It pays to be corrupt in Nigeria

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There is no denying that a corrupt judge is worse than an armed robber. Last week’s soft-landing for two judges accused of corruption by the National Judicial Council shows that we are not serious about the fight against corruption. Even though the NJC had been commended for its action, the action of the NJC deserves no commendation. By recommending two judges — Justice C. E. Archibong of the Federal High Court, Lagos and Justice T.D. Naron of High Court of Justice, Plateau State — whom it found guilty of compromising their sacrosanct offices, for “compulsory retirement”, what the NJC had done was to tell the judges to go home and enjoy the proceeds from their corruption. A corrupt official should be summarily dismissed or recommended for dismissal, not sent on “compulsory retirement.” Retirement presupposes that the judges are entitled to all their benefits after a meritorious service, but dismissal means that their tenure had a question mark.

Six kidnapped foreign sailors freed in Nigeria

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(Reuters) - Six foreign sailors were freed unharmed overnight by pirates who seized them off the coast of Nigeria's oil-producing region nine days ago, police said on Tuesday.

A rise in piracy off Nigeria's oil-rich coast this month has shown gangs are willing to venture further afield and use more violent tactics, increasing the risk of doing business in Africa's largest energy producer.

One Russian, three Ukrainian and two Indian sailors were taken when gunmen stormed the Armada Tuah 40 miles off the coast of Bayelsa state on February 17.

CCTV punch attacks: Nigerian Michael Ayoade jailed for 4 years

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The 35 year old Nigerian man, Michael Ayoade, who was caught on CCTV punching a teenage girl and a female student, and leaving them unconscious on the ground, has been jailed for four years.

Michael attacked female student, Daniella Montieth, in 2011, without any provocation. She was taken to the hospital with a broken tooth after he hit her in the side of the head at Plaistow tube station. Then on November 13th 2012 he jogged up behind a 16-year-old girl in the High Street and punched her in the head. The teenager fell to the ground, breaking three of her teeth. (pictured above)  Ayoade was arrested shortly after the attack on the teenager

9th National Festival of Schools Science & Quiz Competition held in Lagos

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The Honourable Minister of Communication Technology, Omobola Johnson has commended Intel Corporation, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and Interswitch for thier support towards redirecting the objectives of educational development from knowledge based to empowerment. 

EFCC Arraigns Seven Oil Thieves In Benin

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Tuesday February 26, 2013, arraigned seven suspected oil thieves before Justice A. M. Liman of the Federal High Court 1, Benin City, on separate charges bordering on conspiracy and illegal dealing in Petroleum Products.

The accused persons: Paul Ojo, Oduwere Edobor, Lucky Okorie, Andrew Anthony, Kadiri Aloysious, James Aker and Lucky Egbede who were arrested at locations and dates, had in their possessions a truck, bus and kegs loaded with litres of substance suspected to be Automotive Gas Oil (AGO). They all pleaded not guilty to the charges respectively.

HEARTLESS: Woman Stabbed to Death By Her Mother-In-Law

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A wicked mother-in-law, Mrs Kareen Opara, has gone underground after allegedly stabbing her son’s wife, Esther Oluchi, to death in Anguwa Baba area of Nasarawa State. But the police have launched a hot chase to fish her out.

The women, who lives in the same neighbourhood with his son, Chinedu and the deceased wife, hailed from Imo State. She was alleged to have been at loggerheads for sometime over a picture taken by the deceased at the wedding of her (Kareen’s) daughter, last December.

Trouble was said to have broken out between the late Oluchi and her mother-in-law when it was reported to her that Kareen (her mother-in-law) was caught at a herbalist’s home with one of her photographs.

Stop Sleeping With My Wife –– Husband Fights Lagos Speaker

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Is it for money or what? Why should a married woman be sleeping with a married man...

Lagos State Speaker, Adeyemi Ikuforiji had more than he bargained for recently as he was embarrassed by the husband of a staffer at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Ogundele. 

Sources said the husband of the woman, said to be a member of the protocol team, accused the Lagos speaker of having an ‘extra marital affair’ with his wife, Mrs. Ogundele.

He was said to have stormed the speaker’s office and seriously warned the number three citizen of Lagos State to stay off his wife or be ready for his action. Insiders revealed security detail and other stake holders around quickly moved in to contain the situation.

8 Lesbian Girls Expelled From Secondary School

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Barely a week after the the local newspaper covered a story about the rising number of lesbians in Girls High Schools all over the country, the administration has now sent home eight girls over the matter.

The school’s principal, Pacifica Nyambong’i said that a group of eight students in Form Two, who were also jointly being investigated for arson claims, had been sent home and others readmitted after undergoing counseling and promising to change. The principal admitted that some Form Two students confessed to being lesbians who had lovers in the school while other girls denied the allegations.

See Photo: Burkina Faso’s Bancé Has A Message For Nigerian Soccer Fans… ‘Forget About The Face’

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Aristide Bancé, Burkina Faso’s centre forward was the b*tt of jokes in Nigeria not because he tormented Nigeria’s defence when both side clashed during the just concluded AFCON 2013 in South Africa but due to his looks. The FC Augsburg of Germany striker was often given uncomplimentary remarks by Nigerian fans but the dreadlocks wearing player has posted a picture of himself on Instagram purportedly targeted at his naysayers with the caption ‘Rich & Famous Forget About the Face People!’
Maybe his latest effort will get the ‘haters’ off his back or just fuel their disdain for him. Only time will tell.

