in these circumstances, the qualifications can, rightly, be seen as the by-product not of schooling but of an education.
Diploma program. Your article above is a great summary.
school and how to measure the core qualities of such a school.
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Benny S Has His Own Pandora Radio Station!
British Born and raised in Barbados, Benny S has been writing and singing much of his life. All the songs on his album were lyrically written, vocally arranged and...
by	Staff	January 17, 2017
British Born and raised in Barbados, Benny S has been writing and singing much of his life. All the songs on his album were lyrically written, vocally arranged and performed by Benny S. His hit song "Victim Of The Game" was #1 in the International Indie Charts and Pandora Radio was so impressed by his music that they gave him his own station which is one of the highest honors an unsigned artist could achieve.
He has about 1,000,000 spins there amassing him 100s of 1000s of followers spanning all social media and counting. He currently dominates ReverbNation's R&B charts in their top 50 worldwide. His incredible stage presence pulls you in and his voice is compared to that of Brian McKnight and Seal.
He makes you feel every note as he bares his soul and touches your heart. Benny S began writing hooks with and joined local Hip Hop group "Da Tribe" and already has songs destined to be hits. His love and passion for singing and songwriting and the ease with which he does it has made him a commodity in the music industry.
Benny S has toured with Shyheim (Wu-Tang Clan) with whom both he and Da Tribe have songs and has opened for artists ranging from Frankie Valley and Tony Bennett to Rick Ross, Shontelle Layne and Ace Hood. There is about to be an explosion of the best music never heard from Brevard County, FL…. Stay tuned!!!
Benny S recently signed a deal with Da Tribe Inc/Sugo Music Group/Sony Music after "Victim Of The Game" put him on the top 10 of the Euro Indie Music charts for 2016 and his newest release "Trust aka KCCO" in tribute to his The Chive debuted top 40 on the charts at the beginning 2017. A way of life… Chive On!
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Market Review: "Sandstorms, and a stroll down Al-Mutanabbi Street"
By Editor on 6th June 2022 in Ahmed Tabaqchali, Investment
By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund.
Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
"Sandstorms, and a stroll down Al-Mutanabbi Street"
The market, as measured by the Rabee Securities RSISX USD Index, was down 6.0% for the month, and up 1.7% for the year.
Last month's bout of profit taking continued throughout the month; however, the market's technical picture continues to be positive with the RSISX USD Index's two-month declines have only taken it to within the middle of its two-year up-trending channel (chart below) - an uptrend that ended a brutal multi-year bear market.
While there is the potential for the index to decline further, the macroeconomic fundamentals discussed last month support the thesis that the two-year uptrend should continue even if the upward slope moderates somewhat.
This picture contrasts favourably with other markets, which underscores its attractive risk-reward profile and diversification benefits versus these markets, especially considering that Iraq's economy, unlike most economies worldwide, is a significant beneficiary of the current high oil price environment.
(Source: Iraq Stock Exchange, Rabee Securities, AFC Research, data as of May 31s)
Almost all of the index's constituents were down with the exception of the Bank of Baghdad (BBOB), which was flat for the month. The worst performing constituent for the second month in a row was the National Bank of Iraq (BNOI), down 19.2%, followed by Baghdad Soft Drinks (IBSD) and National Chemical and Plastics Industries (INCP) both down 7.8%, Al-Mansour Pharmaceutical Industries (IMAP) down 6.4%, Al Mansour Bank (BMNS) down 6.1%, the Commercial Bank of Iraq (BCOI) down 3.6%, Al-Kindi of Veterinary Vaccines and Drugs (IKLV) down 2.6%, Kharkh Tour Amusement City (SKTA) down 2.2%, and Asiacell (TASC) down 1.8%.
Iraq's risk-reward proposition, both in absolute terms and relative to other markets, is compelling as its economy is a huge beneficiary of the high crude oil price environment, while its equity market is in the very early stages of emerging from a multi-year bear market, and as such its risk-reward profile is very attractive against most global markets
Sandstorms and a stroll down Al-Mutanabbi Street
Since mid-April, Iraq experienced nine sandstorms, versus the usual three in any given year, with the ninth on May 23rd so severe that the government declared the day a public holiday ahead of the storm's arrival and required airports to be shut. The storm, when it arrived, engulfed the country in sand, turned Baghdad's sky orange, and catapulted the city to Mars (picture below *).
Early morning in Baghdad during the last storm in May
While the storm disrupted economic activity, life in Baghdad soon returned to normal and the sand was mostly washed away, as experienced a few days later on a Friday stroll down Al-Mutanabbi Street - Baghdad's intellectual, literary, and cultural heart; named after the legendary Abbāsid-era poet Al-Mutanabbi (915-965 A.D.). The street is jam-packed with traditional booksellers displaying all kinds of books both in outdoor stalls and in bookstores - an embodiment of the old Arab saying, "Egyptians write, Lebanese publish, Iraqis read."
When temperatures rise in the summer, the street comes to life in the evenings, but Fridays have always been special irrespective of the season. As the first day of the weekend, many of the roads approaching the street are closed to traffic and the street is best approached from the Tigris River side either by boats next to the Al Shuhada'a (Martyrs) Bridge or by walking over the bridge itself.
On this particular Friday, the route to Al Shuhada'a Bridge passed through Haifa Street - originally cut as a stylish residential street in 1981 out of one of Baghdad's historical areas, as the city went through a massive transformation in the early days of the Iraq-Iran war. The regime then, embarked on a "Guns and Butter" policy to insulate the city's population from the ravages of the war, but eventually abandoned the policy as costs mounted and the war dragged on. Haifa Street changed from a sought-out location to the much-feared Death Street in the years following the US invasion in 2003, when it was effectively controlled by insurgents during the worst of the sectarian civil war in 2006-2007. Aspects of the street's bloody era were dramatized in the 2019 movie "Haifa Street". Today, the street is restored to its former self and is one of many examples of the post-conflict transformations of the country.
Haifa Street, on the way towards, Al Shuhada'a Bridge
Al-Mutanabbi can be thought of as an intellectual, literary, and cultural complex composed of the street itself, the Baghdadi Cultural Centre, and Al-Qishla compound.
The view of Al-Qishla compound with the Clock Tower on the left, the riverside end of the street opposite the stairway from the river crossing. The Baghdadi Cultural Centre, while not in photo, is on the right
Early in the day on Friday, when the daily temperatures ranged between 25-41 degrees centigrade, the street was teaming with people of all ages and walks of life who ignored the scorching heat in their pursuit of books and cultural satisfaction.
