Show of Shame As 177 Town Union Presidents Sold Obiano Endorsement For N100,000.

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March 29, 2017

About 177 communities in Anambra endorsed Governor Obiano for second tenure. BVI Channel 1 reporter gathered from reliable source that Ekwueme square was filled yesterday to the brim with the Governor’s supporters from 177 communities in Anambra State.

It was gathered that each town union President General collected N100,000 amounting to N17,700,000 for the endorsement.

The question is: why should a sitting Governor spend tax payers fund to attract endorsement?

Are we all insane or are we too hungry to sell our votes. BVI Channel 1 will continue to monitor the unfolding drama.

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Certificate Drama As Dino Maleye Storms Senate In Convocation Gown.

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March 28, 2017

There was drama in the National Assembly, on Tuesday, as controversial Senator, Dino Melaye, appeared ‎in the Senate, fully dressed in his academic gown.

In a video, Dino was seen dancing and mocking his political enemies using Sahara reporters to bring him down, Dino is stopping at nothing to dramatize the whole thing took the entire Red Chamber of National Assembly by surprise when he stormed into Senate chamber with his academic gown.

Melaye, who shocked lawmakers and appeared while others were already seated, did not retire to his seat immediately.

Instead, he took a long walk around, exchanging pleasantries with his colleagues, who were thrown into laughter. It took the intervention of the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Olusola Adeyeye to restore sanity to the floor.

Stop Making Nnamdi Kanu A Hero: Gov. Rochas Okorocha Tells F.G

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March 26, 2017

In an exclusive interview, the governor of imo state Rochas Okorocha was in his best oratory element as he looked at the Muhammadu Buhari presidency, his health condition and hope for 2019, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) agitation and detention of director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and his verbal war with Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State.
In all, Okorocha says that 2019 without Buhari would create a lot of confusion even as he called for the immediate release of the IPOB leader, Kanu.

From the interview which was published on Sun Newspapers, one can easily summarise that Rochas read a script full of politically correct statement which in reality is a stage managed interview to promote himself.

To read the detail please read from the link below.

FG making Nnamdi Kanu hero –Gov Rochas Okorocha

Nigerian Soldiers Beat A Man To Death In Ogun State.

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March 26, 2017

A woman has claimed that her husband, Prince Adeola George Oyekan, died as a result of being brutally beaten by four Nigerian soldiers. Glory Fagbayibi told our correspondent that the four soldiers gave a severe beating to her husband at the instance of the landlady of 10 Prince Jamiu Oyebade Street, near Car Wash bus stop in Ogijo, Ogun State. She added that her husband, who owed the landlady a month’s rent, died 15 days after the assault.

Mrs. Fagbayibi stated that she and her husband were in the same room when four soldiers, led by the landlady’s son, whom she only identified as Tunji, barged into their apartment and descended on her husband. She added that, after assaulting her husband, the soldiers bundled him into a van and drove him to 174 Battalion barracks at Ogijo where he was further brutalized.

According to the widow and other sources in the area, the landlady’s son, Tunji, invited his soldier friend, Godswill George, from Ikeja cantonment. The sources alleged that Godswill George then mobilized other soldiers from 174 Battalion to join him in the assault that led to the death of Mr. Oyekan.

Our correspondent learned that, upon his release by the soldiers, the victim filed a complaint at the Ogijo Divisional Headquarters of the Nigerian police. “We went to Ogijo police station to lodge a complaint,” said Mrs. Fagbayibi. She added: “The police took pictures of my husband and asked if we would like the issue to get to court. The police ordered the landlady and his son to pay for the medical treatment of my husband, but up till the death of my husband, they did not pay anything.”

She continued: “Both the landlady and her son fled for some days, but the police were able to apprehend them and keep them in detention.”

An aunt of the deceased told SaharaReporters that the hospital where George was admitted for treatment stated that the cause of death was internal bleeding caused by the severe beating from the soldiers.

A referral note seen by our correspondent stated that the deceased was referred from Pillar Hospital, where he was initially seen, to Ikorodu General Hospital for some dental procedure. Mr. Oyekan’s stated that five broken teeth were removed from her late husband’s mouth.

“A few days after the beating, and with continuous pain in my husband’s mouth, we took him to the hospital for a checkup. Not less than five of his teeth were removed. Pillar Hospital then referred us to Ikorodu General Hospital for further treatment when they could no longer handle his condition,” the widow said.

One of Mr. Oyekan’s cousins said she went with the wife of the deceased to the army barracks to plead with the soldiers beating Mr. Oyekan. She said they found her late cousin hung to a tree as two soldiers repeatedly flogged him. She added that, while she and the victim’s wife were still begging, the soldiers ordered Mr. Oyekan to cut an area of grass in the barracks as the soldiers continued to beat him.

“I went with my cousin’s wife to 174 Battalion. When we got there, we were shocked to see how my cousin had been disfigured due to the beating he had received. I saw my late cousin hung on a tree, being beaten by two soldiers. While we were still there pleading for him to be released, one of the soldiers gave him cutlass to cut some of the grass in the barracks,” said the aggrieved cousin.

