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Sunday, April 24, 2016

P-Square shares new photos from a set in South Africa

Peter and Paul Okoye shared these photos on their respective IG pages. Looks like BTS of a video, being shot in South Africa

'Wait another year!' - Ranieri tells Tottenham to forget about Premier League title

  The Foxes currently hold a five-point lead over Spurs with four matches of the season remaining and the Italian has now insisted that it is his side's time to shine

 

High-flying Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has told Tottenham counterpart Mauricio Pochettino to forget about winning the Premier League title this season.
The Foxes are currently five points clear of second-placed Spurs with four matches of the season remaining.
Despite needing Leicester to slip up at least twice Pochettino is refusing to concede defeat in the title race, but Ranieri insists that it is his side's time to shine.

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RUMOURS: Man Utd to ditch Memphis

The Red Devils are set to cash in on the Netherlands international this summer after just a year at Old Trafford, with a number of clubs already contacted

Manchester United are set to sell Memphis Depay this summer less than a year after signing the winger from PSV, according to the Sunday Mirror.

Memphis has endured a frustrating season at United following his £25 million move to the club, scoring just two Premier League goals in 26 appearances.

And Louis van Gaal has now sanctioned his sale, with United contacting

I Did Not Ask Anyone To Bar AIT From Covering My Activities - Buhari

President-elect Gen. Buhari says he never gave the directive to anyone to bar AIT from covering his activities. In a statement released this evening and signed by the Director of Publicity for the Buhari Campaign Organisation, Garba Shehu, Gen Buhari said this is the era of change and that he along with his staff will ensure they do not make the same mistakes the outgoing government made.
"The time for change has come and we must avoid making the same mistakes that the outgoing government made" the statement read in part.
The statement also stated that Gen Buhari instructed his staff to"steer clear of all dealings with the media, and leave all media affairs to his official media team. "I would like everyone to henceforth stay within his/her defined area of responsibility,” Buhari said.

None Of The Rescued 293 Females Is From Chibok-Borno Govt

Borno state govt says profiling of the 293 females rescued from Sambisa forest yesterday April 28th shows that they are from Damboa local government and not from Chibok as was highly speculated.

Speaking with newsmen in Maiduguri today April 29th, the state Commissioner for Information, Dr. Mohammed Bulama, say the rescued females are from Bumsiri village in Damboa Local government area and were all kidnapped from the village by the sect members.

"These girls and women rescued are still our daughters as much as the Chibok girls and we have to commend the military for liberating them, hoping that the rest will equally be liberated. Though everyone had thought they were the Chibok girls because of the hype surrounding the abduction of the girls, but we should not lose sight of the fact that they are as important as the Chibok girls and those that are still in captivity, which we hope would be liberated soon. But at the moment, we are looking up to the time the 293 women and girls would be handed to us so that we can begin the process of rehabilitating and reintegrating them back into the society.” he said

Court Dissolves 3years Old Marriage Over Wife's Lack Of Vaginal Opening

An Abeokuta Customary Court sitting in Ake on Wednesday April 29th dissolved a three-year-old marriage between Mr Femi Olayiwole and wife, Kemi, due to the absence of vagina, deceit and frequent fighting. Olayiwole told the court that his wife deceived him to marry her knowing that she could not bear him a child. He accused his wife, who had failed to appear in court after being summoned several times, of living a false life, frequent fighting and threatening his life.
“My wife had been deceiving me since we got married I have never seen her pass through menstruation. My wife does not have any vagina opening. Anytime I ask her for sex, she would give an excuse to back up her refusal. Meanwhile, we have been praying to God to give us children. My wife did not tell me anything about her condition before we got married, until February this year that she confessed to me that she had never experienced menstruation in her life.
I thought she was lying, so I went to see her parents who told me it was true, and that they thought their daughter explained to me before we got married,” Olayiwole told the court.
He pleaded with the court’s president to dissolve his three-year-old marriage that had nothing to show for both now and in future. The News Agency Nigeria reports that the defendant was absent in spite several summons by the court.

The court’s president, Mr, Olalekan Akande, dissolved the marriage, saying that both parties had made up their minds to part ways. Akande said that both parties were free to remarry anybody of their choice, adding that the document of the marriage dissolution should be sent to Kemi.
(NAN)

Buhari bans AIT from covering activities - sad for our democracy - Lawyer

I'm sharing this because people in the media should be a little scared of what happened yesterday. If they can do this to AIT, they can come for the rest of us. And before you know it, we can no longer write what we want. I hope it doesn't come to that. A lawyer shares his opinion. Read below...

I laugh when I remember his words at Chatham house: "so I present to you, a former dictator and a 'born-again' democrat'. Like really? Do you realize that one Cardinal part of this democracy is the freedom of the press?  Perhaps he understands the role of the media in bringing down GEJ and maybe scared of same.

