Sportsdirect247 News Updates: 2015

22 Jul 2015

Buhari- We’ll arrest former ministers for looting, oil theft

No corrupt APC member’ll escape justice — Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday that the Federal Government was examining pieces of evidence that would lead to the arrest and prosecution of some former ministers and other government officials for looting and stealing of Nigeria’s crude oil.

Buhari said this at the Nigerian Embassy in Washington while answering questions at an interactive session with Nigerians in the Diaspora.

President Muhammadu Buhari met with some young Nigerians residing in the United States yesterday, July 21st in a meet and greet event which was held at the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, DC.
The meeting was moderated by Ebony Life’s CEO, Mo Abudu, a media mogul
The President and young professionals in the diaspora got a chance to rob minds and talk over Nigerian matters, especially with regards to good governance.

Grunge goddess: Pulling a serious pout as she exited the building, the Love Me Like You Do hitmaker teamed her leather skinnies and simple black tee with a pair of chunky black Doc Marten boots

She was no doubt feeling tired after stepping off a lengthy, transatlantic flight.

But Ellie Goulding looked like a bona fide rock chick as she touched down at Los Angeles' LAX airport late on Tuesday night.

The 28-year-old pop princess opted for a grunge goddess vibe as she breezed through the arrivals terminal, showing off her toned legs in a pair of vampy skintight leather trousers.

Pulling a serious pout as she exited the building, the Love Me Like You Do hitmaker teamed her leather skinnies and simple black tee with a pair of chunky black Doc Marten boots.

Concealing her eyes beneath a pair of aviator sunglasses, the talented musician wore her blonde locks in a straight style.

Before boarding the flight, Ellie was seen flashing her lacy bra under a chic, sheer shirt as she wandered through London's Heathrow Airport. See more photos......

Valuable: The house made of a rare 'golden-threaded' wood is worth more than 10 million Yuan (£1 million)

This may look like an ordinary building but it's made of one of the most expensive woods in the world.

The house is built using the rare Phoebe zhennan wood, once used by Chinese emperors, and is estimated to be worth more than 10 million Yuan (£1 million).

It was recently discovered in Hubei province, central China, and is thought to have been built during the Ming Dynasty, between 1368 to 1644,

The 1,600 square food building is believed to have been a civilian home

Here, Palley photographs a helicopter using a long shutter exposure to show it drawing a circle of light across the sky

These are the amazing scenes taken of a California wildfire showing the spectacular sky at night as firefighters tackle the potentially deadly blazes.

Stuart Palley's work combines the drama of the fire along with the amazing celestial light show.

The 26-year-old photographer has attended more than 40 wildfires across the state while working closely with firefighters to remain safe.

Palley, from Newport Beach, California wanted to document the effects of wildfires and the continuing droughts on the state. Stunning images captures see more....

Goldenballs: David Beckham was the final 'door knock' on Ryan Seacrest's new TV show Knock Knock Live on Tuesday night, suprising a family with $100,000

he 40-year-old was the final 'door knock' on Ryan Seacrest's new TV show Knock Knock Live, which as the name suggests, surprises unsuspecting American families with a live camera crew and a chance to win a tonne of money... and usually there's no chance involved, they just hand over the cash.

In the closing segment of Tuesday night's premiere episode, the host explained that the soccer icon was en rout to the home of the Gonzales family; the father had been a professional soccer player in Mexico but had to give it up and take a job in construction to support his family - and thus only got to see them once a month.

Seacrest revealed that Beckham, who himself came from a working class background, wanted to recognize a hard working family similar to his own.

Check out the tan: Millie flaunted her sun-kissed skin in a white swimsuit as she dipped her toes in the turquoise blue waters

The natural beauty concealed her make-up free face beneath a pair of over-sized Miu Miu shades and kept her hair away from her face in a simple top knot as she and Professor Green brushed recent reports to one side.

Other images shared to her Instagram account showed the former Made In Chelsea star and her husband, 31, indulging in tasty seafood pasta, while protecting their clothes with the help of a large white bib.

After the 24-year-old treated her Instagram followers to a snap of her pert posterior in a thong-style swimsuit, Pro Green posted a link to the image and tweeted: 'Yea, we should have stayed on a few extra days in amalfi @millsmackintosh.'

While Millie did not reply, she retweeted the message on her own account.

