Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Nyanya school attack: Police say it was a robbery case
There was panic this morning about the abduction of school kids and snatching of their school bus...But from the post on facebook by the Nigerian police force it was just act of Vehicle snatching...Read below...
KANYE WEST, BEYONCE, JAY Z & RIHANNA TO COVER THE MUSIC EDITION OF EBONY MAGAZINE
The summer music issue of Ebony Magazine is a 4-in-1. It is the issue that celebrates everything about the multi-billion Dollar music industry.
On the covers would be 4 of the biggest music icons currently in the world, Beyonce, Jay Z, Kanye West & Rihanna. Each of the covers has it own tag, Beyonce-Diva, Jay Z-Mogul, Kanye West-Poet and Rihanna-Rebel.
Boko haram abducts more girls in fresh Borno attack
Boko Haram terrorists have abducted more girls in yet another attack in troubled Borno State, North-East of Nigeria.
Reports just coming in said the terrorists attacked the Gwoza area of the state, taking away eight girls and much material belongings, including foodstuff.
The atrocious attack came exactly 22 days after Boko Haram kidnapped over 200 female students during a night attack on Government Girls Secondary School in the Chibok area of the state.
Monday, May 5, 2014
Another Confab delegate dies
Dr Mohammed Jumare a delegate representing elder statesmen in the ongoing National Conference is dead.
A statement issued by Mr James Akpandem, the Assistant Secretary, Media and Communications, said Jumare died in the early hours of Monday in Abuja.
He said the elder statesman, who hailed from Kaduna State, had since been buried in Zaria.
“Dr Jumare who came to the Conference as an Elder Statesman died in the early hours of Monday in Abuja and was buried later in the day in Zaria.
“The late Dr Jumare was born on August 20, 1943 in Kwarbai, Zaria City.
“His burial was attended by the Kaduna State Governor, Alhaji Ramalan Yero and the Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris,”
Tiwa Savage did with a Male Fan at Star Music Trek
Tiwa was on Star trek last weekend,the picture was from stage performance...See more pics after cut and video..
Boko Haram 'to sell' Nigeria girls abducted from Chibok
Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram has threatened to "sell" the hundreds of schoolgirls it abducted three weeks ago.
Militant leader Abubakar Shekau sent a video obtained by the AFP news agency, in which he said for the first time that his group had taken the girls.
About 230 girls are still believed to be missing, prompting widespread criticism of the Nigerian government.The Boko Haram insurgency has left thousands dead since 2009.
The girls were taken from their boarding school in Chibok, in the northern state of Borno, on the night of 14 April.
'God instructed me'
In the video, Abubakar Shekau said the girls should not have been in school in the first place, but rather should get married.
"God instructed me to sell them, they are his properties and I will carry out his instructions," he said...See the video Here
Chibok Girls: First Lady Breaks Down In Tears
The emotional Nigerian First Lady, Patience Jonathan, broke down in tears on hearing the latest news on the abduction of the girls of the Government Girls Secondary Schools in Chibok.
New video:KCEE - FINE FACE
FIVE STAR Music presents the official music video of FINE FACE, KCEE'S FIRST single after his sophomore album TAKEOVER . Directed by MAZI JIZZLE & produced by LADUPOINT PRODUCTIONs..Enjoy!
DON’T CRY FOR MY FATHER — Charly Boy; plans concert to celebrate him
Eccentric entertainer, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has said prominent musicians Dbanj and Terry G would perform at a concert to mark the death of his father, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa.
Oputa, the former Justice of the Supreme Court (JSC), died Sunday 4 May at the National Hospital in Abuja at the age of 96 after recovering from a brief illness.
Charly Boy, who spoke to NAN at his residence on Monday in Abuja, said his father lived a fulfilled life “so there is a great need to celebrate him”.
He urged Nigerians not to sympathise with him rather “they should join in celebrating a life well lived.”
Is it time up for Police IG Abubakar?
The clock is ticking for the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Mohammed Dikko Abubakar.
Feelers from the Presidency have it that the embattled top cop may not be allowed to stay on the job till July 30, when he is scheduled to retire upon completing 35 years in the service of the Nigeria Police Force.
“He is to be sacked any moments from now,” a usually reliable source said “I can assure you that he will not be allowed to complete his tenure,” the source added.
