Tinubu Commends Amaechi

Bola Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos and National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC on Thursday eulogized Rivers state Governor, Rotimi Amaechi calling him a ‘General in the Common sense revolution’.

Tinubu delivered the eulogy during the launch of Amaechi’s book, ‘Dynamics of Change: The Amaechi Years’.

Read Full statement by Tinubu below:
”In the course of the historic campaigns for the 2015 Presidential election I was emphatic that the election itself was a great opportunity to popularise and test the noble idea of a Common Sense Revolution in Nigeria. Soon enough we found in the resonance of the APC Change mantra with the electorate a confirmation that Nigeria needed a Common Sense Revolution that is non-violent.
”Indeed there is a publication with that title authored by me in which I argued that Nigeria was ripe for a change of leadership and Nigerians must act in a Common Sense and rational way in choosing their leaders. The results of the March Presidential elections and that of April have demonstrated clearly the desire by Nigerians for change.

”Elections over, both the leaders and citizens must brace up to meet the challenges required to built a better, more prosperous nation. Indeed, even as we subscribe to the tenets of Common Sense Revolution, we must retool ourselves the new leadership must embark on policies that will improve the general well being of the mass of our people.

”Permit me to recall here how I once attempted to encapsulate the idea of Common Sense Revolution: “…
”It is a positive one to rescue, repair and restructure the nation and its institutions in ways that further collective prosperity and well-being. The only violence that is to be done is to violence, injustice and poverty themselves. At its essence, a common sense revolution is a call to return to a level of decency in the relationship between government and the governed, between each one of us and his neighbor…” That was at commissioning of people-centred projects on March 23, 2015 in Kano under the leadership of Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

”We are here today, because one of the generals in the Common Sense Revolution Army, Rotimi Amaechi is bold and willing to show the world what he has achieved in the task to chart the critical path to total political and economic emancipation of the people whose mandate he enjoyed for 8 years.
”In my view, our gathering to celebrate the landmark achievements of my brother, Governor Rotimi Amaechi, in Rivers State in the last eight years is also another justifiable celebration of idea of Common Sense Revolution for development. The publication of the book, Dynamics of Change: The Amaechi Years is a timely service to history. This occasion is all the more remarkable because of the huge challenges Amaechi has been facing especially in his second term from an extremely hostile federal government. His role as the chairman of the Governors’ Forum invariably brought him into a bitter collision with President Goodluck Jonathan.

”Governor Amaechi and most of the governors want a properly defined federalist relationship with the government at the centre. The President would have none of that as in the notable example of the management of the federation account. This is, therefore, another great opportunity to salute Amaechi’s rare courage of conviction and sense of purpose. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has every cause to be proud of him.

”You can, therefore, imagine how much gratified I feel at the immense intellectual efforts invested in the publication of Dynamics of Change: The Amaechi Years. I salute the editors and authors of essays in the book. It is thoughtful of them to document the legacy of Amaechi in Rivers state. The high quality schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, security and human capacity projects, among others, richly documented in the book are a testimony that social democratic ideas can indeed be implemented in this clime.
”It is our hope that the legacy of governance for genuine development that Amaechi is leaving behind in Rivers would inspire state governments to make the welfare and security of the people the focus of governance. It is important to empahasise that security here includes social security if the war against poverty must be won.

”The APC change agenda is anchored on the three Rs- Reform, Relief, Relief, and Recovery. It is the Tripod upon which Nigeria must operate in order to unleash her potentials.
”Rotimi will go on from here to continue to serve Nigeria in key positions. He will not be alone. He will share the company of many change agents and professionals who have cast their lots with the new political order under the Leadership President elect, General Muhammadu Buhari”.

Culled from nigeriana.org

Pictures: Celebrities Attend Adams Oshiomhole's Wedding

Nigerian celebrities present at the moment at the ongoing Adams Oshomole's wedding are Hon Desmond Elliot, Kanayo O. Kanyo, Osita Iheme (pawpaw).  The President-elect, General Muhamadu Buhari is there also.

See photos below:

Convicted Sex Offender Declared Innocent after 29 Years Behind Bars in Astonishing Case of Mistaken Identity

Michael McAlister (pictured right) spent 29 years in prison for rapes he didn't commit but was locked because he had an uncanny resemblance to the man, Norman Bruce Derr (left) who really committed the crimes.

