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CU emerges best private varsity in Nigeria
By Agency Reporter
Friday, 5 Aug 2011


Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, has been ranked as the best private university in Nigeria in the July 2011 edition of the World Universities Web Ranking of universities across the globe.


Out of the 10 Nigerian universities ranked among the top 100 in Africa, CU was the only private university that made the list that ranked the University of Ibadan as the best in Nigeria.


Webometrics ranking is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Laboratory, a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, the largest public research body in Spain. The original aim of the ranking was to promote web publication.


Other Nigeria universities that made the top 100 African are the University of Ilorin, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, University of Lagos, University of Benin; University of Agriculture Abeokuta, University of Jos, and University of Nigeria, Nsukka.


UI listed as the 27th best university in Africa took over from UNILORIN, which the best in Nigeria by the same organisation. UNILORIN.

Abiola prompted Afenifere chiefs to visit Aso Rock —MKO’s ex-aide
By Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja
Friday, 5 Aug 2011


A former Personal Assistant to the late Chief M.K.O. Abiola, Chief Olu Akerele, has said the late Chief Bola Ige and others did not meet a former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, in order to frustrate the realisation of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.


Rather, he said it was Abiola who wrote a letter to Afenifere leaders through Ige, asking them to do whatever they felt was good for the realisation of the mandate.


Akerele, who stated this in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Thursday, asked Nigerians not to be carried away with the statements credited to a former Chief Security Officer to the late dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, that the military used the duo of Ige and the leader of Afenifere, late Pa Abraham Adesanya, to scuttle the realisation of June 12, 1993, presidential election which was believed to have been won by Abiola.


Akerele, who was also later detained by the former CSO, said neither Ige nor Adesanya collected money from the then military junta in order to kill June 12 as claimed by the incarcerated security officer.


On what prompted Abiola’s letter, he said Abacha and Al-Mustapha had gone to town with a lie that Abiola was ready to abandon the struggle in exchange for his freedom.


He said this lie was already gaining ground which made the likes of the late legal luminary, Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN); the late human right activist, Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti and a former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba to say that with or without Abiola, the struggle would continue.


Akerele said because of this, Abiola decided to write letters to the Afenifere leaders and Fawehinmi.


He said, “Chief M.K.O Abiola wrote letters to Afenifere and Fawehinmi. I was given the two letters. I gave the one for Afenifere to Chief Lekan Alabi, who delivered it to Ige. I personally delivered the one for Gani.


“If you think I am lying, you can speak with Alabi, who is still alive. In the letters, Abiola informed them that he had not abandoned the struggle and that the rumour making the rounds that he was tired of being in detention was a lie from the pit of hell.


“The rumour emanated from Abacha and Al-Mustapha, who thought that they could use blackmail to reduce the respect Abiola had among his people.


“Abiola assured them in the letters that he would not abandon the struggle and that he would not start a fight he could not finish.


“It was after getting the letter that Ige summoned the meeting of the leadership of Afenifere, where the matter was discussed. Those at the meeting included Ige, Adesanya, Chief Ayo Opadokun, Justice Onasanya, whose first name I cannot recollect now.


“It was at this meeting that those to meet the former head of state were nominated. They did not go there on their own; they went there on the prompting of Abiola himself.”


On whether money was given to those who were at the meeting, Akerele said it was a lie, arguing that it would be impoissible to share money in the presence of cameras as alleged by Al-Mustapha.


“He said NTA camera and his own camera were there. People should ask him whether it was possible to share money in the presence of cameras or you also have to call a press conference whenever a bribe is to be given,” he added.


Akerele further said Al-Mustapha was so desperate to implicate Abiola and lower his popularity rating among Nigerians that he (Al-Mustapha) arranged a lady to be used to entice Abiola.


He said when al-Mustapha was told by some people that the business mogul loved women, the former CSO arranged that a security lady be brought to Abiola, with the aim of planting camera devise to record what would transpire between the lady and Abiola.


He said when he got wind of the issue, he had to alert Abiola about the plot.


When that plot failed, he said Al-Mustapha also asked his security men to engage Abiola in a scuffle, with the hope that he would get angry.


“The plan was to shoot Abiola and the security operatives would claim that they did that because Abiola wanted to escape,” he added.


On whether Abiola knew he was going to die in prison, he said no, adding that when Abacha died, Abiola had anticipated that he was going to be released.


