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Tiwa and Tee Billz shared message, as son marks 3years

By: Oreofe_unlimited on July 28, 2018 / comment : 0 Celebrity, celebrity gossip

Tiwa Savage and ex-hubby Tee Billz Balogun, recently took to social media to share cute messages as their son Jamil Balogun popularly known as JamJam marks his third birthday.

Tiwa Savage and TeeBillz
JamJam’s birthday did not only witness celebration by both his mother and her estranged husband on social media, but also brought back sweet memories for the estranged couple, as Tee billz shared a picture of three of them on instagram with caption titled;”I see a little more of me in you with each passing year. To the world you’re JamJam but to mummy and I, you are Olaoluwakitan. You’re part of my strength, I pray for incomparable wisdom and knowledge of God upon you. You’ve been a great source of happiness to mummy and I. I pray may you never stop making us happy in Jesus name”

Tiwa who became emotional after reading the message responded with her own note, as she recalled moments in the labour room, sharing how JamJam’s heart rate stopped after delivery and how she had to pray more than ever.

She wrote: Awww!.

And Tee billz went on to reply Tiwa’s post, saying:”@Tiwasavage the honest truth is that when the Doctor said it’s time and I ran out of the labour room, I actually peed on myself “

Recall that the couple filed for a divorce following their marital breakdown after TeeBillz allegedly attempted to jump off the Lekki- Ikoyi bridge in April, 2016, but still show how much they love their son as parents.

Diddy to visit Nigeria

By: Oreofe_unlimited on July 28, 2018 / comment : 0 Celebrity, celebrity gossip

American rapper, record producer and entrepreneur Sean Combs a.k.a Diddy has expressed a desire to come ‘back home’ after meeting Nigerian superstar Ayobami Balogun a.k.a Wizkid.

Diddy and Wizkid

Diddy is worth $825 million and held the number one spot as Forbes’s Richest Hip-Hop Act for seven consecutive years before being toppled by Jay-Z in February.
Diddy, who is best known for his hit song ‘Bad Boy For Life’, shared a video on his Instagram page @diddy on Friday following Wizkid’s visit to his home.

He said, “Hit me with some love… Some positive vibrations from the mother land.

“Be clear… Be clear y’all know I’m coming back home.

“I’m coming back while I’m looking young and pretty too, I ain’t gonna wait too long. I’m coming back while I look young and pretty,” Diddy said.

Wizkid, who is currently on an international social tour, has been spotted with Drake in London.

On his visit to the United States, he has also been seen in the company of superstars like DJ Khaled, producer Metro Boomin and singer Fergie.

In February 2014, Wizkid became the first ever Nigerian musician to have over one million followers on Twitter.

He went on to become the first Afro-beat artiste to appear in the 2018 Guinness World Records, for his contribution to Drake’s hit song ‘One Dance’.

The 28-year- old recently sold out the O2 hall in London; and is set to release a much anticipated album ‘Made In Lagos’ later in 2018.

Offa bank robbery: Why Police must question Saraki

By: Oreofe_unlimited on June 04, 2018 / comment : 0 News, POLITICS

Police Force headquarters in Abuja yesterday invited President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to answer questions relating to what the Police referred to as allegations indicting him from confessions of five gang leaders arrested for participation in the April 5 Offa bank robberies and killings of 33 innocent persons.

President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki and Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed

The Police said the five gang leaders in the Offa bank robbery which left a bloody trail, that claimed the lives of nine (9) police officers, volunteered statements that they were political thugs of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and the governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed.

Reacting to the development, Dr Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media, Mr Yusuph Olaniyonu said that he “will want the entire public to disregard this claim as a baseless allegation and another ploy by the Police to implicate him by all means”, while Kwara State governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, also dismissed the allegations, saying the state cannot not be held responsible for the behaviour of youths in the state who chose to deploy their empowerment wrongly.

However, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State, expressed divergent views on the issue, as the ruling party said the Police was out to nail the Senate president at all cost. But the PDP asked both the Senate president and Governor Ahmed to honour the Police invitation and clear their names.

Why we need to quiz Saraki, Gov Ahmed

Confirming the invitation in a statement, the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Jimoh Moshood, said: “The investigation into the Offa bank robbery and gruesome killings of more than 33 Innocent persons in Offa, Kwara State, on April 5, 2018, directed by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris, has made significant progress, successes and more revelations have been recorded.

“The gang leaders and some of the principal suspects arrested for their active participation in the robbery and the killing of innocent persons have made confessional statements admitting to the various criminal roles they and their sponsors played in this dastardly and heinous crime.

“The five gang leaders, including Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibukunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham, Salawudeen Azeez, Niyi Ogundiran and some of the other seventeen suspects arrested for direct involvement and active participation in the Offa bank robbery and the gruesome killing of 33 innocent persons, which includes some pregnant women and nine police personnel, admitted, confessed and volunteered statements that they were political thugs of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, and the governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed.

“The arrests of the five gang leaders and seventeen others were made possible after the arrest of two principal suspects, Kunle Ogunleye, aka Arrow, 35, and Michael Adikwu, an ex-convict, whose pictures were captured by CCTV in one of the banks during the robbery operation, were circulated to the media and the public.

“The two principal suspects confessed to be among the suspects led by the five gang leaders to carry out the Offa bank robbery, the attack on the Divisional Police Headquarters, Offa, and the killing of 33 innocent persons on April 5, 2018.

“During interrogation, the five gang leaders confessed and volunteered statements that they carried out the bank robberies, the attack on the Divisional Police Headquarters in Offa and the killing of 33 innocent persons during the robbery of the following six banks, namely First Bank; Guarantee Trust Bank; ECO Bank, Zenith Bank; Union Bank; Ibolo Micro Finance Bank; and the Divisional Police Headquarters on April 5, 2018.

“Millions of Naira from the banks and twenty one AK47 rifles belonging to the Nigeria Police Force in the Armoury of the Police Divisional Headquarters, Offa, were admitted to have been carted away by the five gang leaders and the other seventeen principal suspects during the robbery operations.

“The five gang leaders confessed and volunteered statements to the Police investigators, giving a clear account of how they planned and carried out the bank robbery operation in Offa, the attack on the Police Division in Offa and how they killed the 33 innocent persons during the robbery.

“The five gang leaders, who further confessed during investigation that they are political thugs under the name, Youth Liberation Movement, a.k.a “Good Boys”, admitted and confessed to have been sponsored with firearms, money and operational vehicles by the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, and the governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed.

