Obasanjo Open Letter to PDP requesting quitting Party activities, If criminals are not disqualified from Party offices

This morning, we recieved another leaked letter from the former president retired Gen. Oluseugn Obasanjo formerly known and call Baba, OBL or baba Iyabo to the national chairmen of PDP and to President Goodluck Jonathan. please kindly finfd time and read. Dont forget to comment on Baba's view of withdrawing from party activities, he did not mentioned quitting PDP, but instead mentioned quitting party activities. omG what the hell is happening with the ruling party PDP. Do nigeria really needs a change? meaning other parties should be ready #justsaying

Yaya Toure wins Glo/CAF African Footballer of the Year 2013

The Cote D'ivore and Manchester City player Yaya Toure has been named Glo/CAF African Player of Year 2013, beating Super Eagles and Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi & Didier Drogba of Cote D'ivore. Congrats to him. Was really rooting for Mikel...

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, won African Coach of the Year. Congrats to all the winners..

Ministerial Certificate Scandal: Stella Oduah’s Profile Page Now Disabled On Ministry’s Website

Nigeria’s troubled Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Ada Oduah, has ordered the webpage which displays her profile on the website of the ministry disabled.

The ministry’s website is at www.aviation.gov.ng.
The latest action follows a series of reports by SaharaReporters and Premium Times revealing that she did not obtain the higher degrees she had claimed on the site and in press interviews.
The page, which was first subjected to several alterations after the scandal broke, now returns an error 404 when users try to click on that link.
SaharaReporters began a series of exposes on the minister’s educational background on Monday night.  By Tuesday she had removed any mention of St. Paul’s College, the institutions where she initially claimed in citations, on Wikipedia and several personal websites that she earned a Masters Degree.  By yesterday, SaharaReporters obtained her curriculum vitae but it curiously made no mention of the widely, previously-claimed MBA. However, she claimed to have obtained an “honorary Ph.D” from Christian Pacific University in Glendale, California.  That claim has also now been found to be false.
Meanwhile, the authorities of St. Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, Virginia have yet to confirm that Mrs. Oduah actually obtained her first degree at the school.  Speaking with SaharaReporters on Wednesday, St. Paul’s President, Millard D. “Pete” Stith Jr., said the registrar, was out sick.
Yesterday the registrar, Ms. Helen Jackson, resumed work and promised to check the archives to fish out Mrs. Oduah’s record to clarify that the Minister did undergraduate studies did at the institution.
A horde of supporters of the Minister are reportedly calling the college to harass the President of the college, threatening him with legal action for “invasion of privacy” should he release to the media any information relating to Oduah’s attendance of the institution, or lack of it.

Rivers Governor Signs 2014 Appropriation Bill Into Law

Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi signed the 2014 appropriation bill into law.

A proposal to spend N485.5 billion was presented by the Governor to the State House of Assembly on January 7, and was approved the same day.

While signing the bill into law, Amaechi stressed that completion of ongoing projects in Rivers would be the main focus of the budget.

The projects include programs in health, education, roads, transport, power, water, and agriculture sectors.

Governor noted that the prompt passage of the bill would enhance sustained provision of people-oriented projects in the state.

"Let me thank the House for its action and for upholding the right of all Rivers people to good governance," Amaechi said.

Murder: Bail Granted To Rivers House Leader

The police on Wednesday granted administrative bail to the detained leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Chidi Julius Lloyd, after spending five days in detention.

Lloyd, who represents Emohua Constituency in the House, was arrested by the police at about 6.30 pm on January 2, 2013, on an allegation that he deliberately killed a policeman, Sergeant Urang Obediah and a civilian, Mr Kingsley Ejehuo, along the East-west road on December 30, 2013.

Legal representative of the detained lawmaker, Mr. Emenike Ebete, told journalists in Port Harcourt, said he was granted administrative bail with a condition that he must deposit his international passport with the police, as well as provide two sureties, one of which must deposit a certificate of occupancy (C of O).

