Vacillation Greets Chime's Pose with Governors!

Nigeria

Governors Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom, Gabriel Suswan of Benue and Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers pose with their ailing colleague and Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime at an undisclosed location in London. 

A group in Enugu state, has dismissed, as fallacy, the recent picture of Ailing Enugu state governor Chime, and his 'Akwa-Ibom, Benue and Rivers state counterparts. The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), and the Save Enugu Group (SEG) have dismissed as fake the picture. according to a reliable source who spoke with one of the News Paper Organizations in Lagos: “Neither the handlers of the governor have been fair to the good people of Enugu State nor is the governor himself, for all the speculation was avoidable. If Chime can stand on his feet, why don’t he return or talk to us through video tape?”

On the circulation of Chime’s picture with the Governors, who were said to have paid him a sympathy visit in London, the source said though he was not a security expert to determine the genuineness of the picture, it has raised more questions than it was intended to answer.

“The rumour mill is once more awash with questions: if he can stand up and smile and take picture, why can’t he talk to us? Is it not an old picture taken in another trip abroad?” he asked.

While noting that most state governors are globe trotters, our source said “it is possible the picture is an old one” since, according to him, it is possible as well that they might have “visited our brother and Governor Danbaba Suntai, because nothing prevents them from going anywhere with public funds, which they see as their personal patrimony.”

He expressed regrets that as a senior lawyer, Chime did not draw lessons from the controversy that surrounded the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s last days.

Last days of late President Yar'Adua, befor he was flown abroad for treatment

Like wise, the Save Enugu Group (SEG) has dismissed the photograph as fake. It said the picture, which has the Chairman of the Governors’ Forum, Amaechi, governors Suswam and Akpabio with Chime, was circulated to media houses on Tuesday by the Enugu State Government.

Consequently, in a recent statement, the co-ordinators of SEG disputed the picture, describing it as “a classic replay of Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s song, Government magic". According to the group, it was no doubt a panic response by the Enugu State Government “to meet our two weeks deadline to reveal the location and health status of our governor.”

The statement signed by Two key Officials of both group, stated: “We have come to the conclusion that the picture posted by the Enugu State Government as having been taken on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, is fake and tells a lie about itself".

“Some of the governors shown on that picture could not have been in London on that day unless they have the gift of bi-location. Secondly and more seriously, if Governor Chime is as fit as shown, what is he still doing away from his duty post for over four months? We choose to believe that our hard working governor is not that irresponsible".

“Again, the telephone conversation reported by a News paper house, has done great injury to that paper. Many of us will remember the Yar’Adua phantom interview with BBC. Is this a replay? We challenge them to play the audio. We all recall the dramatic telephone conversation between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the late Yar’Adua at a campaign rally in 2007 of ‘Umoru, are you dead?’”

Abstract from the Yar' Adua's Jan 12, 2010 BBC Interview:

“At the moment I am undergoing treatment, and I’m getting better from the treatment. I hope that very soon there will be tremendous progress, which will allow me to get back home, As soon as my doctors discharge me, I will return to Nigeria to resume my duties, I wish, at this stage, to thank all Nigerians for their prayers for my good health, and for their prayers for the nation." 

In the wee hour of 24th of February, Yar'Adua was secretly flown back to the Country, and on the 5th of March 2010, 70 days after his controversial return, he was declared dead following a protracted kidney related diseases.

Enugu State Governor, Mr. Sullivan Chime, has been absent from office since September 19, 2012, after he applied to the Speaker of the State Assembly, for a two-week leave; but is yet to resume. 

The Deputy Governor of the state, Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi, was said to have been asked to act in the governor’s absence in the said letter.

Enugu state Acting Governor: Sundsy Onyebuchi

Information reaching us states that the governor is currently getting treatment for cancer in a London hospital and will be back in a couple of weeks.

 

23 years old Nigerian man Sentenced to Death by hanging in Malaysia for Drug Trafficking

A Nigerian man was on January 22, sentenced to death by hanging by the High Court in Benama malaysia, after he was found guilty of trafficking in 16,936gm of cannabis two years ago.

Judicial Commissioner Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab handed down the sentence on John Amaechi Eze, 23, after finding that the prosecution had established the case beyond reasonable doubt. Eze, a student at a private college in Kuala Lumpur, was charged with committing the offence in front of Dewan Lye Huat Garden, Jitra, about 9.30pm on May 10, 2011. Eze, who looked calm when the Mohd Zaki handed down the sentence, then requested permission to contact his family in Nigeria and informed the court that he had not contacted them since he was arrested. Mohd Zaki said the matter would be arranged by his lawyer, Ali Munawar Razak, and deputy public prosecutor Wan Nor Hasnita Wan Daud, who prosecuted in the case. - Bernama

A Nigerian blogger, Ola, who lives in Malaysia shared this experience of living in Malaysia after the sentencing and warned against trafficking drugs. It is quite an interesting read:

Now, for anyone harbouring thoughts of trafficking drugs to this country, this is what you get. It beats me why someone would risk their life, by taking banned substance to this racist shit hole called Malaysia, because when issued a visa, it is clearly stated that the punishment for drug trafficking in Malaysia is death.

