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- ARMED ROBBER CONFESSES TO RAPING AND ROBBING OVER 30 WOMEN IN 3 YEARS | Mr Olumide's Blog
- Members desert church over sacking of Presiding Chaplain by Ambode | Mr Olumide's Blog
- The body on Davido’s 2nd baby mama ,Amanda.. | Mr Olumide's Blog
- TRAGIC | OOU NASS President Dies In Fatal Accident | Mr Olumide's Blog
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- SARS Operatives Clash With Youths In Delta, One Shot | Mr Olumide's Blog
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- Read The Full Democracy Day Speech By Acting President Yemi Osinbajo | Mr Olumide's Blog
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| Posted: 29 May 2017 03:23 AM PDT  Kim Kardashian has admitted she already knew on her honeymoon with Kris Humphries that their marriage would fail. The 36 year old star, married her second husband, basketball player Kris, in 2011 during a lavish ceremony in Montecito, California. In a new interview with Watch What Happens Live , the star was asked whether she went into the marriage believing it was forever or expecting it to not last.
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| Hunter poses with GIANT frog which has the internet shocked | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 29 May 2017 03:23 AM PDT  A hunter claims to have hunted a giant frog dubbed 'Frogzilla',in a pond on a ranch near Batesville, Texas The South Texas Hunting Association shared the images on its Facebook page last week and it has since been shared over 250 thousand times.
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| Teachers Arrested For Taking Pupils’ Fingernails, Blood | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 29 May 2017 03:18 AM PDT  According to police, the duo allegedly collected the fingernails and blood of the pupils of Heritage Nursery and Primary School, Ondo town, Ondo State. While Omowera works at the nursery and primary school, Kalajaye, is said to be a teacher in a secondary school in the town. The victims are both three-year-old. The Police PRO for the state police command, Mr. Femi Joseph, explained that Omowera called the two pupils and cut their fingernails under the pretence of cleaning them up. The PRO also said as the suspect was cutting the finger nails of the pupils, she intentionally cut the hands of the victims to bring out blood. She then cleaned the bloodstained hand with a cloth. Joseph said, "We were informed that after the suspect (Omowera) had cut the hands of the pupils, she cleaned up the blood with a cloth and took both the blood and fingernails away . "After she was arrested, she confessed that she was sent by somebody who wanted to use the blood and fingernails for ritual purposes; that was why we arrested the sender (Kalejaye)." The police spokesman noted that Omowera had already been charged to court, while Kalejaye was still in custody undergoing interrogation. "He (Kalejaye) too will soon be charged to court," Joseph said. The father of one of the pupils, Ambrose Akinnodi, called on the state government and human rights activists in the country to assist his family in ensuring that justice is served. It was gathered that the two pupils had been withdrawn from the school.
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| Court Declares Local Govt. Marriage Certificates Illegal | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 29 May 2017 03:13 AM PDT  A Lagos High Court has barred local government areas from conducting marriages henceforth. The court, in a judgment, declared that Local Government Unified Marriage Certificate was unknown to law and therefore unconstitutional, null and void. The plaintiff, Olamide Babalola, representing himself and other recipients of modified marriage certificates from the local governments, had dragged the Ikeja Local Government and Registered Trustees of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria before the court over the modified marriage certificate issued by the first and second defendants. The plaintiff had sought a declaration that the first defendant did not have the powers to issue modified or customised marriage certificates different from the one provided in Form E under Section 24 of the Marriage Act Laws of Federation of Nigeria, 1990. Babalola also prayed for a declaration that the second defendant' s Local Government Unified Marriage Certificate was unknown to law and unconstitutional. He equally wanted a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants, their agents, officers, employees and representatives from further issuing modified or altered marriage certificates apart from the form as provided under Form E (1 st schedule) and Section 24 of the Marriage Act, LFN, 1990. Harrison, in her judgment, declared that the first defendant did not have the powers to issue modified or customised marriage certificates different from the one provided in Form E under section 24 of the Marriage Act. She