120 APC members sign for Jonathan’s impeachment

No fewer than 120 House of Representatives members may have signed to commence impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jonathan. The lawmakers are members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

A member of the APC caucus, who pleaded for anonymity, said more lawmakers had indicated interest to append their signatures in the register opened for those who wanted President Jonathan impeached.
But the Deputy Majority Leader of the House, Leo Ogor, said the project would fail on arrival. He told newsmen that the president had not violated any rule to deserve impeachment.
“The president is unaware of what happened today. So, bringing it (impeachment) up, it is going to be defeated. The president has done no wrong, impeachment should not even be part of the issue,” he said.
Ogor urged members to jettison such plans, arguing that the notice of impeachment was inconsequential, as the president had no hand in what transpired at the National Assembly.
Also reacting, the Chairman of House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mohammed Zakari, said: “The notice of impeachment was not on the order paper today (yesterday), but it will not be strange if it comes up in the future.”

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Check out this throwback photo of 2face and Annie Idibia

The couple back in 2002....they've loved each other a long time...

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Orlu Senate seat: Group rejects Izunaso

The Orlu Zone Conscience and Integrity Forum (OZCIF) has described the four-year of representation of Imo West Senatorial District by the National Organizing Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Osita Izunaso, as a failure.

In a statement signed by Onyemauchechukwu Albert Orisah, national coordinator, released after its members embarked on a sensitisation mission and mobilisation of Orlu people for next year’s senatorial election, the forum stated that Izunaso owed the zone a debt of gratitude, as he had been  “duly favoured and empowered by the people of Orlu, who raised him from obscurity to become a senator of the Federal Republic,” adding: “We are amazed why he should think that Orlu zone Senate slot is his birthright despite his disastrous and colossal failure to give the people responsive and adequate representation in the past.”
The group frowned at Izunazo’s ambition to contest for the senatorial ticket of the APC, while remaining as national organizing secretary of the party, saying APC would lose the election if he is fielded.
The group stated: “How can Izunaso retain his office as the national organizing secretary of the party, while contesting for senatorial election, even when a layman knows that he was supposed to have resigned his position since October 29, 2014, a month to the scheduled senatorial primaries of the party? How can Izunaso be a prosecutor, witness and judge over his own case?
“The unfortunate thing is that a party like APC that prides itself as a credible alternative has allowed inordinate PDP converts to dent the image of the party and the earlier something is done, the better.”
The OZCIF wondered why Izunaso wants to return to the Senate, and advised APC not to make the blunder of giving him its ticket.
“If PDP, as a bad party, could stop a sitting senator because of poor performance, why should APC that prides itself as a credible alternative sponsor somebody who did not do much as senator?”
The group enjoined lovers and supporters of democracy and good governance to ensure that “the long awaited change is allowed to blossom in 2015, by rejecting Senator Izunaso.”
It advised APC and the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, to avoid fielding unpopular candidates so as not to cause protest votes against the party.

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APGA holds special convention December 17 to ratify Jonathan’s adoption

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has fixed December 17 for a special national convention to formally adopt President Goodluck Jonathan as its candidate for the 2015 presidential election.

Also, the convention will be used to ratify the appointment of the Anambra State Governor, Chief Wiliie Obiano, as the party’s leader and chairman of its Board of Trustees (BoT) and adopt the APGA amended Constitution.

This was the outcome of a meeting by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party held in Abuja. The APGA ruling organ also ratified the suspension of the Abia State Chairman of the party, Prince Nnanna Ukaegbu, with immediate effect for alleged anti-party activities and directed its National Vice Chairman, South-East, Uchenna Okogbuo, to oversee the affairs of the party in conjunction with the Abia State Executive Committee of the party.
According to a statement signed by APGA National Chairman, Chief Victor Umeh, and the National Secretary, Dr. Sani Abdulahi Shinkafi, the NWC resolved that the purported clearance of Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu by the five-man National Assembly Screening Appeal Panel should be reversed and his non-clearance restored.
On the reasons for its decision, the NWC stated: “The five-man National Assembly Screening Appeal Panel became truncated and therefore, improperly constituted, when it did not sit as a full panel in accordance with Article 23(2) of the APGA Electoral Guidelines for the 2014 primary elections.
“The aspirant, when asked in his nomination form, sworn under oath, failed to disclose the pendency of a criminal charge against him at the Federal High Court, Lafia.
“Given the aspirant’s political history and voyage, the National Working Committee noted that the aspirant might defect to another party if elected on the platform of APGA.”
The NWC noted that the aspirant had, in the past, moved from the PDP to ANPP, then to Hope Democratic Party and back to the PDP and now to APGA. The wave of defections the party had suffered recently from elected political office holders who absconded from the party with the party’s mandate is a great source of concern for the party.”
Elaborating on the resolutions, while speaking to newsmen, Umeh declared that APGA would no longer offer its platform to politicians who would use the party to win elections only to dump it later.

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Fayose to Oshiomhole: "Go and Die" Governor should keep shut

Lol. These our leaders eh! From jumping the fence to now trading words. I don't know exactly what's going on between these two governors - Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state and Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State. Yesterday Governor Oshiomole blasted Governor Fayose saying;"If the Ekiti Governor is too lazy to read and too politically illiterate to know what is happening in Edo State House of Assembly, we expected his psychedelic media aides to simply shut their loud mouths rather than behave like capering neophytes." Biko what is capering neophytes? Anyway, governor Fayose has replied Oshiomhole via his Special Assistant on New Media. See the press statement after the cut...



Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has told the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole to keep his mouth shut and stop meddling in Ekiti State issues.

The governor said Oshiomhole lacked moral rights to comment on happenings in the Ekiti State House of Assembly, having locked up the Edo State House of Assembly for over six months.

A statement issued by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka read; "It is unfortunate that we are in a country where people who should naturally bury their heads in shame still speak.

"Aides of a supposed Comrade Governor, who look a hapless widow in the eyes and told her to "go and die" ought to know that they lack moral rights to speak in a saner clime.

"However, because we are in a Nigeria where anything goes, aides of a governor like Adams Oshiomhole, who relocated the sittings of his State House of Assembly to his bedroom in the Edo State Government House can open their oppressive mouths and defend the indefensible.

