Tuesday, 1 March 2016

Bayelsa State Governor Dickson Condemns The Abduction Of Ese Oruru, He Calls On Parents To Be Extremely Vigilant



Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson has condemned the abduction and forceful conversion of 14-year-old Ese Oruru.This was contained in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Iwosoriso-Markson today.

"I call on parents and guardians to be extremely vigilant, especially in the monitoring of the activities of their children, with a view to ensuring that, they do not fall victim to the antics of mischief makers," the statement reads.
"I condemn the entire action, but also expressed satisfaction with the various individuals, non-governmental and civil society groups for bringing the matter to national and international focus.
"I pledge the government’s preparedness to support every effort at not only re-uniting Ese Oruru with her family back in Yenagoa, but also ensure her proper rehabilitation and reintegration into the society to resume her normal life.
"I equally commend the Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, for the role he played in ensuring the release of the victim. I also applaud security agencies for the professionalism with which the matter was handled.
"I thank the Emir of Kano, Mallam Muhammadu Sanusi II, for ensuring the safety of Ese and her eventual handover to the Police in Kano.
"The government and people of Bayelsa State will remain eternally grateful to all those, who contributed in one way or the other in giving the issue the desired attention"

Starving Akwa Ibom Child Branded A Witch Is Discharged From The Hospital





Hope, the little baby who was left to die in Uyo, Akwa Ibom after being branded a witch was discharged from the hospital today. Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Loven shared pictures of Hope smiling while playing with other children in the orphanage and wrote;


“Finally finally finally !!!! Today Hope was discharged from the hospital !! The children have been so excited all day ! My son David Jr. and I are now back in Denmark because tomorrow I will start my tour around the country. And oh how I wish I was there today. Looking at these pictures of the children playing with Hope makes me totally speechless. Our dream came true! Can you imagine! This is what humanity is all about! Children see magic because they look for it and now Hope has finally found his magic.



Court Orders Obasanjo, Yar'Adua, Jonathan's Government To Account For All Stolen Funds Recovered DuringTheir Administration


A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former president Goodluck Jonathan and late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's government to account for all the loots they recovered during their administrations, Vanguard reports.

Delivering judgement in a Freedom of Information suit filed by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) today March 1st, the presiding judge, Justice M.B. Idris, ruled that successive governments since the return of democracy in 1999 “breached the fundamental principles of transparency and accountability for failing to disclose details about the spending of recovered stolen public funds, including on a dedicated website.”

He thereafter ordered that President Buhari “ensures that his government, and the governments of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, and former President Goodluck Jonathan account fully for all recovered loot.”.

Details ordered by the court to be made public include: information on the total amount of recovered stolen public assets by each government; the amount of recovered stolen public assets spent by each government as well as the objects of such spending and the projects on which such funds were spent.

Senate Leader Ndume Says Elites Are Out To Sabotage Buhari's Govt

Ali Ndume, the Nigerian Senate Leader has disclosed that elites are the ones sabotaging the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.Speaking with Daily Trust newsmen yesterday, Ndume said the angry elites were militating against President Buhari’s moves to turn around the country’s economy from the mess left by previous administrations. He said there was a deliberate attempt by elites angry with Buhari’s war against corruption, to set the masses against this administration.

The Senate leader blamed the elites for the hardship Nigerians are facing especially the rising prices of food stuffs.
“If not for the saboteurs, Nigerians would have been reaping the dividend of electing President Buhari.  Otherwise, what has the fall of naira to do with the price of millet, tomatoes and other locally produced commodities? It is understandable that the price of imported rice is affected,” he said.
Ndume called on Nigerians to be patient, saying the APC government was trying hard to improve the living conditions of the people and turn things around for good.

Two weeks ago, Chief John Oyegun, the national chairman of the APC said some people had been compromised and were sabotaging Buhari’s government.
It appears this administration has a powerful group of saboteurs to contend with. These saboteurs are everywhere, in oil, power and education sectors.

These group of people have been blamed for most of the things going wrong in the society, most especially the 2016 budget saga. As a result, Buhari reportedly  ordered the complete purgeof the Budget Office following the discrepancies, errors and padding of the budget.

Man Gets Electrocuted While Stealing Transformer Cables

A young man was electrocuted early this morning while stealing armored cables from a transformer unit Along grace bill road, Eket, Akwa ibom state. His body has been removed. See more pictures after the cut...