The victim’s widow said her husband was unable to stand upright after the pummeling he suffered at the hands of soldiers. She added that, upon his release, her husband was unable to go work. Instead, he remained bedridden before he passed away.

Newsmen learned that Mr. Oyekan, a prince in the Oyekan royal family, worked at the Apapa wharf. A family source said the late Oyekan was forty years old, but the hospital referral listed his age as thirty-seven.

Tithe Business: Churches Ask Members To Pay Tithe Online Via Commercial Banks

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March 26, 2017

A Nigerian bank, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), is reportedly advertising for payment of Redeemed Christian Church of God Offering and Tithe with their application.
A customer who banks with them, wrote “I got an email alert announcing and directive on how to pay for RCCG offering, tithe etc online with FCMB mobile application, How many church have such package?”

He also shared screenshots to confirm what he wrote;

Fulani Herdsmen Kill University Senior Staff in Delta State.

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March 26, 2017

50-year-old senior staff of Delta State University, Abraka was brutally murdered by suspected Fulani herdsmen at his farm on Friday, March 24th.

Hon. Evance Ochuko Ivwurie, Member Representing Ethiope East State Constituency in Delta State House of Assembly, confirmed the incident in a statement issued earlier today.

“Another of my Constituent, Mr. Sunday Idama, a Senior Staff of the Delta State University, Abraka- Library Department, 50 years with 14 children was brutally murdered by the ravaging Fulani Herdsmen on Friday in his Cassava farmland in Ovre Abraka.

I have reported to the whole world that I was briefed by my constituents residing across Ethiope East Mainland; towns/villages and Ethiope East Hinterlands; Ovre-Eku/Abraka/Igun of the sighting by some of them of an unspecified Helicopter said to be dropping supplies in the same Ovre-Eku/Abraka axis.

Since after my receipt of that brief, five of my Constituents namely Mr. Philip Akpine, Mr.Francis Okotie, Mr. Sunday Couple, Mr. Eyabigun Akpovena and Mr. Sunday Idama have all been slaughtered by this mercenaries; Fulani Herdsmen in their farmlands in Ovre-Abraka which is a safe haven, dwelling and business place for thousands of Fulani Herdsmen and their cattle.

My people are helplessly susceptible, defenseless and vulnerable to this menace. The Herdsmen escapade and atrocities against my exposed constituents includes killing and Kidnapping them, maiming, raping and attacking them.

It is estimated that we have over 2,000 Fulani Herdsmen and over 10,000 cattle in the various parts of the vast deserts- which many people have christened Ethiope East Sambisa Forest.
I wish to appeal to the security agencies to visit the “Ethiope East Sambisa Forest” and properly investigate the activities of the criminal elements of the herdsmen and bring them to justice.
Thank you.

Chief (Hon) Evance Ivwurie
Member representing Ethiope East

Source: Linda Ikeji Blog.

Dino Maleye Saga: I Am Ready To Die Sahara Publisher.

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March 26, 2017

The founder and publisher of popular online media outfit sahara Reporters Mr. Omoyele Sowore has sworn to see to the very end the case against Senator Dino Melaye .

The Sahara Reporters publisher says that he would rather die in his quest, than see Melaye walk free – Sowore says he has sworn to name and shame politicians who have for too long been deceiving the Nigerian people Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters, has said he is ready put his life on the line to ensure that Nigeria is rid of manipulative leaders.

Sowere said he would die to ensure that those he described as “drug dealers, certificate forgers, money launderers, political manipulators, and assassins” are named and shamed.

Certificate Saga: Dino Melaye’s Name Missing From ABU Alumni Website

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March 26, 2017

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The certificate scandal involving the senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, may be far from over, as his name was not found on the Ahmadu Bello University alumni website.

Melaye’s trouble began on Monday, March 20, when an online news medium, SaharaReporters, reported that the senator did not graduate from ABU for his first degree.

The senator had claimed that he obtained B.A in Geography from the institution.

Melaye had boasted that he was currently a student in ABU pursuing his seventh degree, adding, “Go round all the UNIS (universities) I attended in digging more.”

A day after the news broke, Melaye, while speaking on the floor of the Senate, also addressed himself as an “authentic graduate” of ABU.

On Saturday, an exhaustive online search conducted by our correspondents – from the 1998/1999 alumni set to 2007 – for Melaye’s name on the website of ABU Alumni Association did not give any result that shows that the embattled lawmaker is a graduate of the school.

His name, Daniel Jonah Melaye, as it appeared on a statement of result by the university, when searched, returned with zero result.

During investigative journalism searched for ‘Daniel,’ ‘Jonah’ and ‘Melaye’ separately, different names came up.

A search for ‘Melaye’ brought up only one result: Melaye Sunday Ola (Biology Education), who graduated in 1980.

Another search for ‘Jonah’ came up with four different names: Bawa Jonah Seth Besanhi (BSc Geography; graduated in 1973); Birga Jonah (BSc Geography; graduated in 2007); Kaigama Jonah Ishaku (BSc Geography; graduated in 2011); and Ndasala Jonah (BSc Geography; graduate in 1987).

