kate Henshaw Concedes To Defeat, Congratulates Winner!

Award winning Nigerian actress, Kate Henshwa, who was a contestants in the Calabar Munical/Odukpani Federal Constituency slot at the Federal House of  Representative on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has bowed out after conceding to defeat in the elections primaries. 

The talented actress revealed this in her twit which stated: "The primaries was conducted in an orderly manner. It was fair n transparent. Sadly I did not make it. My congrats to the winner". she said.

U.S Female Bus Driver Rescued Children From Burning Bus!

A school bus driver has been hailed as a hero after helping to rescue about 40 children from a burning school bus.

The female driver, identified as Kristina Buhrman was reportedly driving the middle school students at about 7:15 a.m. Wednesday in Polk County, Florida, when the students started to smell smoke.

Buhrman stated that “A student yelled at me and said ‘There’s smoke coming in the bus.’ As soon as she yelled ‘there’s smoke in the bus,’ I immediately pulled over,” she said.

As the smoke thickened, she hustled the students off the bus while calling 911 dispatchers. The fire grew so hot, it blew out the windows, peeled away paint, and flattened the tires.

Florida highway patrol trooper Sgt. Mary Godino commended Buhrman’s actions.

“The bus driver did a fabulous job in getting all those kids off in time, or, as you would have known, if they didn’t get off, it would have been a terrible thing,” Godino said.

“The kids did great, they got off in a single-file line. They moved quickly and 

they had to climb over the guardrail to get into the grass.”

Photo credit: Michael Krank

Three Generals Who ruled Nigeria: Major General Muhammadu Buhari's Regime!

The Nigerian political terrain is agog with 2015 elections, campaigns are at its peak as Political Parties elect their flag bearers. 

The story of Nigeria's journey to Democracy can not be told in full without making mention of the impacts of Rt. Major General Muhammadu Buhari, General Ibrahim Babangida and General Mohammed Sani Abacha, the three  generals who ruled Nigeria. Theirs were eras perceived by many to have the greatest (positive and negative) impacts on Nigeria. Events from their times in office actuated into the democracy Nigeria relish today, these events could also divulge the path the Nigerians choose to forge ahead as a nation.

A beneficiary of a coup that dethroned the Alhaji Shehu Shagari led Second Republic government, by middle ranking Military officers, spear-headed by then Colonel Ibahim Badamasi babangida. 

Then a Colonel in the Nigerian Army, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, a former Commissioner for Petroleum Resources under the military administration of General Olusegun Obasanjo, became the 7th Nigerian Head of State on January 1, 1984. 

Major General Muhammadu Buhari's administration was popularised for his uprightness and stand against corruption, respected for his competence in keeping the country progressive through sheer economic ingenuity, even when it rejected IMF loan and conditionalities to devalue the Naira.

Nevertheless, as the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) stated, "Buhari's attempts to re-balance public finances by curbing imports led to many job losses and the closure of businesses." These losses were reportedly accompanied by a rise in prices and a decline in living standards of Nigerians. 

On assumption to power, the Press seemed a major target of the Buhari administration. An irony, considering the fact that this administration came into power via a coup d' etat prompted by campaigns from the Press and oppositions who accused the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) of mismanagement of the economy, electoral misconduct, and corruption. 

General Buhari conscientiously kept to his word to then Editor of Newswatch Magazine, late Dele Giwa, to "temper with the Press freedom".

As evident in the enactment of the Public Officers Protection Against False Accusation, the infamous "Decree 4": "Any person who publishes in any form, whether written or otherwise, any message, rumour, report, or statement...which is false in any material particularly or which brings or is calculated to bring the Federal Military Government or the Government of a State or public officer to ridicule or disrepute shall be guilty of an offence under this Decree....two years imprisonment without option of fine, for individual; fine of not less than 10,000 for a corporate body". 

This decree saw to bans, seizures, arrests and imprisonment of Journalists in Nigeria. 

"Decree 4" authorised Buhari's administration to bar the circulation of any Newspaper considered as "detrimental to the interest of Nigeria", confiscate equipment of  (Print/Broadcast) Media, found guilty his officers, unless they (officers) proved that materials was published without their consent. Interestingly, offenders were tried by government tribunals made up of four military officers and a High Court Judge. 

Tribunal verdict was not subject to appeal and no court could inquire into the validity or otherwise of any verdict  of the tribunal. In suite was another desensitised "State Security Detention of Persons" under "Decree 2". 

So eager was this administration to sweep "corruption" out of Nigeria, that as at January 20, 1984, "Decree 2", which was supposed to come into effect on February 9th, 1984, reportedly already held 300 politicians for questioning and detained 600 of them at Kirikiri Maximum Prisons- Lagos. Among those detained was Alex Ekwueme, Vice President in the ousted Shehu Shagari's (NPN) Second Republic administration.

"Decree 2" likewise saw to banned strikes and lockout by workers. Politicians were jailed for 80-100 years for corruption, Nigerian popular musician late Fela Anikulapo Kuti, was sentenced to 10 years imprison on charges that Amnesty International denounced as fabricated and politically motivated.

Major General Muhammadu Buhari's administration arranged for and crated an ex- Transport Minister and one of its chief critics, Umaru Dikko,  in London, with the intent to bring him back to Nigeria for prosecution.

On allegation championed by Tai Solarin, and published by New Nigerian Newspaper, concerning alleged disappearance of the sum of N2.8bn from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)'s accounts under his watch, Major General Buhari said: "I was disappointed with the Press. I was disappointed because some things are not supposed to be published.For example, if some illiterate brought to you something very sensational and unbelievable, you must have the integrity to resist it if it is against national interest. if we were going to do any meaningful work, the situation of things in Nigeria in 1984 demand that the Press be dealt with".

"Decree 2" was perceived by majority as a decree that repelled every citizen's right granted earlier by the 1979 constitution. 

That being stated, in what was described as a rare "success story", the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) received accolades under Major General Muhammadu Buhari, for transparency.

72 -year- old now retired, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, is into Politics and is the Presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Find the story on Rt. General Ibrahim Babangida and Sanni Abacha from links below:

http://rovinginformant.blogspot.com.ng/2015/01/three-generals-who-ruled-nigeria.html

http://rovinginformant.blogspot.com.ng/2014/12/three-generals-who-ruled-nigeria.html

  

Photo Of The day - Celebrating Women Who Touched The World!

late Mother Teresa cared for the poorest of the poor!

Scam Alert- Fraudsters At It Again!

The year is speedily coming to an end, as usual, scammers are looking for ways to make some quick money through any means possible.... the mail below was sent to a Gmail user's account a couple of days ago.

The mail below was sent from: Emeka James 'hgewfc@centurylink.net'

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We hereby warn the general public to be at alert over these fraudulent activities of scammers, which might come as emails (like the one above) asking them to fill out forms, and give out vital details about them, in order to collect some huge amount of money, won from a lottery they never entered for. 


Readers be wise, don't fall pray to this!

To be fore-warned, is to be fore-armed!

Some On-Going Developmental Projects In Lagos!

Photo Speak: Recently, we brought pictures of some obviously abandoned project in Lagos State, on the other hand, as we rover round the Victorian Island/ Lekki area of the commercial center of Nigeria, we noticed some commendable developmental projects....

Pictures below:

Ongoing construction at the new Shoprite site at Akunkui- Lekki area of Lagos State

The new look of the popular Obalende round-about - Lagos

Obalende under bridge at night

BRT bus terminus under construction at Obalende

Photo Of The Day, Celebrating Women Who Touched The World!

Photo Speak: 



People's Princess, the late Lady Diana holding a sick child.