Ahmed Sani Yerima: The Profile of Unrepentant Paedophile

Ahmed Sani Yerima, the former Governor of Zamfara State is indeed a man who derives joy in controversy. He has lived most of his active political years pursuing trivial agenda laced with religious sentiments. His hypocritical nature is seen in the way and manner he personalised the issue of Sharia and currently the issue of under-age marriage. His position on these issues has shown that he is a  delusional human being who will always hide under the cover of religion to advance his egocentric agenda.

He has become a sort of demagogue who in trying to justify his divisive decisions must not only misinterpret the Holy Quran but also put logic on its head all in the name of covering up his moral bankruptcy.

ASUU Strike: One Too Many

Once again, the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, ASUU, and the Federal Government have reached an impasse as the Federal Government, at least for now, considers the Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, it signed with ASUU in 2009 as being impossible to abide by. While ASUU remains adamant that the agreement remains binding once endorsed by both parties, the Federal Government gripes about the hefty sum that it is now being compelled to pay as backlog of allowances it failed to pay in accordance with the agreement earlier reached by both parties.

At the receiving end of this strike are the students whose fate is left hanging whenever ASUU resorts to indefinite strikes. While it may be justified that government remains the culprit in terms of dodging the implementation of agreements signed with ASUU, the frequent and usually lengthy strike is a means to an end that inflicts its own damage on an already comatose educational sector.

Rooney To Chelsea Almost A Done Deal?

According to reports from a very reliable source, Rooney has already decided he wants to join Chelsea.

The new Mourinho and the media

Jose Mourinho formally introduced himself to the football world and became a huge media figure the moment he raced down that Old Trafford touchline following Costinha’s goal that knocked out Manchester united from the UEFA Champions league in 2004 and when he proclaimed himself to be “the special one” during his first interview after his then club Porto defeated Monaco in the final to lift the cup that was when the media fully realized they are in for a treat with this guy.

What a roller coaster ride it has been, with Jose (as he is fondly called by many) the media always know they’ll get headline material and he very rarely disappoints, an insider friend who works for Chelsea once told me how it’s sometime a jostle to gain entry to a Mourinho press conference due to its impending suspense and drama, interestingly it has always lived up to its billing. His rivalry with then Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson was ignited with that Porto/United Champions league clash in 2004 and it transcended to the English Premier League when he took over helm of affairs from Claudio Ranieri aka “Tinker man” at Chelsea, his first stint at the club were action packed.

Suarez to cost Arsenal over £50m after striker loses contract wrangle

Arsenal’s pursuit of Luis Suarez, has taken a fresh twist, as the unsettled striker has dropped his intentions to go to arbitration, which means the Gunners have to pay over £50million, to land their man.

Arsene Wenger was understood to have been waiting to see the outcome of the contract dispute, between the 26-year-old and Liverpool, after tabling a bid of around £40,000,001 which was supposed to trigger a release clause. However, in talks between the two parties earlier this week, Suarez has conceded he will not approach the Premier League to clarify it legally, as the contract states it that the Anfield club does not need to sell at any price.

Zimbabweans Face Third Mugabe-Tsvangirai Showdown

Zimbabweans voted on Wednesday in a fiercely contested election pitting President Robert Mugabe against Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who has vowed to push Africa’s oldest leader into retirement after 33 years in power.

With no reliable opinion polls, it is hard to say whether the 61-year-old Tsvangirai will succeed in his third attempt to unseat the 89-year-old Mugabe, who has run the southern African nation since independence from Britain in 1980.

Both sides are forecasting landslide wins but, in a country with a history of election violence, the bigger question is whether the loser will accept the result of a poll dogged by logistical problems and allegations of vote-rigging.

Polls opened on time at 0500 GMT (1 a.m. ET) across the country, with long queues of people braving a bout of unseasonably cold weather to stand in line from well before dawn.

In one polling station in the western province of Manicaland, a key swing region, the queue stretched for a kilometer (0.6 miles).

Nigeria To Commence Troop Pullout From Mail

Nigeria will begin withdrawing some of its 1,200 troops in Mali on Wednesday and redeploy them in security operations at home, the military said on Tuesday.

