The Kokorko crooner who is said to be in her first trimester got all the passengers worried when he collapsed. The pilot made an emergency landing in Los Angeles, where she is currently receiving treatment.
Thursday, 29 May 2014
KEFEE COLLAPSES IN AIRPLANE, PILOT MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
MALCOLM GLAZIER, MANCHESTER UNITED CLUB OWNER DIES @ 85
The Billionaire and the Football club owner of Manchester United Malcolm Glazier has passed on. The Billionaire bought Manchester United in 2005 for 790 Million Pounds.
After Taking Over the club in 2005, he went ahead to win 5 Premiere league titles and a Champions League.
The American business man died at the age of 85, he left behind a wife, 6 children and 14 grandchildren.
PRESIDENT JONATHAN'S DEMOCRACY DAY SPEECH.
Happy Democracy Day everyone, this is the Speech by Mr president today...
1. Fellow Nigerians, I greet and felicitate with you all, today, as we mark 15 years of uninterrupted democratic governance in our beloved country.
2. Our dear nation, Nigeria, has certainly come a long way and made notable progress since our first Democracy Day on May 29, 1999 when the military finally relinquished power and handed over to a democratically-elected government, marking the true beginning of a government of the people, by the people, for the people.”
3. Although I have ordered a low-key commemoration of this year’s Democracy Day in deference to the current mood of the nation, there can be no doubt that the past 15 years, the longest period of sustained democratic governance in our country, have been a blessing to us, as a people.
4. As we commemorate 15 years of our Fourth Republic today therefore, I believe that it is fitting that we pay tribute once again to all those who played a part in restoring our nation to the true path of democratic governance, built on the foundations of rule of law and freedom of expression.
5. As a result of our collective efforts since 1999, democratic governance is now entrenched in our nation and institutions. I wholeheartedly believe that our people are the better for it. The scope of fundamental rights and liberties enjoyed by our people over the past 15 years has been expanded beyond measure.
6. On my watch, we have witnessed high national economic growth rates, steady improvements and expansion of national infrastructure including airports and roads, the restoration of rail transportation, the efficient implementation of a roadmap for improved power supply, a revolutionary approach to agricultural production, as well as advances in education, sports, youth development, healthcare delivery, housing, water supply and other social services. Continue
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
RENOWNED POET, CIVIL RIGHT ACTIVIST, MAYA ANGELOU DIES AT 86
Dr Maya Angelou, the Award-winning author, renowned poet and civil rights activist is dead. Dr Maya who has been battling an undisclosed ailment, was found dead this morning by her caretaker. Mayor Allen Jones confirmed Angelou's death to Fox News today.
Maya Angelou, was one of the most influential voices in her time, she is a celebrated poet, novelist, educator, producer, actress, filmmaker and civil rights activist . Dr Maya's first book, her autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," made her one of the first African-American to write a best seller. In 1998, She directed the movie "Down in the Delta". She was also chosen to read at President Bill Clinton's first inauguration in 1993. She wrote and read an original composition, "On the Pulse of Morning," which also became a million-seller.
She has received over 50 honorary degrees and was Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University.
Dr Maya was 86 years old at the time of her death.
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| Dr Maya in her Youth |
CHIBOK ABDUCTION: FOUR MORE GIRLS ESCAPE FROM BOKO HARAM
According to the Punch Newspaper four more girls who were kidnapped by the boko haram sect have escaped. The Chairman of the Chibok local government announced this yesterday in Abuja at organised by the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) to draft response plan for the abducted girls. Mr Lawan, who was represented by the Director for Personnel and Management, Mr. Musa Elijah, said;
“Latest report reaching us is that instead of 53, those that have escaped are now 57 and those remaining are 164 and not 168 as before. This is out of the 221 girls that were abducted.”
More details later....
WIFE OF JUSTICE KUTIGI IS DEAD, CONFAB ADJOURNS MEETING
Following the demise of her death, the National Conference has adjourned the sitting of the delegates till monday, 2nd June.
Mrs. Kutigi would be buried by 11.00am today at the Gudu Cemetery according to the Islamic rites. May her Soul Rest in Peace.
"I CANNOT GIVE YOUR LETTER TO BOKO HARAM" SAYS DAME PATIENCE
Patience Jonathan received the letter but told the children that she doesn't know who Shekau is but would give their letters to the Chief of Defence Staff who would help deliver it .
