EZEKWEM - NOBODY OWNS PDP IN IMO STATE

The Peoples Democratic Party in Imo State Friday debunked reports that the party in the State belongs to an individual.
Addressing journalists at the State party secretariat in Owerri, the State party Chairman, Chief Barr Charles Babatunde Ezekwem,
said the insinuation is a wicked rumour circulated by enemies of the party. He said the PDP in Imo State is too large to be owned by one man or for one man to dictate what happens within the
party. Flanked by State party executive members and faithful, Ezekwem said the party is a broad based party with its membership spanning
across the various linguistic, religious or ethnic divides in the country.
“Our membership is not discriminatory. How then can only one man own or monopolize the party” he said.
 Ezekwem assured all aspirants of fair-play, urging them to any elective positions to feel free and approach the party for forms and other necessary requirements.
He announced that the party has equally relaxed its waiver for intending members of the party.
“The idea behind this, is to encourage those joining or rejoining
the party to enjoy equal opportunities like other members who
may wish to vie for any elective position ahead of the 2019 general
elections” Ezekwem said
He said the party has reinvigorated its operations at the ward,
local government and state levels, stating that the State Working
Committee has introduced innovations which will make the wards
very vibrant, pro active as the hub of the party’s political
interaction.
The Chairman announced the set up of an Integrity Club, which he
described as an agglutination of Imo people of like minds who are
desirous of partnership with the PDP.
Ezekwem took a swipe at the Rochas Okorocha administration of
the APC describing it as “a representation of reckleness,
corruption, callousness, nepotism, thuggery and irritating
deception”
The Party Chairman condemned the assault on the Catholic
Archbishop of Owerri Catholic Diocese, Archbishop Obinna.
“ Never in the history of governance in this State, have we seen
such irresponsible behavior on the party of government officials,
ditto for the level of corruption and nepotism that have
characterized Okorocha’s administration unabatedly” he said.
He called on Imolites to procure their Permanent Voters Card
which is a legitimate weapon to enthrone a welfarist and
democratic party like the PDP after promising to return power to
the people when re- elected.
“ We are prepared to clean the Augean stable of the APC and fix the State again from 2019. We need the support of Imo people and
Nigerians and by God’s grace, we shall put Imo and Nigeria back on track” he said

LOWER NIGER CONGRESS (LNC)- NIGERIA A CRIMINAL VENTURE MANNED BY A VICIOUS CALIPHATE

Those who do not yet understand that Nigeria is the name of a scam, set up, first by rogue British Colonialists, but currently under the control of their local agents, the Caliphate, operated for the sole purpose of legitimately looting and carting away humongous values of assets, will continue to wonder why bizzare things happen here all the time.

Those who think that we operate in democracy here, must be ignorant of the meaning of Democracy, even by the simplest definition of democracy “Government OF the people, BY the the people and FOR the people”.

Nigeria does not pass the test of any one of these three distinct legs of definition. Our grundnorm (the so-called Constitution), is not OF the people. People in power do not get to power BY the votes of the people. Those who wield power do not apply it FOR the benefit of the people.

It is not by accident that these things are like that.

All the Constitutions that defined the Project, “Nigeria” from the 1914 Order-In-Council, to those of 1922, 1946, 1954 and 1960, all through to the 1963, 1979 and 1999 Constitutions, have been imposed by the proprietors of the criminal enterprise we all call “Nigeria”, with provisions drawn up in keeping with the main objective of the enterprise, which is to loot legitimately, thus you have appropriation provisions that leave the spare keys to the treasury in the hands of the heads of the Executive Branch, an immunity provision that completely shield them from any probe or sanction until they leave office, all against the background of Section 6(6)(c) that relieve the Government of all obligations to the Citizen, by rendering non-justiciable, the entire Chapter 2 of the fraudulent 1999 Constitution which provide all the good things of life to the citizen.

All the institutions of State are designed to service this main objective, including the so-called Judiciary, where the Executive appoints all the Heads and has a monopoly of control over all aspects of the enforcement mechanism (Police).

There is also the 68-item Federal Exclusive Legislative List which comprehensively confiscate both assets and the rights to economically work those assets, from the Federating Regions which were first emasculated to 36 impotent “States” by the proprietors of Nigeria. The 30-item Concurrent List gives overriding powers to the so-called Federal Government.

Between these aforementioned provisions and creations of armed political merchants, avenues for massive corruption are firmly entrenched, the potential beneficiaries are fully protected, while the raped owners are tied, leg and hand, blindfolded and tethered to the pillars of the same Constitution, resulting in a reality of Masters and Slaves, just like the Apartheid Era South Africa.

The biggest shame and insult of the situation is the egregious falsehood in the Preamble of the so-called 1999 Constitution, that “We the People” made and enacted our damnation.

Any Lawyer who does not know these things to be the cause of ALL the anomalies in Nigeria, including corruption, impunity, insecurity, decayed infrastructure and more, must go back and question the curriculum of Jurisprudence in the University where he or she studied Law.

