Human Rights Lawyer Festus Keyamo Denied SAN Award

It usually takes the grace of God for any lawyer who criticises government's atrocities to be made a SAN and this trend has been ongoing for a long time. Not surprised! Barrister Festus Keyamo was shortlisted for the SAN award along with others but the final list has been released and his name is conspicuously absent.

LPPC Secretary and Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Mr Sunday Olorundahunsi, while addressing news men in Abuja, gave out the names of those who made the list. See the final list below...

Here Are The New Senior Advocates of Nigeria: 

Dr Olu Onagoruwa (OFR), Prof. Joash Amupitan, Mr Olusola Idowu, 

Dr Ernest Ojukwu, Mr Ahamefula Ejelam, Chief George Onyemenam 

Mr Tawo Eja Tawo, Mr Olatunde Adejuyigbe, Mr Sylvanus Ogwemoh, 

Dr Adewale Olawoyin, Dr Joshua Olatoke, Mr Teslim Busari, 

Mr Kevin Nwufo, Dr Amuda-Kannike Abiodun, Mr Oluwakemi Balogun, 

Mr Hakeem Afolabi and Mr Gerald Ezeuko.

The three female lawyers who applied for the SAN award were also denied. The 17 who made the final list for the Award would be inaugurated at the beginning of the new legal year in September.

Reject PDP, Vote For APC In 2015 & Get Electricity ––Fashola

Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola, on Friday said uninterrupted power supply could be a reality in the country, adding that the only way to achieve the feat is to vote out the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from power in the forthcoming 2015 elections and vote in the All Progressives Congress, APC.

“I agree with you that it is possible to generate electricity and to make sure that everybody in this country has electricity. I agree with you that it is simple; what we have done in Lagos within the areas where we are constrained shows that it can be done. But the only way that you and I will have electricity in this country will be to vote out the PDP. 

“In 16 years, after spending billion of naira, we cannot switch on electricity and in seven years we have created four plants, it shows that something is missing. So, unless you vote for All Progressive Congress it is going to be difficult to have electricity.

“They started from Vision 2020-20 and I told you then that they were having nightmares; there was no vision. They moved to 7-point agenda and now they are transforming...

“Let me also say that in the last seven years, ask how many new power plants the federal government has commissioned, because sometimes the power that is coming to Lagos at most is 1,000 mega watts; oftentimes it’s 600 mega watts.”

Fashola, who stated this while marking 2,600 days in office at an elaborate ceremony held at the Blue Roof on the Lagos Television premises, said Nigeria's electricity crisis was caused by lack of ideas and insincerity of any form of purpose on the part of the federal government.

SEE Photos From Late Kefee's Burial

She left too soon, in what could be described as the peak of career. She was in coma for about 15 days where doctors battle to save her life but alas! Kefee died. Sources say it was very difficult consoling her siblings during her burial ceremony in Sapele, everyone cried. What a painful loss! See the photos below...

May her gentle soul rest in peace. Amen!

Check Out Actress Halima Abubakar Looking Super Séxy

Halima has what it takes to spin heads with her assets and she is doing it well. See the cover up pix below...

Miss Endowed!

Army Generals Pocketed N6bn Peacekeepers Money – Petition

A powerful but anonymous petition written by concerned Nigerian soldiers who claim that the Nigerian Army owes its officials who have served in various United Nations peacekeeping operations over $43 million has been obtained by Sahara Reporters from insider.

The document also carpets the United Nations, which it alleges may have collaborated with cheating Nigerian army chiefs to divert the allowances of the peacekeepers into their own pockets.

“It is on record and verifiable that over 3,950 troops who participated in Peace Support Operations in Liberia and Sudan between 2013 to 2014 are still been [owed] various months of allowances amounting to over $43.23m US Dollars which is equivalent to N6,919,168,000:00 Billion Nigerian Naira to date,” the petition said.

The petition warned that in view of the present security situation in the country, 3,950 soldiers being owed such a staggering amount could revolt “and this will not be good for our country.”

It also names the “principal actors” involved in the matter as:
Former Chief of Army Staff (Retired), Lieutenant General OA Ihejirika;
Present Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General KTJ Minimah;
Director of Army Finance and Administration (DAFA), Major General AI Muraina;
Former Director of Army Training and Operations (AHQ DATOPS), Major General JO Nwaogbo; and
Present Director of Army Training and Operations (AHQ DATOPS), Major General JAH Ewansiha.

“It is obvious that lies and deceits have become a tradition among Nigeria Army generals,” the petition says. “They always devise ways to sweep matters that [touch] them under the carpets with cover ups.”

On the world body, the document says, “If the only hope of mankind today the United Nations can collaborate with Nigeria to divert the money meant for payment of Nigerian soldiers who participated in Peace Keeping Operations in Liberia and Sudan, it will be right for one to say that the entire universe is doomed and heading towards destruction.”

