XIXI XHADEY'S BLOG: May 2015

Sunday, 31 May 2015

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May this new month of June becomes one of the most blessed and happy months for us. In this beautiful month

The Borno State Police command has confirmed that 26 people were killed in Saturday’s suicide bomb in a mosque in Maiduguri.A witness had told Governor Kashim Shettima that 16 people died in the blast.

Rafael Benitez started his coaching career at Real Madrid.

Real Madrid vice-president Eduardo Fernandez de Blas has dropped the clearest indication yet that Rafael Benitez will be confirmed as the club's new head coach in the coming days.

Carlo Ancelotti left the club last week after failing to follow up the successes of last season, when Los Blancos won the Champions League.

Real Madrid have sacked head coach Carlo Ancelotti after the Spanish giants failed to win any major silverware during the 2014-15 campaign.

Ancelotti led Real to their 10th European Cup success last season but has been shown the door after they finished runners-up to Barcelona in La Liga and lost to Juventus in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Granada of Spain youngster Isaac Success has made history as he becomes the first Nigerian player ever to score against Brazil at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Proud Arsene Wenger last night hailed his FA Cup winners Wembley triumph – then warned Jose Mourinho that he now has his sights on taking the Premier League title from Chelsea next season.

The Arsenal boss,celebrating his record breaking sixth FA Cup triumph and the Gunners 12th all told, said winning the Premier League before his contract end in two years time is now at the top of his wish list.

Nollywood screen diva, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, is one actress who has continued to up her game. The entertainer who recently raised her voice to fight poverty alongside the likes of Waje and Yemi Alade for the ‘One campaign’ reveals why she is yet to produce her own movie, if she would allow her daughter venture into entertainment, and how she has stayed off scandals, among other issues.

Emmanuel Adebayor Younger brother of Tottenham striker denies stealing 21 phones. READ MORE

Rotimi-pictured here with his famous brother, Emmanuel- denies stealing 21 phones in France (Facebook/Emmanuel Adebayor )

Emmanuel Adebayor's younger brother, Rotimi has denied the allegations that he stole 21 phones from a football academy in France.

Tottenham striker, Adebayor has been revealing some messy details about the relationship between himself and his family members.

Coca-Cola Workers protest death of colleague, shutdown operations. READ MORE

Casual workers in Benin, Edo State, have shut down operations at a Coca-Cola plant following the death of one of their colleagues

All bottling operations at the Coca-Cola plant in Benin came to an abrupt halt on Friday following the death of a casual worker, Jerry Ayo.

His angry colleagues completely shit down operations at the plant located at Eyean in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State in protest, barricading the gate and starting bonfires.

Joined by relatives of the deceased, the protesters alleged that 21-year old Jerry died of electrocution while at work.

Jimmy Jatt and daughter Oyindamola

Yeah, she’s the first daughter of Nigeria’s leading disc jockey, DJ Jimmy Jatt. Her name is Oyindamola ‎and unlike her father, she is light in complexion.

Check her out below…

Asari Dokubo 'Buhari, APC stole Jonathan's mandate' - Ex-militant says.. READ MORE

According to him, Buhari and the All Progressives Congress stole former president Goodluck Jonathan’s mandate.

Asari Dokubo at Goodluck Jonathan's presidential election campaign rally in Bayelsa.

Asari Dokubo at Goodluck Jonathan's presidential election campaign rally in Bayelsa.

Former Commander of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Front and a leader in the Ijaw nation, Mujahid Asari Dokubo has faulted Muhammadu Buhari’s emergence as Nigeria’s President, saying the election process was manipulated.

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May 29, 2015

FOR the first time in 16 years, May 29 would elicit more emotions than celebrations of a new government, rather another government, assuming office. May 29 is laced with trepidations about what the new government would do. The fears are mainly among those who have run the affairs of Nigeria since the 1999 season of civil administrations.

Buhari Appoints Ogbonaya Onu As The New SGF. READ MORE

The APC Situation room informed moments ago that President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ogbonaya Onu as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).

Dr Ogbonaya Onu, the new SGF.

Naij.com gathered 5 episodes of Dr Ogbonnaya Onu’s biography:

1. Date of birth: December 1, 1951.

2. State of origin: Ebonyi (Ohaozara LGA).

3. Eductaion: Izzi High School, Abakaliki, Ebonyi; the College of Immaculate Conception, Enugu (distinctions in physics and chemistry); UNILAG (chemical engineering, 1976); University of California, Berkeley, California, USA (PhD in chemical engineering, 1980)

Rio Ferdinand Read former Manchester Utd defender's statement as he retires from football.

