The return of President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) after a 50day medical vacation in the UK have doused the tension and speculations about his health status. Nonetheless, public comments signals that many thinks he is neither incapacitated nor medically fit. Being mortal, it is not anomalous for PMB to be ill, but the inaudibility of his communication makes many cast doubts on whether communicating with Nigerians is indeed important to the president.
The thesauruses depicts inaudible as being unable to be heard, closemouthed and uncommunicative. Within the context of this piece, inaudibility connotes low output, willfully being incommunicado, communication by proxy and regarding communication with some powerful few as communicating with all Nigerians. Having clarified that, may I request that you kindly take a walk with me? Please be alerted that this literal journey is for someone who is politically unemotional, ethnically unsentimental, religiously non-fanatical and analytically proficient. If you fall short of one or more of these qualities, your limitation would certainly limit your comprehension.
The verdict of many, including PMB, his wife, the ruling and opposition party, foreign media and analysts, is that Professor Yemi Osinbajo’s performance as acting president is satisfactory. Aside expressing confidence in Osinbajo, Buhari also intuitively affirmed he is not totally fit by signaling his return to the UK soon. He said “I am feeling much better now, there may, however, be need for further follow up within some weeks”. PMB’s statement at the ‘well-wishers welcoming meeting’ held at the First lady Conference Room shortly after his arrival clearly reflects his confidence in the reviving capability of the British health system. However, the unintended after-effect of PMB’s statement is that he had unintentionally offered the British health system a free medical advert. Within an eye twinkle, there would be a remarkable hike in the number of wealthy Nigerians trooping into the UK to treat headache and toothache. Have you thought of what would have happened to PMB if the British health system and that of other nations of the world is like that of Nigeria? As you are pondering on that, I have moved on to accept that PMB is a Nigerian serving the state and he is lucky (not all are) to be adequately provided for by the state. However, it is disheartening that thousands of our people are losing their lives daily to minor ailments. The presidency is hyper-concerned about the president’s health, but inaudible on delivering the change it promised Nigerians on health service delivery.
The prolonged stay of PMB in the UK ignited incapacitation and death rumors, emergency political re-strategy, debates, sentiments, prayer sessions and public opinion. In a frantic effort to dispel any bad news, the presidency allowed few individuals visit the president at the Abuja House in London and the president personally made effort to verbally communicate with selected governors, ministers, aides and ex-president. Nonetheless, of all the categories of persons he directly reached out to, he made limited effort to directly communicate with his employers; the Nigerian populace. This doubled the president’s aides and ministers challenge to convince Nigerians that the president is hale and hearty. Enemies of the president thereafter exploit the situation to orchestrate mischiefs and the Nigerian political-class tried to avoid missed calls as the next incoming call might just be from PMB.
In a situation where the president’s health is generating confusion and emotions, ability to continue leading being questioned, economy nose-diving and legitimacy fading, the best medium of communication to adopt is not through proxies. Nigerians lamented on the need for PMB to speak directly to the citizens, but he never did. A minute Skype video call to NTA would have rest the case. If you argue PMB is free to choose his preferred means of communication, are the people he spoke directly to important than the millions of Nigerian populace? Through the likes of Lai Mohammed, Femi Adeshina, Garba Shehu and some political associates, Buhari’s mouth was moving, but his voice was inaudible.
Moreover, PMB’s advisers and political strategists are yet to realize the displeasure the president’s selective communication mode is causing in the political circle. People’s importance, closeness to the president and political relevance have now been measured by whether you are privileged to visit PMB in London or whether you received a presidential call from the UK or not. This is dangerous to the political fortunes of PMB or his anointed successor. Nigerians are sensitive and any strategy adopted by the president must always be such that cut across the majority of the populace, irrespective of cabal, party affiliation, ethnicity, religion, class and gender.
Political pressure and PMB’s inner circle may have compelled him to return. If so, it’s mindboggling the inner-circle understands the importance of power, but undermines the importance of him speaking directly to Nigerians when abroad and even upon arrival at the airport. The league of journalists present could have been utilized by the president. Rather, when a journalist loudly and repeatedly asked “…how are you” the president just responded “fine” and walked into his waiting vehicle. During such a historic return from medical exile, Nigerians do not want to listen to Femi Adeshina’s rhetoric, they wish to hear from the president himself. Speaking directly to those waiting journalists at that point in time is him (Buhari) directly speaking to Nigerians who have been bothered and praying for him to recuperate. Kicking against this view can be taken as you opining that sacrificing a minute to the media when abroad or upon arrival is too much to offer the populace on whose mandate PMB occupies the presidential seat. If that is your position, how do you justify the minutes he spent communicating with few powerful individuals via phone from abroad?
You may also want to contend that the president have addressed Nigerians at the “well-wishers welcoming meeting” held at the First Lady Conference Room. Please observe that the president was not speaking offhand, he was reading a speech most likely not prepared by him and he may have not gone through the content before the meeting. Besides, the speech is a remark to the welcome address rendered by governor(s), service chief(s), minister(s) and the acting president. He only made-use-of-the-opportunity to thank Nigerians not that he intentionally programmed himself to speak to Nigerians, having abandoned his duty for 50days. Our leaders, past and present, only communicate regularly with the public during election periods. This needs to change and the change begins with the president.
To those chanting “Sai Baba”, PMB should beware that the mind of the Nigerian political class is filled with greed and deceit; most of the ruling elites are good in programming anyone in power to accomplish their interest. If PMB is not yet healthful, then whoever have pressurized him to return are more concerned about their relevance in power than the president’s health. These people are the president’s unnoticed and most dangerous enemies. The hard truth no-one seems to be whispering to the president’s ear is that if anything happens to him (God forbid), Prof. Osinbajo would become president and most-likely appoint a new vice president from the North. Such person would in all likelihood be from Buhari’s close aides, ministers, governors or party men. For this reason, PMB must be watchful as those who his demise would make are wishing he doesn’t sees the next second, while those who his demise would mar are wishing he lives forever.
PMB must rationally consider advices and reports before taking decisions. If Judas can betray Jesus, then PMB should beware of those around him, especially during this health challenging period. The anti-corruption and anti-terrorism war is yielding results, but the president needs to be more committed to resuscitating the economy. The opposition party must also rise above politicking and complement the president’s effort to fortify Nigeria.
Surely important, Governor Fayose’s conclusion that Nigerians would believe the president is truly not incapacitated if he (Buhari) calls him from the UK can be described as self-overrating. Governor Fayose needs to desist from branding himself as the voice of the people and be less vocal as he was when PDP’s late president Yar’ Adua was ill.
The wellbeing of the president is crucial to the realization of the change agenda. His health his important to most Nigerians, especially we that presently have no political ambition or belong to any political party. May God grant PMB the grace to live long and strong. If he feels weak, he should not hesitate to return for treatment immediately. Whenever he returns to the UK for “further follow-up” he should always remember that the audibility of his voice conditions a lot in Nigeria, hence he must be audible. As PMB recuperates he must strive to “rededicate himself to serving you, protecting your interest and keeping your trust”.
* Omoshola Deji is a political and public affairs analyst.
moshdeji@yahoo.com

