Monday 1 September 2014
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SAD! Assassins kill UNILAG security chief
Suspected assassins have killed the Head of Operations, Security Unit, University of Lagos, Mr. Sunday Adejumo.
The 50-year-old was shot dead at a beer parlour on Oyenuga Street in the Akoka area of Lagos on Friday evening.
Adejumo on the fateful night was in the joint with three of his friends when some strange faces stormed the pub.
They were said to have headed straight for their target where he sat and hit him in the chest, before firing shots at him.
The gunshots were said to have caused confusion in the area.
The deceased died some minutes later because he could not get help on time.
A resident, who did not identify himself, told Punch that the owner of the drinking house had been arrested and was being interrogated at the Bariga Police Station.
He said, "The incident happened around 8.30pm on Friday. We suddenly heard gunshots and we all rushed into our different houses because we did not know what exactly happened.
"It was later we learnt that one of those in the beer parlour was killed.
"It was not a robbery because they did not steal anything or injure anybody else. Immediately they killed him, they left."
A source, who pleaded anonymity, said that Adejumo might have been killed by suspected cultists.
He said, "When the gang got in, they went to where he was sitting. They had different weapons, ranging from cutlasses to guns.
"One of them went to him, hit him in the chest and he fell down. He then brought out a gun and shot him point blank.
"On the table where he was drinking with his friends were a pay slip, his ATM cards and his car key."
Another source said that the men wanted to go away with the deceased's ash coloured Pathfinder, marked, Lagos APP 404 CM, but could not.
"We don't know exactly what their intention was. But there were blood stains on the car and the car key also had blood stains. We suspected they wanted to drive it away, but abandoned it when they saw it was not responding," he said.
Another police source said that the corpse of the deceased was taken to the police station late in the night from where it was taken to the Yaba mortuary.
It was learnt that Adejomo's car and that of one of his friends with whom he went to the pub, were taken away by the police.
Our correspondent gathered that his three friends were also being interrogated.
A source said, "Since he had been going out to drink, he had never gone out with these friends. So, they are also suspects . Although one of them claimed to be injured during the incident, there may be more to it than meets the eye."
The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Lelma Kolle, confirmed the incident.
He added that the Bariga Divisional Police Officer led his men to the scene where they found the deceased in a pool of blood.
He said, "Investigations revealed that the man parked his car a distance away from where he was drinking. The police also discovered that there was a blood stain on the car and the car key was found within the vicinity, also with blood stains. This can only mean that after they killed him, they attempted to go away with his car. They actually succeeded in opening the car because there were blood stains on the car seat. But the car did not move because of the security system in it.
"The owner of the bar has been arrested and he has made statements. We cannot categorically say whether this was a robbery or an assassination plot. The matter is still under investigation."
Our correspondent called UNILAG, and a former registrar of the institution, Mr. Olu Sodimu said the school would call back.
However, an official of the university in the information department confirmed the shooting.
The official, who pleaded anonymity, said, "We heard that he went to a party with some of his friends and there were gunshots. He was one of the people hit during the incident. That was what we heard. We are not aware that he died. I am just hearing that from you and I will have to confirm that information by making calls."
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ VERDANT STORIES SECTION...FORBIDDEN >>>>> Garba was the only one of his father's twelve sons who agreed to get an education in his town. His mum was the last of 4 wives and so encouraged him to go and learn the white man's way. "I have heard that when you go to that school in the town, you will never have to work in the farm or roam about with cattle. You will grow wise and work in the white man's place," his mother had said. His father had been skeptic and suspicious of the Whiteman. The Whiteman had come to Dogongari, Garba's village and had taken residence there. And because Garba's father, Dandogo was the village head. the Whiteman became his friend. Once, the Whiteman had given him some coloured water from a bottle to drink. He had observed the Whiteman drinking it and when the Whiteman had offered him, he drank. It tasted sharp yet inviting. He was soon enjoying it and before long, he had begun to talk too much and laughing. His chiefs had been alarmed. Dandogo was even telling the Whiteman how he intended to• many a fifth wife. His chiefs were surprised. No man spoke about such things in public. They suspected that the Whiteman had put something in the drink. What kind of a golden-coloured drink was it anyway? When Dandogo got up, he staggered and almost fell had his chiefs not held him. Then he began to talk all sorts ofrubbish, his eyes rolled up. They took him home. They put him in bed and his wives waited upon him. He slept for long and only woke up at noon. Later when his subjects told him what had happened, he refused to accept. He could not recall ever saying anything or how he got home. But of course he remembered he had been drinking with the Whiteman. Then he reasoned that the Whiteman must have given him something bad to drink that he had lost his senses. When the Whiteman was asked what it was he gave the head-chief, he said it was just rum. Ever since, Dandogo had been wary of him and his agents. Now, the same man had told him of his school in town and said Dandogo should bring some of his children to the school. At first he had refused, suspecting that the Whiteman wanted to kidnap them. "If he runs away with our children, where do we know he came from that we will go and look for him?" Dandogo said to his chiefs. But the Whiteman was persistent, telling him of the benefits. Still Dandogo would not accept. Instead, he nominated other people's children and hid his own. The children that went to town to the Whiteman's school came to the village three times a year and they had begun to understand the Whiteman's language and were able to write like the Whiteman on chalk slates. They were different from the other children. "Well, he has not kidnapped the children but only made them be like him," Dandogo said one day when the Whiteman came to urge him to bring his children to the school. Now, based on what he had told his children about the Whiteman's trick to kidnap them, none of his children wanted to go to the school. But Garba who was only seven years had his mother to encourage him. And that was how Garba got the chance to go to school. "Now listen, Garba," his father said. "When you go to the Whiteman's school, be careful, don't drink any coloured water because it will make you forget yourself, don't do the Whiteman's religion and don't let him deceive you." "Yes, father," Garba said. His mother put a hand on his head. "Always be a good boy. Never ever fight, learn the Whiteman's way very well. It is an easy way to be rich without hard work," she said. The news had gone round Dogongari that one of Dandogo, the village head's sons was going to the Whiteman's school. "Your son could be a doctor, a lawyer, a government official, an engineer or anything he's good at as he grows," the Whiteman said to Dandogo on the day the school children were to depart the village. Dandogo did not know what the Whiteman meant. "Just don't deceive my son and don't make him do your religion,- Dandogo said through the interpreter as usual. Garba was dressed in a white shirt and brown Khaki shorts that the Whiteman had given to him that early morning. He looked smart in it. His mother was crying that he was leaving. The Whiteman took the children in a rickety mammy wagon and drove down the rough road out of Dogongari. The other children ran after the wagon until it was gone. Sad..Police inspector dies while fighting wife
A police inspector, attached to a division in Apapa, Lagos, Inspector Danjuma Daniel, on Thursday afternoon died during a fight with his wife.
