The impudence of Rabiu Kwakwanso and his Fulani brothers – Fani Kayode

I am saddened that the former Governor of Kano state, Senator Rabiu Kwakwanso, a man whom I have always considered a friend and one whom I have always respected could insult our revered Yoruba elders.

During a function in Ibadan, it was widely reported in the media that he asserted that the recent demand by the Yoruba elders that all Fulani herdsmen ought to be banned from the south west as a consequence of the hideous atrocities that they have been committing against our people is somehow inappropriate and misguided.

*Fani-Kayode

Instead of stopping there, he went further by attempting to give us an unsolicited lecture about his Fulani heritage and pedigree and about the benefits of having a good education: imagine that coming from one of them.

He concluded by telling the Yoruba elders to just ”shut up.”

Such impudence is rarely seen and this final insult may represent a defining moment in the history of the relationship between the Yoruba and the Fulani in our country.

Worse still, this comes barely a few weeks after Chief Olu Falae, a much-loved 77-year-old Yoruba elder, was abducted, incarcerated, stripped naked, beaten, cut with matchetes, maimed, frog-marched, humiliated and kidnapped by a group of Fulani herdsmen. Unlike many others, Chief Falae was lucky to escape with his life because both before and since his abduction many other victims of the Fulani cattle rearers did not. These aliens are herdsmen and cattle rearers by the day and terrorists, murderers, vagabonds and rapists by the night.

They have become a terror and an affliction to our people. That is what we have to live with in the south west and many other parts of southern Nigeria today.

The Yoruba are still hurting from the abductions, murders, raids and consistent violence being meted out to them by these creatures from hell yet no-one seems to care. Many Yoruba farmers are still living in trepidation of being attacked and butchered by the vagabonds and many have had to sit by helplessly as the heartless beasts raped and slaughtered their wives and daughters before their very eyes.
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Don’t Step Into The Admin Block 1 Of LASU Or The Senate Building If You Don’t Want To Die

DON’T step into the Admin Block 1 of the Lagos State University (LASU) or the Senate Building if you don’t want to die!

That is the message that those who laced the place with charms sought to deliver with their frightening deed. Since then fear has pervaded the 32-year-old institution in the past six months.

The Admin Block 1, which houses the office of the Vice Chancellor, Prof John Obafunwa, other principal officers and registry staff has been deserted for over six months over alleged juju scare. This is the second time under his administration that juju was reportedly placed on the Admin Block and Senate Building.

On a good day, the Admin Block 1 was the busiest office on the campus and has the highest human traffic, mainly staff, students and visitors entering and coming out. It is a one storey building located near the Badagry Expressway gate of the university.

The Senate Building, which faces both the Admin Block 1 and 2, has also been abandoned in the past six months for the same reason forcing meetings of the Senate to be held at the Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM).

In the last six months, the Admin Block 1 and the Senate Building have been made to look like a ghost town because of desertion by the Vice Chancellor, Prof John Obafunwa, principal officers and other staff over fear of being harmed by fetishes left in the area.
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Kayode Soyinka - 27 yrs after parcel bomb, I could have been killed like Dele Giwa

By Josephine Igbonovia

Three years into his education at the Baptist Boys High School in Abeokuta, his father was retired from the Nigerian Tobacco Company and couldn’t get another job because he had come of age since child-bearing didn’t happen quickly for him. This was unfortunately when he needed to see his six children through school! The second child, Kayode Soyinka, therefore decided to sacrifice his university education for his elder brother and siblings, and this soon landed him in the world of print journalism as a reporter with the defunct Daily Sketch in Ibadan at age 18 in 1976.

Despite the agony of watching his stories dumped in the news editor and sub editors’ waste baskets and never getting published for months, doggedness spurred him on as in two years, he transformed into a celebrity journalist. He was soon appointed the London Correspondent; a position he retained when he joined the defunct Concord Group at  22, working at the same time as its Bureau Chief.

