News: Obasanjo Woos North With N350m Mosque, Arabic School

Ahead of 2015 general election, former President Olusegun Obasanjo  on Friday wooed northerners  especially Muslims as he laid  the foundation of N350,000000 (three hundred and fifty million naira)  ultra modern central mosque  and arabic school within the premises of his Presidential Library in Oke-Mosan Abeokuta.
We reliably gathered that, Obasanjo decided  to construct a mosque within the premises of the controversial Presidential Library so as to make the place look international and as well erase the impression that, he hates notherners  and their religion which is Islam.
An insider at the Obasanjo hiltop building hinted that, the four governors in the north held a closed door meeting with Obasanjo before the event where the 2015 election top the agenda and how President Goodluck Jonathan would  be  either convinced or stopped from re-contesting to pave way for  Northerner as the next President.
Eminent peronalties  who were  at  the foundation laying and fund raising of  Olusegun Obasanjo Baytus Salam central Mosque were   four governors from the North. They are  Kebbi,Usman Dakingari, Kano State, Rabi Kwakwanso, Sokoto, Aliyu Wamakko, Katsina state governor, Sheu-Shemma  Shetima who  was  represented by  his deputy.All of them donated N20 million each  for the construction of the mosque.
Among those that contributed to the Obasanjo’s  mosque  and arabic school  were the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal who pledged N2 million, Chairman of Damngote group of companies ,Alhaji  Aliko  Dangote who  also promised  N25 million, former governor of  Kebbi State,Senator  Adamu Aleru  who also pledged N10 million.
Ex-governor of Kwara State,  Senator Bukola Saraki   also pledged N2 million while   former vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar  also sent   a sum of five million naira pledge towards the construction of the mosque.
Also  the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Lamido Sanusi who was in his traditional attire donated N5 million.
Other States that contributed to the construction of the mosque were Adamawa, Niger, Kaduna, Katsina Zamfara Kogi, Kwara and  Ogun  States which all  sent their pleges of  N20 million each  through the Sokoto state governor.
Addressing the people at the gathering, Obasanjo  who counseled religious people to be tolerant and accommodating said  “ I  believe that the more you know your God, the better you will be able to serve him .
I believe that, if you are at the fear of a particular religion, you must be educated in the destiny of that religion .And in any case if you are a good religious man, you will bea  good citizen.

News: 10 Injured, 4 Die in Ogun auto crash

Four people  yesterday were reportedly killed while 10 sustained various degrees of  injury  in an auto crash that occured on Abeokuta-Lagos road in Onihale village in Ifo local government area of Ogun State.
According to an eye-witness, the accident involved a Lagos-bound bus with registration number Lagos XY178 LSR which skided off the road  and summersaulted while coming from Abeokuta.
The source however said that,the driver and the conductor of the ill-fated bus and two others died on the spot,while others sustained variuos degrees of injury and have been taken to a nearby hospital.
Confirming the incident,the Itori Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Mr. Fatai Bakare said the bus carried 14 passengers before the accident.
He said that out of the 14 passengers,four have been confirmed dead while the remaining 10 sustained injury.
According to Bakare, the bus was coming from Abeokuta but later  veered off the road and then summersaulted.
Four passengers who were all  male died in the accident and the others have been taken to Ota general hospital.

News: Collapsed LSDPC

INCIDENTS of collapsed buildings have become daily items in the news. It has long been established that most buildings, especially multi-floor and high-rise ones, collapse as a result of poor adherence to safety regulations for modern edifices.
Developers of such buildings often cut corners, avoid the employment of qualified building professionals and connive with regulatory authorities to subvert the law. Most collapsed buildings were either not certified by relevant government agencies or fraudulently approved.
What does one say of government-erected buildings collapsing? That was exactly the tragic incident in Jakande Estate, in Ejigbo, Lagos. A two-storey house built by the Lagos State Development and Property Company, LSDPC, collapsed on Wednesday, killing (as at press time) three people, injuring many others and extensively damaging private property.

News: Boko Haram Has Continued To Terrorise Us, Why?

Former Minister of Information, Dr. Walter Ofonagoro, has said that the successive growth of the Islamic sect,  Boko Haram, was a result of the fundamental issues that had not been addressed since the 60’s.
Speaking at the Peace Poster Contest of Lions Clubs Multiple District 404, with theme: ‘Imagine Peace’ in Lagos, he  said the failure to issue a peace treaty after the end of the Nigerian civil war was also a factor that had disturbed peace in the country.

