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Sunday 5 April 2015

We never expected Jonathan to accept defeat-APC

The Director, Media and Publicity Directorate of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organization, APCPCO, Mallam Garba Shehu has said APC never expected president Jonathan to concede defeat so easily ..

Speaking with Sunday Vanguard, Shehu said

“I can say that the President acted with grace. He surprised us because we never expected that they would accept defeat. In fact, the sense everyone had was that they probably had plan A, B, C or D. And in any case, with the kind of thing that Mr. Orubebe did at the collation center, you knew that even when the President had grace, given the chance with the community of people around him, they could have threatened this democracy.“Look, I have been involved in presidential campaigns about three or four times in the past, the difference is that this is the most fearful campaign that I have ever experienced.
This is the most life threatening campaign because we were dealing with opponents we thought would stop at nothing because they were throwing everything into it. So, we were not taking anything for granted. It affected our lives. Would you see me in a night club? You couldn’t risk it because you didn’t even know who was trailing you. And it came as a huge relief.

“Again, we were getting security reports from our own sources. Until the President said ‘I concede’ and congratulated Buhari, we felt every minute that something wrong would happen. There was a clear and discernible threat to democracy as a system of government.
“Look, everyone felt concerned because, what if, God forbid, he declared a coup? These scenarios had been laid before Nigerians. Mr. Okupe, the Special Adviser to the President, was he not on Youtube, recorded on video, saying that Buhari will never become President? What do you take that for? It means that Buhari would win and they will take it away from him.
“This careless talk, arrogant display of power, it had come from the Villa. Many sources with linkages to power: Asari-Dokubo, Chief E.K. Clark and all of them, were they not sounding words to the President? They had said it that they would take away their part of the country from Nigeria if Buhari won.

“But for the President to have come and say ‘I accept accept defeat as the leader of the country’; that had an effect of really calming things down. And that’s why, whether they like it or not, President Jonathan has written his name in gold in so far as this is concerned.”

Shehu assured that the president-elect would not avenge the attacks on his person by the allies of Jonathan, saying there was enough work to do to meet the aspirations of Nigerians than pursuing mundane things.

Ghanaian Pastor Eric Isaiah Murdered His Pregnant British Wife in Hotel Room in Koforidua During

Ghanaian Pastor Eric Isaiah Murdered His Pregnant British Wife in Hotel Room in Koforidua

A Ghanaian Pastor identified as Eric Isaiah has been arrested in Koforidua city in Southern Ghana for the murder of his wife, Charmain Adusah. The Tottenham-based self-proclaimed prophet was said to have argued with his 42-year-old pregnant wife several hours before leaving Mac Dic Royal Plaza Hotel in Koforidua.

While leaving, he reportedly told the hotel security staff that his wife doesn’t want to be disturbed. He later called to cancelled any in-house cleaning in order to avoid raising any suspicion. The decomposing body of the mother of one was found wrapped in the hotel on the 16th of March 2015.

The couple travelled to Ghana for a 3-day conference with Evangelist Bishop John Yaw Adu early last month. The mother of one met Mr Adusah early last year. They married in September in London.

The deceased had an 8-year-old child from her previous relationship. Pastor Eric Isaiah has been arrested and awaiting trial in Ghana

Vincent Enyeama grooming his daughter's hair (photo)

Super Eagles goal keeper Vincent Enyeama pictured above grooming one of his daughter's hair. Awesome! How many fathers can do this?

Kenya says son of a Govt official was among gunmen in Garissa attack

Investigations by Kenyan police into the massacre of 147 students of Garrissa University on Thursday April 2nd has revealed that one of the masked men who carried out the attack was a son of a government official. The gunman identified as Abdirahim Abdullahi is a law graduate from the University of Nairobi and the son of Abdullahi Daqara, the Chief of Bulla Jamhuri in Mandera county

Kenya's Interior Ministry spokesman Mwenda Njoka in a text message to Reuters, said Abdirahim Abdullahi had disappeared from home the morning of the attack and his family was looking for him when the attack at the University campus occurred

"The father had reported to security agents that his son had disappeared from home... and was helping the police try to trace his son by the time the Garissa terror attack happened," Njoka told Reuters

An unidentified government official based in Garissa said Abdullahi, after his graduation in 2013 joined the militant group al Shabaab.

"He was a very brilliant student. But then he got these crazy ideas," the official said.

Meanwhile Kenya has commenced three days of National mourning over the attack. Military men were positioned outside the premises of most churches today to provide security to worshipers who came to church to partake in the Easter Celebration.

Gov Fashola & wife in couples dance at her pre-birthday party

Governor Fashola and his wife, Abimbola Fashola pictured dancing at her pre-birthday party in Lagos today. She will be a year older tomorrow April 6th.

African leaders to hold Boko Haram summit April 8th

African leaders from West and Central Africa will be meeting in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday April 8th, to discuss on ways to combat the terror group, Boko Haram in the continent.

