Thursday, 10 April 2014

Official Photos from Paul & Anita Okoye's Pre-Weddng Photoshoot


Their beautiful March traditional wedding may have come and gone but here are the equally beautiful photos from their pre wedding photoshoot you haven't seen yet.













Joke Silva, Gen. Gowon, others honoured at Nigerian Centennial Gala and Award Night in London

Headlining a weeklong chain of events in London to celebrate the success of Nigeria over the past 100 years, GLEEHD Foundation in partnership with the Commonwealth Democracy Initiative, ROSTRA Consulting & Amandla Consulting hosted the cream de la cream of the Nigerian Public and Private sector at a Gala and Award Night to recognise the contribution of Eminent Nigerians and Nigeria’s Emerging Leaders on March 11, 2014 as Nigeria celebrates its Centenary. Continue...



 
The Gala Award Night honoured the contribution of Nigerian luminaries and other exceptional Nigerians at the Sheraton Park Lane Mayfair Hotel in London which had the participation of Commonwealth Leaders, British and Nigerian Political Leaders, Friends of Nigeria and Nigerians in Diaspora. 
Speaking at the Gala, Dayo Israel, GLEEHD Foundation’s Director for Africa said “Tonight we gather here to say thank you to those whose effort have contributed to the continuous growth and progress of our nation Nigeria in the last 100years, those who through thick and thin have sacrificed to ensure the dignity of our nation is upheld, and the emerging leaders of these generation who would be responsible for keeping the flame alive – as we celebrate, we inspire others to rise and play their part in rebuilding the Nigeria of our dream.



The award aimed to grace the lives and achievements of Eminent Nigerians and Nigeria’s luminaries of the last 100 years, leaders who have shown exceptional imagination, foresight or resilience in a number of key fields - especially leaders that have reversed trends, shaken of traditional limitations, and acted as an example and inspiration to others.
The event also saw the presentation of the “Keepers of the Flame” Award to young inspirational Nigerians; Nigerian of the Century Award to General Yakubu Gowon – Chief MKO Abiola, HIM Oba Adesoji Aderemi, HIM Oba Okunade Sijuade and Chief Obafemi Awolowo; and the Outstanding Contribution to Women and Youth through Governance to a joint recipient of President Goodluck Jonathan and Dame Patience Jonathan.
 Speaker of the House of Representative – Rt. Hon Tambuwal and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu were also recipient of the A.D King Prize for Courage in Leadership; while Senate President David Mark and The National Assembly of Nigeria jointly received the CDI Prize for Outstanding Contribution under Exceptional Circumstances for their roles in the last days of President Yar’Adua and for introducing the Doctrine of Necessity to save the nation from collapse.
In his remarks, Gowon expressed gratitude to the organisers especially GLEEHD Foundation and urged Nigerians to continue to strive for excellence as the nation entered another century.
Guests at the event included over 5 Nigerian Governors including Yuguda of Bauchi, Oshiomole of Edo, Uduaghan of Delta; and Representatives of the Governors of Kwara State, Osun State, Oyo State and Plateau State; Baroness Lynda Chalker – Chair of the Honorary International Investors' Council; Lord Alan Watson of Richmond and Chair of the Commonwealth Democracy Initiative; Chairman of Etisalat Nigeria – Mr Hakeem Belo-Osagie; Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group – Foluso Phillips, Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly Rt Hon Monsurat Sunmonu, M.D of Nigeria’s Bank of Industry – Dr. Evelyn Oputu, Representatives of the Ooni of Ife – Their Royal Highnesses Oba Adeyemi Adediran the Owa Omiran of Esa Oke and Laroka of Wanikin Oba Kole Ojutalayo, Senator Gbenga Obadara – Chairman Senate Committee on Privatisation; Senator Gyang Pwajok; Dr. Charles Akinola; Mr. Olu Jacobs and Mrs Joke Silva, Former President of Nigeria General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s Minister of Power – Prof Chinedu Osita Nebo; Mrs Eniola Fadayomi – President of the Nigerian Institute of Directors; and many others.

