Nollywood actress Omoni Oboli launches Foundation

The foundation is an initiative to help the less privilege, children abandoned on the street and also pregnant women who can’t take care of themselves.

Omoni whose birthday was last weekend thought of celebrating it with the kids, who live on the streets, by throwing a party to create fun, dance, mentor-ship and medical care.

The star partnered with Child Lifeline an NGO that cares for street children by providing food and shelter for them.

It just shows that our celebrities are using their status for a good cause,right?

 
Also in lending hand was Live Well Initiative (LWI) who came with their medical experts to examine, deworm and give drugs to children.
Not forgetting GSK and NBL who supported with drinks and toothpaste, standby dj was there to give children music to dance, lots of foods, drinks, snacks and gifts packs were made available for the children.

Well done Omoni! 

Gov Okorocha brings up a strategy: To pay N1m for information on crimes in Imo State

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, on Thursday said he would pay the sum of N1 million to anybody who provides security agencies with information regarding criminal hideouts, as well as the arrest of kidnappers and armed robbers in the state. If you return pistols, you will receive N50, 000 and if you return AK 47 rifle, you will be paid N200, 000.

Remember in my last post I asked the question: Is there a way out to trap these kidnappers before such ransom are given to them? On http://xpressurselfshow.blogspot.com/2012/04/kidnapped-access-bank-manager-released.html

Could this be one of the solutions, what do you think?

The governor announced this at a stakeholders' forum, saying the move will combat the increasing crime wave in the state.
Okorocha, who said his administration was embarrassed by the security situation in the state, also announced that anybody who returns illegal firearms to security agencies will be rewarded.

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“I am assuring everybody that wilful returns of pistols and AK 47 rifle would attract N50,000 and N200,000 respectively. This measure is part of government’s efforts to stem the tempo of youth involvement in serious crimes,” he said.

Okorocha said the sum of N100 million would be deposited in a commercial bank to start off the reward programme. He said the information received would be classified and treated with utmost confidentially.

The State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Benjamin Njemanze, while speaking at the Forum appealed to the governor to build industries that would employ the youths in the state, adding that the bulk of serious crimes the state is experiencing stems from unemployment. Njemanze disclosed that most of his jail delivery sessions in the federal prison, Owerri, revealed that most people in jail wouldn’t have become involved in crime if they had reasonable means of livelihood.

“The prison is extremely congested. It now houses a number of persons that is far above the designed capacity of about 500. Establishment of industries will do the magic instead of the hotels your administration is planning,” he said.

Hon. Bejamin Njemanze statement "Most people in jail wouldn't have become involved in crime if they had reasonable means of livelihood" three big ogbosi! ogbosi! ogbosi! to you (hon.Njemanze)My sentiment exactly....or my peeps don't you agree?

Azazi blames Boko Haram attacks on PDP

But this is not surprising to most Nigerians or is it?

 
The National Security Adviser, Andrew Owoye Azazi has blamed the rise of insurgence by the fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram in the country on the internal wranglings of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and other political parties.
The retired General made this known during the second day of the South-south economic summit where the collapse of the nation’s security challenge was deliberated on.


Tracing the rise of Boko Haram’s attack, the chief security adviser to the president stated that “the extent of violence did not increase in Nigeria until when there was a declaration by the current president that he was going to contest.”
“PDP got it wrong from the beginning, from the on-set by saying Mr A can rule, Mr A cannot rule ……according to PDP’s convention, rules and regulation and not according to the constitution and that created the climate for what has manifest itself, this way.”

Genevieve Nnaji lands in a new Movie: Adaption of Chimamanda Adichie’s Best Selling Novel “Half Of A Yellow Sun”

Genevieve is that you? looking stunning as always........

 

Winning Nigerian Actress Genevieve Nnaji to Star Alongside Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor & Anika Noni Rose in a Movie Adaption of Chimamanda Adichie’s Best Selling Novel “Half Of A Yellow Sun”

Our Nollywood stars are going places,don't you agree?

