The need to control Cattle rearing in Edo State

The  Fulani  when they travel to graze their cattle in Edo state which hosts the largest sex market in the world is not doing the North any good. They would likely contract HIV/AIDS from the place and bring to the North. There should be law by the Federal Ministry of Health to ban them from rearing their cattle or entering  Edo state and if they enter, they must be quarantined for 30 days upon leaving the state against communicable diseases which they could bring back.

Salihu Mustafa(Malam Wane )commenting on the need to control Cattle rearing in Edo State

Sahara Reporters numerous goofs

 

Sahara Reporters owe  Nigerians  big  apology   for their numerous goofs against  the good people of Nigeria, especially the people of Southern Nigeria. Many are already viewing this  news medium  as  junk and sectional  news site  that lacks the basic ethics  of investigative journalism. SR will extract selectively what it wants to publish, a case study is  the Prof Itse  Sagay saga. SR selected  some parts of his speech that  were caustic to the  election of President Jonathan and left out other parts of the speech that favoured the election. Also, SR eclipse the views of other speakers who spoke favourably of the election.

Dr Chris Ilogho commenting on Sahara Reporters goof on Bankole

President GEJ should set up a panel to investigate EFCC

 

         

Waziri and her agency (EFCC) have always been agents of intimidation and oppression from their time in Special Fraud Unit (SFU). President GEJ should set up a panel to investigate all their activities with an invitation to the public to make submission of allegations against the agency. EFCC is the worst corrupt institution in Nigeria and it is being used by men in high places to destroy others. I am bringing my litigation against them which the world will hear very soon

-Prince Osuji commenting on torture chambers in EFCC

Singer Sean Kingston hospitalised after a jet-ski accident in Miami

Singer Sean Kingston has been hospitalised after a jet-ski accident in Miami, Florida on Sunday, according to a report. The Beautiful Girls hitmaker is said to be in a critical condition after his water vehicle crashed into a bridge, reports Local10.com. Kingston and his female passenger were rescued from the water after the smash, which officials from the Miami Fire Department attended to, and the singer was taken to a local hospital. Kingston’s injuries are so severe he is being treated in the trauma ward, according to TMZ.com. His representative tells the website, “Sean Kingston was in an accident today. No further details are available at the moment. He and his family thank everyone for the well wishes.” Officials are investigating the cause of the crash

HOW SOLDIERS EXECUTED DPO, DCO, OTHERS.

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One of the survivors of last Monday killing of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), the Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) and other policemen at Badagry, Lagos by irate soldiers from Ibereko Military Cantonment, has opened up on how they were attacked.
Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, Afolabi Taofeek, the Crime Officer at Badagry Police Station who was in the same vehicle with the slain officers told Vanguard at the intensive care unit of a hospital (name withheld for security reasons) where doctors are battling to save his life that the people that shot him were in military camouflage and that they came out from the main gate of the Ibereko Military Cantonment.
Monitoring of events
Afolabi (44) who disclosed that both himself and the DCO were in mufti while the DPO was in full Police uniform, said: “It was around 11.30am on Monday. We were going round to monitor events in our jurisdiction. We had earlier met with the Commanding officer of the Cantonment after we witnessed how some soldiers matcheted a police Inspector at Badagry roundabout.
ASP Afolabi Taofek battling for survival at an undisclosed hospital in Lagos, yesterday
“So, we were going round to ensure that there was peace. I was in mufti together with the DCO while the DPO was fully in uniform. When we got close to the gate of Ibereko Military Cantonment, we saw a group of armed soldiers fully on military camouflage. They quickly came towards our car and before we knew what was happening, they started releasing volleys of bullets into our car. I also noticed that a senior officer from the cantonment was also among the soldiers at the gate.

The first person that was hit by their bullet was the DCO. The last word the DCO uttered was “they have shot me.” Then the DPO rushed out of the vehicle and started running. The soldiers went after him and caught up with him. They immediately descended on him with machetes. They later shot him at pointblank. Then, I rushed out from the vehicle.

“As soon as I alighted, one of the soldiers accosted and shot me and the bullet pierced through my lungs. I then dived into the bush and crawled far away from them. While I was inside the bush, I noticed that I was bleeding profusely and I reasoned that I might die inside the forest. Then, I decided to crawl out where my corpse would be seen.

See photos of those killed here

As soon as I crawled into the open space facing the military gate, I saw the Commanding Officer and the Adjutant. They offered to take me to the military hospital with an OP Messa vehicle. I objected telling them to take me to a private hospital. I was afraid soldiers will kill me inside any military hospital. Then they left me bleeding there.

I managed to limp towards a nearby filling station where some people recognized me. They then offered to take me to the hospital”.

The 44-year-old father of four lamented the fate that befell him and his colleagues. In fact, while he was straining to speak with our reporter, he was anxiously asking after the whereabouts of his DPO and his DCO. He kept on asking whether they survived the attack or not.

Officials of the hospital including doctors who were on hand to attend to him advised earlier that we should not tell him that his colleagues were dead. However, the badly injured police officer who doctors said his survival still remains a miracle as the bullets pierced his ribs from the back, meandered very close to his heart and ended up around the chest area, kept on thanking God for his survival while also asking why the soldiers went that far.

“I don’t know why they started shooting at us. They were all on military camouflage and their Commander and Adjutant were there with them when they started the shooting and even after that. I pray God will save my life”, he stated

Bloodbath: Commandant arrested, flown to Abuja
on MAY 26, 2011 · in NEWS

By ALBERT AKPOR
LAGOS — THE Officer Commanding 242 Recce Battalion, Ibereko Barracks, Badagry, Colonel Nabasa, has been arrested in connection with Tuesday’s bloody clash between his soldiers and policemen attached to Badagry Division.

