Sunday, 26 October 2014

Iranian woman hanged for killing 'man who tried to rape her'

27 year old Reyhaney Jabbari (pictured above), was executed today October 25th by hanging in Iran 7 years after she killed a man that she claimed had attempted to rape her. Reyhaney was sentenced to death in 2009 for the stabbing death of Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a former intelligence officer.

A court ruled that she killed Morteza on purpose because she had bought the knife two days before she stabbed him in the back with it. In her defence, Reyhaney said she'd stabbed the man out of self defence. The court overruled her claims and sentenced her to death, a ruling which was upheld by Iran's Supreme court.

The execution was carried out today after the victim's family refused to pardon Reyhaney or accept money from her family. Many human rights bodies including Amnesty International had over the years called on Iran's judiciary to halt the execution but they went ahead with it. Her mother confirmed it, saying Reyhaney was hanged in a Tehran prison very early this morning.

Nigeria's Super Falcons win 2014 African Women Championship

The Super Falcons of Nigeria this evening October 25th beat Cameroon 2-0 to win the 9th African Women Championship 2014 which took place in Namibia. Football stars Desire Oparanozie and Asisat Oshoala gave Nigeria the victory after scoring the two goals in the match. This will be the 7th time Nigeria has clinched the title. Thanks girls!!


Super Falcons Asisat Oshoala was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.

Anambra State Governor demolished 3 more kidnappers Den

Anambra state government over the last few weeks have demolished 3 buildings located at Aguleri and Umuleri, Anambra East LGA, which they say were used to keep kidnap victims.

The buildings include a four room bungalow at Ararite Aguleri owned by a man from Umuobanam but used by his caretaker, one Jude Onu from Imo State and his gang. Other kidnap gangs were said to have used the building as hideout while negotiating for ransom.

Another building which belonged to late businessman Ozoemena Egwuatu but was used by his nephew, one Ejima Nwandu for kidnap activities, was demolished at Umuatulu, Umurueri.

The government said they've embarked on the demolition and arrest of kidnappers in a bid to ensure a  crime-free yuletide season in the state

Saturday, 25 October 2014

Gov. Fayose swears in Judge who headed his impeachment panel

Ekiti State Gover-nor, Mr Ayo Fayose yesterday stunned the people of the state when he swore in as a judge of the state the man who in 2006 headed his impeachment panel.

Fayose equally announced the promotion of an official of the state Ministry of Justice,Mr Lawrence Ojo who signed his warrant of arrest papers at Ikoyi Prisons during his murder case to position of Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry.

Speaking during the official swearing in ceremony of Justice Bamidele Omotoso, the governor said he went against some of his supporters who felt he should take his pound of flesh.

Omotoso,an Ado Ekiti based legal practitioner, was cleared by the National Judicial Council (NJC) to be made a judge in the state but was refused to be sworn in by the regime of Dr. Kayode Fayemi led government.

Fayose said the inauguration of Omotosho as a judge after two years of being cleared for the post by the National Judicial Council, was a demonstration of a forgiving spirit.

“Few days after my inauguration, some people came to me and reminded me of the role played by Omotoso during my impeachment saga. They said I should not swear him in as a judge of the state High Court

“I am not here to revenge,vengeance belongs to God.

“If you want to report anybody to me bring the person here,otherwise I will invite the two of you.”
At the ceremony which was attended by the state Chief Judge,Justice Ayodeji Daramola and the Speaker of the state House of Assembly,Fayose stretched hands of friendship to the legislator and judiciary.

“I plead with the other two arms of government that Ekiti should come first. You may not like my face and I may not like yours, but Ekiti should be number one.”

“I am ready to work with the Assembly. I am a man of uncommon history, coming back to office after eight years is divine. I have a stern warning from God, do not avenge.
There is nothing personal I have against the judiciary.

People would want to be where you are and life is about struggles. We need more judges and we will help in making them comfortable in the discharge of their duties.

There is need for fair hearing. I want the other arms of government to give my administration a fair hearing and the chance to perform,” he said.

Omotosho, in his remarks, promised to abide by his oath of office and thanked the governor for the appointment.

ARMS DEAL: Finally, South Africa returns seized $15m to Nigeria

The South African Ambassador to Nigeria, Lulu Mnguni, said in a news conference on Friday that the $15m earlier seized from some Nigerians by the South African Government had been released to Nigeria.

The South African Government had, on September 5, 2014, seized $9.3m cash belonging to Nigeria and a month later seized another $5.7m, claiming that both funds were to be used for illegal purchase of arms, www.thecable.ng reported.

However, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, said the transactions were legal, urging the South African Government to stop actions that could degenerate to a diplomatic showdown.

The South African Government on October 14, 2014 said it would return the money to Nigeria.

Mnguni also spoke on the collapsed building in the Synagogue church in Lagos State and its effect on the relationship between the two countries.

He said that the two countries had come a long way and that the development would only make them remain stronger.

“South Africa’s relations with Nigeria has come a long way, so now this actually will make us much closer, to see how we can close some of these gaps that result in such accidents,” he said.

The South African ambassador added that the seizure of the funds was in no way related to the Synagogue collapse.

Building collapse: T.B. Joshua, contractor face coroner Nov 5

The founder and General Overseer of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Pastor T.B. Joshua, has been slated to appear before the coroner investigating the cause of the church’s building that collapsed on September 12, 2014.

Joshua will be appearing on November 5, 2014 alongside the contractor handling the collapsed six-storey building. No fewer than 115 died in the collapsed building.

The coroner, Magistrate O.A. Komolafe, during the sitting of the court on Friday, stated that the appearance of the church’s founder was important to the findings of the court.

