Ibori flees 9ja

Posted by Paul "EFCC" Hawk Adams on April 25, 2010 at 8:46pm

Panic in Asaba
Why we resisted police, EFCC – Oghara community
Naija's Most Wanted Dead or Alive

Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, may have fled Nigeria in the wake of the intense manhunt for him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and security agencies.

The ex-governor has apparently become a fugitive after a two-week standoff with the EFCC, which had invited him over allegations bordering on misuse of millions of Delta State shares running into billions of naira during Ibori’s tenure between 1999 and 2007.

But the immediate past Delta chief executive had spurned the invitation, claiming that the EFCC breached due process by declaring him wanted four days before the April 17, 2010 date on his invitation letter.

He also alleged political vendetta by the Acting President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, who he said was using the anti-graft agency to witch-hunt him because of alleged political differences.

Besides, Ibori expressed fears that the EFCC was planning to extradite him to the United Kingdom where he is still on trial for alleged money laundering. Sunday Sun investigation however revealed that he may have stealthily beaten the security dragnet around him and escaped in a boat through the Oghara River en route the Escravos area of the state initially to one of the neighbouring countries.

Sources say he left Oghara in the wee hours of Wednesday after the botched police raid on the community the previous day and that his escape was facilitated by a well-known Itsekiri former militant leader in the state.

His destination is still uncertain but it was gathered that he may be headed for Dubai in the oil-rich United Arab Emirate, where the ex-governor reportedly has a home.

In the last one week, a combined team of the police and soldiers attached to the military Joint Task Force (JTF) in Delta had made futile attempts to arrest him at his Oghara country home.

Thousands of youths, women and children had last Tuesday and Wednesday mounted barricades that prevented the police from entering the community, following a directive by the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ogbonnaya Onovo, that Ibori be fished out.

The harried ex-governor was initially suspected to be holed up in the creeks of the Niger Delta and was being allegedly shielded by fierce-looking armed militant youths.

But a JTF source informed that this was unlikely, as the security outfit had reportedly combed the creeks of Delta and Bayelsa states in the bid to smoke him out.

According to the source, “we have searched everywhere, including some of the camps used by former militants. But the man (Ibori) is not there. As I speak to you, we are not sure he is still in Oghara. But we have not given up our search and we are sure we will get him.”

Delta government officials panic

The Ibori saga has caused a scare among officials of the state government as some of them have reportedly gone underground to escape arrest by the EFCC.

Sunday Sun learnt that fear has gripped top officials of the state Ministry of Finance following the invitation of a director in the ministry by the EFCC. At the time of this report, it was gathered that the director in charge of investments in the ministry was still being detained almost two weeks after he was invited by the anti-corruption agency.

The permanent secretary in the ministry and Auditor-General of the state are also said to have gone into hiding. Their whereabouts were unknown when EFCC operatives visited their ministry and department in continuation of the agency’s investigation on the allegations of fraud against the former governor.

Why we’re defending Ibori – Oghara chief

In an unprecedented development, Ibori’s Oghara community had on Tuesday resisted his arrest when EFCC operatives and a security team led by Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mr Udom Ekpoudom, stormed his country home.

A septuagenarian and well-respected chief in the community, who does not want his name in print, however defended the action of the youths, saying they believe Ibori was being witch-hunted.

“No matter what happens, Ibori is our son. We cannot fold our arms and watch him being disgraced for reasons that border on political vendetta.

“Besides, it will amount to betrayal of Ibori if we had kept quiet and allowed the police to pick him just like that. Ibori is our hero and we are very proud of him. If not for Ibori, Oghara would not have known development. Come to Oghara and see what I’m talking about.

“Today, Oghara has a stadium, a well-equipped general hospital, polytechnic, college of education and other social amenities. It was during the Ibori administration that the road to Oghara was dualised with street light. At night, people say Oghara is small London. Do you now want us to abandon such a person at a time like this because of an allegation that has not been proved? Oghara people are ready to die for Ibori and we mean it,” the elder said.

He’s not on the run – Aide

When contacted on the telephone, Ibori’s media aide, Mr Tony Eluemunor, said the former governor was not on the run and that he had no reason to flee the country.

He defended his principal’s refusal to turn himself in to the EFCC, saying Ibori stands by the ruling of the court that all parties must maintain the status quo. Excerpts…

We hear Ibori has fled the country…

First of all, Ibori has no reason to run from anywhere, from anybody. We went to court and it ruled that all parties in this case maintain the status quo. So he is not running from anybody.

So is he still in the country and when is he likely to hand himself over to the EFCC?

Hand himself over to where? I just told you that everybody was asked to maintain a status quo, including the EFCC. So can’t somebody ask EFCC to leave Ibori alone?

So what is his stand?

Ibori stands on that court ruling. Every party should maintain the status quo. I’m sure your paper had Ibori’s position on Wednesday or so.

So what you are saying is that he has no reason to leave Nigeria

God bless you for this. He has no reason to be on the run because there is a court ruling and the EFCC woman is a lawyer. I know she knows the right thing to do. The IG, (Ogbonnaya) Onovo, may also be a lawyer. But most of all, I know that Onovo is a gentleman. Anybody who now says he is looking for Ibori is breaking the law. That is it.

If Ibori runs abroad, he will be playing into the hands of his enemies. This is persecution and not prosecution. It is close to the election year, so some people want him out of the way. Ibori said he does not want to contest for anything but they want him completely out of the way. That is why they are after him. There is no case against him. EFCC itself has not mentioned one single charge against him. Nothing. They just declared somebody wanted without a charge. People are wanted for bank robbery or for murder. For him, nothing. Ibori is the first person in the whole wide world who has been wanted not for any reason.

Another journalist killed in Lagos

Posted by 9jabook.com webmadam on April 25, 2010 at 3:00am

The Judiciary correspondent for the Nation Newspapers, Edo Egbagwu has been murdered.

Police authorities said he was killed at about 7pm last night in his residence at Church Street, Shasha, Lagos. The circumstances of his death are still, however, unclear.

Colleagues described the late Mr Egbagwu as a conscientious journalist and a kind-hearted man.

Last year, a political editor at The Guardian, Bayo Ohu was killed in the same community of Egbeda-Shasha, and the police have only recently paraded some suspects in relation to the case..

Article

Unknown gun men have gruesomely murdered Edo Sule Ugbagwu, a judiciary correspondent with The Nation newspaper.

The incident happened at his 39, Church Street, Bameke Egbeda home at about 6.30pm on Saturday, April 24.

How he died

Mr. Ugbagwu, a native of Idoma, in the Otukpo local government area of Benue State diedwhen two gun men stormed his house and shot him in the head.

The gun men who had held the deceased's younger brother, Ugboglo, hostage had earlier demanded for money.

Mr. Ugbagu, who was outside at this time, walked into the house and saw the men pointing the gun at his brother. He was infuriated at the sight of the gun men and asked them to "get out".

A tussle ensued between him and the gun men, which later led to one of the gun men shooting him in the head. He slumped and died immediately.

Mr. Ugbagwu's younger brother, Okloho Ugbagwu narrated how his elder brother was killed. "It was about 6.30pm, on Saturday, I was in my room when I heard voices down stairs, I thought it was my elder brother who had told me that he was going out with his wife some few minutes earlier, but I was surprised when the men I saw in the parlour (living room) demanded for cash, they said ‘where is the money, where is the money'," he recalled. "I said I do not know anything about any money, as we were arguing, my elder brother walked into the house, and saw them pointing a gun at me, he demanded to know what the whole thing was about and they told him that they want money. He got angry and asked them to get out, he walked towards them and kept saying ‘get out, get out'; a tussle ensued between him and the men and that was how one of them shot him in the head;he just slumped. The gun men walked up to me and started shooting at things around me, but none of the bullets hit me, they dragged and pushed me into my room and locked me up, that was all I heard about them."

The gun men however ran out of the house without taking any cash, or property. They were said to have driven away in an awaiting car. Still coming to terms Despite efforts from sympathisers to hold her down, Mrs. Ugbagwu, the deceased's wife, kept screaming "I was going out with my husband, when he received a call, he told me that he had to go back to the house, I was still waiting for him outside, when I started hearing gun shots, when I went into the house," she said. "I saw my husband's lifeless body, they should have killed me too, why, oh why, did they not kill me with my husband."

Reacting to the killing, the spokesperson of the Lagos State police command, Frank Mba, said the commissioner of police, Marvel Akpoyibo, visited the family, saying that he promised to fish out the killers.

"The commissioner of police and the Area commander visited the house, to show the utmost importance we attach to this case, we have not ascertained the motive behind this killing, and investigations have however commenced, to bring the perpetrators to book." Mr. Mba said.

Mr. Ugbagwu's killing brings to two, the death of journalists killed at Egbeda in less than one year. Bayo Ohu, an assistant political editor of The Guardian newspaper, was shot dead at his Egbeda residence on Sunday September 20, 2009. It will be recalled Paul Abayomi Ogundeji, a member of This- Day's editorial board was shot at Egebda as well, on his way home on August 17, 2008.

'A good man'

Mr. Ugbagwu, who was 42 years old before his death, joined The Nation newspaper as a pioneer staff in 2004; a reporter covering the Lagos High Court, Ikeja Division.

According to his colleagues, he will be remembered for his conscientiousness and love for journalism. "He was an easygoing person who had a very good sense of humour. He was serious on his job but was a no-nonsense person. He had (a) liberal approach to life but does not hesitate to air his views or his opinion at any time not minding whose ox is gored," said John Austin Unachukwu, his colleague on the legal desk.

Mr. Unachukwu also described the deceased as a very lively person who had a very good sense of professionalism. "We had a very good working relationship and we will dearly miss him," Mr. Unachukwu
said.

‘Not another unsolved murder'

In a statement signed by the from the management of Vintage Press Ltd, the publishers of The Nation Newspapers, it charged the police to apprehend the killers of Mr. Ugbagwu, saying this should not be swept under the carpet.

"We urge the police to fish out the perpetrators of this dastardly act," it said. The company also sent its condolences the family of the late journalist: "We condole with them and pray to God to grant the family the fortitude to bear the loss. May Mr Ugbagwu's soul rest in peace."

Mr. Ugbagwu is survived by his wife, five siblings and an aged mother.

