FUEL CRISIS: WHY WE CREATE SCARCITY -MARKETERS.........

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Fuel Crisis: Why We Create Scarcity –MARKETERS

The lingering fuel crisis may continue till the May 29 handover date to Gen. Muhammadu Buhari government, as oil marketers have resorted to hoarding the product to force government to pay the outstanding debts as claimed, Vanguard learnt.

This is coming on the heels of the fact that the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, is yet to fulfill its promise to begin evacuation of petroleum products from tank farms and depots in Apapa area nine months after.

It was learnt that marketers resorted to hoarding fuel due to fears that they might not be paid their outstanding subsidy claims for imported fuel, and as a result, decided to create the scarcity as a way of forcing the government to speed up the process of effecting payment of the subsidy.

A marketer, who preferred anonymity, told Vanguard that it is better to hoard petrol so as to force the government to agree with their terms before the change in government.He said: “My friend, we are not sure what the incoming government will do with us as from May 29. We need to force the present government to pay us our outstanding claims now.

We love this country, but we need to be sure we have products now, because we do not know what will befall us in the next two weeks.”Another marketer also corroborated: “We are all aware how a new government behaves in Nigeria.

There is uncertainty of what the incoming government will do with us as regards the subsidy. If you were in our shoes, wouldn’t you make sure you get every kobo owed you by the present administration? What better way can you do that than to keep what you have?”

Vanguard also learnt that the marketers decided to create scarcity in order to compel the government to pay them the losses they incurred when the government reduced the pump price of petrol from N97 per litre to N87 per litre.

Marketers’ subsidy claimsAt the last count, the marketers, under the aegis of Major Marketers Association of Nigeria, MOMAN, and Depot Petroleum Products Marketers Association, DAPPMA, claimed that the Federal Government is owing them more than N200 billion as at February this year.

Executive Secretary of MOMAN, Mr. Obafemi Olawore, painted a grim picture of the situation thus: “The industry is bleeding. Our suppliers are at our necks. Our members are finding it difficult to bring in products.

”Olawore doubted the sincerity of the Federal Government to pay the debts before the end of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.“At one of the meetings we had with the Minister of Finance, we told her that we are being owed N200 billion but she insisted it was N131 billion.

The way to resolve that figure is the timing. She was using the old figure but we were using the current cut-off date we had at that time. She decided to set up a committee made up of PPPRA, DMO, CBN and her office to verify the claims.

Our opinion was that there was no need to re-verify what has been verified by PPPRA.“We thought it was just a ploy to delay payment; it is a delay tactic. As at the time we met, they had three weeks for the regime to end and with that time frame there is no way a committee can work.

 She specifically directed them, but there is no way a committee will not delay and get late. That is why we were not comfortable,” he said.

He insisted that the issue of verifying claims should not arise as the Debt Management Office, DMO, had transmitted the cost to the Minister of Information.Olawore said that marketers had only been paid N154 billion contrary to the claim by the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, that N156 billion was paid.

 He also said there is the likelihood that the fuel scarcity will continue if the federal government did not care to pay the marketers soon.

Over-pricing and under-dispensingMeanwhile, marketers are not only sabotaging the economy through hoarding, but are also engaged in all manner of sharp practices, including arbitrary pump price hike and under-dispensing of product to reap huge profits.

While pump price had almost more than doubled at between N120 and N170/litre depending on outlet and location, quantity purchased had also reduced proportionately. Pump pressures have been so adjusted and manipulated to almost half a litre for a regular quantity even at very high cost.

However, industry regulator, the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, watches helplessly as no marketer has been brought to book, even as the situation escalates.

Trucks nightmare in LagosIn addition to having to pay much more for very much less, motorists and commuters were also subjected to daily nightmares in and out of Apapa as at last Thursday by petroleum trucks who take over the highways to load products from the depots and tank farms located in Lagos.

Bucks have been passed back and forth among contending stakeholders – the Federal Government, owners of the highway; the Lagos State Government, which reaps bountifully from levies collected from the truck drivers and the Petroleum Truck Drivers, PTD, who claim they are not to blame for the blockade of the highways.

Olawore noted that about 6,000 trucks come to Lagos daily to procure petroleum products.

The large number of tankers getting to Lagos could be attributed to the inability of the railway to commence haulage of products to the Northern parts of the country.

