Saturday, 31 October 2015

Amber Rose Slams GQ Magazine

  Amber Rose is not on good terms with GQ magazine for calling her Wiz Khalifa ‘s baby mama and Kanye West‘s ex girlfriend.
Amber called out the magazine on Instagram over their offensive post.
She wrote, “Really [GQ], I’m so much more then Kanye’s Ex or Wiz’s baby’s mama. Damn, why the fuck did u guys reach out to me for this article and photo shoot? To dumb me down? I talked about feminism and my Slutwalk…”Wtf nice title smh I expected so much more from u guys and I’m so disappointed. I was so excited to be featured in GQ not realizing I was shooting for a tabloid. My slutwalk was for ignorant shit like this. Oh “Her beautiful dark twisted journey to the top”? Nice pun. Negative af. Thx for nothing"

Will Smith Shares A Touching Birthday Message For Daughter Willow

Will Smith took to Facebook to share a loving message for his daughter Willow to celebrate her 15th birthday.
Will’s message to Willow follows the adorable message he sent his wife Jada on her birthday as well as the equally-as-adorable one she sent Will in return.

Aba Made!! Tiger Battery Powered Stove Spotted In Aba

#AbaMade!! It’s a battery-powered stove which was spotted in Aba.
“The owner said that the stove servers better and the battery lasts compared to the amount of money we waste on kerosene/gas” #NoSmoke
I think this is a welcome development and a new invention, and the government should look into this and encourage him.
So what do you guys think?

Photo of the day: am I the only one seeing this

Lmfao this Corper is now a camp

Do you wear skinny jeans? Here is what study says about you


Skinny jeans wearers are 9 percent more likely to report high levels of happiness. Because jeans make you happy? Because happy people make gutsy fashion choices? Who knows, but also, who cares? Nothing's bringing down your good vibe. People who rock skinny jeans are 12 percent more likely to identify themselves as either extremely or very confident. Which probably explains why you dare to wear clothing that anyone with flaws runs screaming from.

Facebook shuns iPhones for employees, directs them to use Android devices instead


A large number of Facebook employees are shunning their iPhones and switching to Android devices. And they are doing it – not necessarily willingly – under strict instructions from chief product officer Chris Cox! “I am mandating a switch of a whole bunch of my team over to Android, just because people, when left up to their own devices, will often prefer an iPhone,” Cox was reported as telling mediapersons by Wired.com on Friday. If you thought Facebook has suddenly developed some sort of vendetta against Apple, it is not the case. Nor is there a new bonhomie with Google. This is a practical decision, according to Cox. Actually, a large chunk of Facebook’s expanding user base in emerging markets in the developing world access the social network on Android devices, and not iPhones. As Facebook seeks to reach more people around the world, Cox said he wanted his team to switch to the world’s most popular mobile platform “so that they can be reporting bugs and living in the same experience that most Facebook users experience today”. The directive shows just how much attention Facebook is paying to the emerging markets, crucial as they are for the social networking giant’s further expansion. Facebook’s focus are the people who are just coming online, or have yet to come online. And Cox is ensuring his men understand the clients’ needs first hand

Russian plane carrying 224 passenger crashes in Egypt (VIDEO)


Egypt has confirmed that a Russian passenger plane has crashed in central Sinai. A senior aviation official says the plane was a charter flight operated by a Russian company and had 224 people on board, including 217 passengers and seven crew members. The plane lost contact with air traffic control shortly after take off from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh en route to St. Petersburg, Russia. Russian media reports that the captain asked to change routes and landed in Cairo soon after the plane took off. watch video here

Pastor in #Zimbabwe Sells Anointed Pens That Help Students Pass Exams without Studying


Pastor in #Zimbabwe Sells Anointed Pens That Help Students Pass Exams without Studying “It is anointed and I declare passes when your children sit for exams; when you sit for exams,” he told members of the House of Grace International Church, during a sermon. God will help us with exams only when we sincerely pray for it and work hard for it. You surely need a pen to pass your exams, unless it's not a written exam

Hilarious battle between Kenyans and Nigerians on Twitter


Nigerian version of an i phone pic.twitter.com/BH542n5OCs — collins bomett (@collins_bomett) October 31, 2015 RT @Ke_Diplomat: #KenyansVsNigerians this is our public transport not those mediocre things of yours pic.twitter.com/OHSxts92Yo — Randy Kimali (@Kimali254) October 31, 2015 When you tell a Kenyan to dress for office #KenyansVsNigerians pic.twitter.com/3YFmMjaUpt — Le Jefe (@JefeOfLagos) October 31, 2015 #KenyansVsNigerians When you tell a Nigerian to make a shopping list pic.twitter.com/3LKyiKYTun — Adam Maina (@AdamMaina_) October 30, 2015 Kenyan army ready to run down to Nigeria to negotiate a peace treaty #KenyansVsNigerians pic.twitter.com/ZZ3puH0SOe — PereZ (@perezbashir_) October 30, 2015 Kenyans pretending to be okay right now #KenyansVsNigerians pic.twitter.com/tB2NqIv7Dz — IG:Talk2_Lowell (@Wizblinky) October 30, 2015 KENYAN RUGBY TEAM vs NIGERIAN RUGBY TEAM!!!! #KenyansVsNigerians pic.twitter.com/UOFhAPJWup — Deejay Jim™ (@DeejayJimkenya) October 30, 2015

South Africa to release Nigeria’s $9.3m, arms dealer spared, more deals expected (DETAILS)

According to a South African news website, its government will return the $9.34m seized arms-deal money, to the Nigerian government on November 30. South African authorities seized the money from an Israeli arms dealer, Eyal Mesika, of ESD International, when he landed in Lanseria Airport, on September 5, 2014. The Israeli dealer, Mesika, whose company is based in Cyprus, was acting at the behest of the Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government, purportedly to purchase arms for the Boko Haram war. The report by beta.iol.co.za, stated that apart from releasing the money to Nigeria, the South African government would also free Mesika without prosecution. “That is the result of a quiet deal finalising a year-long international wrangle after South African Customs officials and police stopped a man who flew into Lanseria Airport from Nigeria carrying bags stuffed with $9.34m cash for a ‘humanitarian’ arms deal.” Furthermore, the report said that the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa, had agreed to release the funds to the Defence Adviser at the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria. “The high court in Pretoria order technically declares the money forfeited to the state, but also refers to the Nigerian government as “the innocent victim” and excludes its interests from the forfeiture order, which means Nigeria gets the money. The handover is on November 30 if there is no further legal challenge.” It was also revealed by the website’s report that the fiasco, has paved the way for future arms deals between Nigeria and South Africa.

Buhari arrives Nigeria branches Sudan


President Buhari arrived Nigeria last night after his four day visit to India. On his way back home, he made a brief stopover in Sudan where he met with Sudan president, Omar al-Bashir. See more photos after the cut...

