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Dimeji Bankole's mother dies on daughter’s wedding day

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1ylO4Mc" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="http://ift.tt/1ylO4Mc" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The step-mother of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, Mrs. Adunni Bankole, is dead.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Our correspondent gathered that she died of a heart-related illness. She reportedly fell into a coma for five days.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />She was said to have been ill for over a month, and had been under medical attention.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Adunni, who was one of the wives of the astute businessman and politician, Chief Alani Bankole, reportedly died in her mother’s house in Mende area of Maryland in Lagos on Saturday at 6:05am.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />She died exactly 85 days to her 56th birthday (March 29).<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Adunni, who was the Iyalode of Gbagura, was expected to give her second daughter, Mopelola, out in marriage on the day she died.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />She only witnessed the introduction ceremony.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />However, the wedding ceremony held.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The news of her demise was not made known to families and guests who had gathered to witness the ceremony.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The husband of the deceased could not wait till the end of the programme.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Adunni who was a socialite and a businesswoman had once operated a household care product store, Sublime Group, at Opebi, Ikeja in Lagos, before relocating it to Ogba Retail market.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Sources said this was not the first time she fell into coma. She was said to have suffered the same fate for four days in September 2011, but she was revived at the intensive care unit of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Her marriage to Bankole, who’s the Asipa of Egbaland was blessed with four children —Toyin, Mopelola, Layiwola jnr, and Adesola.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />She is survived by her 79 year-old mother.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The late Adunni was said to have moved to her Ikorodu home not too long ago, having allegedly parted ways with her husband.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Efforts made to make her husband and Dimeji comment on her death proved abortive.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Dimeji did not acknowledge the text message sent to his telephone and did not pick our correspondent’s call made to him.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />His father merely said, “I don’t want to make any comment” when contacted on the telephone.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Dimeji Bankole's mother dies on daughter’s wedding day

Dimeji Bankole's mother dies on daughter’s wedding day

The step-mother of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, Mrs. Adunni Bankole, is dead. Our correspondent gat...

Synagogue tragedy: T.B Joshua takes victims’ families shopping

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1Bvugnp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="183" src="http://ift.tt/1Bvugnp" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The pastor of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, TB (Temitope Balogun) Joshua, took some of the relatives of the 85 South Africans killed in the church’s guesthouse that collapsed on September 12 on a shopping spree on Christmas day.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Joshua was also reported to have showered the relatives with cash and gifts, a South African newspaper, <i>Daily News</i> reported.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />One of the bereaved, 47-year-old Wonder Ndlovu, whose husband was killed in the building collapse, was among the first group to spend time with the pastor after the tragedy.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />She was quoted by the newspaper as saying that she and others who visited Nigeria had a “nice time, went shopping and stayed in beautiful hotels.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Ndlovu stated that before they went out shopping, they were taken to the building collapse site where the televangelist was said to have laid his hands on and prayed for the relatives.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“We met with the man of God (Joshua) and he briefed us about the site visit. Wiseman Harry and other evangelists took us there; it was very emotional for me, but others were strong and comforting. I brought flowers from South Africa and laid them with my son. It is ugly. Looking at the building foundations we are convinced it was an attack,” the widow said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />She added, “The prophet is full of surprises. After weeping, he took us to the city to see places. To our surprise, we shopped till we dropped and the bill was on him. We were having the time of our lives, forgetting the pain of the past and looking forward to picking up the pieces and moving on. Yesterday has gone by, but tomorrow is forever.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“He (Joshua) took us to a five-star posh hotel for dinner, fine food and drinks. The hotel is in Victoria Island. After chilling, we came back in his luxurious kombis. (There were) more surprises while (we were) preparing to sleep. The mamas who took us shopping knocked and presented us with N50, 000 each and they said we (must not) use all our (own) shopping money… I just sang A huna ya tshwana le yena (there’s no one like him).”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />According to the South African newspaper, the popular televangelist invited 44 family members of the deceased for Christmas dinner and many of them accepted.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Speaking from Nigeria, Kirsten Nematandani, a spokesman for the church based in South Africa, confirmed to Daily News that a second group would visit this month.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Meanwhile, some of the KZN families who have received invitations to meet Joshua this month said they would gladly go.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Another South African, 29-year-old Simphiwe Ngcobo, said the trip to the Nigeria would help him connect “spiritually” with his parents, Dickie and Dennis Ngcobo. He said he was excited about the trip and would travel with a relative this month.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“It is important for us to go to the site and pay our respects to our loved ones. We have accepted their death and we are moving on. We could have gone with the first group of families but we decided to be with the family over Christmas. We have no qualms against anyone, which is why we have gladly accepted this wonderful gesture from the man of God,” he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Reverend Eric Myeni, whose 29-year-old son, Sabelo, died in the September 12 collapse, also accepted Joshua’s invitation.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“We need to overcome what has happened by showing our faith in Christ. We can never reverse our adversity. But with hope in the lord we can overcome the pain suffered,” he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />When our correspondent contacted the church through one of the phone numbers provided on SCOAN website, to confirm the report of the relatives’ visit and the shopping spree paid for by Joshua, a lady who picked the phone said “yes.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Synagogue tragedy: T.B Joshua takes victims’ families shopping

