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To say i am happy is to say the least.
I guess the ol'man knows that tomorrow is my big day(born day) and it just wants to humor me, and maybe have a little mercy on me. hehe
Oya let's do the news before it decides to change its mind..
By the way, there shall be a rain of phone credits on here tomorrow, and it will be enjoyed by only the fastest fingers... Tell someone to tell someone to tell someone to stay glued to this blog tomorrow, Lots of goodies to be won...#wink
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi's pay cut to N4M.
It has been confirmed that Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi will not receive as much pay as he got during his first tenure as the Super Eagles coach.
Our correspondent learnt on authority on Tuesday that the new contract being offered him by the Nigeria Football Federation has his salary as N4m per month as against the N5m he was paid by the previous administration.
An official of the federation who asked not to be quoted because he was not authorised to speak on the issue said the current economic situation in the country was put into consideration in arriving at the salary for the former Eagles captain.
He said, “What has been done is just a simple adjustment of the pay to fit into the reality of our time. The football system is not different in any way from the general economy of the country.
“We are all aware that the world oil market has tumbled down and this is not peculiar to Nigeria.
And so as other countries adjust we too will have to cut budget to reality. Would it make any sense to say N10m and not be able to even pay N1m at the end of the month? We are being realistic and we believe that he understands.”
Obasanjo’s membership card had expired, says PDP
Two weeks after former President Olusegun Obasanjo tore his Peoples Democratic Party membership card, the party claimed on Tuesday that the card being held by the former President had expired.
It said that the card hitherto owned by Obasanjo was signed by the party’s former Acting National Chairman, Alhaji Kawu Baraje.
Baraje has since left the party and he is now a chieftain of the main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress.
Oladipo spoke during a courtesy call on him by some students, who claimed to be working for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan.
He said the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, and himself signed the current cards being used by the party members.
He said, “Baba (Obasanjo) is over 80 years and my mother is around Obasanjo’s age and when you reach that age, you do things that only you can explain.
“Secondly, you will see that Baba did not tear our card. He asked somebody ostensibly to do the tearing and I am assuring you that the card that was torn was not the current PDP card.
“The current PDP card is signed by Mu’azu and Oladipo. So, the card he tore was a Baraje card which we were going to destroy anyway. So, I think Baba started it.”
27 killed in Kano, Potiskum explosions
There was bloodbath in Kano and Potiskum on Tuesday following suicide bomb attacks on motor parks in the two cities.
Fifteen people died and 53 others were injured in the Potiskum, Yobe State attack while 12 were said to have lost their lives in the incident at the Kano Line Motor Park on Zaria Road, Kano.
It was gathered that the victims of the Potiskum blast were taken to the general hospital in the community and the Federal Medical Centre Nguru.
A nurse at the general hospital said, “15 bodies brought here from the scene of the blast have been deposited in the mortuary. Some of those injured are in critical conditions at the Accident and Emergency Unit. It is likely the death toll will rise Those whose wounds are not serious would be treated and discharged.”
An eyewitness claimed that the female bomber entered a bus at the Tashan Dan Borno Motor Park along the busy Kano Road in the city, pretending to be a traveller.
Bamidele cautions Fayose against attacking Buhari
A member of House of Representatives, Opeyemi Bamidele, has warned Governor Ayodele Fayose to stop embarrassing the state by his consistent attack against the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
The governor has consistently claimed that Buhari is too ill to be President of the country.
Fayose also claimed that the recent trip of the former Head of State was to enable him get medical attention, contrary to the position of the APC that he was in United Kingdom on a working visit.
But in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday, Bamidele said Fayose by his constant abuse of elders like former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Buhari, was rude.
According to him, the statements credited to the governor constituted a rude invasion of Buhari’s privacy and a roughneck tactic.
He said, “Even if, according to Governor Fayose, General Buhari had visited a hospital during his foreign trip, the reasonable question to ask, I would think, is whether or not General Buhari deserves rest or even a medical checkup after a full-fledged and most rigorous (over 30 days) campaign during which he did not miss a single rally?”
INEC must probe audio recordings that showed Ekiti elections was rigged-Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says the audio file which purportedly captured some Peoples Democratic Party leaders giving orders to a general to rig the June 21, 2014 governorship elections in Ekiti State must be investigated by the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission.
He said the issue was too weighty to be dismissed without being investigated.
He said since Fayose had referenced the US report, the Federal Government could also call on the US to assist in investigating the tape.
Soyinka said no one would lose anything by investigating the tape since it was the job of law enforcement agencies to investigate matters of state.
