INVESTIGATING OF 9 ARMY GENERALS IS A REALM OF SPECULATION...OLUKOLADE

Whenever information is not properly circulated, rumours will definitely take its place. Information management is one of the biggest problem facing Nigerian elite, too much of secrecy!

According to Nigerian newspapers, it was mentioned that nine serving Generals in the Nigerian Army and other senior military officers are now under investigation for their alleged role in the sale of arms to members of the Boko Haram sect. Add that they would soon be court-martial

However, the military authorities have denied prosecuting military officers, including nine army generals over alleged involvement in providing arms to the outlawed Boko Haram sect.

According to the Director of Defence Information, Major General, Chris Olukolade, while fielding questions from journalists at the National Briefing Centre of Security, yesterday in Abuja, explained that the military authorities usually would make public prosecution of military officers.

Olukolade added that: “One reason for this forum is to ensure that we convene to you information that is authentic and official, we advise you not to rely on speculations, you will recall that each time we convene a court martial, we often make it public, and when that happens and any officer is to be arraigned, the public will be duly informed . At the moment, whatever you have heard, consider it to be in the realm of speculation”

A Nigerian based in United States of America,Attorney Patryk Utulu, in his article on facebook wrote: ‘’TREASON: Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Minimah is leading the investigation of 9 Generals/Senior Military Officers on suspicion of selling military-grade weapons to Boko Haram. Also, the Generals allegedly gave Boko Haram tips on troops’ movement, operations and were involved in illegal movement of weapons from the Nigerian Army armouries in various northern states.

Senior Military sources confirmed that during interrogation Boko Haram suspects named the officers and Generals as their arms suppliers. The Army’s investigation was prompted by loud accusations from independent foreign media and strong evidence provided by US/EU military intelligence sources that top Nigerian military chiefs were colluding with Boko Haram resulting in the terrorists gaining rapid offensive capability and upper hand over frontline troops.’’

Meanwhile, since the top echelon in the Defence ministry has denied the probe, whom can we now believe? Is this another abracadabra?

MERCY JOHNSON: I CANT WEAR SKIMMY DRESSES AGAIN...AM A NEW CREATURE...

Mercy Johnson Okojie, popularly known as Mercy Johnson,is a Nollywood Actress, wife and Mother.

Mercy is well loved diva in Nigeria and abroad, her acting always look real. Mercy is a controversial figure , it would be recalled that during her wedding in August 27th,2011,a lady named Lovely, came out of the blue claiming that she is the legally married wife of Prince Odianose, whom Mercy is planning to get married to then at the Christ Embassy Pastor Chris Oyakhilome.

Also of recent, Mercy Johnson was reportedly had a showdown with her older colleague, Patience Ozokwor on location in Asaba ,  where  it was alleged that Patience Ozokwor  repeated referring to her as an ‘ashawo’, “I’m not a prostitute. I don't like the name. I told her I didn't like it” She said.

MercyJohnson who was known for her provocative and revealing outfits, with show-it-all chest as if everything want  to jump out of dresses, said  ‘I can't wear skimmy dresses again, am a now a new creature’!

According to her, “Marriage is influencing my dress sense in a more positive way. As I always say my husband is my greatest critic but when it comes to my profession, he understands and has made me grow better than I used to. Sometimes when I look back and see the dresses I wore I laugh real hard and thank God for a blessed and understanding friend, manager and hubby.”

LAGOS POLICE COMMAND PARADED 9-FAKE SOLDIERS

The poverty level in Nigeria couples with crime waves have skyrocketed .  Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria paraded suspected ‘fake soldiers’. The ‘ fake soldiers' were arrested in  Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area , and other places in Lagos state, while providing security for churches and vehicles.

The Police accusing them of using military uniforms to perpetrate crimes, according to the police, the suspects  are – John Henry, Israel Amuzu, Joseph Jidai, Peter Azubuike, Obi Chinyere, Oha Paul, Sulaiman Rahman, Hammed Gbadamosi and Oguntamu Abiola.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN NOLLYWOOD

In my previous blogs, I blogged about ‘Association of husband snatchers’ in Nollywood, followed by ’Nollywood too messy’,then ‘Nollywood  now a mixture of prostitutes and professionals’ .

