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Briskila, Wife of Nigeria's Sports minister, Mr Solomon Dalung who died on the 29th of January, 2017 was today interred in Jos.

The minister made this announcement on his facebook page today saying:

"On behalf of my family, I, Solomon Selcap Dalung wish to thank everybody including the Presidency, the Executive council, members of the National Assembly, the governors of Plateau and Kebbi states, the National Youth Council of Nigeria, management and staff of the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports, the NYSC, the CLTC, the Nigeria Football Federation, the Cricket Federation of Nigeria, the Nigeria Olympic Committee, the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, the Deaf community, the sports fraternity, Royal fathers, friends too numerous to mention, well wishers and visitors from far and wide who supported me in my time of grief.

I lack words to express my gratitude to you.

You know your friends when you're mourning and nothing can be soothing as having all of you coming from far and near places to console me on my wife's death.

May the good Lord reward you all.

I am grateful for your words of comfort, your material, financial and moral support.

May you never cast your own.

May the Lord send you support and comfort when you need one. May you never lack.

Thank you so much and may God lead you back to your different places of abode safely.
Nagode"

Source: http://www.cambellsblog.com/2017/02/wife-of-solomon-dalung-has-been-buried.html

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

One of the #iStandWithNigeria protesters today gave a very distinct definition of what democracy is in Nigeria now.

He said "Democracy used to be the government of the people, by the people and for the people but Nigeria's democracy has been redefined, it is now the government of the rich, by the rich to make laws for the poor to suffer"..

Watch the video below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE9bziWZSn4

Source: http://www.cambellsblog.com/2017/02/nigerias-democracy-has-been-made-for.html

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode on Monday, asked the Federal High Court Abuja, to adjourn his case to allow him to explore other options of settlement aside from going to trial.

Counsel to Fani-Kayode, Mr Ameh Raji (SAN) who made the application on his behalf said that since the sum of money involved was only N26 million, he believed that there were other options for settlement.

Raji added that moreover, he was new on the case and would need some time to go over the facts of the case to enable him to defend his client effectively.

“My Lord, I am just coming into the case and so I crave your indulgence to enable me to familiarize myself with the case.

“Secondly, looking at the facts of the case and the money involved, I believe that there are other options we can explore.

“The case involves the sum of N26 million and the law allows you to explore the option of plea bargain and so many other options rather than go through trial,” Raji said.

He said that if the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was amenable to plea bargain, the defence would take the option.

The prosecuting counsel, Mr Johnson Ojogbane said he was not opposing the application.

Ojogbane, however, asked the court to take cognizance of the fact this was the second adjournment at the instance of the defence and asked for a definite date to commence trial.

The judge, Justice John Tsoho adjourned the matter till March 14 for commencement of trial.

Fani-Kayode was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Tsoho on a fresh five-count charge bordering on money laundering.

The ex-aviation minister was accused of allegedly collecting N26 million from the Office of the Former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and using same for media campaign.

Count two of the charge read that;” You Femi Fani-Kayode, converted N26 million cash paid from the office of the National Security Adviser for the purpose of media campaign when you ought to have reasonably known that the said funds formed part of an unlawful act contrary to section 15 (2) (b) of the Money Laundering Act.”

Following the argument of his bail application by the counsel who represented him on that day, Mr Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN), he was admitted to bail in the sum of N50 million and one surety in like sum.

Fani-Kayode is facing another 17 -count charge of money laundering before the Lagos division of the court.

Source: http://www.cambellsblog.com/2017/02/n26m-scam-femi-fani-kayode-seeks-trial.html

Hello all, The two images used to announce London protests are old.

I googled searched the images and found them to be old pictures.. very old. Its also not certain that there was any protest in the UK.

APC UK just confirmed it too.