"Is it proper for a State House of Assembly to sit in the Government House? Should a State House of Assembly complex be put under locks and keys for six months? And can actions taken in the sitting of a House of Assembly held inside the Edo State Government House be said to have stamp of legality?

"Here we are with a supposed progressive Comrade Governor perpetuating ilegalities in Edo State with lawmakers of his party, APC sitting exclusively in the Government House where he resides with his wife and children, and instead of his aides to remove the timber in their boss' eyes, they are getting concerned with the toothpicks in another person eyes.

"The reality is that whether the APC lawmakers are 15 or 5, the lawmakers cannot sit anywhere else apart from the State House of Assembly. Or are they saying that the National Assembly can also relocate to Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos?

"It is our advise that Governor Adams Oshiomhole should solve the problems in the Edo State House of Assembly and stop meddling in the Ekiti State affairs because on June 21, 2014, the people elected their governor in person of Peter Ayodele Fayose, and millions of APC evil machinations cannot stop him from governing Ekiti State for four years."

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Jonathan ’ll win without rigging, Presidency replies Amaechi

The Presidency yesterday reacted to a statements credited to Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi on the 2015 general elections. Speaking on Wednesday at Eagle Square, Abuja venue of the Salvation Rally organised by the  All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Amaechi warned against any attempt to rig the forthcoming elections as he vowed that the main opposition party would carry out “civil disobedience” as well as form a “parallel government.”

But reacting yesterday, Dr Doyin Okupe, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, faulted Amaechi, that Jonathan would win the next election without rigging.
Okupe recalled that previous polls held under the present administration had been free and fair. “Since Nigerians know for a fact that the Rivers State Governor has not been living in the moon, but has been in this country since the commencement of our present democratic experiment, they are definitely at pains to understand why he has failed to acknowledge the successes that have attended our electoral processes since President Jonathan came on board.
“It is a well-known fact that the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan has remained faithful to its commitment to electoral transparency in all elections conducted since the electoral reforms of 2010. Unlike what obtained in the not too distant past, President Jonathan has ensured that the electoral commission remains truly independent of all influences and manipulations and this has won the Nigerian electoral process a lot of accolades from the local and international communities.
“The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which is the President’s political party, had lost elections in several states and electoral constituencies with the President usually being the first to congratulate winners of such contests. This is the hallmark of President Jonathan’s statesmanship and an undisputable commitment to democratic norms and values.
“It is therefore, preposterous, evil and mischievous for Mr Amaechi to suggest that there were plans by the Federal Government to rig any elections in today’s Nigeria.It is even more evil and certainly anti-democratic for him to threaten “civil disobedience” and the forming of a parallel government if his party loses the 2015 general elections.
“We unequivocally condemn this stance by Governor Amaechi, which borders on attaining power through threat, intimidation and subversion of popular will.If Mr. Amaechi is so much afraid of his party crashing to defeat in the general elections, what he needs to do is to advise the leadership of his party to either give up in good time or repackage itself in order to appeal to Nigerian voters who must definitely have the final say in the democratic process.
“We also want to sound a note of warning to Mr Amaechi and other desperate players on our political scene that Nigeria has moved away from the dark days of dictatorship and resort to brigandage and that any attempt for any individual or group of individuals to resort to extra-legal means of acquiring power, would be dealt with by the laws of the land,” Okupe noted.

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Tambuwal: APC accuses Jonathan of political desperation

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of sabotaging his administration’s war against Boko Haram on the altar of personal vindictiveness and political desperation.

In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party alleged that the president’s desperation to oust Aminu Tambuwal as the speaker of House of Representatives, was why the House could not meet yesterday as scheduled to consider his request for an extension of the state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states.
‘’For a President, who has severally stated his administration’s commitment to the battle against the insurgency in the North-East, is it not a cruel irony that he allowed his personal ego and political desperation to override his sense of propriety by moving to have Tambuwal removed instead of having the House of Representatives sit to consider his request?
‘’Does anyone need any more evidence that the president’s sole pre-occupation is how to win the 2015 elections, rather than the fate of the hundreds of Nigerians who are daily being killed and maimed at the epicentre of the insurgency? Had he been genuinely committed to the fight against the insurgents, would the president not have allowed the House to sit to consider his request? How does he feel now that the entire National Assembly has been shut down because of his capricious action?’’ it queried.
The APC further alleged: “The plot was simple: The Presidency decided to use the reconvening of the House as an opportunity to remove the speaker. While Deputy Speaker, Emeka Ihedioha, was accorded a presidential ride into the premises of the National Assembly, House Speaker, Tambuwal, was barred from entry by the hordes of security agents who have been deployed solely for that purpose.
‘’Their plan was to ensure that, with Tambuwal locked out, Ihedioha would preside over the reconvened House and the speaker will then be removed. The consideration of the request to extend the state of emergency was not important to the Presidency. The fate of the Nigerians who are suffering from the insurgency, which has displaced 1.5 million people, does not bother the Presidency. All it wanted is to remove Tambuwal,’’ the party said.

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APC Presidency: Senator begs Buhari, Atiku to step down for Kwankwaso

Chairman of the Senate Committee on States and Local Governments, Kabiru Gaya, yesterday appealed to former head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, to step down for Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 polls.

Gaya, a former governor of Kano State, who made the call in an interview with newsmen in Abuja, said the duo of Buhari and Atiku, as elder statesmen should allow a younger and more vibrant man, like Kwankwaso to fly the party’s ticket.
He also said the achievements of the Kano State governor, who is spending 75 per cent of the state’s budget on capital projects and 25 per cent on recurrent expenditure, were enough proof that he would transform the nation’s economy, if elected.
Senator Gaya also made reference to Kwankwaso’s antecedence as a former Minister of Defence, adding that he would be able to tackle effectively, the insurgency in the North-East states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.
“I am not trying to introduce politics into the situation, but we have to tell ourselves the truth. Governor Kwankwaso was a Minister of Defence, and is now a serving governor. He was also a lawmaker, who rose to become a deputy speaker of the House of Representatives in the Third Republic.
“He was also special adviser to the President on Dafur. He was a member of the Niger Delta Development Commission. Hence, he has the credentials. He is a young man, too. He can work for 18 hours a day. I believe that all our elders and leaders in the APC should support him. If you look at the situation in other countries, their citizens are going for young people to become their president.
“In America, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama for instance, are young men, who became president having youthful hair but grew grey hair in power because of, mainly the external problems that their country was facing.
“We won’t mind if Kwankwaso, if elected president, has to grow grey hairs in the course of tackling Nigeria’s internal problems. Look at how he had ensured peace in Kano. He will do the same for the country being a former Minister of Defence,” he said.