There were 10 results when ‘Daniel’ was searched: Abin Daniel John (BSc Geography; graduated in 1978); Adamu Kantsan Daniel (Institute Of Education Geography; graduated in 1992); Aniro Daniel Rabo (BSc Geography; no graduation date indicated); Atenji Daniel E. (BSc Geography; graduated in 1986); Beshiru Daniel (BSc Geography; graduated in 1980); Dada Daniel Adefila (BSc Geography; graduated in 1979); Awubra Daniel Akinkwe (Geography; graduated in 2002/2003); Daniel Bosede Biddy (BSc Geography graduated in 1983); Daniel Dogara Garba (BSc Geography; graduated in 2010); and Daniel Ezra Jatau (BSc Geography; graduated in 2011).

When our correspondent called the ABU Public Relations Officer, Mr. Adamu Mohammed, about 8pm on Saturday to find out why the senator’s name was not on the alumni website, his line rang out. On the second trial, the line was switched off.

A text message also sent to his mobile line on the matter had yet to be replied to as of press time.

When SUNDAY PUNCH contacted the President, ABU Alumni Association, Prof. Ahmed Tijanni-Mora, he said only the university could confirm if Melaye graduated from the institution.

He said, “The registrars of universities are in the best position to provide information about who attended their universities or not.”

Last week, ABU’s spokesman, Mohammed, when contacted by The PUNCH promised that the institution would come out with its position on Wednesday, which it failed to do as of the time of filing this report.

A news Media Outfit on March 25 edition had obtained a document which revealed that the senator got a statement of result with the logo of ABU.

The statement of result read, “This is to certify that Daniel Jonah Melaye having completed an approved course of study and passed the prescribed examinations as, under the authority of the Senate been awarded the Bachelor of Arts (Geography) with Third Class honours.”

The statement, issued by the Office of the Registrar, Academic Office, was dated February 3, 2000, and signed by B.B. Mshelthlila.

It was, however, observed that while the statement of result had the name “Daniel Jonah MELAYE”, the senator’s National Youth Service Corps discharge certificate, which was issued on July 8, 2001, read “Melaye Daniel;” his diploma certificate issued by the University of Jos on August 3, 2006 read “Daniel Dino Melaye”, and his Senior School Certificate in 1992 read ‘Melaiye Daniel Jonah O’ with Melaye being wrongly spelt.

Similarly, the University of Abuja, which Melaye claimed he had also attended, refused to comment on whether the senator obtained a master’s degree from the institution.

The Vice Chancellor of UNIABUJA, Prof. Michael Adikwu, responding to an inquiry by one of our correspondents on Saturday, said, “Issues of certificates should be directed to the registry. I heard that (allegation against Dino Melaye) also, but I will find out later.”

Anti-Pastor Blogger Kemi Olunloyo Detained In Port Harcourt Prison.

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March 17, 2017

The unrepentant controversial blogger Kemi Olunloyo is believed to be recieiving Gods punishment as she is currently cooling off in Port Harcourt prison.

Her unending attack on many Nigeria pentecostal Churches and Christian leaders has finally landed her in court as she faces charges of defaming pastor Abiyeomie in only of her blog post.

Journalist and blogger, Kemi Olunloyo says she has been charged with cybercrime for her post about Pastor David Ibiyeomie.

Olunloyo, who was arrested by the police on Tuesday, said in an Instagram post that she was driven to Port Harcourt and detained in a prison there after the pastor complained that she had defamed him in the post.

She confirmed that she had posted a letter from one of Ibiyeomie’s church members, leveling allegations against the pastor.

Olunloyo said she was charged along with a Rivers State journalist, who “simply syndicated” her story, adding that she would remain in prison till March 23 when she would appear in court for another bail hearing.

Olunloyo, who is the daughter of a former governor of Oyo State, had on Tuesday alerted her followers that she was being arrested by the police.

She revealed that officers stormed her home and whisked her away to the Oyo state Criminal Investigation Department office in Ibadan, but added that the offence she was said to have committed was not criminal.

In her post on on Thursday, she said she had been driven to Port Harcourt after her arrest.

Source: Punch Newspapers.

Former Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime Defects To APC.

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March 17, 2017

The immediate past Governor of Enugu State, Barr. Sullivan Chime has reportedly dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

It was learnt on Thursday night that Chime defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC

His reported defection is seen to be a preparatory ground for an imminent political war between him and the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu.

Both politicians had before the 2015 general elections engaged in one of the heaviest political battles in the State as Chime planned to unseat Ekweremadu in the Senate.

The ex-governor later withdrew as Ekweremadu gained the upper hand.

However, latest developments indicate that the former governor has not given up on the Enugu West Senatorial seat.

Late Thursday night, spokesman of the APC in the South-East, Mr. Hyacinth Ngwu announced that Chime had joined the ruling party.

He wrote in his timeline: “Breaking News: Today, His Excellency Barr. Sullivan Iheanacho Chime, immediate past governor of Enugu State joined APC.”

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