*Kayode

Kayode also worked with the legendary editor Peter Enahoro and Dele Giwa until his mastery of the ropes culminated in the birth of Africa Today, a pan-African news magazine presently on international news stands in about 90 countries around the world. The author of ‘Diplomatic Baggage: Mossad and Nigeria  – The Dikko Story’, a book  used in many universities around the world, Kayode recounts his thirty-seven year romance with journalism just a day to his 30th wedding anniversary.

Frustrating beginning

He was covering the magistrate court in Ibadan while his senior colleague and tutor, Kayode Muritala, covered the High Court. Frustration, however, engulfed him each morning when he opened the papers for his stories- none was published and even when any eventually was, it came without his by-line while Muritala’s by-lines flooded the papers! This went on for months until 18-year-old Kayode could no longer swallow his anguish.

“One day, I left the newsroom and went into the sub-editors’ room next door to explain my pains. I said: “Sir, please I want to know why my stories are not being published. I spend a whole day in court, write my stories, but do not see them in the papers the next day!” The Chief Sub-Editor stood-up, tapped my shoulders very nicely, and said, ‘Kayode, the day you get the right story, you won’t have to come to this room to ask that it be published. Just continue to do your work’.”

Interesting??? 

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Twitter user comes for Wizkid over an event in the north through Linda Ikeji

Well, they put my mouth in it so I have to share it nah....lol. See more tweets after the cut...

Cynthiamorgan insults Davido

Yep, she did! Last week Davido tweeted that Lil Kesh deserved to win Next Rated at Headies Awards and today, one of the nominees in the category, Cynthia Morgan fired back at him,

Did Peace Hyde said yes to Don Jazzy ???

Peace Hyde is the stunning TV personality who has that banging Toolz like body. And according to IDJA, she said yes! Some of his followers actually thought he proposed and she said yes!!!

My 30th birthday party was a surprise - Ciara

Ciara regards her 30th costume birthday party as 'The Best Surprise Birthday Ever' organised by her boyfriend, Russell. Her A List Pals - Kelly Rowland, LaLa Anthony, Beyonce, Angie Beyince and Serena Williams were at the surprise party.

Drug traffickers arrested and paraded in Kano, state, Nigeria

The Kano state police command have arrested drug traffickers who were apprehended while transporting banned substances such as Indian hemp, cocaine, in the state. Parading the arrested criminals before the press today, the state police spokesperson, ASP Magaji Musa, said one of the drug trafficking suspect identified as Deman Ugochukwu, from Delta State, was recently arrested with a 16 inch Tyre filled with Indian hemp.

Another drug trafficker identified as Chidozie Igegbuna from Anambra State, was arrested for the possession of a substance believed to be cocaine. A 4-man gang, Rabiu Mohd, Abba Mustafa, Yusuf Jada, and Aminu Ibrahim, were arrested for selling counterfeit drugs to women and youths in the state. They were arrested on October 21st.

Tribunal upholds delta state governor's election, dismisses APC's petition

The Delta state Election Petition Tribunal has upheld the April 11th election of the state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa and dismissed the petition of APC candidate during the election, Otega Emerhor. Earlier on, the tribunal had thrown out the petition of Labour party candidate, Great Ogboru and asked the Labour party to pay N50,000 each to the governor, PDP and INEC.
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Photos: Fayose, Dogara in Jerusaluem for holy pilgrimage

Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara are currently in Israel for this year's holy pilgrimage. They joined other faithfuls to pray for Nigeria.

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13-year-old rape victim kidnaps and beheads alleged attacker's son in India

A 13-year-old girl who claimed she was raped has been accused of taking 'revenge' on her alleged attacker - by decapitating his five-year-old son. The teenager claimed that she was assaulted in a village in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh earlier this month. Reports claim that she then kidnapped the young child of the alleged rapist while he was playing and beheaded him.


Police are said to have registered a case of murder against the teenager while the rape claim is also being investigated. According to the Times of India reporter Eram Agha, the girl said she was raped by a man called Rinku after he offered whitener - a print erasing substance that is sometimes misused as an intoxicant.
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River state election tribunal nullifies election of state House of Assembly speaker, 20 PDP lawmakers

Few days after nullifying the election of the state governor, Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja today nullified the election of the state assembly speaker, Owaji Ibami (pictured above) and 20 PDP state lawmakers. With this new development, the state Assembly has been rendered ineffective due to the reduction in the number of lawmakers. 32 lawmakers make up the state Assembly. With the nullification of 21 lawmakers, only 12 of them appear to be eligible and this is too small for the house to run effectively.

