BOMB BLAST IN CHRIST EMBASSY
19th February 2012
Fear grips christains in Nigeria as churches are been set ablaze, another bombing incident occured yesterday in Christ Embasy Church SULEJA, Nigeria. A bomb planted by an abandoned car exploded outside a church in the middle of a worship service Sunday near Nigeria’s capital, wounding five people amid a continuing wave of violence by a radical Islamist sect, authorities and witnesses said.No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast outside the Christ Embassy church in Suleja, a city near the nation’s capital Abuja. However, the area has been targeted in the past by the sect known as Boko Haram — including the Christmas Day car bombing of a Catholic church nearby that killed at least 44 people.
The bomb explosion occured just after 10 a.m. as the church began its service, Pastor Uyi Idugboe told journalists. Security guards at the church had noticed something suspicious by the abandoned car, prompting the pastor to call everyone inside the church before the service began, he said.The bomb also apparently had been wrapped with a motorcycle chain, which sent metal shrapnel flying everywhere when the explosive detonated, witnesses said. The explosion tore away the engine compartment of the abandoned car and damaged four other vehicles nearby.
One person was seriously injured in the blast and taken to a local hospital, local police spokesman Richard Oguche said. Another four people suffered minor injuries, said Yushau Shuaib, a spokesman for Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency.
Authorities began to put up roadblocks Sunday afternoon to keep onlookers away and traffic snarled around the city.
it was said that Since the begining of this year more than 289 people have died as a result of bomb blast
The sect’s attacks, including those specifically targeting Christians, have widened distrust between the two faiths in Africa’s most populous nation. Nigeria is largely split between a Christian south and a Muslim north, and most of Boko Haram’s previous attacks have taken place in the north.
Bombs have struck Suleja in the past. During Nigeria’s April election, a bomb planted at an election office in the city killed 16 people. Another bomb at a church exploded in July in the city, killing three people.
In nearby Madalla, another town in Niger state, a car bomb exploded outside St. Theresa Catholic Church there, killing at least 44 people. Authorities have blamed all the previous attacks in Suleja on Boko Haram.
Meanwhile, authorities blamed the group for killing two people Saturday in Nigeria’s northeast. There, gunmen shot dead an Islamic cleric and a local politician in separate attacks, police said.
... Church officials has advised worshipers and citizens to be very careful, most especially in this era of bombing..
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TRAGIC WEEKEND
...Tanker explodes in Lagos, several injured, cars burnt
...Tanker explodes in Lagos, several injured, cars burnt
Sunday, February 19, 2012
In Lagos no fewer than five persons were feared dead and over 20 persons sustained various degrees of burns early Saturday when a diesel-laden tanker belonging to Shorelink Services Limited with registration number XB 370 ATN fell and spilled its content at Mile 2 in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State.The fire incident, which started about midnight destroyed property worth millions of naira. About 36 vehicles belonging to different transporters at the Lagos-Benin Park were completely burnt.
A container office complex of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the public toilet building located within the park were equally razed.
According to an eyewitness, the tanker was coming into Mile 2 from Oshodi en route the bridge and wanted to negotiate a bend when its rear tyres got stuck in a ditch by the road pavement.“When the rear tyres got stuck, the body fell but the head was still standing with the headlights on. Immediately, the driver got down from the vehicle, folded his arms and was watching; probably thinking of what to do before the tanker exploded.
Within few seconds, its content had spread through the entire park with flame and smoke everywhere. People were running helter-skelter for dear life. Five persons died immediately. Over 20 persons were injured. Cars and buses, including the office complex of NURTW and public toilet, were all burnt.“Men of the Lagos State Fire Service came about 2am but then it was late because the damage had been done. The five corpses were taken away and some of the injured persons were also given first aid treatment and taken to hospital,” the eyewitness said.
A man, Andrew Nosa, seen weeping at the motor park, said he lost his bus and other valuable documents he left in the vehicle the previous day before going to see his family members. Recounting his ordeal, he said: “It was just God that saved my life. My own bus, which I drove from Benin City to Lagos yesterday evening, has been burnt to ashes and all those people who lost their lives were those people that slept in their buses.
