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Chubhie:
The red capped chiefs has spoken! ambode should do the right thing or face the ruth of the gods.

Red capped ko, red yansched ni...

Please what is ohaneze?
Why do these people feel that any action carried out is purposely to deal with them.

the group wondered why the Lagos State Government should carry out such act at a time when it clearly knew that the owners of the shops were in their villages for the Christmas and the New Year festivities.

So government should not work again because someone somewhere is getting drunk with palm wine in his village.

Again, they may constitute a significant % of the shop owners in Oshodi, igbos are not the only tribe in that market. These people should just shvt up and move on with the ongoing progress. Illegal structures claiming space...

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The apex socio-Igbo cultural organization, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has declared Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode as number one enemy of Ndigbo.

The development is sequel to the demolition of Oshodi market, which is believed to be largely occupied by Ndigbo on the first week of the New Year.

Speaking at a press briefing in Enugu on Monday, the national President of the Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, alongside the National Secretary, Okwu Nnabuike said Ambode by his actions had drawn a battle line between himself and the entire Igbo land.

While describing the demolition as “an action done in bad faith”, the group wondered why the Lagos State Government should carry out such act at a time when it clearly knew that the owners of the shops were in their villages for the Christmas and the New Year festivities.

He said, “it is instructive to observe here that contrary to all principles of common justice, the traders were merely given few days quit notice. It is equally shocking that the government chose such a wrong time for the demolition exercise, thereby not only taking the shops from them but making sure that their wares were looted.

“We are forced to ask: could this be the starting point in implementing Oba of Lagos’s earlier threat during the election period that Ndigbo would be thrown into the Lagoon? Could it be another round of deportation of exercise, similar to what former governor Fashola did? These appear to be so considering that a witch cried in the night and a child died in the morning.”

While maintaining that the Lagos State Government’s action was a threat to the unity of the country, he demanded for adequate compensation of the traders who had suffered great losses as a result of the demolition.

He stressed that “it is quite inhuman for people’s means of livelihood to be taken away from them in such a manner. The government’s claim that arms were recovered from a section of the market does not fly at all here because it cannot be a reason for such a wicked treatment purely targeted on a particular people.

“We demand that the Governor of Lagos State should direct relevant government agencies to adequately compensate these traders; anything short of that, Ndigbo will henceforth regard the Governor as their number one arch-enemy.”

http://dailypost.ng/2016/01/11/we-have-declared-ambode-enemy-of-ndigbo-ohanaeze/

Hijab Ban: Soldiers Publicly Remove Veil From Muslim Woman In Lagos


Some unidentified soldiers on Friday forcefully removed the veil, popularly referred to as Niqab, from a Muslim woman at Meran Area of Lagos.‎

It was gathered the woman was going peacefully when two soldiers stopped and began to allegedly harass her.

According to an eyewitness, identified as Adetutu, it took the intervention of passersby and sympathisers for the Muslim woman to get her veil back.

Apart from the removal veil on Friday, two images had earlier been sighted separately at Ibadan.

One of the images seen and allegedly signed by ‘Federal Government’ at University College Hospital, Ibadan read,”Wearing of long hijab is prohibited in government establishment for security reasons”.

It will be recalled that this is happening few weeks to the comment that Federal Government may ban Hijab by President Muhammadu Buhari.

President Buhari while ‎commenting on the continued blasts in the North-East during his maiden media chat last Wednesday said, “We will have to consider banning of the Hijab if this (the suicide attacks) continues.”

But on Friday (January 1), the President through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a press release denied insinuations that his administration had plans to ban Hijab.

While describing Hijab as the Muslim women’s dressing symbol of modesty, Buhari’s spokesperson added, “Everything will be done to balance national security requirements with the rights and obligations of citizens under their religions as protected by the constitution.”‎‎

The eyewitness, who described the the removal of the Hijab as an embarrassing sight and injustice, urged the Federal Government to make an official pronouncement stating that the hijab has not been banned to avert further chaos.

While narrating how the Hijab was removed, Adetutu said, “I arrived at the Meiran Bus Station to board a bus when I saw three armed military men stop a Muslim woman who was putting on ta black attire and a face veil. One of them confronted her asking why she used the face veil.

“The woman was surprised and helpless. Almost immediately he (one of the soldiers) turned up her face veil to reveal her face.

“The woman who felt ashamed only looked and could do nothing because the soldiers were heavily armed.