The arrest of Lloyd deepened the face-off between Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mbu Joseph Mbu, as both disagreed on the allegation levelled against the lawmaker.

The police, had in a statement, said the lawmaker was arrested on his way to the Air-Force base in Port Harcourt, to join Amaechi in a private jet in an attempt to evade police arrest, even when Ebete insisted that he was with Lloyd in his residence in Port Harcourt when he was arrested.

But, the governor, who spoke through his chief press secretary, David Iyofor, said the position of the police on matter was an attempt to hoodwink the public and discredit the governor.

He said; “In another attempt to hoodwink the public and discredit the Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, the state police command had released a completely distorted and untrue account of the circumstances surrounding the arrest of the leader of the House of Assembly, Hon. Chidi Lloyd on January 2, 2014.

“We emphatically state that Governor Amaechi has no private plane or jet as claimed by the police and Hon. Lloyd was nowhere near the plane that took the governor from Port Harcourt to Abuja.”

Biggest Eyes Service- Nigerian Airports To Have Hi-Tech Explosive Detectors –

No be me talk am oh. The unfavoured and fraud Minister of aviation, is now trying to do her job, what is the big deal in installing explosive detector? what is the cost? hope this time not  USD900 Billion?? hmm. that thing na normal thing jor, go sit down and ask the allegations agaisnt you with the two BMW cars costing the tax payers 1.6 Million US dollars and forging MBA degree from a college not from a University. 

My people, I have you ever heard a college awarding MBA, you can fool some people, but you can not fool ALL THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME.

In a bid to boost safety and security measures in Nigeria’s airports, the Federal Ministry of Aviation has acquired Hi-tech three-in-one explosive detectors for 15 out of the 22 airports in the country. The facilities would be capable of detecting liquid, metals and explosives during airport screening.

Announcing this new development yesterday, spokesman for the Aviation Ministry, Mr Yakubu Dati said that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and the Muritala Mohammed International Airports in Lagos already have the facilities installed, while other airports are in the process of having theirs fully installed. Good news!

Eye Service Governor- Oshiomole Gives Bold Girl Hawking Plantain Chips N1m Cheque

Following the criticism that greeted his now regrettable stern words to a widow that she should “go and die” for hawking on the sidewalks of Benin City, the Edo State capital, in violation of road traffic laws, Governor Adams Oshiomhole on Tuesday allegedly gave out a cheque of one million to a child hawker at New Benin, by Total filling station.

According to our source, the governor and his entourage were walking by apparently on an inspection tour when some child hawkers on sighting them, took to their heels in fear.

However, a little girl hawking fried plantain chips refused to run and instead greeted the governor as he came closer.

Not sure what to expect, the girl stood with her tray of plantain chips on her head, stunned by her boldness, Gov. Oshiomhole reportedly drew nearer to the girl, took out his pen from his pocket and signed her a cheque for one million naira.

In her excitement, the girl threw away her tray of plantain chips and began to scream with joy as she thanked the governor profusely for his kindness and generosity.

Popular Lagos pastor Dr. Sign Fireman arrested over alleged ritual murder of virgin girl

You can fool people, but, you can not fool all the people all the time. Imagine a pastor driving all such of exotic armored cars raning from Hummer, Range Rover, owning jet and etc. So, men other acclaimed and self imposed so called fake men of god not GOD. will all soon be exposed gradually in Jesus Name. Jesus was not dring in exotic cars or flying in private jets. The theree men from far east. trekked, walked from far east china to Jerusalem to see the KING JESUS CHRIST, when he was borned. They did fly their private jet or drive in Benteley. God save Nigeria with their crafts and so called wanna be rich quick scam of ritual making get rich soon.

Controversial Lagos miracle pastor Pastor Ofuche Ukoha, popularly known as Dr. Sign Fireman, has been arrested by Lagos police over alleged ritual murder of a 12 year old girl.

Sahara Reporters reports

"Sign Fireman has been implicated in a ritual murder scandal involving a boy in his church who strangled a 12 year old girl while trying to obtain feces from her for ritual purposes.