The clash led to the death of the DPO, DCO, and eight other policemen.

Vanguard gathered from impeccable sources that the OC was arrested, Tuesday night, by military policemen and handcuffed on the order of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ihejirika. He is presently being detained at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

But as early as 9 a.m. yesterday, another group of armed soldiers were reported to have stormed the premises of a second generation bank where two mobile police men were on guard duty, overran and shot them dead.

Nigerian Actress Mercy Johnson Heads Down the Aisle! Confirms Her Engagement & August 2011 Wedding

Yes, you heard that right. And, no, she’s not answering an altar call. After intense media speculation, Mercy Johnson has finally doused all tension by declaring, “Yes, I am getting married, officially, from the horse’s mouth – on the 27th of August 2011. It’s a 4-day event, the court wedding on the 25th, the traditional on the 26th, the white wedding on the 27th, and the Thanksgiving on the 28th.“

Addressing previous rumours, she says, “I did mention that I was getting engaged and I did mention that I was getting married and I said that I wanted the wedding within my birthday period, but I didn’t specify on the date. I got engaged in November 2010, so I couldn’t have mentioned that I was getting married in August 2010. So I really never came out on an interview to say I was getting married; it was just speculation, because most of my friends knew I always wanted to have a wedding on my birthday (August 28th), in a joint manner.“

Still speaking with the BN interviewer, she also reveals, “He is Prince Odianose Okojie, from Esanland (Uromi), Edo State. He is a prince from Esanland, he’s just (a) simple young person.“

Wedding Dates
Court Wedding – 25th August 2011
Engagement – 26th August 2011
Church Wedding & Reception – 27th August 2011
Thanksgiving/Bride’s Birthday – 28th August 2011

The Church
Mercy and her fiance, Prince Odianose Okojie are members of Christ Embassy and hope to get married there. Final confirmation is expected from the church.

The MC
Comedian AY Makun will be the MC for the reception.

The Dress!
Mercy has picked her dress but will keep major details under wraps until the day.

The Star Studded Bridal Train
Nigerian stars including Goldie, Chike Ike, Queen Nwokoye, Waje, Empress Njamah and Kefee are set to have an official role in the wedding as bridesmaids.

The Cake
Lagos-based confectionery Cakes & Cream have been commissioned to create Mercy Johnson and Prince Odianose Okojie’s wedding cake

Congrats Mercy! Click back for more details…

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Hard time for Rochas, Ohakim and Imo State

I do not envy Owelle Anayo Rochas Okorocha. This is really a difficult time for him. He has to come to terms with his victory in the Imo gubernatorial election. The combined forces that helped him win will come back to extort their ransom. That is the nature of Imo politics. And the challenge for him will be whether to placate all of them or face his “rescue mission”. To ignore them will turn them to enemies. To indulge them will be at the expense of his promise to Imo people. Udenwa’s eight years tenure was stymied by propitiating the godfathers in Imo to the extent that it was difficult to even remove refuse from the streets of Owerri!

Already newspaper reports indicate that an army of sycophants is already camping at the gate of Okorocha’s Ogboko country home. It is pay back time for people who will come with all manner of claims for compensation through appointments and contracts. Some will tell him, “I am the one who tore Ohakim’s posters in my local government”. “I am the one who abused Ohakim in that newspaper article” “Owelle, did you see the congratulation message I placed in the newspaper?” “Owelle, I coordinated for you in my booth”.

People are already falling over themselves to catch Okorocha’s attention. This, unfortunately, includes some of Governor Ikedi Ohakim’s appointees who, with indecent haste, are crowing loudest to congratulate Okorocha. They go to Okorocha with all manner of stories denying Ohakim, their master, even before the cockcrows once! Some have already taken positions in Okorocha’s Transition Committee. Such behaviour tends to give credence to the conspiracy theory afloat in Imo. I have read some articles laced with wild conjectures, vacuous claims and innuendos, which make the articles mere applications for appointment in Okorocha’s government.

Okorocha himself has to show that he can manage power as Governor. His first steps have shown that he may have difficulty understanding the nuances of governance. His order to banks in Imo from the “office of the Executive Governor-Elect” purportedly freezing Imo State accounts was a clear product of infantile hubris. He has eight years to be “Executive Governor”, a prefix Ohakim never used. The use of thugs to chase Permanent Secretaries out of their offices and intimidating calls to some key officials asking them to go into hiding so that they don’t sign cheques should embarrass his supporters.

You don’t cripple government and deny Imo civil servants their April and May salaries and out-going public officers their severance benefits just because you have won an election. It suggests that Imo may be spinning into a rule of the mob. Governor Adebayo Alao Akala of Oyo State lost election. Yet, neither the Oyo Governor-elect nor his supporters have resorted to “agbero” tactics. Behaviours like this breed do-or-die politics, which we all condemn.

This is also a difficult time for Governor Ohakim. It is indeed a lonely time for him. I have been in similar circumstance. I know how it feels. This is a time when everybody, including those who dined with him till 7 May 2011 when the final result was declared, becomes an “expert” on why Ohakim lost the election. In this country, people are impatiently flippant about what they are ignorant of! People hardly respect facts. There is no rigour in interpreting facts and figures. It is not helped that Imo State has earned itself an unflattering place as the rumour capital of the nation.

This was effectively deployed against Ohakim for four years. It is so bad that, only two days in Imo for the Supplementary Election, Mr Aniedi Ikoiwak, INEC Supervisory Officer, while addressing the world why election could not hold in Oguta, lamented how insidious rumour mongering is in Imo! That is something that should worry Imo citizens.