UK mirror reports;

An innocent man who spent 29 years behind bars after being convicted of an attempted rape and kidnapping has finally been given his freedom. Michael McAlister was cleared after a serial rapist who had an uncanny resemblance to the 58-year-old at the time confessed to the 1986 offence. He was granted an unconditional pardon by Virginia's governor, wiping away the prosecution which he had campaigned against for decades alongside family and friends.

After clearing McAlister (pictured above now), governor Terry McAuliffe said in a written statement:

"A number of individuals in the law enforcement community [...] have concluded that this crime was committed by another individual, and that Mr McAlister should be freed to return to his family and his community.

"I have reached the same conclusion, and I have acted in accordance with the law."

Upon being reunited with his sister and elderly mother outside Dillwyn Correctional Centre, McAlister said that the governor was a 'special man' for giving him his freedom.

He told reporters: "It’s a great day. It’s a wonderful day. Governor McAuliffe, he’s a special man for being brave enough to do this."
McAlister added that his thoughts were with the victim of the attack.
He said: "It wasn’t her fault, and I don’t hold any hard feelings at all toward her. I hope [the attacker] can deal with his issues as best he can."
McAlister was 29 and working as a carpenter when he was identified by the victim in court.

The victim, a 22-year-old mum, was assaulted in the laundry room of an apartment complex on February 23, 1986.

But she was able to partially pull her attacker's stocking mask off during the attack, and caught a glimpse of his face.

At the time, McAlister was known by police following a string of alcohol-related incidents of public indecency.

He was misidentified after a police sketch resembled his face, which helped lead to his wrongful conviction.

Shawn Armbrust, executive director of the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project, and James Bensfield and Jonathan Kossak of the Miller & Chevalier law firm, said in a joint statement: "We are thrilled that the governor did the right thing and finally ended this nightmare."

Guy Trekking for Jonathan Replies Omotola who Called Them "Silly Youths"

Omotola called the youths trekking for politicians "Silly" and said they had rather trek for the predicaments which they are facing.. Fast forward to few minutes ago... Oladele who is trekking to Otuoke for President Jonathan has replied Omotola, asking her if she is the richest woman in the world..lol! 

Read his tweets below;

Omotola called the youths trekking for politicians "Silly" and said they had rather trek for the predicaments which they are facing.. Fast forward to few minutes ago... Oladele who is trekking to Otuoke for President Jonathan has replied Omotola, asking her if she is the richest woman in the world..lol! - See more at: http://www.flavour360blog.com/2015/05/guytrekking-for-jonathan-replies.html#sthash.3YtoVXq7.dpuf

Nigerians Reaction to Oshiomole's Wedding [Hilarious Tweets]

Nigerians are too hilarious biko..See their epic response to Adams Oshiomole marriage to his beautiful wife Lala Fortes today 15/05... See below..Get ready to laugh....

Nigerians are too hilarious biko..See their epic response to Adams Oshiomole marriage to his beautiful wife Lala Fortes today 15/05... See below..Get ready to laugh - See more at: http://www.flavour360blog.com/2015/05/nigerians-reaction-to-oshiomoles.html#sthash.pV5URLLb.dpuf

I Would Have Been In Soup If Buhari Did Not Win – Amaechi

Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi has on Thursday revealed that he knew he would have been in trouble if the All Progressives Congress, APC, had not won the presidential election.

Speaking in Lagos during the public presentation of a book titled “Dynamics of Change: The Amaechi Years”, which is a compilation of his achievements a governor.

He said “I knew I was going to be in trouble. I was ready to sacrifice whatever will make that change to take place. The federal government sent out a signal that if they won, nobody should let me out of Nigeria from any airport.

“One day, Asiwaju got angry with me. He was very angry. I went to his house with Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and knelt down, saying ‘please let’s not disagree, let’s win first and then we can disagree.

“I told Asiwaju that what is important is to make a history of the first civilian coup in Nigeria when your children and grandchildren read the history with your name as one of the people who helped bring about change in Nigeria. 