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The star actress who was named one of Forbes “Most Powerful African Celebrities” joins the star-studded cast of Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anika Noni Rose and Thandie Newton in the highly anticipated movie. Genny will play the role of Ms Adebayo, another professor who develops a flirtatious relationship with her colleague Mr Odenigbo, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor.

The movie will be produced by Andrea Calderwood, the BAFTA winning producer of The Last King of Scotland and Gail Egan whose The Constant Gardener drew Oscar claim. Nigerian playwright Biyi Bandele, who has had a number of successful features on the London stage, including his adaptation of seminal post-colonial novel “Things Fall Apart” is making his directorial debut with this project.

Yewande Sadiku and Muhtar Bakare of Shareman Media are both executive producers of the movie. Filming will commence next month and is currently scheduled for general release in 2013. This is the second major role landed by Genevieve who recently confirmed a role in the Tony Abulu produced movie “Doctor Bello”, which will see her feature alongside US actor Isaiah Washington, Vivica A Fox and Jimmy Jean-Louis and is set for a summer 2012 release.

The novel, which won the Orange Prize for fiction is set during the Nigerian-Biafran War of 1967 – 1970 and explores the impact of this conflict through the twisting story of a University Professor (Ejiofor) and his lover (Newton) her sister, a British ex-pat and a young houseboy.

Kidnapped Access Bank manager released after the payment of N25M

Is there a way out to trap these kidnappers before such ransom are given to them? Its really awful to keep reading or hearing that so and so has just been kidnapped and they are demanding for huge ransom.

Good news, it’s good to know that Mr. Yemi Odunsanya, the regional general manager of Access Bank who was reportedly kidnapped in the city of Lagos while on his way to Church on Sunday, has been released by his abductors.
According to reports, the freed kidnap victim was discovered in the early hours of Thursday, found wandering at the front gate of the Victoria Garden city in Ajah, the outskirt of Lagos.
Odunsanya is said to be in stable health. He was released after a payment of N25 million was made by his relatives and business associates.
It was not clear how the funds were paid to the abductors. The family had been warned not to contact the police, but said they did some investigation of their own.
According to the source, “when he was kidnapped on Sunday on his way to the church, we were actively involved, tracking their telephone conversations and all that. It was through this means that we were able to confirm that he was still kept within the Lekki/Aja axis.
“But when his life was being threatened, we were begged to allow them deal directly with the kidnappers. So this morning we were told that he has been released after the payment of N25m ransom”.

Olaniyi Jones Makinde wanted in US for $3.2M Payroll Fraud

Any crime committed abroad especially in U.S.A and Europe there must be reward….which is, the law will make sure you pay for it big time, it doesn’t matter how long it takes, you will surely pay for it  this is a classic example

According to the FBI report, 26 year old Olaniyi Jones Makinde is a wanted man in the USA for being part of a 7-man criminal gang that stole $3.2 million from payroll companies and banks between 2009 and 2010, by using fake websites to trick people into giving up their online usernames and passwords. The other six are: Karlis Karklins, Charles Chidi, Waya Nwaki, Osarhieme Obaygbona, Marvin Dion Hill and Alphonsus Osuala

When the activities of his gang was discovered by FBI in 2010, Olaniyi escaped the US and returned to Nigeria. Unfortunately for him, the US police informed the EFCC about his activities in the US and his wanted status there. The EFCC tracked him down in Nigeria and arrested him.

He's been in Ikoyi prisons since January 2012 where he will be until May 30th where a Federal High Court will hear the extradition request filed by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation against him.

Aside from stealing from companies and banks, Olaniyi also stole from individuals by assuming the false identity of a sexy white chick named Brenda Stuart, and tricking men into sending money and their account details to him.

I'm sure most of us will agree that the law ,make the citizens abroad think twice before they commit any illegal action.