“This resulted into serious explosion. In the incident three mortality, several injured and 36 cars burnt were recorded. The remains of the victims have been deposited at Isolo General Hospital.” Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Joseph Jayeoba, confirmed the incident but said only three persons died.
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DEATHS AS RAINSTORM WRECKS HAVOCK IN LAGOS
... About 200 families rendered homeless 
Over seveteen people died, several others injusred, cars and building been wrecked, trees, electric pole were also uprotted, about 200 families were rendered homeless as a result of Monday down pour.
Among the dead were 10 children, who drowned at Shibiri Ekunpa area of Ojo when a passenger ferry conveying them to school capsized due to a gust of wind that assailed it. Also, two students of Goodness Comprehensive High School in the area were killed when the storm destroyed their school building.
At Jakande Estate, Oke-Afa in Isolo Local Council, two persons were killed by a tree felled by the rainstorm.
A teacher at St Gregory College, Obalende was reportedly killed by a mast that collapsed on him while four others were injured. Also, around Radio Nigeria, Ikoyi office, several trees were uprooted by the storm, which caused severe damage to some cars parked in the area.
At Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, LCDA, over 100 buildings including Jakande Low Cost Housing Estate Primary School, Oke Afa Junior and Senior Colleges and the Area office of Ejigbo LCDA in Jakande Estate had their roofs blown away by the rainstorm, which lasted for about 15 minutes.
The Third Mainland Bridge was also blocked for most of the morning as street light poles felled by the storm lay on the road, obstructing free flow of traffic. It took the intervention of men of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, to prevent motorists from running into the poles.
At press time, a combined team of the police and LASTMA operatives was seen making efforts to clear the bridge of the debris caused by the storm to make way for free traffic flow.
Reminiscence of the July 10, 2011 rainfall that killed scores of people and destroyed property worth millions of Naira, other local government areas equally hit by yesterday's downpour include Ejigbo, Onipanu, Obalende and Lekki.
The Lagos State Office of Public Defender (OPD) in Surulere billed to be inaugurated by Governor Babatunde Fashola today was not spared by the rainstorm as a section of its roof was ripped open.
Also some Mega BRT bus stops on the ever busy road were destroyed while three Multi-media bill boards pulled down by the storm lay on the road. The situation led to traffic gridlock as traffic officials worked frantically to ease traffic.
The winds from the storm reached about 74 miles (120 kilometers) an hour, the threshold for hurricane wind speeds, said Mary Iso, the Meteorological Manager of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Further inland, winds reached up to 40 miles (about 65 kilometers) an hour, she said. About two-thirds of an inch (about 1.7 centimeters) of water fell during the storm, which lasted about 15 minutes, Iso said.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency had previously issued warnings about the possibility of a storm coming through as the seasons begin to change in the nation, Iso said. Nigeria remains gripped by Harmattan winds, which carry sand from the Sahara Desert over Africa's most populous nation. The country's rainy season typically begins in several weeks. "Within a transitional period like this, we normally have erratic weather," Iso said.
Another metorologist, Mr. Abayomi Oyegoke, with Nigeria Meterorogical Agency (NIMET), Oshodi, said the rain was not unusual in terms of scale and attributed the destruction to the wind. "The rain was not massive. When measured, it was 18.6 mm. It is not a massive rainfall. It is the wind that caused the destruction."
He said the rain came as a result of a micro scale system that developed over the Delta area, grew and propagated into the West towards Lagos. "In the process of that movement, another cold system developed around the inland of the South West. Because of the one coming from the Delta area, it invigorates and merges and became a massive system. This massive system now caused a downdraft. The downdraft was associated with the strong velocity of wind that led to the maximum wind gust that caused the destruction we witnessed today."
Unaware of what lay ahead of them, 14 school children had boarded the ferry which took them to school as usual. But tragedy struck at about 8 a.m when the ferry, which could not withstand the gust of wind capsized. The rescue team that raced to the scene was able to recover 10 dead bodies while four were brought out alive and they are currently receiving intensive medication in various hospitals.