“I said: let us focus on the victory. I remember the day of the convention, there were so many intrigues, there will be convention, there won’t be convention. I said my leader, if we don’t do the convention we are finished, the press will say APC cannot hold a convention, lead us now, there must be convention and election. So, he turned to me and said look for Tunde (Fashola), let us go,” Amaechi concluded.

See Photos: Buhari At Oshiomole’s Wedding

 

Finally, she smiles…:-). Beautiful bride

 

Ceremony is still going on and More photos to come.

 

Nigeriana Wishes The Couple Well

Valeria Lukyanova Defends Pics: Human Barbie Says Haters' are on The Path of Degradation

After posting a new set of shocking pictures of herself, "Human Barbie" Valeria Lukyanova hit back at her detractors online, shaming them for hating.
 
In the latest Human Barbie Photos, Valeria Lukyanova appears even more distorted and plastic than usual in a bustier bra and tiny jean shorts.

So tiny that from the back, you see as much a$$ as you do clothing.
Val's midsection, meanwhile, features a set of abs so unrealistic looking that "fans" were torn over whether she starves or photoshops herself.

After receiving backlash, Valeria responded in kind.
"It is a pity that most people choose the path of degradation," she wrote in Russian in an extended message via Facebook just moments ago.

"If they see a man who has succeeded with something better than they are, they are ready to literally tear. Especially often I see it on the Internet."

Lukyanova, who says the inspiration behind her taut physique is none other than the Queen of the Amazon, says she will keep doing her thing.

"I am certainly still far from ideal, very far," she wrote.
"But I strive for athleticism ... So funny that girls and boys from sporting groups write such nasty things about my body ... so much negativity."

While she may be hated on, or attacked by Ukrainians, she says she will continue to respond by spreading "hope" and "light."

Then again, she believes you can survive on those things in lieu of food. True story, Human B. has actually espoused this wisdom in the past.

Also, she wants to bring beauty back to the old days, 'cause "ethnicities are mixing now, so there's degeneration, and it didn't used to be like that."

"Remember how many beautiful women there were in the 1950s and '60s, without any surgery? And now, thanks to degeneration, we have this."
She's quite a character.

Mercy Johnson Praises Her Husband On His Birthday: “You Are The Closest Thing To God”

Mercy Johnson‘s husband, Prince Odianosen Okojie today turned a year older.
 
The actress posted a cute picture of her and her husband with the caption:
You are the closest thing 2 God in existence.
Love is today cus no one can swear that their love will last forever,but the passion makes you think of tomorrow.

You are my tomorrow and I love u with everything I am.
Thank you so much for showing what it means to LIVE, LOVE and be HAPPY.
Happy Birthday My Hope
 
Happy birthday!
Wonderful couple below!

SEE The Guys That Robbed Lekki Bank; Held Lagos Hostage

Nigerian Police in Lagos have arrested suspected members of the 22-man robbery gang that invaded the Lekki branch of First City Monument Bank, FCMB, two months ago in Lagos, killing five persons.

Recovered from the suspects were a 2008 model Honda Accord car purchased by one of the suspects from his share of the loot; a white Blackberry Z10 phone, one Apple i-Phone 5, one military face cap, used during the operation, and 120 expended ammunition.

Preliminary investigation revealed that some of the suspects were oil bunkerers recruited from Delta, Ondo and Arepo in Ogun State. They were identified as Duke Odogbo, 38; Lawrence Kingsley, 31; Ebi Tosan, 20, and Ekelemo Kuete, 30.

One of the suspects, Odogbo, who gave a graphic explanation of how the bank robbery took place, revealed that it took the gang 24 hours to plan the operation...

He further told a crowd at the Police Command headquarters, where they were paraded, that his share of the N15 million loot was N500,000.

According to him, “I was invited by a friend from Warri, Delta State, to come for bunkering job. But on reaching Lagos, I was told it was a bank robbery.

“I told them I was into bunkering and not robbery. But because they told me we were going to make much money from it, I decided to join them.

“On the day of the operation, we left Tarkwa Bay at about 4.30 p.m., in two boats; with 11 persons on each. But one of the boats developed fault on the way. We all entered the good one.

“We got to the bank few minutes after 5p.m. Immediately we left the canal, some of us went to the road and started firing, thereby making way for those of us that would go inside. I led the team that went in.

