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Dino Melaye's New Car Is A Replica Of N180 Million Rolls Royce

SaharaReporters investigation into the latest ‘luxury’ car purchased by embattled Senator Dino Melaye has found that he is masquerading a cheap MG-TD replica car as an expensive Rolls Royce car purportedly worth N180 million. SaharaReporters confirmed that Mr. Melaye is pandering his cheap replica as a Rolls Royce after consulting several experts with deep knowledge of both Rolls Royce and MG-TD cars.


SaharaReporters learned that an associate of Mr. Melaye has been circulating a press release claiming that he “bought a classic Rolls Royce estimated at $400,000 (N180 million).” The same statement continued saying, “that the Rolls Royce is a rare collectible item that is not only scarce but very expensive.”


The press statement, now known to be totally misleading, erroneously claimed that “the Rolls Royce which is a 1923 model is 93 years old, and is used by only a few persons in a special grade.”


SaharaReporters contacted three antique car experts located in the United States to confirm details surrounding Mr. Melaye’s alleged luxury car. All three experts categorically stated that the car in the photos circulated by Mr. Melaye’s associate is not a Rolls Royce. All three experts also said that the car in the photographs is a British-made MG-TD, two of whom said it was a replica with parts from a Volkswagen Beetle.

One expert speaking to SaharaReporters, George Medynski, the owner of Tuxedo Moto Sport, formally M&G Vintage Auto, who has been specializing in maintenance and restoration of British vehicles for decades, viewed photos of Mr. Melaye’s vehicle and described it in precise detail.

He told SaharaReporters that Mr. Melaye’s car “was one of the worst replica MGs” he had seen. He observed that “you couldn’t get any cheaper, crappier and it is probably worth nowhere near $10,000 and probably cost between $4,000-$6,000.”

Mr. Medynski then added, “I am offered these lepers all the time.”

“It’s not a Rolls Royce and it’s not even a real MG-TD,” he stated emphatically. He also said that it was most certainly a replica of a 1953 MG-TD, totally different than the 1924 Rolls Royce make Mr. Melaye’s associate was stating.

Providing specific details of the car, he said, “look at the front-end picture. On the inside of both wheels you can see that’s a Volkswagen suspension from the old Beetles.”


He also said, during his evaluation of the images, “it’s absolutely worthless. The body is made of fiberglass, the gauges don’t look right, the gas tank, everything” is wrong compared to the original MG-TD.


These kinds of cars, just like the one Mr. Melaye is masquerading as a Rolls Royce, “were popular in the early 1970s [in the US] when you can take a Volkswagen Beetle and make it whatever you wanted,” whether it was a dune buggy or some other inexpensive car.

Mr. Medynski, who has been working on MG-TDs and other British cars for decades, described the British MG-TD as “having a coach built body [made from wood with metal folded around it]. It was probably the last kind of car to come out of England coach built.”

“They stopped making [MG] coach built cars in 1955 and MG went out of business in 1980,” he continued. “They made 30,000 MG-TDs and out of that 30,000 in the world a real nice one is probably worth $45,000-$60,000, the replica is worthless.”

It has also been noted that the hood ornament on Mr. Melaye’s fake car looks nothing like the ‘flying lady’ ornament indicative of Rolls Royce cars, including the 1924 make he is pandering.


SaharaReporters also consulted Hemmings, the leading online car collector marketplace where luxury and antique vehicles are regularly posted for sale, to assess prices for the MG-TD vehicles.

The most expensive MG-TD car available on Hemmings website was priced at $39,500. The average price for this year and make of car was under $10,000, according to a SaharaReporters query of the site.

A source speaking to SaharaReporters on the condition of anonymity, who has intimate knowledge of Mr. Melaye’s assets, disclosed that the car circulated by Mr. Melaye’s associate is new to his fleet and has not been in his possession since 2014, as alleged in the statement.

This same source said they believed Mr. Melaye wants to mislead the Nigerian public, and especially his NASS colleagues, because he is an insecure man wanting to appear to be a more powerful than he is.

“Apart from the attention he wants from the public he also wants to attract women,” because of some of his insecurities, this source elaborated on why he would pretend his car is more opulent than it really is.

It will be recalled that Mr. Melaye has had longstanding problems with women, including his ex-wives, some of whom he physically abused, and threatened to impregnate Senator Remi Tinubu during a Senate meeting earlier this year.

SaharaReporters reached out to Mr. Melaye for comment on his supposed luxurious purchase but he did not respond to our correspondent's queries.

Senate Rejects Tinubu's Bill Seeking Special Grants For Lagos

The Nigerian senate has thrown out a bid for Special grants to be allocated to Lagos state as the nation's commercial capital.

The bill which was proposed by Senator Oluremi Tinubu will entitle Lagos state to one percent of the Nation's revenue. The bill was rejected in a rowdy session.

Oshiomhole & Iara Celebrate Obaseki's Victory (Photos)

Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole and wife beautiful wife Iara -couldn't contain their excitement following the gubernatorial election victory of Godwin Obaseki, the All Progressives Congress (APC) party candidate. Obaseki, won 13 of the state’s 18 local government areas. Governor Oshiomhole, his wife and others were seen in a jubilant mood yesterday at the government house in Benin, Edo state -as they popped a bottle of wine to celebrate.

Edo Governorship Results In Tabular Form As Announced So Far by INEC

EDO RESULTS IN TABULAR FORM AS ANNOUNCED SO FAR

Female Pastor interrupts Trump to stop him from attacking Clinton during church service

Donald Trump was on Wednesday interrupted by a Methodist church pastor who said she invited him to the church to thank him for his work in Flint not to give a political sermon or berate his rival Hillary Clinton.