“In the course of discreet investigation into the confessions of these five gang leaders and the other seventeen principal suspects, a Lexus jeep GX-300 (Ash Colour) with a sticker plate number with inscription “SARAKI” “Kwara, State of Harmony”, used by the gang leader, Ayoade Akinnibosun, ‘M’ 37, during the bank robbery and the killing of the 33 innocent persons, was taken to Government House, Ilorin, on May 16, 2018, where the sticker plate number with inscription “SARAKI” “Kwara, State of Harmony” was removed before another plate number, Kwara, KMA 143 RM, registered in the name of Ayoade Akinnibosun, the overall commander of Offa bank robbery, was then attached to the vehicle to cover up the identity of the said vehicle.

“The exhibit vehicle was subsequently recovered from the premises of the Ministry of Environmental and Forestry in Ilorin, Kwara State, while the sticker plate number with inscription, “SARAKI” “Kwara, State of Harmony”, removed from the vehicle, was recovered from one Adeola Omiyale who drove the said Lexus Jeep to Government House, Ilorin, immediately after the bank robbery.

“The Personal Assistant (Political) to the governor of Kwara State, Mr. Alabi Olalekan, who is privy to information that the Police is looking for the Lexus Jeep as an exhibit used in the Offa bank robbery and the killing of 33 innocent persons directed one Adeola Omiyale to relocate the Lexus Jeep to Government House, Ilorin.

“The PA (Political) is currently in Police custody and has made useful statement assisting the Police in further investigation into the case.

“A revolver pistol and pump action gun were recovered by the Police Investigation Team from the Personal Assistant (Political) to the governor of Kwara State, Mr. Alabi Olalekan’s Farm where he directed his brother to hide them after his arrest by the Police.

“In order to conceal evidence, the Chief of Staff to the governor of Kwara State, Mr. Yusuf Abdulwahab, who has been arrested and taken into Police custody, arranged the removal of the sticker plate number, with inscription “SARAKI” “Kwara, State of Harmony” from the exhibit vehicle and also registered the exhibit Lexus Jeep used in the Offa bank robbery and the killings of 33 innocent persons in the name of Ayoade Akinnibosun, the overall gang commander of Offa bank robbery, while Ayoade Akinnibosun was already in Police custody for more than six days before the registration of the vehicle.

“Investigation is ongoing and effort is being intensified to arrest other suspects still at large. All suspects involved will be arraigned in court for prosecution on completion of investigation.

“Meanwhile, the Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki is being invited by the Nigeria Police Force to report to the Force Intelligence Response Team office at Guzape, Abuja, to answer to the allegations leveled against him from the confessions of the five gang leaders, namely Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibukunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham, Salawudeen Azeez, Niyi Ogundiran and some of the other seventeen suspects arrested for direct involvement and active participation in the Offa bank robbery operation.

“The Nigeria Police Force will continue to ensure that the rule of law prevails in every case under investigation and every offender is brought to justice.’’

The suspects in Police custody in connection with the robbery operations are Ayoade Akinnibosun a.k.a AY, 37yrs, the gang leader who coordinated the killings from Oro, Irepodun LGA, Kwara State; Ibukunle Ogunleye, 36yrs, the gang leader who killed two persons from Oro, Irepodun LGA, Kwara State; Adeola Abraham, 35, gang leader who killed five persons, from Oro, Irepodun LGA, Kwara State; Salawudeen Azeez, 49, gang leader who killed two persons, hails from Oro, Irepodun LGA, Kwara State; and Niyi Ogundiran, 37, gang leader who killed two (2) persons, hails from Oro, Irepodun LGA, Kwara State.

Others include Michael Adikwu, 30, sectional gang leader who killed 22 persons, mostly at the Police Station; Kabiru Afolabi, 26, principal suspect; Omoseni Kassim, 28, principal suspect; Kayode Opadokun, 35, principal suspect; Kazeem Abdulrasheed, 36, principal suspect; Azeez Abdullahi, 27, principal suspect; and Adewale Popoola, 22, principal suspect.

Also in police custody are Adetoyese Muftau, 23, – Principal Suspect, Alexander Reuben 39Yrs – Principal Suspect, Richard Buba Terry 23, principal suspect; Peter Jasper Kuunfa, 23, principal suspect; Ikechukwu Ebuka Nnaji, 29, principal suspect; Moses Godwin, 28, principal suspect; and Adeola Omiyale, 38, hails from Isanlu Isin Town, Isin LGA, Kwara State.

Others are Femi Idowu, 34; Alabi Olalekan, 49, PA, Political, to governor of Kwara State, and Yusuf Abdulwahab, 58, Chief of Staff to governor of Kwara State

The police listed exhibits recovered from the suspects to include two AK47 rifles; two Barrette pistols; one Pump Action rifle; one Revolver Pistol in Police Custody in Ilorin

Also recovered were Lexus RX300 Jeep with Reg. Kwara, KMA 143 RM belonging to Ayoade Akinnibosun (gang leader), used for the bank robbery; Mercedes Benz Compressor, with Reg. Lagos LT496 KJA, belonging to Ayoade Akinnibosun (gang leader), used for the operation; one Toyota Prado Jeep, with Reg. No. 19KWGH, belonging to the Personal assistant, Political, to the governor of Kwara State in Police Custody in Ilorin

Other exhibits are one Toyota Camry saloon car with Reg. LRN 481 FE in Police custody in Ilorin; cash sum of N600, 000.00 in Police custody in Ilorin, four phones of victims recovered, and one sticker plate number, with inscription “SARAKI” “Kwara, State of Harmony.”

Nothing to do with Offa bank robberies — Saraki

The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, last night asked Nigerians to disregard Police claim that he had anything to do with the robbers who attacked banks in Offa, Kwara State, on May 5, 2018, killing 33 persons.

A statement signed by Special Adviser to the Senate president on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, said: ‘’The attention of the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has been drawn to a story circulating online and apparently derived from a Press Conference addressed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Moshood Jimoh, linking him (Saraki) to the Offa robbery.

‘’Dr. Saraki will want the entire public to disregard this claim as a baseless allegation and another ploy by the Police to implicate him by all means.

“Let it be known that there is no way I could have been associated with armed robbery against my people. When the Offa robbery incident happened, I was the first top public official to pay a visit to the place and right there in the palace of the traditional ruler, I put a call through to this same Mr. Ibrahim Idris, the IGP, requesting him to make certain specific security arrangements as demanded by the people.

