The fast rising urban indigenous rapper BoiEAzzy,announced recently that he will be dropping a 10 tracks mixtape album titled "O.M.G Dmixtape".the launching is scheduled to hold on the 14th of november 2015 at Cielo Lounge.
in anticipation for this album,he decided to give out this track for his fans to enjoy.
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Tuesday, 20 October 2015
Thursday, 8 October 2015
Senate gives conditions for screeninng ministerial nominees
The senate at today's plenary session resolved that all ministerial nominees must have the endorsement of 2 senators from their state before they could be granted a pass during their screening.
Chairman of the Senate ad hoc committee on Media and Publicity, Dino Melaye who announced the new conditions today, said the upper legislative arm will also adopt other constitutional provisions and conventions for screening nominees.
He said the Senate would also apply Section 147 of the Nigerian constitution which states that a ministerial nominee must be an indigene of one of the 36 states of the federation, before that person can be screened.
Melaye however did not state what will be the outcome if a ministerial nominee fails to get the support of 2 senators from their state of origin. It appears former River state governor, Rotimi Amaechi may be having a tough time at the senate with this new condition as all 3 PDP senators from his state have expressed their opposition against his nomination.
In a related development, some of the minsiterial nominees have reported to the Nigeria Police Headquarters for profiling as directed by President Buhari. Those that have reported so far includes former Lagos state governor Babatunde Fashola, Audu Ogbe, Chris Ngige, Udoma Udo Udoma and Abubakar Malami.
Wednesday, 7 October 2015
Femi Fani-Kayode reacts to new reports of herdsmen attacking Falae's farm
Femi Fani Kayode who had called for the expulsion of Fulani herdsmen in Yoruba land following the alleged kidnap of Olu Falae by the herdsmen, took to his Facebook page to react to new reports that suspected herdsmen
He said and I quote:- "Once again the murderous tse tse
flies have raided and pillaged chief
Olu Falae's farm. why am I not
surprised? after all they have friend
in high paces"
:-unquote
He said and I quote:- "Once again the murderous tse tse
flies have raided and pillaged chief
Olu Falae's farm. why am I not
surprised? after all they have friend
in high paces"
:-unquote
Governor Wike receives report on sale of state valued assets by Amaechi's administration
This is a press statement. Read below
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Wednesday received the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry established by his administration to investigate the sale of valued Rivers State Government property and other related matters by the administration of former Governor, Rotimi Amaechi.
From Right: Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike receiving the report of the Rivers State Commission of Inquiry on the Sale of Valued Assets from the Chairman, Justice George Omereji at Government House, Port Harcourt on Wednesday.
The Governor who received the report from the Commission’s Chairman, Justice George Omereji at the Government House, Port Harcourt declared that his administration will diligently implement the recommendations of the Commission in the interest of the state and her people.
This is as the Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry, Justice George Omereji advised the state government to act on the report quickly to ensure that billions of Naira of state funds stashed in private accounts are recovered.
The governor declared that in addition to implementing the report, his administration will make the content public and also intimate the public on the next line of action.
Governor Wike said: "We will make sure that we swing into action immediately to see that the recommendations by the Commission are implemented.
"We will not be intimidated by anybody or group of persons. So many things have been done to discredit your commission. But to me, I know when the hands of a person are not clean, he resorts to the media."
While commending members of the Commission for serving the state honestly, Governor Wike acknowledged that the he is aware of the threats they faced in the course of carrying out the state assignment.
He said : "I know the threats you and your members faced. But what is important in life is once you are clean and your conscience is clear, go ahead and do what is right".
Earlier, the Chairman of the Rivers State Commission of Inquiry into the sale of Valued State Assets and other related matters, Justice George Omereji informed the governor that the commission received 442 exhibits, 27 memoranda while 25 witnesses testified before it.
He added that the commission visited several sites in line with its terms of reference.
According to him: "Government should act fast on the report and Rivers people will be better for it. If government acts fast, we will be able to recover billions stashed into where they kept them. That money belongs to the Rivers people and I hope government would act fast to recover it, so that it would be used for the people of Rivers State".
He noted that the commission’s work was delayed by two suits filed by former governor Amaechi and Mr Augustine Wokocha. He said the commission only started sitting after the dismissal of the suits.
It will be recalled that Governor Wike set up the commission with the mandate to investigate the sale of the following :Omoku 150 MW gas turbine, Afam 360 MW gas turbine, Trans-Amadi 136 MW gas turbine and the Eleme 75 MW gas turbine.
The panel also investigated the sales of Olympia Hotel, the execution of the Mono-rail project, non-execution of the Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte Specialist Hospital after the payment of Thirty-nine million and two hundred thousand dollars to the contractor.
The Commission also investigated the disbursement and use of the Rivers State Ministry of Agriculture credit guarantee scheme fund of N2billion and the withdrawal of N96 billion from the State Reserve Funds. The panel was also mandated to ascertain the circumstances of the sales of the four gas turbines and to identify the purchasers and also confirm whether the transaction was conducted with transparency.
Simeon Nwakaudu,
Special Assistant ( Media ) to the Rivers State Governor.
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Wednesday received the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry established by his administration to investigate the sale of valued Rivers State Government property and other related matters by the administration of former Governor, Rotimi Amaechi.
From Right: Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike receiving the report of the Rivers State Commission of Inquiry on the Sale of Valued Assets from the Chairman, Justice George Omereji at Government House, Port Harcourt on Wednesday.
The Governor who received the report from the Commission’s Chairman, Justice George Omereji at the Government House, Port Harcourt declared that his administration will diligently implement the recommendations of the Commission in the interest of the state and her people.
This is as the Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry, Justice George Omereji advised the state government to act on the report quickly to ensure that billions of Naira of state funds stashed in private accounts are recovered.
The governor declared that in addition to implementing the report, his administration will make the content public and also intimate the public on the next line of action.
Governor Wike said: "We will make sure that we swing into action immediately to see that the recommendations by the Commission are implemented.
"We will not be intimidated by anybody or group of persons. So many things have been done to discredit your commission. But to me, I know when the hands of a person are not clean, he resorts to the media."
While commending members of the Commission for serving the state honestly, Governor Wike acknowledged that the he is aware of the threats they faced in the course of carrying out the state assignment.
He said : "I know the threats you and your members faced. But what is important in life is once you are clean and your conscience is clear, go ahead and do what is right".
Earlier, the Chairman of the Rivers State Commission of Inquiry into the sale of Valued State Assets and other related matters, Justice George Omereji informed the governor that the commission received 442 exhibits, 27 memoranda while 25 witnesses testified before it.
He added that the commission visited several sites in line with its terms of reference.
According to him: "Government should act fast on the report and Rivers people will be better for it. If government acts fast, we will be able to recover billions stashed into where they kept them. That money belongs to the Rivers people and I hope government would act fast to recover it, so that it would be used for the people of Rivers State".
