Thursday 27 August 2015

THE SAD STORY OF ADEYEMI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ONDO


It's about time the truth be told about happenings at Adeyemi College of Education. The reversal to a College of Education is about the best thing at this time to save the college from total collapse. Adeyemi College of education was upgraded to a University 4 days to Jonathan exit and he appointed his friend and classmate Prof. Richard King who is a Professor of Zoology as Vice Chancellor two days to his exit as President.

 It is important to note that Prof. King has been out of the University system for over 10 years and has been a politician without affliction to any University. His qualification for the job is being a member of Jonathan Campaign team and his personal friend. Prof. Richard King was appointed on the 27th of May, but didn't resume to the office until the 3rd of August due to health issues. On

   resumption, he came with 5 special assistants who all lodged in the most expensive hotel in town on tax payers money. It is important to also note that since the 3rd of August till date, Prof. King has only been to the college thrice and spent less than 3 hours in total in the college. One of his Personal Assistants, Mojeed is the one running the college, writing minutes on memo and meeting with staffs. A "Yar Adua" scenario has been playing out. Even the memo issued out claiming the University status has been put on hold does not have Prof. King's real signature but was signed by Mojeed. What kind of University is this supposed to be. I implore the media houses and journalist to verify all this claims. President Buhari is known for due process. Let due process be followed in the upgrading of colleges of education to Universities if it is absolutely necessary. A cult of lecturers, the "Third Eye" is the one trying to incite lecturers and students in the college. They are against the innovative ideas and change the young 46 year old Provost, Professor Ogen has introduced since his assumption of office. They are against his refusal to join their cult and continue to hold staffs and student in perpetual bondage as it was in the past. It is important for the security agencies to investigate this and bring everyone of them to book.

Wednesday 26 August 2015

NIGERIAN DIES IN MALAYSIA AFTER SELLING KIDNEY FOR #6M




In the quest for fast money, a 28-year-old
Nigerian man identified simply as Chukwudi, has
lost his life in bizarre circumstances after he
traveled to Malaysia to donate one of his kidneys
to a patient needing a transplant.
According to a Nigerian business man based in
that Middle East country, Chuwkwudi is not alone
in this risky and dangerous business of selling
internal organs for money as many young
Nigerians undertake this venture just to get rich
quick.
This is what the business man (name withheld by
Pulse) reported exclusively to Pulse:
"I know many Nigerians will say it is none of my
business how others make their money but I want
to bring this to the notice of our country people
how many of our young men die here in Malaysia
in very disturbing circumstances.
I can tell of this young Igbo boy named Chukwudi,
from Owerri, (Imo State) who was paid the sum
of N6 million by one rich man to donate his
kidney for a transplant.
The young man was brought in from Nigeria and I
had the privilege of interacting with him and tried
to dissuade from undertaking such a risky venture
but he was adamant, telling me he had made up
his mind already and nothing could stop him.

I even offered he join me in my little car washing
business from which I have been able to build a
house back home but Chukwudi did not want to
struggle to make money.
He wanted fast money and he ended up a dead
man because the operation was not successful.
he died in the process while the rich man had a
successful kidney transplant.
I felt so bad because I kind of liked the boy who
was graduate and had a lot of life ahead of him.
I want to use this opportunity to warn our young
people not to always be in a hurry to make fast
money."

Friday 21 August 2015

GARAGE OF NIGERIA'S 2ND REPUBLIC SENATE PRESIDENT

See the garage of Nigeria's 2nd
Senate president, Akweke Nwafor
Orizu

According to Wikipedia, Prince Akweke Nwafor
Orizu was Nigeria's 'second' Senate President
from Nov 16, 1960 to Jan. 15, 1966, during the
Nigerian First Republic.

Photo credit:

Eniola
Baker

Saturday 15 August 2015

POLICE ARRESTS ONE ' CHANCE ROBBERY 'SUSPECTS IN ABUJA


The Nigeria police have arrested a robbery
syndicate made up of one female and three
male persons. (pictured above). The gang
specializes in one chance robbery of innocent
citizens within the FCT. Below is the press
statement from the police...
At about 8:00am of 10th August, 2015,
the gang picked a female victim, The
victim (name withheld) from UTC Area
10 to Wuse 2 and along the way
attempted to rob her of her belong at
Central Business Area. While struggling
with the suspects the victim sighted a
police patrol team and she raised the
alarm for help which attracted the
police and other spirited citizens who
came to her rescue.