I have read many expert “reasons why Ohakim lost” that simply recycled fanciful rumours. The Imo governorship election result was in no way an overwhelming victory, a landslide, a tsunami, a battering or a humiliating defeat. The figures are there for any objective commentator to make an informed conclusion. Given the forces ranged against Ohakim, we should acknowledge that on 26 April he fought them to a standstill. Those who witnessed what transpired during the Supplementary Election know that it was no longer the normal election that we all know. Some commentators have resorted to personal abuse that has nothing to do with governance. My people say a bloodied lion is a prey to even a lizard!

Ohakim has nothing to be ashamed of. I am sure he will remember that this is typical Imo behaviour. Both of us were victims of similar treachery by friends when the military overthrew Enwerem’s government of which he was a member of cabinet. Soon, the smokes will clear and the truth will be told. The truth we know for now is that Ohakim’s problem was not lack of performance. A government is judged by its promise to the people. Commentators will be forced to acknowledge that in four years, Ohakim raised the bar of leadership in Imo, perhaps too high, for the comfort of some. A few objective commentators like the Chairman of ANPP in Imo State, Chief Vitalis Ajumbe, has testified to that (Daily Independent, Tuesday 17 May page 27).

In the weeks ahead, there will be futile efforts to rubbish Ohakim using the rumour machine in Imo State. Uncritical commentators will aid an obvious witch-hunting. I know. I have been there before, as I said. At the end, I am sure that many commentators will discover that they have been swindled; people will realize how badly they have misunderstood Ohakim. The Ohakim I know is not anything they have said about him. There is still time to re-examine the totality of Ohakim’s mystique and his four-year tenure.
As for Imo, it is either that there is a collective effort to sanitize the state of the corrosive rumour mongering or the state convulses into a state of anomie. A people who cannot run their lives on truth and facts cannot think right and therefore cannot act right.
Emenike N Emenike is a businessman/politician in Owerri

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Behold, the senators

Nigerians would be seeing senators, from different backgrounds, who would collectively make law for the good governance of the country. The question, however, is: Do you know your senators?
In this report, our reporters profile the senators.

Nkechi Justina Nwaogu (Abia Central)
She represents Abia Central on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and will be a two-time senator when the Senate is inaugurated in June. Born in 1956, Nwaogu, who is the first female senator from her state, was first elected in 2007. She boasts of not only creating job opportunities for people of the constituency but also sponsored a number of bills, for the good governance of the country.

Enyinnaya Harcourt Abaribe (Abia South)
Born on March 3, 1955, he was elected to represent Abia South Senatorial District in 2007. He became Abia State’s deputy governor in 1999 and leftoffice in controversial circumstances. He contested the state’s governorship election in 2003 on the ticket of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) but lost. In 2007, he contested for a seat in the Senate and won, PDP ticket.

Uche Chukwumerije (Abia North)
He was first elected to the Senate in 2003 to represent Abia North. Born in November 1939, he had served as minister of information in the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. He was also as minister of information in the interim national government of Ernest Shonekan. He was member of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) He joined the Senate in 2003 and dumped the party this year, first for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and in then the PDP.

Bindow Jibrilla (Adawawa North)
A member of the PDP, he’s an industrialist and has established three companies in Mubi, where he employed about 400 people.

Bello Mohammed Tukur (Adamawa Central)
He is 50 years old and hails from Fufore LGA of Adamawa State. He was former Chief of Staff to Governor Murtala Nyako and is coming to the Senate for the first time which party?

Ahmed Hassan Barata (Adamawa South)
He’s 50 years old and member of the PDP.

Aloysius Akpan Etok (Akwa Ibom North West)
Born on February 15, 1958, he joined the Senate in 2007. He has a B.Sc. (Hons) from the University of Calabar. He was a member of the House of Representatives in 1999, where he served as minority whip. He’s a member of the PDP.

Ita Enang (Akwa Ibom North East)
He was elected member into the House of Representatives in 1999, representing Itu/Ibiono Ibom Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State. And graduated to the Senate in 2007. He’s an alumnus of the University of Calabar, where he read Law, graduating in 1984. He attended the Nigerian Law School, Lagos and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1985. He’s a member of the PDP

Helen Esuene (Akwa Ibom South)
A former civil servant, she has served as minister of state for health, and later minister of environment and housing during the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo between 2005 and 2007. She’s a member of the PDP.

Chris Ngige (Anambra central)
Born on August 8,1952, he was declared winner of Anambra State governorship election in 2003 and was subsequently sworn in. His election was, however, annulled by the Court of Appeal and he left office in March 2006. He contested for the office of governor on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in 2010 and lost to the incumbent governor, Mr. Peter Obi, before vying for the Senate seat in the last elections.
A medical doctor, he retired in 1998 as a deputy director in the Federal Ministry of Health.

John Okechukwu Emeka (Anambra North)
A former minister of water transportation, he’s a prince in Anambra State. He’s a member of the PDP.

Andy Uba (Anambra South)
Born December 14, 1958, he was special adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo. He contested Anambra State governorship election in 2007 and was declared winner. Seventeen days, after he was sworn in, the Supreme Court nullified his election, declaring that the tenure of Governor Peter Obi, who assumed office in 2005, after the election of Dr. Ngige was annulled, had not expired. He contested for the post again in 2010 as candidate of Labour Party (LP) and lost.

Abdul Ahmed Ningi (Bauchi)
He was elected into the House of Representatives in 1999 on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to represent Ningi/ Warji Federal Constituency of Bauchi State. He was reelected in 2003, but lost the seat in 2007 election. He went to the tribunal and won the case, to return to the federal house. He was House leader, among other membership of committees. He contested for Senate last April and won on the platform of the PDP.