Railway yet to lift petrolNine months after the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, expressed the hope that the traffic gridlock within the ports access roads will be a thing of the past as the corporation would begin the evacuation of petroleum products from tank farms and oil depots, the situation has remained the same.

Last week, The NRC said they have begun negotiations with MOMAN as well as the Petroleum Equalisation Fund, PEF, to begin lifting of petroleum products by rail.

Director of Operations, NRC, Mr. Niyi Alli, told Vanguard that the corporation had all the capacity to lift 1.8 million litres, an equivalent of 30 truckloads of PMS at once through rail, adding that once discussions were concluded and all safety concerns resolved, lifting will commence in earnest.

He said: “The issue here is that we are trying to have a meeting with the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, MOMAN, to iron out major issues concerning lifting of PMS.

 The major issue has been around loading and offloading because we are talking about moving petroleum products which is quite risky because of the nature of the product.“

We, as the Nigeria Railway Corporation, have gone ahead to do all the sidings for the major oil marketers and have acquired wagons which are to be used for the movement across the country.

In terms of the issues with the major marketers, we have scheduled a meeting between the NRC management and the major marketers this week.“We have also engaged the PEF to ensure that the price of PMS is maintained, in terms of the PMS movement.

 For us, it is all about ensuring that all safety issues are resolved. This is because carrying PMS is not the same as carrying AGO. PMS is highly inflammable. But the good news is that all stakeholders are sitting around the table to ensure that safety is not compromised.“

At the moment, we have the capacity to move 900,000 litres of PMS, an equivalent of 30 trucks, at once. In all, we have two big trains that can move 1.8 million litres of petroleum.

But the question is how many times can we move in a week and how many times can we move in a day? So once we start, we can grow gradually.Alli explained that certain measures need to be taken into consideration before haulage of petrol is carried out.

NNPC petrolIt was also gathered that the premium motor spirit, PMS, or petrol in circulation is the supply made by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, which is responsible for about 50 per cent of the fuel supply in the country.

The NNPC and its downstream subsidiary, the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company, PPMC, said it had 1.2 billion litres of petrol in stock.

The figure translates to 31 days sufficiency going by the 40 million litres daily consumption of the product in the country.According to the Managing Director of PPMC, Mr. Haruna Momoh, 21 additional vessels laden with petroleum products are offshore Lagos waiting to berth.

He said the NNPC had made adequate arrangements to ensure energy sufficiency in the country and reassured motorists that the noticeable queues at the filling stations would thin out in the days ahead.

Momoh noted that the NNPC also has 21 days sufficiency of Automative Gas Oil, AGO, otherwise known as diesel and 18 days sufficiency of Dual Purpose Kerosene, DPK, otherwise known as kerosene.

He explained that as part of efforts to ensure petroleum products sufficiency and distribution, the NNPC embarked on aggressive reception depots rehabilitation in 2011, adding:



“As at today, 18 depots out of the 23 depots have been fully recovered with the exception of Makurdi, Yola, and Maiduguri due to the activities of pipeline vandals.

”According to him, “Carrying PMS is not that easy, there are safety implications. Also, NRC cannot just load PMS from a tanker; you have to have sidings to the tank farms. And the offloading sidings have to have sidings too.



There are also the issues of the PEF. These are not the things you hurry over because of the safety risks involved. PMS is highly inflammable, so we are very careful with the way we intend to handle its movement.

But the good thing is that there are discussions going on already to make this possible within the shortest time possible.“We have scheduled a meeting between the management of MOMAN and the NRC to finalise all the issues that need to be resolved. If all goes as planned, in the near future, we could begin to lift.

The key challenge for us is that it is difficult moving petroleum products. The fact that the railway is functional doesn’t mean that every product could be moved with ease. There are different types of products which could be moved which are not as volatile as petroleum products.



“Now if we rush into hauling petroleum products and there is a major incident relating to safety, you can imagine what the cost implication will be. We also consider the fact that we are entering a market which has been cornered by different people.

 So there is bound to be challenges. The only way is through negotiations which we have started now. But moving PMS is our highest priority now and that is why we are trying to clear all bottlenecks in order to make headway.”



“What all these imply is that the Corporation, despite its capacity to lift still has to contend with the issues of safety while trying to manage and balance the interest of the oil marketers as well.