Gunmen Kidnap 3 Students From Boarding School In Lagos




Unknown gunmen have abducted three students of the Babington Macurley Junior Seminary (BMJS), Ikorodu, Lagos.

The Nation reports that the gunmen, suspected to be dislodged pipeline vandals stormed the school premises located at Agunfoye-Lugbusi village at about 8pm on Monday, February 29 and took three girls away.

It was gathered that the armed men who gained entry from behind the school, by breaking the perimeter fence which served as protection for the boarding students.Report has it that the Lagos state police commissioner, Fatai Owoseni and a team of crack detectives were at the school premises till about 4am on Tuesday.

The state command’s spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos who confirmed the incident, said that efforts were working to track the abductors and rescue the girls. However unconfirmed reports has it that the number of the abducted students was more than three, The Punch reports.

2face Idibia’s First Son Is Working On His Music Talent ...... See How Grown He Is Now

Nino will be the opening act at his mum, Adesunmbo Adeoye, Inspiring Change Convention, on March 5th.

Buhari Arrived Abuja From Qatar


President Buhari arrived Abuja from Qatar yesterday. See more pictures after the cut...


Monday, 29 February 2016

Finally, Abducted 14-year-old Ese Oruru Regains Her Freedom


Eight months after her abduction, Ese Oruru, 14, is now in the custody of the Federal Government, reports say.

 The Minister for Women Affairs, Sen. Jummai Alhassan had vowed to do everything within her powers to secure the girl’s release. Hours ago, it was reported that the emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II had ordered the release of the little girl who was abducted and forcefully married by one Yunusa of Kura local government of Kano state.


However, details of the IGP’s plan to return Ese to her family and to prosecute those that violated the country’s laws are still being expected.

A Nigerian Artist Presentef Ciara An Art Work Of Her In Lagos

A young artist and also a student designed an Art work Of Ciara and presented it to the American Singer Ciara at the Eko Hotel. And the Pretty Grammy Award winner took to her instagram page to reveal how much she loved the work. Above is her post on Instagram. View more pictures of the Art work, its really beautiful and looks so original.



Popular Us Singer, Ciara Visits Secondary Schools In Lagos.

The popular american singer who has been touring Lagos since her arrival few days ago visited  some Secondary School in Lagos namely: Ilado Community Junior High School andAkande Dahunsi Memorial Senior/Junior High School in a lovelu blue outfit. She looks so happy in the pictures.... View more pictures from her visit.



VETERAN ACTOR, JAB ADU DIES AT 83

Veteran actor and former banker, Joseph ‘Jab’ Adu, aged 83,died yesterday February 29, 2016 in Abeokuta, Ogun State. No statement has been released concerning his death.

He was one of the few surviving casts of the popular TV drama, The Village Headmaster, a film that featured another late actor, Justice Esiri.

Adu also featured in some other interesting movies such as, Cool Red (1976), Bisi, Daughter of the River (1977) and Wetin Dey (2007), playing actor and producer respectively.Before his acting career kick-started, he was a banker with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), a time that also saw him combining banking with acting.

He featured as an actor and writer in ‘The Village Headmaster’, playing the role of Bassey Okon, the doctor, dispenser and pharmacist of Oja village.

Cross-River State born Adu left the banking industry to focus on a career in full-time acting since 1970. 46 years to his death.

Remi Sonaiya, Ben Bruce, Other Nigerians Condemn The Abduction And Forceful Marriage Of A 13 Year Old Girl By A Kano Man


Nigerians including Sen. Ben Murray Bruce and Presidential candidate, Remi Sonaiya have come out on twitter to condemn the abduction of a 13 year old girl by a Kano-based man identified as Yinusa who took Ese from her mother's shop in Bayelsa in August 12th 2015, to Kano state where he married her and forced her to change her religion to Islam. When interrogated Yinusa said Ese gave her consent to the marriage. He has also changed her name to Aisha.

Many Nigerians are calling on President Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo,  Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, governors of Kano and Bayelsa state, Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi II and others to work towards the immediate release of Ese.








Nicki Minaj Puts Her Butt On Display In New Istagram Pictures


See the pictures Nicki Minaj display on her IG page

Man Allegedly Shot Dead By Customs Officers While Smuggling In Bags of Rice

According to a  Wittness, this happened yesterday afternoon February 28th at Illela Road, Sokoto. The driver of the vehicle was allegedly shot dead by customs officers as he smuggled bags of rice. He refused to stop when asked to...which allegedly resulted to his vehicle being shot at.