Let's us Pray

Let's us Pray

1st Day Of Ramadan


Allahumo Ijhal Siyamee Feehi Siyama S-Sa-Imeena Wa hab Lee Jur'mee
feehi Yah Ilahil Halameena Wah'fu Hanee Yaa Hafiyaw Hanil Muj'rimeen

"O Allah, accept my fast in it (Ramadan) as fast of those who fast is
acceptable to You, Forgive my sins in it, O the Lord of the Universe,
Pardon me, o the Pardoner of Sinners."

Chelsea v Spurs... in race for Benteke! Mourinho ready to pounce for £25m hitman... but Villa ace wants Spurs deal

Aston Villa have told Christian Benteke’s suitors that they will not be bullied into losing the Belgium striker after making him available for £25million.
Spurs are favourites to secure the services of Benteke, 22, following his transfer request but Villa are determined to stick to their guns over the price and are not interested in any part-exchange deal.
The suggestion is that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy will try to force through a move as the transfer window is about to close but Villa do not need to sell in order to raise cash.

Moving: Christian Benteke's future is now undecided but it seems he will end up in London

On his way: Benteke says he wants to leave Aston Villa

There is also a lingering feeling at Villa that they did not get good value when Jermaine Jenas arrived from Spurs on a season’s loan and they are not inclined to do the north Londoners any favours.
However, Chelsea are also in the frame and would be Villa’s choice — though not Benteke’s — if their demands were met as there would be the possibility of a player-plus-cash deal with Romelu Lukaku an obvious make-weight in any transfer. But Benteke favours a switch to White Hart Lane, mainly because he would be given top billing in a season that leads up to the 2014 World Cup finals.
He doubts he would be first choice under Jose Mourinho at Chelsea and worries about the knock-on effect, particularly with Belgium enjoying a rich choice of forwards from which to choose next summer.

Negotiations: Romelu Lukaku could make a shock move to Villa, who have not forgotten about Jenas' time at Villa Park

Disappointed: Paul Lambert says he wanted Benteke to stay at the club

But Randy Lerner, Villa’s American billionaire owner, has instructed chief executive Paul Faulkner to sell Benteke only once the valuation is met.
Lerner has taken a hard line over his club’s prize asset. Benteke was immediately pulled out of Villa’s pre-season tour to Germany after his transfer request and has been given an extra week’s leave. Villa issued a club statement, acknowledging the forward’s demand, saying he would be free to leave if a suitable fee was received.
Lerner is keen to pursue that line following an earlier situation with Gareth Barry five years ago when  Liverpool made a move for the England midfielder. Villa quoted Rafael Benitez a fee of £18m but Liverpool failed to come up with the money and Barry returned to Villa for a season before moving to Manchester City a year later.

Top scorer: Christian Benteke scored 19 goals in his first season at Villa

Villa manager Paul Lambert is unwilling to lose Benteke, who scored 19 goals last season, and has told him as much, being careful not to burn any bridges with a player he has nurtured carefully since signing him from Genk last year for £8m.
Faulkner talked to Benteke earlier this summer about doubling his £1m-a-year salary on the condition that he extended his current contract. That offer has been left on the table.
Ominously for Villa, Benteke once refused to move when Standard Liege offered him out on loan. Then, at Genk, he effectively went on strike to secure a move to Villa Park.

On the move? A host of Premier League clubs are interested in Benteke

The Benteke situation does not have any impact on the proposed sale of Darren Bent to Newcastle United. The former England striker has been sidelined by Lambert since falling out of favour last autumn.
He is being pursued by Newcastle manager Alan Pardew but that deal now appears to have hit a stumbling block and Bent has attracted German club Wolfsburg.

Governor Liyel Imoke Donates 23 Months Salary to Church

Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State has donated his salary from this month, July 2013 to May 29, 2015 to Grace Consulate (Grace Network Ministries Incorporated) as his contribution to the church’s youth development program.

Imoke, who was the Chairman and Special Guest of Honor, made his donation at the unveiling and launch of album by the church tagged “Earth Shakers and Frank Edward, “Na’ar Youth Swagger”, at Transcorp Metropolitan Hotel Calabar.

He said the beauty of what the church is doing goes beyond the normal Sunday as it impacts on youth development.

The Governor disclosed that the donation was borne out of his commitment and passion for youth development, which also prompted him to float the Bridge Leadership Foundation, a project dedicated to helping youths develop their talents as future leaders.

Man Jumps Into Canal To Avoid Trial

A suspected fraudster who resides in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, Olayinka Salau, tried to avoid trial by fleeing from an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos Lagos and jumping into a canal under a heavy rainfall.

The suspect caught the court officials unawares when he escaped while entering the court room.

The 35-year old Salau was, however, re-arrested by the Investigating Police Officer, IPO, Akinkumi Muni, who also jumped into the canal and brought him back to the court for prosecution.

