CHILDREN OF THE RICH & AFFLUENT ARE BEING RECRUITED INTO ISIS...FG RAISED AN ALARM

The Director-General of the National Information Centre, Mike Omeri said intelligence report indicates that children of the rich and affluent studying abroad are being recruited into ISIS via social media and other sources. Speaking at a joint media briefing at the Centre in Abuja, he said:

"At this point, we wish to alert the nation that intelligence report indicates the continued radicalization of our youths through the social media and a variety of other sources. The reports also indicate these youths who are mostly children of the rich and affluent are being recruited into ISIS. We therefore call on parents and guidance especially those whose wards are schooling abroad to closely monitor the activities of these students who may be substitutable to the antics of the promoters of this strange catastrophic ideology" he said

A NIGERIAN GIRL TRAFFICKED TO BURKINA FASO FOR PROSTITUTION DIES...

A Nigerian girl simply identified as Gift an Edo state indigene, (pictured above), has been found dead one month after she gave an interview to PM News, about how she was trafficked to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso for prostitution.

Gift had told PM News that she and some girls had been lured to Ougadougou in April 2014 with the hope of getting a better life in Europe but in the end were made sex slaves at the ‘Bar Dancing Petit Ouaga’, a brothel in Toudoubweogo village in Ouagadougou.

During the interview in January, Gift had expressed hope that once she has paid the traffickers their money, she would be free to leave. Sadly she has died. They didn't say how she died and when.

REALITY PHOTO: MRS AMBODE & MRS AGBAJE HUGS PUBLICLY

The wives of the two major Lagos State governorship aspirants, Mrs Abiola Agbaje and Mrs Bolanle Ambode, were photographed recently hugging each other publicly at a function....Yea politics is not do or die. Nice one.

PHOTO OF THE DAY: K1 de ULTIMATE IN THE 80s...BOBO NO DIE UNLESS TO BA D'AROGBO !!!

Fuji Czar, K1 de Ultimate pictured with his wife in the 80s...bobo no go die unless to ba d’arugbo...

EBONYI LAWMAKERS SERVES GOV ELECHI AN IMPEACHMENT NOTICE..

The Ebonyi State Lawmakers has served Governor Martin Elechi an impeachment notice this morning.   Hon. Francis Nwifruru, who is the acting leader of the House, accused the Governor of huge financial misappropriation, undermining of the integrity of the House, among other offences, saying he is no longer fit to rule the state.

The motion for him to be served the notice was moved by Hon. Odefa Obasi Odefa and seconded by Hon. Valentine Okike........more details later.

REMOVING JEGA WILL THROW THE NATION INTO PENSIVE & CONTEMPLATIVE MOOD... PA FAGBOLA

Members of the All Progressives Congress in the Senate on Thursday   alleged that there was a fresh plot by the Federal Government to remove the   Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman,   Attahiru Jega. According to Punch  reports,The APC senators, led by George Akume, told   a news conference in Abuja that : “We have received information from a very credible source that next week, the Chairman of INEC will be given a letter from the office of the Head of the Civil Service   to proceed on a terminal leave,” they said.

The opposition senators alleged that the Federal Government was trying to use a circular from the HoS   dated August 11, 2010 to place Jega on compulsory pre-retirement leave.

They said, “Whether the letter emanates from the HoS office or the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, it does not make sense. Even if we go by the terms of the Civil Service circular of August 11, 2010, (it) is not applicable whatsoever to the INEC chairman.”

The lawmakers explained that the circular, with reference number HCSF/CMO/1772/TI/11,   talks about clarifications on pre-retirement leave, which is only applicable to tenured officers who are career civil servants.

They said anyone who has spent 30 years in service or has attained 60 years of age was bound to disengage officially from the service. The senators however said that the case of Jega did not fall into any of these.

The lawmakers claimed   that Jega’s offence   was his readiness to conduct the elections when the Peoples Democratic Party-controlled Federal Government not and that using the issue of card readers to discredit Jega would not work because the National Assembly appropriated money for that purpose.