He noted that the commission’s work was delayed by two suits filed by former governor Amaechi and Mr Augustine Wokocha. He said the commission only started sitting after the dismissal of the suits.
It will be recalled that Governor Wike set up the commission with the mandate to investigate the sale of the following :Omoku 150 MW gas turbine, Afam 360 MW gas turbine, Trans-Amadi 136 MW gas turbine and the Eleme 75 MW gas turbine.
The panel also investigated the sales of Olympia Hotel, the execution of the Mono-rail project, non-execution of the Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte Specialist Hospital after the payment of Thirty-nine million and two hundred thousand dollars to the contractor.
The Commission also investigated the disbursement and use of the Rivers State Ministry of Agriculture credit guarantee scheme fund of N2billion and the withdrawal of N96 billion from the State Reserve Funds. The panel was also mandated to ascertain the circumstances of the sales of the four gas turbines and to identify the purchasers and also confirm whether the transaction was conducted with transparency.
Simeon Nwakaudu,
Special Assistant ( Media ) to the Rivers State Governor.
FIFA bans Sepp Blatter for 90 days
FIFA ethics committee has suspended its president Sepp Blatter for 90 days. Head of the committee, Klaus Stoehlker, who has advised Blatter in the past, says the committee made the ruling pending further investigations by the Swiss attorney general following accusations of corruption.
He described it as a "pending" verdict, and said no negative finding had been made against the head of world football's governing body.
The announcement comes just hours after Blatter criticized the criminal investigation against him in Switzerland, describing it as "outrageous". He also defended his decision to remain as head of the football organising body and not step down immediately, as worldwide sponsors have urged.
The 90-day suspension is the longest FIFA's ethics committee can hand down while they carry out their investigation.
Last month, the Swiss attorney general announced that Blatter will face charges of "criminal mismanagement" and "misappropriation." Among the charges is an allegation that Blatter gave a "disloyal payment" to UEFA president Michel Platini totaling 2 million francs ($2.1 million). That payment is alleged to have been made three months before Platini announced he would not run against Blather in the 2011 FIFA presidential election.
He described it as a "pending" verdict, and said no negative finding had been made against the head of world football's governing body.
The announcement comes just hours after Blatter criticized the criminal investigation against him in Switzerland, describing it as "outrageous". He also defended his decision to remain as head of the football organising body and not step down immediately, as worldwide sponsors have urged.
The 90-day suspension is the longest FIFA's ethics committee can hand down while they carry out their investigation.
Last month, the Swiss attorney general announced that Blatter will face charges of "criminal mismanagement" and "misappropriation." Among the charges is an allegation that Blatter gave a "disloyal payment" to UEFA president Michel Platini totaling 2 million francs ($2.1 million). That payment is alleged to have been made three months before Platini announced he would not run against Blather in the 2011 FIFA presidential election.
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
Blogger sues Ogun state police,Governor's aide for unlawful arrest
Blogger, Emmanuel Ojo, who was arrested and detained by Ogun State Police Command allegedly on the order of Ogun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, for writing about his wife on Facebook, has sued the Ogun State Police command and the Chief Security Officer to Governor Amosun, Katib Biliamin for his arrest and detention, demanding N150 million as damages.
He's also asking them to tender apology for his unlawful detention in two national newspapers. On a notice filed in the Federal High Court, Abeokuta Division by his lawyer, Ojo also asked the court for “an order of perpetual injunction restraining the respondents from arresting and or detaining him solely on account of alleged publication against Mrs Amosun."
No date has been fixed for the hearing of the matter.
He's also asking them to tender apology for his unlawful detention in two national newspapers. On a notice filed in the Federal High Court, Abeokuta Division by his lawyer, Ojo also asked the court for “an order of perpetual injunction restraining the respondents from arresting and or detaining him solely on account of alleged publication against Mrs Amosun."
No date has been fixed for the hearing of the matter.
This Lady Needs Your Advise! please help her
Please I need your advise. My husband has been having affairs with different girls, he also spends loads of money on them. I've caught him many times and he has promised so many times that he's not going to do it again. He even swore with a bible but still does same thing. We started with nothing and now when he has everything, he is cheating so much. The marriage is going to seven years and we have two daughters together. Will he ever stop? How do I deal with this?
Monday, 5 October 2015
Man alleges oguta LGA in imo stateis owing him N900K since 2007
The man shares his story below...
My name is Mr. Orjika Emma C. K., In 2007, The Oguta LGA of Imo State awarded me a contract to supply books for primary schools. The total project amount was N1,050,000. I was given a down payment of N150,000 and I was owed N900,000. Ever since then they have refused to pay me. I have tried everything possible to no avail. I reached out to a barrister who told me to first pay him 30% of the money before he would help him. I refused to pay because it was both unethical and unprofessional. Please help me.
My name is Mr. Orjika Emma C. K., In 2007, The Oguta LGA of Imo State awarded me a contract to supply books for primary schools. The total project amount was N1,050,000. I was given a down payment of N150,000 and I was owed N900,000. Ever since then they have refused to pay me. I have tried everything possible to no avail. I reached out to a barrister who told me to first pay him 30% of the money before he would help him. I refused to pay because it was both unethical and unprofessional. Please help me.
"We have clues on those involved in recent bombings"- ARMY
Major General Yusuf Abubakar made the statement on Sunday, October 4, while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri. Reacting to the recent spate of suicide bombings by suspected insurgents in some parts of the country, the Theater Commander, Operation 'Layiya Dole" pointed out that the bombings were aimed at diverting the attention of the military from achieving its target in the ongoing anti-terrorism war.
"I want to assure all that for every second that passes, we get more committed to fighting the insurgents; we cannot be deterred. We are doing as much as we could to ensure that we completely eradicate the insurgents as quickly as possible because we are aware of the timeline within which to complete the task", he said.
He said the military had already gotten clues about those involved in the recent suicide bombings in Maiduguri.
"We searched the houses and certain items that we recovered at the vicinity gave us some clues", Abubakar said.
He said although investigations had commenced on the clues, it would take time before reaching a conclusion.
"Investigation on those that we suspect that are either participating or hiding, fueling or conniving with those that carried out those acts, is ongoing. "They will be exposed in due course", Abubakar assured.
He appealed to Nigerians to be security conscious to avoid future occurrence.
"The citizens need to know that security is their personal responsibility as individuals. They must be able to secure themselves and doing so means they need to be security conscious. Any suspicious movement within the environment should be reported to security agents immediately", he advised.
Abubakar said the military was working on a strategy that would enable individuals pass vital information to security agents without being noticed.