Former Manchester United and England defender, Rio Ferdinand on Saturday, May 30 announced his retirement from football

Rio Ferdinand retired after a stint with Queens Park Rangers

Former Manchester United and England defender, Rio Ferdinand on Saturday, May 30 announced his retirement from football.

Check out his full statement

"After 18 years as a professional footballer I now feel it's the right time for me to retire from the game that I love. As a 12 year old boy, kicking around a football on the Friary Estate in Peckham, I never dreamt that I would play for my boyhood club West Ham, captain Leeds United, win the Champions League with Manchester United, or re-join my first manager Harry Redknapp at Queens Park Rangers.

Mr. Ben Murray Bruce, a businessman and philanthropist, is a senator-elect representing Bayelsa East. The media mogul speaks on issues relating to accountability, prudence and transparency in government. Excerpts:Criticism

I have not criticised any government. I have not criticised APC. I have not criticised PDP. I have not criticised Goodluck Jonathan, neither have I criticised Muhammadu Buhari. I have raised good government issues and policy issues. These are issues that I have raised all my life.

Michael Jackson Superstar's Neverland Ranch up for sale at $100M. READ MORE

.But is the 2,700 acres estate haunted by the late singer's ghost? Estate agents seem to think so

Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch goes up for $100M

Michael Jackson's adorable Neverland ranch hits the market for one hundred million US Dollars but potential buyers are reportedly being warned about the house being haunted by the singer's ghost.

Desmond Elliot is the latest Nollywood actor to be targeted by Gay stalker. Photo: Instagram

Just two weeks after Yul Edochie was forced to cry out about a certain gay stalker, who has been harassing him and several Nollywood stars on Twitter, Award winning actor and politician, Desmond Elliot has been targeted by the same gay stalker.

Femi Fani-Kayode Ex-minister comments on Buhari's inaugural speech.. READ MORE

A member of Nigeria's leading opposition party, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, has commented on the inaugural speech of President Muhammadu Buhari

Femi Fani-Kayode

Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode has commented on President Muhammadu Buhari’s inaugural speech.

In The Final Moments Patience ordered that all cutleries be taken out the villa. READ MORE

Patience Jonathan gave last minute instructions to Aso Rock staff that all cutleries be taken out of the villa

Outgoing President's wife, Patience Jonathan

Insider reports are saying that before the controversial former first lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan, departed with her husband to Otuoke, she ordered that all cutleries, including knives, forks, spoons, and even bedsheets, be packed and taken it out of the villa.

World No Tobacco Day 'Over 600, 000 persons die from indirect smoking yearly' - Expert. READ MORE

Dr. Jafar said anyone who starts smoking at the age of 15 or 16, may not make it to the age of 40.

Experts call for embargo on tobacco trade.

A Medical Consultant, Kogi State Specialist Hospital, Lokoja, Dr Abdulrahman Jafar, on Saturday, May 29, urged government at all levels to intensify public awareness on the dangers of tobacco consumption.

Jafar made the call in an interview with the NAN in Lokoja on the sidelines of this year’s “World No Tobacco Day 2015 (WNTD).”

PHOTOS: Buhari Receives First Guests At Aso Rock ...READ MORE

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is currently hosting world leaders to lunch at Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.

More than 20 world leaders have arrived Nigeria to observe the swearing-in of the new President.

Buhari Receives First Guests At Aso Rock

The presidential car in front of the Aso Rock Villa.

The leaders are presidents or their representatives from different countries; comprise Namibia, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Chad, Morocco, the Gambia and Guinea, Mali, Sudan, South Africa.

Swiss police arrest six FIFA executives including vice president over £65m bribes allegations,

Six high-ranking FIFA executives including the vice-president were arrested this morning during a dramatic dawn raid at a five-star hotel in Switzerland over allegations of widespread corruption involving bribes of more than £60m over the past 25 years.

More than a dozen plain-clothed Swiss police officers arrived unannounced at the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich at around 6am before storming the rooms where senior officials from the world football’s governing body were staying.

