Tuesday, 14 August 2012
MMIA rated amongst top 10 biggest Airports in Africa
Bakassi Peninsula - civil rights group set up radio
A community radio
station has been set up in the Bakassi peninsula. Bakassi FM, set up in
Isanguele, one of the sub divisions in the peninsular was created to update the
population of the area with credible information on Cameroon and beyond.
Oritsejafor writes to Hillary Clinton on terrorism in Nigeria
Dear Madam Secretary: Welcome to Nigeria and thank you for taking the time to visit our beleaguered country at a time when insecurity is at the highest levels it has been in recent memory. Just days before your visit, 17 worshippers were killed in a church service so we do indeed appreciate the effort and courage you displayed in coming.
Madam Secretary, I had wanted an audience with you to raise my concern over recent statements credited to the US Government, including at a congressional hearing in which I testified last month. These pronouncements from the State Department have distortions, omissions and in some cases clearly misrepresent facts on the ground in a manner that beclouds the crisis facing Nigeria and is ultimately deleterious to the quest for a peaceful and truthful resolution.
However, as I understand that your schedule is very tight, I will address here the latest such statement contained in your just released 2011 International Religious Freedom report.
Much to our dismay, the information contained in our memorandum to the presidential panel on Post-Election Violence was not included in the 2011 State Department International Religious Freedom Report. Our memo presented widespread incidents of violence targeting Christians in 12 northern states in April last year during the reporting period of the 2011 report. Unfortunately the destruction of over 700 churches and the systematic massacres of hundreds of Christians in 48 hours – the largest single attack on Christendom in contemporary world history anywhere on the planet - were not included in your report.
Even more surprising, the report failed to accurately describe the horrific Christmas Day multi-city church attacks. These coordinated attacks on three states, comprising Niger, Plateau and Yobe, claimed over 60 lives and, for a second consecutive year, stunned the world. The report merely mentions the Christmas Day church bombing of St. Theresa’s Catholic church in Madalla, then fails to communicate the scope and significance of the Christmas Day attacks.
The pernicious persecution, denigration and dehumanization of Christians in northern Nigeria especially has been a fact of life for over a quarter century. It is therefore disconcerting that the US report addresses it in a speculative tone that undermines the harsh reality of the masses of orphans and widows left behind.
The report while conceding that the Nigerian constitution forbids adoption of state religion does not plainly point out that the 12 northern states by adopting Sharia codes and creating religious police, ministries of religion and funding mosques are an affront to the constitution’s establishment clause as well as the doctrine of separation of faith and state.
Finally it is deeply troubling that your report makes an unsubstantiated claim that more Muslims than Christians died in the attacks of last year. This theory was predicated on an erroneous assumption that since the attacks were in “predominantly” Muslim areas, it “follows’ that Muslims would be hardest hit.
Even if such assumptions could be made without empirical data, the more credible and more plausible proposition is that given Boko Haram’s declared intent to obliterate Christianity in northern Nigeria and its systematic attacks which began almost a decade ago, the majority of the victims are Christians. Since Boko Haram has stated that it does not theologically or operationally target mosques and has so far not succeeded in attacking any, it is only logical that Muslims cannot be the majority victims.
This is borne out by quantitative data. Out of the 137 religious-motivated violent incidents we tracked, 88.3% were attacks on Christians, 2.9% were attacks on Muslims, attacks on security agents 4.4%, sectarian clashes 2.2% and extra-judicial killings were 2.1%.The US Terrorism report 2011 indicates a total of 136 terrorist attacks in Nigeria. It is inconceivable therefore that Muslims were the primary victims of a jihadist group whose intent is to Islamize Nigeria.
This year 2012 alone, there have been 49 security incidences of which 80% have targeted Christians.
There are numerous other points that we take issue with but that will have to wait till we have an appropriate forum to fully dialogue on this. However to assist you to be better informed, we are attaching several documents on the conditions of Christians in northern Nigeria:
The Memorandum of the Christian Association of Nigeria to the Presidential Panel of Post-Election Violence of 2011 A Compendium of the Marginalization and Persecution of Indigenous Christians and the Church in the Nineteen 19 Northern States of Nigeria conducted in 2010.