Chris Attoh and Damilola Adegbite expecting their first child

Actors and co-stars Damilola Adegbite and Chris Attoh are expecting their first child as Dami is said to be pregnant. She's even already showing. The couple have since postponed their wedding, which was initially scheduled for this weekend April 12th. They are planning to wed after Dami gives birth.. or they will just have a quiet wedding.

Cop declared brain dead after blaze set by ‘bored teen’


One of the cops trapped in a Brooklyn apartment building fire allegedly set by a bored teen has been declared brain dead, sources said.
Officer Dennis Guerra remains on life support at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx, where he was transferred after doctors struggled to stabilize him at Coney Island Hospital and Jacobi Hospital.
Family members wept outside an intensive care unit in a hallway crawling with concerned cops and a police department chaplain.
Guerra, 38, a married father of four, and his partner, Rosa Rodriguez, 36, were the first two on the scene of a fire in a Coney Island apartment building, where they were immediately overcome by dense smoke as they stepped off an elevator into a 13th-floor hallway where a mattress had been set on fire.
Rodriguez was in critical condition at Cornell Medical Center’s burn unit in Manhattan, where she was placed in a hyperbaric chamber.
After the accused arsonist, Marcell Dockery, 16, told investigators he was “bored,” according to sources, he was caught on camera with a wide grin as he was walked from a Brooklyn precinct, a gesture that outraged cops and Guerra’s heartbroken family.
“We saw him smiling on TV, is this a joke? We are going through so much right now,”said Guerra’s mother, Miriam, outside her home before rushing off to the hospital as Guerra’s condition worsened.
“This is a very tough time for us. Because he was bored, two officers are now fighting for their lives, and one of them is my son,” she said.
Dockery — who set up an entire Facebook page devoted to his “obsession’’ with fire — was charged with felony arson and assault and reckless endangerment.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton visited Guerra’s family at the hospital.
“The tragedy here is that a 16-year-old young man would not have common sense enough to understand the implications of lighting a mattress, as has been alleged, on fire in his own building,” Bratton said before the hospital visit.
“How can any of us make any sense out of that?”
De Blasio saluted Guerra and Rodriguez for their bravery.
“We have such respect for what they have done for this city,” de Blasio said. “We feel for their families as they go through this terrible time, but we know that these two officers did what they did because people were in danger and they answered the call.”

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New possible sound detected in hunt for lost jet

An Australian aircraft hunting for the missing Malaysian jet picked up a new possible underwater signal on Thursday in the same area search crews previously detected sounds that were consistent with an aircraft's black boxes.
The Australian navy P-3 Orion, which has been dropping sound-locating buoys into the water near where the original sounds were heard, picked up a "possible signal" that may be from a man-made source, said Angus Houston, who is coordinating the search off Australia's west coast.
"The acoustic data will require further analysis overnight," Houston said in a statement.
If confirmed, this would be the fifth underwater signal detected in the hunt for Flight 370, which vanished on March 8 while flying from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing, with 239 people aboard.
On Tuesday, the Australian vessel Ocean Shield picked up two underwater sounds, and an analysis of two other sounds detected in the same general area on Saturday showed they were consistent with a plane's flight recorders, or "black boxes."
The Australian navy has been dropping buoys from planes in a pattern near where the Ocean Shield's signals were heard.