Chinese Textiles Smugglers Arrested For Importing N4.2Billion Textiles To Nigeria To Be Deportation.The Chinese businessmen behind the massive illegal importation of textiles to Kano are to be deported from Nigeria.The fate of the businessmen was announced after a joint inspection visit to Kano by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Dikko Inde Abdullahi and the Comptroller – General of Immigration, David Parradang.

The federal government has ordered contractors handling airport remodeling projects but failed to deliver, to return funds collected back to government coffers.Aviation minister, Chief Osita Chidoka, gave the directive on Tuesday, while presenting his scorecard as aviation minister in the last eight months.

The Nigeria Army on Tuesday at the Rukuba Barracks in Jos, Plateau State, dismissed about 200 soldiers from service for their failure to capture the Sambisa forest – a notorious hideout for Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State.They were dismissed for laxity and cowardice in the course of duty.

One of the affected soldiers, Aguloye Sunday, an indigene of Ondo state, who confirmed the dismissal to journalists in Jos, said they were arraigned on a two-count charge over “failure to perform military duty and disobedience to standing order.”

Fashola's Last Day In Office As Governor

A pastor has been arrested by the police in Asaba, Delta state capital for reportedly impregnating a woman and her two daughters.

Police say the pastor identified simply as Philips, founded a new generation church around Ogbesowe quarters in Asaba after leaving a popular church to establish his own.

Janet Jackson thought she was just on a date night with husband Wissam Al Mana when the pair headed out for a sushi dinner on May 16.

See excerpts from a recent interview NF magazine had with Nollywood actress Omotunde Ogundimu who recently underwent a fibroid removal surgery.Where have you been since the surgery?

I am okay as you can see except that I am not all that robust anymore. I am now slim but I like it.

(K1 De Ultimate is one of the musicians that are billed to perform at the inauguration ceremony of Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeri’s new President tomorrow.)

There's a joyous mood in the household of the embattled Ogun East Senator-elect, Prince Kashamu Buruji as the team of NDLEA and SSS who have refused to leave and been keeping vigil since morning of last Friday have finally vacated the premises.

A woman accused of being a kidnapper has been arrested by residents of Qadri Close in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos.The suspect was allegedly nabbed with a seven-year-old girl, identified only as Khadijat.

The suspected abductor, Mrs. Grace Uduak, said to be in her 30s, had reportedly lured the girl with puff puff around 10am and was about to leave the neighbourhood when she was rounded up.

The world has become a globalized one where the movement of people, goods and ideas is not a big deal. The technological advancement, vast communicational network and innovation in transportation have made the world a global village where every sphere of life has become interconnected.

The field of education has benefitted a good deal in this connected and inclusive world. Every year hundreds and thousands of students go from one part of the world to another in order to get good quality education.

Pa Kalu Elem Okore and his wife, Angelina, have remained inconsolable since their 24-year-old daughter, Miss Anita Oluchi Okore, was killed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State by three men believed to be ritualists.

The unfortunate lady met her untimely and gruesome end when she travelled from Abakaliki, Ebonyi State to the Garden City to visit her elder sister, Dr Mrs Ugochi Igwe, in April 2015.

The Narobian has reported that an East African lawyer is currently seeking Malia Obama’s hand in marriage, offering President Obama 50 cows, 70 sheep and 30 goats

According to the report, Kenyan lawyer Felix Kiprono claims that he is ready and willing to meet with Mr. Obama to discuss a deal whenever he is scheduled to come visit Kenya sometime in July, the news source says.

Guess Three Artist Already Picked To Perform At Buhari’s Ceremony+++Check Out The Presidential Invite

Music lovers around the country must be pondering why Faze is among the list of those called upon to perform at the Presidential Inauguration, for someone who hasn’t produced any concrete material for a while now.

Girl dies after being electrocuted by power bank in Ghana.. PHOTOS

A young Ghanaian girl identified as Blandine (pictured above) was on May 25th electrocuted to death after the power bank she was using to charge her phone got stuck on her skin and electrocuted her.

Meet the woman who claims to have the biggest natural butt of A white woman in the United states, Mother of one, Amazing Aimee, is claiming on instagram of having the biggest 100% natural butt of any white woman in the US. Is that butt really natural?

More photos below:

Ernest Asuzu A popular Nollywood actor, is reportedly going through hard times at the moment and is practically begging to survive.According to Daily Independent report,

He was sighted at Shoprite, Surulere, on May 24, Sunday, looking very pathetic.Ernest had suffered stroke some months back and was spotted still limping.

