Pics: 2 cars, trailer ladened with arms, ammunitions and explosives reportedly intercepted in Maiduguri

According to twitter user A.S Aruwa, two cars loaded with arms, ammunitions and explosives were intercepted along airport road in Maiduguri, Borno state this morning. APC Presidential campaign is billed to hold in the state today. Angry youths set one of the cars ablaze.

 

Ogun state PDP expels Obasanjo

The Ogun state chapter of the PDP has expelled former President Olusegun Obasanjo from the party following the public tearing of his party membership card at a ward meeting this morning.

Speaking to newsmen today in Abeokuta, Ogun state, the state PDP Chairman, Bayo Dayo, said Obasanjo has been expelled and has lost all privileges and respect of other party members

“The totality of the executive, leaders and members of PDP family in the Ogun hereby state categorically as from today Monday 16 February, 2015, Obasanjo Aremu Olusegun stands expelled and excommunicated from the party thereby losing all rights previous, privileges and respect of our teeming party members.” he said

Hmmm...Man drools over Peter Okoye's sexy body on instagram

O ma ga! Peter Okoye shared these sexy new photos on instagram and some dude says he can kiss it...lol.

Oyedepo, Adeboye, Oritsejafor disgracing God - Primate Ayodele

Founder and Spiritual leader of Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele says notable religious leaders, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, Pastor E.A.Adeboye and Bishop David Oyedepo are disgracing God with their actions by hobnobbing with people in power and not having the courage to tell them the truth. The clergyman said this in an interview with Yes! Magazine

"Oyedepo, Oritsejafor and Adeboye have disappointed God. They see the truth but they are not saying it. I will be frank. These frontline pastors; Adeboye, Oyedepo, name them, PFN, CAN have they not disappointed the Nigerian masses now? Jonathan goes to Adeboye, what's the other man's name? Politicians have corrupted all church leaders. They are not saying the truth. Adeboye, Oyedepo and other big pastors are not saying the truth. We know that the economy is bad, things are not going right but they should have the courage to face them. For the first time let us be bold enough to tell them "What you are doing is bad". Tell them, "change from bad to good".

"They say Lagos is moving. What is moving in Lagos? Lagos is just there. Nothing is moving in Lagos. Both APC and PDP have destroyed this country. Pastors who are to talk are part of the corrupt system. Bishops, Primates, Prophets. Everybody is going to answer before God. I am not here to judge any Pastor but I am standing on the altar of truth" he said

Sexy New Photos of Britney Spears as she lauches her new sexy Swimsuit and Racy ligerie Collection

Along with starring in The Superbowl and her Pieces Of Me stage show at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas this year, Britney Spears has also unveiled another new lingerie collection.

The busy 33-year-old singer launched the Intimate Collection line with pictures of her posing in the racy white underwear design - as well as a sexy black swimwear number.

The star teased her 40.8 million Twitter followers with images from new collection saying: 'New season, new sets! Here's my entire Spring/Summer 2015 collection.

More pics after the cut

Photos: Range Rover hits man at Oshodi/Apapa express way

This happened just this afternoon. The Range Rover pictured hit a man trying to cross the express at 5 star bus stop at Oshodi/Apapa express way, Lagos. Fortunately he survived the accident. He only had bruises.

Photo credit: @emechaelpictures

Photos of Obasanjo publicly tearing his PDP membership card

Oh dear! Obasanjo had his ward chairman tear his PDP membership card at a press conference in Abeokuta this morning where he also announced his exit from the party. He said he'll stay away from party politics and remain non-partisan. See more photos after the cut...

 Photo credit: Abiodun Onafuye/PM News

Choi! APC youths display mock coffin of PDP in Borno state (pics)

Youths in Borno state pictured above carrying a mock coffin of PDP at Ramat Square, venue of the APC Presidential rally today. Na wa! Another pic after the cut...

Check out this N500k boyfriend jeans Rihanna wore yesterday

Yeah, that's a N500k pair of jeans. It's the Ashish sequined boyfriend jeans which costs £1,625.00. Badgal Riri wore it to the 2015 NBA All-Star game that held at Madison Square Garden in NYC yesterday Sunday February 15th. She paired it with a white cropped tank top and distressed jacket. More pics after the cut...

Militray captures BH members around Baga, successfully clear militants from Monguno, others

Defence HQ says it has captured some Boko Haram members operating around Baga. They also said they had successfully cleared militants operating in Monguno and other communities in Borno state. 

Africa's Young Entrepreneurs funds young Nigerians with over N50m

Africa's largest economic group;Africa'sYoung Entrepreneurs widely known as A.Y.E headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa last year launched an entrepreneur empowerment program that is set to identify and tap into the creative intelligence of exceptional innovative African entrepreneurs in Africa. The inaugural conference and empowerment program for young entrepreneurs titled AYEEN 2014 kicked off in November last year. 

