President Jonathan bombs Governor Nyako

The Presidency has lashed out at Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa, describing the controversial letter he wrote to governors of Nigerian northern states as a betrayal of trust by a major beneficiary of the Nigerian nation.
The Presidency’s reaction is contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, on Saturday in Abuja.
In the statement, it said Mr. Nyako’s letter to the northern governors “is an unmitigated leadership disaster’’.
Mr. Nyako had written to the Northern States Governors Forum, accusing the Federal Government of carrying out genocide against Nigeria’s northern states.
He alleged that President Jonathan had no exit strategy to the problem of insurgency, and was complicit in the attack by various armed groups on various communities in Northern Nigeria.
He also accused the Jonathan administration of being responsible for the wanton destruction of lives and properties and kidnapping of school children in the north-east.
But in its reaction, the Presidency described Mr. Nyako’s action as an open endorsement of the Boko Haram insurgency.
“The content of Nyako’s letter exposed him as lacking a sense of history as well as incapable of rising above parochial sentiments.
“The letter was extremely divisive and intentionally meant to incite one section of the country against the other.
“Nyako’s action is a pathetic embarrassment to the Nigerian military, from where he derives his career antecedents,” Mr. Okupe said.
The presidency further described as hypocritical, Mr. Nyako’s remark that the Boko Haram terrorist group was a “phantom organisation’’ which does not exist.
It said Nyako’s invitation to the other northern governors to join him to sue the Federal Government “definitely defies common sense’’.
The Presidency requested the Adamawa Governor to publish his state’s yearly budget for the past five years to show how much was voted or spent to support the war on terror.
“This will also reveal how much he has spent to assist victims of insurgents’ activities in his state, if any.

“We can recall that the governor was publicly attacked recently by angry youths who accused him of failure to support victims of Boko Haram attacks on innocent citizens of the state,’’ it said.
The Presidency therefore urged Nigerians to ignore Mr. Nyako’s letter, saying its ignoble aim was to create disaffection among Nigerians and polarise the country along ethnic lines.
“It was also aimed at discrediting the Federal Government which has continued to work hard to fully eliminate insurgency and destroy their support base.

“The insurgency was meant to provide the perpetrators unrestricted opportunity to further unleash terror on innocent citizens.
“It is a situation which they intend to exploit to undermine the administration and truncate our growing democracy. This, Nigerians will surely not allow to happen,’’ it said.


The Presidency assured Nigerians of Federal Government’s continuous determination to defeat terror and restore peace to every part of northern Nigeria.

“This is critical to ensure that law-abiding Nigerians go about their socio-economic pursuit without hindrance in all parts of the country,’’ it said.

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Genevieve Shines In Escada Outfit

Award winning Nollywood screen diva, Genevieve Nnaji, who casted in the film adaptation of Chimamanda's Half of a Yellow Sun, attended the private screening of the movie on Tuesday, 15th of April which held at the Silverbird Galleria, Victoria Island, Lagos State.

The Etisalat Ambassador got dapped in a grey Escada dress, styled with an astonishing Chanel yellow Lambskin clutch with gorgeous Christian Louboutin shoes.

Genevieve sure knows what rocks best on her body, True or False?

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Toolz Loses ‘Maggi’ Deal For Being Single

Nigerian media personality, Toke Makinwa, was recently announced as a brand ambassador of Nestle 'Maggi seasoning.'

Toke was announced in an event organized by the company in Lagos on April 9, 2014.

But gist now making the rounds has it that On Air Personality (OAP), Toolz, was initially pegged for the ideal, being a bigger industry player, but that she was dropped because she was not yet married. It was also speculated that the producers of the seasoning product were looking out for a married woman to use for the job because the product deals with the family.

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INFAMOUS WITCH-HUNTER, HELEN UKPABIO CHASED OUT OF UK

The British Homeland Security has deported Mrs. Helen Ukpabio, the President and Founder of one of Nigeria's largest Pentecostal churches believed to be leading the spread of witch-hunting in the country.

A United Kingdom based human right activist and charity worker, Ms. Modupe Debbie Ariyo announced this in a one paragraph sentence via her Facebook page on Friday, April 18, 2014.