Photo:Daughter of late Bayo Ohu

The hypocrisy of child abuse in many Muslim countries

Posted by 9jabook.com webmadam on April 25, 2010 at 2:59am

Some Muslims are fond of condemning western morality – alcoholism, nudity, premarital sex and homosexuality often being cited as examples. But Muslims do not have a monopoly on morality. In the west, child marriages and sex with children are illegal. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for many Muslim countries..

I recently saw the documentary on the Dancing Boys of Afghanistan. It exposed an ancient custom called "bacha bazi" (boy for play), where rich men buy boys as young as 11 from impoverished families for sexual slavery. The boys are dressed in women's clothes and made to dance and sing at parties, before being carted away by the men for sex. Owning boys is considered a symbol of status and one former warlord boasted of having up to 3,000 boys over a 20-year period, even though he was married, with two sons. The involvement of the police and inaction of the government means this form of child prostitution is widespread.

The moral hypocrisy is outrageous in a country where homosexuality is not only strictly forbidden but savagely punished, even between two consenting adults. However, men who sodomise young boys are not considered homosexuals or paedophiles. The love of young boys is not a phenomenon restricted to Afghanistan; homosexual pederasty is common in neighbouring Pakistan, too. In my view, repression of sexuality and extreme gender apartheid is to blame.

And in the Middle East, it's young girls who are considered desirable and men are able to satisfy their lusts legally through child marriages. In Yemen, more than a quarter of girls are married before the age of 15. Cases of girls dying during childbirth are not unusual, and recently, one 12-year-old child bride even died from internal bleeding following sexual intercourse. In another case, a 12-year-old girl was married to an 80-year-old man in Saudi Arabia.

So why is the practice of child marriage sanctioned in Muslim countries? Unfortunately, ultra-conservative religious authorities justify this old tribal custom by citing the prophet Muhammad's marriage to Aisha. They allege Aisha was nine years old when the prophet married her. But they focus conveniently on selected Islamic texts to support their opinions, while ignoring vast number of other texts and historical information, which suggests Aisha was much older, putting her age of marriage at 19. Child marriage is against Islam as the Qur'an is clear that intellectual maturity is the basis for deciding age of marriage, and not puberty, as suggested by these clerics.

Whatever one's view on the prophet's marriage, no faith can claim moral superiority since child marriages have been practised in various cultures and societies across the world at one time or another. In modern times, though, marrying children is no longer acceptable and no excuse should be used to justify this.

I find the false adherence to Islamic principles and the "holier than thou" attitude of some Muslim societies similar to the blatant hypocrisy and double standards of 19th-century Victorian Britain, where the outward appearance of dignity and prudishness camouflaged an extreme prevalence of sexual and moral depravity behind closed doors. In those days, too, there were many men willing to pay to have sex with children – until a plethora of social movements arose that resulted in changes in laws and attitudes in society.

A similar shift in social attitudes is also required in traditional Muslim societies. Having boy sex slaves or child brides should not be seen as badges of honour. Instead, Muslims need to do more to attach shame to such practices; otherwise, acceptance of this behaviour will make them complicit in the sexual exploitation of children. I fail to understand why Muslims are so vocal on abuses by the west in Abu Ghraib, Guantánamo, Iraq and Afghanistan, but display moral blindness when it comes to children? It's about time this silence was broken, so these violations of innocence can be stopped.

A too-passive attitude in dealing with child abuse has rubbed off on Muslim communities in Britain, too. I have heard many stories at first hand of child sexual abuse and rape, which show that the issue is not being addressed at all. Those who have had the courage to speak out have been met with reactions of denial and shame. Such attitudes mean that children will continue to suffer in silence. Sexual abuse of children happens in all communities, as has been revealed by the recent Catholic church scandal. At least, they have finally started to take action. Muslim communities should learn from this and also start being more open, instead of continuing to sweeping the issue under the carpet.

I am finding that more and more Muslims feel it is their duty to criticise others for actions they consider sinful – quoting the following popular saying of Muhammad to justify their interference:

"If you see something wrong, you should correct it with your hand and if you are unable to, then speak out against it and if you cannot do that, then feel that it is wrong in your heart."

I wonder how, then, Muslims can remain silent when it comes to the sexual abuse of children?

Jesus the Preacher .Was he any good ? Was he like they are today ?

Posted by frank adeche Mr Netchurch on April 25, 2010 at 2:51am

So, do you think you would have liked Jesus as a preacher? Chances are – both yes and no. Yes, because we could not help but be drawn to him and be transfixed by the power of his message. And no, because like those in John 6, we would eventually come face to face with the uncompromising demands of the gospel, and also like many of his disciples who “turned back and no longer followed him.”

What strikes me about this Sermon on the Plain (if you will), is that in it Jesus presents life as it is in this world, and then challenges them to live in a counter-culture – the lifestyle of citizens of the kingdom of God.

For in the kingdom of God, if you are poor or hungry or bereaved or hated in this world, there will be a reversal in God’s kingdom. In God’s kingdom you will be rich and satisfied and comforted and joyful. And if your life has revolved around the things of this world – accumulating wealth, being well fed, filling your life with pleasure, being well spoken of by the people who matter – there will also be a reversal. You have already received your comfort, your wealth, your praise in this world. Do not expect God’s blessing in the next.

Jesus deals with a very real problem – how do you treat people – especially difficult people. Now, if you have never had difficult people in your life, you can tune out for a few minutes – you won’t need to hear what he has to say. But if you deal with difficult people, listen carefully.

You’re not going to like what you hear, because we’re used to the principle of reciprocation – give back what you’re given – somebody hurts you, hates you, hits you, curses you, steals from you – you give them the same back – only more so. In our human way of thinking, it just seems right, just, fair. It keeps things even. They strike you on the cheek, you bloody their nose – they curse you, you destroy their reputation – they steal from you, you burn their house down. That’s how life was in Jesus’ day. It’s not too different now..

But Jesus says, turn it upside down – “But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you” (Luke 6:27-31).

Life is not about reciprocation or revenge. You should treat people, not how they have treated you, but how you would want to be treated. You are the thermostat that regulates the interactions. And you ask – what if they don’t respond – what if they keep treating me badly? This isn’t about them – this is about how God wants you to live. You keep treating people the way God would treat them. Let God worry about the response.

Why? It’s a God thing. None of this makes sense in this world. Our natural response is to love those who love us, do good to those who are good to us, lend to those who will pay us back. But Jesus says, that’s not how the kingdom of God operates – “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ lend to ‘sinners,’ expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful” (Luke 6:32-36). Our response isn’t natural – it is supernatural.

Stephen Hawking :Genius says Don’t talk to aliens, warns

Posted by technology on April 24, 2010 at 8:47pm

THE aliens are out there and Earth had better watch out, at least according to Stephen Hawking. He has suggested that extraterrestrialsare almost certain to exist — but that instead of seeking them out,humanity should be doing all it that can to avoid any contact.

The suggestions come in a new documentary series in which Hawking, one of the world’s leading scientists, will set out his latest thinkingon some of the universe’s greatest mysteries.

Alien life, he will suggest, is almost certain to exist in many other parts of the universe: not just in planets, but perhaps in the centreof stars or even floating in interplanetary space.

Hawking’s logic on aliens is, for him, unusually simple. The universe, he points out, has 100 billion galaxies, each containinghundreds of millions of stars. In such a big place, Earth is unlikely tobe the only planet where life has evolved.

“To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational,” he said. “The real challenge is to work outwhat aliens might actually be like.”

The answer, he suggests, is that most of it will be the equivalent of microbes or simple animals — the sort of life that has dominated Earthfor most of its history.

One scene in his documentary for the Discovery Channel shows herds of two-legged herbivores browsing on an alien cliff-face where they arepicked off by flying, yellow lizard-like predators. Another showsglowing fluorescent aquatic animals forming vast shoals in the oceansthought to underlie the thick ice coating Europa, one of the moons ofJupiter.

Such scenes are speculative, but Hawking uses them to lead on to a serious point: that a few life forms could be intelligent and pose athreat. Hawking believes that contact with such a species could bedevastating for humanity.

He suggests that aliens might simply raid Earth for its resources and then move on: “We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligentlife might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet. I imaginethey might exist in massive ships, having used up all the resources fromtheir home planet. Such advanced aliens would perhaps become nomads,looking to conquer and colonise whatever planets they can reach.”

He concludes that trying to make contact with alien races is “a little too risky”. He said: “If aliens ever visit us, I think theoutcome would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed inAmerica, which didn’t turn out very well for the Native Americans.”

The completion of the documentary marks a triumph for Hawking, now 68, who is paralysed by motor neurone disease and has very limitedpowers of communication. The project took him and his producers threeyears, during which he insisted on rewriting large chunks of the scriptand checking the filming.

John Smithson, executive producer for Discovery, said: “He wanted to make a programme that was entertaining for a general audience as well asscientific and that’s a tough job, given the complexity of the ideasinvolved.”

Hawking has suggested the possibility of alien life before but his views have been clarified by a series of scientific breakthroughs, suchas the discovery, since 1995, of more than 450 planets orbiting distantstars, showing that planets are a common phenomenon.

So far, all the new planets found have been far larger than Earth, but only because the telescopes used to detect them are not sensitiveenough to detect Earth-sized bodies at such distances.

Another breakthrough is the discovery that life on Earth has proven able to colonise its most extreme environments. If life can survive andevolve there, scientists reason, then perhaps nowhere is out of bounds.

Hawking’s belief in aliens places him in good scientific company. In his recent Wonders of the Solar System BBC series, Professor Brian Coxbacked the idea, too, suggesting Mars, Europa and Titan, a moon ofSaturn, as likely places to look.

Similarly, Lord Rees, the astronomer royal, warned in a lecture earlier this year that aliens might prove to be beyond humanunderstanding.

“I suspect there could be life and intelligence out there in forms we can’t conceive,” he said. “Just as a chimpanzee can’t understandquantum theory, it could be there are aspects of reality that are beyondthe capacity of our brains.”

Stephen Hawking's Universe begins on the Discovery Channel on Sunday May 9 at 9pm.

The Richest Entertainers in England Simon Cowell at number 11 courtesy of Subo Susan boyle

Posted by jackie webLondonGirl on April 23, 2010 at 9:02am

Simon, You're A Rich Man

Earlier this week on "Larry King Live," Simon Cowell stated that he had no qualms about leaving "American Idol" after this season and would not miss the show. Well, no wonder. It's pretty easy to quit your day job when you're worth 165 million pounds (approximately $300 million)!