Beginning from the late 1990’s up till early 2000’s, the Nigerian musical entertainment scene witnessed what could be described as a ‘revolution’, as exemplified in the emergence of contemporary hip-hop artists. In 2016, these artists have become so influential on the global scene that the genre they play has acquired a fusion of various indigenous (and, sometimes, foreign) sounds. The ripple effect of this is that most indigenous Nigerian music genres like Apala, Fuji and the rest have been elbowed out of the stage.

In 2016, Juju and Gospel musicians still remain dominant forces in the entertainment industry. We bring you top 20 Juju and Gospel artistes that made the genre relevant by the number of shows they attended, their visibility in the social scene, albums released in 2016 and the promises of 2017.



MEGA 99

Prince Abel Dosumu a.k.a Mega 99 is no longer a new name in the Juju Industry. The star artist rocked 2016 with countless shows and studio works to his credit. He has got almost the entire weekends for 2017 booked with special events and also set to release another studio work by the mid-year.



The Award winning Juju gospel artist, Mega 99 dropped his widely accepted Emajo Emayo album,and also acquired an ultra-modern music equipment worth a whopping N25m in 2015.

The all-sliver out-door collapsible stage which is not common among the entertainers in the country because of his unique specification, ‘wide 24ft, length 40fts with the height of 30fts from ground level), is used for big concerts, political rallies and crusades in open fields.



FEMI SOLAR

Oladele Oluwafemi Emmanuel popularly known as Femi Solar is a native of Ipoti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Femi Solar attended Olumide Day Primary School, Loyola College Ibadan and The Polytechnic of Ibadan where he studied Accounting. He started his career with training in Music adverts, Jingles and Scripts reading and later ventured fully into music. His musical band name is Femi Oorun Solar & The Sunshine Jasa Band. Femi is fast becoming a renowned Juju Gospel musician and he is the artist many people prefer to play at their parties and occasions in Nigeria. In 2013, he had a succesful musical tour of United States of America and South Africa.

He also organized All-white party to launch his music video in 2016 in conjunction with City People Magazine.



YINKA AYEFELE

Despite 18 years active performance, Yinka Aiyefele is still a force to reckon with in the Juju Gospel Industry. Ever since his first album in 1998, it has always been back-to-back hit for the music start. Yinka began his music career in 1997 after he was involved in an automobile accident which damaged his spinal cord and confined him to a wheelchair.