said, " The court thus orders as follows: declaration that the second defendant's 'Local Government Unified Marriage Certificate' is unknown to our law, unconstitutional, null and void. " A perpetual injunction, restraining the defendants their agents, officers, employees and representatives from further issuing modified or altered marriage certificates apart from the form as provided under Form E (1st schedule) and Section 24 of the Marriage Act, LFN, 1990. "A perpetual injunction, restraining the second defendant, their agents , officers, employees and representatives from further issuing Modified Local Government Unified Marriage Certificates." Citing Imunze vs Federal Republic of Nigeria , 2014 LPELR 22354 ( SC) and Onochie vs Odogwu , 2006 Nigeria Weekly Law Report, (Part 975) 65, Harrison stated that while registration of marriage is regulated by local government being under the concurrent list, formation of marriage is under the exclusive list within the domain of the Federal Government regulated by the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs – item 6 of 2 nd schedule of 1999 constitution. The judge pointed out that a marriage had been declared invalid by the Supreme Court on the grounds that it was not in line with Form E as provided by the Marriage Act. " It is thus trite that the local and state government cannot make separate arrangements outside that provided for in the Marriage Act, that is Form E, " Harrison ruled. The court however added that the marriages conducted by local governments and issued with the certificates, which are not in conformity with Form E, " will by virtue of Section 34 of the Marriage Act be regarded as good and valid in law to all intents and purposes. " It "believes that there should be a re – issuance of the proper certificate to all persons in possession of the 'invalid' certificates . " The judgment read in part; The judge said the second defendant and its branches issued their own form known as the Local Government Unified Marriage Certificate, which was also issued to the claimant by the first defendant. Following the judgment, the Federal Government has written to the various embassies in the country not to recognise marriages conducted by local governments. Director of Press, Ministry of Interior, Willy Bassey said the judgment is a welcome development.
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| ARMED ROBBER CONFESSES TO RAPING AND ROBBING OVER 30 WOMEN IN 3 YEARS | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 29 May 2017 03:13 AM PDT  The Police have arrested 37-year-old notorious armed robber, Lanre Olowojobi, aka Pumpy. Pumpy, who was arrested at Mushin, Lagos, at the weekend by operatives of the Lagos State Taskforce, has narrated how he was involved in robbery and rape of over 30 women in 3 years. Olowojobi, admitted in his statement, that he killed many of his victims for refusing to let go of their valuables. The suspect was arrested at the weekend during a raid of some identified criminal hideouts in the Akala, Idi-Iro, and Fadeyi areas of the metropolis. The raid followed frequent complaints by members of the public about the activities of Pumpy and his gang members. In his confessional statement to the police, Pumpy narrated the crimes which were mostly carried out with members of his gang. He disclosed that his accomplices would drag their unfortunate victims into the bush or abandoned structures where they took turns raping them. The robbery kingpin, who hails from Ipoti in Ekiti State, also said he had shot dead more than 10 persons in frequent fracas in the Akala area of Mushin alone. Pumpy narrated thus: "I joined the boys in the street in 2008 but I founded my own gang in 2010. Initially we were four members in the gang but we later increased to 10. "Aside being contracted by land grabbers and members of the different transport unions during their frequent leadership tussles, we also recruit young boys and girls to sell drugs on the street. "I have over 20 young boys and girls who sell Indian hemp, Codeine, Tramadol and other drugs to users in the area. These young boys and girls do this in return for food, shelter and protection. "A good number of them ran away from their homes while some of them are destitute. "Since 2010 when I founded my own gang, I have killed so many persons. Some of those killed either died during shootouts or were macheted. "There was a time I butchered one guy like a goat simply because he assaulted my girlfriend. Before then, I had warned him to stay away from my girl but he refused. "I even sent some of his friends to him and he still paid deaf ears. One day, I sent some of my boys to corner him at night and macheted him severally during the fight that later ensued." Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force, Superintendent of Police, Olayinka Egbeyemi, who confirmed the arrest said that, though investigation was still ongoing, those arrested would soon be charged to court.
