Flavour set to wed first babymama Sandra Okagbue tomorrow?

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtyvdWuZKGHsH68uLsKK2xAofVyfe1TXfgM7Zz9JsgLByu2Ty47nW8iw4dy7fXdNm0d940bP4oEQVq-ck7aEjP1h7TDlNkFZo9MxdtXeeqJbdn2Y7tvb9GfBTXLQM89Y8kE9kgyYUeho/s1600/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FMTY2MzM3Nl85OTNhZmxhdm91ci1hbmQtc2FuZHJhLW9rYWdidWUtZXhwZWN0aW5nLWJhYnktc29vbl9qcGVnOTYyNzNkNTdlZGFiYWM2MzM3ODAyODYzZDc5N2VlMWYuanBn%253F%253D-733948"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6232905648624886082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtyvdWuZKGHsH68uLsKK2xAofVyfe1TXfgM7Zz9JsgLByu2Ty47nW8iw4dy7fXdNm0d940bP4oEQVq-ck7aEjP1h7TDlNkFZo9MxdtXeeqJbdn2Y7tvb9GfBTXLQM89Y8kE9kgyYUeho/s320/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FMTY2MzM3Nl85OTNhZmxhdm91ci1hbmQtc2FuZHJhLW9rYWdidWUtZXhwZWN0aW5nLWJhYnktc29vbl9qcGVnOTYyNzNkNTdlZGFiYWM2MzM3ODAyODYzZDc5N2VlMWYuanBn%253F%253D-733948" /></a></p>So, according to the gist, Flavour is set to wed<br /><br>his first babymama Sandra Okagbue, in Onitsha<br /><br>tomorrow Dec. 28th. The wedding is so hush<br /><br>hush that many of his close friends aren't even<br /><br>aware of it.. According to the source, Flavour<br /><br>wants a very secret/coded introduction/<br /><br>traditional wedding to avoid drama with his other<br /><br>baby mama, former MBGN Anna Banner and her<br /><br>family who may or may not even know he's<br /><br>getting married.<br /><br>Like I said, Flavour's people denied this when I<br /><br>reached out to them but it's understandable if<br /><br>they don't want the media to know. But by<br /><br>tomorrow, we will know. Fingers crossed. Flavour<br /><br>was out of the country for Christmas but is<br /><br>expected to return today and fly to Onitsha later<br /><br>today.

Flavour set to wed first babymama Sandra Okagbue tomorrow?

So, according to the gist, Flavour is set to wed his first babymama Sandra Okagbue, in Onitsha tomorrow Dec. 28th. The wedding is so hush hu...

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Woman pens open letter to the woman dating her husband ..and it's epic!

