The Ooni of Ife is dead

                             

Oba Sijuwade passes on at 85 in London

FOREMOST traditional ruler Oba Okunade Sijuwade, the Ooni of Ife, is dead. He was 85.
The royal father passed on at Saint Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London, United Kingdom (U.K), where he was being treated.
Sources close to the palace at Enuwa, Ile-Ife, Osun State, confirmed his demise last night.
He was reportedly flown out on Friday in an air ambulance for treatment at the Lodon hospital when his health reportedly suffered a relapse.
It was not immediately clear last night what may have caused Oba Sijuwade’s death.

Family members did not pick their telephone calls.

Sources close to the state government said the palace was yet to inform Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the development.
St. Mary’s is a general acute hospital that diagnoses and treats a range of adult and paediatric conditions.

The hospital is one of the four Major Trauma Centres (MTCs) in London, acting as the hub for the northwest London trauma network and a vital part of the London-wide trauma system which connects a series of trauma units and rehabilitation facilities.

It pioneered the use of robotic surgery, including the UK’s first da Vinci robot for keyhole surgery.
One of the late Ooni’s sons, Adegbite, is set for his traditional marriage with ace television presenter and actress Dolapo Oni on Sunday.

The intending couples had their wedding introduction a few days ago at the Oni’s family compound in Lagos.
The late monarch mounted the throne as the 50th Oba in the ancient city in 1980, taking the regal name Olubuse II.
But he was crowned on December 6, 1980 at a ceremony that was graced by notable personalities, including the former Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, the late Oba of Benin, Omon’oba Nedo Uku Akpolopolo, the Amayanabo of Opobo and the Olu of Warri.

The Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth, sent representatives.
The late Ooni was born on January 1, 1930 in Ile-Ife to the Ogboru Ruling House. He was the grandson of Ooni Sijuwade Adelekan Olubuse I.
He studied at Abeokuta Grammar School, Ogun State and Oduduwa College in Ile-Ife.

After working for three years in his father’s business and another two-year stint with the Nigerian Tribune, the late Ooni enrolled at the Northampton College in the UK to study Business Management.
At 30, he was already a manager in Leventis, a Greek-Nigerian conglomerate and by 1963, he had become Sales Director of the state-owned National Motor in Lagos.

After spotting a business opportunity during a 1964 visit to the Soviet Union, he formed a company to distribute Soviet-built vehicles and equipment in Nigeria, which became the nucleus of a widespread business empire.
He also invested in real estate in his Ile-Ife country home. By the time Sijuwade was crowned Ooni in 1980, he had become a wealthy man.

The late Sijuwade, a Christian, attended the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Foursquare Gospel Church, where he declared himself a “full member” of the church in November 2009.

He was accompanied by 17 other traditional rulers.

Sijuwade conferred chieftainship titles on a number of politicians and their wives. The recipients include: former governors Ikedi Ohakim (Imo); Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala (Oyo); Babangida Aliyu (Niger) and Theodore Orji (Abia).
Others are: Senators Jubril Aminu and Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello as well as erstwhile military governor of the Old Western Region, Gen Adeyinka Adebayo.

hmm...19 dead, 47 injured in suicide attack

Nineteen people have been confirmed dead in a suicide attack on a market in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.

Forty-seven were injured and hospitalised at the Gen. Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital.

One of the deceased was identified as a female vigilance group member, who was screening the people entering the market. She was said to have died when the bomb went off.

The Medical Director of Gen. Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital, Dr. Garba Fika, told our correspondent that 19 people were confirmed dead and 47 injured.

He said two of the injured were undergoing surgery, while another two were referred to the Federal Medical Centre, Nguru for advanced medical care.

Police spokesman Toyin Gbadegesin said the explosive was triggered by a teenage girl.

The attack, according to an eyewitness, was orchestrated by a female suicide bomber, who detonated the explosive on her body.

The attack occurred about 9:30am at the popular Sunday Market.

Mohammed Ali, a vigilance group member in Damaturu, said the female bomber pretended to be queuing behind a truck pusher, who was being checked into the market and in the process, detonated the explosive, which killed the female vigilance group member, who was screening the people entering the market.

He dismissed a report that the bomber was a mentally-ill woman.

Red Cross and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials corroborated the casualty figure.

The Northeast Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Mohammed Kanar, told our reporter in Damaturu that a combined team of Red Cross officials, NEMA and State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) had evacuated bodies and taken the injured to the Gen. Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital.

An officer with the Explosive Ordinance Department (EOD) said five un-detonated explosives were recovered from the bag of the suicide bomber.

Governor Ibrahim Gaidam condemned the attack, describing it as callous, barbaric and unjustifiable.

In a statement by his Director of Press, Abdullahi Bego, the governor said free medical care would be given to the injured.

Presidency, Boko Haram begin talks

Hopes of freedom for the 219 Chibok girls have been rekindled, with preliminary talks between the Presidency and some Boko Haram leaders.

The new deal is being brokered by some confidants of the Presidency and the sect.

Some key commanders of Boko Haram in detention are also eager to be part of the initiative, The Nation learnt.

The new understanding came amid security reports that about 500 insurgents in a neighboring country are interested in renouncing terrorism –  in line with the reconciliatory agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari.

But the President is being cautious in rushing at the new offer from some leaders of the sect to avoid what a source described as the “costly mistakes of the past administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.

