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The Lagos State Government has acquired five hectares of land at Igbodu community to serve as a base for security operatives in the Epe area.
The Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Muslim Folami, said the base would be well equipped to check incessant attacks of kidnappers and other criminals in Epe and its environs.

Folami, who spoke at a press conference in Alausa, Ikeja, said, “The Lagos State Government is determined to arrest the wave of kidnapping in the Epe area. The hectares of land that the government acquired would allow security operatives to plan and effectively checkmate activities of kidnappers.”

The commissioner said the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission had put in place necessary measures to ensure that the local government election held as planned.

Folami stated that the government had engaged community development associations to take ownership of some of its community-based projects for adequate monitoring and management.

He said all the 117 community roads delivered by the state government in all the councils had been handed over to residents through their associations to maintain in conjunction with the sole administrators of the councils.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Community and Communications, Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan, said political parties had been conducting their primaries in preparation for the council election, stressing that the government would not impose any candidate on the people.

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The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Kogi has canceled the celebration of this year’s May Day in the state in protest over the non-payment of workers’ salaries and monthly pensions of retirees.
In a statement released on Sunday in Lokoja, (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) said the decision was taken in solidarity with the affected workers and pensioners.

The statement was jointly signed by the state Chairman of the NLC, Mr Onu Edoka and his TUC counterpart, Mr Ranti Ojo. According to unions, the non-payment of salary to a large number of workers and pensioners over the past 14 months has destroyed the civil service and the workforce of the state.

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A wonderful Gylfi Sigurdsson free-kick earned Swansea a precious point in their battle for Premier League survival and damaged Manchester United’s push for the top four.

Sigurdsson curled over the wall from about 20 yards to cancel out Wayne Rooney’s penalty and move the Swans to within two points of 17th-placed Hull.

United stay fifth, level on points with Manchester City, who play Middlesbrough on Sunday, and a point behind Liverpool after the same number of games.

The disappointment of the dropped points was compounded by the loss of both Eric Bailly and Luke Shaw to injuries, joining a list that already includes fellow defenders Phil Jones, Chris Smalling and Marcos Rojo.

But the result was probably fair on Swansea, who had every reason to claim that Marcus Rashford dived for the penalty that Rooney converted

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John Obi Mikel is currently in England where he just underwent a surgery to repair the abdominal strain picked at his Chinese club Tianjin Teda.
The 30-year-old has missed three games for the Tianjin Tigers since suffering the strain in the team’s 2-0 win against Chongqing Lifan, where he got his first league goal.

He has now gone through the surgery and announced it was successful.

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Twenty people died in the collapse of a residential building in the northern Colombian city of Cartagena, the mayor said on Twitter Saturday after a two-day rescue operation.
The tragedy occurred Thursday, when the six-story building came crashing down for reasons that are being investigated, the Red Cross said.

Emergency personnel saved 41 people from the rubble, 16 of them badly hurt.

The mayor, Manolo Duque, said 12 of the 20 people killed had been identified so far. A mass was being held late Saturday for the decease

Source: Punch

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University Of Portharcourt has won 150 medals comprising 70 gold, 47 silver and 33 bronze to emerge overall winners of the 25th Nigeria University Games Association (NUGA) Games.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the games were held at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi between April 22 and April 29.

The medals table released by the NUGA secretariat on Saturday in Makurdi, showed that a total of 57 universities contested for medals at the sports fiesta.

It also showed that UNIPORT won laurels in Judo, Athletics, Taekwondo, Volleyball, Basketball, Scrabble and Tennis.

Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria with 16 medals comprising 11 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals followed a distant second while Benson Idahosa University came third with 26 medals comprising 10 gold, 7 silver and 9 bronze.

University of Lagos with 20 medals, made up of 9 gold, 4 silver and 7 bronze took fourth position.

University of Benin was fifth on the medals table while the host institution took the 11th position with 24 medals comprising 2 gold, 10 silver and 12 bronze medals.

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Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic has opened up on the reason why she hasn't tied the knot.
Speaking in an interview with Schick magazine ,she said

    “I believe that God is in charge of my life and will present the right man to me at the right time.” 


On social pressure getting to her, she said

    “I am a human being and I would be lying to say that it doesn’t sometimes. “More so because it’s something I sincerely want to do but the feeling passes when I remember that society will not live with the person. “I will live with the man, so it is very important that I do it because I want to, not because society wants it for me.”


On the myth that sex, for women, gets better with age, Rita said sex at 40 is what you make of it.