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsnkAiry4h4Q8BujGcBgTlgn6G311jU_HD1FzErL4E_SGuMggyvA-PHcE07nHSrIX99qnUdC_8GR0IR7TGuSrgxMgIqg4et1f5DXEp1A4a1pXlf_ZbmtUTu-zOLFJ5gNV7AeQqr8YbMk/s1600/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FbWFuX3dyaXRlc19sZXR0ZXIuanBn%253F%253D-721261"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6232903878542460626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsnkAiry4h4Q8BujGcBgTlgn6G311jU_HD1FzErL4E_SGuMggyvA-PHcE07nHSrIX99qnUdC_8GR0IR7TGuSrgxMgIqg4et1f5DXEp1A4a1pXlf_ZbmtUTu-zOLFJ5gNV7AeQqr8YbMk/s320/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FbWFuX3dyaXRlc19sZXR0ZXIuanBn%253F%253D-721261" /></a></p>A few weeks ago, a wife in Syracuse, New York,<br>posted a "Letter to the Woman Dating my<br>Husband" on Craigslist after she found out that<br>her husband was having an affair while she was<br>out of town. Read below..<br>"You probably don't even know that we're<br>not separated, and up until I found his<br>dating site profiles, and flew back to try<br>and rescue my marriage, I did not know<br>there was a problem...Be aware that<br>everyday, he wrote me loving, wonderful<br>messages, just as he was talking to you<br>and wooing you.<br>As far as I knew, we were strong in our<br>relationship. If he's been telling you something<br>different, get my number from him, and let me<br>show you the messages...<br>So the following may be you, or it may be<br>"multiples" of you. I do not know how many of<br>"you" there are. So read to the end. You'll figure<br>out if it's the guy you're dating. Perhaps one of<br>your friends will see this and figure it out for<br>you..<br>You left your mascara in my husband's old<br>vehicle (he bought a newer one in late<br>September). It was a shimmery brown Covergirl.<br>I think you left some clothes here too. I threw<br>them away. You also left a bra. You're size 36 B.<br>I'm a 34C. The bra stank with BO. (Of course, it<br>maybe that it belongs to someone else..... After<br>all, his dating profiles --OurTime.com and<br>Match.com--showed that he was horn-doggin'<br>over a 120 mile radius... )<br>So he announced we're getting a divorce after I<br>confronted him. He's playing "victim," and telling<br>me it's a BIG misunderstanding, and that I'm<br>being "controlling." I've pointed out that NO<br>woman would agree my behavior is "controlling"<br>after finding her husband's dating profiles which<br>say he's "looking for marriage" to someone else.<br>Unless your version of "controlling" includes an<br>inability to understand I'm upset about the sub-<br>text of "Why can't I go off and search for my<br>next wife?" or "Why can't I just get laid behind<br>your back?"<br>He claims he found that mascara (used Cover<br>Girl--ick!-- I wear Lancome, which I replace every<br>6 months because of eye allergies) on the<br>ground at work before I left to go take care of my<br>sick mom in another state. (NO, I didn't just go<br>off and leave him!) It's been in the truck ever<br>since. So.....<br>The immaculate truck (I've NEVER seen him<br>clean a vehicle in 15 years!) had the mascara in<br>it for 8+ months? And somehow I'd want used<br>mascara he found on the ground? And he saved<br>it, even when cleaning up the truck?<br>I haven't even mentioned the bra to him. (What's<br>the point?)<br>Your bag of clothes that you washed inside out:<br>He tried to stop me from throwing some women's<br>and children's clothes away that I found in a bag<br>in the garage, claiming they belonged to our<br>friend M's nephew... (there were some boys<br>clothes, some small girl's clothing, and<br>woman's... so I call BS on that! btw....Nice tastes<br>in shirts. I like Ralph Lauren plaid, too, but you<br>appear to be a bit bigger than me....) he<br>glummly shut up when I cheerily reminded him<br>that M's nephew has grown, so any of the clothes<br>would be out grown.<br>Well, recently he's lost weight, quit drinking (that<br>was 15 years of h*ll for me and the kids) bought<br>himself a NEW truck (without consulting / asking<br>me). But guess what? That nice house and<br>property you saw, and new truck, and all his new<br>tools? ***I OWN HALF OF ALL OF IT***.<br>So you won't be living in my nice house, we'll be<br>selling it. And he may not have mentioned all my<br>grad school debt... We'll be splitting that as well.<br>So guess what you have???<br>You, my dear, are the proud new doormat for a<br>middle-aged man who has been a contractor-<br>type all his life. He's fairly smart though, but at<br>56 his body will not hold out much longer, and<br>he's doesn't have a wide skill-set. He's somewhat<br>heavy-set, pretty good looking, but he will not be<br>wealthy after we split things (nor will I).<br>Congrats! He's quite the catch! (Well, it looks<br>that way from the outset, now, before the<br>divorce) My prediction though is that he'll have<br>to move into a little apartment he can afford. (I<br>don't think he thought all these consequences<br>through. Somehow, in his mind, I'd just<br>disappear and leave him with you, the house, the<br>toys, and the assets?)<br>Oh, and you'll have my dogs, too. They were a<br>present from me to us, and I trained them for a<br>year... but since they're purebreds, guess what?<br>THEY'RE PROPERTY WITH AN ATTACHED<br>VALUE!!!! My guess on their value: They're worth<br>about about $3K. ... Thank you very much!!!! I'll<br>take something of equal value, like the TV,<br>generator, fridge and some of those nifty new<br>tools!<br>Now, you may have kids (since there were ice<br>cream cones in my pantry and sugary cereal and<br>milk left at the house--I've never seen him eat<br>that crap, ever, in 15 years. btw. The milk went<br>bad. I threw it out. You bought it at Tops in<br>Cicero one evening in late August. I found the<br>receipt. You bought all that weird crap in one<br>evening, after the trip to Fun Junction and then<br>the return to the house.) so, if you have kids, you<br>should know that he has a tendency to over-buy<br>stuff and send the family into debt. There were a<br>few years (before I graduated from grad school)<br>when I had to go to food banks to keep our kids<br>fed. Good luck with that. I'm sure he's changed,<br>although judging from new toys he's bought...<br>maybe not so much.<br>My advice: Don't marry him. If you do, then HALF<br>OF YOUR STUFF IS HIS! He'll use you up, he's a<br>selfish lover, he's a spend-a-holic, and it's likely<br>he'll revert to booze. His financial decisions will<br>drive you into bankruptcy. (He's done it twice)<br>His family will hate you (they're weird, you'll see),<br>and he has a tendency to do incredibly stupid<br>stuff. Like the type of stuff that will **get YOU in<br>trouble** even though you have no control over<br>his actions/behavior! he'll get mad because you<br>"nag" and say stuff like "Don't drive to work<br>drunk and get in a crash!" <--Yup that's an<br>example of my nagging and controlling<br>behavior...<br>Of course, since you've been boffing my<br>husband, and you must know I am still in the<br>picture (my stuff is ALL OVER THE HOUSE)<br>...OR... you may just be incredibly stupid...<br>Maybe you deserve him.<br>You and he ruined my life, stole the life I spent<br>15 years trying to build with him, destroyed my<br>identity... I wish I could say I "wish you the<br>best," but it's more like "I think you're about to<br>get what you deserve."<br>FYI: He (we) own a new (used) white truck with<br>nice warm leather seats, along with a few other<br>vehicles (which he works on...btw. Some of those<br>classic cars are MINE from before the marriage,)<br>You may have been in his old truck (mascara<br>story). My (our) two dogs are large, gorgeous,<br>"matching" in looks and after initial meeting, well<br>behaved. (Yell the German command "Pluatzen!"<br>to the female, and open your hand as you say<br>it... She will still go right down, in front of you,<br>even from a dead run.) My husband's sister,<br>whose first name starts with "C" has an @ss you<br>could park a Peterbuilt on! We (I) own a<br>gorgeous property with a stream and pond, out<br>in the woods. (That should help for identification<br>purposes!!!)<br>He went to Fun Junction (btw, he took all the<br>Fun Junction coins I'd saved for sentimental<br>value from when the boys were little--thanks. You<br>stole my memories of my happy days with my<br>children). You googled the address for Fun<br>Junction from our house computer (he hates<br>google and only uses bing), then according to his<br>phone he drove there. Later, you two stopped at<br>Tops in Cicero, bought ice cream cones and<br>sugary cereal (and cheap wine coolers....<br>eeeewwwww) and you returned to the house.<br>Then YOU googled 15 minutes worth of YouTube<br>videos on "La Lupe"--some kind of weird Cuban<br>singer from the 60s and 70s. You actually put<br>him through 4 videos and 15 minutes worth of<br>that!!!! Hahahahahahah!!!! He had to have been<br>cringing inside, because (and here's a little<br>secret), I liked Salsa until I met him--and he<br>HATED it so much, I gave up ever listening to<br>it.... I wish I could have been a fly on the wall for<br>that one! Pfft. What a guy will go through to get<br>laid....<br>If you're a real, actually nice person, that has<br>been duped, just know that he's gotten very<br>good at lying. He's a lot of fun. He's a great cook,<br>and a great talker...And he's not single, he's just<br>trying to get laid. Or worse. He's courting you as<br>the next Mrs., knowing that our divorce will leave<br>him very, very financially screwed. And you, my<br>dear, are lookin' to him like his life boat. Get out<br>while you can.<br>GOOD LUCK WITH HIM! THE PACKAGING IS<br>DAMAGED AND WHAT'S INSIDE IS PRETTY SPENT,<br>TOO!

Woman pens open letter to the woman dating her husband ..and it's epic!

A few weeks ago, a wife in Syracuse, New York, posted a "Letter to the Woman Dating my Husband" on Craigslist after she found out ...

