DONALD TRUMP SENDS A STRONG MESSAGE TO BUHARI OVER BIAFRA– YOU SAY BIAFRA IS A JOKE, COMPARE YOUR CHANGE WITH PREVIOUS CORRUPTION

Donald trump who blasted Nigeria previously by asking the question ‘WHERE IS THE CHANGE” got a negative response . well trust the US presidential candidate for being blunt , came personally for Buhari. – No sensible president continuously travels round the globe while his country is in terrible hardship and economic mess. It can only happen in Nigeria where all that matters to the President is the full introduction of Islam, annihilation of his political opponents and absolute extermination of the people of the old Eastern Nigeria. Buhari, prior to his questionable victory at the polls as the President of Nigeria made lots of promises which he has obviously failed to keep and in most cases denied. As a matter of fact, change could either be ‘positive’ OR ‘negative’. To the earlier misconception of Nigerians and current state of the economy as a result of initiation of impracticable economic policies, it wouldn’t be wrong to assert that what president Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress promised Nigerians was a NEGATIVE CHANGE. If Nigeria is a country made up of Democratic Nations just like the immediate former president Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan rightly proved, sound and unbiased mind can now fully see the deterioration and damage the Muhammadu Buhari’s led administration has caused the Nation’s democracy.

Ghanian star Moesha Boduong vs American star Kim Kardashian. Who rocks this wears better?

Curvy actress, Moesha Boduong 'steals' a body hugging dress first worn by Kim Kardashian.

The young actress and model who recently celebrated her birthday, was dressed in a plunging light pink dress similar to the latex Atsuko Kudo dress worn by Kim last November.

Kim wore the dress while promoting her new perfume Fleur Fatale at an event in Melbourne, Australia, last year.

Check them out in 'Photos', and tell us who you think wore it better.

Manсhester United is ready to sign Pogba

According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, Manchester United are set to join a host of European clubs in making a summer bid for Juventus star Paul Pogba. Paul Pogba was signed by Juventus from Manchester United in 2012. The 22-year-old was awarded the №10 jersey previously worn by Michel Platini, Roberto Baggio and Del Piero.

The source notes that the Red Devils have had the misfortune of seeing the youngster blossom into one of the world’s finest midfielders since making the switch to Italy. It stated: “Nevertheless, the Premier League side are willing to brave the embarrassment if it means re-adding the 22-year-old to their ranks. Landing Pogba will be no easy task for Louis van Gaal’s side, however, with Chelsea, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain also keen to secure his signature.”

The legendary player of Juventus, Alessandro Del Piero, has described the young talent Paul Pogba as “not yet a complete player”.

Del Piero said: “When we think of the Juventus number 10, we imagine a complete player. But today, Pogba isn’t yet – he’s an atypical number 10. You have to give him a bit of time to grow even more.”

Canada Is Putting a Woman on Its Currency in 2018. Here Are Some Options.

On Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau the self-declared feminist whose cabinet is 50 percent female announced that in 2018, Canada will put a woman other than Queen Elizabeth II on a new bank note for the first time in the country’s history.

The move will put Canada two years ahead of the United States, where women have thus far been reserved only for collectible coins, like the silver Susan B. Anthony or golden Sacagawea dollars that are inarguable more inconvenient to carry around than bills. Last July, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced that a newly redesigned $10 bill will feature a woman by 2020.

Canadians themselves will decide which iconic woman that will be: They have until April 16 to submit nominations on Bank of Canada’s website, and participants can nominate up to five people at a time.

16 dies as gunmen open fire at Ivory Coast beach resort hotel

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Gunmen opened fire on picnickers and swimmers enjoying a perfect day at three beach resort hotels near the Ivory Coast's capital Sunday, killing 16 people and leaving bodies strewn across the bloodstained sand. It was the third major attack in West Africa since November, and verified fears that the spread of terrorism across the region was far from over.

The attack, on the first sunny Sunday in weeks, took place in Grand-Bassam, a popular palm tree-lined getaway for Ivorians and foreigners. Fourteen civilians and two members of the country's special forces were killed, as well as six gunmen, according to a spokeswoman for the president.

Authorities in Ivory Coast appealed for calm.

"The situation is under control," President Alassane Ouattara told reporters on a visit to the scene of the shootings.

The North African affiliate of al-Qaida, al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement released Sunday evening that praised three "knights" who had carried it out. 

There was no immediate explanation for the discrepancy in the number of attackers.

French authorities warned weeks ago that Ivory Coast, as well as Senegal, could be targeted.

Groups with ties to al-Qaida have led an increasing number of deadly attacks on destinations popular with expatriates in West Africa, launching assaults far from what is thought to be its regional base, in the deserts of northern Mali.

In January, militants attacked the Hotel Splendid and Cappuccino Cafe in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Gunmen also attacked the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali, in November. In all, dozens have been killed and many more wounded.

The region is nervous. In many countries, officials have set up new checkpoints along highways. 

Metal detectors are in place outside hotels and even small coffee shops. Drivers visiting restaurants are often subjected to thorough searches of their vehicles.

But thwarting this type of relatively simple attack, carried out by a handful of gunmen, is proving difficult.

The identities of the victims in Grand-Bassam had yet to be released, but both locals and foreigners were among the dead. The French government said one of its citizens had been killed. An official at the Grand-Bassam morgue said a German woman was among the victims. Ivory Coast's interior minister listed the victims' nationalities as Ivorian, Burkinabe, Malian, Cameroonian, French and German, without offering more details.