Judge suspended after groping six women

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If you are a judge you get off pretty easy even after committing serious crimes.  The New Jersey Supreme Court has sanctioned a judge from the Superior Court of Ocean County, who groped six women at a party.  The court suspended judge Marquis Jones for four months without pay and ordered him to complete an alcohol treatment program.
 A complaint said the 53 years old, married father of two children, inappropriately touched five female probation officers and an employee of a pub in Toms River during the party organized by the Probation Association of New Jersey.  The judge, through his lawyer, said he was unable to remember what happened because he was drunk. Jones denied any "intentional, inappropriate" touching.

Jones earns N26 Million Naira a year.

STAR STRUCK POLITICIANS BLOW MONEY ON FOREIGN CELEBRITIES

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Most of the African countries that receive foreign stars as ambassadors of a noble cause use them to raise money worldwide. Politicians in United States sought celebrities to boost their campaign funds. Not in Nigeria, politicians use workers’ salaries and funds that can be better used to relieve the pain and suffering of their people to pay foreign celebrities, failed and former politicians to grace local occasions even for a few minutes. 

It has never made sense that owner of ThisDay, Mr. Obaigbena, that could not pay the salaries of his workers, many times paid former presidents and celebrities just to peep at Beyonce’s boobs and grace various occasions in Lagos, Nigeria. Not to be outdone, Gov. Fashola also arranged for Ms. Kardashian to drop by and just say “Hey Naija”. Are these people star struck or suffering from some deep underlining complex? 

Sunday Mba Relocates To Europe

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Nigeria’s Afcon 2013 sensation; 24-year-old midfielder Sunday Mba is being wooed by many Premier League clubs as he plots a move away from his Nigerian side Warri Wolves.

The skillfull midfielder told supersports that he is taking his time about because the transfer window in the major leagues across Europe has closed But he continued to say he won’t lie, he has been inundated with offers from England, Spain, Italy and some other countries but will not be hasty in reaching a decision now.

When the time is right, Nigerians will be informed of his next destination.

EYE WITNESS: CRAZY BUS DRIVER BURNS HIS OWN BUS IN LAGOS (LOOK)

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The fuel of the bus finished on the main road and the commercial bus driver rushed to the filling station to buy fuel. When he got back, he met some LASTMA officer at the scene and they were trying to tow the bus and he explained to them but they didn't listen to him. The this point the commercial bus driver was vexed and he decided to set the bus ablaze. It may sound abnormal but that's the truth of the story.

Akon Sued For Stage Diving On Concert Worker While Perfroming - He Crippled Me Says The Man

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A concert worker says he's physically disabled right now now now ... and it's all Akon's fault -- after the singer allegedly stage dove right on top of the guy, causing him permanent injury.

A man named Matthew Graham has filed a lawsuit against the singer, claiming he was working Akon's show at BayFest music festival in Alabama back in 2009 -- when Akon "negligently or wantonly leapt into the overcrowded mass of concertgoers" and struck him. See video below (scroll to 00:50).

Website Helps Students Find ‘Sugar Daddies’ to Pay for University

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Students (preferably women) who are having an awfully hard time paying for college have to look no further. SeekingArrangement.com is a website dedicated to creating what it calls ‘beneficial’ relationships in which both partners get what they need. The deal is, if one member offers companionship the other member will offer to pay for their education. The website doesn’t hide its intentions at all. They claim to be the “Elite Sugar Daddy Dating Site for those Seeking Mutually Beneficial Arrangements.”

Lagos State Government shut the popular auto spare parts market, Ladipo Market in Mushin

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The Lagos State Government today shut the popular auto spare parts market, Ladipo Market in Mushin area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria. Ten suspected Bakassi boys were also arrested during the closure of the market.
Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit stormed the market as early as 4.00a.m  and shut it because it was filthy.

Last week, the Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello visited the market and decried the wanton degradation of the environment and filthiness of the area and warned that if nothing was done, the market would be shut.  The traders took government’s threat lightly and did nothing to remedy the situation.
Hundreds of fully armed taskforce officials  led by its Chairman, Bayo Sulaiman, a Chief Superintendent of Police besieged the market and shut it down, with thousands of traders shut out. The traders were dispersed by taskforce officials with several canisters of teargas.

Tony Anenih Is Now The Elected Chairman Of PDP BoT

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Chief Tony Anenih was yesterday Monday February 25th elected Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees after a meeting of the party at the presidential villa in Abuja attended by President Goodluck Jonathan, Vice President Namadi Sambo, Senate President David Mark, House of Representatives Speaker, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, PDP chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim.

Massive Renovation Going on at Police College Ikeja

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Weeks after the deplorable condition of the Nigerian Police College Ikeja was exposed (See it HERE) renovation work has begun on some buildings at the college. Hopefully they'll allow the press into the college when they are done with the renovations so we can all see the new look. See another photo after the Break...

Missing engineer, Akanbi Oluwatoyin, found dead in Ifo, Ogun State

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A week after oil engineer Akanbi Oluwatoyin was declared missing by his family, he has been found dead in Ifo Ogun State according to a family member.   Akanbi and his silver 2008 Highlander with plate no: SMK975AS went missing around 5:30am on Monday February 18th on his way to work. His corpse was found in Ifo yesterday by the police but his car was not found. Akanbi worked with an oil company in Lekki and had to no business in Ogun State on that fateful day, so friends believe he was driven there and killed.  The police are currently investigating his death. So sad. Rest in peace, Amen.

Mopol Commander Assassinated

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Gunmen Monday night assassinated a commander of a mobile police unit in Kano. Omo Oodua can report that SP Dahiru Musa was trailed to his residence in Sabuwar Gandu quarters where he was assassinated. Kano Police commissioner, Mr. Musa Daura confirmed the killing, saying the area has been condoned by security operatives.