Thursday, 24 July 2014
Monday, 21 July 2014
Ebonyi State House of Assembly Speaker impeached, new speaker elected
According to reports, the members of the House re-instated three members who were on suspension before moving to impeach the Speaker.
The member representing Ezza South state Constituency Hon. Chris Usulor moved the motion for his impeachment while the Minority Leader and member Representing Ezza North West, Hon. Enyi Enyi seconded the motion.
A new speaker, Hon Helen Nwaobosi was immediately elected.
Saturday, 19 July 2014
Replying Mr Ibu would be trading intelligence with ignorance - Ibinabo Fiberesima
"Which money is he talking about? That is why I said he is detached from the realities on ground. When we went to visit the President, there was no money promised to anybody. We didn’t go there to beg for money as Mr. Ibu is used to doing; we didn’t do that. They push you to the extent that you say things that you don’t want to. I’m not about money, for once they should stop and think, see what my team and I have achieved in two years. Replying Mr. Ibu would be trading intelligence with ignorance and I don’t think I have that time. I’m sure you have followed everything we have done and we have not hidden anything. Rather, we have been open about everything we have done, so if he attacks me the way he did, it clearly shows that he is completely detached from the reality, because he complained about things that we have achieved long ago, which shows that he is not part of the Guild,” she said. Continue...
She also queried him for not mentioning the names of those in the guild he said were not happy with her
"Mr. Ibu cannot vote for me, he does not have the power to do that. He cannot even run for office because he is not a member, and I was expecting to see the names of the members whom he referred to because I don’t know them, and I hope they are members of the Guild because we have actors who are not members. You should not because of your interest in a name feel you can come out and talk off point to become relevant. When people say people should have education, it is for this kind of reason so they will know how to speak in public. They think running to the press and running me down on Facebook and others will deter me. No. I was not brought up like that, I’m a very thorough breed. I will do what I have to do to get to where I am going. It is the love that I get from people whose lives I have touched that keeps me going, not those who don’t know where they are going, because every sentence they make is money, where is the money?” she stated
Photos: How I managed to stand against 'Jungle justice' - LIB reader writes
Photos: How I managed to stand against 'Jungle justice' - LIB reader writes
This happened around Idimu-Egbeda, Lagos. I was on my way back home this morning when I saw a pack of okada men dragging some people out of a car in front of me, two men and a woman. I was in my car watching, thinking they must have actually bashed an okada man, as it was the norm in Lagos state, where an offense against a bike man is an offense against all the bike men in like 5 communities, they would pack you down and start harassing you.
So I thought at first, until they started beating them with woods and sticks, kicking them from all directions, while some where destroying their car. I had to come down at this point after carefully packing my car at a safe spot. I managed to part the crowd, asking what happened, The shout of 'they are kidnappers' rented the air, so I managed to go into the crowd which was swelling by the minute to take pix of them. Continue...
After this, I asked an okada man what happened and how he knew they were kidnappers, he managed to say that he just saw his fellow okada men running after them, shouting "gbomo-gbomo" (Kidnappers) and he joined the crowd.
Asking around, no one seemed to know the true story, by now the crowd had gotten to close to 800 people, men, women, boys, girls, even school children, all struggling to get a glimpse, everyone in small clusters, gossiping and discussing, while some were seriously doing the beating.
At this point, sensing their anger to burn them soon, I sped with my car to the Police station on a road, as rough as "climbing Olumo rock in Abeokuta, Ogun State". I got to the station and made a quick report. (Must acknowledge the quick response of the force at this point). They jump and filled two hilux pick-ups, and followed me back to the scene.
On sighting the crowd, their gun shot rented the air. I had parked at a safe distance, because I didn't want to experience stray bullet. They were able to disperse the crowd in time to rescue the victims, Two men and a woman. At my safe distance, I could still hear people talking about how the police would end up freeing them, and that, they should have been burnt to serve as lessons for others with bad intentions.
