Popular Yoruba actor, Mufutau Sanni
Adio a.k.a Ajigijaga has died. The
famed actor died at his residence at
Oko-Oba, Agege, Lagos today July 31st
following injuries he sustained from a
motorcycle (okada) accident two
weeks ago.He was aged 60. May his
soul rest in peace.(Amen)
Weeks after the release of “Sebee
Remix ”, which had two of Nigeria’s
best hip hop singers,there appears to
be some quiet discomfort in the
camps of Olamide and Oritsefemi over
their recent collaboration with fast-
rising afro-pop singer, Sossi. who is
signed to Bugatti records label
featured Oritsefemi and Olamide in
the remix of his popular single,
Sebee.
It was learnt that problem started
weeks after Sossi dropped the remix.
Sossi and his management were said
to have paid Olamide 1.5 million
naira for him to feature on the track
while Oritsefemi was allegedly paid
500,000 naira.
This disparity in the fee was said to
have angered Oritsefemi when he got
wind of Olamide’s fee, which was
apparently more than what he got
from the label. He’s believed to be
angry with Sossi and his management
over their decision to pay him less fee
as against Olamide, who he perceived
to be his junior in the music industry.
A source close to Oritsefemi said that
the singer was not happy when he
heard that Olamide was paid more
money than him and he decided to
voice his discomfort about the matter.
It was also gathered that there had
been some animosity between
Olamide and Oritsefemi over the
latter’s decision not to feature the
former in his yet-to-be released
album.
A source who does not want his name
mentioned in print disclosed that
there was no need to create
unnecessary feud among the two
artistes.
The artistes got what they requested
for and the label paid them what it
felt they truly deserve. Efforts to
reach Olamide on the phone proved
abortive as he didn’t pick his calls.
Oritsefemi who was said to have just
been discharged from the hospital
would not want to be dragged into
the matter. When contacted, Sossi’S
Manager, Michael said he was not
aware of the development.
We just hope this is not true and pray
both parties handle things maturely.
Mavin Records first lady and talented
singer, Tiwa Savage, took to instagram
to gush about her new born baby
boy.
Savage who delivered her son in New
Jersey on 22, July, is beside herself
with excitement. The new mum also
took time out to appreciate everyone
for their prayers and well wishes. See
what she posted;
The Federal Ministry of Education on
Wednesday in Abuja honoured Dr
Victor Olalusi who scored 5.0
Cumulative Grade Point Average
(GPA) in Russian National Research
Medical University, Moscow (RNRMU)
in 2013, arguably the first in the
world.
According to P.M news, a Nigerian
student named Dr Victor Olalusi has
set a new record in Russian National
Research Medical University, Moscow
(RNRMU) after amassing a 5.0
Cumulative Grade Point Average
(GPA) in the school.
He was the best graduating student in
the whole Russian Federation in 2013.
His study was under the Russia-
Nigeria Bilateral Education
Agreement.
This great educational feat attracted a
special honour from the Federal
Ministry of Education in Abuja on
Wednesday, 28th of July. This record
has been termed as the first in the
world.
Speaking at the event, Dr MacJohn
Nwaobiala, the Permanent Secretary in
the ministry said a lot of Nigerian
students were brilliant but Olalusi
was a genius.
He said Olalusi had become an
ambassador not only to the ministry
but to Nigeria and Russihi
Nwaobiala said: “We have to search
the Guinness Book of Records for
anybody who has achieved 5.0 in a
university. It is curious and strange
that all those that evaluated his
performance could not find reason to
reduce a point from him.
“You should be the ambassador of the
Federal Scholarship Board, Ministry of
Education, Nigeria and the Russian
Federation.
“I look forward to the day you will
stand before the President to receive
your honour. We have
recommendations to that effect, ’’
He then urged Olalusi to continue to
be a role model to young Nigerians
and also called on him to explore
opportunities in post graduate
research.
Olalusi is presently going through the
compulsory National Youth Service
scheme in Rivers.
Mr Artem Romanov, who represented
the Russian Embassy, also saluted the
great achievement of the young
Nigerian with a very promising
future.
Boko Haram insurgents on Monday
slit the throats of ten fishermen in
villages near Baga on the shores of
the Lake Chad.
Abubakar Gamandi, head of the
fishermen’s union in Borno State,
confirmed the news, Yahoo News
reports.
An eyewitness stated:
“The Boko Haram gunmen came
around 4:00 pm and they attacked
three villages (that are five
kilometres/three miles from Doron
Baga). They slit the throats of 10
people…
Boko Haram decided not to use
guns so as not to attract the
attention of soldiers from Baga. This
is why they used knives to slaughter
their victims.”