Alhaji Babayo Garba Gamawa (Bauchi North)
He’s deputy governor of Bauchi State. Before assuming the office, he was Speaker, Bauchi State House of Assembly. He won the post senatorial election to represent Bauchi North.

Heineken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa West)
Lokpobiri was first elected into the Senate in 2007 on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Before joining the Senate, he was Speaker, Bayelsa State House of Assembly. He is a member of sports, public accounts, police affairs, Niger Delta and millennium development goals (MGDs) committees.

Clever Ikisikpo (Bayelsa East)
He’s a member of the House of Representatives representing President Goodluck Jonathan’s constituency in Bayelsa. He is also the chairman, House Committee on Petroleum (downstream), and was instrumental to the fight against fuel scarcity in the country. He was elected into the state’s House of Assembly in 1999, from where he was elected to the House of Reps. He will represent Bayelsa East senatorial district in the Senate.

Emmanuel Paulkar (Bayelsa Central)
Born in 1955, he is a member of the PDP senatorial candidate. He is going to the Senate for the first time. He has a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree.

David Mark (Benue South)
Born in April 1948, he’s the Senate president. A member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), he was first elected into the Senate in 1999, making him one of the longest serving senators. He retired from the Nigerian Army as Brigadier-General. While in the military, he was military governor of Niger State and later, minister of communications.

George Akume (Benue North West)
He was governor of Benue State from 1999 to 2007, from where he was elected senator on the platform of the PDP. Born in December 1953, he defected to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to contest for the senatorial seat which he won.

Chief Barnabas Gemade (Benue North East)
He is former national chairman of the People’s Democratic party (PDP) and has a Master of Science degree. Born on September 4, 1948, he’s going to the Senate for the first time.

Khalifa Ahmed Zanna (Borno Central)
Aged 55, he will represent Borno Central in the Senate. A member of the PDP, he’s a successful businessman and a member of the boards of many federal establishments. He made history by defeating the incumbent governor of the state, Alhaji Bunu Sheriff Musa.

Hon. Mohammed Ali Ndume (Borno South)
He’s a member of the PDP and was born on November 11, 1959. He hails from Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State and currently the minority leader in House of Representatives, having won election on the ticket of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP). He holds a Master’s degree in Accounting and Computer from the University of Toledo, USA.

Maina Maaji Lawan (Borno North)
Born on July 12, 1954, he was governor of Borno State. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. He was a member of House of Representative from 1979-1983. In 1992, he was elected governor of Borno State and served till 1993 when the military took over government. In 1999, he was elected into the Senate on the platform of PDP. He lost re-election in 2003. In 2007, he contested yet again for a senatorial seat as a member of ANPP and was elected. He will retain his seat still on ANPP platform.

Benedict Ayade (Cross River North)
A graduate of the University of Ibadan, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma and Delta State University, he was born in March 1969. He worked as university teacher, before venturing into consultancy as an environmental expert. He had served as chairman of the Ecological Fund, chairman of the International Institute of Environmental Research and a member of SPAC. He later joined politics, on the platform of the PDP and serving on Governor Liyel Imoke’s strategy committee.

Akpor Pius Ewherido (Delta Central)
He was in the state’s House of Assembly from 1999 to 2007, during which period he served as speaker, and deputy speaker. He is a member of the PDP. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of Benin.

James Manager (Delta South)
He’s a serving senator, who represents Delta South on the ticket of the PDP. He holds a LLB degree in Law from Ahmadu Bello University and an LLB in Law from the University of Lagos.

Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta North)
Born in July 1959 at Owa-Alero, Ika North-East Local Government Area of Delta State. He was secretary to Delta State government (SSG). Before joining politics, he was a medical practitioner and had set up Victory Medical Centre, in Owa.

Patrick Igwe Nwagu (Ebonyi Central)
He’s currently a member of the House of Representatives, where he’s a member of various committees. He’s going to the Senate for the first time.

Chris Nwankwo (Ebonyi North)
He’s Governor Martins Elechi’s brother-in-law. He’s 69 years old.

Soni Ogbuoji (Ebonyi South)
He was commissioner on poverty alleviation in Ebonyi State, a post he left to contest? The senatorial election. He was also campaign director, Jonathan/Sambo presidential campaign organization. He once headed the state primary education board.
Ogbuoji was the chairman of the old Afikpo LGA in 1990 and pioneer chairman of Edda (Afikpo South LGA) in 1991.

Ehigie Edobor Uzamere (Edo South)
A member of the PDP, he joined the Senate in 2007 and is now returning for the second time

Odion Magnus Ugbesia (Edo Central)
He has held various positions in government. He was minister of solid minerals. Born on January 28, 1949, he holds a bachelor of arts in Political Science from the University of Illinois, United States. He also holds an MA degree in International Relations from Northeastern Illinois University, USA. He was elected into the Senate in 2007, representing Edo Central on the ticket of the PDP. With his victory at the polls, he is returning to the Senate for the second time.

Domingo Obende (Edo North)
He was a member of the PDP before defecting to the ACN, where he contested the senatorial election and won.

Ike Ekweremadu (Enugu West)
A lawyer, he’s the current deputy Senate president. He was elected into the Senate in 2003 after serving as Enugu State secretary to government (SSG). Born in 1962, he attended University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, where he bagged bachelor’s and master’s degree. His first elective position was local government chairman in Enugu State.

Ayogu Eze
Born on November 23, 1958, he was commissioner for information in Enugu State as well as special adviser to ex-Governor Chimaroke Nnamani on communication before contesting the senatorial election in 2007. He was also chief press secretary to ex-Governor Okwesilieze Nwodo of Enugu State. Before venturing into politics, he was news editor in The Guardian and also held other senior editorial positions. He’s chairman, Senate Committee on Information. He holds a master’s degree in Public Administration.

