KOGI WEST PDP CRISES LOOMS AGAIN

According to sources the new development birth this letter addressed to the party state leadership:
Dear
KOGI WEST SENATORIAL SEAT AT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Our attention has been drawn to the news making the rounds that a group of individuals met in the house of Chief Samuel Ola Akande on Saturday, the 24th day of February 2018 at Mopa and purportedly zoned the Kogi West Senatorial seat to Yagba East.
We have also been informed that a delegation, most of whom are not our members is being put in place to canvass and convey their resolution to you and other stake holders of our party.
The above development is worrisome considering the effect it would have in the upcoming elections, moreso that our leaders of thought are working round to ensure the event of 2015 does not repeat itself. The time has come for the party to urgently call a general meeting of our party whereby the position of the party be made known.
You may wish to know that the zonal leadership of our party has in its wisdom put in place Alh. Abdulraham led committee to amongst other things examine the reasons for the dismal outing of our party in the 2015 general elections. The committee submitted its report to the party in 2017. The committee brought to the fore impunity as a major reason why our party lost the elections. The committee among other issues suggested the zoning of the Kogi West Senatorial Slot to Yagba Federal Constituency but that the emergence of a candidate for the position must be through a transparent primary. The committee report which was accepted by the party does not recognize micro zoning. A copy of the accepted report is attached herewith. Also of note is the Eric Fiki led committee on reconciliation which visited all the local governments and canvassed for the mutual understanding of the members. The said committee also advised the party not to condone any form of micro zoning. The committees positions have been adopted at the general meetings of the party.
The fall out of the ill-movated meeting hereinbefore mentioned has begun to divide our party in the wake of 2018 primaries. We hereby call on you to urgently set up a disciplinary committee in this matter to forestall the dire consequences attendant thereto. We cannot afford any form of division within the party. A stitch in time…

SIGNED

CC Alhaji Ibrahim Idris
CC Alhaji Idris Wada
CC Senator Tunde Ogbeha
CC Mr. Kola Olagbondiyan (National Publicity Secretary)
CC Kogi West Senatorial Chairman (Barr. Kola Ojo)

Unveiling the most capable candidate for Yagba federal Constituency 2019 #Oluomo19#

Chief (Engr.) Bashorun Bamidele Johnson Abayomi Obiniyi MNSE, MCILGPA, FCLRM is not new to our social Media circles a grassroot democrat, iconic leader and a House of Reps aspirant for YAGBA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, Yagba, Kogi State.

Engr. Bamidele Obiniyi

He was born in Isanlu community, Yagba
East LGA of Kogi State. His early education was at CAC Primary School Isanlu, he proceeded to African Church Secondary School Isanlu and finally St. Kizito’s College also in Isanlu. He did not stop there as he went in search of further advance academic qualifications to qualify as a Civil Engineer.
In quick succession he added more feathers to his academic laurels with; Master in Transport Management MTM, Master in Business Administration MBA and Advance Diploma in Theology from Christ Apostolic Church Seminary Ile Ife, respectively.

He buttresses his academic background with rounded Professional qualification and membership of relevant professional institutions for career advancement and enhancement:

• Member Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE)
  Member Chartered Institute of Local Government and Public Administration of Nigeria
• Fellow Chartered Institute of Loan and Risk Management of Nigeria (FCLRMN)

His versatile professional work experience and managerial leadership capacity encompasses but not limited to the following:

• Chairman/MDChief Brodefe Network Ltd. Abuja Provides overall leadership and direction to ensure the organization achieves its vision, mission, goals and objectives.
• Organizes and manages staff and contractors to provide effective and efficient
  planning and construction.
• Approves and adopts organization’s construction policies, procedures and maintains accountability for the performance of the entire company.
• Provides overall leadership and staff direction in formulating and achieving organization’s objectives.
• Oversees the development and implementation of short-range and long-range goals and business plans.
• Oversees organization’s planning efforts, including identifying major priorities, establishing goals and strategies that ensure the success of the projects.
• Provides overall direction to ensure the safe delivery of quality construction projects on time and within budget.
• Balances future infrastructure needs that integrate development opportunities effectively and respects community and stakeholders needs.
• Exercises fiscal responsibility and provides the framework for developing strategies to
  work within financial constraints.
• Manages departments including developing, monitoring and adhering to organization’s policies/procedures.
• Budget and achieving goals and objectives.
  Maintains, supports, and promotes a safe work environment, while complying with all construction rules, policies, and procedures in Construction of Roads all over the country.
• Chairman/MD Sovereign International Sport Academy Abuja Responsible for organizing sport championships, both local and international to discover talents at the grass root. These include Kogi State governor’s badminton championship from 2004 till date, Chief Resident Engineer, Petroleum Tax Fund (PTF), Abuja (1998 – 2000)
• Responsible for monitoring all PTF road project under Enugu State Zone, Redesigning, Rehabilitation, Daily and Monthly report preparation, Supervision and Monitoring of staff, determine the financial needs of each site contractor, prepare bills and claims payment for work done.
• Redesign, rehabilitation and reconstruction of: Agabni road, Coal Camp road, Enugu – Port Harcourt road, Enugu – Abakaliki road, Enugu-Awka-Onitsha road, Abakaliki – Ogoja road, New Haven Abakpa road to mention but few.

In his Personal Statement, he stated unequivocally that; “I will serve as a leader, live a balanced life and apply ethical principles to make a significant difference to the growth and development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”. It is a truism that the dream one has is a picture of his tomorrow. He learnt early in life to be profitable in what he does and perfected the art of being tenacious in any dream he chases.

He also learnt to be industrious, consistent and powerfully focused. He has always been a dogged, hardworking person and has the enabling ability and capacity to survive in any kind of challenging situation. He did understand the moral of the “Wise Saying” that, “the choices we make determine to a large extent our success in life”.
He is soft as a flower when it comes to kindness, but tough as thunder when it comes to principle. He is courteous and polite at all times, but can never be pushed around. This is just but a snippet of the extensive repertoire of our Vintage; CHIEF (Engr.) Bashorun Bamidele Johnson Abayomi Obiniyi MNSE, MCILGPA, MCLRM As a philanthropist, he has been very conscious of his role in the development of his community. In recognition of his kind gestures and philanthropy, he was honored by the traditional council with the chieftaincy title of Bashorun of Okeagi-land, and subsequently in December 2016 he was honored with another exalted traditional chieftaincy title Akeweje of Bagido followed closely in 2017 with the title of Oluomo of Isanlu Kingdom. His hobbies and interests include; Music, Football, Volleyball and Badminton.
Engr. Bamidele is married and blessed with three lovely children.

Wikes Blames Amaechi For Protest...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has blamed his predecessor, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi for the protest embarked upon by school pupils in Port Harcourt. 

Speaking for the first time since the protest, Governor Wike said the protest was arranged by the Ameachi-led All Progressives Congress in the state.

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Northern Elders Forum Spokesman Defends Herdsmen Killings...

A former Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, and spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Prof. Ango Abdullahi has vehemently defended the incessant killings by Fulani herdsmen across the country.

According to Dailpypost,Abdullahi also said that the herdsmen menace is politically motivated by the South to disrupt the politically united North ahead of the 2019 general elections, adding that this was how Boko Haram was introduced during Goodluck Jonathan’s government which led to his failure in the 2015 polls.


Justifying the killings, the Professor said that the herdsmen are killing members of their host communities in order to defend themselves, adding that the herders were free to take the cattle to any part of the country the same way an Igbo man does his business.

In a strong worded interview with Vanguard, Abdullahi said, “I have been involved in debates against some respected people from the southern part of this country who believe that this country is not balanced because the North is too big; because the North is too politically united, so there must be a way of disrupting this unity, and this is what we are seeing on ground today, and the elements that are being used are the Fulani herdsmen.