The release of Bitter experience was followed by the release of Sweet Experience. Other albums released by the gospel musician are Something Else, Divine Intervention and Life after death, released in honor of Gbenga Adeboye a Nigerian radio presenter, musician and comedian. The title Bitter Experience reflected his ordeal and Sweet Experience was the sweetness after a "Bitter Experience.

Yinka Aiyefele has a radio station called Fresh FM. Fans are assured that Yinka will make 2017 more interesting than last year.



LANRE TERIBA

Atorishe is his most popular name due to the success of his first album with the same name. Teriba, a very successful musician is another guy that conveniently ranks high above his contemporary in the industry.

He has performed in several countries and has bagged several international awards.

Lanre has also featured in several collabos with various juju artistes who are also on top of their game.

He is also said to have recently launched a N50million worth of musical instrument.



FEMI OPALEMO

The celebrated ace of gospel music is another man that conveniently falls into this category. His style of music blends traditional pattern ofpraise with contemporary beat. Opalemo, who is a protégé to Yinka Ayefele has also made his mark in the industry. He has assured his fans to watch out in 2017 as he is set to come back with a blast.



SEYI ALAPANLA

Seyi ventured into the gospel world almost 10 years ago and surely he has made a solid impact. Seyi is one gospel artiste who knows the rudiments of the industry. His first hit, Ema sope kole da went so viral beyond the shores of Africa as it became a popular demand in Cuba, Brazil and Argentina and Republic of Benin, where some of their citizen partially speak Yoruba.



TOPE ALABI

The very sonorous voiced singer would be surprise addition to this list. She is a genuine gospel artiste, only ventured into the gospel arena by divine instruction. The Amazing Grace crooner, who has been involved in many voice-over tracks for many movies, is yet to retire as she keeps producing hits after hits every year. She was recently crowned the queen of Gospel music by City People Magazine for her exceptional style music and gospel ministration.



OMOBA AND DE JUMBO BEATS

A superstar in his native Nigeria in the new century, juju bandleader Omoba was hailed by Empressive Media as one of the most influential Juju Gospel art who made exceptional impact in 2016 and the next King Sunny Ade.

While Omoba, who sings in his native Yoruba tongue, has achieved that level of popularity within the time he started singing professionally, he and his 20-piece Jumbo Beats band shook the whole of Abuja during his Thanksgiving Video/Album release.

In addition, Omoba has helped open the door for other upcoming Juju Gospel artists. He was celebrated by City people as one of the most sought-after artist in 2016.

He has promised his fans that 2016 is just a piece of the iceberg, assuring that he shall thrill Nigerians and his fans abroad with unbelievable performance and impactful songs in 2017. We look forward to it.



YOMI PETERS

Yomi Peters, who hails from Ogun state, comes from a family of musicians. He is the brother to other top Juju musicians; Sir Shi­na Peters and Gbenga Peters. He is another Juju musician worthy of mention. He is a talented multi-instrumentalist; a talent which he claims has given him an edge as a successful Juju musician.

Although he was away from the Nigerian music terrain for a while, in 2015, he released a new song titled ‘Igbeyawo’, which has so far gotten ample air-play. This song which is a wedding song, came as a re­brand or repackaging of the artiste’s style, with the fu­sion of hip-hop and African flavour. He also released the video of the new song late last month (March 2016). He has successfully released a good number of albums, which were well received.



DARE MELODY

The golden son of gospel, Damilare David Odunuga popularly called Dare Melody has carved a niche for himself and amongst the packs, he’s one artiste that is loved and respected due to his God-giving talent in singing, composing and of course preaching.

The gospel singer stated that it’s his desire to follow the path of his mentors by delivering uncompromising messages through his songs.



ESTHER IGBEKELE

Esther Igbekele was born and brought up with music in her blood. Her grandfather was the only drummer that could play to make the king of my town to get up on his throne to dance. While my father and his siblings were all singers, my father was a choirmaster for about 25 years before he finally became a pastor.

When she was five, I started leading the junior choir and they took me from junior choir when I was 7 to senior choir, because I was too sharp to be relegated to junior choir.

Esther has released several hit songs which has inspired many souls and blessed many homes. 2017 is expected to another better year for the Gospel singer and her fans.



BIYI SAMUEL

Biyi Samuel came into prominence in 2002 when he was invited to sing the title track of a movie called Igi Aruwe. Unfor­tunately, his star that shone brilliantly with the soundtrack dimmed when, Femi Fadeyi, the producer of the movie played a fast one on him and robbed him of its copyright.

For years, he groped in the dark until recently when lady luck smiled on him. Today, he has be­come a fast rising folk music crooner.

Samuel has produced four albums. His first, "Sacrifice", released on the platform of De­cross Music in 2000/2001, and following this was the song that brought him to limelight, "Igi Aruwe", produced in 2002/2003. Later, he released "Papa's Promise" for the record label of the late actor and movie producer, Muyideen (Alade) Aromire.

