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Tuesday, 28 April 2015

Collapsed bridge: Firm will pay compensation to victims’ families — Kwankwaso

Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State has vowed to ensure that the local construction firm handling the pedestrian bridge, which collapsed along Sheik Jafar road paid adequate compensation to families of the seven victims of Sunday evening incident at Dorayi suburb in the metropolis.

In what appeared as parting gifts ahead of the official hand-over date of May 29 to another government, the Federal Government, Monday, named the yet to be commissioned Inner Southern Expressway which dissects Abuja city centre after President Goodluck Jonathan.

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Senator Bala Mohammed disclosed that the FCT Administration has honoured eminent Nigerians and other Africans by naming major streets in Asokoro Extension, Guzape, Wupa, Wuye and Maitama Extension districts as well as expressways and roads after them.

She's 47?!

Singer Toni Braxton pretty much shut down the red carpet on Sunday night at the United Negro College Fund Evening of Stars event in Atlanta, wowing in a sheer dress that left very little to the imagination. Featuring strategically placed black swirls up top, and a revealing cut-out design at the skirt, the show-stopping number is one of the most risque red carpet looks we've seen in a long time.

Jayne Meadows Allen, award winning stage and screen actress, died peacefully of natural causes in her Encino, Calif. home Sunday night at age 95.
Jayne -- who was born in Wuchang, China to missionary parents -- enjoyed more than six decades in the entertainment industry, from Broadway roles like "The Gazebo" in 1958 to her Emmy-nominated role on CBS' "High Society" in 1995. Jayne was also a regular panelist on the CBS hit program, "I've Got a Secret."

Nancy Jones is convinced that God sent her to George Jones to save the country legend from himself.

The former Nancy Sepulvado wasn’t even a fan of the iconic singer when a friend dragged her along to a concert in New York in 1981. She tells Nashville’s Tennessean newspaper that changed as soon as he started to sing.
“My God, he walked on stage and the crowd goes wild,” she says. “And that voice. I thought, ‘How is that coming out of that man’s mouth? Dang, he’s good.’”

A former registrar of the University of Ado Ekiti, now Ekiti State University, Modupe F. Fapohunda, has been kidnapped.

She was taken by a gang on Sunday night in Ondo State.
The woman’s daughter, Lola, made the disclosure on Twitter:

She said: “This is the picture of my mum, Chief Mrs. Modupe F. Fapohunda. Armed men broke into the house and took her away.

“She hasn’t been found or heard from since last night. If any one has any info, please call 07086197695 or 07065583074. “She was taken away in her car, Lexus RX 350 (red) licence plate Lagos FST 837DD in Akure, Ondo State. Please retweet.”

President Jonathan orders release of forensic audit of NNPC accounts [READ FULL REPORT]

We have noted with concern, the allegation by the spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed that officials of the Federal Government are engaged in “last minute looting of the nation’s resources, rushed privatization of key institutions and hurried recruitment into the public service”.

The Nigerian military on Monday said reports by some media outfits claiming that terrorists are now in control of Mafa in Borno State are false.

It said the truth was that an attempt by a group of fleeing terrorists who strayed towards the town and engaged in their typical suicide attack, was duly repelled by troops.

It added that the claim by some media organisations that terrorists chased out troops and took over Marte cannot be verified as troops were busy elsewhere during the said attack.

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has appointed former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, as the Chariman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Jonathan also relieved the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Dr. Femi Thomas of his appointment with immediate effect.

Some All Progressives Congress (APC), youths in Ekiti State, under the aegis of Ekiti APC Youths Congress (EAYC) have said the Senator representing Ekiti Central, Babafemi Ojudu must be blamed for the party’s loss in the Presidential, National Assembly and House of Assembly elections.

The youths, who also demanded a refund of the over N200 million allegedly collected by the Senator for the House of Assembly election, raised the alarm over Ojudu’s alleged desperation to wrestle the APC

President-elect General Muhammadu Buhari, has barred the African Independent Television (AIT), from covering his activities until they sort out their ethics and standards.
Buhari reportedly gave the order through his security team, who ordered AIT’s crew out of the Defence House during the Cuban Ambassador’s visit.
APC’s Presidential Campaign Organisation spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, explained in details the reason for the ban.

What could be tagged as ‘executive scandal’ has allegedly hit the Rivers State Government under the leadership of Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi.

The current government has been roped with allegation of selling the state’s property ahead of the May 29 handover date.

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Kim Richards has entered rehab

Just over a week after she was arrested for public intoxication, "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Kim Richards has entered rehab, People reports.
A source tells People that the arrest spurred Richards, 50, to enter treatment. "Kim went to rehab finally because she got arrested, she humiliated her kids and she wants to avoid jail," the source says. "If the arrest hadn't happened, she wouldn't be going to rehab; it would be business as usual. She's in denial that she has a problem."
Richards was arrested on April 16 at the Beverly Hills hotel and charged with public intoxication, trespassing, resisting an officer and battery on a police officer.

