Chris Brown provides a family with gifts and a new car for Christmas
Chris Brown gifted Jessica Roncalli and her family with gifts and a brand new car at the Boys and Girls Club of Hollywood- a charity organization for child and youth development- yesterday in Hollywood. Chris shared his thoughts about he family and things he has learnt about himself...
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Coco Austin says she's proud to finally be a Mum, shares photos
Coco Austin who shared photos of her newborn baby said: My little miracle! Yes, I'm such a proud mommy!
Triple suicide blasts kill 27, injures 90 at a market in Lake Chad
A triple suicide bombing at a market on an island in Lake Chad on Saturday killed at least 27 people and injured 90 others, said security officials.
The three explosions on Koulfoua were carried out by females, said Chad police spokesman Paul Manga.
No group has said it was behind the attacks, but the region is under a state of emergency after attacks by the Boko Haram militant group. Nigeria's Islamic extremist group Boko Haram is suspected, according to Chad's director general of the gendarmerie, Gen. Banyaman Cossingar.
This year thousands of people fleeing the Islamist fighters sought safety on the island.
Chad has played a key role helping Nigeria recapture areas seized by the group in northern Nigeria.
But as Boko Haram lost territory it stepped up attacks away from its Nigerian strongholds and into remote areas of Chad, as well as neighbouring Niger and Cameroon.
At least 17,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed since 2009, when the group launched its violent uprising to try to impose Islamist rule in northern Nigeria, according to Amnesty International.
Source:AP
Philippines' Angelia Ong wins Miss Earth 2015
The Philippines' own Angelia Ong has won the title of Miss Earth 2015, succeeding the Philippines' Jamie Herrell, Miss Earth 2014 at the pageant's coronation night held Saturday, December 5 (early morning Sunday, December 6 in Manila) in Vienna, Austria. This is the Philippines' second win in a row. Angelia beat 85 other ladies to win the crown.
During the question and answer portion of the pageant, Angelia was asked to come up with slogan for the next 15 years of Miss Earth. Angelia answered:
"We will, because we can." "I want to let everybody know that all things are possible and all things are feasible if we work together. We will, because we can," she explained.
Yahaya Bello is declared Kogi Governor-Elect
INEC has declared APC candidate Alh. Yahaya Bello as the winner of the Kogi governorship poll.
APC polled 247,752 votes to defeat PDP who came second with 204,877 votes. In the supplementary poll, APC polled 6885 votes to beat PDP which polled 5363 votes.
Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi who is the Chief Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Emmanuel Kucha declared the results in Lokoja. He said, having fulfilled all legal requirements, Alh. Yahaya Bello is declared winner of the election and Kogi Governor-Elect.
Faleke remains the running mate to Alh. Yahaya Bello. The supplementary poll took place in 18 of the 21 Local Government Areas in the state.
Popularly known as Ola Dips, Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji a.k.a. Omo Iya Aje was born on the 24th of March 1995. He’s a Nigerian born indigenous rapper, who hails from OGUN State.
He grew up in the Heart of Ogun, which had a huge effect on his choice of words and style of music positively.
Started music the year 2012 with his 1st mic- appearance on SUCCESSFUL (a Drake Ft. Trey Songz cover), Ola Dips grew up listening to the likes of late DaGrin, 9ice, 2face Idibia, Lord of Ajasa, Olamide, D’banj, Reminisce to mention few, these are people who has always been a source
of inspiration to him and as influenced his music career. Ola Dips is known to have performed live on several reputable stages all over Nigeria and a couple of times in neighbouring African countries, where evidence has shown he is most definitely a
street favourite.
His music is gaining serious mass appeal and his rap style is being enjoyed by many. It is safe to say, the streets love him and he indeed loves them in return (100).
Ola Dips has performed live on big stages all over Nigeria and he is most definitely a street favorite. It is safe to say, the streets love him and he loves them back. His music is gaining serious mass appeal and his rap style is being enjoyed by many.
Not to say Much Check Out this crazy joint from our guest artiste Ola Dips.
Am still waiting to get the #Saliu_elenu_boro
This is just the system of the country. Where we have idiots with empty brains leasing the masses of elites. Well it is a dream wandering in the ocean.
Adaeze Yobo slams her mum's ex-huband John Fashanu in new instagram post
Adaeze's mum Abigail Igwe was married to former footballer John Fashanu for a few years until things went awry. The couple publicly accused each other of domestic violence, cheating and all sorts. For the first time, Adaeze let's the world know what she really thinks of her ex-step dad. She shared the pic above and wrote;
"#fbf mum's first mag. cover. So many memories came to my mind when i saw this pic. I would have to write a book about you someday cos your life is a big testimony.
This woman gave us everything but her life only cos jesus already did that for us. God loves me so much that he made sure I came to this world through you. You are the reason why I have such a healthy self esteem. I've watched you even in difficult times, no yu never flinch, ive watched you enter places that were difficult to enter with nothing but your faith. "A greater one lives in me" is what you always say. I remember few months ago when a friend of mine sent me a link to what your ex wrote about you in the papers out of nowhere in u.k. you were out shopping, cos you were getting ready to travel bk and get to work after months of omugwo. I was so mad, i called to tell you and you were so shocked but surprisingly, you said "what is oby's U.S shoe size"? �� I was so mad and shocked that the Mr. British scammer tout we let you marry had found a girlfriend and instead of him to just waka peacefully he went to U.K media to say all sorts. I remember I shouted "Mummy im telling you that this idiot you married is talking shit about you and you are here asking for oby's shoe size? And you said "give me oby shoe size nwam needi shoes now". And then you said "my God never allows any sudden bad news except if it is for a reason and I'm up all night communicating with him (she is literally up every night to pray) so I'm sure he already took care of it so no need for me to rush and read what I can't do much about. So, nyem Oby's shoe size".�� I was calm but still mad, i wanted fire, proof, anything that cld nail him and show what a liar he is. I guess my hormones from post pregy Took its toll on me. You calmed me down and asked me to focus on myself. You still came bk from shopping and cooked your last omugwo food (ukwa��) while I read what he said in the newspaper to you. Abigail, you are the best human on earth. I'm writting this here cos I know you stalk me here and on every blog every single day. �� i love you baby girl. Your good deeds are showing on your face...
