FG IS OWING NATIONAL CONFAB DELEGATES 5 WEEKS ALLOWANCES.

Numerous delegates at the ongoing National Conference in Abuja say their activities are gradually grinding to a halt because the Federal Government had failed to pay their allowances. Some of the delegates said they had been thrown out of their hotels because, with their allowances unpaid, they could not afford to pay their lodging bills.

A delegate who asked for anonymity stated that he had packed out of his hotel room. “I have not been paid, so where will I find the money to pay the hotel?” the delegate stated. He added that he had moved into a friend’s apartment in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.

GREED & SELF CENTREDNESS IN LEADERSHIP - THE AKPABIO EXAMPLE.

There is a growing penchant for greed and self-centredness in leadership as Nigeria enters her 16th year of unbroken democratic odyssey. 

This acquisitive tendency of high profile public officials is demonstrated in the new pension bill passed last week by the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly. Known as the Akwa Ibom State Governors and Deputy Governors Pension Law 2014, it provides a total of about N200 million annually, for life, as pension and gratuity for a former governor and his spouse. It also provides generous pension and gratuity for past deputy governors and their spouses for life.

Even at face value, the new law, which also covers all elected former governors of Akwa Ibom origin who served in the old Cross River State, is highly irresponsible. It is an anti-people law that should be discarded.

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POLICE BANS #BRINGBACKOURGIRLS PROTEST IN ABUJA

The Commissioner of Police in Abuja, Joseph Mbu, on Monday said protests demanding the rescue of over 250 girls kidnapped in Chibok, Borno State, pose a serious security threat.

Mr. Mbu, known to violently crack down on protesters including students and lecturers of higher institutions, announced the ban at a news conference in Abuja. “Protests on the Chibok girls are hereby banned with immediate effect,” Mr. Mbu said.

He said information at his disposal indicates that “dangerous elements” are about to hijack the protest, citing the emergence of rival group, “Release Our Girls”, that attacked the members of the Abuja #BringBackOurGirls campaign, breaking bottles on their heads, and destroying cameras of journalists.

#UNIJOS7 - A COMMUNION SHATTERED BY BOMB.

For Michael Ogbole, Doris Udegbunam, Wingak Monday, Millicent Yusuf, Vivian Obilo, Lydia Komolafe and Francisca Nwafor, who died in the bomb blast at the Terminus Market, Jos, Plateau State, on May 20, 2014, stories of their journey of life will for long draw emotions.

Theirs was a life bound by fate and faith. First, they were all final year medical laboratory science students of the University of Jos. Second, they were all Christians. Third, their stories are that of shattered dreams and unfulfilled ambition.

For the seven, Tuesday, May 20 might have started like any other. They had all left their homes and hostels, as they had done for five years. They had played, read and studied together.

BOKO HARAM KILLS NINE DURING CHURCH SERVICE IN BORNO.

Suspected members of Boko Haram on Sunday stormed a church in Attagara, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State and killed nine worshippers.

The attack which occurred barely 48 hours after the murder of the Emir of Gwoza , Alhaji Idrissa Timta, by the sect in a highway ambush, brought the service to an abrupt end.

It was gathered on Monday in Maiduguri that the insurgents arrived at the EYN Church and opened fire on worshippers at about 9.30am.

FANI KAYODE DUMPS APC FOR PDP.

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has dumped the All Progressives Congress for the Peoples Democratic Party, accusing the party of having an Islamic agenda and being intolerant.

Fani-Kayode, who spoke on Monday, said that the leadership of the APC was insincere.

A statement by the former minister described the spokesperson for the party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, as a liar for allegedly saying that he (Fani-Kayode) never joined the party.

NIGERIA NAMES WORLD CUP SQUAD.

There were no surprises as Keshi announced the 23 Men who will attempt to make the nation proud at the World Cup holding in Brazil in few days.