According to Punch, the scuffle between Daniel and his wife got so physical that the couple fell from the balcony of their apartment ─ a two-storey building. The couple, it was learnt, was staying at the Ijeh Police Barracks, Obalende, Lagos.
The police inspector and his wife, identified simply as Ada, who had lived in the barracks for about 10 years, sustained grave injuries from the fall.
It was further gathered that when they were rushed to a nearby hospital, Daniel was said to have been confirmed dead by the medical personnel, while the wife was admitted for treatment.
Ada, a trader in a nearby market, was discharged from the hospital on Saturday morning.
Speaking with Punch, Daniel's first son, Emmanuel, said he was informed about his father's death on the telephone.
Daniel explained that he was staying with an uncle in the Mile 2 area of the state.
He said, "I don't know what could have caused the fight. I was not at home. Dad and mum have lived in this barracks for about 10 years now.
"We were formerly staying in Nasarawa State where dad initially served. In Lagos, I don't stay with them, but my two sisters do. Mum has returned from the hospital, and she is back home now, but she cannot talk to anyone for now."
Reports say Daniel, an Eggon man from Nasarawa State, had had clashes with his wife before the incident. The source added that the fight on Thursday turned ugly and led to their falling off from the two-storey building.
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ VERDANT STORIES SECTION...FORBIDDEN >>>>> Garba was the only one of his father's twelve sons who agreed to get an education in his town. His mum was the last of 4 wives and so encouraged him to go and learn the white man's way. "I have heard that when you go to that school in the town, you will never have to work in the farm or roam about with cattle. You will grow wise and work in the white man's place," his mother had said. His father had been skeptic and suspicious of the Whiteman. The Whiteman had come to Dogongari, Garba's village and had taken residence there. And because Garba's father, Dandogo was the village head. the Whiteman became his friend. Once, the Whiteman had given him some coloured water from a bottle to drink. He had observed the Whiteman drinking it and when the Whiteman had offered him, he drank. It tasted sharp yet inviting. He was soon enjoying it and before long, he had begun to talk too much and laughing. His chiefs had been alarmed. Dandogo was even telling the Whiteman how he intended to• many a fifth wife. His chiefs were surprised. No man spoke about such things in public. They suspected that the Whiteman had put something in the drink. What kind of a golden-coloured drink was it anyway? When Dandogo got up, he staggered and almost fell had his chiefs not held him. Then he began to talk all sorts ofrubbish, his eyes rolled up. They took him home. They put him in bed and his wives waited upon him. He slept for long and only woke up at noon. Later when his subjects told him what had happened, he refused to accept. He could not recall ever saying anything or how he got home. But of course he remembered he had been drinking with the Whiteman. Then he reasoned that the Whiteman must have given him something bad to drink that he had lost his senses. When the Whiteman was asked what it was he gave the head-chief, he said it was just rum. Ever since, Dandogo had been wary of him and his agents. Now, the same man had told him of his school in town and said Dandogo should bring some of his children to the school. At first he had refused, suspecting that the Whiteman wanted to kidnap them. "If he runs away with our children, where do we know he came from that we will go and look for him?" Dandogo said to his chiefs. But the Whiteman was persistent, telling him of the benefits. Still Dandogo would not accept. Instead, he nominated other people's children and hid his own. The children that went to town to the Whiteman's school came to the village three times a year and they had begun to understand the Whiteman's language and were able to write like the Whiteman on chalk slates. They were different from the other children. "Well, he has not kidnapped the children but only made them be like him," Dandogo said one day when the Whiteman came to urge him to bring his children to the school. Now, based on what he had told his children about the Whiteman's trick to kidnap them, none of his children wanted to go to the school. But Garba who was only seven years had his mother to encourage him. And that was how Garba got the chance to go to school. "Now listen, Garba," his father said. "When you go to the Whiteman's school, be careful, don't drink any coloured water because it will make you forget yourself, don't do the Whiteman's religion and don't let him deceive you." "Yes, father," Garba said. His mother put a hand on his head. "Always be a good boy. Never ever fight, learn the Whiteman's way very well. It is an easy way to be rich without hard work," she said. The news had gone round Dogongari that one of Dandogo, the village head's sons was going to the Whiteman's school. "Your son could be a doctor, a lawyer, a government official, an engineer or anything he's good at as he grows," the Whiteman said to Dandogo on the day the school children were to depart the village. Dandogo did not know what the Whiteman meant. "Just don't deceive my son and don't make him do your religion,- Dandogo said through the interpreter as usual. Garba was dressed in a white shirt and brown Khaki shorts that the Whiteman had given to him that early morning. He looked smart in it. His mother was crying that he was leaving. The Whiteman took the children in a rickety mammy wagon and drove down the rough road out of Dogongari. The other children ran after the wagon until it was gone. AIT Sports Journalist, GODWIN SAGBAMAH, Down With Brain Illness, Pleads For Assistance
Versatile sports journalists Godwin Spiff Sagbamah is down with a serious ailment.
