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The former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi has said that Nigeria under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari is a failed country. Obi made this known in Abakaliki during the 2017 independence anniversary lecture which took place at the Akanu-Ibiam international conference centre. He expressed regret that Nigeria had no qualified leadership to revitalized the economy of the country, stressing that the country was still operating in the past. The former governor blamed the recent rise in agitation of youths, especially the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and others across the country as a result of the poor leadership of the present administration of the federal government. “For me, the country has failed, If anybody tells you that Nigeria is doing well, tell them it is a lie; they said that we are out of recession but almost all Nigerians are still feeling greatly the impact of recession”, he stated. Obi, who is a guest lecturer at the event, urged the governor

Last week on this column, I had written about my experience in the beautiful island of The Seychelles and how Nigerian music, especially P-Square’s music, had conquered that island nation and enthralled her youth. Little did I know when writing that piece titled ‘How Nigeria Conquered The Seychelles’ that I would be devoting another column yet again to the Okoye brothers. But as they say, when it rains, it pours. The twin brothers are again in the news, not for their collaboration with each other, but because of their confrontation with each other. From what I gather, Peter wants the group to split up and go their separate ways, while Paul and their brother, Jude have a slightly different agenda. The disagreement culminated with a fight at the offices of the recently coronated Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo. The fight which was ostensibly recorded by Peter, showed the trio (including Jude, their brother/manager), using gutter language that belied their status as inter

United scored four times to see of Crystal Palace at home. Goals from Mata, Fellani and Lukaku saw the Reds bag 3 points. Mata opened the scoring in three minutes with, Fellani doubled it before the half time. Fellani opened the scoring in the second half scoring his second goal of the day to make it 3-0 Lukaku ended the goal feast killing the hopes or struggling Crystal Palace. United have maintained perfect form since beginning of the season, playing a draw to Stoke City only. The win has seen United move up to First position on the table. The post Manchester United Hammer Crystal Palace 4-0 appeared first on JoelsBlog . from JoelsBlog http://ift.tt/2yggVrR via IFTTT

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a three year-old girl was dropped 30ft from a bridge into a river. Police officers rushed to save the toddler, who is said to be “traumatised”, following the incident at 8.30pm on Friday in Astley Bridge, Bolton. Officers received reports that a man was on the bridge and making threats about the child. He refused to speak to specially-trained police negotiators and dropped the girl into the water. View of police operation from the nearby Cineworld car park An officer who was already in the river quickly reached the toddler, and she was taken to hospital where she was found to have a broken wrist. The man then plunged from the bridge into the water, suffering minor injuries, and was taken to hospital. Greater Manchester Police believe the incident may have been an attempted murder-suicide. A 39-year-old man was arrested at the scene. Superintendent Paul Savill, of GMP’s Bolton borough, said: “Thankfully the little

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A school librarian has declared that she would not like a selection of Dr Seuss classics here, there or anywhere, after refusing books donated by Melania Trump. Trump had sent a collection of 10 Seuss books, including The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham, to schools across the country to mark National Read a Book Day. One school in each state, identified by the US department of education as having achieved high standards of excellence, received a package along with a letter signed by the first lady telling pupils that “the key to achieving your dreams begins with learning to read”. But Liz Phipps Soeiro, an award-winning school librarian at Cambridgeport elementary school in Massachusetts, turned down the offer, saying that her school has no need for the books. In a letter posted on the Horn Book site , she suggested that Trump should send the books to schools with fewer resources. “Why not go out of your way to gift books to underfunded and underprivileged communities that c

The Defence Headquarters on Friday in Abuja said that it had no business declaring the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, wanted. At a briefing with journalists, the DHQ stated that Kanu was not in military custody and so they couldn’t be held accountable for him. The Director, Defence Information, Maj. Gen. John Enenche , who made the statement , also claimed that the military did not raid Kanu’s residence. He said, “Kanu is not in the custody of the military. It is not the responsibility of the DHQ to declare him wanted. “ If the court says that if he does not show up for hearing, it will hold the military responsible, (then) let us wait till that time. “ The military never raided Kanu’s house . I watched the whole operation live on that day . Even I don’t have any right to stop you while passing on a public route. I saw that the Biafran Security Service and the Biafran National Guards mounted roadblocks, and the soldiers came out peacefully and said, ‘Bo

Sound Sultan is unarguably one of the few singers in the country that started out with social conscious songs and he has stuck to his message even about two decades down the line. However, he told Saturday Beats that his decision to stick to his message came with a heavy price . The Naija Ninja, as he is fondly referred to by fans, said that he could have been richer or more popular if he changed his tune but he did not . He further revealed that politicians have offered him millions of Naira to sing a new tune but he has always declined their offer. “ I sacrificed a lot in my career because I didn ’t want to contradict my message. Do you think I don’t want money from politicians ? They offered me millions but then , I cannot eat my own words. I have to stand for what I believe in. The most important thing to me is the people. I don’t regret refusing the money they offered me because it is not who I am. With due respect to those that collect money from politicians, I am a very co