Bunch of jokers who should never have been elected into Office
You may see it hilarious but they are real jokers! The same social media they used in coming into power is what they want to crucify now. ! I remember how they came after GEJ and his government using Twitter activists, now 'everyone must be accountable for what they publish?' What a bunch of jokers!
This bill, if passed into law, will basically stop most people from writing their thoughts...because how do you know what will put you in trouble? They are basically trying to silence their critics with this oppressive bill. Bullies
If you don't accept criticism, I wonder how you will large up or learn but the truth is the mass may not be in the government with you but we have a system of government we can express which is the social network.
It's the bill that corrupt politicians should end up in jail and not we the mekunus.... Lolz
Tanker Fire in Ojuelegba today destroyed homes (photos)
This is Ajoke Dosunmu street, off Funsho Williams Avenue. A few homes were destroyed by fire from the tanker than exploded around 4am today at Ojuelegba. It's since been contained but there was a fire trail through the canal, getting to General Hospital Randle. More photos after the cut...
Photos: Nigerian Army arrests Boko Haram Chief cameramen and 2 others
Military officers of 28 Task Force Brigade yesterday December 4th, arrested another Boko Haram terrorist suspect, Abdullahi Abubakar Sadiq, believed to be the terrorists Chief Cameraman and suspect number 58 on the list of 100 suspected Boko Haram terrorists wanted list. He was arrested at Uba town, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The troops also arrested two other suspected Boko Haram terrorists along with two other terrorists at at Rumirgo and Kilakasa.
This was revealed in a press statement released today, November 5, and signed by the Acting Director Army Public Relations,Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman. It reads:
"In yet another unprecedented achievement, vigilant troops of 28 Task Force Brigade today arrested another Boko Haram terrorist suspect, Abdullahi Abubakar Sadiq, believed that be the terrorists Chief Cameraman and suspect number 58 on the list of 100 suspected Boko Haram terrorists wanted list. He was arrested at Uba town, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The troops also arrested two other suspected Boko Haram terrorists along with two other terrorists at at Rumirgo and Kilakasa."
Chris Brown talks about how being a father has changed him
During an appearance on “On-Air with Ryan Seacrest”, Chris Brown talked about his unconditional love for his daughter, Royalty, and how being a father has changed him and his perspective on everything. He said he has learned to be patient, humble, confident about who he is and generally a happy person. He said:
“It’s very humbling, and it’s very calming, Being able to be a father and seeing my daughter from those gradual stages from crawling, to walking, to saying words, to learning different things every day is kind of teaching me patience, and it’s been great.
”I’m not insecure and ashamed of who I am and what I’ve been through in my life,” Brown said. “I just chose now to let people learn from my situation and try to understand that I’m human and everybody is human as well".
Photo: Tiwa Savage shares cute leg pic with her son...
The happy mom shared the photo above on Instagram and wrote " May God order our steps #OneStepAtATime .... amen#HisAndHers #Buscemi". So cute! Isn't
My father never bidded for any arms contract during Jonathan's govt- Dokpesi's son
Raymond Dokpesi Jnr, the son of embattled chairman of DAAR group, Chief Raymond Dokpesi has released a statement distancing his father from the controversial $2.1 billion arms deal scandal.
According to a statement released titled "The Continued Detention of High Chief Raymond Dokpesi by The EFCC on Allegations of Money Laundering" which was signed by him, he said his father was only contracted to develop a Multi Media Strategic Development Support Project to promote and project the achievements and highlight the challenges of former president Jonathan's government. He says in the statement that his father is not a contractor with the Ministry of Defence and does not supply arms. The full text of the statement after the cut...
THE CONTINUED DETENTION OF HIGH CHIEF RAYMOND DOKPESI BY THE EFCC ON ALLEGATIONS OF MONEY LAUNDERING
1. It has become very imperative that following an article published in the Nation Newspaper and reprinted in other online and social media, that we provide more clarification on the current detention without trial of Dr. Raymond Dokpesi by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC in Abuja over allegations of Criminal Conspiracy and Money Laundering.
2. In the first place there is no iota of truth whatsoever that Dr. Dokpesi had a hand in any transaction with the former National Security Adviser regarding the purchase of arms, locally or internationally. This falsehood has become commonplace as his detention is constantly being associated with what has generally become known by the media as the $2.1 Billion US Dollars Arms Deal Scandal.
3. We will like to make it abundantly clear that Dr. Dokpesi's DAAR INVESTMENT & HOLDINGS COMPANY LTD, initiated a proposal to the Presidency of Former President Goodluck Jonathan proposing a Multi Media Strategic Development Support Project to promote and project the achievements and highlight the challenges of his government whilst demystifying false information gleefully circulated by the propaganda machinery of the then opposition party.
4. The proposal was submitted to the Former President in person by Dr. Dokpesi and his team in the presence of the Former Vice President and the Former National Security Adviser at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. We must further emphasize that the proposal had absolutely nothing to do with the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), nor the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC).