On the other hand, any Lawyer who know all these, but goes around trying to uphold the “Human Rights” of Nigerians under the so-called 1999 Constitution, must re-examine his own intentions.

Slaves have no rights. It is that simple. The situation of Nigerians under this imposed Constitutional Regime is no different from that of the Blacks in Apartheid Era South Africa.

The only difference is that

whereas in South Africa two honest Lawyers named Oliver Thambo and Nelson Mandela told the suffering Blacks of South Africa the truth about the source of their misery which is the Apartheid Constitution, we have in Nigeria, a preponderance of Lawyers who leave intact the source of the misery of the people being the so-called 1999 Constitution, and lead them in some kind of wil-o-the-wisp chase of either the nonexistent human right, or the complaints and campaigns against corruption.

Now the long hibernating Caliphate which imposed the debilitating Constitution 1999, has finally seized power at the center and having successfully incapacitated all points of resistance, is in a ferocious drive to destroy, oust and replace the bogus Nigerian State.

Being firmly on the saddle atop the Executive Branch and all the arm-bearing institutions of State,(Police, Army, Air Force, Customs, Immigration, DSS etc) the Caliphate cowed the Legislative Branch into complete submission, brandishing the Corruption Sword.

Now the siege has moved to the Judicial Branch, again with the Corruption Sword.

Nobody seems to read correctly the meaning of the so-called Fulani herdsmen bloody Southward unchallenged rampage sweeping from Plateau, to Benue, through Southern Kaduna all the way to Enugu with heavy armoured Tanks already rolling over Port Harcourt, Aba and Warri on the Atlantic Waterfront, under the watch of a Caliphate Fulani President and Commander-in-Chief.

It is a great pity that those who should know and explain to other what the nature of the evil is, that has come upon the land, are either too ignorant, or timid or dishonest to so do.

In case anyone does not yet know, just like ISIS is trying to oust and replace the States of Syria and Iraq with its Caliphate self, so is the Sokoto (Nigerian) Caliphate trying to destroy, oust and replace the already weakened Nigerian State with itself.

CONQUEST and ISLAMIZATION is the campaign but ignorance and dishonesty hold sway in the land.

The LNC and its MNN Partners are vigorously advancing the task of dissolving and dismantling the Lugardian Nigeria returning the sovereignty of the entrapped constituent components so that each bloc goes off to repair its own Society damaged by the failed Lugardian experiment tagged “Nigeria”