“Members of the public will remember that on May 16, 2018, I alerted the Senate about the information passed on to me by my state governor, Dr. Abdulfatai Ahmed, over a plot by the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to frame me up by getting some suspected cultists arrested in Ilorin to implicate me. It is believed that the timely leakage of the plot in that case aborted the use of the suspected cultists to implicate me. Now, it is the Offa bank robbery suspects that are about to be used.

“This plot is concocted to embarrass me and, in the mind of the IGP, it is his own response after his refusal to honour the invitation by the National Assembly, headed by me, for him to come and offer explanations on the rampant killings and violence across the country.

“Like the earlier one, this frame-up will also fail as I hereby state categorically that I have no link with any band of criminals.

As a person who has utmost respect for the rule of law and all constitutional institutions, when the invitation from the Police is formally extended to me, I will be ready to honour it without any delay.

“It is, however, sad that this abuse of the criminal investigation process aimed at intimidating and over-awing the legislature, thereby obstructing it from doing its work, is a big threat to our democracy. “

Kwara gov dismisses allegations, rejects indictment

Meanwhile, Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, yesterday dismissed police allegations that he and Senate President, Bukola Saraki, were sponsoring, funding, arming or supporting political thuggery.

In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communication, Dr. Muyideen Akorede, in response to a Nigeria Police statement accusing him of sponsoring political thugs allegedly linked to the Offa Armed robbery incident, Alhaji Ahmed described the allegations as false and rejected his alleged indictment by the Police or the armed robbery suspects in their custody.

The governor affirmed that while the state government had empowered several youth groups under its acclaimed Small and Medium Enterprises, SME, scheme, neither he nor the statement government could be held liable for how beneficiaries utilized the credit.

He, therefore, urged the police to complete their investigations and charge the suspects to court soon in line with the dictates of the rule of law.

The statement read: “Kwara State governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, denies the allegations of supporting political thuggery or any other acts of criminality as alleged by the Nigeria Police or the suspects allegedly arrested in connection with the tragic Offa robbery.

‘’Neither has he at any time funded or provided arms to any individual or group in the state or anywhere in the country.

“To set the records straight, Kwara State Government has a well-known empowerment scheme under the Small And Medium Enterprises platform which is used to move women and youths groups into entrepreneurship.

“Consequently, several youth and women groups have benefited from the scheme to date. However, at no point did the Kwara State Government directly provide funds to any group known as Good Boys for any purpose.

“Similarly, if any of the beneficiaries chose to use the SME credit secured from the government to purchase a vehicle which was then alleged to have been used for an act of criminality, the Kwara State Governor and indeed the state government cannot be held liable for such actions since neither had prior knowledge of such intentions on beneficiaries’ part. “

“The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, also rejects the Police allegation of arming and funding the suspects for political thuggery or for any other activity as false and unfounded as thuggery or any other form of criminality is neither encouraged nor supported by the state government or its agents.

“While refuting the alleged indictment, therefore, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed expresses the hope that the Police will soon complete its investigations and charge the suspects to court in line with rule of law.”

Police aiming to get Saraki at all cost — Kwara APC

Also reacting to the development yesterday, ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state have expressed divergent views over the invitation of Saraki and Governor Ahmed by the Police.

Spokesman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Suleiman Buhari, said he was short of words, describing the development as the desperate extent the police could go to get at the Senate President, chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, urged the two personalities to appear before the police and clear their names.

The APC spokesman said: ‘’I am short of words, and this is coming as a big shock to me. I’m sure Nigerians would know that the Nigerian Police is desperate to blackmail the Senate President, and this is just one of the means but I am sure they will fail.

‘’In the real sense of it, what would the Senate president, the number three man in Nigeria, have to do with a bank robbery? Absolutely nothing. This is really a big joke and I’m sure as a law abiding citizen, our leader, if he’s truly invited, will honour their invitation and exonerate himself.”

Let Saraki, Gov Ahmed clear their names with Police — Kwara PDP

But the chairman of PDP in Kwara State, Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, said: ”It is normal if they are invited, they should go and honour the police invitation.’

‘’The issue is that the two of them might be wrongfully or genuinely mentioned, so when they get there, they would be able to clear their names.

‘’For the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, he has no immunity, so he should just go and clear his name.

‘’For the governor, he still has immunity, I mean there is immunity against prosecution, but there is no immunity against investigation, so I will also strongly advise him to appear before the Police and clear his name.”

ViDEO: Candle Night for Late Nollywood Actress Aisha Abimbola

By: Oreofe_unlimited on May 30, 2018 / comment : 0 Celebrity, celebrity gossip

Aisha Abimbola, also known as Omoge Campus following the role she played in a Yoruba movie, Omoge Campus, is said to have died from breast cancer, though the cause of her death is yet to be revealed by her family.

Scholarship : TY Danjuma Scholarships At Leading Business Schools 2018

By: Oreofe_unlimited on May 30, 2018 / comment : 0 education, Scholarship

The TY Danjuma Scholarship Program provides financial support to Africans who are willing to undergo a Masters in Business Administration program in the following institution:

Stanford Graduate School of Business,

INSEAD,

University of Pennsylvania:

Wharton,

London Business School,

Harvard Business School,

University of Chicago

Columbia Business School,

Ceibs,

MIT: Sloan, and

University of California at Berkeley

This scholarship program is intended to provide additional financial support to help African students bridge some of the financial burden attached to taking on MBA programmes, it will not be enough to act as the primary source of funding for these programmes.

Application Deadline: 31st July 2018

Eligible Countries: Africa

Type: MBA

Eligibility:

Applicants must be Africans
Applicants must have completed their Undergraduate degree program
Applicants must have applied or applying to the instittuions listed above
Applicants must be fluent in English Lanaguage
Application Process: Eligible students should email mba@tyd-fo.co.uk sending the following information between 1 May and 31 July 2018:

Full Name

Nationality

Full contact details

Name of Business School where you have been accepted onto their MBA Programme

Year of enrolment at the Business School

Copy of offer letter from the Business School

Copy of your CV

Copy of your budget and funding shortfall (include all scholarship and loans information). Note, the TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship is to help support by providing additional financial aid, it will not be enough to act as the primary source of funding for the MBA

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Democracy : reasons Buhari should not celebrate Democracy Day, comedian I Go Dye highlights.

By: Oreofe_unlimited on May 30, 2018 / comment : 0 Celebrity, POLITICS

Fast becoming legend with his penchant for writing open letters on national issues, A-list comedian and social commentator, Francis Agoda, publicly known as I Go Dye has written yet another letter to the President, Muhammadu Buhari on why it would be a waste of money to celebrate the May 29th Democracy Day.