However, Millie and Professor Green looked as though they were having a second honeymoon as they posted pictures from their idyllic, sun-soaked getaway.

The Nigerian government is willing to release detained members of terror group Boko Haram in exchange for some 219 girls kidnapped by the terrorists from the Chibok village, Borno state, in 2014.

The comment was made by Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, who said that his administration is willing to negotiate to guarantee the release of the girls, who it is feared are being forced by the terrorists to carry out suicide bombings throughout the north-east of the country.

US president Barack Obama welcomed Nigeria's freshly elected president to the White House yesterday, lending a personal endorsement after the African nation's first ever democratic transition.

By hosting Muhammadu Buhari in the Oval Office, Obama hopes to underscore that the African giant, also the continent's biggest economy, is vital to US interests.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has once again reaffirmed his commitment to make Nigeria a corrupt-free nation.

Buhari said his administration would not spare any corrupt public official, including members of his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The President, who is currently on a four-day visit to the United States, said this during an interview with the CNN anchor, Christiane Amanpour.

“If any of my associates or party member is indicted of corruption, they cannot escape justice. There is not going to be any APC member or any close personality found guilty that would escape justice,” he said.

Here is a list of the biggest transfer officially confirmed with the bargaining clubs.

European clubs have begun completing deals for the players which they feel will improve them from the previous season.

While the likes of Paul Pogba, Van Persie and Iker Casillas are yet to move clubs at the time of writing,
others like Pirlo, Arda Turan and Robin Van Persie, Bastian Schweinsteiger have moved clubs.

Here is a list of the biggest transfer officially confirmed with the bargaining clubs.

1. Arda Turan: The most recent transfer yet on the list. Atletico hero and Turkish international, Arda Turan moved from Madrid based side Atletico Madrid to Barcelona for €41m.

According to Goal, Arda is not eligible to represent his new club until January as Barca are currently serving a year-long transfer ban related to the movement of players under the age of 18.

Mobile pool: The 7-foot-wide pool is perfect for his New Orleans back yard. If his family ever moves to a new house, the pool can be drained and shipped to a new location

New Orleans-based production designer and architect Stefan Beese transformed an old dumpster into an upscale-looking private pool
The container was lined with half-inch high-density
insulation foam and a flexible pool liner for padding - he then added a wood finish
The dumpster pool cost him around $7,000

Here's a dumpster you wouldn't mind diving into!

Architect Stefan Beese managed to convert an old shipping container into a patio deck and swimming pool for his family.

The 79-year-old announced his decision to leave his role as FIFA president at the beginning of June

FIFA president Sepp Blatter could be pressured into an early departure
Blatter announced in June that he was to resign from his role as president

UEFA wants the 79-year-old to step down as soon as possible
Blatter promised to leave his role by March 2016 despite his re-election

FIFA president Sepp Blatter will face pressure for an early departure from his post on Monday at the first meeting of the world governing body's executive committee since its corruption crisis exploded.

The meeting in Zurich has been called to allocate the date for a special Congress to elect a new president after Blatter's announcement last month that he will step down.

That decision followed mounting pressure on FIFA following a series of arrests, including seven FIFA officials in Zurich, following an FBI investigation and separate probes by Swiss authorities into the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter has held his first formal meeting since deciding to step down

The 79-year-old announced his decision to leave his role as FIFA president at the beginning of June

Blatter insists he will leave FIFA by March next year despite reports suggesting he could make a U-turn

There were also revelations of bribes paid for votes for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and increasing concerns from FIFA's sponsors.

Blatter has stated he wants to remain in office until the new election to be held between December and March but UEFA wants the 79-year-old to step down as soon as possible, and by December at the latest.

A likely date of the FIFA election looks to be in mid-January - UEFA had been pushing for December 16 but that would clash with FIFA's Club World Cup competition in Japan.

UEFA is also distancing itself from reports in Spain's AS newspaper that Platini is ready to stand for FIFA president and already has the support of four of the six confederations, with Africa and Asia preparing to back separate candidates.

Platini is the clear favourite however, and were he to win then Niersbach would be a likely successor to the Frenchman for the UEFA post.

UEFA president Michel Platini (left, pictured with Blatter at the 2014 World Cup) is the clear favourite

Blatter promised to leave his role as FIFA president by March 2016 despite his re-election

Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that Brazil's executive committee member Marco Polo Del Nero will not be attending the meeting in Zurich.