Nigerian Secret Police Detain Citizen Who Tweeted Photos Of The Boko Haram Jailbreak At Their HQ


By SaharaReporters, New York
Onimisi Ciaxon, a Nigerian citizen, tweeted six photos of the Boko Haram jailbreak after security agents regained control of the situation at the headquarters of the State Security Services (SSS) in Abuja. He was arrested shortly after his photos brought attention to the events that took place outside the Nigerian secret police, which is also known as the “Department of State Security,” on March 30, 2014. He has been in detention for 10 days now.
In one of the photos, Mr. Onimisi offered a bottle of water to one of the soldiers. He also took a photo of a soldier and tweeted it to give an accurate sequence of events that transpired during that day.
The SSS was reportedly miffed by one of the photos, which showed how its officers recaptured one of the escaped detainees, who were later summarily executed by officers. The SSS stated that 21 detainees died after a firefight, in the efforts to bring the jail breakers under control.
Several sources said Mr. Onimisi is an employee of the defunct power company, Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) at the Presidential Villa substation

Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Femi Fani Kayode Finally Speaks On His Alleged Move To Leave APC


Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode has finally spoken on his alleged move to dump the All Progressive Congress, APC, and join the ruling Peoples's Democratic Party, PDP.

According to reports, Fani Kayode, one of the fiercest critics of President Goodluck Jonathan, visited the Presidential Villa on Tuesday where he held discussions with the President.

Speaking after the meeting at Aso Rock, Fani-Kayode told newsmen at the state House that every Nigerian who feel strongly about an issue should be able to discuss with the president about it.



* Fani-Kayode says he would tell Nigerians if he is leaving APC

“This is a presidential villa, the president is a president of Nigeria every single person in this country that is a Nigerian is entitled to come here from time to time, when the doors are open to come and pay their respect to the wonderful people that are here. As a Nigerian, I have done that today and I’m delighted to be here.

“I have always believed that every Nigerian regardless of the side of the political divide they belong, and as a Nigerian myself I have believed that we disagree on an issue from time to time. The most important thing is for us to be able to resolve these issues come together to move this country forward. And I think every right thinking responsible person should be able to do that. They should also be able to come to the villa from time to time to see how they can help to move the country forward."

Speaking on his alleged move to dump APC and join PDP, Fani-Kayode said: “The step that I will take will be made known to Nigerians at the right time. The most important thing is that I cannot and I will not be associated with a situation whereby any group of people is promoting a religion above another. I think all of us have gone past the stage of religious politics in this country. We must treat the Muslim community with utmost respect and we must treat the Christian community in the same way and even the non-religious."


Sources: Naij.com news, Vanguard

'You Came and Saw and Conquered' - Read Jim Iyke's Touching Tribute to his Late Mum




The loss of a mum, never an easy one to bear and Jim is in that situation right now. His mum, Mrs Ngozi Gladys Okelue Esomugha, who was born on May 3, 1947, succumbed to a long battle with illness on Monday, March 24, 2014. She was aged 67 and here's his son's touching tribute to her.
She was a force of nature. My big sis, my 1st wife, my confidante, my rock, my critique, my greatest fan and regal leader. She was a radiant, gorgeous woman with a smile bigger than the sun and always ready to embrace anyone for all the good and even wrong reasons. 
My sun is gone. The dull numbing ache in my heart will never be pacified by any woman
alive. Not my lover, sisters nor even a daughter I may one day bear. The relationship of a mother and an only son is uniquely eternal and spiritual, transcending human comprehension. Mine with Gladys is even far strangely beyond that. 
They say it’s a blessing if a son buries his mother and not the other way around. I'm not sure they’re entirely right. They also said one never recovers from the loss of their mother. I hope they are right! May I never recover from the memories of your celestial love, sacrifices, warmth, your contagious laughter and merciless wit.  
Your enthusiasm for life and service of others was infectious. I’ll miss you each and every waking moment of my life. I know you're in a better place now.  
I’ll carry on everything you stood for ‘til my last days. You came and saw and conquered.  
Adieu Gladys from your boy Jim. I love you till the last breathe I take.
Meanwhile, the family is yet to announce the funeral rites.

