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It’s been one year since Paul’s
tragic death, but his spirit remains alive
and his big heart is far from forgotten.
Paul’s dad, Paul Walker III, said some
touching words about the late ‘Furious 7′
actor on the anniversary’s of his son’s
death.
On Nov. 30, 2013, Hollywood mourned the loss of
actor Paul Walker , who died in a tragic car accident in
Los Angeles, Calif. Paul’s legacy continues onward and his
good heart is certainly not forgotten. In fact, Paul
remains in the hearts of many, including his father’s, Paul
Walker III , who opened up in a touching interview with E!
News about how Paul is with him every day.
Paul Walker’s Death: Paul Walker’s Father
Gives Touching Interview
“I feel his presence every day,” Paul III said in the
interview according to Us Weekly . “I miss talking to him a
great deal.”
Paul’s dad went on to say how big of a heart and small an
ego Paul had. He said Paul would always make a point
to ask about other people instead of talking about
himself. Paul was also very invested in his charity work
for Reach Out Worldwide, and was actually on a break
at a charity event when the accident happened.
“Paul just radiated love and you can’t fake that. I thought,
‘How did I deserve such a wonderful son?'” Paul III
said.
Paul III will be remembering his son on the anniversary
of his death by visiting his gravesite. He’s planning on
playing a coin game they made up and would play during
Paul’s casting calls. It warms our hearts to know that Paul
III will feel his son’s presence during his sweet tribute.
Paul Walker Remembered By ‘Furious 7′
Paul’s last movie Furious 7 will pay tribute to the late
actor and his character in the film.
A new trailer released on Nov. 1 has a lot of powerful
and emotional scenes featuring Paul, and we know that this
film will mark his legacy as an actor.
Co-star Vin Diesel previously shared photos from the film
and wrote, We all went above and beyond to make
[Paul] proud, but man, I wish he could see what we have
created and just how far we have come.”
Our thoughts remain with Paul’s family and friends on this
difficult day.
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In a move some legal experts have described
as an abuse of court process, the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), through one
Isiaq Abiodun Akinlade in the House of
Representatives, has approached an Abuja
Division of the Federal High Court to sack
Speaker Aminu Waziri Tambuwal from his
position and membership of the House of
Representatives
The case, which is expected to come up today
before Justice Evoh Chukwu, fellow Ebonyi
indigene and kinsman of the Secretary of the
Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius
Anyim, is seeking an ex-parte order to remove
Tambuwal from his seat as well as to ask the
Deputy Speaker, Emeka Ihedioha, to take over
as acting Speaker of the House of representatives.
The decision to award the case to Justice Chukwu
has raised eyebrows in legal quarters especially
considering the fact that he is well known pro-
government judge known for awarding bogus legal
victories to the PDP in the past.
Some lawyers in the know of the issue said it was
curious that Chukwu will even accept to handle the
matter considering the fact that similar issues are
now before a different judge in the same Abuja
Division of the court.
Mr. Tambuwal has already filed a case in court
seeking protection against moves by the PDP to
declare his seat vacant. Already, Justice Ahmed
Ramat Muhammed has ordered that status quo be
maintained until the determination of the lawsuit
filed by Tambuwal. Having been named defendants
in this case, the party has now instigated one of its
members in the House of Representatives to file
another case seeking reliefs Tambuwal sought to
stop his removal.
A lawyer knowledgeable about Justice Chukwu's
antecedents today said: "The issue of Justice
Chukwu giving favourable judgements to PDP is
now a source of concern to many. You are aware
that he gave judgement against Baraje led-New
PDP by saying there was no faction in the party.
This ruling was contradicted by two respected
judges in Sokoto and Ilorin divisions of the
Federal High Court who held that by the facts
before them, there are indeed factions in PDP.
"By his stand on the Baraje issue, his position on
the availability of faction in PDP is already
known. Speaker Tambuwal defected to APC
because he was convinced there was a faction in
Sokoto PDP as per the ruling of the Sokoto
division of the Federal High Court. Do you think
Justice Chukwu is the right person to hear this
application?
Curiously, Akinlade also recently defected from the
APC to the PDP in order to actualize his
ambition of becoming governor of Ogun State on
the platform of the PDP
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There are reports of sporadic gunshots in Damaturu, Yobe
State.
It is not clear what the details of the situation are but
many believe members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect are
making a move to take over the state capital after
overrunning Mubi, another town in the North east state.
According to Jonathan Gopep, a Channels TV
correspondent in Damaturu, the attack started some
minutes before 6am on Monday morning.
He said, “Many people are running helter-skelter. I would
be honest with you; the military are here but they are being
professional… careful not to harm civilians.”
We are yet to get an official confirmation of the said siege.
The call by the Federal Government for an extension of
Emergency Rule in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa has met
with stiff opposition in the National Assembly but
deliberations are still ongoing to find a lasting solution to the
lingering impasse.
Names Of Reps Members Who Signed Jonathan’s
Impeachment
1-Hon. Bethel Amadi
2-Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejiocha
3-Hon Nnenna Ukeje
4-Hon Aliyu Madakin Gini
5-Hon. Ugochukwu Ohajuruka
6-Hon Chinwe Ubani
7-Hon. Chinyere Ike.
8-Hon. Uzo Azubuike.
9-Hon. Udo Ibeji
10-Hon. Arua Arunsi.
11-Hon. Nkem Abonta.
12-Hon. Mulikat Akande
13-Hon. Leo Ogor
14-Hon. Kwaga Ganama
15-Hon. Anthony Madwatte.
16-Hon. Gibson Nathaniel.
17-Hon. Francis Hananniya.
18-Hon. Fons Nwangubi.
19-Hon. Aisha Dahiru.
20-Hon. Emmanuel Ekpenyong
21-Hon. Friday Udoh.
22-Hon. Akpan Umoh.
23-Hon. Robinson Uwak.
24-Hon. Emmanuel Ukoette.
25-Hon. Edet Achibong.
26-Hon. Emmanuel Ekon.
