Confused Government

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I want to know why all these funny moderator on nairaland keep closing my thread anytime I create one,abi I snatched their girlfriend ni expecially mydn99 or whatever

Buhari and May

Mistakes happen. Nobody is above mistakes, we were told very early in life. But in Catechism classes in Roman Catholic, we were also told that the Pope is infallible. It remains arguable to non Catholics who have maintained that no man is infallible except our Lord Jesus. Anyway, that is not the subject of my write-up. There are very embarrassing gaffes that one is not expected to make. But because they are mistakes, we find ourselves committing the blunders. And these mistakes are not limited to certain quarters or persons. Take for instance a girl asked; ‘’ Is Nigeria and Super Eagles playing? This was in the match against Serbia. She did not get an answer but she went ahead to say that she does not believe in the Eagles because Nigeria will beat them. That was after seeing the scoreboard reading Serbia 2 Nigeria 0. Out here in Gold Coast, Australia, many were dumbfounded when England was listed as an African nation in the official Commonwealth Games program. The embarrassment did not stop there. It went on. England capital was not listed as London but as Banjul according to the glossy 130-page program which also contained an official welcome address by the Queen. The nation that gave us the Commonwealth and the Games was also said to have a population of two million citizens. Hmmm! That is a far cry from the actual population of above 66.5 million people. The mistakes went on and on even saying that England’s first Commonwealth was in 1970, when indeed it was in 1930. And like John C. Maxwell said; ‘’if you want to grow, you need to get over any fear you may have of making mistakes”.Despite the errors, the opening ceremony was spectacular and the facilities provided for the Games are second to none. Man causes stir as passengers make calls, use phones while flying The look on his face suggested that he was not at ease. Initially, one thought it was the fear of flying or the expected 14 long hours on the aircraft. The big bird manoeuvred the clouds in amazing fashion while many engaged in friendly banters while business men were busy with their ipads or laptops. Our friend could no longer bear seeing people making calls and endangering our lives as the phones would interfere with the aircraft’s signals as we were usually told during our local flights in Nigeria. He got up and grabbed the man with his phone and shouted that he should put the phone off. That attracted a lot of attention and the crew immediately came to the rescue. All attempts to explain to him that people were free to use their phones met with his stubborn resistance. It took a long lecture that the only time people were not allowed to use their phones and tablets were during take-off and landing. Our man grudgingly accepted even though we knew he was not convinced. Hell was now raised when I brought out my phone and nearly choked me. ‘’You too want to join them?”, he asked with a tone that suggested that if he allows the whites to use their phones, he’ll not allow me(common me) to use my phone. Flowers not recharge cards show love Hardly can you see 10 people without seeing them clutching their beautiful flowers. The flowers are not restricted to young men and women. The aged are also involved. And there is so much joy in them when they hold flowers. I was told that besides prophesying love, that the flowers are meant for forgiveness, too. The red flowers especially, I learnt symbolizes love, romance, beauty and perfection. As a Nigerian, I am not used to flowers. My one and only contact with flower was during my wedding. And it remains a big feature to Nigerians only a t weddings. The flowers are thrown backwards for spinsters who push and struggle to grab it. Whoever gets it first, I was told, would be the next in line to get married. I don’t think so. I had seen in a wedding when a man rebuked his girlfriend for picking the flower thrown at spinsters. The man said that if she likes she can pick a dozen flower as that would not move him into rushing into marriage. Different strokes! Give a lady flower here and you win her soul. Give a Nigerian a flower, and she’ll think you have gone gaga. But give her recharge card and you have recharged her spirit and her emotions for love. Now, I know that a flower cannot blossom without sunshine as man cannot live without love. Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature. Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow.

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The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris,has ordered the immediate removal of Kogi state Commissioner of Police, CP Ali Janga. CP Ali Janga The IGP asked the CP Esa Sunday Ogbu, Commissioner of Police, Federal Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja to immediately proceed and take over as the new Commissioner of Police of the State. The Police in a statemet signed by ACP Jimoh Moshood, the Force Public Relations Officer Force headquarters on Wednesday said the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim was dissatisfied with the circumstances surrounding the escape of six (6) suspects including two (2) Principal Suspects (KABIRU SEIDU A.K.A OSAMA, NUHU SALISU A.K.A SMALL) who indicted Senator Dino Melaye and Mohammed Audu in a case of Conspiracy and Unlawful possession of Prohibited Firearm already filed at the Federal High Court, Lokoja which came up in court today (Wednesday). The IGP also ordered the transfer out of the state the Commander FSARS in the State, the Divisional Police Officer ‘A’ Division, Lokoja and other Police officers implicated in the escape of two suspects that named Sen. Dino Melaye as the supplier of guns. The Police in Lokoja on Wednesday said that the two suspects that named Sen. Dino Melaye as the supplier of guns to them had escaped from custody. Jimoh Moshood and the alleged thugs hired by Dino Melaye Melaye, 3 others charged with illegal possession of firearms The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Ali Janga, disclosed this at a press conference in Lokoja. Janga said that the two suspects, Kabiru Seidu alias Osama and Nuhu Salisu alias Small, escaped at about 3:21 a.m. at the A Police Division in Lokoja where they were being kept in lawful custody. According to him, four other suspects escaped along with Seidu and Salisu, bringing the total number of fleeing suspects to six. He said both Seidu and Salisu escaped on Wednesday when they were supposed to be arraigned before a Lokoja Federal High Court alongside Melaye and Mr Mohammed Audu who was also named by the suspects as their sponsor. The commissioner identified Aliyu Isa , Adams Suleiman, Emmanuel Audu and Musa Mohammed as four other suspects that escaped from custody. He said that 13 policemen comprising five operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and eight conventional policemen on duty when the incident happened had been detained for interrogation. “ The 13 police officers who were on duty when the incident occurred were defaulted and detained for interrogation,” he said. Janga also stated that the names of the six fleeing suspects and that of Dino Melaye and Mohammed Audu had been sent for watch listing by the Interpol for immediate arrest anywhere they are found. He appealed to residents to assist the police with useful information on the whereabouts of the suspects by reporting to the nearest police station. The police enjoined members of the public to go about their lawful businesses as the command was in full control of the situation and determined to provide adequate security for lives and property .