Del Nero was the delegate who suddenly returned to Brazil following the arrests in Zurich on May 27 of the seven FIFA officials on US justice department corruption charges.

One of those seven, the former FIFA vice-president Jeffrey Webb from the Cayman Islands, has agreed to be extradited to the USA from Switzerland.

Webb appeared in court in New York on Saturday and pleaded not guilty to charges including bribery and fraud. He was released on bail after his family posted a 10million US dollar (£6.4million) bond but must remain within 20 miles of the court and wear an electronic tag.

He was also ordered to surrender his three passports, two UK passports and one from the Cayman Islands.

Edward O'Callaghan, the lawyer of Jeffrey Webb, walks out of Brooklyn Federal Court on Saturday

Webb (pictured standing third right in this courtroom drawing) has pleaded not guilty to a range of charges

Greek banks finally reopen after three-week closure - but restrictions remain in place

Many goods will be more expensive as a result of a rise in VAT approved by parliament , one of the first batch of austerity measures demanded by creditors (pictured: people line up at an ATM in Athens last week)

Greek banks to reopen this morning but with restrictions on transactions
Greece closed banks on June 29 to prevent bank run after European Central Bank didn't increase emergency funding as second bailout expired
Goods and services will become more expensive as a result of VAT rise
Daily cash withdrawal limit of 60 euros per day remains in place

Greek banks have reopened after a forced three-week closure - but restrictions on transactions, including cash withdrawals, will remain in place.

Many goods and services will also become more expensive as a result of a rise in VAT approved by parliament last Thursday, among the first batch of austerity measures demanded by Greece's creditors.

Carrying too much excess weight increases the risk of up to 10 different types of cancer, including cancers of the breast and bowel

Number of patients admitted to hospital because they are obese doubled
Average 530,000 admissions per year are related to people being too fat
In UK one in four adults and a fifth of children are now classed as obese
Around 18,000 cases of cancer each year in UK related to excess weight

The number of patients who have been admitted to hospital because they are obese has doubled in just four years - with an average 530,000 admissions per year being related to weight issues.

The figures, released by the Health and Social Care Information Centre, reveal the extent of the fat epidemic in the UK, where one in four adults and a fifth of children are now classed as obese - compared to just one in every seven back in 1990.

The Sun reports that one in every 34 NHS admissions are now the direct result of people being too fat and claims experts believe the obesity crisis is costing the NHS at least £30billion a year - almost a third of its annual budget.

Taking her for a spin: No doubt Gerry had plenty of tricks up his sleeve for their post-meal entertainment

He is known for making a host of attention grabbing entrances on the red carpet.

But movie hunk Gerard Butler preferred to slip out the back door after treating his latest squeeze Morgan Brown to a meal at a fancy Los Angeles restaurant on Sunday.

The Dracula 2000 beefcake looked like he could hardly wait to get to his next destination after showing his lady a good time at posh restaurant The Nice Guy

No doubt ladies man Gerry, 45, had plenty of fun activities planned given his extensive experience of the Los Angeles dating scene, hard won through many years of wining and dining.

The handsome 300 star was looking fit and youthful, and was dressed in a trendy ensemble of leather jacket, hooded top, jeans and trainers.

Newlywed bride struck dead by lightning bolt six days after wedding during hike with husband on Colorado mountain

Kathleen Bartlett, 31, hit by lightning on July 17 on Mount Yale and died
Husband Ryan Pocius, 32, also hit but went to hospital in stable condition
Hiking mountain days after July 11 wedding at Denver Botanic Gardens
Bartlett died instantly and is the first lightning fatality in Colorado in 2015

A newlywed bride was killed less than a week after her wedding day when she was hit by a lightning bolt while hiking on a Colorado mountain with her new husband of just six days.

Kathleen Bartlett, 31, was killed instantly when the lightning strike hit her on Mount Yale on July 17.

Her husband, 32-year-old Ryan Pocius, was also hit but he was eventually flown to the hospital in stable condition and released from the hospital two days later after receiving treatment.......

She is a native of Akwa Ibom. Her massive hips and curves will give some of the big-butted known Nollywood actresses a run for their money.