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| Members desert church over sacking of Presiding Chaplain by Ambode | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 29 May 2017 02:58 AM PDT  The Chapel of Christ the Light, Alausa, Ikeja, was a shadow of itself on Sunday during the Sunday service as many members of the church did not show up. PUNCH Metro, during a visit to the church, observed that the chapel was sparsely filled as the service, which usually ended around 1pm, was brought to a close at 11.30am. Of the 30 church members that were supposed to be part of the birthday thanksgiving service for the month of May, only nine were present. From the prayer session, led by the Chaplain, Very Rev. Ayo Oyadotun, to the choir ministration, the general theme was overcoming difficult times and fighting forces seeking to scatter the church. PUNCH Metro had reported that the Presiding Chaplain of the Chapel, Venerable Femi Taiwo, was sacked by the Governing Council of the church allegedly on the orders of the state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. Taiwo was said to have been sacked for "disrespecting" Ambode's wife, Bolanle. Bolanle was reported to have attended the chapel on Sunday, May 14, for an anointing service.She was reported to have stormed out of the church for not being recognised by the chaplain during the service. By 1pm the following day, Taiwo was sacked and issued a 24-hour ultimatum to vacate the vicarage with his wife and kids. The government ordered Taiwo's assistant, Oyadotun, to take over the mantle of leadership of the church.
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| TRAGIC | OOU NASS President Dies In Fatal Accident | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 29 May 2017 02:48 AM PDT  Comrade Adefuwa Adebowale Christopher, president of National Association of Science Students (NASS), Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), died yesterday in a fatal accident along Ile-ife road, Osun state while coming from Idanre hills in Ondo state after their excursion visit. Their bus was said to have collide with a trailer, leaving at least 21 students injured.    May his soul rest in peace, amen.
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| Posted: 29 May 2017 02:33 AM PDT Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in a special democracy day message has urged Nigerians to be patient with the Muhammadu Buhari administration but also take advantage of democracy which allows citizens to keep electing better leaders. A statement by his media office read, "Former vice-president and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar congratulates Nigerians of all political persuasions on the occasion of this years' Democracy Day, which coincides with the second anniversary of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari," the statement read. "The Turakin Adamawa says that Nigerians should be proud of themselves for doing away with military governments in 1999, in favour of democracy, which the world over, gives voice and a sense of belonging to more people in society. "He counsels all those who may be contemplating alternatives to perish such thoughts as the worst form of democratic rule has been adjudged far better than the best form of military dictatorship. "Among the virtues of democracy, aside public discussion, is the culture of patience with the leadership which informs that once an election has taken place, and a leader is elected, the populace has to be patient with the leader until he completes his tenure. The implication of this, says the Turaki, is that a democratic system imbues the people with political wisdom, to improve on their mode of selection of leaders with each election that takes place." "The best guarantee for the peace, progress and development of plural societies like Nigeria, and even homogeneous entities, is democracy because popular political participation and inclusiveness in government helps to develop patriotism in the citizenry and this galvanises the best endeavours of the people for the development of the society." "Noting that the beauty of democracy is the opportunity it gives to the people to elect their leaders, the former Vice President acknowledges the improvements in the electoral processes over the years since 1999 and calls on the Independent National Electoral Commission not to rest on its oars in making credible and transparent elections possible in the country," the statement added. "While wishing the government and people the best of this period, which coincides with the second anniversary of this administration, and the days ahead, the former vice president and recipient of the 'Hero of Nigeria Democracy' award, urges Nigerians to pray for the quick recovery and safe return of President Muhammadu Buhari to continue with the work of entrenching democracy and development in the country."
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| SARS Operatives Clash With Youths In Delta, One Shot | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 29 May 2017 02:23 AM PDT  A clash between operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and some angry youths along the Eku-Abraka Road in Ethiope-East area of Delta State has left at least one of the youths with a severe gunshot injury. The incident, which occurred on Saturday in front of the Ruosek Global Venture filling station, led to a serious apprehension among residents and commuters travelling along the road, following heavy shootings by SARS operatives. A source who captured the scuffle with his cell phone, said the SARS men alleged that the all-male occupants were suspected internet fraudsters popularly referred to as 'Yahoo Boys.' "The SARS operatives, who had mounted a roadblock along the road, asked to see the phone contents of the occupants of a white Honda Cross Tour car and this led to a heated verbal confrontation between both parties while one of the SARS operatives continually threatened to shoot at one of the occupants. "To quell the situation, the operatives fired several shots into the air while the vehicle occupants also threatened to engage the operative in a fight, leading to him being shot in the leg," the source stated. In the video obtained by The Punch, one of the car's occupants who, was arguing with of the operatives, was shot from behind by another SARS member. It was gathered that the policemen shot a countless number of times into the air to escape from the scene of the incident while the youths were making efforts to block the road. Another source added that the security personnel reinforced and invaded the community in search of the youths who had earlier threatened to carry out a reprisal against the police. "This set of operatives has been terrorising commuters, especially young men driving flashy cars through the road from Abraka to Warri. In most cases, they forcefully take them to ATMs after checking their account balance with their phones. Their activity is giving the Nigeria Police Force a bad image," the source, who pleaded anonymity, added. Spokesman for the state Police Command, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, when contacted on Sunday, denied knowledge of the incident, saying that he would verify the authenticity of the incident and that the command would not shield any officer found culpable in the incident.
