Maiyegun's Diary

Monday, 1 February 2016

Nigeria: 'I push wheelbarrow for a living' - Rasidi Yekini's brother

Akeem Yekini with his work tool – wheelbarrow

Akeem Yekini who is the younger brother to the late former Nigerian soccer star, Rashidi Yekini has now turned to a wheel-barrow pusher as a means of survival after four years the death of his legend brother.

Ogun State: 'We Paid N3000 for Computer Studies, but our children uses business center for Computer Assignments' - Parent laments

Students of Abeokuta Grammar School, Idi-Aba queuing for computer assignment at a business center in Abeokuta

I received this from my inbox;

After a long wait and expectation, the court has announced the commencement of the ruling which will be coming in next 30 minutes.

The director of the Radio Biafra has withdrawn one of his lawyers, M. U Udechukwu from representing him in court.

Facebook has launched a new video streaming feature

After testing it on a select group, the new feature is finally being rolled out to all Facebook users.

President Buhari In Kenya: Signs Bilateral agreement, Visits Brookside Diary Farm, attends Kenya-Nigeria Business Forum [SEE PHOTOS]

President Buhari attends Programme of Kenya-Nigeria Business Forum at Intercontinental Hotel Nairobi Kenya on 28th Jan 2016

Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan

Defending Jonathan, his achievements and his mistakes, doesn't make one a PDP member. In fact, 90% of those defending him on the social media don't even like PDP. I don't like PDP.

There is outrage in Enugu State following the discovery, Monday evening, shocking images of dead bodies buried in shallow graves along the Enugu Port-Harcourt Express Road.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and his wife, Justice Suzzette Nyesom-Wike in Port Harcourt celebrating the Supreme Court judgment validating his election on Wednesday.

•1. Mrs Taiwo in a coma 2. Mrs Taiwo, after she was revived 3. The expectant mum being taken to the hospital

AN expectant mother, Mrs Tosin Taiwo, is battling to save her unborn baby after allegedly suffering a womb rupture following her collapse in police custody on Tuesday.

NIGERIA: Obasanjo writes Saraki, Dogara, accuses National Assembly of corruption, greed, lawlessness, impunity

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has written the National Assembly accusing the lawmakers of corruption, impunity, greed and of repeatedly breaking the nation’s laws.

SSS office opposite FRSC Ibara in Abeokuta

This is the State Security Service office in Abeokuta. This building is not undergoing any renovation of any kind; Ogun state government approved the building to the SSS for years now but Governor Ibikunle Amosun is alleged to have issued them a quit notice for a while now but the Director of SSS is said not have heeded the directive of the governor to quit the property and get allocated a new one within the metropolis.

President Uhuru Kenyatta and President Buhari on Arrival

President Muhammadu Buhari in Kenya on a three-day visit.

– The incident occurred while President Buhari is in Kenya

– 10 people have been confirmed dead

– 30 others have been reportedly injured in the explosion

Gov. Wike, Rivers State

The Supreme Court has upheld the outcome of the April 11 governorship election that ‎brought Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to power.

Senator Kaka

The Glory of any good deed is in the successful completion. Promises made, promises fulfilled, as a block of 3-classrooms with VIP Toilet each will InShaa Allah be commissioned tomorrow, Thursday 28th January 2016 at:

On International Holocaust Memorial Day, Gavriel Savit urges all of us to consider the people, the individual human beings, behind the horrifying figure of six million - the number of Jews murdered during the Holocaust

Public left confused after major terrorist training exercise is carried out at Glasgow shopping centre

PHOTOS: Ogun State Governor turns Education Ministry Staffs To Cleaners before President Buhari's visit

I have been supplied the pictures of the staffs of Ogun state Ministry of Education governor Amosun ordered to be transported to Kobapę to sweep the model school Buhari is coming to commission next week.

Dalung munching his breakfast to the amazement of onlookers

He was spotted this morning, January 25, taking his breakfast at Mallam Musa Mai Shayi’s shop, Bauchi motor park, Jos, in Plateau state. This got crowd of people looking all surprised as they watched the minister munching his breakfast!

One woman claims her winning ticket went through the washing machine

Camelot will consider all the claims before deciding to investigate them any further as the search for the £33m winner continues.

A police officer stands inside one of the unlocked houses

One force's approach to burglary prevention sparks a backlash, with officers accused of "trespass" and "breaking and entering".

Nigeria: Why are these people spreading lies about me? - Tinubu cries out

Tinubu and Buhari

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday refuted a report in an online platform, Newswire, alleging that he flayed the defection of some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members to APC.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu

By Sahara Reporters

Buhari

By Michael Eboh

The Federal Government, weekend, hiked the price of Household Kerosene (HHK) to N83 per litre from N50 per litre, thereby, officially ending subsidy on the product.

Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea: Costa downs Gunners after Mertesacker sees red

Getty Images

Arsene Wenger's side missed the chance to move back to the top of the table after defeat to the champions at the Emirates Arsenal’s title hopes took a knock after Diego Costa’s goal gave Chelsea a 1-0 win at the Emirates after Per Mertesacker had been sent off for the hosts.

GETTY Jorge Mendes has dismissed claims that his client has courted Manchester United

JOSE MOURINHO'S agent has rubbished claims that the Portuguese manager wrote a six-page letter to Manchester United.

Mourinho was dismissed as Chelsea manager shortly before Christmas after the Blues' disastrous start to their Premier League title defence and a series of touchline and dressing room bust-ups.

GETTY Hiddink believes no manager will last as long as Wenger has at Arsenal

The Chelsea interim manager, speaking ahead of their crunch trip to the Emirates today, lavished great praise on the Frenchman, who celebrates 20 years in charge of the Gunners this September.

GETTY Cameron Borthwick-Jackson looks set to be handed a new deal with Man Utd

The youngster broke into the first team under boss Louis van Gaal in November, making his debut from the substitutes bench against West Brom.

GETTYTheo Walcott has now been with Arsenal for 10 years

Walcott has been with the Gunners for 10 years after moving from Southampton in a £12million deal aged just 16.

Van Gal

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal said he and his team deserved to be booed by fans after the 1-0 loss to Southampton at Old Trafford.

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Park City (United States) (AFP) - The stranger-than-fiction story about a famous South Korean film director and a glamorous actress abducted by North Korea's movie-obsessed Kim Jong-il has premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

© Thierry Roge, AFP | Police gathered outside the Brussels district of Molenbeek

Two men were detained for questioning in the troubled Brussels neighbourhood of Molenbeek during police raids in the last two days linked to the deadly Paris attacks, prosecutors said Thursday.

"£33m Ticket 'Damaged In Wash'"

A woman says she dried the ticket with a hairdryer after finding it with all the numbers but without the bar code in her jeans.

Anyone who has seen the pair is urged to call 101

The woman and her seven-month-old boy were last seen on Saturday morning and police say they are concerned.

Rescuers and police after bodies are brought back to shore

At least 13 holidaymakers are killed after a tourist boat sinks between islands in the Caribbean off Nicaragua.

Benedict Onyemaechi was last seen at his house on Monday

Police are concerned for the welfare of Benedict Onyemaechi, who has gone missing from his home and is thought to be unmedicated.

Peter

Making the announcement online yesterday, Peter disclosed that after 5 years of lending support to a local football club in his Omole neighborhood, he has decided to take it a step further by creating his own soccer agency.

Ronke Oshodi Oke and hubby. Photo: Instagram.

Star actress, Ibironke Ojo-Anthony popularly known as Ronke Osodi oke and her husband, Gbolahan Anthony are celebrating 7 years in marriage today, January 24, 2016.

The woman died on the popular holiday island of Majorca

The woman could not be resuscitated after paramedics found her in cardiac arrest with bruising to her neck.

Kunle Afod, Funke Etti and Sola Kosoko are currently filming in Ibadan. Photo: Filed

The sperm whale died at 11pm on Friday

The young adult male was part of a pod that became disoriented after swimming into shallow waters looking for food.

As you are reading this Toyin Aimakhu’s estranged husband Adeniyi Johnson is still thanking God for averting death on him on the night of Friday, January 22.

President Buhari and Gov. Fayose

“I was 24 years old when Buhari was head of state of Nigeria. We were daily being beaten in Ibadan when we queued up for essential commodities. I remembered how he stopped import duties and did a lot of things damaging to the economy, the same way he is still doing it today. God raised Joseph at a given time. God raised Moses to warn Pharaoh of the consequences of his leadership, until he perished.

For residents, indigenes and guests of Anambra state, eastern Nigeria, Saturday, January 23, will go down as a day in history, when they were disappointed by their president.

Photos: Britain's opposition leader, Jeremy Corbyn's visit to Dunkirk; a migrants settlement in the U.K

Migrants posed for selfies with the politician as he made his way through the temporary camp, which is located close to the ferry port

Jeremy Corbyn today visited a temporary camp in Dunkirk to speak to thousands of migrants attempting to reach the UK.

Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour Nigeria

Some top officials of the civil service have been dismissed by the Federal Government for extorting money from 400 applicants and offering them employment illegally.

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