"I want to assure all that for every second that passes, we get more committed to fighting the insurgents; we cannot be deterred. We are doing as much as we could to ensure that we completely eradicate the insurgents as quickly as possible because we are aware of the timeline within which to complete the task", he said.
He said the military had already gotten clues about those involved in the recent suicide bombings in Maiduguri.
"We searched the houses and certain items that we recovered at the vicinity gave us some clues", Abubakar said.
He said although investigations had commenced on the clues, it would take time before reaching a conclusion.
"Investigation on those that we suspect that are either participating or hiding, fueling or conniving with those that carried out those acts, is ongoing. "They will be exposed in due course", Abubakar assured.
He appealed to Nigerians to be security conscious to avoid future occurrence.
"The citizens need to know that security is their personal responsibility as individuals. They must be able to secure themselves and doing so means they need to be security conscious. Any suspicious movement within the environment should be reported to security agents immediately", he advised.
Abubakar said the military was working on a strategy that would enable individuals pass vital information to security agents without being noticed.
The next Titan2 holds Lagos auditions tomorrow the october 6th
After successful Auditions in Abuja and Port Harcourt on Tuesday 29th September, and Thursday 1st October, 2015, respectively,the Lagos Zonal Audition of The Next Titan, Nigeria’s Entrepreneurial Reality TV Show, will hold tomorrow Tuesday 6th October, 2015 at Water Parks/Aquatic Hotel, Toyin Street Ikeja, Lagos.
The Next Titan is proudly Nigeria’s entrepreneurial Reality TV Show, where entrepreneurially talented and business minded young graduates compete to win Five Million and a brand new car to start their business idea.In this process, thousands of contestants through entries are shortlisted to pitch their business ideas at Auditions Centresin threedifferent zones in Nigeria; and the final Top 16 contestants with brightest ideas will live together to compete by carrying out weekly business tasks and challenges around the city of Lagos for 10 weeks on television, and with weekly evictions in the boardroom by the judges.
The Season 2 Judges are business leaders in Nigeria, and they are KyariBukar, Chairman, Nigerian Economic Summit Group; Tonye Cole, CEO, Sahara Energy Group; Lilian Olubi, CEO, Primera Africa Securities; and Chris Parkes, CEO, CPMS Marketing Solutions. Season One was highly intriguing with 10 weeks of wits, nerves, education, suspense and fun by arguably 16 of the most dogged young aspiring-entrepreneurs in Nigeria. IroghamaOgbeifun from Port-HarcourtZone emerged the winner, and she went home with Five Million Naira and a brand new Ford Focus Car plus mentorship from some of Nigeria’s business leaders.
Today, IroOgbeifun is the CEO ofHairven Ltd (A multi hair care products company) in Lagos and Port Harcourt, and has created jobs for over 15 people. Season Two promises to be bigger and more exciting; and the Lagos Auditions will holdon Tuesday 6th October, 2015 @ Water Parks Hotel Toyin Street Ikeja, Lagos. 8:30am prompt. Season Two also promises more prizes asides from the grand prize of Five Million Naira, and a brand new 2015 Ford EcoSport , 2 of the Top 16 will also be the beneficiaries of Ten Million NairaEntre Fund and business incubation for 2 years by a partner of the show,Quick Fix Ltd.
The Headline Sponsor of the Season Two of THE NEXT TITAN is HERITAGE BANK,with Associate Sponsorship ofSIFAX GROUP, and Supporting Sponsors areSHELL, NIGERITE, BRISCOE FORD, COURTEVILLE PLC, QUICK FIX, AERO and LASAA. Do you have a good business idea that can earn you a prize of five million naira?But you have got to face auditions judges first.Come tomorrow 6th October to Water Parks/Aquatic Hotel by 8:30am to present your business ideas.
The Next Titan is proudly Nigeria’s entrepreneurial Reality TV Show, where entrepreneurially talented and business minded young graduates compete to win Five Million and a brand new car to start their business idea.In this process, thousands of contestants through entries are shortlisted to pitch their business ideas at Auditions Centresin threedifferent zones in Nigeria; and the final Top 16 contestants with brightest ideas will live together to compete by carrying out weekly business tasks and challenges around the city of Lagos for 10 weeks on television, and with weekly evictions in the boardroom by the judges.
The Season 2 Judges are business leaders in Nigeria, and they are KyariBukar, Chairman, Nigerian Economic Summit Group; Tonye Cole, CEO, Sahara Energy Group; Lilian Olubi, CEO, Primera Africa Securities; and Chris Parkes, CEO, CPMS Marketing Solutions. Season One was highly intriguing with 10 weeks of wits, nerves, education, suspense and fun by arguably 16 of the most dogged young aspiring-entrepreneurs in Nigeria. IroghamaOgbeifun from Port-HarcourtZone emerged the winner, and she went home with Five Million Naira and a brand new Ford Focus Car plus mentorship from some of Nigeria’s business leaders.
Today, IroOgbeifun is the CEO ofHairven Ltd (A multi hair care products company) in Lagos and Port Harcourt, and has created jobs for over 15 people. Season Two promises to be bigger and more exciting; and the Lagos Auditions will holdon Tuesday 6th October, 2015 @ Water Parks Hotel Toyin Street Ikeja, Lagos. 8:30am prompt. Season Two also promises more prizes asides from the grand prize of Five Million Naira, and a brand new 2015 Ford EcoSport , 2 of the Top 16 will also be the beneficiaries of Ten Million NairaEntre Fund and business incubation for 2 years by a partner of the show,Quick Fix Ltd.
The Headline Sponsor of the Season Two of THE NEXT TITAN is HERITAGE BANK,with Associate Sponsorship ofSIFAX GROUP, and Supporting Sponsors areSHELL, NIGERITE, BRISCOE FORD, COURTEVILLE PLC, QUICK FIX, AERO and LASAA. Do you have a good business idea that can earn you a prize of five million naira?But you have got to face auditions judges first.Come tomorrow 6th October to Water Parks/Aquatic Hotel by 8:30am to present your business ideas.
Sunday, 4 October 2015
The Emerge Leadership confrence
The Emerge Leadership Conference is an annual conference for young people (18 – 35) organized by Church 3:16. Church 3:16 is the youth ministry of The Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju.
Our vision at Church 3:16 is “To become the focal point, where youths find expression for leadership in different ways, through the WORD OF GOD.”
The essence of the Emerge Conference is to shape the future of the nation by empowering its youths. The young people of today are already emerging as the future leaders of tomorrow. Through this conference, Church 3:16 will act as a conduit, supporting the emergence of a new breed of godly groundbreakers that will change this nation for the better.
This year marks the inaugural edition of the conference and the theme isACCELERATE (Amos 9: 13 MSG).
