Some Northern actors held a #pardonibinabofiberesima walk in Abuja yesterday March 17th. Ibinabo has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for causing the death of one Dr Giwa in an accident in 2005.
Thursday 17 March 2016
Northern Actors Hold #PardonIbinaboFiberesima walk#
Some Northern actors held a #pardonibinabofiberesima walk in Abuja yesterday March 17th. Ibinabo has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for causing the death of one Dr Giwa in an accident in 2005.
Read President Buhari's Tribute To Late James Ocholi
The tribute written by President Buhari is entitled "James Ocholi taught us the meaning of loyalty". Read below
How do I begin to pay this tribute to a man who was the epitome of civility, the archetype of intellectualism, and the paragon of loyalty? How do I begin to mourn James Ocholi, whom you can describe as one of my right hand men in the quest to reposition our country, and fashion a land of peace and prosperity, where no man is oppressed?
A lot has been written about Ocholi since the tragic event of March 6, 2016, which took the life of our Minister of State, Labour and Employment, his wife, Blessing, and his son, Joshua. And a lot more will be written, for Ocholi was no mean man. He was a man among men, an Iroko in a forest of trees. How are the mighty fallen!
Among many other positive and pleasant things, I will always remember Ocholi for his loyalty to our beloved country Nigeria, loyalty to our party, the All Progressives Congress, and loyalty to our administration, in which he had served for just about 4 months, before death took him.
In 2011, Ocholi ran to be governor of Kogi State on the platform of our then party, Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). I believed so much in him, and in his ability to add value to the governance of his state, that I followed him round the state on campaign. We visited all the local governments, visited the paramount rulers, and urged the people to vote in a worthy man as governor. But politics is a peculiar game in Nigeria. The best often does not win.
Ocholi did not win. But he bore it gracefully.
In 2015, he threw his hat into the ring again. He sought to be governor on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), a party he had helped midwife. He still did not win at the party primaries, an eventuality he bore gracefully again.
When the APC was being negotiated into existence among the Legacy Parties, Ocholi did a yeoman's job, contributing his quota to the legal processes. This he did under a junior lawyer, who was not a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) like him then. But what mattered to Ocholi was the birth of a strong, solid party, which could wrest power at the centre, and bring change to our country. Hierarchy is important in the legal profession, just as it is in the military.
But Ocholi subordinated pride and ego, served under his subordinate, and APC was born.
Dream became reality.
Steadily but sure-footedly, he was part of the Change Cabinet, resolved to bring our country from out of the woods, and pedestal Nigeria among the greats in the comity of nations. Then the unthinkable happened. The Grim Reaper harvested Ocholi. What a pity! Sad and tragic.
But we have this consolation: the departed has taught us fidelity, commitment and loyalty to party, to government, and to God.
He will be sorely missed.
MUHAMMADU BUHARI
Ben Murray-Bruce Reacts To Reports That CBN Is Illegally Recruiting The Children Of The Rich
According to Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, all those indicted in the illegal recruitment exercise in the Central Bank of Nigeria should be investigated and punished.
CBN was recently accused of carrying out secret recruitment exercise where the children of top members of the society were secretly recruited into the apex bank's workforce.
I Am No Longer Psquare's Manager - Jude Okoye Fires Back In New Tweet
The elder brother of singing duo, P-Square , Jude Okoye, has clarified that he's no longer the group's manager...
President Buhari Receives Letter Of Credence From Bulgaria, Australia, Others
President Buhari received Letters of Credence from Ambassador designates of Bulgaria, H.E Mr. Vesslin Blagoer Delcher, Australia, Mr Paul Lehmann, Sierra Leone, H.E Hajia AfsatuOlayinka Ebiso-Kabba and Iceland, H.E. Mr Thordur Aegir Oskarsson, on Thursday at the Statehouse in Abuja. More pictures below.
Terrible Accident On Iyana-Oworo Bridge In Lagos
A terrible accident involving a trailer and other Motorists happened on Iyana-Iworo Oworo bridge in Lagos. There are reported casualties but a specific number hasn't been ascertained yet.
Governor Ambode Reopens Mile12 Market After Terrible Riot Between Agiliti Residents In Mile12 And Hausa Bike Riders
Ayorinde noted that the re-opening is as a result of the agreement reached in the stakeholders meeting between market men/women, Community Development Associations, and traditional leaders in the Agiliti and Maidan communities.