Wednesday, 28 October 2015

Can't sleep? These easy natural tips will make you go ZzZzZZzzz


Make a worry list: Going over a to-do list in bed is a major cause of insomnia. So before bed, write your list on paper so you can forget it until next day. If you feel restless and end up lying awake in bed, try natural tips like inhaling through your left nostril and rolling your eyes to get instant sleep. Inhale through your left nostril: This yoga method is thought to reduce blood pressure and calm you. Squeeze and relax: Relaxing all your muscles can prepare your body for sleep. Try to stay awake: Challenge yourself to stay awake - your mind will rebel! It’s called the sleep paradox, says psychotherapist Julie Hirst. Rewind your day: Remembering the mundane details in reverse order clears your mind of worries. Roll your eyes: Margo says that closing your eyes and rolling the balls up three times can do the job. Find your trigger: The key to this trick is to start the habit as you drift off during a period when you are sleeping well, then you can use it when you have difficulty. Do something unusual, such as stroking your own cheek, as you nod off Make a worry list: Going over a to-do list in bed is a major cause of insomnia. So before bed, write your list on paper so you can forget it until next day. If you feel restless and end up lying awake in bed, try natural tips like inhaling through your left nostril and rolling your eyes to get instant sleep.

8 health tips to prevent strokes


According to WHO data, an estimated 17 million people die of Cardiovascular diseases, particularly heart attacks and strokes, every year. And for someone who has already suffered a stroke, it is extremely important to make sure that another one does not strike. For this, one needs more than a doctor’s help. There is a need to adopt a healthier lifestyle that helps in preventing stroke. Worldwide, 3 million women and 2.5 million men die of stroke every year. It is the leading cause of death above the age of 60 years, and the fifth leading cause in people aged 15 to 59 years. Stroke generally occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted or when a blood vessel in the brain leaks or bursts. Studies have shown that high stress jobs have been directly linked to raising stroke risks. High stress jobs also foster unhealthy behaviours such as smoking, drinking, reduced physical activity, poor eating habits – all of which contribute to increasing stroke risk. Inculcating some healthy lifestyle habits can go a long way in preventing stroke risks. Some tips that should be followed are: 1. Keep your blood pressure and sugar in check. High BP exerts pressure on the arteries causing them to burst and cause a stroke. Diabetes is again very harmful for the arteries. 2. Keep your weight and BMI in control and ensure your weight is not higher than 10% above the ideal weight. 3. Quitting Smoking goes a long way in preventing a second stroke. Cigarette smoking is one of the biggest contributing risk factor in stroke. 4. Limit Alcohol intake as excessive alcohol consumption can increase risk of stroke exponentially. Excessive drink can increase your blood pressure

Army kills 30 Boko Haram insurgents in Sambisa

Nigerian troops have carried out a raid on a Boko Haram camp at Bulajilin and Manawashe villages along Bita and Damboa road, which leads to Sambisa forest.
During the operation, the troops killed 30 Boko Haram terrorists and rescued 338 people that were held captive.
Army spokesperson, Sani Usman, revealed that the rescued persons include: 8 male, 138 female and 192 children, who have now been evacuated to Mubi.
He said: “Having appealed and given the terrorists final warning, we would like to state that from now on troops within bounds of respect for human rights and rules of engagement, we shall continue to decisively deal with Boko Haram terrorists until they are defeated.”
Colonel Sani added that the troops recovered arms and ammunition from the insurgents.
The recovered arms include: 1 General Purpose Machine Gun and 2 Dane Guns, 150 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO), 6 boxes of 7.62mm (NATO) and 3 cutlasses.

Tuesday, 27 October 2015

We were told what to do and how to pray-Rescued ISIS prisoner tells story of torture

Muhammad Hassan Abdullah al-Jibouri had long ago lost hope that he would ever make it out of the Islamic State’s jail alive, and he had not even seen the sun in more than a month. Then, early last Thursday morning, he heard the helicopters overhead.

The 35-year-old police officer heard bursts of gunfire, and shouts in Kurdish and in English. Suddenly, the door to his cell was battered open.

“Who is there? Who is there?” a soldier yelled, first in Kurdish and then in Arabic.
  “We are prisoners!” Mr. Jibouri’s cellmates yelled back.

Mr. Jibouri was one of 69 Arab prisoners of the Islamic State freed in a military raid near the northern Iraqi town of Hawija last week, the first in which American Special Operations forces were confirmed to have accompanied the Kurdish forces onto the battlefield.

On Tuesday, in their first interviews since being brought to the Kurdish autonomous region by American Chinook helicopters, four of the former prisoners described life under the thumb of the Islamic State.

As members of the police, or suspected of ties to the Iraqi government or the United States, the men were beaten and tortured by militants during their captivity. It was all suddenly reversed by a military mission than happened upon them by mistake — the raid had originally been meant to free captured pesh merga fighters.

Told by his Islamic State guards he was just hours away from execution, Saad Khalif Ali Faraj, a 32-year-old police officer, said he had spent his last night in captivity writing a letter to a nephew, urging him not to risk his safety by going searching for him.

“I told him: ‘Look after your brothers and your family,’ ” he recalled. “ ‘Don’t go out looking for me. They will kill me. Do not look for me.’ ”

In a two-and-a-half-hour interview with a reporter for The New York Times at a government building in the town of Salahaddin in Iraqi Kurdistan, the former prisoners, all Sunni Muslims, gave accounts that illuminated life and punishment in one of the Iraqi areas long ago captured by the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL.

In Hawija, the militants’ draconian rules and regimented torture were not driven by sectarian hatred or foreign prejudices: This was a world in which Iraqi Sunnis brutally imposed their will on fellow Iraqi Sunnis. One of the militants’ main ringleaders in the area was from nearby Diyala Province, and some of the Islamic State fighters were from the Hawija area itself, according to the freed prisoners.

After the militants arrived last year, they went house-to-house, seizing weapons and money, recalled Muhammad Abd Ahmed, 35, who said he was on a leave from the Iraqi Army when the Islamic State swooped in. Disarmed and impoverished, Sunni men in the town were later offered $50 if they joined the militants.

The men described an array of exacting restrictions imposed by the militants. Local residents were told down to tiny details what to wear — the cuffs of men’s trousers had to be rolled up over the ankle, for instance — and precisely how to position their hands and fingers when praying. Disobedience or carelessness in following the rules provoked suspicion, or even beatings.

Trying to leave the Islamic State’s “area of control” was another offense that could lead to severe punishment, said Ahmed Mahmud Mustafa Mohammed, 31.

The militants were wary of anybody who had served in the Iraqi police or army, or whom they thought might have had contact with Americans or Kurds.

The fighters also had a growing need for a detainment network to house those who had come under suspicion. The freed men recalled that the militants referred to the Hawija compound they were kept in simply as “Prison No. 8.”

They said that new prisoners were subject to a methodical program of abuse — electrically shocked, beaten with hoses, smothered with plastic bags until they lost consciousness — even without any interrogation questions. Food was meager: pieces of bread pushed through cell doors.

Prisoners were kept in their cells day and night, and the rooms were jammed: Mr. Jibouri’s cell held 39 detainees, he said. And the Islamic State’s messaging was relentless. There was a television set in the cell that was used to play Islamic State videos of beheadings, and the captives were forced to watch.

Mr. Jibouri’s troubles began when his older brother, who had taught English in Hawija, came under suspicion, was imprisoned and told he would be killed. He escaped, but the Islamic State exacted retribution by detaining Mr. Jibouri, three of his other brothers and his 80-year-old father.