Speakers at the conference are Pastors Taiwo&NomthiOdukoya, Pastor IbukunAwosika, Pastor Poju Oyemade, Pastor Jimmy Odukoya, Pastor Kunle Soriyan, NdidiNwuneli andFelaDurotoye.
Saturday, October 10th will also see Church 3:16 host “The Emerge Concert” which will feature an array of anointed and talented artistes: Tim Godfrey & The Xtreme crew, PITA, Timi Dakolo, Nosa& Isaac Geralds.
Registration is free but required. Register @ www.youthchurch316.org/emerge2015.
VENUE: Main auditorium, The Fountain of Life Church.
12, Industrial Estate Road off Town Planning way, Ilupeju, Lagos, Nigeria
DATES: Wed 7th – Sun 11th October, 2015
TIME: Wed: 5.30pm | Thurs: 9am & 4pm | Fri 1.30pm | Sun 7am & 10am
ENQUIRIES: 08038455692, 08162482526
Our vision at Church 3:16 is “To become the focal point, where youths find expression for leadership in different ways, through the WORD OF GOD.”
The essence of the Emerge Conference is to shape the future of the nation by empowering its youths. The young people of today are already emerging as the future leaders of tomorrow. Through this conference, Church 3:16 will act as a conduit, supporting the emergence of a new breed of godly groundbreakers that will change this nation for the better.
This year marks the inaugural edition of the conference and the theme isACCELERATE (Amos 9: 13 MSG).
Speakers at the conference are Pastors Taiwo&NomthiOdukoya, Pastor IbukunAwosika, Pastor Poju Oyemade, Pastor Jimmy Odukoya, Pastor Kunle Soriyan, NdidiNwuneli andFelaDurotoye.
Saturday, October 10th will also see Church 3:16 host “The Emerge Concert” which will feature an array of anointed and talented artistes: Tim Godfrey & The Xtreme crew, PITA, Timi Dakolo, Nosa& Isaac Geralds.
Registration is free but required. Register @ www.youthchurch316.org/emerge2015.
VENUE: Main auditorium, The Fountain of Life Church.
12, Industrial Estate Road off Town Planning way, Ilupeju, Lagos, Nigeria
DATES: Wed 7th – Sun 11th October, 2015
TIME: Wed: 5.30pm | Thurs: 9am & 4pm | Fri 1.30pm | Sun 7am & 10am
ENQUIRIES: 08038455692, 08162482526
Woman aborts her unborn baby because she wants to get a nose jobe and star in a porn movie
British woman, Josie Cunningham checked into a clinic last week to abort her unborn child, so that she could have a nose job done. Josie said she terminated the unplanned pregnancy at 12 weeks because Doctors told her it was too risky to have nose surgery while pregnant.
“I’m having this nose job no matter what gets in my way. Pregnancy was a major obstacle and an abortion was the answer to it – so that’s what I did. Anyone who criticises me for putting my looks ahead of an unborn child has no right until they’re the ones putting food on the table for my kids. I don’t care what anyone thinks. My body, my decision.” She told the Sunday People
Josie's ultrasound photo on Sept 9th 2015
The mum of three from Leeds went on: “I put my life on hold for my other kids. But now is my chance to get the looks I need so I can have the career I always wanted.
"And I’ll love the money.”
Scrounging Josie , who has worked as an escort, was already a national hate figure after a string of shocking antics.
She had a £4,800 boob job and botox on the NHS, smoked and boozed while pregnant and admitted she had planned to abort her youngest child because she had a chance of going on Big Brother.
Public outrage led to her cancelling the abortion in April last year and keeping baby Grace, who is now one.
But Josie, 25, has now gone through with her threat to sacrifice a child in pursuit of money after becoming pregnant for a fourth time.
All her pregnancies have been with different men.
She said: “It’s not like I planned this. I was seeing someone I liked and got a bit brutal in the bedroom. We did use a condom but it split.
“I was meant to take the morning after pill but I had a photoshoot the following morning and didn’t get a chance to run into a pharmacy.
“I thought I was safe and sometimes you have to put your career first.”
She said: “I had already booked a consultation at a cosmetic surgery company before I found out I was pregnant.
"I’d had the boobs done, I had the body. But I realised that to be really successful in the adult industry I needed the face too.
“I was excited about getting the nose I’ve always wanted. Mine is too wide and too round at the end.
“When I found I was pregnant I told the dad and he was really happy.
“But I was already thinking about the effect having another baby would have on my plans. I want to do glamour and some more adult work, like porn films.
"That is hard when you’re pregnant or have just had a baby.
“I spoke to the advisor at the cosmetic surgery clinic three weeks ago and she was telling me about the different kinds of surgery.
"I was getting really excited. But when I mentioned I was pregnant she immediately said the surgeon wouldn’t operate on me.
“I was told it could harm the baby and they even recommend waiting a year even after I gave birth before having it done.
"I called a few other clinics and they all said the same. My heart sank but I knew what I had to do.”
Josie with her youngest child she almost aborted last year
She said: “People can hate me – but the pregnancy was going to ruin my chance of finally making it. I’d been planning and saving for this surgery and nothing was going to get in my way.
“I’m not stupid enough to think I’m model material right now – but with a nose job I can have the career I dream of.
“Of course it’s bad timing and I am sad. But I’d have been more sad if I couldn’t carry out my plans. Next year I’ll be posing for glamour shots instead of nine months pregnant lying on the sofa with fat ankles.
"That’s my decision and no one else’s.”
Josie is not worried that her attitude will shock many people.
She said: “People can think what they like. It’s my life, my body, my baby. Therefore its my decision. Every woman has a right to that decision.”
Defiant Josie who admitted last year she did not know whether the father of her youngest child was a footballer or a client she met while working as a £1,000-a-night escort – claims bullying in part sparked her controversial decision.
She said: “I’ve dreamt of a nose job for years because I’ve been told for years that I’m ugly because of my nose. You can’t bully me for the way I look then do the same when I try to change it".
Josie also insists her decision was best for everyone, including the baby’s father and her two sons and a daughter.
She said: “The cracks were already appearing in our relationship after seven months and we weren’t going to last. I didn’t tell my boys I was pregnant so they haven’t lost anything and Grace is too young to know what’s going on.”
She also defends being a mum and an adult movie star at the same time.
UK Mirror
“I’m having this nose job no matter what gets in my way. Pregnancy was a major obstacle and an abortion was the answer to it – so that’s what I did. Anyone who criticises me for putting my looks ahead of an unborn child has no right until they’re the ones putting food on the table for my kids. I don’t care what anyone thinks. My body, my decision.” She told the Sunday People
Josie's ultrasound photo on Sept 9th 2015
The mum of three from Leeds went on: “I put my life on hold for my other kids. But now is my chance to get the looks I need so I can have the career I always wanted.
"And I’ll love the money.”
Scrounging Josie , who has worked as an escort, was already a national hate figure after a string of shocking antics.
