Patience Jonathan, Top Officials In Last Minute Looting Spree Of FG Properties

With about six weeks to vacate their offices, top officials of the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration have embarked on a looting spree, selling off priced government properties to themselves at ridiculous and scandalous prices.

To further compound the impunity of the Jonathan’s administration, a building allocated to Nigeria’s anti-graft police, the EFCC used for intelligence operations since the days of Nuhu Ribadu and Farida Waziri as heads of the organisation, has been taken off from the current head of the agency, Ibrahim Lamorde by the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan and allocated to her police ADC, one Assistant Commissioner of Police, Uche Ifeanyi.

An aggrieved top presidential aide who confirmed the last minute sharing of government properties located within the Aso Rock presidential villa, high brow areas of Abuja such as Wuse 2, Asokoro and Maitama as well as in places like Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Apapa GRA and Ikeja GRA in Lagos, disclosed that Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim is the one coordinating the last minute looting and sharing exercise.

It was further learnt that as part of deliberate and well coordinated efforts under the supervision of Nigeria’s controversial Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN to cripple the EFCC soon after its immediate past chairman, Farida Waziri was relieved of her position, Lamorde largely seen as weak and docile was summoned to the villa to surrender the keys to the building located at 15 Ibrahim Taiwo road within the Aso Rock villa. “He was not even allowed to remove the EFCC furniture in the building”, the source added.

The building was subsequently allocated to Mrs Jonathan’s ADC to live in. To give the criminal effrontery official seal, the property which is a seven bedroom duplex with two bungalows is now being given to the First Lady’s aide to buy at less than the price of the furniture in the building. The source also disclosed that apart from Mrs Jonathan’s ADC, ministers, President Jonathan’s aides, friends and associates are the main beneficiaries of the on-going hurried sell-off of government choice properties across major cities.

Further details of who has bought or is buying what in the mad looting going on in Abuja will soon be made public by this medium.

Mama peace visits Okrika

The wife of the President, Patience Jonathan, on Wednesday visited her hometown, Okrika, in Rivers State. Jonathan’s visit is the first since the March 28 Presidential election, in which her husband, President Goodluck Jonathan, conceded defeat to the President-elect, Maj.Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).

Patience, who expressed surprise at the large turnout of people, thanked them for their love and support. She described their warm welcome as a demonstration of their love and affection for her.  Mrs. Jonathan also thanked them for their prayers, support and belief in her husband’s leadership.  Some of the people, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria, said they were proud of the President’s wife.

One of them, Mrs. Remi Kuku, said Nigerian women had never had it so good until Mrs. Jonathan came on board.

“History will be kind to her, no matter what anyone or group says about her; she is a goal-getter and I wish her well,’’ Kuku said.

Also, Mr. James Bright said Mrs. Jonathan had contributed to the socio-economic development of Okrika people.

 

We are taking appropriate action on Oba of Lagos – DSS

The Department of State Services has said that it is making suitable move over the affirmed threat of Ndigbo in Lagos by Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu.

Answering inquiries at the National Information Center in Abuja on Wednesday, representative for the secret administration, Marylyn Ogar, said the administration was taking care of the matter however she declined to give the subtle elements of the move being made.

Ogar said,
“We are taking appropriate action. Yesterday, the service had once again warned all Nigerians not to stoke the embers of discord within the country.  “If the presidential election had come and gone successfully, we wouldn’t want people to begin to whip up sentiments unnecessarily. So we are handling it.”

Impeachment notice on Fayose valid – Falana

A Lagos-based lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has advised the Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, to take the impeachment notice served on him by the 19 All Progressives Congress members of the state House of Assembly seriously, saying the notice is valid before the law.


Citing sections 91, 96 and 188 of the country’s constitution, Falana explained that what was required to serve an impeachment notice was one-third of the members of the assembly, noting that the 19 members that signed the notice were more than the one-third of the total legislators required by the constitution.

He added that the constitution did not also stipulate that the impeachment notice must be signed in the Assembly chamber.