After a week, all but one of them was set free. The exception was a young brother who was killed as a warning to the family.

“They executed my brother Mouf in cold blood,” Mr. Jibouri said as he covered his face and sobbed.

The family was warned never to mention the killing, but soon the militants came looking for Mr. Jibouri and his remaining brothers again. After confiscating Mr. Jibouri’s cellphone, the militants discovered two contact numbers for two American soldiers who had worked with the Iraqi police in Hawija in 2008.

Mr. Jibouri denied that he had any lingering ties to the United State military, but that simply led to more beatings and torture.

“If I say ‘yes,’ they will execute me. If I say ‘no,’ they will hit me to say ‘yes’ to execute me,” he explained.

Mr. Muhammad had worked as a contractor for a United States government aid program in Diyala. But he says that he came under suspicion because of a feud over money with another Hawija resident who tried to get even by denouncing him to a cousin who had joined the Islamic State.

The beatings he endured soon after being jailed did not appear to be aimed at extracting information. “This was like a process,” Mr. Muhammad said.

Mr. Ahmed said that he was tortured so relentlessly and thought his situation was so hopeless that he decided to end the abuse by signing a confession with his fingerprint even though this would all but seal his death.

Mr. Faraj said he came under suspicion because one of his two wives was Kurdish. His brother has already aroused the attention of the militants and been beheaded. “They gave me his head, not his body,” he recalled.

Accused of supplying information to the pesh merga, he was jailed by the Islamic State, which also insisted that he divorce his Kurdish wife and mother of five of his children. He refused.

When the Kurdish and American soldiers burst into the prison compound, Mr. Jibouri said that he felt that his prayers had been answered. “We were very lucky,” he said.

He and his fellow prisoners were taken by the pesh merga to the city of Erbil, where they met on Tuesday with Massoud Barzani, the president of the Kurdish autonomous region.

Six Islamic State militants who had also been jailed for various offenses and who were also taken out of Hawija by the American and Kurdish soldiers received a different sort of welcome: After they were identified by the fellow prisoners, they were led away by the Kurds for questioning.

As the interview came to an end, Mr. Jibouri asked if he could send a message to an American audience: He said he was grateful to the United States and to Joshua L. Wheeler, the Army Delta Force master sergeant who was killed in the rescue. “May God keep him in heaven,” he said.

But the freedom Mr. Jibouri now enjoys is shrouded with sadness that his family remains in Hawija, which is firmly in the grip of the Islamic State, which is also known by the Arabic pejorative Daesh.

“My wife and my son, I can’t see them. I can’t see them no more,” he said in broken English, erupting into tears. “Our big hope, our wish 

Fayose’s aides framed-up suspects in murder of NURTW Chariman-star witness

The trial of suspects in the murder of former Ekiti State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Omolafe Aderiye, appears to have hit a snag. The accused persons in Aderiye’s murder are; Adebayo Aderiye, Adeniyi Adedipe, Sola Durodola, Kayode Ajayi, Oso Farotimi, Sola Adenijo and Rotimi Olanbiwonnu. The personal assistant of the deceased, Gbolahan Okeowo, is the star witness in the murder trial. But on Monday, the star witness confessed that he was ‘tutored’ by officials of the Ayo Fayose administration to implicate the accused persons and Adedeji Adesokan, a security aide to former Governor Kayode Fayemi. Okeowo admitted at the Akure Division of the Federal High Court, that the seven accused persons were in fact innocent of the crime, pointing out that he was simply acting the script of Fayose’s aides. He said: “I state categorically that persons standing trial for the murder of Omolafe Aderiye in charge no: HAD/12C/2014: The State v Adebayo Aderiye and six others, were not involved and neither did they participate in Aderiye’s murder on the September 25, last year. “Soon after Governor Ayo Fayose was sworn in, I was invited by Mr. Owoseni Ajayi, who was the Special Adviser (Legal) to Dr. Fayose who produced the statement I had given to the police on September 26, last year, wherein I wrote concerning what I witnessed to the effect that I did not recognise any person as the assailant and neither did I mention the names of the persons standing trial as the suspects in the said statement. “I was put under considerable pressure, including threats to my life and family, to write another statement which was tendered in court on October 7, the content which were dictated to me by Mr. Owoseni Ajayi, in company of Mr. Lere Olayinka, the media aide to the governor sometimes in October last year, which I backdated to September 26, last year on their instructions. “The statement which I tendered in court was made in the office of Owoseni Ajayi at the Attorney General’s chambers, who in conjunction with Mr. Lere Olayinka provided me with the names of Adebayo Aderiye, Adeniyi Adedipe, Sola Durodola, Kayode Ajayi, Oso Farotimi, Adenijo Olusola, Adedeji Adesokan (Jarule) and Rotimi Olanbiwonnu and dictated to me what to write concerning them. “Since I wrote the statement, I have been reporting to the office of Mr. Owoseni Ajayi at his office at Ministry of Justice, State Secretariat, Ado Ekiti, occasionally on his instruction. “I emphatically state that none of the persons standing trial and/or indicted for the murder were present and/or participated in the killing. “I made this affidavit for record and official purposes and state that I have not been induced in any manner whatsoever by any manner whatsoever by any person (s) to make this affidavit, and I did same of out my own free will and according to the dictates of my conscience and upon a reflection as to the nature of the sentence for murder. “I have since been receiving daily threats to my life and grievous bodily harm from Mr. Owoseni Ajayi and Mr. Lere Olayinka in the event that I renege on my statement.”       Source__ynaija

Monday, 26 October 2015

Bieber Dominates MTV Europe Music Awards 07:....won 5 of six awards

   Justin Bieber has had a triumphant night at the
MTV Europe Music Awards in Milan, winning
five of the six awards he was nominated for.
The pop singer won the award for best male
performer, best collaboration and best look - and
was also named the best North American act.
Unsurprisingly, the 21-year-old - who has 68.8
million followers on Twitter - also walked away
with the best fans award.
Bieber told the crowd: "It's been a long couple of
years. I just feel it's awesome to be recognised for
my music."
 

  .  One Direction took home best pop group,
depriving the Canadian of a clean sweep at the
prestigious awards ceremony.
This year's EMAs were held at the Mediolanum
Centre in Italy's fashion capital.
Ed Sheeran had a busy night keeping the show on
the road as host - not least because he won two
awards for best live act and best world stage.
He also found the time to join Rudimental as they
performed one of their latest hits, Lay It On Me.
It was a disappointing night for Taylor Swift, who
only won one award despite being nominated in
nine categories.
She won best song for her collaboration with
Kendrick Lamar, Bad Blood, but was not on hand to
make an acceptance speech.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, who kick-started the
show with their song Downtown, took home the
best video award.
Winners in the EMAs are selected by fans from
across the continent. 