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Photos: Lawmaker takes a break after scaling fence...lol

Hon. Kawu Sumaila pictured right taking a break after jumping the fence at the Assembly ground yesterday and charging around during yesterday's commotion at the House Chamber. He later took off his suit to rest, looking quite exhausted. Lol.

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Delta 2015: Ex-lawmaker canvasses support for Obuh

Former member of the Federal House of Representatives representing Aniocha/Oshimili Constituency, Prince Ned Nwoko, has thrown his weight behind the governorship ambition of Tony Obuh, saying his emergence is a good choice for the people of Delta State.

In a chat with journalists in Abuja, Nwoko said Obuh had all the needed qualifications to be governor of the state, urging other aspirants to queue behind him and support his emergence.
Describing Obuh as the best for the office, the former Delta North senatorial candidate, stated that Obuh’s emergence was a break from the norm of political class taking leadership position in the state.
According to him, “Obuh is a proven technocrat, he has no baggage of allegations against him, I have only met him once and I find him to be very humble. I think he will bring in fresh air into the system.
“Tony Obuh is an Anioma son, he is qualified like any other aspirant. We should come together and support Obuh. If we support him, he will have a sense of obligation when he gets into office and he will perform and do his best as a governor.
“People will also help him to chart a course to alleviate poverty and carry on with the programme of government. And because he will emerge through an overwhelming support, he will do things well and Deltans will be happy,” he said.

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Enugu PDP: Aja can’t be acting chairman – Lawyer

Vice Chairman of Enugu State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Elder David Aja, has been asked to stop parading himself as the acting chairman, following an earlier order of an Enugu High Court.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had, on Tuesday, ruled that Elder David Aja should assume the position of acting chairman of the Enugu State PDP until the election of a new chairman.
Reacting to the court’s ruling, a Lagos-based lawyer, Mr. Charlie Agbo of Okechukwu Agbo and Co, said Aja could not be acting chairman of the state PDP because an Enugu High Court had earlier declared Chief Ikeje Asogwa the acting chairman of the state chapter of the party.
In a statement, Agbo said the ruling of the Abuja court on Aja could not hold because it had the same power as the Enugu High Court, which had earlier decided the matter in favour of Asogwa.
According to him, only a pronouncement by a superior court could overturn the earlier decision.
His words: “On November 7, 2014, Justice A. R. Ozoemena of the Enugu State High Court issued an injunction restraining Elder David Aja from parading himself as the acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Enugu State pending the determination of an action before his court. The matter, number E/439/2014, Chief Ikeje Asogwa V. David Aja led to the ex-parte order. The motion on notice was argued on November 14, 2014 and was adjourned to November 28, 2014 for ruling.
“On October 31, 2014, the State Executive Committee of the Enugu State chapter of the PDP, pursuant to Section 24(4) of the party’s constitution, elected Ikeje Asogwa the acting chairman of the party. This fact forms a substantial part of the matter before Justice Ozoemena of the Enugu State High Court which is still pending.”
“The Enugu State High Court is of coordinate jurisdiction with the Federal High Court. The implication of this is that until there is a pronouncement by the Enugu State High Court presided over by Justice Ozoemena, Elder David Aja cannot assume the chairmanship of the Enugu State chapter of the party. To do so, will be in contempt of the order of the Enugu State High Court.”
On what should be done, the lawyer warned Aja not to fall foul of contempt of court by parading himself as acting chairman of the Enugu PDP.

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Abia guber: Otti pledges to abolish non-natives policy

A governorship aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has assured residents of the state that if elected, his administration will abolish the non-natives policy

Addressing party faithful from the 17 local government areas of the state on Tuesday during a reception organised in his honour by the leadership of the party at the APGA’s state secretariat in Umuahia, Otti described the policy as criminal, adding that before the state was created, Abia was part of Imo State as well as old eastern region. He assured that all residents would be treated equally.
According to him, non-indigenes of Abia State contributed to the development of the state and therefore must be regarded as stakeholders to ensure justice, equity and fairness.
“If you go to Aba today and take census of the people who have huge investments in the city, you would be amazed that the indigenous Aba people would be in the minority. That is how it is in major cities across Nigeria,’’ he said.
The APGA gubernatorial aspirant also used the opportunity of the event to inform members of the party that he and his team, Abia First, were not coming into the party to assume control of the structures already established by them, but to find ways of strengthening it.
He also informed the gathering that he left his plum job at Diamond Bank to deliver Abia from 16 years of locust and cankerworm infestations.
Assuring party faithful that the task of transforming Abia though quite daunting, yet it is a possibility that could be achieved by tested and trusted hand who had the integrity to get genuine support from national and international organisations without putting the citizenry under bondage.
“My convictions in pursuing this project to its logical conclusion lies in the fact that God is sending me and also has directed my path to find the money to carry out a surgical operation in all areas of concern of my people in Abia State and I believe that because He that is in us is greater than he that is with opposing forces, our victory is assured,’’ he said
On the insinuation that he may decamp to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after winning election, Otti dismissed such insinuation, saying his thirst to accomplish his vision for Abia on the platform of APGA dated back to two years when he participated in the burial arrangements of the late Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu.
He explained that pitching his tent in APGA was essentially to come back home, saying every Igbo man was APGA by heart. According to him, the party remained a movement, consciously established for the emancipation of Nigerians.
While admonishing APGA members in the state to close ranks and work like a team, he pledged to accommodate shades of opinion on how to build a formidable party that would not only win the 2015 elections, but also become a reference movement for the deliverance of free society.
Earlier, the state Chairman of APGA, Prince Onapuruagu Ukaegbu, described Dr. Otti as the biblical David sent by God to rescue Abians from hopelessness and neglect spanning over 15 years.

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2015: ‘PDP, Jonathan’ll sweep South West’

Ahead of the 2015 general elections, the lawmaker representing Yewa South/Ipokia federal constituency, Chief Abiodun Akinlade, has reiterated the superior posture of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, South West and the country at large, saying that the party is on a good stead to replicate its 2003 feat in the zone.