After a hot chase, the operational car
of the suspect was intercepted around
Coomasie House, CBD. The robbery
suspects attempted to escape but they
were arrested by the police team with
support of members of the public at
scene. An attempt to lynch the
suspects by members of the public was
thwarted by the responding Police team
on ground who made a call for backup.
Police re-enforcement was sent to the
area and the suspects were eventually
rescued from angry mob and situation
finally brought under control. The
suspects were arrested and brought to
the station for interrogation, victim has
volunteered useful information. Two
other persons (earlier victims) identified
one of the suspects as one of those
who robbed them recently using the
same one-chance method. The case
has been transferred to State Criminal
Intelligence and Investigation
Department (SCIID) Abuja for further
investigation.
Names of suspects arrested below..
1. MADAM OYEKACHI OGAZI 'F' OF MASE
AREA, SULEJA NIGER STATE
2.CHINEDU ONYEBUCHI 'M' OF GWAGWA
AREA, FCT
3.PAUL OKERE 'M' OF DAPE AREA, FCT
4.MAXWELL OKECHUKWU 'M' OF DAPE AREA,
FCT

OONI'S WIVES , CHILDREN BARRED FROM BURIAL RITES

Drama at Ooni's palace:
Wives, children barred from
The final burial rites of the late Ooni of Ife,
Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II, was performed
on Friday, but his wives, children and family
members were unable to pay their last
respects as they were barred from the
programme.
Some people who had expected to see the
body of the monarch lie in state were
disappointed as his remains were neither
brought out for people to see nor was any
casket displayed during the burial service.
A lot of dignitaries were in attendance like
Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Rear
Admiral Akin Aduwo (retd.), Gen. Alani
Akinriande (retd.), Senator Babajide
Omoworare, Ondo State Governor Olusegun
Mimiko.
Traditional prayers were offered for the late
monarch by Tadimole Awo Ilare, Chief Faloba.
The event was conducted in less than three
hours.
A source at the palace said that no member of
the royal family was allowed to see the
remains of the monarch since he was brought
back to the palace.
He said:
"As we are holding this
interdenominational service here, those
concerned are performing their own
rites inside the palace where the body
is kept.
"You can see that the gates of the
palace are locked and nobody is
allowed to go inside. Nobody can see
him again except those who will bury
him.
"The wives and children were not even
supposed to see his corpse at all but
tradition was broken this time around
because he (Sijuwade) died in London.
But no family member can see him
again. Those performing the rites are
there now and they will complete it
today (Friday). He will be buried in the
middle of the night, but nobody will be
there apart from those who will lower
him into the grave."
The source said those who saw the bodies of
the previous Oonis were attacked by smallpox
and did not survive the ailment.
A monarch in Osun State, who spoke on the
condition of anonymity, disclosed that
traditional rulers of the town went to various
shrines, including the Obalufon shrine in Ife to
perform some rites for Oba Sijuwade on Friday.

He said the traditional rulers later went into
Ooni's palace shortly before an
interdenominational burial service for the king
commenced on the palace premises.
The monarch said:
"Nobody can see the Ooni, not even the
US President, Barrack Obama. We are
with him. It's only the initiates who can
see him. His wives and children cannot
see him."
During the service, the Preacher, Bishop of Ife
Diocese of Anglican Communion, Rt. Rev.
Oluranti Odubogun, said the monarch's demise
demonstrated that every mortal man would die
no matter their status.
He said:
"Baba has gone. He will stand before
the King of Kings who will judge what
he did while here on earth.
"Some persons have started jostling to
succeed him now but we must all
remember the judgement day when we
will give account of all that we did on
earth.
"I urge you to make today a memorable
one and give your life to Christ. Jesus
is the only way, accept him today."
As the interdenominational service was about
to start, worshippers of Oro cult in Ife, also
called Isoro, stormed the venue and attempted
to stop the service. The worshippers claimed
that it was a sacrilege to hold an
interdenominational service for the departed
king. And as the service went on outside the
palace, the traditional worshippers sang and
danced inside the palace.
As part of the palace tradition and custom,
women are forbidden from entering the palace
while traditional rites are being performed for a
passing monarch.
During the interdenominational service, sounds
of gunshots suddenly rent the air, making
some of those present at the service run for
safety.
A source said that more gunshots would be
fired later in the day, as from 5.00 pm, adding
that curfew to last for seven days would start
by 4.00 pm on Friday.
One of the palace chiefs, Sooko Adelugba, said
that many parts of the town had already been
deserted by residents who were eager to
comply with the curfew as announced by the
palace.
One of the initiates told one of our
correspondents who had tried to interview him
that it was an abomination to speak publicly
of traditional rites offered for a departed Ooni.
Meanwhile, fresh facts have emerged as to
why the monarch would be buried beside the
immediate past Ooni, Oba Adesoji Aderemi.
The mausoleum is said to be located at the
rear end of the palace.
A palace source said the final resting place of
Sijuwade had been constructed in
a mausoleum inside the Palace of Oba
Aderemi, adding that the cemetery inside the
palace is called Ile Nla (mighty house).
The worshippers of Oro cult in Ife, also called
'Isoro', clashed with residents who were
erecting tents for the interdenominational
burial service at the frontage of Enuwa Palace.
A prominent chief in Ife, who spoke on the
condition of anonymity, said the 'Isoro'
descended on the people who erected the tents
because they (initiates) wanted to observe a
seven-day burial rites for the departed king.
The chief said, "The 'Isoro' saw the erection of
tents for an interdenominational burial service
as a sacrilege against custom and tradition.
"They descended on the people erecting the
tents and flogged them heavily. They
destroyed the tents and swore never to allow
anybody do any interdenominational service at
the palace."
The chief revealed that the state government
had to wade into the crisis before the service
was allowed.
He said, "It took the intervention of officials of
the state government, who appealed to the
'Isoro' to allow the people to hold the
interdenominational service before the issue
was resolved. If not for the intervention of the
state government, the interdenominational
service would not have been allowed."
It was revealed that Sijuwade's eldest son,
Tokunbo, and some other family members flew
to England immediately the monarch breathed
his last to join the king's three wives,
Morisola, Ladun and Odunola - who were
already there.
Morisola is the eldest wife, Ladun is the
second wife and Odunola, who is the daughter
of the immediate past Orangun of Ila, is the
youngest wife.
It was learnt that the family members flew
down to England to pay their last respect to
the departed monarch.
The Araba of Osogbo land, Chief Yemi
Elebuibon, who spoke with one of our
correspondents on Friday, disclosed that the
corpse of the Ooni belonged to Ile-Ife and not
his family.
He said:
"The traditional burial rites of the kings
of Ile-Ife and Oyo are strictly complied
with and they are comprehensive.
"When the Ooni dies, the body becomes
that of the town. The 'Isoro' cult group
will take over. The 'Isoro' initiates are
the ones who worship the 'Oro' deity.
"It is the 'Isoro' people that would
inform the various deities, who were
worshipped and appeased when the
Ooni was crowned, that he (the
monarch) is no more.
"It's a rite. Nothing must stop it."
The Araba dispelled the belief that the heart of
the late king would be fed to the next Ooni.
He said, "The eating of the heart of a departed
King by an incoming one belonged to the past.
It no longer exists. People still make this
insinuation because many are barred from
witnessing the burial of a king.
"What the incoming king will eat is the
heart of an animal and not that of a
human. Nobody would be buried with
the Ooni. Nobody would be killed for
any form of sacrifice."
Elebuibon explained that animals are now used
for the burial rites of Yoruba Obas because of
modernisation, noting that Christianity and
Islam also stopped the use of humans for
sacrifice when God stopped Abraham from
sacrificing his son, Isaac.

