Footballer Romelu Lukaku annoyed with club Everton after they leave him to pay his £6,500 private-jet fare

Footballer Romelu Lukaku annoyed with club Everton after they leave him to pay his £6,500 private-jet fare

Footballer Romelu Lukaku is angry with his club side Everton because they refused to pay his fare of £6500 from international duty with Belgium making him and teammate Kevin Mirallas to fork out £13000 on a private jet flight back to England from Cyprus after Tuesday night’s World Cup qualifying win.

Lukaku is reportedly angry because Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Burnley - all agreed to stump up the £6,500 cost per head for the flight for their players, as they had league games on Saturday but Everton ditched him and Mirallas because their own league game was on Monday.

According to Mirror UK;

Boss Ronald Koeman gave his squad Wednesday off then began full preparations for the trip to Wearside on Thursday, and club chiefs did not feel it was necessary to fork out £13,000 to bring their Belgians back early.

Lukaku, who scored his first two goals of the season in the 3-0 win in Nicosia, did not see it that way and is irritated by the club’s stance.

A source said:

“The Belgium players at clubs in the north-west organised a private jet to fly them home from Cyprus, to get back quicker. All the other clubs agreed to pay the £6,500 cost for their players, and Lukaku wasn’t happy when Everton told him they wouldn’t pay. Mirallas was in the same position, and the two of them ended up paying for the flights themselves.”

Oh Lord, Why? - article by Charly Boy

Oh Lord, Why? - article by Charly Boy

Read his piece below...

So many questions dey slap me for face; sometimes my mouth no fit talk sef, na him I turn to Achebe. Why, why, why??? I dey ask myself.

My people, remember the Change they promised us? Now they are telling us to be the change we want to see. Ha ha ha, the more you look, wayo made easy 101.

But why we dey allow all these rogue behaviour from our leaders?
Even with a collapsing economy, These our yeye leaders are still the biggest African spenders  in London. In some shops especially on Oxford street, Many Naijas have turned that street into their own Las Vegas with their loot, even as dollar don high reach and still dey climb. Kai! Why?

Naija reminds me of one "Agbaya" (Yoruba word for old-for-nothing, foolish nonentity),  even at the age of 56, still as stupid, with no sense of direction.
56yrs of rubbish and nonsense, even as we the followers are adjudged the happiest people in the world. Ha, suffering and smiling abi?

What do we have to show for all the years of oil boom?
Dilapidated primary, secondary schools, and useless universities where violence and cult reign supreme, where young girls sleep around with their lecturers for grades; hospitals that remind me of mechanic sheds and doctors that are no better than vulcanizers?
From Obasanjo to Jonathan's era, more than $25billion was injected into the power sector, but rats stole and siphoned most of it to their foreign accounts and private pockets. Why?

Our leaders have failed because of selfishness, religious fundamentalism, graft, corruption, indiscipline, impunity, greed, and so on. While they live and enjoy a lavish life, millions of Naijas are deprived of their basic needs of water, light, food, health, education, housing. Yet, the poor remain docile and afraid, waiting for manner from heaven. Oh Lord. Why?

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Listen: After 9/11, Donald Trump bragged about his building now being the tallest in Lower Manhattan

Listen: After 9/11, Donald Trump bragged about his building now being the tallest in Lower Manhattan

"Amazing!" That is the word Donald Trump used to describe the greatest tragedy to ever befall America. Yesterday, US commemorated the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack. Amost 3,000 people died after four passenger planes were hijacked by Al Qaeda militants. 

 

The first targets hit were the World Trade Centre's twin towers in New York. Both collapsed to the ground in a matter of seconds. Another commercial aircraft was flown into Pentagon near Washington, while passengers brought the fourth one down over Pennsylvania. 

 

In an audio from 9/11 posted by Senior Entertainment Editor for the Daily Beast and Columbia Journal alum, Marlow Stern, Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump managed to make the national tragedy as usual, all about him.