My decision to resign has nothing to do with Oliseh- Emmanuel Emenike

Footballer Emmanuel Emenike who announced his retirement from the Super Eagles on October 19th, maintained that his decision to resign has nothing to do with Super Eagles coach, Oliseh

"I have absolutely nothing against the coach (Oliseh). As for me, I still remain loyal to coach Sunday Oliseh and I want to believe he understands my decision. My decision has nothing to do with the coach, who is a brave man, a technically sound person, my decision has nothing to go against his vision for the Super Eagles. Me out of the team will equally ease pressure on the coach and it will enable the younger players to fight harder for the team.

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Kate Middleton, Prince William and Harry attend Spectre premiere

The royals - Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry attended the world premiere of James Bond 007 film Spectre on Monday night at London's Royal Albert Hall. Daniel Craig, his wife Rachel Weisz, his co-stars Léa Seydoux and Monica Bellucci and others also attended the screening of the 24th spy movie.

Former Nigerian rep for Big Brother Africa is engaged

Geraldine Iheme who represented Nigeria along with Kevin Pam and Nkenna in 2011 Big Brother Africa shared the good news on her Facebook page. She's engaged to boyfriend Otas Bazuaye also known as Bigg Splash. She wrote "I said yes to the man of my dreams!"

Dele Giwa assassination: Investigation was marred by interferences from`high places’ – Ex-DIG

Twenty-nine years after the murder of renowned journalist, Dele Giwa, a retired police chief, Chris Omeben, who conducted the investigation says the unresolved assassination is the most frustrating case he handled in his career. Giwa, the founding Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch Magazine, was killed through a parcel bomb at his Ikeja, Lagos residence on Oct. 19, 1986.

Dele-Giwa

Omeben, a former Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), who turns 80 on Oct. 27, told NAN on Monday that the high profile investigation was marred by interferences from “high places’’. The DIG explained that even when he had narrowed in on the principal suspect, who could have thrown more light on the riddle, the suspect was allowed to escape from Nigeria.

“They said somebody brought a parcel and his son Billy received the parcel and took it to his father (Dele Giwa), who was having his breakfast that morning. “On the breakfast table was a man called Kayode Soyinka, he was there; Dele was there and then the son Billy handed over the parcel. “And as he did so, I heard Soyinka left the table and went to the adjacent room.

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It is a sin for a couple who is only married traditionally to have sex- Abuja pastor tweets

This pastor, Pastor Sarah Omakwu who is the Senior Pastor Family Worship Centre, Abuja is currently trending on Twitter over some comments she's making with #SexualPerversion hashtag. She says it is a sin for a couple who is only married traditionally to have sex. She tweeted a whole lot of other stuff.

Zendaya clears the air on a magazine altering her image, released unretouched pic

Actress and singer Zendaya wasn't too happy with a magazine for unrealistically editing her picture from a photoshoot she had with them. She aired her concerns and the magazine took note of it. She wrote;

'Had a new shoot come out today and was shocked when I found my 19 year old hips and torso quite manipulated. These are the things that make women self conscious, that create the unrealistic ideals of beauty that we have. Anyone who knows who I am knows I stand for honest and pure self love. So I took it upon myself to release the real pic (right side) and I love it Thank you @modelistemagazine for pulling down the images and fixing this retouch issue.'

See Lamar Odom as he was wheeled into LA hospital

TMZ has obtained photos of Lamar Odom as he was wheeled into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. He was hooked up to various machines as he was wheeled as they took him into the hospital on Monday night after he was helicoptered in from Las Vegas. He was taken to Cedars because his family believes the hospital is better equipped to deal with Lamar's medical issues.

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South African girl: I hate Nigerian women, they are ugly

Well, if she hates her mum, why should we care that she hates us. So vulgar. You should see some of the things she's tweeting.

