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Tiwa's Interview: She reveals Everything About TeeBillz

Tiwa Savage speaks up in an interview with pulse on how she has  been mistreated by her husband... click on the video above

Tunji Is Jealous Of My Success Tiwa; Am Sorry TJ But I'm filing For A Divorce

I know that for every human being when your
father’s ways are not straight, it will bother you.
Since I sacked him from my management, he
has been struggling financially. He was stealing
from me, so I had to save my marriage and
separate business from family. TJ wants to keep
up with the Joneses, he wants to live a life that
is not true. He went to buy a car, a Mercedes
that he knew that he didn’t have the money for
it. The person kept up calling that he wants the
balance. I ended up paying the balance of over
3M. When it was time to pay, I put the money in
his account, so they don’t know I was the person
paying for it. He also bought a Rolex, and didn’t
pay the balance. They threaten to go to the
press, and to protect my name, I will have to pay
for it. He goes to clubs and leaves the tabs for
me, and I have to pay for him. He is putting us in
debt.
What set off all off this was that he went to
borrow 45 million Naira from someone and he
lost it. I just found out that EFCC was
investigating a case against him, and my brother
called me from London and confirmed it that TJ
is in deep trouble, and that some people might
hurt him, that I should be careful. In my frantic
mode to try and suppress this situation I went to
one of my big bros who can help. A week ago I
told TJ that we were running out of Jamil’s food,
but he didn’t do nothing. He complains, but cuts
his hair twice a week. I have been searching for
N45M so that they don’t kill him, so that they
EFCC does not carry him. What kind of man does
that, and says I am the one taking away his
manhood.
I walked in on TJ taking cocaine in my house in
1004 (Victoria Island, Lagos). I didn’t even know
he takes cocaine. I walked into the kitchen, and
I saw him taking cocaine, so I screamed, and
asked if that is cocaine. HE started screaming
that ‘What am I doing down here, where is the
cocaine?’ How can someone without money take
cocaine? I called his parents and complained
that I can deal with weed, but cocaine, no. So I
am dealing with his alcohol problem, you come
home late, infidelity, coaciane, bad debt,
jealousy over my success.
Before marriage, Idin’t know of his third child in
Nigeria. A lot of people warned me about him,
but I am going to say I made a mistake. At the
beginning everyone says you can’t leave the
marriage because our culture frowns on it. I
made a mistake, do I have to wait ten years, 15
years? If I am not happy. And I was scared that
if I ever find somebody else to marry me? That’s
the msiconceptions of our society. I don’t care if
I ever get married again. I care about being
happy for Jamil, I care about not walking on
eggshells. I do want a man that works, that will
help me with my financial burden. He doesn’t
have to be a millionaire or billionaire, but at
least someone that helps, and won’t put me in
more debt.
Everyday all I hear from TJ is that ‘I created you, I took
you from nothing, look at you now.

The marriage is finally over, it’s been over for a
while, and I have covered up for a while. What
happened was God-sent, and he made it easier
for me to walk away with what he did on social
media. He got so many people angrier, he pulled
so many innocent people into this. Even his
family. He made it easy for me to finally up and
walk away.
I will never stop hum from seeing Jamil, never.
Even today, Jamil is still saying ‘dadada’, and I
was saying it with him as well, that’s his first
word. I want to bring him up to be a good man.
Even till now I don’t wish anything bad on him.
As we are doing this interview, I am worried that
if he sees it, it might trigger him to do something
bad. I don’t want my son to grow up and know,
God forbid, that his father commited suicide.
Tonight, I am still gonna pray for him.
He was getting help at one point when the whole
cocaine thing came out. This has been
happening for a long time. We get him helpo and
he goes to see a doctor or a pastor, or a
counsellor and he uses his own hands to ruin
things again. If I didn’t care about him, I
wouldn’t be covering up for a lot of things. I
wouldn’t be searching for help for him. Even
now I am still searching for a way to help him
out of his debt, so that if he is out of this,
If there is anything that maybe I overlooked, or
didn’t love him enough, or made him less of a
man, then I am sorry. I am absolutely sorry…
Tunji I am sorry. But you know I tried
everything, you know I love you so much, and I
am sorry, I never wanted to divorce, and I never
wanted it to get to this. I want you to get better…
and I would always pray for you.