Full text of the petition:
NIGERIA ARMY AUTHORITIES EMBEZZLE $43.23M US DOLLARS ALLOWANCES OF NIGERIAN SOLDIERS IN PEACE KEEPING OPERATIONS

If the only hope of mankind today the United Nations can collaborate with Nigeria to divert the money meant for payment of Nigerian soldiers who participated in Peace Keeping Operations in Liberia and Sudan, it will be right for one to say that the entire universe is doomed and heading towards destruction.

The United Nations is known for standard, transparency, justice, fair play and equality but, it is worrisome how this honorable body or few members in this body have targeted Nigeria and descended too low to collaborate with some born-cheat generals in the Nigerian Army to divert soldiers Operation Allowances into their private pockets.

It is on record and verifiable that over 3,950 troops who participated in Peace Support Operations in Liberia and Sudan between 2013 to 2014 are still been owned various months of allowances amounting to over $43.23m US Dollar which is equivalent to N6,919,168,000:00 Billion Nigerian Naira to date. The 800 soldiers from 223 Armour Battalion Zuru, Kebbi State, that served as Nigerian contingent NIBATT 40 at Nyala Super Camp in Sudan Darfur region between June to December 2013 are still being owned 2 months allowance while the 800 soldiers of 15 Field Engineering Regiment Ijebu Ode that served as NIBATT 33 at the Central Monrovia in Liberia between September 2013 to March 2014 are being owned their operation allowance for over 7 months of their return. The 800 soldiers from 322 Artillery Regiment in Benin City that served 10 months in Labado Sudan as NIBATT 41 returned to Nigeria in June 2014 only to meet 1 month operation allowance in their domiciliary account while the balance of 9 months disappear as their counterpart with no one to give account of it till date.

It was also gathered through an authentic sources that the domiciliary account of the 800 soldiers of 342 Artillery Regiment Obinze Imo State currently serving in Nyala Super Camp South Sudan as NIBATT 43 for 8 months now are red as no dime have been deposited into their account. This also applies to the 750 soldiers of 311 Artillery Regiment Kontangora, Niger State currently serving as NIBATT 34 in Liberia.

When on 11 February 2014, the Nigerian National dailies Punch newspaper published this issue, with a view to finding a solution to this ugly trend, the dubious Nigeria Army through its Public Relations Officer. Brig Gen Olajide Olaleye came up with their lies and deceitful propaganda that “it was not true that the Nigerian Army was owning soldiers arrears of operations allowances”, and to cover up their secret deals within 48 hours they paid in 4 months operation allowance into NIBATT 40 troops domiciliary account remaining 2 months which are yet to be paid till date after 8 months of their return from the operation area.

The questions that remain unanswered are:
1. Why is United Nations owing only Nigerian Peace Keepers after sacrificing their lives to bring peace to the troubled regions?

2. If the United Nations have paid the Nigerian military authorities or the Federal Government, where are the monies, who is with it?

3. Are the authorities concerned waiting for similar Akure incident to occur before they address the issue?

4. Is the Army Chief Lt Gen KTJ Minimah not aware that such monies are been owned to his troops by UN or is released by UN and hijacked by his generals leaving these soldiers who have painstakingly and diligently served this nation in foreign land to suffer endless hopes for their overdue allowances?

5. Why should the Army Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade in his response to the Punch publication of 11 February, 2014 deceive the soldiers and lie to the nation that “the money is not missing and that the authority is working round the clock to secure the funds from the appropriate quarters and relevant agencies sponsors of the mission”.

6. For over 8 months Army authorities have been working round the clock to secure money that we well know that United Nations MOU with troops contributing countries states that UN pays at the inception of each tenure.

7. If this is not one of the Nigerian Army general’s lies and deceits, let the Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade tell us and Nigerians who are the appropriate quarters and relevant agencies sponsors of the mission that are hijacking these soldiers allowances as he claims?. Is it UN, the Presidency or COAS?.

8. If the UN is owing Nigeria for over 8 months now as claimed by our generals, where are they getting the $100 and $200 US Dollars respectively that they pay to each troops in Sudan and Liberia in operation area monthly as maintenance allowances?

Considering the present security situation in the country, this is a bad omen. 3,950 soldiers being owned such a staggering amount could revolt and this will not be good for our country. Let us use Akure incident as a lesson and do something before this issue gets out of hand.

It is obvious that lies and deceits have become a tradition among Nigeria Army generals. They always devise ways to sweep matters that touches them under the carpets with cover ups. Here under are the names of the various units that have served either in Sudan or Liberia with the Nigeria banks where they opened their domiciliary account for anybody who wish to verify the authenticity of this report.