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/03/update-suspects-dino-melaye-gun-case-escape-police-custody/

Senator Ali Wakili is dead


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Lawmaker representing Bauchi South Senatorial District, Senator Ali Wakili, is dead.


Sources in the Senate said the lawmaker slumped on Saturday morning at his Gwarimpa, Abuja residence after which he was taken to a hospital within the estate, but he died before getting emergency treatment.

He is a member of ruling apc.

Great man Rest In Peace

My mentor

I will always celebrate you

Ramos leaves Real match to go to toilet


Sergio Ramos left Real Madrid playing with 10 men for five minutes during their victory over Eibar on Saturday as the defender had to answer an urgent call of nature.


Ramos left the field to go to the toilet after 73 minutes at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium, with the match delicately poised at 1-1.

The Spaniard had been at fault for Eibar´s equaliser earlier in the second half, allowing Ivan Ramis to head in an equaliser from a corner.

READ ALSO: Football match ends in bloodshed as referee kills player

But, with Ramos back on the pitch Cristiano Ronaldo headed in his second of the game as Real snatched a 2-1 win.


After the match, Zidane said: “Sergio went to the bathroom for nature call nothing more.

My political ambition is still alive — Osita Iheme
Popular actor, Osita I heme aka Pawpaw, speaks with TOFARATI IGE about his career, relationship with Chinedu Ikedieze and other related issues


What are some of the memories you have of your childhood?

Growing up was a bit rough for me. I used to dread the rainy season because our house used to be flooded with water. My parents would have gone to the market and I would be the only one at home. I used to think it was because we were poor, but whenever I see what the big men in Lekki go through, I realise that it was because of the area we lived in.

How did you get into the movie industry?


I used to live in Aba, Abia State, and my friend took me to a place where movie auditions were held. One day, I was chosen to feature in a movie and the rest is history. However, I have always loved to act. In those days, I used to feature in church dramas.

You recently opened a hotel. Why did you decide to go into that line of business?

It is an investment. I was motivated by the need to render services to humanity and create employment. We all know that the rate of unemployment in the country is high; so, I decided to look for a way to contribute my quota since I have the privilege to do that. Owerri is a tourism destination in the South-East. The hotel is another way to contribute to the growth of my state.


Is it true that the project cost you hundreds of millions
It indeed cost a lot of money but I cannot give you a specific figure. Building a hotel is not an easy task.

You also established a record label, Young Boss Records. Is it still running?

Yes, it is still operational but things have been moving slowly because of the hotel project which I had to focus my attention on. It was one of the challenges I faced because I had to pay less attention to the record label while building the hotel. Now that I have finished building the hotel, I will devote more time to the label. We already have two artistes signed to the label and they have released a song each.


Do you also have plans to sing?

Definitely! I’m looking into that. Entertainment is vast and it encompasses music as well as acting. I think I have the singing talent in me. I don’t think it’s a bad idea for me to show another side of me. I have even recorded some songs in the past though they have yet to be released.

Some actors who delved into music were severely criticised in the past. Aren’t you worried that could also happen to you?

They were criticised because people did not like their music, not because of their decisions to sing. If I sing and people enjoy it, they wouldn’t have any reason to criticise me. People also criticise the known artistes; so, there’s nothing unusual about criticisms.

What kind of music would you be doing?

I will like to keep that to myself until I release my songs.

You also have a transport business. Do you have any experience as a transporter?

There was a time one of my staff had an accident. That was what drove me to establish a transport company that would run from the South-East to Lagos.

You once wrote a motivational book. How did that come about?

The book is titled, Inspired 101. I read a lot and one day, I was inspired and I decided to write my own book. I dedicated the book to secondary school students and I took it to the Universal Basic Education Board and they bought some copies for schools. Copies of the book are in the National Library and in different schools across the country. The book contains a compilation of my original quotes and others that I got from other books.

You have your hands in a lot of pies. How do you manage all these businesses effectively?


Maybe you should ask Dangote how he is able to manage his numerous companies. I have managers that handle each arm of the business; I only play a supervisory role. The business does not affect my acting career and my personal activities.

Do these businesses bring you more money than acting?

I wouldn’t say they bring more money but they support my acting career. Acting is not an everyday thing; there is no guarantee that you would get jobs all the time. One cannot depend only on acting because there is no security in it. Aside acting, it is important for one to also have another source of income. Acting is something that is done out of passion, not necessarily because you want to make money from it. I also carry out contracts and that fetch me a lot of money, much more than acting.


How have you been able to remain relevant in Nollywood?

It is primarily by the grace of God. Secondly, I always follow new trends and I always keep abreast of new developments in the industry. It is also about knowing what to do at the right time.

What were your ambitions as a child?

While growing up, I didn’t have anything particular in mind that I wanted to do. I just grew up and found myself acting. Like I said earlier, I started my acting career in church and from there, I picked up the interest to become an international actor.


Do you still have a political ambition?

By the special grace of God, I still have a political ambition. I have always wanted to be a leader so as to provide good things for my people. There is something that keeps pushing me to do that and I cannot seem to shrug it off. I know that when the time is right, the dream would become a reality.

What are some of the most memorable times of your career?

The days when I was at the peak of my career was a very memorable time for me. There were times that I couldn’t rest for five months at a stretch because I was busy shooting films everywhere. I used to sleep in hotels for months. There were times that we would finish shooting movies by 1am, only to begin shooting another one by 5am. Whenever I remember those days, I am amazed. I enjoyed it but it was fun and tough at the same time. As a young person, just coming into the industry at the time, the money was flowing in and it was really a nice period.


What are some of those personal qualities that helped you to get to this point?

Firstly, I respect my senior colleagues and I have good working relationship with my directors and producers. Even when there is no movie to shoot, I still communicate with them. While on set, I also respect my senior colleagues and I learn from them as well. It pays to be humble and have good relationship with people. I also watch my movies so that I can correct mistakes that I might have made.

If you were not an actor, what would you have become?


I think I would have become a footballer. Everybody in my family plays football and I used to play a lot. I knew that I could not really continue with football because of my nature. I could perform better as an actor; that is why I stuck with acting.