Though counsel to the church, Mr. Jude Nnadi, said Joshua’s appearance would not be necessary because he was not an eyewitness to the incident, Komolafe insisted that he must appear.

The magistrate, who said he had heard that Joshua had addressed the press at various times, said he must also appear before the court to give evidence.

Komolafe said, “We have heard that he has been addressing the press at various times, let him come and address the court.

“The court has summoned him, let him come and tell us what he knows. He cannot sit over there and be sending words to us that he cannot come.

“The court has said that for the purpose of what we are doing that he should come over.”

Meanwhile, a Chief Operational Officer with the Lagos State Fire Service, Adebayo Musiliu, told the court on Friday that his observation revealed that the building did not collapse as a result of explosion.

Musiliu, who said he has 34 years of experience in rescue operation, insisted that there was nothing to suggest that the accident occurred as a result of explosion.

He said, “All the bodies recovered were not dismembered or burnt. There were also no scattered bricks. The floors and pillars were also not shattered; rather the six-storey collapsed on top of each other. The collapsed building did not depict any sign of explosion or implosion.”

Thursday, 23 October 2014

Photos: See what those dogs did to little Omonigho Abraham

This is the little boy that was attacked by two dogs at his home in Igando, Lagos on September 25th,the dogs literally ate his scalp. The police say they are waiting for court order before euthanizing the dogs. God give his parents strength

Yoruba group angry at Kwara governor

The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, a Yoruba a socio-cultural group operating in the western part of Nigeria, has threatened to carry out a protest to vote against the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state in 2015 for alleged disrespect for the traditional institution of the Yoruba people in the state.

The threat came Thursday from ARG Kwara. The body accused the administration of Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of disdain for rule of law in a petition served on the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs of state, Abdullahi Shaaba Umar, and the Speaker of the state legislature, Razak Atunwa.

The group is angry that the government’s recent grading exercise for traditional rulers ended up in what it called ethnic marginalisation of traditional rulers from the Yoruba speaking areas of the state.

The petition, also made available to P.M. NEWS, was signed by top members of the group including Asiwaju Joe Olarogun, Alhaji Saka Agboola Raji, and Baba Ba’ako.

“All the 70 chieftaincy stools graded by government were in Kwara South senatorial district,” the petition read. “Other memoranda from Yoruba rulers in Central and North districts were ignored because the two districts comprised the Ilorin Emirate.

“Six monarchs from Asa, Moro and Ilorin East Local Government Areas – Ohoro of Shao, Oba of Jebba, Alapado of Apado, Baale of Afon, Dado of Okeso, and Magaji Aare of Ilorin – submitted memoranda for the exercise but none was deemed qualified even though they all met the criteria set out in the advertisement,” the organisation said.

According to the ARG, the government’s insensitive act also negated historical and legal accounts in Kwara State.

“Historically, both Oba of Jebba and Ohoro of Shao were graded as Third Class chiefs in 1983 along with Elese of Igbaja (in Kwara South), which today is a First Class chief.

“Both rankings were inexplicably withdrawn in 1984 during the military regime. In 2003, late Governor Muhammed Lawal restored the rankings but Governor Bukola Saraki withdrew them again.

“A High Court judgment in January, 2014 on ‘The State vs Alhaji Abdulkadir Adebara’, ordered the restoration of Oba of Jebba as a graded chief and the payment in arrears of his entitlements for the eleven years that the suit lasted.

“The government only recently appealed this judgment; six months after the statutory 90 days for filing appeal have elapsed,” it said.

The petition further stressed: “similarly, there is a substantive High Court judgment in suit No KWS/231/89 delivered in 1997 to the effect that Moro is not part of the Ilorin Emirate.”

The group said the law, as in the two cases cited, clearly proves government’s insensitivity in allowing the emirate to use state apparatus to lord it over Yoruba communities.

It warned that the situation in Kwara State should not be allowed to degenerate into violence as the case was in Kaduna where peace remained elusive until Governor Ahmed Makarfi created a chiefdom for the Zango Kataf area.

The petition said the state government’s action was only aimed at propping up, for undue political gain, a long jettisoned emirate system, “which even at its bastion in Sokoto Caliphate, previous village/district heads are now First Class Emirs; ditto in Kaduna, Jigawa, Kano States.”

The group said the Yoruba communities will employ all democratic means to achieve justice if Governor Ahmed’s administration and the All Progressives Congress (APC) under Senator Bukola Saraki failed to address the grievances.

Dogs help arrest Nigerian man who jumped White House fence


A suspect who climbed over the White House fence Wednesday was nabbed by Secret Service agents and dogs, a spokesman for the elite agency said.
“At approximately 7:16 pm (1116 GMT), an individual climbed the north fence line of the White House,” the spokesman said.

“The individual was immediately taken into custody on the north lawn of the White House by Secret Service Uniformed Division K-9 teams and Uniformed Division Officers.”
The fence climber was identified as 23-year-old Dominic Adesanya from Marlyand, near the US capital, the spokesman said.
“Charges are pending. Adesanya was unarmed at the time of his arrest.”
Video on local media appeared to show a man being intercepted by officers before he had a chance to reach the White House.
“The subject is being transported to a local hospital for evaluation,” the Secret Service spokesman added.