“Once the governor receives the notice, it has to be taken seriously because impeachment is a serious matter in the Constitution. That is why I am advising the governor to take this matter very seriously. He should seek legal advice on this matter,” Falana said.

Falana said,

“Section 96 (1) says the quorum of a House of Assembly shall be one-third of all the members of the House. In the case of Ekiti, the very least that can sit is eight members.

“Section 188 says that whenever a notice of any allegation in writing is signed by not less than one-third of the members of the House of Assembly and is presented to the Speaker that is known to law, the Speaker shall, within seven days of the receipt, cause a copy to be served on the governor or the deputy governor. That is enough to put the engine in motion for the impeachment of a governor. The constitution does not say the letter must be signed in the House.

“And from the look of things, that constitutional provision has been met. I do hope that the governor will take this notice very seriously, and react under the law.”

Another Tribal Rant from random guy, "claims Lagos is a colonial settlement" !

Below is the uncouth, arrogant and ignorant rant of some guy. You see why they need to restore History lessons back to Nigerian schools?

Way before colonization, when the Portuguese traders did business with the Eko people, and other ethnic groups along the coasts, Lagos was already a thriving city.

And the fact that when colonization came about, the British used the traditional rulers for indirect rule, meant the Obas actually predated that.

Shall we also tell this bigot, that the Oyo Empire was almost at it’s end when the colonialists showed up.

Another one called Cee Won, in todays world, put up a post that anyone not agreeing with him that Lagos is a no man’s land would be blocked from his wall.

I merely told him what the constitution of Nigeria said and he did the block.

How do people take of leave of their senses?

~J .A

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“Lagos is a colonial settlement.

“It’s a cosmopolitan city. The name itself ‘Lagos’ is a Portuguese name, not a Yoruba name, or Igbo or Hausa name. Do we have such in Igbo land? We don’t have such.

“Lagos is purely a colonial settlement, forget those who are claiming it. Some people came from Ogbomosho, they are only enjoying proximity. And they are taking the thing as the owner of the land, which is wrong.

“In those days you dare not cross Marina, there is a prison yard near that Marina there, you don’t cross there because they will arrest you and put you in cell. You don’t go there. All the Ikoyi you see, all the Victoria Island, was a colonial master arrangement, not a Yoruba arrangement. So the issue of Igbo land and Yoruba land is a different thing.

“If you say Igbo man cannot go to Oyo State or Ekiti State and contest, I will concede, but Lagos is a colonial settlement, not a Yoruba land. They are only laying claim.”

Campbell Umeh-Nzekwe, APGA leader, Lagos State.

'I will rather resign from politics than defect to APC' - Niger Governor

Representative Babangida Aliyu of Niger state says he would preferably leave from active legislative issues than defect from his gathering PDP to APC.

Tending to some neighborhood government Chairmen that paid him a solidarity visit at the state Government house in Minna yesterday April eighth, the Governor alluded to PDP individuals who have subsequent to abandoned as stomach legislators who are experiencing neediness, absence of ethics and honesty

 

“Those who have defected from PDP to APC have clearly demonstrated that they are not principled and they are suffering from poverty, lack integrity and not morals and could easily be described as stomach politicians. For me, I will rather resign from politics than defect to APC or any other party. For principles of integrity, morality, we have chosen to remain in PDP. I heard people insinuating that I have dumped my party candidate for the APC candidate. It is a lie, I will never do such a thing” he said

APC Planning to ratify Buhari’s ministerial list

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress will ratify the list of persons to be appointed into the Federal Executive Council before presentation to the National Assembly.  It was learnt in Abuja on Wednesday that party leaders were seeking to restore the party supremacy which some alleged was lost during the 16 years that the Peoples Democratic Party held sway.

A prominent northern leader of the party, who pleaded for anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, said the APC was working to avoid the pitfalls which led to the collapse of the PDP.