Gilbert Nnaji (Enugu North)
He’s a member of the House of Representatives. He has been in the House of Reps since 2003 and won reelection in 2007, before contesting the senatorial election last April and defeating ex-Governor Chimaroke Nnamani. He was deputy leader of the House of Representatives (2003-2007).

Hon. Philip Tanimu Aduda (FCT)
He’s member of the House of Representatives, from where he contested the senatorial election to represent the Federal Capital Territory. He’s a member of the PDP.

Mohammed Danjuma Goje
He’s the out-going governor of Gombe State, having served two terms. Born in October 1952, in Kashere, Akko, Gombe State, was elected governor in 2003 on the ticket of the PDP. He was a minister before winning the governorship election.

Joshua M. Lidani (Gombe South)
Born on January 1, 1968, is a member of the PDP.

Chris Anyanwu (Imo East)
Born in October 1951, she is a journalist, publisher and author. First elected into the Senate in 2007 on the platform of the PDP. She defected to the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) this year in her quest to retain the senatorial seat. She was a commissioner in Imo State. She was one of those arrested and jailed by the late former Head of State, General Sani Abacha for alleged coup-plotting.

Matthew Ifeanyi Nwagwu (Imo North)
A member of the PDP, he’s going to the Senate for the first time. He was born on September 28, 1943

Abdullahi Danladi (Jigawa West)
He is 57 years old and a member of the PDP.

Abdulaziz Usman (Jigawa North)
Aged 49, he’s a member of the PDP.

Abdulmumini M Hassan (Jigawa South West)
He’s 50 years old and a member of the PDP.

Mohammed Saleh (Kaduna Central)
He is a member of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and is going to the Senate for the first time.

Esther Nenadi Usman (Kaduna South)
She was minister of finance in the Olusegun Obasanjo’s regime. In politics, she was a member of the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC). She was a member-elect of the House of Representatives, representing Kachia/Kagarko Federal Constituency on the platform of the United Nigeria Congress Party in 1998.

Bello Hayatu Gwarzo (Kano North)
He was elected into the Senate in 1999 and won reelection in 2003. In 2007, he lost the senatorial election only to contest again last April and winning the election. He’s a member of the Senate committees on Police Affairs, Millennium Development Goals and Appropriation.

Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya (Kano South)
He was born in June 16, 1952 and attended Gaya Central Primary School, Kano between 1961 and 1968. He was elected governor in 1992 and lost the position when the military took over in 1993. He contested the governorship election in 2003 on the ticket of the National Democratic Party (NDP) and lost. In 2007, he won the senatorial election and was deputy minority whip. He’s a member of the ANPP. He obtained a Master’s of Science degree in Architecture from the Ahmadu Bello University. He was awarded honorary doctorate degree by the University of Science and Applied Management, Porto-Novo, Benin.

Basheer Lado Garba Mohammed (Kano Central)
He’s a businessman and attended Bayero University, Kano and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. He’s a member of the PDP.

Abdul Umar Yandoma (Katsina North)
He was elected into the Senate in 1999. In 2003, he lost his reelection bid to Alhaji Kanti Bello. With his victory in last April polls, he’s returning to the Senate, having also defeated Kanti Bello on the ticket of Congress for Progressive Change (CPC).

Ahmed Sani Stores (Katsina South)
He is a member of the CPC and going to the Senate for the first time.

Abu Ibrahim (Katsina Central)
He was elected into the Senate in 2003 on the ticket of ANPP and served till 2007. He was chairman of the Katsina branch of the PDP, before being elected to the Senate. In 2007, he contested the governorship election in the state and lost to Governor Ibrahim Shema. He’s staging a return to the Senate.

Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi Central)
Aged, 49, he’s a member of the PDP. He’s known for his philanthropy and generosity.

Isa Galaudu (Kebbi North)
A former banker and managing director of Galaphone Nigeria Ltd, an MTN Nigeria trade partner, he is a member of the PDP.

Smart Adeyemi (Kogi West)
Born in August 1960, he was first elected to the Senate in 2007 on the ticket of PDP. He was National President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) from 1999 to 2006. He is a member of the Senate committees on privatization, industry, federal character & inter-government affairs, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and appropriation.

Nurudeen Abatemi Usman (Kogi Central)
Aged 39, he’s the son of a former deputy governor of old Kwara State, the late Alhaji Usman Abatemi. He’s a member of the PDP.

Simon Ajibola (Kwara South)
He joined the Senate in 2004 and was reelected in 2007 on the platform of PDP. His journey to the Senate started in 2003, when he contested but lost to Suleiman Makanjuola Ajadi of the ANPP. He went to the tribunal and won in 2004. In the Senate, he serves on water resources, upstream petroleum resources, security & intelligence and agriculture committee.

Abubakar Bukola Saraki (Kwara Central)
Born in December 1962, he is the outgoing governor of Kwara State, where he served two terms on the ticket of the PDP. He studied at the London Hospital Medical College of the University of London, from 1982 to 1987, and obtained M.B.B.S (London). He worked as a medical officer at Rush Green Hospital, Essex from 1988-1989. He was a director of Societe Generale Bank (Nig) Ltd from 1990-2000.

Alhaji Sha’aba Lafiaji (Kwara North)
He was governor of Kwara State between 1992 and 1993 on the platform of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP). A member of the PDP, he’s going to the Senate for the first time.

Ganiyu Olarenwaju Solomon (Lagos West)
Born in December 1959, was elected into the Senate in 2007, after contesting for the position of governor in his party, the Action Congress (AC). Before that, he served as chairman, Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State on the ticket of the Alliance for Democracy (AD). In 2003, he was elected to the House of Reps, representing Mushin Federal Constituency 1.

