7 Books Every Leader Should Read, According To A Harvard Business School Professor

Max Bazerman, a business psychology professor at Harvard Business School and the author of the best book on general decision making that I’ve ever read, "Judgment in Managerial Decision Making," came out with 7 book recommendations.
I hadn’t heard of two of these, which I picked up.
I think we’ve all heard of this one. Bazerman says:
The development of decision research is the most pronounced influence of the social sciences on professional education and societal change that we have witness in the last half century. Kahneman is the greatest social scientist of our time, and" Thinking, Fast and Slow" provides an integrated history of the fields of behavioral decision research and behavioral economics, the role of our two different systems for processing information (System 1 vs. System 2), and the wonderful story of Kahneman’s relationship with Amos Tversky (Tversky would have shared Kahneman’s Nobel Prize had he not passed away at an early age).
2. "Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness" by Richard Thaler & Cass Sunstein.

See Don Jazzy Flouts his N20million De Grisogono Wrist-watch

2 days ago, I showed you Freeze Coolfm's De Grisogono Instrumento watch worth about $120,000 which is almost N20million (See here). Apparently Don Jazzy also has the same watch. These are pics from like four years ago. Don Jazzy even wore his own with pyjamas...lol...I love this guy.  See close up pic after the cut...

Genevieve Nnaji speaks on Half of a Yellow Sun

Top Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji, who’s known to have played lead roles in many block-bluster movies, does not think the role she played in the film adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun, was  as challenging as her  previous roles in movies.

Speaking shortly after a private screening of the film at Silverbird Cinemas, Victoria Island, Lagos, Tuesday night which was sponsored by Etisalat Nigeria, Genevieve said, “Half of a Yellow Sun is one of the biggest films I have done so far, but definitely not the most challenging role I have played in movies. I have done a lot more challenging roles in Nollywood.”

Nollywood Actress Patience Ozokwor opens boutique

Celebrated Nollywood screen diva, Patience Ozokwor famously known as Mama G, recently opened her multi million naira jewelleries shop and a boutique in Enugu.
The shop, which is situated at a highbrow area in the state capital, has been attracting many from all walks of life since it was opened.
Ozokwor, while speaking during the official opening said she invested heavily on her new boutique, and added that would become the best in Enugu in due course.

Funke Akindele refutes having new lover

Nollywood top act and Glo ambassador, Funke Akindele has come out to squash the rumour making rounds that she has found a new lover, who has rented a secluded apartment for her in Lekki area of Lagos.
The news was actually broken by City People magazine and it went viral online within minutes of its publication.

The actress who made her stand known through her publicist, Entertainment Media Limited, said she was shocked and surprised when she read the spurious report, saying nothing of such ever happened.
According to her, the Lekki apartment which was purportedly rented by the mysterious lover was actually rented on her bill.
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Read How Monalisa Chinda breakup with her boyfriend!

Nollywood actress, Monalisa Chinda has finally confirmed that she has parted ways with her boyfriend of two years, Lanre Nzeribe.
In a statement issued through her publicist,Mediawise Networks, on Thursday, the actress has also resigned from Monalisa Magazine, meaning  that her partnership with Lanre Nzeribe has come to an end.
Monalisa cited irreconcilable professional differences as the reason for the breakup.Both parties have made joint efforts to retain their partnership over the past few months, but to no avail.
The statement said that after several discussions, they finally reached a decision that “a separation is the best course of action they could take to address the situation in the best way.”
Monalisa claimed, she has given so much time, energy and resources into the project. But, she decided to move out of the project because it was hurting her renewed ethos and she wanted to raise her standards of professionalism and focus more on projects that she loves from her heart.

Why PSquare's Brother, Jude Okoye, Leaves Them After Over 10yrs?

When Jude Okoye didn't show up for Peter Okoye and Lola Omotayo's wedding in Lagos, it became clear to all discerning minds that all is not well with the three brothers - Jude, Peter and Paul. But they dismissed all talks about crisis. Sources had told ashiwaju.org  that the problem is all about how to share the money.