5. We understand that this proposal was thoroughly studied, approved and paid for by the Presidency through the office of the National Security Adviser which to the best of our knowledge has multiple budgetary sub-heads including for the promotion and propagation of information to sustain and stabilize the government and its administration.
6. We are still at a loss as to why a Federal Government that claims to have been popularly elected only about six months ago, will embark on a wide scale propaganda, misinformation and brazen falsehood just to achieve its objective of decimating its perceived political opponents and supporters of the previous government's administration.
7. High Chief Raymond Dokpesi remains a law abiding and consummate patriot who has served his fatherland to the best of his ability with Zeal, Zest and oftentimes a very infectious sense of patriotism.
8. For the avoidance of doubt, Dr Dokpesi has never applied nor bidded for a contract for the purchase of arms. Nor has he ever been registered with the Ministry of Defence for the similar objective of engaging in the supply of Arms for the Government. Unfolding events will soon prove irrefutably and unlike what fictious stories are being fed to the media as published by The Nation Newspaper on Friday 4th December 2015.
9. We urge the Buhari-led APC Government to rigorously investigate all political and economic crimes thoroughly before embarking on a media trial and sentencing even before the law courts of Nigeria have an opportunity to adjudicate.
10. Our democracy must grow on all fronts but more so under the rule of law which remains the bedrock of any democratic system.
Signed
Raymond Dokpesi Jnr.
For the Dokpesi family
Richest comedians in Nigeria: They may be the butt of their jokes. They could do anything but be serious. But they’re no fools. While you smile at home, they are rocking and dancing to the banks! From obscurity to fortune, these comedians are the biggest in the game.
1. AY Comedian – N800 million
Call him a master of the arts. You won’t be
wrong. He’s a lover of taste and distinction- and maybe money too! His AY Live annual show fetches him around N160 million.
In popular demand, AY collects between N1 to N2 million per event, while his annual income is put at N280 million, with a net worth of N800 million, AY can surely boast of exotic cars and choice properties.
Also, his 30 days in Atlanta has been dubbed the highest grossing Nollywood movie ever.
2. Julius Agwu – 1.5 Billion
He is a genius. No doubt. Book publishing inNigeria could be anything but money spinning. But Julius defied the odds. His book, Jokes Apart fetched him N20 million. A humor investor, Julius is the CEO of Real Laff entertainment, organizers of Crack Your Ribs and Laugh for Christ’s Sake.
These events bring him N140 million annually.
With a performance fee between N2 to N3
million, his net worth is N1.5 billion, including properties scattered across the country. He’s indeed a money making genius.
3. I Go Dye – N2 Billion
He’s a UN ambassador. But he hardly banks on that! Beyond thrilling his admirers, I Go Dye is a consummate businessman. He owns Revamp
Construction. Revamp deals in real estate,
property and road construction.
His annual take home is between N350 and N500 million. With a net worth of over N2 billion, I Go Dye is not done yet.
Franstel Bottle water is in the works as he is up to owning a bottle water.
4. Basketmouth – N2 Billion
He’s basket mouth, but so is his business
appetite. More than any other Nigerian
comedian, Basketmouth remains the toast of reputable brands in Nigeria.
He pockets over N120 million annually from his endorsement deals. Charges between N2 – N3 million per event. He gets N100 million from his Basketmouth Uncensored show. With an income of over N360 million, his net worth stands at N2 billion.
5. Ali Baba – N3 Billion
All hail the King! A jester extraordinaire, but a serious businessman too. His Lekki home alone is valued at over N300 million.
Dubbed the father of modern Nigerian comedy, he’s the delight of politicians and the big boys in Nigeria. His appearance fee stands between N4 to N5 million per event. And he’s sure of two events per week: Bringing him to N400 million per annum. With a net worth of over N3 billion , little wonder he remains the kingmaker of Nigeria’s comedy industry.
Bayelsa: 4 militants killed, shootings going on in Southern Ijaw, others
Written by: Ebenezer Adurokiya, Yenagoa
December 5, 2015
Four militants have met their Waterloo during exchange of firepower with members of the Joint Tax Force (JTF) in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Heavy shootings, which started on Friday night, were also said to be ongoing at the local government as of the time of filing this report. Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC in Bayelsa State, Baritor Kpagir, who confirmed the development, told journalists at Otuoke on Saturday morning that it would be difficult for voting to take place in the local government.
ARMS BILLIONS: DASUKI
REVEALS HOW FORMER SENATE PRESIDENT GOT N10.7BILLION FOR HIS CAMPAIGNS
DECEMBER 5, 2015
NewsRescue is the source
By Abdul Sule, Abuja
The embattled former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki had asked for an open trial, promising to spill the beans and bring the house down with him. He is doing just that. In a latest development, Sambi Dasuki has indicted former Senate President David Mark in the over $2.3billion arms purchase scandal rocking top functionaries and leaders of the People’s Democratic Party in the last few days according to reports obtained from the EFCC by our correspondent.
According to detailed revelations made by the Director of Finance in the ONSA, Senator David Mark had through a proxy and a company operated by his younger brother, Igoche Mark received cash totaling about N10.7billion from the embezzled sum to fund his last senatorial
campaign in Benue State. From the reports, he received at two installments the sum of N5.2 billion in one batch and another N5.5 billion as contracts sum for non-existing bids and received full payments shortly before the last general
elections.
Checks by the Special Fraud Unit has
confirmed that Senator David Mark who has been building a war chest while acting as Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria received various payments for non- existing contracts from agencies and parastatals of government including the now rested immigration recruitment scandal where his protege, Comrade Abba Moro defrauded the
country to the tune of N800, 000, 000:00 using a company belonging to Mrs Mark.