"Let me thank the children that gave me letter to give Boko Haram. Well, I have received your letter, but I’m not the one to give it to Boko Haram because I don’t know Boko Haram and I have never seen Boko Haram. But I will give it to NSA or Chief of Defence Staff who will submit your letter accordingly. To my children parliament, thank you for your letter. Thank you for your deliberation. I have received what you gave to me. I will make sure I pass it to the president because it is addressed to him and the other one is addressed to Boko Haram. That is why the two are different.” she said
Dame Patience also asked the children and Nigerians to desist from abusing and insulting the president, saying that God made him the head of the country. She made illustrations from the Bible. keep reading after the cut...
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
HOW TO IDENTIFY A SUCIDE BOMBER PART 1
In this era of suicide bombing attacks, it is penitent for every Nigeria to be able to spot one if you ever find them in your midst. In as much as there is no specific profile to a suicide bomber but there are general signs which can enable the general public recognize one.
The PRO of the police force, Frank Mba, stated below ways we can identify a suicide bomber.(PART 1)
Characteristics of a potential suicide bomber
There is no specific profile for anyone who engages himself in suicide bombing. A suicide bomber can come from nearly every cultural background, religion, race, creed or gender. However, the following are common characteristics of a potential suicide bomber.
Through his behaviour
• He behaves in a way similar to someone with no future.
• His mental state could present clues – his eyes are secretive, he makes obvious attempt to avoid eye
contact with the people he perceived to be his enemies and always looking at every possible exit.
• Mumbling prayers – may be fervently praying to himself, showing the impression of whispering to someone else.
• He shows no response to any authoritative voice, command or instruction.
Characteristics of a potential suicide bomber
There is no specific profile for anyone who engages himself in suicide bombing. A suicide bomber can come from nearly every cultural background, religion, race, creed or gender. However, the following are common characteristics of a potential suicide bomber.
Through his behaviour
• He behaves in a way similar to someone with no future.
• His mental state could present clues – his eyes are secretive, he makes obvious attempt to avoid eye
contact with the people he perceived to be his enemies and always looking at every possible exit.
• Mumbling prayers – may be fervently praying to himself, showing the impression of whispering to someone else.
• He shows no response to any authoritative voice, command or instruction.
NIGERIAN JOURNALIST WITH ACCESS TO BOKO HARAM RETURNS HOME TO NEGOTIATE WITH BOKO HARAM
Ahmad Salkida (pictured above), is the only Nigerian journalist who has access to the deadly sect boko haram. Ahmad is known to have previously worked for Daily Trust and Premium Times and reported extensively and indepthly on the Boko Haram sect which caused security agencies to label him an affiliate to the sect. He(Ahmad) fled Nigeria to Dubai 2 years ago after being accused of being a Boko Haram sympathizer. Ahmad said he fled after 'his life and that of his family became endangered' after security agencies began to mistake his in-depth reporting on the terrorist group as evidence of his closeness to them. He went underground for several weeks before finally fleeing Nigeria. Salkida had turned down Boko Haram's many requests for him to publish exclusive interviews and materials for them.
According to new reports, the Nigerian government flew him back home a few weeks ago to negotiate with Boko Haram on their behalf, since he's the only civilian who has allegedly seen Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau and come out alive. He reportedly came back home after the Nigerian government assured him that he will not be arrested. Continue to see his tweets below....
CHIBOK ABDUCTION: MISSING GIRLS HAVE BEEN FOUND SAYS CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF
The Nigeria Chief of Defence Staff has given an indication that the missing Chibok girls, abducted by the dreaded terrorist sect Boko haram in Borno over a month ago have been sighted in an undisclosed location.
Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh did so when when he told some protesters at the Defense Headquarters in Abuja, that the military was, however, not using force to rescue the kidnapped girls.
He said that the military had information on the location of the girls but would tread softly to get the students out. See the words in part....
“If we go with force, what will happen, they will kill them. Nobody should come and say the Nigerian military does not know what it is doing.“We know what we are doing; we can’t go and kill our girls in the name of trying to get them back”, he said.