Adesanya’s father later told ABC 2 that his son had been arrested at the White House before and that he wanted to speak to the president about how people were out to get him. The father said that the family had tried to get him help.
Adesanya’s last post to Instagram on Tuesday showed an I Voted sticker captioned ‘Voted for this B #ImpeachObama.’
Other photos show him in action for Stevenson University in track and field, or showing off his physique in shirtless selfies.
It was reported that Adesanya also seemed to have an obsession with the Rothschild family, in particular Nathaniel Philip Rothschild, the British-born Swiss financier.
On a LinkedIn page with zero connections, in place of a job title, he describes himself as an ‘American Slave’ and rants about the Rothschild banking family.
“Still waiting for Nathaniel Philip Rothschild and his father; Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild-4th Baron Rothschild to let me go,” his profile states.
On September 19, another man, Omar Gonzalez, jumped the White House fence and allegedly sprinted across the lawn and entered the building with a knife in his pocket.
Gonzalez has been indicted on two counts of “assaulting, resisting, or impeding” US Secret Service agents.
In jail since his arrest, Gonzalez is an Iraq veteran reportedly suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
He is accused of entering the main door of the White House after sprinting across the presidential mansion’s lawn. The president and his family had left the White House only a short time before.
This and other security lapses sparked withering criticism of the Secret Service and led to the resignation of the head of the elite presidential protection agency.

Iran offers nuclear technology to Nigeria

Iranian firms specialising in nuclear technology are prepared to offer Nigeria their expertise to help boost electricity supply in the country, the Iranian ambassador to Nigeria, Saeed Koozechi, said Wednesday.

“We (Iran) are using our nuclear programme to improve the power, health and agriculture sectors in the country,’’ Mr. Koozechi said on Wednesday in Abuja.
The envoy, who invited Nigeria to participate in an international exhibition on power scheduled to hold in Tehran, in November, said Iran also had invaluable experience in constructing power plants and transmission lines for electricity supply.
“The power sector is very important and it is the blood for the economy, without electricity it is impossible to create any investment or job,’’ he said.
Mr. Koozechi lamented the impact of extensive sanctions imposed on Iran by Western countries over the country’s nuclear programme, saying the action was having a crippling effect on Iran’s economy.
The envoy said the sanctions spearheaded by the United States and the European Union was not only affecting Iran’s economy, but also international trade relations and businesses, including trade with Nigeria.
According to the envoy, as a result of the sanctions, banks in Iran and Nigeria could not effectively conduct transactions on SWIFT, a financial-messaging service for most cross- border money transfers.
Iranian businesses, he said, had resorted to companies in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Turkey to bring in their products to Nigeria.
The ambassador, who gave annual trade figures between Nigeria and Iran at $50 million, described the volume of trade as low, considering the size of both economies, which could easily help increase the figure to about $500 million.
With Nigeria as the largest economy in Africa, and the continent’s most populous, he said this could provide Iran a huge opportunity and capacity for economic cooperation.
He condemned the “bad-face” given Iran by the Western media, saying this was another impediment to international trade with foreign nations, including Nigeria.
Mr. Koozechi said accusations that his country’s nuclear programme was about atomic bomb as alleged by the U.S. and its European allies were not true, pointing out that issue was well known as a completely peaceful programme.
“We have had more than 7,000 hour visits from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts to Iranian nuclear sites and they have not found anything that links our nuclear activities to atomic bomb,” he said. “This is a technical issue and it is within the framework of the IAEA, but some of the Western countries try to make it a political issue.”
He said the main aim of the Iranian nuclear issue was to create power (electricity), with one nuclear site in Tehran currently producing about 1,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity, while plans are on to establish 20 other nuclear power plants.
In 2013, the Middle East country produced 10 billion kilowatts of electricity from its nuclear power plant, saving over $1billion and equivalent of about 70 million barrels of crude oil for the country’s economy.
(NAN)

BREAKING: Boko Haram strike again, Kidnap 40 more young girls

Fresh reports filtering in from Adamawa State has it that another set of 40 girls have been abducted by the outlawed Islamic sect, Boko Haram.

The latest victims of the terror sect are different from the 60 women reportedly kidnapped from two towns in the state earlier in the week, where the militants now controls about three local government areas, sacking the council executives and workers.

With the recent development, Boko Haram members have successfully kidnapped over 100 young girls in 5 days days.

It can be recalled that early this year over 219 girls were kidnapped by the Islamic sect.

Bringing it to a total of over 319 girls reportedly kidnapped by the sect.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to donate $100m to tackle Ebola

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, 61, who is worth about $17billion, announced today October 23rd that he will donate $100 million to the fight against Ebola, which has killed thousands of people all around the world. This donation makes him the largest individual donor in the Ebola crisis so far.
"Everybody feels called sometimes to really pursue a certain thing that resonates with them, and this has resonated with me. We’re up against an extremely tough opponent here. The exponential nature of the growth of this disease is really a challenge - we’ve already seen in the U.S. where one case quickly became two.” Allen told NY Times

Check out this throw back pic of President Jonathan and Patience

This was their university days...she was a student, he was a lecturer.But the story has changed now, what is your view?

Marriage is all about Unending Love

What is your comment?

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

NYSC N4,000 call-up fee optional, DG tells Reps

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig-General Johnson Olawumi, told the House of Representatives on Wednesday that the controversial N4,000 charged corps members for call-up letters would remain optional.‎ 

He said the fee was strictly for the printing of the letters and not for accessing the online portal of the agency. 


Speaking at the hearing of a petition on the matter by the House Committee on Public Petitions, the DG claimed that the agency opted for the online portal owing to growing cases of fake call-up letters flooding the society. 


Olawumi told the committee that the policy resulted from a Private Public Partnership which started in 2013 after Sigma, the partner, emerged as the preferred bidder from a list of 49 firms. 

The DG explained, "Corps members are supposed to pay more than N4,000 and we want the process to be optional. "It is an optional thing and the process will remain optional as far as the agreement subsists with Sigma. 

     "Even if the price crashes to N100, it will continue to remain optional." 
He added that at the close of portal, 124, 831 corps members had registered online. However, he stated that only 23, 211 paid for the printing of the letters. 
But, a group, Say No Campaign, which led the protest against the fee, insisted that there was no justification for the it.