    “If you ordinarily don’t enjoy it, age won’t make a difference. “I find that when a woman embraces her sexuality, many Nigerians equate it to being Ashewo, as if we should act like sex is not pleasurable.” 

    Rita described dating, as a nightmare, “especially in these days of social media where with one click you are all over the internet.”


However,she admitted

    “I do date when someone special comes around. “I love being totally drawn to someone and doing all those loving things couples do, but I am also wary of liars and bullies.‎”

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​The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 1, 2017 as public holiday to commemorate the 2017 Workers’ Day celebration.

The Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.) made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement on Friday by the Director, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Alhaji Muhammadu Maccido.
He congratulated Nigerian workers for their resilience, hard work and commitment to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari despite current challenges.

The minister urged the workers to re-educate themselves to the service of the nation and to remain productive for the growth and development of the country, particularly now that the government is embarking on the implementation of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan.

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Nigerian actress Rachael Okonkwo popularly known as Nkoli Nwa Nsukka just hosted and concluded the third installment of her annual Children's easter carnival 2017 which was held in Nsukka her city of birth.The carnival is her own way giving back to her fans by sharing gifts and entertaining them.This gives her the opportunity to interact more closely with them.

The event which even had more turnout than its predecessors was supported by her fellow celebrities like Angela Okorie, Eve Esin,Mac Collins Anita Joseph,Harry B ,Elvis chibuikem,nma ,Nani boy,xbuster,Charles Murphy, Lorenzo ,Nicole Banna Chidiebere(Mr China),Jnr Pope,Zubby Michael,Onny Michael, Adanma Luke, Nkechie Nweje, Chinwe Isaac, Miss Enugu, Miss Jasmine to name a few.

With her influence and support from up to 10 brands including top brands like Golden Value Hotel Nsukka,Tummy Tummy Noodles, Aqua Rapha, Ifesinachi Motors,Solive Oil, Jasmine Magazine,Sparkles Magazine, Accolade magazine the event was a massive success.The people of Nsukka and beyond came out to support one of their own.
The government field barely contained the huge number people in attendance.However there was enough gifts like pen, pencil, food, drink, plates,bicycle  school bags and Lunch boxes for the children and entertainment to go round.
See some of the pictures from the event below:


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By Tony Ogunlowo

Just recently a picture of a half-naked elderly woman surrounded by a lynch mob appeared online in one of the many blogs under the caption:” Bird falls from sky and transforms into Woman”.
Now it beggars belief that in this day and age where everybody has a smartphone, with video recording capability, that nobody has been able to provide video footage of an actual bird changing into a woman. There’s footage of people being lynched, fights, accidents – even women giving birth on the road but never of a bird metamorphing into a witch. Why? Because it’s not true and its hearsay generated by illiterate gossips who need their mouths padlocked! (- I’m not saying witches don’t exist. To be quite honest I know quite a few!).

The poor old woman, and many others like her, is probably suffering from dementia.

Dementia is a mental disorder that affects older people.

A person suffering from dementia will start to go mad, see things that aren’t there, talk to themselves whilst at the same time suffer memory loss and lose the ability to function normally on a day-to-day basis. It’s worth noting at this point that there is no need to cart off a dementia sufferer to the nearest church for ‘spiritual healing’. There are no demons to cast out and any pastor will only make the problem worse.

There is no known cure for dementia, just like with Alzheimer’s disease, even though a healthy diet, being physically active all the time and counselling can help to minimize the condition.

Dementia is not just a ‘White mans’ disease, it can happen to anyone over the age of 65. Instead of stigmatizing the person or alienating them or locking them up at home (- or dumping them on the street to fend for themselves!) every help should be given. Remember it can happen to you! (Don’t say ‘God forbid bad thing O’). Dementia is caused by progressive brain cells dying which can happen to anyone.

People who have advanced stages of the disease will need to be put under 24-hour supervision so that they do not wander off (and risk being accused of being ‘witches’!) or harm themselves. Remember with their brain cells dying their reasoning diminishes making them regress back to acting like children, forgetting things and getting up to general mischief. They are not to be abused or scolded for half the time they are not aware of what they are doing.

In the absence of any official figures detailing how many sufferers there are it is difficult to say to how it has spread throughout the country. But nevertheless people need to be educated on what symptoms to look out for. Again it’s not something that was caused by drugs or curses as lots of people would like to believe. A person with dementia needs a lot of help and support on a day-to-day basis and in the absence of a comprehensive mental health programme this help will have to come from friends and family. Don’t believe in quacks, pastors or babalawos who claim to have cures for the ailment – there is no cure! (- they’ll only con you out of all your money pretending to cure them!). There are organisations like Dementia Nigeria who can offer help and advice and a quick Google search will throw up even more options.