“We were all putting on Army camouflage. I shattered the entrance glass with bullets and when we got inside, we demanded for the money realized for that day. The manager told us they did not make much.

“But we broke into one of their strong rooms where we got some money. We also broke into two ATM boxes, but there was no money in either of them. We told ourselves that the operation must not exceed 40 minutes.

“To my surprise, by the time we were leaving, I discovered that my colleagues were with seven extra rifles. When I asked, they said they saw some policemen in a van, concluded they were there for us and shot at them. I was not the one that shot the policemen. I did not kill anyone.

“It was when we got to the forest, located in an island in Ikorodu that we discovered that the amount stolen was N15 million and I got N500,000. I used my share to boost my bunkering business.”

On another revelation, Kuete confessed that he drove one of the speed boats, adding that he was given N50,000 at the end of the operation.

Kuete, who resides at Arepo area of Ogun State, said: “I must confess, I knew that we were going to rob a bank. I am a bunkerer at Arepo and I make at least N80,000 from each operation.

“I was hired to take them to the bank. I remained in the boat with four others, while the rest left for the bank.

“When they came back, we headed straight for our hideout, where our leaders shared the money according to individual’s involvement. I got N50,000.”

Parading the suspects, the command boss gave the identities of those who lost their lives in the operation as Inspector Bethel Agbobu, Sergeant Odehowho George, Corporal Imoise Ikechukwu, Mr. Sowemimo Kabiru and Miss Sarah Ibikunle, the 15-year-old girl, who sold fish close to the bank.

 

Culled from vanguard

Kim Kardashian: PREGNANT WITH A BOY?!

For months now, Kim Kardashian has struggled to get pregnant and shared every freakin' detail of the process with anyone who will listen.

We've heard about how Kim and Kanye have sex 500 times a day. We've watched her announce the arrival of her period while at brunch.

And, of course, we've learned more about Kim's uterus than we know about any organ in our own bodies ... but is the big moment here at last?
 
Now, after all that drama and all those reality show ratings it looks like we might possibly, maybe have a happy ending, as a source with zero credibility claims that Kim is 12 weeks pregnant with a baby boy.
"She's pregnant," an anonymous friend of Kim's tells the rarely-reliable OK! magazine. “I’ve heard that she’s passed the 12-week point, but that she and Kanye aren’t going to confirm it for at least a few more weeks.”
Of course, if this "insider" is real, he or she is soon to meet with an "accident" at the hands of Kris Jenner's goon squad, so may as well go all the way and reveal the gender, right?

“To say that he’s happy that she’s carrying a boy is an understatement," the source claimed, presumably while clutching a boarding pass with one trembling hand and frantically chain-smoking with the other. "One of each is perfect for them.”
The doomed insider adds that Kim underwent $230,000 in IVF treatments and is currently "working out like a demon," as her primary concern is not looking "like a beached whale" during her pregnancy.
Finally, a part of this report we believe!

Human Barbie Returns: Valeria Lukyanova Aims for "Amazon Woman" Physique

Valeria Lukyanova is back. And, she believes, better than ever.

The woman known as Human Barbie seemingly wants to go by a different moniker now, as she was attacked in October outside of her home and has therefore made it her mission to get into crazy good shape.
According to a handful of new Facebook photos and captions, in fact, she now considers herself to be “Amazon Woman.”

"I no longer like my body. It needs some muscle,” Lukyanova wrote on social media along with the above pictures.

The scary-looking model’s Instagram page is filled with snapshots of her at the gym, while her latest Facebook gallery features Lukyanova dressed in a denim crop top and shorts so small… you can barely tell they exist.

"The spring is late this year, but it has finally come," she added.
"It has inspired me to do a photo shoot with a beautiful and all natural background. Oh, how I love spring!"
Not everyone loves Lukyanova, however.

Many have taken a look at these Human Barbie photos and determined that the 27-year old has had far too much work done.

But Lukyanova doesn't comprehend the criticism.
"Everyone wants a slim figure," she told GQ last year. "Everyone gets breasts done. Everyone fixes up their face if it's not ideal, you know? Everyone strives for the golden mean. It's global now."

Sure, we guess. Many celebrities have undergone plastic surgery, that's for sure.