NAMES OF UNITS, THEIR NIBATT AND BANK USED FOR DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT IN NIGERIA FOR CONFIRMATION
1. 15 FER IJEBU ODE - NIBATT 33 - ECO BANK

2. 311 Arty Regt Kontongora - NIBATT 34 - DIAMOND BANK

3. 223 Armour Battalion Zuru - NIBATT 40 - ECO BANK

4. 322 Arty Regt Benin - NIBATT 41 - ECO BANK

5. 41 Engr Div Kaduna - NIBATT 42 - DIAMOND BANK

6. 342 Arty Regt Owerri - NIBATT 43 - KEYSTONE BANK


THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THIS MATTER ARE:
1. Former Chief of Army Staff (Retired) Lieutenant General OA Ihejirika.

2. Present Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General KTJ Minimah.

3. Director of Army Finance and Administration (DAFA) Major General AI Muraina.

3. Former Director of Army Training and Operations (AHQ DATOPS) Major General JO Nwaogbo.

4. Present Director of Army Training and Operations (AHQ DATOPS) Major General JAH Ewansiha.

FIFA Suspends Nigeria; Stops Falcons from Women World Cup

True to its threats, the World football governing body, FIFA, has suspended Nigeria till further notice following what it termed government interfered in the running of football in Nigeria.

The most immediate effect of the ban is that Nigeria will not be allowed to participate in the upcoming FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, coming up in Canada between August 5 and 24, except the suspension is lifted by July 15, 2014. Also, the country will also forfeit an U-17 African qualifier in Democratic Republic of Congo, slated for July 20, if the ban is not lifted before that date.

But the NFF in a statement late on Wednesday denied that FIFA had stopped Falconets from travelling. In the statement by the NFF’s Acting General Secretary, Lawrence Katken, the body said, “It is a blatant lie to say FIFA refused to issue tickets to the Falconets. What happened was that the former General Secretary, Musa Amadu, mistakenly cancelled the earlier reservations, so when the delegation got to the airport, they could not find seats on the flight.

“FIFA has told us they are working hard at alternatives, because Lufthansa Airline flights from Abuja are fully booked for the next weeks, and promised to get the players and officials to their training camp in Canada even if they have to travel in batches, from Thursday."

But those in the know are of the view that FIFA has taken its action and nothing will change until the issue that made the body suspend Nigeria in the first place is addressed as prescribed by FIFA's rules.

It would be recalled that Nigeria was banned from age group competitions for two years by FIFA in December 1989 after the organisation discovered age discrepancies involving some of its top internationals; Samson Siasia, Andrew Uwe and Dahiru Sadi.

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EFCC Closes Money Laundering Case Against Fani-Kayode

Anybody who is taking EFCC seriously is not serious himself. In fact, if Governor Nyako returns to the PDP his state's account will be released by EFCC immediately. Naija for you, a Banana Republic in the making!

Anyway, Femi Fani-Kayode is my friend and it's good his case is going this one. The Presidency is not ready to fight corruption, so nobody should disturb Fani-Kayode or any politician for that matter. Just steal as much as you can steal and if you are caught, your case will linger in courts until the judges get tired. *sigh!*

The EFCC has finally closed its case in the trial of Fani-Kayode, charged with money laundering, while serving as Minister of Aviation.

In the charge, Fani-Kayode was alleged to have transacted business with funds exceeding N500,000 without going through a financial institution. He was also said to have accepted cash payments in the tune of about N100million, while he held sway as Minister of Aviation and Minister of Culture and Tourism, respectively, contrary to the Money Laundering Act.

When the case was mentioned on Thursday, prosecution counsel, Mr Festus Keyamo, through a letter delivered by Mr Vitalis Ahaotu, informed the court of the closure of its case...

The defence counsel, Mr Wale Akoni (SAN), did not object to the letter by the Prosecution. But he informed the court of his intention to file a no-case submission to the charges against his client.

Consequently, Justice Rita-Ofili Ajumogobia gave defence 21days within which to file their application before the court and ordered the prosecution to respond within seven days, on receipt of the process.

She adjourned the case till Oct. 28 for adoption of final written addresses.

Fani-Kayode was first arraigned in December 2008 before Justice Ramat Mohammed on a 47-count charge. He had pleaded not guilty to the charge and Justice Mohammed had granted him bail in the sum of N200 Million, with two sureties in like sum.

However, the former minister was re-arraigned before Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako, following the transfer of the trial judge, Justice Mohammed, from the Lagos Division.

He was again re-arraigned before Ajumogobia on Feb. 11, 2013, following the transfer of Murtala-Nyako.

On March 6, Fani-Kayode was again arraigned before Justice Ajumogobia, this followed the amendment of the 47-count charge by the EFCC. The commission had dropped seven of the counts.

According to NAN, Justice Ajumogobia is the third judge to sit over Fani-Kayode's case in the last 5 years.

EXPOSED: Top Politicians ID Cards, Party Materials Found At Boko Haram Deadly Camp

The federal government on Wednesday revealed that identity cards belonging to some top politicians as well as political party materials were found in the Boko Haram terrorists’ base in the deadly Balmo Forest in Darazo local government area of Bauchi State, after the forest was cleared by the security forces.

