Alaba trader arrested for diverting N2.2m bicycles

 A 23-year-old trader at Alaba International Market in Ojo, Lagos, has been arrested and charged before Ejigbo Magistrates’ court for diverting bicycles worth over N2.2 million.

The suspect, Chidiebere Udeze allegedly presented Salisu Dan-Fulani to the victim, Wisi Awoloto who imported some bicycles worth the amount.
Udeze pleaded with Awoloto to release the bicycles to Dan-Fulani on his behalf on credit and promised to pay him on a later date.
The transaction took place at Jenon Plaza at Alaba International Market where Udeze and his accomplice Dan-Fulani met Awoloto.The bicycles were released to Udeze and they pretended to take them to the northern part of the country since last year to sell.However, since then, they did not return or pay the money to Awoloto.

The matter was reported to the police who trailed Udeze and arrested him in Idimu area of Lagos.
At the Area M Command, Udeze informed the police that Dan-Fulani had disappeared after he took the bicycles to the north to sell and promised to be paying but was been unable to do so.

He was arrested and charged to court where he pleaded not guilty.Udeze was granted bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.He was remanded in prison custody pending when he will perfect his bail.
The matter was adjourned till 8 February, 2016.

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Notorious cultist admits killing 15

A suspected cultist, Kazeem Tiamiyu, on Monday said he murdered at least 15 people in a number of cult clashes in ijebu-Ode and other areas of Ogun State.
Speaking to journalists at Eleweran Police Headquarters, Abeokuta, Mr Tiamiyu gave some of the names of his victims as Solar, Sappio, Odunalayo, Akeem, Folly, Ade, Ayokun, Seun and Bisi.
Mr. Tiamiyu, known as “Butcher” among his cult group, revealed that his gang was responsible for the killing of a vigilante group leader, Tola Okunneye, about a year ago during a church service in Ijebu-Igbo town of the state.

Mr. Tiamiyu, 23, said after shooting dead the vigilante chief, they mutilated his ear and used it for a cult practice.
“I was not part of that operation, but was led by Femi. After the killing, one of the victim’s ears was cut off.“The gang later converged on our hideout, where we used the ear to take oath of secrecy,” the suspect said.
Mr. Tiamiyu, who was arrested at No. 9 Oreagba Street in Ijebu-Ode, said the vigilante boss was killed for standing his grounds against their activities in the neighbourhood.

He however expressed regret over his action.The police spokesman told journalists the suspect would be charged to court after completion of investigation.

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GEJ's government was swindle into negotiating with fake Boko Haram leaders- presidency

The Presidency has said unlike the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan which was swindled after negotiating with fake leaders of the Boko Haram ,this government is being careful in its bid to secure the release of the Chibok girls abducted in April 2014.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said this while featuring on a programme aired on Radio Continental 102.3 FM...When asked if there were any moves to secure their release,he said

  We need to know a little bit of what happened behind the scenes, between the last government and some people masquerading as the leadership of Boko Haram who wanted to get the Chibok girls released. They actually turned it into a franchise, it became a commercial thing and they got money, possibly in millions of dollars, only for government to discover it had been swindled. They kept saying they could get the girls released , they could interface with Boko Haram and they went smiling to the bank with all that money, and nothing happened. So you should understand why this government is being careful and the President has said the genuineness of the leadership of Boko Haram must be determined before any negotiation takes place.

Why we have not arrested Jonathan-EFCC chairman

The  acting chairman of EFCC explained, yesterday, why former President Goodluck Jonathan has not been arrested over the $2.1 billion arms scandal .
Speaking with online news publishers yesterday, in Lagos, the EFCC boss, Mr Ibrahim Magu said that no document has been traced to Jonathan giving any approval for the disbursement of the money for any purpose other than arms purchase.
He said that all those questioned so far in connection with the money were people who disbursed or collected it for reasons other than the purchase of arms and ammunition.
“All approvals by former president Jonathan did not mention that it was for political purposes.All the memos approved by him were for the purchase of arms,” he said.
Regarding Olisa Metuh, the EFCC boss revealed that the PDP spokesman said he would rather go on hunger strike than refund the N400 million he allegedly collected from Dasuki.

Senator Ben Murray Bruce shares graphic photos of Bayelsa gov rerun election

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has expressed his fears over the election violence recorded at Southern Ijaw in Bayelsa state during the governorship rerun election which took place yesterday January 9th. See his tweets and more pics after the cut..

Nigerian scammer and his brother in-law who defrauded victims of £25million jailed in London

London-based Nigerian man and his brother-in-law have been jailed for a total of 14 years for their part in a 25 million pound internet fraud involving victims from 55 countries.

APC blasts PDP's attacks against anti-corruption war

The APC asked the anti-corruption agencies to ignore the attacks of the opposition party PDP against the anti-graft war of the Pres. Buhari's government.
In a statement by the National Secretary of the APC, Mai Mala Buni on Saturday, it stated that the APC was aware of the plan by PDP and their agents to dismantle the efforts of the present administration over the ongoing corruption cases that is being investigated.

Buni said that the APC is asking anti-corruption agencies not to be distracted by attacks from the PDP and that the present govt will continue to employ all legal means to bring to book all looters to book.

Playboy mansion out for salefor $200m

The notorious Playboy Mansion is set to go on sale with an asking price of $US200m. It was learnt that the surrounding homes have an asking price of $60m-$90m but the asking price of  $200 was marked for the playboy mansion because of the acreage.

According to TMZ, the 1927 Los Angeles residence of Hugh Hefner is set to be listed by the end of the month.

 According to the website's real estate sources, the catch is keeping Hugh Hefner in the house.

Whoever buys the house will be required to give Hugh Hefner a life estate, meaning he can continue to live in the mansion until he dies. Prospective purchasers of the properties are permitted to tour the mansion but will be reportedly barred from entering Hef's room.

75-year old man burnt beyond recognition at his home in Osun

A 75-year-old man, Lamina Ishola, was burnt to death at his home in Aro area of Osogbo, capital of Osun State, while neighbours watched. People saw flame coming out of one of the rooms in the mud house where Ishola lived at about 9pm on the fateful day but because the smoke was too thinck, no one volunteered to go in to help.
An eyewitness said: some residents of the area made frantic efforts to put out the inferno before fire fighters arrived the scene but Ishola, a father of a ten-year-old and a 7 year old girl, burned to death before help cold come his way.

2Face rebrands himself

In a recent press statement 2Face relaunched his brand and name. It reads:
I am pleased to officially announce that Nigeria's biggest act, 2Face Idibia has relaunched and rebranded his brand and will henceforth wish to be known as 2BABA!

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