After Admitting He Had 250,000 Pairs Of Glasses, Elton John Goes Glass Shopping

He previously admitted he owns 250,000 pairs of glasses but for Sir Elton John that just isn't enough.

The 67-year-old singer/songwriter was spotted shopping at LA Eyeworks in Los Angeles where he tried on numerous colourful pairs before making his purchase.

Back in 2010, Elton told BBC Radio:' I don't have a iPod or a mobile phone or a computer. I do have a quarter of a million pairs of glasses but I don't even have a mobile phone! If people want to get hold of me they can.'

Elton and his glasses often hit the headlines and in 2013 he was forced to deny claims he had hired a separate hotel room in which to store his spectacles.

The star was on a four show tour of the South American country celebrating 40 years of his Rocket Man album.

And according to Brazil's Pampulha newspaper, the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road singer told gig organisers in Belo Horizonte, south east Brazil, to reserve an extra room for his glasses collection.

Jonathan Visits Sanusi, Seeks His Support For Re-Election

While in Kano State yesterday, for the continuation of his presidential campaign, President Goodluck Jonathan visited sacked CBN Governor, who is now the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, in his palace seeking his blessing in his re-election bid.
Jonathan congratulated Sanusi on his installation and condoled with him and the people of the emirate on Bayero’s demise. He told the monarch he was in his palace to formally introduce himself, Vice President Namadi Sambo and other PDP candidates in the election.
“I am here to seek your royal blessing and to reassure the people of Kano that the PDP is totally committed to developing the country,” the president said while addressing the monarch.

Lagos Blasts PDP For Hiring 100,000 People To Post Illegal GEJ Posters

Lagos Blasts PDP For Hiring 100,000 People For Dirty Campaign Jobs.
Lagos Orders Immediate Removal Of Illegal Jonathan Campaign Posters
The Lagos State Government has ordered the Transformation Ambassador of Nigeria (TAN) and its affiliates to immediately remove all President Goodluck Jonathan campaign materials illegally deployed on street lamp poles in Lagos.

The government said if TAN failed to heed the order, its enforcement team would remove the posters in line with the enabling law setting up the Lagos State and Advertising Agency, LASAA.
At a news conference in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Wednesday, Managing Director, LASAA, George
Noah, said the agency was constrained by recent developments in the electioneering campaign in Lagos to bring to the fore impunity and illegality that posed immeasurable and long term damage to those who erect, operate and maintain billboards in the state.
Noah said the agency had been informed that in the last 48 hours, two advertisers in the outdoor sector had terminated multi-million naira contracts with outdoor agencies registered by LASAA to operate in the state.
He stated that the contracts had been terminated as a result of the parallel and illegal deployment of Jonathan campaign materials on poles paid for by these advertisers.
“The two advertisers in question are Chinese Telecoms firm, Huawei and Globacom and the outdoor agencies affected are Touch Point Limited and Clearedge Limited. Both agencies have lost a whooping N350 million.
“The illegal and brazen act by agents of the PDP is unjust, inconsiderate and therefore unacceptable at a time outdoor advertising is facing stiff competition from television, radio and social media
“The illegal act by the agents of the PDP is capable of destroying outdoor agencies in our State. It will almost certainly leads to lay-off of workers and loss of revenue for our stakeholders,”he stated.
Noah added that in line with the agency’s statutory functions to regulate and control outdoor in Lagos,
“LASAA hereby directs the Transformation Ambassador of Nigeria and its affiliates to remove all campaign materials illegally deployed on street lamp poles in Lagos State immediately, failing which our enforcement team will remove same in line with the enabling law setting up LASAA.”
He also alleged that the PDP agents had been removing the advert materials of Glo on poles which the telecom company paid for, to replace them with Jonathan’s posters.
Noah further alleged that the PDP and TAN had deployed policemen wherever these impunities were taken place to give them cover and safeguard their illegal act, adding that the police authorities had withdrawn the policemen attached to the agency to assist it in enforcing illegality in the outdoor industry.
“What they have done is to withdraw the policemen attached to us. They are using the police to fester an illegal act. They are coming to Lagos to disrupt the outdoor business worth about N50 billion and employs about 100,000 people. They have transferred all sorts of people to Lagos state to do their dirty jobs. It is one illegality gone too far,”he said.
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Aregbesola planning to disrupt tribunal sitting – Omisore

