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Here are some facts you don’t know about the new
Senate president.
1. He was born in 19 December, 1962, and is
originally a medical doctor.
2. His father is Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki, a one
time Senate president (1979 – 1983) in Nigeria.
3. He studied medicine at the London Hospital
Medical College of the University of London from
1982 to 1987 and practiced as a medical doctor at
Rush Green Hospital, London
4. His political career kick started when he was
appointed by the former president Olusegun
Obasanjo his special assistant on budget issues in
2000.
5. He was the one who initiated the Fiscal
Responsibility Bill and served on the Economic
Policy Coordination Committee.
6. On 2003 under the umbrella of the then ruling
party, the Peoples Democratic Party, he ran for and
won the governorship of Kwara state.
7. He was Kwara state governor for two terms, from
2003 till 2011, and had mostly positive reviews of
his job.
8. He was the first Nigerian governor to be awarded
the national honour, a Commander of the Order of
the Niger (CON).
9. Many governors have tried to copy
Saraki’s community health insurance scheme,
environmental ‘Clean and Green’ scheme and
agricultural transformation scheme, which have been
praised as one of the reasons Kwara is a profitable
and clean state.
10. Before becoming a senator, he was the former
chairman of the Nigerian Governor’s Forum.

David Mark elected Senate Leader

Senator Ike Ekweremadu emerges Deputy Senate President..

Check out this before and after of Edwin clark.

Former Federal Commissioner of Information, Edwin
Clark has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is
capable of leading Nigeria.
Clark, a loyalist of former President, Goodluck
Jonathan further urged Nigerians to support Buhari.
The former commissioner made the comments on
Wednesday, June 3, 2015, when he received a group,
known as Probity Ambassadors Organisation of Nigeria
in Abuja.
“I have congratulated President Buhari and today, he is
our President. He’s not the President of a section of the
country. Buhari is fit for the job and he’s capable of
leading us. We will support him,” Clark added.
“Campaigns are over and a winner has emerged. We
must come together after the election and give our
support to the President. The loser of the election, who
had all the powers to do and undo, came out to
congratulate the President. That action of the former
President is the best thing that has happened in this
country,” he added.
Clark had previously said that Buhari was incapable of
ruling a democratic state and also doubted the
President’s ability to win elections in Nigeria.

Outgoing Senate President, David Mark, Thursday,
disclosed that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
will not contest the Senate presidency with the
ruling All Progressives Congress.
Mark, who has been leading the Upper Chamber of
the national assembly since the last eight years,
said the contest for presiding officers in the 8th
Senate was for senators-elect under the umbrella
of the APC only.
The senator, who represents Benue Zone C, made
this disclosure while responding to a campaign
carried out on the floor of the Senate by the
outgoing Minority Leader, Senator George Akume,
seeking his (Mark) support for his ambition to
become the next deputy senate president.
Akume, who lauded the outgoing senate president’s
matchless qualities, had publicly asked that he be
supported, given that they were not just brothers
but from the same Benue State.
Akume asked Mark him to make the people of
Benue proud by supporting and helping to actualize
the aspiration of Senator Ahmad Lawan as Senate
President and himself as the Deputy Senate
President respectively in the 8th Senate.
In his response, Mark said: “Finally, because
Senator Akume also thanked me, let me thank him
and remind him that we are in PDP and election of
any coming member is the matter for APC not for PDP"

Source: http://dailypost.ng/2015/06/04/pdp-wont-contest-senate-presidency-with-apc-david-mark/

