Here are the 6 Most Expensive Football Transfers In History

There have been several outrageously expensive transfers in the history of football. These are some of them.

French star Paul Pogba has moved from Juventus to Manchester United for a reported 89 million pounds which would be make him the world’s most expensive player if confirmed. Here are the most expensive transfers in football history:

 

1. Paul Pogba (FRA) Juventus to Manchester United – 89 million pounds ($116.4 million, 105 million euros) 

 

 Manchester United had been linked to offers for Pogba even when Louis Van Gaal was still coach. But the machine really started turning when Jose Mourinho took over on his mission to get United back into the Champions League frontrunners. The fact that Pogba had played for United as a teenager and was released for a pittance makes the transfer even more incredible. For a while Real Madrid had been contenders for Pogba’s signature.

 

2. Gareth Bale (WAL) Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid – £85.1m – 2013 

 

 Welsh forward whose performances for an attractive Spurs side persuaded Real to bid for him. The English side could not refuse such advances and let their star man go. He has built on his career at the Santiago Bernabeu with two Champions League titles, scoring in the final of the first of the two against Atletico Madrid. His experience in La Liga helped him lead Wales in their memorable run to the Euro 2016 semi-finals. Bale also scored a stunning winner in the Copa del Rey final against Real’s arch rivals Barcelona in 2014.

 

3. Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) Manchester United to Real Madrid £83.7m – 2009 

 

 Real Madrid came calling for the Portuguese master with what was then a world-record bid. Ronaldo was keen to join, and since arriving in the Spanish capital he has become their all-time top goalscorer and consistently set records in the Champions League, which he has won three times in his career, twice with Real. He has achieved all this despite the hottest of competition from Barcelona’s Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi, who still leads in the overall La Liga scoring charts.

 

4. Gonzalo Higuain (ARG) Napoli to Juventus £75.3m – 2016

 

 Juventus paid the biggest fee for a domestic transfer in history when they matched Higuain’s buy-out clause of 90 million euros to bring the Argentinian to Turin from Napoli last month. The 28-year-old former Real Madrid striker top-scored in Serie A last season with a record-equalling 36 goals as Napoli finished second to Juve. Coach Massimiliano Allegri led Juventus to a record fifth consecutive league title in 2016, but he will be hoping that Higuain can help his side improve in Europe, after following up their 2015 Champions League final defeat to Barcelona with a last-16 exit at the hands of Bayern Munich. 

 

5. Luis Suarez (URU) Liverpool to Barcelona £75m – 2014

 

 Barcelona didn’t hesitate to sign the striker despite his shame at the World Cup finals when — for the third time — he bit an opponent, this time Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini. As a result Suarez was unable to play competitively or train with them for four months, but once his ban was over he repaid them in full. No disgraceful incidents have followed and he ended his first season with them by scoring in the Champions League final win over Juventus. His trident attacking partnership with Messi and Neymar yielded a La Liga record for three forwards of 122 goals that campaign. Scored a hat-trick to seal the league title for Barca last term and went on to complete the domestic double in a season in which he grabbed a staggering 58 goals.

 

6. Neymar (BRA) Santos to Barcelona £71.5m – 2013

 

Off the pitch alleged shenanigans over how much went to the player, his family and to the selling club itself have dogged Barcelona over the transfer of Neymar, who on the pitch has shone for them in their brilliant three-pronged attack. The Brazilian shrugged off an injury that ended his 2014 World Cup campaign early to play a pivotal role in Barcelona’s Champions League success. Like Suarez, he scored in that final against Juventus, and collected La Liga and Copa del Rey winners medals. There was no let-up last term either as he scored in the Copa del Rey final against Sevilla. Legal problems still hover over the transfer despite a high court judge ruling that he didn’t believe it could be pursued in the courts — as the prosecutor takes issue with that decision.

 

- Vanguard

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President of Benin Republic Creates the Unexpected, Drives Himself to a Football Match in Cotonou #LessonFromBenin

President Patrice Talon has made a shocking entrance to a football stadium as he drove himself to a football match to the surprise of many.

