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- Lagos to install 10,000 CCTV cameras across the state
- President Buhari, the media chat & the words of a Tyrant - FFK
- Kylie Jenner stars in new raunchy shoot
- Dele Momodu finally responds to Davido's latest allegations against Sophie Momodu
- Khloe Kardashian stuns on the cover of New Beauty
- Happy family! Mikel Obi shares family moment with his children and girlfriend
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- Graphic: 7 killed in auto crash along Shagamu-Ijebu Ode expressway
- Photos: Conjoined twins born in Ganjuwa, Bauchi State
- Country singer Craig Strickland found dead a week after he went missing
- Choi! See what this woman did to her husband's mistress
- Future comes Ciara on Twitter...
- Photos from Flavour's manager Benjamin 's white wedding
- Choi! Vehicle parked close to a heap of rubbish burnt alongside it in Yenagoa (photo)
- Cameroonian boy who disguised as a female apprehended and made to strip (photos)
- Ali Baba and wife spotted at 2face Idibia's daughter's birthday party
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- Photojournalist Sani Maikatanga meets with the family of physically challenged Rahma Haruna in Kano (photos)
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- Governor Ambode signs Y2016 Appropriation Bill into law, promises that the budget would be faithfully implemented
- Real Madrid sack Rafael Benitez, set to be replaced by Zinedine Zidane
- Photos from Super Eagles Moses Simon's traditional wedding
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| Lagos to install 10,000 CCTV cameras across the state Posted: 04 Jan 2016 01:10 PM PST  "We will be expanding our ICT infrastructure statewide. Consequently, a budget of N9.6 billion has been approved for this purpose in 2016. This will include a Smart City project targeted at deploying technology to enhance security in the state. |
| President Buhari, the media chat & the words of a Tyrant - FFK Posted: 04 Jan 2016 01:04 PM PST  Mr. President, you will recall that I wrote you an open letter on December 28th, 2015 which I sincerely hope that you found most gratifying, illuminating and helpful. That was two days before your Presidential media chat which took place on December 30th. I hereby humbly crave your indulgence to add an addendum to that open letter.That is what this contribution represents. I hope and pray that this second letter, which will be the last, will further enlighten you and impart a little more wise counsel to you that will result in assisting you to properly appreciate the complexities of our times. Mr. President it is pertinent to note that approximately two hundred and sixty five years ago one of the founding fathers of the United States of America, Mr. Benjamin Franklin, said "rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God". I am sure that you will agree with me when I say that he was absolutely right. Just in case you do not know who Benjamin Franklin was permit me to point out the fact that he is a man that is reverred by the American people and much of the civilised world up until today and he is the individual whose face appears on the one hundred U.S. dollar bills that are used till today. He was a great statesman, diplomat, politician and intellectual and most important of all he was a deeply courageous man who was motivated by his deepest convictions and his christian values and who was prepared to risk life and liberty and stand up to tyranny. I guess most Nigerian leaders have much to learn from him especially at times like this. Yet thankfully all is not lost and at least a few of our politicians are beginning to find their voice and speak out against the evil in the land. Permit me to share one example with you. A few days ago Chief Olisa Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of our great party the PDP, exposed the fact that there was an orchestrated attempt by your government to intimidate, silence and utterly decimate and crush the opposition. In open defiance to what can best be described as this insidious and sinister agenda he told the world that ''President Buhari is not God and we will not worship him". Whether he knows it or not Metuh has not only spoken for the PDP but also for the overwhelming majority of the Nigerian people. Permit me to add the following words to his timely contribution. Woe unto those that tremble before men of power and that worship false gods. Destruction and perdition awaits those who bow before Baal, who exalt the servants of Belial, who kiss the ring of the Baphomet, who say ''Buhari is God'' and who crawl at the feet of the Lord of the Flies. Mr. President the point is simple and clear: you are not God and even though we respect your office we will never bow before you, we will never worship you, we will not relent in our efforts to oppose you and, regardless of your constant threats and wicked intentions, we have absolutely no fear of you. This is because our fate and destiny and the future of our beloved country lies in