She had a £4,800 boob job and botox on the NHS, smoked and boozed while pregnant and admitted she had planned to abort her youngest child because she had a chance of going on Big Brother.
Public outrage led to her cancelling the abortion in April last year and keeping baby Grace, who is now one.
But Josie, 25, has now gone through with her threat to sacrifice a child in pursuit of money after becoming pregnant for a fourth time.
All her pregnancies have been with different men.
She said: “It’s not like I planned this. I was seeing someone I liked and got a bit brutal in the bedroom. We did use a condom but it split.
“I was meant to take the morning after pill but I had a photoshoot the following morning and didn’t get a chance to run into a pharmacy.
“I thought I was safe and sometimes you have to put your career first.”
She said: “I had already booked a consultation at a cosmetic surgery company before I found out I was pregnant.
"I’d had the boobs done, I had the body. But I realised that to be really successful in the adult industry I needed the face too.
“I was excited about getting the nose I’ve always wanted. Mine is too wide and too round at the end.
“When I found I was pregnant I told the dad and he was really happy.
“But I was already thinking about the effect having another baby would have on my plans. I want to do glamour and some more adult work, like porn films.
"That is hard when you’re pregnant or have just had a baby.
“I spoke to the advisor at the cosmetic surgery clinic three weeks ago and she was telling me about the different kinds of surgery.
"I was getting really excited. But when I mentioned I was pregnant she immediately said the surgeon wouldn’t operate on me.
“I was told it could harm the baby and they even recommend waiting a year even after I gave birth before having it done.
"I called a few other clinics and they all said the same. My heart sank but I knew what I had to do.”
Josie with her youngest child she almost aborted last year
She said: “People can hate me – but the pregnancy was going to ruin my chance of finally making it. I’d been planning and saving for this surgery and nothing was going to get in my way.
“I’m not stupid enough to think I’m model material right now – but with a nose job I can have the career I dream of.
“Of course it’s bad timing and I am sad. But I’d have been more sad if I couldn’t carry out my plans. Next year I’ll be posing for glamour shots instead of nine months pregnant lying on the sofa with fat ankles.
"That’s my decision and no one else’s.”
Josie is not worried that her attitude will shock many people.
She said: “People can think what they like. It’s my life, my body, my baby. Therefore its my decision. Every woman has a right to that decision.”
Defiant Josie who admitted last year she did not know whether the father of her youngest child was a footballer or a client she met while working as a £1,000-a-night escort – claims bullying in part sparked her controversial decision.
She said: “I’ve dreamt of a nose job for years because I’ve been told for years that I’m ugly because of my nose. You can’t bully me for the way I look then do the same when I try to change it".
Josie also insists her decision was best for everyone, including the baby’s father and her two sons and a daughter.
She said: “The cracks were already appearing in our relationship after seven months and we weren’t going to last. I didn’t tell my boys I was pregnant so they haven’t lost anything and Grace is too young to know what’s going on.”
She also defends being a mum and an adult movie star at the same time.
UK Mirror
Friday, 2 October 2015
The presidency remains mum on Diezani Alison-madueke arrest
The presidency has refused to comment on the arrest of former petroleum minister Dieziani Alison-Madueke. Spokespersons to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina and Shehu Garba have refused to comment on whether Dieziani was arrest on request by the Nigerian govt.
Billionaire man supports Nigerian teen entrepreneurs to surmount the world
Over 250 teenagers from 15 countries were in Seoul, South Korea to compete in the 13th annual Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (“SAGE”) World Cup tournament on August 6-9. SAGE was founded at California State University, Chico in 2002.The Korean Trade and Investment Association (KOTRA), part of the Korean Ministry and Trade and Industry, served as the host.
There are two categories of competition. The first category is the Best Socially-Responsible Business and the second category is the Best Social Enterprise. The top three teams in each category win prize money, a trophy and bragging rights as the world’s best youth enterprise teams.
At the competition teams make 15 minutes presentation to explain details of their entrepreneurial and community service ventures to a panel of business and civic leaders.
It is worthy to note that SAGE Nigeria has won the World Cup six times in the last
seven years- Ukraine 2007, Abuja 2008, Brazil 2009, New York 2011, San Francisco
USA
2012, and Abuja 2013.
“The vision of SAGE Nigeria is synchronous with one of the core objectives of my Foundation, said Sir EmekaOffor, the billionaire businessman, who is the founder of Sir EmekaOffor Foundation (SEOF).”
“At the Foundation, our focus is on not only in the provision of health services to the less privileged but also in education and youth empowerment. Our children must be given a fair chance to compete in our fast developing world, locally and internationally. SAGE offers that opportunity to them in the area of creative skills, entrepreneurship and human capacity development. Therefore, I am very pleased to support their efforts.”
The SAGE teams that represented Nigeria the in the Best Social Enterprise and Best Socially Responsible Business categories are from University of Calabar International Demonstration Secondary School .
The team known as the Craft House SAGE team is in the business of recycling waste cooking oil into biodiesel they branded-CAL-BIOFUEL. The other enterprise by the Craft House SAGE team is the recycling of waste bottles and papers into building tiles they branded Craft House Tiles.
Philippines will host the 2016 edition of the SAGE World Cup and according to Kingsley Eke, SAGE Nigeria project manager, Nigerian teenagers are one of the most enterprising and energetic in the world and they are set to retain the trophy in Philippines.
Former Nigerian minister arrested in London today
According to a reliable source, a former Nigerian minister was arrested in London today and will be extradited to Nigeria to answer questions on allegations of corruption. I can't mention any names until an announcement has been made...and when it's announced, remember you read it here first!
What Buhari is bringing to the table as oil minister - Femi Adesina
Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina was a guest on AIT's programme Kakaaki yesterday October 1st where he spoke about Pres. Buhari's recent announcement that he will be overseeing the Ministry of Petroleum resources. According to Femi Adesina, Buhari will be bringing his track record of integrity and transparency while he served as Minister of Petroleum during Obasanjo's military administration in the 70s. Excerpts from the interview after the cut
"What would the President be bringing to the table, if he is going to supervise the petroleum ministry? He has been Minister of Petroleum for 31/2 years , that is a lot of experience. Those were years that things were done fairly properly in this country. There are things that never change in life. These include integrity, transparency, truth and responsibility. Those things never change and those are the things the President would bring to bear"he said
Q: First of all, let’s look at the President's October 1 broadcast. What do you make of it?
A: We must recognise that it is a National Day broadcast, and he started by reviewing the state of the polity, particularly our march towards nationhood 55 years after flag independence. Are we a nation yet? Are we just a conglomeration of ethnic nationalities? I think on a day like this, that is the most important thing, all the others are ancillary, though important. It was an efficient broadcast, it may be short but it touched a number of crucial issues.
