70-Year-Old Woman Burnt To Death Over Witchcraft In Kenya

A 70-year old woman was yesterday lynched by angry residents in Kisii after she was accused of bewitching a young man in the village....

The woman is said to have cast an evil spell on the man making him have a miserable life. Sources said that despite his age of 30, the man showed no interest to women and did not progress in life, a factor that was caused by the evil woman.
Fed up with her behaviours, the angry villagers stormed her house in the evening and demanded to ransack it. She refused saying that she had not stolen from anyone and that they did not have a right to check her house.

They accused her of witchcraft and mentioned a number of cases she was involved in. They claimed that she had been behind a series of deaths that occurred in the village including that of her own husband.

They frog marched her to the nearest trading center for all to see before lynching her.

The area's Assistant Chief who confirmed the incident condemned it terming it inhuman. He wondered how one could be killed without any solid evidence. He promised to take legal action on all those who took part in the exercise.

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Governor Fashola Buying ‘Boli’ (Roasted Plantain)

Since The Governor couldnt get "Boli" (Roasted Plantain" in shoprite or silverbird galleria.I guess the best place to get such is the street.

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Is Fashola's Second Term In Lagos A Failure?

The celebrated Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola, is in his second term in office. The governor, who came into office in 2007, has spent six years of his eight-year tenure. But the lawyer turned politician does not like to count his years in office. He has since assumption of office preferred to measure his stewardship as the chief executive of Nigeria’s most important state in the days he has spent as governor.

Although it appears Fashola is cruising comfortably as the state’s number one citizen, it has not always been a smooth ride...

In 2007, against all opposition from all the major contenders in his party, the governor emerged to fly his party’s flag in the governorship election of that year.

He, of course, owed his emergence to his predecessor and leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, who stood his ground and fought off other candidates. Tinubu practically imposed the incumbent on the party. Many had thought then that the unknown Fashola stood no chance in the highly volatile political terrain of Lagos both as a candidate and as a potential governor. But he won the election and no sooner did he settle down to business of governing the state.

Within 100 days of his assumption of office, residents had begun to feel the positive impact of his leadership. Before the expiration of his first 100 days, the entire Lagos had been turned into a huge construction site. The city, which had suffered systemic decay for several years, seemed to come alive again. He consolidated on the development blueprint of his predecessor. Everywhere one turned, the impact of the government was felt. In his first term, Fashola governed with passion. He seemed like a reconstruction leader after a major war. He was seen everywhere in the city. If he was not breaking ground for a new project, he was inspecting a road construction.

All the major roads started by the Tinubu administration were completed under his administration. The Lekki-Epe Expressway, the Badagry road expansion and railway project were started. At a time, the governor visited Canada to inspect rail coaches. Many road projects were completed and old ones refurbished. Potholes were filled through direct labour. One symbolic image of Fashola’s first term was his trademark safety helmet and rain boots. If he was not trudging through mud and flood water to empathise with a flooded community or dredging of canals, he was seen touring remote areas to gain first-hand insights into problems faced by the residents.

Fashola also transformed the once filthy Lagos environment. Before 1999, the city had, apart from being notorious, become the world’s dirtiest capital. But Fashola soon began the re-designing of the entire landscape with flowers adorning roads and major highways. Another notable achievement of that era was the recovery of public space. Public parks, which had become havens for criminals and the destitute were restored. In Oshodi, for example, the space under the bridge of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway and airport bypass was home to the cannibal, Clifford Orji. The Fashola administration has since turned the spaces into reaction parks. The innovative waste management policy of Fashola’s first term also ensured that waste disposal became an important priority of the government. The administration collaborated with the private sector to manage the huge volumes of waste generated daily. Also, dumps like the one in Ojota which had become health hazards to residents were cleared and turned to recycling centres. 

Many also praised the governor for making Lagos largely habitable. No one who lived in this city pre-1999 would be quick to forget how dangerous Lagos roads had become. Driving against the traffic was the norm. But the introduction of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency and strict traffic regulations ended the reign of impunity. Observance of pedestrian walk, zebra crossing and other road signs was strictly enforced. The governor also addressed the chaotic transport situation. The Bus Rapid Transit and taxis and demarcation of lanes made commuting easier. The construction of flyovers and rehabilitating of old ones reduced pedestrian deaths. The governor himself had several encounters with traffic rules violators whom he personally apprehended. Fashola was your quintessential action governor

Fashola’s first term also saw a drastic reduction in the crime rate. The Lagos Security Trust Fund initiative with the private sector made resources available to the police. This helped to effectively combat crime in the state and the listing of Lagos as a crime free state. The image of a hard-working and visionary governor captivated the imagination of residents and other Nigerians. Fashola cut the picture of a leader who rather than stay in the comfort of his office preferred to visit project sites. Legends had it that the governor often drove himself surreptitiously at night to inspect project sites. His first term also earned him many accolades and awards both nationally and internationally. His achievements became the benchmark to assess other governors. There were also tales of fellow governors who sought his advice on how to replicate his successful models in their states. At the National Council of State meetings, Fashola was said to be the darling of his colleagues.