President of Benin, Patrice Talon riding a grey Porsche

 The newly elected President of Benin, Patrice Talon shocked his people recently as he drove himself to a football match.

 

 The president who came to watch his country play against Ivory Coast in Cotonou was the cynosure of all eyes as many did not believe a president could want to drive himself when he has many security personnel at his disposal.

 

 The president was spotted wearing a red polo shirt with a brown trouser and black shoe as he drove into the stadium in a grey porsche car.

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Lesson from Nigeria: Buhari Relaunches War Against Indiscipline #LessonFromNaija

President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration on Monday, August 8, has relaunched the War Against Indiscipline, (WAI) Brigade in Abuja

The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Dr. Garba Abari, has announced today that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, has relaunched the War Against Indiscipline (WAI Brigade), in Abuja. saying in this era of insecurity, violence, kidnapping, the role of the Brigade in civil intelligence gathering cannot be over emphasized.
According to Vanguard, while announcing the development on the occasion of the National and State Commanders meeting of the Community Support Brigade (CSB), also known as WAI, Abari said the President Buhari administration has declared the intention to relaunch the Brigade for better performance, as well as to bring its activities to the fore.
The theme of the meeting was “Repositioning The WAI Brigade for Enhanced Civil Intelligence Gathering.”

 

 

The minister of information, Lai Mohammed, had earlier disclosed that WAI will be rebranded into Change Begins with Me (CBWM).
Recall that during his first tenure as a military Head of State, President Buhari alongside Tunde Idiagbon launched a nationwide campaign called “War Against Indiscipline.”
The program’s intention was to instill public morality, social order, civic responsibilities in Nigerians, and promote Nigerian nationalism.

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Donga Mantung V-Nwa Issues Earnest Call for President Biya's Candidacy in the Upcoming Presidential Elections #PhotoNews

 Militants and sympathizers of the CPDM of Donga Mantung V Section (Nwa) in the North West region have issued a motion of support calling on President Paul Biya’s candidacy in the forthcoming Presidential elections. The call was made during a Joint Section Conference that took place on August 6, 2016 in Ngom (Sabongari). In the motion, Donga Mantung V Nwa (Section of the CPDM) also moved their total and unflinching support to His Excellency President Paul Biya, the National Chairman of the CPDM party, head of state, President of the Republic and the institutions that he incarnates. Militants also reviewed with satisfaction the resounding victory being recorded by the Defense Forces in the on-going war against the devilish terrorist sect Boko Haram. They declared the CPDM as the bedrock of national cohesion at the service of an emerging Cameroon, thus declared their loyalty and indefinable support to President Biya. 

#PhotoNews 

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Is Goodluck Jonathan Really Sponsoring the Niger Delta Avengers?...See What He Has to Say

 Following reports that he is sponsoring the Niger Delta Avengers militant group, ex president Goodluck Jonathan has reacted.

Goodluck Jonathan

Goodluck Jonathan, the immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan, has come to dismiss the reports that he was one of those funding rampaging militant group, Niger Delta Avengers.
It will be recalled that a splinter group of Avengers, Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, RNDA, had issued a statement claiming that Jonathan was the grand patron of the rampaging group that has claimed responsibility for several attacks on oil installations in the oil rich region
The splinter group in the statement by its spokesperson, Cynthia Whyte had on Saturday released a list of people it alleged where sponsors of militants in the rich oil region.
The list according to Whyte include, “Goodluck Jonathan, the former president (grand patron), Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state, Governor Seriaki Dickson of Bayelsa state Senator Godswill Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom state, Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo), ex-militant turned contractor 6. Raymond Dokpesi, the founder of the African Independent Television 7. Kingsley Kuku, an ex special adviser to Jonathan on Niger Delta.”
Others are “Olisa Metuh, an ex-spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party, Oyege Nimi Brown, VIP Timothy, Joshua, VIP Timothy Joshua, Joshua Macaiver Paul Bebenimibo, Udengs Eradiri, Kimi Angozi 15. Patrick Akpobolokemi, Edwin K. Clark, Tony Uranta, Daniel Alabrah and Annkio Briggs.”
However, according to Daily Post, Jonathan who is in Zambia as an election observer ahead of the nation’s next week poll, described the list released by Whyte as malicious.
He maintained that the names of those listed as alleged sponsors and supporters of NDA suggested a political agenda informed the composition of the list.
He stressed that he will soon come out with a statement clarifying the allegation, Sahara reporter quoted him as saying.
On if he was approached by President Muhammadu Buhari to broker peace between the Federal Government and agitators in the region, the former President said he had received no formal request from his successor.
He, however, stated that Ijaw leader and elder statesman, Edwin Clark, was working informally to help restore stability in the area.