According to the commissioner, the stakeholders agreed that heceforth, Commercial Motorcycle (Okada) Operators will no longer operate in the area, the market must be kept clean at all times, and all shanties and illegal structures should be demolished.
They also agreed that the market should be moved to a better place since the present location can no longer accommodate them and their customers.
Two Soilders Killed By Political Thugs In Rivers State
According to SaharaReporters, the Major and three other soldiers were killed on Thursday, March 17, after they ran into an set up by militants.
This is coming 48 hours to the re-run senatorial election in the state
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have however pointed accusing fingers at each in the killing of the major and the soldiers.
In a tweet via its handle @APCNigeria, the party said thugs loyal to the state Governor, Nyesom Wike carried out the gruesome murders.
Man Who Allegedly Used His Son For Ritual Found Dead In A Well In Ghana
A man in Asokore community in the Eastern regional capital, Koforidua, Ghana suspected to be involved in money rituals has been found dead in a well.
The body of Eric Boakye was discovered in the well after several hours of manhunt. The deceased, 22, was alleged to have used his late son for money rituals but failed. According to residents, he was subsequently struck by a strange ailment that saw his body peeling off and decomposing. His family reportedly abandoned him.
Starr News’ Kojo Ansah reports that hundreds trooped to the community on Thursday morning, March 17 to watch the body of the deceased brought out of the well, after news of his demise went viral.
Source:Ghana/StarrFM
Truck Crushed 10 People To Death On Lagos Ibadan Expressway
More than10 people were crushed to death on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday after an 18-seater Mazda bus collided with a truck opposite the Four Square camp, in the Ajebo area of Ogun State.
It was gathered that the accident, which occurred at about 2pm, immediately attracted a crowd of sympatisers, who rushed to the scene to assist security agents in taking the victims to nearest hospitals.
Eyewitnesses reveals that those who died were initially taken to the roadside before they were taken away.
The commuter bus with number plate, APP 912 XH, was driving against the traffic (one way) and moving towards Lagos when it rammed into the truck, marked, GGE 338 XL, which was heading for Ibadan, Oyo State.
We gathered that 10 of the passengers in the bus, including its driver, died on the spot while others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
The incident caused a gridlock on the road, but emergency agencies – the Nigeria Police, the Nigerian Army and the Federal Road Safety Corps – arrived at the scene and helped in getting the victims and the bus cleared off the road.
One of the eyewitnesses, Ayobami Adedeji who happens to be the publisher of Urban life magazine posted pictures of the deceased, whose bodies were mangled in the accident, on his Facebook page, noting that no fewer than 10 persons died on the spot.
He said, “The scene of a fatal accident around the Four Square camp, Ajebo, Lagos Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, was nauseating. The commuter bus collided with the truck while driving against the traffic. No fewer than 10 persons died. Please, avoid that route, there is gridlock.”
Another witness, who identified himself as Raji, said the foodstuffs conveyed by the bus littered the road. He said the victims were traders, adding that he was frightened by the severed bodies of the dead.
“The scene was very gory. I counted nine bodies lying on the road. Some of them had their legs and hands cut off. The bus driver smashed his head against the steering and died. I learnt that they were traders travelling to Lagos. They are all males. It was terrible,” he said.
Raji blamed the accident on the impatience of the bus driver, saying he drove against the traffic.
“Apart from the 10 persons that died, several others were injured and the bus was badly damaged. An accident like this is avoidable if drivers will learn to comply with the traffic law. Why drive against the traffic? It is totally wrong,” he added.
The Head of Operations, FRSC, Ogun State Command, Deputy Corps Commander, Divis Ogiamiem, said the accident was caused by wrongful overtaking by the driver of the commercial bus at a section of the road where there was a traffic diversion.
He said, “The cause of the crash was wrongful overtaking and loss of control by the driver of the Mazda bus. He was travelling from Ibadan to Lagos; it was in that process that the driver rammed the bus into an oncoming Iveco truck, travelling to Ibadan.
“Ten people died, while others were injured. The accident occurred around 2.10pm today (Wednesday).”
Ogiamiem said the corpses of the victims had been deposited in the mortuary of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu.
