Thunder sets NNPC depot ablaze.

Wednesday 30 October, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation depot in Pogo, Minna had one of it's storage tanks engulfed with fire, good heavens the fire was controlled immediately.

The cause of the fire was not made public by the depot officials, but reports gathered states that it might have been as a result of the lightening that struck during a heavy rain at about 8.30pm as it was learnt that the thunder arrestor of the tank was stolen few months ago.

Eyewitness reports states that the fire lasted over 4hours before it was put off by the depot fire fighters and Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC).

Kim and Kanye Sue!

Just Incase you missed it, Kim was 33 on October 21st, she had a party with her family and baby daddy, Kanye West at the AT&T park San Francisco and yeah there and then Kanye went on his knees and proposed with a $3million 15karat diamond ring, how romantic! But hey that's not the latest gist, the new amebo is that Kim and Kanye have decided to sue the guy who took the pictures and video of the romantic proposal and showed it to us (the world) Lol!

According to Kim and Kanye, Chard Harley, the guy who leaked the video wasn't invited to her party, but was allowed to stay on the terms that he'd sign a confidential agreement which he did. However he breached this agreement thus leading to the filing of a lawsuit against Hurley.

Chad Hurley is the co-founder of YouTube but sold it to google for $1.6billion. Kim and Kanye claim Hurley posted the video on his new internet venture, MixBit and further tweeted it to nearly a million followers. The couple mentioned that the video was meant to be broadcasted on MC Cable TV and E! which produces the popular "keeping up with the Kardashians"

See pictures of the proposal after the cut...
 

 

Supreme Court stops PDP gubernatorial aspirant's campaign.

I guess the battle of the fittest to represent the country's ruling party ain't over yet as the Supreme Court tells Tony Nwoye to hold on with his campaign, continue...


  

Source Punch:

The Supreme Court on Thursday restrained the Peoples Democratic Party from starting Tony Nwoye’s campaign for the Anambra State governorship election.

The apex court gave the order in a ruling after an extended hearing, which lasted beyond 6pm.

PDP was ordered to refrain from going ahead with the Nwoye’s campaign pending the determination of an appeal filed by a rival gubernatorial candidate, Nicholas Ukachukwu.

Ukachukwu’s appeal is to be heard on November 4.

As a result of the development, it is expected that the campaign would no longer start on Saturday (tomorrow).

Vice President Namadi Sambo is slated to lead the campaign.

Counsel for the respondents in the matter gave assurances that their clients would abide by the apex court ruling.

Ukachukwu’s lawyer, Joseph Daudu, SAN, had expressed concern that PDP was planning to commence campaign and hand over the party’s flag to Nwoye as its candidate.

Earlier, the apex court had dismissed an application by another claimant to the party’s ticket, Ubah, to be joined in the appeal brought by Ukachukwu.

The panel of Justices of the Supreme Court held that since Ubah already had an appeal pending before the court, his application amounted to an abuse of court process.

It will be recalled that a Port Harcourt Federal High Court had initially declared Ukachukwu as the candidate of the PDP, after which the Court of Appeal overturned the decision, and instead upheld Nwoye as the party’s authentic candidate.

As a result of the development, Ukachukwu headed for the Supreme Court to challenge the decision of the Appeal court.

1st lady, Patience Jonathan buries foster mom.

Ok just in case you didn't know that the 1st lady of the federal republic of Nigeria lost her foster mom, Charity Francis Oba in an auto crash in July, now you know! And oh yes, Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson announced a state burial for her.

Today is the service of songs at Okrika Rivers state and oh well, it sure got start studded! Ebube Nwabuo shared some of the pictures on her twitter page... See pictures below...

 

14year old rapes 9year old to death in Lagos.

In Ikorodu area of Lagos state,  a 9year old girl died after sustaining severe injuries caused by consistent rape by 14year old Onyi Adimabua who is the son of the deceased's school proprietor.

The deceased's father, Simeon Jigo explains that before his daughter died, she complained consistently of lower abdominal pain which made him rush her to the hospital where she was confirmed to have sustained severe injuries caused by forceful sexual intercourse. The revelation by th doctor however made her to open up to her father, Jigo telling him that her proprietor's son, Onyi kept having forceful carnal knowledge of her for over  five times and swore to kill her if she told anyone.

The alleged teenage rapist's parents, reportedly visited Jigo to plead that he  should quit pressing charges which the berieved refused to.