AWC: Super Falcons beat South Africa, qualify for final

Nigeria's Super Falcons beat South Africa's Banyana Banyana 2-1 on Wednesday in Windhoek, Namibia, to qualify for the final of the 9th African Women Championship.

In the semi final match played at the Sam Nujoma Stadium, Asisat Oshoala scored twice in the first half to keep the six times African champions in the driving seat.

The star player of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in August opened scoring in the 38th minute after a great run and a shot helped in by a defender.

Six minutes later, the most impressive player at the youth championship in Canada ensured her team would be making a return to Canada in June with the second goal.

South Africa came back into the game in the 68th minute after a disputed goal halved Nigeria's lead, even though it was not just enough as the Falcons hung on.

The Nigerian side thus kept up the record of qualifying for every FIFA Women's World Cup since 1991, a record matched only by Brazil, Germany, Norway, Sweden and the U.S.

The Falcons had qualified for the maiden event in China in 1991, Sweden in 1995, the U.S. in 1999 and 2003, China in 2007 and Germany in 2011.

Nigeria will meet the winners of the other semi-final fixture between Cameroon and Cote D'Ivoire for a chance to win the AWC title a record seventh time on Saturday.

Liverpool out-classed by Ronaldo, Benzema fire-power

Cristiano Ronaldo inspired a Real Madrid masterclass and closed in on the Champions League goalscoring record as the holders thrashed Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Wednesday.
Ronaldo maintained his majestic start to the season with a dazzling display capped by the predatory opening goal that took him to within one of Champions League record goalscorer Raul’s total of 71.
The Portugal forward has now scored 20 times in all competitions this season and, with Liverpool reeling from his brilliant blast, France striker Karim Benzema then struck twice to kill off the Group B clash before half-time.

Real’s victory leaves the 10-time European champions top of Group B with maximum points from their three fixtures, while Liverpool head to the Bernabeu for the rematch on November 4 knowing their hopes of progressing to the last 16 are hanging by a slender thread after successive defeats.
“It was special, my first goal at Anfield and I am very happy,” said Ronaldo.
“We knew that Anfield is a difficult place but we were fantastic in the first 45 minutes and we deserved to win.”
He added: “I’m not worried about the Champions League goalscoring record. I know I will beat it. Me and Lionel Messi are very close. The best thing is that the team has nine points.”
Carlo Ancelotti’s Real had won their last seven matches in all competitions, scoring 32 goals in the process, while Liverpool have spluttered for much of the season as they adapt to life without Luis Suarez.
Yet initially it seemed Rodgers’ side might be capable of putting Real on the back foot as the hosts made a turbo-charged start.
Raheem Sterling’s pace troubled Real early on and Steven Gerrard forced Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas into a fine save with a powerful low drive from 30 yards.
Liverpool were trying to knock their star-studded opponents out of their smooth-passing rhythm with a robust, high-tempo game-plan and Real midfielder James Rodriguez needed treatment after being cut above his eye — yet that would prove the only damage inflicted on the Spaniards.
Ronaldo had never scored at Anfield in his five appearances for Manchester United, but he needed only 23 minutes to break that barren run.
Seizing possession in a central area 25 yards from goal, Ronaldo moved the ball onto Rodriguez before sprinting into the penalty area to meet the Colombian’s chipped pass, which dropped perfectly over three Liverpool defenders, with a sublime finish as he held off Martin Skrtel to flick his shot past Simon Mignolet.

Graphic pics: Man cut into pieces at railway crossing line in Ibadan

This horrific scene happened around 5.30pm today at the railway crossing area in Bodija Ojurin in Ibadan. A man was found dead cut in two on the railway tracks. No one saw what happened, but they suspect he was crushed by a train. The pics are really graphic...will share one...but be warned, it's really graphic

Ebola drug trials to start in West Africa - WHO

Head of Health Information of WHO, Marie Kieny, said Ebola drug trials and collection of survivors’ blood for treating patients would get underway in West Africa within weeks.

Kieny said in Geneva on Wednesday that WHO and partner organisations were currently selecting treatment centres in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to conduct trials of experimental Ebola drugs.



Kieny said as advised by WHO and international experts, drug companies had been working to fast-track Ebola drugs and vaccines development by testing them directly in West Africa.

She said work was underway in Liberia to set up a blood collection centre for Ebola survivors in the coming weeks.

The officer said that at the centre blood would be processed into serum that would be eventually administered on infected patients.

Kieny said WHO’s partner organisations were also working to set up similar centres in Sierra Leone and Guinea, the two other countries worst affected by the Ebola Virus Disease.

She said, “So-called convalescent serum contains antibodies that can theoretically help a sick patient overcome the virus but the treatment is still being developed.

“This is a process that needs to take into account the safety of the donor as well as the safety of the recipient.”

Kieny stressed that there could be infection risks for other blood-borne illnesses, including hepatitis and HIV.

She said thousands of experimental vaccine doses would be ready by January for large scale testing in West Africa on health workers and possibly burial of staff and family members of patients.

(NAN)

Fayose seals Ekiti Speaker’s filling station

The confrontation between the Ekiti Governor, Ayodele Fayose, and the State House of Assembly is gathering momentum.

The Ekiti State Government on Tuesday sealed off four filling stations in Ado-Ekiti including T. Five Integrated Service Filling Station belonging to the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin.



According to a statement in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ayodele Fayose, Mr. Idowu Adelusi, the step was taken to prevent unimaginable fire accident with attendant fatalities.

“The owners of the affected petrol stations are to report to the Ministry of Housing, Physical Planning and Urban Development with letters of approval,” the statement said.

