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Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian has one of the best Insurance & Loans & Cheap Auto Insurance & Term Life Insurance quotes in the world and She is famous for a “sex tape”, but acts like she owns hollywood. Everyone wish we are as lucky as the kardashian though.



Mischa Barton

Mischa has Insurance & Loans & Cheap Auto Insurance & Term Life Insurance coverage but once said “Pretty people aren’t as accepted as other people. It comes with all these stigmas.” You’re absolutely right, Mischa.

OMG! 5 Dogs Attacked King Cobra, You won't Believe What the Dogs Did...[WATCH VIDEO]



Well, I Stumbled upon this video while surfing the net last night and I was like "these dogs are damn intelligent"

Watch video below...



Check out Kcee serving as a cabin crew member for Air Peace




Kcee serves as a cabin crew member for Air Peace..as the airline company turns a year older on Saturday 24th, October. The Five Star music star is the official brand ambassador for the aviation company. hmmm.. dats so so 9icee..!
More photos below..








RIP to young female Corps member who died in an accident last night




Temi Omolabake died last night October 26th in a motor accident in Zamfara state on her way back to Sokoto from Sango Ota, Ogun State. She was a 2015 batch A Corp Member serving in Sokoto state. May her soul rest in peace, amen. A friend of hers wrote her a tribute. Read below...


"I could remember the first day I met you at a person after hearing so much about you on phone. You were so pretty and young,I fell in love with your smile immediately. You were a loving girl,  your siblings' best friend, your parents' favourite and your fiance's little Bae. I saw you last on October 7,2015 when the traffic light stopped my bike and I heard that your tiny voice saying "Chicken, how far". You travelled the next day to Ogun State and until now I still wish you didn't travel. I loved you so much but you didn't even allow me to show the love well.... You were an ambitious presenter who had a lot of plans.. Now who would continue your sport program you started at Savannah TV, you gave us so much stress in thinking about a name for that program before we all decided on one. Everyone always gets to like you at first sight.... Trust me ,you can't meet her and not fall in love.

Rest in peace Lamina Temitope Balqis Omolabake.... My dearest talkative....Adeniyi Sukurat Abidemi (2014 batch C Corp Member, Sokoto State)


USED vs LOVED - True Life Story



While a man was polishing his new car, his 4 yr old son picked up a stone and scratched lines on the side of the car.
In anger, the man took the child's hand and hit it many times not realizing he was using a wrench.
At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures.
When the child saw his father with painful eyes he asked, 'Dad when will my fingers grow back?'
The man was so hurt and speechless; he went back to his car and kicked it a lot of times. Devastated by his own actions. sitting in front of that car he looked at the scratches; the child had written 'I LOVE YOU DAD'.
The next day that man committed suicide. . .

Moral:
Anger and Love have no limits; choose the latter to have a beautiful, lovely life & remember this:
Things are to be used and people are to be loved.
The problem in today's world is that people are used while things are loved.  
Let's try always to keep this thought in mind:

Things are to be used, People are to be loved.
Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character;
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.  
-We hope you find this story interesting

PHOTO: Chris Brown and his daughter wear matching outfits




Chris Brown who is obviously very proud of his daughter, wore matching outfits with her. He is so in love with her, but who wouldn't? She is so adorable!


SOURCE: LINDA IKEJI BLOG

Nollywood Actor, Osita iheme A.K.A "PAW PAW" shares photo of him and his cute nephew...[See Photo]




This is so Sweet !!!!
Actor Osita " Paw Paw " Iheme spends Family Time With his cute nephew

Man died during a 30-day jail sentence, ACLU Calls For Federal Probe




The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has called for a federal civil rights investigation following the death behind bars of David Stojcevski, who was sentenced to 30 days for $772 in unpaid traffic fines. A recent investigation revealed that the sentence itself may not have been legal.

In a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday, the ACLU said it was “unconscionable” that the Macomb County Jail allowed Stojcevski to die — cameras capture him in his final hours, lying on the floor naked and writhing — and that he was jailed “because he was too poor to pay” his fines.

Last week, BuzzFeed News reported that Judge Joseph Boedeker, who sentenced Stojcevski to jail, may have violated the law by not first assessing his ability to pay the traffic fines. Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court rulings, as well as other Michigan court decisions, require judges to determine if a defendant can afford to pay fines before jailing him for failure to do so. But transcripts from the sentencing hearing show Boedeker asked no questions about Stojcevski’s finances. Stojcevski was told that he could either pay the $772 or spend 30 days in jail. “As soon as you pay,” Boedeker told him, “you can be released.”

In its letter to the Department of Justice, the ACLU of Michigan argues that a system that has two tracks, one for the wealthy and one for the poor, is illegal. “‘Pay or stay’ sentences are unconstitutional when the poor are incarcerated while the wealthy go free,” it wrote, citing the 1983 Supreme Court ruling in Bearden v. Georgia
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Stojcevski’s death is already the subject of an inquiry by the FBI. A lawsuit filed by his family alleges that the medical staff’s failure to respond to Stojcevski’s drug addictions — he had a prescription for methadone and told jail officials that he was also using Xanax and Klonopin — cost him his life. After a few days in jail, Stojcevski began hallucinating. By the time he died, 16 days after his incarceration began, he had lost at least 45 pounds. An autopsy by the county medical examiner determined he died of “Acute Withdrawal.”

Macomb County’s attorney, John Schapka, declined to comment on the ACLU’s letter. “I don’t try cases in the press,” he said. The Macomb County sheriff, Anthony Wickersham, has previously said that reports based on the video of Stojcevski’s final hours are misleading and that jail officials did their jobs properly.

Judge Boedeker did not respond immediately to a request for comment, but last week he told BuzzFeed News he had acted legally. Stojcevski had missed two court dates, which Boedeker said meant he had “wilfully” chosen not to pay the ticket and could therefore be sent to jail. “I determined that he was in contempt because he had made no good-faith effort to pay,” Boedeker said. A recent ruling from a Michigan court, however, found that judges must assess a defendant’s ability to pay even if the defendant has missed a court hearing.

Jail time for unpaid fines has gained notoriety over the past year. The Department of Justice’s report following the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, found that many people there have been incarcerated for their debts. A recent investigation found that judges in Texas routinely flout the law by locking people up for their debts.

