BUHARI ANGRY WITH CBN FOR ''RUTHLESS DEVALUATION OF THE NAIRA''

BUHARI ANGRY WITH CBN FOR ''RUTHLESS DEVALUATION OF THE NAIRA''

President Muhammadu Buhari is unhappy with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, over what he called ”the ruthless devaluation of the Naira.”While speaking at the Ramadan breaking of fast with members of the business community ,on Monday, the president condemned “the ruthless devaluation of naira,’’ saying that he was yet to be convinced about the economic benefits of the exercise.He said

“How much benefits have we derived from naira devaluation in the past?
“I don’t like the returns I get from the CBN because that coupled with the demand that let us devalue the naira. In August 1985, the naira was N1.3k to a dollar, now you need N300 or N350 to a dollar.“What do we derive from that, how much benefit can we derive from this ruthless devaluation of the naira?“I’m not an economist neither a businessman, I fail to appreciate the economic explanation.“What has happened to us now is that we have maneuvered ourselves into a mono-economy which led to the collapse we are seeing now.“A lot of responsibilities now fall on your shoulders. You have a lot of investments, a lot of people you employ,’’ he told the businessmen.

OLAJUMOKE STUNS WITH HER SHORT HAIR

OLAJUMOKE STUNS WITH HER SHORT HAIR

The breadseller turned model looks beautiful in this new photo.The short  hair suits her..

SAD PHOTOS OF A MALNOURISHED CHILD

SAD PHOTOS OF A MALNOURISHED CHILD

The person who shared it on Facebook claims this is a Nigerian family...

PHOTO:- 2 SUSPECTED CABLE THIEVES CAUGHT & TIED TO A TRANSFORMER FENCE IN GWAGWALADA, ABUJA

PHOTO:- 2 SUSPECTED CABLE THIEVES CAUGHT & TIED TO A TRANSFORMER FENCE IN GWAGWALADA, ABUJA

Angry mob last Wednesday, nabbed two suspected cable thieves and tied them to a transformer fence at Anagada village, Gwagwalada Area Council.

According to Daily Trust, a resident of the community identified as LLiyasu said the two suspects allegedly went to vandalize a newly installed transformer at the outskirts of the community but a security guard at the village primary school heard strange sounds from the direction of the transformer and raised alarm.

"That attracted the attention of some youth who ran after them. One of them was apprehended and taken to the chief’s palace. But luck ran out on the second one who came back the next day to carry the cables inside the sack when he was also nabbed and tied to the transformer fence together with the first one," he said.

The two suspects were later handed over to men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) at Gwagwalada.

EXPLAIN WHY YOU FROZE FAYOSE'S ACCOUNT, COURT ORDERS EFCC, ZENITH BANK

EXPLAIN WHY YOU FROZE FAYOSE'S ACCOUNT, COURT ORDERS EFCC, ZENITH BANK

Read the statement below...

The Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Zenith Bank plc to show cause why an Order Exparte to defreeze Governor Ayodele Fayose's accounts, filed yesterday to the court by the governor's legal team, should not be granted. The judge gave Monday July 4 for the anti-graft agency and Zenith bank Plc to appear in court with the said evidence.

Mr Mike Ozekhome (SAN), had through an exparte order deposed to on the 24th of June, 2016 by Bimpe Olatemiju sought a mandatory order de-freezing the accounts belonging and operated by him pending the determination of his interlocutory application. Joined in the suit are the EFCC (1st defendant) and Zenith bank (2nd defendant). The order was supported by 18-paragraph affidavit , a lone Exhibit, which was a letter issued to Governor Fayose by Zenith bank confirming that the EFCC actually placed a restriction order on the accounts and a written address .

He also sought the leave of the court for the service of the originating summons on the defendants in their various addresses outside the jurisdiction of the court as contained on the order papers, supported by 17-paragraph affidavit.