Valeria Lukyanova is not the first, nor will she be the last. But she is the most extreme. Do you think she takes it too far?

Kylie Jenner's family think Tyga may be a bad influence on her

According to reports, a close friend of the Kardashian’s/Jenner’s told People.com that her family believe the 25-year-old rapper and his entourage are the wrong crowd for her.They dont think Kylie is uncontrollable, they just don’t like the crowd she mixes with – especially her mother Kris.

She said the family thinks a lot of Tyga’s friends are enablers and that makes her mom the most nervous. She doesn’t want Kylie getting off track. “Her parents know she is going to date who she wants, but they are worried he will have a negative impact on her decision-making,’ the friend said.

Virgo Man and Virgo Woman Compatibility

When both are Virgo, they value the same things in love, which is a good starting point in their relationship. Shared interests are important to both, but in this case, when two Virgos are together, it would make a little more sense to have different projects and interests as both tend to run the show. 

A Virgo man is a very practical person with strong intellect and detailed information of all the aspects of life. He is usually success hungry, and takes short, calculated and precise steps to reach the desired destination. A Virgo male can easily analyze a situation and can be quite critical regarding it, if needed. When angry, he never becomes rash rather he keeps the feelings deep inside to hide them from people around him. Being sentimental is not the cup of tea for Virgo man. He fears commitment, so it takes quite some time for him to get involved in a relationship. 

A Virgo woman is as an alpha female. She is an emotionally strong being who can handle anything thrown her way. She has clever wits and is a stickler who can point out flaws in almost anything but her motive is always to improve the thing and not to insult. She doesn’t look upon excessive emotion as either sensible or practical and maybe unresponsiveness to some degree which is due to her shyness. But when she chooses to love someone she loves him with all of her heart and soul. She can do anything possible for the man she loves. 

Virgo man finds himself being very lucky being loved by a Virgo woman. She has anything and everything any other woman can offer besides being weak. She is determined and once she sets her mind on doing something she completes it with great achievement both in career and love. Virgo woman has great respect for her man and both the families that are a part of their lives. There is never a moment of boredom between the Virgo man and woman. They both have very bright minds, but lacks the know how to have a successful intimate relationship. Both Virgo man and woman are intellectuals and find a connection between their minds, but lack an emotional connection. If he does not attends to the passion needed by his Virgo woman he may lose her.

A Virgo man is not prince charming, so Virgo woman should never believe while involved with him that any fairy tale romance can come true in their relationship. He does not know how to romantically sweep you off his lady’s feet. If she can live without romance, then she finds herself with a very dedicated man who values his family and friends and of course his relation with his Virgo woman. There is always plenty of verbal communication between Virgo man and woman and once there is a loss for words, they can light the fire place and began leisure activities. But their frequent leisure conversations are not the meaningful conversations to enhance their relationship. It is the Virgo woman who has to take main responsibility for relationship because he often feels he has nothing to lose when a woman walks away because he enjoys being a loner. 

As the love of Virgo man and woman blossoms, purity in their life is dissolved with such an unconditional love to be given to each other that make them complete and gratifies their existence. Virgo man gives her a sense of true peace and relaxation in her life while she provides him with stable support in all walks of life. Their understanding is unshakable with lots of fun and smiles to share with each other. They actually help each other to fulfill their dreams and make a dreamland come truly to existence with wisdom and love going hand in hand. There is total acceptance for each other with deep and overwhelming oneness that gives them a soothing and gentle experience for life time. 

The female Virgo might find herself settling for tenderness opposed to a fierce fiery relationship in the bedroom. If they both choose to pay attention to one another they know exactly how to please each other. He carries a rigid demeanor in the bedroom which often creates quarrels between the two about lovemaking. She can become disgruntled by the long periods of retreats between making love again. She begins to think she is doing something wrong during lovemaking, causing the long periods of wait for another go in the bedroom. She starts to internalize everything and feel that he no longer desires or wants her. The lack of sex will cause her self confidence to decrease. In order for these two to have a good sexual union they have to realize that lovemaking is not something that can be analyzed or broken down into details. If all else fails, it would be good for the Virgo man to dig in a special lovemaking time weekly to make her feel loved and needed and she needs to give her man the authority in the bedroom and get completely involved in their mating.