This was disclosed by a member of the sports journalism fraternity Ade Ojeikere. According to information gathered by CKN Nigeria, Spiff who presents the popular programme, Sports Business on AIT network as an independent producer is down with a brain related disease.
His wife said, Sagbamah has undergone two different surgeries on the brain and things are getting worst for the University of Ilorin graduate.
She appeals for financial assistance from well meaning Nigerians in order to save the life of the amiable sports journalist.
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ VERDANT STORIES SECTION...FORBIDDEN >>>>> Garba was the only one of his father's twelve sons who agreed to get an education in his town. His mum was the last of 4 wives and so encouraged him to go and learn the white man's way. "I have heard that when you go to that school in the town, you will never have to work in the farm or roam about with cattle. You will grow wise and work in the white man's place," his mother had said. His father had been skeptic and suspicious of the Whiteman. The Whiteman had come to Dogongari, Garba's village and had taken residence there. And because Garba's father, Dandogo was the village head. the Whiteman became his friend. Once, the Whiteman had given him some coloured water from a bottle to drink. He had observed the Whiteman drinking it and when the Whiteman had offered him, he drank. It tasted sharp yet inviting. He was soon enjoying it and before long, he had begun to talk too much and laughing. His chiefs had been alarmed. Dandogo was even telling the Whiteman how he intended to• many a fifth wife. His chiefs were surprised. No man spoke about such things in public. They suspected that the Whiteman had put something in the drink. What kind of a golden-coloured drink was it anyway? When Dandogo got up, he staggered and almost fell had his chiefs not held him. Then he began to talk all sorts ofrubbish, his eyes rolled up. They took him home. They put him in bed and his wives waited upon him. He slept for long and only woke up at noon. Later when his subjects told him what had happened, he refused to accept. He could not recall ever saying anything or how he got home. But of course he remembered he had been drinking with the Whiteman. Then he reasoned that the Whiteman must have given him something bad to drink that he had lost his senses. When the Whiteman was asked what it was he gave the head-chief, he said it was just rum. Ever since, Dandogo had been wary of him and his agents. Now, the same man had told him of his school in town and said Dandogo should bring some of his children to the school. At first he had refused, suspecting that the Whiteman wanted to kidnap them. "If he runs away with our children, where do we know he came from that we will go and look for him?" Dandogo said to his chiefs. But the Whiteman was persistent, telling him of the benefits. Still Dandogo would not accept. Instead, he nominated other people's children and hid his own. The children that went to town to the Whiteman's school came to the village three times a year and they had begun to understand the Whiteman's language and were able to write like the Whiteman on chalk slates. They were different from the other children. "Well, he has not kidnapped the children but only made them be like him," Dandogo said one day when the Whiteman came to urge him to bring his children to the school. Now, based on what he had told his children about the Whiteman's trick to kidnap them, none of his children wanted to go to the school. But Garba who was only seven years had his mother to encourage him. And that was how Garba got the chance to go to school. "Now listen, Garba," his father said. "When you go to the Whiteman's school, be careful, don't drink any coloured water because it will make you forget yourself, don't do the Whiteman's religion and don't let him deceive you." "Yes, father," Garba said. His mother put a hand on his head. "Always be a good boy. Never ever fight, learn the Whiteman's way very well. It is an easy way to be rich without hard work," she said. The news had gone round Dogongari that one of Dandogo, the village head's sons was going to the Whiteman's school. "Your son could be a doctor, a lawyer, a government official, an engineer or anything he's good at as he grows," the Whiteman said to Dandogo on the day the school children were to depart the village. Dandogo did not know what the Whiteman meant. "Just don't deceive my son and don't make him do your religion,- Dandogo said through the interpreter as usual. Garba was dressed in a white shirt and brown Khaki shorts that the Whiteman had given to him that early morning. He looked smart in it. His mother was crying that he was leaving. The Whiteman took the children in a rickety mammy wagon and drove down the rough road out of Dogongari. The other children ran after the wagon until it was gone. UNILAG Students consult dictionaries as Patrick Obahiagbon delivers Speech to them
Yes, we know you have been having a busy day so far, so you should watch this hilarious video to calm down your nerves, lol.
There is noone like Patrick Obahiagbon! The former legislator who currently works as part of the Edo State Government, represented the Governor of the State Adams Oshiomhole at the 2014 United Nations International Youths Day which was organized by Rise Networks at the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
The topic of Patrick's speech was "Job Creation for Youth in Nigeria". Patrick delivered the speech with lots of passion and his usual infusion of interesting words.
The students listened intently and also cheered him on whenever he dropped his "word bombs" while some consulted their online dictionaries and took notes.