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Chevron rig explosion: Bayelsa communities seek redress in US court

<div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Coastal communities in Bayelsa State, impacted by the January 16, 2012 KS Endeavour Rig Explosion in Chevron's oil field, have dragged the oil firm before a San Francisco court in the United States.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/oil-spill.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(15, 142, 241);"><img alt="oil-spill" class="size-medium wp-image-297907 alignleft" height="182" src="http://cdn1.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/300x182xoil-spill-300x182.jpg.pagespeed.ic.VPuQccx2hj.jpg" style="margin: 10px 10px 10px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto; float: left;" width="300"></a></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The representatives of victims visited Bayelsa State Commissioner for Environment, Mr Iniruo Wills, yesterday, in Yenagoa.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Speaking during the visit, Mr Alagoa Morris, Coordinator of the lead plaintiffs, said that the team's advocacy visit to the commissioner was to solicit the support of the state government in the legal action.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He told Wills that the group commenced the legal action against Chevron in San Francisco on December 9.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Morris, an environmentalist, noted that the efforts of Bayelsa State Ministry of Environment were commendable, and urged the government to assist the victims in their quest for justice.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"The lead plaintiffs thought it wise to pay you this advocacy and courtesy visit, to formally inform you about the on-going cases in the US. We also want to interact with you especially as your ministry also carried out some investigations on the incident.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"Governor Sariake Dickson of Bayelsa State visited Koluama 2 Town Hall on February 27 and made a pledge to set up technical and legal committees on the rig explosion to ensure that Chevron was held accountable for the disaster.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"It is the belief of the lead plaintiffs that the government meant well and made those laudable pledges in good faith. We are here to seek assistance from the state government through your ministry." Morris said.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Responding, Wills noted that it was a matter for regret that four years after the incident, the victims were yet to get justice.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He commended the steps taken by the impacted communities and pledged the support of the state government to the plaintiffs.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"We shall continue to assist this cause, I have instructed our legal unit to offer assistance. We shall continue to help with technical expertise as our technical staff will be at your disposal, our doors are wide open to you, " Wills said.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The offshore oil rig KS Endeavour, run on behalf of Chevron Nigeria Ltd., caught fire on Monday, January 16, 2012, while operating in the Funiwa field.</p></div><div><br></div><div>man*</div>

Chevron rig explosion: Bayelsa communities seek redress in US court

Coastal communities in Bayelsa State, impacted by the January 16, 2012 KS Endeavour Rig Explosion in Chevron's oil field, have dragged t...

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Umahi signs 2016 appropriation bill into law

<div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GOVERNOR David Umahi of Ebonyi State, yesterday, signed into law the 2016 Appropriation Bill of N101.1billion.</p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; float: left; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 310px;"><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Umahi.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(15, 142, 241);"><img alt="Gov. Dave Umahi" class="size-medium wp-image-527523" height="181" src="http://cdn1.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/300x181xUmahi-300x181.jpg.pagespeed.ic.awTsD31Ril.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto;" width="300"></a><p class="wp-caption-text" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gov. Dave Umahi</p></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Performing the exercise at the Government House, Abakaliki, the governor revealed that the 2016 budget was predicated on his administration's deep desire to assist Ebonyi indigenes hawking on the streets of major cities in the country.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He explained that his administration was determined to help them engage in more meaningful ventures that would uplift the image of the state.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He also said the government would in 2016 assist indigent widows, pursue its urban renewal drive, ensure efficient health care services, boost agriculture and address the plight of Ebonyi people.</p></div><div><br></div><div>man*</div>

Umahi signs 2016 appropriation bill into law

GOVERNOR David Umahi of Ebonyi State, yesterday, signed into law the 2016 Appropriation Bill of N101.1billion. Gov. Dave Umahi Performing th...

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Abia NDLEA Commander promises total fight against drug peddlers

<div><br></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">THE Abia State National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA Commander, Bamidele Akingbade has promised to use all available resources to rid Abia State of drug peddlers, despite the challenges facing the agency in the state.</p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; float: left; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 310px;"><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/NDLEA-operative.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(15, 142, 241);"><img alt="NDLEA operative" class="wp-image-545514 size-medium" height="223" src="http://cdn1.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/300x223xNDLEA-operative-300x223.jpg.pagespeed.ic.7CLybe-hih.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto;" width="300"></a><p class="wp-caption-text" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline;">NDLEA operative</p></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Akingbade in an interview at the state headquarters, Ogbor Hill, Aba pointed out that the high rate of drug presence on Abia State streets, was giving them sleepless nights as it requires very swift and concrete efforts to restore the state to normal.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He said that leaving drugs peddlers on the streets was tantamount to feeding criminals with cannon fodder for their criminal actions, hence every right thinking person should join the fight.</p><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">He said that he had been parading some of the drug peddlers to keep the public abreast of the agency's activities and to encourage those who may want to venture in to drug business.</span></div><div>man*</div>

Abia NDLEA Commander promises total fight against drug peddlers

THE Abia State National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA Commander, Bamidele Akingbade has promised to use all available resources to rid ...

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Environmental degradation: Ijaw going through gradual extinction —INC

<div><br></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">THE Ijaw nation has said that its people and environment are going through gradual extinction due to inability of the Nigerian state to address the negative impact of oil and gas exploitation in its domain.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/oil-spill.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(15, 142, 241);"><img alt="oil-spill" class="wp-image-297907 size-full alignleft" height="250" src="http://cdn1.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/412x250xoil-spill.jpg.pagespeed.ic.HMabJJt_W0.jpg" style="margin: 10px 10px 10px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto; float: left;" width="412"></a></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">A communique at the end of a two-day stakeholders' workshop in Warri, Delta State, where delegates from 78 Ijaw clans across Nigeria converged under the umbrella of Ijaw National Congress, INC, said: "The environment remains the most valuable physical resource for development and survival of the Ijaw nation.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"Summit resolved that urgent steps be taken to implement the UNEP report on Ogoni and clean up other degraded communities."</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Dissatisfied with the present constitutional and legislative arrangements for resource control and allocation in Nigeria, the summit stressed the need for communities bearing resources to control same and pay taxes to the centre.</p><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">Pledging its preparedness to work peacefully with the President Mumammadu Buhari administration, INC said, "Violence or restiveness is a new phenomenon foisted on the Ijaw by circumstances of oppression and frustration including militarization of Ijaw territory."</span></div><div>man*</div>

Environmental degradation: Ijaw going through gradual extinction —INC

THE Ijaw nation has said that its people and environment are going through gradual extinction due to inability of the Nigerian state to addr...

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‘No synergy between researches and industry’

<div><br></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Members of Polymer Institute of Nigeria, PIN, have expressed worries that although a lot of researches were going on in the nation's universities and research institutes, "there is no synergy between these institutions and the industry."</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In a communique at the end of the 26th Annual Technical Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Institute held in Owerri, by the Communique Drafting Chairman, Professor Peter Nkeonye, of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, said "Many research findings on the shelves of our higher institutions have not been commercialized due to low level of entrepreneu-rship among researchers.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"The conference is aware of the recent introduction of entrepreneurship programmes in our tertiary institutions, but recomme- nds that enabling environ- ment (teaching aids) should be provided to make the programmes more realistic and result-oriented."</p><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">Saying that such interaction was necessary for the technological economic development of the nation and should be encouraged, it recalled that "The textile industry is a major consumer of polymeric materials, and at one point was the second largest employer of labour after government in Nigeria."</span></div><div>man*</div>

‘No synergy between researches and industry’

Members of Polymer Institute of Nigeria, PIN, have expressed worries that although a lot of researches were going on in the nation's uni...