MTO speculated they were planning to marry this week

MTO speculated they were planning to marry this week and when the two showed up at Tidal event last night, they were both wearing rings...

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Husband gets wife's Snapchat message and decides she's cheating

A woman who was away from home shared these photos of herself in her underwear on snapchat, and when her husband saw the pics, he had absolutely no doubt that she was cheating on him. Looking at the photos, can you see why the man was convinced?

Amber Rose poses completely nude for GQ magazine

Amber Rose poses nsked for GQ magazine  - the inside spread was just released and its hot. Amber is 32 years old today and she shares same birthday with Kim K.

Sexy video of mayoral candidate shared online to embarrass her but instead it makes her more pupular

A raunchy tape of a mayoral candidate stripping was released by a suspected political opponent just days from the election, but far from knocking her chances, the unemployed 21-year old has seen her popularity soar. The video of Valeria Prokopenko, which she said she made to compete at a beauty pageant, was released anonymously to embarrass her but after it was shared by thousands of fans, it stoked her popularity and now young people have vowed to vote for her on election day October 25.

The unemployed law graduate is running for the mayor’s seat in the city of Odessa, in south-western Ukraine's Odessa Oblast region.

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Khloe & Lamar Odom call off divorce

According TMZ, Khloe and Lamar yesterday October 20th called off their divorce. The report below

'Khloe and Lamar have jointly gone to court to dismiss their divorce case, because they want to stay husband and wife ... TMZ has learned. Khloe's lawyer Laura Wasser went before a judge Wednesday morning, asking a judge to withdraw the papers they both signed to end their marriage. The file was sitting in a pile waiting to be processed and signed by a judge. The judge granted Wasser's request and the file is now dead.'

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Senator Shehu Sani bails out a young man from jail

The senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani today bailed out a young man, who was jailed after a quarrel with his boss, from a police cell. He shared some of the details on facebook:

'Today, I visited and bailed out a young man who was detained in a police cell for 3 days over a fracas with his Boss. He lost so much weight. His eyes were swollen as he was beaten by bully inmates. He looked frightened and traumatised. This was a Boy some few days ago making jest of our prison experience on Twitter. I actually thought he will be as tough in the Cell as he was on twitter. Anyway, sometimes we need personal experience to appreciate and to learn.'

True love

True love jooooo 

Khloé Kardashian breaks silence on Lamar Odom: 'The past week has been incredibly difficult'

Khloe Kardashian pictured above out for the first time since Lamar's incident. She's also spoken out for the first time since rushing to his side after he was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel last week. Below is what she wrote on her website...

"The past week has been incredibly difficult. I am so thankful to family, friends and fans, who have sent nothing but prayers and well wishes to Lamar. I also want to take a moment to thank everyone at Sunrise Hospital, including the amazing doctors and nurses for their kindness and diligent work.
Under their amazing care, incredible strides have been made. You can never be prepared for an experience like this, but without the outpouring of love and endless prayers that Lamar has received and the strength I was given from my loved ones, it would have been difficult to endure. Thank you for your continued support. God is great! XOXO, Khloé"

Waje set to perform alongside Mary Mary and Jordin Sparks this Saturday

Powerhouse vocalist Waje will be joining music superstars like Grammy Award winning act Erica Campbell of Mary Mary and American Idol winner Jordin Sparks at the Divas Simply Singing Concert this Saturday. The concert which is in its 25th year is a popular AIDS charity gala organised by award winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph. Sheryl Lee Ralph made the announcement via her Instagram page. She wrote “Just added #Nigerian #Diva #UNAmbassador #officialwaje Saturday at the @Montalban in Hollywood.” Wajeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee for life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shocking photos from a festival in Phuket

These shocking photos were taken during the annual vegetarian festival in Phucket, held at the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar. Slitting open their cheeks and forcing everything from guns, to electrical wire, to giant knives and even axes through the holes, were part of the ritual.

Most of the festival-goers, devotees of the Chinese Samkong shrine and the Chinese Ban Tha Rue shrine, choose to force weaponry through their cheeks, but others seem to have opted for anything they can find around their homes.