Photo Of The Day!

Right in the middle of the road, this van veered off, hitting one of the pedestrian bridge pillars at Sand Fill bus-stop, by Oriental Hotel, Victorian Island, Lagos, in the morning hours of Monday, March 21st. 

Was the driver sleeping...drunk? just wondering!

Air Force One Touches Cuba After 88 Years!

Air Force One touched down at José Martí International Airport Havana, late Sunday, March 20, 2016, as United States President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha lands in Cuba for the first visit to Cuba by a sitting U.S president since 1928.

Visiting with the president are dozens of U.S. lawmakers and business leaders who arrived separately for the visit.

Few minutes ago, President Obama twitted "¿Que bolá Cuba? Just touched down here, looking forward to meeting and hearing directly from the Cuban people".

Human Right Protesters Rounded Up, Arrested In Cuban Just Hours To Obama's Visit

It has been reported that Cuban authorities arrested over 50 protesters who were marching to demand improved human rights only hours to U.S President Barack Obama's scheduled historic visit to the communist island, on Sunday, March 20. 

The protesters, mostly women reportedly took advantage of  the presence of dozens of international reporters in town for Obama's visit, to canvass for the release of political prisoners, everything looked good until they were quickly rounded up in buses and police cars. The group said they only want to bring their plight to Obama and the world's attention, "he needs to know that we are here being repressed simply for exercising our right to express ourselves and manifest in a non-violent way." they said.

The group known as the Ladies in White, routinely march every Sunday after Mass at a church called Miramar in a suburb of Havana, Cuba's capital city, report has it that they usually get arrested and detained for hours or days.

Bloody Election Re-Run In Rivers State!

I try as much as possible to keep my opinion out of my articles, especially using this platform, but Nigeria, belongs to us all; therefore, I am concerned. Having the 'illusion', that things will work out, with just prayers and doing nothing, is one-big-lie we tell yourselves. I am an unapologetic believer in 'non- violence', as a means of resolving issues. To that respect, I use what I have, 'my pen', as a means of getting involved in the Polity. 

Truth be told, it's high time we call 'a spade', what it is-  'a spade', if we must move forward. Our nation, is in shambles, and all most of our supposedly duly elected representatives in the corridors of power do, is- engage the resources at their disposal in 'power-tussle'. Dilly-dallying over this issue will not lead us anywhere.  

The "predictable" outcome of Rivers State National and State Assembly election re-run, held on Saturday, March 19, 2016, is distressing. Despite reported 'tight-security', there abound allegations, and counter allegations of gross electoral misconduct; comprising of:  violent attacks and killings, in the camps of Nigeria's leading Political Parties: the All Progressives Congress, (APC) and the People Democratic Party, (PDP). 

Prior to the election re-run, big wigs from afore mentioned political parties, thronged Rivers State like gladiators, their 'do-or-die' countenance towards the re-run could be perceived by a blind man, from miles away. All, with the intention of grabbing more, and more wards into their respective party portfolios, while the territories they already have in their control, languish in penury, for lack of basic amenities- electricity supplies, good road networks, lack of clean drinking water, diminished quality education in our public school system, resulting to being subjected to pay incredible tuition in private schools. Lack of jobs for the teeming graduates, heartless embezzlement of public funds by top government officials and civil servants. 

March 19th, 2016, killings and inflicting of injuries, in Rivers State elections re-run, was not necessary and should have been avoided, if the political gladiators, who attack directly, or sponsor attacks, would allow 'THE PEOPLE DECIDE'. 

Don't give me that look of: 'Did you say attack, or sponsor'?. 
I ask: Is there a smoke without fire?. 

Blame it on hoodlums and cultists, all you want. I think these 'hoodlums', who are 'social-problems', created by 'irresponsible-leadership', know their boundaries. They will not over-step, except of course, some mischievous elements, in the corridors of power, beats to the tune they dance to.

Pictures of some of the damages, resulting from Rivers State election re-run crisis: 

Nigeria, is labelled: a '3rd world' nation, not for of  lack of resources.  Name them- Human, Natural, we have these, in abundance. We are nevertheless, labelled a 3rd world', because of how we think/ reason. It is sad to note that every single one of these political gladiators, and sponsors, are supposedly well educated and believably well informed. Most of them have been around the world, they supposedly have seen, and know how things work in developed nations, which is a far cry from what is obtained here. Why then do we keep going down the road that leads to no-where, or at most destruction, when we should know better?. 

What happened in Rivers on March 19th, 2016, election re-run, is highly regrettable, and should have been avoided. 

Obianuju Mbanusi writes.

Photo - Speaks!

The BRT bus pictured below skewed off the road and veered into the  

Energy gas station at the Victorian garden City (vgc) round-about, along the Lekki -Epe express way, Lagos recently.

More pictures below: 

Human Error/ Technical Failure Ruled As Possible Causes Of FlyDubai FZ981 Crash!

Russian investigative committee ruled that human error or technical failure are the two main theories of FlyDubai FZ981 crash. 

44 Russians, eight Ukranians, 2 Indians, one Uzbek and 7 cabin crews were on-board the ill fated FlyDubai flight FZ981 from Dubai to Rostov On Don, 950 kilometres south of Moscow, Russian capital city, which crashed on landing, killing all 62 people, on Saturday, March 19, 2016. 

Information revealed that  FlyDubai FZ981 departed Dubai International Airportat around 10.20pm UAE time en-route Rostov-on-Don (ROV), but crashed at about 4.50am local time.

One Of Paris Attackers Chief Coordinator Captured!

After four months of evading the strong arm of the law, Abdeslam Salah, one of the chief attackers in a series of coordinated terrorists attacks, and who drove suicide bombers to Stade  de France in Saint - Denis, northern Paris on November 13, 2015 has been caught in a Molenbeek, Brussels raid.

The 26 year-old Belgium born French national, was captured alongside five other terror suspects including three people from the same family who were taken into custody. 

After an exchange of gunfire, Abdeslam Salah was shot in the leg and taken to the hospital.

French President  François Hollande, said more people than anticipated where involved in the attack.

The terrorist attack reportedly killed 130 people, and injured 368 people. Seven of the attackers died in the incident, while the authorities has been on the heels of accomplices.