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Kabba community cries out over incessant kidnap attacks

<div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The residents of Kabba, headquarters of Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State have cried out over the incessant rate of kidnapping of its people, as they called on the Inspector-General of Police to immediately come to their aid.</p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; float: left; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 280px;"><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IGP-Arase-Emmanue-Asuquo.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(15, 142, 241);"><img alt="IGP-Arase-Emmanue-Asuquo" class="wp-image-552883 size-medium" height="300" pagespeed_url_hash="3676837756" src="http://cdn1.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/270x300xIGP-Arase-Emmanue-Asuquo-270x300.jpg.pagespeed.ic.e4V5-lHJIz.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto;" width="270"></a><p class="wp-caption-text" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline;">IGP Arase</p></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The residents who spoke through the Kabba Development Union (the socio -cultural umbrella body of the community) said, peace has eluded the ancient town since the kidnappers have laid siege to the community, terrorising and abducting innocent citizens in broad day light without any challenge from security agents.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">KDU President, Mr Molomo Olorunfemi in a statement said, over the last few weeks no fewer than 10 prominent people in the town have been brazenly abducted by these Kidnap syndicate with several millions of naira demanded for their release.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The statement read, "This development has created morbid fears to residents in the areas while citizens and visitors wishing to come home for the Christmas celebrations are scared to do so in the fear that they may be abducted by these heartless gangsters.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"Most of the victims kidnapped were abducted in the broad day light while the police and other security agency in the area appear helpless as none of the perpetrators has been brought to book."</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Aside from this, the statement said, all roads leading to the community have been taken over by armed robbers who kill and maim innocent citizens.</p></div><div><br></div><div>man*</div>

Kabba community cries out over incessant kidnap attacks

The residents of Kabba, headquarters of Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State have cried out over the incessant rate of kidnapping ...

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CBN cautions banks on regulations, international standard

<div><h1 style="margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.2em; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline;">OWERRI —The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has promised that it would not hesitate to apply appropriate sanctions against banks that flout laid down regulations and international best practices.</p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; float: left; width: 310px;"><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/emefiele-CBN.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(15, 142, 241);"><img alt="CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele" class="size-medium wp-image-501564" height="182" src="http://cdn1.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/300x182xemefiele-CBN-300x182.jpg.pagespeed.ic.gormF41RDv.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto;" width="300"></a><p class="wp-caption-text" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline;">CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele</p></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline;">Director, Banking and Payments System Department of the CBN, Mr. Dipo Fatokun, stated this while delivering a paper on 'Overview of Electronic Payments Regulation and Development in Nigeria,' at a seminar in Owerri.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline;">"The CBN has consistently ensured a review of compliance status of banks with regulations and international standards. Appropriate sanctions are applied, where banks are found to have defaulted."</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline;">On the e-payment system, the CBN Director said that in view of its role in the economy, the payments system must be reliable, secure and efficient in meeting the needs of users for the purpose of settling payment obligations.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline;">"The regulatory framework for the smooth functioning of the payment system is therefore, critical to building confidence and encouraging usage and development of the payment system," Fatokun said.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline;">He noted that with the increasing sophistication of electronic payments, there was the need to ensure that users of electronic payments have confidence in the services and that they are protected and provided with effective and efficient payment services.</p></h1></div><div><br></div><div>man*</div>

CBN cautions banks on regulations, international standard

OWERRI —The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has promised that it would not hesitate to apply appropriate sanctions against banks that flout la...

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Dangote buys back former subsidiary to save over 3,000 jobs

<div><br></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Dangote Industries Limited (DIL)'s decision to buy back its former subsidiary, Tiger Branded Consumer Goods (TBCG) was informed by the need to prevent the company from going under and save over 3,000 jobs of Nigerians.</p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; float: left; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 310px;"><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Dangote-412.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(15, 142, 241);"><img alt="*Alhaji Aliko Dangote" class="size-medium wp-image-344240" height="182" src="http://cdn2.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/300x182xDangote-412-300x182.jpg.pagespeed.ic.ueOXeUMmjh.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto;" width="300"></a><p class="wp-caption-text" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline;">*Alhaji Aliko Dangote</p></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">DIL was approached by Tiger Brands to acquire its 65.7 per cent shares of TBCG Limited. While some stakeholders have questioned the rationale behind the investment decision by DIL, sources close to the Dangote Group said the company had to consider the repurchase of TBCG so as to keep the company as a going concern, which preserves value for the minority retail shareholders. The move also secured direct employment for over 3,000 employees.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"Going by every indication, the future of the company was very doubtful and that was risky for the employees which are over 3,000 Nigerians apart from others who benefit from the company's services through other ancillary services. The return of DIL is therefore a big relief and good decision to save the jobs of the staff of  TBCG," a market operator said.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Repurchase agreement</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">According to the repurchase agreement, subject to regulatory approvals, DIL will provide TBCG with an immediate cash injection of N10 billion. In return, Tiger Brands will divest its 65.7 per cent shareholding in TBCG to DIL for a nominal consideration and write off its shareholder loans to TBCG.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In addition, Tiger Brands will assume and settle outstanding debt guaranteed on behalf of TBCG.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Already, the former directors of TBCG, Alake, Ekpe and Ighodalo have agreed to re-join the board of TBCG and have consequently been reappointed with effect from 10th December 2015.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The companies have explained that the transaction will ensure that TBCG is maintained as a viable going concern, able to retain its employees and meet its obligations to its stakeholders.</p><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">"The Transaction envisages that sufficient capital will be injected into TBCG in order to stabilize the business and place it on a sustainable path aimed at creating value for its stakeholders," they said.</span></div><div>man*</div>

Dangote buys back former subsidiary to save over 3,000 jobs

Dangote Industries Limited (DIL)'s decision to buy back its former subsidiary, Tiger Branded Consumer Goods (TBCG) was informed by the n...