I Go Dye-Buhari

The humour merchant categorically stated in the letter that there’s nothing to celebrate, pointing out that, as long as corruption reigns supreme in every facet of our lives as a nation and as a people, there would never be any cause to celebrate.

I Go Dye paints a sordid picture of a country in distress and bemoans the plight of its people who have been deprived of a decent standard of living, while decrying the inability of government to come to their aid by allowing corruption to hold sway.

Read his letter in full

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I cannot disagree with the fact that corruption is the fundamental problem mitigating against the progress of my beloved country.

First, let me take us back to how the youths have been denied a means of livelihood because of corruption. Millions of graduates have been roaming our streets, some let go of their pride and started to ride Okada just for survival, while others forsake their professional expertise to go into other vocational ventures, yet they were provisions for employment but some group of persons have been using non existing names to defraud the nation, collecting salaries which is estimated to be over 2trillion Naira within this period, as ghost workers.

What have they done to us by this action? They have increased unemployment, made it almost impossible for the youths to get married at an early age, because we have millions of unemployed youths who should have been more productive but whose destiny to early progress have been short changed.

Today, we send our children to private schools because corruption has made it impossible to invest the funds approved for our public educational institutions. We find ourselves in long queues in the hospital without enough doctors, resulting in strikes occasioned by corruption and lack of administrative standard.

Today, we privatize our power sector, yet billions of dollars was paid to support them and they keep rationing the light, because the distribution companies have refused to expand their capacity to supply light to the end users because of corruption, apportioning the bulk of the light to the those that can pay for it while the rest of us keep hoping for a better day.

Corruption has made people to sell their birth right, support and sponsor violence against this country all in a bid to be awarded security contracts and continue their exploitative endeavours of milking the country. How would one imagine the voluntary negligence of the ex service chiefs’ facing corruption charges today. We cannot feel the pain of the families who have died in the cause of protecting this nation as soldiers or military officers. Corruption is the cause of IDP camps in Nigeria today.

I stand to be corrected but I am of the firm believe that a man expecting money from the state, who is provided with the basic social amenities of food, housing, clothing and health care support cannot rise up against the state, or become available to be used as militia herdsmen, Boko Haram, militant or other related anti social vices. Corruption created violence in Nigeria today.

As a people, most especially the youths, we should realise that national pride comes first, we should not wait to be reminded, before we use our greatness to rebuild this nation, otherwise what kind of country do we want to pass over to our children’children?

The time has come for us to ask what has been happening to our collective wealth, who, how and what did they do with the money? Obviously, today we cannot sleep with our eyes closed without nursing the fear of being kidnapped or robbed by someone, who the corrupt leaders have placed in a position of low self esteem and the fear of being kidnapped or robbed by someone, who the corrupt leaders have placed in a position of low self esteem and the fear of survival has created in him the notion that crime is the only available option to compete favourably in the midst of little or no opportunity .

Corruption is killing our mothers and young children on a daily basis, because the funds meant for healthcare and proper management of our hospitals have often been diverted by someone in authority.

Today, we still have the highest mortality rate of mother and child casualties because of corruption. It’s beyond religious and ethnic boundaries, it’s an epidemic that lives with us like our shadows. It affects you, that now pay for security protection, you, that travel abroad for check up, you, that send your children abroad for education, you that sleep every day in church praying that God should provide food for your household, you, that is in the university and your script will be missing just because you refuse to settle or ball with your lecturer, the list is endless. So why should we all not fight against corruption?

Millions of Nigerians have lost hope in our educational institutions for obvious reasons of corruption, where school fees are paid and privileges are later denied that the courses or university is not accredited to offer such certificate programs. My question is, at what point will all this stop, if we continue like this?

Let’s examine the current case of law graduates from the National Open University of Nigeria who have been denied access to Law School after spending millions to acquire the legal knowledge. The money spent is not returned, privileges are denied and their hopes have been destroyed.

Corruption has made it impossible for our pensioners not to receive their life time savings after serving their father land for 35years? This issue is beyond religious beliefs, it is the major problem against our spiritual lives in this country today,

We have to speak and build our national pride, we must take patriotism as a virtue that must come first, it is so important , without it no nation can be built.

The glories of the western countries where we send our children to school and have quality living for ourselves was built by the citizens of that nation, how long shall we continue to live like third class citizens in a foreign land?

Regardless of what we enjoy today as elites and successful people, our prosperity cannot be easily transferred to all our children, let’s work to build a country devoid of corruption, a place where children, youths and our mothers will not wallow in pain of starvation and poverty.

I employ and beg all Nigerians, irrespective of where you find yourself to join anyone fighting corruption, because it’s not a personal fight, it’s a just fight to build the future for the next generation and make the world better than how we met it.

Celebrity :Tonto Dikeh donates Food items to Prison inmates

By: Oreofe_unlimited on May 30, 2018 / comment : 0 Celebrity, celebrity gossip

Abuja – Ace Nollywood actress and humanitarian, Tonto Dikeh, has donated food items and other relief materials, including money to inmates during a goodwill visit to Suleja Prisons in Niger State.

Tonto-Dikeh

The actress said on the sideline that the gesture on Tuesday was an initiative of the Tonto Dike Foundation(TDF), geared towards identifying with the inmates in celebrating the 2018 Democracy Day.

According to her, the Foundation, which is her humanitarian initiative, empowers and provides succour to the less privileged and vulnerable Nigerians.

“In line with our vision, I have come here to let the inmates know that we are not giving up on them, and that they have a bright future ahead outside of this place.

“Whatever happens, they are still Nigerians, and needed to know that today is our Democracy day, and being made happy.

“They still have a lot to contribute to the society irrespective of their present circumstances,” she said.

The items handed over to the prison authority on behalf of the inmates by the foundation include bags of rice, detergents and other food items, as well as physical cash of N300,000.

Tonto Dike also paid for the release of an inmate who has remained in detention because he was unable to provide the said bail term.

Besides, on request by the inmates, she promised to provide Television set and a decoder and ceiling fans for the Christian’s hall of worship in the prison, as well as sewing machines for the inmates.

The foundation also donated dozens of sanitary pads to the female inmates for proper menstrual health management.

Volunteer medical and public health experts of the Tonto Dikeh Foundation had interactive sessions with them, where they were given opportunities to ask questions on female health.

The female inmates were thought how to use pads and dispose them, wash their body, and handle menstrual pains.

