Big Bammy's Blog: 2015-04-05

Saturday, April 11, 2015

#BBB NEWS| Babajide Obanikoro Caught Bribing Constituents, Escorted Away By Police [PHOTO]

There have been citizen reports that Babajide Obanikoro, son of Musiliu Obanikoro and House of Assembly candidate was caught passing out cash to citizens at polling units in Eti-Osa, one of Lagos’s 774 local government.

After much contention from the electorate he was taken in by officials. Obanikoro was seen being escorted by policemen to the local station.

A former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says there were little or no police presence in areas which the Peoples Democratic Party is considered to be strong in Lagos.

Tinubu, who is a National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, said this while addressing journalists at Sunday Adigun Street, Alausa, where he voted on Saturday.

The former governor alleged that the PDP-led Federal Government had relegated the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kayode Aderanti, to the level of an area commander just because the party had ulterior motives.

He said rather, the controversial Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Joseph Mbu, was the one acting as the Commissioner of Police for the elections.

Two PDP chieftains were shot on Saturday morning at 3am by alleged APC gunmen and have been confirmed dead.

Among the victims are Mike Ojor, a PDP member of Ikwo LGA, and Emeka Nworie, the Chairman of PDP in Ishielu LGA.

According to Vanguard, the late PDP chairman was attacked in his house in Ezzagu and shot several times by the assailants.

An APC voter was reportedly shot on Saturday by PDP thugs at Omuanwa in the Ikwerre local government area, Rivers State, according to Mr. David Iyofor, Chief Press Secretary to Rivers Governor Rotimi Amaechi.

The victim was reportedly rescued by the Governor of Rivers State, Amaechi.

Governor Amaechi also said that the gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections in Rivers State are illegitimate due to the numerous accounts of electoral irregularities in the State.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday dismissed claim by the All Progressives Congress that his Thursday’s visit to Lagos was to coordinate rigging plans for the Peoples Democratic Party in today’s governorship election.

He wondered why he would rig the governorship election for the PDP when he did not rig the March 28 presidential election in which he was a candidate.

Jonathan’s position was contained in a statement made available to journalists by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati.

Abati said there was nothing unusual in people paying homage to the President when he is on a visit to Lagos or any other part of the country.

Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, on Friday said there was no truth in the allegation that she was pressuring the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies to rig the governorship election in Rivers State in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party.

The state governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, had during a stakeholders’ meeting on Thursday alleged that Mrs. Jonathan was in her hometown, Okrika, to supervise electoral malpractices during the elections.

But the President’s wife, in a statement by the Director of Information in her office, Ihuoma Priscilla, said as an apostle of peace, she could not be involved in act that would hinder peaceful conduct of elections in any part of the country.

The statement read, “The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan has dismissed the allegation that she was pressurising the Independent National Electoral Commission (and the Security Agencies to rig April 11 (today’s) elections in Rivers State.

The nanny identified as Mary Akinloye who kidnapped three children in Surulere area of Lagos State has given the victims’ family two days to produce N13m ransom or lose the children.

She was said to have issued the ultimatum through a man who used her telephone to communicate with the family.

Saturday PUNCH learnt that the initial N15m demanded by the kidnappers had been reduced to N13m after much appeal by the victim’s mother.

Saturday PUNCH had reported how the Orekoya family had posted on OLX, an online sales portal, seeking the service of a nanny for their kids.

#BBB NEWS| Kanye West Speaks Out About Issues With His Ego And Anger Management

Kanye West was interviewed by New York Times Magazine around the launch of his Adidas line. Being that the interview was based around Kanye West’s involvement in the Fashion world, he also talked about his ongoing anger issues and ego.

Hit the jump for all the details..

Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has accused Nigeria’s First Lady Patience Jonathan of being behind a rise in militancy in parts of the state, adding that the violence reflected designs by Mrs. Jonathan to rig the governorship election in order to control the affairs of the state.

Governor Amaechi made the allegation on Thursday while speaking to an audience at the Obi Wali International Conference Center in Port Harcourt, the state capital. He had called together some stakeholders to brief them on his administration’s plans for Saturday’s governorship and state legislative elections.

Mr. Amaechi said he had held a meeting with security operatives in the state who agreed to be fair to all during the polls, adding that there would be safety of lives and property.

