Friday, April 4, 2014

Tsunami alert after earthquake rocked Chile



A quake of 8.2 magnitude has struck off northern Chile, triggering a tsunami alert and killing at least five people.

The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at 20:46 local time (23:46 GMT) about 86km (52 miles) north-west of the mining area of Iquique.

Waves of up to 2.1m (6ft) have hit some areas in Chile, and there have been power cuts, fires and landslides.


Tens of thousands of people were evacuated in affected areas, where a state of emergency has been declared.

Chilean TV broadcast pictures of traffic jams as people tried to leave. 

No room for fresh faces -Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi



Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has shut out any surprises in the expected list of  players to be invited for the team’s pre-World Cup camp. He has categorically said that there is no room for fresh legs in the Super Eagles as he will rest his faith in the squad he has been building in the past two years.
Speaking in Abuja, Keshi said that it would be needless to tear an already established team apart by including fresh faces, just for the purpose of satisfying the yearnings of ‘some people’.
“We have been trying to build a team since the past two years when I came on board, so I don’t see any reason why we have to tear the team apart by looking for newer faces to make some people satisfied,” Keshi said.

LAGOS: Police raid Oshodi, arrest 118 hoodlums



As part of the efforts to boost security in Lagos, no fewer than 118 suspected hoodlums were, yesterday, arrested by the state Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) unit in Oshodi motor parks and its environs.
Vanguard gathered that the hoodlums, who were unleashing mayhem in the area, were arrested by the team which stormed the area at 1:00am.

Woman Ordered hoodlums to castrateHer Ex For using and Dumping Her



The 34-year-old woman, the respected doctor, also paid for them to set ablaze his house and destroy his car.

The 3 suspects claimed that under Castro's orders they whisked away Wendel Souza and chopped off his penis with a knife. The attack organizer was reportedly furious with Souza over him having broken up with her 3 days before their wedding.

Confab Delegates abandone national issues for socializing.





The rush by delegates to attend the marriage ceremony of a child of President Goodluck Jonathan raised unease among some delegates who frowned that conferees abandoned national issues for socializing.

About half of the delegates abandoned proceedings Thursday to enable them travel to be attend the wedding coming up, Saturday, March 5, 2014 in Bayelsa State

Police discover Another Child Manufacturering Industry In ABIA STATE, Arraest the Owner



Shocking But True!, One more baby factory was discovered by the Abia State Police Command at Umuabuwa village in Osisioma Local Government Area of the state.

The Imo State Police Command was rescuing 16 pregnant girls aged from an illegal orphanage that operated in the guise of an NGO, November 2013

The operator of the "Osu Abuwa" baby factory, Mrs. Comfort Osu Abu, was arrested and interrogated.

Popular Nollywood Actor Set Free After molesting With Daughter’s Friend



New details have surfaced about Popular Yoruba actor Ganiu Oyeyemi aka Ogunjimi who got arrested in early March for molesting his daughter’s friend.   Let me give you the full gist of what actually happened. According to my source in Osogbo, the lady has been identified as Ayo (last name withheld by request), she happened to be an upcoming actress in Ogunjimi’s theatre group.

Heartless: HIV Positive Man Beats Wife To Death For Denying Him S3x



A man suspected to be infected with HIV has allegedly beaten his wife to death in Plateau State, northcentral Nigeria. The man identified as Benjamin Toma has been arrested after the incident which happened recently. Plateau State Police Commissioner Chris Olakpe, who confirmed the incident, told journalists on Tuesday that Toma beat his wife to death and later hanged her body to cover up the criminal act.

How many of us remember the great Dr Tai Solarin



1. Who during the civil war, visited Biafra and stopped eating for several weeks after seeing malnourished children on the war front
2. In protest against poverty in Nigeria, decided not to own more than 2 shirts and 2 shorts.
3. Picked dead bodies on the streets of Nigeria in the 70s and 80s and gave them befitting private burials
4. Resigned as a commissioner in Oyo state, just because a Police man stopped and asked for his driving licence, which he was not carrying at the time.

You can now E- register your land in Cross River State



Not every innovation, idea or new technology begins in Lagos. The Cross River State Government has begun E-registration of old C of O's and new land acquisitions through its agency CRGIA. When you own land or property re- register it immediately.www.crgia.crossriverstate.gov.ng.

Ondo State Pastor Arraigned And Remanded In Alleged Kidnapping Case.



A self-proclaimed Ondo State Pastor, Emmanuel Chigozie Okpara, was arraigned today and remanded in custody before a magistrate court sitting in Oke Eda, Akure, in an alleged kidnapping case.

The Pastor appeared in court with Evelyn Jonathan, 27, who is also facing charges of kidnapping and possession of weapons. Others responsible for the kidnapping still remain at large.