He said, “For those who have nothing to hide, disrobing lies and forgeries and reinforcing truth is regarded as part and parcel of the obligations we owe democracy. The audio could well be one of such forgeries. We are daily inundated with allegations, evasions, distortions, image plundering and image laundering, all under the permissive canopy of electoral proceeding.
“Once in a while, however, we encounter exposure of an exceptional dimension that appears to strike at the very root of democracy, questions the validity of an entire electoral system and even erodes confidence in the integrity of the state. Such an event need not be regarded as a repudiation of the formal mechanics put in place by an electioneering agency such as INEC..(finish it up at punchng.com)
Tears as Bayelsa buries burnt female politicians
Many shed tears in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, on Tuesday as the remains of eight female politicians burnt to death on February 14, were buried at the Gloryland Cemetery in Azikoro Village.
The female politicians, including wife of the Secretary to Bayelsa State Government, Elizabeth Oguru, were burnt to death in a multiple motor accident after visiting the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience.
The accident at Ahoada in Rivers State involved a Toyota Sienna car, an SUV and a bus with the inscription, Peoples Democratic Party Women Initiative.
At the cemetery, family members, friends, colleagues, top government functionaries and well wishers broke down in tears as pall bearers brought the caskets bearing the remains.
Bayelsa State Chairman of the Christians Association of Nigeria, Archbishop Ige Israel, who officiated at the burial, had herculean task calling for mourners’ attention.
Immunity: Reps divided over Mbu, laud Jonathan, military
A motion on the alleged disrespectful conduct and utterances of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone II Command, Joseph Mbu, on Tuesday divided members of the House of Representatives along party lines.
An All Progressives Congress member, Alo Madaki, had moved a motion asking the House to “condemn” Mbu for alleged violations of the 1999 Constitution and showing “disrespect for the rule of law.”
Madaki recalled that Mbu recently directed officers and men under his command to “disregard any immunity being enjoyed by state governors” under his zone.
He also said the AIG had directed his men to kill as many people as possible in retaliation for any policeman killed during the forthcoming general elections.
Madaki also told the House that Mbu “abused” his office when he served as the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command
He argued that Mbu’s conduct and utterances were a violation of the constitutional immunity of the governors and also proved that he had little regard for the lives of Nigerians.
But, Peoples Democratic Party members consistently interrupted him, accusing him of passing judgment on Mbu, whom they had not heard from.
To say i am happy is to say the least.
I guess the ol'man knows that tomorrow is my big day(born day) and it just wants to humor me, and maybe have a little mercy on me. hehe
Oya let's do the news before it decides to change its mind..
By the way, there shall be a rain of phone credits on here tomorrow, and it will be enjoyed by only the fastest fingers... Tell someone to tell someone to tell someone to stay glued to this blog tomorrow, Lots of goodies to be won...#wink
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi's pay cut to N4M.
It has been confirmed that Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi will not receive as much pay as he got during his first tenure as the Super Eagles coach.
Our correspondent learnt on authority on Tuesday that the new contract being offered him by the Nigeria Football Federation has his salary as N4m per month as against the N5m he was paid by the previous administration.
An official of the federation who asked not to be quoted because he was not authorised to speak on the issue said the current economic situation in the country was put into consideration in arriving at the salary for the former Eagles captain.
He said, “What has been done is just a simple adjustment of the pay to fit into the reality of our time. The football system is not different in any way from the general economy of the country.
“We are all aware that the world oil market has tumbled down and this is not peculiar to Nigeria.
And so as other countries adjust we too will have to cut budget to reality. Would it make any sense to say N10m and not be able to even pay N1m at the end of the month? We are being realistic and we believe that he understands.”
Obasanjo’s membership card had expired, says PDP
Two weeks after former President Olusegun Obasanjo tore his Peoples Democratic Party membership card, the party claimed on Tuesday that the card being held by the former President had expired.
It said that the card hitherto owned by Obasanjo was signed by the party’s former Acting National Chairman, Alhaji Kawu Baraje.
Baraje has since left the party and he is now a chieftain of the main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress.
Oladipo spoke during a courtesy call on him by some students, who claimed to be working for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan.
He said the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, and himself signed the current cards being used by the party members.
He said, “Baba (Obasanjo) is over 80 years and my mother is around Obasanjo’s age and when you reach that age, you do things that only you can explain.
“Secondly, you will see that Baba did not tear our card. He asked somebody ostensibly to do the tearing and I am assuring you that the card that was torn was not the current PDP card.
“The current PDP card is signed by Mu’azu and Oladipo. So, the card he tore was a Baraje card which we were going to destroy anyway. So, I think Baba started it.”
