APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: SUPPORTERS SHOT IN PORT-HARCOURT

Vehicles conveying supporters of the All Progressives Congress from Asari-Toru and Khana Local Government Areas of Rivers State to the inaugural presidential campaign of Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday were shot at by armed youth.
                   
The APC Chairman in Ward Six,   Khana LGA , Mr. Doole Adoonam, said the APC supporters were in a convoy of three buses when they ran into an ambush by some gunmen.
He said, “Seven people from my ward are lying critically ill in the hospital. They sustained gunshot wounds   from the early morning attack along Bori-Saakpenwa Road.
“Those injured were APC faithful, who were on their way to attend the commencement of the   campaign by the APC presidential candidate,   in Port Harcourt.
“On approaching the Mile 30 axis of Bori Saakpenwa Road, some gunmen opened fire on two of our buses, injuring some of my party men and women. The attack was too spontaneous for the drivers to beat a retreat.”

“But we are not deterred by the action of some hired marksmen. Ogoni know who they want and our vote must count this time. We are not new to arms struggle and they (gunmen) cannot intimidate us.” 

Governor Rotimi Amaechi has condemned the shooting of   the APC supporters, saying members of the   PDP believed in guns while their APC counterparts believed in God and man.
“The fact that they shot you, brings to the fore, the argument we put forward that currently, the government in power cannot protect you and I. If the government could protect you and I, why were we shot at? Who bought guns for those people who shot at our members?

“When we came, we addressed insecurity. In the past, we could not have had our rally here. We are gradually going back to that. I hear today(Tuesday) that members of the APC from Asari-Toru   and Khana (Ogoni) LGAs were shot at on their way to this place.

“I thank God for this opportunity. I never knew I would be governor today, I am governor by the grace of God. I have stayed in office till 2015. By this time last year, the men who thought they were God, thought I would have been out of office.
“By this time last year, men had collected money to remove us from office, but the God we worship never allowed it to happen. Now, they are the people struggling. We told them there will be this time, when they will be looking for our votes.

“I want to thank all of you   for accepting to make me your governor. I may not have been the best governor you have ever seen. I am not a perfect man at all, because I am human.”
Amaechi, who explained that he never knew that he would be the governor of Rivers State, explained that those who wanted to remove him from office were currently struggling politically.

General Muhammadu Buhari identified insecurity, poor economy and corruption as the three major problems facing the country and promised to tackle them should he win next month’s election.
Lamenting ,he said, “Let us make sure that our votes count. The problem we are facing today is the problem of security and economy. We have gathered competent hands to manage the economy and tackle insecurity.
“The level of corruption in Nigeria is intolerable and we will make sure we succeed in fighting corruption when we get there. I wish Nigerians the best of luck and we believe in one indivisible Nigeria.
“I appeal to you to mobilise yourselves to ensure that the end justifies the means. I also urge you to collect your PVC to enable you to vote in order to bring in the change we have been talking about.”
He congratulated Amaechi for his ability to mobilise the people of the state and Nigerians for the task ahead.

Buhari said, “We congratulate the Governor of Rivers State profusely for being the Director-General of my presidential campaign organisation. I thank you very much for accepting the responsibility to work with our great the party.
“Amaechi has made enormous sacrifice. He earned it, he worked for it and I thank him for accepting it. He got it through a lot of hard work. The way Amaechi mobilises people shows that he is the right choice.”
Source: The PUNCH

BREAKING NEWS: TERROR ATTACK IN FRANCE... AS MASK MEN OPENED FIRE ON JOURNALISTS..

 Two masked men (pictured) brandishing Kalashnikovs stormed the headquarters of French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, this afternoon and opened fire on staff, killing 12 people including reporters, administrative staff and police.

According to CNN, some witnesses claimed that the attackers stalked the building for a few minutes, calling people by name before opening fire, and killing the magazine’s editor & cartoonist.