The items recovered during the operations carried out by security forces to dislodge terrorists from their forest bases had linked some top politicians and political parties to the terrorists...

The coordinator of the National Information Centre, Mr Mike Omeri, disclosed this while briefing journalists on government’s efforts towards the rescue of the abducted Chibok girls. Omeri, who was silent on the details of the development, however vowed that the federal government will reveal the names of the politicians and parties involved, as the matter is still under investigation.

Omeri said, “Investigation is still ongoing to further unravel the identity of others that may have been involved and as soon as it is completed, we shall reveal the names of the culprits and the political parties. Some politicians are currently being investigated following their link with terrorist activities in the forest.”

Speaking on the release of the abducted Chibok girls, Omeri said efforts are being made to bring the girls back safely. He added that details cannot be revealed for now owing to the delicate nature of the operations.

Boyfriend Leaks His Cheating Girlfriend's Nudés

Ladies, why will you send your private photos to a guy you are not even sure you are ready to be faithful to in all ramifications? That is crazy and this cute babe is now paying for her stupidity. The guy leaked her pix...

...he got mad because she found a rich guy and choose to dump him. #loveiswicked!

SEE The Nigerian Man Who Got Married To 2 Ladies One Day

Pastors should please clear the air on this issue. Is it a SIN for a Christian man who is not a Pastor or Bishop to get married to more than one woman? These days, many ladies in their late 20s and early 30s in churches are all out praying for "a miracle husband" while the men who look ready are praying for "a miracle job".

Some of those men who have everything it takes to have more than one wife are renting houses for girlfriends in secret locations, sleeping with them, and they will still come to church and pretend to be holy, since no one in the church knows what they are doing secretly. Who is fooling who?

If a man marries two wives legitimately and pay their bride price to their families, there is no need to hide. But if you keep a secret girlfriend as a married man, you are committing adultery according to what the Bible say...

Now the crux of the matter is: these men don't know if their Pastors will approve of them having another wife. So, the earlier our Pastors address this issue CLEARLY, the sooner Christian men will stop adultery.

Once again, go to churches and you will see more single ladies than single guys. Who will marry those ladies?

SEE The Men Who Kidnapped Jonathan's Uncle In Bayelsa

According to the Department of State Services, these are the six men who kidnapped Chief Nitabai Inengite, an uncle to President Goodluck Jonathan. Inengite was abducted at Otuoke community in the Ogbia LGA of his home state of Bayelsa in February, 2014.

The kidnappers, paraded at the DSS headquarters in Abuja on Thursday include a 400-level undergraduate of the University of Jos, Plateau State, Eldred Jonah, 30; Raphael Inengesi, 32; Ibeabuchi Inya, 29; Oreva Abridi 29; Tammy Agbai, 29; and a native doctor, Felix Onuoh, 48.

DSS Deputy Director, Public Relations, Marilyn Ogar, explained that Jonah masterminded the abduction of the President’s uncle and provided the take-off grant of N40,000 for arms procurement and other logistics.

According to her, the suspect confessed that he carried out surveillance on Inengite and that the gang had two teams for the operation, comprising the land team made up of five persons, and the waterside (speedboat) team, made up of three persons.

Ogar stated that four pump action rifles were used for the operation, adding that Inengite was whisked away in an ash-coloured Honda SUV to Onuegbu waterside from where he was transferred into a waiting speedboat and taken to the creeks.

She said, “The victim was held captive at two different locations within Bayelsa State in the creek of Brass, very close to the ‘mouth’ of the Atlantic Ocean and Okigbene creeks.

“Following a security operation by this service, he was released after 17 days in captivity without payment of ransom. Investigation into the incident eventually led to the arrest of the six suspects in Bayelsa, Delta and Edo States.”

In an interview with newsmen, Jonah, who admitted to providing the money and undertaking surveillance for the abduction, claimed that the motivation for the operation was not ransom.

Onuoha, the native doctor, explained that he provided charms and herbal fortification for the kidnap gang because he was afraid they may harm him and his family if he did not cooperate with them.

“Abridi came with three men and said they want juju for business success which I did for them. They later said that was not what they wanted, that they wanted to kidnap someone and wanted charm for protection.

“The moment they said that, their faces changed and I was afraid that if I don’t cooperate with them, they may harm me and my family because I was with my family at the time, so I agreed to help them and I asked them to pay me 10percent of the ransom,” he admitted.

The suspects would be charged to court soon.

Impeachment Update: Nyako In Secret Meeting with Lawmakers

I told you guys on Thursday that Governor Murtala Nyako is not giving up. The faceoff between the governor and some lawmakers of the Adamawa State House of Assembly may have a happy ending for all.

The governor finally swore in 36 development area administrators at the Government House, Yola. This came a few hours after the governor returned to the state from Abuja, where he had held a closed-door meeting with some of the lawmakers led by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri.