To be fair and honest to Malaysia, there are some very nice and wonderful people out there, but they are greatly outnumbered by the bigots among them. I live and study in Malaysia and I’ve observed a bias pattern in judicial procedures and policing  as regards drug trafficking and crime prevention.

My assertions are based on my day to day experience and observation as a resident. I have no statistical analysis of the Nigerian population living in Malaysia neither do I have the exact figures or nationality of the number of cases prosecuted by the Malaysian judiciary.

From the Nigerian side, The easterners (Igbos) out-number other ethnic groups within the Nigerian community here. That’s why most Nigerians you meet are from the east. A lot (of) Nigerians you meet are not in Malaysia to study, though they are enrolled in one college or another, they are semi-illiterates or outright illiterates, very lousy, brash and arrogant (for reasons I don’t understand). Then we have the stranded group who were duped by travel agents into thinking the pasture in Malaysia is greener.

In short, You meet criminals of all shapes, size and age. They just sleep, eat, wake up, and hope the next Maga pays. They are so much, you’ll think all Nigerians living in Malaysia are criminals, but we have bright students doing well and graduating in Malaysian Universities, we have gainfully employed graduates trained by Malaysians themselves (few) and business men and women doing legitimate business exporting goods to and from Nigeria (also few compared to the population of the Nigerian community).

But the Yahoo boys and drug traffickers are so high in number it seems they’ve all relocated from Nigeria to Malaysia. Conditions here favour them.

Basic infrastructure is great here compared to what we have in Nigeria. 24 hours electricity, running water, well laid roads, affordable high speed internet, compact 3/4 bedroom apartment, affordable furniture,  little or no scrutiny on international remittance etc. Malaysia is a Yahoo Boy’s paradise.

Though, most foreigners especially new comers call them (Malaysians) lazy and stupid (I still don’t get the rationale behind that).

On the Malaysian side, you’ll meet the Malay Supremacist.

A Muslim, religious bigot, loud, aggressive and assertive. He (male and female) hates Jews and despises Christians. He wants to protect the “sanctity” of Islam, State resources are at his disposal. His opinion and interest supercedes that of others.

His ancestors are the first settlers in Peninsular Malaysia. His interpretation of the Islamic text  dictates and guides the Muslim community and some times the whole nation. His favourite question when he meets you for the first time in class or anywhere is “Are you Muslim?”. He runs the country and he knows it.

Then we have the Chinese Chauvinist, a business tycoon/ hard working student. Drives flashy cars, he believes his race is the best. He is rich and he has read stories of Nigerians using Malaysian girls as drug mules, black/chemical money stories; he has meet or read of stranded Nigerians who loiter around Kuala-Lumpur begging for money (these stranded guys don’t shower, so they stink).

He cringes when you happen to be in the same elevator, crosses to the other side of the road when you are walking towards each other and always thinks you need something from him any time you try to talk to him. He has held on to so many Nigerian horrible stories and thinks every Nigerian is like that.

Then, we have the Angry Indian, always pissed and mean-mugging you. He has been discriminated against so much that even his language is not included in the country’s ATM machine (LMAO). He is always trying to pick fights with you and the first comment he makes is “THIS IS MY COUNTRY!”. He’ll smash his crash helmet on you at the slightest provocation or stab you. He also reads of atrocities committed by Nigerians and sees you as a threat.

So, living in Malaysia has made me a racism connoisseur of sought. In fact, I have become so sensitive that I believe I can tell if an individual is racist within a few seconds of being around them. There are people in Malaysia whose sole purpose in life is just to ruin your day. Racism in Malaysia is perfect. It is subtle when it needs to be and brass when necessary.

As a foreigner you might be misled into thinking Malaysia is a boring place and no one gives a damn about you, so you can do what ever you like and get away with it. No, you are seriously mistaken. Malaysia sometimes feels like the North-Korea we watch on T.V. Some citizens are very nosy and they watch and observe every move you make. I read a news article some weeks ago that says about 80% of Police personnel don’t do normal Policing but rather, spy and gather intelligence.

So, my point is this. Malaysia is a tightly controlled society where the authorities decide what business prospers, whether legal or illegal. Elements within the police control the drug trade, the distributors are under their command and they arrest them when it’s politically needed to unite the country against a common enemy. We hear of stories of Iranian and Arab drug traffickers who are quietly deported and warned never to return to Malaysia but other nationalities are shown off as trophy in front of news men who broadcast and publish sensational news headlines.

