Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Group hails IGP sack, says "he collaborated with APC to subvert

Press statement from Ekiti state. Read below...
A pressure group in Ekiti State, the Ekiti Democratic Coalition (EDC) has hailed the removal of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Suleiman Abba, accusing the sacked IGP of collaborating with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to subvert the mandate of Ekiti people freely given to Governor Ayodele Fayose.

Pics: Billionaire son Somto Muoghalu, ties the knot

Somto Muoghalu, the son of extremely rich man Chief Godwin Muoghalu, CEO of Sonik Electronics, as of late got hitched to his lady, Adaeze Efulu, in the place where she grew up in Anambra state.




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Photos: Stephanie Linus & hubby mark 3rd wedding anniversary

Stephanie and her spouse Linus Idahosa are celebrating their 3rd wedding commemoration today April 21st and she imparted some dazzling photographs of them together, including some from their wedding in Paris in 2012.


The following is the thing that she composed;


Puppet Ukrainian PM in Delirious Rant Claims Russia Wants to Destabilize Planet

In a frantic interview for Italian daily newspaper la Repubblica, western puppet Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk demonstrated that he appears to be losing his grip on reality, stating that Russia is an aggressive state seeking to invade Europe and ‘destabilize the planet’, and simultaneously a weak country with a slew of unsolvable problems.



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In the interview, published Tuesday, Yatsenyuk stated that “Ukraine is just the first battle in Moscow’s war against the West,” adding that his country is now “protecting the borders of the European Union from Russian invasion.” He added that “we are all in danger, since Russia wants to destabilize the planet, and does this even as one of the five permanent members of the Security Council, whose task should be to ensure world order.”The prime minister explained that Ukraine’s destructive ‘anti-terrorist operation’ in its eastern regions was really Russian President Vladimir Putin’s way of punishing Kiev for its decision to join Europe. “We wanted to join Europe, against the will of Vladimir Putin, and he, to punish us, unleashed an offensive in the east of the country,” the PM railed.


Demonstrating his apparent lack of awareness of political realities on the ground in the self-proclaimed Donbass republics, the young prime minister noted that Russia “continues to supply tanks, heavy weapons and money to the rebels,” adding that the resolution to the conflict will require that Russia “withdraw its forces” so that Ukraine can reintegrate its wayward Donetsk and Lugansk regions. Again marking down Kiev’s failures to the Russian president, Yatsenyuk noted that resolving the conflict in the east “is not yet possible because Putin does not want it.”



Brushing off the presence of the Right Sector and other radical nationalist formations in the eastern regions torn by war, Yatsenyuk stated that “we are at war, and it is difficult to make a distinction between those who are more or less nationalist in such a case. Everyone wants to defend Ukraine.”Throughout the interview, Yatsenyuk took jabs at Putin, stating that he’s a “tough nut” that can’t be trusted, and adding that the Russian president “understands only the language in which he speaks: the language of rudeness.”



Ultimately, Yatsenyuk predicted that Putin “overestimates his country, which is experiencing economic problems.” He noted that “Russia is weaker than NATO militarily, has poor economic prospects, its population is aging, and its kleptocratic government has dictatorial tendencies.” In Yatsenyuk’s view, “sooner or later the regime in Moscow will fall,” and Crimea will return to Ukraine: “The same people who shouted in joy in the streets of Sevastopol last year over becoming Russian, bitterly regret their choice today. I am confident that my generation and those that come after it will do everything to ensure Crimea’s return [to Ukraine],” the PM concluded.

Russian Military Gives Sneak Peak of New Armata at Parade Rehearsal

Russia’s Defense Ministry distributed photographs of the new Armata tank and IFV on its parade readiness site.
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Russia’s Defense Ministry has somewhat revealed the new Armata platform, indicating photographs of both the tank and the infantry battling vehicle adaptations of the platform on its May 9 parade arrangement page.


The tank’s turret is sheathed in a covering, yet the framework of the primary compartment is not secured. The front of the tank is secured in dynamic armor and the back has support shield to shield from against tank RPG assaults.

Adunni Ade & Bryan Okwara shine for La Mode magazine

Actress Adunni Ade together with actor/model Bryan Okwara for La Mode magazine, ‘Trendy Fashion’ edition.


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APC asks ICC, NHRC to prosecute Fayose

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has urged the National Human Rights‎ Commission and International Criminal Court in the Hague, Holland, to prosecute Governor Ayodele Fayose.The party accused the governor of making inciting broadcast on the state radio and television by urging his supporters into “an act of rage and violence‎” to attack the 19 APC lawmakers and prevent them from performing their constitutional duties.

BBA Hotshots contestants in Lagos for Tayo Faniran's birthday party



BBA contestant Tayo Faniran turned a year older recently & some of his BBA Hotshots Housemates, Frank Rukundo, Akankwasa Esther, Trez Agah stormed Lagos to celebrate with him.