Speaking to newsmen in Lagos, the third term lawmaker noted that the people of the South West had tolerated and had enough of the opposition, adding that the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 would be a good thing for the PDP, as it would consolidate the transformation of the country.
Akinlade, a governorship aspirant of the PDP in Ogun State said with the influx of strong politicians into the party from the zone, the PDP was on its way to a landslide in the South West.
“The influence and achievements of the PDP as well as the personal demeanour of President Jonathan, will garner votes for the PDP to cruise to victory in Ogun, the South West and other parts of the country. The truth is that the PDP is the strongest party in the land and we have a pact and relationship with the citizens,” he said.
Dispelling insinuation from some quarters that he was working secretly with the opposition in the state, the House Committee Chairman on Science and Technology, described it as unfounded.
sheer blackmail and wicked in every sense, adding that he remains committed to the PDP and his loyalty is never in doubt at any point.

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Kanu, Shofoluwe, 15 others for Euro training

The line with its decision to improve the quality of coaching, match –reading and ultimately improve the fortunes of the National Teams, the NFF has approved a 2-week intensive training program for about 17 members of the football family.

Decision to this effect was as a result of the adoption of a proposal by the NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, to sponsor 17 persons on a two –week, intensive training programme in the United Kingdom.
Former Super Eagles captains, Austin jay jay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu top the list which also include coaches Sam John Obuh, Isa Ladan Bosso, Shaibu Amodu, Salisu Yusuf, Paul Aigbogun, Kelechi Emeteole and David Ngodigha.
Others are Edema Fuludu, Yisa Sofoluwe, Garba Lawal, Dahiru Sadi, Siji Lagunju, Ann Chiejine, Florence Omagbemi and Garba Musa.
On October 16, 2014, the NFF had sacked Stephen Keshi as national team coach. The NFF had proposed to send Keshi and his backroom staff on courses anywhere in the world but this was aborted by the presidential order which reinstated Keshi.
Meanwhile, the executive committee has set up a technical study group which will be focused on getting talented Nigerian players into the developmental Leagues for the purpose of creating a pool of future Super Eagles’ players.
The group which headed by former Super Eagles captain, Austin Okocha is to work hard at getting more Nigeria –born footballers in Europe to commit to representing fatherland. Members of the group are Benedict Akwuegbu, Celestine Babayaro, Michael Obiku, Darlington Omodiagbe, Finidi George, Taribo West, Tijani Babangida, Kashimawo Laloko, Henry Nwosu, Peter Rufai, Dominic Iorfa, Nwankwo Kanu, Dahiru Sadi, Gbenga Ogunbote, Mutiu Adepoju, Florence Omagbemi, Mercy Akide-Udoh, Ann Chiejine, Eucharia Uche, Salisu Yusuf, Alloy Agu and Benedict Iroha.

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We took South Africa for granted, Keshi confesses

Head coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi has admitted his team took the Bafana Bafana of South Africa for granted.

Keshi told fifa.com that it was sad that his boys took the South Africans for granted believing they had nothing to for.

The out-of-contract coach put the blame squarely on the shoulders of his players for taking South Africa too lightly in a match they needed to win to qualify for the tournament finals, to be held in Equatorial Guinea.
“Maybe we took South Africa for granted and we paid dearly for this,” said the coach, who was only reinstated to his post last month after being sacked by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
The Super Eagles finished a disappointing third in Group A on eight points despite a 2-2 draw against South Africa on Wednesday night in the southern town of Uyo. The failure to qualify mirrored the disappointment when Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2012 tournament hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
The scorer of Nigeria’s two goals, Sone Aluko, said the whole team was devastated. “I am disappointed, everybody is disappointed,” said the Hull City forward. “We did not get the result we wanted and we now have to pick ourselves up as a team.”
The NFF said in a statement that they would shoulder the blame but believed the country would bounce back from the setback. “The NFF takes full responsibility for what has happened,” said the body’s president, Amaju Pinnick. “It is a tragedy for us to come so near and yet fail to reach the finals.
“We made so much effort and sacrifice in Congo to achieve the victory we needed there on Saturday and really had no business bungling it here. This is a disappointment but for us, we gave it our best shot and supported the team fully. This is a dark moment but we will emerge into sunshine shortly.”
Former Nigeria skipper Segun Odegbami said he was shocked and that South Africa, who had a poor head-to-head record against Nigeria, must now be taken a lot more seriously. “We have always taken South Africa for granted, believing we can have them for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but they have now shown us that this is an end of era,” he said.

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Don’t disband Eagles now! –Ike Uche

Nigeria and Villarreal striker, Ike Uche has called on the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF not to disband the Super Eagles owing to the team’s inability to qualify for the AFCON 2015 holding in Equatorial Guinea.

Uche’s plea is coming on the heels of disenchantment by the teeming followers of the Super Eagles who got heartbroken Wednesday night following the 2-2 draw against South Africa at the Akwa Ibom International Stadium.
He said rather than disband the team, the NFF should look at ways of strengthening the team and organising international friendly matches that would see the team active despite not qualifying for the AFCON 2015.
“The game is over and our target eluded us and we’re saddened by the fact that we won’t be in Equatorial Guinea. It’s really sad that we failed but like many would expect the team to be disbanded, I want to plead with the NFF not to do so. We still have some experienced players that are still useful to the team. Of course there is also the need to bring in some players,” he said. Speaking on the match aboard Discovery Airlines which flew the team to and from the match in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, Uche said the team simply had a bad day.
“Nothing was working for us and we played badly too despite fighting back from 2-0 down to equalise 2-2. The South Africans came out fighting and from the way they played, it was obvious they were here for a win. We didn’t expect them to play the way they did haven already qualified for the AFCON 2015. The Bafana Bafana boys were very mobile on the pitch and gave us a tough time.”
He admitted that the Eagles had the opportunity of putting the game beyond the South Africans in the first 20 minutes of the game but did not convert the chances until it was too late.
On his long absence from the team before re-joining for the last two games against Congo Brazaville and South Africa, the Spain based striker said he gives glory to God for making a return to the team and thanked Nigerians for the confidence they have in him.
“I can’t say anything about my absence from the team but I’m glad to be back. I thank God, the coach and Nigerians generally. I came to play for my country and will be willing and ready anyday to serve my fatherland.”