THE SAD STORY OF OKITIPUPA

By :: Bayo Olupohunda


The deplorable state of the once flourishing and
functioning Okitipupa, a sleepy town in the south
side of Ondo State is a sad metaphor of the
Nigerian condition. Okitipupa, the palm oil rich
town is home to the indigenous Ikale people, a
micro-ethnic Yoruba group to which I proudly
belong. According to the 2006 census, the town
has a paltry population of just over 200,000
people. But it is a melting pot. The town
welcomes strangers. In the years that I spent
there as a teenager, even while I had not travelled
to various parts of Nigeria, I had been aware,
through contact with other Nigerians, that the
country is a multi-ethnic nation.
I remember with nostalgia how people from the
neighbouring Ilaje, Ijaw and the Urhobo flocked
into the town to be part of its growing
commercial activities. The riverine Ilaje, a
predominantly fishing people with a common
variant of the Ikale language with the Ikale
complemented the Urhobo. The Urhobo had also
long established themselves in local palm oil
production. The geographical location of
Okitipupa which lies in the mid-section between
the South-South and the South-East makes it a
port of call for traders and travellers alike.
The town can easily be accessed by land and
sea. In my childhood years, I remember how the
Hausa population mingled freely with the
indigenes and other ethnic groups. As a teenager,
I had the first taste of the Suya and Kilishi
delicacy in the Sabongari area of the town where
the local mosque also stands adjacent the
Anglican Church. Religious rancour was unheard
of. The Igbo population characteristically engaged
in trading. They provided the goods that the
indigenous people cannot easily access. There
were other ethnic groups who lived in harmony
with the indigenes. Inter-ethnic mistrust which is
gradually tearing the country apart was unheard
of.

