Welcome to Flashme Naija Blog: 2014

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Photos: JJ Okocha and wife dance and merry at her birthday party

Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha’s wife Nkechi turned a year older two days ago and he threw her a small get together at their home. The couple, who have been married for 17 years, looked very much in love as they danced and laughed together. See more photos after the cut

Nigerian Man Jumps White House Fence

23-year-old Nigerian man, Dominic Adesanya has been arrested after jumping the fence of the White House

Another security breach has occurred at the White House as a 23-year-old man jumped the fence of the presidential residence on Wednesday, October 22.

Dominic Adesanya is said to have entered the premises and stood on the North Lawn before being attacked by Secret Service dogs.

Adesanya was unarmed at the time of the incident but the White House was put under a 90-minute lockdown as a precaution.

Edwin Donovan, the spokesman for the Secret Service confirmed the incident to Reuters saying: 'Dogs got him.'

According to Sahara Reporters, the US Department of Homeland Security has announced that arrivals from West African countries experiencing the Ebola outbreak will have to use one of five airports specially-equipped to screen for the Ebola disease.

Only travelers from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea will be affected by the new measures that the US government has put in place to help prevent travelers from bringing the Ebola virus into the US.

Gbenga Obadara Embarasses Journalists At KEDCO Meeting, Says They 'Stole' My Phone

Journalists who attended an event at the headquarters of the Kano Electricity Distribution Company [KEDCO] in Kano today felt deeply embarrassed when the visiting Chairman of the Senate Committee on Power, Gbenga Obadara, raised a false alarm that his telephone set was missing and that reporters might have stolen it,Premium Times reports.

Once Mr. Obadara made the claim, officials of KEDCO quickly locked up the venue of the event and ordered that all journalists at the event should be thoroughly searched.

Man Who Abandoned Children In School For Eight Years Speaks At Last

Mr Segun Adepegba, the father of the three children abandoned in a boarding school for eight years in Abule-Iroko in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, Mr Segun Adepegba, on Wednesday, reached out toPunch Metro.

Adepegba said hardship pushed him to the wall and that was why he could not take care of his children. He, however, promised to visit them before the end of the week.

The father of three, in a telephone interview with Punch Metro, recounted his ordeal, saying, “life has been very tough for me.” He said he left the children because he was jobless and had no house to accommodate them.

Bill to end degree, HND dichotomy passes second reading

Findings proved that some polytechnic graduates were better than their university counterparts’

The Bill for an Act to Abolish and Prohibit Dichotomy and Discrimination between First Degrees and Higher National Diploma in the same Profession/Field and related matters on Wednesday scaled second reading in the Senate.
The bill, which scaled second reading after heated debate at plenary on its relevance, seeks to resolve controversy over wage disparity and gross discrimination against HND holder in public and private sectors of the economy.
The Senate President, Sen. David Mark in his remarks, said it would be difficult to legislate on the bill, given that polytechnics were not originally established to be degree awarding institutions.
He said rather than canvass for abolishion of the dichotomy, polytechnics should be changed to degree awarding institutions.

Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, might have been faced with matrimonial crisis, but that has not stopped her acting skill, which gave her fame and fortune. Shortly after her marriage to Philip Ehiagwina crashed, it was reported that she acquired an expensive ride, which has not been confirmed yet.

When the going was rosy, the actress went on social media to announce her venture into the bakery business with the introduction of ‘Ini Delicious’, which took over the Ojota metropolis with many asking for it.

But latest report by E247 magazine has shown that the business is as good as dead. It was reported that the store has been locked and this may be connected with the recent crash in Ini Edo’s marriage. It was said that several court notices were pasted on the entrance of the store.

Liverpool To Discipline Mario Balotelli After Anfield Loss

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers confirmed his unhappiness with Mario Balotelli's behaviour and would discipline the player for swapping jerseys with Pepe at half time

Liverpool manager, Brendan Rodgers said that the would deal with Mario Balotelli for swapping shirt with Pepe at half time in the loss to Real Madrid in Anfield on Wednesday night
(Guardian)

Mario Balotelli’s unimpressive display at Anfield on the night Liverpool lost 0-3 to Real Madrid has raised questions regarding the player’s rating and place in the team

The coach, Brendan Rodgers is growing increasingly frustrated by the form and behaviour of the 24 year-old Italian striker; he is also planning of reprimanding him for swapping jerseys with Real Madrid defender, Pepe at half time

Rodgers confirmed his displeasure and unhappiness with the player’s decision and at a time Real Madrid had finished scoring the three goals in the first 45 minutes; Balotelli could be disciplined as Mamadou Sakho was when he did the same with Samuel Eto’o in a game between Liverpool and Chelsea last December

“We will deal with it,” Rodgers said. “We had an incident with a player last year and we did it internally. It is not something I stand for. If you want to do that, you do it at the end of the game. It is something I will deal with”

Rodgers also conceded that Balotelli has not been working very hard enough, and so he was substituted at half time

Massimiliano Allegri expects Juventus to stay in UEFA Champions League

Massimiliano Allegri is still backing Juventus to qualify from UEFA Champions League Group A despite their defeat against Olympiacos.