Q: One issue that has been generating lots of reactions is the ministerial list. The President did promise sometime in July that he was going to name his ministers in September. But what we saw was a submission of ministerial list to the National Assembly.
A: We also need to mind the process and the procedure, Our federal lawmakers would be the first people to kick if the President just reeled out the names of the Ministers and their portfolios. That would not be in order. What he does is to nominate and send to the Senate and after clearance, the Ministers begin to work. At any given time, procedure must be followed.
Q: Part of the broadcast that a lot of people would have loved to hear more from the President is the issue of national unity and inclusiveness in running the affairs of state. It appears that the President did not dwell on that and a lot of people looking at Nigeria believe that national unity and inclusiveness appear to be quite elusive. One would have expected the President to reassure the country that Nigeria stays as one and this is what I am going to do so that everyone has a sense of belonging.
A: Well, let me read this paragraph if you will permit, the President says here, “We have all the attributes of a great nation, we are not there yet because the one commodity we have been unable to exploit to the fullness is the unity of purpose .This would have enabled us to achieve not only more orderly political evolution and integration , but also, continuity and economic progress. Countries far less endowed have made greater coherence and unity of purpose”. So, he touched on what you said.
Q: Yes, he touched on it, but what I mean is that he should have dwelled on it, talking about Nigeria at 55.
A: You should also realize that he is President, and he should not be dwelling on just challenges, rather he should be working to achieve solutions , which is quite better.
Q: There are some agitations that the President seems to favour some parts of the country, so the eagerness to see who and who will make the ministerial list...
A: He also said that order is better than speed. What Nigerians want in these appointments appears to be speed, so that they can calculate how many are from the North, South, East and West, and all that. But we will get there, that is what the President is saying.
Q: The President wants to manage the country’s resources and he didn’t make any statement about the economy or the real sector, why is this so?
A: I think we are forgetting that it is a National Day broadcast. It is about Nigeria, our people, the way we have lived together. What are the challenges and how are the challenges being surmounted? All those other things cannot necessarily come into a National Day broadcast, that is what I feel.
Q: How long shall Nigerians wait for the President to say something on the economic direction?
A: The economic direction is not an opinion of one man but an aggregation of what a team feels and what they have agreed upon. That team is unfolding, we have a list of proposed ministers, that list has not been unfolded and when they are approved with their portfolios , they are the ones that will articulate the economic direction. What if the President as one man has said ,this is the direction and the team comes and feels different?
Q: Not as one man, because he has said that he has been in consultation with the Vice President and some other individual concerning solutions to our problems . Based on that statement, Nigerians are expecting that …
A: That would still not amount to an economic direction.
Q: Let us talk about some things. It was reported that the President says that his relationship with the Senate president would depend on the outcome of the Code of Conduct trial. Could you confirm that ?
A: I was at a session in New York when the President was granting that interview to Sahara TV and he said the relationship between them is cordial. The interviewer asked if they communicate and he said , yes, many times. There were some appointments that he couldn’t have made without writing the senate president. He was further asked what would be the relationship in the light of the code of conduct tribunal trial that is going on, and he said, “Yes, I have to wait for that process to end and that would determine the relationship”, which I think is just right.
Q: Ok, I think that you need to break it down further, when he said that he needs to wait for the process before the relationship becomes cordial. Does it mean, it is not cordial right now?
A: There is separation of powers between the executive and legislature…
Q: The President and Senate president are from the same party and they need to have a very cordial working relationship for the President to succeed.
A: Is there an indication that the relationship is not cordial?
Q: From the statement of the President that he is awaiting the outcome of the trial, it has pitched him on a particular level… it seems the President is saying that the senate President should not come close to me pending when the trial is over, to know whether you are clean enough or not.
A: What the president meant was that he was not going to interfere in any way and the process must play out. He was emphatic about that and of course if the process finishes, whichever way it goes, it determines the relationship between the two individuals. For a government that pays high premium on transparency and accountability, it is very important that whoever is in a top decision must be seen to be accountable to the people.
Q: One would also ask if the President is conscious of the assumption of innocence until proven guilty.
A: In all he has said, there is nowhere that assumption has been breached, No way and nowhere that it has been breached. He says that the Senate president is innocent for now and when the process ends, they continue the relationship.
Q: Ok now, let’s look at the ministerial list that was sent (September 30). We understand from what is in the news that just a few names were sent to the Senate, can you confirm this? And when would the rest be sent?
A: The President himself was clear about that, he said the first batch but nobody knows how many is in the batch
Q: I am sure that you know…
A: laughs... No…No…, you know, you are a news person and you can’t depend on everything you hear. It has been addressed to the Senate president, the list is there, he will unfold it officially. Nobody can say precisely how many. You said a few, you can’t be sure because the Senate president has not unfolded it.
Q: How many people are in the batch?
A: Well, it depends on the President. There are certain prerogatives that the President has. Ministers are one of them. He has said that this is the first batch, I think that we should wait and see who are those in the first batch and after that we know how many remains, because the constitution already states that there must be a minister in each of the states. We have 36 states in the country, so when the list is unfolded, we know how many remains.
Q: You have just returned from the United Nations General Assembly in New York, we heard that a lot of things happened there, like missing meetings that the President was supposed to attend.
A: Now, let me talk about the supposedly missed meeting. The truth is that, you don’t miss meetings that you are not scheduled to attend, That is just the truth. If you are not scheduled for a meeting, can you miss it? No.
Q: Was Nigeria not scheduled for the meeting?
A: No, Nigeria was not scheduled to be at that meeting, that is the truth.
Q: O'Brien of the UN was reported as saying that he was quite disappointed that Nigeria was not at that meeting.
A: We have a Permanent representative at the UN, Prof Joy Ogwu. The invitations Nigeria received are seven pages in all. I have them. You won’t see that meeting in any of the invitations that we got. Nigeria was not invited to that meeting and not scheduled to be there. With the passion that our President has on the Boko Haram, do you think that he will receive an invitation to a meeting that will discuss that issue and he will not be there? The truth is that Nigeria was not invited. We have said it and even the President has said in an interview before leaving New York and I guess that should rest the matter. What is happening, as far as I am concerned is storm in a teacup. A lot of people just want to find faults unnecessarily. Nigeria was not invited to that meeting, if she had been invited , she would have been there.
*Secondly, it was a meeting on Boko Haram and insurgency, there were two high levels meetings within the General Assembly days and Nigeria was at those meetings. It simply shows that she was not invited to the earlier one. Let me make this statement: it’s like Nigerians have been lied to so much that they find it difficult to now believe the truth. And the truth is that Nigeria was not invited to that meeting.
Q: Even if the President was not invited , was the Nigerian delegation aware of that meeting?