The 5th Assembly is expected to round off
their constitutional obligations as legislators
to usher in the 6th Assembly that constitute
24 members.
The Clerk of the State House of Assembly,
Don Pedro Irokansi, had indefinitely
suspended the inauguration of the 6th
Assembly scheduled to hold on June 8, 2015.
In their reactions, the Abia State APGA
Chairman, Augustine Ehiemere, and the
party’s State Secretary, Sunday Onukwubiri,
noted that it is unconstitutional and an act of
illegality.
They called on the Abia State Governor,
Okezie Ikpeazu, to tow the right path and
ensure that the 6th House of Assembly is
inaugurated as scheduled.
The public announcement attributed by the
Clerk of the Assembly had stressed that the
winner from Isiala Ngwa South State
Constituency has not been issued with the
Certificate of Return by the INEC but the
excuse was not acceptable by the APGA,
adding that they wondered what the
governance would look like without the
legislative arm.
The Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) Spokesman, Edwin
Enabor, has also explained that the INEC
office at the Isiala Ngwa South Local
Government was gutted by fire, and this
affected the original statement of result for
the State House of Assembly.
Mr Enabor added that the commission in
Abuja had recently approved to send a
substitute statement of result to enter the
result of election.
He also gave the assurance that INEC was
tidying up the process to ensure that the
winner of the Isiala Ngwa South Constituency
gets the Certificate of Return as soon as
possible.
Meanwhile an Umuahia based lawyer,
Barrister Nnamdi Eluwa, said that the
announcement made by the Clerk, to
postpone the inauguration is sustained,
observing that it would amount to
constitutional crisis.
For now, APGA has about 11 seats and the
People Democratic Party (PDP) has 12 seats
and fingers are crossed to wait for the final
outcome, whether or not the sixth house
would be inaugurated as scheduled.

Source: Channels TV www.channelstv.com/2015/06/04/abia-apga-frowns-at-state-assembly-inaugurations-indefinite-suspension/

Two Nigerians who know how to twist their bones in
ways you never thought possible have decided to
come together to take Nigeria by storm.
They are the contortionist duo, “DR” who have put
contortion on the spotlight in the country. DR is made
up of Nigeria’s Got Talent runner up and Nigeria’s
best contortionist, D(d’flex) and R(richy) who won the
Amstel Malta Dance Competition 2013.

D (D’flex)
People thought it was the endfor until he hit them with his flawless performance in Phyno’s Alobam Video. D’flex he has performed in various dance videos shot by the award winning Clarence Peters and appeared in different TV shows.
He’s referred to as the Best Contortionist in Nigeria.

RICHY
And meet R (Richy), Righteous Tomi otsarioluwa who
won the winner of Amstel Malt Dance Competition
2013 and he has won countless awards till date. He is
an amazing dancer/contortionist and his humility
amazes fans.
Contortion (sometimes contortionism ) is a
performance art in which performers showcase their
skills of extreme physical flexibility. Contortion acts
often accompany acrobatics , circus acts, street
performers and other live performing arts. Contortion
acts are typically performed in front of a live
audience. An act will showcase one or more artists
performing a choreographed set of moves or poses,
often to music, which require extreme flexibility. The
physical flexibility required to perform such acts
greatly exceeds that of the general population

johnjay2012:
I honestly don't want to use foul words here, but this post is completely useless, which of the Umuahia is Beautiful? I am sure it is the ones in your dreams.. Using digitally enhanced pictures to deceive people. Show us the refuse dumps along Aba Road...

Bros, no make me vex oo.

seconded....... why won't it look beautiful when the pictures were edited...... blurring out the backgrounds and all that. popping out the colours on Photoshop..

Chief Athan Nneji Achonu
Was born on 31st May 1959. He is an indigene of Imo
State in Nigeria. His education dates back from
Madonna High School Etiti in Imo State, Government
College Umuahia in Abia State from whence he
proceeded to John Cabot University in Rome Italy.
He is an astute business man who over the years has
recorded giant achievements in the business world.
Amongst his many successful companies which he has
taken to an enviable peak are Nejach Engineering
Limited, Okebaram Resources Limited, Mathan Nigeria
Limited, Orient Refining Company Nigeria Limited and
Chia Enterprises Limited.

His leadership roles which are gallantly evidenced in
his business operations clearly give him an edge in the
business world. His stint with the business world began
in his mid–20s and he has over the years established
himself as a key figure both in the corporate world and
in the government.

Chief Athan Achonu has aligned himself with several
philanthropical projects as well as with international
and national groups; through these involvements he
has left indelible prints in the minds of many.

His dogged qualities has equally sharpened,
distinguished him and placed him on a platform with
like successful business magnates.

Chief Athan Achonu holds strongly to the policy of
making evident in rural and urban communities, a
visible reflection of the policies of the government.
This he has achieved by working at the local, state and
federal levels.

The combined principles of courage, determination,
dedication, selfless service and commitment have
made him achieve excellence in the delivery of
services.