Yeni Kuti’s Ex-husband Femi Segun Dies From Power Bike Accident

Femi Segun, former husband of Yeni Kuti, Afrobeat dancer and daughter of the late great Fela Kuti has passed away.

Segun, a self-described humanist turned politician, sources say, died due to complications from multiple injuries sustained in a road accident while driving his power motor bike in Lagos a week ago. He is said to have died yesterday  March 21, 2014 at a Lagos hospital in the morning.

Segun’s death was first reported by his Igbobi College Alumnus and long-time friend, broadcaster Bola-Wola Makinde who wrote a short condolence message on his (Makinde) Facebook page. The message was accompanied with a picture of his friend dressed in bikers’ gear, standing next to his power bike.

‘Who can question the Lord?…Requiescat in pace,Femi Segun!‘, Makinde wrote on his timeline. Four days earlier, Makinde posted a get-well-soon message for his dear friend. ‘The GOOD Lord WILL heal you,my darliing brother Igbobian!‘, it reads.

A source close to the Kuti family has also confirmed Segun’s death. ‘Yes it’s true, I just reached them and it’s quite sad‘, a source informed NET.

NET has received no response from Yeni Kuti or any other member of the family about the tragic death. Yeni however talked about her ex’s accident during an episode of TV show ‘Your View’ which airs on TVC.

According to his LinkedIn page, Segun was up on till his shocking death, the CEO of Coltrane Nigeria Ltd, a ‘one-stop provider of multi-sector and ancillary logistic solutions. He was also the director of research and protocol at the Lagos Black Heritage Festival from 2010 to 2013. He was a master compere and speaker of note.

Femi Segun and Yeni have one child together, a daughter, Rolari Segun. In 2010 the 26-year-old graduated from the University of Leeds in the UK. Both parents were present at the ceremony.

Although separated from former wife Yeni, Segun stayed close to the family, participating in the family’s yearly Felabration festival. He was seen wearing his ubiquitous combat shorts in October, last year at the week-long music festival held at the New Afrika Shrine, Ikeja, Lagos. Segun was also present at Femi Kuti‘s 50th birthday celebration back in 2012.

Late Femi Segun

Baby factory: Enugu police arrests four suspects

The Police in Enugu State have arrested four persons over their alleged involvement in buying and selling of babies to desperate couples.
The spokesman of the police in the state, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu told DailyPost that “three ladies, who gave their names as one Ezechi Esther Ijeoma (the leader of the syndicate, from Akabo village in Ikeduru Imo State but lives at Aforoghe Ezeagu Enugu), Okafor Beatrice of Awha Imezi in Ezeagu Enugu State and Odenigbo Theresa of Oyofo Ezeagu, were nabbed by the operatives of Ezeagu Division of the Nigeria Police Enugu State over their involvement in the trafficking and selling of a five year old success Godwin.
“The baby was stolen by Ijeoma from yet to be identified owner at Egbeda Lagos State on 13/3/14 in connivance with a yet to be identified member of the syndicate.

“The baby was scheduled to be sold at the rate of five hundred thousand naira to a prospective buyer yet to be nabbed”.
He added that on a similar development, “Okechukwu Michael, who was stolen from Ichieahamba village Umuikea in Abia State on 5/3/14, was recovered from one Okafor Beatrice”.
He stated that “the price tag for okechukwu Michael was pegged at six hundred thousand naira.
“A full scale investigation has commenced into the incident, as the suspects are already helping the operatives in their investigations, just as the two recovered boys are hale and hearty”.

Stella Damasus Shuts Down All Facebook Accounts!

 Stella Damasus has shut down all her Facebook Accounts because of  Fraud.The actress announced this afternoon that she has shut down all her Facebook accounts because of impersonators swindling innocent people of their hard earned money through the accounts. She says she prefers to shut down the accounts, than for her fans to be cheated. Her words;