27-Hon. Akpan Effiong.
28-Hon. Ini Udoka.
29-Hon. Bassey Dan-Abia.
30-Hon. Chizor Obidigwe.
31-Hon. Victor Ogene.
32-Hon. Chris Azubogu
33-Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwogbo.
34-Hon. Ben Nwankwo.
35-Hon. Uche Ekwunife.
36-Hon. Chriscato Amete.
37-Hon. Cyril Egwuatu.
38-Hon. I feanyi Dike.
39-Hon. Azodo Eucharia.
40-Hon. Tukur Adamu.
41-Hon. Isa Mohammed.
42-Hon. Auwalu Saleh.
43-Hon.Nuhu Abdulrazak.
44-Hon. Jatau Auwal.
45-Hon. Misau Ahmed.
46-Hon. Umar Sade.
47-Hon. Madaki Gololo.
48-Hon Warman Ogoriba.
49-Hon. Foingha Jephtah.
50Hon. Daniel Ofongo.
51-Hon. Nadu Karibo
52-Hon. Stella Dorgu.
53-Hon. Samson Okwu.
54-Hon. Awulu Adaji.
55-Hon. Hassan Saleh.
56-Hon. Echopu Enthonu.
57-Hon. John Yegh.
58-Hon Emma Jim.
59-Hon. Christina Alaaga.
60-Hon. Hembe Iorwase.
61-Hon. Benjamin Aboho.
62-Hon. Emmanuel Udenbe
63-Hon. Terfa Ityar.
64-Hon. Kaka Gujbawu.
65-Hon. Ibrahim Khadi.
66-Hon. Isa Lawan.
67-Hon. Peter Biyeh.
68-Hon. Rose Okoh.
69-Hon. Daniel Effiong.
70-Hon. Nkoyo Toyo.
71-Hon Francis Busam Addah.
72-Hon. Ewa Bassey Ekoh
73-Hon. Sunday Ettah.
74-Hon. John Enoh.
75-Hon. Essien Ayi.
76-Hon. Ogbaburhon Austin.
77-Hon. Nwokolo Victor.
78-Hon. Emediese Akpodiogaga
79-Hon. Daniel Reyemeju.
80-Hon. Mutu Ebomo.
81-Hon. Ndudi Elumelu.
82-Hon. Evelyn Oboro
83-Hon. Enekorogha Francis.
84-Hon. Ossai Ossai.
85-Hon. Okwuru Tobias.
86-Hon. Linus Okorie.
87-Hon. Omo Isu
88-Hon. Sylvester Ogbaga,
89-Hon. Peter Ali.
90-Hon. Peter Onyemaechi.
91-Hon. Jim Adun.
92-Hon Pally Iriase.
93-Hon. Peter Akpatason.
94-Hon. Nosakhare Osahon.
95-Hon. Abubakar Momoh.
96-Hon. Jones Onyeriri.
97-Hon. Patrick Ikhariale.
98-Hon. Friday Itulah.
99-Hon. Samson Osagie
100-Hon. Oyetunde Ojo.
101-Hon. Michael Bamidele.
102-Hon. Stella Ngwu
103-Hon. Toby Toby.
104-Hon. Oforbuike Chukwuegbo.
105-Hon. Asadu Oziokoja
106-Hon. Ogbuefi Ozomgbachi.
107-Hon. Peace Nnaji.
108-Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.
109-Hon. Kingsley Ebenyi.
110-Hon. Isa Egah.
111-Hon Jisalo Bitrus.
112-Hon. Khamisu Ahmed.
113-Hon. Yusuf Manu.
114-Hon. Binta Bello.
115-Hon. Usman Kumo.
116-Hon. Shuaibu Galadima.
117-Hon. Umar Ahmed.
118-Hon. Eddie Mbadiwe.
119-Hon. Chudi Uwazuruike.
120-Hon. Jerry Alagbaoso.
121-Hon. Ezenwa Onyewuchi.
122-Hon Gerald Irona.
123-Hon. Bashir Adamu.
124-Hon Yusuf Dunari.
125-Hon. Mustafa Khabeeb.
126-Hon. Sabo Nakudu.
127-Hon. Ibrahim Garba.
128-Hon. Hussein Abdulkadir.
129-Hon. sh*tu Galambi.
130-Hon. Safiyanu Ubale.
131-Hon. Wada Usman.
132-Hon. Tijani Ibrahim.
133-Hon. Adamu Hassan.
134-Hon. Shehu Garba,
135-Hon. Yakubu Barde.
136-Hon. Abbas Tajudeen.
137-Hon. Yusuf Bala.
138-Hon. Jagaba Jagaba.
139-Hon. Ibrahim Lawal.
140-Hon. Simon Arabo.-
141-Hon. Gwani Gideon.
142-Hon. Godfrey Gaiya.
143-Hon. Ibrahim Mustapha.
144-Hon. Isa Ashiru.
145-Hon. Tijjani Abdulkadir Jobe.
146-Hon. Farouk Lawan.
147-Hon. Munir Babba Danagundi.
148-Hon. Bashir Galadanchi.
149-Hon. Abdulsalam Adamu.
150-Hon. Dawaki Bala.
151-Hon. Aminu Sulaiman Goro.
152-Hon.Kawu Sumaila.
153-Hon. Danlami Garba.
154-Hon. Sani Auwalu.
155-Hon. Garba Gulma.
156-Hon. Ibrahim Kamba.
157-Hon. Kalgo Muhammed.
158-Hon. Aminu Musa.
159-Hon. Abdullahi Dan-Alkalli.
160-Hon. Garba Uba.
161-Hon. Halilu Aliero.
162-Hon. Bello Kaoje.
163-Hon. Tom Zakari.
164-Hon. Muhammed Idris.
165-Hon. Ayo Yusuf.
166-Hon.Sunday Karim.
167-Hon. Ahmed Tijjani.
168-Hon. Isma’il Hussain.
169-Hon. Abdulrahman Badamasi.
170-Hon. Umar Jibril.