Reacting to the closure on Wednesday, the Speaker alleged that the Governor ordered the closure in order to intimidate and coerce him.

Omirin, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress, and Fayose of the Peoples Democratic Party are believed to be at loggerheads.

The Speaker in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media) Wole Olujobi, vowed not to “buckle under undue political pressure to abandon his party for the Peoples Democratic Party for selfish and pecuniary motives.”

Omirin claimed he fulfilled all necessary environmental laws in the location of the filling station and got necessary approval, wondering ‎why the governor would start victimising those who do not share his political belief.

The statement quoted the Speaker as saying that another Assembly member, Joseph Dele Olugbemi, ‎had told him two days after Fayose’s inauguration that he (the governor) had made up his mind to close his filling station over refusal to join PDP.

Olugbemi was among the six APC members that defected to PDP on the day of the inauguration.

Omirin had earlier promised the governor that the House of Assembly would work with him in the interest of Ekiti people, to deliver dividends of democracy.

“I called the governor to confirm what the honourable member told me about the plan to close my filling station. The governor denied any of such plan, swearing that he would not victimise any opponent.

“But only yesterday the governor ordered the closure of the filling station, citing environmental factor,” the Speaker explained.

‎Omirin said he had a background of political fidelity anchored on progressive democratic practice and so would not abandon principle in pursuit of selfish agenda diametrically opposed to the ethos of his political belief.

According to him, the present atmosphere in the state does not call for high-handedness and persecution against perceived opponents, but a collective pursuit of common goals to deliver good governance to Ekiti people.

He warned that attacks on the opponents, particularly the lawmakers, will only smear the relationship between the Executive and Legislature.

But Fayose’s media aide denied that the decision to seal off the Speaker’s filling station and others had any political undertone.

In a telephone chat with our correspondent, Adelusi maintained that, “Those filling stations sealed off by the Ministry of Physical and Urban Planning were because they contravened environmental laws.

“They are sited within residential areas. They are not supposed to be within the residential areas.

“They are not the only filling stations in the state capital. If they didn’t comply with the environmental laws, the law should take its course. It has no political undertone.

“Four filling stations were sealed off but it is an ongoing thing. The exercise will take place through out the state. It is to sanitise the state and prevent fire outbreak.”

Meanwhile, the Governor has approved the appointment of Mr. Samuel Adeyemi ( Shakila) as the Chairman, Ekiti State Petroleum Products Consumer Protection Agency.

The appointment takes immediate effect.

4 Things You Can Do To Prevent Cancer

Prevention is the most important cancer-fighting tool we have today, and there are many things an individual can do to help prevent cancer.

However, the main theme behind cancer prevention is maintaining a strong and healthy immune system, which can make you virtually impervious to any kind of cancer, including cancer of the chest. This can be accomplished in 4 distinct ways.

1. Nutrition

With 60% of all cancers being related to dietary factors, nutrition is the most important factor in any cancer-fighting regimen.

This means eating a largely local and organic diet consisting mainly of nutrient dense fruit (focus on low sugar) and vegetables, as well as soaked nuts and seeds, and gluten free grains. Animal products should be limited, with charred and cured meats being avoided as much as possible, especially for women who wish to decrease their risk of chest cancer.

In addition to that, be sure to focus on the following nutrients:
Beta Carotene (carrots, sweet potatoes, spinach, and most green, leafy vegetables)
Vitamin B6 (bananas, leafy, green vegetables, carrots, apples, sweet potatoes, and organ meats)
Vitamin C (camu camu, acerola cherry, guava, peppers, kale, citrus fruits)
Vitamin D (sunlight, fermented cod liver oil)
Vitamin E (dark green vegetables, almonds, eggs, avocado, liver)
Folic acid (beets, cabbage, dark leafy vegetables, eggs, citrus fruits)
Selenium (brazil nuts, seafood, sunflower seeds, beef, chicken, mushrooms)
Magnesium (pumpkin seeds, cacao, Brazil nuts, sesame seeds, almonds)
Zinc (dark leafy greens, nuts and seeds, fish, beans, rice, avocados, cacao)
Coenzyme Q10 (fish, grapeseed oil, sesame seeds, pistachios, walnuts, spinach)

In addition to that, be sure to take beneficial amounts of garlic, broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, flaxseed oil, hemp, sauerkraut, spices, and pure water. For all foods, the higher the antioxidant content, the better.

2. Avoid toxins

It is imperative that we stay away from carcinogenic chemicals and contaminants found in conventional household and garden products, personal care items, water, food, industrial machinery and their by-products, medications, and metal dental fillings. These multiple exposure points accumulate to the point that the immune system becomes severely stressed and cells start to become damaged, until eventually, cancer sets in.

3. Reduce exposure to EMFs

Both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have conducted studies that have shown that EMFs could be classified as a Class B carcinogen, so therefore, exposure should be reduced.

Always test for EMFs using a gauss meter, especially prior to moving into a new house, apartment, or office. Also avoid being in the proximity of power lines and generating stations. Limit your time near electronics (computers, cell phones) as much as possible, as well as heating pads, electric blankets, and beds that plug into the wall.

When avoiding close proximity to EMFs is impossible, consider grounding technology to offset the harmful effects.

4. Reduce stress

Stress is known to suppress immune system function, and a compromised immune system can pave the way to various forms of cancer. In fact, many physicians now believe that treating an individual’s mental and emotional states is as important as treating the cancerous tumors themselves.

David Spiegel, M.D., a psychiatrist at Stanford University, demonstrated that women with chest cancer who participated in a weekly support group lived twice as long as those who did not. This clearly illustrates the importance of deeper relationships, and how they could be effective in reducing your chances of getting cancer altogether.