So next time you see an old woman being accused of witchcraft by a lynch mob she might just be suffering from dementia and abandoned by her family.

As we are respectful of our elders the same should be accorded to someone who has dementia.

Try and imagine being in their shoes: your brain isn’t working properly so that you don’t even know who you are let alone the people around you. You don’t know what time of the day it is or even which day of the week. You can’t remember what you had for breakfast let alone lunch. You watch TV and don’t even know what you’re watching. These are some of the things dementia sufferers have to endure on a daily basis. It’s painful for them because they try to get their brains to work and nothing happens. It’s a bit like when your PC or laptop crashes. But your PC or laptop can go into ‘safemode’, restart and repair itself the brain of a dementia sufferer can’t.

All respect and support should be accorded to anyone who has dementia. Remember it can happen to anyone, nobody is immune – doctors, mechanics, teachers, politicians – anyone! As a prevention try and stay healthy: exercise as often as possible, try and eat a healthy diet and keep your brain busy reading, doing puzzles etc.

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Following reports there 7 year old marriage has crashed over allegations of infidelity and physical assault, Mercy Aigbe's husband has denied pictures making the round that he battered her.The pictures which show her face bloodied up were published yesterday but the hotelier insists he loves his wife too much and will never beat her.
As for the actress,she alluded to domestic violence yesterday by posting a photo of a battered woman,asking women to say no to domestic violence.In response, he posted that men should say no to promiscuous women but deleted the post and replaced it with a post about loving her..
 
The couple have one son while Mercy has a daughter from a previous relationship.She has always insisted she didn't snatch him from his first wife as their marriage was over when she married him.



The Charismatic General Overseer of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministries, aka Liberation City, has hailed the bail granted the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The man of God said “Government has done well and deserves to be praised. But they must do better.”
A few months ago, Dr. Chris Okafor had prophesied that Kanu was soon to regain his freedom followed by Sambo Dasuki. He insisted that not obeying the court order in releasing Kanu would portend grave danger for Nigeria.

According to the fiery preacher;

    “what I see is very scary. I have said it before, and I’m saying it again now. The government should hasten to release Nnamdi Kanu from that place. Whatever it takes, let them just release him. I see a seemingly minor situation spiraling out of control and morphing into something that is beyond control - very scary indeed”.

The man of God said that God is giving Nigeria so many chances of survival and that those in leadership must take full advantage of it. He continues;

    “If the courts have given an order for their release, please do whatever it takes to see that they are released. I specifically saw Nnamdi Kanu and Dasuki regain freedom, first. I said it months ago, but that’s not even the most disturbing part. What worries me the most is the demonic set up that the devil is trying to use these cases to rope Nigeria into. I don’t see our country coming out of it the same, if we allow it to happen. Therefore, I want to go on record right now, pleading with the authorities to please release Nnamdi Kanu and his co travelers, and in fact everyone whom the courts have asked the authorities to release. I speak not just as a concerned Nigerian, but as one who hears clearly from the Lord. We can, as a nation avert a major cataclysmic event, if we heed this call”

The man of God who happens to be the first African born clergy to win the ACCURATE SEER award is known across board for his unrivalled prophetic accuracy.

This latest warning first released during Sunday service at his headquarter church in Ojodu-Berger, a few months ago, has church members and concerned citizens on edge, wondering if Nnamdi Kanu was terminally ill and what could actually happen if he died in custody.

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Five soldiers have reportedly lost their lives after suspected Boko Haram members hiding in an explosives-laden pickup trucks, rammed into their military convoy in Borno state yesterday April 27th.
The troops were on their way to a clearance operation in Damboa community when they were attacked.
A military source who confirmed the attack to AFP said

    “At about 1100 hours (1000 GMT) on Thursday, a suicide bomber believed to be a Boko Haram terrorist riding in a van loaded with explosives rammed into a military convoy at Manguzum village. We lost five soldiers in the incident and more than 40 sustained various degrees of injuries”he said...


Cambodian actress, Denny Kwan, has been banned from working in the entertainment industry for a year, over her Facebook posts that was deemed too raunchy.
The 24-year-old actress who has starred in several movies and music videos was banned by the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts’ disciplinary council for failing to keep a written promise to dress in a less sexy way.
In May 2016, she was ordered to be 'educated' by the ministry about her clothing after raunchy photos of her went viral.
In a statement released through The Phnom Penh Post, the chief of the disciplinary council, Chamroeun Vantha, said that the council members decided to punish Denny Kwan by not allowing her to take part in any activities in the entertainment industry for one year, such as filming, karaoke and singing performances on TV after she violated the code of conduct of artists in the country.
Responding to the ban, Kwan accepted the one-year ban and promise to be less sexy.