The idyllic setting of Okitipupa also made it
conducive to the British colonialists. During the
British rule and in the years before Independence
from the colonialists, the palm oil-rich town
provided the raw materials that fed the industries
of Europe. It can also be safely said that the
wealth that built the British Empire was sourced
from the sweat of the Ikale people and their palm
oil. But that is the story of Africa.
The story of Okitipupa during colonialism was
that of exploitation and neglect. Its mineral
resources were exploited to develop Britain. But
its people became the “wretched of the earth”.
However, the resurgence of the town came after
the British left our shores. The period after
independence saw the rebirth of a town that was
on the throes of extinction. Obafemi Awolowo
regionwide development efforts had rubbed off on
the town. Okitipupa became a model town. As the
headquarters of the Old Ikale area, it attracted
development from the centre. Awolowo’s
development model was felt instantly. Even in the
late 1980s, Okitipupa still bore the development
imprints that stood the South-West out. I grew
up to see well-connected road network. The
streets were paved. The waterworks piped water
to every home. Light was constant. The Post and
Telecommunications delivered letters and returned
them promptly. It was in those years that we
wrote letters to our pen pals in distant lands. The
public hospitals had qualified doctors. Drugs were
in abundance. I attended a public school that
provided good education. There was a sports
centre known as the Government Field. It was
there I first saw Nigeria’s Second Republic
President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, who had come on
an official visit. Okitipupa was that important that
even Awolowo came often for campaigns. The
Technical College in the adjoining town of Idepe
supplied graduates who upon leaving school
established small scale industries that also
created employment. The town was also an
industrial town. The oil palm industry created by
Awolowo’s Western Region produced palm oil in
commercial quantity. Massive oil palm plantation
that served the industry was cultivated in all
parts of Ikale. These in turn created employment
for oil palm farmers. The sector also encouraged
private partnership in oil palm cultivation and
production. In the mid-1980s, the establishment
of a glass sheets manufacturing plant drastically
changed the face of the once sleepy town. With
the arrival of expatriate workers, the town was
transformed. Oluwa Glass Company produced
glass sheets in commercial quantity. The sheets
were exported to other states across the
federation and other neighbouring countries. The
effect of the industry on the local economy was
instant. In a few years, qualified Ikale youths
returned home to take up employment in the
company. Its subsidiaries also created
employment. Meanwhile, roads were repaired.
New ones were built. The town also wore a new
look as many of the employed youths
rehabilitated the homes they grew up in – the
homes of their parents.
Those were the glorious years. People came from
far and near to trade and to build houses.
Okitipupa was fast turning into a big city. It was
in that environment I spent my teenage years. But
soon, like every young people, I soon got
admission into the university and left the town. I
left with the impression of a town fast developing
into a modern city. But it was a fairy tale story
that was not scripted to a happy after ending.
Within years, the town began to suffer decline. Its
demise came to a head during the military
government of Ibrahm Babaginda. I remember
visiting as a young undergraduate to behold the
forlorn faces of inhabitants. The romance with
development did not last long. Their hopes had
disappeared like the morning mist as day light
approaches. The glass sheets company had
folded up. In all of the years the military was in
power till 1999, all attempts to revamp the
companies came to nothing. Now they lie
comatose, all their assets wasted away. The oil
palm company has also stopped producing palm
oil and other allied products. The company that I
visited on excursion in my secondary school years
had become a shadow of its former self.
The change I saw on a visit recently was
shocking. The town has become such an eyesore.
The roads are nothing to write home about. The
once enviable public schools have become so run
down that parents now send their children to
private schools. Even Okitipupa now has private
schools. It is scandalous. What happened to the
missionary schools that we went to? The
specialist hospital where I was treated for a dog
bite as a six-year-old has become worse than a
consulting clinic. The waterworks have dried up.
Now to make matters worse, many young men
have become commercial motorcyclists. The
demise of the once promising town of Okitipupa is
the sad metaphor of our country. Youth
unemployment, broken infrastructure, dilapidated
public schools, moribund industries tell the
heartbreaking story. The coming of democracy
seems to have, ironically, impoverished the town
and its people the more.
More than 14 years of democratic government has
done nothing to revive the industries that once
provided huge revenue for the state government.
Even the oil palm plantations in the whole of
Ikaleland have all been taken over by weeds. That
is the tragic story of my once beloved town. A
town ruined by those who had the good fortune
of ruling the state in the past.