About 200 families were rendered homeless as their roof tops and ceilings were completely pulled off by the wind which blew for close to an hour in some areas. Several buildings were partly damaged with some fences collapsed. Some vehicles' windscreens were shattered by hard objects which fell on them.
Residents of the area were greeted by a dark cloud which enveloped the atmosphere, followed by the raging wind which blew off their roofs, a situation that caused panic, as some of the residents rushed out of their apartments, for fear of collapse of their buildings.
Some residents in Onipanu, Palmgrove, Fadeyi and other communities along Ikorodu, whose buildings were affected were seen salvaging some of their properties while others lamented the damage done to their belongings by the rainstorm.
The beautification projects of the Lagos State Government were affected at the Iganmu garden as some of the storm uprooted some newly planted trees.
.. Who could then fathom the cause of the Storm?..
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Governor Amosun marks his 54th Birthday with kind gestures
,,,SETS FREE 7 PRISONERS…
5th February 2012
The Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun celebrated his 54th visiting the elderly and prisoners at Prisons in Obafemi/Owode Local Government area Abeokuta, he thought it wise to celebrate his birthday visiting the prison instead of throwing a lavishing party
The Governor was accompanied by the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Wemimo Ogunde and other top government officials. He stated that government would provide amenities such as mattresses as well as sink boreholes at Oba Prison. He deplored the situation where inmates who were supposed to have been reformed became more hardened as a result of the un-conducive environment they found themselves. He urged citizens not to stigmatise ex-convicts, but assist them to fully integrate into the society: he added “These people sleep on the floor, which is not good. It is not that they are brought here to be killed; they are here to be corrected. We should effect that correction in what I will call a conducive environment. As a government, we would see what we can do. On a personal level, whatever I think I can do I will do.”
The governor then granted amnesty to seven prisoners. Among them was a 75-year-old Kayode Adeyemi, from Ijebu Ode prison. He commuted to life imprisonment, the death sentences passed on Messrs Rasidi Yisau and Saburi Adebayo. He ordered the release of Ibrahim Yinusa and Olanrewaju John for good conduct. Septuagenarian Adeyemi was in the bracket of prisoners who are 60 years and above, while Monday Iheakpo and Semiu Afolabi belonged to the group of long term prisoners who have served more than 10 years with good records.
Governor Amosun said “My gesture to prisoners was borne out of the fact that I realised the essence of being created to this world by God is to assist others, particularly those that are less privileged and those that found themselves in places like this” The governor charged those freed to continue to be of good conduct as they return to the society. Also with him was his wife, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun, she advised the younger people to pay attention to the welfare of the older ones: “Our desire is to fill in the gap of fulfilling the social needs of vulnerable elderly people who are lonely.
…. Reporting OOU Vanguard..
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President Goodluck Jonathan Spends N2 billion on Advert for Subsidy
A group operated by President Goodluck Jonathan’s key ministers has spent about N2 billion to run newspaper and radio/television advertisements defending the Federal Government’s aborted petrol subsidy withdrawal, Daily Trust investigation has shown.
The Neighbor to Neighbor Initiative (N2N), a political group formed in the run up to the 2011 election to campaign for Jonathan, placed the advertisements and jingles starting immediately after the government announced ending fuel subsidies on New Year’s Day and went for about three weeks.
The Neighbor to Neighbor Initiative was formed by Mrs. Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi, now Aviation minister; Mr. Godsay Orubebe, now Minister of Niger Delta; and King Amalate Johnnic, according to records obtained from the Corporate Affairs Commission in Abuja.
It was registered as a non-governmental organisation on April 1, 2011, with Oduah-Ogiemwonyi, Orubebe and Johnnic as trustees.
But there was no evidence directly linking the three to payment of the N2 billion pro-subsidy removal adverts run in newspapers and broadcast stations in the first three weeks of last month.
Press secretary to Orubebe, Ms. Juliet Archibong, declined to comment when contacted. She instead referred our reporter to one Mr Donald, who she said was among people running the affairs of Neigbour to Neigbour.
The first advert by the group in the print media appeared on January 6, taking over the front and back pages of a newspaper just few days before the start of the national strike called by labour.
