Doyin Okupe calls out Oby Ezekwesili, says she's trying to profit from a national calamity

Senior Special Assistant to the president on Public Affairs, Mr. Doyin Okupe, fired shots at former minister and a frontliner in the #Bringbackourgirls campaign, Mrs Oby Ezekwesili, in a series of tweets this afternoon. According to him, her efforts with the campaign is just her trying to profit from a national calamity. See more tweets after the cut...

The African National Congress, ANC has won in the recent South African Elections.

This was the first election held since the death of their iconic leader Nelson Mandela in December last year.
The ANC acquired only 62.15 per cent of the votes, the lowest ever since independence, they had 62.65 per cent (1994), 66.35 per cent (1999), 69.69 per cent (2004), 65.9 per (2009).
The foremost opposition, the centrist Democratic Alliance, DA acquired only 22% , a 5% increase from its last outing in 2009.
However now ANC faces a unique problem, as they did not get the two-thirds majority it requires in parliament to push its legislations, They now have to form and depend on alliances.
Julius Malema led leftwing Economic Freedom Fighters came in third with only 5.51%.
This is South Africa’s third election since Apartheid and voter turnout was an impressive 73%.
Nelson Mandela had led ANC during his fight against Apartheid and since 1994 they have dominated the South African elections.
Jabulani Radebe, revealed the numbers where not suprising, he said: ”I am not surprised because even though people have criticised President Zuma, we as members separate the leaders from the party. It means that even if Zuma is gone tomorrow, it shows the ANC is still strong and will go on,” he said.
“It seems the opposition spent a lot of time attacking the ANC rather than offering alternatives and maybe this benefitted us,” Radebe added.

Abuse of power, as Immigration officers beat a Lecturer and remove four of his teeth

Mr. Okon Effiong Ekpenyong, a lecturer in the Department of Business Management, University of Calabar, lost 4 of his teeth after he was allegedly brutalised by some Nigerian immigration officials of Cross River State command, for traffic offence.

UNICAL lecturer Mr. Okon Effiong Ekpenyong
Recounting the incident which happened at about 5pm on May 6, 2014, Mr Effiong said his car had developed a minor fault on Bassey Oqua Street in Calabar, near the NIS headquarters. He called some people to help him push it off the road after which he went home to get his two sons to buy fuel in jerrycan for the car as he suspected the fault might be due to petrol.
He was leaving the area after he had fixed the car when he was intercepted by some officials who accused him of making a U-turn at at an unauthorised point and also being a Boko Haram member.
“Immediately, about 10 other officials joined them, they forced me out of the car and started hitting me with gun butts and other weapons. I passed out in the process,” adding that he was able to identify four persons, a deputy comptroller, a chief superintendent and a male and female junior officials before he passed out.
Mr Effiong said he regained consciousness in a cell and he was later released by a senior NIS official, who identified himself as the provost and pleaded with him to take care of himself in a hospital.
From the station he proceeded to the Airport Police Division in Calabar to report the incident from where he was taken to the Police Clinic for medical attention.
Effiong explained that he lost four teeth and over N50, 000 which was in his pocket, after the incident which took place in the presence of his two sons.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Hogan Bassey said investigations were ongoing.

It was however gathered from the police headquarters that the immigration officials had so far refused to honour police invitation on the matter.

 

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Money Magnet Aliko Dangote

Posted by: Tunde Nicholas on May 15, 2014

It’s no longer news that Aliko Dangote is the richest man in Africa; with a net worth of nearly $21 billion, the Nigerian businessman’s Dangote Group controls vast holdings of commodities, real estate, and telecommunications projects.

Boko Haram Deadly Commander Abubakar Shekau Exposed

Do you want to know Abubakar Shekau? He is the face of terror. A ruthless leader with a twisted ideology. And the sadistic architect of a campaign of mayhem and misery. And yet, very little is known about Shekau, the leader of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group.

Terror in the East as Bomb Blast Ravages Ex-Governor Ohakim’s Only House Today

This is really sad and who ever did this is a wicked soul. Pure man's inhumanity to man. The Owerri residence of the immediate past governor of Imo state, Chief Ikedi Ohakim was almost reduced to ashes on Thursday with suspected highly explosive device allegedly planted by those believed to be his political detractors.

Aftermath of Army mutiny: Nigerian Army fires Commander whose battalion revolted yesterday

The Army Commander whose unit revolted yesterday May 14th in Maiduguri (read here) has been removed by the Nigerian Army.

Spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Major General Chris Olukolade, announced the removal of Major General Ahmadu Mohammed in a statement released today.

The Commander's battalion revolted yesterday, shooting sporadically after seeing the bodies of their colleagues who had been ambushed and killed by Boko Haram in Chibok. They also complained of not getting adequate weaponry to fight Boko Haram and poor conditions. The soldiers shot at their commander during the mutiny but didn't kill him.

BREAKING NEWS: President Jonathan to visit Chibok this Friday

According to Reuters Africa, President Jonathan will this Friday May 16th visit Chibok Community where over 200 girls were abducted by Boko Haram men on April 14th. This would be the President's first visit to the community since the abduction happened about a month ago.