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Donjazzy and his ''children' Korede Bello and Reekado Banks are at the NBA Africa games in South Africa..Korede and Reekado performed...Supermodel Oluchi is also attending the games...

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Nigerians will not kill me! See the casting sef. Abeg, who is responsible for this? Lol.

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El-Rufai threatens to sue newspaper over story on assets declaration


Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Wednesday, appointed a Special Assistant on Persons with Disability, apparently in reaction to threats by beggars in the state to bring down his government.


The appointment was announced in a statement signed by the governor’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Samuel Aruwan, stating that El Rufai has appointed Aliyu Muhammed Salisu as his Special Assistant on Persons with Disability.


Salisu, an indigene of Sabon Gari, Zaria, holds a diploma in Special Education from Kaduna Polytechnic and another diploma in Guidance and Counseling from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.


A member of the National Association of the Blind, Salisu has worked at the Kaduna State Rehabilitation Centre and is the chairman of the Braille Production Centre in Kaduna.


We recalls that beggars in the state had threatened to bring the Kaduna State government if it refuses to reverse its order on the ban on street begging without providing an alternative means of income for them.


“We decided to support El Rufai, because we were tired of the then Governor, (Mukhtar Ramalan Yero) who did not show any regards to our survival. We worked hard, spent money and prayed and God heard our prayers and brought down Yero.


“Now, it would appear that we made a mistake. The new governor wants to bring us down. He does not want us to live. He has chased us out of the streets and has made no alternative arrangement for our survival.


“We are asking the governor to rescind this decision now or find ways to meet our basic needs.

“If he refuses to heed to this demand, we shall make sure we bring down his government. We are not going to pray that he dies, even if he wishes us so.


We are not going to say that he should be impeached, because we voted him to power. What we will do is to hand him over to the Almighty God, and we know he will remove him the same way he removed the former person. We are servants of God, and he always hears our cry,” the Kaduna State Beggars Association had said in a statement on Monday.

http://www.metronaija.com/2015/07/el-rufai-appoints-special-assistant-on.html


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Malam Nasir El-Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna State, has nominated 13 people as members of the State Executive Council.

In a letter to Aminu Shagali, the Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Mr. El-Rufai requested the legislators consider and approve his nominees. The governor also attached their portfolios in the interest of a transparent screening process.



The nominees are:

1 Professor Jonathan Andrew Nok, Health and Human Services

2 Hajiya Rabi M.G. Abdulsalam, Women Affairs and Social Development

3 Engr. Suleiman Aliyu Lere, Water Resources

4 Muhammed Sani Abdullahi, Budget and Planning

5 Dr. Manzo Daniel Maigari, Agriculture and Forestry

6 Muhammad Bashir Saidu, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs

7 Hon. Suleiman Abdu Kwari, Finance

8 Dr. Shehu Usman Adamu, Education, Science and Technology

9 Dr. Ya’u Usman Idris, Environment and Natural Resources

10 Hon. Daniel Auta, Youth, Sport and Culture

11 Shehu Balarabe, Commerce, Industry and Tourism

12 Amina Ruth Dyeris-Sijuwade, Justice

13 Usman Mahmud Hassan, Works, Housing and Transport



Jonathan Andrew Nok, the nominee for the Health and Human Services portfolio, is a Professor of Biochemistry at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Born in 1962, he won the Nigerian National Merit Award in 2010 and is the author of several highly rated publications. He is from Jaba Local Government Area (LGA).

Hajiya Rabi M.G. Abdulsalam, the nominee for the Women Affairs and Social Development portfolio, was born in 1969. She holds a master’s in Public Administration. She has previously served as Special Assistant to two Governors of the State. She is from Kaduna North.

Engineer Suleiman Aliyu Lere is nominated for the Water Resources Ministry. Born in 1968, he holds a master’s in Civil Engineering. He has worked in the business and banking sectors. He is from Lere.

Muhammed Sani Abdullahi is nominated for the Budget and Planning Ministry. Born in 1979, he holds two master’s degrees, one in Development Economics and Policy, the other in International Affairs and Diplomacy. Widely known as Dattijo, he was most recently working at the United Nations where he was an adviser to the Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon on designing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which will be replacing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) later this year.

Mr. Dattijo has worked as an Economic Adviser to the Nigeria Governors Forum and as an adviser to Hajia Amina Mohammed while she was Senior Special Assistant to the President on MDGs. He is from Kaduna North.

Dr. Manzo Daniel Maigari is the nominee for the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry. Born in 1969, he is a doctor of veterinary medicine. He has served in various NGOs and is a member of various professional bodies. He is from Kachia.

