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Chief Dele Momodu Laments.

“I must confess that at the height of our stupidity and naivety, in retrospect, we threw caution to the winds.

We wrote off Jonathan despite occasional flashes of genius and inspiration by some members of his team.

In the meantime, former Nigerian Head of State, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (RTD.) was repackaged to smell like roses and we all fell for the promise of Eldorado he seemed to hold at the time.

I was one of those who jumped on the bandwagon to describe him as a born-again Democrat, despite some strident and persistent warnings by then Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose and others. Perhaps we were fooled by the fact in quick succession he had picked Pentecostal pastors in his running mate in Pastor Tunde Bakare in 2011 and Professor Yemi Osinbajo in 2015.

Those who told us that our Hallelujah Choruses were premature and that a leopard can never change its spots were castigated and hounded by those of us who had been converted to what we believed was the new Buhari.

We sang in unison that anyone but Jonathan. The rest is history.”

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Tragedy! A 46 Year Old Banker From Abia State Commits Suicide, N16 million Found in His Bank Account.

A 46 year old banker Mr. Onyechere Ibeakanma from Umuakam Afugiri in Umuahia north LGA, Abia state has committed suicide by drinking a substance suspected to be sniper, until the sad incident Mr. Ibeakanma was a Human relationship Manager with United Bank For Africa in Lagos Nigeria,

Mr. Ibeakanma is married with a daughter and is said to be living peacefully and comfortably with the family until the evening of Friday 9th of August 2019 when he was discovered lying lifeless in his room in Victoria Island, according to close family sources Mr. Ibeakanma left a suicide note for his wife who was away on shopping when he came back from work, intimating her of his intentions to end his life.

The Message reads:

”The best, that’s what I used to call you. Finally this is the end of my journey here on earth. The evil I have been battling with has succeeded in quenching the flame. You married a wrong man. You’re a good woman and you deserve the best. You need to be happy. You need to soar. Please take care of our princess Chinenyenwa. Tell her that I love her so much. Be peaceable with everyone though not gonna be easy. Tell my family not to harbour any resentment against you. You’re a blessing to us . That’s the wish of a dying man. Don’t cry for me but pray for me. I love you and chinenye so much. Good Bye My beloved”

Our source who was shocked as to why the young and vibrant Ibeakanma who was discovered to have left as much 15 million in one of his accounts will take his own life, he however hinted that he has always exhibited some strange behaviours that no member of the family has taken serious notice of except until his death, he said that even in his facebook page he made a post on July 24 at 4:48 PM: THE LIGHT IS GRADUALLY DIMMING OUT………… but we never read any meaning to it, but today Onyechere is no more what more can we say than to ask God to forgive his sins and grant his soul eternal passage into his bosom.

Late Oyenchere’s his wife
Late Onyechere ‘s wife and her daughter
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We will make Tekno a scapegoat, Federal Government say’s.

The Federal Government has promised to bring sanity into the social lives of citizens and stop the debasement of humanity and the pride of Nigerian women by making scapegoats of some persons.

The government was reacting to the controversial music video by a popular musician, Augustine Kelechi, aka Tekno, with scenes of four semi-nude women dancing in a moving van on the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge in Lagos.

The artiste, in the four-minute video, was seen throwing money suspected to be dollars at the young women.

The government expressed disappointment that despite ongoing investigations into the anomaly, Tekno went ahead to release the offensive video.

In the official music video for the song, ‘Agege,’ which was released on Thursday, Tekno was seen in the moving van performing to the camera with the half-clad women dancing seductively.

A statement on Sunday by the Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture, a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Segun Runsewe, said Tekno would be made a scapegoat “to teach others a serious lesson.”

According to him, the NCAC is committed to exposing proponents of such kind of offensive sights and videos in Nigeria, while security agencies will be briefed to place Tekno on their watch list, “because his conduct is a threat to national security.”

Runsewe said he got hundreds of telephone calls and SMS from Nigerians, both at home and in the Diaspora, who queried why such immorality would be allowed in the country.

He stated, “We commend the police for arresting Tekno for the shameful misconduct. The same person, who was granted bail on health grounds has gone ahead to release the controversial video. We are now warning him to desist from this shameful conduct, which is not part of our culture.

“No single person is bigger than Nigeria; whether he likes it or not, we are going to use him as a scapegoat to send strong signals that this government does not tolerate nonsense and immorality, but discipline, which is our moral principle.

“Since the offensive Tekno scam video came to the limelight, I have received hundreds of telephone calls and SMS from Nigerians at home and others in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and other parts of the world querying why such anomalies would be tolerated in Nigeria.

“Now that he has released the shameful video when investigation is still ongoing, we are going to inform security agencies to place him on their watch list, because his action is a threat to national security and a bad influence on Nigerian youths.

“We are committed to exposing proponents of this kind of offensive sights and videos. We warn that nudity is not part of our culture and should not be tolerated. The Federal Government will henceforth fish out clubs for nude dancers across the country for their promoters to face prosecution.”

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[Pictures] Nigerian Man Buries Two Children Same Day, Wife Still In Mortuary.

A Nigerian man, Hon. Adiele Ekeke has buried his two children the same day, while his beautiful wife is still in the mortuary.

Hon. Ekeke, an illustrious son of Ukwa Ethnic Nationality and a Commissioner in Abia State Oil Producing Area Development Commission; ASOPADEC lost his family; wife and two children, in a ghastly motor accident, along Enugu-Okigwe express road.

Final journey of Honorable Ekeke”s Children
Rest in peace
Politics

The Nigerian who helped US fight recession Adeyemo, appointed president of Obama Foundation

Adewale Adeyemo, a Nigerian-American economic expert, has been appointed president of the Obama Foundation.

Adeyemo had served in the administration of former president Obama as deputy national security adviser (NSA) for international economics and he is reputed to have helped the US combat the global economic recession of 2008.

According to the foundation, Adeyemo will lead ‘’the implementation of the organisation’s strategic plan and managing its organisational structures and functions’’.

“Wally is the ideal person to help lead the foundation team as we continue to grow the impact of our global civic engagement programs and advance the Obama Presidential Centre,” Martin Nesbitt, chairman of the foundation’s board, said in a statement.

“Given his executive experience in both the public and private sectors and previous service with President Obama, Wally is well positioned to help us continue to translate our sky-high ambitions into operational reality through daily leadership of our talented staff.”

Adeyemo helped in the establishment of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and he was described as the ”point person” on a range of international economic issues, including negotiations on strong currency agreements around the trans-pacific partnership, by Obama.

The 39-year-old graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a bachelor’s of arts, before moving to Yale Law School, where he bagged his Juris Doctor (JD) for further studies in specialised law. While at Yale, he was the co-director, project on law and education for the university.

Adeyemo is the first-ever president of the foundation.

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Thieves break into Ibru grave to steal his casket

There is an uneasy calm in Agbarha-Otor community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State following an attempt break into tomb of late business mogul, Olorogun Michael Ibru. .

The community has also restricted movement in the community from 12a.m as a result of the incident which was discovered in the early hours of Friday.

Sources from the community discloses that the hoodlums fled after pouring acid on the tomb which is located behind the Ibru Clinic in a failed attempt to steal the casket containing the remains of the late Urhobo icon.

Confirming the incident to Vanguard on Friday evening, President General of the community and retired university don, Prof Sam Ibodje said the matter has been reported at the Ughelli ‘B’ Division police station. .

Agbarha-Otor is the country home of the Ibrus and plays host to the headquarters of 222 battalion of the Nigeria Army as well as the Michael and Cecilia Ibru University.