Nigerian doctor could be the first black African in space after being shortlisted

  A Nigerian doctor, Freeman Osonuga
has been named among top three
young global leaders who could win a
trip to space worth $100,000.
If selected, he will be making Africa
proud as the first black African to go to
space.
He was shortlisted through the Rising
Star programme at the One Young
World Summit 2014 in Dublin and
could become the first Nigerian in
space.
The competition is “organized by
London-based talent agency Kruger
Cowne in partnership with One Young
World and Xcor Space Expeditions.
The main purpose of the project is to
raise global conversations on issues
that affect us all as inhabitants of
planet earth such as climate change,
global peace and poverty,” Osonuga
told Quartz.
He is one of 30 shortlisted who will be
flown to Bangkok in November. From
this group, a Rising Star will be chosen.
Osonuga is a 2014 TIME Magazine’s
“Person of the Year” and one of the
2013 “Ten Outstanding Young Persons
In Nigeria



Nigerian doctor
could be the first
black African in
space after being
shortlisted





  

Could this be the end of the fight against Ebola?

   Ugandan scientist Doctor Misaki Wayengera recently
developed a rapid diagnostic test that can detect
Ebola proteins in less than five minutes. This is a
giant step in African medical innovation and in the
fight against Ebola. But the process of developing the
test kit has been marred by funding challenges and
bureaucratic set-backs. 

‘Leave Diezani alone… are there no other governors that have stolen?’......Ijaw Youth Community takes shot at Buhari's anti_corruption

Alinson madueke

    
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) claims that the anti- corruption war of President Muhammadu Buhari is targeted at the Ijaws from the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. President of the IYC, Udengs Eradiri, made the allegation over the weekend, while also urging the federal government against prosecuting the former minister of petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke. “The UK government should stay away from Diezani. This was how they muscled up and now (Diepreiye) Alamieyeseigha is dead.” “Now they have started with Diezani. They should leave Ijaw People alone. Are there no other governors that have stolen? Go to UK, almost all the streets are owned by northerners who stole Nigeria money. So why are they just on Goodluck Jonathan’s men, just to demonise Goodluck.” “As far as we are concerned, the anti-corruption fight is a fight against the Ijaw people. Goodluck should have won Nobel Prize for peace. Goodluck deserves a Nobel peace prize, Goodluck deserves respect from Nigerians.”

‘Some people are struggling to become minister’ | Wike takes a few swipes at Amaechi

Read more political news here   
Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike says he will complete his four year tenure, in spite of the ruling of the tribunal, which nullified his election.

Wike said he still has faith in the judiciary, despite the fact that the tribunal ruling did not go as planned.


The governor spoke on Sunday, at the Rivers state government thanksgiving, where he also took a swipe at his former boss, Rotimi Amaechi.

“We will win and I will complete my four years tenure as the governor of Rivers State. The thanksgiving service today is very significant because if what enemies planned had work, I wouldn’t have been governor today.



“The nullification of my election by tribunal sitting in Abuja shows that justice is ours. I am surprised that some people are celebrating over the judgement, when they described the judgement against their candidates at the National Assembly as judicial 419.

It is now that they have confidence in judiciary. In spite of the judgement, we still have hope in the judiciary. I want to beg you, don’t be provoked; I know what happened at the weekend is provoking. But, I know what their plans are; that was why I am begging you to be calm.”

“I was minister in this country and I was given the highest responsibility and today some people are struggling to be a minster. They are celebrating to be a minister as if nobody has been a minister in this state.”


Sunday, 25 October 2015

PDP governors unhappy with Akwa Ibom, Rivers ruling, emergency meeting planned

  The Peoples Democratic Party governors will converge for an emergency meeting on Friday,October 30.

PDP governors are incensed over the two recent rulings of election tribunals in Akwa Ibom and Rivers state.

On Thursday, the Akwa Ibom Election Petitions Tribunal ordered a rerun of governorship election in 18 local government areas of the State, while on Saturday, the Rivers State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, sacked Nyesom Wike as governor.

Both Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom and Nyesom Wike of Rivers state, belong to the PDP, hence, the vexation of the party’s governors.

As a result of these developments, the governors have agreed to meet and hold discussions on the impact the tribunal rulings will have on the opposition party.

Punch quoted a PDP governor, as saying: “These judgments are targeted at killing the PDP and we have to do something about it.”

“We want to discuss where we can come in to boost the morale of the affected governors and assure them that their cases are not beyond redemption.

“We still have the opportunity of appealing the two verdicts up to the Supreme Court. And thank God, the new law doesn’t empower the tribunals to declare anyone elected. So, our hope is rekindled on this.”

Meanwhile, the Administrator of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Osaro Onaiwu, confirmed that an emergency meeting will hold on Friday.

“Yes, it is true that the PDP governors have called an emergency meeting, which is holding for Friday. They will discuss the judgments and take a joint position on them. Naturally, they won’t be happy. But they are meeting to discuss the issue

Saturday, 24 October 2015

Khloe Kardashan Poses COMPLETELY NEKID For New BOOK . . . Please Don’t Show These Pics To LAMAR . . . It May Put Him BACK INTO A COMA!!

Khloe Kardashan Poses COMPLETELY NEKID For New BOOK . . . Please Don’t Show These Pics To LAMAR . . . It May Put Him BACK INTO A COMA!!

#HAPPENING NOW...Tribunal sacks Wike as Rivers Governor, orders rerun

 
The Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal has sacked Nyesom Wike as the Governor of Rivers State.

The tribunal, which delivered its ruling in Abuja on Saturday, also ordered that a fresh governorship election be conducted in the state.

The petition challenging the election of Mr. Wike as Rivers State Governor was filed by Dakuku Peterside, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the election.

The Rivers governorship election, which was criticised by local and international observers, witnessed the largest amount of violence both in its build-up and after the elections.

More details later…

Alarming news: Clocks go back an hour on Sunday

The clocks are set to go back one hour on Sunday at October 25 at 2am to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). It will see evenings getting darker earlier, although mornings will get a little lighter for early commuters.
What will you be doing with the extra hour you gain on Sunday? Join in the conversation on our Facebook page. Nigeria today

Thursday, 22 October 2015

Army Captain who exposed Ekiti Electoral Fraud Returns to Nigeria

Captain Sagir Koli, the whistle blower who exposed a plan by high-level officers of the Nigerian Army as well as top officials of the Peoples Democratic Party to rig the 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State, has returned to Nigeria.
Captain Koli had exposed through an audio tape, a meeting in which the PDP’s governorship candidate, Ayo Fayose, the then Minister of Police Affairs, Jelili Adesiyan, former Defense Minister Musiliu Obanikoro, former Governor Iyiola Omisore of Osun State, and a military officer, Brigadier General Aliyu Momoh, discussed strategies for rigging the governorship election in Ekiti State.
Captain Koli had to flee Nigeria once PDP top officials as well as the military realized that he had secretly taped conversations of the highly criminal conspiracy to intimidate voters in Ekiti State and to thwart the reelection bid of then Governor Kayode Fayemi.
The tapes, which revealed the PDP officials trying to blackmail General Momoh whilst also offering him financial inducement, created a political scandal known as Ekitigate.
After the whistleblower eluded the ferocious military and PDP dragnet that sought to capture and punish him, military authorities detained his younger brother and harassed other members of his family.
According to SaharaReporters, Captain Koli had a brief audience with President Muhammadu Buhari upon his return to Nigeria.
The Nigerian military source also established a board of inquiry to “investigate, among other things, alleged malpractices and involvement of military personnel in Ekiti and Osun States’ Gubernatorial Elections in 2014.”
The army recently redeployed Brigadier General Momoh, the lead military player in the Ekiti electoral fraud, to the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) in Minna, Niger State. General Momoh’s new post is seen as a demotion, said an army source.
Source: busidiqu. Com