In conclusion, we recognize that the State Department reports cannot cover every incident of religiously motivated violence in a country the size of Nigeria. However, the State Department has a statutory duty and moral obligation to give an accurate picture of events on the ground. Although your report indicates that your embassy had “regular” meetings with religious leaders, it is somewhat odd that key data such as what we are now submitting was never asked for.
We also have no recollection of a visit by the ambassador-at-large for religious freedom in 2011 and also no record of the US embassy celebrating any religious holidays besides the Muslim holidays.
We urge you to work with us to achieve a truth-based peaceful resolution to the terrorism and extremism that threatens the very life of our nation. We look forward to future collaboration.
Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor,
National President, CAN
Pastor Chris attacks ex-wife Stephanie
According to what has been on facebook
these few days:Not only did Pastor Chris has also taken back the two expensive
cars he gave Stephanie during their four year marriage; a Benz S Class and a
BMW X6. But during service in his House Hold of God Church during his sermon on
Sunday August 12th. He verbally attacked his estranged wife, Stephanie Henshaw,
comparing her to Jezebel in the bible and saying that he was free to judge her
because of what he suffered in her hands. Also saying that Stephanie was free
to go to CNN or BBC to talk about him but he will never take her back.
Could this be true?
Could this be true?
Yinka Johnson is free from murder case –Police drops murder case
After the investigation yesterday, the police officially
dropped the murder charge and instead arraigned her for driving recklessly. Eye-witnesses,
including the one inside the bus that allegedly killed hammed Balogun, gave the
police a clear account of what really happened that Friday.
Yinka Johnson was brought to the Igbosere Magistrate Court today to face a one-count charge of driving recklessly. She was granted bail and ordered to pay fine. The case was adjourned to 3rd of September,2012.
Yinka Johnson was brought to the Igbosere Magistrate Court today to face a one-count charge of driving recklessly. She was granted bail and ordered to pay fine. The case was adjourned to 3rd of September,2012.
In case you are not aware of the new traffic law in Lagos state here it is.
Newswatch Closure - Jimoh Ibrahim faces challenges
Though he said he had the support of the majority of the shareholders of the company to shut it down for rebranding, the likes of Ray Ekpu, Yakubu Muhammed, Dan Agbese and Soji Akinrinade, all founding members of the magazine, have kicked against the decision.
The report says ,that in the last 15 months when Jimoh
Ibrahim bought 51 per cent controlling shares in Newswatch, he has been finding
it difficult to pay staff salaries and it came to a peak that workers have not
been paid since May 2012.
Pension Scam in Nigeria
The six suspects who were arraigned on a 16 criminal charges bordering on conspiracy and criminal breach of trust were: Esai Dangabar, Atiku Abubakar Kigo, Ahmed Inuwa Wada, John Yakubu Yusufu, Mrs. Veronica Ulonma Onyegbula and Sani Habila Zira. Kigo was the director of the Police Pension Office, before he was made Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Niger Delta.
There was however a mild drama when the accused were docked and their Counsels announced appearances before the charges were read. Barrister J.N Egwuonwu had announced appearance for all the six accused persons when Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, stood up and told the court that Egwuonwu’s appearance was misnomer as two Senior Advocates were in the court to represent some of the accused persons. Another SAN who was in court for the case was Dr. Awa Kalu.
It was at this point that the Judge asked the accused persons one after the other, who their counsel was. Dangabar, the first accused person told the court that the two SANs were his counsels, while the other five said they contacted the chambers of J.K Gadzama, SAN, for representation.
The Judge again asked Egwuonwu if he was from Gadzama’s chambers and he answered in the affirmative. The six accused persons pleaded not guilty to all the charges, prompting prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs to ask the court for an adjournment to enable the counsels argue the bail application.
But Awomolo interjected and said the application for bail has been filed and served. “Your Lordship, having regards to the facts that the suspects are still presumed innocent until pronounced guilty. I will urge the accused to be detained in EFCC custody from where they came to the court this morning. I urge my Lordship to adjourn till tomorrow so that the bail application can be argued”. But Jacobs said that while not opposed to the bail application, tomorrow (March 30, 2012) was not convenient for the argument of the bail application.