JONATHAN'S REPLY: DEAR BUHARI, LYING IS CORRUPTION

I have just read President Buhari’s speech to the All Progressive
Congress members who visited him at the Presidential Villa on
Monday the 26th of February, 2018.
It is rather unfortunate that a man who once deceived the nation
with his fabled ‘integrity’ can descend so low as to spew forth very
obvious lies and a revision of history.
If nothing else justifies the Transparency International Corruption
Perception Index rating which revealed that corruption in Nigeria
has worsened under President Buhari, this latest Presidential
Speech does.
In psyching up the APC for 2019, the President, obviously aware of
the defeat that awaits him and his lying brigade, said as follows:
“It is easy to forget that we succeeded a government with a record
of unprecedented theft and systematic mismanagement. Nigeria
was fast heading for a state of collapse. It is easy to forget the fuel
subsidy fraud, arms fund diversion, depleted excess Account
savings, depleted foreign reserves, massive unpaid debts to
contractors and suppliers amidst failure to invest or even maintain
our infrastructure namely railways, roads, electricity, in spite of
having earned over US$500 billion from Oil & Gas alone, during the
16 years of PDP rule. Lest we forget, we must always remind
ourselves of the dire situation in which we came to office.”
I will now take each of these points one by one to prove that we
have a man who has no credibility in President Buhari.
First and foremost, it is true that there is “unprecedented theft and
systematic mismanagement”, but such activities are taking place
under President Buhari, rather than the preceding administration.
The Peoples Democratic Party government of President Goodluck
Jonathan dismissed Abdulrasheed Maina, the biggest alleged thief
in Nigeria’s civil service history, and declared him wanted. The
incumbent APC government of President Muhammadu Buhari
brought him back, reinstated him and gave him double promotion.
Furthermore, the President, through his Attorney General of the
Federation, went to court to block the Senate’s attempt to unravel
how Abdulrasheed Maina was smuggled back to Nigeria and given
armed guards. We already know the truth about that as revealed in
the leaked memo from the Head of the Civil Service, Mrs. Winifred
Eyo-Ita.
At a sworn testimony in the National Assembly by the immediate
past acting Director General of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency,
Nigerians were also regaled with details of how a cabal in the
Presidency tried to get him to share the $44 million Ikoyi Apartment
loot with them.
The nation has still not forgotten the allegation by the Minister of
State for Petroleum, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, whose leaked memo
revealed that the GMD of NNPC, Maikanti Baru, awarded $25 billion
worth of contracts without due process.
On the second allegation that “Nigeria was fast heading for a state
of collapse. It is easy to forget the fuel subsidy fraud, arms fund
diversion, depleted excess Account savings” the President,
characteristically, lied.
Nigeria under the PDP government of Dr. Jonathan was not
heading to collapse. As a matter of fact, the nation was projected
by CNNMoney to be the third fastest growing economy in the world
after China and Qatar in 2015. The British Government projected us
to be the fourth fastest growing economy in the world, with the
then British Prime Minister, David Cameron saying as follows:
“Yes, we’ve been hearing about China and India for years but it’s
hard to believe what’s happening in Brazil, in Indonesia, in Nigeria
too.”
Contrary to what President Buhari said, it was precisely under his
rule that Nigeria entered its first recession in 25 years just a year
after he took over a vibrant economy that was growing at 6% under
the PDP.
Nigerians will recall that the recession was self induced by
President Buhari’s refusal to name a cabinet six months after
being sworn in and his flip flopping economic policy that saw the
Naira collapse to ₦510 to $1 leading to an unprecedented capital
flight out of Nigeria.
It will further be remembered that whereas President Buhari said
he did not know what fuel subsidy is and called it a fraud, it was
revealed last December that the Buhari administration had been
paying subsidy on fuel without appropriations from the National
Assembly, despite increasing the pump price of petrol from the
₦85 per liter that President Jonathan reduced it to to the current
pump price of ₦145 per liter.
On the third allegation of “failure to invest or even maintain our
infrastructure namely railways, roads, electricity”, the facts speak
for itself.
The preceding Jonathan administration completely built the 187 KM
super fast Abuja-Kaduna railway that enables Nigerians live in
Kaduna and work in Abuja. That same administration began the
Lagos-Ibadan railway and the Loko-Oweto bridge, rebuilt the Benin-
Ore road and the Vom-Manchok road.
President Goodluck Jonathan also built and commissioned the 500
megawatts Omotosho Power Plant Phase 2 with four gas turbines
in Ondo State on Saturday October 19, 2013. He also built and
commissioned the 750 megawatts Olorunsogo power plant on
Friday the 20th of February, 2015 and on Wednesday the 25th of
March, 2015 he commissioned the 504 MW simple cycle Gas Alaoji
Power station in Aba, Abia State.
In the education sector, the PDP administration of President
Jonathan built 14 new federal universities, including the ONLY
federal university in President Buhari’s home state of Katsina, as
well as 169 almajiri schools all over Nigeria.
It will also be recalled that that administration revived the Nigerian
Railway Corporation which went moribund when President Buhari
was a military dictator in 1985.
Having listed these verifiable projects with their dates of
completion, I challenge the Buhari administration to name one
project they have initiated and completed in their three years in
office. The fact is that the only project they have started and
finished in three years is the helipad built by the Federal
Government in Daura for President Buhari’s personal use.
From the facts listed above, it should be clear to the nation that
President Buhari and the APC intend to repeat the lies and
propaganda they used to deceive the Nigerian people in 2015 such
as the President’s promise to make ₦1 equal to $1, his promise to
provide 24 hours uninterrupted electricity supply and his promise
to create 3 million jobs per annum even though 10 million jobs
have been lost since May 29, 2015.
Let me seize this opportunity to remind President Buhari that lying
is corruption and you may be able to fool some people all the time,
but you cannot fool all the people all of the time.

NIGERIA DECIDES 2019: OSITA IHEME INDICATES INTEREST IN CONTESTING FOR FEDERAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE

Popular Nollywood actor, Osita Iheme, has revealed his interest to serve the people of Mbaitolu/Ikeduru Federal Constituency of Imo State as their Representative in the Federal House of Representatives in 2019.

The actor dropped the hint in Lagos over the weekend when he was spotted at the Eko Hotels & Suites, Lagos during a meeting between presidential hopeful, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus. He spoke exclusively to Uchechukwu Ugboaja.

However, it could not be confirmed whether the well travelled African actor was part of the exclusive political meeting held in Lagos, but when asked if he was considering dropping his acting profession that had brought him fame and fortune for politics, Iheme said that politics would not be for him a strange terrain.

“For now, I am still considering going into politics to serve. As you know I already understand what it means to represent my people because I have been an African movie ambassador for several years so politics would not be a strange terrain for me but I will make it official after due consultations”, he said.

The popular Nollywood star also known as “Paw Paw” would not be the first Nigerian actor or entertainer to throw in his hat into the political terrain as several others including Desmond Elliot, Dayo Adeleye aka D1, Kenny Saint Brown, amongst others, have ventured into politics.

Although the Ubomiri, Mbaitolu, Owerri born actor revealed that Nigerians should not be surprised if he is spotted often in Abuja ahead of 2019 general elections, he said that he knows that he has whatever it takes to get the support of his people when the time comes.