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| PDP Says APC Has Nothing To Celebrate After 2 Years | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 29 May 2017 02:18 AM PDT  The People's Democratic Party has attacked the ruling All Progressives Congress, saying the party has nothing to celebrate two years after took over the mantle of leadership. The National Publicity Secretary of the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National Working Committee, Dayo Adeyeye, in a statement on Sunday claimed that the APC-led Government was marked by highhandedness, crass ineptitude and lack of tolerance for the opposition. Adeyeye said that the activities of the ruling APC were suggestive of a bleak democratic outing for the country in the 2019 elections. He lamented that Nigerians had nothing to celebrate as the APC "has plunged the vast majority of the people into this two years of despondency, ambiguity, repressed and depressed condition." He said, "Beginning with the issue of corruption in this discussion is critical in line with the APC/President Buhari's 'Change Agenda' and 'hype in corruption chase' which has left sour taste given the dishonesty and charade that have characterised the actions of this government so far. "For the record, 'corruption' is endemic in our system since the military era and using it to whip up citizens' sentiments is absurd while playing ignorant of honest achievements made by the PDP government to combat this alarming menace. "The question is what has the APC done to fight corruption? Nothing! Yes indeed nothing except noise, hounding, torturing, flouting of court orders and vilification of opposition leaders and members in and out of courts; incarcerations without proving anything; harassments, intimidation, indiscriminate arrests and detention of judges in order to cow them to desecrate the judiciary and deny the people justice; promote gestapo state and by extension, kill democracy." He added that Nigerians and the international community had lost confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission as the APC allegedly prevented it from performing its electoral responsibilities without interference. On the economy, Adeyeye said that President Buhari's utterances during his visits to foreign nations scared away investors who had withdrawn their money from the country which had earlier attracted $20bn worth of investors in three years.
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| Read The Full Democracy Day Speech By Acting President Yemi Osinbajo | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 29 May 2017 01:48 AM PDT  Dear Nigerians, I bring you good wishes from President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, who as we all know is away from the country on medical vacation. 1. Today marks the second anniversary of our assumption of office. We must thank the Almighty God not only for preserving our lives to celebrate this second anniversary, but for giving us hope, strength and confidence as we faced the challenges of the past two years. 3. In the Northeast of our country, the terrorist group Boko Haram openly challenged the sovereignty and continued existence of the state, killing, maiming,and abducting, causing the displacement of the largest number of our citizens in recent history. Beyond the North East they extended their mindless killings, as far away as Abuja, Kano And Kaduna. 4. But with new leadership and renewed confidence our gallant military immediately began to put Boko Haram on the back foot. We have restored broken-down relations with our neighbours, Chad, Cameroon and Niger – allies without whom the war against terror would have been extremely difficult to win. We have re-organized and equipped our Armed Forces, and inspired them to heroic feats; we have also revitalized the regional Multinational Joint Task Force, by providing the required funding and leadership. 5. The positive results are clear for all to see. In the last two years close to one million displaced persons have returned home. 106 of our daughters from Chibok have regained their freedom, after more than two years in captivity, in addition to the thousands of other captives who have since tasted freedom. 6. Schools, hospitals and businesses are springing back to life across the Northeast, especially in Borno State, the epicentre of the crisis. Farmers are returning to the farms from which they fled in the wake of Boko Haram. Finally, our people are getting a chance to begin the urgent task of rebuilding their lives. 7. Across the country, in the Niger Delta, and in parts of the North Central region, we are engaging with local communities, to understand their grievances, and to create solutions that respond to these grievances adequately and enduringly. 8. President Buhari's New Vision for the Niger Delta is a comprehensive peace, security and development plan that will ensure that the people benefit fully from the wealth of the region, and we have seen to it that it is the product of deep and extensive consultations, and that it has now moved from idea to execution. Included in that New Vision is the long-overdue environmental clean-up of the Niger Delta beginning with Ogoni-land, which we launched last year. 9. More recent threats to security such as the herdsmen clashes with farmers in many parts of the country sometimes leading to fatalities and loss of livelihoods and property have also preoccupied our security structures. We are working with State governments, and tasking our security agencies with designing effective strategies and interventions that will bring this menace to an end. We are determined to ensure that anyone who uses violence, or carries arms without legal authority is apprehended and sanctioned. 