A FORMER MISS KENTUCKY USA FROM LOUISVILLE IS ACCUSED OF SMUGGLING DRUGS INTO AN OHIO PRISON FOR AN INMATE.

Kia Hampton, 28, was arrested on May 26 in Allen County, Ohio, after police say she was caught smuggling marijuana into the Allen Correctional Institution for Jeremy Kelly, an inmate at the facility, according to an affidavit detailing the arrest.

Hampton was crowned Miss Kentucky USA in November 2010 when she was 21 years old. She was the first African American chosen to represent Kentucky in the Miss USA pageant.

While listening to recorded phone calls, officers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol said they obtained enough evidence to obtain a warrant for a cavity search.

As officers were interrogating her, Hampton reached into her pant leg and pushed a white balloon on to the floor, the affidavit said.

Officers later determined that she was carrying 2.82 grams of marijuana into the jail, Assistant Allen County Prosecutor Kenneth Sturgill said.

She was indicted on July 13 by an Allen County grand jury and faces one count of "illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility," a third-degree felony that carries a three-year prison sentence.

Hampton is scheduled to be arraigned July 26 in Allen County.

MORATA CREATES QUIET A GOOD IMPRESSION WHILST TRAINING WITH HIS NEW LEAGUE CLUB, CHEALSEA FOR THE FIRST TIME

After completing an impressive deal from Spanish club Real Madrid to Chelsea, Spanish international soccer star Alvaro Morata has trained with his Blues' teammates in Singapore. Morata had earlier arrived Singapore and he watched on television as Chelsea who are the reigning Premier League champions defeated arch rivals Arsenal in a pre-season friendly. After beating the Gunners in China, Chelsea then flew to Singapore where Morata had been waiting and he has met new new Blues' teammates.

HERE’S WHY THE NORTH IS AGAINST RESTRUCTURING- Ezeife

Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife urged the federal government to take the issue of restructuring serious and  He accused the north of benefiting from the current structure . The former governor said the call for war or disintegration will also not work Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife has questioned why the north is against the issue of restructuring when all other regions in the country are calling for it. In an interview with The Punch, the former governor of the old Anambra state said things were not right in Nigeria and this was due to the current structure. Ezeife said history has shown that Nigeria was better off during the period of regionalism where each region was autonomous.

He said: "The issue is that time is running out on Nigeria. It is either we restructure now and survive or we don’t restructure and disintegrate. The restructuring is simple. It is not a matter of inventing new ideas or arrangements. What we call for is merely going back to Nigeria, as agreed by our founding fathers. That is what restructuring actually means. Nigeria was a truly federal system and it was made up of three regions as federating units: East, West and North. Later on, Mid-West was added, making four — three in the South and one in the North. "Things were going well; regions had their own constitutions. They were autonomous; they were growing at their own pace and resources for maintaining the federation were contributed by the federating units. After the (1967-1970 Nigerian civil) war, the system became even more unilateral, arbitrary and dictatorial. It is therefore surprising that without much consultation as usual, many states were created by those who controlled the (levers of) power, so that, today, we have 36 states plus Abuja (the Federal Capital Territory)”

On whether Nigeria may go to war if the demands of pro-Biafra agitatirs are not met, Ezeife said: "No, no, no. I don’t think that anybody in his right senses will go for war. War is out of it. Anybody who is talking about war doesn’t know what he is talking about and I don’t support anything violent. It’s an empty threat. Nigeria should be wise not to go to war. People who want us to have another civil war hate the country.

"Things are clear now. (Former Vice President) Abubakar has come out to support restructuring. Even Ango Abdullahi, who sometimes makes it difficult to understand statements, is also in support. So, I don’t think we are in such a difficult situation now. It’s a matter of facing realities, hoping and praying to God, and taking the right decisions. I mean, what is the problem? Why is the North reluctant? Is it because the North is getting many advantages from the existing situation? The North has been resisting restructuring; the APC has been resisting restructuring. Even if I were in the APC, I would know what the interest of the country is and the interest of my own part of the country. This party system is changing; I think people are not free at all (to serve their people’s interests)." Meanwhile, Senator Shehu Sani representing Kaduna central constituency hinted that the recent moves by his party the All Progressives Congress (APC) at restructuring Nigeria might be a fake one. In a Facebook post on Saturday, July 22, which the outspoken senator titled: “Timetable for Restructuring”, he noted that the recent setting up of a committee to look into how to restructure Nigeria was being used to buy time. He said this would continue till 2018 when it will change into a campaign mode and the restructuring will die in 2019 during the elections. 