Mr Baba Ibrahim, Deputy Controller (DCP) of the Suleja Prison , who received the items on behalf of the inmates, commended Tonto Dikeh and her foundation for the benevolence.

He, however urged other Nigerians of goodwill and NGOs to emulate the kind gesture to complement government’s effort in taking care of prisoners.

“The welfare of prisoners is of paramount importance to government, and every effort by organisations and kind hearted individuals will assist greatly in achieving that aim.(NAN)

Accident: 3 died in Abeokuta, Ogun state.

By: Oreofe_unlimited on May 30, 2018 / comment : 0 News

ABEOKUTA—Tragedy struck, yesterday afternoon, at Adedero village, off Kobape-Siun Road, Ogun State, as three young men, believed to be friends, were crushed to death by a hit-and-run driver.

Vanguard gathered that the driver was using a private vehicle and heading towards Abeokuta along with his family members, when the incident occurred.

It was further learned that the victims were standing by the roadside when the speeding vehicle veered of its track and knocked them down.

Two of them died on the spot, while the third victim was taken to a private hospital in Abeokuta by the operatives of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, where he died.

The driver was intercepted by a Police team attached to the Quick Response Squad, QRS, stationed at the entrance of the Governor’s Office in Oke-Mosan.

The Public Relations Officer of TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, said the remains of the victims have been deposited at the State Hospital in Ijaiye, Abeokuta.

He said: “It was a hit-and-run situation and two of the victims are all confirmed dead, while the third victim was taken to Joseph and Christianah Hospital, Oke Ilewo, Abeokuta, where he later died."

2018 Royal Tropical Institute Scholarships For Developing Countries - Netherlands

By: Oreofe_unlimited on May 30, 2018 / comment : 0 Scholarship

he Royal Tropical Institute is pleased to announce applications for its Developing Countries Scholarship Program which is awarded to Individuals who are looking to undergo a degree program at the Institution.

The aim is that with what they learn they can contribute to improving the health care situation in their country or around the world. This scholarship is made possible thanks to alumni, foundations, friends of KIT and KIT Scholarship Fund who want to support better health around the world.

Application deadline: 5th June 2018

Eligible Countries: Developing Countries

Type: Masters

Value Of Scholarships: The scholarship is worth €15.000 and is intended as a contribution to the tuition fees of the master’s programme at KIT for a maximum period of 12 months. All remaining costs are the responsibility of the scholarship holder.

Eligibility:

Applicants must be admitted to either the Master in International Health or Master in Public Health and meet all application requirements of the scholarship

Applicants must have completed their bachelors degree program

Applicants must hold a passport from an emerging country in South America, Africa or Asia and meet the requirements for obtaining a Dutch visa (MVV residence permit).

Application Process: Upload the following documents in your existing file in the KIT online application system

Name those behind ghost workers syndrome, UCH tells FG

By: Oreofe_unlimited on May 30, 2018 / comment : 0 News, POLITICS

UNITED Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC, yesterday in Lagos, asked the Federal Government to name those behind the ghost workers said to have been uncovered by President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress, APC, government.

Reacting to President Buhari Democracy Day speech, ULC in a statement through its President, Mr. Joe Ajaero, berated the government over alleged insensitivity to the plight of Nigerian workers, expressing shock that the President did not deem it necessary to mention the issue of national minimum wage that workers had been clamouring for.

According to ULC, “the President’s address on Democracy Day fed us with the discovery of thousands of ghost workers and the billions of Naira saved in the process.

“While this is good if it is not the usual propaganda, we believe government should go beyond that and show us the faces of the people behind the ghost workers syndrome.

“If there are ghost workers, there will be those benefiting from it, there will be accounts receiving such funds. There will be Bank Verification Number, BVN, associated with such accounts and, ultimately, there will be names linked with such BVNs.

“We believe that for the anti-corruption battle to have any meaning, this government must identify such individuals and prosecute them in the courts of law.”

Ex-Taraba gov, Nyame, gets 14-year jail term for N1.64bn fraud

By: Oreofe_unlimited on May 30, 2018 / comment : 0 POLITICS

ABUJA——A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Gudu, yesterday, convicted and sentenced former governor of Taraba State, Rev. Jolly Nyame, to 14 years imprisonment without the option of fine.

Trial Justice Adebukola Banjoko found the defendant guilty on 27 of the 41-count charge of money laundering the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him.

Specifically, the court sentenced Nyame to 14 years for criminal breach of trust, two years for misappropriation, seven years for gratification and five years for obtaining valuable public property without consideration.

Nyame

The court held that the sentence would run concurrently, even as it discharged the defendant on 14 counts of the charge.

Justice Banjoko, who gave the verdict after she turned down Nyame’s plea for leniency, said she was “morally outweighed by facts of the case.”

She said: “Citizens of Taraba had elected the defendant, a clergyman, on three separate occasions to govern them, which shows constant level of trust. The expectation must have been so high.

“As a reverend, he must have been seen as an epitome of morality, piety and everything good. How will Reverend Nyame begin to explain to people of Taraba State his actions and inactions? How can he justify causing such a colossal loss to the state?”

Catalogue of crimes

The judge, who maintained that the defendant committed “catalogue of crimes” a month before he vacated office, “while under intense searchlight from security agencies,” said the court would be failing in its responsibility if it failed to impose the full sanction.

According to the judge, evidence before the court showed that while officials that served under the defendant were returning their loot to the EFCC after they were questioned, Nyame “was still busy committing more crime.”

The court stressed that one of such crimes included N100 million the defendant withdrew from the state’s treasury to host former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who paid a one-day visit to Taraba State in 2007.

The judge said after she carefully examined all the evidence EFCC tendered before the court, she concluded that it was “either the defendant entered into office without a corrupt mind and became corrupted, or he was corrupted ab-initio.

“There was such a crazy level of corruption in the air in Taraba State Ministry of Finance. It is, however, amazing that none of the officials was arraigned,” Justice Banjoko added.

She held that Nyame “behaved like a common thief with unbridled greed,” saying his sentence would serve as a deterrent to other public office holders.

The court directed EFCC to return all the funds it recovered in the process of its investigation into the case to the coffers of Taraba State.

The judgment came 11 years after Nyame, who held sway as governor of Taraba State from May 29, 1999, to May 29, 2007, was docked by the anti-graft agency over allegation that he looted public funds to the tune of N1.64 billion.

The prosecution, in the charge dated May 13, 2007, told the court that the former governor perpetuated the fraud between January 2005 and May 2007, through various bogus contracts.

