The Families of

Mr & Mrs Kojo Torunariaha and
Mr & Mrs Ademola Okunrinboye

Requests the pleasure of your Company
At the joyous occasion of the
Marriage of

Samantha & Adekola

On May 23rd 2009
At 12.00 nooon
At
St Johns Church
Broadway, Stratford, London E15 1NG
Followed by a Reception
At
East HamTown Hall
High Street South
London E6 2RP

Please RSVP
07903777319, 07852148453, 01375406621

Please forward to others who may want to attend.

Bayelsa State Union

Fund-Raising Event

As part of the Black History Month (October) in the UK, Bayelsa State Union of Great Britain and Ireland is celebrating the rich culture of the people of Bayelsa State of Nigeria.

It is also an opportunity to raise funds for specific projects in Bayelsa State. Any funds raised will be used to purchase specific healthcare equipment (for the management and treatment of diabetes and high blood pressure) for public hospitals, clinics and health centres in the state.

The event will feature:-

*            Discussions
*            Cultural dance
*            Owigiri
*            Display by the Bayelsa State cultural troupe
*          Fund raising for the improving the health service in Bayelsa State

There will be delegates from all over the UK and the world at large. Please come and have fun and become a friend of Bayelsa State.

Date of Event: Saturday 11th October 2008

Time: 6pm till 12 midnight

Venue: TBA

City: London

Contact: Dr Prince Efere (tel: +44 771 333 1997, Email: president@bayelsa.org.uk)

You can remit your donations to our bank account:-

Banker:                      NatWest Bank PLC
Account Name:         Bayelsa State Union of Great Britain & Ireland
Account Number:     64807371
Sort Code:                 60-20-31

Town/Country:            London, UK

CALLING ALL PEOPLE INTERESTED IN PEACE IN THE OIL-RICH NIGER DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA TO A PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION

The fragile peace in the Niger Delta was given another deadly blow. It was Mr Gordon Brown, the British Prime Minister that delivered the blow. The headline of The Independent Newspaper of Friday, 11 July 2008 captioned the blow as “Brown’s African misdaventure ….PM’s offer of military aid to Nigeria”. The paper went further to clarify the position by saying, ” Mr Brown said that the UK was ready to offer the Nigerian military direct assistance to help return law and order to the southern region and to restore oil output”. Mr Gordon Brown’s statement provoked the immediate collapse of MEND’s three-week old ceasefire in the oil–and-gas-rich region of the Niger Delta.

The Ijaw People’s Association (IPA) of Great Britain and other concerned people of the Niger Delta believe that the statement attributed to the British Prime Minister was unnecessary at this time when the Nigerian Government is talking about a Niger Delta Summit geared towards a negotiated settlement of the crisis.

The people of the Niger Delta have seen too much blood shed because of their oil. Mr Gordon Brown’s military assistance to Nigeria will further encourage the Nigerian Government to bomb, maim, kill, rape and intimidate the people of Niger Delta. Human life is more than a barrel of oil. Neither the Nigerian Government nor any foreign power can protect the oil wells or guarantee the continuous flow of oil from Nigeria to the world market. Only the people of the Niger Delta that can protect and guarantee both. Britain should know where real power lies and support the people of the Niger Delta in order to resolve the problems.

The IPA is therefore, calling on all people of goodwill and peace to join a scheduled demonstration on this Saturday, 19 July 2008 to defend the rights of the Niger Delta people. We must protect our land, people and resources; and stop the planned British military assistance to Nigeria.

WE MUST STAND UP AND SAY, “NO MORE NIGER DELTA BLOOD FOR CHEAP OIL. THE PEOPLE OF THE NIGER DELTA WANT JUSTICE, AND NOT FURTHER ARMED CONFLICT IN THE REGION.

DEMONSTRATION MEETING POINT: TRAFALGAR SQUARE

DATE: SATURDAY 19TH JULY

TIME: 10.00AM THE PROCESSION STARTS.

10.30AM AT 10 DOWNING STREET

11.00AM NIGERIA HIGH COMMISSION

PETITIONS WOULD BE DELIVERED AT THE ABOVE PLACES.

PLEASE TELL YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. SPREAD THE WORD. OUR PEOPLE IN THE NIGER DELTA HAVE SUFFERED ENOUGH. WE SHOULD SPEAK FOR THE VOICELESS. THE TIME IS NOW.

ORGANISED BY THE IJAW PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION (IPA) OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER NIGER DELTA ORGANISATIONS

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: 07944542320; Email: inemo@lineone.net

16 July 2008