It will be recalled that recently Col. Sambo
Dasuki had revealed that some chieftains of the PDP including Alhaji Atahiru Bafarawa and Raymond Dokpesi participated in the diversion of huge sums of money to consulting spiritualists and political campaigns respectively.
Nigerian Actress Toyin Aimakhu
Turns Born Again Christian As
Marriage Problem Worsens
With no other place to turn to in the face of marital crisis, troubled Nollywood actress Toyin Aimakhu has rededicated her life to Christ. According to report from Naijagists, the talented daughter of a popular prophetess in Lagos said she has rededicated her life to Christ with the
hope of having a new beginning.
The actress attempt to seek solace under God’s outstretched wings is very understandable. She has consistently been dominating headlines and social media for the past few months due to
her marriage problems and the controversy surrounding it. Few days ago, she preached to her fans while announcing her new life with pride.
Miss Ekimogun Beauty Pageant
2015 in Ondo Town
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Its Another edition of Miss Ekimogun and is covering 100% of southwest and few southern part of Nigeria.
This is the Nigerian number one cultural beauty pageant in 2015 happens to be the 6 edition. The event have recorded more than 8,500 participated people which are among the contestants and the audience since inception of Miss Ekimogun Cultural Pageant. These are also increasingly encouraging as they have more than 3,500 Ekimogun Students in all the higher institutions in Ondo State only.
According to the planning committee, the prizes to be given will determine how far and how fast our cultures and tradition can be sold out to other places in other to achieve our aims of developing the social activities of the community. An additional prize of schooling abroad for Masters
program has been I ncluded to encourage
education amongst our female Miss Ekimogun has a goal to take community
cultures and traditions to a level of competing with other cultural events that are popularly known around the world, amongst of which is Nottingham carnival where there are no limits to interested participants. O2 ENTERTAINMENT has over the years built a network of clients in the media sector and will generously use this avenue to generate interest and create awareness for the MISS EKIMOGUN
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Arms Deal Probe: See The Questions EFCC Detectives Are Seeking
Answers to.
The EFCC recently has arrested a host of politicians and businessmen in the country in connection to a $2bn arms deal probe allegedly spearheaded by ex NSA Sambo Dasuki. According to a report from The
Nation, many suspects had admitted collecting huge sums of money from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) when Dasuki was in charge.
Also, a security officer said investigators are going along these lines of questioning and reasoning:
1: Were the funds budgeted for? If not, what informed extra-budgetary expenses?
2:How much was actually voted for arms
procurement?
3:How were the funds sourced?
4:Who or which agency awarded all the contracts?
5:Who were the contractors?
6:Was there any evidence of delivery of equipment?
What will make any Minister to run to ONSA for funds? “These are the areas our detectives have been mandated to look at," the official said.
Its well
The Federal Road Safety Commission(FRSC) has urged motorists in the country to avoid night traveling, especially during the Yuletide, because of
the dangers involved.
Mr Imoh Etuk, Corps Public Education Officer of the commission, made the call in a statement made available to the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday.
Etuk highlighted factors that negated night-time travels in the country, including the poor state of roads, inadequate rescue services and fatigue.
He also identified inadequate road signs/markings and poor vehicle maintenance culture as part of the factors. He said although the commission would not want
to step on the fundamental human rights of Nigerians to move freely, it was still instructive to advise the motoring public on the hazards associated with such practice. “This underscores why we embark on robust public awareness campaigns for Nigerians to appreciate the grievous dangers of travelling at night at the moment. “ Absence of the proper indices to ensure the safety of those who prefer to travel at night are continuously emphasised during enlightenment,”
he said. Etuk also said that change of light intensity and blur effect of night driving on the vision of drivers also increased the probability of road crashes at night.
According to him, when light levels are reduced, the pupil of the eyes open up in size to admit more light thus making what the driver sees to become blurred.(NAN)
Dasuki arrest is the peak of
Buhari’s dictatorship – Fayose
By Wale Odunsi
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has
described the arrest Tuesday, of the immediate past National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, by the Department of State Services (DSS), as continuation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime of vengeance, saying “disobeying court
order and later arresting and detaining the same person the court ordered to be allowed to travel abroad for medicare is the peak of dictatorship”.
Governor Fayose, who reiterated his support for the fight against corruption, maintained that it must be done within the ambit of the law and must not be used to seek vengeance. He declared support for Mr. Dasuki’s demand for an open trial as against the federal government’s demand for a secret trial. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Lere Olayinka, Mr. Fayose said “after flagrantly disobeying court orders, whatever that is done or
said by the Buhari-led government concerning Sambo Dasuki will appear vindictive and it remains to be seen how a government that refused to obey the court will now charge Dasuki to the same court”.
The governor called for caution on the
information being given by the federal
government to the public on its anti-corruption, saying trying people in the media as being done by the federal government was dangerous to
democracy and rule of law. “Again, is it the duty of the DSS to investigate
fraud? If Dasuki committed fraud as being
alleged, why not let the appropriate government agency handle his matter? Why first torturing him emotionally with the DSS siege on his house?
“My position is that, since the federal government said report of its panel indicted Dasuki, why arresting and detaining him? Why not charge him
to court so that he can also accept guilt or
defend himself?” the governor quipped.
But to be candid, is the Fayose really OK ?
Man to die by hanging over N14,570
robbery
December 04, 2015
Ado-Ekiti — An Ado-Ekiti High Court, yesterday, sentenced one David Olugboyega to death by hanging for armed robbery involving N14,570.
Justice John Adeyeye passed the judgment following the confessional statement of the convict and the conclusion of trial by the prosecution.