Investigations reveal that the failure of Governor Nyako to endorse the list of the development area administrators brought to him by the lawmakers was part of the contention that degenerated into the impeachment move.

According to Leadership, the swearing-in of the administrators is believed to be part of an effort to fulfil part of the rapprochement entered between Governor Nyako and the lawmakers in Abuja as a way of staving off the impeachment threat against the governor and his deputy, Bala Ngillari.

Meanwhile, Governor Nyako has appointed former secretary of the PDP, Mr PP Elisha, as his Senior Special Adviser on government affairs. Many saw the appointment as a payback to the appointee who stood solidly behind the governor while the impeachment saga lasted.

Constituency rejects Ramadan gift from anti-Nyako lawmakers
Some lawmakers who participated in the impeachment move against Governor Nyako are facing the wrath of their constituencies as many rejected the Ramadan gifts presented to them by their lawmakers.

The constituencies took the measure to protest the involvement of their lawmakers in the plot to impeach Nyako and his deputy. “That is not what we sent them there to do,” said a resident of Mubi, Mallam Idris Haruna. “The people of Mubi have decided to reject the Ramadan gift from their member to show him their disappointment over his involvement to remove Governor Nyako and his deputy.”

Why Should A Big Woman Expose Herself So Cheaply?

Some ladies just don't know how to be a woman. *sigh*!

Bad Guy Impregnates His Elder Sister; He Says It's A Mistake

Wonders shall never! A 25-year-old man, Shamsu Isa, confessed before the Kano senior magistrates’ court No 25 sitting in Nomans-Land, that he impregnated his 27-year-old sister, but that “the act was a mistake.”

According to the ward head of Takalmawa quarters in Kano, a report was made to police that Isa was having séxual intercourse with his elder sister.

The charge against him reads: “On July 4, the ward head of Takalmawa quarters reported at Jakara Division that on July 1, you, Shamsu Isa had séxual intercourse with your sister.” 

However, the prosecution told the court that his sister, Naima Isa, aged 27 was pregnant, adding that she had a feeble mind...

While responding to the allegation slammed against him, the accused told the court that it was true. “All that has been read against me is true... It was a mistake.”

The prosecutor, Ibrahim Abdulrazak, told the court it lacked jurisdiction to preside over the matter and applied for an adjournment, saying it would enable the police conclude investigation of the case.

Senior Magistrate Ummi Sani Kurawa, while delivering her ruling, ordered Isa remanded in prison custody, as she adjourned the matter till August 4 for mention.

Gallant Soldiers Crush Boko Haram In Latest Security Ambush

Statement from the Defence Headquarters:

Troops on patrol around Delwa and neighbouring communities (in Borno State on Wednesday) successfully broke through insurgents’ ambush 35kilometres to Maiduguri as they advanced to dislodge insurgents who were massing up in the area. 

The fierce fire fight that ensued as the troops wadded through the ambush left scores of insurgents dead, while 3 soldiers died in action. 

7 soldiers who incurred various degrees of injuries have been evacuated for treatment while the troops have continued with their mission.

Movie Producer Who Sleéps With Girls Caught In The Act

This mess is everywhere but it seems to be more rampant in the movie industry due to the high number of ladies who want to appear in movies at all cost. A Ghanaian movie producer who has made sleeping with young girls his stock in trade has been nabbed by the Police.

His bubble busted when he deceived a 17-year old girl that he can get her a movie role in an upcoming talk of the town movie. He kept deceiving the girl for a while and later asked for séx, so he could get her on the final list, an act she consented to and he enjoyed himself with the girl... 

Sadly the girl never got featured in the said movie. Her father later got to know what happened to his daughter and went to the producer's house with the police to arrest the rough rider and deal with him. 

To the surprise of many, when they got to his house, police caught the randy producer red handed sleéping with yet another young girl before he would give her a movie role.

#RoughRider

Big Girl Vera Sidika Flaunts Her Super Séxy Assets

Vera, who recently disclosed she's dating a rich Nigerian that is into oil and gas, want you guys to see things:

What can I say? #speechless!

2015: PDP Can’t Stop Me From Contesting Vice Presidency ––Oshiomhole

2015: PDP Can’t Stop Me From Contesting Vice Presidency ––Oshiomhole

Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has accused the peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of resorting to what he called "politics of intimidation" in order to distablise the state ahead of the 2015 general elections.

The governor who spoke to journalists after the council of state meeting held at the Presidential Villa noted that the PDP ended up revealing their true intent when the party said he was nursing the ambition of contesting the vice presidency.

He noted that even if he decides to contest for the presidency, the PDP cannot intimidate him, adding that he has the right to do so if he was convinced.

He said, “And as you read one Metuhsella or Olisa Metuh or by whatever name he is called; he was reported as saying that I am destabilising Edo State because I want to contest for Vice Presidency. Now, that is standing logic upsidedown. If I want to contest the vice presidency, do I need to distablise the government that I currently head? So, they have let the cat out, meaning that they are afraid for their own rumoured ambition that I want to contest vice presidency. 