According to Britain's Sunday Times, which just published a "Rich List" of the U.K.'s top 20 music millionaires, Simon has in fact enjoyed a $61.5 million, or 38 percent, pay raise of sorts over the past year. This is mainly due to Susan Boyle, the runner-up on one of his other massive reality-show ventures, "Britain's Got Talent," who is signed to Simon's Syco Music record label. SuBo's debut album, I Dreamed A Dream, was 2009's worldwide biggest sales phenomenon, selling more than 10 million units to date since its November release.

Simon still isn't Britain's richest music mogul--among those who earn even more are former "American Idol" mentor and theater impresario Andrew Lloyd-Webber, recent "Idol Gives Back" performer Elton John, the Rolling Stones' Mick 'n' Keef, Paul McCartney, Sting, and, most interestingly, "Idol" honcho Simon Fuller. But thanks to SuBo, Cowell has moved up to 11th place on the British millionaires list, even advancing ahead of the Simon Fuller-managed Beckhams, David and Victoria.

I can only imagine that during the interim between his departure from "Idol" and the U.S. launch of his "X Factor" show, Simon will be sitting on a giant pile of British sterling and Susan Boyle CDs, on some private island, eating peeled grapes and cackling maniacally over his good fortune. Either that, or he'll be scrupulously poring over the details of his prenup with future bride Mezhgan Hussainy. But missing his old "American Idol" gig? Um, probably not..

Below is the Sunday Times' full "Rich List":

1. Edgar Bronfman & family (1.64 billion pounds)
2. Clive Calder (1.3 billion pounds)
3. Andrew Lloyd-Webber (700 million pounds)
4. Cameron Mackintosh (635 million pounds)
5. Paul McCartney (475 million pounds)
6. Simon Fuller (350 million pounds)
7. Mick Jagger (190 million pounds)
8. Elton John (185 million pounds)
9. Sting (180 million pounds)
10. Keith Richards (175 million pounds)
11. Simon Cowell (165 million pounds)
12. Olivia & Dhani Harrison (160 million pounds)
13. Jamie Palumbo (150 million pounds)
14. David & Victoria Beckham (145 million pounds)
15. Tim Rice (140 million pounds)
16. Ringo Starr (140 million pounds)
17. Tom Jones (135 million pounds)
18. Eric Clapton (125 million pounds)
19. Roger Ames (120 million pounds)
20. Barry & Robin Gibb (110 million pounds)

17 School proprietors arrested in Benin over alleged forgery

Posted by 9jabook.com on April 23, 2010 at 5:34am

From TONY OSAUZO, Benin

Friday, April 23, 2010
About 17 private secondary schools proprietors have been arrested for allegedly forging the signature of the Edo State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Ngozi Osarenren in their desperate bid to illegally enroll candidates for the 2010 West Africa Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSSCE).

The proprietors were alleged to have gone through the back door to get the clearance of the Ministry of Education to register extra candidates for the examination..

The commissioner, who disclosed this while addressing journalists, said her ministry had put strict measures in place to ensure a hitch-free conduct of the examination, adding that the measures were to plug loopholes that could lead to examination malpractice by some of the private schools.

She explained that schools were expected to obtain clearance from the ministry’s Department of Planning, Research and Statistics using particular form. She added that the clearance involved private schools producing the certificate of approval and renewal fees for three years up to 2008.

“The clearance is, thereafter, taken by the proprietor/proprietress to the Chief Inspector of Education of the school’s Local Government Area where the Chief Inspector of Education clears for the Junior School Certificate Examination Certificates and the number to be enrolled,” Dr. Osarenren explained.

She added that the clearance letter was to be issued by the Honourable Commissioner for Education to the West African Examinations Council for enrolment of a particular number of candidates for the school, after all processes had been checked by Director of Education.

The commissioner announced that 17 schools in Benin City were discovered to have forged her signature and official letter head paper to get clearance for enrolment and promised to release more list of offending schools.

N4.6trn budget : FG denies $1bn loan, as Jonathan signs for power roads and the Delta

Posted by 9jabook.com webmadam on April 23, 2010 at 5:28am

FG denies $1bn loan, as Jonathan signs N4.6trn budget

By Daniel Idonor

Friday, April 23, 2010

ABUJA—ACTING President Goodluck Jonathan, Thursday, signed into law a N 4.6 trillion budget for 2010, with more than a third earmarked for the development of roads, power and the Niger Delta.

Acting President Goodluck Jonathan with the Senate President, David Mark, Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Usman Nafada and Presidential Adviser on National Assembly, Senator Muhammed Abba Aji as he signed the 2010 Appropriation Bill into law in Abuja, yesterday. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida.

The government also said it had no plan to borrow $1 billion to fund the N1.3 trillion deficit in the 2010 budget, stressing rather that it was considering raising about $500 million Bond from the International Capital Market.

Fielding questions from State House Correspondents after Acting President Goodluck Jonathan signed the 2010 Budget, the Minister of Finance, Mr Olusegun Aganga, denied reports that the government was in the process of borrowing from the World Bank to fund the shortfall in the budget.

He said: “This is absolutely wrong. We are not borrowing a $1 billion to fund the budget, I think what they are referring to is something which we are working on with the World Bank, and the World Bank as you know helps a number of developing countries. That is just a quantification of the work they are doing which is broken down to quite a few segments, maybe eight or nine of them.”

This process, he said, cannot be borrowing, adding: “It is not one billion dollars borrowing up-front, it doesn’t work like that. It has nothing to do with the budget.”

Capital expenditure on projects

The 2010 budget provisions signed into law includes N1.85 trillion as capital expenditure and N2.077 trillion as recurrent, non-debt expenditure. The capital expenditure is about 40.21 per cent of the total budget meaning that for every N100 to be spent this year N40.21 will go for infrastructure and other developmental projects while about N45 or 45.15 per cent will be devoted to the payment of salaries of federal civil servants, debt payment and the running of government.

The 2010 budget increases expenditure by 50 per cent from last year’s as the Federal Government tries to spend its way out of a downturn, pushing the economy into a budget deficit of more than five per cent. The budget when fully implemented has the capacity to improve on existing infrastructure and boost job creation as well as power supply.

The fear, however, is that Nigeria has never been able to implement its budget fully. Last year Ministries, Departments and Agencies were only able to execute about 47 per cent of the capital projects which resulted in the extension of the 2009 budget to March 2010.

“Acting President Goodluck Jonathan said at a signing ceremony in Abuja, yesterday: “It is with a deep sense of responsibility that I sign the 2010 budget for the acceleration of development in our country.”

Analysts had welcomed the government’s move to boost the economy but cautioned the quality of spending would be key, given Nigeria’s reputation for inefficient budget implementation.

Finance Minister Olusegun Aganga said: “The most important thing for us is to make sure that in spending we get good value for the money spent.”

The budget assumes an average oil price of $67 per barrel and oil production of 2.35 million barrels per day. It is based on an exchange rate at 150 naira to the dollar, an inflation rate of 11.2 per cent and growth of 5.47 per cent. The budget assumption of 2.35 million a day is predicated on peace returning to the Niger Delta which at the moment remains suspect.

The silent point in the 2010 budget is the non provision for subsidy. It is expected that subsidy on petroleum product will be removed during the implementation of the budget. This will result in consumer inflation remaining in double-digits through 2011 as the government slashes fuel subsidies, engage in.

Minister explains govt’s borrowing

Explaining the issue of borrowing to finance the 2010 budget, the minister of finance said: “I think that it has been made clear from the beginning. There are other sources of revenue in which we are looking at, there was some mention of sales of some assets and it has been mentioned that we are going to raise a bond this year.

“We are going to the international capital market this year to raise about $500 million but I think the most important thing we should understand is that in a recession, there is nothing wrong about spending, in fact if you look at any of the western world they all have deficit.”

He pointed out that the deficit was growing at an alarming rate, but noted that “the most important thing for us is to make sure that in spending we get good value for the money spent, that it is spent in areas where we generate both social and economic returns.

This, he added, “is what is critical and that is why we should all be pleased that the acting president made it very clear today that this administration is going to be focused on the execution of the budget is going to be heavily focused on how money is being spent and the minister in charge of special duties has been mandated to handle that, so you will see changes in that direction”.

Speaking on the budget, the Minister said that the assent or signing of the budget “is something that is going to help to grow the economy and it is something that we have been waiting for and it is something that has been done. My focus now will be on three major things.

“One, is about the management of our revenue, which will make sure that there are no leakages, making sure that we risk manage whatever we need to risk manage. Secondly, we are looking at what will be enhancing the quality of spending. It is ok to spend but it is important that you spend wisely and people are held accountable”.

“You may have heard what the Acting President said; he made it very clear that the minister in charge of special duties has been mandated to make sure that we get real value for money spent. So, the idea is to enhance the efficiency and the quality of our spending and the last one, which I of course continue to look at, is how we manage any excess revenue.

“As you know, the budget is based on benchmark of $67 dollars per barrel, where the oil is trading today, so obviously over time we will hopefully accumulate some excess reserve and the idea is how we build some fiscal policy around it or prudential guideline around it to make sure that that is properly managed.”

On the controversy surrounding the Joint Venture Cash-Call, Aganga said “It will not in any way affect the budget. We are looking into it already and the issue has been raised before.”