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Jonathan, Tompolo, Akpabio, Wike, Dokpesi, Others Named As Sponsors of Niger Delta Avengers?

A split faction of the Niger Delta Avengers has shockingly exposed names and identify of alleged sponsors of the militant group.

Goodluck Jonathan

A group that recently split from Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), a militant organization that has claimed responsibility for bombing numerous oil facilities, has claimed that former President Goodluck Jonathan was the grand patron of the NDA, Sahara Reporters reports

In a statement issued today by Cynthia Whyte, an alias for a male spokesman, the splinter group also named several former and serving governors as sponsors of the Niger Delta Avengers. Those named as “sponsors” included Governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and Seriaki Dickson of Bayelsa.

Mr. Whyte also identified Senator Godswill Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, ex-militant turned contractor, Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo), Raymond Dokpesi, the founder of African Independent Television (AIT), the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Kingsley Kuku, Kimi Angozi, and Patrick Akpobolokemi as other sponsors.

The splinter group, which renamed itself Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA), had recently declared its opposition to NDA’s destruction of oil infrastructure in the region, warning that it would disclose the names of individuals and groups backing the militant group.

Mr. Whyte’s statement revealed that the NDA’s sympathizers included Edwin K. Clark, Tony Uranta, Daniel Alabrah, Ms. Annkio Briggs, and Olisa Metuh, a former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The Reformed Niger Delta Avengers named Oyege Nimi Brown, VIP Timothy, Joshua Macaiver, Paul Bebenimibo and others as the main operatives of the NDA, adding that Udengs Eradiri, the president of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), also known as Brigadier General Murdoch Agbinibo, serve as the NDA’s chief spokesman.

Following the release of the list, a source close to former President Jonathan told SaharaReporters that there was “no iota of truth to the claim that former President Goodluck Jonathan has a hand in the violence in the Niger Delta.”

The source, who asked not to be identified, said he was in touch with Mr. Jonathan, adding that the former president was considering issuing a formal statement to dismiss the claims made by Mr. Whyte.

“If former President Jonathan wanted chaos in Nigeria and the Niger Delta, he would have refused to concede the election to General Buhari and the APC,” the source said.

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At Joint Section Conference, CPDM Militants of Nwa Plead for the Creation of Mantung Division

Hon. Mbucksek and Dr. Ngomfe hand in hand

Militants and sympathizers of the CPDM of Donga Mantung V Section (Nwa) in the North West region have issued a motion of support calling on President Paul Biya’s candidacy in the forthcoming Presidential elections. The call was made during a Joint Section Conference that took place on August 6, 2016 in Ngom (Sabongari). In the motion, Donga Mantung V Nwa (Section of the CPDM) also moved their total and unflinching support to His Excellency President Paul Biya, the National Chairman of the CPDM party, head of state, President of the Republic and the institutions that he incarnates. Militants also reviewed with satisfaction the resounding victory being recorded by the Defense Forces in the on-going war against the devilish terrorist sect Boko Haram. They declared the CPDM as the bedrock of national cohesion at the service of an emerging Cameroon, thus declared their loyalty and indefinable support to President Biya.