”Vanguard however learnt that conflict of interest between tanker owners and NRC has been the major reason why petroleum products haulage is not done through the railway.

www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/fuel-crisis-why-we-create-scarcity-marketers/

I WAS FORCES TO LIE WITH A CORPSE AND DRINK ITS WASH WATER BY DAVE...

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I Was Forced To Lie With A Corpse And Drink Its Wash Water by dave.

A 29-year-old mechanic, Bode David, is yet to recover from being made to spend a night with the corpse of his friend, late Ganiyu, and drink the water used to wash it, to prove he was not responsible for his death.


It was gathered that the incident, which happened at Isheri Magodo, a suburb of Lagos, was executed because before Ganiyu gave up the ghost in the hospital, he kept calling Bode’s name.

Recounting his ordeal, Bode, an indigene of Ekiti State, a mechanic, who specialized in fixing Japanese vehicles, said: “I knew the late Ganiyu and Wasiu in January, when I was looking for someone to fix my faulty Honda car.“


That was when Ganiyu introduced me to Wasiu to fix my car. After he fixed my car, I paid him N35,000. Since then, we have had no business except when our paths occasionally crossed and we exchange pleasantries.“On Tuesday, Wasiu called me at about 6p.m., saying they need my help urgently.

 He said Ganiyu was in the hospital and that they needed money to purchase pints of blood and drips, which was about N19, 000.“

He pleaded with me to come. At about 7pm, without any idea that Ganiyu was dead, I drove my car to the junction of their street, called him on phone that he should come and collect N5,000, which was all that I had to assist Ganiyu’s treatment at that time.

“When he came to where I parked my vehicle, he said the hospital was nearby, so we walked towards where he said the hospital is located.

Deceived, beaten“As we walked, I began to notice some strange movement in the vicinity as bad boys filled the area, so I asked where exactly the hospital was. He said we are taking a short cut to the hospital.

‘’Eventually, the short cut led to a compound. Immediately we entered the compound, people began to ask me what I knew about Ganiyu’s death. I told them I knew nothing, but they did not believe me, and they began to beat me.‘’

When they were beating me, a Baale in the area interrogated me, told them to stop beating me and to hand me over to the police, or they might beat me to death and then have two corpses on their hands. But they refused.“

After beating me, they forced me to sleep on the floor in the same room where Ganiyu’s corpse was laid to prove that I had nothing to do with his death. While they were beating me, my phone and the money in my pocket got missing.

“When they discovered that I was still alive, they washed his corpse and forced me to drink the water. I refused but they almost killed me with another round of beating. When it was obvious that I had no option, I drank it.

“After I drank the water, someone who claimed that he knew me called the police. The police took me to divisional police station at Awoshika, before the case was transferred to Area F Command.

“I have nothing to do with Ganiyu’s death. How would I be responsible for his death when I had no problem with him? All I want is for government and Nigerians to come to my aid, and bring those who meted this inhumane treatment to me to justice.’’

My story—WASIUIn his defence, 33-year-old Wasiu Fadairo, the mechanic who lured Bode with the call that brought him to the house, said: “I am from Kwara State.

The late Ganiyu is from my home town.“On May 12, Ganiyu was stooling and vomiting blood, so we rushed him to a hospital located along Oluwora Road, Isheri in Magodo. He later died, calling a particular name— Bode.

“After he died, we took him home because none of his immediate family members or relatives was available. When we called them, they said they were coming, so we kept his corpse inside his room.

“That same day, neighbours and people living around were angry, alleging that the name Bode, which Ganiyu kept calling before he died, was responsible for his death. So they began to call Bode’s phone number.

“When Bode did not come, I called him with my phone and told him that Ganiyu was lying critically ill and needed blood and drips, and that we need his assistance.“

When he came, people began to question him concerning what he knew about Ganiyu’s death. Before he could say a word, they pounced on him and began to beat him. So I ran to call the police to come and rescue him.“


After police rescued him, they later went to where he parked his car and vandalized it. I was there when they were beating him, but I was not there when they forced him to lie beside the corpse and drink the water used to wash it.

”Police storyConfirming the incident, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, said: “Two friends went out for a drink and one of them, Ganiyu, took ill after the outing and started stooling.“

He was rushed to the hospital for medical attention, but died in the process. Angry friends and neighbours, suspecting the complicity of Bode David, descended on him and attempted to lynch him.“


He was, however, rescued by our policemen and investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of Ganiyu commenced at Isheri Division. But the case has been transferred to the Department of Criminal investigation, DCI, Yaba, for further investigation.”