    'I know it’s my right to [dress how I want], but our culture, Cambodian people, cannot accept it,” she said. “I will try not to be [as] sexy as I usually am when I post on Facebook.'


According to the rules for girls in Cambodia, women showing their body part is deemed shameful.

According to facebook user Merit Uruaku Onyeocha who lives in Port Harcourt...: 2 thieves have just been caught stealing generators;

    Forgot to post this in the morning.
    The security guys in my neighbourhood caught these guys this early morning along seaside road. Affter stealing two generators (I pass my neighbour to be precise) and I bike (okada) from their neighbours in Ogoni Camp Umuebulu 1.
    Actually the guy on short just came back from prison and now look at him in another mess.
    They will not go and rest.


The Management has resolved to hold her 2017
Matriculation Ceremony for new entrants/
freshmen of the University on Friday, 19th May,
2017.

This information was made available through the
official Twitter handle of the Vice Chancellor,
Prof. Francis Chukwuemeka Eze
(@VC_FUTO) ,announcing the date for the event.

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Controversial Malawian-SA based pastor, Shepard Bushiri who is popularly known as Major One has introduced an anointed pregnancy test that will help his female members to know the man who got them pregnant.
Bushiri made the shocking revelation during an interview on Mpumalanga FM.

Speaking about the anointed pregnancy test, he said: 
 

    'Instead of prophesying about the man who made them pregnant they can just use my accurate anointed pregnancy test. I speak the Word to those pregnancy test. The power of God will get in, they use my tests and God does something.'


He also warned about the terrors of invisible men known as 'spiritual husbands' that stalk ordinary people’s houses, sleeping with both men and women. These spiritual husbands, rape, cause horror and agony and also cause supernatural pregnancies....

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Information reaching us at the moment has it that some persons have been arrested for hacking into Jamb database. The five arrested men working with different computer companies are being questioned by civil defence operatives in Abuja for their alleged involvement in various exam registration frauds including gaining access to Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) database.

JAMB’s head of media, Dr Fabian Benjamin said the men were arrested by officials of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Oyo, Ogun and Borno states before they were moved to Abuja.

He said some of the suspects were Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres owners licensed by the board to conduct registration exercise for the candidates planning to take the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

“More worrisome is the massive investment by the CBT centres to penetrate the Airtel system we are using to perpetrate all forms of wholesome practices. They register candidates without proper biometric which means such candidates will have problems with their details during examination if not corrected immediately.”

He said investigation revealed that some influential persons were allegedly backing some of the suspects to thwart the efforts of JAMB. He said one suspect had ‘spent over N20 million’ to construct a radio platform to hack into the board’s registration exercise.

JAMB had given access code only to accredited CBT centres to partake in the registration exercise but suspects in turn used the privilege information at their disposal in connivance some digital companies to create confusion, he said.

He said board discovered that one of its internet routers meant for registration and exam in Abia state was being used in Maiduguri, Borno state to register candidates. Those involved were arrested.

“These registration thieves deployed fake biometric capturing mechanisms and super-imposed  registration slip just to satisfy the curiosity of innocent candidates that their registration  was successful  and on the day of examination  such candidates data would either be edited, or not found on the JAMB data base, such candidates would not be verified during the examination proper.”

Source: Daily Trust Newspaper.

What attracts someone to you is who you are or what you're doing before the person came along. If you change because of that person and he/she doesn't see that thing which attracted him/her to you, the person will leave you. There's no rocket science explanation to this. It is a simple logic of life.

In trying to readjust your life to fit in a new spouse or friend, make sure the basics of your life is not tampered with. You can jokingly ask the person what attracted them to you and make sure you never stop working on those attractions. Unless the person came to just have sex with you and disguise it as a relationship...which is another palava on its own.

They may complain about that particular attractive quality or qualities because they feel jealous others will like you as well. But if you stop, they will soon lose interest and leave you. They may still leave even if you don't stop, but at least, you will remain yourself before, during and after the rendezvous.

No matter how much you're drunk on love, always remember that humans lose interest and move on. Your ability to manipulate, stir and manage the ship of your life will keep you in circulation and in high demand for long.

Keep being amazing!

Till we get to the Promised Land, I shall be waiting for when you will pass me a glass of water and thank God for the gift of grace for the race.

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An Ebute-Meta Magistrates Court, Lagos, on Monday ordered a textile dealer, Mrs. Titilayo Momoh, to undergo psychiatric evaluation following her arraignment by the police for attempted suicide. .