When he was asked about potential damage to 40 Wall Street, his 71-story building that was positioned blocks away from the towers, he took the opportunity to share how "amazing" the news was:

"40 Wall Street actually was the second-tallest building in downtown Manhattan, and it was actually, before the World Trade Center, was the tallest. And then, when they built the World Trade Center, it became known as the second-tallest. And now it's the tallest"

Listen to the audio here:

On 9/11, Trump Bragged About His Building Now Being the Tallest in Lower Manhattan

Listen: After 9/11, Donald Trump bragged about his building now being the tallest in Lower Manhattan

Listen: After 9/11, Donald Trump bragged about his building now being the tallest in Lower Manhattan

"Amazing!" That is the word Donald Trump used to describe the greatest tragedy to ever befall America. Yesterday, US commemorated the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack. Amost 3,000 people died after four passenger planes were hijacked by Al Qaeda militants. 

 

The first targets hit were the World Trade Centre's twin towers in New York. Both collapsed to the ground in a matter of seconds. Another commercial aircraft was flown into Pentagon near Washington, while passengers brought the fourth one down over Pennsylvania. 

 

In an audio from 9/11 posted by Senior Entertainment Editor for the Daily Beast and Columbia Journal alum, Marlow Stern, Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump managed to make the national tragedy as usual, all about him.

When he was asked about potential damage to 40 Wall Street, his 71-story building that was positioned blocks away from the towers, he took the opportunity to share how "amazing" the news was:

"40 Wall Street actually was the second-tallest building in downtown Manhattan, and it was actually, before the World Trade Center, was the tallest. And then, when they built the World Trade Center, it became known as the second-tallest. And now it's the tallest"

Listen to the audio here:

On 9/11, Trump Bragged About His Building Now Being the Tallest in Lower Manhattan

Crystal Palace/ Senegal footballer Pape Souare airlifted to hospital after horrific car crash (photos)

Crystal Palace/ Senegal footballer Pape Souare airlifted to hospital after horrific car crash (photos)

Senegal and Crystal Palace defender Pape Souare on Sunday was involved in a horrific car crash on the M4 near Heathrow Airport, west London and was immediately airlifted to a London hospital. 

Photos from the accident scene show Souare's car, a Mercedes G63, mangled on the M4 motorway's central reservation.

 

The player,  according to the club,  has sustained injuries to his thigh and jaw bone and will remain in hospital to receive treatment. 

A club spokesman said on the club's website : 'Crystal Palace Football Club regret to confirm that Pape Souare was yesterday involved in a car accident and taken to hospital in London.

'The club are liaising closely with the hospital on his progress and we obviously wish him a speedy recovery. Our thoughts are with Pape and his family at this time.'

Wish him safe recovery!

Herdsmen who go about armed with guns and cause violence should be treated as terrorists- Sultan of Sokoto says

Herdsmen who go about armed with guns and cause violence should be treated as terrorists- Sultan of Sokoto says

Following the various attacks by suspected herdsmen in some parts of the country, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, today said suspected Fulani herdsmen who go about armed with guns and causing violence in some parts of the country are not Nigerians and should be treated as terrorists. The monarch said this in his Eid el-Kabir message to the Muslim.

“They are therefore terrorists and should be treated as such by the Nigerian security agencies. The Nigerian herdsmen are very peace-loving and law abiding” he said.

Nigerian International sports journalist, Oma Akatugba and wife welcome baby boy

Nigerian International sports journalist, Oma Akatugba and wife welcome baby boy

Popular sports correspondent, Oma Akatugba and his wife welcomed their second child, a baby boy. He shared a photo of himself cradling the newborn on Instagram moments ago. The couple already have an adorable daughter. "Nelson Edafe Akatugba arrived in perfect condition. We bless God." he wrote..

Rapper Dej Loaf attends Fashion Week event in a sheer blouse without a bra (photos)

Rapper Dej Loaf attends Fashion Week event in a sheer blouse without a bra (photos)

Lol. Who do we blame for this? Rihanna? Kim K? The rapper attended Blonds Fashion show at NY Fashion Week last night in a red blouse without wearing a bra...