Ozekhome said the order was brought pursuant to order 26 rule 8(1) of the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rule 2009 and Section 44(1) of the 1999 constitution which gives the court the discretionary powers to adjudicate on such matter.

Citing the case of Abdulaziz Nyako Vs EFCC to buttress his position that the anti-graft agency has no power to freeze Fayose’s account without valid court order, Ozekhome added the action was a flagrant negation of the Section 308 of the constitution, which conferred absolute immunity on the government against civil and criminal procedure.

He said it was appalling that the EFCC could play ostrich to these valid constitutional requirements and took cognizance of the African Charters on Human and People’s Rights before taking the punitive stand against Fayose, adding that these infractions had rendered the action unconstitutional, wrongful , null and void .

Delivering his ruling, Justice Taiwo Taiwo, said that he quite understood that the applicant (Fayose) enjoys immunity and that the court can adjudicate on this matter as canvassed by the counsel to the plaintiff, but he pointed out that the relief he basically sought was a mandatory order of the court.

“I quite agree that the applicant has immunity pursuant to provisions of the constitution, but it is glaring that the application he is requesting for is a mandatory order to undo what had already been done and the court can’t abdicate its duty under this circumstance. I am of the opinion that this mandatory order is better granted with the interlocutory order being sought through an application pending before the court , because the applicant has filed all papers to this effect.

“I hereby ordered the 1st and 2nd respondents to appear before this honourable court on July 4, 2016 and show cause why the order should be refused. “This is not a refusal of the order, I have not refused it, but I only put it in abeyance which I said without prejudice to what will be the position of the respondents . “But a leave is granted for the service of the defendants with the originating summons in their respective addresses as contained on the order papers”, the Judge ruled. Describing the presiding judge as very at home with the law and a highly experience lawyer, Ozekhome said told newsmen that: "our motion was an exparte for the de-freezing and removal of restriction placed on citizen Ayodele Fayose 's two accounts with the Zenith Bank Plc.

“The bank claimed through a letter made available to our client that it acted on the instructions of the EFCC and we are here by way of originating summons to say that the EFCC has no powers, whether under the EFCC Act, money laundering Act, under the constitution or any other known law to freeze the accounts of a sitting governor who enjoys immunity under section 308 of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999as altered because that section makes it clear that for the time that person is in that office, the President, Vice-President, Governor and Deputy-Governor he enjoys absolute immunity from any civil or criminal procedure and that no court process can issue against such person. “So, EFCC could not have obtained an order Exparte to freeze his account, if they did that, it is illegal, null and void. It could also not have frozen his accounts without having an order Exparte, " he said.

Asked what would be the the legal team's next step should the EFCC fails to honour the court's order on Monday, July 4, Ozekhome said the government agency cannot dare a Federal High Court's order. In a related development, the same court today, vacated an Order of Exparte sought by the factional Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) allegedly loyal to Senator Buruji Kashamu restricting the executives of the party in Ekiti, loyal to governor Fayose, from parading themselves as authentic Excos of the party.

RED CROSS APOLOGIZE AFTER ''RACIST'' SWIMMING POOL POSTER ''PORTRAYING BLACK CHILDREN AS NOT COOL'' SPARKS TWITTER OUTRAGE

RED CROSS APOLOGIZE AFTER ''RACIST'' SWIMMING POOL POSTER ''PORTRAYING BLACK CHILDREN AS NOT COOL'' SPARKS TWITTER OUTRAGE  

 

The American Red Cross has apologized after a poster depicting pool safety rules was circulated on Twitter and slammed by users for being "super racist."

The poster, which shows a crowd of cartoon children committing an array of poolside do's and dont's, was spotted at the Salida Pool and Recreation Department in Salida, Colorado by a twitter user who uploaded the picture causing a lot of backlash. As you can see, it's only the black kids that are doing things that aren't cool in the pool ...

In a statement , the American Red Cross said: "The American Red Cross appreciates and is sensitive to the concerns raised regarding one of the water safety posters we produced.

"We deeply apologize for any misunderstanding, as it was absolutely not our intent to offend anyone.