The ACLU of Michigan has already been fighting so-called “pay or stay” sentences there, recently winning a case in which a woman faced incarceration if she didn’t pay $455 stemming from a “no dog license” ticket. In its letter, the ACLU said that “(h)undreds if not thousands” of people in Michigan are locked up on such sentences each year. And Stojcevski was not the first to die in jail while incarcerated on a “pay or stay” sentence, the letter said, noting that Christopher Drewek committed suicide in the same jail as Stojcevski in 2010.

“Mr. Stojcevski’s death is a horrific reminder that even short incarceration on a ‘pay or stay’ sentence can have terrible consequences,” the letter says.

-BuzzFeed News



10 Top US Celebrites Who Accidentally Became Famous




Sometimes all it takes to be a star is to be in the right place at the right time. Below are 15 celebrities who accidentally became very popular;


1. JASON STATHAM

Jason Statham was an athlete before he was an actor. Statham was a competitive diver, diving for Britain’s National Diving Squad for a dozen years. After he retired, he continued training an working out regularly but made ends meet by selling knockoff perfume and jewelry on the street. He was spotted in the gym by an agent for sports modeling agency and this led to a modeling job at French Connection. While working for French Connection, he was introduced to Guy Ritchie. Ritchie was looking for a someone to play a con-artist in “Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels” and Statham’s background selling black market wares on the street made him the perfect choice.


2. LANA TURNER

The discovery of Lana Turner is a legendary story. When she was 16, Lana was a student at Hollywood High School. One day instead of going to her typing class, Lana went to the Top Hat Malt Shop on the corner of McCadden Place and Sunset Boulevard. She bought a Coca-cola and was noticed by The Hollywood Reporter publisher, William R. Wilkerson.  Wilkerson referred her to Zeppo Marx, the youngest Marx brother who ran a talent agency with his brother Gummo. Lana was signed with the agency immediately and introduced to Mervyn LeRoy, the director who cast Turner in “They Won’t Forget” which was released in 1937. Later that same year, Turner switched from LeRoy’s agency to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) where she was recognized by Louis B. Mayer as having sex symbol potential. A potential she fulfilled and then exceeded through critically-acclaimed performances in films like “The Postman Always Rings Twice.”


3.nWILFORD BRIMLEY

Long before he was known from his role on “Our House” as the epitome of grandfatherly figures or as the spokesperson for Quaker Oats and the American Diabetes Association, Wilford Brimley was a young man eager to serve his country. He left high school to serve in United States Marine Corps. Prior to acting, he worked as a blacksmith, ranch hand, wrangler, and even bodyguard for eccentric tycoon Howard Hughes. His first film and television involvement was off set, where he shoed horses. In the 1960s, his friend Robert Duvall encouraged Brimley to consider acting. He started on westerns as a stuntman and riding extra, but soon found a recurring role on “The Waltons” and has not had any trouble finding work as an actor ever since.



4. HARRION FORD

Where some stars turned to acting only after their original career dreams ended, Harrison Ford discovered acting in his senior year in college and moved to California after graduating with hopes of film success. He managed to get small parts here and there, both as an actor and doing voiceovers, but his career wasn’t taking off. Ford decided to give up his acting dreams and taught himself carpentry. He worked as a stagehand for The Doors and did carpentry work for celebrities like Oscar-nominated actress Sally Kellerman. At one point, Ford built cabinets for George Lucas and shortly thereafter Lucas cast him in “American Grafitti.” A few years later, Lucas asked Ford to read lines for the actors auditioning for “Star Wars.” Although Lucas reportedly only wanted to use first-time actors for the film, Ford’s performances during these auditions earned him the role of Hans Solo. 


5. BURT REYNOLDS

Another college football athlete turned Hollywood star, Reynolds had several football scholarships to choose from and accepted one from Florida State University. His aspirations to play professional football were interrupted when he injured his knee during his first collegiate game. Later that year, he was in a car accident that exacerbated the injury and his hopes for a future in football ended. Reynolds considered becoming a police officer like his father, Burt Reynolds, Sr. but in part due to his father’s recommendation, stayed in college to pursue a career as a parole officer. Reynolds was now attending Palm Beach Junior College where he took a theater class. The teacher was producing a play and encouraged Reynolds to try out. Reynolds got the lead and won the Florida State Drama Award in 1956 for his performance. Although this role didn’t catapult him to fame, he had been bitten by the acting bug and by 1959 he had landed a role on the television series, “Riverboat.”


6. SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR

Perhaps best known as Buffy from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” Sarah Michelle Gellar was a veteran actor by the time she was slaying the undead in Sunnydale. A talent agent discovered Gellar at the age of four while eating in a restaurant with her mom in New York City. She starred in her first movie, “Invasion of Privacy,” alongside Jeff Daniels and Carol Kane a few months later. She also appeared in a Burger King commercial where she criticized McDonald’s so effectively, the corporation filed a lawsuit that got Gellar banned from the establishment for life. Gellar continued to work as a child actor, attend school, and even competed in figure skating and Tae Kwon Do all before she graduated from high school. 


7. DANNY TREJO

It’s no secret that Danny Trejo was incarcerated multiple times before his acting career. What many people don’t know is that while serving time in San Quentin, Trejo made two decisions that would eventually lead him to celebrity status. The first was to compete in prison boxing matches. He became a champion lightweight and welterweight boxer in San Quentin. The second decision he made was to join a twelve-step program and overcome drug addiction. After he was released, Trejo worked as a youth drug counselor. A teenager Trejo was mentoring was working on a film and was worried he would have trouble staying away from available drugs on set. At the teen’s request, Trejo joined him on set for support. Not only did Trejo’s signature look earn him a role as an extra in prison scenes for the film, the screenwriter recognized Trejo. The screenwriter, Edward Bunker, had been in San Quentin with Trejo and remembered his boxing skills. Trejo was offered a job teaching the lead actor to fight. The director was impressed and offered Trejo a small role as a boxer in the film. 

8. STEVEN EAGAL

It’s no secret that Danny Trejo was incarcerated multiple times before his acting career. What many people don’t know is that while serving time in San Quentin, Trejo made two decisions that would eventually lead him to celebrity status. The first was to compete in prison boxing matches. He became a champion lightweight and welterweight boxer in San Quentin. The second decision he made was to join a twelve-step program and overcome drug addiction. After he was released, Trejo worked as a youth drug counselor. A teenager Trejo was mentoring was working on a film and was worried he would have trouble staying away from available drugs on set. At the teen’s request, Trejo joined him on set for support. Not only did Trejo’s signature look earn him a role as an extra in prison scenes for the film, the screenwriter recognized Trejo. The screenwriter, Edward Bunker, had been in San Quentin with Trejo and remembered his boxing skills. Trejo was offered a job teaching the lead actor to fight. The director was impressed and offered Trejo a small role as a boxer in the film. 