Sultan of Sokoto plays host to Governor Aminu Tambuwal, Aliko Dangote (photos)

Sultan of Sokoto plays host to Governor Aminu Tambuwal, Aliko Dangote (photos)

The Sultanate Council played host to Governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal and business mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote at the palace. More photos after the cut.

Teyana Taylor and her man Iman Shumpert wear matching skirts to NYC fahion show

Teyana Taylor and her man Iman Shumpert wear matching skirts to NYC fahion show

Singer Teyana Taylor and her basketball baby daddy Iman Shumpert were spotted wearing skirts as they attended The Blonds fashion show during New York Fashion Week last night!

Alaafin of Oyo and his Oloris take photos with the ram they killed for the sallah

Alaafin of Oyo and his Oloris take photos with the ram they killed for the sallah

The monarch and his Oloris had a photo session with the ram they killed for the Sallah today Sept. 12th. More photos after the cut.

Delta State police rescue 12 kidnapped children, arrest pastor and 'Madam Cash' who ran notorious child abduction ring

Delta State police rescue 12 kidnapped children, arrest pastor and 'Madam Cash' who ran notorious child abduction ring

Delta State Police Command Police has rescued 12 kidnapped children and arrested some child traffickers.

One Abigail Nwakama also known as 'Madam Cash' and a  popular radio preacher and founder of Gospel Fire Army Ministry, Nkwele-Ogidi, Anambra State, Chinedu Strongson, were arrested alongside 8 others for operating a kidnapping ring.

Police paraded Mrs. Nwakama and the cleric before journalists on Saturday, September 10th at the police headquarters, Asaba, Delta State, along with 43 other criminals arrested for kidnapping, robbery, murder, cultism and car theft.

Revealing details of her notorious kidnapping syndicate that abducted children before selling them into slavery, police sources said that she stole a one-year-old girl, identified as Fatimah Yahaya, from her mother after paying her mother N3,000. It was learned that Mrs. Nwakama then sold the young girl to the 48-year-old  pastor for N400,000.

According to the state police commissioner, Zana Ibrahim, 12 stolen children were rescued from the pastor, confirming that he allegedly paid N400,000 for each child sold to him.

The pastor denied any involvement in child trafficking, claiming that he only help in paying school fees for children. Mother of the kidnapped girl, Aisha Yahaya reported how two ladies came to her house in Asaba posing as police detectives sent by her husband now serving at Ogwashi Uku prisons.

She followed them to a junction where they met Mrs Nwakama who gave her N3,500 to alleviate her poverty and asked her to buy clothes for her daughter. In the process, the said child was allegedly stolen by the syndicate, prompting her to raise the alarm which led to the arrest of the two ladies.

Based on the report, the commissioner said detectives swung into action and arrested one Onyinye Nwakama, daughter of Madam Cash, at a drinking bar in Asaba. Also arrested was Ifeoma Anyadike, (32) at Okpanam before they led detectives to Ogidi where the pastor was arrested.

Others arrested from different locations are David Ikesinachi; Ebere Edwin, Adaeze Enyi and Chike Agwunenu. Two of the rescued children, the commissioner of police said, had been handed over to their parents while the remaining were kept at an orphanage in Asaba pending identification by their families.

More photos...

Again, British MPs ‘Slam’ Buhari During a Public Debate in London

Again, British MPs ‘Slam’ Buhari During a Public Debate in London

British MPs took part in a debate yesterday scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee on the missing Chibok schoolgirls in Nigeria.
A background briefing paper for MPs before the debate stated: “In April 2014, 276 school girls were abducted from a secondary school in the town of Chibok, north-eastern Nigeria, by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram.Their kidnapping led to the creation of a large global social media campaign, #BringBackOurGirls. The campaign’s leaders were highly critical of the former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, who was in charge when the girls were originally abducted, and they have become increasingly dissatisfied with the performance of his successor, Muhammadu Buhari since he took office 15 months ago.