The Serie A champions suffered a second successive 1-0 loss in Europe's premier club competition courtesy of Pajtim Kasami's first-half strike at the Karaiskakis Stadium on Wednesday.
Olympiacos were indebted to goalkeeper Roberto, who produced an outstanding second-half display to thwart the Turin giants.
Juve are now third in Group A behind Atletico Madrid and Olympiacos, but coach Allegri expects his side to progress.
"I'm full of optimism and I'm convinced we'll manage to go through." he said.
The former Milan coach, however, knows Juve must raise their game in order to turn around their fortunes in Europe.
"We didn't play well in the opening period. We were stretched and unable to get at them high up the pitch. Technically we were poor." said Allegri.
"We fell behind but then after the break we pushed up more. We need to improve in certain areas, against teams like this who chase and harry a lot. Even if you're not on your game, you can't let them have three or four breaks like we did.
"They pressed us a lot and the whole team generally found it hard. We needed to show more movement when we were in possession but we didn't do that."
Andrea Pirlo was substituted early in the second half, but Allegri backed the playmaker to come good.
Allegri said: "Unlike some other players, I think Andrea needs to be playing to find his best form. I thought he would be key to slowing down the tempo of our opponents.
"In any case he'll soon be bang on form again. He has a starring role to play for us in Serie A and our Champions League campaign."

APC Governors back Consensus Candidacy for Presidency

The Progressives Governors’ Forum has declared its support for consensus in choosing presidential and other candidates for the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2015 general election.

The PGF Chairman, Rochas Okorocha, who announced this to journalists after the forum’s meeting in Ilorin, Kwara State on Wednesday, added that neither the forum nor the party had adopted any candidate for the 2015 presidential election.

He said the forum which comprises APC governors was in support of consensus so long as there would be no imposition of anyone on members of the party.

The governor said, “On consensus, our forum is in full support of consensus as one of the ways to produce our presidential candidate or any candidate in the party for as long as it is done with regard to respect for internal democracy. There will be no imposition of candidates in our party.

“Our party has not adopted any candidate neither has the forum but we shall encourage consensus and dialogue within the leadership of the party and aspirants to see how we can come up with a candidate but where that is not possible, like true progressives, we shall have a free and fair primary.”

Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State, who also attended the meeting, is the only progressive governor that had openly kicked against a consensus arrangement. He however made a U-turn recently.

It is widely believed that the APC leadership and many of the governors are rooting for a former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, as the party’s consensus candidate for 2015.

According to Punch, during Buhari's declaration last week, many of them attended unlike when another aspirant and a former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, joined the race.

When contacted, the Atiku Campaign Organisation said there was nothing alien about the PGF decision on consensus candidacy.

The organisation however argued that “the best form of consensus is the decision of voters in a free and open contest.”

Explosion at Nigerian Bus Station Leaves 5 Dead

An explosion Wednesday near a bus station left five people dead and 12 more injured in northern Nigeria, police confirmed Thursday morning.

Aftermath of Nigeria bus bombing

Reuters

A large explosion near a bus station in northern Nigeria left five people dead and 12 others injured, police said Thursday morning.
The blast occurred Wednesday night in Azare town in Bauchi state, about 600 kilometers (370 miles) north of the capital, Abuja, police spokesman Mohammed Haruna wrote in an e-mailed statement.
A man left a bag filled with explosives outside a bus station in the town, which went off, witnesses stated.
Residents reported hearing loud explosions at around 9:45 p.m. local time, and said that the scene was chaotic with dead bodies being loaded onto trucks.