The 36 years-old actor is however yet to reveal what political platform he would be running on despite being spotted in a meeting dominated by PDP big wigs but he is certainly ‘Not too young to run’.

TUNDE BAKARE: I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT BUHARI WAS DOING IN A WEDDING WHEN 110 GIRLS ARE MISSING

Tunde Bakare, the senior pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly (LRA), says he cannot understand what President Muhammadu Buhari and 22 state governors were doing at the Kano wedding, while 110 Dapchi schoolgirls are still in captivity. On Saturday, at least 22 governors convereged on Kano, to celebrate the wedding of Idris Ajimobi and Fatima Ganduje, offsprings of Abiola Ajimobi, and Ibrahim Ganduje, governors of Oyo and Kano states, respectively. Also in attendance was the president, and high-ranking members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), including Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state. Bakare says the wedding, which came two days after Boko Haram killed some UN aid workers in Rann, and two weeks after the abduction of the Dapchi school girls in Yobe, shows the insensitivity of Nigerian leaders. “Forgive my ill-mannerism, but I could not comprehend why a governor will celebrate the wedding of his daughter, and another governor of his son, on the front pages of newspapers, flashing it before our eyes, when other peoples’ daughters are in captivity,” Bakare said. “If any of them had lost a daughter in that captivity, would they celebrate that way? I know the Bible says rejoice with them that rejoice, but I do not know what the president of Nigeria was doing there. “And somebody came to say, let me explain to you, it is Islamic tradition, before this time, about January, they had agreed, that he (Buhari) will be the one to give the bride away and (Bola) Tinubu will be the one to pay the dowry, and present the son, and they agreed long before now. “I looked at him and said the president of Nigeria wanted to come to my daughter’s wedding, and I said to him, sir, don’t come. That is beneath your office. Face the work of the state and keep serving. “And 22 governors showed up to mark register, when 110 daughters of citizens of your nation were captured by Boko Haram that you said you have already technically defeated? “It just shows how insensitive our leaders are. We have gotten to a stage that our president has become a king and a monarch. That his son who rode his pleasurable bike that almost claimed his life, will be returning from an overseas trip, where he had received special healthcare that Nigerians cannot afford, that it took a whole minister of state to go and welcome him, because he has no job.” Speaking at the Latter Rain Assembly on Sunday, Bakare said anyone who knows the true state of things in Nigeria will weep for the country. “If you truly know the truth, you will weep, if you know how much we are owing as a nation, you will weep. For 16 years of PDP they borrowed N6 trillion, for three years of APC, they borrowed N11 trillion. “And they are not going to pay the debt. You and I, and our children, and our children’s children will pay the debt, unless they write them off again.”

SENATE'S NEW BILL PROMISES DEATH SENTENCE BY HANGING ON HATE SPEECH OFFENDERS.

 


Any person found guilty of any form of hate speech that results in the death of another person shall die by hanging upon conviction, reads a new bill by the Senate .The bill , which reflects the growing concern over the spate of violence in the nation, was sponsored by the spokesman of the upper chamber , Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi ( APC , Niger ).

           

                       
                      Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi


It also seeks the establishment of an ‘ Independent National Commission for Hate Speeches ’ , which shall enforce hate speech laws across the country , ensure the elimination of the menace and advise the Federal Government. For offences such as harassment on the grounds of ethnicity or racial contempt , a culprit shall be sentenced to “not less than a five- year jail term or a fine of not less than N10 million or both .”

The bill notes : “A person who uses, publishes, presents, produces, plays , provides, distributes and / or directs the performance of any material , written and /or visual , which is threatening, abusive or insulting or involves the use of threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, commits an offence , if such person intends thereby to stir up ethnic hatred , or having regard to all the circumstances, ethnic hatred is likely to be stirred up against any person or person from such an ethnic group in Nigeria .”

It notes that “a person subjects another to harassment on the basis of ethnicity for the purposes of this section where , on ethnic grounds , he unjustifiably engages in a conduct which has the purpose or effect of
a ) violating that other person’ s dignity or
b ) creating an intimidating , hostile, degrading , humiliating or offensive environment for the person subjected to the harassment.

“Conduct shall be regarded as having the effect specified in subsection ( 1 ) ( a ) or ( b ) of this section if, having regard to all the circumstances , including in particular the perception of that other person, it should reasonably be considered as having that effect.” The National Commission for Hate Speeches shall be headed by an executive chairperson who would be appointed by the president on recommendation of the National Council of State, subject to the confirmation of at least two- third majority of the National Assembly.

The commission shall discourage persons , institutions, political parties and associations from advocating or promoting discrimination or discriminatory practices through the use of hate speeches ; promote tolerance, understanding and acceptance of diversity in all aspects of national life and encourage full participation by all ethnic communities in the social , economic, cultural and political life of other communities .It shall also plan , supervise , coordinate and promote educational and training programmes to create public awareness, support and advancement of peace and harmony among ethnic communities and racial groups .

