GOVERNOR FASHOLA PONDERS POLITICAL FUTURE

  The outgoing, dynamic Governor of Lagos State, Raji Fashola[SAN] is seriously pondering his political future as his days are now numbered as the State Governor. According to inside sources,the governor had seriously fancied his chances of emerging as the Vice Presidential candidate of the megaparty, All Progressives Congress[APC] due to his huge popularity and stellar performance as Lagos State Governor. However, a few days ago, APC dropped the bombshell that Governor Fashola will not be considered as Vice Presidential candidate largely as a result of his Islamic religion,as the party has been strongly warmed against fielding Muslim-muslim candidates for the 2015 presidential elections.Since the announcement was made,the Governor has been mulling over his political future.

UNVEILING TONI MORRISON; ONE OF THE RICHEST WRITERS IN THE WORLD

   The African-American writer who won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize with her phenomenally successfully novel, Beloved and the 1993 Nobel Prize for Literature is arguably among the richest and the most successful writers on the planet. Her novel, Beloved reportedly sold well over 60 million copies,and was adapted into a blockbuster screen movie. The novel is based on slavery which ravaged America in the 19th century,and culminated in the American Civil War. Practically all her literary works are bestsellers. She is still waxing stronger by the day.

I DID NOT WIN NOBEL PRIZE BECAUSE OF DEATH AND THE KING'S HORSEMAN.

   Perhaps you don't know, in order for a writer to be awarded the coveted,ultra-competitive Nobel Prize for Literature, apart from his or her volume of literary works, the writer must write a phenomenally successful literary work that must tickle the Nobel Committee enough that such a writer is qualified to be inducted into the Nobel Hall of Fame. Ernest Hemmingway won the prize for The Old Man and the Sea, Gabriel Garcia Marques won it for 100 Years of Solitude, Toni Morrison reportedly clinched it with her literary masterpiece, Beloved, a novel which sold well over 60 million copies. The big question in literary and academic circles is, which of Soyinka's works made him to win the prize in 1986. Majority have said that he won the prize for Death and the King's Horseman.
   On a chance meeting him the Nobel laureate at a book fair in Lagos recently, I asked him the knotty question. Hear him: ''It is not true that I was awarded the Nobel Prize because of Death and the King's Horseman. The Nobel Committee was silent on which of my literary works actually clinched it for me. However, in the citation, A Dance of the Forests, The Man Died and Ake were mentioned sparingly. People often said that I won it for Death.....because of the huge popularity of the play. You can't really unravel the workings of the minds of the Nobel Committee.'''

WHAT IF PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN FAILS TO WIN 2015 ELECTION?

   Contrary to popular opinions, if President Goodluck Jonathan fails to win the 2015 presidential election and fails to elongate his stay in that fortress called Aso Rock, heaven will definitely not fall down. With his Ph.D in his kitty and the volume of money he must have saved while serving as Nigeria's president, he will surely get something doing in his post-Aso Rock era. After all, divine intervention rigged events in his favour for him to be catapulted into that coveted position. It took the untimely death of a whole human being [ex President, Shehu Musa Yaradua] for him to get there. If Nigerians say they don't want him as their President again[ events are decidedly pointing in that direction] so be it. Human beings must learn to get prepared for every eventuality. Nothing is forever. ''Life is but a walking shadow'',so says the inimitable English playwright, William Shakespeare. ''All is vanity'',so says King Solomon,the richest and wisest King in human history in the book of Ecclesiastes.

CHIEF TONY ANENIH LOSES 500 MILLION LIBEL SUIT

 A High Court sitting in Benin City has dismissed a 500 million naira libel suit instituted by the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the People's Democratic Party, Chief Tony Anenih against the Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Governor and the Edo State Broadcasting Service[EBS]. The court refused the prayers of Chief Anenih to declare that a press release issued on behalf of the state government in 2010 was libellous and therefore refused the prayer for 500 million naira damages, amongst others.

MUSIC STAR PRESH JOHN PART WAYS WITH FIANCEE, PRINCESS DIANE

    OOB authoritatively gathered that the Nigerian music star, Presh John has parted ways with his pretty fiancee, Princess Diane. He engaged the plum, fair skinned University of Lagos graduate some years back. They became hot items in the social circles,and he allegedly performed her first marriage rites in the bride's hometown in Oko, Anambra State in May,2011. Three years down the line,nothing tangible came out of the marriage. In confirmation of the break up, Presh John was quoted as saying in recent interviews that he is not even in any relationship presently. On her own part, Princess Diane also no  longer has any picture of the singer on her social media and never talks about him again.

AMERICAN PHYSICIAN CONTRACTS EBOLA IN GUINEA

    AN American physician has been diagnosed of EBOLA virus in New York,U.S.A, thus becoming the first person to be diagnosed with the deadly virus in New York. The 33 years old physician was working with Doctors Without Borders in Guinea when he contracted it. He is presently undergoing treatment  in New York.