"This public event is open to all and today Donald Trump came to observe. Trump's presence at Bethel United Methodist in no way represents an endorsement of his candidacy," Rev. Faith Green Timmons of the Bethel United Methodist Church Flint, Michigan had said before Trump came up to the podium.

Mr Trump took to the podium and said Clinton caused Flint economic pain by supporting free trade arguments.

Hillary Clinton may drop out of election as Democrats meet to 'line up candidates amid health scare'

Following Hillary Clinton's collapse on Sunday during the 9/11 anniversary and the subsequent confirmation by her doctor that she's got Pneumonia, top Democratic party members are set to meet and line up other viable candidates amid Clinton's health scare.

A video emerged on Sunday of Clinton, showing the dramatic moment when her "knees buckled" and she nearly crumpled to the pavement while waiting for her official car to collect her. Now top sources in the Democratic party circle are thinking of lining up a replacement. Could this be the 'October surprise' American political analysts take about during elections?

Nigeria and the implications of a Donald Trump presidency (part 1) - Femi Fani-Kayode

Read his piece below...

I support Mr. Donald J. Trump's presidential bid because he has admitted publicly that the American-inspired removal of Arab secularist leaders like Saddam Hussein, Muammar Ghadaffi, Hosni Mubarak and, more recently, the attempt to remove Bashir Al Assad were wrong, short-sighted, counter-productive and have led to nothing but chaos.

How many politicians, from either side of America's political divide, have that level of vision and understanding of world affairs?

Photo: Cost of basic items during the last administration and this present administration

The comparison was done by Tribune.

US national polls: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump now virtually equal in latest polling results

U.S Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has closed in on his rival, Hillary Clinton, in the latest national tracking poll released over the weekend.

Mr Trump was far behind Hillary Clinton in all of the major polls in the last two months, but after his immigration speech last week, new results released by the polls conducted by Reuters/Ipsos indicate that the U.S presidential race is much closer now than ever as Donald Trump and Clinton are virtually tied.

According to the Reuters/Ipsos poll, 40 per cent of likely voters support Mr Trump, while 39 per cent back Ms Clinton for the week of 26 August through 1 September as Clinton’s lead has declined from an eight-point lead.

 

Jimoh Ibrahim: APC Won't Know What Hit Them When I Win Ondo

Following the declaration of Mr Akeredolu (SAN) as the flag bearer of the APC in the forthcoming gubernatorial elections ,Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim of the sheriff faction of PDP has a taken a swipe at the APC and Mr akeredolu saying "the APC won't know what hit them when I win in November.He further stated that akeredolu couldn't even win a unit in his constituency and so he (Ibrahim) might as well not have a reason to campaign in the forthcoming elections. See tweet:

97% Versus 5%: Reno Omokri reacts to distribution of capital projects in the 2016 budget

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Michelle Obama's interview with Variety magazine is a must read

The US First Lady sat down with Variety magazine to talk Pop Culture and how her husband used that to make an impact...of course among other things she said. Read below from Variety

Ten days before delivering the best-received speech at the Democratic National Convention, first lady Michelle Obama was in her East Wing office describing an entirely different appearance she was about to make that was poised to have an equally notable impact.

Trump supporters retaliate with naked statues of Hilary Clinton (photos)

A week after a group known as Indecline released embarrassing statues of Donald Trump to protest his comments, an anti-Hilary group has retaliated. Over the weekend, the unknown group released unflattering naked portraits of Hilary Clinton titled 'The Ugly Sides Of Hillary Clinton" in a smear campaign that many find appalling...there's even one portrait of Hilary and a bottle of alcohol

Donald Trump alleges that the media is protecting Hillary Clinton, says 'something big is happening'

US presidential candidate isn't ready to back down on his tirade against American media. Early this morning in a series of tweets, he alleged that Hillary Clinton's adverts are being sponsored by top men in Wall street and that even though his crowds at rallies are very big and enthusiastic, the media refuses to portray them as such.

Pres. Buhari will become one of the best Presidents of Nigeria till date- Shehu Garba

President Buhari's Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, yesterday released an opinion article where he stated that the change Nigeria so longed for is the one the Buhari-led administration is currently offering. In the article, Garba stated that the currency liberalization and the deregulation of the petroleum products sale will make President Buhari one of the best presidents Nigeria will ever have. Read the article after the cut...

Donald Trump accuses President Obama of being the 'founder of ISIS and Hillary Clinton, the co-founder'

Donald Trump on Wednesday, accused President Barack Obama of founding the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group, ISIS. The Republican candidate emphasized the president's full legal name: Barack Hussein Obama, in the latest attack on the White House campaign trail.

"In many respects, you know, they honour President Obama," Trump said during a raucous campaign rally outside Fort Lauderdale, Florida. "He is the founder of ISIS."

He repeated the allegation three times.

Discriminatory Appointments against Non-muslims in Nigeria - by Solomon Asemota, SAN

Read the full press statement after the cut....

'You are a total failure' - Kano APC Chieftain tells Pres. Buhari

Factional chairman of APC in Kano State, Hussaini Mairiga, has described President Buhari as a total failure and a disappointment to Nigerians. According to Vanguard, Maigira said this while speaking to newsmen in the state yesterday August 8th.

Bloggers Union condemns EFCC's arrest of blogger, calls for his immediate release...

Read the statement below...

The Guild of Professional Bloggers of Nigeria (GPBN), the umbrella group of bloggers in Nigeria has condemned the arrest of an Abuja based blogger, Mr Abubakar Sidiq Usman by the EFCC. In a statement signed by its Ag President, Chris Kehinde Nwandu, on behalf of the Association, the Union asked the graft agency to immediately release the blogger .