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ VERDANT STORIES SECTION...FORBIDDEN >>>>> Garba was the only one of his father's twelve sons who agreed to get an education in his town. His mum was the last of 4 wives and so encouraged him to go and learn the white man's way. "I have heard that when you go to that school in the town, you will never have to work in the farm or roam about with cattle. You will grow wise and work in the white man's place," his mother had said. His father had been skeptic and suspicious of the Whiteman. The Whiteman had come to Dogongari, Garba's village and had taken residence there. And because Garba's father, Dandogo was the village head. the Whiteman became his friend. Once, the Whiteman had given him some coloured water from a bottle to drink. He had observed the Whiteman drinking it and when the Whiteman had offered him, he drank. It tasted sharp yet inviting. He was soon enjoying it and before long, he had begun to talk too much and laughing. His chiefs had been alarmed. Dandogo was even telling the Whiteman how he intended to• many a fifth wife. His chiefs were surprised. No man spoke about such things in public. They suspected that the Whiteman had put something in the drink. What kind of a golden-coloured drink was it anyway? When Dandogo got up, he staggered and almost fell had his chiefs not held him. Then he began to talk all sorts ofrubbish, his eyes rolled up. They took him home. They put him in bed and his wives waited upon him. He slept for long and only woke up at noon. Later when his subjects told him what had happened, he refused to accept. He could not recall ever saying anything or how he got home. But of course he remembered he had been drinking with the Whiteman. Then he reasoned that the Whiteman must have given him something bad to drink that he had lost his senses. When the Whiteman was asked what it was he gave the head-chief, he said it was just rum. Ever since, Dandogo had been wary of him and his agents. Now, the same man had told him of his school in town and said Dandogo should bring some of his children to the school. At first he had refused, suspecting that the Whiteman wanted to kidnap them. "If he runs away with our children, where do we know he came from that we will go and look for him?" Dandogo said to his chiefs. But the Whiteman was persistent, telling him of the benefits. Still Dandogo would not accept. Instead, he nominated other people's children and hid his own. The children that went to town to the Whiteman's school came to the village three times a year and they had begun to understand the Whiteman's language and were able to write like the Whiteman on chalk slates. They were different from the other children. "Well, he has not kidnapped the children but only made them be like him," Dandogo said one day when the Whiteman came to urge him to bring his children to the school. Now, based on what he had told his children about the Whiteman's trick to kidnap them, none of his children wanted to go to the school. But Garba who was only seven years had his mother to encourage him. And that was how Garba got the chance to go to school. "Now listen, Garba," his father said. "When you go to the Whiteman's school, be careful, don't drink any coloured water because it will make you forget yourself, don't do the Whiteman's religion and don't let him deceive you." "Yes, father," Garba said. His mother put a hand on his head. "Always be a good boy. Never ever fight, learn the Whiteman's way very well. It is an easy way to be rich without hard work," she said. The news had gone round Dogongari that one of Dandogo, the village head's sons was going to the Whiteman's school. "Your son could be a doctor, a lawyer, a government official, an engineer or anything he's good at as he grows," the Whiteman said to Dandogo on the day the school children were to depart the village. Dandogo did not know what the Whiteman meant. "Just don't deceive my son and don't make him do your religion,- Dandogo said through the interpreter as usual. Garba was dressed in a white shirt and brown Khaki shorts that the Whiteman had given to him that early morning. He looked smart in it. His mother was crying that he was leaving. The Whiteman took the children in a rickety mammy wagon and drove down the rough road out of Dogongari. The other children ran after the wagon until it was gone.
Popular Doctor Slumps & Dies While Jogging in Calabar
Family, friends and colleagues are still at a loss over the untimely death of a consultant in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, early Thursday morning. My colleagues at Calitown.com, revealed that Dr Ogum Obeten, who until his death was a consultant of the hospital, is said to have slumped and died on Thursday, August 28, 2014, while jogging at 8 Miles on the outskirts of Calabar.
One friend of Obeten who spoke with Calitown.com said he was
"still at a loss over the death of Ogum, especially after we hung out the previous day".
Another friend revealed that
"when he slumped while jogging, someone who recognised him called his house and people rallied around and took him to UCTH but I think it was already late when he got to the hospital and whatever effort thereafter was an exercise in futility".
Reacting to the sad news, a junior colleague in UCTH described the late Obeten as a
"senior colleague with a listening ear. Always ready to put in a good word for his colleagues and carries out his work with gusto".
Obeten who hails from Ekori, Yakurr LGA, is married with four kids. His remains have since been deposited in the morgue.
May his soul rest in Peace... Amen.
ADONBELEIVEIT! Kim Kardashian To Quit Family’s Hit TV Show, KUWTK, Because Kanye West Is Fed Up Of EXPOSURE
Kim Kardashian West is on the verge of quitting her family's hit reality show on US TV, the Sunday People can reveal.
She is under pressure to stop filming Keeping Up With the Kardashians, the series that propelled her to global fame, because hubby Kanye West is fed up with her life being exposed on telly.
The rapper, who married 34-year-old Kim in June, has already banned their daughter North from ever appearing in the series.
Kanye, 37, is instead encouraging his wife to leave reality TV behind and go "high end" in pursuit of an image like that enjoyed by pop-star-turned-fashion queen Victoria Bekham, 40.
A source close to the Kardashian clan said: "While Kanye would never make Kim do something, he would rather she didn't star on the show.
"He wants to live his life in private and he just thinks Kim would be better off doing the same.
"She is gradually coming around to the same thinking.
"But it's a difficult one for her because most of her family rely on her being there selling her life to the cameras.