the hands of the Living God and not in the hands of a misguided and tyrannical dictator like your good self. Injustice, persecution and tyranny last only for a season. At the appointed time the Lord will step in and He will deliver and vindicate the falsely accused and the righteous captive. He will also avenge the spilling of innocent blood and He will fight the cause of the martyrs. With this in mind and regardless of the dangerous counsel of the hardliners and extremists that surround you, I urge you to please take note of the following: Sheik Ibrahim El Zakzaky, Colonel Sambo Dasuki and Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, who are all political prisoners, must NOT die under mysterious circumstances whilst they are in your custody. No matter what your advisers and those in your inner circle tell you if, God forbid, this were to happen the fall-out and consequences for your reputation and your administration would be too much to bear. This brings me to another issue which is a cause for grave concern. Your stated resolve not to obey court orders and to deny Nigerians their right to bail after the courts have given it to them is not only an affront and gratuitous insult to the Judiciary but it is also a violation of the constitution. I say this because, unlike military dictatorships, democracy enjoys and derives its power and legitimacy from the inviolable and sacred principle of ''separation of powers''. What this means is that the Executive arm of Government, which by the grace of God you head today, is distinct and separate from the Legislature and the Judiciary. As head of the Executive and President of the Federal Republic, you have absolutely no power or right to interfere in the processes of the Legislature (which is the National Assembly) or the Judiciary. Both have their own rules, regulations and leadership and the constitution guides them and guarantees them total and complete independence from you. As a matter of fact they are charged by the laws of our land and the constitution to act as a check and balance on you as President and to ensure that you do not abuse your power or subject your people to tyranny. Mr. President I watched you on your media chat the other day and I am constrained to tell you that you not only abused your power but that you also crossed the line with some of the things that you said. For example you have no right to tell the courts how to administer justice and who and who not to grant bail. Again you have no business to tell the legislature which laws to pass and how to run their affairs. Again you have no right and neither do you have the power to pronounce any Nigerian citizen guilty of any crime unless and until a duly constituted court of law has done so. You cannot be the prosecutor, judge and jury in any criminal proceeding and this is especially so when you initiated those proceedings and you are the accuser To attempt to do so is not only unacceptable and irresponsible but it is also heartless and unkind. The fact that most of our senior and respected lawyers have refused to tell you this simply because they are scared of you or because they are looking for patronage from your government does not mean that what you are doing is lawful or acceptable. What you are doing is morally and legally reprehensible and it is unacceptable in any democratic and civilized society. In the same vein you have no right to try to stop members of the opposition or the general public from criticizing you or condemning your obvious failings. Mr. President criticism, opposition and dissent are the lifeblood of democracy and without accommodating and tolerating them you cannot claim to be a democrat. You have no right to attempt to cower or intimidate the fourth estate of the realm, which is the media, or attempt to pervert and corrupt the Nigerian public with daily doses of lies, falsehood, deceit and propaganda which is being duly and dutifully administered by your Minister of Information and your numerous media aides. All these things give me and millions of your other subjects concern yet it doesn't stop there. Perhaps the most disturbing example of your sheer insensitivity was your reaction to the question about Igbo marginalization during the media chat. In response to that question you asked "who is marginalizing who" and went further to ask "what do the Igbo want?" Mr. President I wish to remind you that it is an incontrovertible fact that in just seven months your government has succeeded in marginalizing the Igbo more than any other Federal Government in living memory and certainly since the civil war. This is a record that you ought not to be proud of. What the Igbo want is fairness, equal rights, equal representation, equity and respect. They also believe that they have the right to determine their own future and make their own choices. Mr. President I do not believe that this Is this too much for them to ask given the fact that they have contributed, perhaps more than most, to national development and integration in the last forty