Rising Nollywood star, Didi Ekanem, who is to be watched out for has arguably the biggest butt in the Nigeria’s versatile movie industry according to Linda Ikeji. Yes, there are beautiful women with massive ‘behinds’ in the industry but after viewing these Didi’s photos, you will definitely agree that Didi is a set aside beau made specially with uncommon features.

Respite has come the way of a 12- year -old girl Kafayat who was allegedly beaten with a barbed wire by her father.

It was gathered that the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA) has taken Kafayat into government custody.

It was exclusively reported last week that Kafayat’s father, Mr. Kazeem allegedly beat the 12 year old girl and left her in critical condition after she attempted to stop him from beating her mother over lotto game.

Kafayat a JSS 1 student of Canal Secondary School, Orile area of Lagos state would have died from the wound she sustained after her father flogged her but for the timely intervention of vigilante members who found her writhing in pain at the dead of the night around Oyingbo market in Ebute- Metta after she ran away from home following her father’s alleged beating.

The holiday is just another avenue for families to come together and have some fun irrespective of their religious faith.

Many families had a day out as they visited Magicland during the ongoing Sallah celebration in Abuja.

Today, Sunday, July 19, 2015 was no exemption as Nigerians are enjoying a long weekend because of the public holidays of Friday and Monday declared by the Federal Government to commemorate the end of the fasting season.

The veteran actor in an interview with a radio station in Abuja opened up on his interview with a life threatening disease.

The actor talked about his battle with diabetes and how he has been battling glaucoma for years without money for corrective surgery.

According to the talented actor, he never knew he had diabetes until a violent armed robbery attack that landed him in hospital.

On July 19, Sunday, hundreds of Osun state residents trooped to the Winners Chapel in Osogbo to partake of the food aid sent by the Presiding Bishop of the church, Bishop David Oyedepo

Earlier this week, the state pastor of the Living Faith Church, Olumuyiwa Emmanuel, announced during his service that the truck loaded with food donation would arrive for distribution. He directed church members to invite their friends and neighbours, irrespective of their religious affiliations.

Pastor Emmanuel noted that the food stuffs were sent to assist workers and others to cope with the hardship caused by non-payment of salaries.

Nollywood actresses are not taking it lightly when it comes to pampering themselves with the fancy things of life, especially luxurious cars.

Apparently, celebrities like to compete with each other, buying expensive things and showing them off on social media.

What began in 2012 with Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji being endorsed as the brand ambassador of Range Rover cars in Nigeria, has gradually led to top female entertainers and celebrities joining the race to acquire the luxurious automobile.

Below are Nollywood actresses who have joined the growing list of those who have acquired the Range Rover. see more photos after the cut..

It however seems the comedian cum actor cannot let the Youtube video go like that without giving it his due reply.

Baba Tee, talking to E247mag about the video, dragged his 44-year-old ex-lover, alleging she stalked him and begged him to marry her. He said:

“I was marveled when I saw what the ‘wannabe’ London big babe, as people write (this makes me laugh), Yetunde wrote on her blog yesterday and today.

The two Yoruba actresses, Biodun Okeowo and Adediwura Adesegha, popularly called Wura Gold, are said to have been close friends but are now in war of words since the friendship has gone sour. Although there are efforts to save their friendship by their colleagues, it seems the grudge they have against each other cannot be resolved as they take time to abuse each other publicly no matter where they meet.

According to BestofNollywood.tv, the fight between these actresses has really degenerated to the point where these actresses wash their dirty linens outside by openly calling each other lesbians. Yesterday, a

President Muhammadu Buhari departed to the United States hours ago to meet President Barack Obama and discuss security, financial, economic and anti-graft issues. However, before departure the president had reportedly made a crucial directive on Halliburton bribery saga.

Sunday Vanguard reports that the Nigerian leader has finally ordered the preparation of the case-file. It means that the people indicted in the $182 million bribery scandal would be prosecuted.

The directive may improve the reputation of the current administration, as it shows that the new president is ready to prosecute the suspects who played a role in the infamous bribery scandal. It becomes especially important as Western countries put the release of $141 million allegedly looted from Nigeria on hold.

From having her nudes flying around, to being framed as a lesbian, the Mass Communication graduate of Tai Solarin University of Education sure has lots of stories to tell. In a new interview with Nigerian Tribune, the Ogun State indigene speaks on her acting career, how she copes with advances from her male fans and fashion preferences. Read excerpts below:

Well, growing up was fine and awesome. I grew up in a loving home. I am the first child of my parents. My parents tried to make us comfortable.

