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PHOTOS: MRS BUHARI & MRS OSINBAJO JOINS THEIR HUSBANDS IN THEIR CAMPAIGN @ ABEOKUTA

Mrs Buhari & Mrs Osinbajo joins their husbands in their campaign in Ogun State.

OBITUARY: PROPHET GABRIEL FAKEYE PASSES AWAY

The leader of the Cherubim and Seraphim, Ayo Ni o, Church of Nigeria, Alagba Gabriel Fakeye has died at the age of 79. He died on the 11th January, at his residence, 14, Onikelere, Cement Bustop, Lagos, after a brief illness. May, his gentle soul rest in peace!

GRAPHIC : SOS...HIGH TENSION ELECTRIC CABLES FALLING ON CITIZEN & SCARRED HIM FOR LIFE!!!

The danger and horror of high tension electric cables falling on citizens at bus stops and market places in Nigeria have been further brought home to everyone with the horrifying accident that happened to Seyi Oguntade, 28, scarred for life, with his face and eyes completely gone. His nose too is also gone. There is a hole in the centre of his head which is emitting a nauseating stench!

According to the New Telegraph, Oguntade , presently needs N12 million for a face reconstruction surgery. The management of the company he used to work before his accident, actually lent a helping hand, but later allegedly abandoned him.

Before this unfortunate incident, Oguntade, was an assistant driver with Billy James Company, Ijesha, Lagos, and was sent on errand to deliver a mast to one of his company’s clients somewhere in Ikeja.

However, he could not make the delivery that day because he was said to have arrived late. As a result, he decided to pass the night in the truck with which the mast was conveyed, hoping that the delivery would be made first thing the following day.

While he was sleeping, a high tension electric cable fell on him that night, causing monumental damage to his face and life.

His scream attracted people who rushed him to the General Hospital, Ikeja, where he was rejected and was later taking to Lagos University Teaching Hospital, (LUTH). There, the basic treatment to keep him alive was administered on him.

Although, he survived it, his face was battered beyond recognition.

Jude Chukwuka, an actor, philanthropist and coordinator of Ozanam Heritage Initiative, a non-governmental organisation, explained that he needed a facial prosthesis and facial reconstruction i.e. Plastic Surgery of the face. This however could only be done in India.

Chukwuka said: “The Company he was attached to as a contract staff took care of him at the initial stage of the accident but later abandoned him when it was obvious that the case would require huge funds. Since the family could not afford the fund, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, decided to wade in, on April, 2014. Since then, the organisation has been making available the sum of N5, 000 every Wednesday for his upkeep.”

“At the moment, nothing significant has been realised, hence the need for well-meaning Nigerians to assist. Mr. Oguntade has a wife and two children. He also has elderly parents to carter for. He deserves a chance to live a normal life again,” said Chukwuka. “It is in the light of this that Ozanam Heritage Initiative, in conjunction with Society of St. Vincent de Paul, are calling on philanthropic individuals, corporate organizations, the media and the government to come to the aid of this victim of circumstance.”

The president of Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Mrs. Remi Badmus, said that a friend told her about Oguntade plight, adding that when she eventually saw him, she was deeply touched and decided to also bring in her knowledge and those of her colleagues.

Badmus noted: “Seyi needs every one of us, to be back to life.”

Donations can be made through: First Bank Plc. Account name: Ssvp Save Seyi Oguntade, Account number: 2026864396 or Diamond Bank Plc.: Account number: Save Seyi Oguntade, Account number: 0057655379

PHOTO OF THE DAY: EL-RUFAI KNEELS BEFORE APC NATIONAL EXECUTIVES IN KADUNA !!!

EL-RUFAI KNEELS BEFORE APC NATIONAL EXECUTIVES IN KADUNA !!!

SUICIDE BOMBER? NO! HE WAS A CHINESE iPHONE SMUGGLER !!!

Chinese custom officials yesterday, January 13^th, arrested a man who tried to smuggle 94 iPhones from Hong Kong into China. The Chinese People Daily reported that officials decided to search the man after they got a tip-off that there was something amiss when they noticed he was walking strangely.

They first searched his bag and when they found nothing, they searched his body where they found the 94 iphones strapped to his body.

The man whose identity was hidden, was bringing in the phones from Hong Kong where it's cheaper to buy to sell in China where tax on the devices have made it very expensive for consumers.

NIGERIA IS PARAMOUNT TO ALL OF US .......OBASANJO

The APC’s presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari , his vice and APC’s team paid courtesy visit to Chief Obasanjo at his Abeokuta country’s home today in Ogun State. Obasanjo ,who said he wasn’t sure if Buhari was going to stop by or not, however decided to suspend every engagement he have outside the state, in case he decides to stop by. Obasanjo said he was delighted to welcome Buhari into his home. His words.....

“But let me in a special way welcome Muhammadu. Our paths have crossed on a number of occasions and when I was told you are going to be coming to Ogun State, I wasn’t sure whether you will come here or not. But I told my boys -I said well, whatever programme we have outside Ogun State for today, let us shelve it just in case Muhammadu and his party and his team decide to call here.

“You will remember when you decided to contest you wrote me a letter this time around. And I replied your letter. When you became the flag bearer of your party, you wrote me another letter. And I replied your second letter because I believe that you have honoured me by writing and I should of course reciprocate by also responding to your letter.

“I have always said that party or no party, what is paramount for me is Nigeria. And that will remain paramount as far as I am concerned. There is no political party in the world that is made up of saints and our own political parties in Nigeria will be no exception. All the political parties have saints and devils among them. But because what you are campaigning for is the votes of saints and devils to be able to win an election, and I wish you well.”

“I thought that I should say it today. I will just beg all of you who are contesting to add one to it; you mentioned economy, you mentioned corruption, and you mentioned security. All of you, I will beg of you, to add infrastructure. It’s very important. You may take it as part of economy but I will take infrastructure as special and give it special attention.

“For all political parties that are trying to woo us to vote for them in the coming election; let’s go away from red-herring, let’s go away from trivialities, let’s face issues and tell the people of this country what we will do to deal with these crying problems of our country. Having said that, I will also say that while a party must be microcosm of a nation – and in a nation you will have near saints, devils, rapists, armed robbers and a good party must have all this in them.

“But what matters is that when that party has to go into government, it must look for men and women of character. And we have them in all parties; we have them throughout the nooks and crannies of this country. Again, I wish you well as you go around. I thank you for this visit. I cannot end without reminding you, even though I saw some old faces, but some of us will remain firm at least at the ward level where I am very active in my party,” Chief Obasanjo said.