He also added that six injured passengers were receiving treatment in the same hospital.
Group Plans Class Lawsuit Against Bank Charges
This is a press release by Citizens Against Exploitation.
It is unfortunate when a nation has as leaders, individuals that lack vision, and are not creative enough to turn the fortunes of the country around for the better.
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Today, the dynamics is changing with oil produced at a loss, it appears what is left to steal is now our individual sweat not in agreed taxation but through levies, charges, and all sorts that are alien to regular banking practices anywhere in the world, from our bank accounts.
A boycott banking services protest was called for on 1 March 2016 but it appeared it was not as effective as it should have been and the government through its agent, the CBN has come up with more charges. To that is the question asked, would these charges continue in different forms till our actual monies in our personal accounts be converted to government's money.
This is a call for a more decisive action to once and for all stop these arbitrary and illegal charges from our accounts.
In the next few days, we would send out a form to carry out a class action against CBN and the individual banks for these illegal and fraudulent deductions from our accounts.
Lawyers who are willing to also participate in this should indicate their interest for this history making judicial action.
Mercy Aigbe Criticized For Conditions She Listed For Anyone Who Wants To Be Her PA
Nigerian Navy Arrests 11 People Trying To Sail To Europe Illegally
The Commanding Officer, NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Abraham Adaji, said this in a statement on Wednesday at Apapa, Lagos.
He gave the names of the suspects as Akinwunmi Jeflando, Pope Olu, Jacob James, Samuel Jodge, Ade Samadin, Dan Gogo, James Akinbami, Paul Oguns, Joseph Emmanuel, Stephen Cooper and Jalo Cooper.
Adaji said, “Preliminary investigations revealed that the arrested persons boarded the vessel, CITRON, through the rudder trunk access manhole in a bid to travel with the vessel to Europe.
“The suspects were arrested at about 12.30 a.m. on March 11 for illegally boarding Merchant Vessel CITRON berthed at Capital Oil Jetty, Apapa, Lagos.
“They were detected and subsequently arrested by our patrol boat.”
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Adaji handed over the suspects to the Nigeria Immigration Service for further investigation and prosecution.
He called on criminally-minded Nigerians and other nationals to seek legitimate employment instead of engaging themselves in illegal activities.
One of the stowaways, Olu said he was not happy with his standard of living which prompted him to attempt to enter Europe illegally.
Another stowaway, Cooper, blamed frustration for his attempt to travel abroad through illegal means.
A representative of the NIS, Mr Lekan Olagunju, a Chief Superintendent, received the stowaways from the Navy.
He said that investigations would continue with a view to ascertaining the claims of their nationalities before they could be prosecuted.
Nigeria Ranked 103rd Happiest Nation In The World
We are faced with so many issues in this country ranging from fuel scarcity, educational issues, political issues and many more but we are still happier than some countries. Pretty cool.
The United Nations has released its 2016 ranking of happiest nations and Denmark is on top of the list while Burundi is the least happy nation. According to the report which was released yesterday, the ranking examines factors such as people’s health and access to medical care, family relations, job security and social factors, including political freedom and level of corruption in government. The ranking which began in 2012 saw Nigeria placed 103 while Algeria is the highest placed African country at 38.
According to Al-Jazeera, Denmark, where women hold 43 percent of the top jobs in the public sector, is known for its impressive welfare. The report noted that some countries have ministries of happiness as a way to achieve the better welfare of the citizens. “Four national governments – Bhutan, Ecuador, the UAE and Venezuela – have appointed ministers of happiness responsible for coordinating their national efforts.”
The top ten raked countries are:
1. Denmark
2. Switzerland
3. Iceland
4. Norway
5. Finland
6. Canada
7. Netherlands
8. New Zealand
9. Australia
10. Sweden.
Eight of the least happy countries are in Sub-Saharan Africa while the other two are war-riddled nations. The least happy countries at the lower rung of the ladder are:
148. Madagascar
149. Tanzania
150. Liberia
151. Guinea
152. Rwanda
153. Benin
154. Afghanistan
155. Togo
156. Syria
157. Burundi
Jhene Aiko Tweets Love Response To Nigerian Husband In Yoruba Language
Singer Jhene Aiko married a Yoruba man named Oladipo Omishore, aka DotDaGenius, a music producer who was born and lives in the US. Looks like she's learnt the Yoruba language...