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AFCON 2015: NFF sorry over Eagles failure

The leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF on Wednesday apologised to the federal government of Nigeria and Nigerians in general for the failure of the Super Eagles failure to qualify for the final of the AFCON 2015 holding in Equatorial Guinea in January.

In a communique made available to the Daily Sunsports by NFF’s Assistant Director (Communications), Ademola Olajire,   at the end of the executive committee meeting held at the Venus Hotel & Suites in Uyo, Wednesday night stated that NFA Chairman, Amaju Pinnick, apologised not qualifying for the 30th Africa Cup of Nations finals in Equatorial Guinea. The Board resolved collectively to accept full responsibility for the mishap and called for patience and understanding of Nigerians while it pursued the cause of building a sustainable football culture for the country, and also work hard at engineering a resurgence of the National Teams through well –thought programmes and processes.
The Super Eagles, who are the reigning African champions played 2-2 draw with visiting South Africa in a must win match on Wednesday.
The inability of the Super Eagles to qualify meant that they would not be able to defend the title they won in 2013.
“The NFA takes full responsibility for what has happened. It is a tragedy for us to come so near and yet fail to reach the finals.
“We made so much effort and sacrifice in Congo to achieve the victory we needed there on Saturday and really had no business bungling it here,” it stated.
It stated that NFA’s desire was to build a sustainable football culture in the country, but expressed regrets that nothing had changed.
“This, though is a disappointment, but for us, we gave it our best shot and supported the team fully,” Pinnick was quoted as saying to NAN. He, however, expressed optimism that Wednesday’s failure could turn out to be blessing in disguise.
“All things work together for good for those that love God. “This has happened but we believe it will work together for us to toil hard and achieve a renaissance that will take Nigeria football to much higher heights than it has ever been.
“I use this opportunity to thank the Akwa Ibom State Government for all the support they gave the team and the assistance they offered the NFA.

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Power tussle tears Anambra market leaders apart

Bridge Head Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, a commercial city, has been thrown into crisis following the emergence of two parallel groups laying claims to the leadership of the market association.

Trouble started when a group started imposing levy and collecting money from traders in the market.
The chairman Bridge Head Market Traders Association, Chief Ambrose O. Osakwe, said there was an agreement with the state government following the appointment of a caretaker committee “to reconcile the various factions under the umbrella market association, and prepare grounds for an election before the expiration of our tenure. It was also to ensure the collection/payment and remittance of all government revenues into the designated accounts of Anambra State in the banks. But a group has been causing confusion everywhere in the market.
“This group is being sponsored by those who don’t want peace for Governor Willie Obiano. Government appointed me and my committee members when the tenure of the previous caretaker committee expired on July 1, 2014. The government through the Commissioner for Trade and Commerce, Ifeatu Onejeme, appointed us on July 18, 2014. When our tenure expired on October 17, 2014, government renewed our tenure to January 17, 2015 when the election will take place.”
Osakwe informed that trouble began when another faction who according him, hid under the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the association to operate. He said the group also fixed another date for election of the union as government has stipulated the date of the election on January 17, 2015.
According to the appointment letter, Onejeme stated that the appointment was due to the inability of the various mini-unions to conduct elections into the main umbrella body of the association. He said the committee “shall be in office for further three months as election comes up on January 17, 2015.
“The state government, acting through this ministry, reserves the sole right to terminate the tenure of office if this committee is found wanting in the discharge of its responsibilities and to extend its tenure should exigencies so demand.”
When contacted, president of Anambra State Market and Traders Association (ASMATA), Chief Okwudili Ezenwankwo, accused the group of working against the union. He recalled that he had severally warned him (Ozigbo) to steer clear from the activities of the association, adding that any interested groups or persons should wait till January 17, 2015:
“Ambrose Osakwe is the authentic caretaker committee chairman for now, pending when the union will conduct election on January 17, 2015. It is only after the election that the new chairman will emerge. The market is not owned by any individual or groups, but a government institution.”
He warned that traders making payment to such mischievous group are doing that at their own risk as government will not be answerable to such loss.

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Culture clash as Igbinedion’s granddaughter weds Sam Oni’s son

The Esama of Benin, Sir Gabriel Igbinedion must be one of the happiest grandfathers in the land. Only weeks back, he witnessed the wedding of his pretty granddaughter, Benita, who is the daughter of Peter, his son. Even as the high society is still talking about the classy Lagos wedding, the Igbinedion family hosted the traditional marriage of yet another of his grandchildren.

On Monday, Ehi, the brilliant daughter of former Edo State governor, Chief Lucky Igbinedion began her journey into matrimony with fellow doctor, Femi Oni. The father of the groom, a former director with the Central Bank of Nigeria, High Chief Sam Oni led his family and a coterie of friends to the palatial Abuja home of the Esama of Benin. At the imposing mansion known as ‘The Signature House’, the Igbinedions showed uncommon solidarity as they hosted their in-laws, ensuring that everything went according to plan. The Igbinedion brothers, Peter, Fred, Bright and Mike, who was the Master of Ceremony at the event, were all on hand to support the father of the bride, whom they described as their role model.
Though, a brief ceremony, it was also one that saw the rich Benin culture blend beautifully with the much-admired Yoruba tradition. At the end of proceedings, the Esama formally welcomed the bridegroom into his family, with the advice that he treats his wife with love and care. “Now, you can come into the Igbenedion house through the front door,” he said. It was a private event, yet a number of dignitaries graced the occasion. They included former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Alfa Belgore, former Kogi State governor, Prince Abubakar Audu, Pacesetters Academy founder, Chief Lucky Imusuagbon, High Chief Peter Ojemen, former Minister of Information, Dr. Walter Ofonagoro, and Director General of the National Council for Arts and Culture, Mrs. Dayo Keshi.

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MBGN Anne Banner in love contest with Flavour’s baby mama

Those who follow the lives of the rich and famous are now talking about the love triangle, which has as main players, immediate past Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN), Anne Banner, singing sensation, Flavour Nabaina, and a largely unknown Onyinye. Anne, like another equally gorgeous damsel, Big Brother Africa winner, Dillish Mathews, has been linked with the handsome musician.

