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Saturday 12 September 2015

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Obasanjo Almost Fainted Day I Shook Hands With Him – Alamieyeseigha

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TEN years after, the anger arising from the impeachment and subsequent imprisonment of former Bayelsa State Governor, Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamie-yeseigha by former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration is still reverberating even though Alamieyeseigha claims he has forgiven Obasanjo. Obasanjo and Alamieyeseigha Alamieyeseigha, who spoke to Saturday Vanguard in his Country Home in Yenagoa.

C.O.D United Appoints Paulo Jorge Silva As New Manager...

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C.O.D United Football Club has announced the appointment of Paulo Jorge Silva as their new Manager. Jorge, Portuguese, joins C.O.D United on the back of a rich career having worked in various capacities with clubs like VfB Stuttgart, Greuther Furth, Nuremberg, Aalen in Germany, Sporting Lisbon in Portugal, Al Wasl and Sharjah FC in the United Arab Emirates.


His immediate task is reorganize and optimize the club’s 7 team academy structure and lead the club’s charge in the league as well as the FA Cup next season.

Speaking on Paulo Silva’s appointment, C.E.O of the club , Shola Opaleye expressed optimism that Paulo will sustain the successes the club has achieved and bring even more success. “Paulo Silva’s appointment is yet another demonstration of our ambition as a club to keep progressing.

Paulo joins us with a lot of experience and his knowledge of football is demonstrated by the rich array of top clubs he has worked with. We have been in discussions for a while now and we are delighted he was convinced to join us having seen our vision for the club. He is very excited about working in Africa and we are excited to have him join us as well.



We expect him to sustain and improve on all that we have achieved as a football club on the pitch and help our players and young coaches become even better.” Paulo Silva also expressed his delight at joining C.O.D United. “I have joined a very ambitious and very organized club. Working in Africa is quite different from working in Europe and so I had to be careful in choosing a club that matches my ambitions and with the right structure.

In C.O.D United, I believe I have found that club and cannot wait to start the job of improving the impressive structure they have built so far. The club wants to optimize its team structure, implement a clear playing philosophy across board and produce players with great qualities consistently and I share that ambition. I am here to succeed with the club.”

Speaking on the signing, Executive Director, Sola Aiyepeku expressed delight at Paulo's arrival. “You only have to take a look at Paulo's CV to see that he comes here with a lot of know how and experience. I believe he has a lot to contribute to further improve what we have built here and I am excited about the possibilities. Our team of coaches will benefit from working with him and our young players will certainly learn a lot from him.” Head of Football(Technical), Victor Akinmoyo who will work closely with Paulo says he is looking forward to the experience. “I worked with Mick Wild and I can attest to the improvements he brought to our operations.

We also had former Super Eagles captain and coach Austin Eguavoen here and we learnt a lot from him. I am sure Paulo will build on the work Mick and Eguavoen did in the past 2 years. I am glad he is here and the entire Technical department are looking forward to learning from him. Paulo Silva is the second European coach signed by C.O.D United in recent years. Former Manchester United and Bolton coach, Mick Wild previously worked with the club before returning to England a few months ago.

Obasanjo Almost Passed Out When He Saw Me – Alamieyeseigha

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                              Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, Former Governor of Bayelsa State
Ten years after, the anger arising from the impeachment and subsequent imprisonment of former Bayelsa State Governor, Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamie-yeseigha by former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration is still reverberating even though Alamieyeseigha claims he has forgiven Obasanjo.

Alamieyeseigha, who spoke to Saturday Vanguard in his country home in Yenagoa, said that he had forgiven all those who plotted and sent him to jail purely for political reasons even though the experience remains very painful to him.

The former governor was impeached and removed from office in December 2005 and was subsequently sent to jail for alleged mismanagement of Bayelsa State funds.

Some of his property alleged to have been secured with stolen funds in and outside Nigeria were confiscated and given to Bayelsa State by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) working in conjunction with foreign security agencies.

But Alamieyeseigha, who was granted state pardon by his former deputy governor and immediate past President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, last year, said that Obasanjo has not known peace because of the role he played in events leading to his impeachment, arrest and subsequent imprisonment.