Thursday 13 August 2015

OKITIPUPA : A TOWN IN SEARCH OF REDEMPTION


It was the home of multi-million naira Oluwa
Glass Company as well as a highly
prosperous oil palm firm. The companies
employed thousands of indigenes and non-
indigenes of the ancient town and contributed
in no small measures to the nation’s
economy. Today, Okitipupa is in the throes of
darkness, unemployment, armed robbery and
poverty. Assistant Editor, SEUN AKIOYE,
visited the once promising community and
reports on
Okitipupa is in darkness, literally. The darkness
has endured for eight months since the Power
Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) decided
to play a fast one on the residents. Its
inhabitants can only wring their hands in
desolation and gnash their teeth in the
darkness.
Yet darkness is not the first thing you notice if
you enter the town in daylight. The one that
would probably strike you first is that the
town lacks a good restaurant.
“We don’t have many restaurants here.
Everybody eats at home. Where will you get
the money to eat in a restaurant? “Oh, you
mean fast food (long laughter)? Forget it, my
brother. There is nothing like that here, unless
you go to Merry Suze. That’s the only place
we eat,” said Idowu Adeola, a diploma holder
who rides commercial motorcycle known
locally as okada.
Off the reporter went to Merry Suze, located on
Broad Road, the largest road in the town
which also houses all the banks and major
business concerns. There sat Merry Suze in
front of her “restaurant”, resting the weight of
her head on the back of her left hand. Her
attendant, a girl of about 12 years looking like
18, sat close to her, looking towards the road.
Both of them were lost in thought. A steaming
pot of soup rocked gently to the tune played
by the smouldering charcoal under it, while
assorted meat peeped from the pot.
Suze is a curious spectacle. She had a hairdo
and was fat and light-complexioned.
Curiously, her signpost read: Merry Suzze.
A Grade 2 teacher, she had ventured into
caterine business on account of acute
unemployment.
“I am a trained teacher, but I couldn’t get a
job. There is nothing in this town. How many
people have you seen entering this place since
you came,” she queried.
Yet she would be counted among the lucky
ones in the town. In Okitipupa, one of the
large towns in Ondo state and a former
industrial hub, money is as scarce as water in
Sahara desert. Poverty walks so tall that no
one dares to challenge it. The people speak
longingly about the town’s glorious past when
industries like Oluwa Glass and Oil Palm
Company employed thousands and the town
also attracted immigrants, particularly the
Igbo and Urhobo.
But the evil winds have also affected the
business, if Adeola’s words are anything to go
by. “On a good day, I could make as much as
N4,000. Now, you would go round the town all
day and you would be lucky to make N900,”
he said.
There was palpable tension in the town as
rumour filtered in that Ondo State governor,
Olusegun Mimiko, was about to impose a ban
on okada in the town.
Reacting to the rumour, Omobuyiwa flashed a
wry smile; the sort that usually precedes a
dangerous speech.
“Let him come,” he said with a tone of
defiance. “We are waiting for him. What has
he done for this town? He has done nothing,
and he wants to ban okada. What would we
eat? If he dares do it, he will know that this is
Ikale, not Akure.”
The people of Ikaleland do not view their
governor with favour. They accused him of
many wrongdoings. He was said to be the
cause of the over four months shut down of
Ondo State University of Science and
Technology. The school, founded by former
governor Olusegun Agagu, has not received the
blessing of Mimiko.
“When the students were here, things moved a
little. But now we are just at a standstill,” said
Abibat Omoleye, a small scale busines woman.
Desolate town
Riding around Okitipupa reveals a picture of
gloom and doom. The people hardly smile and
cheerful spirits are rare. Everyone seemed to
have resigned to their fate with no hope of
redemption.
But according to Pastor Isaac Adebajo, a
messiah is what the town needs.
He said: “We need to go to God in prayer so
the good times can come back. We cannot go
on like this. We need industries that can
employ our youths so they do not turn into
armed robbers. We need government’s
presence in this place because it is like we are
forgotten.”
But there are residents who would not
complain, particularly the Ilaje and the Igbo.
The Ilaje are Ikale’s closest neighbours. The
Ilaje towns, beginning from Igbokoda, extend
into the sea and the surrounding rivers.
The Ilajes are numerous in Okitipupa, having
made the place their home. But these two
neighbours hardly see eye to eye. The Ilaje
accuse the Ikale of being stingy while the Ikale
say their neighbours are arrogant.
“If an Ilaje man has N5000, he will do like he
has N50,000,” said an Ikale lady who asked
not to be named.
The Ikale angst against the Ilaje has a root in
the takeover of the viable economy of
Ikaleland. Most of the filling stations and
hotels in the town are said to belong to the
Ilaje, leaving the Ikale people to play the
second fiddle.
The Ikale also accused the Igbos of taking
over the small businesses. “All the shops you
see here have been bought by Igbo people.
They own everything and we own nothing”
Suze said.
Ufoma Dennis is Delta Ibo and his parents
came during the days of prosperity. He
rejected the Ikale accusation, saying that the
average Ikale man or woman would rather
wait for manna to from heaven.
Food is also a hard thing for visitors. Apart
from pupuru, a delicacy in the mould of amala,
there is nothing else to eat. The town’s fast
food restaurant is Aroma, which the average
Lagosian would not touch even with a long
pole.
There is the okoka, tree maggots fried and
salted with pepper to garnish. This should be
a relish but it was tough and tasteless.
Back to the darkness. In December 2014, a
major transformer in the town packed up and
darkness descended on the land. But
somehow, nobody complained and the people
seemed to have adjusted rather too nicely to
the situation.
“There has been no rally to NEPA’s (PHCN’s)
office. No protest. Even the big men just
switched on their generators and life
continued,” Blessing, the hotel receptionist
said.
What is curious is that the traditional ruler did
nothing and the Speaker of Ondo State House
of Assembly, Hon. Jumoke Akindele, is an
indigene of Idepe, in Okitipupa. She also did
nothing.
The darkness came with consequences: the
economy, which was crawling before, is now
dead. Hotels suffer most as visitors emptied
out of them. Generators are only switched on
at night till morning. In the day, the windows
are opened and the blinds are turned up. If a
lodger needs electricity, he would be required
to pay for fuel.
Armed robbery is rampant. Because of the
overwhelming noise of the generators, it is
hard to hear when a robbery is taking place or
people are being murdered.
“Nobody comes to this town nowadays. All
the hotels are empty. We are begging people
to come, and when one person comes like you
did, we ensure they don’t leave,” Blessing
said.
Blessing had used all her charms to make the
reporter stay at the hotel, of course, in the
darkness. To while away the time, the
traditional ayo game was brought in.
“We will put on the generator soon,” she said
the seventh time in an hour. “Can you play
ayo? Please let’s play it together,” she
pleaded.

P.DIDDY & HIS 6 CHILDREN WITH STUNNING FAMILY PHOTO

Proud dad and Bad Boy records owner,


Sean Combs aka Diddy shared this beautiful photo of
his children.

PHOTO OF THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT THAT DIED IN THE LAGOS CRASH


Captain Joseph Wyatt (left) from Oklahoma,
USA and First Officer Peter Bello (right), were the
pilot and co-pilot of the Bristow Helicopter that
crashed yesterday.

 Both men died. According to
a statement signed by Bristow’s Regional
Director Africa, Duncan Moore, Captain Wyatt,
joined the company in 2006 and has spent his
entire career flying with Bristow Helicopters out
of Africa.
Peter Bello joined Bristow in 2014 after
graduating from the company’s Academy’s
helicopter flight school. May their souls rest in
peace, amen.