Let me take you back a little, do you know the APC legislators, last year sponsored a bill to control the press? to be specific, social media?  Do you realize that severally as a dictator, Mr. President-Elect called the media, 'a distraction'.

What then is the lesson?

While I do not subscribe to ANY form of unprofessionalism in the media, this is democracy, you can sue for defamation, except of cos you think they are saying the truth. Further you could prosecute for sedition (that's what I'll do to Sahara reporters if I were GEJ). You do not blacklist the media.  It only starts with AIT and then possibly it will spread to other channels. Then we would have a 'controlled media'.

But then again, let this cloud that is gathered yield us some fruits, 'cos the NextGeneration is patiently waiting to kick all of you out.  Just wait and see!

Gilbert Oladeinbo (Esq.)

PDP releases press statement on AIT ban, says it's dangerous for democracy

PDP releases press statement on AIT ban, says it's dangerous for democracy http://lindaikeji.blogspot.com/2015/04/pdp-releases-press-statement-on-ait-ban.html

Bomb Razes Opposition Building In Rivers

Port Harcourt - Unknown assailants threw
dynamite at an opposition coalition secretariat in
Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta on Friday,
destroying the building but not claiming any
casualties, police and party officials said.
"Around 3 a.m. today the youths attacked the
APC secretariat at Ngor. The entire building was
razed to the ground in the fire. I'm calling on the
commissioner of police to investigate the matter,"
local opposition All Progressives Congress (APC)
official Ikwut Emmanuel said of the incident in
Rivers state.
Ahmed Muhammad, a police spokesman for
Rivers, confirmed the incident but had no details
as it was still being investigated, he said.

Also read: Bomb found at Ebonyi APC
headquarter

Nigeria holds presidential and governorship
elections on Feb. 14 that are likely to be its
closest and hardest-contested since the end of
military rule in 1999, with President Goodluck
Jonathan facing off against former military ruler
Muhammadu Buhari of the APC.
Violence is rising ahead of the polls, and Rivers
state, where outgoing Governor Rotimi Ameachi
defected to the APC in 2013, is considered one of
the major flashpoints.
Nigeria has a history of political thuggery and
intimidation that have often marred its polls. The
insurgency by Islamist group Boko Haram, which
wants to establish an Islamic state in northeast
Nigeria, is also surging ahead of the election.

President Goodluck Jonathan Hopeful Of Female President

Abakaliki - President Goodluck Jonathan on
Friday expressed the hope of a woman
becoming Nigeria’s president in his life time.
Jonathan, who said this at the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) presidential rally in
Abakaliki, Ebonyi, noted that women in the
country were intelligent and hard working.
He insisted that women should be
encouraged to participate in governance,
especially politics.
"My hope is that a female will one day
occupy the position of the president of this
country.

       "I will also like to see Nigerian women who
have distinguished themselves in their
various field make more global impact,’’ he
said.
Jonathan, who commended women for
supporting PDP, solicited their support by
voting for him in the Feb. 14 presidential poll.
Similarly, the First Lady, Dame Patience
Jonathan, who addressed women at the
campaign, urged them to vote for the
president as "one of their own".
"Nigerian women, you cannot exchange your
own for another.
"You must belong to a place or group where
you are accorded full recognition.
"And PDP is that place; we have no other
party," she said.

Nwike Escapes Death As Gunmen Storms Rally

The governorship candidate
of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in
Rivers State, Nyesom Wike on Thursday
escaped death as unknown gunmen shot
sporadically to disrupt his campaign rally at
Abua Central in Abua/Odual local government
area of the state, reports Daily Post.
The gunmen fired shots to dispel Wike and
his supporters, who had gathered at the
Palace of the Abua kingdom.
They were in the palace for royal blessings.

One of the attackers was shot dead by one
of the security operative attached to Wike.
aspirant.
Wike accused the ruling All Progressives
Congress (APC) in the state of
masterminding the attack.

Former Adamawa acting governor dumps PDP for APC

State, James Barka has dumped the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) for the All
Progressives Congress (APC), reports
Premium Times.
Barka, who was also a former Speaker of the
state assembly announced his defection
during the APC campaign rally in Ganye.
He said he left the PDP as a result of the
party’s failure to conduct it’s affairs in
accordance with the provision of its
constitution and democratic norms.
         Barka had aspired for the PDP governorship ticket but lost to Nuhu Ribadu.

Konduga: Army Captures High RankingBoko Haram Commander

The Nigerian Army has reported that after
engaging in a fierce battle with Insurgent
group Boko Haram, they have captured a top
Commander in the sect.