171-Hon. Sadiq Muhammed
Source:GistMania
A body found near the
campus of Ohio State University was
confirmed to be that of football player Kosta
Karageorge, police said at a press conference
Sunday.
Karageorge's body was found inside a
dumpster Sunday afternoon and he
apparently died of a self-inflicted gunshot
wound, police said. A handgun was also
found, police said.
Police spokesman Sgt. Rich Weiner said police
received a call around 2:30 p.m. from
someone reporting a body found in the trash
bin. Weiner said a woman and her son
apparently were looking for items in the
dumpster when they found the body.
"At this time we are able to confirm through
tattoos here at the scene that it is the body of
Kosta Karageorge," Weiner said.
It was not immediately clear if Karageorge
may have shot himself before climbing into
the dumpster, police said.
Police found the body near the campus after a
search began when Karageorge went missing
Wednesday. The senior defensive tackle had
last been seen at his apartment in Columbus,
when his roommates said he left to go on a
walk.
The body was found within a couple hundred
yards of Karageorge's home and about a half
block from High Street, the main artery of the
campus. Sunday evening, no one answered
when an Associated Press reporter knocked on
the metal door of Karageorge's apartment.
The player from Columbus was last seen at
his apartment at around 2 a.m. Wednesday.
Team spokesman Jerry Emig said Karageorge
missed practice Wednesday and Thursday,
which his family says was uncharacteristic.
A police report says Karageorge's mother told
authorities he has had concussions and spells
of confusion . She said he texted a message
Wednesday citing the concussions and saying
he was sorry if he was "an embarrassment."
The Buckeyes defeated Michigan on Saturday,
42-28. Defensive lineman Michael Bennett said
afterward that Karageorge had missed
practices and that teammates started getting
nervous Thursday.
"For him to drop off the radar is very unlike
him," said Jeremiah Webber, who coached
Karageorge in wrestling for three years.
University athletic officials said they were
grieved to learn of Karageorge's death.
"It's hit the team hard," team spokesman
Emig said.
Ohio State tweeted a message expressing the
university's sadness over Karageorge's death
Sunday evening.
Karageorge's parents filed a missing-person's
report Wednesday night.
The player's sister, Sophia Karageorge, told
The Columbus Dispatch that he apparently
was upset, and roommates said he went for a
walk, dressed in black from his hat to his
boots.
"We're very concerned that he's not himself
and that he maybe doesn't know what's going
on," she told the newspaper.
The former Buckeyes wrestler joined the
football team as a walk-on this season.
Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith said in
a text message when asked about any plans
to honor the player or logistics for the team
to attend the funeral that it was too soon to
answer those questions.
The Buckeyes will play Wisconsin in the Big
Ten championship game Saturday at Lucas Oil
Stadium in Indianapolis.
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The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District,
Gbenga Ashafa, has expressed support for the impeachment
of President Goodluck Jonathan by members of the
Federal House of Representatives.
Ashafa stated his support while speaking on Friday at the
closing ceremony of a two-day pre-election retreat,
organised for his constituency staff in the Jibowu area of
Lagos.
The House of Representatives members, along with some
senators, had been making moves to impeach President
Jonathan.
They said the move was for the good of the country,
adding that over 50 impeachable offences had been
identified against the President.
The lawmakers intended to commence the impeachment
process when they reconvene on Wednesday.
Backing the move, Ashafa said, “As a senator, I
represent one of the vibrant and patriotic people that know
that Nigeria will remain one. I am one of those who
believe it will be better. If members of the House of
Representatives believe that their action in that process will
make Nigeria better, so be it.”
Ashafa said he believed the impeachment move had nothing
to do with party affiliation, saying it was a move for the
people.
The senator explained that the retreat was aimed at re-
orientating and appraising the achievement of his
constituency in order to be well positioned towards
ensuring victory at the party’s primaries and the 2015
general elections.
He said, “ The retreat is to help us sit down and have a
rethink, access what we have been able to do and get
ourselves prepared for the events that we are going to
encounter in the 2015 general elections.
“We want to be able to interact with one another and
serve as example to other political gladiators so that All
Progressives Congress will be able to sweep resounding
votes all over Nigeria. We have done well and we have
to do more.”
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic
Party in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has
expressed optimism that he would be declared the governor
of the state by the Election Petitions Tribunal hearing his
petition against Governor Rauf Aregbesola.
Omisore said this in an interview with journalists after the
proceedings at the tribunal in Osogbo on Friday.
Omisore had earlier in the day said the same thing at the
summit organised by some Yoruba elders at the Obafemi
Awolowo University, Ile Ife, that he would emerge
victorious very soon.
Asked if he had confidence in the tribunal, the PDP
candidate said that he would not have approached the
panel if there were no evidence that the August 9
governorship poll was rigged by the All Progressives
Congress.
He said, “I am very hopeful that justice will be done. I
want to urge our people not to lose hope. We have a
good case and that was why we came to the tribunal. We
are a law abiding people. We refused to be provoked
when they kept attacking our people even after the election.
“Very soon, we will retrieve our stolen mandate from the
thieves who robbed us. Osun, Oyo, Ogun and Lagos will
come back to the PDP fold in 2015 and then the South-
West will experience speedy development.”
But the Director of Publicity of the APC in Osun
State, Mr. Kunle Oyatomi, when contacted, advised
Omisore to stop deluding himself.
The APC’s spokesperson said that Aregbesola won the
election convincingly despite the PDP’s tricks and the
attempts to rig the poll.
He said, the election was used by the people of the state to
pay back Aregbesola for his numerous achievements in his
first term despite the meagre resources available.
He said, “Omisore has no mandate anywhere. Ask him if
he ever won election in his adult life. The senatorial seat
was once awarded him from the prison.
“In 2011, he thought he had enough to win back the seat, he
could not even win his ward.
“In 2014, he overrated himself; he lost woefully, even with
all the federal support – the military, hooded operatives of
the Department of State Service, the police and the
scandalous money.
“He should know by now that the reality in the state of
Osun is the All Progressives Congress.”
