FG slashes EFCC’s budget by 50%

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ABUJA— Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, may be crippled next year if the Federal Government’s slashing of its 2013 budget proposal by N11.7 billion sails through the National Assembly.
Already, EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Larmode, has expressed concern that the development might prevent the agency from meeting its personnel cost in 2013.  The anti-graft agency had proposed N21,028,488,772 billion to fund its operations in 2013, but the Budget Office approved N9,328,159,022 billion, less than half of the commission’s request to meet capital, personnel and overhead expenditure items next year.

Part 1: Inside The Lion’s Den of Nigeria’s Boko Haram

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Yvonne Ndege is a British-Kenyan journalist based in Abuja, Nigeria. She is the West Africa Correspondent for the English-language news channel, Al Jazeera English. Here, she shares her experience of visiting Boko-Haram-torn Maiduguri. My five days in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria – the epicentre of violence perpetrated by the armed group, Boko Haram – was fraught with danger. I had been trying to get access to report from the city for over a year.

Part 2: Inside The Lion’s Den of Nigeria’s Boko Haram

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Part 1: Inside The Lion’s Den of Nigeria’s Boko Haram

Before the chaos took hold, I remembered Maiduguri as a surprisingly cosmopolitan and peaceful town, with an eclectic mix of people of different faiths, ethnicities, and subcultures; as well as different types of food and music. The people of Maiduguri had struck me as ordinary people, with a somewhat royal air, steeped in their tradition – but at the same time having a somewhat modern and outward look. Borno State shares borders with the former French colonies of Niger to the north and Chad to the north-east – giving one a strange feeling of being in Francophone Africa too.

Top 9 lies women tell their men

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That is the truth. Sometimes (gasp!), we lie. Most of the time, though, these are little white lies, half-truths told to keep the peace. Other times, our lies are a little bigger — say, for example, when the subject is sex.
Ah, women. So mysterious! So enigmatic! We have more layers than an onion. And men, poor, poor men. Left to figure us out all on their own. Sorry! We don’t mean to be confusing. We just are. While many of us strive to be honest, truthful, and forthright, we do not always tell the truth. That is the truth.

Getting naked against HIV/AIDS: Derenle, Karen Igho, Kel, others join the campaign (PHOTOS)

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December 1 marked Worlds AIDS Day celebration and Nigerian/American TV personality, Shei Funmi mobilised Nigerian celebrities to take part in the HIV/AIDS celebrity photo campaign, themed GET NAKED. The photo-shoot took place on Thursday, November, 29 2012 at the Bheerhugz Cafe, in the Ikeja City Mall, Alausa- Lagos.

Celebrities included Karen Igho, Dammy Krane, Eva Alordiah, KEL, Denrele Edun, Yemi Alade, John Njamah, Saeon, Phenom, Ms Iye, Capital F.E.M.I., Adol, Jaywon, Aramide, Tillaman, YQ, Kunle Bello, Kenneth Okolie, Tosyn Bucknor and some others. It wasn’t all just about striking poses and taking photos; there were also performances by DIPP, Sammy, Mtrill, Pelli, Slim T, VON, Temisan and Blue Ice.

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Worrisome !!! 25% of Nigerian Women are Wife Materials

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Money, women and power are three inseparables that form a carnal trinity all over the world. Men of money and power usually end up attracting a flock of the most beautiful women. In a recent chat, popular Lagos Lawyer and human rights activist, Fred Agbaje spoke extensively on how he cope with Nigerian women and why many remain single even at the age of 35.

PDP frets over Jonathan’s feud with Obasanjo

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There are indications that the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party is not comfortable with the cold war between President Goodluck Jonathan and former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Part 2: VIP ex-convicts still on national honours list Presidential directive on George, Ibru, others igno

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Part 1: VIP ex-convicts still on national honours list Presidential directive on George, Ibru, others igno

The committee which is chaired by a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Alfa Belgore, it was learnt, had also been unable to meet  because some of its members  were on  other national assignments.

Part 1: VIP ex-convicts still on national honours list • Presidential directive on George, Ibru, others igno

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Part 2: VIP ex-convicts still on national honours list Presidential directive on George, Ibru, others igno

The names of a  former National Deputy Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, and other ex-convicts, are still on the national honours list,  The PUNCH has learnt.

Other prominent convicts whose names are  on the list  are a  former Inspector-General of Police, Tafa Balogun;  ex-Managing Director of Oceanic Bank, Cecilia Ibru; her former counterpart in the defunct Intercontinental Bank, Erastus Akingbola; and  other ex-managing directors of banks  convicted after they were conferred with the  national honours.