"It is very likely that she will bow out shortly, though the series is still such a massive hit."
Kim, who became a celebrity on the E! channel show six years ago, is hoping to launch more fashion lines like the Kardashian Kollection she has established with her sisters Khloe and Kourtney.
The trio, along with their mum Kris and younger sisters Kendall and Kylie, also star on the show, which recently aired snippets from the lavish "Kimye" wedding in gorgeous Florence, Italy.
Meanwhile, the self-regarding Mr West, who once told chat-show host Jimmy Kimmel: "For me to say I wasn't a genius, I would just be lying to you," now wants to star in a comedy movie.
A source said: "He really wants to make a name for himself as a comedic actor. He thinks he's a very funny guy."
Hmmmm… wonder what Kimmie has to say about that one.
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ VERDANT STORIES SECTION...FORBIDDEN >>>>> Garba was the only one of his father's twelve sons who agreed to get an education in his town. His mum was the last of 4 wives and so encouraged him to go and learn the white man's way. "I have heard that when you go to that school in the town, you will never have to work in the farm or roam about with cattle. You will grow wise and work in the white man's place," his mother had said. His father had been skeptic and suspicious of the Whiteman. The Whiteman had come to Dogongari, Garba's village and had taken residence there. And because Garba's father, Dandogo was the village head. the Whiteman became his friend. Once, the Whiteman had given him some coloured water from a bottle to drink. He had observed the Whiteman drinking it and when the Whiteman had offered him, he drank. It tasted sharp yet inviting. He was soon enjoying it and before long, he had begun to talk too much and laughing. His chiefs had been alarmed. Dandogo was even telling the Whiteman how he intended to• many a fifth wife. His chiefs were surprised. No man spoke about such things in public. They suspected that the Whiteman had put something in the drink. What kind of a golden-coloured drink was it anyway? When Dandogo got up, he staggered and almost fell had his chiefs not held him. Then he began to talk all sorts ofrubbish, his eyes rolled up. They took him home. They put him in bed and his wives waited upon him. He slept for long and only woke up at noon. Later when his subjects told him what had happened, he refused to accept. He could not recall ever saying anything or how he got home. But of course he remembered he had been drinking with the Whiteman. Then he reasoned that the Whiteman must have given him something bad to drink that he had lost his senses. When the Whiteman was asked what it was he gave the head-chief, he said it was just rum. Ever since, Dandogo had been wary of him and his agents. Now, the same man had told him of his school in town and said Dandogo should bring some of his children to the school. At first he had refused, suspecting that the Whiteman wanted to kidnap them. "If he runs away with our children, where do we know he came from that we will go and look for him?" Dandogo said to his chiefs. But the Whiteman was persistent, telling him of the benefits. Still Dandogo would not accept. Instead, he nominated other people's children and hid his own. The children that went to town to the Whiteman's school came to the village three times a year and they had begun to understand the Whiteman's language and were able to write like the Whiteman on chalk slates. They were different from the other children. "Well, he has not kidnapped the children but only made them be like him," Dandogo said one day when the Whiteman came to urge him to bring his children to the school. Now, based on what he had told his children about the Whiteman's trick to kidnap them, none of his children wanted to go to the school. But Garba who was only seven years had his mother to encourage him. And that was how Garba got the chance to go to school. "Now listen, Garba," his father said. "When you go to the Whiteman's school, be careful, don't drink any coloured water because it will make you forget yourself, don't do the Whiteman's religion and don't let him deceive you." "Yes, father," Garba said. His mother put a hand on his head. "Always be a good boy. Never ever fight, learn the Whiteman's way very well. It is an easy way to be rich without hard work," she said. The news had gone round Dogongari that one of Dandogo, the village head's sons was going to the Whiteman's school. "Your son could be a doctor, a lawyer, a government official, an engineer or anything he's good at as he grows," the Whiteman said to Dandogo on the day the school children were to depart the village. Dandogo did not know what the Whiteman meant. "Just don't deceive my son and don't make him do your religion,- Dandogo said through the interpreter as usual. Garba was dressed in a white shirt and brown Khaki shorts that the Whiteman had given to him that early morning. He looked smart in it. His mother was crying that he was leaving. The Whiteman took the children in a rickety mammy wagon and drove down the rough road out of Dogongari. The other children ran after the wagon until it was gone.CREEPY! Family of 5 die after eating their troublesome dog
By | September 1, 2014 Tragedy struck in Odareko-Uchenyim village in Cross River State on Friday as a family of five have reportedly died after eating the cooked dog meat that had been poisoned.
According to reports from Vanguard, their dog had reportedly been a nuisance to villagers, as it frequently ate eggs laid by chickens in the village. One of the villagers decided to get rid of the dog by poisoning it. The villager laced the eggs laid by the chicken with Gamalin 20 insecticide.
When the dog ate the eggs, it fell ill, and when it was almost dead, its owner killed and cooked it as it was a normal delicacy in the village. His family and neighbours ate the dog meat, including the intestines. They subsequently fell ill and were rushed to a nearby health center, where they were pronounced dead on arrival. "A feeling of grief has descended on the entire village and people are deeply saddened by what took place as such a tragedy has not befallen them before," said one of the villagers.
The deceased have since been buried.
Tragedy struck in Odareko-Uchenyim village in Cross River State on Friday as a family of five have reportedly died after eating the cooked dog meat that had been poisoned.
According to reports from Vanguard, their dog had reportedly been a nuisance to villagers, as it frequently ate eggs laid by chickens in the village. One of the villagers decided to get rid of the dog by poisoning it. The villager laced the eggs laid by the chicken with Gamalin 20 insecticide.