Momoh, 58, was also granted N500,000 bail with two sureties in like sum. The woman was on March 24 stopped from jumping off the 3rd Mainland Bridge into the Lagoon by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command. .
Then, Momoh, who lives in Lekki Lagos, disclosed that she was pushed to committing suicide in order to put an end to her constant sleeplessness and shame occasioned by her indebtedness to 3 Swiss textile dealers. .

The member of RCCG, disclosed that on several occasions she had attempted to see her Parish Pastor to identify with her problem and for the church to help her raise money, all to no avail....

The Imo State Police Command on Friday arrested and charged 16 undergraduates of the Federal University of Tecnhnology, Owerri and Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, Imo State, respectively for an alleged involvement in cult-related activities in the state.

In a statement by Andrew Enwerem, the Police Public Relations Officer, he stated that the suspected cultists were arrested in a bush in Ihiagw community, Owerri West Local Government Area of the state,

Enwerem, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, alleged that the suspects were members of a cult group known as Neo black movement of Africa confraternity.

Part of the statement reads;

    In a renewed onslaught against the menace of cultism in Imo State, operatives of the state police command on April 14,2017, arrested over 16 suspected cultists in a bush in Ihiagwa in the Owerri West LGA. They are members of the Neo black movement of Africa confraternity. Suspects have been charged to court, accordingly.

    Enwerem claimed that three live cartridges and expended SMG ammunition were recovered from the undergraduates. Enwerem listed the names of the suspects as, Oluwoke Herto (24), leader Of the Neo black movement Of Africa Onyegbule Chukwunenye (24), Chibueze Okpara (17), Uzoma Kingsley (25), Chisom Nwosu (23), Oscar Ojinaka (25), Ebuka Ejekeme, Uchenna Ehum, Christian Ejekeme, Lucky Anyanwu, Uche Okoro, Chinecherem Okeke, Michael Igbokwe, Chima Agugua, Victor Egbu and Nelson. The Police spokesperson stated that the new commissioner of police in the state, Chris Ezike, was committed to reducing cultism and criminal activities.

Source: Daily Times...

A student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana, is in the grips of the Police for sodomising a 10 year old girl for 3 years and giving her a cocktail of painkillers which caused her kidneys to fail leading to her death. .

The young man was arrested on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, while relaxing in a sofa chair at his parent’s house. His arrest was spurred by the outcome of series of medical reports conducted on the 10 year old after complaining of having some complications on her anus and sent to the hospital for treatment. .

Sources familiar with the incident say the young girl was being fostered by the man, a situation the young man took undue advantage of, and sexually abused her. He is also reported to have warned the girl not to reveal his sexual encounters with her to anyone or else she will die. .

Multiple lab tests conducted on the girl have revealed some damages on her anus, intestines and kidneys. The police have intensified investigations into the matter and have arraigned the young man before the court.

More Investigation:

Facebook User Roni Nicol Posted The Little Girls Photo with the below caption; This guy raped this young girl in the anal resulting in her death. Apparently he was even being sponsored by the girls family.Be careful of people around your kids.
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Also in the comment section of the post:
Norvinya Awuku Hhhhhhhmmmm: I heard the story on Vision1 fm. It’s so sad and scary. Paracetamol. Wicked soul

Ras Fafa: It isn’t the rape only that caused the death of the innocent girl… he has been giving the little girl about 7/8 tablets of paracetamol after every act for a period of 3 years and that resulted into kidneys’ damage. I wept when I heard the news on Wednesday. Very sad!

Apostle Johnson Suleman, General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, has vowed not to allow allegations made against him by his alleged lover, Miss Stephanie Otobo, go unchallenged.

Apostle Suleman, who spoke to The Sun through his Media Adviser, Phrank Shaibu, dared Otobo to prove all her allegations in court.

He said: “It is not for her to probe the wisdom of the mother in going to beg for forgiveness. The mother has done what she felt was right and we have responded to the mother’s appeal for forgiveness.

    “Can’t you see the contradiction in the claim of being poisoned by Apostle? First, she claimed that the poison was given to her by Apostle in a hotel. Next she said it was in a dream. Perhaps, she would come up with another bizarre tale. Seriously, even my three -year- old daughter can do better”.


On Otobo’s claims that if Apostle Suleman presents his international passport, it will reveal that both of them travelled together on a certain day to Canada, Shuaib responded: “How do you travel with someone you have never met? It is clearly an illusion and part of her romantic fantasy....