10. In the fight against corruption, we have focused on bringing persons accused of corruption to justice. We believe that the looting of public resources that took place in the past few years has to be accounted for. Funds appropriated to build roads, railway lines, and power plants, and to equip the military, that had been stolen or diverted into private pockets, must be retrieved and the culprits brought to justice. Many have said that the process is slow, and that is true, corruption has fought back with tremendous resources and our system of administration of justice has been quite slow. But the good news for justice is that our law does not recognize a time bar for the prosecution of corruption and other crimes, and we will not relent in our efforts to apprehend and bring corruption suspects to justice. We are also re-equipping our prosecution teams, and part of the expected judicial reforms is to dedicate some specific courts to the trial of corruption cases. 11. We are also institutionalizing safeguards and deterrents. We have expanded the coverage of the Treasury Single Account (TSA). We have introduced more efficient accounting and budgeting systems across the Federal Government. We have also launched an extremely successful Whistleblower Policy. 12. The Efficiency Unit of the Federal Ministry of Finance has succeeded in plugging leakages amounting to billions of naira, over the last two years. We have ended expensive and much-abused fertilizer and petrol subsidy regimes. 13. We have taken very seriously our promise to save and invest for the future, even against the backdrop of our revenue challenges, and we have in the last two years added US$500m to our Sovereign Wealth Fund and US$87m to the Excess Crude Account. This is the very opposite of the situation before now, when rising oil prices failed to translate to rising levels of savings and investment. 14. Admittedly, the economy has proven to be the biggest challenge of all. Let me first express just how concerned we have been, since this administration took office, about the impact of the economic difficulties on our citizens. 15. Through no fault of theirs, some companies shut down their operations, others downsized; people lost jobs, had to endure rising food prices. In some States civil servants worked months on end without the guarantee of a salary, even as rents and school fees and other expenses continued to show up like clockwork. 16. We have been extremely mindful of the many sacrifices that you have had to make over the last few years. And for this reason this administration's work on the economic front has been targeted at a combination of short-term interventions to cushion the pain, as well as medium to long term efforts aimed at rebuilding an economy that is no longer helplessly dependent on the price of crude oil. 17. Those short-term interventions include putting together a series of bailout packages for our State Governments, to enable them bridge their salary shortfalls – an issue the President has consistently expressed his concerns about. We also began the hard work of laying out a framework for our Social Intervention Programme, the most ambitious in the history of the country. 1. One of the first tasks of the Cabinet and the Economic Management Team was to put together a Strategic Implementation Plan for the 2016 budget, targeting initiatives that would create speedy yet lasting impact on the lives of Nigerians. 1. Indeed, much of 2016 was spent clearing the mess we inherited and putting the building blocks together for the future of our dreams; laying a solid foundation for the kind of future that you deserve as citizens of Nigeria. 1. In his Budget Presentation Speech to the National Assembly last December, President Buhari outlined our Economic Agenda in detail, and assured that 2017 -would be the year in which you would begin to see tangible benefits of all the planning and preparation work. It is my pleasure to note that in the five months since he delivered that speech, we have seen tremendous progress, as promised. 1. Take the example of our Social Investment Programme, which kicked off at the end of 2016. Its Home Grown School Feeding component is now feeding more than 1 million primary school children across seven states and would be feeding three million by the end of the year. N-Power, another component has engaged 200,000 unemployed graduates – none of whom needed any 'connections' to be selected. Beneficiaries are already telling the stories of how these initiatives have given them a fresh start in their lives. 2. Micro credit to a million artisans, traders and market men and women has begun. While conditional cash transfers to eventually reach a million of the poorest and most vulnerable households has also begun. 3. Road and power projects are ongoing in every part of the country. In rail, we are making progress with our plans to attract hundreds of millions of dollars in investment to upgrade the existing 3,500km narrow-gauge network. We have also in 2017 flagged-off construction work on the Lagos-Ibadan leg of our standard-gauge network, and are close to completing the first phase of Abuja's Mass Transit Rail System. 