When the dog ate the eggs, it fell ill, and when it was almost dead, its owner killed and cooked it as it was a normal delicacy in the village. His family and neighbours ate the dog meat, including the intestines. They subsequently fell ill and were rushed to a nearby health center, where they were pronounced dead on arrival. "A feeling of grief has descended on the entire village and people are deeply saddened by what took place as such a tragedy has not befallen them before," said one of the villagers.
The deceased have since been buried.
Kim Kardashian To Quit Family’s Hit TV Show, KUWTK, Because Kanye West Is Fed Up Of EXPOSURE
Kim Kardashian West is on the verge of quitting her family's hit reality show on US TV, the Sunday People can reveal.
She is under pressure to stop filming Keeping Up With the Kardashians, the series that propelled her to global fame, because hubby Kanye West is fed up with her life being exposed on telly.
The rapper, who married 34-year-old Kim in June, has already banned their daughter North from ever appearing in the series.
Kanye, 37, is instead encouraging his wife to leave reality TV behind and go "high end" in pursuit of an image like that enjoyed by pop-star-turned-fashion queen Victoria Bekham, 40.
A source close to the Kardashian clan said: "While Kanye would never make Kim do something, he would rather she didn't star on the show.
"He wants to live his life in private and he just thinks Kim would be better off doing the same.
"She is gradually coming around to the same thinking.
"But it's a difficult one for her because most of her family rely on her being there selling her life to the cameras.
"It is very likely that she will bow out shortly, though the series is still such a massive hit."
Kim, who became a celebrity on the E! channel show six years ago, is hoping to launch more fashion lines like the Kardashian Kollection she has established with her sisters Khloe and Kourtney.
The trio, along with their mum Kris and younger sisters Kendall and Kylie, also star on the show, which recently aired snippets from the lavish "Kimye" wedding in gorgeous Florence, Italy.
Meanwhile, the self-regarding Mr West, who once told chat-show host Jimmy Kimmel: "For me to say I wasn't a genius, I would just be lying to you," now wants to star in a comedy movie.
A source said: "He really wants to make a name for himself as a comedic actor. He thinks he's a very funny guy."
Hmmmm… wonder what Kimmie has to say about that one.
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ VERDANT STORIES SECTION...FORBIDDEN >>>>> Garba was the only one of his father's twelve sons who agreed to get an education in his town. His mum was the last of 4 wives and so encouraged him to go and learn the white man's way. "I have heard that when you go to that school in the town, you will never have to work in the farm or roam about with cattle. You will grow wise and work in the white man's place," his mother had said. His father had been skeptic and suspicious of the Whiteman. The Whiteman had come to Dogongari, Garba's village and had taken residence there. And because Garba's father, Dandogo was the village head. the Whiteman became his friend. Once, the Whiteman had given him some coloured water from a bottle to drink. He had observed the Whiteman drinking it and when the Whiteman had offered him, he drank. It tasted sharp yet inviting. He was soon enjoying it and before long, he had begun to talk too much and laughing. His chiefs had been alarmed. Dandogo was even telling the Whiteman how he intended to• many a fifth wife. His chiefs were surprised. No man spoke about such things in public. They suspected that the Whiteman had put something in the drink. What kind of a golden-coloured drink was it anyway? When Dandogo got up, he staggered and almost fell had his chiefs not held him. Then he began to talk all sorts ofrubbish, his eyes rolled up. They took him home. They put him in bed and his wives waited upon him. He slept for long and only woke up at noon. Later when his subjects told him what had happened, he refused to accept. He could not recall ever saying anything or how he got home. But of course he remembered he had been drinking with the Whiteman. Then he reasoned that the Whiteman must have given him something bad to drink that he had lost his senses. When the Whiteman was asked what it was he gave the head-chief, he said it was just rum. Ever since, Dandogo had been wary of him and his agents. Now, the same man had told him of his school in town and said Dandogo should bring some of his children to the school. At first he had refused, suspecting that the Whiteman wanted to kidnap them. "If he runs away with our children, where do we know he came from that we will go and look for him?" Dandogo said to his chiefs. But the Whiteman was persistent, telling him of the benefits. Still Dandogo would not accept. Instead, he nominated other people's children and hid his own. The children that went to town to the Whiteman's school came to the village three times a year and they had begun to understand the Whiteman's language and were able to write like the Whiteman on chalk slates. They were different from the other children. "Well, he has not kidnapped the children but only made them be like him," Dandogo said one day when the Whiteman came to urge him to bring his children to the school. Now, based on what he had told his children about the Whiteman's trick to kidnap them, none of his children wanted to go to the school. But Garba who was only seven years had his mother to encourage him. And that was how Garba got the chance to go to school. "Now listen, Garba," his father said. "When you go to the Whiteman's school, be careful, don't drink any coloured water because it will make you forget yourself, don't do the Whiteman's religion and don't let him deceive you." "Yes, father," Garba said. His mother put a hand on his head. "Always be a good boy. Never ever fight, learn the Whiteman's way very well. It is an easy way to be rich without hard work," she said. The news had gone round Dogongari that one of Dandogo, the village head's sons was going to the Whiteman's school. "Your son could be a doctor, a lawyer, a government official, an engineer or anything he's good at as he grows," the Whiteman said to Dandogo on the day the school children were to depart the village. Dandogo did not know what the Whiteman meant. "Just don't deceive my son and don't make him do your religion,- Dandogo said through the interpreter as usual. Garba was dressed in a white shirt and brown Khaki shorts that the Whiteman had given to him that early morning. He looked smart in it. His mother was crying that he was leaving. The Whiteman took the children in a rickety mammy wagon and drove down the rough road out of Dogongari. The other children ran after the wagon until it was gone.Boko Haram Forcefully Recruiting Youths 18-20 into Their Sect
Youths between the age of 18 and 20 have fled the besieged Gamboru Ngala town of Borno State, citing forced recruitment into the Bako Haram sect by the insurgents.