“The bulk of the girls are still missing. On 14 August 2016 Boko Haram released a video showing about 50 of the girls. It featured a demand for the release of imprisoned militants in exchange for them. The group also claimed that some of the girls had been killed or injured in government air strikes. Boko Haram has kidnapped hundreds of other women and girls since the beginning of 2014”.
The debate was opened by Stephen Twigg, Labour MP for Liverpool, West Derby, and Helen Grant, Conservative MP for Maidstone and The Weald, both are members of the International Development Committee and had visited Nigeria earlier this year. They both wore badges from the Bring Back Our Girls campaign.
Twigg spoke about 9,000 West African regional troops fighting Boko Haram and the UK support in terms of military advice from 130 personnel, including hostage advisers and £5m in funding. He reminded President Muhammadu Buhari of

his inaugural speech in which he said that Boko Haram wouldn’t have been regarded as defeated until the Chibok girls were freed. The president would like to forget this statement, especially as he declared last year that the militants had been “technically defeated”.

Some Chibok Girls

Helen Grant spoke emotionally of meeting the Bring Back Our Girls campaigners at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. Another MP and member of the International Development Committee, Lisa Cameron of the Scottish National Party representing East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow, described how during their visit to Nigeria they were accompanied by armed security, and this showed how “risky” it was for British citizens in Nigeria. She also said that they visited Kano and observed that girls in schools had a different curriculum to boys. In her opinion, “equality was not high on the agenda” in Nigeria. She also suggested that the rise of Boko Haram was linked to the economic situation in the country.

Another MP, Albert Owen, claimed that 40% of Nigeria’s oil revenues was stolen. He noticed during their visit that there were very few young people in both houses of the Nigerian parliament. You must be at least 35 to be a senator in Nigeria and 30 to be a member of the House of Representatives.
Owen reported that the Bring Back Our Girls group was very angry with their government in terms of efforts to rescue the captives. He declared that he

stood “shoulder to shoulder” with the campaign. There was no mention that the police stopped the campaign from holding a rally in Abuja two days ago.
Anne McLaughlin, of the Scottish National Party and representing Glasgow North East, said she had a lot of Nigerian friends and constituents and described Nigeria as a place where “opportunities for women to achieve a decent standard of living were scarce”. Meg Hillier, the Labour MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch, a constituency with a large Nigerian population, talked about how the lack of infrastructure and corruption created obstacles for businesses.
Twigg rounded up the debate by calling for the important voice of the Nigerian diaspora to be heard both in Parliament and the wider British public. Helen Grant’s father is a Nigerian surgeon. Other British MPs with Nigerian roots include Kate Osamor and Chuka Umunna.

Nigerian Army Kills ‘ Notorious Charly Boy’ In Imo State

Nigerian Army Kills ‘ Notorious Charly Boy’ In Imo State

he Nigerian Army 34 artillery has killed a notorious cult leader Charles Ojeoru a.k.a Charlie boy. The cultist was killed a gun battle between Army and cultists in Ohaji Egbema area of Imo State.


Charles Ojeoru who is a cultist,was the gang leader of a notorious group that mainly operated in Awara, Imodube and Ogwewe communities of the oil producing Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State.
The Assistant Director Army Public Relations, Imo state, Lieutenant Haruna Tagwai, confirmed that the cultist died during a gun battle between the strike Force of 34 Artillery Brigade Obinze, and cultists in the area.
The Army stated that a clearance operation was being carried out to cleanse the area, as well as Imo state in general.
Lieutenant Tagwai stated that some other members of the notorious gang had also sustained various degrees of injuries while some are still on the run.

Recession: Nursing mothers, patients abscond from hospitals over fees

Recession: Nursing mothers, patients abscond from hospitals over fees

The current economic crisis rocking the country has been hitting the nation’s health sector hard, News Agency has learnt.
Investigations by our correspondents during the week revealed that many patients, including pregnant women, have either been shunning or absconding from public hospitals because of the high cost of accessing effective medical care.