 “We want a credible election but in a situation where we are being informed that because the postponement of the elections attracted no reaction from the people, Jega could be removed for a plan-less person who will do the bidding of the government, doesn’t hold water.

“You cannot start a game which is about to end and suddenly you want to change the goalpost. You don’t want a referee that is fair to all. You want to have someone who will subvert the whole system for sinister, personal purposes.

“We will continue to say no to impunity. We will continue to say no to any attempt to undermine the credibility of the forthcoming elections.

“We therefore want to appeal to Nigerians to be steadfast to keep watch so that their labour will not be in vain. If Ghana and other countries can get it right, Nigeria can also get it right.

“We are opposed to the removal of Jega because it is criminal, illegal and unconstitutional. They want to remove him through the back door.” They said.

Akume maintained that President Goodluck Jonathan lacked the legal powers to suspend the INEC boss under whatever guise.

They said, “Section 157(1) clearly states that the president can only remove Jega with the vote of 2/3 majority of all senators. Under whatever guise; whether suspension, retirement or voluntary leave he cannot be removed.

“Section 157 (1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the President cannot remove the INEC Chairman from office without getting approval of the Upper Chamber.

“Section 157 (1) of the Constitution reads, “…a person holding any of the offices to which this section applies may only be removed from that office by the president acting on an address supported by two-thirds majority of the Senate, praying that he be so removed for inability to discharge the functions of the office.”

An American based elder statesman, Pa Joseph Fagbola, in own words of wisdom advised that ,’’The Government and PDP would find out that removal of Prof. Attahiru Jega as the Chairman of INEC is an ill-wind that will do them no good but throw the nation into pensive and contemplative mood, to be followed by anger and massive protest It is going to be counterproductive and at their own peril. Why should they not learn from the 1965 elections and the subsequent 40-year misrule in the country? Why would any player attempt to remove an umpire in contemplation of possible defeat.? It would be a disservice to the masses of Nigeria to derail this nascent democracy after they have trogged on for this long.’

VOX POPULI VOX DEI:  the voice of the people is the voice of God.

THE BEST DECISION I'VE EVER MADE....PRINCESS BIO LADEJOBI

"It was a difficult time for me," she says. "Five days after being made redundant, my ex husband and I separated. We later divorced, and I found myself claiming Job Seekers' Allowance for a year. It felt as though my life was passing me by, so I decided to retrain and try a new career path. It turned out to be the best decision I've ever made."

Right opportunity

Victoria scoured the internet and the UCAS website looking for the right opportunity for her, eventually deciding to study an LLB (Hons) Law at LSBU after attending an Open Day. After three years of hard work, Victoria graduated in 2014 – but she wasn't finished there.

"I decided to study the LLM International Human Rights & Development," says Victoria. "Having researched the course, I felt confident that it would help me to become a specialist in international human rights, giving me the tools I need to make a difference."

Outstanding record

To fund her studies, Victoria applied for a Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship in the Community category. Thanks to her outstanding record of helping the community in a variety of ways, she was successful. The scholarship is open to graduates with a 2:2 or higher who have made a significant contribution to the local community in Lambeth, Southwark or Lewisham.

Active student life

"When I found out I had been awarded the scholarship, I was ecstatic!" says Victoria. "It really lifted my spirits and made me realise that all the extra-curricular activities I had undertaken during my undergraduate degree had been recognised. The letter from the Vice-Chancellor informing me of my award really captured the essence of my active student life at LSBU."

Big difference

The award made a big difference to Victoria. "I'm a firm believer in God, so I am sure that I would have found the funding for my studies one way or another," she says. "Some of the alternatives were not ideal though – such as borrowing from friends or family, or even having to defer to another academic year."Instead, Victoria was delighted to accept the scholarship, and intends to put the skills it is enabling her to acquire to good use in the future. 

"I want to be a unifying force in the world, bridging the gap between the good and the not-so-good people of this world," she says. I want to educate those who don't know right from wrong as well as those who know the difference, but choose the wrong path. The Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship from LSBU has given me the opportunity to further my studies and make that dream a reality."

Source: LSBU