Mama's Love 70-yr-old mother, son, arrested for robbery.. READ MORE

A 70-year-old woman who aided her armed robber son has been arrested

Mother and son robbery team

In what can be seen as a family affair, a 70-year-old mother, Moninola Lateef, and her son, Modiu, 35, were among seven suspects paraded by the Ogun State Police Command at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) at Magbon, Abeokuta, after they were arrested for armed robbery and kidnapping on Tuesday, May 26.

Marriage Of Convenience 'My Nigerian husband only married me for visa' - British woman. READ MORE

A British woman has told of her pains and humiliation when a Nigerian student admitted he only married her so he could get a visa.

Ben and Deana

A British woman, Deana Charles has told the Sun UK how a 25-year-old Nigerian boy named Ben, married her after just six months of meeting him on social media just so that he could get a visa, popularly called 'green card' in this part.

Two Kenyan families are ripped apart by the lure of ISIS after receiving a text from their missing daughters apparently now thousands of miles from home to say: “Don’t look for me, I’m in Syria.”

one of the girls wrote to her mum. The woman said her 20 year old daughter Tawfiqua (right) left home on May 13th and never returned.

A man in China has been arrested for fraud, after being caught out by his SEVENTEEN girlfriends, none of whom knew about one another.

The man, who has not been named, only got found out when he was in an accident and ended up in hospital.

PHOTOS: Buhari Pictured In Economy Class Of British Airways... READ MORE

The president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, was pictured onboard a British Airways flight on May 28, Thursday.

Buhari was returning from the UK to Nigeria for the Friday inauguration.
Interestingly, the president-elect was spotted in the economy class. The photo immediately went viral.

Buhari Pictured In Economy Class Of British Airways

This comes just after the APC politician reportedly declined to make use of the Rolls Royce and other facilities provided for him upon his arrival in London.

His move touched Nigerians. People were calling Buhari a humble man, a good leader, who is close to his nation in thoughts and in actions.

Inauguration Is Government Ceremony – APC Urges Supporters . READ MORE

The media team of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised the supporters of the president-elect, Muhammadu Buharito stay at home if they haven’t received an invitation for the swearing-in ceremony on May 29, Friday.

The APC gave the order via a press statement signed by Garba Shehu, head of Buhari’s media team.

Read the statement below:

Buhari Says Jonathan Deserves Respect Of The World ..READ MORE

The outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan and the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari exchanged pleasantries less than 24 hour to inauguration of the latter.
Buhari Says Jonathan Deserves Respect Of The World

Buhari while receiving handover notes said that President Jonathan has changed the course of Nigeria’s political history for good.

The ceremony was held at the Presidential Villa after Buhari and the Vice President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, were conducted round some offices and facilities at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Buhari’s Son Appears In Public For The First Time.. READ MORE.

Yusuf, the son of the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has appeared for the first time to the public, as he arrived in the country from the United Kingdom together with his father in the early hours of today, May 28.

The president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari and his children Zahra and Yusuf.

Yusuf is the son of Hajiya Aisha Halilu, the second wife of the president-elect.

GEJ Explodes, Wants Obasanjo, Abdulsalami & Others Probed, Blames Enemies For Fuel Scarcity

The outgoing president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has said that the previous administrations must also be probed if his own administration is also going to be probed by the Buhari administration. While speaking at the valedictory cabinet meeting with his ministers, he said it will be a witch hunt if his administration alone is probed. He said:

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“Some people are even calling for the probe of the government, but I think in Nigeria, there are a lot of many things that will be probed, very many things, even debts owed by states and debts owed by this country from 1960 up to this time.

“They say it is Jonathan’s administration that is owing these debts. I believe that anybody that is calling for probe must also ensure that this probe is extended beyond the Jonathan administration.

President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, arrived from the UK for the handover ceremony taking place tomorrow at Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.

JUST IN: Akinwumi Adesina Wins AfDB Presidency. READ MORE

Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwumi Adesina, has won the race to be named the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB).

The result of the election was released to the public by Minster of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
The minster hailed Adesina saying he was great and labelling his campaign was strong and great.

Okonjo-Iweala made the announcement on her personal twitter handle @NOIweala.

Sunday, 31 May 2015

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