“So, the point I want to make is that, if I decide even to contest for the Presidency, PDP cannot intimidate me. I have a right to do so if it is my conviction. It is unfortunate that some people want to put their individual interest above national interest. I cannot be intimidated...

"I’m firmly on ground and there is nothing to worry about. Now what is my position? Simple! Without state instrument on the streets of this city of Abuja we confronted the powers that be. We confront people who occupied this villa from 1999 to 2007. I did along with my colleagues; across the 36 states we did. So, I am not a coward that can be intimidated.”

Stressing that the PDP is using blackmail to destabilise Edo ahead of 2015, the Governor said: “One thing is that election is coming in 2015 and we have defeated PDP consistently since 2009 that I assume office. Every By election they lost. The last National Assembly election we defeated them in the whole of Edo South which is about 51 per cent of the population, we defeated them in Edo North which is about 33 per cent of the population, we defeated them in Edo Central which accounts for about 17 per cent of the population.

“In my own election in all that they boasted that they were going to do, I defeated them in all the 18 local government areas including the local government of the PDP godfather. And so what they are trying to do now is that having lost the election, having been rejected by the Edo people and knowing that another election is coming, they want to distablise the state, intimidate my person.

“You have some people who believe that because they are members of the PDP they are above the law and they want to celebrate the culture of impunity. But I am a product of struggle all my life I’m used to people who think that they are much more than what they are. And my own life history tells me that only the man on the side of truth is on the side of God and only that could survive.”

On the issue involving the four PDP members of the Edo House of Assembly, Oshiomole said it was on their own that they went to court asking the Federal High Court to ask the Speaker not to declare their seats vacant, but when the table turned against them, they started treating the court with disdain.

“I’m sure you have seen on the news channel that they boastfully said they will not obey the court order, in fact they described the court ‎order as useless. And when they bailiff went to serve them the contempt paper they harassed and abuse the hell out of the bailiff. Which means these guys because they are members of the PDP believe they are above the law, they are above the court and that court orders are not meant to be obeyed.”

Actress Toyin Aimakhu & Husband Celebrates 1st Anniversary

So just 'yesterday' that Toyin got married to Adeniyi, they've already marked first year? Congrats!

Another 30 Women Escape From Boko Haram's Deadly Forest

About three days after 63 women and children reportedly escaped from Sambisa Forest, the base of the deadly Islamist sect, Boko Haram, another 30 women and children have also escaped. A senior military officer gave a correspondent of Sahara Reporters exclusive information about the latest escape.

The officer revealed that the escapees were mostly from Borno State and were abducted in a series of attacks by the Islamist sect. He stated that he was not in a position to comment on whether the escapees included some of the schoolgirls abducted by the Islamist terrorist group in a daring operation on April 14 that shocked the world and created global protests for the girls’ return or rescue.

The officer said the latest batch of women and children who escaped from their abductors appeared in Madagali local government area of Adamawa State after wandering through forests for days... 

The location where the escapees showed up is a border area between Adamawa and Borno States. A military source described the escaped women and children as distressed, disoriented and famished, adding, however, that they were relieved to have regained freedom.

James Watarda, chairman of the Madagali local government area, also confirmed reports about the escapes.

Military source revealed that the women and children had been rushed to an undisclosed hospital where doctors and other medical staff are assessing their physical and mental conditions. He added that the victims had made statements about their harrowing experiences at the hands of their Islamist abductors in the forest.

“They have talked about how some of them who were trying to escape were killed and some forced back when armed Boko Haram militants discovered them escaping.”

The officer added that some of the escapees had to leave their little children behind when they fled.

The military source stated that the recent escape of kidnapped victims indicated that Boko Haram was losing ground and control in the face of improved intelligence gathering and armed attacks by the Nigerian Army.

Is Actor Mike Ezuruonye Bleaching His Skin? SEE Photo

Mike Ezuruonye is disturbed over claims that he bleached his skin. Dude had to share a pix of his son. Lol!

Chibok Girls Are Coming Home Soon ––Obasanjo, Jonathan

The Council of State, made up of former heads of government, on Tuesday held its second meeting in the year and came out with a promise that the abducted girls of Chibok, Borno State, would soon be rescued.

“Top on the agenda of the meeting was the security of the nation. We were briefed by the President and the National Security Adviser on the steps that are being taken. 

“Top on the security issue was the rescue of Chibok girls, which military authorities also confirmed that efforts were being made and that very soon we will have good news. 

“It is also heart-warming to note that the issue is not whether we can rescue the girls, but the issue is how can we rescue them in a way that we can ensure their safety so that we don’t end up endangering their lives in the attempt to rescue them?”

Briefing journalists at the end of the Council meeting, presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, said the military high command had given assurances that the girls were safe and would soon be rescued.

Akpabio said the council was satisfied that those security agents knew where the girls had been kept and that the soldiers were on top of the situation.