“After one of the soldiers revealed her face, another soldier forcefully removed the veil from her saying ‘This thing is not allowed in our country. You can use it in your house but not here’.

“He (the soldier) took the veil and was about leaving with it. All the woman could do was to plead with him to at least release the veil to her.

“After harassing her in such a way that called attention of passersby, he (the soldier) returned the veil to her and she quietly left almost shedding tears.”

Reacting to the pasting of a message to prohibit Hijab at UCH Ibadan, Amir of Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, UCH branch, Adam Hamzah said, “This is yet another reflection of open hatred of Islam. However, i want to urge our sisters to entertain no fear in showcasing the beauty of Islam through their Hijab. After all, they realised the essence of their existence unlike those who walk about in nudity.

“It is therefore imperative not to allow this issue derail us from the golden path. I am glad to inform you that MSSN at the branch,state,zonal and national levels is currently working assiduously to put a stop to this oppression.

“Several notable Muslim personalities have been duly informed about the issue.This is with a view to ensuring that our SON sisters enjoy not only using Hijab in the hostel but also on the wards. I therefore charge us to join hands in making this a reality.”

On her part, the Amirah of MSSN Lagos, Hajia Hafsoh Badru lamented many people have started harrasing female Muslims on Hijab.

She added, “It is regrettable that such statement was made at a period when Muslim sisters are facing tough times in practising their religion. We are sure that the Presidency is not unaware of the continuous denial of Muslim students to use Hijab as guaranteed by the Nigeria constitution and United Nations Charter on Human Rights.

“We hope that the earlier statement by the President won’t serve as a means for some bad eggs in governance to punish and harass females in Hijab or label them wrongly. We sincerely appeal to the president to mandate the Ministry of Information and other necessary agencies to release a circular that will guarantee female Muslims right to wear Hijab on the street, in schools and during their National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).”

http://www.thewhistleng.com/hijab-ban-soldiers-publicly-remove-veil-from-muslim-woman-in-lagos%e2%80%8e/

It's about time. Jonathan needs to be summoned to state his own role and position in the charity program orchestrated by Dasuki. Jonathan must not be spared in this saga. He can't claim not to have known all these where taking place under his watch. EFCC, abeg go carry d guy for Otuoke...

Tolexander:
alabukun no really bitter for your mouth ke? You must be a weirdo o

Sincerely, the drug na wonder.
But wetin concern pikin with wonder when the source of the wonder dey bitter?

Team colour vit.C(ascorbic acid) and Chemiron all the way

It is not bitter oga.

Proudlyngwa:
21 billion from fund raising dinner and 200 billion from dasuki raising dinner.
You really know how to orchestrate the lottery.

APC might have certain dubious inputs into thier funds, but there eas more transparency and certainly more of general populace involvement

Agree.

Tequilah:
Are you one of Pa Odulate's grandsons? Just curious.

Suppress your curiosity.

Awon were...rubbish post!!!

Tequilah:
Thank you, o jare! Alabukun is 5 times more effective than panadol. Quote me anywhere. The only thing is that you must not take it on an empty stomach. It is actually sour, not bitter. And it has worked efficiently and effectively for me and my family for over 20 years. My grandmum, introduced it to the family and since then we have been using it. Its' efficacy is not in doubt!

I take it everywhere with me even when I am travelling abroad. On one of my foreign trips, I discovered the nearest pharmacy was several miles from my hotel. Thank God for Alabukun. I ended up not needing their services.

Honestly, Pa Odulate's life story and business skills, should be used as a case study in our universities. Till date, the supply chain mechanism used to distribute Alabukun never ceases to amaze me. You can find it in every part of Nigeria, in ever Mallam's shed, and every chemist's shop. This is actually giving me some ideas...hmmn ...maybe, I should do a documentary on him!

May the legacy of Pa Odulate never, ever die!

Very true...
Meanwhile, MOD no dey see dis kind story, na tonto open yansch dey reign.

Proudlyngwa:
Most of these politicians should be ashamed of thier selves, After knowing the source of their funding they still have mouth to talk, what the should be tendering is apologies and looking for how to refund this money not some flimsy excuse to exonerate thier selves.

E.g. Metuh

I know say Dasuki go don share d gala, share d booze reach Ladoja...

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Accord, one of the minor political parties which did not sponsor a candidate in the 2015 presidential election, has confirmed that its leader, Sen. Rashidi Ladoja, received N100m from former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Tony Anenih, ahead of the election.