Al-Mutanabbi Street, near the Tigris end
AFC's August 2019 Iraq travel report reviewed Al-Mutanabbi and its famous Shabandar Cafe writing " ... the Café personifies the street and Iraq's revival - in 2010 a car bomb almost destroyed the café, killing thirty people including the owner's four sons and grandson. However, Mohammad al-Khashali, reopened the café soon after and insisted on maintaining its open-minded culture as a home to Iraqi writers and intellectuals from all faiths for generations, even during the darkest years of sectarian warfare".
The Baghdadi Cultural Centre, across the street from the Shabandar Café, was restored to life in 2011 as a cultural centre in a move that seemed to defy the bombing of the café earlier in 2010. Initially known as Daftar-Khana (House of Records) during the Ottoman rule, the centre was transformed into its present form as Al-Rashdiya Military School in 1869. Since then, the school graduated many of Iraq's top officers who played leading roles in the country's modern history.
The school was converted to a hospital during WWI, after which it became the headquarters of the civil courts in 1919 following the British occupation of Iraq. It eventually included the headquarters of the criminal courts after the establishment of the Kingdom of Iraq in 1921. It continued in this role until 1978, after which it became a historic site. In the mid-to late 1990's it transformed into a religious centre during the Return to Faith campaign as the regime pursued an Islamist agenda in its pursuit of legitimacy during the brutal sanction years and the devastation they brough to the population. It was neglected and left to decay in the years following the U.S. invasion in 2003 until its restoration in 2011.
The courtyard of the Baghdadi Cultural Centre
Al Mutanabbi's spirit comes to life in Al-Qishla compound with poets, artists and intellectuals picking spots to express themselves surrounded by interested crowds - very much like the well-known Speakers Corner in London's Hyde Park. The compound was the site of Al Mowafaqia School from the early thirteenth century; the Ottomans began construction of its main building in 1861 to serve as an administrative centre, and barracks - with the Turkish word Qishlaq for barracks giving rise to the compound's current name. A few years, later the building was expanded, and a tower was added using bricks reclaimed from the demolition of the eastern section of Baghdad's historic city wall - in an all too familiar pattern of destroying the old to build the new throughout the city's history. In 1927, a clock was added to the tower as a gift from the U.K.'s King George V to Iraq's King Faisal I, whose coronation in 1921 took place in the compound's courtyard.
A view from the second floor of Al-Qishla's main building showing the courtyard and the clock tower
A young poet reciting in Al-Qishla's courtyard, with all too familiar site of reconstruction activity across the Tigris
The tour of the street came to a conclusion by departing from the street's other end at Al-Rasheed Street - first opened to the public under the last days of the Ottomans in 1916. The street acquired its current name in 1936 in homage to Baghdad's golden age under the rule of Hārūn al-Rashīd (786-809 A.D.) - the fifth caliph of the Abbāsid dynasty. True to its namesake, the street as Baghdad's artery, was at the heart of the country's evolution encompassing all aspects of life from art, culture, architecture, politics, and commerce - but its story deserves its own report.
The arch marking Al-Mutanabbi's entrance from Al-Rasheed Street
Walking in Al Rasheed Street towards Al-Mutanabbi, whose entrance is in the middle-left
( * ) All photos were taken by the author.
Please click here to download Ahmed Tabaqchali's full report in pdf format.
Mr Tabaqchali (@AMTabaqchali) is the Chief Strategist of the AFC Iraq Fund, and is an experienced capital markets professional with over 25 years' experience in US and MENA markets. He is a Visiting Fellow at the LSE Middle East Centre, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS), and a Senior Non-resident Fellow at the Atlantic Council. He is also a board member of Capital Investments, the investment banking arm of Capital Bank in Jordan.
His comments, opinions and analyses are personal views and are intended to be for informational purposes and general interest only and should not be construed as individual investment advice or a recommendation or solicitation to buy, sell or hold any fund or security or to adopt any investment strategy. It does not constitute legal or tax or investment advice. The information provided in this material is compiled from sources that are believed to be reliable, but no guarantee is made of its correctness, is rendered as at publication date and may change without notice and it is not intended as a complete analysis of every material fact regarding Iraq, the region, market or investment.
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Opposition Leader makes severance payment to former secretary
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Former Opposition Leader, Arnhim Eustace, left, and his former secretary, Rishatha Nicholls. (IWN file photos)
Rishatha Nicholls, former secretary to Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace, says she has received the severance pay a tribunal ordered Eustace to pay her, having fired her last March, after 12 years of service.
Nicholls contested her dismissal with the Labour Department, and an initial ruling and an appeal went in her favour.
The appeal tribunal ordered Eustace to pay Nicholls EC$ EC$16,199.99 by last Friday.
A radio newscast this week said that Eustace was yet to make the payment, but the Opposition Leader, in a call to the radio station on Wednesday, said he sent the payment to Nicholls by registered mail on April 14.
"A lot of things have been said publicly. I have kept quiet all the time; I have not made any real statement on the matter. And today is the first time I am going to say something," Eustace said.
"I want to point out that I have — and the New Democratic Party, when we get into office, we will have — zero tolerance for corruption and petty theft," Eustace said.
"I never expected to win at the tribunal," he further said, noting that the tribunal is a legal process…
"All I am saying, the payment was made and a New Democratic Party administration would have no tolerance for corruption and petty theft," Eustace further said.
Meanwhile, Nicholls told I-Witness News on Thursday that after hearing Eustace on the radio, she collected the cheque and took it to the Labour Department.
She said that the tribunal had ordered that the payment be made via the Labour Commissioner.
"So, for clarity on the record of the state, I had to take the letter to the Labour Commissioner, in order for them to have their record that the matter was settled.
"The payment is in full, right down to 99 cents. The total amount was issued to me," she said.
"I thank God for the fact that my objective was clear, and what I set out to do from the very beginning, I accomplished. I am grateful that I didn't have to create a problem in order to get a problem solved, because sometimes we do not have as much faith as we should have as citizens in the systems that are in place to look after us a citizens," Nicholls further told I-Witness News.
"I am glad that the system worked and worked fairly in light of the fact that Mrs. Nicholls appears to be a small individual and the Leader of the Opposition appears to be a big, powerful politician. So, thank God that he is the one who resolved the matter in this regard,"
Nicholls says that she is now concentrating on rebuilding her family, completing an associate degree in business studies at the Community College, and finding a job.