More than 200 girls were seized from the school on the night of April 14 by members of the terrorist Islamic sect, Boko Haram. The incident has attracted global condemnation and protests. Almost 90 days in the custody of the terrorists, there have been many not-too-pleasant stories about the welfare of the girls.

But Akpabio want Nigerians to continue to be patient. He said, “What also came out is the need for Nigerians to be patient because terrorism is a new challenge in Nigeria and it is not something that goes away immediately and we have to be meticulous in our approach and make sure that we take the best steps forward to reduce and minimise possible loss of lives in an attempt to curb the insurgents.

“We are very satisfied the security agents know very well where the girls are located and they are on top of the situation.”

At the meeting were ex-Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Shehu Shagari; former heads of state, Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar; ex-military dictator, Ibrahim Babangida; and former Head of the Interim National Government, Ernest Shonekan.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State said members of the Council were unanimous in their resolution that the media should put the country first in their reportage of issues bordering on security.

He said, “It is clear that these are just criminals that are masquerading in whatever name they choose to call themselves. No genuine Christian or Muslim would think that God needs help to kill anyone.

“Nigerians, all of us whether in government or out of government on the issue of terrorism we should learn from the Americans; once America came under attack, whether you are a democrat or republican, everybody believes that without America, all these other divides will be irrelevant.

“I think Nigerians need to understand that and there can be no quick fix. What is required is that there is sufficient political will to deal with the situation to secure the Nigerian space.”

Why I Butchered My Own Father –Redeemer University Student

The 21-year-old Redeemer’s University undergraduate, Tolani, who killed his father, Charles Ajayi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, last Thursday, has said his late father provoked him into killing him. Expatiating on how his father allegedly provoked him, the young man said there was an argument between him and his dad.

He said, “My father went to the kitchen and got a stick (wooden spoon) which he used on me repeatedly and I tried to defend myself. Then, he bit me on the shoulder and I got angry. 

“I initially used a normal small kitchen knife. Later, I used cutlass to attack him. I regret the action.”

Tolani murdered his father at Canaanland Street in the Redemption Camp along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The 300-level student of Department of History and International Relations, spoke with Punc on Tuesday at the Ogun State Police Command Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta , where he was being detained.

Tolani, who the vice chancellor of RUN said was facing a disciplinary committee in school before he committed the crime, was initially reluctant to open up on what really happened.

He later disclosed that during the incident, only he and his dad were at home, while his mother was in Abuja.

Asked whether his parents lived together as husband and wife, Tolani said, “We lived in Abuja; I schooled in the camp (Redemption Camp). My father came for a programme. My school was on break, so, I went to meet him. We were meant to go back to Abuja together, then the incident happened and here I am.”

Tolani, who said he had offended his mother by his action, added that he had sent some people to beg her on his behalf for forgiveness.

He said, “I know my mother is still grieving and I want to give her time. But I have sent some people to talk to her that I am sorry, and that she should forgive me. I have talked to my sister.”

Asked if he was under the influence of drugs when he committed the crime, Tolani confessed that he had been into drugs, saying “I tried those drugs myself. I might have heard it from my friends, but I tried it myself.

“But I know there is no way Nigerians can help me. I am going to face my judgement. I am meant to pay for what I have done. It is not as if I am ready, it is something that is inevitable, something that is going to happen, I am just waiting for it.”

Inspector General of police Abubakar Accused of Massive Fraud

A human rights group named Paths of Peace has accused Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Mohammed D. Abubakar, of defrauding police officers of billions of naira in a dubious investment scam.

In a petition to the Senate, the group demanded that IGP Abubakar be probed over the alleged multi-billion-naira scheme that affects every policeman in the country.  Paths of Peace, a non-governmental organization that wrote the petition, stated that its objective was to fight for the rights of the oppressed.

The petition, which was submitted to various Senate Committees, including the Committee on Petition and Privileges and the House Committee on Diaspora, alleged that IGP Abubakar deducts N11,000 from each police officer’ account each month. The petition stated that the deductions are part of a scam perpetrated through the so-called “mechanized salary section” (MSS).  

The measure allows police authorities to cut the salaries of officers and to divert the deductions into what is called a mortgage bank called Fokas Savings and Loans Limited...

According to Sahara Reporters, the petition disclosed that the deductions were purportedly to be used to buy shares for all police officers. However, none of the officers ever received any certificates or documents detailing the ownership of shares or the size of their shares.

PoP’s spokesman, Dandy Eze, stated that the Senate had previously ordered the IG to stop the illegal deductions from officers’ salaries. Mr. Eze disclosed that Mr. Abubakar had not heeded the Senate’s order.

According to the petition, the IG never refunded the deducted funds to police officers. The petition also accused Mr. Abubakar of flouting the legislature’s order by continuing to make further deductions from police officers' accounts.

PoP urged the Senate to intervene and to prevail on the Inspector General to stop making more deductions and also to refund what he had so far deducted from police officers’ accounts.