According to Onyi's father, he trained the teenager in the ways of God and is surprised his son could do a thing like that, he claims that the day the 9year old died, Onyi was beaten thoroughly and made to stay in the rain thereby contracting pneumonia. He says that as soon as his son recovers, he'll be taken to the police station for questioning because he suppports that the law must take it's course! However Onyi claims to have learnt about sex by seeing pornographic films when his parents were not home...

Also speaking, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide says "It is appalling that a teenager could indulge in such act. The matter is under investigation and the culprit will be re-arrested.

Bizarre: Dead day old baby found in mother's sack.

Wonders they say shall never end! As seen in the picture above, a forty year old widow names Mujidat with seven children who lives in Iba area of Lagos. Her husband died three years ago, but according to her neighbors, after the death of her husband, different men have consistently trooped in and out of her house (built by her husband).

Mujidat was caught by a member of the community, High Chief  Babatunde Balogun Wednesday October 30th at about 5pm as she was going to dispose off the dead one day old baby contained in the  "baco-super sack" she was carrying just close to her residence.

She allegedly just delivered the baby and claimed that the father of the baby is a welder/block moulder that stays in the same neighborhood.

She further claimed she delivered the baby without the help of any nurse or midwife because she found it easy to do so by herself  thereby needing nobody's help.

Officials of the Community Development Assocition (CDA) however took the woman and her sack of baby to the Isheri-Oshun police station where the matter has been reported and the woman interrogated.

Police stop ASUU!

According to the zonal chairman of The Academic Staff Union of Universities, In Abuja Dr. Clement Chup, ASUU forwarded a written request seeking permission to protest on the streets of the FCT to the commissioner of police at Gwagwalada, where the University of Abuja's mini-campus is situated, but to their greatest dismay, the Nigerian Police prevented them from doing so by spraying them with tear gas!

Below is the press statement from the ASUU representative...

“We, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU of University of Abuja had actually planned to carry out a peaceful demonstration today (October 30, 2013, Wednesday). What we planned was to have a community marching just to march through some major streets in Abuja, to sensitize the public on the essence of our strike. You will agree with me that the strike that has been on for the past four months now is a cause for worry for everybody. We wanted to tell members of the public we are on strike because the Federal Government have refused to implement the agreement they had with our members since 2009.
 

“But unfortunately when we got to the campus this morning, we were prevented from entering the campus by policemen. When they prevented us from entering the campus we sat down helplessly outside the gate, just chatting and trying to put heads together, the policemen came around and tear gassed us several times to disperse us.

“We were wondering why security agents who supposed to provide security for law abiding citizens would turn around and begin to oppress the same people they are supposed to provide security for. It was really a cause for worry, even as they threw over 13 canisters of tear gas at us. Some of us were soaked in the tear gas and one of us who has asthma condition was rushed to the hospital.
 

“We insisted that it is our right, so at the end of the day, we were able to carry out our protest at a point in front of the university gate. When they tried to stop us and they didn’t succeed, they now allowed us to carry out our protest at the gate where we displayed our banners, sang our solidarity song and left”.

However, The Divisional Police Officer, Gwagwalada, Mr. Tony Okon, said that"Shooting of teargas was to prevent hoodlums from joining the protest so that they do not take advantage of the situation and cause any damages"

In between the police in Sokoto state has turned down the request made by ASUU to protest, saying that due to the present situation of the country, the request will not be granted!

So my dear reader, do you think this strike will be called off anytime soon? Leave your comments in the box after the cut...

Aviation minister, Stella Oduah finally faces hearing over #225m bullet proof BMW car!

The minister of aviation finally faces the house of representative committee after two failed attempts.
Below are the pictures of  Madam Stella facing the hearing over the #225m bulletproof BMW car which she allegedly made the aviation ministry to buy for her...  


  

Transcript from Premium Times

11:40

The minister has finally arrived at the venue of the hearing, 100 minutes after the hearing was scheduled to kick off. The lawmakers now setting up to start the hearing.

11:56
Stella Oduah, the aviation minister has just taken her seat before the committee. The hearing begins.

12:00
Hearing committee chairperson, Nkiruka Onyejeocha, gives her opening speech, explaining the delay in starting the hearing and that the committee would be just and fair.

Delay was because venue used for hearing on Wednesday had been taken over for a another hearing on Land racketeering.
“This committee is out to get to the bottom of the matter. But committee is not on ‘witch-hunting’”

12:06
Onyejeocha quips on the tense mood here. “We are not mourning, there is no aeroplane crash; I want to see everyone smiling,” she says. “Feel free and relax.”
The minister is about to be called upon to testify. She takes oath to say “nothing but the truth, the whole truth.”