But it seems the centre can no longer hold and Judge Okoye has dropped a hint on the social media.
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Why Sani Kaita joins Enyimba ?

The Super Eagles player to the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa has teamed up with the Aba Millionaires on a three month deal
Midfielder Sani Kaita has teamed up with Enyimba on a three month loan deal.
The former Sparta Rotterdam player is most famous for his red card following a challenge on Vasilis Torosidis in Nigeria’s 2-1 defeat to Greece at the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa.
“It is a good thing for our league that a player like Kaita, who has played at every international level for Nigeria, is joining Enyimba,” sources revealed to Kickoffnigeria.com.
“He brings a wealth of experience from Europe and from his time playing for the Super Eagles that will benefit the club and the younger players in our club,” the source said.”
The former Kano Pillars player had to return home following a failed expedition in the Cyprus league where he was on loan to Olympiakos following spells in Monaco, Rubin Kazan, Lokomotiv Moscow, Metalist Kharkiv, Iraklis and Tavriya Simferopol.
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EASTER: Clergies task Nigerians to pray for peace

Christian faithful in Nigeria joined their counterpart worldwide to celebrate the passion and death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday.
Good Friday marks the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary.
In Lagos, some clergy in their messages urged the leaders at all levels of government to imbibe the spirit of selflessness as demonstrated by Jesus Christ.
They said Good Friday was a day of deep penitence for Christians to reflect on the life and death of Christ who paid the supreme price for human redemption.
Most Rev. Adebola Ademowo, Bishop Emeritus, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), said that good leadership would be best demonstrated by selfless and sacrificial living.
Ademowo urged leaders at all levels of government to reflect on the lessons of humility and selflessness from the life of Christ.

Ritualist Caught For Rapes And Murder of a two-yr-old boy

A suspected ritualist, yesterday,  beheaded a two‑year‑old boy and raped his mother in a bush in Ofada town  in Obafemi‑Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.
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The suspect,  Momodu  Bashir Ibrahim, was said to have trailed the mother, who had her boy strapped on her back, as she  went to  ease herself in a bush in the area.
An eye witness told Vanguard that the victim went into a nearby bush to ease herself, not suspecting that she was being trailed.
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APC aids, abets terrorism — PDP

The PDP has accused the All Progressive Congress (APC) of aiding and abetting terrorism in the country through “omission and commission’’.

This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Olisa Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of PDP on Thursday in Abuja.

Metuh said that APC demonstrated this when it shunned a meeting called by the Federal Government on Thursday to find solution to the current security challenge.

“When we said that the All Progressive Congress (APC), as it is presently constituted aids and abets terror in Nigeria by omission and commission, some Nigerians doubted us.

“But what further proof can there be of the culpability of the APC than the decision of its governors to shun the National Security Council meeting called by the president to deliberate on ways to bring the sponsors of terror and their footmen to book?

Cell Inmate Was Allegedly Raped By DPO

Trouble is brewing at a police division, Lagos Island following claims by a mother of two that she was raped by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, while in detention at the station.
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The 31-year‑old Beninoise, identified as Idowu Akinwunmi, works as a sales girl in a restaurant on Keffi Road, in Ikoyi area of the state.
She was reportedly picked by some policemen from Onikan division, following a complaint lodged by her boss, one Mrs Pelumi Idowu, over an undisclosed reason, at about 1 am. She said she was thrown into the cell on reaching the station.
However, at about 10 pm, Akinwunmi said one Inspector Ajiduwe called her out of the cell and took her to the DPO’s office, where she alleged that the station’s boss forcefully had carnal knowledge of her. According t o her, “He, the DPO, made love to me without a condom, saying he would throw me into prison if I mention the incident to anyone.”
Refund of N10,000 bail.
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Girl and boy, aged 12 and 13, become Britain's youngest parents

A 12-year-old girl and her 13-year-old boyfriend have become Britain's youngest parents.
The couple, who conceived when the then elementary schoolgirl was aged just 11, gave birth to a healthy baby daughter weighing 7-pounds-4 last weekend.
Friends say the pair are "totally in love," are planning to bring up the infant together and eventually want to get married.
"Both sets of grandparents are incredibly supportive. It's a very difficult situation because the parents are both so young - but their families are right behind them," a source told The Sun.
"The baby's mum and dad have been in a relationship for more than a year, so it isn't a fleeting romance. They intend to stick together and bring their daughter up together," he added.
The new parents, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have - at just 25 - the lowest combined age of any British parents in history.