Terrorism: U.S. detains Nigerian on ‘no-fly list’

Posted by 9jabook.com on April 23, 2010 at 5:22am

Terrorism: U.S. detains Nigerian on ‘no-fly list’ By Chinedu Offor (Washington D.C), Adeola Yusuf and Abel Orukpe (Lagos) (With Agency Report) • Suspect boarded Delta Airlines jet in Abuja advertisement Delta Airline flight 215 from Nigeria was prevented from entering the United States on Wednesday by Homeland Security officials, who said “a person of interest” on board was detained.. The plane left Abuja on the day enroute the United States via Dakar, but was detained at San Juan in Puerto Rico. Delta Airline confirmed the arrest of the aircraft in an email message to Daily Independent on Thursday. The Homeland Security Department said the passenger would be interrogated before his identity is made public. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency issued a statement identifying the passenger only as a “potential person of interest” who was removed from the flight for further questioning and kept in custody. Spokeswoman Jenny Burke declined to provide details, but Delta said it received a request from the government to board and remove the passenger during the refueling stop in Puerto Rico. A passenger, Joan Mower, told the Associated Press (AP) that the pilot disclosed the apparent breach as the flight stopped to refuel. She recounted that the pilot said he was informed about the passenger while over the Atlantic. The man detained had apparently boarded the jet in Nigeria, even though he is on the U.S. no-fly list. There was no incident on board, passengers were not in any danger, and the flight continued to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport afterward, according to Delta Spokeswoman Susan Chana Elliott. Flight 215 originated in Abuja, where the man boarded the jet, which continued on to New York after he was detained. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said the man is being held for questioning. He was taken into custody without incident. Customs officials had no immediate comment. U.S. aviation authorities have been on heightened alert since a Nigerian, Farouk Abdulmutallab, tried to set off a bomb in his underwear on an American passenger plane in December last year. It was learnt that the Delta aircraft had at press time left Puerto Rico enroute John F. Kennedy Airport where it was expected to land at 11:51 a.m. Washington time. However, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) denied knowledge of the detention of the aircraft. NCAA Director General, Harold Demuren, said: “If such a thing happened, it could be that the airline is owing over-flight charges.” Founded in 1928, and first known as Delta Air Service, Delta Airline originally served Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama in the U.S.

SEC staffers watched porn as economy crashed

Posted by jackie webLondonGirl on April 22, 2010 at 10:53pm

(CNN) -- As the country was sinking into its worst financial crisis in more than 70 years, Security and Exchange Commission employees and contractors cruised porn sites and viewed sexually explicit pictures using government computers, according to an agency report obtained by CNN.

"During the past five years, the SEC OIG (Office of Inspector General) substantiated that 33 SEC employees and or contractors violated Commission rules and policies, as well as the government-wide Standards of Ethical Conduct, by viewing pornographic, sexually explicit or sexually suggestive images using government computer resources and official time," said a summary of the investigation by the inspector general's office.

More than half of the workers made between $99,000 and $223,000. All the cases took place over the past five years.

The inspector general's report includes specific examples of misuse by employees.

A regional office staff accountant tried to access pornographic Web sites nearly 1,800 times, using her SEC laptop during a two-week period. She also had about 600 pornographic images saved on the hard drive of her laptop.

Separately, a senior attorney at SEC headquarters admitted to downloading pornography up to eight hours a day, according to the investigation.

"In fact, this attorney downloaded so much pornography to his government computer that he exhausted the available space on the computer hard drive and downloaded pornography to CDs or DVDs that he accumulated in boxes in his office," the inspector general's report said..

"It is nothing short of disturbing that high-ranking officials within the SEC were spending more time looking at pornography than taking action to help stave off the events that brought our nation's economy to the brink of collapse," said Rep. Darrell Issa. The Republican is a ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

"This stunning report should make everyone question the wisdom of moving forward with plans to give regulators like the SEC even more widespread authority," he said. "Inexplicably, rather than exercise its existing regulatory enforcement authority, SEC officials were preoccupied with other distractions."

The investigation came to light on the same day President Obama gave a speech in lower Manhattan, calling for reform in the finance industry.

On Capitol Hill, the Senate is working on a reform bill that would set up regulatory oversight of the financial industry's practices with the goal of preventing another Wall Street meltdown like the one in 2008 that launched the U.S. recession..

The bill includes an "early warning" system intended to spot signs of crisis, as well as a $50 billion liquidation fund created with money from banks and other finance industry corporations to ensure an orderly transition in closing down failing entities. It's approved by the Senate's Banking and Agricultural committees.

The House passed its version of the bill in December.

DaGrin is DEAD at 23 Top naija Rapper gone .Guru of Gangster dead too

Posted by NollywoodMohits on April 22, 2010 at 8:30pm

It is with the heaviest of hearts, and deepest sorrow that we regret to announce that Rapper, Da Grin formally known as Olayitan Olanipekun Oladapo is dead at the tender age of 23. As some of you know Da Grin was in a ghastly auto accident last week, and had been receiving treatment for injuries sustained at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH.

Da Grin was officially pronounced dead by the doctors sometime about 8:30pm yesterday local time at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). Rest In Peace, Da Grin. You will be sorely missed in Nigeria, Africa and the world as a whole. You leave us with some of the best music from a Nigerian rapper. We Thank God for your life, even if it was short..

Last week also Hip Hop lost Guru of Gansterr fame .

Naija to borrow a 915million dollars why dont they just ask Adenuga he got plenti !

Posted by 9jabook.com on April 22, 2010 at 8:06pm

Minister justifies N138billion loan

The federal government yesterday strived to explain away its determination to borrow $915m from the World Bank. The Minister of Finance, Olusegun Aganga, who was speaking at the presidential villa shortly after the signing of the 2010 budget said the loan will be spent wisely. "The most important thing for us is to make sure that in spending we get good value for the money spent, that it is spent in areas where we generate both social and economic returns; that is what is critical.".

He refuted speculations that the money will be used to finance the 2010 budget saying the administration was planning to raise a bond of about $5oo million from the international market for that. Mr Aganga who said the entire deal has been misrepresented, sought to clarify the matter: "This is absolutely wrong. We are not borrowing a billion [US dollars] to fund the budget. I think what they are referring to is something which we are working with the World Bank on. The World Bank, as you know, helps a number of developing countries and that [amount] is just a quantification of the work they are doing - which is broken down to quite a few segments. So, it is not one billion dollars borrowing up front; it doesn't work like that. It has nothing to do with the budget."

He also explained that government was looking at securing other sources of revenue, which could include sales of some assets and the possibility of raising a bond. However, he down-played fears about the potential for waste in the nation's spending plan.

He said, "I think the most important thing we should understand is that in a recession, there is nothing wrong about spending. In fact, if you look at any of the Western world they all have deficit[s].

Spending wisely

Mr. Aganga said all sectors of the government will be held accountable for its spending and promised that the new administration would be heavily focused on the proper execution of the budget. He announced that the Minister of Special Duties, Ernest Olubolade, had been mandated to handle the issue.

"It is ok to spend but it is important that you spend wisely and people are held accountable," he said. Mr. Aganga assured the nation that the creation of a Sovereign Wealth Fund to replace the old Excess Crude Account was a step in the right direction.

"As you know, the budget is based on benchmark of $67 per barrel - where oil is trading today. So obviously, over time, we will hopefully accumulate some excess reserve and the idea is how we build some fiscal policy around it or prudential guideline[s] around it to make sure that that is properly managed."

A reluctant support

At yesterday's sitting of the House of Representatives, a motion moved by the deputy leader, Baba Shehu Agaie, urging the lawmakers to approve the World Bank loan to fund the nation's "infrastructural deficit" was vehemently opposed by members of the minority parties. Although the session degenerated into rowdiness, the opposition could not stop the over 270 members of the Peoples Democratic Party, from approving Mr. Jonathan's request.

The approval followed a discussion that the leaderships of the Senate and the House had with the executive on Tuesday night.

The chairman of the House finance committee, John Eno, said members had to approve the request since the executive had complied with the relevant laws requiring it to forward such requests to the legislature for approval.

He recalled that the executive had in the past ignored this law and praised the acting president for not just forwarding a request for approval of the fresh loan, but also formally submitting the external borrowing plan of the government.

He also argued that since the money being requested for was already factored into the budget as a funding item, it was only right to approve the request.

The chairman of the committee on rules and business, Ita Enang, who also spoke in favour of the motion, said the acting president complied with Section 21 of the Debt Management Office Act, which he said allows the government to borrow upon the approval of the National Assembly.

Mr Enang, a PDP member from Akwa Ibom, reminded his colleagues that in the 2010 Budget passed by the National Assembly, there was a provision for borrowing to fund the document, adding that the legislature has already committed itself.

Those who opposed

But the deputy minority leader, Abdulrahman Kawu opposed Mr Jonathan's request, although he said he was one of the leaders of the legislature that met with Mr. Jonathan on Tuesday night on the plan to take a fresh loan. A member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) from Kano State, Mr Kawu said history will not forgive the lawmakers who approved the loan. He faulted the procedure for considering the request for the loan, regretting that members were only given the 235-page external borrowing plan just before the plenary commenced. He argued that the lawmakers would have no time to read it before voting on the request.

Also, the Minority leader, Mohammed Ali Ndume, who also objected to the request, said it would not only amount to mortgaging the future of Nigerians,

it may also return the country to another era of huge indebtedness from which it came out only few years ago when its debt was forgiven by the external creditors.

He recalled that at the meeting with Mr Jonathan, the acting president merely said that the World Bank was willing to give Nigeria $915 million, but did not clearly seek for approval.

Mr Ndume, who is also the ANPP leader in the House, said "There was no opportunity for me to say our mind. That does not mean we (minority parties) are in support. It is not fair. We have just been given this voluminous borrowing plan and you want us to read it now before we approve. It is not fair. Those people that want us to borrow must come here to explain," he said.

Despite the opposition, members voted overwhelmingly for the approval of the acting president's request when it was put to vote, forcing Messrs Ndume, Kawu and other members of the ANPP to leave the chamber.

Unnecessary loan

At a press conference, Mr. Ndume explained that the country does not need to obtain the fresh loan since, according to him, it makes about $800 million daily from oil.

"As at today they are telling us that we are producing 1.02 million barrels of crude a day and the market price is about $80. If you can make that money one day why should you need the loan? If you multiply that, you get more than $800 million," he said. "Why would you go and mortgage the future of our children?"

The minority leader, who admitted that the opposition had already lost the battle to stop the loan, lamented that members of the House approved it without knowing the implication of doing so. He added that they may have done so because certain things, which he did not disclose, were dangled before them by the government.

Mr. Ndume also revealed that Mr. Jonathan and Mr. Aganga also discussed the plan to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) from five percent to 10 percent and also bring two bills to the legislature.

Throwing more light on why he could not object to Mr. Jonathan's request for the loan during the Tuesday night meeting, Mr. Ndume explained "We (members of the leadership) went in a bus and when we got there we ate food first and the acting president said the finance minister will brief us. The minister said we had problems with some sections of the budget. He said they selected nine critical ministries (to review).

"But after that I was the one who complained that how can one man (finance minister) review what (budget) 469 members (of the National Assembly) did? After that the chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation (Iyiola Omisore) was also hard on them."

Also speaking at the press conference, the chairman of Public Accounts Committee, Usman Adamu, who is also a member of the ANPP, wondered if Nigeria could manage the loan since it could not manage its own resources efficiently.