Buhari has asked security agents to “screen or certify” those spearheading the new negotiation to ensure that the government is dealing with the right Boko Haram leaders.

Some Boko Haram leaders are believed to have been overwhelmed by the President ‘s olive branch.

It was learnt that the President’s reconciliatory agenda made some confidants of the sect to initiate a fresh negotiation between the Presidency and some Boko Haram leaders.

It was gathered that at the preliminary level, a “cautious understanding” has been struck by both parties.

Some mileage gained so far include the following:

• likely release of some Chibok girls to underscore the readiness of Boko Haram for negotiation;
• involvement of some Boko Haram leaders, on whom the United States Government placed ransom, in the peace deal; and
• commitment of the Buhari administration to the negotiation.

A source, who spoke in confidence, said: “The President’s appeal for peace in the Northeast is yielding dividends because a fresh facilitation of talks between the Presidency and Boko Haram has started.

“This latest negotiation, which is at the preliminary stage, is being promoted by some mutual confidants of the Presidency and Boko Haram.

“The new deal may lead to the release of some Chibok girls to set the tone for a comprehensive negotiation by both sides.”

Responding to a question, the source added: “The President is extremely cautious on this offer of negotiation.

“ Buhari has ordered security agencies to screen or certify those Boko Haram commanders interested in facilitating this latest negotiation to ensure that they are bonafide leaders of the sect.

“The position of the President is that why he is not averse to a peace deal, the Federal Government must avoid the costly mistakes of the past which led to a waste of time and huge resources.

“The President wants the release of the Chibok girls and quick restoration of peace to the Northeast; he is ready to negotiate with the right people for sustainable results.”

But there are strong indications that the leader of the sect, Imam Abubakar Shekau, is yet to be involved in the new deal.

“I think we are still at the preliminary stage. At the right time, there is a way the negotiation offer will be forwarded to their leader.

“But the fact that some Boko Haram commanders, whom US placed ransom upon, might be part of the negotiation shows that the crisis can be resolved, if all hands are on deck, “ another source added.

The defunct Joint Task Force(JTF) in the Northeast on November 23, 2012 placed ransom on 19 leaders of Boko Haram.

The list had comprised five members of the Shurra Committee (the highest making body of the sect) and 14 Boko Haram commanders.

But one of the Shurra Committee members, Mohammed Zangina (a.k.a Mallam Abdullahi/Alh. Musa) was allegedly killed in a shoot-out with the Joint Task Force(JTF) in Maiduguri.

With Zangina out, those still wanted are four members of the Shurra Committee of the sect, Imam Abubakar Shekau (N50million); Habibu Yusuf (a.k.a Asalafi) N25million; Khalid Albarnawai (N25million); and Momodu Bama (N25 million).

The fate of Momodu Bama was also unknown as at press time, following conflicting reports on whether he is alive or dead.

The Boko Haram Commanders being sought for by the JTF are Abu Saad (N10million); Abba Kaka (N10million); Abdulmalik Bama (N10million) Umar Fulata(N10million); Alhaji Mustapha (Massa) Ibrahim (N10million); Abubakar Suleiman-Habu (a.k.a Khalid) N10million; Hassan Jazair N10million; Ali Jalingo (N10million); Alhaji Musa Modu (N10million); Bashir Aketa (N10million); Abba Goroma (N10million); Ibrahim Bashir (N10million); Abubakar Zakariya (N10million); and Tukur Ahmed Mohammed (N10million).

Buhari’s “peace agenda” has motivated 500 Boko Haram members in a neighboring country to signify interest in renouncing terrorism.

A third source said: “These 500 insurgents said they were specifically encouraged by the rapprochement of the President.

“They have offered to surrender in return for integration by the administration of the President.”

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said: “If the President gets the right partners in doing a deal, he will consider a peaceful resolution. He has said that unambiguously in the course of the visit to the U.S. If that doesn’t work out, the President has the will and willingness to crush terror using the army.”

Bobbi Kristina dies at 22

After six months of hanging on the brink, Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina has died at the age of 22.
She passed away in the hospice care facility where she’s been since June 24 when her family decided to take her off all meds.

The family says Bobbi Kristina was surrounded by family and, “she is finally at peace in the arms of God.” As has been reported, a specialist had told them there was no chance of recovery.
Kristina was found submerged in her bathtub on January 31, and police believe she was underwater for anywhere between 2 and 5 minutes. Paramedics were able to resuscitate her, but she was in a medically induced coma and placed on life support.

Ultimately, Pat Houston and Bobby, co-guardians for Bobbi Kristina, had to make the decision to withdraw medications. It was a rare moment of agreement for the Browns and Houstons who had battled about Bobbi’s condition throughout her hospitalization.

Reports say that the District Attorney has been gearing up for a murder case, and her boyfriend Nick Gordon would be their first person of interest. Police said there were bruises on Bobbi Kristina’s face and body after Gordon and a friend, Max Lomas, found her in the tub.

Whitney died from a drug overdose in 2012 while sitting in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

OAU declares indefinite mid-semester break

The authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has declared an indefinite mid-semester break for students.

This was the outcome of an emergency Senate meeting held on Sunday.
According to the public relations officer of the school, Mr Abiodun Olanrewaju, the students are to go home and rest.