While adjourning the case till Tuesday April 3, 2012, for argument on the bail application and Monday May 28 and June 4 for commencement of trial, the judge ordered that all the accused persons be remanded in prison custody. Count one of the 16 count charge reads that: “That you ESAI ABUBAKAR, AHMED INUWA WADA, JOHN YAKUBU YUSUFU, ATIKU ABUBAKR KIGO, MRS VERONICA ULONMA ONYEGBULA and SANI HABILA ZIRA between January 2009 and June 2011 at Abuja Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory agreed to do an illegal act, to wit: criminal breach of trust by public officers in respect of the sum of N14,518,567,724.36 (Fourteen Billion, Five Hundred and Eighteen Million, Five Hundred and Sixty Seven Thousand, Seven Hundred and Twenty Four Naira and Thirty Six Kobo) and that the same act was done in pursuance of the agreement among you and you thereby committed an offence punishable under section 97 of the Penal Code Cap. 532, Laws of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria 2007”.
Count three reads: “That you ESAI DANGABAR, JOHN YAKUBU YUSUFU, MRS. VERONICA ULONMA ONYEGBULA and SANI HABILA ZIRA between January and December 2009 at Abuja in the Abuja Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, being public officers in the service of the government of the Federation and in such capacity entrusted with certain property, to wit: the sum of N8,920,371,822.24 (Eight Billion, Nine Hundred and Twenty Million, Three Hundred and Seventy One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Twenty Two Naira and Twenty Four Kobo) which sum formed part of Nigeria Police Pension funds in the account domiciled at the First Bank of Nigeria Plc, committed criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property, and you thereby committed an offence punishable under section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap. 532, Laws of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria 2007”.
Count four reads “That you ATIKU ABUBAKAR KIGO, JOHN YAKUBU YUSUFU, MRS. VERONICA ULOMA ONYEGBULA and SANI HABILA ZIRA between January 2010 and February 2011 at Abuja in the Abuja Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, being public officers in the service of the Government of the Federal Government and in such capacity entrusted with certain property, to wit: the sum of N4, 739,894.896.06 ( Four Billion, Seven Hundred and Thirty Nine Million, Eight Hundred and Ninety Four Thousand, Eight Hundred and Ninety Six Naira and Six Kobo) which sum formed part of the Nigerian Police Pension funds in the account domiciled at the First Bank of Nigeria Plc, committed criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property, and you thereby committed an offence punishable under section 315 of the Penal Code Act. Cap. 532, Laws of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria 2007.
Extracted from Sahara reports
Monday, 13 August 2012
Caught in the act: Samuel Dye allegedly tried to rape his grandmother
Samuel Dye, of South Carolina, is alleged to have beaten his grandmother with a hammer before launching the sex attack. He had complained about not being able to find a girlfriend and told her he was going to 'get some'.
Marriages these days are questionable don't you think?
On July 4, 2012, he married Evelyn Lozada.
On August 7, 2012, he was booked into Broward County Jail following his arrest for head-butting his new wife, Evelyn Lozada, during their argument, one of them was when she confronted him about a condom receipt she found in their car’s trunk.
On August 12, 2012, he was fired from Miami Dolphins for head-butting his wife after just one month of marriage.She had confronted him about a condom receipt she found in their car’s trunk.
Fake US Embassy worker
He claimed to be a senior system analyst at the visa section of the American Embassy.
The suspect was arrested by detectives attached to the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The SFU chief, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin, a Commissioner of Police, said the suspect who operated from his base in Enugu, also drove around town with American Embassy diplomatic number plate.
Ogunsakin said the suspect connived with Obiora Agu of OBITEX Cosmetic Ventures and Sam Ufomadu to defraud a victim of N4.9m to help him secure admission into an American university and procure visa.
Ogunsakin said Ezeona had successfully hacked into two foreign telephone numbers, +1940/31528 and +19406049866 which he claimed belong to Atlanta University.
“He is said to have used the telephone numbers to contact his victims to make his claims real. His greed landed him in police net as he requested for another $4,100 from his victims.