Goalkeepers

Vincent Enyeama, Austin Ejide, Chigozie Agbim

Defenders

 Joseph Yobo, Elderson Echiejile, Juwon Oshaniwa, Godfrey Oboabona, Azubuike Egwuekwe, Kenneth Omeruo, Efe Ambrose, Kunle Odunlami

Midfielders 

John Mikel Obi, Ogenyi Onazi, Ramon Azeez, Michael Uchebo, Reuben Gabriel

Strikers

 Osaze Odemwingie, Ahmed Musa, Shola Ameobi, Emmanuel Emenike, Babatunde Michael, Victor Moses, Uche Nwofor

LAMPARD CONFIRMS CHELSEA EXIT AFTER 13 YEARS

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has confirmed he will leave the club this summer after 13 years at Stamford Bridge.

The England international made 648 apperances for the Blues after moving from West Ham United in 2001, scoring a club record 211 goals, but manager Jose Mourinho has chosen not to offer the veteran a new deal.

At 35, Lampard struggled to hold down a regular place in Mourinho's line-up during the 2013-14 campaign, making just 20 starts, and though he is hinted at retiring after the World Cup, rumours persist that he will move to the MLS.

CHRIS BROWN RELEASED FROM JAIL BUT.......................

Despite being sentenced on May 9 to 131 days in jail, TMZ reports that Chris Brown was sprung around midnight after serving 108 days.

Breezy was actually sentenced to a year behind bars, but got credit for 116 days he spent in rehab, and another 59 days behind bars.

Brown was thrown back behind bars because a judge ruled that Brown had violated his probation in the Rihanna case. He could have been sentenced to as much as four years.

Brown still has his D.C. assault trial looming. That should begin in the next few months.

THE UNTOLD STORY ABOUT THE MURDER OF 20-YR-OLD NIGERIAN STUDENT IN SOUTH AFRICA - #JUSTICEFORNAIZIEVAH

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The news of the mysterious death of Naizi Evah, a 20-yr-old Nigerian lady studying in South Africa broke sometimes ago and nobody has been charged or held responsible for her death yet. 

Initial reports indicates that she was in an abusive relationship with an unnamed Zimbabwean who was arrested then released when there was no direct evidence linking him to her murder.

I got this mail from one of her friends who provided exclusive details of events prior to her death. 

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(PICTURES) WONDERS AS BRIDE DRAGS NEW BORN BABY DOWN THE AISLE BY STRAPPING HER TO HER WEDDING DRESS.

A Tennessee bride has defended her curious decision to strap her newborn daughter into the train of her wedding dress as she walked down the aisle, saying the baby was 'awake and well-secured' and that she was 'covered by Christ'.

Shona Carter-Brooks has been attacked online for the bizarre bridal party moment following her marriage to Johnathan Brooks in Ripley last month,  with some commentators arguing she should be reported to child protection services.

The couple, who live in Jackson, just outside of Nashville, are believed to have only welcomed their little girl, Aubrey, one month before the ceremony.

AC MILAN OFFERS MARIO BALOTELLI TO ARSENAL FOR £30M.

Arsenal have been offered the chance to bring Mario Balotelli back to England. 

AC Milan are prepared to sell the 23-year-old to fund an overhaul of their squad and want around £30million.

Balotelli has scored 30 goals in 54 games for Milan but the fallen Italian giants are strapped for cash and are struggling to finance even smaller deals such as Adel Taarabt’s £5m move from QPR.

Milan have grown increasingly frustrated at Balotelli’s erratic behaviour, the kind that infuriated players and staff alike at Manchester City, with his mood swings evident during TV interviews and touchline strops.

SUDAN MAY STILL EXECUTE DOCTOR WHO REFUSED TO RENOUNCE CHRISTIANITY DESPITE PROMISES OF HER RELEASE.

The family of the Christian mother-of-two on death row in Sudan have angrily accused the country's government of 'saying one thing and doing something else' as hopes for her release fade.

Relatives of Meriam Ibrahim told MailOnline that they were 'frustrated and worried' that she had not been let go - despite the Sudanese foreign ministry undersecretary Abdallah Alazrag promising her freedom.

Gabriel Wani, Meriam's brother-in-law, said they were already so disillusioned that they would only believe the promises when she was actually released.

Meriam, 27, a doctor, has been in jail in the Sudanese capital Khartoum since September and was sentenced to death for apostasy and adultery by the country’s strict Islamic courts.