Nigeria has been planning the withdrawal mainly due to the need for more soldiers to fight its own homegrown Islamist insurgency.

“The troops are mainly those not accommodated in the structures of the newly formed United Nations … mission in Mail,” Brigadier-General Chris Olukolade said in a statement. “They are to join the ongoing internal security operations.”

He did not specify how many troops would be withdrawn, saying only that an “input of sizable men and materials (will) … continue in the UN Mission,” including a Nigeria-run military hospital.

Rivers crisis: Produce Chidi Lloyd today – Court orders police

A Rivers State High Court has ordered the police to present before it the detained Leader of the State House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd who was arrested over his involvement in the fracas which engulfed the chambers during a failed impeachment attempt.

The order was given by the trial judge, Justice L. L. Nyordee, after the complainant failed to arraign the accused in court.

ASUU Says No To Re-Negotiating 2009 Agreement

The Federal Government’s new offer of enhanced academic allowances has been rejected by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, insisting that government should first implement in full the 2009 agreement before any other negotiation could take place.

Speaking to Vanguard, yesterday, National President of ASUU, Dr. Nasir Fagge, said after consultations with branch chairmen of the union on the new government offer, members rejected it, saying accepting the offer meant starting negotiations afresh.

Ex-Prime Minister Keita Holds Wide Lead In Mali Vote

Former Malian Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita holds a comfortable lead and could win an outright first-round victory in the West African nation’s high-stakes presidential election, the minister of territorial administration said on Tuesday.

Keita’s rivals immediately rejected the partial results, calling for the minister, who is in charge of the elections, to resign and an international commission to be established to tally the vote, which they said must go to a second round.

Voters turned out in large numbers across Mali on Sunday, eager for a fresh start after a March 2012 coup allowed separatist and al Qaeda-linked rebels to seize the desert north last year. It took an offensive by thousands of French troops in January to scatter them into the desert and mountains.

Voting was peaceful and observer missions have praised the polls, but tensions were rising as announcement of results neared.

Fear of epidemic grips Bakassi refugee camp

Refugees camped at the St Mark Primary School in Akwa-Ikot-Eyo-Edem, Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River, on Tuesday   expressed fears of possible outbreak of epidemic as a result of lack of health services in the camp.

Over 1,800 displaced Bakassi indigenes are currently in the camp.

Our correspondent who visited the camp on Tuesday, learnt that the Cross River State Government had supplied water to the camp twice since March, shortly after the inmates arrived in the school premises, and that essential drugs had only been supplied once.

Mikel, Moses off to US

Mikel Obi has returned to Chelsea as part of the squad for the inaugural Guinness International Champions Cup in Miami.

The Nigeria international, who has been subject of transfer away from Chelsea this summer, returned to the Stamford Bridge team after he was given anextended holiday following his participation at the FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil in June.

Obasanjo; a troublesome student at NOUN – VC

The Vice Chancellor of the National Open Universityof Nigeria (NOUN), Professor Vincent Ado Tenebe, on Monday gave a glimpse into former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s time as a student of the university, saying that he was very troublesome.

Prof. Tenebe, who commended Chief Obasanjo for giving a new lease of life to NOUN in 2002 during his administration as president, recalled that as a student, he (Obasanjo) used to call his lecturers at midnight on academic matters, but noted that at the end, he did very well to pass his courses in Christian Religious Theology.

The Vice Chancellor made this known during an interactive session organised by the Kaduna State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

VIDEO: Senator Yerima Reveals Why He Married 13-Year-Old Girl

In the video below, 49-year-old Senator, Ahmed Yerima who wedded his 13-year-old bride in Abuja, has come out to openly defend underage marriage.

It is important to note that, as at now marriage for anyone under the age of 18 is illegal, so one has to wonder why the senator is still in jail.
He uses his religion of Islam to defend his stance below;

NGF CHAIRMAN: Jonathan drops Jang, accepts Amaechi

Four days after a peace meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and some governors who have been up in arms against him, indications have emerged that he (Jonathan) may accept the outcome of the May 24 election of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), LEADERSHIP has learnt.