Ladoja is a former governor of Oyo State and was the governorship candidate of the party during the last election.

The confirmation of the money he received from Anenih, which was believed was from the $2.1b meant for the procurement of arms, was contained in a letter to the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, by the National Secretary of Accord, Mr. Nureni Adisa.

In the letter titled, “Release of One Hundred Million by Chief Tony Anenih” and dated January 8, 2016, Adisa said that the money was used to money to support the second term presidential ambition of former President Godluck Jonathan.

Jonathan was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2015 election, but was defeated by President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress.

Adisa’s letter to the EFCC chairman read in part, “Our attention has been drawn to a newspaper report that the sum of N100m was released to the Accord leader, Sen. Rashidi Ladoja by Chief Tony Anenih, the (former) Chairman BoT of the PDP.

“We confirm that the sum of N100m was given to the party through our leader after series of meetings between the leadership of Accord and Chief Tony Anenih in preparation for the 2015 general elections.

Issues discussed at the meetings, according to the statement, include the need to support the presidential candidate of the PDP since Accord had no presidential candidate, the need to ensure that peace was maintained to enhance peaceful movement during periods of campaign, elections and after the elections and the need for the PDP to support Accord’s campaign effort.

“Accordingly, the PDP (former) BoT Chairman, Chief Tony Anenih released the sum of N100m for these purposes through our leader, Sen. Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja.

“The money released was accordingly used for the purposes as stated above.”

Efforts made to get the reaction of Ladoja on Friday were not successful as the former governor didn’t answer calls made to his mobile telephone.

He also failed to respond to a text message sent to him.

The former National Security Adviser, Col. Sabo Dasuki (retd.) was reported to have disbursed varied sums of money to the accounts of some PDP leaders with the aim of using the funds to mobilise for the re-election of Jonathan.

Dasuki, who is currently undergoing trial, is alleged to have diverted $2.1bn meant for procurement of arms and ammunition that the armed forces would have used to fight Boko Haram insurgents.

N260m was reportedly traced to the account of Anenih.

But in a letter to the EFCC, Anenih had explained that the money was a part refund of the money former President Goodluck Jonathan instructed him to release to some political groups for mobilisation and post-election peace advocacy.

The former PDP BoT chairman explained that he was not a direct beneficiary of the money, stated in his letter to the EFCC that N100m was given to the leader of the Social Democratic Party, Chief Olu Falae; N100m to Ladoja and N63m to a group headed by elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai.

He said the N260m could not defray the total money, estimated at over N440m that he eventually doled out from his pocket to other groups and individuals on the instructions of the former President.

Both Yakassai and Falae had already confirmed that they received N63m and N100m respectively from Anenih for the purposes specified.

http://www.punchng.com/ex-gov-ladoja-received-n100m-anenih-party/

Chisos!

zainabicy:
I'm closer 2 my 30's than my 20's, I have neva used nor know what it is used for, maybe because we have good hospitals in the north here, it just shows how shallow your thinking, that because I never used an indigenous drug, you think am younger.

What if I tell You I never licked 'go-go', or I never wore 'kito'? Well I never did (because I'my parents never liked them), but I did watch 'reach out nigeria',rent'a'ghost and I loved 'tales by moonlight', now tell me my age?

Your Standard of living affects what you are exposed to *pun intended*. This is just a lesson for you, and not to prove or disprove anything.

Abeg, who ask u all dis epistle? Who be dis? U really need alabukun.

Just keeping piling them up...call me when Diezani, Dokpesi, Metuh and co have been assigned prison cell numbers...

Epic comment...

zainabicy:
I don't kno wat it was used 4, but Kai - d drug popular gaan no be small...na back to back hit!
D streets really took over

Alert!
Indomie generation busted...

Check

Tolexander:
Nice story!

Alabukun, the most bitter drug I know

It's not really that bitter.
Anyway, this drug worked wonders.

Jacob Sogboyega Odulate, the Blessed Jacob, sat at the work table in his laboratory, writing the notes which contained the formula for what would ultimately be known as his famous patented medicine, Alabukun Powder.