The last may not have been heard of
the controversy trailing the affair
between Timaya and his US-based
lover Shella.
Timaya has denied the allegations of
sexual assault.
The new twist is that another lady has
publicly accused the star dancehall
artiste of an alleged sexual
misconduct.
According to one of the ladies who
claims to be supporting Shella’s
allegation,
”I’m with you 100% that man is
nasty.
Same thing happened to me but he
didn’t get To Molest me.
I pushed him off me and let him
know how serious I was. His heart is
so cold.
I can’t believe that man. I believe you
was just probably looking to him for
a sense of direction with your music
career and he was just trying to f**k.
Girl same thing I went through. It’s
ok. Good over evil. Stay focused on
what’s important.”
In a related post, another post alleged
that
“ Timaya sleeps with women
promising that he wants to have a
baby with them.
Someone I know had a baby by him
and then had to abort it because he
denied the baby.
If he raped you, you should go file
charges.”
Is this dude really a rapist?
OK! where are my smart goonz
lets do this
There are over 12 Nigerian actresses in
this puzzle,can you find them?…
I just found one on the 9th Row, 6th
– 11th letters from right its ….. RITA DOMINIC
Someone shared this story on Twitter.
Please read and learn from it.
For all those who readily help others
to their own detriment, kindly follow
my suceeding tweets.
This newly posted corp member had
gone to an Access bank ATM to
withdraw N3000 from his account.
Shortly after he returned to the office,
he received a call from Diamond Bank
requesting his presence @ the bank
Moments later to te utter amazement
of everyone, dude returned in fetters
accompanied by policemen & Bank
staff.
A heavy allegation of theft was
slammed on him. He was being
accused of stealing a huge toyota car
and other things
Bank Staff came with a video evidence
of the corp member withdrawing at
the ATM with a card from the stolen
car. The guy was crying profusely & tried in
futility to exonerate himself by giving
a detailed explanation of what had
happened
He went to a nearby Access bank to
make withdrawal when a fellow
approached him feigning ignorance
on the workings of the ATM
He agreed to help & collected the
ATM card. The fellow frantically
opened a diary frm which he read out
different pin numbers
According to the corps member, he
withdrew over a 100k jst as the guy
urged him to be fast
Unknown to him as he would later
find out, the fellow and his gang had
stolen a car frm which he got the
ATM card
The woman who was on her to block
the ATM got a debit alert and
hastened up to the bank -Access
bank.
Access bank then connected Diamond
bank, his personal Bank and he was
called
Pleas for absolution from office staff
and concerned people fell on deaf
ears as the woman in question kept
spitting threats.
Currently the corp member has been
whisked away by police operatives
and is currently at their mercy.
I call on the @NYSC to wade into this
matter and ensure that an innocent
man is not made to suffer.
Please guys lets stop helping strangers with their
witdrawals at the ATM!!
A 28-year old notorious
kidnapper,Henry Chibueze popularly
known as “Vampire” has been
apprehended by DSS. Luck had ran
out of Vampire when he was trying to
kidnap a tribunal Judges lodged at
Disney Hotels, along Onitsha – Owerri
Road.
Security Operatives, acting an a tip-off
swooped on but he managed to
escape with bullet wounds which he
had gone to treat in the house of his
elder brother where he was arrested
alongside the brother’s wife and her
mother. Vampire told the Imo State
Governor, when he was paraded
before newsmen, that he operates in
many parts of Nigeria, Cotonou
(Republic of Benin) and Abijan (Ivory
coast), where his family lives.
According to him, his wife, who hails
from Cameroun believes he is a
clothes dealer. He confessed to many
high profile kidnapping and most
cases, assassination of the victims, if
they prove “stubborn”. Part of the
exhibits found with him include;
large sum of Ivorian currency, Some
AK 47 rifles and pistols. He was
arrested along side Hakeem Bello
from Kwara state, Alexander Ohigide
his “native doctor” and treasurer
were equally arrested.
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Controversies has trailed the death of
the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade,
Olubuse II as the Royal traditional
Council of the town, Wednesday said the
paramount ruler is alive and in good
state of health.
The RTC, which comprises of all
traditional chiefs and title holders in
Ile-Ife said Oba Sijuade is not only in
sound state of health but added that
the royal father was preparing for
son’s wedding holding next week
Sunday in Lagos.