My Husband Tunji Steals From Me. He Steals My Money: Tiwa Savage

Tiwa Savage has addressed the shocking accusations
levelled against her by (ex) husband Tunji ‘Teebillz’
Balogun. Yesterday, Teebillz had taken to social media
to level allegations of infidelity, neglect and passive
torture from Tiwa Savage in their marriage. He was
later reported to have attempted suicide by jumping off
the Lekki-Ikoyi bridge in Lagos.
The allegations brought on a lot of heat and discussions
on social media, with many polarizing opinions being
offered.
Tiwa Savage cries during interview on Teebillz. play
But in an exclusive interview with Azuka Ogujiuba,
ThisDay Editor, which was obtained exclusively by
Pulse TV, Tiwa Savage addressed the allegations, and
made emotional revelations about her husband.
Read the edited quotes of her interview below.
When I woke up, I thought they found him dead.
My first thought was that we need to find him, he
is suicidal, and we need to make sure he is
alive. I didn’t even know what he had said.
Someone took my phone from me, they don’t
want me to see what was said online. I was just
sacred for his life.
At around 10 and 11, Banky W’s Mum and his
family were praying, and we got the call that he
was found in Lekki, and that he has been taken
to Banky’s House.
For the past two months, TJ and I have not been
together, it was something we were working
through, but I knew this marriage would not
work.
I haven’t spoke to TJ in about a week, and we
were supposed to get some passports for my
son. He was reading the messages and he
wasn’t responding. I begged him to be friends,
and let’s be good parents to Jamil. He didn’t
respond.
I covered up for a lot of hurt in our relationship.
Just before I went to Jamaica, I found out that I
was pregnant. We were just trying to find out
how we were going to manage another baby so
soon. I got to London, on a 10-hour flight to
shoot a video with Busy Signal (Reggae Artiste).
While doing my makeup, I found out I was
bleeding and I passed out. I was rushed to the
hospital, and we were trying to call TJ to tell him
what happened. While we were sleeping at two
AM a number called him saved as Edible
Catering….I checked his phone, and the number
was asking him if she can come to his hotel.
She responded that He (TJ) knocked her out last
night, that he was a great night. I confronted
him, and he said he took another woman to the
hotel and said they were just chilling. This
happened the period I was in Jamaica, and I was
in the hospital. I sent TJ pictures, and he was
busy with another woman. I was in ahospital
and you couldn’t be bothered find out what
happened to me. I packed my stuff, took my son
and went to my friends house, her name is Tiwa
also. I stayed the night, and she asked me for
the next step, I told her I was done.
I covered up for so long because I wanted
people to believe that TJ is the one that takes
care of me, TJ is the head of the house…I
wanted him to be the head of the house. I
covered up so
TJ has not spent one Naira, I paid for hospital
bills, his flight, his accommodation, we also
went shopping for TJ so that he will have new
things. His excuse was that Í don’t have money’.
I had to pay for everything so that he can go out
and hustle, and get the contracts. He didn’t have
money for diapers, but he had money to have a
bi-weekly haircut, had money to pay for his
laundry, had money to take a woman to the
hotel.
His cooking allegations is a lie. I am not going
to say because of my career that I am not going
to cook. I work long hours to put money in the
house, I work to make sure that we have a roof
over our house. I come back home really late,
and when I make something for myself, I make
some for TJ. I had to hire a cook to cook for me,
him and the other people that live in the house, I
don’t think that is wrong…Even if it is true, the
things he puts me through will not even
encourage me to ask him if he is hungry. He
goes out and you come home at 7 in the
morning, sometime 2pm. He comes back drunk,
he comes back angry, and we don’t know what
sort of mood he is in. Sometimes TJ will go out
and he will not call, and he will not tell him. I am
just sacred for his safety, I will be calling him
frantically, to find out that he didn’t go and
drink. I am even praying that he is with another
woman, so that at least I know that he is alive.
That’s not the person that I will ask if he has
eaten.
When I sacked him as my manager – I will
never discredit or take away that TJ worked
hard, hustled and believed in me. But what I will
say is that at one point….he is booking events
and he will book shows. The first time I found
out that there was foul play was when he booked
me for a wedding in London. I have to be paid
before I perform. I called one of the organisers,
and said I have not been paid. He said that the
show has been paid four months ago, he showed
me the account were they paid him. TJ declared
that the show was for 3M but they really paid
4.5M, out of the 3M he was still receiving the
management fee 40%. He took money already,
and collected his percentage, and he didn’t feel
anything. He was stealing from his wife. I had to
perform at the wedding for free. I do get to
perform for free when he takes my money.
My mum is based in the UK, and when I had
Jamil she moved back to Nigeria with us. My
mother is not like that (witchcraft), she is a
sweet lady, and she’s very British, she doesn’t
judge, she is not hung up like that. A lot of
times, my mom would say

