Complete Chaos In Rivers State House Of Assembly!

 Rivers state House of Assembly witnessed a very rowdy session today for some minutes after two months of adjournment as pro-Governor Rotimi Amaechi legislators battled five renegade lawmakers rooting for the political opponents of the governor.


 
 
The minority lawmakers, whose agenda was to impeach the governor made the impeachment of Speaker Otelemaba Amachree and other principal officers the first priority. They thus stole into the House of Assembly at about 8.30 am earlier before the normal sitting of the House and smuggled in a mace.
But they met eight Pro- Amaechi lawmakers including the Speaker Otelemaba Amachree, Chidi Llyod, the majority Leader and six others in the assembly.
Frustrated that their coup was a mission impossible , one of the five rebels, Evans Bapakaye Bipi, went straight to Chidi Llyod’s seat and physically assaulted him.








As Llyod and Bipi were having a fisticuff, the Speaker who stepped in to separate them was also attacked by Bipi.
A free-for -all started, with blows being exchanged by both sides.

Lloyd was injured, while Martins Amaehule another anti-Ameachi Lawmaker representing Obio-Akpor was also injured and rushed to St Patricks Hospital at Ogbunabali in Port Harcourt for treatment.
As the fracas degenerated, some of the pro-Amaechi lawmakers ran for their dear lives because of the many thugs brought into the Assembly premises by Bipi and his group.
The moment was seized by the minority lawmakers, as a member of the group, Victor Ihunwo, representing Port Harcourt constituency stepped into the Speaker’s seat to “Pilot “ the affairs.
Martins Amaehule moved the “motion” for the “Impeachment” of the Speaker who has been rushed out after the physical assault. Kelechi Worgu an anti-Amaechi, representing Omuma Constituency “supported” the motion and thereafter announced Bipi as the new “Speaker.”
Governor Amaechi who was alerted about the fracas and the breakdown of law and order at the Assembly, arrived at the Assembly chambers, just in time to hear Evans Babakaya Bipialaka give a vote thanks for his ‘election’ as speaker of four other members.
According to witnesses, Bipialaka on sighting the Governor, ordered some thugs and policemen to “shoot him…shoot him”, pointing at the Governor.
Amaechi was said to have walked towards him and replied: “Shoot me?”
The Governor thereafter ordered his security men that came with him to arrest Bipialaka. But Bipi’s orderly and Policemen who came with him resisted the arrest.
Bipi is the lawmaker who represents Ogu-Bolo Constituency, whose wedding was attended several weeks ago by Mrs Patience Jonathan as a Special Guest of Honour and Mother of the Day.

 After the confrontation with the governor, Bipi and other other four lawmakers opposed to Amaechi left the assembly with their thugs.
 
After calm was restored, the house was re-convened at exactly 11.40 am with the Speaker, Otelemaba Dan-Amachree, presiding with 22 Lawmakers present.
P.M.News observed that there was still tension with thugs supporting the anti-Amaechi shouting that they be allowed into the Assembly but were prevented by pro-Amaechi supporters and House of Assembly Policemen.
The Governor later presented a minor amendment of the 2013 budget as it affects the capital expenditure only.
Mr Tele Ikuru,the Deputy Governor who read the proposed minor amendment on behalf of the Governor explained that the minor amendment only affects the capital expenditure.

 Deputy Leader Robinson Nnam Ewor moved a motion for the adoption of amendment and was supported by Mrs.Irene Inigba,the Chief Whip supported the motion.
Golden Chioma ,representing Etche Constituency II moved a motion that the amendment should be committed to the committee of the whole house.
The Speaker asked if there was a counter-motion but there was none.

The amendment was committed into the House of the whole of 22 members present and was later adopted. Amaechi had 28 members on his side since the political fight started. Those that were not at the sitting were said to have sustained injuries and were undergoing medical treatment.
However, Freddy Itolo-Ofen,the Press Secretary to Bipi told P.M.News in an interview that his boss was properly elected as the Speaker of the House by the Five lawmakers.
“Hon Evans Bipialaka the New Speaker was making his vote of thanks when the Governor arrived and ordered that he should be arrested, but was resisted by Bipialaka and his orderly”.

YOBE ATTACK: You’ll Burn In Hell, Jonathan Tells Sect; Borno Shut Down Schools!

President Goodluck Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday described the killing of over 40 students and a teacher of Government secondary school in Yobe state by suspected boko-haram members as 'horrific, wicked and barbaric; saying any person who targets innocent children as a result of emotional dysfunction will certainly burn in hell.


Meanwhile, a public affairs analyst, Mahmoud Othman, has advised the Borno state government to also shut down schools in the state following the deadly attack on Government Secondary School Mamudo in Yobe state which led to the death of 25 students and 1 teacher.



While speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, warned that “you have to save the children. You have to save education.”
The military Joint Task Force (JTF) on Sunday confirmed that students of the school and a teacher were killed on Saturday by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect.