Suspected Boko Haram militants on Thursday killed at least 20 people in an attack on a remote village near Askira Uba, Borno State.

Survivors, according to an online news medium, Premium Times, said the insurgents stormed Dile village at 2 a.m. in several vehicles, burning houses and killing anybody in sight.

Ibrahim Usman, a resident who fled to Mubi, said 20 persons were feared killed in the village and many others sustained injuries during the attack.

“Dozens of Boko Haram fighters attacked our village at about 2a.m. and killed 20 people,” Usman said.

“Many of us fled to the bush to avoid being killed. Everybody was running for his life. We don’t know the whereabouts of our family members.”

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the PDP over its desperation to capture Lagos State at all cost, including using fake result sheets that have been flown in from Abuja for Saturday's elections, warning that the people will resist any attempt to rob them of their votes.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the rigging plans are being led by President Goodluck Jonathan, who has already flown into Lagos where he held a meeting with his point men, including Musiliu Obanikoro, Jimi Agbaje and GaniAdams.

It said that before the meeting, eagle-eyed Nigerians who are appalled by the PDP's rigging plans have widely circulated on social media the details of the planned electoral malfeasance, including the airlifting from Abuja to Lagos of a Black Kia Mohave SUV, with plate number DHQ 340, which was packed with election materials (especially result sheets).

It’s been seven years since Beyonce and Jay Z said “I do” and it appears as if the “Crazy in Love” couple doesn’t seem to be slowing down.

To honor their wedding anniversary, Bey debuted her ballad “Die With You” on Tidal. Mr. Carter responded in kind by uploading a snippet of the couple’s wedding day.

Jay Z and Beyonce tied the knot in a super secret ceremony April 4, 2008 that was attended by a close crop of friends and family. Footage of the actual ceremony was kept secret until the couple’s joint “On The Run” tour.

The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has urged Igbo across the state to push the All Progressives Congress ‘into the lagoon’ by voting for him on Saturday.

Agbaje said this while addressing Igbo traders at the Alaba International Market on Thursday.

The PDP candidate urged them to ignore the threats made by the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, that if they do not vote for the APC governorship candidate on Saturday, they would die in the lagoon.

“Nobody can push you into the Atlantic Ocean. Rather, you should use your votes to push the APC into the Atlantic Ocean by voting massively for the PDP on Saturday,” Agbaje said.

He urged the people to ignore the scare tactics being marshalled by the APC, saying, it was the antics of a drowning party.

A crown of flowers and some humble advice: Beyonce & Jay z’s 7th anniversary celebration in beautiful Hawaii this past Tuesday (April 7) was also a time of mentorship.

A photo surfaced on Instagram from James Brennan, co-founder of Suja Juice, where we can see Bey glowing in all her glory talking to two little princesses. One of the girls was Brennan’s daughter, who is also an aspiring singer.

According to The Huffington Post, Brennan’s daughter is preparing to show off her skills in a school talent show.

We all new Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj were a thing. Between their cuddling up together at this year’s All-Star game, to their super cute photos on Instagram, holding hands while out and about, Omeeka has quickly become the new definition of #RelationshipGoals despite the two not publicly speaking about it.

Well, it looks as if the Philly emcee is over being coy. Meek took to IG Thursday (April 9) to profess his love for Nic in a very “awww” worthy post, and also let the world know he’s one lucky man.

#BBB NEWS| Nanny Demands N15m For Kidnapped Lagos Children

A nanny, Mary Akinloye, who allegedly kidnapped three kids in the Surulere area of Lagos State has demanded N15m from the victim’s parents, PUNCH Metro has learnt.

The correspondent learnt that the family was contacted on Thursday by the suspect and others, who were suspected to be members of her group. They were said to have demanded the N15m as ransom.

PUNCH Metro had reported on Wednesday that the Orekoya family had posted information on OLX, an online sales portal, seeking the service of a nanny.

PUNCH correspondent reported that Akinloye indicated interest and gave the Orekoyas the contacts of two people who she said were her relatives.

Spike Lee is setting his lens on Chi-town for his next movie. According to The Wrap, the iconic filmmaker will direct a reel titled “Chiraq” which reportedly selected Kanye West, Common, Samuel L. Jackson, and Jeremy Piven to appear in the film.