Nollywood actress and producer, Funke Akindele Bello and her crew were on Saturday harassed by touts popularly called area boys while shooting a movie at Chancellor street, Iraboko Awoyaya, Lagos state.
The actress posted a video from the scene saying: "Filming now in chancellor street Iraboko awoyaya And area boys are here fighting us. I'm so fed up with these boys. We work so hard. God help us"

A serving corp member and an English teacher at Federal Science and Technical College Awka, Immanuel Ifediata, has taken to Facebook to advice men to leave fine girls and older ladies, because they all now have the ‘runs girl’ mentality.

According to Immanuel, gone are the days when ladies choose their partners, based on prospects. He went further to disclose that ladies now choose their men based on wallets.

According to Immanuel, if you need a girl without the runs girls’
mentality and not yet ‘corrupt’, the man should go for secondary school girls, or those who just finished their WASSCE or NECO exams. He also narrated an experience.

The popular actor died in the early hours of Saturday according to his personal assistant, who was with him when he passed away. .

Bakare, who has been sick for more than a year, was discharged from the University College Hospital (UCH) last year after he was allegedly diagnosed with a respiratory disorder problem. .

It was gathered that the actor was yet to fully recover from the sickness that kept him indoors for months. His health, it was learnt, got worse in the middle of the night and was said to have called his personal assistant to take him to UCH in the middle of the night but died before he could be conveyed to the hospital.

The criminal

An armed robber who was caught this morning while trying to rob in Sapele, Delta state got more than he bargained for after local residents served him jungle justice.

The residents of Sapele in Delta state, apprehended an armed robber this Sunday morning while trying to rob.

The criminal got more than he bargained for after he was beaten and humiliated by the angry residents.

The mob made him pose with his locally made pistol after a car tyre was put on him.

It was not ascertained whether the suspect was burnt alive or handed over to the security operatives.

Apostle Johnson Suleman, General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, has vowed not to allow allegations made against him by his alleged lover, Miss Stephanie Otobo, go unchallenged.

Apostle Suleman, who spoke to The Sun through his Media Adviser, Phrank Shaibu, dared Otobo to prove all her allegations in court.

He said: “It is not for her to probe the wisdom of the mother in going to beg for forgiveness. The mother has done what she felt was right and we have responded to the mother’s appeal for forgiveness.

“Can’t you see the contradiction in the claim of being poisoned by Apostle? First, she claimed that the poison was given to her by Apostle in a hotel. Next she said it was in a dream. Perhaps, she would come up with another bizarre tale. Seriously, even my three -year- old daughter can do better”.

On Otobo’s claims that if Apostle Suleman presents his international passport, it will reveal that both of them travelled together on a certain day to Canada, Shuaib responded: “How do you travel with someone you have never met? It is clearly an illusion and part of her romantic fantasy.

“But again, if she wants to prove her case before the media, are we the ones to help her do so? Can’t she go to the airline and get a manifest on how they travelled together? Tell the world her seat number and that of Apostle Suleman. Let her get those facts and give to the press.

“Besides, when a stalker is desperate, he/she can go to any length to get his/her victim’s attention. If you know the itinerary of your target, particularly a preacher whose international meetings are made public, a desperate stalker can go there in attempt to see the person. The truth is that, this is an unnecessary media trial and it is deceitful, mendaciously knavish and full of falsehood.”


On bank statement showing payments Apostle Suleman allegedly made into her (Stephanie’s) account, Suleman’s aide said “Anyone can type and print a statement and call it by any name. But it cannot be called a genuine bank statement, except such a statement has been so verified by a forensic expert under the direction of a court of competent jurisdiction to so do.

“More so, what we had expected was evidence to buttress her initial claims of tons of dollars, Euros and the Pound Sterling being paid into her account, not the lodgment in a Naira account. Certainly, this is an afterthought, but it is not strange as Apostle Suleman engages in a lot of charity. On a daily basis, men and women come for help and he assists them.

“Was Apostle Johnson Suleman sleeping with Nollywood Actor, Leo Mezie, when he paid his entire medical bill of £30,000 for kidney transplant in UK? This is what they don’t tell you. Was Apostle Suleman sleeping with the nine poor Nigerians (male and female) he gave cars to on February 5th, 2016?

“Was he sleeping with the 30 widows and other indigent people that he gave out millions to start their own businesses? To Johnson Suleman, giving is a lifestyle. The fact is that, we have never denied extending help to this girl.”

Asked if the matter has eroded the confidence of the public and members of the church have in Apostle Suleman, Shuaib maintained that the church has reached a decision on this matter.