It has been widely acknowledged that Fashola’s exemplary performance stood him out in his first term. But can that be said of his second term? Is he still as passionate as he was in his first term? Does he still possess the drive to transform Lagos into a dream megacity comparable to some of the best in the world? In 2007, it took him just a few months to begin the overhaul of this city. In his second term, he was criticised for his slow approach. Were his critics justified? In my own view, while acknowledging the impact of his visionary leadership on the state, I believe the governor needs to do more in his remaining years in office. For example, there is no excuse why Lagos roads, especially the inner city roads, should be this dilapidated. The rainy season has exposed the harsh reality of plying the roads by residents. The state of roads in some communities seems like a throw back into Stone Age that you would hardly believe you are in Lagos. The condition of Lagos inner city roads is an affront to its mega city dream. The rising crime rate should also be urgently addressed. He should do more to dismantle the perception gaining ground that his initiatives and projects are elitist and anti-poor.

There is no doubt that Fashola has so far been a success story. I also believe the governor still has his vision of transforming the state intact. He must be commended for his hard work and vision in the last six years. But governing a state like Lagos also presents daunting challenges of its own. In recent years, the city has grown exponentially in population. Existing infrastructure built only six years ago are being burdened by rapid population growth. 

For example, the BRT System introduced just a few years ago has become grossly inadequate for millions of commuters. There is also pressure on the road networks which need constant expansion. These development challenges make it imperative to grant this city the much needed special status. The Federal Government must support the state to achieve its mega city dream. Lagos is Nigeria’s window on the world. The city is of global importance to Nigeria. There is no doubt that Lagos has many challenges but residents believe the governor can still do more. He has proved this already in his first term. 

It is on this basis that they compare his current performance with his first four years. Has the governor truly slowed down?

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Crisis Hits PDP As Another Governor Is Suspended; More To Dump The Party

Barely a week after the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) sent Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi on suspension, Sokoto State governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko was on Wednesday given the same treatment, by the party's headquarters.

From what sources told OluFamous.Com, the crisis rocking the PDP is getting worse by the day as the party is now shooting itself in the foot by going after some powerful governors...

The PDP said after its 388th National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja that, “The NWC notes that on several occasions Gov Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko had ignored invitations and lawful directives of the NWC in this regard and has continued to show complete apathy to the affairs of the party and contempt to an organ of the Party.

“Consequent upon the refusal of the Governor to honour yet another invitation by the NWC to appear before it today, Wednesday, June 5, 2013, without any reason, the Committee, it hereby suspends the Governor of Sokoto State, Dr. Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko as a member of the party and refers the matter to the appropriate disciplinary committee of the Party.

“This is in furtherance of the determination of the leadership of the Party to enforce discipline at all levels within the Party,” the statement read.

But leadership contacted him over his suspension, Wamakko said he was unaware of it, adding that he had not been notified as he was out of the country.

From what Naijaonpoint.Com gathered, all the PDP governors who voted for Gov Rotimi Amaechi that led to him defeating Gov Jonah Jang have been penciled down for humiliation. Others who will get the hammer of the party, based on a directive by the Presidency, are governors Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), and another governor from the North East.

Meanwhile, Governor Murtala Nyako has vowed that no amount of intimidation would make him deny the candidate he voted for [Governor Amaechi] who won a free and fair election.

The targeted governors already know themselves and they are determined to surprise the ruling party.

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At Last Senate Cancels Patience Jonathan's N4bn Project

Following the outcry of Nigerians, the Senate on Wednesday dropped the controversial African First Ladies’ Peace Mission House project when it passed the N259.65bn budget of the Federal Capital Territory for the 2013 fiscal year. It cancels the N4bn appropriated for it, without making any provision.

The best part is that the money has now been redeployed to develop towns in Abuja...

Presenting the budget report on Wednesday, the Chairman of Senate Committee on FCT, Senator Smart Adeyemi, said: 

“It is worthy of note that the proposed appropriation for the construction of building for the African First Ladies’ Peace Mission has been distributed to meet pressing needs in the area of engineering and satellite towns.”