A final year student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), identified as Caleb Obasogie, killed his 55-year-old mother, Josephine Igbineweka, by ripping out her womb. The 22year old committed the crime on thursday at their residence in Benin City. According to reports, Caleb who is the last child killed his mother for refusing to give him some money. Witnesses said Caleb locked himself and his mother in one of the rooms and used a broken bottle to stab her repeatedly until her intestines and womb were ripped out. He was said to have dangled the intestines and his mother’s womb before neighbours who could rush in to rescue her. The mother, a beer parlour operator had passed the previous night in a neighbour’s house because her son locked her out. Spokesman of the Edo State Police Command, DSP Moses Nkombe, confirmed the incident and said the son has been arrested by the police. : TheNation The post Final Year UNIBEN Student Kills His Mother, Rips Out Her Womb appeared first on J

Justin Bieber’s longtime manager Scooter Braun sat down for a recent interview in which he sheds light on just how dark the pop star’s life became in early 2014, around when he was arrested. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, he explained just how bad things got for the hitmaker back then. He said, “It was worse than people realized,” he admitted. “I failed him day after day. We were living in hell because he was in such a dark place. ” He went on to explain that what happened to Justin got very troubling. “I have inconveniences, and other people have problems. Mine feel important, but they’re not. They’re not life or death. Justin’s stuff got to a point where it was a problem. Our relationship really struggled, but I started to learn things that made me a better man. When the time came and Justin needed the resources to get back on track, I wanted to make sure I was a rock and someone he could turn to,” he added. Scooter even revealed that Justin’s breakdown had peopl

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Faith who is a mother of one and one of Nigeria’s top models, released these sexy new photos on social media. She wrote; “The ones who dnt follow you, follow your every move. The ones who don’t like you, Wanna be just like u. They laugh because you intimidate them”. See more photos below The post Photos: Model, Faith bares it all, shows off her firm breast appeared first on JoelsBlog . from JoelsBlog http://ift.tt/2xFO67u via IFTTT

The Defence Headquarters has declared that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu is not in military custody. DHQ spokesperson, John Enenche, made the declaration while stating that it was not the responsibility of the military to declare Kanu wanted. Eneche maintained that the whereabouts of the IPOB leader was unknown. He said this while addressing journalists on Friday. According to Enenche, “Nnamdi Kanu is not in the custody of the military. ”It is not the responsibility of the military to declare Nnamdi Kanu wanted. The military did not proscribe IPOB. “Due process was followed to proscribe it. The job of the military was to diagnose security issues and warned the public of consequences and that is part of our media operations. “We did our media operations very well, otherwise that weekend would have been the longest weekend in this country and we are also very careful choosing our words and we know the law very well.” Following an alleged mili

The management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso, has announced that lectures will resume by October 3. According to the Chairman, Governing council, Prof Dayo Afolabi “What we did was that we have spoken with the two Governors who has started bringing in their quota and the information we have is that the money would be in before the end of today (Friday) , so before the close of work, we would start paying salaries and also the management would meet with the staffs. “The major reason we may have after the lectures commences is just that they must be paid before they can commence with the lectures. “As for the money the Government promised, the management would notify us if they have gotten the money because it’s one thing to pay and another thing to get the Alert. “We just want to be sure we have gotten the alert. We really want to thank the two Governors they really exhibited the behavior of a good statesman. Even when they were provoked they nev

A Lebanese man and three people have been arraigned in court for allegedly stealing three transformers. They were arraigned at Magistrate Court, Abakaliki in Ebonyi State. Courts doc state that the Lebanese, Antoine Alromi, and Benjamin Offia, stole the transformers valued at N7 million from a private company, Lana Construction Company Limited, in July this year. They were said to have sold the equipment to Malachi Ogbodo and Gregory Ndukwu. Both buyers were also arraigned. According to reports, Mr. Ogbodo bought one of the transformers for N1 million, while Mr. Gregory allegedly bought two for N1.5 million. According to the deputy superintendent of police, Mr. Adokeme, entered the country illegally. He said, ” The Lebanese is an illegal alien who entered the country without proper documentation. ” The prosecutor further told the court that the Lebanese was also facing trial in another court for allegedly obtaining over N3 million from people under pretence. He said the fir