He also released Kabiosi for Omo Xtian Music; while his finally album, produced last year, was also under Moyinnet Entertainment.

Thirteen years after dropping his claim to fame song Igi Aruwe, Biyi Samuel returned with another banging album titled Ori Mi last year and has remained on top of his game ever since.



SOJI ISREAL

Soji Israel is a recording artiste with vast musical experience.A great composer and vocal powerhouse whose dexterity is applaud able.He is a front liner in Nigerian Gospel music and a leading Indigenous Praise/ worship leader.



He is the original writer of “BABA YE” a song that is widely used in worship and prayer in several Christian gatherings all over the world.His maiden album of nine years is still a toast of many music lovers till now.Songs like” Wonder Wonder”,”Joyfully sing” and a host of others are still very inspiring to millions of people.

He is a psalmist whose heart of worship usually reflects in his ministrations.He is also a proven music Director and choir manager who has handled a host of notable churches in his home country Nigeria. His latest music album titled ”ANYWHERE”has been greeted with a lot of anticipations from his teeming fans and followers





JIDE AROWOLO

As a naturally gifted and skilled musician and with God’s help, Jide Arowolo played guitar and bass for the then popular ‘Emerald’, a Christian contemporary instrumental jazz quartet in Ibadan in the 90s. He has featured at popular music festivals alongside many prominent christian artistes especially at the Maranatha Music Festivals in the late eighties. As a highly prolific songwriter, Jide has a vast collection of original songs set in diverse genres such as ballad, pop, reggae, R&B and some contemporary afro-rhythms. One of them is the popular ‘Ololufe’

Among the successful concerts he has held with the Samonda music team are ‘Rejoice ’97’ and ‘He is Risen ’98’. These recordings have become the favourites of many television stations within and outside Oyo State Nigeria. Jide has taught a good number of musicians, some of whom are now known producers in different parts of the world. He has been the technical adviser for many christian bands and a producer for many artistes and groups. He was a guest UK music minister at the Nigeria Turning Point Prayer Rally in Abuja Stadium in year 2005. He has delivered many seminars and conducted training programmes on praise & worship and sound management in many universities, churches and conferences in different parts of the world.





FOLAKE UMOSEN

Folake Umosen made a return after being away for a while now after she released her ever green chart buster album King’s Praise in 2004. It was the album that brought her to the limelight with the hit track ‘Kosobabire.’

For 2016, she has brought forth a single titled, ‘Na wonder o you dey do’ for her fans and gospel music lovers across the globe. According to her, “I’m not just a singer but also a minister of the gospel, who has been a blessing to mankind in homes, churches, our nation Nigeria and beyond its shores.



MIKE ABDUL

Mike Abdul has made his mark as a songwriter, singer and music producer. He has either written, contributed to or sang in the following hits: Igwe, Kene Jesu, Morire, Atobiju, SO Good, So Worthy, Yin Baba, Kabio-o-si, This Fuji Thing, Next Fuji Thing, Surulere, Your Majesty, Durotimi, Jenifa, E Gimme Money, No Evil and many album released.



Mike Abdul has worked with several Nigerian based gospel and secular artists and producers including FLO, Wole Oni, Mr Daz, BOUQUI, SheyMan, Rotimi Akinfenwa, Helen Paul, K-solo, Obiwon, Blaque Jersey, Tim Godfrey, Nomoreloss, Dekunle Fuji, SammY-Young, 1stBon, MoniQue, Rooftop MCs, Midnight Crew, Rasqie and several fantastic others making him the most featured Nigerian based gospel artist ever.



His works with Midnight Crew and other gospel music greats have seen him to many nations, enjoying several enviable platforms, media presence, awards and recognition across borders.







DAVID OJO

David Ojo is an Anointed man of God, a composer, award winning Recording Artist and an electrifying Gospel Artist.

David Ojo, was born in Ilupeju Ekiti, Ekiti State (Nigeria), and moved to Ibadan, another western state in Nigeria where The Lord gave him this band. From there he moved to Lagos,the former capital of Nigeria; now the commercial capital of Nigeria. While in Lagos the band became more solid as God's plan. He traveled extensively with the band to various parts of Africa to Minister in song. Both Anglophone and Francophone nations in Africa, e.g. Ghana, Benin Republic, Liberia, Kenya, Togo, Cameroon, etc have been really blessed with his ministrations.



After touring some of the African nations, the Lord then took him and the band to his present base in New York (United States Of America) where by God's grace, he has ministered in over 34 States which includes Washington DC, New Jersey, Michigan,Massachusetts, Maryland, Ohio, Georgia, Philadelphia, Chicago, West Virginia, North Carolina,Rhode Island and many more.