INCEST: Dad RAPES 2 daughters aged 22 & 24 gets ONLY 7years JAIL !

Posted by 9jabook.com webmadam on April 22, 2010 at 4:54am

Remember the Austrian Sex Beast Josef Fritzl ?

Well here is 9ja's own mini version Emma Obot .

An Ikeja Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday sentenced a randy father, who raped his two daughters, to seven years imprisonment with hard labour.

The Magistrate, O.A. Adedayo, ordered that Emmanuel Obott,46, be kept behind bars after finding him guilty on an eight-count charge of assault, battery, and rape.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the plea of Mr. Obott, who raped the girls aged 24 and 22, was not taken.

Enraged by Mr. Obott’s offence, the magistrate called out his family members to enquire whether he had a psychiatric problem. The family members, however, said he had no such ailment.

“It is the most atrocious of crime that could be meted out on one’s flesh and blood. The action of the accused will leave a psychological torture on the girls,” the magistrate said.

Mr. Adedayo advised the family to take the girls to a church for counselling.

The Prosecutor, Chris Takim, a police inspector, had earlier told the court that Mr. Obott, who claimed to be a clearing and forwarding agent, raped his daughters to satisfy his sexual urge.

“On many occasions, he threatened to kill the two girls if they failed to give in to his amorous advances,” Mr. Takim said.

He stated that the accused wilfully destroyed one of the girl’s skirt and blouse valued at N10, 000 in the process of raping her.

Mr. Takim said one of the girls became pregnant for Mr. Obott, who went ahead to obtain an abortion for her, while he flogged the other girl on many occasions for refusing his sexual advances.

Mr. Takim said the unsuspecting mother of the girls had packed out of the house, leaving them behind.

He said the offences, which were committed on April 15 at 3, Jadesola Street, Mende, Maryland, Ikeja, contravened Sections 86, 214, 230, 249, 355, 357 and 360 (d) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State.

Jonathan finally signs budget today

Posted by Paul "EFCC" Hawk Adams on April 21, 2010 at 7:25pm

Acting President Goodluck Jonathan will finally sign the 2010 Appropriation Bill today nearly one month after it was passed by the National Assembly..

Mr. Jonathan said he delayed his assent because of some discrepancies he discovered while going through the document.

At the meeting of the Executive Council of the Federation yesterday, the acting president announced that he would only sign the budget when the issues he had raised with leadership of the National Assembly are resolved. Mr. Jonathan had met with the lawmakers at his Aguda residence on Tuesday night to work out the differences.

The delay in signing the budget was one of the major issues deliberated at the weekly council meeting which lasted for three hours. However, hours after the meeting, the Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President, Ima Niboro, said that his boss will be signing the budget at 10.00am today.

Although the statement did not say wether the acting president met with the leadership of the National Assembly after the council meeting, a source said that the issues complained about by Mr Jonathan have been resolved.

Apart from the 2010 budget, the council meeting which featured no memos, also discussed Nigeria’s Golden Jubilee celebration.

Almost all the ministers were in attendance, and some of the new ministers who have yet to understand the terrain, got lost on their way to the chambers where the meeting usually holds.

The reason for delay

Earlier, while briefing the media on the outcome of the meeting, the Minister of State for Information and Communications, Labaran Maku, promised a speedy resolution of the budget issue.

“The acting president is still studying the budget and having discussions with the leadership of the National Assembly to resolve the discrepancies. In a few days, this will be concluded and the budget will be signed probably before the end of this week.”

Mr. Jonathan, it was gathered, was not comfortable with the huge gap between the N4.07 trillion he presented to the National Assembly, and the N4.6 trillion the lawmakers approved and sent to him for assent.

“In all democrac[ies], there is always the discrepancy between what the executive gives and what the legislatures [give]. The legislatures have oversight duties on how the resources of Nigeria should be used. They have a constitutional role and there is hardly any democracy where the budget returning to executive remains the same,” said Mr. Maku.

“What the legislature does is that it looks at the areas it believes are important, which have been overlooked by the executive. And the executive, that has the constitutional duty of managing the economy, will now look at the implication of those variations in relation to the law, [and] in relation to what the national economy can afford, to ensure that what is approved generate the economy rather than creating more problems. I am sure in the end, what comes up will be for the good of Nigeria.”

He added that the acting president was concerned about the time wasted and the failure of past budgets. The minister, however, could not say which specific areas caused the discrepancies, stating that there were no figures tabled for discussion at the council meeting.

Problems in the past

On November 24, 2009, President Umaru Yar’Adua presented a budget proposal of N4.07 trillion for the 2010 fiscal year to the National Assembly. However, the budget was not passed until after four months and the country’s planned spending for the year was raised to around N4.3 trillion ($30 billion more) by the federal lawmakers.

The National Assembly eventually passed a budget of N4,608,616,278,213, of which N180,279,158,994 was for statutory transfer, while N497,071,797,452 was earmarked for debt service. N2,077,358,560,347 was billed for recurrent expenditures, and N1,853,906,761,420 was for contribution to the development fund for capital expenditure for the year ending 31 December 2010.

It was based on a projection of $67 per barrel of oil and crude oil production of 2.350 million barrels per day. The joint venture cash call projection was $7billion, with a GDP of 5.47 percent, an inflation rate of 11.2 percent, and an exchange rate of N150 to a US dollar.

The budget had included some additions and adjustments by the executive in the sum of N336 billion, which raised the executive proposal from N4, 079 trillion to N4, 415 trillion.

Golden Jubilee celebration

On the preparation of the nation’s 50th year celebration, Mr. Maku said it will be coordinated by the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).

As part of the measures to make it an integrated national affair, the council encouraged both states and local governments to make sure their preparations complemented the federal government’s plan, in an effort to make the celebrations grand and worthy of a nation’s golden jubilee.

Executed: Major Daniel Idowu "THE DILEMMA OF MY FATHER" Written by Bimbo Bamidele

Posted by Paul "EFCC" Hawk Adams on April 21, 2010 at 7:21pm

"THE DILEMMA OF MY FATHER"

April 2010

A daughters Plea Written by Bimbo Bamidele

Photo Here:Late Idowu
Late Major Daniel Idowu Bamidele , was among the officers that was executed 5th of March 1986 by the IBB regime on the suspicion of conspiracy to commit treason.

In October 1983, My father heard rumors of a planned coup against President Shehu Shagari,s government. My father immediately reported this information to his GOC (General Officer in Command) who was Brigadier Mohammed Buhari, who was ironically the master planner of the coup.

My father was arrested a week later, and detained at DMI(Directorate of Military Intelligence) and he was accused of plotting a coup against the Shagari regime. Fake witnesses were paraded to give false statements against him. While the real coup plot was going on underground with the full involvement of the same DMI group of officers that was interrogating my father.

After a month, he was released based on the fact that there was no legal basis to charge him for a "one man coup conspiracy"
I remember the day my father came back home. Our house was flooded with relatives, friends and neighbors. I could feel the tension in the air when he arrived, tears of happiness, joy and relief was pouring down from my mum’s eyes.

I remember seeing my father’s bruised back and arms due to the savage beatings he received in the detention cell, just because he wanted to be a good soldier that loved democracy and civil rule, and even if he was a military officer, he was not in support of a military regime taking over a stable civilian government.

Then on the 1st of January 1984, Brigadier Buhari (My father’s GOC that he reported the rumor of a coup) was announced as the new Head of State.
Everything now became clear to my father as to why he was arrested for reporting about a coup.
He was later transferred from jos,Plateau state to Command and Staff College Jaji, Kaduna state.

Two years after, he was arrested again for allegedly knowing about the Phantom-vatsa-coup and not reporting to his superiors.
A Special Military Tribunal was set up and my father was convicted and sentenced to death by firing squad.
I remember that day, 5th of March 1986. General Domkat Bali came on air and read out the list of names. 10 officers!!! 10 fathers!!! 10 breadwinners!!!
And he adds,” Have been Secretly Executed 1 hour earlier"

Then 14 years after, On the 22nd of May, 2006. General Domkat Bali grants an interview with THE NEWS magazine, that whatever evidence the panel had against mamman vatsa and the 9 other officers were weak, and his only regret was that he could not stop the execution from taking place.

Even when Mamman vatsa,s wife, my mother, and other widows pleaded to IBB for their husbands corpses to be released to them, it all fell on deaf ears, because IBB instructed that ACID should be poured on their bodies and they should be given a mass burial.
IBB requested that the execution process should be recorded for him.

For 24 years, I’ve lived with something in my heart!
That IBB carefully selected 10 Army Officers with the highest caliber of military professionals who had acquired expensive training from Nigeria and Abroad.
IBB was present on Mamman Vatsa,s wedding day,.....................IBB was Vatsa,s Bestman!!!

Like I said earlier on in "My Campaign Against IBB" I don’t have any issue against IBB on political grounds, But on The issue of an 11 years old girl that loved her father very much, and still misses him every other day.

Don’t be deceived the real name of the man is EVIL DEVIL

"My Campaign Against IBB" I don’t have any issue against IBB on political grounds, But on The issue of an 11 years old girl that loved her father very much, and still misses him every other day."

Blogers note: Since the publication of the article Ms Bamidele is coming under intense pressure to withdraw the article from the public forum. She is standing by every word written and re affirms our commitment to make her fathers story heard. For her own security I will not be publishing her photograph, however any media interest will be welcome so we can get stories such as that of Major Bamidele out in the public forum.
Kayode Ogundamisi

For the records:

"...Major Bamidele cut a forlorn figure. He found out about the plot against President Shagari and reported the issue up the chain of command to his General Officer Commanding, Maj-Gen Muhammadu Buhari. Unfortunately for, and unknown to Bamidele, Buhari was one of the conspirators. To prevent Bamidele from leaking the plot, Buhari ordered his arrest and Bamidele was detained for 2 weeks. He was not released until after the coup had been successfully executed. Once again Bamidele learned of this current coup plot. However his experience with Buhari had taught him and unforgettable lesson. This time he kept his mouth shut and did not report the plot. Nonetheless he was arrested again, this time for not reporting the plot. "

Major Bamidele's statement in mitigation was even more harrowing:... See more

"...“I heard of the 1983 coup planning, told my GOC General Buhari who detained me for two weeks in Lagos. Instead of a part on the back, I received a stab. How then do you expect me to report this one?

