Nigerian can spend N1m on burial but to spend N200,000 on education- Oyedepo

It's no news that Nigerians have complained over the high cost of tuition fees for private universities,especially those owned by Churches.The founder of the Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, has defended the tuition fees charged by schools owned by the church, describing the provision of quality education as an expensive venture. While addressing journalists on Friday in Ota, Ogun State, at a media chat organised in commemoration of his 60th birthday coming up on September 27, 2014.He said

“I’m sure we all agree that education is expensive. Education carries cost; nothing of
value is free. Our mission for years long, before we started any university or secondary school, was a bursary awarding church and we have not stopped doing that till tomorrow.

Our problem most of the time is priority; an average Nigerian can spend N1m on burial but to spend N200,000 on education (is a problem), because of wrong priority. On a yearly basis, we have N1.5trn that Nigerians spend to overseas universities, so people thrive on it. Nigerians spend N463bn a month on recharge cards, how much are they paying for schools fees? So it’s all a matter of priority. This is the largest market for telephone in the world. Now, to pay N500,000, some people have only one son, they have huge business and houses all over the places, they will never pay it.”

TB Synagogue’s Alleged N50,000 Bribe!

Unbelievable. Journalist Nicholas Ibekwe this afternoon shared audio proof of T.B Joshua offering journalists (who are covering the building collapse) N50,000 to 'fuel' their cars after he met with them behind close doors at his church premises. After giving them the money, he asked them what they planned to write and some of them said whatever he wants them to write. He asked them to talk about the people who were rescued/survived and not focus on the people who died.

President Jonathan Is Our Only Presidential Candidate For 2015- PDP

PDP ahead of its presidential primaries scheduled for December 6, has adopted President Jonathan as its sole candidate for the 2015 election. The National Executive Committee of the party took the decision today at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. The decision means no candidate, exceptthe president can seek to contest the 2015 presidential election on the platform of PDP. 

T.B Joshua sacrificed human lives... says Ghanaian pastor

Isaac Owusu Bempah of Glorious Word Ministry International (GWMI) in Accra Ghana has accused Prophet T.B Joshua of human sacrifice. The pastor while on Okay FM yesterday on the Morning show said;

‘This are evil hands at work because I know people who have to make human sacrifices in order to be promoted in the spiritual realm…I know some people will vilify me for making this known.’

He also accused the SCOAN prophet for coming to Ghana some time ago and causing the death of four people during a programme he held.

‘Look at what is happening to him. You came for a programme in Ghana and that led to the death of four people. You also woke up one day and a whole building collapsed, killing over forty people.’

Nigerian troops celebrate after killing hundreds of Boko Haram men

 Nigerian troops this morning September 17th successfully crushed another attempt by Boko Haram members who were on a revenge mission to Konduga, in Borno State. According to a statement by Defence HQ, 3 Hilux vehicles, 1 Amoured Personnel Carrier and a cache of arms and ammunition were captured by the troops. Hundreds of the militants were said to have been killed. Troops are now combing the vicinity, in a cordon and search operation to determine the heavy casualties suffered by the terrorists in the encounter. See pics of the captured weapons armored tanks after the cut...

GEJ condemns Kano bombing, assures people of enhanced security in the wake of attack on FCE

The bombing at the Federal College of Education today has reportedly claimed over 30 lives. Below is a State House press release on the incident...

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan commiserates with citizens and residents of Kano State on the loss of lives sustained today during the attack by terrorists on the Federal College of Education, Kano.

President Jonathan’s sympathies and best wishes for a speedy recovery are also with all those who suffered injuries in the dastardly attack.

The President commends the officers and men of the Nigerian Police Force who took prompt action to confront the attackers and minimize resultant casualties.

He urges them to be even more alert and proactive in the future to stop terrorist attacks in Kano and other parts of the country.

President Jonathan reassures the people of Kano and all Nigerians that the Federal Government continues to do all within its powers to further enhance the ability of the Police, Armed Forces and other security agencies to prosecute the war against terrorism to a successful conclusion and provide greater security of lives and property across the country. 

Reuben Abati

Special Adviser to the President

(Media & Publicity)

September 17, 2014

Django actress may have been having sex with white husband when arrested by police

Django Unchained actress, Daniele Watts claimed in a post on Facebook that she was harassed and arrested by police in Hollywood on September 2nd because she was kissing her white husband in public and was mistaken for a prostitute...(read here). Well, it looks like she may have been doing more than kissing her husband.

TMZ has obtained exclusives pics of moments before the arrest and it looks like Daniele and her husband or BF were having sex in their car in public. See the photos after the cut...

4 people die in Kebbi after police rescue foreign national suspected of being a ritualist

Today at about 12noon, a group of villagers in Kamba, Kebbi State, were about to lynch a national of Niger Republic, named Adamu Gaya, on suspicion of involvement in an alleged ritual murder of a young girl. The Police rescued and brought him into protective custody. 

However, irate villagers attacked the Police station and destroyed the communication base. They also burnt two (2) Police vehicles, and nine (9) motorcycles.
 Also smashed were the windscreens of four (4) cars parked at the premises. The mob also burnt the official residence of the Divisional Police Officer. In the attack, four (4) persons lost their lives. Eighty-nine (89) persons have been arrested for the violence. 

The Inspector-General of Police, Ag.IGP Suleiman Abba has therefore called on citizens not to take laws into their hands rather they should assist law enforcement officers in maintenance of law and order in the society. 

Ag.CP EMMANUEL OJUKWU, psc
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA.

El Rufai replies Ayo Oritsejafor,

Mallam Nasir El Rufai has reacted to the statement released yesterday by Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor-led Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, where he (El-Rufai) was accused of trying to tarnish the image of Oritsejafor.