“An accused may be convicted on his own
confession alone as long as the court was
satisfied. Based on the confessional statement of the accused, the court found him guilty as charged. Besides, the prosecution has also proved his case beyond reasonable doubt by providing seven witnesses. “The accused is hereby sentenced to death by hanging. This will serve as deterrent to others in the society. May God have mercy on your soul,” he said.
During trial, the prosecutor, Mr Alaba Adeyemi, told the court that the convict committed the offence on March 20, 2003 at Araromi Street, Ikere -Ekiti.
He said the convict, armed with dangerous
weapons including gun and cutlass, robbed three people of N14,570.
Specifically, Adeyemi said the convict robbed Kola Owolabi of N8,000; Beatrice Olawumi, N5,000 and Idowu Abiodun, N1,570.
The prosecution called seven witnesses to
prove the case. The convict, who made confessional statement at the police station, opted to defend himself without a lawyer.
He pleaded guilty to the charge and also
confessed to have been involved in series of robberies. The convict confessed to have joined a gang when he was in a prison.
Johnfred Oluwaseyi tagged this and I too want to blow the trumpet aloud. Since they want to send us to prison all because they don't want to be criticized, then I will love a bill to be passed that any politicians found guilty on corruption charges should face death sentence.
If Governor Rochas could approve a whopping sum of N600,000,000.00 ( Six hundred Million Naira ) for common decorations while Dokpesi collects N2,100,000,000.00 ( Twenty-one billion Naira ) for the Presidential campaigns election, I now put it to you, who is the bigger thief here ?
A lion which escaped early Wednesday
from a wild life park in Jos, Plateau
State, has been killed.
An official of the Plateau State Ministry
of Tourism, in charge of the park,
Abdullahi Abe, told PREMIUM TIMES the
animal had been shot dead.
He said the body of the lion would be
taken to the National Veterinary
Research Institute, Vom, Jos south Local
Government Area the state, for
preservation.
Mr. Abe said the lion did not harm
anyone as speculated. He did not give
further details.
The police spokesperson, Abuh
Emmanuel, said officers had hoped to
recover the lion alive.
“We had dispatched our men with
experts in search of the lion with the
intention to recover the animal alive,”
he told PREMIUM TIMES.
The escape of the lion caused panic in
the town as many residents stayed
indoors for fear of being attacked.
Docars Gwani, a resident at the federal
low cost housing estate near the park,
said they were afraid that the animal
could attack anyone.
The general manager of the park, John
Doy, had said the lion, which had been
kept since 1972, “slipped through the
gate of the cage when it was opened for
its routine feeding”.
“The animal is still within the vicinity of
the park but our fear is that the park is
not fenced,” he had warned.
Nigerian Student Studying in
Ghana Jailed 15 years For
Stealing iphone 5
A Nigerian student, Ephraim Okoro was on
Friday sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court for robbing one Olabunie Oqundele of his mobile phone GH₵ 2,000.00.
Ephraim who pleaded not guilty to the charge was found guilty by the court presided over by Mr Aboagye Tandor after full trial.
Mr Tandor noted that the assertion by the
convict that he did not engage in the act of
robbery but only accompanied his accomplice Chineze who is now at large was an afterthought and was to throw dust into the eyes of the court.
He said according to the prosecution witnesses, the convict was the one holding the machete
while his accomplice was wearing a max, and
stole the items exerting force on the
complainant.
He said in sentencing Ephraim, he took into
consideration his plea for mercy, the fact that he
was a first time offender and that the item was
retrieved.
The court ordered that the retrieved items be
given to the complainant.
Prosecuting, Assistant Superintendent of Police
(ASP) Patrick Adzadza told the court that, the
complainant is a Nigerian National and a student
of Ghana Technology University and resident of
Atico, Bubuashie, while Ephraim and his
accomplice are all Nigerians and students of
Golf City University, Dansoman.
He said somewhere in January, Chineze
informed a witness in the case that life is so
unbearable for him in Ghana and that he would
engage in robbery activities to earn a living.
He said on October 1, the convict armed himself
with cutlass and mask, went to the house of the
complainant, forced the door opened and
attacked him and asked him to surrender his
money and mobile phone or he would kill him.
The prosecution said the convict subjected the
complainant to severe beating and succeeded in
collecting his iphone 5, however the complainant
raised the alarm and a witness in the case called
Odorkor Police Patrol Team.
He said the team responded swiftly and
managed to arrest Ephraim at the scene but
Chineze managed to escape. The mobile phone
was retrieved by the police.
ASP Adzadza said when the convict was
interrogated he admitted the offence and told
the police that it was Chineze who called him
assist him to attack the complainant.
5 New Things About $2bn Arms Probe Every Nigerian Should Know The media has been awash with reports about
the probe of the past Goodluck Jonathan regime for fraudulent practices in procurement of arms.
Ex NSA, Sambo Dasuki, about 20 military
personnel and a host of other Nigerians have been arrested of recent for their connection to a $2bn fraudulent arms deal.
Here are new information concerning the ongoing investigation into the matter according to The Nation:
1. Sambo Dasuki has opened up (a can of
worms), naming ex governors and PDP chiefs who also made some cash from the deal
2. The probe will be extended to the seizure of the $9.34m cash smuggled into South Africa.
3. Most of the people in EFCC custody have admitted to collecting huge sums of money from the office of the NSA
4. Some of the diverted funds have been traced to a bureau de change owned by a former member of the staff of the ONSA.
5. EFCC doesn't want to release the suspects in order to prevent
them from running to the court and stopping the investigation
More people are expected to be arrested or brought in for questioning in the next few days.
Shey Na like this we go dey go ?
With Buhari’s victory, I’ll surely go on
exile – Bode George.