Oluremi Tinubu (Lagos Central)
She’s the wife of the former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. As First lady of Lagos State, she touched the lives of many women. One of the programmes she initiated as first lady was the Spell a Bee competition, which produces a one-day governor in the state, from among Lagos secondary schools students. She was one of those who worked in the defunct SDP for the victory of the late Chief MKO Abiola in June 12, 1993 presidential election. She was also a member of the national Democratic Coalition (NADECO), which opposed the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha
Olugbenga Ashafa (Lagos East)
Born on Lagos Island on July 22, 1955, he attended Morgan State University, Maryland, USA, where he earned a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.). He joined the political team, which assisted the election of Bola Ahmed Tinubu to become governor of Lagos State in 1999.

Suleiman Asonya Adokwe (Nasarawa South)
Born February 15, 1954, he was elected into the Senate in May 2007 on the ticket of the PDP. In the Senate he has served on various committees, including Senate committees on Security & Intelligence, Navy, National Planning, Downstream Petroleum and Capital Markets.

Yussuf Musa Nagogo (Nasarawa North)
He’s a member of the CPC and aged 54 years old.

Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa Central)
Born in July 1946, he was elected governor of Nasarawa State in 1999 and served till 2007. He is a member of the PDP. He joined entered politics in 1977, and was elected to the Constituent Assembly, which drafted the constitution for Nigeria’s short-lived Second Republic (1979–1983). He’s founding member of PDP.

Ibrahim Musa (Niger North)
He’s a member of the CPC in zone ‘C’ area of Niger State.

Alhaji Adegbenga Sefiu Kaka (Ogun East)
Alhaji Sefiu Adegbenga Kaka was born May 1952. He was the deputy governor of Ogun State. He’s a member of the ACN.

Odunsi, Akin Babalola Kamar (Ogun West)
A member of the ACN, he’s 60 years old. He’s a veteran advertising practitioner and chairman of Rosabel.

Robert Ajayi Boroffice (Ondo North)
He worked at the University of Ibadan as a lecturer in 1975 and became professor of zoology at the Lagos State University in 1986. He is the pioneer director general of the National Space Research and Development Agency. He’s a member of the Labour Party (LP).

Akinyelure Patrick Ayo (Ondo Central)
A banker of note, he was group executive chairman, Allover Group, a microfinance lender, from 1994 to 2010. He’s a member of the LP.

Mudashiru Oyetunde Husain (Osun West)
He’s a two-term member of the House of Representatives (1999-2007). In the April 2011 elections, he defeated the sitting senator Isiaka Adeleke of the (PDP). He’s a member of the ACN.
Babajide Christopher Omoworare (Osun East)
Aged 45, he was a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, representing Ifako-Ijaiye State Constituency from 1999-2003. He’s a member of the ACN.

Sola Adeyeye (Osun Central)
He’s a scientist, pro-democracy activist and renowned human right activities. He’s a member of the ACN.

Hosea Ayoola Agboola (Oyo North)
A member of the PDP, he was commissioner for local government and chieftaincy matters in the state. He’s a member of the PDP.

Ayoade Ademola Adeseun (Oyo Central)
Born in January 1953, he’s a member of the ACN. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2003. He defected to ACN in 2010, on whose platform he contested the senatorial election.

Olufemi Lanlehin (Oyo South)
Aged 58, he was commissioner in the administration of former Governor Bola Tinubu of Lagos State.

Wilson Asinobi Ake (Rivers West)
Born in September 1955, he was elected to the House of Reps in 1999 and left in 2003. He’s a member of the PDP.

George Sekibo (Rivers North)
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the Rivers State University of Science and Technology. He was local government chairman in the state.

Magnus Abe (Rivers East)
Born in May 1965, he holds a bachelor’s degree in Law. He was called to the Bar in 1987. He joined active politics in 1999 and was elected into the Rivers State House of Assembly, where he served as a minority leader. He also served as commissioner of information between 2003 and 2007. He was secretary to the state government before contesting for Senate. He’s a member of the PDP.

Umaru Dahiru Tambuwal (Sokoto South)
Born in June 1952, he’s a member of the ANPP. He was elected into the Senate in 2003 and reelected in ,2007 as a member of the PDP. When the National Assembly is inaugurated, he will be a three-term senator.

Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir (Sokoto East)
He holds a bachelor’s degree and master’s) degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Detroit. He’s a chartered engineer and a fellow of the Institute of Electrical Engineers, UK and the Nigerian Society of Engineers.

Favour Aisha Alhassan (Taraba North)
She was chief registrar of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court and a member of the PDP.

Emmanuel Bwacha (Taraba South)
He served as commissioner of agriculture for Taraba State between 1999 and 2003 in the Jolly Nyame administration. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the Donga/Ussa/Takum Constituency, serving from May 2003 to May 2007.

Alhaji Bukar Abba Ibrahim (Yobe East)
Born in October 1950, he was governor of Yobe State from 1999 to 2007. He also served as governor of the state from January 1992 to November 1993. He is a member of the ANPP.

Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan (Yobe North)
He’s a serving senator, having been elected in 2007. Earlier, he was elected into the House of Representatives in 1999, where he chaired the House committees on education and agriculture.

Alkali Abdulkadir Jajere (Yobe South)
Born in January 1964, he’s a journalist turned politician and a member of the ANPP. He was variously commissioner of agriculture and commissioner of works in Yobe State.