“And I don’t think there is any need expanding any debate on this. Her mother has come to beg for forgiveness and we have reached a decision on that. The church also knows that this is a lady that deliberately wants to distract Apostle Suleman from his good works and there is no point giving her attention.


“Till date, she has not brought out any credible evidence that she has been able to hold on to. Everything she has said in the past, she contradicted in her subsequent videos. It’s so unfortunate that she has wasted everybody’s time”.

US Federal agents arrested a second doctor and his wife Friday for their roles in female genital mutilation. 

Dr. Fakhruddin Attar is accused of letting Dr. Jumana Nagarwala perform mutilations at his Burhani Medical Clinic on Farmington Road.
His wife, office manager Farida Attar, also was arrested and is accused of helping Nagarwala perform the mutilations, according to a 14-page complaint unsealed Friday in a US federal court.

The arrests are the latest development in the nation’s first female genital mutilation case, which is providing insight into a small, insular Muslim community in Metro Detroit and an illegal procedure performed on young girls.

Earlier this year, Nagarwala allegedly mutilated two 7-year-old girls from Minnesota. The complaint also describes a conspiracy involving at least Nagarwala, Attar and his wife — all three are members of the Dawoodi Bohra religious community based locally out of a Farmington Hills mosque.
Attar, 52, and his 50-year-old wife were arraigned in federal court Friday afternoon and ordered jailed until a detention hearing Wednesday. Both were dressed in the distinctive attire of Dawoodi Bohra members — he wore a white cap with gold trim, while his wife wore a long teal dress and head covering with pink fringe.


    “Dr. Attar is not aware of any crimes committed at his clinic,” defense lawyer Mary Chartier told reporters outside court. “


This is frightening for them and terrifying.”She criticized the government for waiting until Friday to arrest the doctor. 

She said:

    “It’s classic gamesmanship by the government, knowing they would spend the weekend in custody,” she said.


 “I’m not surprised the government would pull that stunt.”Gina Balaya, the U.S. Attorney’s Office spokeswoman, said prosecutors were prepared to hold a detention hearing Friday, during which U.S. Magistrate Judge David Grand could have decided whether to release the couple on bond. 

    “As reflected in open court, it was at the request of the defense that the hearing be set for Wednesday,” 


Balaya said.

The couple was arrested around 9:30 a.m. Friday at Burhani Medical Clinic and federal agents were spotted inside. An eyewitness, Kate McCarty said she watched Attar’s arrest Friday after he arrived in the parking lot and is shaken by allegations of mutilations that allegedly happened next door to her office.

“What do you think? It’s disgusting,” McCarty said. “I mean, it’s terrible.”The arrests come 11 days after agents raided the clinic amid an investigation triggered by the two Minnesota girls who were brought to Metro Detroit in February and subjected to female genital mutilation. Attar and his wife were charged with conspiracy to commit female genital mutilation and aiding and abetting female genital mutilation.

Nagarwala, meanwhile, was charged in federal court April 12 and is being held without bond on charges that could send her to federal prison for life.

Source: NY Daily News/The Detroit News

Since leaving office as the 44th US President, Barack Obama has been relatively quiet, enjoying his vacation and luxury life.
It's been three months now, and he's set to deliver the first public remarks of his post-presidency. 

Obama is slated to speak with young leaders on Monday, April 24th in his adopted hometown of Chicago. 

The event at the University of Chicago is billed by his office as a "conversation on community organizing and civic engagement" and a part of Obama's goal to "encourage and support the next generation of leaders."

Obama is also slated to appear with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin in late May.

Yemi Osinbajo

In a bid to ensure there is no any sort of foul play or any undue influence, the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government might have tightened surveillance around the panelists probing   the two suspended very senior officials of this administration,  Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engineer David Babachir Lawal, and the Director General, National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ambassador Ayo Oke, fresh report according to Vanguard Newspaper unearthed

Both Babachir Lawal and Ayo Oke are under probe over money-related issues now generating heat in the polity and giving the country an image problem.

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The three-man probe panel, which is headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, a professor of law, with Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami,    Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, and the National Security Adviser, NSA, Major General Babagana Munguno (rtfd), was empaneled by President Muhammadu Buhari last week, just as he unceremoniously suspended the two top officials from their exalted offices.

While Engineer Lawal was suspended for allegedly awarding a N200 million grass-cutting job to firms linked to him, the President showed Ambassador Oke, the door in connection with the N13 billion fresh mint currencies hauled from an Ikoyi apartment.

A top source confirmed to Sunday Vanguard last night that the Federal Government was keenly monitoring the activities of the panel to ensure that there was no compromise on any side.