Former Deputy National Chairman of
the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George says he may be going on exile following the victory of the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Maj-Gen
Muhammudu Buhari (retd). Bode George
George had said in an interview that he would proceed on exile if the APC wins at the federal level.
Speaking with Vanguard, on the PDP’s defeat at the polls, the PDP chieftain said “What will I be doing here? I can decide to go and live anywhere. Look at everyone surrounding him (Buhari). ”So, I am not joking about it, what will I be doing here? At 70, what will I be doing here? All
we have been doing to restructure the country has been lost. We have been trying to ensure balance in the polity but all that has gone. What else will I be doing here?”
As for me, he is saving his demonic skin.
Yesterday, a Muslim military man opened fire on a student in Onitsha accusing her of being Biafran and saying he is tired of the Biafran protests. His fellow military men protected him and hid him
away.
Her Name ; Nkiruka Anthonia Ikeanyionwu
From Adazi Nnukwu Anambra state
Schooling at Fedral College of Education UMUNZE ,Anambra State
Age 21 years old
We will never forget her! Her brothers and sisters will live to enjoy Biafra ( maybe when you are all dead ).
This is a fight that is baseless and the originator Ojukwu is dead long ago with that dream. Let's learn how to live as one and stop this tribalism madness.
May her soul rest in perfect peace!
Why Buhari didn’t appoint Igbos as
Service Chiefs — Oyegun
July 25, 2015 at 8:46 pm in News
By SIMON EBEGBULEM, BENIN-CITY
Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, the National
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress
(APC), has been on the hot seat since his party emerged as the ruling party in Nigeria. Seeing the former Permanent Secretary, last week, at his residence in GRA, Benin-City, you will behold
a troubled man. He bared his mind on the
leadership crisis in the National Assembly.
According to him, those accusing the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration of being slow are unfair.
Oyegun also spoke on other national issues. Excerpts: People are complaining that this APC government is slow. What is happening? No, I don’t think the government is slow. Like I always say, we are not talking of 16 years, we are talking of over 50 years. Since independence,
this country has been ruled by the same
tendencies. So, it is good to go with deliberate speed, deliberate steps, make as few mistakes as you can in the appointment that will come. So, I think that process is nearing the end now.
As you can see, appointments are being rolled out, the activities people thought were slow are taking place, even the implementation of some aspects of the program of the party that we promised are already underway.
I think all that is left now is the list of the
ministerial appointees and it will come out
anytime from now and we will be up and
running. So, there is the need for us to be
cautious, given the fact that this is our first experience in governance. There is the need to be careful given a totally different nature of our manifesto and the social welfare promises that
Senate proposes 2-year jail for
offenders of abusive statements on
social media –Or option of N2 million fine
By Henry Umoru & Joseph Erunke
ABUJA–A bill seeking a two-year jail term for any person who makes allegation or publishes any statement or petition in the newspaper, radio or medium of whatever description against another person, institutions of government or any public office holder, passed second reading in the Senate, yesterday.
The bill also prescribed that anybody or group of persons who send any false text message or post false message on the social media against another person shall be jailed for two years upon conviction by the law court.
The bill, tagged: “A Bill for an Act to Prohibit frivolous Petitions and other Matters Connected therewith”, sponsored by Senator Ibn Na’Allah, APC, Kebbi South, compels petitioners to accompany their petitions with sworn court affidavit, failure of which attracts a six- month imprisonment upon conviction.
But the bill provides for an option of N4 million for persons convicted of false newspaper, radio and television statements and N2 million for offenders of false phone text messages or messages on Facebook, twitter, Instagram, or
WhatsApp. “Where any person in order to circumvent this law makes any allegation and or publish any statement, petition in any paper, radio, or any medium of whatever description, with malicious intent to discredit or set the public against any person or group of persons, institutions of government, he shall be guilty of an offence and upon conviction, shall be
liable to an imprisonment term of two years a fine of N4,000,000.00”,the bill specified.
I wonder what our senators are talking about, yet they are maddened and silent over the huge amounts of money stolen for campaign uses
BREAKING: Faleke sues INEC,Asks
Court To Declare Him Gov-Elect
The deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the November 21 election in Kogi State, James Faleke, on Tuesday filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja, demanding his declaration as governor-elect.
The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared the election inconclusive. It ordered a supplementary
election which will hold on December 5.
Mr. Faleke had on Monday threatened to go to court following the adoption of Yahaya Bello by the APC national
leadership as the governorship candidate of the party in the supplementary election.
He also wrote INEC demanding the removal of his name as the running mate to Mr. Bello in the supplementary
election. Mr. Bello’s adoption at the meeting of the National Working
Committee of the party followed the death of the former governorship candidate, Abubakar Audu, on November 22.
The party immediately forwarded his name to INEC as replacement for Mr. Audu and that of Mr. Faleke as his running mate. In the suit filed by his counsel, Wole Olanipekun, Mr. Faleke, a serving member of the House of Representatives, said contrary to the claim by the electoral body, the election was conclusive and that as
the running mate to Mr. Audu, he should be declared winner.
Dokpesi: Money I Received
Was For Publicity And Media
In Political Campaigns
Dokpesi explained to the EFCC officials that
the N2.1 billion that he collected from the
former NSA was payment for publicity and
media political campaigns during the 2015
General Elections.
In a statement signed by the management of
DAAR Communications Plc, he said that around
2.00pm that day, the Ag. Chairman of the EFCC,
Alhaji Ibrahim Magu, through a phone call,
invited him to the Commission.
On getting there, he was requested to, “shed
more light on some payments that were made to
him through the office of the erstwhile National
Security Adviser to the former President, Malam
Sambo Dasuki.”
