N500 million Campaign Fund Stolen In Abuja

In an economy with about 40 million youths roaming the streets in search of elusive jobs, a governorship candidate in Katsina State, (names withheld by us) has lost a whooping N500 million campaign fund to one of his aides.

Saturday Sun gathered that the candidate who until last December was a prominent leader of the rul­ing Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state is currently vying for the governorship seat on the platform of the newly registered political parties.

Trouble began for the politician who represented a Katsina senato­rial district in the upper chamber of the National Assembly between 2007 and 2011, when he alerted his account officer at a branch of a new generation bank located along Gana street, Maitaima area of Abuja that some huge transfer will hit his ac­count.

Nigerian Bloggers Gross Disrespect For The Dead

I was shocked, appalled and irritated by the total lack of respect for the dead by our so called bloggers whom have sold their souls because of money and traffic. Immediately after the robbery at Lekki took place, images of the dead victims were already being uploaded on the blogs without considering the fact that family members may have not been notified and some of them may stumble upon images of dead relatives online. Blogging have also degenerated into uploading images of road traffic accidents victims. Dear blogger, warnings of "Graphic Images" and "Viewer Discretion" is not sufficient. DO NOT POST such images as such postings equates you to the likes of Boko Haram and ISIS. Imagine how gruesome it will be if CNN decides to post all graphic images captured during coverage of conflict zones.
Before uploading a picture, think about how you will feel if images of your dead family members are uploaded online for the world to see. Also ask yourself if that's how you want a loved one to be remembered.

Boko Haram Isis Deal - Shekau No Longer In Charge?

Boko Haram, as they are known, seem to have had a long disagreement within the Jihadi movements in Africa about Abubakar Shekau’s depth of knowledge. Many of the Jihadis, especially students of late Mohammed Yusuf, Shekau’s precursor, were reported to have opted out of the movement on account of his hastiness. Some of these erstwhile members of the sect are reported to be currently fighting alongside with the Islamic State (IS) in Libya, or in other turfs — in their new obsession of dying as martyrs instead of co-existing in a multicultural society.

Boko Haram’s widely reported allegiance (or Bay’ah) to the Islamic State is said to be the result of a long drawn deliberation within and outside the group on its ideology. “The sect has expressed support to IS in the past but not Bay’ah in this formal sense, as Islam prescribed,” says a source with links to the insurgents in Nigeria. According to this insurgent, it is not a question of IS accepting their overtures or not “as long as Muslims pledged allegiance to a leader, he must accept it. In fact, it was long overdue.” What this also means is Abubakar Bagdadi will henceforth take decision for the insurgents. “Shekau’s self-governance has ended on Saturday, the 7th of March 2015,” said the insurgent.

High School Year Book Of Famous Black Celebrities

Found this on the internet. Some of these celebs looked cute while some would prefer these pictures were never found. Hehe. Diddy didn't change much. Still the stunter!

Morocco Says FG Lied Against Leader, Recalls Ambassador From Nigeria

Diplomatic relationship between Nigeria and Morocco worsened Tuesday as the North African country announced the immediate recall of its ambassador from Abuja, following a statement by the Nigerian government that the Moroccan monarch did not snub President Goodluck Jonathan as widely reported last week.

King Mohammed VI turned down a request by Mr. Jonathan for a telephone conversation and possibly, an invitation to Nigeria, describing the move as “inappropriate”.

The Moroccan Foreign Ministry said the request was a devious move by Mr. Jonathan to curry electoral favour than a genuine diplomatic move.

“The request by Nigerian authorities for a phone conversation between HM King Mohammed VI and Nigerian President was refused by the Monarch who deemed it inappropriate on grounds of the upcoming elections in Nigeria,” the statement, issued last week, read.

Chelsea Crashes Out of Champions League

Chelsea crashed out of the Champions League on a stormy night at Stamford Bridge as Paris St-Germain reached the last eight on away goals after extra time.

PSG came from behind twice to take revenge for last season's quarter-final exit at the hands of Chelsea - showing great character to play for the last hour of normal time and the added 30 minutes without talisman Zlatan Ibrahimovic after he had been sent off for a foul on Oscar.

In an ugly eyesore of a match punctuated by fouls and contentious incidents, Gary Cahill's late goal looked to be sending Chelsea through until their former defender David Luiz thumped home a header to send this last-16 tie into extra time.

Court Sentences Former Ivory Coast First Lady to 20 Years In Prison

A court in Ivory Coast on Tuesday sentenced former first lady Simone Gbagbo to a 20-year prison term on charges of “undermining state security” during post-election violence in 2010-2011 that left nearly 3,000 dead. The wife of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo was also accused of “disturbing public order” and “organising armed gangs” after her husband and his supporters rejected results of the December 2010 presidential elections showing rival Alassane Ouattara had won the contest.

simeone-gbagboThe court “unanimously” condemned her to 20 years in jail, court president Tahirou Dembele said in a statement Tuesday. Gbagbo’s face hardened as the verdict was read. She was “a little affected” by the sentence, her lawyer Me Rodrigue Dadje told newsmen.

“I am ashamed of Ivorian justice,” he said, adding that they would appeal the sentence. “We showed that impunity in Ivory Coast must not continue,” said state prosecutor Soungalo Coulibaly.

Laurent Gbagbo’s son Michel, a French-born dual national from a previous marriage, was also sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the violence