The organization with over 12 million members spread across the continent brought the event to Lagos ,Nigeria as its flagship country.

 
The program hosted over 4000 young entrepreneurs from all over Nigeria and boasted of a successful event. Hundreds of these entrepreneurs were given a platform to pitch their business/ideas to the A.Y.E delegates and international business experts.The participants also went through the WBC (Web Business Campaign) a platform to expose their business/ ideas to international investors across the globe. They were taken through different business workshops, free websites were developed for several businesses and a business recognition certificate was issued to facilitate intra-trade and  enhance trust in their business relationships.

 The AYEEN program went on for 3 days and was a breakthrough for thousands of entrepreneurs in Nigeria.  The event was broken into sections, at the upper level of the venue was the conference where speakers such as Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija, who is the Chief Executive Matron of the organization, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (Chief Patron of the organization), Jason Njoku, MI Abaga, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Sunday Dare, Babajide Otitoju and many others spoke to the participants on different experiences in and the opportunities available for entrepreneurs. 

80 candidates were shortlisted from the AYEEN 2014 program out of which 23 was selected for funding. The organization set aside 50Million Naira to go towards funding these selected entrepreneurs and are planning to invest three times more in their forth coming event scheduled to hold in June this year. The funding presentation was held at the Sheraton Hotel Ikeja on February 11th 2015, where  the organization's president, Mr. Summy Smart Francis emphasized the organizations commitment and his commendation for the outstanding business ideas and innovations that was revealed during the program. The empowerment program will take place in selected African countries over the next 7 years. Mr. Francis stated that with such initiatives, Africa can become self sustainable and doing so, will create wealth and job opportunities in our beloved continent.

 The recipients of these funds expressed gratitude and joy for this unbelievable empowerment program. They thanked the organization for their relentless work across Africa towards empowerment of the youth and they encouraged other entrepreneurs to partake of the upcoming in June 2015 program.

WEBSITE : www.ayeonline.org

Twitter : @AYEorganisation

Facebook : Africa's Young Entrepreneurs

Obasanjo wants to run my govt – Jonathan

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Says that’s the reason ex-president is attacking him
PDP pulls back plans to sanction Obasanjo
By Soni Daniel, Henry Umoru & Chris Ochayi
ABUJA – President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, described former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s attacks on him as the consequence of his failure to surrender his administration to the former leader.
Responding to the tirades of the former president last week, President Jonathan said Obasanjo was so bent on controlling his protégées that he would not mind installing the devil in power so long as he can control him.
Meanwhile, it was learned at the weekend that the Presidency and the Peoples Democracy Party, PDP, have decided to pull back from earlier plans to sanction Obasanjo over his perceived anti-party activities. Besides, there were indications that Obasanjo’s support among some northern governors, who deferred to him in the past, may be waning. One serving northern governor in the PDP known as an Obasanjo associate, weekend, flayed the former president for crossing the line in his attacks on the president and party.