PRIMARY SCHOOL PROPRIETOR RAPES 2 OF HIS PUPILS IN LAGOS


A primary school proprietor, Joseph Ogunleye,
was on Thursday charged before a Yaba Chief
Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged
defilement of two pupils in his school.
Ogunleye, 56, whose address is unknown, is
standing trial on a charge of defilement.
According to the prosecutor, Insp. Rita Momah,
the accused committed the offence on June 27
at Ijegun, Ikotun, Lagos.
She alleged that the accused unlawfully defiled
an eight-year-old girl and a 10-year-old girl who
were pupils in his school.

“A nearby shop owner heard the two girls telling
their friends about how their school proprietor
touched their private parts and that they cannot
tell their parents.
“The 10-year-old explained how the accused
had canal knowledge of her, while the 8-year-old
also admitted that he did the same thing to her.
Ogunleye, however, pleaded not guilty to the
charge.
The Magistrate, Mrs O.A. Erinle, granted bail to
the accused in the sum of N500,000, with two
sureties in like sum.
The case was adjourned till Oct. 26 for trial.

Vanguard

5 WAYS LAGOS CAN DESTROY YOUR MARRIAGE


The rate of divorce in Lagos is becoming
increasingly high, experts say most cases of
divorce in the city are filed on the grounds of
abuse, or what’s legally termed ‘negligence’.
But term abuse and what amounts to abuse has
long been put up for debate, especially when
determining whether psychological trauma has
been afflicted on a person during marriage.
However, beyond cheating and physical abuse,
Naij.com has taken a deeper look at the root
causes of increasing divorce in Lagos, most of
which lie outside the confines of abuse. Here are
5 major reasons divorce is on the increase in
Nigeria’s most populous city, these reasons to a
great extent are very peculiar to Lagos as well
as a few other metropolitan cities across the
world.

No Time

Research has shown that over half the general
population in Lagos, spend an average of at
least seven hours on the road daily. Most people
work a normal 8am to 5pm job, but can’t get
home until about 9-to-10pm, only to wake up
by 4am the next day to meet up with work.
This is due to the heavy traffic that is
experienced everyday on Lagos highways, some
grid locks can last for more than 3 hours. Hence
some persons sleep on their way to and from
work, never getting to have dinner or breakfast
with their loved ones.
One woman who filed for divorce at Apapa, said
she would quit her marriage because her
husband was never giving her enough time. Her
husband, a banker who works on the Lagos
Island is said to always leave the house by 4am
only to return by 1am the next day because he
had to wait for the traffic to subside before
coming home.
The woman said she only sees him on the
weekends, but never gets the best of him
because he is always too tired to live up to his
marital obligations due to his rigorous week.


Lagos Women Don’t Cook

In line with the ‘no time’ syndrome in Lagos, it
has been observed that most ladies in Lagos
find it hard to cook. Glady’s whose husband
made complaints about her not cooking, when
ask why she doesn’t cook, she said it was
totally impossible for a woman who works in
Lagos to cook that often. Gladys further said
that with the stress of each day, it is only best
to try to cook once a week.
Like Gladys, most ladies in Lagos rarely have
time for themselves, so cooking is most times
ruled out of their daily routines. “Many prefer to
constantly patronize eateries, and stuff
themselves with junks and pastries,” Said
Segun Agboola, another concerned husband.
Segun further stressed that : “this causes the
men to eat out and from eating out they begin
to look outside their homes.”
From findings, it has been observed that the best
most ladies in Lagos do, is to pay some caterers
to prepare soups and stews that will last over a
month, then all they need do is prepare the other
lighter go with. With the soups and stews in the
freezer, most of the ladies are beginning to tie
up this loose-end of their marriages.
Party Freaks
Many cases of divorce arise as a result of
regular partying. Lagos has been described as a
city that is ever in the groove, with bars, clubs
and other hangout spots virtually everywhere.
Those who have visited Lagos would attest that
it is true what they say, ‘no party like the Lagos
party’.

In Lagos, there is virtually an ‘Owambe’ (term
for party) every day, although the major events
hold on the weekends, yet you will find so many
gigs on week days, clubs are ever filled to the
brim from and sociology-analysts say that the
partying that characterizes Lagos is a major way
Lagosians ease their stress off.
It is noted that while socialising to a great
extent in the present society is permissible, still
it becomes a problem to the home, when either
of the spouses involved over indulges.
Hostile hospitality
Living in Lagos could be very tough and
research has shown that most people over time
become very aggressive. From having to jump
in and out of vehicles, to crossing the highways;
Eko can be very tough.
Due to this, many people transfer the aggression
of their daily Lagos routine to their homes and
this does not augur well.

A woman said that her husband was fond of
using curse words and was ever hostile. She
said though he had a nice paying job, he seemed
ever angry, especially while driving. Burdened by
the traffic jams daily, and the reckless
maneuvers of bus drivers and bikers, he would
always use swear words which she said were
becoming unbearable. She said she was ready
to quit because he seem incorrigible.