The summit which is being jointly organised by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) will among other things discuss on ways to tackle the sect activities which according to ECOWAS, if not checked, will destabilize the region.

"In the face of the mounting and increasingly bloody attacks by the fundamentalists against Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad and the series consequences for these countries, and the real risk of destabilizing western and central Africa, the two organizations have decided to take action,"Malabo, capital of Equatorial Guinea, is being jointly organized by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).

"In the face of the mounting and increasingly bloody attacks by the fundamentalists against Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad and the series consequences for these countries, and the real risk of destabilizing western and central Africa, the two organizations have decided to take action," the ECOWAS statement said.

photo of airport cleaner at TREM church service today

Honest airport cleaner Josephine Ugwu pictured with TREM General Overseer, Bishop Mike Okonkwo who rewarded her for returning lost money she found at an airport toilet in January, at his church this morning.

'I am one of the luckiest Nigerians' - President Jonathan

President Jonathan said he is one of the luckiest Nigerians alive, that he is yet to see any Nigerian who is as lucky as himself. He said this while receiving residents of the federal capital territory (FCT), led by Arc. Namadi Sambo, in Aso Rock today April 5th.

"I am one of the luckiest Nigerians. I am yet to see somebody luckier than me. From 1999, I was in the hands of government for 16 years. Not just in government as a parliamentarian because if you are a senator or House of Representatives member, you take care of yourself, you live in your own house. I was in a cage, being taken care of by the government for 16 good years. I think it is enough and I am happy. Help me to thank God for that and I will continue to thank Nigerians for giving me that privilege. Wherever I will be, I will remain grateful to this great country.” he said

I Still Hold President Jonathan In Very High Esteem - FFK

Press statement from Femi Fani-Kayode

Our attention has been drawn to a report titled “Fani-Kayode blasts Jonathan; says President is leaving legacy of ‘destruction and disaster’”, being circulated in the social media, and wish to put the records straight once and for all.

The statement being referred to was lifted from media reports of April 25, 2013 (two years ago), during the sojourn of Chief Femi Fani-Kayode in the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The report does not, in any way, represent Chief Femi Fani-Kayode’s opinion of President Jonathan whom he holds very high esteem, a fact that made the former Minister of Aviation work so vigorously for Mr President as Director, Media and Publicity of his campaign organization in the just concluded presidential election.

The relentless efforts of Chief Fani-Kayode in the course of the campaigns have been acknowledged by Mr President as well as the generality of Nigerians. The cordial relationship that exists between them is exemplary and legendary.

We are very much aware that the reason for this latest round of unwarranted scheme by enemies of Nigeria is to sow the seed of discord and create acrimony between the president and one of his most reliable allies in particular, and in the PDP in general. But their plans have since failed!

We therefore call on all those who are behind this show of shame and advise them in the strongest terms possible, to desist from such acts of cowardice, wickedness, preposterousness and puerility as they blow no one any good wind. We also call on all patriotic and well-meaning Nigerians to ignore such reports and treat them as non-existent whether now or any other time in the future.

Mr President is our leader and Chief Femi Fani-Kayode holds him in very high esteem, accord him the respect he deserves and is very proud to be associated and to have worked for him. The relationship between these two great men remains cordial. No degree of campaign of calumny by misguided elements can change this very fact,”

Fire outbreak at INEC office in Imo

INEC office in Nwaorubi in Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State was gutted by fire in the early hours of today at about 1.30am. Speaking on the incident, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Gabriel Ada, said all the sensitive and insensitive materials kept in the building were destroyed in the fire. Mr Gabriel said that the fire might be due to an electric spark from a generating set.

He said although the fire did not destroy the card readers meant for next Saturday's governorship election, the fire incident might cause a little hitch during the governorship elections which is to hold next Saturday April 11th.

He however promised that the commission will do everything possible to ensure that all materials; sensitive and non sensitive, needed for the governorship election are replaced.

Chris Brown still begging Karrueche Tran

Chris Brown is heartsick over losing Karrueche Tran following revelation he had a baby with another woman while dating her and he's trying everything to win her back, but she is having none of it…

Sources tell TMZ

Chris Brown has put on a full court press to win back ex-girlfriend Karrueche, but his efforts have been met with resounding rejection. He has been blowing up Karrueche's phone and her friend's phones, but she's radio silent with him. He's been so frustrated he's turned to social media, complimenting her for all to see.

But nothing has worked and he's depressed; telling his friends he's not going to date anyone else and is confident Karrueche will come back to him.

Super Eagles star, Emmanuel Emenike, survives gun attack in Turkey

Super Eagles star, Emmanuel Emenike survived a gun attack in Turkey yesterday April 4th after unknown gunmen attacked the bus conveying him and his turkey based football club, Fenebahce team mates.

The group was heading for the airport from a match they had just finished playing against Rizespor in the North Eastern part of Turkey when the gunmen attacked their bus. The driver of the bus was the only casualty while the players and team officials suffered no injury.