Rather, he said Abiola instructed him and his son, Kola to start preparing for a reception in anticipation of his release in Lagos

Al-Mustapha suffering from hallucination – Falana
By Kunle Falayi
Friday, 5 Aug 2011



Lagos lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has described the allegations by the ex-Chief Security Officer of the late General Sani Abacha, Major Hamzat Al-Mustapha as induced by “prolonged detention hallucination.”


Falana told our correspondent during a telephone interview on Thursday that Al-Mustapha only wanted to curry the sympathy of the public.


He said, “His allegations are diversionary and designed to whip up unnecessary sentiment and make the public lose sight of the gruesome murder of Mrs. Kudirat Abiola, which is the subject of this trial.


“I represented the Abiola family at the Oputa Commission of Enquiry. On the many occasions he gave evidence on the illegal killing of General Sani Abacha and Chief M.K.O. Abiola, he never linked the late Chief Bola Ige and Pa. Abraham Adesanya to the killing and neither did he accuse them of connivance.”


The lawyer said Al-Mustapha should have made his allegation when Ige and Adesanya were both still alive.


Falana said, “A Yoruba adage says it is a liar who says his witness is in heaven. following the cold murder of Mrs Kudirat Abiola on June 4, 1996, Pa Adesanya, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Pa Ore Onasanya and Chief Ige were arrested by Al-Mustapha and detained on the allegation that they conspired to kill the lady.


“When those allegations collapsed, Kola Abiola was arrested under the guise that Kudirat was killed as a result of a family feud. Miss Hafsat Abiola had to come out to say her brother could not have killed her mother.”


He also made a reference to the brutal murder of Pa. Alfred Rewane in his house at GRA Ikeja, Lagos.


Falana said, “The armed goons who perpetrated those dastardly act had given evidence in court where they admitted before the Oputa Commission of Enquiry that they were agents of Al-Mustapha.


“The ongoing trial pertains specifically to the cold murder of Kudirat. All efforts to implicate the victims of the massive repression of that time are dubiously designed by a man who is suffering from prolonged detention hallucination to divert the course of justice.


“The fact that the Adesanya and Ige met with Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar was in the public domain. Let him show the footage of when he claimed money exchanged hands between the deceased and Abubakar.”


According to the human rights activist, M.K.O Abiola was detained in dehumanising conditions for four years in a custody supervised by Al-Mustapha. He said even Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa lamented the terrible state in which he found Abiola when he visited Nigeria.


He said, “I was allowed to see him. He told the world he met an Abiola whose health was greatly impaired and could die anytime. At that time, he had fallen down in the bathroom and had a broken ankle. He was in excruciating pain as he was denied medical attention, which he offered to pay for himself.”


“On one occasion, Abiola’s personal physician, Dr. Ore Falomo, offered to see him on passionate grounds. Al-Mustapha ordered the doctor’s detention at the Kaduna Prisons.


“The evidence presented at the Oputa Commission of Enquiry was that the remote cause of Abiola’s death was the criminal denial of medical attention while the immediate cause was the mysterious tea that terminated his life. Our evidence was backed by scientific proof. We established a strong case to prove Abiola was murdered by the Nigerian state

sorry silent.

Why didnt the film record what they whr discussing?dat was deliberately edited so they can  pin anytin on dem.hes men recorded dem witout showing wot they whr discusing, are we fools here?did they go der secrectly?.Didnt NTA NEWS SHOW THAT THEY WENT TO C D PRESIDENT DEN?so wat is the new tin in his video ?i tot he was goin to show evidence relating to their discussion, but all he had was bullshit.the men came out of the meeting, meet with journalist and stated wot they discussed wit d former c-in c,if he has sometin contrary to wot they said they discussed, show or forever remain silence.

@ eze canada, "If according to you guys, Al Mustapha’s video failed to indict Ige, Adesanya and others, how come all of those who went to Aso Rock failed to attend Chief Abiola’s funeral? Prominently absent were Ige and Adesanya.They accepted money bags from the man who ordered the murder of Chief Abiola and according to Yoruba superstition, the ghost of the departed could have dealt with them if they showed up at his funeral"[b][/b]


go learn about yoruba tradtion as it regards funerals of people ur older than before jumping into conclusion,

onile orisha- abami, edaomoeniyan,the shrine owner of afrika.augustine,omo iya aje,choir master,immortal.