Also speaking, secretary Royal
Traditional Council of Ife, the Ladin
of Ife, High Chief Adetoye Odewole,
said Ooni is hale and hearty and even
spoke to the chiefs on phone few
hours earlier.
He added “those behind the death
story are enemies of Ife and as I speak
with you, chiefs have not heard
anything like that. This is not the first
time such rumour will be carried
about our father.
Commenting similar vein, chairman,
Ife Development Board, Prof. Muib
Opeloye, said Ife as a town with rich
tradition has its way of managing its
affairs.
Opeloye maintained the royal father
was preparing for his son’s wedding,
urging people not to panic and go
about their normal daily activities.
Meanwhile, the entrance of Ooni’s
palace was shut to visitors, as only
newsmen, chiefs and relations of Oba
Sijuade were allowed into the
premises.
Many indigenes and residents of Ife
had converged at entrance of the
palace but were prevented from
going inside by guards.
More details soon
Following the death of the great monarch in Yoruba land according to reports, Markets in Ife
Kingdom have closed though they
await official announcement by
Obalufe, Chief Samuel Omisakin.
Solemn mood as citizens gather
around the palace of Ooni of Ife, Oba
Okunade Sijuwade to mourn the
monarch who died on Tuesday at a
London hospital after a brief illness.
The Palace is now guarded as both
citizens of Ife/well wishers and
Journalists await announcements.
Jacob Nwachukwu from Abia State cut
off his wife’s left hand over allegation
of infidelity.
The man’s wife, Mrs Nwadiokeonu
Nwachukwu, is now at a hospital in
Aba, while her severed hand had
been taken to her husband’s village at
Abala for burial.
The incident happened, Monday, at
Ogbor Hill Area of Aba, where the
woman had lived for years, while the
husband lived at their Abala village.
A female co-tenant of Mrs
Nwachukwu, who craved anonymity,
said that the couple had lived in the
city for years before the husband lost
his job and had to relocate to the
village, leaving his wife, who is a
trader, in the city.
She said:
“The couple had always quarrelled
any time the man visited his wife in
the city, to the extent that all the
tenants are aware and intervened in
their quarrels.”
The man was said to have visited the
wife on the said day and during their
usual quarrel, brought out a machete,
cut off the wife’s hand and left with it
to the village, while neighbours
rushed her to the hospital.
It was gathered that Mr.
Nwachukwu’s intention was to kill his
wife with the machete but missed the
target as the woman was said to have
used the severed hand to defend
herself.
The suspected lover of the woman is
said to be on the run, while her
landlord reported the incident to a
police station close to the hospital
along Ogbor Hill, where the woman is
currently on admission.
Area Commander, Aba Police
Command, Mr. Peter Wabara, said the
incident was yet to be reported to
him.
However, a police officer at Ogbor Hill
Police Station, confirmed the incident
and said investigation into the matter
had commenced.
Poor 41-day-old baby, Zainab Olajide, has been
sent back to where she came from, spending little
time on this earth, after she was allegedly
poisoned by her father, Kazeem Olajide, in a keen
attempt to divorce his wife.
The incident happened at about 07:00am on
Friday in the Lemode area of Ogun State.
According to Punch, the mother, Abosede
Ogundare, had left Zainab with Kazeem to sweep
the compound only to come back and met the
baby with foams gushing out from her mouth.
It was learnt that Ogundare alerted neighbours to
the incident having found a bottle containing
pesticide with her husband.
Zainab was said to have been rushed to a
hospital in the community, where she eventually
died.
The suspect, who hails from Abeokuta, Ogun
State, attempted to flee, but was held by
residents, while the landlord of the house
reported the case to the monarch of the
community, Oba Solomon Sokunbi.
It was gathered that the father was handed over
to policemen at the Agbado Police Division after
he confessed to the crime before the monarch.
A resident, who identified himself only as Biodun,
said Kazeem had been threatening to divorce his
wife before the baby’s untimely death.
He said, “He doesn’t love the woman and has
been trying to divorce her. He poisoned the
innocent baby to actualise his mission. They
recently moved to this estate. She was their only
child.”
The landlord of the house, who did not want his
name in print, said the suspect had denied being
Zainab’s father prior to the incident.
“Three days before the incident, Kazeem (Olajide)
was looking for a pair of his slippers. When he
did not find it on time, he started raining curses. I
called him by his daughter’s name, and tried to
caution him, but he warned me not to call him by
her name again. It was when the incident
happened that I realised he might have
intentionally killed the child.”
Sokunbi, the Oba of Ijoko-Lemode, said Kazeem
owned up to the act, claiming that he was pushed
by the devil. He said he had been following the
case to ensure that the suspect was brought to
justice.