Omisore’s counsel, Mr. Nathaniel Oke (SAN), had
applied to Justice Elizabeth Ikpejime-led tribunal to
adjourn the sitting of the panel to Monday (today) for the
continuation of the hearing of the petition.
The counsel premised the application on the alleged refusal
of the Independent National Electoral Commission to
make ballot papers used for the election available for the
use of the petitioner.
Oke said that Omisore needed the materials to further
prove his case before the panel but INEC said the
documents would be made available on Monday.
Mr. Charles Edosomwan, who is the counsel for the first
respondent (Aregbesola) and the APC’s counsel, Mr.
Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), raised objections to the application
for adjournment.
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Last Saturday’s primaries to select House of
Assembly candidates for the Peoples
Democracy Party (PDP) in Delta State
turned bloody at Aviara, Isoko south local
government area of the state, when one S.K Hezekiah, an aide and relative of the deputy
Majority Leader in the state legislature, Johnson
Erijo, allegedly shot a female constituent.
Some party members accused Mr. Erijo of stocking
eight pump action guns in the trunk of one of his
vehicles in anticipation of protests over the way the
primaries were conducted in the legislator’s
hometown of Aviara. “No opposition was allowed
at all,” according to one source, adding that Mr.
Erijo, who is also the house committee chairman on
information, was determined to kill in order to have
his way.
The source and two other eyewitnesses said Mr.
Erijo’s relative brought out a pump action gun and
started shooting sporadically. “In the process, a
female constituent was hit several times,” said one
source.
“It was a terrible situation at Aviara. So many
people would have lost their lives all because of
power,” said another source. He said the injured
woman was an indigene of Olomoro.
“If in ordinary primaries we have started shooting
people what will happen during the main elections
in 2015?” another source wondered. He added that
the victim of the shooting was in critical condition
and had been rushed to a hospital for treatment.
Confirming the incident, a top PDP executive
member from Isoko South local government area,
who sought anonymity, insisted that the shooting
injury was not intentional, arguing that nobody was
targeted.
“The incident happened at the residence of the
lawmaker during a jubilation party after the
primaries, but it was not intentional. I was there
live.” He added, however, that he and others were
alarmed that dangerous weapons were being
shipped into Isoko south for the 2015 election.
Calls and messages sent to Mr. Erijo’s mobile phone
number were not answered.
Meanwhile, numerous protests trailed the primaries
conducted throughout the state, with many
protesters alleging that candidates were imposed and
result sheets hijacked.
An aggrieved executive member of the state PDP
accused Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of
hijacking result sheets throughout the state to ensure
that the candidates he favored were declared
winners. He claimed that Mr. Uduaghan gave
N100 million to members of the panel sent by the
national headquarters of the party to monitor the
assembly primaries.
At Ethiope East Constituency, four aspirants
vying to represent the area in the State House of
Assembly boycotted the primaries owing to the non-
availability of result sheets. The party chairman for
the council, Kings Okpako, and the “electoral
officer” for the election, Alofe Dike who arrived at
the venue about 5:30 p.m., stated that all electoral
officers for the elections were not given result
sheets, only ballot papers. This information angered
one of the aspirants, Blessing Enamuotor.
Visibly angry, Mr. Enamuotor said he had sent a
vehicle that accompanied the entourage of the
electoral officers from Asaba to Isiokolo, alleging
that the electoral officer and his team had branched
off to the Abraka residence of the immediate past
Ethiope East council chairman, Mr.
Oniorode Sunday, where they spent about 20
minutes having delivered the result sheets to the
former council boss.
At Uvwie local government area, the town hall
slated for the primaries was under lock and key
when our correspondent. Our correspondent later
learned that the delegates were assembled at the
local government council headquarters at Effurrun.
The chairman of the council, Henry Baro, told
reporters that the venue was changed to forestall
any form of violence and that the owners of the
town hall had said they did not want any political
event to hold there for fear of violence erupting.
In Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South local
government council, protests erupted following what
the people described as the fraudulent means used to
award the party ticket to a female aspirant
perceived to be the state governor’s candidate.
On Thursday night, gunmen attacked Godspower
Etih, an aspirant for the House of Assembly seat in
Warri Constituency II. His supporters accused a
fellow aspirant of masterminding the armed attack
that happened about 9 p.m. when Mr. Etih visited
his family house off Lower Erejuwa Road in
Warri. Mr. Etih was still critically ill in a private
hospital as the primaries got underway on
Saturday.
At Oleh in Isoko south local government area, Mr.
Obi Eneruvie, supporters of the former House of
Assembly member, Benjamin Efekodo, manhandled
the chairman of the PDP in the local government
area. The intervention of security agents stopped the
situation from turning tragic, according to
eyewitnesses. A former commissioner for special
infrastructures in the state, Ms. Orezi Esievor,
was declared the winner of the primary.
Meanwhile, three of the four aspirants in Ethiope
East have warned against the announcement of any
result, insisting that there were no PDP
primaries in the council area. In a petition titled
“Abortion of House of Assembly Primaries
Election in Ethiope East of Delta State for Lack
of Availability of Result Sheets,” addressed to
Bernard Ochepa, the chairman of the House of
Assembly Primaries Committee, the candidates
called for a new date for the primaries election.
The petitions was signed by the incumbent
lawmaker representing the constituency, Joseph
Oshevire, Blessing Enamuotor, and Godwin
Demide, on behalf of themselves and all delegates.
The petition claimed that the primaries had been
hijacked.
“This is to draw your attention to the abortion of
the primaries election in Ethiope East State
Constituency of Delta State. This is as a result of
the admission by the Returning Officer that he did
not come with original of result sheet, which
angered the delegates calling for the postponement of
the primary election upon production of a result
sheet for the election.
“We call on you to fix another date for the
primary election to be supervised by credible
personnel with complete materials including an
original result sheet in order for Ethiope East
PDP members to elect a candidate of their choice.
Take note that should this honest request be ignored,
Ethiope East will again fall into the hands of
opposition, a repeat of what happened in 2011
primary election that resulted to mass exodus of
PDP members from the party to give victory to
the opposition party.”