Dr. Authur Nwankwo was in that video behind Adesanya ? Are you now insinuating that Authur Nwankwo did collect some money too.some people no get sense sef,

read every comment on dis thread,so educative.
@dayokano i now know why u try to put down awo in some threads, i will do same if akintola was a relative ur only trying to help a family,but the yorubas no their leader and akintola is not 1.

i hope dis devils let u work great woman.

No region is better than the oder, We the yorubas and igbos will say the hausa man knows noffin but for heavens sake they have ruled and governed for 30+ yrs so who is d real mugu?you can imagine ur house boy dat u think is a slave and ur better dan f, king ur wife?They hausas will call oder tribes keferi and kill @ every giving provocation as if its cattles with out thinkin where do we get the money our governor use in building ur sates is frm dis same keferis?d igbos will says the yorubas cannot be trusted but they can accomodate you in their land and u live more secured dan ur home state dat has a high percent of kidnappers?The yorubas will say we are better educated, the hausa s are not and the igbos cannot be trusted wen it comes to money but they dont know where they get thier tomatoes ,thier spice,who sells him is cloths,is motor parts.Can we live in isolation?is a region better dan anoder?9ja na padi padi government as fela rightly said,politiician dont think about regions wen they get to the top they are all friends, but play they regional sentiments to the weak @ hearts and kids who dont know who they are and how they work?is a bankole better dan an uzor kalu?is jonathan better dan yardua?is OBJ better dan an abacha?,to come here and say my race is better dan urs is a sign of weakness and ignorance.if ur tribe is better den ur region shld be whr everybody wants to be init?A yoruba proverb says omo ti oba ri oko elomiran ani oko baba wun lo to bi ju.(a kid dat has not toured the world and seen how things are will say his fathers farm land is the biggest in the world).b4 i travelled i use to think muritala airport was a big deal,didnt know i was so foolish?lol
The moral of the story is respect is recipocal,if u give, u receive.Its ur leaders dat we need to make accountable for all the mess ,not the igbos not the yorubas not the hausas,its only a small few and if u dont know dis already ur d real mugu not he dat u criticise.

Yes the igbos are  the only ones that can save nigeria  from dis  mess, yes,the Jim nwobodo that stole the generator @ d national station is a nation builder,the chuckwumerije of the infamous loud mouth talk nonsense,the ofonagoros,the andy ubas,the cris ubas,the uhakims,the orji kalus,the ojo maduekes of every government in power.yes only the igbo race can build more than the rest ,the otokotos,the kidnappers,the fake drug sellers,the hard drug peddlers,the 419ners,Tthe fake spare parts dealers,
While all tribes have their flaws and merits some kids save for nairaland will use the medium to yarn so much nonsense, i wonder if they ever really know who they really are?the question you should be asking yourself is while we(igbos) always go wit  the north i.e first republic and second,why have the hausa /fulani not deem it fit to compensate and let us rule over dem?why will the hausas prefer a yoruba man even if they always wonna stay as oppostion?(1st and 2nd republic)why will the middle belt ,the west will vote a SS person and will not vote a SE person?How do we get an igbo person to be the next president of 9ja?(which is long overdue),are the igbo people(inc all oder ethnic groups)not part of the problem called NIGERIA?.

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R.I.P



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDrApu9APBk

we will def miss u,

http://www.compassnewspaper.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9358%3Alady-of-songs-christy-essien-igbokwe-dies-at-50&catid=315%3Afront-page&Itemid=600

