Guinness Ambassador, Olamide stormed his hood yesteday afternoon in a limousine with really pretty chicks to show love to his friend named – Euro.
The singer, showered Euro with accolades as he called him a hero and someone who can be referred to as the true definition of BLACK. Euro’s story is touching.
Euro has been my friend from Childhood. A very humble guy who strives to be the best at anything He does. He hustled his way by doing almost everything for himself. He lost his mum at a young age and had to squat with friends until he was able to save and build a Kiosk in the hood, where he started his Barbing Job and he was living in the same Kiosk. He has been able to be the best at being a Tattoo Artist, Professional Painter and he has been my Barber for a few years now. In my books Euro defines the true Essence of being MADE OF BLACK. #MadeOfBlack @euro_ybnl
He went to appreciate him by paying him a visit, and trying to showcase him to the world.
In what seems to be a happy ending, more than $17,000 has been raised in just three hours to support a Syrian refugee pictured selling pens in Beirut, Lebanon while carrying his sleeping daughter.
In the heartbreaking images, the man offers out a handful of biros, clutching a plastic bag of more pens while his little daughter sleeps wrapped over his shoulder.
The photos of the father and child went viral after they were posted two days ago on Twitter by activist Gissur Simonarson. He was then inundated with requests to help the man and so Gissur, based in Norway, announced he was going to try to find him.
He launched a Twitter account named #BuyPens and within 30 minutes, someone on Twitter contacted Gissur saying he saw the man every day around his house.
Incredibly, twenty-four hours later the man and his daughter were identified as single dad-of-two Abdul and his daughter Reem, four and a half.
Gissi launched a crowdfunding page to raise money to help Abdul start a new life for his family. Amazingly, in the first 30 minutes Gissur’s goal of $5,000 was raised.
He wrote:
“We have reached my goal of $5,000 in the first 30 min.This was never meant as a cap, just something to start with.Let’s make sure that Abdul and Reem can really start a great new life.All extra donations will of course go directly to them as well.”
The fundraising total has reached more than $17,000 in three hours and continues to go up.
World famous transgender, Caitlyn Jenner has hinted that there’s a chance of she dating men. In a new episode of her reality TV series, I Am Cait, the 65 year old admits to friend and transgender, activist Jennifer Finney Boylan that she could be attracted to men.
She says in the clip, obtained by People magazine:
It would be very attractive to me to have a guy treat me like a woman,”That you would be treated like a normal woman. Like any other woman in the street and not make it this trans-[gender] thing, “Just a normal relationship.”
Wearied Caitlyn who believes a man is needed isn’t seconded by Boylan, who then insisted she is a normal woman and doesn’t need a man for that to happen.
“A woman can make you a woman,It’s a thing we women do. We look to men to give us self worth.”Now that you’re in the sisterhood, you have gone to such trouble to be a woman; don’t be a stupid one. Be a smart one
There was an outburst of rage in the ruling All Progressives Congress on Thursday over the announcement of new appointments by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Leaders of the APC, who spoke to The PUNCH, complained that the appointments tilted in favour of the North and said the party must move fast to cope with the backlash of expected rumblings in the polity.
Three top national officers of the APC, who spoke on condition of anonymity shortly after the announcements were made, wondered why the President was appointing only northerners to positions to the detriment of the southerners.
They said that the President was already giving the party a bad name among Nigerians. They said they had hoped that he would learn from the criticisms that trailed his first appointments where more northerners were appointed into sensitive positions than southerners.
“The President does not consult before making most of these appointments and I can tell you that Nigerians are going to term the party and the President as a northern party and the President of Northern Nigeria,” a leader of the party said to one of our correspondents late on Tuesday.
Another APC leader said the party must devise a way of managing the backlash that would follow the appointments.
“Though the President did not get much votes from the South-East but we must not neglect the zone in key appointments.“Even the South-West that supported and was the backbone of the party, what are we giving the zone in appreciation? We need to be careful before the party is destroyed.”
A member of the state executive of APC in a South-West state, said the appointments were lopsided against the South.