This trial marks the eclipse of my brilliant and unblemished career of 19 years. I fought in the civil war with the ability it pleased God to give me. If is unfortunate that I’m being convicted for something which I have had to stop on two occasions. This is not self adulation but a sincere summary of the qualities inherent in me.

It is an irony of fate that the president of the tribunal who in 1964 felt that I was good enough to take training in the U.K. is now saddled with the duty of showing me the exit from the force and the world.”"

(May his gentle soul continue to rest in Peace)
---References: My Friend and Military Historian Max Siollun. (Research by Ken Davidson)

Volcano Ash Relief as flights resume in Europe

Posted by 9jabook.com on April 21, 2010 at 7:13pm

Relief as flights resume in Europe Lagos gets Euro passengers after 1 Week !

Stranded passengers arrive Lagos
By Ade Ogidan, Adeyemi Adepetun and Chika Goodluck Ogazi
CHEERS and whoops of joy rent the air at airports around the world as airplanes took to the skies after five days of being grounded by a volcanic ash cloud that had crippled European travel.

But weary passengers might have to temper their enthusiasm as only limited flights were allowed to resume at some European airports. United Kingdom (UK) authorities also said London airports - a major hub for thousands of daily flights worldwide - would remain closed for at least another day due to new danger from the invisible ash cloud.

And in Lagos, it was a cocktail of emotions as some Nigerian-bound passengers that had been stranded in Europe finally arrived yesterday

Some felt marooned, while others felt they were providentially domiciled at the various airports in Europe, due to a most unexpected natural cause-the volcano ash from Iceland that blanketed the skies

With over 95,000 flights cancelled in the last week alone, airlines face the enormous task of working through the backlog to get passengers where they want to go - a challenge that certainly will take days.

Still, in airport hubs that have been cauldrons of anxiety, anger and sleep deprivation, yesterday marked a day of collective relief.

The boards at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport announcing long-distance flights - which had been streaked with red "cancelled" signs for five days - filled up with white "on time" signs yesterday and the first commercial flight out since Thursday left for New York's John F. Kennedy Airport.

"We were in the hotel having breakfast, and we heard an aircraft take off. Everybody got up and applauded," said Bob Basso of San Diego, who has been staying in a hotel near Charles de Gaulle since his Friday flight was cancelled.

"There's hope," he said. Basso, 81, and his son had tickets for a flight to Los Angeles later yesterday.

At New York's JFK, the first flight from Amsterdam in days arrived Monday night.

"Everyone was screaming in the airplane from happiness," said passenger Savvas Toumarides of Cyprus, who missed his sister's New York wedding after getting stranded in Amsterdam last Thursday. He said the worst part was "waiting and waiting and not knowing."

The Eurocontrol air traffic agency in Brussels said it expects 55 to 60 per cent of flights over Europe to go ahead yesterday, a marked improvement over the last few days. By midmorning, 10,000 of Europe's 27,500 daily flights were scheduled to go.

"The situation today is much improved," said Brian Flynn, deputy head of operations at the Brussels-based agency. "The outlook is that bit by bit, normal flights will be resumed in coming days."

The agency predicted close to normal takeoffs by Friday.

Still, an international pilots' group warned that ash remains a danger and meteorologists say Iceland's still-erupting volcano isn't ready to rest yet, promising more choked airspace and flight delays to come.

Ash that had drifted over the North Sea from the volcano in southern Iceland was being pushed back over Britain yesterday by shifty north winds, Icelandic scientists said.

"It's a matter of wind directions. The volcano's plume is quite low actually, still below three kilometers near the volcano," said Gudrun Nina Petersen, meteorologist at the Icelandic Met Office.

A Eurocontrol map showing the ash cloud yesterday listed the airspace between Iceland and Britain and Ireland as a no-fly zone, along with much of the Baltic Sea and surrounding area. The ash cloud also spread westward from Iceland, toward Greenland and Canada's eastern coastline.

The volcano in southern Iceland is still spewing smoke and lava, but the ash plume is lower than it previously was, posing less threat to high-flying aircraft.

Three-year old daughter of Mr. Gbolohan Diyan literary flew like a cat from a two-metre distance into the arms of his father, who had arrived from Frankfurt, Germany, with a Lufthansa Airline flight.

Diyan described the experience, during his three-day stay at Frankfurt airport as "highly discomforting".

"The turn of event was most unexpected. When the news of the flight inhibiting volcano ash reached us, some of us thought that it would only last for a day or two. So, with enthusiasm, I went to Frankfurt Airport, expecting a minimal delay, which however, stretched till this morning (Tuesday).

"All along, my worries were centered on my family at home here in Lagos. With uncertainty enveloping everywhere at the airport, some little comforts that came our way were far from relieving us. People were sleeping everywhere, mostly on the floor. Some had sleeping materials provided by the authorities. But I am happy to be home at last, to the warm embrace of my darling daughter, other members of my family and friends."

Meanwhile, airlines and other operators at Nigerian airports have been counting their losses. Among these are the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), the Skyways Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (nahcoaviance), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the bureau de change operators and the duty free shops.

Investigations by The Guardian revealed that Arik Air, which operates from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos with A340 aircraft daily and B737-800 from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja has lost close to N700 million to the disaster even as it promised to resume flight operations immediately the airspace is opened.

Spokesperson for the airline, Mr. Banji Ola confirmed that the airline has recorded huge loss due to the suspension of operations since last Thursday, but could not put a figure to the amount lost.

He said that since the volcanic eruption began last Wednesday, the airline has been unable to operate its flights into London Heathrow, adding that the suspension was in compliance with directive from UK Air Traffic Control Services (NATS) and for safety reasons.

Also, the General Manager, Public Affairs, NAMA, Mr. Supo Atobatele, confirmed that the agency had lost some revenue from the navigational charges it collects from the international airlines, especially from Europe. Atobatele noted that the agency is currently compiling its losses.

The Corporate Affairs and Business Development Manager of nahcoavaince also said most of the foreign airlines especially from Europe for which the company does ground handling services for have not been landing at the country's international airports.

Bureau de change operators at the international wing of the Lagos Airport are not left out. One of them who spoke with The Guardian, Alhaji Musa Jibril, lamented that business had been dull since last week, stressing that most of their clients who are businessmen and women have not been coming.

He said:

"The fact is that we have been affected by the recent disaster, which has enveloped the whole of Europe. Most of our customers who usually patronise us on a daily basis have not been coming because they have not been able to travel out or come in to the country and since they can't move, there is no way we can generate revenue too."

As the duty free shops at the MMIA showed a lull in business as most of the occupants of the shops sat idle discussing the volcanic ash

Speculations:How Otumba Adenuga made his Billions Inside scoop !

Posted by Paul "EFCC" Hawk Adams on April 21, 2010 at 4:30am

This newsBlog has not been completely Verified and it is the personal opinion of Somebody who attributes a portion of this article from Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.

Who we hear might investigate Adenuga on his return . Keep on reading !

Relationship with IBB explained

Ibb "shareholder" in Globacom

Equatorial Trust Bank Plc (ETB)

Otumba Mike Adenuga is the Chairman of this bank and it was the second bank, where $I65million PTDF funds were fixed at various times. The first placement was on June 25, 2002 in the sum of USD50million transferred from its account in UBA Plc, New York, US. After the deposit, Mr. Mike Adenuga, an associate of the VP, paid the sum of $20million sometime in 2002 as part payment for Globacom's license. Some few months after the receipt of the $50million, Mike Adenuga, through one of his accounts called Deep Sea Ltd, gave Marine Float Ltd the sum of N300million (on 27/11/02). Deep Sea Ltd is an internal account in ETB funded by another related account, Yuletide Ventures, whose source of funds was unauthorized overdrafts granted by the bank. Another N22 million was also given to Marine Float on 06/03/03 by same Mike Adenuga through Deep Sea Ltd. These funds were transferred from Lagos to Messrs Akinyera and Ajibade in Abuja but drafts were raised in favour of Marine Float Limited. These payments showed direct benefit of the VP in ETB. There was another ETB draft of N21million issued in favour of Alhaji Umar Pariya, an aide to the VP around the same time the $50million deposit was made. Messrs Akinyera and Ajibade are close aides of Otumba Mike Adenuga just as Alhaji Umar Pariya is a close aide of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

The trio of VP, ES of PTDF (Alhaji Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar) and Otumba Mike Adenuga met in the office/residence of the VP to discuss the placement of the USD115million in ETB by PTDF. It was at this meeting that Hamisu Yusuf Abubakar was introduced to Otumba Mike Adenuga as the chairman of ETB. Immediately after the meeting, the placement of the $115million by the PTDF in ETB followed and Mike Adenuga rolled out his Globacom Network in the country.

A scrutiny of Globacom revealed its ownership structure as follow; Conpetro Limited-51%; Alhaji G. Subair-24%; Prince Babatunde Akinyera-12.5% and Festus Okechukwu Igbomor-12.5%. This is contrary to Otumba Mike Adenuga's statement of being the sole owner of the company. The given address of Alhaji G. Subair of 2/3, Dawaki Road, Kaduna, was found to be a property belonging to Mohammed Badamasi Babangida. When the other addresses of the shareholders were checked, they were found to be non-existent.

Mr. Jeffrey Tesler, a business associate and friend of both Ibrahim B. Babangida and Mike Adenuga facilitated the payment of $180milion for Globacom license. Jeffrey Tesler also facilitated the granting of a loan of $700million to Con Oil, a company owned and controlled by Otunba Mike Adenuga.

The ES was rewarded with a so called loan in excess of N200million by ETB after the placements of the $165million in the bank, for transportation/dealership business with Conoil, a company belonging to Otumba Mike Adenuga. The duos are now fugitive from justice.

The business of banks is basically to mobilize funds (deposits) and advancing them as loans to their customers, among others, but not as unsecured and unauthorized loans that was distributed to companies, relations and politicians. It is clear that these monies were paid to companies and individuals contrary to the original intention of the so called loans

iGate Inc. US (iGate)

iGate is a US based technology company that is into communication technology. Sometimes in June 2003, while in Nigeria, Congressman Jefferson introduced the officials of NDTV (Otumba Fashawe, Dumebi Kachikwu and Ahmed Vanderpuije) to Vernon Jackson, the Chief Executive of iGate Inc. Through various negotiations, NDTV ultimately entered into a Distributor Agreement with iGate whereby NDTV agreed to pay iGate $44,943,400 for the rights to iGate's technology and to distribute its products in Nigeria. By January 2004 and in accordance with the agreement, NDTV paid approximately 15% or $6.5million to iGate as an advance for the right. $1.5million was initially remitted to iGate and the balance of $5million was later wired to iGate being the balance of the 15% with the remaining 85% or $38.4million expected to be financed by US EXIM bank.