Am Running In 2015 Presidential Election– TINUBU

Former Governor of Lagos State and a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has declared that nobody can stop his ambition in 2015 if he declares for the presidency or any public office.
Tinubu said he has the right to be the President of Nigeria regardless of his religion and state of origin, telling those mounting opposition against his political aspiration to find something else to do.
His words: “We must choose the right person to lead the battle. And nobody, no one under the sun, under the United Nations Human Rights Charter can stop a Bola Tinubu’s ambition.
If I want to be the President, I have that right, regardless of which zone, religion and which state.” Already, there are permutations in the APC of a Muslim-Muslim ticket, which will feature Muhammadu Buhari and Tinubu in the 2015 presidential election.
Speaking yesterday at the APC secretariat in Lagos, the former governor said APC will feature the best candidate in 2015 election, whether the person is a Christian or Muslim. Tinubu later told the party members, who asked him about his decision on the 2015 presidency, “I will let you know my decision.”

IBB, Kalu In Closed-door Meeting On National Issues

The former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and former governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu yesterday engaged in a closed-door meeting that the former said bordered on the insecurity in the country.

It was learnt that the visit of the former Abia governor who had earlier visited Niger State governor, Dr Muazu Babangida Aliyu, could not be divorced from 2015.

He, however, said “My visit is about Nigeria. This is my home and there is no way I can sit with him without discussing about the future of Nigeria. This is our country and he is our boss.”

Kalu, who did not concede that the 2015 general election was part of the issues discussed, said all that was discussed was for the future of Nigeria and the people.

Speaking to journalists who waited for the two hours that the meeting lasted, Kalu, accompanied by IBB who refused to talk, said he had a heart-to-heart talk with him on the way to end the nationwide insecurity.

JOHN's MAYHEM UPDATE: Dismissed policeman charged for killing Gov Orji’s son’s aide

A 29-year-old dismissed police man, Tijani Oseni was yesterday arraigned before an Umuahia Chief Magistrate Court for the killing of John Ndubuka, the late former Personal Assistant to Mr. Chinedu Orji, the first son of Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State.

Oseni was arraigned by the Commissioner of Police through Police Prosecutor, Mrs. Esther Wosu, on one-count charge of shooting late John Ndubuka with AK 47 rifle, an offence punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 80, Vol. 3 Laws of Abia State 2005.

The charge, No. U/135C/2014, read:  “That you Tijani Oseni ‘m’ on February 15, 2014, at Old Umuahia Main Market in Umuahia North Magisterial District, without lawful excuse, killed one John Ndubuka ‘m’ by shooting him with AK 47 rifle and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 80, Vol. 3 Laws of Abia State 2005″.
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UPDATE: Read What Nigerian Idol judges Say About The 12 Selected Participants

THE biggest reality show running right now is the Nigerian Idol which has entered the
‘make or mar stage. Now that the eventual top 12 have been selected, the die is now cast for a journey that may decide the next Nigerian superstar of the mic.
The top 12 who made it through the boot camp will be officially unveiled on Saturday, April 19th but just before the excitement really starts, here are the feelings of the three judges, Dede Mabiaku, Darey Art Alade and Nneka Egbuna on the top 12 who have made it and those who have had to go home because their luck could not hold.
I am not satisfied with the viewers’ votes —Nneka Egbuna
HOW were you picked to be a judge on the  show?
I was approached through a friend that was supposed to handle my public relations and that was it.
Were you working on any project when you were approached to join the show?
I’m a singer and songwriter. They probably thought that it was going to be good to have an international artiste who is Nigerian on board. I also think it’s a way to give back to the country by supporting these talents.