4. In that Budget speech in December, the President announced the take-off of the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative. Today, five months on, that Initiative – the product of an unprecedented bilateral cooperation with the Government of Morocco – has resulted in the revitalisation of 11 blending plants across the country, the creation of 50,000 direct and indirect jobs so far, and in the production of 300,000 metric tonnes of NPK fertilizer, which is being sold to farmers at prices significantly lower than what they paid last year. By the end of 2017, that Fertilizer Initiative would have led to foreign exchange savings of US$200 million; and subsidy savings of 60 billion naira. 5. The Initiative is building on the solid gains of the Anchor Borrowers Programme, launched in 2015 to support our rice and wheat farmers, as part of our move towards guaranteeing food security for Nigeria. 6. All of this is evidence that we are taking very seriously our ambition of agricultural self-sufficiency. I am delighted to note that since 2015 our imports of rice have dropped by 90 percent, while domestic production has almost tripled. Our goal is to produce enough rice to meet local demand by 2019. In April, the President launched our Economic Recovery and Growth Plan which built on the foundations laid by the Strategic implementation Plan of 2016. The plan has set forth a clear vision for the economic development of Nigeria. I will come back to this point presently. 7. Another highlight of the President's Budget Speech was our work around the Ease of Doing Business reforms. As promised we have since followed up with implementation and execution. I am pleased to note that we are now seeing verifiable progress across several areas, ranging from new Visa on Arrival scheme, to reforms at our ports and regulatory agencies. 8. The President also promised that 2017 would see the rollout of Executive Orders to facilitate government approvals, support procurement of locally made goods, and improve fiscal responsibility. We have kept that promise. This month we issued three Executive Orders to make it easier for citizens to get the permits and licenses they require for their businesses, to mandate Government agencies to spend more of their budgets on locally produced goods, and to promote budget transparency and efficiency. The overarching idea is to make Government Agencies and Government budgets work more efficiently for the people. 9. The impact of our Ease of Doing Business work is gradually being felt by businesses small and large; its successful take-off has allowed us to follow up with the MSME Clinics -our Small Business support programme, which has taken us so far to Aba, Sokoto, Jos, Katsina, and we expect to be in all other states in due course. 10. Let me note, at this point, that several of our Initiatives are targeted at our young people, who make up most of our population. From N-Power, to the Technology Hubs being developed nationwide, to innovation competitions such as the Aso Villa Demo Day, and our various MSME support schemes, we will do everything to nurture the immense innovative and entrepreneurial potential of our young people. We are a nation of young people, and we will ensure that our policies and programmes reflect this. 11. One of the highlights of our Power Sector Recovery Programme, which we launched in March, is a N701 billion Naira Payment Assurance Scheme that will resolve the financing bottlenecks that have until now constrained the operations of our gas suppliers and generation companies. Let me assure that you will soon begin to see the positive impact of these steps. 12. Our Solid Minerals Development Fund has also now taken off, in line with our commitment to developing the sector. Because of our unerring focus on Solid Minerals development over the last two years, the sector has, alongside Agriculture, seen impressive levels of growth – in spite of the recession. 13. On the whole, just as the President promised in the Budget Speech, these early months of 2017 have seen the flowering of the early fruit of all the hard work of our first eighteen months. 14. We opened the year with an overwhelmingly successful Eurobond Offer – evidence of continuing investor interest in Nigeria. We have also launched the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017-2020, to build on the gains of last year's Strategic Implementation Plan. And the implementation of our 2017 Budget, which will soon be signed into law, will bring added impetus to our ongoing economic recovery. In the 2016 Budget we spent 1.2 Trillion Naira on infrastructure projects, another milestone in the history of this country. Our 2017 Budget will double that investment. 15. That budget also provides for substantial investment to implement the rollout of Industrial Parks and Special Economic Zones (SEZs), as well as our Social Housing Programme. The Industrial Parks and Economic Zones will fulfill our ambition of making Nigeria a manufacturing hub, while the Family Home Fund of our Social Housing Programme will provide inexpensive mortgages for low-income individuals and families across the country. 16. These plans offer yet more evidence that we are ramping up the pace of work; the work of fulfilling all that we promised. In the next two years we will build on the successes of the last two. We have demonstrated a willingness to learn from our mistakes and to improve on our successes. The critical points that we must address fully in the next two years are : Agriculture and food security, Energy, (power and Petroleum,) Industrialization and Transport infrastructure. Every step of the way we will be working with the private sector, giving them the necessary incentives and creating an environment to invest and do business. 