He recalled that Obasanjo nearly fainted the first time he met him after his release from prison. He said the former president, who met him accidentally at the Katsina Airport became jittery on seeing him and managed to shake hands with him. Alamieyeseigha said: “I have forgiven all those who plotted against me, including former President Obasanjo. I know all those who plotted against me and sent me to jail. I cannot be living in the past as it does not help me in any way.

“What I passed through is painful all right but it would not have happened if it was not permitted by God. It is even more important to me that I am still alive today because I passed through many shadows of the valleys of death and still came out of them.

‘’I have met Obasanjo at very close quarters twice since I came out of prison.
“I did not know that he was at the VIP Lounge at the Katsina Airport to attend the marriage of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s daughter. Obasanjo came face to face with me at the airport when I went to use one of the rest rooms. It happened that as I opened the door to ease myself, I saw Obasanjo sitting face to face with me and he almost passed out.

“But I held his hands. He was scared and he felt uneasy all through. Then he began to ask ‘DSP, DSP, DSP! What have I done to deserve shaking your hands?’ There were many people there, one of them was Kenny Martins, the then chairman of the Police Equipment Fund.

“I told Obasanjo ‘I was only shaking you for two reasons: one-because of the fear of the Almighty God, who created us and two, for the fact that I am the Ganuma Katsina and you are a visitor to my emirate and tradition demands that I should welcome visitors’.

“That prompted Kenny to get up also and greet me, saying ‘great leader, great leader’ and he came and hugged me.’’
The former governor said his second post-prison encounter with Obasanjo took place aboard a Dubai-bound flight where the former president met him seated in the business class and addressed him as ‘Fayose’ out of fear.

His words: “The second encounter with Obasanjo was when we met on a flight going to Dubai. When Obasanjo came, I was already seated in the Business Class and he had no choice but to greet me.

“But because of possible fear of seeing me, Obasanjo called out ‘Fayose, Fayose, Fayose.’ I protested to him that I am not Fayose and I said: ‘Former President Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo, you are a devil incarnate.’”

“I warned him not to talk again or he would face my anger. And I tell you, throughout the flight he could not say anything to me.

“The only thing Obasanjo managed to say was to ask me whether I was the only one who had ever been sent to the prison. ‘DSP,  is it only you that entered prison? Don’t you remember that I was also imprisoned? You entered prison and I also did’.’’

In spite of his criticism of the former president, Alamieyeseigha, still has some kind words for Obasanjo.
Describing Obasanjo as a leader, who keeps his word and works hard, the former governor said he has a dossier on Obasanjo and would reveal it in his forthcoming memoirs to enable Nigerians know what the man had been doing since 1966.

“But one thing I know about Obasanjo is that he is a leader. If Obasanjo gives you his word, it remains his bond. You can call him any time of the night, and he will pick his phone directly.

“He is ready to sit with you on how to solve a problem but he would not allow you to talk. That is the type of character he is. I have a dossier on Obasanjo and I will expose him and Nigerians will read it in my memoir,” Alamieyeseigha said.




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Gov. Ambode Appoints Lagos APC Spokesman, 3 Others As Head Of Agencies

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                                        Lagos Governor Akinwunmi Ambode
The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday, September 10, 2015 appointed heads for the Lagos State Safety Commission, Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Authority (LASIMRA), the Water Regulatory Board and Wharf Landing Fee Collecting Authority.

According to a statement issued by Tunji Bello, Secretary to the State Government, Fouad Alade-Oki was appointed as the Director-General of the Lagos State Safety Commission, the agency saddled with the responsibility of safety regulations and enforcement in the State.

Lagos All Progressives Congress’ (APC) , Joe Igbokwe, who used to be the General Manager of LASIMRA, has now been appointed as the Chairman of Wharf Landing Fee Collecting Authority.
Other appointees are Funso Ologunde, who was appointed as the Chairman of LASIMRA and Jide Odekunle was appointed as the new General Manager of LASIMRA.

The statement also disclosed that Ahmed Abdullahi has been appointed as the Acting Executive Secretary of the Water Regulatory Board.
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Photos : See What they Did to An Armed Robber In Mushin

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He was caught robbing at Hanson close off Olateju road in Mushin and residents beat him black and blue and tied him up. Not only did he allegedly steal, he also  stabbed an old man in the area. He was rescued by SARS and is currently receiving treatment at LUTH.

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