Saturday, July 12, 2014

#4 of Top 17 Oldest Spinsters In Nollywood (RITA DOMINIC)





4 RITA DOMINIC- It’s Not By Choice That I’m Unmarried

39 year old beautiful and petite actress had disclosed that she will settle down once she meets the right person and that she didn’t choose to be single at 39.Hopefully, our dear Rita will soon find that right man.


  

#5 of Top 17 Oldest Spinsters In Nollywood (ADA AMEH)



5 ADA AMEH- I Will Get Married Some Day

40 year old plus sized actress, Adah Ameh who had a baby at age 14 out of wedlock is yet to tie the knot. The actress talked about her single status last year to Punch. Excerpt:Continue...

Top 17 Oldest Spinsters In Nollywood



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#2 of 6 Nigerian Actresses Who Converted To Islam Over Christian Husbands Scarcity & Marital Problems




Lizzy Anjorin
Description: Her case is very similar to Lizzy Anjorin, she dated Oshodi Boss, MC Oluomo for a while before eloping with younger Muslim guy. She claimed she change her religion for the sake of her son whom she named Roheem.

She got married to Olaoye last year and adopted the Muslim name Aishat.


  



Nigerian Actresses Who Converted To Islam Over Christian Husbands Scarcity & Marital Problems



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Human Rights Lawyer Festus Keyamo Denied SAN Award



It always takes the grace of Eledumare for any lawyer who criticises government's atrocities to be made a SAN and this trend has been ongoing for an extended time. Not surprised! Barrister Festus Keyamo was shortlisted for the SAN award along side others but the ultimate list has been released and his name is conspicuously absent.

 LPPC Secretary and Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Mr Sunday Olorundahunsi, while addressing news men in Abuja, gave out the names of people who made the list. See the ultimate list below after the break.

Meet the Islamic Cleric Who Buys Dead Bodies From Hospitals & Sell Body Parts To Ritualists



Operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), at the Lagos state police command, Ikeja has arrested an Islamic cleric, Alfa Rilawan Saula accused of specializing in buying dead bodies especially that of new born for onward sale to his clients. Also in police custody are two nurses Bolaji Fagbemi and Lasisi Olayinka who were alleged to be supplying newborns or unclaimed corpses from their hospital to Saula for a fee.
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'The national anthem is very bland and uninspiring' - See Etcetera's Article.



Etcetera now doesn't think our national anthem is inspiring enough. Find his views below...

After hearing of the proposal of some delegates at the ongoing confab that we should revert to the old national anthem, I sat by my piano and played both anthems. Playing and singing to the current anthem “Arise O’ Compatriot” was basically easy because I had done that countless times and I wasn’t even looking at the piano keys as I sang through the verses. 

I downloaded the lyrics of the old anthem just to be sure I was singing the right words. I know the tune by heart because my dad frequently sang it to me when I was a little school boy. And I felt nothing as usual singing it. But right from the first line of the old anthem “Nigeria We Hail Thee,” I felt a strange sense of pride and patriotism. I felt very strange because like every Nigerian, I am saddened that as a country, we have lost our way. 

Police unmask plots by terrorists to attack Abuja transport service



Below is a Police press statement signed by Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Frank Mba...

Credible intelligence reports at the disposal of the Nigeria Police indicate that terrorists have perfected plot to carry out attacks on the Abuja transport sector. The attacks which are intended to cause panic amongst Abuja residents and visitors alike are planned to be perpetrated through suicide bombings, or through the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) concealed in luggage, bags, cans, and other receptacles.

I'm Ready For PDP Forces, I'm From The Streets - Governor Aregbesola.





Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said that he is prepared to face People Democratic Party (PDP) forces in the August 9 Governorship election, insisting that he will WIN the election by popular votes. Aregbesola, who spoke in Osogbo, warned the PDP against rigging the Governorship election. According to him, the PDP does not have the support of the masses like him.

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PHOTO: JSS 3 Students, Writing Exams Sitting On The Floor In Gubi, Bauchi State.



On Wednesday, July 9th JSS 3 students at Government Day Junior Secondary School (GDJSS) in Gubi Village, Bauchi State, wrote their third term examination while sitting on the floor.