9. PAMELA ANDERSON

Another example of being in the right place at the right time, Pamela Anderson was spotted at a Canadian Football League game in the summer of 1989. She was noticed in the crowd wearing a tight Labatt’s beer t-shirt by a cameraman and ended up on the stadium screen. The crown cheered and she was invited down to the field as part of a public relations advertising campaign for Labatt’s. Her boyfriend at the time was also a photographer. He made a poster of her from the same day titled, “Blue Zone Girl” which sold well and earned her local celebrity status. Anderson, capitalized on that status and was on the cover of Playboy in October 1989. Anderson moved to Los Angeles to pursue modeling. She continued to work with Playboy for over two decades and began her acting career on “Home Improvement” as the Tool Time girl. 


10. JOHN WAYNE

When he was still going by Marion Mitchell Morrison, John Wayne played high school football for the Glendale High School championship team in 1924. He earned a football scholarship to University of Southern California where he majored in pre-law. While enrolled, his football career was cut short after he broke his collarbone bodysurfing. Wayne lost his scholarship because he couldn’t play and had to drop out. After he left school, Wayne was hired to do odd jobs by director John Ford as a favor to his USC football coach, Howard Jones. Wayne was eventually offered bit parts and developed a friendship with Ford. This friendship certainly played a part in getting him cast as the lead in his first huge success, the classic western “Stagecoach.”


Kim Kardashian is Clearly Kylie Jenner's Fashion Role Model —See Every Time They’ve Dressed Identically!




If imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, then Kylie Jenner has been giving Kim Kardashian near-weekly compliments.
At this point, Jenner straight up copies Kim's style. Not that we blame her considering her big sister is a world-renowned fashionista—naturally she looks up to her!
Plus, being a family member means perks in the form of access to said style icon's closet. Because in addition to recreating Mrs. West's past fashion hits with her own pieces, she also wears items directly from Kim's wardrobe.

Just yesterday, Kylie stepped out in a very similar outfit that Kim wore in Paris last year. While her bright white body suit was sans sleeves, the fitted number had the same neckline and sculpting effect on the 17-year-old as it did on Kim. Both ladies donned high-waisted, light-wash jeans (Kylie's courtesy of 7 For All Mankind) and closed-toed stilettos. From their look-alike outfits to their coordinating poses, these girls didn't just look like sisters; they looked like style twins.
True, Kylie may have accused Kim of stalking her style and acting "like my Tumblr is Vogue magazine" in the past, but now it seems the fashion roles have flipped.
See more times Kylie's ripped a page out of Kim's style playbook in the photos below!














Oh my Jee! See what bleaching cream did to Vera Sidika [Photos]




Yes, it’s same person you are looking at. The transformation is amazing!

Some ladies will go to any length to look fair/yellow because they believe fair ladies gets
more attention from African men.
Most African men like them shinning or better still yellow like yellow fever and some men even support their 'BAE' in their quest to date an African oyinbo.

Our focus is on Vera Sidika today, trust me i never see anything like this before. This is a complete transformation, believe me, you won't even believe its the same person.
See more of her pictures below:















800,000 commit suicide from depression annually — DON




A professor of psychiatry, Joseph Adeyemi, has said that no fewer than 800,000 people commit suicide yearly due to depression, yet policies on mental challenges remain archaic.

Professor Adeyemi, who spoke in Lagos at the presentation of the book Shadows in the Mirror: the Many Faces of Depression, written by Dr. Vivian Ikem, said the Mental Health Act, enacted in the 1900s, was last reviewed in 1959 despite medical improvements made over the years.

He said: “Our laws should keep up with current situations, but we have remained static; the way we were in 1959.”

Adeyemi described the book as “spectacular,” praising the author for “coming to help” those in the field of psychiatry.

According to him, it was difficult to get depression patients to accept the fact of their illnesses.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, represented by General Manager, Lagos Television, Deji Balogun, said the issue of mental health had not received the attention it deserved.

He said that the symptoms of depression could easily be observed, yet people turn a blind eye to the plight of victims, with attendant costs on the economy.

“This publication by Dr Vivian Ikem is a timely wake-up call to government and everybody in the society that a smile, a word of encouragement and understanding would go a long way in curtailing the destructive effect of depression in our society,” Ambode said.

All Progressives Congress, APC, National Leader, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, described the author as a woman of “excellent intellect” and “unmatchable lucidity.”

Represented by Mr. Sunday Dare, Tinubu said depression was a global problem, with 400 million people suffering from it, 12 percent (48 million) of which are Nigerians.

Calling the publication “a terrific book,” Tinubu said he had a dream that someday, the author would be celebrated across the country.

The former Lagos State Governor said for the author, a Ph.D holder in Chemical Engineering, to write so convincingly about a field of medicine shows her “intellectual discipline, curiosity and intellectual responsibility.”

The author, in her remarks, said having suffered from depression, she felt she needed to help others.

“I am happy that life gave me lemons, but I am able to make lemonade out of it,” she said.

According to her, many do not realize they were going through depression. She called for more sensitivity and compassion for depressed persons.





APC has no hand in Saraki’s trial - Gbajabiamila



The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday said the ongoing trial of the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, for false asset declaration at the Code of Conduct Tribunal had nothing to do with the politics of the ruling All Progressives Congress.

He said since the issue had to do with the law, Saraki would be given his day in court.

Gbajabiamila spoke with State House correspondents shortly after he and some members of the House of Representatives met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He also denied any leadership row in the National Assembly

He said, “Everything that has a beginning, has an end. I don’t think and I don’t know if there is any leadership crisis in the National Assembly.

“I am not sure at what you are alluding to; I am not in the Senate. But the little I understand is that there is an issue involving the Senate President. That has nothing to do with the APC.

“That has to do with the issue of law and I am sure the Senate President is being represented and he will have his day in court.

“If the matter comes up, I don’t think it is an APC issue; it is not an APC issue at all.”

The House leader also said the lower chamber remained solidly behind the President on his ongoing anti-corruption war.