He said,
“We are looking at a situation where the party will direct the affairs of government in line with our manifesto. Recall that this was largely the case during the second republic.

“But since 1999, what we have seen is the rise of individuals whose personal interests took precedence over the general interest of the party and the people.

“The APC cannot afford to let this happen because we have a social contract with the Nigerian people who voted for the party based on the promise to bring about change in the polity.”

According to him, under the APC administration, there is no way the President’s wife would have the latitude to meddle in the party affairs to the extent of dictating who got appointed and who did not.

He said, “This time around, the party will make an input into how its elected public office holders conduct the business of delivering on promises made, because we, as a party, will share in their success and will also share in the blame, should they fail.”

While responding to a question as to how members of the cabinet would emerge, Onu said the APC was a party which was determined to do things differently to ensure that Nigerians get value from government.

He said,

“In forming government, you have to make consultations with the party. We are a party of change, we are a party that is looking forward to building a Nigeria that many of the problems we have today will be solved, and we can’t do things the way they were done before; knowing that the way they were done before didn’t give the results that were desired.”

Photos: Trailer falls on vehicles in Lagos

A trailer fell on three vehicles at Berger yard after Mile 2 on the way to Apapa before Berger Bridge where they sell autos. Mind blowing. See more photographs  bellow.

Bayelsa lawmaker passes on @59

A member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Mr. Obedient Emoto, has passed on at the age of 59.

Emoto, who represented Ogbia Constituency II in Ogbia Local Government Area, died on Tuesday at a hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, following health complications.

His friend of over two decades and former Acting Governor of the state, Chief Nestor Binabo, confirmed the development. Binabo, who described Emoto’s death as tragic and devastating, said the late lawmaker was a man of exemplary character.

Emoto, who was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, lost a second term ticket in controversial circumstances last year.

Some of his constituents described him as a selfless and honest lawmaker while others referred to him as a man of exemplary integrity.

His friends also said the late lawmaker who hailed from Ologi community in Ogbia, had outstanding leadership qualities.

Courts to remain shut in 15 states – JUSUN

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria has said courts in 15 states of the federation will remain shut until it gets the commitment of the government of the affected states to guarantee the financial autonomy of the judiciary.


JUSUN embarked on a nationwide strike on January 5, 2015, but the industrial action had been suspended in federal courts and in states where their governments had given commitment to meet the union’s demand.

A statement by the President of the union, Mr. Marwan Adamu, said the states where the judiciary workers’ strike is in its fourth month were Ekiti, Kaduna, Yobe, Taraba, Adamawa, Nasarawa and Plateau.

Others were Benue, Anambra, Abia, Enugu, Osun, Ondo, Edo and Cross River States.

The statement read in part, “The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria has said it is committed to ensuring the full autonomy of the Judiciary sector in all the states of the Federation.

“The Union wishes to state that the ongoing strike in 15 states will be sustained until proper things are done by the affected governors.”

Adamu also urged the public to disregard “mischief-makers who are spreading rumors of fresh strike by the union.”

He said the strike would have been suspended if those state governors had done the needful “to save the sector from further ridicule by enemies of democracy.”

Flavour shares his backside on instagram..

This is for the ladies oh.. Guys, don’t look at his backside oh ! As you can see, he has a girlfriend.. Picked!!  haha

Pics: Video vixen, Venita Akpofure welcomes a sweet baby girl

The prominent video lady delivered a child young lady today.


What’s more, it would appear that she may be hitched. She transformed her name from Akpofure to Venita Tarka and depicted herself as a wife & mother. Well done to her. Another photograph bellow.

Actress Tracy Ogbonna shares sweet photos on IG

You like ?

See more photos bellow.