It shall furthermore promote respect for religiouss, cultural , linguistic and other forms of diversity in a plural society; promote equal access by persons of all ethnic communities and racial groups to public or other services and facilities provided by the government.

The Senate also disclosed that its bid to pass the 2018 budget was being frustrated by ministers and heads of parastatals who have refused to provide details on allocations to their ministries.Without mentioning names , the upper chamber issued a fresh seven working - day ultimatum to the affected ministries.

Similar ultimatums in the past had done little to facilitate the budget preparation .The Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation , Sunny Ogbuoji , said : ”

 The majority of the Ministries , Departments and Agencies are not coming forward to interface with the standing committees. Some of the ministers will tell you they are going outside the country , and because of that , the MDAs are not fully ready .”

The Senate President , Bukola Saraki, stressed that the upper chamber wants the process concluded as early as possible , regretting: “The perception is that it is the parliament that delays these things. ”He said:

 “The Senate Majority Leader will communicate and get in touch with the executive arm of government , so that these MDAs can be told to play their part to ensure that this exercise can be completed.

“I appeal to all these ministers and managing directors that keep on travelling that this is a time for them to be on ground and ensure that they finish this report.” The Deputy Senate President , Ike Ekweremadu , said it was unfair for the heads of parastatals to “hold the country down.” He noted : “It has come to a stage where we have to consider taking what has already been presented by the president from those MDAs as the position of the MDAs , instead of waiting for them for ever .

MYSTERIOUS ELEPHANT APPEARS AT A FIRST BANK IN LAGOS, MADE AWAY WITH 125 MILLION NAIRA

A live walking and physically okay ELEPHANT was seen today, few minutes ago at a First Bank Nigeria Branch at Seme Boarder – Lagos State, Nigeria at exactly 01:47pm in the bank premises after the the bank received a dispatch of money from the Bank Headquarters.
The ELEPHANT was said to appear just moments immediately the MONEY VAN left the bank premises. The route at which this ELEPHANT came into the bank is yet to be known.
There was fear and in-orderliness in the BANK as security operatives opened fire at the mysterious animal damaging the BANK premises after parting away with some huge amounts of money disclosed by the BANK Manager Mr. Ogunwusi Olaiya to be amounted to the sum of 125Million Naira!.
Not Only did this mysterious Elephant made away with such amounts of money but also destroyed the BANK premises and building beyond measures and also injured one of the staff who tried to stop its actions beyond circumstances.

PERSONALITY PROFILE series - WHO IS FELA DURUTOYE ?

Fela Durotoye is a Nation Builder and the Chief Executive Officer of the Gemstone Group, a Leadership Development Institution aimed at raising leaders of excellence and exemplary values who would be committed to building Nigeria into a most desirable nation to live in by Wednesday the 31st of December 2025.

Fela Durotoye is considered one of Nigeria’s leading strategists and business consultants with expertise in Culture Transformation, Service Leadership, Workforce Activation and Facilitating Strategic Retreats.

The list of corporate clients in the private sector that have been assisted by Fela Durotoye in their quest for phenomenal service leadership culture and corporate transformation management spread across different spheres of the economy.

His clients in the Banking & Finance sectors include Access Bank, GTBank, First Bank, Zenith Bank, First City Monument Bank, Diamond Bank, Fidelity Bank, United Bank for Africa, Skye Bank, Stanbic IBTC Bank and Standard Chartered Bank, ARM Pensions, Vetiva Asset & Management Ltd and Cordros Capital.

His clients in the Oil & Gas sector include Shell Petroleum Development Corporation, Oando, Total, Addaxx Petroleum, Masters Energy, Bell Oil & Gas and the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Company.

In the telecommunications sector, his clients include Airtel, MTN, Etisalat and Multichoice Nigeria.

In the Manufacturing & FMCG space, his clients include, Peugeot Automobiles, Printserve, Lafarge, Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Nestle, Sanofi Aventis and Pfizer.

In the multilateral and public sectors, the client list also includes Eko Electricity Development Company (EKEDC), Benin Electricity Development Company (BEDC), African Finance Corporation, The European Union (EU Nigeria office), The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as well as the state governments of Lagos, Oyo, Kwara, Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Rivers, Ondo and Ekiti.

Fela currently mentors over 15,000 leaders in business, enterprise, education, religion and the professional services sectors on the platform of The Fela Durotoye Leadership Network.

Fela holds a Bachelors degree (B.Sc.) in Computer Science & Economics along with a Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife where he wrote his MBA thesis on The Management of Change in Complex Organisations.

He is also an Alumnus of Kennedy School of Government Executive Education program of the prestigious Harvard University, Boston (Massachusetts). He has completed the High Impact Leadership for a Better Society program at the prestigious Yale University, New Haven (Connecticut). Fela also attended the Future Candidate program at The Leadership Institute, Arlington (Virginia) all in the United States of America in addition to being a certified leadership coach of the John Maxwell Team.