"Helen Ukpabio deported from UK...hurray!!!" Ariyo said. Ariyo, who's the Executive Director of Africa Unite Against Child Abuse (AFRUCA) in furtherance of her terse release sent as a confirmatory note of the deportation, said that the British Home Secretary, Ms Theresa May was pressured by human right activists and the UK press to act.

"Theresa May was under pressure from charities to act...the evidence was overwhelming too" she stated. Ms Ariyo called on her Nigerian counterparts and the press to borrow a leaf from their action which led to the deportation of Ms Ukpabio.

"Now, it is up to our Nigerian colleagues to learn from our example. These people can be challenged. They are ordinary human beings like you and I." Ariyo maintained.

Ukpabio, who arrived London last week for a chain of three weeks deliverance service but barely held two of her services when the press and human right activist got wind of her presence and mission to the United Kingdom and invaded her deliverance service with placards. This was followed by protests and petition to the British Home Secretary.

In one of her books, 'Unveiling The Mysteries of Witchcraft' Apostle Helen Ukpabio states, ‘If a child under the age of two screams in the night, cries and is always feverish with deteriorating health he or she is a servant of Satan.” Human right activists have been very critical of this view and argued that Ms Ukpabio who is a trained nurse should know that, Nigeria, like other African countries is known for mosquitoes spread and poor health condition; as her view has compelled poor and ignorant parents to abandon such children or even kill them.

Ms Ukpabio who had eqaully churned out lots of music and films espousing which hunting of children, aged and weak people also owns a film industry. On July 3, 2009 Ms Ukpabio hired gun men to attack the Child's Right and Rehabilitation Network (CRARN) in Akwa Ibom State, the only children centre in Nigeria that takes care of witch branded children, apparently with the mission to hurt its Director, Mr. Sam Itauma. But when they could not get hold of Itauma who escaped through the roof of his house, they turned their anger on the protesting children of the centre, and beat them up.

Two of the children, eight and eleven years in age, where hit with gun’s butt to a state of coma and were rushed to the government hospital. Shocked by the news of the attack on the children, the Akwa Ibom State governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio paid unscheduled visit to the CRARN Centre in Eket to console with the children.

Ukpabio did not rest; she dragged CRARN to a federal high court in Uyo seeking $1.5 million from the organization. She also filed two other cases requesting the court to close down the witch stigmatized children centre.

Ms Ukpabio is also known to have reined terror on any dissenting voices of her views. In one of her madness, she reportedly unleashed terror on the Brotherhood of The Cross and Star, in Calabar, a church she broke away from and founded the Liberty Gospel Foundation. During the onslaught, more than two hundred her armed thugs attacked the Brotherhood church with loss of lives and property worth billions of Naira.

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OKO INDIGENCE SETS PALACE ABLAZE

 Following the banning of carrying of masquerade by Nollywood actor and paramount ruler of Oko Kingdom, Igwe Prof Laz Ekwueme. Igwe Ekwueme banned the masquerades from celebrating their 2013/14 Okposi Oko Festival as a result of their violent activities which actually took the life of female student in 2012.

Fresh facts emerging indicate that veteran actor Laz Ekwueme might be swimming in trouble waters, as Oko indigenes have not only burnt his palace down, but also threatened to set him ablaze. Igwe Ekwueme is said to have vacated his palace to an unknown destination before it was burnt.

It was gathered that crisis kicked-off on Saturday April 19, 2014 when some villager embarks on Easter eve celebration, which heralds the Okposi Oko Festival. However, Igwe Ekwueme thwarted their effort by inviting security officers. Unfortunately one of the officers shot a masquerade to death.

Immediately the masquerade carrier was confirmed dead, almost all the indigenes marched to Laz Ekweme’s palace, set it on fire and some of his chiefs were also beaten mercilessly, as they could not get Laz who has left the palace to an unknown destination.

Many cars were destroyed during the crisis, and it was equally alleged that a lecturer in Federal Polytechnic Oko, identified as Metuu was set on fire too.

