President Buhari Commissions Abuja - Kaduna Railway Line

President Buhari with Senate President Senator Bukola Saraki, Speaker Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice Mahmud Mohammed, Governor of Kaduna State Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir David Lawal and APC Chieftain Segun Oni during the Commissioning /Flag-off Commercial Operation of Abuja-Kaduna segment of the Nigerian Railway Modernization Project in Idu Abuja on 26th July 2016

US Commander Campbell: The man behind the failed coup in Turkey

The organizer and financial distributor of the coup attempt turns out to be an ISAF ex- US commander, investigation reveals

 

A former U.S. commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan, was the organizer of the July 15 military coup attempt in Turkey, sources said.
General John F. Campbell was one of the top figures who organized and managed the soldiers behind the failed coup attempt in Turkey, sources close to ongoing legal process of pro-coup detainees said.

Campbell also managed more than $2 billion money transactions via UBA Bank in Nigeria by using CIA links to distribute among the pro-coup military personnel in Turkey.

The ongoing investigation unveiled that Campbell had paid at least two secret visits to Turkey since May, until the day of the coup attempt.

The coup plot that was foiled by the comprehensive effort of Turkish Nation, including its citizens, politicians, media and police forces, was organized by the Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) led-by so-called cleric Fethullah Gülen who has been living in self-exile in America for several years.

American Intelligence, Military and other institutions are accused of supporting the FETO leader Gülen and his gangs for the military coup.

 

Military sources said Campbell, who was the commander of ISAF between August 26, 2014 and May 1, 2016, had made some top secret meetings in Erzurum military base and Adana İnicrlik Airbase.
İncirlik Airbase has been used by the U.S. Military for conducting the anti-Daesh campaign in Syria.

Military sources said that Campbell was the man, who directed the process of trending / blacklisting the military officers in the base.

If the coup attempt was successful, Campbell would visit Turkey in a short time, according to the sources.

Transition of $2 billion from Nigeria to Turkey

The Nigeria branch of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) was the main base for the last six-months of money transactions for the coup plotters.

Millions of dollars of money has been transferred from Nigeria to Turkey by a group of CIA personnel.

The money, which has been distributed to an 80-person special team of the CIA, was used to convince pro-coup generals.

More than 2 billion dollars were distributed during the process leading to the coup.

After taking money from their bank accounts, the CIA team hand delivered it to the terrorists under the military dresses.

Categorizing the military officers

The sources said that some familiar figures in the Eastern and Southeastern part of the country had taken active roles during the process, while the members of the Gülenist gang have been used in central and eastern region.

All officers who command a group of soldiers in a patrol station, unit, company, regiment, brigade, division, corps, or army were kept in close surveillance.

In 2015, the pro-Gülenist officers in the İncirlik base established an investigation desk. They drew the map of all soldiers under their command. They investigated the soldiers' trends, their personalities and family background.

 All soldiers were categorized in three groups: opponents, neutrals, and supporters.
A commander from the smallest patrol station to all military units had been blacklisted under the process.

Soldiers who were marked as opponents to the junta, was debarred from the “financial support.”

The military personnel who were in a neutral position received a difference in the amount of money, according to the importance of their position and ranks.

The money transactions were started in March 2015 through the commissioned “courier”.

The supports who also were categorized as “those who will move with us,” were provided a huge amount of money.

All soldiers and officers in this category were considered as the devoted members of the FETO terror group.

A bag with a large amount of money was found in the room of Brigadier General Mehmet Dişli, one of the top military officials detained for leading the coup attempt.

Turkish lawyers reject coup suspect cases

Some lawyers say they will not defend those accused of participating in July 15 coup plot

 

 

Some Turkish lawyers say they will not defend July 15 coup suspects, officials have said.

Chairman of Judicial Studies Association (HUDER) Huseyin Kaya told Anadolu Agency that some of the suspects applied to Ankara Bar Association attorneys but were rejected.

"We did not make a decision officially [about not defending coup suspects] but we notified our attorney friends in the association verbally," Kaya said.

However, he added that HUDER member lawyers will not defend coup suspects.

The head of Turkey's Law and Democracy Institution, Mehmet Ali Canli, said his members would not attend the trials of coup suspects.

One Ankara Bar Association lawyer, Meltem Banko, said five families had asked her to defend some of the suspects.