This was in the year 1918. It was early in the evening of another hectic day at his place of work, a functional combination of office, consulting room and laboratory-cum workshop. His single minded pursuit of the goal of establishing an indigenous medical/pharmaceutical brand was legendary. He had displayed the same purposeful determination when at the age of 14, he decided to uproot himself from his ancestral town of Ikorodu and he had embarked on an exploratory journey which took him three months on foot to establish a domestic and commercial base in Abeokuta. His very modest, but cherished “headquarters” was built in the Sapon area of Abeokuta, a mere walking distance from the site of his future three-storey landmark home in Ijemo Agbadu.
With the day’s work finished, he supervised the ritualistic tidying-up of the office, a task in which some of his children were willing and excited participants.
Soon it would be time to join his friends for a few games at tennis at the Abeokuta Tennis Club, and then go off to his home to join his wives and children for dinner. His face, which could sometimes bear the disconcertingly combined countenance of both a firm disciplinarian and a mirthful father in equal measure, was today aglow with joy. He, a black man and member of the Yoruba ethnic group had triumphed against the seemingly insurmountable obstacles that the British colonial authorities had placed in the path of ambitious “natives”. He had penetrated the fortress of British-dominated commercial enterprise in nascent Nigeria, to become one of a very small group of Nigerian entrepreneurs in the colony. He had reasons to smile.

From the modest, but gradually escalating proceeds of the sale of Alabukun Powder, Alabukun Mentholine and other locally made products – all produced by him – the Blessed Jacob was able to realize his overarching desire, which was to underwrite all the expenses associated with sending his children to the land of the erstwhile colonial rulers, Britain, to further their education. One after the other, his offspring went off to study at Durham, Newcastle, USA and London to qualify as educationists, medical doctors, lawyers and engineers. They returned to Nigeria to join the pool of highly educated and successful professionals for which Abeokuta has been particularly famed in Nigeria history. Alabukun’s offspring have prospered and have made immense contributions to Yorubaland and to Nigeria in their various professions and spheres of endeavour.

The enduring success of the Alabukun brand is now interwoven into the fabric of modern Nigeria medical history. The Alabukun Powder in particular is displayed and sold in thousands of pharmacies, markets and roadside stalls all over Nigeria. In many states in Nigeria, Alabukun powder is considered to be the obligatory cure-all for almost every ailment. In neighbouring countries such as Benin Republic, Ghana and Cameroon, the eye-catching Alabukun brand is to be seen advertised everywhere. Alabukun products are sold in several towns and cities in the USA, the UK, in Europe, Brazil, Jamaica, and yes, even as far away as China. You can buy Alabukun products on-line, off-line, under-bridges and over-expressways.

Just last year, 2012, the descendants and family of the Blessed Jacob marked and celebrated the 50th anniversary of the passing on of this towering man. In a manner in which he would have been proud, the celebrations were modest and without fanfare. None of the governors of the various states in South West Nigeria in which the Blessed Jacob made huge contributions was present. Both Ogun State and Lagos State were in no way officially represented at this significant anniversary. However, we owe nobody any grudge because for a particular reason the family had decided to make the anniversary a low-key affair.




Happily, his children, his grandchildren, great grand-children and great-great grandchildren as well as the descendants and relations of the multitudes of his beneficiaries, patients, friends and employees, were all there to celebrate the history of this under-appreciated icon.

And so, one year after this 50th anniversary, what are the physical edifices and buildings that can serve as a present and future testimony to his legacy, to his industriousness, to his trailblazing entrepreneurship?

Even then a befitting memorial, indeed, a legacy, solid, towering structure such as a house has severally suffered from uncaring and insensitive official arm.

First to go was the magnificent family residence in Ijemo Agbadu with its unique granite-hued frontage and castle-like grounds which for more than half a century housed living quarters for family and friends alike – DEMOLISHED!
Secondly, in 2013 the building (the first two-level building in Abeokuta, Sapon) the original birthplace and home of the Alabukun brand was – DEMOLISHED!!

Thirdly, the storey-building that the Blessed Jacob built on the east side of Ikorodu Road and which for decades was the most significant landmark on that road before one reached the landmark Ikorodu Roundabout was also pitifully – DEMOLISHED!!!

This sad history of willful disregard and disrespect for the legacies of those who came before us and who contributed so much to the nation that we today call Nigeria is abundantly exemplified in the tragic fate of Alabukun’s properties. We, the descendants of the glorious Blessed Jacob are so grateful and proud of his life. The education that he bestowed upon us, the wonderful example he showed in his personal and business life, his immense generosity and kindness of spirit, these are what we and our own descendants will never forget.