Constitution Amendment: Senate approves LG autonomy, independent candidacy …retains immunity for President, Governors, others

Federal lawmakers have approved autonomy for local governments and endorsed independent candidacy in elections.
The Senate at its proceedings on Tuesday approved several provisions adopted by the conference committee made up of lawmakers in both the Senate and the House of Representatives on the amendment of the 1999 Constitution.
However, the conference committee rejected the removal of the immunity clause for the President, Vice President, Governors and their Deputies in the proposed new constitution.
Another amendment that was approved by the conference committee and endorsed by the Senate was provision for immunity of legislators in respect of verbal or written statements in the course of their legislative duties.

Buhari

Controversial Islamic cleric and activist, Sheik Ahmed Gumi, has advised a former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, to drop his presidential ambition.
Gumi opined that the retired general should allow a younger person to run for the position.
The cleric in an open letter to Buhari via his Facebook page on Tuesday said Nigerian has moved beyond Buhari’s age, adding that his tenure would cause more harm than good.
The message reads thus:
Assalamu Alaikum
The Humble People’s General.
I know I have access to you privately but this is meant for others to learn also.
The Prophet -peace be upon him- told one of the most honest and truthful of his companions, Abu Zar Algafary: “Oh Abu Zar, I truly love for you what I love for myself. I indeed see that you are weak so never accept to lead even two people and never accept safekeeping of the orphans wealth.”
An honest and candid advice from the prophet that is still valid today for any leader whose weakness borders on leadership qualities.

Interim manager of the Super Eagles, Shuaibu Amodu, has drawn up a 66-man list of players, that will face South Africa and Congo in Nigeria’s remaining two matches in the 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
A notable inclusion is in-form Villarreal of Spain striker Ikechukwu Uche, who was snubbed by Stephen Keshi since the 2013 AFCON tournament which Nigeria won.
Amodu also included some home-based players in the squad, as he tries to secure qualification for next year’s competition.
The Edo State born coach also revealed that he almost turned down the chance to return to the Eagles’ fold. According to him, he did not want Keshi to be sacked. He has however demanded that the technical department of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), give him all that is necessary for him to carry out his task.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Shocker! Army Court Finds 15 Senior Officers Guilty Of Aiding Boko Haram

Culled From Leadership Newspaper

No fewer than 15 senior military officers including 10 generals have been tried before a court-martial and found guilty of giving information and ammunition to Boko Haram terrorists.

In the recent past, the Army and the Defence headquarters have raised the alarm that some of their officers and men are leaking official information to the terrorists and that some of them have been arrested and arraigned before some court-martials in some army divisions in the north.

Military sources told Leadership that some of them who were tried at their division levels still have hope until the final review of the judgement at the headquarters in Abuja.

“There are a lot of arrests that have been made over some officers who were sabotaging the ongoing counter-insurgency operations. The suspects include about 10 generals and other ranks, not to talk of soldiers who have been found culpable of sabotaging our operations. They are facing trial before court-martials set up by their divisions; some have been found guilty, and some are still facing trial. Once the court martial rule, the recommendations are forwarded to the Army Headquarters or Defence Headquarters as the
case may be,” a source disclosed.

Culled From Leadership Newspaper

No fewer than 15 senior military officers including 10 generals have been tried before a court-martial and found guilty of giving information and ammunition to Boko Haram terrorists.

Military sources told Leadership that some of them who were tried at their division levels still have hope until the final review of the judgement at the headquarters in Abuja.

Persons suspected to be ritualists, yesterday, attacked a 12 year old boy in Zaki Local Government Area of Bauchi State and plucked out his eyes.
It was gathered that the victim, Abdu Garba, a native of Miga Local Government of Jigawa state is a student to one Islamic teacher, Mal Haruna Abdullahi of Sakwa town in Zaki local government.
It was learnt the ritualists followed the movements of Abdu and when they got to isolated area, they abducted him and took him to an unknown destination where they plucked out his eyes.
Confirming the incident, the state Police spokesman, Deputy Superintendent of Police Haruna Mohammed said one Abdu Garba, a native of Miga local government in Jigawa state was attacked and his eyes removed
by unknown persons in Zaki local government area of the state.
He said the unknown assailants Suspected to ritualists accosted the victim to a solidarity area and removed his eyes.
According to him, ” after residents of the area informed the police in the local government about the incident, police detectives went to the scene and rushed the victim to Federal Medical Centre Azare for treatment”
The PPRO added that Investigation had commenced and efforts is been intensified to apprehend the fleeing suspects.

Monday, June 2, 2014

Nigerians Own Most Expensive Houses In London

Do you that about 70% of the most expensive buildings in London are owned by Nigerians? The Chairman of New Nation, an empowerment-oriented group, Mr Charles Dukwe, has just made the shocking revelation. He said citizens of the UK avoided buying houses in the area due to their high prices.