A: How could the Nigerian delegation be aware, when it was not scheduled? I have told you that every meeting that Nigeria was scheduled to attend, I have the list here and that meeting was not there. Nigeria was not scheduled for the meeting.
Q: What would have informed the President's desire to want to become the Minister of Petroleum, when he is talking about reforming the NNPC, making it transparent? Does he not trust anyone or believe that there are capable people who can be trusted to manage this ministry properly?
A: I think the question, we will ask ourselves is: What would the President be bringing to the table, if he is going to supervise the petroleum ministry? He has been Minister of Petroleum for 31/2 years , that is a lot of experience. Those were years that things were done fairly properly in this country.
Q: A lot of people will say that things have changed over the years and lots of structures have also changed and those days may have gone….
A: But there are things that never change in life. These include integrity, transparency, truth and responsibility. Those things never change and those are the things the President would bring to bear.
Q: In the newspaper review this morning, it was reported that 21 names made the ministerial list. Now, based on the constitution, a Minister must be selected from every state. So, if the President wants to supervise the ministry of petroleum resources, how will this work out eventually? Does this mean that a particular state will have 2 slots?
A: The constitutional requirement you quoted talks about the minimum , it states that there must be 36 number of ministers, at least one from each state. We have lived in this country where we had 46, 48 ministers and all that. That already shows you that 36 is the minimum requirement but this administration is one that wants to cut cost. We don’t expect that it would have a ballooned number of ministers.
Q: What would you say to Nigerians out there, who think that perhaps if some institutions are working, talking of EFCC, ICPC and some other regulatory and enforcement agencies, we won’t be talking about recycling of ministers or minister of petroleum in the person of President Muhammadu Buhari.
A: What is wrong with recycling if that person has something he is bringing to the table? Recycling would be wrong if that person is adding no value. But if he is adding value, what is wrong with recycling? I tell you that this is one appointment, if you can call it so, that will bring a lot of value to that ministry.
Q: You said earlier that the President is bringing in honour, integrity, truth all those virtues into the ministry’s package. And the President has taken over 3 months to appoint ministers. I wonder, has he not found a Nigerian with all these qualities to run that office? We have seen in this country, where a former president oversaw this sector and there was not much difference.
A: Don’t forget that the buck stops at the President’s table. At the end of his administration, it is going to be called the Buhari administration and not the name of any Minister. Therefore, it is very important that what the President feels would make a difference in the country is what he does. At the end of the day, that administration would be rated with his name and not any other name.
Q: The last words from you Mr. Adesina before you go
A: Well, I will just like to say that Nigerians trusted this President, they elected him into office, let them continue to maintain that trust, and at the end of the day, they will not be disappointed.
"What would the President be bringing to the table, if he is going to supervise the petroleum ministry? He has been Minister of Petroleum for 31/2 years , that is a lot of experience. Those were years that things were done fairly properly in this country. There are things that never change in life. These include integrity, transparency, truth and responsibility. Those things never change and those are the things the President would bring to bear"he said
Q: First of all, let’s look at the President's October 1 broadcast. What do you make of it?
A: We must recognise that it is a National Day broadcast, and he started by reviewing the state of the polity, particularly our march towards nationhood 55 years after flag independence. Are we a nation yet? Are we just a conglomeration of ethnic nationalities? I think on a day like this, that is the most important thing, all the others are ancillary, though important. It was an efficient broadcast, it may be short but it touched a number of crucial issues.
Q: One issue that has been generating lots of reactions is the ministerial list. The President did promise sometime in July that he was going to name his ministers in September. But what we saw was a submission of ministerial list to the National Assembly.
A: We also need to mind the process and the procedure, Our federal lawmakers would be the first people to kick if the President just reeled out the names of the Ministers and their portfolios. That would not be in order. What he does is to nominate and send to the Senate and after clearance, the Ministers begin to work. At any given time, procedure must be followed.
Q: Part of the broadcast that a lot of people would have loved to hear more from the President is the issue of national unity and inclusiveness in running the affairs of state. It appears that the President did not dwell on that and a lot of people looking at Nigeria believe that national unity and inclusiveness appear to be quite elusive. One would have expected the President to reassure the country that Nigeria stays as one and this is what I am going to do so that everyone has a sense of belonging.
A: Well, let me read this paragraph if you will permit, the President says here, “We have all the attributes of a great nation, we are not there yet because the one commodity we have been unable to exploit to the fullness is the unity of purpose .This would have enabled us to achieve not only more orderly political evolution and integration , but also, continuity and economic progress. Countries far less endowed have made greater coherence and unity of purpose”. So, he touched on what you said.
Q: Yes, he touched on it, but what I mean is that he should have dwelled on it, talking about Nigeria at 55.
A: You should also realize that he is President, and he should not be dwelling on just challenges, rather he should be working to achieve solutions , which is quite better.
Q: There are some agitations that the President seems to favour some parts of the country, so the eagerness to see who and who will make the ministerial list...
A: He also said that order is better than speed. What Nigerians want in these appointments appears to be speed, so that they can calculate how many are from the North, South, East and West, and all that. But we will get there, that is what the President is saying.
Q: The President wants to manage the country’s resources and he didn’t make any statement about the economy or the real sector, why is this so?
A: I think we are forgetting that it is a National Day broadcast. It is about Nigeria, our people, the way we have lived together. What are the challenges and how are the challenges being surmounted? All those other things cannot necessarily come into a National Day broadcast, that is what I feel.
Q: How long shall Nigerians wait for the President to say something on the economic direction?
A: The economic direction is not an opinion of one man but an aggregation of what a team feels and what they have agreed upon. That team is unfolding, we have a list of proposed ministers, that list has not been unfolded and when they are approved with their portfolios , they are the ones that will articulate the economic direction. What if the President as one man has said ,this is the direction and the team comes and feels different?
Q: Not as one man, because he has said that he has been in consultation with the Vice President and some other individual concerning solutions to our problems . Based on that statement, Nigerians are expecting that …
A: That would still not amount to an economic direction.
Q: Let us talk about some things. It was reported that the President says that his relationship with the Senate president would depend on the outcome of the Code of Conduct trial. Could you confirm that ?
A: I was at a session in New York when the President was granting that interview to Sahara TV and he said the relationship between them is cordial. The interviewer asked if they communicate and he said , yes, many times. There were some appointments that he couldn’t have made without writing the senate president. He was further asked what would be the relationship in the light of the code of conduct tribunal trial that is going on, and he said, “Yes, I have to wait for that process to end and that would determine the relationship”, which I think is just right.
Q: Ok, I think that you need to break it down further, when he said that he needs to wait for the process before the relationship becomes cordial. Does it mean, it is not cordial right now?
A: There is separation of powers between the executive and legislature…
Q: The President and Senate president are from the same party and they need to have a very cordial working relationship for the President to succeed.