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2 replies on "Opposition Leader makes severance payment to former secretary"
D.R.Alleyne says:
24th April 2014 at 7:27 AM
Well done Mr Eustace-Respect!!!
Mike.David says:
Its good to see this lady finally being paid.
It's surprising the attention a $16,000 debt is given solely for political mileage. However, there is no continued front page blast on the thousands of other former employees still owed substantially greater sums, Bottle's Limited, Irrigation Workers, on and on and one and ……..


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State of the Union Summaries and Scorecards Trump Versus Obama
What President Trump Said in the 2019 SOTU
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The State of the Union is the annual speech the president gives to the joint session of Congress. The U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 3, says, "The president shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient."
The SOTU outlines the president's priorities for each year. For that reason, it previews which areas will receive the most funding in that year's budget. The SOTU reports on the state of the country's economy. It provides a vision for the future. Presidents use it as a rallying cry in times of economic uncertainty or war.
The president's cabinet attends, along with all members of Congress and their guests. The nine sitting Supreme Court justices are also invited to attend. Other attendees include the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other Defense Department leaders. The president also picks guests to join the first spouse in the gallery. President Ronald Reagan started the tradition in 1982.
Trump Versus Obama SOTUs
Here are summaries of the State of the Union addresses given by Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama. You can compare their policies to determine if Trump or Obama is better for the economy.
Trump's 2019 SOTU
President Trump's second official State of the Union address was February 5, 2019. Most SOTUs occur in January, but Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi rescheduled it. She cited security concerns caused by the government shutdown that didn't end until January 25.
Trump's immigration policies led the speech. He asked Congress to fund the wall on the Mexican border. He did not threaten to shut down the government again or declare a national emergency if the wall wasn't funded.
He touted the success of tariffs on Chinese imports. He asked Congress to approve the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiation.
Trump called for the end of U.S. military presence in the Middle East. His administration is negotiating an end to the Afghanistan War. He also set the dates for the next meeting with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.
The president asked for more bipartisanship now that the House is controlled by Democrats. He mentioned infrastructure projects and lowering prescription drug costs as goals both parties support. He announced an initiative to end all new HIV infections by 2030.
Trump also promised that "America will never be a socialist county." Many interpreted this as a dig against the Democratic party.
The president highlighted many accomplishments, which the Washington Post fact-checked.
Trump spoke for 1 hour and 22 minutes. It was the third-longest SOTU speech in U.S. history. President Bill Clinton had the two longest. In 2000, Clinton's SOTU lasted 1 hour and 28 minutes. In 1995, he spoke for 1 hour and 24 minutes.
President Trump's first official SOTU was January 30, 2018. He talked about the recent tax cut plan and record-setting stock market success. Trump reiterated his America First trade policies, which included renegotiation of NAFTA. Trump renegotiated NAFTA with five changes. He also amended the bilateral agreement with South Korea.
He promised to cut prescription drug prices. The American Patients First plan would allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices.
Trump asked Congress to approve a $1.5 trillion plan to rebuild America's roads and bridges. It said that $200 billion in federal spending would leverage another $1.3 trillion in private investment. He promised to cut regulations that slow construction. Congress approved $20 billion for infrastructure in the FY 2018 budget. ot accomplished.
He asked Congress to remove the sequester for military spending. Approved for FY 2018 and FY 2019.
Trump suggested vocational schools, job training, and paid family leave. He established the National Council for the American Worker to train workers for high-demand industries. Congress didn't move forward with the Paid Family Leave Plan.
Trump promised to end the opioid epidemic by providing treatment and boosting enforcement. Trump signed a bill to find non-addictive pain medications. It also expands access for Medicaid patients to substance abuse treatment.
He asked Congress to support his immigration plan. It asked for $25 billion to build a wall along the border with Mexico. It limits green cards to spouses and children and ends the diversity visa lottery. Trump promised to add more Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to crack down on gang members. Mostly accomplished, except for wall funding.
Trump promised to impose sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela. He would rely more heavily on the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. He asked Congress to review the Iran nuclear agreement. Trump withdrew from the Iran agreement.
President Trump's joint address to Congress was February 28, 2017. He confirmed many elements of his economic plan as he outlined it during the course of the 2016 presidential campaign.
Trump promised to repeal and replace Obamacare. He would protect those with pre-existing conditions. He would expand tax credits and Health Savings Accounts to help people pay for insurance. He would give states block grants to pay for Medicaid. He would allow people to buy insurance across state lines. He mentioned legal reforms to protect patients and doctors from costs that drive up insurance and drug costs. That includes shortening the drug approval process at the Food and Drug Administration. Trump weakened Obamacare without replacing it. He expanded the medical tax deduction. He is expanding short-term health insurance policies to allow people to buy insurance across state lines.
Trump asked both parties to work together to make child care affordable and give parents paid family leave. He asked Congress to pass an education bill that funds school choice, including religious and homeschooling. He included a deduction for that in his tax plan.
He created the office of Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement to crack down on immigrants who committed violent crimes.
Trump promised a $1 trillion infrastructure bill financed with public and private investments. Not achieved.
Trump said he would increase the Department of Veterans Affairs budget and the Department of Defense budget by 10 percent. He would cut foreign aid and the budgets of the Environmental Protection Agency and other non-defense departments to do so. He would ask Congress to rescind the sequester. All included in his 2018 budget.
Trump also requested $10 billion to $20 billion for the Mexico border wall. He wants to add $30 billion in emergency funding to the Fiscal Year 2017 budget. These ambitious proposals can only be accomplished if he cuts non-defense budgets by 10 percent and completely eliminates foreign aid. He did not receive funding for the wall.
He mentioned support for clean air and water.
Obama's 2016 SOTU
President Obama's final SOTU was January 12, 2016. He summarized four of his economic accomplishments:
Offer pre-kindergarten for all. Offer every student computer science and math classes. Provide free community college to responsible students. Not achieved.
Strengthen Social Security and Medicare. Expand tax cuts to low-income workers. Retrain workers. If the new job doesn't pay as much, offer wage insurance. Showcase employers who exhibit best practices. Not achieved.
Higher taxes and fewer subsidies on fossil fuels. Put Joe Biden at the head of a new cure cancer initiative. No progress.