Muhammad Bashir Saidu is the nominee for the Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Ministry. Born in 1957, he holds an MBA and a post-graduate diploma in Shipping and Transport Management. He is from Zaria.

Hon. Suleiman Abdu Kwari is the nominee for the Finance Ministry. Born in 1962, he holds an MBA. He is a financial consultant and has served as a Commissioner in the Securities and Exchange Commission. He is a former member of the House of Representatives. He was Chairman of Sabon-Gari Local Government Council between 1991 and 1993.

Dr. Shehu Usman Adamu is nominated for the Education, Science and Technology portfolio. Born in 1968, the former lecturer holds a PhD in Applied Parasitology. He was a member representing Maigana in the State House of Assembly. He is from Soba.

Dr. Ya'u Usman Idris, the Environment and Natural Resources nominee, was born in 1964. He holds a PhD in Applied Nuclear Physics. He has worked at the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority. He is from Kauru.

Hon. Daniel Amuze Auta, the Youth, Sports and Culture nominee, is from Chikun. Born in 1956, he holds a diploma in Production Management. He is a former member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly.

Shehu Balarabe is nominated for the Commerce, Industry and Tourism Ministry. Born in 1967, he holds an MBA. He has worked in NEPA and in the private sector. He is from Giwa.

Amina Ruth Dyeris-Sijuwade is nominated for the Justice Ministry. Born in 1968, she holds degrees in English and Law. She has been a legal practitioner, NGO worker and consultant. She is from Jema’a.

Usman Mahmud Hassan is nominated for the Works, Housing and Transport portfolio. Born in 1962. He is an electrical engineer, with experience working in the public and private sectors. He is from Kudan.



Signed.

Samuel Aruwan

Special Assistant, Media and Publicity

29 July 2015

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A man has been jailed for eight and a half years for a violent stranger rape in north west London last year.

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Olaoluwa Ibrahim (15.3.77 - 38 yrs), a Nigerian national of Relf Road SE15 appeared at the Central Criminal Court today, Tuesday 28 July, where he was sentenced for rape and theft.

The victim had been on an evening out with friends in central London and was travelling home by bus in the early hours of 24 June 2014. At around 02.30hrs she got off the bus in the Maida Vale area to walk the short distance home.

As she did so, she was approached from behind by Ibrahim who tried to engage her in conversation. She attempted to ignore him by walking away; but he grabbed her and pushed her into a driveway where he forced her to the floor and raped her, before stealing her phone and running from the scene.

The victim was able to make her way home and subsequently contacted police.

Officers were able to trace Ibrahim via extensive phone inquiries as he had made a number of calls to the victim’s new phone following the incident.

During his original interview he fully denied the offence stating that his DNA would not be found as he had not had sex with anyone. When it was found to be a match to DNA found on the victim’s clothing, Ibrahim changed his story, claiming to have had consensual sex with the victim and denying stealing her phone.

The victim is now living in Australia and to save her the trauma of having to return to the UK for the trial officers travelled there and provided specialist computer equipment which allowed her to give her evidence remotely via a live link to the court.

Ibrahim pleaded guilty today. On passing sentence, the judged ruled that after serving his prison term Ibrahim will be deported back to Nigeria.

Detective Constable Adam Knott, Sexual Offences, Exploitation and Child Abuse Command, said: "I would like to reassure the public that attacks of this nature are extremely rare. When they do occur, we do everything we can to bring the offenders to justice.

"Ibrahim has shown no remorse or honesty from the point of arrest and his deception continued throughout the trial, putting the victim through the trauma of having to recount her ordeal in court. I hope it is of some comfort to her to know he will now spend a considerable amount of time in prison before being deported. He is a genuinely dangerous offender and I am pleased he has been removed from public life.

"I would urge anyone who has been the victim of sexual violence to come forward safe in the knowledge that they will be listened to, the case will be thoroughly investigated and we can provide bespoke victim care depending on individual needs.”

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According to sources, it’s been nine days that popular hotelier and socialite, Alhaji Tunji Alaso, whom a lot of people refer to as Alhaji Gay, was killed, but the community he lived and was killed in remains very silent, even though it’s been nine days into his death. According to sources, police officers and soldiers were deployed immediately to Alagbado when the hotelier was murdered to forestall violence in the community.

Police patrol vans also moved freely in the community incase his boys were planning to retaliate so that the attack could easily be curbed. Police vans were also stationed at the front of his two hotels and major junctions in the area. Sources said the police officers deployed to his hotels were still spotted there as far as Friday even though he was murdered on Monday. Continue...


A lot of shop owners didn’t open in the area, especially at moshalashi bus stop, the area he was murdered till this week for fear of being attacked, a source said.