He said:
“When President Olusegun Obasanjo took over, you saw balance in appointments as he reflected federal character. President Goodluck Jonathan too reflected a semblance of balance. Buhari is pursuing a northern agenda. This is the same agenda pursued by the late Sir Ahmadu Bello, when everything was pro-North. Buhari made six appointments at a go and five of them are northerners.”
The Speaker of one of the Houses of Assembly in the South-West, also described the new appointments as shocking.
The Speaker, who is a member of the APC, said:
“This is shocking. It doesn’t speak well at all. The South-West has been completely neglected and the South-East too. The South-West was neglected during the President Goodluck Jonathan years. The South-West must rise up against this.”
Similarly, an APC chairman in another South-West state, said the list of the new appointees had left him perplexed.
The chairman said,
“This is not good at all. Why should he choose everybody from the North? I am sure he did not confide in anybody before drawing up the list and making the announcement. We will continue to watch. It is condemnable.”
In the same vein, an APC member of the House of Representatives, said the leaders of the party in the South-West were shocked by Buhari’s latest appointments.
“He didn’t tell anybody. We are all shocked. The real shocker would be when he is going to appoint ministers. The only thing that would save us is that he is mandated constitutionally to choose from all states, otherwise, he would have chosen all the ministers too from the North,”
the female member of parliament said.
Buhari, according to a statement by his Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, on Thursday approved the appointment of
– Babachir David Lawal from Adamawa State as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
– Mr. Abba Kyari from Borno state as his Chief of Staff.
– Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (retd.) as the new Comptroller-General,
– Nigerian Customs Service; Mr. Kure Martin Abeshi,
– Comptroller-General, Nigerian Immigration Service;
– Senator Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate);
– Suleiman Kawu as SSA on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives).
Both Ali and Kawu are from Kano State and Abeshi is from Nasarawa. Enang from Akwa Ibom State is the only one from the south geo-political zone.
Before the latest appointments, the President had also named only one southerner among the initial nine appointments he made.
The northerners in the first appointments are the:
– Director-General of the State Services, Lawal Daura;
– Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission,
– Mrs. Amina Zakari; the Director, Department of Petroleum Resources,
– Mr. Mordecai Danteni Baba Ladan;
– Accountant-General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris.
– President’s Chief Security Officer, Abdulrahman Mani;
– State Chief of Protocol, Mallam Abdullahi Kazaure;
– Aide- De-Camp, Lt. Col. Muhammed Abubakar;
– Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.
Only the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, hailed from Osun Staten in the South-West.
It was gathered that some leaders of the party were already thinking of having an enlarged meeting where the appointments would be reviewed.
But another senior member of the APC said such a meeting, if it would hold at all, would have to wait until the party holds its Kogi State governorship primary on Saturday.
It’s probable that Lamar Odom will never get a chance back into the life of Khloe Kardashian. Few years back, when the duo were married, her family had her back and at the time, it felt like she was the one with the perfect relationship, till all hell went lose.
Then she moved on and started seeing rapper, French Montana, they too had a good time. Recall that they came to Africa together for the MTV Music Awards ? Yeah! You do! She even appeared in one of his music videos, till then again, she had issues!
Now she met another world class Basketball player, who even seems to have more cred than Lamar, James Harden. The both of them have being seeing each other for a while now and just when Khloe felt things are getting better, Lamar had to show up and say he wants her back.
WTH!!! Lol… Can you imagine ?! Look at me boring you guys with a Kardashian story like that. Lol… I’m so sorry! The main ish of this post if for y’all to see that Khloe Kardashian seems to be having a good time with her new man, James Harden.
The duo were spotted sharing a kiss at his yacht birthday party which had most of Khloe’s family in attendance.
Lol! I know you guys were enjoying my story jorh! Pfft.
Ain’t nobody do it the way Beyonce does it!!! The gorgeous mother of one who is rumoured to be with child shared these vacation photos of herself looking like she’s having a wondrous time.
She shows us how flawless she can be when she decides to go all natural and when she chooses fabulousity. She and her husband, Jay Z are said to be one of the most powerful celeb couple in the world. They’ve come a long way to earn that though.
Even though, she may have being dethroned by Kim Kardashian as the most followed celebrity on Instagram, the Queen Bey’s hive can never be eradicated as the swarm keeps on going stronger! Lol.