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Christmas : Buhari, Saraki, others preach peace, love

<div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, yesterday, preached peace and love as Christians all over the world today celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The president in his goodwill message urged Nigerians to rededicate themselves to the virtues of peace, love, honesty, justice, equity, piety, humility and service to others. He assured that his government was determined to change the fortunes of Nigerians for the better because "our change slogan is not a campaign gimmick but a promise that must be kept."</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He said: "I felicitate with all Nigerians, especially our Christian brothers and sisters, on the joyous occasion of this year's Christmas. On this occasion of the commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, let us all rededicate ourselves to the virtues of peace, love, honesty, justice, equity, piety, humility and service to others which he taught. There can be no doubt that a greater manifestation of these virtues and ideals in our lives will immensely help us to become a more united, peaceful, secure and progressive nation."</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Buhari also enjoined Nigerians to reach out in love and compassion to fellow Nigerians who were in distress at this period of the nation's history.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He, particularly, urged them to remember victims of terrorism and insurgency in the country, especially Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">According to him, the Federal Government will continue to collaborate with state governments and other stakeholders to ease the harsh conditions in IDP camps.<br>He said his administration's ultimate objective was to quickly end insurgency and return the IDPs to their homes.</p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 422px;"><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2016-Budget-Presentation-11.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(15, 142, 241);"><img alt="Buhari presents N6.08trn 2016 budget to NASS" class="size-full wp-image-594699" height="275" src="http://cdn1.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/412x275x2016-Budget-Presentation-11.jpg.pagespeed.ic.pOTY8V7-SI.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto;" width="412"></a><p class="wp-caption-text" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline;">File: Buhari presents N6.08trn 2016 budget to NASS</p></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"We must never again allow any group to hold the nation to ransom under whatever guise. Let us also not allow current socio-economic and security challenges to dampen our expectations for a better Nigeria," he added.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The President stated that his administration had taken a number of measures to restore hope to the people, adding that the 2016 Budget defines his administration's commitment to giving Nigeria a new lease of life.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He further expressed the determination of the Federal Government to bring about tangible changes in the lives of all Nigerians. In this regard, efforts will be intensified to recover stolen funds, block revenue leakages and enthrone due process, transparency and accountability. Public office is a public trust that must be held to the highest ethical standards. I wish all Nigerians a Merry Christmas. Please drive carefully," he said.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Saraki, Ekweremadu, Obiano preach peace, love<br>In like manner, Senate President Bukola Saraki; Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, urged Nigerians to ensure that their actions were predicated on peace, love and unity which they said, were the virtues needed to rebuild the country.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The two leaders of the National Assembly, in separate goodwill messages to Nigerians, noted that such virtues were necessary if Nigeria must progress to the expected level.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Saraki's message, conveyed through his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, said these virtues were crucial to the developmental drive of the present administration and to ensure that the country takes her rightful place as a proud member of the international community.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He noted that the economic challenges facing the nation as a result of dwindling revenue inflow into the Federation Account was a passing phase which would surely give way to a better future.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Saraki said: "Our President has just presented to the National Assembly the proposed estimates of 2016 budget of hope. We in the National Assembly have resolved to throw our weight behind the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and to collaborate with him in the execution of his policies of Change aimed at enhancing the living standard of our people and for a brighter prospect for our dear nation," Saraki said.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He urged Nigerians to renew their faith in God and remain dedicated to the course of national development in the true spirit of Christmas which epitomizes love, perseverance, patience, brotherly kindness and the spirit of sharing.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Similarly, Ekweremadu, in his message through his Special Adviser, Media, Uche Anichukwu, urged Christians to follow the footsteps of Christ and pursue peace, unity and love towards all men.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Senator Ekweremadu stated that a nation divided against itself would never be able to realize its full potentials, adding: "As we celebrate Christmas, I call on Nigerians to emulate the forgiving spirit and selflessness of God who sent his only begotten son to save mankind from eternal damnation. We must also imbibe the humble, peaceful, and caring natures of Jesus Christ and do away with the vices of recrimination, nepotism, ethno-religious intolerance, and political inconsideration, which have held the country down over the years".</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Let's unite Nigeria with love —Obiano</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Also, the governor of Anambra State urged Nigerians to strengthen the bonds of the nation's unity with love this Christmas.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In a Special Christmas Message from Awka, the state capital, Governor Obiano observed that the feast of Christmas offers Nigerians a chance to reflect on the imperatives of national unity and the need to reach out and touch one another with love.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"Nigerians should use the opportunity of Christmas to reflect on national unity and seek new approaches and solutions to the numerous problems that beset the nation.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">If we seek hard enough, we will all come to the conclusion that most of the challenges we have with regards to unity can be solved with love. With love, we can consign our differences to the margins of our existence."</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Reflecting on the many difficulties the country has faced in recent times, Governor Obiano observed that the incendiary rhetoric among Nigeria's many ethnic nationalities and the frequent bloodbath occasioned by religious and tribal hostilities would all take the backseat, if Nigerians chose love as their defining ethos.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"We must replace the language of war with the language of love. We must reach out and touch one another. We must demonstrate love for one another, for family, for friends and for Nigeria. That, to me, is the message of Christmas," the governor declared.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">CAN fetes Christians, Muslims<br>National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has felicitated with the nation's Christians and Moslems, saying that the dual celebration has offered the nation another unique opportunity to imbibe the lessons associated with the different celebrations.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In a personal goodwill message the CAN president said: "On behalf of my family and the entire Christian community in Nigeria under the auspices of CAN, I wish to congratulate all Nigerians on the occasion of Christmas and Eid-el-Maulud celebrations.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"Fellow compatriots, this season offers us another unique opportunity to imbibe the lessons that come with the season. For the Christian and Muslim communities, the messages of the two celebrations are clear and key to our collective existence as a nation."</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He, therefore, urged all Nigerians irrespective of creed or tribe to imbibe and demonstrate the virtues of peacefulness, care for one another and sacrifice that the birth of Christ Jesus and the holy prophet Mohammed preaches.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"The season presents us a great opportunity to reflect on the challenges confronting our nation. Let us use this occasion to strengthen our collective resolve to fight vices such as ethnicity, sectionalism and economic hardship that threatens to tear us apart. Let's give our unalloyed support to the military as they fight to defeat insurgency in the North-East of Nigeria."</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Pray for Nigeria, PDP urges Christians, Moslems</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">On its part, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, called on Nigerians to use this year's Eid-el-Maulud and Christmas to offer special prayers for the unity, peace and stability of the country.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This is contained in a statement signed by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, yesterday.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The party also charged Nigerians to recommit their individual and collective security as well as their economic welfare into the hands of God.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"The two important celebrations, coming at this time, offer the citizens an opportunity to put aside every political, religious and ethnic difference and unite against their prevailing common challenges.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"The PDP called on all Nigerians to use the occasions to reflect on those things that bind them together as a nation. The party is calling on Nigerians to also show love to one another and commit the nation into Gods' hands. We continue to charge the political class to be conscious of divine accountability in all their dealings."</p></div><div><br></div><div>man*</div>

Christmas : Buhari, Saraki, others preach peace, love

President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, yesterday, preached peace and ...