Boko Haram: It’s now fire for fire – Jonathan

Shekarau & Jonathan

Presi-dent Goodluck Jonathan has sent a strong message to the Boko Haram terror group that the Nigerian government would no longer treat it with kid gloves.
Speaking in Windhoek, Namibia during bilateral talks with President Hifikepunye Pohamba at the Conference Hall of the Namibia State House, President Jonathan solicited the support of other countries in the fight against terrorism, saying  a terror attack on one country is an attack on all countries.
He said: “The issue of global terror is worrisome and in Nigeria, we believe that a terror attack anywhere in the world is a terror attack on everyone.
“It may be more in one country compared to the other. For instance, in the North Eastern part of Nigeria, we are having incidence of terror in three states out of 36 states.
“Initially, we handled it with kid gloves but now we have decided to be a little more forceful because we must thrash out these terror groups. We must not allow them to continue to slow down economic growth in that part of the country.
“With the terror attacks in that part of the country, the rest of the country feel it because Nigerians live everywhere. In these other parts, there is always the fear that if you do not tackle it, it will spread to other parts. We will work together to ensure that terror attack is stamped out globally and in Nigeria we are committed.”

I am Sexy And I Know It-Toyin Lawani

Toyin Lawani, one of Nigeria’s popular stylist have a message to millions of people out there.She justposted a picture on instagram with the caption-I am sexy and i know it.The socialite is confident about her charming look,weeks after she was delivered her second child.This is what she call post natal swag.

Actor Saka In Tears As Office Burns Down!

The Destroyed Building

Saka is inconsolable

Nollywood Comic actor, Hafiz ‘Saka’ Oyetoro lost material worth millions of Naira after his office at the Theatre Arts Department of the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education was destroyed in a fire.
The fire started mysteriously at around midnight on Thursday morning and razed the entire Theatre Arts Department. “What can I say, other than to thank God for the gift of life, because no live was lost in the inferno… We actually have good fire extinguishers, but nobody was around to do anything, given the time the incident occurred.

Fire fighters have been here but they did little and the authorities have been here too,” Oyetoro said. “I also lost my promotion letter, most painful was the fact that I was to submit some important documents for some international engagements but now this may not happen as the documents have also been lost to the inferno

Boko Haram Threatens The Army In Maiduguri

The members of the Boko Haram Sect have written to the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army threatening to attack Maimalari Barracks on Friday (today), Punch reports. Read full report below...

Investigations revealed that security had been beefed up in the Maimalari Barracks which has the Headquarters of the 7th Infantry Division of the Artillery Corps, the Ordinance, the Signal and other crucial units of the Army in Maiduguri.

It was gathered that while security agents saw the letter as a ploy to instill fear into security operatives, all efforts were being made to ward off any attack on the foremost military formation in the North-East.

A source said that the insurgents might have compelled one of the drivers to get the letter to the military of their plan to attack the barracks.

The source said that the letter was written in Hausa Language.

“Yesterday, the Boko Haram sect wrote that they would attack the Maimalari Barracks. They wrote the letter in Hausa Language to give the notification of their coming.

“However, security operatives are praying for them to come to the barracks. The barracks is the biggest; it is the cantonment in Maiduguri.

“The barracks accommodates, the 7th Infantry Division, the Artillery, Ordinance, Engineering, Signal and other corps.

Jonathan challenges court’s jurisdiction to reverse Sanusi’s suspension

 President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, challenged the jurisdiction of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court to entertain a suit seeking to reverse the suspension of governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.

In a preliminary objection filed against the suit, Jonathan insisted that the ousted CBN governor ought to have taken his case to the National Industrial Court, NIC, contending that in line with section 254 (c) (1a) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, only the industrial court had the statutory powers to meddle into any dispute between an employer and his employee.

Similarly, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, who were both joined in the suit by Sanusi as 2nd and 3rd defendants, respectively, urged the high court to strike it out for want of jurisdiction.

Earlier, Sanusi had through his lawyer, Dr. Kola Awodehin, SAN, maintained that there was never a time employer/employee relationship existed between him and President Jonathan, adding that he was never an employee of the Federal Government.

Besides, Awodehin, SAN, urged the court to consolidate and hear together both his client’s originating summons and the three preliminary objections against the suit, a request that was vehemently opposed by all the defendants.

Though President Jonathan through his lawyer, Dr. Fabian Ajodu, SAN, expressed his intention to file an affidavit to reply Sanusi’s contention that he was never an employee of the federal government, he urged the court to hear and determine the issue of jurisdiction first.