Sex machine



A sexless marriage they say is a common trigger
for divorce globally. But few weeks back, a man
in Ketu (Alapere area of Lagos) wanted to
divorce his wife because of too much sex.
In his petition, the man described his wife as
having an “excessive and insatiable appetite for
sex” ever since their marriage in April 2010.
According to media reports, he alleged that she
would force him to have sex, even at times
when he was sick, and threatened to sleep with
other men when he refused.
He said his wife’s “cruelty” and her “obstinate,
aggressive, stubborn and autocratic” nature had
made it difficult for him to live with her.
The magistrate court in Ikeja, ruled in the
husband’s favour and granted a divorce after his
wife failed to appear before the court, with the
husband’s evidence remaining unchallenged.
The life in Lagos can be very demanding on
individuals and relationships, so everyone who
resides in Lagos must look for a way of
balancing and understanding the dynamics. If
there are other major causes of divorce in Lagos
which you feel we have not included, then do let
us know in the response corner.

' ABOBAKU ' WANTED ALIVE WITH BOUNTY OF $50.000 ~ Dapo Rotifa

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: WANTED ALIVE THE ESCAPED ABOBAKU

I, Dapo Rotifa, a true son of the Source and one
of the biggest admirers of the departed great
monarch Oba Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II hereby
announce a BOUNTY in the sum of $50,000 to be
drawn from my 401k retirement fund (that should
show my seriousness) for anyone who can bring
the ABOBAKU whose story of escape has gone
viral on the net patronized my fellow Nigerian
'cybercitizens'. If the ABOBAKU cannot be
brought to me alive, bringing him dead would
work and that would entitle his captor to a claim
of 50% of the bounty.

C'mon BOUNTY HUNTERS, get to work. You have
just 48 hours to perform. Please be advised that
a DNA test to confirm the identity of whoever is
presented, dead or alive, would be performed
before the bounty will be paid.
NB: Wondering what my interest in this is? No,
don't wonder about me or my interest, wonder
about those who chose to believe and share such
fabled story. It's bunch malarkey! That's what it
is.

"ZIMBABWEAN JESUS" MAN DIES AFTER TRYING TO EMULATE JESUS CHRIST BY FASTING FOR 40 DAYS AND NIGHTS

A Zimbabwean man identified as Khulu Reinfirst
Manyuka (73) has died of malnutrition after he
attempted to emulate the 40 days and night fast
of Jesus of Nazareth.
The 73 year old, Khulu Manyuka reportedly left
home on 15 June this year headed to the bush
to conduct prayers, redirecting his attention to
God, away from things of the earth.
Manyuka was known by his family and
community at large as a very spiritual person
whose faith could move mountains. His death
puzzled those dearest to him. A close relative
who chose to speak on condition of anonymity
broke the news.
“He was a very spiritual man. It’s unfortunate
he had to die this way,” said a close relative.

Manyuka was driven to the wilderness by the
urge to emulate Christ but sadly he did not
equal or break Christ’s record.
“After a month we got the sad news of his
death,” added the relative.
Family members said Manyuka had no history of
illness.
“He was a healthy and religious old man who did
not even look his age,” revealed one family
member.
The exact day of his death remains a mystery to
both his family and friends as he was alone in
the wilderness. His body was found by a
stranger who then alerted the police.
The police said Manyuka is not the first to die
from fasting — numerous other cases have been
reported.
“We have received such reports before, but we
cannot stop the public from fasting,” police
spokesperson said.

HOW LAGOS GUYS WOO LADIES INSIDE DANFO OR MOLUE BUSES


In Lagos, the girls are beautiful and smart. They
can easily spot and rebuff a guy preying on them
from a distance. But Lagos guys are proving to
be smarter. They too have devised a way of
getting their heart desires–even in a public bus.
The guy arrived at the motor park and met a
half filled Danfo bus with a few passengers. We
were all waiting patiently at Ikeja bus stop. The
bus heading to Obalende on Lagos Island was
taking too long to fill up. But what can we do
but wait?
The motor park milled with people. Area boys
and street urchins were harassing drivers and
conductors. Vendors of beverages were shouting
themselves hoarse and practically coercing
agitated passengers for patronage.
In my end of the bus, I poked my head outside
to avoid the strange odour emitting from the bus.