He said,
“It was the landlord who came to report the case
to me and I directed my chiefs to bring him and
the wife to the palace. I asked the husband and
he confessed. He said it was the handiwork of the
devil.
“I called the police from the Agbado Police
Division to arrest him. They said he had been
transferred to the state command headquarters. I
have been following the case. This is a pure
murder case and I want the police to duly
prosecute the suspect and let him face the law.”
The monarch added that Kazeem’s wife told him
in the presence of his chiefs that she saw the
bottle with him two days before the incident.
He said, “The woman thought the bottle contained
herbs. She said she left the child with him to
sweep the compound, only to return and met
Zainab gasping and foaming in the mouth. She
said she smelled pesticide in the baby’s mouth.
For those wondering why President
Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with
the House of Reps but ignoring the
Senate, it is because there was
election in the House but a crook
method played out in the Senate.
After a long struggling, running into
weeks, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila who
lost the position of House of Reps
Speaker to Yakubu Dogara by just 8
votes, has emerged the Majority of
the 8th House.
From what OluFamous.Com gatherd,
Gbajabiamila preferred to be majority
leader than a mere deputy to the
speaker. As Majority Leader, he is the
chief coordinator of activities in the
House.
Others who got positions as Principal
Officers are:
Hon. Alhassan Dogowa as the Chief
Whip, Hon. Baba Jibrin as the Deputy
Leader and Hon. Pally Iriase as
Deputy Chief Whip.
The position of Minority Leader went
to PDP’s Hon. Leo Ogor; Deputy
Minority Leader, Chukwuma Onyema;
Minority Whip, Yakubu
Umaru and Deputy Minority
Whip, Binta Bello.
The South-East still got something –
Deputy Minority Leader.
The announcement attracted laud
ovation from members.
Gbajabiamila’s team forth a good
fight.
The police on Monday recovered a day
old baby abandoned in a carton along
Adelodun road, in the Government
Residential Area of Ilorin, the Kwara
state capital.
It was gathered that the mother
allegedly dumped the day old baby at
a bus stop in the area.
The baby was said to have been
spotted by some residents who
consequently put a distress call to the
State Police Command.
A patrol team from the A-Division
police team was said to gone to the
scene and evacuated the baby and
was taken to the Civil Service Clinic
for medical attention.
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade,
has died at the age of 85 in a London
hospital.
The monarch was said to have died
around 5pm on Tuesday (today).
Relevant officials, who spoke to our
correspondent on Tuesday night,
however, refused to confirm the
monarch’s death, saying they did not
want to be quoted on the death of the
foremost traditional ruler, who was
said to have passed away on Tuesday.
“I have heard but please, I don’t want
to be quoted on this. People have
been calling but nothing has been
made public. You see, another person
is calling me from London,” the
source said before picking the other
call.
Another source, who spoke on
condition of anonymity to our
correspondent, explained that Oba
Sijuwade was flown out of the
country from Ibadan about five days
ago in an unconscious state.
“Kabiyesi was flown out of the
country about five days ago in an air
ambulance. He was unconscious; his
situation was critical.
“As a matter of fact, some people
have been weeping in the palace
since the weekend because of his
situation when he was flown out from
Ibadan in that air ambulance,” he
said.
Oba Sijuwade became the fiftieth
traditional ruler or Ife in 1980.
Just last week, the Ooni resolved the
industrial dispute between the
management of the Obafemi
Awolowo University and some staff of
the institution, who had embarked on
an indefinite strike.
Saw this today and based on my investigation I gathered that these guys were joined together somewhere in Portharcourt Nigeria
This world is indeed going to an end!!!
This is one of the most powerful heartbreaking and
painful news I have ever come across as a
blogger.
the boy in the picture is by name Tajudeen Azeez
who lured his neighbour 4yrs old boy to a primary
school in the ijaniki area of Lagos, he stabbed,
strangled and remove the 4 yrs old intestines,
kidney and cut off the penis.
He claims that a man named Osho asked him to
bring him human parts and he would be giving
N50,000
So is this 16yr old guy telling us that #50000 is
worth killing a human being for?
God come down and cleanse Nigeria for us.
These are not the best of times for the
Sarakis. The husband is battling to keep
his office in the senate, the wife is
having sleepless nights over the resolve
of the EFCC to send her to jail for
corruption.
The EFCC has finally raised a team of
crack investigators to grill Senate
President Bukola Saraki’s wife,
Oluwatoyin Saraki and the late
President Umaru Yar’Adua’s daughter,
Hajiya Zainab Dakingari.