In his submission, counsel to the AGF, Chief Mike Ozhokome, SAN, told the court that there was need to also counter Sanusi’s claim that he was still in charge of the CBN, considering that he had not handed over to Mrs. Sarah Alade who, he said, was illegally appointed as the acting CBN governor by Jonathan.

“My Lord, all the defendants have filed their notices of preliminary objection, challenging the jurisdiction of this court to hear this matter; it is our humble application that the objection be taken together with the main suit,” Awodehin said.

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, challenged the jurisdiction of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court to entertain a suit seeking to reverse the suspension of governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.
In a preliminary objection filed against the suit, Jonathan insisted that the ousted CBN governor ought to have taken his case to the National Industrial Court, NIC, contending that in line with section 254 (c) (1a) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, only the industrial court had the statutory powers to meddle into any dispute between an employer and his employee.
Similarly, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, who were both joined in the suit by Sanusi as 2nd and 3rd defendants, respectively, urged the high court to strike it out for want of jurisdiction.
Earlier, Sanusi had through his lawyer, Dr. Kola Awodehin, SAN, maintained that there was never a time employer/employee relationship existed between him and President Jonathan, adding that he was never an employee of the Federal Government.
Besides, Awodehin, SAN, urged the court to consolidate and hear together both his client’s originating summons and the three preliminary objections against the suit, a request that was vehemently opposed by all the defendants.
Though President Jonathan through his lawyer, Dr. Fabian Ajodu, SAN, expressed his intention to file an affidavit to reply Sanusi’s contention that he was never an employee of the federal government, he urged the court to hear and determine the issue of jurisdiction first.
In his submission, counsel to the AGF, Chief Mike Ozhokome, SAN, told the court that there was need to also counter Sanusi’s claim that he was still in charge of the CBN, considering that he had not handed over to Mrs. Sarah Alade who, he said, was illegally appointed as the acting CBN governor by Jonathan.
“My Lord, all the defendants have filed their notices of preliminary objection, challenging the jurisdiction of this court to hear this matter; it is our humble application that the objection be taken together with the main suit,” Awodehin said.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/03/jonathan-challenges-courts-jurisdiction-reverse-sanusis-suspension/#sthash.r5vsWtvw.dpuf

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, challenged the jurisdiction of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court to entertain a suit seeking to reverse the suspension of governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.
In a preliminary objection filed against the suit, Jonathan insisted that the ousted CBN governor ought to have taken his case to the National Industrial Court, NIC, contending that in line with section 254 (c) (1a) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, only the industrial court had the statutory powers to meddle into any dispute between an employer and his employee.
Similarly, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, who were both joined in the suit by Sanusi as 2nd and 3rd defendants, respectively, urged the high court to strike it out for want of jurisdiction.
Earlier, Sanusi had through his lawyer, Dr. Kola Awodehin, SAN, maintained that there was never a time employer/employee relationship existed between him and President Jonathan, adding that he was never an employee of the Federal Government.
Besides, Awodehin, SAN, urged the court to consolidate and hear together both his client’s originating summons and the three preliminary objections against the suit, a request that was vehemently opposed by all the defendants.
Though President Jonathan through his lawyer, Dr. Fabian Ajodu, SAN, expressed his intention to file an affidavit to reply Sanusi’s contention that he was never an employee of the federal government, he urged the court to hear and determine the issue of jurisdiction first.
In his submission, counsel to the AGF, Chief Mike Ozhokome, SAN, told the court that there was need to also counter Sanusi’s claim that he was still in charge of the CBN, considering that he had not handed over to Mrs. Sarah Alade who, he said, was illegally appointed as the acting CBN governor by Jonathan.
“My Lord, all the defendants have filed their notices of preliminary objection, challenging the jurisdiction of this court to hear this matter; it is our humble application that the objection be taken together with the main suit,” Awodehin said.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/03/jonathan-challenges-courts-jurisdiction-reverse-sanusis-suspension/#sthash.r5vsWtvw.dpuf