Dokpesi explained to the EFCC officials that the
N2.1 billion that he collected from the former
NSA was payment for for publicity and media
political campaigns during the 2015 General
Elections.”
High Chief Aleogho Dokpesi “made his statement
on the various media exposures and campaign
transactions which were dutifully carried out
based essentially on contractual obligations/
relationship.”
The statement however did not explain how the
office of the National Security Adviser became
the cashier office for the payment of campaign
expenses and the source of the money.
A special panel and the EFCC are probing how
trillions of naira budgeted for defence were
spent in the last eight years. An interim report by
the panel already reported phoney contracts in
excess of $2 billion.
Olashile grew up in Ogun state. He went to law school in London. After his studies, he decided to come back to Ogun, because he could be a big man in Ogun. So he opened his new law office. The first day, he saw a man coming up to his
office & decided to make a big impression. As the man came to the door, He pretended to be on the land-line phone & told the man to took a seat.
Olashile said while on the phone: "No.
Absolutely not! You tell those clowns in New York that am not traveling all the way that side to settle the case for less than a million bucks".
"Yes! The Appeal Court has agreed to hear the case next week. l will be handling the primary argument & The other members of my team will provide support.
"Okay. Alright....Give the State Prosecutor my regards and.. Olashile smiled"
The visitor sat patiently as he rattled instructions.
Finally, Olashile put down the telephone & said:
"I'm sorry for the delay, but as you can see, I'm very busy. What can I do for you?"
The man said: "I am from NITEL and I've come to connect your land phone because it is not working Sir.
Good luck to you all and Let's stay real!!!!
Kaduna governor budgets N166billion for 2016. PDP queries el-Rufai; Kaduna receives about N2.4billion a month from the Federation Account, where are you going to get that money from?
Let me volunteer an answer.
A typical example; tax collectors from the LG come every year to harass my friend who owns a shop. They force him to part with 5K. They would pocket the money and give him a receipt they printed, not govt receipt. That's the PDP way.
This time around the shop owner is going to pay the tax into the TSA account in a bank and show the tax collectors the receipt when they come around. The money has gone straight to govt coffers instead of private PDP pockets. That's
how the govt is going to raise N166billion. That's the APC way.
Education is an investment that pays off any time anywhere. And in a world of crumbling economies and turbulent times, where investors spend sleepless nights trying to figure out how their stocks are doing, investing in education becomes
even more paramount.
By investing in education, governments, corporations, communities, NGOs and individuals can help prepare the youths for
the challenges ahead. If children are really the leaders of tomorrow, then it is time we started investing in them!
Regrettably , Illiteracy has come to stay in many developing countries of the world, including Nigeria, and has continued to pose a threat to many such nations. On this my blog you will learn more about education in Nigeria and the future of those pupils who are not opportuned to
further their education after leaving primary school.
At the dawn of the year 2002, Nigeria is
still uncertain where it is headed. In
other words, her destination is still
unknown. The Nigerian world has
blamed the woes of Nigeria, and in
particular that of the educational sector,
to the many years of military misrule.
There is the common feeling that the
military neglected the universities
because of their opposition to military
rule. But with the re-emergence of civil
rule the nation's educational
institutions are still in shambles today,
with university professors still not
being paid on time. (Some may argue
that the universities have started to
claw their way back to normalcy with
the reprise of civil rule ) and is that true ?
If, strictly speaking, there is no such
thing as democracy in Nigeria, it is
because its past as well as its present
history has become so interwoven into
crises, which has often left the common
man in constant struggle for survival.
But for the riches and powerful corrupt
politicians, things are very rosy. The
role of the ordinary person in Nigeria
in the making of democracy is, generally speaking, not regarded or not known at all, after casting his or her vote. And often the positive contributions of the people who
struggled, and are still struggling, for
the sustenance of democracy in the
society have escaped the eyes of those
who managed to rig their way into
political offices.
This is a terrible deviation from the norm . Nigeria is suffering terribly for that, with socio-political and economic crises strewn all over the society like a straw hut in a
typhoon.
Education in Nigeria: A public-health
issue?
The role of education in the development of a society has been vastly documented in academic journals, and we do not intend to revisit it here. This section will
concentrate on the need for Nigerian
leaders to pay close attention to the needs of the educational sector, and treat it as a public-health issue, because the sociopolitical and economic development of a nation and is, in many ways, determined by the quality and level of educational attainment of the population.
Political leaders should take politics out of
education, as the continued neglect of this sector would lead to social paralysis. The youth should be given the appropriate quality academic training and an environment that would enable them to reach their full potential.
Nigeria has toiled with some educational programs, which have only served as conduits to transfer money to the corrupt political leaders and their cronies. For instance, the nation launched the Universal Primary Education (UPE) in 1976, but as noted, the program failed due to lack of fund necessitated by corruption, among other factors. Nigeria has again
launched another mass-oriented
education program, this time branding
it the Universal Basic Education (UBE).
The President, Olusegun Obasanjo,
declared during the launching of the
program in Sokoto that the nation
"cannot afford to fail this time around."
However, not long after that, the
federal government reported that the
falling standard of education in Nigeria
is caused by "acute shortage of qualified
teachers in the primary school level." It
is reported that about 23 percent of the
over 400,000 teachers employed in the
nation's primary schools do not posses
the Teachers' Grade Two Certificate,
even when the National Certificate of
Education (NCE) is the minimum
educational requirement one should
posses to teach in the nation's primary
schools . What a pathetic country.
If one may ask: with the troubling
revelations of the shortage and "half-
baked" teachers employed to teach in
the nation's schools, how are we certain
the current UBE program will be
successful? Has the government trained
the required number and quality of
teachers needed to successfully
implement the program? Are the
teachers going to be motivated to
perform their duties well? Are the
classrooms and seats ready, or are the
pupils going to sit on bare floor? Are
the books and other teaching materials
ready? .