"I had a night that I cannot forget [on July 15]. I cannot defend those responsible for that night," she said. "Lawyer/client relations are based on mutual trust. How can I trust a traitor?"

Earlier on Saturday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan put the number of detainees at 11,160. He said the number of those who had been remanded reached 4,704.

At least 246 people, including members of the security forces and civilians, were martyred and more than 2,100 others were wounded as they protested the coup attempt.

Abesan Decides 2016

Yesterday, Sunday, July 10, 2016, Abesan Estate Residents Association (AERA) held an interactive session for those aspiring to executive posts in Abesan Estate.
Abesan Estate is one of the biggest Estates in Nigeria in terms of human population.
The highlight of the event was the debate between the two presidential candidates, Elder Afolabi who is trying to come back for a second term having finished his first term of three years and his opponent, Pastor Ogundimu.

Worthy of mention is the walk-out of a candidate contesting to come back as Treasurer, Mrs. Obembe when she was asked which she will give priority, her family or her job as the Treasurer. A visibly angry woman who made it look like she is doing AERA a favour by holding a post for them, walked out of the meeting!
Though the electoral body made a case for her that she took excuse to go to the rest room (which is not true because we saw when she left without talking to anybody, except she sent whatsapp or BBM to inform them), she came back after her session had already elapsed.
We recorded the audio of the Vice Presidential and Presidential candidates' sessions and will post the link soon for you to listen.
‪#‎AbesanDecides‬

International Training: LABHCA Graduates First Set of Beneficiaries

Country Sales Manager of Forever Nigeria, Israel Adegboye (m) with beneficiaries

Lagos State Barbers, Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association (LABHCA) graduated the first set of beneficiaries of their Millionaire programme on Thursday June 30, 2016 at their monthly general meeting. The beneficiaries, fifteen in number who were selected based on their dedication to the association and other criteria, attended an international course in Make-up, a programme expected to turn them into millionaires which was recently introduced by the newly sworn-in president of the association, Comrade Yetunde Ijaoba Oladipupo.

President of LABHCA, Comrade Yetunde Ijaoba Oladipupo receiving her certificate from Israel Adegboye

  LABHCA is an association with a numerical strength of more than half a million people, a situation which puts the president of the association at a vantage position of great influence. This influence, she promised during her swearing-in to use to the advantage of members of her association. 

Registrar of LICOHM, Grace Akangson, receiving her certificate

LABHCA Institute of Cosmetology and Hair Management (LICOHM), a subsidiary of LABHCA is an institution set up for the training and re-training of members of the association. Their curriculum includes trips to Ghana, South Africa and recently, United States. The new management recently signed MoU with a United States based company so members of the association can travel for advanced training in their fields, a continuation of what they have learnt in LICOHM.

Their monthly programme is an avenue for manufacturers of Beauty products to introduce their new products to members of the association; it is also an opportunity to sell a lot of their old and new products. 

Hair Barbing and Styling competition at the event

To some members, the monthly meeting is a time to learn the latest Hair style in town, to many others, it is a time to have fun, buy products they will use in their salons till next meeting and also an opportunity to win gifts which include a giant fridge through a raffle ticket. To the president of the association, it is an opportunity to give account of her stewardship to her members and to fulfill her promises.

The Millionaire programme according to the president of the association, Comrade Yetunde Ijaoba Oladipupo will be a continuous one with the enrolment of another set of beneficiaries for the course. 

At the meeting to present certificates to the beneficiaries on Thursday was the representative of Sonya and Country Sales Manager for Forever Nigeria, Israel Adegboye who congratulated the beneficiaries for taking advantage of the Millionaire programme and charged them to make the best use of the rare privilege they have enjoyed and to be great ambassadors of the company.

Musbau Oyesina and Funke Giwa, the King and Queen of LABHCA for 2016 respectively, were officially presented to the association, having won their competitions at the last May Fair celebration. Their reign is to last till the next May Fair which is in a year’s time. 

Newly appointed Regional Executives were also sworn-in by the association’s Lawyer,

Barrister Ademola Ijaoba . They are saddled with the responsibilities of overseeing the regional activities of the association and moving the body forward.

A lucky lady with raffle ticket number 003433 won the highly coveted star prize of a giant Fridge among many other consolation prizes.

 

Members at the event