Jonathan Fleming, convicted in killing despite vacation alibi, freed after 24 years



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Disney alibi frees man after 24 years

  • Jonathan Fleming, 51, was released from prison after nearly 25 years
  • Fleming was wrongly convicted in 1989 for the slaying of Darryl Rush
  • Fleming has always maintained he was on a family trip in Florida at the time
  • A review of his case by the DA's Conviction Review Unit exonerated him
A New York judge Tuesday vacated the conviction of a man who spent nearly a quarter of a century behind bars for a Brooklyn slaying that occurred while he was vacationing in Florida.
Jonathan Fleming, 51, was found guilty in 1989 in the death of Darryl Rush in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn and served the next 24 years and 8 months in prison, according to the Kings County district attorney's office. He was released Tuesday afternoon.
Fleming has always maintained he was on a family trip to Disney World in Florida when Rush was shot to death early on the morning of August 15, 1989, in a dispute over stolen money. After years of reviewing documents and re-interviewing witnesses as part of a joint investigation between his attorneys and the Brooklyn district attorney's Conviction Review Unit, it was determined that the only evidence tying him to the crime was an alleged witness who later recanted her statement.
"As you can imagine, after sitting in jail for 25 years for a crime he didn't commit, he can't help but feel vindicated," said one of Fleming's lawyers, Anthony Mayol. "On the flip side, that's 25 years that have been stolen, that he'll never get back."
At his trial, defense lawyers provided family photos and home videos of Fleming in Florida around the time of Rush's killing. But according to Taylor Koss, another of Fleming's lawyers, they did not have evidence he was in Florida on the day of the slaying. The prosecution persuaded jurors to ignore the alibi.
Fleming told his attorneys he had paid a bill for phone calls made from his Florida hotel room the night before Rush was killed, and he believed the receipt was in his pocket when police arrested him. But authorities told the defense he had no such receipt, according to Koss.
In the course of the investigation, the Conviction Review Unit found the receipt in police records, time stamped and dated -- solidifying Fleming's claim that he was in Florida at the time of the killing, according to the district attorney's office.
"This is proof of alibi that was basically purposely withheld," Koss said.
The review unit also interviewed Fleming's former girlfriend, who said she called Fleming the night of the killing while he was still at his hotel in Florida. The investigation found her story to be credible, with phone records to support it.
The prosecution also produced a witness who said she saw Fleming commit the crime.
According to Koss, the woman recanted her testimony weeks after Fleming's conviction. She later testified in front of a judge that she was on parole and had been arrested with another woman for being in a stolen van the night of the killing. She said police persuaded her to give a statement against Fleming to avoid going back to jail.
Koss said the judge threw out her later testimony because she could not provide enough facts to back up her story.
A review unit search of police records years later came up with a timeline. The woman on probation was arrested with another woman on grand larceny charges and brought to the Brooklyn district attorney's office, where she gave a statement. Within the hour, the investigation found, charges against her were dropped.
Koss said defense investigators even found a witness in South Carolina who claims to have been the getaway driver during Rush's killing and who even identified someone they say is the real killer.
Judge Matthew D'Emic Tuesday vacated the conviction after a "careful and thorough review of this case, and based on key alibi facts that place Fleming in Florida at the time of the murder," said District Attorney Ken Thompson.
Koss and Mayol say the next step is ensuring that Fleming has a way to support himself after he is released.
"He has no job, no career, no prospects," Koss said.
"We're suing everybody, let's be honest," Koss added, saying Fleming's legal team intends to bring a civil rights lawsuit against the city and seek reparations from the state under a provision set up to redress wrongful convictions.
Thompson, who became district attorney at the beginning of the year, has already released two men who had been in prison for more than half their lives in connection with three killings after DNA evidence tore holes in their convictions in February.
Antonio Yarbough and Sharrif Wilson were teenagers when they were imprisoned. But after reviewing DNA evidence, Thompson said the previous convictions for the 1992 murders in Brooklyn would most likely not stand up in court and agreed the two men should be freed.
Those cases, as well as Fleming's, are not connected to investigations into Detective Louis Scarcella, whose questionable tactics have led to a review of some 50 other cases, the district attorney's office said.
On Monday, Thompson named Harvard law professor Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr. as special counsel to the district attorney for the Conviction Review Unit. Sullivan, who heads Harvard's Criminal Justice Institute, will guide the group in future cases brought for review, according to the District Attorney's office.