Mr Othman who described the attack as ‘unprecedented and uncalled for’ faulted the continued directive that all telecommunication systems be disconnected as a result of the military onslaught against the Islamic sect in states where state of emergency was declared.

The availability of mobile network would have allowed the students to call for help, he said.

Last week’s attack on a school was by suspected Boko Haram members, who are described as a group of religious extremists, a claim Mr Othman disagrees with.

“The tenets of Islam does not really allow anybody to attack anybody” he notes, implying that the attack has nothing to do with religion. According to him, the situation in Northern Nigeria as a state of anarchy.


Soft Targets
Mr Othman accused security agents of being lax about their duties and averred that schools should not have been left unguarded after other schools had been previously attacked.

“If the security agents are doing their jobs all this will not be happening.”
He said there should have been check points near places regarded as ‘soft targets’ such as the boarding school were the attack was carried out.
“The security people in that corner of the country are very scared of themselves because they are number one targets.”

He called on the security agents in the region to be at alert because members of the insurgents take note of their weakness such as chatting on duty
“Every security agent in the north east of Nigeria and even other parts of Nigeria (because attack can take place anywhere) should be on the alert. They should not behave as if nothing is happening”

On whether the curfew placed on three Northern states should be relaxed or heightened, he said the security agents should do their jobs properly.
He cautioned that everybody who is not a member or supporter of the extremist group is a target.

Dozens Killed In Cairo By Shots Fired At Pro-Morsi Gathering!

Supporters of the ousted president had gathered outside the facility where it's believed he's being held. There are conflicting accounts of what happened. What's known for sure is many of Morsi's supporters were killed by gunshots. Hundreds more were wounded. It's feared there will be more clashes.

Peter ‘Psquare’ Okoye poses with his £1.2 million champagne from Alexander Amosu!

Peter Okoye strikes a pose with the famous 300million Goûtdediamants champagne in his hands, a complimentary Taste of Luxury given to him by luxury designer, Alexander Amosu.






Don Jazzy was the first person to get the champagne from luxury designer, Alexander Amosu, now Peter Okoye has his own .




Alexander Amosu recently created the world’s most expensive champagne called Taste of Diamonds, valued at 1.2million pounds.

Don Jazzy Flaunts Alexander Amosu Designed 18ct Gold & Diamond Plated iphone!

Luxury designer, Alexander Amosun shared with us that he designed the iPhone that Nigerian Multi award-winning record producer, singer-songwriter, musician Don Jazzy was flaunting on his instagram page. 

 

The phone is priced at an estimated N15million.

Nelson Mandela is in 'vegetative state' and life support 'should be switched off', say doctors!

Medics treating Mr Mandela, who is entering his fourth week of hospital treatment for a recurring lung infection, have said the family should consider letting him go rather than “prolonging his suffering”, reports the news agency which cited a court document it had seen. 

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, center, is embraced by her daughter Zindzi Mandela, second from left, as they leave the Mediclinic Heart Hospital on Thursday evening

 

"He is in a permanent vegetative state and is assisted in breathing by a life support machine," read the document, dated June 26, which was submitted by Mr Mandela’s oldest daughter Makaziwe and others in a court battle with another family faction over burial rights. 

"The Mandela family have been advised by the medical practitioners that his life support machine should be switched off. Rather than prolonging his suffering, the Mandela family is exploring this option as a very real probability."

The claim came as Mr Mandela’s wife Graca spoke publicly for the first time about her 94-year-old husband, saying he was “fine” and not in too much pain.

Referring to Mr Mandela by his clan name, she said: "Madiba is sometimes uncomfortable. Sometimes he is in pain. But he is fine."

50 Cent arrested and facing jail term after ‘attack’ on ex-girlfriend!

RAPPER 50 CENT is facing domestic violence charges after allegedly attacking his girlfriend.
 

It is claimed the In Da Club rapper kicked down a door and attacked the unnamed woman home, in California, during a bust-up on June 23.
He has been accused of causing over £4,500 of damage during the fight.
Fiddy – real name Curtis Jackson — reportedly left the scene before the police arrived but was later charged with one count of misdemeanour domestic violence and four counts of vandalism.
If convicted, he faces up to five years in jail and £30,000 in fines.
Police say they found the property ransacked with many broken items, including chandeliers, furniture and a television.

The woman said she had been in a three-year relationship with the star.
LA attorney Mike Feuer said: “Regardless of perceived celebrity or notoriety, domestic violence is a serious crime and alleged perpetrators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law by this office.”

US website TMZ claim the victim is the mother of the rapper’s second child.
Last night the star tweeted a line from Michael Jackson classic Billy Jean – which contains the line “The kid is not my son.”

He tweeted: “Look billy jean your not my lover.”

He later claimed he had only tweeted the line because he was listening to the track.

He wrote: “I’m in the car I haven’t been arrested. I’m listing to MJ#SMSAUDIO”

He is set to appear in court on July 22.