An insider in EFCC said “we are ready
for them.”
Mrs. Saraki has written to EFCC,
seeking to appear on Tuesday or
Wednesday. She expressed her
readiness to cooperate with the anti-
graft commission, claiming she had
never received unlawful public funds.
A source in the commission said: “We
have a crack team of investigators
that will handle their matters with
fairness and objectivity. Our invitatio
does not presume them guilty. There
are petitions against them; we want
to hear their side too. If there is no
prima faciecase against them, the
EFCC will release these women. So,
we are still at a fact-finding stage.”
What number should replace the
question mark?
Tragedy struck on Monday at the
Iganmu office of the Golden Penny
Flour Mills Plc. in Lagos State after an
explosion erupted from a boiler at the
production section of the company
and killed a worker, Folorunso
Odunayo.
It was gathered that the deceased
worked at the engine room of the
firm. Hot water contained in the
boiler was said to have spilled on the
worker after it reportedly exploded.
The worker died on the spot.
PUNCH Metro gathered that officials
of the Lagos State Fire Service,
Iganmu branch, who were alerted to
the incident, took the corpse away.
When contacted the company’s
Secretary/Director, Alhaji Olalekan
Saliu, said, “I am not in Lagos.”
However, the company Learning
Administrator, Mrs. Nike Adekoya-
Saani, confirmed the incident, adding
that she had yet to get the details.
“It happened at our Iganmu branch
office. I was just informed this
evening. I don’t have the full details,”
she said.
The Director of the fire service, Mr.
Rasaq Fadipe, said, “We received a
call that there was an explosion at the
Golden Penny Flour Mills at Eric
More, Iganmu.
It claimed the life of a man working
inside then engine room. We handed
the corpse to the police.”
Source: Punch
This above statement come from the owner of mansion that was swept away by flood in Anambra.
Owner Of Mansion House Swept Away
By Flood In Anambra Threatens To
Commit Suicide According to FB users
in Anambra, the house pictured
below was swept by flood this past
Thursday.
The owner is threatening to commit
suicide if Governor Obiano didn’t
rescue his family.
He must be annoyed with all the fake
bling some folks be wearing.
A diamond tester is a tool used to
determine if a piece of jewellery is
authentic.
See Tweets Below;
There was a horrific accident along
Ikorodu road, Lagos this morning
between Onipanu and Palmgrove bus-
stop.
Two trucks carrying load collided. The
driver and passenger of one of the
trucks died on the spot.
The other truck driver survived and
escaped from the scene.
Another accident also happened close
to this scene, at Aladiyye bus-stop on
Ikorodu Road.
A container fell on a car but
thankfully no casualties in that
accident.
See Photos Below:-
A police officer from the Okene division
in Kogi state allegedly shot a man on his
way to his motor mechanics workshop in
the early hours of today Monday July
27th.
According to eye-witnesses, the victim
was on his way to work when the
policeman called him but he refused
to stop. The policeman allegedly then
fired three shots at him, hitting in the
leg and other parts. The police officer
later said the mechanic had attempted
to take his rifle from him but
witnesses said this wasn’t true as the
man was a little far from the police
when he was shot.
The victim (pictured below) is
reportedly in critical condition at the
Specialist Hospital in Lokoja.
Anxiety and confusion enveloped the
rustic Inuosegba community in
Abeokuta as residents discovered
items suspected to be severed human
wrist, school pupils’ bags and
uniforms in a locked building while
searching for a missing 18 months old
baby.
The 18 months baby identified as
Hezekiah Opeyemi Ogundele was
taken to a naming ceremony at
Inuosegba community around 4pm on
Sunday by his brother but while the
ceremony was to commence, the baby
was discovered to have disappeared
mysteriously.
The Nation gathered that the naming
ceremony was put on hold
indefinitely while apprehensive guests
and residents began to comb
surrounding bushes and home,
searching for the baby.
The mother of the baby, 26 years old
Fashion designer, Elizabeth Ogundele,
said her elder sister gave birth and
was preparing to the naming when it
was discovered that her son had
disappeared.
In the course of the search, they
discovered that a building near the
venue of naming, severed wrist and
school children’s items were found in
a suspicious building within the
neighbourhood, forcing the residents
to place the property under
surveilance as there was no one inside
at the time.
The Nation gathered that later in the
day, a commercial motorcycle
operator visited the building in the
wee hour and was arrested and
handed over to the Police at the
Lafenwa Divisional Police
Headquarters, Abeokuta.