According to him, the indefinite mid- semester break for students has nothing to do with the on-going strike by the Non Academic Staff Union (NASU), OAU chapter which has shut down the school.

Members of NASU, are currently at loggers-head with the school management over their unpaid 64 months arrears and have shut down provision of essential services on campus since last week’s Wednesday.

According to a source, the management took the decision at the senate meeting because of information that the strike might get intense from Monday as NASU members from all other universities will be storming OAU as early as 6am to solidarise with their OAU counterpart.

“There is also a possibility of police getting drafted into campus anytime soon,so as to prevent total breakdown of law and order on campus,” the source said.

WHAT A LIFE!!! GUNMEN KILL 15, INJURES OTHERS IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

Rampaging gunmen have killed no fewer than fifteen innocent persons and injured many people at the market in Agbonchia, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The three gunmen, who rode motorcycles, on Saturday evening, shot indiscriminately at the people, especially youths at the motorcycles’ washing section of the ever-busy market.

Many people scampered for safety, while the unfortunate ones either got killed instantly or were severely injured.
It was learnt from witnesses on Sunday by our source that the casualty figure was so high, because the people at the market thought the gunmen came to wash their motorcycles, until they started shooting at close range, leading to fatality.

Our reporter also gathered that after the shooting spree, the youthful gunmen quickly escaped on their motorcycles.
The Rivers police Spokesman, Muhammad Kidaya Ahmad, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), who confirmed the incident, stated that the command had arrested a suspect and currently undergoing interrogation, while investigation into the incident was ongoing.

Ahmad, however, claimed that five persons were killed in the shooting spree, stressing that police’s preliminary investigation revealed that the incident was an attack by a cult group.

The police’s spokesman assured that the fleeing gunmen would soon be apprehended and prosecuted, to serve as a deterrent to other criminally-minded persons in the state.

3kids survive as trailer crushes Father, mother and son in a tragic Trailer Accident

A Happy family's ride together yesterday ended on a bloody note.

The father and husband Mr. Okechukwu Odinigwe, his wife and eldest son died when a trailer rammed into their car at Esther Obiakor Junction, Agu Awka on the Onitsha-Enugu Expressway between the mid hour and 1pm.

A six–month-old baby boy, his brother and sister, aged four and seven, were injured.

The three children, who survived the accident, are two boys and a girl. However, they were rushed to Regina Caeli Hospital in Awka by Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officials.

When our source visited the hospital yesterday, the survivors were seen at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) where doctors were struggling to save their lives.

Sympathizers were seen wailing at the scene of the crash, cursing the driver of the killer-trailer who, they alleged, was reckless.

The driver, according to eyewitnesses, disappeared after the accident, which involved the trailer marked LSR 897XQ and an ash–coloured Toyota Camry in which the family was ridding. The number plate of the mangled car was not seen.

An eyewitness, who identified himself as Chijiuoke, told our source that the truck driver refused to heed the warning of those who flagged him down to reduce his speed.

According to him, the car was heading towards Enugu and trying to make a detour at the junction when the trailer lost control and rammed into it.

The late Mr Odinigwe hailed from Urunnebo in Enugwu Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State.

A team of FRSC officials and policemen were at the scene, going through the items found in the vehicles.

Police spokesman Uche Eze, confirmed the incident and another one that occurred at Okpu River in Okija in Ihilala Local Government Area where a driver of a Mitsubishi L300 died.

He said investigations had begun to unravel the cause of the accidents and for the proper identification of the victims.

Governor Willie Obiano has sympathised with the family of the victims of the accident.

Obiano said his administration would pick all medical expenses incurred by the surviving trio.

Expressing his condolences to the family, the governor assured Ndi Anambra that he would ensure the safety of lives of road users by regulating the movement of articulated vehicles.

Now 7mecs ask: shouldn't the governor and the authorities pay more attention to the children's welfare and their future on completion of full treatment?

Avertion of mass casualty at ECWA church branch, Plateau state

A security guard on Sunday averted what would have been a high casualty from a bomb planted at a church in Plateau State.

The ECWA church was filled with worshippers when the private security guard spotted the bomb at the entrance, witnesses told our source.

The guard picked the bomb and threw it off the church before it exploded instantly. No one was killed from the explosion, although the guard sustained injuries on the leg and is currently being treated, a worshipper said.
Another witness said the police anti-bomb squad, on arrival, discovered another explosive device that was planted at the restroom of the church.
The ECWA church in Tudunwa is located near the Federal Secretariat in Jos, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Meanwhile, the police have also said no one was killed from the explosion. The police spokesperson in Plateau, Abuh Emmanuel, told our source that anti-bomb experts have been deployed to the scene.
“Experts have been sent there immediately to ascertain those who planted the explosion, and possibly, the manufacturers of the device. But I was told no one died in the incident,” he said.
The Sunday explosion occurred one week after a similar explosion at a Redeemed Church in Yobe State claimed many lives.

Sudan politicians publicly flogged for disturbing order

A Sudanese opposition political party has alleged that three of its leading members had been publicly flogged twenty times each after a criminal court found them quity of disturbing public order by calling for the boycott of Aprils presidential election.

According to the sudanese congreess party seceretary general Abdul Qayoom Awad al-sid the humiliating verdit was executed immediately after the omdurman criminal court following the verdit against the parties vice chair for political affairs Mastoor Ahmed Mohammed and other two party officials.

