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Friday, January 1, 2016
Three Nigerian Men arrested in India for gang raping a 19year Old girl
Three Nigerian men have been arrested by Indian police for allegedly
gang raping a 19 year old Indian girl in West Delhi's Uttam Nagar area.
The three alleged rapists are pictured sitting on the ground in the pic
above and surrounded by police...
According to India police, the men were arrested on Dec. 29th after getting a statement from the victim, who claimed she was lured into the home of one of the men.
The girl, who is a student, said she came to Delhi for the holidays and was staying with her brother's female friends. On the night of the incident, she said the two women suggested they go to
According to India police, the men were arrested on Dec. 29th after getting a statement from the victim, who claimed she was lured into the home of one of the men.
The girl, who is a student, said she came to Delhi for the holidays and was staying with her brother's female friends. On the night of the incident, she said the two women suggested they go to
Nigerians are aware that their was no election in Rivers State- Magnus Abe
the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Rivers South East senatorial district, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe stated at a meeting with the National Union of Rivers State Students (NURSS), led by its president, Comrade Vincent Dan-Jumbo, that Nigerians are aware of the fact that the people of
Rivers State did not vote during the 2015 general elections.
Quoting the former senator, “I want to encourage
you all, there will be election in Rivers State. Everybody in Nigeria
knows that we have not voted and our votes have not been counted.
NDLEA arrested 37 year Old Drug Trafficker recruited via Facebook
When interrogated, Uju who works with
There is no better time to place Nigeria on the right path again than now-Tinubu
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed optimism that Nigeria will be great again, with the collaborative effort of all.
In a new year statement by the revered politician and made available on Thursday, Dec. 31, he said there is no better time to place Nigeria on the right path again than now.
"This
path will not be easy as we must press to surmount obstacles that
should have been laid behind us long ago. There are no short cuts to
take to greatness, but there also is no reason that we cannot attain
that greatness. Our new government offers the country its best chance", Tinubu said.
The Address Hotel in Dubai engulf by fire
The Address Downtown Dubai hotel near the worlds tallest building ( Burj Khalifa) was gutted by fire thursday evening. At least 16 people were injured after a huge blaze broke out from the 20th floor of the hotel. This happened hours before New Year’s Eve fireworks was supposed to start at the nearby Burj Khalifa. Guests at the hotel have been evacuated and fortunately no life was lost even though the fire spread very quickly.
I am aware that Nigerians have experienced a number of significant hardships-PMB
President Muhammadu Buhari
on Thursday in Abuja reassured Nigerians that his administration was
determined to make things better in the shortest possible time.
The
President, who gave the reassurance in his new year message, said he
was aware that Nigerians had experienced a number of significant
hardships over the past months.
He,
however, stated that these challenges were temporary as his
administration was working hard to make things better for all Nigerians,
irrespective of their sociopolitical backgrounds.
"I am aware that Nigerians have experienced a number of significant hardships over the past months.
"Living in the State House has not alienated me from your daily sufferings.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Freedom At Last-Court Strikes Out Case Against Nnamdi Kanu Radio Biafra Director,
The embattled Director of Radio Biafra and Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been discharged of all counts of criminal conspiracy and ownership of an unlawful society brought against him by the federal government by the Chief Magistrate Court, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, on Wednesday.
After holding that the government had dropped the charges against Kanu, the judge ruled: “The accused person is hereby discharged and the case struck out.”
Governor Wike loses again at the Appeal Court
The
Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has thrown out an appeal filed by
governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state challenging the verdict of the
Rivers tribunal that nullified his election.
Delivering the judgment, Justice M.B. Dongban-Mensem held that the election of Nyesom Wike did not conform with the electoral act.
Delivering the judgment, Justice M.B. Dongban-Mensem held that the election of Nyesom Wike did not conform with the electoral act.
Wike disagreed with the judgment,saying he would challenge the Appeal Court judgment at the Supreme Court
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has instructed his lawyers to appeal the judgment of the Court of Appeal which ordered fresh governorship election in the State.
In a statement issued by Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media, Governor Wike disagreed with the judgment,saying he would exhaust his constitutional right by challenging the Appeal Court judgment at the Supreme Court.
Governor Wike called on all his supporters and the people of Rivers State to remain calm, saying justice will be done at the end of day.