Ahmad Sani Yerima (Zamfara West)
He was born on July 22, 1960 and was governor of Zamfara State from 1999 to 2007. In 2007, he was elected into the Senate. He holds master’s degree in Economics. He’s a member of the ANPP.

Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (Zamfara North)
He was first elected into the Senate in 2007 on the ticket of ANPP. A member of the ANPP, he would be in the Senate for the second time, with his victory in the last election.

via Daily Sun

Legendary US Wrestler Killed In Car Crash

The wrestling world is in mourning after legendary star Randy Savage died following a car crash near his home in Florida.

The popular 58-year-old, who was known as ‘Macho Man’ in the ring, rose to fame in the 1980s and was twice crowned world heavyweight champion.

Florida Highway Patrol crash investigators said he appeared to have lost control of his 2009 Jeep Wrangler for unknown reasons at 9.25am local time.

Reports suggest the star drove over a concrete central reservation into oncoming traffic lanes before crashing head-on into a tree, close to his home in Seminole.

He died of his injuries at a nearby hospital and the crash was not alcohol-related, officials said.

The cause of death will not be confirmed until a post-mortem is carried out.

Savage and his wife, Barbara Poffo, who was with him in the car, were both wearing seat belts.

His 56-year-old partner suffered minor injuries and was assessed at a nearby hospital.

Under contract with the WWE from 1985 to 1993, Savage, born Randall Mario Poffo, was known for both his colourful style and success in the ring.

He clinched two WWE championships, two world heavyweight championships and held a 14-month reign as intercontinental champion, according to a biography on the WWE website.

A statement posted on the WWE site read: “WWE is saddened to learn of the passing of one of the greatest superstars of his time.

“Our sincerest condolences go out to his family and friends.”

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Shocker! Siasia drops Osaze for Ameobi

Why I dropped Osaze – Siasia

By Fidelis Ebu
Coach Samson Siasia has left out Osaze Odemwingie from his squad for June’s double header against Argentina and Ethiopia.

Instead, Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi has been called up to take part in the high-profile friendly against the South Americans in Abuja and an African Nations Cup qualifier in Addis Ababa.Siasia also handed a recall to defender Yusuf

Mohammed to plug the hole at right-back, with Heartland’s Chibuzor Okonkwo the only available right-back following the tragic loss of Adefemi Olubayo early this month.

Also recalled is Karabukspor striker Emmanuel Emenike.

List for Argentina, Ethiopia

Goalkeepers:
Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel), Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei Yehuda, Israel), Austin Ejide (Hapoel Petah Tikva, Israel)

Defenders:
Chibuzor Okonkwo (Heartland FC, Nigeria), Yusuf Mohammed (Al Hilal, Sudan), Taye Taiwo (Olympique Marseille, France), Joseph Yobo (Fenerbahce, Turkey), Yusuf Ayila (Dynamo Kyiv, Ukraine), Dele Adeleye (Metalurh Donetsk, Ukraine), Efe Ambrose (Ashdod MS, Israel).

Midfielders:
Mikel Obi (Chelsea, England), Joel Obi (Inter Milan, Italy), Fegor Ogwude (Valerenga, Norway), Kalu Uche (Almeria FC, Spain), Nosa Igiebor, Lillestrom FC, Norway), Nnamdi Oduamadi (AC Milan, Italy), Isaac Promise (Manisapor FC, Turkey)

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (VVV Venlo, Netherlands), Victor Anichebe (Everton, England), Peter Utaka (Odense Boldklub, Denmark), Obinna Nsofor (West Ham, England), Ikechukwu Uche (Real Zaragoza, Spain), Ekigho Ehiosun (Warri Wolves, Nigeria), Emmanuel Emenike (Karabukspor FC, Turkey)

Standby: Victor Moses (Wigan FC, England), Shola Ameobi (Newcastle, England)

Why I dropped Osaze – Siasia

Nigeria coach Samson Siasia, who left out  Osaze Odemwingie from his squad to face Argentina and Ethiopia next month, has explained why the West Brom striker was sidelined from the two crucial matches.

Siasia said last night that Odemwingie was dropped as punishment after missing the friendly against Kenya last month without permission.

“He [Odemwingie] broke camp rule by leaving without seeking permission during our last match,” said Siasia.
“Until he comes back to explain why he did that, the national team doors are not open to him.

“It was an act of indiscipline and we don’t condone that.”

Odemwingie was not included in the team despite scoring 15 goals in his debut season in the English Premier League.

USA: Trump’s school sued for fraud

 Add questions about Trump University to the growing list of potential scandals for which Donald Trump may have to answer if he decides to jump into the 2012 presidential race. Last year, the real estate mogul’s school was forced to change its name from Trump University after the New York Department of Education took issue with its title, claiming the word “University” was misrepresentation. At the time, Trump was marketing his seminar program as an “Ivy-League quality” school. But a current class action lawsuit against the learning institute–now known as the Trump Entrepreneur Initiative–begs to differ, the Huffington Post reports. The program continues to face accusations it’s nothing more than a scam preying on individuals hoping to make it rich in the real estate business,

purporting to make participants into “apprentices” of Trump and offer insider secrets. More specifically, the lawsuit claims that the for-profit institution is a poff that pressures individuals into spending money, especially on ventures in which the “school’s” mentors and associates have a financial stake. (Trump has filed a $100 million counterclaim for defamation.) In addition to the class action suit, state attorney generals in six states are also investigating complaints against Trump’s program, as is the Better Business Bureau, which in the past has issued it a poor rating, HuffPo reports. Trump has faced increased scrutiny since floating his name for president. Recently, he appeared to contradict documentation that he sought draft deferments during the Vietnam war. Trump also faces questions for employing Chinese companies to manufacture Trump goods, for donating to Democrats and for failing to release his financial statements and settle long-disputed claims about his actual net worth.

