Pope Francis Marks 79th Birthday Today!

Pope Francis marks 79th birthday today. 

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope Francis is the 266th and current Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. 

Roving Informant is wishing the Pope a very happy birthday. 

President Muhammadu Buhari Turns 73 Today!

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari turns 73 years - old today, 17th 

December. Muhammadu Buhari was born on 17 December 1942, in Daura, Katsina State, to Adamu and Zulaihat Buhari. 

Here's wishing the president a more fruitful and fulfilling years ahead. 

NSA's $2.2 Billion Diversion - Presidency Denies Receiving Five Armoured SUVs, Monetary Compensation From The Jonathan Administration!

Responding to the recent indictment made by the opposition Peoples' democratic Party (PDP) Youth Frontier, that part of the billions, being funds meant to be utilized for arms acquisition for the Nigerian Army, but which was diverted by former National Security Adviser Colonel Sambo Dasuki, during the Goodluck Jonathan's administration, "was used to buy bullet proof vehicles for Buhari, Not one, not two, not even three, SUVs, Sedans, Etc".

The Presidency in a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, denied reports that President Muhammadu Buhari received $300,000.00 and about five armoured SUVs from the Office of the National Security Adviser in the aftermath of the attack on his convoy in Kaduna -  North - Western Nigeria, in 2014. Instead, it stated that the vehicles in question, were in keeping with Buhari's entitlements as a former Head of State under the Remuneration of Former Presidents and Heads of State (And other Ancillary Matters) Decree of 1999, which provides that three vehicles will be provided for Former heads of state and replaced every four years

The Statement Below: 

"Our attention has been drawn to reports making the rounds, especially  online, that President Muhammadu Buhari received $300,000.00 and up to five armoured SUVs from the Office of the NSA in the aftermath of the attack on his convoy in Kaduna last year.

We unequivocally deny that President  Buhari received $300,000.00 or any monetary compensation whatsoever from the Jonathan Presidency or any of its officials, in the aftermath of that attack, or at any other time since then.

While it is true that one armoured SUV and one untreated SUV were sent to the President in the aftermath of the attack, The vehicles were in keeping with his entitlements as a former Head of State under the Remuneration of Former Presidents and Heads of State (And other Ancillary Matters) Decree of 1999. Section 3, Sub Section 1 of that Decree provides that three vehicles will be provided for Former heads of state and replaced every four years. 

There was therefore nothing untoward, illegal or tending to corruption in former Head of State Buhari and Presidential aspirant, as he then was, receiving vehicles, to  which he was statutorily entitled, from the Federal Government of Nigeria President Buhari had in keeping with his austere, spartan and frugal disposition  shunned most of his entitlements as a former Head of State but was prevailed upon by his supporters to accept the two vehicles for his personal safety in the aftermath of the dastardly attempt to assassinate him.

It is preposterous to think that the President will allow his acclaimed reputation of honesty and incorruptibility to be tarnished by accepting a questionable monetary compensation from a  discredited  regime."

R.I.P Dede-One-Day!

The Nigerian film industry on Monday, 14th December lost one of its own to the cold hands of death. The Nollywood comic actor, Dede One Day died of high blood pressure in the early hours of Monday after performing at an event on Sunday.

May his soul R.I.P

SPAR Lekki On Fire!

The SPAR department stores behind Salem bus-stop in Lekki is on fire...

Cause of fire is unknown at the moment...

Lupita Nyong'o Dazzles In Star Wars: Force Awakens Premiere!

Lupita Nyong'o dazzles in space dust sparkle dress at the Star Wars: 

Force Awakens premiere held in Los Angeles on Monday, 14th December.

Bus Crash in Argentina Kills Over 40 Police Officers!

Monday, December 14, at about 2am, a bus conveying  51 border police officers to San Salvador de Jujuy, about 175 miles from the border with Bolivia, plunged 60 feet into a ditch, killing 43 officers while 8 were injured. 

The bus was traveling along Route 34, a poorly maintained road in some sections, with deep potholes, especially near the bridge, in the Balboa area. 

Authorities say that investigation indicates that one of the bus’s tires blew out yards before the bridge, causing the driver to lose control.