Friday 27 February 2015

Photos: Life returns to Mubi, Adamawa state

Life is gradually returning to Mubi, Adamawa state after Nigerian troops recaptured the town from Boko Haram. Economic and social activities are beginning to pick up. See more pics after the cut...

Photo: Nigerian Girl trafficked for prostitution in Burkina Faso dies

A Nigerian girl identified as Gift from Edo state, (pictured above), has been found dead one month after she gave an interview to PM News, about how she was trafficked to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso for prostitution.

According to PM News, Gift had told them in January 2015 during an investigative report on Human trafficking that she and some girls had been lured to Ougadougou in April 2014 with the hope of getting a better life in Europe but in the end were made sex slaves at the ‘Bar Dancing Petit Ouaga’, a brothel in Toudoubweogo village in Ouagadougou.

During the interview in January, Gift had expressed hope that once she has paid the traffickers their money, she would be free to leave. Sadly she has died. They didn't say how she died and when.

Children of the rich & affluent in Nigeria are being recruited into ISIS - FG

The Federal government yesterday raised an alarm over the continued radicalization and recruitment of Nigerian youths, especially children of the rich studying abroad, into international terrorist group, ISIS. Speaking at a joint media briefing at the National Information Center in Abuja, the DG of the Center, Mike Omeri said intelligence report indicates that children of the rich and affluent studying abroad are being recruited into ISIS via social media and other other sources.

Revealed! Meet Jihadi John - The World's most wanted man

First picture of the face of the younger, normal, happy looking schoolboy who has now turned into the reviled, disgusting ISIS executioner, Jihadi John, who has publicly beheaded many foreign nationals and now the face of ISIS. Originally born in Kuwait before moving to UK at 6, his name is Mohammed Emwazi. He embraced British life, playing football in the affluent streets of West London while supporting Manchester United. Neighbours recalled a polite, quietly spoken boy who was studious at his Church of England school, where he was the only Muslim pupil in his class. The son of a Kuwaiti minicab driver, young Emwazi arrived in Britain speaking only a few words of English, and appeared more interested in football than in Islam. It was only after he won a place studying computing at the University of Westminster that his behaviour began to change.

He was on a UK terror watch list, but managed to flee to Syria in 2012. Now, he's known around the world as the notorious Islamic State murderer who has shocked the world with his blood lust.

APC Senators allege FG plans to sack Jega next week

APC Senators has alleged that the Federal government and the PDP is planning to sack INEC chairman, Prof Attahiru Jega by mandating him through a directive from the Head of Service to proceed on pre-retirement leave as from next week. Prof Jega is to retire in June.
At a press briefing after yesterday's plenary session, the spokesperson of the APC senators, Senator George Akume said information reaching them from reliable sources indicated that Jega will be served a letter next week asking him to go on terminal leave. They say it's illegal & unconstitutional

Photo: Man arrested in Abia for selling his baby for N300k

The police in Abia state have arrested George Maduabuchi pictured above for allegedly selling his 14 month old son for N300,000 to a herbalist. According to a report by Punch, George, a native of Owerrinta in the Isiala-Ngwa South Local Government Area of Abia State had connived with his accomplice, one Obinna Erondu who is now at large, to sell his own child

Photos: P-Square meet with billionaire businessman Tony Elumelu

The singing duo met with the Heirs Holding CEO in his office yesterday. See more photos after the cut..

What Buhari failed to tell his audience at Chatham house - FFK

Spokesperson of the PDP Presidential Campaign group, Femi Fani-Kayode, has something to say about Gen. Buhari's visit to Chatham house yesterday. Read below...
"We wonder whether General Buhari told his foreign audience whilst he was in London how much he loves Boko Haram. We wonder whether he told his audience that he once said that he believed that an attack on Boko Haram is an attack on the north and that the Boko Haram terrorists should be appeased, pampered, resettled and paid allowances. We wonder if he told them that he was once nominated by Boko Haram to be their spokesman and representative during proposed negotiations with the Federal Government"

Chatham House: ‘APC Chasing Shadows’- PDP releases statement

A press statement from the PDP on the drama at Chattam House yesterday. Read below...
The Peoples Democratic Party has noted the theatrical appearance of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari in that well produced orchestra earlier today at the Chatham House, London. A script well written, a script well acted, all a truthful lie. The messenger belies the message.
The stage was targeted to secure a desperately needed endorsement of the international community but the world is hardly fooled by theatrics of desperation. APC is chasing shadows.