While Dilish played coy by saying that she only agreed to be in the hunky artiste’s Ikwokirikwo video, both the ex-beauty queen and Onyinye tweeted that they were the inspiration for Flavour’s love songs.
The reactions to the tweets from Anne who is gradually stepping into acting and the mystery lady have been varied. Suffice it to say that a former Delta Soap model, who has a child for the ‘Ada Ada’ singer, is not involved in this public contest for who inspires the artiste most.

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Courage is a vital tool in governance -Obasanjo

Have you ever failed in your life before sir?
There is no human being on earth, no matter how long your string of success may be, who will not have certain areas where he or she must have thought he or she has not done well as expected. I contested for Secretary General of the United Nations and did not win. I don’t know what then failure is if not such. Then my international friends thought that if you wanted to change the world, the UN must be one of the instruments to bring about a new international order. I was with them in a group that we call interaction council of former heads of government, and one day they just said to me, look, we are here discussing annually about what we can do to change the world, shouldn’t we get one of us to take on this assignment of Secretary General of the United Nations? And they said to me, ‘we consider you appropriate for the position.’
Initially, I refused, but they insisted and went further to write to people including my own head of government then. The long and short of it was that the attempt was made, but I did not succeed.
Before the voting, one of the veto powers in the UN saw the Nigerian permanent representative and said: “Oh, you Nigerians are funny a lot, isn’t you?”
The Nigerian permanent representative asked him what he meant? He said it was in respect to the Secretary General of the UN. The Nigerian permanent secretary replied that we were serious about it. The man told us that although the office is the office of a Secretary General, they wanted the Secretary not the General (laughter). It was then I knew what my fate would be. I got two veto votes even when one was enough. So, that made me a distinguished failure.
When you were the President, you took the bull by the horn and most people yelled due to the pain. Did you feel any element of fear then?
Well, it depends on what you mean by elements of fear. Any human beings who does not fear God…
Apart from God, sir…
The fear of God must be in any human being and I have the fear of God and respect for human beings too. I worship my God and I fear God. Having said that, I believe no matter the high position you are holding, whether public or private, diplomatic or whatever, that you must be guided by certain principles. After all, when you are managing human affairs, you will want to do the greatest amount of good to the greatest amount of people even when you cannot please every single person.
I know that if you try to please everybody, then you will not please yourself. You will not please anybody and you will, in fact, not please God. But what are the things that are really important that you want to do? Already, you have identified those things, but you consult and consult. Should you study the situation? You do. Should you push? You push. Do you appeal? You appeal. Just do all that you believe should be done to achieve what you want to achieve.
You mentioned some of the things, but let me take one or two. Take the Land Use Act. The amount of problems we have before Act about land for development and the case of same piece of land being sold to three of four people by the same person. That cannot help development. That is number one.
Number two: if you look at history where revolutions have taken place in the world, land has always been one of the triggers. Again, we have different land tenure systems. How can you have one country with different land tenure systems? Then we were one country with different land tenure systems and it doesn’t look right.
For these three reasons among others, I believed that we needed a Land Use Act to make it easier for land to be made available for development, which will also harmonise the land tenure system of policy in the country and possibly get us away from possible revolution which cause could be land. We saw it as something that needed to be done and we went ahead and did it.
Two people or two groups of people who felt that they had been badly hit by it, the lawyers and the traditional rulers, started a fight. Today, for the fact that that Act has been in our statute for more than 30 years now is an indication that it is for the good of the nation.
That was something that needed to be done, but maybe people lacked the courage, understanding or the ability to do it. We did it and it has been in use till now. Though there is no law that should be cast in concrete, well if there is need for minor adjustments to make it serve better than when it was put in place over 30 years ago, that will be good.
Many believe that agriculture is key to our advancement, how would you react to that?
Do not forget that before the advent of colonialism, what we had was agriculture and trading. They looked at certain aspects of our agricultural products like groundnut, palm oil, rubber, cocoa and others. They made us grow them to sufficient quantity to feed their metropolitan industry at home and they called it cash crops.
Now as if producing maize and cassava cannot fetch you catch, they put research in these areas. The colonial masters groomed us on how to grow our agriculture to commercial quantity- cash crops as they call it. But after the Second World War, and shortly after our independence, oil became a significant factor in our economy and then we all developed an oil mentality. That there is nothing important in our lives, business or economy other than oil. We think and act oil. And in the process, we forgot agriculture.
I must say that even when I was a military head of state, you will remember what we call OFN (Operation Feed the Nation). Then, we looked at what we can do at the governmental level. We had something that they call ADP (Agricultural Development Programme), which was supported by the World Bank. By the time I left government in 1979, we were very self-sufficient in poultry, rice and others, but the government that succeeded us decided that things must be made easier. So, how do you make things easier? You import rice. And if you remember, the government that succeeded us actually established a presidential task force for the importation of rice, not for the production of rice, which I believe is nonsensical, just to put it mildly. Then they came with the importation of poultry, which destroyed our poultry industry.
For food security, we need three things: availability (production), distribution and affordability. I think that rather than abolish subsistence farming, it should be allowed to remain, while we encourage commercial farming until the small-scale farmers find an alternative means of livelihood. We should move the small scale farmers who are up now down and move the commercial farmers who are below upward, and not to eliminate the small scale farmers like that.
What do make of the National security situation and the way to restore a lasting peace in the country?
When you talk of lasting peace, I take it that you are talking of relative peace in the sense that you don’t have car bomb blasts and all that. For me, I don’t want the peace of the graveyard, which is not good enough. Wherever you have human interaction, there should be a little bit of friction.
Is that a soldier’s perspective?
No, it is the principles of human interactions…
I agree with you, because even in the family there are traces of friction.
Wherever you have relationship, there must be such. I grew up in a family house where we were about 14 eating from the same plate. If you were lucky to get your hand four times into the Eba plate before it finishes, you must count yourself very lucky. But then, some will say why do you step on my toes, why do you cross your legs and it touched me and so on. It is the same, and I think that is good for communal life.
People tend to see religion as a cause of conflict, but I do not. I was happy that when our religious leaders- Christian and Muslim- looked at the Jos issue, they came categorically to say that it is not caused by religion. Now what do you find? You will find both social and economic issues.
Where you have a group that are called settlers and then one that you can call natives, if the settlers tend to step on the economy of the natives, something will spark off that can either be traced to religion or politics.
Now the nomadic farmer carry their cattle’s all around the place, while the crop farmers are static, watching over their crop and when the nomadic farmers come they trample on everything and when that happens the crop farmer doesn’t fold his hands; so conflict ensue. The nomadic farmers by virtue of tribe and tradition are mainly Muslims, while the crop farmer by virtue of tradition and history are mainly Christians, but those who want to give us bad names will call them enemies.
What then is the solution?
I believe that we must hasting development.
In other words, poverty has a hand in it?
Well, the sole part of it, I think is due to our underdevelopment, because if the nomadic farmers have a settled place where they will have grass lands and water for their cattle, they won’t be roaming about. What can we do to make that happen? We must do something to make that happen.
Then who is a settler, and who is a native? Now it depends on how far back you want to go. We can all be settlers in Nigeria, or we can all be natives