By now, different stories of what they did had emerged and none was similar to the other. Some were like....they snatched a woman whom was coming out of the bank with N200,000, drove her a mile, then threw her out of the moving vehicle, Others were like....they kidnapped 3 children, then the mother raised an alarm, and a hot pursuit ensued. The third didn't even add up at all.....can't even bother myself tying that.
The good thing is I let the Nigerian Police force do their work
Chineze Anyaene, Ishaya Bako, 7 other directors selected to make Afrinolly Cinema4Change ShortFilms
Chineze Anyaene, Ishaya Bako, 7 other directors selected to make Afrinolly Cinema4Change ShortFilms
Earlier in June,
Afrinolly opened a call to film makers to pitch for the Cinema4Change films.
Films which were a product of a screen writers workshop held in April where
over 20 top notch screen writers in Nigeria were expose to research works that
would guide in the development of screenplays that would not only highlight
social change issues but would also entertain and educate the public. Continue...
After five days of
pitch sessions for the over 150 film makers who applied and pruning by the
panel of Judges; Tunde Kelani, Femi Odugbemi and Jane Maduegbuna, Afrinolly is
excited to announce the selected film makers who would directing the first set
of Cinema4Change short films. Over the next few months these film makers will
be developing these socially relevant films. Below is the list of selected film
makers with corresponding film:
Tolu Fagbure – My Brother's Keeper
Ishaya Bako – Henna
Jay-Franklyn Jituboh – Once
Soji Ogunaike – The Dutiful Wife
Victor Sanchez Aghahowa – The Road
Chioma Onyenwe – The Scheme of Things
Chineze Anyaene – The Space Between
Ejiro Onobrakpor – Timothy
In Partnership with
Ford Foundation, Afrinolly Cinema4Change project seeks to use the power of film
to help build a dramatic structure that helps people not only see the person or
issues that a film can address, but see themselves in that story. Afrinolly
believes that partnering with non–profits, public sector organizations and
corporations can create films that are artistically compelling and socially
significant.
Website; http://afrinollycinema4change.com/
Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/Afrinolly
Twitter; https://twitter.com/Afrinolly
Google+; https://google.com/+Afrinolly
Friday, 18 July 2014
Check out the bikini body of 50 year old Elle 'The Body' Macpherson
Check out the bikini body of 50 year old Elle 'The Body' Macpherson
RCCG butchered in Borno, whereabout of wife & children unknown
RCCG butchered in Borno, whereabout of wife & children unknown
A resident of the village, Jacob Mamza, gave an account of how the pastor was killed to Vanguard;
"The pastor was in his house at about 6am when the insurgents attacked the village. His house was surrounded by the hoodlums and while attempting to run he was shot. Pastor Taiwo was running to a neighbour’s house and it was in the course of his fleeing that he was shot in the head and the chest and the insurgent equally came to butcher him to make sure that he was dead.” he said. Continue...Church members say the late pastor's wife and children's whereabout is unknown as they have not been seen since the attack on Monday. They have ruled out death as their bodies are not among those they gathered after the attack and suggested they may have been taken away by the sect men who abducted some people on the day of the attack.
Check out the bikini body of 50 year old Elle 'The Body' Macpherson
Check out the bikini body of 50 year old Elle 'The Body' Macpherson
FIFA lifts ban on Nigeria
Thursday, July 17, 2014
FIFA lifts ban on Nigeria
The new court order reinstating the NFF President and other executives was obtained two days ago, Tuesday July 15th, hence the lifting of the ban today.
Maigari and his board will resume their duties tomorrow and stay there until next month's elections when they could be sacked through the ballot, in line with FIFA's policies.
Photo: Two men arrested with corpse of 3-year-old girl in Aba
Photo: Two men arrested with corpse of 3-year-old girl in Aba
"As people started gathering, the owner of the car zoomed off and my men arrested the two suspects. If they had not been saved by my men, the public would have lynched them and the society would not be able to know the mystery behind their act" he said
Seaking with newsmen, one of the suspects, Chibuike said he met Jonathan for the first time on that day as he pleaded with him to help him bury the little child. Jonathan on the other hand said a man accosted him to help him bury the child.