This is why lifestyle needs to be examined closely, including relationships at work, home, and in various social settings.

- See more at: http://newscrib.net/2014/10/4-things-you-can-do-to-prevent-cancer/#sthash.V7nut9QA.dpuf

Tuesday, 21 October 2014

Total's chairman/CEO Christophe de Margerie dies in plane crash

Christophe de Margerie, the Chairman and CEO of giant oil company, Total, died in plane crash last night October 20th in Russia. He was 63.

According to a statement released by airport authorities early this morning, de Margerie's private plane collided with a snowplow on the runway of Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow as it was accelerating for takeoff just a few minutes before midnight. They also said in the statement that the driver of the snowplow was intoxicated. The business jet's three crew members also died.

The chief executive who was based in Paris, France had gone t to Russia to attend a meeting of corporate executives with Prime Minister Dmitri A. Medvedev and was returning to Paris when the accident occurred. He is survived by a wife and children. May his soul rest in peace...amen.
Total released a statement on their website this morning, confirming his death. See below
Paris: Total confirms with deep regret and great sadness that Chairman and CEO Christophe de Margerie died just after 10pm (Paris time) on October 20 in a private plane crash at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, following a collision with a snow removal machine. Four people were found dead at the scene of the accident, including three crew member and Christophe de Margerie. The thoughts of the management and employees of the Group go out to Christophe de Margerie’s wife, children and loved ones as well as to the families of the three other victims.

Monday, 20 October 2014

Cardinal Onaiyekan Charges Governor Wada on Ogidi Road

Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has charged the Governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada, to take urgent steps to reconstruct the 18 kilometer Kabba-Ogidi-Ayere-Ondo State Boundary road.

Such a step, he said, would relieve the people of the affected communities of the great pains associated with commuting from one point to the other.

Onaiyekan, spoke at the funeral mass for the late Olujumu of Ijumu, Oba Jerome Ojo Sumanu held at the St Thomas Catholic Church, Ogidi-Ijumu, Kogi State at the weekend.

The road, built in the late 1950s by the colonial administration was part of the Trunk A Owo-Kabba road. It was contracted out for reconstruction by the administration of former Governor Ibrahim Idris but the contractor abandoned the project after collecting most of the contract sum from the state government.

While work on the first contract was still pending, the state government announced the re-award of the job for the sum of N200 million to another contractor who never showed up on the site.

As a result on the non-completion of the job, the road has been washed away by rains causing much agony to commuters who now spend an average of one hour on the road instead of the normal 15 minutes.

Cardinal Onaiyekan told the state Deputy Governor, Arc. Yomi Awoniyi who represented Governor Wada on the occasion that he believed Awoniyi must have felt the same pains he felt on the road.


He appealed for compassion on the part of the state governor to ameliorate the plight of the people of the affected communities.

Onaiyekan reminded the Governor that the state government kept its promise of rehabilitating a road in Kabba named after the Cardinal when he took up his new office and appealed to him to keep faith by rehabilitating the Kabba-Ogidi-Ayere-Ondo State Boundary road.

In his tribute, Wada praised the late Oba Jerome Sumanu for his patriotism, and courageous leadership.

He described the departed monarch as a humble man who led his people with utmost sense of responsibility and in the fear of God.

The President, Ogidi Development Union, Mr. Tunde Ipinmisho in his tribute described the late Oba Jerome Sumanu as a man with a rare passion for Ogidi-Ijumu, his place of birth.

He said the late monarch was sent by Ogidi to Iyara, the local government headquarters to ascend the rotational first class Olujumu throne at a most challenging time.

Ipinmisho said Ogidi-Ijumu was proud that Sumanu reigned as a good ambassador of Ogidi and that by his activities at Iyara; he brought great honour and glory to his home town.

He prayed that God would comfort the Sumanu family and Ijumuland as a whole.

Sunday, 19 October 2014

EBOLA: Liberia's President Writes Heartbreaking Letter To The World

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf wrote a heartbreaking letter to the world over the Ebola epidemic in her country. A letter which was broadcasted on the radio and transmitted worldwide, where she made it known sadly how, just like the Civil war the country faced that took away many of the citizens of the country, the Ebola Virus Disease has done much more.
Dear World,
In just over six months, Ebola has managed to bring my country to a standstill. We have lost over 2,000 Liberians. Some are children struck down in the prime of their youth. Some were fathers, mothers, brothers or best friends. Many were brave health workers that risked their lives to save others, or simply offer victims comfort in their final moments.
There is no coincidence Ebola has taken hold in three fragile states – Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea – all battling to overcome the effects of interconnected wars. In Liberia, our civil war ended only eleven years ago. It destroyed our public infrastructure, crushed our economy and led to an exodus of educated professionals. A country that had some 3,000 qualified doctors at the start of the war was dependent by its end on barely three dozen. In the last few years, Liberia was bouncing back. We realized there was a long way to go, but the future was looking bright.
Now Ebola threatens to erase that hard work. Our economy was set to be larger and stronger this year, offering more jobs to Liberians and raising living standards. Ebola is not just a health crisis – across West Africa, a generation of young people risk being lost to an economic catastrophe as harvests are missed, markets are shut and borders are closed.
The virus has been able to spread so rapidly because of the insufficient strength of the emergency, medical and military services that remain under-resourced and without the preparedness to confront such a challenge. This would have been the case whether the confrontation was with Ebola, another infectious disease, or a natural disaster.
But one thing is clear. This is a fight in which the whole world has a stake. This disease respects no borders. The damage it is causing in West Africa, whether in public health, the economy or within communities – is already reverberating throughout the region and across the world.
The international reaction to this crisis was initially inconsistent and lacking in clear direction or urgency. Now finally, the world has woken up. The community of nations has realized they cannot simply pull up the drawbridge and wish this situation away.
This fight requires a commitment from every nation that has the capacity to help – whether that is with emergency funds, medical supplies or clinical expertise.
I have every faith in our resilience as Liberians, and our capacity as global citizens, to face down this disease, beat it and rebuild. History has shown that when a people are at their darkest hour, humanity has an enviable ability to act with bravery, compassion and selflessness for the benefit of those most in need.
From governments to international organisations, financial institutions to NGOs, politicians to ordinary people on the street in any corner of the world, we all have a stake in the battle against Ebola. It is the duty of all of us, as global citizens, to send a message that we will not leave millions of West Africans to fend for themselves against an enemy that they do not know, and against whom they have little defence.
The time for talking or theorizing is over. Only concerted action will save my country, and our neighbours, from experiencing another national tragedy. The words of Henrik Ibsen have never been truer: “A thousand words leave not the same deep impression as does a single deed.
Yours sincerely,
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Ebola nurse William Pooley returns to Sierra Leone