Nigeria has lost the one(GEJ) brought to us to set a solid foundation for greatness - Ibinabo

AGN president, Ibinabo Fiberesima Egbuka, who accepted and campaigned  resolutely for GEJ says Nigeria has lost ‘the person who was conveyed to us to get a strong foundation for enormity.
“He is a very good man. Nigeria has just lost the one who was brought to us to set a solid foundation for greatness. The reactionary forces overwhelmed him especially from within. My friend and brother ‘GEJ’ is a good man. It is well with him. We fought a good fight. Thanks to all of you who believed in him. It was not a wasted confidence. He has more to give to the world. Once again I say thank you. Congratulations Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and the APC. Nigeria belongs to us all. Let us love her.” she said

IGP redeploys Senior Police Officers for election duty !

Six Deputy Inspector-General of Police to arrange Police to co-ordinate in the six geo-political zones, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Suleiman Abba, CFR, NPOM, NPM, mni has sent Assistant Inspectors-General of Police to manage the April eleventh 2015 gubernatorial decisions in the following states recorded against their names:

Court today April ninth.

 

Following Commissioners of Police were also deployed for election duties to states indicated as follows;

 

1. Anambra State – CP Sam Okaula


2. Ekiti State – CP E. J.  Ibine


3. Enugu State – CP Adamu Mohammed


4. Osun State – CP Valentine Ntomchukwu

Also, the IGP has deployed a Commissioner of Police to command each of the Senatorial Zones of the following States; Gombe, Bauchi, Imo, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Benue, Edo, Plateau and Sokoto.

For Rivers State, the following Special Units of the Nigeria Police Force have been deployed to address security concerns. These are; 32 Units of Police Mobile Force (PMF), 4 Units of Counter terrorism Units (CTU), 4 Units of Special Protection Units (SPU) and 6 Crack Teams of Detectives from Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) and complements of Intelligence officers.
Ag. CP EMMANUEL C. S. OJUKWU, psc 

FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,

FORCE HEADQUARTERS,

ABUJA.

Chief Imam of Ibadanland, Sheikh Baosari Suara Haruna, passes on @93

The death has been announced of Sheikh Baosari Suara Haruna III, the Chief Imam of Ibadan land. Alhaji Ishaq Sanni, Chairman, Muslim Community of Oyo State confirmed the death of the Islamic scholar to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday morning in Ibadan.


Sanni explained that the deceased died after a brief illness in Ibadan at the age of 93. He said that until his death, the cleric was the President-General, League of Imams and Alfas in South West, including Edo and Delta states. According to him, the remains of Haruna would be buried in his Agbeni residence, Ibadan, at 3 p.m. after Janazah prayers at Oja’ba Central Mosque, Ibadan, on Thursday (April 9). The late scholar was turbaned as the Chief Imam of Ibadan land in 1995. (NAN)

"I'll elevate Eze Ndigbo to the status of Oba of Lagos"- Jimi agbaje (What's Omo Oodua's reaction to this?)

“I will elevate Eze Ndigbo to the status of Oba of Lagos”- Jimi agbaje. “Igbo developed and control Lagos” – Jimi Agbaje. I personally feel embarrassed by these comments, I believe Jimi Agbaje has sold the Yoruba people out cheaply because of dire search for power.


I guess this is reason why the Oba was furious with the Ibos.

What’s Omo Oodua’s reaction to this?

Hilary

Admin:

“I personally feel this is playing the tribal card again, “scoring cheap political point” but  not in the direct interest of the people. This is the kind of idea that divides the people more and in Lagos where people are more united compare to any other state. People come here to do Business, earn a living and when you  say such thing in a complex society where people react to any form of cultural division, it will only lead to doom or failure of the society.”

He should have said something like, “Lagos is for all and I will make life far better for everyone than my opponent”. This makes perfect sense and not scoring cheap political point against your opponent playing the Tribalistic card.

What is your reaction to the statement ?

"Nyesom Wike loves and worships money; he can betray his mother for money" - Gov Amaechi

Gov. Rotimi Amaechi says the PDP Governorship applicant in Rivers state, Nyesom Wike is a hooligan that can sell anybody, even his own particular mother, for cash.