Military fights Boko Haram terrorists who now
changed thier tactics.
The army also said that they sect lost
hundreds of their men in the fight.
They revealed this information to ThisDay after
an inquiry over the ongoing counter-terrorism
and counter-insurgency operations in the North
East.
READ ALSO: Troops Kill Between 200 And 400
Boko Haram Terrorists
Director of Defence Information (DDI), Maj-
Gen. Chris Olukolade revealed the capture of
the terror chief.
READ ALSO: Catholic Church: 25 Towns Under
Boko Haram Insurgents
He said: the “seriously wounded high ranking
terrorists leader is being treated in a military
medical facility after he was captured in the
operations at Konduga”.
READ ALSO: Boko Haram Ambush 850 Soldiers
In Kogi
Despite losing multiple of its insurgents, the
terrorists also lost equipments including 24
riffles, five rockets propelled grenade tubes,
two machine guns as well as a Ford Ranger
vehicle. Another Ford ranger vehicle was also
destroyed.
The first day of the battle had lasted for over
12 hours and lots of insurgents lost their lives.
One source told Sahara reporters: “ Right now,
our troops are combing the vicinity of the
battle scene in a cordon and search operation
to determine the exact casualty figures
suffered by the terrorists in the encounter”.
Also the Troops captured three Hilux vehicles,
one armoured personnel carrier and a cache of
arms and ammunition.
In another battle, at Benishek yesterday,
insurgents ambushed troops but the troops
turned it around and despite losing one soldier
in the batle, captured four motorcycles from
fleeing terrorists.
This week’s victory came after several weeks
in which Boko Haram fighters dominated
Nigerian soldiers in battle and took several
major towns in Borno and Adamawa States.
Even as Nigerian military is recording victory,
the sect is still attacking other towns in the
North Eastern region of Nigeria and they have
overtaken some.

Scotland Rejects Independence In Referendum

(CNN) -- Scotland will remain part of the United
Kingdom -- along with England, Wales and
Northern Ireland -- following a historic
referendum vote.
A majority of voters rejected the possibility of
Scotland breaking away and becoming an
independent nation.
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond admitted
defeat in a televised statement early Friday -- and
urged the rest of Scotland to do the same.
He thanked Scotland "for 1.6 million votes for
Scottish independence."
A turnout of 86% is one of the highest in the
(CNN) -- Scotland will remain part of the United
Kingdom -- along with England, Wales and
Northern Ireland -- following a historic
referendum vote.
A majority of voters rejected the possibility of
Scotland breaking away and becoming an
independent nation.
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond admitted
defeat in a televised statement early Friday -- and
urged the rest of Scotland to do the same.
He thanked Scotland "for 1.6 million votes for
Scottish independence."
A turnout of 86% is one of the highest in the
democratic world for any such vote, he said world for any such vote, he said.

Boko Haram In-Charge Of 25 Towns

Lagos - Boko Haram militants are in charge of at
least 25 towns and villages in the northeast, the
region's Roman Catholic bishop has claimed,
warning of a deteriorating security situation.
Bishop Oliver Dashe said 10 towns in Yobe state,
the same number in Borno and five in Adawama
had fallen to the rebels over the last month, as
they seek to carve out a hardline Islamic state.
International assistance was now required to
tackle the problem, he told the Nigerian Catholic
Bishops' Conference in the southern city of Warri,
Delta state, on Wednesday.
"As a nation we are almost losing this battle
because it is spinning out of control," he added.
"The earlier we come together as Nigerians,
forgetting our religious, ethnic, regional, cultural
and ideological differences to face this menace
the better for us."
The government has denied losing territory to
Boko Haram and the military has dismissed as
"empty" the militants' claim last month that one
captured town was part of an Islamic caliphate.
Independent verification that militants have
overrun towns and villages is hard to come by
because communications have been destroyed.
Most reports have come from the thousands of
residents who have fled their homes to go to
other towns and cities in the northeast and wider
region.
Military top brass this month admitted that the
militants' territorial ambitions were a threat to
Nigeria's sovereignty.
A series of counter-attacks have been launched in
recent days, which they claim have successfully
recaptured towns.
Dashe said Boko Haram-related violence had
devastated the Diocese of Maiduguri, which he
represents and covers all three northeast states.
The heavily armed militants were getting the
better of the military, while the region was facing
a humanitarian crisis because of the thousands
displaced, he added.
He criticised the government for "almost inaction"
and its "lukewarm attitude" in tackling insecurity,
which had seen young men forcibly conscripted
into the militants' ranks and women forced to
marry Islamist fighters.
"We used to think that salt is the cheapest
commodity in the market, well, life is cheaper
now, especially in the northeastern part of
Nigeria," he told delegates.
"The bottom line is that the government and our
political leaders have failed us and we have lost
total trust and confidence in our government and
our leaders."