A Vietnamese former banking executive, Nguyen Xuan Son was sentenced to death on Friday for fraud. The sentences were delivered at the end of a month-long trial as Vietnam’s leadership wages an anti-corruption sweep, targeting ex-officials, bankers and executives accused of graft and mismanagement. Nguyen Xuan Son, former Ocean Bank general director, who later became chairman of the powerful state oil firm PetroVietnam, was sentenced to death for embezzlement, abuse of power and economic mismanagement. His co-accused and ex-Ocean Bank chairman Ha Van Tham, once one of Vietnam’s richest men, was jailed for life on the same charges, as well as violating lending rules. Both men left the courthouse stone-faced after the verdict was handed down. The trial targeting high-flying executives accused of losses worth millions of dollars has captivated Vietnam. The charges cascaded down the ranks, targeting accountants, branch managers and scores of others in one of the country’s largest-eve

A women’s rugby team stripped down to just their club socks and boots for charity in a series of saucy snaps which will be used for a calendar. The ladies were caught on camera posing in just their club socks and boots, with jump rugby paraphernalia hiding their modesty. The pictures released for this year’s calendar are taken at the secluded grounds of the Hertfordshire club and capture the girls training. One shot shows two teammates practicing their tackling naked. Another shows the girls high-fiving under the posts. Another shows two girls on the grass and two others standing before them with practice bags protecting their modesty. The 2018 calendar by Hitchin Ladies Rugby Club will hit the shelves in November after their inaugural effort last year attracted praise from around the world. As a matter of fact, their recent nude photos have already attracted attention internationally after rapper 50 Cent shared their steamy snaps to his Facebook fans. The post Photos: Women

As reported by premium times The Federal Government has directed evacuation of Nigerians in some countries in the Caribbean Islands especially in Commonwealth of Dominica after the devastating effects of hurricane in the area. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokesperson, Tope Elias-Fatile, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Recently, some countries in the Caribbean Islands were devastated by hurricanes, beginning with Irma, Jose and lastly, Hurricane Maria. Mr. Fatile noted that there had not been reported death of any Nigerian citizen in the affected countries by the Nigerian Missions covering the region. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been following the situation of Nigerians in the Commonwealth of Dominica that experienced the most severe impact of Hurricane Maria. “Further to this, there are ongoing efforts to ensure that all Nigerians are safe in their various locations and where necessary, they should be evacuated, especially as it is in the case of Nig

Ex Super Eagles captain, Austin Okocha, has been rated as the best soccer star to ever play at Bolton’s Reebok/Macron stadium. According to the club, Okocha emerged the best after fans voted for their favourite among the five players selected. Campo came in fifth in the vote, while Finnish goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen is fourth. Djorkaeff was third and former England striker Kevin Davies, who played 400 games for the club, came in second. The post Okochqla voted Bolton best player in the last 20years appeared first on JoelsBlog . from JoelsBlog http://ift.tt/2hBBHuF via IFTTT

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has admitted Romelu Lukaku is unlikely to get a rest until Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns from injury. Lukaku has made a flying start to his Old Trafford career with 10 goals in his first nine games, including two against CSKA Moscow on Wednesday. The Champions League clash in Russia was his 11th game of the season after also appearing in two World Cup qualifiers for Belgium last month. Lukaku hasn’t missed a minute in the Premier League or the Champions League. And Mourinho concedes the 24-year-old’s workload will not get lighter until Ibrahimovic returns, which the United boss has suggested may not be until the new year. “Without Zlatan we cannot rotate the striker, especially because Marcus Rashford is playing also in other positions,” Mourinho said ahead of Crystal Palace’s visit to Old Trafford on Saturday. “So until the moment we have Zlatan we cannot think about giving rest to our No. 9, the same way we give in other positions. We canno

A Nigerian pastor in Sierra Leone, Victor Ajisafe, has been arrested by the police in the country for alleged hate speech. His arrest followed his reaction to a claim by a popular Islamic preacher that Sierra Leone was an Islamic nation. According to a news website, Sierraloaded, Ajisafe, who is the President of the Sanctuary Praise Church, Freetown, described the Islamic preacher as “a liar and an agent of darkness”. A video of the pastor’s preaching has beentrending on social media for some days. The website had reported that a prominent Islamic scholar and Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe, Ismail Menk, had visited Freetown for a two -day Islamic lecture held in the city’s stadium and attended by thousands of people. During the programme, the cleric reportedly said that Sierra Leone was an Islamic country, a comment that drew Ajisafe’s reaction. Ajisafe described Mufti as “a liar and an angel of Darkness who had come to deceive Sierra Leoneans”. He said, “ He (Menk) had no message , h