News: Bakassi Again UN Suspends Nigeria, Cameroon Maritime Boundary Demarcation

FOLLOWING protests embarked upon by the displaced people of Bakassi on Wednesday and Thursday, the Joint Technical Team, comprising the United Nations, Nigerian and Cameroonian officials, have announced the suspension of the demarcation of the maritime boundary between Nigeria and Cameroon.
Meanwhile, the presence of three ships with Cameroonian gendarmes at the Ikang beach, which falls into Nigerian territory, caused a stir as some of the Bakassi youths were said to have come out to confront them before their leaders told them to watch out events first.

News: Cars Plunge Into River In Lagos While Many killed in Kano, Plateau, Borno

Armed soldiers, yesterday, took over security in Bichi town near Kano, following a sectarian violence that rocked the town, leading to the death of no fewer than five persons, just as reports said that 16 people were altogether killed in Kano, Plateau and Borno states.
In Lagos State, two vehicles, a commercial bus and a Toyota Camry car, plunged into the Majidun River, along Lagos-Ikorodu Road. However, the number of casualties were yet to be ascertained at press time.
In Borno and Plateau states, 11 people, including three children aged between five and 12, were allegedly killed by some unidentified gunmen in separate incidents.
The children, out of the eight people in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, were killed in the presence of their mother in Sulimanti ward of the metropolis, when their father, Aduju Zubairu, an SSS personnel could not be located.

Gist: MTN Aeroplane winner bombarded with marriage proposals

“People are calling to ask my
parents if I am married, some
others are giving them promises.
Even on the Internet, I don’t have
a Facebook account but someone
has opened one in my name. If
anyone is coming because of my
money, I promise the person that
he will not get a dime because I
will make sure he doesn’t.” – 27
year old Gladys Ebube Essien-
Garricks said in a recent interview
with Punch
Lol, Naija men! Una don hear sha?
Ebube won N64 million in the MTN
Ultimate Wonder ‘Win An
Aeroplane’ Promo!

News: Court Turns Down Plea By EFCC’s To Seize Fayose’s Passport.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Thursday  made a futile bid to  convince the Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti to confiscate the international passport of the former Governor Ayodele Fayose.
The former governor is facing the criminal charge of alleged misappropriation of the sum of  N1.2billion being the sum of money earmarked for the state’s integrated poultry project while he was in  the office.
When the matter came up for hearing, the anti graft prosecution counsel, Mr. Adeniyi  Adebisi from Rotimi Jacobs Chambers, had raised the objection before Justice Adamu Hobon over the former governor’s  consistent   holding  of  international passport, despite court’s pronouncement that the passport be deposited  in its custody.
According to the counsel, one of the major  conditions reached to secure bail for  Fayose at EFCC office in Lagos  was that,  his interna- tional passport should be in the court’s custody pending the determ- ination of the case.
In his ruling, Justice Hobon averred that  the status quo should be maintained since no reported case of abuse had been reported against the former Governor by EFCC.

News: Drug Dealer Arrested By NDLEA.

Operatives of the Lagos State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, yesterday arrested a major drug dealer, Mr. Dada Etop Ejalonibu with 584 kilogrammes of cannabis at Olosha, Mushin area of the state.
The 38 year old suspect  was apprehended during raids on selected volatile areas used as hide-outs by drug trafficking gangs in the state where the Command seized dried weeds suspected to be cannabis weighing a total of 584 kilogrammes.
Speaking on the arrest, the Lagos State Commander of the anti-drug agency, Mr. Aliyu Sule said that the drug suspect has been on the Command’s list of wanted drug dealers for a very long time.
“We carried out two separate raid operations on their hideouts where the suspect who has been on our wanted list was arrested.
“In the first operation, 475.6kg of dried weeds of cannabis was seized while another 108.4kg was recovered in another operation bringing the total quantity of cannabis to 584kg,”Sule said.
Narrating his position, the suspect, Mr. Ejalonibu, who accepted ownership of the drugs, lamented that he was forced into trafficking drugs because of his joblessness.
The suspect who hails from Osun State said: “I have been dealing in drugs for the past three years. At the time of my arrest my partner had gone out. I dropped out of the University in 200 levels due to lack of sponsorship.
“The cannabis trade enabled me to take care of my wife and three children. I had wanted to quit but the high profit kept me procrastinating.