A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reporter took a picture of the students during the exams.

This photo speaks volumes. What regard does the Government have for its youth, who are supposedly leaders of tomorrow?

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Lessons from Edo teacher’s literacy drama




GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State and his primary school teachers recently offered the country a classic evidence of the collapse of the foundation of education in an astounding literacy drama. A female primary school teacher for 20 years was unable to read her age declaration affidavit. Even when the governor prodded her by reading the text and asked her to repeat after him, she stuttered. The drama lasted for about five minutes. This is most shameful. It is a serious indictment of the training, recruitment, and supervision of teachers in our primary education system.
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Arms, foodstuffs, others recovered from Balmo forest




Security forces have excavated 10 riffles and 80 general-purpose machine guns from Balmo forest in Bauchi State, the Federal Government has said.


The Federal Government also admitted that some soldiers had been facing court martial over their roles in the ongoing war against terrorism in the country.

Coordinator of the National Information Centre and Director General of the National Orientation Agency, Mr. Mike Omeri, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday.

Omeri said, “The mopping operation being undertaken by the armed forces within the forest is yielding more discovery of arms stockpiled underground. So far, 10 riffles, 80 general purpose machine guns have been excavated from different parts of the forest.
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Ikorodu road at it again: Police kill 3, hoodlums block highway.




Pandemonium is currently reigning at Thomas Bus stop, Ajegunle on Ikorodu Road as three young men are feared to have been shot dead by policemen from the Ajegunle Police Station.


It was learnt that the men were among some residents of the area, who were protesting against the killing of two young men in the same area by policemen on Friday.

Policemen were said to have pursued four men, who jumped into the lagoon, but policemen reportedly opened fire on them, killing two instantly. Two lucky ones managed to escape.
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Fuel-laden tanker tumbles, blocks Abuja-Keffi highway




Traffic is at a standstill along the Keffi-Abuja Road, resulting in a gridlock, after a loaded fuel truck crashed on the highway on Saturday morning.  Eyewitnesses say the policemen, officials of Federal Road Safety Corps and National Emergency Management Agency are at the scene, rescuing survivors and trying to manage the traffic logjam. The casualty figure could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.





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Business tycoon murdered in Kenya



A prominent Kenyan businessman was shot dead in Kenya's port city of Mombasa late Friday, police and eyewitnesses said. The murder of transport magnate Shahid Bhat, which occurred along a road near Mombasa's airport, comes amid mounting insecurity in the coastal region.

"The gunmen shot at him as he was driving along the road, and as they escaped they shot at another pick-up vehicle, wounding a child," Mombasa county police commander Robert Kitur said to AFP.

Military confirms trial of soldiers that revolted in Borno state



The military has confirmed the trial of soldiers who allegedly opened fire at an automobile carrying the former Commanding Officer of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Ahmadu Mohammed in May 2014.(Read here)

A spokesman for the military, Colonel Nwanchukwu Onyema, who spoke at the joint briefing of the National Information Centre did not give details of the charges against the soldiers on trial, he told journalists that details of their offences would be made public after investigations are completed. Continue...

Reps ask CBN to stop trading in naira



The House of Representatives on Thursday blamed the growing trading in new naira notes on members of staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
In a resolution in Abuja, the House alleged that there was a cartel made up of bank workers, who exchange the new naira notes for gratifications and later resell them to members of the public.

The lawmakers accused the cartel of ensuring that new notes were not in circulation, a factor that explained the mutilated notes in the economy.
The House directed the CBN to stop the “bribe for new naira notes” by investigating the cartel and punishing the members of staff involved.