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What Caribbean girl did to me -Mike Ezuruonye

Mike Ezuruonye has written his name in the annals of Nigerian movie history. The handsome, fair complexioned actor, who also is a brand ambassador of Airtel, has won several awards. In a recent encounter, the father of one reveals his thorny journey to stardom and the secrets of his acting prowess. Enjoy.
Congratulations on your latest award. To what can you really attribute those awards?
I have won quite a lot of awards but the last one from Nollywood Movie Awards (NMA) is one I’m very passionate about, being that the movie that won me the award was my first language movie. I’ve been mystified because a lot of people don’t actually know where I come from or my origin so to speak. I’m a proper Lagos boy. I was born and raised in Lagos; all my life I’ve been in Lagos, which means I speak Yoruba fluently. Being the first language movie with a very strong message, I believe I did my best and the award came. And like I said it is very close to my heart.
You have an avalanche of awards coming your way. Which of them do you cherish most?
Every one of them; I tell people that the award for me is the plaque, but the real awards are in the minds of the people, in their smiles. When the people look at me and say: ‘you did a good job’ or ‘you really represented that movie’ or ‘you wore the persona of that character you played’. That’s the real award for me, the satisfaction of the end consumer, who is the viewer of my craft.
People see you as a successful actor, what actually defines a successful actor?
First of all, love for the art, love for the craft; passion, vision, perseverance, hard work, never believing you know all, and at the end of the day, God. To me, He is always the first and the last. If you also have self-esteem and self-believe; trust me your talent will definitely find you.
How was your growing up?
(Laughs) It was fun. I don’t like talking about that, but I want to believe that I was born by parents who could afford certain amenities. And of course, they were disciplinarians. They also taught me self-belief.  My dad always says: ‘always believe in yourself, always put your head up anywhere you are to answer your name’. And that has always driven me because even as an upcoming actor I was never scared; I respected my seniors, I respected the established stars and I always had a good thing about that.
You appear to be a two-sided coin in movies. When you act the role of a downtrodden, you play it very well, also when you play the role of a prince or king, it’s as if you were born with a silver spoon. What is the secret behind it?
It is the same thing with most actors. An actor is someone who is able to disengage himself and then wear any character that he is given, wear it so that there is totally no void or no space. Just wear it and wear it proudly so that the persona of the character is also imbibed by you. And you just flow in it, glide and glow in it. And that is the true actor.
What challenges did you face when you came into the industry? How did you struggle to take your place in an industry where you had people like Ramsey Nouah and the rest?
I have said it many times, there is nothing like taking anybody’s position. In science, we were taught that one star in the sky is bigger than the whole earth; so it is in Nollywood, so it is in the African art. You have so much space; all you have to do is pitch your own tent. You cannot take away those icons. You cannot take away Ramsey Nouah out of the movie industry. You cannot have Nollywood without a Ramsey, you cannot have the African movie industry without a Rita Dominic, you cannot know about Nollywood without having a Joke Silva or Olu Jacobs or an Nkem Owoh. All these people are iconic, you cannot take their place – it’s just not possible. It is like a farmyard, just come and pitch your own tent so that people will now know that it is you, and you’re an icon for what you represent.
As an upcomer, who really influenced you in the industry?
Ramsey (Nouah).
Why Ramsey?
I always loved his grasp; I loved his act. On the other side when I watch Nkem Owoh, I look at the comic side of him; he is a down-to-earth person. So, I really loved those two people, and of course, Uncle Olu Jacobs.
Have you played a role that later after watching the movie you feel a need for improvement?
When I watch my movie, I watch out not just for the story because I love the story anyway, I watch out for the mistakes, I watch out for how I can bring out the best in me. Because anywhere I go, I always carry a mirror to impersonate whatever character I have to play. I try to play with my mirror, and of course, I look at what suits the character I’m playing next. Now, I have given out a little secret and a secret to upcoming actors as well. Always have a mirror that you can work with.
Generally looking at Nollywood, what do you have to say about the industry?
It’s one industry that has gone beyond Nigeria; it’s gone into the Diaspora, including the Caribbean. Nollywood has rebranded this country; it’s the best possible export of this country. It’s a window through which Africa is being seen now. So, Nollywood is the best representation of the African art, being and wellness. If you want to know the true representation of you as an African, here in Africa or in the Diaspora, you have to tangle with Nollywood.
What are the challenges you face as an actor whose face is known globally?
The merits outweigh the demerits. The challenges are that you longer have a life; everybody wants to know you. It’s left to you to now find your inner self, your inner being, to find those who know you properly and be yourself. For me, I always don’t put the pressure of how popular I am on me. I always tell myself – that I should be a good representation for my craft, for my family, and of course because of the allegiance I owe people, I have to represent them well. I’m a regular guy and the only difference is that I’m on TV so, that doesn’t put pressure on me.
Apart from what we see on the screen, who is Mike Ezuruonye?
Mike Ezuruonye is a regular guy who eats the basic things you get from the everyday market. He is a regular guy who doesn’t go out too much, his best companions remain his way back friends – people who knew him when he was nothing. He is somebody who loves and always wants to tangle with the commandment of ‘love your neighbour as yourself’. I have respect for everybody. I’m somebody who builds a lot of goodwill.
What is your greatest challenge?
The greatest challenge to me is always trying to achieve the best. I’m never satisfied. I’m not the one who’ll say ‘I’ve arrived’ once I get to a particular pedestal I set another target for myself.
Which film has given you the spotlight?
Every film I have done. There are no little roles; there are little actors, so every film is always big for me. And before I get on any movie set, I never presume I know too much. That has always been my drive.
What is the most striking thing that a fan has done to you? 
Funny enough, it wasn’t even in Africa. It was in the US, and the woman is from Trinidad and Tobago. As organized as the place was, she got a shirt and put it on the ground and said to me, ‘please Mike, just touch the shirt for me and I promise I’m going keep it, I’m not washing it’. That was so deep for me.
What advice do you have for upcoming actors who look up to you?
If you look up to me, try and toe my line. Which is: have love for the art; don’t go for the money first. Work hard, when you work hard your talent will find you, people will now push you up to where the money is. I used to tell my colleagues that our generation is taking Nollywood to where it will be, but trust me, the upcomers – years and decades after – will reap what we’re sowing now. So, my advice is just to have love for the art, work hard, persevere, pray hard and you will get there.