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“The government does not want any infiltration or undue influence over the probe panel having learnt some bitter lessons from the Presidential Arms Probe Panel which was set up in 2015 last year.

“The implication is that everything is being monitored and nothing is being left to chance this time around,” the official said.

Although the official did not disclose the nature of the surveillance being mounted on the members, it was learnt that phone-monitoring of conversations relating to the two issues under probe could not be ruled out.

Apparently, in line with the high expectations of the Federal Government on the panelists, the Osinbajo panel, yesterday, announced it would conduct its enquiry behind closed doors to avoid speculations and to allow for full disclosure by those summoned.

Here is the embarrassing moment a man got stuck inside his best friend's wife while having sex from the back. This is coming just weeks after a similar incident graced the internet.
When both of them could not endure the pain that came with their embarrassing situation, they called for help but only succeeded in attracting a large crowd of onlookers...

Senate President Bukola Saraki, says Nigerians deserve to know the owner of the $50 million found in an apartment in Ikoyi by EFCC operatives on April 12th.
In an interview with Arise TV on Tuesday, Saraki faulted the anti graft agency for not revealing the identity of the owner of the money after 7 days of discovery. He described the current situation as a circus which must stop.

    “I believe this is something simple that the organisation (EFCC) should manage even before the speculation started coming out. The circus has to come to end as to whether it belongs to individuals, companies, agencies or a state government. We however believe they will sort it out and eventually tell Nigerians who owns the money. Nigerians deserve to know. 

    The circus must stop. I believe progress will be made faster if the process is transparent. Those are ways to strengthen institutions. When the process is transparent up to the investigative stage, people will not believe that it is because of this person that so, so, person is being prosecuted. 

    Corrupt people are very patient, but with a transparent process, the fight against corruption will be won. On our part, we are doing all it takes to strengthen institutions. We have four bills before us, one is with the constitution amendment committee, and one has been taken back by the executive.”

Cristiano Ronaldo's three goals ensured Real Madrid despite some fightback from Bayern Munich defeated the German club to qualify for this year's champions league Semi-final.
Zinedine Zidane’s men were forced into extra-time at the Bernabeu Stadium with Bayern dominating at full time with a score line of 2-1, but three goals in the final 30 minutes and a red card for Arturo Vidal sees them qualify into the next stage. More photos below...

Dangote Flour Mills has exited the noodles business and sold its assets to Dufil Prima Foods, makers of Indomie noodles, saying it no longer consider it as strategic.
Dangote Flour Mills, which made the announcement on Tuesday, said in order to smoothen the transition, it had offered Dufil the use of some of its facilities on an interim basis.

The noodles business was part of the DFM, which the Dangote Group recently reacquired from Tiger Brands.

The Group Managing Director, Dangote Flour Mills, Thabo Mabo, said the divestment was part of strategies of focusing on core areas of flour and pasta production, where the company has substantial market share.

He said that with the divestment, Dangote Flour would now focus on its strengths in flour and pasta and become more profitable by improving in areas of quality, distribution and marketing.

The transaction, which became effective last Monday, according to him, is a win-win situation for Dangote Flour Mills, Dufil Prima Foods and workers of Dangote Noodles, as Dangote Flour stands to have more market presence through robust marketing.

Mabo described the sale and transfer of assets as one of the most perfect divestments, with Dufil Prima Foods taking possession and kicking off production immediately.

Under the terms of the sales agreement, Dufil Prima Foods, according to him, will continue to produce and sell noodles under the brand name, ‘Dangote Noodles’ for two years before changing the brand name.

The Chief Executive Officer, Dufil Prima Foods, Deepak Singhal, confirmed the deal and described the acquisition of Dangote Noodles as strategic as Dufil continued to seek more dominance of the noodles market.

Acquiring Dangote Noodles, he said, would help Dufil deepen and sustain its market share as well as gain a strategic advantage in terms of several range of noodles products on its stable.

He restated that Dufil was not shutting down the noodles production line but was commencing production with the brand name of Dangote Noodles immediately.

To ensure seamless transition and commencement of production, Singhal stated that most of the former staff members of Dangote Noodles would be employed by Dufil Prima Foods.

With the new development, some former employees of Dangote noodles would transit to Dufil Prima Foods, while the rest redundant workers had been adequately compensated with mouth-watering severance package for their services to the company over the years.

Singhal added that the terms of the severance package were agreed with the relevant trade unions and the affected workers were paid off immediately to enable those retained by the new owners to start on a fresh contract, while those who would not be retained would not have to wait for their benefits.

Source: Punch
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