"I can't sponsor Boko Haram" Ex-Borno Gov.Ali Modu Sherif

                           

Immediate past governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff,has been accused severally of sponsoring Boko Haram.

The ex governor who has dumped APC for PDP ADDRESSED the allegations in an interview with James Bala of the Nigerian Tribune. I believe that if there is one person that has suffered at the hands of Boko Haram, that person is me. I cannot be a sponsor and at the same time bear the highest number of casualty. By my upbringing, my association and my relationship with people, I have never met one person that belongs to Boko Haram. No member of my family has found or arrested as a member of Boko Haram.

7 drug traffickets nabbed on one flight excrete 8.7kg cocaine

Forty-nine-year-old Fred Obi was about to board an Ethiopian Air flight from Abuja to Tel Aviv, Israel with a strange cargo allegedly concealed in his stomach when the law caught up with him. He had ingested 1.594kg of cocaine. But he was not the only one boarding that same flight with the intention of transporting narcotics they had ingested on November 22, 2014.

when they were arrested by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Also arrested were Ekechi Ferdinand, 36; Okonkwo Paul, 20; Azubuogu Obumneme, 30; Okechi Anthony, 34; Anozie Henry, 34 and Okafor Francis, 51. According to Punch,NDLEA spokesperson, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, confirmed that the raid which was headed by the agency’s commander at the Abuja Airport, Mr. Hamisu Lawan, would turn out to be a revealing one. The suspects, who were said to have been arrested and isolated, were soon made to excrete the drug they had ingested.

“The last of the suspects eventually finished excreting the drugs in his stomach this morning (Thursday, November 26),”  Ferdinand excreted 1.616kg of cocaine, Paul – 1.103kg, Obumneme – 1.450kg, Anthony – 935 grammes while Henry exctreted 874 grammes of cocaine. The oldest of the suspects, Francis, on his part excreted 1.167kg. All the suspects, except Obi, were said to have Hong Kong as the destination on their tickets. NDLEA Chairman, Ahmadu Giade, said that the arrest of the suspects was an added victory to the war against drug trafficking in the country. He said,  Having seven suspected drug traffickers on a single flight is a reflection of the desperation of drug cartels.“But this will prove to them that the NDLEA has the capacity to stop drug trafficking no matter what method they employ.

“Fortunately for the suspects as well, our arrest has saved their lives because for the suspects heading to Hong Kong, it is clearly stated in their visas that drug trafficking in Hong Kong attracts the death penalty. Nigeria has equally been saved from an embarrassment their arrest would have caused if they were caught over there.”

Source: punch

See someone's bill at a nightclub in Lagos last night

                             

Yes, you read that right. That's over N10million spent on drinks at Club Escape last night...

Cossy shares hot photos from her night out yesterday

                             

Cossy went out last night wearing a see-through black top and very short skirt. She shared the pics on Twitter.

Bai Ling releases red hot Christmas photos

                                                

Since she stepped out for a movie premiere in a barely there outfit, the 48 year old Chinese actress ,Bai Ling has stolen hearts with her incredible body...Many find it hard to believe she is actually 48...

Photos: Peter Obi shops at a local market

Former Anambra state governor Peter Obi spotted shopping at a local market...

                                
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Robbery Suspect gets stuck trying to escape his cell in Oyo

                           

A 35 year old robbery suspect got stuck in a hole as he tried to escape his cell from his cell in Oyo.The inmate, Femi Akanji was caught after burgling a shop on the 12th of November 2014..

He narrated to the Tribune why he decided to escape I decided to escape from the cell to avoid the trouble I had put myself into, unknown to me that I was complicating matter. After my two cell mates had slept, I started using my hands to dig the wall silently in the dead of the night. I started from a point where I noticed a crack in the cell.When some bricks fell, I further used them in digging and after I had created a hole, I pushed my head into it and tried to escape before dawn. Unfortunately for me, I got stuck, so I shouted. My cry brought the policemen on duty towards the cell and woke my co-inmates up. That was how I was rescued and secured till I was brought to Ibadan.

” Now, I know that crime does not pay. If God should save me from the current situation I am in now, I will never venture into crime again in my life. I have realised that whatever is acquired fraudulently or any ill-gotten wealth does not last. I have my time and life. If I had been contented with my little business and had not engaged in crime, I would not have lost my belongings which now serve as part of the exhibits recovered.”

