Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Pics of celebration in Ado Ekiti over Fayose's victory at the Supreme Court
Statement from Oyo Governorship candidate who allegedly removed transformer he donated to community because he lost
It is with sadness that I learnt of a particular incident which purportedly took place in the Sabo area of Ibadan on Sunday. I understand that a transformer which I had donated to the community was the subject of controversy between the youths of the area and some leaders with either side accusing the other of trying to sell the transformer. The PDP youths in the area subsequently took the transformer to a safe place within Sabo area itself pending an amicable resolution which I understand was resolved by the leaders of the community.
Alison-Madueke denies that six countries turned down her asylum request
But reacting this evening, Alison-Madueke, through the Group Public Affairs GM of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, said there's absolutely nothing of such happening. She said she has no intentions of either seeking asylum anywhere in the world or even relocating from Nigeria
Buhari will reduce petrol to N40/L - Tam David-West says
president.“I want to assure you that by the time he takes over, petrol will be dispensed at N40 per litre. This is possible and he has the credibility to make it work. The major assignment of the president-elect when he's eventually inaugurated is to restore confidence to the industry. As military head of state, he dealt with the Federal Executive Council with the tenets of democracy. Buhari will build new refineries to make petroleum products available for the masses. No responsible government will allow the masses to suffer. He will strengthen the refineries within a year. It is possible as we won’t spend any amount in setting up a green field refinery. We already have a blueprint as we shall use what we have to get
VP Sambo calls El-Rufai to congratulate him on winning Gov election
Pic: North Korea First Lady makes first public appearance in 2015
Ri Sol-J joined her husband, Kim Jong-un and other senior officials at a football game celebrating Kim's grandfather's birthday recently. North Korea's official newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, carried a picture of the smiling couple on its front page, so everyone knows she's alive and well.. :-)
Nigerian OAP Adaeze Ayoka kidnapped & allegedly raped in Ghana
Last night, her abductors reportedly posted nude photos of Adaeze to her Whatsapp and Facebook page using her phone. People who claimed to have seen the photos claim three men, who didn't show their faces, pinned Adaeze down and opened her legs, and said they'd taken turns on her.
The alleged photos (I have now seen a photo - sad) supposedly went viral on Ghanian social media space. A colleague of the victim contacted Facebook who immediately shut down her Facebook page.
Adaeze was reportedly released late yesterday/early this morning by her abductors and is currently on admission in a hospital in Ghana.
One year after - we remember Nyanya Abuja bomb victims
Monday, 6 April 2015
You will die if you fail to vote Ambode - Oba of Lagos threatens Igbos in Lagos
Daily Independent reports that Oba Akiolu gave out the threat when he met with Igbo leaders resident in Lagos at his Palace yesterday April 5th.
"On Saturday, if any one of you goes against Ambode who I picked, that is your end. If it doesn’t happen within seven days, just know that I am a bastard and its not my father who gave birth to me. By the grace of God, I am the owner of Lagos for the time being. This is an undivided chair. The palace belongs to the dead and those coming in the future. On Saturday, if anyone of you, I swear in the name of God, goes against my wish that Ambode will be the next governor of Lagos state, the person is going to die inside this water.
Jimi Agbaje's response to calls for Lagos to be politically aligned with the Federal Government
Dear People of Lagos, you've probably heard the new rhetoric that the APCs spin-masters have been spewing out in the last couple of days stating that if Lagos is in the opposition, the Federal Government will deny Lagos a lot of benefits. Just yesterday, a few well meaning Lagosians had sent us Facebook and SMS messages asking for my take on this issue so I've decided to speak up.
First, I wonder about the soundness of this argument especially after listening to President-elect General Buhari's acceptance speech where he clearly stated " There shall no longer be a ruling party again... We shall never rule over the people as if they were subservient to government".
I have been threatened for campaigning for GEJ - Ifeanyi Uba says
Coordinator of the Transformation Agenda of Nigeria, TAN, Ifeanyi
Uba has alleged threat to his life by some unknown persons for
canvassing support for President Jonathan. At a press
conference held yesterday in Lagos, Mr Uba said himself and his family have
faced various threats from unknown persons in recent times. He also
alleged that his businesses in Lagos have also faced some threats as
well and that he has reported the threats to the appropriate
authority.