D’Banj the Koko Master is arguably one of the most prolific music makers in Nigeria this year. Considering the not so distant past where many fans and critics have voiced out their feelings of his music being under par, 2015 has seen a vast upgrade as he has begun to assemble hits after hits.
D’Banj began his 2015 campaign promoting his hit single “Feeling the Nigga” which was followed up with the remix featuring international superstar Akon, this saw to the beginning of a new era and also the return of the D’Banj we all fell in love with as he began to dominate all the major music charts for an extended period.
Following up to his rise from the ashes, D’Banj made announcement of a first of its kind project. He informed the public of his intention to release a visual EP which would consist of 7 videos that would be released weekly, due to the nature of this project there were many reservations on whether such a project could be pulled off.
Four weeks into the project D’Banj has released 3 videos currently receiving a lot of buzz; Knocking on my Door has raked half a million views on YouTube in barely 3 weeks, “The King is Here” rap competition has received over 8 thousand entries and finalists are currently being shortlisted also Salute and Confidential which features another side of Hollywood Superstar Idris Elba are making headlines.
Steven Anowa(35), who hails from Njikoka Local Government Area in Anambra State, who is presently cooling his heels with the police in Akwa Ibom State, has related how he butchered 31-year-old Daniel Bassey Solomon, the brother of his girlfriend at his one-room apartment in Itu Street, Uyo, the state capital.
Solomon hailed from Uruan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. His killer, who is in the habit of changing residences, had just packed from Uruan where he met and started dating Solomon’s sister, about two years ago.
Anowa, who has no perceptible means of livelihood, but lives a showy lifestyle, confessed that he invited the deceased to his home after he refused to repay the N750,000 he allegedly used to set up a barbing saloon for him (Solomon).
The deceased came to know him through his sister, which was why he funded his barbing saloon. In fact, the suspect had just relocated to Itu Street with just a bed and mattress when the wacky incident occurred.
The culprit confessed to have committed the act after inviting his friend, Solomon, to his house. Unknown to Solomon, who dozed off after gulping the bottle of beer, the suspect had spiked the drink. Anowa admitted that he called his victim on phone for an urgent meeting in his house.
: “At about 3a.m, I decided to kill him. I gave him the first cut and the guy got up. I gave him a second one and then he died and I butchered him to parts.” He said he was riled because the deceased dared to raise his voice at him when he demanded payment of the N750,000 he purportedly loaned him over two years ago.“We reported the matter to SARS about two years ago and he agreed on a time frame to pay up the N750,000, but till today, he has refused to pay the money. “So when I invited him to my house that day, he started shouting and getting angry with me, so I killed him. I am not dealing on body parts, I only cut him to pieces to be able to carry him.”
The suspect said convinced that he had overpowered his victim, he brought out a rope and tied his neck to a bed in the one-room apartment so that even if he suddenly regained consciousness, he would not be able to escape.
Subsequently, he stabbed him on the chest with a knife sharpened and kept for the purpose. He said Solomon died without much resistance. He said he used the machete to cut off the head and dismembered each of the body parts of his friend.
Achong confirmed the suspect’s claim that he entertained Solomon with a drugged beer, adding that it was not long before the deceased dozed, giving him the opportunity to tie him to a bed and stabbing him to death.
He said police were able to track down the suspect because of the support of an informant, who kept contacting him on phone, just as the police kept tracking the calls.
He packed the parts in a sack and dragged it to Itu Road. He removed some body parts, dumped them in a place along School Road and hid the head in an abandoned dump site on the same Itu Road.”
Few weeks ago, it was speculated if Roc Nation music star, Rita Ora, was having an affair with “Dem Boiz” crooner, Wiz Khlaifa when they posted questionable posts on their Instagram pages.
Well, it seems the “poison” singer might just have confirmed their relationship. After she was joined on stage by Wiz Khlaifa, she shared a photo of herself with the rapper with the caption:
A mentally retarded 11 year old girl killed her two younger brothers and then also tried to kill herself because the devil told her to do it, she claimed.
Troubled Fernanda Cruz, who is suspected of being schizophrenic, suffocated her three-month-old brother and days later smothered her three-year-old sibling with a pillow.