Ibori Update: London police to testify against Babalakin

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OPERATIVES from the London Metropolitan Police are to give evidence when the trial of the Chairman, Bi-Courtney Highway Services, Dr. Wale Babalakin, finally begins at a Lagos High Court, Ikeja.
A senior lawyer privy to the goings-on in the case told our correspondent on Sunday that the Met police investigated the involvement of Babalakin and others in the alleged laundering of N4.7bn on behalf of the convicted former governor of the state, James Ibori.

Photo: Muslims Protest Kim Kardashian's Visit To Bahrain

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U.S. television celebrity Kim Kardashian brought out screaming fans, angry Muslim hardliners and police throwing stun grenades on Saturday when she visited Bahrain to launch a milkshake franchise, witnesses said. About 100 Sunni Salafists demonstrated with banners outside The Walk Bahrain, an upmarket mall in the capital Manama, after some MPs tried to block the visit over what they called her “bad reputation”, according to a local newspaper.

Taskforce impounds AKTC Bus Conveying Hemp

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The National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency, Akwa Ibom State Command, has extolled the state’s joint taskforce – ‘Operation Thunder’ for impounding a commercial bus conveying India hemp.
 The bus, a Toyota Hiace, with number plate SB 490 AFM belongs to Akwa Ibom Transport Company Limited.

Suspected Gang Members Stab Informant 20 Times

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An 18-year-old boy, Edward Egigi, is presently writhing in pains after being stabbed over 20 times by hoodlums suspected to be part of a notorious gang known as Downtown Boys in Somolu, Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro had reported on November 27, 2012 that the suspected leader of the gang, Ibrahim Balogun, also known as Small Jpron, was arrested by the police in the area and transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad at the police command headquarters.

Mother of five jailed for stealing jewelry

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An Oshodi Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday sentenced a 27-year-old woman to two years’ imprisonment for stealing jewellery worth N800,000,
The Magistrate, Mrs M.R, Osho-Adebiyi, convicted Mosurat Ismalia on two counts of conspiracy and stealing and did not give her an option of fine.

VIDEO: First Look At “Omotola: The Real Me” Reality TV Show (WATCH OMOSEXY)

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Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde‘s reality show “Omotola: The Real Me” will debut at 17:30pm WAT, on AfricaMagic Entertainment (DSTV 151), on December 6.
The series will run for 13 weeks, and a new episode will be premiered every Thursday, following the debut of the series. The series was shot in Lagos, London, Ghana, Miami, and Kingston. It will give viewers an exclusive look into the personal life of the Nollywood superstar.
AfricaMagic gives us a minute sneak peek into what to expect from the glamorous superstar.

Question Of The Day: What Happens If Duchess Of Cambridge gives birth to Twins?

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The Question Of The Day Is: What Happens If Duchess Of Cambridge gives birth to Twins?

Baba Suwe Yet To Receive His N25m From NDLEA One Year After Arrest

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On October 13, 2012, Nigerian actor and movie producer Babatunde Omidina better known as Baba Suwe was taken into custody and detained by officers of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency under the assumption that he was in possession of hard drugs believed to be cocaine. Baba Suwe was arrested at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, on his way to Paris, France to attend a naming ceremony of an Air France staff scheduled for Saturday, October 15, 2011. He was supposed to be the master of ceremony at the event.

"My Evil Boyfriend Rapéd Me In My Sleep For Two Years"

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A terrified woman has revealed her disgust at discovering her boyfriend of two years had repeatedly rapéd her while she slept. Naomi Hampson, 27, only found out she had regularly fallen victim to sick Robert Fryer when police raided the couple's home.Her perverted boyfriend would sedate her and often paint her nails and dress her in jewellery before taking photographs of his revolting acts and saving them on his computer.
Miss Hampson said: 'I'm disgusted when I think about what he did. It makes me feel dirty and completely violated. Not remembering anything makes it worse.

31-Year-Old Man Strikes Wife With A Brick After Singing Happy Birthday Song

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A teacher allegedly struck his wife with a brick on the forehead after she sang him a birthday song while still in bed. The wife intended to surprise him by singing a birthday song, but she was struck with a brick for making noise. Takura Nyikadzino (31) struck Janet Matizanadzo (29) on the forehead after she sang him a birthday song while he was asleep.  Janet reportedly went to the bedroom where Nyikadzino was sleeping with the intention of wishing him "happy birthday" on turning 31.

Parents Sell Their 11-Year-Old Daughter To A 76-Year-Old Man For S*x

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An 11-year-old British girl was allegedly pimped out as a prostitute by her ex-pat parents for £12 a time.
Police arrested the couple on the holiday island of Majorca amid claims they sold the girl, now 15, to a 76-year-old man in exchange for money over a five-year period. It is understood the mother took her daughter to meet the man on each occasion, with amounts changing hands varying between £12 and £16, according to The Sun.