‘Tiwa you are the
wife, be patient, don’t curse don’t shout, build
the home.’ She has been nothing but a great
support for me. I would love for him to tell me if
there is something my mother has done.
I have never cheated on my husband. Not with
Don Jazzy, Dr Sid, 2face Idibia or anybody. I
have never cheated on my husband, and Tunji
knows this. He knows that in his heart. (She
breaks down in tears) Sometimes in the studio,
one of the things that Don Jazzy and some of my
other label mates say is that I am really good
with interviews, with being diplomatic and
knowing how to carry myself with difficult
situations. This hurts. I have seen comments of
what people are saying about me. It is not true.

To be Continued

Tiwa: I love My Husband But Our Marriage Is Over...I Pray For Him To Get Well

The last surely hasn’t been heard of the breakdown of
the marriage between 323 Management boss Tee Billz
and pop star Tiwa Savage , as more critical observations
and analyses continue to trail the unsavoury outbursts
by the 323 Entertainment head yesterday.
New reports, according to sources who spoke to
Encomium , reveal that the couple’s union had been on
life support since last year. The sources reveal that the
pair have struggled to sustain their union and this
culminated in Tee Billz moving out of their duplex in
Lekki Peninsula Scheme 1, Lagos, two weeks ago.
The couple had a glamorous wedding ceremony in far
away Dubai states on April 26, 2014, making their
second wedding anniversary just three days ago (April
26, 2016).
Now, the day went unnoticed by many as even the
couple didn’t take to their respective social media
accounts to celebrate the day – as would several
celebrities – instead, Tiw

a was busy promoting her new
music visuals, ‘If I Talk’, while Billz uncharacteristically
didn’t show support for the song online.
This lends credence to the reports of discord in their
marriage, even as Billz was busy partying with Bobby
Taylor who was celebrating his birthday while Tiwa
with her Mavin crew, was celebrating the release of her
new video at Escape nightclub on Adeola Odeku,
Victoria Island, Lagos with her fans on the night of their
second wedding anniversary.
According to the news publication’s sources, the
marriage was ‘bedevilled by many factors, especially
those bordering on money, trust and responsibility’.

Tiwa Savage; My Husband Is A Drug Addict And is In Huge Debt

The songstress in an exclusive interview obtained by
Pulse yesterday, Thursday, April 28, 2016 revealed all
the nitty-gritty going on in their home.
According to her, “I am dealing with infidelity, cocaine,
bad debt and a husband jealous of his wife’s success.”
“I walked in on TJ taking cocaine in my
house in 1004 (Victoria Island, Lagos). I
didn’t even know he takes cocaine. I
walked into the kitchen, and I saw him
taking cocaine, so I screamed, and asked
if that is cocaine. HE started screaming
that ‘What am I doing down here, where is
the cocaine?’ How can someone without
money take cocaine? I called his parents
and complained that I can deal with weed,
but cocaine, no. So I am dealing with his
alcohol problem, you come home late,
infidelity, cocaine, bad debt, jealousy over
my success.”
Speaking further on the allegations she revealed their
marriage has been full of infidelity, mismanagement of
funds and mental abuse.
She also said they’ve gotten help for the embattled
artiste manager several times but he keeps backsliding.
Savage said, “He was getting help at one point when
the whole cocaine thing came out. This has been
happening for a long time. We get him help and he goes
to see a doctor or a pastor, or a counsellor and he uses
his own hands to ruin things again. If I didn’t care
about him, I wouldn’t be covering up for a lot of things.

I wouldn’t be searching for help for him. Even now I am
still searching for a way to help him out of his debt.”
Also speaking about her mental abuse, she said,
“Everyday all I hear from TJ is that ‘I created you, I took
you from nothing, look at you now.”

Tiwa Savage and Husband: TeeBillz...Suicide?

The singer’s husband started from how he helped his wife  (Tiwa)
with her career, groomed her and how she is now
turning him into a shadow himself. He also went further
in a series of post on Instagram to accuse the singer’s
mother of being a witch, claiming she is used his star to
‘maintain that of her daughter’s.
No one can point out why there was that kind of
outburst from
Teebillz, early this morning.
However few minutes ago, he deleted all the posts on
Instagram after his last post suggesting he might opt
for suicide really soon. What could be going on? A
quick glance at Tiwa Savage’s Instagram page shows
she uploaded videos early this morning. Top singer,
BankyW, reached out to the singer’s husband in the
comment section of one of his posts, compelling him to
get across to him. Oga Teebillzz has deleted all the
posts but we have it all screen-grabbed here .
A Twitter user, @drewbaba, also revealed that the
singer’s husband was found sitting inside his car on
the Lekki Toll bridge.
TeeBillz has been found and all his posts have been
deleted!