But police did not realize she was the killer until weeks later when she took pills in an attempt to overdose and ended up in hospital, where she confessed to what she had done.. Daily Mail reports
Fernanda told doctors that she had listened to the devil’s voice, who had ordered her to kill herself to be reunited with her dead brothers.
She then confessed to police that she had killed her younger brothers because the devil had ordered her to do so. The girl’s parents admitted that they knew that she believed she was talking to the devil but had no idea the problem was so serious.
Engr. Babachir David Lawal – Secretary to the Government of the Federation
Alhaji Abba Kyari – Chief of Staff to the President
Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd.) – Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service
Mr. Kure Martin Abeshi – Comptroller-General, Nigerian Immigration Service
Senator Ita S.J. Enang – SSA to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate)
Hon. Suleiman A. Kawu – SSA to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives)
The appointments are with effect from today, August 27, 2015.
Engr. Lawal, the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation hails from Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa State. He graduated from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1979 with a Bachelor of Engineering Degree and worked with the Delta Steel Company, Aladja, Nigerian External Telecommunications Limited and Data Sciences Limited before establishing his own ICT and Telecommunications consulting firm in 1990. He is also a member of the Nigeria Computer Society, the Nigeria Society of Engineers and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria.
Alhaji Abba Kyari, the new Chief of Staff to the President holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees from the University of Cambridge and the University of Warwick in Law and Sociology. He has worked with the New Nigeria Development Company, New Africa Holdings, African International Bank, United Bank for Africa, Unilever, and Mobil in various capacities over the years.
The new Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Ali holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Criminology. He was military administrator of Kaduna State from 1996 to 1998.
The new Comptroller- General of Immigration, Mr. Abeshi hails from Nasarawa State. He joined the Nigerian Immigration Service in 1989 as an Assistant Comptroller. His educational qualifications include a Masters Degree in Public Administration.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
August 27, 2015
A staff of Arik Air has told the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA investigators how members of staff of the airline smuggle illicit drugs aboard flights.
Mr. Oliver Chibuzor, a catering loader at the airline who has been arrested by NDLEA officials, said they subvert airport security checks by concealing cocaine in catering supplies.
On Monday, Chika Udensi (above), a senior member of the Arik Air cabin crew, was arrested by UK Border Force officials with 20 kilogrammes of cocaine at Heathrow Airport in London.
Mr. Udensi, an air steward, allegedly concealed the cocaine which has an estimated street value of N100 million, within the “construction of laptop bags,” according to the NDLEA.
In a statement on Thursday, the NDLEA quoted Mr. Chibuzor as telling narcotic investigators that he was introduced into the illicit drug business by Mr. Udensi.
“Whenever Chika gives me the drug, I will hide it in catering supplies. Chika knows where to collect the drug inside the flight,” the agency quoted Mr. Chibuzor as stating during interrogation by investigators.
“They pay me N400, 000 per bag. I was expecting N1.2 million for the three bags that I smuggled into the aircraft,” he said.
The anti-narcotics agency said that preliminary investigation revealed that both Messrs Udensi and Chibuzor had been infiltrated by a suspected drug cartel.
Mr. Chibuzor, who hails from Isiala Ngwa North local government of Abia State, is a graduate of Business Administration and was employed by Arik Air in 2009, according to the NDLEA.
Ahmadu Giade, NDLEA’s Chairman, said he had directed that henceforth all airport workers must be extensively searched.
“The agency has taken drastic measures to avert infiltration of airport workers by criminal syndicates,” Mr. Giade said.
“Airline officials and airport workers shall be subjected to comprehensive search. The NDLEA will resist any act capable of undermining security at all entry and exit points,” he said.
Mr. Giade also said that all catering trucks, luggage trucks, aviation fuel tankers, machines and personnel whose duty directly or indirectly relates to tarmac and flight operations would be subjected to full screening.
As part of its investigation, the NDLEA said its operatives had searched the rented apartment of Mr. Udensi in Ejigbo, a Lagos suburb, where he lives with his mother and siblings. His wife and children are based in Canada.
The NDLEA also said that Mr. Udensi’s Range Rover car, which had been impounded and was parked at the airline’s premises, had been moved to the agency’s office as exhibit.