SAD: Widow,beaten,stabbed & thrown out of matrimonial home(photos)

                                                      

Alhaja Adejoke Orenaike, a widow at 36, was at the center of the whole issue in a polygamous home. Eight days after her husband died, her co-wife and step son sent her out of her matrimonial home. As if that was not enough, her sister in-law attacked her with a knife.  She managed to shove her off and she ran out of the house with her 8-year-old daughter who was screaming for help. According to her, all her husband estates, properties, chains of businesses have been seized by her step son who  has also threatened to kill her if she lay claim to any property.

Man Kills Neighbour in defence of wife

                          

Sunday Orochendu, a truck driver is in jail over the death of Mr Ralph Okey Mgbodile who he alleged assaulted his wife.

Saturday Sun gathered that the incident, started when the deceased’s last born defecated at the entrance of Orochenedu’s room. This sparked a hostile reaction and insults from the wife of the suspect. On getting home, Orochendu in an at­tempt to defend his family went into a fight with the late Mgbodile. They were, howev­er, separated, but Mgbodile did not recover from the beating he got as he slumped and died minutes after the fight. Policemen detained Orochendu while his wife, Ndidi, escaped to an unknown destination. She was later fished out by the policemen attached to the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS). At the police station where she is be­ing detained, Ndidi claimed that it was the thought of being lynched that made her flee the compound when it became obvious that her neighbour, Mgbodile had died.

Over 200 people killed in yesterday's bomb blast at kano Central Mosque.

    Photo credit: Punch

                                           

Over 200 people were reportedly killed in the bomb blast that occurred yesterday afternoon at the Kano Central Mosque where the Emir of Kano usually leads prayers.

Some eye-witnesses and rescue officials put the figure at 300, making it one the deadliest bomb attacks in Nigeria. According to eyewitnesses, three bombs went off one after the other at the 10,000 capacity Mosque during the Friday Jumat prayers. Two went off inside the Mosque, and one outside. And when people tried to flee the scene, gun men opened fire on worshipers. Many of the casualties were children who couldn't run as fast. Some were trampled to death in the mayhem that ensued. When normalcy returned hours after the attack, the dead and wounded, said to be over 250, were taken to the Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital and the Nasarawa Hospital.

The Emir of Kano was out of the country when the incident occurred. He'd left the night before. President Jonathan also cancelled his meeting with Nigerians entertainers at the Creative Industry event last night because of the blast.

Jonathan Abandoned Edo State After PDP Lost The State- Oshiomhole

                              

Governor Oshiomhole is angry and very bitter towards President Jonathan for ignoring Edo state and its people, by depriving them of what he call their right.

While receiving former Minister of State for Works and PDP Chieftain, Engr. Chris Ogiemwonyi who just decamped to APC and 2000 of his followers at the traditional Urhokpota Ground in Benin yesterday, Oshiomhole openly poured out his anger, saying PDP has done more harm than good in the state and the country as a whole. His exact words after the cut. “What is buried in the name of PDP can never resurrect because the Bible says, he who die in sin shall perish and languish in hell. And because PDP died in sin, they killed, they embezzled our money, they dehumanized our people, they enveloped Benin with flood, converted our young one to prostitution and reduced Edo from the heart beat to a part of the country that was now remember only by reference to very negative headlines.

Photos: Barcelona football stars get brand new cars from Audi

Barcelona football stars including Messi (above) Neymar, Suarez and other players collected brand new cars from German car manufacturer, Audi, at an event sponsored by Audi today. See more pics after the cut...

Photo credit: Europa press/Getty Images

President GEJ condemns Kano Bomb blast

                           

Find the State House press release below...

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan extends heartfelt condolences to the people and Government of Kano State over the heinous attack on the Central Mosque in Kano, earlier today. He commiserates with all the families who lost their loved ones.   The President calls on relief agencies and medical personnel to deploy every possible effort to assist the injured, and the general public to heed the call for the donation of blood by the hospitals where the injured are being treated.

Photos: Kate Henshaw dresses like GEJ to creative industry event

                                

                                                  

Nigerian entertainers met with president Jonathan at the Creative Industry event yesterday at Eko Hotel, Lagos. Ms Henshaw dressed like our president to the event.