The victim became suspicious and reported to the police,” Ogunsakin said.
Final Medals Table in the Olympics
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 | People's Republic of China | 38 | 27 | 22 | 87 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 24 | 25 | 33 | 82 |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Germany | 11 | 19 | 14 | 44 |
| 7 | France | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 8 | Italy | 8 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 9 | Hungary | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 10 | Australia | 7 | 16 | 12 | 35 |
| 11 | Japan | 7 | 14 | 17 | 38 |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 14 | Ukraine | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 15 | Cuba | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 16 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 17 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 18 | Jamaica | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 19 | Czech Republic | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 20 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 | Spain | 3 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| 22 | Brazil | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 23 | Belarus | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 24 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 26 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 27 | Romania | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 28 | Kenya | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 29 | Denmark | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 30 | Poland | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 30 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 32 | Turkey | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 33 | Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Lithuania | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 35 | Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 36 | Canada | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 |
| 37 | Sweden | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 38 | Colombia | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 39 | Mexico | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 39 | Georgia | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 41 | Ireland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 42 | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 42 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 42 | Serbia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 45 | Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 49 | Latvia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 50 | Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Bahamas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Grenada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 | India | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 56 | Mongolia | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 57 | Thailand | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 58 | Egypt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 59 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 60 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 60 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 60 | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 63 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 63 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 63 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 63 | Taipei (Chinese Taipei) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 63 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 69 | Portugal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 69 | Gabon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 69 | Montenegro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 69 | Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 69 | Botswana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 69 | Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 75 | Singapore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 75 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 75 | Qatar | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 75 | Republic of Moldova | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 79 | Hong Kong, China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sunday, 12 August 2012
14 States get Severe Flood Alert
The Deputy Director, Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department of the Ministry of Environment, Dr. Oyeleke announced this in a release on Saturday. He said that up to 14 states might be affected if necessary precautionary measures were not taken.
She identified areas that could be affected include communities in Adamawa, Plateau, Sokoto, Jigawa, Gombe, Kebbi, Yobe, Taraba, Zamfara, Borno, Kano, Katsina and Oyo.
The deputy director called on the government of these states to take necessary steps to avoid loss of lives and property.
More on Banker Yinka Johnson who was allegedly accused of killing a lastma official
“I was driving on Lekki-Epe Expressway trying to navigate to the other side of the road when I was accosted by a LASTMA official. The path I took was a one-way road but residents of Ikota Estate usually take it because of the ongoing road reconstruction on the alternative road. While I was discussing with the LASTMA official, a vehicle crushed another official a few metres away, causing commotion. I did not run from the crime scene as it was not far from my home but instead came down from my car and called my husband.
After
the LASTMA officials drove my car away, I went to the police station with my
husband to report the incident. When I got to the police station, the area
commander immediately took over the case and took me to the office of the
commissioner of police. I heard the state governor had already told him about
the case”.
A recap of the case Here
BBA housemate Prezzo appointed as an ambassador
Prezzo was appointed as an ambassador of the ONE campaign
against hunger (which expressed ‘sustainable and smart agriculture means
for Africa’s youth’)
as a result of the designed t-shirts, he made in the BBA which
are currently being produced for ONE’s line of branded merchandise.
This of course has earned him to be among U2 lead singer
Bono, Mary J. Blige, 2Face Idibia,who are
all ONE campaign ambassadors.
50 Cent mocks Kim Kardashian
50 Cent hit rival Kanye West below the
belt by branding his girlfriend Kim Kardashian 'trash'.He told XXL Magazine: 'You
know how it is? One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.'
There has been tension between these two guys, could this escalate it?
Pregnancy cured my anorexia'My baby saved me from dying’
Phillip and Laura had been told she would never have children because of the damage done to her body by starvation
But last March when she discovered she was seven months pregnant after taking a test because her stomach was 'rippling and moving'.
From that moment Laura dedicated herself to her baby's health. Matthew was born four weeks early in June, 2011, weighing 6lbs 3oz.
Now five years later she is healthy and puts her cure down to a new man in her life - her 14-month-old son Matthew.
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