Do some of your fans treat you like a child because of the roles you play in movies?

They don’t relate with me like a child because they know that I an adult. I may act like a child in movies, but out there in the world, I am Osita. Sometimes though, fans can misbehave out of excitement and do certain things that would not go down well with you. For example, when I travelled to Benin Republic, a fan removed my cap and hit it on my head. It was embarrassing but I knew it was done out of excitement.


Is it true that you are no longer friends with Chinedu Ikedieze?

We have a perfect relationship. Meeting each other was a divine connection; it was God who brought us together. Don’t listen to whatever rumours that say we are not on good terms. What do you think can cause problems between two good friends?

Women, money or a host of other things.

Truly, those things can cause problems between friends but that is not our case. Whenever money comes, we share it together. We may have misunderstandings, like every other person, but we always reconcile and move on because we understand each other.


When are you going to get married and how do you handle female fans who may want to get intimate with you?

(Laughs). Don’t worry. When that happens, you would be the first to know. As for female fans, I let them know that I appreciate them as fans and would rather love to have them as friends.

What kind of woman do you like?

I like a woman who is God-fearing and intelligent. I am not really particular about physical qualities.


Do you sometimes wish you were taller?

Not everybody in the world is tall. Some are short, and others are of average height. We cannot all look the same. I happen to fall among the short people and I have no regrets about that.

Has your height ever affected your relationship with women?

No, it has never.

How do you relax?

I play football a lot. I also read books, especially the Holy Bible. I watch TV and I also engage in exercises.


How do you like to dress?

I love to look good. You know I am an Aba boy.

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A female suicide bomber in Buni Yadi, Yobe State, killed herself and injured three others when a bomb wrapped on her exploded in the early hours of Friday.


An eye witness who declined to be identified said the incident occurred at about dawn prayer time at Fulatari ward in Buni Yadi.

The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that the injured persons had been taken to hospital and were in stable condition.

Buni Yadi, a former stronghold of Boko Haram insurgents, was reclaimed by security forces in 2015 and currently has army formations, including a military training institution.

The spokesman of 3 Division, Nigeria Army, Col. Kayode Ogunsanya, could not be reached for comments as his phone was switched off.

INEC, has said despite the issuance of new voter’s card to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, he has not been left off the hook over the double registration issue, saying its decision on prosecuting him after his tenure still stands. Gov Yahaya Bello INEC said what it did was to process Bello’s right to have his voter’s card based on legal advice. This was INEC’s submission at an interactive session with newsmen and civil society organisations in Lokoja, yesterday. Presiding over the meeting, the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Professor James Apam, explained that the commission is not unaware of the circumstances that heralded the governor’s transfer of his card from Abuja to Kogi State. His words: “We have not gone back on our stand against Governor Yahaya Bello over the double registration. But we have nothing to hold him now. And based on legal advice, we have to allow him transfer his voter’s card from Abuja to Okene.” His rights He continued: “The allegations against him have not taken away his rights to demand a transfer. What we did is that we treated his matter distinctly— double registration on one side, request for transfer of voter’s card on another side. But I must tell you, the allegations against him are still hanging.” The REC also called on registered voters to come out and collect their permanent voters’ cards, PVCs, saying 202,289 are yet to be collected, representing 10 percent of the total registered voters in the state. He said the commission, under the ongoing continuous voters’ registration, has registered 176,886 persons as at February, while 7,169 persons within the period have successfully transferred their PVCs and 9,400 cards were replaced.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/03/allegations-bello-still-stand-kogi-rec/

South African police have busted Mancoba Seven Angels Ministry, a church run as a cult, with no fewer than 100 sex slaves, among them girls as young as 12, nursing tiny babies and with leaders who regard themselves as angels. The room of the sex slaves in the Mancoba church. Photo Credit: City Press The church, called Mancoba Seven Angels Ministry, was sacked Saturday after some members of the church attacked a police station in the tiny Eastern Cape Town of Engcobo, killing five policemen. Leaders of the church, who see themselves as angels, were alleged to be the masterminds of the attack at the police station. The Mancoba brothers behind the Evil Angels Ministry, a church run as a cult “In this church it is forbidden to have identity documents. Children are not allowed to have birth certificates and they are not allowed to attend school,” said National Police Commissioner General Khehla Sithole. The rescued girls were kept in about 10 corrugated iron shacks. Inside, mattresses lined the floor and clothes hung from wires or were dumped on the beds. A high-ranking police officer told City Press that the cult, in the centre of Nyanga village, was established by a Mr Mancoba, who died in 2015. Mancoba’s seven sons refused to follow their father’s successor. The “seven angels” and their mother subsequently became the leaders of the breakaway cult. They soon ran out of money, which the officer said could explain why they attacked the police station and bombed two ATMs in town. “They need money and are desperate. People of that church are brainwashed. They only live in their own world.” The officer said at least three of the seven men killed in Friday night’s shooting were among the “angel” brothers, who had masterminded the massacre. One of them is on the run. “The guys, known as angels, drive very expensive cars, but do not work. They are well known here in Engcobo,” the officer said. “There are people here in this town who go to that church. People would give up all their pensions and donate them to the church,” said the officer. City Press of South Africa reported that three of the seven Mancoba brothers suspected of involvement in the murders of the officers were killed during a shoot-out with police on Friday. Sithole said the rescued girls were “indoctrinated and brainwashed” girls. They have been taken to social workers for counselling. As City Press reported, the cult – run by the seven Mancoba brothers and their mother – was flagged by the government since 2016. A report by chapter 9 institution the CRL Rights Commission, which was presented to Parliament’s portfolio committee on cooperative governance and traditional affairs in October last year, warned it was a disaster waiting to happen. Commission chairperson Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva told City Press she interviewed the cult leaders in 2016 during her investigation into church practices and made the parliamentary committee aware of her “serious concerns”. “Everyone [at the cult] was sitting waiting for Jesus to come. We told Parliament that this was a high risk and these people need urgent attention. “We warned that there will be something else [that will happen] once their money runs out. Look what has happened,” Mkhwanazi-Xaluva said. “This has been a ticking time bomb. We said either these people are going to commit suicide or something else will happen. “We questioned the sanity of church leaders, who saw themselves as angels sent by God.” The Eastern Cape social development department knew about the cult. Spokesperson Mzukisi Solani said officials went there in 2016 and rescued 18 children. They were taken to places of safety after the department obtained a court order. After the raid, they alerted the CRL commission to the cult. On Friday night, police tracked down those who allegedly attacked the police station. They were found 3km outside Engcobo and about 500m from where two of the five slain policemen were executed before their van plunged into a gorge. Seven cult members were killed in the ensuing shoot-out and 10 were arrested.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/south-africa-busts-evil-angels-church-100-sex-slaves/

I rob because many people in government steal.