Am Not Ashamed of Being Bald Headed — Charly Boy

Popular controversial musician and presenter ,Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa known by fans as Charley boy, is on the news again.
Charly Boy as we all know, has been a head turner, starting from his outlandish outfits to his multiple piercings and tattoos, to his female alter ego, and has always been one person who is known to make a statement with his style.
Recently,  his pictures surfaced online without his dreadlocks, which everybody  have come to know him with, as most of his fans were all shocked at his sudden new look .
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Tonto Dike Denies Her Family

VOLATILE and controversial Nollywood diva, Tonto Dikeh’s wild streak is becoming strongly legendary and it doesn’t look like the actress has any shortcoming about it. There seems to be nothing the actress can’t talk about.
Last Friday, when the whole world was celebrating the World Siblings Day, posting family pictures in joyful mood on several social media, Tonto took a different turn saying she has neither worthy siblings nor family to celebrate.
“National siblings day,I am my own family/Sibling.. For those of you with worthy siblings/family, don’t forget to show them love today and continually”, she posted on Instagram.
Later on, she posted a picture of her housemaid, known as Onyinye, whom she has celebrated severally, and praised her as her closest family.
‘Knocking on Heaven’s Door’ comes to town
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Military Retracts Earlier Statement About Rescue Of Girls Abducted From Secondary School In Chibok

Nigeria’s armed forces have formally issued a retraction to the unfolding story of the kidnapping of more than 100 female students in the country’s northeast Monday.

The statement, issued by Chris Olukolade, a Major General who also serves as Coordinator, and the Director of Defense Information, centers on a discrepancy of fact, and concerns a mis-quote from the School Principal whose students were abducted in the Monday siege. In an attempt to set the record straight, Olukolade’s statement reads as follows:

The controversy that has been generated around the efforts at securing the lives of the abducted students of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok is unfortunate. The ongoing frantic efforts of security forces along with vigilante groups including hunters working to locate and free the abducted students have continued to be keenly monitored at the Operation Centre of the Defense and Army Headquarters as regular progress reports are being received from troops on the ground.

Caution To Olisa Metuh On His Unguarded Utterances

Now that the notorious White Widow, Samantha Lewthwaite, has been linked (whether confirmed or yet to be confirmed) to the dastardly bomb blast at Abuja, Nigerians should accept that the hen has finally come home to roost. Our worst nightmare is virtually at our doorstep. Terror has found a foothold in Nigeria. Teeth are still gnashing while tears are yet to dry. Nigeria is a nation at war, a nation in mourning. Peace has taken flight.

Nigerians are still continuing to express their shock and disgust at the unending cycle of violence that has now consumed the country. Losses are still being counted. The reality of a severe state of insecurity in which we all dwell stares blankly at us all in the face. However, of significance are four events which occurred just after this heinous crime to humanity. These are:

1.    Flags are yet to be flown at half-mast as Nigeria does not perceive this particular bomb blast (one in a series of unending tragedies) as particularly significant, painful or sorrowful.

2.    In the same perspective, President Goodluck Jonathan after the conceited mien and piety displayed at Nyanya in the course of his condolence visit, went on a whirlwind of politicking the following day. The bomb blast occurred on Monday 14th April whilst the President of the affected nation was on a felicitation visit to mark the centenary birthday of a traditional ruler (the Olubadan of Ibadan) on Tuesday 15th April 2014.

EFCC arraigns fake glo agent

A self appointed agent to telecommunications firm, Globacom, Khalil Bappah, was on Wednesday arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Gombe State by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

A statement by the EFCC spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said Bappah was brought before Justice Babatunde Quadri for offences bordering on obtaining under false pretences.

The offences were said to be contrary to and punishable under sections 1(2) and 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.

The EFCC said Bappa’s trouble began after a petition by one Yusra Babakusa, a female student of the Bayero University, Kano.

Messi mentally fatigued, says former Barca coach

Former Barcelona head coach Cesar Luis Menotti believes that Lionel Messi is suffering from mental fatigue following a poor run of form.

Messi has faced criticism for a lacklustre showing in Barca’s UEFA Champions League exit to La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid at the quarter-final stage last week.