However, the governors have also reportedly made a commitment to the president that the Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, who won the NGF election would be compelled to apologise to the president.

The apology commitment, LEADERSHIP gathered, was as a result of the strong exceptions President Jonathan took to some disparaging remarks Governor Amaechi personally made against his (Jonathan) person in the course of the debacle.

Rivers crisis: House leader, LIoyd charged with attempted murder

*Abe wants CP Mbu redeployed *Soyinka, Falana,  to lead pro-democracy rally in PH today…
PORT HARCOURT—The Police authorities have filed a six-count charge of conspiracy and murder against the Majority Leader of Rivers State House of Assembly, Mr Chidi Lloyd before a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt.

A source at Police headquarters, Abuja, told Vanguard that the Police after a careful and thorough examination of both oral and video evidences as well as the contributions of parties involved, came to the conclusion, adding  “we have done our part, it is now left to the court to assign the case and fix hearing date.”

Similarly, Nobel Laureate,   Professor Wole Soyinka and Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, will join in the civil society protest, slated for Port Harcourt, today, over the crisis rocking the state People’s Democratic Party, PDP, which snowballed into the state House Assembly recently, leading to a free for all. Despite opposition to the rally by former militants and some civil society groups in the state, organisers of the protest, yesterday, insisted on going ahead with today’s protest.

Also, the Senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial district, Senator Magnus Abe, has renewed his call for the immediate redeployment of the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Joseph Mbu, over what he described as “his questionable involvement in the Rivers crisis.”

Senator Abe, who is Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream, expressed sadness that the police hierarchy had not done anything on the matter even though the National Assembly had passed a resolution asking for Mbu’s redeployment.

Revealed!!! Why A’Ibom SSG, Umana was forced to resign

The Akwa Ibom State Secretary to state government, Mr,Umana Okon Umana has been forced to resign from office, in what appears to be an end of an era. Some men of the Nigeria Police Force who were apparently bent on forestalling any break down of law and order following the wielding of the big stick, were seen on Monday morning guarding the office of the SSG, preventing any form of movement in or out of the office. This came as a confirmation of an earlier report that Governor Godswill Akpabio has asked anyone wishing to contest election against his wish to resign before August this year.

 It was earlier reported that Umana who is from Uyo Senatorial District may be defiant to the norms of the Peoples Democratic Party that power should rotate among the different geographical blocks which would makes Eket Senatorial District the rightful choice to produce the next governor for the oil rich state.
Akpabio was said to have urge Umana to forego the idea of contesting, apparently after the wave of criticism that greeted his perceived candidature, and this led to the idea of putting forward his name for the near vacant role of Managing Director of NDDC, which is coming to Akwa Ibom for the first time,
However despite all the options and assurances to him, an obstinate Umana still went ahead to issue two statements in quick succession that he would still contest for the 2015 plum job in the state, adding that even if he became the NDDC MD, he will resign next year to come and grab the Akwa Ibom state Hiltop mansion keys from Akpabio.

This statement was said to have angered Akpabio who accosted him to caution him on his actions, but the two had an outburst that left the Akwa Ibom state number one citizen very angry. It was learnt that Akpabio thereafter warned that if he (Umana) insisted on contesting as governor in 2015, he should resign from his government before August, while Umana response was a threat that should he fail as a result of lack of support from Akpabio, he will rather sink the boat for the two to crashland.

Later at a town hall meeting last weekend with stakeholders of coastal communities in Eket last weekend, Akpabio shocked the man popularly known as the engine room of his government, when he announced that no one had his blessings ahead of the 2015 governorship race.

Akpabio maintained that his intention was to hold town hall meetings with stakeholders in all the 10 federal constituencies of the state, immediately after the September 23, anniversary celebration of the state’s creation.

 It is believed that now that Umana has been chased from the state exco  he will now be poised to forcefully wrestle power from Gov Akpabio in 2015.

This is apparently the latest fall out in the exco imbroglio which had seen the seat of govt divided over umana's insistence on becoming the next governor of Akwa Ibom state

Umana's ignoble journey to political golgotha began when he could not secure the support of majority of colleagues in the state exco. He started by sponsoring all forms of attacks on perceived contenders for the position of Governor.