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Drama at the Code of Conduct Tribunal As Lawyer begs Saraki to enter Dock

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Drama At The Code Of Conduct Tribunal As Lawyer Begs Saraki To Enter Dock
There was drama at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) yesterday when Senate President Bukola Saraki refused to move into the dock when his case was called.
The dock is where those standing trial stay during proceedings.
Saraki’s refusal to leave his seat for the dock led to an argument between his lead counsel, Mahmud Magaji (SAN), and the prosecutor, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN).
Objecting to Saraki’s action, Jacobs said it was the practice for an accused “irrespective” of his status to enter the dock during his trial.
According to him, once an accused person’s plea is taken, he/she must always sit in the dock during proceedings.
“Things must be done properly. The proper thing is for him to go to the dock,” Jacobs said.
Magaji said there was no need for Saraki to enter the dock, citing Section 22(m) of the Evidence Act to b*ttress his submission.
But, tribunal Chairman Justice Danladi Umar overruled him, directing him to prevail on Saraki to do the right thing.
Shortly after Saraki moved into the dock, Jacobs sought an adjournment to enable the tribunal await the Court of Appeal’s judgment in the defendant’s appeal. The appeal court on Monday adjourned the verdict sine die (indefinitely).
Jacobs also acknowledged receipt of a fresh motion for stay of proceedings filed by Saraki’s legal team.
He said although the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 frowns at a stay of proceedings in criminal cases, there was the need to await the appellate court’s verdict because it touches on the tribunal’s jurisdiction to further preside over the case.
A stay at this moment, he said, was reasonable in order to preserve the integrity of the court and of the legal profession.
Responding, Magaji, who had suggested an indefinite adjournment, said he would agree to the two-week adjournment suggested by Jacobs if the business of the court on the next date would be for parties to report the appeal court’s decision.
Magaji said it was necessary for him to remind the tribunal that his client’s trial was affecting his job as Senate President.
Jacobs objected to Magaji’s claim, saying the statement was intended to intimidate the tribunal.
“This is an intimidation of the tribunal. The defendant is a defendant. What is the essence of the rule of law?
He (Magaji) is saying that because the defendant is the Senate President.
“Are you saying he should not be treated like every other defendant, when the rule of law says even the king is subject to the law?” Jacobs said.
Ruling, Justice Umar said the tribunal would await the Court of Appeal’s judgment. He adjourned to November 5 for report of the appellate court’s decision and possibly, hearing of pending applications.
The tribunal, he said, would tarry a while in deference to the appellate court.
Saraki arrived at the tribunal around 9. 54 am, accompanied by some senators. The case was called at 10:45 am.
On September 22, Saraki pleaded not guilty to a 13-count charge of false asset declaration brought against him by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).
He is querying the tribunal’s jurisdiction to try him at the appeal court.
Saraki is contending that the charge is defective, because it was not filed by a substantive Attorney General of the Federation and that the tribunal is not validly constituted because only two out of its constitutionally stipulated three members are currently sitting.
On October 8, the Justice MooreAdumein-led three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja granted accelerated hearing in Saraki’s appeal and promised to give judgment before his next appearance at the tribunal yesterday.
Source: The Nation

Deji of Akure gives conditions for Truce with Eze Ndigbo

The Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi, yesterday, gave conditions for truce with the Eze Ndigbo of Akure, Gregory Iloehike.
One of the conditions was that the Igbo leader is forbidden from wearing any form of crown henceforth.
Oba Aladelusi gave the conditions during a meeting Governor Olusegun Mimiko had with him and the Akure Council of Chiefs in Akure on the lingering crisis between the monarch and the Eze Ndigbo.
The governor had earlier met with the Igbo leaders led by Iloehike at his office.
Ileohike was said to have denied disrespecting the Oba and pleaded with the governor to help resolve the crisis.
Other conditions given by the Oba are that the Eze Ndigbo must apologize for his unruly behaviour in at least three national dailies and on air.
“That the Igbo leader must write a letter of apology to Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi and the Deji-in-Council.
“That the title ‘Eze Ndigbo’ must be reviewed and replaced with a non-controversial honorary title and that the Igbo Leader must comply with all the earlier directives of the palace.”

Tuesday, 20 October 2015

BREAKINGNEWS! Nigerian Army Sets Up Board To Investigate 2014 Ekiti, Osun States’ Elections

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday set up a high powered Board of Inquiry (BOI) to investigate alleged malpractices and involvement of its personnel in Ekiti and Osun states in 2014 gubernatorial elections. This is contained in a statement issued by Col. Sani Usman, the acting Director, Army Public Relations in Abuja. The statement quoted Usman as saying the BOI was to investigate alleged unprofessional and unethical conduct of some Nigerian Army personnel in Ekiti and Osun states in 2014 gubernatorial elections, among other things. He stated that the BOI would also investigate cases in other states where allegations of misconduct were made during the 2015 general elections in the country. He said that “as part of its Terms of Reference, the BOI is also to review the involvement of the Nigerian Army formations/units and its personnel in elections and other duties in aid to civil authority. “The essence of the investigation is to prevent future unprofessional conduct by officers and men in the performance of constitutional roles. “It is also to strengthen Nigerian Army’s support to democratic values and structures in Nigeria.’’ (NAN)

Port Harcourt International Airport Ranked Worst In The World

Port Harcourt International Airport has been ranked as the worst airport in the world by SleepingInAirports, a website that reviews the best and worst airports in the world. The airport was one of the five approved for remodelling by the Federal Government in 2010 in a project that was reported to cost N90 billion. When, then Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi alleged in 2013 that the FG had abandoned the project, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) General Manager Corporate Communictions, Yakubu Dati denied, saying 90 percent of the entire job had been completed. However, SleepingInAirports 2015 Airport Survey showed Port Harcourt International Airport to be the world’s worst. Every year, SleepingInAirports conducts a survey asking travellers to rate their airport experiences based on the services and facilities available within the terminal, cleanliness, customer service, comfort and their overall airport experience.
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Sunday, 18 October 2015