Soon, the series of adverts took off in almost all the major national dailies, with the exception of three. The adverts were in the forms of wraparound, front page, special pages and inside pages, and they were all colour.
Most of the newspapers run an average of three to five pages of the pro-subsidy removal adverts daily during the period of the protests.
Only there major national dailies were left out in the N2N adverts, namely Daily Trust, The Nation and The Punch.
Findings show that most of the beneficiary newspapers charged between N15 million to N27 million for wraparound (front page, back page, inside front page and inside back page) and from N8million to N15 million for front page only.
During the period, the LEADERSHIP newspaper run about 37 pages of such adverts that included a wraparound, three centre spreads, 10 front pages and 10 special position pages (page 2) between January 9 and 18, and 13 other inside colour pages between 9 and 18, January.
Vanguard newspaper run 23 pages, comprising three wraparound, 11 front pages, a centre spread and nine colour pages.
The Guardian run 21 pages; ThisDay got 17 pages; Sun, 35 pages; Blueprint, 16 pages; Compass, 20 pages; Daily Independent, 17 pages; Champion, 22 pages; Tribune, 30 pages; and Business Day, 6 pages.
The estimated amount that the newspapers charged for those adverts is about N1 billion.
Weekly news magazines, including News watch, Tell and The News also run the subsidy removal campaign adverts during the period. The magazines also had front page adverts. The magazines got an estimated N150 million.
Apart from in the print media, the pro-subsidy removal adverts were run at an average of 15 slots per day on major national television networks for at least two weeks in January, gulping about N650 million.
Radio networks, including over 30 FM and AM stations across the country also run jingles worth about N120 million.
............................................................ TU BABA TO PERFORM LIVE AT “The Sun Award”
27th January 2012
One of Nigeria most astonishing artiste Innocent Idibia, fondly called Tuface or Tu baba, a man who has bagged lots of award including international awards is set to perform live at this year’s “The Sun Award. He was at the sun last week Friday to sign the contract to perform at the re-loaded awards, which usually attracts celebrities from different industries. The red carpet event will hold at the Expo Hall, Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, on Saturday, February 25, 2012.
Tuface was received at the office by Mr. Tony Onyima, Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of The Sun Publishing Limited commended the artiste for his global accomplishments and urged him to remain focused in his quest to put Nigeria on the global music map. “Signing on an A list artiste like Tuface is part of our efforts to make The Sun Awards a total entertainment brand,” Onyima said adding that in the days to come, more artistes will be signed on.In response Tuface said he was delighted to be part of The Sun Awards. he also said that he had to re-arrange his prior schedule abroad to accept The Sun’s offer. The singer, songwriter, record producer and actor is expected to add glitz, glamour and panache to the evening event.
The 9th edition of the awards has been expanded to include seven other categories namely: Lifetime Achievement Award, Public Service Award, Business Person of the Year, The Nigerian Hero Award, Sports Person of the Year, Banker of the Year and Creative Person of the Year.
The Sun Awards was instituted in 2003 to honour Nigerians who have distinguished themselves in chosen fields of endeavours. It is also The Sun’s humble way of honouring Nigerian patriots whose public conduct and actions have helped to inspire hope for a better Nigeria.Winner of many international awards, Tu Face’s major breakthrough as a musician came in 1996, when he relocated to Lagos and joined up with his ex-IMT and ex-Mount Saint Gabriel’s mate BlackFace to form Plantashun Boyz. Now Tu Face is making Nigeria and Africans proud;
Tu baba Keep the flag flying.. We see you..
... REPORTING OOU VANGUARD..
... REPORTING OOU VANGUARD..