Matters Arising

Welcoming delegates, militants, sympathizers and invitees to Ngom known as Sabongari town, the Section President of Donga Mantung V, Hon. Genesis Mbucksek said he is overwhelmed by the massive turnout which is indicative of their determined efforts quest for the development of the enclaved subdivision that shares a very long boundary with the Taraba State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (140 km). he said to have braved the steep rocky hills, deep valleys with fast running streams and rivers from Adere to Mbat, from Mbepji to Lus, from Jui to Kwaja, from Sih to Saam, from Yang to Nkot, from Nwa to Lih, from Shie to Wajiri, etc and other distant villages in the Mbaw plain is enough testimony of the loyalty for President Paul Biya. The CPDM, he said is growing from strength to strength and that they are not prepared to mortgage the development of the Nwa in exchange for dreams. The come-together he emphasized, “should offer us the greatest opportunity for stock-taking, planning and for renewed stewardship to the desires, and aspirations of our great party”.  He warned against lip services, fractionalization as witnessed prior to the last re-organization exercise and reccommended reconciliation and harmony within the ranks of the militants. “Because your militancy is not supposed to be conditioned by the amount of money most of you, more often than not, often expect to receive from the party, nor should it be determined by the amount of money you give to the party. Quoting from Chiara Lubich’s idea in Ponder and Live better, Hon. Genesis Mbucksek outlined that “it takes a heart rich with love (for the CPDM) and hands wiling ti serve (the CPDM). You don’t need a large purse vomitting with bank notes to change the world; you need a large heart that can give out love in the epic proportions and can absorb the bullets of hate without reducing the flow of love among Comrades of the CPDM. (Indeed), the greatest kind of poverty that we need to combat (in the party) is poverty of character.

To Hon. Mbucksek, the CPDM in Nwa is sailing on a good ship to glory when judged from the results since 2007 and the achievements “whereas with the SDF and other opposition parties, you are riding a dead horse to underdevelopment”. He called on all the living forces in Nwa to join him in asking on President Paul Biya to accept another seven year mandate. However, the Section President lamented that most of the external elites who claim to be CPDM militants and on whom the Section should have normally relied for moral, material and financial support, rather come home to fan up divisions in the party. Militants also frowned at the fact that even during national celebrations like May 20^th, some of these elites do not give a dime as support in the subdivision. They also observed that even some CPDM councilors do not toe party lines which contribute enormously in hampering party activities. Analyzing future challenges, delegates noted with satisfaction that the 20 Sub Sections that make up Donga Mantung V are very active and functional. They promised to produce a crushing win for the CPDM in the forthcoming elections of at least 70%.

Plea  

Harping on government’s efforts to bring the administration to closer to the people, militants also prayed on government to consider raising Nwa Subdivision to a full Division called “Mantung Division” with headquarters in Nwa and the creation of new subdivisions at Nwa central, Ntong, Ngom and Kom-Mfumte. Created since 1963, Nwa sub Division, deserves and qualifies to be raised full division and should be treated with special attention, they pleaded. Harping on the militants observed that Nwa is ripe for a full divisional status, given its vastness, proximity with Nigeria and its high population estimated at more than 75,000 inhabitants yet decried that though a border subdivision, Nwa has not benefitted from any disenclavement programme. Militants also expressed the need for a mobile health unit in Nwa that can serve the population given the vastness of the area with only one medical district officer resident in Nwa.

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Earnest Call for President Biya's Candidacy From Donga Mantung V CPDM (Nwa)

Motion of Support to Hi Excellency Paul Biya, National Chairman of the CPDM, President of the Republic and Head of State, on the Occasion of the Joint Section Conference Holding in Ngom on the 6^th of August 2016

We, CPDM party officials, Elected Representatives, Traditional and Religious Authourities, Elites, Sympathizers and other active forces of the Donga Mantung V (Nwa) section, meeeting in the “Top-view Hotel Hall Sabongari” today Saturday 6^th August, 2016, on the ocasssion of the Joint Section Conference of the CAMEROON PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT” (CPDM):