Analyst says sudan imposes strict islamic laws which prescribe flogging as purnishment usually for morality realted issues.

The three were accused of calling for boycott during an April meeting.

A Sudanese opposition political party has alleged that three of its leading members have been publicly whipped 20 times each after a criminal court found them guilty of disturbing public order by calling for the boycott of April's presidential elections.
According to the Sudanese Congress Party Secretary-General Abdul Qayoom Awad al-Sid, the "humiliating" verdict was executed immediately outside the Omdurman criminal court following the verdict against the party's Vice Chair for Political Affairs Mastoor Ahmed Mohamed and two other party officials.
Analysts say Sudan imposes strict Islamic laws which prescribe flogging as punishment, usually for morality related issues.
The three were accused of calling for the boycott during an April meeting.
- See more at: http://www.tvcnews.tv/?q=article/sudan-politicians-publicly-flogged-disturbing-order#sthash.qtCwXM8t.dpuf

TVC NEWS [ALGIERS] - At least 18 people have been killed in clashes between Arabs and Berbers in Algeria's desert town of Ghrdaia, with several businesses burned down, medical sources and state media said Wednesday.
The violence broke out over the weekend, with security forces sending reinforcements in a bid to calm down the renewed clashes that first took place in late 2013.
- See more at: http://www.tvcnews.tv/?q=article/18-killed-arabs-berbers-tribes-clash-algeria#sthash.3Yz0xaHY.dpuf

TVC NEWS [ALGIERS] - At least 18 people have been killed in clashes between Arabs and Berbers in Algeria's desert town of Ghrdaia, with several businesses burned down, medical sources and state media said Wednesday.
The violence broke out over the weekend, with security forces sending reinforcements in a bid to calm down the renewed clashes that first took place in late 2013.
- See more at: http://www.tvcnews.tv/?q=article/18-killed-arabs-berbers-tribes-clash-algeria#sthash.3Yz0xaHY.dpuf

TVC NEWS [KHARTOUM] -- A Sudanese opposition political party has alleged that three of its leading members have been publicly whipped 20 times each after a criminal court found them guilty of disturbing public order by calling for the boycott of April's presidential elections.
According to the Sudanese Congress Party Secretary-General Abdul Qayoom Awad al-Sid, the "humiliating" verdict was executed immediately outside the Omdurman criminal court following the verdict against the party's Vice Chair for Political Affairs Mastoor Ahmed Mohamed and two other party officials.
Analysts say Sudan imposes strict Islamic laws which prescribe flogging as punishment, usually for morality related issues.
The three were accused of calling for the boycott during an April meeting.
- See more at: http://www.tvcnews.tv/?q=article/sudan-politicians-publicly-flogged-disturbing-order#sthash.qtCwXM8t.dpuf

TVC NEWS [KHARTOUM] -- A Sudanese opposition political party has alleged that three of its leading members have been publicly whipped 20 times each after a criminal court found them guilty of disturbing public order by calling for the boycott of April's presidential elections.
According to the Sudanese Congress Party Secretary-General Abdul Qayoom Awad al-Sid, the "humiliating" verdict was executed immediately outside the Omdurman criminal court following the verdict against the party's Vice Chair for Political Affairs Mastoor Ahmed Mohamed and two other party officials.
Analysts say Sudan imposes strict Islamic laws which prescribe flogging as punishment, usually for morality related issues.
The three were accused of calling for the boycott during an April meeting.
- See more at: http://www.tvcnews.tv/?q=article/sudan-politicians-publicly-flogged-disturbing-order#sthash.qtCwXM8t.dpuf

TVC NEWS [KHARTOUM] -- A Sudanese opposition political party has alleged that three of its leading members have been publicly whipped 20 times each after a criminal court found them guilty of disturbing public order by calling for the boycott of April's presidential elections.
According to the Sudanese Congress Party Secretary-General Abdul Qayoom Awad al-Sid, the "humiliating" verdict was executed immediately outside the Omdurman criminal court following the verdict against the party's Vice Chair for Political Affairs Mastoor Ahmed Mohamed and two other party officials.
Analysts say Sudan imposes strict Islamic laws which prescribe flogging as punishment, usually for morality related issues.
The three were accused of calling for the boycott during an April meeting.
- See more at: http://www.tvcnews.tv/?q=article/sudan-politicians-publicly-flogged-disturbing-order#sthash.qtCwXM8t.dpuf

Nigerian Army Frees 182 Suspected Boko Haram Detainees

The Nigerian Army has granted freedom to 182 suspected Boko Haram members detained in military facilities in Maiduguri.

The development is coming in accordance with the military authority’s pledge to carry out its operations within the law.

Although, the force may have intensified its onslaught against the Islamist group, but it appears to be making good its promise.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah, handed the detainees to the Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, during the Army Day celebration in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital in north-east Nigeria.

The Army Chief noted that the detainees, who were arrested from various parts of the state, had not been found culpable of the offenses they were initially charged with.

"Leave Me Alone" - Keshi tells Nigerians

The former coach of the super eagles Stephen Keshi has told Nigerians to leave him alone after being relieved of his duties by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Vanguard reports.

Yesterday the former  Nigeria’s head coach asked soccer fans to allow him rest with his family in the United State of America as he was no longer in charge of the national team.