They said apart from recruiting youths and forcing them to take up arms, the insurgents were also killing those who proved stubborn.
One of the fleeing youths, who is now taking refuge in the neighbouring Republic of Cameroon, told BBC Hausa Radio yesterday that the town had consequently been deserted, with residents running away in numbers.
"Actually, it was a horrendous experience. Youths of 18, 19 and 20 years are being arrested and killed by Boko Haram," he narrated.
"What they are presently doing in Gamboru is that a youth of within that range would be forced to take up gun and upon his resistance, they will slaughter him.
"A war-plane yesterday came and hovered around. But instead of the plane to shell their areas, we saw it going to the outskirts of the town.
"It came from the east to Gamboru; we were watching it, thinking that it came to shell. It looked as if it would bomb them, but after a while it went far and released some smoke. We don't know if it was a bomb nor not," he said.
He was asked of the situation in Gamboru as at the time they left the town, where he replied that "the situation in Gamboru was that the youth, aged, women and children were all leaving the town in numbers."
A woman, who is presently in one of the camps in Cameroon, also summed up the predicament at the camp as "we came from Gamboru to Cameroon. Although we have drinking water here, but we are lacking what to eat."
Youths between the age of 18 and 20 have fled the besieged Gamboru Ngala town of Borno State, citing forced recruitment into the Bako Haram sect by the insurgents.
They said apart from recruiting youths and forcing them to take up arms, the insurgents were also killing those who proved stubborn.
One of the fleeing youths, who is now taking refuge in the neighbouring Republic of Cameroon, told BBC Hausa Radio yesterday that the town had consequently been deserted, with residents running away in numbers.
"Actually, it was a horrendous experience. Youths of 18, 19 and 20 years are being arrested and killed by Boko Haram," he narrated.
"What they are presently doing in Gamboru is that a youth of within that range would be forced to take up gun and upon his resistance, they will slaughter him.
"A war-plane yesterday came and hovered around. But instead of the plane to shell their areas, we saw it going to the outskirts of the town.
"It came from the east to Gamboru; we were watching it, thinking that it came to shell. It looked as if it would bomb them, but after a while it went far and released some smoke. We don't know if it was a bomb nor not," he said.
He was asked of the situation in Gamboru as at the time they left the town, where he replied that "the situation in Gamboru was that the youth, aged, women and children were all leaving the town in numbers."
A woman, who is presently in one of the camps in Cameroon, also summed up the predicament at the camp as "we came from Gamboru to Cameroon. Although we have drinking water here, but we are lacking what to eat."
EBOLA: Doctor, Pharmacist isolated in Rivers After Showing Symptoms
By | September 1, 2014 Three persons — a doctor, a Pharmacist and another person — among those who had primary contact with the late Dr. Ikechukwu Sam Enemuo, the first Ebola victim in Rivers State, have been quarantined after showing symptoms of the virus, the Rivers State Commissioner for Health has said. The results of their tests are however still being awaited.
The late doctor Emenuo's widow, who has tested positive to the virus is receiving treatment in Lagos. Dr. Sampson Parker stated this on Sunday in an update on the outbreak of Ebola in Port Harcourt. Dr. Enemuo contracted the virus and died on August 22 in Port Harcourt. He became the sixth Nigerian to die of the virus after secretly treating a Nigerian official of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr. Oluibukun Koye in a hotel in Port Harcourt.
Koye, who contracted Ebola after having primary contact with the Index case in Nigeria Liberian-American Patrick Sawyer, escaped from quarantine in Lagos where he was treated by Dr. Enemuo. While Koye is free of the virus, Dr. Enemuo, Chief Medical Director of Samsteel Hospital in Rumuokoro, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, died of the virus. He was the third medical doctor to die of the virus.
The commissioner said the doctor and pharmacist started managing Enemuo's case at his hospital, before he was moved to Good Hart Hospital, where he died. Also moved to the quarantine centre according to the commissioner is a patient who was on admission at the Good Hart Hospital where Enemuo was admitted until he died. Results of their samples were being awaited. The commissioner said 50 among the 200 people on the contact tracing list are classified to be high risk while 60 of them could not be reached even on the telephone.
Some of them, he said are people who had direct contact with Dr. Enemuo at his hospital after he contracted the virus. Parker announced other measures taken by the Rivers State Government to include: banning movement of bodies within and outside the state, bagging of Dr. Enemuo's body and decontaminating the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital morgue and the attendants placed under watch; a meeting by Governor Chibuike Amaechi with religious leaders on Sunday and traditional rulers Monday, to sensitise them and mobilise them on how to educate their followers and subjects on the virus. The commissioner assured residents of the governments' readiness to fight the disease in collaboration with the Federal Government's Ebola Emergency Response team and other International Agencies and NGOs including, WHO and Doctors Without Border (MSF).
Three persons — a doctor, a Pharmacist and another person — among those who had primary contact with the late Dr. Ikechukwu Sam Enemuo, the first Ebola victim in Rivers State, have been quarantined after showing symptoms of the virus, the Rivers State Commissioner for Health has said. The results of their tests are however still being awaited.