Mr Uba also addressed insinuations that he
plans to lead Ibo traders to the Oba of Lagos palace to pledge their
support for APC Governorship candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode. According to
him, there is no truth to this allegation.
Thursday, 2 April 2015
Buhari's govt may be vicious - Asari says, threatens to go back to the creeks
Ex Niger Delta militant, Asari Dokubo says the emergence of Gen
Buhari as the President of Nigeria in last Saturday's presidential
election may signify the birth of a vicious government which may maim
and murder the voice of the minority ethnic groups in Nigeria. Asari
expressed his fears in a statement released by his spokesperson, Rex
Anigoro yesterday April 1st.
"The conditions that advanced the need to embrace the creeks have been sadly re-energised. It is clear that a vicious government who may maim and murder the voice of the so-called minorities may have just been birthed. Indeed integration is non-existent as regional gang-ups and supremacy is symbolic with this victory" the statement read.
Obasanjo writes Gen. Buhari a letter
I hasten to congratulate you on your success and victory in the Presidential Elections of March 28, 2015. Your success and victory after three previous unsuccessful attempts must be great object lessons for you and for all politicians, particularly in Nigeria. For me, the totality of 2015 elections hold many lessons for our democracy and democratisation process, which are both maturing. On this occasion, the system has been unnecessarily overheated before and particularly during the campaigns when emphasis was more on trivialities and hate, divisive, undignifying and disrespectful statements and comments rather than on pressing issues requiring attention.
Must read! How Jonathan lost the Nigerian election - UK Guardian
Goodluck Jonathan has earned the dubious distinction of being the first president in Nigerian history to lose an election. In many ways, Jonathan was the architect of his own downfall. He made critical mistakes that turned the public and allies against him, and led them to gravitate towards the opposition. Here’s where it all went wrong: Continue...
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
Presidential election result: PDP says it would be heading to court
The ruling party, PDP says it would be challenging the results of
the 2015 Presidential election. Dr Bello Fadile, the PDP agent who
refused to sign the result sheet when called up by INEC Chairman, Prof
Jega, told journalists in Abuja this morning that his signing the result
sheet was inconsequential as they will be heading to court
"Whether I sign it (the result sheet) or I don’t sign it, does not make any difference. It doesn’t invalidate the result. When we go to court, then we can challenge the result,” he said.Dr Bello spoke on the affirmative that the party would be heading to the tribunal
"Sure! The party petitioned. Don’t forget. So the party will follow through the petition. There are rules for this. The law is there. The result was declared on the 1st of April, I think. We will follow the due process. Like the president (Jonathan) said, ‘If you have any grievances, follow due process and the due process in this instance is to go to the tribunal.”he said
Orubebe apologizes for his behaviour yesterday, says he regrets it
last night, the PDP party agent, who held up proceedings and used
abusive words on Jega, said he regretted his action and asked Nigerian
to forgive his behaviour. ”Election is a passionate thing and I really regret what took place this morning. I was unnecessarily pushed by Jega to get to that level. I want to apologise particularly to young Nigerians that look up to take politics as a career to say that what happened was
not intended to cause them any embarrassment.
To Nigerians generally, I regret my actions as even an elder in the church, and a leader, the young men expected to see a lot from me and I believe that if there was any disappointment they got from me I apologize to Nigerians and to the youths of this country.”
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Horrific photos from the recaptured town of Damasak, Borno state
Journalist Salkida doubts 400+ people were kidnapped in Damasak
Agbaje promises to reduce cost of land
The Peoples Democratic Party governorship
candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, says in order to meet the
growing demand for accommodation in Lagos State, he will make the cost
of land virtually free if elected governor.
Agbaje said this at a fundraising dinner titled, “An evening of interaction and dinner with Jimi Agbaje” in Lagos.