TONTO DIKEH HAS DECLARED HERSELF A BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN

Following her Instagram page, actress Tonto has publicly declared this.

In her words "Iam a proud born again christian. Christianity isn't religion to me is a way of living"

In the light of this notice her fans has asked her to clean her tatoos as it can drive good and God fearing Men away. Replying to that she never felt insulted rather openly accepted and said she realize that and will clean it. 

Do you honestly believe she will clean those tattoos.

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PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI HOSTED A DELEGATION OF APC GOVERNORS AND LEADERS

President Muhammadu Buhari hosted a delegation of APC Governors and leaders in Abuja House, London earlier on Sunday, July 23rd, 2017.

According to the official Twitter handle of the Presidency, President Buhari sends his best wishes to all Nigerians and will be back to the country as soon as his doctors give the go-ahead.

We wish him quick recovery.

P-SQUARE TO BE LOCKED UP IN PRISON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, FOR SPEAKING AGAINST SICK BUHARI’S GOVERNMENT

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has ordered for the immediate arrest of  Peter Okoye of Psquare, over alleged disparaging remarks against the current administration.

The call for the arrest, came as the brothers via their Instagram pages, questioned the Federal Government’s purported move to ban the production of music videos abroad.

They said the Federal Government was trying to control what it never supported, adding that, one day a law would surface that will monitor how they sleep with their wives.

Reacting in a statement signed by the APC Youths National Secretary, Collins Edwin, the group described Peter Okoye as a “son of darkness.”

“We read the scurrilous remarks credited to Mr Peter Okoye of the P-square group, against the Federal Government’s job-saving policy in the entertainment industry, with great anger and vexation.

“Least of all persons to make scathing remark against the government, is the P-square group, which the local content policy of the Federal Government dusted-up from the valley of obscurity.

“Where was Peter Okoye or Psquare brand in 1999, when foreign music dominated our airwaves? If not for the government policy which mandated all broadcast stations in Nigeria to pay attention to Nigerian music, by playing 95 percent of Nigerian songs everyday, would Peter Okoye or Psquare be known to anybody in Nigeria today?

“Or would they have competed with better American music, which dominated our airwaves then?

“After the government have used its policy to brush them up from nothing to something; instead of giving opportunity to other people, they are taking Nigerian jobs to foreign countries, through the shooting of music videos abroad.

“Now that government has intervened to raise great and better Entertainers again, Peter Okoye has the gut to insult the entire Federal Government, by calling our great leaders ‘Ndi Ala’, which means mad and stupid people. How dare you say that Psquare?

“We therefore, urge the security agencies in the country to arrest Mr Peter Okoye, for disrespecting our government and bringing it to a disrepute.

“If you cannot produce in Nigeria and hire Nigerians, then leave the industry. We must export Nigerian culture to the outside world, through our music and videos.”

AC MILAN PLAN TO SIGN ONE OF BELOTTI, MORATA OR AUBAMEYANG - MARCO FASSONE.

AC Milan are aiming to strengthen their attacking options with the signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Andrea Belotti or Alvaro Morata, according to CEO Marco Fassone.

Milan have already signed Hakan Calhanoglu, Mateo Musacchio, Franck Kessie, Ricardo Rodriguez, Andre Silva, Fabio Borini and Andrea Conti this summer -- with Leonardo Bonucci's move from Juventus all but complete -- and they are now turning their attention to landing a marquee striker.

"Many names have been mentioned of very strong strikers," Fassone told Milan TV. "We would like to have one from Belotti, Morata or Aubameyang. We will see who our choice falls to, although there are also other names who are yet to be splashed on the front pages by the media.

"Clearly we are still thinking of doing something else in that position. We are keeping all the options open and we will definitely do something beautiful.