The disclosure of Pastor Fireman's involvement in the scandal was made by an eighteen year old boy paraded by the police in Lagos. The teenage suspect (pictured above) stated during the parade that he was sent on the ritual mission by Pastor Fireman.

He said he had always dreamt of becoming rich and had approached the pastor personally, after years of attending the church without his own financial miracle happening, Mr. Fireman reportedly told him the way to get his Sign for finance was to get the feces of a virgin girl. The suspect said Pastor Fireman promised him a reward of N100,000 for the assignment.

The suspect narrated how he sought and killed the 12 year old girl simply named "Bose", the daughter of poor lady on his street.

Confirming the incident to a Lagos correspondent this morning, Lagos Police PRO, Mrs. Ngozi Braide said Pastor Fireman was arrested on Tuesday five days after he was declared wanted by the police. She said investigation has commenced regarding his involvement.

She also said the outcome of the investigation would  soon be made public.

With his church receiving hordes of miracle seekers every weekend, Pastor Fireman's church auditorium at Aguda, Surulere area of Lagos is reportedly notorious for using semi-nude female ushers.

Breaking News- Stella Oduah Deletes Education References Online After SR Report

The troubled Aviation Minister is dancing and swimming in all sorts of scandals ranging from stealing public funds to acquire luxury armored BMW to forging MBA degree. Nigerians can not be trusted. why on earth should an honourable minister of the federal republic of nigeria forge a degree. why didnt her degree verified before resuming office. wonders will never end in nigeria

I saw the Sahara Reporters news yesterday but decided to leave it alone until the Minister responds to the allegations. And she has, by erasing her educational references online after SR’s report hit the net.

According to the report by Sahara Reporters, Aviation Minister Stella Odua’s Master’s degree which she claimed to have obtained from St. Paul’s College Lawrenceville, Virginia, US and presented to the Senate in 2011 as a ministerial nominee, is fake, because the school does not offer graduate programs.

Sahara Reporters learned from the President of the college that it has never in its 125-year history had a graduate school or graduate program. The Provost Vice President of Academic Affairs, and the Vice President of Institutional Development said “We don’t offer any graduate programs here.”

Premium Times went digging and it looks like the allegation is true because by 4pm today, her profile page on Facebook was edited and all traces of St. Paul’s College was removed from the account. It was also removed from her Wikipedia page and her biography on the Ministry of Aviation website. See screen grabs after the cut…

Her Wikipedia page only says she received her Bachelors and Masters Degree (in Accounting and Business Administration respectively) in the United States, with no mention of what university.

 

Her FB profile pic with St Pauls

The edited version. DID NOT mention of St Pauls

US College Says It Did Not Award MBA To Stella Oduah As It Has No Masters Programme

Stella Oduah

Stella Oduah, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation who is embroiled in a scandal of towering proportions in the ministry, faces new integrity questions as her Masters’ degree has been challenged by the United States school which supposedly awarded it.

Her resume, which she presented to the Senate as a ministerial nominee in 2011, indicated she obtained a Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from St. Paul’s College Lawrenceville, Virginia, United States.
But SaharaReporters has learned from the President of the college that it has never in its 125-year history had a graduate school or graduate program.
The Provost Vice President of Academic Affairs, and the Vice President of Institutional Development said in response to our inquiries, “We don’t offer any graduate programs here.”
Similarly, the school’s website states: “Saint Paul's College is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate [bachelor’s] degrees.”  There is no mention of graduate degrees.