William Pooley, the British nurse who contracted Ebola while volunteering in West Africa, has returned to Sierra Leone to resume his work.
He said there was a "real emergency" in the country and he was "delighted" to be back on the front line.
Mr Pooley will start work at a hospital in the Sierra Leonean capital, Freetown, on Monday.
He has previously spoken of the "horror and the misery" he witnessed in his first spell in the country.
While in the UK, the 29-year-old had said he was "impatient" to return to his work in Africa and would travel as soon as he had a new passport. His old one was incinerated when he was evacuated.
The nurse, from Eyke in Suffolk, was flown back to the UK by the RAF on 24 August and was taken to the UK's special isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital in London.
He was treated during the early stages of the infection, before the onset of internal or external bleeding.
Unlike many people in Africa he was given the experimental drug ZMapp, which seemed to lower levels of the virus in his body.
He has since made a full recovery and has donated his blood for medical research.
Mr Pooley said: "I would like to once again thank the team at the Royal Free Hospital and the RAF who provided me with such excellent treatment and support.
"But the real emergency is in West Africa, and the teams out there need all the support we can give them - I am now looking forward to getting back out there and doing all I can to prevent as many unnecessary deaths as possible."
More than 4,500 people have died in the Ebola outbreak, which is the largest in history
BBC

Pastor Adeboye talks about the time a WAEC official tried to seduce him

Speaking at the church recent convention, RCCG General Overseer, pastor E.A Adeboye revealed to his congregation a time when a female executive at the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, stalked him, followed him all the way to London where she tried to seduce him. He said;
"She said that God told her that I will be her husband. I rebuked and informed her that I am a happily married man with children. Undeterred even by the intervention of her husband and the Inspector General of Police (at that time), she stalked me to London. My threat to report her to London Police (when she phoned me) stopped her physical presence but she never stopped calling me.” Continue...
Pastor Adeboye shared the story to explain to the congregation the different kinds of temptation one can face,  physical, material and spiritual and that he was not left out. He said you can triumph over any difficulties by calling on the holy spirit
"Holy Spirit is the only yoke destroyer. There are certain forces or challenges of life that human beings cannot solve by their own efforts except through the help of the Holy Spirit.”

Saturday, 18 October 2014

Facebook’s ‘Safety Check’ lets friends know you’re OK when disaster hits

When a major disaster strikes, whether natural or man-made, many folk with loved ones in the affected area more often than not turn to social media to check that they’re OK.
With that in mind, Facebook on Wednesday rolled out Safety Check, a new tool that lets users in a disaster area quickly and easily send out notifications to let family and friends know they’re safe
So how does it work?
If a natural disaster strikes in your area, you’ll receive a notification from Facebook asking if you’re alright. Safety Check determines your location by looking at the place you’ve listed in your profile, your last location if you’ve opted in to Nearby Friends, or the area where you’re using the Internet.
If you’re safe, you simply hit the “I’m safe” button at which point a notification and News Feed story is fired off to your friends.
Using it the other way, if you have friends in a disaster zone and have Safety Check activated, you’ll receive their notification once they send it out. Click on the notification and you’ll be taken to a Safety Check bookmark where you’ll find any future updates from the same person.
The idea for Safety Check grew out of the Disaster Message Board created by Facebook engineers in Japan following the devastating quake and tsunami that hit the north-east of the country in 2011.
The disaster, which the Red Cross said affected an estimated 12.5 million people, provided developers and engineers with useful data on how people, including relief organizations and first responders, use the Web and social media in times of crisis. This research went toward the creation of Safety Check, a tool Facebook hopes users will find indispensable should they be unfortunate enough to be caught up in a calamitous event.
Safety Check is available now to all of Facebook’s 1.3 billion and works on Android, iOS, feature phones, and desktop.
Many tech firms have been looking at ways to help the population in times of crisis. Google, for example, launched Public Alerts in 2012, while Twitter rolled out Twitter Alerts a year later. The pair teamed up earlier this year to allow Google to automatically include tweets from disaster-hit areas into its own emergency service.
[Source: Facebook]