Jonathan and Obasanjo

Addressing journalists, yesterday, in Abuja, Director, Media and Publicity of PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani- Kayode stressed that soon after Jonathan won the 2011 elections, the former president tried everything possible to control and teleguide him, adding that he asked the President to do a number of things that were simply wrong and unacceptable to a government with plans for the people.
Why Obasanjo is attacking Jonathan
He said: “After Jonathan came to power, Obasanjo not only tried to control and teleguide him, but he also asked him to do a number of things that were simply wrong and unacceptable. It is for President Goodluck Jonathan himself to divulge those things and I am sure that he will do so at the appropriate time.
“Needless to say President Jonathan refused to be teleguided and told what to do though at all times he showed Obasanjo maximum respect and accorded him all the privileges, access and courtesies that are due to a former Head of State and a father and mentor. This continued to be the case even after Obasanjo consistently attempted to undermine his government and ridicule his efforts.
“Yet President Obasanjo could not be appeased and was not satisfied. As far as he was concerned, he must either control Jonathan or Jonathan had to go. That is why he decided to secretly support the APC and became their ‘navigator in chief’.  He was determined to pull the whole house down rather than allow Jonathan to return to power.  This is simply because he believes that if he cannot control someone, that person must be destroyed.  Control and domination is an obsession for Obasanjo.  That is the bottom line. He is prepared to put even the devil in power provided he can control him,” Fani-Kayode, who also served President Obasanjo as a senior special assistant (public communication) and later Aviation Minister said.
Genuine democracy
“Obasanjo does not want genuine democracy. He only pretends to want it. What he wants is control and a stooge in power. It does not matter what type of government it is as long as he controls it and it is headed by his puppet. It can be a military government, a civilian one, a democratic one, an interim government or a government of National Unity. To Obasanjo, it does not matter as long as he can control it. That is his objective. That is why he hates Jonathan so much and that is why he wishes to stop him at all cost.
“The bottom line is this: President Obasanjo’s grouse with President Jonathan is personal and it has nothing to do with Nigeria. He should leave Nigeria out of it and let us all be.  If he has a personal score to settle with Jonathan, he should not do so at the expense of the peace and stability of Nigeria.
“If he wants to stop Jonathan, then let him attempt to do so through the democratic process and through the ballot box and not through foul and unconstitutional means.  We said it before and we will say it again: Gone are the days that any president can be teleguided and controlled because we have all come of age.
“President Olusegun Obasanjo’s allegations are serious and grave. They are also reckless. He has raised issues and made assertions that are capable of derailing our democracy and creating chaos in the land.  It is vital that we consider his motives for this latest outburst and his credentials as a leader and an elder statesman.
“The truth is that he knows that President Goodluck Jonathan will win next month’s presidential election and that is why he wants to destroy the credibility of the whole process right from the outset.
“What he is trying to say in his latest contribution is that if President Jonathan wins, then the election must have been rigged right from the outset.  This is not only wrong but it is also unfair and uncharitable. If President Obasanjo has any evidence to prove his weighty allegations, he ought to present it before the Council of State and take it up there.
“He should also report to INEC itself and present the data of whatever sinister plan he believes that President Jonathan has to stay in power ‘by hook or by crook’ to them.  He should tell INEC whatever it is that Jonathan is doing in order for him to stay in power by all means and he should give them all the details.  That should be the starting point.”
Postponement of polls
Asserting that the postponement of the election was not a sufficient reason for Obasanjo to lampoon Jonathan given that polls have been postponed in the past, the president’s campaign image maker faulted the comparison between Jonathan and former Ivorian president, Laurent Gbagbo.
He said: “President Obasanjo spoke about President Laurent Gbagbo and he claimed that President Jonathan was attempting to do a Gbagbo in Nigeria. The question that must be put to him is this: “Who got Gbagbo out?” Was it not Jonathan’s government that played a key role in ensuring that democracy was fully established in the Ivory Coast and did he not play a key role in ensuring that the Gbagbo ‘stay in power forever plan’ did not work? If anyone doubts this, they should ask President Alhassan Outtara of Cote D’Ivoire the role that Jonathan and Nigeria played in helping to restore democracy and stability back to his country.
“They should also find out the role that former President Obasanjo played in attempting to keep President Laurent Gbagbo in power at all costs and the deep friendship that exists between the two men. It is a matter of fact and public record that when he was President of Nigeria, Obasanjo, perhaps more than any other African Head of State with the exception of President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, propped up and supported President Gbagbo and it is an irony of fate and history that he is now condemning the actions of his old friend and accusing others of trying to emulate him.
“Again it is ironic that President Obasanjo has accused President Jonathan of having a grand plan to stay in power at all cost and by all means yet it is the same Obasanjo that tried to stay in power for a third term even though the Nigerian constitution specifically forbade it. He tried all he could to change the constitution but the whole thing failed and he was compelled to leave power.
“We continue to hold Obasanjo in high esteem but his recent actions and utterances are beyond the pale. He has been unfair to Jonathan, to Nigeria and even to himself. Most importantly the days of intimidating others with his harsh words and overbearing influence are long over. Obasanjo is not God. Only God is God and He alone determines the fortunes of men and the destiny of nations.”
Will of the people
Fani-Kayode continued: “We sincerely hope that Obasanjo appreciates the gravity of what he is attempting to do and we shall continue to pray that God will guide him and deliver him from whatever it is that makes him want to destroy all those that love him the most.  Whether he likes it or not, democracy has come to stay in Nigeria and the will of the Nigerian people will be done in next month’s presidential elections and thereafter.  We believe that it is God’s plan and not even one million Obasanjos can stop it.”
PDP backs out
Meanwhile, the presidency and the PDP may have opted not to tackle Obasanjo on the development and rolled back plans to sanction the former leader on his recent activities.
“The position is that the party does not want to come out outright to take action on Obasanjo so as not to heat up the system further. We believe that with time he would see the need to stop attacking Jonathan,” a party official said last night in Abuja.
This is coming as a Northern governor, who is close to former President Obasanjo, has described him as lacking the democratic credentials to attack Jonathan on the issue of democracy.
The governor, who pleaded anonymity, pointed out that Obasanjo took more undemocratic steps to frustrate his opponents, including his Vice, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2003 Presidential election.
The governor, who is working closely with Jonathan to deliver his agrarian state to the PDP, pointed out that Obasanjo should not claim to be more democratic than Jonathan since he masterminded a devious third term bid to the detriment of Nigerian democracy.
“The governor said: “Nigerians should be wary of Obasanjo, who wants to launder his image as the father of modern day democracy in Nigeria. They should not forget in a hurry that the former president never even wanted to leave office after eight years in the saddle.”