Nigerian History Videos

Nigeria’s First Elections – The Road to Independence

These videos are classics and chronicle Nigeria’s first elections – hotly contested by the Northern People’s Congress, National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons, the Action Group and Northern Elements Progressive Union.  There is some wonderful archive footage here and interviews with the Sardauna of Sokoto Ahmadu Bello, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Obafemi Awolowo, Maitama Sule and a young Aminu Kano.

Even though 50+years old, the issues it highlights (cultural and religious differences between north and south) are still relevant today. The things that struck me most:

*The Sardauna’s complete disinterest in federal politics and focus on preserving the customs and integrity of the north. When asked whether he would become Nigeria’s Prime Minister or Governor-General, the Sardauna replied: “I would rather live here amongst my people and carry my traditional title than an imported one.” 

Kim Kardashian: Inside Her Life As A Mom To North West

Kim K is still living under the radar after giving birth to baby North a little more than a month ago, but HollywoodLife.com spoke to her friend Jonathan Cheban EXCLUSIVELY, who revealed the latest on Kim’s life as a mommy.

Here’s how we know Kim Kardashian loves motherhood — since giving birth to North West on June 15, we’ve barely heard a peep from her! It’s like she’s so invested in being a mom that she forgot she’s a public figure. But on July 27, HollywoodLife.com caught up with her friend Jonathan Cheban, who revealed exclusively to us how things are going in the new Kardashian-West household.

Jonathan Cheban: Kim Kardashian Is ‘A Great Mom’

Jonathan couldn’t have been any more enthusiastic talking about Kim and North while at Super Saturday 16, a benefit for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund on July 27. “She’s gorgeous!” he excitedly stated when we asked him about baby North.

I’ve no anointed candidate for 2015 – Akpabio

Akwa Ibom State Governor Godswill Akpabio 

Akwa Ibom State Governor Godswill Akpabio says he has no anointed candidate to succeed him in 2015.

The governor said only God would determine his successor.

The governor, represented by the state Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr. Emmanuel Enoidem, said this while inaugurating some projects at Nsan.

 According to him, beyond human imagination, whoever pleases God, will be the next governor of the state.

The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Anietie Ukpe, stated this in a statement on Saturday.     

Three Teenagers Killed At Governor Wammako’s Ramadan Food Stampede

A  stampede at Governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko’s residence in Gawon Nama area of Sokoto has claimed three kids and wounded several others.

Our source learnt that the incident occurred on Sunday night during the distribution of clothing and food personally handled by the governor at his residence.

Chioma Akpotha’s Tribute To Late Mom – “Nnem, My Dearest Mother”

Popular Nollywood actress Chioma Franklin Akpotha has just concluded the funeral rites of her late mother, Madam Egoyibo  who passed away on May 22 this year. The Christian wake-keeping was held on Wednesday July 24, and on Thursday July 25 the Church service/internment held in Umezechem Nkalafia in Irefi Oraifite, Ekwusigo LGA of Anambra state. May her soul rest in peace and may God console her family.Red her tribute below...

Nnem! My dearest mother! My love! I cannot put to words what you were to me. All I asked for in a mother you were that and much more. You were my rock and reality check. The one in whom I looked up to and drew strength and courage. Chai! Ebee kam ga ejido? Onwu emem ife ooooooo! Nne anadizi I up onwu jiri napum ofu Npkuru Anya nji afu Uzo? Nne bu nne!

NON-PERFORMING SENATORS IN NIGERIA!

This is the list of senators of the federal
republic of Nigeria who have not
sponsored any bill in the National
Assembly in the past 2 years:-States Senators

Al-Mustapha: I Could’ve Taken Over Power Immediately Abacha Died, But…

After his surprise visit to founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) upon his release from prison, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha on Sunday paid an unusual visit to the leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujaheed Dokubo-Asari, in his Abuja residence.

On hand to receive the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to late General Sani Abacha (rtd), were Ambassador Fanny Amu, Chief K.D Amachree, Chief Opaks Harry, among others.