But the leaders do not seem to want to listen!
Today, there are about 48,242 primary schools with 23,796,078 students in public schools and 2,965,517 in private schools in Nigeria. In addition, Nigeria has 7,104
secondary schools with 6,768,981
students, Most of these schools are in dilapidating states. This shows that Nigeria has a weird value system: it is a society where priorities are turned to their heads.
For instance, the salaries of the less
educated local government counselors
are higher than that of university
professors; it is a place where well
known rouge, a 419 person, is
applauded for donating money to local
communities and churches; it is a place
where nobody cares about how one
makes his/her money; it is a place
where the roads leading to million
dollar homes are filled with potholes;
and the society is a place where the
streets in capital cities are littered with
hips of thrash. And nobody cares!
Something is obviously wrong with any
society that does not take her
educational institutions seriously.
Nevertheless, the increased need for
higher education during the oil boom of
the 1970s in Nigeria, coupled with
political pressure, led to the
establishment of many universities in
the society. And 'an explosive
expansion in enrollments' during this
period marked the beginning of 'the
decline in quality' of education in the
society. In two decades, the number of
university students increased eightfold,
from about 55,000 in 1980 to more than
400,000 today ( what a mess).
As the ugly tradition of corruption
persists, the public tertiary institutions
have been left to rot away. Some of the
loans received from the World Bank
toward education during the 1990s
were used to purchase unnecessary, and
"expensive equipment" that "could not
be properly installed or maintained,
and many institutions received
irrelevant and useless books and
journals". All these, including ubiquitous corruption, have contributed to the decline in the quality of Education in Nigeria's
educational institutions that were ones
highly regarded.
With the news of corruption still filling the pages of Nigeria newspapers and magazines, the apparent war on corruption in the society seem an impossible task, since those wagging the corruption-war are themselves as corrupt as a parrot.
For the success of any democratic
system (which Nigeria now fiddles with)
depends on the individuals' ability to
analyze problems and make thoughtful
decisions. And democracy, it has been
argued, thrives on the productivity of
its diverse constituency - a productivity
fostered by free, critical, and creative
thought on issues of common interest.
But democratic values are nurtured on
the fertile ground of basic education – a
functional education with the right
focus and correct scope (Marzano, et. al,
1988)
With everybody chasing the shadow of
money, and with the pittance sum
invested yearly on education, how could
the system produce the critical and
creative minds Nigeria needs to guide
and manage democratic system and
survive as a viable nation? If the society
continues to neglect her schools, it could
not educate her citizens.
Consequently,the political landscape would be littered with illiterate politicians, and the society would be incapable of gathering and maintaining a reasonable database for national planning and other
development programs. To avoid this,
the political leaders should begin now
to re-order their priorities, as their
priorities have so far been dictated by
how much they will gain from any
policy decision (by ways of contracts),
and not how they will benefit the society as a whole.
Thus, lack of good education and
unemployment in Nigeria would
contribute to many social ills, including
crime, prostitution, and the break down
in law and order. For this, the society
should invest more on the youth, and
educate them to differentiate rights
from wrong before they become adults.
Therefore, to move forward the
government should adopt necessary
policies to destroy the current bad value
system in the society, and create
conducive environment that would
enable the educational institutions to
engage in healthy competitions, raise
funds through private donations and
grants, and attract and retain qualified
students financially positioned to pay
tuitions. On my note, Higher education in Nigeria should not be free. If one would pay for any service, one could afford to
complain, or move to an institution
where he/she could get the money's
worth of service. This, however, does
not mean that diplomas should be sold
to the highest bidder.
Also the universities should develop a system whereby students could transfer to schools of their choice (and change
their major) if they are qualified,
without it adversely impacting their
studies. And university admissions
should be based strictly on merit,
without ethnically and state-based
criteria, which have unfortunately
colored the system. All these are not
available in system currently. If these
suggestions are implemented they
would, among other things, help the
institutions of higher learning to
prepare grounds for more intense
academic competition, and to attract
better quality teachers by "rebuild [ing]
a culture of scholarship which has been
eroded by under funding" so as to
motivate them to be more productive.
And any institution that cannot survive should be allowed to wither. Improving the
condition of things in this sector would
pave the way to the nation's prosperity.
It is known (at least in the developed
world) that education determines, not
only earning capacity, but also the very
quality of human life (even longevity
has relationship to education). In a
society that appreciates educated class,
those with good education tend to earn
higher incomes; they also are in a
better position to live a better and
healthy live. Higher education gives one
a greater sense of how to reduce risks
in life and change their behaviour.
Comparatively, many uneducated
people, in general, have myriad bad
habits that cause or lead to illness. For
instance, they can smoke or drink more
than it is necessary, and tend to have
more children, some of the less educated and unemployed villagers I have come across with have about eight or more children. And they are proud of that – but the children are suffering. Many of them drink and eat whatever that is offered to them without limitation and cognizant of the health consequences).
Higher education could be an important part in the solutions to the ills of the society. As noted earlier, how much a nation progresses has a lot to do with the
quality of education and educational
attainment of its citizens. That's why
Nigeria should build and maintain good
schools and treat the sordid state of
education as public-health crisis in
society. May God bless this country Nigeria
I am just human , I was shown love from all over the globe, yeah I know it's like that. I may have stepped on toes but the truth is I really recognized you all that took a pinch of your hard earned time to say me a happy birthday. May God almighty remember you to for good and keep blessing you as always. Thanks to you all. TDK loves you all