Bruce Jenner Wears a Dress in Newly Published Photos

Bruce Jenner was just photographed for the first time wearing women’s clothing in new photos published by the New York Daily News.
The 65-year-old former Olympian was spotted wearing a black and white striped dress with a slit going up to the knee, Bruce is photographed smoking a cigarette while stretching out on the patio of a mansion in Malibu. He reportedly called the cops to his home that day to report paparazzi on his property and the photos were possibly illegally obtained.
There are just a few days left until Bruce‘s interview with Diane Sawyer is aired and the reality star is expected to talk about transitioning into a woman during the 20/20 special on ABC. View Pics

Jay Z isn't giving up that easy.
Upon reports that his new music streaming site Tidal is not doing as well as hoped, the 45-year-old rapper took to his Twitter soapbox to defend his recent venture.
Jay Z purchased Tidal for $56 million in January, Entertainment Weekly reports, and while it's backed by a long list of top-tier musicians (his wife Beyonce included), it still hasn't managed to stay on top of the iTunes app chart.

Rapper Lil Wayne's tour bus was hit by gunfire early Sunday after he performed at an Atlanta nightclub.

Atlanta police told WAGA that officers were called to the northeastern part of the city shortly after 3 a.m., where they found 2 tour buses that had been shot multiple times. No injuries were reported.

Police said the bus drivers explained that the shooting happened on I-285 and I-75 in Cobb County. The 32-year-old Lil Wayne was one of several people on the buses at the time of the shooting. The rapper had just performed at the Compound Club in the northwest of the city.

Police say witnesses could only provide a limited description of the suspect vehicles. They were described as two white vehicles, possibly a Corvette style vehicle and an SUV.

'Trial of the Century': Killer's sanity in question as Holmes case begins in Colorado

More than 1,000 days after James Holmes opened fire in a Colorado movie theater, killing 12 and wounding 70, the onetime University of Colorado neuroscience student’s murder trial was set to get under way Monday.

Holmes, 27, who could face the death penalty if convicted, does not dispute carrying out the shootings at the midnight screening of the Batman film, “The Dark Knight Rises,” but has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. His taxpayer-funded attorneys are expected to lay the groundwork for the insanity defense in opening arguments today in Arapahoe County court, while prosecutors will seek to paint Holmes as a killer who knew what he was doing.

The humanitarian disaster unfolding on the Mediterranean is likely already providing a "shield" for Islamist terrorists to infiltrate waves of migrants attempting the perilous crossing from North Africa to Europe, terrorism experts and other strategic observers are warning. And they say a UN plan to resettle 1 million refugees in Western nations would turn the situation into a full-blown security crisis.

Yul Edochie’s gay prowler , Steven Ugochukwu, has accused the Nollywood actor of denying their affair on instagram.It was recalled that the Actor had taken to twitter a month ago to expose the alleged impostor, claiming he has never met him neither does he have anything to do with him.

19 killed in Nasarawa as Fulani, villagers renew hostilities

At least, 19 persons were believed to have been killed in a renewed attack carried out by suspected gunmen in Nasarawa State last weekend.

The gunmen attacked Uoosu village in the Keana Local Government Area.

Apart from the killings, the herdsmen also burnt down Uoosu village and laid ambush on the Keana-Korta Road, where they shot at people on sight.

The Deputy Speaker House of Representatives and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State, Hon Emeka Ihedioha has rejected the result of the just concluded gubernatorial elections.

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governor Rochas Okorocha was on Sunday declared winner of the polls by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

At a press briefing on Sunday in Owerri, Imo state capital, Ihedioha commended the electorate for their participation in the poll.

Leader of the now rested Niger Delta Volunteer force, Asari Dokubo has warned President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari against sending any ‘corrupt’ government official to prison.

According to the ex-freedom fighter, if the incoming president ventures into sending anyone to prison, the ‘Moses’ in him will rise and the whole nation will boil.

Peter Okoye of the Psquare fame has denied media report that he was breaking up with his brother, Paul over some misunderstanding. The rumour hit the blogsphere few weeks back when his twin brother, Paul credited some songs just to himself on instagram.

Speaking with Vanguard , the father of two said the group which was built over the years was not splitting, adding that even though they sometimes have misunderstanding, such does not affect their music.

No fewer than 5 passengers in a cab on Sunday were reportedly killed as a pedestrian bridge under construction on Sheik Jafar road, Karshen Waya by Gidan mai in Kano State suddenly caved in on the moving taxi.

The pedestrian bridge which is currently under construction was designed to checkmate the high rate of accident involving pedestrian at the densely populated area.

Following the submission of the report by the seven-man panel headed by Mr. Olatunji Adeniyan on the allegations leveled against Ondo State Deputy Governor, Ali Olanusi, the State Assembly this morning impeached him.

National Coordinator of the Jonathan support group – Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN, Ifeanyi Uba, has revealed that Ndigbo voted for President Goodluck Jonathan in the last presidential election because his government guaranteed them good governance, a merit-based society, conducive business atmosphere, level playing field, security of lives and property as well as infrastructural development of Igboland.