Husband Gets His New Wife's Nudé Photos From Her Boyfriend

Ladies, no man want to see evidence that the lady he is getting married to or has just married was warming the bed of men anyhow. It's an ego thing; a man can have 2 wives, but a woman can't have 2 husbands.

The rough guy a lady dated before she met her husband has finally ruined her life after he send her husband a bad special gift on their wedding day. When the man saw the "thing" he couldn't take believe his eyes...

According to Daily Mail, the couple had only been married for few hours when the groom was given a bouquet of flowers with a memory stick hidden inside. A note in the bouquet urged the groom to look at the contents of the memory stick, and when he did, he saw his naked wife lying in “intimate circumstances.”

Muslim cleric, Sheikh Bin al-Shammari, told Kuwaiti television news that the groom was “under strong emotional trauma” when the incident occurred. The groom “could not bear the scandal” and it was truly “the shock of his life.”

Sheikh al-Shammari said the bride's former lover had days earlier tried to blackmail her into staying with him and he even threatened her that he would reveal their relationship if she refused. She told him to get lost, telling him she was to be married and that she wanted to start a new life, become a mother and raise a family.

But her wicked guy found out where the marriage was to be held, bought a bouquet and concealed a memory card with her nudé pictures inside. He took it to the hotel where the couple were celebrating their wedding and contrived for it to be passed to her husband.

After viewing the content of the memory card, the husband concluded that his new wife is a cheap girl and has thus called off the marriage. He said he can't take it! 

Boko Haram Sleép with Me & Free Those Girls; I'm Still Waiting ––Singer Adokiye

Female singer Adokiye has dared the dreaded Boko Haram leader, Shekau, again to take her virg-inity and let the school girls return to their parents. She is very serious and here's what she told Bella Naija about it:

Let’s set the records straight, Is this a publicity stunt to promote your music and image?

I made an open offer to some group of people. The question is why they haven’t accepted my request? They should gather up the girls, prepare them for release and then I am sure they will find out if I’m still a virgin.

Publicity card to promote my music and image? Let me even ask! Promote what music? I have not released any music or plan to even release any music anytime soon. So what music am I promoting?  

As for my image, if crying for freedom for the release of innocent children, a reminder to the nation that kids are still missing is promoting my image, then I say to you, let my image soar!

Why are you so open about your virg-inity?

Virg-inity has its own spiritual benefit. A lot of girls that are virgins think virginity is not worth keeping probably because they are being mocked and called names, a lot of people say virginity is lack of opportunity. So I am using this great opportunity to let the world know that if you are a girl and a virg-in, oh you have a precious gift.

Do you feel in any way that your statement degrades women and trivializes the plight of the girls?
It can only degrade a woman who does not appreciate womanhood/motherhood. If you are a true woman, you would understand my fight. 

 
Do not miss the point, focus on my fight. Don’t get me wrong, I am not promoting rape or pleading to be raped as what some people are making the situation seem like a joke but whatever those kids are going through, because we cannot see them, I would say should be thrown to me instead and allow them be freed.
I want to use this opportunity to apologise to all the women around the world who have gotten my fight twisted for some reasons or the other to see this as not only a selfless service to humanity but to fall back to the biblical times where Jesus urged us to be our brothers keeper and love others as we love ourselves.

How do you feel about how viral your statements have gone?
“I thank God. As noisy as I may sound, I thank God there are still intelligent people who understand my fight and where I am coming from. It’s also a reminder to me again that indeed I have a mission here on earth. My point is very simple. I want the world to be restless until the kids are returned.

How does your partner feel about the statement?
I don’t have a boyfriend and I am not planning to have one anytime soon. I would say it is a distraction to me for now.

Why the need to publicly state that the sect should come and take you?
Forgive me to say that I am an Intelligential and I understand that the media has got a way of making people get things twisted, I get it and I don’t feel bad at all. I thought by now, His Excellency, our Number one man, the President would have assigned reputable youths, intellects who share the same dreams with him, youths of our nation who can help to reduce this trauma we are going through. The world has gone digital and youths are digital. Our nation’s youths are intelligent to fight this fight with our government. 

I stand by my words to say I DON’T MIND BEING AN EXCHANGE FOR THE RELEASE OF THOSE KIDS SO THEY CAN GO BACK TO THEIR FAMILIES. Whatever it is they are going through, for them to be released should be thrown to me. And If they have turned the young girls to their séx slaves, they should consider releasing them and turn me to one.

Soldiers Go On Rampage, Set BRT Buses On Fire In Lagos

Soldiers are on rampage at the Obanikoro area of the ever-busy Ikorodu expressway in Lagos, maiming people and physically destroying BRT buses. According to report, one of the BRT buses that rides on a dedicated lane hit a soldier, and his fellow soldiers decided to take the law into their hands. See more pix...

Someone should call those Khaki Boys to order, this act is animalistic!