The Argentina international also failed to reach his usual high standards as Barcelona crashed to a 1-0 defeat at Granada on Saturday – a result that severely hinders their hopes of retaining the Spanish title.

Barcelona sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta leapt to Messi’s defence earlier this week, insisting that all is well with the 26-year-old despite his slump in form.

FRCN Lacks The Power To Probe Me, Sanusi Insists

Deposed Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido on Thursday maintained that the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) lacks the statutory powers to investigate him.
In his originating summons on a suit he filed against FRCN and its executive secretary at a Federal High Court in Lagos, Sanusi accused the council of bias in its investigations of him, and therefore urged the court to halt the process.
As contained in the suit — filed by his Senior Advocate of Nigeria-lawyers, Professor Yemi Osibajo, Dr Kanyinsola Ajayi and Kola Awodehin — Sanusi requested the court to declare that by constituting itself into investigating body in the manner contained in newspaper advertorials of 24 March 2014, FRCN acted ultra vires.

UPDATE: APC Governors Shun Security Meeting Called By President Jonathan

All governors under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were conspicuously absent when the meeting convened by President Goodluck Jonathan started by 2.00pm at the First Lady Conference Room in the State House, Abuja, on Thursday.

Jonathan had on Wednesday summoned all governors and National Security Council to a meeting over rising security challenges in the country.
After the President met the Service Chiefs and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar in his office earlier, they all moved to the First Lady Conference room where governors were already seated.

Again, PDP accuses APC of terrorist connections

The Peoples Democratic Party has reiterated its allegations that the opposition All Progressives Congress is responsible for the escalation of terrorist activities in Nigeria.

This was contained in a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, on Tuesday.

The party explained that inflammatory statements made by the leaders of the APC sparked off the hatred against the President Goodluck Jonathan-led PDP administration.

He urged Nigerians to stand up and resist those he called unpatriotic elements, whose actions and utterances had continued to fuel insurgency in the country.

According to Metuh, inflammatory utterances by certain “key politicians” against the emergence of President Goodluck Jonathan sparked off hatred against the administration by their followers, while attracting impudent insurgents, who started demanding the ouster of the President with threats to cripple the system through acts of terrorism.

The statement partly read, “When the PDP, said that the APC is responsible for the spate of terror in Nigeria, many had an emotional response, but it is now time to dispassionately focus on the facts in order to stop the carnage on innocent Nigerians.

Soldiers, hunters comb bushes for abducted girls

Soldiers, policemen, local vigilantes, hunters and volunteers combed the bushes on Wednesday in search of over 100 schoolgirls abducted on Monday by Boko Haram Islamists in Chibok, Borno State.

The rescue teams, aided by surveillance helicopters, were said to have moved deeper into the vast forest that extends into neighbouring Cameroon and other states in the North-East.

A senator representing Borno South in the National Assembly, Ali Ndume, made this known to the Cable News Network just as President Goodluck Jonathan summoned military chiefs and governors to emergency security meetings on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Before the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, made this known, the Federal Government had said it was not yet in possession of full details of the abduction of the girls from   their hostel in the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok.

B’Haram link: Apologise or face litigation, Buhari tells PDP

A former head of state and a chief of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Peoples Democratic Party, to retract its wild accusation linking him with the Boko Haram terrorist acts, tender an unreserved public apology to him or face a legal action.

In a statement personally signed in Kaduna on Thursday Buhari said, “I cannot sit back and allow my image, and that of my political party be smeared by falsehood in the name of politics.”

He said the widely publicised and very serious allegations made against him by the PDP and its spokesman, Olisa Metuh, to the effect that his utterances were responsible for the current state of insecurity and terrorism bedeviling Nigeria, were absolutely without basis.

The former Head of State said, ”To support his claim, Metuh engaged in twisted logic and outright distortion – which he called facts – in which he said that I, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, beckoned on my ‘supporters to go on lynching spree’ should I lose the 2011 presidential election, as a result of which ‘an unprecedented violence broke out claiming the lives of hundreds of innocent people’.