QUEEN AYO BALOGUN

Juju music icon, Queen Ayo Balogun Born Ayotunde Kofoworola Ogunlade,59, is from in Ilesha, Osun State. Her 88-year-old mother still sings in the church choir. She spent her childhood in Ibadan and had my primary education there before moving to Lagos in 1972.

She took correspondent exams from London Royal School of Music and got a Diploma in Music.

She started as a Gospel musician and later switched to Juju music when she realized that she could be an entertainer and make people dance and also gain a larger audience.

She’s a chorister at C&S Ayo Ni O Parish. Her 30-man band is named Ayo Balogun and Harmonic Voices.

She is the first woman to become the president of Association of Juju Musicians of Nigeria (AJUMN).





SEGUN OBE

Segun Obe is one of the fast-rising musicians in the country. He may not be as famous as his elder brother, Tunde, but one thing you cannot take away from him is his vocal chord.

One thing that cannot go unnoticed is Segun Obe’s vocal dexterity. As a voice coach, he has trained several individuals and choirs of churches within the country and beyond including Harvesters International Christian Centre, Guiding Light Assembly, Holy Ghost Praying Centre, Daystar Christian Centre and a branch of Winners Chapel in Maryland, USA.

He has a number of awards to his credit from his critically acclaimed albums. His recent singles include “Higher Octave”, “Aka” and most recently “God Dey”.

Segun Obe has shared stage with renowned music ministers including Dr Panam Percy Paul, Lionel Petersen, Donnie McClurkin, Kirk Franklin, Kurt Carr, amongst others. He is also one of the praise and worship lead singers of the Lagos Metropolitan Gospel Choir of The House on the Rock Church (HOTR).



SEGUN NABI

Popular Juju musician and chairman Lagos chapter of Juju Musicians Association of Nigeria(AJUMN), Segun Nabi is setting new records in the Juju music industry.

The prolific musician in 2016, launched three albums- Grip, Amin (Amen) and Appreciation 5 – at a go, a feat that has not been accomplished before in the Juju music terrain.

If theres anything Segun can do perfectly, it’s singing. He started playing music at a tender age, and has today, become a household name.

Sequel to the travails of the Convener of the Yoruba progressive movement, Ibile Assembly, Alhaji Saheed Mosadoluwa, there have been reports that the allegation of scamming his business partners is a concocted political plot to demean his hard-earned integrity and personality.


The resident of Mr Ibile as he’s fondly called was stormed by armed policemen on Saturday, December 17, 2016, and was carted away to Ikoyi prisons. He was alleged to have scammed a foreigner the sum of US$400,000 in the guise of procuring some goods which were never executed.


This allegation was not legally filed against his person before the media scooped the scandal to amplify the case on various tabloids and online platform.

Speaking exclusively with Empressive media, a close source to Mr Ibile hinted that the arrest and subsequent media attack was being plotted by a political underdog who would stop at nothing to 'soil' Mosadoluwa’s good image and what his movement represents.

Our source, who is also a staff of Mr Ibile, shed more light on the case in his testimony with newsmen where he made it known that he is ready to go full length against all the willing tool who served as an instrument to defame the revolutionist (Mr-Ibile) brand and image.

He stated:

Mr Ibile’s recent travail is concocted by some childishly obsessed politicians lobbyists in police uniform who desire to grab the headlines and insulting people at will because of their incurably boorish instincts and jungle journalist who would stop at nothing to defer every tenets of journalist for a proverbial pot of porridge.

The mix-up that occurs in his company business transactions does not warrant public exposure as we have dealt with this client with a much bigger amount.

The source stated that the question which the media should be asking is how come a crime, which is at the level of allegation be hastily projected in a manner that seems like the subject was notorious. Why do the police ceases to arraign him for a crime that cannot be proven that he committed? Why do the media cluster this case in that seem more like sponsored apprehension?

The true story

There is a company B. M. T. C Logistic Limited does custom clearing for Called Jichu Industries Nigeria Limited which is owned by a Chinese man named Wang Jei alias Jecho.

The Chinese guy, Jecho has been Alhaji Mosadoluwa’s friend and client for sometimes now and have sustained a business relationship for over a year.

Sometimes, Mr Ibile takes the responsibility to send money on Jaco’s behalf to China or Dubai through one of his clients and one Dr Ralph who resides in the UK. Whenever we gave him dollar or CFA in Nigeria here he would help make any necessary payment oversea and our company just have commission from any fund repatriation for Mr Jecho.


The last money that Jacho sent is around US$400,000. We handed over the money to Dr Ralph and after about 2 days, he called and notified us that HSBC Bank in UK stopped the payment to China. That they want him to provide the document of the previous consignment shipping from China to him in the UK to prove the invoice issue by Jecho company to substantiate that they are truly importing anything to UK.



Dr Ralph was suspected to be laundering money for some people and therefore all the transaction were stalled.