Akpabio lies Exposed, after EFCC arrest

The arrest of former governor of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday was definitely due to his playing hide and seek with the fraud busters. Akpabio was first invited to the EFCC on 27th of August before his dramatic car accident near Bolingo Hotel junction in Abuja, after which he hurriedly left the country abroad for medical check up. On returning to the country after more than a week stay in UK and the USA, he decided to shun the anti-graft agency until last Friday, where he was picked up by operatives of the agency. Akpabio got the anti-graft agency angry for not turning up on the said date after he had been duly served with the summons to appear and answer questions relating to series of petitions written against him bordering on the abuse of office, diversion of funds and abuse of public office. The petitions were sent in by an Abuja-based lawyer, Leo Ekpenyong and native of the state and Oro Youth Movement, one of the socio-political groups in the state, alleging massive looting of Akwa Ibom State funds during his tenure as governor of Akwa Ibom. In order to bring the former governor to justice, the EFCC summoned and interrogated top officials of the administration who worked with him, including the former Finance Commissioner, who is now a Senator, like Akpabio. However, Akpabio, who was summoned by the agency to appear on August 27, 2015, did not do so having moved against the invitation of the EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde, by the Senate over unremitted funds. Akpabio had written a letter to the Senate leadership disassociating himself and other PDP members in the Senate from supporting the probe of Lamorde, claiming that it was ‘inappropriate’ at this time. Based on that subtle support for the EFCC boss, he jetted out of the country a few days after not responding to the summon by the agency. However, it is believed that most of the officials who served under Akpabio who were invited by the EFCC to state what they knew about the diversion of funds of the state, made incriminating remarks against the former governor, who is now the Minority Leader in the Senate. It was learnt that the EFCC moved against him apparently because of his initial refusal to honour its invitation and the statements made by officials of his administration, claiming that it was the governor who approved whatever expenditure they incurred while in office and that they had no reason to disobey him. When Akpabio was taken in on Friday, he was immediately interrogated by a crack team of EFCC operatives, and granted bail at about 10pm with a directive to report back on Saturday morning after taking his statement, only for him to turn the whole excercise to a theatrics with his media hype on leaving the EFCC office in Abuja Friday night. An EFCC operative said Akpabio was warned to desist from his inordinate media show else the anti-graft agency would be forced to bring all the implicating findings against him to the public. Mr. Ekpenyong had on June 8 petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and the EFCC, calling for Mr. Akpabio’s probe and accusing him of looting Akwa Ibom money. To confirm the authenticity of the petition against Akpabio, the EFCC had summoned the author, Mr. Ekpenyong, on June 17, to adopt his petition and provide more details to some of the allegations he made against Mr. Akpabio. Although the former governor denied all the allegations against him, the evidences provided by the petitioners seem to be too weighty to be ignored as canvassed by Akpabio. Make sure to leave a comment, and share when through with reading

Saturday, 17 October 2015

#Felabration2015: Drama As Artist Collapses On Stage During Performance (See Photos)


 A young and coming act, Ben7 collapsed having finished his performance on the night.
The MSN gang singer delivered an energetic performance and as he was about leaving the stage, he collapsed and was carried off stage by the security men.
Ben 7 during his performance
Unconfirmed reports said he regained consciousness few moments after he was taken to a secured place.
The day five of this year’s Felabration witnessed hevy patronage as fans trooped out en-mass to watch their favourite acts perform.
We shall keep you posted on more developments on his condition.
The event, which is being sponsored by 7UP, has been full of exciting surprises, and we can’t wait to see more mind-blowing performances till the 18th of October when this year’s event comes to an end.
Source..naij

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21-year-old transgender woman shot dead outside a shopping mall

Police in suburban Washington, D.C. are investigating the murder of a 21-year-old transgender woman who was shot dead outside a Maryland shopping center on Thursday, October15. Zella Ziona was found in an alleyway near a Washington, D.C. parking lot between two shopping malls, with a fatal gunshot wound to her head. She later died at a hospital.
According to The Advocate, Ziona is the 21st transgender person killed in the United States in 2015, a record-high number. Police initially identified Ziona as a man due to identification found at the scene, but after speaking with friends and family, authorities on Friday correctly used her chosen gender and name. Although police have not officially called her death a hate crime, they haven't ruled out the possibility. "This is a horrific crime and a tragedy for those who knew Zella," Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Mangersaid in a statement.
As with all homicides in Montgomery County, we have detectives working around the clock to thoroughly and completely investigate this murder." Friends and supporters have taken to social media, many using the hashtag #SayHerName, to remember Ziona, and to draw attention to what has been called a violent epidemic against trans people. Police have not identified a suspect, but a witness told WJLA that he saw Ziona surrounded by and arguing with four or five teenagers, one of them then shot her four or five times.
A witness who wished to remain anonymous told WJLA that he saw the gunfire around 5:50 p.m. on Thursday. "They argued and things happened so fast. I don't know what they argued for," the witness said. In the midst of an argument, he says one of the teens pulled out a gun and shot Ziona in the head. A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest.

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Mother Leaves Newborn Son Behind In Hospital

Police have launched an appeal after a woman went missing from a London hospital hours after giving birth – leaving her healthy baby boy behind. Anna Chudy had been admitted to Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow on Wednesday night, and delivered her child by caesarean section in the early hours of Thursday morning. But at 10.30am on Friday, CCTV images show the 35-year-old leaving the Accident and Emergency department in the company of an unidentified male. Make sure to leave a comment, and share when through with reading

See this 103-year-old woman celebrate her birthday as ‘Wonder-Woman’(photos)

At an age when most aged people would prefer to sit, rest and be taken care of, Cotter reportedly lives alone and drives herself back and forth to the center, where she volunteers five days a week; something she has been doing for the last 25 years. The way this 103-year-old woman celebrated her birthday can seriously lead many into introspection. Mary Cotter, an American woman, dressed as “Wonder Woman”on her 103rd birthday and served drinks at Montclair Senior Center. At an age when most aged people would prefer to sit, rest and be taken care of, Cotter reportedly lives alone and drives herself back and forth to the center, where she volunteers five days a week; something she has been doing for the last 25 years. Cotter told KABC- TV that her Wonder Woman outfit was a fitting gift from her friends, who say she is a real life wonder woman. And that her secret to her long life is her daily routine. Talking about how she feels about her birthday, “I don’t know, just another day went by,” she told the reporter. Make sure to leave a comment, and share when through with reading

Apple ordered to pay $234-million to london University

A U.S. jury on Friday ordered Apple Inc to pay the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s patent licensing arm more than $234 million in damages for incorporating its microchip technology into some of the company’s iPhones and iPads without permission. The amount was less than the $400 million the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) was claiming in damages after the jury on Tuesday said Apple infringed its patent for improving the performance of computer processors. Apple said it would appeal the verdict, but declined to comment further. WARF praised the verdict and said it was important to protect the university’s inventions from unauthorized use. “This decision is great news,” said WARF Managing Director Carl Gulbrandsen in a statement. Jurors deliberated for about 3-1/2 hours before returning the verdict in the closely watched case in federal court in Madison, Wisconsin. It was the second phase of a trial that began on Oct. 5. The jury was considering whether Apple’s A7, A8 and A8X processors, found in the iPhone 5s, 6 and 6 Plus, as well as several versions of the iPad, violated the patent. Make sure to leave a comment, and share when through with reading

The moment when Akpabio returned from EFCC on Friday night (PHOTOS)

Former governor of Akwa Ibom, Godswill Akpabio, was on Friday, arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Senator Akpabio was accompanied to the EFCC headquarters by his lawyer, Ricky Tarfa, at about 5.20 pm. After being interrogated for several hours over his alleged involvement in fraudulent activities during his tenure as governor, Akpabio returned home late at night. See photos below: Make sure to leave a comment, and share when through with reading

Friday, 16 October 2015

PARTY’S BACK ON!!! Kim Kardashian’s BABY SHOWER Will Happen THIS WEEKEND . . . According To SCHEDULE . . . And We’re Told That Khloe ‘WILL BE ATTENDING’!! (Wow . . . What About LAMAR??)