The petition was copied to the national chairman of
the PDP, the national secretary of the PDP, the
national organizing secretary, Governor Uduaghan,
the state’s deputy governor, the speaker of the state
legislature, the member representing the constituency
in the House of Representatives, the state chairman
of the PDP, and the chairman of Ethiope East
local government.
Nigerian public officers are in the habit of
exposing the country to international
embarrassment. The country has of late been
in the news for obvious wrong reasons.
With
the latest development being our avaricious public
servants and politicians' insatiability with
misappropriation of local resources and funds which
has plunged our richly blessed country into
underdevelopment and internationally acclaimed
reputation for corruption.
According to Civil Society Network Against
Corruption (CSNAC) in a petition dated
November 19, 2014 and signed by its Chairman,
Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
(GAVI) a ‘public-private’ global health
organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland
launched in 2000, recently granted funds to
Nigerian Government for the procurement of
vaccines and the development of the health sector,
specifically for Nigerian children. The organisation
assists developing countries by providing them with
vaccines and cash support to help protect children.
In a petition addressed to the EFCC Chairman
by CSNAC, the network stated that consequent
upon the grant disbursement, GAVI through its
Cash Program Audit (C.P.A), investigated how
disbursed funds given to Nigeria was spent. Having
investigated cash grants allocated to Nigeria
between 2011-2013, C.P.A came up with an
indicting report of fraud and mismanagement of
funds by the Nigerian government through Federal
Ministry of Health and National Primary Health
Care Development Agency, under the former
Minister.
In response to this discovery, as contained the
CSNAC petition, "the Nigerian government
admitted her culpability through a letter titled
‘Letter of Understanding on the Principles
Regarding the GAVI Cash Program Audit
2011-2013’, dated October 17, 2014 and signed by the
former Health Minister, Professor C.O.
Onyebuchi Chukwu. In a bizarre manner, the
Ministry agreed to return the amount of misused
fund as requested by GAVI. The amount being a
sum of $2.2million. Due to this mismanagement of
funds, GAVI has stop further disbursement of
funds to Nigeria, pending when concrete and
convincing steps are taken to checks ominous
corruption in our health sector."
Nigeria has been receiving support from GAVI
since 2002 and the implication of the organisation's
latest action is that the lives of many Nigerian
children would be endangered by their exposure to
deadly diseases. GAVI is said to have expressed
concerns over possible non remittance of taxes paid
by it to F.I.R.S. It therefore demanded EFCC
investigate the rot in the Nigerian health system.
CSNAC, a network of over 150 groups was by the
petition "requesting an immediate and thorough
investigation into this self-admitted fraud and
mismanagement of fund in the Federal Ministry of
Health; with a view to bringing to justice all those
involved in the exposure of the country to this
international opprobrium and also, ensure the
retrieval of the fund concerned from the purse of
individuals who misappropriated. The network
demands the refund to GAVI should be from
retrieved misappropriated fund and not the
country's coffer.
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has postponed
its House of Assembly primary election earlier
scheduled to hold nationwide on Monday, 1
December, 2014.
According to a statement issued on Sunday, the
opposition party said that the election would now hold
nationwide on Tuesday, 2 December, 2014.
The statement, signed by the APC National Publicity
Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, was made available
to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
It was disclosed that the postponement was to show
respect for those killed or injured in Friday’s terrorist
attack in a mosque in Kano.
The statement however, informed that ‘all the dates for
other primaries remain unchanged’.
On the bomb blasts that rocked the ancient city of Kano
on Friday, the party described the attack as a tragedy,
adding that it was a condemnable and totally
incomprehensible attack on defenceless citizens in a
hallowed place such as a mosque.
The opposition party urged all Nigerians to demonstrate
the “Nigerian spirit of compassion and strength of
character’’ by providing succour and support for one
another.
Sergio Busquets scrambled an injury-time winner as
Barcelona scraped past Valencia 1-0 to keep the pressure on
Primera Division leaders Real Madrid.
Valencia had been well worth a point at the Mestalla, more
than matching an off-colour Barca until the closing seconds of
the game.
Lionel Messi was far from his best all night but finally
produced a moment of quality as he found a wonderful ball for
Neymar, whose header was saved only to be rammed home by
Busquets.
It was his first goal of the season but a highly important one
that keeps the Catalan side within two points of their rivals.
The match ended on a sour note, though, with Messi hit on the
head by a bottle thrown from the stands as Barca players
celebrated the winner.
Atletico Madrid clinched an eighth win in nine matches as they
beat Deportivo La Coruna 2-0 thanks to goals from Saul and
Arda Turan. But this was a day when violent scenes on the
Madrid riverside before the game cast a dark shadow over
football.
Running battles between rival supporters began at breakfast
time and the Spanish league authorities made moves to
postpone the match that began at midday local time.
One man died following the clashes, with the players and staff
in the ground unaware of what had happened until after the
final whistle.
Elsewhere, Sevilla scored four times in the final 25 minutes to
record a morale-boosting 5-1 win over Andalusian rivals
Granada at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.
Sevilla, who had taken just one point from their previous three
league games, went ahead through Carlos Bacca's 24th-minute
strike but Granada were level by the break thanks to Youssef
El Arabi's penalty.
That is the way the game stayed until the 66th minute, when
Sevilla got their noses back in front through Ever Banega and
then further goals from Bacca, Stephane Mbia and Kevin
Gameiro completed a one-sided scoreline.
Villarreal move up to sixth place after producing a
commanding performance to win 2-0 at bottom-side Cordoba.
Luciano Vietto hit his eighth goal of the season in all
competitions to put the visitors in charge after 24 minutes and
substitute Ikechukwu Uche put the game out of Cordoba's
reach with 20 minutes to go with a simple finish from a corner.
Marcelino's side are starting to look like the side that finished
in the top six last season again, while things are looking bleaker
and bleaker for Miroslav Djukic's men, who are still without
a win since returning to the top flight.