“This matter would be looked at properly; political alliances and so on are welcome. You don’t need to lose blood, or property to engage in political alliance or whatever you want, or still, you don’t need to introduce excuses that will lead to loss of lives. We saw this when the Boko Haram was on ground; they said northerners created the sect to disrupt former President Goodluck Jonathan’s government, which led to his failure in the last election, and so on.

“Now that Boko Haram is out of the way, the new excuse is the Fulani herdsmen. This is what is happening in other places except in areas that you are talking.


“We have seen what they called a new handshake across the Niger; it is political, and we have seen the mourning that has taken place in Benue and other places to show that the monolithic North is not in tandem with the Middle Belt; it is all politics. Our Middle Belters don’t need to take the agenda that appears to be a thing of distrust. We are not going to force anybody into a relationship politically or otherwise. We see this as a political agenda.

Asked if herdsmen are not the ones committing the murders, he added, “The truth is, if you want to kill me and I have a chance first, I will kill you, or you do want people to be killed and not defend themselves? By your reporting, you have denied them justice and government also has denied them justice by not going to arrest those that are killing them. So, they defend themselves.

On the herdsmen that kidnapped, raided and Chief Olu Falae’s farm ablaze, he said, “My uncle was kidnapped last week in Kaduna, my cousin’s children were also kidnapped and they had to go and find N2.5 million to pay. Why is Olu Falae case different?

“Because he was Secretary to the Federal Government? He is a Nigerian just like my uncle and my cousin whose children were kidnapped. The right of every citizen is important under the law. Why is he so special?


“What about the impunity of the people killing herdsmen? The herdsmen in Nigeria are reacting to the injustice meted out daily to them?

“You people, you Nigerians, including you who are biased, who are not prepared to protect the rights and interests of herdsmen. They are killed but not reported, that is not acceptable.

“Herdsmen operate in these places you mentioned because the country has denied them the traditional routes which the British created for them IN 1914 when they occupied this country because they realised that, like cars require tracks, herdsmen also require tracks they can use to graze and drink water.

“The British provided it for them and gazetted it but people have denied them these routes. So, where do you expect the animals to follow? They have to follow somewhere and the easy road is the one other people are using. We are all living in Nigeria.

Asked if he was trying to justify the menace of herdsmen, he maintained, “I am justifying it very strongly because herdsmen are being unjustly treated in this country.

“They are businessmen just like the farmers whose crops are being destroyed. They should invest in their business; buy ranches like the farmers bought their parcels of land.

They are businessmen. If an Igbo man could go to my state and set up a shop, why shouldn’t herdsmen operate elsewhere? Or are you the one who planted the grass the animals are feeding on? Are you the one who created the water they drink?

“The land belongs to Nigerians and herdsmen are Nigerians. If an Igbo man can go to the North and set up a business, why won’t herdsmen go to the South, including your village, to graze their cattle?

“Where we come from, you don’t pay for land, you only ask for permission to use it. That is why I said you people are biased against other people and that is why the peace of this country will be very difficult.”

Ooni Of Ife Drags Monarch And Others To Court For Waxing Album To Ridicule Him

An Osun Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile-Ife last weekend remanded a traditional ruler, Oba Adeoye Adefarakan, 63, and one Abidemi Olukanmi, 18, for allegedly spreading rumour against the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.

The Prosecutor, Inspector Christian Olajide, said the accused conspired between themselves to commit felony, to wit, “publication of false news that caused fear and alarm and deformation of character and also chanted and sang songs causing hatred, ridicule, spreading rumour and negative report against the Ife monarch.


According to the prosecutor, the actions of the accused affected the reputation of Ogunwusi and exposed him to ridicule.
Olajide said the song caused fear and alarm for members of the public and breached public peace in Ife Kingdom.


The Defence Counsel, Mr. Edward Birilomoni, applied for bail for the accused, pledging that his clients would not jump bail and that they would produce reliable sureties.