Even as Peter and Paul of the PSquare group stunned some of their fans with their latest feud about parting ways and fighting each other in a leaked video, not just a few also believe that all the stuff is just publicity stunt. Veteran broadcaster, Kenny Ogungbe, popularly known as Baba Keke is one of those who feel so. During his radio show on Kennis FM on Wednesday, the Kennis Music record label boss said he believes the fight between the P-Square brothers is a publicity stunt. “ I am sure they have a massive show coming up in December and they are using this as a publicity stunt. They have over 100 songs and people who called us on the radio within 15 minutes , requested for about 29 of their songs. “ If you are breaking up after recording about 100 songs, will you break up to record another big song as a solo artiste? At what age ? How many songs are they going to release that would be up to what they have released already? At what age do they want to do that when people ar

Leader of the Igbo Women Assembly and an associate of the late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Chief Mrs Maria Okwor, in this interview attributes the problem in Nigeria to failure of leadership and injustice which came with military domination and said only restructuring across regions, resource control and devolution of power will solve the problems. Excerpts: From the time of amalgamation to the present time, we’ve lived over a hundred years together, but now, things seem to be falling apart. What happened to us? Our problems started from our not having free, fair and credible elections. The constitution we operate today is not our constitution. What we had in the past worked better for us. I’m talking about regions and the time people like Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe and Awolowo held sway. Every region developed at its own pace and contributed to the centre. Now, the reverse is the case. They just gave you anything they liked from the centre. This presidential system that we operate today, I have a

The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic Crimes Commission, EFCC Friday 29 September 2017, arraigned four suspected Internet fraudsters; Omosehin  Sina, Oladimeji Oladayo, Olowosagba Olamilekan Samson and Afilaka Oluwole Michael before Justice Ayo Emmanuel of the Federal High Court  Ibadan, Oyo State on separate charges bordering on possession of documents containing false pretense. While Omolehin and Oladimeji were arraigned on a six-count charge, Olowosagba and Afilaka were docked for four and three- counts respectively. They pleaded not guilty to all the charges. In view of their plea, the prosecuting counsel, Harrison Ibekwute approached the judge for a trial date and since there was no application for bail before the court, the judge remanded the accused in Agodi prison and adjourned till 31 October 2017 for the commencement of trial. One of the charges against Omosehin Sina and his co-travelers, reads that “Omolehin Sina, sometime in April 2017 in Ibadan, Oyo State, within t

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has jokingly blamed Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, for “all the bad things” that happened to the country during his tenure between 1999 and 2007. Obasanjo was speaking in Owerri, at the graduation ceremony of students of Rochas Foundation. He said the worst advice he got while in office was from Okorocha, one of his then advisers. “As you may all know, Rochas was one of the advisers I had when I was president,” he said. “All the bad things that happened to this country under my presidency was advised by Rochas Okorocha,” he said. Obasanjo however extolled the qualities of the Governor, who he said never ceased to surprise him. “He (Okorocha) has never stopped to surprise me. He is a man of vision, of ideas. He is a thinking man. And when he explained to me his ideas about education, what he has done, I was marvelled. I doff my hat for you, Okorocha. “Let me say this, the beginning of the development for any country is education. A

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Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, says he has suffered in the hands of those that twist information and spread fake news. While speaking at the 5th-anniversary lecture of News Express in Lagos yesterday September 28th, Adesina said that the purveyors of fake news and the consumers of such news have continued to help in its circulation. According to the presidential media aide, those who spread fake news and also the consumers of fake news should be punished by law. “I have suffered a lot from those who twist information. Our president came back August 19 and we said on 21, he was going to broadcast. We said the broadcast was 8am. Suddenly someone went online and said the broadcast has changed to 7am which had no truth in it at all. And you know, many people believed the change so a lot of people missed the original broadcast. That same day people began to call to ask if there was a public holiday. It turned out that it was Kogi state that decla

The Nigeria Police Force has honoured police officers who lost their lives to a robbery incident at a Zenith Bank branch on Wethedral Road , Owerri , Imo State, on February 22 , 2017 . It would be recalled that the robbery became public knowledge in May after a security camera video of the incident went viral. It was reported that sergeants Chukwudi Iboko and Sunday Agbo , who were attached to the bank at the time of the robbery died as a result of gunshot injuries. A third policeman , OtuAttang, lost one of his eyes . The Inspector-General of Police , Ibrahim Idris , said the NPF named a newly built office complex at the Nigeria Mobile Police Force 20 in Lagos after the policemen to encourage others like them to be hardworking . The newly built one-storey complex was commissioned by the IGP at MOPOL 20 on Thursday in Lagos . During the commissioning, the IGP saluted the gallantry of the dead sergeants , saying they deserved to be honoured . The IGP , who encouraged other sergea