The Nation visited the building
believed to be owned by one Chief
Olasile Ifayemi, about 26 years old
young man, and witnessed
vandalising the over seven room
bungalow and desecrated his shrine
inside and over a dozen pots of fetish
objects.
Operatives the Speacial Anti –
Robbery Squad (SARS), the Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence Corps
(NSCDC) were sighted making frantic
effort to control the enraged crowd
bent on bringing down the building.
Source: The Nation
The Rivers state police command
paraded a number of male and female
criminals involved in kidnapping,
robbery and killing of their victims in
the state.
Speaking at the press briefing, the
state police commissioner, Chris Ezike
said three of the criminals paraded,
Kelvin Ogbulaon aged 22, Chiwendu
Akani aged 20 and Nelson
Kacaranmoh aged 23 on July 7th
kidnapped one Friday Ozogo around
Elekahia area in the state. For reasons
yet unknown, the men killed their
victim and hastily buried him in a
shallow grave around Choba
waterfront.
Despite their callous actions, the
criminals continued to harass the
victim’s family for ransom, and
collected over N500,000.00.
They pestered the family until the
Police through diligent investigation
tracked them down.
They were arrested and they
confessed to the crime and took the
Police to the location where they
buried their victim.
The corpse of their victim has been
exhumed and taken to the Mortuary
for autopsy.
Two locally made pistols using
7.62mm ammunition was recovered
from them.
Also a female identified as Nne Jaju 22
and her accomplices, 20 year old
Yenubari Sergeant and Wisdom
Stephen involved in child stealing,
were arrested after they broke into
the room of a 7 month old baby girl’s
parent’s home in the night at Mile 2,
Diobu, Port Harcourt and quietly stole
the child on July 20th.
The baby was taken to Nekede in Imo
State and sold for N 200,000.00 to one
Nkechi Anyanwu 45yeras old.
The accomplices of the buyer, one
Francisca C. Chukwu 36 years and Joy
Uzoechi both females, resident at
Owerri were equally arrested and
have made useful statements.
You may recalled that On the
12/7/2015,The command striking unit
smashed a 419 Syndicate who
specialised in cheating their victims
under false pretense and printing fake
currencies, both Local and Foreign.
Discreet investigation further led to
the arrest of three more Suspects
today 26/7/2015 as follows,
1.Abdullahi Usman and 35 years,
2.Idriss Manu male and 35 Years,
3.Mohammed Usman male and 30
Years all of Birshi Gandu ward in
Bauchi.
Exhibits recovered from them include
the following,
1 .600 pieces of 100 American US
Dollars suspected to be counterfeit.
2.White Highlander Jeep with REG
number KWL 354 LS.
3.Cutlass and some clothes.
Case under investigation after which
suspects will be charged to court for
prosecution,please. DSP Haruna
Mohammed, PPRO Bauchi State Police
command.
Tonto Dike’s former boyfriend and
luxury designer Malivelihood made a
diamond encrusted microphone for
Mavin first lady Tiwa Savage who
recently gave birth to a boy.
”Malivelihood Custom made Gold
Sennheiser Microphone with Diamond
Sleeve for Mavin First Lady
Congratulation on the new born
#Gold #Diamond #malivelihood” He
wrote on instagram.
Arm of bars must prevail’, thats what
the official twitter handle of the
Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna
tweeted this morning, as they also
posted these photos of MI and singer
Charass wearing their camouflage
uniforms.
Charass is the guy that sang “Cocoa
Butter”.
Hmm, these guys are in trouble!
They’ve over the years warned
artistes to stop wearing military
camouglage.
One gospel artiste was beaten to a
pulp in Abuja somtimes back by the
military for wearing their uniform.
While speaking at his U.S. War College
reunion during his recent trip to
America, President Muhammadu Buhari
stated, that God made him, but
America also made him.
According to ThisDay , Buhari’s Senior
Special Assistant on Media and
Publicity, Garba Shehu , wrote the
article below to emphasize that “US as
the architect of his (Buhari’s)
presidency sits well within reason.”
Here is the article:
Shortly after the August 1983
military coup that brought a 40-
year-old Muhammadu Buhari to
power, he received a phone call
from top personnel in the United
States Army. General Smith was the
Commandant of the U.S. War
College from which General Buhari
graduated in 1980. The school’s 1979
set had graduated its first Nigerian,
General Wushishi, who was the
Chief of Defence in the just ousted
Shehu government.
“Please, be kind to him,” General
Smith said over the phone.