Latest reports informed that thousands of residents trooped to hospitals in Kano, northern Nigeria to donate blood for victims of the bomb blasts that happened at the Kano central mosque on Friday. No...
The All Progressives Congress, APC, North-West
zone chapter on Sunday screened the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal in
Kaduna.
According to Punch newspaper report, Governor
Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State was also among the
15 governorship aspirants screened by the APC.
Addressing journalists after he was issued a certificate of
clearance, Tambuwal stated that he was opposed to the
postponement of the 2015 general elections over fears of
insecurity in some parts of the country.
Tambuwal stated that despite the level of insecurity in
Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, the embattled countries
still held elections, wondering why the reverse would be
the case with Nigeria.
The Speaker argued that all that was needed was for
the Federal Government to squarely address the issue
of insecurity before the February 2015 elections in the
country.
According to the Speaker, there was no reason for
anybody to cancel the forthcoming elections, adding that
those charged with the reponsibilities of protecting lives
and property of Nigerians should be up and doing.
Tambuwal also urged Nigerians to rise and pray so
that the the menace of terrorism would not go beyond
February 2015 when the elections were expected to hold
nationwide.
“What we should hope and pray for is that before
February elections, insurgency should be addressed by
the government.
“There are people, who has that responsibility it is,
either as number one citizen in the country or Chief of
Army of Staff or the National Security Adviser or
those charged with the responsibility of guaranteeing
safety and security of the citizens as established by the
constitution.
“They should do their work and ensure that we are all
secure and safe; and then, let us hope and pray that by
February, we should be able to come out en masse to
cast our votes.
“We should pray that insecurity should not go beyond
February. What we should do is that we should be
positive,” the Speaker said.
Tambuwal added, “The government should work hard
towards addressing insecurity. I am opposed to the
postponement of the elections. Elections are being held in
Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and several countries where
there are security challenges.
“What we should do is to address and make up our
minds on the fact that there should be elections come
February, 2015.”
Commenting on why he decided to contest the Sokoto
State governorship election, Tambuwal said it was as a
result of the clarion calls from the people of the state
that he should offer himself to serve them.
“It’s a response to the clarion calls by the people of
Sokoto State for me to offer myself to serve in the
capacity as governor of Sokoto State,” he said.
It would be recalled that President Goodluck Jonathan
had said in Ile-Ife, Osun State on Friday that one of
his regrets is the emergence of Alhaji Aminu Tamuwal
as speaker of the House of Representatives in 2011.
When Scott checks out of rehab,
he immediately goes looking for Kim! He
is Eeincredibly upset because he believes
she called a bunch of people when he was
raced to the hospital for alcohol
poisoning.
Scott Disick is furious with Kim Kardashian on the Nov.
30 episode of Kourtney & Khloe Take The Hamptons.
After checking into rehab for five days , Scott decides it’s
not for him so he leaves early. When he gets out, his phone
is flooded with calls from people who are asking him why
he would try to kill himself and he is shocked when he
discovers that Kim is the one that is exaggerating what
really happened and divulging his personal details.
KKTH: Scott Disick Accuses Kim
Kardashian Of Saying He Tried To Kill
Himself
When Scott gets out of his short stint in rehab, he gets a
call from his good buddy, Scott Sartiano . Scott is a big
time club owner, he owns 1Oak, one of the Kardashian’s
favorite night clubs. He tells Scott that Kim told him that
he tried to kill himself by overdosing on pills. Scott
immediately freaks out and calls Khloe Kardashian and tells
her that he never wants to speak to Kim again.
Scott says that he wasn’t trying to kill himself and now
Kim is blabbing to the entire world and he doesn’t want
people looking at him like a “psychopath.” We can
understand why he’s upset but he should be talking to Kim
not to Khloe about it.
Khloe is so upset over this that she confronts Kim and
immediately Kim acts like it’s not her fault. When Scott
finally gets back to their Hamptons estate he sees Kim
sitting on the couch and he ignores her. Kim tries to use
Mason as a buffer but it doesn’t work. Scott tells Kim that
if she wasn’t family, he’d probably not speak to her for
awhile. Kim tells him that she’s really sorry and that Scott
was the only person she texted … yea right.
But the biggest issue in the episode had to be that
Scott ends up leaving rehab after just five days. That’s less
than one week people! Scott said that he was tired of
everyone “watching him,” which is weird since he’s famous
and should be used to it. He then does what any entitled
person would do, he hops in his Bentley and drives back to
film his reality show.
Then the craziest part is that he goes and hosts a club
appearance! Even though he abstains from alcohol, it’s still
ridiculous that he would even put himself in that situation.
Source:Hollywoodlife.com
So far it has been an amazing year for super star Davido
but he lost out at the Channel O music awards which held
last night in South Africa.
He has won several awards this year but he failed to take
home any award last night despite being nominated for five
different categories.
He however put up his spirit of sportsmanship and
congratulated the winners at the event via instagram.
He wrote “ BIG UPS TO EVERYONE THAT VOTED .. U
LOSE SOME U WIN SOME!! GOD BLESS EVERYONE THAT
WON TONITE ” posted Davido on his Instagram page. ”
He further put up a picture which read “Keep In Mind
That Someone Else Is Happy With A Lot Less Than What
You Have .”
As for me 'Aye' by Davido is one of the best tracks of 2014 . Just saying ma own sha, he deserved one of those awards.
Experts say the termination of United States
importation of Nigerian oil, which has
serviced the relationship between both
countries for decades, has already imposed
significant difficulties on Nigeria, with worse
to come.
According to an article just published on
nbcnews.com , only 4.5 million barrels of Nigeria’s
prized oil arrived at U.S. ports in April, although
40 million barrels had been imported seven years
earlier. By July, just three months later, Nigerian
importation had been completely replaced by local
US production.
“The big fat zero was a milestone not only on the
United States' journey toward energy
independence, but a signpost pointing to a new
world,” wrote Robert Windrem, an investigative
reporter/producer with NBC News.