The Niger State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers, Shehu Bida and Bello Mallam, who claimed that they went into robbery because there was recession in the country and the “government did not provide any job for people.”


The two suspects were arrested in Talba Estate, Bida town in the Bida Local Government Area of the state.

Our correspondent learnt that Buda, 20, and Mallam, 18, were trailed and apprehended by the police after robbing one Mohammed Mohammed of the sum of N7,400 and two handsets valued at N9,000.

The suspects confessed that they inflicted injuries on Mohammed before dispossessing him of his N7,400 and the two mobile phones.

Northern City News gathered that the hoodlums used a machete and planks to injure Mohammed on the head, for preventing them from raping his daughter.


Buda told our correspondent that he committed the crime due to the economic recession in the country.

“Many people are stealing in the country, including top government officials. People are dying of hunger and there is no job. What else do you expect me to do other than stealing?

“If am discharged by the police, I will still go back to rob people. The country is in a bad situation,” the suspect said
The Police Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Abubakar, told Northern City News on Tuesday, that the operatives recovered from the suspects the machete.


The police said the suspects would be charged to court at the end of investigation.

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THE Village Head of Ikot Edet in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Mfon Udoessien, has been kidnapped by gunmen. Chief Udoessien was said to have been picked up from his palace, yesterday, by the gunmen after a fierce gun battle with the security agents drafted to provide security in the volatile area. It was learned that the monarch is a brother-in-law to a former Head of Civil Service in Akwa Ibom State. A resident of the area, who is simply identified as Eno, told newsmen that the monarch, a retired primary school headmaster and former Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, in the area, might have been abducted following his stance on cultism. According to him, Udoessien has relentlessly been waging war against the activities of gunmen, who have kidnapped no fewer than eight persons in the village. He said the whereabouts of the monarch is unknown, as the kidnappers are yet to contact the victim’s family. Eno said: “We think the kidnappers came after the Village Head because of how he has been opposing their activities. “As of now, we don’t know his whereabouts as the kidnappers are yet to contact any members of the monarch’s family.” The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Odiko Macdon, who confirmed the kidnap, said a meeting of the local government chairman and the security chiefs had been convened and far-reaching decisions taken to address the security challenges. According to Macdon, “security measures are in place; we just concluded a meeting with all the local government chairmen and the security chiefs in the state. That issue came up during the meeting; it is being addressed. “The monarch’s kidnap happened this morning (yesterday) and our men ran into action immediately. The DPO led a team to the palace

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/gunmen-kidnap-akwa-ibom-monarch/

*ONLY IN NIGERIA*

Fulani Terrorists kill thousands, the federal government says: "accommodate them". But IPOB carries out legal peaceful protests and kills no one, the federal government says: "kill them all".

Nyako allegedly stole 2.9 billion, the federal government says: grant him bail to have access to foreign medical facilities. But Metuh was accused of embezzling 400m, the federal government says: ensure he doesn't travel abroad for medicals (even when the man is obviously dying)

Northern Forum threaten Southerners, federal government says: stop antagonising northerners, Southern People accuse the Caliphate of nepotism, ethnic chauvinism and religious intolerance, federal government says: that's hate speech!

Buharis former SGF Babachir Lawal ate grass worth 400m, he was sent home with apologies. Stella Odua was falsely accused of buying cars worth 270m, they said: crucify her!

A Northern president destroyed the economy and the unity, they said: he's the best thing after sliced bread. But A southern president expanded the economy and forged unity, they said: Finish him!

INEC registers underage voters in the North. FG says: we are not aware. The South wants INEC to also register underage voters here, FG says: we shall deal decisively with all offenders.

A Hausa/Fulani man walks about with daggers, FG says: it is part of our dresscode. But A southerner is found with a penknife, he's arrested for illegal possession of arms. Fulani Terrorists and Boko Haram bear firearms, FG says: let's negotiate with them. But State governments set up vigilant groups to protect their people, FG says: disarm them.

Northerners took over the security services, FG says: this is due to their high population. Southerners pass exams more to be admitted into schools, FG says: let the
federal character prevail.

Crude Oil from the South is shared across the country, FG says: the oil is belongs to Nigeria. Solid minerals are mined and exported in the North, FG says: they're illegal miners (with headquarters in Abuja).

Sharia Law was implemented in the North, FG says: it is only for Muslims. But Muslim Ramadan fasting came and Christians were stopped from operating restaurants, FG says: you must obey the Laws of the State!

Southern importers need FOREX for international trade, the FG says: there's scarcity of dollars. Northern Muslims go to Mecca with government dollars, the FG says: we must subsidize dollars to encourage them to
pray in Saudi!

...and so much more!

Relax! It ain't One Country, Two Systems. It is Two Countries, Two Systems...only pretending to be one...