Pastor Chigozie is accused of complicity with a group of boys in the abduction of a two year old baby Bolanle Olowokere, the daughter of Engineer Bayo and Mrs. Blessing Olowookere in March of this year.

Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel bags life in Prison for murder



 Jamaican dance hall star Adidja Azim Palmer popularly called Vybz Kartel has been sentenced your in prison for the murder of a former business associate named Clive "Lizard" Williams.

Jamaica's supreme court sentenced Kartel yesterday April 3rd after a 58-day trial, considered the longest in the real history of Jamaica's Circuit court. The musician's 3 other associates, Shawn Campbell, Kahira Jones and Andre St. John were also sentenced your in prison.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

RIP: Jim Iyke's mum dies (PHOTOS)



 Nollywood actor Jim Iyke is currently grieving over the loss of his mother. The actor lost his mother, Mrs Esomugha, on 1st of April, 2014. Report says she had been having serious health challenges for some time. She visited India for treatment before finally passing away.

Fayose’s thug shot APC member —Fayemi campaigner



The Director General of Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation, Mr. Bimbo Daramola, on Thursday alleged that some suspected political thugs, said to be part of the crowd of supporters that followed former Governor Ayo Fayose, when he returned to Ado Ekiti on Wednesday, shot a member  of the All Progressives Congress.
Fayose is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the June 21 governorship election in Ekiti State.

CANFAB full of sleepy old men –Kalu



A former Abia State governor, Orji Kalu, has described the ongoing National Conference in Abuja as a home to old men who do not have the strength to decide the future of the nation.
Speaking at the Centenary Lecture organised by the Oyo State branch of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kalu, who delivered a lecture titled, ‘Nigeria: A Nation in Quest of Credible Leadership’, said Nigeria would not move forward unless the first generation leaders withdrew gradually from politics.

Obanikoro Has Invaded Lagos with heavily armed Soldiers Says Fashola




Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola on Wednesday said that Minister of State for Defence Senator Musliu Obanikoro has invaded Lagos with heavily armed soldiers to stop the state from delivering on its housing projects to the people of the state.
Fashola made the observation at an occasion to mark his 2,500 days in office. He alleged that Obanikoro, a few days ago, accompanied by some soldiers, stormed the site of the Illubirin Housing scheme in Lagos Island, where the state government is planning 1,188 flats.


EFCC drills Stella Oduah over bulletproof scandal



Former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, was yesterday April 2nd invited by men of the Intelligence and Special Operations Unit of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, where she was subjected to a 5-hour question drill as regards the $1.6m BMW bullet-proof car purchase scandal that rocked the Aviation Ministry when she served as Minister of Aviation.

Oduah, who arrived the Idiagbon House Headquarters' of the EFFC office in Abuja at about 10.05am, was there till about 3pm.

Congolese student plunges to death in US over Marijuana overdose.



A kid who couldn't handle weed died on March 11th after plunging from a hotel balcony in Colorado.

According to Denver Medical examiner, 19 year old exchange student from Republic of Congo, Levi Thamba Pongi (pictured above) jumped to his death after eating a marijuana cookie that his friend legally purchased in one  of Colorado's recreational pot shops, marking the very first time since recreational marijuana was legalized in their state that eating pot was listed as a “contributing factor” is someone's death.
His friends told investigators that Pongi ate the cookie and "exhibited hostile behavior" that included pulling things off walls and speaking erratically. Attempts by the three friends to calm Pongi did actually work until he went outside and jumped off the balcony railing, based on the report.

The late teen have been visiting Colorado with friends while on Spring Break in March. Investigators think that Levi and his companions made the visit to Colorado specifically to sample the state's legally available marijuana, including pot cookies.


From Inquisitr.com
But the trip ended with Levi Thamba plunging off a Holiday Inn balcony after experiencing a bad reaction to consuming a pot cookie, authorities say.

Boat carrying 28 passengers capsize in Ikorodu, 8 dead



 A ferry carrying 28 people yesterday around 8.30 capsized in a Lagoon in Majidun part of Ikorodu in Lagos, leaving 8 people dead, 12 rescued and 6 yet to be accounted for. All the occupants of the boat were working class people have been heading home after the close of work.

The ferryboat which fit in with Bell Marine Company began its journey from Ebute-Ero under the Eko Bridge around 6pm and headed for Ikorodu when it hit a stone and capsized.

Lagos Court orders FG, police, to pay Sanusi ₦50million damages



A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Federal Government and the Nigerian police to pay for suspended Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, N50million as exemplary damages for unlawfully detaining him and seizing his passport on February 20th. The court also asked the authorities to immediately return his passport and warned them against arresting or harassing him again.

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