Governor Rauf Aregbesola Promises to Pay Workers Before the End of June

In a new statement issued by the Osun state Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola,he has promised to pay the workers their salaries before the end of June. If this payment is in full or just half only time will tell. The statement reads in part;

“Before the end of June, workers would be paid their salaries.” The dream has not gone awry and it is a clear vision that Osun must be on its feet, self-reliant and be a reference point in Nigeria.

 

We hope the government pays the workers as promised.

 

Be of Good Courage

"Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord". Psalm 27:14
It is a new day and courage is all we need to take this week on. No matter what comes your way, find the courage within to take it on. Remember, being courageous is not the absence of fear.
Be courageous and Wait on the Lord.

Have a lovely week.

See the Figures Nigerian Federal and State Legislators Earn... Should they Earn More or less?

With all these mouth watering salaries who doesn't want to be a senator eh kwa?
The decision to review the current salaries and allowances of the nations’ public office holders has received approval of many members of the public who have complained that Nigerian law makers were about the highest paid worldwide.

Senate The Senate President has a total Annual Basic Salary of N2, 484, 242.50 and Annual Allowance of N6, 210, 606. 25 , making a total Annual salary of N8, 694, 848.75 which brings the monthly salary to about N724, 570.75. In addition, he collects 250 per cent of his Annual Salary as Constituency Allowance. However, his vehicles and their maintenance are provided by the federal government.

PDP Begs NEMA to donate Food to Osun Workers- Nigeria

The Peoples Democratic Party has called on the National Emergency Management Authority(NEMA) to donate relief materials, especially food, to workers in Osun State because of the non-payment of their salaries for the past seven months. We remember that the Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN) has done something similar.

The PDP who spoke through the Director of Media and Strategy of the party in Osun State, Mr. Diran Odeyemi who made this appeal said the workers in Osun has resorted to begging and needs more help from NEMA. In his word, he said;

Fuel: Port Harcout refinery To Start Operations By the End of June

Dr Joseph Dawha, the Group Managing Director of NNPC, said the refinery in Port Harcourt will start refining petroleum products by the end of June and will contribute about  five million liters of petrol daily. Dr Dawha said this in Abuja while inspecting some petrol stations. He said,

"Presently, the refineries are undergoing rehabilitation and we are undertaking what we call a new strategy to carry out the turn around maintenance on them.

Psalm 4

 I first encountered Psalm 4, when a wicked senior in secondary school made us recite this psalm every night before going to bed. I didn't like it much because she forced us to learn this psalm. But many years down the line, this psalm means more than words to some of us. I prefer this version,

"Answer me when I pray Oh lord my defender, when I was in trouble you helped me. Be kind to me now and answer my Prayers".

This psalm helps me understand that God never fails and his promises are ever sure.

Read Psalm 4 every night before you go to bed.



Have a lovely weekend all. Jesus Loves You More

MERS VIRUS: Is this Virus as Deadly as Ebola? What you Need to know about the MERS Virus

The MERS virus maybe an Arabian Virus but the possibility of spreading into other regions including Africa cannot be overlooked as in the case of Ebola.
MERS as it is fondly called is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) which is common in the Arabian peninsula. MERS First Surfaced in Saudi Arabia in spring 2012, but as of today it is in 25countries.
According to WHO there have been more than 1000 cases and over 400 deaths between 2012 and today.
MERS is in the same Virus family as SARS but report says it does not spread as fast as SARS, but with recent updates in South-Korea this may be refuted. The age range of MERS victim is 2-94. 
The symptoms of MERS is fever and a cough, when severe  can lead to pneumonia and kidney failure. Gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea have also been seen, according to the WHO.

D'Debate: What is in a Name? African Men can you adopt your wife's SURNAME after Marriage?

Is this the new Era? So I just came across this new story, American Actress Zoe Saldana's husband Marco Perego took his wife's surname which makes him Marco Saldana after they got married. Zoe revealed this on her facebook page which got people talking.
But according to Zoe she tried to talk her husband out of it but he declined and she took her husband's surname.

Men, the question is will you adopt your wife's Surname and Why?
Women, will you want your Man to adopt your Surname and Why?

I have never thought of a man taking a woman's surname but now hmmm, lets get the answers rolling people...

Read more about this topic @BBC and @ABC

Evil Act: 48year old Father defiles 14year old Daughter twice to check if she is a Virgin

A 48-year-old man, Adeboye Waheed, has been arrested in Lagos for defiling his 14year old daughter twice.