OMOTOLA LOVE FOR THE PEOPLE
Omotola Jolade Ekeinde a Nollywood actress, wife to Capt. Matthew Ekeinde and mother 4 children. Omotola, who is been regarded as one of the most successful Nollywood Actress has proven her love for the disheartened, she is a woman with a large heart
Omotola, who lost her widowed mother 10 years ago wished some one had done what she is currently doing for the widows for her mum when she was still alive.Omotola recently offered to come to the aid of some of them in Lagos. The event, tagged The Twenty Widows Makeover, the event was to encourage widows that have strived to keep the home front in order despite the demise of their spouses. The Twenty Widows Makeover was aimed at pampering these women and helping them boost their confidence and self-esteem., the women had their hair done by celebrity hair stylist Ugo at Make Me, and make-up by House of Tara. They were also treated to a shopping spree with clothes from Every Woman and finally a photo shoot with celebrity favourite photographer, Kelechi Amadi Obi.
She is well known for her charitable works, especially among youths through the Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde Youth Empowerment Programme, with children as a UN WFP ambassador and Amnesty International where she has campaigned to end maternal
We continue to pray that her love extends to numerous people who are in need..
OMO T, We say keep Up the good work..
..OOU VANGUARD...
TRAGIC...
(Aftermath of Kano Bomb blast)
…Everyone is scared of the next minute, this week what made headlines in the media, is the issue of the Boko Haram Bomb Blast, the aftermath of the bomb blast left over 180 people dead in Kano and scores of them of the terribly injured. The blast also claimed the life of a Channels TV Reporter, Enenche Akogwu (May his soul rest in peace). It is so sad, this is what we all call “A Tale of Tragedy” which has befallen this nation.
The victims of the blast lamented over the incident, here is what some of them had to say
…Babangida Abdullahi Yelwa 25, a polytechnic student said, our family have lived happily not until Friday, 20th of January 2012“My father married two wives with twelve children. He is the bread winner of the family. It is very sad to see him in this kind of condition.“We all woke up that Friday very happy. After the Friday Jumat prayers, I went to Kofar Naisa playing ground to play football. All of a sudden, I heard a big bang and people were running in different direction. I became apprehensive when I learnt that a suicide bomber had penetrated Zone 1 headquarters where my Dad was on duty at the time. I called his number and nobody picked. I contacted my brother to inquire from him only for me to discover my father was a victim of the bomb blast, but thanks to God he is still alive.
Another said two of my brothers were lost, another whole family was lost.
Also, a University student in Kano, said I can’t continue to risk my live here so I have no choice but to apply for another Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) exam, scores of people have lost their lives so I have to flee for mine.… This is another tragedy which has befallen the Nation. The Nation urge the government the take a critical look on this issue and things need to be done fast to ensure the safety of Nigerians…
... OOU VANGUARD..
OSAZE & GENEVIEVE GETS N50 Million Endorsement deal
It is really amazing, Peter Osaze Odemwingie and Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji are indeed on top of the world, with the new N50 Million endorsement deal (each) by a South African company which produces Cintrion Energy drink.
Osaze, which means "God chooses” God didn’t only chose him to be a super star in football, he has also been chosen to be the brand ambassador of the company Osaze who has scored four times this season for his English Premier League club, West Brom is valued at £8million by the club amid interest from Fulham and West Ham.
Odemwingie has slipped down the pecking order at the Hawthorns after failing to repeat his form from last season when he bagged 15 Premier League goals.
But the forward’s price tag means he is likely to remain at Albion until the summer at least.Albion boss Roy Hodgson has insisted Odemwingie is not for sale after only penning a new £35,000-a-week contract in August.
The versatile Nollywood actress Genevieve, is going higher day by day. Kudos to the both of you.. Nigerians are proud of you. Much Love
WOW!!! It was day is day to remember as the wife to the Nigeria’s super striker Kanu Nwankwo; Amara Nwankwo, had her 25th birthday and graduation party the same day. To many people the party was a great on and a party to remember.
AMARA NWANKWO 25th BIRTHDAY AND GRADUATION PARTY
WOW!!! It was day is day to remember as the wife to the Nigeria’s super striker Kanu Nwankwo; Amara Nwankwo, had her 25th birthday and graduation party the same day. To many people the party was a great on and a party to remember.The party was attended by lots of top dignitaries and celebrities. The party was filled with all sorts of assorted drinks and nice delicacies. Those who attended the party tagged it as “Classic, Awesome, Muah, Cool”..
To many people the party will go down as one of the biggest parties in 2012 "24th January 2012"...