Kim Kardashian's BABY SHOWER has been planned for MONTHS - tons of celebs will be there, along with the E! cameras, and a lot of brands have PAID BIG $$ to be included in it. There were INITIAL REPORTS that Kim Kardashian was POSTPONING her baby shower this weekend. Well those reports are FALSE. MediaTakeOut.com spoke with a VENDOR FOR THE EVENT, who told us that they were given word that the party "WILL BE GOING ON . . . and Khloe, Kendall, Kourtney, Kylie AND KHLOE will all be attending." Yesterday Kim flew back to Los Angeles. It's not clear when Khloe plans on leaving Lamar's bedside...source---MTO

Woman Launches Islamophobic Rant On Bus ...see what she said about Muslims

A woman threatened to "donkey kick" a pregnant mum in the stomach so she would "never have a kid again" during an obscene Islamophobic rant on a bus. The stream of abuse directed against two Muslim women lasted at least five minutes and happened in front of other passengers, including toddlers and babies. Footage of the verbal assault, filmed by another passenger, has been posted online. Highlighting the footage, the Muslim Council of Britain said: "Bigotry on a London bus. Yet another reason why Islamophobia should be taken seriously." The Met Police says it is aware of the video and is investigating. The incident is reported to have happened on Monday, 13 October, and is understood to have started in a dispute over a buggy space.  The bus information visible in the background shows it was the 206 to Brent Park, Superstores, at around 10.30am.  The woman, who is black, with black hair tied back in a ponytail and was wearing red-framed spectacles, accuses the women of belonging to the Islamic State extremist group, which is also known as ISIS. Calling the two women "f****** ISIS bitches", she added: "Carry on laughing with your f****** bombs hidden under your f****** clothes. "That's why people don't like you f****** people, because you are f****** rude. "You come to England and have no f****** manners. Go back to your f****** country." A child in a pushchair next to the women apparently asks her what has happened. Responding, she said: "What happened? ISIS got into the country that's what happened." She then threatened to "donkey kick" one of the women, who was pregnant, in the stomach, so she "would never have a kid again". During the footage, the bus driver twice stopped the vehicle to try to calm the situation. However, the woman continued her rant, telling the women: "You shouldn't even be in this country." She then started apparently filming or taking pictures of the women. When one of them remonstrated with her to stop, she said: "Touch me again, I will punch you in the head."  SHARE THIS POST

Ethiopian blogger acquitted for terrorism charges...bloggers are not safe

An Ethiopian Court has acquitted four Ethiopian bloggers of terrorism charges after being detained for more than a year The four bloggers join an five other bloggers that were cleared and released in July meaning all terror charges against the nine bloggers or coined ‘Zone 9 bloggers’ have been dropped. The Zone 9 website bloggers published articles criticizing government policy, were arrested in April 2014 and accused of plotting to commit terrorist acts and attempting to incite violence. The case against the bloggers had an online campaign in Ethiopia and beyond calling for their release. “They have all been acquitted of their charges related to the anti-terror law on a no-case motion,” their lawyer Ameha Mekonnen told Reuters. Three of the bloggers will be freed this Friday. Befeqadu Hailu, one of the four acquitted of terrorism charges, still faces charges of inciting violence according to an Ethiopian human rights activist, Mesfin Negash who told the BBC. Ethiopians have an anti-terrorism law, passed in 2009, which stipulates that anyone publishing information that could incite readers to commit acts of terrorism can be jailed for up to 20 years SHARE THIS POST

Ekiti-State Governor ,Fayose arrests FRSC officer for going against traffic


Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose arrested an officer of the Federal Road Safety (FRSC) in Ikere Ekiti for driving against traffic.

Fayose, on Thursday personally carried out the arrest of the FRSC officer while on his way to the flag off of dualization of the Ado-Ikere-Ondo State boundary road and commissioning of some projects in Ikere town.


The FRSC officer, named Adeola Alabi left his side of the road which was bad and drove against the traffic to avoid potholes and then reconnect to his lane but unfortunately for him, he was caught by Fayose.

Fayose, who was evidently displeased with his action, ordered security operatives in his convoy to ensure that Alabi was arrested.

The incident which took place at Sawmill area of Ikere Ekiti, would cause traffic on the road as some residents came out to watch the drama.

After his arrest, Alabi prostrated before Fayose, begging him to have mercy on him but his pleas fell on deaf ears with Fayose maintaining that the law must take its course.

Fayose ordered that the Peugeot 505 Saloon car driven by Alabi to be seized and taken to the Ekiti State Traffic Management Agency (EKSTMA) yard.

Alabi is also expected to pay N50,000 as fine for driving against traffic.




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The next few weeks will determine Nigeria's future--


Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen TY Buratai, says the Nigerian Army cannot afford to lose the war against Boko Haram.

Buratai released a statement on Friday morning, stating that the challenge to the nation by the insurgents will not be taken, and the Army is ready to get the job done in the coming days and weeks.


He said: “The next few days will be crucial to Op Lafiya Dole. It is also crucial to our country Nigeria. Our sovereignty as a nation is threatened. The Nigerian Army and indeed the military as the symbol of our nationhood is being challenged.

Our ability to stand and defeat the Boko Haram terrorists in the next few weeks will determine the future of our country. We cannot afford to lose the fight.”

“We are better trained and better equipped. The whole nation is behind us. Mr President is with us.

Let us remain steadfast in this noble cause. Be courageous. We must degrade and defeat the terrorists. This job must be done. We must make our country men and women proud.”




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Mikel Obi, baby-mama and the twins all in one adorable photo

Mikel Obi and his entire family were spotted in picture shared recently online. The Chelsea player and his Russian baby-mama, Olga celebrated as their twins turned one month old.                          Tell people about this
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The Kardashian family suspends their subscription apps while Lamar is hospitalized

The Kardashians have suspended all activity on their paid-for apps while they focus on the recovery of Lamar Odom. Khloe, Kim, Kendall, Kylie and Kourtney posted identical statements on Thursday night, explaining their lack of activity to fans. The family normally are constant users of their apps - which cost $2.99 each a month - posting exclusive pictures, blog postings, jokey videos and musings on their lives. But with Lamar's life hanging in the balance, they have abandoned their busy schedules - with Kim even cancelling her planned baby shower.   Filming on Keeping Up With The Kardashians has also been suspended.   Before making their statement, Kim and Kourtney Kardashian and Kylie and Kris Jenner were seen leaving Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas on Thursday.   According to TMZ, Kim, Kourtney, Kylie and Kris are returning to Los Angeles because Kim has a meeting with a pregnancy specialist because she allegedly has a condition in which her placenta is growing into her uterus too deeply.   Khloe is currently holding vigil at the bedside of her estranged husband, who is clinging to life following his discovery lying unconscious in a brothel on Tuesday following a four-day Viagra and cocaine bender.                                                                                     LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THIS and share your thoughts