 Mariam Omolara Bakare, actress, a mother of three and the publisher and the CEO of Central Star magazine buttress my points on this issue when she said that ‘’ our industry, it is now a mixture of prostitutes and professionals. We have gone beyond what we tapped from the foreign world. They are poised to flaunt their selling points and to use the industry as a means to showcase their businesses. That is why they do all sort to look for fame.’’

According to Aniedi Awah Noba , a Nollywood director , is a face that works behind the cameras. However, like most directors, he is one of those that pull the strings and oftentimes dictate the tunes to which the actors must dance.

For Aniedi, there is nothing like sexual harassment in Nollywood . To him, it is a question of two adults, meeting up and making up their minds to make out.

“If a director is a man and the actress is a woman and they find themselves attracted to each other, they're permitted to do anything because they are adults. Where it becomes bad is when one person puts a gun on the other person’s head and makes unhealthy demands through some blackmail.

Sexual issues are not things you can really predict because they are human related. Anybody can sleep with anybody anywhere in the world as far as it’s an agreeable venture. So if I'm a director and I see an actress and I say I want to sleep with you and the actress agrees I don't see anything wrong with that.

Where it becomes bad is when I say I will not give you a job until I sleep with you. Now, we over-flog this issue of directors sleeping with actresses. A man will meet a woman anywhere, any day and they will sleep with each other. Let anybody sleep with anybody they want, life goes on. Let’s just do the work”  Aniedi  asserted.

In his own point of view, John Okafor aka Mr. Ibu :‘’advise those girls that pay for roles, if you're one of those that go to producer, director to give money to get roles, you will never get out of this industry. You will never see the light of the day. Leave that thing. Go ahead and allow God to give you your own position in the industry. Keep doing what you're doing. The one that is yours is yours, the one that is not yours, forget about it.

Do not go and give your body because of roles. Do not go and give money because you want to get a role in a production. That is not how the industry grows. If you pay, they will give you something you're going to do, you're not going to be anybody. The industry is like a spirit. They will reject you immediately you begin to pay yourself in.’’

'MAGUN': FEMALE BANKER AND HER LOVER BOY DIED IN LOVE TANGLE

This story of a  female banker and her ‘lover boy’ who died while making love at Eziudo autonomous community in Ezinihitte, Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, reminds  me of  the ace Nigerian film maker Tunde Keanu’s award winning film ‘MAGUN’ (THUNDERBOLT) .

According to the information gathered, the two deceased  body of Mrs. Adejoke Ayeola, 44, from Iperu Remo in Ogun State, and that of her ‘lover boy ’Wilson Ugwunna, 42, from Ezinihitte, Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State were discovered in a bed together!

The community disclosed that they strongly suspected the tragedy was caused by “magun”, a charm commonly used in Yorubaland and usually cast upon a woman suspected of illicit affairs.

It was further learnt that the lady in questioned .who worked with a new generation bank, had lied to her husband that she was attending a meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, while she went to Mbaise with her lover.

Both deceased have two children each with their respective spouses. Mrs. Ayeola was said to have been married to a traditional ruler in Ogun State.

Now you know that MAGUN kills faster than aids!

NIGERIA: DID YOU HEAR THAT...............

500 traditional hunters armed with homemade guns, poisoned spears and amulets have gathered in their hundreds, eager to use their skills and what they believe to be supernatural powers to help find nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic extremists?

Nigeria police said on Monday that they thwarted a fresh attempt to detonate a car bomb in Kano, a day after a bombing killed four people in an area of the city attacked repeatedly by Boko Haram?

Two bomb blasts hit Jos Terminus Market  in Nigeria’s central city of Jos, and about 200 citizen  reportedly killed by the incident?

Ms Ann-Kio Briggs said that the Niger-Delta wants resource control or nothing?

The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Mustapha El-Kanemi, declared yesterday that the leaders of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, are not indigenes of the state. He added that “What is happening now is unfortunate. It’s entirely new to us. None of the leaders of Boko Haram is from Borno. They cannot claim to be from here. The problem was brought to us from elsewhere,”?