Nyame had pleaded not guilty to the charge, which he insisted was not only incompetent but also brought against him in bad faith.

N250m contract for bulk purchase of stationery

Meanwhile, in the over 300-paged judgment that lasted over six hours, trial Justice Banjoko said there was a nexus between Nyame and the fictitious N250 million contract awarded for the bulk purchase of stationery and office equipment.

Justice Banjoko noted that Nyame had through his then Commissioner of Finance, Alhaji Abubakar Tutare, approved a memo for that contract, which was awarded to a firm, Saman Global Ventures, on January 1, 2005, sidelining key officials of the Ministry of Finance in the process.

“The defendant gave that memo life by giving his approval,” the court held, noting that N180 million was, subsequently, diverted from the contract sum and handed to the ex-governor.

Though the court held that the evidence EFCC tendered against the ex-governor in respect of the transaction was “circumstantial” as no other document had his signature, apart from the memo, it, however, stressed that the manner funds were approved and released from Taraba State treasury showed that the defendant acted in breach of his oath of office.

“It is disheartening to note that between 2004 and 2005, the Ministry of Finance in Taraba State was specially an enclave, it was a den of criminal activities best illustrated with Ali Baba and the 40 thieves. The court finds the defendant guilty as charged.”

Taraba residents urge him to appeal

Meanwhile, residents of the state have asked the former governor to appeal the judgment, as most of the respondents who spoke to Vanguard, accused the Federal Government of being selective in its anti corruption war.

Executive Secretary of Zing Local Government Area where Jolly Nyame hails from, Isaac Dominic Vontih, in his submission, noted with dismay the court ruling, saying the present administration is witch-hunting some selected individuals.

He said the news had destabilised activities in the entire local government area.

He said: ”What about the rest that are there? There are some that are ministers, ambassadors and even in the House of Representatives and Senate who are being celebrated with nothing done to them. Why must it be selected individuals? If you are fighting corruption it should start from you.”

A close associate of the former governor, Alhaji Mohammed Umar, described the verdict as barbaric, adding that Jolly Nyame during his time as governor of Taraba laid a solid foundation which other governors after him have built on.

Commenting on the life lines available to Jolly Nyame, another respondent, Nierus Johnson said the former governor still has windows of redress and urged him and his team of lawyers to consider testing the decision of the high court at the Court of Appeal.

“The clear purpose of the money was diverted. There was no evidence of purchase of the stationery,” Justice Banjoko held.

Besides, the Judge held that Nyame repeatedly approved release of funds to the firm, despite being aware that it neither purchased the stationaries nor executed any contract.

She said there was no evidence that Nyame who had within five weeks, moved over N345m from the Taraba State coffers for purchase of stationaries, made any attempt to prosecute the firm or to set up a panel of inquiry when the fraud was brought to his attention.

“The progenitor of this impunity was no one else than the defendant himself. The defendant cannot feign ignorance of this colossal fraud.

“He who approves must be accountable to what he approved. The defendant had the dominion over the state fund and only him could say open-sesame to the vault of Taraba State. The defendant cannot escape responsibility or cling to the thin plank of mere approval”.

The court also held that the defendant “dishonestly” diverted public funds through the Taraba State Liaison Office, on the guise that it was used for the purchase of rice shared to his supporters.

It also held that the defendant committed “criminal breach of trust beyond reasonable doubt”, when he approved N111m to host guests when the Mambilla Power Project was commissioned, even as it equally found him guilty of receiving gratification to the tune of N80m.

The court said it was amazed that Nyame had in his bid to defend the charge, “provided the entire arsenal for the prosecution”.

It observed that the defendant admitted to certain offences, seeking at the end for a plea bargain. He was also very inconsistent especially regarding the presidential visit and the issue of security votes”.

Nyame had after he was found him giulty, begged the court through his lawyer, to temper Justice with mercy, insisting he had no previous criminal record. He also told the court that he had dependents who rely on him for their subsistence.

The defence lawyer said the court could punish his client by imposing fine against him rather than imprisonment.

Nevertheless, EFCC’s lawyer, Oluwaleke Atolagbe, urged the court to impose the maximum sanction to serve as a deterrent to other public office holders.

Aside the former finance commissioner in Taraba State during Nyame’s tenure, Tutare, among those that testified before the court included a compliance officer with Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Olubunmi Ogunode, as well as the Permanent Secretary to Taraba State government, Mr Dennis Okuma Nev.

Nev told the court that he was at a time, compelled to raise three separate memos for the withdrawal of N100m, which he said was used by Nyame to host former President Olusegun Obasanjo when he visited the state in 2001.

Similarly, an Accountant with the Rural Electrification Board in Jalingo, Taraba State, Mr. Abdulrahman Mohammed, narrated before the court, how the ex-governor used his name to withdraw N282m from Zenith Bank PLC, using 20 separate cheques.

Mohammed said the illicit transactions took place between 2005 and 2007 when he functioned as an accountant in charge of Taraba State liaison office in Abuja.

Nyame had through his lawyer, Mr. Charles Edosomwan, SAN, prayed the court to strike out the charge and discharge him on the basis that the prosecution was unable to effectively discharge the burden of proof placed on it by the law.

However, in a ruling on January 14, 2016, Justice Banjoko held that Nyame’s contention was bereft of merit.

The Judge further dismissed a no-case-submission that was made by the defendant who contended that EFCC failed to, by way of credible evidence, nail him to the alleged fraud.

Scholarship : 2018 Qingdao Government Scholarship At China University Of Petroleum - China

By: Oreofe_unlimited on May 29, 2018 / comment : 0 Scholarship

The China University Of Petroleum, China is offering the Qingdao Government Scholarship program to International students who wants to further their studies at the Institution.

New students in the programs of Long-term non-degree, Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree and Doctoral degree are eligible for the China University Of Petroleum - China.

Application Deadline: July 1st 2018

Eligible Countries: International

Type: Undergraduate & Postgraduate

Eligibility:

1. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens and in good health.

2. Applicants do not have any Chinese government scholarship.

3. Applicants must be proficient in English Language

Application Process: Register at our International Student Online Application System (https://upc.17gz.org/member/login.do), fill in online application information, upload application documents and submit it.

Visit The Official Website For More Information

Nigerian Agip Exploration (NAE) Limited 2018/2019 POST GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD SCHEME

By: Oreofe_unlimited on May 29, 2018 / comment : 0 Scholarship

Nigerian Agip Exploration (NAE) Limited, on behalf of the NNPC/NAE PSC, is committed to the training and development of manpower as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme.