The late doctor Emenuo's widow, who has tested positive to the virus is receiving treatment in Lagos. Dr. Sampson Parker stated this on Sunday in an update on the outbreak of Ebola in Port Harcourt. Dr. Enemuo contracted the virus and died on August 22 in Port Harcourt. He became the sixth Nigerian to die of the virus after secretly treating a Nigerian official of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr. Oluibukun Koye in a hotel in Port Harcourt.
Koye, who contracted Ebola after having primary contact with the Index case in Nigeria Liberian-American Patrick Sawyer, escaped from quarantine in Lagos where he was treated by Dr. Enemuo. While Koye is free of the virus, Dr. Enemuo, Chief Medical Director of Samsteel Hospital in Rumuokoro, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, died of the virus. He was the third medical doctor to die of the virus.
The commissioner said the doctor and pharmacist started managing Enemuo's case at his hospital, before he was moved to Good Hart Hospital, where he died. Also moved to the quarantine centre according to the commissioner is a patient who was on admission at the Good Hart Hospital where Enemuo was admitted until he died. Results of their samples were being awaited. The commissioner said 50 among the 200 people on the contact tracing list are classified to be high risk while 60 of them could not be reached even on the telephone.
Some of them, he said are people who had direct contact with Dr. Enemuo at his hospital after he contracted the virus. Parker announced other measures taken by the Rivers State Government to include: banning movement of bodies within and outside the state, bagging of Dr. Enemuo's body and decontaminating the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital morgue and the attendants placed under watch; a meeting by Governor Chibuike Amaechi with religious leaders on Sunday and traditional rulers Monday, to sensitise them and mobilise them on how to educate their followers and subjects on the virus. The commissioner assured residents of the governments' readiness to fight the disease in collaboration with the Federal Government's Ebola Emergency Response team and other International Agencies and NGOs including, WHO and Doctors Without Border (MSF).
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ VERDANT STORIES SECTION...FORBIDDEN >>>>> Garba was the only one of his father's twelve sons who agreed to get an education in his town. His mum was the last of 4 wives and so encouraged him to go and learn the white man's way. "I have heard that when you go to that school in the town, you will never have to work in the farm or roam about with cattle. You will grow wise and work in the white man's place," his mother had said. His father had been skeptic and suspicious of the Whiteman. The Whiteman had come to Dogongari, Garba's village and had taken residence there. And because Garba's father, Dandogo was the village head. the Whiteman became his friend. Once, the Whiteman had given him some coloured water from a bottle to drink. He had observed the Whiteman drinking it and when the Whiteman had offered him, he drank. It tasted sharp yet inviting. He was soon enjoying it and before long, he had begun to talk too much and laughing. His chiefs had been alarmed. Dandogo was even telling the Whiteman how he intended to• many a fifth wife. His chiefs were surprised. No man spoke about such things in public. They suspected that the Whiteman had put something in the drink. What kind of a golden-coloured drink was it anyway? When Dandogo got up, he staggered and almost fell had his chiefs not held him. Then he began to talk all sorts ofrubbish, his eyes rolled up. They took him home. They put him in bed and his wives waited upon him. He slept for long and only woke up at noon. Later when his subjects told him what had happened, he refused to accept. He could not recall ever saying anything or how he got home. But of course he remembered he had been drinking with the Whiteman. Then he reasoned that the Whiteman must have given him something bad to drink that he had lost his senses. When the Whiteman was asked what it was he gave the head-chief, he said it was just rum. Ever since, Dandogo had been wary of him and his agents. Now, the same man had told him of his school in town and said Dandogo should bring some of his children to the school. At first he had refused, suspecting that the Whiteman wanted to kidnap them. "If he runs away with our children, where do we know he came from that we will go and look for him?" Dandogo said to his chiefs. But the Whiteman was persistent, telling him of the benefits. Still Dandogo would not accept. Instead, he nominated other people's children and hid his own. The children that went to town to the Whiteman's school came to the village three times a year and they had begun to understand the Whiteman's language and were able to write like the Whiteman on chalk slates. They were different from the other children. "Well, he has not kidnapped the children but only made them be like him," Dandogo said one day when the Whiteman came to urge him to bring his children to the school. Now, based on what he had told his children about the Whiteman's trick to kidnap them, none of his children wanted to go to the school. But Garba who was only seven years had his mother to encourage him. And that was how Garba got the chance to go to school. "Now listen, Garba," his father said. "When you go to the Whiteman's school, be careful, don't drink any coloured water because it will make you forget yourself, don't do the Whiteman's religion and don't let him deceive you." "Yes, father," Garba said. His mother put a hand on his head. "Always be a good boy. Never ever fight, learn the Whiteman's way very well. It is an easy way to be rich without hard work," she said. The news had gone round Dogongari that one of Dandogo, the village head's sons was going to the Whiteman's school. "Your son could be a doctor, a lawyer, a government official, an engineer or anything he's good at as he grows," the Whiteman said to Dandogo on the day the school children were to depart the village. Dandogo did not know what the Whiteman meant. "Just don't deceive my son and don't make him do your religion,- Dandogo said through the interpreter as usual. Garba was dressed in a white shirt and brown Khaki shorts that the Whiteman had given to him that early morning. He looked smart in it. His mother was crying that he was leaving. The Whiteman took the children in a rickety mammy wagon and drove down the rough road out of Dogongari. The other children ran after the wagon until it was gone.
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