Tuesday, 18 November 2014
CELEBRANTS OF THE DAY: PETER AND PAUL OKOYE
Monday, 17 November 2014
STATE OF THE NATION: IS TOMPOLO ABOVE THE LAW?
George Orwell’s Animal Farm published in England on 17 August 1945 is applicable to the situations we are facing in Nigeria of today! Sometime ago , a terrorist qualify with adjective ‘militant’, Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo wrote a threat letter to a senior member of Nigerian bar, Festus Keyamo thus: “we dey look for you. Anywhere we see you, whether for Lagos or Abuja or Warri, we go beat you die or we go shoot you.” To my surprise our security agents did not interrogate nor arrest this guy! Is this a case of ''ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS''! Is Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo above the law of the land?
Latest reports from the Niger Delta creeks indicate that about 14 journalists include South-South Regional Editor of the Vanguard newspaper, Emma Amaize, South-South Editor of Nation newspaper, Shola O'Neil, a reporter with Daily Independent, Emma Arubi, South-South region editor of the Leadership, Shola Adebayo, a Channels TV cameraman/reporter and others were abducted in Oporoza by Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, when they were in the Delta State for the first hand coverage of massive protest staged by Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s kinsmen over the manner the Tompolo and other Ijaw leaders are frustrated the take off of the $16billion Export Processing Zone Project due for commissioning by President Goodluck Jonathan but was botched following severe threats by Tompolo and other Ijaw indigenes.
However, all the journalists have regained their freedom in the early hours of Monday. The Commanding Officer NNS Delta, Navy Captain Musa Gemu, Confirmed the report of the freed journalists.
Reacting to the development, chairman of the "Itsekiri Leaders of Thought", Pa J. O.S Ayomike, said that by succumbing to the threat by the Ijaws of Gbaramatu Kingdom in cancelling the ground breaking ceremony last week, the President was taking side against the wish and aspiration of the Itsekiri people.
“President Jonathan’s refusal to perform the groundbreaking ceremony of the project as fixed for Friday was a show of cowardice unexpected of his office which should stand for the rule of law. He has shown that he has joined the Ijaw militants in creating division amongst the ethnic nationalities in the Niger Delta region and Nigeria in general.
“Jonathan should know that Itsekiri the world over will go to the UN to request for secession if Jonathan and Ijaws want to pursue the extermination of the Itsekiri people.
Where do we get it wrong in this country? Is it because of bad leadership or bad policy? Or can i say corruption which stealing is not part of it! What about our security system? This brings me back to the quotation credited to Late General Sanni Abacha when he said: ‘If insurgency lasts for more than 24 hours, the government has a hand in it.’’ The insurgency in Nigeria now is more than 18 months, who then to hold responsible? George Orwell’s wrote ‘Comrades, do you know who is responsible for this? Do you know the enemy who has come in the night and overthrown our windmill? Please answer my questions?
ONE OF THE MISS WORLD 2014 CONTESTANTS 'MISS HONDURAS 2O14' VANISHES
Police
in Honduras are hunting for a missing beauty queen, ‘Miss Honduras 2014 ’Maria
Jose Alvarado, due to fly to London later this week for Miss World 2014 .
Reigning
Miss Honduras, Maria Jose Alvarado, vanished with her sister, Sofia Trinidad,
after a party last Thursday where the pair had been celebrating a friend's birthday
near their home town of Santa Barbara.
Alvarado,
19, was spending time with her parents before flying to Britain to represent
her country.
Photo
credit: AFP
ITS DIFFICULT TO BE FAMOUS.....KIM KARDASHIAN
Kim Kardashian, 33, mother of one in an interview with
Paper Magazine, opened up about the difficulties of being famous and how it
sometimes affects her family life.
The American reality TV star said: “Literally, every
single day there are about ten cars of paparazzi waiting outside our homes. And
there’s nothing we can do that’s not documented, so why not look
your best, and amazing?” she added.
SEE CURVEEEEEEE: MISS CURVY 2014 'IFY ANADU'
Ify Anadu’s reign as Miss Curvy 2014 has afforded her various endorsement deals and special appearances in A-grade events around the country .Ify is fast becoming one of Nigeria’s female Icons to watch out for!
Photography: Nofuchu Studios
NTA ASKED: WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT NIGERIAN TELEVISION AUTHORITY?
FEMI FANI-KAYODE DISCHARGED AND ACQUITTED OF MONEY LAUNDERING
Justice Rita Ofili Ajumogobia, judge of Federal
High court sitting in Lagos, this morning discharged and acquitted former
Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode of 38 out of the 40 amended count charge of
money laundering brought against him by the EFCC in 2008.
She said that EFCC had not provided any evidence
that proved that the former minister had in anyway laundered money through
fictitious business transactions.
Delivering
her judgement, the presiding judge said the prosecution had failed woefully in
proving that he was guilt in all the 38 count charge brought against him and went further to say that all the witnesses provided by the prosecution since
the trial started had not provided any evidence to prove that the former
Minister had any business dealings with them.
Consequently she discharged and acquitted him of 38 count charges but
however instructed him to enter a defence against the two other charges counts.
The case was adjourned till December 8th.
NB: Wao , Umbrella is working oo
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