In 2015, Fela completed the Executive Seminar program on Strategy, Innovation & Governance with specific focus on Sustainability for NGOs and Corporate Organizations at the prestigious Lagos Business School (LBS).

Fela, in his firm belief that effective law enforcement will play a vital role in our social stability and national development, signed up for and completed the Supernumerary Police training program at the Nigerian Police Training School, Ikeja and received the Distinguished Student Award at his graduation and passing out parade.

Fela Durotoye is a guest lecturer on ETHICAL LEADERSHIP at the prestigious STANFORD UNIVERSITY| Seed Program to CEO’s of businesses with operations across the African continent.

He presently sits on the board of several companies across the spectrum of Nigerian’s economic space such as O NAPHTALI (leading scratch card print company in Nigeria), and BUBEZ FOOD COMPANY.

He is currently the chairman of the boards of Directors of some of Nigeria’s leading companies Homebase Mortgage Bank Limites, I-Aspire Media and Orbra ICT.

Fela is on the advisory board of Nigeria Canada Forum (NCF) based in Regina Canada.

Fela Durotoye has been at the forefront of the movement to build a New Nigeria for over a decade. He is renowned for history making on the national or global stage. Over the past decade, he has built a track record of National Transformation projects, many of which are so bold and audacious; near impossible tasks.

Notable among the too many to mention transformation projects which Fela has championed is the largest urban renewal project in Nigeria’s history known as MUSHIN MAKEOVER where Fela mobilized over 2,000 volunteers to paint 296 houses across 7 streets of the Mushin suburb of Lagos, AT NO CHARGE to the owners and resident of the buildings.

In the course of the Mushin Makeover project, over 100 unemployed youths were trained by Berger Paints PLC in ‘The Art & Technique of Painting’. Today, they have become vibrant painters and are able to earn a living as a result of the Mushin Makeover project.

On the 24th of November 2012, Fela Durotoye organized the epoch making Gemstone Global Reading Festival where over 12,000 students spread across 18 state capitals in Nigeria as well as in 9 countries across Africa, Europe and the USA all read out aloud in their various locations selected sections of Fela’s book 17 Secrets of High Flying Students (17 Secrets) at the exact same moment in time at the same time across several time zones.

This was the first-ever simultaneous global reading of a book in 17 cities in Nigeria and 17 countries across the world at the same moment in time (via live streaming). The reading was done simultaneously, taking into account, the different time zones of each reading centre.

During this project, Fela Durotoye donated 17,000 copies of the 17 Secrets to students from public schools, many of whom could not afford it all across the nation with the aim of enhancing the reading culture

Also in November 2012, Fela broke the world record for “autographing the largest number of books by one author” when he autographed non-stop 10,000 copies of his book in one-seating over a period of 8 hours and 43 minutes.

In 2014, the Deliver The Future Project was founded and embarked on a leadership and personal transformation tour to tertiary institutions such as University of Ibadan, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Benson Idahosa University etc.

The aim is to leave its trail in academic excellence by encouraging the academic and non-academic staff of schools to improve the standard of communication and process of knowledge transfer to create a more conducive learning environment.

The Gemstone Network actively engages transformational leaders at all levels of the society; through the Gemstone Leadership Clubs in over 300 primary and secondary schools as well as Gemstone Leaders Connect Network on more than 70 campuses in tertiary institutions across Nigeria. The Gemstone Leadership Corpnetwork activates recent graduates on the National Youth Service Corp program to engage is community transformation projects across 30 states of the nation.

Perhaps Fela’s most significant contribution to Nation Building is the value system which he developed and is currently endorsed and actively promoted by over 30,000 Nigerians across all gender, tribe, social class or religious affirmation.

The 10 Values are encapsulated in a Personal Creed of ten lifestyle statements as follows:

Make a Positive Impact on everyone you meet and everywhere you go. Be a Solution Provider and not a part of the problem to be solved.

Be a role model worthy of emulation. Be your best  IN ALL YOU DO particularly the things you are naturally good at.DO THE RIGHT THING AT ALL TIMES regardless of who is doing the wrong thing.VALUE TIME and make the best use of it.CARE & SHOW RESPECT TO ALL through your words and actions.CONSCIOUSLY BUILD A GREAT LEGACY starting now, today and everyday.LIVE A LIFE OF INTEGRITY AND HONOR.MAKE YOUR FAMILY, NATION AND GOD PROUD.

The 10 Values have been adopted by individuals and organizations. They have also been adopted by professional associations such as Association of Private Educators of Nigeria, the Nigerian Institute of Mechanical Engineers and the Mortgage Bankers Association of Nigeria to mention a few and more recently government agencies and parastatals.

In 2014, the government of Anambra state formally endorsed & adopted the 10 Values for the citizens and civil service of the state, also in November 2014, the government of Lagos state trained 500 of its top civil servants across all ministries & agencies on the 10 Values.

The VALUES INFUSION project is the largest non-governmental effort at reorienting the citizens of a nation and integrating a value system into our nation’s consciousness in recent times.