Stephen Keshi  said that fans should direct their questions on the Eagles to the assistant coach of the team, Abdulahi Yusuf. 

He said: “Please, I want Nigerians to leave me alone and allow me spend time with my family. The only thing on my mind now is to be with my family and I don’t want to be bothered with any matter associated with the Super Eagles.I want people to understand that I do not have anything on the Super Eagles. The only thing I want to do is be with my loved ones. Direct all your questions to Yusuf or whoever is coaching the team”. 

 

These words of Keshi have caused a various reaction among Nigerians.

Listed below are the reactions

Musty Karfe– “You are free to go”

  Anababy Charles– “pls go”

Ugwu Chibuzo– “Y can’t dis bunch of fool’s dat called themselvs NFF officials making mockry of our foot-ball in dis country for God’s sake, infact am paranoide.”

Princess Onyinye– ” For those abusing Keshi and calling him proud, anyway most of you can’t even come close to his street not to talk of near his gate. And yes, Nigeria and Nigerians should leave the man alone!!!!!!!!!!“

Nnamdi Basil– “Keshi has done better than all indigenous coaches. Probably better than any foreign coach with exception of Clemence Westerhof. He is only a victim of those wolves in football house who think of only what they can get. My only anger against him was that he did not leave when his ovation was loud. Well good luck my hero in your future endeavors.”

Khris Abraham –  “Mr keshi, if u really love urself n ur family leave any appointment dat Nigeria will offer u, bcos if u didn’t do it well, dey will descent on u all manner of talks…better 4u to quit d position u’re now. And look some else to do, so dat u can get rest of mind, Nigeria are wayward dey can fustrate u do way u won’t expect…wake up keshi, a world is enough 4d wise.”

Ifeanyi Brown– “He still remain best ever.”

Samson Olaseinde– “keshi should go to hell,he is not an extraordinary coach”

Adamu Inuwa Mijinyawa– “Achieved nothing but failure”

Bosco Wilrita– “Ungrateful Nigerians!”

Ogar Matthew - I wonder why NFF refuse to give keshi breathing space, inspite of keshi's effort & achievement in our national team, may be for selfish reasons, now they have fired him unjustly.I will like to advise NFF to learn how to tolerate & be patient with coaches, keshi still remain a good coach whether NFF likes it or not......

 

 

 

 

 

Twin Sisters Give Birth On The Same Day

Twin sisters Katie Bowden and Amy Meredith-Davies have done everything together their whole lives, but these sisters never imagined they would give birth on the same day. 

 

best gift ever

Aren't they lovely?

As toddlers Amy (left) and Katie

 

(L) Katie with her daughter Ella and (R) Amy with her son Henry 

 

Amy, a health, social care and wellbeing facilitator who lives in Neath said: “We’ve done everything in our lives at similar times. Our family are used to it. We got married within a year of each other too. Katie got married in June 2012 and I was married in August 2013. I just can’t get over the fact that we fell pregnant at the same time.”

“It was bizarre because I was in labour and had a message from my mother saying Amy was being induced. It was really funny because when my mum came to visit she would tell the midwife that she now had to leave to see my twin who was also having a baby. Everyone thought it was amazing.”  said Katie, a teacher from Clydach.

Katie gave birth to her daughter Ella, at 5.38am in Singleton Hospital in Swansea while Amy had her son Henry, in Bridgend’s Princess of Wales Hospital at 11.15pm the same day.

 

 

Boko Haram Attacks: Police Bans Hawking

In response to the latest Boko Haram bombings in mosques and churches in the northern region of the country, Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has asked all Commissioners of Police in the country to beef up security at all worship centres. 

 

Inspector General of Police IGP Solomon Arase 

 

This was made known to the public in a statement issued by CSP Abayomi Shogunle, deputy public relations officer.

The IG tasked the CP’s in the country with providing sufficient security in venues where Muslims break-fast in the evenings.
Arase asked worshippers to be vigilant and to report any suspicious persons or substance or activities in or around their environment to relevant authorities.

Also, street hawking and all forms of trading on Abuja roads/Highways especially road intersections, traffic light points and traffic hold-ups has been been prohibited.

Also plans are in place to demolish all unauthorized taxi parks and bus stops formed around the Federal Secretariat, Abuja. 

 

The only types of buses and taxi allowed to operate are those painted in authorized commercial colours and they will be allowed to operate at designated taxi parks and bus stops in and around the Central Area, Abuja.

The police also warned violators to desist from the banned acts or risk being arrested as police units have been directed to enforce the new orders.
The laws are in response to the Boko haram bombing of a redeemed christian church of God along Bauchi road in Potiskum Town, Yobe State.

The suicide bomber infiltrated a local branch of the church killing six people including himself.

On July 5th, the insurgents also hit  church and a restaurant in a coordinated twin bombings. At least fifty people were said to have died after the explosions.

The first explosion occurred at Bauchi road, just before the University of Jos main campus, while the second explosion occurred around Yantaya, Nasarawa Gwon area, both in Jos North local government area of the state.

 

 

Massacre In Jos Increases Buhari's Pressure

President Muhammadu Buhari has come under serious pressure following a wave of insurgent attacks that has continued to threaten the peace of the nation. 