Thursday, 15 October 2015

Why CPC raided MultiChoice head office on Thursday

Officials of the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) on Thursday afternoon raided the head office the premier pay-TV service provider, MultiChoice Nigeria, in Lagos. The CPC officials, who went with a warrant, were accompanied by policemen and journalists when they arrived at the company’s office at about 1pm. The raid saw CPC officials leaving with laptop computers and important documents about the company’s operations. The reason for the raid is yet unclear. However, there are indications that it may not be unconnected with the hitch that has developed in the CPC’s ongoing investigation into MultiChoice’s consumer satisfaction initiatives. Sources at the CPC had disclosed that a hitch developed during a scheduled meeting between the company and CPC officials at the commission’s head office in Abuja on Tuesday. The breakdown was said to have been occasioned by CPC’s demand that MultiChoice should hand over personal information of its subscribers as well as its exclusive contract in Nigeria. The MultiChoice team, led by Managing Director, Mr. John Ugbe, was said to have drawn the attention of the CPC to the fact that the company owes its subscribers a duty to protect their personal information. The company, sources added, took time to explain that releasing sensitive information about subscribers, as requested, would amount to a breach of the trust subscribers reposed in it when they signed up for its services. MultiChoice representatives were quoted to have expressed readiness to cooperate with the CPC in its effort to ensure that subscribers obtain improved customer satisfaction, but rejected the demand that verges on violation of subscribers’ confidentiality. The company had explained that one of the ways in which it provides customer service to its subscribers is by keeping the information they have entrusted in its care. MultiChoice was also said to have explained that its exclusive contract contains non-disclosure clauses and wondered what relevance it has to an investigation into customer satisfaction.

Brigadier General Ransome-Kuti sentenced to 6-months in prison

Brigadier General Ransome-Kuti, has been sentenced to six months in prison by a military court. Ransome-Kuti, was handed the jail-term, due to the alleged offences committed during the peak of the war against Boko Haram. The sentence was pronounced on him on Thursday, by a military court in Abuja, where he had been under court-martial for the past few months. Brigadier General Ransome-Kuti was accused of dereliction of his duties, which the army believes, led to the capture of Baga, by the Boko Haram insurgents. He was also accused of failing to account for the weapons and ammunition under his supervision, which made it impossible for the army to effectively tackle the insurgents. The Brigadier General was represented at the court-martial by human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana. Ransome-Kuti is expected to be dismissed from the Army if the sentence of the military court is confirmed by the Army.                                                       TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THIS

Tribunal nullifies Taraba ex-acting governor’s senatorial election

Jalingo -  The Taraba State National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has nullified the election of the former acting Governor of the state, Sani Abubakar Danladi as a senator representing Taraba North senatorial district, reports Thisday. Ali Sani Kona of the All Progressive Congress (APC) had approached the tribunal challenging the declaration of Danladi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the election on the ground that the election conducted in 54 polling units in three local government areas of Karim Lamido, Zing and Yorro were marred by irregularities. He prayed the tribunal to declare the election inconclusive and order a fresh election in the 54 polling units to determine the actual winner of the election. In its ruling, the tribunal held that the 1st and 2nd petitioners, Kona and APC respectively have given satisfactory evidence to prove their case. Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Ibrahim Yusuf who read the judgment held that given the evidence before it, election in 48 out of the 54 polling units complained of by the petitioners were not conducted in compliance with the electoral act, as there were evidence of over voting and non-accreditation of voters in the units, yet results were declared by the 1st respondent, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He noted that the scores awarded to Danladi in the 48 polling units are null and void and declared the election inconclusive. He ordered that the certificate of return issued to Danladi should be set aside and election conducted in the 48 polling units within 90 days and the result added to both contestants to determine the winner. ----Thisday.com SHARE THIS POST

InibeheOkori VS Akpabio! Solomon Johnny's Letter to @MBuhari NOTHING HAS CHANGED AND I DID NOT EXPECT MUCH

NOTHING HAS CHANGED AND I DID NOT EXPECT MUCH Mr President: I never had any confidence on the Tribunal panel members hearing the case between Akpabio and Inibehe Okoro, in that nothing serious and different has happened in the judiciary since your emergence as President to restore my confidence on Nigeria's justice delivery system. Cases are still being bought and sold. Judgement are celebrated by the guilty before they are delivered, I mean lawyers still write judgement for justices to be delivered for a fee. Nothing has changed in our courts. I had expected Mr President to declare a state of emergency in the Nigerian judiciary and assume the office of "Minister of Justice and Attorney general of the federation" instead of your planned heading of the Petroleum Ministry. I had expected you to cause the review of some past judgements which were obviously traded and punish corrupt judges who adore our courts and answer "Your Lordships". In my estimation, the problems of Nigeria will be half-solved if we have a judiciary that Nigerians are confident about. So it was totally a faulty hope to think that the old justices, sitting on the old structure established by the rotten corrupt PDP government of Dr Goodluck Jonathan can act different from what they are known for - trading judgement to the highest bidder. It does not make sense to me that Their Lordships could hold that the number of accredited voters is inconsequential to the number of final number of votes cast and that the constituency that is filled out in a candidates nomination form is irrelevant in election contest. It is ridiculous that a judge could hold that, discrepancies in election results, irregularities and violence during election are not enough grounds to cancel election. And l ask them, have you read the Electoral Act 2010 as amended? They want me to agree with them, hold them in high esteem? They want me not to believe that they are compromised? Haba, what shall l not see from Nigeria's temple of justice! To be modest, these justices are a shame to their profession because law to them is not for justice but for fraud. Do l blame them? Not at all. I blame you Mr President, who is falling our hands even after you have been a victim of electoral fraud severally and have gone through our court system three times without having justice. After being elected in a manner that exudes miracle, I had expected that Mr President will go all out of the way, whatever that means to ensure that those who seek justice after electoral crisis have it or seen to have been given same. Your Excellency, you have left a lot of things undone and the fat rats are back again eating our fish. I believe in a better Akwa lbom State and Nigeria. I believe that someday that our votes will count. I believe that the planned e-voting system in 2019 would compliment the successes of the card reader technology that some tribunal panel members are setting aside, and that those who win through terror will be shove aside. I believe that we shall once again have a man like Attahiru Jega and that through divine intervention we shall win the race. I believe in Nigeria. Mr President you fall our hands, trivialise governance, toil with the blood we sweated under Akpabio's oppressive regime, ignore party interest, politics and rubbish the goodwill of Nigerians on your presidency. I believe God will yet, raised another man who will be more vociferous and aggressive about restructuring key sectors of our national life including the Judiciary to a point that criminals and election riggers will dread arraignment. Mr President can sleep, relish the comfort of Aso Rock and globetrot for all l care. Akpabios, Bassey Albert can pop their champagnes. Mockers can continue to deride the change project in Akwa lbom State. It does not change the fact that PDP never won a free and fair election in the state. What they hold in their palm ready to pass on to their children is the blood of the slain voters ready to speak against them at the right time. I urge Rt Hon Emmanuel Obot, Chief Inibehe Okorie to move on and still explore the remaining option of Appeal Court in defense of the masses and democracy. They shall secure Justice, God willing. I commend Chief Assam Assam, SAN for a good job done. It is heart warming that we have one of our own whose articulation of the issues could not have been punctured by a corrupt panel. Let's see these developments as temporary setbacks and push on. Mr President, nothing has really changed, Inibehe Okori versus Akpabio is a case in study. Solomon Johnny Writes from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State SHARE THIS POST