The attack is supposedly in revenge for the magazine's mockery of the Holy Prophet Mohammed. A journalist with Europe1 News said several men in black were heard shouting 'the Prophet has been avenged', after the mass shooting. Police chased the attacker but the men managed to escape in a car they hijacked. See photos after the cut...

VIDEO +PHOTO: GHANAIAN COCAINE QUEEN SENTENCED IN UNITED KINGDOM...

The Crown court at Isleworth, in the United Kingdom yesterday sentenced Ghanaian-Austrian citizen,  Nayele Ametefe  aka Ruby Appiah, 32, mother of 3,  to 8 years,8 months’ imprisonment, following her concession that she was guilty of all the charges levelled against her. Though she was not physically present in court during her confession, she pleaded guilty to the charges via a video link from the prison where she was being held.

Nayele Ametefe  aka Ruby Appiah , was sentenced on her own plea of guilty to carrying 12 kilos of cocaine to the United Kingdom, the cocaine carried  had a purity of 78% and a street value of 1.872 million Pounds.

The prosecutors told the court that Nayele had $23,000 and an additional 6,000 Pounds in her handbag when she was arrested. The money was believed to be payment for her courier services.

Per the prosecutor’s submission, Nayele Ametefe, whose conduct came as a surprise was carting the cocaine to South America.

Her travel itinerary, the court was told indicated that she was leaving the United Kingdom two days after her arrival, for the Dominican Republic, , therefore, the 12 kilograms of cocaine was not meant to be consumed in the UK.

According to the lawyer, Nayele came into contact with powerful politicians in 2004 and her life changed dramatically. She travelled extensively with influential people as their companion. She was forced by circumstances to engage in transporting drugs to support her newly attained high class lifestyle and to take care of her three children, the lawyer said.  Watch a video clip of her life style HERE.

SPOILT CHILD: MAN SHOT HIS RICH DAD FOR REDUCING HIS MONTHLY ALLOWANCE !!!

 Thomas Gilbert Jnr, 3O, (pictured above) shot his 70-year old rich dad Thomas Gilbert Snr. shot his father in the head and left the gun, said to belong to his father, on his chest  @ his Manhattan home on Sunday afternoon January 4^th. 

Thomas Jr had gone to see his father at his home after the father threatened to stop paying his $2,400-a-month rent and also cut his weekly allowance to $300, according to New York Daily News.

While father and son were reportedly arguing about their issues, Thomas Jnr sent his mother out of the house to buy him a sandwich so she wouldn't witness what he was planning to do.

The hedge fund founder's body was discovered by his wife who then called police and told them she'd left her son with his father before she left the house that afternoon. She then gave the police her son's address. The NYPD arrested Thomas Jr later at his own home and this morning charged him with his father's murder and criminal possession of a weapon.

Thomas Gilbert Snr was the founder of $200million hedge fund, Wainscott Capital.

ADEBAYO AKINFENWA NAMED ' STRONGEST FOOTBALLER IN THE WORLD' BY FIFA15 COMUTER GAME

Adebayo Akinfenwa, Nigerian-born footballer, has been named the ' World Strongest Footballer ' by FIFA 15 computer game.

BBC reports thus:

He captured attention on yesterday night Monday January 5th when he scored an unlikely equaliser against Liverpool in the FA Cup third round. But who is the man they call "The Beast"? Here are 10 things you may not know about the 32-year-old AFC Wimbledon striker. 

He weighs 16 stone
 Akinfenwa is 5ft 11in but he weighs in at a mighty 16 stone, or 102kg. That's a BMI  of 31.3 or around the same body weight as England rugby hooker Tom Youngs.
 He says he has always been a "naturally big guy", and has even struggled to get football teams to take him seriously.
 "People said I'm too big to play football," he said. "One hundred goals later, I'm not. There are no limitations to what you want to do." 

He can bench-press 180kg
Or 396 pounds, if you prefer. That's three times the body-weight of his team-mate, midfielder Sammy Moore. 
 Such is his passion for lifting heavy weights, he admits that previous managers have had to "rein him in" to stop him spending too long in the gym.
 Akinfenwa's strength has been recognised by the Fifa series of video games, which have deemed him the strongest footballer in the world, with a strength rating of 97 out of 100.