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Iyiola Omisore, has accused the Osun State governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, of planning to use political thugs to prevent the Election Petitions Tribunal hearing matters arising from August 9 Osun governorship election from sitting on Friday (tomorrow).
Omisore’s media aide, Mr. Victor Oriola, said this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Osogbo on Wednesday.
The panel has shifted the adoption of written addresses by the parties involved in the case from January 28 to Friday, January 23.

Omisore claimed that Aregbesola had concluded plans to use “state boys” to pose as members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria to prevent the parties in the suit from adopting their addresses on the adjourned date.
The statement read, “Series of meetings have been held in Osogbo by a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress with the state standing army codenamed “state boys” to scuttle the process.
“The mode of operation is for the “state boys” to pose as JUSUN members and prevent the tribunal members and lawyers from gaining access to the court premises on Friday.
“This is one of the latest in the series of assaults on the judiciary by Governor Rauf Aregbesola, who has come to his wits end after his witnesses failed woefully to defend the case of massive rigging preferred against him after the August 9 gubernatorial election by Senator Iyiola Omisore.
“While we sympathise with JUSUN members for the delay in implementing the autonomy for the judiciary workers by the state governors across the country, which necessitated the strike action, we also want to appeal to JUSUN not to allow its members to be dragged into partisan politics.”
However, the governor on Wednesday debunked the allegation levelled against him Omisore.
Aregbesola, in a statement made available to our correspondent by his media aide, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, described the alarm raised by the opposition as an attempt to divert attention from the crime they wanted to perpetrate.
He said, “We must view this as an alert to all security agencies to watch out for the PDP and its army of thugs who obviously must have concluded their plans to cause mayhem in the state. It is therefore pertinent for the security agents to be prepared to arrest anybody who causes any breach of the peace in the state under whatever guise.
“The first reasonable question that the PDP and its leaders must be asked is to produce any evidence of their imaginary plot by Aregbesola, aides or any of his associates.
“To all right-thinking people, is it logical for a sitting governor to cause mayhem in his territory where he has restored and maintained peace in the last four years and more in order to engender development?
“Nigerians know the PDP for what it is: a bunch of political rascals always calculating on the next issue it can manipulate to confuse and hoodwink the people. But it is gratifying to know that Nigerians are wiser than PDP’s antics and are therefore ready always to condemn their puerile allegations into the dustbins.”