Abuja: Soldier Shoots A Driver And Stabs Another

There has been tension in the Giri community
since when a soldier allegedly shot and wounded a
resident of the area, identified as Danjuma Joshua,
while another person, Manga Lukman Barde, was
also stabbed by the same soldier, last Friday.
An witness said the incident happened around
1:42p.m. when two soldiers, in mufti had
misunderstanding with a driver of a Nissan pick-up
van with registration number XA 339 NAS, who
was carrying timber.
The witness said the driver, identified as Idris
Musa, was driving into the village while the two
soldiers were walking by the side of the road.
“The driver decided to stop after he got close to the
soldiers because there were two vehicles parked by
the road side, narrowing the road,” the witness
said.
“But when one of the soldiers turned back and saw
the driver stopped, he asked the driver why he
stopped close to them,” he said.
The witness said the driver decided to make a
phone call which angered the two soldiers who also
placed a call to their men at the nearby Army base
in the area and the soldiers came in their large
number to the area, inside a Toyota Hilux van.
He alleged that the soldiers started shooting
sporadically and Joshua was hit by a bullet.
He further alleged that it was when Barde, who
was the driver of the incumbent chairman of
Gwagwalada Area Council, Alhaji Abubakar Jibrin
Giri, tried to broker peace between the pick-up van
diver and the soldiers that he was allegedly
stabbed.
When our reporter visited Joshua at the University
of Abuja Teaching Hospital at Gwagwalada, where
he was receiving treatment on Friday, he said he
was hit by the soldiers’ stray bullets when he was
trying to find out what was happening.
The chairman’s driver, who was admitted at a
private clinic in Gwagwalada, could not speak with
our reporter as he was still unconscious.
Reacting to the incident, the chairman of the
council said he was not at home when the incident
happened but one of his security men called to
inform him about the incident.

The chairman called on the security authorities to
fish out those behind the incident.
He cautioned residents, especially youth, not to
take laws into their own hands. When contacted,
the Gwagwalada Divisional Police Officer (DPO),
ASP Rabiu Mohammed, confirmed the incident,
even though he said the matter is before the
military authorities.
He said: “When the incident happened, I called and
informed the military authorities and I believe that
they are already doing something about the
incident. The FCT police commissioner was also
informed about the incident. “

FG: We can Now Manufacture Pencils In Nigeria, Onu

The Federal Government has given approval for Local
manufacturing of pencils.
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya
Onu, stated this on political Nationwide, a Radio Nigeria
Network Programme.
Dr. Onu said the Federal Government, through the Ministry
of Science an

d Technology gave an indigenous firm the
contract to produce the product within the next two years.
Dr. Onu said there were available raw materials in the
country for the production of the locally made pencils for
school children and professionals that se pencils in carrying
their functions.
He expressed confidence in the capacity of the private firm
to deliver within the time frame given by the Federal
Government.
Dr. Onu said both Nigeria and China had signed agreement
for higher and advanced technology transfer for economic
advancement of the country.
Contributors on the Social Media Platform said a Multi-
lateral approach from all sectors of the economy should be
adopted in training professionals to contribute to the growth
of the nation's economy.