As the suspect fled the court, Muni ran after him and jumped into the canal with the suspect where they both engaged in a scuffle as the IPO tried to stop him from escaping.

Salau was initially arrested by the police at Area ‘M’ Command, Idimu, for allegedly stealing ₦430,000 belonging to his lover, Afunku Adeshola.

Adeshola, who is a travel agent, explained that her client gave her the money and she gave it to Salau to keep for her on their way to a bank to deposit the money.

She alleged that Salau convinced her to give him the money so that thieves would not dispossess her of the money on their way to the bank.

She said she gave him the money because she trusted him since they have been dating for four months and their parents knew about their relationship.

Adeshola alleged that she did not t know that Salau had an ulterior motive of stealing the money to travel abroad.

She said she was shocked when Salau ran away with the money along the road at Ijagemo area on the outskirts of Lagos.

After the incident, Adeshola reported the matter at Idimu Police Command and he was arrested and detained at the station.

Salau reportedly admitted that he collected the money, explaining that he needed the money to travel back to South Africa where he was deported to Nigeria.

When he was rearrested and arraigned in court, he was charged with stealing under the Criminal Code.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The prosecutor, ASP Nicholas Atumonye, opposed his bail on the ground that he will jump bail considering how he tried to escape from the court.

However, the presiding magistrate, Mrs. M.B. Folami granted him bail in the sum of ₦400,000 with two sureties in like sum.

The court also ordered that the parents of the victim and the accused should appear in court since they knew about their relationship.

The matter was adjourned till 18 July and the suspect was remanded in Kirikiri Prisons in Lagos.

Source: PM News

Beyoncé Posts Photo of Jay-Z As a Kid After His Album Goes Platinum

On the day his latest album Magna Carta Holy Grail was released to the public, Jay-Z was presented with a platinum plaque for selling a million copies.

So, to properly congratulate her beau on his big accomplishment, Beyonce went to Instagram and told everyone to – I guess – bow down.

Jonathan Doesn’t Need The Support Of Northern Elders For 2015 -Presidency

President Goodluck Jonathan

The Presidency on Tuesday said President Goodluck Jonathan did not need the support of the spokesman for the Northern Elders’ Forum, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, or “his North” to win the 2015 presidential election if he decides to contest.

Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Dr. Ahmed Gulak, said this in an interview with our correspondent.

He was reacting to Abdullahi’s interview with The PUNCH in which he said the North would not support Jonathan in the 2015 presidential election.

He had said, “My part of the North will not support him (Jonathan). The South owe us a moral debt and they should pay. There is nothing personal against the person of President Goodluck Jonathan. There is something wrong with the system that threw him up against equity and justice.”
But Gulak said Jonathan could not lose sleep based on that statement because Abdullahi did not support the president when he won the 2011 election.

The presidential spokesman said Abdullahi’s statement only pointed to the fact that the elder statesman was becoming senile.

Gulak said, “One thing that should be clear is that Abdullahi did not support President Jonathan in 2011 and he won the election. He will still not support the President in 2015.

“By the way, which North is he talking about that will not support the President? Is it his North, Buhari’s North, Ribadu’s North?

“Honestly, the position of his North does not count as far as the 2015 election is concerned. He is just one individual.

“So where is Abdullahi’s North. It is clear he is getting senile.”

Woman Delivers Monkey-Like Baby In Kaduna [Photo]

 The latest assertion to the popular saying, “Wonders never end,” has just been recorded in Kaduna State where a young Fulani woman gave birth to a baby with a monkey-like face.

The woman, an indigene of SabonIceh village, gave birth to the monkey-like creature Monday morning at the General hospital Kagarko, Kagarko local government, after several hours of labour.
One of the nurses who attended to the woman on arrival, told LEADERSHIP that, “the pregnant woman was rushed to the hospital at about 7:30 am, Monday. And we immediately took her into the labour room.”

“The woman came in through the out-patient department (OPD) after seeing the doctor on call and I decided to rupture her because the cervix was fully dilated. After I ruptured her, fluid measuring about 26 litres gushed out after which she started bleeding. All this time, the baby was still in the womb.”

“When the bleeding persisted, I sent for the medical director and when she came, we went into the theatre to operate on the woman. In the process, the baby started coming out with the legs. So, the medical director asked me to stop and allow her to deliver the baby by herself.

Speaking further, the nurse said, “She delivered the baby breech and when it came out, we discovered that it was an abnormal baby. It was half human and half animal. We lost the baby shortly after delivery.

The nurse who spoke on condition of anonymity said the baby weighed four kilograms which is healthy but its legs and ears were like those of a monkey, adding that the mother of the baby is currently receiving treatment at the hospital.
“She lost a lot of blood so we have to give her blood,” the nurse added.