A: Is there an indication that the relationship is not cordial?
Q: From the statement of the President that he is awaiting the outcome of the trial, it has pitched him on a particular level… it seems the President is saying that the senate President should not come close to me pending when the trial is over, to know whether you are clean enough or not.
A: What the president meant was that he was not going to interfere in any way and the process must play out. He was emphatic about that and of course if the process finishes, whichever way it goes, it determines the relationship between the two individuals. For a government that pays high premium on transparency and accountability, it is very important that whoever is in a top decision must be seen to be accountable to the people.
Q: One would also ask if the President is conscious of the assumption of innocence until proven guilty.
A: In all he has said, there is nowhere that assumption has been breached, No way and nowhere that it has been breached. He says that the Senate president is innocent for now and when the process ends, they continue the relationship.
Q: Ok now, let’s look at the ministerial list that was sent (September 30). We understand from what is in the news that just a few names were sent to the Senate, can you confirm this? And when would the rest be sent?
A: The President himself was clear about that, he said the first batch but nobody knows how many is in the batch
Q: I am sure that you know…
A: laughs... No…No…, you know, you are a news person and you can’t depend on everything you hear. It has been addressed to the Senate president, the list is there, he will unfold it officially. Nobody can say precisely how many. You said a few, you can’t be sure because the Senate president has not unfolded it.
Q: How many people are in the batch?
A: Well, it depends on the President. There are certain prerogatives that the President has. Ministers are one of them. He has said that this is the first batch, I think that we should wait and see who are those in the first batch and after that we know how many remains, because the constitution already states that there must be a minister in each of the states. We have 36 states in the country, so when the list is unfolded, we know how many remains.
Q: You have just returned from the United Nations General Assembly in New York, we heard that a lot of things happened there, like missing meetings that the President was supposed to attend.
A: Now, let me talk about the supposedly missed meeting. The truth is that, you don’t miss meetings that you are not scheduled to attend, That is just the truth. If you are not scheduled for a meeting, can you miss it? No.
Q: Was Nigeria not scheduled for the meeting?
A: No, Nigeria was not scheduled to be at that meeting, that is the truth.
Q: O'Brien of the UN was reported as saying that he was quite disappointed that Nigeria was not at that meeting.
A: We have a Permanent representative at the UN, Prof Joy Ogwu. The invitations Nigeria received are seven pages in all. I have them. You won’t see that meeting in any of the invitations that we got. Nigeria was not invited to that meeting and not scheduled to be there. With the passion that our President has on the Boko Haram, do you think that he will receive an invitation to a meeting that will discuss that issue and he will not be there? The truth is that Nigeria was not invited. We have said it and even the President has said in an interview before leaving New York and I guess that should rest the matter. What is happening, as far as I am concerned is storm in a teacup. A lot of people just want to find faults unnecessarily. Nigeria was not invited to that meeting, if she had been invited , she would have been there.
*Secondly, it was a meeting on Boko Haram and insurgency, there were two high levels meetings within the General Assembly days and Nigeria was at those meetings. It simply shows that she was not invited to the earlier one. Let me make this statement: it’s like Nigerians have been lied to so much that they find it difficult to now believe the truth. And the truth is that Nigeria was not invited to that meeting.
Q: Even if the President was not invited , was the Nigerian delegation aware of that meeting?
A: How could the Nigerian delegation be aware, when it was not scheduled? I have told you that every meeting that Nigeria was scheduled to attend, I have the list here and that meeting was not there. Nigeria was not scheduled for the meeting.
Q: What would have informed the President's desire to want to become the Minister of Petroleum, when he is talking about reforming the NNPC, making it transparent? Does he not trust anyone or believe that there are capable people who can be trusted to manage this ministry properly?
A: I think the question, we will ask ourselves is: What would the President be bringing to the table, if he is going to supervise the petroleum ministry? He has been Minister of Petroleum for 31/2 years , that is a lot of experience. Those were years that things were done fairly properly in this country.
Q: A lot of people will say that things have changed over the years and lots of structures have also changed and those days may have gone….
A: But there are things that never change in life. These include integrity, transparency, truth and responsibility. Those things never change and those are the things the President would bring to bear.
Q: In the newspaper review this morning, it was reported that 21 names made the ministerial list. Now, based on the constitution, a Minister must be selected from every state. So, if the President wants to supervise the ministry of petroleum resources, how will this work out eventually? Does this mean that a particular state will have 2 slots?
A: The constitutional requirement you quoted talks about the minimum , it states that there must be 36 number of ministers, at least one from each state. We have lived in this country where we had 46, 48 ministers and all that. That already shows you that 36 is the minimum requirement but this administration is one that wants to cut cost. We don’t expect that it would have a ballooned number of ministers.
Q: What would you say to Nigerians out there, who think that perhaps if some institutions are working, talking of EFCC, ICPC and some other regulatory and enforcement agencies, we won’t be talking about recycling of ministers or minister of petroleum in the person of President Muhammadu Buhari.
A: What is wrong with recycling if that person has something he is bringing to the table? Recycling would be wrong if that person is adding no value. But if he is adding value, what is wrong with recycling? I tell you that this is one appointment, if you can call it so, that will bring a lot of value to that ministry.
Q: You said earlier that the President is bringing in honour, integrity, truth all those virtues into the ministry’s package. And the President has taken over 3 months to appoint ministers. I wonder, has he not found a Nigerian with all these qualities to run that office? We have seen in this country, where a former president oversaw this sector and there was not much difference.
A: Don’t forget that the buck stops at the President’s table. At the end of his administration, it is going to be called the Buhari administration and not the name of any Minister. Therefore, it is very important that what the President feels would make a difference in the country is what he does. At the end of the day, that administration would be rated with his name and not any other name.
Q: The last words from you Mr. Adesina before you go
A: Well, I will just like to say that Nigerians trusted this President, they elected him into office, let them continue to maintain that trust, and at the end of the day, they will not be disappointed.
Beyonce' performs at a private event in Las Vega for $6M
A very pregnant looking Beyonce performed at a private show at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on Wednesday night and according to reports, she was paid a whooping $6million for the gig.
Thursday, 1 October 2015
Independence day tragedy:Boko Haram slaughters 5 in Adamawa
Suspected Boko Haram members in the early hours of today launched an attack on Kirchinga village in Madagali Local Government of Adamawa state, slitting the throats of five of the villagers, three women and two men. Kirchinga village shares border with the dreaded Sambisa forest.
The villagers said the sect members struck at about 1am, shooting sporadically and killing those they came across. They said the terrorist operated unhindered for some hours because there was no military presence in their village.
The villagers said the sect members struck at about 1am, shooting sporadically and killing those they came across. They said the terrorist operated unhindered for some hours because there was no military presence in their village.
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