Asked Congress to authorize military force against the Islamic State group. The military will continue to work with local forces in Syria and other failing states. Achieved.
Obama asked Congress to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership to offset China's power in the region. The TPP and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership are blocked by Democrats, who are worried they promote job outsourcing. Combined, these agreements would add $14 billion a year in exports. Not achieved.
End gerrymandering. Find a solution to campaign finance reform. Make it easier to vote. Not achieved.
Obama also said he would like to accomplish the following things: advance judicial reform, fight prescription drug abuse, help students write computer code, fix a broken immigration system, provide equal pay for equal work, and raise the minimum wage. Not achieved.
If adopted, Obama's proposals would have stimulated growth and job creation by boosting demand. They were opposed by Republicans who support Reaganomics and hold a majority in Congress. He used this speech to frame the discussion and challenge them to come up with their own proactive proposals.
President Obama's 2015 SOTU was January 20, 2015. It focused on eight priority areas:
1. Tax Reform: Obama wanted to raise $320 billion in 10 years by raising the top capital-gains tax rate from 23.8 percent to 28 percent. It applies to the highest 1 percent of earners. He also wanted to extend the capital gains tax on inherited assets and increase taxes on banks that use a lot of debt and derivatives for trading. Not achieved.
It would have paid for $235 billion in tax cuts for the middle-class over the next 10 years. This includes a $500 tax credit for moderate-income households with two earners, tripling the child-care tax credit to $3,000 a year, and permanently extending the earned-income credit.
Obama wanted to close corporate tax loopholes to fund $150 billion for infrastructure spending. He would lower rates for businesses that create U.S. jobs, and raise them for those that create jobs overseas.
2. Middle-Class Economics: This is another name for reversing income inequality. It included the Women's Paycheck Fairness Act and raising the U.S. minimum wage to a living wage. It also included these elements: Help states require seven days of paid sick leave for all workers. Make tax-advantaged retirement savings plans automatic (opt-out rather than opt-in). Fund more infrastructure projects, including faster internet, to support a 21st-century economy and job creation. Only approve the Keystone Pipelineif it was part of a larger infrastructure plan.
3. Precision Medicine Initiative: This furthers the computerized medical records begun in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Affordable Care Act. It provides data needed to cure diseases and give patients electronic access to their own medical records.
4.Attack Climate Change: Ratify an agreement with China on climate control. More stringent methane emissions standards. Based on a 2014 strategy to cut methane emissions by 16 percent from 2012 levels by 2020 through regulations. Succeeded with the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. Trump abandoned it.
5. Immigration Reform: Obama's executive order prioritized the deportation of illegal immigrants who had committed felonies. He deported 400,000 a year. Immigrants who lived in the United States for five years or more, and had children who were citizens or legal residents, could apply for three years of deportation protection. They had to register, pass criminal background checks, and pay taxes. Success. He challenged Congress to reform the U.S. immigration process. Not achieved.
6. Help Improve Workers' Skills: Make two years of community college free. Train and hire more veterans. Streamline the education tax credit to give more college students $2,500 each year for five years.
7. Defense: Ask Congress to pass a resolution for the use of force against ISIS. Work with allies to address the resurgence of ISIS and other terrorist groups. Focus on cyber-terrorism at home. Use economic sanctions, like the ones that worked against Russia. Veto any Congressional trade sanction against Iran, which could disrupt ongoing negotiations. Asked Congress to pass legislation needed to fight cyber threats.
8. Trade: Ask Congress to pass the Trade Promotion Authority. Success. End the embargo against Cuba, extending Obama's easing of trade relations. Success. Close the Guantanamo prison. Not achieved.
Obama's 2014 SOTU was January 28, 2014. He focused on job creation, global warming, and ending the War in Afghanistan.
Tax Code Overhaul: Lower taxes on companies that create U.S. jobs and raise them on ones that outsource. No action. Instead, Obama created a new savings bond called "MyRA" to help workers without pensions or 401(k)s save for retirement. Workers would sign up to have part of their paycheck automatically deducted, and put into Treasury bonds. The account would have the same tax break as IRAs and gives Americans the same right for automatic savings at work that Congress has. Trump ended it in 2017.
Create Jobs - Pass the rest of the American Jobs Act, fund more infrastructure, and raise the minimum wage to $10.10/hour. Obama's executive order required businesses with government contracts to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2015. That level is enough to sustain families above the poverty level and keep up with the cost of living.
Pass transportation and waterways bills to protect 3 million jobs. Waterways bill passed, only a stop-gap transportation funding bill was passed.
Undo budget cuts to federally-funded R&D. Funding remained below pre-sequestration levels, except for research on Alzheimer's, pediatrics, and Ebola.
Launch six more technology hubs like the ones created in Raleigh, N.C., and Youngstown, Ohio. Included in 2015 budget.
Streamline permitting process for construction projects. Done by executive order.
Create new public-private partnerships for manufacturing innovation and technology.
Hire the long-term unemployed and people looking for their first job. Streamlined federal job training programs.
Attack Global Warming - Switch more cars to natural gas by adding fueling stations. Not funded.
Transfer $4 billion in subsidies from to oil companies to renewable energy companies. No action.
Protect federal lands through executive orders. He designated four national monuments.
Set carbon standards for existing power plants, similar to those for new coal- and gas-fired plants. The EPA required plants to lower emissions by 30 percent by 2030. Trump revoked the Clean Power Plan in 2017.
Obama hiked fuel-economy standards for cars and light trucks to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. He did the same for heavy-duty trucks. They must improve their fuel efficiency by 20 percent by 2018.
Immigration Reform - Pass the Senate's Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill, which allows immigrants to become citizens if they learn English, pass a criminal background check, and pay any back taxes. They'd also pay a citizenship fee, and wait in line behind legal immigrants. It also doubles the number of border security agents, cracks down on businesses that hire illegal workers and increases the number of guest worker visas.
Instead, the House proposed a bill that would require Homeland Security to report how it will control U.S. borders in two years. Mandate all businesses use the federal E-Verify employment database system. Give more green cards to foreign-born graduates who majored in math and science at U.S. universities. Create a program for farm workers. Allow states to enforce federal immigration laws. Grant legal status to 11.5 illegal immigrants, with an opportunity to get a green card. Open a similar pathway to children brought to the United States.
Education: Promote education as a way out of poverty. This includes federal programs that work with states to make preschool available to every child in America because every dollar invested saves $7 later on. Thirty states have already done so, and Obama said he will put together a coalition to make the "Race to the Top" program for preschoolers.