The screening of cabinet nominees sent to the Lagos State House of Assembly has suffered a setback as the exercise could not begin today as speculated.
This is because the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, and some other key officers of the legislature have travelled to Ghana in company of the party leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is scheduled to receive an award in the West African country tomorrow.
The list of the 37 cabinet nominees was sent to the House of Assembly by the state Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, last Friday evening.
As P.MN.EWS learnt today, the House will resume on 4 July to consider the names on the list, already generating some controversy.
A few members of the Lagos State House of Assembly who were around told P.M.NEWS this morning that the party leadership led by Asiwaju Tinubu held a meeting with Governor Fashola last weekend to amend the list of nominees, to comply with the wishes and expectations of members of the Action Congress Party of Nigeria.
The lawmakers hinted that when the House eventually sit to consider the list, it might be sent back to the governor to reflect the amendments the party leadership discussed with him.
The lawmakers noted that the whole of Ibeju-Lekki Local Government area, has no nominee in the list the governor sent to the State House of Assembly.
Names recommended by the party but which are missing on the governor’s list include those of Babatunde Ogala, who stepped down for the speaker to run from Ikeja Constituency; Mr. Rotimi Agunsoye, the former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs; Mrs. Kemi Nelson who was Commissioner for Women Affairs under Asiwaju Tinubu’s administration; Mr. Segun Ayobolu, a special adviser to Fashola on information and strategy until he resigned on health grounds last year and Toun Adediran, former deputy speaker of the house.
P.M.NEWS learnt that the Assembly has sent the list back to the governor to address the issue of missing names of partymen and the “strange names” appearing on the list.
The names of nominees who made the list include: former commissioners in the last cabinet, Ben Akabueze for Budget and Economic Planning; Dr. Jide Idris, formerly of the Health Ministry; Prince Segun Oniru, formerly of the Housing Ministry and their counterpart Dr. Obafemi Hamzat formerly of the Science and Technology Ministry and Tunji Bello, the Managing Director of the Lagos State Signage company and the State Commissioner for the Environment from 2003 to 2007. Former advisers who made the list are: Oyinlomo Danmole, Jimoh Ajao, Ade Ipaye, Ganiyu Johnson, and Kayode Opeifa.
The fresh nominees are: former Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State who defected to the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, before the last election, Dr. Wale Ahmed, Adetokunbo Abiru, Olutoyin Ayinde, Dolapo Badru, Oladiran Folami and Ayo Gbeleyi.
Other fresh nominees include: Oladiran Disun Holloway, Babatunde Hunpe, Aderemi Ibirogba, Bosun Jeje, Gbolahan Lawal, Adebiyi Mabadeje, Cornelius Ojelabi, Seye Oladejo, Fatai Olukoga, Enitan Salvador, Abimbola Sodipo and Taofik Tijani.
The women nominees on the list are: Mrs. Oluranti Adebule, a lecturer at the Lagos State University, LASU; Mrs. Adesina Yewande; Mrs. Aderinola Disu; Mrs. Florence Oguntuase, Mrs. Oladunjoye Olayinka and Mrs. Senakpon Oworu.
—Eromosele Ebhomele

THERE is a serious disagreement between the Lagos State governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola and his predecessor in office, Senator Bola Tinubu, over the list of nominees for commissioners and special advisers in the state, a source has said.

The source told the Nigerian Tribune that the list, which had since been forwarded to the state House of Assembly, could be rejected if Fashola eventually refused to bow to Tinubu’s control.

According to the source, Tinubu had disagreed with Fashola on the portfolio of some of the nominees, which Fashola would not like to change as directed by his predecessor.

The source spoke on the nominee for the position of Chief of Staff, adding that while Fashola had favoured a Lagos indigene, Tinubu had preferred a non-indigene.

The position had been occupied by Lagos indigenes in the last 12 years and it was so to serve as financial buffer for Lagos indigenes who always requested for financial assistance from the governor.

“Till last weekend, Tinubu was not happy with Fashola for sending the list to the state House of Assembly without concluding with him. The instruction from Tinubu now is that the lawmakers should reject the list, pending his approval,” the source said.

The source said Tinubu also contested the nomination of one Mrs Olukemi Pinhero, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), to become the next Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state.

It was gathered that Fashola nominated the woman but it did not go down well with Tinubu, who also had a nominee for the position.

Besides the two positions, the Nigerian Tribune learnt that the position of the Secretary to the State Government was also in contention.

Meanwhile, fresh facts have emerged contradicting the rumoured rejection of the cabinet list by the leadership of the state House of Assembly, as it was set to commence screening this week.

Also, some leaders of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the state are reported to have met behind closed doors, on Monday and warned against moves by any politician to tinker with the list presented by the governor.

The leaders, who were irked by alleged desperation by some people to change the list, advised a former commissioner in the state (name withheld) to desist from mounting pressure on the national leader of the parrty, Senator Tinubu, to change the choice of a nominee.

A member of the House, who pleaded anonymity, said the responsibility of the legislature was not to reject names of nominees from the executive based on primordial sentiment, but to screen and approve or reject them on their merit.

After a meeting held at an undisclosed venue in Lagos, on Monday, one of the party leaders said it was their view that any attempt by anyone or group of persons to move against the list presented by the governor was a direct confrontation against the party leadership.