Buhari Inaugurates N5.6 Billion Nestle Water Factory In Abaji

President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the N5.6 billion
Nestle Waters factory in Abaji, Abuja, with a promise to
make Nigeria an investment destination in Africa.
Represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the President
said that the construction of the factory demonstrated the
robustness of the nation’s economy and expressed the hope
that the event would further stimulate growth.
He thanked Nestle Foods Company for pioneering the
industrialisation of the rural communities in the country
noting that the occasion reflected the importance of Nigeria
as an investment destination.
The President said that such effort also was a contribution
to the determination of the Federal Government to diversify
the economy and promised that the administration would
provide the enabling environment for private sector
enterprises to thrive.
Mr. Buhari noted that the world would be a better place if
every organisation focused on what it could do for its host
communities.
According to him the administration had identified and put
in place six critical areas in the 2016 budget to drive
economic growth.
He said that the Federal Government would partner the
private sector in business growth adding that the
administration was proud of the resilience and effort of the
private sector to the keep the economy on the right path.
The Minister of the FCT, Mohammed Bello, represented by
Salisu Abdulsalam, said that he was happy that the dream
of making Abuja an industrial hub was becoming a reality.
He said the facility would provide means of livelihood to the
residents of Abuja adding that the territory would remain an
investment choice.
The Minister appealed to other investors to take advantage
of easy access to land, tax holidays and peaceful
environment to invest in the territory.
In a welcome address, the Managing Director of Nestle
Nigeria, Dharnesh Gordhon, said that the factory was the
company’s third in Nigeria, first major investment in the
North, and the most modern water processing factory in
Central and West Africa.
According to him the company will continue to believe in
the country as well as in the business opportunities as
Nigeria remains Africa’s investment destination of choice.
The Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, David
Ifezulike, thanked the Bank of Industry for providing the
long term financial support to establish the factory as well
as supporting the expansion of the company’s cereal and
culinary plants in its Agbara, Ogun, factory.
While noting that Nestle factories drove rural development,
the chairman said the company was proud to spread the
climate of progress to Abaji and leave another notable
landmark on the Abuja industrial landscape.
The Executive Vice President of Nestle S.A., Marco
Settembri, said that the organisation was “committed to
helping people lead healthier lives as water is surely the
best way to fulfill daily hydration needs.
He acknowledged the responsibilities facing the company in
the new community and promised to ensure better water
utilisation and waste management, ensure sustainability of
water supply and raising children’s awareness about
healthy hydration and water conservation.
He further promised to create jobs as well as contribute to
develop technical competencies locally by establishing a
technical training centre for the youth in Abaji.
The Country Manager of Nestle, Jason Lambe, observed
that the investment of N5.6 billion along with the
company’s future investment plans showed its commitment
to growing Africa’s largest economy.
The Ambassador of Switzerland to Nigeria, Eric Mayoraz,
underscored the importance of the economic and diplomatic
relations between his country and Nigeria which facilitated
the sighting of the project.

He said Switzerland would continue with its capacity
building and education programmes in Nigeria and would
offer five new scholarships to Nigerians.
Newsmen report that Nestle had done business in Nigeria
for 55 years while the Abaji factory would create 111 new
jobs and produce its Nestle Pure Life water.
(source:radionigeria)

OMG; Day Old Baby Found Inside River

The question is why go through the trouble?
You carried the child for months in you...The Ugly incident happened today at Ile-Ife, Osun
state.
The baby was dumped in a river

near a slaughter
slab in Modakeke, Ile-Ife this evening, apparently
dumped there by the mother in the early  hours of
today.
The baby

was found dead with the umbilical cord
still attached.

OMG; Two Healthy Children Brought Out Of A Dead Pregnant Woman

 

This incident happened yesterday in Cameroun. A pregnant

women went to the hospital, but was rejected by doctor
because she could not pay for treatment, and she died. Her
corpse was kept in front of the hospital. People notice her
stomach was shaking because the twins she was carrying
in her belly were about to die. Still. The doctors. Refused to
assist. A woman took a knife and opened the dead
woman's stomach and brought out the twins alive.
Gracious GOD have mercy!!!

Native Doctor And Others Arrested With Human Parts

About four persons suspected to be human parts dealers
were  arrested on Monday 4th April 2016 by police detectives attached to the
Delta State Police Command, Asaba.
Among the suspects arrested
were two native doctors who were allegedly involved in
selling human parts in Asaba, Issele-Azagba and its
environs.
According to reports, the suspects were arrested in
possession of the hand of a man allegedly cut off from his
body by unknown persons. The human part was found inside the boot of the suspects’
vehicle on their way to the eastern part of the country
The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mrs.
Celestina Kalu, disclosed that the arrest was stirred
following a tip  through a petition forwarded to the
command.
Kalu revealed that it was during the process of a stop-and-
search on the suspects that they found the human hand in
their boot in a sack of bag while some of the accomplices
fled.
She further disclosed that the suspects are currently
undergoing interrogation by the force.
Kalu said: “It is true that we arrested four persons and two
native doctors with human parts, but we are interrogating
them with the exhibit we recovered from them in the vehicle.
They were travelling to the eastern part.”
The state police spokespersons said the leader of the gang
identified as Samson interrogation, confessed that they sold
human parts to native doctors, who often lodged into a hotel
behind the stadium in Asaba.
Investigations revealed that some mortuary workers and
armed robbers allegedly supplied the parts to the dealers
who in turn sold to native doctors in Ondo State and some
parts of the eastern states.