Troops Kill "Several" Insurgents Army

Abuja - Several Boko Haram insurgents have
been killed in a fierce battle with troops in a
northeastern town near Maiduguri, an army
statement said Wednesday.
Pick-up vehicles with mounted machine- and
anti-aircraft guns, an armoured
personnel carrier and assorted arms and ammunition were
recovered after the battle late Tuesday, an army
spokesman was quoted as saying.
"During the fight, several terrorists were killed and
those fleeing Konduga with gunshot wounds are
being pursued," said Brigadier General Olajide
Olaleye.
Konduga is about 35 kilometres (22 miles) from
Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state and former
headquarters of the Islamist sect Boko Haram.
A military source who requested anonymity said
"scores" had been killed, claiming "the terrorists
suffered heavy casualties for the second time in a
few days."
"Our troops killed scores of Boko Haram
insurgents and destroyed many of their vehicles
including the armoured carrier they came with,"
said the source.
A resident of Kawuri village near Konduga,
Nguddo Burye, confirmed the high casualty
number.
"The battle scene was littered with bodies of Boko
Haram insurgents and many burnt vehicles
including an armoured carrier," he said.
Olaleye also denied reports that a military convoy
was ambushed on Sunday by Boko Haram
militants in central Kogi state.
He said armed robbers attacked an artillery
regiment travelling in seven buses, after mistaking
them for civilians, adding that three soldiers were
injured.

Mob violence kills four in Nigerian village

Abuja - Four people were killed Wednesday in a
Kebbi state village as a mob went on the
rampage after being stopped from lynching a man
suspected over a ritual murder.
Villagers in Kamba, in Kebbi state, were about to
execute a man from neighbouring Niger who they
accused of involvement in the murder of a young
girl, police said in a statement.
Police rescued the man, named as Adamu Gaya,
and took him into protective custody.
Angry villagers responded by attacking the police
station, destroying its communication base,
burning two police vehicles and nine motorcycles
as well as the official residence of the district
police boss.
"In the attack, four persons lost their lives.
Eighty-nine persons have been arrested for the
violence," said the statement, which did not say
how the four died.
The lynching of suspected criminals, especially
thieves, suspected witches and kidnappers is
common in Nigeria, where public trust in the
police and judiciary is low.

Four Soldiers Hurt In Central Ambush: Military

Kano - Suspected Boko Haram gunmen opened
fire on a military convoy at the weekend in central
Kogi state, injuring four soldiers, a senior military
source said Tuesday.
The convoy of 850 soldiers came under fire late
Sunday near the town of Okene as they drove
towards the Kogi state

Oil Subsidy Trial Resumed Today

Lagos - The trial of the alleged oil subsidy fraud
suspects resumed today at the Lagos High Court
after months of suspension following the annual
vacation holiday by the Lagos Judiciary.
Ope Yemi Ajuyah and her company, Majope
Investment Ltd, are on trial for defrauding the
Federal Government of about N1.1 billion through
scheme.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) is seeking the prosecution of co-suspects,
including oil marketer, Abdullahi Alao and
Olanrewaju Olalusi, a staff of Sterling Bank Plc.
At the resumption of proceedings of the trial before
Justice Lateefat Okunnu, counsel to Ajuyah,
Olarenwaju Ajanaku rejected the claim by the EFCC
that his client conspired with others to divert over
10 000 metric tonnes of premium motor spirits.
An EFCC investigator, Effa Okim, had in May
testified that the defendants had claimed that they
imported 15 000 metric tonnes of PMS and
thereafter collected subsidy payment.
Okim said investigations by the EFCC showed that
the vessel, MT Brave, only discharged 4 264 metric
tonnes at the Lister Jetty in Apapa, while the
remaining product was diverted to an unknown
destination.
He said Majope Investment Ltd. later obtained a
subsidy payment for 15 000 metric tonnes from the
Petroleum Support Fund for the said transaction.
However, under-cross examination by Ajanaku,
Okim admitted that an independent auditor, Ezekiel
Ejidele, who supervised the transaction, admitted
that 15,000 metric tonnes were discharged.
Addressing the witness, he argued that the EFCC
failed to do a thorough investigation of the
transaction and tendered Ejidele's statement to the
commission which was admitted as exhibit by the
court.
He said in the statement, Ejidele, a staff of Akintola
Williams Delloite Auditing Firm, confirmed that 15
000 metric tonnes was discharged at the jetty.
Ajanaku further argued that the discharge
certificates signed by the other surveyors, Q and Q
Survey Ltd. and Petroma Logistics Ltd. also
revealed a discharge of 15 000 metric tonnes.
The matter was adjourned to Friday for continuation
of trial.

BREAKING: 67 South Africans killed at Synagogue building collapse

Johannesburg -South African President Jacob Zuma
announced Tuesday that 67 South Africans died in a
building collapse in Nigeria's financial capital Lagos.
"I am greatly saddened to announce that 67 South
Africans died and scores of others sustained
injuries, after a building at the