Patriotism:Pastor Tunde Bakare Rejects N12 M Confab Allowance

Fiery man of God, Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Founder of Latter Rain Assembly and former running mate to Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari on the platform of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, in the 2011 presidential election, has said that he will not be part of the proposed N12 million earmarked to be paid to each member of the National Conference which was inaugurated by President Goodluck Jonathan on 18 March, 2014.
Pastor Bakare who has been a thorn in the flesh of successive governments due to his scathing criticism of their policies, was nominated by his home state, Ogun State, as one of the 492 delegates to the Confab with the government announcing that they will be paid N4 million every month, for the three months the conference will last, amounting to N12 million.
But Pastor Bakare said he decided to be part of the delegates as part of his service to his country and as such, he sees no reason why he should collect such huge sum to render a service for his fatherland.
He told members of his church during a service:

A friend of mine called me that he heard on the radio that ‘Pastor Bakare had accepted to go, that his own fee is N12m’. Pastor Bakare will not take a kobo in the National Conference.

I will not take a penny. It has nothing to do with others; that is by choice. We go with integrity of heart, it is not money. The God of heaven will prosper us.

What I say here is what I will do there. I do not say others should do it, but I intend to do that so that our heart can remain pure. That does not mean the hearts of others are not pure but I don’t want anybody to think in any slight manner that the motive is this.

This is the moment we have been waiting for; for this end I was born.

Nigeria will be saved, Nigeria will be changed, and Nigeria will become great.

What do you make of Pastor Bakare’s show of patriotism?

19 Members Of Redeemed Xtian Church Of God Burnt Beyongd Recognition

An accident involving three vehicles, one carry 19 Redeemed church members, occurred on Monday along the Potiskum-Maiduguri highway leaving all the Redeemed church members burnt beyond recognition and 16 others dead.

Confirming the accident, the Federal Road Safety Commission spokesman in Yobe State, Mr Yusuf Sani, said the church members were said to be coming back from a church activity in Lagos when the accident happened

"All the 19 members of Redeemed Christian Church of God who were traveling in one bus were burnt beyond recognition as the bus caught fire on collision with the other two vehicles which also burst in flames shortly afterwards,” said Yusuf Sani

The two other vehicles involved in the accident were conveying people from a wedding. Mr Yusuf blamed the accident on high speed.

How Nigerian undergraduate was killed in Ghana over money

 

On February 19th, the body of a Nigerian student studying in Ghana was found.. Godwin Awogbo (pictured above), a 300level student of Social Sciences at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana was killed by unknown person/s and his body dumped by the roadside. Now the full story is out. According to a report by Tribune, Godwin was killed over money. Read the full story below

February 20 was no doubt one of the saddest days for the family of Mr Fred Awogbo. Their son, 18-year-old Godwin Awogbo, was brutally killed. His body had been found with some his internal organs gorged out, with his hands and legs tied.

Godwin Awogbo’s lifeless body was reportedly found on the school campus. For days, everyone seemed to be clueless about what could have prompted such a brutal death. While the thoughts of Godwin being a cultist came to the minds of many, his friends, however, were quick to assert that Godwin was a cool-headed person with no such connection.

It would be recalled that Godwin Awogbo’s death made it the fourth Nigerian student to lose their life in the space of four months in Ghana. This has not only posed the question of how safe Nigerian students are in the Gold Coast, but it has also raised the question of how much university managements take an interest in the well-being of their foreign students, most of whom are teenagers.

Jonathan Cancels Immigration Recruitment

 Abuja National Stadium:applicants scramble for Exam papers

 President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday, directed the immediate cancellation of the immigration recruitment exercise that led to the death of more than twenty applicants and scores of others injured.

The presidential directive was given at today’s Federal Executive Council meeting where the president further directed that all those who lost their loved ones would have automatic slot for three applicants, one of whom must be a woman.Those who sustained injuries will also be automatically employed.

The presidential directive was given at today’s Federal Executive Council meeting where the president further directed that all those who lost their loved ones would have automatic slot for three applicants, one of whom must be a woman.
Those who sustained injuries will also be automatically employed.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/03/jonathan-orders-cancellation-immigration-recruitment/#sthash.jD873FSJ.dpuf

The presidential directive was given at today’s Federal Executive Council meeting where the president further directed that all those who lost their loved ones would have automatic slot for three applicants, one of whom must be a woman.
Those who sustained injuries will also be automatically employed.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/03/jonathan-orders-cancellation-immigration-recruitment/#sthash.jD873FSJ.dpuf