 

The emergency services said on Monday, that at least 44 people were killed in twin bomb blasts in the central Nigerian city of Jos,  after a wave of mass casualty attacks blamed on Boko Haram militants.

According to AFP count, the bombing on Sunday took the death toll from raids, explosions and suicide attacks to 267 this month alone and up to 524 since Muhammadu Buhari became president on May 29.

General Buhari however, has repeatedly vowed to crush the Islamists and is eyeing the deployment of a strengthened regional force at the end of this month to deliver a hammer blow.

However, with the death toll rising by the day, attacks increasing and the military seemingly unable to prevent attacks on civilians, the President has come under pressure to act fast.

Reports have it that on Monday evening, a young girl thought to be aged just 13 blew herself up near a major mosque in the northern city of Kano as worshipers gathered for prayers but caused no deaths or injuries.

 

A second attack targeted the packed Shagalinku restaurant in a shopping complex on the Bauchi Road, which is popular with travellers from the northeast.

According to a local resident Mohammed Shafi’, who is a regular at the restaurant, the whole neighbourhood shook from the blast and he counted 25 bodies, including four waitresses. 

 

He said “The restaurant was badly damaged. Bits of human flesh, blood stains, plastic tables and chairs and all sorts of personal items litter the place.” 

 

The Jos massacre followed a suicide attack on a church in the north-eastern city of Potiskum on Sunday, which left five people dead, including the pastor, a woman and her two children.

Just last week, Islamist militants fighters raided a number of villages around the Lake Chad area, killing more than 150 worshipers as they prayed in mosques.
On Sunday, Buhari said that Boko Haram, which has ties to the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, had “declared war on all that we value.”

The President promised to do “everything possible to eradicate Boko Haram, terrorism and mindless extremism from Nigeria in the shortest possible time.”
The resumption of Boko Haram’s guerrilla-style tactics against civilian targets follows its capture of territory across the northeast last year.

 

The rebels were reportedly pushed out of towns and villages since the turn of the year but the attacks prove that the group is resilient and formidable, one that requires higher fire power.

Speculations by security analysts have shown that a decline in the intensity of operations by the existing multilateral force of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon has allowed the rebels to regroup and rearm.

They further speculate that the increase in attacks during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan has coincided with Buhari being distracted by other pertinent issues such as the decline in the economy.

Survey has shown that the patience of the highly lethargic Nigerian populace is wearing thing.

 

Hon. Danladi Angulu Kwasu, a retired Wing Commander, with the Nigeria Air Force, at a Press Conference in Kaduna yesterday accused the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, of deliberating pushing his 19- year -old son, Elshadai Kwasu, (NDA/10037) , into a 100 metre-deep lake, and drowning him during a training .
Kwasua, now a member of Kaduna State House of Assembly, KDHA, representing Zangon Kataf State constituency, alleged that out of negligence, about 20 cadets had died in swimming exercise with the NDA doing nothing to change the situation.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/my-son-was-forcifully-drowned-killed-in-a-lake-retd-air-force-officer-alleges/#sthash.RZbUpkIC.dpuf

Hon. Danladi Angulu Kwasu, a retired Wing Commander, with the Nigeria Air Force, at a Press Conference in Kaduna yesterday accused the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, of deliberating pushing his 19- year -old son, Elshadai Kwasu, (NDA/10037) , into a 100 metre-deep lake, and drowning him during a training .
Kwasua, now a member of Kaduna State House of Assembly, KDHA, representing Zangon Kataf State constituency, alleged that out of negligence, about 20 cadets had died in swimming exercise with the NDA doing nothing to change the situation.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/my-son-was-forcifully-drowned-killed-in-a-lake-retd-air-force-officer-alleges/#sthash.RZbUpkIC.dpuf

Hon. Danladi Angulu Kwasu, a retired Wing Commander, with the Nigeria Air Force, at a Press Conference in Kaduna yesterday accused the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, of deliberating pushing his 19- year -old son, Elshadai Kwasu, (NDA/10037) , into a 100 metre-deep lake, and drowning him during a training .
Kwasua, now a member of Kaduna State House of Assembly, KDHA, representing Zangon Kataf State constituency, alleged that out of negligence, about 20 cadets had died in swimming exercise with the NDA doing nothing to change the situation.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/my-son-was-forcifully-drowned-killed-in-a-lake-retd-air-force-officer-alleges/#sthash.RZbUpkIC.dpuf

Hon. Danladi Angulu Kwasu, a retired Wing Commander, with the Nigeria Air Force, at a Press Conference in Kaduna yesterday accused the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, of deliberating pushing his 19- year -old son, Elshadai Kwasu, (NDA/10037) , into a 100 metre-deep lake, and drowning him during a training .
Kwasua, now a member of Kaduna State House of Assembly, KDHA, representing Zangon Kataf State constituency, alleged that out of negligence, about 20 cadets had died in swimming exercise with the NDA doing nothing to change the situation.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/my-son-was-forcifully-drowned-killed-in-a-lake-retd-air-force-officer-alleges/#sthash.RZbUpkIC.dpuf