Boko Haram Leader Shekau Sighted In Unsuccessful Gwoza Operation

The highly specialised operation by the Joint Task Force (JTF) to hunt downthe leader of the Boko Haram Islamic sect, Sheikh Abubakar Shekau, believed to be holed up in Gwoza hills in Borno State was unsuccessful as a result of the difficult terrain, military sources have revealed.

The operation, which took place last month, however, claimed the life of Major A.T. Fambiya on June 26, 2013. Fambiya, one the two officers and 13 soldiers recently given national burial at the military cemetery in Abuja, was drafted into the squad that carried out the operation due to his knowledge of the area, having hailed from Gwoza, a source said.

CHIKA IKE OFFICIALLY DIVORCED

Popular Nollywood actress, Chika Ike, announced on Sunday (July 28) that she is now officially divorced from Tony Eberiri, whom she married in 2006. The two had already been separated for several years before the divorce. The actress made the announcement via a Facebook update, which read: 

Nigerian Jailed 90 Years In US For Fathering Six Children With Own Daughters

An award-winning Nigerian music director, Aswad Ayinde, found guilty of fathering children with his daughters will spend the rest of his life in jail.

According to Mail Online, Ayinde, 55, of Paterson, New Jersey, United States, was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Friday after being found guilty in the second of five expected trials in which he is accused of repeatedly raping his six daughters, resulting in six children being fathered.

Mr. Ayinde was found guilty in his latest trial of having intercourse with a daughters when she was as young as eight-years-old. The second sentence adds to the 40 year sentence Mr Ayinde received in a 2011 trial for sexually assaulting a separate daughter.

Mr. Ayinde is known for directing the music video for the Fugees 1996 smash hit “Killing Me Softly.”

In a disturbing disclosure during his first trial, Mr. Ayinde’s former wife said he was trying to create a “pure family bloodline” by impregnating his daughters. He even claimed during a pre-trial hearing before the first trial that “the world was going to end, and it was just going to be him and his offspring and that he was chosen.”

In this latest trial, it was revealed that Mr. Ayinde began having intercourse with his second daughter from the time she eight-years-old, impregnating her four times.

Bertrand Traore – Contracts & Work Permit Block His Path To Stardom

Chidi Llyod going blind – Pro-Amechi lawmakers

Pro-Governor Rotimi Amaechi members of Rivers State House of Assembly, have threatened to drag the Nigerian Police to the International Court of Justice over alleged torture and continued detention of  the Leader of the House, Mr. Chidi Lloyd, claiming that he is going blind because of his continued incarceration.

A statement by the lawmakers, alleged that Mr. Llyod, who was brought into Port Harcourt last Friday amid tight security was tortured and manhandled by the Police.

The lawmakers, who questioned why the Police had to allegedly chain and blindfold their leader,  condemned the alleged actions of the State Police Commissioner, Mr. Joseph Mbu.

Chidi Lloyd

Amaechi condoles with First Lady over mother’s death

RIVERS State Governor has condoled with the First Family of the country over the death of the mother of Mrs. Patience Jonathan.

Governor Chibuike Amaechi, who said that he received the death of Madam Charity Oba with shock and sadness, urged the first family to take solace in the assurance in the scriptures that she had transited to a far better place.

“It is with utmost shock and sadness that we received the news of the death of your dear mother, confident and cherished companion, Madam Oba. Yet in the midst of our pain, we must not forget that we are Christians and therefore, should not mourn like those without hope.

20 years old man jailed for marrying 14-year old girl

At a time when the news of underage marriage is front, right and centre in the Nigerian media and public consciousness, the Court of Appeal in Kenya confirmed on Friday, a 20-year jail sentence handed to a man who “married” a 14-year-old girl in 2010.

In 2010, the man, Ezekiel Sonkoyo was found guilty of defiling the Form One student by a Kilgoris court and he has been appealing since then, but on Friday, he lost his second and final appeal seeking to quash the sentence.

ASUU denies plan to call off strike

ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has described as speculative reports that the strike embarked upon by the union over the inability of the Federal Government to implement the 2009 agreement it willingly entered into with the union would be called off this Thursday.