This is a wicked governor shorting the their food

The senator representing Rivers South-East in the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Abe, has warned his loyalists to stop attacking leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state. Senator Magnus Abe and Transport Minister, Chibuike Amaechi Abe reiterated that he will not leave the APC for any other party irrespective of the internal wranglings bedeviling the party, adding that the APC was formidable enough to be victorious in 2019. He added that he will remain a member of the APC and will never abandon the party for whatever reasons. Abe who spoke in Port Harcourt, yesterday during a one-day dialogue organised by a network of youths and student leaders in the state, called for a united APC. He urged his supporters to respect all the party leaders including the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi and not to attack them on the social media, noting that APC is one and will remain indivisible. He urged executives of the party to call a meeting of the factions for a meeting in order to give members of the party the opportunity to express their feelings on some pressing issues. Abe dares Amaechi, says he’ll not leave APC December 7, 2017 Rivers APC crisis: Amaechi’s lieutenants tackle Abe January 13, 2018 2019: APC constitution'll be followed in election of candidates — Abe January 18, 2018

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/stop-attacking-amaechi-others-abe-warns-loyalists/

Pictures of rotten rice allocated to Edo IDPs Pictures of rotten rice allocated to Edo IDPs but rejected by the Edo State Government. However, a good number of the bags of rice, which were fit for human consumption, were accepted and distributed to the Edo IDPs.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/pictures-rotten-rice-allocated-edo-idps/

Oba Adedapo Adewale Tejuosho, is one of the traditional rulers in Nigeria who are very deep in Christianity. He clocks 80 shortly. The first class Oba, who hosted some media chiefs in his residence ahead of the 80th birthday, explained that he takes off his crown and leaves his head bare in the public in defiance of the rituals he performed at the time he was ascending the throne, saying, it is to emulate Jesus Christ who, according to him, was not known to have worn a cap in his lifetime. The monarch also shed light on his family life among other issues. Oba Adedapo Tejuosho at 80 You are turning 80 but you are not really looking old. What is the secret? I thank God for useful life; I thank God for making me relevant to him, the world and my people. In another two weeks or thereabouts, by the grace of God, I should clock 80 years. I did not think I will get this far, but the grace of God has led me and I cannot but be grateful to Him. I am particularly grateful to Him because He has allowed me to serve Him; a lot of people want to serve Him but are not given the opportunity. I am happy. I feel fulfilled but my fear is that, just like Moses who God started using at 80, I hope my work is not just starting, because, if it is just starting, it would be an uphill task; but I know I can do all things through God who strengthens me. My prayer is that no matter how long I stay on the planet earth, I will always be in good health because that is why some people don’t like to live to this age. By the time you get there, you feel like people asking you ‘when are you going? Have you not done enough?’ But if you are living a healthy, successful and fruitful life, then the sky is the limit. At 80, what is your wish? God has granted me a peaceful family. I have many wives but I think I am more fulfilled than some of those who have many wives because all my wives are in Christ; it is the Christ that lives in me that also lives in them, it is the one ruling the lives of all of us. And the Bible says if a house is divided against itself, it shall not stand. If you accept Christ into your life, you have only God to fear and nobody else. My wish for everyone is to live long and attain the Kingdom of God at the end. It was said that you belonged to12 Lodges. Do you regret renouncing them? When I gave my life to Christ, I renounced the devil and all his works. Of course, what inspired me to do that was what Jesus Christ told his disciples in John that unless he went back to the Father, the Holy Spirit will not come to us. We all know Jesus was not a sinner, sin belongs to the devil. Anybody who harbours sin has the things of the devil in him and the devil will take control of his life and he will die. We must all aspire not to keep anything of the devil; otherwise, that is what the devil will always use against us. At 80, how has the journey been? You must know that no leaf will fall from the tree without God’s consent. You know that God knows all of us by name. I have only 24 children, and people credit me for knowing their names and their dates of birth, but that is only 24. The Creator of the world knows the population of the world; He knows everyone of us by name; He even knows how many strands of hair on your head; so, what will you do that He does not know of? You cannot hide from Him; even if you wear suit, you are naked before God. God knows exactly why He created me; He knew what he wanted me to come to this world to do and I hope that I am on the right path. Maybe he just wanted me to be a king for His purpose and not for our purpose. What I have come to understand is that I have to serve Him. I happened to have been born in a Christian family and I thank God that he is using me for his work and I am enjoying every bit of it, but some people will not understand; the Bible says the cross is foolishness to those who are lost but to all who are saved, it is the power of God. Talking of personal principles, what is the secret behind this magnitude of success you have achieved? It is not me, nobody can be saved by working; we can only try to finish the work of Jesus Christ. Once you give your life to Christ, you are crucified with him, you experience death; momentarily, your head is dipped in water and they leave you there until you start feeling choked, then they pull you out. So you identify with the death of Christ with water baptism and also experience his resurrection. So, in the process, the Holy Spirit gets into you and continues to live in you. It assumed that an Oba is for everyone. How do you cope looking at your depth in Christianity? Well, God knows He sent me here. You said you discovered certain things about me; you should have also seen that at the time I was ascending the throne, I wasn’t a born again Christian but I was quite religious. I was going to church not too frequently, but I was very prayerful and God was always answering my prayer. Of course when I ascended the throne, it was mandatory for me to go to school which we call Ipebi for three months. There, I was to be trained in the rudiments of kingship in Oke-Ona. I went there and during that period, there were some rituals I was supposed do. God told me I should go through all they asked me to do. I was later informed that God showed somebody a vision that I was covered in black throughout my stay in Ipebi. After I finished the three months, I came back and my eyes started opening and I saw why I should not be part of that. After some months, another person saw another vision and saw me covered in white. For instance, you will notice that I am never afraid to take off my crown in public. If I didn’t go through those rituals, I will not know why Obas usually keep their crowns on the heads. But when I was in Ipebi, they gave me something like powder. Of course when you get to Ipebi, the first thing they do is to shave your head and give you this small cap to cover your head simply because, every morning, you have to put your hand in that powder and use it to form a cross in your head and cover it. In a nutshell, I stopped it sometime after I left Ipebi. If I have been entrapped in those things (rituals), you will never find me outside taking off my crown. And my reason for doing that again is that it just occurred to me that I am trying to be like Jesus who never wore a cap or dressed differently from people around him. If he was doing that, Judas Iscariot will not have had a problem identifying him. All he would have done was just to describe him with his different way of dressing. Talking about being king only to Christians, I say often that I am the king of Oke-Ona Egba which means I am king to Christians, Muslims, traditionalists, everybody but I know of only one God. I am a leader who leads from the front. When I see something good, I follow it and wish you will follow and believe that I will not lead you astray. I am not a blind leader; therefore, I cannot lead you into a pit. And when I say blind, I am not talking about physical eyes. I have inner eyes which Jesus gave me to lead the way and he is going to lead me to the Kingdom of God. I should try to ensure that everybody behind me does not go to hell but I cannot force them. At 80, any regrets? I don’t know how I should answer that question but I doubt if I have any regret as to how I have lived my life for the simple reason that, when I was ascending the throne, to be precise, when I was coming to Ipebi on February 20, 1989, it was a Monday, it was a day after my 51st birthday… we have a chapel in our house at Surulere, Lagos where a send-off thanksgiving was held for me. It was then Archbishop Adetiloye who preached and, at the end of the service, almost everybody there burst into tears, including me, and Adetiloye said my watch word should be Psalm 32: 8 which quotes God as saying He would show me “the path to follow, He would guide my steps and He will guard me with His eyes”, and that has been what has been inspiring my life. God has been guiding my steps; He has led and guarded me with His eyes. And that has made me to understand that I am not likely to have any regret. Every disappointment is an appointment from God, there is no coincidence in the spiritual realm; everything has been planned by God. So, whatever you think is wrong is probably a step that was meant to take you to your success; every blockage of your life should be a stepping stone to your glory. In that respect, I will say I have no regret.