18 DSTV ERROR CODES AND HOW TO FIX THEM

Every DStv user at some point is bound to face one or two challenges with their Smartcard or Decoder. In case you are not aware, or you have been seeing some messages display on your screen but you do not know what they are exactly. They are called DStv error codes;  warning messages that are displayed on your TV set any time your DStv decoder or Smartcard malfunctions. Error codes are computer codes installed in the DStv to enable users to know the exact problem. When you see the error codes, you don’t have to panic. This post will tell what those error codes mean and how to remove them.
I found 18 error codes associated with either DStv decoder or the Smartcard and also how to fix them, as at the time of publishing this post, so I decided to share them with you.  Below are the codes and how to fix/remove them.
*E04 – Please insert Smartcard: Your smartcard might have been inserted in the wrong slot or incorrectly.
==>Solution:  Wipe the Smartcard with a soft dry cloth and re-insert. If message reappears, reboot your decoder. If problem persists then the decoder and/or the Smartcard might be damaged and must be tested, visit any DStv office close to you.
*E05 – Unknown Card: The incorrect Smartcard is inserted or the Smartcard might have collected dust or has been inserted incorrectly.
==>Solution: Remove the Smartcard, ensure that it is free of dust and re-insert it with the chip facing downwards and the arrows facing the decoder. Reboot the decoder.
*E07 – Checking Smartcard: The decoder is checking the Smartcard.
==>Solution: If the message does not dis-appear after 30 seconds remove the Smartcard, wait for the error code then re-insert the Smartcard. If E07reappears, reboot your decoder. If E07 reappears again, the decoder/Smartcard might be damaged and should be brought in for testing. Visit any DStv office close to you.
*E08 – CA Module failure: The Control Access module is malfunctioning.
==>Solution: Please visit any DStv office close to you and have your decoder tested.
*E14 – Service is currently scrambled: Transmission might be temporarily suspended.
==>Solution: Tune to another channel and back again. If the E14 message reappears, reboot your decoder. If the E14 message reappears again, Visit any DStv office close to you.
*E37 –Your decoder might be in the incorrect bouquet selection. This error appears on all the channels.
==>Solution:  Press the TV button on the remote control, scroll up to ‘DStv bouquet’ and press the OK button
*E16 - Service is currently scrambled: Transmission might be temporarily suspended.
==>Solution: Check that there are no outstanding payments on your account. If your account is not suspended, then click on My Account to clear the error code or clear it using the form on the right on the DStv Website. At the end of this post I will show you how to clear this error code online.
*E17 – Service is currently scrambled: Transmission has been scrambled.
==>Solution: Reboot your decoder. If the error code E17 re-appears use the form on the right on the DStv Website to clear the code or call your local MultiChoice Contact Centre.
*E18 – Unknown Smartcard: The incorrect Smartcard is inserted or the Smartcard might have been inserted incorrectly or has collected dust.
==>Solution: Remove the Smartcard, ensure that it is free of dust and re-insert it with the chip facing downwards and the arrow facing the decoder, then reboot the decoder.
*E19 – Service is currently scrambled: Your subscription might have expired.
==>Solution:  Renew your subscription or call your local MultiChoice Contact Centre
*E30 – Service is currently scrambled: Transmission might be temporarily suspended.
==>Solution: Check that there are no outstanding payments on your account. The service needs to be reset from MultiChoice. Call your local MultiChoice Contact Centre
*E32 – Service is currently scrambled: Your Smartcard is not switched on or activated.
==>Solution: Check that there are no outstanding payments on your account. The service needs to be reset from MultiChoice. Call your local MultiChoice Contact Centre
*E34 – Service is currently scrambled: The signal is not being received.
==>Solution: Tune to another channel and back again. If the problem persists, reboot the decoder.
*E35 – Service is currently scrambled: Temporary failure in receiving transmission.
==>Solution: Tune to another channel and back again. If the problem persists, reboot your decoder.
*E37 – Service XX is reserved for future use: There is no service running on the selected channel number.
==>Solution: There is no service running on the selected channel number. An incorrect channel number was entered. Re-enter a correct channel number.
*E38 – Service is not currently running: The service is not running.
==>Solution: Consult the DSTV Guide for running hours of this service. This service might be reserved for future use. If the error appears often, reboot the decoder.
*E39 – Locating Service: The decoder is trying to locate the service.
==>Solution: Wait a couple of seconds until the service is located.
*E42 – Parental Control Lock: The channel/service/event has been blocked by parental control.
==>Solution:  Enter your PIN or call the nearest MultiChoice Contact Centre to you if you have forgotten your PIN.
*E45 – Service not authorized: The satellite dish is not receiving a signal. might be caused by bad weather – either where you live or where the signal originates from (Randburg, UK etc).
==>Solution: Your satellite dish installation may however, need checking.

Samsung will Update 13 Phones to Android KitKat 4.4.4 including Galaxy Note 2, Grand 2 and S4

Leaked document shows that Samsung will update or already updated 13 Galaxy devices to Android 4.4.4 KitKat. The devices which will get the update includes Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note 3 Neo, Galaxy S4 Mini Duos, Galaxy S4 Mini, Galaxy Grand 2 Duos, Galaxy Grand 2, Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy Note 2 LTE.
Samsung already updated Galaxy S5 and most Galaxy Note 3 variants to Android 4.4.4 KitKat
For many devices the update will happen sometime in November as Samsung is currently testing those. Here is the complete road-map of Android 4.4.4 KitKat update.
Galaxy S5 — SM-G900I: October
Galaxy S5 — SM-G900F: October
Galaxy Note 3 — SM-N900: October
Galaxy Note 3 LTE — SM-N9005: October
Galaxy S4 — GT-I9500: November
Galaxy S4 LTE — GT-I9505: November
Galaxy Note 3 Neo — SM-N750: November
Galaxy S4 Mini Duos — SM-I9192: November
Galaxy S4 Mini — SM-I9190: November
Galaxy Grand 2 Duos — SM-G7102: November
Galaxy Grand 2 — SM-G7105: November
Galaxy Note 2 — GT-N7100: November
Galaxy Note 2 LTE — GT-N7105: November