Recall that in February when the budget proposal was brought to the National Assembly, it contained N4bn vote for the construction of First Ladies' Mission House in Abuja, a development that attracted a lot of criticisms from members of the public.

Civil rights groups and political parties had also berated the Federal Capital Territory Administration for budgeting N4bn for the construction of the building for a non-governmental body headed by the wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan. It's seen as a sycophantic move.

Nigerian Senate, during the second reading of the bill, questioned the rationale of committing Nigeria's scarce resources to prosecute such cosmetic project when millions of Nigerians are hungry.

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Drama As Female Fraud Suspect Collapse In Court

There was confusion at a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Sabo, Lagos on Tuesday after Mrs. Pearl Nwashali, a  48-year-old suspect standing trial for fraud, slumped moments after she was called into the dock.

“I still very much believe that the defendant and her counsel are deceiving the court. The court also believes that the defendant is not prepared to settle the claimants but deceiving the court with the concurrence of her counsel."

The magistrate, Mrs. Folarin William, said this while describing the fainting incident as “a drama intended to deceive the court and pervert the course of justice.”

Anyway, it took the intervention of the registrar, warders and some people in the court to avert what seemed like an unfolding tragedy. She was later taken out of the dock to a seat.

Following the incident, her defense counsel, Mrs. A.U Onyeagura, to ask the court for an adjournment.

When the case was recalled minutes later, both the woman and her counsel were no longer in court.

Magistrate Folarin William thus stood down the case. She observed that the defendant had been coming up with different excuses and tricks since the matter started in April 2012 to avoid paying the claimants their money.

She said, “The court wonders if the money was ready, and whether the defendant would have paid the complainants today as she had promised since April, 30, 2013, if she had not fainted? Now that the case is recalled, there is no defendant in court and no counsel for her.”

You may wish to know that Mrs Nwashali had been arraigned since 2012 on 4 counts of fraud, stealing.

She defrauded two women, Philomena Eguenu and Osinowo Oluwatoyin of N1m after calling the duo to Victoria Island, Lagos to inspect and buy a shipload of oil product. She also issued a dud GT Bank cheque worth N500,000 to another person, Adegboyega Kolade.

Mrs Nwashalishi, through her defence counsel, A.U Onyeagura, had promised to settle the complainants and at a time, said cheques had been written. 

But she keeps coming up with different tricks to avoid paying the money.

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CONFUSION!! North Kicks Against Ban Of Boko Haram

The North on Wednesday disagreed with the National Assembly on the proscription of two Islamic miltant groups – Boko Haram and Ansaru – by President Goodluck Jonathan.

While the North through its two prominent groups, the Arewa Consultative Forum and the Northern Elders Forum, faulted the ban, the National Assembly insisted that it's a welcome development...

To the ACF and the NEF, the Jonathan administration has through the ban thrown a spanner in the works in its efforts to end bloodletting in the North through amnesty for Boko Haram and Ansaru members. They said they were waiting to see how the Federal Government would address the crisis in the North.

In an interview with Punch in Kaduna, the ACF’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Anthony Sani, argued that with the ban, negotiations with Boko Haram would be difficult.

He asked, “Now that they (government) have proscribed the sect, can they now negotiate with a non-existing group?

“Before, the government told us that it was using a stick and carrot approach; that is, negotiation and state of emergency; now that they have proscribed it (Boko Haram), how will the negotiation work?

“It is the government that told us that a stick and carrot approach will work together. Now that they have gone to proscribe Boko Haram, let us see how they will apply the stick and carrot. We pray that they succeed.”

Sani wondered if the government would negotiate with members of the sect individually instead of meeting the group.

He added, “The government said they needed the emergency in order to reclaim the seized town taken over by Boko Haram. This made Nigerians, including us (ACF) to give them the go-ahead. We supported the state of emergency to reclaim seized part of the country.

“But now that they have proscribed the sect, we don’t know how they will apply the carrot. Now, how can you negotiate with an illegal entity? The group has just been proscribed. They have announced it. They are applying the stick now but we don’t know how they will apply the carrot.”

His counterpart in the NEF, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, said the proscription contradicted government’s efforts to negotiate with the sect. Abdullahi said, “But in this case, people say they don’t know what this Boko Haram is, they don’t know the members and they are trying to get the members to come out for dialogue .

“If you are looking for dialogue, you have to expect that there will be people who will come out under certain respectable conditions.

“Two things have happened simultaneously - the declaration of a state of emergency which connotes the declaration of martial law. You cannot expect somebody to come and meet soldiers under emergency conditions and now you have the proscription.”