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EASTER MESSAGE TO NIGERIANS FROM OUR DEAR PRESIDENT G.E.J

         

Dear Compatriots,
  I greet you all, especially our christian brothers and sisters who are celebrating easter and commemorating the ressurection of Jesus Christ today.
 As we join Christians in other countries of the world in celebrating Easter this year, I urge all Nigerians to reflect on the significance of its lessons of piety, obedience to higher authorities, self sacrifice for the good of others, redemption, salvation, deliverance, renewal and the ultimate triumph of good over evil.These lessons of Easter and other injunctions on brotherly love, peaceful co-existence, tolerance, honesty, humility, justice, equity and fairness to all without discrimination contained in the Gospels are of particular importance to us as a nation as we continue to contend with the challenges of nation-building and development.
  As our Christian compatriots celebrate the Messiah’s   triumph over death and all that it connotes, let us all renew our faith and confidence in our ability as a people to overcome all obstacles, challenges and threats to national progress and well-being, including terrorism and other criminal attacks on our people in some parts of the country.My belief in our ability to overcome all retrogressive and divisive forces in our midst and build a strong, united and prosperous nation by turning our unique diversity into a source of strength remains unshaken and we will continue to work with all interest groups and stakeholders in the country to achieve the peaceful, secure and politically stable conditions essential for rapid socio-economic development.

In spite of the evil machinations of terrorists, criminals and their collaborators, our Administration remains ardently focused on efforts to successfully execute the Federal Government’s Agenda for National Transformation and achieve sustained development.We have already made notable advances in this regard. As a result of our efforts and those of previous administrations, the Nigeria economy is now the largest in Africa and the 26^th largest in the world.

But we cannot afford to rest on our oars. Much remains to be done and we will continue to count on the patriotic support of all Nigerians as we strive to achieve more inclusive economic growth, generate more national wealth and create more employment opportunities to meet the demands of our increasingly youthful population.
  I commend the leadership and delegates to the ongoing National Conference, the vast majority of who have shown a patriotic and praiseworthy commitment to national unity, peace and progress built on justice, fairness and equity for all component parts of the country.

As the Conference breaks into committees to continue its deliberations, it remains our hope and expectation that the end result will be meaningful and enduring contributions towards strengthening national unity and fulfilling our collective desire for a better and greater nation.

 Once again, I extend heartfelt commiserations to all the families who have sadly lost loved relatives in recent terrorist attacks.

Our thoughts and sympathies remain with all those who have suffered injuries from the heinous attacks. We  pray for their speedy recovery and shall keep on doing everything possible to assist them with required medical services and material support.

Our Armed Forces and security agencies will continue to do their very best to curb such attacks and restore full security to all parts of our beloved country.

But we must all become more alert and vigilant, and do all that we can to give them the fullest possible assistance, support and cooperation they require to achieve more effective protection of lives and property across the country.

We shall continue to count on your support and prayers for greater peace, harmony, progress and prosperity in Nigeria.

May God Almighty bless our dear nation and guide us, always.
Happy Easter to you all.
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR
President, Federal Republic of Nigeria

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HAPPY EASTER TO EVERYONE OUT THERE!!

May the blessings of the season continue to be with you and yours,this season and always. Have a wonderful celebration.

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CHELSEA DROPS CRUCIAL POINTS

Sunderland dealt a blow to Chelsea's Premier League title hopes as a late Fabio Borini penalty secured an unlikely 2-1 win for the Black Cats at Stamford Bridge.
Borini, who was once on the books at Chelsea, converted an 82nd-minute penalty after Cesar Azpilicueta had fouled substitute Jozy Altidore to end Jose Mourinho's 77-match unbeaten run in home league encounters as Blues boss.

It is the second time this week that Sunderland have bolstered Liverpool's cause following the 2-2 midweek draw with third-placed Manchester City.

And the result simultaneously provided a huge lift to the survival chances of Gus Poyet's side, who are now only three points from safety.

Having scored a brace in Wednesday's encounter at the Etihad Stadium, Connor Wickham struck in the 18th minute to cancel out a Samuel Eto'o opener for Chelsea.