The Minister’s documentation shows she received an undergraduate degree in accounting from the college in 1982, but Dr. Claud Flythe, St. Paul’s current president, could neither confirm nor deny this during a phone conversation with SaharaReporters.  Further verification with the Office of Alumni Affairs is also currently impossible, the school said, because the college has been closed since June 2013 to loss of its accreditation.
“[Oduah] realized very early in life the indispensability of a sound education in her growth plans in life and therefore pursued her education with all diligence and sense of purpose,” her documents claimed, adding that a determination “to have the best education at the highest level” prompted her stay at the Virginia college in 1983 for the MBA programme.
As her public relations machinery marched on, in December 2012 The Sun newspaper published an article headlined “Stella Oduah: An Amazon of transformation,” which lauded her “MBA from St Paul’s College, Lawrenceville Virginia USA.”  The story also praised her for being an official who brought her “rich educational background to bear on the aviation sector by automating revenue centers in all the agencies and parastatals to boost their revenue profile and enhance transparency and accountability in the system.”
In October, SaharaReporters broke the story that Mrs. Oduah, a former campaign manager for President Goodluck Jonathan, purchased two bulletproof BMW cars worth $ 1.6 Million (N255m) through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, for her own use.
Following an investigation, the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation dismissed the Minister’s pleas of innocence and all her rebuttals during her testimony.  The committee’s report, which was subsequently adopted by the House, declared that no budgetary appropriation had been made for the purchase of the cars, and that the NCAA proposal for their purchase was rejected.
President Jonathan also set up a three-member administrative panel to investigate the matter, but he immediately travelled out of the country with Mrs. Oduah and Colonel Dasuki, the National Security Adviser who was to serve as a member of the panel.  Not only did the panel submit its report much later than the two weeks it was given for the assignment, Mr. Jonathan has refused to release its report.
Mrs. Oduah’s new certificate questions are certain to feed into national concern about her credibility as an elected official, but also about Mr. Jonathan’s credibility, and about the nation’s security apparatus which verifies official documents offered to the Senate for official nominations.
If Mrs. Oduah deliberately deceived the Senate, it remains to be seen if the Upper House will be sufficiently motivated to take up the matter with the Executive.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s aviation industry continues to face a massive challenge, with struggling airports and airlines, as well as financial and administrative pitfalls that hinder expansion and development.

CSNAC Calls On EFCC To Prosecute Lagos State Council Chairman Tajudeen Ajide

Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the Surulere Local Government of Lagos State and to prosecute its chairman, Tajudeen Ajide, citing various newspaper reports as well as documentary evidence at the disposal of the Network.

In a petition dated December 17, CSNAC recalled that following the failure of Mr. Ajide to address several complaints by the legislative arm of the council bordering on corruption and abuse of office, the legislative council on 14 March 2013 resolved to commence suspension proceedings against him for misappropriation of public funds and contravention/disregard for the Public Finance Management Law of Lagos State.
The group noted that on the basis of the Legislative Council committee's findings and following its resolution dated 19th November 2012, a vote of no confidence was passed on Mr. Ajide and a number of allegations “overwhelmingly” sustained against him.
It listed them to include:
    •    Aiding and abetting through criminal conspiracy by awarding contracts to his allies and conies through which Local Government funds were siphoned;
    •    Collection of various sums of Money both in Naira and Foreign currencies in form of salaries and purchase of official car for office of the wife of chairman which does not exist.
    •    Obtaining Bank loans and overdrafts at various times between October 2012 and February 2013 without the knowledge and approval of the Legislative council;
    •     Award of over-inflated and questionable contracts; and
    •    Purchase of a N17m vehicle for the office of the Chairman without delivery of same to the Council.
“A petition, chronicling these atrocities, was addressed by the Council Legislative House to Lagos State House of Assembly, demanding an urgent intervention in the matter and appropriate sanction against Mr. Ajide,” CSNAC said.  “Though, Mr. Ajide was summoned by Clerk of the Assembly on the strength of the petition, in a curious twist, the indicted Council Chairman has continued in corruptly enriching himself and cronies at the expense of developing the council area. “Following these unresolved allegations against Mr. Ajide and failure of the Lagos State House of Assembly to discharge its constitutional duties on this matter, we here demanding an urgent investigation and necessary action of your Commission on this matter.”
Forward the relevant documents to the EFCC and citing the failure of the Lagos State House of Assembly to discharge its constitutional duties on the matter, CSNAC demanded urgent investigation and necessary action

Battle For 2015 Commences In The APC

The All Progressives Congress, APC has started experiencing what big political parties usually experience, and what has wreaked havoc on the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a silent but potent war to become the APC’s flag bearer for the 2015 presidential election may have begun in the party.