Hon. Danladi Angulu Kwasu, a retired Wing Commander, with the Nigeria Air Force, at a Press Conference in Kaduna yesterday accused the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, of deliberating pushing his 19- year -old son, Elshadai Kwasu, (NDA/10037) , into a 100 metre-deep lake, and drowning him during a training .
Kwasua, now a member of Kaduna State House of Assembly, KDHA, representing Zangon Kataf State constituency, alleged that out of negligence, about 20 cadets had died in swimming exercise with the NDA doing nothing to change the situation.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/my-son-was-forcifully-drowned-killed-in-a-lake-retd-air-force-officer-alleges/#sthash.RZbUpkIC.dpuf

Hon. Danladi Angulu Kwasu, a retired Wing Commander, with the Nigeria Air Force, at a Press Conference in Kaduna yesterday accused the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, of deliberating pushing his 19- year -old son, Elshadai Kwasu, (NDA/10037) , into a 100 metre-deep lake, and drowning him during a training .
Kwasua, now a member of Kaduna State House of Assembly, KDHA, representing Zangon Kataf State constituency, alleged that out of negligence, about 20 cadets had died in swimming exercise with the NDA doing nothing to change the situation.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/my-son-was-forcifully-drowned-killed-in-a-lake-retd-air-force-officer-alleges/#sthash.RZbUpkIC.dpuf

Hon. Danladi Angulu Kwasu, a retired Wing Commander, with the Nigeria Air Force, at a Press Conference in Kaduna yesterday accused the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, of deliberating pushing his 19- year -old son, Elshadai Kwasu, (NDA/10037) , into a 100 metre-deep lake, and drowning him during a training .
Kwasua, now a member of Kaduna State House of Assembly, KDHA, representing Zangon Kataf State constituency, alleged that out of negligence, about 20 cadets had died in swimming exercise with the NDA doing nothing to change the situation.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/my-son-was-forcifully-drowned-killed-in-a-lake-retd-air-force-officer-alleges/#sthash.RZbUpkIC.dpuf

Hon. Danladi Angulu Kwasu, a retired Wing Commander, with the Nigeria Air Force, at a Press Conference in Kaduna yesterday accused the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, of deliberating pushing his 19- year -old son, Elshadai Kwasu, (NDA/10037) , into a 100 metre-deep lake, and drowning him during a training .
Kwasua, now a member of Kaduna State House of Assembly, KDHA, representing Zangon Kataf State constituency, alleged that out of negligence, about 20 cadets had died in swimming exercise with the NDA doing nothing to change the situation.

- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/my-son-was-forcifully-drowned-killed-in-a-lake-retd-air-force-officer-alleges/#sthash.RZbUpkIC.dpuf

Heavily Pregnant Nollywood Actress Dior Chidera Adiele Poses Nude in Shoot (Photos)

ARE'NT WOMEN ALREADY LOOSING THEIR PRIDE? ANYWAY WHO CARES?

In Nigeria there seems to be more religious organization than schools (educational institutions and parental education), yet people attend the latter than the former....At this you'll expecta bunch of intellect, unfortunately nonchallancy seems to be the obvious

check out these mind blowing totally nude photos of Nollywood actress Dior Chidera Adiele who was meant to be a role model. 

Dior recently had the shoot, 24th June, 2015 to celebrate her pregnancy and her new body. And according to her photographer, his intention was to create a beautiful painting. 

Dior is also a video vixen, she has been featured in one of Reekado Banks music videos. See more pics after the cut.

 what do u say.........
a wao or nawa ooo?

A week of activity in nigeria!!! Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: Jos blasts kill scores

Two bomb attacks on the central Nigerian city of Jos have left at least 44 people dead, the authorities say.

A restaurant and a mosque were targeted on Sunday night.
No-one has claimed responsibility but militant group Boko Haram has attacked Jos before, even though it is not in north-east Nigeria where the Islamists normally operate.

The blasts are the latest in a series of deadly attacks in recent days which have seen more than 200 people killed.
The attacks came shortly after the Ramadan fast was broken, with both sites full of people.

Of the 44 dead, 23 were killed at the restaurant and 21 at the mosque, Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) says.

There are also 47 people being treated for injuries, but emergency officials are still gathering information, so the figures may rise.

The blast at the restaurant was caused by a bomb that had been planted, whereas the mosque was attacked by a suicide bomber and that explosion was preceded by gunfire, the BBC's Ishaq Khalid reports.
Eyewitness Akaria Ahammed said: "When they started shooting people, people started running helter skelter for their lives.

"Unfortunately those that stood up were shot."

Our correspondent says that many believe that the mosque's imam, who was preaching at the time, may have been the target.
Sheikh Muhammad Sani Yahya Jingir, who survived the attack, is known for preaching against Boko Haram and has written a book, which criticises the group, called Boko Halal (Western education is permitted - Boko Haram means Western education is forbidden).

He has survived a previous assassination attempt at his home and is seen as one of the most influential clerics in Nigeria.

Why the upsurge in attacks?

It is not unusual for there to be a heightened risk of jihadist attacks during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.

Boko Haram may be trying to deepen its ties with the jihadists fighting in Iraq and Syria who had called for "a month of disasters for the infidels".
Many of the recent attacks have been by suicide bombers - often young women.
Where the bombs are being made and where the bombers are being brainwashed is unclear but the Nigerian intelligence and security services need to do far more to stop the bloodshed.

Once again the range of targets is alarming and on this latest bloody Sunday a church and a mosque were bombed within hours of each other.

Jos has seen several attacks blamed on Boko Haram, including an incident in February when at least 15 died and in December last year when more than 30 people died.