"Fortunately we are in China now so we can hold discussions with the owners to understand what our resources are, because they are not unlimited. We must also reason with the coach, because the next two friendlies can give some technical indications to him and [director of sport] Massimiliano Mirabelli."

Fassone added that the signing of Bonucci, a player who has won six Serie A titles in a row with Juventus and reached two Champions League finals in three years, proves that Milan are able to attract top talent.

He said: "I was very sceptical thinking: 'Imagine if Juventus give us Bonucci.' It was a crazy idea and we didn't even want to try it, but then Vincenzo Montella told us to continue pushing.

"It is a very important sign to see that now players in Champions League clubs want to join us. Buying Bonucci is a signal for the future. Leo is a warrior and a leader who will give us a lot both on and off the field."

Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has told Welt am Sonntag the club are yet to receive any offers for Aubameyang.

"We have not had any offers," Watzke said. "We will wait a few more days, but not long anymore. I personally would prefer if he stays but there are a few clubs on this planet where he can obviously earn more."

PARENTS OF KIDNAPPED LAGOS PUPILS PAY N31M RANSOM

Parents of the six abducted pupils of Lagos State Model College, Igbonla Epe, have paid N31m ransom to the criminals who kidnapped their children.

Investigation revealed that some parents were assigned to take the money to an undisclosed place, where they paid to some members of the gang in two tranches.

The parents were, however, worried that their children had not been released since last week when their abductors promised to set them free.

The kids were kidnapped exactly 53 days ago,  three days after the gunmen notified the school management of their plans.

They broke into a boys’ hostel around 6am on Thursday, May 25, picked 10 Senior Secondary School pupils and led them to a waterside.

The pupils were screened based on their family background. While four were consequently released, the assailants whisked away the remaining six pupils identified as Peter Jonah, Isiaq Rahmon, Adebayo George, Judah Agbausi, Pelumi Philips and Farouq Yusuf in a speedboat.

The kidnappers last Sunday promised to release the children.

Sources, who spoke with SUNDAY PUNCH, said many parents sold their property and borrowed from friends and relatives to pay the N31m ransom.

A source said, “We don’t know what else these people want. The parents are stranded. The first time, three parents met with them somewhere and gave them N10m.

“They demanded another N21m ransom. The parents took the money to the place and gave it to some gang members. They told the parents that they had done all the necessary things and promised to release the children in the next two days. They have been expecting the children since last week.”

One of the parents said his quest to reunite with his child had increased tremendously in the last few days as a result of the assurance by the abductors.

“We gave them N31m cash. We didn’t send it through a third party and they confirmed the money was complete. They promised to release our children soon.

“We were confused when we heard that they demanded another N1.5m before the children could be released,” the parent added.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole and the Force PRO, CSP Mashood Jimoh, had repeatedly assured the parents and members of the public that the pupils would be rescued soon.

TWO INJURED AS SEN. OMO-AGEGE & WIFE ESCAPE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

At least two persons have sustained life threatening injuries when armed youths attacked Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, representing Delta Central at the National Assembly, his wife and some top members of the All Progressives Congress during an empowerment programme in Effurun, Uvwie council area of Delta State.

The attack which occurred on Saturday is believed to be an assassination attempt on the senator when he visited the Effurun Market located along the popular PTI road during the second phase of his constituency empowerment programme in Effurun, Ekpan and Ugberikoko areas of Uvwie.

The incident created panic as market women and motorists left their vehicles and scampered for safety when the gunmen opened fire on the senator’s entourage.

Recounting details of the incident, Senator Omo-Agege said, “There is Igho Majemite. There is Wilson Oki. These are all known thugs in Uvwie.  I don’t know who sent them to assassinate me.  But I was lucky because the bullet grazed through my right ear. If I was not lucky I would have been dead.  Two bullets were shot at me; one was shot by Ayeye and another bullet was shot at me by Ngozi and also, my brother was shot.

“Also, we have one of my supporters who was almost killed at Ekpan market all in the presence of police officers who could not even effect any arrest.  I have taken a first step by filing a report with the Ekpan Police Division. I have equally spoken with the State Commissioner of Police.