He said Lagos had a housing deficit of
over two million and his target was to ensure that at least 200,000
housing units are built yearly.
He said, “We have to encourage housing
because Lagos will become a slum if we do not address the issue. Lagos
needs over two million housing units and that is an average of getting
200,000 every year. We have to encourage people to invest in housing and
that means we have to improve the issue of how you get your
construction permits.
President Jonathan: The Beginning of the End of Boko Haram
Adeoye Akinsanya in his book, An introduction to Political Science in Nigeria, reports: “In 1983, when Chadian forces invaded Nigeria in the Borno State, Buhari used the forces under his command to chase them out of the country, crossing into Chadian territory in spite of an order given by then President Shagari to withdraw. This 1983 Chadian military affair led to more than 100 victims and "prisoners of war". Chivalrous as this act may have seemed at the time, it would turn out to be sheer tomfoolery because for a long time, Nigeria would have to deal with a lack-lustre, if not even frosty, relationship with her close regional neighbours.
Nigeria shuts all borders ahead of Presidential election
According to a statement released and signed by the Ministry's permanent secretary, Abubakar Magaji, the closure takes effective from midnight today Wednesday March 25, to midnight Saturday, March 28. The statement says the closure is “to allow for the peaceful conduct of the forthcoming national election". A directive has been given to the Immigration service to ensure that non Nigerians do not participate in the elections. See the letter after the cut...
CBN threatens to go after landlords, schools that demand payment in dollars
“The official currency for doing business in Nigeria remains the Naira. Collecting rents or school fees in dollars in Nigeria is illegal. We like to advice those involved in these practices to desist from them, because CBN would very soon begin to go after them,” Mr. Emefiele warned.
Photo: 22yr old Dominican marries a 72 year old American woman
Imagine this! Chinese restaurant in Kenya turns back blacks after 5pm
Africans being racially profiled on African soil. Apparently there's a
Chinese Restaurant in Nairobi Kenya that turns back black people once
its 5pm,
saying they dont trust blacks once it's dark.
But other nationalities can simply walk in and exceptions are made
if an African is accompanied by someone of another nationality. Kenyans
are outraged by this. You can read the story here.
Germanwings plane crash: First pics of opera singers Maria Radner and Oleg Bryjak among 150 dead
Düsseldorf opera house Deutsche Oper am Rhein confirmed that Bryjak and Radner were both on the plane. She was travelling with her husband & their baby - one of the two babies that died in the crash. A whole family wiped out. So sad!
Meanwhile, 16 German students from same school returning home from a week-long exchange programme in Barcelona also died in the crash. May their souls rest in peace, amen.
Popular Televangelist, Benny Hinn suffers heart attack
"Recently he (Hinn) returned to California after ministering to crowds of over 100,000 people in Brazil, including over 2,000 pastors and leaders from all over South America. It was truly a remarkable nation-shaking event. And while it was a rewarding journey, after he arrived home he suddenly began battling fatigue and shortness of breath. For those of you who know my Dad, you know that he never stops; so when he spent over a week in bed, we knew something was wrong. I flew to California to be with him and insisted that he see a doctor. On Friday, he consulted with his local physician and was admitted to the hospital, where he was treated for lack of oxygen in his cardiovascular system," she wrote
Legal suit filed to disqualify Buhari postponed till April 22nd
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Fish seller killed during Lekki robbery attack buried (photos)
Family members, her teachers and her classmates who gathered to bury her spoke of how she dreamt of becoming a Lawyer. Her class teacher, Mr Adebayo Moses told Punch “She was quite brilliant; not troublesome, accommodating and friendly. Her death is very painful.”
The matron of the school, Mrs. Dorcas Ogundare, also spoke glowingly about her “The last day she was in school, she came a bit late and I joked with her that she would wash toilets. She just smiled and I told her to rush to the class. She was a child to all of us and had a bright future,” she said.
10 executive committee members of APC in Adamawa defect to PDP
Their defection was announced at Adamawa PDP Secretariat by the publicity secretary of the APC, Padio Phineas.
Ambassador Karo Ekewenu lauds President Joanthan
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