1.      Mindful of the fact that the “CPDM” is the bedrock of National Cohesion at the service of an Emerging Cameroon;

2.      Considering the brilliant performances of the CPDM in Donga Mantung V (Nwa) Section in the national elections since 2007;

3.      Appreciative of the positive fall outs of our loyalty and indefatigable support to the CPDM regime and the National Chairman-Comrade Paul Biya;

4.      Considering the imperative need for us to unite for greater performances;

5.      Viewing with great satisfaction the resounding victory being recorded by our Defence Forces in the on-going war against the devilish terrorist sect “Boko Haram” along the boundary with Nigeria-at the Far North Region of our country;

6.      Considering above all, the forthcoming Presidential, legislative, municipal and senatorial elections in Cameroon;

Here-by move our total and unflicnhing support to His Excellency President Paul Biya, the National Chairman of our Party, Head of State, President of the Republic and the institutions he incarnets, good health, wisdom and foresightedness in order to lead our Peaceful Faherland, the Republic of Cameroon, with the fear of the Lord God; further pray him, more than ever before, to kindly accept our earnest call for his candidacy of the CPDM in the forthcoming Presidential elections. 

Done in Ngom on the 6th of August 2016
 

Signed

Hon. Genesis Mbucksek (Section President)

CPDM party officials

Elected Representatives,

 Traditional and Religious Authourities,

 Elites

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Priest Accused of Corruption

Drama has occurred in an Anglican church, as members have threatened massive unrest if the bishop does not step down from his position.

The age-long crisis rocking the Sapele Anglican Diocese in Delta State on Friday assumed a frightening dimension as members of the church insisted on the removal of Bishop Blessing Erifeta.
Last weekend, soldiers attached to the pipeline facilities in Sapele were alleged to have injured some protesting women and youths of the church, calling on Erifeta to step down on the ground of alleged corruption, maladministration and high-handedness.
Two women said to have been injured by the JTF were reported to have been in a critical state of health at the Sapele Central Hospital.
  But in a swift reaction, the JTF Commander in the area, Lt. Mohammed Idris, said the allegation of injuring the protesters was untrue, adding that they moved into the scene to maintain law and order.
Meanwhile, on Friday, protesters were seen carrying placards on the premises of Saint John Anglican Church.
Some members of the diocese who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity said the quarrel with Bishop Eriefeta was informed by his alleged high-handedness and corrupt practices, insisting that unless he steps aside peace might not reign.
Mr. Smart Umukoro and Chief Unukegwo Onome, who also spoke to our correspondent, said the protest would not stop until the Bishop is removed or transferred to other area by the Primate, adding that they were ready to forcefully throw him out.
Ereifeta described the allegations against him as untrue, stating that the protesters were doing that based on political and selfish interests.

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Prostitutes Promise to Reward U-23 Football Team #Rio2016

Benevolent Nigerian commercial s*x workers have opted to duly compensate the Dream Team following their convincing display against the Japanese team in Brazil last night. 

The new leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes (NANP), led by Tamar Tion, has expressed its happiness in the victory of the Nigeria U-23 football team, Dream Team VI, which against all odds, defeated Japan 5-4, in the early hours of today, August 5, 2016, in the ongoing Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil.
The group, in a statement released by its Secretary, Sandra Efosa, said to show their happiness, they will offer free s*x to any member of the Dream Team that is interested when they come back to the country.

The statement reads:
“On behalf of our National President, Comrade Tamar Tion, the National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes (NANP), wishes to congratulate the U-23 Football team of Nigeria for defeating Japan 5-4 in the football match played at the Olympics.
"We are delighted because they boys did not allow what they went through before they got to Brazil affect them as they still showed the can-do spirit of Nigerians.
"Our President sat up through the night, watching the team do the impossible and to express our happiness and support for the team, we promise every member of the squad free weekend s*x whenever they come back to the country.”
“That is our modest contribution to encouraging them. We are all Nigerians and we would do anything to support our team.

"Congratulations boys!”