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Xmas tragedy: 4 killed, 4 injured as Chikason gas plant explodes

<div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ONITSHA—The industrial town of Nnewi, Anambra State was thrown into mourning yesterday as an industrial Gas plant suddenly exploded killing four persons and injuring four others.</p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; float: left; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 310px;"><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Nnewi-Chikason.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(15, 142, 241);"><img alt="Nnewi-Chikason" class="wp-image-595459 size-medium" height="225" src="http://cdn2.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/300x225xNnewi-Chikason-300x225.jpg.pagespeed.ic.w-oaQZBiHq.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto;" width="300"></a><p class="wp-caption-text" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scene of the Nnewi explosion</p></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The explosion occurred at the Inter Corp Oil limited (LPG Gas Plant) a member of Chikason Group at about 11 am.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">According to an eye-witness, the fire incident started when a truck was trying to discharge its contents without waiting for the mandatory cooling time. It was gathered that the tanker was discharging at a time when customers were said to be refilling their gas cylinders.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The source stated that all the customers who went to the gas plant to get a refill were allegedly burnt to ashes while some of the victims who were in the neighborhood and passers-by also got caught in the inferno. It was gathered that the rescue workers had difficulty in gaining access into the factory where majority of the victims were trapped.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The charred bodies of the victims and other badly affected burnt persons in the vicinity of the gas plant were taken to Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital, NAUTH, Nnewi.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">All efforts made to alert the Anambra state fire service of the fire incident did not succeed until damage had been done but a fire officer, Mrs Mary Ofia defended the fire service personnel in Nnewi when she claimed that the Nnewi fire truck was vandalized by angry mob when they went for an operation at Nkpor.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Apart from lives lost to the inferno, many buildings and over fifty vehicles around the gas plant were equally affected.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In his account, one of the survivors, Ikechukwu said: "My mother was preparing pepper we wanted to use to cook tomorrow after she returned from the market, the next thing we heard was the explosion that rocked the entire vicinity.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"I ran for my life and escaped with minor injury but my mother was not lucky. She was not as fast as myself and when the fire subsided a little bit, the next thing I saw was her dead body. Look at the chicken we planned to kill tomorrow for Christmas. A similar thing happened at another residence where a woman and her daughter were lucky to remain alive after suffering some degrees of burn".</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Vice chairman of Anambra state Red Cross, Prof Peter Katchy who headed a team of Red Cross rescue operations, said that he was extremely worried about the presence of many filling stations in residential areas in the state.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He pointed out that the situation would have been worse if the affected gas plant was situated in thickly populated areas, pointing out that the Red Cross and the Anambra State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA would declare war on owners of filling stations sited at residential areas in the new year.</p></div><div><br></div><div>man*</div>

Xmas tragedy: 4 killed, 4 injured as Chikason gas plant explodes

ONITSHA—The industrial town of Nnewi, Anambra State was thrown into mourning yesterday as an industrial Gas plant suddenly exploded killing ...

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Merry Xmas to you all from #teammalabressgist

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb82IWTJEoIcPIMXQajEznluWe0C1mxX8TobkCLbGJBxtRM_E3R-lOeZz59isBXLqsWwq2cmBmQqeRuYox4QtZJrwa1cETQYs156Tl_9vqjCtVtncA2S2Q2HVw9z6BJ12Dcz6wZI5CA8t8/s1600/MALA-777182.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6232122860915268402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb82IWTJEoIcPIMXQajEznluWe0C1mxX8TobkCLbGJBxtRM_E3R-lOeZz59isBXLqsWwq2cmBmQqeRuYox4QtZJrwa1cETQYs156Tl_9vqjCtVtncA2S2Q2HVw9z6BJ12Dcz6wZI5CA8t8/s320/MALA-777182.jpg" /></a></p><p dir="ltr">A very big and merry Xmas and a happy new year to all our esteemed readers</p> <p dir="ltr">Teammalabressgist loves you and hopes to partner with you more next year</p> <p dir="ltr">See u in 2016 </p>

Merry Xmas to you all from #teammalabressgist

A very big and merry Xmas and a happy new year to all our esteemed readers Teammalabressgist loves you and hopes to partner with you more ...

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I’m at peace after leaving PDP —Ndoma-Egba

<div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">CALABAR—FORMER Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has said that since his exit from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the party under whose platform he was elected to the Senate for three tenures, the issues he aggregated that caused him agitation have ceased and he now has peace of mind.</p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; float: left; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 310px;"><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Ndoma-egba-300.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(15, 142, 241);"><img alt="*Ndoma Egba" class="size-full wp-image-190620" height="210" src="http://cdn1.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/300x210xNdoma-egba-300.jpg.pagespeed.ic.OCJWfRPzZy.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto;" width="300"></a><p class="wp-caption-text" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline;">*Ndoma Egba</p></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Senator Ndoma-Egba told Vanguard in Calabar, Cross River State, yesterday, that he was sidelined in the PDP for three years but had to stay on in the party since he was the Leader of the Senate till the end of his tenure to make sure the Senate continued to function normally till the end of the session.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"For three years I was ejected from the PDP and before making any move to another party at the time, I had to think of my position as the Leader of the 7th Senate which is a historic responsibility and if I had left six months to the end of that Senate, it would mean my leaving that position and who then would take responsibility for the success or failure of that session which I had led. So I had to stay on because I was ready to take responsibility for the failure or success of the Senate which was why I did not leave the PDP at the time I ought to have left," he said.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He said the political traffic in the country was now only towards the direction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, because PDP had not learned any lesson from the issues that led to its failure in the last elections.</p></div><div><br></div><div>man*</div>

I’m at peace after leaving PDP —Ndoma-Egba

CALABAR—FORMER Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has said that since his exit from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the party unde...

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Obafemi Martins hangs out with Ronaldinho in Dubai club (photo)

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRvXgxNQbyXLvw5OPj9rDjuImryjXcN1Kdxwh8vBWD87bti8IY9lv27c-w_QP6dAFAlA6c5tR2CbeQHXme6GK9VbkX-uRhj7cv0L9nAMh5jjW3qodJjLNEk5-Ocmeja8L-C8OQo162ZM/s1600/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FaW5kZXguanBn%253F%253D-771815"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6231867291411563394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRvXgxNQbyXLvw5OPj9rDjuImryjXcN1Kdxwh8vBWD87bti8IY9lv27c-w_QP6dAFAlA6c5tR2CbeQHXme6GK9VbkX-uRhj7cv0L9nAMh5jjW3qodJjLNEk5-Ocmeja8L-C8OQo162ZM/s320/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FaW5kZXguanBn%253F%253D-771815" /></a></p>Seattle Sounders player of the year and Nigerian<br /><br>striker Martins hooked up with Barcelona Legend<br /><br>and Multi Ballon D'or winner, Ronaldinho in a<br /><br>night club in Dubai on Tuesday night. Obafemi is<br /><br>spending his Christmas holiday in Dubai..