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/i-was-forced-to-lie-with-a-corpse-drink-water-used-to-wash-it/

ROBBERY SUSPECT SAYS ' CASHLESS POLICY HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR OPERATION'....

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Robbery suspect say cashless policy has been affecting our operation.

An armed robbery suspect, 45 year old Jide Abass (pictured right) who was arrested alongside his accomplice (Lukmon Bello) while they were attempting to rob outside a bank in Ogun state on Monday May 11th, said during his interrogation by the Ogun state police command, that the cashless policy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria has affected the operations of armed robbers in Nigeria.

According to him, people do not move around with large sums of money anymore as they now go about paying for things with their debit cards.


"We usually laid ambush for bank customers, especially those who had gone to withdraw money. It is not difficult to notice them. For the men, it is either their pockets would be bulging or they would come out with the usual black nylon.

For customers who came in their  vehicles, we would either ambush them or trail them to safer places where we would collect the withdrawn amount. But since the introduction of cashless policy, people don’t usually got out with cash.

Even when they go to eateries or super markets, they make use of POS and this has been affecting our operations. We started operating in Ikorodu, Lagos State but since the police seem to have braced up to the challenge, we decided to relocate to Ogun State.

 This is our fourth operation here. I am ashamed of myself because my two wives may likely divorce me if they find out their husband is a robber,” he said.


His other partner, Lukman said he was a clothier before he resorted to armed robbery due to his inability to fend for his two wives and children

"I was initially into  international trade. I usually travelled to Dubai  to buy men’s clothes to sell until the trade crumbled.

I had also  travelled  to Mecca, Saudi Arabia,  twice, to perform Holy Pilgrimage. While the going was good,  I got married to two wives. But along the line, my  business crumbled and  I started driving commercial bus. At a point, I could barely feed my family. In the process, I met Jide Abass, who introduced me to robbery.

On that fateful day,  we left Ikorodu where we live, to Abeouta to operate. It was Jide who suggested we went far to operate to avoid being recognised during operation. We trailed this particular man to  Oke-Ilewo. We saw him counting some money  and kept some  in the  safe of his car.

 We did not know he would not stay long inside the office he entered. We  were busy ransacking his vehicle for the money he left and never noticed him coming out until he was close.  As we attempted to enter our car and flee he  pulled out a pistol and shot me in the thigh.

 I  managed to hop into my Mercedez benz car which was  used for the operation and sped off towards Ibara Housing en-route Kuto (Abeokuta)/Isiun Expressway. But I became unconscious as a result of loss of blood and in the process ran into an oncoming vehicle on reaching the  Ogun State NUT Conference Hall junction, close to MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta.

Some good Samaritans who did not know what actually happened came to our rescue and rushed us to the  Federal Medical Centre,FMC, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, for treatment.  But to our surprise, the man who shot me located us and arrested us.

 It was after we were arrested that we discovered that  he was a policeman. My wives and children are not aware I have been arrested. Greed lured me into this”. he said
Source: Vanguard

TYGA PRAISES HIS GIRLFRIEND , KYLIE JENNER'S OUTFIT SAYS 'THE KOOLEST'

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'The Koolest' - Tyga praises his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner's outfit..

The rapper shared a picture of Kylie's Balmain outfit to the 2015 Billboard Awards in Las Vegas and wrote, 'The Koolest'. Countdown to Kylie's 18th  coming up real soon.

NIGERIA POLICE RESPONDS TO THE 'HUMAN FLESH RESTAURANT ' IN ANAMBRA STORY ......

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Nigeria police responds to alleged ‘Human Flesh Restaurant’ in Anambra story

Some days ago, a few foreign media including BBC, AFP and Daily Mail published a story claiming a Nigerian restaurant in Anambra was shut down for cooking human flesh.

The Anambra State Police Command responded to the story yesterday Sunday May 17th, saying nothing of such happened. The State's Police Public Relations Officer, Uche Eze, said;
"There was nothing like that. I advise you to ignore that report. It’s not true and it did not happen. We don’t have such record.

It’s embarrassing. I think we definitely deserve an apology because this story has already been sold out to a huge international audience who made so many unnecessary comments about Nigeria and Nigerians" she told Punch

INI EDO FLAUNTS HER SEXY BIKINI BODY IN BUM SHORT.....