In pursuance of this, NAE invites applications from suitably qualified and interested Nigerian graduates for the 2018/2019 Post Graduate Scholarship Award Scheme. The award is in two categories: –

1. Overseas – For study in a reputable overseas university

2. Local – For study in a recognized Nigerian university

Carefully read the Eligibility/Requirement, How To Apply and Frequently Asked Questions pages for more important details.

Application Deadline is 8th June, 2018.

To qualify for 2018/2019 NAE Post Graduate Scholarship Award scheme, applicants MUST:

1. Possess a minimum of Second Class Upper Bachelor's degree from a recognised Nigerian university.

2. Have secured admission into a Nigerian or Overseas university (based on the category being applied for) for a one year Master’s Degree programme in any of the disciplines listed below.

3. Not above 28 years of age by December 31st, 2018.

4. Have completed the one year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme.

5. Possess an international passport valid for travel at least one year from September, 2018 (applicable to overseas category).

Course of Study

Only candidates with offer of admission in disciplines related to the following areas should apply;

• Geosciences

• Engineering (Petroleum, Mechanical, Civil, Subsea, Electrical/Electronics, Marine, Chemical)

• Petroleum Economics

• Law (Oil and Gas/Petroleum)

Please note:

1. ONLY Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the aptitude test.

2. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted with details of the qualifying test via SMS text and Email (Ensure to provide valid email and phone contacts).

3. Employees of NAE and other affiliate companies and their dependents are not eligible for this scholarship

4. Current and past beneficiaries of similar awards from NAE, other affiliate companies and agencies are not eligible.

5. Please ensure you understand the Instructions carefully before you start this application to avoid errors and disqualification.

6. Strict compliance with above guidelines is required.

Completion of the application form and test invitation shall NOT be construed as a commitment on the part of the NNPC/NAE/OANDO PSC nor shall it entitle applicants to make any claims whatsoever and/or seek any indemnity from NAE and/or any of its partners by virtue of responding to this invitation to apply for Post Graduate scholarship award.

The NAE scholarship award applies to tuition, books, field trips, accommodation, living expenses and a return economy ticket for selected one-year course of study.

Application Deadline is 8th June, 2018.

SECTION A

1. Candidates should have the following clearly scanned documents before starting the application process:

a. Passport photograph (450 × 450 pixel) with white background not more than 3 months old

b. Provisional admission letter for post graduate studies 2018/2019 session into any reputable university – Local/Overseas. This admission letter must be for the course stated on the candidate’s application.

c. First Degree Certificate

d. NYSC Discharge Certificate

e. Valid ID card (Driver's license, Voter's card, National Identity card)

f. Valid International Passport Data Page for Overseas category only (Valid for travel at least one year from September 2018)

g. Birth Certificate from Local government

h. Current Curriculum Vitae

i. NAE Compliance Declaration Form

2. All candiates are required to fill and sign the NAE compliance declaration form.

To download the NAE compliance declaration, click http://www.dragnetnigeria.com/files/compliance_form.pdf

3. Label the scanned documents accordingly, to avoid mix up during upload.

4. Attach the right documents in the appropriate upload section.

TSECTION B

To apply, follow the steps below:

1. Click on "Apply Now" tab.

2. Click on "Register Now" to create an account.

3. Proceed to your email box to activate your account

4. Click on www.scholastica.ng to return to Scholarship site

5. Enter your registered email and password to create your profile.

6. Candidates are required to fill the Personal Details (with National Identification Number if available), Undergraduate and Postgraduate Sections only. Candidates are also required to upload only applicable documents (refer to section A).

Note to Overseas category applicants: Applicants for the Overseas category are encouraged to also apply for the Local Post Graduate Scholarship Award.

7. Candidates are not required to fill the Secondary Level,Bank details or download the undergraduate profile verification form in the application portal.

8. Ensure the name used in application matches the names on all documentation in same order. Upload a sworn affidavit or certificate if otherwise.

9. Ensure you view all documents after uploading, to eliminate errors during uploading.

10. Recheck application information to avoid errors

11. Click "Apply Now" to submit information at http://scholastica.ng/schemes/naescholarships or return to the home page www.scholastica.ng and select the 2018 NAE Postgraduate Scholarship Awards to be redirected to the application page

12. You will receive an email that confirms your application was successful.

NOTE: ·

• Multiple applications shall lead to disqualification.

• Kindly review your profile before applying.

1. How do I apply for the 2018/2019 NAE Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme?

If you meet the requirements for the scholarship award, please complete the application form accessible from online application link inside the scholarship advert.

2. Who is eligible for the 2018/2019 NAE Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme?

Only candidates with offer of admission in disciplines related to the following areas should apply;

• Geosciences

• Engineering (Petroleum, Mechanical, Civil, Subsea, Electrical/Electronics, Marine, Chemical)

• Petroleum Economics

• Law (Oil and Gas/Petroleum)

3. Can I send an open application?

No. Application is strictly done through the application portal.

4. Will you confirm receipt of my application?

Once you submit your online application form you will be sent an automated email acknowledging receipt of your application. You will subsequently be contacted if you make the Aptitude test shortlisted, if not you will be notified at the end of campaign.

5. What happens to my online application?

Applications are stored in a database; after the closing date they are evaluated and a shortlist is compiled of qualified applicants. Applicants who did not qualify for the scholarship will be notified at the end of the scholarship campaign.

6. How do I create my profile?

Visit www.scholastica.ng and click on Register to create an account, activate your account via your email and return to www.scholastica.ng to complete your user profile. Ensure you click NAOC Scholarship to open scholarship page. Then click “Apply” in the top right hand corner of your screen to apply.

7. Can I change my profile details?

Yes, you can. You are responsible for the correctness of the details provided. To correct errors after submission of your application, kindly log on to your scholastica profile, click on “My Account”, a dropdown appears, then click on “My Messages”. You will be directed to a page where you can directly send a message to the scholarship administrator stating your corrections. The corrections will be effected and a mail sent to you to confirming it.

8. Can I change the course (programme) or institution in my application and can I add information to my application after submitting?

You cannot make any changes or additions to your application once submitted, and the deadline has passed. Applications that are not

Presidency reacts to video of IGP Idris struggling to read speech in Kano

By: Oreofe_unlimited on May 18, 2018 / comment : 0 News

The Presidency has reacted to the viral video of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, struggling to read a speech at an event in Kano.