The UK bank maintained that the Chinese company he is sending money to with an evidence of invoices has never shipped any product to the UK.



Mr Ibile asked Dr Ralph what may be the outcome? He said that at times, it happens like that and within 2, 3 or maximum 6 months. They will do their investigation and refer the matter to court in the UK, which they only want to investigate if it's not terrorist money.

That if they find out with evident that its clean money that the Bank in UK will fine him and the bank will give him his money in that account and ask him to close the account. The man has never lied to us before.

Mr Ibile set up a meeting with Mr Jacho (Wang Lie) and assured him that the matter will be resolved as Dr Ralph has over time proven to be a reliable credible and transparent fellow. He reasoned with Alhaji and decided to wait as this was not the first time they are doing business.


After about a week, Wang Lie (Jecho) called my boss to ask if he knows one Chief which I do not want to mention his name for now and another politician from Ijebu.



He said they told him that our UK business partner, Dr Ralph wanted to cheat the both party, that they will assist him to take his money from my boss and ralph quickly.

One of the names he mentioned coincidentally happened to be a politician that wanted to contest House of Representative seat somewhere Ogun State that Mr Ibile stopped through Primary Election.

We wonder how come he knows them and how they find out he is doing business with us. He also wonders how they got to know he is having problem with my boss.

They both smiled and I told him these people don't know Dr Ralph that he should not mind them. I don't think Mr-Ibile know that even as at that time they have to arrange for a lawyer and even take him to SFU to meet DC Okoro and told him not to worry that they will take his money for him

The lawyer put in a petition that he has changed his number and Mr Jeco himself wrote a statement.

A close source to the plotters called him one midnight and disclosed to him how they went to Ikoyi and the plot to assassinate his character before the media.

He warned him about plot to blackmail him if he does not cooperate with them

He told Mr Ibile that they asked him to bring the police to show them his 3 houses that he knows. He said when they reached his Magodo residents, they saw him outside the main gate talking with someone and they checked the picture with them and asked him if that was Mr Ibile.

He said he wonder why they did not arrest Mr Ibile there because he was alone with his daughter and visitor.

Wang Jie (Jecho) stays in Nigeria here. He’s been a friend for close to 2 years. Some politician used him against Mr. Ibile.

Mr Ibile had already given him 60 million Naira from his own money before he even know of the police involvement, since he’s rest assured of Dr Ralph Magolis would surely send back the money.

And Jeco is indebted to Mr Ibile’s company before of about 16 million naira for the last containers we cleared for him.

We got to know their intention about police just on 1st of December and since police decide not to invite my boss and trying to humiliate him, he decided to seek redress in court to stop police from harassing his associate and the court asked us to put police and the complainant on notice and reconvene January 11, 2017. The court sheriff put them on notice on 14th December 2017.

The police still take an unlawful step to arrest him on 17th: he was detained in their cell till 28th December 2016.

SP Ngozi Braide actions are unlawful. She fault the police code of conduct for her foster interest on instruction of Deputy Commissioner of (Clientele Political Affair) in police uniform in Person of DCP DAN OKORO.

They are taken advantage of the holiday vacation. They arraigned him before the media. They don't know one of the media team they pay to defame Mr Ibile character was a close ally to him.

One of the media crew who came to cover the media parade and trial later called my boss people and confessed that they gave each one of them numbering about hundred 25,000 Naira and Bag of rice with Vegetable oil.

He said the bus that brought the rice was label PDP marked with Ogun State vehicle registration number.



About The Juju found in Mr Ibile’s Resident

When the media were romancing with the premise of Mr Ibile’s traditionally endowed status, personally, laughed because it became obvious that these people have no case.

What has Ifa (Oracle) got to do with the case on the ground? How many people have the police arrested because of their traditional religion? Will it make the news if they had found a bible or why did they decide not to parade his Quran?

Mr Ibile believes in traditional religion and trust its potency to protect him and his family and as long as human parts are not involved, he is still constitutionally rightful to practice any religion within the ambit of the law.

Is there any law that asks PSFU to queries anyone’s religion or faith?

Mr Ibile’s right to Freedom of Religion is a Fundamental Right as enshrined in the constitution and its enforcement is the requirement of the constitution, section 46 (1) provides for enforcement of Chapter IV (Fundamental Rights) of the constitution, thus: Because Traditional Yoruba Religion (Ifa) is characterized by belief in a supreme being, who created and ordered the world, but is often experienced as distant and unreachable. Therefore, lesser divinities who are more accessible act as intermediaries with the super god. Violations of taboos or social norms are widely believed to result in hardships or illness for individuals or communities and must be countered by ritual acts to reestablish order, harmony and well being.

