Gani Adams Blaims OBJ for Nigeria's Current Predicament

The national coordinator of the Odu’a Peoples Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams has blamed Former President Olusegun Obasanjo for laying the foundation of Nigeria’s current problems.

He said this while addressing newsmen on his fears about the 2015 presidential election. According to him, as things stand, it seems as if no matter who wins the presidential election between President Goodluck Jonathan and General Mohammadu Buhari of All Progressives Congress (APC), violence will erupt in the country.

Adams explained that if Buhari loses next year’s election, crisis may erupt in the north, while the Niger Delta region may also erupt in violence if President Jonathan loses.

Watch What You Say-Buhari Support Group Chair Cautions Gov Lamido

The Chairman, fund raising committee for General Muhammadu Buhari Support Group, Farouk Aliyu has warned Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido against attacking the personality of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at political gatherings.

“Though we know Governor Lamido has problem, because some times he talk in support of General Buhari by asking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP supporters to vote for him (Buhari) secretly during the forth coming elections,” Aliyu told journalists after the fund raising campaign organised in Dutse.

He noted that Lamido openly criticised General Buhari while he showed support for President Goodluck Jonathan. This, he said, was partly because one of the House of Representative members representing Birninkudu/Buji federal constituency of Jigawa State, Sabo Nakudu to the APC.

Woman With The World’s Biggest Butt Speaks On the Attention And Challenges | PHOTOS

She admits she has a few practical problems doing every day tasks, including fitting herself through doorways at home and buckling her seat belt.

Bootylicious Sarah Massey claims to have one the world’s biggest butts – measuring a whopping 7ft wide.

The mum-of-two, from Chicago in America, wears size 10XL trousers and once even cracked a toilet bowl by sitting on it.

Sarah, who at 32 stone gets about £750 disability benefit each month due to limited mobility, even struggles to pass through some doorways.

The 33-year-old said: “Everyday I get some kind of comment thrown at me, both good and bad – I used to be ashamed but now I hold my head high.

“At school I was teased and called Dump Truck b*tt by the other kids, but the condition is hereditary – there’s nothing I can do about it.

Nigerian Gay Activist Talks About Living With HIV And Death Threat After He Declared He’s Gay

Famous Nigerian gay activist, Adebisi Alimi is not only living with the struggle of being a a gay in Nigeria, he also is HIV +.

Adebisi has been very outspoken about the injustice faced by individuals who are gay after he came out of the closet years ago.

He had to flee Nigeria because of threats on his life.

Adebisi started out as an actor, he confesses, “I was pretty much a drama queen”. He talks about theatre, the anti-gay law and living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to NPR.

Read excerpts below: –
On the anti-gay law: “I see the law as a catalyst for change for good in Nigeria. You don’t understand what it is like to fight a beast that you cannot see. Before the signing of that law, between 95 and 98 percent of Nigerians were in support of it.

Minister of Finance debunks Claim of Missing $30B from Excess Crude Account

 

Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has dismissed the claim by Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole that $30 billion dollars was missing from the Excess Crude Account.

This minister, in a statement issued by her spokesperson, Paul Nwabuikwu, described the claim as shocking.

“The widely published comment by Gov. Adams Oshiomhole alleging that 30 billion dollars is missing from the Excess Crude Account is shocking and totally untrue,” the statement read.

“The comments reflect, once again, the unfortunate tendency of some political players to politicise the management of the economy on the basis of half-truths and sundry distortions.

“This is not good for the country.”

Get Your Voters Card , Vote Credible Leaders, Pastor Kumuyi Tells Deeper Life Members

The General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor Williams F. Kumuyi, has charged members of the church to register and collect their voter cards to enable them vote for a credible government in 2015 general elections. He also stressed the need for Nigerians to shun ethno-religious sentiments while making the choice of leaders in the forthcoming polls.

Kumuyi spoke on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, while declaring open a three-day revival, in the state, in an event organised by Pastor Debo Taiwo.