The Federal Communications Commission, Apple, and major internet providers are installing broadband in high schools. The government established more partnerships with companies to provide math, science, and high-tech training to high school students.
Limit loan repayments to 10 percent of income. Obama ordered the Department of Education to do so.
Defense and Trade: End the War in Afghanistan. Done, with 9,800 troops to train Afghanis. Keep domestic defense strong, but move off a permanent war footing. Reduce use of drones. Reform surveillance programs to protect domestic privacy. Close Guantanamo Bay because it's unconstitutional. Rely on diplomacy as well as military might. Keep Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Obama promised to provide more health care, including mental health care, for returning veterans. He also promised more job training and support for families. Partially done with Iran nuclear agreement and Obamacare.
Gun Control - Pass any gun control legislation. No action by Congress. New regulations included clarification on who is diagnosed as mentally ill to keep them from buying firearms, reduced barriers to states submitting data to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and an FBI rule that allowed law enforcement to run a full background check before returning a seized gun. The Justice Department gave $1 million to the National Crime Prevention Council to teach safe firearms storage. Trump overturned Obama's regulation.
Obama's fifth SOTU was February 12, 2013. He mentioned the same eight main points, with the following differences:
Debt Reduction - Implement existing Obamacare healthcare cost savings and new taxes.
Job Creation - Same as 2014, except raise the minimum wage to $9/hour.
Attack Climate Change - Develop U.S. energy, alternative energy, and fund energy efficiency.
Immigration Reform - Stronger border security, a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, and a guest worker program.
Education - Same as 2014, and reward higher education for cutting costs.
Gun Control - Strengthen gun control through a Senate bill to strengthen background checks and ban military-style assault rifles and high-capacity magazines. But, according to Washington Post's article, "Say What!" the bill was defeated.
Tax Code Overhaul, Defense and Trade, and Gun Control - Same as 2014.
Most of Obama's priorities in 2013 did not make it past a House controlled by Tea Party Republicans. Instead, he spends his political capital negotiating with Congress to raise the debt ceiling and passing a budget. It ended with a 16-day government shutdown in October. After that, he was busy defending and tweaking Obamacare in response to criticism over delays and technical malfunctions of the web site. Obama kept his promise to lower the U.S. deficit without cutting Social Security and Medicare benefits.
His 2013 executive order to increase information-sharing to combat cyberattacks blew up in his face. He was severely criticized for allowing the National Security Agency to snoop into Americans' online habits and emails.
Obama's fourth SOTU was January 24, 2012. It presented an Economic Blueprint to address income inequality.
Extend the 2010 tax cuts to everyone except those making $250,000 a year or more.
Approve the American Jobs Act. It would extend the payroll tax cut as well as extended unemployment benefits. He also wants to eliminate tax breaks for companies that move jobs overseas, lower taxes for companies that hire Americans, and give tax breaks for companies that build in distressed areas and train workers.
Strengthen the domestic energy industry by developing natural gas, reduce tax credits for oil exploration, give tax credits for alternative energy development and allow the development of clean energy on enough public land to power three million homes and direct the Navy to purchase enough capacity to power a quarter of a million homes a year.
Train 2 million of the structurally unemployed, extend the tuition tax credit, and double the number of work/study jobs. Give mortgage holders $3,000 a year with a refinancing program, funded by a small fee on the big banks. Retain the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act. Ban insider trading among Congressmen.
Obama's third SOTU was January 25, 2011. It focused on job creation, but the specifics were weak. He proposed adding 100,000 math and science teachers within 10 years and making the tuition tax credit permanent. He expanded the ARRA stimulus program's expansion of public works projects. He also promised to:
Reduce the corporate tax rate, but close loopholes so the net effect on the budget would be zero.
Freeze discretionary spending budget at current levels, which "would reduce the deficit by more than $400 billion over the next decade."
Let the Bush tax cuts expire for those making over $250,000.
Approve a free-trade agreement with South Korea.
Cut oil consumption by 785 million barrels by 2030, boost renewable-energy investment by more than 85 percent, end the $4 billion-a-year in tax subsidies to oil and gas producers, and add 1 million alternative energy vehicles by 2015.
The immediate impact of Obama's business-friendly speech was the Dow went above 12,000 for the first time since 2008.
Obama's second SOTU was January 27, 2010. He called on Congress to:
Pass the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act. Passed on July 21, 2010.
Agree to economic stimulus for small businesses. Obama's plan included $33 billion in tax credits for those that added new workers or gave raises beyond a cost-of-living increase. It raised the limit on SBA loan guarantees from $2 million to $5 million. It took $30 billion from TARP for 8,000 community banks and eliminated capital gains taxes for investors in small businesses.
Step up programs to encourage refinancing so that homeowners can move into more affordable and sustainable mortgages. Not much changed.
Allow bankruptcy proceedings to renegotiate all debts. This didn't happen. Find out how the 2005 Bankruptcy Act helped cause the recession.
Freeze non-security discretionary spending for three years. Create a bipartisan Fiscal Commission.
Launch a National Export Initiative to help small businesses. Free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia. Approved.
End tax breaks for companies that outsource jobs. Included a permanent extension of the Research and Experimentation tax credit in the FY 2012 budget.
Pass the Jobs Bill. Passed in February as the small business stimulus package.
Obama's first SOTU was February 24, 2009. He delivered it in the midst of the Great Recession. He announced the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. A portion of it was added to the Fiscal Year 2009 budget.
ARRA sent out $13 billion in stimulus checks to recipients of Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, and veterans' benefits. It cut taxes for other individuals by reducing their paycheck withholding amounts. It funded public works projects, expanded health care, improved education, and invested in technology. It was enough to end the recession by July 2009.
Obama promised to double the supply of renewable energy by 2012 by spending $15 billion a year. He asked Congress to set a cap on carbon.
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Home Life 5 Bollywood Celebs who lost their COOL in public!
5 Bollywood Celebs who lost their COOL in public!
Lalita Balasubmanian
If you are a fan of any Bollywood celebs, you would certainly say 'any publicity is a good publicity.' Some of them love controversies about them more than anything, Umm, guess they've taken the phrase to heart. Are you already thinking about KRK? Oh, PLEASE! It's not just him, no offense! However, there are more people to join the list (but the only difference is they're far sensible than him!)
