Maiyegun's Diary: March 2016

Thursday, 31 March 2016

S-H-O-C-K-I-N-G!!! Nigeria Electricity Generation crumbles to 0MW for several hours

power plant

Okechukwu Nnodjm, Abuja

Nigeria’s power generation collapsed completely on Thursday at exactly 12.58pm to zero megawatt and this persisted for about three hours.

Giethoorn is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland, about 5 km southwest of Steenwijk.

Victim: The man, named by friends as 22-year-old Ali Nasrollahi (above), was cut across the chest in Woodside Park, North-West London, before his partner allegedly screamed 'I love you' as he lay dying in her arms

The new £1 coin resembles the 'threepenny bit', which was introduced back in 1937

Chancellor George Osborne says the coin's construction makes it "the most secure circulating coin anywhere in the world".

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." - George Bernard Shaw

I grew up in an environment where survival was a goal and surviving was individually personal. Nothing was ever made perfect for your exploitation - you had to create and recreate everything.

PHOTO NEWS: Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar Visits The IDPs, shared lunch with them

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar with the children at the Internally Displace Persons, IDPs camp in Adamawa

OBJ alighting his private aircraft in Maiduguri on Monday

APC National Leader, The celebrant welcomes President Buhari to the ceremony

NIGERIA: El-rufai And His Deputy's slap story - The Whistle

Governor of Kaduna state Mallam Nasir el-Rufai and his deputy, Architect Barnabas Bala

The Whistle has been monitoring reports that the Governor of Kaduna state Mallam Nasir el-Rufai and his deputy, Architect Barnabas Bala Bantex had traded slaps during an argument at a cabinet meeting in the state. According to a reliable source via a telephone conversation, the Governor and the deputy have been having a cold war over the plans by the governor to sack top civil servants in the state.

Donald J. Trump on Instagram: “#PetsForTrump that are on the #TrumpTrain! #Trump2016”

David Cameron and his wife Samantha have been pictured together enjoying a beer during their Easter holidays in Lanzarote.

Pictured this morning: Paul Gascoigne after his relapse, where he was seen with cuts to his face while clutching a bottle of gin in Poole

Jonathan's N7Billion Bribe: 'I Lied Against Oritsejafor, Oyedepo' - 'Pastor' Dikwa Confessed; Begs For Forgiveness

Musa Dikwa

In his time on St Helena he has seen 28 British governors come and go. Eight British monarchs from George IV to Elizabeth II have been crowned during his lifetime and 51 British Prime Ministers have served at 10 Downing Street
World's oldest tortoise, Jonathan, enjoys his first ever bath at the ripe old age of 184 (ahead of a royal visitor to his St Helena home)

The National Enquirer accused Ted Cruz of five affairs - all of which he denied today.

THE Federal Government is putting all the structures on ground to ensure that a Nigerian astronaut lands in space on or before 2030, Minister of Science and Technology Ogbonnaya Onu said yesterday.

The Presidency formally dissociates itself from the #Istandwithbuhari advocacy group and demands that the group should immediately stop claiming any alliance with the Buhari Administration.

Sambo Dasuki (Col)

A committee set up to probe contracts awarded by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) from 2011 to 2015 has indicted more than 300 companies and prominent citizens including serving and retired officers of the armed forces.

War Crime: Court Jails Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for 40 years

Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic sits in the court of the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in the Hague, the Netherlands. Photo credit: REUTERS/Robin van Lonkhuijsen/Pool

Disgraced; Adam Johnson

Footballer Adam Johnson has been sentenced to six years in prison for engaging in sexual activity with a 15-year-old fan.

Johan Cruyff playing against Argentina in 1974

Football legend Johan Cruyff has died at the age of 68 after battling cancer.

Senator Buruji Kasamu, arrested a critic for calling him a fugitive

After the illegal arrest, arraignment and the bail of Ashaye by the Ogun state police command, Eleweran this week, I decided to speak to few people in the know and here are my findings;

An eyewitness who shared this photo on the social media reported that fully loaded truck crushed this woman to death when it lost its break.