Some of the patients have therefore resorted to seeking help in traditional healing homes and places of worship. The Chief Medical Director, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Prof. Abdulwaheed Olatinwo, confirmed to one of our correspondents that many patients had been unable to pay their bills after treatments. He said the problem might be connected with the current economic crisis in the country.
Olatinwo said, “The problem is that more people cannot pay. We now need to be looking for more funds to take care of the poor as we cannot turn down people, most especially, emergency cases. For those who cannot pay, it is either we write their bills off or we rely on some philanthropists assistance.”
The Director-General, Kwara State Hospital Management Bureau, Dr. Olubunmi Jetawo- Winter, also said new mothers and other patients had been absconding from the hospital without paying their medical bills. Jetawo-Winter, who stated that the development was connected with the current economic challenges in the country, said, “We have a lot of patients who are unable to pay their bills.
I believe it is because of the situation of the country. “We have people who are admitted and when they are fairly okay, even when they had not been discharged yet, they abscond because they do not want to wait until they are discharged to avoid paying their bills.
“There have been cases where patients will pretend as if they are going to the bathroom or to the restroom and just abscond from there. They now understand that when it is an emergency, we must treat them before asking for money in accordance with the instruction given to all the hospitals.
“Some patients, especially expectant mothers, are a

slight increase in the number of patients seeking treatment from traditional medical centres across the state. In Enugu State, it was learnt that patients had been trooping to “spiritual healing homes” for treatment because of the higher cost of accessing medical care in public hospitals.
A source said though Enugu State University Teaching Hospital still attracts patients due to some specialist services it offers, there had been a marked reduction in the number of patients in recent times. The source said, “Patients who come to the hospital complain of high cost of services.”
The CMD, Specialist Hospital, Bauchi, Dr. Zailani Isa, admitted that there was decrease in the number of patients, including expectant mothers being admitted in the 350-bed hospital, unlike before.
He said, “As of yesterday (Thursday), we had only 65 patients on admission. Before now, our usual patients on admission were between 100 and 120. There was a time when we were having up to 150 patients on admission. The decline in the number of patients on admission is because they cannot afford the bills, drugs and pay for surgeries.”
According to him, except children between 0 and five years of age who are given free drugs and treatments as directed by the state governor, others are to pay for their drugs and other medical services.
He said, “We have challenges. Like now, we are running on generator and it will be switched off by 2pm. This is based on the directive of the governor, so we always switch it off. We will put it on in the evening because we cannot afford to run on generator for 24 hours, it is not possible. So we put it on in the evening from 7.30 till 10pm.”
The collapse of the drug revolving scheme in Cross River State appears to have made the situation more pathetic in the state. At the