Photos: Pres. Jonathan dons military uniform as he visits Baga, Mubi

President Jonathan yesterday visited in Mubi, Adamawa State and Baga, Borno State where he met with the troops who are fighting Boko Haram. He applauded the troops for recapturing territories formerly held by insurgents. He said that he and all Nigerians were very proud of the bravery, competence and patriotism with which they were now undertaking operations to expel the insurgents from all parts of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa state. See more photos after the cut...

Lupita Nyong'o's $150k Oscars dress stolen from her hotel room

 TMZ is reporting that Lupita Nyongo's $150,000 Calvin Klein gown that featured 6,000 pearls which she wore to the Oscars has been stolen from her Hollywood hotel room. Report below..
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the dress was taken out of Lupita's room at The London West Hollywood. The dress is made of pearls ... 6,000 white Akoya pearls. It's valued at $150,000.

Photos: GEJ holds Alumni dinner with his UNIPORT classmates

President Jonathan held a dinner with some of his University of Port Harcourt old classmates at the Presidential villa Abuja on February 25th. At the dinner, president Jonathan was presented with a shirt with his matriculation number, U77/142 inscribed on it. More pics after the cut...

Russian TV actor wakes up to find his testicles stolen by organ traffickers

Police in Russia have launched a full scale search for a gang of organ traffickers including a sexy lady and doctor who drugged 30 year old TV Soap actor Dmitry Nikolaev and removed his testicles.

According to reports, Dmitry, a married man, met a random young blonde woman who approached him at a bar after he finished a performance at a small Moscow theatre. They both had drinks and afterwards she invited him to a sauna which he agreed to. And there, he lost his testicles..lol. Continue...

Italian surgeon says he can transplant a head onto a body in 2 years time

How is this even possible? Italian surgeon, Sergio Canavero (pictured above), believes that head transplants are possible. That is taking a patient's head and grafting it onto a healthy body. This will be for paralysed patients and those with incurable illness. Dr. Canavero said both heads would be removed at the same time and then he would glue the patient's head onto the donor's body. Sounds to me like a crazy doctor. If you remove someone's head, is that not automatic death? Biko read the report after the cut and tell me maybe I'm the one who's not understanding it...before I yawere trying to understand...

Deputy Comptroller & Inspector of Prison jailed 3 years for oil theft


Find the EFCC press statement below...
Justice C. O Ogisi of Delta State High Court, Sapele, on Wednesday February 25, 2015 convicted and sentenced a former Deputy Comptroller in charge of Ogwashi-Uku Prison in Delta State, DCP Diete Wure Wisdom and a Senior Inspector of Prison, Ayamede Peter to three years imprisonment for stealing 27, 200 litres of automotive gas oil stored in exhibit trucks, left in the custody of the prison.

Photos: Anti-Buhari protesters at Chattam house, London..:-)

Anti-Buhari protesters arrived Chattam House to protest against the APC presidential candidate. We were warned to expect it... More photos after the cut...

Buhari pictured as he leaves London apartment for Chattam House

Buhari pictured yesterday morning with other APC party leaders including El Rufai and Rotimi Amaechi leaving his London apartment to Chatham House where he is expected to make a presentation. Photo credit- Dele Momodu

Photos: Mercy Johnson & son arrive London for movie premiere

Mercy Johnson pictured touching down at Heathrow Airport with her son Prince Henry for premiere of Thy Will Be Done featuring Ramsey Nouah and Mary Njoku. See more photos after the cut...

Tuesday 24 February 2015

Skale's girlfriends defends her man, comes for Wizkid, others

She tweeted this as her man came under fire from Wizkid and others yesterday. She actually wrote 'can you afford a girl like me?" Lol..girl, are you for sale? #Justasking. Read the tweets after the cut...