Given the title of the motion picture, it might focus on the gun violence that continues to plague the Windy City and garnered worldwide attention with its staggering death tolls.

Although it’s unclear what the synopsis will be or when it’ll debut, it’ll surely be pivotal for the culture. The Oscar-nominated director also inked a deal with Amazon Studios as the film’s distributor.

“On Saturday, if anyone of you, I swear in the name of God, goes against my wish that Ambode will be the next governor of Lagos State, the person is going to die inside this water." Ever since Oba Akiolu, the King of Lagos said the above words to leaders of the Igbo community, the incident has become one of the most talked about topic in Nigeria. Some people have called for the king to apologise to the Igbo people, others have threatened to take him to the International Criminal Court, and others have created various memes on social media, which mock the king. Some people are still in denial and refuse to admit that the king made such a comment, while others are supportive of the comments.

To get a better appreciation of the significance of the event, it is important to examine the incident from a holistic point of view rather than focusing solely on what the king said. In the next couple of pages, I will try to analyse the event from a multi-dimensional viewpoint by examining a) The Speech b) The King c) The Venue d) The Supporters e) The Target and f) The Others

Before I proceed, I know some members of my ethnic group may be outraged with what I have to say. I may be called an idiot or a bastard, however, if this is the cost for pointing out injustice, then I consider it a prize worth paying.

As the flame of anger continues to burn over the death threat by the Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu, on Igbos in Lagos if they failed to vote for his preferred governorship candidate Akinwumi Ambode of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday's governorship election, Igbo groups in Lagos have dragged the Oba to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

In a petition sent to the commission, the Ohaneze-Ndigbo Lagos and Igbo Justice Congress called for its intervention to thwart the threat by Akiolu.

The petition signed by Hon. Innocent Arinze for Ohaneze Ndigbo and Arinze Ugwu for Igbo Justice Congress reads: "The entire Igbo people in Lagos State seek your intervention to forestall the threat by HRM Oba Akiolu, the Oba of Lagos to drown all Ndigbo in Lagos State inside the lagoon if they failed to vote his candidate, Mr Akinwumi Ambode of the APC Lagos.

"Sequel to a widely publicized write-up in almost all the national newspapers on the 6th of April on the aforementioned, we on behalf of the entire Ndigbo resident in Lagos State solicit your intervention to avert a carnage that might follow the Kabiesi's threat as Ndigbo have always been targets of such threats in the past.

A former Minister of Defence and Chairman of Victim Support Fund, Theophilus Danjuma, has blamed the leader of the defunct Biafra, the late Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, for the civil war, which resulted in the death of nearly a million Nigerians.

Danjuma said this on Wednesday after President Goodluck Jonathan paid him a private visit in his Asokoro, Abuja residence.

He argued that had the late Ojukwu conceded victory to the federal troops after the fall of Enugu during the civil war in the same manner President Jonathan accepted defeat after the March 28 presidential poll to Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) of the All Progressives Congress, the nation would have been saved “a full year of bloodshed.”

Jonathan visited Danjuma, who is the Chairman of the Victims Support Fund, in company with some of his aides.

A Lagos-based lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has advised the Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, to take the impeachment notice served on him by the 19 All Progressives Congress members of the state House of Assembly seriously, saying the notice is valid before the law.

Citing sections 91, 96 and 188 of the country’s constitution, Falana explained that what was required to serve an impeachment notice was one-third of the members of the assembly, noting that the 19 members that signed the notice were more than the one-third of the total legislators required by the constitution.

He added that the constitution did not also stipulate that the impeachment notice must be signed in the Assembly chamber.

“Once the governor receives the notice, it has to be taken seriously because impeachment is a serious matter in the Constitution. That is why I am advising the governor to take this matter very seriously. He should seek legal advice on this matter,” Falana said.

#BBB NEWS| Court Clears Ambode For Lagos Gov Race

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday dismissed a suit seeking to stop the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress in Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode, from contesting the April 11 poll.

Justice Mohammed Yunusa declared that the plaintiffs had no locus standi to institute the action. The judge also held that the plaintiffs failed to establish any reasonable cause of action to sustain their prayers.