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Lesson from Nigeria: Oyo Governor's Wife Rewarded Policewoman Controlling Traffic Under the Rain (Photos)

Hard work and dedication truly pays, as wife of the Oyo state Governor has presented a letter of commendation and cash gift to a female traffic police officer spotted controlling traffic under the rain few days ago.

The gallant policewoman (middle) being rewarded for her hardwork

 

News went viral on social media few days ago after photos emerged online revealing how an Oyo state female police officer was pictured in the rain directing traffic and was drenched in the process but still kept doing her job not minding the condition.

 

In a new report, it has been revealed that the wife of the Oyo State governor, has honoured the policewoman after she made headlines for defying the rain to control traffic.

 

 

According to reports, the Oyo state's Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Atinuke Osunkoya, on behalf of the state's first lady, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, on Thursday, presented her with a letter of commendation and a cash gift at the Police Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan.

 

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Remember Fela Anikulapo Kuti 19 Years after: What You Need to Know About Him

 If you are a Nigerian, then you must have heard of the name Fela Anikulapo Kuti, but how much do you know about the man behind the name.


Fela Anikulapo Kuti

Today, August 2, marks exactly 19 years since the demise of Africa’s Afrobeat pioneer, social maverick, and pan-Africanist Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti also known as Abami Eda.

Below are 27 things you probably didn’t know about him:

1. Fela was born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti on 15 October 1938 inAbeokuta, Ogun State,

2. His mother, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, was a feminist activist in the anti-colonial movement

3. His father, Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, an Anglican minister, and school principal was the first president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers.

4. Fela is a first cousin to the Nigerian writer and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

5. He was arrested 200 times and endured numerous beatings, but continued to write political lyrics, producing albums before he died on August 2, 1997, in Lagos.

6. He attended the Abeokuta Grammar School in Abeokuta and later he was sent to London in 1958 to study medicine but decided to study music instead at the Trinity College of Music.

7. The trumpet was his preferred instrument

8. Fela married his first wife, Remilekun Taylor, with whom he had three children (Femi, Yeni, and Sola).

9. In 1963, Fela moved back to Nigeria and trained as a radio producer for the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation.

10. In 1967, he went to Ghana to think up a new musical direction

11. He first called his music Afrobeat In 1969.

12. He then formed the Kalakuta Republic, a commune, a recording studio, and a home for the many people connected to the band that he later declared independent from the Nigerian state.

13. Fela set up a nightclub in the Empire Hotel, first named the Afro-Spot and then the Afrika Shrine, where he both performed regularly and officiated at personalized Yoruba traditional ceremonies in honour of his nation’s ancestral faith.

14. He changed his middle name to Anikulapo (meaning “He who carries death in his pouch”, with the interpretation: “I will be the master of my own destiny and will decide when it is time for death to take me”).

15. He said that his original middle name of Ransome was a slave name.



16. He made the decision to sing in Pidgin English so that his music could be enjoyed by individuals all over Africa, where the local languages were spoken are very diverse and numerous.

17. In 1977, Fela and the Afrika ’70 released the album Zombie, a scathing attack on Nigerian soldiers using the zombie metaphor to describe the methods of the Nigerian military. The album was a smash hit and infuriated the government, setting off a vicious attack against the Kalakuta Republic, during which one thousand soldiers attacked the commune. Fela was severely beaten, and his elderly mother (whose house was located opposite the commune) was thrown from a window, causing fatal injuries.

18. Fela’s response to the attack was to deliver his mother’s coffin to the Dodan Barracks in Lagos, General Olusegun Obasanjo’s residence, and to write two songs, “Coffin for Head of State” and “Unknown Soldier”,

19. Fela and his band then took residence in Crossroads Hotel, as the Shrine had been destroyed along with his commune.

20. In 1978, Fela married 27 women, many of whom were his dancers, composers, and singers to mark the anniversary of the attack on the Kalakuta Republic.

21. Fela did not perform songs again after he had already recorded them

22. In 1979, he put himself forward for President in Nigeria’s first elections for more than a decade, but his candidature was refused.