Obafemi Martins hangs out with Ronaldinho in Dubai club (photo)

Seattle Sounders player of the year and Nigerian striker Martins hooked up with Barcelona Legend and Multi Ballon D'or winner, Ronaldinh...

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Read President Buhari's Christmas message to Nigerians

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXULjYiYq-r95j3KdmAiATZyr7aDpkQ27TDodWvZnB9OE943QoDDS2FkQnQYwpI7Sd7fn-7b9xTu0p7zLhUP89yuFJBJV2iJpo8ZGVMhF5cfR2crRB6jlYC_4d5SGI2qFkzcu0Cw8rIkU/s1600/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FQnVoYXJpLWNhbXBhaWduLXBob3Rvcy0zLmpwZw%253D%253D%253F%253D-747648"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6231866753144027602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXULjYiYq-r95j3KdmAiATZyr7aDpkQ27TDodWvZnB9OE943QoDDS2FkQnQYwpI7Sd7fn-7b9xTu0p7zLhUP89yuFJBJV2iJpo8ZGVMhF5cfR2crRB6jlYC_4d5SGI2qFkzcu0Cw8rIkU/s320/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FQnVoYXJpLWNhbXBhaWduLXBob3Rvcy0zLmpwZw%253D%253D%253F%253D-747648" /></a></p>Read the president's Christmas message below..<br /><br>I felicitate with all Nigerians, especially our<br /><br>Christian brothers and sisters, on the joyous<br /><br>occasion of this year's Christmas. On this<br /><br>occasion of the commemoration of the birth<br /><br>of Jesus Christ, let us all rededicate<br /><br>ourselves to the virtues of peace, love,<br /><br>honesty, justice, equity, piety, humility and<br /><br>service to others which he taught.<br /><br>There can be no doubt that a greater<br /><br>manifestation of these virtues and ideals in our<br /><br>lives will immensely help us to become a more<br /><br>united, peaceful, secure and progressive nation.<br /><br>Let us also reach out in love and compassion to<br /><br>fellow Nigerians who are in distress at this period<br /><br>of our nation's history.<br /><br>I particularly urge you all to remember victims of<br /><br>terrorism and insurgency in the country,<br /><br>especially Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).<br /><br>The Federal Government will continue to<br /><br>collaborate with state governments and other<br /><br>stakeholders to ease the harsh conditions in IDP<br /><br>camps, while the ultimate objective remains to<br /><br>quickly put an end to insurgency and return the<br /><br>IDPs to their homes.<br /><br>We must never again allow any group to hold the<br /><br>nation to ransom under whatever guise.<br /><br>Let us also not allow current socio-economic and<br /><br>security challenges to dampen our expectations<br /><br>for a better Nigeria.<br /><br>This administration has taken a number of<br /><br>measures to restore hope to our people. The 2016<br /><br>Budget defines our commitment to giving Nigeria<br /><br>a new lease of life.<br /><br>Our change slogan is not a campaign gimmick<br /><br>but a promise that must be kept. We are<br /><br>determined to bring about tangible changes in<br /><br>the lives of our people.<br /><br>In this regard, efforts will be intensified to recover<br /><br>stolen funds, block revenue leakages and<br /><br>enthrone due process, transparency and<br /><br>accountability.<br /><br>Public office is a public trust that must be held to<br /><br>the highest ethical standards.<br /><br>I wish all Nigerians a Merry Christmas.<br /><br>Please drive carefully.<br /><br>MUHAMMADU BUHARI

Read President Buhari's Christmas message to Nigerians

Read the president's Christmas message below.. I felicitate with all Nigerians, especially our Christian brothers and sisters, on the jo...

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Lol...smart move? 50 Cent now suing Rick Ross

A few months ago, Rick Ross' baby mama won a<br /><br>$7 million judgement against 50 Cent after she<br /><br>sued him for releasing her sex tape. Looks like 50<br /><br>has come up with a sneaky way to pay off the<br /><br>debt: By suing Rick Ross... lol. TMZ reports<br /><br>below...<br /><br>50 cent is suing Rick Ross for jacking "In<br /><br>Da Club" and rapping over it to promote<br /><br>his new album. 50 just filed a lawsuit in<br /><br>Connecticut ... in the docs he says his<br /><br>classic banger appears on Ross' 'Renzel<br /><br>Remixes' without his permission, and he<br /><br>used it to drum up publicity for his next<br /><br>LP. 50 and Ross have a storied beef ... 50<br /><br>was slapped with a $7 mil judgment for<br /><br>uploading a sex tape with Ross' baby<br /><br>mama in it. 50 seems to be retaliating<br /><br>with the lawsuit ... he wants Ross to pony<br /><br>up more than $2 mill for using his track.<br /><br>If 50 sets a precedent and people start suing<br /><br>over mixtape beats, a lot of rappers will get<br /><br>broke!

Lol...smart move? 50 Cent now suing Rick Ross

A few months ago, Rick Ross' baby mama won a $7 million judgement against 50 Cent after she sued him for releasing her sex tape. Looks l...

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Nigerian man banned for 5 yrs from approaching women he doesn't know following sexual assault case

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgguLfkpgBGtBC4da_sMinliY1aw_7QReiiwa1YoCL4des3vwfFAfwU-doWszE2zRKkKxarQsVBaiswUV_fR0ahQr0jeMb4qPS3r4t6RBfgtE4jjMuTKz9EBmDo6dkJNGzkQNYas83QM/s1600/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FaW5kZXguanBn%253F%253D-752933"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6231865489626381362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgguLfkpgBGtBC4da_sMinliY1aw_7QReiiwa1YoCL4des3vwfFAfwU-doWszE2zRKkKxarQsVBaiswUV_fR0ahQr0jeMb4qPS3r4t6RBfgtE4jjMuTKz9EBmDo6dkJNGzkQNYas83QM/s320/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FaW5kZXguanBn%253F%253D-752933" /></a></p>Aniefiok Udo was spared jail term after admitting<br /><br>to a string of sexual assaults on the London<br /><br>Tube<br /><br>. He pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual<br /><br>assault on December 14. He was handed a 16-<br /><br>week suspended sentence and banned for five<br /><br>years from approaching any woman he does not<br /><br>know while using public transport.<br /><br>49-year-old Udo, from Ilford, assaulted the same<br /><br>23-year-old woman on two separate occasions<br /><br>while travelling on the Central Line last year.<br /><br><br /><br>He approached her and began touching her after<br /><br>boarding trains at Hainault station at about 9pm<br /><br>on both occasions, Snaresbrook Crown Court<br /><br>heard.<br /><br><br /><br>After she reported the incidents to police in<br /><br>January, another woman also came forward to<br /><br>say she had been assaulted by the man.<br /><br>Detective Constable Martin Chapman said:<br /><br><br /><br>"No woman should fear using public transport,<br /><br>and we are committed to working with our<br /><br>partners to keep the rail network a safe place.<br /><br><br /><br>"I am pleased Udo has been brought before the<br /><br>courts to answer for his disgusting behaviour,<br /><br>and I would like to thank the women involved for<br /><br>reporting his actions to us."<br /><br>Source: British Transport Police

Nigerian man banned for 5 yrs from approaching women he doesn't know following sexual assault case

Aniefiok Udo was spared jail term after admitting to a string of sexual assaults on the London Tube . He pleaded guilty to three counts of ...

