PARTY DISCIPLINE: PDP TO ADOPT CHINESE MODEL

PARTY DISCIPLINE: PDP TO ADOPT CHINESE MODEL

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it would be adopting the model of party discipline used in the Chinese communist party to ensure discipline within the PDP.

PDP national chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, who received leaders of the National Peoples Congress of China yesterday in Abuja, said the two parties have a lot to learn from each other as Nigeria and China have a long history of partnership in the areas of economics, culture and governance.
 He said the PDP admires the sense of patriotism in the Chinese party noting that such sense of patriotism cannot come without discipline which he said would be imbibed by the PDP.
 The PDP national chairman also said the party would  strive to imbibe the culture of sustainability and party independence  saying such a practice would make those entrusted with the affairs of the party to be more committed.
“The Peoples Democratic Party will strive to cooperate with your party in order to strengthen its leadership control, acquire more power, develop the existing powers it has and ensure its sustainability and independence.
“The need  for the enactment of true party values between both parties and their countries are of paramount importance to us all, as this will help streamline ideologies, modify beliefs, manage conflicts, accelerate functionality of internal party democracy, set new roles and make those entrusted with the leadership of the party acquire more zeal and exposure internally and internationally, “ he said.
Bamanga said the PDP has equally taken note of the unequalled powers vested on Party leaders in the Chinese Communist party, and would strive to copy it.
Chairman of the study committee of the National Peoples Congress of China, Zhang Dejiang in his remark said they were encouraged to come to the PDP national chairman  by President Goodluck Jonathan when he visited China in July as a way of strengthening party politics in Nigeria.
He expressed hope that  the interaction would strengthen understanding between the two parties. He said the National Peoples Congress has been around since 1921 and has grown from membership strength of 50 people to 85 million people
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One Simple Tip For Stronger Erection

It has been revealed that this one simple tip would help every man with erectile problems.

Logging at least 3 hours of exercise a week will strengthen your erection, says new research.

Over 6 months, overweight men reduced their daily caloric intake by 400 calories while sticking to an exercise regimen. Half of the guys were placed in a low-volume group (90 to 150 minutes of moderately intense exercise per week) while the others spent anywhere from 200 to 300 minutes in the gym a week. In the end, both groups dropped weight and saw spikes in erectile function and testosterone, but the serious sweaters showed the biggest improvements.

If you’re overweight, losing 3 to 6 percent of your total body weight through exercise and dieting should be enough to boost the quality of your erections.

The reason: Decreases in weight, waist circumference, and fat mass all improve blood circulation and smooth muscle function in your penis and bladder. So if you’re in good shape, your blood vessels will be, too.

BABY BORN WITH TEETH: Mother Refuses Breastfeeding (PHOTOS)

A 26-year-old mother, Vicki Griffiths has declined breastfeeding her new born baby after she discovered she was born with two fully formed front teeth.

It was when Vicki went to have a bath after giving birth that her husband Steven noticed the teeth in his daughter’s lower jaw. Vicki said, ‘When I came back into the room Steven said, “she’s got teeth, you know!” and then we both burst out laughing. ‘We were in shock, and so were the midwives.

According to Vicki, she had planned to breastfeed the baby but changed her mind when she saw the teeth.

The mother-of-three said she went to see her GP after she came out of hospital and "he said that he had never heard of this happening before. Midwives with 25-years’ experience were also saying they’d never seen it."

Nigerian named World Muslimah beauty queen

Miss Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola of Nigeria has been named World Muslimah 2013 during the third Annual Award of World Muslimah in Jakarta held on Wednesday.

The annual pageant, held exclusively for Muslim women, assessed not only contestants' appearance but also their piety and religious knowledge.

There was no shortage of sparkles, high heels and sashes when Miss Nigeria was crowned the pageant winner.

She dropped to her knees and cried tears of happiness.

The contest was for Muslims only, and the contestants wore scarves and floor-sweeping gowns that covered their chests and shoulders.

The top 10 finalists for the World Muslimah on Wednesday shared their thoughts on the importance of motherhood, dangers of the Internet and the value of Islamic finance.

They were vying for the "crown of modesty", a golden statue of a woman giving thanks to Allah and an all expenses paid trip to Mecca.

The event took place for three years now but this year’s happened at the same time and in the same country as the Miss World competition, a pageant that raised angry protests from Islamic hardliners who described it as pornographic and demanded it be stopped.

The founder of the World Muslimah Pageant, Eka Shanti, said ``the pageant is aimed at showcasing women who are smart, stylish and display good Islamic morals.

"It is an international event to appreciate women who have talent, dedication and a reputation in their communities for being young, but also giving back to others.

"The pageant is based on Sholehah, an Islamic term for someone who is pious, has good morals and observes Islamic rules and codes.

"It is an antidote to the Miss World pageant, which is taking place this week just 730 miles away on the resort Island of Bali, also in the Indonesian capital.

"It is also a formula for understanding the ideal woman, regardless of her religion."

Shanti said the pageant was not intended to challenge the Miss World pageant, but as a way of expelling negative stereotypes about Muslim women.

"People think we are against the Miss World pageant but we are not. We are only against its nudity. We now want the world to know that there is beauty in the covered woman because the woman’s beauty is supposed to be a jewel which must be treasured.

"The protests against the Miss World competition started in Indonesia in June and in response, the London-based organisation agreed to swap bikinis for one-piece swimsuits and more modest Balinese sarongs out of respect to local customs and values."

In recent weeks, she said, the protests heated up again in opposition to a pageant being labelled as an affront to Islamic morals.

Under pressure, the government requested that the Miss World event, parts of which were to be held outside Jakarta, be confined to Bali, which is majority Hindu.

The event’s organisers fumed, saying the change of plans was typical of a government that often capitulated to the demands of religious extremists.

More than 90 per cent of Indonesia’s 250 million people are Muslims, making it home to the world’s largest Muslim population and some have become increasingly conservative in recent years.

The Miss World, which started in 1951, had faced its share of controversy. In the 1970s and ‘80s, feminist groups protested the bikini section and scrapped it in previous competitions.