JONATHAN HANDLED BOKO HARAM CARELESSLY - OBASANJO

After weeks of what appeared to be an undeclared truce, former President Olusegun Obasanjo continued his verbal assault on President Goodluck Jonathan and his government, when he admitted in an interview aired on the Bloomberg Television Africa that he was disappointed in the government, noting that the president had not performed to his expectation. 

Chief Obasanjo, who fielded questions from Ijeoma Ndukwe, did not hide his disavowal of the government, especially the  lackadaisical manner, he believed President Jonathan handled the Boko Haram issue.

According to him, he had made intervention three years ago by visiting Borno State shortly after the sect bombed the United Nations building in Abuja, which he said was rebuffed by the government. He stated that if the government had acted on his recommendations, the Boko Haram menace would have ended.

BLESSING OKAGBARE SETS NEW PERSONAL BEST IN 200M EVENT.

Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare has again upped the mark after posting an impressive new personal best time of (22.23)secs achieved in the 200m event of the IAAF Diamond League held in Eugene, United States, late Saturday night.

Okagbare’s new personal best time could however only see her finish in second place as relatively unknown American sprinter, Tori Bowie, took the top spot in the women’s 200m event in a world leading time of 22.18, ahead of the well known stars on parade.

Okagbare’s former personal best time in the 200m event was 22.31, which she achieved in April 2013 at a Meet in Walnut, California.

AS GREEDY AS GOVERNOR AKPABIO.

Akwa Ibom (AI) State Governor, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, plans to be a Senator by this time next year.

The constitution bars governors from a third term in office, and a Senate seat has become the political destination of choice for graduates of that office.

That Mr. Akpabio will get his wish is hardly in doubt; an outgoing governor is rarely troubled by another contestant or the electoral commission if he wants such an office. 

JONATHAN MUST OVERHAUL MILITARY STRATEGY IN THE WAR AGAINST TERROR.

After much filibustering at the Senate, President Goodluck Jonathan’s request to extend the one-year-old state of emergency in the three states of the North-East by another six months was recently approved. A year ago, this sense of urgency was motivated by the desire to give maximum military response to Boko Haram’s relentless killing of Nigerians at motor parks, markets, schools, churches and mosques through bombings and gun attacks.

To strengthen military operations in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, the Federal Government, early this year, set up a new division of the Nigerian Army (7th Division) in Maiduguri. The latest official report puts the number of soldiers on the ground in Borno State at 20,000. But despite this increased military presence, these mindless insurgents have continued their killing spree with benumbing ease. Their strike at a military base and a police station last Monday in Borno and Yobe states left about 40 officers dead. It seems that there is more to their audacity than meets the eye. Therefore, an overhaul of our military response to the crisis has become acute.

BOKO HARAM STRIKES AGAIN AS 60 PERISH IN ADAMAWA BOMB BLAST

The dreaded terror sect, Boko Haram struck in the northern state of Adamawa despite the state of emergency in place killing about sity people. 

According to SaharaReporters, terrorists belonging to the extreme Islamist group, Boko Haram, on sunday bombed a bar and brothel located near a major military base in Mubi, Adamawa State. Preliminary reports disclosed that at least sixty people died in the attack at the location popularly known as "Kabang".

Two security sources in the area told said that a horrendous explosion rocked the bar and brothel which usually teems with civilian and military patrons. The explosion happened close to 6 pm. Nigerian time, both sources said. One of our sources said none of the casualties was a soldier, but the other stated that it was too early to determine whether any of the dead were soldiers.

FIVE MEN GANG-RAPED THEN HANGED TWO TEENAGE GIRLS IN INDIA.

Who will purge out the curse of RAPE from India??? This question seeks immediate and effective answers as young ladies who are usually the victims of this act live in fear daily.

According to Reuters, Indian police have arrested one man and are looking for four other suspects after two teenage girls were gang-raped and then hanged from a tree in a village in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday.

The two cousins, who were from a low-caste Dalit community and aged 14 and 15, went missing from their village home in Uttar Pradesh's Budaun district when they went out to go to the toilet on Tuesday evening.

The following morning, villagers found the bodies of the two teenagers hanging from a mango tree in a nearby orchard.