Few Days to Muna Obiekwe’s Burial, More Stories emanating

Some of the sad posts that Muna’s colleagues posted on their various social media accounts, it was made known that the actor, died after he could not afford the fee the Nigerian health care was demanding.

Nollywood actors, Uche Jumbo, Mike Ezuruonye, Stella Damasus and others who confirmed the death of the talented Nollywood actor, also in their posts made it known that they were all in the dark as to his health condition. Even Nigeria’s Actors’ Guild president, Ibinabo Fiberesima, was unaware of the actor’s illness before his sudden death.

Some of the actors and actresses confirmed from their posts also that the film industry in Nigeria is no better than a ‘make-believe’, as everyone is just content with the publicity and showing off involved in the business. Actress, Ify Okeke made it known that there are no real friends in the industry.

It is also true that the health system in Nigeria needs a revamp as unconfirmed reports said that the late actor needed only N50k for dialysis per day and Muna allegedly could not afford this. Ify Ikeke thinks that, although Muna did not open up to anyone in the industry about his health situation, most of our actors and actresses prefer showing off to helping fellow colleagues.

It would be recalled that the popular musician and music director, OJB Jezreel, had a kidney transplant in India with the help of his celebrity colleagues who donated generously.

Hospital in search of accident victim's relative in Lagos

The young man pictured above was involved in a ghastly motor accident and was rushed to St Nicholas hospital in Lagos where he is currently in a coma and no relative has come to the hospital to check on him. The hospital took to their twitter handle to call on the public to help locate his relatives.

PDP Oppressing Nigerians, Says Governor Oshiomhole

Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole on Wednesday said that Nigerians are yet to enjoy meaningful socio-economic development because of the oppression of the Peoples Democratic Party.
He said that the citizens as well as critical sectors of the economy had continued to suffer under the 16-year leadership of the PDP because the party “is dedicated to preserve the privileges of the few”.
The governor further described the PDP as “an impotent man”, who could no longer bring development to the country after 16 years.
He spoke while receiving defectors from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress in Benin, the Edo State capital.
Among the defectors was a three-time House of Representatives member, Mr. Ehiogie West-Idahosa; the National President of Goodluck for Transformation and State Women Coordinator, Mrs. Evelyn Igbafe; and a founding member of the PDP, Roland Ehigiamusoe.
Oshiomhole accused the Federal Government of denying Nigerians the benefit of the country’s rich oil deposits, in addition to subjecting the citizens to hardship through epileptic power supply.

Egypt President cuts his Ethiopia visit short after deadly Sinai attacks

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has cut his visit short to the Ethiopian capital for an African Union summit, following a wave of deadly attacks on Thursday night in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula claimed by Islamic State's Egypt wing.
Sisi's office said in a statement emailed on Friday morning that Sisi was heading back to Cairo to follow the situation. At least 26 security personnel were killed late on Thursday in four separate attacks in North Sinai, in some of the worst anti-government violence in months.

Tompolo: Nigeria will break if Jonathan loses

Former Niger Delta militants seem unrepentant on their widely condemned stand that there will be trouble should President Goodluck Jonathan lose the February 14 election.

Among those who condemned the former militants’ stand is one time Defence Minister Lt.-Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, who said war mongers should be arrested.

But yesterday, former Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) leader Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo) restated the threat he issued along with other ex-militant leaders in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

 The threat, said to have been issued in the presence of Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson and the Special Adviser to President Jonathan on Niger Delta, Mr Kingsley Kuku, has been widely condemned.

 Tompolo attacked Gen. Danjuma, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and all perceived enemies of President Jonathan, who he insisted must win to avert a crisis.

 He said: “Gen. Danjuma and his cohorts should know that I remain resolute on my position in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, that President Goodluck Jonathan must win this election for Nigeria to continue to stay together.”

 He said: “Gen. Danjuma should be reminded that the devilish treaty that brought the Southern and Northern Protectorates together in 1914 expired last year. Danjuma and his likes, such as Gen. Buhari, Gen. Obasanjo and Mr. Bola Tinubu, should be grateful to President Jonathan who has been keeping this country together.

 ”If not for President Jonathan, Nigeria would not have been any more.  Danjuma and his cohorts should be reminded of the saying that ‘those who live in glass house should not throw stones’.

African Union deploys 50-man team to monitor Nigeria election

The chairperson, African Union Commission (AUC), DR Dlamini Zuma  has appointed former Mozambique President, Joaquim Alberto-Chissano, to lead a 50-member election observers to Nigeria’s general election in February.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that Zuma gave the approval on Thursday, in Addis Ababa, ahead of Nigeria’s general election expected to hold between February 14 and 28.
Chissano is to be assisted by the AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Dr Aisha Abdullahi.
NAN reported that the commission had earlier deployed a team of 15 long-term electoral experts to the country under the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM).
Zuma said the long-term experts would remain in the country until March 11 to observe all the critical stages of the electoral process.
Also international groups to deploy over 800 election observers to Nigeria
An international group, Africa Youth International Development Foundation (AFYIDEF), has unfolded plans to deploy over 800 observers to monitor the general election across the country.
This was as it called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare its level of preparations in terms of logistics and security for accredited observers.