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Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said the claim by Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, that security agencies failed to respond to the alert given them to prevent the massacre of people in Zamfara has vindicated him.

Fayose said the statement had validated his stance that no extra $1bn was needed to be deducted from the Excess Crude Oil Account to fund the fight against insurgency.

Fayose stressed that funds being spent on security seemed not well used, as instead of insecurity being curtailed, the nation was unfortunately witnessing more killings on a daily basis.

The governor, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, queried why more money should be given to security agencies, if they were not properly utilising the funds earlier given to them.

The statement quoted Fayose as saying, “Governor Yari is the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, he is the one saying we should give $1bn from ECA to these security people and he said despite alerting security agencies over 24 hours before the needless killings in his state, they failed to rise to the occasion. That was not the first time such a thing would happen. Recall that Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State said the same thing. Also, Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State said a similar thing.

“On all the occasions, the security agencies failed to act. More than 73 people were killed in Benue, scores killed in Taraba and we now have the Zamfara issue. Regrettably, the killings have not stopped. If as a country we spend so much money on security, with practically no result, where is the justification for another round of funding? Fund an inept security apparatus,” he queried.

Condemning the attack on Zamfara, Fayose said the situation was not “only inhuman, but unfortunate.”


“This must not continue and we must tell the Federal Government to do something. The killings we have witnessed in this country from 2015 till date is unprecedented and perhaps never seen in the history of our country since Independence. Are we in a war situation?

“We must stop wasting people’s lives and use the $1bn for the welfare of our people in other sectors that will bring result. The All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government has lost it,” the governor said.

Fayose, who noted President Muhammadu Buhari’s usual directive of security agencies assessing the situation, challenged the president to tell Nigerians how many culprits have been arrested or prosecuted.

“It is like President Buhari is living on another planet not to say country. He is disconnected from the people and the reality on the ground. He does not seem to be in tune with reality.

“People are tired of lies and cheap propaganda. His government has failed the nation and he should just throw in the towel,” he stated.

Fayose also faulted the APC government of claiming glory for projects and policies put in place by the previous adminstration of President Goodluck Jonathan.

“The drone that President Jonathan launched some years ago, they now woke up now to say their government has achieved a feat in that regards. May be they think the people are fools and have no sense of history. Nigerians will show them during the election,” he added


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2019: Why Buhari should be re-elected — Ngige The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige said that President Muhammadu Buhari deserved re-election in 2019 because of his achievements. Senator Ngige told Saturday Vanguard in Abuja that the President has been successful in the three promises he made in the manifesto of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and that his re-election would help to consolidate on the achievements. Ngige Maintaining that Buhari had performed superlatively, he said corruption has been dealt with by the administration, while job creation has also been given adequate priority. He said: “I want President Buhari to contest the 2019 election because the President has performed well. He has been superlative on most of the promises in the manifesto of the APC. The manifesto is anchored on three cardinal areas of security, economy and anti-corruption. “If we start from security, Boko Haram seized up to 14 local government areas in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states when President Buhari came on board but today they have no territory. Today, they have been decapitated and so he has done well in the area of security. “I know some people will refer to the herdsmen/farmers issue. These are issues that have been age long. The only thing is that it has taken new connotations and new colouration because of the way arms have flown down from Libya into the sub saharan area and down into Nigeria. So a lot of people have arms and arms should not be in some of those areas. “On the fight against corruption, you have seen what we have done. The recoveries are many, they are gargantuan. So whether it is the enemy that is assessing (the government) it is up to the person. Yes, there may have been one or two perceptions here and there, but overall President Buhari has done well on security. “On the economy, we did not control the prices of petroleum products. It nosedived to $37 per barrel but at the same time we went into recession and in just one year, we are out of recession through massive agriculture, through incentives in agriculture to farmers and farmers have created new jobs. We have about seven million new jobs created in that area but they are blue collar jobs. People are talking about only the air -conditioned white collar jobs. Even in that air conditioned white collar jobs we have created nearly one million jobs. “So, I do not see why a man with such credentials should not want to go back. I am one of those who believe he should go back. I am one of those who believe that after his tenure, then South East of Nigeria can lay claim being the only zone in the South of Nigeria that has not gone for the president and we have the materials. They abound. But no one zone can make produce the President without others supporting. So we need support from other zones to produce a president from South East. “And so we are convinced that President Buhari has done well and we ask him to do another term.” When asked if he was not aware of complaints of Nigerians passing through hardships as cost of living has gone high, he said it was expected in a country that experienced recession, adding that the economic recovery will be gradual. He said, “The hardships should be expected, if you go into recession, recession is a negative growth and a negative growth will show in terms of employment, it will show in terms of inflation, it will show in terms of whatever that is economically marked. Part of it is inflation and part of it is that you are also not earning enough exchange to boost your GDP (Gross Domestic Product). Economists will tell you that there are pains when you go through recession. “So, we hope that with the food security we now have, prices of food items have fallen, a lot of new jobs are being created . We want to diversify and make people entrepreneurs . These are the things that make for an economic development. “And so, it will be uncharitable for anybody to say we have not done enough. We have done infrastructural development and injected money into the economy. This is the first time a lot of roads are being reconstructed in the South Eastern States of Nigeria even with oil selling at only $50 and $60 per barrel. Those roads were not reconstructed when oil sold for $120 per barrel. “So, why are we now being hounded as if we are the people who brought Nigeria to this state? We are the people who are bringing Nigeria out of the bad state it found itself in.”