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Ini Edo Flaunts her Sexy Bikini Bod in Bum Shorts

Every new photo of this actress is like a breath of fresh air. It's Sunday and Ini Edo enjoyed her day cruising on a boat.

KIM KARDASIAN CRIES AFTER KRIS JENNER BREAK DOWN OVER BRUCE'S TRANSITION.........

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Kim Kardashian Cries After Kris Jenner Breaks Down Over Bruce’s Transition......

Courtesy of E!

Grab your tissues! An emotional Kim breaks down in a sneak peek of ‘KUWTK: About Bruce’ over Kris’ endless crying about Bruce’s gender transition.

 She reveals to Kylie and Kendall that it makes her ‘really sad’ to see Kris so broken down.

Kris Jenner, 59, has showered her ex-husband Bruce Jenner, 65, with tons of support since he publicly revealed he was becoming a woman during his tell-all Diane Sawyer interview.

 However, it wasn’t always easy on Kris, and Kim Kardashian, 34, is extra sensitive to her mom’s feelings.

 In a sneak peek of KUWTK: About Bruce, Kim cries over the thought of how her mom was initially dealing with Bruce’s transition by crying a lot herself.


In the clip released by E!, which was taped before Bruce’s big gender transition announcement, Kim, Kylie, and Kendall discuss his upcoming interview with Diane.“


He’s going to tell his first story,” Kim says. “At first I was like, ‘I’m totally going to cry! I’m totally going to cry!’ My throat was literally burning.”

Kendall admits that she “feels” that too. Aww.Kim clarifies that talking to Bruce makes her emotional because she can’t help but think about how Kris feels.“

I was thinking, ‘Mom this is really hard for her.’ It’s so sad.


She cries all the time and it makes me really sad,” Kim says between her own tears. “We should really appreciate all the things she does for us, because she does a lot.”

FALANA SAYS SOLDERS ON DEATH ROW STARVED IN UNDERGROUND CELL.....

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Soldiers On Death Row Starved In Underground Cell —falana.......

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), on Saturday, said 12 soldiers, who were sentenced to death for mutiny in September 2014, have been starved and held underground by the military.

Falana in an interview with Sahara TV, which was monitored by our correspondent, said the military was denying the soldiers their right to an appeal.He added that it had been more than one week since any of the soldiers were fed food.

He said, “I am in touch with them (the soldiers) and I am taking up their basic complaints, which is that they are currently being starved and dehumanised by the military authorities that are supposed to have taken them to the jailhouse, having convicted them.

 But they are being kept in an underground cell somewhere in Lagos.“

Under the Armed Forces Act, soldiers who are convicted and sentenced by the court martial are entitled to appeal to the Court of Appeal after the authorities might have confirmed the sentences.

In this particular instance, these 12 soldiers are among 66 that have been convicted and sentenced to death.“

The Chief of Army Staff ought to have confirmed the sentences since November (2015) in the case of the 12. And in the case of the 54 others, it should have been February, since they were convicted in December (2014).

 In other words, confirmation or review should take place less than two months after conviction.”According to Falana, seven months after, the military authorities have not done anything.

 He added that the fate of the soldiers had yet to be determined because the confirmation had not taken place and they had been denied their right of appeal under the Armed Forces Act and under the Nigerian Constitution.

He further underscored the illegality of the military authorities executing the soldiers without allowing them exercise their right of appeal, stating that the country was no longer under a military dictatorship.“The soldiers did not commit mutiny.

 They were asking for weapons to fight Boko Haram and Section 217 of the Nigerian Constitution says the government of Nigeria shall equip them adequately.

 In this case, the government failed in its responsibility to equip the army and simply asked these boys to commit suicide,” he said.

http://www.punchng.com/news/soldiers-on-death-row-starved-in-underground-cell-falana/

TINUBU SAYS I WANT A WOMAN TO SUCCEED ME .

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I Want A Woman To Succeed Me – Tinubu......

Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed a desire for a woman to succeed her.



She also regrets that all the principal office contenders in the incoming National Assembly are men.Tinubu said this at the Press Day event of the Dansol High School, Lagos, on Saturday.

The senator, who is also the wife of a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, said there are eminently qualified women in the National Assembly to occupy principal positions.