The essence of the phone call was
not just to congratulate Nigeria’s
new Head of State, but to ensure
that the first Nigerian to graduate
from the U.S. War College would
not suffer any indignity under the
government of the second Nigerian
to graduate from the same school.
On Wednesday, July 22, members of
the U.S. War College Class of 1980
gathered at the Blair House in
Washington, DC, to welcome the
man they had selected as their
football team referee 36 years ago.
“Being referee all those years ago
taught me to be fair and just,”
President Buhari said during the
meeting.
Among the former classmates
gathered were Lt. General Granrud
(Commander of the U.S. forces in
Japan Rtd), Brigadier General Jack
Pellica, General Ronald Griffith
(Former Vice Chairman of the U.S.
army central command), Colonel
Lany Gordon and Colonel Paul
Summerville.
General Smith has since passed on,
as have all the directing staff and a
larger percentage of the old
students from the set. “This just
shows that all of us are on the
queue,” President Buhari said,
“waiting for our turn.”
The Nigerian Commander-in-Chief
said he hoped that the U.S. would
continue its tradition of training
Nigerians in the war college. At the
time he attended the school, he was
the only African in his class. The
only other foreigners were from
Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel,
Indonesia, Thailand, France and
Japan. The Japanese student went
on to become the head of his
country’s army.
President Buhari then went on to
update his classmates on his life
since he last saw them: his different
appointments, his accomplishments
and his family. “I have just received
my 13th grandchild,” he said.
He added that the wife they knew
him with at the time had since died,
and that he had also lost a son and a
daughter from his new wife.
“Of all my eight children,” he said,
“only one is a boy.” Some of his
former classmates were curious to
know if President Buhari would
place his only son, Yusuf, in the
army. “I stopped him from joining
the army,” President Buhari replied.
He explained that the military he
joined was very different from what
it is today, adding that he was the
second Nigerian to be sent to the
U.S. War College based on his
records alone, without connections.
“Things took a wrong turn in
Nigeria,” he said. “Your records no
longer matter.”
Some of the former classmates
present at the meeting stated that at
the time they met President Buhari
back in 1980, they knew little about
Nigeria or Africa.
They credited the Nigerian leader
with giving them their initial
enlightenment about the continent.
Others recalled how he always
overworked himself.
However, President Buhari
described his war college
experience as being responsible for
his subsequent life of hard work,
endurance and perseverance. “I
contested for president three times
and failed,” he said. “Then I did it
the fourth time and won.”
A roar of laughter followed the
president’s apt illustration.
He then rendered his narrative of
the collapse of the Soviet Union,
breaking into 18 republics and how
that influenced his decision to join
politics.
“The collapse of the Soviet empire
in 1980 without a single shot being
fired convinced that the multi-party
democratic system was the best for
all countries.”
President Buhari then expressed
appreciation to President Barack
Obama and to the U.S. for the role
the country played in Nigeria’s
successful elections, recalling
Secretary of State, John Kerry’s visit
to him and to former President
Goodluck Jonathan, as well as to
Attahiru Jega, the electoral
commissioner at the time.
“Kerry read the riot act to all of us,”
he said, “saying the conduct of the
election must be free, fair and in
line with the Constitution.”
He added that, without US
intervention, the electoral
malpractices of the past twelve
years would likely have happened
again.
“God made me but America made
me,” he said. The Class of 1980 gave
President Buhari the full assurances
of their support, stating that they
were willing to use their experience
to assist him in any way they can,
particularly with tackling terrorism
in northeast Nigeria.
They promised to put together and
forward to him a compendium of
their thoughts on the security
situation in Nigeria.
In September, President Buhari will
be meeting once again with his
former classmates, at another event
scheduled to take place at the
United Nations.
– Garba is the Senior Special Assistant
to the President on Media and
Publicity
Quote
God made me but America made
me, he said. The Class of 1980 gave
President Buhari the full assurances
of their support, stating that they
were willing to use their experience
to assist him in any way they can,
particularly with tackling terrorism
in northeast Nigeria. They promised
to put together and forward to him
a compendium of their thoughts on
the security situation in Nigeria.
The Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom, HRM
Frederick Obateru Akinruntan has
emerged as the richest king in Nigeria
according to Forbes rating.
Oba Akinruntan beat the Ooni of Ife,
Oba Okunade Sijuade to emerge the
wealthiest monarch in Nigeria.
According to Forbes magazine, Oba
Akinruntan and Oba Sijuade were
mentioned as one of the 5 wealthiest
monarchs in Africa.