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We came to condole Buhari over death of two relatives, not 2019, State Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday said their mission to Daura, Katsina state, was merely to condole President Muhammadu Buhari over the loss of two members of his extended family. The Chairman of the APC Governors’ Forum, Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo, stated this when he fielded questions from newsmen after a closed door meeting with President Buhari at his private resident in Daura, on Friday. Buhari & Okorocha He dismissed media reports that their mission to Daura was aimed at convincing the President to seek re-election in the forthcoming presidential election in 2019. He said the governors also used the opportunity to commend the president for appointing Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as APC Chief Mediator. The president had last week appointed Tinubu to reconcile aggrieved members of the party. “We are yet to discuss that. That would be in next the meeting where we will discuss whether we want to support him to run or not. “But for now we came on the issue of the death of his two relatives and to commend him for action taken on Tinubu as a conciliator,’’ he said. Also speaking on the outcome of the meeting, Gov. Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa, said they were in Daura to also sympathise with the president over the involvement of his son, Yusuf, in a ghastly auto-accident and the death of his two relatives. He described the appointment of Tinubu as APC chief mediator as a wonderful initiative by the President. “After the condolences, we had some very intimate discussion that further bound our relationships and affinity together and I believe this is a continuation of our closed association and support, loyalty and commitment to Mr President’s cause and Nigeria’s cause,’’ he said. NAN

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You’re a liar, Fortuna Sittard tell Oliseh,Dutch second tier club Fortuna Sittard have denied that former Nigeria captain Sunday Oliseh was suspended due to his “refusal to participate in illegal activities”. Oliseh Oliseh was suspended on Wednesday for what the club dubbed “unacceptable actions”. In response, Oliseh claimed the club wanted him to “violate the law”. On Thursday a statement from Sittard said they would be taking legal advice and look to sacking Oliseh. “Fortuna does not recognize itself at all in these accusations, which were not highlighted by Sunday Oliseh to the club,” the club wrote on its website. “The case will be presented by Fortuna Sittard to the arbitration committee of the KNVB (the Dutch Football Association), an independent body, which will now make an assessment of whether there is sufficient grounds to terminate the employment contract of Sunday Oliseh. The club also insisted that it did not rush into its decision to suspend Oliseh. “Fortuna Sittard expressly did not take the decision to suspend Sunday Oliseh overnight,” the statement continued. “The innumerable culpable acts as well as the disrupted employment relationship on the part of Sunday Oliseh have unfortunately led Fortuna to make him non-active. “Fortuna Sittard has been legally advised by the Federation of Paid Football Organizations (FBO) during the entire process.”

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/youre-liar-fortuna-sittard-tell-oliseh/

A 10-year-old girl, Vera, and her younger sister, Favour, five, are grappling with injuries inflicted on them by their stepmother.


The woman, Chidima Nnachi, reportedly beat up Vera, rubbed pepper on her eyes and burned her back with a hot knife.

She also reportedly injured Favour on the forehead and inserted pepper in her eyes for allegedly soiling her body.

The family, including Nnachi’s husband, resided on Aso Rock Street, Brucknor Estate, Ejigbo, Lagos State.

While the children were rescued and taken into protective custody by the Office of the Public Defender of the state Ministry of Justice, Nnachi was arrested by the police from the Ejigbo division.


PUNCH Metro learnt that the 29-year-old trader allegedly tortured Vera, a primary four pupil of Ola Olu Montessori School, because she went to play after returning from the school on February 7, 2018.

It was gathered that the children’s mother died in 2012 after she gave birth to Favour.

A neighbour, identified simply as Olajide, was said to have reported the case at the Ejigbo Police Division and the suspect was apprehended.

Olajide told the police that Nnachi had been maltreating the children for a long time, adding that Vera’s groans on that day prompted her to make a report.


He said, “It was a neigbour who called my attention to the maltreatment of the children by their stepmother. I witnessed the torture of the girl (Vera) by her stepmother. She beat her for about three hours on that day. I was sad and informed the community development association chairman who advised that that we should report the case to the police.”

Champions League goal for Real



Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday became the first player to score 100 Champions League goals for the same club when he found the net in Real Madrid’s last 16 clash at home to Paris Saint-Germain.

Ronaldo reached the landmark when he converted a penalty on the stroke of half-time to equalise Adrien Rabiot’s opener.

The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has said that any move by Governor Rochas Okorocha to install his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, as his successor in 2019 will be rejected by the people of the state.


Okorocha had declared on Monday that he would support Nwosu, who is his chief of staff and husband to his (Okorocha) first daughter, Uloma, to be governor should he decide to contest.

But responding to the governor’s declaration, the Chairman of the PDP in the state, Charles Ezekwem, said on Tuesday that the state had gone beyond the stage of a father-in-law handing over political power to his son-in-law after eight years and mother handing over to his daughter as the first lady of the state.

Ezekwem said, “This family business will not work; the idea of Okorocha handing over power to his son-in-law after eight years will not work. This ‘familiocracy’ will be rejected because Imo people are highly educated and civilised.”


The PDP chairman announced that his party had started the process of ensuring that the party would reclaim the state in 2019.

Meanwhile, Okorocha has explained that Nwosu came to him, like many others, to seek his help to succeed in life, adding that he never knew he would one day marry the daughter.


The governor said this on Tuesday when the All Progressives Congress’ executives, leaders and traditional rulers from the Oguta Local Government Area visited him at the Government House to express their support for Nwosu.

He said, “I don’t sell my daughter. That was why I didn’t consider how wealthy or poor he was before I allowed him to marry my daughter even at the level God has placed me. I saw the hand of God in the whole thing. He has a future for himself. He has sincerity of purpose. He means well.


“Uche Nwosu possesses all the qualities to be a good governor. He can exercise regard for the poor. He can make sacrifice. My happiness at the end of this administration is to see a worthy successor; successor who will not destroy free education and work for the state as if his life depends on that. I won’t impose anybody, but I am entitled to support anybody that I see can do the job.”

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A lady known as Fridah Kariuki has surprised her boyfriend with a brand new Mercedes on valentines day as her gesture of love.