Popular Actress Princess Shyngle Reacts To News About Her Having Kidney Problem Caused By Waist Trainer.
Gunmen Behead One, Abduct Another In Rivers
A 28 year old man simply identified as Ukeoma was killed and beheaded by unidentified gunmen this morning at Mgbuitanwo, in Emohua Clan, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, the home country of the Senatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in this Saturday’s rerun elections.
Another resident of the area was abducted by the gunmen as they fled the scene of the incident. This will be the second beheading that has taken place in Rivers state in the last two weeks.
CBN Reacts To Reports That They Are Illegally Recruiting Children Of Top Politicians Alone.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has reacted to the public outcry of an illegal recruitment exercise allegedly carried out by the apex bank. Sahara Reporters on Tuesday March 15th, reported that the bank employed the children of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, IGP Solomon Arase and others to some key positions in the bank.
The list of beneficiaries of the CBN’s secret job recruitment includes a daughter of former Vice President Abubakar Atiku, a son of Mamman Daura, a nephew of President Buhari and one of the closest members of the president’s inner circle, a son of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, a daughter of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’aba, also daughter of of the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, a son of the Minister of Internal Affairs, Abdurahman Danbazzau and at least 86 others.
This report has sparked up public outcry as many believe that the bank should have publicized the job openings for many other people to to apply.
However in an interview with Premium Times yesterday March 16th, the CBN’s acting Director of Corporate Communications, Isaac Okorafor said the bank did nothing illegal or wrong in hiring without advertising.
“In the last two years, we have had cause to recruit specialists, and what the law says is that if we are going for that kind of recruitment we should apply for waiver, so that we can do targeted recruitment" He said the bank obtained waiver from the Federal Character Commission. “The other issue is that there are states that are not well represented (in the CBN), and in this case we focus on those states to recruits people of certain classes that we used to cover the shortfall in those states,”he said
Kebbi State Governor's Wife Comes To The Aid Of 10-Year-Old Girl Whose 22-Year-Old Mother Is Mentally-Challenged
Dr Zainab Atiku Bagudu, wife of Kebbi State Governor on Tuesday, March 15, came to the aid of 10-year-old Sidika Bako whose mother, aged 22, is mentally challenged, following a report she received on the girl's poor poor condition. The woman's husband who also resides in Birnin Kebbi reportedly abandoned them after she developed mental illness. Below is the report by Sabatu A. Yakubu & Haruna A. Atiku ...
"Improving social well-being of the general public, including physically and mentally challenged persons is one of the key social services expected of a well-meaning government. Kebbi State Government has been working seriously on putting a system in place which will put to an end the menace of drug abuse, reducing the burden of mentally retarded or challenged persons and improved health services through various interventions, including rehabilitating and providing psychosocial support services in social rehabilitation centres, improving educational systems, upgrading educational institutions, supporting and equipping hospitals, among others.
The Wife of the Kebbi State Governor on Tuesday 15th of March 2016 has extended such social support to a young girl and her mentally challenged mother. Dr Zainab Atiku Bagudu came to their aid following a report she received on the condition of both Sidika Bako aged 10 years and the mother aged 22 years. It is believed that the father of the girl also reside in Birnin Kebbi, but abandoned them following the mental illness developed by the mother. What caught the attention of the Government House Housekeeper, Hajiya Hajara Nagode was the mothers persistent backing of the 10 year old girl, which is weird. She immediately informed the Governors wife of the situation, who immediately came to their rescue. It was gathered that the both mother and the girl were residing in the mothers family house along with her brother in Birnin Kebbi, but medical attention could not be sought for her due to financial challenge. They usually go out in search of alms and even trek from Birnin Kebbi to Sokoto, but it was learnt that they always sleep at home. Dr Bagudu immediately directed that the girl be taken to a safer residence in Birnin Kebbi, and has taken full responsibility of young Sidika’s education. Infact, enrolment of the girl into school has already started. The Governor’s Wife further ordered for providing immediate medical attention to the mother, and has also taken full responsibility of the medical bills. The woman is presently in Physiatric and Rehabilitation Center, Jega LGA of the State. The hospital officials disclosed that the woman is responding well to treatment and may likely be back to her senses in about six weeks."
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