At some point, he was rejected by some hospitals as was revealed by close family members and friends. They claimed that his illness was termed spiritual.
He ended up seeking healing in a church where he gave up the ghost finally this morning.
He was buried this evening according to Islamic rites.
May his soul rest in peace.
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Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has changed his tune about his allegation that US law enforcement authorities had indicted Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, for her alleged involvement in a financial scam. Mr. Fayose had once stated that Mrs. Buhari could not dare to step foot in the US, asserting that she would be arrested.
However, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in the US a few days ago, apparently forcing Mr. Fayose to soft pedal on his unsubstantiated claim that US authorities were seeking to arrest and prosecute her. Mrs. Buhari is in the US to participate in a series of meetings in the Washington, DC area, including a function at the United States Institute of Peace and another event with Nigerian groups.
It was evidently observed that l Gov Fayose’s newfound reluctance to sustain his allegations in a conversation with the governor’s spokesman, Lere Olayinka.
Without adducing any evidence, Mr. Fayose had publicly contended that Nigeria’s First Lady was the woman who facilitated fraudulent and corrupt transactions in the United States with Mr. Jefferson. However, media investigations and reports by SaharaReporters and the New York Times provided photographic and other evidence that the woman involved in the Jefferson case was not the wife of Nigeria’s president. The woman named in the Jefferson case is an entirely different Aisha Buhari who is still living in the United States.
Mrs. Buhari has indicated that she plans to sue Mr. Fayose for defamation on account of his repeated statements.
Wike disclosed this at the 12 All Nigeria Editors Conference holding in Port Harcourt.
However, Wike explained that he and the Minister of Transportation differed politically because they belonged to different parties.
"There is nothing personal. We differ politically because we belong to different political politics". "We want peace in the state and it is my desire to ensure that the state is peaceful,” he said.
Gov Wike also said that former president Goodluck Jonathan did something special to ensure peace in the country by conceding defeat during the 2015 general election. "Jonathan should be commended for this single act. People should emulate this move to ensure peace in the country," the governor said.
According to Gov Wike, Amaechi was his boss as governor and they had good times serving the state. "We should make sacrifices for peace. The state must move on. We only differ politically and that should not be to the level that will destroy the state,” he said.
Gov Wike also stressed the need for peace and unity in the country, urging Nigerians not to compromise that stand. (NAN)
The 2016 Summer Olympics officially kicked off on Friday night with the opening ceremony in Rio.
As has become tradition, the ceremony starts with a celebration of the host country, followed by the parade of athletes. And once again, Greece was the first country introduced due to their historical importance to the games.
The order of the parade of nations at every Olympics is as follows.
Greece comes in first - this is due to their role in the origin of the Olympics.The host nation comes in last- in 2016, this is Brazil, obviously.The rest of the nations are ordered alphabetically by the language of the host nation - As a result of this,Afghanistan was the first nation after Greece, followed by South Africa (África do Sul in Portuguese). Zambia will be the 207th and final nation before the host nation, Brazil.
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Capping off perhaps the worst week of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, a new wave of national polls show Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton gaining a significantly wider lead over her Republican rival.
The latest numbers are accompanied by a few caveats, however, not least of all is the fact that they arrive in the dead of summer and on the heels of Clinton’s historic presidential nomination at last week’s Democratic National Convention.
Still, Clinton’s sudden surge seems to reflect more than a simple post-convention boost.
Not only are her numbers rising, but the polls also show a major recent drop in support for Trump amid a cacophony of controversy that includes ongoing feuds with the Gold Star parents of a fallen Muslim American soldier as well as members of the GOP’s top brass, reports of chaos and frustration within both Trump’s campaign and his party, and a growing listof prominent Republicans publicly defecting to the Clinton camp.
A McClatchy/Marist poll released Thursday put Clinton at a 15-point lead over Trump, with the chasm between the candidates growing from a tight 42-39 last month to 48-33.
In addition to welcoming a new wave of fans from within Clinton’s own party, the pollster noted that she has also seen a recent surge in support from white voters and men — “two constituencies crucial to a Republican victory,” the firm wrote.
Other polls showed Clinton expanding her advantage by slightly more modest — though still significant — margins.
According to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Thursday, the former secretary of state has almost doubled herlead over Trump since last month, a mere 5 points before both party conventions to a more substantial 9 this week.
In terms of demographics, the NBC/WSJ poll found Clinton beating Trump by wide margins with women (51-35), young voters (46-34), white voters with a college degree (47-40), and all non-white voters (69-17). By far the starkest contrast in support was seen among African-American voters, only 1 percent of whom favored Trump compared with 91 percent for Clinton. And among the groups that did favor the Republican nominee in the poll, his advantage over Clinton was much smaller.
When paired with their respective running mates, the same poll found that 47 percent of registered voters favor Clinton and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine while 38 percent support the GOP ticket with Trump and running mate Mike Pence.
Similarly, a Fox News poll released Wednesday found 49 percent of voters supported a Clinton-Kaine ticket while 39 percent were in favor of Republicans Trump and Pence.
Clinton also appears to be making strides at the state level.
On Friday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution published the results of a poll that showed Clinton taking the lead over Trump in Georgia, a state that has voted forevery Republican presidential nominee since 1996. Though relatively narrow, Clinton’s 44-40 percent lead over Trump in Georgia this week showed a significant change since May, when the last AJC pollfound Trump beating Clinton 45-41.
“Georgia still isn’t directly in Clinton’s crosshairs, and her campaign has yet to declare Georgia a battleground state,” the AJC noted. “But a common strain from the Democratic and Republican conventions was that Georgia has the chance to turn blue for the first time since Bill Clinton’s 1992 win over President George H.W. Bush.”
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Rap icon, Snoop Dogg arrived at the LA Premiere of "Coach Snoop" at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Los Angeles. Authorities say multiple people have been hurt after a railing collapsed during an outdoor concert by Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa in southern New Jersey.
At least 10 people have been hurt after a railing collapsed during an outdoor concert by Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa in southern New Jersey.
Report says the partitioning separating concertgoers from the stage at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey, collapsed, causing people to fall onto the concrete below. It happened shortly before 10:30 p.m. Friday.
Camden County officials have confirmed to journalists that 10 to 15 people were hurt and five were taken to hospitals. Their conditions weren't known and the number of those injured could increase.
The railing, was separating a sloping lawn from a covered portion of the concert hall. The lawn is several feet above a concrete walkway.
Concertgoer Katie Colbridge says the concert, which was about halfway finished, stopped abruptly when the accident happened.
The show was later canceled.