South-east Asian countries are united against drug trafficking and they hold meetings regularly to discuss new strategies on deterrent, Death (rolls eyes).

So, it baffles me why people still take the risks John Amaechi Eze was sentenced on January 22; a British Grand mother Lindsay Sandiford was also sentenced to death on the same day in Indonesia. In the year 2008, two Nigerians were executed in Indonesia and one in Singapore.

 

Nigerians, please stop trying to bring drugs into Malaysia.

 

Christiane Amanpour interviews Nigerian President!

Nigerian President: Goodluck Jonathan

In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan agreed that Boko Haram could pose an existential threat to his country.

                 

“If Boko Haram is not contained, it would be a threat not only to Nigeria, but to West Africa, Central Africa and of course to North Africa,” he said. “Elements of Boko Haram link up with some of al Qaeda in northern Mali and other North African countries.”

For that reason, he said his government is “totally committed” to working with friendly nations to help contain problems in Mali. Like many other world leaders, Jonathan said the problem there has been exacerbated by the free flow of weapons out of Libya since the fall of dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

President Jonathan admitted that initially Boko Haram caught Nigeria off guard; now, he said, the country has been making progress to contain “the Boko Haram saga.”

 
He said his government is working day and night to make sure that the deadly attacks on an Algerian oil field do not happen in Nigeria.

The Economist reports that the death toll from Boko Haram attacks in 2012 was 1,099 – double was it was the previous year.

Boko Haram sect

“If you look at the last six months, incidents of killing started dropping,” President Jonathan contended, insisting that the government is gaining control.

He denied suggestions from the U.S. State Department that the Nigerian government has conducted a large quantity of arrests and killings that have been indiscriminate, possibly driving more people into the hands of Boko Haram.

“The United States of America is completely wrong,” he told Amanpour. 
“No security agency arrests anybody just for the love of arrest. We have intelligence that enables us to arrest the people who have been arrested.”

President Jonathan also insists that poverty and unemployment are not fueling the violent rise of Boko Haram – citing religion as the primary motivation of this jihadist group.

As part of a counter terrorism effort, President Jonathan’s national security adviser has sought to engage in dialogue with Boko Haram.

Jonathan told Amanpour that the discourse has helped the situation, and that he will continue to pursue this strategy.

The Power of the Presidency

Christiane Amanpour was the first journalist to interview Goodluck Jonathan when he assumed the presidency in April 2010. One focus of that conversation was about the endemic electric outages that average Nigerians face.

Three years later, despite continued problems and a report by Nigeria’s Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission that says 60% of Nigerians are without access to power, Jonathan said that the country has made significant strides.

“That is one area where Nigerians are quite pleased with the government – that our commitment to improve power is working,” he said. “I promise you before the end of this year, power outages will be reasonably stable in Nigeria.”

On: Endemic Corruption

“You cannot change the mindset of people by waving your hand. You must take means to make sure that you don’t create an environment where everyone will be corrupt and we are doing it very well,” Jonathan said.

He cited the previous elections as signs of success against corruption. International observers, The African Union, and the Independent National Electoral Commission all praised the polling.

But there is still widespread corruption in the oil industry.

Last April, Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said that 400,000 barrels of oil a day were looted from the country in just one month.
The International Energy Agency said that $7 billion dollars a year is lost annually to oil theft.

“Frankly speaking, I want the international community to support Nigeria because this stolen crude is being bought by refineries abroad and they know the crude oil was stolen,” Jonathan told Amanpour. “The world must condemn what is wrong.”

Source: CNN

Man who buried baby alive Arrested!

Nigeria:
 Unbelievable!

A 25 year old labourer, Macaulay Onitcha, has been arrested by the police in Delta state- Nigeria, for allegedly burying his new born daughter, Edna Macaulay, alive. 

Macaulay took the young baby to the bushes, dug a shallow grave, threw the baby in the grave and covered it with sand.

The shallow grave where baby edna was buried

Fortunately for the little angel, someone had witnessed him burying her alive and hurriedly exhumed her after fighting and overpowering Macaulay at the scene. The person, Saturday Ekama, took the child to the police station to report what had happened. 

Baby Edna: after she was dug out of the shallow grave

Little Edna had a neck injury after she was dug out and she is currently undergoing treatment at Saint Francis Hospital, Okapra Inland in Asaba, while her dad is in police custody at the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Asaba.

Edna receiving treatment at the Hospital

Macaulay told police that he attempted to kill his daughter because since his wife gave birth to her, she had refused to sleep with him. He said he did it in anger and was sorry!

Peter Okoye welcomes new baby

Proud dad, Peter okoye

Psquare‘s Peter Okoye   and his fiancée Lola Omotayo have welcomed their second child, a baby girl  in a San Francisco hospital in the United States of America; and she’s already got a name too! The baby has been named Aliona.

