Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Mercedes Benz SUV, Range Rover Sport seized as EFCC arrest 8 over internet scam
25 year old Hope Olusegun, and seven of his mates were arrested in December 2012 at the 1004 Housing Estate by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over allegations of fraud and internet scam.
The 'Yahoo Boys' who have been operating for quite a while lived a lavish lifestyle, bought the most expensive cars and showed off at every opportunity they got. One of the undergraduates, Hope Olusegun (pictured above) an indigene of Okene, Kogi State, had a Mercedes Benz SUV, and a 4Matic Mercedes Benz car and before he was arrested, he bought a Toyota Camry for his one year old son.
2 Pastors Jailed Ten Years Over N1 Billion Deposit Scam
A Nigerian High Court has sentenced two ‘men of God’, Pastor Glory Abrefera and Reverend Vincent Okpogo to 10 years imprisonment each over a N1 billion deposit scam.
Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court in Asaba, capital of Delta state, found the duo and their company, Mustard Seed Micro Investment Limited guilty on a four count charge of carrying out banking practice without licence.
The accused persons were said to have collected over N1 billion from different individuals and organizations as deposits in an illegal banking practice.They have also failed to account for all the deposits they collected.
R.I.P: Late Dele Giwa's mum dies at 87
Madam Elekiya Ayisat Giwa died in the early hours of this morning Tuesday January 8th at Aruna Ogun Hospital, Ikorodu, Lagos after a brief illness. She was 87. Dele Giwa was the late Editor in Chief of Newswatch magazine who was assassinated with a parcel bomb on October 19, 1986.
The Don: Lagos socialite Princewill Ojukwu claims Don Jazzy told thugs to brutalize him
Popular Lagos socialite and former manager of Auto Lounge Nite Club, Princewill Ojukwu, is accusing ace music producer Don Jazzy of sending thugs to beat him up, this is according to an exclusive report by Stella Dimoko Korkus. Princewill is alleging in a petition to the IG of Police, that on Friday December 21st, Don Jazzy asked his thugs to 'take his life' after he and the music producer exchanged words at Jazzy's night club, Pop, situated in Victoria Island.
Massive fire tears through Sawmill at Ebute Metta
A massive fire this afternoon tore through the slums of Sawmill at the Ebutte Metta area of Lagos. The massive fire could be seen from the Third Mainland Bridge. A few LIB readers sent in photos which they took on the bridge as they went home this evening. As of 8pm this night, the fire was still raging. Don't know the situation right now and nobody knows what caused the fire. Waiting to hear from emergency officials.
UNILORIN: 34,000 Students Vie For 3,000 Bed Spaces
Accommodation crisis has hit the University of Ilorin with 34,000 students vying for 3,000 available bed spaces. However, UNILORIN Vice-Chancellor AbdulGaniyu Ambali told reporters in Ilorin on Sunday that efforts were being made to provide adequate accommodation for the students. Ambali said, “Accommodation of students is one of our priority areas. The government has given us the go-ahead to encourage the public to come and partner with us under the Build Operate and Transfer arrangement.
President GEJ was aware of Obasanjo’s Kaduna visit –Investigation
President Goodluck Jonathan was privy to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s visit to Kaduna State, investigation has revealed. The visit has reportedly caused a rift between Jonathan and Vice-President Namadi Sambo. However, Sambo has since denied the allegation. Some sections of the media reported on Sunday that Sambo used the opportunity of Obasanjo’s visit to Kaduna (his state) to condole with the state over Governor Patrick Yakowa’s death to mobilise traditional rulers against Jonathan’s alleged second time bid.
“Bisi Komolafe Wasn’t Bleeding, But She Kept Receiving Blood” – Doctor
Nollywood actress Bisi Komolafe, might be six feet under the earth, but a lot of accusations and counter accusations are beginning to fly about.Last week, we reported how her family were pointing fingers at her fiance who she was pregnant for before her death. Some have said it is a spiritual attack, while others are suspecting some of her colleagues.
VIDEO: Headless Goats, Chickens, Used For Ritual Found Floating On Beach. (Shameless)
A headless goat and several chickens, possibly sacrificed in a Santeria ritual, were discovered floating in Biscayne Bay behind a South Beach luxury condo over the weekend.
"I was looking in the water, and I see this blue bag and it looked like a leg of a goat coming out and some feathers," Floridian condo security guard Karim Mora, who made the grisly discovery, told NBC6. “So right there, I knew what it was.
The Miami Beach Police department declined to investigate because the apparent sacrifice didn't appear to target an individual, spokesman Bobby Hernandez told the Miami Herald.
"Unfortunately, this kind of thing does happen around here with all of the different cultures," he said.
CBS Miami reports that after examining the carcasses, animal abuse activist Richard Couto of the Animal Recovery Mission suggested the animals may have been been killed in a rite for Santeria or Palo Mayombe, an even more obscure religion with Cuban origins. Police officer Nelson Reyes, who teaches a law enforcement course in Afro-Caribbean religious practices, suggested it might have been related to Haitian Voodoo.
Animal sacrifice for religious ceremony is legal, though those who killed the goat and chickens appear not to have followed proper disposal guidelines. Couto said many animals used in religious sacrifices are abused.