FD, as he is fondly called by his friends and protégés, has emerged as a credible voice of leadership for a new Nigeria across the wide spectrum of the young and old as well as business and political leaders. His fan base on Facebook currently about 285,000 and he is followed by about 205,000 on Twitter and 123,000 on Instagram.

In February 2013, Fela was profiled by the US-based Black Enterprise magazine as one of the 10 Power Men in Africa on Twitter.

Fela has won several National and International awards for his leadership development and nation building activities including the prestigious Nigerian Achievers Award in 2009. In recognition of his contributions to the field of Human Resource Consulting, Fela was honoured with the “Excellence in Human Resource Consulting Award” by NIPRO, a body of Nigerian Professionals based in the United Kingdom and the United States of America, at their global convention in Miami, Florida in December 2004.

In July 2005, he was awarded the most prestigious Award of Excellence, by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPMN), in recognition of his excellence and professionalism in extending knowledge frontiers in Human Resource Management.

Others awards include Nigerian Achievers Award Institute (NAAI), Fly Network Africa Integrity Award, City People Young Male Achievers Award and the prestigious Role Model Award given by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC).

In 2006, he received the Heart of Africa Award by the Federal Ministry of Information and Communication in recognition of his efforts towards building a new Nigeria.

In 2011, Fela Durotoye was recognized by the Universal Peace Federation and the Youth Federation for World Peace as a United Nations Young Ambassador For Peace.

In 2017, Fela received an Honorary Award from The African Young Entrepreneurs network in recognition of his efforts towards advancing youth enterprise and nation building in Africa and particularly in Nigeria.

Most recently, in February 2018, Fela Durotoye announced his aspiration to contest as a Presidential Candidate in the 2019 General Elections on the platform of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) party.

Fela is married to Tara, a renowned beauty entrepreneur and Chief Executive Officer of the House of Tara and together they have 3 sons: Mobolurin, Demilade & Morolaoluwa who think their dad is a Super Hero.

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DONALD TRUMP TO IMPLEMENT DEATH SENTENCE ON DRUG TRAFFICKERS AND DEALERS IN THE USA

The United States President Donald Trump earlier this morning considers drug traffickers to be as bad as serial killers and would "love to have a law" that executes dealers in the U.S., unnamed sources told Axios.
While he admits that such a law would be impossible to pass, the head of state may support legislation that requires a five-year minimum
sentence for dealers selling as little as two grams of fentanyl , Axios stated.
Use of the synthetic opiod, more potent than heroin, has been steadily climbing in North America, producing an increasing number of fatal
overdoses .
Kellyanne Conway, who is the head
of the White House’s anti-drug effort, told Axios
that Trump’s proposal is more nuanced and would
only apply to “high-volume dealers who are killing
thousands of people.” Policy changes are
reportedly on a horizon, including bringing more
anti-drug education into schools.

According to five sources who've spoken with Trump about the subject, he often leaps into a passionate speech about how drug dealers are as bad as serial killers and should all get the death penalty.
Trump tells confidants a softer approach to drug reform — the kind where you show sympathy to the offenders and give them more lenient sentences — will never work.
He tells friends and associates the government has got to teach children that they'll die if they take drugs and they've got to make drug dealers fear for their lives.
Trump has said he would love to have a law to execute all drug dealers here in America, though he's privately admitted it would probably be impossible to get a law this harsh passed under the American system

As Conway told Mr Trump she says "this kind of policy would have widespread support. “There is an appetite among many law enforcement, health professionals and grieving families that we must toughen up our criminal and sentencing statutes to match the new reality of drugs like fentanyl, which are so lethal in such small doses,”

"The president makes a distinction between those that are languishing in prison for low-level drug offenses and the kingpins hauling thousands of lethal doses of fentanyl into communities, that are responsible for many casualties in a single weekend."
The bottom line is that President Trump wants to get tough on drug traffickers and pharmaceutical companies. Stay tuned for policy announcements in the not-too-distant future.
Trump and some of his advisers are discussing whether they might adopt other aspects of Singapore's "zero tolerance" drug policies, like bringing more anti-drug education into schools.
Both Conway and the First Lady Melania Trump, who has taken a strong interest in the administration's anti-drug policies, support getting better drug education and prevention into schools.

AFTERMATH OF IMO STATE ZENITH BANK ROBBERY, POLICE NAB FLEEING SUSPECT ONE YEAR AFTER

One year after an armed robbery gang invaded a branch of Zenith Bank in Owerri, Imo State, killed two policemen and wounded another, the Police have arrested the last member of the gang.

His name is given as Chinonso Gift Onwuegbuchulam, aka, Ogolo, from Obazu Mbieri in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State.

Parading the suspect on Friday in Owerri, the Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, said, “I am delighted to announce to you that the remaining member of the gang, one Chinonso Gift Onwuegbuchulam, aka, Ogolo, male, 29 of age, hails from Obazu Mbieri in the Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State, was arrested on February 21, 2018.