In the words of Dukwe: “There is a street in London; it is called Edgerton Crescent. Edgerton Crescent is the most expensive street in the world. Houses there are worth £3m to £4m.

“British celebrities that have money don’t buy houses on that street. They will tell you it is too expensive. But 70 per cent of the houses there are owned by Nigerians.

“The thing that is missing in Nigeria is compassion. We want to use compassion as a value and drive it through people so that people can help each other in the society. Our aim is to make compassion a core value in the society.”

The philanthropist lamented that Nigerians were investing funds from the country in Europe and other Western countries, leaving the people at home to remain jobless and poor.

Chris Brown Has Been Released From Jail.

Fresh reports reaching us from the world of American music industry indicate that the troubled singer Chris Brown has been freed.
Surprisingly, this is coming after Rihanna’s ex-boyfriend was sentenced to 131 more days in prison on May 9, meaning he has served only 108 days out of the due term, according to TMZ.
Actually Chris had been sentenced to 1 year in jail over violating the probation in the Rihanna’s case, but as he had already spent 234 in either rehabilitation center or prison, the resulting term was 131.
However it is not the end of the musician’s problems: his D.C. trial is to begin in the next few months. It
would be recalled that last October Brown and his bodyguard were accused of beating some Adams Paker, who allegedly tried to photobomb the shot Brown was taking.

"Ask Your Governors How They Spend Their Allocations"-Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo Iweala

While delivering a speech at Babcock university's convocation at Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Finance minister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has challenged state governors to tell Nigerians what they do with the huge allocations they receive regularly from the Federal Government.
According to her, many of the states get monetary allocations that far outweigh the annual budget of some neigbouring countries to Nigeria.
Okonjo-Iweala, who urged Nigerians to be more discerning, noted that the governors had no reason not to develop their states, given the huge amounts they regularly got from Federation Account.
According to her, it is high time Nigerians held their governors accountable over the money collect on their behalf to accelerate development of their states.

Okonjo-Iweala said:

“Clearly, the Federal Government cannot do it alone; we need the private sector to work with us and we have reached out to them in transforming Nigeria. But, in addition to that, we should ask ourselves what is the role of the state and local governments in supporting our transformation.
“A lot of attention is turned on the Federal Government. So, we also need to ask what our states and local governments do with the resources they get.”

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati

The presidency has denied offering amnesty to members of the Boko Haram sect.
This was made known by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, addressing State House correspondents on Saturday.
Minister of Youth Development, Mr. Boni Haruna, had on Thursday said President Jonathan had given amnesty to members Boko Haram as part of his administration’s youth-friendly programmes and policies.
While giving an overview of youths’ position in the present administration’s transformation agenda at a special event tagged ‘A day with young leaders of Nigeria’ to mark the nation’s Democracy Day in Abuja, the minister said series of integration programmes had been lined up for members of the sect who would surrender their arms and embrace peace.
But Abati said the President did not use any word like amnesty.

He said what Jonathan said was that opportunities had been created for those who wanted to denounce terrorism through the Presidential Fact-Finding Committee and Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolutions of Conflict in the North Eastern part of Nigeria.

The presidential spokesman said,

Ice Prince & Jamal - May 2014 - BellaNaija.com 01

Ice Prince is all about the Naira, at least for now.

The rap star in an interview with The Nigerian Tribune opened up about marriage, the bleaching rumours, his son and his ex Eva Alordiah.

The “Whiskey” star who wants a honest girl as his future Mrs, says “I am just 27 years old. I don’t have any brother or mentor that got married at 27. So, I have about five years to go. I have to make more money and build a house in Banana Island before I take a woman home.” on marriage plans.

On bleaching reports: “I was not pissed off; I only replied them saying ‘bad man bleach, never that’. It did not mean I was upset. In fact, I laughed about it because I don’t see how on earth I’m going to bleach. I’m black to the bones. As you can see, I have really black knuckles, so when I put them on Instagram, it looks like I bleached. For the record, I am not body-conscious. I don’t powder my face; I don’t even use the

mirror.”

Henry Chukwuma Okoroji, a Nigerian match fixer has been indicted in a match fixing scam after he was caught on camera telling an undercover UK Sun Newspaper reporter, Mahzher Mahmood, he could arrange a yellow card during the World Cup games for more than 41,000pounds and a penalty for 81,000pounds.