Let's take a look at a list of celebrities who lost their 'COOL' when they're in public. Gross!
The Queen of tantrums – She is known for her outbursts and often secured her place in the news. The Jagga Jasoos heroine once created quite a scene in a plane when an air hostess tapped her to wake her from her sleep. Guess why? To ask her to fasten the seat belt! Do you think she thanked that hostess for this? Nah! Instead of thanking her she just yelled at her for touching her. She also made sure the air hostess apologized to her! This is not the only incident.
When the actress was shooting for the movie Bang Bang where she refused to be photographed on set and by the photographer and demanded her favorite photographer. This, in turn, turned out to be a huge expense for the production team who were already having a tough time managing her demands! No idea how people call it – irritating or funny, nor does she talk to her crew members directly although if they're standing next to her. She just gives orders to her manager who again conveys the same demands to the crew. Perhaps, she really needs a peaceful sleep to calm herself, and what else would be a right choice other than Centuary Mattresses!
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The Sultan actor, who is well known for a generous heart, often loses his cool. A couple of years back, the actor had got furious apparently when a fan was taking his pictures. He purportedly grabbed the fan's mobile. Sadly, the fan was hurt and even he did tell that he was just taking the actor's pictures when the actor opened his car window. However, our furious Dabaang actor snatched his phone and threw it off! In fact, the Bajrangi Bhaijaan actor had also slapped a fan once. Ouch!!!
Most of you might be wondering how did he even get a place on this list? Unfortunately, it's true! The Bajirao Mastani actor threw tantrum when he was flying to Kolkata. Do you think the flights have something to do with celebrity moods? Just a guess! So, back to the spot, the air-hostess asked Ranveer if he wanted to have non-vegetarian or vegetarian food, to which, he was unsure and asked for some time to choose his meal.
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Later, when the Ram Leela actor asked for the non-vegetarian toll, the air hostess apologized saying that it was over and in fact, she politely offered him vegetarian food. That is when the charismatic actor lost his cool and said that he wouldn't even agree to accept water from the hostess! Can you even think that long to decide what do you want? Come on, it's food!
What? Did he? No, wait! You gotta listen to this before you judge this appealing actor! This incident happened during an inauguration on a Sunday of Euro Gold Jewellery showroom & Asmi Diamond showroom at Kankanady. A girl in Mangalore was so overwhelmed by his presence and she tried grabbing his arm and bite him when he walked past her! John was shocked reacted by slapping her. Grrrr! Can you really blame him? He was obviously in shock!
Unfortunately, not all the wealth in the world can buy a brain-to-mouth filter. The queen of controversies as well as the Queen actress is rumored to give a tough time to crew during flights. Uhh, AGAIN flights! She travels with her assistant always who sits in the economy class, while the actress sits in the first class. And whenever it comes to eating on the plane, she makes the air hostess run back and forth by asking them to check with her assistant for every prerequisite of hers.
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Top 10 Richest Female Actress in Nigeria 2021 – No1 is Worth $10,000,000 (Photos)
by admin · Published August 3, 2021 · Updated August 21, 2021
In this article I will be sharing with you the top 10 most richest actresses in Nigeria in 2021. Nigerian women have been in the Nigerian movie industry popularly known as Nollywood for years, and many of them have held it down and are still as relevant as they were 15 to 20 years ago. Of course, the movie industry in Nigeria has seen many actresses and has bid many actresses farewell. But there are some women, married or not, who have carried the torch out of Nigeria and even into the international industry.
Who run the world? Women right? From home videos to International movies, these women have had a rewarding career and some are still upcoming and are new into the scene. So not to waste much of your time, after a careful study and research I present to you the top 10 most richest actresses in Nigeria in 2021 and their net worth.
10. Uche Jombo
Uche Jombo is te 10th richest actress in Nigeria. She has been in the Nigeria movie industry for over two decades. She is currently married to her Mexican boyfriend. She is one of the most popular Nollywood actresses who have been around in the industry for a very long time. She is a movie producer and also a Globacom brand Ambassador. She has been nominated for the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She has produced movies like Nollywood Hustlers, Damages and Holding Hope. She has an estimated net worth of $2.1 million.
9. Stephanie Okereke
Stephanie Okereke is the 9th richest actress in Nigeria in 2021. She has been in the movie industry for over two decades. She is regarded as the best outspoken Nollywood actress with over 250 movies to her credit. In 2002, she became the first runner up for the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria beauty pageant. She is regarded as one of the most accomplished actresses in Nollywood. She has an estimated net worth of $2.3 million.
8. Chika Ike
Chika Ike is the eighth richest actress in Nigeria in 2021. Chika Ike is one of the industrious actresses in Nigeria. In 2014, Chika Ike spent millions of naira shopping in Turkey, Dubai and London, shopping on some of the most expensive designer shops and having a good time cruising in Yacht. Chika Ike is no doubt one of the richest actresses in Nigeria. She is currently the UN Ambassador for Displaced persons and also the brand ambassador for Bullet energy drink. She has an estimated net worth of $2.5 million. She has been rumored to be dating Nigerian billionaire Prince Ned Nwoko.
7. Mary Remmy-Njoku
Mary Remmy Njoku is the 7th richest actress in Nigeria in 2021. She made it this far on this list because of her husband. She and her husband Jason Njoku have combined together to take Nollywood business to the next level. In 2011, Mary Remmy Njoku started dating Jason Njoku who is the CEO and founder of Iroko TV and ROK TV. They got married on 18th August 2012 in Lagos. That union was the real turning point in Mary Remmy Njoku's career as she is now the CEO of ROK Studios which is a film production studio and TV channel based in Lagos. She has an estimated net worth of $2.7 million.
6. Funke Akindele
Funke Akindele is the sixth richest actress in Nigeria in 2021. She is popularly known as Jenifer due to her role in Jenfa Diary. Funke Akindele is one of the most popular and most influential actress of Yoruba decent. In 2009, she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in comedy following her role in Jenifer. She has been described as the best comic actress in Nigeria. She has an estimated net worth of $2.9 million.
5. Rita Dominic
Rita Dominic is the fifth richest actress in Nigeria in 2021. She is a Nollywood popular actress, model, producer, entrepreneur and a television personality. She hails from Imo State in the south eastern part of Nigeria. She has been described as one of the most successful actresses in Nigeria and also one of the most beautiful actress in Nigeria. She is currently planning to get married. She has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
Rita Dominic is another actress who has been in the game for over two decades. She has been in several movies and she used to be one of Nollywood's most sought after actress. She has received many awards and recognitions over the years and has positioned herself as one who believes in women empowerment.