“None of the plaintiffs in the instant suit is an aspirant to be conferred with locus standi,” Yunusa held as he dismissed the suit.

Mariah Carey is stepping behind the camera to produce a new holiday-themed movie. According to Deadline, RatPac Entertainment sold a pitch from the NYC native to New Line Cinema for a Christmas film that will feature the multi-Grammy award winner.

The reel will also host music from other famed artists and MC herself, which follows her popular song staple “All I Want For Christmas Is You” which sold over 14 million singles on her successful platinum album Merry Christmas.

President Barack Obama ordered relations with Cuba to be normalized in December and the NBA will be the first U.S. professional sports league to take advantage.

The NBA has been working hard to expand globally, playing both exhibition and regular season games all over the world including countries like Mexico, China, Brazil and more. Now they will host a basketball development camp in Havana later this month.

Hit the jump for the Official press release:

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A former Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has pledged to work with the President -elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).

He said he would support him the way he supported the late President, Alhaji Umaru Yar’Adua.

Clark stated this in a congratulatory message he sent to Buhari, who defeated President Goodluck Jonathan in the March 28 presidential election.

President Jonathan, who Clark supported passionately, was the presidential candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the election.

He said, “I congratulate you and reassure you that as you get to commence the process of peaceful transition and government, you will have my full support, as a man who strongly believes in the unity of Nigeria. Just as I supported our most respected late President, Umaru Yar’Adua and his successor, President Jonathan as long as you will at all times uphold the dignity of Nigeria and those things that bind us together as one united country.

Good things are coming Kanye’s way. The nasty scuffle at LAX’s International Airport in July 2013 that landed the “All Day” emcee into some legal trouble has finally come to an end.

TMZ reports ‘Ye has settled the civil lawsuit filed against him by photographer Daniel Ramos. One of the terms of the settlement was an apology from Kanye, and a handshake (pictured above) which the entertainer agreed to.

Ramos’ attorney Gloria Allred said the case helped reinforce that no one is above the law.

The President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has urged the Ndigbo and other non-indigenes in Lagos State to forgive all that has been said against them and move on for the sake of peace.

Buhari said this during a rally in Lagos to address the comments made by the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu.

Akiolu has been under fire since Monday when he reportedly threatened the Ndigbo in Lagos to either vote for the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, or perish in the lagoon.

The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday asked Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola to suspend Akiolu forthwith.

However, the President-elect described Lagos as home for all, adding that the time had come for Nigerians to look past ethnicity in the general interest of peace and unity.

Also speaking, a former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, said Akiolu was not a member of the APC and could not speak on behalf of the party.

Tinubu, who noted that he was the first Yoruba governor to ever appoint an Igbo commissioner, said the Peoples Democratic Party, having failed to win last week’s presidential elections, had been desperately trying to pull the APC into the Akiolu controversy.

He said the coordinator of the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, Ifeanyi Ubah, and the PDP leader, Bode George, were only making baseless accusations against the APC.

Tinubu said, “The Oba is not a politician. His job is to accommodate all political parties whether PDP, APC or SDP. So, what did he (Ubah) go and do at the palace? Is the Oba a politician?

The All Progressives Congress will firmly be in control of the 8th House of Representatives as the majority party with over 214 members.

There are a total of 360 seats in the second chamber of the National Assembly.

Figures emerging from the outcome of the March 28 National Assembly poll, show that APC members are now 214, against the Peoples Democratic Party, which has 125 lawmakers.

The statistics gives a gap of 89 between the APC and the PDP in favour of the former.

The figures, which The PUNCH obtained on Tuesday, exclude the 11 federal constituency seats in Jigawa State, where election has yet to be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

While the Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu, delivered apparently anti-Igbo remarks Sunday, sparking fierce nationwide backlash, Igbo leaders who were part of Mr. Akiolu’s audience, helped prod him on, joining other listeners in applauding the monarch as he spoke, audio and video recordings of the event show.

Mr. Akiolu had told a gathering which had the Eze Ndi-Igbos (Igbo traditional rulers) of all the local government areas in Lagos State that they should cast their votes for his chosen governorship candidate or “perish inside the lagoon”.

The Oba supports the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Akinwunmi Ambode.