Late professor Dora Akunyili's daughter Wins International Award

                       

Daughter of Late professor Akunyili, Njideka Akunyili has been announced as the 2014 winner of James Dicke Contemporary Artist Prize by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

She will be the 11th winner of the $25,000 award, which recognizes an artiste below 50 who has produced a significant body of work and consistently demonstrates exceptional creativity. We say big congrats to her.

Stars step out for creative industry event

                            

Nigerian celebs step out in style  celebrating the Creative Industry in Nigeria with President Jonathan. The event is currently taking place at Eko Hotel in Lagos.

Boy Kills dad and uses Body parts as TV stand

                                 

A son who chopped up his dad and used his body parts as TV stand has been convicted of murder.

Nathan Robinson has been warned he faces life in prison following his conviction for the brutal murder Nathan Robinson, 27, was told he faces a life sentence after putting William Spiller’s body parts in storage boxes and using them as a stand for his TV.

Maheeda shared nude photos

Maheeda shared her nude photos on twitter this afternoon.
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Explosion rocks Central Mosque in Kano state, many feared dead

There was an explosion at the Central Mosque in Kano this afternoon as Muslim faithfuls were holding their Friday Jumat service. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi usually lead prayers there but was not present this afternoon. Many are feared dead. Details later....

Top prison boss sentence to 7 years in prison for obtaining money by false pretense

Find the EFCC press statement below

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on  Friday 28, 2014, secured the conviction of a top prison officer as Justice J.J Majebi of the Kogi State High Court, Okene, convicted and sentenced Joseph Friday Idachaba, Deputy Controller of Prisons, to 7 years imprisonment for offences bordering on obtaining money by false pretense. 

The convict is to pay the sum of N1, 403,114.09 in restitution to Nigeria Prison Service. Arraigned in 2012 on a three-count charge, the convict was found guilty on count three of the charge by the trial judge, who, however, acquitted him on two remaining counts. Count three of the charge reads:

"That you Joseph Friday Idachaba (m) being a deputy comptroller of Nigeria Prisons Service, and Onoja D. Ruth (IP) also a staff of Nigeria Prison Service, sometime between July, 2012 to February 2013 at Lokoja, Kogi State did with intent to defraud obtained N1,403,114.09 only from the Federal Government of Nigeria via the Nigeria Prison Service with pretence that same amount was the payment of monthly salaries from Nigeria Prison Service, which amount was credited into the UBA Plc account No 2054047736 belonging to one Opia Mohammed Ugbade (now at large), through NIGSS electronic fund transfer (NEFT) between July 2012-to February 2013, that the said Opia Mohammed Ugbade’s name found in the Nigeria Prison Service electronic payroll is not a staff of the Service which pretence you knew to be false and hereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1) paragraphs A&B and punishable under section 1(3) of the Advance Free Fraud and Other Related Offences Act."

Photos: Lagos doctors protest non-payment of salary since july

                                                

                                            

Doctors at the Lagos state University teaching Hospital are currently staging a protest over the non payment of their salaries since July this year by the management of the hospital.

The doctors are also protesting the non-employment of resident doctors by the state government in the last 3 years. I don't think it's wise not to pay doctors their salaries and allowances considering the fact that they are health practitioners. The management of the hospital should pay them.

Young man falls off fast moving train in Lagos this morning

                                       

A young man fell off moving train this morning at iju ishaga agege.

The young man was said to be hanging from a speeding train when he fell off.

He broke his left leg and his head was also bleeding.

Footballer legend Great Pele recovering in hospital after kidney treatment

                                   

The doctors at the Brazilian hospital where Brazilian football legend Pele is being treated for kidney disease say his condition is improving.

According to brazil media reports, the 74 year old has been in intensive care unit since Monday Nov. 24th because of a urinary infection he got after having surgery to remove kidney stones on November 13th. Doctors expect him to make a full recovery as he's currently breathing normally without any support.

American wife to get 530million dollars in biggest divorce payout

                                         

A judge in a London High Court ruled that the American wife of a British Tycoon be given $530m in a divorce payout. This is considered to be the biggest divorce settlement so far in British history.

The estranged wife of finance tycoon Christopher Hohn will receive an equivalent of N96 billion. The judge awarded Jamie Cooper-Hohn $493 million in cash and the rest in the form of a property in Connecticut and adjustments to her share of a pension. A full judgment will be published in December, but the figures were cited during a court hearing yesterday November 27.    She was initially seeking half of her ex-husband's assets, but he said she was entitled to just a quarter on the grounds that his talents as an investor constituted a special contribution to their wealth. He also referred to himself as an "unbelievable moneymaker.