17. Our vision is for a country that grows what it eats and produces what it consumes. It is for a country that no longer has to import petroleum products, and develops a lucrative petrochemical industry. Very importantly it is for a country whose fortunes are no longer tied to the price of a barrel of crude, but instead to the boundless talent and energy of its people, young and old, male and female as they invest in diverse areas of the economy. 18. And that vision is also for a country where the wealth of the many will no longer be stolen by or reserved for a few; and where the impunity of corruption – whether in the public or private sectors – will no longer be standard operating practice; a land rid of bandits and terrorists. 19. As citizens you all deserve a country that works, not merely for the rich or connected, but for everyone. And our promise to you is that we will, with your support and cooperation, take every step needed to create that country of our dreams. 20. We also know that this journey will of necessity take time. But we will not succumb to the temptation to take short-cuts that ultimately complicate the journey. We did not find ourselves in crises overnight, and we simply do not expect overnight solutions to our challenges. 21. The most important thing is that we are on the right path, and we will not deviate from it, even in the face of strong temptation to choose temporary gain over long-term benefit. As the President has summed it up: "The old Nigeria is slowly but surely disappearing, and a new era is rising." 22. And so we commemorate this second anniversary of our administration with confidence and optimism. I firmly believe that we have put the most difficult phase behind us; and we are witnesses to the ever-increasing intensity of the light at the end of the tunnel. We ask for your continued cooperation and support, to enable us realise all our best intentions and ambitions for Nigeria. On our part We will continue to carry you along on this journey, speak to you, explain the challenges, and share our Vision. 23. And while we all daily pre-occupy ourselves with pursuing the Nigerian Dream – which is the desire to better our lives and circumstances vigorously and honestly – it is inevitable that grievances and frustrations will arise from time to time. 24. This is normal. What is not normal, or acceptable, is employing these frustrations as justification for indulging in discrimination or hate speech or hateful conduct of any kind, or for seeking to undermine by violent or other illegal means the very existence of the sovereign entity that has brought us all together as brothers and sisters and citizens. 25. Nigeria belongs to all of us. No one person or group of persons is more important or more entitled than the other in this space that we all call home. And we have a responsibility to live in peace and harmony with one another, to seek peaceful and constitutional means of expressing our wishes and desires, and to resist all who might seek to sow confusion and hatred for their own selfish interests. 26. Before I end this speech, let me ask for your continued prayers for the restoration to full health and strength and the safe return of our President. 27. I congratulate all of you on today's commemoration of this important day in the democratic calendar our country. Nigeria is on a journey of greatness, and together we shall arrive at the destination of our dreams. 28. May God bless you all, and bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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| Lagos Chapel Members Desert Church Over Sacking Of Presiding Chaplain | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 29 May 2017 01:18 AM PDT  It was observed that the chapel was sparsely filled as the service, which usually ended around 1pm, was brought to a close at 11.30am. From prayer session led by the Chaplain, Very Rev. Ayo Oyadotun, to the choir ministration, the general theme was overcoming difficult times and fighting forces seeking to scatter the church. Recall that the Presiding Chaplain, Venerable Femi Taiwo, was sacked by the Governing Council of the church allegedly on the orders of the state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. Taiwo was said to have been sacked for "disrespecting" Ambode's wife, Bolanle. Mrs. Ambode was said to have attended the chapel on Sunday, May 14, for an anointing service. She was reported to have stormed out of the church for not being recognised by the chaplain during the service. By 1pm the following day, Pastor Taiwo was sacked and issued a 24-hour ultimatum to vacate the vicarage with his wife and kids. The government asked his assistant, Oyadotun to take over the mantle of leadership of the church. Many Nigerians expressed disappointment at the action of Ambode, asking him to call his wife to order and rescind the decision. On Saturday, the Lagos State Government, due to the backlash that trailed the report, shifted the thanksgiving service for the Lagos@50 celebration from the chapel to the Banquet Hall, Lagos House, Alausa. In an interview with The Punch, Taiwo's bishop at the African Church, Rt. Rev. Michael Adeyemi said the church was embarrassed by the action of the Lagos first family. He noted that Bolanle's action, in particular, was ungodly and sacrilegious, adding that she must apologise for disrespecting a minister of God due to her ego. It was gathered that the governing council and the church's committee had been under pressure from the state government to manage the issue of the pastor's sack. When contacted, the Chairman of CAN, Lagos State, Apostle Alexander Bamgbola, and CAN's Secretary, Israel Akinadewo, declined comments over the incident. "I have no comment, my son," Bamgbola said.