“On Saturday, if anyone of you goes against the Ambode I picked, that is your end. If it doesn’t happen within seven days, just know that I’m a bastard and it is not my father who born me,” Mr. Akiolu told the gathering.

The “Madiba-inspired tourist attractions” map, developed last year by South African Tourism in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, has been developed into a mobile phone App to further enhance visitors’ experiences

Tourists and South Africans seeking out sites and attractions associated with the late South African President and global icon, Nelson Mandela, will now have all the information they need at their fingertips thanks to a new mobile phone App developed by South African Tourism in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation. This is in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the former President’s release from prison.

The App is based on the “Madiba-inspired tourist attractions” map launched in 2014 to encourage tourists from around the world and South Africa to travel the country, and walk in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela. It features tourist sites as well as general places of interest in the four main provinces that defined Mandela’s life. These range from the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Robben Island, where he was imprisoned; to his post-Presidential office at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory to Qunu in the Eastern Cape, where he is laid to rest.

Yoruba “Lagosians” must call a spade a spade and stop next Saturday with their votes. I will continue to stress that Democracy does not achieve its ultimate goal under a one party dictatorship however benevolent. If the newly- elected APC Government does not deliver what it promises Nigerians by 2019, I would be leading the effort to have it replaced with the new political coalition some Igbos are already suggesting as a better alternative or antidote to the new opposition APC that has given the Igbo and the Ijaw-dominated PDP a black eye in Nigeria with their historic victory last Saturday.

They now argue in desperation for the South/South, the Middle Belt and the Southeast to come together to take back the Federal Government away from the Hausa/Fulani/Yoruba gang-up before Buhari and Osinbajo’s inauguration. Can you believe that? I wish them luck in their new venture but I want to tell them loud and clear with this article that the Yorubas are not ready to surrender the freedom, power and leverage that God and Nigerians have just delivered to the Yorubas to play a more dominant role at the federal level in more than 50 years.

The Lagos gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jimi Agbaje, has criticized the Lagos All Progressive Congress (APC) and its gubernatorial candidate, Akinwumi Ambode, for pushing the idea that Lagos needs to be governed by a federal ruling party, to ensure the state is denied of funds.

Both the Lagos APC and the Akinwumi Ambode Campaign organisation had campaigned that an APC-led federal and state government will birth faster development in the state while also pitting the Igbos – who are backing the PDP candidate in Lagos against Yorubas.

Reacting to the assumption that Lagos would be deprived of funds if PDP wins, Mr. Agbaje, in a statement published on his Facebook, accused the APC of doublespeak.

He pointed that the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, in his speech last week promised to run an all-encompassing government.

#BBB NEWS| Reaction To The Oba of Lagos And A Call On The PDP Faithful - Femi Fani-Kayode

The Oba of Lagos' threat against the igbos in Lagos that if they do not vote for the APC in the governorship elections on saturday they should be ''ready for the consequences'' and that if they don't vote for Ambode they should be ready to ''perish inside the lagoon'' is ominous and unacceptable.

The truth is that we were threatened with ethnic cleansing and religious carnage in the north had Buhari not won the presidential election on March 28th and had President Jonathan not quickly conceded defeat. We let that go and kept the peace but now our traditional supporters are being threatened in Lagos and in many other states as we approach the April 11th governorship elections.

Let two things be clearly understood. In as much as we all want peace in this country and in as much as Jonathan has graciously and quickly conceded defeat in the Presidential election, this does not mean that we are weak or powerless.

The Jigawa State deputy governor, Ahmad Mahmud, is set to quit the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Mr. Mahmud will be received into the APC in his Gumel ward Monday, his office confirmed.

The deputy governor will be received alongside some officials of the PDP-led state government, including Commissioners, by the state APC chairman, Ado Kiri, the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Badaru Abubakar, and other APC leaders in the state.

The director of press to the deputy governor, Ahmed Gumel, confirmed that his principal would leave the PDP for APC and will be received in his Galagamma Ward in Gumel Local Government Area.

He did not give any reason for the deputy governor’s decision to quit his party.

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has said he will not discriminate against any tribe if he is voted into office.

Ambode said this less than a day after the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, reportedly threatened to place a curses on those who would not vote for Ambode on Saturday.

The governorship candidate said this while receiving 20 buses from a groip, Nigeria Progressive Ambassadors, in Lagos, according to a statement on Monday.