He said, “I declare that all members of deeper life should go and get their voter cards so that we will vote for a credible government. Whoever is voted, if he is not doing the right thing, then we will have the right to complain.

“If we must vote for the right kind of people, we must exercise our right to vote”.

The well-respected pastor advised Nigerians to look at the past record of politicians and the manifesto of their parties in choosing their leaders in 2015.

Suicide Bomber Gunned Down By Soldiers in Gombe

A suicide bomber who rammed into a military check point in Bajoga, Gombe State on Tuesday failed to achieve his mission as he was killed by troops in Gombe, according to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ).

A statement issued by the Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade in Abuja on Wednesday, said that the suicide bomber was shot down by soldiers when he tried to flee after hitting a military Amoured Personnel Carrier with his IED laden Honda car, which failed to detonate. The explosives had since been handed over to the police.

Terrorists’ hideout in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano was also raided, leading to the arrest of bomb making experts.

The statement said that bomb making experts “are already helping in the investigation into activities of bombers lately.

“Officers believe that the efforts will yield useful clues.

Osinbano Hints On How Buhari Intend To End Boko Haram Insurgency, Unemployment In Nigeria

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has expressed confidence that the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammed Buhari will wipe out the Boko Haram insurgents and create jobs in Nigeria if elected in 2015.

Osinbajo, who is Buhari’s running mate said this while answering questions from his Twitter followers. He claimed that Jonathan’s administration is unable to end Boko Haram insurgency because of corruption that has eaten into defence funds, which has affected the kitting and motivation of soldiers.

“The current administration has politicised Boko Haram. The corruption around defence funds has created a situation where soldiers are not well equipped/motivated. GMB wiped out Maitatsine, another Islamic insurgency in his own administration by sincerely identifying the problem as a challenge to the authority of the state to maintain law and order. The administration took command and funded the military transparently and that’s what we need to do now to end this insurgency.

INTERVIEW: Jose Mourinho Talks About Messi, Shares Funny Experience with Mario

Chelsea Manager, Jose Mourinho

Mourinho on Messi: 
Chelsea have ‘no chance’ of signing Barca star Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho tells Clare Balding that financial fair play rules mean Chelsea stand little chance of ever signing a player like Barca superstar Lionel Messi.

On signing Messi for Chelsea: “No I have no chance of that. Because at this moment there is financial fair play and with the financial fair play we have to follow certain rules, certain numbers and we obviously have no conditions to buy, as you say a ‘super amazing player’ paid with ‘super amazing numbers’ that Chelsea at this moment we cannot do.” 

On Success:
“I think all around the world, football is an industry where people have a short memory, so for me the measure of my success is to win the next match.”

On being a successful manager who hasn’t played professional football:
“I think I opened the door for others.  When I started having real success by 2003/04, winning UEFA Cup, Champions League and so on. The next generation they have better chances than the previous generations. Before it was the dogma, only top professional football players can do it.”

2014 FIFA AWARDS: Messi Should Win Ballon d'Or - Xavi

In a revealing interview with Catalan daily newspaper Diario Sport, Barça legend Xavi Hernandez disclosed his picks for this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or. Spoiler: Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't get his vote

In an interview with Catalan daily Diario Sport, Xavi Hernandez spoke at length about his decision to stay at the Camp Nou and perhaps more pertinently, revealed who would have got his vote for the upcoming FIFA Ballon d'Or if he was Spanish captain.

Barcelona And Bayern Munich Are Europe's Best Passers of the Ball

Barcelona and Bayern Munich are statistically the best passers in European football, according to the latest Huawei Team Rankings.

The Catalan giants are famed for their high pressing and passing style as they look to dominate matches from start to finish.

While they have altered their style slightly under Luis Enrique, that core philosophy remains, as no top flight team in the continent has completed more passes in the opponents’ half than the Spanish giants, having made an impressive 6,489 successful passes beyond the halfway line.

That figure is almost 600 more than Pep Guardiola’s Bayern have completed in opposition territory (5,896), while Barca’s average possession has been a whopping 70 per cent this term, with the German side leading that category with 71%.