In a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, Mallam El Rufai advised the CAN President to look beyond his bling and answer questions surrounding the private jet seized by SA authorities and his involvement in the controversy. Find the statement below...

How I survived Ebola after contact with Patrick Sawyer -Dr. Ada Igonoh

This is the amazing story of Dr.Ada Igonoh,of First Consultants Hospital,Lagos.She was one of the health workers who came in contact with Liberian ,Patrick Sawyer and she has lived to tell her amazing story as shared by BellaNaija..It is long but worth the read.

Boko Haram reportedly abduct men and women in Adamawa state

Daily Trust is reporting that about 50 men and women were abducted after an attack on Gulak community in Adamawa state on Saturday September 13th.

Generator fumes kill man, wife & 3 children in Ikorodu

 a man and whole family suffocated to death after inhaling fumes from a generator which they'd kept in their room. According to neighbours, the man bought the generator just two days before the unfortunate incident and was afraid it will be stolen if left outside so he kept it inside his 2-room apartment.
  
When the family failed to come out late Friday morning, a neighbour peeped through their window, saw bodies, and alerted others. They broke down the door to discover the horror.

more disturbing pictures after the cut......

linda ikeji buys a brand new 2014 Range Rover

 congratulations linda.....
see more pix after the cut

'As a Cultist,You Are Not Qualified To Speak' -Ali Modu Sheriff slams Wole Soyinka over Boko Haram Article

The former governor of Borno state has responded to Prof.Wole Soyinka's  Wage of Impunity article where he corroborated the Australian negotiator's claims that Ali Modu Sheriff is a Boko Haram Sponsor. Speaking through the Commissioner of Information under his administration,Mr  Inuwa Bwala,he said 

“As the ‘cultist’ we know him (Soyinka) to be, being the founder of a confraternity for which the world is still waiting for answers from him, he is the least morally qualified to speak on the alleged involvement of any Nigerian in whatever crime..

Derenle's reaction after being used in an AD without his consent(Photo)

should he sue them?

actress was handcuffed for kissing her white husband

Daniele Watts was handcuffed by police officers after she was seen kissing her white husband because the police men assumed she was a prostitute.

Daniele, who took to Facebook to share her ordeal, said she was with her husband Brian James on a busy street in Hollywood on September 2nd and a few minutes after the couple kissed, policemen (who had been called by unknown persons) approached them and asked to see their ID cards. Daniele refused and that was when her ordeal started.

South Africa Probes 2 Nigerians Over Smuggled $9.3million

South African police are currently investigating two Nigerians and an Israeli citizen who tried to smuggle $9.3 million in cash into the country on September 5th.

According to South Africa's City Press newspaper, the money which was in bundles of unused $100 bills packed in three suitcase were transported in a small business jet, a bombadier Challenger 600 with a Nigerian crew and piloted by Captain Tunde Ojongbede. Continue...

Caught On Camera: How Synagogue Building Really Collapsed

The Synagogue Church of All Nations has released the video of how the uncompleted guest house in the church premises collapsed on Friday.

Photos: Fashola visits Synagogue building

 Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola today visited the site of the collapsed building inside the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Ikotun. He commiserated with the church founder, Prophet T.B Joshua and also ordered all church workers to stop work on the site to enable officials of the Nigerian Emergency Management Authority work effectively. See more photos after the cut...

photos from Mo Abudu's 50th birthday party

The Executive Chairman and CEO of EbonyLife TV, Mo Abudu, celebrated her 50th birthday on Saturday, 13 September at the grand ball room of Oriental hotel, Lagos.

 more pix after the cut

photos from recent battle in Konduga

About 150 Boko Haram members were killed on Friday September 12th by the Nigerian army as the militants attempted to attack Konduga village in Borno State.

more pix after the cut

Jet Used In Fighting Boko Haram Missing

An Alpha Jet (NAF 466) belonging to the Nigerian Air Force and involved in the counter insurgency operation against Boko Haram sect has gone missing around Adamawa State. The spokesperson of the Defence Headquarters, Chris Olukolade, said the aircraft, with two pilots onboard, went missing on Friday.

In an earlier statement, Mr Olukolade disclosed that, the aircraft “left Yola at about 10:45a.m on Friday, 12 September 2014 on a routine operational mission and was expected back by 12:00 noon, but since then, all efforts to establish contact with the aircraft have not yielded any positive result,” the statement said.

He also disclosed that search and rescue effort had since commenced to establish contact with the crew.

over 1Million Signatories Have Asked Jonathan To Run For President In 2015

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim, stated on Saturday at a rally in Minna, Niger State capital that at least 1.2 million Nigerians have signed a register calling on President Goodluck Jonathan to seek a second term in office.

The rally was the North Central version of the zonal rallies being organised by the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN and he gave the figures which he claims are signatories cut across all the parties as;

Benue, we have 103,694; FCT 101,377; Kogi 100,948 and Kwara 101,060. From this zone: Niger State, 300,767; Nasarawa 100,429; and Plateau 308,610. By September 30, during the grand finale of this rally, we shall have a greater number of signatures’’, he said.

"The tattoos on my body are Bible inscriptions"-Ik Ogbonna

Actor and Model, Ik Ogbonna explained his many tattoos to the Netng

The tattoos on my body are Bible inscriptions and they mean something to me. I don’t have dead bodies or funny looking quotes on it. I understand the Bible says we should not inscribe the drawings or names of the dead or other gods. The same goes for piercing, the bible does not say piercing or braiding of hair is exclusive to a (particular) sex....
I would have had more tattoos but because I am an actor and some roles will not allow me. Soon, I may go very crazy with tattoos. I love art a lot, this is my body, God gave it to me’...