12:10
Ms. Oduah starts by apologizing for inability to attend previous hearings. She said said her absence was not out of disrespect and thanks the committee for rescheduling her appearance.

12:17
Ms. Oduah says opportunity to appear will allow her give her side of the story. “For the past week, I have been bashed in the media, many have also risen to my defence.”
She said her spokesperson’s admission of the alleged purchase, while right on concerns for her safety, was “inaccurate”.
She goes ahead to say online publications that she compelled NCAA to purchase cars for her were “false and malicious” allegations. “False in its entirety!”
Says online allegations not substantiated but based on “erroneous” comment of her aide.

12:19

“It is not true, cannot be true that NCAA bought bullet proof vehicles for honourable minister of aviation. My understanding is that what NCAA has done is to plan for its vehicle needs for the next three years under the Medium Term Expenditure Framework,” — Stella Oduah

12:34
Oduah: NCAA has real needs for new operational vehicles. Insists armoured cars not meant for her but foreign dignitaries.

“NCAA acted within the ambit of law”.
“Nothing in the stated documents mentioned my name. I did not request for any vehicles. All I did was to approve the purchase, subject to the agency doing the needful(following the law). NCAA followed due process as required by law.”
“The Federal ministry of aviation under my watch has always ensured we act in a prudent manner and under the ambit of the law”-Stella Oduah

12:40
The aviation minister still rendering her opening remarks.
The “First Bank facility to NCAA to the tune of N643 million mere understanding not an obligation” she daid.
“Nigeria’s airspace is now rate among the safest in the world”. She adds that allegation about car purchase is meant to discredit her team and give the impression her effort at reforms is not succeeding.
NCAA has not spent any money not appropriated by the National Assembly. The agency has even saved the nation a cost and further embarrassment that may occur in future.

12:51
The minister’s initial presentation is over. She is now receiving questions from the lawmakers.

13:08
Minister insists NCAA did not exceed its limit or violate the law.
She is reminded by by Jerry Manwe (Taraba state) that the National Assembly rejected armoured cars in the budget which she is defending, the minister buckles: “NCAA will answer that,” she says.
Minister is pressed by Zakari Mohammed(Kwara state) why she exceeded her approval limit, she said her comment on the letter to NCAA was not final but advisory to NCAA to follow the law.
On the said letter, the minister wrote “Approved. Do the needful”.
Brief game on semantics here. Minister says “Do the needful” could mean anything”. But the lawmakers are not having that. NCAA is called to explain the “needful” it did. And the NCAA director general shirks to the former acting DG who was in charge then.

13:25
Blame briefly leaves the minister to officials of NCAA over “do the needful” directive. For a moment, lawmakers appear to agree with the minister the all-encompassing comment exonerates her. The former acting DG of NCAA is tackled for even initiating a memo to Odua for a purchase out of budget, and beyond approved limit.

13:47
Jerry Manwe (Member) to minister: If the armoured cars were not for you as you claimed, who is using them now?
Former acting DG answers for minister: Any one can use any car in the pool
Manwe: Do you mean a cleaner can use those kind of cars?
Former DG: Anybody can use; but those kind of cars are for VIP movement, including foreign dignitaries, including the minister, and even you honourable member!
Manwe; Thank you. But the law of the country does not allow me to use those cars.

14:14
Attention has left the minister for more than half an hour. Lawmakers again tackle Coscharis over the disparity in chassis numbers of the cars.
A frustrated Chief Executive of Coscharis, Cosmas Maduka,makes it clear his company has nothing to hide as the committee would think. “We are not doing monkey business here,” he asserted. Mr Maduka was asked to withdraw the comment and he promptly complied.

14:22
Reps wrapping the hearing. Chairperson Onyejeocha said despite the testimonies from those invited since last week, the committee has received sufficient documents that will inform its report. “We have given everyone fair hearing,” she said.
“We assure everyone and all Nigerians we will do justice”.

14:25
Hearing Ends. Thanks for following our updates. Do stick around our site for the rest of the day as we will put the proceeding in their correct perspective for you.

Wanna know Iyanya's birthday gifts?

So yesterday was the kukere crooner (Iyanya's) birthday and his manager gave him a $25k Rolex wrist watch as a birthday present, here's the pix below..
            

I heard his girlfriend also gave him an expensive perfume... who's this new chic self? Lol! I don't know yet o, but as soon as I find out, I'll keep you all posted! In between, see the pix of the perfume gift too when you continue...
 
Happy birthday in arrears Iyanya!