Friday, July 11, 2014

What inflated Fayose’s ego ’ll soon blow open–Jide Awe



Jide Awe, Chairman, All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State, in this interview with FISAYO FALODI andKAMORUDEEN OGUNDELE, says the governorship election won by Ayo Fayose in Ekiti State was far from free and fair

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Mayor Marries Crocodile: Joel Rojas Wed A Reptile To Boost Fish Stocks [Pix/Vid]



I'm simply not AVAILABLE - Joselyn Dumas




The stunning star has been inundated marriage proposals from her numerous suitors, but has finally spoken out to place a finish to it.  I AM NOT SINGLE AND SEARCHING so please kindly ignore those publications on social networking.Those aren't EXACTLY my words,' she said. Curvy Joselyn, 33 can hardly be missed at any event, and is described since the dream woman of all men with forsight adjudging her the greatest Ghanaian celebrity in 2012


Joselyn took to social networking site Facebook earlier today to declare that she is 'simply' not available.
"For those who through that have been sending me tonnes and tonnes of marriage proposals....sorry guys I'm simply not AVAILABLE. Thanks for your understanding. God bless you." Hopefully the Romeo's will now give her a break 

That matter of a detained ex-president



France’s Nicolas Sarkozy is in trouble. It’s because the French police detained the immediate past president days back. Those law enforcers said he had questions to answer about allegations of corruption. This isn’t the first time a former French president would answer questions about corruption. But that of Sarkozy is of special interest; a rare fish caught in a net is ever a spectacle, anyway. And note that nailing an ex-president can be an arduous task, even in nations which carefully project that they apply rule of law across board.
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Dating Clearance Peters and Others is Not True - Chidinma Denies






Singer Chidinma who rose to stardom after winning the 3rd season of MTN's Project Fame West Africa and also popular for her hit single, ‘kedike,' has been alleged on several occasions that she has already established an affair with music artiste like Wizkid, Soundcity presenter Adams, and now she's recently been linked with Clarence Peters.


The singer has debunked these claims and said there is nothing other than friendship going on between herself and the ace music producer, Clarence Peters.
We recall that she also denied dating the likes of Wizkid and other industry guys whom she had been linked with. Chidinma explained that Peters is just her friend while speaking with OmoOodua
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Bored gang of Boys Beat 8 Year Old To Death.




A gang of 11 boys aged between 9 and 13 have allegedly beaten to death their eight-year-old classmate because they were bored, Chinese police said today (Friday). 

The boys allegedly attacked Zhang Tai in the road just near the town of Zhangjiakou in north-west China's Hebei province. They reportedly beat him up, before leaving his battered and bruised body lying next to the road.

A Stolen 2-Year Old Baby Found At Lagos Airport 5 Days Later





A two-year old baby girl stolen by unidentified men from her parents' home in Lagos last week Friday after a vigil has been found at the local wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.

The little girl, Mercy Osunbawo, was in captivity for five days before she was found at the airport at about 2: 00 a.m. on Wednesday unaccompanied before she was rescued and handed over to the airport police. It was not certain how Mercy got to the airport.

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Stalemate in confab over derivation formula •Kutigi meets 50 wise men today



AGAIN, proceedings at the national conference, on Thursday, were in disarray over the logjam between the northern and southern delegates, over the contentious issues of derivation formula and five per cent special intervention fund for the North East.


The development forced the chairman of the conference, Justice Idris Kutigi, to adjourn the sitting abruptly, in order to avert a free-for-all.  The plenary was thrown into chaos when the deputy chairman of the conference, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, called on the members of the Consensus Group to present their report and recommendation to the conference.
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$49.8bn oil money not missing —Senate •Rejects bid to remove fuel subsidy



SENATORS, on Thursday, ratified the report of its committee on Finance, which probed allegations of missing $49.8 billion oil revenue made by former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Lamido Sanusi.


Lawmakers at the sitting ratified the report, which indicated that the allegation by the former CBN governor was unfounded, indicating that the said money was not missing from government’s coffers.
They also unanimously rejected the proposal that the Federal Government should remove petroleum subsidy, due to the alleged widespread misapplication of the funds.
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Ekiti gov election was 'rigged from source' —Fayemi's wife




WIFE of Ekiti State governor, Chief Bisi Fayemi, has alleged that “events unfolding after the June 21 governorship election in the state suggest that the election was manipulated from source.”
Mrs Fayemi said in a statement made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, on Thursday, that “in due course, the full story of how the elections were manipulated against the governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, would be revealed.”