He described the milestone as making Nigeria “the
first formerly flush oil producer to essentially lose
its entire share of the U.S. market, leaving it
scrambling for new customers, less able to fund its
internal war on terror and less important to the
U.S.”
Also commenting on the matter, John Campbell, a
former US ambassador to Nigeria, said: "The
collapse of the price of oil brought on by the rise in
American production is fundamentally changing the
world. This energy shift is akin to the collapse of
the Soviet Union in its foreign policy
implications."
Campbell observed that Nigeria could descend into
chaos if the price of oil falls beyond its current $78-
a-barrel price, because the country’s finances
already have been pushed to the breaking point by oil
"bunkering" (theft by Nigerian officials.)
"That oil finances the patronage, clientage
network," Windrem quoted him as saying. "It is
all illegal (but) it's the grease to the system, and as
the value falls … the grease dries up and the system
doesn't work."
Similarly, Carl Levan, a professor at American
University and author of "Dictators and
Democracy in African Development," said that
turmoil in Nigeria could quickly spread through
West Africa, noting that the region is already beset
by long-running civil wars, an Ebola epidemic and
political crises.
Thousands of Egyptians are staging protests
across universities in Cairo to display their
anger at a court’s decision to dismiss criminal
charges against Former President Hosni
Mubarak for the deaths of protesters in the
2011 Egypt uprising, according to a Reuters
report.
On Saturday, an Egyptian court dismissed a case
against Mubarak for the deaths of about 900
protesters at the hands of police and army personnel
who sought to bring an end to nationwide protests
that eventually led to the resignation of former
President Hosni Mubarak.
Charges of complicity in protesters’ deaths were also
dropped against Mubarak’s two sons and several
other senior members of Mubarak’s administration at
the time of the 2011 uprising.
Mubarak’s acquittal over the deaths of protesters has
reinforced concerns in the country that the 2011
uprising was in vain as the country is still being led
by a military officer, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who
has imposed harsh limitations on press freedom and
political expression in the country.
Despite Saturday’s court ruling, Former
President Mubarak is expected to remain
incarcerated in a military hospital while he serves
the remainder of a 3 year sentence for corruption.
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Roberto Soldado scored the winning goal as Tottenham
Hotspur came from behind to beat Everton at White Hart
Lane.
Kevin Mirallas' wonderful strike had put the visitors ahead,
but Christian Eriksen levelled on 21 minutes before Soldado
struck the winner in the dying moments of the first half.
Jude 'Engees' Okoye, the older brother and manager of
P-Square has welcomed a baby girl with his wife, Ify.
Ify gave birth at 7.29pm at Northside Hospital Atlanta,
Georgia, yesterday Saturday Nov. 29th. Mother and
daughter are doing great.
The little angel has been named Princess Emma Adanna
Okoye and also, mother and daughter are in good
condition.A big congrats to them!
Yaya Toure and Frank Lampard's strikes took Manchester
City up to second in the Premier League table and handed
Southampton an ominous start to a daunting run of festive
fixtures coming up.
Toure and Lampard provided the crucial calm finishes before
Gael Clichy blasted home his first City goal in a 3-0 win at
St Mary's that lifted the defending champions above Saints in
the league standings.
The assured visitors even shrugged off referee Mike Jones
denying Sergio Aguero a clear penalty in the first half, and
also Jones' decision to show a red card to defender Eliaquim
Mangala.
Referee Jones booked Aguero for diving despite the
Argentina forward being clearly up-ended by Saints defender
Jose Fonte.
City made light of that decision and Mangala's dismissal for a
second booking to inflict Saints' first home defeat of the league
campaign.
Southampton face a season-defining December, up against
Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea amid seven games in
25 days.
Ronald Koeman's men battled hard against City but in the
event Manuel Pellegrini's men possessed more than enough nous
to prevail.
Hacked down by Fonte in the game's first significant act,
Aguero scrambled to his knees expecting a penalty and the
chance to add to his midweek Champions League hat-trick
against Bayern Munich.
Referee Jones had other ideas, however, booking the
Argentina striker for diving.
The decision shocked City to the point of whipping out the rug
on their early momentum.
Victor Wanyama's harsh booking for hauling down Toure in
full flight may just have played on official Jones' mind when he
made the call on Fonte's challenge on Aguero.
Fonte was fortunate in the extreme to avoid any kind of
censure, and on another day may well have been sent off.
Toure teed himself up for a trademark pitching-wedge chip as
City continued to press, only to loft the ball too feebly and
straight at Saints goalkeeper Fraser Forster.
Suitably aware just how far their luck had been stretched in a
nervy first 15 minutes, Saints suddenly settled.
Wanyama fired a raking crossfield ball to Ryan Bertrand,
and in a flash the game changed.
Graziano Pelle failed to connect with Dusan Tadic's cross,
but Steven Davis collected the loose ball and blasted
goalwards.
Joe Hart parried desperately into the box, but despite the
danger City still managed to clear.
Referee Jones' muddled afternoon continued unabated when
Mangala's harem-scarem rampage was halted with play
brought back instead for a free kick, with Saints ruled offside.
England man Nathaniel Clyne's bad defensive read then gifted
City the chance of the half.
The Saints full-back raced out of the line only to realise far
too late that Jesus Navas was hot favourite for the loose ball.
The Spaniard hustled onwards and sent Stevan Jovetic racing
in on goal. The Montenegro striker then had the half's sole
gilt-edged chance, but could only fire straight at Forster.
In the ensuing scramble Saints cleared the ball off the line,
further frustrating City's efforts.
Sadio Mane's fine through-ball to Pelle indicated Saints'
continued attacking intent, before Hart was forced into two
weak punches that ultimately went unpunished.
Saints opened the second half with two long-range efforts, but
neither could test Hart.
The hosts' ambition eventually caught them cold when a loose
pass allowed Fernandinho to pick Clyne's pocket.
The astute Brazil midfielder continued to hustle, dispossessed
Wanyama on the edge of Saints' area and teed up Toure.
The towering Ivorian picked his spot and slotted the ball past
the helpless Forster, via a small deflection.