NMA This is Alarming; Over 1.6million Nigerians Live With Diabetes

Over 40,000 Nigerians have died from diabetes in 2015,
not forgetting about one million country men and women
who have the disease but are yet to be diagnosed and
treated, and another estimated 3.85 million people with
impaired glucose tolerance, a pre-diabetic condition.
This was revealed by the Nigerian Medical Association
(NMA) in a statement signed by its President and Secretary
General, Dr. Kayode Obembe and Dr. Adewumi Alayaki
respectively, in commemoration of the 2016 World Health
Day with the theme; “Halt the rise, beat diabetes”.
Statistics revealed that more than 1.6 million Nigerians
who are living under the scourge of diabetes have
constituted a national prevalence of 1.9 per cent who spend
up to N53, 000 annually for their treatment, and this mainly
is an out-of-pocket expenditure.
The Association lamented that despite warnings by
epidemiologists of the ‘epidemic’ of non-communicable
diseases of which diabetes and obesity are front runners,
and the flag-off of a nation-wide campaign for healthy living
and periodic medical check-ups in 2013 by the Association,

not much has been done to chart a national response to
halt the rise of diabetes.
Diabetes is not just a medical issue but one with a huge
multi-sectoral and socioeconomic dimension and severe
burden on the health system and national economy, through
direct medical expenditures and loss of man hours and
wages. Take preventive methods to live a diabetic free life

OMG In Lagos: Family Burnt To Death As Fuel Explode

A man simply identified as
Shabi and his two daughters, 18 year old Mistura and
16 year old Adura, were burnt to death. According to PM News they died after some Jerry
cans of petroleum products stored at their home in 5
Adebiyi Street, Somolu Oja in Lagos exploded yesterday
night.
The Director of the Lagos State Fire Service, Rasak
Fadipe, said the petrol was stored close to the kitchen
where the family cooked their meal.

Reinstate Skin Cancer Treatment Albino Begs FG

The Albino Foundation (TAF) urged the Federal Government
to, as a matter of urgency, reinstate the treatment process it
started in 2007 with the Foundation to help prevent skin
cancers amongst persons with albinism in the country

This is necessary because without the programme,
an average of death of two or three Nigerians with albinism
die every month from skin cancer.
Disclosing this to newsmen in Abuja, Founder, Chief
Executive Officer, TAF, Mr. Jake Epelle, said, “We started a
project in 2007 with the Federal Government which is the
Skin Cancer prevention and treatment project.”
According to him, “The Obasanjo adminstration adopted
that project. So far, we have treated about 2, 520 patients
we have referred to the National Hospital. That project has
been ongoing until the current administration. I got a firm
promise from the current administration that they will
continue.

Kaduna: State Of Emergency Declared in Kaduna State

State of Emergency has been declared in Kaduna by the State Police Command.
The Command's spokesman, DSP Zubairu Abubakar told
News Agency of Nigeria that the move was to stem the
increasing cases of kidnapping in the State.
And also said that a special term of anti-kidnap squared has been
formed to track and dislodge the criminal gangs in the
State.
According to DSP Zubairu, the declaration of the State of
emergency was by the orders of the Inspector General of
Police, Mr Solomon Arase.
The Police spokesman appealed for support from the public
in the renewed effort to rid the State of criminals.
Several people in towns and villages have been kidnapped
for ransom in the last three months across the twenty three
Local Government Areas of the State.
In some of the high profile kidnap cases, a Colonel of the
Nigerian Army, Samaila Inusa was killed by his abductors
hours after he was held last month.
Similarly, the Vice President, United Church of Christ in
Nigeria, Reverend Iliya Anthony died in the hands of his
abductors.
The President of the Church, Reverend Emmanuel Dziggau
and Reverend Yakubu Dzarma who were abducted with the
slain cleric were later released.
DSP Abubakar said that the police had made several arrests
and commenced prosecution of some of the suspected
kidnappers.