Daily Mail reports that Okoroji spoke with the reporter in company of his associate, Joe, in a hotel room in Milan, Italy. He was recorded saying he could facilitate different outcomes on the football field, including a red card, depending on the amount the reporter was willing to pay. He was reported to have said that he was working with two other Nigerian players as well as a senior official of the Nigerian Football Federation in the match-fixing scam, who he said could help influence the Nigerian squad in the world cup. Continue...

In a bid to prove his credibility, Okoroji was said to have invited a Nigerian/Lazio footballer, Ogenyi Onazi (pictured right) to the hotel but Onazi is not thought to be involved in the plot.

Only last week, the National Crime Agency (NCA) began investigations into claims that the friendly match between Nigeria and Scotland was fixed. Investigations into that allegation is still going on according to an NCA official.

60 KILLED AS BOKO HARAM BOMBS BROTHEL JOINT NEAR ARMY BASE IN ADAMAWA

At least 60 people have been reported dead as suspected Boko Haram members today, June 1 bombed a bar and a brothel located near a major military base in Mubi, Adamawa State.

According to Sahara Reporters, the location under attack was "Kaban", usually visited by both civilian and military patrons. Sources report that the explosion happened at about 6 p.m. It has not been determined whether the victims were soldiers or civilians.

The facility is not far away from the headquarters of the Special Operations Battalion (SOB) of the Nigerian army in Mubi. It is worth noting that the Battalion is involved in the Nigerian government's counter-offensive against Boko Haram's attacks.

Soldiers based in Mubi frequently join civilians to eat, drink and dance at the watering hole; military commanders generally warned soldiers not to stay at the joint past 4 p.m.

According to the AFP news agency that quoted one of the police officers, the bomb struck a crowd at a football match and dozens may have died, but this has not been confirmed.

However, Reuters news agency quoted sources as saying that the victims had been watching a televised match in a bar.

In recent weeks, Boko Haram has carried out deadly attacks in the northeast Nigerian states of Adamawa, Borno and tone, despite the Federal Government's declaration of a state if emergency in the three states.

Ex-Osun Governor, Isiaka Adeleke, defects to APC, says PDP is a party of thugs

The first civilian governor of Osun state, Isiaka Adeleke, on Saturday described the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a platform that breeds and supports thuggery and violence.
Mr. Adeleke, also a former senator, spoke in Osogbo, the Osun state capital, while leading thousands of his supporters and former members of the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mr. Adeleke noted that with the alleged assault on him by the Minister of Police Affairs, Jelili Adesiyan, and the candidate of the PDP for the forthcoming governorship election in the state, Iyiola Omisore‎, he and his followers were no longer safe in the PDP.
The former governor claimed he was called upon by the leaders of the PDP to contest the governorship seat in Osun having realised that Mr. Omisore stood no chance against the incumbent governor, Rauf Aregbesola.
He said he was thereafter betrayed and hounded.

A United Kingdom-based Islamic preacher, Mizanur Rahman, is being investigated by police after a video showed him praising Boko Haram for kidnapping over 200 schoolgirls.

The 31-year-old of Palmers Green, north London, claimed in the video-recording posted online that killing non-Muslims was ‘not necessarily a bad thing.’

The sect had abducted the pupils from Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State since April 14.

A report by a UK tabloid, Daily Mail, said Rahman also praised the terror group for its activities.

He said in the video, “People want to make it out as though history began on the day these girls were taken from – sorry I should say these women – were taken from this high school in Nigeria.

“They didn’t do to these girls what the Nigerian government had been doing to the Muslims all these years. They didn’t rape anybody. They didn’t torture. They didn’t murder any of these girls.”

The preacher was quoted to have described the terrorist group as being “full of good messages,” including its support for al-Qaeda.

Prophet Pa Samuel Olawale (a.k.a Kogberegbe) sleeps inside coffin and in the grave preaching the gospel. It is one story that will indeed shock you and expose you to things going on that you are not aware of.

Conspicuously displayed on this Mountain of Prayer is a big van with the inscription:

"The Holy Michael Church of The Lord (Aladura) Cherubim and Seraphim, Preacher Prophet S.O. Olawale (a.ka. Kogberegbe).”

In the said van is a big white-creamy painted coffin covered with a black cloth having the following words:

‘THIS IS THE END OF YOUR LIFE AND YOUR POST’ inscribed on it, all in capital letters!

The son of legend footballer, Pele, Edinho, 43, has been sentenced to 33 years imprisonment for laundering drug money.

He admitted to being a drug addict but protested saying he was innocent of other charges.

Edinho who played for Santos two decades ago is a goalkeeping coach at Santos and has served time in jail for drug trafficking before now.