Another Petrol Tanker Spills Content In Lagos, Read What Happens Next (PHOTOS)


A tanker carrying about 30,000 litres of petrol fell this morning at marketing bus stop along Agege/Ogba motor road in Lagos, western-Nigeria, spilling some of its contents on the road.

According to those that witnessed the accident, no lives were lost but the accident caused gridlock of traffic on the road.

When newsmen got to the scene of the incident, the content of the tanker were seen spilling into the drainage nearby while some policemen and LASTMA officials at the scene were seen questioning the driver of the tanker.



* A petrol tanker that spilled its content this morning on Agege/Ogba road in Lagos

An attempt to get the tanker's plate number and the identity of the company that owns the tanker was futile as there was no name on the tanker and the policemen did not allow pictures to be taken.

A building material trader in the area, Azubuike Emmanuel, while commenting on the incident, questioned why the LASTMA officials at the scene are not telling them anything nor taking steps to stop the spillage.



* Another view of the petrol tanker that spilled its content this morning on Agege/Ogba road in Lagos

He said: "We don't know what is going on because since the police and LASTMA officials arrived here they are not telling us what to do to prevent any danger that might likely arise from this spillage. They have been busy directing trafiic."

It could be recalled that only recently a tanker fell and burst into flames killing at least 15 people in the Olodi Apapa area of Lagos state.



Sources: Naij.com news

20 injured in Pittsburgh-area high school stabbings, authorities say

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  • Suspect in custody, authorities say
  • Stabbings happened at Franklin Regional Senior High School in Murrysville
  • One student flown to hospital, emergency management spokesman says
At least 20 students were injured in Wednesday morning's stabbing incident at the Pittsburgh area's Franklin Regional Senior High School, said Dan Stevens, an emergency management agency spokesman.
Four were flown to hospitals by helicopter, he said.
A message on the Franklin Regional School District's website said all of its elementary schools were closed after the incident, and "the middle school and high school students are secure."
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At least 8 stabbed at Pittsburgh-area high school, authorities say
(A suspect was in custody after eight students were stabbed Wednesday morning at western Pennsylvania's Franklin Regional Senior High School, authorities said.
One of the injured students was being flown to a local hospital, said Dan Stevens, an emergency management agency spokesman.
Information on what led to the stabbings and the conditions of the injured were not immediately released.
The school is in Murrysville, about 15 miles east of downtown Pittsburgh.
The school was releasing students to their parents after the incident, Stevens said.
CNN first learned of the stabbings on Twitter.

Rihanna dismisses pregnancy rumours as she displays her washboard abs in a tiny bra top




She found herself at the centre of reports that she was expecting her first child last week.
But Rihanna has dismissed the pregnancy claims in the best way she knows how - by displaying her washboard abs.
The 26-year-old singer proved once and for all that she is not with child by wearing a white bra top which drew attention to her enviably flat stomach as she enjoyed a night out at The Supper Club in Hollywood on Tuesday night.
No bump here! Rihanna dismissed pregnancy rumours once and for all as she displayed her washboard abs on a night out at The Supper Club in Hollywood on Tuesday night
No bump here! Rihanna dismissed pregnancy rumours once and for all as she displayed her washboard abs on a night out at The Supper Club in Hollywood on Tuesday night

She teamed the bralet with a pair of low-slung and baggy studded jeans, a pink cropped boucle jacket and silver pointed heels.
Finishing off her look, Rihanna left her raven hair loose in tumbling curls, and clutched her mobile phone in her hand as she headed into the nightspot with friends.
Rihanna's outing came after a source was quoted as telling website Hollywood Life: 'Rihanna’s not pregnant with any body’s baby.
Flat as a pancake: Rihanna opted for a tiny white bra top and low-slung jeans to show off her flat stomach
Flat as a pancake: Rihanna opted for a tiny white bra top and low-slung jeans to show off her flat stomach