"As one of the nation’s oldest and largest humanitarian organizations, we are committed to diversity and inclusion in all that we do, every day.

"To this end, we have removed the poster from our website and Swim App and have discontinued production.

"We have notified all of our partner aquatic facilities requesting they take down the poster."

"Our organization has emphasized to our partners and on social media that it was absolutely not our intent to offend anyone and apologized for this inadvertent action."

ALLEGED FALSIFICATION:- YOU LACK POWER TO SACK ME, IKPEAZU TELLS JUSTICE ABANG...YOU MISCONCEIVED THE CASE BEFORE, PDP TELLS JUDGE

ALLEGED FALSIFICATION:- YOU LACK POWER TO SACK ME, IKPEAZU TELLS JUSTICE ABANG...YOU MISCONCEIVED THE CASE BEFORE, PDP TELLS JUDGE

Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has filed an appeal against Monday's judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja which removed him from ‎office as governor over alleged falsification of tax receipts. The Governor, in a notice of appeal filed by Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, raised five grounds of appeal upon which he asked the Court of Appeal to set aside the judgment and orders of the high court.

The governor said that the Federal High Court lacked the power to order him to vacate the seat of Abia State Governor. The notice of appeal reads:

"The trial judge erred in law when he ordered as a consequential order that the appellant vacates his office‎ as the Governor of Abia state immediately when there was no jurisdiction in the Federal High Court to remove, vacate the occupier of the office of the governor of a state or order the removal of such officer after the unsuccessful challenge of the result of the election at the Tribunal and swearing in of the appellant as the governor."

The governor said that the only power, authority and order exercisable by the Federal High Court was to disqualify the candidate from contesting the election based on section 31(6) of the Electoral Act 2010.

Ikepazu also faulted the judge when he held that he did not pay his tax for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013, at when due, when he was a public officer whose tax deduction was under Pay As You Earn (PAYE) scheme where tax deductions were from the source of his monthly salary by the tax authorities who isssued all the tax receipts and certificates.

He also said that the Abia State Board of Internal Revenue Services that issued him with the tax certificates had not declared the certificates forged and that the trial court did not invite the issuing authorities to give evidence in the course of the trial.

Ikpeazu said that the plaintiff Dr Samson Uchechukwu Ogah was not a staff of the Abia Board of Internal Revenue and did not any staff of the board to testify ‎that the tax certificates were forged.

He accused the trial judge, Justice Okon Abang of violating his right to fair hearing by embarking on judicial investigation without giving him (Ikepazu) the opportunity to address the court on the issue.

The notice of appeal also states:

"The learned trial judge erred in law when he held that the appellant presented false information to the Independent National Electoral Commission by his ingenous meticulous study and investigation of documents filed in courts ‎in the recess of his chambers and thereby violated the right of the appellant to fair hearing."

The governor said that the judge had no duty to investigate the contents of documents dumped on the court in the recess of his chambers with a view to finding for the plaintiff.

"The decision of the judge which arose from the judicial investigation without opportunity to the appellant violated the appellant's right to fair hearing", the governor said.

Ikepazu also rejected the decision of the high court declaring him unqualified to be nominated as the primary election conducted by his party because false information was supplied to INEC‎.

According to him, INEC Form CF001 which the judge relied on was not one of the grounds of qualification to contest the primary election of PDP.

He said that the judge misconceived the presented by the parties and thereby arrived at a wrong conclusion which occasioned a grave miscarriage of justice. Meanwhile, the governor's party, the PDP has also rejected the judgment and filed a separate appeal.

The party‎ said that the trial court erred in law when it held that it had jurisdiction to hear the suit which was on whether section 24 (f) of the 1999 constitution was complied with.
It said:‎

"The honourable trial court misdirected itself when it construed the provisions of the PDP constitution to the detriment of the appellant without giving the appellant a chance to be heard and thereby occasioned miscarriage of justice."