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Lagos 2015 Governorship: Who Is Afraid Of Ambode?

Since the open endorsement of Mr Akinwumi Ambode, the erstwhile Accountant General/Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Lagos State by none other than the much-respected Oba of Lagos, Oba Akiolu1 for the gubernatorial seat of Lagos state, the political landscape has never been the same again.

Oba Akiolu had used the auspicious occasion of the launch of Ambode’s biography, The Art of Selfless Service on May 15, 2014 at the jam-packed hall of the Civic Centre to drum home his support for the man of the moment. Ambode is widely acknowledged as an accomplished accountant, whose meritorious service to the state that spanned 27 years has become a source of pride to his friends and envy to his political foes.

Many are worried and the tension increased on Friday evening when rumours of her death hit the cyber space but the reported death of former minister of information Prof. Dora Akunyili in an Indian hospital, where she was rushed to for medical attention, has been dispelled by her media aide, Mr Isaac Umunna.

“I don’t know why people are peddling this rumour. It is baseless. And, as you may know, former governor Peter Obi only three days ago visited her in the hospital in India and he was received by her husband and her doctors who confirmed to him that she was responding to treatment.

"And, as I speak to you now, I just came out from the church. That was why I could not take your call earlier because I was in the church. If the rumour was true, I wouldn’t have been in the church now. And I have been in contact with them. I have been speaking with some of our people who are with her, and we spoke not long ago. So no such thing they are saying happened.”

Umunna, who spoke to Leadership in Abuja insisted that Madam Akunyili is responding to treatment and they believe she would be fine at the end of the day and return home safely.

Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2014, View Nominee List

Its time again for the 2014 Nigerian Entertainment Awards.
The venue for the 9th edition of the NEA award ceremony will be in New York, United States of America.
In the nominee list yesterday , Davido and Tiwa Savage head the music awards nominee list with five nods each.
Olamide who scraped all the awards last year is among the recipients of multiple nominations along with Flavour, Don Jazzy, Wizkid, Patoranking, Chidinma and Oritse Femi.
View the Nominee list below

Last month, Oprah Winfrey's step-mum Barbara Winfrey, 66, granted an interview where she alluded there is more to Oprah's relationship with best friend Gayle King. She also said Oprah is controlling and different from who we see on TV....She even said she and her husband were treated like second class citizens. At a gala at Oprah's palatial home in Santa Barbara, they were seated far away from celebrities in attendance and told not to socialize with them.

Well, she is learning the hard way as Oprah has thrown her out of the $1.4 million mansion she lived in with Oprah's dad for 14 years.This is after a vicious 18-month divorce battle with Oprah's father,Vernon Winfrey.Babara who is now homeless told Mailonline

‘That woman has set out to ruin me, destroy me.  To take this house away is petty, this has been my home for 14 years. Oprah’s a billionaire three times over, her help live better than this. She said publicly that she offered to sell the house and give me the proceeds, but that’s a lie, she never said that. Oprah owns property all over the world so there is no reason to sell this house other than to spite me, it’s a personal vendetta.’ ‘I’m leaving with less than I had before the marriage, but eventually I’m gonna have a home as nice as this or better.

That’s why I feel sorry for her because I don’t understand the evilness.I’m at the point in life when I should be enjoying my retirement. Instead I have to contend with this. There’s a difference between wanting to hurt someone, but to destroy them? To take their money, to take their credit, take their property, I don’t understand that, that’s evilness I can’t comprehend.Oprah took it all, after 14 years I haven’t got a cent to show for it.

What she has done is nothing short of evil, but she doesn’t scare me, her actions cause me to disrespect her.We spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on furniture, everything was high end...

Rap star, Olamide Adedeji, is one of the young hip-hop stars hoisting Nigeria’s flag on the continent music scene. Recently, FUNSHO AROGUNDADE spoke with the youngster at Parkview Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, headquarters of MTV Base. He speaks on his career and relationship with Fuji music czar, Wasiu Ayinde Marshall

How do you feel with all the attention and props you are getting lately?

Thank you very much. I feel good and feel happy.

Did you expect the acceptance will be as fast?

Not really because it has been so rough. Things have been very difficult but so far so good, I thank God. This is just the beginning for me. I want to go further. I want to become more successful and have a success story to tell in the future.

You recently released two new videos simultaneously.

Yes. Two new videos, Sitting On The Throne and Anifowose.

Sitting On The Throne video was a beautiful concept. Whose idea is that?