In the footage, IGP Idris, who was in Kano on Monday to commission the Police Technical Intelligence unit in the state, stammered consistently as he struggled to pronounce words.

After failed attempt to get his speech right, he apologised to his audience.

However, the clip stirred up reactions online as some Nigerians described the development as ’embarrassing and a shame to Nigerian Police Force’.

Reacting, the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Diaspora & Foreign Affairs, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said the video was doctored by mischievous persons.

On her Twitter page, she wrote, “This video is definitely doctored.

“The error was made once , then special effects used to repeat it. What I don’t understand is why anyone would believe. Well, it’s a Social Media world.”

The IG of Police was in Kano on Monday to commission the Force Technical Intelligence Unit. In this exclusive video by Voice of Liberty, an embarassing footage catches him struggling to read his speech, making multiple errors and unable to pronounce words. Why? 😲 pic.twitter.com/tfjsOuDwmM

We do not need financial assistance for Aisha Abimbola’s burial, Lola Alao.

By: Oreofe_unlimited on May 17, 2018 / comment : 0 Celebrity, celebrity gossip

Nollywood actress, Lola Alao, has debunked the allegation that the family of the late actress, Aisha Abimbola, popularly known as Omoge Campus, needs the financial support of the public to bury her.

Alao, in a video shared on the Instagram page of fellow actress, Ronke Ojo-Anthony, popularly called Ronke Oshodi Oke, said that the late actress suffered from breast cancer and didn’t make her terminal condition public because she was a private person.

She also said that the actress was a Canadian citizen, and that the country bore the cost of her medical treatment.

Alao, who said she was speaking on behalf of the deceased’s family, asked the public to ignore anyone soliciting for funds for the burial of the late actress.

She said, “We do not need any support from anyone.”

Abimbola died on Tuesday, leaving behind two children, siblings, and a parent.

Soldiers arrest DPO over murder of colleague

By: Oreofe_unlimited on May 17, 2018 / comment : 0 News, Slider

Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt

There was commotion along Ada George Road in Port Harcourt on Thursday morning as soldiers sacked the Rumukpakani Police Station, allegedly over the killing of their colleague by a policeman.

A policeman had Thursday morning shot and killed the Army officer, who was in mufti after mistakenly tagging him an armed robber.

The deceased soldier was said to have come out of a hotel armed with a pistol in his pocket before he was accosted by a group of policemen, who shot him, even after he allegedly tried to identify himself.

Dissatisfied with the killing of their colleague, a group of soldiers had stormed the Rumukpakani Police Station and reportedly arrested the Divisional Police Officer and eight others, including the policeman, who allegedly shot the Army officer.

Apart from taking away some policemen from the station, some suspects in the police cell were said to have taken advantage of the commotion to escape.

The presence of the soldiers at the police station was said to have caused chaos as motorists and pedestrians found it difficult to pass through Ada George, which was locked down for more than an hour.

judge sentence Cosby for September 24-25

By: Oreofe_unlimited on May 16, 2018 / comment : 0 Celebrity, celebrity gossip

A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday ordered the sentencing of disgraced US television icon Bill Cosby to take place on September 24-25 following his conviction as a sex offender.

The frail, 80-year-old — once beloved as “America’s Dad” — faces a sentence of up to 30 years for drugging and molesting Andrea Constand at his Philadelphia mansion in January 2004.

Judge Steven O’Neill said the sentence hearing would take place across two days starting at 9:30 am (1330 GMT) in Norristown, Pennsylvania where a unanimous jury returned a guilty verdict on April 26.

The 12-member sequestered panel found the comedian guilty on three counts of sexual assault on April 26 for drugging and molesting the former basketball player and Temple University employee 14 years ago.

Cosby, who is confined to his Philadelphia area mansion on a $1 million bail, has already been ordered to be fitted with a GPS monitor and to undergo a violent sexual predators’ assessment. Prosecutors initially demanded his bail be revoked, arguing he was a flight risk — but an irritated O’Neill refused to

“simply lock him up right now.” His conviction ends the career of a once towering figure in late 20th century American popular culture, the first black actor to grace primetime US television, hitting the big time after growing up as the son of a maid. Cosby’s lawyers have vowed to appeal.

DINO MALAYE FINALY GRANTED N10m BAIL

By: Oreofe_unlimited on May 16, 2018 / comment : 0 POLITICS

A High Court sitting in Lokoja in Kogi state has granted Senator Dino Melaye who is representing Kogi West Senatorial District, bail.

Justice Naair Ajanah granted the Senator bail in N10 milion and one surety in like sum

The Judge considered the health challenges of the embatted senator

Details later

Moyes leaves West Ham

By: Oreofe_unlimited on May 16, 2018 / comment : 0 sport

David Moyes has left West Ham following the end of his short-term contract, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday.

The 55-year-old former Everton and Manchester United boss arrived at the London Stadium in November, with the sole objective of ensuring the Hammers’ top-flight status, which he achieved.

“I would like to place on record my sincere thanks to David Moyes and his staff for achieving the target of keeping West Ham United in the Premier League,” said joint chairman David Sullivan.

“When David and his team arrived, it was the wish of both parties that the focus be only on the six months until the end of the season, at which point a decision would be made with regards to the future,” he added. “Having taken stock of the situation and reflected now the campaign is complete, we feel that it is right to move in a different direction.”

Sullivan said the club, who finished 13th in the Premier League, aim to appoint a “high-calibre” successor within the next 10 days.

The announcement on Moyes came barely 12 hours after David Gold, West Ham’s co-owner, said he hoped Moyes would remain in charge for next season.

Reports this week said West Ham had held “productive” talks with Paulo Fonseca, the manager of Shakhtar Donetsk, while Sullivan remains a long-term admirer of Newcastle’s Rafael Benitez. Former Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini, currently with Hebei China Fortune, and outgoing Paris St-Germain coach Unai Emery have also been linked with the role.

Moyes succeeded Slaven Bilic in November, when West Ham were in the relegation zone, and guided the team to safety. Speaking after West Ham’s recent draw against Manchester United, he said staying in the Premier League was a “big achievement”.

“We had to get the players in order a little bit after we came in, and we have done that,” he said. “This is a big club and there are big expectations from the supporters so they will need to improve.”

Moyes managed Everton for 11 years from 2002 before leaving the club to replace Alex Ferguson at United but was dismissed after just 10 months in charge. He also had a disappointing stint in Spain with Real Sociedad. West Ham’s statement came just hours after Everton announced the sacking of Sam Allardyce.

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