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Buhari liable for Katsina attack on Jonathan —PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party has said that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is liable for Tuesday’s attack on the convoy of President Goodluck Jonathan in Katsina. The PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation said it would hold Buhari responsible if anything should happen to Jonathan in the course of the electioneering while PDP spokesperson, Olisa Metuh said the party would no longer tolerate such acts of violence on any of its members Both Metuh, the publicity secretary of the PDP, and Femi Fani-Kayode, the director of media and publicity of the PDP campaign organisation, on Wednesday reacted to the Katsina incident. Fani-Kayode, at a press briefing in Abuja, said, “Let us take this opportunity to also serve them (APC) notice that if anything untoward happens to our candidate or his supporters during the course of this campaign we shall hold Buhari and his party responsible and the consequences would be grave, unimaginable and far-reaching.” Fani-Kayode alleged that a group of broom-wielding vandals, chanting “sai Buhari”, hurled stones at the convoy of the President and that but for the gallant efforts of the security personnel, “this small group of violent vandals would have harmed the President and caused damage to the vehicles in his convoy.” He said it was regrettable that the stoning occurred in Katsina, the home state of Buhari, and reminded Nigerians that the APC presidential candidate had visited Bayelsa State, where President Jonathan hails from and that while there, Buhari was not molested. He described the action of the APC supporters in Katsina State as “despicable, barbaric, shameful and highly reprehensible.” Metuh, in a statement in Abuja, said the attack was “a clear indication that the APC is not ready to dial back on its rabid desire to attain power through violence despite signing a peace pact a week ago in Abuja”. He said, “This brazen attack on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and our presidential candidate clearly showed that the APC was never committed to the spirit and letters of the Abuja peace accord which they signed in the presence of prominent Nigerians and international personalities. “It is unfortunate that while the PDP and other parties are busy ensuring that their members and supporters remain committed to a peaceful electioneering, the APC has been hatching plots to unleash violence on our candidates and members. “We invite Nigerians, friends of Nigeria and all lovers of democracy to rise in condemnation of this dangerous phenomenon. These early developments clearly demonstrate that the comments and declarations by the leaders of the APC that Nigeria would be thrown into chaos and bloodshed should it lose the February general elections were real.” Metuh commended the maturity and the peaceful disposition of President Jonathan and the leaders of the PDP even in the face of provocation. He said, “The irony which we wish to place on record is that the APC, which has successfully completed its campaigns in the South-South, including Bayelsa, the home state of President Jonathan, without any incident and has even signed a pact to maintain peace, is turning round to unleash thugs to disrupt the presidential campaign of our party. “In spite of this, we wish to assure Nigerians of the iron cast resolve of the PDP to ensure peaceful and credible general elections where the votes of the people shall exclusively determine who emerge as leaders in the general elections” Meanwhile, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, has said his group would respond appropriately to the attack on Jonathan’s convoy in Katsina State. Dokubo-Asari, in Abuja on Wednesday, said members of his group were putting the world on notice because the Katsina youths chose to attack the President’s convoy as he was leaving a campaign venue. He said, “There is an established pattern of pre- and post-election violence in the north. In the 50s when late (Chief Obafemi) Awolowo was campaigning in the north, he went with helicopters and he was mocked. “People said he was flying over the houses and peeping on their wives. That has continued and everywhere in the country, people say leave them alone. We don’t want any trouble. But I think the game has changed. The rules of the game have changed. “For every action, there will be an opposite and equal reaction. I knew that the signing of the accord was useless and that the President subjected himself to sign such an accord. For me, it was out of place for a President and Commander- in- Chief of the armed forces of a country. But the President is a humble person. He does things that even marvel some of us and make us sometimes to be very angry.” SOURCE - See more at: http://www.naijaolofofo.com/buhari-liable-katsina-attack-jonathan-pdp/#sthash.Xi5Il5jh.dpuf

OH NO!!! A Horrible Incident Occurred On Third Mainland Bridge Yesterday (See Graphic Photo)

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How We Steal Cars In Lagos, Sell in Cotonou - Suspects Opens Up

Four suspected car snatchers, who are now in the custody of the Lagos State Police Command, have explained how they snatched expensive vehicles in different areas of the state and sold them to buyers in Cotonou, Benin Republic.

The suspects are Raoul Dedavi, Bright Ekeocha, Aziza Akobu and Adebayo Peter.
According to the police, Dedavi, a Beninoise car dealer who is based in Cotonou, is one of the the alleged receivers of the vehicles stolen by the gang.

Our correspondent learnt that information had reached the Commissioner of Police, Cornelius Aderanti, about the gang’s activities, and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad Commander, SP Abba Kyari, was directed to apprehend the gang members.

Punch Metro gathered that the suspects, except Dedavi, were arrested on January 5 at about 5pm in the Ojodu Berger area of Lagos.

The suspects were said to have confessed that they delivered the stolen vehicles to Dedavi in Cotonou, who allegedly sold them and shared the money.

A few days later, the SARS reportedly apprehended Dedavi from his hideout in Cotonou, and also recovered a stolen Toyota Venza at the scene.