“I will take it to the highest level. All I seek is that these undesirable elements who are out to assassinate people are removed from the system.  And I will go to any extent to see to this.  You cannot attempt to kill a sitting Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.  I refuse to read any political motivation to this. I’m not in any way saying that there is none.

“For those who were beaten and those who were equally shot at, like me, I can assure them that we will get to the very bottom of it.   Everybody who is involved in this attempted assassination, we will bring them to face the wrath of the law.”

The Police Commissioner, Mr Zanna Ibrahim, confirmed the attack on Senator Omo-Agege when contacted on Sunday.

Ibrahim added that preliminary investigation into the incident has commenced

HILDA DOKUBO GLOWED AT THE AMAA AWARDS

Despite the fact that the actress phone was stolen at the AMAA AWARDS she maintained a happy look through out the event.

According to her instagram post she said the thief cannot make her unhappy

ANYBODY WHO DOES NOT WANT TO SEE MY RED EYES SHOULD STOP CALLING ME MATTHEW - OBASANJO

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has officially denounced his Christian name, Matthew. He said he should no more be called by it because he is not a tax collector like his biblical namesake. Accordingly, he adopted only Olusegun Okikiola Aremu as his names, stressing onthat the former president went on to say anybody who does not want to see his eyes red should stop calling him Matthew. He stated this in Abuja on Friday, July 14 at an event organised by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in commemoration of his 80th birthday. Obasanjo clocked 80 years in March.

His words: “When I was born in my part of Nigeria, the system was that after eight days, you must be given a name and for people to know that you were born into a Christian family, you will be given one Hebrew name.

“My mother and father decided to name me Matthew but when I grew up, I started asking myself the meaning of Matthew. “Not only does it not have meaning as long as I am concerned, the biblical Matthew is a stupid tax collector. Anybody who does not want to see my eyes red should stop calling me Matthew.”

 He commended the NSE presidential system of election and governance, wishing that it could be introduced into Nigerian politics. Also speaking, the president of NSE, Engineer Oliver Tagbo Anyaeji noted that Obasanjo successfully initiated and pioneered the establishment of an engineering and technology university (Bells) as well as the state-of-art presidential library in Ota, Ogun state, which considered as first of its kind in Africa. “While it will be pretty difficult to bring to the fore all the achievements of this world acclaimed achiever, I wish to mention that President Obasanjo initiated the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP)in 2005 and directed by policy that Nigerian engineering firms must get at least 25 percent of exhausted project scope,” he stated. Meanwhile, the minister of state for industry, trade and investment, Mrs. Aisha Abubakar, has said about N7 trillion was spent on the importation of consumables and household items into Nigeria in 2015.

Abubakar made the comment in her address in Kano on Friday, July 14, at a stakeholders meeting on "Buy Made-in- Nigeria Products" organised by her ministry in collaboration with the federal ministry of information and culture.

TONTO DIKEH SHARES A PHOTO OF HER SICK FRIEND ACTRESS HALIMA ABUBAKAR

Some days back, Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar was slightly indisposed. The actress became so severely sick that she was rushed to the hospital unconsciously. Shortly after she was a bit conscious, She stated on her Instagram page with picture "I left a friend’s wedding to the hospital bed, though I was ill mainly from exhaustion and fatique. Tot I was great considering my happy state and dancing skills der lol, indeed life is funny. Rest n get urselves calm just sharing abit...stl in d clinic, missing my bed and u all."

 Halima has not only been discharged from the hospital, but also lost a lot of weight and has almost achieved a flat stomach. We are sure she likes her new look. Hear what she said, "I lost fat, just wanna show you my progress dearies." So, those who are carrying false rumour about Halima that she's pregnant should desist from it because, the abnormal part of her abdomen now has a new shape

Popular actress Tonto Dikeh appears to have confirmed Halima’s state of health as she recently posted a photo of her on what seems to be a hospital bed. In the caption of the said photo, Tonto wrote that she had to go and pick Halima up to make sure she takes good care of her.

YOUTHS GIVE PRESIDENT BUHARI 8-WEEKS ULTIMATUM TO RESIGN

A group, the Nigerian Youth Advocate for Justice has given President Muhammadu Buhari an eight-week ultimatum to either resign or form an interim government following his absence from the country for more than 53 days.