23. In 1984, Muhammadu Buhari’s government, of which Kuti was a vocal opponent, jailed him on a charge of currency smuggling which Amnesty International and others denounced as politically motivated

24. Amnesty International designated him a prisoner of conscience and his case was also taken up by other human rights groups.

25. He was released from prison by General Ibrahim Babangida after 20 months,

26. On his release he divorced his 12 remaining wives, saying that “marriage brings jealousy and selfishness”

27. In 1989, Fela and Egypt ’80 released the anti-apartheid Beasts of No Nation that depicts on its cover U.S. President Ronald Reagan, UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and South African State President Pieter Willem Botha,

 

Compiled by Information Nigeria

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Catholic Church About to Have Female Deacons? Pope Francis Set to Explore Women Joining the Clergy

It seems that the Catholic Church is set to have female deacons? Pope Francis has appointed a 13-member historic commission to study the the role of female deacons.

Pope Francis

 

According to an exclusive report on Dailymail, a 13-member special commission made up of seven men and six women, have been appointed by Pope Francis to examine the role of female deacons in the Church, in a potentially historic opening on the possibility of women joining the clergy.

 The Vatican said in a statement on Tuesday that the commission will study the question of female deacons with a particular focus on the history of women having played this role in the early years of the Church.

 Report revealed that the move follows a pledge made by Francis in May during a question-and-answer session with members of female religious orders.

 Advocates of women serving as deacons have long argued that they are pitifully under-represented in the Church's hierarchy and decision-making processes. So allowing women to enter the clergy at a rank just below a priest would represent a first step towards correcting this imbalance, they argue.

 They also insist there is no theological obstacle to the move because of the precedent established by women performing the role in the early centuries of Christianity.

 The Vatican did not set a date for the commission to begin work or a deadline for it to reach conclusions.

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NOWEFU New Constitution Creates Post of General Assembly President

The famous clause that sparked controversy

Speculations as to whether North West Governor Adolph Lele Lafrique will endorse NOWEFU new constitution abounds high. This is so because it is aired that the new constitution has been completed yet the post of General Assembly President has been inserted. According to what we gathered the General Assembly President has been allocated sweeping powers such as to check the excesses of NOWEFU President General and oversees policies. The crux of the matter is that the revised constitution of NOWEFU was rejected by North West Governor because the post of Honorary President General was inserted. Given that the honorary President was given sweeping powers and that he should be someone (who should is a member of government or anyone ranking as such). The question now is whether the new Constitution which has been drafted again will be rejected for the reasons. If it is accepted, expectations are high that NOWEFU will stage a 2 in 1 assembly (extra ordinary assembly to adopt the constitution and ordinary assembly to elect the President General and President of the General Assembly. The fon of Nkambe is expected to emerge as General President while Fon Senator Gahnyongha and Fon Teche have been tipped as General Assembly Presidents.

However, as the drama to twist NOWEFU constitution unfolds, tongues have been waging as to what happened to the revised 2005 edition of the constitution of union with which it was registered in 2006 (acknowledgment receipt No 00100/E.29/111/vol.8/APPB remains another misery that only the Kaduna mafia can tell. Yet when the leadership crisis resurfaced the Mezam SDO's office was in difficulties because it appeared NOWEFU had three different constitutions at the level of the administration. To cut the matter short, Fon Chafah took the matter to court, and in suit No HCMB/13/2015, the High Court of Mezam ruled that: the Senior Divisional Officer of Mezam who is even the Supervisory authority of the Union, call a general assembly of all the members to regularize the issue of their constitution and thereafter hand over to the new executive that shall be elected therefrom. The Nkambe elective General assembly was then convened based on that court ruling. The argument that elections were carried forward because Donga Mantung fons are not united is not tenable at all. Donga Mantung has helped in revealing the practices of the one-time Kaduna mafia that used to decide on who should be elected as President of NOWEFU. In article 1 of the Internal rules and regulations defining the duties and functions of the various officers of the union states that: The Honorary President General
* Shall be the laison person between the union and the administration of the Republic
*Shall work closely with the executive Bureau of the Union
* Shall be a member of Government or assimilated as such
*Shall be a former Executive Bureau Member
* Shall be elected by the General Assembly.