He suffered racism in Lithuania

 Akinfenwa's first professional club was FK Atlantas in Lithuania - but his time in the Baltic was not a happy one.
 He received racist chants from home supporters. "Coming from London, where nobody would disrespect me, this was just brazen," he said.
 Many players would have packed their bags, but Akinfenwa was resolute. "There ain't nobody going to run me out of nowhere," he said.

He created 'Beast Mode'
 Akinfenwa's brawny physique has earned him the nickname 'The Beast', but to the hulking frontman, it's more than just an epithet.
 "Beast Mode On is a state of mind," he explained. "Beast Mode is about applying yourself and defying the limitations people put on you."
 When he's not terrorising League Two centre-backs, Akinfenwa also finds time to run a clothing line bearing the 'Beast Mode' name.

He gets mistaken for NFL players

 Akinfenwa is often recognised as a footballer. Just not always as the right sort of footballer.
 The striker admits he was once pulled over by a policeman who mistook him for a player in America's NFL.
 Akinfenwa was happy to set the errant copper straight, telling him: "I play proper football." 

 
Read more on BBC Sports 

DON'T LAUGH BUT READ:WHAT LIP INJECTION DID TO 'TEEN MUM REALITY STAR' FARRAH ABRAHAM !!!

 Please, I can’t laugh alone! Farrah Abraham, ‘Teen mum reality star turned porn star’ shared these photos on her twitter page a moment  ago showing what happened to her lips as she tried to get lip injection for bigger lips!!!. She wrote "Girlfriends don't say I didn't warn ya ! #Botched. California #ER #fixit".......see other pc after the cut...

TRAVELERS BEWARE: A MAN WHO SPECIALIZE IN STEALING ON FLIGHT ARRESTED IN ENUGU !!!

One Mbah Mike, a passenger flew an Arik flight from Lagos to Enugu was caught while on the flight tried to steal from another passenger’s luggage!

 Below is how Pm News reports it.

‘’A Nigerian passenger travelling on Business Class from Abuja to the South-eastern state of Enugu aboard Arik Air ‎has been caught stealing from another passenger during flight, the airline said in a statement on Tuesday.

The suspect, Mbah Mike, was caught on 28 November and handed over to security operatives at the airport, said a source close to Arik Air.

“On November 28, 2014, a passenger on board Arik Air flight W3 410 from Abuja to Enugu was caught meddling with the bag of another passenger during flight.

“The passenger left his seat on 3C and moved to overhead locker on seat number 1 D/F, opened the locker and was meddling with a bag. It was found that the bag belonged to another business class passenger. His own two bags were in the locker over his seat on 3C.

“The passenger who had his name on the boarding pax as MBAH MIKE was handed over the Security Agents at the Akanu Ibiam Airport, Enugu on arrival of the flight for interrogation,” the statement said.

Mbah, who speak good English, refused to make written statements.

“The passenger whose bag he was seen meddling with informed that his money was still intact but two other passengers reported that their money was missing.”

The case was transferred to Airport Police Command, Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu station.

“During interrogations, it was found that Mbah Mike (might not be the real name) of the suspect, as he could not give any information about the company whose identity card he holds.

“He said the identity card was forged to enable him board the flight to Enugu as he lost his original identity cards. No document found on him has any name like Mbah Mike.

“Complimentary cards and one other document found on him bears the name NDU WALTER CHUKS (Managing Director, WACHUNDU Oil & Gas services),” Ola said.

He said his oral statement recorded by the police indicates that he has no known home in Nigeria as he shuttles between Congo, Abuja and Lagos supplying assorted wine and spirits to clients.

“He claims he is still seeking for a home, while using his shop in Lagos at the moment as his home. His wife and three kids lives in London according to his statement.

“He is still in police custody and is expected to be charged to court in Enugu on January 16, 2015,” Arik Air said’’.