The group warned that if the president fails to comply with the ultimatum, it would lead seven million youths in 22 states to force him out of office.  The group’s chairman, Seriki Olorunwa, said the prevailing health condition of the president had made it impossible for him to govern the country. “We urge the Senate, House of Representatives, state house of assemblies and parastatals to persuade Mr. President to resign and hand over to an interim president in the interest of Nigerians,” group said.

Though the youths pledged not to shed any blood, they however noted that they were prepared to fight than to live as slaves.

The group said the All Progressives Congress (APC) had subjected Nigerians to humiliation because of its self-serving activities. The youths complained that that killing, kidnapping and robbery have become the order of the day in the present-day Nigeria. Meanwhile, the APC has said President Muhammadu Buhari is fast recovering from his illness contrary to allegations that he is on life support. The national chairman of the party, John Odigie-Oyegun, gave the assurance in Abuja on Friday, June 30, while speaking with newsmen at the end of a meeting between the party`s national working committee (NWC) and state governors elected on the party’s platform. Oyegun, however noted that Buhari will only return to the country after his doctors abroad certify him fit to do so, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

WHY NIGERIA'S PRESIDENTIAL JET IS PARKED IN LONDON – PRESIDENCY

There's been a viral news circulating on the media about the presidential jet being parked at london and accumulating cost.

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“Consuming 4k pounds everyday for parking lot and its idleness. It’s been more than 50 days it has stayed idle and if multiplied by 400 per pound for 50 days, this will amount to 80,000,000 for doing nothing but waiting for the president to get well”.

The presidency has cleared the air to explain why this has been so.

The Presidency says it is constrained to decry criticisms, mostly on social media, on the retention in London of Nigeria’s Presidential Aircraft, NAF 001 as “mostly informed by lack of understanding of protocol around foreign trips by Heads of State all over the world”.

The spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, said in a statement on Thursday that for reasons of protocol, national security, diplomacy and prestige, “no world leader who travels abroad and is left without plans for immediate return or possible evacuation”.

The statement said from an operational point of view, Nigeria’s Armed Forces as represented by the Nigeria Air Force are not to abandon their Commander-In-Chief in whichever circumstance he is. “This is a standard operating procedure”.

“We have also read claims about outrageous fees allegedly paid by Nigeria. The published amounts are totally untrue. Aircraft conveying heads of state all over the world usually enjoy waivers even where payments for parking are differentiated by aircraft categories.

“We have been assured that where the waiver is not granted, payment will not exceed £1,000, which is a quarter of the amount being peddled,” Mr. Shehu said.

He also said Mr. Buhari was not the first, and will not be the last, to have a presidential aircraft standing by for him.

“All past Heads of this country have had this privilege, and the part that surprises the most is that leaders who in the past travelled with three Nigerian aircraft did not suffer this trenchant criticism.

“We appeal to Nigerians to ignore opposition campaign aimed at derailing this administration’s big plans for the country,” Mr. Shehu claimed.

“This is a government that is constructing the Second Niger Bridge, the Mambila Power Plant, the East-West and the North-South standard gauge railway lines.

“We are a government that has saved this country an annual loss of two trillion Naira from fraudulent petroleum subsidy schemes by influential citizens and their children, and rid the public service of about 50,000 ghost workers.

“The Buhari administration certainly deserves a chance,” Mr. Shehu said.

TOYIN DAWODU, A NIGERIAN CITIZEN, FILES LAWSUIT TO COMPEL SENATE TO ASCERTAIN BUHARI’S HEALTH STATUS

Toyin Dawodu, a Nigerian citizen, has filed a lawsuit to compel the Senate of Nigeria to constitute a medical panel to determine if President Muhammadu Buhari can discharge his constitutional duties.

In a statement dated June 28, he said he instructed his attorneys from Forthright Chambers and lawyers for Citizens Advocacy of Nigeria to file the action [FHC/ABJ/CS/508/2017] at the Federal High Court in Abuja a few weeks ago.

Citing reports that Nigeria is being controlled by a group of unelected bureaucrats, and that Mr. Buhari is in such incapacitation that even his wife is not allowed to see him, Mr. Dawodu said it was possible that President Buhari is being held by his handlers against his will, and that Nigerians deserve to know his current status and whereabouts.