Asked what IGP Abubakar’s sins are, the source said: “He has failed woefully to the extent that the Army and SSS (State Security Service) have taken over the work of the Police.”
The source claimed that Abubakar’s ostensibly imminent ouster was the reason why the Presidency has refused to release the 2014 Police Budget to him.
The source disclosed that the search for Abubakar’s successor has been narrowed down to two people:
Michael Otedola, ex-Lagos gov dies at 87
A former Governor of Lagos State, Sir Michael Agbolade Otedola, is dead.
The former governor’s widow, Lady Doja Otedola, in a statement said Otedola died on Tuesday morning at the age of 87 years, .
The statement read, “Sir Michael Agbolade Otedola passed away this morning at 87. Funeral arrangements to be announced later by the family.”
It was learnt that the former governor died of a stroke related ailment that has kept him from public glare for the past five years.
Otedola was born on July 16, 1926 at Odoragunsin in the Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State.
Photos:#BringBackOurGirls Rally In Lagos
Rights activists, religious leaders and community organizers including Lagos civil rights lawyer, Femi Falana and his wife, Funmi, headlined another protest in Lagos today to demand the release of high school girls abducted by Boko Haram militants in Borno.The rally held at the Lagos State government secretariat in Alausa, Ikeja Lagos.See more pics after cut..
Nike Oshinowo covers HELLO Nigeria Magazine with her twins
Nike Oshinowo in an exclusive chat with HELLO! Nigeria spoke about her twins and how her former marriage to Dr. Tunde Soleye packed up. She also revealed this would be the first time she would be talking to the press about her children, and does not think she would like to repeat it again. What she told them;
"This is the only interview I'm going to give about it because my children didn't choose to come into this world or choose to be famous that way. I'm the one who’s famous. My children are not famous. I'm hoping they’re going to be able to live very normal lives."
"I'm not supposed to be able to have children. I have endometriosis. I didn't decide it was time, God decided it was time."
Video:I Never Used Drugs, I had Spiritual Problems - Majek Fashek
A popular Nigerian artiste, revered for his lyrical content, Majek Fashek, says he never used drugs, contradicting insinuations that he was introduced to drugs in the United States.
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Read Majid Michel's birthday message to Genevieve Nnaji
"I know u had a lot of Birthday wishes yesterday but who is thinking of you today? ME, that's who!!! they say the good die young.
I guess that makes you an old bad ass...Happy Belated Birthday.!!! On your birthday, they say all you need Is Love. So what do I do with all these presents I got for you? There's Good News!!
I heard 50 is the New 30!....it was your birthday yesterday and you're trying to figure out how to slow the ageing process down... so many candles u can't even see the cake. you may be getting old.... but look on the bright side loll....Just take a glass of wine....after all age gets better with wine.
Femi Fani Kayode writes in a new article 'The Haramites of Boko'.
"Nigerian's don't want to accept the ugly fact that there are some key individuals, who some of them still literally worship and rever, that are the ones actually encouraging, fueling and funding Boko Haram and that are waging war against our people"
"My worst fears have been confirmed and sadly the Haramites of Boko have struck again. Another terrible bomb blast has taken place in Abuja and many innocent people have been butchered, slaughtered and maimed. At the last count the number of those killed is no less than 39 despite attempts by the international and local media to play the number of casualties down. This damning display of primordial and pure savagery by Boko Haram comes barely two weeks after over 100 innocent people, including women and children, were killed by another bomb, on the same spot and by the same people. This is surely too much for us to bear.
Justice Chukwudifu Oputa Is Dead
Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Chukwudifu Oputa, 96 is dead.He died today in Abuja.He was Charly Boy's father and Chairman, Oputa Panel, passed on peacefully today Sunday May 4th after recovering from a brief illness, the family announced this afternoon.May his soul rest in peace, amen
CAN releases names of abducted Chibok (Borno) female students (Christians: 165, Muslims 15)
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) this afternoon released names of the female students abducted on April 14 by Boko Haram from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. On the list are 165 Christians and 15 Muslims, making a total of 180. The National Christian Body, consequently, demanded N50m as damages as well as overseas scholarship, for each girl from the federal government.
A Statement signed by the President/Founder of Old Time Revival Hour, Kaduna & immediate-past chairman of Northern States Christian and Elders Forum (NOCSEF), an affiliate of CAN, Evangelist Matthew Owojaiye gave reason for the attack on Chibok girls’ high school.