Osun State: Doctors Call Off Their 7 Months Old Strike

It would be recalled that doctors working with Osun State
Hospital Management Board and those attached to Ladoke
Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital,
Osogbo, embarked on industrial action to reject payment of
modulated salaries among other grievances.
All efforts to broker peace between the two parties on the
matter had met brick wall, as the doctors rejected all
entreaties and treat to bring them back to work.
However, in a letter addressed to the State Head of Service
signed by the State Chairman of OSAMDO, Dr. I. Adekunle,
copies of which were obtained by the newsmen, the doctors
said the decision to suspend the strike was arrived at after
considering the rising cases of avoidable deaths among the
indigenes of Osun State.
The Association also noted the efforts of the Speaker, Osun
State House of Assembly, Mr. Najeem Salaam and some
eminent medical practitioners in resolving the industrial
crises.
Speaking to Radio Nigeria correspondent on the
development, the State Chairman of the Nigeria Medical
Association, Dr Suraj Ogunyemi explained that members of
OSAMDO have decided to restrategise, adding that part of
the new strategies is the suspension of the strike with
immediate effect.
Corporate

Nassarawa State: Governor Al-Makura Donates N20m For Inauguration Of Orange Market

. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Saturday
inaugurated a new multi-million naira vegetable and
grocery market (Orange market) at Mararaba, Karu Local
Government Area.
Al-Makura, while inaugurating the over 4,000 shops market,
lauded the traders in the popular 'Orange' market, recently
gutted by fire for taking the initiative of building the new
market christened "TA'AL community market."
The Governor decried the incessant fire disasters,
congestion and criminal activities in the old market.
He said that he had promptly directed the issuance of
Certificate of Occupancy and granted waivers on land fees
to the traders in 2015 when notified of their intention to
build the new market.
He said that government had during an inspection visit in
2015, donated N20 million towards the provision of
electricity and drains to make the market more habitable.
Al-Makura said market development was priority policy of
his administration as it would open a new vista of business
opportunity, create jobs and boost revenue generation in the
state.
He said the market would encourage farmers to engage in
the cultivation of perishable fruits and vegetables.
He also announced the donation of additional N20 million
towards the provision of more facilities in the new market.
According to him, government will sink five boreholes in the
market to provide water supply as well as build a medium
size fire station to tackle incidence of fire outbreaks.
He said government would construct a watch tower to
enhance security in the market.
The governor also pledged to ensure weekly evacuation of
refuse from the market through the Nasarawa Urban
Development Board (NUDB) to boost sanitation in the
market.
Al-Makura, therefore, urged other stakeholders to emulate
the traders by complementing government’s efforts at
providing public facilities.
Earlier, Chairman of the new community market, Alhaji Aliyu
Ibrahim, thanked the State Government for the support
towards the construction of the new market.
He said six traders’ association collaborated to reconstruct
the old orange market.

According to him, the new market has 3,000 lock up shops,
over 1,000 open shops and 20 warehouses.
He, however, called for more government interventions
toward the provision of more facilities in the market.

Prices For Petrol And Kerosene Retained: PPPRA

 On the news making the rounds that the agency
would increase the pump-price, Iyoyo urged members of the
public to ignore such rumour, as prevailing market
indicators do not support such. Her words: “PPPRA is
resolutely committed to the sustenance of its reform
initiatives, in order to further guarantee adequate supply of
products nationwide. We therefore assure Nigerians of our
total commitment to service delivery, in the quest to deliver
on our mandate to the people of Nigeria.” She also called on
motorists to desist from panic buying as PPPRA is working
hard with other sister-organizations to ensure that the
current supply and distribution challenges are resolved
within the coming days
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency
(PPPRA) has reiterated that the benchmark retail price of
premium motor spirit (PMS) will remain at N86.00 for the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and
N86.50 for the other marketing companies. The agency also
announced that the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources,
Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, has approved the release of
the second quarter allocations for the supply of premium
motor spirit, commonly known as petrol. In a statement
signed by the Manager Corporate Services, Lanre Oladele,
the agency said NNPC, has 41.73 per cent of the total
allocation, while the rest of the oil marketing companies got
a total allocation of 58.27 per cent. “The agency is retaining
the retail prices of N86.00 for the NNPC, and N86.50 for the
other marketing companies. “The pump price of household
kerosene (HHK) also remains unchanged from what it was
in the last quarter. Therefore, marketers are advised to
ensure that there is no price distortion in their respective
retail outlets,” Oladele said. He said PPPRA would,
however, continue to monitor the global oil market
performance, and come up, at the appropriate time, with
reasonable changes consistent with the newly adopted
price modulation principles. The PPPRA Acting Executive
Secretary, Sotonye Iyoyo, therefore, appealed to all depot
owners to strictly adhere to the prevailing truck-out policy
put in place by the agency, to ensure that petroleum
products get to their designated retail outlets across the
country.

She also warned that adequate sanctions would be
meted out to any depot-owner found to be hoarding
products.