Forbes magazine recently listed them
on their list of 5 wealthiest monarchs
in Africa. Oba Akinruntan is rated to
have an estimated net worth of
$300million while that of Oba Sijuade
is place at not less than $75 million.
The Ooni of Ife has business interest
in construction, property and oil
while Oba Akinruntan is
mainly into oil.
Oba Akinruntan is the founder of Obat
Oil and he is said to own the largest
petroleum depot in Africa.
Oba Akinruntan started Obat Oil
Company in Okitipupa, Ondo State in
1981 with a gas station which was to
meet the needs of his immediate
family and neighboring communities.
OBAT Oil has now grown to more than
50 gas stations across Nigeria.
His company also has one of the
largest tank farms in Africa- a modern
storage facility that has the capacity
to store 65 million liters of petroleum
products.
Aside the oil and gas business, Oba
Akinruntan is also into real estate as
he has choice buildings in London
and across Nigeria including the
landmark Febson Hotels and Mall in
the Central Business District of Abuja
Oba Obateru Akinrutan became the
Olugbo of Ugbo land, a small oil-rich
community in Ondo state in 2009 and
that was a prophecy comes true.
Beside his eye popping immense
wealth, the respected traditional ruler
is a man of class, taste and style. He
oozes sheer sophistication as he
possesses arrays of luxury cars in his
sprawling and magnificent palace.
He made history in 2012 when he
emerged as the first black person to
buy the 2014 model of Bentley which
was made solely for Queen Elizabeth
of England in the belief that other
people would wait till 2014 to ride it.
But Oba Akinruntan shocked all by
buying the same version in 2012.
Oba Akinruntan also has a custom
built 2012 Rolls Royce similar to that
of Queen Elizabeth II.
And just as he has dazzled all on land,
he is also dazzling people on waterand
this cannot be far-fetched. He was
born and bred in a riverine area
before he become a king of
a riverine area where long before now
there was no motorable road. They
travelled bywater thus his love for
travelling on water.
ObaAkiruntan is alleged to control
some of the most expensive yachts in
the country.
He sits atop a business conglomerate
with interests in petroleum, shipping,
construction, fishery, tourism and
hospitality, consultancy services and
water purification and production.
Since his emergence as the king of
Ugbo Kingdom, Oba Akiruntan’s
eldest son, Prince Akinfemiwa
Akinrutan, has been the managing
director of the company while the
king assumed post of the Chairman of
the oil company.
Ladies, rushing to get pregnant and
having a baby for a guy is not the way
to his heart. Rather, you should do all
to make yourself the right lady in
terms of character and compatibility,
so you don’t lose out.
Sophie Momodu, Davido’s babymama
(on the left), is just about to start
living with that reality!
There are reports that the presidency
has started negotiations with Boko
Haram. This comes a week after
president Buhari told CNN’s Christine
Amanpour that his govt will negotiate
with the terrorist sect for the release
of Chibok girls if they are assured of
the credibility of the leadership of the
sect they will be negotiating with.
The Nation reports that some of
President Buhari’s confidants and
leaders of the sect group are doing
the negotiations.
A source who spoke on the recent
development said
“The President’s appeal for peace in
the Northeast is yielding dividends
because a fresh facilitation of talks
between the Presidency and Boko
Haram has started. This latest
negotiation, which is at the
preliminary stage, is being
promoted by some mutual
confidants of the Presidency and
Boko Haram. The new deal may
lead to the release of some Chibok
girls to set the tone for a
comprehensive negotiation by both
sides. The President is extremely
cautious on this offer of negotiation.
Buhari has ordered security
agencies to screen or certify those
Boko Haram commanders interested
in facilitating this latest negotiation
to ensure that they are bonafide
leaders of the sect. The position of
the President is that why he is not
averse to a peace deal, the Federal
Government must avoid the costly
mistakes of the past which led to a
waste of time and huge resources.
The President wants the release of
the Chibok girls and quick
restoration of peace to the
Northeast; he is ready to negotiate
with the right people for sustainable
results.”
But there are strong indications that
the leader of the sect, Imam
Abubakar Shekau, is yet to be
involved in the new deal.
“I think we are still at the
preliminary stage. At the right time,
there is a way the negotiation offer
will be forwarded to their leader.
But the fact that some Boko Haram
commanders, whom US placed
ransom upon, might be part of the
negotiation shows that the crisis can
be resolved, if all hands are on
deck, “ another source said.
Reports have it that these alleged Boko
Haram members reportedly disguised as
women and fortunately they had an
accident in Borno State.
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