Business relationship between NDTV and iGate became strained towards the end of 2003 and ultimately broke off in 2004. Consequently, NDTV hired legal representative, Jean Micheal Malek, in the US to seek the refund of the $6.5million it paid iGate. The sum of $5000 was paid to the lawyer as his fee to facilitate the refund to NDTV.

iGate agreed to return $4million after negotiation but only $1.7million had been refunded to NDTV through TIB, leaving a balance of $2.3million unpaid. It was at this stage that Congressman Jefferson wrote to the President in defense to an alleged petition sent to the president by Otumba Fasawe. Jefferson wrote that Mr. Vernon Jackson had told him that before the payments to iGate, the MD of NDTV, Ahmed Vanderpuije, informed him that they were expecting funds from PTDF which would be used for the payments for the contract between NDTV and iGate.

After the business relationships between NDTV and iGate soured, Congressman Jefferson continued to look for an investor in telecommunication venture that would utilize iGate's technology and products. This effort yielded fruits with the agreement between Rosecom. Net, an Internet Service Provider (ISP), and iGate Inc. for the use of iGate technology to provide internet services in Nigeria over Nitel's copper wire infrastructure (Co-location). However, Nitel refused to allow the co-location agreement to subsist because it had already entered into another agreement with a Chinese based company for the same purpose.

As a result of Nitel refusal, Congressman Jefferson decided to enlist the cooperation of the VP, first, for assistance in extinguishing the $2million debt to NDTV relating to the previous NDTV procurement of the right to use iGate technology in Nigeria and secondly, for assistance in gaining Nitel's cooperation for the co-collocation of iGate technology at Nitel's facilities.

It is pertinent to note that on May 3, 2006, Mr. Jackson pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to bribe and bribery in the US. He claimed to have bribed Jefferson with more than $400,000 in cash, company stock and shares in iGate technology business ventures in Nigeria and other African countries.

7. The VP, Atiku Abubakar
Atiku Abubakar is the Vice President of Nigeria and he was the one overseeing the activities of PTDF. He inaugurated the Interim Management Committee of the Fund in September 2000.

He played prominent roles in the approvals for release of PTDF funds and their placements in two banks. The VP had an outstanding interest in the placement of the PTDF funds in these two banks. For one, even the $125million for the implantation of some specific projects was not utilized for that purpose, rather caused their diversion to their placements in the two banks (TIB & ETB). Prior to the placements of the PTDF funds, the VP held several meetings with either the ES alone and sometime the ES and Mike Adenuga to discuss modalities regarding the placement of the funds either in TIB or ETB. The placements were done at the detriment of the Fund as they were made at interest rates below the average CBN Minimum Rediscount Rate (MRR) even when he was strongly advised against that.

The request for the release of the $20million, was predicated on the issue of the ongoing projects being executed by the Fund, whereas it was not so. The funds were released again by the VP and were sent straight to the same placement in TIB. This second release was done without the knowledge and approval of the Presidential Adviser on Petroleum and Energy, Mr. President and the FEC. As these funds were hitting the two preferred banks, "loans" were packaged by TIB, even without adequate collateral, for his long time friend and business associate, Otumba Oluwole Johnson Haliru Fashawe through NDTV and Mofas. In Mofas, one of the directors is Alhaji Adamu Abubakar, a son of the VP. Though the VP's name was not stated as a director of Marine Float, evidence abounds that the account is controlled by him. First, the VP admitted he paid N30million for the property from that account; secondly, most of the beneficiaries from the account are his friends, associates.

Similarly, as the funds were hitting ETB, Otumba Mike Adenuga made $20million deposit for Globacom license, the second national carrier. A little scrutiny of the equity ownership structure of the company revealed that Otunba Mike Adenuga lied about the ownership of the company. When the transfer of the $50million by PTDF from its account in UBA Plc New York was made in ETB, Mike Adenuga gave the VP the sum of N322million (i.e N300m on 27/11/02 & N22m on 06/03/03) through his Marine Float account domiciled in Bank PHB Plc through his aides - Akinyera and Ajibade. The sum of N21m was paid to the VP through a draft raised in the name of Umar Pariya, his Personal Assistant.

The VP held several meetings with the US Congressman Williams J. Jefferson both in Nigeria and abroad in relation to business ventures which included NDTV and Rosecom.Net, an ISP. When the business relationship between NDTV and iGate collapsed, his assistance was sought to extinguish the outstanding approximately $2million already paid by NDTV. Even though he denied assistance on extinguishing the amount, he accepted conveying a letter from US Congressman Jefferson to the Honourable Minister of Communication, Chief Cornelious Adebayo in relation with iGate and Rosecom.Net business venture.

The VP's business interest in NDTV was confirmed when he made an initial deposit of N30million on January 7, 2003 from his Marine Float account in Bank PHB Plc for the purchase of the N200million property being used as NDTV Head Office. His interest also influenced the placement of PTDF funds in TIB from where Otunba Fashawe obtained 'loan' and completed the payment of N170million for the property at Wuse. The VP's interest in NDTV is further buttressed by the fact that he even acted as a referee to Otumba Fashawe for the sourcing of the licensing of NDTV in Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC). Ref. Appendix AB. Investigation also revealed that the VP severally met contractors of NDTV at Jada, his hometown on his interest in the company.

Distinguished Senators, this is submitted for your necessary action.

Thank you very much.

NUHU RIBADU
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

Beyonce to get 2 million Dollars to sing at Adenuga's Daughters wedding

Posted by NollywoodMohits on April 21, 2010 at 4:11am

BEYONCE GETS $2M . . . TO SING AT BLACK PRINCESS' WEDDING!!!

just learned that Beyonce Knowles was paid $2M . . . to sing at the wedding of Nigeria's richest man's daughter.

According to two separate Nigerian MTOers who are IN-THE-KNOW, Nigerian billionaire entrepreneur Chief Mike Adenuga Jr hired Beyonce to sing at his daughter's wedding. His daughter, Bella Adenuga and her fiance Jameel Disu are scheduled to be married next wee

k.Bella & Hubby Jameel Disu with the Guru Mike Adenuga inset right.

read more and how to gate crash a wedding !

http://www.9jabook.com/profiles/blogs/mike-adenugas-daughter-wedding

Guru of Gangstarr is Dead !

Posted by NollywoodMohits on April 20, 2010 at 10:59pm

Guru founded Gang Starr in 1987, and built a sizable following in the early 1990s, releasing classic albums such as Step in the Arena (1991) and Daily Operation (1992).

In 1993, he released his first solo album, Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1. The album featured collaborations with Donald Byrd, N'Dea Davenport, and Roy Ayers, while his second LP, Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality, featured Ramsey Lewis, Branford Marsalis and Jamiroquai.

His "first proper solo album", in his own words, was Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures (2005), released with the help of producer and new backup MC Solar (who is not to be confused with MC Solaar from France). The album reached #1 on the college hip-hop charts, but was a failure with both fans and critics. It still managed to sell relatively well for an independent release.

Guru's last projects were the fourth installment in the Jazzmatazz series, entirely produced by Solar, released in early June 2007, and Guru 8.0: Lost And Found, released May 19, 2008 (also in collaboration with Solar). Although there were hopes for a Gang Starr reunion, Guru stated he would not work with DJ Premier again.^[4]

Death

On February 28, 2010, Guru went into cardiac arrest and, following surgery, fell into a coma.^[5]^[6] He was said to have woken from the coma^[7]but died on April 19, 2010, after a long battle with multiple myeloma.^[8]

In a letter allegedly written by Guru on his deathbed, asked that Solar should manage his posthumous image, likeness, etc. on behalf of himself, and his son KC, and wished that DJ Premier not associate himself with Guru.^[9]. Members of Guru's family have claimed that Solar prevented contact with him during his fatal illness.^[9]

SKUKI has been nominated for Hip Hop Wworld Awards 2010

Posted by NollywoodMohits on April 20, 2010 at 10:55pm

SKUKI has been nominated for d NEXT RATED category of d HHWA 2010. Tovote, pls log on http://www.hiphopworldawards.com\login-here\registeror via sms! text 'HHWA NEXT RATED SKUKI' to 33120 as manytimes asPOSSIBLE! Your votes count a lot! Tanx! Album comin out in May! Ma Yin ENi BANGER... PEEEEEEEEEEESHAUN!!!

Last year, the nominees list for the Hip Hop World Awards (HHWA) caused a barrage of controversy. This year, the organizers of the event have reviewed the nomination and voting process and here is the result!

Photo Below:Jesse Jagz, DaGrin, Ice Prince & MI at the 2010 HHMA Nominees Unveiling

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Best album (solo or group) in year under review, that meets judges’ requirements of excellence (in every realms: songwriting, production, rendition and promotion) and acceptability (sales, popularity)

C.E.O
Artiste: DAGRIN
Producer(s): Sossick, Sars, T-Frizzle and Dokta Frabz
Record Label: Missofunyin Entertainment

MUSHIN 2 MO’HITS
Artiste: WANDE COAL
Producer(s): Don Jazzy
Record Label: Mo’Hits Records

UN-DAREY-TED
Artiste: DAREY
Producer(s): Tee-Y Mix and Cobhams
Record Label: Soul Muzik

DANGER
Artiste: PSQUARE
Producer(s) – Paul Okoye, Peter Okoye, J Martins, Effrenzy
Record Label – Square Records

LEAST EXPECTED
Artiste: BRACKET
Producer(s): Dekumzy, J Martins, Phino
Record Label: Ape Planet

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review Overall most successful artiste for the year under review.