SURE-P to support Bash Ali’s quest to break Guinness book of records

The  Chairman of the Subsidy Re-Investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) Gen. Martin-Luther Agwai , on Wednesday assured Cruiserweight boxer Bash Ali of maximum support in his boxing quest for glory.

Agwai gave the assurance in Abuja when he met with Ali who was  soliciting  SURE-P’s  support for the Guinness Book of World Record fight.

The International Boxing Union (IBU) is demanding $1 million (N162 million) sanctioning fees to be paid latest April 30 or Nigeria will lose the hosting right.

Agwai, however, said Nigerians should see the Guinness Book of World Record fight as a national project and help the boxer to source for the money.

“If we can produce in every geo-political zone one Bash Ali, that means we are going to get at least six world champions.

Court overrules Anambra Election Petition Tribunal in Ngige’s suit

The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu Tuesday  ordered the restoration of all reliefs struck out by the Anambra State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Awka during the pre-trial stages of the case filed by Senator Chris Ngige and All Progressives Congress, APC, seeking the cancellation of the November 2013 governorship elections in the state.

The court also threw out the appeal filed by the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, gubernatorial aspirant in the election, Chief Chike Obidigbo against the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano.
The court in an unanimous decision dismissed Chief Obidigbo’s case number CA/E/08/2014 for lack of merit.

EFCC recovers N4.3b of N422b subsidy fraud

More than three years after the subsidy fraud that deprived Nigerians of over N422 billion of tax payers money, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC said yesterday that it had been able to recover a paltry N4.3 billion from the oil dealers.

Chairman of the commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, announced the figure when officials of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, visited him in his office.
The PPPRA officials were led by their Executive Secretary, Mr. Farouk Ahmed, who sought greater collaboration with the anti-graft agency for better performance of their duties.

Lamorde said the recovery of the amount from the oil firms indicted in the subsidy scam was made possible by the synergy between the EFCC and the PPPRA and called for more teamwork to retrieve more from the firms.

“Aregbesola’s government is Second to Non' – Ekerin of Iwoland

The ancient town of Iwo stood still for several hours on Friday as members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Iwo gathered with one voice to endorse the governor, State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, for second term.

The playing ground of DC Elementary School, Araromi, venue for the programme, was filled to capacity, as members and followers of the party in their several thousands gathered to express their appreciation to the governor.
Speaking at the event, the Ekerin of Iwoland, Otunba Bayo Aremu, said that Aregbesola’s achievement in the last three and a half years is unprecedented and enough to earn him second term.

‘Stay off Osun’ – APC warns Obanikoro

THE All Progressives Congress in the State of Osun has warned that there will be problems, if the Minister of State for Defence, Musliu Obanikoro replicates his gangster intervention in Ondo by-election, come August 9, during the governorship election in the state.

The APC said it was aware that the Ondo State by-election incident was a test-run of what Obanikoro and his counterparts plan to do in Osun.

However, as the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ondo said of that event, those who tried to influence and corrupt the electoral process including the Minister ‘soiled their hands’. In Osun though, ‘they will burn their fingers’, the APC said.

How Chuma Nwofor (PDP chairman) brutalised by drunken Soldiers

The attack on Chuma Nwofor, took place at about 10:00 am on the morning of Tuesday, the 15th day of April 2014. Chief Barrister Chuma Nwofor, a former deputy president of the Chambers of Commerce mines and agriculture. Witnesses say soldiers of the 302-brigade Onitsha brutalized Chuma Nwofor in an unprovoked attack. They are believed to have been under the influence of alcoholic beverages, and witnesses said, suspected to be on a mission to loot.

How Osaze, others lose £82,561.79 to fraudster

Nigerian international, Osaze Odemwingie, has lost a whopping sum of £15,000 (N40 million) to a United Kingdom-based ‘lifestyle coach’.
The alleged fraudster, Claire Duke, set up a business, Solutions Lifestyle, where she advertised flights and hotels at discount prices for wealthy clients, including Odemwingie. The 38-year-old pocketed payments she received.
After believing they had paid her for the whole package for their holiday, her clients and their  families arrived at their arranged destination only to be told their hotel had not been paid for.
The court was told Duke stole more than £15,000 from Odemwingie, 32, after obtaining his bank details from his debit card.