YINKA FASUYI BUILDS NEW MANSIONS IN BODIJA,IBADAN

 

YINKA Fasuyi ,the colourful C.E.O of Management Consultant Company and the owner of the flourishing educational institute  Ibadan Business School is making the utmost of his 6 University degrees to make cool cash for himself and live big, together with his beautiful wife and doctorate degree holder. He has arguably the most beautiful office in Ibadan. He also owns four huge buildings he uses as offices. He is not relenting in his property acquisition. Apart from his sprawling mansion in Bodija,he has built yet another mansion in his Iyaganku home. In his home town, Ilesha, his mansion is labelled as ''Paradise.'' One common feature of his houses is their white colour and Roman pillars.

FOLAKE THOMAS-ODEYALE CONVERTS TO ISLAM

    Ibadan big girl, Folake Thomas-Odeyale was delivered of a baby boy in America recently. The gist is that the colourful CEO of Crystal Fashion  has converted to Islam. She is doing her Nikkai and naming ceremony together on November 8th in Maryland, U.S.A. Prior to her marriage,she was a devout Christian in Celestial Church and also a prophetess. Now,she has totally embraced a new life and she is addressed as Hajia Khadijah in America.

SHOT CANADIAN SOLDIER DIED

  The Canadian soldier, Corporal Nathan Cirillo who was shot by a gangster, Michael Zehaf Bibeau is dead. The gunman opened fire on him inside the Canadian Parliament during the War Memorial. The suspected gunman is also reportedly dead, during an exchange of fire with Canadian soldiers. A makeshift  memorial was organised for him yesterday, during which tributes were poured on him. May his soul rest in peace.

GOVERNOR AYO FAYOSE SEALS EKITI SPEAKER'S FILLING STATION

   The confrontation between the newly-sworn in Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose and the State House of Assembly escalated on Wednesday, with the government sealing off a filling station belonging to the Speaker,Adewale Omirin. The Speaker's filling station,T. Five Integrated Service is one of the four the government closed down in Ado Ekiti to avert ''unimaginable fire accident with attendant facilities.'' The government, in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Idowu Adelusi directed all the owners of the affected filling stations to report at the Ministry of Housing, Physical Planning and Urban Development with letters of approval.

BOKO HARAM ABDUCTS 60 WOMEN IN ADAMAWA

  60 women were reportedly abducted by suspected members of the deadly Boko Haram sect at Waga Mangoro and Garta villages,both in troubled Adamawa State during a fresh attack. 40 of the women were said to have been abducted in Waga Mangoro and the other 20 were forcefully taken away from Garta. Some of the fleeing residents from the area who called journalists in Yola on the telephone lamented that scores of of insurgents riding motorcycles and driving vans had invaded their towns. The fleeing residents while lamenting the capture of the two towns said they were able to sneak out of the captured towns on Tuesday,but disclosed that their villages were ravaged on Saturday. One of those who was able to flee the area, Tizhe Kwada told journalists that the area had had been under the control of insurgentd for about 2 months now.

SOURCE: PUNCH

PRESIDENT JONATHAN FRUSTRATING MY PRESIDENTIAL DECLARATION------------KWANKWASO

  KANO State Governor,Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso has accused the federal government of deliberating putting obstacles to his using public places to declare his presidential aspiration in Abuja. According to him, on two occasions, his campaign committee sought different venues in Abuja for the declaration ceremony but they were denied by the Presidency. He revealed that ''the Eagle Square proposed venue seems to be impossible,even the International Conference Centre, as we are now struggling for an alternative venue for the declaration. So,if I fail to secure a venue, I will invite you all to the streets of Abuja,that is where we are now and we can hold it there.'' The governor stated this on Monday while meeting with APC stakeholders at Africa House, Kano Government House .

IGBINEDION LOSES LAWSUIT TO RECLAIM 3.3 BILLION NAIRA LOST TO A FRAUDSTER

   A legal bid by ex-Edo State governor, Mr Lucky Igbinedion to recover the 3.3 billion naira he lost to Venezuelan fraudsters in an awry oil deal while in office has been quashed by a United States District Court. The 2006 business transaction facilitated by former Venezuelan Ambassador, Enrique Arrundell was enmeshed in a catalogue of intrigues so deep that the court ruled that the deal should not have seen the light of the day in the  first place. According to the court, beyond evidence of money transfers to New York and Swiss Bank accounts, very little about the deal ''can be established with any certainty.''

SOURCE: PREMIUM TIMES.

WHERE IS AHMED UWHUBETINE ?

  In his hey days, Ahmed Uwhubetine was the toast of Lagos party crowd, a fact he consolidated with the establishment of 11:45,a flourishing night club along Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos then. The night club became the favourite hot spot for many celebrities in Lagos then, and the Delta big boy smiled to the bank. However, he later fall on hard times as his night club business crumble, due to low patronage. He then teamed up with another big name in the entertainment sector,Akeem Shodeinde and they established Reloaded Night Clubwhich unfortunately had to be shut down after a year.
  Today, Ahmed has practically disappeared from the social circles,sparking the question of where could he be?