On July 20, the Nigerian leader will meet his American counterpart, Barack Obama.

As it was reported earlier, the leaders are planning to discuss a “holistic, regional approach to combating Boko Haram” and important economic and political reforms in Nigeria.

A light plane has crashed in bush land near Campbelltown

A light plane with two people aboard has crashed south of Sydney
It has been reported that one person is dead and another seriously injured
The crash happened in bushland just before 5pm on Sunday
Emergency crews attended the scene and airlifted one woman to hospital

A light plane has crashed at Wedderburn south west of Sydney, near Campbelltown.

One woman is reported dead and another woman has been seriously injured following the crash.

The Sahara Reporters stated that a source at the DSS claimed that Obuah’s detention was as a result of an investigation that implicated him in aiding oil bunkering.

The online news portal also reported that family sources claimed that Obuah has been detained since Thursday, four days after he was asked to report daily to the headquarters of the DSS.

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh

Speaking with The Punch, Olisa Metuh, the national publicity secretary of the PDP, said that the APC was after the president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, as the ruling party was not comfortable with their leadership of the Upper House.

Commenting on the Standing Order amendment scandal rocking the Senate, the spokesperson said:

On the News: Cara Delevingne is all glamour as she is supported by BFFs Kendall and Kylie Jenner at Paper Towns

Support: Cara Delevingne was joined by her pals Kendall and Kylie Jenner for the screening of Paper Towns in

West Hollywood on Saturday

Cara Delevingne knew she could count on her bestie Kendall Jenner to support her at a special screening of her new movie Paper Towns on Saturday.

The 22-year-old model-turned-actress looked delighted to see the reality star who brought along her younger sister Kylie to the event at The London hotel in West Hollywood.

The trio set the red carpet ablaze with their stylish ensembles as they posed for cameras showing plenty of leg.

Cara was super chic in a gold embellished mini skirt and white kimono-style blazer which was pulled in at the waist with a red leather belt with long tassel detail.

The British beauty teamed the look with matching red leather stilettos and a gold clutch while leaving her golden brown locks loose in soft waves.

Kendall gave her pal a big squeeze, almost knocking over the supermodel with her enthusiastic embrace.

The 19-year-old reality star stunned in a burgundy two-piece dress which featured a double thigh-high split and keyhole neckline. Her dark locks were swept into a messy ponytail and she added some glitz with glittering gold stilettos and a metallic box clutch.

Kylie - who turns 18 next month - flashed nude underwear à la Kim Kardashian - in a sheer flesh-tone maxi skirt with thigh-high split. See more pics after the cut....

Cosby called Constand a liar in the deposition, insisting that the sexual encounter they had was consensual

In a never-before-seen deposition from 2005, disgraced comedian Bill Cosby explains in his own words how he used his fame, fortune and powerful sedatives to prey on vulnerable women - and then paid them off to keep his wife from finding out.

Interviewed in a Philadelphia hotel over four days by a lawyer acting on behalf of a 30-year-old Temple University employee Andrea Constand, Cosby admitted to engaging Constand in a conversation about her father's cancer with the sole aim of then having sex with her.

The bombshell deposition, unearthed by the New York Times, goes on to reveal how the disgraced comedian:

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has stated that the ongoing investigation of the leadership of the Senate was not to witch hunt any body, urging the Police
to prosecute senators found to be culpable in the forgery of Standing Rules of the Red Chamber.

The party’s Publicity Secretary in Lagos
State, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, who disclosed this in a statement issued on
Saturday night, said there were more questions the principal officers and officials of the National Assembly needed to be asked.

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An abandoned Spanish airport which cost about 1.1bn euros ($1.2bn) to build has been sold for 10,000 euros in a bankruptcy auction.

Ciudad Real's Central airport, located about 235km south of the capital Madrid, became a symbol of the country's wasteful spending during a construction boom that ended with the financial crisis of 2008, the year the airport opened.

A 10-year-old Brazilian girl has given birth to a child after complaining of having a stomach ache at school.

The girl was taken to the hospital by her teachers where doctors discovered she was in the later stages of labor, reports Metro.

The unnamed schoolgirl from southeast Brazil was found to be seven months pregnant.

The baby was delivered safely last week.