I came up with the idea and Kemi Adetiba executed it perfectly well.

Some are saying you are bragging over your success and dissing others.

Indications have emerged that the need to feeding the over 200 students of Government Secondary School, Chibok, abducted by Boko Haram insurgents on April 14 has put pressure on the Islamic terrorist group to steal food items and loot communities close to Sambisa Forest in the North East.

According to www.punchng.com Investigations revealed that the violent Islamic sect had in the past week stepped up the looting of villages, markets and food stores in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states for food items including grains and bread.

Residents of these communities said the rate at which the insurgents stole their foodstuffs was unprecedented, noting that the pressure to feed the abducted girls might have contributed to the desperation of the insurgents to steal and kill the villagers in the process.

One of the villagers, Bukar Umar, who resides in Kamuyya village in Borno State, told one of our correspondents that though it was normal for the insurgents to ask communities to contribute money towards “God’s work,’’ they were usually satisfied when communities raised money for them.

Emir Of Gwoza Kidnapped By Boko Haram Dies, Other Escapes

The Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Idrissa Timta has died after an ambush by suspected gunmen.

Late Timta was waylaid together with the emir of Uba Alhaji Ali Ibn Ismaila Mamza while on their way to Gombe today.

Competent security sources confirmed that the Gwoza emir is dead.

Some sources said he died of heart attack while fleeing into the bush after the gunmen had fired several vehicles at their vehicle which forced it to stop.

“Already, arrangement is being made to bring his corpse to Gwoza from Shafa. His corpse was found in the bush,” a source said.

The emir of Uba, who is said to be younger had escaped while many of the people in their entourage have been reportedly abducted by the attackers.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala And Folorunsho Alakidja

Without a doubt they are Nigeria’s most powerful women. The Minister of Economy and Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonko-Iweala and Oil Magnate, Mrs Folorunsho Alakidja have both been named into Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women in the world for 2014.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala clocks in at No. 44 and Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, came in at No. 96. Other Africans represented on the list include, Malawian President Joyce Banda at 40, and Liberian president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf at No. 70
Other notable women that made the list include Beyoncé – at No. 17, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at No. 4, German Chancellor Angela Merkel at No.1, Michelle Obama at No.8, Lady Gaga at No. 67, Queen Elizabeth at No.35, Ellen Degeneres at No.46, Angelina Jolie at No.50, and Gisele Bundchen at No. 89.

Minister Of Information Has Declared Jonathan’s Office Vacant

The All Progressives Congress (APC) said the comment credited to information minister Labaran Maku that the federal government was spending significantly on security in three of its controlled states was a categorical declaration of the office of the president vacant by the minister.

According to APC, by that statement Maku has proved that President Goodluck Jonathan is only the leader of the PDP and not actually a President of and Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria.

In a statement issued on Friday in Lagos by its national publicity, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the APC described Maku’s comment as “a tragic and insensitive statement from an honourable minister of the Federal Republic about innocent children, some of whom are minors with neither political leaning”.

“The campaign to rescue the abducted girls has now been clearly polarized and politicized by the federal government. So sad, so unfortunate, so callous, so mean, so irresponsible, so brazen, so not parental, so not governmental,” APC declares.

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The police in Ondo have arrested 4 secondary school students after it was alleged that they were involved in cultism.
Lawal Lateef, 18, Felix Victor, 17, Nsoani Stephen, 18 and Festus Francis, 18 were apprehended as they emerged from a deserted area where they had allegedly undergone initiation rites.
The 4 were found with dangerous weapons and suspicious items and were taken into custody by the officers.
According to Sahara Reporters:

Spokesman Wole Ogodo told SaharaReporters that a patrol team of the Anti-robbery Squad of the Command arrested the students on Akure-Owo road, near the Emure-Ile junction, shortly after their initiation rites, adding that dangerous weapons and charms for initiations were recovered from them.
It was revealed that the teenage students took a membership oath, including licking each other’s blood and drinking different concoctions, before they recited and learned membership greeting codes.
SaharaReporters gathered exclusively that the arrested students attend St. Francis High School on Oke Aro road in Akure, the state capital. A former student of the school
described the institution to our correspondent as “a public secondary school known for its hooliganism.”
According to Mr. Ogodo, a fetish axe on a rope and a reddish piece of cloth were recovered from the students along with a small calabash in which the concoction might have been made.
“The students were apprehended as they were returning to Akure from Owo and [they] confessed,” the spokesman said. “They had been in the bush for initiation between 1am and 4am.”
The case will be handled by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Command before it goes to trial.