Agriculture: Buhari Invites Denmark To Invest In Solid Minerals And Agriculture

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Denmark to invest
in Nigeria’s agriculture and solid minerals sector. Buhari
made the appeal in Washington at a bilateral meeting
between him and Danish prime Minister, Mr Lars
Rasmussen, during which he also promised to shrink
Nigeria’s food import bill. He said that the Federal
Government is  determined to significantly reduce the very
high bill for importation of food products to Nigeria and
committed  to the rapid diversification of  Nigeria’s
economy. President Buhari assured the Danish Prime
Minister that the Federal Government will continue to work
in partnership with other countries to further improve
maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. The President said
that his administration was determined to stop the huge
loss of revenue from crude oil theft and has received
assurances of international support to curb illegal
shipments of Nigeria’s crude oil. Remarking that his country
is a major shipping nation, Mr. Rasmussen thanked
President Buhari for Nigeria’s current efforts to enhance
security in the Gulf of Guinea. He assured the President that
Danes will be very interested in investing in the
development of Nigeria’s agricultural sector if the right
policies and conditions are put in place. “We are quite
experienced in agriculture. It is an area in which we can
cooperate. If you pave the way and remove the obstacles,
we will like to come in,” the Prime Minister told President
Buhari.

FG: The urgent Implementation Of The 2016 Budget

The Federal Government

has been urged to initiate
measures for urgent implementation of the twenty sixteen
budget.
The lawmaker representing Ankpa Olamaboro and Omale
Federal Constituency of Kogi State, Mr. Hassan Omate,
stated this during an interaction with newsmen in Abuja.
He explained that urgent implementation of the budget
would cushion the effect of hardship in the country.
Alhaji Omale assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu
Buhari would not reneged on his promises.
The lawmaker appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the
present administration for a greater tomorrow.

Over 40 Children Benefit From The Airforce Youth Empowerment Programme

From the just concluded Chief of Air Staff Youth
Empowerment Programme, about 40 children of Nigerian
Airforce personnel serving at the Logistics Command, Lagos
benefited from the programme.
The beneficiaries underwent an intensive three-month
vocational skills training in Lagos, as part of the Chief of Air
Staff,

 Air Marshall Sadiq Abubakar’s efforts to reduce the
rate of unemployment and lessen criminal acts among the
youths in the country. About 86 of the Nigerian airforce
personnel children benefited from the programme
nationwide.
The 86 youths, including the 41 from Lagos, were trained in
skills like Information Technology, Catering and Hotel
Management, Fashion Design, Computer Repair and Internet
Solution, DSTV Installation and Computer Studies at the
Federal Technical and Vocational Centre, Yaba.
The Chief of Air Staff who was represented by Air Vice-
Marshal James Gbum, Chief of Policy and Plans, Nigerian
Air Force headquarters, at the training said it was organized
in pursuance of the federal government’s pledge of curbing
youth unemployment and in line with the first key driver of
his vision for the Nigerian Air Force.
He noted that empowerment centres were designated for the
programme: one in Kaduna to cater for the candidates from
Tactical Air Command and Training Command while the
second centre was sited in Lagos for the candidates under
Mobility Command and Logistics Command.

Wife Of The President Aisha Buhari Visits IDPs in Benue State

31-03-2016
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Wednesday
donated assorted relief materials to Internally Displaced
Persons (IDPs) in Benue.
Newsmen report that Mrs Buhari, who was in Benue to
empathise with the state government on the recent farmers/
herdsmen crisis, was represented by the wife of the Vice
President, Mrs Oludolapo Osinbajo.
Donating the materials at Nogowa Secondary School,
Wadata Camp, Makurdi, Mrs Buhari commiserated with the
bereaved families, saying that the government was
committed to their plight.
She said that the Federal Government understood what the
victims were passing through and assured them that
government would not abandon them at this point of their
sufferings.
Earlier in his remarks, Gov. Samuel Ortom appealed to the
Federal Government to tighten security at boarders to end
the continued influx of foreign herdsmen into the state.
Ortom explained that foreign herdsmen were behind the
incessant attacks on his people since 2011.
The Governor said that there was no land for grazing in the
state, explaining that all lands belong to farmers in the
state.

He said that 85 per cent of the state population were
farmers and occupied the little available land, adding that it
would be difficult to create a grazing reserve in the state.
He suggested that the herdsmen should rather embrace
ranches as it was being practiced in developed countries.
Newsmen report that Mrs Buhari donated rice, multivitamins
supplements, cooking oil, garri and tomatoes to the Benue
IDPs.