 MEND insisted that  “the entire Amnesty process is a fraud on the people of Nigeria who are being promised peace in the Niger Delta, in the absence of justice”?

 Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has dismissed a statement credited to the  leader of the Movement for the Actualisation  of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, that he was instrumental to making him the governor of the state?

The former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timiprey Silva, apologized to all Nigerians on behalf of the Niger Delta region in February 2014, in Yola, Adamawa State capital for producing an incompetent leader in the person of President Goodluck Jonathan ?

 "The word – corruption – was first used by Aristotle and later by Cicero who added the terms “bribe” and “abandonment of good habits”?

The Yoruba race has threatened to break away from Nigeria if the ongoing National Conference does not grant them regional autonomy?

Boko Haram terror, at the weekend, raged in Borno State where 16 persons were feared killed in a fresh attack.Five policemen attached to Banki, a border town with Bama and Cameroon Republic, were attacked ; 16 persons were feared killed when some gunmen  allegedly attacked Ngubdala village near Ngurosoye  community in Bama Local Government Area of  Borno State. While the killing of the Chinese and abduction of the 10 others, reportedly took place at an encampment used by the Chinese road workers to Chibok where some school girls were kidnapped April 14.?



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AL- WALEED BIN TALAL: PRINCE THAT BRIDGE THE GAPS

Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud, born 7 March 1955, is a Saudi businessman , investor a  and a member of the Saudi royal family. Waleed is a nephew of Saudi King Abdullah , and a grandson of Ibn Saud, the first Saudi king. 

Al-Waleed, a business per excellence with investments in companies within various sectors such as banking and financial services, hotels and management companies, and real estate is one of the richest men in the world, according to Arabian Business; his wealth is estimated at $31.2 billion, while it also ranked him as the most influential Arab in the world.

Al-Waleed, was born into affluent families, his father was Prince Talal, was Saudi Arabia’s finance minister in the early 1960s while his mother, Mona Al Solh, was a daughter of Riad Al Solh, Lebanon's first Prime Minister.

With this impressive background, the Prince would later attend military school in Riyadh, where he learnt a strict discipline to which he continues to adhere. This can be seen in the way he handle his business and his private life.

Al-Waleed received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Menlo College  in California in 1979. He then received a Master's degree in social science with honors from Syracuse university  in 1985.

Am not going to go into his business profiles in this blog; however what really makes me like this guy is the way he carry himself among his staff or his subjects; he created opportunities for Saudi and non-Saudi ladies in term of job.

Al-Waleed's charitable activities are in the field of educational initiatives to bridge gaps between Western and Islamic communities, he also like to donate to the less privileged in the society.

 Al-Waleed donated £18.5 million to the families’ Palestinians telethon ‘to help relatives of Palestinian martyrs. The Saudi government maintained the term "martyrs" referred to "Palestinians [who are] victimized by Israeli terror and violence."

In 2002, he donated $500,000 to help fund the George Herbert Walker Bush Scholarship at Phillips Academy  in Andover, Massachusetts. Also in 2004, he contributed $17 million to victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.  Al-Waleed gave £16 million to Edinburgh University  ,on 8 May 2008, to fund the "centre for the study of Islam in the contemporary world."

Al-Waleed , love to enjoy himself, you cannot take that away from him; he owns several aircrafts, yachts, and arrays of sophisticated cars.

Al-Waheed is a recipient of many honours and awards among them are ‘First order of the,'Order of Abdulaziz Al saudi’ from Saudi Arabia   in 2002.

Commander,National Order of Cedar  from Lebanon, ‘The Order of Izzudin’ bestowed upon HRH by the President of the Maldives,  on 2nd December 2009 .He also received the Star of Palestine, the highest honour conferred by the State of Palestine.

Al-Waheed   married  to ''Asmaa bint Eidan bin Nayef Al Taweel Al Osaimi Al Otaibi,  Princess Dalal bint Saud bin Abdul Aziz, Ameera Al-Taweel,   Maha Al Saeed Al-Tamimi, and Princess Iman Bint Nasser Al-Sudairy, Khlood Al-Sarhani'