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“These animals face not only torturous deaths, but from being purchased at the illegal farms where they are to the ceremony. We’re talking about these animals are deprived of food, water. They’re hog-tied, they're placed in bags, they're transported inhumanely,” he said.
“These animals face not only torturous deaths, but from being purchased at the illegal farms where they are to the ceremony. We’re talking about these animals are deprived of food, water. They’re hog-tied, they're placed in bags, they're transported inhumanely,” he said.
Santeria, which blends Roman Catholicism with a West African religion, occasionally features in Miami's most bizarre happenings. Last January, authorities found human fetuses in a jar in the luggage of two women flying back to Miami from Havana; they told investigators a Santeria priest had asked them to transport the jar without telling them what was inside.
In 2011, two North Miami Police Department employees were fired for plotting to put a curse on the city manager by sprinkling birdseed in his office. And grave disturbances at local cemeteries -- including the theft of infant skulls -- is regularly blamed on the religion.
Female student expelled from Bowen university for having Oral s*x (PICTURED)
A female Bowen student (names withheld) was expelled from the University yesterday for allegedly having Oral s-x with a male student. Reliable sources say that the picture of the act was stolen from the male student’s phone by his friends who then started to spread the picture all over the school. As usual, it spread like wildfire and unfortunately reached the desk of the vice chancellor who then took action.
Idea: Rape has a purpose
Is there any greater demonstration that rape is about power and domination and not about sex than the gang-rapes that we are now openly discussing?
The same small part of me that still wants to believe in faeries wanted to think that I could avoid thinking or writing about rape for at least a few weeks. But, it’s impossible. Not with laws in California that say single women can’t, in effect, be raped and when the night-long gang-rape of a 16-year-old unconscious girl “divides” a community dedicated to its football team. Definitely not when ongoing details about the death of a 23-year-old in Delhi, whose rape to the point of disembowelment and multiple organ failure, are spurring protests all over the world.
Fire guts INEC HQ’s voter registry
AN early morning fire on Monday ravaged the Voter Registry Department of the Independent National Electoral Commission, destroying some equipment. But the electoral body has said that the fire would not have any negative impact on coming elections. “The fire outbreak has no effect on the oncoming elections as no data was affected,” Director (Public Affairs) of the INEC, Mr. Emmanuel Umenger, told journalists in Abuja on Monday.
Repeated Threat to Life of Human Rights Activist, Femi Aborishade, Has Ibadan Polytechnic Boiling
Femi Aborishade, Nigerian human rights activist and Senior Lecturer at The Polytechnic, Ibadan, has alleged threats to his life and his family following successive attacks at his residence and stalking by an unknown gang, allegations now pulling the institution apart.
Speaking to SaharaReporters, Mr. Aborishade narrated how, at about 1:30 am on November 22, 2012, a gang broke into his residence, beating him up alongside his wife and making away with some personal effects.
Bayelsa Govt: Sylva Left Only ₦4,451 In State Purse
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, yesterday, said he inherited N4,451 from his predecessor, Timipre Sylva, in February 2012 and gave a graphic account of how his administration grew the paltry sum to over N16 billion.
The Governor, who spoke before proceeding on a two-week break, said the N50 billion Bond his embattled predecessor secured was also posing a challenge to his administration, lamenting that the figure would hit N104 billion in 2017.
Oshiomhole Retires Perm Sec Over N300,000 Contract
Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo said on Monday that he retired a permanent secretary over what he described as alleged “irresponsible act”. Oshiomhole justified the compulsory retirement of Mr Alhassan Ikloha, as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment , in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Peter Okhiria, in Benin. The governor spoke at a meeting held with permanent secretaries in the state civil service at the Government House. He explained the retired officer contracted out the Museum Ground at Kings Square at a paltry sum.
Woman Beats Boyfriend To Death Over Phone-Call
A woman has been arrested by the police after she brutally killed her boyfriend by hitting him with an empty beer bottle on the forehead several times.30-year-old Winnet turned violent, accusing her late boyfriend, Simon (33) of infidelity after the deceased had received a phone call. The infuriated Winner was eager to know the identity of the caller but her boyfriend failed to answer her. This resulted in the bottle assault. Police confirmed the murder which happened on December 22 at a bottle store in Chikanga.
2015: “Obasanjo Is No God, He Cannot Decide Nigeria’s Leader” – Presidency
The cold war between the camp of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan took a new turn over the weekend, as a presidential aide called bluff the threats by Obasanjo not to back Jonathan if the latter eventually declares his intention to re-contest in 2015.
Although the president is yet to openly affirm his intention to run or not, analysts say his body language and that of those around him stoutly suggest the opposite.
64 Dead, 302 Injured In Zamfara Road Accidents
Zamfara State Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Sector Commander, Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar, has said that 64 persons died in 102 road traffic accidents involving 121 vehicles in Zamfara during the Ember months last year.
Abubakar made the fact known in an interview with newsmen in Gusau yesterday, pointing out that the situation was in spite of the intensive safe driving public awareness campaign by FRSC. He said 302 persons sustained various degrees of injuries in the accidents and attributed the high death toll to reckless driving by commercial vehicle drivers.
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