He said, “Every group in Lagos is safe in my hands as governor. I will not discriminate against any religious or ethnic group. It is our Lagos and we must build it together.”

This audio clip provides the best evidence yet that the Oba of Lagos threatened Igbos during a meeting at his palace in downtown Lagos.

The traditional king of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, told representatives of Igbos during the meeting that if they refuse to vote for his preferred candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode of the the All Progressive Congress they will die in the Lagos lagoon in 7-days.

Listen below..

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday looked back at his 16 years in public service and concluded that he was “in a cage” during the period.

But he was quick to admit that he had yet to see anybody luckier than he had been.

Jonathan spoke while receiving residents of the Federal Capital Territory who were led by Vice President Namadi Sambo to pay him Easter homage at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He said, “For me as an individual, this Easter concides with the time I am leaving(office) but I always say that I am one of the luckiest Nigerians. I have yet to see somebody luckier than me.

“I have been in government for 16 years beginning from 1999. Not in government as a parliamentarian because if you are a Senator or House of Representatives member, you take care of yourself, you live in your own house.

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the current Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, says President Goodluck Jonathan lost because of the mood of voters which was determined by the economic conditions and level of poverty across the country.

Sanusi, who is now known as Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II, said this during an interview with our correspondent on Saturday.

He said the voting showed that areas which had a high rate of poverty felt neglected by the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government over the years.

Sanusi said the presidential poll results showed that the figures of the PDP in presidential elections from 1999 had continued to dwindle significantly.

The monarch said the PDP got fewer votes in 2007, less in 2011 and then fewer votes in 2015 causing the ruling party to finally lose to the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress.

#BBB NEWS| Kanye West Bible’s ‘Book Of Yeezus’ Are Up For Sale [PHOTOS]

The worshipping of Kanye West has now been turned into a tangible version of the rapper’s own “bible,” and is up for sale.

Replacing every mention of God’s name in the book of Genesis with that of Mr. West, this $20 publication, The Book of Yeezus is up for grabs on Etsy. In an attempt to make a version of the Bible that appeals to “modern society,” the new book is handmade, made-to-order and was inspired by the question, “What if?”

In an excerpt from the Book of Yeezus Etsy page, its creators explain their (slightly ridiculous, borderline offensive) creation:

What if the Bible, the most singularly significant publication in the ancient canon of Western tradition, were updated to reflect our modern society? What would it look like? What we came up with was an interventionist art, coffee-table novelty, that will appeal to both Kanye fans everywhere and those made curious by this enormous cultural phenomenon.

The United Nations’ Chief, Turkey Prime Minister and other world leaders on Saturday congratulated the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, over his election victory on March 28.

This is contained in a statement by the Director Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Organisation, Mallam Garba Shehu, on Saturday in Abuja.

The statement said the UN Secretary General, Ban-Ki Moon, and Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyep Erdogan, sent their best wishes to the president-elect.

Others according to the statement were Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Chadian President Idris Deby, Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo Brazzaville, and Alfa Konde of Guinea.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday looked back at his years of service from being the deputy governor of his home state, Bayelsa, to when he became the country’s President and said, “I think it is enough.”

Jonathan spoke while receiving residents of the Federal Capital Territory who were led by Vice President Namadi Sambo to pay him Easter homage at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The President said he had no doubt that he is the luckiest Nigerian.

He said, “For me as an individual, this Easter coincides with the time I am leaving but I always say that I am one of the luckiest Nigerians. I am yet to see somebody luckier than me.

“From 1999, I was in the hands of government for 16 years. Not just in government as a parliamentarian because if you are a Senator or House of Representatives member, you take care of yourself, you live in your own house.

The President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, has assured Nigerians that he would not condone looting of their common patrimony. He also promised to handle state resources with utmost responsibility and honesty.

Buhari said this while receiving a delegation of the people of his home-state, Katsina, who came to congratulate him on his election as President, at his campaign office, in Abuja, on Saturday.

He expressed his regret that the citizens had been impoverished by 16-year maladministration by the Peoples Democratic Party despite that the country received more income in the period than at any other time in the country’s history.

The President-elect said savings from his war against corruption would be ploughed into education, with the objective of empowering the citizens.

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