Lola and baby Aliona

Lola Omotayo delivered the child a few hours ago and according to pop singer both mother and daughter are doing fine.

                               



Reports say Lola, a Public Relations expert, jetted out of Nigeria to America late 2012 to prepare for the delivery.

Peter took to social media site Twitter to announce the birth of the baby. He tweeted that: 

Peter said in an interview that coming from a heavy loss – the death of their mother last year -, it was refreshing to be blessed with a baby girl. 

“We lost our Mum last year, but God has blessed us with a baby girl; I’m very happy,” he said.

The couple, already have a son, Cameron.

Peter and son Cameron

Cameron

                                           

Meanwhile, Paul Okoye, the twin and other half of the music duo, is also expecting his first child.

Paul Okoye and Girlfriend

His fiancée, Anita, who is currently pursuing her Masters in Scotland, is pregnant and is expected to be delivered of her baby in Scotland soon.

Paul and Peter Okoye of Psquare

   

Catholic Church 'Temporarily' Pulls out of CAN!

Nigeria:

                                              

Catholic Church of Nigeria has withdrawn its membership from Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).

Monsignor Christopher Ajala

The Diocesan Administrator of the Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta, Monsignor Christopher Ajala, stated this at a news conference organised as part of the activities to mark the 15th anniversary of the creation of the diocese. Monsignor Ajala stated that the Catholic church suspended its activities in CAN because it was too close to government.

Ayo Oritsejafor

He alleged that the Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor-led CAN had derailed from the objectives of the body, adding that the Catholic Bishops Conference was not comfortable with the development, hence its decision to pull out.

His words: “The Catholic Church took their stand before the purchase or the aircraft was donated to him. But what the Catholic Bishops Conference is complaining about is about the way they are running the national CAN now that is not meeting the objectives and the goals of CAN and the forefathers of CAN.

“CAN is now being run as part of the government and we said no.

“Because they (government) will dictate to us what to do and they will not take our advice seriously. The Catholic Church decided to withdraw from the activities of CAN at national level; we are still part of the state. We made our stand clear in November, last year, and by December, the man bought a jet. I don’t know how he got it but the president was there on that day the jet was delivered to him.

“So, what we are saying is that our religious leaders should be honest, upright and they should also be the conscience of this nation.

“If you are bought, the masses of this country are finished. If you can use money to buy our religious leaders, then there is no hope for the common man. That is the Catholic Church’s stand. We are supposed to speak for the people to correct the wrongs in the society and assist every government to know the will of God for them and we still stand by that” he declared.

Man Kidnapped and murdered a 7 year old!

Lagos:

This story tell of how a 24 years old man, identified as onyeka, lured, kidnapped and strangled to death, seven years old Ayuba, a neighbor's child who had gone to play with his friends in the next compound where Onyeka happened to reside with his elder brother and (elder brother's) wife.

The suspect, Onyeka

The story below was gotten directly from the culprit:

On the faithful day, Ayuba had gone (as usual) to play with his friends in a neighboring compound, on number 14 state avenue, Ikotun, Lagos.   when Onyeka called him into the apartment he lives in with his elder brother's family. unsuspecting of any sinister motives, the innocent boy went in to answer the call.

On entering the house, Onyeka grabbed him and held him against his will, a couple of hours later, he strangled the boy (who by now was mounting pressure on him to let him go home), put his body in a sack and at dusk, just before his elder brother or wife got back home, quickly took the body in the sack, to an uncompleted building on the street, and threw it into a suck-away pit.
after which he wrote and discretely  dropped a note at Ayuba's parent's house, demanding a 5 million Naira ransome, if they want to see their son again; he also left a gsm number which he could be reached.

the socker-away pit 

when the boy's parents who by now were worried over the where about of their son, saw the note,  their fears could only be imagined. they tried calling the number on the note, but Onyeka knowing that, the number will easily give him away, threw away the sim card, thereby making him unreachable.

  Luck however ran out on him, when his sister inlaw, noticed some changes in His character and asked her husband to call and question his brother very well, as she suspects that he knows something about Ayuba's where-about.

heeding his wife's advice and also recalling the striking resemblance of the "kidnapper's written note's hand- writting" with that of his brothers', he handed Onyeka over to Ayuba's  father, to tell them what he knows of their son's missing.

Ayuba's father did not hesitate to hand Onyeka over to the police at the Ikotun area of Lagos state.

After intensive interrogation,  Onyeka owned up to kidnapping and killing Ayuba.

He later took the police to the suck away pit, where he threw the body into.

Viewers discretion advised!

Ayuba's decomposing body brought out of the suck-away pit

Ayuba's body was taken to the morgue, while Onyeka has been charged for kidnaping and murder!

Ayuba's body being taken to the murtuary