five years? It is not too much to ask given the fact that no less than three million of their people, including one million innocent children, were slaughtered during our civil war in the name of keeping Nigeria one? I have no doubt that you will remember this very well Mr. President given the fact that you were one of those that prosecuted that war and fought in it. You will also remember the brutal mass murder and the war crimes and crimes against humanity that were perpetrated against the unarmed and defenseless Igbo civilian population of Asaba in 1968 when over one thousand of them were rounded up, taken to the town square and shot to death for no just cause. The soldiers that carried out that unspeakable act of cowardice, brutality and barbarity were under the command of your professional colleague, the late Head of State, General Murtala Mohammed. Mr. President that was a dark, shameful and ignoble chapter in our history which still cries out for justice and reparations. Needless to say the pain of such horrendous events and numerous others that the Igbo have been subjected to by the Nigerian state and those that control it over the last fifty five years still haunts them. The truth is that regardless of the obvious contempt that you have for them the Igbo will continue to insist on justice, fairness and on having their rights respected in our country. If you refuse to address their numerous and legitimate grievances and you refuse to treat them with the understanding, sensitivity and compassion that they deserve, the agitation for self-determination, secession and the yearning for the establishment of a new nation called Biafra will wax stronger and stronger until it reaches dangerous and irresistible proportions. That is what you are toying with Mr. President and if that were to happen be rest assured that the Yoruba would take a cue from it and so would the people of the Niger Delta. It would effectively signify the beginning of the balkanisation of Nigeria. Whether you and those with your world view like to hear it or not, that is the bitter truth. May the Ancient of Days grant you the wisdom, knowledge and understanding to accept it and to do something about it. May the Lord of the Universe give you the foresight and the insight to appreciate the fact that Nigeria cannot survive a second civil war. Mr. President I sincerely hope that you do not take offence at my admonitions and counsel. I speak only out of concern for the fortunes of your administration, your reputation and out of love for my country. God bless Nigeria. |
| Kylie Jenner stars in new raunchy shoot Posted: 04 Jan 2016 01:13 PM PST |
| Dele Momodu finally responds to Davido's latest allegations against Sophie Momodu Posted: 04 Jan 2016 12:53 PM PST |
| Khloe Kardashian stuns on the cover of New Beauty Posted: 04 Jan 2016 12:23 PM PST  |
| Happy family! Mikel Obi shares family moment with his children and girlfriend Posted: 04 Jan 2016 12:23 PM PST  |
| Bow Wow shares a photo of him laying on a pile of money... Posted: 04 Jan 2016 12:20 PM PST  |
| Graphic: 7 killed in auto crash along Shagamu-Ijebu Ode expressway Posted: 04 Jan 2016 12:17 PM PST   The driver of one of the buses lost control as the vehicle crossed to the other side of the carriage way and collided with an oncoming bus. The victims were taken to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Shagamu. |
| Photos: Conjoined twins born in Ganjuwa, Bauchi State Posted: 04 Jan 2016 12:12 PM PST        |
| Country singer Craig Strickland found dead a week after he went missing Posted: 04 Jan 2016 11:50 AM PST  A spokesperson for Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Lt. Kera Philippi sent out a press release Monday to confirm that his body has been recovered and the family has been notified.  The two friends had embarked on a duck hunting trip during a storm on Sunday, December 27, 2015, at Kaw Lake in Kay County, Oklahoma.  Morland tweeted just before going out with his friend, writing, "In case we don't come back, @BackroadCRAIG and I are going right through Winter Storm Goliath to kill ducks in Oklahoma. #IntoTheStorm."  His wife had been praying for hours survival when their dog was found alive. |
| Choi! See what this woman did to her husband's mistress Posted: 04 Jan 2016 12:14 PM PST  |
| Future comes Ciara on Twitter... Posted: 04 Jan 2016 11:46 AM PST |
| Photos from Flavour's manager Benjamin 's white wedding Posted: 04 Jan 2016 01:08 PM PST |
| Choi! Vehicle parked close to a heap of rubbish burnt alongside it in Yenagoa (photo) Posted: 04 Jan 2016 09:10 AM PST  |
| Cameroonian boy who disguised as a female apprehended and made to strip (photos) Posted: 04 Jan 2016 08:58 AM PST |
| Ali Baba and wife spotted at 2face Idibia's daughter's birthday party Posted: 04 Jan 2016 08:57 AM PST   |
| Flavour's baby mama Sandra Okagbue lovely in new photos... Posted: 04 Jan 2016 09:04 AM PST |
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| Photos: Archbishop Desmond Tutu's daughter weds her lesbian partner...and he was there! Posted: 04 Jan 2016 08:24 AM PST    |