Officials fear she became pregnant after possibly being raped by her 40-year-old stepfather.

China has deported a group 20 foreign tourists from Britain, South Africa and India for watching video clips that allegedly advocated terrorism and religious extremism, the official state media reported.

At least two of the tourists, however, said they were actually just watching a documentary about the 13th century Mongol leader Genghis Khan.

Xinhua news agency said late on Saturday that the foreigners watched an unspecified documentary in a hotel room and later some of them watched video clips that advocated terrorism in the border region of Inner Mongolia. The foreigners said it was a misunderstanding.

Two people have been injured in multiple car explosions in northern Gaza City, Palestinian security sources said.

The sources said six explosions took place at same time on Sunday morning in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood.

The cars belonged to officials of Islamic Jihad, Hamas and its armed wing, the Qassam Brigades.

Kailey Vijil, 12, was killed and left in a field in West Valley City, Utah. A 15-year-old teen has been arrested in the murder.

A 15-year-old boy with a mischievous past was charged in the murder of a 12-year-old neighbor who was found in an overgrown horse pasture near her Utah home Friday, police said.

The teen, whose name was not released because of his age, lured Kailey Vijil from her home around midnight Friday, police said. Kailey was found dead three hours later.

The murderer and victim did not appear to know each other, and police do not know how he persuaded her to leave her house in a Salt Lake City suburb.

"I believe a good-natured child was fooled," West Valley City Police Chief Lee Russo told reporters Friday.

Kailey was found with "evidence of trauma" but did not appear to be stabbed or shot, police said.

Earlier that night, the boy had knocked on another girl's door and asked her to follow him, police said.

Several hundred Australian nationalists and anti-racism activists clashed with police in Melbourne in a rare display of violence in the country.

Police used pepper spray to try to keep the two sides apart after the anti-racism activists attempted to keep the nationalists from holding their "Reclaim Australia" rally.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott made blocking migrants trying to reach Australia by boat a key plank of his election campaign in 2013.

A British man convicted of supporting the Taliban in the US has been freed after spending 11 years in prison, according to a statement by his family.

A picture shared on Facebook on Sunday showed Babar Ahmad at home with his father, a vocal figure in the decade-long campaign to free him.

The computer expert from London spent eight years in British custody without charge before he was extradited to the US, accused of running a website in support of the Afghan Taliban.

Firefighters crowd a limousine on Saturday near Cutchogue, N.Y., after it was struck by a SUV along Route 48.

A bachelorette party turned into unfathomable tragedy Saturday when four women riding in a limousine were killed by a drunken hit-and-run driver on the north fork of Long Island, authorities said.

The limousine carrying eight young women had just left a vineyard when it was t-boned by a red pick-up truck near Depot Lane in Cutchogue shortly before 5:30 p.m.

"The pickup truck was halfway through the limo," said witness Lynne Lulfs. "We saw bodies hanging out of the left side of the car. They looked like young girls. It was just arms, and heads and hair."

Showering encomiums on the immediate-past Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, is usually distasteful to him. He would rather advise that anyone wishing to felicitate with him should do so through concrete support to promote education in the land. When he turned 50 four years ago, different groups fell on one another trying to organise what they considered as befitting birthday for him. Surprisingly, he declined, including that of his EXCO members. In fact, he requested one of the financial institutions that budgeted N50 Million to celebrate him to use the money to buy computers with full accessories, including printers, which he distributed to 20 schools in Anambra State. He persuaded one man that wanted to buy a costly wrist watch to use the money to buy a school bus which he gave to one of the schools in the State.

Be that as it may, as two of his closest former lieutenants, we feel constrained at this stage of the nation’s history to “disobey” him and blow his trumpet just a little on this special occasion of his 54th birthday, to celebrate him as a great leader. From the outset, it is pertinent to note that references to his attainments are predicated on governance in Anambra State during his tenure as Governor.

22 Jul 2015

US president Barack Obama welcomed Nigeria's freshly elected president to the White House yesterday, lending a personal endorsement after the African nation's first ever democratic transition.

SAVE Obama's administration has faced criticism for not including the continent's most populous country on an Africa tour later this week that will take in Kenya and Ethiopia.

20 Jul 2015

19 Jul 2015

Kailey Vijil, 12, was killed and left in a field in West Valley City, Utah. A 15-year-old teen has been arrested in the murder.