They are as follows:
Abducted Christian Girls:
1. Deborah Abge
2. Awa Abge
3. Hauwa Yirma
4. Asabe Manu
5. Mwa Malam Pogu
6. Patiant Dzakwa
7. Saraya Mal. Stover
8. Mary Dauda
9. Gloria Mainta
10. Hanatu Ishaku
Teebillz and Tiwa reply Etcetera on his article on female celebs & 2nd-hand husbands
Singer Etcetera wrote an article where he talked about Nigerian female celebs and their preference for 2nd hand husbands.See it below...
How we jumped out of Boko Haram truck — pupils
This is an interview PUNCH had with two girls that escaped from Boko haram Truck..
What is your name?
Sawok: My name is Amina Sawok.
Walse: My name is Thabita Walse.
Can you describe the attack on your school?
Sawok: We were in the hostel. One of the men dressed in military camouflage asked us where our dining hall was. From our hostels, they took us to the dining hall and from there, we were moved into the waiting vehicles and they headed towards Damboa town. The incident happened around 11pm.
Walse: It is a long story. They came to our school and deceived us into believing they were soldiers. They were dressed in military uniform and made us believe they were about rescuing us only for us to later find out that they were insurgents. When we discovered, it was already too late and there was little we could do.
BBA Housemate Elikem proposes to Pokello on stage at the Ghana Music Awards
It was Ghana Music Awards last night in Accra Ghana, BBA The Chase Housemate Elikem proposed to his former BBA Housemate & girlfriend Pokello as they climbed the stage to announce the winner of one of the categories at the awards night. Congrats to them! See her response...
Chimamanda aires her mind on the state of Insecurity in Nigeria
Chimamanda Adichie is a award wining author,like many of us,insecurity in Nigeria is becoming rough,Chimamanda has aired her mind on the state of Insecurity in Nigeria ..This is what she wrote...
Some of my relatives lived for decades in the North, in Kano and Bornu. They spoke fluent Hausa. (One relative taught me, at the age of eight, to count in Hausa.) They made planned visits to Anambra only a few times a year, at Christmas and to attend weddings and funerals.
But sometimes, in the wake of violence, they made unplanned visits. I remember the word ‘Maitatsine’ – to my young ears, it had a striking lyricism – and I remember the influx of relatives who had packed a few bags and fled the killings. What struck me about those hasty returns to the East was that my relatives always went back to the North. Until two years ago when my uncle packed up his life of thirty years in Maiduguri and moved to Awka. He was not going back. This time, he felt, was different.
Lamido Sanusi blocked from travelling abroad; his passport seized again
Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services, alias SSS, on Saturday night blocked the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, from boarding a Turkish airline flight for a planned trip to Saudi Arabia for lesser hajj..
According to Premium Times
Operatives of the SSS based at the Aminu Kano International Airport also seized Mr. Sanusi’s passport and told him they would not allow him to travel abroad unless they received clearance from their Abuja headquarters, this newspaper learnt.
The SSS’ action however appears a contravention of the April 3 judgment of a Federal High Court in Lagos, which restrained the agency and the Nigeria Police from arresting or harassing the CBN Governor or seizing his passport.
A spokesperson for Mr. Sanusi, Muyiwa Adekeye, told PREMIUM TIMES Saturday night that the governor had arrived the Kano airport for the 11: 10p.m. Turkish Airlines flight to Turkey where he would have connected another flight to Saudi Arabia.
But after the CBN governor had been checked in by the airline and was about to complete immigration formalities, his passport was confiscated by the SSS operatives at the immigration cubicle and told he could not travel.
Saturday, May 3, 2014
"I do not mind being shot as long as they return our girls to us safely - Patience Jonathan
The first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has promised to stage a protest match to Chibok, Borno, if the abducted schoolgirls were not released.
Jonathan said this in Abuja after a meeting with governors’ and ministers' wives, female senators, commissioners and more than 200 women from various groups at the State House in Abuja.
The meeting was to seek the actual whereabouts of the kidnapped girls.
According to her, a committee will be inaugurated to include wives of all relevant stakeholders at a meeting scheduled for May 4.
She said that refusal of any of such relevant stakeholders to be contacted for the meeting would also lead to a mass protest.
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