He could spend some on me. I sincerely won’t mind! Omo Baba Olowo, Davido shared this photo on his Instagram page and said he has to spend the stack of cash on his hands within 24 hours.
The singer who just arrived South Africa and says he would be in Zimbabwe tomorrow wrote on his Instagram:
OUCH DOWN SA!! ZIMBABWE 2MORO!! GOT JUST 24 HOURS TO FINISH ALL THIS CASH ! OBO
Foreign R&B singer Ciara‘s man, Russell Wilson, who was recently attacked by her ex-boyfriend, Future has gushed about her in the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine.
Russell who revealed he and Ciara chose to go celibate till they get married, tells the publication she is a gift sent from God.
I knew God had brought me into her life to bless her and for her to bless me and to bless so many people with the impact that she has and I have,”He has anointed both of us—he’s calling for us to do something miraculous and special.”Wilson then quotes the book of Romans: “For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Three suspected drug barons have been apprehended at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos State, after allegedly swallowing 233 wraps of powdery substances that tested positive for cocaine with a weight of 5.05 kilogrammes.
The suspects were apprehended during an outward screening of passengers by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nigerian Tribune reports.
Two of the suspects, Obiekwe Frank Chuma and Okoye Jacob Okwuchukwu, were going to Hong Kong while Chukwunyere Prince Emmanuel was caught on his way to Italy.
Obiekwe Frank Chuma, who said that he used to be a textile merchant before he suffered financial setback, declared:
“I lost my father when I was at Merchant of Light Secondary School between 1983 and 1988. I was given admission at Edo State University but dropped out in 300 level due to lack of sponsorship.
“In 1997, I came to Lagos and started textile business. Later, I began to buy my goods from Czech Republic and Hong Kong before my business suffered setback. In the process of looking for assistance, I was introduced into drug trafficking. I was given the drug in a restaurant in Onitsha and they promised to pay me $10,000. It took me eight hours to swallow the drugs but I was arrested at the airport.”
Okoye Jacobs Okuchukwu said that he met his sponsor at a wedding ceremony.
“I have a Diploma in Computer Science at the Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Enugu. I used to import textiles from Dubai and Hong Kong. My business was flourishing and I have travelled to Hong Kong over 15 times. I later had problem that took my capital and I was stranded. That was what led me into drug trafficking.
“I was forced to swallow drugs for many hours in order to continue with my textile business. They promised to pay me over one million naira.”
Chukwunyere Prince Emmanuel said that he smuggled drugs to settle his bills.
“I am a businessman. I supply teaching materials. Armed robbers attacked me and I lost one of my eyes in the process. As I speak, I owe over N15 million. I am unable to pay my rent, my children’s school fees and even feeding. I have no rest of mind because my creditors are on my neck daily. This is my first time of trafficking drugs and I was promised 4,000 euros.”
NDLEA commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr. Hamza Umar, who gave a breakdown of the seized drugs, declared;
“Obiekwe Frank Chuma, 47 years old, ingested 80 wraps weighing 1.930 kilogrammes during screening of Emirates passengers; Okoye Jacob Okwuchukwu, 43 years old, was found to have ingested 70 wraps weighing 1.515 kilogrammes during screening of passengers on an Etihad flight while Chukwunyere Prince Emmanuel, 39 years old, ingested 83 wraps weighing 1.605 kilogrammes.
“Emmanuel was going to Bologna in Italy through Frankfurt on Lufthansa. They have voluntarily recorded their statements and our investigators are working on their cases.”
A police officer attached to the Orile Division died in a motor accident opposite Fatgbems Filling Station, along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway at around 09:00am on Tuesday, 25th of August, 2015.
It was learned that the deceased, while attempting to apprehend a commercial bus (Danfo) driver, who was picking up passengers along the road, jumped into the moving bus with number plates KJA305XL.
The bus sped off, while trying to escape, and hit another car with number plates LND340DF. The sudden stop made the policeman, who was hanging on the bus, to fall.
An eyewitness told Vanguard that as the cop fell, a trailer ran over him, killing him instantly, as the commercial bus driver and his conductor took to their heels, abandoning the vehicle.
Vanguard gathered that the driver of the car, which the bus driver hit, was travelling for his father’s burial when he incident occurred.