However, the magistrate, Mrs. Adejumoke Ademola-Olowolagba, refused the accused bail but advised the counsel to come with written application for the consideration of bail. Ademola-Olowolagba ordered the remand of the accused in prison custody, pending the consideration of their bail. She adjourned the case until February 23 for hearing. 
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Event: Hon Karimi's gives out Daughter's hand in marriage

 On the 4th of November 2017 family and friends gather at our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral church to celebrate with Hon. KARIMI Sunday and wife as his Inlaw gave out their daughter's hands in marriage to her heart rob. The bride who has been with Hon Karimi since the age of seven was all smiles and happy as she walked down the aslay side by side with his Groom to a holy matrimony.

Reception followed immidiatly at Emerald Park & Recreation Center, Garki-Abuja where the Speaker of the Nigerian house of representative and his Wife was a special guest of honor delivering the opening speech, The Speaker Rt. Hon. Dogora used the opportunity to advice the couples on how to sustain a lasting lifetime relationship in his word "marriage is a life time Jorney agree upon by two parties to ride and die together though the highs and low in a life time, he stressed that marriage has it own phrases which must be prepared for", The honourable stressed that the couples must learn and be ready to help and support each other that that is the only way they can see themselves together as one"

In his joyous mood Hon. KARIMI prayed & bless the couple that "May the Almighty God bless and guide their home" reminding them that it is a new phrase of their lifes which they must be ready for.

Family and friends where treated to a lavish merriment while famous sensational singer Sunny T delivered his self styled Yoruba Afro juju melody to the guest and well wishers.

The Groom in his vote of thanks remark thanked both parents and particularly Hon. Karimi for his support and fatherly role he is playing in their lifes, The Groom seized the opportunity to appreciate everyone that came to celebrate their day with them and prayed that we shall always have a reason to celebrate with ourselves.

Dignitaries present include the House of Rep speaker as earlier stated above Rt. Hon. Dogora and his wife, Chief Akanmode, Hon. Obiniyi and his wife, House of rep Members, Cheif Simoyan, well wishers from all works of life and Hon Karimi's political alliance especially now that he is gearing up for the senatorial seat of his constituency come 2019 it was more like a way to show support for him by his political loyalist.

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Kaduna: 21,780 Teachers To Be Disengaged

The Kaduna State government will disengage 21,780 teachers for incompetency, The Nation is reports.

Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Nasiru Umar, said at a news conference yesterday, that any teacher who failed the primary four test should approach the committee raised to look into their complaints. Their scripts could be re-marked, he added.

Of the 33,000 primary school teachers who sat for the examination, 21,780 failed.

However, the Kaduna State Executive Council approved the outcome of the competency test, and directed that 25,000 teachers be recruited.


Umar explained that applicants must have relevant certificates, including one from the Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN).

He reiterated that the exercise has no political undertone, saying the government’s concern was to revive education, especially in rural areas.

Septuagenarian Commits Suicide In Ondo State

A 72-year-old man, Titus Agunbiade, has reportedly hanged himself in his late father’s house at Kajola on Barracks Road in Ondo town, Ondo State.

The deceased was said to have climbed the two-storey building with a ladder and hanged himself with a rope.

Agunbiade’s decomposed body was reportedly discovered on the sixth day he was declared missing by a ‘’relation’’.

The late septuagenarian was popularly called “Chief”.


It was learnt that his family searched for his whereabouts until his body was discovered.

The immediate cause of the incident could not be established last night.

Residents described the deceased as a prominent community leader and public affairs analyst.

On the scene of the incident was a pair of sandals and a towel belonging to the late septuagenarian.

Residents were discussing the development in hushed tones, while his relatives wailed uncontrollably.

Police officers from Yaba Division were accompanied by his family to release the body to traditionalists for burial.

A family source said the man might have taken his life due to protracted illness

Nigerian Army ambush Boko Haram terrorists, neutralised 1 and recover 4 bicycles

On Friday, 3rd November 2017, troops of 152 Battalion, 21 Brigade Nigerian Army, on Operation LAFIYA DOLE, in furtherance of blockade and clearance operations DEEP PUNCH 2 and their resolve to rout out the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists hibernating in some areas, ambushed a group of unsuspecting Boko Haram terrorists along Banki-Bula Yobe road in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.