An error from Vito Mannone had handed City a point but Chelsea found Sunderland's goalkeeper in superb form as he produced an inspired string of saves before half-time.

Eto'o and substitute Demba Ba spurned chances in the second period before Borini struck - meaning that Liverpool can now open up a five-point cushion ahead of the top two's crunch meeting at Anfield next week if they beat Norwich City in Sunday's early kick-off.

Chelsea went into the match boasting nine consecutive home clean sheets - a record that 41-year-old goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer had to protect on his Premier League debut, with Petr Cech laid low by a virus.



The veteran Australian watched Borini fire a seventh-minute drive wide following some impressive hold-up play from Wickham.



Eto'o was then denied by a perfectly timed sliding tackle from Santiago Vergini but responded to volley home the resulting 12th-minute corner.


The lead was soon wiped out, though, when Schwarzer spilled Marcos Alonso's dipping drive and Wickham reacted quicker than John Terry to convert the rebound.



Slack set-piece marking almost undermined Sunderland again in the 37th minute but Mannone grasped Branislav Ivanovic's header at the second attempt via the crossbar.





In the 44th minute, after Mannone had parried from Willian, Sebastian Larsson out-muscled Ramires as the Brazilian looked to convert into an empty net.



Perhaps still suffering the frustration of that incident, Ramires was then fortunate to escape punishment when he struck Larsson with his elbow.



Chances continued to flow for Chelsea and Eto'o guided the ball wide after Willian had driven forward on the counter-attack in the 48th minute.

Mourinho sent on Ba in place of the ineffective Oscar but the player who netted vital goals in the recent triumphs over Paris Saint-Germain and Swansea City found the Midas touch had deserted him, losing his footing when trying to get on the end of Willian's 66th-minute cutback with the goal gaping.

Sunderland weathered further pressure before Azpilicueta clumsily bundled Altidore to the floor and Borini stole the points from the spot with eight minutes left.

Poyet's team remain bottom of the table but three of their four remaining games are at home against fellow strugglers Cardiff City, West Brom, Swansea City. 

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VIDEO RELEASED: Boko Haram Releases Video Message of Abuja Bus Station Bombing

The leader of Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists, Abubakar Shekau, has claimed responsibility for the Monday bombing in Nigeria's capital that killed at least 75 people.  The video message, rare for the Islamist group following any dramatic attack, is circulating widely and a copy of it was obtained by SaharaReporters late Saturday afternoon.

"We are the ones that carried out the attack in Abuja," Shekau said in the nearly half hour video. He was  referring to the deadliest attack ever recorded in Nigeria's capital. The car bomb attack, which targeted a bus station packed with morning commuters, caught Nigerian officials and the general public by surprise. It was sudden and came without warning.

In the video Shekau is seen seated with a kalashnikov rifle resting on his left shoulder. He is dressed in a green colored military uniform, the same type of uniform seen by eyewitnesses in recent attacks by the terrorist group that includes a raid at when they’ve carried out  the insurgent commander spoke in both Arabic and the Hausa language that is dominant in northern Nigeria.

The message was delivered to AFP in a manner consistent with previous videos from Boko Haram.

The bombing at the Nyanya bus terminal on the outskirts of Abuja was the first major attack in the capital in two years.

Most of the insurgents' violence in recent months had been concentrated in the group's remote northeastern stronghold, where the military is waging an 11-month-old offensive.

The attack in Abuja underscored the serious threat the Islamists pose to Africa's most populous country and top economy.

Shekau indicated that Boko Haram has fighters based in the capital.

"We are in your city," he said, addressing Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan.

Shekau has been declared a global terrorist by the United States, which has put a $7 million bounty (5.1 million euros) on his head.

Hours after the Abuja bombing, gunmen stormed a girls' school in the northeast and kidnapped 129 students, an attack also blamed on Boko Haram that has sparked global outrage.

Forty-four of the girls have escaped so far, according to officials, and the military has said it has launched a major search and rescue operation.

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WOULD YOU ROCK THIS?

YAY!! or NAY!!

 Let me be the first to answer Yay!!

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