Mix and match: Rihanna teamed her outfit with a cropped, pink, boucle jacket and pointed metallic heels
Mix and match: Rihanna teamed her outfit with a cropped, pink, boucle jacket and pointed metallic heels
Mix and match: Rihanna teamed her outfit with a cropped, pink, boucle jacket and pointed metallic heels
'Motherhood is the last thing on her mind these days, like the last! She’s not in a serious enough relationship to even discuss, let alone think about having a child. Sorry, that’s not the case.'
The rumours began when Rihanna, who is in a relationship with singer Drake, was spotted drinking decaffeinated coffee.
According to Mediatakeout.com Rihanna has given up smoking weed  and she ‘refused to attend the official after party on Drake's tour because there would be too much alcohol and weed smoke there.’


Curly girl: Rihanna left her raven hair loose in tumbling curls for the outing
Curly girl: Rihanna left her raven hair loose in tumbling curls for the outing

However, just because Rihanna is not pregnant right now does not mean that the singer can't see herself entering the world of motherhood at some point in the future.
The source added to Hollywood Life: 'One day, with the right man, at the right time she’d want to begin a family.
'She would be a good mother and love and spoil her kid rotten but she’s not ready yet.'

Donations pour in for Phoenix mom facing charges


This photo provided by Scottsdale police, Shanesha Taylor is shown. Taylor, 35, had an important job interview last month at an insurance company across town in Scottsdale. But she couldn’t find a babysitter for her 2-year-old son and 6-month old baby. She made the decision to leave her children in her Dodge Durango outside the office where she was interviewing with the key still in the ignition. That ill-fated decision landed the mother of two in Maricopa County Superior Court Monday, April 7, 2014, where she was arraigned on two charges of child abuse. Neither Taylor nor her court-appointed attorney has responded to requests for comment. (AP Photo/Scottsdale police)
This photo provided by Scottsdale police, Shanesha Taylor is shown. Taylor, 35, had an important job …

A Phoenix woman arrested after leaving her two kids in a hot vehicle during a job interview is fighting to clear her name in court, with the support of a New Jersey woman who has raised more than $91,000 to help her effort.
Unemployed and on food stamps, Shanesha Taylor went to the job interview last month at a Scottsdale insurance company.
The 35-year-old wasn't able to find a sitter, so she left her 2-year-old son and 6-month old baby in her Dodge Durango with the key still in the ignition and the windows rolled down an inch.
A witness found the infant crying hysterically and sweating profusely as temperatures inside the SUV exceeded 100 degrees.
Taylor was arrested after returning to the vehicle, and her tearful mugshot later caught the attention of 24-year-old Amanda Bishop of New Jersey.
Bishop said she was inspired to set up a fundraising web page for Taylor because she could relate to growing up in a family that doesn't have a lot of money.
"I had a mother and family in general who struggled raising us and had to rely on other resources to provide for us and sometimes made not the greatest choices," Bishop said.
Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday at her arraignment.
Prosecutors point out that her actions put the safety of her children in danger.
According to court documents, Scottsdale firefighters found the vehicle's windows rolled down only an inch and no running air conditioning to keep the children cool.
The baby was described as wearing a short-sleeve shirt over a long-sleeve shirt, as well as a blanket. Taylor arrived back at the vehicle more than an hour after her interview time, the documents said.
"Everything is focused on the mother and understandably so. It seems to be a very compelling human interest story," County Attorney Bill Montgomery said at a recent news conference. "But I'm equally concerned and compelled about the circumstances those two children were in."
Montgomery said it's too soon to determine if Taylor will receive a prison term or face losing custody of her children. Her offenses could amount to a sentence ranging from probation to seven years in prison, prosecutors said.
Neither Taylor nor her court-appointed attorney has responded to requests for comment.
Bishop established the fundraising site on YouCaring.com with the goal of raising $9,000. She was flabbergasted when the site reached the goal in four days and then exceeded it by tens of thousands of dollars.
The site also has received more than a thousand comments, some of which accuse Bishop and other supporters of endorsing child abuse. Bishop said Taylor should not be condemned for one bad decision.
"She could have been at a bar or at a club and leaving her children in the car," Bishop said. "Here's a woman who is an example of someone who is trying — who is trying to better her situation and doing what she can to provide for her children."

