BLUES LEGEND BB KING DIES AT 89

Blues legend BB King has died in Las Vegas at the age of 89, his attorney said.
King, who inspired a generation of mainstream guitarists, died late on Thursday, triggering shockwaves across social media, with stars from the music world lining up to pay tribute.
The 15-time Grammy award winner was considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time, and influenced a generation of rock guitarists from Eric Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughan, having released more than fifty albums and sold millions of records worldwide.

Hell Let Loose As Njaba Youths Bury Member, Destroy Properties Over 50 Million Naira

 Okwudor, a sleepy and peaceful community in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State was yesterday  thrown into mourning, as dozens of youths from the neighbouring community in Awo Ommamma, Oru East Local Government Area of the state attacked the community.
Similarly, several shops, vehicles and other properties worth millions of Naira were damaged or looted by the rampaging youths.
Investigations revealed that apart from the property destroyed, many people were reportedly injured.
Currently, the youths of Okwudor community were said to be regrouping for a reprisal attack, but for the timely intervention of the traditional ruler of the community, His Royal Highness Eze Anayo Durueburuo, who prevailed on them to allow the security agents carry out investigations.
It was learnt that the mayhem broke out when the youths from Ubahaogwu Awo Omamma community were conveying the corpse of a youth of the community from the Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Orlu.
The youth was said to have died during surgical operation at the hospital and while the youths were conveying his corpse from the hospital, what was supposed to be a mournful but peaceful match home turned bloody when the youths approached Okwudor community.

PATIENCE JONATHAN HANDS OVER ALFPM PRESIDENCY

Dame Patience Jonathan, Friday, handed over her role as the President of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM), her successor, Jadiya Hamdi Mohamed, first lady of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Abuja.
The hand over ceremony took place at the Office of the First Lady Federal Republic of Nigeria, in Abuja, during the 8th AFLPM Summit of the mission which comprises of wives of Presidents of all African countries.
The tenure of Patience Jonathan which started when she was elected as the mission’s President at its seventh summit held in Abuja in July 2012 is supposed to have expired in July 2015 when a new president would have been elected.
However, Mrs. Jonathan summoned an emergency summit of the mission on Friday, where she handed over to her successor.
It will be recalled that the action of the president’s wife was earlier calculated by critics as a ploy to prevent the wife of the President-elect, Hajiha Aisha Buhari, from replacing her as President of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM).

LUXEMBOURG’S PM MARRIES SAME-SEX PARTNER

The Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, made history on Friday as the first serving European Union leader, and second leader in the world, to marry a same-sex partner.
Bettel got married to his gay partner, Gauthier Destenay, on Friday in a private ceremony at the capital’s town hall. The couple is among the first to benefit after the country changed its laws to allow gay marriage last year.
The union comes after Iceland’s ex-PM Johanna Sigurdardottir married her same-sex partner in 2010 while in office.
In December 2013 Bettel formed came into power as Luxembourg’s first openly gay PM.
He defeated conservative PM Jean-Claude Juncker in 2013 after Juncker’s almost two decades in power.
Bettel announced that he and Destenay, an architect, would be getting married just months after lawmakers approved the amendment in June 2014.

Jonathan’s Senator, Rep, others dump PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday suffered another major big shock as the senator and House of Representatives member representing President Goodluck Jonathan’s home constituency at the current National Assembly, Senator Clever Marcus Ikisikpo and Hon Nadu Karibo defected to the APC.

Others who left the PDP include Hon Azibola Omekwe, reprensenting Ogbia Constituency 1; Hon Fini Angaye , Kolokuma/Opukuma constituency 2 of Bayelsa State House of Assembly, former Ogbia local government chairman, Hon Innocent Kaku and a chieftain of the party, Nadari Banigo.Addressing journalists at the APC national secretariat , Abuja, leader of the defectors and senator representing Bayelsa East senatorial district at the National Assembly, Senator Clever Ikisikpo, said they believe that Bayelsa State would be better represented under the APC platform.He said, “We express our readiness today to work with the APC at the local, state and national levels. We are convinced that APC best represents the future for Ogbia, for Bayelsa and for Nigeria. Together, we hereby join the movement for change in Nigeria,” he said.

Governor Oshiomole Weds Cape Verdean Model At Etsako Registry Today

The Executive Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshimole has finally put off the rob of widowhood, by tying a notch with his cape Verdean damsel Lara Forte.
The wedding solemnization took place at the wedding registry of Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo state, having people from all works of life present to witness the executive wedding ceremony of a seating governor of a state in Nigeria.
The reception though had scores of well wishers, in attendance where , security operatives had to restrict the movement of people into and out of the Local government headquarters.

50 PER CENT OF BENINOISE CAME FROM NIGERIA, SAYS YAYI

President of Benin Republic Boni Yayi said yesterday that 55 per cent of the population of his country came from Nigeria.
He described Republic of Benin as the 37th state of Nigeria.
Yayi spoke yesterday after a closed door meeting between him and the President elect, Muhammadu Buhari, at the Defence House, Abuja.
He explained that Nigeria and Republic of Benin are not only close neigbours, but have cultural and traditional affinity, assuring that “Benin Republic will always be on Nigeria’s side”.
The Beninoise leader expressed confidence in the ability of Buhari to take up the challenge facing Nigeria and West African sub region, including the problem of Boko Haram, peace enforcement and other issues.

Ojukwu never imagined I’d go to war – Gowon

A former military head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, says the leader of the defunct Biafra, the late Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, underestimated him by thinking that he (Gowon) would never go to war.Gowon, who led Nigerian forces to defeat Ojukwu’s army during the Nigerian civil war from 1967-1970, said this at the Diamond Jubilee Lecture of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria in Lagos on Thursday.

The former head of state said he was known to be a ‘Born Again’ Christian and Ojukwu, who was the then premier of the Eastern Region, thought his region could secede from Nigeria without consequences because he thought Gowon would not want to go to war.

SEE THREE NIGERIANS CAUGHT WITH $20M FAKE CURRENCY IN U.A.E SHARJAH.

Many Nigerians reside in the United Arab Emirates but some of the biggest news in the Arab nation right now is that of the busting of a money-doubling gang of three Nigerians in Sharjah. The raid was carried out by Sharjah Police and their headquarters explained the modus operandi of the suspects.

A senior police officer in Sharjah says the gang used fake currency to convince people that they can double their money and make them wealthy beyond belief. During the raid, Sharjah Police recovered $20 million in fake currency with the arrest of three Africans. According to Colonel Ibrahim Al Ajill, Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), many unsuspecting residents fell prey to the well-orchestrated scam and many of them had visited the police to complain about illegal activities carried out in an apartment in the Al Nahda area.

I HAVEN’T GOT USEFUL TIPS FROM JONATHAN – BUHARI

President-elect Muhammadu Buhari has accused the outgoing Goodluck Jonathan government of not giving him “tips” on how to kick-start his administration on May 29.
He spoke on Thursday when a committee from the Centre for Human Security of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, presented a five-point policy document to him at the Buhari Support Organisation office in Abuja.
Hours before the event which held behind closed doors, the All Progressives Congress, insisted that the Federal Government was not cooperating with the transition committee set up by the President-elect.
“Buhari regretted that the outgoing government that is supposed to give him tips on how to take off has done nothing so far,” Garba Shehu, the Director of Media and Publicity of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation, told journalists after the presentation by the committee.
Shehu added that the President-elect “thanked the Obasanjo initiative for the gesture, assuring the committee that his incoming administration will be needing advice as time goes on.”
Areas covered by committee in the document include the economy, security, power, education and infrastructure.