Monday, December 14, 2015
Bode George deny collecting N100m from Bashir Yuguda
Following claims by former minister of Finance(state) that he gave N600million to the former Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Demcoratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George,and 5 other members of the Contact and Mobilisation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2015 general election ,the former has denied collecting N100 million from Mr Bashir Yuguda.The PDP leader, in a statement said:
“My attention has been drawn to another mischievous and deliberately fraudulent claim that I collected N100 million from Bashir Yuguda, the former Minister of State for Finance. This is another blatant falsehood, stripped of any iota of truth.
DasukiGate! Ex-NSA insists he was acting on instruction of Jonathan
Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki decried being prosecuted ,saying he was only acting on the instructions of former President Goodluck Jonathan.On his latest N10billion handout, he said he handed over the N10billion given to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nomination convention delegates to the former President's Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs, Waripamowei Dudafa and the Aide-de-Camp.
He said the money was given out by the two aides, on the directive of Dr. Jonathan.The former NSA said aside collecting the cash, he had nothing to do with it.
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Shiite Sect Claims Soldiers Deliberately Opened Fire on their members
it was reported on Saturday that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, reportedly escaped an assassination attempt after members of the Muslim sect, Shiites allegedly attacked his convoy in Zaria, Kaduna State.
However members of the Shiites Islamic Sect has released a press statement detailing the circumstances of the attack.
The sect claimed that the soldiers attacked first aiming to disrupt their peaceful flag hoisting.
The statement which was signed by Ibrahim Usman read “At noon today, armed soldiers were seen in the precincts of Hussainiyyah Baqiyyatullah, Zaria, where members of the Islamic Movement were to carry out the hoisting of flag to usher in the new month of Maulud, the birth of the Holy Prophet of Islam.
“Similar occasion was previously carried out on the same spot with free traffic flow under the supervision of the Movement’s traffic warders.
28 yr Old Man arrested after entering Lagos purposely to steal for Christmas celebrations
A 28-yr-old man has reportedly confessed after his arrest, to travelling from Abuja to Lagos for the sole purpose of stealing, before heading home for the festivities.
Ikechukwu Godspower, has according
to reports, been sentenced to 6 months in jail with the option of
community service for 72 hours in and around the court premises.
Godspower
was arrested for committing a felony by the police and had reportedly
confessed to coming from Abuja to Lagos so he could steal to celebrate
Christmas back home in the village, reported to be in the south south
region of Nigeria.
#AmbodeReloaded! Lagos RRS pictured taking helicopter lessons
#AmbodeReloaded after series of criticism Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has intensified effort in making Lagos a crime free part of the measure was the purchase of security vehicles and equipment for police. This is the newly re-branded Lagos State
Rapid Response Squad on training and familiarization and taking
Helicopter lessons. See more photos after the cut...
PDP will support the federal government in the war against Terrorism
The opposistion party Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has promised to back President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress government in his fight against terrorism.
According to a report by Punch Newspapers, the party's National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh,
stressed that if Buhari fails to meet the December 31, 2015 deadline to
end insurgency in the country, the party would not criticise his
efforts.
In the words of Metuh, “APC had
promised that they were going to end insurgency in two weeks, they later
said it will be over in two months and after that they now gave
December 31 deadline to end Boko Haram
APC Group insist on Audu/Faleke ticket
The ruling All Progressive Congress still unsettled in Kogi State after the demise of the late Gubernatorial Candidate Audu Abubakar. The party leaders from Kogi East after a crucial
meeting at Ayangba rejected the decision of the party’s national working
committee to nominate Alhaji Yahaya Bello as a replacement for the late Alhaji Abubakar Audu.
Prof.
Isah Daniel, Vice-Chairman of the party in the zone, told newsmen at
the end of the meeting that the Audu/Faleke ticket ``won the Nov. 21
governorship election with or without the result of the supplementary
election.
``More than 6,000 votes scored during
supplementary election are not enough to deny Audu/Faleke ticket; the
mandate freely given to them before the election was declared
inconclusive.
``All stakeholders and party
loyalists from the nine local government areas in Igala land have,
therefore, resolved to stand on Audu/Faleke.’’
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Supreme Court asked the CCT to delay proceedings in the corruption trial of Bukola Saraki
A panel of Supreme Court judges led by Justice John Fabiyi has asked the Code of Conduct Tribunal to delay proceedings in the corruption trial of Nigeria’s Senate President Bukola Saraki.
The justices sitting in Abuja gave the hint after the Federal Prosecutor Rotimi Jacobs made a commitment before the court to stay proceedings at the CCT to enable the apex court to accelerate hearing of the appeal.