Though Virgo man and woman share almost same interests and values, yet they have to work on their differences in accepting each other’s flaws. They need to learn how to be critical of themselves before they can resolve any issues with others. A Virgo man and woman are light minded and intelligent. Virgos are able to spend a lot of quality time together, but lack that passion to keep a great relationship alive. One has to try a little bit harder than the other to keep the intimacy thriving. Of the two, the Virgo woman is the one who holds the key to passion. In a business sense or friendship they can move mountains. It would take a lot of work to keep a romance kindling between a Virgo man and Virgo woman especially when they are involved in their favorite projects and are focusing more on their worldly affairs than their relationship.

Blac Chyna's Mom Slams Kylie Jenner and Tyga: He's a F--king Pervert

On Monday, Tyga's grandmother gushed about Kylie Jenner in an interview, and stated that despite all that pesky statutory rape business, she believes Tyga is better off with Kylie than with his ex and baby mama, Blac Chyna.

Yesterday, we learned that Blac is now fighting for full custody of his son, and we may never know for sure if that act of aggression was inspired by the interview with T-Raww's grandma.

We do know, however, that the 70-year-old's unexpected endorsement of Kylie inspired some harsh/awesome words from Chyna's mom, Shalana Hunter.
 
In an Instagram post that's since been deleted, Hunter absolutely went off on Tyga, Kylie and the whole Kardashian-Jenner clan:

"They are talking Kylie comes from a better family... how? Her parents are divorced, her dad wants to be a woman, her mom is out here messing with some young black dude with birthing hips.

"Her sister has 3 kids out of wedlock by a guy who has a drinking problem. Her other sister is married to a crack head while dating a rapper that she stole from a former friend."

"[Kylie] is 17 and already has lip injections. Her older sister got famous from a sex tape. They are no better than anybody...Tyga is a f--king pervert, okay?"

Whoa. Hopefully Shalana followed that up with a link to the nearest burn unit. Her comments about Bruce Jenner's sex change may have been offensive and out of line, but other than that, she's pretty on point.

Before the post was deleted, Tyga commented:
"You gotta stay off social media. All these stories are fake and you should know that. My grandma can barely speak English. How would she say all those things? Don't get up in the games the media tryna get everyone to play. I've yet to say any disrespectful about your daughter or u."

So...he respectfully left his child and fiancee to be with a teenager? Sorry, Tyga, but we're Team Shalana on this one.

After Tyga commented, Blac herself entered the fray and tweeted, "Tyga, do as you say...and don't address family issues over social media."

He has yet to follow up, so we're guessing that despite his many faults, the man knows when to react to issues.

Patience Jonathan Denies Blocking Buhari’s Wife to Become the President of African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM)

First Lady Mrs Patience Jonathan has denied allegations of plotting to prevent wife of the President-elect, Aisha Buhari from replacing her as President of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM). 

 
Mrs Jonathan had in April sent out a letter of invitation to other first Ladies calling for the 8th AFLPM summit to be held in Abuja on May 15th where they will discuss on how to facilitate a smooth and formal hand over to the new Executive Committee that will pilot the affairs of the Peace Mission for the next two years, a move some people found to be against Mrs Buhari assuming her position after May 29th when her husband would have been sworn in as the Nigeria next president.

In a statement released by her media aide, Mr. Ayo Adewuyi, Mrs Jonathan said there was an understanding in the Mission that the summit will hold on the 15th of May, 2015 if Pres. Jonathan loses the 2015 Presidential election.

The statement after the cut:

“Our attention has been drawn to various newspapers and social media reports alleging that Nigeria hosting of 8th Summit of the African First Ladies Peace Mission Summit on May 15, 2015 is a grand design by the First Lady, Dame (Dr) Patience Faka Jonathan to either “rig out” or “deny” the in-coming First Lady, Hajia Aisha Buhari the opportunity to assume the Presidency and host the said summit in the absence of the incumbent. We would have ignored this barrage of uncharitable fallacies, but for the fact that the mischief makers have not relented in their efforts to deceive the unsuspecting members of the public with lies and half truth, hence this clarification to set the record straight. It would be recalled that Nigeria’s Hajia Turai Yar’Adua was elected President of the African First Ladies Peace Mission during the 6th Summit in February 2008 in Congo Brazzaville for a term of two years. Her tenure ought to have come to an end in 2010 when she should have organized a Summit to elect a successor and hand over accordingly. The unfortunate incident that led to her sudden exit from office is well known and need not be mentioned here. This inability of the former President to officially hand over created a leadership vacuum in the African First Ladies Peace Mission for some time until Her Excellency, Dame Patience Jonathan was prevailed upon by her colleagues, the African First Ladies to convene the Summit in July 2012 at which she was subsequently  elected President to serve for two years. For the avoidance of doubt, according to its internal regulation, the tenure of office of President of African First Ladies Peace Mission is for a period of two years only. This therefore implies that the tenure of office of the incumbent President ought to have ended in 2014, when a fresh election should have held for a new Executive”the statement read.

Unemployed Man Rapes 10 Year Old Schoolgirl To Death In Ogun State (Photo)

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested an unemployed man, Ishau Arowolo, for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl, Sofiatu Akilolu, to death in Orisada-Eyo Community in the Yewa South Local Government Area of the state. 

 

                                                       Agude River

25-year-old Arowolo, after raping the girl, allegedly caused her to drown. It was said that the suspect lurked in a bush near the community river to perpetrate the act.

Punch gathered that Sofiatu, who was a Basic five pupil of the Local Government Authority Primary School, had been sent by her parents to a river in the area to fetch water when she was attacked and raped by Arowolo.

 Sofiatu, at about 5pm on Wednesday, April 1, went to the stream in company of a friend, identified simply as Abibatu. It was gathered that Arowolo snatched the victim and took her under a tree, where he raped her.

A resident, who identified himself only as Jamiu, told Punch Metro on Tuesday that Abibatu alerted the community that Sofiatu was being raped in a bush.

He said, “The river is called Agude. It serves the community. That was not the first time little girls would go to fetch water at the place. On that day, the two girls met Ishau (Arowolo) and greeted him.

“Later, they observed he was coming behind them. Suddenly, he grabbed Sofiatu and entered into a bush to carry out the act. The other girl ran back to the community to tell us.

“When we got to the place, we did not find both of them, except their clothes and shoes. We began to comb the forest, until someone raised the alarm that Arowolo was hiding in the river. When we checked, he was found and pulled out.

“Minutes later, we also found Sofiatu. He might have drowned the girl after he raped her. She was unconscious, while blood was dripping from her private parts.”

Sofiatu was taken out of the river and rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was confirmed dead.

Angry youths, who learnt of the girl’s death, reportedly beat up Arowolo, but they were said to have been prevented from lynching him by elders.

The Baale of the community, Chief Adeogun Hussein, who spoke in Yoruba, told our correspondent that such incident was strange in the area.

He said, “This occurrence is very strange in our area. It is unfortunate that someone would conceive such evil. The river, where the rapist hid, is very popular. We usually wash and bathe there. The river is also believed to have power to cure sicknesses.

“The advice I have for parents is to take more care of their children, and anyone found committing such tragic act should also be ready to face terrible consequences.”

It was learnt that the matter was reported to the Owode Police Division.

Photos from the Council of State meeting today

Today, past Nigerian leaders including president-elect Gen. Buhari, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Gen Ibrahim Babangida, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Chief Ernest Shonekan attended today’s Council of State meeting which is President Jonathan’s last as a president.

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Photos: Iyanya Renews Contract with MTN for Another Year

The singer today May 12th renewed his contract with MTN for another year. Congrats to him.

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Social & Political Activist, Kayode Ogundamisi Comes for Ben Murray-Bruce

Senator-elect Ben Murray-Bruce has been trending on Twitter for some days now because of his anti-corruption tweets which a lot of youths seem to like. Well, yesterday social & political activist Kayode Ogundami decided it was time for the media mogul to answer some questions of his own, bordering on some government contracts his company was involved in.

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Photos: Governor Elect, Nasir El-Rufai Visits Dilapidated Textile Industry in Kaduna

 

Kaduna state governor elect, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai paid a visit to the dilapidated Arewa Textile Industry in Kaduna earlier today. 

 

Looks like they are trying to revive it. Textile used to be one of Nigeria’s highest sources of foreign exchange in the 70s. 

 

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