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| Wearing skirts has helped! Jaden Smith is the new face of Louis Vuitton’s women campaign Posted: 04 Jan 2016 08:12 AM PST |
| Posted: 04 Jan 2016 08:10 AM PST  Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode today signed the N662.588bn Y2016 Appropriation Law with a promise that the budget would be faithfully implemented in line with the determination of his administration to make Lagos work for all, irrespective of age, gender, tribe or status.  The Governor who spoke at a brief but impressive ceremony held at the Banquet Hall, Lagos House, said the 2016 budget was the article of faith of his administration with Lagosians and it was in line with delivering on the promises made to the people. "The Y2016 budget of N662.588bn will enable our government focus on the present challenges of security, traffic gridlock resolution including physical and social infrastructural developments which have thrown up new challenges quite different from our past experience". he said.  The Governor thanked the House of Assembly for speedily ensuring the passage of the bill which he presented to the House on December 17 and passed on December 31, saying it was no mean feat considering the long hours spent and meticulous scrutiny provided by the House Committee on Appropriation. While alluding to the fact that the falling crude oil prices has sprung up economic challenges as well as affected the Federal Allocations, he said the State's budget will be driven by Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). He, however, urged tax payers to fulfill their civic obligations, promising that no stone will be left unturned in delivering value for every Kobo spent.  "I will commend this Budget to all Lagosians and enjoin them to continue collaborating with us in building the Lagos of our dreams", he added.  Giving a breakdown of the 2016 budget, tagged "The Peoples Budget", the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade said it will go a long way to promote massive investments in Security, Transport/Traffic management, Physical and Social Infrastructural development in addition to enhancing job creation/opportunities. He said the 2016 budget is 26 percent higher than the budgets of 2014 and 2015 respectively, with an estimated total revenue of N542.873bn with the balance of N119.714bn expected to be funded through a combination of internal and external loans included World Bank DPO 3 loan which could not be accessed in 2015.  He said the Lagos Internal Revenue Service is expected to generate N300billion equivalent to 78 percent of the total IGR, however adding that while the state government does not intend to introduce new taxes, efforts will be made towards bringing more citizens into the tax net especially the informal sector as well as through the adoption of an automated process to block leakages. According to Ashade, the Y2016 budget was carefully prepared taking into consideration recent developments in the Global and National Economy Spheres, adding that although the State Government adopted the National Crude Oil projection of $38 per barrel, the budget will be largely driven by IGR made up of taxes, rates and levies. He said the underlying principles of the budget include planned and systematic maintenance of existing/new infrastructural facilities, completion of ongoing projects, payment of outstanding liabilities, sustenance of the goals of job creation, poverty eradication and wealth creation in addition to efficient service delivery to Lagosians. Giving a breakdown of the expenditure plan, Ashade said N89billion will be spent on construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of roads and public buildings, while N48.9billion will be expended on various Transportation initiatives including the completion of the Blue Rail Line and expansion of BRT Corridors (Mile 12-Ojota). The Commissioner also said that N86billion will be spent on the education sector, which according to him, will cover the state government flagship programmes including A-Meal-a-Day initiative to be partly sponsored by the Federal Government, Ibile tablets for Secondary Schools as well as the development of the E-Curriculum initiative. He gave the expenditure breakdown of other sectors to include, Health (N46.9bn) Agriculture and Food Security (N2bn), Tourism (N2.2bn), Commerce and Industry (N6.2bn), Environment (N27bn), Pensions (N6.5bn), Science and Technology (N9.6bn), Water (N17.6bn), Housing (N25.3bn), Sports Development (N2.3billion), among others. |
| Real Madrid sack Rafael Benitez, set to be replaced by Zinedine Zidane Posted: 04 Jan 2016 09:00 AM PST   Zinedine Zidane is expected to take over first team duties as the club's head coach. |
| Photos from Super Eagles Moses Simon's traditional wedding Posted: 04 Jan 2016 07:51 AM PST |
| Lol. See who Kanye West is supposedly cheating on Kim K with (photos) Posted: 04 Jan 2016 07:43 AM PST |
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