Former Aviation Minister, Fani Kayode Meets With President Jonathan After APC Diatribe - PM News, Lagos


Femi Fani-Kayode
By Ayorinde Oluokun
There were speculations that Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation and lately, a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC may have decided to return to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party following his close door meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday.
Fani Kayode who had in the past few months written a series of critical articles against the Jonathan administration, met with the President behind closed-doors at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday.
At the end of the meeting, the former Aviation minister refused to give details of his discussion with the President in an interview with State House correspondents after the visit.
“I won’t go into that,” was the curt reply of the former Aviation minister on his discussions with the President.
Fani Kayode also told journalists since the presidential villa houses the president of Nigeria, every Nigerian is entitled to pay a visit to the place from time to time
On his relationship with the President, Fani Kayode said: “I have always believed that every Nigerian regardless of the side of the political divide they belong, and as a Nigerian myself I have believed that we disagree on an issue from time to time, the most important thing is for us to be able to resolve these issues come together to move this country forward.”
He added that every right thinking and responsible person should be able to come to the villa from time to time and see how they can help to move the country forward.
He was however evasive on whether he is on his way out of APC affirming that he will make his position known at the appropriate time: “The step that I will take will be made known to Nigerians at the right time. The most important thing and I think you are fully aware of this is that I cannot and I will not be associated with a situation whereby any group of people is promoting a religion above another.”
“I think all of us have gone past the stage of religious politics in this country. We must treat the Muslim community with utmost respect and we must treat Christian community in the same way and even the non-religious,” added the former Minister.
Fani Kayode has of recent criticized the rumored attempt of APC to field former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari and former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, who are both Muslims as the presidential and vice presidential candidate in the impending 2015 general elections.
The former Aviation Minister argued that the party should instead present a Muslim and a Christian for the position.

Maria Miller has resigned as Culture Secretary

 

  • Basingstoke MP says controversy over expenses 'became a distraction from the vital work the Government is doing'
  • She wrote to David Cameron today to tell him she wanted to quit
Maria Miller has resigned as Culture Secretary this morning. 
The Basingstoke MP stood down this morning following controversy over her mortgage claims and the tone of her apology to MPs
In a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron, Mrs Miller said the controversy over her expenses 'has become a distraction from the vital work this Government is doing'.
The Culture Secretary's dramatic decision this morning comes just hours after she used a column in her local newspaper to try to save her job.
She has been widely criticised following her 32-second apology in the Commons last week after being ordered to repay £5,800 in overclaimed mortgage costs. 
More to follow.
Resignation: The Basingstoke MP stood down as Culture Secretary this morning following controversy over her mortgage claims and teh tone of her apology to MPs
Resignation: The Basingstoke MP stood down as Culture Secretary this morning following controversy over her mortgage claims and teh tone of her apology to MPs

Peaches Geldof's haunting last column for baby magazine is revealed as police scour her home for clues to her death


peaches Just weeks before her death, Peaches (pictured left with her two children) was named as a new columnist for Mother and Baby magazine, and in May's edition, she wrote of her new 'perfect' life as a mother to two young sons. I've achieved a sort of perfect balance. Right now life is good. And being a mum is the best part of it.' Police were today scouring the tragic star's Kent home for clues to her death as devastated neighbours (right) brought flowers. Peaches' body was taken last night to Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford and arrangements are in hand for the post-mortem to be carried out tomorrow at the hospital. Earlier today, Peaches' sister Fifi, 31, shared an old family picture of herself and Peaches as children and captioned it: 'My beautiful baby s