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Xenophobia: OPC threatens South Africa


The Odua Peoples Congress has given the South African government 48 hours to stop the xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa or face its wrath.

The founder of the OPC, Dr. Fredrick Fasehun, said this during a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday.  Fasehun reminded South Africa that it had several business interests in Nigeria.

How registrar aided Ajudua to defraud me – Bamaiyi

A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi (retd.), on Tuesday, narrated to a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, how he was allegedly swindled by an alleged serial fraudster, Fred Ajudua, with the aid of a suspended court registrar, Mrs. Oluronke Rosulu.
Bamaiyi, who served under the late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, appeared as a witness on Tuesday before Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo, where Rosulu, then registrar to Justice Olubunmi Oyewole, is facing two counts of conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretences.

Iran Not Arming Houthis, Claims US Thirst for Yemen Oil Provoking Bloodshed

As the US has intensified its saber-rattling rhetoric about possibility of a military standoff off the Yemeni coast, Iranian officials and political analysts insist that Iran is not pursuing any military aims in the area and that its navy, which is present there, has the sole purpose of protecting its trade fleet.



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US officials have said they suspect the Iranian warships are carrying arms to the Houthi rebels in Yemen, which the United States and Saudi Arabia claim are backed by Iran.



“From the very start of the Saudi Arabian airstrikes on Yemen, the US has launched a wide scale campaign in its media aimed at pushing Iran into the Yemeni conflict,” Hossein Sheikholeslam, a member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly and the Iranian ambassador to Syria, told Sputnik Persian.“Iran however has not interfered into Yemeni internal affairs: we have neither sent any weapons to the country, nor have we sent any servicemen on the ground. All the claims about Iran supplying weapons to the Houthis is a joint plot of the US, Zionist regime and Saudi Arabia to suppress the uprising of the Yemeni people for their freedom and independence. The Yemenis are capable of and full of determination to define the fate of their own country without any enforcement from outside,” he stated.


Hassan Hanizadeh, Editor-in-chief of Iranian news agency Mehr News, has explained that the Iranian navy’s only purpose in the area is to protect its trade fleet.


“Iranian military vessels have been present in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Gulf of Oman for a number of years,” he told Sputnik Persian.


“As the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait is being constantly attacked by pirates, Iran has sent its navy there to protect its merchant ships,” he added.


“Iran has repeatedly protected various trade vessels flying the flags of different countries from the attacks of naval pirates without breaking any laws on navigation in neutral waters. Iranian naval vessels only carry out their commitment to protect trade vessels. Like Great Britain, France and a number of other countries, Iran also has its naval present in the area.”


“The Iranian navy, however, can’t and doesn’t have the purpose of supplying any side of the Yemeni conflict with any arms. On the contrary, Iran, in its turn, has suggested a plan on regulating the Yemeni conflict and the termination of Saudi Arabian airstrikes on Yemeni territory. The plan has been handed over to the UN. And we hope that the sides of international law will take it into account. In any case, neither Iran, nor the US, are interested in any naval clashes in the Red Sea caused by the Yemeni conflict,” he said.


“Although yes, the US is trying to declare that Iran has allegedly tried to arm the Yemeni Houthis. But everyone is aware that Iran is not pursuing any purposes of the kind,” he stated.


Aftermath of coalition airstrikes on Yemen

Aftermath of coalition airstrikes on Yemen


Foreign affairs and Middle East analyst Sabah Zanganeh has told Sputnik that the US is always pursuing its own goals when instigating a conflict in the region.


“The US is always acting in such a way that the blood of innocent people is being shed and international human rights are being gravely violated in a country where there is a military conflict,” he said.


“Under the pretext of a fight against Al-Qaeda, a terrorist organization, the US has approved the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) strikes on some districts of Yemen. It resulted in the killing of dozens of civilians. Now they (the US) have mobilized its navy there. And we will again witness the foremost crimes against humanity by the US military forces. While pursuing their own interests – to get an access to the Yemeni oil resources – they are ready to launch any military activity,” he stated.



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Protesters rally against the UN Security Council Resolution and air strikes by coalition headed by Saudi Arabia



Hassan Hanizadeh also added that for over a month the Saudi Air Forces have been conducting airstrikes on Yemeni civilians, but the UN herewith has been silent and the US is providing military support and is providing arms to Saudi Arabia.


“All the above is a blatant violation of the UN laws and its Charter. The closure of the Yemeni airspace is a grievous violation of the sovereignty of a UN member state. And therefore, Saudi Arabia has to answer for its military crimes again other state in an International Tribunal,” he stated.



Photos: Pres. Jonathan with Pres. Mahama of Ghana at State House

President Jonathan pictured with President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, at the State House in Abuja today Tuesday.


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