The 14-year-old girl (name withheld), who lived with her father, step-mom and four other siblings on Adama Araro Street, Ikorodu area of Lagos, fled home when she could no longer cope with incestuous act.

According to Informationng, Narrating her ordeal at a near-by Church where she fled to, the SS1 student of Araromi Isoju Grammar School in Ikorodu, said: “My father started checking my private part, to check if I have started mensuration in 2014. On a particular day in November of the same year, I was sleeping on the floor of our one room apartment in the night, he removed my wrapper. My step mother was not around that day.

“He used his fingers to touch my private part and asked if I was menstruating. He also asked me if anybody had ever had s*x with me, I said no. He said he would use his man-hood to test me to confirm the truth. That was how he forced his ‘manhood’ on me and covered my mouth not to shout.

Why Osinbanjo Cannot Be Part of Buhari's Security meetings for now-Dailypost

 There has been side comments that the Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo is being sidelined in the security meetings between President Buhari and the Security officials. Osinbanjo was absent at the security meetings held on the 2nd of June, 2015 and recently on the 10th of June, 2015 which has raised some questions.
According to Daily Post who spoke with a security source, who said Osinbanjo will be let into the security details of the country only and when his loyalty is to the country and not to his godfather Tinubu. See below the statement from the security Source,

"I am sure he would have been invited if he had security background. Being a Professor of Law is fine, but in terms of intelligence and access to security information, you are no where near the rank of Colonel or equivalent in the Nigeria Military.”
“Look, I have watched some footages that if the VP gets to see, he would lose appetite for days.

Buba Marwa decamps to APC

The new making round is that the former military Governor of Lagos State, Buba Marwa. Barley a week after his resignation form the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Lagos State Military Administrator, Brig Gen Buba Marwa, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

"Police is the Least Corrupt Institution" Says Inspector General Arase

The Inspector General of police, Mr Solomon Arase has said the police is the least corrupt officers compared to other institutions. He made this statement at the annual symposium during a Feast of Barracuda organised by the National Association of Seadogs in Abuja where he was represented by the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Wilson Inalegwu. The representative IG said,

“One of the first things he did was to set up the IGP’s Monitoring Teams. First of all the decision by the Police Management Team was to take out roadblocks across all our highways. It was not just to dismantle it, he set up the IGP Monitoring Team to ensure that these directives are enforced.”

“If you go across most of our highways now roadblocks have been reduced to the barest minimum, and anybody mounting roadblocks, does that at his risk.

“Presentations are also made where Commissioners of Police are invited to look at the situations across the country right from the condition of suspects in Police cells and they have a technical platform that enable them to monitor the behaviour and conduct of police officers on the road as they handle suspects.

Continue.....

Today In History General Sani Abacha Died

Today in history June 7th Nigeria's foremost tyrant Late Gen. Sani Abacha died under mysterious circumstance in 1998.
Sani Abacha,  was born September 20, 1943, Kano, Nigeria—died June 8, 1998, Abuja. He was a Nigerian military leader, who served as head of state  between 1993–1998. Abacha overthrew an interim government to take over in 1993.
He is known for the brutal way he handled the affairs of the country and its citizens. He jailed  and executed some prominent Nigerians including Abiola and Olusegun Obasanjo, a former military leader of Nigeria (1976–79), were jailed for treason. Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s Nobel laureate, was also charged with treason, although he had voluntarily left the country.  Abacha’s most brutal act was the imprisonment, trial, and subsequent execution for treason of writer Ken Saro-Wiwa and other Ogoni activists who were concerned with the environmental exploitation of their region by multinational petroleum companies.
Abacha had lots of money stashed in foreign banks  though some of the money was reportedly returned to the Nigerian government.

PDP to Ogbeni Rauf: "Sell Helicopter to Pay Wokers Salary in Osun State"

 
The PDP has advised the Osun state Governor Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola to sell the helicopter which he bought for security purpose in the state and use the proceeds to pay workers salary. The PDP alleged that the said shelicopter is being used for the Governor's personal trips. Read statement below,

"The PDP is urging the government to sell the helicopter Governor Aregbesola said was procured for the state. He should also stop frivolous trips to Cuba.