University of Calabar Teaching Hospital and the General Hospital in Calabar, one of our correspondents learnt that the pharmacy units at the two facilities merely existed because they lacked drugs to dispense to patients.
It was gathered that equipment in the gigantic laboratories at both institutions had been abandoned as medical personnel have formed the habit of referring patients to get examined in private diagnostic centres.
A top official from UCTH, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said 90 per cent of the drugs prescribed for outpatients and those on admission were bought from external pharmacies.
He said, “We have hospital revolving fund, where an amount is reserved for the purchase of drugs. Once the fund is made available, it is the duty of the pharmacy unit to purchase drugs and sell to the public. The idea is to ensure that the fund is always available. Unfortunately, money meant for that purpose is now being channelled to other areas.”
The Director-General, Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu, confirmed the source’s claim. Edu said most public health institutions in the state had become prescription centres.
She, however, said that the newly introduced State Health Insurance Scheme tagged “Ayade Care” would seek to address the collapse in the health sector.
The financial challenge is also having its toll on the Osun State health care system. Patients, especially those whose cases require surgeries at the State Hospital, Asubiaro in Osogbo, were being made to buy diesel to power the hospital’s generator to be used during the procedures.
An official at the hospital, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “Drugs are not available in our hospital. The only drugs available are paracetamol and Vitamin-C; you can’t get more than those two here.
“Patients who require surgeries are asked to bring diesel to power the generator. Some may be asked to bring 10 litres depending on how long the surgery will take.”
The situation is also the same at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, where drugs are also scarce even to buy. A doctor at LAUTECH told one of our correspondents on the condition of anonymity that the hospital’s pharmacy had been grounded.
Meanwhile, a former President of the Nigeria Medical Association, Dr. Kayode Obembe, said the health sector could be better managed at a time like this through public- private partnership, noting that such would take some financial burden off the public health institutions.
He added that government should explore the benefits of health insurance, so that people could afford health care, as they would only be required to pay little.
He said, “For example, under a PPP arrangement, government can partner with solar energy providers for power generation, while MRI scan, laboratory services, and such other services can be transferred to private companies in a way that both sides can benefit.
“What is the business of the doctor in keeping the generator running? These things should be transferred to the private sector under a PPP so that doctors and health care professionals can focus on core clinical areas. And these steps or intervention need no postponement. If they want to start tomorrow, it is possible.”

USA accuses Buhari of Islamization & sectionalism

President Muhammadu Buhari made it blatantly obvious that he had no issues spinning some kind of leaders into his cabinet.
Apparently, his leaders are either too hard to engage or he they are projecting some sinister agenda to the public.
This nation wasn’t founded by a bunch of ‘yes men’.
Ahmadu Bello, Sarduana of Sokoto, Awolowo, Diete Spiff, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Jaja Wachuku, Chief S.A Ajayi and many others were not ‘yes men’.
The only thing is that the public can see right through their attempts to misinform.
Plenty of people in this country can still think for themselves. Others who were once blind can now see.
Local and international leaders are increasingly wary of the President Buhari’s leadership style.
The latest international swipe is coming from Tom Marino, who doubles as the chairman of USA’s Committee on the Judiciary, Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Marino has written an official letter to US department of State and we should not take it lightly.
Here are excerpts of the letter: “There are a number of warning signs emerging in the Buhari administration that signal the man who once led Nigeria as a military dictator might be sliding towards former autocratic tendencies.
“The U.S. should withhold security assistance to the Nigeria for the time being.
“This should happen until President Buhari demonstrates a commitment to inclusive government.
“He must also demonstrate the most basic tenets of democracy: freedom to assemble and freedom of speech.
“A logical start towards this commitment is for the Nigerian government to hold accountable those complicit in extra-judicial [neutralization] and war crimes.
“In the last six months, Nigeria’s military has unlawfully [neutralized] at least 350 people.
“They have allowed more than 168 people, including babies and children, to die in military detention.
“The Secretary to the Government of Kaduna State even admitted to burying 347 of those [neutralized] in a mass grave.
“And while President Buhari promised swift condemnation, his words rang empty.
“Instead of swift reforms, Buhari reinstated Major General Ahmadu Mohammed who Amnesty International revealed was in charge of the Nigerian military unit that [neutralized] more than 640 unarmed, former detainees.
“In separate incidents concerning the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the Nigerian Army has [neutralized] at least 36.
“The real number is likely higher.
“Of President Buhari’s 122 appointees, 77 are from the north and control many of the key ministries and positions of power.
“Distrust is already high in Nigeria and favoring Northerners for key appointments has only antagonized the issue.
“These appointments are also primarily Muslim from the core north, adding a religious aspect to long-held regional biases.
“Of additional concern is President Buhari’s selective anti-corruption drive.
“Politicizing his anti-corruption efforts has only reinforced hostility among southerners.
“The State Department should urge President Buhari to form a government that represents the diversity of its citizens and allows dissenting voices to be heard.
“Democracy can thrive only if people are free to assemble, to express their beliefs, and voice their concerns,” the letter read.