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| Happy Democracy Day Nigerians | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 29 May 2017 12:33 AM PDT  No matter the situation of things today, with the right leadership and support from all Nigerians, we shall make our nation great and attain enviable heights as a people.
Happy Democracy Day, fellow Nigerians!
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| Bobrisky sprayed with dollars at night club in the U.S | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 29 May 2017 12:33 AM PDT | ||
| Dabota Lawson hints at being married for the second time | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 29 May 2017 12:33 AM PDT | ||
| See what they did to Fashion Icon Kcee | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 29 May 2017 12:03 AM PDT | ||
| (Photos) IPOB supporters donate Cow allegedly named ‘Buhari’ to Nnamdi Kanu | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 29 May 2017 12:03 AM PDT | ||
| I attracted stolen child with N200 — 14 year old suspect | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 29 May 2017 12:03 AM PDT  A 14-year-old Nwanne (not real name) in the custody of the Abia State Police Command has confessed that a lady she met at Alaoji near Aba, identified as Chinemerem Isaiah, gave her N200 to attract and steal a three-year-old for her. She said she met Isaiah when her father sent her on an errand at Alaoji, where she asked her to call one small girl around for her.
According to Punch ,the Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr. Adeyele Oyebade, who paraded the suspects at the command headquarters in Umuahaia, the state capital, said they were arrested following a complaint made to the Ogbor Hill Police Station by one Mrs. Rose Ndukwu that her three-year-old daughter was stolen by unknown persons
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| Father, children lynch 60 year old passer-by for urinating near residence | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 28 May 2017 11:53 PM PDT A man, his children and other family members have been arrested by the police in Abuja for allegedly lynching a 60-year-old man who urinated by their residence.  Pius Inaiwe was said to have been killed by the suspects for passing urine in their compound in Jiwa, a community in the Abuja Municipal Area Council. It was learnt that Inaiwe went into a coma after he was assaulted by the suspects. He was subsequently rushed to a private hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival by the medical personnel. Our correspondent gathered that the incident, which occurred last Thursday, caused an uproar in the community resulting in an attempt by some youths to attack the suspects involved in the assault on the deceased. Northern City News learnt that it took the intervention of the Divisional Police Officer, Gwagwa Police Station, and some other prominent persons in the area to stop the youths from attacking the suspects involved in Inaiwe's killing. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Perry Usen, confirmed to our correspondent on Sunday that six suspects were in custody in connection with the incident. "I can confirm to you that we have six suspects in custody in connection with the incident. A man and his family members, including his children were arrested for allegedly lynching a 60-year-old man because he urinated near their compound. Investigation is ongoing to know the level of their involvement in the crime," he said.
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| EJ Johnson steps out in mini skirt and crop top | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 28 May 2017 11:33 PM PDT | ||
| Eniola Badmus flaunts cleavage in new photos | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 28 May 2017 11:33 PM PDT | ||
| Chris Brown throws Royalty a pool party for 3rd birthday (Photos) | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 28 May 2017 11:33 PM PDT | ||
| Victor Moses Weds His Long Time Partner In Private Ceremony | Mr Olumide's Blog Posted: 28 May 2017 11:33 PM PDT  Super Eagles and Chelsea star, Victor Moses got married to his long time partner in London today. The wedding comes a week after winning the Premier League with Chelsea.  The couple, who exchanged marital vows in the front of few family members, friends and colleagues, already have two kids together, a five-year-old son Brentley and a two-year-old daughter Nyah. Having managed to keep this family very private, not much is known about his wife but it is reported that Moses' bride is an English woman of Nigerian descent.
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