Operatives of Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, LASTMA, and policemen from Trinity and Orile Divisions were there to ensure free flow of traffic as onlookers besieged the area.
A passenger in the bus, Rotimi Baki, said:
“The policeman jumped into the commercial bus while the bus was moving and picking passengers at the bus stop. All of a sudden, the commercial bus driver braked and the policeman fell off and a truck coming from behind hit him. The vehicle in front of the commercial bus had stopped. So the bus driver did same.”
One of the police officers, Sergeant Samuel, from Trinity Divisional Police Station harassed, dragged and seized Vanguard reporter’s mobile phone, accusing her of celebrating the death of his colleague.
All pleas to get back the phone fell on deaf ears as the officers kept shouting
‘I will deal with you. Who gave you authority to take pictures? You must come to our office’.
When she eventually got to their office, the Divisional Police Officer called the officer, who seized the phone, and returned it to the reporter. Later, officers from the Trinity Police Division took the corpse of the Policemen to Orile Police Station and later to Mainland Hospital Mortuary, Yaba.
This goes out to all my photo taking lovers, especially the beautiful females who can’t get a hold of their beauty! New research says that group selfies are spreading head lice infestations.
A Dr. Sharon Rink of Appleton compacted herself with a growing group of experts who are concerned about so-called “social media lice.” They blame the head-to-head contact while taking pictures or looking at each other’s phones for an increase in head lice infestation.
“Teenagers don’t usually get lice because they’re not sharing hats and things like that,And lice can’t jump, so the only way they can transmit lice is touching their heads together, and that’s happening with all these photos.”People are doing selfies like every day, as opposed to going to photo booths years and years ago. So you’re probably having much more contact with other people’s heads.
Lol. Kanye West must really be an heavy sleeper for him to fall asleep at a birthday party. Kris’s is still understandable, she’s quite old and so she could get tired easily… but Kanye ? Nada! Lol.
The both of them, Kanye West and his mother-in-law, Kris Jenner, are seen here taking a nap at Khloe Kardashian‘s basketball player boyfriend, James Harden‘s yacht birthday party.
I’m certain y’all are aware of the recent media reports against Lagos State former Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, stating that he allegedly looted tax payer’s funds using it for himself and all. These scandals against him were said to be the result of the feud between himself and leader of the All Progressive Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He was even advised to make peace with the Leader of the party.
National head of the All Progressive Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has now come out to deny being a part of or being the reason behind the ex-governor’s alleged scandals. He claimed that the attacks were engineered by the APC party’s opposition, PDP.
Reports were published on the state government’s website, that Fashola spent N78.3m on his personal website, www.tundefashola.com and N139m to construct two boreholes at the Lagos House, Ikeja, when he was governor.
The general speculation of the ex-governor’s alleged scandals is that, these scandals were sponsored by the APC leader as part of efforts to discredit him and deny him the opportunity of being appointed a minister by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Tinubu denied this in a statement issued by his media office on Wednesday.
“The PDP is just recently out of office at the federal level and it built a vast, unprecedented financial war chest to contest the elections. The residual of that war chest is still at work, buying media space to plant rumours in hopes of spreading discord through the APC.
“Thus, the enemy camp may be a minority but it is a large and well-funded one that knows it only chance lies in us attacking ourselves.”
The APC leader said he had nothing against his successor, Fashola. He said Fashola served the state meritoriously for eight years.
He, therefore, condemned those calling for Fashola’s probe.
He said any criticism of Fashola was an indictment on him because he was instrumental to making Fashola governor.
He said,
“Our political opponents now try to steal victory when their only entitlement is resounding defeat. Having fared woefully with the electorate, their game plan is to sow discord within the ranks of the party the people had chosen to lead them. The PDP hopes to strike a division in the APC, in that way weakening us and our ability to govern.
“This brings me to recent developments in the Lagos political scene. Born of this motley stew is the recent gossip mongering that I have wilfully instigated false and negative reports against former Governor Fashola to thwart him from being appointed to a major post in the Buhari administration.
“I want to declare clearly and categorically that these rancid attacks do not come from me nor do I endorse them. Neither my hand nor my heart is in these mean submissions. I deplore them.