“What this administration told us was that the helicopter was to be used for surveillance, but we have since discovered that the machine is only serving the travelling needs of Mr. Aregbesola and his family. This remains one draining pipe that must be blocked.

“The governor and his aides should also forthwith stop travelling in chartered aircraft around the world. If President Muhammadu Buhari could be travelling on British Airways, even when aircrafts in presidential fleet are available, there is the need for Governor Aregbesola to borrow a leave.”

Inspiration:Push Yourself

I have not the shadow of a doubt that any man or woman can achieve what I have, if he or she will make the same effort, and have the same hope and faith.
Mahatma Gandhi

A little push, a little faith, believe and a waiting heart you can achieve that which you desire. Keep your dreams alive.

Have a wonderful week lovelies.

Like Caitlyn Jenner, Like Denrele, Like Charlie Boy: The Caitlyn Jenner transgender madness

 

And Etcetera writes this Punchy Piece...

And that’s how Bruce Jenner unveiled his new identity, leaving his male identity behind with Caitlyn. Trust Nigerians not to be left behind in the gossip and buzz it generated. A female radio presenter was like, “Oh my God,” so Bruce Jenner is now Caitlyn Jenner? What the hell is going on?”

Pleaseeeee, Nigerians should stop feigning surprise like they’ve not seen or heard anything like this before. You all should stop acting like we don’t have our own Denrele Edun. Mscheeeeeewwwww – is it because Bruce or Caitlyn (whatever she is called now) finally had enough balls to come out and say he is now a woman? It’s just a matter of time, Denrele will be woman enough and do same thing and give us something new to talk about aside from his Nkechi-like hairdo.

Amnesty international Accuses Military Chiefs Of Heinous War Crimes, Calls For Their Trial

Amnesty International on Wednesday June 3rd said that there was sufficient evidence for the International Criminal Court to probe senior Nigerian military officers for war crimes in the battle against Boko Haram.

A 131-paged report titled “Stars On Their Shoulders, Blood On Their Hands,” also called for trial of nine former and serving Army Generals, for their alleged roles in war crimes committed between March 2011 and 2014.

During a briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, AI said more than 7,000 young men and boys died in military detention and more than 1,200 people were unlawfully killed in the North-East since February 2012.
The crimes were perpetrated during the fight against Boko Haram and were allegedly master minded by the top military officers.
Those affected are:

History is Made: Senate Passes 46Bills into Law in 10MINUTES

History is made as Nigerian Law makers  has passed 46 bills into law in 10MINUTES but they had 4years!
The 46 bills were passed into law yesterday, were introduced by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Senator Ita Enang.
The passage of the bills in a very short time caused uproar among Senators leading to Senator Mark telling those who were not satisfied with the passage of the bills to come up tomorrow being the next legislative day with their names and signatures for consideration.
Before the bills were passed, the Senate suspended the Order 79 (1) of the Senate Standing Orders and deemed all the Bills as having passed first, second and third readings on the floor of the Senate and concur to same.

The passing of 46 bills in 10 minutes is particularly interesting, considering that the  National Assembly has spent N600 billion in four years but managed to pass only about 106 within the period.
Shouldn't there be a place for them in the Guinness World Record? What was the haste for the bills to be passed?

Five quotes that will inspire you

The great lesson is that the sacred is in the ordinary, that it is to be found in one's daily life, in one's neighbors, friends and family, in one's backyard. -Abraham Maslow

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover. –Mark Twain
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. –Alice Walker
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. –Chinese Proverb

The man who stops trying when he fails is the failure -Onyinnye

FIFA: Sepp Blatter Resigns,US Officials Investigates Blatter

Sepp Blatter 79, resigns 4days after being reelected as FIFA president. He announced the decision at a news conference in Zurich, six days after the FBI raided a hotel in Zurich and arrested several FIFA officials. During the conference he is quoted as saying, 

“FIFA has been my life…what counts most for me is FIFA and football around the world,” Blatter said.
“An extraordinary congress is to be called to elect my successor as soon as possible.”
But he said: “My mandate does not appear to be supported by everybody.”
“I am very much linked to Fifa and its interests. Those interests are dear to me and this is why I am taking this decision,” added Blatter.

Meanwhile BBC, is reporting that the US officials are investigating the outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter. Though the status of this investigation has not been revealed to the public. Blatter has said he will only step down when a new president has been elected.

Sepp Blatter has been FIFA's President For 17 Years.