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Boko Haram kills 45 in fresh attacks in Borno state

No fewer than 45 people were killed by Boko Haram members in an attack on Azaya Kura village in the Mafa local government area of Borno state on Wednesday November 19th.According to residents of the village who fled to Maiduguri the state capital for safety, the sect members arrived their village at about 12noon on motorcycles, shooting anyone in sight

“So far, 45 men have been killed and there are others that died in the bushes as a result of bleeding from bullet wounds,” said one resident

Confirming the attack, the caretaker of Mafa Local Government area, Shettima Lawan described it as wicked and appealed to the federal government to act fast in helping them

"How can some people be so wicked to kill innocent people, 45 people at once without any confrontation? There is no compulsion in religion and I am still searching for the motive behind mass killing and destruction by some people under the guise of entrenching certain religion. I wish to appeal to the Federal Government to take urgent steps and rescue our people from imminent extinction.” he said

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Throwback pic of Ini Edo, Uche Jombo, Dakore, Monalisa, Chioma & Kate Henshaw

From left to right; Ini Edo, Chioma Akpotha, Uche Jombo, Monalis Chinda, Dakore Akande, Benita Nzeribe and Kate Henshaw on set of Games Men Play in 2006.

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Pics: Youth corpers protest in Rivers State over unpaid allowance

Youth Corp members serving in Rivers state are currently staging a protest at the NYSC Rivers camp, over nonpayment of allowance. The Corpers have barricaded the gate of the NYSC camp. According to someone from over there, military personnel stationed there are in support of the protest. See another pic after the cut..

Corpers have barricaded the main gate. Photo credit: @Esquirejp on twitter

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Open Letter To All In Bad Relationships

OPEN LETTER TO ALL IN BAD RELATIONSHIPS
You call them but they don’t pick up. They
see your missed calls but they don’t call back.
You text them but they never reply any of your
messages nor acknowledge their receipt.
You always create time for them despite your
busy schedule but they are ever so busy for
you.
You want to meet them and have some
mature talks but they are always full of
excuses.
You do everything possible to make them
happy, even sacrifice all you've got but they
don’t appreciate your efforts neither do they
reciprocate your kindness.
You introduced them to your friends and
family, even dissociated yourself from certain
people, but they have never introduced you to
any important person in their life.
You are so proud of them but they aren’t
proud of you.
You truly love them but you aren’t sure if they
love you because they don’t show it in
anyway.
You want to spend your future with them but
they don’t like to talk about future plans.
You are doing everything you can to make the
relationship work but they are doing all their
best to make it end.
My point......
Then why are you with them?
Why are you wasting your time, resources and
energy on them?
Honestly you deserve someone better who will
appreciate your effort and even return your
love.
There are countless of them out there who are
far better than him/her.
Stop wasting your time with that wrong
person.
Quit that unproductive and parasitic
relationship now and thank me later.
Get yourself together and move on. I am glad I
did.
I know it isn’t easy but if you know your
worth, you’ll make it.
I've been there too. believe me, this is from
experience.
PETERPROXY

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3 Most Overlooked Qualities Guys Skip WhenPicking A Girlfriend

Beauty is not everything.
To pick a girlfriend who will be a blessing to
your life not a curse, you need to keep
remembering these 3 questions:
1. Is she the type that can suffer with me or
drink garri with me? By their lifestyle, you ll
know them.
2. Does she have the ability to reflect on her
actions, self-correct herself and say I'm sorry
when she realizes she was wrong?
3. How likeable is she to everyone apart from
you? Do strangers easily like her or are you
her only fan or the only one who gets her?
This will determine how she gets on with the
important people that'll play key roles in your
success and life, like your new boss or old
time friend.
Again, beauty is not everything. Before you
settle for a girl, guys, ask these 3 overlooked
questions.

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Vincent Enyeama thankful despite AFCON fail,says they will get back up

He shared the message on instagram this
afternoon...

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7 yr old girl's mouth suddenly swells up - youwon't believe what the dentist found

Days after a 7 year old girl in New Delhi
complained of severe mouth pain, her parents
took her to the dentist to find out what was
wrong - what they found inside the girl's
mouth, astounded everyone, including the
dentist.
The dentist found 202 teeth hidden inside the
little girl's gum. According to a report by New
Delhi Standard, X-rays showed the girl had
suffered from compound odontoma - a
complex tumour composed of normal dental
tissues that have grown in an irregular way.
"It was shocking to see such complex
situation in the minor's mouth. Normally we
see a few abnormal teeth-like structures in
such patients; 202 of them inside the mouth
of a seven-year-old is shocking, and our
prime task was to get rid of it." said the
doctor who performed the two hour surgery
to remove the extra teeth.
The surgery was successful and the little girl
has been able to chew and is now leading a
normal lif

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Flavour sells 1 million copies ofnew album in 5 days...with nohype

Current high life king Flavour released a new
album on November 14th, without any hype
or promo, and he's already sold 1 million
copies. According to the guys at Obaino
Music, who are marketing the 21-track album
titled Thankful, by yesterday November
19th...they had sold out the first one million
copies, and they said by Flavour's standard,
that's not even much! They started selling
from the East where Flavour is incredibly
popular, a source told AC.

The new album features M.I, Phyno, Wande
Coal and Chidinma. Heard the album? Like
it?

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