In the particulars of the error, the appellant said Ukeagbara and Mba being "the 1st and 2nd respondents in the appeal did not pray the trial court to construe the provisions of the PDP constitution.

"No evidence was led that the said Uche Sampson Ogah participated in the 2015 Abia State gubernatorial elections yet the trial court declared him as winner of the said elections contrary to the express provisions of section 141 of the Electoral Act."

The PDP urged the Court of Appeal for "an order setting aside the judgment of the Federal High Court of Nigeria in suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/10862014 delivered on the 27th day of June, 2016."

Justice Okon Abang had ‎ on Monday ordered Ikpeazu’s removal from office for giving false information in the form submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission by the PDP, nominating him as its candidate for the April 11, 2015 governorship election.

In two separate judgments, Justice Abang ordered Ikpeazu to  vacate the office of the governor of Abia State.
The judge also directed INEC to issue a fresh Certificate of Return to the plaintiff in one of the two suits, Uche Ogah, who was the first runner-up in the governorship primary conducted by the PDP on December 8, 2014. He had ordered that Ogah’s full entitlements be restored to him as Governor of Abia State.

The judge made the orders after disqualifying Ikpeazu as the candidate of the PDP in the April 11, 2015, governorship election on the basis that he committed perjury by giving false information in the Form 8C001 and documents accompanying it, which he and the PDP submitted nominating him to INEC as the party’s governorship candidate.

DAPPER NEW PHOTOS OF NOLLYWOOD ACTOR DESMOND ELLIOT

DAPPER NEW PHOTOS OF NOLLYWOOD ACTOR DESMOND ELLIOT

Nollywood actor, director and Lagos State House of Assembly member, Desmond Elliot, in dapper new photos shared via IG. Another photo after the cut...

ALLEGED N4.9BN FRAUD: COURT REMANDS FEMI FANI-KAYODE, NENADI ESTHER USMAN IN PRISON

ALLEGED N4.9BN FRAUD: COURT REMANDS FEMI FANI-KAYODE, NENADI ESTHER USMAN IN PRISON

The EFCC today June 28, 2016 arraigned Former Minister of Aviation and spokesperson of PDP presidential campaign in the 2015 Election, Femi Fani-Kayode, along with Nenadi Esther Usman, a former Minister of Finance and Director of Finance PDP Presidential Campaign Organization, Danjuma Yusuf and Jointrust Dimensions Nigeria Limited before Justice M. Suleiman Hassan of the Federal High Court Lagos, on a 17-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, corruption and making cash payments exceeding the amount authorized by law.

The accused who were alleged to have illegally disbursed about N4.9 billion naira belonging to the Federal Government, pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred against them.

The Judge, Justice M. S. Hassan, however ordered that the defendants be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the case to July 1, 2016 for hearing of bail applications.

NIGERIA'S NUMBER 1 MALE BARBIE DOLL, OKUNEYE IDRIS, SHARES NEW PHOTOS

NIGERIA'S NUMBER 1 MALE BARBIE DOLL, OKUNEYE IDRIS, SHARES NEW PHOTOS

Beauty expert, Okuneye Idris, who refers to himself as the Number 1 male barbie in Nigeria, shared these new photos of himself on his IG page. Continue to see more photos...

 

MAN CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE OF HIS GRANDPARENTS,SISTER, NEPHEW & DOG AFTER SHOOTING THEM IN THE HEAD & SETTING THEM ON FIRE (PHOTOS)

MAN CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE OF HIS GRANDPARENTS,SISTER, NEPHEW & DOG AFTER SHOOTING THEM IN THE HEAD & SETTING THEM ON FIRE (PHOTOS)

A 24 year old Missouri man has been charged with 4 counts of homicide after killing his grand dad and mum, sister and 3 month old baby nephew by shooting them on the head and setting them on fire .

Grayden Denham of Edgerton in Platte County is accused of murdering his grandparents Russell Denham, 82, and Shirley Denham, 81, his sister Heather Ager, 32, her son, Mason Schiavoni, 3 months and a dog in a terrifying homicide case in February.