PHOTOS: APC National Caucus Meeting

President Buhari with L-R Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, APC National Chairman John Odigie Oyegun, APC National Secretary Alhaji Mai Mala Buni, Deputy National Chairman (North) Senator Lawal Shuaibu, Deputy National Chairman (South) Engr Segun Oni and Secretary to the Government of Federation Babachir Lawal

The photos included a statement, describing how ISIS had distributed sweets to Muslims in 'joy of the blessed attack against the Crusaders in Brussels'

Badero Olusola

Oftentimes I've buried myself in the thoughts of why is Nigeria not developing despite the abundance of human and natural resources God has blessed the land with!

This Ghanaian Will Be Deported From The UK Tomorrow, Due To An Administrative Error By The Home Office; Scottish Government Is Fighting Back

This new first appeared on BuzzFeed and it is reshared here:

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights CDHR Ogun State has drawn the attention of the Director and Department of State Security Service Ogun State Command and the Nigeria Police Force to the indiscriminate diversion of Public Funds and conversion of Government resources for personal business by Mr.Olabode Subair (General Manager PLANT GATE EQUIPMENTS)

Nigerians must hold Buhari responsible for the bloodletting in #RiversRerun - Governor Fayose

Governor Ayodele Fayose

Following deaths recorded in last Saturday’s rerun elections in Rivers State, Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has said President Muhammadu Buhari must be held accountable for the violence and loss of lives in the highly violent elections.

Can you spare a dollar?

How to make a hard-currency shortage worse

Spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari has surrounded himself with incompetent sycophants.

Mrs. Ekwi Adebisa

She was freed from the police by the APC Chairman (Davis Ikanya), Amaechi (Minister of Transport), Dakuku (Former Governorship Candidate) and Semintari (NDDC Boss)

Gov. Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the rerun elections in the state have shown clearly who is on ground and who is accepted by the people.

Alao Akala's Punch

@PDPNigeria shared this photo as their agent who was attacked and shot by APC thugs in Obio Akpo

Passersby saw the lifeless baby's body dumped at Agbekolade, Agege Motor Road

A PDP Agent in Bori Khana attacked when he resisted thugs from snatching ballot boxes

Premiership: Leicester Supporter Rejects N10million (£25,000) Pay Out Offer; insist the team will win the Premiership

Leicester City went five points clear at the top of the Premier League table after beating Newcastle 1-0

Saraki remuses CCT trial on Friday

NIGERIA: Ekiti lawmaker Is Alive, Not Dead – DSS debunk death rumour

Hon. Akanni Afolabi at the DSS office

Contrary to the claims by the Ekiti State government that its lawmaker, Afolabi Akanni had died in the custody of the Department of State Services, the DSS has produced him alive.

Governor Fayose

Ekiti State government has announced that a member of the state's House of Assembly has died in the detention of the Directorate of State Services (DSS).

See Photos of Victoria Beckham's Range Rover Evoque (special edition); going on sale after three years and 1,400 mileage record in 12 years

Spicy Wheely

Vic got the delivery of the Range Rover Evoque (special edition) in 2003. But hardly drive the car ever since. It is reported to have been driven for about 1,400 miles in the last 12 years. An average of 1.5 miles a day.

According to a Facebook user, Ojagbule Samuel, this woman was caught trying to kidnap a child, in Dopemu, Lagos yesterday, March 15. The residents of the area decided to take matters into their hands by stripping and giving her a thorough beating, before handing her over to a female police officer. See more photos below.

Ayobami Adedeji took these photos and wrote on Facebook:

Star FM got served too.

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has banned yet another Olamide’s song, ‘Don’t Stop’ from making airwaves just after months of blacklisting his ‘Bobo’ song.

When you find yourself on the wrong job, then discover your true calling..

Lt. Col. Abubakar Lawal who is saddled with the responsibility of primarily protecting President Buhari was seen testing his other ability on protecting the President I think...iPad security...lol

A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomb attack has killed at least 22 Muslim worshippers at a mosque in Maiduguri in north-east Nigeria.

Happy Birthday to @Olamide_YBNL

'Abule Owo': YBNL Boss, Olamide Badoo

It is very significant that the leadership of labour in Ogun state should not let the success of yesterday's workers' rally or protest march be lost on them. If on such a short space of time we could mobilize our colleagues from all the various MDAs that make up the workforce to attend the march in March on such large scale, then it is essential that the leaderships should ensure that...

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