The 20-year-old Kenyan model and a student at Kenya Methodist University said she took a loan from her father to buy her man a car he always wanted.

The two new lovebirds have been dating for the past four years and they both plan to move in together.

They also revealed that their parents are very supportive of their relationship.

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A lady known as Fridah Kariuki has surprised her boyfriend with a brand new Mercedes on valentines day as her gesture of love.


The 20-year-old Kenyan model and a student at Kenya Methodist University said she took a loan from her father to buy her man a car he always wanted.

The two new lovebirds have been dating for the past four years and they both plan to move in together.

They also revealed that their parents are very supportive of their relationship.

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The Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, on Tuesday stormed the headquarters of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory, with snake charmers.


The senator also seized the opportunity to present JAMB with snake repellent chemicals.

Sani said the visit was to enable stakeholders to get to the bottom of the issues surrounding the reported case of missing N36m from the JAMB office in Makurdi, Benue State.

One Philomena Chieshe, a sales clerk in the JAMB office, Makurdi, told JAMB registrar and his team that she could not account for the N36m she made in previous years before the abolition of scratch cards.

“In the course of interrogation, Philomena denied the allegations that she stole the money, but confessed that her housemaid connived with another JAMB staff to spiritually (through a snake) steal the money from the vault in the account office,” the report said.

Sani said his visit to JAMB was in response to the story that a snake swallowed N36m.

He lamented that it was of concern that such a huge sum of money was reported to have been swallowed by a snake.


“I believe that the contribution I can make is to bring snake charmers from my constituency to the JAMB office and to help them fish out the snake and weed out snakes from their premises.”

Sani further said that if a snake could actually swallow N36m, one day, Nigerians might wake up to say that a snake had swallowed the country’s foreign reserve.

“Even if it is a spiritual matter, we believe that these people I brought are some of the best snake charmers in the country and they will help in arresting both physical and spiritual snakes if there has been any in the JAMB office.”

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He explained that it was very clear the incident did not happen during the tenure of the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede.

“We are very proud of him. We believe he is someone who should continue to run this agency.


“It is good for Nigerians to know this is what happened before he came into office. I believe the best thing we can do is to continue to support him.

“It is time Nigerians knew that there may be other dirty things happening in other places, but this place has exposed it for us. We know the truth and I’m very happy about that.”

Sani presented snake repellents and chemicals to the board.

Responding, the Spokesperson for JAMB, Mr. Fabian Benjamin, explained that on assumption of duty, the incumbent registrar, Oloyede, discovered that there were loopholes in the sale of scratch cards.


“We discovered a lot of loopholes. The registrar thereafter introduced PIN vending.

“After introducing the PIN vending, it was natural for him to call for an audit of the former use of scratch cards.

“After taking stock, it was discovered that in some offices, they could not account for what they sold.

“Ms Philomena Chieshe was entrusted with a number of scratch cards which she sold, but N36m could not be accounted for.

“When asked, she actually said she sold them at the said amount, and kept the money in the public vault. According to her, a snake swallowed the money.”

Benjamin further explained that in the spirit of transparency, inclusiveness, and openness, the agency felt that Nigerians should know what was happening.

He said Chieshe had been queried and has also appeared before a disciplinary committee.

“A report has been put together and sent to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu. As soon as that report is approved, she will be disciplined and handed over to the appropriate security agency for proper profiling.

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Suspected herdsmen have killed a farmer on his farmland at Afon, in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun state. This incident occured on Thursday barely few hours after the Ogun State Government took proactive measures to prevent clashes between herdsmen and farmers ,to ensure safety of lives and property. Saturday Vanguard gathered that trouble began when the farmer identified as Adetona Owolabi who was working on his farmland located few metres away to the newly constructed bridge at Afon, along Owode/Abeokuta road which has cassava, yam and vegetables was attacked by the herdsmen for daring to accost them for allowing their cattle to graze on the farmland and destroyed all the farm produce. The victim, who was in his mid-60s, it was learnt, was inflicted with varying degrees of machete cuts all over his body until he gave up the ghost. Immediately the perpetrators carried out the dastardly act, it was said, they disappeared into thin air. The victim who was writhing in pain subsequently passed on before he could be rushed to a nearby hospital. An informed family source hinted that the slain farmer had been interred on that same Thursday, in Afon, according to Muslim rites. It would be recalled that the state government had on Thursday convened the meeting in response to imminent attack.

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D’banj was not paid a dime to perform with Don Jazzy

After long years of hiatus as a group since their fallout in 2012, former Mo’ Hits Records label stars: D’banj, Wande Coal, Don Jazzy, D’prince, Dr. Sid and K Switch, came together to deliver what can be described as an epic performance during Davido’s ‘30 Billion Concert’.



The group went on to perform some of their biggest hits, including ‘Booty Call’, ‘Close to You’, ‘Pere’ and a handful of others; to which the audience boisterously sang along to. The group’s former boss, Don Jazzy, could be seen performing as well.

But since the stage performance, some people have speculated that the only way D’banj and Don Jazzy would have shared a stage is if money was involved. However, when Saturday Beats reached out to D’banj’s camp, his manager, Frank, revealed how Davido made the feat possible.

Frank said, “Let us not get things twisted, not a dime exchanged hands for any reason. The entire performance was not motivated by money at all. It was Davido’s initiative, he wanted it to happen at his show so he went for it and he got what he wanted. He spoke to all of the former Mo’Hits crew members individually, they saw his point and they granted his request. Davido is a good kid, he spoke to every member of the Mo’Hits crew. He thought about having a Mo’Hits reunion at his show and he got it.


“It was an exciting show and D’banj loved the performance. Davido made the request that they do a reunion at his show and D’banj simply honoured his request. He wanted the Mo’Hits crew to perform at his show because they were people he looked up to before his career started. He made a request and they all agreed that it could be done. Before the performance, everybody was backstage having fun and when they were through with the performance, they all went to the green room and the atmosphere was a lovely one. I was there with them and if you had the opportunity to have seen them bond, you would not have even believed that they ever broke up. There was no awkwardness at all. It was the same ambiance that surrounded them when they were still Mo’Hits.”


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