For those who find themselves in power today, and for those who were in power when all of the destructive acts described above were committed, we have only this to say:
The act of destruction of the physical properties of those who did so much to make our nation great can never desecrate their names or their legacies. It is those who permit such destruction who should ask themselves this: “Is this the way to honour the past? Are we proud to announce to the world that we allowed history to be corrupted and eroded like this?”
Finally, sad as we may feel about this story of demolition as chronicled above, we, the descendants, especially his children, are proud and grateful to God that our magnificent Patriarch, Papa Chief Jacob Sogboyega Odulate – ALABUKUN – The Blessed Jacob – left us a legacy that can never be forgotten in the history of Nigeria. In life and in death he stands up in the development of Nigeria.
What a man! What a hero! What a legacy!
For more information on the life of this great man, I refer you to the book “Reaching for the Stars” an autobiography of one of his children – Chief Folake Solanke SAN.

http://nigeriacamera.net/53013-2/

DickDastardly:

What do you expect from transport means when Amaechi is the minister!

Buharioooooooooooo!

This is what comes out of the mouth of someone who has chosen to fry his brain with cashew oil.

Keneking:
Amazing, he should settle and pay them off before embarking on major ones.

Not so easy...doesn't work that way.

Load of rubbish. Thought the report will list out the culprits....

Lagos debts are always exceptionally high.

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The Lagos state government has revealed that it inherited a debt of N430 billion from the immediate past administration of Babatunde Raji Fashola.

The Commissioner for Finance in the state, Mustapha Akinkunmi, disclosed this in Ikeja yesterday while answering questions on how the state government intends to finance the deficit. He announced that the state government plans to float a new bond of N43 billion in the capital market this year as part of moves to finance its budget deficit.

Akinkunmi however noted that the debt was not a big burden as the current administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has set aside money to offset a part of the deficit.

He stated that the government will this year be paying about N78 billion to the creditors.

The commissioner maintained that the debt profile, according to international ratings, was sustainable adding that the state government has set in motion machinery to adequately pay back the debt.

He said the state government is borrowing N119.7 billion to finance its budget deficit for this year, adding that out of the N662.588 billion budget for this year, the total revenue is put at N542.873 billion while the balance of N119.715 billion is to be funded through borrowing.

Akinkunmi said payment for the bond is going to be on a long term basis, adding that the government had earmarked N12 billion to service part of the N119.7 billion to be borrowed to service the budget.

http://dailypost.ng/2016/01/07/ambode-inherited-n432b-debt-from-fashola-lagos-government-reveals/

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Following the killing of Lekki Worldwide Investment Limited boss, Alhaji Tanjudeen Disu, a tribunal of inquiry that was set up by the Lagos State government to investigate circumstances which led to the crisis in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State that resulted in his death yesterday submitted its findings.

It would be recalled that Disu died following a riot which broke out between mobile policemen and members of the Okunraye community in Lekki last year. Lagos state governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, thereafter inaugurated a tribunal to investigate the cause of the crisis. On Wednesday, while submitting the report, chairman of the tribunal, Justice Adesuyi Olateru-Olateru (retd.), stated that the panel visited all the areas the crisis occurred and documented all the findings in the report.

He also noted that the tribunal gathered 22 memoranda and reviewed 33 witness statements and that about 24 recommendations were put in place to prevent future recurrence.

In his words, “We took time out to visit the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ). We visited the Dangote Industries, Lekki Worldwide Investment Limited, the villages and communities in the area, including Okunraye where the trouble began.

“Our view is that Lekki Free Trade Zone has vast potential to transform the economic landscape of Lagos State in terms of generating massive employment, creation of wealth, generating revenue, among others. Our findings reveal that the transformation would be on a scale that is hitherto unparalleled in Africa.”

Governor Ambode, while receiving the report, promised to pay prompt attention to it, stating that the LFTZ was an important project to the state’s economy because of its role in the job creation drive of his government.

The Governor said he will do everything to see to the successful implementation of the report.

“Let me assure members of the public and investors alike that this government will always uphold the rule of law and continue to provide a conducive atmosphere for businesses to thrive,” he added.

He thanked the committee for delivering their job within the stipulated time-frame.

Meanwhile, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, also praised the tribunal for completing their findings within a period of 45 days.

Kazeem noted that the civil disturbances which led to Disu’s killing in the Okunraye community had stalled the development of the LFTZ, and that the tribunal was set up as part of efforts to ensure protection of lives and property, prevent further crisis and enhance the economic well-being of the state.

http://dailypost.ng/2016/01/07/tribunal-probing-death-of-lekki-investments-boss-submits-report/