Speaking with PUNCH Metro, the 45-year-old Benin national explained the gang’s mode of operation.

Dedavi added that he had worked with different gangs to steal cars in Lagos, and sell them in Cotonou since 2012.

He said, “I work as a car dealer in Cotonou where I also live. I did not start selling stolen vehicles, but in 2012, I met some Lagos-based robbers who began to bring stolen vehicles across the border for me to sell.

“The deal is that they steal and bring the vehicles, while I sell and give them their share. I don’t sell such vehicles to Nigerians. I sell them to other West African countries. In 2013, I got six stolen vehicles from Lagos. In 2014, I got three. It was Peter (Adebayo) that I knew first among this gang. He came to buy second-hand clothes in my place.

“He told me the gang had a stolen Toyota Venza to sell and they brought it. I gave them N1.5m. my plan was to sell it for N2m or more. I did not know that the police were on the trail of that car. They spent about five days in my area, monitoring me before they were able to arrest me. I went into all this because of greed. I am very repentant now.”

Ekeocha, 25, from Owerri North, Imo State, said he disguised as a buyer while Akobu disguised as a technician during which they stole the Toyota Venza from their victim.

He said, “Apart from Dedavi, there are other receivers of stolen vehicles which our gang used. When we stole one Lexus jeep and sold it, I made about N200,000. I pretended to be a buyer while Aziza (Akobu) pretended to be a technician and I went to our victim’s sales office because he was a car dealer too.

“When he brought out the vehicle for us to test-drive, we fled with it. The vehicle was stolen on December 18, 2014, and it was with us till December 29 when we then took it Alhaji Cotonou (Dedavi).”

Akobu, 23, from Orlu, Imo State and 38-year-old Peter from Modakeke, Osun State, added that they were expecting N300,000 each as their share before the police rounded them up.

The Lagos State Police spokesperson, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the arrest, adding that investigation continued on the matter at the SARS.

He said, “The owner of the Toyota Venza is one Thomas Nwaonicha, who is a car dealer at Kilometer 52, Lagos-Ibadan Expresssway. He initially reported the matter at the Area H Command, Ogudu.

“The police were able to locate the suspects, who have also confessed to the crime. The case is under investigation at the SARS, Ikeja.”

Wives Of Pastors Advised To Satisfy Their Husbands S*xually To Avoid Losing Them

Pastor Mrs. Ackon gave the advice at a dinner organised by Gospel Truth Events for Christian religious leaders in Takoradi.

The wife of the General Overseer of the Living Praise Chapel International, Ghana, Diamond Ackon has advised wives of other pastors to learn how to satisfy their spouses sexually to avoid losing them.

She warned women against laziness during s*xual intercourse, and encouraged wives of pastors to

'regularly learn and equip themselves with new skills which will enable them to serve their husbands better in bed.'

Ackon emphasized on the need for sex to be seen as essential and not viewed as a taboo topic in churches since it is vital to the survival of all marriages.

Road To 2015: Thugs Stones Goodluck Jonathan's Convoy On Yar'adua Visit Mother In Katsina

President Goodluck Jonathan’s convoy was on Tuesday, January 20, attacked by political thugs in Katsina State.

Jonathan visited the state, along with his entourage, as part of a tour for his re-election campaign.
The trouble was said to have started when the President’s convoy made its way to the home of former President Umaru Yar’adua’s mother for a courtesy visit.

The attackers were reportedly holding brooms, a symbol of the opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC), and were chanting “Sai Buhari”, showing their support for the APC Presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari who is from Katsina.

The youths launched an assault on Jonathan’s convoy after the visit and pelted the cars with stones but were dispersed with tear gas by security operatives.