A U.S. trade delegation of university representatives was in Grand-Bassam at the time of the attacks, but not at any of the targeted hotels, according to a U.S. Embassy official. The official said there was no evidence that U.S. citizens had been harmed in the assault.

Tragedy as hunter shoots colleague dead

Bashiru (Opee) used to be a land speculator until recently when he started going on hunting expedition without proper orientation or training

Tragedy struck in Olorunleke village near Atan, Ado Odo/Ota Local Government Area, Ogun State penultimate Sunday as a local hunter allegedly shot his colleague dead during a hunting expedition.

It was gathered that in the evening of the fateful day, the errant hunter, identified simply as Jamiu, had approached his late colleague, Bashiru Opee, and invited him for a hunting expedition in a nearby forest.

Forty-two-year-old Opee was allegedly clearing a bush path with a cutlass when Jamiu, who was holding his gun for him, “mistakenly” pulled the trigger and killed him.

The gunshot was said to have drawn the attention of villagers who immediately rushed to the scene. The villagers were said to have invited the police who arrested Jamiu.

 

It was learnt that Opee was found in a pool of blood while efforts made by the villagers to save his life did not yield fruit.

The deceased was buried the next day according to Islamic rites.

Although many of the villagers declined to speak to our correspondent during a visit to the community, a man who asked that his name should not be mentioned said: “Bashiru (Opee) used to be a land speculator until recently when he started going on hunting expedition without proper orientation or training.”

Confirming the incident, the spokesman of Ogun State Police Command, Mr Muyiwa Adejobi, said the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali, had ordered the transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation.

Police seek order to hear Ese’s testimony in camera

The Federal High Court, sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, yesterday, ordered the further detention of Yunusa Dahiru, alias Yellow, in Okaka Prisons, for the alleged abduction of 14-year-old Ese Oruru, following discrepancies in his bail application.

Justice H.A Ngajiwa ruled that Yunusa remain in prison custody pending the determination of an application seeking his bail.

Also, at the resumed hearing, the state, through the police, sought the approval of the court to hear Oruru’s oral evidence in camera.

  

Ngajiwa made the remand order following the inability of the suspect’s five-man team of lawyers, led by Kayode Olaosebikan and the prosecution three-man team, headed by Kenneth Dika, to present evidence of judicial precedent in their arguments.

The judge concluded that the bail application suffered a setback because the lawyers could not present all authorities they mentioned as directed by the court.

Dahiru is facing a five-count of criminal abduction, illicit sex, sexual exploitation and unlawful carnal knowledge of 14-year-old Oruru.

He was brought to court at 10 am, escorted by prison officials.

The Kano-born Dahiru looked pensive and lean in his green traditional Hausa attire.

Following his stalled case, Yunusa was ordered by the judge to step out of the dock.

The prosecution, however, brought a prayer before the court asking it to allow Oruru to be quizzed and his evidence taken in camera because of her age.

The prayer was opposed by Yunusa’s lawyers, who insisted that examinations and cross examinations must be done in open court.

The  seven-paragraph affidavit asking for Yunusa’s bail was deposed to by Oladeji Maxwell of Olaosebikan and Co., while the prosecution affidavit rejecting the application was deposed to by Debo Waheed.

The prosecution asked the court to decline the bail request by Yunusa’s legal team, which consisted of Audu Bulama, Oche Alex, Yahaya Sheriff and Huwaila Mohammed.

In its argument opposing the application, the prosecution noted that it was difficult to bring Yunusa from the Muslim Council in Kano where he was first arrested.

He argued that if the accused was granted bail, it would literally put an end to the case.

‘’It took the police since August till now to get the suspect arrested. If he’s granted bail, he will not come back to this court because he is not even resident in this jurisdiction’’, the prosecution said.

But Yunusa’s legal team, however, argued that since it was a ‘bailable’ offense, there was nothing stopping the judge from granting the prayer of the accused.

Olaosebikan  called on the judge to discountenance the prosecution’s resistance, arguing that the statement was an indictment on the police.

He said: ‘’ It is preposterous that a member of the police force would say that they cannot retrieve Yunusa from the Muslim Council in Kano, when members of that body are civilians. The court should not rely on that argument.

But Ngajiwa reserved ruling on the bail application and ordered that Yunusa be sent back to prison.

“Ruling is reserved for the  March 21 and suspect is to be remanded in prison custody’’, he said.

Speaking outside the court, the defense lawyers insisted that the case was that of a ‘Romeo and Juliet’, adding that the argument that the girl should be shielded was untenable.

‘’Their reason is that they don’t want publicity for the girl, but our position is that the matter is in the public domain. The prosecution created a media nightmare for the girl. They dug the pit, let them wallow in it.

‘’ Our contention is that what they are trying to prevent has occurred. The trial started in the media. 

So they can’t stop what they started’’, Olaosebikan said.

During the last session, Yunusa,  who was brought in handcuffs, admitted impregnating the teenage girl, but pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the five-count.

The police accused Yunusa of conspiring with Dankano Mohammed and Mallam AlHassan to ‘abduct, coerce, deceive and sexually assault’ the Delta-born Miss Ese Oruru.

The police alleged that the suspect committed an offense punishable under Section 27(a) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015.