That type of treatment, knocking down doors with heavy men foots and breaking of ceiling is reserved for only the hardest criminals in a sting operation, a sting operation is reserved for the hardest possible criminals, those in vices like: robbers, kidnappers and terrorists or organised crime. Not a mere business man like Mr Ibile in front of his children.

No sane and patriotic Nigerian deserves that type of treatment meted out to Mr Ibile and his family on 17th/December/2016 and those who have been through it recently including Judges of which the police even boasted that who was he(Mr Ibile): that when the SSS did it to a whole judge what happened? Is there any uniform man that has the prerogative to act outside Nigerian human fundamental right? It seems the lady called SP Ngozi Braide is more than the law.

She leaded close to 100 police man to Alhaji’s house blasting siren and terrorising his vicinity.

The manner in which they carried out (the arrests) and search in the house is not to be taken for granted. This case should set the record straight that there is a law in this country and the common man relies on judiciary as the last hope of mankind, the law remains, due process remains, there’s no reason why it should be change because some police want to hide under enforcement to service the desire of some group of politicians ambition.

Mr Ibile is a resolute and articulate crusader; an activist who believes in the will of the people.

Part of the reasons why Ibile Peaceful Assembly was initiated is to fight against any form class intimidation, oppression and abuse of power. It will, therefore, be ridiculous to be entangled in the same negative vices that Ibile movement exist to fight.

Those who seek Mr Ibile’s downfall are the beneficiary of the negative vices that we stand against and as long as Ibile Assembly exists, there is no longer a free meal for them. Thus, they want us gone.

We shall employ a full-fledged legal mechanism to fight this battle to the end and as Fidel Castro puts it, “History will absolve the righteous”,

Kingsway International Christian Centre, a 12,000-member mega-church in Britain headed by Nigeria’s Pastor Mathew Ashimolowo, lost $4.8 million to a Ponzi scheme after trustees carelessly invested money in it, NAN is reporting.

The scam was the brainchild of former Premier League soccer player, Richard Rufus, who used to be a defender for Charlton Athletic. He promised investors along with the church a return as high as 55 percent.

The Christian Post reporting the findings of an inquiry published 14 December by the Charity Commission for England and Wales revealed that the Kent-based 12,000 members Christian Centre suffered a net loss of about $4.8 million (£3.9 million) after its trustees invested over $6.1 million (£5 million) in four instalments between June 2009 and June 2010 . Mr Rufus was a member and former trustee of the church.

Mr Rufus had guaranteed that the investments would earn a sizeable return totalling about 55 percent in a year.He was last year found guilty of defrauding about 100 investors out of a total of $10,731,159 (£8,682,343) in the £16-million investing scheme.

Kingsway International Christian Centre was the single largest investor in the scheme.

The Charity Commission said in the report that the church’s trustees handed over an initial investment and entered into an agreement in which they were guaranteed that investment would earn a profit of about five percent per month, with the exception of August and December when they were guaranteed profits of about 2.5 percent.

“The inquiry established that in practice, however, the investments resulted in a net loss of £3.9 million to the charity,” the report explains.

The report states that the church’s trustees who handed over the funds were guilty of “mismanagement.”





The commission found that the church’s trustees did not “exercise sufficient care when making the decisions to invest £5 million of the charity’s funds through the ex- trustee's investment scheme.”

“They did not follow all the principles expected of trustees to ensure they comply with their trustee duties under charity law when making those decisions,” the report said.

The Charity Commission was first alerted to the church’s investment when it found that the church made £3 million of investments with a “qualified independent trader” who was “in a position to provide the services of an investment manager by investing in financial markets.”

After the commission contacted the Financial Services Authority to verify the trustee’s status as a trader, it found that the trustee in question was not, nor had he ever been, licensed to “carry on regulated activities in a personal capacity.”

The commission also found that the investments were paid to the trustee’s personal bank accounts. Additionally, the commission found that the investments “appeared to be a speculative and high risk in nature.”

As a result of the commission’s inquiry, an interim manager was appointed to review the trustees’ decisions to invest the £5 million and to decide whether any of the trustees should be held personally liable.

The interim manager found that the trustees did not do enough to investigate whether or not the rate of return they were promised was realistic and put too much trust in the trustee’s good standing with the church and community.

“The interim manager found that conflicts of interest were not managed properly by the decision-making trustees when making the decision to invest.

There was too much reliance on the expertise of the ex‑trustee when he was personally interested and conflicted,” the report states.

“The interim manager found that insufficient consideration was given by the decision-making trustees as to whether the guaranteed rate of return was unrealistically high, or to the potential for fraud.”

After the church entered into an Individual voluntary agreement with the ex-trustee in hopes he could pay back the money lost, the ex-trustee filed for bankruptcy and was declared bankrupt in 2013.