AC Milan joins Mikel chase

Super Eagles’ midfielder, John Obi Mikel has been picked as a possible transfer target for Serie A giants, AC Milan, as the San Siro side have shown interest in the services of the Nigerian.
The San Siro outfit was rumoured to be preparing an audacious offer for the midfield rock this summer as Milan coach Clarence Seedorf is desperate to overhaul his ailing squad at the end of the season in a bid to avoid another disastrous campaign next term and he has been keeping a close watch on developments in west London.
Milan have been keeping watch over Mikel for the past few months now and Seedorf is hoping to add some more steel to his midfield by pairing him with another former Chelsea star Michael Essien.

Court Refuses To Quash N11.5bn Corruption Charges Against Former Oyo Governor, Alao-Akala

Former Governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala has has failed in his attempts to have the Appeal Court quash the N11.5bn corruption suit filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
EFCC had arraigned Alao-Akala; Senator Hosea Agboola, a commissioner during his administration; and a businessman, Olufemi Babalola before the court on an 11-count charge bordering on conspiracy, award of contracts not provided for in the budget, obtaining money by false pretence, acquiring property by illegal means, and concealing ownership of such illegally-acquired property.
Although the accused all pleaded not guilty to the charges, Justice Akintunde Boade of the Oyo State High Court ruled on 12th December 2012 that they had a case to answer.
And delivering judgement on their appeal on Tuesday, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem described Alao-Akala’s preliminary objection as premature, saying he ought to have allowed the trial reach an advanced stage at the High Court before launching an appeal.

Weird:A Widow Bombed Abuja–BBC News

Since the bomb blast rocked the Nyanya bus park more than two days ago, claiming 72 lives and leaving about 120 people injured, everyone has been scared while some folks keep wondering who could be responsible and why.

According to Daily Star reports, Security authorities suspect that British International Terrorist, ‘White Widow,’ real name, Samantha Lewthwaite, may be responsible for masterminding the attacks.
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Hunters, Soldiers Rescue Some Abducted Female Students By Boko Haram in Borno

The Nigerian military on Wednesday said some of the female students abducted by suspected Boko Haram gunmen have been freed.

Over 100 final year students of the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, were kidnapped from their school on Monday night. Two security officials attached to the school were also killed during the attack. The girls were kidnapped days after they resumed school to prepare for the final examinations which was scheduled to start next week. All schools in Borno had been closed before then.

The girls, largely teenagers, were put in a lorry by the terrorists and how some of them escaped by holding on to branches of trees from the moving lorry, and others by jumping from the vehicle.

Breaking News:Another Delegate Dies At The National Conference

Security operative smashed the camera of a photo-journalist taking the photograph of the ailing delegate.

A National Conference delegate, Abubakar Abdulmumuni, on Tuesday slumped and was rushed to an undisclosed hospital in Abuja for medical attention.

Mr. Abdulmumuni slumped after the plenary session of the Conference a few minutes after 6 p.m. while emerging from the auditorium where it was holding.

It could not be immediately ascertained which of the groups the delegate represents at the Confab, which is holding at the National Judicial Institute, Airport Road, Abuja.

This brings to two the number of delegates who have suffered that fate in the last one week.

Last week, a delegate of the Market Women Associations, Ifeyinwa Ezenwa, slumped shortly after the Conference resumed for the afternoon session.
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I’d rather be miserable than be in a relationship… — Yvonne Okoro

Voluptuous beauty, half-Nigerian, half-Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Okoro, isn’t exactly the kind of damsel you would think is in distress. She has nothing on her to cut that image and it doesn’t appear her career is in danger either. If the beautifully endowed sexy actress should come under any observation, I guess the lots would be in her favour as she seems to be doing better than ever, career wise.
Yvonne-Okoro11But her post on the Instagram last week placed a huge question mark on the state of mind of the actress. The declaration “ I would rather be lonely and miserable than be in a relationship” wouldn’t pass for any woman who is fulfilled as a woman, even though the career is on the up and up.