She was said to have bared her mind while delivering a keynote address at the 50th Anniversary Public Lecture and Award ceremony of the state chapter of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA).

Fashola, Amaechi, Baraje, Ngige, Oni, others storm Osun •Abiola’s son backs Aregbesola for second term





Deft political moves aimed at stopping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from poaching more states in the South West, intensified on Wednesday and Thursday in Osun State ,when governors on the platform of the All Progressives Party (APC) and their leaders stormed the Government House, Osogbo,where they held a meeting, strategising ahead the August 9 governorhip election
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Ambode, Hamzat may pitch Tinubu against Fashola - The Guardian Nigeria



EARLY in the week, the leadership of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) reportedly held a crucial meeting where several issues, including who succeeds the outgoing governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola in 2015, was tactically debated.


From the grapevine, it became obvious that the ambitions of the former Lagos State Accountant-General, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and the incumbent Commissioner for Works, Mr. Obafemi Hamzat, to succeeds Fashola may pitch the governor against his predecessor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the duo are showing interest in different directions.
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This video will melt Your heart: 2-year-old amputee walking for the first time



It’s crazy how we take things like walking for granted. Every morning we wake up, place our two feet on the floor and head to our destination without thinking of the hundreds and thousands of steps we’ll be taking that day. It’s not until we come across stories like little Kayden Elijah Kinckle’s plight that we realize how blessed we really are.

This  viral video of 2-year-old boy amputee Kayden Elijah Kinckle walking for the first time will not only only melt your heart but make you cry.

Gov. Amosun, Baba Suwe, Adeyeye, Sagay mourn Aturu



Nigerians have described the death of the Lagos-based human rights activist, Bamidele Aturu, as shocking and ill-timed.  They added that the deceased died at a time when he was needed the most. Aturu, 49, died on Wednesday.  Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, the Minister of State for Works, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, a legal icon, Prof. Itse Sagay, and popular Yoruba actor, Mr. Babatunde Omidina alias Baba Suwe, described his death as shocking and devastating.
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Nigeria Gets Amputee Ban



According to Pius Asaba, a member of the Amputee Football Federation for Africa (AFFA), the World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF) has suspended Nigeria from participating in its activities.
Asaba told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Thursday in Lagos that the Nigeria Amputee Football Federation (NAFF) was suspended because the country did not pay its annual affiliation fee since 2013.
He said that the sanction had denied the country’s national amputee football team from participating in the 2014 Amputee Football World Cup, scheduled to hold in Mexico from November 30 to December 10.
“We have been sanctioned by the world body, and the implication is that our national team will no longer be allowed participation in the World Cup, organised by WAFF.

The Nigerian Air Force Is Either Boko Haram, Or They Do Not Want The Insurgency Stopped. (Article)



The Nigerian Air Force is either Boko Haram, or they do not want the insurgency stopped or are being used by those in high places to ensure Boko Haram continues its unlimited reign of terror and death. Numerous occasions can be cited where the Air force abandoned joint operations with ground troops without advance warnings on flimsy excuses which resulted to large number of troops death.
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4 armed robbers who specialize in robbing with police uniforms nabbed in Lagos



Four armed robbers who specialize in robbing with police uniforms have been arrested and paraded by the Lagos state Police command. The four men named Julius George, Samuel Orgah, Lucky Oliseh and Lucky Friday were arrested by the police force at the Ile Zik area on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on the 22nd of June Punch reports.

From their confessions, it was gathered that other operations carried out by the gang included robbing a trailer load of rice at Oju-Elegba area worth N4.5m and a tanker carrying engine oil worth N11m. They were arrested during the Ile Zik area operation, which was said to be their fourth operation, and involving about N8m. 
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Women: 5 Dangerous Signs You’re About To Cheat In Your Marriage





Many of us aren't born attempting to cheat on our spouses. Most of us walk down the aisle (most folks anyway) with visions of monogamy and love dancing inside our heads, sure that union – our union – could be the one to beat the odds. Sadly, not many of us will meet those hopes and ideals. If 50 percent of marriages result in divorce and 50 percent of spouses are victims of infidelity, then you can find a lot of cheating spouses out there. But who are they? What're the signs that the person is set or about to cheat? What're the signs that you will be cheating soon? We asked various women who cheated on the spouses to reveal  what drove them to it and culled their answers into a listing of five signs you're going to cheat on your man.
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RCCG student that killed his father: Anotner Victim shares her own story