Affirming his love and respect for President Buhari, and praying fervently for God to give him strength to gain back his health, Mr. Dawodu said:

“But I love Nigerian more. I fear for my country, I fear for the future of millions of Nigerians both living and unborn,” adding that hecannot stand by and allow the current leadership vacuum that exists to continue.

He stressed it is now incumbent on the members of the Senate, who were elected, to stand up and be counted to save Nigeria in her hour of need.

“I am also urging every Nigerian to impress upon their Senators to discharge their duty by constituting a medical panel as prescribed by the constitution to determine if President Buhari is capable of discharging his duty.”

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IS NIGERIAN PRESIDENT BEING HELD AGAINST HIS WILL?

THE LAWSUIT FILED AT THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT IN ABUJA NIGERIA.  CASE NUMBER FHC/ABJ/CS/508/2017

TO COMPEL THE SENATE OF NIGERIA TO CONSTITUTE A MEDICAL PANEL TO DETERMINE THE HEALTH STATUS OF PRESIDENT BUHARI.

Riverside, CA 6/28/17- A few weeks ago, I instructed my attorneys from Forthright Chambers and lawyers for Citizens Advocacy of Nigeria to file a lawsuit compelling the Nigerian Senate to constitute a medical panel to determine if President Buhari is capable of discharging his constitutional duties.

Several reports have indicated that the country is being controlled by a group of unelected bureaucrats whose motives may not align with the aspirations of most Nigerians.

Reports have also indicated that our elected President is in such a medical incapacitation that even his wife is not allowed to see him in his incapacitated state.

It is possible, that President Buhari is being held by his handlers against his will and Nigerians deserve to know his current status and his where about.

This Press release explains my rational for the lawsuit to all Nigerians and other well-wishers of Nigeria.

In 2014, I campaigned to elect then General Buhari to be elected President of Nigeria. Here's a link to the video I uploaded to YouTube as my support for his candidacy.  goo.gl/P2EExJ

A full copy of the law suit can be found on my blog at www.amazingtoyin.blogspot.com  (see below)

My admiration for President Buhari dates back to his first foray as head of state. In 1985, I expressed this admiration by contacting him through the Nigerian Embassy.

In my letter, to him and his administration, I outlined how he could make Nigeria a great nation economically by focusing on our strategic assets of both human and natural resources.

Unfortunately his administration was short lived.

Fast forward 2014. After three tries, he succeeded in becoming the head of state.

My support for him in the last election was based on my inclination that President Buhari can finally finish the job he started 30 years earlier.

Regardless of his current policy failures, I and millions of Nigerians are now convinced that the President, despite all his intentions, is incapable of discharging his duties. Therefore, he should resign or be forced to do so, by the Senate, or the executive council as prescribed in the Nigerian constitution.

The Nigerian electorate voted for Buhari as head of state.

Currently we have an acting President.

The problem with the current situation is that the acting president is not fully in charge of the country.

There is no proof that any elected official, including leaders of both houses of assembly have seen the President in the last several weeks.

There is no proof that even the vice President or any member of the cabinet of President Buhari has spoken to him in his current incapacitated state.

I love and respect President Buhari and I wish and pray fervently for God to give him strength to gain back his health.

But I love Nigerian more. I fear for my country, I fear for the future of millions of Nigerians both living and unborn.

Therefore, I cannot stand by and allow the current leadership vacuum that exists in out polity to continue.

There are several current agitations for the restructuring of Nigeria.

If Nigeria needs a strong leader, it is now. Unless a strong leader emerges that has the full authority of Nigerians, the country may descend into chaos.

Our elected leader is indisposed, due to no fault of his own.

Therefore, if we love our country, we must collectively urge our President to face his health issues and let Nigeria be led fully by a capable Vice President as prescribed by the constitution.

As it stands, the Vice President takes direction from the so called Cabal, who passes such instruction under the pretext that they come from the President.

No one can confirm the present condition of the President. As such, it is now incumbent on the elected members of the Nigerian Senate to stand up and be counted to save Nigeria in its hour of need.