City emptied their bench in a bid to cement control, and Navas
should have doubled the lead when dragging a shot wide of the
target.
Mangala was then dismissed for a second yellow card, after
taking out Shane Long when the Saints striker was about to
edge through on goal.
Former Chelsea midfielder Lampard killed the clash with 10
minutes to play however, coolly driving home after sloppy
Saints play invited City to counter.
Refusing to allow the game to meander to a close, Clichy
capped another fine City raid, blasting high into Forster's net
to rub salt into Saints' open wounds.
So sweet! Taylor Swift and Matt
Healy continue to stir up the idea that a
relationship is brewing. The pair
wore tokens of support with Taylor
donning his band’s The 1975 t-shirt, and
Matt flaunting her ‘1989’ album shirt!
This looks like something a couple would do! Taylor Swift,
24, and Matt Healy , 25, have sparked dating rumors and
their adorable matching messages sure do give evidence to
that idea! Matt recently donned a shirt supporting Taylor’s
latest album 1989 at one of his concerts, and Taylor
returned the favor by wearing his band’s t-shirt. She wore
The 1975 shirt just one day after his Nov. 21 concert!
Matt Healy & Taylor Swift’s Matching
Shirts — Supporting Each Other
Taylor and Matt are each other’s #1 fans! The pair,
who’ve been romantically linked recently, took things to the
next level by supporting their music!
They met back in October 2014 and exchanged numbers.
Since then, they’ve certainly started down the path of a
full-fledged romance ! Matt donned Taylor’s 1989 t-shirt
earlier this month.
One day after his Nov. 21 concert that Taylor attended,
Taylor sported a The 1975 concert tank to support Matt.
She must have picked it up the night before and couldn’t
wait to wear it!
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Premier League leaders Chelsea were unable to continue their
fine form as they were held by a resilient Sunderland to a
0-0 draw at the Stadium of Light.
The Blues failed to win for only the third time in the league,
and the draw sees Chelsea seven points clear at the top of the
table ahead of Southampton, who play third-placed
Manchester City on Sunday.
Willian struck the foot of the post and Santiago Vergini
clipped the crossbar in a tight first half, but apart from those
occasions, neither Costel Pantilimon nor Thibaut Courtois was
overextended, with the Romanian's block from Branislav
Ivanovic the only troublesome save either had to make.
It was a spirited performance by Sunderland, who came close
to snatching victory late on only for Adam Johnson to waste
the chance.
Liverpool battled to a 1-0 victory over Stoke City to claim
their first victory since beating Swansea in the Capital One
Cup on Oct. 28.
Liverpool went into the match needing a victory to avoid their
worst-ever start to a Premier League season, having lost
their past three in succession, and with boss Brendan Rodgers
acknowledging he is now the favourite to get the sack.
After a first half that did not see a single shot on target, both
sides came close in the second half, with Bojan Krkic hitting
the post and Mame Biram Diouf seeing a shot cleared off the
line for Stoke, while Joe Allen missed a good chance for the
hosts.
Glen Johnson eventually made the breakthrough, though,
heading home after Rickie Lambert had seen an effort come
back off the crossbar to ease the pressure on the manager.
Manchester United claimed their third consecutive victory in
the Premier League with a routine win at home to Hull.
The match began in frustrating fashion for the hosts when
Angel Di Maria had to be withdrawn due to an apparent
hamstring injury, but United took the lead when Chris
Smalling's shot from close range just found its way past Allan
McGregor, with referee Anthony Taylor having to rely on
goal-line technology before awarding the goal.
Wayne Rooney then put them 2-0 up just before the break,
curling home from 25 yards for his fifth goal of the season
before Robin van Persie fired in a third from distance.
Danny Welbeck bagged a crucial winner for Arsenal as the
Gunners clinched a comfortable 1-0 win at West Brom.
In front of watching England boss Roy Hodgson, the striker
nodded in to condemn the Baggies to a third straight defeat as
the Gunners hit back from last week's defeat to Manchester
United. The hosts rarely threatened, although Saido
Berahino headed against the bar late on, and they have now
failed to score in their past three matches.
West Ham ended Newcastle's winning streak with a 1-0
victory at Upton Park, where the visitors had midfielder
Moussa Sissoko sent off late on.
The Irons, who had not won since beating Manchester City
before the international break, edged a match of few chances
with a neat finish from defender Aaron Cresswell, his first
goal for the club, after 56 minutes.
Newcastle, who had surged into the top five following six
successive Barclays Premier League wins, never really got
going, and any hope of a comeback went with 15 minutes left
when Sissoko received two careless yellow cards in quick
succession.
Queens Park Rangers saw off Leicester City 3-2 at Loftus
Road thanks to Charlie Austin's winner.
Things started badly for the hosts as Esteban Cambiasso slotted
Leicester in front early on -- the first goal the Foxes had
scored following a fallow run of 56 days, or 504 minutes of
football, without a goal.
QPR recovered to dominate the remainder of the first half
and led at the break through a Wes Morgan own goal and a
first club goal for Leroy Fer.
Nigel Pearson's side hit back in the second half as Jeffrey
Schlupp drew them level, only for Austin to hit his fifth goal in
as many games with 17 minutes remaining to settle the contest.
Burnley's decent form continued with a 1-1 draw at home to
Aston Villa but the Clarets were grateful to an 87th-minute
penalty from Danny Ings after Lukas Jutkiewicz had been
fouled.
Villa had gone ahead in the 39th minute thanks to Joe Cole,
who marked his first Premier League start since December
2013 with the opening goal.
Swansea City and Crystal Palace shared the spoils as
Wilfried Bony's sixth goal of season saw the Swans take the
lead, but Neil Warnock's visitors battled back to secure a 1-1
draw.
Palace's Australian skipper, Mile Jedinak, scored from the
spot for his fifth goal in eight matches after Jonjo Shelvey had
been penalised for fouling Marouane Chamakh.
Information from the Press Association was used in this
report.
Source:Espn