She further charged women occupying privileged positions in the society to mentor other women and girls.“

I feel appalled when women beg for appointments. Who says a woman cannot be President? If we had so many women inspiring other women, it would not be that way.

 We want to have another Senate President, it will be a man. The Speaker will be a man. Isn’t that a shame? Where are the women?“Don’t ask me, ‘What about you?’ My situation is different.

My husband said, ‘you will not be used to blackmail me’. And I accepted,” she said.The former Lagos State first lady also admitted that her surname is controversial but insisted that her family was not extremely rich.

“The Tinubu name is a controversial name but we are not as wealthy as people think. Everything we have we expended on the struggle. You say 16 years of struggle, but it has been 21 years for us,” she said.

The senator also decried the disappearance of the middle-class, urging the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari to fix the economy to ensure a re-emergence of the middle–class again.


“I came from the middle-class of old and I attended public schools. I am from a very humble background by the way but I learnt to see and appreciate beauty. But today it is only the rich that can afford beautiful things.

 We do not have a middle-class anymore. It is either you are rich or you are poor. The new administration needs to create the middle-class which is a buffer for the poor and the rich.


“We have a good leader now who is credible. A former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, came here and said the world is proud of Nigeria,” she added.

http://www.punchng.com/news/i-want-a-woman-to-succeed-me-tinubu/

TIWA SAVAGE'S BABY SHOWER ON A YACHT..........

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Tiwa Savage's baby shower on a Yacht.

Tiwa Savage is currently having her baby shower on billionaire Femi Otedola's yacht. Friends Annie Idibia, Lami Philips, Lola Omotayo, Wizkid's Tania, Eku Edewor, Toke Makinwa, Freda Francis, Anita Uwagbale-Iseghohi, Toju Foyeh and more are all on board the yacht to celebrate with her.
More photos after the cut.

OFFICIAL PORTRAIT OF BUHARI AS HE DROPS GENERAL TITLE FROM MAY 29TH PLUS CHECK OUT HIS OFFICIAL PORTRAIT......

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Official Portrait Of Buhari As He Drops General Title From May 29.

President Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari is to drop the title General from his name after he is sworn in on May 29.This was disclosed by his Media team in a statement in Abuja on Sunday.

The statement signed by the Director, Directorate of Media and Publicity of the President Elect, Mallam Garba Shehu also released the official portrait of the President elect and his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.

The one paragraph statement reads: “From May 29, 2015, the President-elect and Vice-President-elect are to be respectively known and addressed as Muhammadu Buhari, President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria and Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria.

http://thenationonlineng.net/new/buhari-drops-general-title-from-may-29/

FORGIVE ME WHERE I ERRED , JONATHAN BEG NIGERIANS........

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Forgive Me Where I Erred, Jonathan Begs Nigerians

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday apologised to Nigerians who he might have offended in the process of taking decisions during his eight years of staying in the Presidential Villa, Abuja as Vice President, acting President and President.

He said since nobody was perfect, there was no way he would not have done some things that some people would found annoying, saying he did not do such things deliberately.Jonathan made the appeal during a farewell service organised for him and his family at the Aso Villa Chapel.

He observed that there are times one would take a decision in the best interest of all but even friends would misunderstand the situation.The President pleaded for understanding from all Nigerians.

http://www.punchng.com/news/forgive-me-where-i-erred-jonathan-begs-nigerians/

LUPITA NYONG'S SHOWS OFF HER SEXY TONED FIGURE IN BLUE BIKINI..........

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Lupita Nyong'o shows off her toned figure in blue bikini as she relaxes poolside in Cannes after wowing on the red carpet

Lupita Nyong'o took time out from her busy Cannes schedule today to relax by the pool. The actress looked happy and relaxed as she wandered around the grounds of the famous Eden Roc hotel, smiling and laughing as she checked her phone.

Wearing a bright blue and white bikini, the beauty showed off her slender figure as she stood at the water's edge.

 Covering up in a floral maxi dress and slight heels, the 32-year-old showed off her pixie haircut by carrying her sun hat in her hands.

 She was helped onto the small boat by a male friend who looked every inch the gentlemen in a crisp white shirt and navy shorts.

NY RAPPER CHINX WAS SHOT DEAD , READ MORE FOR DETAILS....

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NY rapper Chinx shot & killed. See photo of his bullet-ridden car below.