National President of ASUU, Dr. Nasir Fagge, told our source that he was surprised to hear that the union was going to call off the strike on Thursday when the issues tabled before government had not been resolved.

Faggae said: “There is nothing like that (suspending the strike). I am also surprised to hear people say that we are going to call off the strike.

He said: “Our members have made it categorically clear what they want. This meeting we had with government on Friday at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, is just exploratory.

Rivers crisis: These Issues Are Bringing Clamorous End For Nigeria – Obahiagbon

Watch Patrick Obahiagbon’s Speech On The Rivers Crisis And State Of Nigeria. Former Nigerian House of Representatives member and current

MILITARY BURIAL OF 15 NA OFFICERS WHO DIED RECENTLY IN OPRATION

FIFTEEN OFFICERS AND MEN WHO DIED IN ACTIVE SERVICE RECENTLY IN OPERATION BOYONA AND UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATION FOR BURIAL AT THE MILITARY CEMETERY ABUJA TODAY.

Flavour - Ada Ada [Official Video]

The video for the most anticipated wedding theme song by Flavour is finally here. It pictures a complete Igbo traditional wedding, starring Uti Nwachukwu, Mr Ibu, KC (Limpopo), Chinedu Ikedieze (Aki) and many more.

Directed by Clarence A. Peters 

Femi Fani-Kayode Replies Senator Ahmed Yerima On His Response to Underage Marriage.

‘Nigeria has many uncountable problems and none of them is early marriage. As a matter of fact early marriage the solution to about half of our problems. For those who wonder if I can give my daughter(s) out in marriage at the age of 9 or 13, I tell you most honestly, I can give her out at the age of 6 if I want to and its not your business. This is because I am a Muslim and I follow the example of the best of mankind, Muhammad ﺻَﻠَّﻰ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﻭَﺳَﻠَّﻢَ .

In Islam, marriage is not only about sex, it is about family and helping one another in achieving their goals, which is the attainment of Paradise.

In Islam, a girl can be given out in marriage as early as 6 years old, but consummation of the marriage can only be done when the girl becomes physically mature and she gives her consent to it because unlike English law, it is not permissible for a man to rape his wife in Shari’ah Law.

Almustapha for President in 2015 Rally Holds in Kaduna

Chief Security Officer to late General Sani Abacha yesterday turned his visit to Kaduna state into a 2015 campaign speeches.

Al-Mustapha, who had been in detention for nearly 15 years, was acquitted by the Court of Appeal Lagos recently over the killing of Kudirat, wife of M.K.O Abiola, the presumed winner of 1913 presidential election.

Major Al-Mustapha, arrived Kaduna state metropolis from Zaria where he paid a visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Dr. Shehu Idris around 2.10pm.  

Hundreds of youths trooped out to receive him and  chanted , “ 2015: Major Al-Mustapha for president.”

GOV DICKSON EXPRESSES DEEP SHOCK, DISBELIEF OVER DEATH OF DAME JONATHAN’S MOTHER, PRAY GOD TO STRENTHEN FIRST LADY

Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson has on behalf of the government and people of the State, expressed deep shock and regret over the sudden death of Madam Iwari Oba, mother of the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dame (Dr.) Patience Jonathan in a ghastly motor accident along the Elele axis of the East/West road in Rivers State.

In a condolence message to the first family, the Bayelsa State Chief Executive, described the death of Madam Oba as a great blow and an irreparable loss to her immediate family and the Nation as a whole, stressing that her motherly and wise counsel will be greatly missed by all, who knew her.

Governor Dickson noted that, her demise is coming at such a time when the First Lady and her family needed her support and encouragement most.

He urged the First lady, the family and the Oba family of Okrika in Rivers State to accept the unfortunate incident as the Will of GOD and take it with philosophical calmness.

The Bayelsa State Governor, on behalf of the Government and people of Bayelsa State prayed God to strengthen and grant Dame (Dr.) Patience Jonathan and the entire family, the fortitude and courage to bear the loss.

Daniel Iworiso-Markson

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Bayelsa State