In light of the story you posted on your blog about the RCCG student that killed his father, and the response to it by comedian: Wale Gates, I will like to share a little bit of my story to educate my fellow readers on the dangers of abusing their power and authority over their children, I believe there are a lot of people with stories similar to mine that will have the courage to speak out after they read my story, and they will also realize that they are not alone in their experience. While the action of the RCCG student was despicable and evil, the truth of what led to it may never be known, but I believe there is an opportunity for a  lot of people to learn from that unfortunate story about how parents can sometimes push their children to the extreme limits.
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Photos: Nigerian Police rescue 9 year old girl from her abductors



  The Lagos state Police Command on July 10th presented 9 year old Blessing (pictured above) who they rescued from being sold by way of a three female child trafficking syndicate in Lagos.

Lagos state Police Commissioner Umaru Abubakar Manko while presenting the young girl to newsmen at the Ikeja Headquarters of the command said she was abducted from her parents about 3 years back and has been sold to different people where she's served as a maid. Continue steadily to see more photos...

Boko Haram Is The 7th Richest Terrorist Group In The World




Nigerian Islamic Militant group, Boko Haram, has emerged the 7th richest terrorist group in the world. This is according to a report published by The Richest. According to the ratings the group is worth about $70 million which was made between year 2006 and 2011 from their numerous kidnappings and the subsequent ransoms procured.

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Photo: Police arrests suspected kidnappers of GEJ's uncle



The Department of State Security today July 10th paraded 6 men who allegedly kidnapped the 70year old uncle of President Jonathan, Nitabai Inengite, in Bayelsa state on Feb 23rd. The names of the six men paraded are; Eldred Magnus Johnah, Raphael Inengesi Abobo, Ibeabuchi Inya, Oreva Abridi, Tammy Tamarapreye Agbai and Felix Onuoha, an indigenous doctor.

Thursday, July 10, 2014

GEJ nominates FRSC boss as minister, to replace Stella Oduah



President Jonathan has nominated the current boss of the Federal Road Safety Commission FRSC, 43 year old Ositadinma Benjamin Chidoka as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to represent Anambra in the Federal Executive council.

According to reports, Chidoka is most likely to replace former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah who resigned her position in February. A letter of his nomination has been sent to the Nigerian Senate and would be read on the floor of the Senate today. Abubakar Olanrewaju from Kwara state was also nominated and would replace former Sports minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, in the Federal Executive Council if confirmed by the senate.

Nigeria needs 700,000 housing units annually to meet MDG – Board





Abuja – The Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria said on Thursday that Nigeria needed 700,000 housing units annually to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This is contained in a communique signed by the President and Registrar of the board, Messrs Husaini Dikko and Mr Godson Moneke respectively, at the end of the 4th Annual Building and Construction Economic Round-Table (BCERT 4).

The communiqué indicated that the current annual housing production which stands at 100,000, was grossly inadequate. It put the current housing deficit in Nigeria at 17 million units adding that about N56 trillion was required to finance it.

5 sentenced to death by hanging for robbery in Ilorin





BY DEMOLA AKINYEMI
ILORIN — Four persons, who had been standing trial for alleged criminal conspiracy and armed robbery, yesterday, wept uncontrollably when they were sentenced to death by hanging by an Ilorin High Court, in Kwara State,  yesterday.
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EFCC closes case in trial of Fani-Kayode over alleged money laundering



The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has closed its case in the trial of former Minister of Aviation and Tourism, Femi Fani-Kayode over a 40-count amended charge on money laundering, Vanguard reports.

At a resumed hearing of the case in a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, counsel to the EFCC in a letter delivered by Mr. Vitalis Ahaotu to the presiding Judge, Justice Rita-Ofili Ajumogobia, the EFCC notified the court of the commission's intention to close the case against the former Minister.
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