Entertainment: oruba Actor, Yomi Gold Gets Baby Girl From Wife In US

Some months ago, popular Yoruba actor, Yomi Gold Alore married his US-based wife, Victoria. Just yesterday the actor's wife gave birth to a baby girl in the United States of America.

According to information, the mother and child are in good conditions. Yomi Gold is one of the promising actors in the Yoruba film industry.

Entertainment: Kanye and Kim packed date night.

Kanye's so smitten. Kim looks gorgeous as usual. Love the combo...

Sport: Mikel Obi charged with misconduct

British Football Association has charged Mikel Obi with misconduct during Chelsea's October 28 match against Manchester United. The statement the FA released below...

Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel has been charged by The FA for an alleged breach of FA Rule E3 in relation to his side’s game against Manchester United on 28 October 2012.

It is alleged that in or around the Match Officials’ changing room at the end of the fixture, Mikel used threatening and/or abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour.

The player has until Friday 30 November 2012 to respond to the charge.

Mikel had claimed that referee Mark Clattenburg cast a racial slur at him during the match, but the referee has been cleared by the police.

Meet Miss Aso Rock 2012

22 year old  Onakome Evioghene Osalor from Delta State is the current queen of Aso Rock. The graduate of University of Port Harcourt won the pageant last month.

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News: Container Falls On Car In Lagos

No fewer than three persons were crushed to death yesterday when a  40-feet containerized vehicle fell on a Mazda car on the Badagry-Seme Expressway.

The accident which occurred at about 1.15p.m, was attributed to the bad road which has been a nightmare to commuters and other users of the road.

The containerized vehicle with registration number XT 339 AKD was said to be conveying some goods when it lost control and fell on the car, with four occupants. Three of the passengers died instantly, while the driver was in a critical condition.

Entertainment: 2012 Channel O MVA Dominate By Nigerian Stars

It is safe to say year 2012 has been a remarkable one for the teen singing sensation, Davido, as he joined in the haul of awards by Nigerians at the 9th Annual Channel O Music Video Awards held at Walter Sisulu Square, Kliptown, Soweto, South Africa on 17 November.
Davido won the awards as the Most Gifted Newcomer of the Year during the night that saw kokomaster, D’Banj, scooping two awards–Most Gifted Video of the Year for his mega hit video Oliver Twist directed by ‘Sesan Ogunro, and Most Gifted Male Video of the Year.

News: Three Kids Slaughter In Their Mother’s Presence By Terrorist

Three children between the ages of 5,7 and 12 were Thursday slaughtered in the presence of their mother in Sulimanti ward of Maiduguri metropolis when the bread winner Mr. Aduju Zubairu an SSS personnel was away, even as five others were also shot dead during a night attack by gunmen suspected to be members of Jamatul Ahlis Sunnah Lid Daawa wal Jihad popularly known as Boko Haram.

News: A Fire Man Battles The Fire At TheNEWS Office

It all began like a joke. A reporter came into the newsroom around 7 p.m saying he could smell a cable burning inside the building. The security guards ran inside and tried to locate where the smell was coming from. They scoured the two upper floors and found nothing.
Electricity supply to the two floors was cut off. But the burning smell continued.
Thirty minutes after, a glow was sighted by the window of the third floor from the outside.

a fire man battles the fire at TheNEWS office

It was then it became clear what was happening. It was fire ravaging the floor.There was stampede as shards of glass started flying out of the windows and frantic steps marched upstairs, to deal with the fire.
It was an impossible mission. The office door was locked. But the staff were undeterred as the door, after much effort was smashed open.
But what greeted the staff was not what they bargained for. It was not a small fire, it was a smoldering one with great intensity and its surging force pushed the small party back on a hasty retreat.
This was not a fire that could be put off by pails of water. As it ravaged the floor, it needed the attention of the professionals.

News: 4 Dead In Kano Riots

A mispronunciation taken to be blasphemous in Nigeria’s north sparked a riot by Muslim youths Thursday, leaving four people dead as well as a church and shops burnt, police and residents said.
“What happened in (the town of) Bichi was misinformation,” Kano state police chief Ibrahim Idris told reporters. “Rumours went round that someone blasphemed the Prophet and there was a breakdown of law and order.”