PDP Lagos Guber candidate Jimi Agbaje replies Gov. Fashola

Jimi Agbaje posted this on his Facebook page this morning. It's a response to Governor Fashola's comments that Agbaje's company only paid his taxes after he was publicly called out. Read below...
The Honourable Governor B.R. Fashola (SAN) has lied again and I think it's time to address his repeated blunder.
With regards to my taxes, there is no truth in this latest piece of misinformation that the Honourable Governor has been peddling. Following the repudiation of his initial allegations about Jaykay Pharmaceuticals unpaid taxes, he has lied again, giving the impression that my company has gone to pay money supposedly owed to the government.

Photos: EFCC declares couple wanted over N1billion fraud

Find the EFCC press statement below...
The public is hereby notified that Harry Agbenu Austin MD/CEO of Megarice Co-operative Society Nigeria Limited located at Glass Plaza, Block B1, FCDA Quarters, Kubwa, Abuja and his wife Mary Agbenu Austin, a director of Megarice, whose photographs appear above, are wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with a case of criminal breach of trust, obtaining by false pretence and issuance of dud cheque to the tune of over one billion naira.

ISIS fanatics kidnap 90 people from Christian villages in Syria

According to a breaking news report this morning, ISIS militants have kidnapped about 90 people from Christian villages in Syria after they seized two Assyrian villages from Kurdish forces in the northeast province of Hassakeh.

The militants reportedly attacked the Christian villages near the town of Tel Hmar in the early hours of yesterday. This is coming about two weeks after Egyptian Coptic Christians were kidnapped and beheaded in Libya.

Photos: APC VP candidate Osinbajo visits Assemblies of God GS

APC VP candidate, Prof Osinbajo led other party members to a courtesy visit to the General Overseer of the Assemblies of God Church, Professor Paul Emeka in Enugu yesterday. More pics after the cut...

Photos: Fayose says Buhari had his 'London' interview at Transcorp Hilton Abuja

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state yesterday took some journalists to the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja to prove that the photo of APC Presidential candidate, Gen Buhari, having an interview with Kemi Fadojutimi on 'All Eyes on Africa' TV show was actually conducted in Abuja and not in London like his media aides claimed.

Fayose took the journalists round suite 881 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel where he said the interview with Fadojutimi actually took place in. He compared the sofa, paintings, table lamp, the flower vase, the lighting points and DSTV magazine in the suite with what was published in the papers.

Photos: 3 pregnant Abuja-based friends hold triple baby shower

How cute is this? Three Abuja-based friends who found themselves pregnant at the same time decided to throw a triple baby shower. According to folks who posted the photos on instagram, the baby shower held on Sunday. Congrats to the beautiful ladies. See the photos after the cut...

Photos: Buhari pictured with Bola Tinubu in London

Bola Tinubu pictured with General Buhari at Tinubu's home in London today. Also the APC National Chairman, John Oyegun arrived London yesterday for a meeting with some youth leaders today. See that picture after the cut...

10yr old Nigerian girl accepted on university course in the UK to study maths degree

She spends her spare time in a similar way to many other ten-year-old girls - playing with Barbie dolls and making loom bands. But the key difference between Esther Okade and other children her age is that she has been accepted to study for a university maths degree - despite not going to school.

Esther, from Walsall, West Midlands, has enrolled on an Open University course months after she passed her A-levels - and wants to study for a PhD before running her own bank.

Photos: Terrorists disguised as women apprehended in Baga


The Nigerian military released a statement yesterday saying that during their search of Baga, Borno state following their recapture of the city, they found and arrested some terrorists dressed as women. Find the military press statement below and more photos after the cut...

Omotola's young son passes out at US embassy...actress shares experience

Star actress Omotola J Ekeinde took to twitter to talk about how her youngest child blacked out in front of her at the US embassy yesterday. See more tweets after the cut...