All the bodies were burning when firefighters arrived and had to put out the flames on each body, Platte County Sheriff Mark Owen said at a press conference on Monday.

"Upon further examination of the scene, the following details were revealed: Every victim had sustained one or more gunshot wounds. The canine had sustained gunshot wounds and every victim had been set on fire," Owen said.

Grayden's mother, Shelly Dunham, has said that her son did not kill his family members.

"I was blindsided by this," she told the Kansas City Star. "He's innocent until proven guilty."

Grayden Denham is also being charged with arson for setting fire to the home, as well as animal abuse and tampering with physical evidence.

After the deaths of the Denham family, Grayden Denham was initially not a suspect. He was charged with theft for taking his grandparents' car and fleeing to Arizona where police found him and arrested him while he was completely naked.

"A quadruple homicide is a very serious crime, and if we had the opportunity to allow 12 independent grand jurors to review that case, assist us in the investigation and ultimately determine what charges if any can be brought, in a very serious case we want to take that opportunity," Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd said. We had that opportunity in this case and that's what we decided in this case," he added.

Denham's attorney John P. O'Connor says he plans to plead not guilty to the charges

His sister with her son

His grandparents

ARGENTINA FOOTBALL LEGEND MARADONA PLEADS WITH LIONEL MESSI NOT TO RETIRE FROM INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

ARGENTINA FOOTBALL LEGEND MARADONA PLEADS WITH LIONEL MESSI NOT TO RETIRE FROM INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Argentina's greatest footballer of all time Diego Maradona has pleaded with country man and current Argentina captain Lionel Messi not to retire from International football following Argentina's Copa America Centenario final loss to Chile.

After losing his fourth final for his country - after the World Cup two years ago and the Copa America in 2007 and 2015 - an emotional Messi said: 'That's it. It's over for me with the national team. But Maradona has urged the Barcelona man to think carefully about his future.

'Messi has to stay in the national team. He will go to Russia in form to be world champion,' Maradona told Argentine daily La Nacion. He has to rely more on boys who can help take the team forward and less on those who say they have to go. Those who are saying he should quit are doing it so that we won't see what a disaster Argentine football has become.'

Messi's plan to retire comes as the Argentine Football Association (AFA) implodes after the AFA's presidential election was recently marred by controversy and uncertainty.

 Maradona added:

'I am very sorry and very angry with what is happening to Argentine football. We hit bottom, we reached the bottom.'

FAMOUS GHANAIAN BRIDE SHARES PHOTOS FROM HER TRADITIONAL WEDDING

FAMOUS GHANAIAN BRIDE SHARES PHOTOS FROM HER TRADITIONAL WEDDING

Mzznaki shared a photo from her traditional wedding to her beau, Kodjo Amoah last week. According to internet favourite bride, she will be posting more photos soon.

KATE HENSHAW ISSUES 48-HOUR ULTIMATUM TO ORGANIZERS OF AKPORORO'S SHOW TO STOP MAKING USE OF HER IMAGE FOR PUBLICITY

KATE HENSHAW ISSUES 48-HOUR ULTIMATUM TO ORGANIZERS OF  AKPORORO'S SHOW TO STOP MAKING USE OF HER IMAGE FOR PUBLICITY

Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw's name and image is reportedly being used to advertise comedian Akpororo's comedy show scheduled to hold next month. Kate took to Instagram today to issue a disclaimer, saying she was not contacted by the organizers for the event and her image being used was without her knowledge or consent. Sharing a notice from her management, she wrote,

"There is a thing called Respect in this industry. The sooner people recognise this..the better it will be for all. Do not take my smile and simplicity for stupidity! Notice of 48hrs is hereby given to the organisers to remove my name and image from all publicity associated with this event. Thank you."