Another group of anti-Jonathan youth were also said to have demolished a newly erected campaign billboard of the President in the state

Press Statement By Buhari On The School Certificate Scandal

Press Statement by General Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, on the School Certificate Issue

Good Morning , Gentlemen of the Press.
I only consented to address you this morning because of the genuine concern expressed by many supporters and other well-meaning Nigerians that the issue be addressed. Otherwise, I would have dismissed it for what it is—sheer mischief and would not have considered it an issue worth the nation’s while.
I had assumed all along that all my records were in the custody of the Military Secretary of the Nigerian Army. Much to my surprise, we are now told that although a record of the result is available, there are no copies of the certificates in my personal file. This is why I formally requested my old school the Provincial Secondary School, Katsina [which is now known as Government College, Katsina] to make available the school’s copy of the result of the Cambridge/West African School Certificate. This will be made available to the press the moment this is available.
However, before we obtain that, let me say for the record that I attended Provincial Secondary School, Katsina. I graduated in 1961 with many prominent Nigerians, including General Shehu Yar’adua, former chief of staff at the Supreme Headquarters, and Justice Umaru Abdullahi, a former President of the Court of Appeal. We sat for the University of Cambridge/WASC Examination together in 1961, the year we graduated. My examination number was 8280002, and I passed the examination in the Second Division.
And although the ruling party may want to wish this away, the issue in this campaign cannot be my certificate which I obtained 53 years ago. The issues are the scandalous level of unemployment of millions of our young people, the state of insecurity, the pervasive official corruption which has impoverished our people and the lack of concern of the government for anything other than the retention of power at all costs.
Thank you very much.
General Muhammadu Buhari

Judiciary workers’ strike: FG/states/JUSUN meeting deadlocked

The joint meeting for negotiations between the Federal Government, Chief Registrars of states’ judiciary and the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Tuesday ended unresolved. The meeting was held at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) in Abuja, with all stakeholders present to deliberate and find the way forward. The SGF, Anyim Pius Anyim, in his opening remarks had said the meeting was called to have a better understanding of the issue at hand. He said the meeting was also to take necessary steps in finding solutions. “FG is ready to comply with the judgment of the court, in line with the Constitution,’’ Anyim said, adding that the Federal Government was committed to the autonomy of the judiciary for the system to work. He said however that the Federal Government could only help to ensure that state governments complied with the payment based on the availability of resources. “The Federal Government, as a government, is committed to the autonomy of the judiciary. “But we need to work together to bring a perfect working solution for everybody, because we do not want this strike to continue for too long. “It will not be good if all the 36 states’ Chief Registrars come here and they won’t be to have a workable solution. “I want to appeal to you not to go back without finding a solution. “This matter has dragged and we want everybody to come to an agreement for the interest of the system and I want your presence here (in Abuja) to make a difference,” Anyim said. Reports however prove that the meeting had on Monday ended with all eyes on the Chief Registrars. This was on the basis of the Chief Registrars confirming if any state had complied with the court order, which will be the basis for the strike to be called off. During the meeting with the Registrars, the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Ahmed Saleh, who spoke on behalf of others from the states, confirmed non-implementation by the states. “I want to say on behalf of my colleagues, that both the state and federal government have not complied with the court judgment.” The Attorney-General of Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede, who spoke on behalf of the Attorney-Generals of the states, said they agreed that a mistake had been made in this regard. He however pleaded that the next move should about finding a way forward. “As a body of Attorney-Generals, we met several times, and at each of these meetings we have discussed and took a position. “This position is that we are all committed in our own way to ensure that every gap in areas of full implementation will be corrected. “We want to assure that we are all working on the same goal, but we want to plead with you (JUSUN) to give us an opportunity to close all the gaps. “Let us find a lasting solution to this problem. If we can be given about two months to get everything done and the strike is called off, it will be good,” Jegede said. The National President of JUSUN, Mr. Marwan Adamu, said the agreement for the meeting was to ascertain if some states had complied or not. He however pointed out that if no state had complied with the court judgment there was nothing to be done. Adamu said the only way forward was for the states and Federal Government to obey the court judgment. He however said another meeting could be held on Tuesday to see how this compliance could be speedily achieved. On his part, the President of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Augusustine Alegeh, pleaded for the matter to be resolved earnestly. He said the NBA could not take a decision for the Federal Government or the state governments, but could only advise. “I plead that the issue of compliance should be resolved tomorrow (Wednesday) at all cost so that the strike can be called off,’’ Alegeh said. Newsmen reported that the meeting was later rescheduled for Wednesday at the Supreme Court.