Also, the Northern Youth Consultative Forum, NYCF, National President, Alhaji Aminu Mohammed, said “We are all intelligent. You cannot create many things at the same time: Boko Haram, amnesty committee, fighting insurgents and proscribing the group.

“How do we trust the government? Is it not the government that is messing things up? Let them tell us who Boko Haram is? Where are they?”

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BREAKING! Bus Explodes Around 5-Star Hotel In Bayelsa

Pandemonium broke out in the busy Isaac Boro expressway of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, as bus carrying soft drinks suddenly exploded and caught fire around the Five Star Tower Hotel. The incident, which occurred at about 11.30am, paralyzed all traffic linking the popular Sani Abacha expressway as many were seen running for their dear life.

The blaze showed billowing clouds of black smoke from the bus...

Naijaonpoint.Com gathered that the ill-fated bus, a Mitsubishi 300, filled with crates of soft drinks and other beverages was approaching the popular roundabout close to the Five Star Hotel nearing completion when the unfortunate incident occurred.

The fire triggered panic as some thought it was terrorist attack. The driver and conductor however escaped unhurt. The driver, who simply gave his name as Uche said he heard a couple of pops before the entire bus went up in flame. The incident is now being investigated.

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Actress Laide Bakare's Ex-Husband Says He Impregnated Her

Once again, you guys need to start believing Naijaonpoint.Com more these days as all my sources have been consistent in the last few weeks; they spill it out, I report it and it's confirmed. *Bingo!*

One story we've been tracking since weekend is the controversial pregnancy and baby delivery of actress, Laide Bakare, who dumped her husband for a rich guy. In the updates, from what OluFamous.Com learned, she was sleeping with another man while carrying her husband's pregnancy...

Laide Bakare traveled to the US with the surname and Green Card of the man she claimed she had divorced and was enjoying all the privilege in the name of her real (ex)-husband, Olumide Okufulure.

While Laide Bakare is claiming that the baby she delivered on Friday May 31, belongs to her new rich guy, Tunde Oriowo, her real (ex)-husband, Olumide Okufulure, said he actually impregnated her and as such the baby belongs to him.

Olumide is saying that he and Laide had intercourse several times in the last 9 months. In his words:

"I heard that my wife delivered a baby boy barely two months after she made a release that we were divorced, and she's saying that the baby belongs to one Mr. Tunde Oriowo. That's a lie, wicked lie. I'm the biological father. I have pictures to show that we were always together, but she deliberately kept the pregnancy out of my knowledge." 

"In other words, it might be the result of her extra-marital affair without my knowledge, because there were cases that she would leave me and our daughter in the US, come to Nigeria all in the name of promoting her movies but staying with married men in Lagos. I couldn't monitor her because I was not always in Nigeria." 

"I don't want to put laws into my hands. So, I have already notified my lawyers in the US and contacted my lawyers in Nigeria about the matter, because she has many questions to answer. If she wants to prove herself right, I challenge her to go for DNA test because that would unveil the true father of the baby."

Speaking about their marriage from his base in Washington DC, in the US, Olumide said:

"She's still my wife. We're legally married. She came to the States to deliver using my surname and my green card. It's just unfortunate she's using all the things I did for her to favour another man. So, our marriage is intact, legally. And if she wants to quit, legal action must be taken."

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Stop Pretending & Do The Right Thing ––Atiku Dares Jonathan

 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Goodluck Jonathan to stop trying to get a second term in office through the back door, but rather come clean and do the right thing.

He has thus dared him to submit himself to fair presidential primaries in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, if he is popular, stressing that the automatic tickets tactically proposed by Tony Anenih are unconstitutional and capable of throwing the party into deeper crises...

During a dinner party marking the 2013 Democracy Day, Chief Anenih, the chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees, proposed automatic slots for Jonathan and the party’s other governors. He said “The president and governors who are seeking their second term should be given automatic tickets to contest the second term.”

In a direct response, Atiku said in a statement issued by his media office in Abuja, “By foreclosing free and fair process of selecting its presidential candidate, the PDP might be sending the wrong message to Nigerians about its commitment to conduct free and fair elections for the entire country.”

Atiku warned that any attempt to change the party's rules so as to favour President Jonathan as a sole candidate in the event of his willingness to re-contest is unconstitutional, adding that the contest should be open to all desiring to pursue an ambition on the platform of the PDP.

Anenih’s suggestion is a reminder of the powerful anti-democracy forces within the PDP that have seen the party use rigging and manipulation to remain in power. Anenih, the party’s “Mr. Fix-It”, is known to have deployed rigging in various elections in the past.

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