Monday, 26 May 2014
THE VICTIM OF CUSTOM OFFICER'S ATTACK DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL
Tope Fadipe, the lady who was attacked with acid by a Nigerian Customs Officer in Badagry area has been discharged from the General Hospital in Badagry, Sahara Reporters reports. (Read here)
Tope was admitted at the hospital on May 9th following the attack by Chief Superintendent of Customs F.C. Nwaeze, who accused her of failing to remit N50,000 in stock sales to his wife, an
allegation Tope denied but was still punished for it. The acid caused the victim grievous bodily harm.
Her attacker is currently being held at the Police State Criminal Investigation Department at Panti in Yaba, Lagos.
Mr. Nwaeze reportedly got his boys at the Badagry Customs unit to torture her. Although she said they were two salespersons working for officer Nwaeze's wife, she said she was the only one tortured by the team Nwaeze assembled. Continue after the cut....
Sunday, 25 May 2014
BOKO HARAM CRISIS: WHICH WAY NIGERIA
The men behind the mask have continued to cause the great Niger Area lot of trouble, Yet it looks like the incessant killing isn't coming to an end but has just begun. And we got questions, numerous unanswered questions. Few days ago someone said to me "I barely sleep these days, when i sleep for some time i look through the window for suspicious movements", and i wonder if it is going to get any better.
Which way Nigeria? After 100 years are we going backwards or forward. In recent times, our front pages have been splashed with the atrocities of the masked men and i wonder where Nigeria lost its guard for insurgents to take the lead.
The Military, we have the best foot soldiers in Africa and we about 5000 men in action for UN peace keeping mission but our own home is on fire they don't seem to be able to salvage it. Why cant the 5000 men on UN peace keeping mission be withdrawn to come home to combat till all is well at home? And i find find it laughable that the soldiers are unequipped to combat the masked men, between 2012 and 2013 the military received about one trillion Naira to battle this insurgency, the foreign aid (cash wise) has been enormous in the past years. The recent budget has about N130.7billion given to them and another 3.8billion underway for approval. With the millions and billions being called out Army generals say there is inadequate funding, i wonder if this trillions are just in paper or it is chilling in another man's account? well, like someone said "stealing is not corruption".
POPE CALLS ISREAL AND PALESTINE TO THE VATICAN FOR PEACE TALK
Pope Francis has extended an invitation to leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority to come to the Vatican for a peace talk between the two nations over their long over due conflict, during his three days visit in the middle east. Pope Francis said,
"In this, the birthplace of the Prince of Peace, I wish to invite you, President Mahmoud Abbas, together with President Shimon Peres, to join me in heartfelt prayer to God for the gift of peace," Francis said.
"I offer my home in the Vatican as a place for this encounter of prayer."
According to reports both sides have agreed to visit the Vatican for the peace initiative.
22 YEAR OLD GOES ON A SHOOTING RAMPAGE IN CALIFORNIA FOR BEING REJECTED
Elliot Rodger, the 22 year old son of Peter Rodger who co-directed "the Hunger Games" on Friday 23rd of May, killed himself after killing six other people in Isla Vista near the University of California.
Elliot Rodger who was a Student The Santa Barbara City College was angry at people for rejecting him especially at the girls who were not attracted to him. The shooting and killings by young Eliot was pre-meditated, there are evidence from his youtube videos and blogs, one of it reads as follows "Tomorrow is the day of retribution. The day in which I will have my revenge against humanity, against all of you," he said.
"For the past eight years of my life, ever since I hit puberty, I've been forced to endure an existence of loneliness, rejection and unfulfilled desires all because girls have never been attracted to me. Young Rodger sufffered from Asperger’s syndrome was in the care of varous therapist until his death.
Rodger started by stabbing three of his roommates to death around 9.30pm on Friday then armed himself with three handguns and drove to nearby Alpha Phi sorority. According to law enforcement agent, Elliot knocked on the door but no one would let him in and that was when he spotted two women standing outside the sorority and fired shots at them killing two of them, Katie Cooper, 22, and Veronika Weiss, 19.
UPDATE ON THE JOS BOMBING LAST NIGHT
The attempt by the bomber to blow up the football viewing centre failed. He reportedly died alone before reaching target after the explosion went off in his car.
Saturday, 24 May 2014
NEWSFLASH: BOMB BLAST IN JOS AGAIN
Just in, There has been a bomb blast in Jos in a football viewing center. we do not know if there are casualties. More details soon
UPDATE: one person has been found dead while the men of the fire service and NEMA arecene of the incident.