WANDE COAL
Real Name(s): OJOSHIPE WANDE JNR.
Album Title: Mushin 2 Mo’Hits
Record Label: Mo’Hits Records

TERRY G
Real Name(s): GABRIEL AMANYI
Album Title: Ginjah Ur Swaggah – Season 1
Record Label: Bluemoon Entertainment, TGP Recordz

DAREY
Real Name(s): DARE ART ALADE
Album Title: Un.Darey.Ted
Record Label: Soul Muzik

BRACKET
Real Name(s): NWACHUKWU OZIOKO and ALI OBUMNEME
Album Title: Least Expected
Record Label: Ape Planet

DAGRIN
Real Name(s): OLAITAN OLAONIPEKUN
Album Title: C.E.O
Record Label: Missofunyin Entertainment

SONG OF THE YEAR
Most popular song from an album in year under review. Decided by voting

“YORI YORI”
Artiste: BRACKET
Album: Least Expected
Producer: Dekumzy
Record Label Ape Planet

“KOKOROKO”
Artiste: KEFEE
Album: A Piece Of Me
Producer: K Solo
Record Label Branama Afrique

“YOU BAD”
Artiste: Wande Coal
Album: Mushin 2 Mo’Hits
Producer: Don Jazzy
Record Label: Mo’Hits Records

“FREE MADNESS Pt. 2”
Artiste: Terry G
Album: Ginjah Ur Swaggah – Season 1
Producer: Terry G
Record Label: Bluemoon Entertainment, TGP Recordz

“ALANTA”
Artiste: Art Quake
Album: Art Work
Producer(s): Puffy T, Del B, Austin Beat, Cheefo & Soso Beats
Record Label: K.I.P Entertainment

RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Best single recording (on-air only or released) by artiste or group in year under review. Originality and production very essential

“STRONG TING”
Album – THE W EXPERIENCE
Artiste – Banky W
Producer – Cobhams Asuquo
Record Label – Empire Mates Entertainment

“I LOVE U”
Album – DANGER
Artiste – P-Square
Producer(s) – Paul Okoye
Record Label – Square Records

“HEAVEN PLEASE”
Album – TIMI (Unreleased)
Artiste – Timi Dakolo
Producer – Cobhams Asuquo
Record Label – (Unreleased)

“KEEPER OF MY DREAMS”
Album – Lara George
Artiste – Lara George
Producer(s) – Wole Oni
Record Label – Soforte Entertainment

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
The individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed songs/album in the year under review. His CV for the year includes top notch tracks and production credits no one can fault.

TEE-Y MIX
Album/Song Title – “More”, “Love Truly
Artiste(s) – DAREY ART ALADE, IYANYA

COBHAMS
Album/Song Title – “Strong Ting”, “No Stars”
Artiste(s) – Banky W, Darey Art Alade

DON JAZZY
Album/Song Title – “Banana”, “U Bad”
Artiste(s) – Wande Coal

SOSSICK
Album/Song Title – “Everyday”, “Igboro”
Artiste(s) – Dagrin

DOKTA FRABZ
Album/Song Title – “Thank God”, “Ako Mi Ti Poju”
Artiste(s) – Dagrin, Naeto C

BEST MUSIC VIDEO (AWARD GOES TO DIRECTOR)
Best conceptualised, best edited, best picture, best directed and most exciting video in year under review as voted by fans and decided by the jury.

JUDE OKOYE
Music Video Title – “DANGER”
Artiste – P Square

WUDI AWA
Music Video Title – “Kokoroko”
Artiste – Keffe

CLARENCE PETERS
Music Video Title – “Finest”
Artiste – Knight House Ft. Sauce Kid & Teeto

BOBBY BOULDERS
Music Video Title – Ako Mi Ti Poju
Artiste – Naeto C

MEX
Music Video Title – “Safe”
Artiste – M.I

BEST R ‘N’ B SINGLE
Best R&B single in year under review (by single individual or group)

“STRONG TING”
Artiste(s) – Banky W
Producer – Cobhams Asuquo

“NEVER FELT A LOVE”
Artiste(s) – Femi
Producer – Sure Fire Group USA.

“I LOVE YOU”
Artiste(s) – P-Square
Producer – Paul Okoye

“NO STARS”
Artiste(s) – Darey Art Alade
Producer – Cobhams Asuquo

“OVERKILLIN”
Artiste(s) – Djinee
Producer – Jesse Jagz

BEST POP SINGLE
Best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group)

“YORI YORI”
Artiste(s) – Bracket
Producer – Dekumzy

“U BAD”
Artiste(s) – Wande Coal
Producer – Don Jazzy

“KOKOROKO”
Artiste(s) – Keffe
Producer – K Solo

“DANGER”
Artiste(s) – P-Square
Producer – Paul Okoye

“HOTTER THAN FIRE”
Artiste(s) – Dr. Pat and Sheyman
Producer – Sheyman

BEST R ‘N’ B/ POP ALBUM
Best R&B or pop album in year under review (by single individual or group)

MUSHIN 2 MO’HITS
Artiste- Wande Coal
Producer(s) – Don Jazzy
Record Label- Mo Hits Records

DANGER
Artiste- P-Square
Producer(s) – Paul Okoye, Peter Okoye, J Martins, Effrenzy
Record Label – Square Records

LEAST EXPECTED
Artiste- Bracket
Producer(s) – Dekumzy, J Martins, Phino
Record Label- Ape Planet

UN.DAREY.TED
Artiste – Darey Art Alade
Producer(s) – Tee Y-Mix, Cobhams
Record Label – Soul Muzik

BEST RAP SINGLE
Best single released on-air recording of a rap song

“AKO MI TI POJU”
Artiste(s) – Naeto C
Producer – Dokta Frabz

“OWO ATI SWAGGER”
Artiste(s) – Catiair
Producer – J Sleek

“FINEST”
Artiste(s) – Knight House ft. Sauce Kid & Teeto
Producer – Knight House

“SAMPLE Remix”
Artiste(s) – Terry Tha Rapman Ft. Stereo Man & Pherowshuz
Producer – Pherowshuz

“SOMEBODY WANTS TO DIE”
Artiste(s) – M.I
Producer – M.I

BEST RAP ALBUM
Best album by a rap artiste or group in year under review

CEO
Artiste – Dagrin
Producer(s) – Sossick, T-Frizzle, Dokta Frabz, Sarz
Record Label – Missofunyin Entertainment

DAT IBO BOY
Artiste – Ill Bliss
Producer(s) – Micworx, Osh, Suspect, Terry G, Frenzy, Tee Y-Mix, Elajoe, Paul Play, XYZ, Wazbeat, M.I, Jonah the Monarch
Record Label – Gorretti Records

MORE THAN RAP MUSIC
Artiste – Cartiair
Producer(s) – J Sleek, Spanky, Sossick, WC, Mic-On, Kid Connect
Record Label – Magic Records

THE INVESTMENT
Artiste – Kel
Producer(s) – Suspect, Jesse Jags, Tee Y-Mix
Record Label – Capital Hills

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
Rap Artiste with best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album

M.I
Song Title – Somebody Wants To Die
Album Title – (Unreleased)
Record Label – Chocolate City

MODENINE
Song Title – Bad Man
Album Title – Da Vinci Mode (Not released in year under review)
Record Label – Red Eye Music

OD
Song Title – Got To Love Me
Album Title – (Unreleased)
Record Label – X3M Music

PHEROWSHUZ
Song Title – Sample Remix (Featured by Terry Tha Rapman)
Album Title – Boys Are Not Smiling (Unreleased)
Record Label – Megaphunk

BEST COLLABO
Best R&B, Pop or hip hop collaborative track (including cameos) in year under review

“KOKOROKO”
Artistes – Kefee Ft. Timaya
Producer – K Solo

“FINEST”
Artistes – Knight House Ft. Sauce Kid & Teeto
Producer – Knight House

“AYE PO GAN”
Artistes – Ill Bliss Ft. Terry G
Producer – Terry G

“SAMPLE Remix”
Artistes – Terry Tha Rapman Ft. Stereo Man & Pherowshuz
Producer – Pherowshuz

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)
Single male artiste with most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album

DARE ART ALADE
Song Title – “NO STARS”
Producer- Cobhams

BANKY W
Song Title – “STRONG TING”
Producer- Cobhams

WANDE COAL
Song Title – “BANANA”
Producer- Don Jazzy

GT THE GUITARMAN
Song Title – “KINIMATISE”
Producer(s) – Gospelondebeat

TIMI DAKOLO
Song Title – “HEAVEN PLEASE”
Producer- Cobhams

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
Single female act with most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album

IBIYEMI
Song Title – “DON’T LEAVE ME”
Producer – Ross Oscar

KEFEE
Song Title – “KOKOROKO”
Producer – K Solo

LARA GEORGE
Song Title – “KEEPER OF MY DREAMS”
Producer – Wole Oni

WAJE
Song Title – “Kolo”
Producer – 37

EVA
Song Title – “NO CRY”
Producer – Wole Adesanya

BEST STREET HOP
The most popular street-hop single in year under review

“FREE MADNESS Pt. 2”
Artiste(s) – Terry G

“IGBORO TI DARU”
Artiste(s) – Klever J Ft. Eedris Abdul Kareem

“FILE BE”
Artiste(s) – Jaywon

“ALANTA”
Artiste(s) – Art Quake

“ONE BY ONE”
Artiste(s) – Side One

NEXT RATED
Most promising upcoming officially unreleased act in the year under review

GENERAL PYPE
Song Title – “CHAMPION”

MO CHEDDAH
Song Title – “IF YOU WANT ME”

JESSE JAGZ
Song Title – “WETIN DEY”

D’PRINCE
Song Title – “OMOBA”

SKUKI
Song Title – “BANGER”

HIPHOP WORLD REVELATION OF THE YEAR
Best New artiste in the year under review

WANDE COAL
Real Name(s): OJOSHIPE WANDE JNR.
Album Title: Mushin 2 Mo’Hits
Record Label: Mo’Hits Record

KEL
Real Name(s): KELECHI OHIA
Album Title: The Investment
Record Label: Capital Records

DJINEE
Real Name(s): NOSA OSAYAMWEN
Album Title: Djinee
Record Label: None

ILL BLISS
Real Name(s): Tobechukwu Ejiofor
Album Title: Dat Ibo Boy
Record Label: Gorretti

OMAWUMI
Real Name(s): Omawumi Megbele
Album Title: Super Woman
Record Label: OMA Records

Simon, You're A Rich Man

Minister justifies N138billion loan

Remember the Austrian Sex Beast Josef Fritzl ?

An Ikeja Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday sentenced a randy father, who raped his two daughters, to seven years imprisonment with hard labour.

BEYONCE GETS $2M . . . TO SING AT BLACK PRINCESS' WEDDING!!!

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