 Another sweaty guy has just arrived; He
stood outside and surveyed the bus. I looked at
him closely. He was disheveled. There was a
gaping wound in his arm he had not bothered to
treat. Then to my horror, he mounted the bus
and headed for my direction.
I prayed silently for him to change his mind. But
he sat close to me. For a moment, I was almost
choking. I poked my nose out of the window to
avoid the stench only to be confronted by a
beggar who pleaded for money to cure his
prostate cancer. A bag of urine with a tube
dangled loosely from his groin. Much as I had
tried to avoid the bedlam around me, I was
confronted from all sides by the chaos.
Then, from the gloom appeared an angelic figure
that seemed to have come to take all my
troubles away. Yes, she was a thing of beauty.
Her figure eight was visible under her tight
gown. Eyes turned in her direction as she stood
outside the door of the bus. She enjoyed the
attention.
She peered in to examine the ramshackle inside.
Realizing how dirty the bus was, her face broke
out in a frown. But she entered nonetheless. She
picked a seat in front of me and sat gingerly–
aware of the attention. I observed her closely as
she whipped out a top range Samsung phone
and began fiddling with it like a toy. Her nails
were out of this world. Beautifully designed. She
handled the phones stylishly.
All the while, her jaw moved to the rhythm of a
mouth full of candy. In the midst of my
obsession with the beau, I had forgotten about
the guy that had stood outside of the bus all
this while. He did not want to ‘’enter inside’’. He
had been aiming for the seat beside the
conductor. But the arrival of the girl seemed
poised to change the equation.
As soon as the girl moved inside the bus, like a
bolt out of the blue, the guy, who had all the
while been standing at the door had appeared
beside the girl. So that is the trick. You stand
long enough at the door to see which babe is
agreeable enough. Then as soon as you spot
one, you spring into action like a tiger and sit
beside her. The guy initiated a conversation but
the girl was not responding.
Occasionally, she will remove her earpiece when
the guy ask a question or say something. She
will put them back even as the guy kept
pestering her. At a time she would laugh, at
another, she frowned or ignored him altogether.
Then finally she removed the earpiece and the
discussion seemed to come alive.
I was thinking to myself. I like this guy, his
tenacity and perseverance. The girl had been
putting up a front., but it soon dissolved like
sugar in hot tea with the guy’s persistence.
In Obalende, I watched as the two alighted and
walked together for a moment and stood
laughing to exchange numbers. Some guys can
be very smart.

Wednesday 12 August 2015

OONI'S BURIAL STALLED ,AS 'ABOBAKU' ABSCONDS

Unconfirmed report have stated the burial of
Ooni of Ife Oba Okunade Sijuade may have been
stalled as the ‘Abobaku’ – a person elected to be
buried alive with the king- have absconded.
The Paradigm learnt that ‘Abobaku’ is a person
selected by the traditional chiefs of Ile Ife to live
and die with the king. They are said to be treated
well and showered with a lot of care and gifts
while they are alive.

Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade
However, in a new twist, the ‘Abobaku’ ran away
following the confirmation of the death of the
Oba on several media platforms, despite denials
by the Traditional Royal Council of Ife.
Awara of Iwara-Ife, Oba Layi Adereti, had
yesterday disclosed that formal announcement of
Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade’s death will be
made on Wednesday (today).
According to Yoruba tradition, a king does not
die alone. His burial rites include being buried
with other people.

‘Abobaku’ lives his life for the king and he is
buried alongside the king. In the authentic
tradition, just as there is a lineage that become
king, there is also always a family dedicated to
the ancient belief of dying with the king.
Oba Adereti, who is also head of Oro Cult in Ile-
Ife, had while making the statement on Tuesday
warned residents of the ancient town, whether
male or female, to remain indoor during the Oro
rite, which will take place between 9am and 4pm,
Wednesday.
“This is an official statement from the palace of
Awara of Iwara-Ife, who is head of Oro deity that
on Wednesday 12th August, 2015, there would be
official proclamation of the demise of Ooni of
Ife.
“The proclamation will be made public during the
Oro festival, being the final rites on the demise
of Ooni of Ife. “Residents of the ancient town are
therefore, urged to keep away from the streets
between the hours of 9am and 4pm during which
the Oro deity will be out.
“With the announcement, people are advised to
stay in-door for the period the Oro will be out.”
It is not yet clear if the Traditional Royal Council
will go ahead with the announcement with the
fresh development of the disappearance of the
‘Abobaku’

TONTO DIKEH LIED, HER HUSBAND IS NOT OBASANJO'S SON


The truth is that Tonto DIkeh’s husband,
Oladunni Olakunle Churchill is related to former
president Olusegun Obasanjo but not his direct
son. Oladunni Churchill is Chief Obasanjo’s
brother’s son, but Tonto was right to have
called him her father in-law, because in
Yorubaland, he is truly her baba oko.
The duo didn’t just meet, as Churchill had asked


Tonto out while she was dating Michael
Awujoola (Malivelihood), waved him aside but
did not totally ignore him.
Churchill was brought up in Lagos. He is the
chairman of Big Churchill Haven Limited and
also the CEO of BigChurch Entertainment,
located on Awolowo road, Ikoyi. Big Churchill
Haven Limited is an IT & SOLUTION (software
management) company.
Churchill was once married to a lady named
Bimbo Coker, but the two have since gone their
separate ways. So that's it from us to you.
Aaaaah! Girls can form........!

EBORA OWU STRUGGLING WITH A CUP OF ICE-CREAM

**OBASANJO PICTURED
STRUGGLING WITH A CUP OF ICE
CREAM**



Former president Obasanjo is definitely the most
comical president Nigeria ever had. He
was pictured enjoying a cup of ice cream at the
Green Legacy resort, in Abeokuta, Ogun state
capital recently

"JENIFA" FUNKE AKINDELE MARRIES AGAIN?



























It's only for her latest movie -
( Jenifa Diary 2 )

OONI OF IFE TRADITIONAL BURIAL RITES BEGINS

The oro chiefs sighted on the
streets of Ife as Ooni's burial
rites begins .
It
These traditionalistwere sighted on the streets
of Ile Ife, Osun, walking to exercise the Oro ritual
for the passing of late Ooni of Ife, Oba Sijuwade.