I am also urging every Nigerian to impress upon their Senators to discharge their duty by constituting a medical panel as prescribed by the constitution to determine if President Buhari is capable of discharging his duty.

That is the basis of my lawsuit.

I love President Buhari and wish him speedy recovery, but I love Nigeria more.

May God bless all of us and bless Nigeria.

DIEGO COSTA DEPARTURE WOULD BE 'A VERY BIG LOSS FOR CHELSEA' – PEDRO

Chelsea forward pedro still hopes that fellow spain international diego costa will remain at the club.

Costa was chelsea's top scorer last season with 20 goals and he set up seven more in 35 league starts to help the blues win the premier league, but the 28-year-old announced earlier this month he would be leaving this summer after receiving a text message from coach antonio conte stating he was not counting on his services despite player having two years left on his contract.

Pedro, who has played with costa the past two campaigns in london, told cadena ser radio: "we will see what happens to diego but we don't know.

"he is obviously a very important player in attack for us. He has scored the majority of the goals for us this season.

"he is a player feared by defenders because he is fast. He scores with ease.

"diego gives you an added strength and more so in this league, because he is strong, he scores and he has good physical condition.

"if eventually it is confirmed that he will not continue with us, it will be a very big loss for us.

Costa reportedly had a training ground bust-up with conte in january and was linked with chinese super league club tianjin quanjian soon after. However, pedro says too much was made of the incident.

"i don't know what type of relationship they have but i think it's a good one," he said. "diego has played everything, he has achieved all the goals that the coach set him. In the changing room and on the pitch, we haven't seen anything strange between them."

Costa, who joined chelsea in the summer of 2014 from atletico madrid after the english club triggered his £32 million release clause, and has said he would welcome a

 Return but the liga side cannot register new players until january 2018 due to a fifa transfer ban.

Pedro knows chelsea, who did not play in european competition in the 2016-17 campaign, will need the best players to again contend for honours next season.

"we hope to have another great year," the former barcelona player said. "we know it's going to be a very demanding season, more complicated as we will be competing in the champions league.

"to compete in four competitions, including the champions league, which is a very prestigious and challenging competition, will be a stern test and so will it be to defend the league title.

"we are going to work very hard. This coach works all facets very well and i'm sure we will point to have a great campaign."

"it's early days but i hope as a player and friend that he can stay with us."

Pedro said chelsea's success was inspired by former juventus and italy coach conte, who took the helm before last season.

"In my second season at the club, there has been a radical change with respect to the team," he said. "We had a different mentality and I think this coach has worked very well with the players he has had.

"He has been able to create a group, build a strong and solid team, and in the end, we have reaped the rewards. We all worked for the same objective ...

"It's his tactical rigor. He gives us a lot of security and has given us order, which we didn't have. We all know our position on the pitch, where he wants us to defend or attack. We have worked on that during training every week in an almost obsessive way.

"His tactical work has given us the added strength. He has united the changing room so that we can all go together as one."

TRUMP RECEIVES TWO CHIBOK GIRLS AT WHITE HOUSE

President Donald Trump met with two freed Chibok girls at the White House on Tuesday.

A photograph dated June 27 was posted to the official White House website and Twitter page on Wednesday, showing Mr. Trump, along with his daughter, Ivanka, posing with two Chibok girls identified as Joy Bishara and Lydia Pogu.

The White House did not release a statement regarding the Chibok girls’ visit.

Ms. Bishara and Ms. Pogu were among the 276 students who were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from the Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State in 2014.

Pulse NG reports that the two Chibok girls moved to Virginia after regaining their freedom. They recently graduated from Canyonville Christian Academy in Virginia and will attend Southeastern University in Florida at the start of the next academic session.

At the time of publication, it remains unclear when the two Chibok girls were freed from Boko Haram captivity. It would be recalled that the terrorist group released 82 abducted schoolgirls in May in exchange for two Boko Haram commanders who had been detained by the Nigerian government.

POLICE DETAIN ALHAJI USMAN ADAMU IN CONNECTION WITH SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF JOY ODAMA

The police in Abuja have detained one Usman Adamu as a suspect in the death of a young woman, Joy Odama. According to a statement released earlier today by a police spokesman Jimoh Moshood, Mr. Adamu is being detained as the police continue their investigation into the circumstances surrounding Ms. Odama’s death in the suspect’s apartment in Abuja.