“God help any member of the National Assembly that is not disposed to it (corruption war). This is the most critical cankerworm that is destroying the fabric of the society. All members are favourably disposed to the war,” he said.

On the reported political solution being allegedly proffered by the APC to resolve the Saraki’s issue, Gbajabiamila said he would not comment or promote unsubstantiated reports.

He said since the problem was a legal matter, he could not fathom how such matter would be resolved politically.

The House Leader also ruled out the possibility of the constitution of House committees causing crisis.

He said, “It would be handled by members of the House. The correct thing is that justice is done, equity is done and once that is done, then there is not going to be a problem.

“There are 180 or 190 committee slots while there are 360 members.

“So, whichever way it falls out, the important thing is the fallout that is not based on equity, then there may be a problem.”

He described his visit to the President as routine and that issues discussed included the budget.

He said, “This is just a routine visit to Mr. President; one arm of government visiting another arm.

“You know the important role of the House; I, being in charge of government business in the House, we discussed the issue of budget and a few other housekeeping matters to further cement the relationship between the House and the President.

“Absolutely, we understand the logic of the zero budgets unlike the envelope budget system, which has issues under the best circumstances. Zero budgets where everything starts from scratch, they have to justify every penny.

“It is part of the government efforts to block leakages and the House is in firm support.”

But, some APC members of the House held divergent views over the stance of Gbajabiamila.

A former Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Zakari Mohammed, dismissed the House Leader as being “hypocritical.”

Mohammed, who is from Kwara State, told The PUNCH that Saraki’s travails began soon after he became the President of the Senate.

He compared Saraki’s case to that of “a witch crying last night and the baby dying in the morning.”

He said, “Gbajabiamila is my leader in the House, but he is being hypocritical. He is not telling us the truth.

“Even a blind man can see that as soon as Saraki emerged as the President of the Senate, he became a target.

“My worry is that it is the institution of democracy that is being weakened; in the long run, we will all suffer it together.”

But, another APC member from Lagos State, Mr. James Faleke, said that the APC had no hand in Saraki’s case.

Faleke said Saraki, being a key member of the party, could not be a target of the party.

“Nobody is against Saraki. This is about law. The APC has nothing against him. As a matter that is purely a legal one, the Senate president has done well by going to court to challenge his trial,” he added.


Source: Punchng

How Buhari is changing Oshiomhole’s permutations




Buhari’s choice of a long loyal political associate as his minister from Edo State could alter permutations as regard the emergence of governorship candidates in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.

THE body language of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and his associates in the All Progressives Congress, APC had indicated that the battle for his succession would be narrowed down to the Edo South Senatorial district.

It was as such not surprising that Oshiomhole’s leading political traducer in the state, Chief Tony Anenih, the leader as he is called by his associates, moved with caution to nudge the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to narrow the party’s ticket to the dominant Edo South senatorial district.

The reason the two major parties in the state narrowed the choice to Edo South was because the district with more than 50% of the total voting population could easily determine the outcome of the main election in the event of the election taking an ethnic divide.

The decision of the two major parties was not without consideration of the fact that the Edo Central Senatorial district it would have been the turn of Edo Central, the only zone that is yet to have a full four-year term at the governorship. The zone’s only hold on the governorship was the 17 months or so Senator Osehreinmen Osunbor from the zone was governor before he was removed by the courts.

Remarkably, Oshiomhole’s victory in the courts was believed to have been welcomed by the mainstream PDP led by Anenih before the two men fell apart setting the stage for the bitter recrimination between both men. It was perhaps in his quest to get the better of Oshiomhole that Anenih was believed to have jettisoned the idea of getting the next governorship candidate of the PDP from Edo Central in favour of matching the candidate from the APC in Edo South.

It was as such not surprising that a number of candidates from Edo South surfaced in the two parties. Among the much speculated aspirants from the APC known to be quietly building up for the contest are Oshiomhole’s deputy, Dr Pius Odubu, Mr. Kenneth Imasuagbon popularly known as the rice man on account of his philanthropic gestures, the Commissioner for Works, Osarodion Ogie, Mr. Godwin Obaseki chairman of the governor’s Economic Team and a former Minister of State (Works), Dr Chris Ogienwonyi. Former Governor Osunbor is also believed to be interested in having a second shot and so is the 2012 PDP candidate of the PDP, Gen. Charles Airhiavbere (rtd.) who has since crossed over to the APC.

On the side of the PDP, it has been relatively low but there are indications that Senator Ehigie Uzamere who became the first Edo South senator to serve two terms could soon jump into the fray upon increasing pressures on him from stakeholders. Also believed to be eyeing the ticket are Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, a former secretary to the state government and former representative on the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Matthew Iduoriyekemwen.

Also waiting in the wings is the still undisclosed candidate of the Dr. Sam Ogbemudia led Edo Mass Movement, EMM.

However, the nomination of Dr. Osagie Ehinare from Edo South may have altered the permutations as advocates of power shift are now pointing out that it could well put that senatorial zone to the disadvantage of all others. They point to the fact that the national chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun is also from Edo South and that adding the governor from that region could be against the principle of federal character.

However, that lobby is yet to get full traction given the opinion by some of the leading stakeholders from the state.

Senators Matthew Urhoghide representing Edo South and Francis Alimikhena, Edo North spoke on the issue in phone interviews with Vanguard.

Repeated efforts to get Senator Clifford Ordia representing Edo Central, remarkably, the zone that stands to benefit in the event of a change in the permutation were not successful. He did not respond to text messages and calls to him on the issue.





5 Suspected Bocko Haram Bombers Arrested as One Pleads Guilty



 ‎Five alleged masterminds of the bomb blasts that rocked the Kuje and Nyanya axis of Abuja on October 2, 2015, were yesterday, arraigned before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court.

The accused persons who were docked on a five-count terrorism charge yesterday were Abdulazeez Muhazab, Ishaka Salihu, Mohammed Jimoh, Abdulwaheed Nasiru and Abdullahi Nasiru.

After they took turns and entered their plea to the charge which was preferred against them by the federal government, trial Justice Abdul Kafarati ordered that they should be remanded in Kuje Prison.

‎Meanwhile, one of the accused persons, Abdulwaheed Nasiru, yesterday, pleaded guilty to count four of the charge, which indicated that it was in his house that items the alleged insurgents used in manufacturing the Improvised Explosive Device, IED, that was used for the bombings, were stored.