The troops sprung the ambush on the terrorists and neutralised 1 of them and recovered 4 Bicycles, some Mechanical tools which aids the terrorists vehicle movement, clothes and explosive wires from the ambush site.

Similarly, the troops of 151 Battalion, 21 Brigade Nigerian Army, also ambushed some unsuspecting Boko Haram terrorists who were attempting to cross into the Sambisa forest at about 7:40pm same day, along BOCOST-Bama road. Troops neutralized a large number of them while some of the terrorists escaped with gun shot wounds.

The gallant troops rescued a 6 years old boy and recovered several items which includes, 8 Bicycles, blankets, Jerricans, plates, mats, spanners, cutlasses, clothes, and a pair of Boko Haram terrorists Special Forces Uniform. The rescued boy is receiving further at the Brigade's medical facility.

"Who chase who?" Senator Dino Melaye mocks Governor Bello for snubbing Kabba Day celebration

After the Kabba Day celebration on Saturday, controversial Kogi senator, Dino Melaye posted photo of Governor Yahaya Bello, mocking him for not attending the event.

The governor was reportedly on his way to Kabba Township Stadium when he was informed that Senator Melaye's car was pelted with stones and other dangerous objects. He turned back and headed to another Kabba Day event held at a hotel.

Wife Of Unpaid Kogi Civil Servant Who Killed Himself Tells Her Own Side of The Story

Mrs. Grace Soje, the wife of the Kogi State civil servant, who committed suicide on October 16, 2017, says her husband’s death remains a shock.

The widow told Sunday PUNCH that her husband, Edward Soje, showed no signs of depression the last time she saw him alive.


Mrs. Soje, who is a federal civil servant, was still in a private hospital in Abuja as on Saturday. According to her, Although her husband took his life on October 16, it was learnt that she was only informed of his death on October 31.


Still struggling to come to terms with reality, the widow said, “I learnt of my husband’s death on Tuesday. I was not even informed because my phone was taken away from me after I gave birth. But on that particular day, I saw my phone lying around and it was switched off. So, I turned it on and saw my brother-in-law’s text message in which he said he had gone to pick up his dead brother’s corpse. It was at that point that I started screaming that they have killed my husband.”


Mrs. Soje stated, “We did the naming ceremony at the hospital on October 14 and there was no quarrel whatsoever. We only asked him to go home and rest because the hospital was filled up and the nurses were driving people away. So, I told him to go home to rest and return in the evening so that we could plan how to move our car and some other things from Kogi. That was the last time I saw him.


On Sunday, we waited for him to come but we never saw him and his phone was switched off. So, my cousin, who was staying with me, went to the house but didn’t tell me anything but she told my elder sister what she saw in the house such as the cardboard where he left a message. He said God would preserve me and that I should take care of the boys. It was on Monday that my elder sister called me to ask if I saw what was in the house but nobody was explaining anything to me.


Mrs. Soje said her husband never showed any signs of depression, adding that on the day the triplets were born, he was rolling on the hospital floor thanking God for finally giving them children after over 17 years. We never quarrelled. In fact, my blood pressure was high and he was the one who calmed me down and asked me to rest and keep my phone aside. He never gave me any sign of anything; nothing!


On Tuesday, his nephew, who lives with us and happens to be a civil defence official, called me, saying that my husband came to his house and was saying some things that he didn’t understand. He said my husband was complaining that he didn’t own any property and that all the properties belonged to me. So, I asked him, when my husband was saying all these things, why didn’t he take him to relatives’ house or lock him somewhere?


When asked if it was true that Edward committed suicide because he had not been paid by the Kogi State Government for almost a year, Grace said she could not say.


The widow said, “I don’t know if it is because of salary because I am not a Kogi State civil servant. After all, he has not been collecting salary since January but we have been managing my own salary. So, I don’t know.”


Making a concerned plea to the Federal Government, the National Assembly, the Kogi State Government and well-meaning Nigerians, Mrs. Soje explained that the hospital bill had run into millions of naira and she needed assistance.