” In awarding Ms. Cooper-Hohn less than half of the couple’s $1.3 billion fortune, the case could set a legal precedent in the U.K, which has developed a wide reputation as a capital for divorce disputes between ultra-rich couples. Mr. Hohn and Ms. Cooper-Hohn met while studying at Harvard University, and have been married for 17 years. They have four children.  

The couple have been described as UK’s most generous philanthropists and have both said they lead relatively modest lives, given their wealth.

Culled from UK mail

OAU students protest over president GEJ's visit

Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University are staging a peaceful protest today.They are angry that all activities were suspended because of president Jonathan's visit.They are also protesting the failure of Jonathan's administration in education sector.

Photos: Riot in Lekky Lagos state between Okada riders, thugs and policeme

                            

A riot broke out this morning in Lekki Phase 1 between thugs and motorcycle riders. The cause of the riot has not been established as at the time of filing this report but according to some residents, the chairman of the Eti-Osa local government area allegedly engaged the services of touts to confiscate any motorcycle seen within the area.

The touts allegedly beat up one of the Okada men after he refused to let them seize his motorcycle and this led to a serious fight between some of the Okada men, bus drivers and the thugs. The police later came and stop the riot from escalating.

9 year old controversial child fashion star known as 'the most beautiful girl in the world'

                                             

9 year old Russian girl Kristina Pimenova is a very successful fashion model in her country, dubbed the 'the most beautiful girl in the world.' by the media in Russia. Kristina, whose mother, Gilkeriya, is a former model and her father, Ruslan Pimenov, a retired footballer, started modeling at age 3 and has graced the covers of several high profile magazines and has already been the face of Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana, Armani and Benetton, among others.

Heavy gridlock and security presence at OAU as GEJ visits campus.

                                      

President Jonathan visits OAU  today to hold a meeting with the council of Obas of the South West. He will visit the school before coming to Lagos today.

There's heavy gridlock and security presence this morning at the campus gate. Students writing their exams are being forced to trek or wait for just one student union coaster bus.

According to the students, public transport has been barred from conveying them for now for security reasons. The venue of the event is currently heavily guarded and has been barricaded.

Photos: president Obama's daughters at the white house, they are growing and beautiful

                             

                           

16 year old Malia and 13 year old Sasha Obama looked all grown and beautiful as they stood next to their father, President Barrack Obama,  at the White House yesterday November 26th. 

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Photo Credit: reuters 

Residents flee their villages after receiving letter from Boko Haram

                            

Residents of Kukawa and Gubio villages in Borno state have fled their villages after they reportedly received a letter from Boko Haram informing them of an impending attack on their communities.

A resident of the village, Modu Kaka who spoke with Sahara Reporters, said immediately they received the letter, thousands of residents fled.

"They had attacked other local government areas around us. So when we received threat letters from Boko Haram that they would attack us soon, we all had to flee for our lives. We heard what happened to people in Damasak where a similar threat was made and carried by Boko Haram.

” he said A senior Bono state government official who hails from Gubio, one of the villages reportedly written to, confirmed the mass exodus of the villagers from their villages to the state capital, Maiduguri where some of them have either settled in with relatives or moved into the Internally Displaced Peoples camps.

Dear Lagosians, there will be serious traffic today.GEJ is coming

President Jonathan will be visiting Lagos today. That means there will be serious traffic considering the fact that on a friday there is always traffic in Lagos, so you can imagine how it will be today. He's coming to Lagos for an event with the Nigerian entertainment industry. It will hold at 7pm at Eko Hotel. So let's be ready for it.

Tanker carrying diesel overturns, catches fire in Enugu

    

                            

A tanker carrying diesel Somersaulted after its brakes failed and caught fire along Abakpa Rd in Enugu state this evening. There was no death.

The driver sustained minor injury and has been taken to the hospital.

Rich Chinese man bulds free luxury flats for poor people in the town where he grew up

                                     

A 54 r old Chinese businessman Xiong Shuihua did something amazing for the community where he grew up in Xinyu, Southern China. He paid to bulldoze all the wooden huts in the area then spent millions replacing them with an estate of luxury flats for the residents.

OPEC: Reuben Abati congratulates Petroleum minister

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