FRESH FACTS

Rooney threatens to put Twitter abuser ‘asleep’

MANCHESTER (AFP) – Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney warned a Twitter follower who threatened him, “I’ll put u asleep within 10 seconds”.
England forward Rooney found himself drawn into an angry exchange after the follower, who appeared to be a fan of Liverpool, United’s arch-rivals, taunted him by saying: “Rooney ya fat whore ill smash ya head in with a pitchin wedge an bury ya with a ballast fork…”
Rooney dared the follower to meet him at United’s training ground to carry out his threat, replying: “I will put u asleep within 10 seconds hope u turn up if u don’t gonna tell everyone ur scared u little nit. I’ll be waiting.”
The 25-year-old United hero later tried to laugh off the situation by posting: “Haha bit of banter and people go nuts chill all people.”

Alleged rape of corps member: Oba docked, released on bail

The premises of the Osun State Magistrate Court, Osogbo, was tensed yesterday at the resumed sitting of the court on the case of rape of a corps member levelled against Alowa of Ilowa town, Oba Adebukola Ali. Oba Alli was arraigned before Magistrate Olalekan Ijiyode on March 30, for allegedly raping a 23-year-old corps member (names withheld), at his Osogbo residence on March 25. The monarch, who was arraigned before Magistrate Olalekan Ijiyode, was, however, released on bail. But when the case came up for mention yesterday, legal personnel from the Legal Aid Council, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) stormed the court to hold watching brief for the complainant. Legal Adviser to the NYSC, Mr. Ahmed Tijani Ibrahim, led the teams from the NYSC and Legal Aid Council while Mr. Abdul-Mumin Khalid from the attorney-general’s office, represented the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. The rape victim was also in the courtroom alongside her colleagues, who were also serving in the state. She wept intermittently as glances were passed at her. Interestingly, when the case was called up, the presiding magistrate, Justice Ijiyode, announced his decision to transfer the case to the chief magistrate, saying the laws setting up the Magistrate Court gave him no jurisdiction to handle the case. “The best for me is to have a transfer of the case. The complainant and the accused need not be disturbed with this development. I am constrained by the jurisdiction and laws that set up the court,” Magistrate Ijiyode stated. He lamented that he would have loved to handle the case in view of the uproar it had generated in the media and also sure of where the case would end. By 11.35a.m, the case came up before the Chief Magistrate, Justice Akinwumi Makanjuola, where a one-count charge of rape was levelled against the monarch. The charge sheet read thus: ‘That you, Oba Adebukola Ali, on or before 25th March, 2011 at Rasco Housing Estate, Osogbo, did unlawfully have canal knowledge of one Helen Opara without her consent by means of threat and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 357 and 358 of the Criminal Code, Vol 11, Laws of Osun State 2003.” After taking the plea of the monarch and a fresh oral bail application filed by his lawyer, Mr. Tewo Lamuye, the presiding judge released the monarch on bail. But the three hours ordeal was not a palatable experience for the Alowa as he was sweating profusely in the courtroom and occasionally wiping his face with his handkerchief. At the Ijiyode’s court, the monarch experienced the embarrassment of his life as the judge ordered him to remove his cap while heading for the dock. He promptly complied. But at the Chief Magistrate Court, all efforts by the police orderly to the judge to make the accused monarch remove his cap fell on deaf ears. He bluntly refused the police order. In his brief ruling, Magistrate Makanjuola granted the bail application of Oba Ali’s lawyer in the sum of N250,000 and two sureties in like sum. The sureties, the court stated, must sign to affidavit of means and produce tax receipt of three years while the police must investigate their residential and official addresses. Further hearing into the case was adjourned to August 11. via Daily Sun Read more:http://www.gbooza.com/page.html#ixzz456 http://www.gbooza.com/group/crime/forum/topics/alleged-rape-of-corps-member#ixzz1MmbCeohs

Delta chief killed, 16 houses burnt

THE Elema of Obi-Anyinma community in Ika South local Government Area of Delta State, Vincent Chinyere Aminomwan, was shot dead while over 16 houses were burnt following a bloody fight in the community over sharing of royalty from an oil prospecting company.

Meanwhile, the entire community has been deserted.

Also, the recurring communal crisis between Umuebu and Amai communities in Ukwuani Local Government Area, which originated since 1914 assumed an alarming dimension with several persons killed and property destroyed.

Member representing Ika South constituency, Mr. Martin Okonta and his counterpart representing Ukwuani constituency in the State House of Assembly, Mr. Alphonsus Ojo, had brought separate motions under matter of urgent public importance on the floor of the House, seeking the State Government’s intervention. And the two motions were unanimously carried.

Speaking to Vanguard, Okonta who was a former Speaker of the House, said “what actually happened is that one company Pan Oceanic Oil Services was trying to clear the site give award of contract for grading of the road and were expanding the site to enable them prospect for oil.

As a result of that there was power tussle between Chief Vincent Chinyere Aminomwan who is the Elema of Obi-anyinma, the traditional custodian of the Obi-anyinma and some other interest groups and some chiefs within the locality; Obi-anyinma is a subsidiary of Abavo community. So the Obi of Abavo invited them to resolve the matter.

“During the amicable resolution”, he went on, “it was agreed that the youth leadership should cast their votes in the palace to determine who becomes the youth leader and the Secretary and that was done in the palace. It was when the Elema of Ob was going home that he was shot down.

About 16 houses have been burnt and they are still burning as I speak to you. Although a detachment of mobile unit has been sent there but I don’t think it has helped matters. The town has been deserted and is now a ghost to set up a panel of Inquiry to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the crisis”.

via Vanguard