The interim manager also encouraged the church’s current trustees to bring a legal claim against the trustees who decided to invest the money.
http://www.citypeopleonline.com/kicc-pastor-ashimolowo-lost-5million-scammer/

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Feminism is a movement that has over the years been introduced and widely adopted in Nigeria and the world at large as a mechanism that seeks justice for women and end sexism in all forms. In many of its contexts, feminism seems to involve at least two claims, one normative and the other descriptive. The normative claim concerns how women ought (or ought not) to be viewed and treated and draws on a background conception of justice or broad moral position. The descriptive claim concerns how women are, as a matter of fact, viewed and treated, alleging that they are not being treated in accordance with the standards of justice or morality invoked in the normative claim.

Together, the two claims provide reasons for working to change the way things are; hence, feminism is not just an intellectual but also a political movement. This movement has been propagated by so many illustrious personalities all over Africa such as Ghanaian-British documentary filmmaker, producer, and writer, Yaba Badoe; Liberian peace activist, women’s rights advocate and Nobel Peace Laureate, Leymah Gbowee; and Nigeria’s acclaimed author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; who have all identified themselves as feminists and have written and given speeches on various current topics relating to women’s issues in Africa and beyond.

In a personal, eloquently-argued essay adapted from her much-admired TED talk on “we should all be feminist” and sampled by Beyonce in her track, “Flawless”, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie defined a feminist as a “person who believes in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.” Does this definition reflect its true meaning? This question continues to be a boggler while observing the situation of things currently faced by men in the society. Whenever gender inequality is mentioned, our focus is usually on women; that women should receive equal respect, opportunities, and payment as men, and have the right to choose what happens to their bodies. These are terrible problems that women face to some degree in most countries around the world. However, gender inequality is an issue that affects men too. According to Emma Watson, an actress and Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations, in a speech at the UN General Assembly, “fighting for women’s rights has become synonymous with man-hating”. I may be wrong, but feminism has been so over flogged that women in some countries are now seen as superior beings entitled to some privileges when compared to men, thus losing the true essence of equality between sexes.

For recruitment in a banking sector, statistics has shown that banks prefer attractive women (and in few cases, attractive men) for posts which involve direct interactions with medium to high-profile clients. I have never been to a bank and seen more men than women on the counter accepting money and paying cheques given by the customers. I agree that this may be uncomfortable for some attractive women in question especially those who are not aware of the hidden purpose for their recruitment. But even among those who are aware, many are offended. Only a few are concerned. On one side, the banks are not necessarily at fault for being capitalistic and business minded, but it is discrimination nevertheless because there are male graduates who are good at sales and communication but left to roam the streets with their certificates all because they are not women.

Face the facts: Nowadays, women are paid more, given more second chances, sided more and are gaining too much of advantage over men. A skinny guy can be ridiculed by girls, called a wimp, unmanly, womanly and every other thing you can imagine but if he dares open his mouth and point out a fat girl eating McDonalds, he will be flamed to high hell. When relationships fail, it’s a fact that men get tragically overlooked when it comes to getting custody of their children. According to statistics, women receive custody of children 92% of the time in cases of divorce and illegitimacy. People will argue that the children need to stay close to their mothers but this astoundingly high number means that men are being denied the opportunity to become positive role models in their children’s lives. Consider as well that the average child support payment due from women is half the amount due from men. And despite this fact, women are twice as likely as men to default on child support payments. Unlike women, society prevents men from showing emotions and vulnerabilities. While it’s perfectly permissible for women to be aggressive, the moment men let down their guard and cry they are accused of being effeminate.

They have real feelings as well, but unlike women, they don’t have the freedom to express them openly without having their masculinity and even their sexuality fall under question. Women have been in space, fought in wars and have served as heads of state, so why is it that men are termed the bad guy if they fail to hold a door open for a woman? Has it ever occurred to you that the guy who devised the “ladies first” policy may have created it just to check out his girlfriend’s ass? When it comes to equal treatment and equal rights for equal pay, women make more noise than a backfiring Bulldog. So why is it that when it comes to picking up a dinner bill, these same women suddenly become mute? Ladies can’t have it both ways. Being equal means assuming equal duties. With great paychecks come great responsibilities.

Even in television series, men are mostly depicted as grossly incompetent. From Family Guy to the Simpsons to King of Queens. According to Marge, Homer “chews with his mouth open, hangs out at a seedy bar with bums and lowlifes, blows his nose in towels and puts them back, and scratches himself with his keys”. Similarly, Family Guy’s Peter Griffin is a lovable oaf who “isn’t afraid to say what’s on his mind; usually the wrong thing at exactly the wrong time”. The women in these same series, meanwhile, project an almost saintly glow as long-suffering wives and dedicated mothers. It’s a sad fact that we’re living in the world where unsubstantiated statements can be made about men when these same claims would never be tolerated if they were directed at women.
Source: http://citypeopleng.com/feminism-a-wrong-perception-of-equality-uchegbu-ndubuisi/