The FG Identified the items that were concealed in the accused person’s apartment at Unguwar Ebira, Karmajiji Area, behind Military Commentary, off Airport Road, Abuja, as- 27 pieces of detonators, aluminum powder, Hexomine, Hydrogene Peroxide, Sulphur powder, Sodium Azide plus nitrate, Iron 11 Oxide, soldering wire; sugar and PH litimus paper.

Other IED materials that were stored by the 4th accused person also included Sodium Carbonate, thermometer, Chlorate, Filter paper, strings, Potacium Chlorate, 12 ready-made IED and a full bag of fertilizer.

Though Nasiru pleaded guilty to the charge, he however insisted that he was not the owner of the items, saying he never knew that they were going to be used for an act of terrorism.

‎He told the court that it was his friend that brought the items to his house.

“Walahi no be get am, na my friend get am,” he told the court.

All the accused persons who were said to hail from Kogi state, are within the age brackets of 20 and 30 years.

Before the charges were read to them yesterday, two of the accused persons told the court that they could only understand ‘pidgin English’.

Meanwhile, attached to the charge dated October 21 and signed by the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, Mr. Mohammed Diri, were the proof of evidence, brief summary of the case, list of witnesses, list of exhibits to be tendered in court and affidavit of completion of investigation by the Police.

Counsel to the accused persons, Mr. Nureni Sulyman did not oppose application for their remand in Prison custody, even as the court yesterday fixed November 17 and 24 to commence their trial.

Some of the charges against the accused persons read: “That you Abdulazeez Muhazab, Ishaka Salihu and Mohammed Jimoh, Abdulwaheed Nasiru, Abdullahi Nasiru and others [now at large] on or about the 2nd October, 2015 at Kuje town and Jikoyi park, Nyanya in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja within the jurisdiction of this court conspired amongst yourselves to carry out a bomb attack by the use of Improvised Explosives Devices being an act punishable under section 17 of Terrorism [prevention] [Amendment] Act, 2013.

“That you Abdulazeez Muhazab, Ishaka Salihu and Mohammed Jimoh, Abdulwaheed Nasiru, Abdullahi Nasiru and others [now at large] on or about the 2nd October, 2015 at Jikoyi park, Nyanya in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja within the jurisdiction of this court did carry out a bomb attack using Improvised Explosives Devices [IED] which resulted in the death of scores of innocent citizens and many others sustained various degree of injuries as well as destroying properties being an act punishable under section 2 [a] of Terrorism [prevention] [Amendment] Act, 2013.

“That you Abdulazeez Muhazab, Ishaka Salihu and Mohammed Jimoh, Abdulwaheed Nasiru, Abdullahi Nasiru and others [now at large] on or about the 2nd October, 2015 at Kuje town in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja within the jurisdiction of this court did carry out a bomb attack using Improvised Explosives Devices [IED] which resulted in the death of scores of innocent citizens and many others sustained various degree of injuries as well as destroying properties being an act punishable under section 2 [a] of Terrorism [prevention] [Amendment] Act, 2013.

“Abdulazeez Muhazab, Ishaka Salihu, Abdulwaheed nasiru, Abdullahi Nasiru and others at large on or about 0300 hrs at Unguwar Ebira, karamajiji area, behind Military Commentary, off Airport Road, Abuja within the jurisdiction of this court you were found in possession of items suspected to be used for manufacturing improvised explosives devices [IEDs] namely 27 pieces of detonators, aluminum powder, Hexomine, Hydrogene Peroxide, Sulphur powder, Sodium Azide plus nitrate, Iron 11 Oxide, soldering wire; sugar, PH litimus paper, Sodium carbonate, thermometer, chlorate, Filter paper, strings, Potacium Chlorate, 12 ready-made Improvised Explosives Devices [IED], and full bag of fertilizer and act punishable under section 2 [b] of Terrorism [prevention] [Amendment] Act, 2013.

“That you Mohammed Jimoh and Ishaka Salihu between the month of August and October, 2015 at Unguwar Ebira, karamajiji area, behind Military Commentary, off Airport Road, Abuja within the jurisdiction of this court did store and conceal items suspected to be used for manufacturing improvised explosives devices [IEDs] namely 27 pieces of detonators, aluminum powder, Hexomine, Hydrogene Peroxide, Sulphur powder, Sodium Azide plus nitrate, Iron 11 Oxide, soldering wire; sugar, PH litimus paper, Sodium carbonate, thermometer, chlorate, Filter paper, strings, Potacium Chlorate, 12 ready-made Improvised Explosives Devices [IED], and full bag of fertilizer in your apartment an act punishable under section 2 [g] of Terrorism [prevention] [Amendment] Act, 2013”.





The PAIN and JOY I'm Having as an Actor - Tony Umez



He came to limelight in 1994, after featuring in the blockbuster  movie, “Died Wretched: Buried in N2.3m Casket”, and since then Tony Umez has remained one of the most bankable actors in the Nigerian movie industry.

However, following the role he played in the soft porn  movie, 027,which was released in 2013,Umez  incurred the wrath of his fans who were unhappy with  his involvement in the movie.  But in this engaging interview, the actor talks about the making of that movie, and why he doesn’t feature in an Igbo film.


My face missing on screen in recent times! I don’t know what you mean by "missing on screen!" But if I have to agree with your observation, I am back on track. The industry is evolving and younger actors are springing up everyday. But that doesn’t mean, I haven’t done some jobs in recent times. It’s just that I haven’t been as prolific as I used to be in the past. I have been involved in other projects. Nonetheless, I am back in the industry.

Whether scripts no longer come my way

For an A-list actor who used to feature in about thirteen to fourteen movies per year, if he starts featuring in about four to five movies, his face would cease to be regular on screen. That’s why you said, my face has been missing on screen. It wasn’t actually missing on screen.

Living my dream after debuting in Nollywood in 1994

“Died Wretched: Buried in N2.3m Casket, “ wasn’t my first movie. But it was the movie that brought me to limelight. As an actor, I am more focused  and disciplined now than ever before. But contrary to what people believe, an actor is the most  disciplined person on earth. It has also made me more rounded as I play different characters in movies. My world view has changed too. I don’t see things from just one perspective. I used to read a lot and I’m still maintaining that culture of reading. The industry has also made me to understand that life itself  is transient, and not all that glitters is gold.