NY rapper and French Montana's protege, Lionel Pickens, stage name Chinx, was shot and killed in New York City early this morning Sunday May 17th around 5 a.m. Chinx was reportedly sitting in a car in the Jamaica neighborhood of NYC's Queens burough when he was shot by a gunman who has not yet been identified. He was just 31 years old.

Many rappers including French Montana have condemned his killing on social media. See his photos after the cut...

 Chinx (right) with French


This was his last post on instagram...just 8 hours ago...

PATIENCE JONATHAN SAYS I HAD ANOTHER HEALTH CRISIS DURING CAMPAIGN.......

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I Had Another Health Crisis During Campaign - Patience Jonathan.

Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, on Sunday disclosed that she had another round of serious health crisis during the re-election campaigns of her husband, President Goodluck Jonathan.

She said the health challenge was severe to the extent that she was sneaked out of the country to Germany in January to undergo one major surgical operation.

She said the challenge was made a top secret in such a way that she would attend campaign rallies in the afternoon and sneak to Germany with the last flight in the evening.

Mrs. Jonathan spoke during a farewell service organised in their honour by the Aso Villa Chapel.The President’s wife said she was billed for another surgery immediately after the elections but God miraculously healed her.

She said after her husband lost his re-election bid, she returned to Germany for the surgery and was at the edge of being taken in when doctors decided to carry out medical tests again.“

I went through four different hospitals in Germany for the test and they returned a verdict that it was no longer necessary to do the surgery,” she said.Details later. . .

http://www.punchng.com/news/i-had-another-health-crisis-during-campaign-patience-jonathan/

ADAMS OSHIOMHOLE AND NEW BRIDE POSTPONE HONEYMOON....

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Governor Adams Oshiomhole and new bride postpone honeymoon.

Edo State governor Adams Oshiomhole may not be going to his honeymoon soon according to a report by Punch.

The couple who got married on Friday May 15th have reportedly postponed their honeymoon till June in other to attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect, Gen. Buhari which is scheduled for May 29 in Abuja. After that, they will be heading to their honeymoon possibly in Dubai.

WITCH/WIZARD CAUGHT THIS MORNING IN MADINA GHANA ..........

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Ghana Witch/Wizard Caught This Morning In Madina Ghana

Another Witch/wizard caught in the grips of the Madina police. A person believed to have the top being a man and the down being a woman couldn’t fly again around 5 am this dawn.

Report has it that he went to steal a woman’s womb but when flying back, he felt weak so he stopped to rest and fell into a deep sleep only to wake up in the morning surrounded by people who had called the police. He has the face of a man and body of a woman. He’s currently in the custody of Medina police-


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CULT MEMBERS BURY SLAIN VICTIM , EDO CULT WAR ..........

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Edo Cult War: Members Bury Slain Victim plus see pictures after the cut.......

It is no longer news that several youths havebeen killed in a gruesome manner in the recentcult war in Benin City, Edo State capital.


 The renewed cult war, which has left a lot ofcasualties loitering the street of Benin hasreportedly calm down following the deployment of the federal crack squad ordered by theInspector General Police, Mr Solomon Arase.

Before the IG’s deployment of special squad,bodies of young men had littered everywherein the metropolis.Meanwhile, some of the cult groups havestarted burying their own, which they call“fallen soldiers” or “victim of war.”

Some members of the Supreme EiyeConfraternity (Bird men), popularly known forwearing blue beret, were recently pictured,burying one of their own in Benin City.

Meanwhile, it was gathered that one of thestate government officials that were arrestedon Wednesday, May 13, by the federal cracksquad deployed by the IG to curb the senselesskillings in the state, identified the manwearing a half face cap with a bandana tiedaround it as, Engr.

David Olukoga.46-year-old Olukoga, is the Chairman, EdoState Committee on War Against Indisciplineand Senior Special Assistant on YouthEnhancement to the state governor.

From the pictures below, you will see severalmembers of the eiye secrete cult groupwearing the War Against Indiscipline (WAI) vestalongside the cult’s blue beret on their headduring a burial possession.

Edo State has been marred with cultactivities in recent times. The majoropponents have been the Eiye, , andMaphite groups.Some days back, officials of the Edo statepolice command arrested 11 people includingfour state government officials suspected tobe leaders of different cult groups in thestate.


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