Involved in the silent battle, according to sources are former Head of State, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar who is yet to formally join the APC, but will from all indications join if he’d be assured of a presidential ticket.

Having brought together people from different parties, sources say the APC would probably throw the race wide open so as to ensure no one is left aggrieved at the end.

After achieving most of its goals thus far, the opposition party is said to be planning to organise its first national convention to elect a substantive leadership by March.

Buhari has not declared an ambition yet, but many believe he still craves a chance at the Aso Rock Villa.

Former EFCC chairman Ribadu is also yet to openly declare for the race but he is said to be bidding his time as well.

Kwankwaso is one of the five aggrieved PDP governors who recently defected to APC.

He has a huge support of northerners, especially those who defected from the PDP.

Atiku’s name is also making the rounds as a likely presidential aspirant in the party.

The leaders of the APC had extended a hand of friendship to him, and he told them he would consult with his associates and give the APC leaders a feedback.

The party’s Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Muhammed, who spoke with Thisday yesterday on telephone, maintained that the party had not officially taken any step to narrow its choice of flagbearer.

“At the moment, the party has not considered the issue of who its presidential candidate would be. Until we get to that stage, we will not bar anyone from expressing interest or aspiring for the presidential candidacy. The party is not going to stop anyone from expressing his views, especially when it has to do with legitimate ambition.

“All I say is that everything will be done according to the rules, there will be party primaries to elect candidates for elective offices in the land, from the local, states to the national levels,” he said.

Mohammed said for now the matter had not been officially tabled at the party’s top hierarchy as a major priority because the APC was busy with its national recruitment drive.

Despite the official position of APC, analysts say with President Jonathan obvious to be planning to run for re-election in 2015, it would be in the party’s best interest to field a worthy opposition, as a candidate not widely accepted in the country will be tantamount to the failure of APC in 2015.

#breakingNews- Arms, Ammo Recovered From Associates Of Senator Sekibo And Evans Bipi Who Are Close Associates Of First Lady

The Joint Military Task Force (JTF) yesterday in Rivers State arrested six youths bearing seven AK47 rifles, 146 rounds of 7.62mm Special life ammunition and 10 life magazines around Ekporo Road on their way to Ogu.

Among them was Daniel Ibito-Anga, who parades himself and is known in Ogu Bolo as Security Adviser/PA to Senator George Sekibo (Rivers East Senatorial zone) and Evans Bipi, the Rivers State Assemblyman who was recently stopped by a court from parading himself as the Speaker of the Assembly.

Others arrested gave their names as Sunday Elisha, Uche Jenikachi, Ibinabo Lawson, and Okechukwu Okoro.

Basketmouth Under Fire Over Rape Joke

#basketmouth

Trending today on the social media was about basketmouth the nigerian accliamed comedian joking and encouraging guys to rape. I really felt offended about his stupid so called joke. Imagine discriminating against black girls. Comparing dating a white girl to a black girl.

By stupidly concluding that dating with a white girl ends with sex and dating with a black girl ends with RAPE, Can you readers imgaine that. If you guys disagree kindly comment on his stupid shocking joke of the year 2014..

Popular comedian, Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth has been attacked by friends and followers on social media (facebook and twitter) after sharing a joke highlighting the difference between a white girl and an African girl and mentioned rape.

This obviously did not go down with many as they even went to the extent of calling on telecommunication giant, Globacom limited to terminate his deal as an ambassador with the company saying the comedian is encouraging rape.

Basketmouth has since taken down the post and apologized to his fans and assured them that he will never encourage any act of violence against the female folks.

 

Do you think he took his joke too far?