Former Oyo State Governor, Ladoja Loses Son, Debo, In Auto Crash (Photos)

Tragedy struck in Lagos, on Thursday, on the Eko Bridge, when the son of a former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, died in an auto accident.

The incident reportedly occurred around 3.30 p.m, when the deceased, Adebola Ladoja's Volkswagen Golf car with Lagos registration number AKD 107 CJ, driving toward Lagos Island was crushed by a DAF truck, with registration number JJJ 59 XA driven by one Osaghai Justice Eko.

Eyewitnesses say the truck driver lost control and hit the median in the middle of the road, before crushing the car driven by the former governor’s son.

“It took several hours before those who came to the rescue of the victim could break into the vehicle. He was trapped behind the wheel with blood gushing out of his head as a
result of the impact,” an eyewitness said

The eyewitness added that it was the timely arrival of policemen and officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASMA) that saved the driver, as the crowd almost lynched him.

State police command spokeslady, Ngozi Braide, confirmed the incident to reporters, saying that the police had commenced investigations on the incident. She added that the victim died on the spot, while his remains had been removed to the Lagos Island General Hospital mortuary for autopsy.

May his soul rest in perfect peace.

Meet The 57 Yr. Old Woman Who Kisses And Sleeps With Tigers (SEE PHOTOS)

Meet a 57-year-old woman, Janice Haley, who is obsessed with tigers and keeps them as pets in the back garden of her home in Orlando, Florida, USA.
Janice proudly shows her сlawed minions, two pet Bengal tigers, Janda and Saber. Janda is a female orange Bengal, she weighs181 kg, while Saber is a white Bengal male weighing 272 kg. Both of the big cats live in spacious сells, they fed horse meat by hand and washed several times a day. They like to play and cuddle, Mrs Haley describes Saber as a very gentle tiger, says that he even can not go to sleep without sucking on her fingers.
The woman even quit her job as an admin assistant to spend more time working outdoors. In 1994 she saw an advert for a tiger training course in her local paper – and 2 years she brought home her first baby-tiger Chuffer, then in 2002 Janda appeared. When Chuffer died, she bought little Saber to make a company to Janda.
The woman says that for tigers living in the cages is not the best option but in the wild there is also not a lot of hope for them to survive. That is why her mission is to bring people closer together with the tigers – to build a connection and help save the wild tigers before it’s too late. More pics after the cut:

Who says Nigeria’s self-acclaimed artiste, D Banj, is not an entertainer. Well he has won "BEST SELLING AFRICAN ARTIST," award at the 2014 World Music Awards held in Monaco.Recently, Nigerian pop star invited 19 top African stars to join him in Lagos Nigeria for the launch of the official theme song of the One Campaign project title Cocoa Na Chocolate.
This year has actually been a grooving beginning for the Koko Master as he is popularly called as he celebrated 10 years on stage and recorded various songs especially the sound track used in the yet to be approved movie “Half of a Yellow Sun."
D’Banj who is currently the Nigerian Agricultural Ambassador, was awarded at the event which took place on Tuesday, the 27th of May, at the Salle des Etoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
The entertainer "beat" other African musicians including Fally Ipupa, Wizkid, Davido, Banky W and Iyanya, to claim the award.
The artiste performed at the event alongside artistes such as Miley Cyrus, Mariah Carey, Flo Rider, DJ Khaled, Ricky Martin, Tinie Tempah, Leonah Lewis and more.

Rivers State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has again stressed that the way to solve the numerous problems facing the country is for the electorate to vote out the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in next year’s election.
Amaechi spoke at the 2nd International Conference on Democracy and Good Governance with the theme, ‘Nigeria’s Democracy: Issues and Challenges’ held at the new Dr Obi Wali Convention Centre in Port Harcourt, Wednesday.
According to him, something is wrong with the country and posed to participants at the conference the question: “Do you like Nigeria the way it is now? (The audience answered ‘No’.) Do you like the way Nigeria is being governed now? (‘No’, the audience again chorused.) Simple, you have one answer. Vote out those who have kept us inside this kind of situation, vote them out whether they are from Niger Delta or from Southern Delta or from whatever Delta. We need to vote them out now and change Nigeria.
“We need to change Nigeria now and that is what APC offers, and that is what I stand for. If you are not satisfied the way Nigeria is being governed now, it means that they should not be given another chance. If you are not satisfied that there is corruption and corruption is called ‘common stealing’, if you are not satisfied with that, vote them out.
-Via Leadership