So far a traditional ruler, the Baale of Temidire Alagbado, his son, and nine others have been arrested in connection of his murder. And like we broke the news of his death, we can still tell you authoritatively that Alhaji Tunji Alaso was stabbed to death and was never shot like many reported. Though a Muslim, he is yet to be buried, because the Police are still investigating the matter.

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Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc was seen today repairing some parts of the ever busy Apapa road opposite Leventis road,very close to Ijora in Lagos

www.metronaija.com can authoritatively confirm that the road is in a bad state before Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc started putting it in proper shape.

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A ceremony of joy turned sour yesterday when a suspected kidnapper stole a 20-month-old toddler in Abeokuta, the capital city of Ogun State.

The incident happened at Akorede Estate in Ilugun Inukosegba area of Abeokuta North LGA of Ogun.
Residents alleged that a popular herbalist, Chief Olasile Ifayemi kidnapped the child.

His house was ransacked by angry youths where different fetish items and human parts were discovered.

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Hear what the mother of the missing boy, 26-year-old Elizabeth Ogundele told police:

“I was helping my brother’s wife get ready for the ceremony when I noticed that my son was missing.
“I searched for him in and around the house because some tenants said they saw him playing ball, but he was nowhere to be seen.

“I ran outside the house into the community still searching and that was when I encountered two guys at Chief Ifayemi’s house. “I asked if they had seen my son, they denied and started giggling, so I left.”
The suspected kidnapper has been arrested as police intensifies effort to rescue the missing boy.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that there is not enough fire power to support ground troops to decimate the terrorists.



Speaking on Good Morning Nigeria on NTA this morning, the President said, ''The Airforce is virtually non-existent. The fixed wings aircraft are not very serviceable. The helicopters are not serviceable and they are too few.

''We need Airforce to conduct reconnaissance and support the ground troops. The arrangement made by the former government will soon expire. We have made this clear to the Americans and we have made it clear to G7 and we need their cooperation.

The President however, failed to disclose if Nigeria will be getting military equipment from the US.

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It is well-known that Africa is a continent with a high potential and extremely rich natural resources. Can you imagine how rich African countries’ leaders are?

The Africa Review notes that only a few countries make public what they pay their leaders and in many African countries, the first thing leaders do when they come into power is to increase their pay.

“In Egypt, for instance, the president’s pay shot up from a paltry $280 per month, put in place by the austere Mohammed Morsy administration, to $5,900 per month just before General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi predictably won an election,” it states.
The source says that some leaders take a disproportionate share of the national income for their personal use.

“In Morocco, the Treasury spends, by one account, $1 million a day for King Mohammed VI’s 12 royal palaces and 30 private residences. That is on top of $7.7 million spent on an entourage of royal automobiles, and a monthly salary of $40,000 paid to the monarch,” the estimates show.

According to the analysis some presidents have deceptively small salaries but have, personally or through family members, massive control over their countries’ resources.

The source says: “For example, President Eduardo dos Santos has a modest monthly salary of $5,000 but is widely believed to control a lot of the wealth produced from Angola’s oil-industry, and his family members own some of the biggest enterprises in the country.”


However, it should be noted that salaries do not tell the whole story and some of the presidents believed to have the highest personal wealth, do not even feature in the top 10.

http://www.metronaija.com/2015/07/the-10-highest-paid-african-presidents.html

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A police officer from the Okene division in Kogi state allegedly shot a man on his way to his motor mechanics workshop in the early hours of today Monday July 27th. According to eye-witnesses, the victim was on his way to work when the policeman called him but he refused to stop. The policeman allegedly then fired three shots at him, hitting in the leg and other parts. The police officer later said the mechanic had attempted to take his rifle from him but witnesses said this wasn't true as the man was a little far from the police when he was shot.

The victim (pictured above) is reportedly in critical condition at the Specialist Hospital in Lokoja.

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday, July 25, called on states facing financial challenges to explore the opportunity provided by the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration by accessing the concessionary loan through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).


He said this while addressing reporters shortly after attending the 90th birthday service of Mrs. Mojisola Adedayo at the Cathedral of St. James, Oke Bola Ibadan.


Osinbajo said the present All Progressive Congress (APC) government has considered the plight of states that had experience about 40 per cent reduction in allocation, which has prevented them from meeting their financial obligations.

The VP added that the Buhari-led administration has also negotiated with commercial, banks in the country to allow states that are indebted to them to allow the debts be converted into bonds which can be spread over a long period.