27 killed in Kano, Potiskum explosions
There was bloodbath in Kano and Potiskum on Tuesday following suicide bomb attacks on motor parks in the two cities.
Fifteen people died and 53 others were injured in the Potiskum, Yobe State attack while 12 were said to have lost their lives in the incident at the Kano Line Motor Park on Zaria Road, Kano.
It was gathered that the victims of the Potiskum blast were taken to the general hospital in the community and the Federal Medical Centre Nguru.
A nurse at the general hospital said, “15 bodies brought here from the scene of the blast have been deposited in the mortuary. Some of those injured are in critical conditions at the Accident and Emergency Unit. It is likely the death toll will rise Those whose wounds are not serious would be treated and discharged.”
An eyewitness claimed that the female bomber entered a bus at the Tashan Dan Borno Motor Park along the busy Kano Road in the city, pretending to be a traveller.
Bamidele cautions Fayose against attacking Buhari
A member of House of Representatives, Opeyemi Bamidele, has warned Governor Ayodele Fayose to stop embarrassing the state by his consistent attack against the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
The governor has consistently claimed that Buhari is too ill to be President of the country.
Fayose also claimed that the recent trip of the former Head of State was to enable him get medical attention, contrary to the position of the APC that he was in United Kingdom on a working visit.
But in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday, Bamidele said Fayose by his constant abuse of elders like former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Buhari, was rude.
According to him, the statements credited to the governor constituted a rude invasion of Buhari’s privacy and a roughneck tactic.
He said, “Even if, according to Governor Fayose, General Buhari had visited a hospital during his foreign trip, the reasonable question to ask, I would think, is whether or not General Buhari deserves rest or even a medical checkup after a full-fledged and most rigorous (over 30 days) campaign during which he did not miss a single rally?”
INEC must probe audio recordings that showed Ekiti elections was rigged-Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says the audio file which purportedly captured some Peoples Democratic Party leaders giving orders to a general to rig the June 21, 2014 governorship elections in Ekiti State must be investigated by the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission.
He said the issue was too weighty to be dismissed without being investigated.
He said since Fayose had referenced the US report, the Federal Government could also call on the US to assist in investigating the tape.
Soyinka said no one would lose anything by investigating the tape since it was the job of law enforcement agencies to investigate matters of state.
He said, “For those who have nothing to hide, disrobing lies and forgeries and reinforcing truth is regarded as part and parcel of the obligations we owe democracy. The audio could well be one of such forgeries. We are daily inundated with allegations, evasions, distortions, image plundering and image laundering, all under the permissive canopy of electoral proceeding.
“Once in a while, however, we encounter exposure of an exceptional dimension that appears to strike at the very root of democracy, questions the validity of an entire electoral system and even erodes confidence in the integrity of the state. Such an event need not be regarded as a repudiation of the formal mechanics put in place by an electioneering agency such as INEC..(finish it up at punchng.com)
Tears as Bayelsa buries burnt female politicians
Many shed tears in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, on Tuesday as the remains of eight female politicians burnt to death on February 14, were buried at the Gloryland Cemetery in Azikoro Village.
The female politicians, including wife of the Secretary to Bayelsa State Government, Elizabeth Oguru, were burnt to death in a multiple motor accident after visiting the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience.
The accident at Ahoada in Rivers State involved a Toyota Sienna car, an SUV and a bus with the inscription, Peoples Democratic Party Women Initiative.
At the cemetery, family members, friends, colleagues, top government functionaries and well wishers broke down in tears as pall bearers brought the caskets bearing the remains.
Bayelsa State Chairman of the Christians Association of Nigeria, Archbishop Ige Israel, who officiated at the burial, had herculean task calling for mourners’ attention.
Immunity: Reps divided over Mbu, laud Jonathan, military
A motion on the alleged disrespectful conduct and utterances of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone II Command, Joseph Mbu, on Tuesday divided members of the House of Representatives along party lines.
An All Progressives Congress member, Alo Madaki, had moved a motion asking the House to “condemn” Mbu for alleged violations of the 1999 Constitution and showing “disrespect for the rule of law.”
Madaki recalled that Mbu recently directed officers and men under his command to “disregard any immunity being enjoyed by state governors” under his zone.
He also said the AIG had directed his men to kill as many people as possible in retaliation for any policeman killed during the forthcoming general elections.
Madaki also told the House that Mbu “abused” his office when he served as the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command
He argued that Mbu’s conduct and utterances were a violation of the constitutional immunity of the governors and also proved that he had little regard for the lives of Nigerians.
But, Peoples Democratic Party members consistently interrupted him, accusing him of passing judgment on Mbu, whom they had not heard from.
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