BIG TROUBLE: I DREAMT OF A MILITARY COUP
I found this article quite revealing and it got me thinking,"what if". Read and decide...
It was business as usual in Nigeria that day; 32 killed in Borno, 2 villages burned with more farmers forced to abandon their land, the Senate was meekly going after Diezani and Diezani was going after the Senate while the masses were still being ripped off of $4 million a day being pocketed by Diezani and her cronies in the old-news kerosene subsidy scam.
Jonathan was telling some foreigners about his transformation, how Dangote was now the 15th richest man in the world and Nigerian cabal had the most private jets of any African nation and perhaps any nation in the entire world. He wasexplaining how Nigerians could not be poor because they gave the most donations in Church as illustrated by the wealth of their Pastors.
Cement was still sold at thrice the world average that day; there was no electricity and no water came out the rusty tap when I tried to wash my hands... Continue after the cut
" WE ARE NOT ASHAMED TO BE CALLED THE CHURCH OF THE RICH" BISHOP DAVID OYEDEPO
Bishop David Oyedepo,Founder, Living Faith Church aka Winners Chapel, in an interview with Saturday Punch talks about the church, why there are many rich people in church, how this can translate to Nigerians and also about his private jets. See part of the interview below,
Why are there so many rich people in Winners?
Because they know better than their contemporaries. If you don’t know what you have, you won’t know if you are deprived of it. The Bible is an open chequebook, it is by revelation we access what belongs to us; by faith we take delivery of it. Someone had access to our empowerment programme and she is a pepper seller, while others sell one basket a day, she sells six, seven. I learnt she had become the envy of all the pepper sellers in her area. Such person has an understanding that whatever she does, she prospers and she knows that when she pays her tithe, she experiences open heavens. But in case people don’t know, they perish for lack of knowledge, and in case they think when you are rich you miss heaven, then they perish for lack of knowledge.
So, it’s right when people claim that this church is only for the rich?
It’s for all the people who believe that Jesus already paid for them to be rich. And those who don’t believe, when they come they start believing when they see it happen in a lot of people’s lives. And we are not ashamed to be called the church of the rich. If they call your family poor, will you be excited? Nobody would be excited. Even when a family is poor, they hate to be called poor. No man in his right mind enjoys being called poor, and nobody truly wants to be poor, people may pretend. Which is more honourable between being a giver and a beggar? Most of us came in very poor, but the light of God’s word came on us and we walked out of poverty in grand style into wealth and riches.
GOBE!!! EJIGBO PEPPER SELLER CASE, VICTIM'S FAMILY SAY THEY AREN'T SURE IF JULIANA IS DEAD
According to Saharareports, the Family of the victims in the famous case of the Ejigbo pepper torture, rape, and alleged murder case, have begun withdrawing their claim that one of the victims, Juliana Agonman, had died. Saharareporters learned of this development from sources familiar with investigations in the matter today.
The sources said the ‘new claim’ had shocked all parties, including the civil society organizations that had been sympathetic to their plight since the attacks.
The family, led by the palm wine tapper, Mr. Freeman Agonman, in a new testimony to police investigators, said, he “wasn't sure the victim that was mostly tortured in the well circulated clip is actually dead.” He said, rather, that she had “suddenly been missing” from where she was taken for treatment in their hometown, at Ajase, in Porto Novo, the Benin Republic. Continue to read after the cut....
#BRINGBACKOURGIRLS: FG SHOULD NEGOTIATE WITH BOKO HARAM SAYS ABIKE DABIRI-EREWA
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman House Committee on Diaspora, has asked the Federal Government to dialogue with Boko Haram in order to have its abducted girls back. Abike Dabiri who spoke in lagos said the delay on the negotiation could be dangerous. See her words in parts, also click on the video to hear what she said;
“Negotiate with them so that we can get these girls back. Thereafter, anything can happen but at this point in time I think the only way out is negotiation to get this girls back safe and sound, and I see no reason why not.
“For a long time, we remain in denial as a people, the Federal Government remained in denial that’s where we are today. So at this point in time, negotiate with them because you cant just go there and kill them, they will kill the girls.
Question: Should the FG negotiate with boko haram?
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