“The suspect, who claimed to hold a Bachelor of Science honours degree in Government and Public Administration from Imo State University in 2008, was arrested in his hideout at Close 7, Mgbuakara Eleparawan, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.”

According to the CP, the suspect had confessed to the crime and further revealed that out of the N2.8m his gang stole from their target, he got a share of N400,000.

“The suspect also confessed to being an armed robber since 2012 and has participated in several robbery operations in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Owerri between 2012 and 2017.

“He is helping in our investigation as we speak,” Ezike stressed.

According to the police boss, the arrest of Onwuegbuchulam has signaled the closure of this criminal gang and their nefarious activities.


Ezike recalled, “I addressed the Press on June 13, 2017, on this subject matter where I stated that on February 22, 2017, an armed robbery gang trailed a bank customer to the Wetheral Road branch of Zenith Bank, Owerri and unleashed attack within the bank premises.

“The hoodlums shot into the air repeatedly and exchanged gunfire with the three policemen from our command posted to the bank.”

The CP recalled that one of the armed robbers, Ikechukwu Okpara, was shot dead by Chukwudi Iboko.

He said through investigations, three members of the gang — Justice Ogbenna, 36; Abiye Charles and Okechukwu Nwanegbo were arrested by the police.

Ezike, who recalled that two AK47 rifles with 100 rounds of live ammunition and another rifle with 175 rounds of ammunition were recovered from the gang, said four vehicles were also recovered by the police.

“The arrest of the remaining member of the gang, Chinonso Gift Onwuegbuchulam, from Obazu Mbieri in the Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State signals the closure of this criminal gang and their nefarious activities,” Ezike said.

When interviewed, the suspect confessed that he was part of the deadly operation and that he received N400,000 from the bank robbery incident.

“I was part of the operation and I got N400,000 from the N2.8m we stole.

“I am aware that my gang members were dead and that was why I ran to Lagos so as to remain elusive to the police,” the suspect said.

Responding to a question, Onwuegbuchulam said, “I regret my actions. If given another opportunity, I will repent.”

MEET THE MAN WHO HAVE SLEPT WITH 1,400 GIRLS, IMPREGNATED 600 GIRLS IN 6 AFRICAN COUNTRIES IN TWO YEARS

A French tourist has admitted impregnating more than 600 women in six African countries within two years. Forty-year old Jean Michel made the revelation on an online news site “Africa24”.

The six countries included Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Togo, Ghana and Guinea.

Why it matters:  Many Africans see all westerners as very wealthy people who can change their lives. They easily give in to all their requests and desires and are taken advantage of.

His confession has been translated from French to English by Simon Ateba in Washington, District of Columbia:

“Good morning Africa 24, I have a confession to make about the havoc I have wreaked in six African countries, including Cameroon, Togo, Cote D’Ivoire, Nigeria, Ghana and Guinea. I am not proud of what I have done. These were unfortunate experiences.

“In France where I hail from, I did not have money. I was very poor until one day I played and won lottery. I won 550 thousand euros. It was the largest sum of money I had received in life.

“I did not know what to do, and a friend suggested we travel to Africa. We obtained all the documents, entry visa, and the rest, and our first stop was Ivory Coast.

“In Abidjan (the capital of Ivory Coast), we rented a furnished apartment. We had money to spend and met Ivorian people and we became friends. They introduced young Ivorian girls to us, and that’s when it all started.

“I began having sex with girls every day. Sometimes, I would sleep with three girls at the same time. It was a marvelous experience.

“I worried less about my health. All I wanted was to have fun. My friends and I were in a night club in the town every day looking for girls.

“One time, I met a girl and gave her money, and she told me to be engaged to her. She was ready to get pregnant for me. I don’t know whether it was the money they liked or the fact that I was from France that attracted them.

“I spent three months in Ivory Coast, spent 60, 000 euros and slept with more than 80 girls.

“After leaving Ivory Coast, I went to Togo where I slept with over 100 girls and spent 40, 000 euros.

“I spent three months in Togo and went to Nigeria.

“Nigeria was where I got more girls. I did not speak English, and it seems Nigerian girls love foreigners.

“I rented a furnished apartment in Nigeria and I was in Lagos for six months. I spent 100,000 euros and slept with 230 girls. Nigeria was the place I appreciated the most. Girls were always available and easy to deceive.

“From Nigeria, I went to Ghana, and then Cameroon and ended what I describe as my sex tour in Guinea.

“I was in those three countries for more than a year and spent over 200, 000 euros. If I told you I slept with more than 700 girls in those three countries, you won’t believe me, but it was unbelievable!


“In all, I slept with more than 1,400 girls in six different African countries. I have all their pictures in my photo album, including the dates we met, their names and phone numbers. I opened a Facebook account only for that purpose...
Indeed a greater than King Solomon is in our midst.

Source:
Simon Ateba, Washington D.C. (TodayNewsAfrica)