US Model recreates Kim K's Paper magazine pose
Few months after Kim Khardashians #BreaktheInternet Paper Magazine saga, A Los Angeles-based model, 23 year
old Abigail Ratchford, has put her own spin on the reality star's
infamous #breaktheinternet shoot for Paper magazine. Ratchford posted
a photo of herself on Instagram as she was preparing to recreate the
now-iconic spread from November last year, which saw Kim Kardashian try
to break the internet with the pose. See the full pic after the cut...
39 Year old man arrested for robbery a day after completing jail term
A Is it a curse or what? 39-year-old man, Segun Adeleke has been arrested for allegedly robbing a motorcyclist in Oyo town.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Adeleke
had served two separate jail terms and his latest arrest came a day
after he completed a five-year jail term.
According to police authorities, he was
released from prison on November 4, 2015 and allegedly committed robbery
the following day.
While parading the suspect and others,
the state Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade, said
Police arrests 400 Level LAUTECH Undergraduate for Raping Female Student
Oyo State Police paraded a 400-Level male student of the department of
Transport, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso,
Kayode Oluwaseyi, for allegedly breaking into students’ hostels. Oyo
Police Commissioner Leke Oyebade said the suspect also stole valuable
property and sometimes raped his female victims.
The police boss said the suspect belonged to a notorious criminal gang aka, three Mopols. Oluwaseyi was paraded with two others, Adeyemi Taiwo and Adeyemi Kehinde, who were said to have been receiving some of the stolen items.
The police boss said the suspect belonged to a notorious criminal gang aka, three Mopols. Oluwaseyi was paraded with two others, Adeyemi Taiwo and Adeyemi Kehinde, who were said to have been receiving some of the stolen items.
Kayode Fayemi promises to diversify economy to solid minerals
Former Governor of Ekiti State who happened to be the new Minister of Solid Minerals Mr Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday in Abuja, promised to
diversify Nigeria economy from its oil export to solid minerals.
Fayemi made the promise when he assumed duty with the Minister of State, Mr Abubakar Bawa, and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Istifanus Fuktur.
He said solid minerals were vehicles to diversify the economy and boost the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
APC Senators Stage a walk out as Sen Ekweremadu Presides
There was a drama at red chamber yesterday 11th of Nov as some APC senators walked out of the plenary session been presided over by the Deputy Senate President Senator Ike Ekweremadu.
Report,
Senators Ahmad Lawan and George Akume,
who were favoured by the All Progressives Congress to emerge as the
Senate President and Deputy Senate President respectively at the June 9
inauguration of the Senate, walked out of plenary in protest on
Wednesday.
The senators, who walked out in company
with some of their colleagues, protested the decision of the Senate
President, Bukola Saraki, to allow his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, to
preside over plenary in his absence.
Ekweremadu presided over the Wednesday
sitting because Saraki was at the Presidential Villa to attend the
inauguration of new ministers by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Lawan and three others, later held a brief discussion before they left for their various offices in the new Senate wing.
UNILAG Lecturer gets 21 years in Prison
Justice has finally been served to the randy UNILAG Lecturer Akinfolarin Baruwa who raped the 18-year-old admission seeker,
In
the celebrated case that began his journey to jail, Baruwa was said to
have raped the girl who is his friend's daughter after her parents asked
him to help her secure admission into the institution.:
The
good news was shared by someone who knows the randy lecturer who also
said his problem could be traced to the problems he had with his first
wife whom he dumped to marry another woman.
"I
just want to inform you that the Unilag lecturer that raped the
daughter of his friend that wanted admission has been jailed on Friday
November 6, 2015 for 21 years.
The Economist-LASTMA officials disobeyed Gov Ambode's directive-Steve Ayorinde
Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde has responded to an article written by The Economist, which criticised Governor Ambode, The Commissioner revealed that LASTMA officials disobeyed the Governor's directive.
LASTMA acronym for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority. A body set up to manage and ensure the free flow of traffic in the state.
Friday, October 30, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015
Beyonce shows off her amazing figure for Beat Magazine (Photos)
One of the sexiest music diva Beyonce shows off her amazing figure on the patriotic cover
of Beat Magazine Issue No. 16. She stunned in a red-and-white-striped
one-piece swimsuit by Solid & Striped and a red hoodie while
standing in front of the American flag. The cover was released three
days ago but photos from the inside spread released today. See more
photos after the cut...