Rita Dominic owns a Mercedes-Benz ML 350 4matic. This car is powered by a 3.5 Litre V6 engine that churns out 302 horsepower and 237 lb-ft of torque. It comes with amazing in-built features that make it a top choice for Nigerian roads. The Mercedes-Benz cost her up to N9 million to acquire.
She also owns a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon. This wagon is powered by a 4.0 turbo V8 engine that produces 416 horsepower. She purchased the white G-wagon herself and it cost her a sum of N65 million.
Rita Dominic also owns a Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe. Rita Dominic was born into affluence, so exotic cars are her thing. This Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe costs her a whopping sum of N128 million. The Rolls-Royce Phantom is powered by a 6.75 Litre V12 engine that gives out a 453 horsepower and 531 lb-ft of torque. It can go from 0 to 60 mph in 5.8 seconds and get to a top speed of 155 mph.
4. Regina Daniels
Regina Daniels is the fourth richest actress in Nigeria in 2021. She topped the list after she got married to Nigerian billionaire Prince Ned Nwoko. Regina Daniels became very popular when her relationship between her and Ned Nwoko hit the social media. She is a Nollywood Actress but she has not been in the movie industry for a long time like the others on the list. What puts her here is her union to Ned Nwoko, who is a billionaire in Nigeria, and this has pushed her net worth in 2021 to over $3.2 million making her the fourth richest actresses in Nigeria.
Regina Daniels has been seen on social media posing with high-end luxury cars, but some of them are not hers, but belongs to her husband. Regina Daniels owns a 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLK450. The Mercedes-Benz GLK450 has a 3.0 Litre V6 turbocharged engine that produces a 362 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque. It can go from 0 to 60 mph in 6.6 seconds. Regina Daniel's Mercedes-Benz has a customer plate number reading, 4EVA 16, which means forever 16. To get this car she spend nothing less than N24.77 million.
Regina Daniels also owns a Mercedes Benz ML 350. In 2019, she purchased this luxury car which costs her up to N37 million. The luxury car runs on a V6 engine and it is in-built with top-notch features. Regina Daniels also owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-class. In 2019, Regina Daniels bought a C-class 4matic for herself. The car is said to have cost her about N35 million to purchase.
Regina Daniels also owns a Lexus RX300. She gifted herself the Lexus when she got admission to study at the prestigious Igbenedion University in Benin. The brand new 2018 Lexus RX300 costs her nothing less than N20.9 million.
Regina Daniels also own a Brabus Adventure Mercedes-Benz G-wagon. To get this car Regina Daniels spent nothing less than N110 million. The Brabus is a sleek but solid looking SUV that is powered by a 3.0 Litre V8 engine. The luxury car can only be acquired by the rich and mighty.
3. Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde is the third richest actresses in Nigeria in 2021. She is very industrious and elegant, popularly known as Omosexy as she is fondly called, she is one of the richest actresses in Nigeria. She joined Nollywood in 1995 and has starred in over 250 movies. She has been described as one of the most beautiful actress in Nigeria. She has an estimated net worth of $3.9 million.
Omotola has been in the acting industry for over two decades. She is well known in Nigeria and even internationally. She is also known as a curvaceous actress because of her figure, and beauty. Omotola is married to a successful Pilot. Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is a brand ambassador for many brands in Nigeria and also an Ambassador to some international agencies.
Omotola owns a a Rolls Royce Phantom. In 2018, Omotola copped a gold colored Rolls Royce Phantom on the occasion of her 40th birthday. The Rolls Royce has a customized plate number which reads, Omotola @ 40. The Rolls Royce Phantom has a twin-turbocharged 6.7 Litre V12 engine that produces 563 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque. The Rolls Royce can go from 0 to 60 mph in 5 seconds and can get to a top speed of 155 mph. The Rolls Royce starts at a selling price of N171 million.
She also owns a Limousine. It is unknown whether Omotola owns the limousine but she is often seen in it attending media events and cruising around town. Maybe it's her personal possession or it's rented, it is unknown at the moment of writing this report. She has been listed by Time Magazine as one of the most influential women in the world.
2. Mercy Johnson
Mercy Johnson is the second richest actress in Nigeria in 2021. She is a popular Nollywood actress, model, producer, entrepreneur and television personality. She hails from Kogi State in the south southern part of Nigeria. She has been described as one of the most accomplished actress in Nigeria. She is currently married with four lovely kids. She has an estimated net worth of $4.6 million.
Mercy Johnson Okojie has acted in over 100 movies since joining the Nigerian movie industry. The Kogi state Actress has been engaged with at the very least 150 movies since the time she came into the acting industry in Nigeria. She is hitched with 3 children to a Prince from Edo state. Mercy Johnson charge nothing less than N2 million per movie role.
Mercy Johnson owns a Lexus SUV. She was given a Lexus SUV by her husband as a pushing out gift. The car came with a customized plate number reading, Odi wife and it was the baddest trim of the car model at the time of purchase. The Lexus SUV is powered by a 5.7 Litre V8 engine, and some in-built safety and technology enhanced features. The car cost her husband N15 million at the time.
She also owns a 2013 Range Rover Sport. This car was also gifted to her by her husband, after the two had gotten married. The 2013 Range Rover sport has two types of engines; A standard 5.0 Litre V8 engine that produces a horsepower of 375 and 375 lb-ft of torque, and a supercharged engine of 5.0 Litre V8 that produces a 510 horsepower and 461 lb-ft of torque. It cost her husband N20 million to acquire it at the time.
1. Genevieve Nnaji
Genevieve Nnaji is the richest actresses in Nigeria in 2021. In 2005, she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in Nigeria. She has been honored with Member of the Order of the Federal Republic MFR by the Nigerian government for her contribution to the growth of Nollywood in Nigeria. She is the owner of St. Genevieve clothing line. She has a sponsorship deals with MTN, GLO, Amstel Malta, Etisalat and Jumia. Her movie Lion Heart is the first movie in Nigeria to receive Oscar nominee. She has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
Genevieve Nnaji has been in the Nigerian movie industry for more than 10 years, graduating from acting home videos to acting cinema standard movies and even producing and directing her own movies. In 2018, Genevieve Nnaji alongside Chinny Onwugbenu produced Lion heart, Nigeria's first Oscar submission. Although the movie was disqualified by the academy, it was a pivotal moment for the Nigerian movie industry. Genevieve Nnaji charge nothing less than N3 million per movie role. She is also a brand ambassador to local and international brands.