Synagogue tragedy: T.B Joshua takes victims’ families shopping

The pastor of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, TB (Temitope Balogun) Joshua, took some of the relatives of the 85 South Africans kille...

Presidency to fuel cars, generators with N815.4 Million

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1ylO675" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="http://ift.tt/1ylO675" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The Federal Government has proposed the sum of N815.4m in this year’s budget for the purchase of fuel and lubricants for cars and generators for the Presidency, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and their parastatals.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The amount was contained in the 2015 budget breakdown which was obtained by our correspondent on Friday, in Abuja.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The 2015 proposal of N815.4m, for fuel and lubricants is seven per cent or N61,984,177 lower than the N877,472,369 approved in 2014.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Out of the N815.4m, the fiscal document shows that a provision of N131, 911,315 was made for fuel and lubricants for the State House in 2015.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The breakdown of the figure for state house shows that plant/generator fuel will consume N35, 344,855; motor vehicle fuel, N85, 843,802; and cooking gas/fuel, N10, 102,858; this year.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The State House received lesser provision of N122, 855,267 for fuel and lubricants in the 2014 fiscal year.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />This was broken down into motor vehicle fuel, N79, 950,407; plants and generators, N33, 476,963, and cooking gas/fuel cost, N9, 427,898.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />For the vice-president, the 2015 budget proposal shows a provision of a total sum of N38,203,617 for the purchase of fuel and lubricants.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />This is 7.14 per cent or N2,548,624 lower than the 2014 provision of N35,654,993.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />A breakdown of the 2015 budget proposal of the vice-president shows that fueling of motor vehicle will consume the sum of N21,734,332, fueling of plant and generator has a provision of N12,734,332, while cooking gas/fuel is expected to consume the sum of N3,820,453.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Other agencies under the presidency were also not left out of the provision for fuel and lubricants.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />They are the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President-Millennium Development Goals with N2,794,080; Nigeria Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies,N13,000,000; Bureau for Public Enterprises, N12,518,641; and the National Emergency Management Agency with N13,964,000.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Others are the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with a provision of N200,000,000; Bureau of Public Procurement, N17,179,301;Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, N3,469,326; Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission, N3,000,000; and the Office of the Chief Economic Adviser to the President, N2,919,062.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />For the Office of the Secretary of the Government of the Federation, the budget breakdown shows that a provision of N48,181,702 was made for 2015.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Just like the presidency, the agencies under the office of the SGF also had similar provisions for fuel and lubricants. They are National commission for Refugees, N300,000; National Identity Management Commission, N46,063,109;National Merit Award, N7,504,843; Federal Road Safety Commission, N190,630,492 and New partnership for AfricanDevelopment, N10,773,600.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Others are National Action Committee on Aids, N3,000,000; National Hajj Commission, N11,131,012; Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission, N21,190,650; National Lottery Trust Fund, N2,400,000; National Lottery Regulatory Commission, N10,000,000; and Servicom N2,786,316.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The rest are Presidential Technical Committee on Land Reforms, N11,560,000; National Boundary Commission, N2,256,765; and Border Communities Development Agencies N6,350,361<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The 2015 budget has a N4.358trn expenditure figure made up of N412bn for Statutory Transfers, N943bn for Debt Service, N2.61trn for Recurrent (Non-Debt) and N634bn for Capital Expenditure (inclusive of SURE-P).<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />While the recurrent vote is 85.8 per cent of aggregate budget, the capital expenditure is just 14.2 per cent of the aggregate spending (inclusive of SURE-P).<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Presidency to fuel cars, generators with N815.4 Million

Presidency to fuel cars, generators with N815.4 Million

The Federal Government has proposed the sum of N815.4m in this year’s budget for the purchase of fuel and lubricants for cars and generato...

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