‘Pastors Should Not Force Members To Give Offering’- T.B. Joshua

On Sunday 18th January 2015, Nigerian Pastor T.B. Joshua cautioned pastors against trying to compel people to give offerings in the church and politicians against trying to force people to love them through wild promises made during elections.

“It’s Scriptural to ask for offering and tithes but it has to come from the heart,” the cleric told his congregation in an impromptu message. “Anything that does not come from your heart becomes a curse to the person you give… We ministers of God should allow the congregation to bless us, not curse us with their possessions.”
He cited the case of people who attain wealth through bribery and corruption, insisting that the repercussions are severe. “If you collect a bribe, you can’t get anywhere with it. You may be rich now but at the end of your life, you will cry,” he admonished in a message televised live on Christian television station Emmanuel TV.
“Let me suffer now and laugh tomorrow. Let me be poor now and blessed tomorrow. That should be the life we live,” he added.
The known philanthropist counselled people to consider history to learn lessons from those in the past who lived big through corrupt means. “If somebody becomes so rich, if what he is having that made him to be rich is not from people’s hearts – it’s by corruption or bribery – you will cry for the person someday.”
“If people that are collecting bribes know all of this, they will stop collecting bribes,” he continued. “The repercussions are not midway. They come at the end when we have no strength again to do the right thing. The money, mansions and possessions will collapse… The beginner is not the owner but the finisher. Whatever you do – remember where you are going.”
He further decried politicians trying to coerce love from people, especially during the period of elections. “You can’t force someone to love you. In elections, you see political parties campaigning, saying they will build mansions, bring constant electricity and water… Love should be given voluntarily – without being forced.”
Joshua also spoke scathingly of pastors who always emphasized money in their sermons, to the point that they would even fight members who stopped paying tithes or attending services. “I did not know when you came here, so when you are going, it is unnecessary for me to know. You want to fight a member because he left your church. Whose church? God’s church. Christianity is a thing of the heart,” he said.
“If you give something from your heart, it will bless you that gives it and also bless the person you give. But if you give something that is not from your heart, you that gave has nothing to gain and you are giving a curse to that person,” he reiterated.
He then challenged the congregants to examine their lives. “Count how many curses you have received to build your mansions, have your possessions and enjoy your fame and popularity,” he told them.
The cleric revealed this is the reason behind his extensive philanthropic endeavours and non-emphasis on money during his sermons. “Why would I not give freely when I know if you give something from your heart, you will receive a double portion of it? That is the secret of giving.”
He advised the faithful to help the less privileged in their own area in order to enjoy the blessings of God. “Sell those properties and possessions you don’t use, open a charity account, put that money there, sit down and begin to bless the needy. See what God will do for you. The finger of God will stand to fight for you,” he advised.
He also encouraged Christians to remember they are undeserving of God’s blessings, an understanding that should reflect in their attitudes. “God is giving you another chance. Don’t abuse it,” he warned. “If you know that you are given another chance, you must treasure it. We treasure things when we know we are undeserving but today, we live as if we deserve things.”
He admonished people to remember that God would ultimately ‘mark their work’ “If you know you are undeserving of the life you are living now, whatever you attempt to do, after you finish doing it, you should wait and let God mark it. He may say it’s wrong; He may say it’s right. If God says it’s wrong, we shouldn’t lament because you live a life of grace.”
He reminded them that ‘God had the final say’. “You have been allowing challenges to destroy you instead of you to destroy challenges. When challenges come – my God has the final say, not my ability or knowledge.”