Charly Boy Mourns as he Confirms the Death Of His Father, Justice Oputa

Justice Chukwudifu Akunne Oputa of the Öputa Panel" father of Nigerian entertainer  and controversial personality Charly Boy, has passed away last Sunday afternoon, May 4, 2014.
this was confirmed by Mr. Charly Boy.
Charly Boy who is the second son of late Justice Oputa made statement about his father's death:
"The Family of Justice Chukwudifu Oputa wishes to announce the passing to glory of the eminent jurist and a retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria at the age of 96 years. He passed on peacefully on Sunday afternoon, May 4, 2014, after recovering from a brief illness. Funeral announcements will soon be released by the family."
It was gathered that the body of Justice Oputa had been deposited at the morgue of the National Hospital in Abuja.
Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba, sent her condolences to her friend Charly Boy and his family:
"It’s very sad that the great jurist has passed on. Having actively appeared before him, I can confirm that he was one of our finest legal minds. My prayers are with my friend Charly Boy (the deceased’s son) and his family."
In February, the former judge of the Supreme Court had suffered a stroke and was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre in Owerri. He passed away at about 3.30pm at his Abuja house

shortly after he was discharged from hospital.
Oputa was appointed to head a panel constituted to investigate rights abuses during 15 years of military rule between 1976 and 1999 when President Olusegun Obasanjo took office as elected president on 29 May, 1999, making him the Chairman of the Oputa Panel.
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Gunmen shoot Jonathan’s official photographer

A gang of armed men, Monday night shot a State House photo journalist who works with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mr Callistus Ewelike, He is also President Goodluck Jonathan’s media photographer at the Aso Rock villa.
Ewelike was reportedly shot right in front of his house in Nyanya, Abuja, between the hours of 10pm and 11pm.

He had just returned from the commissioning of a power project by the President in Shape area of the nation’s capital.
The gunmen were said to have arrived the scene on a motorbike, aimed their target and quickly sped off.
DailyPost gathered that it would be the second time Ewelike would be attacked.
Bandits had some weeks back, stormed Ewelike’s residence, carting his camera, laptop and a few other personal items.
But the area is supposedly protected, as it has two police stations; the Police Station in Area C and the MOPOL Quarter Guard 21 in Area D.
After the latest incident, the journalist’s neighbours rushed him to the National Hospital where he is currently receiving medical attention.

2015 elections: Obasanjo calls for prayers

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday called on religious leaders to pray and fast for Nigeria ahead of the 2015 general elections.

Obasanjo made the call when he received the National President of the Pentecostal Federation of Nigeria (PFN), Rev. Felix Omobude, at his mansion in Abeokuta, Ogun.
He described Nigeria as God's project, adding "it is only God that appoints leaders for a country, not withstanding the political scheming and campaign promises of politicians".
Obasanjo described himself as an incurable optimist of the Nigerian nation and expressed the belief that the country would rank among the best nations of the world in no distant future.
The elder statesman, however, stressed that leadership was pivotal to such a transition.
Obasanjo recalled that Nigeria had passed through and surmounted difficult periods by the help of God, and "the same God is able to help us again."
He, therefore, urged clerics throughout the nation to pray to God over the choice of a leader for Nigeria.
"I always say that I am an incurable optimist about this country.
"If there is anything that I will ask of you, it is that you and other clerics should never stop fasting and praying for Nigeria."
"My short span of life has seen a few unexpected things in this country when we thought that the end would just happen, but God made us to scale through," he said.
Responding, Omobude described Obasanjo as a special treasure to Nigeria, who would continue to be relevant in every affair of the country.
The PFN president assured that the federation would not fail in its calling to pray for the peace, unity and progress of Nigeria.
He noted that one of the major duties of clerics was to pray for the leaders of their countries.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Omobule was on a two-day visit to Ogun.
Culled from NAN

The chicken church

A very funny likeness has been made of a Floridian Church, when a photographer noticed that from a certain angle, it resembled a chicken!

Reactions from the congregation are varied. Some people are offended by the "disrespecting of the Lord's building", others find the good-natured teasing to be just that. Some have even said that the church should use the publicity to its advantage, selling T-shirts and other "Chicken Church" paraphernalia to raise funds.
Via The Huffington post, "The "Chicken Church" , also known as Church by the Sea in Madeira Beach and not to be confused with Church's Chicken , went viral when a photographer noticed that, from just the right angle, the structure's round windows look like eyes and its roofing tiles resemble wings and a beak. Tourists, reportedly by the hundreds, now line up to take pictures of the visage."
Some comments include: "My late husband and I were married in that church, as was my son many years later. It's truly a beautiful church inside and out, but I must admit that, from this angle at least, it does resemble a chicken. Just wish I'd noticed it before my husband died... it would have given him quite a laugh."

Culled from: news.ng.msn