Former British PM Tony Blair confirms meeting with Buhari

Anti-Buhari campaigners described this pic of Buhari and Tony which appeared online as fake, claiming that the APC presidential candidate was Photoshopped close to the former British Prime Minister, that no such meeting ever took place. To find out the truth, Vanguard sent an email to Tony Blair's office, and they confirmed that Mr. Blair indeed met with Buhari in London...
"Mr. Blair had a private meeting with General Muhammadu Buhari in London. Mr. Blair hopes to visit Nigeria shortly when he will see the President. said Rianne Buter in an email response to Vanguard

Peter Okoye, his kids and nephew take a bike ride (photo)

Doting father, Peter of PSquare shared a photo of himself hanging out with his kids and his twin, Paul's son.

IGP orders full scale investigation into death of Kano prof. who was killed after being mistaken for Boko Haram leader

The Inspector General of Police has ordered a full scale investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of a leading professor of Agriculture at the Ahmadu Bello University ABU, Prof Ahmed Falaki who was killed in Kano on February 15th following suspicions he was a Boko Haram leader. 

Narrating how his father was killed, one of the sons of the late Professor said his father had set out on a journey in his official car with his younger brother and his driver to Bauchi state on Saturday Feb. 14th to see a relative. As they were returning to Kano, his car developed a flat Tyre in Fala village in Tudun Wada LGA of Kano State. He said according to his father's driver, while fixing their tyre, some armed men riding on a motorcycle accosted them and demanded for the keys to his SUV which he advised his driver to give to them. The armed men sped off with his car. Shortly after, Fala villagers saw the three men and accused them of being Boko Haram members. They said the prof. was their leader and had given the vehicle to their members.

Photos from the star-studded Vanity Fair post-Oscars party

Beyonce, Jay Z, Jennifer Lopez, Heidi Klum, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Hart and many more A-listers attended the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party on Sunday night. See more photos after the cut...

Photos: Prof Osinbajo pays courtesy visit to Femi Kuti at his home

APC Vice Presidential Candidate Prof Yemi Osinbajo paid a surprise courtesy visit to Femi Kuti at his home in Lagos yesterday. Femi shared the photos on twitter. See another pic after the cut...

Full list of winners at the 2015 Oscars +Pics from inside the Oscars

Eddie Redmayne won Best Actor for 'The Theory of Everything' while Julianne Moore won Best Actress for 'Still Alice.', her first Oscars. She's been nominated five times. So happy for her. John Legend and Common won an Oscar for Best Original Song for their Selma soundtrack 'Glory'. So happy for John. See the full list of winners after the cut...

One of Gov Rotimi Amaechi's aides kidnapped in Rivers state

One of the aides of Rivers state Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, Mr Fred Ndigbara has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. According to reports, Mr Ndigbara, a staff of the Press Unit of the Government House was kidnapped during the APC rally in in Kanani 1 community in Khana local government area of Rivers State on February 22nd.

The Gunmen stormed the venue of the campaign rally, disrupted proceedings and then whisked away Mr Ndigara into a waiting Toyota vehicle. When contacted, the states police public relations officer (PPRO), DSP Ahmad Muhammad confirmed the incident, and said the police has begun a search for the governor's aide and also apprehend the kidnappers.

Mbu insists 'My men will kill in self defence', says number killed is immaterial

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Lagos, Joseph Mbu in an interview with newsmen in Ogun state last Friday said he stands by his earlier statement that the police will kill 20 for each police life lost during the election, insisting his men will kill in self defense.

According to Punch, AIG Mbu reiterated his position to newsmen at the commissioning of the Olorunsogo 11 power station in Ogun state by President Jonathan last Friday
“I still stand by what I said. And what I said is very clear: that if any violent group attacks my policemen, my policemen should attack them violently. If any violent group attacks a law-abiding citizen in a bid to cause injury or cause harm, the police should repel and save that law-abiding citizen because we have the powers to do so. If hoodlums or touts decide to be lawless; carrying knives, carrying illegal firearms and shooting at my policemen, if they shoot at my policemen and they are a hundred or 200, my policemen will not be looking at them. They will reply back in self-defence. The number I kill is immaterial because a policeman is also a human being" he said.