AKPORO APOLOGIZES TO KATE HENSHAW FOR USING HER IMAGE & NAME TO PROMOTE HIS SHOW WITHOUT CONSENT

AKPORO APOLOGIZES TO KATE HENSHAW FOR USING HER IMAGE & NAME TO PROMOTE HIS SHOW WITHOUT CONSENT 

Actress Kate Henshaw today issued a 48hrs ultimatum to the organizers of comedian Akpororo's show after she discovered they were using her name & image to promote it without her knowledge or consent. Akpororo has now apologized. See the way he plugged in his show...lol

NIGERIAN DOCTORS REMOVED FIBROID WEIGHING 26KG FROM A WOMAN

NIGERIAN DOCTORS REMOVED FIBROID WEIGHING 26KG FROM A WOMAN

According to a post shared on Facebook by Abraham OC Ogolo, doctors at a Nigerian hospital removed a giant fibroid weighing 26kg from a woman's stomach. His post below:

"Doctors from Safe Hands Medicare Center Nigeria have removed this. According to the hospitals social media report, confirmatory results shows that the mass weighed 26kg in Histopathology lab and was a 32cm degenerating fibroid. This makes it the Largest ever mass to be removed from an individual in any part of the world.

Update: this surgery took place in 2014 in Nigeria...but still news to many..so continue reading...
the surgery was done without blood transfusion Access to good healthcare can make a difference. This is the reason I campaign vigorously for universal access to good quality healthcare. It is a common belief in Africa that a woman with a large mass such as this one may have been cursed by someone in her present or in her past life. Some unqualified personnel may even attempt to make incisions (cuts) with unsterilised blades or knives all over her abdomen. She may be given different substances to drink and eat in order to deflate the tummy. Wrong diagnosis can be done in the absence of diagnostic equipments. This is the reason many still die in developing countries" 

BANKY W'S EPIC RESPONSE TO TROLL ON TWITTER

BANKY W'S EPIC RESPONSE TO TROLL ON TWITTER

 

 Lol. Well said, Banky!

21-YEAR OLD STUDENT MAKES HISTORY AT COVENANT UNIVERSITY

21-YEAR OLD STUDENT MAKES HISTORY AT COVENANT UNIVERSITY

This 21-year-old guy, Winner Deji-Folutile, has been announced as the best graduating student of Covenant University with a 4.972 CGPA in Architecture, the first Architecture student to so emerge in the university's 14 years' history. The worst results he ever got were two Bs. He scored As in all other courses.

Winner is also the university’s student council chairman and his set’s valedictorian. He also had the best result in WASSCE and NECO when he graduated from secondary school (Faith Academy, Ota). He also had the third best result in NECO in Ogun State in 2012.

Kudos to him! Academic excellence is always worthy of celebration.

PHOTOS:- 10 DEAD AFTER EXPLOSIONS & GUNFIRE AT ATATURK INTL. AIRPORT IN ISTANBUL, ISIS CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY

PHOTOS:- 10 DEAD AFTER EXPLOSIONS & GUNFIRE AT ATATURK INTL. AIRPORT IN ISTANBUL, ISIS CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY

At least 10 people have been confirmed dead while over 40 were seriously injured after ISIS militants attacked Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey this evening. The airport officials say two suspects blew themselves up before passing through the x-ray security checkpoint at the airport after shots were fired by police officers to neutralize them.

Gunshots were heard in the airport car park, video footage shows people running for cover inside the terminal building. Meanwhile ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack.

SEE THE MANY SAD FACES OF WAYNE ROONEY'S KAI AFTER ENGLAND LOSE TO ICELAND

SEE THE MANY SAD FACES OF WAYNE ROONEY'S KAI AFTER ENGLAND LOSE TO ICELAND

It was not a good day for soccer loving England fans the world over when England shockingly lost to football minnows Iceland in the last 16 of Euro 2016. Wayne Rooney's son, Kai, who was with his mum, Coleen in the stands couldn't contain his emotions and let it all out. More photos of the cutie after the cut.