Amaechi said this while battling for the state’s APC hopeful Dakuku Peterside in Port Harcourt today April ninth.

“Nyesom Wike loves and worships money; he can betray his mother for money – nothing more, nothing less. PDP is afraid to come out for an election; they are used to writing results and the era of writing results is coming to an end. How can you see a man like a tout like Nyesom Wike and you will allow him to address you?
Be assured that no matter how many criminals Nyesom Wike brings out, no matter how many militants he brings out, if we hold our vote and vote rightly, we will defeat him. Wike is in a fight for immunity and by God’s grace he will not get immunity because he has to answer for all the death in Omofro. Who killed the people they killed in Omofro? Who killed the two persons in my local government area on Saturday March 28?” he said

Maid Abducts 3 Young Boys From Their Home (Photo) -

Message from a family member of three missing children…

“Our children Aderomola Orekoya, 11 months, Adedamola Orekoya, 4 years and Demola Orekoya, 6 years are missing! The house help only resumed yesterday, took the kids out at 8am this morning and never returned. What kind of heartless person will do this to a family? Please help us, our hearts are broken, we’ve cried and cried so much, we don’t know what to do anymore. Please if you see these kids kindly call this numbers 08052062117, 09098097935.”

PHOTO: Timaya Expecting 2nd Baby with Babymama, Barbara

Timaya’s child mom Barbara is pregnant with her second kid, so its safe to accept that Timaya is the babay’s dad.


Barbara did her child shower on Easter Monday April sixth. Timaya and Barbara welcomed a little girl, Emmanuella, in May 2012.

Petroleum Minister, Alison Madueke, Out Of The Country On ‘Health Grounds’

Fresh reports reaching us say Petroleum Minister, Alison Madueke, has left the country for the United Kingdom on health reasons. Other sources say she fled owing to General Muhammadu Buhari’s win at the recent presidential election, seeing as the Oil sector under watch has been riddled with series of financial misappropriations.


In September, 2012; New York based Sahara Reporters revealed how the Minister left for the UK for medical treatment, but she swiftly issued a rebehindal declaring herself safe and sound. In spite of several sources corroborating claims of her health condition, saying how pertinent documents requiring her attention or signature were being taken over to the UK for her to handle, she denied all the claims of a failing health.

Our sources have gathered today that Alison Madueke is out of the country again.

There is however a twist to this particular trip abroad given that the president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, is soon to resume office, and knowing his stance on corruption would be combing the records in the petroleum sector. Following this, the Minister knowing full well the monumental rot in the Oil sector thought it best to ‘breather’. Unconfirmed reports have it that Mrs. Madueke left the country via BA (British Airways) on Monday morning, April 6th; in a bid to steer clear from the political space. Meanwhile, an inside source close to her has confirmed that she really did leave the country for a short while but not for fear of any probe, but to receive treatments for an unknown health condition.

We are yet to hear from her officially.

"He Says Worse To Me Every time We See" - Pat Utomi backs Oba Of Lagos

Respected former presidential candidate and social commentator, Pat Utomi has come out to defend Lagos monarch, Oba Rilwan Akiolu whose comments against the Igbos sparked outrage and diverse reactions from Nigerians in the last few days.

The king had threatened that anyone, especially Igbos who fail to vote Akin Ambode of APC in Lagos will die in the lagoon within seven days. In defence of the King, Pat Utomi said the king was jesting as he’s used to making such remarks when he’s joking. See his tweets below……

The arena of politics slippery slope. The remarks by the Oba of Lagos are inappropriate but all who know him know he talks so in jest.

— Pat Utomi (@UtomiPat) April 7, 2015

Typical of Oba as he sees me: Pat go return our land where you built that Lagos Business School. I respond; hold Asiwaju who signed C of O

— Pat Utomi (@UtomiPat) April 7, 2015

Have known Oba Akiolu for 20yrs. He says worse to me every time we see but I have no doubt he is fond of me. How do you tell outsiders so

— Pat Utomi (@UtomiPat) April 7, 2015

Censored Toronto Pianist Lisitsa: 'They Offered Me Money to be Quiet'

Ukrainian-born Valentina Lisitsa was primed to perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra this week. But on Monday, she received the news that her performances had been cancelled, a sudden decision which Lisitsa told Sputnik amounts to political censorship.