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Today, I told y'all about a medical student from Benue State University who died in an accident after he was withdrawn from medical school after spending 10 years there. Just got photos from the scene of the accident that killed him. The accident happened just a few kilometers from his house. He got the news of his withdrawal from the medical school two days ago and told his friends he no longer had any reason to live. He then drank a lot, drove at high speed without wearing his seat belt, entered a sharp bend and straight to a curvet and hit a passerby. He and the passerby died on the spot. More photos after the cut...
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President Obama learnt and danced to African music at the state banquet organized in his honor by the Kenyan government today July 25th. He was joined at the dance floor by President Kenyatta and his wife as well as his half sister, Auma Obama. More photos after the cut...
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President Barack Obama of the United States will visit the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia on Tuesday.

Upon arriving the AU headquarters, Obama, who will be the first US president to visit the AU, will hold a bilateral meeting with Nkosazana Zuma, chairman of AU, and some commissioners of the union. Obama is also due to deliver a speech to the continent from the Nelson Mandela Hall at the AU conference centre in Addis Ababa.

“This is an historic visit to the African Union. And it will be my great pleasure to welcome President Barack Obama to the AU,” Zuma said. “It is also another concrete step to broaden and deepen the relationship between the AU and the US.” During the visit, the AU chairperson will take the opportunity to present Africa’s priority areas as articulated in the agenda 2063 framework document and the 10-year implementation plan aimed at achieving Africa’s vision for prosperity, integration and peace.

In June 2013 when Obama met with some AU commissioners, he pledged to strengthen Africa-US relations. “We stand ready and eager to work with the African Union for the best engagement of the United States with Africa,” he had said.

“If there is a strong African Union, any help that is provided by the US becomes more effective than us doing things on our own.” The visit will offer the opportunity for Zuma and Obama to further the discussions held two years ago. Among the important issues will be skills revolution to provide the youth with employment opportunities; industrialisation and infrastructiural development and agro-processing. In addition, expected to feature in both the bilateral and the speeches are issues around, but not limited to, education, youth and women’s empowerment, trade, investment, and peace and security, particularly the fight against terrorism and extremism.

The AU commission will also be engaging and discussing with a delegation of senators and congressmen travelling with the US president.

Obama will arrive Ethiopia after participating at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. Previous visits of Obama to Africa are: Egypt in June 2009, Ghana in July 2009, South Africa, Senegal and Tanzania in 2013.

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Proud father Ayiri pictured with his son Noyo. Way too cute!

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Patrick Leahy, an American Senator who sponsored the Leahy Law says that President Muhammadu Buhari should not blame the United States for not choosing to support the Nigerian Army.

The Leahy amendment prohibits the US Department of State and Department of Defence from providing military assistance to foreign military units that violate human rights with impunity.

Owing to the fact that the Nigerian military has been accused of alleged human rights crimes in its war against Boko Haram, the United States had refused to give the country the required assistance.

President Buhari had said on Wednesday, July 22, at the United States Institute for Peace that the law “aided and abetted” the campaign of bloodletting of Boko Haram.

In a response posted on his website, Senator Leahy said he could not be blamed for the atrocities committed by the murderers and rapists in the Nigerian military.

He said:

“It is well-documented by the State Department and by respected human rights organisations that Nigerian army personnel have, for many years, engaged in a pattern and practice of gross violations of human rights against the Nigerian people and others, including summary executions of prisoners, indiscriminate attacks against civilians, torture, forced disappearances and rape. Rarely have the perpetrators been prosecuted or punished.”

“This abusive conduct not only violates the laws of war, it creates fear and loathing among the Nigerian people whose support is necessary to defeat a terrorist group like Boko Haram.

“President Buhari ignores the undisputed fact that most Nigerian army units have been approved, under the Leahy Law, for U.S. training and equipment. Only those particular units against which there is credible evidence of the most heinous crimes are ineligible for U.S. aid. And even those units can again become eligible if the Nigerian Government takes effective steps to bring the responsible individuals to justice.

“I strongly agree with President Buhari about the need to defeat Boko Haram, and I have supported tens of millions of dollars in U.S. aid to Nigeria for that purpose. But rather than suggest that the United States is at fault for not funding murderers and rapists in the Nigerian military, he should face up to his own responsibility to effectively counter Boko Haram. He should direct his attention to the Nigerian military, and the Nigerian courts, and clean up the units implicated in such atrocities.”

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The 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games will kick off in Los Angeles, California on the 25th of July, 2015 and the Nigerian contingent to the games have left yesterday to be able to settle down on time for the competition ahead of them.

The athletes will compete in aquatics, gymnastics, track and field, basketball, football (soccer) and other summer sports. Over 7,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities around the world are expected to perform in this year’s edition. See more photos below.
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