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Rescued Senegalese migrant wins €400,000 in Spain’s Christmas lottery

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggb_nHJgV1vWQ41OoEAPFGLpWomXsjbpPhVOzPTP-gLs0-MCtMPE-See5QdnaSla0FmsiVTNvwRAMpWW_LPw5xhPNauRy4ZIKH1leSpsEl7qRu_W3qjlhM5PPYsVjgYvhUQ2RDhr09RFk/s1600/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FaW5kZXguanBn%253F%253D-740183"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6231864575796719554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggb_nHJgV1vWQ41OoEAPFGLpWomXsjbpPhVOzPTP-gLs0-MCtMPE-See5QdnaSla0FmsiVTNvwRAMpWW_LPw5xhPNauRy4ZIKH1leSpsEl7qRu_W3qjlhM5PPYsVjgYvhUQ2RDhr09RFk/s320/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FaW5kZXguanBn%253F%253D-740183" /></a></p>An unemployed Senegalese man who was<br /><br>rescued by the Spanish coastguard after making<br /><br>a risky journey from Morocco eight years ago on<br /><br>a packed wooden boat won 400,000 euros ($<br /><br>437,000) in Spain's annual Christmas lottery,<br /><br>local media reported Wednesday.<br /><br>The man, identified only by his first name<br /><br>Ngame, was one of the holders of one of the<br /><br>1,600 tickets with the winning number in the<br /><br>draw draw.<br /><br>He made an illegal entry into Europe with his<br /><br>wife.<br /><br>"I just can't believe this, I can tell you that<br /><br>on some days we do not have five euros<br /><br>between the two of us," he told the<br /><br>newspaper which published a photo of<br /><br>Ngame holding his winning ticket.<br /><br>Ngame and his wife arrived eight years ago in<br /><br>the resort island of Tenerife, a part of Spain's<br /><br>Canary Islands in the Atlantic off the coast of<br /><br>Morocco. They were taken there after being<br /><br>rescued by Spain's coast guard when the boat<br /><br>they were travelling in ran into trouble.<br /><br>"There were 65 people on that boat. I<br /><br>want to give thanks to Spaniards and the<br /><br>Spanish government for rescuing me<br /><br>when I was in the sea," he told the<br /><br>newspaper.

Rescued Senegalese migrant wins €400,000 in Spain’s Christmas lottery

An unemployed Senegalese man who was rescued by the Spanish coastguard after making a risky journey from Morocco eight years ago on a packed...

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Fraud: Tompolo, Ex-NIMASA Boss Land In EFCC Net

<div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(38, 50, 56); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong>Government Ekpemupolo, a former Niger Delta militant, has been taken to court on a 40-count criminal charge of unlawful conversion alongside Patrick Akpobolokemi, a former boss of the Nigerian Maritime Administratiion and Safety Agency (NIMASA).</strong></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(38, 50, 56); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">According to Sahara Reporters, they were charged to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, December 22, at the Federal High Court in Lagos.</p><div style="margin: 20px auto; max-width: 100%; height: auto; color: rgb(38, 50, 56); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 410px;"><img alt="Tompolo, who had reportedly gone into hiding to evade EFCC arrest, has been charged to court." class="wp-image-541586 size-full" height="270" src="https://i.onthe.io/vllkyt7qp49nuscn2.dab49460.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 20px auto; height: auto;" width="400"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">Tompolo, who had reportedly gone into hiding to evade EFCC arrest, has been charged to court.</p></div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(38, 50, 56); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Reports say about $108.7m and N2.1billion, being property of NIMASA, had been allegedly converted by the pair as they were proceeds of stealing.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(38, 50, 56); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Others charged alongside the major suspects include Global West Vessel Specialist Limited, Odimiri Electricals Limited, Kime Engozu, Boloboere Property and Estate Ltd, Rex Elem, Destre Consult Ltd, Gregory Mbonu and Captain Warredi Enisuoh.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(38, 50, 56); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Festus Keyamo, the EFCC prosecutor, filed the suit, FHC/L/5539C/15, in which 16 of the counts, alleged that Ekpemupolo, Akpobolokemi, Global West Vessel Specialist Ltd, Odimiri Electrical Ltd, Boloboere Property Estate, Kime Engozu and Simon John Adomene, who is currently at large, conspired amongst themselves between 2012 and 2014 to commit the offence, knowing that the two sums of money were proceeds of stealing.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(38, 50, 56); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Rex Elem, Gregory Mbonu and Destre Consult Ltd in counts 17-38 of the criminal charge, allegedly converted the sum of N106.8m, property of Global West Vessel Specialist Ltd, despite knowing that the sum was derived from official corruption.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(38, 50, 56); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">And the prosecutor, in counts 39 and 40, alleged further that Captain Warredi Enisuoh converted the sum of N8million, property of Global West Vessel Specialist, with the knowledge that the fund was garnered through corrupt means.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(38, 50, 56); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The accused are now facing charges on the offences said to be contrary to, and punishable under the Money Laundering Act of 2012, while Akpolobokemi is currently standing trial in two different courts of the Federal High Court in Lagos for other offences.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(38, 50, 56); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Only last week, <a href="https://www.naij.com/664901-need-read-ex-militant-tompolo-done-evade-efccs-arrest.html" itemprop="url" style="color: rgb(34, 149, 112);">reports emerged that Tompolo had to hide underground in the creeks of Bayelsa state to evade arrest after being summoned by the anti-graft agency.</a>‎</p></div><div><br></div><div>man*</div>

Fraud: Tompolo, Ex-NIMASA Boss Land In EFCC Net

Government Ekpemupolo, a former Niger Delta militant, has been taken to court on a 40-count criminal charge of unlawful conversion alongside...

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