”I am proud to say that I played an instrumental role in bringing Governor Fashola into politics in the first instance
“He served as my trusted chief of staff, performing excellently in that role. Due to his leadership qualities and diligent work ethic, I endorsed him for governor notwithstanding the stiff and vocal opposition of many. I am not ashamed of backing him. I believe the progress the state made under his administration has more than vindicated my endorsement.
“Fashola, the present Governor Akin Ambode including myself are the products of a progressive political institution and its programmatic expressions. I laid the governance foundation and started the first lap, running as well as I could.
“I handed the baton to Fashola, knowing he would do the same. He did; he ran as well as he could. Now, he has handed to Ambode who is off and running as well as he can. We have achieved much in Lagos; but, we recognize as much as anyone that we have much more to do.
“We also know that progress is fragile and easily undone while destruction is easily transacted but hard to undo. I for one am not the type to tear down my own house or to bring my enemy’s rubbish into it.”
“An attack against the performance of Governor Fashola is indirectly an attack against me and the edifice of achievements we have constructed in leading Lagos State out of a protracted time of stagnation and into an era of sustained progress and development.”
“I for one will not bend to the artificial provocation of those seeking to tear at what we have painstakingly built over the years. In my mind, Governor Fashola and I alliance is unshakeable and our journey must not be interrupted. I would no more attack his character or his administration than I would attack myself.”
That Lagos landlord, Sola Solomon, who allegedly set his tenant ablaze in the Idumota area of the state, has been reported dead.
From a police source on Wednesday, it was gathered that the suspect died from the burns injuries he sustained while setting fire to the tenant, Abeeb Daraloye.
It had been reported two days ago that Abeeb and his landlord had a disagreement over the use of the compound toilet. Later in the day, 67 year old Solomon reportedly poured petrol on Abeeb and ignited a fire with a lighter.
While on fire, the suspect was alleged to have pushed the victim from the top floor of the three-storey building, killing him in the process.
Solomon was reportedly rushed to the Lagos Island General Hospital for his burns injuries, but was rejected before he was admitted at the Gbagada General Hospital.
A police source said on Wednesday that the suspect died at the hospital.
He said:
“The landlord is also dead. He died at the hospital in the afternoon. So as it is, the case has been resolved.”
Residents on Iga Idunganran Street, Idumota, where the incident happened equally confirmed the death to PUNCH.
“Yes, the man has finally died. He did not survive the injuries. His family members are around. Abeeb’s corpse is also at the Lagos Island General Hospital mortuary, and we don’t know why the police have yet to release it for burial,” a tenant, who asked not to be named said.
She urged the government to come to the aid of Abeeb’s widow and her child. Abeeb’s widow, Tope, who spoke with the publication on the telephone, appealed for help, saying her husband’s death was a big blow to the family.
She explained that her husband was planning to travel overseas, and had promised to take her along with their child when he was killed.
Recalling the Monday incident, she said:
“My husband had washed the toilet in the morning, when Baba (landlord) went to soil the place. My husband told him that it was not right for him to soil the toilet.
“Baba became angry and slapped my husband before carrying a plank which he smashed on his head. He said my husband had no right to talk to him that way since he (landlord) was the owner of the house.
“In the night, my husband had finished taking his bath and was cuddling our baby in the room when Baba knocked on our door. I told my husband not to answer the call, but he said there was no problem. He thought the man had come to reconcile with him.
“That was how Baba poured fuel on his face and lighted him up. As my husband held him, Baba pushed him down the two-storey house. The whole passage was also on fire before it was put out.” Her mother, Sidikatu Lawal, said the only justice the family desired was care for Tope and her child.
“They got married just one year ago and their baby is still very young. The only justice that can be done now is the care for both mother and child,” she said
Almost a week ago, i posted a story of a reality TV star, Tobias Strebel, who was reported missing by the LA County after he was yet to be seen for some weeks by his friends. It’s being reported newly, that the reality TV star has been discovered dead.
The Justin Bieber wanna bee who spent $100,000 to look like him, was reportedly last seen in West Hollywood on August 8. Toby’s body was discovered in a Motel 6 in the San Fernando Valley on August 21, this is according to TMZ.
Although, the room he was discovered in was seen with drugs, it’s still unclear how the tv star died.