Why I have not featured in any Igbo film

I don’t speak nor understand Igbo.  It’s a long story which I wouldn’t want to talk about now. It’s sad but there is nothing I can do about it. In fact, the little I understand is as a result of my wife. My wife is from Okija.

I am from Ogidi in Anambra State. I speak English and Efik fluently because my mum comes from Cross River State. I grew up in Lagos and as a result, I speak Yoruba too. I have done some Yoruba movies. I have also done an Efik movie. It is not as if I  never had Igbo friends while growing up. But I thank God for His mercies. I have never for once run away from my roots.

My colleagues’ reaction over my inability to speak Igbo

My Igbo brothers know that I don’t understand Igbo as much as I should. They are very accommodating and it doesn’t make me a worthless person or alienate me from them. They respect me for who I am, and I respect them for who they are. Basically, they don’t discriminate against me. That I don’t feature in Igbo films is because  I am not very fluent in speaking the language.

‘What starring in soft-porn movie  ‘027’ taught me’

What prepared me for what I am doing today

Basically, nothing prepares you for anything. But education is very important. When you are educated, it means you are trainable. I  read English as well as International Law and Diplomacy, as first and second degrees respectively, at University of Lagos.I did some courses in drama and participated in command performances.  So, I wasn’t new to production,  but I was new to commercial production when I came into the industry. But at the time I graduated from the university, I wasn’t thinking of becoming an actor.

I wanted to work with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at that time. Then there was an embargo on employment. I embraced my first course of study- English and started doing private tutoring until 1994, when I featured in a church movie. The movie got me stagnated. But in 1995, I did my first  major movie,  “ Chief Ikenga” which was directed by Steve Aginoche.

I played the lead role in the movie. Interestingly, I met my wife while starring in that church movie. She played  my wife in the movie, and to God be the glory, she is my wife  today. We have been married for about 21 years now. We courted for five years, from 1994 to 1999, before we finally walk down the aisle. I am a one woman man.

To God be the glory, I don’t  have any scandal in the industry at the moment. I love my wife and I love my family. I don’t want anything to interfere with the peace, joy and happiness that I share with my family.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t paid any fee after featuring in my first two movies.  We negotiated but till date the producers did not pay me a dime. As a result, I left the industry because I felt it wasn’t a place I could survive in. I returned to the industry in 1997, featuring in a movie titled, “The Princess.”  After which I starred in “Died Wretched: Buried in N2.3m Casket,” in 1998.  I have been relevant in the industry ever since then.

The role I played in that soft-porn movie, 027

It is something I wouldn’t want to discuss now because there has been a lot of brouhaha about the film. So many misconceptions. I did a movie, and I didn’t see it as soft-porn. Those who are labelling the film as ‘x-rated movie’  have not watched, till the end. They only watched the trailer and concluded that it is  soft porn. I read the script, which was written by one of the very best in the industry Dami Joe Efe Young. It was a wonderful script. The lady in question played the lead role in the movie.

It was a 2-hour movie, but people are  focusing on that particular scene which just happened. And it wasn’t as if there was sex on set. Everything was basically make-believe. It was made to look  real and people believed it too. I don’t blame them because they have their own opinions while I have mine.

It wasn’t as if there was sex all through the movie. It was just an aspect of the whole movie. The movie generated a lot of controversies when it was released. Some people commended it while many others were against it.

I received some foreign calls, commending the movie because they watched it till the end. But a lot of people  who criticized it watched only the trailer online. Like I always tell people, I have weathered the storm and I have moved on.

My wife’s reaction

It wasn’t pleasant news  for her because she is a woman. But like I said before, I have weathered the storm, and I have moved on as an individual, and my family has moved on too. May be, what it had taught me is to be more circumspect in the things I do.  I should not just look at the creativity embodied in a script. But I should also look at the societal reaction to it.





We can’t dictate for Buhari — Alimikhena, Edo North senator



The zoning of the positions came before the ministerial slot, governor was zoned to the South, speaker zoned to Edo Central, Deputy Governor to North, but now that they have brought the minister from Edo South…

The president said he chose somebody that he likes, and I am not even aware that the leadership of the party in Edo South were the ones that nominated the nominee. It is the president’s prerogative to nominate who he likes.

You should bear in mind that everyone is looking for how to win the poll, the south are saying that it is their turn to produce the governor even though they produced the minister while the Central is saying that it has not finished its term. You see because of this even though the PDP was to choose somebody from the central before, they have now decided to choose somebody from the south and you know this is because of the politics of numbers and this could pay for the south.

Besides, before the emergence of the ministerial nominees, it had already been decided to move it to the south.

Was there a formal agreement to that?

It was a gentleman agreement, and zoning is not what you can put down. Really, before the emergence of the minister it had already been agreed to shift it to Edo South. If we win the election, and the governor is from the same zone as the minister, we can now tell the president to think about it.



-Vanguard





PDP Senetors Remained Silent During Amechi's Screaning



The controversy over the screening of erstwhile Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi as a minister, ended in an anti-climax yesterday, when seething senators of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP turned dumb to him.

The PDP caucus kept mum upon the determination of All Progressives Congress, APC Senate caucus for Amaechi, the director-general of the triumphant APC presidential campaign to be screened yesterday.

 Daramola,Mustapher, Ocholi,Amaechi and Lokpobiri are the ministers that was screened yesterday.


The path to his appearance which had in the past been laced with politics was agreed at a closed-door meeting of the Senate that preceded yesterday’s plenary.

At that session, the PDP senators it was gathered had again restated their opposition to the appearance of Amaechi, alleging that the issues of corruption raised against him had not been debated by the Senate.

That argument was, however, brushed aside by the APC senators most of who read politics into the opposition by the PDP, who they claimed wanted to punish Amaechi for his role in the emergence of the new leadership of the country.

Faced with the determination of the APC Senate caucus to forge ahead with the screening of the former governor, the PDP members it was gathered, were persuaded to backtrack on their earlier pledge of walking out. Rather, the PDP senators resolved not to ask Amaechi any question.

As the Senate resumed plenary, yesterday, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges, Senator Samuel Anyanwu laid the report of its investigations into the petition filed against Amaechi. The report was, however, not debated.

Following other preliminaries, the Senate upon a motion moved by the Senate leader, Senator Ali Ndume and seconded by Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Senate minority leader, resolved to move into the committee of the whole for the purpose of screening nominees of the president for ministerial positions.