Governor Ambode swears in 23 Commissioners and Special Advisers
Akinwunmi Ambode the executive Governor of Lagos State has sworn in 23 Commissioners and 14 Special Advisers to constitute his cabinet. The inauguration ceremony held today Monday, October 19, 2015, at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium in Alausa.
“Lagosians
call on you to create job opportunities for our youths. As with most
nations with a mono-economy, Nigeria is going through an interesting
time. The continuous fall in crude oil prices means vastly dwindling
revenues for Nigeria. In turn, states will have less and less money to
fund capital projects and face enormous challenges in catering for their
people,” Ambode said while addressing the newly sworn-in cabinet members.
Friday, October 16, 2015
Doctor confirms Lamar Odom took overdose of Viagra Pills
As reported by TMZ, former NBA star Lamar Odom has a 50/50 chance of survival. They also confirmed that Khloe is still married to him and is now making all the decisions on his behalf.
Sources at the hospital tell us doctors are now saying Lamar has a 50/50 chance of surviving after enduring multiple medical problems ... the apparent result of complications from drug use.Our sources say doctors are saying 4 of Lamar's organs, including his kidneys, are failing. As we reported, he's had a series of strokes in the hospital and has heart problems as well.
US deploys 300 troops to fight Boko Haram
United States President Barack Obama is making good his promise to help Nigeria in combating terror group, Boko Haram as 300 US troops and surveillance drones are set to be deployed to Cameroon to counter the terrorists.
According to US officials on Wednesday, October 14, a front force of 90 American army personnel has arrived in Cameroon already.
Nigeria Police foil Bullion Van Robbery in Rivers
Nigeria Police foiled an attempt by a seven-man gang of bandits to rob a bank bullion van of its hundreds of millions of naira, the operation was foiled by a crack team from the Rivers state special anti-robbery squad at about 5pm on Wednesday, October 14.
Eyewitnesses said armed robbers attacked a bullion van from Diamond Bank regional office located in Trans Amadi in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
However, the police were called and swooped on the robbers who had succeeded in packing millions of naira stacked in bags inside a van, which was later taken to the command’s headquarters located along Moscow road, Port Harcourt.
When our reporter got to the scene, bundles of cash of 1,000 naira denomination were seen stuffed inside a Lexus GX 470, SUV.
Bank staff and police officers were at the headquarters with their counting machines to ascertain the actual amount of the recovered cash which is in the hundreds of millions.
Police sources said that the criminals escaped and abandoned their vehicle after a gun battle with police officers.
Detectives are working on the theory that the robbers may have acted on inside information or they might have trailed the bullion van to the bank premises.
A senior police officer revealed that the fleeing hoodlums numbered about seven, were fully armed and operated in two vehicles.
He said that the robbers stormed the bank when the staff were transferring the bags of money into a bullion van.
A police spokesman Deputy Superintendent Ahmad Muhammad confirmed that the police received a distress call a few minutes after 5pm, and responded swiftly.
Muhammad stated that the robbers abandoned the vehicle containing the cash and escaped in another vehicle.
He could not confirm the amount recovered, but said it could be in “three digits in millions”. Weapons recovered from the scene were an AK47 rifle, a pistol, three magazines and rocket launchers.
Culled from Naij
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Nigerian Army destroys Boko Haram food worth N6m
In a bid to cut the food supply of the dreaded sect that has been terrorizing the North-Eastern part of Nigeria the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army has reportedly destroyed about 2,000 cartons of dried fish which were seized from Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State. The fish, believed to be worth N60 million, was recovered from the terrorists along with other items.
The seized items were shown to journalists by the Spokesperson of the Division, Tukur Gusau on Friday,
Fayose Condemn the invasion of Akwa-Ibom Govt House by DSS
Ekiti state governor is in the news again, Governor Ayo fayose condemn the Department of State Security for invading the Akwa Ibom State Government houes
Below is the press statement addressed on behalf of the governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose by his special assistant on Public Communications and new media, Lere Olayinka yesterday.
I have called you here on behalf of His Excellency, Mr Ayodele Fayose, the governor of Ekiti State to address you on the strange and anti-democratic conducts of the Department of State Security (DSS) since Alhaji Lawal Daura took over as the Director General. Yesterday, the AkwaIbom State Government House in Uyo was invaded by armed men from the Special Squad of the DSS.
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