The NSCDC boss said both suspects will be handed to the police for further investigations.Thursday, 17 July 2014
Ex-premiere league player goes from earning £40k a month to £800 cleaning toilets
Ex-premiere league player goes from earning £40k a month to £800 cleaning toilets
Kevin, 33, who started the job on board the 300-capacity ship on July 8th, said he had no choice but to take the job,
“I’m trying to provide for my family. Many footballers pick up jobs after football but I don’t see stories about them in the newspapers. I don’t really want to publicize my lifestyle in the newspapers about whether I have a job or don’t have a job. I have to work at some point to put food on the table and to provide for my family.” He saidThe dad of 3 was jobless for 6 months after his contract with League One minnows Ayr United was scrapped in January.
Managers on the ship reportedly warned his new co-workers not to discuss Kevin's former life as a footballer or bring it up with him as it's a touchy subject. Continue...
"Kevin started work on the ship earlier this month. It’s sad really to see someone who was obviously well-loved by the fans seemingly ending his career relatively early." A source said
Apart from Sunderland where he last played in 2006, Kevin also played for Coventry, Kilmarnock, Hearts, and Rangers.
In a 2010 newspaper interview he said:
“Sometimes in life money is not everything. I know a lot of people disagree with that but I had all the money years ago when I played with Sunderland and Coventry and I p***** it up a wall gambling. So money doesn’t always make you happy. The happiest I have been was the first year at Kilmarnock, playing football and knowing what my wage was.”
Photo: Solar powered car made by Nigerian inventor
Photo: Solar powered car made by Nigerian inventor
Tuesday, 15 July 2014
Police arrest Boko Haram member who says he's the 'Chief Butcher' of Balmo Forest
Police arrest Boko Haram member who says he's the 'Chief Butcher' of Balmo Forest
Following the massive onslaught by Security Forces on the activities of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, at the Balmo Forest Bauchi State, Police detectives attached to Bauchi State Police Command on Saturday, 12/7/2014 about 2pm have arrested one Mohammed Zakari, a male of 30 years old and senior member of the Boko Haram terrorists’ organization along Darazo-Basrika Road while fleeing from the intensive counter insurgency operations going on around the Balmo Forest. The suspect, who hails from Kaigamari Village, Daptchari in Darazo Local Government Area, Bauchi State is the self-styled “chief butcher” of the insurgent group at the Balmo Forest Camp and is linked with the recent slaughter of seven (7) people, including women and children. Findings as well as disclosures from the suspect will assist the Law enforcement agencies in tracking down some other members of the terror cell. Continue...
The suspect whom investigation reveals was tutored in the art of insurgency at Gombe Forest under the leadership of a fleeing insurgent, one Abba Taura and moved to Balmo Forest only three months ago, is discovered to have actively participated in the April attack against Customs officers at Kari Town, along Maiduguri Road, Bauchi State.
Meanwhile, the Police High Command has called on the citizens in the affected areas to be on guard for any suspicious or strange character fleeing from Balmo Forest.
It also calls for the understanding and support of the public for the efforts of the Police and other Security Forces in tackling insurgency, terrorism and other related crimes headlong, noting that although the war on terrorism is unrelenting, it is certainly not insurmountable and must be won with the cooperation of all.
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
Monday, 14 July 2014
Fashpa.com sale just got bigger and better!
Fashpa.com sale just got bigger and better!
Nigeria’s online fashion retailer, fashpa.com’s sale just got bigger and cheaper! They have added 100 new items to the sale and this includes all your favorite brands like Zara, Topshop, Reiss, River Island, Next and many more. The prices are so good, you wouldn't want to miss out this time! Continue..
The sale includes this season’s latest trends for less. So get all your summer essentials from bright colours, to print and everything in between. This SALE is valid for ONE week only, hurry now toFASHPA.COM!
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