Remarkably, Amaechi was the first on the list and he was followed into the chambers by a high-profile delegation of the APC including the party’s national chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, former Speaker Ghali Na‘abba, former Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, Rivers State APC governorship candidate, Peterside Dakuku, Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State among many others.

Asked for his opening comments, Amaechi started his greetings by acknowledging the three Rivers State senators, all of the PDP, who have been at the forefront of opposition to his ministerial nomination.

He greeted Senator Thompson Sekibo as the senator representing him, forcing laughter from Sekibo, Senator Olaka Nwogu as his long time friend and roommate at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology. He also acknowledged Senator Osinakachukwu Ideozu, who he said served under him as a commissioner.

Near-slip

Amaechi’s pace for peace with his senators from Rivers State almost caused a slip as he almost forgot to acknowledge other senators.

He subsequently enumerated his experience as a legislator having served as a two-term speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly and then as a two-term governor of Rivers State. He cited his accomplishments as governor to include among others, the building of more than 315 world class primary schools, 140 model primary health care centres among others. He also took pride in his sponsorship of two bills while a lawmaker, the anti-kidnapping bill and a bill that defined the responsibilities of parents, teachers and children to guarantee children access to qualitative education.

PDP Senators fight back

Following the greetings, the minority leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio stood up to make a personal explanation. He said that upon the fact that the report of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges had not been discussed that the PDP Senate Caucus had resolved not to ask the nominee any question.

Turning to face his colleagues on the PDP benches, Akpabio said, “Is that the decision of the PDP Caucus?” to which there was a thunderous response of “Yes!.”

Senate leader, Ali Ndume apparently miffed by the action of the PDP senators responded that Amaechi as a former legislator should then be given the privilege to bow and go as is the practice of the Nigerian Senate.

“The gentleman you see here is a nominee, and it’s my responsibility to market him here before the Senate. If you people are given the privilege to ask questions and as you said, “You people decide not to ask questions…”

Ndume was immediately countered by roaring denunciation from the PDP benches as they objected to what they described as the condescending reference. Senator Akpabio immediately demanded a retraction. Senate President Saraki rose to the aid of Ndume as he said that Ndume offered one, but which the PDP senators said they did not hear even as some of them demanded a formal apology.

Panel didn’t indict me — Amaechi

Following Saraki’s intervention, Amaechi was then opened to questions from APC senators. Among those who asked him questions were Senators Nazif Suleiman, APC, Bauchi North, Danjuma Goje, APC Gombe and Gbenga Ashafa, APC Lagos East.

Responding to Nazif’s question on how he has managed to fight political battles, he said:

“I was born to test my rights and fight for my rights, I was once a student union leader and believe me, if there is one man who does not like corruption, I am the one, I do not like corruption.

Noting why he aligned with Muhammadu Buhari against his former party man, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, he said:

“We sold to the public the fact that there was massive corruption in the system. And there was the need to fight that corruption. And the only way to fight that corruption is to put a new government, and we had to get a signpost candidate.
“The signpost candidate is a man who the Nigerian public has seen as an incorruptible president. That was why the party had to put President Buhari forward. We thought that there was a need to do things differently. I thought that as good as the former President may have been, I don’t think he was suitable enough for the growth and development of Nigeria. So, we needed to offer an opportunity to somebody we believe is better than the former President.”

Responding to Senator Ashafa’s question on the allegations pertaining to his indictment over alleged corruption, Amaechi reiterated his earlier claim that the report did not indict him. Flaunting a copy of the report of the panel, he said he was ready to lay it on the table of the Senate for scrutiny as to his alleged indictment asserting that the indictment only flowed from the White Paper prepared by the PDP administration that succeeded him.

“There was nowhere I was indicted (in the judicial panel report). I came here with a copy of the so-called panel report, there is nowhere that panel indicted me, I am ready to tender this report before the Senate. I was ready for the questions on it, and I brought the panel report so that the Senate can juxtapose it with the white paper.

Govs Forum checked presidential excesses

Asked to clear the confusion over his re-election as chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, he said:

“The Governors Forum started as a check to executive recklessness. The Senate President (Saraki) was the chairman  with other governors who are here today as senators, including Senator Goje, “we checked the excesses, including the expenditure of the oil subsidy. There is a case in court up till now stopping the federal government, stopping the government from drawing money from the account to fund oil subsidy because we believed that if we stop the Federal Government from drawing state and local governments’ money, federal government will not be able to bear the cost and will, therefore, remove  oil subsidy  which would reduce the level of corruption. Unfortunately, the case is yet to be heard.

“I think that the radical posture of the governors forum  led to the former president asking me that I  had turned the Governors’ Forum into a trade union.”
“I think the former president didn’t like it, and when my tenure expired as the chairman, I was requested not to run for a second term and I thought that as a Nigerian, I had the responsibility to exercise my right as a governor.
“So, I put myself forward for the election, and if you saw the forces against me, you would think that I would lose. Let me quote my brother and friend, Senator Jang. He said ‘but North East zone supported me, North West zone supported me, North Central zone supported me, and South-South  supported me, how did you win? You did not win, you did not win,’ and I said but I won, I have 19 votes and the rest, as they say, is history.

Following the screening, Amaechi was asked to bow and take his leave of the chamber allowing other nominees to appear for the screening.

Others who appeared yesterday were Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, (Bayelsa), Omoleye Daramola, (Ondo), Baba Shehuri Mustapha, (Borno) and Ocholi James, Kogi. Adewole Isaac Folorunso from Osun State who was earlier listed to be screened was left out.


-Vanguard News





Oshiomhole Promotes religious harmony in Edo State



Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said his government will continue to promote religious harmony as a way of ensuring peaceful co-existence in all parts of the state.

Speaking during a courtesy call on him by the Chairman of the state Musaabaqah organization, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Aliru Momoh, Ikelebe III, Otaru of Auchi, and other members of the committee, the governor said no faith promoted hatred and violence, maintaining that Islam was synonymous with peace.

He said: “I believe that in trying to understand the suspicion between Muslims and Christians from time to time, the misrepresentation of what the two religions represent can only be removed by educating our people about the true meaning of Islam and the true meaning of Christianity.

So, I believe that looking at the long term challenge of building inter-religious harmony in Nigeria, the Koranic Recitation Competition is something that should be supported and promoted. It encourages more people to get familiar with the doctrines of Islam, the injunctions in the Holy Koran and all the other revelations by Prophet Mohammed, I believe that a lot of the misconceptions will be addressed.