The deceased came into limelight after appeared on the reality E! TV series, Botched and My Strange Addiction last year as he continued his quest to look like Bieber.
Half of the P-Square duo, Peter, with his wife, Lola Okoye, just lost their nanny who had been with them for over 7 years after she battled Cervical Cancer for 5 years. She was quite a fighter though…
Aggrieved Lola Omotayo paid a heartwarming tribute to the deceased:
Today we lost a very precious soul. Esther Ngobor. Esther started working with us almost 7years ago. She was a wonderful nanny to our son from when he was 3 months old. She was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer 5 years ago and she fought tirelessly to stay alive. When she was diagnosed, she was told she had a few months to live but she fought hard.Words cannot describe how incredible she was as an employee, sister and friend. My children loved her, we all loved her. Her smile and laughter would light up a room in a second. She was clever,witty and dedicated. She was most importantly God fearing and honest. Her biggest fear was dying. Oh Esther, I am so sorry. We tried everything within our power to give her the quality of life she deserved. We tried every possible treatment available but God knows best and we cannot question Him. I want to thank all my friends and family who touched her life no matter how small. Your prayers, love and donations will not be forgotten. God bless you. Esther was in so much pain but she never gave up. This is a very sad day for us. We will miss you so much Esther. May your gentle Soul Rest in perfect Peace. Ladies please get your pap smear test done once a year. If you have never gotten one done, please get one done now. Cancer knows no gender, race, social class or nothing.
In spite of the fact that few weeks ago, they were all about her, showing her love and giving her support especially when she won the ESPY award, the Kardashian clique have said to be feeling some animosity for the transgender, Caitlyn Jenner since she transitioned about five months ago.
This animosity, as was gathered seems to have erupted after the publication of a Vanity Fair issue which was released few months ago. In the issue, Cait made some statements about his ex-wife, Kris Jenner, which her children did not take likely.
‘Vanity Fair was the start of the downfall,’. ‘It came out and they looked like idiots, they first saw the article on Twitter!The Kardashians were furious once they realized she took jabs at Kris, a lot of times she wasn’t very nice,’They are so incensed that they may be done with Caitlyn for good. Everyone has turned their backs on her.’So much so that communication between the stepfather and the stepchildren has nearly stopped. Texts halted as Caitlyn distanced herself at her secluded Malibu estate.Caitlyn has this aura around her that she is better than them. The bad blood has led to a cease in communication,’ a Kardashian confidant explained to Us
They feel Caitlyn needs to understand that the platform she has now, and her money, are because of Kris. She had nothing before Kris. Don’t bite the hand that fed you.
Popular veteran reggae artiste/vegetarian, Ras Kimono who follows not the acts of usual reggae artistes of being stark smokers or alcoholics has decried the heavy consumption of drugs and alcohol by most young Nigerian entertainers.
Speaking to The Nation, the singer said:
“With the rate at which our young entertainers are abusing drugs, and alcohol, many of them will be raving mad, in asylums, or rehab in the next 10 years”.“I have never smoked ,nor drank alcohol in my over thirty years as a musician. There are a number of reggae musicians who do not abuse drugs, nor drink alcohol.”
Introducing Ibrahim Sanni Walid Aka Walid Wals an aspiring artiste whose musical efforts cannot be ignored.
He makes his grand entry into the Music industry With his debut single “Sandalile Baby“ Produced by TeeDotUnbeaten, A fresh Afrobeat tune that’s going to move your head up and down.
Mr. 2kay has released the video for the wave making song titled – “Who No Like Better Thing“. The song, which was produced by The Jonsers,made up of Ayzed and Hans was shot in Lagos by Adasa Cookey of Square Ball Media.
The song is truly an exhibition of his flexibility and writing prowess.
The Grafton records artiste is currently sitting on the Top 5 alternate music chart, with his current track on Beat Fm, Top Radio and other stations across the country.
Commenting on the new video, Tonye Ibiama, the label boss of Grafton Entertainment said, “Mr. 2Kay is a gifted musician and I believe that music lovers in Nigeria and around the world will appreciate him more for this song and video.”
Without ado, here is the video to the much anticipated video, shot and directed by Adasa Cookey of Square balls media. One word for the song and video is CLASSIC!