 

“Due to ongoing accusations of deeply offensive language by Ukrainian media outlets, we have decided to replace Valentina Lisitsa,” the orchestra’s president Jeff Melanson explained in a statement. He went on to call the pianist’s Twitter account “provocative” and “deeply offensive.”

But Lisitsa has a different explanation.

“You know, I strongly believe that it was not because of Tweets, but because of my general position – anti-war, anti-national position – and myself being ethnic Ukrainian,” Lisitsa told Sputnik. “I was getting in the way of certain peoples’ interest – political interests.”

She says that the orchestra was pressured by Ukrainian representatives.

“I didn’t come here to preach or to say this is political,” she said. “I just came to play Rachmaninoff’s Concerto.”

Instead of quietly accepting the orchestra’s decision, Lisitsa is taking a stand.

“They offered me money to be quiet about it…They told me ‘You go away quietly and we keep silence’,” she said. “And I decided, you know, if I do it, if I exchange my freedom for money, what [about] musicians who don’t have a big social presence? And I decided to go public for that reason, just to make a stand.”

While her performances have been cancelled, the orchestra is still paying her fee, and Lisitsa has decided to donate much of that money to those who are starving in the midst of Ukraine’s civil war.

“Music…is one art which is never violent,” Lisitsa said, stressing her love for the piano.

She also made note of Western hypocrisies.

“If I were to say something about President Putin, I’d probably be applauded, right?”

https://soundcloud.com/radiosputnik/ukrainian-pianist-valentina-lisitsa

Source: Sputnik

#PastorsRulesMoreSevereThanGodsOwn: Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Bans Sinach From Singing In His Church

Founding pastor of Believers’ Love World (Christ Embassy), Chris Oyakhilome, was said to have banned popular gospel singer, Osinachi ‘Sinach’ Kalu from rendering songs in church.

It was gathered from sources that Sinach was banned by Pastor Chris after she performed at popular annual Christian show ‘The Experience’ which held in December 2014 hosted by Paul Adefarasin’s House on the Rock church.

Reports say before Sinach got the hammer, Oyakhilome had warned his workers against serving two masters at the same time meaning that none of them is allowed to take any job that doesn’t involve Christ Embassy or Believers’ Love World.

Another source also claimed that aside from the popular singer’s performance at The Experience, she got the ban because Pastor Oyakhilome who is currently in the middle of a divorce drama, wasn’t in support of the man she married.

“The Pastor placed an order that none of his staff is permitted to take outside jobs, despite the fact that the church’s salary doesn’t come regularly. The problem between Sinach and the Pastor started when she got married to Pastor Joe. He wasn’t in support of their union. Although Sinach still attends services, she doesn’t sing in the church, special programme or communion service. In fact she might even leave the church soon, “, the source said.

Oba Of Lagos may be Working For Jimi Agbaje - Don Jazzy Says

Ace producer, Michael Collins Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy, has raised a poser that Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, might be working for the emergence of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Jimi Agbaje and was counting on the reactions of the Igbo population in the state to actualize his plan.

It will be recalled that Oba Akiolu has been berated by many for threatening Igbos in Lagos state with death if they fail to vote for his anointed candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Don Jazzy took to his Twitter page, which boast of over one million followers to raise the poser.

“#WhatIf Oba actually codedly wants PDP to win? And is counting on us reacting to his statement. #Justasking o. Cos he said he is related to JK. hmmm blood is thicker than party o. lol oya make i run,” he said.

He also vowed not to join his kinsmen in insulting Oba Akiolu. Don Jazzy was reacting to one of his followers on Twitter, who challenged him for not rebuking the king.