“I was in the US a year ago and I visited a Catholic school and the Principal told me, at the heart of peace study, that he takes time to study the Koran and the Bible and as a priest, he is very much at home with the Bible. But he said that many people, including Americans and Europeans have too little knowledge about Islam. According to him, if they truly understand what Islam represents, their views will change and the only way to promote understanding and deepen the knowledge of people about Islam is to include it in our school curriculum because you cannot talk about something you do not know about.

“So I believe that in Nigeria, it is something that has to be properly articulated and maybe taken over at some other level because the reality today is that we have two main religions in Nigeria. We have Islam and we have Christianity.”





Why I don't wear pants - Baby Blanche




Due to the kind of clothes she likes to wear and is comfortable in, Baby Blanche has revealed in an interview with Showbiz that she hardly wears panties when she’s going out.

“I love all kinds of lingerie that make a woman feminine because I’m a woman, but I hardly wear panties. This is not because I don’t want to wear them but because the clothes I love to wear wouldn’t permit me to,” she told Showbiz.

“I try as much as possible to act as a lady and not to let my panty lines show just because I like to wear dresses that hug my figure. So if I wear clothes and the outline of my panty is glaring like that I don’t like it,” she explained. “Being a lady is not only about wearing make-up and Brazilian hair but also comprises the propriety of whatever you’re wearing,” says Baby Blanche.
She adds that she does not worry much about thoughts that she may be sexually assaulted by unscrupulous men because she makes sure she doesn’t go to awkward places at awkward hours.

APC Thanks Senetors and All Nigerians After Amechi's Screening



The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC has expressed their heartfelt appreciation to Nigerians across the nation for the unprecedented support privately and openly expressed towards the successful screening of the Rivers State Ministerial Nominee and former Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria today.

The APC in a statement signed by its Spokesman, Chris Finebone recalled that the screening of Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi became the foremost topical issue of political discourse in the past couple of weeks since his nomination by Mr. President. With the eventual screening of the nominee by the Senate today, we do believe that all lovers of Rt. Hon. Amaechi, President Buhari and the APC would joyously put the suspense of the past days behind them and move on.

The APC thanked distinguished members of the Nigerian Senate for carrying out their constitutional responsibility with candour, maturity and in line with the law.

“Again, we would like to state that we are overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and recognition for the former governor by all shades of the Nigerian populace and would like to assure everyone that Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi would continue to identify and fight for the interest of the ordinary Nigerian even as he becomes a Minister in the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari” the statement finally averred.

Full Text of Amaechi’s Address to the Senate .

Good morning. It is a rare pleasure to stand before you distinguished Senators in this hallowed chambers. I am deeply humbled and honoured to have been nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari to serve in the office of a Minister in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. My name is Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, and I am the immediate past governor of Rivers State. Before then, I had served as the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly for two terms of eight years and as Chairman,

Conference of Speakers, for two tenures. I am perhaps the first Nigerian to have served as Speaker of
a State House of Assembly, for eight years.

I served as Governor of Rivers State for two terms during which period, I had the honour and privilege to serve my colleagues as Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, for two terms. Taken together, whether as Governor or as Speaker, these two career paths tell a story of public service.

During my tenure as Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, we achieved a lot. Some key bills were passed like the Anti Kidnapping Law and the Rivers States Schools Rights (Parent, Children and Teachers) Law. However, my most fulfilling moment as Speaker was the passage of the Rivers State Schools Rights (Parent, Children and Teachers) law, No. 2 of 2005. This bill clearly enunciated and defined the
responsibilities of parents, teachers and children to guarantee our children access to qualitative education.

As Governor, we inherited a state that was comatose and in the throes of insecurity. Rivers State bore the fault lines of the Niger Delta militancy. Our immediate task was therefore to restore security and improve the social and economic well being of our people. Ours was a two-pronged approach of fiscal and physical security. Whilst we confronted criminality with aggressive law enforcement measures, we embarked on massive social and infrastructural development.

We declared an emergency in the education sector that guaranteed free and compulsory education up to secondary school level. During my tenure as Governor, we awarded the construction of some 500 primary schools. 314 of these were 100 percent completed while others were virtually completed by the time we left office in May 2015. We undertook the training and recertification of teachers already in the service of the state and employed over 13,000 new teachers. Our efforts and investments in the education sector did not go unnoticed as Port Harcourt won the UNESCO World Book Capital city for 2014, beating cities like Moscow and Oxford.

In the area of healthcare delivery, we built over 140 primary healthcare centres, three secondary healthcare facilities, employed 400 doctors and 200 nurses to improve the manpower in the healthcare sector. Anyone who visited Port Harcourt while we served, will testify to the fact that we worked to bring back the old glory of Port Harcourt as the garden and city as the third leg in the economic tripod of Nigeria.

We built a dualised network of 1500 Kilometres of roads, 23 bridges, 2 major fly-overs and 2 interchanges.

In the area of power, of the 350 Megawatts (MW) total capacity generation assets invested by the government before ours, only 70MW (equivalent to about 20 per cent) was available. With enthusiasm, we ramped up the efficiency to 77 per cent availability including injecting another 360MW Green Field Generation Project at Afam. That massive investment is partly the reason why today, residents in Port Harcourt enjoy almost 24 hours of electricity supply.

On the whole, Mr. President of Senate, I say with pride that during our stewardship of eight years we consistently maintained our pledge to our people to render transparent and accountable stewardship.” To guarantee that we did not deviate from that pledge, we were the first state to pass a Fiscal Responsibility law and the Rivers State Bureau of Public Procurement law. Both laws stemmed from executive bills, and we are pleased that we maintained our stance of surrendering the power of the governor to award contracts until the end of our tenure.

Mr. President of Senate, Distinguished Senators, it is therefore fair to say that under my leadership as governor of Rivers State we redefined governance and repositioned Rivers State as a destination choice to live, work and do business. Accordingly Mr. President of Senate, Distinguished Senators, I give you my word that if I am confirmed as minister by this distinguished Senate, I will bring to bear my vast experience as a Legislator, Speaker and Governor in the execution of my duties.


-Vanguard News





Guys Just Look Straight and Tell me What You See, DON'T STARE [PHOTO]




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Lol I said tell me what you see, i didn't say you should not enjoy your sight but don't stare at it too much. LOL


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