One Mubarak Gidado, 16, who is siting for the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, in Bauchi State, has been burnt to death while starting a generator.

It was gathered that Gidado was burnt to death while trying to start a generator which went up in flames.

The deceased was said to have given up the ghost at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital in the State.

Kinsmen of Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State coming under the auspices of Maka Odinma Anambra, have requested the Governor and other South-East leaders to stop embarrassing the zone by seeking to get positions in the incoming administration of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, who they refused to support in the March 28 presidential election.

The Igbo social-political pressure group in a press release signed by its secretary, Emeka Nwazue, noted that it was shameful that the governor pledged to give support to the same man whom he had earlier labeled a ‘jihadist’.”

Actress, Anne ‘Domitilla’ Njemanze’s Marriage Packs Up After 8-months

It’s no longer a surprise when we read of Nigerian celebrity marriages crashing months after they took their vows. Especially when the woman is an actress.
Anyways, reports suggest that Domitilla star, Anne Njemanze’s marriage to younger lover, Silver Ojieson, crumbled barely eight months after the union was contracted.

The 19 All Progressives Congress lawmakers of the Ekiti State House of Assembly have urged a Federal High Court, Abuja, to slam a contempt charge against Governor Ayodele Fayose for allegedly manipulating its ruling.

"I am a woman."

On Friday, 65-year-old Olympian Bruce Jenner definitively answered a number of questions regarding his gender identity in a sit-down interview with Diane Sawyer for a special edition of 20/20, called "Bruce Jenner: The Interview."

As reactions and messages of love and support came in from Bruce's family, loved ones, and the transgender community at large, here are the 11 biggest revelations from Bruce Jenner's interview.

Kim Kardashian spoke out on the Today show to voice her support of Bruce Jenner. After the Olympic gold medalist revealed to Diane Sawyer that he transitioning from a man to a woman, his Kardashian step-children all tweeted positive and loving messages for a parent they call their “hero.”

"I see reports that say this one doesn't support him and this one's over here and my mom feels this way and it's really so made up," Kim told the “Today” show. "We all really support him."

A powerful magnitude 6.7 aftershock shook the Kathmandu region of Nepal sending people yelling and running Sunday, a day after a massive earthquake crippled the region killing more than 2,200.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the aftershock registered at a shallow depth of six miles.

The Coast Guard announced late Saturday they rescued one person from an Alabama bay after a powerful storm capsized several sailboats participating in a regatta, as crews searched for at least four more missing people.

More than 100 sailboats and as many as 200 people were participating in the area in the Dauphin Island Regatta in Mobile Bay when violent winds rolled through the area. Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier told Al.com that at least one person was confirmed dead, but did not know that cause of the person’s death.

The owners of an Oregon bakery learned Friday that there is a severe price to pay for following their Christian faith.
A judge for the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) recommended a lesbian couple should receive $135,000 in damages for their emotional suffering after Sweet Cakes by Melissa refused to make them a wedding cake.

Russian hackers reportedly obtained some of President Obama’s emails when the White House’s unclassified computer system was hacked last year, indicating that the breach was significantly more intrusive than originally thought.
Citing officials briefed on the investigation, The New York Times reported Saturday that while the hackers did not appear to have breached more carefully guarded servers that contain Obama’s BlackBerry messages, they did manage to obtain access to email archives of people with whom Obama communicated.

It has emerged that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is planning to capitalise on the failure of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to reach a consensus on the zoning of key offices in the incoming administration. Some APC members, had, in a crucial meeting in Abuja on Thursday, April 23, disagreed on the zoning of the Senate President seat to the North-Central and Deputy Senate President to the North-East, as recommended by the party’s National Working Committee.

The crisis rocking Ekiti State has shown no sign of abating, as the 19 All Progressives Congress, APC lawmakers in Ekiti State House of Assembly have prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja, to commence a contempt proceeding against Governor Ayodele Fayose for allegedly manipulating its ruling.

The lawmakers warned that impunity and manipulating the facts of his impeachment case in the media would not save him.

Some Niger Delta youths coalition have warned the incoming administration of General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) against downgrading the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to a parastatal under the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.

Their warning was informed by a purported plot by the next government to implement the recommendations of the Steve Oransaye Committee Report on the rationalization and merger of some Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, ran by the Federal Government.

In the Saturday’s supplementary governorship election in Imo state, incumbent governor Rochas Okorocha, has emerged winner in the state.

Okorocha, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) won in 20 out of the 23 Local Government areas in the state where the supplementary election was held, polling a total of 31,326 votes.

His closest challenger, Emeka Ihedioha, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) garnered 13,624 votes.

The outcome of Saturday’s election effectively truncated Ihedioha’s hope of overtaking the governor and winning the election. The PDP candidate trailed Okorocha by 79,525 votes in the substantive election a forthnight ago.

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