The city has in the past seen clashes between Muslim and Christian communities and some have suggested that Boko Haram is looking to exploit these fault-lines.
 

• Sunday: Church attacked in Potiskum, in Yobe state, killing at least five

• Friday: Several suicide bombers kill large numbers in Zabarmari village, north-east Nigeria

• Thursday: Two female suicide bombers attack another village in Borno state

• Wednesday: More than 50 gunmen kill 97 people in the village of Kukawa, near Lake Chad

• Tuesday: 48 men shot dead after prayers in two villages near the town of Monguno, Borno state

On Friday, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari described the recent attacks as "inhuman and barbaric".
In power now for just over a month, the president was elected on the pledge to defeat Boko Haram.

He said they were "the last desperate acts of fleeing agents of terrorism".
Boko Haram took control of a large area of north-eastern Nigeria last year and declared a caliphate - a state governed in accordance with Islamic law.
However, Nigeria's military, backed by troops from neighbouring countries, has recaptured most of the territory.
President Buhari has called for an expanded regional force to be deployed more rapidly.

OMG!!! Solar Impulse completes epic flight to Hawaii

Solar Impulse, the aeroplane that is powered only by the sun, has landed in Hawaii after making a historic 7,200km flight across the Pacific from Japan.

Pilot Andre Borschberg brought the vehicle gently down on to the runway of Kalaeloa Airport at 05:55 local time (15:55 GMT; 16:55 BST).
The distance covered and the time spent in the air - 118 hours - are records for manned, solar-powered flight.

The duration is also an absolute record for a solo, un-refuelled journey.
Mr Borschberg's time betters that of the American adventurer Steve Fossett who spent 76 hours aloft in a single-seater jet in 2006.

Despite being in the cockpit for so long, the Swiss pilot told our source that he did not feel that tired: "Interestingly, not really.
"I am also astonished. We got so much support during the flight from so many people; it gave me so much energy."

He said he looked forward to having a shower and visiting one of the many steakhouses suggested to him on the way into Hawaii's O'ahu island.
"We have some work to do, and to meet people, because I am sure a lot of people will want to see the aeroplane and discuss its technologies. But there is no way we shouldn't try some surfing," he joked.

Meeting Mr Borschberg in Kalaeloa was his partner on the Solar Impulse project, Bertrand Piccard.


The pair are sharing flying duties in their quest to circumnavigate the globe - an effort they began in Abu Dhabi, UAE, back in March.

It is Mr Piccard who will now fly the next leg from Hawaii to Phoenix, Arizona.
That will not be quite as far as the leg just completed, but it will still likely take four days and nights.

From Phoenix, Solar Impulse will head for New York and an Atlantic crossing that would eventually see the plane return to Abu Dhabi.
But, first, the Solar Impulse ground crew in Kalaeloa will need a few days to check over the aircraft.
During this servicing, meteorologists will once again take on the tricky task of finding a suitable flight window.
Getting Solar Impulse to Hawaii proved more problematic than anyone could have imagined.
The project was stuck in Nanjing, China, for five weeks before the first attempt to cross the ocean was made.
Solar Impulse's slow speed, light weight and 72m wingspan put significant constraints on the type of weather the vehicle can handle, and that first sortie was aborted after just one day in the air because of a fast developing cold front ahead of it.

Mr Borschberg diverted to Nagoya, and then had to wait a further month before being given the green light on Monday to again take off for Kalaeloa.

Even so, he has had to cross two weather fronts this week and has endured some uncomfortable turbulence as a consequence.

The Swiss team is using the various stopovers on its round-the-world journey to carry a campaigning message to the local people on the topic of clean technologies.


The Solar Impulse plane is not really intended to be a vision of the future of aviation. Rather, it is supposed to be a demonstration of the current capabilities of solar power in general.

The vehicle is covered in 17,000 photovoltaic cells. These either power the vehicle's electric motors directly, or charge its lithium-ion batteries, which sustain the plane during the night hours.

Mr Piccard told reporters at Kalaeloa: "Andre's flight was longer than all the other single-seater flights that had fuel. That's an incredible message.

"Now you can fly longer with no fuel than you can with fuel. So, what Andre has done is not only a historic first for aviation, it's a historic first for renewable energies. And this is why we are doing this project."

 ISN'T IT AWESOME?

ARE YOU CONFUSED? NOT KNOWING WHERE TO START?

Start where you are


Are you not sure where to start? The place to start is where you are.

Are you having trouble deciding on the first step to take? Just pick a step, take it, and you’ll suddenly be in a much better position to know what must be done next.

Instead of waiting and wondering, speculating and procrastinating, worrying and making excuses, just go ahead and start. Put your time and energy into moving forward.

You may not get it exactly right at first, in fact you probably won’t. Yet even if you make some initial mistakes, that’s a whole lot better than doing nothing.

Start where you are, and go from there. Start where you are, and discover how much you enjoy the effort.

The best way to know what to do next is by doing what you can do now. This is where to start, so do.

If i can why can't you?

Habits to a Successful Life - Stop Waiting to Be Ready

There may be better and worse times to do something, but there’s no perfect time, ever. Stop waiting around for ultimate readiness, because it’s not coming. You have everything you need right now to take the next small, realistic step forward. So embrace the opportunities that come your way, and accept the challenges.