Apart from Ms. Odama’s death, another young woman in the suspect’s residence, Victoria Ezekiel, fell gravely ill but was resuscitated at the Federal Medical Center in Jabi, Abuja.

The police spokesman disclosed that the Mr. Adamu’s investigation for culpable homicide began after a law firm representing Philomena Odama, the mother of the deceased young woman, wrote a petition to the Inspector General of Police. In the petition, dated January 5, 2017, Mrs. Odama urged the IGP to order an investigation into her daughter’s death in Mr. Adamu’s apartment.

The late Joy Odama was a second-year student of Mass Communication at Cross River State University of Technology. The police statement said she “died mysteriously in the flat of Alhaji Usman Adamu located at Ibro Quarters, Karmo, Abuja on 21/12/2016.”

According to the police report, on December 18, 2016, one Elizabeth Okpata James asked Ms. Joy Odama to go with her to Mr. Adamu’s house along with another woman, Martha Hassan. The report added that Mrs. Philomena Odama later met Mr. Adamu “who promised to offer her a job with the

Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC).” On December 20, 2016, the suspect requested that Joy Odama come to his apartment to help take care of his ill house-help while he sought the services of a medical doctor.

However, when Joy Odama’s mother called the suspect the next day to ask after her daughter, Mr. Adamu reportedly pretended not to know the young woman. The next day, the distraught mother was invited to Karmo Police Division where she was informed that her daughter, Joy Odama, and Victoria Ezekiel had become unconscious the previous day in Mr. Adamu’s home and were rushed to the Federal Medical Center, Jabi where her daughter Joy Odama was pronounced dead but the other young woman regained consciousness.

The police said the hospital placed Ms. Ezekiel on oxygen and treated her for conditions that included carbon monoxide poisoning, dehydration, vomiting, and headaches.

 The police spokesman disclosed that two autopsies were done at the National Hospital, Abuja to ascertain Ms. Joy Odama’s cause of death. He said the first autopsy, done by Dr. Jibrin Paul, was inconclusive, but the second, carried out by Dr. Wilson Akhinwu, determined that the cause of death was “carbon monoxide poisoning from generator fumes” aggravated by “a pre-existing cardiomyopathy.” The autopsy ruled out the presence of cocaine in the deceased.

The police spokesman revealed that Mr. Adamu would remain in detention, adding that the case file would be sent to Federal Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice and further action.

The police urged the family of Ms. Odama to remain patient, promising that police investigators would do a thorough job and ensure that justice was done in the case.

TONTO DIKEH, MERCY AIGBE, JOIN OLORI WURAOLA'S WALK FOR CAMPAIGN AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (PHOTOS)

 Founded by Queen Wuraola Ogunwusi of Ile-Ife, the #1in3Africa Campaign is a call to action to spread awareness to end domestic violence and sexual abuse against women across the continent. A walk was organized in Lagos today and it started from Awolowo Road by Falomo Roundabout. Zonal Police P.R.O, SP Dolapo Badmus, Foluke Daramola and also Domestic violence victims; Tonto Dikeh and Mercy Aigbe were present during the walk.

LAGOS PDP SPOKESMAN TELLS IGBO ELDERS TO SPEAK BOLDLY ON BIAFRA AGITATION.

 The spokesman of Lagos Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Taofik Gani has called on Igbos elders to come out and speak for their people over restructuring of Nigeria - Gani said it's only the Hausa Fulani that is not complaining of marginalization in the country - The PDP spokesman said the way Kanu and Uwazurike conducted themselves and calling for secession in the recent past is not enough The spokesman of Lagos Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Taofik Gani has said that it is imperative of Igbo elders to come out and speak emphatically on the struggle for self-determination like Yoruba elders had done by calling for restructuring. Gani, said: “as a Nigerian and not party man” said rather than Igbo elders allowing their younger ones like Nnamdi Kanu and Raphel Uwazurike and others, who he said know little or nothing about the Nigerian civil war to lead the agitation “Igbo elders should put the agitation for restructuring and self-actualisation in proper context like the Yoruba elders are doing.