She is the owner of a 2013 Mercedes-Benz G-wagon that has a 5.5 Litre V8 engine that produces 388 horsepower and 391 lb-ft of torque. It can get to a top speed of 135 mph. Some of its in-built features are dual-zone automatic climate control, navigation, satellite radio, a Harman Kardon stereo system, Bluetooth, blind spot monitoring, a rear-view camera, etc. To acquire the car she spent up to N50 million.
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We had a fun time at the beach yesterday, it was overcast and cool though so not alot of sun which was nice. Tiger Lily got a chance to boogie board and watched my cousin do some kayaking. The water was too cold to surf without a wetsuit. We did see a lot of dolphins though and some came pretty close to shore.
We're planning on going to the Sugar Mill today for breakfast. It's an old sugar mill where they have a griddle in the middle of the table so you can make your own pancakes (Tiger Lily's favorite breakfast). It's located at DeLeon Springs which is one of the many state parks built around the natural springs in the area--we'll walk off our breakfast I'm sure.
We're heading home tomorrow so I'll probably post something and pictures later in the week after we recover.


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Wharton's John Paul MacDuffie and University of Michigan's Marina Whitman and Erik Gordon discuss GM's decision to close plants, layoff workers and drop certain car models.
The decision earlier this week by General Motors to close five plants in North America, lay off some 14,000 workers, and retire six of its 15 car models is a timely move, and one that will likely benefit the company as it looks to secure its future in the rapidly changing auto sector, experts from Wharton and elsewhere say.
In an announcement, GM said that in 2019, five plants would be "unallocated," or targeted for possible closure, including two in Michigan and others in Ohio, Maryland and Ontario, Canada. The company hopes to achieve cash savings of $6 billion annually (with cost cuts of $4.5 billion and lower expenditure of $1.5 billion). In addition to the previously announced closure of an assembly plant in Gunsan, Korea, GM said it would also cease the operations of two additional plants outside North America by the end of 2019. Among the car models it would phase out include the Chevy Volt, the Chevy Cruze and the full-size Impala.
GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra said those actions will enable the company to be "highly agile, resilient and profitable, while giving us the flexibility to invest in the future." GM made the right decision, according to Marina Whitman, professor emeritus of business administration and public policy at the University of Michigan and a former vice president with General Motors. She noted that GM is facing pressures on multiple fronts: falling demand for sedans as SUVs, crossover vehicles and trucks rise in popularity; increased costs, partly because of the Trump administration's higher tariffs on imports of aluminum and steel; and the need to allocate investments in developing autonomous vehicles and electric vehicles.
GM's restructuring efforts are consistent with patterns in the automobile industry to make adjustments as demand fluctuates, said Wharton management professor John Paul MacDuffie, who is also director of the Program on Vehicle and Mobility Innovation at Wharton's Mack Institute for Innovation Management.
The auto industry in general has been responding to increasing consumer preferences for crossover utility vehicles and trucks, and falling demand for sedans, and GM's selection of plants for possible closure reflects those trends. In October, almost 65% of new vehicles sold in the U.S. were trucks or SUVs, a dramatic shift from trends five years ago when cars accounted for 50% of vehicles sold, according to a New York Times report. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles exited small and midsize cars two years ago, while Ford announced plans to shed all cars but the Mustang sports car in the U.S. in the coming years, the report notes.
With electric vehicles, too, GM is moving forward. It has identified for phase-out the Chevrolet Volt, which was, as MacDuffie pointed out, "a bridge vehicle for GM getting into an electric design." While the Volt was retrofitted on existing vehicle architecture to accommodate the electric drive chain, the later-generation Chevrolet Bolt was "the first completely rethought design of an electric vehicle," he said. While the decade-old Volt can run 50 miles on a battery before it switches to a gasoline engine, the Bolt is fully electric and can go up to 238 miles on a single charge, the New York Times report noted.
Few doubt that GM's cost cutting is related to the Trump administration imposing tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum imported from Canada, Mexico and the European Union. Barra did not specifically mention that during GM's latest announcement, but both GM and Ford pointed to the higher costs from the tariffs when they lowered their profit forecasts in July. While GM said "commodity costs and unfavorable currency in Brazil and Argentina would have a net impact of around $1 billion on its 2018 results," Ford said the tariffs could cost it up to $1.6 billion in 2018 in North America, according to a Reuters report.
Gordon, however, did not think the tariffs were a factor in GM's decision to retire five plants. "What led to the plant closings is not that it's costing more," he said. "GM actually has reduced costs; GM's profit margins have gone up. They've managed costs quite well, largely because they're not doing as much discounting." While GM's total revenue has fallen from $156 billion in 2014 to $146 billion in 2017, profits fell from nearly $4 billion to losses of roughly the same amount in that period. However, the company has bounced back to profitability with increasing strength in the last three quarters; in the latest quarter ending September 2018, it posted $2.5 billion in profits on revenue of $36 billion.
GM's proposed layoffs include 15% of its salaried employees and 25% of executives. GM has said that many of the U.S. workers impacted by its manufacturing restructuring could be absorbed at its other plants that make trucks, crossovers and SUVs.
According to MacDuffie, the GM restructuring plan reflected a longer-term trend of automakers preferring to invest in manufacturing facilities. "A more regional — as opposed to national — logic has come to characterize where [automobile manufacturing] investments are taking place." He noted that the big three U.S. automakers – GM, Ford and Fiat Chrysler – have been locating plants in Mexico for not just small cars, but also SUVs and pickups.
"Mary Barra is the boldest GM CEO in many, many years," Gordon noted. He described the changes underway in consumer demand as making it a "very tough time" for automakers. "It is not a time to be timid. This is [also] a very tricky time. You have one foot in the manufacturing and sale of what you won't be selling 10 years from now." At the same time GM, Ford, Fiat Chrysler and the other auto manufacturers have to make "gigantic investments" in technology and manufacturing facilities for their new electric vehicles, he noted.
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The shift to smaller car production was partially dictated by the updated CAFE standards imposed by Congress. Most folks know small cars kill their passengers, and they stayed away. But, Congress could pat themselves on the back and claim they were waging war on CO2 emmissions, global warming, saving the planet, et al.


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