 Implicitly, only Fon Teche fulfills the third condition and wins to remain in power. What reason accounts for the creation of this position when during his own reign the post was not there? Will Donga Mantung accept this? Elite of Donga Mantung Division we gathered have vowed to unleash a can of worms of that post is not deleted. PM Yang sources say has summoned the outgoing executive to explain after the warning signals.
The Fon Chafah, Fon Teche Wahala
Despite being best friends through thick and thin since the creation of the North West Fons Union-NOWEFU, it is now clear that Fon Chafah of Bangolang and Fon Teche Njei of Ngyenmuwa have fallen out. It has finally emerged that the duo (formerly ring leaders of the Kaduna mafia) as they used to call themselves have turned their backs. This was confirmed by a release issued recently by Fon Chafah rubbishing his former ally (Fon Teche). What is however intriguing is that these former ring leaders of the Kaduna mafia tacitly claim ownership over NOWEFU. At the beginning, Fon Chafah fired an unguided missile towards Fon Teche. In a letter to former Mezam SDO Nguele Nguele Felix, which several quarters were copied titled “Truth and Facts which may be bitter but necessary for posterity” (he) Fon Chafah outline the following points against his former friend:
*“Senator Fon Teche Njei has never convened a single General Assembly or Executive meeting of NOWEFU since his election in 2012, thereby leading the association single handedly with demagogy, manipulation, division and misinformation. He has even summarily put aside his Secretary General, Fon Ndofoa Zofoa of Babungo.
*Being the first Third Class Fon with a very tiny population to head NOWEFU, he has systematically excluded all the First Class Fons and Second Class prominent of the region from the affairs of the association, so as to continuously manipulate a few fons who run after him.
*Clandestine trips to Yaounde to harass state officials for pecuniary gains and self aggrandizement are frequent under his leadership, thereby putting the once respected Fons of the region to ridicule and disgrace.
*A grand fundraising was organized by him soon after his election to complete a multi-purpose secretariat complex of NOWEFU built up to 80% under my presidency, no work has been done and no account rendered of the ten million FCFA collected for that purpose. In fact reliably sources hold that huge sums of money were collected by him and pocketed from prominent state personalities amongst which are the Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General at the Presidency, and the delegate general of the National Security.
*Politics being a game of numbers and results, it is on record that he has never won any election for the ruling CPDM where he is Senator and Central Committee member through appointment. His Batibo Constituency has been in the hands of the opposition since the inception of multi-party politics. His colleague in the senate, Fon Doh Gayonga of Bali proudly has his Bali council under the control of the CPDM. I equally proudly have all the two (2) parliamentary seats, the Senatorial seat and all the three councils in my Ngoketunjia constituency under the CPDM. That is what we call support for President Paul Biya, National Chairman of the ruling party and not empty noise and demagogy. CPDM is the winning party in my Fondom Bangolan.
In light of foregoing sir, I retreat you to take this moment of truth in good faith and to support us to re-establish legality of NOWEFU.
With the expiration of Fon Teche’s mandate on the 16th of March 2015, he no longer has the locus standi to act on behalf of NOWEFU and any attempt by him to convene any meeting to modify our constitution shall be considered as null and void. Any administrative authority or persons treating with him in that capacity are no longer doing so in the interest of the North West Fons. The Advisory Council of NOWEFU shall be meeting very soon to chart a way forward for the association with a view to putting in place a transitional committee to organize elections for a new President General from any of the two gaining divisions”.
Fon Chafah also revealed that NOWEFU is a legal structure and was duly registered by the then Senior Divisional Officer for Mezam, Jules Marcelin Djaga. Fon Chafah Issac finds faults with Mezam Administration for asking Fon Teche to organize a general assembly to adopt a new constitution for NOWEFU, even though former Mezam SDO Nguele Nguele is said to have been wondering why NOWEFU had three different constitutions.

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