Nigerians should assist me so that I can take good care of the children. We have not been able to settle the hospital bill. We have been given a bill of N1, 627,000 by the hospital but one of the triplets had to be taken to the National Hospital for a surgery and I don’t know how much his own bill is right now.


When asked if she suspected foul play in her husband’s death, she said, “I leave everything to God.”

Veteran Actor Sadiq Daba Interview +Talks About His prostrate Cancer And Leukamiea

In an industry where the term ‘veteran’ has been Abused and/or over used, one man that truly merits that title is actor, Sadiq Daba. Sadly, he is not having the best of times and enjoying the acclaim that a true veteran deserves.

Daba has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. This is coming barely months after the actor was hospitalised for months due to leukemia.

Sunday Scoop put a call through to him during the week to find out how he was doing. “Right now, I have a catheter inserted into my joystick to ease the movement of urine. I have been in and out of hospitals for a while now. Next week, I also have to go for a biopsy to determine if I would need to do a major surgery. I have leukemia to battle with, then this prostate issue comes in. The pain is just too much for me,” he stated, explaining his journey so far.

“I have been receiving treatment at LASUTH and OAUTH and the doctors have been wonderful. I was told that one of the side effects of the surgery is that my testicles would have to be removed. That means I would be castrated and I don’t think I want that. The other option is that I would have to take injections that would cost N150,000 every two months, and I have to take it for about two years. You can imagine what the total cost would be,” he added.

On whether members of the movie industry have been helpful to him, Daba said, “A few of my colleagues have been wonderful; they have tried to help as much as they can. The DGs of NTA, Censors Board, and the president of PMAN have also been of help. I can’t start carrying bowls and be going all about the place begging for money. I believe I have paid my dues.

 For those who know about my situation and want to help, they are welcome. Everything that I have to do is tied to money. There is no drug that is cheap.”

*Awwwwww but wont it be better to loose the balls than go through what he is going through?God see you through Sir,I used to love watching  ''Cock crow at dawn''

Inspector General Of Police files N5bn Libel Suit Against Misau

The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has filed a libel suit against the Senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Hamman Misau, demanding N5bn as compensation for alleged defamation.

The Federal Government, through the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, had earlier preferred criminal charges against Misau for allegedly spreading “injurious falsehood” against the IGP and the Nigeria Police Force.


Both the civil case filed by the IGP himself and the criminal charges instituted by the AGF office stemmed from allegations of corruption and unethical practices leveled by Misau against the IGP in the electronic and print media
While the civil case has been assigned to Justice Jude Okeke of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the criminal case is before the Chief Judge of the court, Justice Ishaq Bello.


Justice Okeke has fixed for November 13, 2017 for hearing in the case.
In the suit filed by his counsel, Marcel Oru, the IGP prayed the court to award cumulative aggravated and exemplary damages of N5bn against the lawmaker.

 

Eddited from the Punchng.com

 

State of the Nation: Anonymous Soldier Writes President Buhari Alleging Gross Corruption

According to the punch a Nigerian soldier currently attached to the Operation Lafiya Dole, the military anti-insurgency operation in the North-East, to President Muhammadu Buhari, has gone viral on the social media.

The anonymous soldier, who claimed to be a private writing from Damaturu, Yobe State, alleged that the soldiers in the front line were being poorly treated as a result of massive corruption in the army.

The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Sani Usman, said on Sunday that the army would issue a statement on the allegations, but the statement had yet to come as of press time.

“I will react,” he simply said.

The soldier said he wrote the letter as a result of one Abdulrauf Aliyu, a private too, who was said to have deserted his base, when he sustained an injury.

The soldier noted that Aliyu did not desert the army, adding that the case of the injured soldier was one among many others who were injured at the battlefield and given little or no attention.

He said, “Your Excellency, corruption in the army is real and it is killing us. While we expect to die in the hands of the enemy, we don’t expect to die in the hands of the army, due to corruption and criminal negligence 

Culled from Punch